Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed the previous chapter and the conclusion of the Royal Capital Arc. Now we're getting into the Eye of the Midnight Sun Arc but first it's the Black Bulls Blind Date where Asta meets Rebecca. Hope you all enjoy this chapter.

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'…' Character thought.

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{…} Through Communication Device

Now before we begin I want to say I'm sorry for the long want but I've recently gotten a new job that takes a lot of my time and I've only just gotten use to it, so hopefully I'll be able to post faster and not after a month or so. Okay then on with the new chapter.

Chapter 38: The Ones I've Set My Heart On

It was a calm ending to another day in the Black Bulls' HQ as Finral was sitting on the roof with a troubled look on his face.

[Finral Roulacase, a member of the Black Bulls Magic Knights Squad and 1st Class Junior Magic Knight, was troubled. It was a very important matter.]

'What do I do? What should I do?' Finral wonders.

[Finral's troubles had nothing to do with a mission…]

'…about tonight's mixer?' Finral thought.

[A mixer, meaning a gathering between men and women. It is a dinner intended to help men and women get acquainted.]

'When I set this up, three girls agreed to come, and that's great! The more girls, the merrier! But the problem is who else I'm going to bring.' Finral wonders resting his right index finger on the bridge of his nose. 'Asta's a delight, so I'm bringing him for sure. I just need one more…' He thought as he stood up and pulled out his grimoire as he opened a portal in front of him and jumps through it.

Meanwhile in the forest near the Black Bulls HQ, Magna was in a clearing practicing his Fire Magic.

"Fire Magic:…" Magna begins to say as he creates a huge fireball above him in his right hand which then shrinks down becoming baseball size. "Exploding…" He continues to say as he winds up into a pitcher's position. "Fireball!" He shouts as he throws the fireball high into the air and does a U-turn, heading right back at Magna, who now has a flaming bat, as he swings and makes contact with the fireball causing it to go flying into the distance. "Home run!" He screams. "Didja see that? This is what truly makes a man!" He yells unaware that he is being watched.

'Yeah, no. I know there are girls who like delinquents, but…' Finral thought observing Magna.

[Dream Sequence #1]

The scene was set with a large table and three female sitting on one side and Magna sitting on Crazy Cyclone on the other.

"Pleased to meet ya! My Crazy Cyclone's on fire! This is what truly makes a man! Brr-r-r-rm, brr-r-r-rm!" Magna shouts imitating his broom starting up as the females stare at him with annoyed looks.

[End Dream Sequence #1]

'Magna's too much of a delinquent. He'd just scare them off.' Finral thought before hearing the sound of hammering close by and looks to see Gauche craving a statue of his sister Marie into the truck of a tree.

"Almost…I'm almost done with my life-size statue of Marie. Ah, Marie. It feels like you're right next to me! My beloved little sister, Marie! Ah you truly are an angel!" Gauche says getting a nosebleed.

'Yeah, no. even if I took him to a mixer…' Finral thought observing Gauche.

[Dream Sequence #2]

The scene was set with a large table and three female sitting on one side and Gauche on the other as he pulls out a picture of his sister and shows it to them.

"Marie's more of an angel than any of you. I want to have a mixer with a hundred Maries. Yes. Marie was already an angel before she was even born." Gauche says getting a nosebleed as the females stare at him with annoyed and grossed out looks.

[End Dream Sequence #2]

'He'd definitely scare them away!' Finral thought unaware that he was being watched as well.

"I heard that you were having a mixer. You want me to come with you?" Gordan whispers standing behind Finral in the shadow of the trees. "No, really. You don't need to hold back. It's not as if I don't like girls." He whispers.

"Yeah, I have no idea what Gordon's thinking, so that's not happening." Finral says opening his grimoire as a portal appearing in front of him and he walks through unaware of Gordan's presence shocking him.

In the Black Bulls' HQ gym, Grey was currently weight-lifting behind himself as Finral leans in through the doorway and observes him before shaking his head and moving on.

"It might be fun to bring Charmy along, since she's sort of like a mascot character. But…" Finral says thinking about the results.

[Dream Sequence #3]

The scene was set with Charmy eating at table with piles of empty plate beside her and food in front of her.

"Munchy, munchy, munchy, munchy…this is so yummy, too!" Charmy says stuff her face with a leg of lamb. "Excuse me, could I get seconds?" She asks.

