"No, no!" Elu's face turned pale. Through their brief interaction, she realized Luck was a complete maniac; it was too dangerous, far too dangerous!
And that 'Crackling Elenu Typhoon' didn't sound like a good move at all. She didn't want to be mistreated!
"It's really fun!" Luck said sincerely, holding Elu's small hand.
"Are you trying to break me?!" Elu's heart was thumping wildly. Then, she saw Asta approaching.
"Asta, let's use a combo technique together, the three of us!" Luck was even happier upon seeing Asta's Shadow Clone, thinking that performing it with three people would be even more powerful!
"No, the original body told me to tell you that he's leaving. Don't wait for him!" This Shadow Clone of Asta was rather cold; it vanished as soon as it finished speaking.
"Aaaah!?" Elu was startled as expected.
"It was actually a clone; I didn't even notice..." Luck fell silent, then became excited again. Only an Asta this powerful could further inspire his will to improve!
...
Rebecca's Restaurant.
A girl, half a head shorter than Rebecca, was busy weaving through the diners. Asta noticed she was carrying a drowsy little boy on her back.
"This is my younger sister Luca. Thanks to her help today, I was able to find time for the mixer!" Rebecca seemed exceptionally shy after returning to the restaurant. When she had left, she had firmly told her siblings' teasing remarks that she wouldn't be bringing a man back, yet here she was, bringing Asta over for dinner!
"Big sister, you're back!" Luca's eyes lit up when she saw Rebecca. Upon noticing the masculine and handsome Asta beside her, she was even more delighted. "Big sister, is this a member of the Magic Knights?"
"Y... Yes, he's a member of the Black Bulls and a hero who participated in the defense of the Royal Capital!" Rebecca said with a red face.
"Big sister, you two take a seat. Delicious food will be served right away!" Luca was very satisfied with her first impression of Asta. She even found a chance to whisper in Rebecca's ear, "Big sister, you have to seize the opportunity. Tonight is a great chance; you must make him stay the night!"
"Stay the night?!" Rebecca's hair stood on end. What kind of wild words were these? What were kids thinking nowadays!
However, staying the night seemed like a good idea; she could have a deeper conversation with Asta!
Moreover, she could prepare a delicious breakfast, and they would see each other the moment they woke up. This suggestion was simply nice!
"No, no, what am I thinking!" Rebecca immediately covered her burning face, not daring to look at Asta. Fortunately, her younger siblings also sat down to chat and joke with Asta, which eased the awkwardness.
"Brother Asta has many younger brothers too!" Marco said.
"Yeah!" Asta nodded. Rebecca's place was indeed lively, and the children were very friendly. Perhaps it was because he looked so likable, but these kids were already treating him like their own brother-in-law.
"Brother Asta, will you marry big sister?" Marco asked with childhood innocence.
"This..." Asta felt a bit awkward looking at the crimson-faced Rebecca.
"Marco, what are you saying? Just eat your food!" Rebecca was so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole. Initially, she really just wanted to invite Asta for a meal to thank him; she didn't have any of these messy thoughts!
"Aaaah! What is that kid blathering about? How could Asta marry someone else!" Noelle was shocked.
"Then who should Asta marry?" Vanessa's gentle voice came with a mischievous smile.
"Of course it's... anyway, not her!" Noelle almost fell into the trap, but she braked just in time to preserve her dignity as a Princess.
"Hehe... Little Noelle is really too cute. If I were a man, I would definitely marry you!" Vanessa laughed, covering her mouth.
"How can two girls get married..." Noelle pouted, then continued to prick up her ears to listen for the latest developments. Meanwhile, the eliminated duo of Finral and Luck had already met up.
...
"Finral, you're alone too!" Luck said, enthusiastically putting his arm around Finral.
"Yeah, you're alone too!" Finral's mouth twitched. He had been rejected again, and quite bluntly at that. Had he exposed his lecherous vibes too early? But he really hadn't said much!
"By the way, Asta had his clone tell me to tell you to pay the bill first—no, wait, he's acting alone now and told us not to worry about him!" Luck said simply.
"Pay the bill..." Finral said with a tearful face. "I've already paid. Let's head back. But Asta doesn't seem to have a way to fly home; how is he supposed to get back later?"
"Maybe Asta isn't coming back!" Luck said after thinking for a moment.
"NOT! COMING! BACK!?" Finral felt like he had taken a critical hit. This was too much! How could a goal he had failed to achieve for so many years despite all his schemes be accomplished so easily by Asta?
"Finral, why are you crying?" Luck was confused.
"It's nothing. I just thought about how I'll be facing the cold night all alone again tonight, and I wanted to cry... sob..." Finral said.
"If Finral is scared, the two of us can sleep together tonight! That way it won't be cold!" Luck said sincerely.
"..." Finral silently opened a spatial portal and returned to his bedroom to reflect in silence.
"Did I say something wrong? Why is he ignoring me? I'll go find Magna instead!" After returning to headquarters, Luck excitedly went to find Magna.
"As for the mixer, three went but only two came back. Was Asta chosen?" Yami put down his newspaper and looked at the empty hall. "The hall is a bit quiet today. Where did Vanessa and Noelle go? They haven't been back all afternoon. And that brat Gauche probably ran off to the church to see his sister again, right?"
"Captain, I'm still here!" Gordon said hurriedly.
"Forget it, I'm going to sleep." Yami walked away with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Captain, why is everyone ignoring me? My voice was very loud!" Gordon said sadly.
"Shoo?" Grey turned her head, looking at Gordon in confusion. Did someone just speak?
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