The Outsider

by Gen3sian

The young man who lived in the 'real' world is sent to another world because of his bloodline. He now embarks to the new world where he will be a mage. Will he be able to change history through his knowledge of this world?

10. Dungeon Part I

CHAPTER 10

Dungeon Part I

A few days after the Black Bulls and the Golden Dawn finished the recruits' first mission, the recruits continued with their training as they were waiting for the next mission.

Akira sparred with Captain Yami for days as he intended to train him, the [Dark Magic] attribute. He continued extending his knowledge to him even though he was just a recruit.

-During the evening, inside the Black Bulls Headquarters-

Asta was counting as he was doing his push up training while Magna was sitting on him eating a pudding and Luck pestering him to fight him, Vanessa being herself by drinking boozes, Gauche being his sis-con mode with a photo of her sister, Noelle crouched next to Asta, Grey being silent as he breathed heavily, Gordon drinking tea, Charmy eating as she does every time and Akira checking the picture he had taken since he came in this world and taking photos as he pleased.

LUCK: "Hey, Magna. Let's fight. No holding back." He continues asking him to fight.

MAGNA: "No way, you battle-obsessed freak." He replies while eating his pudding.

LUCK: "Oh, come on. Let's do it. Or I'm gonna eat your pudding." He stated.

MAGNA: "If you do that, I'll-" He kept his pudding away from him.

LUCK: "Will you fight me?! Will you?!"

MAGNA: "Hell no."

LUCK: "Aw..."

ASTA: "Nine hundred eighty-nine... Nine hundred ninety..." He kept pushing up his body's limits.

NOELLE: "Silvantus Schanauzer." She calls for the anti-bird.

VANESSA: "I think something else would be better. Let's see... Like 'Wine'!" She stated and calls the anti-bird. "Wine?" The anti-bird ignored the naming she gave it.

AKIRA: "Of course, he would reject his name as 'Wine', Vanessa-senpai."

GAUCHE: "I will allow you to borrow a single letter from the name of my little sister, the goddess Marie." He stated while showing his picture. "I will let you take the 'M'. Be grateful."

MAGNA: "Make it something cooler! Hmm... Like, let's see... 'Magnam Fire'!" He roars thinking that his naming was cooler and epic.

NOELLE: "Lame." She says rejecting the idea of that name.

Akira, while he was watching all this chattering, sweats drop at his senior was putting weird names on the anti-bird.

AKIRA: "Sorry, senpai. But this time, I'm on her side."

MAGNA: "You traitor! And you have no taste, Lady Noe, Duora."

NOELLE: "More like you don't." She retorts.

Grey wanted to join but the only thing that everyone heard was his heavy breathing.

GORDON: "*Thinking of names looks like fun. I thought of one, too. I wonder if they'll ask. I think it's a good name.*"

CHARMY: Can I fatten that bird up? He looks really yummy." She asks while still munching her food.

NOELLE: "A-Absolutely not!" She rejected.

CHARMY: "Does he lay eggs?"

Akira face palms how her imaginary runs.

AKIRA: "Where did you see a male bird laying eggs?" He shakes his head. "Though, the anti-bird is a female…"

(A/N: SPOILER ALERT! This is something I happened to know after what happens in Chapter 202.)

ASTA: "Definitely 'Toritaro'!" He stands up drenched in sweat.

NOELLE: "No, it's 'Silvantus Schanauzer'." Then they tried to call him with their thought names but she rejected both of them so she pecked Asta's head angrily.

ASTA: "The heck was that for, Toritaro?!" He wonders in anger.

NOELLE: "There, you see? You prefer 'Silvantus Schnauzer', don't you? Right? Right?" She used her charm to persuade her but Magna interrupted her putting his hand while holding the spoon in front of her face.

MAGNA: "Magnam Fire!"

GAUCHE: "M."

VANESSA: "Wine!"

As everyone else were fighting for the thought names, Akira was waiting at Luck which he was thinking, putting his hand on his chin and thought about it.

LUCK: "Why not 'Nero'?" The anti-bird accepted the name raising his wing.

AKIRA: "I vote for it, too!" He raises his hand in confirmation.

EVERYONE (except Luck and Akira): "Eh~?!"

