Black Clover (ブラッククローバー)

It appeared as though humanity would be destroyed by the demons.

But a single mage saved them all.

He was called the Wizard King, and he became a legend.

Asta visited Nean, the town where Rebecca and her siblings lived,

but it turned out to be where Gauche's beloved little sister Marie lived, as well.

All right! Are you read—

Huh? What?

Get away from her this instant, you trash!

That night, a certain incident struck Nean.

Die, Asta.

That's not even your house!

Snow? When did it pile up so much?

It's not even the season for that yet.

Hey! What do you two think you're doing?!

The kids are gone!

Starting today,

you're all my friends.

Pursuit Over the Snow

Luca, Marco, where could you have gone at this hour?

Barshim!

Helen, where are you?

Guess they didn't just go out to pee—

Die!

I'll never let you marry my sister.

Now's not the time for that!

There's nothing more important than Marie, damn it!

I'll kill you!

Hey, what the heck's going on in this town?

Why is it snowing this time of year? This is absurd!

Noelle? What are you doing here?

I-I just happened to be in the area. It's just a coincidence.

Who's this, Asta?

She's one of my Magic Knight buddies.

And Noelle, this is my friend Rebecca.

Friend...

Buddy...

Huh...

What's wrong?

N-Nothing...

More importantly,

I saw a whole bunch of kids go up to the mountains earlier.

What's that about?

Do you guys have some festival this late at night?

That must be...

I'm going to make you bleed.

Stop it.

Old hag...

The old Sister!

I feel magical power in this snow.

There is magic at work here.

Magic that can control others...

and that only affects children whose magic hasn't matured.

What?

A number of ours were taken, too.

What do they mean to do, taking all these children?

Hey, old hag, what do you mean, "taken"?

Don't tell me Marie was, too!

Sadly, that is what I'm saying.

You old hag!

Sister Theresa!

How could you let that happen, you stupid old hag?!

Please stop!

So quick to resort to violence... You really are a failure.

If you want to hit me, go ahead.

But that won't bring back the children. It won't bring back Marie.

You're right.

But I won't feel better until I do!

Asta! Are you all right?!

Asta, you bastard.

Oh, come on now, Gauche.

Just cool down a little, okay?

A Magic Knight needs to stay calm at all times.

Well, listen to you.

Calm, eh? You're right.

So you finally understand?

I'll calmly kill you.

I went too far!

That hurt, you stupid little brat!

Wait, wait, wait! Now's not the time for this!

We need to find some clues!

What? As if it'll be that easy!

The magic mirror that I have Marie keep with her at all times...

I wouldn't be able to transmit to it because of this snow,

but if I search for the mana in that mirror...

I should be able to figure out where she is.

That's it!

All right! I may have figured that out, but I'm still killing you.

I'll kill you while giving thanks.

I'm going, as well. I'm going to get the kids from the church and the town back.

Old Sister, leave this to us.

No. As much as it pains me to say it, this old hag will be useful.

Huh? She's not just an ordinary old lady?

I'm not going to lose to you young'uns just yet.

Asta... Marco's an idiot and Luca's too headstrong, so I'm worried about them...

What should I do? If something were to happen to them...

Get a hold of yourself, Rebecca!

Take that!

It'll be fine! I'll get them back, no matter what!

They'll laugh at you if you're all panicky when we get back.

Y-You're right.

Let's go.

Hey, I'm going, too!

You can't fly on your own either, can you? Do you want to dangle, like him?

The town might be attacked again.

Would you mind staying behind?

And could you report back to the Magic Knights?

I'm counting on you, Asta!

I have to stay behind with her?

I'm so happy I made so many friends.

L-Let's all get along.

Where am I?

This isn't the church. What am I doing here?

Everyone seems out of it. What's wrong?

Who is that?

Make sure you stay good boys and girls with the spell I'm using.

Did he put a spell on everyone?

Come to think of it, Brother did say that

the mirror he gave me would protect me from magic a little.

Hang on to this mirror as if it were me.

So that's why I...

Looks like my spell on you has been broken.

I wonder why. You bad little girl...

We can't be friends if you won't be a good girl and stay under my spell.

But you're wrong. Putting someone under a spell and making them do what you say

doesn't make them a real friend.

How could you say something so cruel?

A friend would never say that!

Neige...

I told you not to damage the goods.

Honestly, you're so hopeless.

I'm sorry, Baro!

She's the prize this time. Imagine having that much magic at her age!

Having this many brats means a big payday!

That brat barely has any magic.

I told you to only bring ones with a lot of magic, Neige!

Sorry, Baro.

Just gonna have to throw trash like this away.

Sheesh. Stop wasting my time.

Now, then... Let's draw the magic out of you.

We're close. The mana's getting stronger.

Right!

These enemies must possess powerful magic. Be on your guard.

Wait for me, Marie.

Please be safe, everyone!

Everyone, please stay calm. We, the Magic Knights, will find all the kids.

The Magic Knights!

Please get my son back!

What's going on?

Where are Luca and Marco?

Well...

Don't worry. Asta and Gauche will bring them all back soon.

Y-Yeah! So don't you worry.

Also...

Why's our house broken?

S-Stupidsta and Gauche will fix that when they get back, too.

We should do what we can to fix it up for now.

There's snow everywhere inside.

Oh, I need to contact the other Magic Knights.

Magic Knights' Headquarters here, bah-ha!

Haven't I seen you before?

A-Are you really from headquarters?

Bah-ha! It's not my main job, but Captain Jack ordered me to help out here.

I've been doing so good lately that they're letting me take a break from all the battles.

Or something like that, bah-ha!

I don't care! We have an emergency!

There's snow! There's snow in Nean!

Snow? How romantic!