The Anti-Mage Sin of Pride

XIV: Stalemate

A/N:

Sorry it took so long to update. It will not happen again! Next Chapter is already at 3K words.

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The fighting between the Captains and the Third Eye did not get a chance to rage on for long. Licht thought back to the last moment he felt confident the Midnight Sun would emerge victorious. 'Just before the Clover Kingdom magic knight captains appeared, we were set in our victory.'

As things stood right now, the Third Eye was down to just one single fully functional member. Things were looking good for the Clover Magic Knights.

If Licht had to guess, things started to turn just after the cavalry arrived. It all started as all issues with humans started. With the Nobles.

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"You should really thank us Yami. We came to help you, though I hope we weren't delayed because Nozel needed to get his hair done" said Charlotte looking down.

'What are they talking about this?' the man in question thought.

"Tch, I was about to surpass my limits. You ruined that" came Yami's reply.

Nozel decided he would not even make a comment. 'Of course I do it myself. They will never find out though.'

"He does it himself" Noelle answered. Once she had walked in on him doing his hair when she still lived at home.

'Why did she tell them?'

Yami, Jack, and Asta couldn't contain their laughter. Charlotte smiled but if you looked hard enough you could see her shoulder shaking.

"Who taught you how to do your hair like that" Charlotte asked.

Nozel decided he wouldn't respond to this. Looking across to his opponent, it seemed everyone was waiting on his answer.

"Maybe he taught himself" Asta said.

"No way. He must have gotten tired of the servants touching him, so he learned it."

"Yami, you are wrong. He would never trust someone like that touching his hair" Jack argued.

'At least not all of them are stupid.' Nozel would definitely be having a talk with Noelle for just blurting family 'secrets'.

"He clearly had a hair stylist teach him" Jack finished.

Noelle was enjoying this moment. It wasn't everyday her brother was uncomfortable. Looking at Asta she noticed the wound on his abdomen and leg. 'He must be in severe pain.' It seemed his laughing caused him to bleed even more as he winced and held his hand to his wound.

Jack decided it was time to stop messing around.

"So these guys are the Eye of the Midnight Sun, I wonder how satisfying it's going to be when I take them down" Jack said as he held up one of his blades with a smirk on his face.

"I don't think it would be much of a satisfying feeling, probably feel like ripping up a piece of paper" said Yami calmly as he shifted against a rock for more support. "I was about to take down these guys anyway before the three of you showed up."

"You sure about that, your looking a little worse then you usually are, perhaps I should practice my cutting techniques on you. Keh keh" the green paying mantis captain said.