LUCK: "Looks like he approves. 'Nero' means 'Black'."

ASTA & NOELLE: "Nero?" There were confused then a portal appeared next to them which Captain Yami and Finral emerge from it.

YAMI: "All right, listen up." He calls for everyone.

MAGNA: "Mister Yami! Hello!"

FINRAL: "We're back, everyone."

CHARMY: "Welcome back."

VANESSA: "What did they want at the castle?" She wonders.

AKIRA: "Is this it? It this that time of the mission?!" He was anticipating for the news.

GORDON: "*If it's a mission, I want to go with everyone, too.*"

LUCK: "Mission? Is it a mission?"

YAMI: "Um... I have an announcement for you all. A new dungeon has been discovered."

Yami's statement of a new dungeon made everyone speechless.

MAGNA: "A dungeon?! Are you serious, Mister Yami!" He roars.

ASTA: "Whoa! But what the heck is a dungeon?!" He was excited but at the same time confused.

AKIRA: "ARE YOU AN IDIOT?! STOP BEING OVERDRAMATIC IF YOU DON'T KNOW!" He shouts at him giving him a smacking.

MAGNA: "Are you serious? You were surprised, and yet, you didn't even know what it is?"

ASTA: "I just went with the flow!" He says confidently.

AKIRA: "This is why I think you're more of an idiot..." He sighs.

Magna sighs before explaining to Asta.

MAGNA: "Listen up. Dungeons are kind of like ancient tombs that contain relics made by the people from back then. Sometime they have info about powerful ancient magic or super rare magical items. They're absolutely amazing!" He explains general information about dungeons.

ASTA: "Whoa~!"

LUCK: "But you know... The people back then set insane magical traps in them so that they wouldn't get misused by anyone. They're super dangerous and really fun." He says with a childish smile.

AKIRA: "That part of "fun" is only for you..." He mumbles.

VANESSA: "The Magic Knights always investigate them since they're so dangerous, and to make sure none of the treasures get stolen." She adds.

ASTA: "Oh, okay!"

NOELLE: "I see. Which means the Black Bulls are supposed to investigate this newly discovered dungeon?" She asked to the captain.

YAMI: "Yes. Particularly because this dungeon popped up near our enemy's border."

ASTA: "Enemy?!"

AKIRA: "The Diamond Kingdom, is it?" He says which Yami nods.

YAMI: "Yes. We need to take care of this mission fast so Diamond's people won't steal anything. By the way, there have been instances in which someone found a magical item that could change civilization itself in a dungeon, and someone even learned how to use the ultimate magic there."

ASTA: "ME! ME! Please let me go!" He raises his hand. "I might be able to use the ultimate magic, too!"

AKIRA: "No, but you'll find something better." He grins internally.

YAMI: "You don't have any magic, so that's not happening."

ASTA: "Ugh. But you never know!"

YAMI: "Actually, you can go, kid." He points at Asta which Yuno grins happily. "You too, Akira. You also been chosen to go." He says also pointing at Akira which surprised everyone except the said person. "In fact, the Wizard King chose you two himself."

ASTA: "Huh?" He only says making a dumbfounded expression.

AKIRA: "Did he recommend me because of before?" He muses.

ASTA: "HUH?! THE WIZARD KING?! WHY?!"

MAGNA: "That's awesome, Asta! What the heck? Did you bump into the Wizard King somewhere?" He asks while putting his hand over his shoulder.

ASTA: "No, never!" He replies still confused.

AKIRA: "Well, we did meet with the Wizard King while he was using a disguise."

Asta cries in happiness as the lights from the window shines on him.

ASTA: "The Wizard King chose me! I don't know why, but... Great Wizard King! Asta the Unworthy will give him all on this mission!"

AKIRA: "Yes, yes. Keep dreaming on it." He says in monotone.

YAMI: "Noelle, you're also going with them." He says looking at her.

NOELLE: "Huh?" She was confused for what her captain just said.

YAMI: "Everything counts as experience." He then thought of someone else. "Oh, and Luck. You're the leader. I'm leaving those three to you."

LUCK: "Really?" He chimes in happiness.

YAMI: "Yup. You'll lose your touch if you stay cooped up all the time."

LUCK: "Yay!"

