CHAPTER 2: The Grimoire

FEMALE CHILD VOICE: "Sister! He finally woke up."

FEMALE MATURE VOICE: "Alright. Recca, Aruru. Bring more water."

Akira could hear voices as he was trying to lift himself up. Two kids helped him.

AKIRA: "Thank you but where am I?" Akira had to pretend he didn't know about this world.

LILY: "Oh yes, I'm Sister Lily! These are Recca, Nash, Aruru and Hollo." She presented the orphans living in the church.

ORSI: "I am Father Orsi Ofai, the priest of this church. You can just call me 'Father'."You are in a village called Hage inside the Clover Kingdom. There are other two that brought you here."

AKIRA: "So I'm where Asta and Yuno are. For now..." He thought. "I'm thankful for saving me. But how did you find me?"

ORSI: "Well, yesterday night, a bright light appeared in the middle of night. When we decided to check, we found you on the floor with your belongings." He pointed out his shoulder bag and hoodie were placed over a chair.

RECCA: "Here some water." She gave Akira a cup of water.

AKIRA: "Thank you." He smiled at the child. He received the cup and drank it. "I'm sorry for my late introduction. I'm Akira Yamaguchi, but just call me Akira."

NASH: "Are you from here? Or where did you come from? From the look of your clothes you aren't from here."

AKIRA: "Now an interrogation, what a cautious kid." Akira smirked. "Yeah, I'm not from here. I'm from a distant place unknown for you. But don't fret I'm not an enemy." He waved in negation his hand.

From a distance, they could hear a voice coming here.

NASH: "Aw geez. He is coming."

ASTA: "SISTER! IS HE OKAY?! WE CAME AS FAST AS WE COULD AFTER HEARING THAT HE WAS WAKING UP!" He was somehow dirty covered in mud.

YUNO: "He is fine, Asta. He is right there." He pointed at him. Asta was glad, wiping an imaginary sweat.

Looking at both of them, it was different but he had to check.

AKIRA: "Um, are you two the ones who saved me?"

ASTA: "YES! WE WERE AFORTUNATE TO BE NEAR WHEN YOU APPEARED SO-!" He was interrupted by Yuno.

YUNO: "Technically, I was the one who carried you back."

ASTA: "Damn it Yuno, give me some credit!" He got irritated at the taller friend.

AKIRA: "So how did you guys carried me?" Akira was curious if they would say magic and maybe he could create.

YUNO: "With this." Yuno casted a wind type magic on his hand, showing it to Akira.

AKIRA: "Amazing. Um, I'm Akira Yamaguchi but just call me Akira."

YUNO: "Yuno."

ASTA: "And I am Asta!"

AKIRA: "There was no need since I already know them." He chuckled. "I'm Akira. Nice to meet you two. Does everyone have magic?"

NASH: "Well, everyone has magic except for that guy." He pointed to Asta.

ASTA: "I have magic. It's not like don't have it. Here, I'll show you!" He tried to do something but eventually nothing happened. "No matter, one day I'm going to be the Wizard King."

AKIRA: "Just to be sure. You two how old are you two?" Akira asked the age of Yuno and Asta.

LILY: "They're both 15 years old." She responded. Akira knew that age was where they first began their rivality.

AKIRA: "I'm sorry that it may be sudden but may I stay here for now?" He asked now that he would be living here.

ARURU: "Yay! Another big brother!"

RECCA: "He could help us here."

LILY: "Are you sure?"

AKIRA: "Don't worry. I have the strength to help you. "He remembered those days of training in the mountains with his parents. Those days were harsher than any normal training in the club back then.

ORSI: "Then it's decided."

YUNO: "Asta. We have to go."

ASTA: "Right."

AKIRA: "To where?"

ASTA & YUNO: "To get our grimoire." They said in unison.

AKIRA: "It's already that time?! Well, goddess Sakuya said that something was prepared for me. Maybe I should tag along." He thought, then stood up and said. "Can I tag along?"

LILY: "Huh?"

AKIRA: "Since I'm already here. Isn't it better to check if I would receive a grimoire?"

NASH: "But you aren't from here."

AKIRA: "True, but it's just to try."

ORSI: "Asta, Yuno. Take him along."

