98. Chapter 98 What to do
Chapter 98 What to do
”Don’t even think about running away~ Laxus~”
”You’re in such a bad state, and you’re still thinking about Laxus?”
Rod patted Natsu’s head, “Come and challenge me, I’ll hang you up and beat you.”
”Love! We’re betting on Rod to win!”
Since he knew that Natsu would be fine, Happy would not be polite when persecuting Natsu.
Natsu began to argue with Happy weakly.
Happy became more and more excited as he argued. If it was Natsu now, he thought it would be okay to fight.
Rod opened the cloth bag, which contained bags of powder, and a note with detailed instructions and dosage.
”How did she see that?”
I’ve been exercising a little harder recently, but I often use the Crown of Ember to recover. I also applied some ointments and potions for external injuries, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable.
”Rod, you smell so much medicine, I want to vomit.”
Smell? Rod smelled his arm and stretched it in front of the harpy, “Does it smell?”
The harpy sniffed: “No fish smell.”
”I’m not asking you about fish!”
It should be a very faint smell, and only Natsu can notice it when it’s close. Granny Polyusica also smelled it?
Or did she see that my complexion was not right, or that my muscles were stiff? It seems that the life recovery function of the red buff is not omnipotent, and it can’t be tossed around at will.
…
When I returned to the guild, the floor and the tables and chairs had returned to their original state, which was obviously the credit of Laqi again.
Natsu followed Rod and the harpy into the guild listlessly, staggering like a zombie.
“Are you okay, Natsu!”
As soon as he entered the guild, someone was concerned about Natsu’s health, but Natsu turned a deaf ear to them.
Happy answered for him: “Ai! Grandma Polusica said that he would be fine after a few days of rest.”
Seeing that Natsu had no goal and just followed him, Rod took him to Erza’s table.
”Erza, I still have work to do. I’ll leave Natsu to you.”
”Leave it to me!” Erza took Natsu over.
Rod heard a ‘dang’ sound.
He touched his forehead, the familiar sound of his head colliding with his armor.
Hahaha… Rod didn’t laugh.
When he returned to the counter, Mira greeted him and asked, “Is Natsu okay?”
Rod nodded: “Well, he will be weak for a while, just rest more.”
”That’s good, what is that?” Mira saw the cloth bag in Rod’s hand.
”Grandma Polyusica suddenly stuffed the medicine into my hand.”
Mira paused for a moment: “Are you forcing yourself again?”
Rod felt a little guilty: “Not really, I just tried to do ordinary extreme training before.”
Mira looked at him: “How did the two words ordinary and extreme come together?”
”Well… my common language is not very…”
”Rod.” The tone was not heavy, but she could feel unhappy.
”I’m just looking for a way to get stronger as soon as possible. I’ve been restraining myself these days. I should be able to find the most suitable training intensity after a while.”
I hope I can find a balance before the medicine bag runs out.
Looking at Grandma Polyusica’s attitude today, Rhode was still a little scared. If he accidentally ruined himself, he wouldn’t know where to cry.
Just thinking about the nonchalant look when Laxus dealt with Natsu today, it felt that if he stopped trying, it would be a long time before he could beat him and Mistgun.
Rhode looked at the medicine bag in his hand, but these would be enough for a long time, so he would practice first. Mira stopped talking, and Rhode felt a little awkward: “Well… aren’t you going to say something?”
”What?” Mira wrote something in the register without raising her head, “You are right, it is reasonable and well-founded, and there are future plans, all very good.”
”…Oh.”
Rhode felt that the atmosphere was wrong and he should say something.
Speaking reason? But she has already said that I was right.
Apologize? How to apologize without any reason?
Make a joke? I have just been stopped.
Go up to her and coax her? No, the relationship has not reached that stage yet.
The cold treatment is also the worst option.
At this time, Mr. Cook’s voice sounded: “Table 6, grilled lamb chops, four seasons pizza.”
”Here we go.” Rod put the clothHe put the bag on the counter and went to the food delivery counter to get the food.
He walked around the counter with the tray, stopped in front of Mira, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, “Thank you.”
Mira’s pen stopped, and she looked up at Rhode’s back as he left, her eyes softened.
…
After a busy day, it was finally time to get off work.
Rhode and Mira cleaned up the tavern together. Sally and Izzy were there these days, and they couldn’t go out to do tasks anyway, so they just helped in the tavern.
After finishing the chores, everyone said goodbye to each other, and Rhode walked to the backyard.
Laki asked, “Are you going to practice again?”
”Yes, I’ve been too busy these days, and I don’t have much time to practice magic during the day.”
Rhode said, “You lock the door, I’ll go directly from the backyard later.”
”Received!” Rhode transformed into a swift crab form, practiced the attached small skills for a few rounds, and then dispelled the magic.
“Receive·Wild Monster Soul·Shadow Wolf!”
Light spots flashed across Rhodes’ body, and his figure became taller. Wolf hair grew on his body, and his appearance completely changed into a werewolf.
He received a two-headed wolf, but it did not grow a second head. Instead, a wolf-shaped black shadow surrounded him.
As long as Rhodes had a thought, he could command the black shadow to pounce and bite people at any time, just like commanding his own hands and feet.
When using this form, not only can the strength and body coordination be increased, but also sneaking in the shadows, and the sense of smell is greatly enhanced, especially the sensitivity to the smell of blood.
After practicing for a while in the form of shadow wolf, Rhodes lifted the magic and saved enough magic power for the next summoning.
Then he started high-intensity training with various equipment in the yard.
Until his physical strength was almost exhausted, Rhodes simply lay on the ground to catch his breath and summoned the crimson mark tree monster to give himself a crown of embers.
“I’m so tired. I’m just asking for trouble because I’m bored.”
Determination is determination, and complaints are complaints.
Rod closed his eyes and silently waited for the Crown of Embers to take effect.
The feeling of soreness and swelling fading away with the life recovery effect is actually very comfortable.
It’s so comfortable that it feels like someone is gently wiping the sweat off his face with a hot towel…
Rod opened his eyes: “Mira? It’s so late yet you haven’t gone home yet?”
Mira squatted beside him, gently gathered the hair by her ears, and said:
”It took a while because I had to take inventory of the wine and beverages and sort out tomorrow’s shopping list. I came to see you when I heard your voice in the yard.”
Rod believed her and came to see her. Not only did she prepare towels, but she also helped to mix the potion. It was normal.
Mira’s hands gradually became stronger: “What are you laughing at?”
”It hurts!” Rod was forced to stop laughing, “I was thinking…won’t you persuade me to stop?”
(End of this chapter)
