Black Clover's Asta Can Beat Lucifero, But He Only Has Five Seconds
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Black Clover chapter 327!
Asta's sudden burst of strength in Black Clover has proven to be powerful enough to defeat Lucifero the King of Devils, but he only has five seconds to use it.
What gave Asta this unexpected power boost was, in part, the basis of his union with his devil partner Liebe. Asta and Liebe contracted as equals, so their true strength is predicated on the synchronization of their thoughts. And their thoughts fully synchronized when Liebe's memories of Lucita, Asta's adopted mother, entered Asta's mind the moment Lucifero was about to deliver the finishing blow against them. This connection allowed Asta to feel Liebe's regret that he would never be able to avenge Lucita's death at the hands of Lucifero or to do the last thing Lucita wished for him before her death: to go on living. Asta experiencing these feelings allowed them to enter a devil union so powerful that they could not only block Lucifero's finishing blow but counter with a punch strong enough to send the King of Devils flying, in chapter 327.
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Unfortunately for fans, chapter 327 is incredibly short, lasting a measly nine pages instead of the usual 19. While this is undoubtedly a means to build anticipation from the moment Asta lands this successful punch to the next chapter where the five-second count down begins, it will be interesting to see the length of chapter 328 page-wise. It's clear that a great deal of time passes in the current installment, but it feels quite short since the chapter itself is only nine pages. If the next chapter is at least the normal 19-or-so pages and it spans either the entire five seconds or just a portion of
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