1 00:00:01,068 --> 00:00:08,607 [BABIES crying] 2 00:00:14,482 --> 00:00:16,482 [HIGH PRIEST] Two more for us, eh? 3 00:00:21,288 --> 00:00:22,721 [BABIES whimpering] 4 00:00:22,790 --> 00:00:27,226 [HIGH PRIEST] Aw, shh. There's a good boy. 5 00:00:27,294 --> 00:00:28,494 Here you go. 6 00:00:29,864 --> 00:00:31,964 [HIGH PRIEST grunts] I was starting to think 7 00:00:31,999 --> 00:00:33,866 you would never calm down. 8 00:00:39,473 --> 00:00:40,906 Are you brothers? 9 00:00:40,975 --> 00:00:44,143 Same age, so possibly twins as well. 10 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:45,978 No, they're neither. 11 00:00:46,013 --> 00:00:48,247 This one here is sweet and well behaved, 12 00:00:48,315 --> 00:00:51,817 and this one, well, he's a bit spirited. 13 00:00:53,521 --> 00:00:54,620 Then there's the fact 14 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:57,723 that they don't look a thing alike. 15 00:00:57,825 --> 00:01:00,225 [HIGH PRIEST] Hm... "Yuno." 16 00:01:03,264 --> 00:01:04,930 Now, for this spirited little fell-- 17 00:01:04,999 --> 00:01:07,266 --[ASTA squeals] --[HIGH PRIEST yelps] 18 00:01:07,334 --> 00:01:10,135 [HIGH PRIEST] Ow! A bit too spirited. 19 00:01:14,075 --> 00:01:16,075 [HIGH PRIEST chuckles] 20 00:01:16,110 --> 00:01:17,676 [HIGH PRIEST] "Asta," huh? 21 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:21,080 Well, you've had a tough beginning, 22 00:01:21,115 --> 00:01:22,881 but your worries are over. 23 00:01:22,917 --> 00:01:27,119 As of today, boys, this will be your home. 24 00:01:27,188 --> 00:01:29,822 Asta and Yuno... 25 00:01:34,395 --> 00:01:39,731 [digging] 26 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:43,602 [VILLAGER 1A] With all this work, 27 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:45,771 I sure hope we have a good harvest. 28 00:01:45,806 --> 00:01:47,773 [VILLAGER 1B] Yeah, same here. 29 00:01:50,244 --> 00:01:52,711 [ASTA] Sister Lily! 30 00:01:52,746 --> 00:01:54,113 [VILLAGER 1A] What's that about? 31 00:01:54,148 --> 00:01:56,315 [VILLAGER 1B] The kid from the church is at it again. 32 00:01:56,383 --> 00:01:58,417 One day, I'll be the Wizard King. 33 00:01:58,452 --> 00:02:01,320 And I'll make you the happiest woman in the world. 34 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:02,788 That's why I'm asking: 35 00:02:02,823 --> 00:02:05,357 Will you please marry me? 36 00:02:05,426 --> 00:02:07,893 I'm sorry, Asta. I just can't. 37 00:02:07,928 --> 00:02:09,261 It's my duty to serve everyone. 38 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:11,163 [groans] 39 00:02:11,232 --> 00:02:13,298 That's a "no"? 40 00:02:13,334 --> 00:02:16,068 Yes, it is. I can't marry you. 41 00:02:16,103 --> 00:02:17,569 [groans] 42 00:02:17,605 --> 00:02:19,238 [ASTA] I'm not giving up yet! 43 00:02:19,273 --> 00:02:21,473 You should, really. Please, Asta. 44 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:22,508 Not giving up! 45 00:02:22,576 --> 00:02:24,109 [LILY] I'm truly sorry. 46 00:02:24,145 --> 00:02:27,946 [ASTA] Please, Sister Lily, just let me ask one more time! 47 00:02:27,982 --> 00:02:30,282 No! 48 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:37,222 [LILY] Water Creation Magic. Holy Fist of Love! 49 00:02:37,258 --> 00:02:40,092 [gasps] I'm so sorry, Asta. 50 00:02:40,127 --> 00:02:43,162 I wasn't thinking. My magic just slipped out. 51 00:02:44,999 --> 00:02:46,965 Nice, Sister. Way to go. 52 00:02:47,001 --> 00:02:48,934 Show him no mercy. 53 00:02:48,969 --> 00:02:51,270 But... I didn't... mean to. 54 00:02:51,305 --> 00:02:54,273 [ASTA] We're not done here! 55 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:57,309 [yelps] 56 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:01,113 Ugh, come on. 57 00:03:01,148 --> 00:03:03,682 How many times does she have to turn you down? 58 00:03:03,784 --> 00:03:07,853 [yells] Why are you sticking your nose in this, Yuno? 59 00:03:09,523 --> 00:03:11,456 That's simple, really. 60 00:03:11,492 --> 00:03:14,293 Because you're noisy, you're short, you lack both 61 00:03:14,328 --> 00:03:17,696 composure and tolerance, and there's not really anything 62 00:03:17,731 --> 00:03:20,799 about you that appeals to women. 