Currently in a strong magic region Gravito Rock Zone, Sekke, and the rest of the Royal Knights Led by Mereoleona, were gathered.
"Holy crap! There's a castle floating in the sky!" said Asta.
"That's the Eye of the Midnight's Sun's hideout."
"Well, there aren't many who would set foot in the strong magic regions. And since it's hidden by this magical fog, it's even harder to spot. Anyone would have difficulty finding it." said Mereoleona and then glanced at Nozel with an amused smile on her face.
"You figured all that out, and that's why you had people search this area. You've gotten better, captain of the Silver Eagles."
"I just happened to have people searching dungeons, and we coincidentally found out it was their hideout."
"Oh? So what brought the Captain of the Silver Eagles himself here, then?" asked Mereoleona with a knowing side glance.
"That's enough idle chatter. Siren I guess you can use your spell from this distance?" asked Nozel.
"Indeed," replied Siren as his grimoire started glowing and mana gathered around him.
[Stone Creation Magic: Stone Model of the World]
Soon a stone medal resembling the flying castle appeared in front of them with its inner structure and the position with a high concentration of mana in it.
"I see. It's like an ants' nest that allows entry from anywhere. Seems simple enough to infiltrate. I see there are plenty of guys around the Senior Magic Knight level. There's also someone with very powerful magic in the middle. Must be their boss." noted Mereoleona.
"Listen up you all!! If we want to ambush the enemy and throw them into a state of chaos, we can't let them know how many of us there are, so splitting up is the best option. But the fact that there are so many entrances means that the enemy is confident in their defense. The more we split up, the more that may work against us and overwhelm us." said Mereoleona.
"So where does that lead us?" asked Mereoleona.
"We'll overwhelm the enemy even more with sheer willpower!" said Asta.
"We don't need willpower. I'll overwhelm them myself," said Yuno.
"I wanna mash them all up!" said Luck.
"I shall defeat them beautifully on my own," said Kirsch.
"We unleash the full might of the dark lord on these lowly bastards and let them beg for mercy. I will first destroy their base and then turn into a titan and finish them like Erem Yeager," said Sekke.
"...All of them are idiots," said Noelle as she looked at the people who answered Mereoleona.
"What's important is balance. The most effective way to get through the enemy's defense while split up is to divide into teams of four. Is that what you're thinking?" said Klaus.
"But that's boring. They will be over in an instant if we go with that." protested Luck and Sekke.
"Exactly. We will now split into groups and then proceed," said Mereoleona.
As she said that Zora and Asta started to bicker saying that they don't want to be in a team together.
"You're coming with me, you damn problem children," said Mereoleona as a flame paw appeared on their heads.
"Hello, Lady Royal. Please accept this rainbow stink bug as a token of our friendship," said Zora as he tossed a bug at the lioness only for her to catch it with another flame paw and cover Zora's face with it.
"A stench this weak does not affect me," said Mereoleona.
"Clearly explains how often she bathes," said Sekke.
"You sure you want two peasants hanging around you, Lady Royal?" asked Zora while trying to recover from the smell.
Mereoleona then proceeds to tell them about how she doesn't give a f*ck about status and all and the only thing that matters is if you are strong or not.
'According to that logic, I should be a god.' thought Sekke.
"God Of Delusion and Denseness?" asked Vritra.
'God of Ass kicking and awesomeness.' replied Sekke.
Soon she was done with her speech and decided to form other teams.
"I will be fine without a team though," said Sekke and immediately received a smack from Secre who come out of his robe.
"Ow! Hey why are you here? It's dangerous!" said Sekke as he looked at the anti-bird who landed on his shoulder.
'Precisely because it's dangerous here, I have to keep this guy in check so that he doesn't jump into danger. And this idiot, well-being he wants to work alone.' thought Secre as she glared at Sekke and smacked him once again.
'Idiot! Take safety precautions! Lion lady, go on and form a strong and balanced team for him.' thought Secre as she looked at Mereoleona.
Mereoleona didn't know why the damn bird was looking at her and just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Whether you will be in a team or not is not something for you to decide. No matter how strong you are don't get careless we are still in enemy territory."
'Well said lion lady! Follow her advice Sekke. She may seem wild but she is still a captain. She will make good decisio-'
"Sekke, Anna, Mimosa you three will be working together," said Mereoleona.
'...Listen here you little shit,' thought Sekke as she looked at Mereoleona with her eye twitching.
'Alright!!' thought both Anna and Mimosa in excitement and stood beside Sekke.
Soon the other teams were decided as well.
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En, Nils, Nozel, Shiren- Group 1
Ben, Luck, Noelle, Kirsch- Group 2
Ruben, Rill, Fragil, Puli- Group 3
Klaus, Yuno, Hamon- Group 4
Sekke, Anna, Mimosa- Group 5
Mereoleona, Asta, Zora- Group 6
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"Alright, Group 1 will attack from the upper left, Group 2 will attack from the lower left, Group 3 from the upper right, Group 4 will attack from the lower right, Group 5 will attack from the top and finally my group will attack from the front and center."
