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.

He puts in blood, sweat, and tears in hopes of becoming the Wizard King.

But there are also those in the kingdom who possess at least a little bit of mana,

yet can barely use any magic at all.

The very few out of the population, those who live in the shadows...

They are also trying to survive.

Those Remaining

Looking back a bit, to just before

Tiulyu Town

the Eye of the Midnight Sun attacked the royal capital...

This town was neither rich nor poor,

neither big nor small.

A very mundane town found in the Common Realm.

Ow...

Endure it. It'll get better soon enough.

Thank you.

It's fine.

Are you all right?

Yes.

I should go.

You can stay a while. No one's going to come by.

I'd love to, but he'll be home soon.

I see.

See you later.

See you later.

It's as delicious as ever. Thank you, Dazu.

It's nothing.

It really is delicious. At least you can cook.

Tell me about it.

Oh, dear. It looks like my soup has gotten cold while we were talking.

I'll reheat it right away.

You don't need to go all the way back to the kitchen for that.

Go on. Warm it up with your magic.

That's a great idea.

Then allow me to borrow some of your flame magic, Mother,

and some of your spatial magic, dear.

Ah, it looks like it's warmed up.

Your catalyst magic really does come in handy.

You can borrow magic from others and use it for yourself.

Impressive indeed.

Indeed.

My, it's delicious.

Run away!

Mommy!

Someone help me!

Accursed humans...

You will face the wrath of the elves!

Now is the time for our revenge!

Dear! Mother! Hang in there!

H-Hurry and help us...

Hurry up, you stupid...

It's too early for it to be dawn.

Curse you, human...

That's... the magic of the Captain of the Golden Dawn.

How beautiful...

Did they save the kingdom?

A Few Days Later

Something wrong?

Look...

"The Devil's Servants"?

"The Magic Parliament will put Magic Knights on trial

on suspicion of communicating with the devil and using forbidden magic."

Apparently that incident affected the entire kingdom.

According to the rumors, those who attacked everyone

were being controlled by the devil and had gained terrifying powers.

Devil... Terrifying powers?

The devil... did this?

I would like all of you to train your squad members as much as you can.

We only have six months,

but do everything you can to raise everyone's magic stages

so that we can face the Spade Kingdom and protect this kingdom.

So, Damnatio, does that work for you?

Whatever do you mean?

In order to defeat the devil, the Magic Knights

will have to get stronger in the next six months.

I'd like you to think about what to do with Asta

after we've taken care of this matter with the Spade Kingdom, if you would.

I have no objections.

What's the meaning of this?!

The Black Bull named Asta and that woman named Nero...

You're going to wait six months to try those servants of the devil?!

It's just as I explained it.

Our top priority now is to cooperate with the Magic Knights and the Heart Kingdom

so that we can face the threats of the Spade Kingdom and the devil.

But—

This has already been decided.

Are you truly okay with that, Lord Damnatio?

I am not. But there is an order to things...

And priorities.

Then that's all the more reason to execute that devil first!

The chaos in our kingdom caused by the Eye of the Midnight Sun

was the work of the devil, was it not?!

My nephew was among the victims...

Enough.

B-But to ensure the safety and peace of our citizens,

we should execute them immediately!

That's why the Magic Parliament—

Take your leave!

P-Please excuse me.

The Wizard King has Lord Damnatio dancing in the palm of his hand.

We're going to leave servants of the devil be for six months? Impossible!

I must bring the scales of justice that

have tilted toward the darkness back to the light.

I must bring peace and harmony back to this kingdom.

That's him?

Yes, there's no doubt about it.

He hates the devil even more than others in the Magic Parliament.

Let's go.

Pardon me.

Master Kabwe, I presume?

I am indeed Kabwe. Have we met before?

No, we have not.

May we have some of your time?

I'm sorry, but I'm a bit busy...

I lost my family in the attack by the Eye of the Midnight Sun.

Not just my family. My town burned, and many perished.

I'm sorry to hear that.

There are many in this kingdom who are suffering just as you are.

Yes, you're exactly right.

Are you not also going through the same thing, Kabwe?

How did you know that?

We want your help so that we can seek revenge for the many victims.

My help?

What do you intend to do?

I... We want to destroy the servants of the devil with our own hands.

The servants of the devil?

It appears that I'll have to hear more about this.

Yes.

That would be appreciated.

As the royal capital began to calm down

after the Eye of the Midnight Sun's attack...

The Wizard King Julius Novachrono was

swamped with paperwork from the aftermath of the attack,

and the Magic Knights were training vigorously daily so that

they could take on the threats of the Spade Kingdom and the devil.

What's wrong, Noelle?

Come at me more! Come on!

I could keep going, but I'm a bit thirsty. Let's take a little break.

I'm not thirsty yet, though!

But I am! And I'm royalty!

You always say that, but that has nothing to do with anything, does it?

Shut up! I said we're taking a break, so we're taking a break!

You just keep working out, then, Meathead Asta.

What's Noelle so mad about? What do you think, Nero?

Dunno.

Guess I will work out, then.

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six!

Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! Eleven!

Twelve! Thirteen! Fourteen! Fifteen! Sixteen!

Hey, Gauche, Finral.

Hey, Noelle. Could you get me a glass of water, too?

Get one yourself.

Again, I have seniority here...

The hideout sure is quiet today.

Everyone but Henry is out training.

And you're slacking?

I'm just taking a short break!

What about you? Were you off seeing Marie again?

What?

Wh-What?