E169 - The Devil-Binding Ritual

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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!
[00:46] Nar
    After a fierce battle,
    Yami and Asta defeated Dante.
[00:51] Asta
    We win!
[00:52] Nar
    But then Zenon attacked, and Yami was
    taken away along with Vangeance.
[00:58] Asta
    Captain Yami!
[01:05] Nar
    That night, Asta tried to escape the
    infirmary tower in order to rescue Yami,
[01:10] Nar
    and he ran into...
[01:13] Nar
    The Vice Captain of the Black Bulls, Nacht.
[01:17] (Flashback) Nacht
    If you so desire, I'll show you
    how to use the devil's powers.
[01:24] Nar
    Asta arrived with Nacht to an emergency
    Magic Knight Squad Captains' meeting.
[01:28] Nozel
    Who are you?
[01:31] Julius
    He's a vice captain... with the Black Bulls.
[01:35] Julius
    He's been acting as a spy
    in the Spade Kingdom,
[01:38] Julius
    though I didn't know that
    he was devil-possessed.
[01:42] Nar
    Back in the Spade Kingdom, the ritual
    of the advent of Qliphoth was underway.
[01:46] Nar
    Once the ritual was complete, this world
    would be connected with the underworld,
[01:51] Nar
    and Yami and Vangeance would
    lose their lives as sacrifices.
[01:56] Nar
    In three days, the first of seven gates
    to the underworld will open.
[02:01] Nar
    They must fight the Dark Triad
    before that can happen.
[02:04] Fuegoleon
    Then we should also ask the
    Heart Kingdom for help.
[02:07] Marx
    Actually, I haven't been able to
    get a hold of them since yesterday.
[02:11] Nar
    Meanwhile, it looked as if
[02:13] Nar
    Vanica had destroyed the Heart
    Kingdom with her magic, but...
[02:26] Noelle
    You're...
SIGN    The Devil-Binding Ritual
[04:04] Noelle
    You're...
[04:07] Noelle
    The leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun,
[04:09] Noelle
    and the elves from the Third Eye...
[04:15] Noelle
    Everyone!
[04:18] Noelle
    Where are we?
[04:35] Patry
    This is Elysia.
[04:37] Patry
    It's a secluded area in a strong magic region
    located deep within the Heart Kingdom.
[04:42] Noelle
    This place is overflowing with
    incredibly dense mana.
[04:49] Elf boy
    So they're awake.
[04:51] Noelle
    Who are these children?
[04:54] Patry
    They are the descendants of
    Princess Tetia of the Clover Kingdom and Licht.
[05:00] Noelle and Mimosa
    Huh?!
[05:03] Nero
    Back then...
[05:17] (Flashback) Nero
    Lady Tetia...
[05:20] (Flashback) Nero
    She's still alive.
[05:24] (Flashback) Nero
    This mana... One of the twins she
    was carrying has also survived!
[05:34] Nero
    I immediately sealed Lady Tetia's wounds
[05:38] Nero
    and rushed to Prince Lumiere's side.
[05:44] Nero
    After that...
[06:01] Nero
    When I woke up in the form of a bird,
[06:04] Nero
    many years had passed,
[06:06] Nero
    and I had no idea what became of Lady Tetia.
[06:12] Nero
    But she survived.
[06:16] Nero
    Her life was saved!
[06:21] Nero
    Children born of an elf and a human...
[06:25] Nero
    Prince Lumiere...
    The lives you had hoped for...
[06:30] Nero
    The new world you wished for...
    is right here!
[06:35] Patry
    This is the new village of the elves.
[06:40] Patry
    Once we found out about this place,
[06:43] Patry
    I felt as though I understood why
    we stayed behind in this era.
[06:52] Mimosa
    Why did you save us?
[06:56] Patry
    Because Dryad, the guardian deity of Elysia,
[06:59] Patry
    sent a divine revelation telling us to save you.
[07:02] Noelle
    Dryad?
[07:06] Patry
    After receiving the divine revelation,
    we rushed to the Heart Kingdom,
[07:11] Patry
    but we didn't make it in time.
[07:19] Patry
    But...
[07:25] Patry
    All of you had somehow used your own
    powers to survive those explosions.