YUNO: "Sure."

ASTA: "Yeah, the more the merrier!" He grinned, putting both hand back of his head.

When they arrived there, many young people were reunited to get their own grimoires.

-Inside the Grimoire Tower-

AKIRA: "Wow. This place is huge." He gazed inside of the tower, the many grimoires waiting for their owners.

DROUOT: "Welcome to the ceremony, young ones." The head of the place attracted the attentions of the people present. "Today for your future, you will be granted... faith, hope and love! I am the head of this grimoire tower." He presented himself

Akira heard attentively at the head of the place. Asta was amazed at the many grimoires present. Yuno well... he was being him. Akira noticed that some of the participants were mumbling around them.

MALE PARTICIPANT A: "Look, the orphans from the church are here."

MALE PARTICIPANT B: "But hey, look at that guy. He is new but also with them. What is he doing with those orphans?"

FEMALE PARTICIPANT A: "They look so poor. But that guy is different by the looks of his clothing."

MALE PARTICIPANT C: "Is he around here?"

DROUOT: "Now then, Grimoire conferment."

The many grimoires were floating around and eventually flying to their owners. Many received their grimoires being different in colors and sizes. They were happy to receive it. There were some noble children among them being cocky of their abilities. But then...

ASTA: "Um, excuse me...A grimoire hasn't come my way."

AKIRA: "Figures." He already knew that for now he wouldn't receive it. It wasn't new for him.

DROUOT: "Try again next year."

ASTA: "WHAAAT!" He was shocked. Everyone present were laughing at him.

MALE PARTICIPANT D: "What the hell is up with that?"

MALE PARTICIPANT E: "It's actually kind of amazing." As everyone were laughing at Asta, they were silent the moment they looked at Yuno. The grimoire that received was a green one, a wind type grimoire, and especially a 4-leaf clover.

MALE PARTICIPANT F: "Isn't the 4 leaf clover from the legends...?"

MALE PARTICIPANT G: "Y-yeah... The same one that the first Wizard King held... It holds incredible power, and is imbued with 'fortune'."

YUNO: "I will...become the mage emperor."

Everyone cheered for him.

NOBLE KID A: "A street rat like him is...?"

NOBLE KID B: "There has to be some kind of mistake."

LILY: "Yuno is really, really, amazing."

MALE PARTICIPANT H: "We actually have some hope rising from this province!"

FEMALE PARTICIPANT B: "He's so cute!"

AKIRA: "Nothing new for me." Akira looked around only to laugh at the stupid faces of everyone including the nobles for the shock. He took out his camera out and took some photos to remember this but then wanted to know something. "But where is mine? Huh?"

Female Participant C: "H-hey! Look at that!"

Everyone then looked at Akira's grimoire.

What Akira didn't know it was that a grimoire landed on his hands was a unique one. A grey-colored grimoire, it should be the same being 3 leaf, he thought, but what he remembers that Sakuya said something about a 'special' book, it was another 4 leaf grimoire that himself received it.

AKIRA: "Eh?" He was dumbfounded, looking at his grimoire.

EVERYONE: "Oh~! Another 4 left grimoire owner!"

AKIRA: "That's why she said 'special'?! I just wanted a normal one!" Akira panicked inside his head.

NOBLE KID A: "Another one? He was with those orphans!"

MALE PARTICIPANT I: "We have now two mages with 4 leaf grimoires! This kingdom will be victorious!"

AKIRA: "Sakuya-sama! How could you make me gain this kind of attention! I just wanted to blend, not to attract people!" He cried, knowing that she did it on purpose.

ARURU: "Akira-san is amazing!" The orphans, Sister Lily and Father Orsiwere shocked that an outside could receive a 4 leaf grimoire.

DROUOT: "Hmm...This young one got a unique one..."

Akira saw the two childhood friends going to their separate ways after Asta declared himself as his rival but everyone else just laugh it off. Yuno ended the conversation with "Ridiculous". But Akira already knew the meaning.

Akira took a glance at a dingy man smirking under that evil look and decided to hide himself.

ORSI: "Alright, let's head home and prepare a feast." The orphans followed the priest back to the church. Lily was worried after what happened and went with the others.

