A Magic Palace suddenly appeared at the border between the Outer Commoner Realm and the Diamond Kingdom.
Yami Sukehiro finished his cigarette and blew out a large cloud of smoke before announcing.
"The Wizard King has ordered three members of the Black Bulls to investigate the palace. The Golden Dawn will also send their own team."
Yami pointed at the three standing in front of him and declared, "Noelle, Asta, and Cedric—you'll handle this mission."
The three immediately saluted and set off.
During the journey, Asta excitedly asked, "Do you think Yuno will come too, since the Golden Dawn is participating?"
Cedric replied, "Very likely."
Asta shouted, "I want to compete with him again and see who's gotten stronger!"
Soon, the trio arrived at the entrance of the Magic Palace.
The entrance was hidden beneath a massive tree, leading into an underground palace.
Cedric immediately warned, "Be careful. There could be Trap Magic mechanisms or powerful magical beasts inside."
Asta confidently replied, "Got it!" and stepped forward.
The moment he stepped on a tile, a circular magic symbol suddenly lit up, and a stone pillar shot out of the ground.
Cedric quickly realized, "That's Trap Magic."
He told Asta, "Step back. I'll handle this."
Cedric activated, "Tree Magic: Hell's Chaos."
Countless branches erupted from the ground and transformed into sharp blades that triggered several traps simultaneously.
The violent chain reaction caused parts of the underground structure to collapse.
After clearing the area, Cedric calmly declared, "The path is safe now. Let's head for the treasure."
Using his strong magic sensing ability, Cedric guided the group through numerous traps until they finally reached a large sealed gate.
Cedric observed, "This gate is made entirely of magic. If we break it carelessly, the palace might collapse—we're deep underground."
He added, "Asta, destroy it with your Anti-Magic."
At that moment, a system notification appeared.
[Ding! Mission in progress: Learn Ancient Magic — Sylph's Breath.]
[Mission reward: Wind Attribute Magic Nature, Wandless Magic Rasengan.]
Cedric quickly began analyzing the reward.
His Tree Magic was essentially a fusion of earth and water attributes.
If wind attribute magic were added, it might allow him to develop entirely new elemental combinations.
Asta then swung his Anti-Magic sword and effortlessly cut through the magical gate.
The door shattered, revealing a room filled with dazzling treasures.
Gold coins and jewels were piled everywhere.
Cedric quickly noticed an ancient scroll placed on a stone pillar.
He opened the scroll, and the magical script immediately transformed into a beam of light that merged into his grimoire.
Another system notification appeared.
[Ding! Mission complete. Host has obtained Wind Attribute Magic Nature, Wandless Magic Rasengan, and the title "Yuno's Full Malice."]
[Yuno's Full Malice: When encountering Yuno, the host will be treated as a rival and obstacle on his path to becoming the Wizard King.]
Cedric frowned slightly after reading the description.
Receiving a reward had somehow earned him a rival.
He muttered, "Yuno is quite petty…"
Since that was the case, Cedric decided not to hold back.
He immediately began storing all the treasure into his system space, leaving not a single gold coin behind.
Behind another broken wall, he discovered a rusty black sword embedded in the ground.
Cedric took that sword as well.
After collecting everything, Cedric handed the sword to Asta and told him, "Keep it."
He then called Noelle over and said, "We're leaving."
Before leaving, Cedric summoned, "Tree Magic: World Tree Summoning," and filled the palace with massive roots.
Cedric thought to himself that he had originally planned to help the others deal with Mars but had now decided to leave that problem to someone else.
Cedric activated the Flying Thunder God technique.
In an instant, he grabbed Asta with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Noelle's waist.
Space distorted, and the three vanished.
They reappeared at the Black Bulls base.
Asta looked around in confusion and asked, "Why are we back already?"
Cedric casually explained, "It's just my new magic."
Back at the base, Cedric handed a portion of the treasure to Yami.
Naturally, he kept half of it for himself.
He also kept the scroll secret.
Asta then handed over the rusty sword he had received earlier.
Yami immediately noticed, "This sword is absorbing my magic power."
Yami realized that the sword might be a powerful magical tool, but the problem was that anyone with magic would have their power drained.
Then Yami suddenly remembered something.
Asta had no magic power.
Yami said, "Asta, try using it."
Asta picked it up and focused his energy.
The sword suddenly absorbed Yami's Dark Magic that remained nearby.
Asta swung the sword and released a massive black slash that shattered the wall behind Yami.
Asta stared at the sword in shock and declared, "This is insanely powerful!"
When he tried to swing again, nothing happened.
Yami realized, "It just released the magic it absorbed earlier."
Just as Yami was about to take the sword back, Asta's grimoire suddenly opened.
A crimson aura engulfed the sword.
New magic inscriptions began forming within Asta's grimoire.
Yami immediately grabbed Asta by the head and said, "We're going to see the Wizard King."
Asta loudly protested, "Wait! Hey!" as Yami dragged him away.
Cedric and Noelle could only watch silently.
Meanwhile, inside the Magic Palace, another group was advancing.
Klaus Lunettes pushed up his glasses and asked, "Mimosa, how far are we from the treasure chamber?"
Mimosa used her spell, Magic Flower Guidepost, to track the route and replied, "Only three intersections left, but a large surge of magic power is approaching."
Klaus said, "As expected of you. You're very capable."
At that moment, a voice suddenly interrupted them.
Lotus Whomalt appeared and calmly greeted them, "Greetings, Golden Dawn members."
Lotus explained, "I have no intention of killing you. My only goal is to stop you from reaching the treasure."
Yuno immediately opened his grimoire and said, "Then we'll just have to defeat you."
Lotus sighed. "Young people are always so impulsive."
Lotus then cast, "Mist Magic: Smoke Garden of Usurpation."
Thick smoke filled the entire area.
Lotus calmly explained, "The Diamond Kingdom invades the Clover Kingdom because our resources are scarce."
Yuno responded by launching a barrage of wind spikes.
The attacks disappeared into the smoke as Lotus continued mocking them.
Far away, inside the Clover Kingdom, Julius Novachrono received news about the Magic Palace incident.
Marx nervously asked, "Isn't it too dangerous to send mostly rookies?"
Julius simply smiled and replied, "It will be fine."
He added calmly, "After all, one of them is that mysterious Tree Magic boy—even I can't fully understand him."
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