Lily and Asta had just introduced themselves to their Black Bulls squad mates, but neither of them had their robes yet. Magna Swing was going to put them through a small series of tests in order to earn their robes. Of course, Lily and Asta were willing to take on any challenges to get the robes. After coming this far, there's no way they were gonna quit after all they had been through to get here. Everyone stepped outside to witness the Lily's and Asta's Black Bulls ceremonial baptism. Magna first tested their physical prowess. He gave them a couple work out drills: 5,000 crunches and 5,000 pushups. Both of them went at it, Asta finishing the drills slightly before Lily. Then he told them to lift a huge boulder above their heads and break it. Asta grabbed one a bit larger than the one Lily chose and lifted it above his head, his legs shaking as she did the same with hers. Then Asta proceeded to break it with his head. It took him four tries to make it crumble. He yelled out in pain between headbutts. Lily decided to kick her smaller boulder and it took her only three tries. Thank God they both trained so hard together over the past few years, otherwise this would have been very difficult.
"Wow these guys' strength and stamina are seriously off the charts! Too bad magic's all that matters." Luck Voltia said as he watched them in awe and admiration. He was literally on the edge of his seat. Asta asked Magna if he passed the test and demanded for him to hand over the robe.
"Not so fast. You must use any skills at your disposal, whether magical or ordinary, to either dodge or defend against my attack magic. If you can manage that, then you can consider yourself a true Black Bull. And I will give you your robe." Magna said as he whipped out his grimoire and formed a small ball of fire, then pulled a fiery bat from the pages.
"Alright! Grab your grimoire and get ready!" Magna said as Asta grabbed his sword from his grimoire. Magna then began hitting many fire balls at Asta who dodged them with ease. When he saw how decent Asta was, he smiled contently and complimented him.
"You're pretty decent. Okay! The real battle begins now! Flame Magic: Exploding Fire Ball!" Magna said as he put away the bat and formed a blazing fireball. This one was different from the small ones he hit at Asta earlier. It grew in size as it approached him at incredible speed. Asta autonomously hit it back at Magna who dispelled it just in time to save himself. After he emerged from the blaze, he looked like he was going to kick Asta's ass after what just happened. But instead he praised him. He was even more amazed upon finding out Asta had no magic power. Then finally, he handed Asta his Black Bulls robe. The rest of the Black Bulls members joined in on the praises and surrounded him. Vanessa Enoteca used her magic to put the robe on Asta and added the Black Bulls emblem on the headband he always wore. Lily still had yet to receive her robe so she cleared her throat to get Magna's attention.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I was wondering. Am I going to be tested too?" Lily asked as Magna looked at her. Maybe she was mistaken, but it seemed like there was a hint of fear in his facial expression.
"You already passed the physical prowess tests. And for a girl, that's really impressive in on itself. I think you've earned your robe. And besides, you have a similar skill set to Asta. Finral filled me in on what you and Asta did at the Magic Knight's Entrance Exam combat portion." Magna said as he offered the robe to her, but she refused and shook her head.
"Oh no, I want to earn it fair and square. What? Are you afraid you're gonna be beaten by a girl?" Lily teased with a mischievous smirk. That seemed to ruff Magna up a little.
"Haha! Magna's a scaredy-cat! Magna's a scaredy-cat!" Luck chanted as Magna got mad and told him to shut up. Then he turned to Lily, his pride as a man pushing aside any fear he might've had.
"Alright I see where you're going with this. Then get your grimoire ready and let's do this! " Manga said, all fired up. Lily smiled confidently and gestured to bring it on. She grabbed her grimoire and drew her scythe from its pages and stood in a defensive stance. Magna followed her lead and formed the same fireball Asta deflected back at him moments ago.
"Flame Magic: Exploding Fire Ball!" Magna shouted as he threw the fireball at Lily and she timed her swing and intercepted it, slicing through the fiery ball which was supposed to explode. But before it did, her blade absorbed it.
