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

Chapter 27 Invitation and Rejection
Erza seemed to have something to do and left the tavern directly.

Then... Natsu was resurrected with full health: "Let's fight it out, Rody!"

"It was Rhodes." Rhodes corrected him, and then added, "You saw it just now, I was very weak, and I was knocked down by one punch."

The blue kitten rushed to say: "It doesn't matter. Natsu challenged Erza before and was defeated with one punch."

"You talk too much, harpy! I am no longer the same as I was before. Now I can definitely…"

Happy covered his mouth and muttered quietly, "I'm sure I can hold up a few more punches."

"What did you say!?" Natsu glared, as if he wanted to fight with Happy first.

Happy flew behind Mira and stuck his head out: "Love!"

Mira didn't say anything either, just wiped the wine glass she had just washed with a dry cloth.

"Anyway, come and fight me, that crab of yours looks pretty strong!"

"Hmm..." Rhodes thought for a moment, "Maybe tomorrow. I need to rest."

The main reason is that he doesn’t want to be beaten for the second or third time today, and his body is still in pain.

"It's a deal then!" Natsu left in a hurry.

But Habib didn't leave in a hurry. He stood on the counter and asked Rhodes, "Are you a wizard who uses summoning magic?"

Rhodes nodded: "Yes."

The harpy's mouth began to drool: "Then can you summon fish?"

Rhode silently counted the types of wild monsters: "Probably not, at most it's a toad."

"Lost..." Habby suddenly squatted in the corner, and the whole cat was shrouded in shadow.

"...Are fish so important?" Rhodes didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Besides, even if he could summon fish, they would only be used for combat, not for him to eat.

The harpy raised his fist: "Fish is the supreme delicacy!"

"Yes, yes." Rhodes didn't want to argue with the cat about whether the fish was delicious.

Worm actually liked the harpy which was of similar size to him. He went over to rub against him, and the two cute creatures soon started playing together.

……

In the evening, Lebi came to the guild and chose a task on the bulletin board with Jet and Troy before coming to learn Chinese characters from Rod.

"Today I will teach you two slightly more complicated Chinese characters, the character for fist and the character for pain."

Rod borrowed Leibi's light pen and wrote the two words stroke by stroke, without forgetting to explain the meaning of the two words.

"Why do you suddenly want to teach me these two words?"

“…I feel inspired.”

"Oh, by the way, I heard from them that you duelled with Erza today."

Leibi gave a look that said 'You're so brave' and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, but she tried hard to press them down, feeling very tired.

"It's hard to put it into words...laugh if you want to."

"Haha... No, I'm not making fun of you... Haha, well, I'm just happy to have learned a new word."

It was because there was no malice in the laughter that Rhode couldn't get angry. He sighed:
"By the way, this is back to you, Feng Yong's glasses."

Leibi shook her head: "I'll lend it to you first. I have a spare one in my hand, and I have to go out to work tomorrow, so I probably won't need it."

"You've only been back for two or three days? So diligent?"

"Because the salary for the last job was not high, and I also spent a few days in the target city..."

In fact, the strength of Leibi's team is average in the guild, so the tasks they take on are often not difficult.

Correspondingly, the remuneration will not be too high.

The reward for a mission had to be shared among three people, so they had to be more diligent than other partners. But even so, it was enough to make Rhode envious: "I don't know how long it will take before I can take on some missions with higher rewards."

Leibi suggested: "If you want to take on the mission, how about joining our Driveway Engine Team? The reward this time is very good."

Rhode was a little tempted, but immediately shook his head: "No, my strength will only hinder you even if I join you."

"It doesn't matter. This time we're going to the mountains with the expedition team to solve puzzles and search for treasures. It's more dependent on brains than on force."

Leibi closed one eye, held up two fingers, and said temptingly, "The reward is 20 J."

Rhodes swallowed, not because Leibi's action was too cute, but because the reward was too tempting.

If 20 J is divided equally among four people, it would be 5 J, which is nearly half a month's salary for him.

But going into the mountains...

"I'd better forget it, thank you. I don't think I'm ready yet."

"Is that so?" Leibi tilted her head and didn't continue to ask the reason. "What a pity."

Rhode smiled bitterly. The shadow of being attacked by a beast when he first crossed over, plus Erza's punch today...

Before he had a certain level of strength, he would never dare to step out of the town of Magnolia.

Makarov, who was resting with his eyes closed, glanced at Rhodes. This kid was also a "problem" child.
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After get off work, Rhodes did not go home directly. Instead, he jogged along the road in front of the guild entrance, and gradually accelerated after a simple warm-up.

"Please exercise, or you will suffer." The president's words were still fresh in his mind. Rhode felt that just doing push-ups before going to bed was too perfunctory, and adding running would be a good idea.

A large box of medicine and medical supplies sent by Erza was transported back home by Rod's Swift Crab.

That box might have been custom-made by Erza, with the Fairy Tail logo painted on it. I think no one would touch it even if it was placed at the door.

Rhodes ran through the residential area near the guild, and briskly jumped down the nearly two-meter-high stone steps two at a time, and arrived at another residential area.

Running further along the road, we came to the bank of a canal that ran through the city of Magnolia.

From a distance you can see the tallest building on the opposite bank - Cartier Cathedral.

The few streets around the church belong to the city center, which means that the guild was actually built on the outermost edge of the city.

This may also be the reason why Rhodes’ rent is relatively cheap, as it is a little bit far from the city center.

After reaching the river, Rhodes did not go to the city center, but continued to run along the canal until his heart beat faster, he was panting, and sweat began to flow down his cheeks.

He was not sure how far he had run, but he silently counted the steps and it was more than 3,000 steps.

Rhodes was surprised to find that his physical condition might be better than before he traveled through time. Before, he could only run three laps around the playground in this condition, but now he was obviously a little stronger.

In the past, this feeling of his lungs almost bursting would have forced him to stop, but now, Rhodes knew that it was just the beginning.

Real exercise is not only about the body, but also about the will. Every time you feel that you can't hold on, just hold on for a while longer. Even running one hundred more meters is progress.

Of course, for a guy like him with weak physical fitness, talking about willpower might be laughed at - at this distance, the other person has just warmed up, and you are exercising your willpower?

There was no way around it. Given his physical condition, Rhodes could barely move his legs. He even had to rely on the twisting of his waist and hips to drive his legs forward.

Worm, the disloyal one, initially ran a few steps with his short legs, but soon he thought of himself and wanted to be a weight on Rod's shoulders.

Rhodes decisively chose to repatriate it.

He felt that it was not time for him to carry heavy loads yet.

The weather today was not very clear, so much so that only a vague point of light could be seen when the sun set.

"Come on, young man!" Someone in the canal was sailing upstream. Seeing the sweaty Rhodes, he gave him a cheer.

Rhodes raised his sore arm in response and continued his "will training".

The residents here are quite friendly.

(End of this chapter)