Black Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata which has been translated into a number of languages and become a media franchise. It follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old orphan Asta, who, despite being born without the ability to use magic, has dreams of becoming the next Wizard King. In Japan, the series has been published by Shueisha in the shōnenmanga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since February 16, 2015,[1] and later collected in tankōbon format (collected volumes comprising 7 to 12 chapters) since June 4, 2015.[2]
On February 9, 2015, Viz Media announced that they would publish the first three chapters of the series in their Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine as part of their "Jump Start" program in North America.[3] On March 30, 2015, they announced that the series would join their weekly lineup, beginning with chapter 4 on April 6, and would be published at an accelerated rate until the chapters were current with Japan.[4][5] Plans to release the series in print were announced during their panel at New York Comic Con on October 9, 2015.[6]
"The Magic Knights Entrance Exam" (魔法騎士団入団試験, Mahō Kishi-dan Nyūdan Shiken)
"The Road to the Wizard King" (魔法帝への道, Mahōtei E no Michi)
"The Black Bulls" (黒の暴牛, Kuro no Hōgyū)
"The Other New Member" (もう一人の新入団者, Mōhitori no Shin Nyūdan-sha)
"Go! Go! First Mission" (ゴーゴー初任務, Gō Gō Hatsu Ninmu)
"Beast" (獣, Kemono)
Asta and Yuno are two teenagers from a rural village in the Clover Kingdom. Both desire to become the next Wizard King, the most powerful wizard in the realm. Yuno acquires a rare four-leaf clovergrimoire, but during an ordeal with a former magic knight attempting to steal it, Asta summons a damaged black grimoire with a five-leaf clover that bestows him an anti-magic sword, with which he defeats the thief. Asta and Yuno eventually travel to the capital to attend the magic knight selection exam. While Yuno is placed in the prestigious Golden Dawn squad, Asta earns Yami Sukehiro's respect and becomes a member of the Black Bulls – the worst magic knight squad in the kingdom. Asta also meets Noelle Silva, a noblewoman and fellow newcomer to the team. Accompanied by Magna Swing, Asta and Noelle travel to Saussy on their first mission, only to find Heath Grice attacking the village while they try to acquire a magic stone.
"What Happened One Day in the Castle Town" (とある日の城下町での出来事, Toaru Hi no Jōkamachi de no Dekigoto)
"Dungeon" (魔宮, Danjon)
"Reunion" (再会, Saikai)
"The Diamond Mage" (ダイヤモンドの魔道士, Daiyamondo no Madōshi)
"Friends" (仲間, Nakama)
"Three" (三人, Sannin)
"Mortal Combat" (死闘, Shitō)
Though Asta and his friends save Saussy, acquiring a magic stone found by the anti-bird accompanying Asta, they are unable to prevent Heath Grice from using a spell to kill himself and his men to conceal the nature of their mission. After Asta and Noelle receive their first payment, they are taken by their drunken senior Vanessa Enoteca to the black market. They are observed by the disguised Wizard King Julius Novachrono, who then follows Yuno and his Golden Dawn teammates Klaus Lunette and Mimosa Vermillion. When a dungeon appears, Julius arranges for Asta, Noelle, and Luck Voltia to investigate it for treasure. Asta's group and Yuno's group meet while dealing with the dungeon's defences and a group from the neighboring Diamond Kingdom. This group is commanded by Lotus Whomalt; Yuno battles their mage Mars, who uses powerful crystal magic.
"Inside the Treasure Hall" (宝物殿その奥, Hōmotsuden Sono Oku)
"Memories of You" (追憶の君, Tsuioku no Kimi)
"One Instant" (刹那, Setsuna)
"Destruction and Salvation" (崩壊と救済, Hōkai to Kyūsai)
"Assembly at the Royal Capital" (王都集結, Ōto Shūketsu)
"The Distinguished Service Ceremony" (戦功叙勲式, Senkō Jokun-shiki)
"Capital Riot" (王都騒乱, Ōto Sōran)
"March of the Dead" (屍の行軍, Shi no Kōgun)
Asta's group force Lotus away, then join Yuno's group. Klaus recognizes Mars as one of the Diamond Kingdom's experimental super soldiers. Asta duels with Mars while Yuno accidentally acquires a Sylph elemental spirit. In a flashback, a young Mars accidentally kills a fire mage girl named Fana during the final experiment's battle royale. In the present, Mars heals himself with fire magic before knocking Asta into a secret treasure room; Asta acquires a second anti-magic sword, and defeats Mars with help from Yuno. The dungeon collapses when Lotus removes the corner piece treasure, saving Mars who regains his memory that Fana forced him to kill her so he could see the outside world. A week later, Asta, Noelle, and Yuno's group meet Julius who allows them to attend a knight-promotion ceremony for Noelle's older siblings Solid and Nebra Silva, senior Golden Dawn members, and the Blue Roses' Sol Marron. However, the capital is suddenly attacked by an army of zombies summoned by the former magic knight Rades Spirito.
