# E129 - The Devil Megicula
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**[00:05] Nar**
*The Clover Kingdom.*
**[00:07] Nar**
*In this kingdom where magic is everything,*
**[00:09] Nar**
*there is one boy who can't use magic.*
**[00:13] Nar**
*His name is Asta.*
**[00:16] Nar**
* With guts and hard work,*
* he made it into the Magic Knights,*
**[00:18] Nar**
* and he never gave up,*
* despite how much he got hurt.*
**[00:21] Nar**
* He continues to diligently*
* aim for the top!*
**[00:26] Nar**
*Even if you are a peasant,*
**[00:27] Nar**
*or even if you're poor...*
**[00:29] Nar**
*Anyone in this world can still shine!*
**[00:32] Nar**
*He's working hard to prove that,*
**[00:35] Nar**
*and to become the Wizard King!*
**[00:40] Nar**
*Asta and the others arrived*
**[00:42] Nar**
* in the Heart Kingdom to learn*
* more about the devil's curse,*
**[00:45] Nar**
*but Asta was taken away, and Noelle, Mimosa,*
**[00:48] Nar**
* and Finral were forced to fight*
* the Spirit Guardian Gaja.*
**[00:52] Nar**
*Meanwhile, Asta, after being taken away,*
**[00:55] Nar**
* was forced into a fight with*
* the Water Spirit, Undine.*
**[01:00] Undine**
I'm Undine. I'm one of the four
Great Spirits, and I'm contracted
**[01:04] Undine**
to the Queen of the Heart Kingdom.
**[01:06] Nar**
*Undine and Gaja...*
**[01:08] Nar**
* Asta and the others were*
* forced to face one of*
**[01:10] Nar**
* the four Great Spirits as well*
* as a Spirit Guardian, but...*
**[01:13] Nero**
Sealing Magic: Inverse Release!
**[01:16] Noelle**
Sorry, but we can't just back down
after you did all that showing off!
**[01:21] Asta**
Pardon me! I'm coming in!
***SIGN*** The Devil Megicula
**[03:04] Asta**
*A doll?*
**[03:05] Asta**
* But I could've sworn I felt*
* a person's ki in here.*
**[03:13] Asta**
Uh...
**[03:15] Asta**
Hey.
**[03:17] Loropechika**
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
**[03:19] Loropechika**
This thick-pelted beaver just
felt so good on my skin!
**[03:25] Asta**
What the heck was that fo—
**[03:31] Loropechika**
Glasses... My glasses....
**[03:35] Undine**
Goodness... What are you doing, Loropechika?
**[03:39] Undine**
I told you to hurry up and
change out of your pajamas.
**[03:42] Loropechika**
I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
***SIGN*** Loropechika
**[03:47] Asta**
*So she's the queen of the Heart Kingdom?!*
**[03:56] Gaja**
* I might've been in trouble if*
* my technique hadn't defended me.*
**[04:00] Gaja**
* It appears that she was holding back.*
* What a magnificent talent.*
**[04:04] Gaja**
*Now, as for them...*
**[04:14] Noelle**
*He's way too fast!*
**[04:17] Gaja**
I do apologize.
**[04:19] Gaja**
I forced you into a fight in order
to assess your magic stages.
**[04:24] Noelle**
Huh?
**[04:26] Nero**
Magic stages?
**[04:27] Nero**
The stage nine, eight, seven thing,
**[04:30] Nero**
where the smaller the number is,
the stronger you are?
**[04:33] Loropechika**
Yes. Mages fight not with force of numbers,
but with how powerful their magic is.
**[04:38] Loropechika**
There are cases where dozens may attack,
**[04:41] Loropechika**
and they would be no match for a single mage.
**[04:45] Loropechika**
That's why, in wars between magical nations,
power is measured by magic stages.
**[04:51] Loropechika**
In other words, a kingdom's power
is determined by how many mages
***SIGN*** Stage Zero Stage One Stage Two Stage Three Stage Four Stage Five Stage Six Stage Seven Stage Eight Stage Nine
**[04:56] Loropechika**
it has that are near stage zero.
**[04:58] Loropechika**
And if you're dealing with a devil,
**[05:01] Loropechika**
no one lower than stage one will
be able to keep up with it.
