Chapter 161

Human Bonds (人間の絆) is the 161st Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
As Magna and Vanessa are shocked by Rufel's increase of power, Rufel asks them to tell him how they plan to defeat him. Magna tells Rufel that he will just pummel Rufel until Luck wakes up. As Magna prepares to throw a fireball, Rufel suddenly disappears. Rufel tells Magna that his attacks won't hit him ever again, while he destroys the town around Magna and Vanessa. Magna thinks about how Rufel is even more of a monster them before, while Vanessa thinks about how Rufel is practically a natural disaster. Rufel asks where Magna is looking, then strikes Magna at his blind spot. As Rufel expresses how it the end for Magna, he suddenly notices that he has not struck yet. Rufel then goes to strike Magna, but misses this time. Rufel figures out why he missed, and comments about how Vanessa's magic is able to manipulate fate but it won't be able to attack him. Rufel also comments about how it much take a lot of mana to use that magic, and wonder who's mana will run out first while be begins to destroy the town again.

After a little bit, Rufel manages to defeat both Magna and Vanessa. As Rufel hold Magna up, Rufel comments about how their defeat was sooner then expected. As Rufel proclaims that the Clover Kingdom will be destroyed as retribution for the elves, both Magna and Vanessa tells Rufel to shut up. Magna tells Rufel that he doesn't care about Rufel and that his opponent is Luck, while Vanessa tells Rufel to give Luck back since he is like her little brother. As Rufel comments about how human's have bonds even through they betray each other. Rufel also expresses that their pathetic bonds won't be able to break their Reincarnation Magic since the human soul has already been eradicated, which Magna asks why Rufel is crying. Magna says that Luck is still alive, and tries to wake Luck up by commenting how he had gotten stronger. Vanessa also tries to wake Luck up by expressing that she will not let him be taken away. Rufel tells them to shut up, and prepares to kill Magna. Suddenly Asta shows up and saves Magna. Vanessa figures out the Rouge used the last of his mana to bring Asta here. As Rufel asks who Asta is, Asta prepares to fight Rufel while also proclaiming that they are Luck's friends.

Fights

 * Magna Swing, Vanessa Enoteca, and Asta vs. Rufel

Trivia

 * The results of the second Popularity Poll were published with the chapter.