Black Clover (2017) s01e21 Episode Script

[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.
[sighs] Stupid. No, it's wrong.
I mean, me of all people!
How could they even
consider kicking me out?
Ya know?
I have more magic power
than any royalty,
and they just tossed
me aside like garbage.
Doesn't make sense.
Magic is supposed to
be everything. Right?
[moans, growls]
Mock me. How dare they?
Do you have an audience
for your incessant rambling?
[RADES]
Eh? Just talkin' to myself.
Everything is in place now.
[RADES]
All right.
Just wait, knights of
the Clover Kingdom.
You'll soon see my power
in all its glory.
[gasps]
You don't need to run away
from people like this, Noelle.
But I
[BOTH gasp]
[ASTA] Commoner! Rat!
Disgrace! Failure!
Do you think I care if
I fit in with you people?
Watch! Because I will--
That's enough out
of you, little rat.
We will not be spoken to
in such a manner by your kind.
Be quiet!
Not a chance!
[ALECDORA]
How dare you!
Now you better listen up,
'cause I wasn't done talking.
I'm gonna get results
like no one has before.
I'll do whatever it takes
to become the Wizard King,
and prove you wrong!
[gasping]
[gasps] Asta.
[gasps]
Not a chance.
You, become the Wizard King?
A mere commoner?
[laughs]
[NEBRA giggles]
[BOTH]
You've got to be joking.
Water Binding Magic:
Now, Sea Serpent's Coils!
[ASTA grunts]
Impossible!
Mist Binding Magic:
Mist Spider's Threads spell.
[yells]
[gasps]
[ALECDORA] So it's true.
He's nullifying our magic.
[ALECDORA] This kid is
no ordinary commoner.
We'll take him.
[ALECDORA]
With an attack range like that,
we have nothing to fear.
[ALECDORA] Sand Creation Magic:
Sand-Armored Guard.
[ASTA grunts]
[gasps] He's in trouble!
Is this necessary?
I'm sure he's
learned his lesson.
Did I ask you to speak?
[gasps] No, sir.
[ALECDORA] Such behavior
cannot go unpunished.
Especially when it interferes
with a grand occasion
like the Distinguished
Service Ceremony banquet.
[ASTA growls]
Now, now, why so gentle?
Don't tell me the Golden Dawn's
getting soft, Alecdora.
Restraining him's not enough.
Presumptuous fellows like this
need their lessons
beaten into them.
Don't do it!
This will shut that
mouth of yours for good!
Please, Solid! No!
Holy Water Bullet!
Asta!
[gasps]
[SOLID] Could there be any
greater disgrace than you?
I'm not done yet!
[ASTA]
Now apologize!
[SOLID]
I've been brought to my knees.
Bested by a commoner.
You'll pay for
striking back at me!
[ASTA gasps]
This time I won't
show any mercy.
Please stop, Solid.
You don't need to do this.
[BOTH gasp]
Nozel. What are you doing?
Enough, Solid.
You shouldn't be so
quick to use your magic
against a mere commoner.
He deserved it, though!
I said, enough.
Do you wish to sully
the name of House Silva
with your antics?
[ASTA]
The air. It's freezing.
This ice-cold pressure.
It's different from
Captain Yami's.
So this is the Captain
of the Silver Eagles.
A commoner who dares
to defy royalty.
I wonder how I
should punish you.
[KLAUS]
Now he's involved, too?
This is spinning out of control.
[panting]
[FUEGOLEON]
This has gone far enough.
What are you thinking,
ganging up on a lone
youth like this?
Where is your sense of honor?
[laughs]
[LEOPOLD] It turns out
that Mimosa was right.
Oh, yeah. You are
one entertaining kid.
Huh?
And today is your
lucky day, because I,
Leopold Vermillion, have
just made you my rival!
[laughs]
Uh
Now, what was your name, again?
Casta or something?
[whispering] No, Leopold.
I told you, remember?
It's Asta.
[laughs] Asta, that's right!
And a fine name it is,
rival of mine.
I'm a little confused here.
Come on! What are
you waiting for?
This is cause for celebration!
Now, celebrate.
Um. Woo-hoo?
[sighs]
You're related?
Yes, that's right.
Fuegoleon and Leopold are my
cousins on my father's side.
Fuegoleon and
Leopold are brothers.
My father's elder brother
is their father.
Oh, and you know Noelle
is my cousin, too.
