Part 56: Captain Yami vs Captain Jack
As the Star festival continued into the evening in the capital. The people continued to enjoy the sights and the different kinds of food. Kahano and Kioto after separating from Asta and Noelle had found a spot to perform their dancing and singing performance and a large crowd had already gathered them. They were sounding impressed by Kiotos dancing and were enjoyed with the way Kahano sang.
Over with some of other black bull members they had found a spot that served drinks, "Woohoo, hey I'm ready for another one," said Vanessa smiling as she held up her mug while Magna drank from his own.
"Oh yeah I can totally go another round," he said cheering as he held his mug in the air.
"Easy there flame head, just because were dating now doesn't mean you have to drink as much as I do," Vanessa said waving her hands at the flame magic user with a little red on her face.
"What no way, what kind of man would I be if I let my woman drink alone," he said before taking a drink and cheering again.
Meanwhile over with Asta and Noelle thee two of them were now helping out at Yamis food stand, while Asta went shirtless and was now wearing the same blue robe as his captain Noelle wore her own over her dress.
"There you go, now you can cook your own grilled squid anytime you want," said Yami smiling as Noelle finished preparing one of the grilled squids.
"Why am I the one doing this again," she said pushing her hair back.
"Hey quit your complaining if we slow down we wont be able to sell more and will be even more slower if your that boyfriend of yours doesn't get us more customers," he said looking annoyed at Asta who was standing holding three grilled squids on a stick in each of his hands.
"Hey comes on over and try captain Yamis grilled squid its delicious, hey sir don't you want try some," Asta said as he held out the sticks but the people walking by ignored him making him sigh.
"Well at least our competitions not doing so well either," Noelle thought as she looked at the stall next to theirs to see Captain Jack wearing an apron with the symbol of his squad on it. He was standing next to Large piece of meat that was turning on round table next to him. Sekke was at the front of the stall trying to do the same thing as Asta but he was holding a plate with the slices of the meat on them.
"Come and try captain Jacks freshly cut meat, it will like nothing you've ever tasted before haha," said Sekke as the two men that were with him in the haunted house earlier were also wearing the green mantis aprons and were trying to sell the food as well.
"Come and get it," said Jack as he cut off more pieces meat by using his magic.
Noelle then thought back to earlier before this all started back when she and Asta arrived.
Flashback:
The two of the were watching as the two magic knight captains faced off against each other, "Looks like its time we settle this once and for all Yami," Jack said removing his magic knights robe and then replacing it with the apron, "Lets see who concession stand can sell the most," he said pointing his finger at him.
"Oh yeah bring it one because my stand is going to totally beat yours," said Yami looking serious while Asta and Noelle watched from the crowd with worried looks on their faces.
"This is what their fighting over," Asta thought before noticing the the captain stare at the two of them.
Flashback end
"Even after we joined we still haven't sold that much and didn't you say you had to meet up with Rosa later," Noelle said remembering there was another magic squad nearby that didn't know the captain of the blue rose knights was also a member of the black bulls.
"You think I cant make time for her is that it," said Yami looking annoyed while Noelle looked frightened by the look on his face.
"No sir not at all," she answered as Asta rushed over to her after noticing the frightened look on his girlfriends face.
"Maybe we can go check out the other stands to get some more business for you," said Asta before being picked up by the head.
"If that happens how else am I suppose to sell this grilled squid I worked so hard to catch," said Yami before he heard Jack laughing.
"They're better off Yami, after all my stall is the one that will come out on top," said Jack.
"Yeah but it's even more difficult to give this stuff away," said Sekke looking down as he was still holding a full plate of meat.
"What was that," Jack said looking annoyed as Sekke looked frightened as well.
"Nothing sir," he said smiling nervously before they all overheard an old woman voice form one of the other stands.
"Fresh cooked snake, get it while its still warm," she said.
"Isn't she the old lady we helped back when Vanessa brought us to the capital," Noelle thought. But unknown to herself and the others the old lady was actually the wizard king Julius in disguise.
"Hey Noelle you gotta go try this, I had some when I first came to the capital and it was good," said Asta smiling while Noelle looked disgusted as she noticed the cooked creatures on the stick.
"I think I'm good Asta," she said before noticing Yami was no longer standing behind the stand and was now holding Asta up by his head again.
"What do you think your doing, you cant just run off when your working, its probably going to be all your fault if I lose this entire thing," the black bulls captain said looking annoyed while Asta looked frightened.
"But I keep trying and no one is interested in having any, ow," said Asta as his head was being continued to be squeezed.
"Then try better," Yami said.
"Hey everyone come and get some grilled squid their as delicious as the hot potatoes from my home village," Asta said looking worried.
"What was that, are you trying to ruin my business," said Yami before dropping Asta to the ground with the anti magic user still looking shocked, "Man they weren't much help at all," he said before sighing while Noelle rushed over to Asta from behind the stall.
"Asta, come on are you alright," she said holding him up.
"Well these guys weren't much help either," said Jack standing next to pile which was the unconscious Sekke and the two men, "This whole cooking competition was getting boring anyway," he said.
