E157 - Five-Leaf Clover

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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
    In preparation for the upcoming
    battle with the Spade Kingdom,
[00:43] Nar
    Asta and the others train
    diligently in the Heart Kingdom.
[00:47] Nar
    With their training period halfway over,
[00:49] Nar
    Noelle and the others learned the
    Mana Method and were growing steadily.
[00:56] Nar
    Since Asta had no magic,
    he fought with Gaja in order
[00:58] Nar
    to obtain hints toward a new technique.
[01:02] Nar
    Back in the Clover Kingdom, Yami finally
    learned the trick to using Mana Zone.
[01:10] Nar
    And now...
[01:12] Asta
    Gaja!
[01:14] Asta
    I'm back!
[01:16] Gaja
    It appears that you've grown yet
    again in these past few days.
[01:21] Asta
    Yup!
[01:22] Asta
    Yesterday, I sparred with
    the Wind Spirit Guardian
[01:26] Asta
    and trained my ki to be able to
    read ambiguous attacks better.
[01:29] Asta
    Today, I fought with the Earth Spirit
    Guardian who has keen senses
[01:34] Asta
    to polish my own fighting instincts like "bam!"
[01:37] Asta
    Aren't you training with Luck today?
[01:40] Gaja
    He said he wanted to train with other
    Spirit Guardians, so he is elsewhere.
[01:44] Asta
    Perfect timing, then!
[01:46] Asta
    I'd like to spar with you
    right now, if that's okay!
[01:49] Gaja
    Of course, that's perfectly fine.
[01:52] Gaja
    But before we start, may I ask you something?
[01:54] Gaja
    Since you have no magic at all,
    your existence is quite abnormal,
[01:58] Gaja
    even among those at the arcane stage.
[02:00] Gaja
    I am constantly astounded by your growth.
[02:04] Gaja
    In order to further increase your strength
    in the future, may I ask you...
[02:09] Gaja
    about your life up until this point,
[02:13] Gaja
    and about the devil that resides
    within your grimoire?
[02:16] Asta
    About me... and the devil?
SIGN    Five-Leaf Clover
[03:53] Asta
    According to Father,
[03:56] Asta
    me and my childhood friend
    Yuno were taken in
[03:58] Asta
    on the same day at a church in Hage Village,
    on the outskirts of the Clover Kingdom.
[04:05] Asta
    Time passed, and...
[04:07] (Flashback) Asta
    Sister Lily!
[04:11] (Flashback) Asta
    Marry me!
[04:14] Asta
    I was living with my
    beloved Sister Lily, Yuno,
[04:18] Asta
    and everyone else back at the church.
[04:21] Asta
    But I couldn't use a lick of magic.
[04:25] Asta
    Meanwhile, Yuno was a super-handsome genius.
[04:29] (Flashback) Asta
    I'll get a grimoire that's more
    amazing than anyone else's,
[04:32] (Flashback) Asta
    get into the Magic Knights,
    follow in your footsteps,
[04:36] (Flashback) Asta
    and become the Wizard King!
[04:40] Asta
    And in March, those turning fifteen
    were gathered from all over the kingdom
[04:45] Asta
    to receive their grimoires.
[04:55] Asta
    But...
[04:57] (Flashback) Asta
    Um...
[05:01] (Flashback) Asta
    My grimoire's not coming.
[05:05] (Flashback) Tower Master
    Er...
[05:07] (Flashback) Tower Master
    Try again next year.
[05:08] (Flashback) Asta
    What?!
[05:11] (Flashback) Guy A
    What the heck?!
[05:13] (Flashback) Guy B
    That's actually amazing!
[05:17] Asta
    Yuno ended up getting a four-leaf grimoire,
    just like the first Wizard King.
[05:23] (Flashback) Asta
    I thought that once I got my grimoire,
[05:26] (Flashback) Asta
    I'd be able to use magic, but...
[05:30] (Flashback) Asta
    I never thought I wouldn't even get one.
[05:38] (Flashback) Asta
    But... like hell I'm gonna give up!
[05:44] (Flashback) Asta
    Don't you dare underestimate me, fate!
[05:46] (Flashback) Asta
    I'll show you!
[05:48] (Flashback) Asta
    Even if it takes one, two,
    ten, or a hundred years!
