"Did this low born ant just address me?" The fat noble turned to look at a member of his entourage.
"I... Well..." If this had been a normal setting, the fat noble's henchmen would have already have immediately started attacking the black haired boy that had just insulted his lord. But this was the magic knight entrance exam. If he started a fight here who knows what consequences he would face.
Luckily for him he was saved by the bell as the announcer suddenly called for everyone's attention.
"Sorry for the wait everybody." Walking out from the background, 7 individuals walked out and drew the attention of everyone in the area.
"ITS THE MAGIC KNIGHT CAPTAINS!!"
"I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING THEM FROM SO CLOSE!!"
"I CAN DIE HAPPY!"
'Magic knight captains huh?'
Looking up at the 7 figures, Grim felt his blood start to boil as his urge to fight slowly increased.
'The strongest mages in the Clover Kingdom...'
Doing everything in his power to hold himself back, Grim looked up at the figures and burned their features into his memory.
While Grim was busy holding himself back from attacking the captains, one of the captains wearing a weird mask with several feathers sticking out from it took center stage.
"OH MY GOD ITS WILLIAM VENGEANCE!!"
"He was the one who took the head of the enemy general in the last battle!"
"Its said that he's the closest to becoming the next Wizard King!"
"I heard his squad members love him!"
"Ah, I'd love to be selected for the Golden Dawn!"
"Don't be stupid! Only elites and nobles are selected for that squad."
Hearing all the hype around him, Grim took a closer look at the masked man.
Opening his Grimoire, William executed a spell that caused branches to spawn and deliver wooden broomsticks to the examinees.
"Now then, lets us begin the Magic Knight Test."
Hearing him, the fat noble turned to face Grim before walking away.
"Hmph, I'll deal with you later peasant."
Normally Grim would hold his tongue and quietly bide his time, but after getting his grimoire and training for six months, he was feeling quite fearless.
"Wow, its surprising that you haven't choked on all the shit that comes out of your mouth." Grim's words caused the noble to stumble and almost fall flat on his face.
"Y-YOU!!"
"Oh? Ugly and illiterate, us commoners truly can't compare to such a pig faced individual such as yourself. I bow to you sir."
Feeling his face redden from all the insults, the noble started gathering his magic in his right hand and prepared to attack.
"You can't m'lord!" One of his lackey's stopped him before he could proceed. "If you attack now you'll be disqualified."
"He's right, we should on getting into the Golden Dawn and then we'll deal with this insolent brat!" Another one of his lackey's threw Grim a dirty look before trying to calm their boss down.
"Hmph! You're right, there'll be plenty of time to deal with this trash after we join the Golden Dawn." The fat noble said before leaving the area with his entourage in tow.
"Heh, nobles seem like fun." Grim laughed before also leaving.
---
Standing in line with a bunch of other test takers, they were told that the first test consisted of them being able to make the brooms that they were given fly.
"Anyone who can control their magic should be able to do this on feel alone." William explained. "This is the most basic form of movement magic there is. If you can't fly on a broom, you're not worth looking at."
'How simple.'
Closing his eyes, Grim poured a portion of his mana inside the broom and commanded it to float.
"Hey, isn't that the guy with the four leaf clover?" One of the examinees commented after seeing Yuno standing on his broom with ease.
"Hmm?" Everyone looked over at him. "To think a bumpkin like him could receive a four leaf clover..."
"Wait! Look at that guy!!" One of the examinees pointed at Grim who was doing a hand stand on his broom.
"What the hell!"
"Such control!"
While this was going on, the gray haired Asta struggled to even lift the broom off the ground and even drew the attention of captain Fuegoleon with his pitiful display.
"How strange... No matter how low his magic aptitude may be, he should at the very least cause some reaction from the broom."
---
After a series of tests, Captain Vengeance finally declared what the final test would be.
"Ahem. Before we start, I would like to thank you all for attending the Magic Knight entrance exam. For the future of the Clover Kingdom, I hope that you will go all out during this final test and prove to us that you are worthy of becoming a magic knight." He smiled and looked over the participants. "As for what your final test will be, it will be a test of all your magical and intellectual ability through the use of combat. You are allowed to pair up with anyone you want, just show us why you we should choose you to join our squad."
'Pair up?' Looking over at the fat noble, a wicked smile emerged on Grim's face.
"Oi piggy, if you keep standing around like that you'll never lose any weight."
"You again!!"
"Heyo." Grim grinned and walked over.
---
After applying his charm, the fat bodied noble couldn't take it anymore and challenged Grim to a duel.
"Damn peasant, I'll show you the difference between a noble and a dirty street rat."
"Looking forward to it." At this point Grim couldn't hide his smile any longer.
---
"Now then, you may begin." Captain Vengeance's voice rung out and begun the first match.
Looking at the battling area, Grim was quite surprised to see the Gray haired boy facing off against a shady looking blonde haired dude wearing a black hairband.
"Hahahaha, no holding back! Lets do this ASTA!!" The blonde haired man shouted before activating his magic.
[Bronze creation magic: Magnum Cannonball]
Patches of transparent blue light surrounded the blonde haired boy as it slowly came together to form a spherical armour that had several protruding cannons coming out of it.
---
Watching the fight from the upper levels with the rest of the captains, Finral couldn't help but compliment Sekke on his magic.
"That's pretty impressive for an exam candidate."
Unfortunately Yami didn't seem to be listening as he completely ignored what Finral said and compared Sekke's appearance to that of a bug from Mimoa Amazon.
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"Now then Asta, come!" Sekke yelled with a smug look on his face.
"Yeah." The gray haired boy nodded before summoning out a dirty looking grimoire.
"Oh?" For some reason, Grim felt his eyes being drawn to black grimoire that the gray haired boy was using.
But what was weird was the fact that his own grimoire threatened to make an appearance as if sensing danger.
Blocking out the sound of everything around him, the gray haired boy who was referred to as Asta pushed hand towards the open pages of his grimoire, and in front of everyone he pulled out a giant black blade covered in dirt and scuff marks.
'What the-
Pushing off the ground with a tremendous amount of force that cracked the ground beneath his feet, Asta's figure turned into a blur as he appeared in front the armoured Sekke with his sword held high above his head.
"Eh?"
*BOOM!!*
Slicing through his barrier with little to no difficulty, the force of Asta's sword collided with Sekke with enough of an impact that the ground below them was turned into a crater.
'What force!' Grim's eyes widened as his grimoire became more and more restless.
"What the!"
"Impossible!"
Not expecting that outcome, looks of shock ran across the faces of the captains and the candidates. The only person who was unperturbed by such an outcome was the black haired Yuno who was smiling at Asta's performance.
Knocking Sekke unconscious, Asta rested the large sword on his shoulder and looked up at the magic knight captains.
"Listen up everyone! I'm not joining the magic knights just so I can have a cushy life and avoid working hard. I'm here to work my butt off and become the Wizard King!"
"Oho." Yami hummed.
'Wizard king eh? How interesting.' Grim smiled.