Devil King

Entrance Exam

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"Yuno!" Asta called out, looking down at the revenette from the top of his Demon Dweller sword," You ready to go?" he asked.

"Yeah, let's go." the boy mildly answered.

Asta grinned down at him," Don't tell me you can't even fly a broom. That's the most basic skill for a mage." he mocked lowering himself so that he is just above the ground.

Yuno deadpanned," Can you even fly a broom?" he asked.

"Why would I? I'm not technically a mage, I can't even use magic remember?" he asked, looking smug.

"Why are you so proud of yourself?" Yuno asked and the only respond he got was a carefree shrug.

Yuno sighed," Wait a moment. Let me get a broom." he said, starting to make his way back to the church.

"Here you go, Yuno." Father Osri said, bolting out with a wooden broom.

Father Osri looked up at Asta with a complicated expression before sighing and calling out,"Take care."

Asta smiled gleefully,"You bet."

The small group in front of the church sent the duo off warmly with encouragements and wishes of fortune. It was nowhere near the level of harmony they had before Asta revealed the fact that he is a devil, but they were getting there. Little progress is also progress.

Asta and Yuno were not hurried on their way to the capital but they still acted like their trip was a race. Noir's training regiment was exceptionally competitive, which ignited their rivalry. There was simply no other way to have it.

Yuno and Asta spent most of their time camping on the road and hunting for their food. As hectic as the racing was, it was a relaxing trip for both of them. It eased their nerves before their entrance exam.

"Hey Asta, are you nervous?" Yuno asked.

Asta balled his fist," A bit, there is still the small chance of them not accepting me since I have no mana." he said," I have to play my cards right." he said.

"It's their loss if they don't accept you. Your Anti-Magic is so versatile and useful." Yuno said.

Asta smiled bitterly. The awkward expression felt out of place on his usually carefree and arrogant face.

It won't only be their loss. He needed to join the magic knights for his own reasons and it was not only to chase after his goals of becoming The Wizard King.

He had to build his power.

Noir said that she felt traces of Lucifero's magic far into the North, deep in the Spade Kingdom, which meant that Asta didn't exactly  have unlimited time like he had imagined at first. His time was limited, it was only a matter of time before Lucifero came to know of Asta's existence, or the existence of the 101 devils staying in the Malevolent Arch. Asta needed to work harder.

For that reason, his best bet is to find devil contractors. As Noir had mentioned, four of their loyal devils have contracted a magic knight in one of the squads, he will have to find that guy first.

That knight who supposedly knew a lot about devils.

The man that knew about devils and how to harness their powers.

The man who knows about Lucifero.

He needed to join the magic knights to find that guy and avenge his parents death. He will also have to fulfill his goal of becoming the Wizard King along the way. He refused to give up on that one.

They made it to the Capitol just in time for the entrance exams to start.

The duo soon stood in the queue for the examinees and had themselves registered quickly before going into the arena. Given the consecutive numbers of 164 and 165 respectively, Yuno and Asta walked into the examination arena.