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

Chapter 405 I am a serious person
The destruction of the Council headquarters was a major event that was enough to shock the entire magical world, so the presidents of the various guilds attached great importance to this meeting, and the participants were more complete than in any previous meetings.

Compared with the famous large guilds, the small and medium-sized guilds appear to be more active.

Being a small family means that they have a weaker ability to resist risks, and they desperately hope that the guild alliance can bring them some sense of security.

Rhodes and Makarov had traveled a long way, and when they arrived at the venue it was already afternoon, and almost all the presidents had already arrived.

The situation was serious, so today we simply skipped the greetings and luncheon. As soon as everyone arrived, we headed to the meeting room.

Makarov was serious for once and took the position of host of the meeting without hesitation.

Rhodes considerately handed a chair to his own president, then quietly retreated to a corner to reduce his presence.

It was just that the scene of Rhodes and his companions beating up Larabai last time was too shocking, and many people's eyes unconsciously drifted towards him.

Makarov was smaller in stature, but when he stood on the chair and cleared his throat, he looked quite impressive and successfully drew the attention of the presidents back.

"I'm sure you've all heard about what happened at ERA (Council Headquarters). We just happened to have some clues about the culprit."

Facing the inquiring gazes of the presidents, Makarov waved his hand: "Rod, you go ahead and talk."

Although he had heard the children's story once, Makarov felt that what he said was definitely not as accurate as what the eyewitnesses would say.

"..." Just say it. It wasn't the first time for Rhodes to speak in front of so many guild presidents. He was not nervous and spoke clearly about the Tower of Paradise.

"Let's get to the point first. We previously suspected that there was a traitor in the Council, but we never found out. That person is one of the councilors, Zikrein."

There was an uproar in the conference room. They could never have imagined that the reviewer could be a spy.

Naturally, some people couldn't believe it and asked how Rhodes knew it.

Rhodes briefly summarized the events of the Paradise Tower, of course omitting some detailed information.

Including the matter of summoning the mountain dragon and Erza's companions.

"In short, Jellal's main purpose of sneaking into the Council was to obtain enough magic power to activate the R system and to find someone who could serve as a living sacrifice.

Maybe he has some connection with the Dark Guild and the Black Magic Cult, but there is no way to verify it.

Also, I heard that there is a councillor named Ultear who is very close to him, so there might be problems there too. I will have to ask other councillors to find out."

Goldman asked, "What about Gerard?"

"I don't know. He fell into the sea after we seriously injured him. Because of the influence of the magic spirit power, the wind and waves were too strong last night. I don't know his current whereabouts."

The conference room fell silent.

R system, Jellal, and magic spirit power. What Rhode just said contained a lot of information.

And many people gradually came to their senses.

Something is wrong. That Zikrein, no, Jellal, besides being a councilor, seems to be one of the Ten Holy Wizards, right?

So, a few young men from Fairy Tail killed a Saint Ten when Makarov was unable to arrive?
Many people looked at Makarov with changed eyes. They knew that your guild was the number one guild in Fiore, but your strength was too exaggerated.

Even without mentioning Gerald, there is still the record of wiping out the notorious killer team, the Three Crows.

If an ordinary small guild encountered the Three Crows, I'm afraid even the president would be killed.

Where on earth did this guy Makarov find so many outstanding young people?

Rhodes was also looked at with admiration and respect, and was probably regarded as the commander of this battle.

But he just felt it was a pity because ERA stopped functioning and he could not collect the reward for destroying the Three Crows.

Even if they complete the reorganization, people may not recognize them as they are the new emperor and new ministers.

Rod suffered heavy losses. Makarov wanted to laugh three times, but unfortunately this was a meeting, not a banquet, and it was not the time for him to show off, so he had to get down to business.

"Anyway, the ERA incident is closely related to that person. I'll notify the Southern Guild Alliance to pay more attention to Jellal's whereabouts. Everyone should also pay more attention."

There are more local guild alliances than just theirs, and not even just in the Kingdom of Fiore.

I believe that after the news spreads in the next two days, other alliances will also hold meetings like this, and everyone will naturally exchange information at that time.

"Let's officially get into today's topic. The ERA is temporarily unable to operate. What kind of impact will this have on us and even the magic world?"

Although Makarov is usually not serious, he is quite reliable when he is serious.

He listed one by one the troubles that might come.

For example, dark guilds will inevitably be greatly encouraged, and their subsequent activities may become more rampant.

For example, there may be an increase in cases of criminal activities using magic.

For example, the Council's branches in various countries are in a state of disarray, which is not conducive to the ERA's resumption of normal operations after its reorganization.

In more serious cases, you might even be attacked by criminals.

After analyzing them one by one, Rhodes found that the people most affected by the collapse of the Council might actually be the lives of ordinary people.

Of course, some regular guilds are likely to be attacked by dark guilds.

——They have always believed that they cannot receive decent commissions because regular guilds exclude them and that this world is unfair.

The guild presidents discussed a series of countermeasures, such as increasing connections between guilds and helping each other.

The most important thing should be to intensify the crackdown on dark guilds and never let them take advantage of the situation.

Rhode felt that he would be assigned to many expeditionary missions this time, because this matter involved the stability of their entire region. Each guild would either pay money as a reward or send people to take on the missions.

Their guild had just been completed and they had spent a lot of money, so they could probably only be responsible for providing manpower.

After an afternoon, the presidents discussed many details and still felt that they had not yet discussed enough.

But it’s getting late, so we have to adjourn the meeting for now, have dinner and sort out our thoughts, and continue the discussion tomorrow.

At the dinner, many people came to toast Makarov and praised Rod whenever they saw him. They really envied Makarov.

After three rounds of drinks, people who are familiar with each other finally gathered in groups of three or four to drink and chat.

Just as Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief, he was immediately praised by Goodman and President Bob.

"Come to think of it, a few days ago, quite a few cute boys from Fairy Tail came to our guild to play. Why didn't Rhodes come?" President Bob held his chin and threw a wink at Rhodes.

Rhode got goosebumps and said awkwardly, "Well... you know we are very busy recently, and the president likes to throw things to us."

You may need to maintain the president's face in front of others, but in front of these two, it doesn't matter if you complain a little.

Makarov didn't even bother to refute.

"That's a pity." Bob groped in his trouser pocket, took out a few tickets and stuffed them into Rhodes' pockets.
"This is a gift ticket to our bar. Bring your friends over when you have time~"

"Thank...thank you?"

They were just a few ordinary pieces of paper, but Rhodes felt they were a little hot.

I am a serious person!

(End of this chapter)