"The Crimson Lion King" (紅蓮の獅子王, Guren no Shishiō)
"The One Who Waits Deep in the Darkness" (闇の奥で待つ者, Yami no Oku de Matsu Mono)
"Adversity" (逆境, Gyakkyō)
"Wounded Beasts" (手負いの獣, Teoi no Kemono)
King Augustus Kira Clover XIII hides within his castle as the battle unfolds. The magic knight squads proceed to completely destroy the zombies, though confused at how the invasion happened. Asta confronts Rades and his No. 4 zombie Jimmy. At Fuegoleon's insistence to overcome the complex that Nozel and their siblings placed on her, Noelle joins Leoppold in supporting Asta as they defeat Rades' remaining top zombies before being restrained by Fuegoleon. The invasion is later revealed to be a diversion for an attack on Fuegoleon himself. As most of the magic knights are teleported out of the city, Yuno defeats a youth-draining witch named Catherine with unexpected help from the Black Bulls' foodie Charmy Papittoson, who earlier sneaked into the palace kitchen and fell in love with Yuno. Fuegoleon is briefly teleported to another location by Valtos, and returned with his arm severed. When Rades's allies assemble, Asta and Leopold battle the magicians while Noelle uses her shield to prevent further harm to a dying Fuegoleon.
"The One I've Set My Heart On" (心に決めた人, Kokoro ni Kimeta Hito)
"The Mirror Mage" (鏡の魔道士, Kagami no Madōshi)
"Pursuit over the Snow" (雪上の追跡, Setsujō no Tsuigeki)
"Flash" (一閃, Issen)
"Three-Leaf Sprouts" (三つ葉の芽, Mitsuba no Me)
"Explosion of Malice" (凶気暴乱, Kyōki Bōran)
"Siblings" (兄妹, Kyōdai)
Asta and his friends are overwhelmed by the Eye of the Midnight Sun, until the other magic knights use a collaboration spell to teleport back to the city. The enemy mages flee while abducting Asta, whom their member Sally wanted to dissect, motivated by a passionate scientific obsession with his anti-magic. The Midnight Sun are intercepted by Julius, who uses his time magic to kill two and capture the others. Julius becomes interested in a nearby stone tablet inlaid with jewels like the one from Saussy. A mysterious magician appears and blinds everyone with light magic; after a brief clash with Julius, he withdraws with the sephirah[clarification needed] and most of his subordinates, while Julius and Asta return to the city with their one remaining prisoner. Julius believes the invasion was enabled by a traitor within the magic knights. While Asta and Luck are recruited by their senior Finral Roulacase for a mixer, Asta meets Rebecca and develops a crush on her while protecting her from a drunk. With Noelle following him due to her own feelings, Asta visits Rebecca's village. Asta's senior Gauche is visiting his young sister, whose crush on Asta provokes Gauche to make attempts on Asta's life, until the orphanage's mother superior Theresa Rapual stops him. The following day, after a strange snowstorm, the children disappear; Asta, Gauche, and Theresa follow the trail while Noelle calls reinforcements. Asta's group find the children had been abducted by a rogue mage named Baro to drain their mana. After Marie is saved, Baro is revealed to be working for Sally; she used him in an experiment that turns him into a monster, while Gauche abandons everyone else to get Marie to safety.
"To Help Somebody Someday" (いつか誰かの為になる, Itsuka Dareka no Tame ni naru)
"The Man Who Cuts Death" (死をカット男, shiwo katto otoko)
"Light Magic vs. Dark Magic" (光魔法VS闇魔法, Hikari Mahō Bāsasu Yami Mahō)
"Ki" (氣, Ki)
"Sin for Sin" (罪には罪を, Tsumi niwa Tsumi o)
"The Light of Judgement" (裁きの光, Sabaki no Hikari)
"Three Eyes" (三つの眼, Mittsu no Me)
"The One with No Magic" (魔力無き者, Maryoku Naki Mono)
"They're Not Yours" (オマエのモノじゃない, Omae no Mono Janai)
As Theresa gets the children to safety, Marie spurs Gauche to help Asta's group and Neige defeat Baro. Sally is wounded but Midnight Sun's leader Licht appears with Valtos and states his intent to destroy the sinful Clover Kingdom and reclaim what Asta stole. Yami arrives and reveals himself as a user of dark magic and a foreigner who came to the Clover Kingdom as a child. A battle ensues, and Licht tries to seal them in the cave while Yami teaches Asta his gi-sensing technique. Finral returns the children to their parents while Theresa and Gauche are healed; seeing he has changed, Theresa gives Gauche some of her mana. Finral teleports Gauche to Yami, where Gauche uses a spell to reflect Licht's attack and defeat him. Licht is freed from Yami's binds by Midnight Sun members The Third Eye: Rhya the Disloyal, Fana the Hatred, and Vetto the Despair. The Third Eye overpower Yami until Nozel arrives with Blue Rose captain Charlotte Rosary and Green Mantises captain Jack the Ripper, who battle them while Asta lands a hit on Licht that causes his vast mana to leak out. Licht denounces Asta a thief for stealing his master's grimoire and swords, while the Third Eye quickly cast a sealing spell on Licht before taking him and their wounded to safety.
