Black Clover Finally Explains Why Asta Could Beat Lucifero

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Black Clover chapter 332!

While purposely ambiguous, what the human villain Lucius Zogratis says to the mutilated King of Devils Lucifero in the long-awaited return of Black Clover implies that the magic of humans and devils aren't the same, and that Asta wouldn't have won against human magic.

Asta may have been able to destroy half of Lucifero's body earlier on, but there was nothing easy about the victory. Unlike most shonen heroes, Black Clover's Asta had to be protected by multiple captains after Lucifero knocked him down effortlessly. Then, when Asta managed to cut off one of Lucifero's horns by attacking the devil from behind, Lucifero fell into such a rage that he stomped Asta into unconsciousness, causing Asta to lose his Devil Union. And even when Asta forced himself back onto his feet, Lucifero prevented his second sneak attack from behind before Nacht, Yami, and then Zora consecutively jumped in to protect Asta again. Even when Asta and Liebe were later able to form a perfect Devil Union, they couldn't defeat Lucifero. It was only when Asta wielded Yuno's Star Magic.

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Now in chapter 332 of Black Clover by Yūki Tabata, a mutilated Lucifero tells Lucius that his «magical power» was the greatest in the world. Lucius agrees, but counters by saying that in this world, humans have the most brilliant magic. It's intriguing that the King of Devils Lucifero relegated the description of his magic to a mere adjective while, when describing the capabilities of human magic, Lucius puts his entire emphasis on the actual magic itself. Although some might chock this up to semantics, Tabata does bolden the word «magic»