# WebtoonLib — Black Clover #1: Chapter 1 - Volume 1 (DigitalMangaFan) ## Series - title: Black Clover - slug: black-clover-wqdp4etl ## Chapter - number: 1 - chapter_key: 1-k83ejg - title: Chapter 1 - Volume 1 (DigitalMangaFan) - release_date: 2026-11-03 ### Summary Black Clover Ch.1 introduces Asta, a magicless 15-year-old orphan whose dream of becoming Wizard King is tested at the grimoire ceremony. After comically proposing to the church nun and clashing with his talented rival Yuno, Asta trains his body relentlessly but receives no grimoire while Yuno earns a legendary four-leaf one, leaving Asta humiliated yet defiant. - summary_source: graph_aggregator - summary_verification: unverified ### Key events - Yuno receives rare four-leaf clover grimoire while Asta receives nothing and is mocked. - Annual grimoire awarding ceremony held for 15-year-olds to receive grimoires that boost magic. - Boy from church repeatedly proposes to nun and is rejected, then fights with his orphan friend. - Former Magic Knight turned thief binds Yuno with chain magic to steal four-leaf grimoire. - Asta nullifies thief's magic and defeats him, then both boys reaffirm rivalry to become Wizard King. - Asta defends Yuno despite having no magic, is beaten, then obtains five-leaf clover grimoire with anti-magic sword. - Narration recounts demons nearly destroying humanity until one mage saved them and became first Wizard King. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Black Clover Ch.1 introduces Asta, a magicless 15-year-old orphan whose dream of becoming Wizard King is tested at the grimoire ceremony. ### Spoiler summary Black Clover Ch.1 introduces Asta, a magicless 15-year-old orphan whose dream of becoming Wizard King is tested at the grimoire ceremony. After comically proposing to the church nun and clashing with his talented rival Yuno, Asta trains his body relentlessly but receives no grimoire while Yuno earns a legendary four-leaf one, leaving Asta humiliated yet defiant. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: generated ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 364 ### Content Asta Yuno The Boy’s Vow PAGE 3 The Road to the Wizard King PAGE 4 The Black Bulls PAGE 5 The Other New Member PAGE 6 Go! Go! First Mission PAGE 7 Beast ...came close to being decimated by the demons. Humanity... Page 1: The Boy's Vow But just one mage... ...saved humankind. He was known thereafter as the Wizard King and became a legend. ☘ Page 1: The Boy's Vow THE WIZARD KING HAS RETURNED! ONCE AGAIN HE SUCCEEDED IN LEADING THE MAGIC KNIGHTS TO DEFEAT THE INVADERS! THREE CHEERS FOR OUR WIZARD KING! THE ROYAL CAPITAL IS QUITE ROWDY TODAY. SO MUCH MAGIC TO CELEBRATE. THE WIZARD KING MADE A TRIUMPHANT RETURN! AH! THE WIZARD KING, EH? THIS KINGDOM EXISTS... ...THANKS TO THE GENERATIONS OF WIZARD KINGS WHO HAVE PROTECTED US! ONE DAY, I'LL BECOME THE WIZARD KING... ...AND MAKE YOU HAPPYYY! WHAT THE? IT'S THAT LAD FROM THE CHURCH AGAIN. PLEASE MARRY MEEEE! THAT'S WHY... I'M A NUN, SO... I'M SORRY, ASTA. WHAT ?! I'M NOT DONE YET! Whaaat? LET ME ASK AGAIN! UH, I'M REALLY SORRY! NOT YET! NOT DONE YET! UM, I'M SORRY, BUT... I'M NOT GIVING UP! LIKE I SAID... STOP PESTER- ING MEEEE! N O T E E E E K ! Y E E E E E E T ! I'M SORRY, ASTA! I USED THE GRIMOIRE'S MAGIC WITHOUT THINKING. HOW MANY REJECTIONS WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO GET A HINT? ASTA, ARE YOU CAUSING TROUBLE FOR THE SISTER AGAIN? SHUT UP, BRATS! AND YOU! YUNOOOO! WHY ARE YOU GETTING IN THE WAY?! YOU'RE NOISY, SHORT... BASICALLY, YOU HAVE NO QUALITIES THAT WOULD APPEAL TO WOMEN. ...RESTLESS AND IMMATURE... WHY? SHUT UP, YUNO! YOU... URGH... JERK! BY THE WAY, ASTA. THE SISTER IS A PERSON OF THE CLOTH AND CANNOT GET MARRIED, AND ALSO YOU CAN'T MARRY ANYONE BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY 15. HEYYYY! HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT TO SOMEONE YOU GREW UP WITH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, YOU COLD AND HANDSOME JERK! I'LL HELP YOU, SISTER. THANK YOU, YUNO. STOP IGNORING MEEE! I CHALLENGE YOU TO A FIGHT, YUNOOOO! NO. WHAT DID YOU SAYYY? EAT THIS! HERE'S MY SPECIAL ATTACK! WHY NOTTTT? DON'T, ASTA. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN WIN AGAINST YUNO. BECAUSE YOU... IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. AHHHH ...CAN'T USE... MAGIC. U R R G H H H H H. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAN'T USE MAGIC AT YOUR AGE. NOTHING CAME OUT! HEE HEE, YOU'RE SO FUNNY. WHATEVER. IN THIS WORLD, MAGIC IS EVERYTHING. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU TALK TO THOSE OLDER THAN YOU! YOU'RE SUCH A BRAT! I'M NOT DONE YET! YOU GIVE ME NO CHOICE. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I'M TRULY CAPABLE OF! YOU HAVE NO MAGIC SKILLS WHATSO- EVER. SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL, IDIOT? SO FUNNY, ASTA. SEE THISSS? NONE OF YOU CAN DO SIT-UPS AT THIS SPEED, I BET! THANK YOU SO MUCH, YUNO! YOU'RE AMAZING, YUNO! AWE- SOME! ...THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE SAME AGE. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE ... THEN LEAVE CHOPPING WOOD TO ME... ...AT THIS CHURCH ON THE SAME DAY. YUNO AND I WERE ABANDONED... SINCE THEN, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOGETHER... ...AND SHARED MANY MOMENTS. SO WHYYYYY ?! TALENT AND DILIGENT EFFORT. I'M SURE IT'S NOT A FAR-FETCHED DREAM TO SEE YOU JOIN THE MAGIC KNIGHTS AND WORK DIRECTLY UNDER THE WIZARD KING! YUNO IS THE HOPE OF THIS CHURCH! YUNO, YOU'RE REALLY AMAZING! Asta COME ON, ASTA. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR AWARDING CEREMONY SOON. I'LL OBTAIN THE GREATEST GRIMOIRE, JOIN THE MAGIC KNIGHTS... ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR GRIMOIRE, IT WILL TRIGGER SOMETHING IN YOU, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE MAGIC. ...AND EVENTUALLY BECOME THE WIZARD KING ONE DAY! I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT, SISTER! And I'll renovate this ugly, shabby church! How dare you call this church shabby! THERE HE GOES AGAIN. AND YOU CAN'T EVEN USE SIMPLE MAGIC YET. YOU HAVE ZERO POTENTIAL. AND WHAT'S MORE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE PROSPECTS FOR A JOB. ONLY THOSE OF NOBLE BIRTH, LIKE ARISTOCRATS AND ROYALTY... WE'RE PEASANTS AND ORPHANS. THERE'S NO WAY. ...HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE WIZARD KING. EVERYONE HAS THE POTENTIAL! Sure... I CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S OLDER THAN ME. HE'LL BE HOME BY DINNERTIME. YUNO ALL THE TOWNSPEOPLE MAKE FUN OF YOU. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? ASTA, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?! ...HE CAME HOME WITH A SEVERELY INJURED ASTA. HE USED TO BE SUCH A CRYBABY WHEN HE WAS A BOY. BUT HE HASN'T CRIED SINCE THE DAY... AND SINCE THAT DAY, ASTA'S BEEN COMING HOME COVERED IN DIRT. I WONDER WHAT HE DOES EVERY DAY? 997... 998... AND NOW TO DOWN THE MOGURO LEAF JUICE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR INCREASING MAGICAL POWERS! 999... 1,000... "THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD DO IT." "THE LAD FROM THE CHURCH IS BEING SILLY AGAIN." SO FIRST, I NEED TO TRAIN MY BODY! I'M GOING TO BE THE WIZARD KING! THIS IS SOME- THING I'LL NEVER GIVE UP ON! MARCH. AROUND THE TIME WHEN THE FIREFLY DANDELION FLUFFS FLOAT AROUND... ONCE A YEAR, ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, ALL THE 15-YEAR- OLDS ARE GATHERED... ...TO HOLD AN AWARDING CEREMONY FOR GRIMOIRES. THESE GRIMOIRES INCREASE THEIR MAGICAL POWERS. WELCOME, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. YOU EACH WILL BEGIN WALKING DOWN A NEW PATH STARTING TODAY. I WISH YOU FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. I AM THE MASTER OF THIS GRIMOIRE TOWER. DOES HE REALLY NEED TO GIVE THEM GRIMOIRES TOO? WE HAVEN'T HAD A WIZARD KING FROM THIS AREA... BUT ONE OF THEM IS HOT. WOW, I'M A FULL- FLEDGED MAGE STARTING TODAY. Heh! ...NOR HAVE WE HAD ONE ACHIEVE GREATNESS BY JOINING THE MAGIC KNIGHTS. THEY LOOK SO SHABBY. HEY, LOOK! THOSE ARE THE ORPHANS FROM THE CHURCH. I SINCERELY WISH THAT SOMEONE AMONG YOU WILL BECOME THE WIZARD KING. THAT'S IMPOS- SIBLE. NOW, IT IS TIME FOR... I'M SERIOUS HERE! ...THE AWARDING ...OF THE GRIMOIRES! Heh. LOOK, MINE IS BIGGER. THIS... WHATEVER! MINE'S THICKER. Ha ha! ...IS MY GRIMOIRE! Heh. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TEST IN SIX MONTHS TO JOIN THE MAGIC KNIGHTS. YES, NOW I CAN LEAVE THIS TOWN AND GO TO THE CITY! I'LL... THINK ABOUT MY FUTURE AFTER MY GRIMOIRE HAS MORE ENTRIES. UM... I'M GOING TO TAKE OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS! ...MY GRIMOIRE'S NOT COMING. WHAAAAAAAT?! TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. UH IT'S ACTUALLY AMAZING. WHAT THE HECK ?! CHUCKLE I GUESS IT'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE SLUMS. I DIDN'T THINK HE'D BE THIS PATHETIC. THAT'S TOO FUNNY! A FOUR- LEAF... H- HEY... FOUR- LEAF... FROM THE LEGEND? I'LL BECOME THE FIRST WIZARD KING ALSO RECEIVED ONE. IT SUPPOSEDLY HAS GREAT POWER. THAT GRIMOIRE HAS GOOD LUCK WITHIN IT, RIGHT?! ...THE WIZARD KING. HE GOT THAT GRIMOIRE? WHOA THAT'S AWE- SOME! BUT HE'S JUST A POOR ORPHAN! HE'S THE RAY OF HOPE OF THIS REGION! THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MISTAKE! YOU'RE AMAZ- ING! Y U N O ! YOU'RE SO COOL, YUNO! AFTER ALL... JUST YOU WAIT. ...I'M YOUR RIVAL! I'LL CATCH UP SOON ENOUGH. BIG TALK FROM A GUY WHO DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE A GRIMOIRE! YOU, HIS RIVAL? TALK ABOUT CLUELESS! THERE'S NO WAY! ALL RIGHT! LET'S HEAD HOME AND PREPARE FOR THE FEAST! WOOH ASTA ... IS HE OKAY? Heh heh heh... I didn't think something so great... ...would appear in this backwater town. I KNEW I HAD NO SKILL IN MAGIC... ...BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SO BAD THAT I WOULDN'T GET A GRIMOIRE. "LET'S SEE WHO... I GUESS... " ... BECOMES THE WIZARD KING!" ...I CAN'T DO IT. "IT'S A PROMISE." THERE'S NO WAY! NAH. HE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER. YUNO... DID I DISAPPOINT HIM? LIKE I'M GONNA GIVE UP! BWA HA HA HA, DON'T UNDERRATE ME, DESTINY! I'M GOING TO DO IT! EVEN IF IT TAKES A YEAR, OR EVEN TWO, I'LL WORK HARD UNTIL I GET A GRIMOIRE! THAT'S WAIT FOR ME, YUNOOO! HM? The man of the day shouldn't be lingering so long. IT RESTRICTS THE MAGIC AND MOVEMENTS OF THOSE IT CAPTURES! Creation Magic: Magic- Binding Iron Chain Heh heh heh. Until recently, I was one of the Magic Knights. WHO THE HECK... Revchi of Chain Magic—I was pretty famous. ...ARE YOU? Only the chosen gets to use his grimoire. But an underworld collector would pay insane money for a four-leaf clover grimoire! But now I'm just a wretched ol' thief. Your legend will end before it could even begin! Even though you were chosen by the four-leaf, you're still a little chickadee who just received his grimoire. How unfortunate that I happened to be here. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, YOU THIEF! HOW WELL- INFORMED OF YOU! ASTA! AH, I REMEMBER. THE SAD, PATHETIC LAD WHO WASN'T EVEN AWARDED A GRIMOIRE. Heh heh heh heh heh! BUT YOU'RE RIGHT! I'M THE SAD, PATHETIC BOY! HMM? YOU'RE THAT BOY... A GRIMOIRE IS A PRECIOUS THING THAT BELONGS TO ITS RECEIVER! GIVE IT BACK TO YUNO, YOU JERK! The outside world is a place where crooked deeds can be overlooked. But it looks like you'll be dead before you can see that world, lad. I may be reduced to being a thief, but I used to be a Magic Knight. I'M NOT GOING TO RUN AWAY... RUN, ASTA! ...FROM THIS DIS- GRACED JERK! A mere boy like you... ...is no match for me! I'M NOT DONE YET! No. You're finished! I CAN'T POSSIBLY FIGHT HIM WITH JUST PHYSICAL TRAINING. SO THIS IS THE POWER OF