YAMI: "Listen up. Make sure you look after the newbies." He stated.

LUCK: "Leave it to me!" He promises which put both Noelle and Akira uneasy.

YAMI: "Oi, Akira."

AKIRA: "Yes, sir?"

YAMI: "Tell me what's going to happen there?" He whispers.

AKIRA: "Hmm... I shouldn't tell much about it but it seems that encountering with the Golden Dawn's recruits will be inevitable. Also in there, there will be a fight that we hope to survive. We'll meet someone you knew before and someone powerful. And both rivals will gain something inside that dungeon." He whispers back.

YAMI: "I see. So William's recruit will also join in. Keep an eye up."

AKIRA: "Yes, sir!"

GORDON: "*I want to go, too. I wish they'd take me with them.*"

Finral opens his grimoire and sends them to the nearest location to the dungeon.

VANESSA: "Be careful."

MAGNA: "Asta! Duora! Lady Noe! Give it your all!"

ASTA: "Got it!" He salutes as a soldier.

NOELLE: "I guess I don't have a choice."

AKIRA: "We'll do our best."

FINRAL: "I think I'll go find some cute girls, then."

ASTA & NOELLE: "Huh?"

Then the sis-con stands up and asks.

GAUCHE: "May I go to see my sister?" But then the captain glared at them with a dark aura.

YAMI: "If you're prepared to die." He threatens, shocking them both and Gauche drops the picture of his sister.

(***)

The four members of Black Bulls surface on grassland.

FINRAL: "The sunset is beautiful from here. I recommend this location for dates." He comments before going back to the portal.

CHARMY: "I'll have some nummies ready for you when you get back!" She pops promising them a feast once they come back then returns to the portal.

YAMI: "We're counting on you." He says before closing the portal.

ASTA: "Got it."

LUCK: "Okay!"

AKIRA: "Nervous?" He asked at the uneasy girl.

NOELLE: "N-No! I'm fine. A royalty as me has to be prepared."

AKIRA: "Sure, sure." With that Luck, as their leader, commanded forward.

LUCK: "Let's see... It's this way."

After some minutes walking to the Dungeon...

NOELLE: "They could've just dropped us off right in front of the dungeon."

Luck laughs.

LUCK: "Finral's only able to go to places he's been to before." He stated.

AKIRA: "So that means he didn't looked for the dungeon." He sighs.

LUCK: "Yeah but thankfully it was still near the dungeon." He says, climbing a tree trunk.

In front of them, there it was the dungeon they would enter.

Asta as always was excited to enter the unknown. Luck just wanted to test the dungeon traps. Noelle was uneasy to try to a mission inside a dungeon. And Akira, well, he looked forward the day he would enter inside a dungeon.

LUCK: "Let's go!" He hops down to enter the dungeon. Then Asta notices Nero on his head.

ASTA: "Why the heck did you come?"

AKIRA: "Leave him be. Now your head is his nest." He stated.

ASTA: "Hey!"

-Inside the Dungeon-

NOELLE: "It's so dark in here." She holds Asta's robe in fear.

ASTA: "Don't cling on me. It's hard to walk."

NOELLE: "Wh-Who's clinging?"

AKIRA: "Well, someone is scared of dark." He jokes with a mischievous grin.

NOELLE: "I-I'm not scared!" She hisses which later trips over Asta making the lamp, he was carrying, extinguish.

Akira ends up using his [Fire Magic] to use it as a replacement.

NOELLE: "We had to use Akira's magic because you broke the lamp! Honestly, you have some nerve." She hisses angrily at Asta even though it was her mistake.

ASTA: "It's your fault for tripping and running into me!" He retorts.

AKIRA: "Hey, hey. Try not to 'use' me as you please, you royalty tsundere." He cracks a joke.

NOELLE: "I didn't use you, but even though what's with that word 'Tsundere'. For some reason, it pisses me off." She grumbles.

After walking for a few minutes, Luck notices a brick wall emitting a light inside it.

LUCK: "Oh! Is this it?" He pushes the brick which the light grew massive showing them the mass interior of the dungeon.

ASTA: "W-Wow! What the heck's going on with this place?" His eyes sparkled gazing at the amazing interior of the dungeon.

NOELLE: "What is this?"

