# E44 - The Pointlessly Direct Fireball and the Wild Lightning
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**[00:06] nar**
* It appeared as though humanity*
* would be destroyed by the demons.*
**[00:14] Nar**
*But a single mage saved them all.*
**[00:26] Nar**
* He was called the Wizard King,*
* and he became a legend.*
**[00:34] Nar**
* In search of the magic stone, Asta and the*
* others arrived at the Underwater Temple,*
**[00:38] Nar**
* where they were forced to participate in High*
* Priest Gifso's game, the Temple Battle Royale.*
**[00:45] Gifso**
According to your ranking system,
**[00:47] Gifso**
my temple mages would be more
powerful than intermediate knights!
**[00:54] Gifso**
Wh-Wh-Wh-What?!
**[00:58] Magna**
Don't think I'm gonna get discouraged
just because I'm surrounded by water.
**[01:02] Nar**
* Magna and Luck also participated in the game,*
* hoping to get the magic stone.*
**[01:07] Luck**
Ya snooze, ya lose, Magna!
**[01:10] Luck**
Lightning Magic: Thunderbolt Destruction!
**[01:18] Shark Mage**
Well, well, aren't you lively?
**[01:21] Gifso**
My son is the strongest mage
of the Underwater Temple!
**[01:25] Luck**
*He's strong...*
**[01:27] Luck**
* No doubt about it... He's definitely*
* the strongest one here.*
**[01:30] Shark mage**
You two should come at me at once.
**[01:32] Shark mage**
I'd rather not hurt you
any more than I need to.
**[01:36] Shark mage**
Water Creation Magic: Sea God's Hammer!
**[01:39] Magna**
You ain't ending anyone, you bastard!
**[01:42] Luck**
I'm not done having fun yet!
**[01:50] Nar**
* The one who appeared*
* before Magna and Luck*
**[01:52] Nar**
* was one of the Eye of the*
* Midnight Sun's top brass, Vetto.*
**[01:55] Vetto**
Looks like you're having fun.
**[01:59] Vetto**
Why don't you let us join in?
***SIGN*** The Pointlessly Direct Fireball
and the Wild Lightning
**[03:41] (Flashback) Mimosa**
Oh, it's a full moon tonight.
**[03:51] Mimosa**
* I wonder if Asta is looking up*
* at the same moon right now.*
**[03:57] Mimosa**
*Oh, silly me!*
**[04:07] (Flashback) Sekke**
Bah-ha? I guess I fell asleep—
**[04:13] (Flashback) Sekke**
Bah-ha?!
**[04:24] (Flashback) Vetto**
Hmph. Not even good for a warm-up.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Vetto**
You're just a pack of mice.
**[04:31] (Flashback) Vetto**
Let's go.
**[04:32] (Flashback) All**
Yes, sir.
**[04:53] (Flashback) Sekke**
Bah-ha...
**[04:54] (Flashback) Sekke**
I know we were all on vacation, but there
were a number of senior Magic Knights here!
**[04:59] (Flashback) Sekke**
And they were all defeated by one guy...
**[05:05] (Flashback) Sekke**
What were the Magic Knights we
believed in so much all about, then?
**[05:10] (Flashback) Sekke**
That thing wasn't human.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Sekke**
That was...
**[05:14] (Flashback) Sekke**
a beast!
**[05:20] Magna**
Where'd this macho dude suddenly come from?
**[05:23] Magna**
He looks pretty hardcore.
**[05:24] Luck**
Aw, that shark guy was my prey.
**[05:29] Luck**
* All I know is... This guy's magic*
* power is greater than Captain Yami's.*
**[05:35] Shark mage**
You made it through
the rough ocean currents
**[05:38] Shark mage**
and then forced your way in here...
**[05:41] Shark mage**
That's some incredible magic, all right.
**[05:45] Vetto**
Oh? I guess you can still move.
**[05:47] Shark mage**
Ow...
**[05:49] Shark mage**
I'm pretty sure you're not a Magic Knight.
**[05:53] Shark mage**
What brings you to the Underwater Temple?
**[05:56] Vetto**
We're after the same thing as those
two over there, the magic stone.
