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

Chapter 358: I accidentally helped the president make a decision

A hundred years is an easy thing to say.

In fact, both of them were hungry and had to find a place to eat immediately.

Rhodes discovered that Mira's hair quality had deteriorated, as if it was caused by the battle.

The burnt hair at the ends of her hair had been cut off by herself, making it look less natural than before.

The punishment for Joseph was not too lenient.

After that, I have to ask Lucy's star spirit to help care for and trim it.

After they finished eating, they went to order paint. On the way back, they stopped by several stores that were damaged by Rhodes to apologize and pay compensation.

Those merchants were quite sympathetic to Fairy Tail's situation and said that it was okay to compensate them later. They also enthusiastically asked about the condition of the injured and whether they needed help in rebuilding the guild.

Fairy Tail's credit is still quite high in the city.

The two thanked them for their kindness but still left the compensation.

Although Rhodes had enough money and could be reimbursed in a few days, Mira insisted on paying half.

As if it had some significant meaning.

By the time the two returned to the guild, the temporary construction site had already taken shape, and everyone was doing their job and no one was idle.

The most eye-catching one is naturally Makarov. The 88-year-old man devoted himself to the construction site with great enthusiasm.

He used magic to transform himself into a giant and did the job of clearing the ruins extremely efficiently.

Often, you only need to bend down and scoop up some sand with your hands to take away the sand that others would have to push many times with a wheelbarrow.

Erza also worked very hard. She seemed to have naturally taken on the position of foreman. She changed into a worker's uniform, wore a safety helmet, and directed others while working herself.

Kana seemed to have been pent up these days. She drank a lot of alcohol when she was first released, and was barely sober at noon. However, when she worked seriously, she was no less capable than the boys.

Jet, Troy, and Marcus together couldn't do as much work as she did alone.

This made the three of them feel a little frustrated, so much so that Jet had to use his magical feet to push the cart.

Needless to say, Elfman was shouting "manly" and competing for jobs with people like Nazgre.

Loki had already worked for half a day in the morning and for more than two hours in the afternoon. When he saw Mira and Rod coming back, he went to say hello to Erza and said he wanted to go back.

Gray, carrying a piece of wood on his shoulder, said casually, "You, you don't want to be lazy and go out on a date, do you?"

As he spoke, he turned his head suddenly and saw nothing.

Gray always felt like someone was watching him secretly lately.

Normally, Loki would have asked Gray what he was looking at, but now he really couldn't care less: "I won't be lazy at a time like this, I just feel a little unwell."

"Is your injury still not healed?" Erza guessed, "In that case, take a good rest. We are here to help you."

Gray saw that Loki's face was indeed not very good, so he said with concern: "Let's go and see Grandma Polyusica."

Loki smiled awkwardly and said he would go, then left in a hurry.

Lucy stared at Loki's back for a long while.

Mira had only been back for a few seconds when she noticed Lucy's expression: "Could it be that Lucy also fell victim to Loki's murderous hands?"

"There's a leg (clicks tongue)!" Harpy is always there at times like this.

"No!" Lucy retorted loudly, and then said worriedly,
"I just feel like there's something wrong with Loki. Didn't Miss Mira and Mr. Rhodes notice it? I've been having this feeling a lot these past few days... I don't know how to describe it."

The more I talk, the more I seem to like him.

But Lucy obviously didn't mean that. "Is there something on your mind?" Rhode didn't have any special feelings, so he could only analyze it from a rational perspective.
"Maybe he felt that he failed to protect the guild, or maybe his girlfriends had a falling out with him after being interrogated for a week..."

He also felt that Loki's physical condition was not very good, but his Crown of Ember had killed everyone many times in these days, and there was no sign of improvement.

Rhode thought for a moment and said, "Let's observe him for a few days. If the situation is still not right, we will tie him up and take him to see Grandma Polyusica."

Mira volunteered: "I'll do it."

“No, no, no…” Lucy waved her hands vigorously, “If Miss Mira takes action, he won’t be able to see that mother-in-law.”

"Sister Mira, someone has delivered some of the wood. It's piled over there." Laqi pointed to several piles of wood on the edge. "This is what I built, and that is what I just dismantled and can still use."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll check it right away." Mira asked Rhodes for the list.

Rhode looked at Laqi's sweaty face and asked kindly, "Do you want me to help you recover your magic power?"

Laqi crossed her hands in front of her chest to express her refusal: "No, do you want to squeeze out my surplus value? I want to take a break with a clear conscience..."

"That's not how you use surplus value. It's a bit weird to use it so confidently." Rhodes corrected her. Unconsciously, he was able to correct other people's wording.

Laqi said, "Instead of thinking about these things, why not help everyone solve their problems, Mr. Military Advisor."

"Trouble? What happened?"

"Rent." Laqi raised a finger. "It's the end of the month, and many people still haven't figured out how to pay next month's rent."

"Everyone is very motivated to help rebuild the guild, but if things continue like this, we'll be homeless next month and unable to fill our stomachs."

Rhodes nodded: "It is indeed a practical problem."

Because the review has been going on for a week, today is already July 7th. If the Council hadn't provided meals, some people would have starved long ago.

Lucy suddenly covered her head and said, "Oh no! My rent! I completely forgot about it!"

She counted on her fingers and realized that she had been a member of the guild for almost a month.

She had received several difficult missions, but she only earned two golden keys... Although golden keys are very precious, they cannot be exchanged for money.

After careful calculation, she found that she didn't earn a penny for those missions that nearly cost her life, and she even had to pay for the travel expenses.

The only money she made was from the almost tailor-made tasks that Rhodes introduced to them, but she didn't get the full payment for them, only 5 J.

After deducting daily expenses...

Lucy almost cried: "Mr. Rod, help!"

The daughter of one of Fiore's top chaebol families is actually worried about the rent of just 7 J.

Lucy smiled kindly. This was the Lucy that everyone wanted to protect, a companion rather than the eldest daughter of the Heartfilia family.

"Let me think about it..." Rhodes thought for a moment, "I can discuss with the president and have the guild pay everyone according to the normal salary of workers, but the guild is in financial difficulties right now, and we have to wait for the approval of the Council of Advocates before we can pay it."

"That takes too long. I heard that the Council's procedures are very complicated."

"Then we can only let those who are short of money take the task first." Rhodes pointed to an area in the middle of the construction site.
"Let's clean up that place first, and then set up a temporary counter. Laqi, please take some time to make a simple notice board so that everyone can take turns to work.

There should be some uninformed clients sending in letters of authorization these days. I will sort out the information, post the urgent tasks first, and then..."

Rhodes tapped his forehead and said, "I'll go ask the president for his opinion."

Lucy complained quietly, "Actually, I think it's okay if we don't say it."

I thought of Lin Wanyu when I finished writing. She seemed to have been worried about the rent. This is a reserved item for the young lady who runs away from home.

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(End of this chapter)