The boy without magic

Chapter 13: Wedding preperations

Narrator pov:
Two months have passed since Astas last vision, the curse on Asta hasn't showed any signs of activation. Ilu had completed all of her paperwork, and the couple had scheduled the wedding day for the 17th of October. "Only two more days until you're getting married. How do you feel Ilu?" Asked Noelle enthusiastically. "Obviously I'm excited, but I'm happy that I'm finally marrying the man I love." Answered Ilu. "I can't wait until I'm married." Said Noelle. "You're too young to be thinking about marriage." Said a male voice. "Where have you been Ridder?" Asked Ilu. "Setting up the banquet hall for our wedding. How's the baby doing?" Asked Ridder. "It's doing well I hope." Said Ilu rubbing her belly. Over these two months, Ilus belly had grown in size signifying her pregnancy. Sometimes Ilu was embarrassed because of the bulge, but Ridder was always there to make her feel better. "I can't wait for our wedding." Said Ilu excitedly. "Neither can I." Said Ridder rubbing Ilus belly. "Hey Ridder, have you seen Asta?" Asked Noelle. "He should be training with Liebe, every since he gained his strength back he's been training like an animal." Answered Ridder. "Well, I'm gonna go see him." Said Noelle walking towards the usual training spot. Asta was currently destroying a tree with his great sword, "AHHHH!!" The boy shouts putting all his power into the last swing. The abused tree finally gave out and broke into chunks, "You should give yourself a break." Said Liebe. "Shut up, now tell me. Have you figured out a way to merge with me?" Asked Asta. "We can merge, but it's not enough according to you." Answered Liebe. "I only got a skin of anti-magic. From what I remember, I could be able to fly and I had black armor surrounding me." Said Asta remembering his visions. "When will you tell them that you're still having visions?" Asked Liebe. "They're not so bad anymore, also I don't want them to worry about me so much." Answered Asta. "You shouldn't keep everything to yourself. You should at least explain the situation." Said Liebe. "I have you to talk about it, and you're the only person I need to talk to." Said Asta. Liebe sighed, "Man you're so stubborn." Said Liebe. Asta said nothing and drank water, "Hey Liebe, hey Asta." Said Noelle walking towards them. "What's up pigtails." Said Liebe. "Hi Noelle, where were you?" Asked Asta. "I was talking with Ilu about the wedding." Answered Noelle. "Isn't the wedding in two days?" Asked Liebe. "Yep, and I'm trying to convince Ilu and Ridder to make me the flower girl." Answered Noelle. "There probably won't be a flower girl, if anything it'll just be a quick wedding." Said Asta. "I doubt it, Ridder already has a best man, and Ilu has a bridesmaid. A flower girl will be possible." Said Noelle. "From what I know, a best man and bridesmaid are normal to have." Said Asta. "I'm still not gonna give up on being the flower girl." Said Noelle. "I thought flower girls had to be younger, you're nearly thirteen." Said Liebe. "I don't know much about any age requirements, but we'll see what happens." Said Noelle. "Anyways, why aren't you training?" Asked Asta. "I already trained today, in fact you need a break." Answered Noelle. "I'm already taking my break, I'll be training again in a couple of minutes." Said Asta. "No you won't because you're done with training for today." Said Noelle grabbing Astas hand and dragging him to the palace. "Hey let go of me!" Asta shouted. "Nope. Besides, you need to get ready for the wedding." Said Noelle. "I have time, and all I need to do is choose my clothes and bathe." Complained Asta. "You still need to freshen up your mind, and training won't help with that." Noelle said. Asta quickly loosened Noelles grip and got out of her clutch. "You don't understand, I need to train!" Yelled Asta. "No, you don't need to train too much. You'll end up hurting your body." Argued Noelle. "You don't understand, I need to become stronger." Said Asta annoyed. "I know you do, but it's not a bad Idea to take a break." Noelle said. "Why are you so stubborn into making me take a break? Why not just leave me alone?" Asked Asta. Noelle got angry at what Asta said and yelled "Because