Chapter 7 Money, Money
Chapter 7 Money, Money
Fairy Tail’s secret beef curry rice, you can smell the aroma of curry from a long distance.
When the plate was placed on the table, there was an immediate fragrance of rice in the nose. The rice must be high-quality rice.
Rod picked up the spoon. On the left was the brown-red curry soup, evenly cut beef cubes, potato cubes and carrot cubes.
On the right was the rice that looked even whiter against the soup. The color and fragrance on both sides were so tempting that Rod didn’t know where to start.
This happy entanglement did not last for a few seconds. Rod chose to start from the middle under the urging of his stomach.
The curry and rice entered the mouth at the same time, salty, fresh, fragrant, and with a little spicy taste filling the mouth, making his tongue and teeth work involuntarily.
Rhodes couldn’t eat spicy food very well, and just a little bit of spiciness made his forehead sweat.
But when the spiciness wore off, he could taste the sweetness of the rice and the freshness of the beef.
Rhodes was immersed in this delicious curry rice, unable to extricate himself.
”Rhodes seems to be very devoted every time he eats, and even my appetite has improved.” Mirajane’s voice sounded, “Does Rhodes like food very much?”
”Of course I like delicious food. I didn’t pay much attention to it before, but now I seem to enjoy the process of tasting food more and more.”
Rhodes thought for a while and added, “Maybe I was too hungry a few days ago, or maybe I almost died, so I started to cherish things that I didn’t cherish before.”
Mirajane seemed to have regained her gentle and considerate appearance: “In that case, you have to work hard. Our menu here is very long.”
”I will work hard…haha.” Rhodes couldn’t help laughing. Work hard to eat? Work hard for eating? No matter which statement seems a little wrong.
A delicious curry rice reduced Rhode’s living expenses by 500 J, which he said was worth it.
In addition, he asked Mirajane to make up for the food expenses of the past few days, and his wallet shrank again.
Mirajane was a little worried that Rhode would not be able to make it to the next month: “Actually, there is no need to rush to pay these back. Those meals can be regarded as condolences.”
”It is natural to pay for meals. There is no way to pay for medical expenses for the time being, and the guild cannot bear the cost of meals again… Although the money was taken from the president by trickery.”
”It’s a temporary loan.”
”Oh, a temporary loan.”
Rhode looked at the menu carefully. If it was just a meal, the cheaper one would cost a few hundred J.
If you have a larger appetite but only order ordinary food, then a few thousand J is about the same.
Of course, if you are in a hurry to eat a meal, you can order whatever you like, then there is no upper limit.
Rhodes, who wanted to enjoy the food, suddenly felt the pressure. He asked, “Is there any job in the guild that can be completed without magic?”
Mirajane pointed her index finger at her chin and thought for a while:
”If you want, you can work part-time as a waiter in the tavern. Because you have to set aside time to learn magic… The salary is only about 120,000 J per month. Is that okay?”
Rhodes said without hesitation: “Of course, thank you!”
For a wizard, 120,000 J is not a lot. A stronger one like Natsu can earn it back in one or two days by taking a task to sweep the bandits.
Weaker ones can earn 120,000 in less than half a month by taking some life-related tasks that do not leave the city.
Only those low-level wizards who can only take small tasks worth a few thousand J will worry about this little money.
Unfortunately, Rhodes is now a ‘quasi-magic apprentice’ who is even lower than the low-level wizards.
This kind of work was already a favor to him. Mirajane even mentioned that she would set aside time for him to learn magic.
Another benefit of being a waiter was that he would get two meals. In this way, after deducting the rent and some daily expenses, it would take about half a year to pay back the money the president lent him.
Mr. Hibiki’s commission and Ms. Polyusica’s medical expenses would take a little longer.
However, Rhode felt that he should be able to take on some magician tasks in a few months, and the debt should be paid faster…
The road ahead is long and arduous. —— Since he had decided to be a waiter for a while, Rhode stayed to help clean up that day.
The tables and chairs had to be wiped and put in order, the floor had to be swept, and after confirming that no one was staying, the door had to be locked and the lights had to be turned off before leaving.
