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

Chapter 404: The Council is gone...

The next day, when Rhodes got up, it was already bright.

We made too much noise at night and ended up only sleeping for two or three hours.

Also, I was too tired yesterday, so my head was still groggy when I woke up, and I could fall asleep again at any time as soon as I closed my eyes.

Mira had already finished washing up and was wearing the same pajamas as Erza, but in a different color.

She felt a little distressed when she saw Rhode's look: "Can you sleep a little longer?"

Rhodes sat on the bed and rubbed his face to wake himself up: "No, I still have a lot of things to do today."

For example, in the case of the Three Crows, even though they were extremely vicious criminals, he had to explain the situation since he had committed such a heavy crime.

We also need to send a team to check out the Tower of Paradise and search for Gerard's whereabouts.

The Council of Review will probably come to my door today, so I might as well make a report and question the matter of magic elf power and the traitor.

I guess I'll have to worry a little about the settlement of Erza's friends.

Rod got a headache just thinking about these trivial matters. He opened his arms to Mira: "Where's my good morning kiss?"

"I gave it to you." Mira blinked, "When you were still asleep."

"That doesn't count, you're stealing the kiss! I want to kiss you back!"

"How childish." Mira said this and walked over to kiss his forehead.

Rhodes hugged Mira's waist, buried his face in her arms and rubbed it, then went to wash up and went out with Mira.

"Leaving? When?"

When the two saw Erza, they realized that Simon had left here with a few companions on a boat.

"Soon after the party." Erza had a look of loss on her face, but not much sadness. "They have been living in the tower. They want to see the outside world with their own eyes first, and then decide on their future lifestyle."

"Erusa..." Mira was a little worried about Erza's feelings.

Erza smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've given them a good farewell. They are all very strong people, I believe they will continue to move on well."

Rhodes thought that even if they were to leave, they should first be given a literacy class to help them gain some common sense.

However, most people in this world do things as soon as they think of them, and there are few who think carefully before doing things like him.

After all, they are wizards and they won't die.

Rhodes asked, "What about Simon? We agreed to help him heal his eyes, right? It seems like he's the one who wants to stay the most."

"Simon has reasons to leave," Erza said, "He has a sister who is missing and he has to find her. Wally also has a brother."

In fact, there are some other reasons. They think that if they stay, Erza will be reminded of the painful things in the past when she sees them.

It’s better to go out for a walk first and give both parties more time.

Mira asked, "If you're looking for someone, wouldn't it be better if you could tell everyone and help find them together?"

Erza shook her head slightly: "Because they have decided that from now on they will not rely on others to live, nor will they live for others, until they decide on a new way of life. That is the 'freedom' they are pursuing."

Rhodes felt that it was probably the aftereffect of being exploited for eight years. Should it be called a stress reaction or something?

It may require psychological counseling, or it may take time to heal.

Since Erza has said that, we can only wish them smooth sailing.

Although he was not hungry when he got up early, Rhodes still ate something simple and then went to the hotel manager to discuss compensation for the damage to the room.

After a chat, we found out that the compensation was not only for Mira's room, but also for the equipment in the underground amusement park.

Simon and the others broke some things when they went to capture Erza.

And Xio, who used card magic to put all the tourists and staff on the scene into cards, causing some panic. These things need to be apologized one by one - only a few tourists did not complain, it seems that it was because a certain blonde beauty wizard gave them some benefits when she was tied up.

"Lucy, I didn't expect you to make such a big sacrifice for the guild. I'm so touched." Rhode said exaggeratedly, "I vote for you as the best newcomer this year."

Lucy covered her face: "Don't mention it again, it feels so embarrassing!"

Gray actually said righteously: "I was so careless that so many people saw it."

"You have no right to say such things!" Lucy yelled at him, "At least put on your clothes first!"

Juvia glared at Lucy, "How shameless of you to try to attract Gray-sama's attention in that way."

Lucy pointed at Gray and said, "Who is the one who is being immoral?"

Rhodes had long been accustomed to the noisy appearance of his companions, and walked to the beach on his own. He had to flatten the hill he had built yesterday and release the river crabs.

After being busy with various chores for most of the day, everyone took a break and prepared to have lunch, and then they saw Makarov coming back in a hurry.

"President, how is it?"

Makarov listened to Rhodes' advice and decided to contact the Council. Judging from his expression, the situation did not seem good.

As expected, Makarov said, "Pack your bags and return to the guild immediately."

"What are you talking about, old man?" Natsu said unhappily, "Three days of vacation voucher, and we've only been here for one day!"

Lucy didn't dare to refute the president, but she wanted to agree.

Erza asked, "Have we been held accountable by the Council?"

Makarov said seriously: "No, it was the Council headquarters that was destroyed. There were many injured, even some council members were injured."

"What?" Everyone was shocked. "He clearly launched the magic spirit power yesterday!"

Erza immediately thought of the suspect: "Zekrein... No, was it Jellal who did it? He actually... went to this extent."

Makarov shook his head, "I don't know the details yet. Anyway, Erza, you and Mira will take them back first. The guild will be left in your care for the time being."

Erza and Mira replied, "Yes, we understand."

"You will also take care of Juvia's formal admission to the guild, and Gray will be responsible for helping her get familiar with the guild's environment."

"...Yes." Gray thought it was troublesome, but it was not easy to refuse now.

"Rod, come with me. The local guild alliance is going to hold an emergency meeting. Let's go straight away."

"Okay." Rhodes said nothing.

The destruction of the Council headquarters is a major vicious incident that has not been seen in many years, and the magical world may be in turmoil as a result.

Although I usually think that the Council is very rigid and annoying, and sometimes it does more harm than good, it is undeniable that those are just exceptions, and they actually accomplish more.

They also made great efforts to eliminate the dark guilds and the black magic cults. The target of many evil forces was not the regular guilds, but the Council.

They are also under considerable pressure.

The Council's headquarters was destroyed, and there might be a considerable degree of chaos. Not only the magic world would be affected, but more likely ordinary people would suffer.

In addition, there are dangerous elements among the reviewers, and I am afraid that several other reviewers will also be investigated.

The selection of the next reviewer also needs to be done with great caution, and it is unknown how long it will take.

There is also the issue of the title of the Ten Holy Wizards, a title originally awarded to the ten best wizards on the continent of Ishgar.

However, two dangerous elements, Joseph and Ziklein, appeared among them one after another, and this adverse impact cannot be taken into consideration.

(Joseph started the war on his own and can be considered as dangerous as Gerard to some extent)
Before the Council can resume normal operations, the local guild alliance must actively deal with the situation that follows.

(End of this chapter)