Volume 28

"The Battle Begins" (開戦) is the 28th volume of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
"'It's the Dark Triad vs. the Resistance as the battle for the Spade Kingdom begins! To win it's going to take the Clover Kingdom's best—and for Asta and Yuno to surpass their limits like never before!'"

Author's Note
"'My wife's friend made our daughter a Nero costume and mailed it to us. Argh, it's criminally cute! My daughter's a year old now. She's started calling me 'Daddy,' and every time she does it, my happiness spikes. However, since I've called my wife by her nickname too much, my daughter has started calling her 'Chaa-chan'... She calls our dog Amélie 'A-chan.''"

List of Chapters

 * 273. Day of Destiny
 * 274. The Battle Begins
 * 275. Hellfire Incarnate
 * 276. Boreas
 * 277. Queen of Briars
 * 278. The Mantis's Ax
 * 279. The Door to Hell
 * 280. Surging Disaster
 * 281. Assault on the Kingdom
 * 282. Black Guardian

Extra Pages
Character Profiles: Moris Libardirt and Kaiser Granvorka

Concept Art sketches for Dorothy's and Kaiser's post-timeskip designs

Assorted Questions Brigade

 * "The Happy Prince" was a favorite story of Tabata's ever since he was a child, so he modeled Lemiel and Secre after the prince and the swallow from the story.

Collectible Card
Unite Asta The assimilation of the devil Liebe and Asta, this figure brings out 100% of the Anti Magic power.

Magic Attribute: Anti Magic Magic: 0 Affiliation: Black Bull Type: Attack

Leaves: 5 Power: 5/5 Magical: 0/5 Wisdom: 3/5 Stamina: 5/5 Vitality: 5/5