Fairy Tail: I want to summon Baron Nash

After they finished their coffee, they went to buy the pile of things Mira mentioned.

It was just an ordinary shopping trip, nothing special happened, and no special people were met.

Rhodes felt that this was good.

Mira turned and looked at him: "Why are you smiling so happily?"

"I think it will be very comfortable to use the heater in winter."

Mira didn't believe it: "You're lying."

"Hmm." Rhodes smiled, "Then guess?"

Mira thought for a while: "I won't guess."

Rhodes felt that she had guessed it and continued to laugh.

Mira wanted to kick him.

Macao looked at the two people who pushed the door in with a bunch of things, talking and laughing, and felt a bit like a newlywed couple going out to buy daily necessities for their new home.

Thinking back to when he and his girlfriend, now his ex-wife, were in love, it seemed that there was also such a stage.

It's a pity that they parted ways in the end.

Wakaba, who was sitting opposite him, blew out a puff of smoke: "Why do you suddenly show that expression? It's disgusting."

"Who are you talking about, disgusting bastard!" Macao slapped the table and stood up, then sat down again as if he was deflated.

Wakaba had just rolled up his sleeves and was ready to fight, but he almost sprained his waist: "Hey, what do you want?"

Macao said melancholy: "I feel a little lonely after being divorced for a long time, and suddenly I want to find a girlfriend."

Wakaba advised: "Romeo is 5 years old, don't mess around."

Macao looked at him strangely: "What does it have to do with Romeo's age that I want to find a girlfriend? I'm not looking for Romeo... Oh? Are you jealous that it's more convenient for me to be single?"

"Who would be jealous of you, a drunkard who smells like alcohol!"

"What did you say? Old smoker!"

Bang bang bang!

After Rhode and Mira finished packing, they leaned against the counter and watched the fight: "Even if most people are not here, this guild can still get noisy."

...

Peaceful days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the end of November.

Since that day, Rhode seemed to be busier than usual.

In addition to completing the work at the tavern every day, he also had to take on some small tasks during his break.

Including but not limited to finding lost items, delivering goods, catching vicious dogs that hurt people, dealing with rat infestations, etc.

Everyone thinks that it is not easy to show their abilities in such small matters, so there has been a backlog recently.

Rhode usually dislikes their low pay, and it is better to practice in the guild than to take tasks.

But who told him to be short of money, so he had to do it as a part-time job.

But doing these things is not without benefits.

Since these tasks often require running around the streets, he is now more familiar with the terrain of Magnolia, and he will definitely not suffer any losses if there is a need for street fighting in the future.

And because of his efforts, many residents in the city now know that Fairy Tail has a reliable wizard who "will not demolish the granary when exterminating rats."

Most importantly, Mira's favorability increased by one because of his efficient handling of the backlog of tasks.

"The economic crisis is over!" Rhodes handed in the last task in the plan, threw himself on the counter, and his face was deformed by the desktop, looking relieved.

"Thank you for your hard work." Mira put away the task list and poured him a glass of water.

Rod stood up: "It's not hard. I'll get paid in a few days. I'm getting more and more hopeful."

Laki reminded: "But the rent is coming soon."

"You can say such cruel words after I'm happy for a while." Rod saw Laqi's smirk and said unhappily, "And my rent has been reduced to 60,000 J, which is half cheaper than yours."

Now it was Laqi's turn to be indignant: "Damn it! Why did you meet such a good landlord?"

"Oh? Laqi said that the landlord is not good. I wrote it down and will tell Qi Ke later."

(Qi Ke is the daughter of the landlord of the girls' dormitory.)

"I didn't say that! And it's shameful to tell on others!" Laqi said angrily, "Sister Mila, don't just laugh, come and condemn him!"

Mira said with a smile: "I also think Rod's words are too much. It's just 40,000 J less than Laqi, not half at all."

"That's not the point!" Laqi suddenly remembered that the two people were in the same group.

After a lot of noise and laughter until the evening, Rhode still trained with the siblings.

"Has Elfman become stronger recently?" Rhode rubbed his forearm.

He felt that Elfman's fists were getting heavier, both in normal state and after using receiving magic.

