The results from the exams were mixed and varied compared to years past out of the 9,000 applicants only 1,000 made it through the selection process they went to several different squads Yuno went to the Aqua Deer after learning it's where the current wizard king started Mimosa went to the Golden Dawn to try and learn how to stand on her own two feet Noelle went to Blue Rose because she respects captain Roselei and because she's curious about an all female squad.
Asta on the other hand has offers from the captains of Crimson lions , Black Bulls , Green Mantis , and Aqua Deer he chooses the crimson lions then asks the captain of black bulls for a spar after this to which he smirks and says bring it on kid Asta replies good but we're doing it the old fashioned way no weapons just muscles and mana and I want every captain there to witness this that statement throws everyone off guard including those escorting the captains after everyone is sorted they move to a different location to have the fight.
Asta waits outside in the desert for his opponent wondering when he will show up with nothing to do he sits down practicing his senses and mana control it takes 3 hours for everyone to show up mostly because at first they thought he ran away then they had to find his mana signature while also looking for a suitable place to fight ironically he already found it right here in the middle of the desert Yami seeing the kid sitting with his eyes closed takes a minute to read his Ki and sees that even though he's powerful his control is the worst that he's ever seen on top of that it seems like this kid has more power than everyone here combined it also seems like the only time his power is in control is when he's meditating or when he's using that strange sword he used during the exams.
Asta opens his eyes smirking at Yami as he stands up so I was wondering when you guys would find me he says i even left a mana trail for you guys to follow Yami says i know that's why it took 3 hours instead of 6 hours you've become adept at hiding your presence from people Asta says animals yes people not yet this makes everyone but the captains and vice captains confused Yami laughs then says well with some practice you can apply that skill to humans though i gotta know how do you completely hide your presence from animals Asta says its actually quite easy first you hide your aura then you hide your scent next you train yourself to move and breathe as they do so they cant find you it took me 10 years to master it.
Those listening couldn't believe what they heard that many couldn't believe it not that they thought it was difficult but that he devoted all of his time to one thing alone guessing what they must be thinking he says oh I didn't soley devote the entire decade to that i had other things to do like study practice my mana control train physically and learn from 2 people who taught me the skills to fight upon hearing this Yami is excited wondering what he was taught over the years sensing Yami's excitement as well as the anticipation from everyone else Asta picked up a medium sharp looking rock channeled his mana into hit creating a fire sword that looks like his anti magic sword that he used against Sekke at the magic kight entrance exams.
Seeing this form of magic makes the captains impressed with him after that he lets it disappear then drops the rock gets into a stance that only 4 people recognize it's the mana fist style from the Spade kingdom of the royal family it's their self defense against unruly foes the captains are wondering how this rookie knows this style and where he learned it from not wanting to waste anymore time Yami charges Asta with a haymaker Asta parries it then blocks the next strike then moves back then puts his headband over his eyes letting the mana be his eyes the fighting continues with Yami getting more irritated as they are fighting neck and neck but yami is still superior in speed and strength.
Next they move onto sword fighting Asta pulls a regular sword his teacher gave him then stands in the stance he was taught which makes people nervous because it's a sword stance from the Diamond kingdom called the Burning Dawn it's only been taught to members of the royal family as he and Yami fight he analyses Asta's moves and every parry block thrust stab and counter move is straight from the Diamond kingdom just like his last style is straight from the Spade kingdom makes him wonder if this kid is a spy or just a collector of techniques from the 4 kingdoms even though Yami wins again he's still concerned by how skilled this boy is compared to his peers as are the other captains though they don't show it even the wizard king in disguise is concerned.
Everyone goes to their dorms to get acquainted with their new squads except for Yami who goes straight to the wizard king's office who's already there with Marx who watched the whole thing on his orders Marx is a little concerned about this new recruit though doesn't say anything until Yami gets there he opens the door closes it sits down then says I believe you both saw why i'm here today they both nod Yami sighs then says it could just be possible that the kid didn't know that these 2 people he met were from those places it's possible people flee from home all the time and i've checked into his background he has no idea who his parents are so maybe something happened that led him to help these 2 then they taught him their techniques not realizing what the consequences would be for him and him being a show off not realizing what might happen used them against me.
The wizard king chuckles a little bit i'm sure this has nothing to do with what he did to you at the entrance exam Yami looks a little miffed then asks how do you know that he says i was there among the contestants in fact i had a front row seat to how everyone did this makes Marx annoyed but then again intrigued wondering how he pulled it off so he could do it too though he thinks about something then asks what are we going to do about Asta i'm sure all of the knights are accusing him of being a spy by now and from what Yami reported during the battle his control is the worst in history the wizard king thinks for a minute then says there's only one option i'm afraid that until further notice I'm sending Asta to camp hellfire it's the only way people will accept him being a magic knight besides i'm going to tell her to hold his squad robe hostage until he can beat her in battle.