I care for you! If you keep on training you can end up hurting yourself! Ever since you got better you always trained, you never even talk to me! I thought I was your best friend!" Asta got annoyed at what Noelle was saying, but he knew she didn't understand what was going on with him. "Noelle, you need to calm down. But I can't stop, I need to be stronger to protect everyone." Said Asta. "Don't tell me to calm down! And what's the point of protecting everyone if you distance yourself from everyone!" Shouted Noelle. "Just shut up! You don't know anything!" Asta snapped. Noelle flinched and started to tear up a bit, Asta regretted yelling at her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that." Asta apologized. Noelle didn't say anything but only ran to her room, "God damn it! I'm an idiot." Said Asta. "Maybe I should have stepped in." Said Liebe, watching Noelle leave. "I'll go check up on her, I shouldn't have yelled at her." Said Asta regretfully. "Uhh, yeah. Maybe you should. I'll just go and get myself a drink of water." Said Liebe floating away. Asta was left alone with his thoughts, "I can't tell Noelle because it'll only make her more worried. I guess I could try to ask her to come with me to the capital." Thought Asta. Asta walked to where Noelle ran to, he assumed she would be in her room. Once he arrived to Noelles room he could hear her crying, when Asta heard her crying he felt bad for yelling at her for no good reason. Asta knocked on the door and Noelle stopped her crying but didn't say anything. "Noelle, it's me. Can we talk?" Asked Asta. "What do you want?" Noelle asked angrily. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. I was just being an Idiot. Can you please open the door so we can talk face to face?" Asked Asta. Noelle said nothing, but soon the lock on the door was removed and the door opened to reveal Noelle with red eyes. "What?!" Noelle asked. "You were right, I should take a break. I'm also an idiot for yelling at you, I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry Noelle." Said Asta. Noelle didn't say anything, but only walked out of the room ignoring Asta. "Damn, that hurts." Thought Asta. He looked to where Noelle went and saw her going to the living room. Asta decided to give her space, he wanted to let Noelle be alone for a moment and try to talk with her later. The boy took Noelles advice and went to the garden to relax, over at the garden he saw Ridder sitting in a chair drinking some wine. "Hey Ridder." Said Asta taking a seat next to him. "How's it going Asta, finally decided to take a break?" Asked Ridder taking a sip of his wine. "Yeah, Noelle told me it would be a good idea." Answered Asta. "Good to know." Was all Ridder said. "Ridder, can I ask you something?" Asked Asta. "Sure, what is it?" Said Ridder curiously. "So, something may have happened between me and Noelle and now she won't talk to me. How can I make things better between us?" Asked Asta. "So she's giving you the silent treatment. Well it depends, who's at fault?" Asked Ridder. "Me. I may have yelled at her. I apologized like two times, but she didn't even say anything back." Answered Asta. "Women give the silent treatment frequently after you do something to make them angry. Best thing to do is solve the situations with gifts." Said Ridder. "What kind of gifts?" Asked Asta. "Anything that would mean a lot to her. Tell me, what does Noelle like?" Asked Ridder. "She likes stuffed animals, sweets, winning, and a ton of other stuff." Answered Asta. "Just give her a box of chocolates and a new teddy bear. Obviously it'll have to be in a good moment." Said Ridder. "How do you know so much about this kind of stuff?" Asked Asta. "I've been in a relationship with your sister for nearly six years, and we're about to get married too. I have lost count the amount of times Ilu has given me the silent treatment." Answered Ridder. "I guess I'll go to the capital and buy her some chocolates and a teddy bear." Said Asta. "Do you have a ride?" Asked Ridder. "I can go there myself, I learned something new." Answered Asta. "What is it?" Asked Ridder. "Watch this." Was all Asta said before summoning demon slayer. Asta placed the sword on the ground and stood on it, "I just