It appeared as if humanity will soon be destroyed by the demons.
But there was a mage who fought alone and saved everyone.
He was called the Magic Emperor and became a legend.
Asta visited Nairn, the town where Rebecca and her siblings live.
That's also where Marie, Gauche's beloved sister lives.
Sure, come--
Get lost, scum.
That night, there was an incident that happened in Nairn.
Go to hell, Asta.
This is someone's house!
Snow? At this time of year?
That's strange.
What are you guys doing?
My siblings are missing!
From today onwards,
you'll all be my friends.
Luca, Marco,
where did you go this late at night?
Bashim!
Helen!
Where are you?
I don't think they just went to the washroom--
Die!
I won't let you marry my sister!
This is not the time for this!
There's nothing more important than Marie.
I'm going to kill you!
Hold on! What's going on with this town?
Why would it be snowing in this season?
That's so absurd!
Noelle? Why are you here?
I'm just passing by.
Asta, who is this?
My ally from the same Magic Knight squad.
Hey, Noelle. This is my friend, Rebecca.
A friend?
An ally?
-I see. -I see.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Aside from this,
I saw a lot of children going up to the mountains.
What's going on?
Is there any festival in the middle of the night?
Go up to the mountains?
I'm going to use you as a blood sacrifice.
Stop!
Crone.
Elderly Sister.
I can sense magic power from this snow.
I suppose it's some kind of magic.
It's used to control people.
It only affects children, whose magic has yet to mature.
Several of us were also taken away.
What are they going to do by taking the children?
Hey, Crone.
You said a few were taken.
Does that include Marie?
Unfortunately, yes.
-Crone! -Sister Theresa!
You were supposed to look after her! How could this happen, you crone?
Please don't do this!
You're so quick to resort to violence.
You sure are beyond help!
Just bring it on!
But even so, it won't bring those children and Marie back.
You're right.
But if I don't take this anger out on you, I don't know how to deal with it!
Asta?
Are you all right?
Asta.
You little brat.
Come on, Gauche.
Please calm down.
As a Magic Knight,
you need to keep calm at all times!
This kid sure knows what to say.
Calm down? Well said.
Do you get it now?
I'm going to kill you in a calm manner!
I might have gone overboard!
You little brat, do you think it didn't hurt?
Stop it!
We should stop this
and focus on finding clues instead!
What? It's not that easy!
Right, I gave Marie a mirror and told her to take it with her at all times.
The snow disrupts the signals.
But as long as I can track the mana on the mirror,
I should be able to narrow down the search scope.
That's it!
All right!
Even so, I'm still going to kill you!
I'm going to kill you while thanking you.
I'll come along.
I want them to return the children from the church and the town.
Elderly Sister, leave it to me--
No, although I didn't like it, the crone will be able to help us.
Is she not an ordinary old lady?
I won't lose to young people just yet.
Asta!
Marco is an idiot,
and Luca is very stubborn.
So I'm really worried.
What should I do?
If anything happens to those two...
Rebecca, pull yourself together.
Calm down!
Don't worry.
I'll surely bring them back!
They are going to laugh at you if they see you so flustered.
You're right.
Let's go!
Hold on! I'm coming too!
You can't fly on your own, right?
Do you want to be hanging down there like him?
Also, there's no telling if the town will be under attack again.
Can you stay here and be on stand by?
Please inform the Magic Knights!
Asta, I'm counting on you!
I have to stay here with this woman?
I'm so happy to have made so many friends.
Let's all get along.
We're not in the church?
Why am I here?
Why is everyone looking dazed?
Who's that?
I'll turn all of you into good kids with my magic.
Did that person cast a spell on us?
Right, the mirror that Gauche gave me...
He said it could protect me from magic.
Treat this mirror as if it were me.
I'm the only one who's conscious.
It looks like you have broken my spell.
Why is that?
You're a bad girl.
You need to be a good girl and stay under my spell.
Otherwise, we can never be friends.
That's not true!
You're using magic to make others obey you!
That's not how friends are!
Why...
Why did you say something so harsh?
Friends wouldn't say such a thing!
Neige.
Don't hurt the goods.
-Gosh! You just wouldn't listen! -I'm sorry, Baro!
This time, this girl is the jackpot.
She has so much magic power even though she's just a kid.
I can make a great fortune if the others were like her.
This kid has inadequate magic power.
Neige, didn't I tell you to bring children with a lot of magic power?
Sorry, Baro.
Trash like him should be discarded!
Gosh!
Don't waste my time and effort!
All right.
It's time to extract their magic power.
We're close now. The mana is getting stronger.
All right!
The opponents must be people who have great magical power.
Don't let your guard down.
Marie, wait for me.
Kids, stay safe and wait for us.
Everyone, stay calm!
The Magic Knights will surely bring the kids back.
Are you a member of the Magic Knights?
Please save my child! I'm counting on you!
What happened to the others?
Where are Luca and Marco?
They...
Don't worry.
Asta will bring them back soon.
That's right. Don't worry.
Also...
Why is our house damaged?
About that, Idiosta and the others will repair it later.
There's no rush to fix it now.
The snow has gotten into our room.
I need to contact the Magic Knights.
This is the headquarters of the Magic Knights.
I think I've seen you somewhere.
Are you really from the headquarters?
Although this isn't my main job,
Captain Jack gave the order
and got me transferred here to help out.
