Chapter Summaries

At Hage’s grimoire-awakening ceremony, Carl Locke received only the metal cover of a Four-leaf Grimoire, but a system granted him the Eight Gates Secret Technique and a favorability-point system. As he considered whose favor to pursue, Yuno awakened a Four-leaf Grimoire, triggering Charlotte Roselei’s curse and leaving the ceremony in turmoil.

• Charlotte Roselei examined Carl Locke’s Four-leaf Grimoire, discovered it was only a cover, and returned it to him.
• Carl reflected on his lack of magic power and his need to grow stronger than Yuno and Asta.
• A system activated for Carl, granting him the Eight Gates Secret Technique, the Favorability Point System, and several long-term missions.
• Carl decided that farming favorability points was his immediate priority but wondered whose favor to seek.
• Yuno awakened a Four-leaf Grimoire, and Charlotte’s curse erupted, sending her magic power out of control.

Yuno awakened a Four-leaf Grimoire, while Carl caught Charlotte when her Thorn Curse disrupted her magic and gained enough favor to activate the First Gate. Charlotte announced the Magic Knight Squad Selection Trials in three days, leaving Carl with a new mission and a mysterious man watching him and Yuno.

• Yuno's Four-leaf Grimoire drew everyone's attention as his wind magic surged, while Charlotte's magic suddenly failed and she began to fall.
• Carl caught Charlotte and her Thorn Magic Grimoire, gaining 10 favorability and activating the First Gate, which greatly strengthened his body.
• The Magic Tower master announced Yuno as the chosen wielder of a Four-leaf Grimoire, and Asta loudly protested that he had received no grimoire.
• Yuno vowed to Charlotte that he would become the strongest Magic Knight and the Wizard King, while Asta declared he would do the same.
• Charlotte invited the promising candidates to the Magic Knight Squad Selection Trials in the Royal Capital three days later, activating Carl's mission to achieve something unexpected.
• A gloomy man watched Yuno and Carl as spiked chains writhed beneath his sleeves.

Carl decided to join Yuno and Asta on their journey to the Royal Capital after the system detected a Magic Stone Fragment on Yuno. Charlotte left the Magic Tower, but secretly followed Carl and resolved to repay him for saving her dignity.

• Carl reflected on how Charlotte had helped him awaken the first gate of the Eight Gates and decided to participate in the Royal Capital Knights selection.
• Yuno invited Carl to travel with him, and Asta joined in, proposing that they go together to the selection.
• The system detected a Magic Stone Fragment hanging from Yuno, so Carl agreed to accompany him and Asta, hoping to gain favorability and unlock more of the Eight Gates.
• Carl set off with Yuno and Asta while Charlotte watched him leave from the Magic Tower.
• Charlotte secretly followed Carl and decided she needed to repay him for saving her dignity.

Revchi ambushed Yuno, Asta, and Carl to steal their Grimoires and Yuno’s Magic Stone necklace. Asta awakened a Five-leaf Grimoire and fought back with its Black Greatsword, but Revchi trapped all three and demanded Carl’s Grimoire.

• Carl watched Yuno and Asta playfully race beneath the stars before Revchi’s Chain Magic sprang from the walls and captured Yuno.
• Revchi introduced himself as a thief, stole Yuno’s Magic Stone necklace, and tried to take his Four-leaf Grimoire.
• Asta rushed to Yuno’s aid, but Revchi pierced Asta’s leg with a chain and mocked him.
• After Asta vowed to become the Wizard King, a Five-leaf Grimoire appeared and he drew a Black Greatsword that destroyed Revchi’s chain arrowheads.
• Revchi kept attacking until chains pierced both of Asta’s legs, then revealed that he had also trapped Carl and demanded her Grimoire.
• Carl stepped out of the shadows and asked Revchi whether he wanted her Grimoire.

Carl fought Revchi to recover Yuno’s Magic Stone necklace, then revealed a damaged Four-leaf Grimoire capable of unleashing three different Creation Magic attacks. He defeated Revchi, while Charlotte watched in shock and began considering him for the Blue Rose.

