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

Chapter 37 Why are you protecting me?
Kana's fighting skills are different from those of Natsu and others, with more emphasis on grappling and wrestling.

I don’t know if her exaggerated strength is the result of lifting wine barrels every day.

Also, during the fight, Rhodes noticed that Kana raised her hands twice to poke a ward and raised her legs once to kick him in the crotch, but fortunately she stopped in time.

But Rhodes still broke out in a cold sweat. He had to think carefully about how to deal with this kind of move in the future. Boys must protect themselves when they go out.

Rhode took advantage of his free time to review the battle process and silently raised Kana's danger level by one level.

Kana shook the empty barrel of beer she had finished drinking: "Rod, a glass of beer!"

"Okay!" Rhodes went to the corner and picked up a wine barrel, then paused, "Kana? Did you say a cup or a barrel?"

"One cup, just one cup! Why are you so nagging?" Kana glanced at Makao who was arguing with Wakaba about parenting experience.

Rhodes poured Kana a glass of wine in confusion, and then saw that Kana's drinking speed slowed down.

It was as if he really couldn't help himself and took a sip to satisfy his craving.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you still want to fight?"

"You can keep fighting." Rhode didn't mind getting more experience. "I just think there's something wrong with you."

"I think so too." Mira smelled the scent of gossip and suddenly said, "Could it be that Kana has a boyfriend?"

"How is that possible?" Kana denied it flatly. She raised her wine glass and said, "Wine is my boyfriend!"

"That means there's someone you like, but you don't have the courage to confess. The boy who has been in contact with Kana more recently... let me guess..."

Mira was particularly excited about this kind of thing, and she immediately locked her target on the person next to her, "It's Rhodes!

Kana, you must have been moved by Rhode's indomitable spirit, and then you were fascinated by his masculinity in today's battle!"

Kana breathed a sigh of relief. She was relieved to see that Mira was still messing around with other girls as usual.

Last month, Mira said that Wakaba had a crush on Laqi... Nonsense, that guy obviously likes every pretty and gentle girl equally.

Mature guild members knew that any gossip coming out of Mira's mouth should be ignored before being questioned.

Rhode was not mature enough, and he immediately denied it when she said it:

"Although I am happy to be praised by you, Mira, my manliness today has been smashed to the ground by Cana's shoulder throw."

He looked at Kana's crossed legs as she sat sideways at the bar - and was almost completely kicked off by Kana's high-heeled sandals.

"If it wasn't Rhodes, who else could it be?" Mira thought, "Did Loki attack you?"

"Does he have the guts?" Kana sneered, "Besides, I don't like that kind of thing... Why are you talking about such a boring topic!"

Kana picked up her wine glass and strode away. She paused halfway, then took smaller steps and finally sat down at the table with Maka Owakaba and her two drinking buddies.

Mira pinched her chin and guessed, "Hmm... could it be Makao?"

"You're getting more and more outrageous, Miss Mila." Rhodes admired her imagination. "Makao is almost twenty years older than him, right?"

"That's hard to say." Mira smiled and finally ended the topic. "By the way, will you accompany me to go shopping this afternoon?"

"Okay." Rhodes didn't hesitate, but asked in confusion, "Isn't Mr. Cook in charge of purchasing? He seems to like to select the ingredients himself."

"Because Mr. Cook and his grandson have an appointment to go boating and fishing this afternoon, so I have to ask you to do it."

Mira said, "He has made a list, we just have to choose carefully."

Mr. Cook is extremely serious about cooking, but he can relax his principles in choosing ingredients for the sake of his grandson.

I should say he is a pretty good grandfather.

"No problem, leave the carrying of the bags to me." Rhodes had a clear idea of ​​his position. He knew that such a difficult task as selecting ingredients would definitely not be his responsibility.

……

"Miss Mira, are you going out?" "Yes, I have some things to buy."

"Good afternoon, Miss Mira!"

"good afternoon."

"Ms. Mira, will you appear in the next issue of Wizard Weekly?"

"I'm sorry, I haven't taken any magazine jobs lately."

After leaving the guild and passing through the residential area, Rhodes immediately realized how popular Mira was.

Almost everyone who recognized her greeted her with a smile, some simply said a greeting, and some took the opportunity to ask a question or two.

“You’re so popular.”

"Everyone is so enthusiastic." Mira sighed with a chuckle, "It can be a bit troubling sometimes."

"Yes, yes, Miss Mirajane Strauss, the big star, would you consider wearing sunglasses and a mask next time you go out to... stand out from the crowd?"

As they became more familiar with each other, Rhodes spoke to her more and more casually.

"Good idea." Mira clapped her hands gently, "But if I want to stand out from the crowd, I can try to transform into your appearance - just your head."

"Please spare me. I don't want to go to Sosara under the name of 'Fairy Tail's Transvestite Wizard' yet."

Rhodes admitted defeat, and he found that Mira no longer directly corrected his word choice mistakes.

Mira smiled, and stepped onto the stone arch bridge side by side with Rhodes and walked to the other side of the river. She pointed ahead:
"The next intersection is the shopping street. Has Rhodes been here before?"

Rhode shook his head: "Not yet. My current range of activities is basically on the other side of the river. I buy things in the shops near the guild."

"Huh? You've been here for almost a month, haven't you taken a look around the city?" Mira asked, "So what do you do after get off work?"

"Physical training, magic practice, meditation, reading, magazines..."

Rhodes thought about it and realized that everything he had done these days was for survival and better survival.

The only thing that could be considered leisure was playing music on the phonograph while doing laundry.

Even reading magazines is to understand the world and gather information.

Mira asked, "Won't it be hard?"

"It's okay. Learning magic is a very interesting thing in itself." Rhodes said.
"And only by practicing hard can I feel at ease... and have the ability to repay that huge debt."

"Ah~, the debt problem is indeed a headache." Mira said, "But don't be too stressed, the president rarely lacks money."

"The more this happens, the more I want to pay it back quickly. The president has taken so much care of me." Rhodes was helpless. Oftentimes, the pressure came from his conscience.

This seems to be internal friction.

Mira smiled but said nothing. The president treated Rhodes and other members as his own children.

But Rhodes didn't seem to realize it or adapt to it yet.

"Get out of the way! Don't block the road!"

The two of them walked into the shopping street while talking, but after just a few steps, someone rushed towards them.

"Get out of the way! Stop interfering!"

The man was holding a women's handbag in one hand and a short knife in the other, threatening others to give way.

Someone behind me was shouting "Catch him" and "Bag snatcher" and so on.

Seeing the other party getting closer and closer, Mira frowned slightly, raised one arm, and protected Rhodes behind her.

Rhodes:? ? ?
Sis, you said you’re not good at fighting, so why are you protecting me?
(End of this chapter)