transfer some anti-magic and it'll levitate." Said Asta. Soon the sword started to float and Asta flew towards the capital. "That boy is full of surprises." Said Ridder. With Asta: the boy could be seen flying at a moderate speed. "Me and my big mouth. If I never yelled at her I wouldn't have to come her and find her gifts." Thought Asta. Asta started to think at what Noelle said, "what's the point of protecting everyone if you distance yourself from everyone!" Asta remembered. "She was right in a way, I shouldn't distance myself from my friends and family." Asta thought. "Well, I hope those gifts can put her in a better mood, maybe she'll give me a kiss." Thought Asta. Asta started to imagine Noelle rewarding him a kiss and started daydreaming. His daydreaming was interrupted when he crashed into a building. "Oh shit!" Yelled Asta. "My shop!" Yelled the owner. "Damn it. Hey sir, sorry about that. Hope this helps with the repairs." Said Asta handing him a bag of yuuls. "This is more than enough." Said the shop owner shocked seeing so much money. "By the way, do you know where I can buy a teddy bear and chocolates?" Asked Asta. The shop owner looked at Asta who was wearing high end clothing, "my shop has both of those." Answered the owner. "Perfect." Said Asta entering the shop. "Is he a noble?" Thought the owner looking at the bag of money. Asta was inside the shop looking for gifts Noelle would like, "hrmn, teddy bear. I wonder where that could be." Thought Asta looking around the shop. Asta found a toy section which for him meant he could possibly find what he was looking for. "Maybe it's over there." Said Asta walking towards the sections direction. "Found one." Said Asta seeing a golden stuffed bear with a pink bow tie. "Now I need to find some good chocolates." Thought Asta looking for chocolates. After some looking around the boy found a fairly big box of chocolates, "This should do the trick." Said Asta. Asta went up to the register with the two items and paid for them. Asta summoned demon slayer and started to fly home. Meanwhile with Noelle: "So, why are you so quiet?" Asked Liebe knowing very well why Noelle was angry. "It's none of your business." Answered Noelle. Liebe sighed and said "Asta apologized, why won't you just forgive him?" Liebe questioned. "He had the audacity to yell at me only for caring for him. I didn't even do anything wrong and he was disrespectful." Said Noelle angrily. "You know he regrets it, he's just stressed out." Liebe accidentally slipped out. "Why would he be stressed?" Asked Noelle. "Shit." Thought Liebe. "Just training so much would stress anyone out." Lied Liebe. Noelle doubted Liebes answer, "You're hiding something." Said Noelle. "I'm not hiding anything." Said Liebe defensively. "You're definitely lying. I learned how to read ki remember." Said Noelle. "Your ki still needs more work, so it's obviously wrong." Argued Liebe. Noelle got even more annoyed by what Liebe said. "Shut up! I know you're lying so tell me!" Yelled Noelle. "I'm not lying, it's just Asta is only stressed because he's afraid he's not strong enough." Liebe said with some honesty. "You could have said that earlier, you idiot." Said Noelle. "I'm sorry, it just didn't come out." Apologized Liebe. As they stopped speaking a voice could be heard coming from the window. "I'm back!" Yelled Asta. Noelle got angry again and walked away leaving the room. "Where did you go?" Asked Liebe. "Somewhere, now where's Noelle?" Asked Asta. "She just left, my guess is that she went to her room." Answered Liebe. "I'm gonna go talk to her." Said Asta going towards Noelles room. "What's in the bag?" Asked Liebe. "I got these for Noelle, hopefully she'll accept them." Answered Asta. "Well good luck. She's pissed." Said Liebe. Asta sighed and said "Hopefully she won't be pissed soon." Asta then went to Noelles room hoping she would be there. To his luck, Noelle could be seen about to enter her room. "Noelle wait!" Shouted Asta. Noelle ignored him and opened her door to enter, but before she could Asta grabbed her hand. "Let go of me!" Said Noelle with anger. "Look Noelle, I know you're angry with me but I'm sorry. I truly am. I brought these for you to show you that I really mean it." Said Asta