Charles looked at the four devils behind Nacht with interest.
The animal masks worn by those four devils were respectively chicken, cat, dog, and donkey, clearly originating from a story in Grimm's fairy tales.
The fairy tale "The Town Musicians of Bremen" told of four animals who fled their homes to avoid being slaughtered by their respective masters and formed a band wanting to venture to Bremen.
On the road, the four animals worked together to defeat bandits, with the core theme being that the weak can defeat the strong through cooperation.
It had to be said that Tabata understood allegory - this story really matched Nacht well.
Nacht revealing his identity as a devil contractor directly added considerable credibility to his intelligence.
The captains, with complicated feelings, all immediately returned to begin preparations for this battle that would decide the world's fate.
Charles also hitched a ride with Nacht back to the Black Bulls base together.
Nacht's shadow magic was really convenient - not only could it manipulate shadows for attack or defense, but it could also cross space through the shadow world.
Through Nacht's Shadow Corridor, the two arrived at the base in the blink of an eye.
After gathering everyone, Charles told everyone everything and introduced Nacht to them.
Compared to Yami being captured as a ritual sacrifice and the enemy being the Magic Emperor, the fact that the Black Bulls had a vice-captain wasn't so shocking.
However, Nacht's attitude was still hard for everyone to accept.
Nacht couldn't approve of the Black Bulls squad. Although the Black Bulls had been very active recently, their reputation hadn't been good before.
After all, previously the Black Bulls had been famous as a rogue knight squad that caused more damage than achievements.
"People who look like bad guys or have done evil things in the past trying to improve their reputation by doing good deeds... I really hate such behavior. Only people who have been doing good from the beginning are the most admirable!"
That's what Nacht said, but Charles knew that from beginning to end, Nacht hated himself most of all.
But regardless, the special training began.
Charles had originally wanted to find the elven sanctuary Elysia and send everyone there to learn ultimate magic, but the elves found them first.
It seemed that Dryad, the deity guarding Elysia, really did have prophetic abilities, which was why she sent Patry and others when needed.
And they weren't the only ones who came to help - Kahono from the Underwater Temple also rushed over.
She told everyone that the deity the Underwater Temple had always worshipped had awakened. Unlike the humanoid Dryad, the sea god was a dragon-shaped being.
Sea Dragon Leviathan sensed the crisis of world destruction, so needed to contract with an excellent water magic user to participate in battle.
And the one Kahono naturally chose was Noelle.
It just so happened that Noelle's temporary contract with Undine had been dissolved, and participating in the upcoming battle would really be somewhat difficult.
But even if the contract still existed, with Lolopechka having been rescued, she and Undine couldn't reach Saint Stage anymore anyway.
After all, as an existence with a divine name, Sea Dragon God's life level was definitely no less than Undine's. It looked like the female protagonist Noelle was going to get another power-up.
After arranging everyone else, Charles looked at Asta and Yuno in front of him.
Yuno had come on his own initiative, partly to confirm Captain Vangeance's current situation, and partly to voluntarily participate in the operation against the Spade Kingdom.
Charles first said to Yuno, "The method to advance spirit assimilation to Saint Stage is simple, but precisely because it's simple, you can only rely on your own efforts.
However, if you want to participate in the upcoming battle, inexperienced spirit assimilation won't be enough. Since you already know your origins, you should also know that wind magic is brought to you by the elf soul in your body.
The magic that truly belongs to you hasn't awakened yet. If you can awaken it, perhaps it can play a role in battle."
Yuno was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "I will do it. I'll rescue Captain Vangeance myself."
Charles nodded, then looked at Asta, "Compared to Yuno, your anti-magic is the power that can decide the final outcome, Asta. So from now on, go train with the vice-captain!"
Saying this, Charles handed a bracelet to Asta, "This thing should help you speed up your progress."
Asta took the bracelet and put it on his wrist without thinking, not doubting at all that Charles would harm him.
"Don't worry! I'll definitely become stronger and definitely rescue Captain Yami."
Before Asta finished speaking, Nacht directly lifted him up.
"I don't dislike your motivated attitude. Let's get started quickly then!"
Saying this, both sank into the shadows below. Charles couldn't help but anticipate what degree Asta would have grown to when he saw him again.
In the original plot, Asta completed his devil assimilation training in just two days and achieved the feat of slaying the legendary Demon God right upon appearance.
Charles didn't doubt that Asta hoped to complete his training this time, just that to what degree he could complete it this time was uncertain.
In the original plot, although Asta successfully activated devil assimilation, it had a five-minute limit.
Ultimately, the devil assimilation Asta achieved using the "Devil-Befriending Ritual" was different from Nacht's and was actually more like spirit assimilation.
Only when Asta and the devil Liebe were spiritually connected could they display full power.
While this mode couldn't use devil assimilation as stably as Nacht's, it had the possibility of bursting out with stronger power. So Nacht telling Asta that he was the correct one wasn't without reason.
So initially Asta couldn't resonate with Liebe, whose heart held only hatred for devils, so couldn't use devil assimilation.
But later the two found their resonance point in protecting each other, which allowed them to successfully activate devil assimilation. And when fighting Lucifero, the two truly came to understand each other's feelings, thus bursting out with the power to slay the Devil King.
And Charles, knowing all this, naturally wanted to help advance this process - that magic tool was made for this purpose.
The inspiration for making this magic tool came from a magic tool sold by a lich lady from another world who always stocked strange products to a certain severely autistic Crimson Demon young lady.
It was that crystal ball that made both parties' relationship better by playing both sides' embarrassing histories.
Um... although it did sound quite socially deadly, it was indeed quite useful.
So Charles developed that bracelet, which could allow both parties to share their deepest memories during battle.
He believed that knowing everything, Asta would definitely do better than in the original plot.
After sending off Yuno who was eager to start training, Charles stretched and walked toward a room in the base.
Having sent away all the others who could get power-ups, next Charles was going to find the person he most admired among the group.
Pushing open the door, a pile of documents fell down. Draft papers covered with magic circles and techniques were pasted all over the walls, and the floor was also covered with drafts.
"Senior Magna, as promised before, I'm here to help!"
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