The boy without magic

Chapter 8: Training begins.

Narrator pov:
A week had passed since the visit to the capital, Solids relationship with everyone improved drastically. Right now the kids can be seen playing in the garden. "..17 18 19 20! Ready or not here I come!" Shouted Asta. Asta starts looking for the other three children who are currently all hiding inside the tool shed. "Shhh don't make any noise." Whispered Solid. Noelle and Liebe stayed quiet and hidden under a table with garden tools on it. Solid was peaking outside the window keeping an eye out the small window to see if Asta is going to come near the shed. "Brother Solid, is he near us?" Whispered Noelle. "Nope, it seems like he went inside the palace" whispered Solid. "Let's go hide somewhere else this place is scary." Complained Liebe while whispering. "Alright." Whispered Solid. The three kids slowly and quietly walk out of the shed trying to be as sneaky as possible until "I thought I told you kids not to go in the tool shed." A firm voice said.! "Brother Ridder/Ridder!" Exclaimed the three kids. "Found you!" Shouted Asta. "Dang it!" The three kids who were hiding shouted. "That wasn't fair, Ridder showed you where we were. Go count again." Said Liebe. "No one will be counting, because you four have training to do." Said Ridder. "Can we play a little more? Pretty please!" Noelle begged. As tempting as it was to say yes, Ridder had to deny. "I'm sorry Noelle, but you need to train so you can be strong like me and Ilu." Replied Ridder. "Ugh, fine." Complained Noelle. "Why do you seem so upset Noelle, this is our chance to get stronger!" Said Asta. "And the stronger we get the closer we get to our dream!" Asta added. "You're right, and then we can get married like Ilu and my brother." Said Noelle. Ridder has a stoic look hearing what her sister said. He liked the idea of him being married to Ilu, but Noelle constantly talking about how she'll marry Asta always made him feel uncomfortable. "You guys can dream about that later, we're wasting precious time. Everyone follow me, Ilu is waiting for us at front yard." Ridder said. The five went to the front yard to find Ilu chatting with another woman, "who's she?" Asked the kids. "Thats Mereoleona Vermillion." Said Ridder. "Ridder! It's been a while!" Shouted the Orange haired woman. "It has been a while, what brings you here?" Asked Ridder. "I was training, and ended up near the capital, so I decided to pay a visit." Said Mereoleona. "Also you don't have to explain anything, Ilu caught me up with everything. I'll help train the kids!" Mereoleona announced. "You can train these two." Said Ridder pointing at Solid and Noelle. "I'm gonna give these two special training, they don't have mana but they have a power even I don't fully know of." Said Ridder putting his hands on Asta and Liebes shoulders. "That's fine by me." Said Mereoleona.

With Ridder, Asta, and Liebe.
The three could be seen in front of the palace. "Now that we made it here. Liebe, do you know how to control your anti-magic?" Asked Ridder. "Anti-magic?" Said Liebe confused. "This is gonna be harder than I thought." Thought Ridder. "That answers my question. Liebe, I want you to close your eyes and concentrate, you may feel something flowing inside you, when you feel it try to remember that feeling." Said Ridder. "And for you Asta, since you and Liebe have a devil contract your only source of power is Liebe. This is why Liebe will be the one to control his Anti-magic, while you will learn proper swordsmanship." Ridder said to Asta. "Yes sir!" Said Asta. Ridder created a steel sword the size of demon-slayer. "Here, take this. Since your grimoire has a sword, I tried to replicate the same sword so you can be used to it." Said Ridder handing Asta the Steel sword. Asta grabbed the sword, but there was one problem. It was too heavy. "Ridder, this sword is too heavy. I can't even lift it up from the ground." Said Asta struggling. "Then how did you manage to hold the sword from your grimoire?" Asked Ridder. "That sword wasn't heavy at all." Replied Asta who was still trying to pick up the sword. "I'm afraid my worst fear was correct. Since you were chosen by that grimoire, the sword despite how heavy it possibly is, only is capable being carried by you for some odd reason. But, the thing is I can't let you use that sword because I'm afraid you might hurt yourself. Damn, this is going to take a while." Said Ridder. Ridder looked over at Liebe to see how he was progressing. "Have you felt that feeling yet Liebe?" Asked the adult. "I feel something, but I can't manage to grasp onto it." Said Liebe a bit disappointed. "That's fine, I just need you to remember that feeling. Grasping onto that energy inside you will come later." Said Ridder. "Okay." Was all Liebe said before concentrating again.