-Outside of the Grimoire Tower-

A few minutes later, Akira was looking Yuno that was in front of the door of the tower, hiding himself, waiting for what it was going to happen. Asta was also looking at him, but was over a tree.

MYSTERIOUS VOICE: "The star of the show shouldn't hang around all day like this." The man opened his grimoire and started chanting his spells. Chains appeared under Yuno's feet immobilizing him, his 4 leaf grimoire fell down.

AKIRA: "Mmh... [Chain Magic] attribute, Sakuya-sama said that I could to be able to use it I have to touch him...It will be a pain."

MYSTERIOUS VOICE: "[Chain Magic: Full Circle Bind]. This spell seals the person's movements, and their magic."

YUNO: "Who the hell are you?"

LEBUTY: "Kuhkuhkuh. Not too long ago, I was a magic knight. I was building a name for myself as the 'Chain Master' Lebuty. But now? I'm just a humble bandit. A grimoire can only be used by the person it chose as its master. But there are plenty of collectors who would pay a king's ransom for the 4 leaf clover."

AKIRA: "Maybe an idiot thief. *tick* Ugh, I want to kick his ass." Akira could go there and save Yuno but he remembered that he hadn't copied any affinity magic back in the church.

LEBUTY: "Although you were one of the chosen by this grimoire, it just happened, so you're no threat. Too bad you had to run into me here. Your legend will end long before it starts." As he was bragging of his victory, someone decides to intervene.

ASTA: "Wait right-" He fell down of the tree, rolling over until he hit himself onto a wall. "What the hell do you think you're doing, thief?!"

AKIRA: *sweatdrop* "I don't know how is your level of stupidity is but try to kick his ass at least!" He saluted at him, took his camera and waited from the perfect shot.

LEBUTY: "Hmm? Oh you're the pathetic kid that wasn't chosen by a grimoire."

ASTA: "I'm glad you know. That's right, I'm that miserable kid."

AKIRA: "Why are you agreeing with him?" He smacked the air with his hand.

ASTA: "A grimoire is a precious item that was handed down to a single person! Give that back to Juno!"

LEBUTY: *evil laugh* "Doing twisted things like this is quite normal once you step out into the real world, kid. Would you like to die before you see it for yourself?"

YUNO: "Asta, just run!"

ASTA: "You think I'll run from a guy who's fallen this low?!" He ran to Lebuty but.

LEBUTY: "I may have fallen, but it's from the seat of a magic knight. I won't even break a sweat on you." He shot chain at him. Asta dodged some chain but was grabbed by one of it. Lebuty thought that it would just slow him down but Asta just went forward and said.

ASTA: "THIS ISN'T STOPPING ME!"

LEBUTY: *smirk* "Oh...? Yes, it is. [Chain Magic: Dance of the Chain Snakes]" Asta was blown away as he was leaning his back on the wall. "Thanks for that wonderful display of futility. Since you tried so hard, I'll tell you something good. I can tell exactly how much magic power a person has with these chains. And your magic power is absolutely ZERO! This is the reason you can't use magic. You were probably born that way."

AKIRA: *tick* "Now I want to beat him down."

ASTA: "Seriously?! You've got to be kidding me...ha, ha, ha...So, no matter how hard I try, I won't be able to use any magic?" He thought how pathetic he looked right now.

LEBUTY: "I never knew someone like you actually existed. Thinking of you past and future, I can only think of you as pitiful. And your talent laden friend over there...He must have been making fun of you the whole time."

AKIRA: "Blah, blah. You talk too much." Akira punched him in the face can't handling his rage.

LEBUTY: "Who the fuck?" *realization* "You're the other one that got the 4 leaf clover. How lucky to me, I'll take that grimoire of your dead hands. And how you're related to this pathetic kid? Just let him give up on everything because he is a born loser." Asta felt the negativity of his words but someone interrupted.

YUNO: "Hey. Who the hell are you calling a loser? He's no damn loser. ASTA IS MY RIVAL!" Those words, livened Asta's eyes.

ASTA: *smirk* "You're right. Akira let me deal with me. I'M NOT DONE!" He slowly stood up. "Sorry for the unsightly display there, Yuno. Give me a second. I'm going to beat this guy!"