63 00:03:20,834 --> 00:03:21,833 Hey! 64 00:03:21,869 --> 00:03:23,468 Fifteen years of growing up together, 65 00:03:23,504 --> 00:03:25,070 and that's how you talk to me? 66 00:03:25,139 --> 00:03:27,539 You big lady-killing jerk! 67 00:03:27,575 --> 00:03:28,207 [YUNO] May I help? 68 00:03:28,242 --> 00:03:29,408 Thank you, Yuno. 69 00:03:29,476 --> 00:03:32,544 You think you can just ignore me? 70 00:03:32,580 --> 00:03:35,314 [YUNO] Asta, nuns are women of the cloth, 71 00:03:35,349 --> 00:03:36,982 which means they can't marry. 72 00:03:37,017 --> 00:03:39,151 Neither can 15-year-old boys, in fact. 73 00:03:39,186 --> 00:03:40,852 Think you're so smart. 74 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:43,222 Well, I'll show you. 75 00:03:43,257 --> 00:03:45,257 Yeah, I will. You and me! 76 00:03:45,326 --> 00:03:47,392 Right here, right now! 77 00:03:47,428 --> 00:03:48,427 Not today. 78 00:03:48,495 --> 00:03:50,896 [ASTA] And, why the hell not, huh? 79 00:03:50,931 --> 00:03:52,364 [YUNO] It would be a waste of time. 80 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:54,199 [ASTA] What'd you say to me? 81 00:03:54,235 --> 00:03:55,767 Give it a rest already, Asta. 82 00:03:55,836 --> 00:03:57,603 There's no way you stand a chance against him, 83 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:59,204 and you know it. 84 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,672 [ASTA] Take this! 85 00:04:00,708 --> 00:04:03,108 Insta... 86 00:04:03,177 --> 00:04:04,076 [NASH] This is pointless. 87 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:05,244 ...kill! 88 00:04:05,279 --> 00:04:07,446 [NASH] You know that you can't use magic. 89 00:04:07,514 --> 00:04:09,681 Oh, what? Come on! 90 00:04:11,385 --> 00:04:13,285 --[ASTA] Still nothing? Why? --[giggles] 91 00:04:13,354 --> 00:04:15,420 You're funny, Asta. 92 00:04:15,456 --> 00:04:17,122 It is pretty crazy. 93 00:04:17,191 --> 00:04:19,891 Not being able to use any kind of magic at his age? 94 00:04:19,927 --> 00:04:21,426 That never happens. 95 00:04:21,462 --> 00:04:22,694 What's your deal, huh? 96 00:04:22,730 --> 00:04:24,963 I'm older than you, kid. Show some respect! 97 00:04:25,032 --> 00:04:26,265 Not a chance. 98 00:04:26,300 --> 00:04:27,866 Haven't you figured out that, in this world, 99 00:04:27,901 --> 00:04:29,301 magic is everything? 100 00:04:29,370 --> 00:04:32,037 It's not a matter of whether you have it, but how much. 101 00:04:32,072 --> 00:04:33,872 You're the only person I've ever heard of 102 00:04:33,907 --> 00:04:36,208 who can't use any magic at all. 103 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:40,045 All right, then. 104 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,881 Looks like I'm gonna have to bust out my secret moves. 105 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:43,915 [NASH] Mm? 106 00:04:43,951 --> 00:04:45,417 You've got secret moves? 107 00:04:45,452 --> 00:04:47,719 [yelling] 108 00:04:47,755 --> 00:04:49,888 Bet you can't do crunches this fast! 109 00:04:51,125 --> 00:04:52,591 [NASH] Like anyone cares, idiot. 110 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:54,626 [ARLU] Asta's being funny again! 111 00:04:54,662 --> 00:04:57,029 [ARLU giggling] 112 00:04:57,064 --> 00:04:58,797 [gasps] 113 00:05:01,335 --> 00:05:03,635 [ARLU] Look at that! Yuno's amazing! 114 00:05:03,737 --> 00:05:05,604 [NASH] This is nothing for him. 115 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:07,606 [LILY] Such a big help, thank you! 116 00:05:11,278 --> 00:05:14,646 [ASTA] All right. Leave the wood chopping to me! 117 00:05:14,682 --> 00:05:16,148 I've got this covered! 118 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:20,452 --[ARLU laughs] --[NASH] Aw, jeez. 119 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:21,953 They're really the same age? 120 00:05:21,989 --> 00:05:24,756 You definitely can't tell it from the way they act. 121 00:05:24,792 --> 00:05:26,158 [growling] 122 00:05:26,193 --> 00:05:28,360 [ASTA yelps] 123 00:05:28,429 --> 00:05:31,863 Yuno is the hope of this church! 124 00:05:31,932 --> 00:05:33,265 [NASH] Getting into the Magic Knights isn't 125 00:05:33,300 --> 00:05:37,436 just a silly dream for Yuno. He'll make it for sure. 126 00:05:37,471 --> 00:05:39,805 [LILY] The awarding of the grimoires is coming up. 127 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:41,473 Once you have yours, things'll change. 