And in the clover's fifth leaf resides...
a devil.
What Asta, who was born without magic,
gained from the five-leaf grimoire was
the power of anti-magic, which nullifies any magic.
Meanwhile, the Dark Triad of the Spade Kingdom
also possessed the powers of the devils from the underworld,
and began invading the other kingdoms.
Asta continued to fight while believing in himself,
along with his friends... to protect this world!
The thing that connects this world with the underworld is...
a magic channel called the Tree of Qliphoth.
Dante said that creating the Tree of Qliphoth
required world tree magic and dark magic.
Guess I'm gonna have to take you out here and now!
Meanwhile, in the Heart Kingdom,
the battle against Vanica's Dark Disciples continued.
True Lightning Magic: Ceranos!
First, Luck defeated Svenkin, who uses skin magic.
And next...
Food Magic: Glutton's Banquet.
I'll just... help myself!
Charmy powered up her food magic with the Mana Method
and brought down Halbet, who used hair magic.
True beauty and strength come from a well-balanced diet!
What is this giant array?
I endured and took my time making it.
True Flame Magic:
Crimson Eruption!
Leopold, who had obtained true flame magic through the Mana Method,
defeated Sivoir, who used eye magic.
If you aren't prepared to get hurt,
stay off the battlefield!
The Spirit Guardian Gaja took care of Hischer, who used nail magic.
You won't have your way, Dark Disciple!
Plant Magic: Magic Cannon Flower!
You're disgusting!
Robero, who used tongue magic, appeared before Queen Loropechika,
and fell at the hands of Mimosa, but...
Yoo-hoo!
My widdle Loropechika!
Man, I'm bored.
The three members of the Dark Triad are also out right now, aren't they?
Yeah. By the way, did you hear?
There might be a spy from the Clover Kingdom here.
Oh, please! No one would be that stupid.
Guess you're right.
You there.
What are you doing in Lord Dante's room?
Ah, you must be the spy.
Let's have a nice, long chat.
They disappeared?
Where did...
Water Crusade
My widdle Loropechika!
You grunts next to her don't need to be so guarded, either.
I only cursed you last time because Megicula asked me to,
but we're going to have so much fun today!
She's the devil-possessed who hosts Megicula...
Vanica of the Dark Triad.
The one who killed my mother!
Why did you attack the Heart Kingdom if I'm the one you're after?
Why did you target the places where my people were?
Well, I thought if I did that,
you'd be even more willing to fight me!
How dare she?!
We've defeated all of your minions!
You're the only one left! I hope you're prepared to deal with us!
What?
You've defeated them all, you say?
Man, that felt great.
No... He should've been rendered unconscious.
Ah, Lady Vanica, I am so grateful.
Thanks to you, I was able to feel good so many ti—
Could you shut up?
Hurry up and take care of all the pests who aren't my widdle Loropechika.
Lady Vanica, please, stomp on me some more.
You see? Thanks to the curse I put on them,
they just won't die, no matter how many times you kill them!
Where do you think you're going?
What?
We've only just begun trampling this kingdom. Long live Lady Vanica!
Dark Disciple Hischer Ongg
All the other enemies...
Behold the power of love!
All hail Lady Vanica!
How dare you... How dare you inflict pain and injury on me?!
I was chosen by Lady Vanica!
How dare you put someone as beautiful as me through something so disgraceful?!
I'll wreck everything with the eternal beauty that Lady Vanica gave me!
Looks like they're all still yapping.
Bring it on!
I told you, you will not have your way.
But if you don't defeat me, they're just going to keep coming back to life...
Until they exterminate every last person in this kingdom.
Do you feel like playing with me now, my widdle Loropechika?
Let's go, Loropechika.
Yes.
Noelle! Let us fight, too!
Right!
Water Creation Magic: Valkyrie Armor!
We will defeat you!
Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Roar!
Blood Magic: Red Beast.
What was that snake supposed to be? An attack?
Don't worry. I'll play with you girlies.
I snuck some magic-controlling weed seeds into that last attack.
I can't move...
But neither can you!
Mimosa!
Leave this frog to me. You two take care of that devil-possessed!
Both of your magic powers are the best, Lady Vanica!
Blood magic and curse-warding magic...
Just like Loropechika said, she's...
Uh, Loropechika?
Loropechika!
Ah! Yesh?!
S-Sorry, I was checking something.
Checking something? It looked like you were just spacing out.
More importantly, the Spade Kingdom...
Oh, right.
Each member of the Dark Triad uses two different magical attributes.
Their own, and the one their devil has.
Vanica and Megicula...
I've fought them once before, so I will come up with a strategy against them.
Let us train toward that.
Excellent, my widdle Loropechika!
I wonder if Dante and Zenon are also having fun right now.
But I definitely get to have the most fun!
It's widdle Loropechika, and I get to kill her if I want!
Loropechika has me. That won't be happening.
World tree magic and dark magic sound fun and all...
But having to drag them back sounds like such a pain!
Dark magic?
What do you mean, drag them back?
What are the other two members of the Dark Triad doing?
