# E5 - The Path to the Wizard King
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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.*
**[00:35] Nar**
* At the royal capital of the Clover Kingdom,*
* the entrance exam for the Magic Knights,*
**[00:39] Nar**
* who protect the kingdom under*
* the Wizard King, had begun.*
**[00:44] Nar**
* In the final part of the exam,*
* the candidates were paired off*
**[00:49] Nar**
*to battle using their grimoires.*
**[00:54] Guy**
Begin!
**[00:56] Sekke**
No holding back, all right?
**[00:58] Sekke**
Let's do this, Asta! Bah-ha!
**[01:08] Sekke**
Bronze Creation Magic:
Sekke Magnum Cannonball!
**[01:13] Sekke**
*How do you like my magic?*
**[01:15] Sekke**
* It's bronzified and protects me*
* as it shoots out magical bullets.*
**[01:18] Sekke**
*It's offense and defense all in one!*
**[01:21] Sekke**
* It'll block all of your lame attacks,*
* which will show off my defensive powers,*
**[01:26] Sekke**
* and then I'll finish you off*
* once you've worn yourself out.*
**[01:29] Sekke**
There's no need to hold back.
Come at me! Bah-ha!
***SIGN*** The Path to the Wizard King
**[01:57] ---**
*Grey words can't make anything happen*
**[02:02] ---**
*I know, yeah I know*
**[02:05] ---**
*Wishing to fly freely across the sky*
**[02:10] ---**
*I dreamed it all my life*
**[02:12] ---**
* Step by step I go, though*
* it's a doubtful world*
**[02:16] ---**
*Don't care how much I fall*
**[02:18] ---**
*Instinct is my guide, I never give up*
**[02:23] ---**
*To faraway future, I burst out running*
**[02:28] ---**
*Go beyond even the unseen fears*
**[02:33] ---**
*The vision I had, so I can be myself*
**[02:38] ---**
*Someday I will write the next page*
**[02:44] ---**
*You are my hope*
**[02:47] ---**
*Like that page from someday*
**[02:50] ---**
*I was able to meet you*
**[02:52] ---**
*I call this a miracle*
**[03:06] Synana**
Well, we know who's going to win.
**[03:08] Synana**
There's no way some kid from the
boonies can break through that.
**[03:12] Gayaya**
Man, I wish I was fighting that kid.
**[03:16] Koza**
What's the deal with that shabby grimoire?
**[03:19] Gayaya**
Can he even use magic?
**[03:22] Synana**
Stupid hick peasant.
**[03:24] Tanoso**
You're never going to make it
into any of the squads, kid!
**[03:29] Sekke**
There's no need to hold back.
Come at me! Bah-ha!
**[03:32] Sekke**
Now... Make sure you struggle as much
as you can to make things exciting!
**[03:37] Asta**
Sure thing.
**[03:38] Asta**
Here I go.
**[03:49] William**
* He's fast. Is he using some kind of*
* high-speed movement magic?*
**[03:52] Yami**
*No... He's just physically powerful.*
**[04:04] Tanoso**
Huh?
**[04:04] Bumoda**
Huh?
**[04:05] Koza**
Huh?
**[04:11] Asta**
I'm not joining
**[04:12] Asta**
the Magic Knights so I can have a
good time and avoid working hard.
**[04:17] Asta**
I'm here to work my butt off
and become the Wizard King!
**[04:22] William**
*That grimoire...*
**[04:25] Yami**
Well, well...
**[04:27] Yuno**
*I'm the one who's going to defeat you...*
**[04:31] Yuno**
*Asta!*
**[04:32] Synana**
Is that sword... magic?
**[04:35] Bumoda**
Wasn't he just some loser from the boonies?
**[04:38] Bumoda**
What the heck?
**[04:40] Tanoso**
Who is he?
**[04:41] Koza**
He just...
**[04:43] Gayaya**
...said something about the Wizard King.
**[04:44] Asta**
All of you shut up! I told you,
I'm going to become the Wizard King!
**[04:48] Asta**
You got a problem with that?!
**[04:51] Gayaya**
Is he stupid?
**[04:52] Koza**
What the heck is that peasant
from the boonies saying?
**[04:56] Synana**
Must be embarrassing,
**[04:58] Synana**
being a completely delusional idiot.
**[05:01] Bumoda**
Just get outta here already, you stupid brat!
**[05:03] Asta**
Who're you calling a stupid brat?!
**[05:07] Finral**
Could it be some kind of creation magic?
**[05:08] Gordon**
Amazing...
**[05:13] Finral**
Judging from the other parts of the exam,
**[05:15] Finral**
it didn't seem like he had
that much magical power.
**[05:18] Yami**
He's not using magic.
**[05:22] Finral**
Huh?