128 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:42,841 Just wait and see, Asta. 129 00:05:42,876 --> 00:05:45,877 You'll be able to use magic in no time at all. 130 00:05:45,946 --> 00:05:48,113 [ASTA] Thank you so much, Sister Lily! 131 00:05:48,148 --> 00:05:50,649 Well, probably, anyway. 132 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:54,353 [ASTA] My grimoire... I'll have it soon. 133 00:05:54,388 --> 00:05:57,155 Finally... Finally... 134 00:05:57,191 --> 00:05:58,390 That's right! 135 00:05:58,459 --> 00:06:00,325 I'm gonna get the most awesome grimoire ever! 136 00:06:00,361 --> 00:06:02,561 I'll join up with the Magic Knights, and once I make 137 00:06:02,629 --> 00:06:05,030 a name for myself, I'll follow in your footsteps 138 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:07,032 and become the Wizard King! 139 00:06:07,067 --> 00:06:09,234 He'll never give up this nonsense, will he? 140 00:06:09,303 --> 00:06:10,802 [ASTA] And then I'll come back and rebuild 141 00:06:10,838 --> 00:06:12,871 this crumbling dump of a church. 142 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:17,008 [HIGH PRIEST growls] Crumbling dump? That's taking it too far! 143 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:18,677 Isn't that right, Yuno? 144 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:21,813 Eh? 145 00:06:31,158 --> 00:06:33,725 I'll show all of you. 146 00:06:33,761 --> 00:06:34,826 I swear! 147 00:06:34,862 --> 00:06:36,728 Just watch and you'll see, damn you! 148 00:06:36,764 --> 00:06:38,530 Asta, wait! 149 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:42,667 [NASH groans] Really? How am I younger than him? 150 00:06:50,411 --> 00:06:52,010 [LILY] Hey, Yuno. 151 00:06:52,045 --> 00:06:53,445 Do you think you could maybe try 152 00:06:53,514 --> 00:06:56,715 to get along a little better with Asta? 153 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,518 I mean, like you used to back when you were younger. 154 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:01,286 You two were always together. 155 00:07:01,355 --> 00:07:04,356 [LILY] Yuno used to be such a crybaby. 156 00:07:04,391 --> 00:07:07,359 But then, one day, he came back with Asta, 157 00:07:07,394 --> 00:07:09,428 who was badly injured. 158 00:07:09,463 --> 00:07:13,432 And since then, I haven't seen him cry once. 159 00:07:14,735 --> 00:07:15,967 [YUNO] What's the point? 160 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:17,536 There's no getting along with that one. 161 00:07:17,571 --> 00:07:19,438 [gasps] 162 00:07:19,473 --> 00:07:21,072 [LILY] Now that I think about it, 163 00:07:21,108 --> 00:07:23,308 they were both different afterwards. 164 00:07:23,377 --> 00:07:26,912 That's when Asta started coming home covered in mud every day. 165 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:29,648 I wonder where he goes off to and what he's doing. 166 00:07:29,716 --> 00:07:31,550 [ASTA] 994... 167 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:33,418 995... 168 00:07:33,454 --> 00:07:35,086 996... 169 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:36,788 997... 170 00:07:36,824 --> 00:07:38,723 998... 171 00:07:38,759 --> 00:07:40,926 999... 172 00:07:44,398 --> 00:07:45,597 [ASTA] And now for some magic-enhancing 173 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:47,699 mogro leaf juice. Bottoms up! 174 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:57,075 [panting] 175 00:07:59,413 --> 00:08:01,613 [ASTA] I will be the Wizard King. 176 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,815 Nothing's going to stop me. 177 00:08:05,586 --> 00:08:08,086 [ASTA] And, the first step is getting my body trained up! 178 00:08:10,591 --> 00:08:14,226 [ASTA yells] 179 00:08:15,362 --> 00:08:18,196 [NARRATOR] March, when the firefly dandelions 180 00:08:18,265 --> 00:08:19,664 float through the air. 181 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:21,700 Once a year throughout the Clover Kingdom, 182 00:08:21,768 --> 00:08:24,302 those children who have reached 15 years of age 183 00:08:24,338 --> 00:08:27,472 gather for the Grimoire Acceptance Ceremony, 184 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:31,142 a rite of passage that will increase their magical power. 