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

Chapter 39 Salary is paid
After entering August, the weather seems to be a bit hotter.

Magnolia has done a good job of greening, with trees everywhere, which also leads to the constant sound of cicadas.

If you listen to it when you are calm, you might think it is nice and feel that this is what summer should be like.

But when I'm not in such a good mood, I just find it annoying.

The ceiling fan in the guild was turning slowly, bringing a breeze that was better than nothing to the noisy tavern.

In this hot weather, Rhodes felt that even the noisy voices of everyone were hot.

In fact, there were many people in the pub who were as hot and lazy as Rhodes. Some of them were so exhausted that they could not even speak. Only by gulping down a few gulps of ice beer could they feel a little better.

At this time, Gray became one of the most popular people.

Even though he was sweating profusely, he couldn't resist everyone's requests and became a ruthless ice-making machine.

But this is also good for him, that is, those who have received his favor will feel embarrassed to remind him to put on clothes.

Of course, these people don't include Natsu.

This guy is totally unaffected, even in this heat he still has the energy to run around, and even does some weird dances occasionally.

Mira brought an empty cup, put some ice cubes in it, poured a drink and pushed it to Rhodes: "You don't look very well."

"Thank you." Rhodes said with a bitter face, "I didn't sleep well last night. It was too hot and there were a lot of mosquitoes."

The mosquito repellent that Goodman left behind when he moved had just run out, so Rod reminded himself to buy a new bottle after get off work.

Mira showed a sympathetic look: "That's hard enough... Why haven't I seen Worm in the past two days?"

"Because the weather is too hot and he doesn't want to come out, he is a disloyal fellow who hides in the Howling Abyss to escape the heat."

Rhodes picked up the cup and put it on his forehead. The cool touch made him feel a little more comfortable.
"I suspect that things may not be going well recently. Even the growth of magic power is not as obvious as before."

"Of course, since your magic power level is already very good, the same increase is certainly not as obvious as it was at the beginning."

"Can I be considered good at this?"

"At least Jet and Marcus are no match for you..." Mira covered her mouth lightly, feeling that it was a bit rude to say that to Jet and the others.

When Rod had just obtained the stone beetle, it had already given Jet a headache, not to mention that his magic power had increased a lot now, and he also had the 'Three Wolves'.

Three Wolves is the common name for this wild monster combination, including two Shadow Wolves and one Large Shadow Wolf.

The shadow wolf is similar in size to a tiger, but much larger than an ordinary wolf. It also looks more ferocious than an ordinary wolf, a bit like a saber-toothed tiger.

The Greater Shadow Wolf is even larger and has two heads.

When the three giant wolves leaned over and bared their teeth, they looked extremely ferocious, and it was obvious that they were not easy to mess with.

After many tests and sparring with his companions, Rhodes determined that they were more agile than stone beetles and better at attacking.

In addition to basic bite attacks, shadow wolves have a keen sense of smell that can be used for tracking, and are also good at sneaking in the shadows, just like their name suggests.

Although they appear weak in the game, they are quite powerful here - at least Kana can't hit them with cards as easily as she can with the stone beetles.

As for the magic power consumed to summon them, it is basically about three river crabs, similar to the stone beetles.

Now Rhodes can command the stone beetles and shadow wolves to fight at the same time. Once the fight starts, the single fight will immediately turn into a group fight, which is a huge advantage.

The problem that followed was that Rhodes himself was more likely to be targeted as a breakthrough point.

There are currently two most effective solutions. One is to ride on a river crab and run away.

The second is to follow the stone beetle as it burrows into the ground and run as far as possible within the limited time of holding your breath.

The tactic is cowardly, but effective.

However, these are only temporary solutions. If you want to cure the root cause, you still need to be strong yourself.

Continuously exercising the body and practicing fighting skills is one method, but it requires long-term persistence.

Another way is to learn one or two kinds of magic, but this method... Rhode asked: "Everyone seems to specialize in only one kind of magic, why not learn a few more to deal with different situations?"

"Because I don't have enough time and energy." Mira said, "Whether it's learning magic or improving magic power, it takes a lot of time and energy.

If you learn multiple types of magic at the same time, you may achieve nothing for a long time. It is better to concentrate on studying one type of magic.

Imagine if you added a magical practice to your current schedule, would you still be able to find time for it?"

Rhodes thought about it and realized that meditation and physical fitness were the basics for becoming stronger and they must not be given up.

Proficiency in summoning magic is an important factor in reducing the number of chants, and time spent on this practice is essential.

Also, working hours...

You can't just sit there and do nothing and wait for the guild to support you - even Nabu, who never takes on any quests, still has to do odd jobs occasionally to earn some food money.

Apart from these, it’s time to read.

When my common sense is almost complete, I should be able to use it to learn other magic.

Now...

"Squeeze in some sleep?"

"No!" Mira rejected it immediately. She raised her index finger to show the importance of what she was going to say next.
"Sleep is an important way to restore mental strength. You mentioned your schedule before, right?
That's already too much, if I reduce my sleep time to practice magic, I'll risk suffering from magic deficiency!"

Rhodes had read about magic deficiency in a book. It was usually triggered by an overdraft of magic power.

Once the disease occurs, the patient may fall into coma at the mildest and suddenly die at the worst. It is a very dangerous disease for a magician.

Practicing magic because you are afraid of death and ending up practicing yourself to death... that's too stupid.

Rhodes responded seriously: "I understand."

Just because you don’t have time to practice now doesn’t mean you won’t have time to practice in the future. Things have their priorities.

As long as I complete the goals of this stage - supplementing common sense and shortening the chant, I will naturally have time to practice other things in the future.

He has only been learning for less than a month, so he can't rush things.

"Don't look so sad. I have good news for you."

Mira seemed to be relieved and put a stack of bills on the counter, "Ding ding ding ding...it's time to get paid!"

"So early!" Rhodes picked up the banknotes and counted them in surprise. It was exactly 12 J. He asked,

"That's not right. I don't think I've worked for a full month yet."

Mira thought for a moment and said, “The day of purchasing is considered overtime.”

"Then...then thank you."

I would like to thank the guild for their care, and also thank Mira for coming up with a special reason.

Rhodes realized that this was not the hotel where he worked as a summer intern before, but the guild, Fairy Tail.

Mira waved to Laqi who was chatting with her companions not far away: "Laqi, come and get your share!"

"Here it comes!" Laqi took her salary. She was a full-time worker, and her money was thicker than Rhode's.
"Finally I received the value of my time and labor..."

The value of time and labor... a strange expression from Laqi.

Rhodes eliminated the phrase from his vocabulary. It was hard enough to correct the common language, and he didn't want to learn this.

Laqi rubbed the money with her face affectionately: "We can buy a few more 'cuties'."

Little cutie...

Fine.

(End of this chapter)