Black Clover (ブラッククローバー)

The Clover Kingdom.

In this kingdom where magic is everything,

there is one boy who can't use magic.

His name is Asta.

With guts and hard work, he made it into the Magic Knights,

and he never gave up, despite how much he got hurt.

He continues to diligently aim for the top!

Even if you are a peasant,

or even if you're poor...

Anyone in this world can still shine!

He's working hard to prove that,

and to become the Wizard King!

Asta and the others arrived

in the Heart Kingdom to learn more about the devil's curse,

but Asta was taken away, and Noelle, Mimosa,

and Finral were forced to fight the Spirit Guardian Gaja.

Meanwhile, Asta, after being taken away,

was forced into a fight with the Water Spirit, Undine.

I'm Undine. I'm one of the four Great Spirits, and I'm contracted

to the Queen of the Heart Kingdom.

Undine and Gaja...

Asta and the others were forced to face one of

the four Great Spirits as well as a Spirit Guardian, but...

Sealing Magic: Inverse Release!

Sorry, but we can't just back down after you did all that showing off!

Pardon me! I'm coming in!

The Devil Megicula

A doll?

But I could've sworn I felt a person's ki in here.

Uh...

Hey.

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!

This thick-pelted beaver just felt so good on my skin!

What the heck was that fo—

Glasses... My glasses....

Goodness... What are you doing, Loropechika?

I told you to hurry up and change out of your pajamas.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

Loropechika

So she's the queen of the Heart Kingdom?!

I might've been in trouble if my technique hadn't defended me.

It appears that she was holding back. What a magnificent talent.

Now, as for them...

He's way too fast!

I do apologize.

I forced you into a fight in order to assess your magic stages.

Huh?

Magic stages?

The stage nine, eight, seven thing,

where the smaller the number is, the stronger you are?

Yes. Mages fight not with force of numbers, but with how powerful their magic is.

There are cases where dozens may attack,

and they would be no match for a single mage.

That's why, in wars between magical nations, power is measured by magic stages.

In other words, a kingdom's power is determined by how many mages

Stage Zero Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Stage Six Stage Seven Stage Eight Stage Nine

it has that are near stage zero.

And if you're dealing with a devil,

no one lower than stage one will be able to keep up with it.

A devil... That's right!

We came here because we detected a huge curse signal here that may be

the work of a devil!

Why do they know something that only a Spirit Guardian should know?

Do you know anything about devil curses?

You don't hold back, do you?

It's too bad for you, but no one's going to talk about them.

Oh, that's me... I got cursed by a devil.

If nothing is done, I'll die in about a year.

Huh?

Huh?!

Huh?!

Huh? Why did you tell them?! What?

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Honestly... What am I going to do with you?

That side of you is adorable, too.

That's right. The reason we brought you here and measured your magic stages

was so that we can defeat Megicula,

the devil that cursed Loropechika.

I'm sure this interests you, too.

Citizens of the Clover Kingdom, please join us in—

What's wrong?!

I forgot to water the poplatatta trees!

D'oh!

I'm pretty sure we were in the middle of talking about something

really important just now!

Is it okay for the queen of a kingdom to act like that?

Holy crap!

There you go. Have some water.

I see the zozo squirrels are as lively as ever today.

Hey now, Michely. Don't run too fast.

Old man Kakalasa's cough seems to be better. That's great.

Oh, the totohl fruits grew so splendidly!

She's watering whole forests at once!

She obtained information from all around the kingdom in an instant.

And she's controlling the water everywhere.

An all-encompassing benevolence

combined with delicacy that doesn't miss a single thing...

So this is the magic of the Heart Kingdom's queen.

Now, now, Loropechika...

Go and get changed into some proper clothes already.

The current queen has inherited the power of most of the previous queens.

The guardian deity of the beautiful and peaceful Heart Kingdom...

The all-knowing priestess...

Someone who cannot be lost to a devil's curse.

There is no one else like her!

See? You're beautiful when you actually clean yourself up.

But it's so hard to move in this...

Why, though?!

For crying out loud, Loropechika...

I get it! Her insane klutziness must be due to the devil's curse, too!

Oh, no. That's just me.

What?!

Curse... The loathsome devil that cursed my beloved Loropechika...

Megicula is in that kingdom.

Diamond Kingdom

We came to scout the Diamond Kingdom just in case, but...

This is...

He managed to defeat all those Diamond soldiers on his own...

Some of them were as strong as our captains,

yet he defeated them so easily.

Don't you dare get any stupid ideas, Luck!

I hate to admit it, but I've never felt like this before.

I actually...

don't want to fight him.

Heart Kingdom Royal Palace

The Queen's Chamber

Hey, guys!

Asta!

Hey!

Thank goodness you're okay.

You get kidnapped way too often.

Give it a rest already.

The queen has arrived.

She's so majestic and beautiful.

And she possesses vast, immeasurable magic!

So this is the queen of the Heart Kingdom?

She's so beautiful!

You are truly a goddess who has descended upon this land!

Damn it! You know better than that, Finral!

You! Are! Going! To! Change!

What the heck's going on with Finral?

Who knows?

Citizens of the Clover Kingdom,

please lend us your strength.

Wait, why?!

Come on, Loropechika! You need to act like a queen!

Ow...

Oh, your nose is bleeding... But you're so cute!

Wh-What was that?

I got some blood on my dress.

Okay, okay, just a second...

This is why I said she shouldn't meet them in person.

Why do you need our help?

Doesn't the Heart Kingdom have many mages who are stage one or higher,

including the Spirit Guardians?

I mentioned earlier that everyone needs to be stage one or higher

to keep up in a fight with devils,

but even if one was stage zero,

they would not be able to finish off a devil.

The Spirit Guardians borrow some power from natural mana to use powerful magic,

but they still cannot defeat devils.

Unlike us, the Clover Kingdom has created types of magic that are not natural,

such as chain, steel, and the eccentric spatial magic,

in exchange for giving up the divine protection of natural mana.

Some of the irregulars who were born

in that environment have the power to defeat a devil.

For example, the Wizard King who uses time magic, Julius Novachrono,

or the Captain of the Black Bulls, Yami Sukehiro, who uses dark magic.

Though it appears that Julius has lost most of his power...

She even knows about that?

Just how much does she know?

And...

Asta and Nero.

In terms of combat magic alone, Nero is about a stage six,

but she has ancient sealing magic and has used forbidden magic.

And Asta doesn't have any magic,

but he was able to obtain anti-magic because of that.

People with inexplicable powers such as yours are known as arcane stages.

Stage Zero

Arcane Stage