"I do apologize. It's only been five minutes since we opened, but we're out of ingredients, so we must close for the day." The waiter says with a bow.

"D'oh!" Charmy cries in shock.

[End Dream Sequence #3]

"The mixer'd be over in five minutes! At least, that's what I assume would happen. Maybe I could take Vanessa…" Finral says entering the living room and sees Vanessa passed out on one of the couches surrounded by wine bottles and once again only in her underwear and Magic Knight robe. "But she's a woman! Let's not." He says.

Meanwhile in the Black Bulls' bathroom, Yami was currently soaking in the large tub of hot water.

"Now this is paradise." Yami says not noticing a portal opening on the ceiling and Finral's head popping out of it.

"Maybe I could go all-out and invite Yami…I'm sure there are girls who like older guys. Yami does hate gaudy types, though." Finral says softly thinking about the results of bringing his captain.

[Dream Sequence #4]

The scene was set with a large table and three female sitting on one side and Yami sitting on the other side.

"Why the hell are you three dressed like that, huh? Aren't you showing too much skin? What if you catch a cold? Put something warm over your stomachs!" Yami orders insulting the three girls.

[End Dream Sequence #4]

'Maybe not.' Finral thought pulling his head back though the portal as he walks down the hallway. "Basically, that leaves…" He begins to say before heading outside to find Luck practicing his Lightning God Slayer Magic against a tree with half its trunk destroyed.

"A mixer? Yeah, sure." Luck says not really paying attention.

"Great! Thanks for agreeing to come." Finral says. 'Well, Luck looks decent, so I'm sure things will work out.' He thought.

"So, what's a mixer, anyway?" Luck asks dismissing his magic.

"Will this actually work?" Finral wonders.

Later the three Black Bulls were assembled by the front door in the living room where Vanessa was still sleeping not far from them. Luck and Asta were facing Finral as they had their backs to the door and payed attention to the "ladies man" as he was explaining the mixer to them.

"All right, it looks like we're all set." Finral says looking at his two squad members.

"Should we go dressed like this?" Asta asks as he and Luck had straight and curious faces on while dressed in their usual outfits along with this squad robes.

"We have to make sure they know that we're Magic Knights. Magic Knights are the most admired figures in the Clover Kingdom, after all." Finral says as he sprayed some colon on the right side of his neck.

"Hmm, okay. I got it." Asta says with a smile.

"Are mixers strong? I'm so excited!" Luck said as he grew a smile and threw a few jabs to the air.

"I'm not sure, I've never been to one but you never know!" Asta said as he turned to Luck. 'But I'm pretty sure it's like a date of some sort. Which reminds me, I should probably take Noelle on a date sometime soon.' He thought remembering his new/first girlfriend/mate.

"Yeah, you never know." Finral says as a drop of sweat went down his cheek. "Well, let's go." He says as he opened a white portal. "Come on. Hurry on through." He tells them.

Asta and Luck ran into the portal as Finral walked in, but unaware to all of them, Noelle had jumped in at the last moment, most likely to see what will happen and unknown to any of them Gordon tried to make it through the portal.

"Can I go, too? I promise I won't get in the way…" Gordan whispers but the portal closes before he can go through.

[City in the Common Realm: Nean]

The location appeared to be a normal looking place with a few churches and people out enjoying their evening. The portal that Finral had made opened in front of one of the churches and the three boys step out of it.

"Hup." Asta says as he ran out first before Luck and Finral.

Unknown to two of them, Noelle jumped out of the portal before quickly hiding behind a column of the church they appeared in front of.

'I-I'm in the clear.' Noelle thought as she then processed to follow Asta, Luck, and Finral through the streets of Nean while keeping to the shadows. "Sneak…sneak, sneak…sneak, sneak, sneak." She whispers as she hides behind various objects watching her boyfriend and two squad mates. 'When I heard they were going to a mixer, I was worried, I ended up following them. I can't believe this. Why are they going to a mixer? This is the problem with lowly fools. I-I mean, I know I told Asta I'm okay with him taking other mates but I guess I still haven't adjusted to the idea just yet. But when he meets new potential mates I want to know what these girls are like.' She thought and continued to follow after her boyfriend and squad members.

