Chapter 44 - Magic Knights V/s Mars

Sekke and the others were currently being led by Luck who was running with a huge grin on his face.

"Luck! Don't jump off on your own!!!" said Sekke who was following Luck along with the other two rookies on his bike.

"Hahaha, the one who reaches that person first, gets to fight him." said Luck as he looked back at Sekke.

"...Secre can you lead us at this speed?" asked Sekke as he looked at the bird.

Secre just shook her head in denial clearly stating that their speed was too much for her to keep up with.

Sekke sighed and just Luck do what he wanted, he will just jump in if Luck or the others gets their asses kicked badly. Though he didn't think there was a need for it as both Luck and Asta are strong and Noelle had her new defensive magic to.protect herself and others.

Sekke just focused on driving through the dungeon paths which Luck changed at a random basis and soon felt the mana signature to be closer and stronger.

"Looks like your friend is going on a rampage." said Sekke as he looked at Asta.

"Yuno...." mutter Asta as he turned serious and narrowed his eyes.

"We are there!!" said Luck as he jumped off the opening that appeared in front of them.

"Hold on tight." said Sekke as he didn't slowed down his speed seeing which Noelle gripped the side cart tightly while Asta stood up as his Grimoire started floating beside him.

"LEROY JENKINS!!!!" yelled Sekke as he appeared out of the tunnel on top of his bike grabbing the attention of everyone present there.

Sekke smirked as he held Noelle by her collar and jumped off the bike which along with Asta went staring towards the huge sword made of crystals.

"WHAAA!!!" screamed Noelle as she suddenly found herself being grabbed by her collar.

"Brace yourself." said Sekke as his Grimoire started floating beside him.

[BRONZE MAGIC: BRONZE BODY]

Sekke clenched his teeth as he landed on the ground with his bronze enhanced body making a huge crater on the ground.

"That went well..." said Sekke as he looked at himself and smirked seeing that there was no injury.

"Like hell that went well!! You idiot!!" yelled Noelle as she slapped Sekke's head only to wince in pain because of hitting the metallic coating on Sekke's body.

"Oh you alright Noelle?" asked Sekke as he didn't feel anything from her attack.

"Ugh!!" groaned Noelle as she glared at Sekke.

"It seems that you are fine, now go and protect the others. We will deal with tha- Oh look Asta has already destroyed that huge ass sword. Well it's only natural since dealing with magic is his speciality." said Sekke as he looked at the other who were looking at Asta with disbelief except for Yuno and Luck who had a smile on their faces.

"Well can't have him outshine us. Let's go Noelle." said Sekke as he moved towards the other magic knights.

"O-Ok."vsaid Noelle as she followed him as well.

"You alright Mimosa?" asked Sekke as he saw the ginger head Noble lying in a bed of flowers with a wound on her body.

"S-Sekke-san, yes I am fine. I will heal in no time." said Mimosa with a slightly pained tone.

Sekke gave a nod and then gestured Noelle to look after her.

Noelle snorted in her normal tsundere way and then moved towards Mimosa.

Sekke looked at Yuno and Klaus who were badly injured and just said, "So you two got your asses kicked, huh."

Hearing that Yuno just looked at him and said, "I was just about to get serious there."

Klaus on the other hand just ignored him as he was still shocked after seeing Asta effortlessly dealing with the mage they were losing against.

"Hey hey Sekke." called out Luck with an excited tone.

Sekke looked at Luck who pointed at the various crystal golems and said, "Let's see who destroys more of them."

Hearing that Sells smirked seeing which Luck's grin widened.

Both of their grimoires started flipping pages as both of them looked at the golems coming towards them.

[Lighting Creation Magic: Thunder god's Gloves]

[Bronze Creation Magic: Giant Fists]

Luck who now had his lightning gloves dashed forward and started fighting the golems.

Sekke on the other hand just stood at his spot as he took his stance who h was copied by the huge bronze fists floating above him as the fists moved towards the golems and started smashing the golems like mosquitoes.

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"Oi, you have been whining for a while now. Stop being a bother already." said Noelle as she destroyed a Golem heading towards Klaus with her magic which somehow was able to hit it.

"H-How can this be? How is that peasant able to do things like that?" asked Klaus hearing which Noelle sighed and told him about Asta.

"How can that kind of power be in the hands of a peasant?" asked Klaus with disbelief.

"Well only he could possibly have that power in this world, you know." said Sekke as he smashed another Golem.

"That was my 17th!" yelled Sekke as he looked at Luck.

"Being someone without magic at all is the requirement to get that power. Do you think that you would have survived being someone without any magic till you get you hands on a Grimoire?" asked Sekke as he looked at Klaus who just remained silent.

