E121 - Three Problems

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[00:06] Nar
    It appeared as though humanity
    would be destroyed by the demon.
[00:12] Nar
    But a single mage saved them all.
[00:17] Nar
    His name was Lumiere Silvamillion Clover.
[00:25] Nar
    He would eventually be called the first
    Wizard King, and he became a legend.
[00:34] Julius
    Heya. I somehow survived.
[00:37] Julius
    Though I'm a bit smaller now.
[00:43] (Flashback) Julius
    Yami...
[00:45] (Flashback) Julius
    I leave the rest to you...
[00:48] Yami
    Wait, wait, wait. Yeah, no. You definitely died.
[00:51] Yami
    That was definitely leading up to you dying.
[00:54] Yami
    That was, like, your end.
[00:56] Yami
    Weren't you leaving everything
    to me or something?
[00:58] Yami
    Could you give me back my determination?
[01:00] Julius
    Yami, you're being a bit scary.
[01:02] Julius
    Sorry I was so useless when the
    kingdom was in such danger.
[01:07] Julius
    I thought my magic would kick in sooner, but...
[01:10] Yami
    Magic?
[01:13] Julius
    It's probably about thirteen years' worth...
[01:15] Julius
    I'd stored time into a certain magic item.
[01:19] Julius
    I had to take a bet on whether
    it'd actually activate or not.
[01:24] Yami
    Damn it...
[01:25] Yami
    You're such a crazy old man.
[01:29] Yami
    But I got to see your face when
    I thought I never would again.
[01:33] Yami
    I guess that's not so bad.
[01:36] William
    Lord Julius...
[01:37] William
    I... I...
[01:41] Julius
    William Vangeance. No matter
    what the reason may have been,
[01:45] Julius
    betraying the kingdom is a grave crime.
[01:48] Julius
    Many were hurt,
[01:50] Julius
    and it will take time for
    everyone to recover.
[01:53] Julius
    I'm not going to let you
    sit idle during that time.
[01:58] Yami
    Wait, aren't you going kinda easy on him?
[02:01] Yami
    After everything he did,
    you're not gonna punish him at all?
[02:05] Julius
    Well, I'm the one who invited
    William into the Magic Knights
[02:08] Julius
    and appointed him as a captain.
[02:11] Julius
    I'm responsible for what happened, too...
[02:14] Julius
    and for losing against the
    other soul that was in him,
[02:17] Julius
    the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun.
[02:22] Julius
    William, I'm sure there will
    be those who resent you
[02:25] Julius
    for being a part of all of this.
[02:27] Julius
    But I know how much you suffered, too.
[02:31] Julius
    Do you have the resolve to
    withstand that hatred and proceed?
[02:41] William
    I pledge my grimoire once again
    to you, and to the kingdom.
[02:49] William
    This time, for good.
[02:51] Yami
    For crying out loud, this guy...
[02:54] Yami
    He may have shrunk, but he
    hasn't changed one bit.
SIGN    Three Problems
[04:31] Julius
    Now, then...
[04:33] Julius
    All of you worked very hard.
[04:36] Julius
    The battle has ended, and now
    we can live happily ever after.
[04:39] Julius
    Or so I'd like to say,
[04:41] Julius
    but currently, we have three problems.
[04:45] Noelle
    Who is this guy? He called
    us here out of the blue.
[04:47] Noelle
    He's just a kid.
[04:49] Noelle
    What a snotty little brat.
[04:50] Mimosa
    I swear I've sensed this
    mana somewhere before...
[04:56] Asta
    Captain Yami! This ki... Don't tell me he's...
[05:01] Julius
    The first problem.
[05:02] Julius
    The Wizard King is gone.
[05:05] Yami
    He's standing right here.
[05:07] Yami
    That's you, remember?
[05:08] All
    What?!
[05:08] Asta
    What?! I knew it!
[05:11] Julius
    Most of my magic is now gone.
[05:14] Julius
    This is all that's left of my grimoire,
[05:16] Julius
    which means I won't be able to fight,
[05:18] Julius
    and my influence on the hard-line
    monarchist nobles who prioritize the wealth
[05:23] Julius
    and power of this kingdom
    has been weakened.