'Noelle's been following us since we left the Black Bulls' HQ, I guess she still uncomfortable with the idea of me going on dates with other girls.' Asta thought hearing Noelle, knowing its her by her scent, continue to follow after him, Luck, and Finral.

The trio continued to walked down the street as Finral tried to remember where he set his mixer up.

"I'm pretty sure it was somewhere around here." Finral says looking around until he looked up and found the place. "Oh, there it is!" He says as he and the other boys look up at the sign that read; "Pub Mibawau".

Once inside the tavern, they could see it was hustling and bustling with customers all with smiles on their faces as they enjoyed there evening. Waitresses were moving back and forth at quick pace to keep up but they could handle it. Sitting at a table for six with drinks and food was Asta, Luck, and Finral sitting across from 3 young ladies, one with red hair in a red dress, one with blonde hair held in a covered bun wearing a blue dress, and one with black hair in a pink dress.

"Okay! Looks like we all have our drinks, so let's get right to the introductions! I'll go ahead and first." Finral says as he stood up from his seat and then opens a small portal and reached inside, pulling out a bundle of flowers and presenting them as he shut his left eye and held a peace sigh over it. "I'm 21 years old and from Touta! I'm Finral Roulacase, the Spatial Magic user from the Black Bulls! Nice to meet you!" He says holding out the flowers getting an impressed look from the ladies in blue and pink dresses but the lady in red held a neutral face. "These are freshly picked moon blossoms. Please take them as a token of our friendship." Finral says handing each woman a flower before returning to his seat in front of the black-haired woman.

"Wow! They're beautiful!" The woman in the blue dress says.

"These only bloom at night on Mount Anahu, right? They smell so nice!" The woman in the pink dress says sniffing the bouquet.

"Thanks…" The woman in the red dress says in an uninterested tone while looking away from Finral.

'Hook, line, and sinker! I'm finally going to get a girlfriend! But for that to happen, I need both Asta and Luck to do their best.' Finral thought as he then turned to Luck and Asta. "Go on, introduce yourselves." He says.

"Introduce myself…" Luck begins to say. 'Am I just supposed to say what I like? Okay.' He thought as he turned to the women. "I'm Volt Voltia, and I'm 18 years old. I'm from Ibon and belong to the Black Bulls. My hobbies include fighting tough enemies in bloody, mortal combat! Isn't "fighting for your life" a wonderful phrase?" He asks as he surrounded himself with his Lightning God Slayer Magic, which then electrocute a plate of meat with a bone through it.

The ladies gave no physical reaction to it as they figured it was something a Magic Knight would be excited and talk about but the woman in the blue dress was slightly interested in why Luck's lightning was black in color compared to normal Lightning Magic.

'Introduce myself…what exactly am I supposed to say? Should I talk about my dream and stuff like my family? Okay, here goes…' Asta thought as he was the next to introduce and stopped his thinking as he stood up with Nero on his head, as always, and gave a smile as he made his introduction. "I'm Asta, and I'm 15 years old. I'm from Hage Village as well as a member of the Black Bulls. My dream is to become the Wizard King someday." He says giving a small bow of his head at the end of his introduction.

'The Wizard King?' Erika thought as she smiled and had her eyes shut.

'That'll never happen. He's just a kid, anyway.' Helene thought as she did the same facial expression as Erika.

'These two seem kina…' Helene and Erika began to think as they looked at Asta and Luck while taking their appearance. '…sketchy.' They thought at the same time while Rebecca still look uninterested.

'I mean, I heard they'd be Magic Knights, but they just had to be Black Bulls, the lowest of the low?' Erika thought as she opened her eyes and gazed towards Helene.

'And he's from Hage, isn't he a peasant?' Helene thought as she opened her eyes and looked towards Erika. 'Like, a total peasant?' She thought.

'I'd never go out with any of these guys if they didn't earn more than me.' Erika thought as she and Helene shut their eyes and continued to hold their fake smile. 'And if they're younger, shorter, and socially beneath me…' She thought.

'Not happening.' Helene thought thinking the same as her friend.

'Crap…this seem to be going south.' Finral thought as his squad mates continued talking before snapping his fingers and rising to his feet. "Okay! We've introduced ourselves, so now it's your turn, girls! Let's keep things rolling! Yeah! We're passing the baton to you!" He says as he pointed towards them with his left eye closed, trying to show them his style.

