Rhode grabbed her hand: "Encountered a little accident, almost healed, it's fine."
Mira quickly pulled her hand away.
This touched Rhode's knowledge blind spot.
Clearly, they've embraced several times and even had experiences of walking arm in arm, but holding hands was off limits.
Can't understand.
But there's no rush, that day will come eventually.
Mira seemed to realize she overreacted, in both senses, and whispered, "Let me see the wound later."
Rhode looked at her, hinting: "It's about time to change the dressing."
"Okay." Mira nodded lightly, "Should we talk about the mission now?"
"Let's call the President to listen together, things are a bit complicated." Rhode noticed Erza seemed to have finished her tasks, a small meeting was just right.
"Is it that serious?" Mira became more worried about Rhode's injuries.
Rhode showed her a helpless expression.
From the beginning, it was bound to be the worst case, that's why they went, otherwise who knows how many people would have died in the nearby two small towns.
Of course, there might be a trigger on their part, rashly using exorcism, detoxification, and healing class magic on Liss.
This likely provoked the demon, accelerating its erosion of the seal.
But on the other hand, if it emerged step by step, its power might have been even stronger than this time.
So it's hard to say it's their fault.
Mira was eager to know what happened, she dashed up the stairs to the second floor to pull the sleeping President down.
Erza and Natsu were already waiting at the counter.
One with a serious face, the other somewhat impatient but not daring to resist.
Hapi mixed with Warm, using a means of communication only the two could understand to discuss dividing the fish.
Makarov, following his usual habit, sat cross-legged on the counter: "What is so serious?"
Rhode reflected on telling the specifics before letting the President mentally prepare: "President, we've caused a problem."
"Hiss..." Makarov took a deep breath, clutching his chest, "Mira, bring my medicine over."
"Okay."
Makarov is 88 years old this year, although he's one of the Ten Wizard Saints, he is still an elder.
He's always had slight heart issues, so Porlyusica prepares some daily and emergency medicine for him.
Usually reliable Rhode, saying they've caused a problem this solemnly, the matter must not be small.
Makarov felt he should make some preventive measures... Since when has he immediately thought of making preventive measures?
Let's put this aside first and analyze calmly, it's normal for Natsu to cause trouble, he expected the destructive power.
As for Erza, generally she wouldn't cause trouble, but sometimes she might cause some damage by being daft, sometimes it might not even be less than Natsu.
The trouble-causing ability of Natsu and Erza together... Even Rhode couldn't withstand it?
Ultimately, why did the three of them team up?
"President." Mira brought a bottle of medicine.
The President held it tightly and even opened the cap in advance: "You speak."
"Um..." Rhode pondered for a moment, "Do you want to hear the big one or the small one first?"
"Separated into big and small?!" Makarov was almost about to jump up.
This is causing more than two troubles, right? He intended to hear a smaller one first to prepare mentally.
"The small trouble is, on our way back, we beat up over thirty people from a division of Ghost."
Makarov sighed in relief, just beat up dozens of people, it's not a big problem.
But immediately his expression became serious again: "Did they cause the injuries on you guys?"
"No way!" Natsu quickly replied, "Those guys, I can knock them away easily!"
No loss for the kids, very good, Makarov nodded, and then asked about the cause of the conflict.
Rhode explained in detail.
Mira was a bit surprised, didn't expect it to have a slight connection to her. Thinking carefully, it was already long ago when they went to the Royal Capital.
"Ghost..." Makarov frowned, these guys are really persistent, "No problem, they initiated the dispute, even if reported to the Advisory Council, they'll be the ones in trouble."
There is a treaty between guilds prohibiting armed contests, violators at minimum face President's review, at worst a forceful dissolution.
Anyway, the ones who initiated the trouble will surely be the unluckiest.
If Rhode's mention of causing trouble is at this level, it's entirely acceptable.
"Wait, did you damage anything while fighting them?"
Rhode said: "In the deserted wild, there wasn't much to damage, at most make a hole in the road, press down some flowers and plants by the roadside."
No problem then, Makarov breathed deeply: "Continue, what about the big trouble."
"During the mission, we encountered the demon bursting out from the seal, and then the few of us teamed up to defeat it."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Erza supplemented: "But strictly speaking, we trespassed unauthorized into the sealed area, and leveled two mountains during the battle."
"Two, two mountains..."
"Ah hahaha..." Natsu showed a smug expression, then promptly received a hit on his head.
Rhode and Erza carefully described the cause of the event.
"This matter..." Makarov thought for a while, "Although it violated some Advisory Council's regulations, ultimately it's their responsibility."
Makarov felt the Advisory Council should thank Fairy Tail for helping them solve a major issue.
Just didn't know what those troublesome Evaluators were thinking.
Marcus rushed over frantically: "President, it's bad! Lots of Advisory Council people have come outside!"
"What?"
These people arrived so timely, the few at the counter easily thought it was directed at them.
But they weren't nervous yet, people in the tavern were flustered first, some wanted to escape, and others deeply reflected on what trouble they might have caused recently.
Exaggerated ones were even explaining to friends what concerns they have if captured.
Makarov wasn't intimidated by the Advisory Council, nor by Rhode's mentioned matters, instead, he was frightened by the reactions of these guys in the tavern.
What kind of trouble have these bastards been causing outside!
In the small commotion, someone clapped hands: "Please maintain silence, I am an envoy from the Advisory Council, no one is allowed to move."
The crowd looked towards the entrance, a person wearing a high hat and uniform walked in, looking closely one would notice the person's hands and face had a frog-like appearance.
Outside the open guild gate, stood a team of Advisory Council law enforcement officers in white robes.
Rhode wasn't shocked, in the world of magic, encountering Frog People was reasonable.
Wondering if this person is easy to talk with, should I summon a Magic Swamp Frog to bond with him?
"Concerning the large-scale battle incident occurring on the Northern Coast of the Kingdom a few days ago, now under suspicion of vandalism, unauthorized trespassing into Advisory Council's sealed area and other charges, Erza, Rhode, Natsu, and others are ordered to go to the Advisory Council's division for investigation, if resisting, enforcement measures will be executed, that's all."