**[05:23] Yami**
* Actually, maybe it's not*
* that he's not using magic...*
**[05:25] Yami**
*It's that he doesn't have any magical power.*
**[05:30] Yami**
* Come to think of it, I didn't*
* sense any mana from him.*
**[05:35] Yami**
* And yet, he wants to become*
* the Wizard King, huh?*
**[05:40] Yami**
* Looks like we've got a*
* strange one on our hands.*
**[05:47] Sekke**
Bah... ha...
**[06:10] Gayaya**
Man, royalty's so strong.
**[06:13] Koza**
They have way too much magical
power and talent to begin with.
**[06:21] Asta**
S-S-S...
**[06:31] Asta**
S-So cool!
**[06:33] Synana**
On second thought, maybe the shrimp
really is just a small-time lame-o.
**[06:40] Bumoda**
No kidding. His opponent must've
just let his guard down too much.
**[06:44] Salim**
"Yuno," wasn't it?
**[06:48] Salim**
You seem to be having a hard
time finding an opponent.
**[06:51] Salim**
Why don't you pair up with me?
**[06:58] Koza**
Isn't that...
**[06:59] Synana**
Salim?
**[07:01] Gayaya**
From the famous Hapshass family?
**[07:06] Salim**
You may have been chosen by the
four-leaf, but you are no noble.
**[07:11] Salim**
I'll show you just how far below us nobles
you are, both in status and power.
**[07:15] Salim**
Oh, and of course, in wealth, too.
**[07:27] Guy**
Begin!
**[07:29] Salim**
You should know that it's an
honor just to be able to fight
**[07:33] Salim**
the great Salim de Hapshass.
**[07:35] Salim**
You can tell the tale for the rest of your
life when you go back to your village.
**[07:42] Salim**
I'll at least treat you to
a noble's ultimate attack:
**[07:45] Salim**
The Holy Lightning Rising Salim.
**[08:03] Asta**
Yuno...
**[08:21] Salim**
I'll even pay for your trip back home.
**[08:29] Yuno**
Wind Magic: Towering Tornado.
**[09:13] Gayaya**
Salim, a noble, was defeated in an instant!
**[09:15] Bumoda**
Y-You can't be serious!
**[09:17] Asta**
That was awesome!
**[09:20] Nozel**
Oh?
**[09:21] Gordon**
Amazing. I want to be his friend, too.
**[09:24] Finral**
Wow, not bad.
**[09:26] Yami**
Yeah.
**[09:34] William**
This concludes the exam.
**[09:36] Willam**
Now...
**[09:37] William**
Candidates whose numbers are
called, please step forward.
**[09:42] Charlotte**
The squad captains will raise their
hands if they would like you
**[09:45] Charlotte**
to join their squads.
**[09:47] Charlotte**
The candidates will decide if
they would like to accept or decline,
**[09:49] Charlotte**
and if they are chosen
by more than one captain,
**[09:52] Charlotte**
they may choose which
squad they'd like to join.
**[09:56] Fuegoleon**
But if no one raises their hands,
**[09:59] Fuegoleon**
that candidate will not
join the Magic Knights.
**[10:01] Nozel**
And you will leave immediately.
**[10:07] Guy**
Candidate #1, step forward.
**[10:10] Number 1**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[10:14] Guy**
Number 32, no offers.
**[10:17] Guy**
Number 40, no offers.
**[10:20] Guy**
Number 45, no offers.
**[10:23] Guy**
Number 67, no offers.
**[10:30] Tanoso**
Wow, someone finally raised their hand.
**[10:31] Koza**
Awesome.
**[10:33] Guy**
Number 71, the Purple Orcas.
**[10:36] Guy**
Number 78.
**[10:39] Fuegoleon**
I shall welcome him.
**[10:40] Guy**
The Crimson Lion Kings.
**[10:42] Guy**
Number 99, the Coral Peacocks.
**[10:47] Guy**
Number 116,
**[10:49] Guy**
no offers.
**[10:51] 116**
Damn it!
**[10:52] Guy**
Number 141...
**[10:55] Guy**
No offers.
**[10:57] 141**
Well, I guess I expected that.
**[11:00] 141**
I'll just go back to my
village and till my fields.
**[11:05] Asta**
*Scary...*
**[11:11] Guy**
Next, #164.
**[11:13] Yuno**
Yes, sir.
**[11:19] Asta**
*Yuno!*
**[11:23] Guy**
All who wish to offer, please raise your hand.
**[11:29] Koza**
What?
**[11:30] Gayaya**
Seriously?
**[11:32] Synana**
All of the captains...
**[11:33] Bumoda**
...raised their hands?!
**[11:35] Rooney**
Th-That's amazing.
**[11:37] Tanoso**
I-I thought that only royalty and
nobles could join the Golden Dawn.
**[11:43] Gayaya**
Even the Silver Eagles? Seriously?
