"So cute, these little birds!"
When the candidates had almost all entered, a flock of birds with blue wings, which seemed to have exploded hair, descended, immediately attracting the attention of many innocent girls.
"These birds... they really like me, they all flew towards me. This reminds me of the white doves that represent peace in the square..."
Asta opened his arms, a look of enjoyment appeared on his face. Sure enough, this charm that had nowhere to hide was irresistible even to creatures like birds!
Surely he must be the center of attention now, right?
After all, girls are obsessed with boys who even animals are eager to get close to!
"Pfft! Look at that guy, he's so funny, surrounded by so many Demon-Repelling Birds, he actually doesn't feel ashamed at all, but instead has an expression of enjoyment!"
"It's no wonder. Judging by his clothes, he should be a bumpkin who just arrived in the city. It's not surprising that he doesn't recognize the Demon-Repelling Birds. But the grimoire towers in these small places are too much, actually sending someone with such low magic power. This really makes this young master feel a kind of humiliation!"
Two noble boys, who were shorter and whose looks were eighteen streets worse than Asta's, seized the opportunity to start mocking. And with the popularization by those in the know, the names and functions of these birds were known to everyone.
"Disgusting! Don't come near me!"
"Being chased by too many Demon-Repelling Birds might make the Magic Knight Squad captains look down on me!"
Almost everyone reflexively drove away the Demon-Repelling Birds around them, because whoever was surrounded by the most Demon-Repelling Birds meant they were the most incompetent. Even the girls who initially thought these birds were cute started to avoid them!
"Ugh..."
Asta had a face full of black lines, his already cold face became even more ruthless. "If you dare to come near me again, I'll slaughter you!"
"Chirp chirp!"
The Demon-Repelling Birds seemed to be able to understand human speech; under Asta's terrifying aura, they immediately scattered. Soon, with Asta as the origin, let alone birds, even people didn't dare to approach within a ten-meter radius.
"What a terrifying aura!"
The two noble boys who previously intended to further mock Asta saw that the situation was not right and hurried into the crowd. Avoiding harm is ultimately an instinct of humans, even noblemen who think they are extraordinary cannot avoid it!
"Look, there are also no Demon-Repelling Birds around that black-haired boy!"
A person pointed at Yuno and said.
"Could it be that he also scared away the Demon-Repelling Birds?"
"How is that possible? Don't you see so many people around him?"
"What powerful magic power. Even those nobles have one or two around them, but there isn't even one around him!"
"What a powerful existence!"
"I heard he also possesses the same clover grimoire as the First Magic Emperor!"
"Hmph! Occasionally there will be a large one among the bugs, but the nobility or baseness of bloodline is always hard to change!"
Yuno's existence undoubtedly attracted the attention of the whole audience. Whether it was jealous eyes or contemptuous eyes, they all converged on him, leaving Asta nakedly ignored.
"Tsk, a bunch of short-sighted mortals!"
Chapter 11
Asta rolled his eyes, withdrew his aura, crossed his arms, and tilted his head up with an air of haughty arrogance. This scene, however, caught the eye of a man wearing a white tank top, who looked just like Old Wang from next door, a farmer.
"An aura of a powerhouse?" The cigarette hanging from Yami's mouth had already burned halfway down. He hadn't intended to come to such a boring exam, after all... coming was the same as not coming, but now, it seemed he had spotted a very interesting young man!
After casting a glance at Asta, Yami continued walking toward the second floor of the exam venue, where the captains of the nine Magic Knight Squads had already begun to take their seats.
"They really are a motley crew; there's every kind of fashion imaginable." Asta muttered, observing the magic knight captain on the second floor. There was the Silver-Winged Vulture Squad Captain, who had styled his hair like an eagle; the Crimson Lion King Squad Captain, who looked relatively normal; the Verdant Mantis Squad Captain, who looked even more like a descendant of Orochimaru than [Chain Magic Revchi]; and the Azure Rose Squad Captain, whose bustier was made of iron, though she was quite pretty.
Next was the Purple Orca Squad Captain, wearing a purple cape and sporting a face shape like the American Superman. Following him was the Coral Peacock Squad Captain, who was asleep even while walking. Hmm, I wonder if she sleeps while doing other things, too?
Asta was full of interest in this loli-looking Coral Peacock Squad Captain; he really wanted to rush up and give it a try!
Next was a brat, the Aqua Deer Squad Captain. Asta would never join such a brat's squad, no matter what, because it would be too embarrassing...
After the brat was a man dressed like an old Indian turtle dove. Regardless of his strength, his appearance was definitely more colorful than male birds courting a mate. It was said that he was the captain of the currently strongest Magic Knight Squad, the Golden Dawn!
Finally, there was a man who looked exactly like a rugged farmer; this was the Black Bulls captain. It was said that he was even more famous than the Golden Dawn, and everyone affectionately called them the hooligan squad.
"These captains really are flashy..." Asta finally gave an objective evaluation. If you knew, you'd know they were Magic Knight Squad captains, but if you didn't, you'd think this was a masquerade ball where whoever dressed the most bizarrely was the coolest!