Years had passed sicne that day Asta had returned from that errand without any memory of what happenned to him in the forest. Now inside Hage Village two farmers were working on the fields. One man was using magic to use his tool on the ground, "The weathers nice today so hopefully there will be a good harvest" he said.
Then from the church that was also an orphanage for the kids that were left at the doorstep, there was a loud yell, "I'm not done yet, just one more time" came a loud yell.
"Just what was that" said the first farmer.
"It's probably that kid again, he's going to get himself hert one of these days" said the second farmer as they acted like this was normal occasion for the village.
Outside the church Asta layed face first on the ground, some of his clothes drenched, "I'm not done yet" he said looking up. He had grown taller over the years but he now wore a black headband around his hair.
"Asta that was the second time today, if you get hit one more time you could end up losing more memory's" said sister Lily concerned. She had hit him in the head with her water magic. The reason she was doing this a few months after Asta came back from the errand he had started to see visions of someone in his dreams and it took place in the forest. He then felt that the person he saw in his dreams was someone important, so he was now trying to find a way to get those memory's back. His answer, have sister Lily hit him in the head with her water magic.
"But I have to remember it's important, I know it is, so just one more time" said Asta getting back up with a determined look on his face.
"Are you bothering sister Lily again Asta" said a familiar voice from behind them. Asta turned aorund to see the other kids who lived at the church, his rival Yuno who had grown a lot since he was younger and still wore the pendant around his neck.
"Here let me help you with those" Yuno said walking over to the laundry baskets.
"Oh of course, thank you Yuno" sais Sister Lily as she picked up one of the baskets and started hanging the clothes up.
"Hey Asta it's showing again" said a little girl pointing at Astas forehead where a small scar was visible.
"Oh thanks" said Asta moving his headband down further to cover the scar. The scar was from the day he had lost those memory's from when his head hit the rock.
"Why are you even trying to to remember that day anyway, you'll probably just remember that you tripped on something on your way back" said younger boy.
"No I know its something important, I just need to remember to know what it was" said Asta, "But still I won't stop until I remember and I'll still become the wizard king no matter what the memory is" he said smiling,
"Like you could become the wizard king" siad the young boy making Asta look annoyed.
"I'll show you, just watch I will now show you my final move" said Asta pushing his right hand forward but nothing came out making him look shocked.
"See, how are you going to join the magic knights or even become the wizard king if you don't have any magic" the boy said looking annoyed that Asta continued to act this way.
"Asta's being funny again" said the young girl laughing at the way he was still standing.
Their attention was then brought to where Yuno was using his wind magic to dry the clothes in a large wind sphere, "That's amazing" said the other girl looking amazed by Yunos magic.
"Fine then leave chopping the wood to me" said Asta running to the front of the church. He picked up a small axe and cut a piece of wood in two. Then Yuno showed up and used his magic to cut the wood into four pieces.
"Cmon Yuno stop trying to show me up" said Asta pointing his finger at his rival, "Just because you have magic doesn't mean your better then me" he said looking sirious.
"It's not that hard to do" said Yuno with a calm look on his face.
Asta looked annoyed before he ran away toward the direction where a giant demons skull was on the ground. On top of the skull was a wooden statue of the first wizard king.
"Yuno, dont you think you can be a little nicer to Asta" asked sister Lily? Yuno didn't answer but just walked inside the church.
Inside the empty demons skull was a forest, Asta was currently doing sit ups, "498, 499, 500" he said before standing back up, he then pulled out a cantine before he started drinking from it revealing the liquid was green, "Now for my special energy refiller drink" he siad as he drank it.
A while later Asta sat on the branch of a tree looking towards the sun set, "Yuno sure has changed, the way he's been acting makes me wonder if he even remembers" he said as he thought back to when he and Yuno bumped fists to declare they were rivals.
The next day the people of Hage Village were gathered inside a large tower. Inside the tower there were grimoires on shelf's that covered the round room. Asta and Yuno stood in the middle of the people the same age as them. This was the day people were granted a grimoire that would help with their magic power and even make it stronger.
"So today's the day huh" said Asta smiling while Yuno looked calm.
Away from them in the crowd two people were looking at Asta and Yuno smirking, "Just look at them, could they look any more poor" said one of them.
"Not even getting a grimoire will make them any better" said the other person.
