Volume 24

"The Beginning of Hope and Despair" (希望と絶望の幕開け) is the 24th volume of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover.

Summary
"'After six months of training in the Heart Kingdom, Asta and his fellow Magic Knights are ready to show off their improvements. Will Asta's muscles be enough when the devil-powered Spade Kingdom begins their invasion, or will he need some new tricks?'"

Author's Note
"'Hello, Amélie here. It's already been several months since a newbie showed up at my house. She's a pretty strange one. She makes these sudden, unpredictable movements and yells 'waaaaaaaa!!' out of nowhere. And I think she's getting bigger kinda fast... She's insanely cute though! That said, I am going to have to teach her one thing: the fact that I'm the cutest one around here!!'"

List of Chapters

 * 229. The Beginning of Hope and Despair
 * 230. I'll Crush You
 * 231. The Dark Triad
 * 232. Quiet Lakes and Forest Shadows
 * 233. Fate Begins to Move
 * 234. The Messenger from the Spade Kingdom
 * 235. Dark Disciples
 * 236. There's No Way We're the Same
 * 237. Sheer Obstinacy
 * 238. Zenon's Power
 * 239. Budding of Yggdrasil

Extra Pages
Character Profiles: Zenon Zogratis, Ralph Niaflem, Gaderois Godroc, and Foyal Migusteau

Assorted Questions Brigade No.1

 * Zagred was freed from Secre Swallowtail's spell around the time that Patolli awakened in William Vangeance. The devil took over David Swallow and Baval's body during the battle of Clover Castle; when Mimosa, Kirsch Vermillion, and En Ringard met David, he was already possessed by the devil, who used Kotodama Magic to imitate Dice Magic. After he entered the Shadow Palace, Zagred made his way to Ronne's chamber and switched bodies.
 * The Light Magic during the massacre of the Elf Tribe was actually the devil's magic.

Assorted Questions Brigade No.2

 * While an individual's innate magic power remains constant, they can learn to control more magic power by utilizing mana in nature. Elves and people of the Heart Kingdom are skilled at manipulating natural mana.
 * Tabata apologizes for mistakenly having En use the wrong personal pronoun.