Black Clover (2017) s01e01 Episode Script
Asta and Yuno
[BABIES crying]
[HIGH PRIEST]
Two more for us, eh?
[BABIES whimpering]
[HIGH PRIEST]
Aw, shh. There's a good boy.
Here you go.
[HIGH PRIEST grunts]
I was starting to think
you would never calm down.
Are you brothers?
Same age, so possibly
twins as well.
No, they're neither.
This one here is sweet
and well behaved,
and this one, well,
he's a bit spirited.
Then there's the fact
that they don't
look a thing alike.
Hm "Yuno."
Now, for this
spirited little fell--
--[ASTA squeals]
--[HIGH PRIEST yelps]
[HIGH PRIEST]
Ow! A bit too spirited.
[HIGH PRIEST chuckles]
[HIGH PRIEST]
"Asta," huh?
Well, you've had
a tough beginning,
but your worries are over.
As of today, boys,
this will be your home.
Asta and Yuno
[digging]
[VILLAGER 1A]
With all this work,
I sure hope we have
a good harvest.
[VILLAGER 1B]
Yeah, same here.
[ASTA]
Sister Lily!
[VILLAGER 1A]
What's that about?
[VILLAGER 1B] The kid from
the church is at it again.
One day, I'll be
the Wizard King.
And I'll make you the
happiest woman in the world.
That's why I'm asking:
Will you please marry me?
I'm sorry, Asta. I just can't.
It's my duty to serve everyone.
[groans]
That's a "no"?
Yes, it is. I can't marry you.
[groans]
[ASTA]
I'm not giving up yet!
You should, really.
Please, Asta.
Not giving up!
[LILY]
I'm truly sorry.
[ASTA] Please, Sister Lily,
just let me ask one more time!
No!
[LILY] Water Creation Magic.
Holy Fist of Love!
[gasps] I'm so sorry, Asta.
I wasn't thinking.
My magic just slipped out.
Nice, Sister. Way to go.
Show him no mercy.
But I didn't mean to.
[ASTA]
We're not done here!
[yelps]
Ugh, come on.
How many times does she
have to turn you down?
[yells] Why are you sticking
your nose in this, Yuno?
That's simple, really.
Because you're noisy,
you're short, you lack both
composure and tolerance,
and there's not really anything
about you that appeals to women.
Hey!
Fifteen years of
growing up together,
and that's how you talk to me?
You big lady-killing jerk!
[YUNO]
May I help?
Thank you, Yuno.
You think you can
just ignore me?
[YUNO] Asta, nuns are
women of the cloth,
which means they can't marry.
Neither can 15-year-old
boys, in fact.
Think you're so smart.
Well, I'll show you.
Yeah, I will. You and me!
Right here, right now!
Not today.
[ASTA]
And, why the hell not, huh?!
[YUNO]
It would be a waste of time.
[ASTA]
What'd you say to me?
Give it a rest already, Asta.
There's no way you stand
a chance against him
and you know it.
[ASTA]
Take this!
Insta
[NASH]
This is pointless.
kill!
[NASH] You know that
you can't use magic.
Oh, what? Come on!
--[ASTA] Still nothing? Why?
--[giggles]
You're funny, Asta.
It is pretty crazy.
Not being able to use any
kind of magic at his age?
That never happens.
What's your deal, huh?
I'm older than you, kid.
Show some respect!
Not a chance.
Haven't you figured out
that, in this world,
magic is everything?
It's not a matter of whether
you have it, but how much.
You're the only person
I've ever heard of
who can't use any magic at all.
All right, then.
Looks like I'm gonna have
to bust out my secret moves.
[NASH]
Mm?
You've got secret moves?
[yelling]
Bet you can't do
crunches this fast!
[NASH]
Like anyone cares, idiot.
[ARLU]
Asta's being funny again!
[ARLU giggling]
[gasps]
[ARLU]
Look at that! Yuno's amazing!
[NASH]
This is nothing for him.
[LILY]
Such a big help--thank you!
[ASTA] All right. Leave
the wood chopping to me!
I've got this covered!
