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Magna said angrily as she swayed out of the flames, parts of her clothing still burning with fire.
When Asta saw Magna emerge from it, he was completely terrified and thought to himself, "Huh?! How are you still alive and moving after that hit?!"
At that moment, Magna took a step forward towards Asta.
"Couldn't you have hit him and distracted him in an instant? I almost fell under my own magic! You jerk!"
As she said this, Magna ran swiftly toward Asta.
When Asta saw this scene, he was struck with extreme fear.
"Scary! Scary! Scary! Scary…"
However, at that moment, Magna placed her hands on Asta's body.
In front of this unexpected scene, Asta was stunned once again. Before he could respond, Magna began to laugh maniacally again.
"You're really capable! Hahaha... Not only did you block my attack, but you also reflected it. You really are something, dwarf star!"
Magna said with a smile as she patted Asta on the back!
Asta listened to Magna's words and quickly replied, "My name is Asta!"
Magna: "I laughed at you because you're just a peasant from the Magic Region Committee. I'm sorry! Hahaha…"
After hearing Magna's words, Asta touched the back of his head with an embarrassed look and said, "But I don't just have low magical ability; I don't have any magical ability at all."
As soon as Asta said that, Magna furrowed her brow and looked at him with a gloomy expression: "Huh? You don't have any magical ability?"
"And yet, you still managed to withstand my attack?"
When Asta saw Magna's gloomy expression, he froze for a moment. Then he stammered, "Y-yes… yes!"
But what Asta didn't expect was that once he finished speaking, Magna showed a shocked expression and said, "Isn't that great? You're really a man!"
Vanessa, who was standing beside them, couldn't help but intervene after listening to the conversation between the two.
"Kid, you're really handsome!"
As soon as Vanessa said that, Asta's face turned red in an instant. Then he stammered, "Y-yeah… yeah!"
At that moment, Finral, who was standing next to them, suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Pop! Pop! Pop! Alright! Alright! Although I don't know what just happened, everyone still has work to do, right?"
As soon as Finral said that, all eyes turned toward Lin Xiu and Asta.
Right after that, Magna smiled a little and slowly took out two cloaks.
"Here you go! This is for you, Valin! Asta!"
When Asta saw the black cloak with the Black Bulls emblem in Magna's hand, he froze in place, while Valin took the cloak with a calm expression.
When Magna noticed that Asta hadn't taken the cloak for a long time, she couldn't help but tease him, saying, "Don't you want it?"
As soon as Magna made this gesture, Asta became flustered. He then said quickly, "I want it! I want it!"
Saying that, Asta took the cloak from Magna's hand and whispered to the heavens, "This is mine!"
When Vanessa saw that both of them had received cloaks, she slowly raised her small magic wand, smiled slightly, and said, "Alright, let's wear them and see!"
As she spoke, Vanessa waved her magic wand slightly, and the two cloaks glowed with silver light, fitting perfectly on both Valin and Asta.
Seeing this scene, Vanessa waved her magic wand in her hand again and whispered, "By the way…"
At that moment, the emblem on Asta's headband began to disintegrate rapidly, then transformed into the Black Bulls insignia.
While looking at Asta and Valin in front of her, Magna smiled slightly and said, "Haha! It suits you both perfectly! Doesn't it, Captain Yami?"
However, Yami's expression didn't change much in response to Magna's words.
"The color combination isn't very eye-catching, really."
Magna: "This way, you two are members of the Magic Knights, the Black Bulls! Behave well and don't tarnish Captain Yami's name and the Black Bulls!"
Asta listened to Magna's words, and his heart was immediately touched. As he was about to burst into tears, he managed to hold back his tears with difficulty.
He then bowed 90 degrees to Yami and his group, shouting loudly, "Thank you all! Please guide me!"
However, on the other side, after hearing Asta's shout, veins suddenly bulged on Valin's forehead, and his fists clenched tightly.
