Chapter 16

The state of the forest was a disaster, craters filled with water, others with plants and some were totally deserted and there was a lot of destruction around, William the captain of the Golden Dawn was the first to come out of his stupor as there was something that caught his attention, he walked towards a deserted hole ignoring the craters filled with plants and others with water as if they were a plague.

''Julius, some craters were made by sheer physical force...'' William spoke, his expression under the mask was one of pure surprise.

The man who appeared to be Julius approached William's side, he was tall and his blond hair is short, besides wearing a long cape with feathers on the edges, he looked at this with pure curiosity in his eyes.

''I heard about this, but I thought the messengers were exaggerating. What do you think about this Yami?'' Julius looked at Yami the captain of the Black Bulls, the man is tall, of muscular build wears a black cape with the sign of a bull, his attire is simple wearing a rolled up white shirt and black pants, his short hair is black and is tousled back and he has a bland beard. Yami looked at the craters and his black eyes looked at this with excitement.

''The person who made this crater might have more physical strength than me, and as for the other craters, I guess you felt it? Many traces of large amounts of mana in this area, as if they had been using it every day for a long time'' Yami explained while taking out a cigarette.

''Exactly, but we don't have to worry the people who caused this have no bad intentions from what I've heard, in fact they helped the kingdom'' Julius said relieving some captains.

''But do you think they can be trusted? We don't even know them'' A beautiful blonde woman spoke, she have 1.79CM Tall, her eyes are blue as the sky but they were quite cold, she wears a grey colored armor and under it simple clothes, On her shoulders there is a blue cloak with blue roses emblem, and on her waist she carries a beautiful rapier. This naturally is the captain of the Blue roses.

''There are two of them that I trust because I know them, but there is one that I don't know at all'' Julius

"Do you know two of them?'' Fuegoleon asked, his appearance is that of a charismatic man, of tall stature measuring 1.88M, with long vermilion hair and a red cape with a Lion as a sign, this is the captain of the Crimson Lion Squadron.

''Yes, and the most incredible thing is that they are young'' Julius said with a mysterious smile.

The captains couldn't help but be surprised when they heard Julius, young people did this? surely he is joking?

''What!?, you've got to be kidding me Julius? The people who did this were not adult wizards?'' Jack a long man of slender build but incredibly tall measuring 1.97M, his hair is jet black and golden eyes with a scar on the left, he wears a green cape with a mantis sign, this is the captain of the green mantises.

''If there are strong people like Julius and the former Wizard King, obviously people of this caliber could appear'' Dorothy said calmly, Dorothy is a very petite woman standing 5'5" tall with fair skin, short lilac hair, on her head she wears a witch's hat as well as noble clothing with her Peacock Coral squadron's cape.

''Of course, in this world there are many things possible'' Julius said calmly as he looked at Nozel who was staring at the water filled crater with confusion, 'Looks like he sensed it' Julius exhibited a slight smile then added in his mind 'Acier's daughter is amazing'.

'This is impossible, it's similar to her magic but Noelle doesn't have such control and strength to cause something like this!' Nozel deny immediately, Nebra and Solid who were behind him looked at this in terror as did the other members, it's the first time they've seen this kind of destruction on such a scale with magic.

''Julius, I can't believe this...'' Rill a small boy with light blue hair and boyish appearance said denying what Julius said.

''It's no use thinking about it too much, besides I guess we will meet these people soon, right?'' Kaiser the captain of the Purple Orca asked Julius.

''They are the reason why the exam will start the next day and even I myself will be there as a spectator'' Julius spoke with an excited expression.

''....''' The captains looked at Julius with stoic expressions, they know Julius' curious side very well and the cause of this provoked their great curiosity.

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Silva's House (Dusk)

Nozel's expression was dark as he read a letter written by his younger sister.

''She married that man only in six months...'' Nozel felt like he could barely breathe, he expected Noelle to fall in love but how far did their love go to even move in together so fast? Did he underestimate his sister's genetics? He expected his sister to slowly fall in love with this man, but not at this speed.

