"Asta's injury should be treatable now, right? After all, this is the most skilled recovery mage in the entire kingdom!" Finral thought to himself. However, he saw Owen's expression becoming increasingly grave, and finally, Owen simply dispelled the Jellyfish Surgery.
"What's wrong? Is the treatment going smoothly?" Yami couldn't help asking when he saw Owen stop the treatment.
"The patient should probably step aside." Owen said.
"What?!" Noelle was shocked. Usually, when a doctor asks a patient to step aside, doesn't that prove the condition is very serious?
"It's fine, go ahead and say it!" Asta smiled calmly. He had long known that Curse Magic wouldn't be so easy to heal, so he had placed his hope in the system from the beginning. Fortunately, the system hadn't disappointed him. As long as he refreshed a potion specifically for dispelling curses or a healing potion even higher-grade than the Healing Spring Water, it would be fine.
"Is that so?" Owen looked at Yami. He felt that the reason Asta could remain so optimistic was because he didn't know the severity of the situation. After all, he felt that any young person would be unable to bear this bad news!
"Just say it. Others might not be able to handle it, but if it's Asta, he will definitely be able to bear it." Yami said after exhaling a long puff of smoke.
"In that case, I will be blunt. I just used magic to investigate and discovered that Asta's arms have been cursed by ancient magic. As far as I know, there is no one in the Clover Kingdom currently capable of lifting such a powerful ancient curse," Owen said, shaking his head.
"Can it not be cured?" Noelle asked, her voice trembling slightly.
"Don't be so pessimistic. As long as we can find the person who can lift the curse, Asta's injuries can be treated!" Owen managed a forced smile. He had heard the rumors about Asta and knew that Asta relied entirely on close-quarters combat. Now that both of his arms were cursed, it was equivalent to a mage having their grimoire destroyed—how could anyone accept that?
However, to his surprise, there was no change on Asta's face; he maintained his previous calm. "Thank you for your hard work, Doctor. Since it cannot be treated here, I will take my leave. Let's go, Captain!"
"Alright!" Yami didn't dally. He turned around and immediately had Finral open a spatial channel back to the Black Bulls headquarters.
"Just like that?" Owen watched this scene in shock. Honestly, this was a tragedy that even adults couldn't bear, yet a young boy could face it so calmly? Just for this composure and grace alone, Owen felt that no other youth in the entire capital could compare to Asta!
"Old man, youth is capricious like this, but some hardships are a good thing. Only then can one better surpass their limits!" Asta turned his head with a smile, then walked into the spatial channel.
"It is truly a pity for such a youth..." Although it was the first time Owen had met Asta, he felt as if his entire being had been infected by Asta's spirit.
"Asta, I will definitely find a way to treat you!" Noelle looked at Asta with a pained heart.
"It's fine, Noelle. My arms are just temporarily unable to function. Don't forget, I still have two legs. Even without my hands, I can still protect you!" Asta laughed nonchalantly, then said, "I'm heading back first."
"Finral, how did it go?" Magna and Luck asked immediately upon seeing everyone return.
"The recovery mage said that Asta's arms probably cannot be cured because it's an ancient curse..." Finral said, his mood low.
"What?" Magna and Luck immediately widened their eyes, looking at each other as if they had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
"Does that mean Asta might never be able to use a sword again for the rest of his life?" Luck swallowed hard and asked.
"Luck, Magna, let's find a way to treat Asta together!" Finral suddenly perked up and said.
"Isn't that obvious! Luck, do you remember that Magic Palace hidden in the raging sandstorm we discovered once while on a mission? Perhaps that Magic Palace isn't completely ruined; maybe we can find a way to treat the ancient curse inside it?!" Magna said immediately.
"Weren't you too scared to go in back then? You even said not to report it yet and to save it for future exploration!" Luck said.
"What time is it now? Why are you still bringing that up? In order to find a way to treat Asta, I will brave even a den of dragons and tigers!" Magna declared.
"No time to lose, let's set off now!" Luck said excitedly...
"Right!" Magna said, and he and Luck flew off together.
"Those two are really fast. No, I can't fall behind either. I'll notify everyone of this news first and have everyone gather in the hall to think of a solution together!" After deciding, Finral immediately ran toward the dining hall, ignoring Grey and Gordon who were in the corner of the hall.
"Can Asta never wield a sword again?" Gordon's usually unchanging face finally showed an expression of sorrow. He knew that for the naturally unfortunate Asta, that sword in his hand was all he had, and now heaven was going to take it away again. What a tragedy!
"How could this happen..." Grey also stopped maintaining the image of the large fat person; her delicate little face was also filled with sorrow.
"What? Asta's arms can never be cured?" Charmy, who was feasting in the dining hall, immediately jumped up upon hearing this news.
"It's not that it can't be cured, but because none of the current recovery grimoires have anyone who knows how to treat ancient curses, which is why I need to notify everyone to come to the hall to brainstorm!" Finral said.
"I understand, I'll head over right now!" To be honest, Charmy couldn't figure out what kind of feelings she had for Asta. In any case, she was sad that Asta was injured, so hearing the bad news, even the delicious food in her mouth didn't taste good anymore.
"Wait, Charmy, it's not convenient for me to go to the girls' dormitory. In short, I'll leave it to you to notify Vanessa. I'm going to Nean Town to find Gauche!" Finral said.
"Alright!" Charmy nodded quickly and soon arrived at Vanessa's room, only to see that Vanessa hadn't even closed her door and was just lying carelessly on the bed.
"Eek!" After seeing many things she shouldn't have, Charmy immediately blushed, but she still ran quickly to Vanessa's side and said, "Vanessa, wake up quickly, there's something important to talk about!"
"What important thing?" Vanessa asked with sleepy eyes.
"It's about Asta!" Charmy said.
"What?" Vanessa instantly sobered up and asked anxiously, "Did something happen to Asta?"
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