Black Clover

Black Clover

Saturday, April 7, 2018

WSR 4-2-18


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One Piece is on break this week



Dr. Stone 53

Gen praises Senkuu for the water wheel, though Senkuu says Chrome and Kaseki deserve the respect, though he also observes the electricity isn’t coming in strong yet

Thinking they’ll need a container for the electricity, he puts lead plates in a glass structure and soaks them in sulfuric acid, serving as a rough battery.




Senkuu tells Chrome and Kaseki they’ll need to make 5 more of those batteries and link them together, seen as a lot of work by the craftsman considering how much they did on the waterwheel in the last week

Putting the 5 rough batteries together, they have a much better one, allowing Kinrou and Ginrou to not have to put in the work spinning the dynamo wheel to generate electricity.

Senkuu says they need their manpower for something else, Kohaku deducing that it allows them time to train more as soldiers

Meanwhile, Senkuu, Chrome and Kaseki are still working at making gears so they can build more waterwheels, Chrome amazed at the structure and how it helps to make things work so much better

After they construct another waterwheel, they connect it to the iron processing furnace, making that work automated as well, the other villagers amazed, though Kokuyou deduces, like Kohaku did, that this is just to make it so they can do other work, such as preparing for winter 

Everyone is acting in earnest to prepare for winter, including bottling food and making wine, the latter another part of the phone plan



Senkuu reveals to Gen that they’re making a lightbulb now, though the precise nature of the work is much tougher for Kaseki, finally getting motivated after 60 years



Chrome asks how they’re going to keep the light from burning out like before, Senkuu explaining that with mercury they’ll create a vacuum in the lightbulb and connect it to the batteries.

It starts snowing, Senkuu thinking this is the perfect opportunity, thinking it’ll be like a Christmas illumination, connecting the lights to a tree, which amazes everyone in the village.



The chapter ends as Chrome has an inspiration, thinking that with batteries and lights, they can explore deeper in the caves for the materials they need, now ready to start excavating for the ores required.








We Can’t Study 57

Rizu, after her incident with badly cutting her own hair, is told by Fumino she should go to a salon to do so, especially after not wanting to deal with Yuiga’s sister, who’s possessive of her brother and cutting his hair

The owner of the salon Rizu steps into, Karasuma, is looking for a “diamond in the rough” to give her amazing treatment to, thinking Rizu must be that person, even though Makigami, her assistant, thinks her boss is too weird and that’s why they don’t get a lot of customers in the first place



Rizu thinks it’s fine, though she’s confused at Karasuma’s inquiry about her supposedly being in love through the scent of her hair, confirming she is going to meet Yuiga.

Karasuma, inspired by this, decides to give Rizu an overall makeover, not even charging her much for the service, even though Makigami thinks they should due to the laws in Japan on cosmetology services

Yuiga wonders where Rizu is, though when she appears before him, she’s so gorgeous and different from her usual self he doesn’t even recognize her.



Thinking she’s trying to pick him up as she sits next to him, Yuiga is more formal towards Rizu, even messaging her phone, thinking she’s still not her.

But Rizu also misunderstands, Karasuma having advised her that if a boy treats her differently, it means he’s recognized her beauty and their relationship is deepening.

Rizu tries to solve the problem she was working on, but she’s stuck. Yuiga helps, noting how the story, called “The Changelings,” involves the Minister of the Left in ancient Japan having two children, a feminine boy and a masculine girl, the boy raised as a princess. The dissonance between his beauty and his sex is the concern of the line Rizu is studying, but she still doesn’t quite get it

Yuiga notes how Rizu, not knowing that she IS Rizu, is behaving similar to someone he knows, pointing out Rizu’s traits and ultimately comparing her to a cute squirrel, which makes Rizu relieved



But she’s also irritated, which she doesn’t fully understand the reasoning behind.

She decides to ask Yuiga how she did today, pressing the question, Yuiga still not realizing it’s Rizu that is asking the questions about her studying

After they leave the library, Yuiga is still wondering why this girl is following him, Rizu deciding to try the last tactic Karasuma told her, asking him to come to her place




Thinking she’s trying to seduce him, he asks to go to her place and talk to her parents, learning that she is Rizu as her father asks him why he’s here to talk about something.

The chapter ends as Yuiga comments on how Rizu has become more beautiful using the line from the work before, Torikaebaya Monogatari.