185 00:08:31,178 --> 00:08:34,813 [ASTA] Awesome! Are all these shelves filled with grimoires? 186 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:37,816 Ooh! Which one is mine? 187 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:39,818 [ASTA] Once I get my hands on a grimoire, 188 00:08:39,853 --> 00:08:42,354 I'm gonna be able to use magic, too. 189 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,823 I'll catch up to you soon enough, Yuno. 190 00:08:46,226 --> 00:08:47,826 [BOY 1A] Hmph. 191 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:50,061 The day that I'll become a full-fledged mage. 192 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:51,162 It's about time! 193 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:53,098 Look what the cat dragged in. 194 00:08:53,133 --> 00:08:55,133 Could they be any shabbier? 195 00:08:55,168 --> 00:08:56,868 We shouldn't have to give grimoires to anyone 196 00:08:56,904 --> 00:08:58,703 who just walks in off the street. 197 00:08:58,772 --> 00:09:00,539 Makes me sick to my stomach. 198 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:02,407 You don't think the pathetic creatures would be 199 00:09:02,476 --> 00:09:04,809 foolish enough to attempt the Magic Knights Entrance Exam 200 00:09:04,845 --> 00:09:06,578 in six months, do you? 201 00:09:06,647 --> 00:09:09,080 [BOY 1A] Only high-ranking nobles and royalty have enough 202 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:11,883 innate magic power to pass the exam. 203 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:13,552 [BOY 1B] See the shrimpy one? 204 00:09:13,587 --> 00:09:15,921 I heard that he can't use magic at all. 205 00:09:15,989 --> 00:09:17,355 [BOY 1A] Oh, wow. 206 00:09:17,391 --> 00:09:20,025 We'd better take extra special care of him. 207 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,927 I mean, he's one of a kind! 208 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:25,830 The only person in the entire country who can't use magic. 209 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:30,201 Welcome to Grimoire Tower, Acceptees. 210 00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:33,038 On this momentous day, you will take your first step 211 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:34,506 down a new path. 212 00:09:34,541 --> 00:09:38,143 I wish you integrity, hope, and love. 213 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:41,246 [TOWER MASTER] For those who don't know, 214 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:44,015 I am the master of this Grimoire Tower. 215 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:46,952 Now, never once has anyone from this region 216 00:09:47,020 --> 00:09:49,187 distinguished him, or herself, 217 00:09:49,222 --> 00:09:52,691 by becoming a Magic Knight, much less the Wizard King. 218 00:09:52,726 --> 00:09:54,759 I pray that one among you will have 219 00:09:54,795 --> 00:09:59,197 what it takes to become the most powerful mage in the land. 220 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:00,532 Seriously, I mean it! 221 00:10:01,868 --> 00:10:03,301 [TOWER MASTER] Ahem. 222 00:10:03,370 --> 00:10:08,873 And now, to accept your grimoires. 223 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:23,121 Finally, my very own grimoire! 224 00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:25,190 Check it out! Mine's bigger than yours. 225 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:27,459 [BOY 1D] Yeah, maybe, but mine's thicker! 226 00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:29,661 Here it is! 227 00:10:29,730 --> 00:10:31,930 My one-way ticket out of this little village. 228 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:34,966 I can carry on the family business! 229 00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:37,502 [BOY 1G] This is my grimoire? Seriously? 