[05:26] Asta
    Ooh, me! Me, me, me!
[05:29] Asta
    How did you get so small, and why
    are you alive, Wizard King?!
[05:32] Yami
    Mister Energy really doesn't hold back at all.
[05:36] Julius
    Well, you see, during my
    incognito wanderings, I found
[05:40] Julius
    magic storage technology left
    behind by some ancient mages.
[05:45] Julius
    According to some documents
    I found in the castle's library,
[05:48] Julius
    it's called Swallowtail.
[05:52] Julius
    My time magic and Swallowtail
    were very compatible.
[05:59] Julius
    I stored my time and magic into the
    emblem on my forehead little by little.
[06:05] Julius
    Time that would let me start over
    in case something happened to me.
[06:12] Julius
    But I didn't get to start over immediately,
     and I only made it as far as this age.
[06:18] Julius
    Guess things don't always go as planned.
[06:22] Yami
    Uh, this is plenty. You don't
    usually get do-overs in life.
[06:26] Yami
    You're insane, you old man
    who looks like a kid.
[06:31] (Flashback) Lumiere
    Secré! We did it!
[06:33] (Flashback) Lumiere
    We've finally completed our first prototype!
[06:36] (Flashback) Secré
    We're now one step closer
[06:37] (Flashback) Secré
    to the peaceful, fair world that
    you so long to create, Your Highness.
[06:40] (Flashback) Lumiere
    It's all thanks to you, Secré.
[06:42] (Flashback) Lumiere
    You seem to think that your magic
    isn't useful, but that's not true.
[06:48] (Flashback) Secré
    Your Highness...
[06:49] (Flashback) Lumiere
    I came up with a name for this magic item...
[06:54] (Flashback) Lumiere
    But it's still a secret, Secré Swallowtail.
[07:01] Secré
    My prince, our magic item
    has survived all this time
[07:06] Secré
    and saved the life of someone
    who carries on your legacy.
[07:11] Asta
    I'm just so glad that
    you're alive, Wizard King!
[07:14] Julius
    Thank you. I see that you're
    as lively as ever, Asta.
[07:17] Julius
    I heard you did a great job yet again.
[07:19] Asta
    I did my best! But I've
    still got a long way to go!
[07:24] Julius
    As for Noelle and Mimosa,
[07:26] Julius
    I can imagine how much you must
    have risked your own lives
[07:28] Julius
    in this endeavor just by how
    much your mana has grown.
[07:32] Both
    Yes, sir!
[07:33] Julius
    And as for our guest that
    I don't recognize...
[07:36] Julius
    What kind of magic do you use?!
[07:38] Julius
    My many years of incognito
    wandering tell me
[07:41] Julius
    you definitely use some unique kind of magic!
[07:44] Yami
    Yeah, yeah. Get on with
    your explanation already.
[07:48] Yami
    We need to hurry out there
    and help the others.
[07:53] Julius
    Sorry about that.
[07:54] Secré
    I see the Wizard King hasn't changed.
[07:56] Noelle
    He sure hasn't.
[07:57] Mimosa
    He's definitely the same.
[08:00] Yami
    So what's the remaining two
    of these three problems?
[08:03] Julius
    I'm trying to keep those two
    secret as much as possible.
[08:07] Julius
    But I predict that, at this rate,
[08:09] Julius
    the Clover Kingdom will be destroyed
    by the surrounding countries.
[08:14] Noelle
    You mean...
[08:15] Asta
    The Diamond Kingdom and the other ones?!
[08:18] Julius
    Or Asta dies.
[08:21] All
    What?!
[08:23] Mimosa
    Asta?!
[08:24] Noelle
    Wh-Why, though?!
[08:26] Asta
    Wait, why is either the Clover Kingdom
    going to be destroyed or I just die?!
[08:31] Julius
    Or it could even be both.
[08:33] Yami
    His predictions are pretty spot-on, too.
[08:36] Yami
    Sucks to be you, kid. Namu.
[08:38] Asta
    Why are we going forward with me dying?!
[08:41] Asta
    What the heck is going on, Wizard King?!
