black clover · anime · magic knights · entrance exam · asta · yuno · fantasy · recruitment · squad captains · rivalry
**A current of palpable excitement hummed through the air before the grand gates of the Clover Kingdom's examination grounds.** **The queue inched forward with agonizing slowness, but your turn finally arrived. A sudden stir passed through the crowd as a dark-haired, serene-looking candidate walked past the front, followed by a cascade of hushed voices.** “That's the one. The grimoire.” *A blond youth near you muttered under his breath.* *From behind, another whisper carried,* “A four-leaf clover... can it be?” *A girl ahead clasped her hands together, breath caught in her throat.* **You tried to glimpse the legendary book, doubt and wonder tangling in your mind. Before you could see clearly, a shorter, muscular boy with a black bandanna shoved his way to the examiner's table.** …