Fairy Tail: I Don't Want to Be the President

Friends from the guild, isn't it wonderful.

Probably.

Seeing that they entered quietly without causing a fuss, Rhode decided to entertain them well.

However, everyone was more interested in seeing the child than in his hospitality.

Unable to resist their persistent urging, Rhode nodded, "Elfman, bring the child along with the crib downstairs."

There's no need to worry about health and hygiene issues; Zu Yilu is different from regular children.

Porlyusica had mentioned 'Don't underestimate your daughter's physique,' so meeting people is fine.

Elfman went upstairs, and with his size and strength, he effortlessly and steadily lifted the crib.

But just as the crib's legs left the ground by a mere centimeter, Elfman felt like he was being watched by the fiercest magical beast, his hairs stood on end!

Trembling, he lifted his head and saw Mira, who was supposed to be asleep, turn her head and look at him, emitting a terrifying killing intent.

"Sis... Sister?"

Mira didn't reply; she seemed to just unconsciously glance at him, recognized her brother, and then closed her eyes to sleep again.

The pressure disappeared completely, and Elfman broke into a cold sweat.

Once he safely moved the crib, people immediately gathered around.

Then, Makarov's right hand stretched and enlarged, plucking two people away from the crowd and gently tossing them outside, saying softly:

"Don't crowd so tightly; the child needs air!"

The remaining people nodded, tacitly leaving a gap.

Then, soft praises like "cute" echoed one after another.

Makarov watched the child with a smile for a while, then pulled Rhode outside to talk business.

"We agreed that, once the child is born, you..."

Rhode looked distressed, "Isn't it too soon, President? The child has just been born; how can I not stay home to care for them?"

"Moreover, Mira also needs care; at times like these, how can I abandon my wife and child to go work?"

Makarov felt a bit awkward; what abandonment? The guild is so close to your home!

"You can bring Mira and the child to the guild; everyone can help. We'll definitely take good care of them..."

Rhode looked at him with an 'are you sure?' expression.

Makarov felt increasingly uncertain.

Even though he grew up in the guild, that was then, this is now.

Taking such a small child to the guild seemed a bit... dangerous.

But Asuka grew safely to this age... Oh, when Asuka was born, the most troublesome ones weren't around.

This... was a bit awkward.

"Alright, once Zu Yilu is a bit older," Makarov sighed, "How about after the full moon celebration?"

Rhode resolutely refused, "No, at least until she's five years old. Just endure for another five years; five years pass quickly, in the blink of an eye."

Before Makarov could reply, Hapi loudly descended from the sky:

"President~~~ It's terrible, Natsu dried up an entire fish pond and has been detained!"

Makarov's back hunched a bit instantly; he looked at Hapi in despair, and then back at Rhode with worry: "Do you think I have five years left to live?"

"Ha, haha... It's not that exaggerated..." Rhode tried to soothe the president's mood, waving Hapi to come down and speak.

Actually, there wasn't much to discuss, just that he was hungry while training, and Hapi wanted to eat fish.

Natsu both wanted to eat fish and didn't want to get wet, plus found fishing too slow, so he had a brilliant idea—he dried up the pond.

Fishing in a dried-up pond, magic style.

"Sigh..." Makarov sighed listlessly, portraying a look of utter exhaustion.

Then he secretly glanced at Rhode's reaction.

In terms of destructiveness, this incident didn't even rank in Natsu's top hundred glorious mishaps.

It was just that the timing was perfect to leverage the situation.

Rhode felt a bit compassionate, "Well, how about three years?"

"No way, no later than Zu Yilu's first full moon!"

"That's way too soon; no!"

After some back-and-forth, they finally decided that Rhode would assume his duties when the child turns one year old.

Rhode sighed in resignation, already planning to find a new way to procrastinate at that time, like...

Having a second child.

While watching the two argue, Hapi timidly asked, "Umm... What about Natsu?"

Makarov snorted once and quickly laughed again:

"Natsu can wait, Hapi; I'll take you to see Rhode and Mira's daughter. She's extremely cute; come quickly!"

"Huh?!! Has Mira laid an egg? We want to see it!"

"I've already told you, humans don't lay eggs."

"Love!"

Hapi immediately forgot about Natsu.

Being detained for a few days won't kill him; seeing the newborn child is more important.

In the following days, companions got the news and came by one after another to visit Mira and Zu Yilu.

Lucy, Erza, Laxus, Gray, and others came to pay their respects.

Rhode took the opportunity to inform them about the full moon celebration at the guild next month.

Natsu was eventually 'rescued' by the conscience-stricken Hapi.

Although detained for two and a half days, Natsu seemed completely unaffected.

Once he returned and saw Zu Yilu, he immediately shouted to challenge Rhode and Mira to a duel.

But because of his loud voice, he woke up the freshly sleeping Zu Yilu.

So Mira gave Natsu a gentle smile, grabbed his head with one hand, and tossed him out the window like a javelin, planting him head-first into the guild's backyard.

Mira clapped her hands and returned inside; Rhode had already put Zu Yilu back to sleep.

Seeing her return, Rhode reminded, "Not suitable for intense exercise lately."

Mira shrugged her shoulders, "It's nothing, not even a warm-up."

Hapi accused, "So mean, treating Natsu like that!"

Rhode said, "Then go check on Natsu; we're having steamed fish for lunch."

Hapi joyfully responded, "Who's Natsu? I don't know him!"

...

The full moon celebration was held as scheduled, with guild members gathering together, including Mebius and Vorod joining the fun.

Mebius lay by the crib, looking at the tiny Zu Yilu alongside Vorod, feeling as if he was seeing newborn Makarov again.

In fact, Rhode had asked Ultear to contact Precht, but there was no response.

What they didn't know was that Precht was currently in the Western Continent.

Ever since the last meeting with Rhode, Precht had been investigating Zeref's whereabouts and collecting information on the Alvarez Empire.

However, diplomatic ties between Alakidashia Continent and Ishujal Continent had been severed for a long time, causing the news obtained in Ishujal to be outdated.

After some hesitation, Precht decided to secretly infiltrate the Western Continent.

Along the way, he quietly observed two young men bearing the title of Twelve Shields.

One named Agir, the other named Brantish.

Judging solely by their magic power level, Precht believed these two were nearly on par with Makarov.

Yet when it comes to the Empire's strongest power, Precht trusts that it must be in the capital.

Finally, today, he arrived at Vistalion.