--[ARLU laughs]
--[NASH] Aw, jeez.
They're really the same age?
You definitely can't tell
it from the way they act.
[growling]
[ASTA yelps]
Yuno is the hope of this church!
[NASH] Getting into
the Magic Knights isn't
just a silly dream for Yuno.
He'll make it for sure.
The awarding of the
grimoires is coming up.
Once you have yours,
things'll change.
Just wait and see, Asta.
You'll be able to use
magic in no time at all.
[ASTA]
Thank you so much, Sister Lily!
Well, probably, anyway.
[ASTA] My grimoire
I'll have it soon.
Finally Finally
That's right!
I'm gonna get the most
awesome grimoire ever!
I'll join up with the
Magic Knights, and once I make
a name for myself, I'll
follow in your footsteps
and become the Wizard King!
He'll never give up
this nonsense, will he?
[ASTA] And then I'll
come back and rebuild
this crumbling dump of a church.
[HIGH PRIEST growls] Crumbling
dump? That's taking it too far!
Isn't that right, Yuno?
Eh?
I'll show all of you.
I swear!
Just watch and
you'll see, damn you!
Asta, wait!
[NASH groans] Really?
How am I younger than him?
[LILY]
Hey, Yuno.
Do you think you could maybe try
to get along a little
better with Asta?
I mean, like you used to
back when you were younger.
You two were always together.
[LILY]
Yuno used to be such a crybaby.
But then, one day,
he came back with Asta,
who was badly injured.
And since then, I haven't
seen him cry once.
[YUNO]
What's the point?
There's no getting
along with that one.
[gasps]
[LILY]
Now that I think about it,
they were both
different afterwards.
That's when Asta started coming
home covered in mud every day.
I wonder where he goes off
to and what he's doing.
[ASTA]
994
995
996
997
998
999
[ASTA]
And now for some magic-enhancing
mogro leaf juice. Bottoms up!
[panting]
[ASTA]
I will be the Wizard King.
Nothing's going to stop me.
[ASTA] And, the first step
is getting my body trained up!
[ASTA yells]
[NARRATOR] March, when
the firefly dandelions
float through the air.
Once a year throughout
the Clover Kingdom,
those children who have
reached 15 years of age
gather for the Grimoire
Acceptance Ceremony,
a rite of passage that will
increase their magical power.
[ASTA] Awesome! Are all these
shelves filled with grimoires?
Ooh! Which one is mine?
[ASTA] Once I get my
hands on a grimoire,
I'm gonna be able
to use magic, too.
I'll catch up to you
soon enough, Yuno.
[BOY 1A]
Hmph.
The day that I'll become
a full-fledged mage.
It's about time!
Look what the cat dragged in.
Could they be any shabbier?
We shouldn't have to
give grimoires to anyone
who just walks in
off the street.
Makes me sick to my stomach.
You don't think the
pathetic creatures would be
foolish enough to attempt the
Magic Knights Entrance Exam
in six months, do you?
[BOY 1A] Only high-ranking
nobles and royalty have enough
innate magic power
to pass the exam.
[BOY 1B]
See the shrimpy one?
I heard that he can't
use magic at all.
[BOY 1A]
Oh, wow.
We'd better take
extra special care of him.
I mean, he's one of a kind!
The only person in the entire
country who can't use magic.
Welcome to Grimoire
Tower, Acceptees.
On this momentous day,
you will take your first step
down a new path.
I wish you integrity,
hope, and love.
[TOWER MASTER]
For those who don't know,
I am the master of
this Grimoire Tower.
Now, never once has
anyone from this region
distinguished him or herself
by becoming a Magic Knight,
much less the Wizard King.
I pray that one
among you will have
what it takes to become the most
powerful mage in the land.
Seriously, I mean it!
[TOWER MASTER]
Ahem.
And now, to accept
your grimoires.
Finally, my very own grimoire!
Check it out! Mine's
bigger than yours.
[BOY 1D]
Yeah, maybe, but mine's thicker!
Here it is!
My one-way ticket out
of this little village.
I can carry on
the family business!
[BOY 1G]
This is my grimoire? Seriously?
