E168 - Stirrings of the Strongest

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[00:05] Nar
    And in the clover's fifth leaf resides...
[00:07] Nar
    a devil.
[00:10] Nar
    What Asta, who was born without magic,
[00:12] Nar
    gained from the five-leaf grimoire was
[00:14] Nar
    the power of anti-magic,
    which nullifies any magic.
[00:20] Nar
    Meanwhile, the Dark Triad
    of the Spade Kingdom
[00:23] Nar
    also possessed the powers of
    the devils from the underworld,
[00:26] Nar
    and began invading the other kingdoms.
[00:30] Nar
    Asta continued to fight
    while believing in himself,
[00:34] Nar
    along with his friends...
    to protect this world!
SIGN    Stirrings of the Strongest
[02:19] Owen
    Right around the same time
    all of you were fighting,
[02:22] Owen
    the Golden Dawn's headquarters was attacked.
[02:25] Owen
    They've been almost completely annihilated.
[02:30] Owen
    I'm glad all of you are safe.
[02:35] Finral
    Asta and Yami protected us.
[02:42] Finral
    What's Asta's prognosis?
[02:45] Owen
    Thankfully, he'll live.
[02:47] Owen
    It's just...
[02:48] Owen
    I don't know what we can do
    for his right arm right now.
[02:52] Owen
    I have no idea what will come of it.
[02:55] Grey
    U-Um... Could you take a look at Gauche, too?
[03:00] Owen
    At Gauche?
[03:01] Gauche
    The wound's healed, and I feel fine.
[03:04] Grey
    B-But you should get examined properly!
[03:08] Owen
    What do you mean?
[03:09] Grey
    Gauche was run through with a giant sword,
[03:12] Grey
    a-and I healed him with my magic, but...
[03:15] Owen
    You did? But don't you
    use transformation magic?
[03:23] Owen
    All right, I'll have a look.
[03:31] Owen
    You really got run through with a giant sword?
[03:34] Gauche
    Yeah.
[03:36] Owen
    I wouldn't even call this healing.
    His tissues themselves have been rebuilt.
[03:42] Owen
    The true nature of your magic
    might not be transformation.
[03:47] Gauche
    Then what kind of magic is it?
[03:50] Owen
    I hate to say this, but I have no clue.
[03:53] Owen
    Grey will have to find that out for herself.
[03:58] Grey
    Right...
[04:00] Owen
    We'll have Asta continue to rest here.
[04:03] Owen
    The rest of you can return
    to the Black Bulls' hideout.
[04:07] Owen
    There's going to be an emergency Magic Knights
     Squad Captains' meeting in the morning.
[04:11] Owen
    The best thing you can do right now is rest.
[04:52] Asta
    What? My body won't move.
[04:58] Nacht
    Where do you think you're going?
[05:01] Asta
    Who is that? Is his magic
    the reason why I can't move?
[05:04] Nacht
    You should probably head back in.
[05:07] Asta
    I have to go save Captain Yami!
[05:10] Nacht
    That's not going to happen.
[05:12] Nacht
    The place you're trying to get to
[05:15] Nacht
    has not only the devil-possessed
    you didn't stand a chance against,
[05:19] Nacht
    but two others who are equally as powerful.
[05:24] Nacht
    Your devil's forsaken you, too.
[05:27] Nacht
    And you don't know what's
    going on with your right arm.
[05:30] Asta
    How does he—
[05:33] Nacht
    Going in your condition
    isn't brave or anything.
[05:37] Nacht
    It's ignorant and reckless.
[05:39] Asta
    Still... I have to go!
[05:42] Asta
    While I... While I'm here, Captain Yami is...
[05:48] Nacht
    Just leave him.
[05:52] Asta
    I don't know who the hell you are...
[05:55] Asta
    but what the hell do you
    know about Captain Yami?!
[05:57] Nacht
    Oh, I know him very well.
[05:59] Asta
    Huh?
[06:01] Nacht
    He's boorish, violent, and vicious.
[06:03] Nacht
    He's irresponsible, immoral, and insincere.
[06:07] Nacht
    He's honestly pretty worthless.
[06:21] (Flashback) Yami
    I can't win this one without you...
[06:24] (Flashback) Yami
    Asta!
