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Chapter 216: Love! I Want to Bet on Rod
Chapter 216: Love! I Want to Bet on Rod
"Hey, did I see that right? Natsu seems to be completely overpowered?"
"Is that Rod? What kind of form is that?"
"Hasn't he been learning magic recently? It looks like he's received something incredible."
"No wonder he could team up with Erza a few days ago. This guy is growing too fast."
The hole Natsu had burst through provided a great viewing angle, and a group of people who had nothing better to do were now entertained by the new spectacle.
Hapy looked at Natsu, who seemed to be at a disadvantage, with concern and a touch of sadness:
"Is there no one running a betting ring? I want to bet on Rod winning."
Mira laughed and patted Hapy's head. In truth, she also wanted to bet.
"Annoying! Tree Vines!" Several tree Vines grew from Rod's arm, coiling around Natsu like serpents, binding him tightly before he was thrown out.
Unfortunately, the tree vines were immediately consumed by flames once they detached from Rod's arm.
"Damn it, it's clearly fire, why can't I consume it?" Natsu wiped his mouth and took a deep breath, "Fire Dragon's... Roar!"
Rod didn't dodge but instead blocked with his arm in front of his face.
The roaring flames engulfed him entirely, burning many parts of his body. However, the red light orb at his chest flickered, and the damaged areas began to recover quickly.
Mira clenched her fists in frustration. These two, one didn't know how to control his strength, and the other didn't even try to dodge or defend seriously.
In the past, she would have definitely punched each of them.
But that's not right. In the past, her personality might have led her to cheer them on and stir up the excitement...
"You've become so strong!" Natsu laughed, "In that case, how about trying this move?"
Natsu gathered his magic power, and scorching flames swirled around him.
Rod crouched halfway, one hand on the ground, contemplating whether to interrupt him.
"Dragon Slayer's..."
"Scarlet..."
"Enough is enough!" Two large hands burst through the guild's walls, each grabbing Natsu and Rod.
"Whoa!" Natsu's fighting spirit was completely dampened as he tried to push against Makarov's fingers, "What are you doing, old man! I was about to win!"
Rod didn't even bother to struggle, silently canceling the reception magic, which made his body shrink slightly, allowing him to sit on the edge of the guild master's hand.
Makarov roared, "Open your eyes and see what you've done to the guild!"
Natsu grumbled but didn't say anything. It was always a bit embarrassing when the guild was damaged and the old man asked about it.
Makarov lamented, "And Rod, why are you joining in on his chaos?"
"I was wrong, I'll fix it," Rod admitted sincerely. He had just seen Natsu looking for a fight and got excited, thinking it was a good opportunity to test his strength.
"Hey... Guild Master," Mira's voice rang out, "Your two moves just now caused more damage than Rod."
Makarov's momentum faltered, and the words of anger stuck in his throat.
He released Natsu and Rod, his body returning to normal size, "Cough, anyway, you two will help me repair the guild!"
"Yes." 2
The onlookers were disappointed:
"What a pity, such an exciting battle."
"Yeah, I thought I'd see Natsu beat up Rod."
"I think it would have been more exciting to see Rod beat up Natsu."
There were quite a Few Who wanted to see Rod get beaten, even though they knew it wouldn't help, it would have been more satisfying.
If they had known things would turn out this way, they should have practiced with Rod more when he was weaker.
What a missed opportunity! Many sighed, regretting their missed chance.
Gray was more interested in seeing Natsu get a beating. He himself was also itching for a fight. He felt that both Natsu and Rod were getting stronger, and he wanted a good match with them.
Rod was assigned to repair the outer walls, a task he was familiar with.
Makarov and Natsu worked on fixing the wooden walls inside, a task they were also familiar with.
The bulletin board, being important, was directly repaired by Mira, who enlisted Laki’s help. The two of them picked up the scattered job requests and pasted them back up.
Nab was also very enthusiastic in helping out.
"Your guy seems to be getting a bit naughty, Mira-nee."
Mira was almost too lazy to correct him: "Rod knows his limits. He just occasionally has some ‘sudden inspirations’."
"Really?"
"Yes, last time when we helped Mrs. Mary find her wallet, we encountered..."
"What happened?" Laki was curious.
Mira refused to elaborate: "Nothing."
"Leaving a conversation half-finished is the most annoying." Laki complained, then added excitedly,
"Mira-nee, you've been mentioning ‘we’ a lot in our chats lately~"
"Have I?" Mira hadn’t noticed, but upon reflection, it made sense.
Because recently, whether it was eating, shopping, or training, he was always around.
...
In late February, Rod teamed up with Elfman for another mission.
Elfman was no longer as uncomfortable with Rod getting close to Mira.
As a younger brother, while he initially had a bit of resistance to the idea of his sister having a crush, the feeling of reluctance was minor. What worried him more was the fear of his sister being deceived by someone unreliable.
Elfman had seen people like Loki, who played with countless women, and Jet and Droy, who together couldn’t even beat him.
How could he feel at ease with anyone like that?
But with Rod, after so many missions and battles together, he was generally trustworthy.
It was just a matter of getting used to having someone new around.
Actually, Rod had been training with them for quite a while, so they should have been used to it by now.
Elfman fell into thought, wondering when this guy started to bother his sister.
Was it right after he was picked up by the guild master and woke up?
"Welcome back, Elfman, Rod." Mira looked them over, "No injuries, right?"
Elfman said, "No, there was no fighting this time."
This time, the mission was to escort a family of four for a long-distance move. The family had a lot of valuables and was worried about being robbed on the way, so they hired mages for protection.
For Rod and the others, it was a profitable job, earning them 200,000 J just for accompanying the convoy.
Mira glanced at Elfman and then gave Rod a questioning look.
Rod looked at her apologetically and shook his head slightly.
Mira gave him a comforting look, shaking her head to indicate it was no problem.
"???" Elfman was full of confusion, wondering what kind of unique communication this was.
Do they no longer need to speak to understand each other?
Or did they secretly learn telepathy from Warren?
He couldn’t help but ask, "Sister, what are you talking about?"
Mira smiled, "Nothing, you went so far. You must have been tired. Take a good rest."
Elfman left with lingering doubts, feeling that his sister and Rod were hiding something from him.
Could it be that they secretly got engaged?
While he thought it was a bit too soon, there was no need to keep it a secret...
Suddenly, he felt the urge to fight Rod again.
(End of Chapter)
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