[BOY 1H]
Why is mine so tiny?
[GIRL 1B] I guess I'll decide
what to do once there are
more pages of magic in here.
[BOY 1A] Hmph. Six months
from now, we'll be taking
the prestigious Magic
Knights Entrance Exam.
And we'll pass it,
too, just wait.
[TOWER MASTER]
Yes, very good.
I have high hopes for you.
Hey, uh
[CROWD gasps]
Is my grimoire running
late or something?
[ASTA]
Hey, uh
Is my grimoire running
late or something?
[TOWER MASTER coughs]
Uh
Try again next year?
What?!
[laughs] Oh, wow,
you're kidding!
[BOY 1J]
That's actually kinda awesome.
[BOY 1K]
What? That is too funny!
Seriously?
That's awful.
I can't believe it.
[BOY 1A] Ha! Well, he's got us
beat in one area, anyway:
complete and utter uselessness.
[CROWD gasps, murmurs]
[TOWER MASTER gasps]
[TOWER MASTER]
Is that the four-leaf clover?
[CROWD gasping]
The four-leaf?
Like out of the legend?
[BOY 1B]
R-Really?
The grimoire that was bestowed
upon the first Wizard King?
[LILY] If the stories about it
are true, it's imbued not only
with tremendous power,
but also good luck.
[BOY 1B]
And it's his ?
[BOY 1A]
A filthy little commoner?
[BOY 1F]
Awesome!
I will become the Wizard King.
[CROWD gasps]
[CROWD]
Amazing!
He's the brightest star
in the whole village of Hage!
You're amazing, Yuno!
He's so cool!
[ASTA]
Yuno.
Just wait. I'm hot
on your heels.
I'll catch up to you.
I am your rival!
[CROWD laughs]
[BOY 1J] His rival?
Who does he think he is?
[BOY 1I] Big talk for some idiot
who didn't even get a grimoire.
No.
Well, everyone, time to go.
We've got a lot of preparations
to make for the big banquet.
Since today's special, you all
get three pop-potatoes a piece!
Woo-hoo!
Or maybe we could have something
different for a change?
[REVCHI chuckles]
Well, isn't this extraordinary?
A boy wonder, and from a
sleepy little village, too.
[ASTA]
I was so sure, all this time
I just needed a grimoire,
and then I'd finally
be able to use magic.
And now, to not
even get a grimoire
[ASTA]
No! I won't give up that easily!
[ASTA laughs] You're not
winning this round, fate.
Don't underestimate me!
It doesn't matter if it
takes a year, or two, or ten,
or 100! I don't care!
I'll work till
I get that grimoire!
I will become the Wizard King.
I'll prove anyone can be great.
Even a poor commoner who
was abandoned at birth.
Take that! Ha, ha!
And just you wait, Yuno!
[BOY 1B] Hey, um Isn't
that going a bit too far?
[BOY 1A] We were supposed to be
the stars of the show today.
He ruined that!
A low-life commoner.
And he got the four-leaf clover?
I mean to make him pay.
[BOY 1B]
Wait!
[BOY 1A] I'll burn that book
till it's nothing but ash!
[BOY 1A gasps] He dispelled
my flames without even
using his grimoire!
Go on! You try!
[BOY 1B]
But
[BOY 1A]
Do it!
[BOY 1B]
Uh
[BOYS scream]
[REVCHI] We can't have that
getting all burned up,
now can we?
Resisting would be a
foolish waste of your time.
My Magic Binding Iron Chain
Formation spell blocks
its captives'
movement and magic.
What do you want? Who are you?
[REVCHI chuckles] I suppose
a village boy wouldn't know,
but until very recently,
I was relatively well known
among the Magic Knight squads
as Chain Magic Revchi.
But they expelled me from
their illustrious ranks,
and now I am naught
but a humble thief.
So, if you'll excuse me,
I'll be taking this
grimoire of yours.
[REVCHI laughs]
You said that your
name was Revchi?
Why bother stealing it?
There's no point. Grimoi--
Grimoires must be used
by their chosen masters.
Yes, village boy,
I'm well aware.
