Black Clover (2017) s01e09 Episode Script
Beast
[NARRATOR]
Threatened by a ruthless demon,
humanity was on the
brink of destruction.
[NARRATOR] All seemed lost
until a lone mage
stepped forward and
took up the fight.
[NARRATOR]
After his triumph, he was hailed
as the Wizard King,
and his story became legend.
Like I said, we've decided
to put you in the field.
All right, our first mission.
Here we go.
So, what are we doing?
I assume it's something
befitting royalty
such as myself.
Yeah, it's a real honor.
Go to Saussy Village
for some boar hunting.
Huh?
Hunting boar?
[BOAR 8A]
Oink!
That is a terrible mission.
No, it's not!
You take that back!
I can bring down a boar
with my bare hands, easy.
No, you can't!
Don't even think about trying!
[YAMI]
Either go or die. Your choice.
[ASTA, NOELLE]
We'll go!
So what if it's boar hunting?
We're finally
going on a mission!
I'm getting pumped now! Yeah!
I still don't see why
he would be sending me.
[MAGNA]
Come on!
Do you ever do
anything but complain?
Actually, that wasn't
intended as a complaint.
It's just
Given that I can't
control my magic power,
should I really be going
on a mission at all?
[MAGNA] Here it is.
Introducing Crazy Cyclone!
So cool!
[MAGNA laughs]
[MAGNA]
I know, right?
Awesome, isn't it?
Yeah!
It's lame!
[yells]
A man never goes
back on his word!
Let's do this thing! Fly!
Oh, yeah!
This is amazing, Manga!
We're one with the wind!
Rasta! You trying
to die or somethin'?
Hold on!
Right!
[HEATH]
So it's here, is it?
The magic stone. Find it.
[UNDERLINGS]
Sir!
In the mist, be lost.
--[BOAR 9A growls]
--[ASTA screams]
[BIRD chirps]
[screams]
[screaming]
Well, I found the
boar. It's huge!
[growling]
[ASTA screams]
That's no regular boar, though!
This guy's using
magic and everything!
[yelping]
[screams]
[ASTA screams]
Magna, don't you think
we should be helping him?
I'm not doin' anything until
I've rested up a little.
You know how much work it was
flying you two out here?
It took a whole freakin' lot
of magic and muscle.
--[BOAR 9A roars]
--[ASTA scream]
Eh, it'll be okay.
Our Rasta's a sturdy guy.
Yes, but
If you're so worried,
then go help him.
I ain't gonna stop ya.
[sighs]
--[ASTA screaming]
--[BOAR 9A growling]
[ASTA whimpers]
[NOELLE]
Here we go.
Why me?
[screams]
[laughs]
[NOELLE]
Hmph.
[yells]
Gotcha now!
[BOAR 9A roars]
[ASTA panting]
[ASTA]
Finally finished him off!
[MAGNA]
You got him. Not bad, runt.
But, the fun's not over yet.
[gasps]
[BOARS growling]
[ASTA grunting]
Now that's what
I call good huntin'!
Another display of your
freakish strength.
Please! A few of these
pigs is nothin'.
Child's play!
You really are somethin' else.
Well, if this doesn't please
Seihi, I don't know what will.
Yeah! Big piggy party tonight.
So, wait. The chief of
Saussy Village--Seihi?
He's a friend of yours?
Yeah. Me and the
old man go way back.
Ya see, Rayaka Village, where I
come from, isn't far from here.
We're practically neighbors.
I used to get into all kinds
of trouble when I was a kid.
[ASTA]
Yeah, "used to."
[NOELLE]
That's changed how?
When I got my grimoire,
the sense of power
totally went to my head.
I flew into Saussy all cocky,
thinkin' I was gonna take over
the place or somethin'.
Boy was I wrong.
[MAGNA] Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Take that!
[VILLAGERS screaming]
[laughing]
[SEIHI]
Hey!
What do you think you're doing
to my village, you little brat?
Hah! You lookin' for
a beatin', old man?
Let's go.
Not a chance.
I won't be the one
getting a beating today!
Oh, you think so?
Yeah, I do!
Oh, crap!
This'll teach ya!
[MAGNA]
Jeez! Whoa!
[gasps]
[MAGNA yelps]
We're not done.
Wait, what?
