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

Chapter 53 Tarot, The Chariot
Mira held two magic crystals in her hands and a magic book on her lap. She looked at the things in Rhodes' bag and said helplessly:
"Rod, the things you prepared are enough to blow up a small village... We are just going to participate in the celebration."

"That's what the president said when I borrowed these things." Rhodes thought for a moment and said,
"I just feel safer this way. I wanted to ask the president to help me draw a few defensive magic circles on my body, but he said he didn't have that kind of thing and kicked me out of the warehouse. Sigh..."

"Well, well...I think I can understand the president's feelings."

Mira wanted to return everything in her hand, but after thinking about it, she took a small magic crystal and put it in her bag.

"Thank you for preparing so carefully. This is the safest time I've felt going out recently."

Rhode took the crystal ball Mira handed back with regret: "I have no choice... When I become as strong as Natsu and Erza, I won't need these things anymore."

"Wait a minute, you haven't made any other preparations, have you?"

"Nothing special, just two swift crabs." Rhode lowered his voice and leaned closer to her ear.
"One is ahead to explore the way, and the other is hiding at the bottom of the boat. If anything happens, I will immediately carry you and jump off the boat and run away."

"Thank...thank you?" Mira was a little worried about what would happen if Rhodes actually took on the escort mission in the future.

If they were attacked at that time... Mira looked at Rod's backpack, well, I hope the criminals are okay.

"Oh, in addition to the material aspects, there is also some metaphysical preparation."

"..." Mira kept smiling and listened to him quietly.

"Because everyone says Kana's divination is very accurate, so I asked her to do divination yesterday." Rhodes was not superstitious before, except when he was playing games and drawing cards.

But now we live in a world of magic, and magic such as prophecy and divination does exist - it's free anyway, so just believe in it a little.

Speaking of Kana's divination, Mira was still somewhat interested: "What was the result?"

"It's the chariot, the king's chariot that overcomes obstacles and wins." Rhodes said.
"Kana said that the chariot represents 'never give up' and success through hard work and overcoming difficulties. If you are asking about travel, then the fortune is very good.

If it is a fortune-telling job, then you will be more confident in the client if you are confident and rational. "

"Isn't that great?" Mira said, "Since your fortune is so good, why do you need to prepare so many...self-defense weapons?"

"Because you need to overcome obstacles and be rational to succeed." Rhodes pointed at his backpack and asked, "Am I rational enough?"

"Too rational." Mira sighed softly, "Now as a 'client' I am very confident that your mission will be successful."

"That's good. I'll stay alert for a while." Rhodes connected the vision of the two river crabs, and a 'split screen' appeared in his mind.

He carefully observed all the passing ships nearby and every pedestrian on the shore.

Mira looked at Rhodes' state and remembered the president's instructions. The purpose of going out this time was to let Rhodes relax a little, but...

It's okay to bring some consumable magic items for self-defense, but would anyone use magic for reconnaissance all the time when traveling?
He even thought of predicting his fortune in advance!

But, this is actually quite good.

If she had been half as cautious as Rhode at that time, Lisanna might not have...

Compared to the powerful but arrogant and reckless self back then, perhaps it would be safer to team up with Rhodes?

Lisanna's face appeared in her mind, and Mira hugged her arms. It's all my fault...

"Mira, Mira?"

Mira was awakened by Rhodes' voice: "...Sorry, I was distracted. Did you find anything?"

"There's no suspicious person. Is it cold in the cabin?" Rhodes watched Mira hug her arms and pulled out a coat from her bag. "Fortunately, I have this prepared."

That was Rhode's only coat. In fact, if Rhode wanted, he could stuff all his clothes into the bag. There were only a few clothes anyway. "Thank you." Mira didn't refuse and put the coat in front of her. The smell of the sun made her feel warm.

There is nothing better than feeling cared for by your fellow men in your grief.

"It's not even noon yet, and the cabin might be a little damp. Do you want me to light a fire for you?"

Rhodes' fingers swept through the air, and each letter had a huge magic word "FIRE" formed, and then shrank to the size of a fist and turned into a burning flame.

Mira laughed out loud at the contrast. This was the first time Rhodes showed her the three-dimensional text magic, and she didn't expect that she would learn it like this.

The boatman at the back finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't play with fire in the boat awning!"

What's wrong with this person? Not only did he bring a large bag of explosives, but he also played with fire in the cabin? Wasn't he afraid of it exploding?

"Sorry, sorry!" Rhodes waved his hand and the flames disappeared.

……

As the boat drifted downstream, the sun gradually rose higher. Even with the awning blocking the sunlight, the air gradually became hot and dry.

This is why you should take a boat instead of a river boat.

It would take some time to reach the Flower City. Mira opened her suitcase and took out a food box:
"I made some simple sandwiches this morning. If you don't mind, you can eat them together. Although the taste is not as good as Mr. Cook's."

"You can cook..."

This was only natural. Rhodes recalled the last time Mira purchased ingredients for Mr. Cook. It was probably not that Mr. Cook lowered his standards, but Mira was really good at these.

"Don't look at me like this. I took care of Elfman." Mira picked up a sandwich and handed it to Rhodes. "But in fact, Elfman is also good at cooking."

Rhodes took the sandwich. Actually, he brought a few loaves of bread, but...

At this time, even a fool would know what to choose and turn around and throw the bread to Worm.

"Elfman, do you know how to cook?"

Rhode tried to imagine Elfman wearing an apron... but he couldn't imagine it at all.

"Is it that unbelievable?" Mira smiled, "Didn't I tell you that Elfman is a very gentle child?"

Although she did say that, Rhodes thought it was the sister protecting her brother's image.

He smiled awkwardly and took a bite of the sandwich: "Huh?"

"What's wrong? Does it taste bad?" Mira checked the food box. "The magic of keeping fresh should not have failed."

"Let's not talk about the preservation magic for now. This tastes a little familiar." Rhodes tasted it carefully. "It's delicious, and different from what I usually eat in the guild."

Mira smiled and said, “As long as you like it, I thought you were used to Mr. Cook’s cooking and would not like mine.”

So that’s it!
It turned out that she also made the sandwich that day.

Rhodes recalled the day when he just woke up. The tip of his tongue had the same taste and he saw the same smile in front of his eyes.

He took another big bite, chewed it quickly, and complained to himself in his mind:
What a cliché romance plot!

(End of this chapter)