Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 252 Laharl and Doranbart

The enemy retreated.

Although the reason is unclear, no one has come to harass them since a black firework rose into the sky.

Mira had woken up and removed the bandages from Elfman and Rod's bodies, carefully treating their wounds.

I even helped Vina deal with it.

Rhodes didn't dare to talk much now. He felt a little guilty that his little brother turned into a mummy after he took him out for a walk.

Natsu and Happy went out to explore the road and came back with a torch, or to be more precise, a branch burning with black flames.

"Rod, is this the God-killing magic you mentioned? Damn it, I can't even eat it!"

Cana was surprised and asked, "Even Natsu can't handle the fire?"

"That's it." Rhode said, "God-killing Magic is a lost magic just like Dragon-killing Magic. That person claimed that his magic is higher in level than Dragon-killing Magic. Now it seems that even if it's not higher, it's at least the same level."

"What kind of magic is this!" Natsu said angrily, "I must eat it!"

Happy encouraged him, "Come on, Natsu!"

Natsu opened his mouth and took a bite of the black flame, "It's hot! Damn, I haven't felt flames are hot in a while!"

Erza nodded seriously, "It looks like a very dangerous magic. Also, Natsu, you haven't practiced enough."

The way Erza said seriously that he hadn't practiced enough made Natsu even angrier: "I'll eat it right now for you to see... It's so hot!"

Rhodes smiled, feeling the tense atmosphere swept away.

Although he was very tired, he still released all the useful wild monsters to serve as guard.

More than half an hour later, Hexie even found the temporary camp of Demon Heart.

There was just a patch of black flame burning there, and it looked like they had really evacuated, and they left in a hurry without having time to pack up.

Rhodes wondered, "Why did you leave suddenly?"

"He must be afraid of us, that God Destroying Mage or something!" Natsu said this, but he still couldn't do anything about the black fire.

Kana said, "I think there's something urgent."

"It's good to retreat. Miss Vina needs a stable place to rest after her injury." Mira paused and added, "The same goes for Elfman and Rhodes."

Erza thought for a moment and said, "I remember there is a town on the way here. Let's go there first."

"It may take a while before we can leave." Rhodes said, "I saw someone from the Council."

……

The crowd met the Council team near the Demon's Heart Camp.

The person leading the team this time was called Rahal. He wore glasses and had his hair tied up, and looked more like a civilian.

However, Rhodes looked at him and his subordinates and felt that they were different from the teams from the branches he had seen before.

It may be an elite force directly under the Council Headquarters.

They searched the forest for a while, picked up some people who had been defeated by Elfman before, and also collected some corpses.

Firefighting was also done during the process.

Now some people are continuing to search, while some are investigating the burnt-out campsite in the Devil's Heart, hoping to get some clues.

Laharl brought a few people to meet with the Fairy Tail members.

The main point is to understand the situation from Rod, Elfman, and Mal.

"I want to go back to the village." Mal didn't want to say anything to the Council. Seeing that his sister's injuries had stabilized, he wanted to see the situation in the village with his own eyes.

Rhodes said: "We just searched the village briefly and left. If you have extra manpower, please help us look for any survivors."

"Team Three, Team Four!" Lahar gave the order without much hesitation.

"Accompany Mr. Mal to Monotropa to search and rescue survivors. Be sure to keep him safe!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you." Mal thanked them and bowed to Rhodes and Elfman. Mira said gently, "Don't worry, we will take good care of Miss Vina."

"Thank you."

Mal and two squads of white robed soldiers left.

Lahar then asked about the details of the incident between Rod and Elfman.

Rhodes simply told the story from the moment he and Elfman took on the mission, and then waited for the other party to ask questions.

This was the first time that Lahar experienced such efficient communication. In the past, when he went to investigate, he often had to spend more time and effort to get the same amount of information.

In fact, Rhodes just wanted to finish the work quickly and rest early.

"Have you written it all down?"

The recorder nodded.

Lahar said again: "Thank you for your cooperation. Let me confirm one last time. Do you understand the purpose of the devil's heart?"

“It’s unclear. Judging from the results, they were after the ‘Tears of Chris’, and the action of capturing Mal and Vina was more of a side job.

But if you think about it more deeply, you can't rule out that these are all pretexts, they just want to destroy this village, or they have other purposes."

Rhode felt that Lastiros's actions were quite strange. He seemed to have heard him say something like "Fighting with you can barely make my heart tremble."

He didn't really understand the thoughts of this kind of middle school youth.

"How much do you know about the Tears of Chris?"

"I've only heard some legends, but never seen it with my own eyes. Mr. Peter didn't tell me anything about it before he died. You can ask Mal and Vina later."

"Information about the Seven Followers of Purgatory..."

"I have just given you the general information. I will compile a more detailed report after I return to the guild and send a copy to the Council of Advocates."

Rhode planned to go back and get a detailed report with portraits, magic effect diagrams, personality analysis, and targeted strategies, and then hang it up in the guild for everyone to see.

I will try my best to kill them both no matter who encounters them in the future, or... at least escape from them.

Damn it, how dare they beat him and Elfman like that... I might as well make a few more copies, have the president take them to the regular meeting, and then copy them to all the major guilds.

"Thanks for your hard work and your help."

“We would also like to thank the Council for extending a helping hand in a timely manner.”

In fact, Rhodes now suspected that the Council team made too much noise when they arrived and was noticed by the Devil's Heart, so they withdrew in a hurry.

Anyway, it's a good thing for them.

"Please tell Mr. Mal that we are taking Miss Vina to town to rest. Please ask him to meet us there later."

Lahar suggested, "Why not let me take care of Miss Vina? We have professional medical personnel with us."

"Sorry, this requires Mr. Mal's consent." Rhodes declined, "We just promised to take care of her."

Lahar didn't force it and watched them leave.

A crew-haired guy suddenly appeared. "That's not like you, Rahal. I thought you would be more rigid. Like, detain them?"

"Don't underestimate me, Doranbart. Even if I have some prejudices against them, I will not abuse my power."

Lahar shook his head. "They are not criminals, not even suspects. But you, haven't you processed your memory? Is it necessary to hide from them?"

"It's better to be careful when doing a job like mine," Dolanbart, or Meister, said with regret.

"It's a pity that I didn't catch them last time, and I didn't encounter the devil's heart this time... Damn it, if this goes on, when will I be able to get a promotion?"

"You really don't hide it at all."

Lahar doesn't like 'official-obsessed' people, but people like Dolanbart who work diligently to achieve merit are another matter.

"Would you like to join the interrogation? We have captured quite a few people with the Devil's Heart this time, so we will be busy next."

(End of this chapter)