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Chapter 4

AT THE CLOVER KINGDOM'S ROYAL CAPITAL; WITHIN THE CASTLE TOWN KIKKA

"Well, this is no different then what it's like in the Demon Realm." Estarossa thought to himself as he was looking around at all the shops and civilians walking by them with Asta and Yuno close to him. The shop owners were displaying low level Magic as well as showing off many foods of different varieties. Slowly he found himself at a shop that smelled weapons but sweat drops at seeing a gem cost "$3,980.000" which he simply stares at it the unfair price which even in the Demon realm, nothing is sold this high unless it was a well crafted weapon such as Galand's double-sided weapon and that very same weapon was as large and expensive as it was for a reason.

"Hey, is that where the Wizard King lives?" Hearing that question, he looks at the higher point of the Kingdom where the most wealthy lived.

"It's not as big as ours." Estarossa muttered, causing Yuno to glance at him at having heard him perfectly unlike Asta which was ignoring many things but the castle until the three heard crying and look to see a young woman red-hair, carrying a baby that was tied to her back while being followed by two others with similar red-hair.

"Hush, you're alright sweetie, don't cry. Come on, we need to hurry back and get the shop ready." She told the two younger ones as they proceed to walk away.

"She's an older sister taking care of her siblings." Estarossa thought before he continued walking with the two following after him while he thought back to when they left.

FLASHBACK A FEW DAYS AGO, THE MORNING OF DEPARTURE

Currently the three stood in front of the Priest, the Nun Lily, and the four orphans Hollo, Aruru, Nash and Recca.

"Take care, boys." The Priest told the three young men which only one was smiling unlike the raven haired one looking passive and the other having a relaxed demeanor upon his face.

"Yuno, you'll write us won't you?" Recca asked the most silent one of the three who showed a small smile.

"Of course." He told her in a soft tone.

"I hope you guys have fun." Aruru said with Hollo asking them to come back soon.

"Asta will be back soon enough, don't you worry." Nash said, causing Asta to smile, regardless of the insult but what Estarossa saw peculiar was Nash walking up to the the ash-blond.

"But listen, if by some chance, some very small one, you actually manage to join the Magic Knights then I'll start believing dreams can come true! That I can be anything I want, and maybe one day I can become a Magic Knight, too!" Nash said which causes Estarossa's eyes too widen a little but they return the normal as he turns away and starts walking with the other two following after him.

He did, however, allow himself a glance backwards and into Nash's eye, a small grin on his face before he turned back.

FLASHBACK END

"These humans, when it comes to relations of family they have Demons beat." Estarossa thought before he smelled something and turns to look at Asta eating something.

"What is that?" He questions the smiling young man with Yuno also wanting to know.

"Grilled violet snake on a stick, it was super cheap!" Asta said, not caring that the two thought he shouldn't eat something like that.

"You guys wanna bite?" He asked, extending it out to Yuno then Estarossa who immediately said "no" at not wanting to eat that. For all Estarossa or Yuno knew, that could spell diharrea- and a bad case of it.

"Filled with nutrients that will keep you going!" He said, regardless of the two disagreeing with his words.

"It's this way." Yuno said after walking in another direction with the two following behind, soon enough finding themselves outside a coliseum while being surrounded by civilians. Estarossa just looks around before following after the two orphans who started moving up ahead towards the path that was made for those entering the testing grounds.

"Good luck on the exams!"

"The Clover Kingdom's rising Star's!"

"You are the Kingdom's value."

"You can do it!"

That was what they heard as they walked towards the test but as they did so the relaxed Estarossa showed a smile at seeing Asta waving at the people and assuring them they have nothing to worry about unlike Yuno who's trying to make it look like he doesn't know him. By the time they made it through, they entered a long line where Estarossa was just standing there bored out of his mind.

"Well, next?" The man said to Estarossa who snapped out of his day dreaming and stepped forward.

"Estarossa..." He said, simply giving his name which surprised the guy.

"That's it? I need to know your hometown." He told Estarossa who blinks a little in surprise and instead of giving him the truth, he lied.

"Hage Village." Estarossa said, lying to the man who asked him for something.

"Estarossa from Hage, alright and your Grimoire?" When he asked that, once again his eyes widen.

"Grimoire...?" He repeated after remembering the books Asta and Yuno use for fighting.

"Yes, a Grimoire; you do have one, right? Otherwise you—" He was silenced by a black sword materializing within his right hand.

"Sorry, but from where I am we don't have Grimoire's." He told the man who looked shocked as the sword vanished but also confused.

"Wait, didn't you just say you were from Hage? I met two others from the same village and they had Grimoire's." When he heard that, a bead of sweat runs down Estarossa's face.

"Oh that...I lied." He told the man who just stares at him, now wondering who the fuck he was as well as others behind him but there questions led to more when they felt it, a demonic magic being released.

"Either way, can you give me my number since two of my acquaintances are in there and I would rather not be left out." He told the man, despite showing that relaxed demeanor he was releasing a dark magic like aura that started to terrify those around him at how dark it was and in the end the man finally spoke. His eyes reflected his intent if he was denied, and if there was ne thing that any demon prince was meant to have, it was an ability to be terrifyingly persistent.

"O-ok, your number is 196." Hearing that, the aura immediately dies down as the Prince simply smiles. The silver haired prince hid his blade within his darkness, storing it for future use.

"Thanks." He said right before he continued to walk last the man and others who were staring at him with sheer shock, more so the ones who heard him say he doesn't have a Grimoire yet his magic was stronger then their own. In a matter of minutes, Estarossa found himself with a large crowd of people chatting it up like its the same as Hong going on.

