"Wait a second."
Asta narrowed his eyes. Defeating Magna was easy, but just fighting like that was clearly boring, so he planned to maximize the benefits.
"What, scared? Even if you kneel and beg for mercy now, it's too late!"
Magna thought Asta had chickened out and beamed with joy, feeling that he still had some intimidation factor.
"You misunderstood. I just wanted to ask what newcomers in our squad usually do?"
Asta asked with a smile. From ancient times to the present, no matter where you go, newcomers can't escape the law of serving the veterans. But he was the proud Blue Beast; wanting him to serve people was out of the question!
"Usually, it's cleaning, serving tea and water to seniors, doing laundry, and feeding the Captain's pet, that kind of thing."
Magna thought seriously and said.
"Just as I thought. I wonder if you dare to make a bet with me on the outcome of this battle! If I win, you take over these tasks of serving people. If I lose, I'll give you three months' salary. How about it?"
Asta narrowed his eyes. He had already cast the tempting bait, not afraid that Magna wouldn't take it.
"Are you serious?"
Magna raised an eyebrow. This was practically giving him money! Although a newcomer didn't have much salary, it was enough to support his great gambling career! As for the possibility of losing, Magna really hadn't even thought about it. As a veteran member of the Black Bulls, would he lose?!
"It's just a matter of whether you dare or not."
Asta said, goading him.
"Captain, everyone, you all saw it. He insisted on betting with me, so you can't blame me for this!"
Magna pretended to be helpless and said, "Since you want to give away money so much, then I'll fulfill your wish!"
"Then can the match begin?"
Asta smiled happily because the distance between him and Magna was only fifteen meters. For others, this distance was already outside the attack range, but for Asta, it was just a matter of an instant!
Therefore, this would be a very pleasant journey of tricking someone.
"I always have a bad premonition."
Finral said, looking at Magna who seemed to have victory in his grasp.
"At this distance, Magna will most likely get beaten up very badly."
Yami rubbed his chin, recalling the commotion Asta caused at the exam site, having almost predicted Magna's future.
"Why don't you guys think well of the virgin delinquent, Captain!"
Vanessa said with a hiccup.
"It's not that we don't think well of him, but Magna is standing way too close, and he is completely unprepared for Asta's attack method, so..."
Finral said with a wry smile. This was very likely to turn into a baptism where the newcomer bullied the veteran.
"Is Magna standing very close?"
Vanessa looked at the distance between the two in confusion. Fifteen meters was a very safe distance for magic attacks.
"Is the newcomer really that strong!"
Luck was eager to try, really wanting to have a second baptism after the battle ended!
"Nom nom nom!"
Charmy wouldn't miss a single bit of mealtime. Although she had followed everyone out, she only managed to sneak a couple of glances at Asta, praying in her heart that this fairly handsome youth wouldn't be messed up too badly by Magna!
"I originally wanted to feed you a finishing move right from the start, but considering you're sponsoring me three months' salary, I've decided to give you a chance to show yourself."
Magna reached out and pulled a bright red baseball bat from his grimoire, then placed the fireball he had previously condensed into the air, and tensed his body to perform a baseball hitting motion.
"I advise you to use your finishing move right from the start. Otherwise, if you lose later, what will you do if you regret not using your full strength?"
The Chakra in Asta's body had already split into two waves; one headed to his legs, and one condensed on his right arm. At this moment, he was like a fierce tiger, ready to pounce!
"I hope your strength is as formidable as your mouth!"
Magna's gaze turned serious, and then he said, word by word: "Bat—tle—be—gins!"
Whoosh!
The moment the battle started, Magna had already used the twist of his right foot to drive the rotation of his body, but just as he was about to unleash a storm of attacks on Asta, he was shocked to find that Asta was gone!
"Where is he!"
Magna widened his eyes, his heart rate suddenly accelerating. Just then, he felt a weight on his right shoulder, and then a heavy sword appeared right before his eyes!
"You lost."
Asta calmly put away his sword. He could sense that Magna's magic was powerful, but unfortunately, he lacked the means to deal with a powerful martial artist; otherwise, he would have had the strength to fight, rather than being at his mercy like this.
"How is it possible..."
Magna looked at Asta in disbelief. At this moment, he was filled with mixed emotions. He had actually lost to a newcomer during the initiation! This was simply ridiculous. He felt his cheeks burning; he was supposed to be training the newcomer, but instead, he was trained by the newcomer. How embarrassing!
Many of you have started school, right? To celebrate the start of your semester, there's not much to say, but from now until 9 o'clock, I'll be releasing one chapter every hour!