Author's Note: Hope you all like the previous chapter and the moments between Asta and Noelle.

I don't own Fairy Tail or Black Clover.

"..." Character P.O.V.

'...' Character thought

"..." Spells

"..." Animal P.O.V.

'...' Animal thought

[...] Over-voice

Now then on with the new chapter.

Chapter 11: Dungeon

It was midmorning in the Clover Kingdom and in a deep forest in the Forsaken Realm a peasant was gathering plants and herbs when suddenly, the entire place begins to rumble and shake.

"…wha…what the heck is this?!" The peasant shouts in complete shock seeing dungeon appear from the ground.

The dungeon had a simple and plain architectural style that have a tower of bricks with a single entrance. It also took the appearance of a ruin of buildings, but still only has a single gate of entry.

[Inside the dungeon]

A few hours later inside the dungeon, Asta, now wearing his dragon earring on his left ear while carrying a lantern to illuminate the darkness of the dungeon, Noelle, who had Asta's Anti-Bird on her shoulder, was walking close to Asta, and Luck, who was humming a tone while leading small group through the hallway.

"I'm telling you, Asta, his name's gotta be Silvantus Schnauzer." Noelle says gently rubbing the Anti-Bird's cheek with her knuckle.

"Ohh, that feels nice." The Anti-Bird says cooing at the affection he was receiving.

"I don't know, Noelle. It seems to be a bit of a mouthful, don't you think?" Asta asks.

"Yeah it is a bit of a mouthful, but I like that Silvantus name if it came after something else." The Anti-Bird says.

"Well good news, he likes the name Silvantus." Asta says making Noelle's face light up in excitement. "But he wants it to come after something else." He says.

"Hmm. Why not Nero? It means Black." Luck suggests.

"Yes, Nero Silvantus, I like that. It has a nice ring to it." The Anti-Bird, now dubbed Nero Silvantus, says raising his wing at the name Luck had said.

"Well then I guess that settles it. You'll now be known as Nero Silvantus. Is that alright with you Noelle?" Asta asks looking at the girl beside him.

"I guess it works, as long as he's happy with his name." Noelle says smiling at the bird on her shoulder.

[Flashback; a few hours earlier]

It was a quite morning at the Black Bulls HQ, Asta was currently doing hand-stand push-ups with Magna acting as the weight. Noelle was laying on her stomach with her legs crossed admiring both a half-naked Asta and Nero who was perched in front of an upside down Asta on his jacket. Magna sat on top of Asta's feet eating flan while Luck tried to get Magna to spar against him. And last but not least, Vanessa was once again in her underwear drinking straight from a wine bottle.

"Asta, I've been meaning to ask why you continue to work out even though you have such powerful magic?" Nero asks his new owner.

"996. Well even with magic, most of my attacks are physical based and in order to use them to their full potential I need a physically fit body. 997." Asta says to his Anti-Bird.

"That actually makes sense in a way." Vanessa says slightly drunk.

"998. But not only that, I also work out because if my magic runs out I can rely on my physical skills to help me when using my Anti-Magic sword. 999." Asta says.

"Well if you ask me, you are focusing on the right means to wield your Anti-Magic sword but there's one thing you lack." Nero says.

"1,000. And what's that? 1,001." Asta asks.

"You don't seem to have proper swordsmanship. All I've ever seen you do is just swing that sword around and thrust it forward. You should probably learn the basics of wielding a sword to at least get more effect out of it." Nero says.

"You know that's not a bad idea. 1,002." Asta says taking to heart what his bird suggested to him.

"Is he having a conversation with that bird?" Vanessa asks.

"Looks like it." Luck says staring at Asta and Nero as they talk back and forth to each other.

'No matter how many times I look at this Anti-Bird, he's just so adorable.' Noelle thought with her face resting in her hands as stares at the bird with a smile before trailing her eyes to Asta. 'Oh god, to be able to do over a thousand hand-stand push-ups is really amazing. Plus, his kind heart, cheerful attitude, and his ability to make everyone around him smile and work harder, how can I not fall for him.' She thought admiring her crush.

Just then the Black Bulls captain came in the room as everyone looks in his direction.

"Heads up, guys. A new dungeon was just discovered." Yami says as everyone stares at him.

"A dungeon?! Is that for real, Captain Yami?!" Magna asks causing Asta to lose his balance and sends them both crashing into the floor.