[08:13] Patry
    Thanks to you, the citizens of
    the Heart Kingdom were safe.
[08:20] Patry
    It's amazing that you weren't annihilated
    when faced with such powerful enemies.
[08:24] Patry
    You must've gotten even stronger
    over these past few months.
[08:29] Noelle
    That's not enough.
[08:32] Noelle
    I couldn't protect them.
    I couldn't defeat them.
[08:36] Noelle
    Even though we'd trained for
    months and gotten stronger!
[08:40] Noelle
    Now that Loropechika's been kidnapped,
    there's no guarantee she'll remain safe!
[08:45] Noelle
    We have to...
[08:49] Noelle
    We have to get stronger right now!
[08:51] Noelle
    Stronger!
[08:52] Noelle
    You're all stronger than we are, aren't you?!
[08:55] Noelle
    Tell me how you got so strong!
[08:59] Raia
    Wow... Is that really how you ask
    someone for a favor, Little Miss Royalty?
[09:05] Patry
    Do you truly believe you can
    defeat an enemy that you
[09:08] Patry
    couldn't defeat after months of training
[09:10] Patry
    just by training a little more?
[09:14] Noelle
    I know it won't be that easy.
[09:19] Noelle
    But...
[09:20] Noelle
    It's even harder to give
    up on becoming stronger!
[09:24] Noelle
    Right, you guys?!
[09:27] Both
    Yes!
[09:30] Patry
    I see.
[09:31] Raia
    Jeez! I see you're all
    still a pain in the ass.
[09:34] Patry
    Then you will be able to become stronger
[09:37] Patry
    by using the elves' esoteric art,
    ultimate magic!
[09:44] Rill
    I'm worried.
[09:47] Rill
    I hope Charmy and the others are okay.
[10:00] Asta
    Gaja!
[10:07] Julius
    I see... So that's what happened.
[10:11] Julius
    We're going to attack the Spade Kingdom
    three days from now, early in the morning.
[10:15] Julius
    What will you do?
[10:17] Gaja
    We shall fight with you.
[10:19] Gaja
    All of the Spirit Guardians are safe.
[10:22] Gaja
    On the honor of the Heart Kingdom,
    we will reclaim our queen.
[10:27] Gaja
    Lady Noelle and the others are also
    getting ready to reenter the battle.
[10:31] Gaja
    But it will be up to them if
    they can make it in time.
[10:34] Julius
    I see. Thank you for contacting us.
[10:49] Gaja
    I will save you, no matter what.
[10:53] Charlotte
    I will not let him die.
[10:57] Charlotte
    Wait for me, Yami!
[11:00] Rill
    Thank goodness Charmy,
    the other Magic Knights,
[11:03] Rill
    and the Spirit Guardians seem to be safe.
[11:05] Asta
    I guess Noelle and the others are training!
[11:07] Asta
    I want to train as soon as possible, too!
[11:09] Asta
    Vice Captain!
[11:11] Asta
    H-Huh?
[11:14] Asta
    Vice Captain?
[11:35] Nacht
    In three days, we will gather
    the Magic Knights' elite
[11:38] Nacht
    and attack the Spade Kingdom.
[11:43] Vanessa
    You're... the Vice Captain
    of the Black Bulls?
[11:48] Finral
    Why are you here now?
[11:50] Finral
    Why have you never shown up even once before?
[11:53] Nacht
    Because I hate the Black Bulls.
[11:58] Nacht
    I'll do whatever it takes as long as
    I get to operate as a Magic Knight.
[12:02] Nacht
    It's honestly quite convenient being
    a vice captain. I can do what I want.
[12:06] Nacht
    I despise people who
    can't do things properly.
[12:09] Nacht
    The Black Bulls are known as "the squad
    of good-for-nothings with more damage
[12:13] Nacht
    than exploits to their name," right?
[12:16] Nacht
    It sounds like you were involved
    in the battle six months ago,
[12:20] Nacht
    but that doesn't exactly erase
    all of your past failures.
[12:25] Nacht
    The vulgar witch who drinks all the time.
[12:28] Nacht
    The spatial mage who's so careless with
    women that it interfered with his missions.
[12:34] Nacht
    The former convict who's a ruined noble.