Sekke just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Whatever, it's not like you will understand that." and then looked towards the Asta who was clashing against the crystal guy.

Sekke then pointed his hand towards Klaus and fired magic bullet of the size of his fist which passed beside Klaus and destroyed a Golem that was behind him.

"So just snap out and do your job as a magic knight. Or you want the great me to save your ass." said Sekke as he looked at Klaus.

Klaus adjusted his glasses and said, "Shut up, that is not the way you talk to a noble." and immediately various spikes made out of his magic emerged from the ground and started piercing through the golems as well.

But Sekke just ignored him and looked at Noelle and said, "Nice one Noelle your magic finally but its target. *sniff* I am so proud." and wiped off a single tear that came out of his eye.

Hearing that Noelle blushed from embarrasment and started telling at Sekke seeing which Sekke just laughed.

But soon Sekke stopped laughing as they heard rumbling coming from the direction of Asta and the crystal guy and turned around only to see the crystal guy cladded in a crystal armour swatting Asta away like a bug.

"....Well, Asta got swatted. Time for the dark lord to jump in." said Sekke with a smirk on his face as he raised his hand up and moved forward.

"Hey no fair. I want to take on that guy." solid Luck as he looked at Sekke.

"Eh? But you got your headstart on the earlier enemy right? It's my chance now." said Sekke as he looked at Luck.

"Wait a minute!!!!" yelled Asta who suddenly emerged from the rubble with most of his upper body in full display to the others.

"It is my fight! I have to show that I can beat the guy who even Yuno couldn't beat!" said Asta as he came towards Sekke and Luck and joined the argument.

"Who said that I couldn't beat him. I was just about to counterattack that guy with a very strong spell which would have defeated him easily. Move back I can deal with him on my own." said Yuno as he joined the other three as well.

"Huh, what the hell are you all even talking about! It's clearly my turn now. You all got your chances before." said Sekke as he looked at the other three.

"But didn't you beat that guy from before so it's my turn." said Luck.

"I am still not down!!! My turn isn't over yet!!" said Asta in his usual loud tone.

"...If we are going by that, then I am not down either. So it should be my turn." said Yuno as he looked at Asta making him glare at Yuno.

"Argh!! You were clearly being beaten by him so your turn was over!!" said Asta as he pointed his finger at Yuno.

"And so was you, so it's my turn you idiot!" said Sekke as he pointed his finger at Asta.

"Who the hell are you calling an idiot you bastard." replied Asta.

"Huh, you of course. You idiot." said Yuno.

"Hahaha this is getting exciting. Hey let's all fight each other." said Luck with an excited tone.

Seeing the four magic knight arguing amongst themselves Klaus, Mimosa and Noelle were left totally speechless and were not sure what to say about it.

"Are they really quarreling about who is going to fight that monster?" asked Klaus with a frown on his face.

"Those idiots!" said Noelle as she facepalmed and glared at her teammates.

"A-Aren't they a lively bunch." said Mimosa with a wry smile on her face.

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Mars, the diamond who the magic knights were battling right now looked at the group of magic knights who were talking amongst themselves and entered a flashback.

Once he was done remberimg the 'beautiful' days he spent with his friend, he snapped out of daze and glared at Asta and the others.

"Don't stand in my way you pebbles." said Mars in a cold tone as he in his giant crystal armour moved forward and moved his hands to smash all of them to the ground.

Meanwhile Sekke and the others who were having and intense battle of rock-paper-scissors totally ignored the crystal giant.

"Stop copying me you plot armoured idiot!!" yelled Sekke as he smacked Asta who has bee using the same action as him for the past few turn ending the game in a draw.

Suddenly Sekke noticed the giants coming towards them and glared at it as well.

"CAN'T YOU SEE THAT WE ARE IN MIDDLE OF SOMETHING!!!" yelled Sekke as he used his magic making the giant fists that were made by him earlier to combine into one massive fist before it moved forward toward the crystal giant sending it crashing against the wall and destroying all the crystals in an instant.

*BOOM*

The whole dungeon shoo for a few secondsk because of the impact making everyone of them to look towards the place where the crystal giant was sent flying. Soon they noticed an unconscious and wounded Mars falling down towards the ground which made them realised what Sekke just hit.

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"....Ha..Ha..Haha as expected of me." said Sekke with a stiff smile on his face as he stood proudly and looked towards the fallen diamond kingdom mage.

"....You bastard!!!" yelled Asta as he immediately started shaking Sekke's body earning himself a smack from Sekke which pummeled him into the ground.