Yami attends a meeting of the squad captains while Asta uses his anti-magic on imprisoned Midnight Sun members. Julius confirms that the traitor who brought down the capital's barrier is Purple Orca captain Gueldre Poizot, who is arrested while attempting to escape. Julius confides to Yami that the other squads may also be compromised; he entrusts the Black Bulls to find the remaining four magic stones sought by the Midnight Suns. One stone is in the Underwater Temple, which is difficult to reach due to its strong magic. On the beach, a series of misadventures take place, which include a mysterious singing girl named Kahono. Yami instructs Noelle to develop the Sea Dragon's Cradle spell, which allows them to enter the temple during the full moon. Eccentric high priest Gifso pits the Black Bulls against his warrior priests, including his grandchildren Kahono and Kiato, who were promised to travel the land to live their dreams if they win. They are interrupted when Vetto leads a Midnight Sun group to attack the temple.
"A Game with Lives at Stake" (命を懸けたゲーム, Inochi o Kaketa Gēmu)
"The Pointlessly Direct Fireball and the Wild Lightning" (愚直な火球と奔放な稲光, Guchokuna Kakyū to Honpōna Inazuma)
"The Guy Who Doesn't Know When to Quit" (諦めの悪い男, Akirame no Warui Otoko)
"True Form" (本当の姿, Hontō no Sugata)
"Bonds" (絆, Kizuna)
"Awakening" (覚醒, Kakusei)
"The Only Weapon" (唯一の武器, Yuiitsu no Buki)
"Despair vs. Hope" (絶望VS希望, Zetsubō Bāsasu Kibō)
"Slice Open Destiny" (運命を切り拓く, Unmei o Kiri Hiraku)
Gifso and Yami are trapped in Abari's barrier and watch Vetto defeat Gifso's son Gio, Magna and Luck. Vetto nearly breaks Asta's arm, and Kahono and Kiato combine their song-and-dance magic to stop Vetto, but he severs Kiato's leg and crushes Kahono's throat. Vetto states his intent to drag every human into despair for stealing his people's hopes and dreams.
Noelle uses her Sea Dragon's Roar to destroy Vetto's body, but he sprouts a third eye while regenerating and Yami realizes the Midnight Sun are more than a terrorist organization. Noelle is reminded of a story about a demon race that threatened the Clover Kingdom long ago. She is saved by Asta, who was healed with the last of Kahono's magic. Vanessa and Finral aid Asta, whose anti-magic wounds Vetto, though Vetto adapts to the attack. Gauche, Charmy, and transformation mage Grey arrive and distract Vetto, allowing Asta to stab him in the chest with the Demon Dweller Sword.
"The Underdog's Declaration" (弱者の宣言, Jakusha no Sengen)
"Behind the Mask" (仮面の奥, Kamen no Oku)
"Never Again" (もう二度と, Mōnidoto)
Vetto tries to crush Asta's arms with a curse, believing he has trapped Asta, but Asta maintains control of the Demon Dweller Sword in his determination to defeat Vetto. Vetto falters as he realizes that Asta is not human. The Black Bulls begin to celebrate, but Vetto, awakening from a dream of himself and Licht as children, tries to use the last of his magic to annihilate himself, the temple, and everyone in it. Yami breaks free from Abari's barrier, defeats Abari and kills Vetto. Gifso is grateful but knows nothing of the magic stone, which Nero retrieves and gives to Julius. Learning that the Diamond Kingdom has attacked the city of Kiten, Yami travels there with Finral, Asta and Charmy to fight Vangeance. They defeat the enemy generals, and Yami confronts Vangeance over his likeness to Licht; Vangeance reveals his scarred face and past, and Yami backs down. The Black Bulls discover that the curse Vetto placed on Asta is beyond their healers' skills; Noelle and Finral turn to old friend Fanzel Kruger for a cure.
"Because He's Like That" (そんなアイツが, Son'na Aitsu ga)
"The Forest of Witches" (魔女の森, Majo no Mori)
"Infiltration" (潜入, Sen'nyū)
"Battlefield Decision" (戦場の決断, Senjō no Ketsudan)
"The Raging Bulls Charge" (暴れ牛奮迅, Abare Ushi Funjin)
"Flames of Hatred" (憎悪の炎, Zōo no Honō)
"Not A Failure" (出来損ないじゃない, Dekisokonai Janai)
"Devastating Thrust" (必殺の一突き, Hissatsu no Hitotsuki)
"Defectors' Atonement" (離反者の贖罪, Rihan-sha no Shokuzai)
"Students" (教え子, Oshiego)
Noelle visits former Diamond Kingdom commander Fanzell Kruger, his fiancé Dominante Code, and Fanzell's apprentice Mariella. Dominante believe that the Witch Queen can cure Asta, though witches like her and Vanessa are considered criminals since they already left the forest. Meanwhile, Vanessa offers her freedom to the Queen to cure Asta, but is seriously injured. Noelle's group take Asta to the forest and barge into the Queen's manor after they are discovered. Fana leads a Midnight Sun invasion of the forest while a Diamond Kingdom platoon attacks from the opposite side. Noelle persuades the Queen to heal Asta so he can help fight the invaders. The Black Bulls engage Fana while Fanzell's group engage the Diamond mages under his former students Mars and Ladros. Ladros explains that they want the secret of the Queen's immortality to cure their dying king Morris. But Mars, having changed since the labyrinth, joins forces with Fanzell and lures Ladros to Asta, whose group defeated Fana's elemental spirit Salamander.