Yami goes deathly pale upon hearing that puts his cigarette out then says i'm done smoking and i'll check up on the kid to make sure that she doesn't kill him he was fun to fight also i'll teach him a thing or 2 i could tell that he has no experience fighting live opponents other than animals which is fine but you really can't test your skills that way after leaving the office the wizard king says to Marx i want you to keep an eye on that young man he seems to either have the abilities to save this kingdom or destroy it he says i will but aren't you worried about what she'll do to him not as worried as what she'll do to us if we don't let her teach the boy.
Mereoleona busts down the door to his office she walks in not even seeing if he was in a meeting or not which he wasn't just for this reason he's sitting at his desk doing paperwork waiting for her to to find him when she walks up to his desk sits down then asks in a brash loud tone why have you called me here Julius I was in the middle of my training he smiles then has Marx show her Asta and everything he was capable of in both his entrance exam and his fight with Yami after the video was done she whistles and says that's one promising recruit he says yes but according to Yami the boy whose name is Asta has the worst control he's ever seen but also the highest reserves he's ever seen even higher than mine and yours.
Upon hearing this at first she thought he was insulting her but then she thought about it practically the last person born with reserves half as high was the 4th wizard king who trained them to reach as high as Asta's only to die taking his enemy with him then she asks what do you want me to do with the brat he says we'd like you to train him until further notice you may not have heard but those two styles he used both come from the royal households of the Spade and Diamond kingdoms not only do we want you to train him but to gain his trust and get him to show you a picture or something of the people who taught him those styles oh yeah before i forget he chose to be a Crimson Lion so you'll have all access to him and Yami wants to train him too.
She smirks then says this just interesting but before i leave can you write an official order saying that Yami and I are taking the brat away for training unless it's for an important mission he does than writes Mereoleona and the Black Bulls on the form when she reads she's annoyed until she sees a menacing look on his normally calm looking face and says make those lazy bastards work for once atleast when I slack off it's to learn about new forms of magic those guys are just lazy Marx can't help but agree with his leader after hearing that rant Mereoleona smirks then says don't worry whatever i was going to do to the kid that spy rumor you just told me about i'll take that anger out on the Black Bulls mwahaaa.
She wastes no time she immediately goes over to the Crimson Lions grabs Asta then heads over to the Black Bulls hideout grabs everyone there except for Yami who she waits to get off the toilet then has finral teleport them to some remote location ironically he teleported them to an island with an active volcano which is perfect in her eyes but first she's going to test them starting with Zora who uses trap magic and ash magic which makes things interesting for awhile until she beats him into the ground next is Grey who shockingly enough becomes an exact copy of her and is even able to use all of her weakest spells also her speed and strength is at the level that she was 10 years ago which is a huge wake up call but she still wins.
Next is Gauge whose mirror magic isn't bad but needs work because you can tell that he doesn't train much if at all she beats him easily next up is an interesting one a pink haired witch who uses thread magic instead of elemental magic it lasted longer than the others but she lost next is a girl named charmy who uses sheep magic to cook and attack it's interesting but in her eyes kinda weird the last match of the Black Bulls is a 2 on one Magna and Luck they use fire and lightning against her she can tell that these 2 train the most out of the entire squad after 30 minutes the longest anyone has lasted up until now she knocks them out.
Seeing the different types of magic got Asta's and the wizard kings heart pumping but before he can bask in this train of thought Mereoleona comes up to him was about to grab him thinking he was daydreaming when really he was replaying each fight in his mind like a movie then before Yami can say anything as he sees that Asta has his eyes closed he grabs her hand flips her over him and slams her on the ground making a medium sized crater that left red marks on her body Yami winces hoping that he never gets slammed like that but also wondering what kind of training did this kid do to make himself so strong naturally she gets up brushes herself off then says if you can see me make the same gesture that i'm doing now which is a closed fist.
This Fascinates everyone watching then she speaks barely below a whisper and asks whats 1+1 he says 2 this shocks her she was barely speaking at all needing to test this further she says okay i'm going to throw rocks at you i want you to dodge them 10 minutes later he's dodging everything she's throwing although she's not really trying just testing his senses next she says this time catch them 10 minutes later he does next she has him block them he does all with his eyes closed next she has him open his eyes then has him create the biggest strongest attack he can muster he does then throws it at her she knocks it away from the island with ease because she can tell that even though it was big in size it had no power to it at all which means that he took a weak fireball then just made it bigger which still impresses her but she can tell that he's afraid of going out of control which answers everything that she needs to know and calls it a day.