showing Noelle a teddy bear and a box of chocolates. Noelles anger diminished a bit, "You still owe me an explanation of why you yelled at me." Said Noelle. "It's just that, I have a lot on my mind." Said Asta. "Then tell me what's on you're mind. You don't tell me anything." Said Noelle. Asta knew he didn't tell Noelle anything, he didn't want her to know. To Asta, Noelle was too pure and kind hearted to know the horrors he saw in his visions, but she deserved to know what was wrong with him. "Can we talk in your room? Alone?" Asked Asta. "Fine." Answered Noelle going into her room. Asta followed and closed the door behind him. "Now tell me." Said Noelle. Asta sat down on Noelles bed and sighed, "Noelle, I don't want to scare you. But I used to have these visions. In the visions I would see everyone I know and love die horribly, either because I was too weak or.. or because I killed them." Said Asta remembering the visions. Noelle was only listening attentively. "Luckily these past two months I didn't have any horrible visions like that, but I see an older me fighting from time to time. I see myself doing things I didn't think were possible, so that's why I train so much. I want to be as strong as that as quickly as possible so I could protect everyone. I don't want to let anyone die, I don't want to end up killing any of you because I'm weak willed and I give in." Asta said tearing up. Noelle sat next to Asta put her hand on his shoulder, "It's fine if you want to become stronger, but you shouldn't push anyone away. Real strength comes from friends and family, and about those visions.. if you want to talk about it I'll always be there for you." Noelle said. "In one of my most recent visions I saw you die. I was weak. I thought the attack was meant for me, but it killed you instead." Cried Asta. Noelle was worried, so she decided to hug the boy. "I won't die Asta, I have a feeling I told you this before." Said Noelle rubbing Astas back. "I'm sorry for being angry at you." Noelle added. "Don't be sorry, you were only trying to help me." Said Asta regaining his composure. "Thanks for the chocolates and teddy bear by the way. This teddy bear is so fluffy and cute." Said Noelle holding her new stuffed animal. "I knew you'd like it. Anyway, wanna do something now that we're on good terms again?" Asked Asta. "You still owe me for yelling at me, so let's go to the capital. We can ask Ridder for a ride." Said Noelle. "You don't have to ask Ridder because I can take us there." Said Asta smiling. "How?" Asked Noelle curious. "I can fly with my sword." Answered Asta. "Wow, that's neat." Commented Noelle. "Yep. In fact, I flew with it just today. I went to the capital to buy your gifts." Said Asta. "I see. That reminds me, I should master how to fly on a broom." Said Noelle. "You can do that later, for now let's go to the capital. Make sure to grab some money, I'm gonna bring some too." Said Asta. "Alright, I'll see you outside. We should tell Ilu or Ridder that we're going to the capital." Said Noelle. "I'll tell them, you can go get ready for now." Said Asta leaving the room. "Alright." Was all Noelle said placing the teddy bear next to one of her pillows. Asta went to find where Ridder could be and saw him talking with a man in a tuxedo. "I'm gonna need the suit by tomorrow." Said Ridder. "The suit will be done by tonight, and I'll make sure it's perfect." Said the man. "Great, that's perfect." Said Ridder. The man left saying his farewells and Ridder waved, Asta walked up to the older Silva and said "Ridder, Me and Noelle are going to hang out in the capital. I just wanted to let you know." "So you already got things fixed with her?" Ridder asked. "Yeah, looks like the gifts did the trick." Answered Asta. "That's good to hear, and be safe in the capital." Said Ridder. "We will." Said Asta walking towards the exit. "Where are you going?" Asked Liebe who popped up on Astas shoulder. "To the capital with Noelle." Answered Asta. "You already fixed things with her?" Asked Liebe surprised. "Yeah, do you want to join us?" Asked Asta. "I'd rather just sleep in the grimoire, if anything happens we could try to merge." Said Liebe. "Sounds good to me." Said Asta walking to the front yard. In the front