The dungeon itself turns against the Magic Knights as they fight to escape—and to keep a badly wounded Asta alive. Mars remembers how he came to be.

Asta’s showdown with the man behind the capital invasion takes a turn. King Clover bemoans the Wizard King’s absence in his kingdom’s time of need.

The masterminds behind the invasion reveal themselves, though their motivation remains unclear. Asta spends quality time with one of his heroes.

As life slowly returns to normal in the royal capital, the Wizard King reaches an uncomfortable conclusion about the invasion and how it came about.

As expected, there were bigger baddies behind the abduction of Nean’s children. Luckily Sister Theresa is on hand to join the fight for their freedom.

The Wizard King calls a meeting of the Magic Knight captains. Asta has barely enough time to recuperate before being summoned to the royal capital.