"Rebecca? Isn't that the name of that girl from the blind date? Asta really hasn't forgotten her!" Earlier, when Asta was reciting the list, Noelle had pricked up her ears and pressed herself tightly against Asta to listen. Sure enough, she caught an incredible name in the list, and it made Noelle absolutely furious!
If looks could kill, Asta would have been stabbed by Noelle many times over by now.
"Noelle, why are you looking at me like that?" Asta asked, puzzled.
"Hmph!" Noelle turned her head away, ignoring Asta completely. Otherwise, if she started arguing, wouldn't she lose her dignity as a Princess!
"Hey, don't forget to bring my sister Marie over!" Gauche shouted at Finral.
"I know!" Finral waved his hand, then first went to the church in Nean Town, found Theresa, who was praying, and explained the reason for his visit.
"The Underwater Temple? I understand. However, I have one condition: I want to take all the children and nuns from the church with me." Theresa seized the opportunity to make her request. She thought the world under the sea must be beautiful, and since there was such an opportunity, all the children should be able to enjoy this feast.
"Huh?!" Finral was shocked. "Is that allowed?"
"If it's not allowed, go back and tell that brat to forget about it!" Theresa said firmly.
"I'll ask for permission..." Finral quickly returned to the Underwater Temple and saw Yami and the others already seated in the plaza, though there was no food yet. "Captain, the nun from Nean Town wants to bring all the children over. What do you think?"
"It's a trivial matter; you can decide that yourself. I never expected the underwater world to have such interesting forms of gambling!" Yami clearly wasn't in the mood to deal with Finral. He was currently enjoying the unique tobacco of the seabed and a special gambling game, having a great time.
"Hey, where's my sister!" Gauche, who was nearby building a statue of Marie out of white mud, sensed Finral's magic fluctuation and immediately roared.
"Right away, right away!" Finral gave a dry laugh and hurriedly returned to the church. He thought to himself that if he didn't bring Marie over, Gauche would definitely tear him apart. Anyway, Yami didn't care, and those nuns could look after the children, so he might as well bring them all. It was just going to be a huge drain on his magic!
Asta would have to reimburse him for this. Without two bottles of healing spring water, it definitely wouldn't be worth it!
"How did your inquiry go?" Theresa asked, arms crossed, while behind her, the place was packed with children and nuns, clearly having been ready for a while.
"Well... the Captain approved it..." Finral scratched his head.
"Yay! We get to see the sea!" The children cheered instantly; clearly, this was the happiest thing for them.
"Everyone, line up in an orderly fashion and follow the nuns inside. No cutting in line, no wandering off on your own, do you hear me?" Theresa said fiercely.
"Understood!" The children lined up excitedly. Finral quickly stepped aside, and then he watched as the children filed in under the guidance of the nuns.
"Is this the Underwater Temple? It's so beautiful! There's even sunlight!" The children who entered the seabed all widened their eyes like curious babies, looking at everything before them with bright, shining eyes. They saw many strange rooms, strangers in exotic clothing, and the Black Bulls members who had once saved them!
"Big Brother Asta! And the pretty Water Magic sister, the sexy sister who can weave clothes!" The children scrambled toward Asta and the others.
"Marie! Angel Marie!" Gauche spotted his sister in the crowd immediately. Marie also opened her arms and ran toward him. "There is no greater happiness than Angel Marie running wildly toward me!"
However, the next second, Gauche turned to stone, because Marie had actually swerved and dove straight into Asta's arms!
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Asta, having been jostled in his injured arm, immediately winced in pain.
"Marie, Asta is injured. You can't dive into his arms from now on, you hear me?" Noelle picked up Marie and advised her earnestly.
"Okay! I'll dive into them after he's better!" Marie obediently broke free from Noelle and then looked at Asta sweetly.
"Marie has really grown up!" Asta couldn't move his hands, otherwise, if he had gently stroked Marie's golden hair while speaking, the effect would have been absolutely explosive!
"Hmm, I know!" Marie nodded heavily.
"Ma... rie..." Gauche crawled laboriously to Marie's side, trembling as he reached out his right hand, finally catching Marie's attention.
"Oh! Big Brother is here too!" Marie said in surprise.
"Crack!" That was the sound of Gauche's heart breaking. Marie had clearly passed right under his nose, yet she hadn't seen him!
"Damn you, Asta, I'm going to destroy you!" Gauche was burning with rage, but then he was led away by Marie.
"Big Brother, Big Brother Asta is injured, so let's not disturb him. Come sit at the table with the nuns with me!" Marie said earnestly.
"Big Brother Asta..." Gauche felt like his whole world was falling apart.
"Why are there so many children here?" Kahono, as the hostess, had been busy preparing things. Seeing so many children from the surface suddenly arrive, she was surprised.
"They were invited by Asta and the others!" Kiat explained.
"Asta is really kind. He knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he let all these children come to see it!" Kahono exclaimed.
"Wow~ there are so many children from the surface. They look so cute!" The girls of the Underwater Temple were bursting with girlish excitement, unable to resist curiously crowding around the children. The children, having been taught well by the nuns, were very polite, calling them "Big Sister" one after another, making all the underwater girls giggle and beam with delight.
Meanwhile, at the church in Nean Town.
"Remember to send us back!" Theresa waved at Finral, then she was the last one to walk stylishly into the magic circle.
"I suddenly feel like I've become a servant. I'm definitely demanding two bottles of healing spring water when I get back!" Finral sighed. Next, he teleported to Rebecca's restaurant, where he saw Rebecca busy cleaning up the restaurant with her younger siblings.
"Sorry, customer, we're already closed!" Luca had been wiping the table with her head down, but when she looked up and saw Finral wearing the Black Bulls uniform, she exclaimed in surprise, "Big sister, he's from the Black Bulls!"
"Asta?!" Rebecca had been listless, but upon hearing the words 'Black Bulls', her beautiful eyes widened immediately. However, when she came out and saw it was Finral, she felt a bit disappointed.
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