"Asta, the Captain wants me to bring you to the Magic Knights Headquarters with him!" Finral's voice came from outside the door.
"Coming! Really can't rest for even a moment!" Asta shook his head and followed Finral to the hall. He saw Yami and Charmy already waiting there. It was worth mentioning that Gauche was also walking from his room into the hall.
"Now that I'm cleaned up, I'm going to find my angel Marie!" Gauche flew out with a sparkle in his eyes.
"That kid really can't see anyone else in his eyes," Yami couldn't help but complain.
"Charmy's going too?" Asta asked in surprise.
"Don't look down on me. I have an important mission this time: escorting prisoners!" Charmy said boastfully.
"Right, right, Charmy is the most useful!" Asta replied perfunctorily, then followed Yami into the magic portal leading to the Magic Knights Headquarters.
"The Royal Capital is as bustling as ever!" As soon as Finral stepped out, he spread his arms and took a deep breath of the air.
"Finral, you're free to do as you please for now. But don't wander too far. If I can't find you when I come out, I'll kill you!" Yami said.
"Yes, Captain Yami!" Finral had been itching to go hit on girls in the streets. Having received the order, he immediately sprinted away.
Yami then led Asta and Charmy into Magic Emperor Julius's office. After Marx took the prisoners from Charmy, he immediately led them to the interrogation room.
Julius listened quietly as Yami began his report. Only after understanding the whole story did he comment, "I see. I didn't expect the Eye of the Midnight Sun to send one of their three strongest to ambush you. However, by killing him, you've essentially cut off one of their arms. Well done!"
"This is the magic stone we obtained at the Underwater Temple," Yami said, handing the magic stone to Julius.
Julius looked at the magic stone in his hand with great satisfaction. He truly hadn't misjudged them. He immediately praised them, "It was truly not easy for the Black Bulls to complete the mission perfectly and return safely this time. And from your report, it seems everyone surpassed their limits. Yami, you have truly grown into an excellent magic knight captain!"
"Give me a break... I'm 28 years old. Can we not get so sentimental? Two of my subordinates are right here!" Yami felt a rare urge to tear up. He still remembered how Julius had braved immense public pressure back then to allow a foreigner like him to become a magic knight captain. It was this act of recognition that prevented his life as a loner from being so solitary.
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"Hahaha, sorry, I've damaged your dignity!" Julius couldn't help but burst into laughter. He still remembered when he first met Yami; Yami was a complete delinquent back then. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the troublemaker of the past had grown into his most trusted right-hand man.
"(ˉ▽￣～) Tch~~" Yami curled his lip slightly, then said, "If you believe it's right, then stick with it and prove its correctness with results. Boss Julius, that sentence has inspired me up to this very day, and it's precisely because of that that my life is no longer filled with hesitation!"
"In the past, I wanted to prove that you were right, that making me a magic knight captain was definitely not a wrong choice. Now, I also want to let these little ones prove that my choice was correct. The mages I selected, who were abandoned by other Magic Knight Squads, have now all grown into top-notch men!"
"I'm a girl~" Charmy protested slightly.
"What should I do? I suddenly feel like crying too... But I can hold it back; it shouldn't damage my dignity!" Julius was also very moved after hearing Yami's heartfelt words. To avoid making a fool of himself, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "Asta, congratulations on accumulating another remarkable achievement. You are one step closer to your dream. I will continue to look forward to your performance!"
"I won't let you down!" Asta immediately laughed. To be honest, he was also moved by those words. As long as you believe it is right, then you can go all out to prove it with actions, right? Jiraiya in Konoha was like that, and Might Guy was like that too. They didn't hesitate to use their own lives to carry out the Ninja Way they believed was right, which is why they could forge ahead from numerous hardships and stand out.
He was the same now. He wanted to walk a path to become a Wizard King that no one had ever walked before. Not only did he want to eliminate various crises, but he also wanted to ensure that there would be no more abandoned children and no more poverty in this world!
"By the way, little one, your Restraint Magic is also quite interesting. Could you restrain me and let me experience the feeling of being controlled by cotton?" Julius suddenly became chuunibyou.
"Huh?!" Charmy was clearly startled. Isn't this perverted? How could someone have such a strange request!
"Wizard King! Sorry to interrupt your conversation suddenly, but I just received military intelligence from the front lines. The Diamond Kingdom has attacked our border town, Kiden!" After Marx finished speaking, he displayed the images of the enemy attack sent from the front. In the footage, the area was densely packed with the army of the Diamond Kingdom.
"Judging by this scale, it doesn't seem like a minor skirmish, and the ones leading them are three of the Diamond Kingdom's Eight Shining Generals." Julius's expression turned solemn.
"Eight Shining Generals?" This was the first time Asta had heard this title.
"These are the eight strongest people in the Diamond Kingdom, equivalent to our magic knight captains." Yami introduced them simply.
"Three magic knight captains showed up all at once?" Charmy said in surprise.
"Wizard King, once the enemy breaches Kiden, they will be able to drive straight in. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible!" Marx said anxiously.
"To send a large army to attack at this time, it seems they have received some intelligence!" Julius frowned slightly. "Although I really want to send people over, every Magic Knight Squad has missions right now. The Crimson Lion King Squad went to the Ioto Mountains, and the Silver Eagle Hawks went to the Spade Kingdom, so..."
"Let me go, Boss Julius. Finral has been to Kiden and can take us there instantly." Yami said as he blew a smoke ring.
"Sorry, I just let you go through a big battle, and now I have to make you rush around again." Julius said apologetically.
"Isn't this what every Magic Knight Squad should do? Besides, our entire squad is in great shape right now, and we need a war to test our strength!" Yami said.
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