**[11:45] Koza**
But he's a kid from the boonies!
**[11:49] Asta**
*All of them! That's amazing!*
**[11:51] Asta**
*N-Nothing less from my rival!*
**[11:58] Yuno**
* I'll take the best path to*
* becoming the Wizard King.*
**[12:03] Yuno**
Please allow me to join the Golden Dawn.
**[12:10] Finral**
They took a good one.
**[12:12] Gordon**
But I wanted to be his friend...
**[12:14] Yami**
Oh, well. Can't be helped.
**[12:16] Guy**
Next, #165.
**[12:18] Finral**
Oh. I guess that kid's next.
**[12:21] Asta**
*I can't let Yuno get ahead of me!*
**[12:27] Asta**
I'm ready!
**[12:29] Guy**
All who wish to offer, please raise your hand.
**[12:35] Asta**
* I don't care which squad it is...*
* Someone, please raise your hand!*
**[12:43] Guy**
Number 165...
**[12:48] Guy**
No offers.
**[13:01] Asta**
N-No way...
**[13:03] Koza**
Go on, scram! I'm up next!
**[13:08] Asta**
Not yet... I'm not done yet!
**[13:09] Gayaya**
You're a disgrace!
**[13:15] Asta**
No... I... I'm...
**[13:19] Yami**
Well, that's no surprise.
**[13:25] Finral**
Yami?
**[13:28] Yami**
No matter how high your combat skills are,
**[13:32] Yami**
if the source of your power is unknown,
no one wants anything to do with it.
**[13:42] Yami**
In the end, the only thing
desired from a Magic Knight
**[13:46] Yami**
is their magical powers.
**[14:00] Koza**
Wh-What's going on?
**[14:06] Finral**
Hey, Yami?!
**[14:18] Asta**
*S-So much pressure!*
**[14:25] Asta**
*This is...*
**[14:27] Asta**
* the magical power of a*
* Magic Knights Squad captain?*
**[14:32] Yami**
And since you have no magical powers,
no one wants you.
**[14:38] Yami**
That's the cruel reality.
**[14:42] Yami**
You said earlier that you wanted to
become the Wizard King, didn't you?
**[14:49] Yami**
Which means you're going to surpass
the nine captains here, right?
**[14:58] Yami**
Now that I'm standing before you,
do you still have the nerve
**[15:01] Yami**
to say that you're going to be the Wizard King,
**[15:03] Yami**
even without any magical powers?
**[15:12] Asta**
E-Even if I can't join the Magic Knights today...
**[15:17] Asta**
No matter how many times I fall,
**[15:20] Asta**
no matter what anyone says to me,
**[15:24] Asta**
I'm still going to become
the Wizard King someday!
**[15:47] Yami**
You're funny, kid.
**[15:50] Yami**
Join my squad.
**[15:53] Asta**
Huh?
**[15:58] Yami**
I'm telling you that I'll let
you join the Black Bulls.
**[16:03] Yami**
By the way, declining isn't an option.
**[16:07] Asta**
What?!
**[16:09] Yami**
I'll make life so miserable for you in the
Black Bulls that you'll be torn to shreds,
**[16:14] Yami**
so be ready for that.
**[16:17] Asta**
What?!
**[16:20] Yami**
And then, someday,
**[16:22] Yami**
become the Wizard King.
**[16:45] Asta**
Yes, sir!
**[16:53] Guy**
Number 512, no offers.
**[16:56] Guy**
This concludes the Magic
Knights Entrance Exam.
**[16:59] Examinees**
Good work!
**[17:01] Examinees**
Don't worry about it.
**[17:02] Examinees**
Try again next year!
**[17:10] Yuno**
Asta...
**[17:11] Asta**
Yuno! You're Golden! I'm a Bull!
**[17:15] Asta**
This is where our true battle begins!
**[17:17] Yuno**
Yeah. Let's see who'll—
**[17:25] Asta**
N-Nature's calling pretty loud!
**[17:26] Asta**
Was it the grilled purple snake
I ate to psyche myself up?!
**[17:31] Asta**
It's coming! It's ready
to stick its head out!
**[17:40] Sekke**
*After humiliating me in front of everyone,*
**[17:43] Sekke**
* don't think I'm just going*
* to let you leave, Asta.*
**[17:48] Sekke**
* Because of you, I was only offered a*
* position in one of the lower ranking squads,*
**[17:53] Sekke**
*the Green Praying Mantises!*
**[17:55] Sekke**
*I'm a frickin' bug!*
**[17:59] Sekke**
*You're just a hick from the boonies.
