"Did Asta do something else I don't know about?" Vanessa smiled gently. Although she and Asta were the only ones left at the table—which, rounding it up, was equivalent to the two of them having a meal together—Vanessa didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
"Did I?" Asta looked at Vanessa, very innocently. He had long forgotten about the matter of seeing Charmy's panties.
"Bang!" Yami pushed open the dining room door as if he had just woken up, then walked in saying, "Asta, the reward from headquarters for you has arrived. You've been promoted to a 3rd Class Junior Magic Knight. Keep working hard!"
"Isn't there any practical reward?" Asta complained.
"Rank is tied to salary. Does a raise count as a practical reward?" Yami rolled his eyes.
"Wuu wuu... I'm full..." Magna had originally wanted to greet Yami, but upon hearing this, he immediately left, tears in his eyes.
"Shu..." Grey exhaled a puff of white air and walked out of the dining room in front of everyone, her figure large but completely lacking any presence.
"Captain, would you like to taste some strawberry cake?" Gordon looked at Yami, who had just arrived, and invited him 'enthusiastically'. Then, seeing that Yami hadn't heard him at all, he finally left silently.
"Hmm? Did someone speak to me just now?" Yami picked his ear, looking at the empty chairs around him; there was no one there.
"It's time to start working!" Gauche stood up from the dining table, his expression serious and elegant.
"Is this guy finally going to be serious for once? But I don't think I assigned him any tasks?" Yami looked with gratification at Gauche, who seemed to be turning over a new leaf.
"The wooden statue of my sister Marie is almost finished!" Gauche excitedly sprayed nosebleed.
"Fine, I was hasty. How could I have any illusions about a guy like this?" Yami lowered his head to eat, then felt the atmosphere here was making him a bit uncomfortable, so he simply ate a few bites and left.
"Would you like some more soup?" Vanessa rested her head on her hand and smiled.
"No need, Big Sister Vanessa, you're taking care of me too well!" Asta couldn't help but say. He hadn't expected that Vanessa, who usually seemed careless, would have the attributes of a virtuous wife!
"For a lifesaver, one must naturally repay them well!" Vanessa emphasized the words "lifesaver" heavily.
"No, no, I'm about to be seduced. Time to run!" Asta quickly greased his soles and ran off. Soon, following Vanessa's departure, the dining room fell into silence once again.
"Watch out!" Luck was lying in ambush at the dining room entrance. As soon as Asta stepped out, he launched a sneak attack with lightning-charged hands. Honestly, this lightning-like speed was enough to catch 99% of Mages off guard.
But Asta's reaction was even faster. This was almost a muscular reflex-like dodge, using no Chakra or magic whatsoever—it was a dodging speed that completely transcended human limits!
This made Luck even more excited!
"I must surpass! I must defeat!! I feel my whole body's muscles trembling. As expected, only battling Asta can make me feel this way!" Luck looked at Asta's every move with wild joy. He was also learning Asta's techniques while battling; those natural, seamless moves fascinated him!
"I get to see such an exciting battle as soon as I walk out!" Vanessa watched the battling Asta with composure, her beautiful eyes not missing a single detail.
"Show me some real skill, Asta!" Luck was gradually becoming dissatisfied with Asta not using Chakra or magic in the fight.
"Then... Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Asta, as Luck wished, directly created nine Shadow Clones. Including the original body, there were ten people fighting Luck. Although this was somewhat suspect as coaxing a child, Luck became instantly excited upon seeing so many people.
"What kind of powerful move is this? It's as if everyone is a physical entity, and every move is authentic—it's really like fighting ten Asta's at once!" Luck exclaimed, his face lighting up with a goofy, husky-like expression.
"Asta has become stronger again. He didn't use this move back at the Wind and Thunder Village, or perhaps Asta was holding back at the time? He really is a mysterious and powerful little brother!" Vanessa couldn't help but smile slightly at the thought.
"Having more people is useless!" Luck suddenly became like a hedgehog, releasing dazzling lightning spikes all around his body. Two of the clones were immediately pierced because they couldn't dodge in time.
"Poof! Poof!" With the sound of two Shadow Clones disappearing, Asta and his seven Shadow Clones retreated to a safe distance.
"Whew, that was close. Almost met King Yama!" one Shadow Clone said, patting its chest vividly.
"Having only ten percent of the original's strength really sucks!" the second Shadow Clone complained.
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