Chapter 458 Big and Small Things

“Partner? Isn’t Brother Rod going with Sister Mira?”

Rhodes said helplessly: “I can’t go with her because she will also be an examiner.”

Mira conjured up a devil hand and said with a smile: “I won’t let you go~”

“Huh?!” Wendy stepped back in fear.

“Go away, don’t scare my partner away.” Rhodes pressed Mira’s hand down, grabbed her shoulders, helped her turn around, and pushed her away.

Mira turned her head and opened her mouth, silently saying “I’ll make you suffer later”.

Rhodes pretended not to see it.

Wendy was worried that she would fall behind. “It’s an important exam, right? I’m not good at fighting.”

“The point is to test teamwork. Isn’t Wendy good at support magic? There is no better partner than you in the entire guild.”

“Then…I will try my best!”

“Yes! Please.”

Xia Lulu warned worriedly: “Don’t put too much pressure on Wendy.”

Rhodes said: “No, if you get tired or unhappy along the way, it doesn’t matter if you quit halfway.”

“Hey, Rod, let’s arm wrestle!” Natsu yelled, “Look, I’ll use my strength to take revenge this time!”

Elfman interrupted directly: “If we’re going to arm wrestle, I’ll let the man fight you first!”

“bring it on!”

On the first night of joining Fairy Tail, Wendy and Xia Lulu slept on the floor.

It was an old guild tradition, and banquets always meant staying out all night.

To prevent them from catching a cold, Rod placed Worm next to them at night. His fluffy white fur was so long that it could almost wrap them both.

After getting up in the morning, Wendy decided to live in the girls’ dormitory.

Because she heard that many girls in the guild lived there, and she thought it would be easier to get along with everyone this way.

Although the rent is a little expensive, Wendy can afford it.

For seven years, she has hardly spent any money on food and clothing in the village, and she can save a lot by doing some small tasks occasionally, excluding pocket money.

Robinlu and other people in the village were basically self-sufficient and didn’t make much money, but they didn’t have much extra consumption either. Occasionally they had a little income, and except for some money lost from drinking, they gave it all to Wendy.

Even without mentioning these, the last time we fought the devil, Wendy and Xia Lulu each got 100 million J.

So Wendy is a hidden rich woman. She doesn’t have the worry like Lucy that she may not be able to pay the rent every month.

Rhode sent two river crabs to help Wendy carry the luggage. They only needed to carry it to the entrance of the girls’ dormitory, and the rest would be left to Erza and Rei to take care of.

I don’t know why, but Levi particularly likes Wendy. Maybe it’s because there are no girls younger than her in the guild (in terms of age).

Returning to the guild means there are many things to do, such as…

Bang!
Makarov placed a pile of documents that was almost as tall as his own on the counter. “I have already dealt with the most urgent tasks. These can be sorted out within this month. Come on.”

In other words, they only dealt with the urgent ones and ignored the rest. Rhodes said helplessly: “President, you really work hard.”

Mira smiled and said, “Yes, the urgent work has been handled.” Makarov blushed, and then said miserably, “Do you know that the Council has resumed operation? Those guys sent such a thick stack of complaints, and each complaint letter means that they have to write a self-criticism letter…

“The Council has been paralyzed for more than a month. Do you know how much trouble they have caused in more than a month?”

“Of course we know. Didn’t we remind you to start writing in advance?” The president’s look reminded Rhodes of himself who hadn’t started his homework the day before school started again after summer vacation.

Makarov’s eyes were wandering, and he whispered, “I thought the past was over and I could get away with it, but who knew they would bring up the past.”

“…Come on.”

Rhodes and Mira divided the large pile of information in the middle, each taking half.

However, before starting work, the two took out the newspapers of the past few days and flipped through them.

The most important news these days is probably the resumption of the Council’s operations.

There is a list of new reviewers in the newspaper. Except for Oger, I am unfamiliar with the others. The entire senior management has been completely replaced.

After completing the review, some of the former reviewers chose to live in seclusion, while others returned directly to their hometowns to live ordinary lives.

Ultear is still missing, or rather, on the run.

Jellal has been handed over to the Council by the Kingdom of Ka-Elum. It is said that his crime is too serious, with a minimum sentence of life imprisonment and a maximum sentence of death.

However, due to Gerard’s special identity, it is necessary to determine how much information about the Council he has spread, so a more detailed interrogation will be needed.

But he has been in a coma and needs treatment from a skilled doctor before any further treatment can be done, so there is no result yet.

Regarding the scandal of spies infiltrating the previous council, the new council made a serious review and stated that it would conduct strict audits in the future to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Turning to the back, it is about the event in which the local guild alliance sent a coalition force to attack the Six Demon Generals.

In the end, the Council did not make a fuss about these things. It generously stated that it had to make decisions based on urgency, and then allowed the media to praise the coalition’s decisive actions.

At the same time, they also stated that if this incident led to retaliation from the Balam Alliance, the New Council was willing to help the regular guild bear the pressure.

Compared to the complete destruction of the Six Demon Generals, one of the three major forces, the news of Rhodes and Mira arresting Eligor and annihilating the Black Unicorn seemed less eye-catching.

The Mountain Dragon and the Infernal Dragon did not appear in the newspapers, perhaps because the Council kept its promise, or perhaps for some other considerations.

Rhode didn’t care much about this. After all, someone would know it.

As they watched, Mira suddenly said, “How is the other side of the canal?”

“what?”

“It’s Strawberry Street. I heard from Chico that someone is planning to sell a house there.”

“Strawberry Street…” They were discussing a big thing just now, but now they suddenly jumped back, but this is also a big thing. Rhode thought for a moment, “Isn’t that where Lucy lives now?”

“Well, it’s only about 300 meters away from Lucy’s house.” Mira said, “I think the location is not bad. It’s close to the commercial street and it’s convenient for us to go to work…”

As Mira spoke, her face turned a little red. She found that she liked imagining her married life more and more recently.

I’ve thought about exciting things, ordinary things, romantic things, and even quarreling things.

“Wait until you get off work and take a look. If it’s suitable, buy it early.” Rhodes held Mira’s hands with both hands and squeezed them casually.

Now, just holding hands isn’t as exciting as when we first got together, but when I think about the wedding date getting closer, there’s still a different feeling.

(End of this chapter)