Chapter 42: Clumsy? Naive?
The unlucky guild master often drew missions that had low pay but weren't easy. He couldn't personally handle everything, so he could only entrust them to the kids. The ideal candidate was Laxus, but with his personality, it was difficult to make that work.
Thus, Erza, with her strong sense of responsibility and sufficient strength, often stepped in to solve these issues for the guild master.
Rhodes thought about it for a moment—Erza's influence in the guild wasn't just because of her strength.
"Wait, wait!" Rhodes suddenly noticed something odd. "What did Erza mean just now by completing the mission ahead of schedule... Is it what I think it is?"
Erza nodded. "I just took down the entire guild alone; it's no big deal."
"..."
Rhodes fell silent. Sure, "no big deal."
Could it be that the outside world wasn't as dangerous as he had imagined?
Rhodes hesitated. "Wasn't that a bit unsafe?"
"Hmm, it was a bit rash to make that decision in haste," Erza admitted seriously, but she quickly added,
"I was just too eager for the strawberry cake from this place—I couldn't wait for backup. I'll think more carefully next time."