I've been actively engaged in combat,
so they are letting me take a break.
That should be it.
I'm not interested in those. There's an emergency here.
It's snow. The snow is covering up Nairn.
Snow? How romantic.
Are you a fool?
Someone used magic to make the snow,
and cast a spell on it to abduct the children in this town!
What? You have to quickly contact the Magic Knights!
Am I not doing that now?
You're right. Well, don't worry.
I feel so uneasy.
I can sense the mana from there!
A cave?
Are the abducted kids there?
That's...
Gauche!
Let me down!
I don't care who he is! All I care about is Marie!
What?
Jump if you want to get down.
Asta!
What's wrong with you?
How are you even a Magic Knight?
I don't care about others.
What matters is that I can protect Marie.
On the day I, a former prisoner, joined the Magic Knights,
the captain told me...
You can just protect whoever you want to.
Let me do just that.
Marco!
Hang in there!
How pitiful.
There are bruises all over his body and there's frostbite too.
Hey, Marco!
It won't work. He's under the spell and isn't conscious now.
All right!
Leave it to me!
What are you doing?
That's weird.
Asta?
Sister Theresa?
Marco, are you all right?
What just happened?
Did he dispel the magic?
It hurts!
Hold on...
Fire Healing Magic, Soothing Holy Light.
It feels so warm.
Granny, you're awesome!
You can even heal wounds!
What the hell happened?
I don't know either.
He has so many wounds on him.
Marco, we have to save your sister and other children!
Can you stay in the cave on your own?
No!
Asta, I'm scared.
Can you stay here with me?
What is this?
You're a boy!
I'll make an exception and lend you my Black Bull robe.
You'll be safe as long as you put this on.
No matter what,
it has the courage of the Magic Knights in it.
Can you stay here and wait for us?
Yes.
But remember, I'm only lending it to you.
Be sure to give it back to me later.
Make sure you do that! Don't get any snot on it!
All right.
All right. Let's hurry.
I'm worried about the other children.
It's like a maze.
But the mana is getting stronger.
Marie, hang in there for a bit more.
Not bad! This is good!
More!
Little brats, I'm going to squeeze out every last drop of your magic!
All right. It's done.
Next, it's the jackpot we got this time.
No!
Don't do this, please! Let me go!
-No! -You can't defy Baro.
No, please don't!
Give up already.
Let me gather all your magic!
Marie!
Gauche!
This is great. You're fine...
What have you done to Marie?
Baro, it's the enemy!
That's the robe of the Magic Knights!
Damn it!
How did they find us so quickly?
Neige, do something!
You can use magic too, right?
All right.
Snow Magic, Snow Cry!
Mirror Magic, Mirrors Shift!
What kind of magic is that?
I can't even hit him.
Marie!
Dumbass, use other magic!
Snow Creation Magic, Snow Friends!
-Snow. -Snow.
Go on, my friends!
Damn it!
It's fine. Only one or two are knocked down.
Neige can create an unlimited amount of them!
Gauche!
You're way out of your league!
Mirror Magic, Reflect Refrain!
Kill them all!
What?
My friends...
He's way too strong and so terrifying!
Damn it! Why is it different from what I was promised?
I only accepted this job because they told me
all I had to do was just to extract the children's magic.
Besides, what's with this guy's magic?
Baro, what do we do?
Shut up, you trash!
Think!
There must be something that can be done.
Try to move if you dare.
I don't know what will happen to this girl!
You scumbag!
What's with that look?
What if I use too much force when I get upset?
Neige, kick his ass...
Watch me!
Shoot.
Marie!
It's fine now.
Asta, thank you!
Marie, are you all right?
-Wait a second-- -Asta!
You little brat!
Why did you throw out something so dangerous?
What if it had hit Marie?
No, I did it to save Marie.
Speaking of which, what if you had hit Marie instead?
Scum, there's no way I could've hit her.
My love for Marie is so great!
Gauche, no!
Marie, get out of the way!
No!
These children's magic has been extracted?
If this goes on,
they might not be able to use magic anymore.
Can't use magic?
That guy said,
it can be used to make a fortune.
How dare they do such a thing!
Shoot, this isn't looking good.
Baro?
Just that guy alone is bad news.
With his friends here, we don't stand a chance to win.
This guy...
Where did he come from?
He has no magic at all!
That's so unbelievable!
I've never seen trash like you!
Now that I take a closer look, you don't have the Magic Knights' robe!
You're a nobody!
Neige, get rid of that guy with sister complex!
What?
There's no other way then.
It looks like I'll have to take care of this nobody myself!
I'm definitely...
not going to spare you!
-Petite Clover! -Petite Clover!
-Stay behind. -Stay behind.
Luca, Marco.
Don't worry. Asta will surely bring them back.
Why don't we do a quiz to liven things up?
Well, where is Asta's hometown?
Hage Village.
Correct.
It's my turn.
How old is Asta?
Fifteen, I guess.
Well, when is Asta's birthday?
April 10.
What is Asta's dream?
To become the Magic Emperor, right?
You seem to know him well.
I could say the same about you.
-I won't lose to you! -I won't lose to you!
Hi!
What's the matter? You look so dead.
Watch me!
I'm going to be actively engaged in the next episode!
Black Clover, Page 32,
"Three-Leaf Sprouts."
I'll show you what the real "Haha" is!
Subtitle translation by Angel Choo