"Um…we're friends. I'm Erika Sitate. I work at a dressmaker shop." Erika says introducing herself.

"I'm Helene Barbary, and I work as a hairdresser." Helene says.

"Rebecca Scarlet. I work at a restaurant." The red-haired girl says as she continued to stare to the side however, unknown to Asta his Elemental Dragon Slayer grimoire was pulsing once again just like it did with Mimosa, Nebra, and a third girl as well.

'They're clearly losing interest!' Finral thought as he sat down, closed his eyes and clapped a bit. "Wow, so you all have solid jobs. That's great! Say, I'd love to hear about your work. I'd love it if you made some clothes for me. What do you think would look good on me? Maybe you could cut my hair sometime. I've been thinking of changing my hairstyle. Could I eat at your place sometime?" He asks each of the girls but failed miserably as all three woman just give blank looks towards the Black Bulls.

'No reaction whatsoever! I need to think of something they'd be interested in!' He thought. "W-Want to hear about the Magic Knights?" He asks which seemed to bring the ladies back to life as they finally responded.

"Yeah, tell us!" Helene says as she put her smile back on.

"I'd love to!" Erika says as she smile too.

'Bingo!' Finral thought excitedly. "That's great to hear. Well, I use Spatial Magic to go to all sorts of places. Something I've done recently at my job…" He began to say as he made a small portal in his left hand.

"Yes?" Erika asks as he got her attention.

'Crap.' Finral thought remembering how he uses his Spatial Magic.

[Flashback]

"Hey. Send me to the john." Yami says plainly.

"Yes, sir." Finral says opening a portal to his right as Yami walks through.

"Hey. Send me to the bath." Yami says plainly.

"Yes, sir." Finral says opening a portal to his right as Yami walks through.

"Hey. Send me to my bed." Yami says plainly.

"Yes, sir." Finral says opening a portal to his right.

[End Flashback]

'I don't think I've done anything lately other than move Yami around.' Finral thought sweating nervously. "Luck! You've been working hard! What have you done recently?" He asks.

"Me?" Luck asks in confusion.

"Tell them something interesting you've done at work lately. Helene and the other girls really want to know." Finral replies.

"Work, huh? Let's see…oh! The other day, we ran into a group of ten bandits…" Luck began to say creating a spark of black lightning between his thumb and pointer finger.

"Yes, and?" Erika and Helene asks with nods as they listened.

"…and I beat them all to a pulp! It was so brutal! And so much fun! I could've easily killed them all, but I just broke three of their bones using my Lost Magic, Lightning God Slayer Magic." Luck says with a smile on his face while the ladies stared at him with blank faces.

'Lost Magic? Lightning God Slayer Magic?' Helene wonders after recovering from her blank look at finding what Luck says interesting.

'It completely backfired!' Finral thought in a panic.

"Oh, and when I fought this mage, I-" Luck started another story before his mouth was covered by Finral.

"Right. Thanks, Luck!" Finral says.

"Oh, I'm done?" Luck asks muffled through Finral's hand.

"I'd love to hear what Asta's been up to! You protected the people of the Royal Capital, didn't you? Great job!" Finral says as he pointed to Asta with both hands and his right eye shut.

"Oh, yeah that's right." Asta says still trying not to look nervous as he rubs the back of his head.

"Oh, you mean the incident the other day?" Helene asks.

"When the capital was attacked?" Erika asks leaning in a bit.

"Yup! Asta was there for the Distinguished Service Ceremony before the attack began where he was promoted along with another member of our squad as well as Luck!" Finral says seeing things going smoother than before.

"Really?" Helene and Erika asked as they were impressed.

'Hey, this is going well. We just need to keep taking the conversation in this direction.' Finral thought as he felt things finally going smoothly.

"You must be amazing!" Helene says excitedly.

"Well, I didn't manage to protect myself fully. The enemy used underhanded tactics and managed to put a few holes in me." Asta says gesturing to the scars that were somewhat visible through his open jacket.

"That's awesome, Asta! You're even tougher than I thought." Luck says as he patted a celebratory slap on the stomach as Asta flinched a bit but kept strong as his wounds were covered by his open jacket.