"Wha-?! How did you...?" Magna said out of complete and utter shock. Lily chuckled mischievously as she willed her scythe to be returned to her grimoire and summoned a new weapon: a Kan Dao broadsword.
"I'm not done yet Magna. Flame Magic: Exploding Fire Ball!" Lily said as a ball of fire formed at her command. She used her sword to hit the flame ball at Magna. Finral had to rush in to save Magna from his own magic who was too flabbergasted at her abilities to dispel the destructive blazing ball of flames. Finral quickly grabbed Magna and disappeared into the portal right as the fireball exploded. Once the two of them had emerged from the portal unharmed, Magna approached Lily with a look of excitement on his face.
"Holy crap! I heard you could slice through and use your opponent's magic but I wasn't expecting for you to completely nullify the explosive aftereffect of my flame magic. I would say you're a real man, but you know... Anyways, with that strength and those mad skills and abilities, you're basically one to me! That's not meant as an insult by the way." Magna complimented Lily, patting her hard on the back. Finral approached her next.
"That's the first time I've had to rescue Magna from the rookie. You're pretty impressive... and quite beautiful too. Would you like to go out to dinner some time? What do you like to eat?" Finral said to Lily. Asta saw and heard Finral ask her out from a distance and gave him a jealous glare which only she seemed to notice. But before she could answer Finral, Luck approached her and grabbed her attention.
"Wow! That was totally awesome! Will you fight me sometime?" Luck said, his eyes gleaming with enthusiasm. Lily laughed and agreed to take on the overly energetic blonde someday. The other members of the Black Bulls crowded around her as well, showering her with compliments that made her feel super happy. Never in her life had she felt so welcomed by anyone other than her church foster family back in Hage Village. Asta approached Lily last as the noise around her from her new squad mates died down.
"Wow Lil! That was so cool! You even managed to slice that attack without it exploding. I couldn't even do that! To be honest, I thought I was gonna die, but my instincts took over. But you handled it so confidently like it was nothing. You were amazing!" Asta said as he draped his arm over Lily's shoulders.
"Well it helps to have seen the attack in action beforehand. If I had to deal with it first before you, I'm not so sure I'd be nearly as confident. I mean, I'm also magic-less like you, Asta." Lily admitted honestly.
"Wait what?! You have no magic too?! I literally thought you had some kind of copying magic with special weapons! You really need to stop acting so humble. You're amazing! Here, you deserve this." Magna said as he handed Lily her Black Bulls robe. Vanessa used her magic to put her robe on for her. Lily thanked her and she nodded. While everyone was surrounding her and further engaged with her, Luck gave her a curious look.
"Hey Lily? You can use the magic of your opponent, right?" Luck asked Lily as she gave him a puzzled look. Didn't he just see her demonstrate that?
"Um yes I can. Why?" Lily confirmed and asked Luck curiously.
"Then what happens when you fight someone without magic?" He asked as all the other Black Bulls members, even Captain Yami, became intrigued.
"Well, then I have to rely solely on my physical abilities and fighting skills. And as far as I know, Asta is the only other person without any magic power like me." Lily said as everyone seemed even more interested, especially Luck.
"Can you and Asta demonstrate?" Luck asked Lily and Asta excitedly, glancing between Lily and her best friend. The rest of the Black Bulls nodded in agreement. Captain Yami didn't show any disapproval and just continued to smoke his cigarette. Lily looked at Asta who also nodded in agreement.
"Sure! I don't see why not. Ready to go Lil?" Asta said as Lily nodded her head and the two of them took their positions, readying themselves with their main weapons. Both of them fought one another, blocking each other's blades while trying to catch the other off guard. Asta's sword and Lily's scythe weren't covered in cloths this time so they both had to be careful. Lily tried to use Magna's flame magic even though she knew it wouldn't work to show her squad mates that she could no longer use magic during her battle with Asta. Since both of Lily's and Asta's stamina were ridiculously high and they were about equally matched in skill level, the fight droned on until Captain Yami just called it a draw because he had to use the bathroom.