[SEIHI] You've earned
yourself a spanking.
[MAGNA]
Dammit! Dammit!
What are you doing to me?!
[MAGNA]
Didn't stop me, though.
I took him on a whole
buncha times after that.
[yelling]
[MAGNA screams]
Shame on you!
A real man doesn't attack
people without reason!
[yelps]
Protecting the weak from
those who would hurt them.
That's what a real man does!
Golden!
[screams]
Another thing!
A real man doesn't
make anyone worry!
Nobody knew how to put me
in my place like he did.
Sounds strong.
Yeah.
Oh, he absolutely is.
Matter of fact,
I found out later
that when ol' Seihi was young,
he had enough power to try
out for the Magic Knights.
You know,
he's actually the one who
told me I should think about
taking the entrance exam
in the first place.
Not bad.
Looks like you can just about
hold your own now, boy.
[panting]
Yeah, I've got
a better handle on
how to use my
grimoire these days.
I agree.
Which means you might
be ready to take
the Magic Knights entrance exam.
What? Me? Old man,
are you goin' crazy?
[SEIHI] Why not?
You've got what it takes.
Yeah, right.
Like a commoner from
the middle of nowhere
even stands a chance.
[SEIHI]
Nothing's set in stone!
So, you're a commoner
from way out in the sticks.
What's that got to
do with anything?
You use your power to
build your own future.
I couldn't make that dream
come true, but you can.
Really?
Become a man. It's time.
[MAGNA] So, what do the
Magic Knights do, anyway?
[SEIHI]
You don't even know that much?
[MAGNA]
Ow!
No question, it's all
thanks to him
that I am who I am today.
Obviously, I wound up
passing the entrance exam,
and when I did, no one
was happier than Seihi.
Sounds like a nice guy.
[MAGNA]
You bet.
I know part of the reason
he came to the capital
was to make a fortune
that he could bring back
to help improve his village,
but I have a feeling
he wanted to see me, too.
'Course, in the end,
he took me for all I had.
I'll never forget that
he's the one who taught me
about bein' a real man.
I wanna be as good a guy
as he is someday.
I respect him more than
anyone except for Yam--
Huh?
What's up? Something wrong?
The hell's goin' on?
The whole village
[NOELLE]
It's covered in mist.
They've got some pretty weird
weather around here, huh?
It's not the weather,
idiot. It's magic.
It is?!
Wow, a magic mist.
Trying to make it
through that would be
about as effective as
walking around blindfolded.
We'd lose all sense of direction
and blunder around
the place helplessly.
[MAGNA]
Magic that can completely cover
an entire village.
A spell this powerful didn't
come from any villager.
And it sure as hell ain't
Seihi's magic, either.
Something bad happened here.
Hey, Asta.
Sir!
Use your sword and
cut through this mist.
[ASTA]
Yes, sir!
Aw, you're just
being silly, Magna.
You can't cut through
mist with a sword.
I'll give ya silly, ya punk!
You can cut through magic with
that sword of yours, can't you?
Oh, yeah. That's right!
[ASTA yells]
Okay. Push forward.
Let's go!
[ASTA]
Got it!
[MAGNA]
To the right!
[ASTA]
Roger!
[MAGNA]
Hang a left!
[ASTA]
Yes, sir!
You do know this
place pretty well.
That's right. Left!
[ASTA]
Yep!
You feel that?
Yeah, I did. It's magic,
and it's strong.
[MAGNA]
Straight ahead now! Be careful.
[ASTA]
Right!
We should be in the square.
[ASTA yells]
[ALL gasp]
[ALL gasp]
Kill them.
[VILLAGERS scream]
[MAGNA yells]
[MAGNA]
Explosive Scattershot!
[VILLAGERS scream]
It's three of the Magic Knights.
I can't believe they
came to save us!
Huh?
[VILLAGER 9E gasps]
[VILLAGER 9D]
Magna, is that you?
Hey, Nick. What the
heck's going on?
[whimpers]
[gasps]
Hey, come on!
Stay with me, old man!
No, please.
He can't be gone.
He was just protecting us.
They're here just like
you said, Grandpa.
The Magic Knights showed up.
We'll be safe now.
Your prayers were heard.
[ASTA] To kill someone
Just like that.
Are you the one
who's responsible?
[HEATH]
You've thrown off my schedule.