[05:51] (Flashback) Asta
    I'll keep working hard
    until I get my grimoire!
[05:57] Asta
    But then this thieving jerk who wanted to
[06:00] Asta
    sell the four-leaf grimoire
    for money attacked Yuno.
[06:05] (Flashback) Revchi
    Hey, that pendant looks like
    it's worth something, too.
[06:10] (Flashback) Revchi
    I guess I'll be taking that...
[06:11] (Flashback) Asta
    Hold it!
[06:16] ---
    I tried to get back Yuno's grimoire, but my
     training just wasn't enough against the thief.
[06:23] ---
    And of course, I was born with no magic.
[06:26] ---
    I found out that no matter how hard
    I tried, I still couldn't use magic.
[06:32] (Flashback) Revchi
    You can't do a thing in this world.
    Just give up on everything.
[06:38] (Flashback) Revchi
    You were born a loser!
[06:40] Asta
    He's right.
[06:43] Asta
    No matter how hard I try,
    some things just can't be helped.
[06:50] Asta
    I'm just going to give...
[06:52] (Flashback) Yuno
    Hey!
[06:53] (Flashback) Yuno
    Who are you calling a loser?
[06:55] (Flashback) Yuno
    Asta, it's true that you won't be
    able to become the Wizard King,
[06:59] (Flashback) Yuno
    no matter what.
[07:00] (Flashback) Revchi
    You hear that? Even your little friend
    is telling you it's impossible.
[07:07] (Flashback) Yuno
    That's because I'm going
    to become the Wizard King!
[07:10] (Flashback) Revchi
    What?
[07:12] (Flashback) Yuno
    He's no loser.
[07:15] (Flashback) Yuno
    He's...
[07:18] (Flashback) Yuno
    Asta's my rival!
[07:21] (Flashback) Revchi
    Huh?
[07:22] (Flashback) Revchi
    Him? Your rival?
[07:24] (Flashback) Revchi
    This brat who has no
    magical power whatsoever?
[07:27] (Flashback) Asta
    Not... Not yet.
[07:32] (Flashback) Asta
    Sorry you had to see me
    looking that pathetic, Yuno.
[07:36] (Flashback) Asta
    Just a sec...
[07:39] (Flashback) Asta
    I'm gonna kick this guy's butt!
[07:43] Asta
    And that was when
[07:44] Asta
    the five-leaf grimoire, which was said
[07:46] Asta
    to have a devil residing within it,
     appeared before me.
[07:50] Asta
    Back then, I didn't know anything about
    the devil's powers or anti-magic.
[07:56] Asta
    I just frantically brandished my sword.
[08:13] Asta
    That's what happened when
    I first got this grimoire.
[08:20] Asta
    After that, Yuno and I went to
[08:22] Asta
    the royal capital to take the
    Magic Knights Entrance Exam.
[08:25] Asta
    Yuno ended up joining the most popular
    and powerful squad, the Golden Dawn.
[08:30] Asta
    I was about to be disqualified
    since I had no magic, but then,
[08:33] Asta
    Captain Yami from the Black Bulls took me in.
[08:37] Gaja
    If I remember correctly,
[08:39] Gaja
    that captain is another Magic Knight
    who uses a sword, just like yourself.
[08:42] Asta
    Yeah! He takes forever to poop,
    but he's super reliable when we need him!
[08:47] Asta
    He's super strong and showed
    me how to use my ki.
[08:51] Asta
    Anyway, he's someone I super-duper respect!
[08:55] Asta
    The rest of the Black Bulls also
    acknowledged me as a part of the squad.
[08:58] Asta
    Once I officially became a squad member,
    I went on a mission to explore a dungeon
[09:02] Asta
    and ended up getting my second sword,
     the Demon-Dweller Sword.
[09:06] Asta
    During that mission,
[09:07] Asta
    we faced off with one of the Diamond
    Kingdom's Eight Shining Generals, Mars,
[09:11] Asta
    an insanely strong guy who
    used two magical attributes.
[09:15] Asta
    And that was when we
    coincidentally found out...
[09:18] (Flashback) Asta
    I don't have any magic,
[09:20] (Flashback) Asta
    but I've got...
[09:22] (Flashback) Asta
    my friends!
[09:26] ---
    I borrowed mana from Noelle and released
    it using the Demon-Dweller Sword,
[09:30] ---
    and was able to break
    through Mars's tough armor.
