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.
Latest Leaks for Chapter 349
Major information concerning the Paladins and Lucius’s power over them has been revealed in the spoilers for Black Clover chapter 349. Some viewers may have assumed that Sister Lily’s Paladin status afforded Lucius Zogratis some measure of protection for his spell, given that she was his first paladin. Unfortunately, it seems as though the events of Chapter 349 may have revealed Lucius’s scheme. Asta rescued Ichika in the last episode, and now he has to overcome his own self-doubts. He utilised his Anti-Magic Zetten to swiftly slice them to pieces, ultimately resulting in his defeat of the Paladin Yrul. Fans are confident that Asta would be able to restore Sister Lily to normal after her counterattack restored Yrul’s Yoryoku to its regular state.
Chapter 349 of Black Clover provides a possible way to counter Lucius Zogratis. Black Clover 349 spoilers showed that Paladin Sister Lily did not want to kill Asta, but that she felt she had to due to Lucius’s influence over him. The chapter’s explanation showed that Lucius Zogratis didn’t have complete sway over Sister Lily’s feelings or actions since he could only teach the Paladins to follow one rule: “Lucius is correct.” He only to say that, and all of the Paladins would obey him. That the Paladins still had feelings indicated, however, that they weren’t Lucius’ puppets. In Chapter 349 of Black Clover, Sister Lily wept because she had to execute Asta. She was reluctant to participate and continued probing Asta about why he hadn’t passed away sooner. Sister Lily’s dual identities stem from the fact that Paladins had the freedom to do what they wanted, yet the rule imprinted in their spirit required obedience.
Just now, Sister Lily’s actions revealed a weakness in Astaroth’s Devil Host, proving that Lucius’ control over his Paladins was not absolute. Chapter 349 of Black Clover demonstrated that, contrary to popular belief, the Paladins did preserve their own personalities and memories by showing both Paladin Sister Lily and Heath Grice reflecting on their former interactions with Asta. This meant that the magic of Lucius Zogratis did not brainwash them, but instead imbued them with his moral beliefs. However, Sister Lily’s recent displays of feeling and expressiveness suggest that Lucius’ influence may be fading. Sister Lily’s Paladin persona may have been carried away by her genuine feelings when she thought she had slain Asta in the past if Lucius’ spell had the same impact then as it does now.
Her genuine self clashed with her Paladin self for the first time in chapter 349 of Black Clover, implying that their true selves are not lost but rather repressed and that the ability to do so may be fading with time. Asta and his allies may be able to take advantage of his vulnerability to Lucius in the upcoming fight on the Day of Judgment. The ability of Asta to restore Paladins to their regular selves has not yet been tested, and readers will have to wait until the next chapter is released to find out if this is the case.
Release Date & Time
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.