"Don't even think about running away~ Laxus~"

"You are so virtuous, why are you still thinking about Laxus?"

Rhodes patted Natsu's head and said, "Come on and challenge me. Watch me hang you up and beat you."

"Love! We want to buy Rhodes to win!"

Now that he knows that Natsu will be fine, Habi won't be polite when he persecutes Natsu.

Natsu began to argue weakly with Happy.

Happy became more and more noisy. If it was Natsu now, he thought it would be okay to have a fight.

Rhodes opened the cloth bag. Inside were bags of medicinal powder, with a note detailing the usage and dosage.

"How did she figure it out?"

I've been exercising a little harder recently, but I often use Ember Crown to recover. I've also applied some trauma ointments and lotions, and I haven't felt any discomfort.

"Rod, the smell of medicine on your body is so strong that I feel like vomiting."

Smell? Rhodes smelled his arm and stretched it out in front of Hubby, "Does it smell?"

Hubby sniffed: "There is no fish smell."

"I'm not asking you fish!"

It should be a very light smell. Only Natsu could notice it if he was close. Granny Porlyusica could also smell it?

Or do you notice that my complexion is wrong, or my muscles are stiff or something like that?

It seems that the life recovery function of the red buff is not omnipotent and cannot be messed with at will.

…

When we returned to the guild, the floor, tables and chairs had been restored to their original state, which was obviously due to Lucky again.

Natsu followed Rhodes and Happy into the guild listlessly, staggering like a walking zombie.

"Are you okay? Natsu!"

As soon as he entered the guild, there were people who were concerned about Natsu's health, but Natsu turned a deaf ear to them.

Habi answered on his behalf: "Love! Granny Porlyusica said it would be fine to rest for a few days."

Rhodes looked at Natsu and had no purpose. He just followed him and took him to Erza's table.

"Erza, I still have to work, Natsu will be taken care of by you."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Erza took Natsu over.

Rhodes heard a 'dang' sound.

He touched his forehead, hearing the familiar sound of his head colliding with his armor.

Hahaha... Rhodes didn't snicker.

When he returned to the counter, Mira greeted him and then asked, "Is Natsu okay?"

Rhodes nodded: "Well, I'll just be weak for a while, I just need more rest."

"That's good, what is that?" Mira saw the cloth bag in Rhode's hand.

"Grandma Porlyusica suddenly gave me the medicine."

Mira paused in her work: "Are you forcing yourself again?"

Rhodes felt a little guilty for no reason: "It doesn't count, I just tried to do ordinary extreme training before."

Mira looked at him: "How on earth are the two words ordinary and extreme used together?"

"Hmm...my common language is not very good..."

"Rhode." His tone was not serious, but she could feel her unhappiness.

"I'm just looking for ways to get stronger as soon as possible. I've been converging in the past few days. I should be able to figure out the most suitable training intensity after a while."

I hope we can find a balance before the medicine pack runs out.

Looking at Granny Porlyusica's attitude today, Rhodes was still a little scared. If he accidentally lost his temper, he wouldn't know where to cry.

Just thinking about Laxus's nonchalant manner when he took care of Natsu today, I felt that if I stopped working hard, I would be far away from beating him and Mystergon.

Rhodes looked at the medicine bag in his hand, but these are enough for a long time, so let's practice first.

Mira stopped talking, and Rhodes felt a little awkward: "Well...don't you want to say something?"

"What?" Mira wrote something in the register without raising her head, "You are right, it is well-founded, and your future plans are all very good."

"……oh."

Rhodes felt that the atmosphere was not right and he should say something.

Reasonable? But she already said I was right.

Apologize? How to apologize if you are clueless?

Gag? It was stopped once just now.

Going up to coax her? That's not right either, the relationship hasn't reached that stage yet.

Cold treatment is also the last resort.

At this time, Mr. Cook's voice sounded: "Table 6, grilled lamb chops, Four Seasons pizza."

"Here we come." Rhode put the cloth bag on the counter and went to the food delivery port to pick up the food.

He carried the tray around the counter, stopped in front of Mira, hesitated, and whispered: "Thank you."

Mira's pen tip stopped and she looked up at Rhode's leaving figure, her eyes softening a lot.

…

After all the busy work, it was finally time to get off work.

Rod, Mira and the others cleaned up the tavern together. Sally and Izzy have been here these days. They can't go out to do tasks anyway, so they might as well help in the tavern.

After finishing the chores, everyone said goodbye to each other, and Rhodes walked to the backyard.

Lucky asked: "Are you going to practice again?"

"Yeah, I've been too busy these past few days and I don't have much time to practice magic during the day."

Rhodes said, "You guys lock the door, I'll go directly from the backyard in a moment."

"Accept!" Rhodes transformed into the form of a swift crab, practiced the accompanying skills for a few rounds and then dispelled the magic.

"Receive·Wild Monster Soul·Shadow Wolf!"

Spots of light flashed across Rhode's body, his figure grew taller, wolf hair grew on his body, and his appearance completely transformed into a werewolf.

What he received was a two-headed wolf, but instead of growing a second head, a wolf-shaped black shadow surrounded him.

As long as Rhodes has a thought, he can command the shadow to rush out and bite people at any time, just like commanding his own hands and feet.

When using this form, not only can the strength and physical coordination be increased, but also the ability to sneak quietly in the shadows, and the sense of smell is also greatly enhanced, especially the smell of blood.

After practicing in the shadow wolf form for a while, Rhodes dispelled the magic and retained enough magic power for the next summons.

Then he started high-intensity training using various equipment in the yard.

After practicing until his physical strength was almost exhausted, Rhodes simply lay on the ground, panting, and summoned a crimson mark tree monster to give himself a Crown of Embers.

"I'm so exhausted. I only made myself suffer when I was full."

Determination is determination, complaint is complaint.

Rhodes closed his eyes and waited silently for the Crown of Embers to take effect.

The feeling of the soreness and swelling subsided little by little that comes with the life-restoring effect is actually very comfortable.

It was so comfortable that it felt like someone was gently wiping the sweat from his face with a hot towel...

Rhodes opened his eyes: "Mira? Haven't you gone back so late?"

Mira squatted next to him, gently brushed the hair around her ears, and said:

"It took me a while to take stock of the drinks and sort out tomorrow's shopping list. I heard your voice in the yard and came over to take a look."

Rhodes believed her and came over to take a look. Not only did he prepare towels, he even mixed the potion for her. It was normal.

Mira's hand gradually became stronger: "What are you laughing at?"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Rhodes was forced to restrain his smile, "I was thinking... wouldn't you advise me to stop?"
Chapter completed!