Black Clover: Chapters 379-380. Chessless Review

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. I'm ChestlessNanotherWorld. And today we're going to be talking about the recent chapters that just released for Black clover. If you're a fan of Black clover like me then this has been on an emotional rollercoaster, co-piloting in the backseat behind the newest chapters (379 and 380). I read many collective complaints and sighs of the fanbase worldwide. It's clear Black Clover has hit its boiling point as far as the storyline goes, it's heating up, and things are looking pretty good for the most part. However, The recent trajectory of the story hasn't been going as well as I wanting it too. Let's dive deeper in, shall we?

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Introduction

I've been a fan of Asta to the extreme and the main lead of Black Clover. His growth, his determination, and his refusal to let a lack of magic define him made him such a relatable and inspiring character. But in these past chapters, things seem to be shifting. I’ve been watching Yuno, Asta’s childhood rival and one of the Kingdom’s top mages, surge in power at a rapid pace. And honestly? It's increasingly likely that the foundations of Black Clover itself are in disarray. At the back of my head, I'm thinking: is this new power-up for Yuno a doom sign for Asta's current position in the story? Is he being replaced? Allow me to get things clear as we proceed.

Being totally honest, the new set of chapters completely bewilders me regarding Asta's future as the main character. And I know I'm not the only one that feels that way. In the following two sections, I'm going to be taking a deep dive on the chapters and how I feel it affects Asta as main character, and why I think balance between the two needs to be handle differently within the series. So, buckle up. It is going to get real.

Chapter 379

Black Clover Chapter 379 starts with that eerie sense of it being all said and done. The main antagonist and self-proclaimed "Messiah" of the arc Lucius Zogratis demonstrates how far he has sunk into his god complex. By binding himself to all of the Grimoire Towers of the Clover Kingdom, Lucius is essentially merging his strength with the source of the overall magic system. And if that's not "final boss tendencies," I don't no what is. Lucius not only wants to takeover the kingdom, so he can build his own as he sees fits, but he's changing the most fundamental rules of magic itself. That moment immediately reminded me of the Spade Kingdom arc, where we believed Dante and the Dark Triad to be the largest threat. how devastating it was when they began importing devils into the world? That was already game-changing.

But now, however, with Lucius reviving dead mages back to Paladin-hood by tampering with the different magic elements, makes the beginning of the arc feel like a warm-up. His bringing back Morris, Acier Silva, and Morgen Faust isn't merely a flex, but a Psychological attack on the magic knights and our main cast. Employing familiar faces as weapons, using them against the main cast to manipulate the emotions and reactions on the battlefield. Seeing the bodies and faces of the people they once cared about, like of Acier, Noelle's mother, being used as a puppet to fight is a travesty, particularly if you've been following Noelle's family indifferences from the beginning. Her phobias, traumas, and development all stemmed from her losing her mother. That history was a common element in the Heart Kingdom story. And then, to be forced to bid farewell to her mother under different circumstances, really tugs at the heartstrings. And Morgan's return was no different. Thrusting the blade deeper into Nacht's back, who already carries his brother's death deeply.

And finally, the largest emotional gut slap of the chapter, Lucius employing Asta's emotions as a weapon to strike him. Having an illusion of Asta's actual mother, Licita, as a distraction for him in Devil Union was a devious and disgusting thing to do. But it did. Asta's defense is weakening him, and in his frailty, Lucius can land a ghastly punch that would have killed our hero in one blow. And this is when my heart is broken into two halves. Not because Asta lost, but because it's again that he's being punished for loving too hard.

His relationship with Licita is also one of the most powerful, understated moments in the show, and Lucius taking that advantage was a betrayal on a personal level for Asta, just as it was for me. Seeing Asta fighting and his life possibly slipping away from one strike is horrifying to think about. We've witnessed Asta at his worst in the past, with Vetto during the Sea Temple arc, the Witch's Forest arc, even the Heart Kingdom invasion. But this was an only entirely different level. No last-minute rescue, no battle cry to rally against. Just silence, and the constant looming shadow of Lucius's victory. It scared me a moment, though, regarding the future, and it made me feel hopeless as an Asta fanboy. Which, in my opinion, is what a good chapter should do. Chapter 379 is not only just an action pack chapter with some cool ing, It sets up some major plot points. Having characters come back with the intention of using them as instruments, tugging at old sores, and sheer magnitude of powers of Lucius all work to make this feel like less so much of a regular fight. This is the dismantling of everything that has been constructed by the characters. Not war, but merely of magic, but of legacy, memory, and identity. And this shook me once again. But not just about Asta's situation, but about the way the series is going to go from here on out.