• Carl opened the First Gate, dodged Revchi’s chains, and tore them apart before retrieving Yuno’s Magic Stone necklace.
• Carl’s system activated Mission 3 and awakened a purple special skill, causing his damaged Four-leaf Grimoire to shine.
• Revchi powered up and attacked Carl with his Chain Overlord Spear, but Carl countered with Fire Creation Magic: Dragon Fist.
• Carl followed with Earth Creation Magic: Dragon Claw and Water Creation: Divine Dragon Tail, shattering Revchi’s spear and disabling his chains.
• Charlotte watched Carl’s three magical attributes and physical strength in disbelief, then considered giving him a chance to join the Blue Rose.

Carl defeated Revchi after he feigned helplessness and tried to ambush her, then returned Yuno's necklace and accepted a pouch recovered from Revchi's corpse. Yuno vowed to catch up to Carl and become the Wizard King, while Asta found that Revchi had no gold coins.

• Carl approached the wounded Revchi and asked whether he had any last words.
• Revchi revealed that his despair had been a ploy and attacked Carl with two chains, but she crushed them with her bare hands.
• Carl used the broken chains to tear Revchi apart, killing him.
• Yuno fell free as Revchi's Chain Magic faded, and Carl returned his damaged necklace.
• Yuno thanked Carl for saving him and Asta, then declared that he would become the Wizard King and catch up to her.
• Asta found an embroidered pouch by Revchi's corpse and tossed it to Carl, remarking that Revchi had no gold coins.

Carl, Asta, and Yuno returned to Hage Village after passing the Magic Tower’s test, and Carl learned how Asta’s body had become so resilient. When Sister Lily fell from the church roof, Carl caught her safely.

• Carl emptied a magical pouch and found a huge supply of coins inside, while Asta and Yuno told him the spoils were his.
• Asta explained that eating things containing magic power had helped him recover quickly from injuries, and Carl realized that Magic Beast Cores had strengthened him.
• Carl arrived at Hage Village with Asta and Yuno by dawn, where the villagers admired Yuno’s Four-leaf Grimoire.
• Asta loudly proposed to Sister Lily as she repaired the church roof, and Lily warned him to stop distracting her.
• Lily slipped and fell from the roof, and Carl leaped up and caught her before Yuno could use wind magic to save her.

Carl caught Sister Lily when she fell and gained favorability from her, then offered money to improve the church and its meals. The children teased him about marrying Sister Lily, leaving Asta wailing in despair.

• Carl caught Sister Lily, gained 10 favorability, and teased Asta by claiming that catching her meant she would marry him.
• Sister Lily explained that clergy members could not marry, while Anti-Bird settled into Asta's hair as a nest.
• Asta and Yuno told the priest and Sister Lily about the Magic Tower and the Magic Knight selection in three days.
• Carl donated a pouch of coins to help repair the church and provide better meals for the children, gaining another 15 favorability from Sister Lily.
• Sister Lily hugged Carl before fleeing in embarrassment, and the children asked whether he would marry her, prompting Asta to wail.

Carl traveled with Asta and Yuno toward the Noble Realm, seeking favorability and Magic Stones to strengthen himself before the Magic Knights selection. As they reached the royal city, Asta excitedly called them over after spotting something that caught his eye.

• Sister Lily gave Carl wild fruit and a packed meal, and Carl’s praise earned him more favorability.
• Asta declared Carl his rival in love and ate the fruit meant for him, trying to win Sister Lily’s attention.
• Carl reviewed his system progress and considered gaining favorability in the city and finding Magic Stones to unlock more power.
• Carl thought about his goals, including opening the Second Gate of Healing, mastering Nero, and eventually summoning Wizard King Princia.
• Asta reached the royal city and called Carl and Yuno over, excitedly pointing out something he described as white and long.

Asta, Yuno, and Carl entered the Royal Capital during its Drinking Festival, where Asta eagerly sampled beer and Carl paid for them to enter a drinking contest. Yuno and Carl spotted a Magic Stone Fragment offered as the contest prize, and the chapter ended with a drunken, scruffy man calling for Finral.

• Asta, Yuno, and Carl entered the Royal Capital and gawked at the festival parade and its beer-bearing performers.
• Asta drank a cup of beer from a woman on the float, and Yuno awkwardly accepted a cup before Asta drank it for him.
• Asta asked Carl for money, and she gave him coins so he could buy more beer.
• A beer stall owner invited Asta to a drinking contest, and Yuno and Carl noticed a Magic Stone Fragment inside the contest's prize cup.
• Asta, Yuno, and Carl heard commotion from the contest and saw a drunken, broad-built man muttering that he was looking for Finral and needed to urinate.

