Elfman was on his way early in the morning. The place where he went to work was not too far from his home, about an hour's ride by car.

If I don't go back early, my sister will have to do all the work at home, and it will be very hard for her to take care of the things in the guild.

However, in such weather, it was not easy to rent a carriage early in the morning, so Elfman simply chose to go back on foot.

A man is not afraid of the test of mere wind and snow.

By the time he returned to Magnolia, the streets had been almost cleaned, and guild members could be seen helping the residents every distance they walked.

He even saw the president turn into a giant, and he could build a roof with just two strokes of his big hands.

"A man's major mistake, did he really come back late?"

When Elfman returned home, he found that the road at the door had been swept clean, the snow on the roof had also been cleared, and it was all piled on the roadside.

Sister must be very tired now, right? He opened the door guiltily.

"Elfman, are you back?"

"Elfman? Welcome back!"

As soon as Elfman opened the door, he saw Rod sitting on the sofa, drinking tea and flipping through today's magazine. His sister had just brought back a plate of cookies and sat down opposite him.

What kind of strange atmosphere is this?

The familiar scene made Elfman feel a little dazed. He took two steps back and took a look.

You are right, this is your home, not a guild.

"I'm back..." Elfman replied blankly.

"What are you doing after quitting? Come here and drink some hot tea to warm yourself up. Have you eaten anything in the morning?"

"I rushed back in a hurry and didn't have time to eat."

"I'm going to help you do something." Mira stood up and motioned for Rhodes to sit down first.

Rhodes watched as Mira tied up her hair, put on an apron, skillfully took out bread, eggs, lettuce and various ingredients from the refrigerator, and quickly opened the fire to fry eggs, toast, and warm milk...

Wearing an apron and a high ponytail, her back looks so good. It’s worth marrying such a wife.

Oh, I haven’t gotten married yet.

Elfman sat opposite Rhodes and glared at him. With the scar on his face, he looked extremely oppressive.

But obviously he couldn't suppress Rhodes, not when he first came here.

Until now, he didn't know how many times he had punched this face, and it still felt average.

Rhodes smiled and poured a cup of tea for Elfman, pushed the snack towards him, and said shamelessly: "You're welcome, just treat it like you are at home."

"Thank you...this is my home!" Elfman was almost bypassed by him, "Why are you here?"

Rhodes became serious: "Come and help, Mira is too busy today, and she doesn't even have time to get her own snow."

"I mean, why are you here to help?"

"Based on our friendship, is it weird for me to help?"

Of course it wasn't strange, but Elfman thought the scene he saw when he entered was strange.

I feel like I'm losing my sister.

Although he had long thought that this day would come sooner or later, it was too early, so why not later?

Why did Rhodes and Erza team up for a mission, and their relationship with her sister improved by leaps and bounds after they came back?

Could it be that while he was away, his sister swapped jobs with Erza and went to team up with Rhodes?

No, something else must have happened.

Elfman was not used to using his head to solve problems. He stared at Rhodes, thinking about when to fight again.

Although Rhodes was very manly during the fight, Elfman, the manly man, did not want to back down.

"It's time to eat." Mira brought two plates and two cups, placing them in front of Elfman and Rhodes respectively.

It was just a simple sandwich and milk, because it was faster to prepare. Mira knew that Rhodes usually had breakfast in the guild, but he followed her here as soon as he entered the guild today, so she also prepared his portion.

"Thank you!" Rhodes ate happily.

Elfman ate a little silently.

Mira sat down on the side, holding her chin in her hands and resting her elbows on her legs.

It has been a long time since we had guests at home, and the scene where the three of us had breakfast together dates back to more than a year ago.

Mira looked left and right, and felt that it would be nice if her future life could be like this.

It's just that Elfman's eyes are too fierce.

Is the relationship between the two of them still so bad?

…

After breakfast, the three of them left home together and joined everyone else.

All members of Fairy Tail went out to help the town with snow removal work.

Makarov strictly prohibited the use of magic by anyone except a few people designated by him.

The snow removal work is not a commission, it is just a voluntary action by the association to help the citizens.

The priority targets are the elderly whose children are not around, just like Rod did in the morning.

Next are some important roads, bridges, and public places.

Although there was no reward at all, everyone worked enthusiastically.

Rhodes suddenly understood why Fairy Tail was so troublesome and few people in the town really hated them.

In addition to being proud of the name of the strongest guild, I'm afraid it's also inseparable from trivial matters like this.

Everyone in the guild really likes this town, and the residents of the town also welcome these interesting magicians.

Bang! Bang... the sound of broken glass was heard.

Curses came from the house: "Asshole! Be careful! Why did the snowball fight break my windows?"

"I'm sorry! I will pay for it!" Marcus apologized and paid for everything, very skillfully.

Rhodes looked up at the sky. The guild and the residents liked each other, right? It should be right?

…

The peaceful (?) days passed quickly, January passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time to pay wages again.

Winter will continue for a while, but the weather is already showing signs of getting warmer.

Rhodes felt warmer after receiving his salary.

Fireworks and money in the world are the most soothing to mortal hearts.

"Why so much?" Rhodes used to earn 120,000 J per month. If he went out to take on tasks, the tavern would not count his salary.

But last month I traveled three times, and my salary was actually 150,000 J.

"Because you took on some of the work of assisting the president, your salary has been increased." Mira blinked, "I was busy at the end of the month, so I forgot to tell you."

Rhodes suspected that Mira did it on purpose.

How can he not know if he will be busy at the end of the month? He has gone on more than one date, so why is he so busy?

Is it because Mira refuses to work overtime, so she doesn’t talk about work during off hours?

Rhodes leaned close to Mira's ear, shoulder to shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't it about using power for personal gain?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's a normal salary increase, and the president agreed." Mira pushed him away, "If you have any objections, you can return the excess to me."

Rhodes thought for a while: "It's okay if you help me keep it, but it's not good to hand over the salary so quickly, right?"

He was punched in the chest.

There was a sigh in the tavern.
Chapter completed!