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

Chapter 3 Where are the people attacked by the dragon?
Elfman came here pushing a wheelchair.

Under Mirajane's command, he helped Rhodes onto the wheelchair and pushed him around the guild.

In fact, Rhodes felt that he should be able to walk, but his left leg was just a little painful.

But since it was someone else's good intention, he just accepted it.

And the first place Elfman took him to was the bathroom.

Rhodes felt a little embarrassed, but he had to thank the other party for being thoughtful. He did need to solve a small problem.

The guild has all the necessary facilities, including toilets, bathrooms, infirmaries, libraries, and kitchens. If necessary, there is absolutely no problem living here as your home.

Walking out along the corridor, Elfman pushed Rod to the main activity place for guild members - the mission hall, which was also a tavern.

There are more than 20 long tables in the center of the hall, with round tables on the edge, and more than a dozen stools at the front desk, so it is no problem to accommodate a hundred people drinking together.

Because it was getting late, the pub that was bustling during the day had now become quiet. Only a girl with purple hair and a big red bow and glasses was fiddling with the tables and chairs.

Mirajane waved at her, "Thank you for your hard work, Laqi. Is everyone gone?"

"Everyone has gone home. It was a very busy day, but luckily there weren't many fights."

Laqi kept moving her hands, pushing the chair under the table, "I will be back soon to use water to cool and remove dust."

Elfman said, "She wants to go back and take a shower, right?"

Mirajane was already used to the way Lachi spoke: "Sorry, I have something the president asked me to do today, so I left the tavern business to you guys."

"It's okay... That's what the president asked you to do, right? He seems pretty handsome. Who is he?"

"I don't know about that either." Mirajane glanced at Rhodes and smiled apologetically, "We are still in the stage of teaching him to speak the common language."

"Hey~~ It sounds like it's very troublesome." Laqi didn't ask any more questions and put the last chair away. "Well, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Normally, no one would stay in the guild at night, but Rhode's situation obviously meant he had no choice but to stay here.

But it was not appropriate to leave him here alone, so Mirajane decided to stay with Elfman tonight.

After a brief tour of the guild, Rhodes attended evening classes with Mirajane.

Rhodes found that there seemed to be no electrical appliances here. The only things on the table and hanging on the wall were oil lamps or candles.

But I seem to have seen a ceiling fan in the pub before, but I wonder what energy it uses.

During the class, Elfman went back once, probably to get things he needed for the night.

At night, Rod slept alone in the ward, while Mirajane and Elfman found another room to rest.

"Good night, I'm next door, just call my name if you need anything." Mirajane used words and actions to make Rhodes understand what she said.

"Thank you." This was one of the few phrases Rhodes had learned, and he had said it countless times today.

The lights were out, and the light of a crescent moon in the sky shone through the window.

Rod leaned against the head of the bed and looked out the window. There were no car lights suddenly shining in, no roar of engines, and no annoying hum of the air conditioner outdoor unit.

Many things that he used to hate were gone, but he couldn't be happy.

Outside... is a completely unfamiliar world.

When people are idle, they tend to have random thoughts, curiosity and fear about the strange world, expectation and anxiety about the strange environment...

It didn't seem so bad during the day when Mirajane, Lidus, Elfman and others were with him.

At night, when the lights go out and a person is left in the dark, all kinds of thoughts come to mind uncontrollably.

Will I be able to go back, or will I stay here forever?
What will life be like in the future?
"Good morning! Did you sleep well last night?"

"Good morning."

Rhodes naturally didn't sleep well, but facing the people who came to care about him early in the morning, he could only force himself to stay awake.

However, his answer didn't matter because the answer was written on his face.

"Are you really not used to it?" Mirajane saw the tiredness on his face and encouraged him.
"It's almost time to get out and move around today, Elfman, can you take Rod to wash up?"

Elfman flexed his muscles and said, "If you are a man, cheer up!" Rod shrank back. You want to arm wrestle? My injury is not fully healed yet.

