"How am I supposed to get out of here?!"
Adam couldn't help but roar. This vast expanse of white was truly a test of one's willpower.
Mental torment was often more terrifying than physical pain.
"That's it!"
A flash of inspiration struck Adam, and he thought of a not-so-good idea.
In the Dragon Ball universe next door, Majin Buu was trapped in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber by Piccolo. He once used a massive surge of ki to forcefully shout open a Spatial Tunnel.
Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks also successfully replicated this, escaping the Hyperbolic Time Chamber completely unharmed.
"It should work!"
The more Adam thought about it, the more excited he became. He quickly stood up from the ground, his grimoire emitting a dazzling golden light. A powerful magic burst from his entire body, as if this force was about to tear apart the white space.
"Furious Fire Dragon, grant me the power to destroy all!"
"Dragon Blast!" Adam roared, his colossal voice, accompanied by the power of the dragon, destabilizing the entire space.
It's working!
A crack appeared before Adam. His eyes lit up with joy, and he continued to exert more force, like a giant dragon that had lost its mind, letting out its final wail.
No! It was a roar!
The crack grew larger and larger, as if this space was on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
"Charge!"
Without a word, Adam plunged directly into the pitch-black crack, a faint, almost imperceptible smile playing on his lips.
"Oh my god! Did I mess up… Ah!"
Adam was enveloped by a pitch-black expanse, when suddenly a white light appeared beneath his feet, and he plummeted downwards.
"Why am I in the sky? I can't fly!"
Adam tumbled in mid-air, trying to lessen the force of gravity as he fell. He regretted flying so high.
"Piercing Electric Eyes!"
Bang!
Adam steeled his heart, squeezing out the last drop of energy from his body, using the explosive airflow to slow his impact.
"So painful~ Hiss~"
Adam succeeded. The explosive airflow effectively reduced the impact of his fall, but he was still affected by the aftershock of the explosion, tumbling several times on the ground, leaving him covered in injuries.
"Danger averted?"
Adam looked up at the sky, never before had he found the blue sky so beautiful.
The feeling of surviving a disaster was amazing!
"I'll go find Charmy!"
Adam slowly stood up and walked towards where the banquet had been.
That Charmy, he didn't know what trick she used, but when the banquet started, she had already burrowed under their table.
Adam always felt something touching his leg. He looked down and was startled by Charmy, who was drooling all over.
As a foodie, that guy must be there.
As Adam thought of Charmy, he associated her with delicious food, and his stomach began to rumble in protest!
"Grrrrr!"
…At a hideout of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, these guys, through Spatial Magic teleportation, captured Asta right under everyone's noses.
"Why did you capture him?" asked a pale-faced man with green hair.
"An Anti-Magic user, a very good research subject!" said the crazed woman wearing black-rimmed glasses.
The Eye of the Midnight Sun group arrived at the entrance of the underground Magic Palace, preparing to meet the 'Master' they spoke of.
"Hello there!" said the Magic Emperor with a smile.
"Magic Emperor!"
Needless to say, the strongest person in the Clover Kingdom captured all these enemies.
However, even the best of us can stumble. The Eye of the Midnight Sun members were still rescued by Licht.
Only two minor henchmen were left behind.
If Adam had known about this, he would have certainly scoffed and said,
"Magic Emperor, huh? I heavily injured the white-striped guy, and you still let them escape? I'm truly speechless."
Licht was indeed heavily injured, but it was physically… In the banquet hall, Charmy was still eating cake with a look of ecstasy under Yuno's unconscious arm.
"Charmy, my personal chef, what exactly are you doing?!"
As soon as Adam pushed open the door, he saw this heartbreaking scene.
His exclusive imperial chef was being pressed down on a cotton bed by his childhood friend, Yuno, with his arm.
Yuno was unconscious, and Charmy was infatuated.
So there was only one truth: his imperial chef was caught in a fantasy of unrequited love.
"Ah! Adam!"
Charmy was startled by Adam, and the cake in her hand accidentally slipped, flying directly away.
