After returning to the Black Bulls Headquarters from the Royal Capital, the Black Bulls members, upon hearing they were going to the beach, cheered excitedly.
"Drinking hot drinks by the summer sea, it's amazing!"
"The sea is a man's aspiration."
"Swimsuits!"
Magna and Asta danced shoulder to shoulder, Finral thought about picking up beautiful girls on the beach, Noelle was "frightened" into a daze by the bikini Vanessa pulled out, and Charmy's drool was flowing... "You're so loud!" Yami's face was filled with anger, and he punched the castle wall, creating another large hole.
Everyone immediately quieted down and respectfully approached Yami, listening to their Captain's arrangements.
"We are here to carry out a mission, not to play." Yami was very serious this time, perhaps because of the promise he made to the Magic Emperor.
"Listen up, time is tight, we depart first thing tomorrow morning."
Captain Yami's gaze swept over every member of the Black Bulls, and he said with a serious expression: "The Eye of the Midnight Sun is also vying for this magic stone. We must get it first, and absolutely not let the Eye of the Midnight Sun's rubbish plan succeed."
"This is a mission personally assigned by the Magic Emperor, so take it seriously, dismissed!"
"Captain, safe travels!"
Yami waved his hand, turned, and left the Headquarters hall. Everyone exchanged glances, then erupted into even more fervent cheers.
"Sea, I'm coming!"
"Noelle, let's go look at swimsuits together!" Vanessa winked playfully, Noelle's small face flushed, and her eyes unconsciously drifted towards Adam, only to find herself in a deep, mutual gaze.
"Perfect, I'll go too!" Adam scratched his head; he didn't have swimming trunks either, so this was a good chance to get some for free.
Huh!
...Nean Border, Castle Town, inside a nice clothing store.
"Noelle, this one suits you well." Vanessa took a rather sexy swimsuit from the rack. Adam glanced at Noelle, then at the swimsuit, and said, "It's quite good, the shells perfectly cover the crucial..."
"Ah! Stop talking, I'll pick my own."
Noelle was practically a steam engine, she hadn't expected Adam to be so shameless, coming to a women's clothing store with them and then shamelessly discussing with Vanessa.
These two seemed to have forgotten themselves.
"How about this one?"
"It's good, but it's not as good as just buying a piece of cloth."
"How do I look in this one?"
"No different from your usual."
"How about this one for Charmy?"
"All children's clothes suit her."
"Adam!" Charmy, hearing Adam's voice, instantly became like a ruffled kitten, rushing over to hit his head.
Unfortunately, Charmy was short and couldn't reach even when she jumped.
In the end, Noelle chose the most expensive outfit, Adam got two swim trunks for free, paid for by the little rich girl.
Vanessa didn't need to buy anything; she wore swimsuits as pajamas and had plenty of clothes. Charmy got the smallest children's size and thought it was quite sexy.
Adam took the Black Bulls' beauty squad on a few rounds around the city, then returned to the Black Bulls Headquarters to rest and prepare for the upcoming mission.
At night, Adam lay on his bed, constantly flipping through his grimoire. It only had twelve pages; no matter how much he flipped, it wouldn't increase.
"Sigh, the Ox's ability is also sealed, only three zodiacs left."
Adam looked at the Dragon pattern on the fifth page, and his low spirits were slightly comforted.
The Dragon's halo was already fully lit, and besides the Dragon pattern's eyes, all the remaining patterns were also lit up.
"Dotting the Dragon's eyes"; as long as the eyes lit up, he would reach the final stage, the perfect Dragon Power.
Adam habitually called the halo the first stage, the animal pattern's body the second stage, and the animal's eyes the third stage.
Adam flipped to the ninth page; the Monkey's halo was only halfway. The Pig, however, was doing quite well, having reached the mid-second stage, with half its body lit up.
"Sigh! The magic power in my body is still useless, only good for scaring people. I hope this mission brings me some surprises!"
Adam sighed, closed his grimoire, and lay on the bed with his eyes closed. Before long, he fell into a dream.
It was a vibrant, spring-like dream. In it, Adam became an emperor, traveling the entire continent with many beauties... What did this mean? He really shouldn't go to places where female hormones gathered, otherwise, he'd just keep having sweet dreams... The next day, at the entrance of the Black Bulls Headquarters.
"Where's Captain Yami?" Magna asked.
"Could he still be sleeping?" Asta was already sitting on Magna's broom. Adam and Noelle went to Vanessa's broom.
Adam didn't want to turn into an animal to fly, or be ridden... Originally, Adam had settled on Charmy's cotton, but that little one had completely put him on her "blacklist" because of yesterday's swimsuit incident, refusing to share her cotton cloud with him.
"Captain Yami left early this morning, saying he was going to investigate first." Finral said at this point.
"He's really changed..." Vanessa quipped.
"Then let's go!"
Adam shouted.
Everyone flew together towards Luqain's beach, which was the entrance to the underwater palace and a sacred place for Royal Nobles to escape the summer heat.
"Oh, right, where's that guy who says 'hee-haw'?"
Asta looked around, confused, and asked.
Bang!
The white mist dispersed, and the fake Gordon turned into Grey; the real Gordon stayed at home.
The Black Bulls' guardians: Gordon and the castle!
"Wow! What's that big blue thing ahead?" Everyone had been flying for a long time. If only Finral had been here before, they could have arrived with one Spatial Magic spell.
"Fool, that's the ocean, of course."
The ocean!
"Wow! It's so big!" Except for Noelle, everyone was amazed, some even impatient.
"Charge!"
...Luqain's beach.
The Black Bulls members were already having a blast, completely forgetting about the mission investigation.
Gauche was "video calling" Marie; this Mirror Magic really had something to it.
Magna's pants were pulled down by Luck, and the two were engaging in a love-hate battle on the beach.
Charmy was enjoying food, Grey was accompanying Finral in using the twins to pick up girls, and Adam was in a happy phase...
"Adam, does this outfit look good?"
"It suits you very well."
Adam's tone was gentle, and with an appreciative gaze, he gave a fair assessment to the delicate Noelle opposite him.
So innocent, Noelle's cheeks were a little flushed, and she simply collapsed onto the lounge chair.
"Adam, come put sunscreen on me, I can't reach." Vanessa lay on the lounge chair and beckoned to Adam with her finger.
"I'd be delighted to."
...Happy times always pass so quickly. Marie saw Asta in the magic mirror, and her words about wanting to go to the beach with Asta completely enraged Gauche. After a series of chain reactions, everyone caused a huge commotion on the beach.
Poor Huha the Great was blasted into the sea by Gauche and a few others' magic.
"Weren't we here to find the magic stone?" Asta suddenly jolted awake. Just as he was about to say something, he was kicked away by Yami, who had just arrived.
"You still have the nerve to speak? All of you, get over here!"
On the beach, the Black Bulls members were buried in the sand by Yami, with only their heads sticking out to listen to Yami speak.
"While you were playing, I already gathered the intelligence. The Sea Temple is underwater, and due to the influence of magic, even high-level Mages cannot approach it."
"Captain Yami, he's actually working hard!"
The Black Bulls members exclaimed in unison!
The sun has risen from the west...