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

Chapter 415: Gerald's whereabouts, news from the Council

Lucy patted her cheeks to cheer herself up: "Now go discuss the mission with Erza!"

Lucy didn't want to sacrifice herself for that man's business plan. To her, it didn't matter whether the Heartfilias were poor or rich.

The only thing in that house that was worth her attention was her mother's grave.

The three of them finally chose a mission to defeat the Dark Guild.

Yes, three.

Natsu originally wanted to continue training, but because he didn't get enough of the fight with Rod, he decided to go outside and continue fighting.

Habibi was unable to participate in the decision-making because he was busy eating and drinking with Worm in the kitchen.

From the visual effect, Worm has become so fat that he can hardly even get into the kitchen door, but fortunately his fur is fluffy and his body is soft.

Mr. Cook seemed very satisfied as he watched the pig getting fatter day by day, and he felt relieved that his own pigs were about to be slaughtered.

So feeding became more enjoyable.

If it weren't for the hard work of him and everyone in the guild, Rhodes didn't know how much of a challenge his wallet would have faced.

It's not easy to raise a pig, not to mention that Worm is more edible than a pig.

Rhodes quickly sorted out the power of attorneys he received today, posted them one by one on the bulletin board, and then sat quietly aside watching Mira calculate yesterday's accounts.

Mira glanced at him, said nothing, and continued to work. She stretched after she finished the calculation.

Rhodes watched from the side and thought it was quite spectacular.

"Why don't you go read?" Mira felt that he must have something to say.

"The book is not as good-looking as you."

"You're just being ridiculous. I'm leaving now. Mr. Cook asked me to go buy some things."

"Tell me about it." Rhode held her hand and pinched the finger with the ring. "About marriage."

Mira's face was turning red again: "What's the matter with getting... married?"

"As for the date, the president asked us yesterday. We didn't have time then, so of course we have to discuss the time now that we have time."

Mira pouted: “Huh, there was no reaction before the proposal, why are you getting anxious now?”

Rhode moved the stool and pressed his body against hers: "It's a different time now. Who wouldn't want to take such a beautiful wife home as soon as possible?"

"You're the only one who can say it." Mira tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder, then thought it was not good and stood up again.

"We'll discuss this later. I'll give you enough time to prepare this time." Mira glanced at him and saw that no one was paying attention. She kissed him on the face, then picked up her bag and smiled. "I'm going shopping."

"Drive our luxury car." Rhodes waved his hand to summon the river crab. The momentum was as if his wife was going to buy groceries and he drove out a Ferrari.

He couldn't go with them because the president went out early in the morning to get some information, so someone in the guild had to watch over them.

It was not until the afternoon, close to dinner time, that Makarov returned to the guild, bringing back two pieces of news that he didn't know whether to consider good or bad.

The first piece of news was that Gerard had been arrested.

Just yesterday, fishermen from the Kingdom of Ka Airum accidentally discovered Jellal floating on the sea.

The fishermen fished him out on the boat, confirmed that he was still breathing, and immediately sent him to a clinic near the coast. As a result, he was recognized as a dangerous criminal who had once pretended to be a councillor, so he was immediately reported and the most basic first aid measures were taken.

Normally it should be handed over to the Council for handling, but the Council has not yet resumed normal operations, so he had to be taken away by the Guards and detained in the most secure prison in the country.

I don't know the details, and considering his injuries, he might still be in critical condition.

The second piece of news is related to the House of Councilors.

First of all, the criminal who directly destroyed the ERA headquarters was named Ultear, one of the original councilors and a follower of Jellal. Her whereabouts are currently unknown.

It was only natural that she and Gerald would be dismissed from their positions as councilors.

After investigation, the former Council Chairman Crawford Shim was found responsible for negligence for allowing Jellal and Ultear to sneak into the Council.

He was also convicted of dereliction of duty because he failed to attend the emergency meeting and was unable to stop the magical spirit power, which almost allowed Jellal's plan to be successfully implemented.

Crawford was removed from his position as Speaker for these two crimes, but considering his contributions to the wizarding world over the years, he was not given any additional punishment other than dismissal, allowing him to enjoy his retirement.

Among the remaining 7 reviewers, 6 of them hastily voted in favor of the launch of the magic spirit power just because they heard the name of Jellal, and the possibility that they are in the same party cannot be ruled out for the time being.

They will be subject to more detailed scrutiny next. Half of them have already resigned due to guilt, but necessary investigations are still necessary.

The only one who opposed the activation of the magic spirit power until the end was Yajima, so he was also the first to escape the censorship.

Some people suggested that he should stay on and participate in the reorganization of the new council.

But Yajima refused, saying that he had reached retirement age, so he resigned.

But before leaving, Yajima suggested that they consider Oger.

Although Oger often wants to punish Fairy Tail for causing trouble, his stance is different from that of Yajima.

But it is precisely because he often debates with him that Yajima admires Oge's serious attitude towards work and can also feel his integrity and concern for ordinary people.

Yajima couldn't care less about other things. He just wanted to find a good place, use his savings over the years to open a restaurant, and do what he liked.

"The above is the information that Xiaoya passed to me." Makarov was actually a little envious of Yajima.

His old friends of the same age have retired, but he doesn’t know how long he will have to worry about him.

"Anyway, we don't know when the Council will be able to resume normal operations, and we still need to work hard to maintain regional order. So at the next regular meeting... don't show that expression, this is very important."

"I know. I'll go with you," Rhodes said, "but before or after that, you have to give us a few more days of vacation."

“Why do you always want to take a vacation?”

"You're making money to prepare for your marriage. You don't want Mira and I to embezzle public funds, do you?"

"..." Makarov was silent. Actually, it was not impossible.

Anyway, the guild's funds are always used to temporarily advance compensation to certain people, and then they will pay it back slowly.

If Rhodes and Mira were in urgent need of money, it would be fine to let them embezzle some of it, as they would not default on their debts.

——Anyway, most of the power has been handed over to the young couple. If they really have that idea, no one would know even if they emptied the guild.

"No... President... What do you mean by that look? It's creepy." Rhodes felt uncomfortable. How could a president show a relieved look when hearing that a guild member was going to embezzle public funds?
Rhodes suspected that he had seen it wrong.

(End of this chapter)