[09:34] ---
    After that, when we reported
    back about the mission,
[09:37] ---
    we met the Wizard King.
[09:40] ---
    "Gain merit. You can't
    protect anyone with pride,
[09:44] ---
    and trust will come after merit."
[09:47] ---
    With the Wizard King's words in my heart,
[09:50] ---
    I kept fighting to protect everyone!
[09:53] ---
    But then we ran into him...
[09:57] (Flashback) Licht
    I guess I haven't introduced myself yet.
[10:00] (Flashback) Licht
    I am the leader of the Eye
    of the Midnight Sun...
[10:03] (Flashback) Licht
    Licht.
[10:15] ---
    His light magic was way too fast.
[10:17] ---
    I couldn't react or even track it with my eyes.
[10:22] ---
    But then Captain Yami arrived,
[10:25] ---
    and he faced him head-on.
    The lightning-fast light magic
[10:27] ---
    didn't bother him at all.
[10:29] ---
    Of course, I already knew
    he was super strong,
[10:32] ---
    but I got to see how powerful
    he was again firsthand.
[10:35] (Flashback) Yami
    Hey, brat. Were you watching that?
[10:37] (Flashback) Asta
    Y-Yes, sir!
[10:39] (Flashback) Yami
    Good. Now try the same thing.
[10:41] (Flashback) Asta
    Yes, sir!
[10:43] (Flashback) Asta
    Wait... Like I could actually do that!
[10:45] (Flashback) Asta
    Of course I can't!
[10:46] (Flashback) Yami
    Oh? Who do you think you're talking to?
[10:49] (Flashback) Asta
    Huh?
[10:50] (Flashback) Yami
    I told you to do it, so do it.
[10:52] (Flashback) Asta
    Ow, ow, ow, that really hurts! Ow, ow, ow!
[10:53] (Flashback) Yami
    That'll make you a bigger man.
[10:57] ---
    Captain Yami said he could react to the attacks
    because he could sense something called "ki."
[11:03] Yami
    People looking at you,
    the sound of their breathing,
SIGN    Ki
[11:06] Yami
    their smell, the motions of their muscles,
[11:08] Yami
    the vague sense that they're there...
[11:09] Yami
    Ki is the blanket term for all of
    the different types of life energy
[11:13] Yami
    the human body emits.
[11:15] (Flashback) Yami
    I read that ki and predicted
    his next move, then made mine.
[11:20] (Flashback) Yami
    You've done that before, haven't you?
[11:23] (Flashback) Asta
    Come to think of it...
[11:26] ---
    The lesson was so intense that
    I could've died doing it,
[11:30] ---
    but because of that, I learned to sense ki!
[11:34] Gaja
    I see.
[11:36] Gaja
    This "ki" is the best fighting technique
    you could use, since you cannot use magic.
[11:42] Gaja
    Perhaps he anticipated that it could
    be useful to you as you continue
[11:46] Gaja
    to use your anti-magic.
[11:48] ---
    Actually, now that you mention it...
[11:50] ---
    Holy crap! That's super
    likely with Captain Yami!
[11:54] Gaja
    Though I may simply be
    overthinking the matter.
[11:54] ---
    Way to go, Captain Yami!
[11:57] Gaja
    By the way, I would like
    to ask another question.
[12:00] Gaja
    How are you able to put yourself in the
    state in which you bring out the power
[12:05] Gaja
    of the devil that is possessing you?
[12:07] ---
    Oh, that...
[12:11] ---
    The first time I took on that form was
[12:13] ---
    when we went to visit the Queen
    of Witches in the Witches' Forest.
[12:17] ---
    I fought that Diamond Kingdom
    guy with the annoying smirk
[12:19] ---
    when he attacked the forest.
[12:30] (Flashback) Asta
    Never giving up...
[12:33] (Flashback) Asta
    is my magic!
[12:47] (Flashback) Ladros
    Damn it!
[12:48] (Flashback) Ladros
    Why?!
[12:50] (Flashback) Ladros
    My magic's supposed to be invincible now!
[12:53] ---
    Back then, I wasn't even
    sure what happened myself.
[12:59] (Flashback) Ladros
    Shit!
[13:00] (Flashback) Laros
    Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit! Shit!