Chapter 380

Chapter 380 carries on in the aftermath of destruction. Asta, the kid with no magic who's battled devils, kings, and power of destiny itself, is down for the count. Lucius hovers above Asta. Monologuing and displaying his newfound power, saying that Asta can't do anything about it and that he's truly going to finish him off this time. And then, just as fear among the magic knights and its people, Yuno, The Gold Boy, shows up. He speeds blitz's his way in front of Asta, clashing against Lucius up close, after dispelling Never Neverland. We then get a small cutscene to the Land of the Sun, where Asta trained for a period of time to learn Zetten. Ryuya Ryudo, the Shogun, uses his ability Tengentsu, to see if pretty much from anywhere at any location, from one side of the world to the other. There wasn't any additional dialogue that wasn't already explained from the previous context of the chapter that Ryuya added. It was more just like extra confirmation that Lucius was extremely powerful and needed to be dealt with immediately. As the fight progresses, we see the rest of the Black Bulls Begin to hype themselves up to help and Asta and Yuno. and then, towards the final pages of the chapter, when it seemed like Yuno couldn't get even more stronger. It is revealed that Yuno can bear the sword of the Demon Dweller. Similar to Licht. No Literally. At the end of the chapter on the final pages, when Asta is incapacitated and can't move, Asta says 'Not done yet... Yuno, do it'. The final is a double spread the Demon Dweller Sword in Yuno's right hand. With half of his body covered in black Anti-Magic. Symbolizing that yet again, Yuno has leveled up to an even higher level than before. Asta leaves one of his biggest assets is childhood arrivals hands.

It's a great image, but as much as I love it, it gets me thinking about one thing that's hard to give up on: is this the beginning of Yuno becoming the main character?

However, there's some narrative sense to be gleaned here. Yuno's always been gifted, sure, but there's plenty of other royals who have great magic power. What makes Yuno so different? Whatever the case, there's no denying the emotional impact this chapter had. This is not some tag-team moment. This is symbolic, subdued ing of the torch.

And look, I loved the two chapters. I did. It was incredible. But as a reader who has seen Asta's character development sense day one, who has witnessed him scream through training arcs, bleed through devil fights, and claw from zero to hero. I'm torn. Bestowing Yuno Anti-Magic, even temporarily, is defeating the purpose of Asta himself. It turns their storylines on their heads in a way that feels to detract from what it is about Asta that was special. Yuno already has the luxury of being the chosen one, royalty, prodigy, etc. And if he also gets to be an Anti-Magic welder or even master, what is there left for Asta to claim? Yuno is no longer Asta's mirror. He's being positioned to be a hero. And for a series founded on the illusion that underdogs can triumph, that realization doesn't really land in this situation. At least not for me.

Conclusion

Black Clover Chapter 379 and Chapter 380 are a grand show of dramatic power struggles and emotional burdens, but subversively destroy the series at its core. With Lucius severely wounding Asta with a savage blow and Yuno showing up, not only with incredible power and abilities, but also with the Demon Dweller Sword shrouded in Anti-Magic. At the moment, the plot makes a melodramatic division between Asta and Yuno. What was akin to competition now juggles in the line of succession of jobs, and even though Yuno's rise is phenomenal and even deserved at times, threatens to overshadow Asta's decades of blood, sweat, and maturation to manhood. These chapters are stunning and piercing, but leave me and readers puzzled, are we witnessing Asta's second coming marvelous or is the story bogging its wheels in handing his legacy?

Thank you all for reading this blog and I hope you have a wonderful and beautiful day or night. Ciao :wave: .

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