I don't appreciate that.
Ten seconds from now
everyone here will die.
[MAGNA]
Damn! I don't have enough power.
[MAGNA]
Asta?
[ASTA yells]
Think again!
Why would you want to
do something so horrible?
Who do you think you are?!
[MAGNA] They don't look
like Diamond Kingdom spies
or savages come to
shake down the place.
So who the hell are they?
I hadn't heard that
any of the Magic Knights
were going to be in the area.
[GUSTAV] Perhaps they're here
on an unofficial mission?
[DESIRÉ]
Another thing I'd like to know.
How did they manage
to tear their way
through the mist and
enter the village?
[HEATH]
The Black Bulls.
The roughest,
most undisciplined,
most heretical of all
the Magic Knight squads.
Dealing with this
riff-raff would be a waste
of precious time. Five minutes.
Now, we will dispose of
these useless villagers
in a manner befitting
their station,
and then we'll find
what we came for.
You really think
you can ignore us?
Mist Magic: Shroud.
Illusory Mist.
[ASTA yells]
If you think we will
allow you to approach
Master Heath so easily,
you are a fool.
In the mist, be lost.
[ASTA] You're the ones
who need to get lost.
[DESIRÉ gasps]
[HEATH] So that's how he
was able to cut through
my Ice Magic earlier. I don't
know what kind of magic it is,
but that large sword of his
can nullify spells.
I can't have him
getting too close.
I asked you why you tried
to massacre these villagers,
and I want an answer now!
In this kingdom,
there are three regions,
divided by inhabitants.
The Noble Realm,
where the nobility reside.
The Common Realm,
where the citizenry live.
And the Forsaken Realm.
Yeah?
[HEATH] Saussy Village
is in the Forsaken Realm.
Most in this realm
are of inferior stock.
They're capable of performing
only a few meager spells
to help with the drudgery
of their everyday lives.
[BOTH gasp]
[HEATH] They're much like
beasts that cannot use tools.
You asked why I intend to
do away with the villagers.
I am merely attempting to
dispose of the useless beasts
that might waste my time
"Useless beasts"?
[HEATH]
Consider yourself.
You have enough magic power
to have joined
the Magic Knights.
You must attempt to save them
because that is your duty.
But surely you can see
what insignificant creatures
they truly are.
[VILLAGER 9G sighs]
The folks in the upper realms
sure have it made.
[VILLAGER H]
Living the good life
while we work our
hands to the bone.
If they're so jealous,
why don't they just move there?
Well, that's much
easier said than done.
Really? Why?
[LILY] Only those with
powerful magic can live
in the upper realms.
They look down upon those
who have less magic power.
Despite the fact that
all of us are human.
Well, I'm gonna join
a Magic Knight squad,
then, I'm gonna become
the Wizard King.
And when I am,
I'll make sure nobody
gets looked down on
for having weak magic.
[LILY chuckles]
That sounds lovely.
Heh. If it were easy
enough for you to do,
it'd already be done.
What did you just say to me?
You should respect your elders!
[NASH] Come on, you could never
even be a Magic Knight,
much less the Wizard King.
You don't have any magic power!
[ASTA sputters]
[ASTA] You may think they're
nothing but useless beasts,
but I'll do whatever I
have to, to protect them!
[BOTH gasp]
Interesting.
These pathetic little animals
are truly that important to you?
I'll send that
ice right back to--
[NOELLE]
What is this?
[VILLAGERS scream]
[HEATH]
Ice and Mist Compound Magic:
Endless Ice Cage.
Do you imagine you
can still protect
your herd of beasts like this?
I have never been
particularly fond
of doing things
"slowly but surely."
However, this would seem to
be the most effective method.
[VILLAGERS scream]
[NOELLE]
Asta!
Thaw, ice.
So, it can not
only cancel magic,
that sword of yours can
reflect it, as well.
But you're a fool if you
think that will defeat me.
I can create wave after
wave of icy fangs.
Go on. Let's see
you protect them.
[yells]
[MAGNA]
Damn this guy!
Asta and I have our hands full
keeping the villagers safe.
What's more, my magic
is startin' to run out.
We're up against four
guys powerful enough
to be Magic Knights.
And I have a feeling that
one still hasn't shown us
everything he can do.
