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EP 73Royal Knights Selection Exam Teams Announced for Midnight Sun Conflict
Mar 5, 2019An examination is held to select the Royal Knights who will combat the Eye of the Midnight Sun. Participants include Asta and Yuno, alongside members of the Black Bulls such as Noelle, Magna, Luck, and Finral. Representatives from the Golden Dawn, specifically Mimosa and Klaus, also take part. Leopold from the Crimson Lion Kings joins the competition, along with numerous other notable Magic Knights. The Wizard King officially announces the specific teams assigned to participate in this Royal Knights Selection Exam.
EP 74Asta's team defeats Rick, Forti, and Curtis using Zora's hidden ash magic traps.
Mar 12, 2019Asta, Mimosa, and Zora face an enemy team comprising Rick Cornell, Forti Griss, and Curtis Wolne. After realizing Zora has fallen asleep, Mimosa proposes an aggressive strategy to destroy the opposing crystal. Mimosa uses her flower cannon magic to draw fire, allowing Asta to target Curtis. However, Rick and Forti surround Mimosa, while Asta triggers a paralysis trap. The attackers' spells are absorbed, amplified, and reflected by Zora’s concealed ash magic, instantly incapacitating the enemy. Mimosa heals Asta as Zora reveals his presence, then destroys the crystal and humiliates Curtis. Asta's team wins the match. The next combatants are Sol, Magna, and Kirsch Vermillion from the Coral Peacocks, who is Mimosa's arrogant older brother.
EP 75Kirsch mocks Asta while Finral's team and Langris win their respective battles easily.
Mar 19, 2019Kirsch ridicules Asta for relying on strength instead of magic. During the duel, Asta questions Zora about his exam participation despite previous statements, but gets no answer. Kirsch demonstrates advanced spell usage to Sol and Magna, leading to their victory. Finral partners with Leopold and Hamon, using teleportation tactics to secure an easy win. Meanwhile, Langris teams with Sekke and Flagil Tormenta. Langris dominates the match alone, employing spatial magic to slice an opponent's crystal and dismissing Finral's abilities as inferior. This display prompts Finral to resolve to defeat his brother in the upcoming exam. The narrative highlights the contrast between brute force and magical skill, setting the stage for the sibling rivalry.
EP 76Rill Boismortier reveals his painting magic while Luck teams with Klaus and Puli Angel
Mar 26, 2019Finral questions his decision to challenge his brother during round 5 of the exam. A participant named Mage X is revealed to be Rill Boismortier, Captain of the Aqua Deer, accompanied by his butler Walter. Rill is quickly captured, prompting Walter to recall how Rill’s uncontrollable magic once destroyed their castle. Walter suggested Rill join the Magic Knights to create art in battle, leading to his historic appointment as the youngest captain. Rill then unveils his ultimate magic, painting spells to exploit enemy weaknesses and securing victory. In the subsequent match, Luck is paired with Klaus and Puli Angel from the Blue Roses. Klaus expresses concern that their opponents include Rob Vitesse, a wind magic user from the Silver Eagles.
EP 77Klaus and Luck showcase improved skills while Noelle and Yuno face determined opponents in intense battles.
Apr 2, 2019Klaus and Luck demonstrate their improved abilities, with Luck defeating Rob via a lightning kick that shatters the crystal. Noelle teams up with Yuno and En Ringard from the Green Praying Mantises. Solid aims to defeat and mock Noelle, who exploits his aggression by attacking his crystal. Yuno confronts Alecdora Sandler, a Golden Dawn member resentful of Yuno’s status as Vangeance’s favorite despite his peasant origins. En immobilizes Solid’s teammate Dmitri Brint using Mushroom magic. Noelle faces Solid alone; although he scratches her face, she overcomes her fear of his water magic. Yuno easily defeats Alecdora without Sylph’s assistance. Noelle ultimately destroys Solid’s crystal with Sea Dragon’s Roar, knocking him out.
EP 78Asta and Yuno advance while Asta confronts Zora about his tactics during the second round.