yard, Noelle could be seen trying to give a small bird with a funny expression some bird seeds. "Here, these are just for you." Said Noelle. The bird stared at Noelle and started to eat the seeds which made Noelle happy. "Soon you will be mine." Said Noelle trying to pet the bird. Before Noelle could touch it, the bird flew away towards Asta and perched on his head. "What's this bird doing on my head?" Asta asked. "No fair! I fed the bird it should be sitting on my head!" Yelled Noelle. "I think it finds my head comfortable." Said Asta. "Is my head not comfortable?" Noelle asked annoyed. "You're hair is soft, so I doubt it." Answered Asta. "Well anyway, let's just go to the capital already. Have you told Ridder?" Noelle asked. "Yeah, he said it was fine." Answered Asta. "So how are you gonna take us there." Asked Noelle. "Demon slayer!" Said Asta summoning his sword. The large sword levitated over the ground and Asta stood on it. "Come on Noelle, just stand behind me." Said Asta making room for Noelle. "Okay. Just make sure you don't accidentally drop me." Said Noelle a bit hesitant. "Don't worry, I haven't had any bad experiences so far." Said Asta remembering how he crashed into a building earlier today. "I'll take your word for it." Said Noelle placing herself behind Asta. Asta started to make the sword float, Noelle instinctively grabbed on to Astas shoulders to maintain balance. Asta started to fly at a moderate speed to make sure he wouldn't lose balance. At the capital, Yami could be seen with Charlotte looking at suits and dresses. "I don't know why you have to bring me along." Said Yami. "You need a suit for the wedding. You're going to be Ridders best man, so you need to be presentable." Said Charlotte. Yami sighed and rolled his eyes, "I hate suits. They're too uncomfortable." Complained Yami. "But they look nice." Said Charlotte. "What if I can't find a size?" Asked Yami. "We'll tailor one for you." Answered Charlotte. "What if they're out of materials for my suit?" Asked Yami. "That won't happen because we're going to a well renowned place." Answered Charlotte. "Is there no way I can change your mind?" Asked Yami. "Nope." Answered the blonde. Yami sighed, "I'm gonna need a smoke." Said Yami taking out a cigarette. "No smoking, remember what we talked about? No smoking-" Charlotte was interrupted by Yami completing her sentence "because it's bad for my health, yes I know. But a cigarette once in a while won't hurt." "Uncle Yami! Aunt Charlotte!" Someone yelled. The two looked at where the voice came from and saw Asta flying on a sword with Noelle. "Brat? I didn't know you could fly on a sword." Said Yami with a smile. Asta landed slowly on the ground, Noelle stepped off the sword and greeted the two. "I learned how to fly on my sword recently." Said Asta who was putting the sword in his grimoire. "What brings you kids here?" Asked Charlotte. "Noelle wanted to go to the capital, so we just came here to hang out." Answered Asta. "I have a feeling there's more to it." Said Yami noticing Noelle had some annoyance in her ki. "That idiot yelled at me, now he's making up for it." Said Noelle. Yami grabbed Asta by the head and said "What kind of man yells at a woman?!" "Ow! Ow! Uncle Yami I didn't mean to. Please let me go." Complained Asta. Yami let go of Asta, the boy was rolling on the ground rubbing his head. Charlotte slapped the back of Yamis head and told him "You shouldn't hurt him so much, he's just a child." "Actually I'm a teenager now." Said Asta snickering. "Shut up, you're still a kid to me." Said Charlotte looking at him coldly. "Well anyway, what brings you guys here?" Asked Noelle. "Me and Yami need our clothes for the wedding." Answered Charlotte. "Asta do you have your suit picked out?" Asked Noelle. "No, I was gonna wear what I normally wear for special occasions." Answered Asta. "I'm pretty sure that suit is too small for you. You should buy a new tuxedo, you'd look good in one." Suggested Charlotte. "You think so?" Asked Asta. "I don't think you have a tuxedo, so I think it's a good idea to get one. Also, I might buy a dress for myself. Can we join you guys?" Asked Noelle. "Sure, the more the merrier." Said Charlotte. "Great. Looks like it was a good idea to