Spoilers for Black Clover chapter 348 were posted throughout the week, revealing the thrilling presence of Asta on the battlefield between the Ryuzen Seven and Sister Lily’s Paladins. The most interesting moment was when Asta faced his own anxieties and found that he was the weak one while under Yrul’s illusionary influence. Next, Asta unleashed the Perfect Zetten in Black Clover 348, a technique he had been training for all of the Hino Country arcs. At the end of the issue, Asta made good on her pledge to save Sister Lily from Lucius, setting up an extremely tense next issue.
Asta’s journey to conquer Zetten in Black Clover is plagued with uncertainty and fear after she was vanquished by Lucius Zogratis. Analyzing Asta’s Expertise in Zetten In recent episodes of Black Clover, Asta has been seen practising alongside Yami Ichika and Mushogatake Yosuga, two other members of the Ryuzen Seven. Studying with Ichika, Asta learned the fundamentals of using Zetten, but he was never able to reach a level of mastery. As a result, Yosuga was tasked by Shogun Ryudo Ryuya of Hino Country to see that Asta received a proper education. During Asta’s training with him, Yosuga, one of the Ryuzen Seven, seemed to understand why Asta couldn’t learn Zetten and, by extension, why Ryuya left Asta in his hands. Yosuga sensed a lot of insecurity in Asta’s approach to combat, and he agreed with this assessment.
Chapter 345 of Black Clover features Yosuga’s brag that his blade can cut through anything. In the meantime, Asta’s recent failures had left him troubled with self-doubt and a lack of commitment, making his fighting technique ineffectual and preventing him from mastering the Zetten. Even Asta admits as much, claiming that he felt he couldn’t become any stronger and that he doubts someone like him could be the Wizard King. This led Asta to reflect on Yuno and the confidence she had in his ability to defeat Lucius. Asta believes this is so because Yuno has already achieved the level of Grand Magic Knight and is just becoming stronger.
In the future, in chapter 348 of Black Clover, Asta has learned that his biggest fear was really being weak. To paraphrase his own hallucination, he isn’t as talented as Yuno and so cannot become the Wizard King. Asta admits that when he shed his delusion, he saw that the reason he needed to be powerful was that he was afraid of being weak or not as skilled as others. Then he talks about his will to become the strongest, revealing that the old Asta from Black Clover is back. Then, after much stress, Yosuga does a Perfect Zetten and tells the crowd that they should stop caring about him losing anyhow. As an added irony, Yosuga notes that if Asta’s Anti-Magic Zetten is performed precisely, it can defeat any opponent’s magic-based attack.
To conclude
Asta overcame his self-doubt after his defeat against Lucius Zogratis and ultimately mastered the Zetten method. Having restored his confidence in his own strength, he was able to use his Perfect Anti-Magic Zetten to become as powerful as anybody else.
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With Asta’s mastery of the Perfect Zetten in Chapter 348 of Black Clover, the series’ central role in the Hino Country subarc is over, and the focus will presumably return to thwarting Lucius. This news may disappoint some Ryuzen Seven supporters, but it is quite probable that Ryudo Ryuya would recruit at least part of the Ryuzen Seven to help in the fight against Lucius. Chapter 348 of Black Clover all but confirms that Ichika is to blame for the killing of the Yami clan when Asta destroys the illusion of her father. Fans are relieved that Sukehiro, or Captain Yami, has been cleared of wrongdoing, but this development may be setting up yet another subplot for the conflict.
In Black Clover chapter 348, Asta issues an edict to Sister Lily, possibly setting up the arrival of Black Bulls to fend against a five-headed dragon. In Black Clover chapter 348, Asta dispels the illusion of Ichika’s father, leading readers to believe that Ichika is actually to blame for the slaughter of her family. Her earlier assumptions had placed the blame on her brother Sukehiro, aka Captain Yami. Recent difficulties, however, in which meeting her father opened memories, have shown this to be untrue.
When Asta defends Ichika, she treats him like the little brother she never had. Despite its seeming insignificance, Yuki Tabata, the series creator and illustrator, may be hinting that the real Sukehiro and the rest of the Black Bulls squad will make an appearance on the battlefield. The fact that Tabata probably waited to reunite the two groups until Asta got over his worries is further evidenced by the fact that Asta reverted to his old methods in chapter 348 of Black Clover. As far as the audience is aware, Sister Lily has sent Asta somewhere, and the Black Bulls are now searching for her.
The fact that most of the Ryuzen Seven had been defeated by the restored five-headed dragon also lends credence to this theory. Now that Sister Lily, Heath Grice, and the five-headed dragon have supposedly dispatched these five members of the gang, Asta, Mushogatake Yosuga, and Tenmanyashiki Fujio are left to deal with them. There’s no denying that the three are at a severe disadvantage in the face of the five-headed monster. Furthermore, as of Black Clover chapter 348, Fujio has only been seen utilising support-style magic, therefore it is absolutely unknown if he has any combat talents at all. If he doesn’t, Asta and Yosuga are in more of a bind.
When added to Ichika’s previous disclosures, this sets the stage for the Black Bulls to come to the rescue. Having the rest of the Magic Knights concentrate on the five-headed dragon frees Asta to save Sister Lily while Yosuga holds off Heath Grice. Additionally, it would provide an organic opportunity for Asta to demonstrate to the Black Bulls his development since their last encounter. It would be a great way to round up Asta’s current training arc, given the rest of his squad has looked up to him as an inspiration throughout the series (at least to Black Clover chapter 348). Having Ichika, Sukehiro, and Ryuya get back together to talk about what really happened the night of the Yami clan slaughter is a great story beat. Since this is something that needs to take place before the story concludes, Tabata will probably strive to accomplish two literary goals at once by providing further evidence of Black Bulls in Hino Country. However, as of this writing, there are no long-term spoilers for the series, so this is all just speculation. The puzzle can be solved, though, if Tabata so chooses in the upcoming issues of the series.