Mira held two Magic Crystals in her hands, with a magic book resting on her lap. Looking at the things in Rhode's bag, she said helplessly,
"Rhode, the things you prepared are enough to blow up a small village... We're only going to a festival."
"When I borrowed these things, the Master said the same thing." Rhode thought for a moment and said,
"I just feel safer this way. I originally wanted to ask the Master to draw a few Defense Magic Circles on me, but he said there was no such thing and kicked me out of the storeroom. Sigh..."
"Well, well... I think I can understand how the Master felt."
Mira wanted to return everything in her hands, but after thinking it over, she still put one small Magic Crystal into her bag.
"Thank you for preparing so carefully. This is the safest I've felt going out in a long time."
Rhode regretfully put away the crystal ball Mira had handed back. "It couldn't be helped... Once I'm as strong as Natsu and Erza, I won't need these things anymore."
"Wait, you didn't make any other preparations, did you?"
"Nothing special, just two Swift Crabs." Rhode lowered his voice and leaned closer to her ear.
"One is scouting ahead, and the other is hiding under the boat. If anything happens, I'll immediately carry you and jump off the boat to run away."
"Th... thank you?" Mira was a little worried about what Rhode would be like if he ever took on an actual escort mission.
If they encountered an attack then... Mira looked at Rhode's backpack. Well, she hoped the criminals would be okay.
"Oh, besides the material preparations, I also made a bit of mystical preparation."
"..." Mira kept smiling and quietly listened to him.
"Since everyone