What? Why should I have to tell you?
World tree magic... Dark magic...
The Queen of the Heart Kingdom inherits the previous queens' powers,
which includes their knowledge and experiences.
This is where that colossal amount of information
gets realized in Loropechika's mind.
This place is why she is called the "All-Knowing Priestess."
That's... awful.
Loropechika!
They're...
If we let the Dark Triad have their way,
the door connecting the underworld where the devils live to this world will open,
killing more than 90% of the people on this continent,
and the world will cease to be!
What?!
That's... awful.
Loropechika!
They're...
If we let the Dark Triad have their way,
the door connecting the underworld where the devils live to this world will open,
killing more than 90% of the people on this continent,
and the world will cease to be!
What?!
How could you do something so awful?
People are going to die, too!
I want my blood to seethe with all of the blood of the strong people left behind!
I have no interest in the weak who're going to die.
But who cares about the future? Let's enjoy the pres—
Indeed, we cannot let these people roam free!
That's why we will defeat you right here and now!
The fate of the world is in our hands.
Mana Zone plus Mana Method...
Water Spirit Magic...
Ludic Sanctuary!
This water cuts the power of your blood magic in half
and powers up Noelle's magic!
Harder! Even harder!
What...
The lighter your armor, the more you can become one with the water!
That will also assist you in becoming one with the water and moving faster!
Valkyrie Armor ~ Mermaid Form!
I won't let you have your way any longer!
Nice!
Aw, there was someone who could team up with widdle Loropechika.
This is going to be even more fun, then!
Don't croak too fast, okay?
Devil Power: 50%!
She has this much power even when it's difficult for blood
to harden within my magic.
As I expected... a normal attack won't be enough to defeat her!
Noelle!
Nice! I'm getting even more fired up!
51%!
She only went up one percent, and her power is insanely stronger!
I guess you only think about satisfying your desires.
52%!
Is that how you killed my mother...
Acier Silva of the Clover Kingdom?!
53%!
Who's that? I have no interest in the past, so let's just enjoy this moment!
Just give up and let me lick you.
We're never going to die because of Lady Vanica's magic.
We trained really hard so we wouldn't lose to the likes of you!
Not just for the world...
Or to avenge my mother...
You're truly magnificent, Loropechika.
We've gotten so much stronger.
Y-Yes. I guess maybe you had something to do with that.
But of course! Loropechika is amazing!
Oh, no. I'm not that... I'm just...
Just so you know, humility is going to sound fake right now.
My mana and magic are both passed down from all the other queens.
Well, your mana is amazing to begin with.
It can't be inherited just by anyone.
Since I'm so clumsy and silly,
I wonder if I'm worthy of being the Queen of the Heart Kingdom.
When I previously fought against Vanica, who is possessed by Megicula,
I was frightened.
And because of that, I was cursed.
I am unfit to be the queen.
When I'm before you, I forget about my status as queen, and I can be honest.
I wonder why.
Saying this probably makes me even more unfit to be queen, but...
I'm...
so afraid of dying.
I don't want to die!
I have so much to think about as the queen of this kingdom!
But I... I...
Oh, I'm sorry. A queen shouldn't cry so much in front of others.
Seriously, what are you even talking about?
It's totally fine if you cry.
Especially in front of friends.
Exactly.
Noelle... Mimosa...
How in the world did you just trip?!
We...
are going to win, no matter what!
For our truly kind...
...friend!
65%!
66%! 67%!
Nice! Okay, here I go! I'm gonna do it!
I'm going to give it my all!
70%!
Noelle!
That's what we were waiting for!
We'll have Vanica use all of the devil's power she can right now.
We'll have her increase how much blood she sheds from her blood magic
and make her use up her mana.
That way, she will use the devil's power.
We should be able to go head-to-head with her.
And when she uses up all of the devil's power that she can,
we'll use our trump card.
That will be you, our mage of the arcane stage...
Nero!
Nero's arcane stage...
Noelle's combative spirit and fighting style...
If you two grow along with Undine and me,
we should be able to defeat Vanica, as well as Megicula, who possesses her.
Nero, you're doing this, too.
I'm going to seal that devil's power you're so proud of!
Mana Method: Sealing Magic ~ Eternal Prison!
I won't let scum like you take the world or Loropechika!
Petit Clover
Petit Clover!
What the Queen of the Heart Kingdom Inherited
What the Queen of the Heart Kingdom Inherited.
The Queen of the Heart Kingdom inherits the previous queens' powers,
which includes their knowledge and experiences.
This is where that colossal amount of information
gets realized in Loropechika's mind.
This isn't it.
This isn't it, either.
It's not this, either.
Or this. Or this.
Ugh, dang it!
Why were all the previous Queens of the Heart Kingdom
unable to sort anything in order?!
That goes for you, too.
Sniffle, sniffle...
No matter how powerful the enemy is... No matter how cornered we are,
we'll never give up. We'll continue to surpass our limits.
That's what the Black Bulls do.
Next time on Black Clover, Page 166: "Captain: Yami Sukehiro."
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