Rhode found a little bit of the time he had spent with his classmates in middle school.Learn how it feels to do duty together.
Everyone said goodbye to each other and went home. When Elfman was not working outside, he would usually wait for Mirajane to join him.
Rod would walk with the two for a short while. During the chat, he learned a shocking news: “So Elfman is your younger brother? I always thought he was your older brother!”
”Oh, I’m not old enough to be happy when being praised for my youth.” Mirajane stroked her cheek with her right hand. She said she wouldn’t be happy, but in fact she kept smiling. Elfman seemed very happy too: “If you are a man, you should be more mature!”
Rod fell into deep thought and accidentally praised the two siblings. Am I the kind of person who is good at talking? I don’t know myself.
Because Rod came back a little late, the landlord had locked the door and went home.
Rod took out the key and opened the door.
The room was dark. Rod touched the stairs with the moonlight from the window and walked upstairs carefully.
The house is made entirely of wood, including the stairs. Fortunately, there was no creaking sound when Rhode stepped on them, so it should not be too old.
After entering the house, Rhode found a match and lit the candle on the table.
The level of technology here is not very good. There is not even electric light. Many people still use candles and oil lamps.
Although there are lamps that use magic as energy, and the price has dropped a lot in recent years, it is still much more expensive than oil lamps.
So the landlord did not prepare magic equipment for this old house that has not been lived in for many years.
There is convenient tap water for water, but if you want to use hot water, you have to boil it now.
After washing, Rhode wiped his body with cold water, wondering whether he should use the guild’s bathroom.
”It seems that I have to buy some household appliances in the future-should they be called household magic props here?”
”Money, money…” Rhode, who left the campus in a strange way, had to worry about his livelihood.
Thinking about the salary of working in the tavern and the reward of the wizard mission, Rhodes began to look forward to life after learning magic.
With infinite expectations for future life, Rhodes fell into a deep sleep. —— Rhodes opened his eyes, the sun shone obliquely on his face through the window, and he suddenly sat up: “I’m late!”
”Fresh apples, crispy pears!”
”Manacarotene is cheap!”
”Fresh squash, take a look!”
Noisy hawking sounds were heard outside the window, and Rhodes suddenly felt a sense of dislocation.
He lay back heavily, raised his arms to cover his eyes: “It seems that I don’t have to go to morning classes for a long time, is it a good thing?”
After a long silence, Rhodes got up, washed, put on the white T-shirt and black cropped pants he bought yesterday, and went downstairs after stroking his bangs.
After a while, he ran back to the room, found the necklace on the bedside table, put it on and left.
“Good morning, Mr. Rod. Did you sleep well?” The landlord Goodman Riel greeted enthusiastically.
”Brother Goodman, you are here so early.”
”Just arrived. We are just about to open.”
The window on the first floor is a whole piece of wood, about two meters long and one meter wide.
After opening a few buckles inside, you can pull it outward and fall down.
After spreading out the two wooden legs folded on the side, it immediately becomes a platform for shelves.
Rod found it interesting. No wonder the door was not opened in the middle, but was deliberately placed on the side.
He helped Goodman put up the awning and prepared to leave.
”Wait a minute, just consider it a thank you gift. This is for you.” Goodman threw a keychain-sized object to Rod.
Rhodes took it and put it in his palm. It was a small wooden sign of 2-3 cm with hard-to-recognize words engraved on it and a red rope tied with a beautiful knot.
”What is this?”
”Amulet. Although it is just an ordinary handicraft, the wooden sign was carved by me and the knot was tied by my wife.”
Goodman smiled and said, “I heard that wizards occasionally take on some dangerous commissions. Be careful.”
Goodman’s shop mainly deals in handicrafts such as wood carvings and woven ornaments. I made one while preparing the stock yesterday.
”Thank you.” Rhodes wanted to say that it was too early for him to take on dangerous tasks, but he didn’t say it out loud. He just carefully accepted the other party’s kindness.
He found that the loneliness and uneasiness of surviving alone in a different world seemed to be dispersed a little.
(End of this chapter)