LUCK: "Looks like the space is warped because of magic."

AKIRA: "You mean the mana? This little spheres floating around us is mana?" He asks while glancing at the beautiful sight. He wanted to take pictures but he remembered that he couldn't take pictures since its intangible.

LUCK: "There's even stronger mana floating around here than outside." He says all excited.

NOELLE: "Yes. I've never been anywhere this full of mana before."

ASTA: "Really?" He wonders confused.

NOELLE: "Are you saying you can't feel all this mana?" She asks confused.

ASTA: "Not at all."

AKIRA: "Don't blame him. Since he doesn't have mana, maybe he can't feel anything around us." He stated.

NOELLE: "Amazing. I guess people who don't have magic really are different." She says pitifully.

ASTA: "Shut up!" He turns around, drops down to his knees crying all over. "I want to feel mana, too! I want mana!"

AKIRA: "If you had mana, your sword would be useless to you." He sighs looking away from the pitiful Asta.

ASTA: "Must be nice being one of you royals! In my body, I don't have even an ounce of the foundation of magic... Mana!" He starts crying and hitting the ground with his fists. "Goddamn! Huh?"

Asta wonders as he hit the ground, one of the tiles sink down activating an earth trap which almost killed him.

NOELLE: "T-Trap magic?" She gets startled at the sudden trap.

Asta summons his sword to destroy completely the activated trap.

NOELLE: "That was dangerous. Be more careful."

AKIRA: "Yeah. You almost died back then." He agrees, he was uneasy when he knew that Luck would join them but even so this is worse.

ASTA: "My bad." Luck leans on something and then calls for everyone.

LUCK: "Here it is, Asta. This." He points out a symbol that was placed on the floor.

ASTA: "Where?" He leans on to look it curious of what his senior had pointed out.

Luck pats on him making him trip on the trap. Once Asta had stumbled on the trap, another earth trap emerges almost killing Asta, again. He takes his sword on hand and cuts it down.

ASTA: "What was that for?!"

LUCK: "That was amazing!" He claps happily for his effort.

NOELLE: "Listen, you! And you, Akira!" She calls which then notices that Akira was on a safe distance away from the group. "What are you doing over there?"

AKIRA: "Keeping myself safe!" He says before sitting down away from them, knowing Luck's personality, while preparing his camera for what's going to happen.

Luck then notices another one and decides to step on it with his lightning boots. The trap itself created a fire tornado and as Noelle was screaming in terror, Asta had to cut through the traps Luck was stepping on it. After much Luck stepping on traps, Noelle screaming and Asta cutting the traps, there were finally no more traps in their location.

LUCK: "This is so much fun! Isn't this exciting?" He smiles happily over the danger of these two.

ASTA & NOELLE: "We're going to die if we stay with this guy."

AKIRA: "Luckily, I'm way far from them." He snickers as he checks the pictures he had taken.

-Back in Black Bulls HQ-

MAGNA: "I wonder how the Wizard King even knew about Asta and Akira." He wonders while juggling stable fireballs.

YAMI: "That guy... is able to see things we can't. He's also a weirdo." He stated.

VANESSA: "I wonder if those kids are okay." She wonders being quite worried about them being with Luck of all.

YAMI: "Since this is a hard and important mission, these recruits will grow from it. I hope." He replies.

VANESSA: "You think?"

YAMI: "Well, Luck is with them, so they should be fine. His ability to detect mana is off the charts. Better than of any noble. If it wasn't for his shitty personality, any other squads would have wanted him." He then burst out laughing.

MAGNA: "I think it's that personality we're worried about." He says, worried about the recruits' fates.

VANESSA: "Yeah." She agrees with him.

-Back to the Dungeon-

LUCK: "Man... Your anti-magic weapon is amazing. I wonder if that's why the Wizard King chose you. I'd love to fight you for real in about two or three years!" He stated to Asta.

AKIRA: "You're really a battle freak as Magna-senpai said before." He sighs.

LUCK: "If you're prepared to keep swinging, your sword around like that, this dungeon won't be any problem."

ASTA: "Got it! But I wonder," He says looking at Akira. "How come you can't copy my powers Akira? With us two, we could finish this place with ease."