Apr 9, 2019Asta and Yuno advance past the first round, irritating the Clover King and Solid. In the second round, Asta’s team faces Kirsch’s team. Zora anticipates humiliating a royal, but Asta questions his cheating. Zora claims no rules were broken. Kirsch covers the battlefield with flower petal illusion magic. Asta uses Anti-magic demons to unleash Black Hurricane, erasing petals, nullifying illusions, and disabling Zora’s traps. Irritated, Zora listens as Asta explains he values teamwork over tactics. Zora recalls his father and agrees to cooperate, revealing his magic’s mechanics. Kirsch, furious that his spell was ruined by peasant magic, abandons Magna and Sol to attack alone. Asta attempts to lure Kirsch into Zora’s new traps, but Kirsch avoids them using detection magic. As Kirsch attacks Asta, he suddenly falls into a pit Zora dug by hand to evade detection. Asta knocks Kirsch unconscious and thanks Zora for their teamwork.
EP 79Sol's Crystal Destroyed as Asta and Mimosa Overcome Their Opponents
Apr 16, 2019Sol conceals her crystal within her golem and traps Mimosa, while Magna defeats Asta with an unblockable fireball. Kirsch recalls a starving child with disgust, prompting Sol to reveal her past trauma where Captain Charlotte saved her from bandits. Sol criticizes Kirsch for selfish motives. Asta anticipates Magna’s attacks, allowing Zora to trap and knock him out. Kirsch attempts to overpower Asta but is similarly defeated by a trap. Mimosa infiltrates the golem with plants, enabling Asta to destroy the crystal. Zora critiques the trio’s weaknesses. Mimosa reflects on a peasant’s kindness and praises Kirsch for recognizing Asta’s strength. Kirsch admits the duel’s beauty. The Clover King is enraged by the royal’s defeat. The next match features Finral’s team against Langris’ team.
EP 80Langris attacks Finral over parental favoritism and noble engagement rivalry
Apr 23, 2019Langris resents his parents' preference for him over Finral and their arranged marriage to Finnes Calmreich, who favors Finral. Enraged by this rejection, Langris attacks Finral's crystal but is shocked when Finral cancels the spell using spatial mana cancellation. While Leopold and Hamon duel Flagil, Finral teleports Sekke to the Black Bulls base, resulting in punishment by Yami. Langris, furious at Finral's defiance, launches a powerful attack. Despite Finral's regret and plea for brotherly connection, his crystal is destroyed, and his body is violently teleported away. Langris's team wins, but he recalls Finral's kindness versus his own power-based love. Consumed by rage, Langris prepares to kill the unconscious Finral, only to be stopped by Asta and the Black Bulls storming the battlefield to defend him.
EP 81Langris challenges the Bulls to a semi-final match under strict exam rules
Apr 30, 2019The Wizard King intervenes during Finral’s treatment, allowing Langris to fight the Bulls for their semi-final match under exam rules. Langris attacks Asta, who loses body parts but continues fighting with Mimosa’s healing magic. Asta, unable to use his demon power again, maneuvers Langris into Zora’s trap. Meanwhile, the Wizard King suspects a magic knight is an unwitting traitor and uses the exam to identify them. Many notice Langris is acting strangely. Zora recalls his father, a magic knight murdered by his squad for being a peasant. Zora adopted the persona of a doll his father gave him, becoming a vigilante who punishes magic knights who abuse their powers.
EP 82fillerA Special Episode Featuring Petit Clover and Charmy's Dreamy Adventure
May 7, 2019The Black Bulls excel unexpectedly in the Royal Knights Selection Exam. Charmy seeks ingredients to cook for her Meal-saving Prince but consumes poisonous mushrooms, triggering vivid dreams. Within this surreal dreamscape, all characters appear significantly smaller. This special episode compiles multiple Petit Clover segments, showcasing these miniature adventures alongside the main narrative events.
