Chapter 9: Chapter 9 - The First Mission - Part 1
At this time, the Black Bulls are eating at the table, with all of them talking to each other.
Asta: "Hey, Fred and Noelle!"
Fred and Noelle: "Hmm?"
Asta: "How come you don't ever help out with the cleaning and stuff?"
Noelle: "The cleaning? I'm royalty, you know."
Fred: "I can if you want me to. However, I will most likely use clones to do it."
Asta: "Thank you Fred. As for Noelle, you are also a new recruit!"
Noelle: "I've never done any cleaning or laundry in my life. Why would I start now?"
Asta: "Are you bragging about being lazy?! Come on, we're on the same squad here! Ever heard of the term 'team effort'?"
Noelle: "I am royalty!"
Asta: "Yeah, and you won't let us forget it."
Noelle: "Silence, commoner."
Asta: *Grunt* "We're back to that? Uh. Hey, uh… just wondering, what exactly does a Magic Knight squad do?"
Fred: "Magic Knight squads protect the kingdom from threats, while also helping the citizens of the kingdom solve their problems. We do the missions that are assigned to us by our superiors, and are free to do other things when not doing missions."
As they continued to talk, the door to the dining hall was kicked off its hinges, and Yami walked in.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, noticing Yami who said.
Yami: "Magna. We're going."
Magna had a serious look on his face as he responded.
Magna: "Hmph. Yeas, Yami, sir."
Asta: "What's going on? HuMagna stood up from his seat, saying to Asta.
Magna: "There's a mission."
Asta: "A real Magic Knight squad mission. Hold on, I'll come too!"
Asta got up and was about to start following them, before Magna told him.
Magna: "No way. Can't bring a kid along."
Asta: *Gasp*
Magna: "This is an important mission. Only grown-up men allowed."
Asta: *Grunt*
Magna: "Okay. We'll be back. Bye."
Yami: "Listen, gang. No breakin' stuff while we're gone."
Vanessa: "'Kay! Have fun. Bye!"
Luck: "Captain! Will ya fight me when you get back, pretty please?"
Gordon: *Whisper* "Don't be gone too long, Captain. I'll be waiting for you."
Charmy: *Mumble* "Hurry back! You don't wanna miss dinner, do ya?"
Gauche: "I don't know how much longer I can wait to see Marie. I'm going through withdrawal."
Grey: "Fsshhh."
Finral: "I'd like to hit on— *Scoff* I mean, get in a mission too."
Yami and Magna then left the base.
Asta: 'Captain Yami's going, and he's taking Magna. They both looked so serious. What kind of mission is this?'
After they left for a short period of time, Fred went back to his room and began to figure out where all the spirits that have been sealed after the first time that the underworld was unsealed.
Fred: "Vulcan. Do you think that it would be possible for me to use Holy Magic to purify the corrupted spirits that have been sealed from the aftermath of the 1st time the underworld was unsealed and the war with the devils? If so, do you think that they might repay the favor by contracting with the Black Bulls or other Magic Knight squads?"
Vulcan: "It should be possible. However, you will have to waste a lot of time as they are scattered throughout the entire world and across different continents. Some of them will also hold a grudge against the Spirit Mage that sealed them, even if it was to protect themselves and others."
Fred: "That's fine. I will bear their grudges because I'm guessing that you mean the High Human who possesses the Spirit Magic attribute, not the regular Spirit Mage that has contracted with a Spirit, correct?"
Vulcan: "Yes, that is what I mean. Also, although there are only 10 different elements for spirits, they can also contract with any mage, however the more similar the elements are between themselves and the contractor, the stronger they will be. Like a wind spirit contracting with a Wind Magic mage will allow them to use all their strength, compared to if they contract with a Earth Magic mage will only allow them to use about 20% of their strength, and will make it much harder to reach Saint Stage. The exception to this is a Spirit Magic user, the ultimate magic attribute of the High Humans, like the Star Magic of regular Humans. Star Magic and Holy Magic are the only attribute that without being Arcane Stage or Saint Stage, will allow the possessor to kill a Supreme Devil."
Fred: "You have talked about the ultimate magic attributes of different races, what are they all exactly?"
Vulcan: "Star Magic for Humans, Spirit Magic for High Humans, Nature Magic for Elves, Holy Magic for Angels, Time Magic for Devils, and Cave Magic for Dwarves. Nature Magic allows for an Elf to freely use all Magic attributes of the elements in nature and combine the elements in nature to create combined magic attributes like Iron Magic. Cave Magic allows for a Dwarf to freely use all magic attributes of metals, rocks, stones, earth, etc. Time Magic allows a Devil to steal other people's time, using it as they see fit. And Star Magic allows for a Human to create and manipulate stars at will. Your friend Asta's Anti-Magic can be considered the ultimate magic attribute for non-magical beings."
Fred and Vulcan continued to chat as Fred used his Soul Vision and Electromagnetic Detection to figure out where the spirits are sealed.