That said, there are plenty
of black-market collectors
who would pay a small
fortune in exchange
for such a unique specimen.
The four-leaf clover
may have chosen you,
but you only received it.
An untrained novice,
a mere hatchling.
This is not your lucky day.
Such a pity for you
I happened to be here.
Your legend is over
before it even began.
O-ho.
I bet that pendant would
fetch a good price.
Don't mind if I do.
[ASTA]
Hold it!
[ASTA yells]
What the hell is going on here?
I've come to rescue--
[ASTA]
Hey, creep, what's your deal?
That's Yuno's grimoire
you've got.
What are you doing with it?
You dirty, rotten thief!
Why, look, it's the
sad little boy
who waited so long,
but never got a grimoire.
[ASTA]
Oh, you've heard of me?
Yeah, you're right.
The poor, empty-handed kid.
The only place
a grimoire belongs
is with its true master.
Now give that back to Yuno!
[laughs]
You really are a
sheltered creature
if you believe that
kind of reasoning
will get you anywhere
with the likes of me.
Allow me to disabuse
you of that notion.
Asta, run!
[REVCHI laughs]
From a waste of space like him?
Not a chance in hell!
[yells]
[ASTA]
I'll get you!
No, boy. You're finished here.
[REVCHI]
Dance of the Pitless Viper!
[ASTA]
That's one serious attack.
[ASTA] So this is what mages
outside the village can do
Even as much as I've
trained my body,
I don't stand a chance.
[REVCHI]
You see, boy, it's no use.
Thanks for playing, though!
It's not over. I'm not done.
I will be the Wizard King.
[REVCHI]
The Wizard King? You're joking.
The thing is, these
chains can measure
the magic power of anyone
they come in contact with.
And you have none,
not a single drop.
[gasps]
You were probably born that way.
I guess this explains why
you didn't get a grimoire.
To possess not the slightest
bit of magic in a world
where magic is everything?
Why, that makes you a rare
and precious bird, indeed!
[REVCHI laughs]
[ASTA]
If that's true, then
No matter how hard
I push myself,
I'll never be able to use magic.
You know, I really
can't think of
anything more pitiful.
Forget about becoming
the Wizard King,
you'll be lucky
to just get a job.
I bet your friend,
the genius over there,
is having a good laugh at
your expense right about now.
[ASTA]
Yeah, maybe.
Yuno's so great, the
four-leaf clover chose him.
Then there's me.
This world has no use
for someone like you,
a poor, magic-less fool.
You might as well give
it all up right now.
You were born a loser,
you worthless runt.
[ASTA]
Yeah. He's right.
No matter how hard I try,
I guess there are some things
that just aren't possible.
[ASTA]
So, I might as well give--
[YUNO] Hey! Who are
you calling a loser?
Asta.
It's true that you aren't going
to become the Wizard King.
Not ever.
[REVCHI]
You hear that?
Even your little friend
knows that it's impossible.
That's because I am going
to be the Wizard King.
[REVCHI]
What?
You're wrong about Asta, Revchi.
[YUNO]
Very wrong.
Asta's no loser. He's my rival!
[ASTA gasps]
Huh?
This is who you would
claim as your rival?
The only person in the
world without magic?
You. Get off of me.
[REVCHI gasps]
[ASTA] Sorry you had to see me
at such a weak moment, Yuno.
Just, give me a second.
That's all. Then I'll
destroy this guy.
[ASTA]
Is that a grimoire?
[YUNO]
I knew it.
Like you wouldn't
be chosen, Asta?
There's no way.
[REVCHI]
Is that your magic?
But I checked, and you
didn't have any magic power.
How could you be
granted a grimoire?
[NARRATOR]
The leaves of a clover are said
to each contain one thing.
In the first three dwell
integrity, hope, and love.
[gasping]
[NARRATOR] The fourth leaf,
is given over to good luck.
[NARRATOR]
And in the fifth
[NARRATOR]
there lives the devil.
[ASTA] I'm not gonna give up
just because I can't use magic!
Commoner, orphan,
we all have a chance
to make it in this world!
Black Clover , Page Two:
"A Young Man's Vow."