[06:27] Asta
    You don't know anything!
    Captain Yami risked his life for us!
[06:33] Nacht
    But if he lost, he's nothing more than a fool.
[06:37] Asta
    Demon-Destroyer!
[06:50] Nacht
    If you can't even defeat me,
    there's no way you can save Yami.
[06:57] (Flashback) Devil
    That's because...
[06:59] (Flashback) Devil
    you're weak.
[07:05] Asta
    If only...
[07:07] Asta
    I was stronger...
[07:14] Nacht
    You're such a fool.
[07:19] Nacht
    But you're a good person.
[07:22] Nacht
    I like you.
[07:25] Nacht
    Don't worry. Yami's still alive.
[07:30] Asta
    Weg?
[07:31] Asta
    Who... are you?
[07:35] Nacht
    I am the Vice Captain of
    the Black Bulls, Nacht.
[07:42] Nacht
    If you so desire, I'll show you
    how to use the devil's powers.
[07:48] Asta
    The Black Bulls? How to
    use the devil's powers?
[07:53] Gimodelo
    Hey, Nacht. Who's the shrimp?
[07:57] Asta
    This ki... That's a devil!
[07:59] Nacht
    Gimodelo, I regret to inform you that
    you're even shorter than he is.
[08:03] Gimodelo
    Oh, come on. You know that
    this isn't my true form.
[08:09] Asta
    He's having a casual conversation
    with that devil.
[08:13] Asta
    You're devil-possessed, too?
[08:15] Nacht
    I am. This is my devil, Gimodelo.
[08:23] Asta
    You really do belong to the Black Bulls.
[08:25] Asta
    Wait, you're really the vice captain?!
[08:28] Nacht
    Yes, though Yami just
    decided that on his own.
[08:32] Gimo
    Aw, but I wanna talk—
[08:35] Asta
    Captain Yami?
[08:36] Nacht
    I can't blame you all for
    not knowing about me.
[08:39] Nacht
    I've only been in the hideout once.
[08:42] Asta
    But why?!
[08:44] Nacht
    Because I hate Yami.
[08:46] Asta
    Huh?!
[08:48] Nacht
    As annoying as it is,
    people like him are rather tough.
[08:53] Nacht
    There's still time before he'll die.
[08:57] Asta
    How do you know that?!
[09:00] Nacht
    Because I've been undercover in the
    Spade Kingdom for a very long time.
[09:08] Asta
    I still don't really know you,
    or even know if I can trust you...
[09:12] Asta
    But...
[09:14] Asta
    You're the only one that
    I can rely on right now!
[09:19] Asta
    Please! Show me how to use my devil powers!
[09:24] Nacht
    Nice and straightforward.
[09:27] Nacht
    I like people like you.
[09:28] Asta
    Th-Thanks!
[09:30] Nacht
    But for the time being, I can't say
    that I sense any talent in you.
[09:35] Asta
    What?! Y-You say such mean things
    with a smile on your face!
[09:39] Nacht
    But I'm sure things will work out if you
    can figure out how to use your powers.
[09:43] Asta
    Then let's get started—
[09:45] Nacht
    Nope. You need some good rest first.
[09:47] Asta
    Huh?!
[09:48] Nacht
    There's somewhere I'd like to go with
    you tomorrow, so just rest for tonight.
[09:53] Asta
    How the heck am I supposed
    to sleep in this situation?!
[09:56] Nacht
    I don't like selfish people.
[10:08] Marx
    It looks like you're all here.
[10:15] Marx
    Then let's get this emergency
    captains' meeting started.
[10:35] Marx
    That concludes the report from
    the members of the Black Bulls.
[10:39] Julius
    The Tree of Qliphoth, which connects
    this world to the underworld...
[10:44] Julius
    In order to create it,
    they need Yami and Vangeance.
[10:48] Rill
    I can't believe those two were kidnapped.
[10:52] Charlotte
    They probably let their guard down.
[10:54] Charlotte
    And they're Magic Knights
    Squad Captains. Unbelievable.
[10:58] Charlotte
    Such pathetic men.
[11:00] Charlotte
    No... No! Yami's been...
[11:03] Charlotte
    Is he all right? Is he alive?
[11:07] Charlotte
    I haven't even gotten to tell
    him that I love him yet!
