Black Clover's Final Arc Kicks Off With Major Asta Confession
Black Clover has finally returned for its final arc, and the first chapter of this new era has gotten things off to a major start with Asta's major confession of love! Series creator Yuki Tabata had been on a hiatus for the Summer while preparing for the final arc of the series overall, and there were quite a lot of questions left hanging following the events of the Spade Kingdom Raid fights. Now that some time has passed and Asta is getting ready for his final slate of challenges, it seems like he's checking one big final thing off of his list before he can move on.
Asta had been fully moving towards his goal of becoming the next Wizard King ever since the series began, but he's also had another goal that he's been secretly (and not so secretly) working towards as well. Still pining over his childhood crush Sister Lily from back at the orphanage from where he grew up, the first chapter of Black Clover's final arc sees Asta taking one final swing at making his dream love happen and confessing his feelings for Sister Lily one last time now that he's officially become an adult.
Chapter 332 of Black Clover confirms that 15 months have passed since the fight with Lucifero, and since then Asta has been officially promoted to the rank of Senior Magic Knight, First Class, for his role in the fight. With this new promotion under his belt and the fact he's now 18 years old, he decides to use this opportunity to propose to Sister Lily. Unlike the times he had before, Asta declares that this is the final time he will propose to her and promises to make her happy. While Lily realizes he's grown into a "dashing" young man, she ultimately turns him down and notes she only sees him as a little brother.
Asta looks a big down by this news, but he refuses to give up on his other dream of becoming the Wizard King anyway. All the while, Nero had told Noelle and Mimosa about Asta's confession so the two of them had also seen it all go down. This means that now both of them realize Asta really did have love for someone (who wasn't either of them), and this rejection will surely fuel something down the line for either of the heroines as the series comes to its end.
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