MAGES OUTSIDE THIS TOWN. WHAT A HEAVY BLOW! Since you worked so hard, I'll tell you something. These chains tell me the magical powers of those who touch them. You put up a decent struggle, lad. Heh heh heh! And you have absolutely no magical powers within you. No wonder you can't use magic at all! You were probably just born that way. WHAT? WHAT THE HECK IS THAT... HEH. THEN NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY, I CAN'T USE MAGIC? When I think about what you've been through, and what you'll face in the future, I feel pity for you. I'm sure your friend, the great genius... Heh heh... I never thought someone like you existed. ...makes fun of you as well. I'M PROBABLY JUST... GETTING IN HIS WAY BY BEING AROUND HIM. MAYBE. YUNO IS SO SKILLED, HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE FOUR-LEAF. You should give up on every- thing. In this world, you won't be able to do anything. Nothing at all. You were born to be a loser! HE'S RIGHT. NO MATTER HOW MUCH EFFORT I PUT IN, THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN'T BE HELPED. ARGH, I GUESS IT'S TIME... I GIVE... HEY. WHO ARE YOU CALLING A LOSER? ASTA IS... In this world, magic is everything! THAT'S MINE BESIDES, THIS ITEM... Did you want to have a magic duel with me and die? I'M JUST GOING TO CHANGE IT INTO CASH, BOY. Ha ha! ...IS TOO NICE FOR A POOR ORPHAN TO HAVE. THAT BELONGS TO YUNO! WHOA! Get off me, you little punk! GIVE IT BACK! You dirty orphan! WHAT'S WITH THIS BRAT? Not yet! AND I'M STILL NOT DONE YET, BAS- TARD! ASTA I'M NOT DONE YET! NOT YET! YOU LITTLE NOT YET! ARE YOU OKAY? THANKS, ASTA... ...I'LL BECOME SOMEONE. FINE, YOU CAN HAVE IT BACK! ...I'LL PROVE THAT EVEN PEOPLE LIKE US CAN BECOME SOMEONE AMAZING! EVEN THOUGH I'M A POOR ORPHAN WHO CAN'T USE MAGIC YET... WELL, THEN MAGIC IS EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD, EH? I'LL... ...BECOME THE WIZARD KING! I'LL BECOME THE WIZARD KING TOO! SERI- OUSLY? THEN WE'LL... ME TOO. HE GAVE ME THE COURAGE TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN I WAS TOO SCARED TO EVEN MOVE. NO MATTER HOW FAR I WENT AHEAD, HE STUCK WITH ME AND CAME ALONG. BECAUSE ASTA NEVER GAVE UP... ...I... ASTA IS NO LOSER. ASTA IS... ...MY RIVAL. HUH ? I'M NOT DONE YET! I'LL SORRY FOR SHOWING YOU A PATHETIC SIDE OF ME, YUNO. What the ...? ...KICK THIS GUY'S BUTT! HOLD ON. A GRI... ... MOIRE ?! ASTA, NOT BEING CHOSEN? Heh! THERE'S NO WAY THAT COULD HAPPEN! I KNEW IT. WHAT IS THAT SWORD?! HIS MAGIC? IT CAN'T BE, HE HAD NO MAGICAL POWERS! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT GRIMOIRE? !! Clover leaves... ...each represent faith, hope and love. ...dwells good luck. Within the fourth leaf... What resides ...the devil! ... the hell is that ?! You little twerp with no magical powers! In the fifth leaf... Because Asta... I DIDN'T THINK... ...MY MUSCLES WOULD COME IN HANDY LIKE THIS! ...doesn't have magical powers, he was able to obtain it. IT'S HEAVY! The grimoire... MY MAGIC anti- magic. HE NULLIFIED ... ...MY MAGIC?! I'LL BECOME THE WIZARD KING! EVEN WITH NO MAGICAL POWERS ... ugh... Gah... IT'S WORN OUT AND TATTERED, BUT I'LL TREASURE IT FOREVER! Doesn't see the five-leaf clover. ALL RIGHT! I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT I GOT A GRIMOIRE! My baby, my baby! YOU SAVED ME AGAIN. ASTA. I'LL REPAY YOU FOR THIS SOMEDAY! I DIDN'T THINK... ...YOU REMEM- BERED. ...REMEM- BER OUR PROMISE? DO YOU... LET'S SEE WHO... ... BE- COMES THE WIZARD KING! Asta Age: 15 Height: 155 cm Birthday (the day he was found at the church): October 4 Sign: Libra Blood Type: A Likes: The nun P r o f i l e C h a r a c t e r ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Black Clover #1: Chapter 1 - Volume 1 (DigitalMangaFan)](/series/black-clover-wqdp4etl/chapter-1-k83ejg) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/black-clover-wqdp4etl ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.