"Those Who Boost Each Other Up" (高め合う存在, Takame Au Sonzai)
"Transformation" (変貌, Henbō)
"It's Nothing" (何でも無い, Nandemonai)
"He's Himself" (アイツはアイツ, Aitsu wa Aitsu)
"Family" (家族, Kazoku)
"The Red Thread of Fate" (運命の赤い糸, Unmei no Akai Ito)
After Mars realizes that Fana is the childhood friend he thought he had killed, Fana attempts to kill herself, but Asta thwarts her. In a flashback, a young Fana is shown possessed by a female elf whose hatred is derived from the slaughter of her people by humans on the day of Licht's wedding to the sister of a trusted human friend. In the present, the Witch Queen awakens Asta's powers and Ladros is struck down. However, the Witch Queen tricks Asta into killing his friends over Vanessa's objections. In a flashback, a young Vanessa is detained in a birdcage as the queen tries to have her improve her Thread Magic. However, Yami Sukehiro inadvertently destroys part of her cage, resulting in Vanessa fleeing the forest to join the Black Bulls. In the present, Vanessa, outraged at her mother's actions, uses her grimoire's powerful spell, the Red Thread of Fate, to stop Asta from killing Noelle and Finral, and easily defeats the queen.
"A Fun Festival Double Date" (楽しいお祭りWデート, Tanoshī o Matsuri Daburu Dēto)
"The Briar Maiden's Melancholy" (荊乙女の憂鬱, Ibara Otome no Yūutsu)
"Two New Stars" (二つの新星, Futatsu no Shinsei)
"We Got This Far" (ここまで来た, Koko Made Kita)
"The King of the Clover Kingdom" (クローバー王国国王, Kurōbā Ōkoku Kokuō)
"The Uncrowned, Undefeated Lioness" (無冠無敗の女獅子, Mukan Muhai no Onna Shishi)
"The Yultim Volcano Trail" (ユルティム火山 登山道, Yurutimu Kazan Tozandō)
"Saint Elmo's Fire" (セントエルモの火, Sento Erumo no Hi)
Accepting defeat, the Witch Queen gives her magic stone to Asta along with information: both Vetto and the possessed Fana used forbidden magic from the long-dead Elf tribe, and that Asta's grimoire and swords belonged to the Elves' leader. The queen also gives Asta and Mars vials of her blood, Mars intends to use it to end Morris's tyranny while Fana remains with Fanzell's group. Asta uses the queen's blood to heal Kahono and Kiato during the Star Festival. The Black Bulls learn that their progress has placed them second to the Golden Dawn, much to everyone's shock. King Augustus declares the formation of the Royal Knights to attack the Midnight Sun's recently discovered base. Soon after, Asta joins the training session of the new Crimson Lion captain Mereoleona Vermillion, Fuegoleon's older sister.
"The Vice Captain of the Coral Peacocks" (珊瑚の孔雀副団長, Sango no Kujaku Fuku-danchō)
"The Two Spatial Magic Users" (二人の空間魔法使い, Futari no Kūkan Mahōtsukai)
"Mage X" (魔道士X, Madōshi Ekkusu)
"More" (もっと, Motto)
"Bad Blood" (因縁, In'nen)
Following Mereoleona's training session, the Royal Knight exam commences in a series of team battles. Asta wins the first match with Mimosa and Zora Ideale, a mage who assumed the identity of the Purple Orcas' vice-captain Xerx Lugner. Magna and Sol win their match through the strategy of their teammate Kirsch Vermilion, Mimosa's older brother and member of the Coral Peacocks. Finral helps Leopold Vermilion and the Golden Dawn's Hamon win their match. Langris relies on his own skills to win rather than work with his teammates. The Aqua Deers' captain Rill Boismortier, who entered under a false identity, wins his match. Klaus, Luck, and the Blue Roses' Puli Angel also advance. Teamed with the Green Mantises' En Ringard, Noelle and Yuno face and defeat the former's older brother Solid and the latter's Golden Dawn superior Alecdora Sandler.
"Special Little Brother vs. Failed Big Brother" (優等生の弟VS不出来の兄, Yūtōsei no Otōto Bāsasu Fudeki no Ani)
"Gold and Black Sparks" (金と黒の火花, Kin to Kuro no Hibana)
"The One Who Wins Till the End..." (最後まで勝ち続けた者が, Saigomade Kachi Tsuzuketa Mono ga)
"The Life of a Certain Man" (ある一人の男の生き方, Aru Hitori no Otoko no Ikikata)
"Burn It into You" (今焼き付ける, Ima Yakitsukeru)
Yuno's team and Asta's team reach the second round as the latter faces Kirsch's team, with Asta and Zora butting heads over the latter refusal to be a team player and agreeing remembering his father. They and Mimosa manage to defeat Kisrch's team, with Kirsch humbling himself to Asta. The next match is Finral's team against Langris' team, which ends with the latter's victory. However, as Finral held his own, a furious Langris nearly kills his older brother out of frustration of being loved by others despite having their parents' affection. This infuriates Asta as Julius allows their teams to fight in the semi-finals, with the Wizard King assuming Langris might be the spy within the Magic Knight due to his behavior. The match ends in a draw with both teams eliminated, with Yuno's team facing Rill's team after they defeat Luck's team.