Carl, Yuno, and Asta entered a tavern where Yami Sukehiro and Charlotte Roselei were competing to win the Magic Stone Fragment inside a mug of beer. Asta, Yuno, and Carl joined the drinking contest, leaving the winner undecided.

• Yami Sukehiro introduced himself to Asta and challenged him to a drinking contest after relieving himself in public.
• Carl sensed Yami Sukehiro's powerful aura as Carl entered the tavern with Yuno and Asta.
• Charlotte Roselei and Sol Marron faced Yami Sukehiro over the Magic Stone Fragment, but Sol fell asleep after one mug of beer.
• Asta challenged Yami Sukehiro to compete for the final mug, and Charlotte insisted she would not surrender.
• Yuno sat down with a mug of beer, and Carl joined the contest beside Charlotte.

Carl competed in a tavern drinking contest with Asta, Yami Sukehiro, Yuno, and Charlotte Roselei while Charlotte grew flustered by his attention and learned that Magic Stone fragments might help her condition. Carl drank far more than the others as his magic power replenished, while Charlotte sensed his magic resonating with her.

• Carl told Charlotte that swallowing Magic Stone fragments could improve her resistance and help suppress the blue flowers growing from her thorns, earning her bond.
• Yami Sukehiro began the drinking contest, and Carl, Asta, Yuno, and Charlotte joined him.
• Carl and Asta drank mug after mug while Yuno struggled with the bitterness and Charlotte kept pace with a straw.
• Charlotte's favorability toward Carl increased after he praised her drinking, and she became increasingly flustered around him.
• Yuno gave up, Asta and Yami Sukehiro grew unsteady, and Carl continued drinking at the same pace.
• Carl unconsciously activated the Gate of Opening and replenished his strength and magic power, while Charlotte sensed his magic resonating with her.

Carl won the drinking contest and claimed the Magic Stone, using its power to unlock Morning Peacock and suppress Charlotte's curse. Sol Marron misunderstood his closeness with Charlotte and lunged at him, though Charlotte tried to stop her.

• Yami and Asta got drunk and fought beneath the tavern table while Carl and Charlotte continued drinking.
• Carl won the contest, received the Magic Stone, and drained its magic until he unlocked the Eight Gates skill Morning Peacock.
• Carl released his excess magic power around Charlotte, restoring her magic and suppressing the Rose Curse.
• Sol Marron woke, mistook Carl and Charlotte's closeness for an attack, and charged at Carl with her stone hammer before Charlotte shouted that he was helping her.
• Sol Marron tried to dissipate the hammer, but her momentum carried her into Carl.

Carl’s attempt to save Charlotte led Sol Marron to develop strange feelings for him, while he refined Yuno’s damaged Magic Stone into a necklace. The Favorability he gained opened the second gate of the Eight Gates, and Yami and Yuno reacted to his sudden surge in power.

• Sol Marron crashed into Carl as he saved Charlotte, then blushed and told Charlotte she felt her heart race whenever she saw him.
• Charlotte realized Sol Marron had become interested in Carl and hurried away with her, deciding she might need to make a choice during the Royal Capital Magic Knights selection.
• Carl crushed the damaged Magic Stone into a tiny fragment and reshaped Yuno’s necklace to hold it.
• Carl gained Favorability from Charlotte, Sol Marron, and Yuno, then opened the Gate of Healing and felt his strength and magic power surge.
• Yuno was stunned by Carl’s growing power, and Yami sat up to stare intensely at him.

After Yami Sukehiro left the drinking session, Asta and Yuno arrived at the Magic Knight selection, where Carl saw the kingdom’s nine squad captains gathered. William Vangeance began the first test, and his magic grew into a massive tree over the arena.

• Yami Sukehiro failed to notice Charlotte Roselei and Sol Marron's interest in Carl, then left with Finral while Asta clung to him.
• Asta drunkenly mistook Yuno for his sister and tried to kiss him, so Yuno blasted him through a wall with a tornado.
• At the selection arena, Asta learned that Yami was a Magic Knight Captain and spotted Charlotte among the gathered captains.
• Carl surveyed the nine Magic Knight squads and looked forward to proving himself among powerful mages.
• William Vangeance announced a broom-flight test around a five-thousand-meter course, then grew a giant tree over the arena with his magic.