**[06:01] Gio**
I see. But it's not like I'm
just going to hand it over.
**[06:06] Vetto**
Oh, I don't expect you to just hand it over.
**[06:10] Vetto**
We're going to lay waste to everyone here,
make you despair, and seize it!
**[06:14] Gio**
What are you...
**[06:16] Vetto**
Scatter and spread despair!
**[06:19] All**
Yes, sir!
**[06:23] Gio**
Well, you're all rather rude, abrupt guests.
**[06:26] Gio**
Could you head on home now?
**[06:28] Vetto**
Hey, you.
**[06:29] Gio**
That's also a pretty rude
way to address someone.
**[06:32] Vetto**
If you want to get your way,
**[06:34] Vetto**
do something about it,
and hit me with all your magic.
**[06:38] Gio**
Looks like you're completely
underestimating me.
**[06:42] Gio**
I may not look like it, but I am the
strongest in the Underwater Temple.
**[06:46] Vetto**
Enough talk! Say it with your magic!
**[06:50] Gio**
Well, if you insist...
**[06:53] Gio**
Water Creation Magic: Sea God's Hammer!
**[07:04] Vetto**
Beast Magic: Rhinoceros Armor.
**[07:09] Gio**
*It didn't even faze him.*
**[07:15] Vetto**
That's not a bad spell, for a mouse.
**[07:18] Vetto**
Let me give you a reward.
**[07:19] Gio**
A reward?
**[07:20] Vetto**
Yes, a reward called despair.
**[07:25] Vetto**
This world is all about the
survival of the fittest.
**[07:27] Vetto**
The strongest beasts survive, and the
weak vermin live only to become prey!
**[07:31] Vetto**
Beast Magic: Bear Claw!
**[07:47] Vetto**
Did you get a good feel for how
vastly different our powers are?
**[07:53] Vetto**
You insects aren't even
allowed to hold on to hope.
**[08:05] Gifso**
I-Impossible...
**[08:09] Gifso**
The temple's greatest warrior, Gio,
is being defeated so easily.
**[08:14] Gifso**
I've never seen anything like this.
**[08:17] Yami**
Hey, gramps. Playtime's over.
Hurry up and get me in there.
**[08:23] Gifso**
Well, if you insist...
But who in the world is this man?
**[08:29] Yami**
He's one of the leaders of a nasty terror
group called the Eye of the Midnight Sun.
**[08:33] Gifso**
The Eye of the Midnight Sun?
**[08:36] Yami**
I don't have time to explain.
We're short on time, so hurry it up.
**[08:40] Gifso**
Sadly, I can't.
**[08:43] Gifso**
We can't leave here until the game is over.
**[08:46] Gifso**
I can't even undo the spell.
Those are the rules of my magic.
**[08:52] Yami**
I see.
**[08:54] Gifso**
What are you...
**[08:55] Yami**
Then I'll just let myself out.
**[08:57] Gifso**
Say what?
**[08:59] Yami**
Dark Magic: Lightless Slash!
**[09:08] Gifso**
Wh-What in the world?!
**[09:10] Yami**
Tch.
**[09:12] Yami**
*This is...*
**[09:13] Abari**
Spatial Magic: Different Dimension Sphere.
**[09:18] Abari**
Once you're trapped in my spatial magic,
**[09:21] Abari**
no matter who you are,
you won't be able to escape.
**[09:25] Vetto**
*Black, foreign swordsman...*
**[09:28] Vetto**
*The mana tells me you're here.*
**[09:32] Vetto**
*Stay there and watch for a while.*
**[09:35] Vetto**
*You're going to be my main dish...*
**[09:38] Vetto**
* After I season you with despair,*
* as you watch all of your friends die!*
**[09:42] Gifso**
If he gets out, the temple's done for.
**[09:47] Yami**
Hey, gramps.
**[09:48] Gifso**
Wh-What?
**[09:50] Yami**
Can you make it so they hear us out there?
**[09:53] Gifso**
Huh? S-Sure...
**[09:55] Gifso**
But what are you going to do?
**[09:57] Yami**
*Testing, testing...*
**[10:01] Grey**
That's the captain...
