Later, due to excessive grief, Mars's memory also came to an abrupt halt. After all, his most cherished person had tried to kill him, so he was unwilling to recall this past.
But this coma made him remember the past. It turned out... Fana had committed suicide... She did that entirely to let him live!
"Go see the world outside... for my sake... as well..."
These were the last words Fana said while lying in his arms.
"Oh? Are you awake, Mars?"
Lotus of the Abyss noticed Mars's movement and spoke.
"I... remember everything..."
A tear slid down from the corner of Mars's eye. He finally understood why his grimoire was stitched together with Fana's; it was because he had to live well for Fana's sake too!
"Good work. Thanks to you on this mission, we had the chance to get so much treasure. Now everyone can live well for a few days."
Lotus of the Abyss lamented.
"Rotas... I was saved... thank you very much."
Mars looked at Lotus of the Abyss sincerely. His mental knot had been untied at this moment; that heartless and loveless boy would never return!
"Honestly, can't you say things like that properly?"
Lotus of the Abyss stroked his chin, a smile flashing in his weathered eyes. He finally saw a hint of humanity in Mars's eyes. However, that Clover youth this time really opened his eyes.
That sword-wielding boy was actually a match for Mars, even with his dual-attribute magic. The battlefield between the two countries would likely become even more cruel in the future...
Within the borders of the Clover Kingdom, Yuno steered the Windless Ark and burst out of the Magic Palace exit in a disheveled state, landing on the hillside where Asta's trio had first arrived.
"The Magic Palace really is full of dangers. Such a magnificent place collapsed just like that."
Mimosa Vermillion lamented as she gazed at the collapsing Magic Palace.
"You must have triggered some mechanism, otherwise how could the Magic Palace collapse!"
Klaus roared in pain. Setting aside whether there were national treasure-level magic items and magic, those gold pieces alone would have been enough to relieve the financial pressure on the Clover Kingdom.
"I'm sorry..."
Mimosa Vermillion lowered her head in shame, feeling that the collapse of the Magic Palace might be related to her repeatedly stroking that Red Cloak?
"Isn't it normal for sudden events to happen in ancient ruins like this? Maybe you stepped on some destructive mechanism yourself while walking and didn't realize it, and now you're here blaming others."
Asta rolled his eyes. Was a cute girl like Mimosa meant to be roared at? She was meant to be pampered—right, gentlemen?
"How is that possible!"
Klaus's mouth twitched, his legs trembling as he wondered if he really had stepped on something by accident?
"Thank you, Mr. Asta."
Mimosa Vermillion looked at Asta gratefully. This feeling of being protected was really nice. Now she was even a little jealous of Noelle...
"Hmph!"
Noelle turned her head away arrogantly. "Flirting everywhere, double-minded, a total scumbag leader!"
"Alright, let's hurry back and report."
Luck stretched and said boredly.
"Oh, Senior Luck, I suddenly feel a bit dizzy. I might have inhaled too much toxic gas while fighting that guy who releases black smoke, so I need to rest here for a while."
Asta lay down on the lawn pretentiously. At this moment, the weather was beautiful, birds were singing, flowers were fragrant, and with the beauty of the setting sun, it really was an excellent dating spot, just as Finral had said.
"Eh? Let me check on you!"
Mimosa Vermillion ran to Asta's side anxiously, but before she could cast her magic, Asta grabbed her small hand.
"I'll be fine after resting for a bit. You go back with Yuno."
Asta smiled.
"Okay..."
Mimosa Vermillion hesitated for a moment before jumping onto the Windless Ark.
"Don't you need me to give you a lift?"
Yuno asked. It seemed like the three members of the Black Bulls had no flying tools.
"Don't worry, we'll make it back."
Asta said.
"Then we'll head back first."
Yuno nodded. The Windless Ark slowly floated into the sky and finally turned into a black dot.
"You sent them away, but my Lightning Magic has no way to take you guys back."
Luck laughed.
"Then how do we get back?"
Noelle said in panic. Don't tell her they had to walk? Even if she was a Princess, by the time she got back to the Black Bulls Headquarters, her fairy feet would turn into stinky feet!
"I don't know."
Luck spread his hands, smiling with a harmless look.
"Then I'll have to trouble Senior Luck to go back and find Finral to pick us up."
---Seeking Flowers---
Asta said with a curl of his lips.
"That's a good idea!"
Luck and Noelle's eyes lit up at the same time.
"Then I'll be off first."
After saying this, Luck transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew off into the distance.
"Things really went smoothly..."
Asta lay comfortably on the ground, thinking that when the sun set later, this place would surely look beautiful.
"What went smoothly?"
Like a startled kitten, Noelle jumped away from Asta's side, only then realizing that it seemed to be just the two of them now!
"When I came here, I heard Finral say that the sunset here is beautiful, and it's a perfect place for a date."
Asta looked at Noelle pointedly, his amber eyes staring at her without blinking.
...
"Oh no! It's the feeling of love!"
Noelle quickly turned her head away, her little hands twisting in embarrassment. If she had known it would be this awkward, she would have shamelessly left with Mimosa Vermillion!
"Haha."
Asta couldn't help but laugh, then pointed to the lawn beside him and said seriously, "Let's lie down and watch it together; times like this aren't very common."
Noelle looked at Asta hesitantly. She actually longed to lie there just like Asta, without worrying about her image. She believed that lying on this soft lawn must be very comfortable, right? However, she felt that the two of them lying together had an indescribable ambiguity to it. Just as she was hesitating, Asta spoke again.
"Noelle, do you believe that life is capricious? Perhaps one moment it's sunny and calm, and the next, everything turns to ashes..."
Asta sighed, thinking of Konoha, thinking of the Konoha that had been almost destroyed in the war. "Once, there was a very prosperous Village. Actually, calling it a Village is less accurate than calling it a country. The Mages in this Village were incredibly powerful. Just when almost everyone thought war would never descend upon this flourishing Village, a devastating war swept through. All the prosperity, bonds, love, and hate were reduced to ruins, just like the Magic Palace earlier..."
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