Chapter 229

The Beginning of Hope and Despair (希望と絶望の幕開け) is the 229th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
In the magic power belt, a large structure makes it's way through it. Inside the structure while people's mana are being drained from them, a person comments about how the structure is the mobile fort Candero and that is was created for the purpose of crossing the power magic belt. They then talks about how lower level folks run out of mana so quickly, and how they go through half of them just getting through the power magic belt. Another person mentions about how the life force is the greatest source of mana and that they will milk every last bit of mana out of them, even the children.

Outside of the Candero, Undine appears from a source of water. Undine notices that Candero and sends that info to Loropechika, who informs everyone that the Spade Kingdom have started to move. They talk about how in half a year, the Spade Kingdom has nearly taken over the Diamond Kingdom and that they will begin advancing towards the Clover and Heart Kingdom. They also talk about how the Spade Kingdom is sacrificing their lower level people in order to push through the power magic belt. Loropechika states that when she brought that up, that person has just flew off. Gaja says that their strongest assets are the high level mages with their affinity to the mana of nature. Gaja also says that they are now faced with something unprecedented, since someone with on mana whatsoever, but was able to become so powerful. Loropechika says that is why he is classified as a dark level, and that she is impressed with his hard work, guts, and strength to never give up. At another location, someone is heading towards the magic power belt.

Inside the candero, officers are having more low level people head into a chamber to power the candero. A woman begs that officers to spare her sister since she has so little mana, which one of the officers grabs the woman and says that the woman needs to learn some respect when she talks to an officer of the army. The officer explains how the lower level people are garbage that can't even use proper attack magic, and that the only way the kingdom can use this is to drain their mana just to power their transportation. The officer looks at the woman, and says that he will give her a very special and important role. Suddenly that officer rips the clothes off the woman and says that she can use her body to satisfy him. As the woman express how she does want to have that happen, the officer expresses how the woman should be grateful since the woman is getting the opportunity to service him. Suddenly a sword on flying into the candero and almost hits the officer, much to the shock of everyone. Some of them also notice that a person has also arrive and has landed behind them. The person comments about the crazy weather in the power magic belt, and how he still hasn't perfected his control yet. The person all the sword over to him and as he grabs it, it is revealed that the person is Asta. The officers notices that Asta is a member of the Clover Kingdom's magic knights and wonder why he is here all alone. An officer says that he doesn't know why Asta is here but he will just finish Asta off in the blink of an eye, while attacking. Asta easily defeats the officer and says that he doesn't know how many their are of them, but he will defeat them all in the blink of an eye. Asta then tells them to come at him all at once.

In Hage of the Clover Kingdom, Lily walks outside and comments about how his getting pretty cloudy. Suddenly she notices that their is someone wounded on the ground how side of the church. The person on the ground sudden mentions Yuno's name.

Items used

 * Candelo