bring my money." Said Noelle. "And whose Idea was that?" Asked Asta with a grin. "Not yours." Answered Noelle. "It was totally my idea you liar." Complained Asta. "You two are gonna give me a headache." Said Yami. "Well, let's go. Our first destination is the tailor." Said Charlotte grabbing Yamis hand. Charlotte lead the way, Yami was being dragged by Charlotte, and the two kids followed. They first arrived at the tailors. The tailor took both of Yamis and Astas measurements, after choosing what suits would look good both decided to wear matching tuxedos. "Uncle Yami, we'll look the same hehe." Said Asta looking at the tuxedo. "Be more like me brat, that's the only way you can surpass your limits." Said Yami with a grin. "You're so childish Yami, at least the tuxedo looks good." Said Charlotte. "I agree, I like the blue undershirt. It goes well with the black tux." Said Noelle. "The tuxedos will be done by tonight. You can pick it up tomorrow." Said the tailor. "How much is it?" Asked Asta. "For you it'll be two thousand yuuls, for the adult it'll be two thousand five hundred." Said the tailor. "Good thing I won a game of black jack yesterday." Said Yami paying. "Here you go." Said Asta handing him the money. The four left the tailor and Charlotte said, "so me and Noelle will go do our own shopping, you can do whatever will keep you busy. We'll meet you here in three hours." "Why are you leaving us alone?" Asked Asta. "Because I know you two will get bored." Answered Charlotte. "Trust me brat, women take a long time when shopping." Said Yami. "Okay then, what are we gonna do?" Asked Asta. "I don't know, we'll figure something out." Answered Yami. Asta was looking around the capital to find something interesting until Yami asked "So, have you learned anything new while training?" "I have. You already saw me fly on my sword, I also figured out how to make it bigger." Said Asta. "Sounds interesting. Show me." Said Yami. "It's not perfected, so we have to do it where I can't hurt anyone." Said Asta. "Alright, let's go near my base. It's surrounded by forest, so no people are there." Said Yami. "Sounds good to me." Said Asta. "Let me go find my taxi." Said Yami. "A taxi?" Asked Asta. "He should be somewhere around here flirting with girl." Said Yami. "Oh, you're talking about Finral." Asta said. "Found him." Said Yami feeling Finrals ki. The two walked near a bar and saw Finral trying to talk with a woman. "Hey beautiful I noticed you're bored, why not have a fun time with me?" Asked Finral in a somewhat flirtatious voice. "I have a boyfriend creep." Said the woman kicking Finral on his groin. "Oooh that's gotta hurt." Commented Asta cringing from what he saw. "He's probably used to it by now." Said Yami. "Taxi! Take us to the black bulls base." Commanded Yami. Finral limped his way towards the two and casted a portal. "Here you go Captain Yami." Said Finral in pain. "Finral, maybe if you stopped chasing girls you'll find someone who will actually be interested in you." Asta said going into the portal. "I don't think it's that easy." Thought Finral. Once the three arrived at the base, Yami and Asta went into the forest. "This is a good spot, I normally practice my swordsmanship here." Said Yami. "Okay, time to give it a try." Said Asta summoning demon slayer. "Liebe, you ready?" Asked Asta. "Yeah I'm ready." Said Liebe appearing on Astas shoulder. "Black divider!" Shouted Asta. The sword grew in size, but Yami noticed that the sword didn't grow. "I see that you increase its size using anti-magic. Technically the sword isn't growing, you're adding anti-magic to the blade." Said Yami. Asta remained focus, he remembered the time he first tried this move and he caused a lot of damage. "Ahhh, I can't hold it for too long." Said Asta removing the anti-magic from the sword. "I see it takes a lot out of you." Said Yami impressed. "Yeah, apparently mixing mine and Liebes anti-magic takes a big toll on my body." Said Asta who was breathing heavily. "When I give you my anti-magic, I have to force it into your body. I think that's why it takes a toll." Said Liebe. "Looks like you need to keep on training your body to get used to it." Said Yami. "I've been training nonstop since I stopped having the