Suddenly, a sudden flash appeared in one of the holes inside the tower and appeared in front of him a black grimoire.

AKIRA: "A chance!" He took his camera and took some photos of it.

ASTA: "That's a... grimoire?"

YUNO: "I knew it. Asta not being chosen was absolutely ridiculous."

The black tattered grimoire summoned a black sword. Lebuty was uneasy for what is was going on.

LEBUTY: "What's that sword? His magic?" He was starting to panic. "Impossible! He has no magic! What's that grimoire?" He glanced at the cover of the grimoire. The meaning of the leaves of the clover have faith, hope and love. The forth one was fortune. And lastly the fifth one was of a demon. "Wh-what on God's green earth is that? How the hell is a chump with no magic doing this?!" He panicked and casted his magic to him.

Asta easily lifted the sword for this intensive training on his body. With his [Anti Magic] attribute, he nullified the chain cutting it down.

LEBUTY: "He just erased my magic?!"

ASTA: "Even if I have no magic powers. I'll become the Wizard King! NOT GIVING UP IS MY MAGIC!" He then slashed him on the abdomen flying through the wall eventually passing out. "Hell freaking yeah! I don't know where you came from, but I got my own grimoire! You're beat up like all hell, but I'll take good care of you!" He started putting his face over the grimoire, not noticing the 5 leaf clover.

Akira walked to the fallen Lebuty and smacked him on the head and felt a surge of magic. He opened his grimoire that had a note: [Chain Magic] attribute added.

AKIRA: "Great! One to go." He then turned his face to look at the two.

YUNO: "Asta, you saved me again. One day I'll pay you back for your help. Do you remember our pledge?"

ASTA: "I need to hear from you that you haven't forgotten."

ASTA & YUNO: "Let's see which of us first becomes the Wizard King!" They said in unison with a fist bump. Akira took his moment, taking photos of it.

YUNO: "Um, what are you doing?"

AKIRA: "This is a camera, that can take pictures. I'm just taking photos of it to commemorate this moment." Showing the camera on his hand.

ASTA: "Awesome!" His eyes were sparking. Yuno could only give a smile at the scene.

AKIRA: "Hey! No touching!" He smacked Asta's hand trying to reach the camera. "We have to return to the village, Father Orsi said there would be a feast."

ASTA: "All right! I'm starving!"

Akira reported to the authorities of Lebuty's deeds meanwhile Asta and Yuno helped him as witnesses to imprison him. They returned to the Hage village to be in the banquet. After the banquet, Akira wanted to try to use his new magic.

AKIRA: "[Chain Magic: Chain Havoc]" The chains summoned around him and cut some trees into pieces others were pierced. "Hmm...This is not right. [Chain Magic] may not be my forte, I'll have to change to another." So for now, he decided to return to the church.

LILY: "Oh, Akira. Where have you been?" She was putting the orphans into their beds.

AKIRA: "I was trying to use magic but it seems I still can't find my element." He crossed his arms and sat on one of the chairs.

LILY: "Don't worry about it. Even though Asta doesn't have any magic, he will take care of those closer to him."

AKIRA: "Thanks for it, Lily-san." He gave her a hand and she shook it. Another surge passed through him and inside his grimoire appeared another note [Water Magic] attribute added.

-The Next Day-

AKIRA: "Now that I have [Water Magic] attribute, I might use some kind of offensive move." He was standing in front of a boulder, trying again but with a different attribute. "[Water Magic: Aqua Cannon]" First his grimoire shined in blue and then a water cannon shot creating a hole on the boulder. "Holy shit! This might kill somebody..." Thought, deadpanned.

NASH: "Akira! Sister Lily said you'll be here. She asked me to bring you lunch." He was carrying a basket with sandwiches.

AKIRA: "Thank you, Nash." He decided to take a break to eat.

NASH: "So, Akira. What do you think of Asta?"

AKIRA: "What make you think of it?"

NASH: "Well, you've been here for a week. But it seems that you know them more than anybody."

AKIRA: *sweat drop* "This kid is sharp..." He scratched his cheek. "Well, keep it a secret. Remember that I appeared after a bright light?" Nash nodded. "Where I come from. You people where nothing but an imaginary world." Nash was completely confused for what Akira just stated. "Let me be more concrete, you sometimes imagine things that aren't real. As anybody could think of it, but then I realize that my origin comes from here."

