"Pfft!"
Lily, Nash, Yuno, and the others couldn't help but spit out their water. This imagination was truly wild!
"What kind of good things are you thinking about! You want to be related to the Magic Emperor that much!"
Asta rolled his eyes. Nowadays, he was very tall, already half a head taller than Yuno. This was the charm of taijutsu. Through half a year of hard training, he had completely grown into a handsome youth with a broad build.
"What are you saying, am I that kind of sycophant!"
The priest was a bit annoyed, but when he thought about the fact that Asta and Yuno were about to set off, he felt sad again. A church without Asta was lifeless...
Early the next morning, Asta and Yuno officially set off.
"Traveling is also a form of training!"
Asta stood on his hands and began to travel by hand. This behavior attracted the attention of many passersby, but most of them just took a casual glance. Their eyes were mostly on Yuno, because Yuno was also traveling while practicing magic, and the momentum he created was quite grand.
The two's actions attracted the attention of a group also heading to the Royal Capital. In this group, a man with blond hair and silver clothes was the most eye-catching, and he also vaguely occupied a dominant position in the group.
"The two of you must also be heading to the Royal Capital to participate in the Magic Knight Squad exam. The journey is difficult, not only do you have to guard against floods and wild beasts, but also against some robbers. I happen to know a shortcut to the Royal Capital, why not travel together."
The blond man walked up to Yuno and said. He had extraordinary insight and had long noticed that there was a four-leaf clover engraved on the back of Yuno's grimoire!
Yuno glanced at Asta and remained silent. For him, it didn't matter whether he followed the group or explored on their own.
Asta didn't even have the interest to pay attention to the blond man, but the fleeting greed in the blond man's eyes piqued Asta's interest.
Judging by his demeanor, the blond man looked very much like a noble, but because Asta was standing on his hands, he noticed that the blond man's hands were full of calluses. Moreover, although his clothes were gorgeous, the pant legs were much too long, clearly, this outfit did not belong to him. And his eyes were constantly lingering on Yuno's grimoire; it seemed nine times out of ten that he was a robber.
"Sure."
Asta straightened up and said. He was taller than the blond man, and his aura was more majestic than the blond man's, which made the blond man, who originally boasted of his brilliance, look disgraced.
"Then... let's join the group together. The people behind are also participating in this Magic Knight Squad exam."
The blond man said with a fake smile, vaguely feeling that Asta was not easy to deal with.
This group was very large, estimated to be about twenty people, including three decent-looking girls. From time to time, boys wanting to curry favor would appear around these three girls, but the girls' eyes were always lingering on Asta, Yuno, and the blond man.
"The two who joined later are both so handsome!"
"Yes, especially that silver-haired boy, his eyes are so beautiful!"
"But, looking at their clothes, they should also be commoners, and Keer, who organized us together, is a noble!"
The three girls whispered. Although Keer's demeanor was extraordinary, compared to Asta and Yuno, it was obviously lacking. Moreover, relying on female intuition, they always felt that Keer's eyes were a bit uncomfortable. If it weren't for his noble birth, they would have likely excluded him long ago.
"Big Brother Keer, isn't this road leading into the mountains? It doesn't seem to be in the direction of the Royal Capital."
After walking for a while, a gray-haired boy couldn't help asking.
"Everyone, you might not know, but it rained heavily a few days ago, and the mountains here are prone to mudslides. So, for safety reasons, I led everyone this way. If you think it's a detour, you can go ahead and wait."
Keer smiled lightly, bringing out the excuse he had long prepared.
"Uh... I'll listen to Big Brother Keer!"
The gray-haired boy immediately chickened out when he heard Keer tell him to leave the group. The Royal Capital was so far away; if he had to walk alone, he definitely wouldn't make it.
"Big Brother Keer is amazing, he even thought of this!"
"Yes! Yes!"
"We will all listen to Big Brother Keer, safety first!"
A group of boys began to flatter him, and even the good-looking girl looked at him with some admiration in her beautiful eyes.
Asta curled his lips. Was the fox's tail finally about to be revealed!
He rubbed the dirt on his hands, feeling that his great sword was already impatient!
Back then, a first-class junior Mage gave him 300 points, now he just didn't know how many Mages were in this group of bandits?
Looking at Keer's attitude of accepting everyone, surely the scale of this bandit group wouldn't disappoint him!
A devilish smile appeared on Asta's face. Hunting points—that was his purpose for following Keer!
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Well, this chapter came early, isn't it a surprise!
This is the third added chapter.
The flowers are almost at four thousand, brothers, let's work harder tonight and strive to break through four thousand flowers!
There should be another update tonight.
Depending on the situation, I will definitely update more if I can.
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