"Yeah, nobody asked you to go." Yami had a 'you're overthinking it' expression. He hadn't even considered letting Gauche go!
"I don't want to go either..." Gordon opened his mouth to speak, but after realizing no one heard him, he immediately lowered his head and sank into deep thought...
"Then let Finral teleport Asta and Noelle over," Yami finally said.
"Is that appropriate?" Noelle suddenly became nervous.
"Consider it a test! And a very basic one at that. After all, you're going to the Magic Knights Headquarters, not fighting a neighboring country!" Yami flicked his cigarette ash.
"Noelle, you should be very familiar with the Neige Kingdom, so it'll be fine!" Finral comforted her.
"Alright..." Noelle finally nodded, but her small face couldn't help but turn red. If it was just her and Asta going, wouldn't that mean they would be alone together again?
"Alright, after eating, get to your tasks!" Yami pushed away his plate. After eating a few messy bites, he yawned and went back to his bedroom for a nap.
"I'm going to take a nap too. Even though the Neige Kingdom is your home turf, you two little ones should still be careful!" Vanessa gave a reminder and left, carrying her wine bottle.
"Hey, hey, Magna, are you full yet? If you're full, let's get on the road!" Luck's eyes were sparkling as he looked at Magna. Anyone who didn't know better would think there was some kind of bromance going on.
"Stay away from me!" Magna immediately got goosebumps. He hurriedly shoveled a few bites of food and walked out of the dining hall in a huff.
"I should also write a letter to my goddess sister. I wonder if she's doing well?" the siscon gentleman Gauche said as he walked away.
"Asta, Noelle, tell me when you're finished eating, and I'll send you over!" Finral said, wiping the corner of his mouth with a napkin.
"Mm!" Noelle nodded, then looked at Asta and said, "Eat slower!"
"Whew..." After Asta had wolfed down enough to feel about eighty percent full, he leaned back in his chair and looked at Noelle. "Life experience has taught me that when there's food, you have to eat it quickly, because if you miss it, you might not get to eat at all!"
"Was your childhood that difficult?" Noelle couldn't help but feel a surge of maternal affection.
"Ah, it was alright!" Asta scratched his head. If he kept talking, Noelle might start suspecting the priest had abused them. Actually, the priest had done a great job; although they could only eat yams, he had tried his best not to let them, these poor children, go hungry.
"Then let's go!" Noelle said.
"OK, let's go!" Asta nodded. The two of them walked side by side to find Finral, and then were directly transported to the Neige Kingdom.
It must be said that the sheer size and prosperity of the Neige Kingdom really opened Asta's eyes. Although it looked like just the smallest top layer of a cake from high up in the sky, once you were actually there, you realized the Neige Kingdom was even more massive than imagined.
"Ah! Asta! I'm telling you, don't embarrass me later!" Noelle quickly warned Asta.
"Don't worry, how could I ever be someone who embarrasses you?" Asta said, dismissively putting his hands behind his head.
"Huh, isn't that Mimosa Vermillion and the others?" Noelle said in surprise.
"Oh? Is that Cousin Noelle's voice?" As soon as Mimosa Vermillion turned around, she instantly saw the shining Asta, and her little heart began to thump violently.
"Isn't that everyone from the Golden Dawn!" Seeing Mimosa Vermillion and the others turn around, Asta immediately greeted them generously.
"It's been a week, Asta!" Seeing Asta again, Klaus was noticeably much more enthusiastic and actively ran over to greet him. "You look even stronger than before!"
"Three days of separation, and one should look at you with new eyes!" Asta said politely.
"You've grown again, Asta!" Yuno said coldly.
"What a headache, you're still wearing that ice-cold face!" Asta laughed as he looked at Yuno, and Yuno couldn't help but laugh along with him.
"By the way, thank you for your healing magic that day, Mimosa Vermillion!" Asta said, looking at Mimosa Vermillion who was hiding in the back.
"Ah!" Seeing that Asta, whom she had been thinking about, was actually greeting her, Mimosa Vermillion's mind immediately went blank. She didn't know what to do, and in the end, she hurriedly ran away in a panic!
"Is this girl shy?" Asta was left feeling baffled.
"I'll go check on her!" Noelle felt intuitively that something was up with Mimosa Vermillion, so she quickly chased after her and asked, "What's wrong, Mimosa Vermillion?"
"Whew..." Seeing that Asta hadn't followed, Mimosa Vermillion let out a heavy breath, then covered her burning cheeks and said shyly, "What should I do, Cousin Noelle? That... I... whenever I see Asta now, my chest feels tight. And ever since we came back from the Magic Palace, I haven't been able to stop thinking about him. What's wrong with me!"
"What?!" Noelle's mouth hung open instantly, and the hair on her body stood on end. Could it be… could it be that Mimosa Vermillion had also fallen for Asta?
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