Makarov's complexion looked much better than when he had just returned.
As soon as the halo's effect wore off, Rhode immediately renewed it and also put a Crown of Insight on himself, and a Crown of Embers on his brother-in-law at the door.
"Alright, he's basically out of danger now." Porlyusica rechecked Makarov's body, then put on a face of annoyance, "You all should leave."
"Huh? Granny, I…" Rhode was still worried about the President's health.
"What 'I'? This is not a place for you." Porlyusica exaggeratedly covered her nose, "The smell of humans is just unbearable, hurry up and get out!"
Rhode was pushed out and trapped outside the door.
Next, a small window in the treehouse opened, and Porlyusica pointed at the golem and tree monster, "Take those two big guys away too, just looking at them is annoying!"
Rhode said, "They're not humans, keeping them here could help the President recover, and if someone attacks here, they could also…"
"Are you saying I can't even take care of a single patient?" Porlyusica snapped, "Get out of here!"
"...Alright, then I'll leave the President to you." Rhode had to send the tree monster and golem back.
Living alone in the wilderness, the old lady should have some means of self-protection.
After thinking for a moment, Rhode summoned Warm and pushed it under the window: "Then let it stay to keep you company for entertainment, we're leaving."
Warm sat on the ground obediently, sticking its tongue out and acting cute.
It understood the master's intention, if there's danger, it would cancel the summoning on its own as a signal for help.
"Wait a moment!" This time, Porlyusica didn't chase Warm away.
She opened the door, walked up to Rhode, took out a small bottle, and shoved the neck of the bottle into Rhode's mouth.
"Gulp gulp… cough cough cough…"
The potion poured down Rhode's throat, its bitterness filling his mouth, and he encountered such a rough doctor for the first time.
"It's an anti-fatigue potion, alright, disappear from here quickly, don't come bothering me again." Porlyusica threw a sack at Rhode and then turned back inside.
Warm naturally followed Porlyusica inside, and the treehouse door was finally shut.
Elfman felt a bit relieved, it seemed it wasn't against him earlier, "Granny is still so fierce."
Rhode shook his head, opening the sack to peek inside, indeed, there were some medicinal items for treating external injuries:
"She's worried about the guild, that's why she's eager to push us out, she even doesn't want me wasting any magic power."
"Is...is that really the case?" Although Elfman knew Porlyusica earlier, his understanding of her wasn't necessarily more than Rhode's.
"Let's go." Rhode summoned two Shadow Wolves, River Crab was too busy at the moment.
He looked at the tear on Elfman's clothes: "How's your injury?"
"Just a scratch, it'll heal soon." Elfman showed him his arm, "How about sis, any injuries?"
Rhode said, "Mira's just fine, you have no idea, when she goes berserk, she looks so cool and imposing."
Elfman leaned slightly backward, didn't he already know what his sister looked like when furious...
Wouldn't normal people find it terrifying?
Only this guy would find such a fierce sister good-looking.
So, what else could Elfman say:
"Man, manliness!"
...
The iron rods stuck into the guild had already been removed, and Laki had repaired the big holes simply.
The original intent was to clear out a larger space for everyone to rest and heal, but after removing the iron rods, the whole guild became more precarious.
Left with no choice, everyone still had to operate on the basement level for the moment.
Lucy had openly shared her identity, as well as Ghost's possible objective.
However, everyone had already learned a bit about it from Ghost.
Moreover, as Mira stated, things had developed to a point where it wasn't just Lucy's matter anymore.
Natsu patted Lucy's shoulder: "You said you wanted to stay here, right?"
"Yeah!" Lucy pouted, "I want to stay in Fairy Tail."
Natsu smirked, "Then it's alright, no one can take away Fairy Tail's comrades, something like 'Miss High and Mighty' doesn't match Lucy at all."
"Aye, I think so too, and Lucy's eyes are leaking juice."
"It's tears…" Lucy sniffled, crying and retorting.
"Sorry, even with me around, this happened still." On the other side, Erza was also apologizing, "If I had gone up with the President…"
Loki adjusted his glasses: "What are you talking about, weren't you fighting seriously back then?"
Kana laid out a large spread of cards, seemingly divining something: "That's right, if that's the case, then none of us present would be blameless."
Marcus said angrily, "It's all Ghost's fault for being so despicable, using an illusion of Lucy being tortured to distract the President."
"Precisely." Nabu swung his arm, wincing at his wound, clenching his teeth he said, "Because of that, I couldn't work, I won't forgive them."
Though poorly timed, Bigda wanted to say that among everyone, Nabu not working couldn't be blamed on Ghost.
Mira carefully bandaged Mickey's wound, the girl charged too furiously during the fight: "In any case, everyone rest up, the war isn't over yet."
When she said this, there was a slight chilling atmosphere.
Because the President had fallen.
On one hand, it was the loss of a spiritual pillar; on the other, it was indeed a matter of lacking hard power.
Even though they had Erza and Mira, Ghost's President, Joseph, was one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
Besides the President, no one in the guild might be his match.
Moreover, the magic power of the person who ambushed the President was terrifyingly strong too.
If only Kildas were here, or if both Laxus and Mystogan were available, there might be hope.
This was the common consensus among everyone.
The bad news was, Laxus outright refused to help, and Kildas and Mystogan couldn't be contacted at all.
The only good news was, two of the Four Elements had surprisingly been captured by Rhode and Mira.
This eased everyone's psychological burden significantly.
Moreover, during the retreat, Rhode's gesture of commanding with the wave of a hand left a deep impression on everyone.
That guy... when I used to spar with him one-on-one, it was just bothersome, but now standing with him against the enemy feels much more assuring.
At least as long as he's around, there's no need to worry about the number of opponents.
Mira was the first to notice him and her brother entering: "Rhode, Elfman, how's the President?"
The guild suddenly fell silent, pairs of eyes looking at the two who had just come down, hoping for good news.
Rhode said loudly for everyone to hear, "Don't worry, the President is out of danger; Granny Porlyusica said he will wake up soon."
"Ohhh!!!" Amongst misfortunes, this was lucky enough that it deserved a cheer.
It was truly fortunate that the old man was alright.
Gray's voice came from a corner, "Hey, that woman from Ghost is waking up."