Fred used a map to plot down where they are located, figuring that there are a total of 40 spirits in the Clover Kingdom, 30 in the Heart Kingdom, 3 in the Spade Kingdom, 15 in the Diamond Kingdom, and in the Hino Country there are another 17 spirits.
The rest of the spirits have either died, dissipated, within a perception blocking barrier, escaped Fred's detection, or already in a contract with someone else.
Fred walked out of his room, finding Noelle. After Fred found Noelle who was with Asta, who was showing her how to do the cleaning, he saw Yami and Magna walking towards them, naked, laughing, and only wearing their Black Bulls robe.
Magna: "And that hand, he didn't see it coming?"
Yami: "Mm-hmm!" *Chuckle*
Fred saw them naked before anyone else noticed and used his Holy Magic to create a blinding light where their genitalia are, making them unable to be seen.
Asta: "Captain Yami, and Magna."
Noelle: "So then, the mission must be—" *Gasp*
Asta: *Gasp*
Noelle: "Thank you Fred for making me unable to see their, you know."
Fred: "You're welcome."
Yami and Magna continued to walk while talking.
Yami: "That old man! He actually pulled out a royal flush. Ha! Incredible. Haha! Shoulda known!"
Magna: "We didn't stand a chance against old Seihi."
Yami: "He was motivated to beat us today, that's for damn sure. Hahaha!"
Magna then saw Fred, Asta, and Noelle, saying hello.
Magna: "Hey there, Rasta. No-no! Freddy. We're back. Guess what? I got some news I think you're gonna like! It's time for your first mission."
Some time has passed and Magna and Yami have gotten dressed. Yami is sitting on a couch, with Magna standing beside him, and Fred, Noelle, and Asta standing on the opposite side of the table in front of Magna and Yami.
Magna: "Like I said, we've decided to put you in the field."
Asta: "All right, our first mission."
Noelle: "Here we go."
Fred: "Can we try and make it quick, I'm going to start looking for suitable spirits for the rest of the Black Bulls in all the kingdoms and also in the Hino Country, which will be time consuming."
Asta: "So, what are we doing?"
Noelle: "I assume it's something befitting royalty, such as myself."
Yami: "Fred, we will have a talk about you finding spirits after you return."
Magna: "Yeah, it's a real honor! Go to Saussy Village for some boar hunting."
Asta: "Huh?"
Noelle: "Hunting boar?"
Fred: "Let's get it over with quickly."
Noelle: "Wow! That is a terrible mission!"
Magna: "No, it's not! You take that back!"
Asta: "I can bring down a boar with my bare hands, easy."
Magna: "No, you can't! Don't even think about trying! Those things are pure evil. They got beady eyes, huge tusks, and they charge for no reason!"
Yami took his cigarette out of his mouth, exhaling before he said.
Yami: "We lost to the chief of Saussy Village. Now, we gotta pay the price."
Asta: "The two of you lost in a fight? That doesn't even seem possible!"
Noelle: "How powerful was this man."
Fred: "You two were gambling, weren't you?"
Yami and Magna: "How did you know?!"
Fred: "You didn't look like you had been in a fight when you got back, no injuries, no exhaustion, and you were both completely naked, with only your grimoires and its holder."
Asta and Noelle: "You two are making us clean up your mess from gambling?!"
Yami: "He literally stripped us of everything we had."
Magna: "Including half a year's wages!"
Asta: 'Really?'
Noelle: 'Why would you brag about that?'
Fred: 'They must have a good relationship with this Seihi guy.'
Yami: "That's not all. We also promised we'd do any one thing he requested of us. And that turned out to be gettin' rid of some boar."
Magna: "There's been a herd of 'em hangin' around near the village. Trampling fields and causing trouble."
Asta raised his hand in the air, exclaiming.
Asta: "Ooh! Ooh! Can you explain what this has to do with us?"
Noelle: "Yes, exactly! You were the ones who lost. It was none of our doing. So why—"
Magna: "You idiots! Do you seriously expect Yami to clean up his own mess?"
Magna looked at them menacingly as he told them.
Asta: 'Oh, y— yeah.'
Noelle: 'It seems reasonable.'
Magna: "Yami doesn't deal with these things. That's what he's got us for."
Yami stood up and looked at them menacingly and threateningly.
Yami: "Either go or die. Your choice."
Noelle, Fred, and Asta: "We'll go!"
Yami then left, leaving them to themselves.
Asta: "So, what if it's boar hunting? We're finally going on a mission! I'm getting pumped now! Yeah!"
Asta yelled with excitement.
Fred: "We'll use my transportation spell, as it is faster than brooms, and more comfortable than being strapped to me as I go at my full speed."
Magna: "We still have Finral who's a space mage, remember."
Fred: "Well let's see if he can teleport us there."
Finral walked in and heard this, and told them he couldn't.
Finral: "Saussy Village? I can't do that as I haven't been there before."
Finral then walked away, doing his own thing.
Fred walked outside and opened his grimoire, making it flip to a page.
Fred: "Holy Creation Magic, Holy Pegasus Knight Angel Carriages."
