"Your eye for finding newcomers is quite good, William, Yami!" Julius saw the fighting spirit in Asta and Yuno's eyes and burst into hearty laughter. "Haha, alright, actually today there is a meritorious service award ceremony specifically held for Magic Knights who have obtained a large number of stars. You should come and participate too!"
"What is a meritorious service award ceremony?" Asta asked.
"You can think of it as the group of people with the most outstanding achievements." Julius smiled.
"We aren't that outstanding yet, are we?" Klaus couldn't help but say. Although he never belittled himself, this meritorious service award ceremony didn't seem like something for people like them to attend!
"It wouldn't hurt to go and see." After saying this, Julius led everyone forward.
"Let's go take a look then!" Asta was quite easygoing about it.
"How did things turn out like this!" Klaus was caught off guard. He originally thought it was just a routine summons to the Magic Knights Headquarters. Who knew it would be the Magic Emperor summoning them personally? And that wasn't all; he was then going to take them to participate in the most elite meritorious service award ceremony. He was truly unprepared and was extremely nervous at this moment!
"Why do I have a bad premonition..." As soon as Noelle heard the words 'most outstanding', she instantly became nervous, because her siblings were all famous for being outstanding. Surely she wouldn't run into them by chance!
But what if she did run into them... Noelle didn't dare to think any further, and her body involuntarily moved closer to Asta. As she moved closer, Asta naturally sensed Noelle's nervousness.
"Don't look. No matter what danger appears, I've got your back!" Asta pulled Noelle to his side and said.
"Eek, are you trying to get us killed? The Magic Emperor is right in front!" Noelle hurriedly moved away from Asta, stealing a glance ahead. Seeing that the Magic Emperor didn't seem to have noticed them, she let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm so envious of the relationship between Noelle and Asta..." Mimosa suddenly felt that the Golden Dawn wasn't as appealing anymore; she wanted to spend her days with Asta too!
"Alright, we're here." Julius quickly arrived in front of a golden door. Before pushing it open, he turned his head and said, "Can you produce achievements that surpass theirs?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door slowly pushed open. After a flash of white light, Asta and the others finally saw the elites inside the door, and naturally, the elites inside saw them too!
"Now, let the merit award ceremony begin!" Julius walked to the main seat of the hall. Beside him was his confidant, the mushroom-haired Marx, the fellow who looked a bit like Rock Lee.
"Crimson Lion Kings, Leopold Vermillion, 7 stars obtained. I confer upon you the rank of Intermediate Magic Knight Second Class!" Julius began reading the name of the first Magic Knight to be honored. A young man with orange hair and red eyeshadow confidently walked to the podium and accepted the medal handed to him by Julius.
"Just like your older brother, the Captain of the Crimson Lion Kings, your Fire Magic possesses unparalleled power. Just be careful not to overdo it!" Julius exclaimed with emotion.
"When eradicating evil, there is no need to show mercy." Leopold was an extremely confident young man. A typical youth would have surely nodded in agreement upon hearing Julius's reminder, but Leopold held his own principles and immediately stated firmly.
"Pure Black Rose Squad, Sol Marron, 6 stars obtained. I confer upon you the title of Intermediate Magic Knight Third Class!" Julius said as he handed Sol her medal, then praised, "Your indomitable initiative and original Earth Magic are quite formidable, though perhaps a bit too wild and unrestrained."
"The only one who can bind me is my Captain!" Sol said without the slightest nervousness. Seeing this, Klaus couldn't help but feel a tinge of inferiority. Is this how elites are supposed to act in front of the Magic Emperor?
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