'These two are useless!' Finral thought as streams of tears run down his face. 'I should've known a mixer wouldn't work with these two! All of our members suck!' He thought after noticing the girls' lack of interest.

As this was going on, Nero turned to his left and saw Noelle, in a waitress outfit, spying on them, mainly Asta.

'I heard them mention a mixer, so I ended up tagging along because I was worried Asta might find a girl he likes more than me. But thankfully, it doesn't seem to be going well.' Noelle thought holding a trey of food in her right hand and two mugs of drinks in her left. "Okay, if Asta is going to have multiple girlfriends/mates than I really need to get over this jealousy stage." She says blushing.

"Hey!" A man shouts trying to get Noelle's attention but she doesn't hear him. "Hey, waitress!" He shouts louder.

"Huh?" Noelle asks turning her head slightly to look his way.

"Get me another beer!" The man says, obviously drunk.

"Get it yourself, incest." Noelle says reverting to her royal, better than you, self.

"What?" The man asks feeling the coldness in her voice.

"So you know about that huge incident at the capital the other day?" A familiar voice asks gaining Noelle's attention. "I just happened to be on bodyguard duty for a VIP in the capital that day, and just happened to defeat a number of the intruders. Bah-ha!" Sekke says with his signature laugh obviously lying through his teeth. "They gave me an exceptional promotion and bumped me up to Intermediate Magic Knight all at once!" He says telling more lies. "It's such a hassle, really. It's not like I'm even that talented. Bah-ha…" He says trailing off after telling something true for once. "Whoops. Maybe I'm a little intoxicated…with myself." He says.

Sekke was currently at a mixer with three girls currently sitting across from him and to of his friends, Aphro and Phati. Aphro is a short young man with a black afro and Phati is a chubby young man with messy brown hair. However, not a single one of the girls looked interested in anything Sekke was saying as they could tell he was lying.

"Oh, and you were looking at a dirty mag during all that, right?" Sekke asks.

"Hey, what are you talking about? Of course not!" Phati says feeling insulted by Sekke.

"Shh, shh!" Aphro sniffles as he whips his face with a rag. "What's wrong? You guys nervous to be around us?" He asks causing the girls to sigh.

"Bah-ha! You don't have to be so nervous." Sekke says squeezing a slice of lemon onto the food in front of the girls.

'He just squeezed lemon all over the fired chicken without asking first.' Girl #1 thought.

'At least ask first…' Girl #2 thought.

'What the heck is this mixer from hell? I'm pretty sure I've seen this guy before. He's, um…' Noelle thought trying to remember Sekke's name.

"Bah-ha!" Sekke does his signature laugh.

'Right! Bah-ha!' Noelle thought guessing his name because of his laugh.

"To think that my Bronze Magic would be so formidable. I even terrify myself. You there, waitress! Get me another drink!" Sekke shouts to Noelle not recognizing her in the waitress outfit.

"Sea Dragon's Crushing Fang." Noelle says firing a blast of water from her right hand at Sekke and his friends.

"Herf herf!" Aphro yells falling to the floor after getting hit.

"Hurgh!" Phati screams as he too falls to the floor from the attack.

"Bah-ha! Sekke does his signature laugh as he is blasted to the floor from the direct hit of Noelle's Sea Dragon Slayer Magic attack.

'Nice!' The three girls thought as they give Noelle a thumbs up sign of impressment.

Back at Asta, Luck, and Finral's table, things had gotten better at the table as Helene had started to display her magic, a floating pair of scissors made from bright green magic, she uses at her job.

"Oh, so that's the kind of magic you use when you cut hair." Luck says as his excitement comes out.

"Yup. I just go like this." Helene says as she cut a small lock of her hair.

"It doesn't take much magic, but you need really good control! Show me more!" Luck says.

This caused Helene to blush a bit as no one had ever complimented her magic before. So to hear that a Magic Knight, even if it was a Black Bull, say it was amazing, brought made her feel a bit better about this mixer.

"Huh? Oh, sure…" Helene says trailing off a but at the end as she looks to the side. 'His eyes are so pure. He has such a cute smile but there's danger behind it. I think I might like that gap more than I want to admit. Crap…I think I'm starting to like bad boys.' She thought. "Hey, could you show me your magic, too, Luck?" She asks leaning forward a little bit with the blush still on her face.