[13:03] (Flashback) Ladros
    Why?!
[13:05] (Flashback) Ladros
    I got this far by kicking everyone else down!
[13:08] (Flashback) Ladros
    Why are you...
[13:11] (Flashback) Asta
    You might've kicked people down,
[13:14] (Flashback) Asta
    but everyone that helped boost me up
[13:17] (Flashback) Asta
    makes me strong!
[13:22] (Flashback) Asta
    Black Meteorite!
[13:36] ---
    The first time I was able to
    willfully take that form was
[13:39] ---
    when we went to the Yultim Volcano in
    a strong magic region for a training camp.
[13:43] ---
    Since I couldn't use Mana Skin,
    a technique to envelop
[13:46] ---
    your body with mana to protect yourself,
[13:48] ---
    I couldn't move a step further
    due to the intense heat.
[13:52] ---
    But then I realized that
[13:54] ---
    if I used the ki technique
     I learned from Captain Yami,
[13:57] ---
    I could amplify the anti-magic within me
[14:01] ---
    and possibly pull off an
    effect like Mana Skin.
[14:04] ---
    And that was also a way for me
    to get into that state at will.
[14:12] ---
    Thank you so much, Captain Yami!
[14:14] ---
    I don't know what I would've done if
    you'd never taught me how to use ki!
[14:20] ---
    My third sword, the Demon-Destroyer Sword,
     is a bit of a wild one,
[14:23] ---
    but the reason I was able to use it
    immediately is because of my ki!
[14:26] Gaja
    I hear that sword can nullify
    not only magic itself,
[14:33] Gaja
    but the effects of a spell, as well.
[14:35] ---
    Yup!
[14:38] ---
    I got my hands on the Demon-Destroyer Sword
[14:39] ---
    around the time we infiltrated
[14:41] ---
    the Eye of the Midnight Sun's base
     before our final battle with them!
[14:47] ---
    But suddenly, that Disloyal guy
    as well as some of our friends
[14:51] ---
    reincarnated as elves and attacked us.
[14:55] ---
    And then we ended up fighting
[14:57] ---
    the leader of the elves in
    the center of their base.
[15:02] Asta
    This ki...
[15:03] Yuno
    There's incredible magic
    coming from that sword.
[15:06] Asta
    Oh, crap... My black form
    is reaching its limit.
[15:10] Asta
    Please... Just last a little longer.
[15:12] (Flashback) Yuno
    Asta, be careful.
[15:14] (Flashback) Asta
    Yeah, I know!
[15:28] (Flashback) Yuno
    Asta!
[15:31] ---
    The leader of the elves was the
    original owner of my swords,
[15:35] ---
    so he was able to use them
    to their full capacity.
[15:37] ---
    And above all, he was insanely strong. But...
[15:40] (Flashback) Asta
    Not yet!
[15:43] (Flashback) Asta
    Yuno is my...
[15:45] (Flashback) Yuno
    Asta is my...
[15:48] (Flashback) Both
    ...rival!
[15:55] ---
    We couldn't win,
[15:57] ---
    but next thing I knew, the Demon-Destroyer
    Sword I took was inside my grimoire.
[16:04] ---
    Because of this, I was able
[16:06] ---
    to nullify the poison magic that was
    used on the people of Hage Village
[16:10] ---
    and return everyone who had reincarnated
    into elves back to normal.
[16:15] ---
    After that, in the Shadow Palace,
[16:17] ---
    the memories that the Demon-Destroyer
    had absorbed flooded into me.
[16:21] ---
    That's when I learned
[16:23] ---
    why the elves and humans started
    hating each other so long ago.
[16:27] ---
    And the one who had reincarnated the
    elves and caused all this fighting was...
[16:33] ---
    that devil.
[16:35] (Flashback) Devil
    Word Soul Magic...
[16:37] (Flashback) Devil
    "Voizuiinemidoren..."
[16:40] ---
    His goal was to leave the other world
    where all the other devils were
[16:43] ---
    and appear in this world
    in his complete form.
[16:46] ---
    I couldn't let that bastard have his way.
[16:51] ---
    If Yuno could evolve, then so could I!
[16:55] (Flashback) Asta
    Anti-Magic Demon-Slayer Sword:
     Black Divider!
[17:09] (Flashback) Yami
    Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash ~ Equinox!
