Chapter 21 All-sweet potato dinner! Heading to the royal capital!
It’s night.
In the brightly lit church, everyone sat together around the long dining table.
The priest, who has always been frugal, rarely lit up both oil lamps. The light from the oil lamps was a little yellowish, but it filled the whole church with a warm atmosphere.
Takaki remembered that the last time he lit the only two oil lamps in the church was six months ago, when the three of them obtained the grimoire.
The process of civilization in the Black Clover world is somewhat similar to that of the Middle Ages, but after all, it has supernatural power such as magic, so there are some differences overall.
But for the poor or lower-class people, this difference is not big. For example, the oil lamps used in their churches are very cheap lighting tools.
Some wealthy people have long been using equipment that uses magic lighting.
There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in this world, and the only chance to cross the class is the entrance examination of the Magic Knights.
This is also the reason why everyone in the entire Clover Kingdom is eager to take the Magic Knights exam.
Golden Dawn, one of the nine magic knights that Yuno joined in the future, directly gave Yuno a single-family villa after successfully joining the group. Not to mention its luxury, the size of the single bedroom was almost half as big as theirs.
The church is getting bigger.
In the eyes of other Golden Dawn members, such a villa is nothing at all, because except for Yuno, all Golden Dawn members are nobles.
I am afraid that the leader of the Golden Dawn, William Fankins, knew that Yuno had no place to live in the royal capital, so he simply gave Yuno a place to live.
"Tomorrow Taki, Asta, and Yuno will go to the royal capital. Today we will have a banquet to celebrate."
The priest rarely showed an unsteady look in front of everyone, and he laughed and spoke.
Takaki's heart moved, are there three places?
He remembered that there were only two places in the anime, and he was a little worried that Asta would lose this place because of his appearance, as it was the most grand annual entrance exam for the Magic Knights.
I don’t know how many people in the entire Clover Kingdom want to participate. Naturally, it’s not possible for everyone to go, but it is recommended by the manager of the local Magic Book Tower.
Takaki doesn't know how the process goes, but the priest's help is definitely indispensable.
Thought of here.
Takaki looked at the priest who stood up, pinched his waist and laughed, and his heart felt warm.
At the same time.
From the corner of his eye, Tagi glanced at Yuno who was sitting on the other side. The emergence of the third spot may have something to do with Yuno.
If a four-leaf clover magic book appears in a small place like theirs, it is impossible for the old magician not to report it. In this case, it is not difficult to ask for a quota.
"The priest traveled to several villages and asked for a lot of sweet potatoes, so we had today's sumptuous sweet potato dinner."
Sister Lily spoke with a gentle look on her face.
"Thank you, Father!"
"Father is great!"
"…………"
A sound of chirping came from several young children around the dining table.
"Father!"
Asta looked so moved.
"What's that look in your eyes? I didn't prepare this just for you."
The priest saw everyone happy and felt equally happy, but he still pretended to be disgusted and spoke to Asta.
"I will work hard to become the Magic Emperor, and then come back in glory to marry Sister Lily..."
Asta stood up from the table and chair, and spoke loudly under everyone's gaze.
Bang!
As the word "marriage" came out, a fist of water condensed out of thin air had already hit Asta and flew into the wall.
After Sister Lily beat Asta away, she continued to introduce the many foods on the table to everyone with a smile on her face.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Takaki looked at the various sweet potato foods on the table, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
In addition to his previous life and two lifetimes combined, he has never eaten so many kinds of food made from sweet potatoes.
There is no way around this. After all, their Haji Village is too poor, and the church still needs to raise so many children. These sweet potatoes in front of them are already considered very good food.
"Sister Lily, your cooking skills have improved again."
Takaki praised somewhat against his will.
Sister Lily covered her mouth and laughed happily: "Hehe, thank you for the compliment!"
An all-sweet potato dinner was held in a warm and lively atmosphere.
"Zhizhi..."
"Chirp."
In the early morning, the chirping of birds comes from all around from time to time.
Outside the entrance of Haji Village.
The priest, nun Lily, and other children in the church looked at Taki, Asta, and Yuno who were about to leave.
"Brother Zaki, Brother Yuno, and Asta, remember to write back."
"Be careful on the road."
"I'll be back soon."
The voices of children sounded.
"Hey, Nash! Why did you only call me Asta!"
Asta looked at Nash, who had short red hair and was pretending to be cool, and shouted dissatisfied.
"Humph."
Nash snorted and turned his head away.
This made Asta a little annoyed, but he soon burst into laughter.
Takaki reached out and patted Asta's shoulder, then looked at the priest and nun Lily, who were standing behind and had not spoken.
Originally he wanted to say something, but now seeing the two priests looking at them with smiles on their faces, Takaki finally just nodded gently to them.
Some words don’t have to be said out loud.
"Let's go."
Takaki turned around and waved to the back.
Asta and Yuno also turned around and followed Takaki along the relatively smooth dirt road.
"You should say something, Yuno."
Asta strode forward, with his hands behind his head, and turned his head slightly to look at Yuno, who had remained silent.
Yuno's expression remained unchanged as she quickly took a few steps forward and came to Takaki's side.
"You guy!"
Asta stamped his feet vigorously, and then followed him quickly.
The capital of Sancao Kingdom is much far away from Haji Village where they are located, so in addition to daily training and competitions, the three of them spent the rest of the time either eating or on the road.
And Takaki also saw the appearance of this world and the magic beasts with magical power. Unfortunately, most of the magic beasts were not strong, which made Takaki a little disappointed.
As he got closer to the royal capital, Asta became more and more excited, and Yuno's mood also fluctuated.
"Is it finally here?"
The three of them stood on the cliff, looking at the huge royal capital that had faintly emerged in the distance, and their voices became more enthusiastic.