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Asta smiled as he stood in the clearing that he first met Rias and Akeno, before turning and running to catch up with Yuno, as the two were just beginning their long journey to the capital so that they could take the magic knights exam. The white haired teen was slightly sad that Rias and the girls couldn't see him and Yuno make it into the magic knights, but he was sure that he'd see they'd see the girls again soon, and when they did, they'd be able to show off their new robes with pride.
Yuno's lips quirked into a small smile as he saw Asta leaving the ancient demons skull, the tall boy knew that his best friend was saddened by the fact that the girls wouldn't be there to see them become magic knights, but Yuno knew that his ash haired friend would be fine. After all he was the one who always screamed about 'not giving up' right. Deciding he didn't like seeing Asta with a frown on his face Yuno turned and began walking towards path that would take them to the capital, before looking over his shoulder.
"Hurry up Asta, or I'll be the Wizard King before you even get there." Yuno stated over his shoulder as he continued to walk, smirking as he could almost see Asta's reaction.
"I'm gonna be the Wizard King!" Asta proclaimed as he sprinted past Yuno, causing the older boy to sigh before he stepped on one of the downed branches and took to the air, easily passing the sprinting boy, much to Asta's annoyance. As both 15 year old's took off for the capital neither of them noticed a small black bat with a strange light purple face that almost looked human, following after the two.
It took the two boy's two weeks to make it to the capital from the small village of Hage, it would have taken a week had Asta not accidentally led them off the path and gotten the two lost, which had led Yuno to take over navigating completely, even though Asta swore he wouldn't get the two lost again.
"Stupid Yuno" Asta grumbled as he followed behind the boy towards the gates of the capital, but as they passed through the gates the ash haired boy's irritation was washed away and replaced by excitement, as he took in the city, before turning to look up at the large castle. He smiled as he turned to look at Yuno, intent to remind the dark haired boy of their rivalry.
Rias smiled as she quickly made her way to where Akeno and Koneko would be waiting for her. She couldn't wait to get back to Asta's world, she had had a very long three months and could use a break right now. The red haired devil smiled broadly as she saw Akeno and Koneko waiting for her, obviously just as excited to see the boys as she was, but as she turned to start taking a step towards the summoning circle that her brother had placed in the room that would take them directly to the ancient summoning circle, the devil found her path halted by Akeno's hand on her shoulder.
"You think that Yuuto will be able to handle both Issei and Asia?" Akeno asked, bringing up the two new members of Rias's peerage as well as her knight who Rias had left in charge of the two new members.
Rias just flashed Akeno a smile, before turning and walking to the summoning circle that they had hidden from the others.
"I have full faith that Yuuto can handle it." Rias stated as she turned and stepped onto the circle. Quickly followed by the other two.
"That and you really want to see Asta again right." Akeno stated knowing her friend well.
"Probably wants to get away from the pervert as well" Koneko stated in her usual almost monotone voice. Causing both girls to turn and look at her for a moment before turning to look away neither girl willing to admit that they found his antics to be somewhat charming, and had they not met Asta they may in fact have developed feeling's for the boy.
Both young women were actually grateful when the circle activated, leaving them standing mere feet away from the massive summoning circle that would take them to the clearing, from there they'd have to fly to the capital if they were going to make it on time to watch the boy's exams. Having no time to waste all three girls quickly made their way onto the larger circle before appearing just a few feet from where the had first met Asta.
Rias sighed as she began looking around, her blue green eyes swinging from side to side, trying to find her familiar, who she had sent about three weeks ago to follow Asta so that it could return to guide them to said boy. She couldn't stop the large smile from forming as she saw the bat fly down a few feet in front of her before nodding at her and raising back into the air. The red haired devil didn't even need to look back as she unfurled her black wings, knowing that Akeno and Koneko would be doing the same, before all three took to the air, and followed after the bat. Using their wings to fly as quick as possible, not wanting to miss seeing their boy's become magic knights.
Akeno smiled as she looked at her best friend and king, flying just a few feet ahead of her, the purple haired girl couldn't help but to chuckle slightly at Rias's excitement, she understood how much Rias wanted to see Asta after all she wanted to see him to, but it was still nice to see Rias feeling so happy and free. Akeno was considering teasing her friend, until her eyes alighted on the city that rested before them, surrounding a mountain, upon which a beautiful castle was perched. And judging by the path that Rias's familiar was taking Akeno realized that they were heading for a large coliseum resting within the large city.
