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Threatened by a ruthless demon,

humanity was on the brink of destruction.

All seemed lost until a lone mage

stepped forward and took up the fight.

After his triumph, he was hailed

as the Wizard King, and his story became legend.

Asta and Yuno have both beaten the odds

and passed the Magic Knights Entrance Exam.

Towering Tornado!

Number 164.

No way.

All of them?

Impossible!

It would be an honor to join the Golden Dawn.

Number 165...

No hands.

it's no real surprise, is it?

What would anyone ever want with you?

A kid with zero magic.

I won't give up! I will become the Wizard King!

You know, kid, I like you.

Come join our crew.

With their acceptance into Magic Knights squads,

the two young men have taken the first step

toward becoming the Wizard King.

I'm the newest member of this squad.

Fresh from Hage Village. Asta--

Aw! Whoops!

This is us.

The worst of the worst Magic Knight squads.

Welcome to the Black Bulls.

You must be our new recruit this year.

What's your name?

It's Yuno.

Hmph. Well, my name is Klaus Lunettes.

A commoner from a tiny village.

Somebody who is of neither royal nor noble birth.

What was Captain Vangeance thinking, letting you in?

Don't get cocky just because all of the captains

raised their hands for you. It means nothing.

You'll need more than that to be accepted

as a true knight of the Golden Dawn.

I'm certain I'll prove myself soon enough.

Hpmh. Watch that smart mouth.

No! I'm not done!

Huh?

Okay, now I'm real mad!

You ready to take me on?

Nope, not really! But let's go.

Die!

Take that! And that!

Why's it so loud in here?

Ugh, I should've skipped those extra drinks.

My head is killing me.

Oh, precious, perfect little Marie.

--My dear sister. My love.

Enough! Shut up, damn you!

Please, make it stop. My poor head.

Looks like they're at it again.

Here we go.

Man, these guys are scary.

Still, I'm one of them now. I'd better act like it.

I'm Asta from Hage Village.

I'm a Black Bull now, too.

Someday, I'm gonna become the Wizard King!

That flan you were saving was super tasty.

Good, because that's the last thing you'll ever eat!

Whoa!

Come on, give it a rest, you idiots!

You're going to wake up my sister

with all the noise you're making, damn it!

Ugh, get over it, you freaky sister-lover!

Let's see.

I remember getting into a drinking contest

with some guy, but after that...

Perfect, thank you!

They're totally not listening.

You stole from me!

My flan! Mine!

Ugh. Will you please shut up?

I've got the mother of all headaches.

That's your own fault, ya drunk.

What did you say?

Oh, you heard me!

At least I'm not a virgin street punk.

Virgin street punk?

Where do you get off calling me that?

Better be careful. Get distracted and I'll get you.

Oh, yeah?

Then come back here and give it your best shot!

----Come on!

I told you to shut up!

In the name of my angelic sister Marie, I will destroy you both!

No, no!

All right. I've had enough.

Quit breaking stuff, already!

Ah, man. Now it's way broken!

Captain!

How was it?

Did ya find us an arrogant newbie?

I can take 'em down a notch or two--

Please, sir.

Can I go up against you today?

Come on. Don't hold back.

Now, now. Forget all about these little brats.

Wouldn't you rather come out for a drink with me?

Hey, hey! Try this! It really is good.

Take a big bite. Go on!

I'm sorry. I can't take it anymore.

May I please go see my sister?

Yeah, yeah.

Glad to know how much you missed me.

Now shut up, will ya?

Sorry, sir.

I'd like you all to meet our new, uh--

Where'd he go?

--Help me! - --Over there.

I can't breathe!

Quit messin' around.

I'll just pass out now.

Now.

Like I was sayin', this shrimp here is our other new member.

What do you mean, "other"?

Go on, tell 'em your name or somethin'.

Yes, sir!

My name's Asta, from Hage Village.

It's really nice to meet eveyone!

You're from Hage?

