"I can sense that you have strong magic power. Welcome to the team. Without further ado, let's set off!" Asta said.
"Alright!" Theresa said, already standing on her magic broom.
"Asta!" Rebecca looked at Asta, who was about to leave, and an indescribable emotion welled up; she was reluctant to part with Asta.
"Rebecca, stay home and be safe. I will bring Luca and Marco back!"
"Are we leaving?" Vanessa sat on her magic broom with her legs crossed, looking at Noelle. "Do you want big sister to give you a ride?"
"Ah, this..." Noelle had wanted to hitch a ride on Asta's flying orb, but since Vanessa had offered, she couldn't just sit there. Doing so would look too deliberate, and others would figure out she was interested in Asta!
"Sure, Big Sister Vanessa!" Asta nodded readily.
"I heard that some people were able to fly during the defense of the Royal Capital!" Vanessa looked at Asta teasingly. She didn't expect Asta to actually want to hitch a ride on her magic broom—what nerve!
"Big Sister Vanessa, that requires a cooldown time..." Asta played dumb directly.
"Fine! Get on!" Vanessa rolled her eyes at Asta, then drifted down.
"I'm getting on first!" Noelle was smarter this time. She absolutely wouldn't let Asta get in the middle and act like a sandwich. If she was going to take up space, she'd take it all herself!
"This girl..." Asta shook his head, feeling slightly regretful, but it wasn't a big deal!
"Actually, I wanted to say, I can also carry one passenger here..." Theresa couldn't imagine that the Black Bulls actually had two members who couldn't even fly. In her memory, wasn't that something anyone could do with just a little effort?
As expected, the Black Bulls recruited a bunch of monsters that couldn't be judged by conventional standards!
Originally, Theresa had a lot of confidence in the calm and wise Asta, but now she suddenly felt it was uncertain, and couldn't help but remind him.
"I think it would be better to notify the Magic Knights Headquarters!" Theresa was afraid that Asta and the others would only notify the Black Bulls. In her view, the Black Bulls were already somewhat unreliable; it was better to notify the headquarters directly so that more squads would know!
"Mm, that is also part of the plan. So, Noelle, I'll leave the task of contacting the Magic Knights Headquarters to you!" Asta smiled.
"Why me?" Noelle asked, confused.
"My magic power is limited, and Big Sister Vanessa is driving, so only you can do it!" Asta reasoned.
"Alright!" Noelle immediately took out her communication magic tool, quickly contacted the Magic Knights Headquarters, explained the situation here, and hung up.
"Although he seems a bit unreliable, he is actually very meticulous in his actions, so for now, I can only trust this young man!" Theresa secretly sized up Asta.
"Actually, there's no need for a Shadow Clone. These footprints are enough to lead us to the enemy." Vanessa said, looking at the footprints beneath her. They had been tracking by footprints along the way.
"Just in case!" Asta smiled.
Meanwhile, Marie and a group of children had already been led by the white-haired boy into a spacious cave.
"Everyone is such an obedient child now. I believe your parents will be very happy to see you all so well-behaved, right?" The white-haired boy said with a genuine smile. Although the only response he received was their hollow gazes, he was still very excited because this was his magical masterpiece!
"Where is this? Why am I here? What's wrong with everyone? Why are their eyes so blank and why aren't they talking?" Marie was awakened by the mana Gauche had stored in the magic mirror tool. But it would have been better if she hadn't been awakened; as soon as she was, Marie was startled by the eerie scene around her.
A strange cave, doll-like companions, and a boy with a full head of white hair, even his eyebrows were white, looking at her with a weird gaze.
"Who are you? What have you done to us?" Marie nervously clutched the necklace at her chest.
"You actually broke my magic?" The white-haired boy walked up to Marie. "Anyone not controlled by my magic is not a good child. If you still want to be a good child and be my friend, then don't resist my magic!"
"No! What you're doing is wrong. Although you used magic to make everyone quiet, look, their eyes are hollow and devoid of any emotion. Without emotions, how can they be your friends!" Marie, though very scared, still bravely resisted.
"What did you say? How dare you say such terrible things to me?" The white-haired boy's face suddenly became ferocious, and he immediately raised a hand to slap her, but just then, a robust figure suddenly darted out from the shadows, grabbed Marie, and dashed away.
"What was that?" The white-haired boy was startled; it was so sudden, he felt a blur before his eyes, and then the person was gone.
"I'll leave it to you. Remember to self-destruct later to pass the information to the original body!" Asta's Shadow Clone, who had carried Marie away, said to another Shadow Clone lying in ambush.
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