**[10:02] Yami**
*Hey, you dumbasses, listen up.*
**[10:06] Vanessa**
Captain! I beat one!
**[10:08] Yami**
* Someone really dangerous*
* just crashed the game.*
**[10:11] Yami**
* He's one of the leaders of*
* the Eye of the Midnight Sun,*
**[10:14] Yami**
* and a beast of a man strong enough to go*
* head-to-head with a Magic Knight Captain.*
**[10:21] Asta**
*It's him...*
**[10:24] Yami**
* Also, three of his underlings*
* are over there, too.*
**[10:26] Charmy**
Hurry up and hand over
that yummy-looking food...
**[10:30] Yami**
* Here's the problem... Due to reasons,*
* I can't go over there.*
**[10:33] Finral**
What?! What do you mean, "reasons"?!
**[10:36] Yami**
* Meaning you guys gotta*
* do something about him.*
**[10:38] Finral**
You can't be serious!
**[10:39] Yami**
*Listen up.*
**[10:40] Yami**
All of you, surpass your limits,
right here, right now.
**[10:47] Yami**
*If you die, I'll kill you.*
**[10:49] Yami**
*That's all.*
**[10:49] Yami**
Live...
**[10:51] Finral**
He's insane.
**[10:53] Gifso**
I never thought the game
could get so exciting.
**[10:58] Gifso**
It's a game that'll determine the fate
of the Underwater Temple, blast it!
**[11:04] Gifso**
*The game rules have changed!*
**[11:06] Gifso**
*No time limit.*
**[11:09] Gifso**
* To clear the game, defeat the*
* Eye of the Midnight Sun's team.*
**[11:13] Gifso**
*Those who contribute to clearing the game*
**[11:16] Gifso**
* will get any wish that's*
* within my power to grant!*
**[11:23] Asta**
*There's an absolute monster here...*
**[11:30] Asta**
*Damn it.*
**[11:31] Asta**
I'm scared, but...
**[11:33] Asta**
That makes him worth fighting even more!
**[11:37] Asta**
I'll do this... I'm gonna do this, damn it!
**[11:41] Kiato**
Asta...
**[11:44] Kiato**
I guess we'll have to put
our match on hold.
**[11:45] Asta**
Kiato...
**[11:50] Asta**
All right, let's go!
**[11:51] Kiato**
Yeah!
**[11:53] Vetto**
Now, then... Who's my next prey?
**[11:58] Both**
Not yet...
**[12:00] Magna**
Who said you could move on to the next?
**[12:05] Luck**
We're still alive, you know.
**[12:11] Magna**
After what Mister Yami said,
I can't just lie here napping.
**[12:18] Luck**
Besides...
**[12:20] Both**
I'm not...
**[12:22] Both**
...going to break!
**[12:25] Vetto**
Excellent.
**[12:26] Vetto**
The more stubborn the prey, the better
it is when they're finally in despair!
**[12:49] Magna**
*Well, we managed to get back up,*
**[12:51] Magna**
* but how the hell are we supposed*
* to fight that monster?*
**[12:53] Magna**
* If he lands even one more decent*
* blow on us, we're finished... So...*
**[12:57] Luck**
Hey, you.
**[12:58] Luck**
Hit us with another one of those.
**[13:00] Magna**
What?!
**[13:01] Luck**
That really fast one.
**[13:04] Magna**
*Damn it, Luck! What the hell?! Are you stupid?!*
**[13:06] Magna**
* We just barely managed to block that attack,*
* and we both still took a ton of damage!*
**[13:11] Vetto**
Oh? So you're imitating me. Very well.
**[13:15] Vetto**
I'll keep giving you despair...
**[13:18] Vetto**
until you die!
**[13:28] Luck**
Just what I thought! That spell leaves a
split-second opening right after you attack.
**[13:32] Vetto**
So you're already matching my pace.
**[13:35] Vetto**
You've got good speed and sharp
senses, I'll give you that!
**[13:39] Luck**
Huh? My Thunderbolt Destruction
didn't work at all!
**[13:43] Vetto**
I'll play with you for a while!
**[13:50] Vetto**
You speedy little...
