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

Chapter 98 What to do

"Don't even think about running away~Laxus~"

"You are in such a state, and you are still thinking about Laxus?"

Rhode patted Natsu's head and said, "Come and challenge me. I'll hang you up and beat you up."

"Love! Let's bet on Rhodes to win!"

Now that he knew that Natsu would be fine, Happy didn't hold back when persecuting Natsu.

Natsu began to weakly argue with Happy.

Happy was getting more and more excited as the argument went on, and if it was Natsu now, he would think it would be okay to have a fight.

Rhodes opened the cloth bag, which contained bags of medicine powder and a note with detailed instructions for use and dosage.

"How did she figure that out?"

I've been working out a bit hard lately, but I often use the Crown of Ember to recover. I've also applied some ointments and potions for external injuries, and I don't feel any discomfort.

"Rod, you smell so badly of medicine. I want to vomit."

Smell? Rod sniffed his arm and held it out to the harpy. "Does it smell?"

The harpy sniffed: "No smell of fish."

"I'm not asking you about fish!"

It should be a very faint smell, and only Natsu would notice it if he got close. Did Granny Polyusica smell it too?

Or can you tell that my complexion isn't right, or that some of my muscles are stiff?
It seems that the life recovery function of the red buff is not omnipotent and cannot be tampered with at will.

……

When we returned to the guild, the floor, tables and chairs had been restored to their original state, obviously thanks to Laqi again.

Natsu followed Rod and Happy into the guild listlessly, staggering like a zombie.

"Are you okay? Natsu!"

As soon as he entered the guild, someone began to care about Natsu's health, but Natsu turned a deaf ear to them.

The harpy answered for him, "Love! Grandma Polyusica said that you just need to rest for a few days."

Seeing that Natsu had no goal in mind and just followed him, Rhodes took him to Erza's table.

"Erza, I still have to work. I'll leave Natsu in your care."

"Leave it to me!" Erza took Natsu over.

Rhodes heard a 'clang' sound.

He touched his forehead and heard the familiar sound of head colliding with armor.

Hahahaha... Rhodes didn't laugh.

When he returned to the counter, Mira greeted him and then asked, "Is Natsu okay?"

Rhodes nodded: "Yeah, I'll just be weak for a while, just get more rest and I'll be fine."

"That's good, what is that?" Mira saw the cloth bag in Rhodes' hand.

"Grandma Polyusica suddenly stuffed the medicine in my hand."

Mira paused the work in her hands: "Are you forcing yourself again?"

Rhodes felt a little guilty for some reason: "Not really, I was just trying to do some normal extreme training before."

Mira looked at him: "How did the words normal and extreme come together?"

"Hmm... I'm not very good at Common..."

"Rod." Her tone was not harsh, but one could sense her unhappiness.

"I'm just looking for a way to get stronger as quickly as possible. I've been concentrating on this these past few days. I should be able to figure out the most appropriate training intensity after a while."

Hopefully we can find a balance before the medicine packs run out.

Seeing Grandma Polyusica's attitude today, Rhode was still a little scared. What if she accidentally crippled himself? He wouldn't know where to cry.

Just thinking about the nonchalant look on Laxus's face when he dealt with Natsu today, I felt that if I stopped trying, it would be a long time before I could beat him and Mistgang.

Rhode looked at the medicine bag in his hand, but these were enough for a long time, so he practiced first. Mira stopped talking, and Rhode felt a little awkward: "Well... don't you want to say anything?"

"What?" Mira wrote something in the register without looking up, "You are right, it makes sense, and there are future plans, which are all good."

"……Oh."

Rhodes felt that the atmosphere was not right and he should say something.

Reasonable? But she already said I was right.

Apologize? How can you apologize without any reason?

Gagging? We've just been stopped.

Go up to her and coax her? No, the relationship hasn't reached that stage yet.

Cold treatment is also the worst option.

At this time, Mr. Cook's voice rang out: "Table 6, grilled lamb chops, four seasons pizza."

"Here it is." Rhodes put the cloth bag on the counter and went to the food delivery counter to get the food.

He walked around the counter with the tray, and when he passed Mira, he stopped, hesitated, and whispered, "Thank you."

Mira's pen stopped, and she looked up at Rhodes's leaving back, her eyes softened a lot.

……

After a busy day, it’s finally time to get off work.

Rhodes and Mira cleaned up the tavern together. Sally and Izzy were there these days, and since they couldn't go out to do the mission, they just helped out in the tavern.

After finishing their chores, everyone said goodbye to each other and Rhodes walked towards the backyard.

Lucky asked, "Are you going to practice again?"

"Yeah, I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had much time to practice magic during the day."

Rhodes said, "You guys lock the door, I'll go straight out the backyard in a bit."

"Receive!" Rhodes transformed into a swift crab and practiced the accompanying small skills for a few rounds before removing the magic.

"Receive·Wild Monster Soul·Shadow Wolf!"

Spots of light flashed across Rhodes' body. His figure grew taller, wolf hair grew on his body, and his appearance completely changed into that of a werewolf.

He received a two-headed wolf, but instead of growing a second head, a wolf-shaped black shadow surrounded him.

As long as Rhodes thought about it, he could command the black shadow to pounce and bite people at any time, just like commanding his own hands and feet.

When using this form, not only can one increase strength and body coordination, but one can also sneak in the shadows, and one's sense of smell is also greatly enhanced, making one particularly sensitive to the smell of blood.

After practicing in the shadow wolf form for a while, Rhodes lifted the magic and saved enough magic power for the next summoning.

Then he started high-intensity training using various equipment in the yard.

After practicing until his strength was almost exhausted, Rhodes simply lay on the ground, catching his breath, and summoned the Crimson Mark Tree Monster to put a Crown of Ember on himself.

"I'm so tired. I'm just making trouble for myself because I have nothing better to do."

Determination is determination, complaint is complaint.

Rhodes closed his eyes and waited silently for the Crown of Embers to take effect.

The feeling of the soreness and swelling gradually subsiding as it comes with the life-restoring effect is actually very comfortable.

It was so comfortable that it felt like someone was gently wiping the sweat off his face with a hot towel...

Rhodes opened his eyes: "Mira? It's so late, haven't you gone home yet?"

Mira squatted beside him, gently gathered the hair beside his ears, and said:

"It took me a while to take inventory of the wine and beverages and sort out tomorrow's shopping list. I came over to check on you when I heard your voice in the yard."

Rhodes believed her and came over to take a look. Not only did she prepare towels, she even helped to mix the medicine. Everything was normal.

Mira's hands gradually became stronger: "What are you laughing at?"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Rhode was forced to stop smiling. "I was thinking...won't you tell me to stop for a while?"

(End of this chapter)