EP 83Asta Activates Black Asta to Counter Langris in Intense Battles
May 14, 2019Xerx’s magic proves largely ineffective against Langris, prompting Asta to activate his Black Asta powers. The narrative questions whether Asta can overcome Langris’s immense magical strength. Following this confrontation, Luck’s team engages in combat against Rill’s team. The sequence of matches concludes with a final showdown between Rill’s team and Yuno’s team. The episode focuses on these escalating battles and the strategic use of specific magical abilities to gain an advantage over formidable opponents.
EP 84Yuno defeats Rill using Sylph's power while Julius announces Royal Knight selections.
May 21, 2019Yuno and Rill commence their duel, with Rill’s teammates engaging Noelle and En. Unable to breach Rill’s defenses, Yuno employs a spell reserved for Asta, merging with Sylph to unleash immense mana. Rill blocks the attack but destroys his own crystal through excessive power expenditure, granting Yuno victory. Julius declares that between 10 and 20 candidates will become Royal Knights based on exam performance. He suspects Langris was manipulated by the Midnight Sun but remains wary of other factors. Asta vows to catch up to Yuno. Julius later confronts Zora, revealing he knew Zora’s father, Zara, and designed the star system in his memory. Julius intends to make Zora a Royal Knight but advises him to wear his Black Bull robes henceforth.
EP 85Yami shares his past with the Bulls during a mandatory team bath session.
May 28, 2019Asta remains depressed after losing a duel to Yuno, ignoring the Bulls' attempts to cheer him up. Meanwhile, the squad anxiously awaits Royal Knight exam results. To break the tension, Yami forces everyone into a team bath. There, he recounts his history with the Aqua Deers, formerly the Grey Deers under Julius Novachrono. Yami accepted a job protecting a village harvest from bandits in exchange for food. Overwhelmed by the enemy numbers, he was aided by William Vangeance. Together, they captured all bandits except their leader, establishing a rivalry between Yami and Vangeance that persists to this day.
EP 86Yami recounts his past with Vangeance to Asta, who misses the lesson and faces Mereoleona's arrival.
Jun 4, 2019Yami tells Asta about his time as vice-captain under Wizard King Julius, where he and Vangeance hunted bandits led by traitors. Vangeance tricked the group into attacking two villages, allowing Yami to defeat a former rival leader. However, Yami was ambushed by traitorous Magic Knights Goht and Mohl, who tried to silence him. Vangeance rescued Yami, and they defeated the conspirators. Following this, Yami founded the Black Bulls for misfits, while Vangeance created the Golden Dawn for powerful mages. Asta fails to grasp the story's moral about persistence, resulting in punishment. He regains his spirit and waits with the Black Bulls for exam results, only for Mereoleona to arrive suddenly and violently.
EP 87Royal Knights Formation and the Midnight Sun Threat
Jun 11, 2019Mereoleona reveals that Asta, Noelle, Luck, and another group member passed the exam to become Royal Knights. She escorts them to an oath ceremony where they meet fellow knights including Yuno, Klaus, Mimosa, Kirch, Nils Ragus, En Ringard, Puli Angel, Rill Boismortier, Fragil Tormenta, and Hamon Caseus. After introducing herself as captain, Zora arrives in Black Bull robes, explaining his past as a vigilante recruited by Yami. Mereoleona distributes new robes and notes that members like Nozel joined despite failing the exam due to their magic being essential against the Midnight Sun. These enemies reside in a floating dungeon within the Gravito Stones area. Inside, Rhya dreams of his elf past, recalling Licht’s marriage to the human Tetia and their half-elf child intended to bridge their peoples.
EP 88Asta and Noelle vow to defeat the Midnight Sun while infiltrating their hideout with Mereoleona.