He punched Asta on the head forcefully, causing him to fall to the ground immediately.
Even though Valin had warned Asta to be quiet, Asta didn't heed his warning, so he punched him without realizing it.
Before Valin could regain his focus, Asta had clenched his fists again and roared toward the sky.
"Ah!"
At this moment, Yami on the other side was also annoyed by Asta's noise. With a cold, deadly glare, he said, "You're very annoying!"
As soon as Yami said that, Asta immediately faltered, then quickly apologized, "I'm sorry! I'll pay attention to that in the future!"
Although Asta apologized, his words were still filled with shouting and noise.
As for Magna, who was on the side, she couldn't bear Asta's continuous noise, so she shouted, "Captain Yami said you're annoying!"
Naturally, there was no other solution. As long as Asta was by your side, if you wanted to speak and your voice didn't exceed his, your words would be meaningless.
At that moment, Valin suddenly felt a strange sensation behind him. He involuntarily turned around but saw no one.
After looking around for a while, Valin smiled sarcastically, then turned back to look at the people beside him.
But Vanessa, who was next to him, noticed his strange behavior and asked, "What's wrong, Valin?"
Valin was slightly surprised when he heard her, then shook his head and said, "Nothing! It was probably just an illusion! I just took a look."
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At this time, no one noticed. A girl with double-tailed silver hair was standing in front of the barrier at the Black Bulls' headquarters, silently watching what was happening below. She was hiding and panting in fear.
She muttered to herself, "Are these the new members? But that boy who looked at me... terrifying, I need to get away from him."
The moment Valin looked at her, she felt terror, as all her instincts screamed at her to run away.
After saying that, she pulled her hair back and slowly walked toward the inside. Unbeknownst to Valin, this girl was Noelle, his teammate. At that moment when Valin looked around, Noelle saw a fire in his eyes, as if she were staring directly into her soul.
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After a short while, Magna brought both Valin and Asta to their bedroom.
Magna slowly led Asta and Valin to a modest room and said with a smile, "This is the room designated for you two!"
The room was short and dilapidated, filled with dust and spiders. Valin's face turned green, but Asta was only slightly stunned.
Seeing their strange expressions, Magna couldn't help but laugh maniacally, "How is it? It's cramped, stuffy, and dirty, right? Hahaha…"
"By the way, my room is much bigger than this!"
Valin's depression increased upon hearing Magna's words. How could someone live in a room several times larger than this while he and Asta had to live in this small, dilapidated room?
Valin thought of objecting, but before he could speak, Asta burst into tears and said emotionally, "Our room?! For two people?!"
Magna was taken aback by Asta's reaction. Asta added, "I've never lived in such a large room for two people! In the church, we all slept together in the same room!"
Valin was stunned by the situation. How could two people live in a room barely big enough for one person?
While Valin was thinking, Asta began to clean with enthusiasm and said, "I'll definitely clean it up and make it shine!"
Magna laughed when she saw him and said, "Come on! Work hard! You can arrange it yourself before accepting the mission. Hahaha!"
Magna prepared to leave, but Valin grabbed her.
"Magna! This room... can two people really live in it? It's too cramped even for one person. How do you expect two adults to live together?"
"The Black Bulls' headquarters is very big. It can't lack a room or two, right? Come on, take me to my private room!"
Magna was momentarily surprised by Valin's words, then laughed and said, "Hahaha! You make a good point! Alright, I'll take you there now!" Before leaving, she said to Asta, "Asta! From now on, this is your room alone!"
After Valin got his new room, he began to clean it up quickly.
Valin wondered, "Where can I read this book?"
Valin took out an old, worn book from his storage ring. He had bought it from an old bookstore before the exam.
Valin spoke to himself, "I hope it contains information about the Dark Age. If it isn't a treasure, then the map of the realms shouldn't classify it as one. It also seems that the spellbook I bought has been acting strangely since then."
Valin opened the book, and its title was: "The Beginning of the Dark Age."