"Hey, hey, the newbie is really energetic, isn't he? Don't you think so, Magna, who started cleaning up chores early in the morning!" Luck dragged his broom and flew into mid-air.
"Just Magna is fine. Why add those four words 'cleaning up chores' in front of it? Are you looking down on me?" Magna instantly became furious. He was a noble Magic Knight, alright? Making it sound like he was a cleaner!
"But you are cleaning up chores, and you're even replacing Asta, having to clean up chores every day!" Luck confirmed again.
"I can't take it anymore!" Magna threw down the mop in his hand. "Fire Magic: Exploding Scattershot Magic Ball!"
"Magna the big idiot, you can't hit me!" The look in Luck's eyes became increasingly excited. He had figured it out: Magna was like a volcano; the more he erupted, the more violent the explosion, which played right into his hands!
"Do you guys want to die?!" Yami appeared at the top of the second-floor stairs, radiating murderous intent. He had only just fallen asleep, for f***'s sake! Can these problem children be quiet for a moment?
"I'm sorry, Captain Yami!" Magna immediately lowered his head, then suppressed his anger and led Luck outside. Luck had actually made him lose face in front of Captain Yami, whom he respected the most, again. Today, he absolutely had to make Luck pay in blood!
"The world is finally peaceful!" Yami returned to his bedroom with tears in his eyes. His continuous dream of the God of Gamblers series had reached a critical moment, and the final god-tier battle was about to take place, so sleeping or whatever—he absolutely couldn't stop!
"Boom!"
However, just as Yami was about to fall asleep, the sound of Fire Magic and Thunder Magic colliding and exploding suddenly came from outside the window. Fortunately, the sound was getting further and further away, otherwise Yami would have really beaten the kids up!
"Magna and Luck are really diligent. They're doing practical combat training first thing in the morning, and the kind where they hit each other, draw blood, and wish they could kill each other." Hearing the explosions from behind, Asta couldn't help but click his tongue as he watched this scene, not knowing that Magna and Luck were just saying the exact same thing about him!
"Water Bullet!" Noelle struggled to toss the second large water ball she had gathered into the second river channel Asta had dug, and then she crouched down to rest, clearly already on the verge of her limit.
"Thread Creation Magic: Instant Rest Sofa!" Vanessa waved the wand in her hand, and a knitted sofa immediately appeared in front of Noelle.
"Thank you, Big Sister Vanessa, but I don't need it. I also want to surpass my limits. Before I gather four water balls, I will absolutely not rest!" Noelle looked at Asta, a determined look in her eyes. From today on, she would also follow Asta's example and surpass herself every day!
"Vanessa, this magic is great!" Seeing Vanessa instantly create a sofa, Asta was immediately delighted. From now on, when camping, wouldn't he be able to have Vanessa create whatever he wanted!
"Little Asta is being naughty again!" Vanessa glanced at Asta with charm, then raised her hand and wove a green hat on Asta's forehead.
"Why is it a green hat?" Seeing the green hat on his head, Asta was immediately furious. He was still single, after all! Even if he wanted to wear one, it wasn't his turn!
"Haha, from now on, if you call me by my name again, I'll make you wear it every day!" Seeing Asta's deflated expression, Vanessa burst into giggles.
"Exploding Scattershot Magic Ball!"
"Thunder God's Shield!"
Just as Asta and the others were chatting and messing around, Magna and Luck fought their way over from the castle. Because the Exploding Scattershot Magic Ball released by Magna was deflected by Luck's Thunder God's Shield, several fireballs flew their way.
"Water Bullet! Water Bullet! Water Bullet!" Noelle used Water Bullet almost reflexively. To her shock, every single Water Bullet she fired hit Magna's fireballs with absolute precision!
"It seems Little Noelle's training these past few days has been very effective!" Vanessa said happily.
"I... I actually did it?" Noelle was shocked beyond belief. She never would have dared to imagine such accuracy before, but to her surprise, she had actually mastered it!
"Noelle, keep up the good work!" Asta encouraged Noelle, then grabbed his huge demon-slayer sword and started a new round of digging!
"Yeah!" Having tasted the sweetness of training, Noelle's motivation exploded. She didn't even need Asta to remind her; she would continue to train hard. After all, she had persisted even when she couldn't see a way out, let alone now...
"Hmm... Such energy!" After a lazy yawn, Vanessa prepared to go home and catch up on her sleep. After all, for her, aside from missions, every morning after breakfast should be spent in slumber.
"Asta, Noelle, you two keep training, I'm heading off!" Vanessa said goodbye.
"Got it, Sister Vanessa!" Asta and Noelle said almost simultaneously.
"And when you're tired from training, don't forget to lie on the sofa and rest for a while. The sofa Sister created is super comfortable!" Vanessa said with a wink.
"Yeah!" Asta nodded. He didn't need Vanessa to tell him that; he was going to enjoy it. If Noelle could give him a massage then, it would be even better!
"What are you thinking about, pervert!" Noelle smashed the half-person-high water sphere she had gathered onto Asta's head. In an instant, Asta was drenched.
"I wasn't thinking about anything, okay!" Asta protested his innocence. Wasn't he just thinking about making a great sword? Wasn't he just imagining Noelle as the heroine in a movie? Was it necessary to treat him like this?
"Hmph! You were definitely thinking about something bad just now!" Noelle glanced at Asta with a tsundere attitude, so certain that she didn't give Asta a chance to explain.
"Noelle, just digging canals and storing water energy isn't our limit anymore. Why don't we increase the difficulty?" Asta suddenly grinned mischievously. If he didn't trick this little girl Noelle into giving him a massage, he'd eat poop while doing a handstand today!
"How do we increase the difficulty?" Noelle became curious. She also felt that just gathering water spheres had no challenge left, so she wanted to hear Asta's opinion. Who knew that by asking, she would fall straight into his trap!
"How about we make a bet? Let's see who's faster: you gathering a large water sphere, or me digging two canals in a row!" Asta squinted his eyes and smiled very innocently.
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