[11:11] Yuno
    We did everything we could.
[11:14] Yuno
    But it wasn't enough.
[11:16] Yuno
    Even worse, our enemy wasn't
    even fighting seriously.
[11:19] Jack
    Well, isn't that interesting?
[11:22] Jack
    I bet you got scared and overestimated him,
[11:25] Jack
    Mr. Vice Captain of the
    Golden Dawn who almost died!
[11:29] Fuego
    Jack, don't.
[11:31] Fuego
    Even as we speak, our world may become
    connected with the underworld.
[11:36] Jack
    Then what? The world's finished?
[11:39] Fuego
    We must act to prevent that from happening.
[11:42] Fuego
    But there are too many unknowns.
[11:46] Jack
    So basically, all we've got are guesses,
     since we don't know anything.
[11:51] Jack
    This is stupid.
[11:53] Jack
    Nothing's gonna come out of this meeting.
[11:56] Jack
    I'm out.
[11:57] Nozel
    Stop.
[12:00] Nozel
    You'd better not be thinking about
    infiltrating the Spade Kingdom on your own.
[12:04] Jack
    What? Why would I go there for that idiot?
[12:08] Jack
    Even if I did, it wouldn't concern any of you.
[12:11] Charlotte
    You fool! Of course it would!
[12:14] Charlotte
    You can't be allowed to do something
    so reckless as a captain!
[12:18] Charlotte
    I want to go save Yami, too!
[12:21] Jack
    You guys can sit here picking
    your noses as long as you want.
[12:25] Nozel
    I want to kill that fool just as much as you do!
[12:29] Fuego
    All of you, settle down!
[12:35] Marx
    Lord Julius...
[12:37] Nacht
    Well, I'm glad you all seem motivated, at least.
[12:41] Nacht
    But... I dislike people who
    can't even hold a proper meeting.
[12:46] Asta
    H-Heya...
[12:48] Nacht
    Could you quiet down a bit...
[12:50] Nacht
    Captains?
[12:53] Yuno
    Asta...
[12:54] Charlotte
    Who are you?
[12:56] Charlotte
    An intruder?!
[12:57] Nacht
    Oh?
[13:03] Nacht
    I'm pretty sure I have every
    right to be at this meeting.
[13:08] Asta
    Four devils?! There were others?
[13:12] Fuego
    Devils? This man is devil-possessed?
[13:15] Nozel
    Who are you?
[13:18] Julius
    He's a vice captain... with the Black Bulls.
[13:22] Marx
    Lord Julius?
[13:24] Julius
    He's been acting as a spy
    in the Spade Kingdom,
[13:27] Julius
    though I didn't know that
    he was devil-possessed.
[13:30] Charlotte
    The Vice Captain of the Black Bulls?
[13:33] Owl
    A spy in the Spade Kingdom?
[13:36] Fuego
    I guess anyone could be the
    vice captain of Yami's squad.
[13:41] Jack
    I've seen this asshole before.
[13:46] Jack
    Wait, you're... But your magic is...
[13:50] Nacht
    That man doesn't exist anymore.
[13:55] Nacht
    We're wasting time, so I'm going
    to get straight to the point.
[14:00] Nacht
    Everyone, please sit down.
[14:05] Nacht
    As you all know, the gate to the underworld
    is about to open in the Spade Kingdom.
[14:09] Nacht
    And to make that happen,
    I'm sure the preparations for
[14:13] Nacht
    the ritual of the advent of
    Qliphoth are underway.
[14:16] Nacht
    Yami and Vangeance will be offered as
    sacrifices for the core of that ritual.
[14:22] Asta
    Captain Yami...
[14:24] Nacht
    From that point on, over seven days,
    the advent of Qliphoth will begin.
[14:29] Nacht
    Seven levels, seven gates, will open one by one.
[14:34] Nacht
    Ten devils compatible with the Qliphoth
    are scattered throughout them.
[14:38] Nacht
    The deeper the level, the stronger the devil.
[14:43] Nacht
    The upper devils are equal to the Dark Triad.
[14:46] Nacht
    The devils lower than that are far superior.
[14:49] Nacht
    And...
[14:52] Nacht
    If the final devil, Lucifero,
    appears, this world is done for.
