Chapter 209: Natsu? Forest fire prevention?
"As expected of Natsu," Laki muttered, shaking his head. It had been a while since Natsu caused a proper mess.
"So miserable," Rhodes said casually, tracing a few lines in the air. "Want to eat fire?"
"Ooh," Natsu opened his mouth and swallowed the flame Rhodes conjured up. "Thanks for the meal."
Rhodes's flames did not taste particularly good, plain and simple, but they were enough to fill the stomach in a pinch. If Natsu wanted anything resembling a proper meal, though, he would have to buy real flame-cooked food.
"Rhodes, can you draw a fish for me too?" Happy asked eagerly.
"Sure," Rhodes said, waving his fingers. A glowing word, "FISH," appeared in the air, complete with shimmering scales and fins.
Happy grabbed it and bit down fiercely, but his expression instantly soured. "It's too hard. And it doesn't even taste good. It just smells a little like fish."
"Maybe the structure is too complicated," Rhodes shrugged. "Even Levy can only create decorative words, not ones you can actually eat."
"I suggest you go find Warm," Rhodes added with a smile. "I think he still has some real fish left."
Sure enough, Happy scurried off and managed to coax a small fish out of Warm's stash. "Hey, Rhodes, you wanna join our team?" he asked hopefully.
Rhodes laughed. "No thanks. I just got back yesterday. This month alone I have already done two long-range missions with Erza and went to a regular council meeting with Master. I have not even had time to rest properly."