Black Clover 152 

Rhya thinks there’s no way Mereoleona can beat them, the Crimson Lioness saying that he can go after Asta after he beats her, the elf emphasizing that Asta’s grimoire and swords are Licht’s, which makes sense when we think about him using Blade Magic in the past.

Mereoleona says that with a 5 versus 1 handicap, there’s no better fight, Rhya and the others ready to eliminate her.

Asta insists on trying to help Mereoleona, but Zora says that they have to leave, being the best way to ensure someone will survive this battle, not wanting to let Mereoleona’s decision go to waste



Meanwhile, we see that the captain of the Royal Knights is getting pushed back, the sheer power of the 5 elves before her too much

But worse than that is the Snow Magic user’s power affecting even Mereoleona, slowly dulling her senses like what the human user tried to do in the Royal Knight’s Selection Exam




Mereoleona still manages to push past various attacks, even being imprisoned in sandstone and blasting her way out.

But Rhya slashes her with Dark Magic, not willing to let her kill any of his allies in this fight.



In spite of thinking he’s beaten her with his power, Mereoleona still manages to unleash more power at him, burning the elf slightly with a beam of flame mana

The chapter ends as she says if he wants to kill humans, then Rhya should make sure he kills Mereoleona for sure.








Boku no Hero Academia 178

We start off the chapter as Monoma is complimenting Kendou on her outfit for the Miss Yuuei contest, thinking she’s a shoe-in to win, though Hadou comments that it’s not for certain, surprising the Class 1-B students

But Kenranzaki Bibimi shows up, wondering why they’re not considering her, since she’s won previous contests, the men saying this is truly a contest of females.

Mirio is heading to the festival with Eri and Aizawa, explaining the itinerary of events

Midnight finds All Might at his desk in the teacher’s area, All Might explaining that Deku went out to get some things, though she finds it odd that he’s not here yet, things starting soon

Deku, using the elasticity Gentle still has remaining on the crane, follows after them

Gentle tells La Brava he intended to use her Quirk for escape, but he may be forced to do it in this situation instead, Deku catching up to them again

Deku sees the air barriers that Gentle’s made, using them to bounce himself into a position to attack, striking Gentle by attacking at an angle that he can’t block with a barrier, even using a barrier to bounce his attack at Gentle

As Gentle’s failure seems imminent, La Brava remembers how she was isolated from her classmates, her admiration something that creeped them out, being made fun of when she confessed her love to someone in junior high

But Gentle inspired her, treating her as someone that was important to him as a fan. And he accepted her devotion without question when she approached him years ago



This love is revealed to be the source of her Quirk’s power, simply called Love. As she confesses her love to Gentle, it increases his physical attributes, particularly his strength, letting him knock Deku away easily



He moves to knock Deku out with a strike to the back of the neck, but as the chapter ends, Deku comments that Gentle is still not as fast as other Villains he’s fought, not giving up as he readies another attack







Seven Deadly Sins 261

Derriere cries out as Monspiet knocks her out of danger, telling her he can’t tell her what he had kept hidden, the Purity also saddened she can never hear those words

Monspiet ignites a massive amount of Hellfire, trying to take himself and Estarossa out together.



Meanwhile, back at the main battle against the Demon Clan, Howzer tells Guila she doesn’t need to worry about the Demons that fled towards the capital, the group there ready to defend it.

But as he tells people to take the time they have now to heal the wounded, Deathpierce and the other Pleiades say they should just go ahead, thinking the power of Breath of Bless is such they don’t need any assistance or support otherwise.

Elizabeth chimes in, saying that it’s not anything so invincible an effect from Rueduciel, just dulling your sense of pain and fear and pushing your body to its utmost limits

They don’t believe her, even saying she didn’t do anything of use, just trying to pacify the Demons by talking to them, which only succeeded in small numbers

But Sariel and Tarmiel comment that if it wasn’t for Elizabeth’s efforts at healing everyone, then the situation would’ve been far worse.



Elizabeth says she knows it’s naïve to hope that the war can end without people suffering as they have, but she reminds everyone that there’s someone who wants them to come home safe, King, Diane and Hawk all impressed at how competent she seems now, though Elizabeth trips, still somewhat a clutz now.



Gowther notices a presence coming towards the battlefield, something crashing into the area.

It’s recognized to be a Ten Commandment, Howzer telling the army to surround it.

The chapter ends as we see it’s Derriere after being knocked away by Monspiet before, still in shock


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