Jun 18, 2019Asta and Noelle visit Leopold in the hospital, where Fuegoleon remains in a coma. Inspired by Fuegoleon’s past encouragement, they swear to defeat the Midnight Sun in his name. Asta expresses confusion to Noelle regarding Vetto’s statement about being unable to forgive humans. Klaus warns them to remain vigilant against spies, and a shadow entity attaches itself to Asta as they depart. Klaus reflects on the Royal Knights, noting that despite their strength, members like Luck and Zora are notorious troublemakers. The shadow attempts to spy on Mereoleona but is discovered, captured, and interrogated. Consequently, Mereoleona decides to launch an attack on the Midnight Sun in the morning rather than waiting three days, a move Zora suspects was always her plan. To infiltrate the hideout, the group splits into teams with orders to reach the center by any means necessary. Mereoleona teams up with Asta and Zora. As the battle begins, Rhya joins the fight, activating the Third Eye in his forehead while secretly revealing that Licht is not in the hideout but located elsewhere entirely.
EP 89The Black Bulls' Hideout faces a zombie attack led by Rades Spirito and Sally.
Jun 25, 2019While most squad members depart, Gauche, Grey, and Gordon stay behind. The base is assaulted by zombies summoned by Rades Spirito, Sally, and Valtos. Gauche defeats the initial zombies but learns Licht forbids killing Rades. Sally enhances a zombie, which Gordon destroys with poison magic. Grey then crystallizes Sally’s gel salamander, allowing Gauche to shatter it. Rades summons No. 0 Mikael Caesar, a zombie composed of two squad captains using Wind and Plant magic. As zombies swarm, Grey and Gordon loudly declare their intent to protect their home. An alarm triggers, causing the base to rearrange violently and reveal a mage with long, light blue hair who demands an explanation for the invasion.
EP 90Henry Legolant Reveals His Secret Past and the Black Bulls Base Transforms Into a Minotaur
Jul 2, 2019The building’s mage reveals he has secretly lived there for years, surviving by siphoning magic due to an illness. Yami previously allowed this arrangement in exchange for using the home as the Black Bulls base. The mage introduces himself as Henry Legolant, the hideout’s owner. While Valtos locates a stone found by Asta, Henry transforms the base into a giant Minotaur called the Raging Black Bull. Henry admits he considers the Bulls his friends after Asta visited him regularly. Henry fights Mikael Caesar, but Sally summons a gel salamander that overpowers the Minotaur. Gauche creates Grey clones to turn the gel into plants, which Gordon destroys with poison. Valtos, Sally, and Rades retreat with the stone. Henry runs out of magic and cannot revert the base. Valtos gives the stone to Licht, who places it on a tablet, revealing only two stones remain for him to retrieve.
EP 91Mereoleona Combats Rhya's Copy Magic While Asta Witnesses Her Overwhelming Power
Jul 9, 2019Yuno learns from a defeated mage that the Midnight Sun plans to be reborn into their true forms. Asta encounters a clone of himself, causing confusion until Mereoleona sets them both on fire, exposing Rhya as capable of using Copy magic to recreate the spells of other mages. He attempts to use Yami's Darkness magic but Mereoleona sets his spell on fire then punches him in the face. Elsewhere, Mereoleona's brother, Fuegoleon, appears to almost awaken from his coma. Mereoleona's power proves to be a match for Rhya's multiple magic's, even with his third eye activated. Zora reveals that Mereoleona spends most of her time living in the wilderness and has grown impossibly powerful by absorbing nature's magic. Furious, Rhya summons a copy of Asta's Demon Slayer Sword, but it is easily destroyed by Mereoleona as it was merely a copy of the sword and contained no Anti Magic. Mereoleona reveals she can use a powerful ability, Mana Zone, to completely control all the magic within a defined space, and annihilates Rhya, shocking Asta who knows from experience how powerful members of the Third Eye are. Elsewhere, Yuno's skill leads Mimosa to suspect Yuno is also capable of using Mana Zone. They follow the sound of a powerful heartbeat and find a mage floating within a sphere of light.
EP 92The Wizard King confronts the Eye of the Midnight Sun leader in a magical duel.
