"Captain Yami, you've arrived early. I'll go notify Marx right away!" The guard at the gate of the Magic Knights Headquarters said hurriedly after seeing Yami and the others appear.
"Yeah, hurry up and call that mushroom-head out!" Yami lit a cigarette and said.
"Captain, isn't it bad to smoke here!" Finral reminded him awkwardly.
"Less nagging!" Yami glared at Finral.
"Someone's coming!" Asta saw the green-haired Marx running out quickly.
"Sorry, Captain Yami, for keeping you waiting." Marx looked at Yami apologetically.
"Hmm, where is the meeting?" Yami asked.
"There's still some time to wait before the meeting. Please wait in the conference room with the other captains. As for Finral..." Marx looked at Finral, appearing somewhat troubled.
"Don't worry about him. He can just stand here and surpass his limits!" Yami said nonchalantly.
"Am I not human!" Finral cried.
"Finral can go to the lounge to rest first," Marx said with a smile.
"Thank you very much!" Finral said, moved.
"Asta, can you come with me for a moment? There is a very important matter that requires your handling!" Marx said.
"Of course, that's why I was called here, right?" Asta nodded, showing a serious expression. He didn't know what matter would make the Magic Emperor invite him.
"That's right! Then, the two of you, we will take our leave first!" Marx said goodbye.
"Yeah!" Yami nodded and then walked toward the conference room. Finral was also taken to the lounge by someone, while Asta followed Marx into a long corridor.
"The place we are going to next is not a nice place!" Asta said, looking at the gloomy environment around him.
"The place we are going to is indeed not a nice place. It is a secret dungeon that very few people know about, where prisoners who pose a major threat to the kingdom are held. The two members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun caught a while ago are being held here. This time, the Magic Emperor called you here because he wants you to use Anti-Magic to break the memory-locking magic on the two criminals." Marx explained truthfully.
"I don't know if I can break this kind of memory magic." Asta didn't agree immediately.
"The Magic Emperor and I have tried various decryption methods, but the enemy's binding method is really powerful. We were at a loss, which is why we thought of Anti-Magic. Whether it can be broken or not, we need to try." Marx said.
"Okay, I understand!" Asta nodded, and the two soon arrived at the cell holding the Eye of the Midnight Sun.
"Asta!"
"You're here. I heard that last night you fought with people from the Eye of the Midnight Sun again. This time it was the Three Devil Eyes, who are comparable to the captains of The Knights. What kind of magic do they use? Is one of them a Mimicry Magic that can copy any magic just by touching it? I really want him to touch me and see how he performs my magic!" When Julius said this, his eyes lit up.
"Uh... you will definitely have a chance to see them!" Asta couldn't handle such enthusiasm and took a step back.
"And there's also the Beast Magic that I've never heard of, as well as the Fire Magic recognized by the fire spirit. I really want to see them!" Julius said, still eager.
"Magic Emperor, let's focus on the important matters now!" Marx said speechlessly.
"Yes, this time I have to trouble Asta. Use the demon-slayer sword to strike their foreheads and see if it can break the binding magic!" Julius said, regaining his serious expression.
"I'm duty-bound!" Asta nodded and acted immediately.
"Don't!" Catherine was completely panicked, but Asta didn't give her a chance to say much more and directly struck her with the hilt of his sword.
"Memory Sharing Magic: Complete Memoir!" Marx immediately cast his detection magic, and this time, there was no obstruction!
"Success!" Seeing that the connection had been successfully established, Julius jumped up with excitement. "As expected, Asta's Anti-Magic is the natural enemy of any binding magic. This means that no matter how the enemy encrypts, they won't be able to escape our grasp!"
"Can this directly see their memories?" Asta couldn't help but ask.
"It hasn't reached that level yet, but now they basically answer whatever is asked." Marx said, feeling ashamed.
"That's already very impressive!" Asta exclaimed.
"Right, right? Thanks to Marx's magic, we've discovered a lot of intelligence!" Julius said happily.
"Magic Emperor, there is still important work to do now!" Marx reminded him.
"Sorry!"
Julius looked at the two members of the Eye of the Midnight Sun and asked, "Who is your inside man?"
"The captain of the Purple Orca, Gueldre Poizot!" the two answered in unison.
...
"It was him all along!" Asta and the other two were shocked.
"Just as I suspected, someone at the captain level has betrayed us!"
Julius said, pained.
"Are there any other accomplices?"
Marx continued to press.
"No!" the two answered again.
"It seems their knowledge is limited. Marx, notify the other captains to come down here!"
Julius said sternly.
"Yes, Magic Emperor!"
Marx immediately used communication magic to notify Yami and the others to come to the underground secret room.
"What? You mushroom-head, show yourself!"
Yami was instantly irritable. They had waited so long, and now they were being called to an underground secret room?
"Ahem!"
Marx wisely cut off the communication magic.
Soon, Yami and the others arrived at the underground secret room.
"Why does Yami have to stand right next to me? He sat next to me in the meeting room earlier too. Why is this happening? Whimper, whimper, stay calm, stay calm!"
Charlotte snuck a glance at Yami beside her, her heart pounding wildly. But she knew this wasn't the time for such thoughts, as the Magic Emperor's expression was grave, and he surely had something important to say.
"Magic Emperor, may I ask why you have summoned us here?"
The captain of the Golden Dawn, William Vangeance, was the first to speak.
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