**[05:04] Asta**
A devil... That's right!
**[05:07] Asta**
We came here because we detected
a huge curse signal here that may be
**[05:11] Asta**
the work of a devil!
**[05:13] Undine**
* Why do they know something that*
* only a Spirit Guardian should know?*
**[05:17] Asta**
Do you know anything about devil curses?
**[05:20] Nero**
*You don't hold back, do you?*
**[05:23] Undine**
* It's too bad for you, but no one's*
* going to talk about them.*
**[05:26] Loropechika**
Oh, that's me... I got cursed by a devil.
**[05:30] Loropechika**
If nothing is done, I'll die in about a year.
**[05:34] Asta**
Huh?
**[05:35] Undine**
Huh?!
**[05:36] Loropechika**
Huh?!
**[05:38] Undine**
Huh? Why did you tell them?! What?
**[05:39] loropechika**
Huh?
**[05:40] Undine**
Huh?
**[05:41] Loropechika**
Huh?
**[05:44] Undine**
Honestly... What am I going to do with you?
**[05:46] Undine**
That side of you is adorable, too.
**[05:50] Undine**
That's right. The reason we brought
you here and measured your magic stages
**[05:56] Undine**
was so that we can defeat Megicula,
**[05:59] Undine**
the devil that cursed Loropechika.
**[06:03] Undine**
I'm sure this interests you, too.
**[06:07] Loropechika**
Citizens of the Clover Kingdom,
please join us in—
**[06:12] Asta**
What's wrong?!
**[06:13] Loropechika**
I forgot to water the poplatatta trees!
**[06:17] Asta**
D'oh!
**[06:18] Asta**
I'm pretty sure we were in the
middle of talking about something
**[06:22] Asta**
really important just now!
**[06:24] Nero**
Is it okay for the queen of
a kingdom to act like that?
**[06:46] Asta**
Holy crap!
**[06:48] Loropechika**
There you go. Have some water.
**[06:56] Loropechika**
I see the zozo squirrels
are as lively as ever today.
**[06:59] Loropechika**
Hey now, Michely. Don't run too fast.
**[07:02] Loropechika**
Old man Kakalasa's cough seems
to be better. That's great.
**[07:06] Loropechika**
Oh, the totohl fruits grew so splendidly!
**[07:12] Asta**
She's watering whole forests at once!
**[07:14] Nero**
* She obtained information from all*
* around the kingdom in an instant.*
**[07:16] Nero**
*And she's controlling the water everywhere.*
**[07:20] Nero**
*An all-encompassing benevolence*
**[07:22] Nero**
* combined with delicacy that*
* doesn't miss a single thing...*
**[07:27] Nero**
* So this is the magic of*
* the Heart Kingdom's queen.*
**[07:30] Undine**
Now, now, Loropechika...
**[07:33] Undine**
Go and get changed into
some proper clothes already.
**[07:35] Undine**
The current queen has inherited the
power of most of the previous queens.
**[07:42] Undine**
The guardian deity of the beautiful
and peaceful Heart Kingdom...
**[07:45] Undine**
The all-knowing priestess...
**[07:47] Undine**
Someone who cannot be lost to a devil's curse.
**[07:52] Undine**
There is no one else like her!
**[08:00] Undine**
See? You're beautiful when you
actually clean yourself up.
**[08:05] Loropechika**
But it's so hard to move in this...
**[08:11] Asta**
Why, though?!
**[08:13] Undine**
For crying out loud, Loropechika...
**[08:15] Asta**
I get it! Her insane klutziness must
be due to the devil's curse, too!
**[08:19] Loropechika**
Oh, no. That's just me.
**[08:21] Asta**
What?!
**[08:23] Undine**
Curse... The loathsome devil that
cursed my beloved Loropechika...
**[08:28] Undine**
Megicula is in that kingdom.
***SIGN*** Diamond Kingdom
**[08:37] Magna**
We came to scout the Diamond
Kingdom just in case, but...
**[08:41] vanessa**
This is...
**[08:48] vanessa**
He managed to defeat all those
Diamond soldiers on his own...
**[08:52] magna**
Some of them were as strong as our captains,
**[08:55] magna**
yet he defeated them so easily.