230 00:10:37,571 --> 00:10:39,404 [BOY 1H] Why is mine so tiny? 231 00:10:41,308 --> 00:10:44,075 [GIRL 1B] I guess... I'll decide what to do once there are 232 00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:46,144 more pages of magic in here. 233 00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:49,280 [BOY 1A] Hmph. Six months from now, we'll be taking 234 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:51,850 the prestigious Magic Knights Entrance Exam. 235 00:10:51,918 --> 00:10:54,252 And we'll pass it, too, just wait. 236 00:10:55,589 --> 00:10:56,755 [TOWER MASTER] Yes, very good. 237 00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,623 I have high hopes for you. 238 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:01,693 Hey, uh... 239 00:11:01,762 --> 00:11:03,695 [CROWD gasps] 240 00:11:05,632 --> 00:11:10,502 Is my grimoire running late or something? 241 00:11:10,504 --> 00:11:12,337 [ASTA] Hey, uh... 242 00:11:12,372 --> 00:11:15,740 Is my grimoire running late or something? 243 00:11:17,144 --> 00:11:20,712 [TOWER MASTER coughs] Uh... 244 00:11:20,747 --> 00:11:22,147 Try again next year? 245 00:11:22,182 --> 00:11:24,683 What?! 246 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:27,485 [laughs] Oh, wow, you're kidding! 247 00:11:27,521 --> 00:11:28,987 [BOY 1J] That's actually kinda awesome. 248 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:31,256 [BOY 1K] What? That's too funny! 249 00:11:31,324 --> 00:11:32,390 Seriously? 250 00:11:32,426 --> 00:11:34,526 That's awful. I can't believe it. 251 00:11:34,561 --> 00:11:37,495 [BOY 1A] Ha! Well, he's got us beat in one area, anyway: 252 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:39,831 complete and utter uselessness. 253 00:11:41,401 --> 00:11:47,906 [CROWD gasps] 254 00:11:48,008 --> 00:11:49,207 [TOWER MASTER gasps] 255 00:11:49,242 --> 00:11:53,111 [TOWER MASTER] Is that... the four-leaf clover? 256 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:54,646 [CROWD gasping] 257 00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:58,016 The four-leaf? Like out of the legend? 258 00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,551 [BOY 1B] R-Really? 259 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:02,620 The grimoire that was bestowed upon the first Wizard King? 260 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:05,390 [LILY] If the stories about it are true, it's imbued not only 261 00:12:05,425 --> 00:12:08,526 with tremendous power, but also good luck. 262 00:12:08,562 --> 00:12:09,527 [BOY 1B] And it's his ? 263 00:12:09,563 --> 00:12:11,296 [BOY 1A] A filthy little commoner? 264 00:12:11,364 --> 00:12:12,697 [BOY 1F] Awesome! 265 00:12:17,204 --> 00:12:19,571 I will become the Wizard King. 266 00:12:19,606 --> 00:12:21,206 [CROWD gasps] 267 00:12:22,976 --> 00:12:25,043 [CROWD] Amazing! 268 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:29,481 He's the brightest star in the whole village of Hage! 269 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:32,250 You're amazing, Yuno! 270 00:12:32,285 --> 00:12:33,885 He's so cool! 271 00:12:38,725 --> 00:12:40,225 [ASTA] Yuno. 272 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:43,261 Just wait. I'm hot on your heels. 273 00:12:43,296 --> 00:12:46,564 I'll catch up to you. I am your rival! 274 00:12:48,902 --> 00:12:50,602 [CROWD laughs] 275 00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:53,071 [BOY 1J] His rival? Who does he think he is? 276 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:56,741 [BOY 1I] Big talk for some idiot who didn't even get a grimoire. 277 00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:05,850 No. 278 00:13:11,358 --> 00:13:12,857 Well, everyone, time to go. 279 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:15,693 We've got a lot of preparations to make for the big banquet. 280 00:13:15,762 --> 00:13:18,997 Since today's special, you all get three pop-potatoes a piece! 281 00:13:19,032 --> 00:13:20,431 Woo-hoo! 282 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:23,001 Or maybe we could have something different for a change? 283 00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:31,643 [REVCHI chuckles] Well, isn't this extraordinary? 284 00:13:31,678 --> 00:13:35,446 A boy wonder, and from a sleepy little village, too. 285 00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:43,121 [ASTA] I was so sure, all this time... 286 00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:45,223 I just needed a grimoire, and then I'd finally 287 00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:47,725 be able to use magic. 