"Elfman~"

"I know sister."

Today's schedule is similar to yesterday's, which is nothing more than eating, drinking, studying and trying to communicate.

But today, Rhodes was able to walk. Although his left leg was still a little inflexible, he could walk to the tavern in front by himself and sit next to the counter watching the waiters busy at work.

The sun slowly rose higher, and the guild gradually became lively.

Some people ordered breakfast and chatted with friends they knew, while others went to the notice board to read the papers posted on it.

Occasionally someone would tear off a piece of paper and come to Mirajane to register, then leave in a hurry.

Some people just stood there and watched.

Lidas, whom Rhodes had met yesterday, also came to the guild early, set up his drawing board, mixed the colors and started painting.

Mirajane did her job with a bright smile - serving dishes, wiping tables, registering tasks, and sometimes chatting with people.

When I have free time, I will teach Rod a few words.

Rhodes looked at the people entering the guild curiously, and listened hard to everyone's conversation, hoping to find someone familiar or catch some words he could understand.

But most of the time he felt like he was watching a foreign movie without subtitles. Although he was getting more and more accustomed to the language, it was still difficult to extract the parts that he could understand.

Moreover, although many of the people who came in had distinct characteristics, Rhodes could not recognize any of them.

Until a young man with cherry-colored hair kicked the door open and shouted, "Old man! Where is the dragon? Where is the person attacked by the dragon?"

"Natsu, stop making so much noise so early in the morning!"

"Stop talking nonsense, Makao!" Natsu said to the middle-aged man with short purple hair, "Tell me quickly, where is the old man, and where is the person who was attacked by the dragon?"

A blue kitten followed Natsu in, jumped onto the table and explained to a middle-aged man with a crew cut and a pipe in his mouth:

"Ai! Natsu heard outside that the president rescued a person who was attacked by a dragon, so he hurried over."

"Dragon? Is there such a thing?" Wakaba blew out a smoke ring. "I heard that there was a wild beast rampaging in the forest in the east, destroying a large area of ​​trees."

"That's it!" Natsu leaned forward with his hands on the table and asked hurriedly, "Then, did a dragon appear? Did the old man fight the dragon?"

"How should I know?" Wakaba spread his hands. "The president went to attend the regular meeting yesterday. He didn't look like he had ever been in battle."

"But the president did bring back someone." Macao took over the conversation and pointed at Rhodes at the front desk with his thumb. "That one seemed to be seriously injured yesterday... Hey..."

Natsu had already scurried to the front desk.

Rhodes was staring at Natsu. With cherry-colored hair, a scarf with a grid pattern, and a black coat, this should be Natsu.

After confirming his location once again, Rhodes didn't know whether to be happy or unhappy.

He was happy that he remembered that he had heard Tatsuya mention it before, saying that Fairy Tail had a happy ending, and there was also a joke that no one could beat me in my BGM.

So as long as you stay here, you shouldn't have to worry too much about safety.

What made him unhappy was that he was completely certain that he was in a different world. Although there were a few people here whose names he knew, in reality... there was no one familiar to him.

At this time, Natsu had already rushed over and looked at him: "@#%*..."

Although he could see the urgency on the other person's face, Rhodes really didn't understand what he was shouting, so he could only look at Mirajane for help.

Mirajane stood next to Rod, "Natsu, calm down. Rod is still having a hard time understanding our language."

Natsu was stunned, "Huh? What's that?"

Mirajane said, "Perhaps the language and writing in his hometown are completely different from ours. He is trying hard to learn it now."

"..." Natsu clenched his fists, unwillingly, "I finally got the information about Dragon, are you kidding me?"

"Natsu, your expression is too fierce." Mirajane signaled Natsu to be gentler and not scare others.

"Let's try to ask Lidas for help. Otherwise, we can only wait for the president to come back, or wait for Leibi to come back and try."

(End of this chapter)