Carl used brute force to win the broom race and received World Tree Magic from the system, prompting William Vangeance to change the selection to combat trials. Sekke challenged Asta, who revealed his Five-leaf Clover Grimoire and drew the Demon-Dweller Sword.

• Carl threw a magic broom ahead, leaped onto it, and raced through the five-thousand-meter course faster than the other candidates.
• Asta copied Carl’s method by throwing his broom and hopping along with it, while Sekke accused Carl of cheating.
• The system rewarded Carl with the Golden Legend magic attribute World Tree Magic for defeating William Vangeance in magic perception through throwing techniques.
• William Vangeance moved the selection to combat trials and asked the candidates to show their strongest magic for the squad captains.
• Sekke cast Bronze Creation Magic—Absolute Defense Barrier and challenged Asta, who summoned a Five-leaf Clover Grimoire and drew the Demon-Dweller Sword.

Asta defeated Sekke in one blow while Yuno fought a noble, and the applicants avoided Carl after witnessing his strength. Sol Marron attacked Carl, but their clash was interrupted by Yami Sukehiro, who appeared between them.

• Asta shattered Sekke's Bronze Creation Magic and knocked him unconscious with a single strike.
• Yuno fought a noble with his Breath of Wind spell as the Knights captains assessed the applicants.
• The other applicants avoided Carl, whose earlier displays of strength had made them fear challenging him.
• Sol Marron attacked Carl with Earth Creation Magic, and Carl countered by opening the Second Gate and punching through the earth and stones.
• Sol Marron prepared to attack Carl again, but Yami Sukehiro appeared between them and forced her back.

Carl faced Yami Sukehiro’s test of strength during the Magic Knight selection and blocked his Dark Cloaked Iai Slash with his Four-leaf Grimoire and Morning Peacock. He collapsed from the strain, leaving the captains and examinees stunned by his power.

• Sol Marron stopped attacking when Yami Sukehiro intervened, then returned to the wall after Charlotte called her back.
• Yami Sukehiro challenged Carl to withstand one strike using twenty percent of his strength, and Carl accepted.
• Yami Sukehiro unleashed Dark Magic—Dark Cloaked Iai Slash as Carl revealed his Four-leaf Grimoire and countered with three attacks and Morning Peacock.
• Carl blocked the slash but dropped to one knee from the strain, while the onlookers marveled at his feat.
• Charlotte grabbed Sol Marron when her legs weakened, and Sol Marron asked what was wrong.

The Magic Knights captains began choosing candidates, and Charlotte Roselei unexpectedly invited Carl to join the Blue Rose Knights. Carl left everyone stunned by asking whether he could join both her squad and Yami Sukehiro’s Black Bulls.

• William Vangeance restored the candidates’ magic power and announced that the captains should choose their recruits.
• Yuno chose the Golden Dawn, while Yami Sukehiro offered Asta a place in the Black Bulls.
• Yami praised Carl’s strength and said Asta could come along with him as a bonus.
• Charlotte Roselei stepped forward and invited Carl to join the Blue Rose Knights, surprising Sol Marron and the other captains.
• Carl asked whether he could join both the Blue Rose Knights and the Black Bulls.

Carl unexpectedly chose both the Black Bulls and the Blue Rose Knights, and Charlotte accepted him into her squad alongside Yami Sukehiro. After receiving 3000 golden vitality, Carl’s fused cloak mysteriously resonated with Vanessa’s Thread Magic back at Black Bulls headquarters.

• Carl surprised the selection ceremony by choosing both the Black Bulls and the Blue Rose Knights, and Yami Sukehiro left Charlotte to decide whether to accept him.
• Charlotte agreed to Yami’s terms, welcomed Carl into the Blue Rose Knights, and tossed him a squad cloak.
• Yami used Finral’s spatial magic to retrieve half a Black Bulls cloak, and Carl tore and stitched the two cloaks together as they mysteriously fused.
• Carl completed Short-Term Mission 5 and received 3000 golden vitality, while Yuno reacted in disbelief.
• At Black Bulls headquarters, red threads restored the missing half of Vanessa’s cloak and wrapped around her wrist, leaving her confused.