There And Back Again [Black Clover x BNHA]

Chapter Fourteen

The rest of the matches went fine, although no one was very much into them. Ever since the mages had taken their turns, everyone had been focused on them, wanting to see more of their power. They continued to talk among themselves, whispering about what else these four were hiding. The mages mostly ignored it, instead commenting to one another about the quirks the students had.

As Nemuri was calling the final match, Aizawa stepped forward. The students looked at him expectantly, waiting to hear what he said in hopes that he would dismiss them for the rest of the day. However, his words were not quite what they were expecting.

"We would like if the four new students would remain here in the gym with us for a bit longer. The rest of you are dismissed. Please return to your dorms and for the love of everything, don't try and spy on us. I'm looking at you Hagakure and Jirou."

The two girls crossed their arms, huffing at being called out by their sensei. Although the students of both 1-A and 1-B wanted to see what was happening, the look on their teacher's faces convinced them otherwise. Grumbling, all forty students left Gym Gamma, leaving only the four mages behind.

"I'm sure you're curious as to why we asked you to stay behind." Aizawa said, the teachers moving closer to where the mages stood.

"We want to see what else the four of you have in terms of power. From what we've seen already, your magic is incredibly strong and easily takes down the quirks of our students." Toshinori stated, grinning at the four mages. "Think of this as a chance to let your magic loose and really push it to the limit."

"Huh." Asta placed a finger on his chin, glancing at Noelle. "Does this guy give you Captain Yami vibes too? 'Cause he totally sounded like him right there!"

"Now that you mention it, he does seem similar to him..." Noelle trailed off, staring at the blond man intently. "He doesn't have any of the muscles that Captain Yami has or the demeanor for that matter, but his voice definitely sounds similar."

Toshinori hacked out blood, thumping his chest. "Hey, now..."

"I also don't believe our Captain would ever spurt out blood in such an unseemly manner either."

"Nah, Captain Yami is way tougher than that!"

"I'm right here!..." He coughed up blood once more, glaring at the two mages as he hastily wiped it away with his sleeve. "Who is this fellow you keep mentioning anyways? And I doubt he'd appreciate you slandering others."

"Oh. I guess we never did mention the captains of our squads, did we?" Asta said, completely ignoring the last part Toshinori said. "Captain Yami is our leader and the strongest member of our group! He's not actually from the Clover Kingdom, but he's really amazing! He uses dark magic and a katana!"

"Captain Vangeance is a far better and more refined captain than yours." Yuno commented. "He could easily defeat anyone put against him with his world tree magic."

"Oh yeah? I'd like to see him try!"

"Alright, that's enough." Aizawa interjected, glaring at Toshinori. "Take this time to practice your magic without any unwanted attention. Although we are not from where you are and don't use 'magic' in the sense that you do, we would still like to support you all while you are here. I'm sure we could give some pointers that your mentors haven't thought of before."

"Sounds like a plan!" Mimosa smiled, clapping her hands together. "I need to practice on my offensive spells anyways." She turned to look at her cousin. "Can I use you as my target, Noelle?"

"W-What?! That's not how you ask someone to help you!" The silver-haired girl spluttered.

"Come on! Let's go over here!" Watching her cousin trot off to a section of the gym, Noelle could only shake her head and follow along.

"Looks like that leaves you and me, Yuno!" Asta grinned at his childhood friend, a gleam in his eyes. "Just like the old days, no holding back!"

Yuno smiled in response.

"You're on."

The teachers watched at the pairs of mages practicing against one another, awe and curiosity in their eyes. This was a level of power that wasn't commonly seen in their country, no, in their world. The way that these teens were able to manipulate the energy around them and create spells was incredible and left them wondering what it must be like in their world. They also wondered what scars these young mages carried with them, because it is blatantly obvious that all of them were hurt in some way.

For example, Noelle's defense magic seemed to almost reflect the way she seemed to hold herself, as if she was expecting ridicule. The fact that she needed a wand in order to control her magic spoke of itself, and it seemed as though she was sometimes ashamed of having to use it.

Mimosa's cheery nature and caring disposition made it easier to understand why her offensive spells lacked the oomph that most normally would. She was a healer at heart and although she would eventually gain the power for attacking, she'd never truly be in it to hurt another being. The two girls, although related, had very different upbringings it seemed.

And then there were the two boys. They were the source of most concern.

Aizawa had been approached earlier in the morning, before any of the mages arrived, by one of his students, telling him about how Asta had made an offhand comment about them being orphans and didn't seem truly phased by it. He doubted either of those two were unaffected by their status, especially considering it seemed as though they came from a place where status was extremely important.

While these thoughts tumbled around in his head, he carefully watched the four mages and one spirit... wait, when did that show up?

"Wind Spirit Magic: Sylph's Breath!"

"Bull Thrust!"

"Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Cradle!"

"Plant Magic: Magic Flower Cannon!"

Cementoss was going to need to build them a new gym.

We're almost to the halfway point of catching up to what I've written... this is going to be a long ass story.

~Zelinith