**[09:01] Vanessa**
Don't you dare get any stupid ideas, Luck!
**[09:03] Luck**
I hate to admit it, but I've
never felt like this before.
**[09:07] Luck**
I actually...
**[09:09] Luck**
don't want to fight him.
***SIGN*** Heart Kingdom Royal Palace
***SIGN*** The Queen's Chamber
**[09:26] Asta**
Hey, guys!
**[09:27] Finral**
Asta!
**[09:27] Asta**
Hey!
**[09:28] Mimosa**
Thank goodness you're okay.
**[09:30] Noelle**
You get kidnapped way too often.
**[09:33] Noelle**
Give it a rest already.
**[09:35] Gaja**
The queen has arrived.
**[09:49] Mimosa**
*She's so majestic and beautiful.*
**[09:51] Mimosa**
*And she possesses vast, immeasurable magic!*
**[09:54] Noelle**
*So this is the queen of the Heart Kingdom?*
**[09:57] Finral**
She's so beautiful!
**[10:00] Finral**
You are truly a goddess who
has descended upon this land!
**[10:03] Finral**
Damn it! You know better than that, Finral!
**[10:07] Finral**
You! Are! Going! To! Change!
**[10:11] Asta**
What the heck's going on with Finral?
**[10:13] Noelle**
Who knows?
**[10:15] Loropechika**
Citizens of the Clover Kingdom,
**[10:18] Loropechika**
please lend us your strength.
**[10:25] Both**
Wait, why?!
**[10:26] Undine**
Come on, Loropechika!
You need to act like a queen!
**[10:27] Loropechika**
Ow...
**[10:30] Undine**
Oh, your nose is bleeding...
But you're so cute!
**[10:36] Noelle**
Wh-What was that?
**[10:38] Loropechika**
I got some blood on my dress.
**[10:40] Undine**
Okay, okay, just a second...
**[10:43] Gaja**
This is why I said she shouldn't
meet them in person.
**[10:50] Asta**
Why do you need our help?
**[10:54] Mimosa**
Doesn't the Heart Kingdom have many
mages who are stage one or higher,
**[11:00] Mimosa**
including the Spirit Guardians?
**[11:01] Loropechika**
I mentioned earlier that everyone
needs to be stage one or higher
**[11:05] Loropechika**
to keep up in a fight with devils,
**[11:07] Loropechika**
but even if one was stage zero,
**[11:09] Loropechika**
they would not be able to finish off a devil.
**[11:13] Loropechika**
The Spirit Guardians borrow some power
from natural mana to use powerful magic,
**[11:19] Loropechika**
but they still cannot defeat devils.
**[11:22] Loropechika**
Unlike us, the Clover Kingdom has
created types of magic that are not natural,
**[11:27] Loropechika**
such as chain, steel,
and the eccentric spatial magic,
**[11:30] Loropechika**
in exchange for giving up the
divine protection of natural mana.
**[11:34] Loropechika**
Some of the irregulars who were born
**[11:36] Loropechika**
in that environment have the
power to defeat a devil.
**[11:41] Loropechika**
For example, the Wizard King who
uses time magic, Julius Novachrono,
**[11:45] Loropechika**
or the Captain of the Black Bulls,
Yami Sukehiro, who uses dark magic.
**[11:51] Loropechika**
Though it appears that Julius
has lost most of his power...
**[11:57] Noelle**
*She even knows about that?*
**[11:59] Noelle**
*Just how much does she know?*
**[12:02] Loropechika**
And...
**[12:04] Loropechika**
Asta and Nero.
**[12:07] Loropechika**
In terms of combat magic alone,
Nero is about a stage six,
**[12:10] Loropechika**
but she has ancient sealing magic
and has used forbidden magic.
**[12:14] Loropechika**
And Asta doesn't have any magic,
**[12:16] Loropechika**
but he was able to obtain
anti-magic because of that.
**[12:21] Loropechika**
People with inexplicable powers such
as yours are known as arcane stages.
***SIGN*** Stage Zero
***SIGN*** Arcane Stage
**[12:30] Nero**
Arcane stage...
**[12:33] Loropechika**
I'd like you to lend us your arcane
powers to help defeat that devil.
**[12:37] Loropechika**
In exchange, I'll offer you any
information that is available to me.