"The spatial magic user Cobb will stand by here."
"Roger-dodger-roger!" said Cobb.
"You'd better put your all into this. Let's go! Take down any enemy you encounter as you proceed toward the center, you may do it however you prefer!" ordered Mereoleona as all of them were teleported to their respective starting points.
Sekke who appeared at the top of the flying castle along with Anna and Mimosa stretched his body and got ready to fight.
"Sekke-san, Anna-san. I am glad to be on your team. Please take care of me and leave supporting and healing to me." said Mimosa.
"Ok! Take care of me as well. I am glad I got paired up with you two instead of someone I didn't know....or Kirsch. No offense Mimosa."
"None taken," replied Mimosa with a smile totally agreeing with Sekke.
"Take care of me as well," said Anna.
"Alright, I can say that all of us are somewhat familiar with each other fighting style, so I propose this, I will be in the vanguard, Mimosa in the middle, and Anna take the rearguard. What do you two think?"
"I am fine with it. I can support you two better if I am in between the two of you," said Mimosa.
"No problems with me as well. Just try to stay out of the way of my fire spells," said Anna.
Sekke nodded and then looked at Secre.
"And you! Stay wherever you are safe. If as much as even a scratch appears on your body, I will send you inside the storage. Understood?"
Secre saluted Sekke agreeing to his words.
"So, we need to reach the center of the hideout where their leader probably is, huh....any mapping or trapping spells you two know of?" asked Sekke.
"I have one," replied Mimosa as her grimoire started flipping.
[Plant Creation Magic: Magic Flower Guidepost]
Mana gathered in front of Mimosa as multiple vines came out and started to intertwine. Soon a giant flower formed above the vines and a hologram of the entire structure appeared over the flower.
"Oh! Nice Mimosa!" praised Sekke making the royal blush as a smile appeared on her face.
Sekke looked at the hologram and tried to understand it.
"Hm...if I remember correctly this was the place where the huge mana signature was. And considering that we are on top of this...I have a good idea." said Sekke with a smirk.
Secre who noticed the familiar smirk immediately took out her small shades out of nowhere and put them on.
"Anna call your bird, we need a ride," said Sekke.
Anna nodded not thinking much of it. She believed in Sekke's plan.
"Should I summon Ignis at full power or do we only need her for a ride?" asked Anna.
"Can she get to full power after being summoned?" asked Sekke.
"She can, summoning her at full power takes more mana," replied Anna.
"Then preserve mana, for now, we just need a ride."
Anna nodded as her grimoire started flipping.
[Flame Summoning Magic: Mystic Firebird]
Soon a small firebird appeared above Anna and landed on her shoulder.
Anna smiled and caressed Ignis's chin making the bird chirp happily.
"Ignis [Megamorph]," said Anna as the bird flew off her shoulder and started to get bigger.
"Alright, preparations completed. Let's do it," said Sekke as he looked at Mimosa's guidepost once again and then started looking around for something.
Mimosa and Anna we're already on top of Ignis ready to enter the castle through the entrance.
"Sekke-kun, let's go," said Anna.
"Hm? Wait, you two want to go through the entrance?" asked Sekke.
"Isn't that why you asked for Ignis, since without flying we cannot reach the entrance?" asked Anna.
Sekke shook his head and said, "Our goal is to reach the center.....you know what. Follow me and you will understand."
Sekke didn't explain his plan further as he thought that it will be better to just show them.
After finding a spot on the top of the flying castle Sekke crouched down and touched its surface and sensed its structure with mana. A smile appeared on his face and then he looked at the two girls who were on top of the giant bird.
"Get ready. I am starting," said Sekke as his grimoire started flipping.
"Ready Secre?" asked Sekke to which the bird gave wings up in response.
"We are going straight to the center," said Sekke
[Bronze Creation Magic: Giga Drill Breaker]
A giant drill appeared over Sekke's hand as he jumped and pointed the drill at the stone structure and easily drilled through it.
*BOOM!!!*
*BOOM!!!*
*BOOM!!!*
*BOOM!!!*
*BOOM!!!*
*BOOM!!!*
Sekke kept drilling breaking through one floor after another and soon his mana detection caught onto a strong mana source.
"Secre? Do you feel it too?" asked Sekke to which the bird nodded.
"Lead the way then partner."
Secre nodded and started pointing in the direction where he should be heading.
Soon after breaking through his tenth or so floor, Sekke saw a floating man covered in a bright glow and stopped using his magic.
Soon he landed on the ground and started at the floating man.
"Hello there," said Sekke as he looked at the floating man.