After getting their ranks, the three of them went back to the hideout. Luck and Magna got back from their mission, Vanessa was passed out with wine bottles around her, Grey, Gordan, and Gauche were drinking wine, and Yami was reading the newspaper.
Asta then went on to tell Luck and Magna he got Junior Magic Knight Third Class. Both Luck and Magna were confused about what they were until Yami told them.
Charmy then got Junior Magic Knight First Class and made them bow to her. Yami then spoke up and told them Madara got Intermediate Magic Knight Second Class.
Luck, Magna, Asta, Noelle, and Charmy then bowed down to him. 'Status goes a long way in this world' Madara thought seeing them bow to him.
He even smiled a bit after noticing Noelle bowing too. Looks like his technique has been working. Once they all got up, Yami congratulated both Madara and Asta.
"Anyway, well done you two," Yami said with a cigarette in his mouth.
"But Captain Fuegoleon..." Asta said with a troubled look looking to the floor.
"Huh? Fuegoleon? Who do you think you're worried about, punk? That hot-blooded king of seriousness won't die that easily. I bet he'll come back even stronger." Yami said releasing the held Asta had.
"Of course! All right! I'm going to train even harder and stronger, too!" Asta said in a loud tone.
"No, you're gonna rest," Yami said blowing smoke.
"Huh?" Asta said as he turned around confused.
"You're too injured. You're going to die. Are you stupid?" Yami said in a cold tone.
"You too," Yami said as he looked at Madara. "Even though you don't look injured, you're going to rest too,"
"That's generous of you. But I'll use my time wisely and not sit around doing nothing." Madara said making a vein pop out of Yami's neck.
"Do you want to die?!" Yami asked releasing some of his killing intent.
Madara was unfazed by his as he started to release a bit of his killing intent. A purple aura surrounded Yami, as a black aura surrounded Madara.
Madara then felt this peck on his head. It was Secre signaling for him to stop. Madara stopped fighting with Yami, as he said he would rest. Noelle gritted her teeth seeing this.
'This kid... He was able to match my killing intent...' Yami thought as he examined Madara.
"A break? You're getting time off, Madara? Asta?" Finral asked with his top half showing through a portal.
"Then let's head to a mixer!" Finral said causing Noelle to have a look of shock.
"Sure," Madara said causing Noelle to go white in the face.
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Walking through the portal and into the mixer. Madara chose to sit in front of Rebecca. She looked like she didn't want to be there. Madara couldn't blame her, he was regretting coming there too.
Finral started by introducing himself while giving them purple flowers. Asta then introduced himself flexing his muscles and say he was going to become Wizard King.
After that, they started losing interest. Erika and Helene, we're having second thoughts about coming to the mixer.
"My name is Madara," Madara said keeping it short and simple.
'His hair looks amazing. Maybe even better than mine.'
'He's kind of handsome.'
'...'
"Say, why don't I tell you about the Magic Knights?" Finral said catching their interest again.
Finral then thought about what he does every day. He's only transportation for Yami. No one would be interested in his job, so he turned to Asta and Madara.
"You guys protected the people of the royal cap, didn't you?" Finral said getting surprised expressions from Erika and Helene.
"Y-Yes I did!" Asta said with stars in his eyes.
"Oh, you mean the incident the other day?" Helene wanting to hear Asta and Madaras' story.
Madara was bored out of his mind in this mixer. Both he and Rebecca didn't want to be there. The whole time, Noelle was watching them. Madara didn't say anything, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to say anything later.
"I worked hard and got promoted," Asta said out of embarrassment scratching the back on his head.
"Then you must be amazing!" Erika said happily.
"Well, Madara here, got promoted to Second Class Intermediate Magic Knight," Finral said making the two girls even more surprised.
"What did you do in the attack?" Helene asked both Madara and Asta.
"I protected a little girl and fought against the caster who was creating zombies," Asta said making the girls excited.
"What did you do?" Erika asked looking at Madara.
"I went to every district killing zombies and protecting the people," Madara said making the girls have a doubtful face.
It would be impossible for someone to go to each district with such little time. But the way Madara said it, so humbly made them think he was telling the truth.