Noelle sees that Asta is falling forward and towards Nero, so she quickly grabs Asta's jacket and pulling it and Nero out of harm's way.

"What's a dungeon?" Asta says pushing Magna off him as Noelle returns his jacket and Nero perches himself on the fur lining.

"Whaaa?! Are you for real?! You don't know what dungeons are?! Oh, wait that's understandable." Magna says calmly realizing that Asta is still new to the Magic Knights and might not know everything yet. "Dungeons are like ancient tombs. They hold relics left behind by people from waaaaaay back. Sometimes they've got methods for using powerful ancient magic and super-valuable magical items! They're awesome!" He says.

"Ancient magic? You mean like my Dragon Slayer Magic?" Asta asks in excitement.

"That's more like lost magic but yeah that is the gist of it." Yami comments.

"But the people back then set crazy magic traps…so nobody could use that stuff for evil. They're super fun, dangerous places." Luck says happily.

"Whooooooaa! That's not fun at all!" Asta shouts.

'Not at all!' / 'Not at all!' Noelle and Nero thought at the same time as Nero pecks Luck in the face.

"Ow~ ow~ ow~ ow~!" Luck cries out in pain.

"Because of the danger and so the relics aren't stolen for nasty reasons, the Magic Knights always explore them." Vanessa explains.

"Sounds reasonable." Asta says.

'Naturally.' / 'Naturally.' Noelle and Nero thought at the same time.

"Especially this dungeon. It showed up near the border of a hostile country, the Diamond Kingdom! This has to be done perfectly the first time so what's in there isn't stolen!" Yami says. "By the way, in past dungeons, I hear people found magic items powerful enough to change civilization…and others became able to use ultimate magic." He says.

"Awesome! And way cool! Here, captain! Right here! Let me gooooo!" Asta yells. "Maybe I'll be able to learn more about these two grimoires." He says.

"Sure. Get in there, kid. Though, I highly doubt you'll find anything in that dungeon that has to deal with a lost magic." Yami says. "Actually, the Wizard King specifically asked for you." He says holding up a request sheet with a photo of Asta in the top right-hand corner.

"Huh? Say WHAAAAAAAAT?! The Wizard King?! Whyyy?!" Asta asks in complete shock.

"Dude, Asta, that's awesome! Did you meet the Magic Emperor somewhere?!" Magna asks in slight jealousy.

"No! Never!" Asta shouts. 'The Wizard King…chose me…! Wait was he the one disguised as the old woman in the Black-Market?' He wondered.

"Noelle, you're going too." Yami says earning a shocked look from her. "It's all about experience. Plus, you and the kid seem to get along well together. Who knows, you two just might end up being permanent partners." He says with a smirk that causes the two 15-year-olds to blush as they steal a quick glance at each other before rapidly darting their eyes away from the other. "Luck, you'll also be going too to supervise them and make sure they come back alive. Also, if you stick around here all the time your senses will get dull." He says making the teen's face light up in excitement.

An hour after the three left, Yami was sitting on the couch reading a newspaper with Vanessa leaning behind him.

"How do you s'pose the Wizard King knew of Asta?" Vanessa asks.

"The boss sees things we can't see. Plus he's weird. Wa ha ha." Yami says laughing.

"I wonder if Noelle's okay…" Vanessa thought out loud.

"Dangerous, important missions are what make newbies surpass their limits and grow. Probably. But she seems to do her best when she's with the kid more than anyone else." Yami says. "Well. Luck's with them. They should be fine. That guy's ability for detecting Mana is off the charts. He's better than a noble. If his personality wasn't completely busted, all the Knight Squads would've been fighting for him. Ha ha ha!" He laughs.

"That busted personality is what I'm worried about." Vanessa says.

[End Flashback]

The group continue making their way into the dungeon only now they had no lantern because Noelle tripped and Asta reacted quickly in catching her before she fell but in doing so he accidentally dropped their only light source.

"While I appreciate the save, Asta, but could you please not step on my foot?" Noelle asks clinging to the nearest object which happened to be Asta's arm.

"I'm sorry, Noelle, but its hard to see because it's pitch-black in here." Asta says.

'But that's not stopping her from clinging to you, Asta.' Nero thought feeling the fur from Asta's jacket against his feathers.

"It's dark because you dropped the light!" Noelle shouts tightening her grip on Asta's arm.