My magic is never giving up!
[HIGH PRIEST]
Two more for us, eh?
[BABIES whimpering]
[HIGH PRIEST]
Aw, shh. There's a good boy.
Here you go.
[HIGH PRIEST grunts]
I was starting to think
you would never calm down.
Are you brothers?
Same age, so possibly
twins as well.
No, they're neither.
This one here is sweet
and well behaved,
and this one, well,
he's a bit spirited.
Then there's the fact
that they don't
look a thing alike.
Hm "Yuno."
Now, for this
spirited little fell--
--[ASTA squeals]
--[HIGH PRIEST yelps]
[HIGH PRIEST]
Ow! A bit too spirited.
[HIGH PRIEST chuckles]
[HIGH PRIEST]
"Asta," huh?
Well, you've had
a tough beginning,
but your worries are over.
As of today, boys,
this will be your home.
Asta and Yuno
[digging]
[VILLAGER 1A]
With all this work,
I sure hope we have
a good harvest.
[VILLAGER 1B]
Yeah, same here.
[ASTA]
Sister Lily!
[VILLAGER 1A]
What's that about?
[VILLAGER 1B] The kid from
the church is at it again.
One day, I'll be
the Wizard King.
And I'll make you the
happiest woman in the world.
That's why I'm asking:
Will you please marry me?
I'm sorry, Asta. I just can't.
It's my duty to serve everyone.
[groans]
That's a "no"?
Yes, it is. I can't marry you.
[groans]
[ASTA]
I'm not giving up yet!
You should, really.
Please, Asta.
Not giving up!
[LILY]
I'm truly sorry.
[ASTA] Please, Sister Lily,
just let me ask one more time!
No!
[LILY] Water Creation Magic.
Holy Fist of Love!
[gasps] I'm so sorry, Asta.
I wasn't thinking.
My magic just slipped out.
Nice, Sister. Way to go.
Show him no mercy.
But I didn't mean to.
[ASTA]
We're not done here!
[yelps]
Ugh, come on.
How many times does she
have to turn you down?
[yells] Why are you sticking
your nose in this, Yuno?
That's simple, really.
Because you're noisy,
you're short, you lack both
composure and tolerance,
and there's not really anything
about you that appeals to women.
Hey!
Fifteen years of
growing up together,
and that's how you talk to me?
You big lady-killing jerk!
[YUNO]
May I help?
Thank you, Yuno.
You think you can
just ignore me?
[YUNO] Asta, nuns are
women of the cloth,
which means they can't marry.
Neither can 15-year-old
boys, in fact.
Think you're so smart.
Well, I'll show you.
Yeah, I will. You and me!
Right here, right now!
Not today.
[ASTA]
And, why the hell not, huh?!
[YUNO]
It would be a waste of time.
[ASTA]
What'd you say to me?
Give it a rest already, Asta.
There's no way you stand
a chance against him
and you know it.
[ASTA]
Take this!
Insta
[NASH]
This is pointless.
kill!
[NASH] You know that
you can't use magic.
Oh, what? Come on!
--[ASTA] Still nothing? Why?
--[giggles]
You're funny, Asta.
It is pretty crazy.
Not being able to use any
kind of magic at his age?
That never happens.
What's your deal, huh?
I'm older than you, kid.
Show some respect!
Not a chance.
Haven't you figured out
that, in this world,
magic is everything?
It's not a matter of whether
you have it, but how much.
You're the only person
I've ever heard of
who can't use any magic at all.
All right, then.
Looks like I'm gonna have
to bust out my secret moves.
[NASH]
Mm?
You've got secret moves?
[yelling]
Bet you can't do
crunches this fast!
[NASH]
Like anyone cares, idiot.
[ARLU]
Asta's being funny again!
[ARLU giggling]
[gasps]
[ARLU]
Look at that! Yuno's amazing!
[NASH]
This is nothing for him.
[LILY]
Such a big help--thank you!
[ASTA] All right. Leave
the wood chopping to me!
I've got this covered!
--[ARLU laughs]
--[NASH] Aw, jeez.
They're really the same age?