288 00:13:47,794 --> 00:13:50,662 And now, to not even get a grimoire... 289 00:13:56,536 --> 00:14:01,539 [ASTA] No! I won't give up that easily! 290 00:14:01,575 --> 00:14:05,210 [ASTA laughs] You're not winning this round, fate. 291 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:07,545 Don't underestimate me! 292 00:14:07,581 --> 00:14:09,848 It doesn't matter if it takes a year, or two, or ten, 293 00:14:09,883 --> 00:14:11,850 or a hundred! I don't care! 294 00:14:11,885 --> 00:14:14,319 I'll work till I get that grimoire! 295 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,254 I will become the Wizard King. 296 00:14:16,323 --> 00:14:18,523 I'll prove anyone can be great. 297 00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:21,726 Even a poor commoner who was abandoned at birth. 298 00:14:21,761 --> 00:14:23,895 Take that! Ha, ha! 299 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:27,532 And just you wait, Yuno! 300 00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:30,201 [BOY 1B] Hey, um... Isn't that going a bit too far? 301 00:14:30,237 --> 00:14:33,204 [BOY 1A] We were supposed to be the stars of the show today. 302 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,040 He ruined that! A low-life commoner. 303 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,042 And got the four-leaf clover? 304 00:14:38,078 --> 00:14:39,377 I mean to make him pay. 305 00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:40,345 [BOY 1B] Wait! 306 00:14:41,848 --> 00:14:44,382 [BOY 1A] I'll burn that book till it's nothing but ash! 307 00:14:56,897 --> 00:14:59,697 [BOY 1A gasps] He dispelled my flames without even 308 00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:01,499 using his grimoire! 309 00:15:04,271 --> 00:15:05,536 Go on! You try! 310 00:15:05,572 --> 00:15:06,871 [BOY 1B] But... 311 00:15:06,907 --> 00:15:08,873 [BOY 1A] Do it! 312 00:15:08,909 --> 00:15:10,174 [BOY 1B] Uh... 313 00:15:13,613 --> 00:15:15,980 [BOYS scream] 314 00:15:19,286 --> 00:15:21,819 [REVCHI] We can't have that getting all burned up, 315 00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:24,122 now can we? 316 00:15:24,157 --> 00:15:26,758 Resisting would be a foolish waste of your time. 317 00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:30,061 My Magic Binding Iron Chain Formation spell blocks 318 00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,964 its captives' movement and magic. 319 00:15:32,999 --> 00:15:35,333 What do you want? Who are you? 320 00:15:35,402 --> 00:15:38,503 [REVCHI chuckles] I suppose a village boy wouldn't know, 321 00:15:38,571 --> 00:15:41,272 but until very recently, I was relatively well known 322 00:15:41,308 --> 00:15:44,542 among the Magic Knight squads as Chain Magic Revchi. 323 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,978 But they expelled me from their illustrious ranks, 324 00:15:47,013 --> 00:15:49,647 and now I am naught but a humble thief. 325 00:15:49,683 --> 00:15:51,015 So, if you'll excuse me, 326 00:15:51,084 --> 00:15:54,352 I'll be taking this grimoire of yours. 327 00:15:54,421 --> 00:15:56,287 [REVCHI laughs] 328 00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:58,856 You said that your name was Revchi? 329 00:15:58,925 --> 00:16:00,258 Why bother stealing it? 330 00:16:00,293 --> 00:16:01,926 There's no point. Grimoi-- 331 00:16:01,962 --> 00:16:04,195 Grimoires must be used by their chosen masters. 332 00:16:04,264 --> 00:16:06,331 Yes, village boy, I'm well aware. 333 00:16:06,366 --> 00:16:09,100 That said, there are plenty of black-market collectors 334 00:16:09,135 --> 00:16:10,935 who would pay a small fortune in exchange 335 00:16:10,971 --> 00:16:12,804 for such a unique specimen. 336 00:16:12,839 --> 00:16:14,605 The four-leaf clover may have chosen you, 337 00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:15,974 but you only received it. 338 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:18,176 An untrained novice, a mere hatchling. 