You think* you *can become the Wizard King?*
**[18:04] Sekke**
*Life ain't that simple.*
**[18:07] Sekke**
*Bronze Hex Magic: Sekke's Poison Lizard.*
**[18:13] Sekke**
*I'll test your luck for you.*
**[18:17] Sekke**
*Eat lizard poison!*
**[18:19] Sekke**
* If your luck's bad, you'll be*
* bedridden for life. Bah-ha!*
**[18:26] Sekke**
Huh?
**[18:27] Yuno**
What are you doing?
**[18:32] Sekke**
Four-leaf...
**[18:37] Sekke**
B-Bah-ha! I was just going to give him a
little scare. You know, as a parting gift.
**[18:44] Sekke**
T-To see who'll make it
further in this world.
**[18:49] Yuno**
Then get lost.
**[18:50] Yuno**
You're no match for Asta.
**[18:56] Sekke**
Oh, I just remembered! I have somewhere to be.
**[18:59] Sekke**
Tell Asta bye for me. Bah-ha!
**[19:08] Asta**
That feels so much better.
**[19:10] Asta**
Man... It all came right out.
I have no regrets or poop left in me.
**[19:15] Both**
*All right.*
**[19:17] Both**
*Let's go.*
**[19:28] Yami**
You've got some nerve, making me wait.
**[19:31] Yami**
How long does it take you to take a dump?
**[19:34] Asta**
Actually, it was really something!
**[19:37] Asta**
It was long and huge...
**[19:40] Yami**
That's not what I meant!
**[19:43] Yami**
Who asked you to start talking
about your turds, you moron?!
**[19:49] Yami**
Let's go, Finral.
**[19:51] Finral**
Right-o.
**[19:59] Asta**
What's that?
**[20:01] Yami**
Since you can't magically fly,
**[20:04] Yami**
you're going to have to learn
some transport magic, too.
**[20:08] Yami**
Oh, wait. You don't have any magical powers!
**[20:09] ---**
Ow! What the heck?!
**[20:14] Finral**
Er, sorry to bug you, Yami, but it's a
bit hard to keep a gate this size open,
**[20:19] Finral**
so could you just go through quickly?
**[20:22] Yami**
Who do you think you're ordering around?
**[20:25] Yami**
Tough it out, and surpass your limits.
**[20:28] Finral**
What?!
**[20:29] Yami**
Off you go.
**[20:37] Gordon**
So tired...
**[20:40] Asta**
Ow...
***SIGN*** Black Bulls' Base
**[20:51] Asta**
This is the Black Bulls'...
**[20:55] Yami**
Well? Pretty magnificent, isn't it?
**[20:58] Finral**
It's actually pretty run-down.
**[21:00] Gordon**
Welcome to the Black Bulls.
**[21:03] Asta**
Starting today, I'm also going to be...
**[21:07] Asta**
All right!
**[21:10] Asta**
I'm Asta from Hage Village!
I'll be joining the Black Bulls tod—
**[21:18] Finral**
Oh, dear...
**[21:25] Yami**
Welcome to the absolute worst
Magic Knights Squad, the Black Bulls.
**[21:39] ---**
*No one can escape from here*
**[21:46] ---**
*Once again in the small closed off classroom*
**[21:54] ---**
*The star of the class was shining yet again*
**[22:01] ---**
*They shine so bright that I close my eyes*
**[22:07] ---**
*I've thought many times*
**[22:10] ---**
*That the revolution was within my hands*
**[22:14] ---**
* Isn't it strange? If you want*
* to laugh, go ahead and laugh*
**[22:21] ---**
* The rest of us who were left*
* behind wanted to become something*
**[22:28] ---**
*We repeat the same morning over and over*
**[22:35] ---**
* You're the only one who*
* can choose your tomorrow*
**[22:42] ---**
*Let's go beyond our current selves*
***SIGN*** Petit Clover
**[23:03] All**
Petit Clover!
***SIGN*** Hyped Up!
**[23:07] Both**
Hyped Up!
***SIGN*** The Guy Yuno Defeated:
Salim
**[23:11] Salim**
I'm getting hyped up!
**[23:12] Salim**
Sekke! Your Sekke Magnum
Cannonball has such a cool name!
***SIGN*** The Guy Asta Defeated:
Sekke
**[23:18] Sekke**
Bah-ha!
**[23:19] Sekke**
Your Holy Lightning Rising Salim
isn't so bad, either. Bah-ha!
**[23:24] Salim**
Sekke, I believe we could
be the best of friends.
**[23:32] Both**
Bah-ha!
**[23:34] Yuno**
Not a chance...
**[23:39] Asta**
We did it!
**[23:40] Asta**
We're finally the Magic Knights
we always hoped to be!
**[23:42] Asta**
B-But what the heck? It looks
I ended up in some crazy place!
**[23:47] Asta**
*Black Clover*, Page 6: "The Black Bulls."
***SIGN*** Page 6
The Black Bulls
**[23:50] Asta**
Not giving up is my magic!