Chapter 265: Battle
Erza arrived at the guild a little later than usual. Not long after stepping through the doors, she made a beeline for the bulletin board and tore off a request sheet. "Mira, Rhodes, this one."
"Alright~" Mira took a glance at the sheet and handed it to Rhodes.
Rhodes looked over the request with a raised eyebrow. "This is a pretty basic job, and the reward's barely anything. You really want to take this?"
Erza nodded, her expression as serious as if she'd just accepted a national-level mission. "Yes. Because this task might lead me to the legendary Top-Sweet Strawberries."
"What strawberries?"
"Top. Sweet. Strawberries," she repeated, with unwavering conviction.
She actually said it a second time! That meant she was serious.
"Are they really that good?" Rhodes asked, baffled.
"They're not just good. They're perfection!" Erza's eye was practically sparkling. "I've already mastered the art of making the perfect whipped cream. If I can get my hands on those strawberries again, I can create the best strawberry cake in all of Fiore!"
Her passion was... impressive. Rhodes was beginning to suspect she might rank strawberry cake above all else in life.
"Got it," Rhodes sighed, now understanding. Once Erza had a goal, she'd follow it to the ends of the earth, even if it meant taking a job that paid next to nothing.