"Sure! I use a form of Lost Magic like Asta here called Lightning God Slayer Magic that gives my lightning a different color than others plus my spells are a little to big for cramped areas like this so let's go outside and I'll show you what it can do." Luck says, unaware that he had caught the girl's fancy but also interested in why this girl sparks his interest like a good fight does for him.

"Okay!" Helene says excitedly as she and Luck got up from the table and went outside and this didn't go unnoticed by Finral as he gain a smile and watched them leave.

'Well done, Luck.' Finral thought before turning to Erika. "And the sunrise looks really beautiful from there." He says to her.

"Really?" Erika asks, her interest peaked a bit.

"I'll take you there with my Spatial Magic sometime. Want to go camping with me?" Finral asks, internally thinking he's found the one.

"I think I might like that." Erika says with an honest smile.

"Hey, want another drink? Excuse me, could we get another drink?" Finral asks noticing her drink was empty before turning towards a waitress.

'He's a bit gaudy and not really my type but he's the best out of the three.' Erika thought as a small blush appeared on her cheeks. 'He seems like a noble, and Spatial Magic would be really handy. Plus he's considerate and kind.' She thought.

"Say, want to step out to the patio?" Finral asks, hoping she'd say yes.

"I guess I wouldn't mind." Erika says as they got up.

'I wasn't sure how things would go for a second, but I think things might just work out!' Finral thought walking away with Erika.

Once they left, the only two still sitting at the table were Asta and Rebecca. It was deadly silent between the two as Asta didn't know what to say and Rebecca didn't really want to be here at all.

'This is so awkward.' Asta thought as he saw that Rebecca was still looking to the side. 'Why does this lady keep looking away and down? Is she mad? Did I do something to make her mad? Not good. I need to liven things up. I'm not really sure how, but I have to liven things up!' He thought determinedly. "So, Rebecca, is there something you like to do outside of work? A hobby or anything?" He asks as Rebecca turned her eyes back to him.

"You don't have to force yourself to make small talk. This is dumb." Rebecca says with a sigh and took out a hair broach. "Erika told me that I should find a good guy for the sake of my siblings, so I came along. But this isn't the real me, and I'm too worried about my siblings at home." She says.

"So you live with your siblings?" Asta asks, finding a common thing in life they both share.

"I have three younger brothers and two younger sisters." Rebecca says, answering his question.

"Really? That's nice." Asta says catching her attention. "Oh, I have three younger brothers and two younger sisters, too, though we're not related by blood, and the second oldest is the same age as me but because he was a bit of a crybaby back when we were younger, I was made the oldest sibling because I always protected them from anything." He says, gaining a surprised look from Rebecca. "I'm not with them right now, but they're all a bunch of little brats. They annoyed me sometimes, but we had so much fun." He says as Rebecca stared at Asta with new found interest, having met someone who knows what it's like to have a big family seemed to turned her evening around. "We used to all sleep in the same bed. Now that I'm in the Magic Knights, I get my own room, so it's a little easier, but not having those fidgety little brats sleeping next to me gets a bit lonely, too." He says as he scratched the back of his head.

"Yeah! They can be a pain, but it gets lonely when they're not around!" Rebecca says as she gained a small smile.

"Exactly! And you can act like a dork in front of your friends, but you always want to impress your siblings!" Asta replies, happy that they found common ground about something.

Noelle was watching her boyfriend and his mixer date laughing and seemingly having a good time which made her kind of fidgety as she held a plate in front of her.

"Hey! They're actually having fun?! Wh-What the heck's going on?" Noelle wonders as she snaps the plate in half. 'Has Asta found another girl that likes him as well?' She wonders.

"H-Hey! What do you think you're doing?" The bar owner asks observing the Sea Dragon Slayer snap one of his dishes. "You just asked for a job out of the blue, so I hired you, but then you blew away some customers! Who do you think you are?" He asks.

"Silence, insect." Noelle says with a blank face and her superior attitude showing once again.

"What?!" The bar owner asks in shock.

Back at the table, Asta and Rebecca were still talking about their families and having a good time while doing so.

"Come to think of it, you seem like a big sister, Rebecca." Asta says with a smile.

"You definitely didn't seem like the oldest until you explained your family situation, though." Rebecca replies.

