Black Clover (ブラッククローバー)

Threatened by a ruthless demon, humanity was on the brink of destruction.

All seemed lost until a lone mage stepped forward and took up the fight.

After his triumph, he was hailed as the Wizard King

and his story became legend.

Now we have to defeat their leader?

What's with the sword?

Licht had awakened from his centuries long slumber,

overwhelming Asta and Yuno with his devastating strength and magic power.

You're not killing Yuno!

Or Asta either!

He's my rival!

Even their perfectly coordinated simultaneous attack

had no effect on their foe.

Well, 'bout that time.

Let's go pay the rest of our friends a visit,

and then, we'll wipe out all humankind!

After escaping from the hideout by the skin of their teeth

Asta and Yuno joined forces with their friends and hurried toward the capital,

determined to save the Clover Kingdom and return the possessed Magic Knights to normal.

However...

Poison Plant Magic. Now, Zhovniir's Garden of Lingering Burns.

-But, that's... - ...the Village!

The pair soon realized

that their hometown was under attack by elven forces.

Stop!

Oh, no! Stay back!

Asta. Yuno.

You're really brave, Nash!

Good job!

Stay back. It's our turn now!

So, you blocked my attack. Nicely done.

You must be Magic Knights,

just like the previous owner of this body was.

Let's see. What will you do next?

Poison Plant Magic, Zofnir's Breath.

And Zofnir's Fingers, for good measure.

I wonder, will you succumb to poison the way they did, or will you be impaled?

Your choice.

Not happening!

Look at them now! They're strong!

It's a miracle.

Those two were left at the church on the same day.

They grew up in this village.

And then, the two of them set off courageously into the world,

with their aspirations to become the Wizard King.

They've grown into such capable young men,

and now they're here to save Hage Village!

Asta told me once.

If you don't give up, you can achieve your dreams.

You can make everybody happy!

Yes.

They may have been gone for a while,

but we've still kept them in our hearts.

And we know they've been working hard toward their goal of becoming Wizard King.

Thank you.

I knew we were right about you, Yuno!

The pride and joy of Hage, making it into the Magic Knights!

Not that I'm surprised.

Yuno can do anything!

Yeah, anything!

Everyone will be so excited when they hear.

What does Asta's letter say?

Can you make out that terrible scratch of his?

He writes like a five-year-old. When he's coming home?

When he does get here, we'll have to cheer him up.

Even Asta will have a hard time bouncing back from this.

Maybe a pop-potato party will lift his spirits.

Actually, he says that he got in.

Huh?

- What? - Huh?

They both passed.

What?

Seriously?

Mm-hm!

Oh, wow. You're not kidding, are you?

Really! He did it. So, um.

I guess, then Asta won't be coming home, will he?

Right. We'll go let everyone know about our Magic Knights.

The best news Hage Village has ever gotten.

Amazing! He's gonna be a Magic Knight, just like he said.

He did it!

As time went on, the occasional letters from Asta and Yuno

became a special treat that we all looked forward to.

How's it goin', Sister Lily?

Is there anything new goin' on with Nash and the gang lately?

My first assignment as a member of the Black Bulls was to go boar-hunting.

But we ended up running into this bad guy who was super tough!"

You stand no chance of prevailing against me.

Why not accept that and give up?

If I gave up now, then who would protect them?

- I realized something. -Hm?

Sooner or later, I'm going to be the Wizard King.

But it's not just about keeping a promise.

It's about keeping people safe!

You ready, Asta?

Here we go.

All the magic power I've got left!

Now, my Soul Ball.

Flame Magic. Prison Death Scattershot!

This is the final spell of your pathetic life?

What a complete waste.

Your time is up.

You wish!

That wasn't the real attack. He's reflecting the spell.

Not done yet!

As long as I can still move, I'm not done!

No. You can't.

Like hell!

We managed to win the battle somehow,

but we couldn't prevent him from destroying himself,

and we weren't able to keep all the villagers safe, either.

It's gonna be a long road to becoming the Wizard King,

but no matter how hard things may get, I'll never give up!

Never giving up is the one thing he's better at than anybody else.

Go get 'em, Asta!

Yeah, go!

"And one more thing. Please, Sister Lily,

can we get married someday? Asta."

-He hasn't changed... -I do wish he'd give up on that.

Sister Lily, can you read Yuno's letter?

Read it!

Yuno! I can read that one myself, if you don't mind!

Let's see here. "Greetings, everyone.

I visited Magic Knights' Headquarters where I got to meet the Wizard King.

Sincerely, Yuno."

So cool!

What's the letter say after that?

It looks like that's all of it.

Yuno's letters are always so short and to the point.

I've noticed that.

There's a lot more detail in Asta's writing.

He says. "Me and Yuno went to Headquarters

to give a report about our mission."

No, is that really...?

I never dreamed you would greet us personally, sir.

He's flashy. Who do you think this guy is?

You idiot!

This is none other than the current Wizard King,

Sir Julius Novachrono.

- -

It's actually him.

The Wizard King!

Anyway, well done. You did a marvelous job out there.

Much appreciated.

Uh, er, uh-- uh--

Jus-- Can I-- Can I maybe ask you something, sir?

Sure, what is it?

I was just wondering...

How can I become the Wizard King?

I see, so the two of you are looking to become the Wizard King, are you?

Not surprising, given that you are Magic Knights.

You must realize how rude it is to ask a question like that so directly.

Now, listen. The Wizard King must be noble of heart

-and have the implicit trust-- -No, Klaus.

It's about results.

A noble heart alone cannot protect anyone,

and the trust of the people is earned, not granted.

You want to know what you need to do to gain the title of Wizard King?

Get results. Prove that you're the strongest.

Do what it takes.

Devote yourself to getting results.

That's all there is.

Anyone who is not capable of that cannot hope to stand at the summit.

Exactly what I wanted to hear.

"Devote yourself to getting results."

The way he said it was simple, but his words stuck with me.