"That's more like it!" Gauche muttered, then walked forward.
"Even though special permission was given, you should have some self-awareness. After all, it's already late at night!" Theresa reminded him.
"I know!" Gauche waved his hand impatiently, then saw Marie celebrating with the children who had been saved in the church.
"Big brother!" Marie saw Gauche and rushed over happily, then said to the little friends behind her, "Big brother is a great hero!"
"Marie!!!" Gauche was instantly petrified. Especially when he heard Marie proudly introducing him to her friends, he felt that everything was worth it!
"Idiot Asta, just how long are you going to sleep? Drool is getting onto my clothes!" Noelle pouted.
"If Asta wakes up and immediately finds himself in Little Noelle's arms, he'll surely be happy to death," Vanessa laughed.
"Hmph! That's true, after all, a Princess's embrace isn't something just anyone can experience!" Noelle said tsundere-ly.
"Alright, since everyone's children have been found, let's all disperse and go back to sleep!" Yami finished and gave a yawn. At this moment, he was somewhat envious of Asta; he could go straight to sleep after a fight!
"Let's disperse. Everyone is tired after being busy all night!" the townspeople also said one after another, and soon everyone headed back to their homes.
"I say, why haven't you used your Spatial Magic yet? What are you waiting for?" Yami looked at Finral and asked.
"I was wondering if I should call Gauche?" Finral said hesitantly.
"That guy is with his sister right now. Even the Wizard King wouldn't be able to call him away!" Yami rolled his eyes.
"That's true, and he can fly back himself!" Finral nodded, then activated his Spatial Magic. Everyone entered one by one, and they all returned to the headquarters.
Whish...
"You're back. Captain, everything is safe here!" Grey and Gordon said, sitting dutifully on the sofa.
"Don't you guys know how to turn on the lights!" Yami was startled, having forgotten about these two.
Whish...
"The night is my protective color, and without the lights, I can see the sorrowful moonlight filtering in from outside. This reminds me of..."
"Alright, mission accomplished. Everyone go back to sleep. Finral, teleport me back to my room!" Yami felt like he couldn't stay awake any longer.
"Yes, Captain!" Finral hurriedly teleported Yami back.
"Seriously, I was just a bystander today!" Magna curled his lip and also walked toward his room.
"What a pity. I only saw a super strong person but didn't get to fight yet!" Luck was the same, floating back to his room.
"Little Noelle, see you tomorrow!" Vanessa gave a greeting and also returned to her bedroom with a yawn.
"Okay, Big Sister Vanessa! Um... Gordon, could I trouble you to take Asta..." After greeting Vanessa, Noelle planned to ask Gordon on the sofa to help take Asta back, only to turn around and find that Gordon and Grey had already vanished!
In other words, at this moment, only she and Asta were left in the hall!
"Ahhh, what should I do? Am I supposed to barge into the Boys' dormitory? No, no, no, I don't want my reputation ruined, so..." Noelle glanced at the cold sofa.
"This girl isn't heartless enough to throw me onto the sofa, is she?" Asta squinted his eyes open, suddenly feeling uneasy. At least send him back!
"Eek! Asta has been so good to me, I can't be so heartless, so..." After thinking it over, Noelle finally decided to take Asta to her dormitory!
Anyway, her dormitory was large and warm. Not to mention sleeping two people, even a family of five would be no problem!
"Noelle, where are you taking me? This direction... it couldn't be the Girls' dormitory, could it!" Asta instantly became wide awake, his heart rate soaring. Was he going to sleep with Noelle tonight?
"He's really heavy, solid, and smelly!" Noelle opened her dormitory door and disdainfully threw Asta onto the bed, then thought of something and dragged Asta toward the bathroom.
"Noelle, you're not thinking about giving me a bath, are you?" Asta couldn't help but wonder.
"It's not like I want to, but if you don't wash, you'll smell terrible, right? Anyway, I won't look at you, so don't worry!" Noelle finished speaking with her small face flushed, and began unbuttoning Asta's clothes. Soon, Asta was down to just his underwear, and by this point, Noelle's face was as red as an apple...
About thirty minutes later, Asta's body was covered in fragrant bubbles. As the warm water rinsed them away, his whole being became fresh and scented. Then, Asta felt a comfortable blanket wiping down his body.
"Could this be Noelle's towel? After all, the blanket smells so good!" Asta couldn't help but think.
"I couldn't find a suitable towel for a moment, so I'll let you use this foot-wiping blanket for now!" Noelle looked at Asta quite sheepishly, but then she became coy again, "I, a dignified Princess, have lowered my status to give you a bath. If you dare to complain, you're truly ungrateful!"
"Well, thank you!" Asta's face was streaming with tears. This really was his father's little sweetheart, but could she please take the foot towel off his face first!
"A boy's structure really is different from a girl's!" Noelle's beautiful eyes grew bold. After taking a look around, her small face turned red again as she dragged Asta back to the bed like she was taking in a stray dog.
"Have I finally landed safely? A girl's bed really is fragrant... 5.0..." Asta felt blissful. He hadn't expected faking sleep to have such benefits; if he'd known, he would have opened the door to this new world sooner. If Noelle hadn't been right beside him, he really would have wanted to roll around a couple of times!
"Lucky you!" Noelle leaned against the head of the bed, her beautiful eyes watching Asta without blinking. Who knew what was going on in her little head? As time passed, she drifted off to sleep unconsciously.
*Thump!* Hearing Noelle's steady breathing as she slept, Asta sat up abruptly. He then lifted Noelle onto the bed as well; after all, sleeping hunched over was so uncomfortable, and the bed was so big that five people could fit, let alone two!
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