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

Chapter 285 The Water Monster Returns Home
Rod and Mira kept their promise and stayed an extra day in the village of Ravender.

On the one hand, it is to prevent accidents, and on the other hand, it is to catch more mice.

We were unable to catch twenty in the entire day, and none of them were as big as the previous ones, which meant that the rat problem had indeed been resolved.

As for the rest, as long as the villagers take some precautions, there will be no more problems in this regard.

The two of them left the guild on the 1st, and it was already the morning of the 4th when they were ready to leave.

Village chief Jasper gave them the reward when he saw them off, and many villagers temporarily put down their work and came to see them off.

But when Rhodes took it, he found that the thickness was wrong: "Why so much?"

"Because you two saved the village, and we only found out about the existence of the Rat King and Queen later, the original reward was obviously not commensurate with the difficulty, so we collected an additional 50 J. Although it's still not much, but..."

"No, Mr. Village Chief." Mira rejected his proposal directly, "The remuneration has already been determined, we can't charge extra."

"But I am the client, and I want to change the remuneration. This is a token of our village's kindness. Is this not possible?"

"It was fine before we started the mission, but now it's done." Mira's tone was not heavy, but her attitude was firm, "Extra charges in this case will affect the reputation of our guild."

Fairy Tail might be a pretty chaotic guild, but it's pretty serious when it comes to missions, rewards, and responsibilities.

Rhodes counted out 20 J and stuffed the remaining bills back into Jasper's hand: "That's it, thank you for your kindness, see you again someday."

The two men waved goodbye and rode on river crabs to leave the village.

"Village chief, this..."

"There's nothing we can do. We can't make things difficult for them because of this." Jasper thought for a moment, "I'll return the money to everyone later. Let's think of other ways to repay them."

On the other side, Mira discovered that the route that Hexie took was wrong: "Isn't this the direction back to the guild?"

Rhodes nodded: "Yes, it's in the direction of Lake Mint."

"Is it the lake that was the source of the rat plague?"

"Well, I want to go and confirm it myself. Also...it's a rare opportunity for us to go on a long journey together. Wouldn't it be a pity to go back so soon?"

Mira thought about it and smiled: "That's true."

The two's original intention was to go out and play together for a few days, but they seem to have been working all the time these days.

It would be nice to take this opportunity to visit nearby cities or scenic spots together.

Anyway, with the president and Erza in the guild, nothing will happen.

……

A few days flew by.

The two came to a small town famous for clothing manufacturing, and Mira planned to help Elfman buy some clothes for summer.

However, since Rod bought a magazine when he passed by the newsstand, he knew after reading a few pages that they had to go back.

Rhodes sighed, "Is Lidas also so good at causing trouble?"

Mira asked, "Lidas, why?"

“Because there were no new models of light pens, Lidas took a few close artist friends and went to the manufacturer to protest.

Then, because they were worried about being ignored, they used magic to draw a large group of people, which caused some chaos and traffic jams. "

Rod showed her the magazine, which contained a picture of Lidas, with his head lowered, as if apologizing to someone.

"Ah, ah, ah..." Mira seemed to be laughing happily, "So what's the result? Did the manufacturer agree to release a new model?"

"..." Rhodes said, "Shouldn't we first care whether he is okay?"

Mira pointed her index finger at her face and tilted her head slightly: “I think Lidas must be more concerned about this.”

"Okay." You are the boss, Rhode said, "The manufacturer seems to have just brushed it off."

Mira smiled and said, "I think so too. Why don't we call everyone in the guild to protest with Lidas next time?"

Rhodes touched her head and said, "Don't do this, the president will cry."

Mira didn't slap his hand away, but pointed to another photo in the magazine: "Is that the back view of Wallian?"

"Well, Volian caused a little commotion during his mission. It seems that magic got out of control."

"He's gone to a high place again." Mira guessed that Volian had to go to a high place because of some problem in the mission. "It feels very interesting." Rhodes sighed: "This is even more interesting."

"Demon Mirajane returns? The monster of Lake Miente is defeated!"

Because there was no picture, Mira didn't think of it for a moment: "Water monster?"

Rhodes said with a bitter face: "It's me."

A few days ago, two people were practicing against each other by the lake, and they might have been seen by someone.

Then when a reporter interviewed the Pegasus trio, he learned that they had been to Lake Mint, so he asked questions about Mira, and the result was confirmed.

"Hahaha..." Mira laughed non-stop.

The last time the two appeared in the news together, Rod was still the rumored boyfriend, but this time Rod was actually treated as a water monster.

Rhodes made a ferocious expression: "If you laugh again, the water monster will take you away!"

Mira handed her hand directly to him: "Please, Mr. Water Monster."

"Okay, I'll take you to the most terrifying place in the world - Fairy Tail!"

"Yeah, that's scary... But Mr. Water Monster, can you let me finish buying clothes first?"

"Row."

Rod watched a fashion show that was presented just for him, and was forced to try on a dozen different outfits.

After choosing a few of their favorite pieces, the two hurried back to Magnolia.

Although I want to play for a few more days, I am still worried about the guild.

……

The evening should have been one of the busiest times for the guild.

But today's liveliness is just average.

On the one hand, it was because of the female knight standing behind the counter, and on the other hand, it was because he had been in a lot of trouble recently.

Not to mention the issues that were reported in magazine news, there were also many other issues that were suppressed.

For example, Loki has been hooking up with some troublesome girls recently, Natsu caused trouble again yesterday, and Alzac and Bisca have also received some complaints...

These problem children had just been taught a lesson one by one by Erza in the afternoon, so they were afraid to jump too much now.

Without these important sources of noise, the guild was naturally not as lively as usual.

However, there are some good things about Erza temporarily taking Mira's place.

For example, when she is handling matters behind the counter, she is wearing armor, but when she is outside the counter helping people serve dishes, she will change into a waiter's uniform.

——This is the uniform I earned when I worked part-time at a dessert shop last year. It’s a bit tight this year, but it’s still okay.

Even to match the uniform, the hairstyle will be changed to twin ponytails.

Regardless of the quality of the service, it is really pleasing to the eyes, and veteran drivers like Macao and Wakaba are feasting their eyes.

Mira already has a boyfriend, so it's hard to harass her, but Erza is still single...

Although they didn't dare to harass Erza, at least they could have some thoughts about her.

The door of the guild was pushed open, and Erza immediately went to work: "Welcome!"

"Erusa?" Two people wearing matching couple outfits walked in. Seeing Erza dressed like this, they almost didn't recognize her.

"Mira, Rod?" Erza smiled, "Welcome back!"

The two laughed and said, "We are back."

Mira found it a little strange because she had been saying this to her companions when they went out for more than a year.

Now, thanks to someone, I can experience the feeling of hearing someone say this again.

There was a brief silence in the guild, and then there was a loud cheer:
"Mira (Rod) is back!"

(End of this chapter)