[08:44] Julius
    Asta, a devil is the source of your black power.
[08:49] Noelle
    A d-devil?
[08:52] Asta
    Just like that creepy, black guy?
[08:55] Asta
    I mean, when I use my black
    powers, it feels similar, but...
[08:59] Asta
    A devil?
[09:01] Noelle
    So that form Asta takes...
[09:03] Noelle
    It really was similar to the one Granny
    told us about when we were kids.
[09:09] Noelle
    Is your body okay using powers like that?
[09:12] Asta
    I'm totally fine! Though my whole
    body hurts like hell afterward!
[09:17] Mimosa
    I wouldn't call that fine, Asta.
[09:20] Yami
    A devil? Wow, talk about creepy. Gross.
[09:24] Yami
    Back off, man.
[09:25] Asta
    Captain Yami! You don't know how much
    your words can hurt people sometimes!
[09:30] Julius
    Your black horn is proof that humans
    ventured into a forbidden realm
[09:34] Julius
    and involved themselves in
    a world beyond this one.
[09:37] Julius
    It's a curse known as weg.
[09:40] Julius
    There appear to be other
    Magic Knights who have similar curses.
[09:46] Asta
    Other than me?
[09:48] Mimosa
    U-Um...
[09:50] Noelle
    A world beyond ours?
[09:52] Julius
    I don't have all the details, but it's
     said that the devils live there.
[09:56] Secre
    And the five-leaf grimoire that
    one devil failed to obtain
[10:01] Secre
    has another devil inhabiting it.
[10:04] Julius
    You're...
[10:06] Julius
    So your horns are...
[10:08] Secre
    Five hundred years ago,
[10:10] Secre
    I fell under the curse of forbidden
    magic in order to seal the devil.
[10:16] Secre
    The curse and my magic mingled,
     and this happened.
[10:21] Secre
    I can switch forms as I choose now.
[10:25] Noelle
    Nero's talking! How adorable!
[10:27] Julius
    That's amazing! This seems different
    from transformation magic!
[10:31] Julius
    So you're sealing yourself
    into the form of that bird!
[10:35] Julius
    To think the penalty for
    forbidden magic would overlap with
[10:38] Julius
    unusual magic to produce a result like this.
[10:40] Julius
    Ancient magic is truly fascinating!
[10:43] Asta
    Uh, so, Wizard King...
    What's this about m-me dying?!
[10:48] Asta
    Is the devil going to explode or something?!
[10:51] Julius
    Oh, sorry about that.
[10:54] Julius
    First, there are three kingdoms
    surrounding the Clover Kingdom.
[10:59] Julius
    There's Diamond, an aggressor
    kingdom that has a powerful army
SIGN    Aggressor Kingdom
    Diamond
[11:02] Julius
    thanks to their magic scholars, and has
    no problem with experimenting on humans.
[11:06] Julius
    Heart is an unseen, neutral kingdom
    of mystery that takes in and uses
SIGN    Kingdom of Mystery
    Heart
[11:10] Julius
    its abundant natural mana,
    perfecting its own unique magic.
[11:16] Julius
    And then there's the Spade Kingdom.
SIGN    Demon Kingdom
    Spade
[11:19] Julius
    A kingdom of winter, mysteries, and demons
     that is served by the ancient evils
[11:22] Julius
    that sleep in its vast, frigid land,
    and is attempting to gain supremacy.
[11:27] Julius
    Like Diamond, our immediate neighbor,
SIGN    Spade Kingdom
SIGN    Diamond
     Kingdom
SIGN    Clover Kingdom
[11:30] Julius
    the Spade Kingdom is attempting
    to extend its influence across
SIGN    Heart
     Kingdom
[11:33] Julius
    the strong magic region that separates us.
[11:35] Julius
    But currently, the Magic Knights
    that defend our kingdom
[11:39] Julius
    have grown exhausted like never before.
[11:41] Yami
    Not only that, but some turned against us,
[11:43] Yami
    even if just for a moment,
    because of the reincarnations.
[11:46] Yami
    That currently puts them on shaky ground.
[11:49] Yami
    Not to mention what Julius
    looks like right now.