On a small stage an old man with a beard wearing a wizard hat stood in front of a small round device that was glowing with magic power, "Greetings everyone Iam the master of this grimoire tower, as you all know this is a tradition where the young people get their grimoire, this will help them make their magic better with even a chance to join the magic knights, so please do" he said those last few worlds urgently surprising some of the people in the crowd, "Anyway let the selection begin" the old man said raising his hands in the air. Grimoires on the shelves started glowing with magic power as they flew down towards the the people.
People then started getting their grimoires, "Wow mines bigger, well mine has more pages" said people commenting on how theirs looked.
"Umm, excuse me" said Asta making everyone in the room look at him to see him holding his hands up in the air, with nothing in them, "Is my grimoire, running a little late or something" he said looking shocked as the people started laughing at him. Asta fell to his knees from the shock, "This can't be right" he thought.
"Oh no" said sister Lily who was staring outside the crowd with the kids and the priest from the church who had arrived with other people from the village to see people of the village get their grimoire.
"Even it theres a little bit of magic power you should still be able to get a grimoire" said the priest looking confused.
Everyone's attention was then brought as a shining light started in the middle of the room. They looked to see Yuno holding his grimoire, but it was glowing and on the front cover was the symol of a four leaf clover.
"It's four leaf clover" said someone in the crowd.
"A four leaf clover, that's the same grimoire the first wizard king used, way to go Yuno" cheered the priest.
Yuno then looked to the people around him, "I will become the wizard king" he said with a determined look on his face. Many people in the crowd cheered for him.
"Don't get ahead of yourself Yuno" said Asta making the people go silent as he stood up looking at Yuno siriously, "I will catch up to you, I am your rival" he said looking determined.
People in the crowd then started laughing, Yuno looked surpsied before he then looked calm and started walking out, "Good luck" he said walking outside leaving Asta standing there as people started walking out.
Asta was now back at the same tree looking down, "I didn't get a grimoire today, but that won't stop me, I will become the wizard king" he said clenching his fists, "I had no magic so I trained hard to make my body so I can be strong, I'm not giving up" he said. He then put his hand on his head as a vision appeared in his head, a girl was holding his hand while blushing.
Asta eyes then opened in surprised, "Did I meet someone that day" he thought thinking the vision was part of his missing memory. He then started jumping from tree to tree when he heard someone scream from the village.
Asta ran towards the village where he jumped over a wall seeing Yuno trapped in chains with his hands behind his back. Asta crashed into the ground, "I've come to stop you" he said stranding up when he noticed the person he was pointing at was chained to a wall. He was one of the people who insulted Asta and Yuno at the Grimoire tower. There was blood coming down from his head and he looked towards Asta's left.
Asta looked to see a man with black hair, wearing a black cloak and a scar on his left eye. Asta then noticed him holding Yunos grimoire, "Hey that's belongs to Yuno, give it back you jerk" he said.
"No I don't think so, this will catch a nice price on the market, it's ridiculous anyway that someone from here even got their hands on a four leaf clvoer grimoire" he said holding it up while he smirked, "Now will you get out of my way" he said as his own floated in front of him and small magic portal appeared behind him.
"No way" said Asta as he ran towards the man.
Chains then started shootings from the small magic portals towards Asta, "Asta run" said Yuno as the chains got closer to Asta, but Asta quickly dodged them. Asta had to move behind the man to dodge the chains. He was about to punch the man with his right fist when he found himself unable to move. Chains had wrapped themselves around his waist.
"Did you really think you can beat a former magic knight" said the man smirking as his chains lifted Asta up from the ground, "Viper dance" he said. The ends of each chain turned into sharp ends as they all hit Asta and sent him flying into the wall, he was sititng up with blood coming down from the ride side of his face and his left shoulder was cut.
"I can't give up" said Asta looking towards the ground when the man kicked him in the shoulder.
"Want to know something interesting, these chains measure the magic power of the person they trap and I can sense not one bit of magic inside you" he said making Asta eyes go wide as he laughed.
"Not that cant be right, Icant give up" thought Asta, "I have to become the wizard king" he said.
"The wizard king ridiculous, someone like you with no magic can never be the wizard king, your friend over there is probably laughing at you" said the man smirking as he kicked Asta in the shoulder.
"He's right" thought Asta as his eyes started to close, "Yuno was always better then me when it came to magic, how could I ever believe that I could be the wizard king" he thought as his eyes began to fully close over the realisation that he couldn't achieve his dream.
"Asta, he is right you won't be the wizard king" said Yuno.
"See what did I tell you" said the man smirking, but before he could speak again Yuno spoke.
"It's because I will be the wizard king" he said making Asta's eyes began to open as he saw the memory of of how the two of them declared they'll compete to see who becomes the wizard king.
