### Chapter 43: Riku's Daily Life
Soon Natsu woke up. The voltage Riku released might be fatal to ordinary people, but for a mage, especially a Dragon Slayer like Natsu, the damage wasn't significant.
Even if Natsu had covered his body entirely with flames at that moment, it might not have had any effect at all.
"Damn it! I lost again!"
Natsu looked unreconciled.
Gray complained: "You actually thought you could beat that monster!"
"Of course!!"
Natsu answered very decisively.
Gray smacked his lips and said: "Sometimes I really envy your unbridled enthusiasm."
Although he didn't participate in the S-Class exam three years ago, he learned some specific details from Cana, Elfman, and Erza.
The battle of the century between master and disciple, Gildarts and Riku, was extremely terrifying.
The master was a monster, and the disciple was also a monster.
Although Natsu and his strength had grown rapidly in three years, facing Riku from three years ago, they had no confidence in resisting him.
Riku's speed, strength, and Magic power were all too excessive.
Let alone Riku three years later. Only that monster himself knew how much his strength had grown.
"Damn it! Looks like I need to train even harder! Next time I will definitely defeat Riku!"
After speaking, Natsu ran home frantically to train.
Looking at Natsu's retreating figure, Riku's mood was complex. He usually hesitated about things he wasn't sure of and wouldn't do things without any possibility.
Natsu was different. Regardless of assurance or possibility, he would rush in recklessly and do it. This was very similar to Riku's past self, which was also the reason he disliked Natsu.
But he also envied Natsu's indomitable spirit. This guy seemed not to understand what despair was; he would quickly cheer up after losing.
"Sure enough, he's annoying!"
Three days passed in a flash.
"Riku, I'm going to do this mission."
A Fairy Tail guild mage placed a request form in front of Riku.
Riku glanced at it. It was a simple subjugation mission with a reward of 30,000 Jewels, belonging to the lowest-paid batch of subjugation missions. The difficulty was roughly equivalent to clearing some wild beasts and monsters around a farm.
Such missions posed some danger to ordinary people, but almost none to mages in the guild.
30,000 Jewels was roughly equivalent to 1,500 RMB. As long as one was slightly diligent, earning tens of thousands a month in a mage guild was actually very easy.
But many people in the mage guild were a bunch of drunkards and lazybones who wouldn't work unless they didn't have a penny in their pockets.
When they really ran out of money, they would go on a job, and then come back to continue living freely.
Riku made the registration: "Okay, I know. Go ahead."
Seeing this, Mira smiled and said: "Riku, it seems you've gotten used to this job."
"Used to it, yes, but it is indeed a bit monotonous. Fortunately, with you by my side, Mira, it's not boring."
The Master went to a regular regional meeting the day before yesterday, which would take a week. Seeing Riku looking idle all day, he arranged a task for Riku.
During the time he was away for the meeting, Riku would serve as the Acting Master, handling guild affairs.
Riku had no objection to this. Anyway, he spent every day in the guild eating, drinking, having fun, and accompanying Mira. The Acting Master's job was just registering missions and judging whether the mage taking the job had the ability to complete it and how dangerous it would be.
At most, a dozen or twenty people in the guild went to work every day, so most of the time was very leisurely, no different from usual.
Of course, there were always some guys who would give him something to do, like Natsu and Gray in front of him.
"You stinky fire user!"
"You naked pervert!"
Natsu and Gray were fighting again for some unknown reason. Such things were too common, like a daily meal. As long as these two guys were in the guild, it happened almost every day.
At first, it was interesting to watch, but seeing it too much became boring and annoying.
"I'm angry!!"
Gray assumed a Molding Magic stance.
"Bring it on!!"
Natsu also ignited flames in his hands.
The two rushed towards each other.
Zzzzt!
Riku's figure instantly appeared between the two, his two index fingers touching their foreheads respectively.
Crackle!
Blue-white lightning was released from Riku's fingers.
"Ughhhhh!!"
"Wooooooaaaahhhhh!"
The two screamed and fell straight to the ground.
"Can't you two calm down a bit?"
Fighting in the guild didn't matter; even if they beat each other until their mothers wouldn't recognize them, it was fine. But using Magic was not allowed. Magic was too destructive; one careless move could destroy the entire guild.
The guild had been destroyed many times because of fights, so there was a rule prohibiting the use of Magic for combat in the guild.
This was Riku's daily life as Acting Master.
Suddenly!
The guild door was opened, and a person rushed in shouting with a terrified face:
"Not good!! Erza is back!!"
"?!"
"Erza is back?!"
Everyone in the guild seemed frightened, as if a monster was coming. There was instant turmoil, making the newcomer Lucy a bit panicked.
"What happened? What happened?"
Happy said: "Erza... is super scary..."
Soon, heavy footsteps sounded. A figure carrying a huge monster horn on her shoulder walked in from the guild gate.
This person had dazzling long scarlet hair, a beautiful and exquisite face, and wore a set of armor gleaming with silver metallic luster. She looked valiant and very capable, leaving a deep and unforgettable impression at first glance.
It was the S-Class mage of Fairy Tail, known as 'Titania' (Queen of the Fairies), Erza Scarlet.
"So beautiful!"
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