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

Chapter 9 Poro
"Poro? Is that its name? What a cute pronunciation!" Mira seemed to like the furry little Poro very much.

Rhodes also thought Poro was cute, but... what's the use of just being cute? What he wanted was a super powerful hero!
Rhodes held the Poro in front of his face and looked into the other's big black eyes. Can this guy fight?
Poro's big tongue licked him, and Rhodes subconsciously leaned back, successfully avoiding the face-washing service.

Makarov inquired: "Do you know this creature? Does it have any special abilities?"

"His name is Poro. He lives in a very cold place. His ability..." Rhodes thought about it carefully.

"It can eat, it can grow bigger after eating, and it can explode if it eats too much. Besides that, it can also... act cute?"

Mira praised, "What an interesting ability! Looks like a great contracted creature."

Rhodes said listlessly: "Ah, thank you for the encouragement."

"I see. So it's an ornamental creature? Don't be discouraged. There are also ornamental ones among the stars, such as Nicola of Canis Minor."

Makarov said, "It's great to have such a lovely creature to keep you company, isn't it?"

Poro seemed to sense Rhodes' disappointment. The pair of small horns on its head slowly drooped down, and its tongue that was sticking out was retracted. It looked pitiful like an abandoned puppy.

Rhode scratched its chin and said, "Just treat it as a pet."

"Hurulu~" Poro rubbed Rhodes' palm, making a comfortable sound, and a pair of small horns stood up again.

Rhodes pinched Poro's little horn, touched Poro's head, and rubbed Poro's heart-shaped belly, and gradually fell in love with this furry and soft feel.

The Poro seemed to be enjoying it as well, lying on the counter with his tongue tilted to the side.

"It looks like a lamb, but its personality is more like a puppy." Mira picked up a piece of chopped apple, "Do you want to eat it?"

Poro rolled over and broke away from Rhodes' massage service, heading straight for Mira's feeding. His flexibility was beyond imagination.

Does this thing have a setting that it only recognizes food but not people? Rhode fell into deep thought.

Makarov coughed lightly to attract Rhodes' attention, and said to him:
"Let's not talk about the strength of the Poro. When you opened the door just now, did you feel a force draining away from your body? That was magic."

Rhode thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then it seems that there is..."

"Generally speaking, after a Star Spirit Mage opens a door, he needs to consume magic power to maintain the existence of the Star Spirit. I'm sure it's the same for you."

Makarov said, "Now meditate as I told you, feel the magic slowly draining away, find its source, and then, see your own power clearly."

"Yes!"

Rhodes sat down on the ground, closed his eyes as the president instructed, and concentrated on feeling the power slowly draining away from his body.

The noise in the tavern gradually disappeared, the sound of Poro and Mira playing also gradually faded away, and the world became quiet.

Rhodes saw himself sitting cross-legged in the darkness, with tiny blue dots of light like mist.

Outside of his body, there was a thin, curved line of faint blue light spots, floating to the side of his body. That should be the connection with the Poro.

The focus of Rhodes' observation was on his own body. Among the misty blue magic light spots, there was a conspicuous small vortex that slowly rotated in the center of his body, like a miniature Milky Way.

It seemed that all the magic power in the body was dissipating from there, and at the same time, sparse spots of light seeped in from outside the body and gathered in the vortex.

Magic power is being consumed and restored at the same time.

Rhodes sensed this easily.

He could even feel the speed at which magic power was consumed to maintain the Poro's existence, compared to the speed at which magic power was restored.

The common way to express it in online games is:

MP 1
MP+99
The excess will probably be used to replenish the magic power consumed when opening the door.

After realizing that Poro's magic power consumption was so low, Rhodes completely lost hope in its combat effectiveness.

Putting the matter of Poro aside, Rhodes concentrated on observing "himself" and tried to direct the light spots in his body.

Although he was a little clumsy, he could indeed simply control the direction of the flow of those light spots, which was the magic power.

In the real world, as Rhodes mobilized his magic power, his hair swayed gently, left and right, as if blown by the wind.

The tavern was much quieter today than usual because the president was watching.

When someone was about to start a fight that might affect Rhodes, the president would slap that person on the head. When Rhodes opened his eyes, Makarov smiled with satisfaction. This kid had good talent.

"That's enough for today's magic training. You should care about the Poros."

Makarov reminded, "Astral mages usually have to sign a contract with the Protoss and maintain a good relationship. As for you, you have to figure it out on your own."

"Okay, thank you, President." Rhodes stood up and looked at Mira, only to find that Poro was no longer with her.

"There." Mira smiled and pointed at the little guy having fun in the tavern.

Rhodes looked in the direction her finger pointed, and then he realized...his social skills were not as good as a dog's.

He had just been meditating for less than an hour, but Poro had already become familiar with many people in the tavern.

It stuck out its tongue and kept shuttling between the tables, rubbing people's calves with its furry body from time to time.

When it is picked up by someone who likes cute things, it will act coquettishly and stare at the food on the table with its big eyes.

The words "please feed me" are just missing from being written on his face.

The most amazing thing is that after getting the food, the little guy will run away immediately and head straight for the next target, showing how ruthless he is.

In a very short time, everyone in the tavern remembered this cute creature, but only a few remembered the name of its owner after Mira and Laqi introduced it.

Rhodes waved.

Poro ran over with his short legs, but accidentally fell and rolled to Rhodes' feet like a ball of wool.

This guy simply didn't get up, but just lay down and turned over to expose his belly, becoming more and more skilled in his job.

Rhodes couldn't help but rub its heart-shaped belly again, and then he carried Poro to the counter: "Can you understand me?"

"Wooolululu~" Poro tried hard to nod.

Rhodes asked, "Do we need to sign a contract or something?"

The Poro shook his head so hard that he almost fell over.

"If you go back, will I still summon you next time? I remember there are many Poros in the Howling Abyss, right?"

The little Poro nodded, then shook his head, with a pleading look on his face.

Rhodes guessed: "It will be you, but you don't want to go back?"

Poro showed a happy expression.

Rhodes looked at the president in embarrassment.

Makarov said, "If the magic power allows, and both parties have no objection, you can stay as long as you want."

"But if it affects your ability to open the next door, just send it back then."

Rhodes nodded: "Since you like it here, then stay for now."

The little Poro spun in circles with joy.

Mira suggested: "Should we give it a name?"

Rhodes said: "It's called Poro."

"But Poro is a general term, right? Just like dogs and cats, these are species. I mean they have their own names."

Poro looked at Rhodes expectantly.

"Hmm... I have trouble coming up with names..." Rhodes looked at Poro and thought for a while, "Xiaobai? Tuanzi? Maoqiu?"

Poro's little horn gradually drooped, and it always felt perfunctory.

Rhodes was in a dilemma: "President, Mira, do you have any suggestions?"

"How about Worm?"

(End of this chapter)