"To be exact, it's a very, very big thing. Asta's arms probably cannot be treated!" Charmy said dramatically.
"Because of the curse?" Vanessa said, lost in thought.
"Yes, it seems to be a very powerful ancient curse. Now Finral is notifying us to go to the hall for a meeting to discuss countermeasures!" Charmy said.
"Alright, let's go!" Vanessa said, hastily throwing on some clothes, and walked outside. Soon they arrived at the hall, only to see that everyone except Yami, Asta, and the six people—Magna, Luck, Finral, and Gauche—had arrived.
"Big Sister Vanessa, what should we do now?" Noelle came to Vanessa's side, feeling low.
"There will definitely be a way, Noelle. Everyone is here this time to discuss countermeasures!" Vanessa comforted her.
"Yes, let's all work together to find a solution for Asta!" Gordon said to himself, though no one else heard him.
"Shu..." Grey seemed to understand.
It was at this moment that Vanessa suddenly felt she had thought wrong. While it looked like a room full of people, in reality, there were very few who could actually discuss this!
Meanwhile, at the church in Nean Town, Gauche was interacting with his sister Marie when he suddenly sensed a magical fluctuation nearby. He looked up and saw Finral walking toward him.
"Why are you here? I can fly back myself!" Gauche said impatiently.
"Gauche, sorry to bother you, I have something to tell you!" Finral said awkwardly, feeling that Gauche was too full of himself—to think he came to pick him up?
"What is it?" Gauche asked.
"It's about Asta. Let's go over there to talk!" Finral didn't want to talk about such cruel things in front of a child.
"Marie, you go back first. Big brother will come to see you next time!" Gauche hesitated only slightly before saying this to Marie.
"Okay! Big brother, you two go ahead and get busy!" Marie was very obedient and immediately walked toward the dormitory.
"Gauche actually gave up time with his sister?" Finral watched this scene in disbelief. Honestly, when he came, he was already prepared to be rejected by Gauche. After all, according to the old Gauche, he probably would have said, "What does Asta's arm have to do with me?"
However, now Gauche prioritized Asta. At this moment, Finral was exceptionally moved, because this is what brotherhood in a squad is all about!
"What happened to Asta?" Gauche frowned, feeling that something terrible must have happened, otherwise Finral wouldn't have come specifically to find him.
"Today, the Captain took Asta to find Owen, the most brilliant recovery mage in our Clover Kingdom. Owen stated bluntly that current recovery magic cannot cure the curse on Asta's arms. In other words, Asta may never be able to use his hands again from now on. Everyone is waiting for you to go back to discuss countermeasures," Finral said with a serious expression.
"How could this happen? Does heaven want to keep fooling one person incessantly?" Gauche instantly felt indignant for Asta. Originally, being unable to use magic in this magic world already made him a natural loser, and now he can't even be a normal person with two healthy hands?
"In any case, let's head back first!" Finral said.
"Alright!" Gauche nodded immediately. The two quickly returned to headquarters, only to find the headquarters unusually quiet, mainly because everyone couldn't come up with any decent suggestions.
"Where are Magna and Luck?" Gauche asked, feeling a bit angry when he saw the two were not in the hall.
"The two of them have already gone to the Magic Palace to find a solution!" Finral said.
"Those two are moving fast. We can't be outdone. If I remember correctly, the Royal Library holds the most comprehensive collection of magic records. Perhaps we can go there and look it up!" Gauche said.
"That's a great idea!" Everyone's eyes lit up.
"Hey, don't just leave the thinking to me. Now is the time for brainstorming. One more method means one more shred of hope!" Gauche said.
"Let me think... I can go into the forest to look for unknown ingredients that might break the curse!" Charmy said.
"You can't do anything without involving food, but I suppose that counts as a method," Gauche said, rubbing his forehead in resignation.
"I can try to go ask Vanica and the others. After all, they are from the Diamond Kingdom. If we don't have a solution in the Clover Kingdom, maybe they do?" Noelle said.
"That's a good plan!" Finral agreed.
"Hey, you lecherous woman, do you have any ideas?" Gauche asked impatiently, noticing that Vanessa hadn't said a word. But when he turned his head, Vanessa was nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it, running away at a time like this? Did she go back to sleep again?" Gauche said angrily.
"I don't think so. I saw Vanessa walk out earlier. Maybe she found a solution too and has already gone to carry it out!" Charmy said.
"In that case, let's split up. Grey and Gordon, stop just standing there. Get moving! Who's coming with me to the Royal Library?" Gauche said.
"Me!" Gordon stepped forward quickly this time. Everyone finally hadn't ignored him, which made Gordon feel like this might be the halo of being the group's pet.
"Good. Finral, teleport us there!" Gauche said.
"Alright!" Finral quickly opened a portal to the Royal Library, thinking to himself that it was a good thing he had been there before, otherwise he would have been nagged by Gauche again.
"Well everyone, I'll be heading off too!" Noelle didn't want to trouble anyone, and since Vanica and his wife lived near the Black Bulls headquarters, she set off on foot immediately.
Charmy wanted to leave too, but suddenly her little hand was grabbed by a chubby hand. Grey, who had been in her large, chubby form, instantly transformed into Charmy's appearance.
"Charmy, I'm the only one left now, so I'll go with you!" Grey said.
"Sure! Wow, I didn't realize I was this cute!" Charmy pinched Grey's little cheek and couldn't help but laugh.
"Eek, stop pinching my cheeks..." Grey blocked Charmy's little hand.
"Alright, alright. Wait for me a second, I need to pack my gear!" Charmy said.
"You need to pack gear too?" Grey was shocked; she hadn't expected Charmy to be so serious.
"Of course! If we find something delicious, how are we supposed to bring it back without a backpack?" Charmy said, super seriously.
"I guess that makes sense. I'll carry one too..." Grey suddenly felt that what Charmy said made a lot of sense.
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