Even if he blocked it, it still hurt.

But he couldn't tell whether it was a personal grudge or Elfman's magic power had become stronger.

Elfman showed off his muscles: "That's because... a man!"

Asking him was a waste of time, Rhode looked at Mira.

"The magic power has become stronger." Mira thought for a while and said, "Rhode, you have become stronger, right?"

"I should have only become a little stronger."

Just a little bit.

...

On December 8, X783, light snow fell over Magnolia.

On that day, Rhode and Elfman went to the tailor shop to retrieve two coats.

When Rhode and Mira put on coats of the same color and matching style together, Elfman finally realized Rhode's "conspiracy".

"You guys, did you plan this?"

"What are you talking about? I'm just a poor guy who has no money to buy winter clothes and can only go hunting and ask a tailor for help."

“…” Who are you kidding? That tailor shop is so expensive, and the labor cost is not cheaper than buying an ordinary winter coat.

“Don’t be like that, Elfman. Sister likes the clothes you gave me very much.” Mira said with a smile, “How about I give you one in a few days?”

“No need, sister, I already have enough clothes.” I always feel that sister will go shopping with Rod to buy clothes for him.

Elfman wanted to go to the snow mountain to hunt another Labang and came back.

Mira just tried it and took it off and put it away when she felt it fit. The guild replaced the new heater, which was still very warm.

Rod also took it off and discussed with her whether to print a guild emblem on the back, and one on the chest would also be nice.

There are more and more people in the guild. The members who were always in a hurry a while ago gathered together today, and the number of people was comparable to that of the harvest festival.

People like Rod, Mira and Elfman who were so leisurely were in the minority, and most people were so nervous that they stamped their feet.

Because today is the day to announce the candidates for the S-level exam.

Bang!

There was a sound similar to a hand-held firework cannon, and a large flag with the guild's logo was unfurled on the second-floor attic, with colorful ribbons fluttering down.

Everyone looked in the direction of the flag, and President Makarov stood up.

Behind him was Erza with a serious face, Mistgang with a mask, and Laxus with a frivolous expression.

There was a small commotion in the crowd. It was rare to see three S-class wizards standing with the president.

When the crowd quieted down, Makarov said loudly: "According to the rules of Fairy Tail since ancient times, I will announce the participants of the S-class wizard upgrade exam next."

"There are 4 participants this year, the first one...Kana Alberona!"

"Good!" Kana was a little happy, but she was a little disappointed that she didn't see Gildarts.

"The second one is Meister Glade!"

"It's Meister, he was chosen as expected."

"The third one is Miki Chikinteg!"

The members of the Youth Million Dead Squad were happy for their captain: "Great, Captain Miki!"

"The fourth one is Volian Laco!"

Volian was a little surprised: "I was chosen!?"

(The list is not made up casually, the author explained it at the end)

Except for Kana, the rest of the list can only be guessed based on a few words. The reasoning is as follows:

In the comics, after announcing the candidates for the S-level exam, Lucy said: I didn't expect that both Nazgre and Elfman were first-time challengers.

So they have nothing to do this time.

Arzak said: He was not chosen this time either.

It means he has no chance this year.

Jet and Troy said: Great, Levi was finally chosen.

So Levi is also the first time, she has nothing to do this year.

When Meister entered the list, someone said: It was a pity for Meister last year.

According to this, he should have participated this year, and it is also possible that everyone's memory was tampered with.

I personally think that he may have really participated, but he played Mission Impossible and confused himself and everyone else. The president must not have forgotten him, so he took him this year.

Gray said: The threshold is so high this year

It is speculated that the threshold may be slightly lower in 783, plus the setting says that Volian is a person who can handle high-difficulty commissions alone; in the Civil War, Miki is a person who can fight four people with fighting skills, and the setting says that her team is the backbone of the guild;

So it is reasonable to let Volian and Miki participate.

Regarding Fried, the president said something during the Civil War: Is Fried's technique so strong?

It is speculated that he does not know Fried well enough, so he is probably not qualified this time. The other two Thunder Gods are also more lonely now, so the situation is the same.

Makao and Wakaba are definitely qualified, but they are too lazy to participate.

The others are not so good.