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

Chapter 79: Fairy Tail’s Wizard is Too Dedicated!

“I don’t know how long that lasted, but today, a group of monsters suddenly attacked me.

Then a horrible monster with fire coming out of it appeared, like - like a fire dragon!
I tried my best to run away, but I couldn't. Finally, I was blocked by them. It was like something was clamping me down, and I knew nothing.

But I seemed to hear someone say that Claudia was waiting for me at home...

When I woke up again, I was here. I guess I was saved by my benefactors."

No, I was beaten by my benefactors.

Claudia looked up at Natsu, with stars almost coming out of her eyes.

Natsu gave her a bright smile.

Rhodes looked at him. No, you beat up someone's dad and you're still so proud?
Oh, I'm involved too, that's okay.

Rod gave Chita a brief explanation of what had happened and asked a few more questions.

Then he told him to remember to learn the receiving magic in the system after his injury healed, and not to use it recklessly before he completely mastered the 'Soul of the Beast King'.

He and Natsu exited the room, not wanting to interrupt the family reunion any longer.

"In the end, I still don't understand how his receiving magic can last for eight days."

"Of course it's because I want to protect the village and I miss my family!" Natsu's answer was quite idealistic.

"I prefer to believe that it was because of the initial awakening, when the magic power ran wild and could not be controlled. Then during the transformation, he drank mountain spring water when thirsty and ate wild beast meat when hungry, constantly replenishing his energy."

Happy agreed, "Love! It seems Mira had a situation where her arm couldn't be changed back before she came to the guild."

"Hulu~" Poro said he didn't understand, but Habib was right.

"How could it be that kind of reason? He must have persisted for so long for the sake of the village and his family!" Natsu insisted.

Perhaps this is possible. The president said that magic is the power of the heart. If a certain belief in one's heart is strong enough, it may really trigger a miracle.

Rhode suddenly asked, "Natsu, do you think receiving magic is easy to learn?"

"How should I know? Why are you asking?"

“Because he’s strong, you see, after Qita mastered the receiving magic, he suddenly became so strong.

Didn’t Mira also become an S-class wizard by receiving magic…”

Rhodes was tempted. An ordinary person received the Soul of the Beast King and was beaten by Natsu and the wild monsters for so long without dying.

Not to mention the increased strength, just the strong defense and vitality... Rhodes felt safe just looking at it.

"You'll know when you go back and try it." Natsu said, "I think your wild monsters are also very strong."

"That's right." Rhodes had read the introduction of reception magic before, and remembered that the risk of this magic was that it might get out of control after receiving an overly powerful target.

It is because of this risk and the difficulty in finding a suitable receiving target that it is not listed as the first option.

But after seeing Qita's changes, he was deeply moved.

And a bold idea also came to mind - what would happen if I took over wild monsters?
The usual term for receiving magic is 'receiving the soul of xx', but the definition given by the magic world is magic that takes over the body.

Generally speaking, the received target can be considered dead, and receiving wild monsters means killing them.

But Rhodes had never seen a wild monster actually die, maybe he could find a bug?

And there are also cases where the person using receiving magic actively or passively abandons the target that has already been received...

The wild monsters are obedient and can be received and released at any time...

Seems worth a try?
……

As the progress of the mission was in doubt, Rhode and his team had to stay in the village temporarily. On the one hand, they wanted to see if there would be a large number of wild beasts coming down the mountain to attack the village.
On the other hand, we must also pay attention to Qita's situation to prevent his magic from getting out of control and hurting people.

Qita is quite happy these days.

Because not only did he survive and reunite with his family, but he also gained power that he could use to protect the village in the future.

Seeing his excitement, Rhodes had to repeatedly emphasize to him the dangers of losing control of magic.

Fortunately, after experiencing a life-and-death crisis, Qita paid more attention to his family and promised that after his injuries healed, he would study magic seriously and never use it indiscriminately.

Obviously he also knew the consequences of losing control in the village.

Today is the third day since Rhodes and his team brought Chita back.

These days, Rhodes often sent Hexie to the mountain to investigate. After the Beast King disappeared, the beasts were quiet for a day before starting to fight for territory again.

The situation on the mountain is now relatively stable, and because the number of wild beasts has decreased a lot, carnivores have sufficient food and have little desire to go down the mountain.

Yesterday, Rhodes took Natsu up the mountain and dealt with a large beast that was difficult for ordinary people to handle.

As for the rest, hunters can basically deal with it as long as they use their brains and dig traps.

The villagers have decided to go out to harvest the crops today, and Rod went out to act as a bodyguard just in case.

Fortunately, the sea was calm and their mission was considered completed.

At night, the village chief organized the villagers to hold a harvest festival in advance, mainly to thank and entertain the wizards of Fairy Tail.

The villagers lit a bonfire, cheered, danced, drank and sang.

Natsu and Happy had already mixed in with the group. Natsu was holding a torch and eating fire and spitting fire, attracting almost all the children and young people in the village.

Worm was jumping around the campfire with something in his mouth. He didn't mind the heat anymore.

Rhodes sat quietly on the periphery, drinking wine in small sips and eating meat in large bites.

Before traveling through time, he could be described as "lazy and ignorant of the five grains", so it was actually difficult for him to understand the joy that farmers felt when they had a good harvest.

Is it the same as when you draw a card and it’s shipped? Is it the same as when you get paid? Or is it the same as when you receive an acceptance letter?

"Mr. Rhodes."

"Village chief." Rhodes stood up and helped the old man. "Is Brother Qita feeling better?"

"It's still the same. The doctor said it will take at least two or three months to fully recover."

The village chief was standing beside Rhodes, watching the celebrating villagers. "Mr. Rhodes, do you think they are too noisy?"

"No, it's far from being noisy." Rhodes thought of the tavern in the guild, "I was just distracted by the situation around the village."

The village chief was stunned: "The village...around?"

"Well, it would be a real bummer if a wild beast disturbed our celebration, so I'll just keep an eye on it and try to prevent that possibility."

"Ah, this, this is really, you..." The village chief didn't know what to say for a moment, "...you are too thoughtful."

In fact, the day after Qita was brought back, Panther had already asked them for the task list to sign.

But Rod said that they couldn't be so careless and had to observe for a few more days. He also went to the mountain to deal with some difficult big guys.

The wizards of Fairy Tail are so dedicated to their duties.

Panther was filled with emotion. If that stupid son of his family had been even one tenth as cautious as Mr. Rhodes...

He has retired now and asked his son to be the village chief.

(End of this chapter)