Episode 159

Quiet Lakes and Forest Shadows (静かな湖と森の影) is the 159th Page of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
In Hage, Sister Lily and Father Orsi tend to the injured man, who lays unconcsious in a bed.

In the Royal Palace of the Heart Kingdom, Lolopechka thanks everyone for successfully completing their mission and guarantees the safety of Tolon, the town which they liberated. Lolopechka adds that as they gain more Spade Kingdom territory, the will corner the devils. Although it is a difficult task, Noelle Silva feels hopeful since they have Lolopechka's support. The Magic Knights discuss what to do next. Asta, Luck Voltia, and Leopold Vermillion wish to spar with Gadjah. Lolopechka wants to join the training but trips and falls. Noelle suggests they have a bath since they returned from a long travel to a Grand Magic Zone.

Lolopechka, Noelle, Mimosa Vermillion, and Secre Swallowtail decide to go for a bath but a villager rushes in for help, stating that Charmy Pappitson has appeared in the Polnfrume Forest. Finral Roulacase steps in to take care of the situation, but Asta convinces him that he can take care of it. Asta summons the Demon-Slayer Sword and flies off from the castle, while Finral reflects on how much Asta has improved. At Elmora Lake, the women bathe, discuss dating, and also speak on how fortunate they are to have met each other. Elsewhere, Luck and Leopold start sparring with Gadjah.

Asta finds a fat Charmy and tries to dissuade her from eating more. Charmy refuses and uses her Cotton Magic and Mana Method to form a giant sheep. Back in the Golden Dawn base, a Magic Knight addresses Yuno as vice-captain and asks his permission to deliver a message from Hage. Hearing this, Yuno gets more eager.

In the Polnfrume Forest, Charmy causes more trouble as she gathers all the food from the forest. Potrof feels that he has created a monster and that it is his duty to stop Charmy. However, his Evergreen Vida Valtoria spell merely passes through the giant sheep and cannot stop it. Potrof and Asta team up to go against Charmy, but they fail again and Asta gets stuck in the cotton. Rill Boismortier arrives and freezes the sheep, allowing for Asta and Rill to shatter the cotton. Rill advises Charmy to avoid overeating, and then paints the goddess who saved him while he was possessed by Lira. Asta explains to Rill that it was Charmy who saved him, but Rill refuses to believe it.

Yuno flies to Hage and is welcomed by Sister Lily. Ralph recognizes Yuno's resemblance to Lady Ciel and the magic stone that Yuno wears. Sister Lily introduces Ralph to be from the Spade Kingdom. Yuno gets cautious but Ralph sooner convinces that he is not their enemy and tells them about the peaceful past under House Grinberryall's rule before the Dark Triad overtook their kingdom. Ralph states that Yuno is their only hope since he is the heir of House Ginberryall and the Prince of the Spade Kingdom.

tPetit Clover
The Ultimate Canvas (最高のキャンバス): Preoccupied with painting portraits of the woman who saved him, Rill accidentally paints one portrait on Charmy's large belly.