**[12:42] Noelle**
We can't make decisions like that.
**[12:45] Asta**
I'll use a transmission magic item
to ask Captain Yami!
**[12:49] Yami**
I'm taking a dump right now!
**[12:52] Yami**
What? You've got something
really important to tell me?
**[12:55] Yami**
Well, what I'm doing right
now is really important, too.
**[12:58] Yami**
This might be the biggest dump in history.
**[13:01] Yami**
*Call back later!*
**[13:02] Asta**
What?!
**[13:04] Loropechika**
Pooping is indeed very important.
**[13:05] Asta**
She agreed with him?!
**[13:07] Undine**
You mustn't use such vulgar words, Loropechika!
**[13:11] Mimosa**
Um... I figured something
like this may happen,
**[13:14] Mimosa**
so I borrowed a magic item that lets us
connect with Marx's transmission magic.
**[13:19] Noelle**
Good job, Mimosa!
**[13:20] Asta**
Way to go, Mimosa!
**[13:21] Mimosa**
All right, I'll go ahead and connect.
**[13:24] Marx**
*Mimosa? Did something happen?*
**[13:27] Marx**
*Wait, is that...*
**[13:30] Julius**
* You must be the queen of the Heart Kingdom!*
* What kind of magic do you use?!*
**[13:34] Marx**
* Please don't just pop up*
* like that, Lord Julius!*
**[13:37] Marx**
*You're small right now, remember?*
**[13:39] Marx**
*People will find out.*
**[13:41] Julius**
* Well, yeah, you did just*
* call me "Lord Julius."*
**[13:46] Asta**
Don't worry. The queen already knew.
**[13:49] Marx**
*Huh?!*
**[13:51] Asta**
* And so, in order to defeat*
* devils, we need to be...*
**[13:55] Asta**
*at the arcane stage, or something.*
**[13:57] Julius**
Of course, that's fine.
**[13:59] Julius**
You all might get something
amazing out of this, too.
**[14:02] Julius**
To tell you the truth,
I'd prefer to be over there myself.
**[14:05] Marx**
You absolutely may not!
**[14:06] Loropechika**
It's settled, then. Thank goodness.
**[14:10] Loropechika**
But in your present states,
all of you will be killed so easily.
**[14:15] Asta**
Wow, she's honest!
**[14:18] Asta**
So the Spade devil is that strong?
**[14:21] Loropechika**
Yes. Stronger than the devil
you fought, I believe.
**[14:26] Asta**
*Stronger than that guy?!*
**[14:28] Asta**
*During that fight,*
**[14:29] Asta**
*we only managed to win because we had help*
**[14:32] Asta**
* from incredible people like the first*
* Wizard King and the leader of the elves.*
**[14:37] Loropechika**
The scar Gaja has is the
work of that devil, too.
**[14:41] Noelle**
* Him? The guy we barely*
* stood a chance against?*
**[14:46] Julius**
* That Spirit Guardian fellow fought*
* me in the past. He's quite skilled.*
**[14:52] Asta**
He fought you?!
**[14:53] Noelle**
* A devil that can't be beaten by*
* someone the Wizard King praises...*
**[15:00] Asta**
*We don't stand a chance right now...*
**[15:03] Asta**
*We have to get stronger.*
**[15:05] Loropechika**
The devil Megicula is
haunting the Spade Kingdom,
**[15:09] Loropechika**
using its citizens to amass power...
**[15:14] Loropechika**
in order to invade and
conquer the Clover Kingdom,
**[15:17] Loropechika**
the Heart Kingdom, and the Diamond Kingdom.
**[15:23] Loropechika**
As things stand, I will
also die from this curse.
**[15:28] Loropechika**
I'd like to invade the Spade Kingdom
before my power weakens.
**[15:34] Loropechika**
We have half a year.
**[15:37] Loropechika**
We'll need all the combat
power we can get.
**[15:40] Loropechika**
Please gather those who stand
a chance in a fight with a devil.
**[15:44] Loropechika**
I'd like you to get stronger and
fight alongside us in six months.
**[15:49] Asta**
Right! We'd also appreciate...
**[15:51] All**
...your help!
**[16:00] Marx**
Lord Julius, are you sure
you're all right with this?
