Yami brought three fingers of his right hand together to his chest and gave Julius a resounding, manly salute!
There were no superfluous promises.
But this was an oath that would be defended with blood!
"Then, I leave this matter to you."
Julius breathed a heavy sigh of relief. If he had any direct subordinates, Yami was undoubtedly one of them!
"I really envy that trust!"
Marx exclaimed. Afterward, Yami and Asta left the underground secret room.
"Captain, you're out!"
Finral had received notice from Marx beforehand, so he was waiting outside the headquarters early.
"Hmm, you've got some sense!"
Yami nodded with satisfaction, and Finral immediately opened a magic portal.
"Gather everyone in the main hall for a meeting!"
Yami ordered immediately.
"Yes, Captain Yami!"
Finral began his errand of passing on the message with a bitter expression.
"Asta, you're back!"
Noelle received the notice and was the first to run out, circling Asta like a new bride.
"Yeah, how was your day?"
Asta asked with a smile.
"It was a bit boring, that's all!"
Noelle pouted, feeling as if she had been poisoned; if she didn't see Asta for even a moment, she had no appetite, and she felt completely empty inside.
"It won't be boring for long!"
Asta smiled, but didn't reveal too much because Yami would surely announce it publicly soon.
"Really!"
Noelle's eyes lit up. Could it be that there was another mission to go out?
"Hey, hey, Captain, is there a combat mission?"
Luck flew over, his big eyes filled with paranoid excitement!
"Yeah, now you can finally get your wish!"
Yami nodded.
"Captain, who are we sending this time?"
Magna walked over, excited as well.
Yami looked at Gauche, Gordon, Grey, Vanessa, and Charmy, and after seeing that everyone had arrived, he spoke up, "We're all going!"
"What! We're all going again?"
Magna was overjoyed; the more people, the merrier!
"Great, I can complete a mission with everyone again!"
Gordon muttered to himself.
"Little Asta!"
Vanessa, eyes sleepy and hazy, leaned against Asta. "Why won't you look at me today? Did you do something bad that I don't know about?"
"Absolutely not!"
Asta denied it instantly. His nosebleed threatened to start flowing again, but he managed to swallow it back down…
"Hmph!"
Vanessa let out a coquettish sound, then used Asta as a large body pillow, leaning most of her body against him.
"Vanessa, don't lean so close; it's not good to be this close!"
Noelle pouted and protested weakly.
"It's fine. Asta is sturdy; he won't break just from being pressed on!"
Vanessa said nonchalantly.
"Captain, I feel it's necessary to ask where this mission is taking place. If it's very far, I need to ask for leave from my Angel Marie."
Gauche said seriously.
"Hmm, you can go say goodbye to your sister now. The mission location is Larkay Town, and if all goes well, it will take quite a long time."
Yami said.
"Thank you, Captain!"
Gauche walked out, then paused, bewildered. "Wait, isn't Larkay Town a coastal town? That means we're going to the seaside! Angel Marie has never seen the ocean before. I must bring her back some local specialties from the seaside!"
"The ocean?!"
Magna's eyes widened.
"That's right, we are going to the seaside."
Yami nodded, exhaling a puff of smoke.
"Great!"
The group was instantly excited. Everyone knew that the ocean meant beaches, beauties, cold drinks, and bikinis—it was basically a vacation paradise!
"The ocean, it's the ocean! Every man has a dream of becoming the Pirate King!"
Magna excitedly hugged Luck.
"You should talk to the Captain about that. Didn't he get blown over here while sailing?"
Luck laughed.
"I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy! The success rate for picking up girls at the beach is as high as 99%! Plus, there are unique cold drinks and girls in swimsuits. Captain, I love you to death!"
Finral was so excited he was practically rolling on the floor.
"S-swimsuits?"
Noelle hadn't felt much at first, but upon hearing Finral mention swimsuits, she immediately became shy. If they were going to the beach, she would have to wear a swimsuit. She had never worn so little in front of others, especially in front of Asta. She never imagined she would be showing off her girlish charm to Asta so soon!
Actually, what Noelle didn't know was that when she was taking a bath this morning, she had almost shown even more than a swimsuit!
"...Seafood!! Seafood!!!"
Charmy was drooling; she was craving it!
Her little head was already filled with images: giant lobsters, fresh clams, paired with rice-topping seaweed—she was intoxicated just thinking about it!!!
"Blowing in the salty sea breeze, drinking ice-cold beer, hiding from the brilliant sun under a parasol—this feeling is just amazing!"
Vanessa was also intoxicated. Although Asta had created a river outside the Black Bulls Headquarters, how could cooling off by a river compare to the real ocean? This was the place the free-spirited witch was looking for!
"I want to put on sunscreen with everyone!"
Gordon felt excited inside.
"Captain, what should I bring back for Angel Marie that would be worthy of her! (^)"
Gauche was already spraying nosebleed. He had never given Marie a gift from the seaside before, so this time, she would surely be super happy and throw herself into his arms!
"Quiet, all of you!"
Yami couldn't take it anymore. Which ears did these guys hear that they were going to the beach for a vacation? It was clearly to complete a very serious mission, for goodness' sake! It might even involve the survival of the Clover Kingdom!
"This mission is about the reputation of our Black Bulls. Even though we don't have much of a reputation, you still need to take this seriously. You have the next half-day to do as you please. We leave for Larkay Town tomorrow. Do you understand?"
Yami said, tapping the wall.
"Understood!"
Charmy raised her little hand.
"Long live the Captain!"
Magna cheered immediately.
"He's even giving us half a day off; the Captain is truly so loving!"
Vanessa said, stretching her waist.
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