"Well, that's true. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if you became dead weight."
Yami showed an expression of understanding, but didn't forget to tease him a bit.
"..."
Black lines appeared on Finral's forehead. He really had to thank the Captain for his 'understanding'.
"Captain, why don't you let me go? I just rested for a day and feel full of energy."
Vanessa stretched on the sofa, as lazy as an exquisite orange cat. The sunlight hitting her soft long hair gave her a very intellectual aesthetic.
"I really want to go too, but I have so little presence..."
Gordon spat out a cloud of poison mist with a hint of sadness. However, when he saw Grey, who had even less presence than a door god, he suddenly felt that life was still manageable.
"Alright, you go then. Remember, if you encounter danger, surpass your limits right then and there!"
Yami waved his hand, and Asta immediately pulled Vanessa out impatiently. This made Yami sigh with emotion that the team was becoming more and more efficient under his leadership.
"Are you in such a hurry, little brother Asta?"
Vanessa covered her mouth and yawned. It was still early enough for a round trip.
"Little brother... I'm not small at all!"
Asta rolled his eyes. Ever heard of being well-endowed? But the reason he was in such a hurry to leave was entirely because he was afraid Luck would snatch his points!
If that battle maniac suddenly came back, he would definitely clamor to go along, and then his pitiful points would be reduced by a lot again.
"Alright, alright. If you get a chance, come to big sister's room and let me see exactly how small you are."
Vanessa made a slight innuendo toward Asta, which left Noelle completely confused.
"What on earth are you talking about, going to a room!"
Noelle expressed that she was very pure and completely didn't understand this suggestive conversation.
"It's nothing, you'll understand in the future."
Asta waved his hand casually. By now, Vanessa had taken out her magic broom and signaled for him and Noelle to get on.
"If we go to Wind and Thunder Village now, it will take about three hours, so we have to hurry."
Vanessa said with a smile.
"OK!"
Asta took the first step and sat on the magic broom.
"Asta, get down!"
Noelle said a bit unhappily. Because this way, wouldn't Asta be sitting between the two women? Then when the magic broom ascended or descended, wouldn't they squeeze Asta in the middle like a meat sandwich?
"Noelle, this is an emergency. You have to know that for every minute we delay here, another innocent life might die in Wind and Thunder Village. So don't be so hung up on trivialities and get on quickly!"
Asta spoke with emotional appeal, making Vanessa feel a bit of urgency as well, so she hurriedly called for Noelle to get on.
"Alright..."
Noelle sat behind Asta reluctantly. Although pressing against Asta's back gave her a sense of security, she didn't want Asta to be pressed against Vanessa...
The road to Wind and Thunder Village was still long, so Asta simply opened the naruto mall again. When he looked earlier, there was one last newly added item he hadn't seen.
"flying orb!"
"Can summon 15 flying orbs to gather under your feet for flight!"
"Good stuff, but too expensive!"
Asta looked at the price of the flying orb; it actually cost 100,000 points, while he only had 40,000—
7,850 points left. However, after this battle, the flying orb must be exchanged. Otherwise, if he encountered a Mage in the future who flew into the sky, wouldn't he just be left staring blankly?
"Little Asta and Little Noelle, hold onto big sister tight. I'm going to increase our altitude."
Vanessa suddenly said.
"You got it!"
Asta immediately gave Vanessa a bear hug. Although Noelle was a bit reserved, she still lightly hugged Asta.
"Although I have to hold onto Asta now, as long as I use my hands to hug him, my body can still maintain some distance. That way, it doesn't count as a real hug, right?"
Noelle thought with a blushing face, but she suddenly felt the magic broom she was sitting on become incredibly slippery, causing her body to involuntarily slide toward Asta.
"Eh, how strange. Why did the broom suddenly become so slippery?"
Vanessa also spoke curiously. Now Asta was practically pressed entirely against her.
"I don't know, Sister Vanessa. Is it time for you to change this magic broom? It has no friction at all."
Asta also spoke very innocently. In reality, the magic broom became so slippery because he had covered the surface of the broom with Chakra. This way, the three of them were clearly pressed tightly together.
While Asta and the others were heading to Wind and Thunder Village, Luck returned to the Black Bulls Headquarters excitedly.
"Hey, hey, Captain Yami, I'm back! That non-urgent combat mission can be given to me now, right?"
Luck spoke excitedly as soon as he entered the door.
"You're back late, Luck. The mission has already been taken by Asta and the others."
Yami spoke while taking a sip of 007 Beer.
"What? How is that possible?"
Luck's eyes widened in disbelief. In the battle just now, he had already pushed his speed to the limit, but he still didn't make it?
"Isn't that obvious? No matter how fast your speed is, can it be faster than my spatial teleportation?"
Finral said proudly from the side.
"Then Captain, are there any other combat missions?"
Luck spoke up, unwilling to give up.
"Not for now. But Luck, can you explain something? You and Magna left together, so why are you the only one who came back?"
Yami raised an eyebrow. Was this the rhythm of abandoning Magna?
"Him? He's flying slowly behind me."
Luck spoke nonchalantly.
"Who are you calling slow? My crimson lancer majesty annihilator is very fast, okay!"
Magna pushed open the door in annoyance. As an outstanding individual, being called a burden was more than he could bear!
"Alright, all of you stay on standby. I'm going to take a nap."
Yami picked his ear, planning to catch up on some sleep first. After all, no matter how fast Asta was, it would take some time to complete this mission.
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