That's out in the middle of nowhere.

Finral, introduce everyone, will ya?

Sure thing, sir.

Let's see, where to start?

You know Gordon Agrippa.

Nice to meet you.

Not always the easiest guy to talk to,

but he's good people.

Next, we have Vanessa Enoteca.

Tends to pick fights when she's drunk,

but she's good people.

Picking fights?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Hage Village? Way off on the outskirts of the kingdom?

Yeah.

Mm. To make your way from a tiny little

backwater village to a Magic Knight squad.

You must have worked so hard. Nice, kiddo.

What do you say I give you something as a reward, huh?

Man, that's hard to turn down.

But my heart is set on Sister Lily,

and I will stay true to her, no matter what.

All right, let's continue, shall we?

Huh?

--Hey, do me next!

Luck Voltia.

A battle freak who's addicted to fighting, but he's good people.

Nice meeting you.

So, hey, do you like to fight?

Uh, sure?

Yeah? That's cool. I love it!

What d'ya say? Wanna go?

Well, uh...

Hey.

See her?

Huh?

My sister Marie. She's an angel.

Yeah...?

Listen, if you lay a finger on her, then you die.

Wha--?

Gauche Adlai.

Loves his sister a tad too much, but he's good people.

This here is Charmy Pappitson.

A big eater, but she's good people.

Nice to meet ya!

And this is Grey.

I don't really get him, but he's good people.

Uh, hi.

Then there's Magna Swing.

A street punk, but he's good people.

Scary!

And I am Finral Roulacase. Lady-killer.

And finally, we have the Black Bulls' fearless leader.

The great Captain Yami Sukehiro.

What, no "he's good people"?

I'm really glad to be here, sir.

There are other members, of course,

but the rest are out on missions, or on leave,

or I don't know.

Think you can play nice, newbie?

Yes, sir!

We're gonna get along so well!

Like I said before, it's really nice to meet you guys!

God, is he trying to kill me?

Right?

That's somethin' I noticed before:

you're as loud as you are short, aren't ya?

Yeah!

Shut up, kid.

Right, sorry.

Well, gang, let's go.

Give 'im a good workout, but try not to kill him.

Wait. Wha--?

Did ya hear him?

Uh-huh.

Yami wants us to make sure you get a good workout.

That's just what I'm gonna do.

A pathetic runt like you, and from where, Hage?

A village almost no one has ever heard of before.

Not much mana, either.

And you're the newest member of the Black Bulls?

You gotta be kiddin' me!

I don't know what some magic-poor hick like you

could have possibly done to impress Yami.

Do you wanna wear the robe that'll prove

you're a true member of the Black Bulls?

That's a real Magic Knights squad robe.

It's... It's so, so cool!

Damn right it is. So, you want it?

Yeah, I do! Gimmie, gimme!

Wow, you're really excited. You want it that bad? Okay.

But first, you need to earn the approval

of Yami's chief subordinate.

man among men, Magna Swing.

This marks your entry to the Black Bulls.

A true baptism by fire.

Say what?

"Baptism"?

All right, village boy!

Let's see how bad you want this robe.

You've gotta earn it by completing

every task I give you.

I'm ready. Let's do this!

Oh, goodie. Yet another one of these ridiculous baptisms.

Aw, I want a baptism, too.

You can do it. You can do it.

My Marie.

Here we go, go, go!

First, I wanna see your physical prowess.

Five thousand crunches!

You got it!

Five thousand push-ups!

Ow, ow!

Not yet! I'm not done!

--You can do it. - --My precious angel.

Not that it's actually gonna do him any good,

but the kid's all right.

Yeah, his stamina and physical strength

are seriously off the charts.

Too bad magic's all that matters.

How'd I do?

Hah. Not bad, runt.

Seems you're stronger than you look.

Okay, so I passed your test, right?

Then gimme that robe already!

Not so fast! You think it's that simple?

We're not done yet, village boy.