339 00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:20,211 This is not your lucky day. 340 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,680 Such a pity for you I happened to be here. 341 00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:26,651 Your legend is over before it even began. 342 00:16:26,686 --> 00:16:28,019 O-ho. 343 00:16:28,054 --> 00:16:30,655 I bet that pendant would fetch a good price. 344 00:16:30,724 --> 00:16:32,290 Don't mind if I do. 345 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:33,157 [ASTA] Hold it! 346 00:16:33,193 --> 00:16:38,396 [ASTA yells] 347 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:47,905 What the hell is going on here? 348 00:16:47,974 --> 00:16:49,440 I've come to rescue-- 349 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:54,846 [ASTA] Hey, creep, what's your deal? 350 00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:56,814 That's Yuno's grimoire you've got. 351 00:16:56,850 --> 00:17:01,486 What are you doing with it? You dirty, rotten thief! 352 00:17:01,521 --> 00:17:03,354 Why, look, it's the sad little boy 353 00:17:03,390 --> 00:17:05,323 who waited so long, but never got a grimoire. 354 00:17:05,358 --> 00:17:06,657 [ASTA] Oh, you've heard of me? 355 00:17:06,693 --> 00:17:10,128 Yeah, you're right. The poor, empty-handed kid. 356 00:17:10,163 --> 00:17:11,729 The only place a grimoire belongs 357 00:17:11,765 --> 00:17:15,633 is with its true master. Now give that back to Yuno! 358 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:18,703 [laughs] 359 00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:20,505 You really are a sheltered creature 360 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:21,906 if you believe that kind of reasoning 361 00:17:21,941 --> 00:17:24,509 will get you anywhere with the likes of me. 362 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:28,379 Allow me to disabuse you of that notion. 363 00:17:28,415 --> 00:17:29,814 Asta, run! 364 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:33,518 [REVCHI laughs] 365 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:35,520 From a waste of space like him? 366 00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:38,089 Not a chance in hell! 367 00:17:44,264 --> 00:17:46,764 [yells] 368 00:17:51,805 --> 00:17:53,871 [ASTA] I'll get you! 369 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:58,676 No, boy. You're finished here. 370 00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:05,149 [REVCHI] Dance of the Pitless Viper! 371 00:18:11,124 --> 00:18:14,559 [ASTA] That's one serious attack. 372 00:18:15,628 --> 00:18:20,498 [ASTA] So this... is what mages outside the village can do... 373 00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:23,401 Even as much as I've trained my body, 374 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:24,969 I don't stand a chance. 375 00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:27,271 [REVCHI] You see, boy, it's no use. 376 00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:29,073 Thanks for playing, though! 377 00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:33,077 It's not over. I'm not done. 378 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:34,946 I will be the Wizard King. 379 00:18:34,981 --> 00:18:38,182 [REVCHI] The Wizard King? You're joking. 380 00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:40,318 The thing is, these chains can measure 381 00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:43,321 the magic power of anyone they come in contact with. 382 00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:46,257 And you have none, not a single drop. 383 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:47,625 [gasps] 384 00:18:47,660 --> 00:18:49,327 You were probably born that way. 385 00:18:49,362 --> 00:18:52,363 I guess this explains why you didn't get a grimoire. 386 00:18:52,432 --> 00:18:54,999 To possess not the slightest bit of magic in a world 387 00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:56,601 where magic is everything? 388 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:59,971 Why, that makes you a rare and precious bird, indeed! 389 00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:02,874 [REVCHI laughs] 390 00:19:02,942 --> 00:19:06,511 [ASTA] If that's true, then... 391 00:19:06,546 --> 00:19:09,180 No matter how hard I push myself, 392 00:19:09,215 --> 00:19:12,150 I'll never be able to use magic. 