Warning: The following contains spoilers for Black Clover chapter #371!!
Summary
Mereoleona's new powers and flashbacks set the stage for a potentially epic rematch with the brainwashed Paladin Acier Silva, resurrected by Lucius Zogratis. Mereoleona's Memories highlight her growth by taking on weaker mages, adding depth to her relationship with Acier and enhancing the possibility of a rematch. Black Clover cleverly uses magic as a metaphor to heighten the importance of character relationships and build anticipation for intense battles.
The two latest chapters of Black clover down since December has been filled with action-packed, jaw-dropping new powers and jaw-dropping battles, but the real news comes from the extent to which these developments embellish and further hype a battle. A rematch could happen between Mereoleona is vermilion And Noelle's mother, Acier Silva villain Lucius Zogratis was recently resurrected from the dead as a brainwashed Paladin. Chapters #370 and #371 are the second installments of Black Clover since series manager Yuki Tabata moved his series from Weekly Shonen Jump to its sister publication, seasonal Jump GIGA.
Since Acier became a Paladin, fans have been hoping that she would face Mereoleona because of their shared history as well as the new flashback of Mereoleona and The upgraded power that Mereoleona used against Paladin Morris in chapter #371 will only make their rematch more interesting and makes sense if it happens.
First, Mereoleona looks back and remembers the early years when no one could stand against her, which killed her motivation and ultimately caused Mereoleona to isolate herself by espousing the depressing view that it would be good than if she were stronger on her own. This memory then leads to Mereoleona resurrecting the fallen members of her brigade in a fiery aura. through the Ultimate Flame Magic: Exalted Lions.
Created by Yuki Tabata
On its own, this memory will amplify her new power in an interesting way, as she can find strength and victory only by embracing weaker mages when she initially rejected them all. others to become stronger. This image is much more profound when taking into account that these magicians were once her subordinates, people who rallied around her when others did not try to cooperate with her and especially when they had passed away.
Yet all this more effectively build Mereoleona's relationship with Acier, thus further deepening what will be an incredible rematch. What initially defined their friendship was the fact that Acier always defeated Mereoleona in duels, even though Acier's Steel magic was inherently weak against Mereoleona's fire.
This new flashback now explains more clearly why Mereoleona is so close to Acier because Acier can win against her. With this new insight, Mereoleona using her newfound power to defeat Acier would create an incredible image, as it would emphasize how Mereoleona can only defeat someone who has a tendency to lose. before her. if she receives help from her fallen comrades when being rejected by others leaves her alone to seek strength.
This isn't the first time Black Clover has mastered magical combinations to further amplify the results of a rematch. In chapter #369, Magna and Luck infuse a version of the combo attack that originally failed in chapter #64 with Asta's Anti-Magic called Black Flame Black Lightning: Exploding Cannon to win in the present day. This is a strong metaphor for how Asta had a positive impact on the Black Bulls, the same way Asta had a positive impact on the Black Bulls. Black cloveris now using magic to make a compelling metaphor for Mereoleona's life and of course to further hype the possibility of her rematch with Acier.