The Best Episodes Written By Momoko Murakami

Asta undergoes a startling transformation, fighting like a man possessed. When he learns who’s behind this change, he also learns its shocking price.

Magic Knights from every squad gather for the test that will determine who’ll be a Royal Knight. The vice-captain of the Purple Orcas causes a stir.

After hearing about the Golden Dawn members being in trouble, Yuno hurries back. When he returned, their headquarters had been destroyed and many of the squad members were near death. Yuno’s rage explodes. Meanwhile, the members who can still fight are doing their best to hold up against the attackers that includes one of the members of the Dark Triade, Zenon, and his minions.

Noelle and the others were involved in the explosion that Vanica caused back in the Heart Kingdom and were left unconscious. When they woke up, they found themselves in the new home of the elves that was located in a strong magic region just beyond the Heart Kingdom. There, Noelle has an unexpected reunion.

Hakone-chan shows off her talents and lands a job.

Miya invites the gang to her hot spring pool. Something's fishy, but seeing Haruna in her swimsuit, Tohya goes along with it.

Tour ambassador Hakone goes to Jigokudani, where Aki gives her a scare by saying there are still demons there.

Grey reminisces on her past. Meanwhile the fight between Dante and Asta is continuing!

The semifinal bout between Asta and Langris comes to a grim conclusion. Luck has a plan that could give his team the edge over Aqua Deer captain Rill.

While wishing to the shrine of the hot spring spirit that he would get closer to Haruna, Tohya drops a steamed bun into the water, and out pops a strange little girl.

Haruna's sister, Aki, doesn't believe is the spirit of the hot springs, but while they're taking a bath, she shows them her powers.

Hakone, the new tour ambassador for Yumoto, works a little too hard.

Hakone gets a level up!

A new hotel opens up next to Shunjusou. The owner is a girl named Miki, another hot spring spirit.

Hakone and the gang visit Goura Parks, where they're attacked by the resident spirit.

It turns out that there are more hot spring spirits out there.

Hakone and Miya, accompanied by Haruna, Aki, and Tōya, are returning to Motohakone via the Tekkosen. Miya tries using her Water of Servitude to deal with the crowds.

For a moment Hakone and Miya regained their full powers upon reaching the shrine. Hakone mentions that no hot spring spirit can warm the soul with stolen powers. Sensing wisdom in her words Gōra tells Ashinoko to stop. Ashinoko turns on Gōra as a result, but that is because Ashinoko, being still too young, cannot fully handle her powers yet.

One afternoon, Jashin-chan was on her way back from the grocery store for Yurine's Polar Bear almond jelly when Poporon attacked her with the Light Sword. Mean, cowardice, lousy, and sly, Poporon's much like Jashin-chan, even though she's an angel. Jashin-chan repels vengeful Poporon by devouring her halo. Will she gain angel powers from it?

The Magic Knight Squad Captains gather for a meeting and for an award ceremony with the king later. At the meeting, they decide that Asta, Nero, Noelle, Luck, Finral, Mimosa, Leopold, Charlotte and Rill will be going to the Heart Kingdom to train with the Spirit Guardians. At the award ceremony, Yuno advances very quickly in rank.

Jashin-chan whips up pork cutlet curry for dinner one night, then hamburg steak curry the next, then croquette curry on the third night. Yurine calls her out but Jashin-chan's not listening. Our Ice Devils Yusa and Koji are back in town while Pekola encounters her unexpected nemesis. Jashin-chan's dropkick saves Pekola, making her feel overcome with gratitude for the devil.

Jashin-chan's voice echoes throughout Jinbocho, "Lost again, damn it!" She lost the grocery money by playing the slots and is desperate to make Medusa lend her more. Infuriated, Yurine swings her morning star, "I've no choice but to kill you." Turns out Jashin-chan's addicted to social-network games too. As Halo-less Poporon and the Ogre of Setsubun appears, Jashin-chan finds herself in a loop.

After her 17,711th loss, Jashin-chan runs to the bank to withdraw Medusa's cash to fund her gambling habit and "rewrite history." Instant karma leads them into a bank robbery and Jashin-chan just wants to save herself while Medusa stands against the robbers to save the people. Jashin-chan's asshole-ness peaks as Minos is more popular with humans and Poporon disguises herself as Noelle Amatsuka.