"Oh no, they're alone together!" Noelle keenly sensed the crisis.
"But it seems neither of them has any intention of initiating a conversation." Vanessa looked at Asta, who was leisurely drinking his beverage, and Rebecca, who was finally looking directly at Asta.
"Thank you," Rebecca suddenly broke the silence.
"Oh?" Asta raised an eyebrow, surprised by Rebecca's sudden, out-of-the-blue remark. However, regarding this mixer, Rebecca was the one he was most satisfied with. She seemed like a good woman for settling down, though it didn't seem like she was interested in the mixer.
"During the Royal Capital disturbance, thanks to Magic Knights like you, my younger siblings were very scared at the time." Rebecca said sincerely.
"Do you have many siblings?" Asta asked with a smile.
"Yes, I have three younger brothers and two younger sisters. I'm the eldest. I only came to this mixer because my siblings urged me to, saying it was time to find a good man to rely on. But I didn't really want to attend because my mind is always full of my siblings, and it's hard to focus on anything else." Rebecca finished in one breath and let out a sigh of relief. She felt much more relaxed after speaking the truth.
"I can tell you've been on edge. I wasn't really in the mood for a mixer either; I only came because my teammates invited me to relax." Asta smiled. After they both spoke their minds, the atmosphere was indeed much more relaxed.
"I knew it! How could that idiot Asta ever go on a blind date!" Noelle sighed in relief upon hearing this.
"Little Noelle, haven't you noticed that now that they've opened up, they actually have more to talk about?" Vanessa rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes looking at Asta thoughtfully.
"What? What!" Noelle immediately perked up her ears to listen. Sure enough, she realized that Asta and the other person were chatting quite happily!
"If fate allows, you can come to my restaurant, and I will thank you properly!" Rebecca said sincerely.
"If it's just because I participated in the defense of the Royal Capital, there's really no need. Countless members of the Magic Knight Squad participated in the defense of the Royal Capital; I only contributed a small effort." Asta said modestly.
"So humble... Although he comes from a humble background, his aura is more noble than that of any noble. And I can tell that Asta truly dotes on those younger siblings who aren't even related to him by blood. If I were to marry him... No, no, what am I thinking!" After the conversation, Rebecca's favorable impression of Asta increased significantly. If she had only invited Asta to dinner out of gratitude for his defense of the Royal Capital, she was now sincere about it.
"Because my younger siblings have always wanted to see the great hero who defended the Royal Capital, so..." Rebecca blushed as she said this. What was she doing? She actually used her siblings as an excuse. Did she want to have a deeper interaction with Asta that much?
"In that case, there's no time like the present. If the restaurant isn't too far, I happen to be a bit hungry right now." Asta's amber eyes hid a smile; he thought Noelle's anxious appearance was quite cute!
"Ah? Right now?" Rebecca was taken aback. Although she really wanted to invite Asta to her home, she needed to clean up carefully first!
"If it's not convenient, we can do it later. I just don't know when I'll have time off again," Asta said with a smile.
"Then let me host you today!" Rebecca said quickly. Thanks to her usual diligence, her home wouldn't be too messy. Besides, it was late now, and it would be even later after dinner. Who knows, maybe Asta would even stay the night!
"Great!" Asta nodded. He then formed hand signs with both hands, and two Shadow Clones appeared. In reality, he didn't need to form hand signs at all, but he did it to look cool, mainly because three beauties—Rebecca, Noelle, and Vanessa—were watching him!
"Oh my, three Astas!" Rebecca covered her small mouth in surprise. She had never seen such magical magic before!
"This is my magic. Don't be afraid. You two, go tell Finral and Luck that I'm leaving first and they don't need to wait for me!" Asta said with a smirk.
"What a hassle! Why don't you go yourself?"
"Got it!" The two Shadow Clones grumbled before leaving.
"They actually have their own consciousness!" Rebecca was shocked.
"Haha, let's go!" Asta laughed.
"That idiot Asta isn't even going back with Finral? Right, he can fly now. He's really grown his wings; he can go home whenever he wants!" Noelle said indignantly. She needed to learn to fly quickly, otherwise, she could have been acting alone today instead of relying on Vanessa.
"Let's catch up too!" Vanessa pulled Noelle's small hand.
"Customers, you haven't paid the bill yet!" The restaurant owner said quickly.
"Is this enough?" Noelle turned back and tossed a bag of money.
"So much!" The restaurant owner was shocked. This was more than enough!
"Erika, do you want to go to Mount Anafu with me? The moonlight is beautiful right now, and the whole mountain is covered in moon-blooming flowers!" Finral felt the rooftop was a bit boring. Mainly, after inviting her out alone, he had run out of things to say, so he wanted to change the scene to break the awkwardness!
"It's so convenient to have Spatial Magic; you can go wherever you want. But it's late now, so let's just chat here!" Erika politely declined. Just then, one of Asta's Shadow Clones found Finral and Erika.
"Asta, you're here!" Finral looked happy to see the Shadow Clone. The one-on-one conversation had clearly failed, and he could use Asta's arrival as an excuse to return to their seats.
"Although I'm not interested in Finral, coming to disturb us at this time is clearly rude. It's a good thing I didn't choose this village bumpkin!" Erika looked at Asta with dissatisfaction.
"Finral, I'm Asta's Shadow Clone. Asta told me to tell you that he won't be joining you guys tonight. You should head back first!"
"Oh, and don't forget to pay the bill!" The Shadow Clone dissipated after speaking, which undoubtedly startled both Erika and Finral.
"He vanished!" Erika's hair stood on end.
"Don't forget to pay the bill..." Finral felt completely miserable.
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"Elu, do you want to try a combo technique, the Crackling Elenu Typhoon?" Luck said expectantly. "Magna from the squad says it's been getting a great reaction!"
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