[11:52] Asta
    Wait, wait, wait, wait!
[11:54] Asta
    It wasn't any of their faults, though!
[11:56] Asta
    They were taken over by elves!
[11:58] Asta
    Or rather, it was all because of
    that "Hur hur hur" devil guy!
[12:05] Asta
    Which means we need people to know that
[12:07] Asta
    they were just being
    manipulated by that devil!
[12:10] Julius
    Exactly. And so the Magic Parliament
    will probably put the power
[12:16] Julius
    of your devil on trial to find it guilty.
[12:20] Julius
    After all, a peasant who uses the
    powers of an unknown devil as you do
[12:24] Julius
    is a perfect scapegoat to
    take the fall for everyone.
[12:28] Asta
    No way! But I haven't done anything wrong!
[12:32] Asta
    What the heck's this Magic Parliament, anyway?!
[12:35] Noelle
    You seriously don't know about that?
[12:37] Mimosa
    The Magic Parliament is made up of
    royalty and nobles who create laws
[12:41] Mimosa
    and conduct trials for significant crimes.
[12:45] Mimosa
    They are one of the highest
    authorities in this kingdom.
[12:48] Julius
    And one of the three great royal
    families stands at its center.
[12:52] Both
    The House of Kira.
[12:54] Julius
    The current king's royal family,
    which has the most authority.
[12:58] King
    Well done! Excellent work protecting me!
[13:03] King
    Member of the Green Praying Mantises,
     Sekke Bronzazza!
[13:08] Sekke
    Bah-ha?
[13:20] King
    You're only a commoner,
    but you did fine work!
[13:22] King
    So this is what Julius meant when he
    said that even the lowliest had potential!
[13:28] King
    The Green Praying Mantises Squad
    is nothing but commoners,
[13:31] King
    and your captain is downright psychotic,
    so I never liked him, but well done!
[13:37] Sekke
    What the heck's going on?
[13:39] Sekke
    All hell broke loose in the royal capital,
[13:41] Sekke
    so I was trying to get the hell out...
[13:47] (Flashback) Sekke
    Bah-ha?! The king?!
[13:49] (Flashback) Sekke
    Y-Y-Y-You're not dead, are you?!
[13:51] (Flashback) Sekke
    This isn't my fault, is it?!
[13:53] Sekke
    So this all just happened by coincidence.
[13:57] Sekke
    Your Majesty...
[13:58] Sekke
    With my newly-awakened, true powers,
     it was a piece of cake!
[14:05] King
    Such a brave young lad!
[14:09] Sekke
    My luck's been crap ever since I met
    that brat at the Entrance Exam,
[14:13] Sekke
    but now, my comeback success
    story is about to start!
[14:17] Sekke
    That's the star I was born under!
[14:21] Mage
    There he is.
[14:23] Mage
    There's a Magic Knight with him,
[14:25] Mage
    but he's a low-ranking one
    that won't give us any problems.
[14:30] Mage
    Augustus Kira, we've come for you life!
[14:35] King
    Who the hell are you?!
[14:37] Sekke
    Wait... What the hell, bah-ha?
[14:40] Mage
    You don't need to know that.
[14:42] Mage
    This will all be blamed on the
    Eye of the Midnight Sun, anyway.
[14:46] Mages
    Die!
[14:47] King
    I have no idea what's going on...
[14:49] King
    But I'm counting on you, Sekke!
[14:51] Sekke
    Bah-ha?!
[14:52] Sekke
    I barely have any magic left!
[15:04] Mage
    My magic... it shrank!
[15:07] Kira
    You anti-monarchist nobles,
[15:08] Kira
    taking advantage of the kingdom and
    castle's crisis to harm the king...
[15:14] Kira
    You...
[15:16] Kira
    are evil.
[15:17] Kira
    Kneel!
[15:23] Sekke
    What the hell kind of magic is that?!
[15:25] Mage
    I can't... move.
[15:27] Mage
    You're... from the House of Kira.
[15:30] Kira
    Are you all right, Your Majesty?
[15:32] King
    I certainly am not all right, Damnatio!
[15:34] King
    My clothes are filthy!
