The first round of the Royal Knights Selection Exam... Asta's team is first up to fight. Asta ends up on a team with Mimosa and a mage named Xerx Lügner. The way to win the battle is to destroy the other team's crystal. However, before the match even starts, Xerx upsets the enemy team by being rude to the Wizard King and they heavily damage Asta's team's crystal. Asta and Mimosa panic. Meanwhile, Xerx doesn't seem like he wants to do this at all and takes a break. Asta and Mimosa must now fight alone... What will they do?
I've heard rumors about it, 
but to think a little boy like him...
...سمعت إشاعات عنه، لكن لم أتوقّع فتى صغيرًا مثله
Ich habe Gerüchte darüber gehört.
Das ist also der Bursche?
Oí los rumores. Conque es ese chico.
He oído los rumores.
Conque es ese chico.
J’en ai déjà entendu parler.
Et dire qu’il s’agit d’un gamin…
Ne avevo sentito parlare, 
ma non credevo che uno scricciolo simile...
Já ouvi os rumores, mas é
um moleque como aquele?
До меня доходили
слухи... Это он и есть?