[12:36] Nacht
    There's also... Though I don't
    see them here right now,
[12:40] Nacht
    the obviously evil-looking
    delinquent peasant,
[12:44] Nacht
    and the obviously evil-looking,
    belligerent, mask-wearing peasant.
[12:47] Nacht
    Et cetera, et cetera.
[12:49] Nacht
    Though it's clear that
    good-for-nothing assembled you all.
[12:55] Grey
    Th-They're all good people!
[12:58] Grey
    P-Please don't just judge
    them by how they look!
[13:01] Nacht
    Well, if you don't want to be judged
    by how you look, don't look like that.
[13:08] Nacht
    When evil-looking people
[13:10] Nacht
    or those who have committed evil deeds
    in the past suddenly do something good,
[13:13] Nacht
    that twist makes them more likable.
[13:16] Nacht
    And I absolutely hate that.
[13:21] Nacht
    The greatest people are those
    who are good from the start.
[13:26] Nacht
    In the end, you're nothing more than
    good-for-nothings that Yami gathered.
[13:31] Nacht
    If you still want to save
    that worthless man's life...
[13:36] Nacht
    Get stronger in the next two days.
[13:51] Asta
    Hey, I've been wondering. What is this magic?
[13:54] Nacht
    It's shadow magic.
[13:55] Nacht
    I, and whatever I'm touching,
    can move from one shadow to another.
[14:00] Asta
    So it's like spatial magic.
    That's super convenient!
[14:03] Nacht
    We're here.
[14:06] Asta
    What's this place?
[14:14] Asta
    Whose house is this?
[14:16] Nacht
    This house belongs to a certain noble.
     A former noble, that is.
[14:22] Nacht
    We're here.
[14:24] Asta
    Here? But there isn't anything...
[14:28] Nacht
    Shadow Magic: Dark Garden Invitation.
[14:46] Asta
    Now where are we?
[14:58] Nacht
    For the next two days, I'll teach you all
    I know about using the magic of devils.
[15:04] Nacht
    And as a result, you'll grow exponentially.
[15:08] Asta
    So we're training, then? Heck yeah!
[15:12] Nacht
    Currently, you aren't using the
    devil's powers to the fullest extent.
[15:17] Nacht
    You're just using the power
    that trickles down from the devil.
[15:24] Nacht
    We are about to perform
    a devil-binding ritual.
[15:26] Nacht
    You'll make a contract with a devil
    and formally make its power your own.
[15:30] Nacht
    It's a forbidden ceremony that puts
    a devil's powers at your command.
[15:34] Asta
    A devil-binding ritual...
[15:36] Nacht
    This ritual will allow you to
    draw out the devil's powers.
[15:40] Nacht
    This ritual requires a connection to a devil.
[15:44] Nacht
    Usually, you'd use a relic connected
    to the devil, like I have.
[15:48] Nacht
    This will temporarily allow you
    to summon the devil to our world.
[15:53] Nacht
    But you're a different story.
[15:56] Nacht
    Your arm, your grimoire...
[15:58] Nacht
    Your existence itself has a
    deep connection to the devil.
[16:03] Asta
    Got it! So what do I have to do?
[16:10] Nacht
    Summon.
[16:15] Asta
    What...
[16:23] Asta
    The devil...
[16:27] Asta
    My right arm!
[16:30] Liebe
    To think you'd let me out yourself.
[16:37] Nacht
    Fight the devil... and win.
[16:41] Nacht
    Use your powers to make
    the devil submit to you.
[16:44] Nacht
    That's the moment the devil's
    powers will become yours.
[16:51] Liebe
    It's been a while since I've
    come to the physical world.
[16:54] Asta
    Devil... Is that your true form?
[17:03] Asta
    There's something I've been
    meaning to tell you forever.
[17:09] Asta
    Thank you!
[17:12] Liebe
    Huh?
[17:14] Asta
    Your powers helped me out
    time after time in battle.
[17:33] (Flashback) Asta
    Right here, right now...
    I'm going to surpass my limits!
[17:52] (Flashback) Asta
    This is everything...
[17:56] (Flashback) Asta
    that I've got right now!
[18:03] Asta
    The reason I've been able to fight
    up until now is all thanks to you!