"A lot of people." Estarossa muttered as he was looking around before noticing small birds of the same species suddenly come down, landing on the civilians head with others flapping around them, a lot of them were annoying them yet also pointed out who was weakest as the birds are attracted to those with low amounts of Magic. The only ones not being bothered by the birds were Estarossa and Yuno who were standing without any birds near them, which peaked the jealousy and ire of many.

"Do they hate me, I wonder?" Estarossa muttered to himself as he placed a hand on his chin all the while not noticing the looks he received from everyone whether it'd be shock, jealousy, or amazement.

"Ahaha! One of us is gonna be the Wizard King, this is where our legend begins, right Yuno?" Asta questioned his close-friend, despite being harassed by many many birds.

"I've been training for this for the last six months, wait till you what I can—ARGH! WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THESE BIRDS?!" Asta screams while he was running around, being chased by all the birds which gained laughs and smiles from almost everyone until he runs into someone that immediately freaks the birds out as they scatter much to Asta's relief as he looks to find one pissed off older man.

"You got a death wish, boy?" He asked that scared shitless Asta who stares at the glaring man who appeared to have killed people before. Estarossa was simply staring at him with neither shock or surprise but slight annoyance as he cut the fun.

"Wow, you look really old for your age, must've had a rough life, huh?" when Asta said that to him, he had a hand on his shoulder while not realizing how badly he just fucked up, so badly that Estarossa showed a relaxed smile at finding this funny. Almost immediately, the kid was grabbed by his head tightly as Asta began to frantically claw at it to remove the pressure before his skull was crushed.

"Looks like I was right about that death wish." He told the shaking Asta until the man was stopped by an armored gauntlet hand gripping his arm, causing his eyes to glance over to Estarossa. Said boy's face was a mask of indifference, despite the annoyance rolling underneath.

"Do you mind letting him go, it would be bad if a fight broke out here." Estarossa told the man who starts to glare at the relaxed teen looking young man with great annoyance until they heard a voice and looks to see two individuals wearing the same short robes.

"Finally, there you are; what are you doing out here anyway?" The guy asked the older man who answers without looking back. His face, like Estarossa's, was neutral, and his voice gave away his confusion over the situation.

"Right now, getting ready to wring this kid's neck." He said while applying a little pressure and as he did his gaze and Estarossa's continued to lock while the silver-haired looking teen's expression started to show slight annoyance as he too applied the same amount of pressure. Estarossa's eyes breifly flashed black before reverting to their cerulean hue-whether anyone watching noticed that or not remained unspoken.

"Could you let go of Asta, otherwise I'll have to force you...and it probably won't end very well." Estarossa asked the man who had a tic mark appear on his forehead while the two Magic Knights looked shocked when they heard that.

"Hey kid, do you even realize who you're talking to?! That's Captain Yami of the Black Bulls!" The young man told the other looking young man.

"I don't care, so let him go." Estarossa told Yami as their eyes continued to make contact until he cuts it by closing his eyes while showing a smile. If they had been caught off guard before, then this was a perfect moment for their shock to reach newer heights.

"Your choice." Was the last thing he said before he suddenly delivered a devastating right uppercut to Yami's face which caused him to drop Asta in his momentary surprise as he regained his footing just as Estarossa had jumped a few feet in the air to get in front of him, delivering a second punch with his left hand, forcing the man to skid back while some blood could be seen from the man's mouth which the two Magic Knights and everyone else couldn't comprehend what they were seeing as "shocked" was an understatement at the guts this kid showed at attacking a Captain. Even Yuno and Asta were shocked at the display while Yami spat out his cigarette as well as some blood.

"Nice shot kid." He said to Estarossa who dashed straight for him with a passive expression upon his face yet eyes still narrowed to show his seriousness, stopping directly in front of Yami as he swung his right leg towards his head but the Captain caught it before pulling him right towards him, surprising Estarossa at the speed before the strength when he received his own devastating punch that draws blood from his mouth as he was sent rolling on the ground, skipping a little before he crashed into the Colosseum's wall where cracks formed upon impact.

"Ow." Spoke Estarossa who looked as if he were stuck in the wall before he pulls himself out and falls on his knees, when he looks up he found Yami standing over him while cracking his knuckles. Estarossa could feel his blood boiling in excitement at the feeling of battle, his adrenaline rushing through his veins.

"You got some guts kid, I'll give you that but guts alone isn't gonna save you from me killing you." He told Estarossa who showed a smile before he stood up straight but before they did anything else, the two were stopped by hearing fireworks and look up to see the show. Estarossa could have bristled in frustration at the interruption

"Captain, the exam is about to begin!" The Magic Knight told his Captain, not wanting this fight to continue as there were a lot of civilians watching this.

"Tch, we can continue this later so prepare yourself or else you will get your ass knocked out." Yami told the Prince while turning his back to him, not seeing the Demon smile as he watched the man's retreating form.

"Seems these Captain's are actually strong..." As he thought that, he wipes the blood from his mouth away as well as not realizing this display showed others how strong he was as he got the drop on a Captain as well as first to draw blood from two punches that were stronger than they appeared.

He smirked again, awating the next challenges ahead of him as his life finally seemed to take a turn for the better.

xxxxxCHAPTER ENDxxxxx

NEXT TIME, THE TEST BEGINS! ROYALTY VERSUS ROYALTY; ESTAROSSA VERSUS NOELLE.