"I dropped it because I couldn't let you fall and hurt yourself." Asta says.

"Well, thank you." Noelle says blushing. 'I didn't want to trip and make him think I'm clumsy but I'm loving the result that came out of the incident.' She thought unconsciously slipping one of her hands into Asta's but neither pull away.

"You're welcome." Asta says blushing as well unconsciously rubbing his thumb against the back of her hand.

"Hey. Is this it?" Luck asks pressing his hand against a loose stone brick that gives away and let's in a lot of light. "Wow! That's bright!" He shouts shielding his eyes.

After the single brick falls, an entire section of the wall falls along with it to reveal a larger room with a river that is flowing from the wall to the ceiling. There were also many doorways that were in the walls and some on the ceiling as well. As Luck makes his way into the large room Asta and Noelle stare at each other and look down to see their hands intertwined causing them to blush furiously as they separate and look away from one another before entering the room.

"Whooooooooaa! What's up with this place?!" Asta asks in amazement.

"Amazing how these rivers can flow up the walls and across the ceiling too." Nero says looking around.

"It looks like this space got warped by magic. The Mana floating around in here is way stronger than what's outside." Luck says.

"I've never seen a place so full of Mana before!" Noelle shouts in awe.

"Wait, that's what I'm feeling? Mana?" Asta asks.

"Wait, are you telling me you've never been about to feel Mana before now?" Noelle asks her crush.

"Not at all. I guess being born without magic means I could even do the simplest thing for a mage." Asta says.

"What?! Don't tell me you don't even know what Mana is…" Noelle begins to say in shock.

"Geez! I know what Mana is!" Asta says.

[Mana is supernatural energy that exists in this world and inside people. Mages activate their spells by expending Mana]

"The sensation of Mana in incredible…I can't believe I went 15 years of my life without knowing this feeling." Asta says.

"And it's amazing that you were able to obtain magic from your Elemental Dragon Slayer grimoire when you were born without it." Nero says from Noelle's shoulder.

"Yeah, you're right, Nero, it is strange." Asta says but then his foot steps on a magic circle that activates. "Huh?" He asks looking down as rocks burst up from the ground nearly hitting Asta and Noelle.

"Wha…a trap spell?!" Noelle asks in shock and watches as Asta pulls out his Anti-Magic broadsword and destroys the spell. "Th…That's dangerous!" She shouts.

"Hm?" Luck asks spotting something on the ground. "Oh! Here it is, Asta!" He says pointing at the ground.

"Huh?! What where?! I'm just learning to sense Mana, but I don't see what you're pointing at." Asta says looking to where Luck was pointing.

"Hup!" Luck says pushing Asta forward.

"Ah!" Asta yelps stepping on another magic circle causing more rocks to burst out of the ground. "Waaaaargh!" He yells destroying the trap magic again. "What're you doing?!" He asks annoyed with the 18-year-old.

"Whoa, amazing!" Luck says clapping his hands at Asta performance.

"Just a minute, you…" Noelle begins to say but then spots something. "Oh! There's another…" She says trailing off again.

"Hup!" Luck grunts stepping on the magic circle.

"Aaaagh!" Noelle screams as fire erupts from the ground engulfing both Asta and Noelle. "Eeeeeek!" She yells.

"Raaaaaargh!" Asta roars destroying the magic.

"Ah ha ha ha ha!" Luck laughs and then spots another magic circle. "Here!" He shouts activating the trap magic causing a water geyser to burst upward.

"Eeeeeek!" Noelle screams.

"Raaaaaargh!" Asta roars cutting through the geyser destroying it and the magic circle.

"Ah ha ha ha ha!" Luck laughs and then spots one more magic circle. "There we go!" He shouts landing on the circle causing another inferno to erupt.

"Eeeeeek!" Noelle scream clutching to Asta in fear.

"Raaargh!" Asta roars destroying the flames and standing protectively in front of Noelle.

"Ah ha ha ha!" Luck laughs landing behind the two rookies. "This is great! Ah hah hah! So thrilling!" He laughs.

'If we stay with this guy…' Asta and Noelle begin to think with Noelle rest her forehead on Asta's shoulder as he comforts her while they both breath heavily. '…we'll die!' They thought.