"Formation of the Royal Knights" (王撰騎士団ロイヤルナイツ結成, Roiyaru Naitsu Kessei)
"Dream" (夢, Yume)
"Storming the Eye of the Midnight Sun's Hideout!!!" (白夜の魔眼アジト 突入!!!, Byakuya no Magan Ajito Totsunyū)
"A Surging Advance" (怒涛の進軍, Dotō no Shingun)
"Mereoleona vs. Raia the Disloyal" (メレオレオナVS不実のライア, Mereoreona Bāsasu Fujitsu no Raia)
"Assault" (襲撃, Shūgeki)
"The Black Bulls Hideout" (黒の暴牛アジト, Kuro no Bōgyū Ajito)
"You Probably Don't Know, But..." (君達は知らないだろうけど, Kimitachi wa Shiranaidaroukedo)
After Yuno defeats Rill's team in the finals by revealing his ability to absorb Sylph to increase his power, Julius meets up with Zora and reveals himself as a friend of his father Zara while making Zora a Royal Knight. Zora joins the other Royal Knights: Asta, Noelle, Yuno, Luck, Klaus, Mimosa, Kirch, Nils Ragus, En Ringard, Puli Angel, Rill Boismortier, Fragil Tormenta, Hamon Caseus with Mereoleona as their captain while some failing mages like Nozel were made members due to their magic. Mereoleona decides to attack the Midnight Sun's base days in advance, teaming up with Asta and Zora as they split up once at their destination. As Yuno from one Midnight Night member that the time of assuming their true forms is near, Mereoleona's group encounters Rhya as he hints Licht is elsewhere while fighting them. As Mereoleona overpowers Rhya, Yuno's group find an elf floating within a sphere of light. Meanwhile as Yami leaves to meet up with Vangeance, Gauche, Grey and Gordon remain behind as they question their base's constant rearranging before being attacked by Rades, Sally, and Valtos with orders not to harm Gauche as Rades' zombies swarm into the base as a blue-haired mage appears in response to Grey and Gordon determined to protect their home.
"An End and a Beginning" (終わりと始まり, Owari to Hajimari)
"Until Now" (これまで, Koremade)
"Reincarnation" (転生, Tensei)
"Collapse" (瓦解, Gakai)
The Black Bulls are joined in fending off Midnight Sun mages by their rarely seen member Henry Legolant, the owner of the Black Bulls' hideout, before their enemies to fall back once Valtos acquires the magic stone Asta found in Saussy Village. Meanwhile, Julius is approached by a conflicted Vangeance who reveals himself as a willing host body for Licht, who explains to have come for the two magic stones in Julius' possession. Julius reveals the extent of his power as he battles Licht while trying to injure Vangeance's body, remembering how Zara's death inspired him to become a Wizard King to end the Clover Kingdom's discrimination practices. But Licht fatally wounds Julius and escapes, with Julius entrusting the Clover Kingdom's future to Yami and the others. Licht reaches the Wizard King memorial outside Hage Village and receives the final stone. "Licht" is then revealed to be an elf named Patry, who was concerned for Licht marrying a human girl named Tetia who is bearing Licht's half-elf child. When the elves were slaughtered, Patry assumed Tetia's brother, the first Wizard King, betrayed them and that Licht used the last of his power to reincarnate the elves into human bodies. Patry assumed the real Licht's identity due to Vangeance's resemblance to his leader and revived the Third Eye to find the Magic Stones. As Patry performs the ritual, he expresses his disdain for his human subordinates while revealing they are all sacrifices to resurrect his true allies. Meanwhile, as Yuno approaches the elf, Asta stops Rhya's suicide spell with the Third Eye member touched by the Magic's Knight's attempt in understanding what drives the Midnight Sun's hatred toward humans. But Rhya senses Patry enacting the ritual with all their human followers sacrificed as he and Yuno are along those transform into elves while the sealed elf awakens.