You definitely can't tell
it from the way they act.
[growling]
[ASTA yelps]
Yuno is the hope of this church!
[NASH] Getting into
the Magic Knights isn't
just a silly dream for Yuno.
He'll make it for sure.
The awarding of the
grimoires is coming up.
Once you have yours,
things'll change.
Just wait and see, Asta.
You'll be able to use
magic in no time at all.
[ASTA]
Thank you so much, Sister Lily!
Well, probably, anyway.
[ASTA] My grimoire
I'll have it soon.
Finally Finally
That's right!
I'm gonna get the most
awesome grimoire ever!
I'll join up with the
Magic Knights, and once I make
a name for myself, I'll
follow in your footsteps
and become the Wizard King!
He'll never give up
this nonsense, will he?
[ASTA] And then I'll
come back and rebuild
this crumbling dump of a church.
[HIGH PRIEST growls] Crumbling
dump? That's taking it too far!
Isn't that right, Yuno?
Eh?
I'll show all of you.
I swear!
Just watch and
you'll see, damn you!
Asta, wait!
[NASH groans] Really?
How am I younger than him?
[LILY]
Hey, Yuno.
Do you think you could maybe try
to get along a little
better with Asta?
I mean, like you used to
back when you were younger.
You two were always together.
[LILY]
Yuno used to be such a crybaby.
But then, one day,
he came back with Asta,
who was badly injured.
And since then, I haven't
seen him cry once.
[YUNO]
What's the point?
There's no getting
along with that one.
[gasps]
[LILY]
Now that I think about it,
they were both
different afterwards.
That's when Asta started coming
home covered in mud every day.
I wonder where he goes off
to and what he's doing.
[ASTA]
994
995
996
997
998
999
[ASTA]
And now for some magic-enhancing
mogro leaf juice. Bottoms up!
[panting]
[ASTA]
I will be the Wizard King.
Nothing's going to stop me.
[ASTA] And, the first step
is getting my body trained up!
[ASTA yells]
[NARRATOR] March, when
the firefly dandelions
float through the air.
Once a year throughout
the Clover Kingdom,
those children who have
reached 15 years of age
gather for the Grimoire
Acceptance Ceremony,
a rite of passage that will
increase their magical power.
[ASTA] Awesome! Are all these
shelves filled with grimoires?
Ooh! Which one is mine?
[ASTA] Once I get my
hands on a grimoire,
I'm gonna be able
to use magic, too.
I'll catch up to you
soon enough, Yuno.
[BOY 1A]
Hmph.
The day that I'll become
a full-fledged mage.
It's about time!
Look what the cat dragged in.
Could they be any shabbier?
We shouldn't have to
give grimoires to anyone
who just walks in
off the street.
Makes me sick to my stomach.
You don't think the
pathetic creatures would be
foolish enough to attempt the
Magic Knights Entrance Exam
in six months, do you?
[BOY 1A] Only high-ranking
nobles and royalty have enough
innate magic power
to pass the exam.
[BOY 1B]
See the shrimpy one?
I heard that he can't
use magic at all.
[BOY 1A]
Oh, wow.
We'd better take
extra special care of him.
I mean, he's one of a kind!
The only person in the entire
country who can't use magic.
Welcome to Grimoire
Tower, Acceptees.
On this momentous day,
you will take your first step
down a new path.
I wish you integrity,
hope, and love.
[TOWER MASTER]
For those who don't know,
I am the master of
this Grimoire Tower.
Now, never once has
anyone from this region
distinguished him or herself
by becoming a Magic Knight,
much less the Wizard King.
I pray that one
among you will have
what it takes to become the most
powerful mage in the land.
Seriously, I mean it!
[TOWER MASTER]
Ahem.
And now, to accept
your grimoires.
Finally, my very own grimoire!
Check it out! Mine's
bigger than yours.
[BOY 1D]
Yeah, maybe, but mine's thicker!
Here it is!
My one-way ticket out
of this little village.
I can carry on
the family business!
[BOY 1G]
This is my grimoire? Seriously?
[BOY 1H]
Why is mine so tiny?