''It's just as I wanted but not that it happened at this speed, I have to find out where he lives'' Nozel muttered to himself, but then as if something ticked in his mind his expression turned dark again.

''If they go at this speed... Won't I be an uncle soon?'' At that moment fear assaulted the Captain of the Silver Eagles for the second time, the image of his sister arriving at his house presenting more than ten children flashed in his mind...

These thoughts would not let Nozel sleep until he finds out where his sister lives begin to talk.

''Every time it's about Noelle he looks like another man...'' Nebra said while looking at Solid, they both heard their brother talking and then muttering as they crossed the corridor. They already understood that their condition was due to Noelle mysteriously disappearing from the house and they even noticed that some maids were missing.

''Noelle is completely identical to our mother, it's like she's the reincarnation of herself, that's the main problem'' Solid said with an annoyed tone

''He'll probably fix this quickly and Noelle will be back, let's not make a big deal out of it,'' Nebra said and solidly nodded.

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Vermillion House (Dusk)

''So she came, she told you that she married a man and even moved...'' Fuegoleon looked at his little brother Leopold.

Leopold simply nodded nervously.

''And you didn't ask her anything, you didn't even meet the man she married?'' Fuegoleon's expression turned serious.

''S-she looked very happy, every time she talked about him she showed a warm smile, it seems that the man she married makes her very happy and I didn't bother to ask her anything'' Leopold said nervously.

''If it's as you say then there's nothing to worry about, I'll probably present it at some point.''

''Hey brother, do you think our sister wouldn't be interested in knowing who our cousin married?'' Leopold said curiously, he hasn't seen his sister in a while.

''Nah'' Fuegoleon said calmly.

''But you said that someone very strong has appeared in the Kingdom, you yourself witnessed the forest area.''

''Oh shit!'' Fuegoleon's face turned pale, his noble atmosphere went out the window as he realized that his little brother was right.

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Golden Dawn (Night)

''...''' In the meeting room there were many people from the squadron including the Captain, the vice-captain and Yuno. But strangely there was a deadly silence.

''Are you telling me that you guys went to Nozel's house to cause trouble, all because you were seeking revenge?'' William looked at Yuno with an annoyed expression. This is the first time they have seen their captain upset, he always had a calm atmosphere and was usually friendly.

''I am aware of my mistake captain and I apologize'' Yuno strangely apologized instantly his expression seemed tired unlike the arrogance from before, this one was not seen by...

William was a little confused to see the change in Yuno 'This is very strange, the first time I met him he was a totally arrogant nobleman' William could not help thinking, then he turned his gaze towards Langris...

"Langris, What's wrong with you? William looked worriedly at Langris, he had broken many bones but they were healed with magic, but Langris' expression was frightening as if he was traumatized.

''N-nothing'' Langris said, he looked at William's eyes but as if it was a nightmare they turned a red color.

''Ahhh! Get away from me!'' Langris fell down while backing away with a pitiful expression.

''Langris? What's wrong with you?'' William looked at Langris with concern.

Yuno's expression turned dark as he looked at his vice-captain 'This is all my fault, if only I hadn't messed with that woman none of this would have happened' Yuno thought in frustration but then he heard a little voice in his mind.

'Don't think too much about it Yuno, strive to move forward and become stronger. What happened to you there was just a lesson for you to learn from, remember you are still young. Obviously you are going to make many mistakes from which you must learn. The most important thing is that you get better and don't take steps backwards' A soft female voice rang in Yuno's head.

'Thank you Sylph, you're right...' Yuno thanked Sylph for the spirit that appeared after reading a dungeon scroll. Yuno's mood began to improve since he started talking to Sylph, he went in search of invaders from the Diamond Kingdom he found no one but Sylph.

'Not only did they do a lot of damage to him, the greatest damage was mentally...' William thought as he held an unconscious Langris.

''Yuno whoever did this to Langris, never but never provoke him again'' William looked at Yuno with a terrified expression.

''Y-yes'' Yuno stuttered seing William's expression.