There's one more test,

the last and most important of your baptism.

Here we go.

Using any skills at your disposal,

whether they're magical or ordinary...

...you must dodge or defend yourself

against my attack magic.

If you can manage that, then you will pass.

You may consider yourself a true Black Bull,

and I will give you your robe.

Okay.

Right. I understand. I'll do my best.

Shut up!

Okay, grab your grimoire and get ready!

Yes, sir!

Whoa, what's he got there?

So big!

You ready?

Ready!

Here we go!

Bring it on. Let's see what you can do!

Take this!

Ha! You're pretty decent.

Yes, sir!

I'm gonna pass.

All right. The real battle...

...begins now!

So hot.

Flame Magic:

Exploding...

...Fireball! Now, die!

Are you serious?!

Oh, man. I'm dead.

Without conscious thought,

Asta's brain realized something.

Thus far, he'd used his well-trained body,

his kinetic vision, and his explosive power

to slice through magic and destroy his foes.

But this time was different.

Magna's magic was too quick for Asta to intercept.

It's so fast!

Even if he did slice through it,

the force of the attack would not die,

and Asta would still absorb the full blow.

I can't block it!

When he knew he was out of options,

all thought shut down.

However, his body still refused to give up.

Asta had spent years training his body.

And when faced with this final struggle...

...somehow, it found a way to survive.

Whoa! He did it! He did it!

Woohoo!

Wow, did not see that coming.

That's the first time in a while

that we haven't had to rescue the newbie.

He couldn't slice it with the blade's edge,

so he hit it with the flat.

Seems that sword can both cut through magic

and reflect it. Interesting.

I had no idea!

I knew I could slice through magic,

but it turns out I can hit it, too?

This sword is awesome!

But jeez, that was close! I almost died!

What the hell was he thinking, anyway?

Does he wanna kill the new guy?

Wait. I didn't kill him, did I?

What the hell did you just do, you crazy little runt?

He took a direct hit, and he's still standing?

I was able to dispel it in time, so I'm all right,

but that doesn't change the fact

that I was nearly offed by my own magic.

Why, you little...!

Scary, scary, scary, scary, scary, scary,

scary, scary, scary!

You're really good, wow!

Here I thought you were just gonna block my magic,

and you fired it back at me?!

Y'know, I think I kinda like you, little Rasta.

It's, um, Asta.

Hey, sorry about callin' you a magic-poor hick earlier.

H-Hell, to be honest, I'm from the sticks myself.

Rayaka Village, just up from Hage.

No way! Really?

Rayaka is way out in the middle of nowhere.

Yeah, sure. Says the kid from Hage!

Ha, ha! Oh, and, uh, just so you know,

it's not that I have low magic power.

I actually have none at all.

What was that?

You've got no magic power?

And you were still able to turn my magic against me?

Uh, yeah. I guess so.

Well, that's even more amazing, then.

You're not just some runt-- you're a real man.

Huh?

Okay, it's time for baptism, part two.

Uh, what?

You have to take me on now!

You were very impressive out there.

Nice, kiddo.

Uh, thank you.

I brought you something.

Don't be shy. It's really yummy.

Well?

Sure, okay.

Here, you can have half.

Well, maybe half of a half.

Cool, thanks!

Yummy!

Okay, okay.

Don't we still have some business to take care of?

Boring!

Here ya go!

You earned this fair and square, Asta.

What, you don't want it?

No! I do! I do! I do!

This is really mine.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Let's see how it looks.

And, now, the finishing touch.

Hey! It looks pretty good on you. Right, Yami?

I don't think it's his color.

you're one of us.

You're a member of the Black Bulls.

Don't do anything that would bring shame to Yami,

or to the Black Bulls.

Understood!

I'm so glad to be a part of this team!

Yeah!

Shut up, kid.

I'm sorry!

I'll be more careful from now on, sir!

What part of "shut up" do you not understand?

So, I guess that's the other new recruit.

Little insect.