Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 AM PST, we’ll be releasing Black Clover Chapter 349. The next instalment will be available on Viz Media and Manga Plus’ official websites. These are the times at which the next chapter will be made available in various parts of the world:
At this hour in the Pacific, it is 7:00 AM.
9:00 AM, Central Time
10:00 a.m., Eastern Time
Local Time in Britain: 3:00
It’s 5:00 PM in Europe.
Time in India as of 9:30 PM
The time in Japan is midnight.
Asta has returned to Black Clover as a hero, demonstrating why they still need him to defeat the ultimate enemy, Lucius. Now that he has shown his might by protecting Ichika from the Paladin’s onslaught, our young man is ready to face Sister Lily in battle. Nonetheless, he has no plans to harm or murder her. Sister Lily is currently under Lucius’ influence, but Asta has vowed to rescue her and reunite with his old buddy.
Warning: This text contains spoilers for Black Clover Chapter 349
On the opening page of the next chapter, the editor writes, “Asta has completed his training and mastered ‘Zetten.’ Now Paladin-turned Sister Lily is before him.” At the beginning of the chapter, Paladin Heath had a flashback about the first time Asta beat him. Now, he appears astonished to discover the youngster in his path once more. They shouldn’t disturb Asta and Sister Lily’s encounter, Yosuga says, so he’ll battle Heath instead. Asta’s sister, Lily, is taken aback by his continued existence and demands an explanation. In response, Asta says he owes his life to the people of Hino Country, and he wonders whether Sister Lily herself is responsible for bringing him here. Sister Lily, however, refutes his ideas and claims that she had murderous intentions toward him all along.
But Asta disproves her claims, insisting that Sister Lily would never do such a thing—even if she were influenced. She declares that she will murder him once again and that she cannot be misled. After that, she casts “Fist of Love,” triggering a memory from Asta’s childhood in which she cast a similar spell. Lily has many charms in mind, including “Enforced Spatial Travel,” but she can’t cast any of them until Asta is completely still. This may be taken as a clue that she had transported him before, however, the name of the magic she used has yet to be revealed. She now considers casting “Sacred Mana Domination,” but is unable to due to the anti-magic present. She utilises “Sachiel’s Flash,” a mix of Water and Spatial Magic, after politely asking Asta why he didn’t die sooner.
At this moment, Sister Lily is engaged in combat with Asta, all the while yelling that he must be killed for the good of humanity. Asta, however, claims he would not refuse to let her murder him, and she, in turn, insists that she has no intention of carrying out her plan. The reason the Paladins are so faithful to Lucius is that, as it is put, “Lucius is right” is written on their hearts. Sister Lily is still herself on the inside, but Lucius has complete dominion over her. After what Lucius did to Sister Lily, Asta feels a burning rage and vows he would never forgive him. He then launches an attack on Lily, not because he wants to injure her physically but because he wants to destroy the Paladiness within her and restore her to her normal self.