"Asta, should we have a fight first to warm up? We might meet some strong opponents at the group date!" Luck looked at Asta expectantly after Finral left.
"Refused!" Asta simply put his hands behind his head and walked toward the dormitory.
"Don't be so heartless!" Luck protested, but Asta chose to ignore him directly.
"This woman's sleeping posture is really unrestrained." Asta glanced at Vanessa, who was fast asleep on the sofa. It was exactly the same as when he first entered the Black Bulls Headquarters.
"Asta, wait a second. Do you know what a group date is?" Noelle asked, still holding onto the mindset that Asta was just a child.
"Of course I do. It's a place for matchmaking. By the way, children in remote areas get married early nowadays. Some look like they're only thirty-something, but in reality, they're already grandfathers." Asta joked.
"Do you have to be so exaggerated!" Noelle was instantly chilled. And the most important thing was that Asta knew what a group date was, which meant Asta wanted to find a girlfriend!
"Good night, Noelle, I'm a bit sleepy." Asta yawned, went back to his room on his own, tossed himself onto the bed like a doll, and fell into a deep sleep.
"No, no, I'm so angry! When there are such excellent women around him, he doesn't choose them and instead runs off to a group date. What a jerk, Asta! Since you aren't interested in This Princess, you shouldn't have flirted with me in the first place. Now that you've flirted, you just ignore me? I'm never going to talk to Asta again!"
After making up her mind, Noelle returned to her luxury dormitory in a huff. She took a hot bath first before lying on the bed, but because of the matter of Asta going on a group date, she was so angry that she only managed to fall asleep in the middle of the night.
The next day, early in the morning, Noelle saw Asta at the training ground.
"Morning, Noelle!" Asta greeted her.
"Hmph!" Noelle turned her head and walked away as soon as she saw Asta.
"Is this little girl angry?" Asta couldn't help but chuckle, then continued his training.
After a great battle, his potential had significantly increased, and he was now faintly touching the threshold of the Gate of View.
This was his greatest gain from the defense of the Royal Capital!
The only regret was not gaining any points, but this did not affect Asta's state of mind, because the path he wanted to walk was one of self-improvement!
"Idiot Asta, you really are a block of wood. Can't you see that This Princess is already angry? Don't you know how to coax me?" Noelle glared at Asta's back, sulking. Originally, seeing the river channel she and Asta had dug together had put her in a beautiful mood, but now it was ruined instantly.
Noelle decided that she wouldn't pay any attention to Asta for the rest of the day!
And so, at mealtime.
"You're here to eat too, Noelle!" Asta greeted her enthusiastically. After a morning of training, he felt truly refreshed, especially after having just taken a bath; his whole body was full of the vigor of youth. Ordinarily, Noelle would have glanced at him, but today she wouldn't even spare him a single look.
"Look at our Noelle, it seems she's having a spat with Asta." Vanessa chuckled. The world of young people is truly wonderful; unlike them adults, who no longer have the energy to sulk.
"I am not!" Noelle pouted, still refusing to give Asta even a glance.
"Maybe it's that time of the month?" Asta rubbed his nose awkwardly. After racking his brain, he finally found a somewhat reasonable excuse.
"Asta, don't forget about the mixer tonight!" Finral approached mysteriously and whispered enthusiastically into Asta's ear, "Tonight, there are going to be three super charming girls!"
"Right, there's a mixer today!" Asta finally remembered.
"How could you be so unconcerned about it!" Finral had a wounded expression on his face.
"So Asta didn't take yesterday's events to heart. I knew it, how could a training maniac be thinking about finding girls..." Noelle felt a sudden wave of happiness upon hearing this, not knowing why.
"What are you two chatting about? Is it about information on the enemy?" Luck saw Finral and Asta whispering and thought they were discussing enemy intel while avoiding him.
"Yes, yes, Luck, you should also dress up well tonight!" Finral went along with it.
"So Asta is going to a mixer!" Vanessa's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. She looked at the fuming Noelle and finally understood why she was angry. However, she didn't know why she also felt a bit unhappy herself—perhaps this was a side effect of that trip to the Wind and Thunder Village!
Furthermore, this side effect was somewhat serious. Last night, she didn't know what was wrong with her, but she had actually dreamed of Asta holding her while they escaped. That feeling had, without a doubt, caused a ripple in her heart.
"Those women in the Royal Capital have high standards; be careful of getting a cold shoulder when you go!" Noelle finally crossed her arms and spoke her first sentence to Asta today.
"Now, now, you can't say that. Asta is a great hero this time. Although the girls in the Royal Capital are aloof, they have absolutely no resistance to heroes!" Finral, fearing that Asta would lose confidence, quickly added.
"It doesn't matter. I will not retreat, whether it's training, enemies, or anything else." Asta said with determination.
"Asta, that's so cool!" Luck's eyes shone. "I also never retreat when facing enemies. Enough talk, I'm going to train!"
"I'm full..." Noelle left the table, not in a high mood. She suddenly felt a bit aggrieved, as if something that belonged to her was about to be snatched away by someone else.
"See you tonight!" Finral had no appetite to eat either and rushed off in a hurry, not knowing what he was going off to do.
"Ah! B—T Asta, why are you staring at me!" After Noelle left, Charmy was directly exposed to Asta's field of vision. Asta had really just taken a casual glance, but Charmy suddenly remembered the bet she had made with Asta about showing her panties. She didn't even care about eating and ran off on her short little legs—after all, she could eat anywhere! It didn't have to be the dining room!
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