"The Desperate Path Toward Survival" (命懸けの生きる道, Inochigake no Ikiru Michi)
"Golden Wind" (金色の風, Konjiki no Kaze)
"We Won't Lose to You" (オマエには負けない, Omaeni wa Makenai)
"True Form, True Power" (本来の姿 本来の力, Honrai no Sugata Honrai no Chikara)
"Fall, or Save the Kingdom" (滅亡か救国か, Metsubō ka Kyūkoku ka)
"The Lives of the Village in the Sticks" (最果ての村の命, Saihate no Mura no Inochi)
"Release from Misfortune" (因果解放, Inga Kaihō)
"You Probably Don't Know" (知らねーだろ, Shiranēdaro)
As the Midnight Sun's human members are sacrificed, various Clover Kingdom residents are subverted by the resurrected elves. This included Magic Knights as Noelle and Kirsch are overpowered by a possessed-Luck. Rhya laments he cannot trust Asta's resolve as he joined by his comrade Lira after he took over Rill's body, explaining that anti-magic cannot stop them now and their intent to reclaim the real Licht's Grimoire and swords from Asta. Despite Mereoleona ordering them to leave, Asta and Zora return to her aid to defeat the elves before Rhya grabs Asta to take him to Licht. They arrive as Mimosa is captured by the elves possessing Klaus and Hamon, Rhya using her as a bargaining chip as Yuno reveals to have control over himself despite being turned into an Elf. Though Asta and Yuno knock out Klaus and Hamon, they find themselves fighting a fully revived Licht as he reclaims only of his swords with Asta and some of the Royal Knights escaping as the fortress advances to the capital. The Royal Knights question how to dispatch their possessed-comrades as they end up in Hage village they deal with an elf using the body of Magic Knight Digit to attack the orphanage, with Asta learning the sword he took from Licht allows him to remove the possessing elf soul and restore the host body to normal. The group then reach another village where Magna and Vanessa are fighting the possessed Luck.
"Lightning of Rage vs. Friends" (怒りの雷VS仲間, Ikari no Ikazuchi Bāsasu Nakama)
"Smiles, Tears" (笑顔 涙, Egao Namida)
"The Good-For-Nothings Rise Up!!" (ならず者共 奮起!!, Narazumonodomo Funki!!)
"The Black Bulls Charge" (黒の暴牛 爆進!!!, Kuro no Bōgyū Bakushin!!!)
"The Resurrected Avenger" (蘇り復讐者, Yomigaeri Fukushū-sha)
"Path of Revenge, Path of Atonement" (復讐の道 償いの道, Fukushū no Michi Tsugunai no Michi)
"A Fight Between Those Who Swore Loyalty to the Same Man" (VS同じ男に忠義を誓った者達, Bāsasu Onaji Otoko ni Chūgi o Chikatta-sha-tachi)
"The Black Bulls Captain vs. the Crimson Wild Rose" (黒の暴牛団長VS真紅の野薔薇, Kuro no Bōgyū Danchō Bāsasu Shinku no Nobara)
"The Fallen Make Their Move" (転落者 動き出す, Tenraku-sha Ugokidasu)
"The Sleeping Lion" (眠れる獅子, Nemureru Shishi)
"Rebirth" (新生, Shinsei)
The possessed Luck formally introduces himself as Rufel as he battles Vanessa and Magna, insisting Luck is no more despite his shedding tears convincing Magna that their comrade is still in there. Though Vanessa using the last of Rogue's ability, Asta arrives at the last second to save Magna and manages to reach Luck while exorcising Rufel with Asta realizing the elves are suffering as he resolves to free them. The gang which the Black Bulls' base and learn Gauche is also possess as Charmy restores their magic so Henry can reconfigure their base into a vehicle to reach the capital. Meanwhile, after Patry leaves to see Licht after paying respects to Vangeance, Rades suddenly resurrects as the result of gaining a new spell at the time of his death. He resurrects Sally and Valtos with the trio ending up joining forces with the Black Bulls. At the capital, Yami faces a possessed Charlotte while Gueldre Poizot and Revchi Salik, a former subordinate who attempted to steal Yuno's grimoire when he first got it, escape their prison during the chaos. Both Fuegoleon and Finral awaken to join the fight, the former having acquired Fana's Salamander while the latter wants to free Langris from being possessed by Patry's cousin Ratri.
"The Battle for Clover Castle" (決戦 クローバー城, Kessen Kurōbā-jō)
"Flying In" (飛来, Hirai)
"The Silvas' Battle" (シルヴァ家の戦い, Shiruva-ke no Tatatkai)
"Siblings" (きょうだい, Kyōdai)
"Battlefield Dancer" (戦場の舞姫, Senjō no Maihime)
"Human Magic" (人間の魔法, Ningen no Mahō)
"Battle for the Royal Chamber" (王の間の戦い, Ō no Ma no Tatakai)
"Sharpened Blades" (研ぎ澄ます刃, Togisumasu Yaiba)
"Spatial Mage Brothers" (空間魔道士の兄弟, Kūkan Madōshi no Kyōdai)
"The Apostles of Sephira" (セフィラの徒, Sefira no To)
"The Raging Bull Joins the Showdown!!" (暴れ牛 頂上決戦参戦!!, Abare Ushi Chōjō Kessen Sansen!!)
