Chapter 282: The Kind-Hearted Rod
Chapter 282: The Kind-Hearted Rod
Does she know what I'm thinking?
The hint of anger in Rod's heart dissipated instantly.
Handsome guys and Azure Sky Horses won't work; my Mila isn't a love-struck fool.
"What?!" The three of them exclaimed in unison, their faces filled with disbelief.
Mila, the top gravure model of the Mage Weekly, and the current number one on the 'Mages' Ideal Girlfriend' ranking, has a boyfriend?!
Among the three, Hepeki was the best at managing his expression, quickly regaining his composure.
"I had heard some rumors recently, but I thought they were just gossip. I didn't expect it to be true. My apologies for the misunderstanding."
As the number one on the 'Mages' Ideal Boyfriend' ranking, Hepeki could empathize with the trouble caused by rumors.
Currently, he was rumored to be dating more than 18 girls simultaneously...
But it seemed that Miss Mila wasn't bothered at all; instead, she seemed to be enjoying the relationship, with no intention of keeping it a secret.
However, wouldn't this affect her popularity? He wondered if Jenny, who had just lost her top spot, would be pleased about this.
Lotus remained unmoved, avoiding eye contact with Mila and Rod as he spoke to himself, "So you already have a boyfriend. It's a shame, but if you have any emotional troubles, you can still come to me. Of course, I'm not expecting anything."
If continued to play up his youthful charm, "It's okay, I just wanted to call you sister. You're so captivating."
Rod glanced at Mila, "I still feel like punching them."
"You've been through a lot already. Let me take care of this for you."
Mila gave Rod a gentle smile, but her gaze turned fierce as she looked at the trio.
A surge of powerful mana erupted, causing Mila's hair and the hem of her dress to flutter.
"Th-this aura..."
"It's like the Guild Master is angry... I'm not surprised."
"Ma-Magic...Mila!"
The trio's hearts raced as they experienced the overwhelming mana. They had only encountered two people with such power in their lives.
The trio took a few steps back, finally remembering Miss Mila's former title.
But wasn't she supposed to have lost her powers due to an accident?
For over a year, her modeling work had almost convinced them that she was just a beautiful female mage.
"W-wait! We mean no harm!" Hepeki quickly explained, "We came here because we noticed the Rat King was defeated during the mission!"
As for their habit of approaching ladies... it was just a professional courtesy, not a genuine intention.
Rod put his arm around Mila's shoulder, "Alright, your hair is a mess. Let's hear what they have to say first."
In fact, due to the friendship between the guild masters, the relationship between Fairy Tail and Azure Sky Horse was quite amicable.
It was just that Elusa avoided a certain someone from Azure Sky Horse, Loki avoided everyone from there, and now Rod disliked the trio from that guild...
The relationship between the younger members of the two guilds seemed to be deteriorating.
If this continued without proper communication, the friendship between the guilds might not last to the next generation.
Mila nodded, her expression returning to normal, and asked, "What's this about a mission?"
Rod fixed her hair, then suddenly felt something was amiss.
It felt like he had been wronged, then Boss Mila stood up for him, and finally, his 'kindness' defused the conflict...
This was so weird!
"Actually, our mission was to hunt down the Rat King and Rat Queen at Mint Lake and prevent the rat population from growing further.
(End of Chapter)"But when we went to Mint Lake the day before yesterday, we found that the Great Rat King and the Rat Queen were gone, and even the nearby rats had disappeared."
"After investigating, we learned that there had been a flood a few days ago, and the lake water rose significantly, flooding the rats' nests."
"The other animals and plants in the vicinity were also affected to varying degrees, and they all migrated to other places."
"We finally managed to track down the rats' trail, but as soon as we arrived here, we saw the Rat King lying there."
Not only the Rat King, but the Rat Queen was also lying on the other side, and a large stone golem was relentlessly pounding its head.
Rod forgot to ask it to stop; this child was too honest.
The trio explained the situation with each adding a piece of information.
Rod and Mila exchanged a glance, and the reason for the rat infestation in Lavender Village became clear.
Mint Lake is located about twenty kilometers south of Lavender Village, and the rat swarm had migrated from there.
The person who gave the commission to the Azure Sky Horse was clearly not the same as the one looking for Fairy Tail, and that person probably didn't know that the Rat King had already relocated.
Mila said to Rod, "These kinds of things do happen occasionally."
Different clients issued different tasks, but the outcome achieved the same goal, or different clients unknowingly gave the same task to different guilds.
In this case, the mages from the two guilds would need to compete.
Elisha had previously met Bagus from Four Paws because of such an incident, and the competition led to the battle.
This kind of mage-on-mage violence due to task conflicts doesn't seem to violate the treaty prohibiting armed resistance between guilds.
Therefore, it would be reasonable and legal for Rod and Mila to beat them up before this trio gave up their task.
Unfortunately, Hepeki decisively said, "Since you've already resolved the issue, we can only consider our mission a failure."
"That's not up for discussion," Rod stopped them, then whispered a few words to Mila.
Mila nodded, indicating she had no objections.
"Out of respect for Mr. Hepeki, I have a proposal," Rod still remembered the favor of helping with the language pack installation and didn't want to see them fail their task. He put on the Insight Crown, which he had taken off earlier, and said, "Let's make a trade."
"Trade?"
"Yes, our mission is to solve the rat infestation, not just target the Rat King. In other words..."
Hepeki immediately understood, "You want us to help you deal with the remaining rats?"
"Yes," Rod replied, "We don't expect you to eliminate them directly, but if you can pinpoint their locations or gather them together, that would be fine too. As long as it's done, we'll consider the Rat King and Rat Queen as a mutual help."
Rod and Mila didn't have such functional magic and could only conduct a carpet search, which was tiring and time-consuming.
If they had such magic, it would be much more convenient.
The trio smiled confidently, "Leave this task to us."
"I'm Hepeki of the Hundred Nights!"
"I'm Lotus of the Empty Night!"
"I'm If of the Holy Night!"
The three formed a formation and each made a cool gesture: "Tri Force is in action, and we will never disappoint any lady!"
Rod couldn't help but recall that the Road Engine Team also had a similar dramatic entrance...
Is this something only those who do it themselves can truly appreciate?
(Chapter End)
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