Things start to look up for Tooru as they kindly offer to take her in after hearing about her situation. Tooru explains that she lives nearby, but the Soumas eventually discover her well-kept secret of being homeless when they see her walking back to her tent one night. Stumbling upon their home one day, she encounters Shigure, an older Souma cousin, and Yuki, the "prince" of her school. Tooru is now forced to live in a tent, but little does she know that her temporary home resides on the private property of the esteemed Souma family. However, a sudden family tragedy changes her life, and subsequent circumstances leave her all alone. Tooru Honda has always been fascinated by the story of the Chinese Zodiac that her beloved mother told her as a child. With the ambition to save Hijiri and the help of his newfound friends, Arata stops at nothing to prevent the destruction of his beloved hometown and to bring his best friend back. Together with Lilith, these six form the Trinity Seven, the elite of the school who each bolster their own power and skill. However, Arata chooses the third option-enrolling in the top-secret magic school Royal Biblia Academy, where six other magical users await him. He is given two choices: hand over the book, or die. In order to investigate the phenomenon, Lilith Asami appears before Arata, whose artificial world suddenly disintegrates. All, however, is not yet lost by utilizing the magical grimoire given to him by his childhood friend and cousin Hijiri Kasuga, Arata's world gets artificially reconstructed. One day, the bright red sun stopped shining, causing the "Breakdown Phenomenon"-the destruction of Arata Kasuga's town and the disappearance of the people inhabiting it. A few days later, the two friends head out into the world, both seeking the same goal-to become the Wizard King! Unleashing his inner emotions in a rage, Asta receives a five-leaf clover Grimoire, a "Black Clover" giving him enough power to defeat Lebuty. Though without hope and on the brink of defeat, he finds the strength to continue when he hears Yuno's voice. Asta tries to fight Lebuty, but he is outmatched. However, soon after, Yuno is attacked by a person named Lebuty, whose main purpose is to obtain Yuno's Grimoire. When they reach the age of 15, Yuno is bestowed a spectacular Grimoire with a four-leaf clover, while Asta receives nothing. While Yuno is able to wield magic with amazing power and control, Asta cannot use magic at all and desperately tries to awaken his powers by training physically. However, as they grew up, the stark difference between them became evident. Raised together as children, they came to know of the "Wizard King"-a title given to the strongest mage in the kingdom-and promised that they would compete against each other for the position of the next Wizard King. Asta and Yuno were abandoned at the same church on the same day.