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

Chapter 5 Is Tatsuya a wizard?
"It's solved." Shibiki said to Makarov, "President Makarov, I will go back first."

"Ah, thank you for your hard work." Makarov said, "I will make up the commission form later and send it to the Blue Pegasus together with the commission fee."

Rhodes said quickly: "Thank you for saving my life, President. Thank you for Mr. Hibiki's help. I am deeply moved!"

Mirajane covered her mouth and chuckled, "What kind of expression is that? Is Rod going to become like Lucky? How interesting."

Makarov looked at Shibiki, as if asking what was going on.

"Ah, well... since it's knowledge that was stuffed into my head, it'll take some time to digest."

Hibiki said embarrassedly, "So he may have occasionally misspoken recently.

Can you just help correct this a little bit, or wait until my magic improves a little bit before trying again?"

"No... no need! Please allow me to decline the offer!"

Rhodes said that he didn't want to experience that splitting headache again, and that knowledge was more solid if he learned it diligently.

It's definitely not because I'm afraid of pain.

Makarov nodded: "That's it, the commission ends here."

Mirajane sent Hibiki away, and Rhodes was stopped by Makarov: "Rhodes, right? Did Mira tell you the general situation?"

"Well, because of the language barrier, I only understood part of it." Rhodes said, "You rescued me from the forest, right?"

Makarov said: "No, to be precise, I just brought you back from the forest."

Rhode showed a puzzled expression: "The beast that attacked me...wasn't it defeated by you in a hurry?"

Makarov was in no mood to correct Rod's wording for the time being, so he sat cross-legged on the chair beside the bed - he was even taller when sitting than when standing.

Rhodes felt it was impolite to look down at the old man, so he sat down obediently beside the bed.

Makarov said slowly, "Actually, I went there because some people saw monsters going berserk. There were strange birds, giant frogs, evil wolves... and even dragons."

"The mayor believes that if a large group of monsters appear in the eastern forest, it will affect the safety of the entire Magnolia City, so he entrusted me to investigate."

In fact, the reason why Makarov went to investigate in person was mainly because Polyuska lived in that forest and he was a little worried.

"But when I got there, all I saw was a dead boar, a severely damaged forest, and you lying on the ground."

The more Rhodes listened, the more frightened he became. He just felt that he was very lucky to survive in that situation.

Maybe he should thank the beast that knocked him away... Was it called the pig bear? What a strange name.

Makarov asked, "What do you remember about the herd?"

Rhodes shook his head. "I don't remember any of this, but I seemed to have heard a lot of strange noises before I passed out. The forest was pretty silent before that."

Makarov nodded, saying that the beast herd's rampage must have happened around the time he fainted. Or... it was simply something Rhode did carelessly that triggered the beast tide.

"So, what brought you to the forest?"

"I... don't know." Rhodes looked confused.
"You may not believe it, but I just fell down and when I got up I was in the forest."

"I see." Makarov thought for a moment, suddenly moving from one place to another. He knew several such cases.

For example, Polyusica, who previously treated Rhodes, suddenly appeared decades ago. According to her, she came from a world called Aedras.

There is also Natsu, who suddenly appeared nearby 6 years ago. At that time, he could speak but could not read, but claimed that he had learned to read.

Rhodes's situation of language barrier seems to be more similar to Natsu's.

Moreover, when Natsu appeared, he was looking for a dragon, and when Rod appeared, he was accompanied by a dragon legend. These two may have some connection.

Makarov guessed that the two might have been affected by the space magic of a powerful wizard in other continents and were directly transferred here.

"I roughly understand the situation."

Rhodes looked at him in surprise: "You believed it so easily?"

"Why not?" Makarov looked him in the eye. "I'm a little more confident in my ability to tell if a young man is lying."

"But..." Rhode realized, oh, yes, this is a magical world. It doesn't seem strange that someone like me suddenly appeared here, right?
Makarov asked: "So what are your plans next?" "I... have nowhere to go for the time being." Rhodes has been thinking about it for two days, and staying here should be the best option now.

Now if he goes out for a walk, he is worried that he will encounter some pig, bear, or tiger as soon as he goes out, and if he is unlucky, he will die.

It’s just that Fairy Tail should be full of magicians, and ordinary people like me...

In order to survive safely, Rhodes could only bite the bullet and ask, "Can you let me stay?"

"of course."

So casual! Rhodes looked at the old man in front of him. Wasn't there any hesitation at all?

"You don't even know my origins."

Makarov asked, "Would you like to tell me?"

"I..." Rhodes hesitated. He didn't know where to start.

"Then tell me when you have decided what to say." Makarov smiled kindly.

"There were many homeless children in the guild, some of whom couldn't even explain where they came from. They were just as uneasy as you were at that time."

"But it doesn't matter. It's precisely because of insecurity that we need companions and that's why there are guilds."

"Everyone supports each other in order to survive together and regards each other as family. This is the guild, this is Fairy Tail."

Makarov told Rhodes his views on the guild, his eyes seemed to be shining.

This was the first time Rhodes understood the purpose of Fairy Tail, which was different from the mission guilds he knew about in games and anime.

Fairy Tail seems to be more than just an agency, but a warmer place.

……

The process of joining a guild is very simple.

Makarov took Rod to the front to find Mira and added Rod's name to the list of members.

"This is Magnolia City, located in the east of the Kingdom of Fiore. It has a population of about 6 and has been a city where magic has flourished since ancient times."

"Fairy Tail is the only legitimate guild in this city. And then there's this..."

Since Rhodes had very little common sense about this place, Mirajane had to start with the geographical location.

When she talked about Fairy Tail, she took out something that looked like a seal and asked Rhodes to choose a favorite color and the location to engrave the seal.

Rhode rolled up his sleeves and asked Mirajane to help him put the blue emblem on his left arm.

The process is as simple as ordinary stamping.

Rhode touched the emblem and felt that it was no different from before. It seemed to be another magical spell. "This shouldn't fade, right?"

"Of course not." Mirajane put away the seal and explained.

"This emblem represents the wizards of Fairy Tail. You can use it to prove your identity no matter where you are."

"Mage..." Rhodes asked nervously, covering his arm, "But I don't know anything about magic, what should I do? Will I be kicked out?"

"No way. If you want, you can just start learning now." Mirajane said, "It's just that it's a bit difficult to find commissions that can be completed at first."

"You don't know magic?" Makarov pointed at Rhodes' chest. "Isn't that your magic item?"

"Ah?" Rhodes picked up his necklace pendant and took a look. It was a capital letter L with a blue circle with a gold border underneath. A closer look revealed a mysterious pattern inside.

"You said this is a magic item? That's impossible?"

This thing is the software icon of a 5V5 competitive game. It was a gift from Rod’s roommate Zhang Da on his birthday.

Although it looks like it’s made with exquisite craftsmanship and probably isn’t cheap, it’s just an ordinary pendant…

Could it be that Tatsuya, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a wizard?

(End of this chapter)