[GIRL 1B] I guess I'll decide
what to do once there are
more pages of magic in here.
[BOY 1A] Hmph. Six months
from now, we'll be taking
the prestigious Magic
Knights Entrance Exam.
And we'll pass it,
too, just wait.
[TOWER MASTER]
Yes, very good.
I have high hopes for you.
Hey, uh
[CROWD gasps]
Is my grimoire running
late or something?
[ASTA]
Hey, uh
Is my grimoire running
late or something?
[TOWER MASTER coughs]
Uh
Try again next year?
What?!
[laughs] Oh, wow,
you're kidding!
[BOY 1J]
That's actually kinda awesome.
[BOY 1K]
What? That is too funny!
Seriously?
That's awful.
I can't believe it.
[BOY 1A] Ha! Well, he's got us
beat in one area, anyway:
complete and utter uselessness.
[CROWD gasps, murmurs]
[TOWER MASTER gasps]
[TOWER MASTER]
Is that the four-leaf clover?
[CROWD gasping]
The four-leaf?
Like out of the legend?
[BOY 1B]
R-Really?
The grimoire that was bestowed
upon the first Wizard King?
[LILY] If the stories about it
are true, it's imbued not only
with tremendous power,
but also good luck.
[BOY 1B]
And it's his ?
[BOY 1A]
A filthy little commoner?
[BOY 1F]
Awesome!
I will become the Wizard King.
[CROWD gasps]
[CROWD]
Amazing!
He's the brightest star
in the whole village of Hage!
You're amazing, Yuno!
He's so cool!
[ASTA]
Yuno.
Just wait. I'm hot
on your heels.
I'll catch up to you.
I am your rival!
[CROWD laughs]
[BOY 1J] His rival?
Who does he think he is?
[BOY 1I] Big talk for some idiot
who didn't even get a grimoire.
No.
Well, everyone, time to go.
We've got a lot of preparations
to make for the big banquet.
Since today's special, you all
get three pop-potatoes a piece!
Woo-hoo!
Or maybe we could have something
different for a change?
[REVCHI chuckles]
Well, isn't this extraordinary?
A boy wonder, and from a
sleepy little village, too.
[ASTA]
I was so sure, all this time
I just needed a grimoire,
and then I'd finally
be able to use magic.
And now, to not
even get a grimoire
[ASTA]
No! I won't give up that easily!
[ASTA laughs] You're not
winning this round, fate.
Don't underestimate me!
It doesn't matter if it
takes a year, or two, or ten,
or 100! I don't care!
I'll work till
I get that grimoire!
I will become the Wizard King.
I'll prove anyone can be great.
Even a poor commoner who
was abandoned at birth.
Take that! Ha, ha!
And just you wait, Yuno!
[BOY 1B] Hey, um Isn't
that going a bit too far?
[BOY 1A] We were supposed to be
the stars of the show today.
He ruined that!
A low-life commoner.
And he got the four-leaf clover?
I mean to make him pay.
[BOY 1B]
Wait!
[BOY 1A] I'll burn that book
till it's nothing but ash!
[BOY 1A gasps] He dispelled
my flames without even
using his grimoire!
Go on! You try!
[BOY 1B]
But
[BOY 1A]
Do it!
[BOY 1B]
Uh
[BOYS scream]
[REVCHI] We can't have that
getting all burned up,
now can we?
Resisting would be a
foolish waste of your time.
My Magic Binding Iron Chain
Formation spell blocks
its captives'
movement and magic.
What do you want? Who are you?
[REVCHI chuckles] I suppose
a village boy wouldn't know,
but until very recently,
I was relatively well known
among the Magic Knight squads
as Chain Magic Revchi.
But they expelled me from
their illustrious ranks,
and now I am naught
but a humble thief.
So, if you'll excuse me,
I'll be taking this
grimoire of yours.
[REVCHI laughs]
You said that your
name was Revchi?
Why bother stealing it?
There's no point. Grimoi--
Grimoires must be used
by their chosen masters.
Yes, village boy,
I'm well aware.
That said, there are plenty
of black-market collectors
who would pay a small
fortune in exchange
for such a unique specimen.
