"Hey… maybe you should reinforce it, just in case. I'm not saying it's weak, but honestly, we don't know if he has some hidden magic artifact."
Klaus frowned, clearly irritated, but he adjusted his glasses and muttered, "Fine. Just to silence any unnecessary concerns." He layered another set of metal bindings over the mage lying down, the rings snapping into place with a sharp metallic sound.
Noelle tilted his head. "Overkill, but not bad."
Mimosa let out a small sigh of relief. "Better safe than sorry."
Leaning on my guitar, I commented, "Putting that aside, what exactly are we doing here?"
They all stared at me incredulously. "We're in a dungeon."
I looked back at them. "Though you might not believe me, I already told you, I don't know how I got here. But for now, I'm on your side, and I plan to help."
Yuno, expressionless as always, said, "We're searching for the dungeon's treasure."
Klaus stepped forward. "It's behind this door. We were the first to arrive and win the fight, but we'll allow you entry as a special case."
Offended, Asta shouted, "Who died and made you king of the world, four-eyes?! We won the fight, idiot!"
"Hey, how do we open the door?" I asked, resting my guitar on my back.
Silence fell until Luck said to Asta, "Since it's magical, maybe your sword can break it."
Asta didn't hesitate, he swung his sword, and the door shattered.
Inside, we saw piles of treasure: jewels, magical artifacts. Everyone rushed to grab something. Luck found a vase that teleported him to another vase. Others spotted weapons.
Yuno approached a podium with a scroll resting on it.
Klaus started yelling, "Hey! All this is national treasure! Leave it alone, some of it could be dangerous!"
The scroll glowed, reacting with Yuno's grimoire.
While they were distracted, I noticed the bird (the girl Secre transformed) pulling Asta toward a wall. But my eyes kept darting back to the other mage. His body was starting to ignite, flames licking his skin, but the fire seemed to be healing him rather than burning him.
"Oh, crap."
I grabbed my guitar quickly and shouted to Luck, "Hey, Thunder Boy, attack him! He's recovering fast, come on, move!"
I launched a long magic rift and started playing a song that pushed speed and persistence.
Driver's High by L'Arc~en~Ciel (English version)
I unleashed the second magic rift, the air shimmering with energy. The opening chords of Driver's High echoed through the cavernous dungeon, a surge of sound electrifying the place.
♪"I'll light the fuse to my heated silver metallic heart..."♪ The melody soared, kicking off the battle.
Luck charged forward, thunder crackling around his legs as he launched a fierce attack on the recovering mage. Sadly, He healed faster than expected, but he still couldn't break free of all the metal bindings. He stood, only to take a full-charged kick from Luck.
Luck grinned like a demon, feeling his body crackling with energy, his thunder wanted to move, to dance, to break free. He cackled with laughter.
♪"Because I'm feeling highly wondrous, so let's blowing up the cloud of dust and go on."♪
The mage rose again, face bruised, his body reforming with jagged crystals, but the magical flames still flickered over him.
Klaus murmured, "That shouldn't be possible... two elements."
Noelle readied herself, pointing her wand and gathering magic for an attack. The diamond mage sneered and lunged at her, but Asta intercepted, he was overpowered and flew away crashing through a wall.
Noelle responded with her Water Dragon, which danced perfectly in sync with the music's rhythm. Diamond guy recovered quickly, but the flames had died down. He slammed his hands into the ground, reshaping his golem and trapping Klaus and Yuno, preventing them from using their grimoires.
"Damn," I thought, but I kept playing, singing on: ♪"My heart beat mixes with screams and goes out of control, there's a rain of missiles in front of me..."♪
Lightning arced from Luck's palms, striking the crystal golem repeatedly, each hit amplified by the pounding beat. Anger fueled every strike, his power growing.
Suddenly, Asta returned, almost flying, a new sword in hand, smashing the golem's hands.
Yuno broke free and, supported Asta, breaking the crystal swords the enemy hurled to stop the white-haired dwarf. During the skirmish, Asta was pushed back toward Noelle and Mimosa.
♪"Overtaking the city until the end of this world, speeding up and dying like lover's suicide. So come on, reach out your hand!!"♪ The chorus approached.
Asta turned to Noelle, they talked something, he turned back his gaze brimming with newfound confidence. He shouted, "Maybe I don't have magic, but I have my friends!"
The chorus hit full force.
♪"Let's breaking free from our limitations until we reach the horizon…"♪
Asta roared, "I'M GOING TO BREAK MY LIMITS!!!!"
♪"CLASH, Into the rolling morning."♪
Asta swung his arms fast, unleashing a flying slash.
♪"FLASH, I'm the coolest driver's high."♪
The mage blocked with his arms, but Luck appeared out of nowhere and crushed his skull with a lightning kick, stunning him and leaving him open for damage. The flying strike break his armor. He tried to make something but couldn't so he threw crystals into every direction.
♪"To the best Finale! YEAH!"♪
Yuno, finally free, launched a spiraling air cannon, shattering the crystals the enemy threw at them. But something was off, the wind was stronger than before, like a concentrated storm crushing the crystal golem.
With unimaginable speed, the golem was hurled across the dungeon to the far side.
"What the hell was that?" Klaus said, finally freed from the crystals.
♪"Until we meet again in the afterlife!"♪ I finished the song.
I set my guitar down and sighed. "Well, that went better than expected."
The crystal mage's magic halted completely, and his energy vanished.
Yuno stood silently, deep in thought. Asta sank down, exhausted, and looked at his new sword, but it suddenly moved on its own and slipped into his grimoire.
A thunderous crash echoed through the dungeon as the floor began to crack.
"Oh no! The treasure!" I said, staring in horror.
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Author Note:
It was a surprise when I was doing the chapter and saw the sentence ♪"Let's breaking free from our limitations until we reach the horizon…"♪
I just blanked a little, hahaha!
Fitting!!! but really it was a coincidence...
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