Exploding Through Dimensions

Chapter 4: Facing Yami

"Sorry about this." Giving them an apologetic look Kirishima and the others started to get to their feet until they heard laughter coming from Yami. "Huh?"

"Mannn! You got some guts talking to me like that. You know...I kinda like you guys!"

"Yami?" Finral quietly asked, seeing the giant smile on his captain's face and watching the wheels turning in his head.

Steeping in front of them Asta turned to his captain with a determined look hating to be put in this position, but he could tell that these people didn't mean them any harm. Well at least four of them didn't. "Captain Yami sir, before you let them leave. I know it may not seem a lot coming from me but...I want to help them. From the moment I met them I could tell they are good people. They asked for help to get back home, which is why I brought them here hoping we could do just that. We are magic knights after all, so helping others isn't that what we're supposed to do?"

Lowering her hands from her face the blue-haired girl gave them a shy smile. "I-if it's o-ok with you c-captain. I-I think w-we should hear them out."

"I agree." Vaness nodded along with the others.

"Fine with me."

"I don't see why not?"

"Fine whatever, if it'll let me go see Marie."

"You're not going!" Yami pointed at Gauche before redirecting his attention to the six. "Don't worry about it Asta, I had already made up my mind. As long as they're up front and tell us the truth. I am a pretty good lie detector, so the minute I smell bullshit I'll feed you to my pet dogs."

"Um ok..." Kaminari shakily looked at his friends.

"Come on, we don't have a choice." Kirishima said to his friends.

Exchanging looks they slowly took their seats with Bakugo locking eyes with Yami. "Fine."

"Alright, now why don't you start from the beginning."

After a rather lengthy conversation, Uraraka covered her mouth to keep in a yawn. She didn't know how long they'd been talking, but from the window was at least glad that it stopped raining.

"Woah are you kidding?" Magna gaped at them, having removed his glasses, and rubbed his temple since this was a lot to take in.

"So, you really aren't from here." Asta continued to stare at them in wonder.

"It's fine. I don't mind foreigners, considering I am one." Yami chuckled lighting up another cigarette. "But you're on a whole nother level."

"Tell us something we don't know." Bakugo grumbled. "All we know is that we landed in this damn place with no idea how to get back home. And this damn leprechaun said something about a damn Wizard King."

"HEY!" Asta protested.

"Now that you mention it, Julius might be able to help. And you're just in luck because there's a festival coming up soon so that might give you the chance to talk to him."

"Really?" Uraraka's eyes widened smiling along with Mina.

"Festival? I didn't know there's going to be a festival!" Asta whined and feeling left out.

"Keep it down Asta, this headache is going to kill me." Vanessa groaned. "It's the star festival. The nine Magic Knights squads always compete about how many stars they can collect, and the winners will be announced there."

"Oh well that's awesome I love festivals!" Kirishima grinned. "So how many do you guys have?"

"50."

"Erm... what Yami meant to say was...with a minus in front of it." Finral awkwardly rubbed his neck.