393 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:13,651 You know, I really can't think of 394 00:19:13,686 --> 00:19:15,319 anything more pitiful. 395 00:19:15,355 --> 00:19:17,121 Forget about becoming the Wizard King, 396 00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:18,823 you'll be lucky to just get a job. 397 00:19:18,858 --> 00:19:20,791 I bet your friend, the genius over there, 398 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:25,229 is having a good laugh at your expense right about now. 399 00:19:25,298 --> 00:19:27,465 [ASTA] Yeah, maybe. 400 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:31,169 Yuno's so great, the four-leaf clover chose him. 401 00:19:31,204 --> 00:19:32,570 Then there's me. 402 00:19:32,639 --> 00:19:34,672 [REVCHI] This world has no use for someone like you, 403 00:19:34,707 --> 00:19:36,374 a poor, magic-less fool. 404 00:19:36,409 --> 00:19:38,643 You might as well give it all up right now. 405 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:42,246 You were born a loser, you worthless runt. 406 00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:44,749 [ASTA] Yeah. He's right. 407 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:46,984 No matter how hard I try, 408 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:50,221 I guess there are some things that just aren't possible. 409 00:19:51,624 --> 00:19:53,591 [ASTA] So, I might as well give-- 410 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:57,395 [YUNO] Hey! Who are you calling a loser? 411 00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:58,896 Asta. 412 00:19:58,932 --> 00:20:01,732 It's true that you aren't going to become the Wizard King. 413 00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:03,167 Not ever. 414 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:04,535 [REVCHI] You hear that? 415 00:20:04,571 --> 00:20:07,271 Even your little friend knows that it's impossible. 416 00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:14,011 That's because I am going to be the Wizard King. 417 00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:15,713 [REVCHI] What? 418 00:20:15,748 --> 00:20:18,316 You're wrong about Asta, Revchi. 419 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:21,852 [YUNO] Very wrong. 420 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:24,288 Asta's no loser. He's my rival! 421 00:20:24,357 --> 00:20:25,790 [ASTA gasps] 422 00:20:25,858 --> 00:20:27,024 Huh? 423 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:28,893 This is who you would claim as your rival? 424 00:20:28,928 --> 00:20:32,096 The only person in the world without magic? 425 00:20:33,299 --> 00:20:37,068 You. Get off of me. 426 00:20:37,103 --> 00:20:38,603 [REVCHI gasps] 427 00:20:38,638 --> 00:20:42,907 [ASTA] Sorry you had to see me at such a weak moment, Yuno. 428 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:45,543 Just, give me a second. 429 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:48,312 That's all. Then I'll destroy this guy. 430 00:21:02,295 --> 00:21:05,496 [ASTA] Is that... a grimoire? 431 00:21:05,565 --> 00:21:07,498 [YUNO] I knew it. 432 00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:10,301 Like you wouldn't be chosen, Asta? 433 00:21:10,336 --> 00:21:11,969 There's no way. 434 00:21:18,845 --> 00:21:21,679 [REVCHI] Is that your magic? 435 00:21:24,350 --> 00:21:27,451 But I checked, and you didn't have any magic power. 436 00:21:27,487 --> 00:21:31,155 How could you be granted a grimoire? 437 00:21:31,190 --> 00:21:32,857 [NARRATOR] The leaves of a clover are said 438 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:34,925 to each contain one thing. 439 00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:38,629 In the first three dwell integrity, hope, and love. 440 00:21:38,665 --> 00:21:41,932 [gasping] 441 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:45,369 [NARRATOR] The fourth leaf, is given over to good luck. 442 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:50,641 [NARRATOR] And in the fifth... 443 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:55,479 [NARRATOR] ...there lives the devil.