[18:07] Asta
    So seriously, thank you so much!
[18:11] Liebe
    Did you seriously just say that to
    the guy who stole your right arm?
[18:14] Asta
    Well, that was the deal!
[18:16] Asta
    I've got no complaints!
[18:18] Liebe
    You really are so unbelievably stupid.
[18:22] Liebe
    And that's exactly why I'm about to kill you.
[18:27] Asta
    I can't let you do that!
[18:29] Asta
    And, hey! I just remembered
    our first conversation!
[18:33] (Flashback) Devil
    A little dwarf like you
    has no chance of winning.
[18:38] Asta
    But you're short, too!
[18:41] Asta
    No fair acting all giant!
[18:43] Asta
    I don't want to get my butt
    kicked by anyone like that!
[18:47] Liebe
    You moron. I guess you still don't
    understand the situation you're in.
[18:58] Asta
    Demon-Slayer!
[19:02] Liebe
    There's no way you're winning this!
[19:10] Liebe
    You just walked right into my turf.
[19:13] Liebe
    This time, it won't just be your right arm.
[19:15] Liebe
    I'll be taking all of you!
[19:19] Asta
    Hold it, you jerk! I don't
    intend to fight you!
[19:22] Asta
    I wanna talk—
[19:23] Nacht
    Fight.
[19:26] Nacht
    You came here to become stronger, didn't you?
[19:29] Nacht
    Then defeat him, whatever it takes.
[19:32] Nacht
    If you lose... the devil
    will take over your body,
[19:35] Nacht
    and you'll become a grotesque monster.
[19:39] Nacht
    All the skulls you see in the altar are
    those who failed the devil-binding ritual.
[19:44] Nacht
    If you fail, I'll dispose of you and
    add your skull to the collection.
[19:50] Asta
    Isn't this... forbidden magic?
[19:55] Asta
    Hey, is the devil-binding ritual
    something we shouldn't be doing?!
[19:59] Nacht
    We only have two days.
[20:02] Nacht
    Did you actually think you'd become
    stronger using decent methods?
[20:07] Nacht
    This is the world you stepped
    into because you have
[20:10] Nacht
    no magic and wanted to become stronger.
[20:20] Nacht
    What are you doing?
[20:22] Nacht
    At this rate, he's going to kill you.
[20:25] Asta
    No.
[20:26] Asta
    He's not actually trying to kill me.
[20:30] Asta
    I can tell from his ki.
[20:33] Nacht
    What are you talking about?
    The one in front of you is a devil.
[20:37] Nacht
    Devils don't have any principles.
[20:41] Liebe
    That's right! Every single devil
    out there is a piece of shit!
[20:47] Asta
    This guy isn't like the
    devil I fought before.
[20:50] Liebe
    I'm gonna steal your body and—
[20:53] Asta
    Just because you're a devil...
[20:55] Asta
    doesn't automatically make you a bad guy!
[21:04] Liebe
    Damn it...
[21:08] Licita and Asta
    Because...
[21:13] (Flashback) Licita
    You're not a bad guy!
SIGN    Petit Clover
[22:46] All
    Petit Clover!
SIGN    Vice Captain
[22:51] Nacht
    Vice Captain.
[22:54] Asta
    Come to think of it...
[22:55] Asta
    The Black Bulls don't have a vice captain, huh?
[22:59] Finral
    Well, you know how Captain Yami is.
[23:02] Finral
    It's gotta be rough being his vice captain.
[23:05] Vanessa
    They'd need to be able to
    keep up with his drinking.
[23:09] Finral
    They'd also need to be tolerant enough to
    deal with any of his ridiculous requests.
[23:15] Grey
    Th-They'd need to be powerful enough
    to keep up with his heroics!
[23:20] Asta
    And they need enough patience
    to deal with his long shits.
[23:25] All
    Man, that's rough.
[23:32] Nacht
    The Black Bulls...
[23:34] Nacht
    I hate them.
[23:39] Nar
    In this world where magic is everything,
[23:42] Nar
    there was one boy who couldn't use magic.
[23:45] Nar
    He never gave up on the future,
    no matter what challenges he faced.
[23:49] Some
    Next time on Black Clover, Page 170:
     "The Faraway Future."
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