This is turning out to be
a hell of a first mission
for those two. Things are
goin' south quick.
But if all that was enough
to make me give up,
I wouldn't be a man! Here we go!
Your fellow commoner is gonna
keep you safe and sound!
[NICK]
Magna!
How long can they hold out?
A Magic Knight who can't even
control her magic properly?
The Black Bulls must
truly be desperate
to have accepted this one.
[VILLAGERS scream]
Such fragile beasts,
incapable even
of protecting themselves.
Forsaking them will be your
salvation, Magic Knights.
Go now, and live.
[ASTA]
And abandon them? Not a chance!
[MAGNA] A real man doesn't
give up on anyone,
no matter how bad it gets!
[NOELLE]
What's wrong with me?
Even though I'm royalty
Even though I have more
magic power than anyone here.
Stay behind us, Noelle!
[NOELLE] I'm only
holding the others back.
There's no point
to me being here.
[HEATH] Forsaking them
will be your salvation,
Magic Knights.
[NOELLE]
That's right. I am royalty.
I can't die in some
backwater village.
I'll go. Just leave, and--
[gasps]
[LOU] Miss Magic Knight,
please help us!
We need you!
[gasps]
[NOELLE] This little girl
is looking me in the eye
and begging for help.
I have to protect her!
[NOELLE]
That looks like a new spell?
[NOELLE]
I won't run! Never!
[VILLAGERS gasp]
[NOELLE] I will protect
them. I am royalty.
What's more, I am a member
of the Black Bulls!
[FULL CAST]
Clover Clips!
[BOAR 9B]
"Oink, Oink, Oink,
Grunt, Grunt, Grunt,
Oink, Oink."
Oink, oink, oink, oink,
oink, oink, oink, oink.
Hey, now, it's okay.
Just don't do it again.
[BOAR 9B]
Oink, oink!
[BOARLETS]
Oink, oink!
[BOAR 9B]
Oink.
You pigs take care, okay?
[BOAR 9B]
Oink.
[ASTA]
That was amazing, Noelle!
Just don't give up,
and you'll be fine!
We'll keep them
all safe, don't worry.
Black Clover ,
Page Ten: "Guardians."
My magic is never giving up!
Threatened by a ruthless demon,
humanity was on the
brink of destruction.
[NARRATOR] All seemed lost
until a lone mage
stepped forward and
took up the fight.
[NARRATOR]
After his triumph, he was hailed
as the Wizard King,
and his story became legend.
Like I said, we've decided
to put you in the field.
All right, our first mission.
Here we go.
So, what are we doing?
I assume it's something
befitting royalty
such as myself.
Yeah, it's a real honor.
Go to Saussy Village
for some boar hunting.
Huh?
Hunting boar?
[BOAR 8A]
Oink!
That is a terrible mission.
No, it's not!
You take that back!
I can bring down a boar
with my bare hands, easy.
No, you can't!
Don't even think about trying!
[YAMI]
Either go or die. Your choice.
[ASTA, NOELLE]
We'll go!
So what if it's boar hunting?
We're finally
going on a mission!
I'm getting pumped now! Yeah!
I still don't see why
he would be sending me.
[MAGNA]
Come on!
Do you ever do
anything but complain?
Actually, that wasn't
intended as a complaint.
It's just
Given that I can't
control my magic power,
should I really be going
on a mission at all?
[MAGNA] Here it is.
Introducing Crazy Cyclone!
So cool!
[MAGNA laughs]
[MAGNA]
I know, right?
Awesome, isn't it?
Yeah!
It's lame!
[yells]
A man never goes
back on his word!
Let's do this thing! Fly!
Oh, yeah!
This is amazing, Manga!
We're one with the wind!
Rasta! You trying
to die or somethin'?
Hold on!
Right!
[HEATH]
So it's here, is it?
The magic stone. Find it.
[UNDERLINGS]
Sir!
In the mist, be lost.
--[BOAR 9A growls]
--[ASTA screams]
[BIRD chirps]
[screams]
[screaming]
Well, I found the
boar. It's huge!
[growling]
[ASTA screams]
That's no regular boar, though!
This guy's using
magic and everything!
[yelping]
[screams]
[ASTA screams]
Magna, don't you think
we should be helping him?
I'm not doin' anything until
I've rested up a little.