That commentary surprise Luck but most of all, Akira rushes toward Asta, covers his stupid mouth by blabbering the stupid thing he had sprouted.

AKIRA: "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TELLING HIM ABOUT THAT, YOU NUT-BRAIN?!" He cries, shaking him forcefully. "ARE YOU TRYING TO KILLING ME WITH YOU STUPID MOUTH?!"

ASTA: "Wh-Why? I just wanted to ask."

LUCK: "Did you just say... copy his powers?" He was intrigued and leans on Akira with sparkling eyes. "Hey, hey, what do he meant by that, Akira-kun?" He asks with an innocent tone.

AKIRA: "Guess my luck is out..." He cried tears of agony but even thought, Magna did say about that before but only to Captain Yami but anyone else. "Guess I have no choice… This is just my own affinity. I can copy the affinities of others just by touching them."

Luck hasn't said anything since he heard the explanation but later been more curious of Asta. But since it was a lucky chance that he had met someone stranger than he ever met, he didn't even take a chance.

LUCK: "Oh? You mean like this?" He grabs his hand out of nowhere.

[Lightning Magic] attribute added.

AKIRA: "Wh-What?! What are you doing, Luck-senpai?!" He was confused at the sudden gift of his own affinity.

LUCK: "Now fight me!" He pressures him with his eyes sparkling.

AKIRA: "T-There is no way that I could fight with something you just gave me! You are making this into fighting against an amateur. Wouldn't be best fighting once I mastered the attributes I have?" He begs.

Akira wanted to avoid the fight and continued exploring the dungeon even if he just promised a fight against Luck in the future.

LUCK: "Hmm~ Okay." He replies quickly, surprising Akira.

AKIRA: "That's okay?!" He was shocked at the sudden reply.

LUCK: "I'll just wait as Asta and then fight you." He stated.

AKIRA: "Then that mean my fate would end up fighting him... Give me a break..." He hangs low his head on defeat. Luck turns around with a smile at a direction.

LUCK: "Now, then..."

The air grew colder and heavier. There was something different that Akira couldn't grasp but understood what he was doing. Luck started concentrating the massive waves of the dungeon seeking something that only he would enjoy.

He searches from head to toe, from each room the dungeon was holding. Finally sensing an unknown wave in one of the room, gained his attention. Luck looks over the direction where he sensed that power and grins madly.

LUCK: "I knew it. There are others here. The strongest looking one is... He thought happily for a new challenge. "[Lightning Creation Magic: Holy Lightning Boots]."

He jumps out to the room he sensed.

LUCK: "Something important just came up." He says which left confused to Asta and Noelle. "So I'm leaving the dungeon exploration to you guys!"

NOELLE: "H-Hey, where are you-" She was about to finish only to Luck enter the room he sensed. "Wh-What in the world is he thinking?!" She cries in desperation.

ASTA: "S-So cool!" He was amazed at the display.

AKIRA: "For you, everything related in magic is cool to you." He sighs.

NOELLE: "THIS IS INSANE!"

(***)

Luck continues running to the path he was searching for. The only thing that had in his mind is "battle against the strongest".

LUCK: "Left turn next... I can't wait to see how strong this person is!" He laughs all the way to his searching.

(***)

NOELLE: "Honestly... He's unbelievable." She huffs angrily.

AKIRA: "You said it. His only reason in his life is to fight strong wizards."

NOELLE: "Captain Yami clearly told him to keep an eye on us, and he just left!" She rants in frustration.

ASTA: "Don't worry. No matter what kind of traps might spring up, I'll slice through them with my sword."

AKIRA: "Well, you have him, cutting the traps, and me, leading forward or what's left of it." He says taking command.

NOELLE: "Must be nice being as carefree as you two." She sighs before pointing at Akira. "Then why are you the leader of this group?!"

AKIRA: "Why?"

NOELLE: "W-Why? Because as I, as I am a royalty, should lead this group!" She stated.

AKIRA: "There are three things that I can retort on your statement, Miss Royalty." He raises three fingers. "First off, I'm two years older than you. Second, you can't even control your magic. And three, I can guess much that I could maintain better this group than you, Miss Royalty?" He puts down each fingers as he says each reasons.

NOELLE: "Y-You..." She pouts in defeat. "Fine, do whatever you like!"

