Chapter 80

is the 80th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
Back at Castle Town, Yami is carrying Asta by the head asking if Asta has a sickness that makes him fight all the time. Asta defends by stating that his body moved before he thought about what he was doing. Yami states that he wants a doctor to take a look at Asta.

Yami takes Asta to a glasses-wearing man in a tower who he claims is the kingdom's greatest doctor – a man who once reattached Yami's arms when they were severed. The man identifies himself as Owen, and states that he serves directly under the Sorcery Emperor. He says that he's heard about Asta from Yami when they went drinking together while Asta thinks that, because he serves under Julius, he must be amazing.

Yami leaves, saying that he has errands to run but implies he'll be gambling instead. Owen remarks that though Yami is younger than he is, he always does things so boldly that it paints Owen in a bad light. He then tells Asta to sit so he can look at his arms.

Using a water healing spell that looks like jellyfish, he examines Asta's arms beat up and broken arms. He compliments Asta's muscles, to which Asta replies that it's because he works out all the time. Owen remarks that his magic allows him to see inside body structures to the parts that need fixing and that he will be inputting the necessary mana to do the healing. However, he wears a grim expression as he examines Asta.

Meanwhile, Finral is complaining that he has been transporting prisoners all this time. He is searching for Asta, and finally locates the room where Asta is being healed. He arrives in time to see Owen take off his glasses and say something to Asta. Out in the hall, Finral is visibly shaken by what he's heard.

Back at the Black Bulls headquarters, Yami is telling the squad that he's sure they've noticed how many stars they've gotten lately. They now have zero black stars. To celebrate, he has a huge pile of meat and they proceed to have a cookout.

At one table, Magna is using his fire power to grill meat. Noelle, Charmy, Asta, Finral and Vanessa are sitting at another table also grilling meat. Magna states that he'll eat a portion of meat for all those who didn't show up, while Luck invites him to battle to the death over a plate of food (which Magna angrily refuses to do.) Vanessa is happily eating a meat skewer while drinking a large mug of alcohol.

Noelle bashfully offers to feed Asta since he can't use his arms, but Asta is calmly holding a meat skewer with his feet, noting that humans can adapt to anything. Noelle attacks him with her water magic, calling him a dirty slum rat, while Magna laughs.

Yami suggests Finral put on a show for them all, and Finral responds by using his spatial magic to punch himself in the back of the head. They ask Charmy to entertain them next but she just rapidly eats a lot of food. Finally, Asta states that he's tired and excuses himself. Everyone tells him to rest and he replies that they should enjoy themselves.

Noelle watches silently, then notes that Asta is acting strange. Magna agrees that there's no way Asta is really tired. Finral states that he believes he knows why. Earlier in the day he had heard Owen tell Asta that his arms could never be healed. Magna asks if he's joking.

In a flashback of the earlier scene, Owen tells Asta that his arms were hit by an ancient curse spell, and that his bones have turned to dust. With their current magic, there is no way to fix them. Yami recalls Vetto, while thinking about the curse. He then says that if the kingdom's best healer says it, then it must be true. Noelle appears to be horrified.

Shaking and upset, Finral bemoans the fact that he finally thought he'd found the perfect teammate in Asta. Magna remarks that this makes things way too hard for Asta and Vanessa notes that if it wasn't bad enough that he couldn't use magic, now Asta can't even use his only weapon. Charmy tears up in the background. Noelle and Yami are equally upset.

On his own, Asta sits on a large rock staring up at the moon. He reflects on Owen telling him he can no longer wield a sword, then on himself claiming that not giving up is his magic. He recalls various battles he's fought, then Yuno's face. As he sits alone, shaking, the rest of the Black Bulls watch him worriedly from behind a tree and some rocks.

Asta finally shouts that he will not give up. Everyone is astonished as Asta rants about making a lemon cake to go with the lemonade he's making from all the lemons life is throwing at him. He says he'll find a way to get his arms healed, or a way to fight without his arms. Noelle is relieved. And Asta recalls the moment where he nearly gave up while fighting Lebuty. He says that he will never let himself be that depressed again.

Noelle happily says his name, while Magna states that Asta always lights a fire in him. The others are teary and equally relieved. Vanessa silently contemplates that it's too early to give up and there is a kingdom that might be able to heal Asta.