"That's amazing!" Erika said after hearing Madara. She might still be skeptical, but he was Second Class Intermediate Magic Knight. That made up for it.
"You look like you don't want to be here," Madara said to Rebecca while Asta and Finral were talking to the other girls.
"Yeah. This isn't even the real me, and I'm worried about my siblings at home." Rebecca said taking out her hairpin.
"I can't say I know what's it's like. I never had parents or siblings only my teacher." Madara said making Rebecca get sad for a moment.
"I'm sorry," Rebecca said making Madara smirk.
"There's no need. Even though I didn't have any blood-related siblings, but when I visited the church in Hage village it felt like they were my family." Madara said making Rebecca smile.
Then everyone started talking to each other making Noelle jealous seeing how they were having fun.
"Well... well... You look like you're having fun, I great Magic Knight. You don't look much. If they're letting people like you in, I might have a chance." The drunkard said to Madara so close he could smell his breath. Madara wanted to kill him, but if he did that would cause problems for him.
"And being out with a flashy little thing like this? I sure envy you. Bet you're desperate to catch yourself a Magic Knight, aren't ya, missy?" The fat drunk guy said to Rebecca.
"Pretty sure I've seen you somewhere before. Oh, you're the girl who works at the local restaurant, always carrying a kid on your back and working until you're drenched in sweat." The drunk fat dude said as he started laughing.
"All those brats yours? That must mean your man walked out In you." The man said with a big smile.
"No! That was my brother!" Rebecca argued but it was no avail.
"Well, then, of course, you'd like to get yourself a Magic Knight, and enjoy the easy life." The man said as he grabbed her shoulders. Before he could saga anything else, he felt cold metal on his necks.
"Unhand her or lose your hands. I won't tell you again." Madara said not taking his eyes off the man.
Feeling the sharp glare Madara was giving, he unhanded her. Madara then sat back down for the man to try and punch him. Easily, Madara grabbed his massive hand, picked him up into the air, then slammed him into his table.
He was going to do something else, but the owner called him out for breaking the table. Everyone at the table scattered.
"Thanks, Madara. I feel so much better!" Rebecca said catching her breath.
"My bad for ruining the mixer," Madara said looking over his shoulder to see a figure move. He then sent a breeze of air over to the figure and wrote something.
"You are the worst stalker." That is what the letter said before disappearing into the wind.
"Hey, Madara... D-Do you have anyone that you like?" Rebecca asked putting Madara in a tight spot.
'I like Sister Lily and I also like Mereoleona, Charlotte, Vanessa, and Nero. I don't want to say her because considering how fertile her mom was, I don't want to take my chances.' Madara thought before coming up with an answer.
"This one right here," Madara said pointing to the bird on top of his head.
"I'm sure she is grateful to have you," Rebecca said while laughing thinking Madara was joking.
It was an act. Dont be in comments like, "How come Madara changed so quickly" It was an act
It was early in the morning, the sun had yet to rise, and Madara was surrounded by 20 of his clones in their lightning cloak. They each had a special kunai. Madara was barehanded and had his Sharingan active. Madara analyzed each clone and saw that the clone to the left of him, leg twitched.
Signaling that it was going to move. Madara then kicked the clone to the left of him send the clone flying in the clones behind it. The rest of the clones then began attacking.
Madara concluded that he caught the other clone off guard because when he attacked his clones, they were either blocking, dodging, or they would pary his attack.
Since Madara had been practicing his lightning cloak day and night since he got it, the blue wild aura was turning into a dark blue color. Though he was making great progress, he had yet to master this technique.
Even if he hadn't mastered it, the technique still came with great benefits. It made him stronger, made him faster, his senses, and perception.
Fight against twenty of himself with this ability wasn't an easy task. Seeing how being surrounded wasn't going to make it easier, Madara jumps high in the air, out of being in the middle of twenty clones.
Madara then does a cross arm guard to block the coming attack for his clone. When he tried to gain some distance, his clones weren't going to let him breathe.
When Madara recovered from the attack, Madara leaned back at a perfect ninety-degree angle as he watches his clone's arm surrounded by this light blue aura go over him. Madara then did a back handstand, as he kicks his close in the process.