AKIRA: "And for you!" He points at Asta. "What did I tell you about keeping the secret about my power?! You just gave the least person I wanted to talk about!" He barks his teeth, shouting his rage on Asta while shaking him.

ASTA: "S-Sorry, it won't happen again."

NOELLE: "Are you that sure about not telling about you powers?"

Akira looks at her before leaving Asta on the ground. He sighs pinching the brim on his nose in agony.

AKIRA: "Well, for starters, I just wanted to show the people that I could just use two affinities. But our last mission, I had literally shown my powers against those people. I was secretly talking with old man Seyhe but somehow Magna overheard my conversation and told Captain Yami about it. After that, I explained to Captain Yami about it but he ended up giving his attribute to me and trains me every single morning and even after dinner. He is worse than my father." He wails kneeling down onto his knees..

NOELLE: "Your father?"

AKIRA: "Well, yeah. My family is a high class family because of the strength we had." He explains, standing up.

NOELLE: "You mean you were Wizards?" She wonders about what region they lived in.

AKIRA: "No. Where I come from, magic doesn't exist as here. We just lived as Asta, only using our blood and sweat." He looks at his clenched fist.

NOELLE: "But you meant high class... Y-You mean as royalty or nobles?!" She asks crossing her arms under her chest.

AKIRA: "Yeah. But we didn't live in a big mansion as any other here. We preferred living as normal as possible but the only thing we had as big as any mansion was our dojo."

ASTA: "Dojo?" He tilts in confusion.

AKIRA: "Is where we fight or spar with bare hands or weapons like swords or spears."

ASTA: "Oh! That's why you were good at teaching me swordsmanship." He plants his fist onto his open hand.

AKIRA: "Yeah, but I'm not even close to my father or Captain Yami." He got worried thinking about it.

NOELLE: "So back where we were speaking. How come you can't copy his attribute?" She asks pointing at Asta.

AKIRA: "I don't know. The first time I came here, I just wanted to copy his attribute but it seems that even I can't copy his attribute. Maybe is because of his body or... I don't know." He sighs.

NOELLE: "Then let me resume this. You were a royal in your world and lived as this mana-less idiot. Then, HOW COME YOU TREAT PEOPLE AS NORMAL?! AS ROYALTY, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!"

Akira rubbing his ears for her screaming simply replies in a non-caring tone.

AKIRA: "So what? Here I'm just an Outsider, just as anybody else. I don't intend to gain anything in this world. I just want to be an advisor for the next Wizard King or something like that." He blows off his pinky thinking something had stuck on it. "For that, I'll work hard to reach my mission." He says proudly.

NOELLE: "I don't understand anything about you." She sighs shaking her head dissatisfied just before she realized something. "Wait, then how did you know that Luck would turn on the traps? That makes no sense."

AKIRA "Well in my world, where I come from, had a special story I would always read. That story was about a young boy, who was poor, had a rival who they would compete to become someone grand. But that boy had a problem, he couldn't use magic even thought his rival could so he depended on his body to reach that goal. When there was a test, everyone just laughed at him thinking that he would fail but that changed when he found a "book" where we could show the world about his new found powers."

NOELLE: "A boy without magic but was poor? He wanted to be someone grand? Everyone laughing at him but then it changed when he found a "book"." She thought wondering before she looks at Asta. "Wait, you don't mean."

AKIRA: "Yup. I know exactly about this idiot's entire life." He answers giving some knocks on Asta's head.

NOELLE: "Wait, wait. How do I know that you know that exactly? Can't be that gullible to think what you're saying is true."

Akira shrugs.

AKIRA: "Well, that's true. I could be bluffing, lying or even less making you trust me quite easily as this idiot does." Asta grunts. "But what I can tell is something that maybe most people know but even so, less people understand it."

NOELLE: "Try me." She huffs, crossing her arms under her chest.

AKIRA: "Okay. You're the youngest sister of the Silva Family. Having the Eldest brother among of your family, Nozel Silva, as the Captain of the Silver Eagle."

Noelle nods as Asta keeps listening attentively though he was surprised that the Captain of the Silver Eagle was Noelle's brother.

