"Licht, get some good rest!" Fana said, looking at Licht in the medicinal water.
"Damn it, to think we'd lose to a mere brat!" Vetto was filled with righteous indignation.
"Who could have expected that two mages capable of countering Licht would appear in a single Magic Knight Squad, along with a brat who counters all magic!" Lira found it unbelievable himself. One should know that before tonight, they had always benchmarked themselves against the entire Magic Knight Squads of the Clover Kingdom!
Licht was the counterpart to the Wizard King!
The three of them were the counterparts to the Magic Knight Captains!
Who knew that tonight, they would be matched by a single squad, the Black Bulls? This was an absolute disgrace!
"Rather than that, shouldn't we worry about Licht's exposure? After all, Licht can no longer continue his disguise in this state. Furthermore, Catherine and Georg are still in the hands of the Wizard King. They will eventually find a way to extract information, and then we will be completely exposed to the light!" Valtos said coldly.
"Valtos is right; we indeed cannot be exposed yet. Oh well, I'll go in Licht's place for the next part!" After Lira finished speaking, he let out a yawn, and the Three Devil Eyes dispersed.
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Early the next morning, Asta was woken up by a scream.
"Ah!!! Why am I sleeping on the bed? Waaah!" Noelle kicked Asta off the bed and then wrapped herself into a cocoon, too shy to show her head.
"Why was I sleeping here?" Asta cried out in surprise, acting like an Oscar-winning actor. He then looked at Noelle sheepishly and said, "Noelle, what's going on? After fighting to the death with the Three Devil Eyes yesterday, I blacked out. How did I end up here when I woke up?"
"After the Captain brought you back yesterday, he told me to look after you. Who knew they'd all go home to sleep in the end, leaving just me? What could I do? I couldn't just watch you sleep on the sofa!" Noelle said with a pout.
"Then... what's with my clothes? You didn't..." Asta said with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"What are you thinking! You smelled terrible yesterday, all covered in sweat. I had no choice but to give you a bath!" Noelle said, her face turning red.
"So that's how it is. Thank you, Noelle. You could have just left me on the sofa, but I didn't expect you to risk your reputation to bring me back!" Asta was truly grateful this time. For a girl, especially a tsundere one, to go this far was indeed not easy.
"Hmph! As long as you know, so you don't say I'm heartless!" Noelle laughed triumphantly.
"Then, as a reward for taking care of me yesterday, let me give Noelle a youth-burning full-body massage!" Asta suggested.
"A massage?!" Noelle poked her small head out. Recalling the pleasant sensation of the warm Chakra flowing into her body that day, her eyes suddenly lit up. "I'll reluctantly agree!"
"Alright, here we go!" Asta said, kneading his hands.
"Can't you put some clothes on first..." Noelle glanced at Asta and then quickly turned her head away. Really, if anyone saw him like this, there's no telling what kind of misunderstanding they'd have!
"As for the clothes, they're all smelly. Can I wash them before putting them back on?" Asta said with disdain.
"You're certainly acting picky now!" Noelle grumbled. "I don't have a change of clothes for you here!"
"No need. Is there a spare foot-wiping cloth or something I can use?" Asta asked.
"..." Noelle froze for a moment, then said, "I suspect you were faking sleep last night!"
"Why would you think that, Noelle? In the past, I never had a change of clothes after bathing; the Father always gave me foot-wiping cloths to use!" Asta said.
"Was it that pitiful?" Noelle felt a pang of sympathy. She hadn't expected Asta's past life to be so miserable!
"So, knowing about the foot-wiping cloth isn't because I knew anything, it's just a habit!" Asta said with a touch of faint sadness.
"There's a bath towel I usually use in the bathroom. If you don't mind, just wrap yourself in that for now!" Noelle said sympathetically.
"How could I mind? Is it the pink one?" As Asta spoke, he wrapped it around himself. He then scrubbed his clothes and hung them to the side, thinking that when it was time to wear them, he could just dry them with the Great Fireball Technique.
"Asta, can I ask you a question?" Noelle suddenly came up behind Asta and said.
"Go ahead?" This was the first time Asta had seen Noelle with such a serious expression.
"Um... what do you think about yesterday's mixer?" Noelle said, fidgeting with her fingers.
"Oh, that. I forgot to tell Rebecca I was safe yesterday, but we're just getting along as very good friends," Asta said honestly.
"Really?" Noelle's eyes lit up.
"Of course. While a mixer can improve the relationship between a man and a woman, it doesn't mean you have to get married just because of one!" Asta laughed.
"Exactly. Anyway, I hate mixers the most. Having a group of men and women who don't know each other at all sit together—besides liking each other's looks, how could they possibly understand each other's hearts?" Noelle said.
"Alright, don't overthink it. Let me give you a massage, and then I should head back. After all, it'll be mealtime soon!" Just as Asta finished speaking, there was a knock at the door.
"Ahhh, who would come this early in the morning!" Noelle became instantly nervous, feeling like she was being caught in the act!
"Little Noelle, are you awake yet?" Vanessa yawned.
"Quick, hide!" Noelle instinctively pushed Asta into the bathroom, then straightened her hair and opened the door. "Sister Vanessa, why are you here?"
"The hot water at my place is broken, so I wanted to borrow your bathroom. Little Noelle won't mind, right?" Vanessa smiled.
"No, of course not!" Noelle waved her small hands, then suddenly remembered that Asta was still in the bathroom!
"Damn, damn, damn, why is Vanessa coming in!" Hearing Vanessa's voice, Asta first kicked his drying clothes into the pile of dirty laundry, and then, for the first time, used the Transformation Technique he had never used before.
You see, he had never learned the Transformation Technique from the system, but the Transformation Technique was one of the most basic Ninjutsu in the Hokage world, as commonplace as breathing. Previously, when he transmigrated into Rock Lee, he couldn't perform it, but now there was no problem at all. So, although this was Asta's first time using the Transformation Technique, he had perfectly transformed into a clothes rack!
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