You know how much work it was
flying you two out here?
It took a whole freakin' lot
of magic and muscle.
--[BOAR 9A roars]
--[ASTA scream]
Eh, it'll be okay.
Our Rasta's a sturdy guy.
Yes, but
If you're so worried,
then go help him.
I ain't gonna stop ya.
[sighs]
--[ASTA screaming]
--[BOAR 9A growling]
[ASTA whimpers]
[NOELLE]
Here we go.
Why me?
[screams]
[laughs]
[NOELLE]
Hmph.
[yells]
Gotcha now!
[BOAR 9A roars]
[ASTA panting]
[ASTA]
Finally finished him off!
[MAGNA]
You got him. Not bad, runt.
But, the fun's not over yet.
[gasps]
[BOARS growling]
[ASTA grunting]
Now that's what
I call good huntin'!
Another display of your
freakish strength.
Please! A few of these
pigs is nothin'.
Child's play!
You really are somethin' else.
Well, if this doesn't please
Seihi, I don't know what will.
Yeah! Big piggy party tonight.
So, wait. The chief of
Saussy Village--Seihi?
He's a friend of yours?
Yeah. Me and the
old man go way back.
Ya see, Rayaka Village, where I
come from, isn't far from here.
We're practically neighbors.
I used to get into all kinds
of trouble when I was a kid.
[ASTA]
Yeah, "used to."
[NOELLE]
That's changed how?
When I got my grimoire,
the sense of power
totally went to my head.
I flew into Saussy all cocky,
thinkin' I was gonna take over
the place or somethin'.
Boy was I wrong.
[MAGNA] Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Take that!
[VILLAGERS screaming]
[laughing]
[SEIHI]
Hey!
What do you think you're doing
to my village, you little brat?
Hah! You lookin' for
a beatin', old man?
Let's go.
Not a chance.
I won't be the one
getting a beating today!
Oh, you think so?
Yeah, I do!
Oh, crap!
This'll teach ya!
[MAGNA]
Jeez! Whoa!
[gasps]
[MAGNA yelps]
We're not done.
Wait, what?
[SEIHI] You've earned
yourself a spanking.
[MAGNA]
Dammit! Dammit!
What are you doing to me?!
[MAGNA]
Didn't stop me, though.
I took him on a whole
buncha times after that.
[yelling]
[MAGNA screams]
Shame on you!
A real man doesn't attack
people without reason!
[yelps]
Protecting the weak from
those who would hurt them.
That's what a real man does!
Golden!
[screams]
Another thing!
A real man doesn't
make anyone worry!
Nobody knew how to put me
in my place like he did.
Sounds strong.
Yeah.
Oh, he absolutely is.
Matter of fact,
I found out later
that when ol' Seihi was young,
he had enough power to try
out for the Magic Knights.
You know,
he's actually the one who
told me I should think about
taking the entrance exam
in the first place.
Not bad.
Looks like you can just about
hold your own now, boy.
[panting]
Yeah, I've got
a better handle on
how to use my
grimoire these days.
I agree.
Which means you might
be ready to take
the Magic Knights entrance exam.
What? Me? Old man,
are you goin' crazy?
[SEIHI] Why not?
You've got what it takes.
Yeah, right.
Like a commoner from
the middle of nowhere
even stands a chance.
[SEIHI]
Nothing's set in stone!
So, you're a commoner
from way out in the sticks.
What's that got to
do with anything?
You use your power to
build your own future.
I couldn't make that dream
come true, but you can.
Really?
Become a man. It's time.
[MAGNA] So, what do the
Magic Knights do, anyway?
[SEIHI]
You don't even know that much?
[MAGNA]
Ow!
No question, it's all
thanks to him
that I am who I am today.
Obviously, I wound up
passing the entrance exam,
and when I did, no one
was happier than Seihi.
Sounds like a nice guy.
[MAGNA]
You bet.
I know part of the reason
he came to the capital
was to make a fortune
that he could bring back
to help improve his village,
but I have a feeling
he wanted to see me, too.
'Course, in the end,
he took me for all I had.
I'll never forget that
he's the one who taught me
about bein' a real man.
I wanna be as good a guy
as he is someday.
I respect him more than
anyone except for Yam--
Huh?
What's up? Something wrong?
The hell's goin' on?