Jul 16, 2019Yami waits at Golden Dawn headquarters while Vangeance secretly meets the Wizard King. Vangeance thanks the King for his support since childhood but expresses regret over choosing between Julius and his partner, leaving the decision to them. Vangeance transforms into Licht, the Eye of the Midnight Sun leader, revealing two souls within his body, one being an elf. After his people were massacred, Licht seeks to eradicate all humans using the last two magic stones Julius holds. They duel, with Licht’s Light magic against Julius’ Time magic. Julius is initially wounded, leading Licht to expect an easy victory. However, Julius reveals his time magic allows him to steal opponents' future time and heal himself by reversing time. Julius aims for a discrimination-free future and continues living until that goal is realized. Licht attacks again but is overpowered as Julius predicts every move.
EP 93Julius Novachrono confronts Licht while revealing his past and reversing time to save the nation.
Jul 23, 2019Marx, the Wizard King's advisor, orders all squad captains to assist the ruler. Licht’s spells devastate the city, but Julius restrains himself to protect Vangeance’s body. He displays a massive, coverless Grimoire with endless pages. Licht believes fate created Julius to counter his plan to eradicate humans and restore balance. Licht then casts a spell capable of destroying the entire country. Julius remembers his youth as a magic knight, where Zara, Zora’s father, taught him to serve the people. After Zara’s murder, Julius despised the class system and aimed to become Wizard King to improve the world through knights like Asta, Yuno, and Noelle. Refusing to yield, Julius uses his stored time to reverse the country by a few seconds, saving everyone but exposing himself to Licht, who stabs him. Yami arrives too late and draws his sword to kill both Licht and Vangeance.
EP 94Asta confronts Rhya while Licht betrays the Midnight Sun and initiates the resurrection ritual.
Jul 30, 2019Yami fails to stop Licht from retrieving the stones and escaping through a portal. Rhya attempts to kill Mereoleona with a self-destruct spell, but Asta nullifies it after recognizing its similarity to spells used by Vetto and Fana. Asta questions the Midnight Sun’s hatred of humans and advocates for peace, mirroring the Wizard King’s ideals. Rhya notes Asta’s resemblance to Licht. Julius deduces the stones serve a purpose beyond mere power, as Licht alone could have destroyed the kingdom. Julius passes his dream of a better world to Yami and other magic knights before dying. Yuno encounters an elf-like mage and notices a black sword. Licht exposes Rades, Sally, and Valtos, revealing the stones sacrifice humans to fuel resurrection rather than grant power. As Licht places the stones in a tablet, light engulfs the kingdom. Rhya transforms into an elf, and the figure in the light sphere awakens while Yuno begins his own elf transformation.
EP 95Patry’s Reincarnation as William Vangeance and His Quest to Restore the Elves
Aug 6, 2019Centuries ago, Licht received a four-leaf Grimoire and befriended the elf Patry. After saving Tetia and meeting her brother, Licht proposed uniting elves and humans, eventually marrying Tetia. On their wedding day, elves were killed by Light magic, leading Patry to suspect Tetia’s brother. Before dying, Patry witnessed Licht cast a forbidden reincarnation spell. Patry awoke as William Vangeance, the sole full reincarnation, and retrieved a four-leaf Grimoire. He reincarnated Rhya, Fana, and Vetto into human bodies while impersonating Licht. To resurrect the elven race, Patry sought stolen magic stones. In the present, he sacrificed Sally, Rades, and Valtos to power the spell as Yuno transformed into an elf.
EP 96Yami battles possessed Charlotte while elves reclaim human bodies across the kingdom
Aug 13, 2019As Midnight Sun members sacrifice themselves for resurrection, elves reincarnate into human bodies throughout the Clover Kingdom, including Royal Knights. Patry announces human extinction as the possessed begin their assault. Yami defeats elves controlling Owen and Marx, then fights Charlotte, now possessed by an elf. He realizes the resurrection removed her childhood curse, granting the elf full magical power. Sol attempts to rescue Charlotte but Yami convinces him to leave with the Wizard King's body. Yami confronts Charlotte for allowing possession, prompting the elf to unleash a powerful spell. Fearing city destruction, Yami uses Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash to counter it. Meanwhile, at the Midnight Sun base, Noelle and Kirsch prepare to battle two possessed Royal Knights, one being Luck.
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