AKIRA: "You have two other siblings, one being the Second son of the Silva Family and the First daughter that don't like you specifically for a reason I'll tell you privately."

Noelle glances at Asta before looking at Akira and nods.

AKIRA: "You're mother, Acier Silva, was a Former Captain of the Silver Eagle before she gave birth to two sons and daughters. Many people had placed her on high standards for her strength and dignity of being a Squad Captain even after marriage."

Noelle nods again but feeling quite nervous and uneasy with the information he gave her. Akira walks closer to Noelle and shoos Asta to let him know that his was private this part. Asta looks at Noelle and looking at her uneasiness he nods and walks far for let them speak alone.

AKIRA: "She no longer is among the living because she gave you birth and this is one of the reasons that your siblings despite you."

Noelle keeps quiet after hearing him finish. Most of the stories were already known for the people but of her mother's death was quite different. Her family had told the people that she had died proudly as Magic Knight Captain in battle but only those close families of the Silva Family knew the truth.

To her hearing an outsider to tell her everything he knows about her family was quite astonishing and disturbing.

Akira calls Asta back and steps away from Noelle.

AKIRA: "Now you believe me?" He asks.

Noelle tries to compose herself giving her some breather alone. Asta, on the other hand, looks at Noelle quite disturbed but doesn't say anything that could put her on an awkward situation.

AKIRA: "Sorry, Asta. This was something personal for her to you listen."

ASTA: "It's alright. I understand that she doesn't want to speak of it leisurely so I'll wait her to tell me herself." He answers though it surprised Noelle the most.

NOELLE: "Thanks." She smiles at Asta before looking at Akira. "And yes, I can believe you. And thanks for telling me this or else I would have been persistent or you could have lied to me."

AKIRA: "Hey." He places his hand on her shoulder. "We're friends but mostly comrades in the same Squad. This is nothing if I betray your trust because I kept this on my own."

ASTA: "Yeah! We're friends to all the way down!" He adds.

Noelle feels for the second time that she really has good friends despite the situation she had with her family. Noelle calms herself down and looks at Akira with a different but determined expression.

NOELLE: "Then you did know about Saussy Village! That's why you were tense." She finally understood the reason.

AKIRA: "Yeah, I know that I disobeyed orders from Magna-senpai but even so, those people that we encountered were dangerous and powerful enough to eliminate everyone."

NOELLE: "You were reckless alright." She huffs angrily but softens later. "But I can understand it since you knew that Seyhe would die back then so I'm fine with it."

Noelle smiles just before she asks him.

NOELLE: "So, you did know that I had a problem controlling with my magic, right?"

AKIRA: "Yeah, I knew everything." He nods. "But you wouldn't have trusted me since I was a stranger to you."

NOELLE: "I get it. I wouldn't have believed you if it wasn't for what you told me. Now that I have seen you using different attributes and saved Sassy Village, I can see that you have much on your shoulders."

AKIRA: "Yeah, well, this is nothing for what is going to happen in the future but nevertheless you can now trust me as I can trust you, Noelle Silva."

NOELLE: "Thanks." She smiles. "Though I'm only being friend with you since you are noble in your world."

Asta smiles at that his two friends had stopped fighting or whatever they were having.

ASTA: "And me?" He asks.

NOELLE: "You're an idiot and reckless for most part." She says before softening her expression. "But since you're a member of the Black Bulls I'll make an exception for you."

ASTA: "All right!"

The three recruits laugh that they just started a new friends even though they started with the left foot.

Noelle then punches lightly at Akira's shoulder.

NOELLE: "Though you could have said anything before rather than making me embarrass in front of the entire squad."

AKIRA: "Hey!" He retorts. "Not my fault that you were so pride of yourself and giving the 'I'm royalty' bullshit."

NOELLE: "Excuse me?"

ASTA: "Wait guys!" He stops the playful fighting. "Can't we just stop this and get on with this dungeon?"

Akira, though surprised, was quite amused that Asta reacted like that. Maybe Akira can help Noelle by getting Asta's attention closer.

AKIRA: "Alright, alright, we should get on with this dungeon before anything happens." He starts leading the group watching carefully over these two.

ASTA: "So you're alright with Akira, Noelle?"