symptoms of my curse, and it's still not enough." Complained Asta. "You need to be patient brat, strength comes with time. I'm guessing Ridder hasn't been training you much." Said Yami. "He's been busy with Ilu and the wedding. So far me, Noelle, and Liebe have been training by ourselves." Said Asta. "I could help and train you three when I have the time." Said Yami. "Really?! That would be great!" Shouted Asta excitedly. "Of course it'd be great, I'll be training you after all." Said Yami. "Thank you uncle Yami, you're the best." Said Asta. "I really am the best." Said Yami with a grin. "Well, it's time we head back to the capital, they should be done with shopping soon." Yami added. Asta regained his composure and asked "has it been three hours already?". "I don't know, but there's nothing to do here." Answered Yami. "What are we gonna do?" Asked Asta. "I'm thinking of taking you to a place." Said Yami. Asta wondered where Yami would take him, whenever Asta visited Yami they would always just train. Never before has Yami taken him to a place to pass time before. The two walked back to the base and entered. In the base Vanessa could be seem drinking, Charmy could be seen eating, and Finral could be seen sitting on the couch. "Captain Yami, let's have a drink!" Exclaimed a drunk Vanessa. "No. Wheels, take us to the capital." Said Yami. "Why am I only transportation?" Asked Finral creating a portal. Yami didn't say anything and just walked into the portal, "damn ignored again." Complained Finral. "Don't worry Finral, if you train hard enough I'm sure you'll be more than just a taxi." Said Asta. Finral sighed and said "just go through the portal, I can't hold it for too long." "Okay." Said Asta walking through the portal. Asta entered the portal and was transported to the capital. "I was wondering where you were brat." Said Yami. "I was just trying to cheer up Finral." Said Asta. "Don't bother. Words won't help him, only time will." Said Yami. "What do you mean by that?" Asked Asta. "He has no self confidence. He thinks his magic is only good for transportation, but it can be more useful than just making traveling easier. With more experience in the battlefield he'll figure that out." Answered Yami. Asta was still somewhat confused by what Yami said, but decided to ignore it. Currently he was more intrigued by where Yami was going to take him. "So where are we gonna go?" Asked Asta. "Just wait." Was all Yami said walking into an alley. "This is just an alley." Said Asta with a blank face. "Shut up already." Said Yami picking up Asta and throwing him at the wall. "Uncle Yami wait!" Yelled Asta expecting to crash into the wall, but instead went right through it. "Huh? What the fuck!" Yelled Asta flabbergasted. "How? When? What?!" Asta questioned. Yami walked through the wall and said "This is the black market. Normally an illegal place, but no one gives a shit." Said Yami. "Why is it illegal?" Asked Asta. "They sell stuff here that's too dangerous for common citizens. So, the magic parliament or whatever made it illegal; however, the law was never enforced." Answered Yami. "Huh, that's interesting." Said Asta. "Now let's go to my favorite place, I'm feeling lucky today." Said Yami. "Favorite place?" Thought Asta following Yami. The two walked into a bar with people playing with cards. "What are they doing?" Asked Asta. "Nothing important, just playing a game." Answered Yami. "Ohh a game, I wanna play." Said Asta. "Uhhh Asta. I don't think they're just playing a game." Liebe said in Astas thoughts. Asta ignored Liebe by being too excited. "Hey idiot!" Yelled Liebe only to be ignored again. "Tsk, don't blame me if Ilu finds out about this." Said Liebe. Back with Asta and Yami, the two sat at a table that was occupied by an older man. "Alright Seihi, I'm feeling lucky today so prepare to lose." Said Yami. "You said that last time and you lost. And who's the kid?" Asked Seihi. "You could say he's my nephew." Answered Yami. "Nice to meet you young man. What's your name?" Asked Seihi. "The name's Asta Staria." Answered Asta. "Enough talk, let's start this shit." Said Yami. "Alright, so what game today?" Asked Seihi. "Poker." Answered Yami. "Prepare to lose." Said Seihi shuffling a deck of cards.