Magic Emperor Julius looked at the communication light projection from Marx. "The Magic Knights Squad members responsible for guarding… were basically wiped out!"
"It seems it's not just a usual harassment, and… the few people leading this unit are—three of the Eight Shining Generals!"
"The Eight Shining Generals… what's that?" Unlike Bai En, Asta, that muscle-headed idiot, knew very little about the outside world, apart from exercising and constantly shouting, "It's not over yet!" and "I'm definitely going to become the Magic Emperor!"
So, even though they were famous generals from an enemy country, he didn't know them.
"They are the eight strongest individuals in the Diamond Kingdom, similar to the Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights Squad Captains." Captain Yami looked at the communication light projection, uncharacteristically explaining things to Asta.
"Huh?! Isn't that super bad?!" Cold sweat dripped down Asta's forehead. Enemies on the same level as Captain Yami… that's really bad.
"It's not just bad!"
The communication light projection flickered, and Marx, with his mushroom-cut hair, reappeared. He explained, "Qitan is a critical border defense area. If it falls, the Diamond Kingdom can easily advance deep into our territory."
"Wait—that is—"
Facing Marx, who only spoke in riddles, Captain Yami became agitated: "Huh? What is it?! What's the situation this time, mushroom-head?"
"The Golden Dawn has arrived. In recent years, they have rapidly rushed to national crises and have risen to become the strongest squad with overwhelming activity…"
The communication light projection changed again, and the figures appearing were precisely the Golden Dawn, wearing their uniform outfits and shoulder badges depicting the sun!
Looking at the Golden Dawn members at the forefront, Asta, with his injured left hand bandaged, murmured, "Yu… Yuno?!"
The supporting Magic Knights engaged in fierce combat with the Diamond Kingdom's enemy forces. Storms, red earth, and lightning clashed intensely on the battlefield.
Magic Emperor Julius, shedding his previous serious demeanor, stared at the small sprite floating beside Yuno in the communication light projection, his eyes gleaming: "Is that a Wind Spirit?! I really want to meet her in person… It looks like young Yuno has become even stronger!"
Watching Yuno showcase his skills with the Wind Spirit, Asta's fighting spirit ignited: "That Yuno, he's still as showy as ever, damn it, I want to go too!"
The battle scenes on the communication light projection switched back and forth. Although the Golden Dawn's support had greatly changed the tide of battle, the situation was still slightly unfavorable due to the enemy's numerical advantage.
"The situation remains grim." Julius stroked his chin, pondering, "...But it can't be helped, after all, the enemy has three of the Eight Shining Generals."
"Although I'd still like to send more reinforcements, those who can get there immediately are…"
Captain Yami naturally understood the Magic Emperor's unspoken meaning. He said, "I'll go too, then? Boss Julius, I remember Finral should have been to that town."
"Yami, if you can make it, that would be a great help."
Captain Yami scratched his head, taking the cigarette from his mouth: "I don't mind, and… I want to go see that guy I'm a bit curious about."
Although the 'magic' in that battle didn't match at all, his intuition told him… it was very likely that masked guy.
"Please take me too!" Asta requested his Captain: "There must be people who couldn't escape… so I can do something too!"
Smoke wafted up, a bit acrid. Captain Yami pondered for a moment before speaking: "With injuries like yours, shouldn't you stay in the Royal Capital and get your arm healed first?"
"One arm won't stop me from swinging my sword!"
Looking at Asta's determined gaze, Captain Yami couldn't refuse: "Then you have no choice, come with me. I've called Finral."
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Compared to Captain Yami of the Black Bulls Squad, who was casually heading to Qitan for the defense battle, Captain Rill of the Aqua Deer, who had left the Royal Capital, found himself in a fierce competition.
Common Realm, Jikka, Jasmine Restaurant.
Madam Shelly was anxiously shouting for the restaurant staff to serve dishes: "Rill, table 35, conger eel sashimi, blue crab dumplings, crimson fish bone soup."
"Coming!"
"Rill, table 86, grilled bell pepper meat, pan-fried steak, corn pork bone soup!"
"Coming, coming!"
"Rill, table 105, creamy heartland tower, steamed snow shrimp…"
"Coming!"
"Rill…"
"Coming!"
Watching the short-legged Rill constantly running around the restaurant but never quite getting things done, Shelly frowned: "This clumsy kid Bai En brought from there this time, he can't even deliver food properly. He almost spilled the dishes several times."
"I heard he's even a Magic Knight. Is that all? Is it that easy to join the Magic Knights?"
"Forget it, forget it. He's free labor anyway, and I don't have to pay him, so it's a net gain." Saying that, she continued to look down and calculate the restaurant's bills.
Rill was dizzy from all the work, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. "I feel like I've taken on something incredible. This is much harder than painting. Is this really the training Bai En talked about?"
The reason Rill was here serving dishes all stemmed from his conversation with Bai En when they were about to part ways in the Royal Capital.
"Oh~ Captain Rill, I'll have to go first from here."
"Eh? No mission, Bai En, you're not going back to base, are you? Where are you going?"
"Training, and becoming stronger."
Rill was very interested in Bai En mentioning training, so he followed Bai En to the place of training—Jasmine Restaurant.
The aroma of food and the bustling atmosphere made Rill wonder: "Bai En, isn't this a restaurant? Coming here to train… no, coming here should be for eating, right?"
"Captain Rill, besides painting, do you like anything else?"
"Hmm…" Rill, with his fluffy hair, stroked his chin and thought seriously, "Besides painting? I guess not. I still like painting the most."
"Is that so…"
"Then, Captain Rill, have you ever tried doing other things? For example, when painting the wind, watching the wind blow across forests and fields; when painting waves, watching the vast, boundless blue waves of the sea… When painting all beings, one's heart should also contain the myriad forms of life, right?"
"This is my training, but since Captain Rill has also come along, try doing other things. Perhaps, besides combat, you might also get some good inspiration."
"Painting all beings? I… why didn't I think of that before? It seems like a very good idea, I feel inspiration coming!"
And so, Rill, who had stood under the restaurant sign for a long time, walked into Jasmine Restaurant for the first time and became a struggling worker in the restaurant.
When he came to his senses, he felt like he had been tricked…
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