"Noelle? No, no, she can't use any magic, so it shouldn't be her. What about Gordon? No, that's not right either, he seems to have been dragged home. Right, it's that guy!" Yami's eyes lit up; he finally had a clue.
"Which guy is it exactly?" Gifso was dying of impatience.
"Hahaha, I forgot the name too. What was it called again!" Yami scratched his head and laughed loudly.
"Is that any way for a captain to act? You don't even know your own squad members' names!" Gifso was completely shocked. What kind of Magic Knight Squad was this? The captain couldn't even recognize all his own members, yet the members' combat power was so off the charts—it was just too much to handle!
"He can't even discover me? This is too boring. I'd better go find someone else." Grey had been hanging around Kiat for a long time. During that time, she had transformed into several different things, like a crab, a turtle, and so on. Now, she was finally bored of playing and walked off in a chosen direction.
"Damn it, damn it! Can you only run around like a stinking rat!" The Priest Mage facing Finral was furious. He already had a short temper, and now, not being able to hit Finral for so long made him nearly explode with anger!
"Hmph!" Finral flashed a cool smile. Although he didn't know that the scene was being watched by the residents outside, this perfect, cold smile still garnered him the favor of quite a few underwater maidens.
"That blonde guy looks kinda cool when he runs!" "He has a sort of noble aura!" The girls chatted and giggled. After all, Finral was quite disheveled at the moment~!
"How dare you hmph at me!" The Priest Mage's eyes popped out in anger.
"You don't understand running away at all. Running away is also an art!" Finral said, looking very profound.
"It seems Finral-senpai is very immersed in running away. I won't disturb you then!" Asta jumped from a distance to right in front of Finral's face and laughed.
"Asta!" In that instant, Finral felt as if he had seen a god. He excitedly hugged Asta's leg. "Asta, do you know how much I've missed you? It's so good to meet you in this game!"
"Another one? And a guy with zero magic power at that. Are the two of you going to run away together this time?" The Priest Mage laughed.
"Asta, beat him up!" Finral felt like he had found a backer—the biggest backer, at that—and was instantly full of confidence!
"It's the red-eyed boy again!" The underwater maidens cheered. Although they knew that cheering for the opponent wasn't a good thing, Asta was just too handsome—his textured silver hair, blood-red eyes, and chiseled physique made him the man of their dreams!
"Stop dreaming, let me—" Before the Priest Mage could finish his sentence, he suddenly fell to the ground. A black Kunai reflected off his head and clattered crisply as it hit the ground.
"One-hit kill!" All the underwater residents watching gasped. They hadn't even seen clearly what happened, and their Priest Mage had already fallen!
"What kind of magic is this?" Gifso was stunned, and the underwater residents fell silent.
"This isn't any kind of magic; it's a pure physical attack!" Yami laughed.
"What a bunch of monsters!" Gifso couldn't help but remark.
"Hahaha, thanks for the compliment!" Yami laughed proudly, as if he had just been praised. "Now you only have three left, and we've only had one person go down so far!"
"Don't forget that my son is currently fighting two, my grandson is looking for an opponent, and my granddaughter has already taken one out directly!" Gifso emphasized.
"That is indeed something to be proud of!" Yami crossed his arms. Then, Kahono and Noelle met in a fated encounter.
"Little Noelle, I finally found you!" Kahono was smiling triumphantly not far behind Noelle.
"It—it appeared!" Noelle turned around like a frightened bird. Then she saw that the Priest Mage appearing before her wasn't wearing a disgusting, exaggerated sea monster mask and costume, but rather a somewhat girlish mask, and even the color was pink.
Moreover, she could hear a hint of playfulness and cuteness in the voice, and it seemed to know her. So, who could it be?
Noelle looked at Kahono hesitantly. Kahono straightforwardly lifted her fish monster mask, revealing a bright smile. "Noelle, we meet again!"
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"Kahono?!" Noelle was completely shocked. What was going on? She had always thought Kahono was a resident near Larkay Town. Who could have imagined she was actually a resident of the Underwater Temple, and a Priest Mage who sounded very powerful at that!
"Sorry for hiding my identity from you. My grandfather repeatedly warned me not to reveal that I am an Underwater Temple resident, so that's why I kept it from you!" Kahono said apologetically, because Noelle was the first friend she had made on the surface!
"Shouldn't I be angry right now? After all, I've been 'betrayed' by my first friend of the same age. But why can't I bring myself to be angry when I see Kahono's pure eyes? Waaah!" For a moment, Noelle didn't know how to react. She couldn't be angry, but she couldn't not be angry either, so she could only stomp her feet in anxiety.
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"Haha, Noelle is really cute. And since Asta isn't by her side, she must be very scared. Let me scare her a bit, and help her out at the same time. After all, as a member of the Magic Knight Squad, how can she not know how to attack!" Kahono smiled slyly and then deliberately took one step after another toward Noelle.
"Kahono like this is so scary!" Noelle shivered, then immediately said tsundere-ly, "I am a Princess, Kahono, do you really want to fight me?"
"Oh my, come to think of it, I am also the only granddaughter of the High Priest!" Kahono blinked and said.
"Why? Why did you deceive me!" Noelle watched Kahono getting closer and asked, feigning concern but actually trying to stall for time. "Stupid Asta, why can't you find me yet!"
"Little Noelle, you're trying to stall for time, how cute!" Kahono's beautiful red eyes opened even wider, as if she had discovered something fun, and she immediately chuckled. "I didn't deceive you, Little Noelle. You didn't ask me either. Besides, it's too boring underwater; it's just perfect that you came down to play games with us and pass the time!"
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