Devil King

Malevolent Arch

After an insightful crash course on swordsmanship from a fugitive of a neighbouring kingdom, Asta returned to the church.

Of course, he did not forget that the children in the church thought that he went out to hunt, so he made sure to catch a boar on his way back.

Sadly, Father Osri had been actively avoiding him by staying out of the church while Asta was there. But atleast he didn't chase him away, so Asta had reasons to stay optimistic.

Sister Lily acted as if nothing had changed and treated Asta the same way she always treated him, but she also acted as if the conversation with Asta had never happened in the first place.

Asta isn't the type of person that would overthink things, so he just played along with Sister Lily. As long as it made her more comfortable, then he can stick to it. He won't be staying around for too long anyway.

Soon, it was time for Asta and Yuno to leave for their training. Of course only Sister  Lily and the children came to see them off. Father Osri was nowhere to be found.

"Stay safe."

"Take care of yourselves."

"We can handle everything at the church so leave it to us!"

Sister Lily smiled as she bid them farewell,"Take care, bundle up well. It'll be winter soon."

Asta smiled, ruffling the kid's hair,"Jeez, don't act like we are going forever. We will be back before the Magic Knight entrance exam. Look after Sister Lily and Father, okay?"

Nash grumbled,"I don’t get why you even try, you have literally no mana. You won't ever make it into a Magic Knight squad."

Asta smiled down at him,"Why don’t we leave that for them to decide, okay big guy?" He said.

Nash frowned,"Good luck chasing your pipe dream." He said before he stormed off.

Asta looked at Nash's back,"Jeez, why can't he just say what he honestly thinks." He murmurs.

He looks at the rest of his siblings who were biding Yuno farewell before looking at Sister Lily.

Neither of them said a thing for a while with Sister Lily looking a bit awkward. Asta breaks into a smile, he had no intention of pressuring her. He was always the type of person that takes things in strides, a hiccup like this one amounts to absolutely nothing. He knows Sister Lily and Father Osri will get past it, they only need a bit more time.

"We will be off now." Asta said.

Sister Lily smiled back,"Be careful."

Asta waved at them as he and Yuno walked to the meet up spot with Noir.

Noir appeared in Asta's dreams and told him to go to his mother's cabin with Yuno. When they reached the rendezvous point, Noir was already waiting for them.

"Allow me to apologise for far too long, my lord." She said, bowing.

Asta smiled waving her off," So, what's the plan?"

"If you two would please follow me." Noir said, walking into Lichita's cabin.

Asta and Yuno followed suit, walking further into the kitchen of the cabin.

Noir bent down and pulled at a wooden plank, revealing the door to a small cellar.

"We had a cellar?!" Asta yelled in surprise.

"Indeed, your highness." Noir said gently,"Please go ahead."

Asta smiled wryly,"You are acting very suspiciously, Sis Noir." He said, jumping  down into the cellar. Yuno wordlessly followed after him.