"I suppose that's a blessing in disguise." Asta smiled, then said, "In that case, let's go into the Village first to understand the situation!"
"Little brother Asta has grown a lot all of a sudden. If it were those two reckless fools Luck and Magna, they probably would have charged into the ancient battlefield by now!" Vanessa laughed.
"Hmph! Asta just loves to act mature!" Noelle turned her head away pridefully, then straightened her messy clothes. As a Princess, she had to maintain her most perfect appearance at all times!
"Haha..." Vanessa gave a charming laugh, thinking what energetic young people they were, before leading the two of them along a winding path toward the top of the mountain.
"Sister Vanessa, why don't we just fly up?" Noelle said, feeling sorry for her poor feet. If such perfect feet got sore from walking, it would be terrible!
"Flying directly is not allowed, because near the Wind and Thunder Village, the sky is a complete taboo. Flying recklessly will get you struck by lightning!" Vanessa smiled. "It is precisely because of this that those bandit Mages haven't been able to take down this Village."
"Vanessa, there's a woman ahead." Asta first saw a blurry figure, then activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan. His visual range increased several times over, and he saw a girl with a very gentle temperament looking anxiously out from the mountain.
"According to the intelligence, that large bandit group has already been lured away by a man named Kryss, so this is probably a villager coming to welcome us!" After Vanessa finished speaking, she leaned her body mischievously against Asta's shoulders and whispered, "Little brother Asta isn't being good; you didn't even call me sister just now!"
"I thought you wouldn't notice..." Asta laughed awkwardly, but with two massive objects suddenly pressing against his shoulders, the sensation was enough to make one want to surpass their limits!
"To actually make such an intimate move!" Noelle's face darkened. She grabbed Asta's right hand and walked toward the front, then said with a stern face, "Since it's a villager, let's hurry over. Perhaps there's something urgent waiting for us."
"Is Little Noelle jealous?" Vanessa licked her index finger, first showing a dazed look, then turning it into a spellbinding mischievous smile. The love between young boys and girls was truly exciting!
"Are you Mages from the Magic Knight Squad?" The girl asked with great anticipation as she looked at the black capes worn by Asta's trio.
"That's right, we are the Black Bulls Knight Squad. You're a villager from the Wind and Thunder Village, right?" Vanessa said.
"I've finally waited for you!" The girl instantly wept with joy, and then she actually fainted just like that.
"..." Asta's trio was collectively stunned. They had thought the girl would reveal some very important information, but they hadn't expected her to only say one sentence.
"It's nothing serious. She just overextended her physical strength from waiting too long, which is why she fainted," Vanessa said after examining her.
"Then she should wake up quickly after taking a recovery potion!" Asta took out a bottle of potion and fed it to the girl. Although most of the potion leaked out, sliding down her fair neck to indescribable places, Asta swore his gaze was pure at that moment!
After the girl drank the potion, her face indeed became rosy, and her complexion improved at a rate visible to the naked eye.
However, the girl didn't wake up immediately; it seemed she still needed some time to respond.
"In any case, let's send her back to the Village first!" Noelle used a tissue to wipe the potion from the girl's mouth, otherwise, it would surely be uncomfortable being sticky.
"Then this arduous task will be left to little Asta." Vanessa said, supporting her tired slender waist. Naturally, this kind of heavy labor couldn't be handled by the girls. Of course, it wasn't that she couldn't drag the girl on the magic broom, but they were currently in a combat-ready state, so they had to save as much mana as possible.
"Leave it to me, Sister Vanessa!" Asta picked up the girl with a serious expression. The girl's soft waist felt as if it were made of water, and a fragrant scent wafted into his nose the moment he held her.
"Stupid Asta, change your pose!" Noelle pouted in jealousy, feeling a bit frantic inside. This was her exclusive position! Asta was such a scumbag!
"Uh..." Hearing this, Asta placed the girl on his back, but this only made him feel more unbearably restless!
The three of them headed all the way up the winding mountain road. Looking at the terrain, since flying was impossible here, it was indeed easy to defend and hard to attack.
No wonder the large bandit group from the enemy kingdom couldn't break in and was eventually lured into the Ancient Battlefield Ruins by a man named Kryss.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the entrance of the Wind and Thunder Village.
However, at this time, the Wind and Thunder Village was clearly still in a state of alert. Not only was the entire Village covered by a magic defense barrier, but a squad of militia also stood on the stockade wall built of wooden stakes and stones.
Although the stockade gate was open, it still gave off a feeling that strangers should not approach.
"Who are you? Why did Nero faint?" the Militia Captain asked cautiously.
"We are members of the Black Bulls Knight Squad. As for why this little sister fainted, it might be due to being too pleasantly surprised," Vanessa said.
"So you are members of the Magic Knight Squad. That's great, Kryss is saved! I'll go find the Village chief right now!" the Militia Captain said joyfully.
"No rush. Just have someone notify the Village chief to come to Nero's house," Vanessa said, brushing her hair. In any case, it was better to settle the girl first.
"Good, good, good!" The Militia Captain immediately arranged for someone to notify the Village chief and then personally led the way.
"Why was Nero waiting for us on the mountain road?" Asta asked at this point.
"That's because Kryss is her brother. Ever since Kryss sacrificed himself to save the Village, she has been going to the mountain road every day to wait, hoping for your arrival!" The Militia Captain's eyes turned a bit red as he spoke, clearly moved by the situation.
"I see. Then, is there anything you can tell us about the Ancient Battlefield Ruins?" Asta asked. Vanessa and Noelle stood by and listened quietly, as Asta was asking the very questions they also wanted to know.
"I don't know much about the Ancient Battlefield Ruins either; only Village Chief Roz will be able to answer your questions when he arrives." Perhaps feeling he hadn't provided any useful information, the Militia Captain took the initiative to explain the sequence of events.
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