"Yeah, I mentioned there was another boy the same age as me, his name is Yuno…" Asta begins to say until he and Rebecca saw a burly, drunk man walk to their table.

The man had shaggy brown hair, a mustache, and a beard while wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, red ascot tucked into the shirt, and black pants with boots.

"Well, well…you look like you're having fun, o great Magic Knight." The man says as he kneeled down to get a good look at Asta. "Aren't you a little small to be one? If a little twerp like you got in, I could probably get in, too." He says.

"You say that but it's a bit harder than you think." Asta says as he gave a sheepish smile.

"And being out with a flashy little thing like this? I sure envy you." The drunk man says eyeing Rebecca. "Bet you're desperate to catch yourself a Magic Knight, aren't you, missy?" He asks as Rebecca growled at the man while Asta lost his sheepish smile and glared at the drunken man. "Pretty sure I've seen you somewhere before." He says before his memory came back to him. "Oh, you're the girl who works at the local restaurant, always carrying a kid on your back and working until you're drenched in sweat." He says and then started to laugh. "Are all those brats yours? That must mean your man walked out on you." He says as he continued to talk her down.

"No! That was my brother!" Rebecca tries to say.

"Well, then, of course you'd like to get yourself a Magic Knight and enjoy the easy life." The drunk man says as he reached for her shoulders. "If you want a man that much, come hang out with me." He says laughing once again.

"Hey! Let go of me!" Rebecca shouts as the man kept laughing.

At that moment Luck and Helene came back into the restaurant and witnessed the drunk man grab Rebecca. Helene was about to rush to help her friend until Luck placed his hand on her shoulder and gestured towards his friend and squad mate. Asta had placed his right hand on the drunken man's arm as he turned to look at him to see the Elemental Dragon Slayer glaring at him with slit eyes that would've scared him if he wasn't drunk.

"I don't know what your deal is, mister, but don't judge people by their appearances! You don't know about her, do you?" Asta asks as Rebecca blushed at bit at while looking at him.

"Ooh, scary! What kind of amazing magic are you gonna show me, widdle Magic Knight?" The drunk asks as he wasn't afraid.

"Sorry but I'm not gonna waste my magic on innocent drunk." Asta replies.

"Eh? A Magic Knight that won't use his magic? Is this a joke or something?" The drunk asks before laughing.

"But how about a demonstration of what it can do?" Asta asks as his Elemental Dragon Slayer grimoire opens to a blank page and fills the top half with a single spell. "Dragon Creation Magic: Dragon Claw!" He shouts transforming his right arm into a dragon like claw with black scales and red markings.

Asta the tightens his grip on the man's arm causing him to release his hold on Rebecca a little before he was pulled completely off her. The drunk man was surprised as Asta lifted him up and off the ground with ease and threw him towards Sekke's table and lands on top of him, his two friends, and completely destroys the table leaving the three women unharmed.

"Okay, time to go home." Girl #3 says as she and the other two girls got up and left after the men trapped under the drunk.

"That was a waste of time." Girl #1 says.

"Let's get more drinks somewhere else." Girl #2 says.

"H-Hey, sir!" The bar manager from before came towards Asta and Rebecca's table with a look of shock on his face and sadness in his voice.

"Let's get out of here!" Rebecca gasps and took Asta's dragon-like hand before running out of the place.

"Hey!" The manager tries to say before they were out the door.

"Hey, boss! I quit!" Noelle says as she took off her apron and threw it at his face and runs after Asta and Rebecca.

"You see, Helene, we Black Bulls may be the lowest of the low compared to the other Magic Knight squads but we won't sit back and let stuff like that go down in front of us." Luck says leading his date back out the restaurant with a smile still on her face from what she witnessed.

Once outside, Noelle looked around for them until she saw a nearby ally and looking into it, seeing a normal Asta and a resting Rebecca.

"Thanks, Asta. I feel so much better." Rebecca says with a smile.

"Nah. Sorry for ruining the mixer." Asta says as he scratched his head again after turning his right arm back into a human arm.

"It's fine." Rebecca says as she look at Asta. 'He's a bit uncivilized but he's actually…' She thought before Asta caught her gaze as she looked away and blushed a bit. "Hey, Asta…D-Do you have anyone that's special to you?" She asks not looking in his direction.