Her mother was my
mother's elder sister.
That's kind of a lot to take in.
[ASTA]
Hey, uh.
I appreciate the offer,
but I already have a rival:
Yuno over there.
[laughs] So?
It's not like there's
a rule somewhere that says
you can only have one rival.
Wait, are you being serious?
Ooh, your robe covers 'em up,
but those are some big
muscles you got there.
I expect no less
from a rival of mine.
Now, let's arm wrestle.
[ASTA]
Why?!
It's really amazing how
dumb guys can be sometimes,
huh, Char?
Where are your manners? Hush.
Okay. Sorry, Char!
You will address me
as "Captain," Sol.
Oh, right. Sorry
about that, Char!
Sol.
Don't worry, it won't
happen again. 'Kay, Char?
Well? Come on!
You wanna do this right now?
[LEOPOLD laughs]
Just a friendly arm-wrestling
deathmatch between rivals.
Wha?!
[MIMOSA]
Strong enough and brave enough
to be Leopold's rival.
That's my Asta!
This is an awful lot of
excitement for a banquet.
Oh! Ha, ha, ha!
[KLAUS] At least things
appear to have calmed down.
A royal has recognized
a commoner as his rival.
Truly?
[KLAUS gasps]
Remember, Nozel.
The Wizard King himself
invited this young man
to attend the ceremony.
He is a commoner,
but we can still
extend him a measure
of acceptance.
I would never have
expected to hear
such nonsense being
spouted by a royal.
I'm sorry to see how soft
House Vermillion has grown.
You're a disgrace to
the family, Fuegoleon.
[FUEGOLEON]
What did you say?
[NOZEL]
As an eagle soaring the skies,
how can I ever accept an insect
who crawls upon the ground?
--[SILVER EAGLE caws]
--[CRIMSON LION roars]
[KLAUS gasps] Two captains
pitting mana against mana.
What a battle!
Wow. Amazing.
Can you feel it?
[ASTA] I may not be
able to detect mana,
but I can tell these guys
are somethin' else.
We should probably
stop them, huh, Char?
No, Sol.
Let the boys play out
their little rivalry.
And call me Captain.
Right, Char, whatever you say.
That's "Captain--"
[MAGIC KNIGHTS gasp]
[pants] Terrible news!
What is it?
Sir, the royal capital.
It's under attack!
[CITIZENS screaming]
[CORPSES moaning]
[CITIZENS whimper]
[CITIZENS screaming]
[RADES cackles]
[CITIZENS screaming]
[CORPSES moaning, growling]
[cackling]
Annihilate!
Destroy, destroy,
destroy, destroy!
[CORPSES moaning, growling]
[CITIZENS screaming]
Why? Why are you doing this?
[CITIZEN 21E gasps, whimpers]
--[CITIZENS screaming]
--[CORPSES moaning, growling]
All those who fail
to recognize my worth,
prepare for destruction!
[cackles]
[CORPSES moaning, growling]
Such revolting creatures.
I wonder where they came from.
Invading the royal capital.
What were they thinking?
[CORPSES moan, growl]
[CAPITAL MINION 21C]
Wha-What are these things?
[CAPITAL MINION 21B]
They've been shot clean through,
but they keep coming!
Stand firm!
It's our duty to protect
the Clover King--
You filth? Right.
You're not protecting
anything today.
You're nothing but scum.
Scum! Scum!
[CAPITAL MINION 21A] My god.
What kind of power is this?
[CORPSES growling]
[CAPITAL MINIONS grunting]
[CAPITAL MINIONS scream]
[cackles]
You're so sure you're
stronger than me.
Right? Right?
Then come on and show
yourselves, Magic Knights!
What do you mean, the royal
capital is under attack?
I'll use my Stone
Creation Magic.
Stone Model of the
World will show us.
That looks like
a model of the Noble Realm.
Wow. So cool!
It's even reproduced
people's voices and magic.
He must send mana
through a given area,
creating a replica
here simultaneously.
This spell's detail and
artistry far outstrip
my Magic Flower Guidepost.
[ALECDORA] For troops with
this much power to strike
five places at once
without us noticing
[FUEGOLEON]
Yes.
A skilled Spatial Magic user
must have transported
them all inside simultaneously.
[FUEGOLEON]
Except, how could that happen?
The Noble Realm's
guardian mages maintain
a constant magic
barrier around it.