The four-leaf clover
may have chosen you,
but you only received it.
An untrained novice,
a mere hatchling.
This is not your lucky day.
Such a pity for you
I happened to be here.
Your legend is over
before it even began.
O-ho.
I bet that pendant would
fetch a good price.
Don't mind if I do.
[ASTA]
Hold it!
[ASTA yells]
What the hell is going on here?
I've come to rescue--
[ASTA]
Hey, creep, what's your deal?
That's Yuno's grimoire
you've got.
What are you doing with it?
You dirty, rotten thief!
Why, look, it's the
sad little boy
who waited so long,
but never got a grimoire.
[ASTA]
Oh, you've heard of me?
Yeah, you're right.
The poor, empty-handed kid.
The only place
a grimoire belongs
is with its true master.
Now give that back to Yuno!
[laughs]
You really are a
sheltered creature
if you believe that
kind of reasoning
will get you anywhere
with the likes of me.
Allow me to disabuse
you of that notion.
Asta, run!
[REVCHI laughs]
From a waste of space like him?
Not a chance in hell!
[yells]
[ASTA]
I'll get you!
No, boy. You're finished here.
[REVCHI]
Dance of the Pitless Viper!
[ASTA]
That's one serious attack.
[ASTA] So this is what mages
outside the village can do
Even as much as I've
trained my body,
I don't stand a chance.
[REVCHI]
You see, boy, it's no use.
Thanks for playing, though!
It's not over. I'm not done.
I will be the Wizard King.
[REVCHI]
The Wizard King? You're joking.
The thing is, these
chains can measure
the magic power of anyone
they come in contact with.
And you have none,
not a single drop.
[gasps]
You were probably born that way.
I guess this explains why
you didn't get a grimoire.
To possess not the slightest
bit of magic in a world
where magic is everything?
Why, that makes you a rare
and precious bird, indeed!
[REVCHI laughs]
[ASTA]
If that's true, then
No matter how hard
I push myself,
I'll never be able to use magic.
You know, I really
can't think of
anything more pitiful.
Forget about becoming
the Wizard King,
you'll be lucky
to just get a job.
I bet your friend,
the genius over there,
is having a good laugh at
your expense right about now.
[ASTA]
Yeah, maybe.
Yuno's so great, the
four-leaf clover chose him.
Then there's me.
This world has no use
for someone like you,
a poor, magic-less fool.
You might as well give
it all up right now.
You were born a loser,
you worthless runt.
[ASTA]
Yeah. He's right.
No matter how hard I try,
I guess there are some things
that just aren't possible.
[ASTA]
So, I might as well give--
[YUNO] Hey! Who are
you calling a loser?
Asta.
It's true that you aren't going
to become the Wizard King.
Not ever.
[REVCHI]
You hear that?
Even your little friend
knows that it's impossible.
That's because I am going
to be the Wizard King.
[REVCHI]
What?
You're wrong about Asta, Revchi.
[YUNO]
Very wrong.
Asta's no loser. He's my rival!
[ASTA gasps]
Huh?
This is who you would
claim as your rival?
The only person in the
world without magic?
You. Get off of me.
[REVCHI gasps]
[ASTA] Sorry you had to see me
at such a weak moment, Yuno.
Just, give me a second.
That's all. Then I'll
destroy this guy.
[ASTA]
Is that a grimoire?
[YUNO]
I knew it.
Like you wouldn't
be chosen, Asta?
There's no way.
[REVCHI]
Is that your magic?
But I checked, and you
didn't have any magic power.
How could you be
granted a grimoire?
[NARRATOR]
The leaves of a clover are said
to each contain one thing.
In the first three dwell
integrity, hope, and love.
[gasping]
[NARRATOR] The fourth leaf,
is given over to good luck.
[NARRATOR]
And in the fifth
[NARRATOR]
there lives the devil.
[ASTA] I'm not gonna give up
just because I can't use magic!
Commoner, orphan,
we all have a chance
to make it in this world!
Black Clover , Page Two:
"A Young Man's Vow."
My magic is never giving up!