[17:18] ---
    Nero used her Sealing Magic
     to seal the damage I took.
[17:22] (Flashback) Secré
    Asta...
[17:23] (Flashback) Secré
    You're going to be...
[17:26] (Flashback) Secré
    You're going to be the Wizard King, right?
[17:31] (Flashback) Asta
    Yeah!
[17:37] (Flashback) Asta
    Right here, right now...
[17:40] (Flashback) Asta
    I'll surpass my limits!
[17:53] ---
    And, well, you know the rest.
[17:55] ---
    I was put on trial for being devil-possessed,
[17:58] ---
    and since I was released without indictment,
[18:00] ---
    I came to the Heart Kingdom
[18:03] ---
    to find clues to prove that I'm innocent.
[18:06] ---
    And that's where I found out
    that Queen Loropechika
[18:08] ---
    had also been cursed by a devil.
[18:11] ---
    I'm going to get even stronger!
[18:15] ---
    So that I can protect everyone
    in the Clover Kingdom,
[18:17] ---
    and everyone in the Heart Kingdom, too!
[18:21] Gaja
    I am glad I was able to hear your tale.
[18:23] Gaja
    I think I may understand why you
    were able to become so powerful,
[18:28] Gaja
    even though you have no mana.
[18:32] Gaja
    Now, let us begin.
[18:35] Gaja
    The sun will go down soon,
[18:37] Gaja
    but I will train with you
    until you are satisfied today.
[18:43] ---
    Right!
[19:14] Loropechika
    Wow, that was amazing, Noelle!
[19:17] Undine
    Not bad. You've definitely
    improved since you first arrived.
[19:22] Noelle
    Hmph. O-Of course I have.
[19:24] Noelle
    I'm royalty, you know.
[19:26] Noelle
    Squee! Yay! I got praised!
[19:30] Noelle
    But you're truly amazing,
    Water Spirit Undine.
[19:34] Noelle
    You just keep drawing out more
    and more of my water magic.
[19:39] Undine
    You're not the only one growing, you know.
[19:42] Loropechika
    Please take a look at this.
[19:46] Loropechika
    It's not just you or Nero.
[19:49] Loropechika
    Asta and the others are also
[19:51] Loropechika
    growing every day much faster
    than we ever could've imagined.
[19:56] ---
    But still, this is nowhere near enough
[19:59] ---
    to defeat the devil from the Spade Kingdom.
[20:03] ---
    Right?
[20:04] ---
    Yes. You are exactly right.
[20:06] ---
    But I believe in all of you.
[20:09] ---
    All of you who are training
    so diligently here,
[20:12] ---
    and everyone back at the Clover
    Kingdom getting ready for battle...
[20:17] ---
    If we all work together,
[20:19] ---
    I'm sure we will see a ray of hope
    in our fight against the devil
[20:22] ---
    within the Spade Kingdom.
[20:24] ---
    No, I'm sure we'll win!
[20:30] Noelle
    And I'll avenge my mother, too!
[20:43] Gaja
    The same trick will not work again.
[20:55] Gaja
    That technique is only good enough to land
    a surprise attack on the enemy right now.
[21:03] Gaja
    I believe our session has come to an end.
[21:05] Gaja
    Lightning Magic: Tenjiolia.
[21:09] ---
    Not yet!
[21:12] Nar
    The three leaves of the clover
    represent faith, hope, and love.
[21:18] Nar
    Within a fourth leaf dwells good luck.
[21:22] Nar
    Within a fifth leaf...
[21:25] Nar
    resides a devil.
[21:34] ---
    But my swords...
[21:36] ---
    What's going...
[21:39] Gaja
    You continue to surprise me.
[21:42] Gaja
    In order to see the extent
    of your hidden powers,
[21:47] Gaja
    I will attack you with everything I have.
[21:51] ---
    Bring it on!
[22:01] ---
    Well, things are getting interesting now.
[23:40] ---
    Our training's finished, and it's finally
    time to fight the Spade Kingdom.
[23:44] Some
    Next time on Black Clover, Page 158: 
    "The Beginning of Hope and Despair."
SIGN    Page 158
    
    The Beginning of Hope and Despair
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    I'm going to protect everyone
    in the Clover Kingdom,
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    and everyone in the Heart Kingdom, too!