Which should
render it impervious
to invasion by Spatial Magic.
Were they able to find some way
to break through the barrier?
Or worse, did a guardian
mage turn traitor?
In any case, this took
extraordinary skill.
We need to decide how best
to allocate our resources.
The castle area takes priority.
What's everyone waiting for?
--[MAGIC KNIGHTS] Huh?
--People are getting killed,
and standing around talking's
not gonna help them.
I'm outta here!
Asta, wait!
Just where do you
think you're going?
We still don't have a grip
on the situation, and besides--
what will you do when you
can't even detect magic power?
I'm just gonna go
wherever it's loudest!
[gasps] What are you,
some kind of animal?
[laughs] Now we're
talking! Wait up, Asta.
I'm not gonna miss seeing
my rival in action!
It's really amazing how
silly guys can be sometimes,
huh, Char?
Yes, it is. And call me Captain.
[laughs]
Really, Leo. Must you
be such a child?
I can see I'm going to
have to take you in hand.
It may chafe taking
orders from me.
Still, we must act now.
I'll go after Leo and
the Black Bull boy,
and then once I've secured them,
we'll head to the north.
[FUEGOLEON]
Black Bull girl, you're with me.
[NOELLE gasps]
[FUEGOLEON] Silver Eagles,
take the central district,
where the enemy is strongest.
Very well.
[FUEGOLEON] Blue Rose
Knights, you head east.
As loathe as I am to
take a man's orders,
we must.
I'm ready whenever
you are, Char.
Call me Captain, Sol.
[FUEGOLEON] Golden Dawn,
split into two teams.
One heads northwest,
the other west.
We will safeguard the people
of the Noble Realm.
Let's hurry!
I hate to leave before dessert,
but I suppose we can
come back for it later.
[FUEGOLEON]
Failure today will bring shame
to the Magic Knights.
Do not let the enemy get away!
[ALL]
Right!
[CHARMY munching]
[CHARMY] I only hitched
a ride with Asta and the gang
for the fancy food,
but now it looks like
something serious is going down.
It's time to get out there and
make a grand Charmy entrance.
Who knows--if I do really well,
maybe I'll get some even
fancier food as a reward!
[CHARMY]
Ooh!
What is this delicious smell?
Can't very well go fight on
an empty stomach, can I?
[CITIZENS screaming]
[CITIZEN 21E] You! You won't
get away with this!
[CITIZEN 21E screams]
[CITIZEN 21F]
What do you want?
Whatever it is, you can have it!
--[CITIZENS screaming]
--[CORPSES moaning]
[SOL yells]
There are civilians. Careful.
Oh, yeah. Sorry
about that, Char.
[CHARLOTTE]
Call me Captain.
[ALECDORA yells]
This cowardly invasion ends now.
You will scatter
before our magic!
[yelps]
[grunts]
[gasps]
[CORPSES growling]
[YUNO] Whatever these creatures
are, half-hearted attacks
will have little effect
on them. In which case
[CROWD gasps]
[CITIZENS panting, screaming]
[laughs] Dessert's waiting.
Let's work up an
appetite, shall we?
[KLAUS] Don't think you'll
get away with this.
We will annihilate you.
What are they?
Some strange army?
I've never seen
anything like them.
Where's Asta?
[whimpering]
Tell me, little girl.
Do you like it here
in the Clover Kingdom?
Yes, I do. I love it.
So please, sir.
Please! You need to stop!
I can't! I hate
the Clover Kingdom!
[LITTLE GIRL 21A whimpers]
[RADES] So I'm going to take
this town, its people
[whimpers]
[RADES] and you, little girl,
and destroy you all!
[whimpering]
All right. Then I'm
gonna protect them!
[FULL CAST]
Clover Clips!
[MIMOSA]
"Animal."
I'm just gonna go
wherever it's loudest!
[gasps] What are you,
some kind of animal?
An animal?
Woof! Woof!
Oh, yes! A dog!
That would be adorable.
Although a sweet kitty cat
would be nice, too.
Meow, meow!
That might be even better! Wait.
Maybe something a little more
wild and fierce, like a wolf!
All men are wolves
sometimes, baby.
No, it's impossible.
I simply can't choose!
[BOTH]
None of the above.
[MIMOSA]
These creatures are disgusting!
But there's no time to waste
being squeamish now.
We must keep the Clover
Kingdom's people safe!
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