The whole village
[NOELLE]
It's covered in mist.
They've got some pretty weird
weather around here, huh?
It's not the weather,
idiot. It's magic.
It is?!
Wow, a magic mist.
Trying to make it
through that would be
about as effective as
walking around blindfolded.
We'd lose all sense of direction
and blunder around
the place helplessly.
[MAGNA]
Magic that can completely cover
an entire village.
A spell this powerful didn't
come from any villager.
And it sure as hell ain't
Seihi's magic, either.
Something bad happened here.
Hey, Asta.
Sir!
Use your sword and
cut through this mist.
[ASTA]
Yes, sir!
Aw, you're just
being silly, Magna.
You can't cut through
mist with a sword.
I'll give ya silly, ya punk!
You can cut through magic with
that sword of yours, can't you?
Oh, yeah. That's right!
[ASTA yells]
Okay. Push forward.
Let's go!
[ASTA]
Got it!
[MAGNA]
To the right!
[ASTA]
Roger!
[MAGNA]
Hang a left!
[ASTA]
Yes, sir!
You do know this
place pretty well.
That's right. Left!
[ASTA]
Yep!
You feel that?
Yeah, I did. It's magic,
and it's strong.
[MAGNA]
Straight ahead now! Be careful.
[ASTA]
Right!
We should be in the square.
[ASTA yells]
[ALL gasp]
[ALL gasp]
Kill them.
[VILLAGERS scream]
[MAGNA yells]
[MAGNA]
Explosive Scattershot!
[VILLAGERS scream]
It's three of the Magic Knights.
I can't believe they
came to save us!
Huh?
[VILLAGER 9E gasps]
[VILLAGER 9D]
Magna, is that you?
Hey, Nick. What the
heck's going on?
[whimpers]
[gasps]
Hey, come on!
Stay with me, old man!
No, please.
He can't be gone.
He was just protecting us.
They're here just like
you said, Grandpa.
The Magic Knights showed up.
We'll be safe now.
Your prayers were heard.
[ASTA] To kill someone
Just like that.
Are you the one
who's responsible?
[HEATH]
You've thrown off my schedule.
I don't appreciate that.
Ten seconds from now
everyone here will die.
[MAGNA]
Damn! I don't have enough power.
[MAGNA]
Asta?
[ASTA yells]
Think again!
Why would you want to
do something so horrible?
Who do you think you are?!
[MAGNA] They don't look
like Diamond Kingdom spies
or savages come to
shake down the place.
So who the hell are they?
I hadn't heard that
any of the Magic Knights
were going to be in the area.
[GUSTAV] Perhaps they're here
on an unofficial mission?
[DESIRÉ]
Another thing I'd like to know.
How did they manage
to tear their way
through the mist and
enter the village?
[HEATH]
The Black Bulls.
The roughest,
most undisciplined,
most heretical of all
the Magic Knight squads.
Dealing with this
riff-raff would be a waste
of precious time. Five minutes.
Now, we will dispose of
these useless villagers
in a manner befitting
their station,
and then we'll find
what we came for.
You really think
you can ignore us?
Mist Magic: Shroud.
Illusory Mist.
[ASTA yells]
If you think we will
allow you to approach
Master Heath so easily,
you are a fool.
In the mist, be lost.
[ASTA] You're the ones
who need to get lost.
[DESIRÉ gasps]
[HEATH] So that's how he
was able to cut through
my Ice Magic earlier. I don't
know what kind of magic it is,
but that large sword of his
can nullify spells.
I can't have him
getting too close.
I asked you why you tried
to massacre these villagers,
and I want an answer now!
In this kingdom,
there are three regions,
divided by inhabitants.
The Noble Realm,
where the nobility reside.
The Common Realm,
where the citizenry live.
And the Forsaken Realm.
Yeah?
[HEATH] Saussy Village
is in the Forsaken Realm.
Most in this realm
are of inferior stock.
They're capable of performing
only a few meager spells
to help with the drudgery
of their everyday lives.
[BOTH gasp]
[HEATH] They're much like
beasts that cannot use tools.
You asked why I intend to
do away with the villagers.
I am merely attempting to
dispose of the useless beasts
that might waste my time
"Useless beasts"?
[HEATH]
Consider yourself.
You have enough magic power
to have joined
the Magic Knights.