[14:57] Nacht
    As the catalysts of the advent,
    Yami and Vangeance will also die.
[15:01] Nacht
    Conversely, until the gates fully open,
     they will both live.
[15:06] Nozel
    He managed to gain this much
    information on his own?
[15:11] Nozel
    From the very heart of the enemy's country,
    the most dangerous area...
[15:15] Rill
    Why is the Dark Triad trying
    to do something so dangerous?
[15:18] Nacht
    I'm sure we wouldn't be able to understand.
[15:22] Nacht
    You're all Magic Knights. I'm sure you've
    seen it more than you'd ever want...
[15:27] Nacht
    Ones who will hurt others without
    hesitation to satisfy their desires.
[15:31] Nacht
    They only care about themselves.
[15:33] Nacht
    Absolute trash who won't
    feel a shred of guilt.
[15:37] Nacht
    I don't want to understand how the
    ultimate form of that trash thinks,
[15:42] Nacht
    nor do I care.
[15:44] Nacht
    Irrational evil...
    There's nothing that I hate more.
[15:51] Nacht
    Even if God and the devils
    forgive them, I never will.
[15:58] Nacht
    That being said, I can't
    defeat the Dark Triad.
[16:03] Nacht
    I'm aware of my own limits. I can
    only do what's within my abilities.
[16:08] Nacht
    And that's why...
[16:10] Nacht
    I'm going to make him our ultimate warrior.
[16:12] Asta
    Huh?
[16:14] Nacht
    Anti-magic has that much potential.
[16:18] Nacht
    In three days, the gate to the
    underworld will be opened.
[16:22] Nacht
    Before that happens, we're going
    to take back Yami and Vangeance
[16:25] Nacht
    and destroy the Tree of Qliphoth.
[16:28] Nacht
    With my magic, we'll be able to infiltrate
    their castle without being noticed.
[16:33] Nacht
    We will then attack the Dark Triad
     and take each of them down.
[16:37] Nacht
    Dante has gravity and body magic.
[16:40] Nacht
    Vanica has curse-warding and blood magic.
[16:43] Nacht
    Zenon has spatial and bone magic.
[16:46] Yuno
    Zenon?
[16:47] Nacht
    But my magic won't allow me
    to take that many people.
[16:51] Nacht
    We will need to gather forces
[16:53] Nacht
    that have a chance against the devils,
     with Asta at our center.
[16:58] Jack
    Hell yeah. You'd better believe you're
    picking from the captains first.
[17:03] Yuno
    Let me go.
[17:05] Yuno
    I know I'm being impudent, but please.
[17:10] Jack
    Huh? What are you, stupid?
[17:13] Jack
    Like we'd send anyone who's
    already lost to them.
[17:16] Fuego
    Yuno, I understand how you feel,
[17:20] Fuego
    but staying behind and protecting the
    Clover Kingdom is also an important job.
[17:24] Asta
    Yuno...
[17:25] Nacht
    There's actually something I want to ask you.
[17:29] Nacht
    There is a resistance that fights against
    the Dark Triad in the Spade Kingdom.
[17:35] Nacht
    The other day, one of them
    snuck into the Clover Kingdom.
[17:40] Nacht
    They're at your hideout
    right now, aren't they?
[17:42] Jack
    What?
[17:45] Nacht
    Just who are you?
[17:51] Yuno
    Apparently,
[17:53] Yuno
    I'm the Prince of the Spade Kingdom.
[17:58] Asta
    What?!
[18:00] Asta
    The Prince of the Spade Kingdom?!
[18:03] Asta
    Yuno, are you s-serious?!
[18:05] Yuno
    Yeah. When the revolt against
    the royal family happened,
[18:09] Yuno
    I was a newborn, and someone apparently
     escaped with me to the Clover Kingdom.
[18:13] Nozel
    I see. If he's royalty, then his
    tremendous amount of mana makes sense.
[18:18] Yuno
    The man who's with me now served
    the previous royal family.
[18:23] Yuno
    He should know a great deal
    about the enemy and the castle.
[18:27] Jack
    That's even more reason not
    to let you handle this.
[18:29] Jack
    That guy could be an enemy spy!
[18:33] Jack
    Not to mention, there's even
     a chance you might a spy.
