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

Chapter 363: Unintentional display of wealth is the most deadly

Lucy did not rush to find her companions, but changed into her usual clothes.

She prepared a bouquet of flowers, went to her mother's grave, and whispered some words she wanted to say to her mother.

The Heartfilia family's cemetery was also built very luxuriously, with special servants coming to take care of it every day.

Standing outside, you can see the exquisite statue on the top, and Lucy holding a bouquet and talking in front of the statue.

Rhode held Happy's tail with one hand and hooked Natsu's neck with the other to prevent them from going in.

Rod didn't let go of the two daredevils until Lucy bent down and put down the bouquet.

"Lucy!"

"Lucy!"

As Lucy turned around, Happy ran into her arms, and Natsu rushed forward first.

"How can you be quiet in a place like this?" Rhodes climbed the stairs, looked at the words on the tombstone, and bowed slightly.

Layla Heartfilia, X748-X777, died at the age of 29.

It has been seven years since he passed away. Lucy was only 10 years old at that time.

Erza apologized first, "Sorry Lucy, for being so noisy here."

"No, Mom will be happy for me." Lucy chuckled. She had already shed all the tears she needed to shed, and now she wanted her mother to see her happy.

"It's my fault. I made everyone worried."

Gray silently put on the clothes Rhodes threw to him: "Although it was all in vain, it's not bad this way."

Rhodes said: "We made unwarranted assumptions and broke into private houses without permission."

Lucy said helplessly: "Natsu and the others have always been like this, I'm almost used to it."

Happy nuzzled into Lucy's arms, "Love, because I'm worried about Lucy."

Natsu smiled and said, "Yes, Happy was so anxious that he started crying."

"I didn't cry!"

……

They watched Lucy say goodbye to her mother, and then they set out on the road back to the guild.

This time, Lucy sat with Natsu and Happy, while Rod sat with Erza and Gray.

The two river crabs were walking on the empty road. At first, a servant came to say goodbye to Lucy crying, but then there were no more people around.

Gray looked at the vast green space and asked curiously, "Why is the town you live in so empty even though it's so big? There are only a few residents."

"Ah? This is not a town, this is a courtyard." Lucy pointed to the mountain in the distance, "From here to the other side of the mountain, it's my home."

"..." Five faces were confused.

"Huh? What's wrong with everyone?"

Natsu looked at the mountain Lucy was pointing at, "Golden lady!"

Gray did the same thing as him: "He said something so outrageous as if nothing had happened!"

Erza put her hands on her hips and looked up at the sky: "Ah, the sky is so blue... The sunset is so beautiful..."

"Even Erza is broken!" Happy tugged at Rod's clothes, "Rod, say something!"

"Lucy..." Rod was much calmer than them, "Are you still hiring bodyguards?"

"what?"

"What about the driver? An accountant is also fine."

He knew her family was rich, but he didn't expect them to be so rich. Poverty limited Rhodes' imagination.

If Lucy didn't seem to be joking, Rhode would have thought he was listening to a crosstalk joke. Something about having to drive to the toilet and coming back halfway...

Habby: "Total destruction!"

The eldest lady only talked and laughed for a short while.

Once they left the town, no, once they left the house, Lucy started to worry about the rent.

Rhode gave her a good idea: "Why not ask Natsu and Happy to help you out as well? They live almost the same place anyway."

Lucy immediately refused: "No! That would make them justified!" "As if they are not justified now."

"That...that won't work either!" Lucy blushed. If they paid the rent together, then it would be...it would be...

"Happy and I can contribute." Natsu smiled slyly, "Lucy's bed is mine."

"We want a dining room and a kitchen."

"I told you not to!"

"Then just do your mission honestly." Rhode thought for a moment and said, "The bad news is that I have picked out the most cost-effective missions. By the time we return, they will probably have been picked up by everyone else."

"Hey! No!" Lucy grabbed her hair, "And why do you want to do this!"

Rhode looked at her and said, "Didn't you complain yesterday that you were in urgent need of money? We were all trying to help people like you. But you ran away without saying a word."

"I'm sorry..." Lucy wanted to cry but had no tears.

Natsu patted Lucy's back, "It's okay, we'll take the difficult missions."

Lucy said frustratedly, "But it's hard to make money with difficult tasks."

Natsu smiled heartlessly: "We are still here."

Lucy whispered: "It's because of you..."

……

The sun had already set by the time we returned to the guild.

But there were still people at the construction site, or to be more precise, there were still people in the open-air bar in the middle of the construction site.

These people are not picky at all. As long as there are tables, stools, wine and companions, it doesn't matter how simple the conditions are.

"We're back!"

However, the first sound was not a collective welcome, but a few drunken questions:

"Where have you been? Can't you handle just this little bit of work?"

"I think you're just trying to be lazy!"

"That's right. Elfman did Rod's part for him. Are Natsu and Gray just slacking off?"

"Who wants to be lazy? We'll do double the work tomorrow to show you!" Natsu yelled. He had already promised Rhodes.

Huh? Rhode looked at Elfman, then at Mira.

Elfman looked up at the sky, and Mira covered her mouth and laughed.

When Rod was writing the note during the day, he said he was afraid that people would say he was lazy, and then Mira said that he could let Elfman do double the amount.

Rod thought she was joking.

"No, I was going to do it for you myself." Mira said with a smile and anger, "But I just moved two pieces of wood and Elfman said I was a man. So..."

Rhode's conscience felt better: "Well, that's time to clean it up."

He ran behind Mira and gave her a shoulder massage: “Oh, you must be tired after carrying two pieces of wood. Let me massage you.”

Elfman raised his head and drank: Tons, ton, ton...

I can't live this day.

Everyone was watching. Mira slapped Rhodes' hand away and stuffed a pile of information into his hand: "Work hard when you get back. Well, have you had dinner? Are you hungry?"

"I came back in a hurry and didn't have time to eat." Rhodes felt a little sad now that he missed the chef of the top tycoon family.

"I'll get you some." Mira left the counter and said hello to Lucy before going to the kitchen.

Gray also ordered food: "Mira, anything, I want two servings, not three."

He didn't have lunch.

Mira nodded: "Okay, but I think it's enough for two people at most."

"why?"

Because another lunch box immediately appeared in Gray's hand.

Mira smiled and said, "Don't let down other people's kindness~"

(End of this chapter)