[15:36] Kira
    Speaking of filthy, this reaction...
[15:40] Kira
    So it finally appeared.
[15:41] Kira
    In the name of the royal family...
    In the name of justice...
SIGN    Damnatio Kira
[15:45] Kira
    I swear I will condemn you,
[15:47] Kira
    devil-possessed wretch!
[15:52] Nar
    Several days later,
[15:53] Nar
    the royal capital, after being
    destroyed by the elves' attack,
[15:56] Nar
    was steadily being rebuilt under the
    leadership of Fuegoleon and Nozel.
[16:00] Nar
    Smiles were finally returning
    to the people's faces.
[16:04] Nar
    And as for Asta and the others...
[16:06] Asta
    Come on, eat up! Miz Charmy's
    food will recover your mana, too!
[16:14] Guy
    You must be Asta!
[16:16] Guy
    I heard you did great in the battle the
    other day! I'm honored to meet you!
[16:22] asta
    Nah, it wasn't that big of a deal.
[16:24] Asta
    Wait, who are you?
[16:27] Guy
    Oh, I do apologize.
[16:29] Guy
    I work with the Magic Parliament.
[16:32] Asta
    Hey, those are the guys the
    Wizard King mentioned.
[16:35] Guy
    Would you mind testifying before us
    about what happened during the battle?
[16:40] Guy
    We want to know the truth.
[16:41] Asta
    The truth?
[16:43] Guy
    That's our duty, after all.
[16:46] Guy
    Ah, the mysterious maiden!
[16:48] Guy
    You should also join us
    and tell us what happened.
[16:51] Asta
    Okay, let's go, Nero!
[16:52] Secre
    What?
[16:53] Noelle
    Asta, wait. What are you—
[16:56] Asta
    It'll be fine! They seem like
    a bunch of reasonable guys.
[17:01] Asta
    Besides, we'll be the best ones
    to explain what happened
[17:05] Asta
    with the elves and the devil,
[17:08] Asta
    and how the reincarnation
    spell was broken.
SIGN    Magic Parliament Courthouse
[17:16] Guy
    Please step inside.
[17:19] Asta
    I'm getting super nervous!
[17:21] Secre
    Your position is compromised
    because of your black power.
[17:24] Secre
    Don't let your guard down.
[17:26] Asta
    We managed to get through to the elves.
[17:28] Asta
    We'll be able to work this out
    as long as we get to talk.
[17:35] Asta
    What the heck is this?!
[17:38] Noble
    Who is that?
[17:40] Noble
    He's so vulgar and rowdy.
[17:42] Noble
    Who knows what he would do
    if we didn't handcuff him?
[17:45] Kira
    The pillar of legislation and
    justice for the Clover Kingdom,
[17:49] Kira
    the Magic Parliament.
[17:52] Kira
    I am the chairman, Damnatio Kira,
[17:54] Kira
    and I shall pass judgment
    upon Asta of the Black Bulls.
[17:58] Asta
    Th-This isn't what we talked about!
[18:01] Asta
    You're already treating me like a criminal!
[18:03] Secre
    Looks like we fell right into their trap.
[18:06] King
    My eyes didn't deceive me.
[18:08] King
    I knew that brat was up to no good.
[18:11] Sekke
    Precisely!
[18:15] Sekke
    I don't know what he's guilty of,
    but take that, bah-ha!
[18:18] King
    And after I let you into the
    Royal Knights! You ungrateful wretch!
[18:23] Kira
    Asta of the Black Bulls...
[18:25] Kira
    From the church in Hage Village
    that lies in the Forsaken Realm.
[18:29] Kira
    You are a peasant,
[18:30] Kira
    an orphan, and I cannot feel
    an ounce of magic from you.
[18:33] Noble
    The Forsaken Realm?!
[18:35] Noble
    Goodness!
[18:36] Noble
    Filthy little peasant.
[18:38] Kira
    And you, girl...
[18:40] Noble
    Hey... Those horns...
[18:43] Kira
    The kingdom has no record of her birth,
[18:45] Kira
    and her horns are proof that
    she has dabbled in forbidden magic.