In the area in front of Fred, a large amount of holy looking light appeared, quickly turning into a luxurious 10 meter wide and 15 meter long carriage that has large angelic wings on its side.
The carriage has 2 knights made of holy energy with a pair of angel wings on it, in the area where the carriage is driven from.
The carriage is connected to 16 pegasus that are 3 and a half meters each with each wing being 3 meters long.
The carriage is surrounded by 30 pegasus that each have an identical knight on them, that are the same as the knights driving the carriage.
Fred looked back to Magna, Asta, and Noelle, telling them to enter.
Fred: "Don't look so dumbstruck Magna and Asta, get in. Noelle, it might be a bit annoying to deal with Magna and Asta in the same carriage as us, however please deal with it."
As Magna, Asta, Noelle, and Fred entered the carriage, the inside was much bigger than its outside size. The inside is around 30 meters wide and 45 meters long. It has extremely comfortable seats, a large table, and many other things.
They began to quickly go towards Saussy Village, moving at 5x the speed as a broom can handle.
Fred turned to Magna and told him about Luck.
Fred: "Magna, you should know that Luck has another soul in his body, which belongs to an elf which the Clover Kingdom's royal family exterminated 500 years ago, stealing their magic power for themselves. Although they were induced by a High Ranking Devil who wants the 4 leaf clover grimoire of the leader of the elves to become a 5 leaf clover grimoire, which will happen when the possessor of a 4 leaf clover grimoire experiences intense despair, resulting in the 4 leaf clover grimoire to get a 5th leaf. The devil should have used the reincarnation forbidden magic to reincarnate the elves because the leader of the elves used forbidden magic turning himself into a demon, so that his best friend who is the 1st Wizard King can kill him, preventing the devil from taking over his body."
Magna: "So, what? Luck is Luck, that won't change."
Fred: "When the reincarnation magic actually succeeds, Luck's body will be taken over by the elf soul residing in it. The elves have a grudge against humans and will try to exterminate them, as the forbidden magic amplifies their negative emotions. We need to have Asta get one of the swords that Licht who is the leader of the elves possessed, which is who originally had Asta's grimoire, so that Asta can undo the reincarnation magic, in case I don't find a way to give them their own bodies. Once we do that, we can let the reincarnation magic succeed, letting them open the Shadow Palace which is where the devil has been sealed, allowing us to kill him for good, as he is manipulating the situation to get a 5 leaf clover grimoire, which allows devils to have their true strength in this world."
Magna: "So are you telling me to watch Luck get his body taken over! Huh!"
Fred: "I'm telling you to get stronger so that you can stop Luck from doing things he doesn't want to, when possessed. We need the elves reincarnation to succeed, otherwise when the underworld has safe passage to this world, we don't have the singular elf he completed the reincarnation for from interfering with our fight with the devils. He reincarnated that singular elf because he will possess a 4 leaf clover grimoire, manipulating him to experience intense despair when he learns that he was being manipulated, and getting his own 5 leaf clover grimoire."
Magna: "Can't we just kill the reincarnated elf?"
Fred: "We can, however the seal that is sealing the devil won't last forever, so while we are strong enough, we should end this threat for good. And to make sure that the seal won't be undone when the underworld opens, because we will need to be super lucky to even defeat the Supreme devils that reside within the underworld, and there is a good chance for most of the Magic Knights to die, which is why I want everyone in the Black Bulls to be stronger, and the elves will be able to help us defeat the devils and protect the kingdom if we resolve the conflict."
Noelle: "It looks like we are here. Stop talking and let's finish this mission quickly."
Fred: "Okay, I want to go finish it quickly so I can start searching for spirits."
Fred then picked up on something.
Fred: "Magna, is there any spatial mages that this village knows, or comes here?"
Magna: "Of course not. Spatial mages are rare, you know."
Fred: "Then it seems like the person with the strength of a Senior Magic Knight and his cohorts are not invited?"
Magna: "I don't know what a Senior Magic Knight is, but they sure as hell are not!"
Fred then manipulated the carriage to go towards where he felt the people using Spatial Magic are.
When he arrived there, they saw a group of 4 people, with the leader using Ice Magic to freeze the boars that seem to want to attack them.
The leader is a skinny and slender man with slanted eyes. He wears what looks to be a military uniform, with a 3 leaf clover grimoire in his hands. The man has short grey hair, and a scar on the right side of his forehead that reaches his cheek.
The other people are wearing blue hooded cloaks, following behind the leader.
The boars are very large, have flames covering certain parts of their bodies. The boars are currently frozen.
After freezing the boars, the leader began to walk towards Saussy Village that is close to them, being below the cliff that the leader is standing on.
Fred felt intense malice coming from the leader, quickly moving the carriage towards them.
Leader: "So, it's here, is it? The magic stone. Find it."
Underlings: "Sir!"
Fred: "Not so fast! You will have to get through us first!"
Fred arrived in front of the group as the underlings were turning into water, using Fire Spirit Magic to make them return to their forms.