NASH: *gasp* "You mean, you used to live here?"

AKIRA: "Yes and no. What I mean is that someone told me that I used to lived here or my father used to, I dunno. But what I can guess, is that somewhere in this place is where I used to live in my past life."

NASH: "Wow~" His eyes were sparkling and Akira could only chuckle.

AKIRA: "If you want, you could tell to the others."

NASH: "Can I? I'll go and tell them."

AKIRA: "Sure, but before you go." He raised his fist. Nash paused for a second but eventually understood what he asked and fist bumped him. Akira's grimoire made another note saying [Fire Magic] added. And lastly said before he went to the church. "Believe in Asta and Yuno."

He could have waited until meeting with Magna or any of the Vermillion family, but waiting a long time would be a pain. For now, he could train with [Water Magic] and [Fire Magic].

AKIRA: "Maybe if I touch Yuno, I would get his [Wind Magic]." He spoke alone briefly. Somehow he didn't think that what he said sounded perverted.

After training alone with both attributes, he decided to check Yuno on his training.

AKIRA: "Yo! Yuno!"

YUNO: "Akira. What's wrong?"

AKIRA: "Nothing. I just wanted to train with you."

YUNO: "Hm..." His silence is only think that Akira understood the reason for his effort. His dream to challenge Asta on who was going to be the Wizard King. To Akira, he didn't want the seat of the Emperor, he would have preferred being on the side as their advisor or something.

We both trained intensely until we run out of mana. Akira did have to expect that Yuno was already powerful since the beginning, he was the most powerful character with magic Akira knew.

AKIRA: *pant* "You aren't so bad." *pant* He spoke in exhaustion.

YUNO: "You neither." *pant* We both shook hand. Inside Akira's grimoire: [Wind Magic] attribute added.

AKIRA: "Next time I would have to train Asta with his swordsmanship..." He made a schedule for the no-mana kid.

The next day, Akira went to where Asta was training. As always he would do an extreme routine for his tiny body.

AKIRA: "Oi Asta. What the hell are you doing?"

ASTA: "DON'T YOU SEE?! I'M TRAINING MY BODY!" He shouted as if there won't be a tomorrow.

AKIRA: "But since your magic has a sword. Won't you like to train to use it?"

ASTA: "AH! YOU'RE RIGHT!"

AKIRA: "How dense can he be...?"

Both of them grabbed long sticks and started to practice. Akira used a one-handed stick while Asta grabbed a bigger one (two-handed).

Even thought, Asta kept swinging the stick Akira managed to dodge and parry it.

ASTA: "How are you good with that?!"

AKIRA: "Hmm... If I say, my father trained me in all kind of martial arts."

ASTA: "Martial Arts?" He tilted his head in confusion.

AKIRA: "More simple, close combat. Using weapons or fists including kicks."

ASTA: "I see... Then you are good using weapons or fists."

AKIRA: "Well, where I come from I father trained me harshly so I got most of him from him. And most people don't have mana. Even if we could try, the environment where I lived is more complicated than here."

ASTA: "..." There was no words from him since it could have broken something inside his head.

AKIRA: "Well, we took our break. Let's continue."

ASTA: "R-right!"

Akira continued training both Yuno in magic, also for him since he would use mostly, and Asta in swordsmanship in two-handed and dual.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Akira's Copied Magic Acquired:

[Chain Magic]: Lvl. 1 (New)

[Fire Magic]: Lvl. 1 (New)

[Water Magic]: Lvl. 1 (New)

[Wind Magic]: Lvl. 1 (New)

Those levels are just between 1~100 as a game, it will only mean that how much he trained or used those attributes he progresses.

Here are the rankings of the power levels:

Level 1 ~ 20: Lower/Junior Magic Knight

Level 21 ~ 40: Intermediate Magic Knight

Level 41 ~ 60: Senior Magic Knight

Level 61 ~ 80: Grand Magic Knight

Level 81 ~ 100: Wizard King

Why it is the people of Hage to believe Akira's origin? Because they saw the light and him coming from it. And since they are from a magic world it is unquestionable that they wouldn't think it otherwise.