"Yeah, actually I do." Asta says thinking about his first girlfriend/mate, Noelle, before thinking about three other girls, Mimosa, Nebra, and a third girl as well.

"I see. I'm sure she's a wonderful woman." Rebecca says with a bit of disappointment in her eyes which Asta catches. "I wish you both the best." She says.

"Thanks, Rebecca." Asta says with a smile. 'But thanks to Noelle being okay with me having multiple mates I'm sure there's a place in this family for you as well.' He thought catching that Rebecca has a thing for him.

"Hey, come by my restaurant sometime. You can play with my siblings." Rebecca says.

"I will!" Asta says with excitement in his voice.

As two started a new topic about Asta visiting Rebecca's siblings, Noelle pulled her head back and leaned against the wall waiting until their conversation was finished.

'Well it seems there's one more girl interest in my Asta.' Noelle thought with a sigh but the smiles. 'Oh well, I guess it's time for me to start helping him win over these girls.' She thought and then gained a goofy smile and shook her head back and forth. 'I wonder just how big this harem of his is going to be?' She wonders.

As Noelle thought about this, Asta was looking over his shoulder and knows Noelle is just outside the alleyway.

'She really hasn't gotten use to this idea but hopefully it'll start sinking in soon.' Asta thought as Rebecca gazes at Asta with a smile.

'Just because I'm supporting him doesn't mean I'm going to give up.' Rebecca thought tightening her fist in determination.

"Oh, hey! I almost forgot, how do you think our friends are doing?" Asta asks as he turned back to Rebecca.

"Not sure but I better get back to them so we can head on home. I look forward to see you again, Asta." Rebecca says as she exits the alley from the other end.

"See you later, Rebecca." Asta says walking towards the other end before stepping to the right and turning around as his placing his hands against the wall, pinning Noelle in between them. "Well, hello beautiful." He says leaning his forehead against hers.

"Hello yourself, handsome." Noelle says with a smile as she places her arms around her boyfriend's neck while leaning in and engage in a passionate kiss that last for a full minute. "So, how did you know I was here?" She asks still resting their foreheads against each other.

"Noelle, we're Dragon Slayers, I know your heavenly scent anywhere." Asta says giving her a quick kiss on her nose making her giggle. "So what do you think of Rebecca?" He asks wanting her opinion.

"Well at first I still wasn't use to the idea of you dating other girls but I guess she'll be a good match for you since you both have similar backgrounds." Noelle says.

"I'm glad you like her." Asta says and takes in her appearance. "I've gotta say this outfit is really appealing and helps intensify your already beautiful self." He says grinning.

"Hmm, well maybe we can use it in the near future." Noelle says pressing her breasts against his chest, knowing he got her message as they engage in a quick make-out session.

Meanwhile back at outside the Pub Mibawau, Erika was walking away from Finral while Luck and Helene were watching, while holding hands, as Finral had tears running done his face.

"She shot me down…" Finral says as he lowered his head and Luck chuckled still holding hands with Helene.

"Is your friend going to be okay, Luck?" Helene asks with concern in her voice.

"Don't worry, I's sure Finral's use to it by now." Luck says. "Anyways, I had fun tonight Helene and I was wondering if we could do this again some time?" He asks shocking the girl.

"Luck, are you asking me out on a date?" Helene asks slightly excited.

"Yeah, you're a really interesting person and I want to know more about you. Plus, maybe you can style my hair for me sometimes." Luck says with a smile.

"I'd like that and you can show me more of your Lightning God Slayer Magic as well as tell me more about your missions." Helene says giving Luck a kiss on the check. "Come by my work place and we'll set up a time and place for our date." She says before walking in front of him. "Well I better go and catch up with Erika and find Rebecca so we can get home. I'll see you soon Luck." She says waving goodbye as she speeds off as Luck waves back.

Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter as well as the few surprises I added to it as well. Also I've finalized Asta's harem and here is the final results:

1) Noelle Silva

2) Mimosa Vermillion

3) Rebecca Scarlet

4) Nebra Silva

5) Marielle

6) Vanessa Enoteca

7) Kahono

8) Sol Maron (though she'll be a bit like Charlotte is with Yami for a while)

Hope this is satisfying for you. Please PM if you have any questions.

Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. I'm also would like to hear your ideas that could help this story in the future.