"Your wrong about Asta Remji, Asta is my rival" said Yuno siriously as Asta eyes opened wide.
Flashback:
Inside a town where snow was covering the ground, a younger Yuno fell to the ground with scrapes on his face, "Give that back its mine" he said with tears in his eyes as he looked up the man holding up his pendent.
"No I don't think so, this stuff doesn't suit someone like you and I think it will sell for a good price" said a man who was holding up the necklace smiling.
"Give that back" yelled Asta running up to the man and pushing him. The man punched Asta to the ground. Asta stood back up wiping the scrape that was now on his face, "Give that back it belongs to Yuno" he said rushing at the man again only to be punched again, "I'm not done yet" he said as he cotnieud to fight the man but never gaining the upper hand.
Yuno continued to watch the fight as tears came out of his eyes as he wathced Asta trying to get the pendant back. A few minutes later Asta fell to the ground, his face covered in injury's, the pendant was then thrown to the ground, "Forget this, it's not worth this much" said the man walking away.
"Asta are you alright" siad Yuno rushing over to his foster brother.
Asta opened up one eye smiling, "Yeah I'm alright, you got it back right" he said.
"Why did you do that" asked Yuno?
"The wizard king is suppose to protect his people, that's why I want to be him, I can prove that someone like us can be able to become the wizard king" said Asta smiling.
Yuno looked surprised, he then wiped his eyes looking determined, "Then that's what I'll do, I won't cry anymore and I'll get stronger so I can be the wizard king" he said, "I want to protect everyone to".
Asta then stood up, "So you want to be the wizard king to" he said smiling. Yuno nodded looking determined, "You know what that means right, you and me are rivals".
Flashback end
Asta then saw the vision of the girl from his vision earlier in his mind again, but this time she spoke, "Thank you Asta, I hope we meet again so I can see you achieve your dream" she said.
Asta then looked sirious as he grabbed Remji by his ancl making him look surprised, "You, get off of me" he said angrily squeezing his ancle tigher making the man step back.
Asta then got onto knee, "Sorry you had to see my like that Yuno, just give me a minute and I'll beat this guy" he said. There was a flash of black markings appearing on the right side of his face. The area was covered in darkness as a Griamore shot out from the wall and floated in front of Asta. The grimoire was surround by a red aura and on the cover was a five leaf clover.
"Is that a grimoire" said Asta looking surprised.
"I knew it, there's no way you wouldn't have been chosen Asta" said Yuno smiling.
The grimoire opened and a big black sword started coming out of the pages. The sword floated in the air before stabbing in the ground next to Asta. Asta then grabbed the handle of the sword, when that happened a shadow of a black being with wings appeared behind him.
"I don't understand, I knew you didn't have any magic, how could you get a grimoire and that sword" said Remji, then looking afraid he yelled, "WHAT KIND OF FREAK OF NATURE ARE YOU". More portals appeared behind him and shot chains towards Asta.
Asta quickly destroyed the chains with his sword making them completely vanish, "You destroyed my spell" said Remji backing up.
Asta dug his feet into the ground and started running towards Remji while bringing his sword back, "Even without normal magic power, I will become the wizard king" said Asta, "MY MAGIC IS NEVER GIVING UP" he yelled striking the sword into former magic knights stomach sending him flying into the wall.
Asta looked to see the man uncouncious, the chains holding Yuno vanished and so did the ones holding up the man to the wall who now looked surpsied by the power he had just witnessed. Asta's grimoire floated over to him and he placed the sword over the page. The sword went back in and then it closed.
He then held the grimoire in his right hand, "This is really mine" he said looking surprised. He then looked to see Yuno picking up his own grimoire, "Hey Yuno look I got my own grimoire, it may not look great but it's mine" he said smiling.
"It looks like you saved my life again" said Yuno walking forward as the sun started to set, "I will repay my debt to you one day, you still remember what we said back then right" he said looking back at Asta smiling.
Asta then smiled himself, "The way you've been acting recently I thought you had forgotten" said Asta standing next to him.
The two of them both though back to the day when they declared they were rivals. Now in the present they now bumped fists again, "We will see who becomes the wizard king" both of them said.
Asta then looked back to the sunset, "Hey Yuno, you think if my power exists, there could be magic that could help restore people's memory's" he asked?
"I don't see why there shouldn't be, did you remember something" asked Yuno? He then looked surprised to see Asta smiling.
"I met a girl in the forest, I'm going to find out who it was and see her again" he said looking determined to find out who she was while he begins his journey to become the wizard king.