You must attempt to save them
because that is your duty.
But surely you can see
what insignificant creatures
they truly are.
[VILLAGER 9G sighs]
The folks in the upper realms
sure have it made.
[VILLAGER H]
Living the good life
while we work our
hands to the bone.
If they're so jealous,
why don't they just move there?
Well, that's much
easier said than done.
Really? Why?
[LILY] Only those with
powerful magic can live
in the upper realms.
They look down upon those
who have less magic power.
Despite the fact that
all of us are human.
Well, I'm gonna join
a Magic Knight squad,
then, I'm gonna become
the Wizard King.
And when I am,
I'll make sure nobody
gets looked down on
for having weak magic.
[LILY chuckles]
That sounds lovely.
Heh. If it were easy
enough for you to do,
it'd already be done.
What did you just say to me?
You should respect your elders!
[NASH] Come on, you could never
even be a Magic Knight,
much less the Wizard King.
You don't have any magic power!
[ASTA sputters]
[ASTA] You may think they're
nothing but useless beasts,
but I'll do whatever I
have to, to protect them!
[BOTH gasp]
Interesting.
These pathetic little animals
are truly that important to you?
I'll send that
ice right back to--
[NOELLE]
What is this?
[VILLAGERS scream]
[HEATH]
Ice and Mist Compound Magic:
Endless Ice Cage.
Do you imagine you
can still protect
your herd of beasts like this?
I have never been
particularly fond
of doing things
"slowly but surely."
However, this would seem to
be the most effective method.
[VILLAGERS scream]
[NOELLE]
Asta!
Thaw, ice.
So, it can not
only cancel magic,
that sword of yours can
reflect it, as well.
But you're a fool if you
think that will defeat me.
I can create wave after
wave of icy fangs.
Go on. Let's see
you protect them.
[yells]
[MAGNA]
Damn this guy!
Asta and I have our hands full
keeping the villagers safe.
What's more, my magic
is startin' to run out.
We're up against four
guys powerful enough
to be Magic Knights.
And I have a feeling that
one still hasn't shown us
everything he can do.
This is turning out to be
a hell of a first mission
for those two. Things are
goin' south quick.
But if all that was enough
to make me give up,
I wouldn't be a man! Here we go!
Your fellow commoner is gonna
keep you safe and sound!
[NICK]
Magna!
How long can they hold out?
A Magic Knight who can't even
control her magic properly?
The Black Bulls must
truly be desperate
to have accepted this one.
[VILLAGERS scream]
Such fragile beasts,
incapable even
of protecting themselves.
Forsaking them will be your
salvation, Magic Knights.
Go now, and live.
[ASTA]
And abandon them? Not a chance!
[MAGNA] A real man doesn't
give up on anyone,
no matter how bad it gets!
[NOELLE]
What's wrong with me?
Even though I'm royalty
Even though I have more
magic power than anyone here.
Stay behind us, Noelle!
[NOELLE] I'm only
holding the others back.
There's no point
to me being here.
[HEATH] Forsaking them
will be your salvation,
Magic Knights.
[NOELLE]
That's right. I am royalty.
I can't die in some
backwater village.
I'll go. Just leave, and--
[gasps]
[LOU] Miss Magic Knight,
please help us!
We need you!
[gasps]
[NOELLE] This little girl
is looking me in the eye
and begging for help.
I have to protect her!
[NOELLE]
That looks like a new spell?
[NOELLE]
I won't run! Never!
[VILLAGERS gasp]
[NOELLE] I will protect
them. I am royalty.
What's more, I am a member
of the Black Bulls!
[FULL CAST]
Clover Clips!
[BOAR 9B]
"Oink, Oink, Oink,
Grunt, Grunt, Grunt,
Oink, Oink."
Oink, oink, oink, oink,
oink, oink, oink, oink.
Hey, now, it's okay.
Just don't do it again.
[BOAR 9B]
Oink, oink!
[BOARLETS]
Oink, oink!
[BOAR 9B]
Oink.
You pigs take care, okay?
[BOAR 9B]
Oink.
[ASTA]
That was amazing, Noelle!
Just don't give up,
and you'll be fine!
We'll keep them
all safe, don't worry.
Black Clover ,
Page Ten: "Guardians."
My magic is never giving up!