It was early July when he joined the guild, and it is now the end of December. From summer to winter, Rhodes has been living here for half a year.

At that time, he was alone and had no friends.

Now there are many friends in the guild that we can talk to, some good buddies who hang out with each other, and some comrades who have fought side by side...

There is someone I like.

In life, he bought some convenient magic 'appliances' at home, and gradually began to pursue a more comfortable living environment.

In terms of career, he is working hard to improve his strength, reading as much as possible to increase his knowledge, gradually increasing the frequency of taking on tasks, and increasing his experience.

Emotionally... the person you like is by your side almost every day, and the two of you often have some special tacit understanding. Sometimes just going out to have a cup of coffee can make you happy all day long.

Although there are still some difficulties, Rhodes also likes the process of slowly working hard.

Perhaps because Mira mentioned that the New Year was coming, Rhodes silently gave himself a year-end summary.

Overall, his life now is very fulfilling and happy. And because he has clear goals, he is full of energy when doing things.

Mira leaned forward a little, turned her head and looked at him: "Why are you smiling so happily all of a sudden?"

"It's the New Year." Rhodes smiled even more happily when he saw the couple's coat that she coincidentally wore with him today, "Will everyone get together to celebrate the New Year?"

Mira thought for a while and replied: "Well, because many people will celebrate at home, it won't be as lively as the harvest festival."

Rhodes looked around: "Looking at the atmosphere on the street, it seems that the New Year is not as important as the Harvest Festival."

Mira said: "Because the harvest is the most important thing of the year, and because the magical parade attracts a large number of tourists, the atmosphere is of course more lively."

Understood, Rhodes nodded. The Harvest Festival has become a well-known tourist project to some extent, while the New Year is still an ordinary festival.

Although they are all festivals worth celebrating, there are naturally differences in the degree of excitement and attention.

However, there is no need to worry about the city of Magnolia not being lively enough, because...

"Fire Dragon's 'Snow Fist'!"

"Natsu! If you break someone else's snowman, you'll get scolded!"

"Don't worry about such trivial matters, Happy!" Natsu started to make a snowball, "Watch the trick!"

"It's too despicable to start a war suddenly!" Habi flew to the roof and splashed the snow with a sweep of his wings, "Snow mist attack!"

Natsu raised his fist and shouted angrily: "Happy! Not using snowballs in a snowball fight is cheating!"

"Where are the rocks hidden in the snowballs?"

"That would be more shameful than cheating!"

The two of them were noisy, throwing snowballs at each other, and walking towards the guild.

"The two of them...were so noisy early in the morning." Rhodes suddenly grabbed Mira's arm and pulled her towards him.

A snowball flew past where Mira had just stood and landed on the ground behind.

Mira was unprepared and hit Rhode's chest with her shoulder.

She quickly stood up and straightened her hair around her ears: "It's just a snowball, don't be so nervous, right?"

"I'm used to it." Rhodes added, "And there might be rocks hidden in their snowballs."

Mira glanced at him, then turned to greet the two troublemakers: "Natsu, Happy!"

"like!"

"Oh~ Mira and Rhodes!" Natsu raised the snowball and asked enthusiastically, "Want to participate?"

"Although it's fun," Mira refused, "but we still have things to do."

Rhodes said: "You two, be careful and don't smash other people's windows."

Although it's not that easy to smash glass with snowballs, Natsu...it's not surprising that he destroyed someone's house during a snowball fight.

Rhodes is a kind person, and he doesn't want the president to write a review during the New Year.

Natsu showed a disgusted expression: "Long-winded Rhodes, you are about to turn into Erza."

"Love! Rhodes has become verbose."

"If Erza were here, she would definitely change into a snowman costume, and then bury you two with snowballs." Rhode's words brought two grimaces.

Mira just smiled. If she could speak magic, she might call Erza to come over and have a snowball fight with Natsu right now.

After watching the two troublemakers and childish devils leave, Rod and Mira officially started shopping.

Not to mention ingredients and wine, we also need to buy holiday decorations, and replenish the recently broken tableware.

Rhodes asked why not all tableware was made of wood, and if it was broken, Lucky would fix it, which would reduce expenses.

Lucky pushed up her glasses, indicating that she wanted to hang him up, so Rod gave up.

Porcelain plates and bowls are quite comfortable to use, but replacing them with wood is not a good idea. I am definitely not afraid of being used as a torture instrument.

As usual, large quantities and heavier items are delivered by merchants. Rhodes only carried some light ribbons in his hands, and it finally looked like he was out to purchase them.

After buying the necessary things, the rest is about using power for personal gain... No, it's a public-funded trip... It's not, it should be called a paid shopping session.

In fact, the road conditions in the city were complicated during the festival, and the two of them suddenly couldn't find a shortcut to the guild, so they had to take a few more detours.

After walking around for a while, I happened to pass by the place where Rhodes lived when I was about to return to the guild. Goodman was here to look after the shop as usual.

"Hey, isn't this Rhodes? And... Miss Mirajane?" Goodman was obviously a little surprised.

He took a closer look at the clothes on Rhodes and Mira, and gave Rhodes an ambiguous look, "Are you... out for shopping?"

"Hello, Mr. Goodman." Mira greeted politely. She had seen Goodman several times in the tavern and knew that he was Rod's landlord.

"Brother Goodman, there are some things I need to buy in the guild. Your opening hours seem to be getting later and later recently." Rhodes had to admit that he was quite happy to be misunderstood - it was not entirely a misunderstanding.

Goodman said: "Because the weather is getting colder, there won't be much business if you come early."

Rhodes nodded: "That's right. Oh, by the way, I have a heater there. Can I borrow it for you to use?"

"Thanks, but I'm prepared here, don't worry." Goodman pointed to the things on his stall and winked at Rhodes, "I brought new products over today, do you want to take a look? As a small gift.

It’s very suitable to give to girls.”

What Goodman was talking about were some hair accessories and bracelets, which his wife redesigned based on some of the techniques used in the cloth and knitting that Rhodes gave them last time.

It not only has some characteristics of ancient knitting, but will not look too abrupt when paired with current-style clothes.

Rhodes was easily persuaded. He saw some beautiful hair ropes that would suit Mira very well.

Seeing Mira looking at these things with great interest, Rhodes did not hesitate and directly took the one he liked:

"This red one goes very well with your favorite skirt. This black one is thicker and is suitable for tying a ponytail. This one with stars is thinner and will definitely look good when braiding your hair."

Rod said a lot.

Mira put down her bangs, picked up a black hair tie and tied it into a high ponytail: "Like this?"

She looked in the mirror: "It feels very similar to my previous hairstyle."

"As long as it looks good." Rhodes nodded, a big bow tie worse than before.

Mira changed to a red one, pulled her hair to one side and tied it up in front of her shoulders. She pushed her bangs to both sides and asked, "What about this?"

This dangerous hairstyle...

"This looks... very (virtuous), very beautiful!" Rhodes' heart beat faster. This hairstyle was so great, and he felt the urge to express his feelings.

Xianhui spoke very quietly, but Mira heard it clearly and her face turned slightly red.

She spread her hair again, and finally picked up the thin hair rope with small decorations recommended by Rhodes: "Braiding your hair... is a bit troublesome, please have some time."

"Yeah..." Rhodes nodded quickly and bought all three hair ropes before she could regret it.

Brother Goodman made a lot of money, but Rhodes also felt that he did not lose.
Chapter completed!