Ratri leads the elves possessing the Golden Dawn members in storming the three royal castles to kill the royal families, with Ratri easily defeating King Clover before Finral intervenes as Yami and Jack gets his parents and the king to safety before helping distract Ratri long enough for Finral to land a hit as he and Langris mentally reconcile. Meanwhile, Nozel comes to aid Solid and Nebra when an elf named Kivn is among those attacking House Silva. The three older siblings then shocked to see Noelle able to defeat Kivn, with Nozel revealing his spite towards her was a cover to keep his little sister save from harm as he and Zora join her in dispatching the other elves. Patry arrives at the floating dungeon where he meets with Rhya, who had placed Vetto and Fana's souls in artificial bodies, alongside Drowa and Eclat, the elves possessing Gauche and his sister Marie. The gathered members of the Apostles of Sephira, ten elves capable of receiving divine revelations, proceed to the Shadow Palace in the underworld and use the stone on Yuno's necklace to make the reincarnations permanent with every human in the Clover Kingdom killed in the process. The Black Bulls arrive with Patry sending his fellow apostle Reve, possessing Coral Peacock Captain Dorothy Unsworth, to remove Vanessa, Luck, Magna, Charmy and Sally from the field while Gauche and Patry destroy their base. As Yami, Jack, Rades and Valtos chase after Patry and the apostles, the rest remain behind to face Drowa and Eclat as the former identifies Asta's new sword as Licht's Demon-Destroyer Sword.
"The Eyes in the Mirror" (鏡の中の瞳, Kagami no Naka no Hitomi)
"Battle in the Space Between Heaven and Earth" (天地の間の攻防, Tenchi no Hazama no Kōbō)
"Why I Lived This Long" (これまで生きてきた意味, Koremade Ikite kita Imi)
"Humans Who Can Be Trusted" (信じられる人間, Shinjirareru Ningen)
"Go!!!!" (行く!!!!, Ike!!!!)
"Storming the Shadow Palace" (突入 影の王宮, Totsunyū Kage no Ōkyū)
"Two Crimson Fists" (二つの紅蓮の拳, Futatsu no Guren no Kobushi)
"The Final Invaders" (最後の入城者, Saigo no Nyūjō-sha)
"Outrage" (業腹, Gōhara)
Within the dream world, Reve overpowers Vanessa's group until Sally learns that whatever the Elf imagines comes into being regardless of it being unintentional. With this in mind, after a failed attempt to trick Reve into imagining exits, the group get the Elf to accidentally dream up Dorothy Unsworth. Dorothy, revealed to be cheerful, engages the Elf Apostle in a metaphysical battle that destroys her dimension. This forces everyone back into the real world as Reve is quickly defeated by Luck and Magna. Meanwhile, Gordon, Gray, and Henry support Asta while keeping him safe as Drowa uses his Mirror Magic to reflect Eclat's paralyzing Eye Magic. Henry attempts to sacrifice everything he has to enable Asta to defeat the Elves, only for Asta act of saving Henry making Drowa realize that he and his friends are nothing like the humans who killed them. Drowa allows himself and Eclat to be exorcised from Gauche and Marie, the group joined by the others soon after. While the other Black Bulls battle the remaining elves before Yuno arrived with reinforcements, Asta and Noelle join Mimosa, Nozel, Fuegoleon and Mereoleona into entering the Shadow Place after the remaining Apostles of the Sephira. The group get separated with Noelle facing Fana, Fuegoleon battle Vetto while Mereoleona confront the elf possessing the new Purple Orca captain Kaiser Granvoka. Asta and Mimosa encounter Lira before they are joined by Charmy, who accompanied Yuno into the Shadow Palace. When Lira destroys the food she offered to him, an enraged Charmy learns of her lineage and powers as a half-dwarf.
"The Five-Leaf Grimoire" (五つ葉の魔道書グリモワール, Itsutsuba no Gurimowāru)
"The Ultimate Natural Enemy" (最強の天敵, Saikyō no Tenteki)
"World of Light" (光の世界, Hikari no Sekai)
"The Top Level of the Shadow Palace" (影の王宮 最上階, Kage no Ōkyū Saijōkai)
"From Another World" (異なる世界の, Kotonaru Sekai no)
"Breaking the Seal" (今封を切る時, Ima Fū o Kiru Toki)
"Last Wish" (終焉の望み, Shūen no Nozomi)
"The Truth of 500 Years" (500年の真実, 500-Nen no Shinjitsu)
As Charmy holds Rila at bay so Asta and Mimosa can move on, Noelle receives help from Jack against Fana. Yuno ends up alone against Rhya, Patry and another elf, Ronne, who steals Yuno's necklace as it is revealed to be the final stone. Rhya, having known that their slaughter was not the first Wizard King's doing, is mortally wounded by Ronne upon realizing he is not himself. Ronne is revealed to be possessed by a demon who uses the stones to summon his body to the mortal plane, the demon revealing himself to masterminded the elves' massacre by the royals along with his ability to manipulate reality with his Word Soul Magic. After Asta arrives to join Yuno in fighting the monster, the demon breaks Patolli by revealing that he used him and the Midnight Sun to regain his body. This causes Patoli to fall into despair, causing him to transform into a dark elf while his four-leaf grimoire turns into a five-leaf grimoire. The demon takes Patoli's grimoire to complete his plans while leaving the dark elf to kill everyone for him. But Nozel defeats Patoli while Mimosa heals Rhya, Asta restoring Patry while letting him use Vangeance's body long so he can help the magic knights defeat the demon as Licht attacks himself with support from Yami and Charla, the elf possessing Charlotte. Outside, Finral is awaken by Nero who reveals her ability to speak while demanding to be taken to the remains of the dead demon near Hage village. At Nero's instructions, Finral uses the magic stone to reanimate the petrified statue of the first wizard king Lumiere Silvamillion Clover. Five centuries earlier, Lumiere was attend his sister's marriage to Licht when he was impeded by the demon who had sent the nobles to kill the elves. By the time Lumiere arrived, he found everyone but Licht dead as the latter beseeches the mage to kill him after being forced to prevent the demon from possessing him by turning himself into the monster that Lumiere killed. The demon escaped by using a spell to transport him and the elves' souls into the future, Lumiere has his attendant Secre Swallowtail turn him to stone until their enemy resurfaces while she spent the following centuries as the anti bird called Nero. The revived Lumiere is joined by a restored Secre as they proceed to the Shadow Palace to join the battle.