**[14:35] Magna**
*That battle maniac... Damn it.*
**[14:41] (Flashback) Luck**
So you're Magna, huh?
**[14:42] (Flashback) Luck**
What a weird haircut.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Luck**
I'm Luck. Nice to meet you.
**[14:47] Magna**
* Is this the guy who's called the Smiling*
* Combat Fiend and Luck the Cheery Berserker?*
**[14:53] Magna**
*I need to show him who's boss.*
**[14:56] (Flashback) Magna**
Nice to meet you, too, loser.
**[15:01] (Flashback) Magna**
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
**[15:01] (Flashback) Luck**
Wow, what a funny face.
**[15:05] Magna**
* Ever since I joined the squad, he was an*
* annoying pest who messed with me constantly.*
**[15:11] Magna**
*His personality was...*
**[15:13] Magna**
*"This dude's got some serious issues."*
**[15:18] (Flashback) Magna**
Hot, hot, hot, hot...
**[15:20] (Flashback) Luck**
Take that!
**[15:22] (Flashback) Magna**
Hot!
**[15:24] Magna**
* Even on our missions,*
* he would do insane things.*
**[15:27] (Flashback) Luck**
Take that!
**[15:28] (Flashback) Magna**
Huh?!
**[15:41] (Flashback) Luck**
It's the Crackling Magna Typhoon!
**[15:47] Magna**
* I had no choice but to admit that*
* he has great battle instincts.*
**[15:52] Magna**
* And since that dungeon mission,*
* he's gotten even stronger.*
**[15:57] Magna**
* I hate to say it,*
* but you're my best friend.*
**[16:02] Magna**
*Damn it...*
**[16:06] Magna**
Don't...
**[16:08] Magna**
Don't you dare leave me behind, you dumbass!
**[16:12] Magna**
Flame Creation Magic: Grand Slam!
**[16:17] Magna**
I'm gonna crush it over here!
**[16:28] Luck**
Nice, Magna!
**[16:30] Luck**
Take that!
**[16:37] Luck**
*When I first met you, I underestimated you.*
**[16:42] Luck**
*A peasant, huh? He looks boring.*
**[16:46] Luck**
*But my instincts warned me...*
**[16:49] Luck**
* They told me, "This guy's gonna*
* be dangerous, yet interesting."*
**[16:55] Luck**
* You interested me so much*
* that I kept messing with you.*
**[16:58] (Flashback) Luck**
That pudding you were
saving sure was delicious.
**[17:01] (Flashback) Magna**
That's going to be your last supper!
**[17:05] Luck**
* You always struck back at*
* me with everything you had.*
**[17:10] Luck**
*I just now realized...*
**[17:12] Luck**
*that you're my...*
**[17:15] Luck**
*You're my...*
**[17:18] Luck**
*That you're my very first friend.*
**[17:22] Luck**
Magna! I bet you've got even more in you!
**[17:26] Magna**
Shut up!
**[17:37] Luck**
Nice catch, Fireball Gangster!
**[17:39] Magna**
Who are you calling a gangster?!
**[17:41] Magna**
Get off me, Lightning Boy!
**[17:43] Vetto**
That's enough playtime, don't you think?
**[17:45] Magna**
Bring it on, you jerk!
**[17:47] Luck**
We're just about warmed up, too!
**[17:51] Asta**
This way!
**[17:53] Kiato**
How can you tell when you
can't even sense mana?
**[17:56] Asta**
I can't sense mana, but I can sense ki.
**[17:58] Kiato**
Ki? It's true that I sense a
strong magical power up ahead.
**[18:02] Kiato**
And it's incredibly powerful.
**[18:05] Kiato**
I've never felt anything like it before!
**[18:08] Kiato**
But as you said, we've got to do this!
**[18:11] Asta**
Hey, your ki earlier...
**[18:14] Asta**
It was hard to sense your presence.
How were you doing that?
**[18:19] Kiato**
Oh, by dancing, I unconsciously
put myself into a trance.
**[18:24] Asta**
A trance?
**[18:26] Kiato**
When I'm in that state, my body moves
without me even having to think.
**[18:30] Kiato**
Then my opponents can't predict my movements.
