On the day the Wizard King summoned them to inquire about the Magic Palace, the plot, which should have followed Bai En Laikaisite's memories, took a slight detour; his Aqua Deer Squad Captain was also going to the Capital with them.
"What is Captain Rill doing in the Capital?"
"Oh~ Magic Knights Squad Captains whose members are invited to an audience must also attend today's commendation ceremony for their achievements... Also, even though there are no members from our Aqua Deer Squad, it's always boring to stay at the base. Going to the Capital should be interesting."
"Hey, hey, Bai En, have you ever seen the Silver Eagles' Captain? His hairstyle is quite interesting. Unfortunately, my hair isn't long enough yet, or I could imitate it for you..."
Bai En Laikaisite recalled carefully. In his impression, Captain Yami of the Black Bulls and Captain William of the Golden Dawn did not attend that day due to urgent matters. This time, among those summoned by the Wizard King, there were members of the Aqua Deer Squad... so it was not surprising.
But even if Captain Rill went, given his personality, the outcome of this Capital unrest probably wouldn't change.
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Flying brooms are prohibited within the inner city walls of the Capital. So, after putting away their flying brooms outside the city, Rill led Bai En Laikaisite and Nancy Quidoranna on foot into the city walls.
Senior Gu Sen had used up his day off for payday by participating in the Magic Palace mission and had gone to the entertainment center in the Common Realm the next day. He hadn't been found since, probably waiting until his accumulated salary ran out before reappearing obediently... The wide, clean bluestone long road was completely different from the narrow streets of the Common Realm. All things considered, this was Bai En Laikaisite's first time entering the inner city of the Capital; he had only ever seen it from afar before.
The tall, towering houses were brightly colored, and most buildings were two or three stories high. From a distance, a loud and familiar clamor arose from the street.
"Wow, it's amazing~ Every house is so tall and big!"
"Is that so?"
"Oh! Yo, yo, isn't that the Golden Dawn?"
Hearing the shouts, Yuno and the two others, who had walked to the front, turned around. The people greeting them from behind were Asta and Noelle, and further away were Bai En Laikaisite and the two others.
It seemed Asta hadn't performed outstandingly in the Magic Palace, so Klaus and Mimosa's impression of him hadn't changed much, but it was much better than the sarcasm of their first meeting.
"Are the Black Bulls and the Aqua Deer Squad also here? I originally thought only our Golden Dawn was summoned by the Wizard King. It seems all the Magic Knights who participated in the Magic Palace mission have come."
"Hey, hey~ Why do you all look so cold? I'm greeting you~" Asta walked forward, waving his hand.
But his enthusiasm wasn't reciprocated by everyone. Klaus gave him a cold glance, then turned and continued walking forward. Mimosa walked to the side and started chatting with Noelle.
Only Yuno softly replied, "Long time no see."
Their pause allowed Rill, who had been skipping ahead of Bai En Laikaisite and Nancy Quidoranna, to catch up. Rill saw Asta and immediately rushed forward to greet him: "Oh, oh~ I remember you! You're that strange guy who defeated his opponent without magic during the Magic Knights exam!"
"His cape is from the Aqua Deer Squad... Is he a member of the Aqua Deer Squad?"
Asta looked at Rill, who had rushed in front of him, and asked. The muscle-brained person's memory was always poor, even though the other party had already mentioned the key Magic Knights exam.
"Idiot Asta, this is the Aqua Deer's Captain!" Yuno whispered a reminder.
"Eh? Isn't that Bai En Laikaisite's squad's..."
"That's right."
Asta scrutinized Rill, 'He looks about the same height as me, and around the same age... He doesn't have the same intimidating presence as Captain Yami. Is this the Captain of the Aqua Deer Squad? He doesn't seem special.'
'By the way, is this really not the first time I've seen him? Why do I have no impression at all? Ah, ah, Captain Yami must have messed up my head. Next time, I must tell him not to squeeze my head.'
"Hey, hey, do you want to be friends with me?" Rill looked at Asta with eager eyes.
What kind of strange question is this? Be friends with a Magic Knights Squad Captain?
Asta hesitated for a moment, then still replied seriously: "Oh, okay~"
"Then let's draw together? I'm sure I'll be super inspired if I draw with you!"
"..."
I feel like I've seen that smile somewhere before... Senior Charmy? Senior Magna? No, it's Senior Luck, right? It gives me a rather unsettling feeling.
Just as Bai En Laikaisite and Nancy Quidoranna hurried over and saw Asta and Yuno, a tall figure had appeared at the very front of the crowd at some point. A red cape, a distinctive star pattern over his left eye, and his smile gave a reassuring feeling.
"Yo, yo~ Welcome, young ones."
Asta and Yuno, who had intended to greet Bai En Laikaisite, snapped back to reality and looked over. Who was this person?
Klaus was the first to react. He knelt on one knee and performed a knight's salute: "Th-this... I didn't expect you, sir, to come in person—"
"Why such a reaction? Who is this old man?" Asta asked, scratching his face in confusion.
Klaus felt a bit helpless: "You idiot... This esteemed person is the current Wizard King, Julius Novachrono!"
"Oh, so it's the Wizard King~~ I thought it was someone else... Wait, you said this is the Wizard King? Eh, eh, eh!"
Asta and Yuno both stared at the person before them with extremely shocked eyes. The dream they had always spoken of was now truly before them!
Compared to the stunned Asta and Yuno, Bai En Laikaisite, upon seeing the Wizard King, was much calmer, or... to put it another way, what surged more was apprehension.
Lush tree canopies covered half the sunlight. The Wizard King formally summoned Bai En Laikaisite and his group in a pointed turret. Rill had been called to the commendation ceremony earlier, so, apart from Klaus, the remaining people were all new recruits.
After a simple inquiry and understanding of the Magic Palace matters, Yuno asked the Wizard King about the new magic that had appeared in his grimoire.
"You were really lucky to get your hands on it! This magic is probably the most important relic in that Magic Palace!"
'The Wind Spirit 'Sylph' among the four great attributes chose him in this era~'
Julius, a magic enthusiast, asked Yuno with sparkling eyes: "Can you show me this magic?! Please!"
"I'm sorry~ I haven't been able to successfully use it yet."
"Eh... What a pity. This magic will grow with you and eventually become a truly remarkable ability. You must cherish it."
Asta, who had been waiting on the side, took out his grimoire and ran towards the Wizard King, "Wizard King! New magic has also appeared in my grimoire!"
After some examination, the Wizard King discovered the connection between Asta and the demon-dweller sword—a person without magic and a sword that absorbs magic.
Next was the Q&A session for the dream-chasing youth.
The question was "How to become the Wizard King" and its answer "achievements."
When the questions ended and the scene became relatively quiet, the Wizard King suddenly smiled and asked Bai En Laikaisite and Nancy Quidoranna: "You two have been very silent since the beginning, haven't you? Don't you have anything you want to ask?"
"Bai En Laikaisite... and Nancy Quidoranna."
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