"Man! That Anti-Magic weapon of yours is really something! Maybe that's why the Wizard King sent you? I'd like to fight you with both your Anti-Magic and Elemental Dragon Slayer Magic in two or three years." Luck says. "If you keep that thing out and ready, this dungeon won't give us any problems." He says.

"Okay." Asta says not really getting why Luck was so excited to fight him.

"Now then…" Luck says closing his eyes. 'I think I'm close to my limit.' He thought feeling an electric charge coming from one of the doorways. 'I knew it. There are others here! The strongest-looking one is…' He thought getting a wicked smile on his face as he jumps high into the air. 'Lightning Creation Magic: Thunder God's Boots.' He thought creating a pair of boot made of lightning.

The boots have a rough surface design rather than a smooth surface. Additionally the tip of the boots are pointed, and the shafts goes up to his knees. The collars are much wider in circumference than the rest of the shaft, and the front seams are lower than the rear seams. The front seams also have a V-shaped design at the center.

"…?!" Asta stares at Luck with a blank expression.

"Huh…?!" Noelle asks in shock.

"Somethings important just came up. Ah ha ha! You guys go ahead and explore the dungeon." Luck says happily to them.

"Wait a…where are you go-" Noelle begins to ask but Luck's using his Thunder God's Boots had already disappeared through one of the doorways. "He's so fast!" She shouts. "Wha…What is he thinking?! I can't believe this!" She shouts.

"Okay…that was pretty cool." Asta says. 'I wonder if I can eat his magic.' He thought.

'We're all alone…' Noelle thought and then remembered something. "Hey Asta." She says.

"Yeah, what's up Noelle?" Asta asks walking up some stairs as she follows him.

"I just realized I never properly thanked you for saving me from my magic the first we met." Noelle says.

Asta was about to tell her she didn't need to but before he could she cups his right cheek with her left hand and plants a kiss on his left cheek. To say Asta was shock would be an understate meant. Asta was completely fazed by what Noelle was doing and by the time she finished the kiss he was still fazed. Noelle smiles at Asta reaction and walks ahead swaying her hips a little for him. Asta gets a good look at Noelle and takes in all her curves and her looks in general and begins to realize something.

'I'm actually falling in love with Noelle. But does that kiss mean she feels the same way or was it just a thank you for saving her like she said.' Asta wondered.

'Looks like he's beginning to question his feelings. Now it's only a matter of time before one of us acts on them.' Noelle thought looking over her shoulder and smiled at Asta's puzzled face however because she was distracted she didn't notice vines grab her and hoist her in the air while wrapping around her arms and legs. "Huh…?!" She asks. 'A trap spell!' She thought seeing the vines coming out of the river. "Drat…! Asta!" She yells snapping him out of his trance. 'High-level Plant Creation Magic!' She thought seeing a large plant creature appearing form the river.

"Ruuuuuuun!" Asta yells slicing the vines holding Noelle in the air however the vines wrap around him and his hand hold his sword to it while lift him up above the plant creatures mouth.

"Asta!" Noelle screams. 'His magic…' She thought. "Asta can't you use your magic to destroy it?!" She asks.

"I can't! I deactivate my magic to be able to use my Anti-Magic. But these vines are tying my hand and sword together, so I can't let go of it." Asta says. 'Uh-no…' He thought seeing the purple poison in the plant's mouth.

"Wind Creation Magic: Wind Blades Shower!" A voice shouts as dozens of blades composed solely of compressed solid wind striker the plant.

The blades take a shape closer to a throwing knife rather than to a blade where it does not have a handle nor a hilt. As Asta was freed from the vines he was about to quickly land on his hands and feet before hitting the ground.

'What was that accurate, powerful spell?! Who on earth…?!' Noelle wonders looking towards where the spell was fired from.

[Back at the Black Bulls HQ]

"Oh. Come to think of it. The Golden Dawn is sending a few people into the dungeon too." Yami says continuing to read the paper.

"Wha?! The Golden Dawn?!" Magna asks in shock carrying a spoon and pudding cup.

"I wonder…if they're gonna get along?" Yami asks.

[Back in the dungeon]

Asta looks up and spots three figures standing in a doorway leading into the room Asta, Noelle, and Nero were in.

"And now…I've repaid that favor. Asta!" Yuno says with two other members of the Golden Dawn behind him; a male and female.

"Yuno!" Asta says with a toothy grin.

Author's note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the Asta x Noelle moment I threw in there.

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