**[18:32] Asta**
I see! So that's actually possible...
**[18:35] Asta**
All right!
**[18:40] Kiato**
Whatcha doin'?
**[18:41] Asta**
Putting myself into a trance.
**[18:45] Kiato**
I've got a clear view of that magic now!
**[18:47] Kiato**
Flame and lightning magic are fighting!
**[18:50] Asta**
Flame and lightning...
It must be Magna and Luck!
**[18:54] Kiato**
Their opponent has huge magic and...
**[18:57] Kiato**
What is this?
**[18:59] Kiato**
It's like hundreds of raging beasts!
**[19:02] Asta**
It must be Vetto! Wait, you can tell all that?
**[19:06] Kiato**
My tribe's eyes are good at picking up magic.
**[19:10] Kiato**
But if this is who we're up against...
**[19:12] Asta**
Nah.
**[19:13] Asta**
Those two are crazy, but when it comes
down to it, they're both super reliable!
**[19:19] Asta**
They definitely won't die!
**[19:26] Luck**
Ow...
**[19:28] Vetto**
Do you finally get it?
**[19:30] Vetto**
The weak get eaten, and all
they have left is despair.
**[19:35] Magna**
Despair?
**[19:38] Magna**
Like we have time for that, you dumbass!
**[19:41] Luck**
Yup...
**[19:43] Luck**
If we were in despair...
**[19:47] Both**
We'd be too embarrassed to
act like his superiors again!
**[19:58] Luck**
*Not yet...*
**[20:06] Magna**
*Not yet...*
**[20:10] Luck**
*We know...*
**[20:11] Luck**
* that if we fight him normally,*
* we probably won't stand a chance.*
**[20:15] Magna**
*Not yet...*
**[20:19] Both**
*That's why... not yet!*
**[20:25] Luck**
* That slight opening we have*
* right after he attacks...*
**[20:32] Both**
*Right now!*
**[20:33] Both**
*We'll hit him with all the magic we've got!*
**[20:37] Vetto**
* A simultaneous, full-power, body*
* and soul attack at close range?!*
**[20:40] Vetto**
*Is this what they were trying to do?*
**[20:47] Yami**
Magna... Luck...
**[20:50] Noelle**
This mana...
**[20:53] Vanessa**
This power is insane.
**[20:55] Both**
Combo Magic: Flame Lightning
Explosive Cannon!
**[21:07] Asta**
Magna! Luck!
***SIGN*** Petit Clover
**[22:50] All**
Petit Clover!
***SIGN*** Crackling Magna Typhoon!
**[22:54] Both**
Crackling Magna Typhoon!
**[22:58] Luck**
Hey, everyone! How are you doing?
**[23:00] Magna**
We can't hear you! Put a little
more umph into it, damn it!
**[23:03] Luck**
Today, we're going to show you how you can
do an easy Crackling Magna Typhoon at home.
**[23:08] Luck**
First, have a string of lightning ready.
**[23:11] Magna**
No one can do that!
**[23:12] Luck**
Then, you wrap that lightning
string around Magna, like this.
**[23:15] Magna**
It's electrocuting me!
**[23:16] Luck**
Oh, you'll have to get your own Magna.
**[23:18] Magna**
They can't do that, damn it!
**[23:20] Luck**
Once you wrap the lightning
string around him,
**[23:22] Luck**
you're going to spin him with
all your strength like a top.
**[23:25] Luck**
Just like this! Take that!
**[23:27] Luck**
And that's the Crackling Magna Typhoon.
**[23:29] Luck**
Easy, right?
**[23:30] Magna**
You're the only one who can do this, damn it!
**[23:33] Magna**
Save me!
**[23:35] Luck**
See you next time!
**[23:39] Asta**
I'll never give up, no matter
how powerful my enemy is!
**[23:42] Asta**
Not yet! I'm... We're the Black Bulls!
**[23:46] Asta**
*Black Clover*, Page 45: " The Guy
Who Doesn't Know When to Quit."
***SIGN*** Page 45
The Guy Who Doesn't Know When to Quit
**[23:49] Asta**
That's right!
**[23:50] Asta**
Not giving up is my magic!