[18:49] Noble
    Forbidden?! How vile!
[18:53] Kira
    They testify that this disturbance
    was caused by a devil
[18:57] Kira
    who ensnared and controlled
    the Magic Knights.
[19:00] Asta
    That's right!
[19:02] Asta
    The Magic Knights were possessed
    because of that devil!
[19:05] King
    D-Devil?!
[19:07] Sekke
    Bah... ha? Uh, this is turning
    into a bigger mess than I expected.
[19:11] Noble
    Peasants can't be trusted.
[19:14] Noble
    How uncouth! He may be a Magic Knight,
     but he's from the Black Bulls.
[19:18] Noble
    Aren't those horns a sign that
    she sold her soul to the devil?
[19:21] Noble
    That must be it!
[19:23] Secre
    Wizard King Julius worked so hard...
[19:26] Secre
    And yet there's still this much
    prejudice and discrimination.
[19:29] Secre
    So much that it's dimming
    Asta's determination
[19:31] Secre
    to make us all understand each other.
[19:33] Secre
    Their kind has always been the only
    kind of people that gather here.
[19:38] Asta
    Hey, listen to me!
[19:40] Asta
    I'm not lying!
[19:41] Kira
    In this trial, either you were
    going to be convicted as a devil
[19:47] Kira
    or the Magic Knights were going to pay for
    their sins. Those were the only two options.
[19:52] Kira
    And you can't abandon other people.
[19:55] Kira
    The scales reveal that you are
[19:57] Kira
    simple, impulsive, and dealt with easily.
[20:00] Kira
    A single peasant,
[20:02] Kira
    or the cornerstone of the
    kingdom's defense, the Magic Knights.
[20:05] Kira
    It's obvious which way the scales will tip.
[20:08] Kira
    I wonder where this devil
    that you speak of is.
[20:12] Asta
    I told you! We defeated him!
[20:15] Asta
    Nero worked hard for so
    long to make it happen!
[20:19] Kira
    Everyone here suspects that you are
[20:21] Kira
    the ones who are truly in
    communication with the devil.
[20:25] Asta
    No! The one in my grimoire is—
[20:30] Secre
    Anything you say right now
    will just get warped.
[20:33] Secre
    Revealing the black power is too risky.
[20:35] Kira
    If there is no devil, we'll just have
    to pass judgment on everyone in turn.
[20:42] Kira
    Bring her in.
[20:48] Asta
    Marie?!
[20:50] Marie
    Asta!
[20:52] Kira
    This is Marie Adlai.
[20:54] Kira
    She was a daughter of the House of Adlai,
[20:57] Kira
    but she is now a ruined noble
    who lives in a church with orphans.
[21:00] Kira
    Her older brother is an ex-convict.
[21:03] Kira
    We have determined that, during the
    recent great battle, her eye magic
[21:09] Kira
    caused indirect harm to
    Magic Knights and the citizenry.
[21:13] Asta
    Quit making things up!
[21:14] Asta
    Marie didn't do any of that on purpose!
[21:17] Kira
    Indeed.
[21:19] Kira
    If a devil truly exists,
    there's no doubt she was manipulated.
[21:25] Kira
    But if there is no proof of that,
[21:28] Kira
    all that remains are her undeniable crimes.
[21:32] Kira
    Therefore...
[21:33] Kira
    She must be judged!
[21:35] Kira
    In the name of justice!
[21:40] Asta
    Stop!
[21:42] Marie
    I-I'm...
[21:44] Kira
    You are evil.
[21:46] Kira
    Guilty!
[21:53] Asta
    You've made it loud and
    clear how you operate.
[21:57] Noble
    Look at him!
[21:58] Asta
    There's no way in hell I'm going
    to acknowledge your justice!
[22:03] Kira
    And we won't even attempt to reach
    an understanding with a devil.
[23:40] Julius
    Damnatio tends to be very
    serious and stubborn,
[23:42] Julius
    so he probably won't let Asta
    off the hook that easily.
[23:45] Julius
    Next time on Black Clover, Page 122:
     "As Pitch Black as It Gets."
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[23:49] Julius
    Hey, I have a great idea for how to save Asta!