**[16:03] Marx**
The Magic Knights are still exhausted
from the battle against the elves.
**[16:08] Marx**
Though we have half a year,
**[16:10] Marx**
if we fight alongside the Heart
Kingdom to defeat a devil,
**[16:14] Marx**
we may face even greater casualties.
**[16:16] Julius**
I'm sure you heard what our scouts said.
**[16:20] Julius**
With the Diamond Kingdom in its current state,
**[16:23] Julius**
our only hope is to have the
Magic Knights get stronger.
**[16:27] Julius**
I'm sure the Queen of the Heart
Kingdom understands that, too.
**[16:31] Marx**
Lord Julius...
**[16:32] Julius**
Marx, gather all of the
Magic Knights Squad Captains.
**[16:36] Marx**
Yes, sir.
**[16:41] Charmy**
Munchy, munchy, munchy, munchy, munchy...
**[16:44] Asta**
When's the captain gonna show up?
**[16:47] Asta**
We have a super important announcement!
**[16:49] Zora**
Shut up, you stupid shrimp.
**[16:51] Zora**
If you don't quit yappin', the captain
won't be able to finish his business.
**[16:55] Asta**
He's taking a dump again?!
**[16:58] Yami**
I won.
**[17:00] Asta**
Wait, have you been in there ever since then?!
**[17:03] Yami**
This isn't the end.
**[17:04] Yami**
As much as I want to celebrate my victory,
**[17:07] Yami**
the next battle is just around the corner.
**[17:10] Noelle**
That's seriously enough about that.
**[17:12] Yami**
Right. Let's hear what the group that
went to the Heart Kingdom has to say.
**[17:16] Finral**
Oh, right.
**[17:17] Finral**
Actually, I'm not sure where to begin.
**[17:20] Asta**
Me, me!
**[17:21] Asta**
The one cursed by a devil there
is the Heart Kingdom's queen!
**[17:26] Noelle**
And because of that curse, the queen
only has about a year to live.
**[17:30] Finral**
The queen is the most powerful in the kingdom,
**[17:33] Finral**
and a mage chosen by one
of the Four Great Spirits.
**[17:35] Finral**
If they lose someone like that,
the Heart Kingdom will...
**[17:41] Yami**
This goes without saying,
but keep this on the down-low.
**[17:44] Yami**
So, did you find anything out about this devil?
**[17:49] Noelle**
The devil's name is Megicula.
**[17:51] Asta**
And they're in the Spade Kingdom right now!
**[17:54] Vanessa**
Spade?
**[17:56] Magna**
Then maybe that explains what we saw.
**[17:59] Asta**
Huh? What are you talking about?
**[18:02] Yami**
Apparently, they saw a Spade mage near
the border of the Diamond Kingdom.
**[18:07] Asta**
A Spade?!
**[18:09] Luck**
He was no ordinary mage.
**[18:13] Magna**
He managed to
**[18:15] Magna**
single-handedly finish off hundreds
of Diamond soldiers in an instant.
**[18:19] Vanessa**
And that cold, dark magic...
**[18:23] Vanessa**
Everything would make sense
if he's possessed by a devil.
**[18:27] Luck**
It's very possible that the guy
we saw was Megicula himself.
**[18:32] Grey**
Th-Then the Diamond Kingdom...
**[18:36] Yami**
They're pretty much done for.
All because of that one guy.
**[18:44] Asta**
Mars...
**[18:47] Vanessa**
It was clear just from being near him
for a little while... We stood no chance.
**[18:53] Vanessa**
Even if we had acted, we would've faced
the same fate as the Diamond soldiers.
**[18:57] Yami**
Yeah, as you guys are right now.
**[18:59] Yami**
If we can't defeat that devil,
**[19:01] Yami**
both the Heart Kingdom and the
Clover Kingdom are gonna be finished.
**[19:04] Yami**
In order to stop that...
**[19:07] Yami**
We're gonna have to get stronger.
**[19:09] Noelle**
The queen gave us six months.
**[19:12] Noelle**
In six months, the Heart Kingdom
will attack the Spade Kingdom.