Thanks to their ability to fly it took the girls less then a minute to land on the upper balcony of the coliseum, which allowed them to see all of the young men and women who were planning to try and become a magic knight. Rias and Akeno couldn't contain their giggles when their eyes finally landed on Asta, seeing the teen running around flailing his arms while being chased by a group of birds, all of which seemed to be trying to peck at him. Until the boy managed to run face first into a much taller even more muscular man. Neither girl was really worried about Asta's safety though as they could sense that the man held no true malice towards their crush. Rias smiled as she took her eyes off Asta for a moment to look at Koneko, seeing that the white haired girls eyes were locked on a certain place below them, the red head followed her gaze before smiling as she realized that Koneko was staring at Yuno.
Rias was considering teasing the white haired girl similar to how Koneko had teased her and Akeno, but before she could her head whipped to the side, same as Akeno and Koneko, as they turned to watch a group of people make their way out of a tunnel not to far from them. But what had caught the girls attention was the amount of power that the group was generating, it was massive, almost like the feeling that they got when some of the greater devils stood before them.
Any thoughts that they might have had about the group faded as the one in the middle, who was wearing the most ridiculous mask that any of the girls had ever seen, stepped forward and began explaining about the exam to the group that stood below them. Rias smiled as she saw Yuno easily show off his skill with magic by flying higher then everyone else, but as her eyes landed on Asta she couldn't help but to laugh, as the boy stood there his teeth clench, eyes bulging like they might try and leap from his head at any given time, and yanking up on the broom as if he could make it lift from the ground by sheer strength alone.
"Rias, why didn't you try and make Asta a member of your peerage? It would of allowed him to have magic if you had." Koneko stated as she looked from the boy who was attempting to launch a spell, and over to her king who had a smile on her face.
"I thought about it," Rias started as she watched the boy that she and Akeno cared for, "I actually considered making him my knight at one point, until I realized something," the red haired devil continued a fond smile on her face as she continued watching her crush, "if I made Asta a member of my Peerage he'd have to come with me, back to our school, which would mean he'd have to give up on his dream of being the Wizard King, and I could never ask him to do that." Rias finished, before turning to look at Koneko. The white haired girl stared at her king for a moment before a small smirk split her face.
"well you know that Yuno's going to become the Wizard King, right." Koneko stated as she looked at Rias, while the red haired girl simply smiled back at her.
"Sorry Koneko, I must have heard you wrong, since we both know that Asta's going to be the Wizard King." Rias stated with the same friendly smile on her face. Both girls were so focused on their friendly challenge, that they had failed to notice the fact that the magic knight exams had come to an end, until Akeno's gasp of shock pulled both their attention. "What's wrong Akeno?" Rias asked quickly as she turned to look at Asta who was standing in the center of the coliseum floor his head hung slightly.
"It's Asta, none of the captains want him on their squads." Akeno explained causing both girls to turn and look back down at Asta's prone form, saddened for their friend. They couldn't help but to want to go down and comfort their friend, but before they could the muscular man from early stepped up and released him magic power, freezing not only the contestants but the three girls on the balcony as well. Rias couldn't help but to scowl as she heard the man challenge Asta about his dream of being the Wizard King, but her scowl melted into a gentle smile as she heard Asta proclaim that he'd keep trying, and that he'd eventually become the Wizard King.
All three girls almost face planted when the man started to laugh and offered Asta a place on his squad. 'It was a test' all three thought annoyed, but as Rias watched Asta's face light up with a massive grin she couldn't help but to smile herself before unfurling her wings and taking to the air, Koneko and Akeno following behind her.
"We're not going to congratulate them?" Akeno asked as she looked at her friend. Rias simply smiled as she looked back at the two.
"Not yet" Rias stated simply as they returned to the summoning circle, Rias took a single step forward before she stopped, causing her two companions to look at her. "I'm not giving up either" She started before turning to look at her friends with a determined smile on her face, "I'm going to figure out a way to get out of the arrangement, somehow." She stated firmly before turning and walking into the circle, Akeno and Koneko following behind her determined smiles on their faces as well, they'd help their friend out no matter what.
AN: And that's the end of chapter three, I hope my reasoning behind why Rias didn't make Asta a devil makes sense to everyone, and I do plan to bring in Issei and the others eventually but probably not until after the Riser fight, mainly because that's when a lot of the real fun will begin. So again thank you all for reading and please remember to leave a review.