While in the air, with his feet in the air, he spun in a circular motion. With his legs stretched out, he kicked his clone repeatedly. He then laid flat on the ground as he sensed his clone coming. Above him, was his clone doing a flying kick above him.
Madara then shot up from the ground, as a wood dome appeared where he was laying. Madara was in the air, as he put both hands out and created a thick mist. He concealed himself and was about to take out one of his clones, but his clone made a large gust of wind to get rid of the mist.
Madara then punches the clone three times in the face in quick succession then following up with a chop to the neck. He then ducks down to dodge the attack his clone dished out, and from the ground up, Madara hits his clone with an uppercut sending it in the air.
Madara then leans forward to dodge the attack from behind as he elbows the clone behind him in the chin.
Madara turns around to meet the clone, grabs his head, then pushes his head into his knee. Without looking, Madara puts his hand up to dodge to block his clone's attack.
With a clone stunned on his left, a clone on his right about to make a move, two clones coming from the front and back, and another coming from above. Madara only smirks at this.
Madara jumps in the air, and in a split position kicks the clones to his left and right. In a spinning motion, he sends the clones coming from the front and back meters away. Since they ran into his foot, it dealt more damage.
For the one above, while still in the air, Madaras' back faces to the ground and he curls up. When the clone above struck down with the force of the gods.
*BOOM!*
Only for a few seconds, Madara lays in a crater, then instantly puts his hands on the ground and propelled backward. How he came out unscathed?
Madara created a thick wood wall to take the force of the attack, but the force behind the punch from his clones sent into the ground from a split second.
*WOOSH!*
Fours clones coming from all sides, Madara quickly uses his ocular powers to predict his clone's attack pattern.
Madara blocks with his forearm from his attacker on the left. Madara swings his back slightly making the clone from behind him run into his knuckles.
Then Madara engaged in full hand to hand combat with four of his clones. He blocks, parries, dodges, elbows, kicks, punches, chops, all of this for them to keep coming back. Then finally.
*Slink*
One of his clones cuts a deep wound on his shoulder. Instantly, his shoulder started to leak blood. Pain wasn't something he didn't feel, he was just foreign to the feeling for too long. He laughed at the feeling of being injured.
He could feel his wound healing, but he didn't have super generation. His left arm would be out of commission for a few minutes. He then kicks the wrist of his clone, as the kunai goes flying into the air. He grabs the kunai with his free arm and starts to block the attack coming to him.
*Ting!* *Ting!* *Sliiiiiiing!*
Madara gets his legs swept, but before he could fall, he drops the kunai, and while struggling and pain following his attempt. Madara pushes off the ground then grabs two of his clones' heads and slams them together.
While in the air, his clone took the opportunity to jump off the ground. He does a backflip mid-air and kicks Madara in the chin. Madaras' head flung back taking the full force of the attack.
Another clone jumps in the air, but this time, it punches Madara in the stomach making him grunt in pain. The force of the attack was going to send Madara flying, but another clone jumps up behind him and kicks him in the back.
Madara puts his feet behind him, trying to stop himself from crashing into a tree. Eventually, focusing fire on the soles of his feet then using it to stop his movement.
Seeing how they were all in the same spot as before, Madara smirked as he used his wood style to restrict their movements.
While one was fast enough to escape, Madara made a large dense ball of air. With two hands held above his head, he threw his arms forehead, and so did the dense ball of air.
*BOOM!*
On impact, the power from the attack easily destroyed the clones. The weapons they were holding went flying in a random direction. Madara was able to collect his kunai, but using the attack created a massive hole in the ground.
Madara always made sure to not rise his mana too high even with his clones. Because the ones who could sense mana would be coming in a panic. Except for Luck. If he sensed high amounts of mana, he would want to fight.
In a matter of minutes, everyone was outside to see Madara standing over a massive hole in the ground with his arm covered in dried blood. He was covered in light bruises and holding a few weapons.
Yami took a long of his cigarette and said, "What the hell happened here?"
A few hours ago, I read the new chapter of 'Reborn In Black Clover With Demon Slaying Magic' and he mentioned my book. In the comments, I felt so disrespected. Someone called me a wannabe Madara. Another said Grim would smoke Madara. That lowkey hurt. No, he's not a masochist.