"I agree, I say we start taking thing seriously," Yami said smirking as he held up his right hand.
"I couldn't agree more, keh keh," Jack said as he held up his right hand as the two of them faced off against each other.
"Oh no what are they going to do now," said Sekke looking frightened while Noelle was still trying to get Asta to move as she noticed the two captains facing off each other again only to look confused as it looked like they were trying to punch each other but instead were making hand signs when they missed. This went on for a few moments before the two of them stood away from each other looking tired, even though they weren't fighting .
"This is getting us absolutely nowhere," said Jack looking annoyed.
"I couldn't agree more, Noelle go find Finral for me will you?" Yami asked while Noelle looked confused, "Its time we take this somewhere else," he said before smiling.
After finding Finral, he had went with Yami who was back in his normal clothes with Asta doing the same, Jack, Sekke and Noelle who had gotten some food on the way back after finding Finral to a cave Yami told him to bring them to. The cave aslo had a lagre hole in its ceiling and Asta was looking closely at the area.
"Wait I Recognize this place," he said finally realizing it was the cave where he and Yami had fought against Licht.
"This is actually really delicious," said Noelle taking a bite out of a candy apple on a stick.
"Oh really," said Asta looking down before smiling as Noelle held a second one in front of his face, "Thanks Noelle," he said before taking a bite and smiled while she laughed at the expression on his face.
"There was a festival full with hot women, but I ended up getting dragged along with this," said Finral.
"Don't worry I'm sure it will all be over soon, nothing stands a chance against captain Jacks severing magic, haha," said Sekke smiling while striking a pose.
"I'm getting really tired of this guys act," said Noelle looking annoyed before taking another bite while watching from above was the wizard king still in his old lady disguise.
"A fight between the captain of the black bulls and the captain of the green mantis, this looks very exciting," he thought with a smile on his face as Yami took out his katana.
"Gotta say its been a while since we last fought," he said as blades came out of his opponent arms.
"Keh keh, my blades have been aching to cut you up since last time, but last time we fought you were on your last leg," he said smirking.
"Last leg what are you talking about, you must have had me confused with some other time because I was about to bring out a strong power," Yami said looking confused.
"Why cant all the magic knight captains be normal," said Noelle before sighing.
"He doesn't stand a chance, captain Jacks severing magic is so powerful that he once spilt an entire mountain in two," said Sekke smiling.
"You got this captain Yami," said Asta.
"I want to leave," said Firnal looking down before the two magic knight captains clashed in the middle of the cave with each strike sending out a blast of wind around the cave which made the spectators look surprised.
Yami jumped back as darkness covered his blade, "Dark magic, dark cloaked darkness blade," he said sending out a large slash of darkness towards the severing magic user.
"So that's how you want to play it huh, Severing magic, death scythe," Jack said sending out a green slash from his left blade that cut into the ground in front of him. He dodged Yamis attack and the black bulls captain did the same.
"This is starting to get really fun, keh keh," said Jack.
"Well I guess its time I get more serious," said Yami as he held his katana in the air with the ground shaking around him as darkness shot out of his blade, "Back in the underwater temple I was able to swaken a new power, its so strong that I even frightened myself,".
"Wait hes planning on using that spell," Asta said as the image of Yami defeating Veto flashed through his mind.
"We have to stop them, one of them could get seriously injured you have to do something," Noelle said looking over at Finral along with Asta and Sekke doing the same.
"What am I suppose to do," he said looking confused.
"If those two get seriously injured it will be a great damage to the kingdoms defenses and someone's one going to be blamed for it, imagine if the diamond kingdom or the eye of the midnight sun decides to attack," Noelle said looking serious.
"Yeah you can do it Finral," said Asta.
"Haha," said Sekke.
"Alright then," said Finral, "I'm the superior magic knight here over these rookies, so its up to me to fix this and I don't want to even think what Charlotte would do to me if I let something bad happen to captain Yami," he thought as he began walking forward.
"Alright how about we all take a break now," he said before Yami kicked him back with an annoyed look on his face.
"No way," he said while the others looked surprised, "Now, Dark magic," he said.
"Here we go, Severing magic," Jack said as the two of them jumped into the air.
"Well I guess it times I stepped in," thought Julius before lights began to come off his old lady disguise revealing his normal form. He then teleported above everyone and before anyone could say or do anything, "Time binding magic, chrono stasis," he said as all of the people in the cave besides himself were tapped in spheres and frozen in place.
"As much as I would like to see that spell Noelle is right, we cant have either of you getting injured so Dimension slash will have to wait," he said before an image of Marx appeared behind him.
"There you are sir, where have you been," Marx said looking annoyed.
"Oh hey there Marx, I was just witnessing something exciting at the festival," Julius said smiling.
"Theres no time for that sir we need you here to help prepare for the magic knights rankings ceremony," Marx said as he looked like he was sweating.
"You need to calm down Marx your always getting worked up," said Julius holding up his hand.
