Chapter 9

is the 9th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

The fight is finally over! But, who is the figure that has been pulling the string and what kind of agenda that he has in mind?

Summary
Asta finally manage to take down Heath Grice with his attack in which Magna Swing quickly uses a restraining spell on all four of them by taking advantage of his fire spells that still burning on their bodies. Unfortunately, one of them manages to escape by extinguishing the spell with a water spell. Feeling euphoric after his victory, Asta fainted out of exhaustion. From his hood, an anti-bird from the entrance exam emerges and takes flight. It senses something from one of the villagers house and flew straight in where it finds a peculiar stone. The anti-bird takes the stone and uses to forcefully wake Asta up. Asta tries to return the stone that the anti-bird took but the villagers decided that he could have it, instead. Subsequently, Noelle Silva is fascinated by the anti-bird appearance and offering herself as its owner.

As Heath regains his consciousness, Magna reveals to him that they would be taken to the headquarters for questioning. However, refusing to give any information, Heath activate a suicidal spell that kills him along with his two subordinates. His act impresses Magna for his degree of loyalty while sickens Asta for his lack of appreciation towards life. In another place, the mage that manages to escape can be seen reporting the situation to an ominous figure whom is standing in front of a sephirot.

Back in Sosshi, Asta while running from the anti-bird with Noelle following them, encounter Nick whom is the grandson of the village's chief and the man that won the bet against Yami Sukehiro and Magna. After hearing about Nick's grandfather's bravery when he tried to stop Heath, Asta gives Nick a few words of encouragement regarding his chance of becoming a part of the Magic Knights.

Fights

 * Asta, Magna Swing and Noelle Silva vs. Heath Grice