"A Reunion Across Time and Space" (時空を超えた再会, Jikū o Koeta Saikai)
"Ultimate Magic" (究極のマジック, Kyūkyoku Mahō)
"Swords" (剣, Tsurugi)
"Wish" (お願い, Onegai)
"On the Brink" (瀬戸際, Setogiwa)
"The Final Attack" (終わりの一撃, Owari no Ichigeki)
"Destiny's End" (因縁の最後, In'nen no Saigo)
"The Great Soul Tree" (魂の大樹, Tamashī no Taiju)
"Dawn" (夜明け, Yoake)
"Three Problems" (3つの困ったこと, 3-Tsu no Komattakoto)
"Power Balance" (パワーバランス, Pawā Baransu)
"The Scales of Justice" (正義の天秤, Seigi no Tenbin)
Secre completely awakens Licht's soul. As everyone starts fighting, the demon realizes that Asta's Anti-magic can stop his attacks. Licht casts a spell, using the power of all remaining elves to unlock the true potential of the Demons Dweller Sword and destroys the demon. Unfortunately, the monster's heart survives and regenerates, revealing that no spell of their size can kill it. Asta understands that the Demon Slayer Sword also has a hidden power and must unlock it. With the help of Yuno and Yami, who casts a powerful spell from a distance cutting the demon in half, Asta manages to destroy the demon's heart. With the destruction of the demon, however, his magic does not disappear and everyone is forced to flee from the destroying Shadow Palace. Once outside, Asta purifies Patry from William's body, so that William can, together with Licth and Asta, purify the souls of the other elves and bring the possessed to normal. Rhya, Vetto and Fana, however, remain tied to their bodies and greet Licht and the others, while Rades resurrects Patry in Licht's artificial body. Even Lumiere, after saying goodbye to Secre, vanishes, while Yami and William, who went to Julius' burial site, find him alive, but with the appearance of a thirteen year old. Julius, after explaining that he came back to life after sealing his time with a spell, reveals to Asta that the source of his anti-magic is a demonic power, and that therefore Clover's Parliament of Magic intends to judge him. A few days later, after going to the parliament building, Asta and Secre are put on trial by the head of the organization, Damnatio Kira, who intends to accuse them of the recent events that have hit the kingdom.
"As Pitch Black as It Gets" (真っ黒けっけ, Makurokke Kke)
"Visits" (見舞い, Mimai)
"The Blue Rose's Confession" (碧薔薇の告白, Aobara no Kokuhaku)
"Just Between Us" (ここだけの話, Kokodake no Hanashi)
"The Agrippa Family" (アグリッパ家, Agurippa-ke)
"You Are Cursed" (オマエは呪われている, Omae wa Norowareteiru)
"The Heart Kingdom (ハート王国, Hāto Ōkoku)
"The Spirit Guardian's Magic" (精霊守の魔法, Seirei no Kami no Mahō)
"The All-Knowing Priestess" (全智の巫女, Zenchi no Miko)
"Arcane Stage Mages" (冥域の魔道士, Meiiki no Madōshi)
The Black Bull raid the Asta and Secre process, and she is officially accepted as a member of the team. Before the situation escalates, Fuegoleon and Nozel intervene and through a decree by Julius, they explain that Asta will be placed in the custody of the Black Bull, and that the team has been commissioned by Julius to investigate demonic phenomena. In search of clues, Yami talks to Charlotte, while Noelle learns from Dorothy that her mother's death was caused by a demon called Megicula. Gordon asks for help from his family, who reveals to him that a powerful source of demonic energy is present in the nearby Heart Kingdom. Asta, Noelle, Mimosa, Finral and Secre travel to Heart, but once there, Asta is kidnapped by the local princess and the spirit of the Undine water. After a short struggle, the princess explains to Asta and her companions that Megicula has cursed her and will die within a year. He also explains that the demon took up residence in the Spade Kingdom, which began to expand by conquering neighboring kingdoms, including Diamond. To cope with the threat, Heart and Clover form an alliance, following which the group of Asta plus other wizards with spells capable of fighting demons (including Charmy, Rill, Luck and Leopold) will have to stay and train at Heart for about half year.
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Jump Giga and in English in issues of Weekly Shonen Jump from 2024.
"Demolition Charge" (崩壊出撃, Hōkai Shutsugeki)
"Indestructible Souls" (不滅の魂, Fumetsu no Tamashī)
"Wretched" (惨め, Mijime)
"The Silva Siblings" (シルヴァ家の兄妹, Shiruva-ke no Kyōdai)