"That's all because of you, the king of the clover kingdom himself is waiting," Marx said before his image vanished as Julius looked over at Yami and Jack.
"Now to make sure like this happens again," said Julius as he moved one of his fingers around before teleporting away. A few moments later the Spheres vanish with Asta, Noelle, Sekke and Finral falling back on to the ground.
"Wait what just happened," said Asta looking around confused before looking back up at the captains.
"Dimension slash," Yami said, but before he could bring down his katana he looked confused as both he and Jack fell towards the ground.
"What was that all about," said Jack looking annoyed.
"No idea, now lets finish," Yami said before the front of his pants became undone and they fell to the ground revealing his loin cloth. The same happened to Jack revealing the shorts he wore underneath.
"What," said Asta, Finral and Sekke looking surprised while Noelle shielded her eyes.
"Pull up your pants you creep no ones wants to see that," said Yami pointing his sword at the green mantis Captain.
"Oh yeah look whose talking, you pull up your own," said Jack. After a few moments of silence the two of them started laughing at the situation while the others looked confused, "Stop laughing Yami or else you going to make me laugh more," he said as his blades vanished.
"Wait they're getting along now," said Finral looking confused.
"Of course keh keh, bickering is how the two of us get along and you know what Ive had enough of this fight," said Jack.
"Yeah I'm starving," said Yami.
They returned to the festival as they tried each other's food with Sekke and the two men standing behind Jack while Asta, Noelle and Firnal stood behind Yami looking confused, "Gotta say this meat isn't half bad," said Yami.
"Yeah your foods not so bad eihter, give me a few moments and ill have some desert ready," said Jack before looking back at Sekke, "Would you got get the thing already," he said looking serious.
"Uh yes sir," said Sekke before going behind the stand and coming back with a large block of ice which Jack used to make shaved ice before giving some to Yami who tried it.
"Hey this is really good," he said before taking another bite.
"I'm going to head back now," said Finral as he opened a spacial portal before walking through it and leaving the area.
"Well I guess we're going to have to call this one a tie then," said Yami smiling.
"A tie right, with me having sixty two wins and zero losses, keh keh," said Jack making Yami looking annoyed.
"I'm sorry there must be some mistake because I have ninety seven wins and zero losses," he said.
"Oh yeah, then I have a hundred and seven teen wins," said Jack as his magic power began to surround his body.
"Are you asking for a fight," said Yami as he took out his katana as his magic power surrounded his body and Jack had his blades out while the people standing behind them looked nervous.
"Looks like its up to me now," thought Asta before stepping forward with a smile on his face, "Okay now why don't we all take a minute to," he said before Yami grabbed him by the top of his head.
"Not now," he said throwing Asta into the air as he screamed.
"Asta," said Noelle as she started running in the direction her boyfriend was thrown.
"Oh wait," said Yami as his magic power stopped covering him, "I gotta go meet up with someone, guess will have to settle this some other time," he said as he left the stall and waved back at Jack.
"Say hello to your blue rose for me Yami, keh keh," said Jack laughing while the black bulls captain looked confused for a few moments before shaking his head as he decided to ignore him for now and started walking in the same direction Noelle and Asta went.
Over with Finral he had just appeared where the other black bulls were, "Hey Finral what are you doing here, I thought you would be out collecting rejections," said Vanessa as Finral looked confused to see she was rubbing something.
"Sorry, but what whoa," said Finral looking between mixture of jealousy and surprised to see Magna passed out on Vanessas lap as she moved her hands through his hair.
"He got a little carried away but it was sweet that he tried, come on join us for a drink," said Vanessa holding up a mug to Finral who took it with a smile on his face.
"Thanks, you don't want to know what ive just been through," said Finral as he took a drink and Gordon muttered silently as he knew exactly what Finral had been through which he didnt explain how he saw it all.
Over with Kahano and Kioto, "Thank you all for coming to see us, keep an ear out for the dancing and singing performers to support us as we become famous an rich," said Kahano as she and Kioto waved at the people who cheered for them.
"Hey Kahano, hey Kioto," said Asta as he passed bby them from above.
"Was that Asta," said Kioto before a few moments later Noelle ran past the two of them with Yami not far behind her as he was dressed in his usual outfit.
A few moments later Asta landed on the ground in the middle of an area with different colored tents all around it, "Man what was that for, I wonder if this how Firnal felt when he was kicked," said Asta as he stood back up rubbing the back of his head when Nero landed on top of his hair.
"Oh hey Nero, were you out enjoying the festival to?" He asked only for the anti bird to still have the blank look on its face. He then heard voices from a crowd of people surrounding a tent.
"I wonder whats going on over there," he thought as he walked over to the crowd as he heard some of the people talk.
"Who is she, shes beautiful, is she here with someone," some of them said and when Asta reached the front of the crowd he saw that they were staring at a woman sitting in a chair. She was wearing a dark blue dress with a small blue and white robe over the top of it. She also had her hair down and she had a bored look on her face.
"Wait that's, Charlotte," said Asta as he recognized the blue rose knights captain as he had seen her with her hair down before.