Adam, quick as a flash, caught the cake and began to gobble it down.
"Adam, that's my cake!"
"It's mine now."
Bullying the little beanpole Charmy was also one of Adam's daily routines.
One day, when Adam sees Charmy's adult form, he wonders what he will think!
"Charmy, you betrayed me!"
Charmy was a little scared by Adam's words and wanted to push Yuno's arm away, but she couldn't bear to.
"Adam, I, I, I…"
The little guy was so frightened she was confused. She thought through everything she had done with Adam.
Charmy racked her brain but couldn't think of anything she had done to offend Adam.
"Charmy, you're my exclusive imperial chef, and you're actually lusting after my brother's body. I'm going to hold this against you for life."
Adam had a lewd expression, unable to suppress the smile at the corners of his mouth. This little Charmy, he had finally caught her red-handed. Now, he could eat whatever he wanted.
"You, you, you…" Charmy was so anxious she couldn't speak. How could this Adam be so shameless? She just happened to be… with His Highness the Prince… Right! By chance!
Charmy quickly pushed Yuno's arm away and rushed nervously to Adam, about to snatch the cake back.
"Adam, His Highness the Prince is unconscious, and I happened to be pressed underneath. Don't think too much."
Charmy found her train of thought and quickly retorted, "And when did I become your exclusive imperial chef, you brutal demon!"
"A brutal demon, am I?"
Adam smiled, pressing down on Charmy's head with one hand and eating the cake with the other, making the little girl almost cry from craving.
"Not only am I a brutal demon, but I'm also a food-snatching glutton!"
Adam couldn't hold back, his face beaming with laughter.
Charmy, fearing the cake would be eaten, reluctantly got off the cotton bed.
Charmy wanted to snatch the cake back? In her dreams!
"I'm finished."
Adam showed the clean plate to Charmy, completely oblivious to the approaching danger. Instead, he became even more smug, even starting to dance.
"Adam, you bastard! Cotton Magic, Chef Cotton's Attack!"
A giant figure appeared behind Charmy, its shadow engulfing Adam.
"What are you doing?!"
Adam's body stiffened, and he immediately said ingratiatingly, "Senior Charmy, I'll keep this matter a secret… Ah!"
Chef Cotton's furious punch knocked Adam out cold.
The shameless Adam, who wasn't killed by Licht, was instead taken care of by Charmy.
This was the price of Adam's smugness!
…The Magic Emperor returned, and Asta was also brought back, signaling the end of the Royal Capital incident.
The shameless Adam gained no benefits from this incident. Even Asta was promoted to a Third-Class Junior Magic Knight.
Charmy, on the other hand, got a huge advantage for her meritorious service in catching the old witch, becoming a First-Class Junior Magic Knight.
If Charmy hadn't encountered Adam, she would certainly have been the biggest winner of this incident.
Nozel also didn't continue to bother Adam. Because of what happened to Leo, that guy didn't even listen to the Magic Emperor's summary of the incident, leaving in a huff.
Of course, if Adam had been there, he would certainly have been Nozel's punching bag.
Nozel, that guy who didn't show his true feelings, was deeply pained by Leo's unconscious state.
The henchmen captured by the Magic Emperor refused to reveal anything about the organization until their deaths.
This was normal; after all, in a hot-blooded world view, righteous organizations generally don't get any clues from questioning. This can only be achieved through everyone's exploration, with sacrifices of blood and tears, to tip the scales towards victory.
As evening approached, Adam walked in the wilderness, drenched in sweat from exhaustion.
Adam, who had been unconscious for a day, was thrown outside the city by members of the Magic Emperor's Royal Knight Order, missing out on the reward ceremony at the end of the incident.
If members of the Golden Dawn and Silver Eagle had seen this, it certainly wouldn't have been as simple as just being thrown out.
"It's so hard not being able to fly."
Adam didn't need to guess; it must have been that little beanpole Charmy, out of "revenge," who didn't take him back.
For Adam, today was truly a dark day.