[18:37] Yuno
    If I don't save him, there's no point.
[18:40] Yuno
    It's not just me.
    Ever since the elf incident,
[18:44] Yuno
    you've all been suspicious
    of Captain Vangeance.
[18:49] Yuno
    And I can't blame you for that,
[18:52] Yuno
    because he wasn't able to choose
    between the humans and the elves.
[18:57] Yuno
    And that's exactly why, even though
    he's hurting, he's constantly fighting
[19:01] Yuno
    more earnestly than anyone
    else as a Magic Knight.
[19:04] Yuno
    After I lost to that guy, there's something
     I remember as I was blacking out.
[19:11] Yuno
    Captain Vangeance was fighting while
    protecting the members of the Golden Dawn.
[19:17] (Flashback) Zenon
    You should probably get rid
    of some of your baggage
[19:21] (Flashback) Zenon
    so you can concentrate on the fight more,
[19:23] (Flashback) Zenon
    but you won't.
[19:25] (Flashback) Zenon
    And that's exactly why you're going to lose.
[19:30] (Flashback) William
    Of course I won't abandon them.
[19:32] (Flashback) William
    I made them walk down a path of thorns.
[19:35] (Flashback) William
    Even so, they rose again without
    cursing me and forged ahead.
[19:41] (Flashback) William
    They are my pride and joy! They are my dream!
[19:45] Yuno
    It's because he fought while protecting
    us that Captain Vangeance was captured.
[19:50] Yuno
    Even if he's a traitor who turned his
    back on this kingdom once to all of you,
[19:55] Yuno
    to us, he's the kindest and most
    reliable captain we could ask for!
[19:59] Asta
    Yuno...
[20:01] Yuno
    That guy thinks he annihilated
    everyone in the Golden Dawn.
[20:04] Yuno
    But we're still alive...
    because of Captain Vangeance's magic!
[20:10] Yuno
    This isn't over yet!
[20:12] Yuno
    The Golden Dawn is the greatest
    Magic Knights Squad in the Clover Kingdom!
[20:18] Yuno
    I'm going to prove that Captain Vangeance
    did the right thing when he protected us,
[20:22] Yuno
    and just how powerful we are!
[20:27] Yuno
    I will be the one who
    saves Captain Vangeance!
[20:30] Jack
    What the hell's up with this mana?
[20:33] Jack
    Hey, shut your mouth alr—
[20:36] Bell
    Hey, could you shut up already?
[20:39] Bell
    I'm storing up mana here
[20:43] Bell
    so we can take down that bony bastard!
[20:46] Bell
    Yuno's not going to lose again!
[20:49] Nacht
    Very well. I don't hate people like you.
[20:53] Asta
    Who cares if you're the
    Prince of the Spade Kingdom
[20:55] Asta
    or the Vice Captain of the Golden Dawn?
[20:57] Asta
    You'll always be Yuno!
[20:59] Nacht
    Now, we'll be leaving for the
    Spade Kingdom three days from now,
[21:02] Nacht
    early in the morning.
[21:04] Nacht
    I will send you details of our plan later.
[21:07] Nacht
    This time, we'll be the ones who attack.
[21:10] Asta
    I don't have time to cry when
    Yuno's being this serious.
[21:14] Asta
    If I lost because I was weak, that just
    means I need to get stronger!
[21:18] Asta
    No...
[21:19] Asta
    I'm going to surpass my limits
    and become the most powerful!
[21:24] Asta
    Let's defeat the Dark Triad
    and rescue our captains!
[21:28] Yuno
    Yeah!
[21:30] Fuego
    Then we should also ask the
    Heart Kingdom for help.
[21:33] Marx
    Actually, I haven't been able to
    get a hold of them since yesterday.
[21:36] Rill
    What?! Did something happen
    to Charmy and the others?
[21:40] Nacht
    Each member of the Dark Triad
    left their castle yesterday.
[21:45] Nacht
    Vanica might have attacked the Heart Kingdom.
[21:49] Asta
    What?
[22:05] Noelle
    You're...
[23:39] Asta
    I can't believe the
    Vice Captain of the Black Bulls
[23:41] Asta
    is someone who can use the devil's powers.
[23:44] Asta
    What kind of training are we
    going to do to make me the best?
[23:48] Some
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