"Alright you guys. That's enough fighting now. I need to go take a dump and I don't want you rookies breaking shit while I'm gone." Captain Yami said as he approached Lily and Asta who immediately stopped sparring.
"You're official Black Bulls now. Things aren't gonna be easy from now on. You're gonna learn to push past your limits. But for now, just get some rest." Captain Yami said as he clapped a hand on one of Lily's and Asta's shoulders before heading back to the headquarters to use the bathroom. After he left, Lily and Asta looked at each other then leaped for joy with their grimoires still open and weapons in hand. They both finally made it into a Magic Knight Squad.
~Short Time Skip~
Afterwards, Lily and Asta were separated and shown to their rooms by Magna and Vanessa. After Vanessa left, Lily changed out of her clothes and into her pajamas. Then she began writing a detailed letter to her foster family back at the church in Hage Village. In it she wrote about what happened at the Magic Knight's Entrance Exam, Magna's ceremonial baptism, and finally about her new squad mates. After Lily was done writing, she worked on cleaning her room a little then headed over to Asta's room to say goodnight to him. She knocked on his door.
"Hello, Asta? It's me." Lily said as he called for her to come on in. He had just finished slipping on his pajama shorts when she entered. She noticed a letter on his desk, written in his messy penmanship.
"So you were writing a letter to them too, huh?" Lily said as Asta nodded his head yes.
"Yeah. I can't believe you and I finally made it into a Magic Knight Squad. Everyone back at the church will be surprised too." Asta said as he sat down on his bed, seeming to slip into a daydream-like trance. Lily joined him on the bed and rubbed his back, bringing him back to reality.
"But you can believe it. We worked so hard to get here. And there's no way our hard work wouldn't pay off. Now that we've made it this far, we can start working towards our goal of becoming the Wizard King/Queen for real." Lily said as Asta smiled.
"Yeah, you're right Lil. No matter what anyone says..."
"And no matter what obstacles stand in our way..."
"One of us will become the Wizard King or Queen!" Lily and Asta finished the sentence together. They both laughed until Asta stopped chuckling and began twiddling his thumbs.
"Hey Lil?" Asta said.
"Yeah? What is it Asta?" Lily asked him.
"I was really worried back at the Magic Knight's Entrance Exam. When all nine squad captains raised their hands for you, I was afraid that you'd choose the Golden Dawn. So I was really happy when you chose the Black Bulls instead. You know, you would have a better shot at becoming the Wizard Queen if you went with the Golden Dawn and you'd be with your twin brother Yuno. So why'd you do it? Why did you choose the Black Bulls?" Asta asked Lily as her expression softened.
"Yuno may be my twin brother and I may have had a better chance of becoming the Wizard Queen by joining the Golden Dawn, but I wanted to be by your side. You said it yourself: just being around me gives you even more motivation to push you towards your goal of becoming the Wizard King. Not to mention, the Golden Dawn consists of nobles and royals. After all I've been through, I don't really want to deal with those kinds of people anymore. And like I've said a million times, I can relate to you better than I can to Yuno because I'm magic-less like you." Lily said as Asta looked at her with teary star-filled eyes.
"Really Lil?" Asta asked Lily as she smiled at him.
"Really Asta." Lily said as she hugged him tightly. Since she was dressed for bed, she wasn't wearing a bra. Asta could feel her tits against his chest and it was starting to arouse him. He was rendered speechless for a moment. Then he decided to speak up.
"Um Lil? I can... feel your uh... against my chest." He said, skipping a word. But Lily still realized what he was talking about. She quickly pulled away from him, blushing like crazy while covering up her chest. Asta eyed her figure, slowly closing the distance between them. Then their lips met in a sweet kiss that soon turned heated and passionate. As they made out, Asta's erection grew and his pajama shorts became increasingly tight. He pulled away slowly and looked into her storm blue eyes with his lime green ones.
"Lily, let's do something special to celebrate." Asta said in a romantic yet erotic way. He used her full preferred name, so she knew what was coming next. Lily simply nodded and was swept away by the moment and another sensual kiss.