"This communication magic is really useful!" Asta smacked his lips and then walked into the Black Bulls Headquarters.
"Well done, Asta and Little Noelle. I heard you defended an area on your own and brought a lot of face to us, the Black Bulls." Yami sat in the first-floor hall. Seeing Asta return, he put down his newspaper and said with satisfaction.
At this time, Magna and Luck hadn't returned yet. Vanessa was dead drunk on the sofa. The invisible trio—Gordon, Grey, and Gauche—sat on a small sofa in the corner, watching Asta and the others return in silence.
"No, no, this is all Asta's credit!" Noelle, praised by Yami, immediately waved her little hand, pretending not to care, but she was incredibly happy inside. She had been acknowledged!
"Asta, you little rascal, you're really bold, daring to challenge a Magic Knight Squad Captain. You really did a good job!" Yami said, blowing a smoke ring and laughing heartily.
"Can you not pause so long when you speak next time..." Asta had thought Yami was going to criticize him.
"Captain, Captain, what about me? I captured an enemy, you know!" Charmy said, bouncing around.
"Hmm, Charmy, your performance this time also impressed me. However, according to feedback from the Magic Knights Headquarters, it looked like you were about to use lynch law. That female mage must have touched your food, right?" Yami speculated.
"How did the Captain know?!" Charmy immediately became embarrassed.
"The only thing that can make you angry is that, right?" Yami took a puff of his cigarette. The first-floor door was suddenly kicked open, and Magna walked in, huffing and puffing.
"Hey, you kid, are you looking for death?" Yami's voice dropped. He hated people who damaged the building the most!
"Captain Yami!" Seeing Yami, Magna immediately bowed deeply and apologized, "I'm sorry, Captain, I won't dare to do it again next time!"
"Magna, how about we use our combo move, the Crackle-Crackle Magna Typhoon, again next time?" Luck ran in, oblivious to the situation, and hooked his arm around Magna's shoulder.
"Don't mention that move to me again, I can already visualize it!" Magna refused in horror. This Luck wasn't human; he released lightning directly to wrap around him. It was powerful, sure, but it was a bit life-draining!
"Alright, you brats. Asta, Noelle, and Charmy did a good job in the Royal Capital Defense Battle this time, so I've decided to give you all a few days off. Don't waste my kindness!" Yami said, biting his cigar. As he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something. "Oh right, the awards from the Magic Knights Headquarters for you will probably come out tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Awards? Royal Capital Defense Battle! What happened?" Magna suddenly felt that just because he hadn't been at the headquarters for a day, he was already out of the loop!
"When Asta went to report to the Magic Knights Headquarters, he incidentally beat up a bunch of terrorists. I reckon he'll be promoted at least three ranks," Yami said, blowing smoke rings.
"Three ranks? What is that!" Magna said, his eyes going crooked and his mouth twisted.
"You bastard, did you start working without even understanding the ranks of the Magic Knight Squad?" Yami rolled his eyes at Magna and then said, "Magic Knight Squad members are divided into three levels: Upper, Middle, and Lower, and each level is divided into five grades. When you first joined the squad, you were a 5th Class Lower Magic Knight. Since you haven't been promoted since joining, you are still a 5th Class Lower Magic Knight. If nothing goes wrong, you'll have to use honorifics with Asta tomorrow."
"What?!" Magna was dumbfounded and felt deeply frustrated; how had he been surpassed by Asta!
"Keep working hard, Magna, and strive to shed that rookie rank as soon as possible!" Asta patted Magna on the shoulder in consolation.
"Get lost!" Magna left this heartbreaking place with tears streaming down his face.
"By the way, Captain, what ranks are there after these Upper, Middle, and Lower levels?" Asta asked curiously.
"What kind of illiterates have I recruited into this squad!" Yami slapped his forehead and roared, "The next one up is my rank, the Grand Mage—got it? Only a Magic Knight Squad captain can hold that position!"
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