**[19:16] Asta**
We Magic Knights of the Clover Kingdom
**[19:18] Asta**
need to train as hard as we can for
six months, get super strong,
**[19:21] Asta**
and defeat Megicula along
with the Heart Kingdom!
**[19:25] Zora**
Question.
**[19:26] Asta**
Sure thing, Zora!
**[19:28] Zora**
So this devil's actually
beatable if all we do is train?
**[19:34] Nero**
We won't be able to keep up in a fight
**[19:36] Nero**
against a devil unless we're
all stage one or higher.
**[19:39] Nero**
For perspective, that would
mean we'd all have to be
**[19:41] Nero**
as strong as 1st Class Senior Magic Knights...
**[19:44] Nero**
no, we need to be above that,
or we don't stand a chance.
**[19:47] Magna**
So you're telling us to get to a
vice captain's level in six months?!
**[19:53] Vanessa**
You sure make it sound easy.
**[19:55] Finral**
And currently, the only ones who
stand a chance against the devil
**[19:59] Finral**
are the Wizard King, Yami, Asta, and Nero,
**[20:03] Finral**
who all belong to a group
called the arcane stage.
**[20:06] Noelle**
Though I don't plan on giving up even
if I'm told I don't stand a chance.
**[20:11] Noelle**
* Because Megicula is the*
* one who killed my mother.*
**[20:16] Magna**
Come on! Pull yourself together, Luck!
**[20:19] Magna**
Lady Noe just said she wasn't gonna give up!
**[20:21] Magna**
We're her seniors! We can't chicken out!
**[20:26] Luck**
I wasn't being myself.
**[20:28] Luck**
I don't have time to be scared
when our friend's life is at stake.
**[20:32] Asta**
Friend's life?
**[20:34] Gordon**
Of course, I'll do everything
I can to become a stage one.
**[20:38] Gordon**
In order to protect my bestest friend, Asta!
**[20:41] Asta**
That's right! I need to do
something about Megicula,
**[20:44] Asta**
or I'm gonna be sentenced to death!
**[20:46] Noelle**
How could you forget that?
**[20:48] Zora**
Guess we don't have a choice, then.
**[20:50] Zora**
* True Magic Knights can't just*
* let devils do whatever they want.*
**[20:55] Grey**
I-I have no idea what I can do...
**[20:59] Grey**
But I'll do my best!
**[21:01] Finral**
* I'm gonna use these six months*
* to become even stronger*
**[21:04] Finral**
*and defeat this loathsome curse!*
**[21:08] Finral**
* So that I can become a man*
* worthy of Miss Finnes, as well.*
**[21:11] Noelle**
* After we defeat Megicula*
* and our curse is broken,*
**[21:15] Noelle**
*I want to talk to Nozel again...*
**[21:18] Noelle**
*about Mother.*
**[21:20] Asta**
*Anyway, we just need to kick Megicula's ass!*
**[21:23] Asta**
* Then I might be able to find*
* out more about my devil, too!*
**[21:27] Nero**
*For the sake of their futures and this world...*
**[21:31] Nero**
* I can't let another devil*
* have its way any longer.*
**[21:35] Yami**
So that means for the next six months,
**[21:38] Yami**
the Black Bulls are free
to do whatever they want.
**[21:40] Yami**
You can go wherever you want.
You can team up with whoever you want.
**[21:45] Yami**
You have one mission: to become stronger.
**[21:48] Yami**
We're dealing with a devil
and the Spade Kingdom.
**[21:50] Yami**
You need to train like your life depends on it.
**[21:52] Yami**
If you don't, I'll kill you.
**[21:54] Yami**
I always tell you to do this in the moment,
**[21:57] Yami**
so if you have six months,
that should be plenty of time.
**[22:00] Yami**
Surpass your limits!
**[22:02] All**
Right!
**[23:40] Julius**
It's not just the Clover Kingdom.
**[23:42] Julius**
This is a life-or-death situation
for the Heart Kingdom
**[23:44] Julius**
and Diamond Kingdom, too.
**[23:45] Some**
Next time on *Black Clover*, Page 130:
***SIGN*** Page 130
The New Magic Knights Captain Conference
**[23:47] Some**
"The New Magic Knights Captain Conference."
**[23:50] Julius**
We must become stronger in order to
face that devil and the Spade Kingdom.