NOELLE: "Yeah, thanks." She smiles at him before putting her 'Royal Mode' expression. "We should continue searching alone since Luck left us."

ASTA: "Yeah but where should we start? This place is massive and we don't have anything to go around without getting us in trouble."

AKIRA: "Asta's right. At this rate, something will happen." He says looking around.

ASTA: "Well, don't worry about it. This dungeon ain't nothin'! I'm going to become the Wizard King, after all." He stated.

NOELLE: "Again with that?"

ASTA: "I'm gonna become the Wizard King before Yuno."

NOELLE: "Yuno?"

ASTA: "Yeah. I haven't told you about him before?"

AKIRA: "Let me explain to her, he is Asta's childhood friend and they grew up together in Hage Village. And as I said in my story, he is the one he is competing with. We took the Magic Knights Entrance Exam together, and he got into the Golden Dawn."

NOELLE: "That's amazing, isn't it? He got into the Golden Dawn without being a noble." She was surprised at his childhood friend that would enter in a squad that only royalties could be part of it.

ASTA: "Yeah! He's amazing! But I'm not gonna lose to him!"

AKIRA: "Give it your all, Asta."

NOELLE: "Whoa. I guess even he has his own goal." She looks happily at his determined goal.

ASTA: "Come on. Let's go."

AKIRA: "Hmm..."

He knew what was going to happen to them and thought of something with a serious expression.

AKIRA: "Hey guys, I'll go check if there are any traps ahead. I won't be too far. [Fire Creation Magic: Hermes' Boots]." He flies forward, leaving those two alone. Just as he put himself a distance from them, he hides behind a corner not far and prepares his camera.

ASTA: "Be safe! Now then, looks like we can cross over there."

NOELLE: "W-We're alone right now. Silvantus... I mean, Nero's with us, but..." Noelle thought and her heart started throbbing.

ASTA: "Something wrong?" He wonders as he picking his nose.

AKIRA: "Ugh, Asta. Next time, I'll teach you the way of a gentleman." He gazed him as a demon, giving him a chill on his spine.

NOELLE: "It's nothing! Nothing at all!" She passed forward to Asta. "Let's hurry."

But then a plant based trap activated as she stepped on it. She was caught by her arms and legs. From a small river, it emerged a carnivorous plant which opened widely its mouth.

NOELLE: "S-Such powerful magic..."

The plant lunges to eat Noelle but as soon as the plant reach Noelle; Asta cuts the thread that held her.

ASTA: "Run!" He shouts.

But even if he managed to cut the threads, the plant changed his objective to him and caught him. Even Noelle that wanted to help got caught again.

AKIRA: "Shit! I won't let them die." He jumps back to them but then something happen.

MALE VOICE: "[Wind Magic: Wind Blades Shower]!"

A barrage of daggers flew toward the plant killing it completely.

ASTA: "What the heck?" He wonders as he sees the now corpse of the plant trap.

NOELLE: "Such precise and powerful magic..." She turns back. "Who could it be?"

AKIRA: "They have come..." He stated.

Looking at one of the holes in the walls, they saw Yuno with his grimoire opened with the other members of the Golden Dawn.

YUNO: "I've repaid my debt, Asta."

ASTA: "Yuno."

TO BE CONTINUED

Akira's Copied Magic Acquired:

[Chain Magic]: Lvl. 28 = Light Grey

[Fire Magic]: Lvl. 29 = Crimson Red

[Water Magic]: Lvl. 28 = Sea Blue

[Wind Magic]: Lvl. 26 = Emerald Green

[Gold Magic]: Lvl. 10 = Gold Yellow

[Bronze Magic]: Lvl. 10 = Bronze Orange

[Spatial Magic]: Lvl. 10 = Cloud Grey

[Transformation Magic]: Lvl. 6 = Pearl White

[Ice Magic]: Lvl. 6 = Arctic Blue

[Mist Magic]: Lvl. 6 = Powder White

[Dark Magic]: Lvl. 8 - Lvl. 12 = Onyx Black

[Lightning Magic]: Lvl. 1 (New) = Sky Blue

Hello! I'm still waiting for you readers to choose an attribute to Hikari once she appears in this world. Also think about a "name" for Akira's attribute since "Copy" or "Mimic" sounds dull. I'll be waiting.