After a surprise attack from Lucius Zogratis that bypassed his Ki, Asta, with his lowered guard, receives a deadly wound, causing him to bleed out as he falls onto the floor and looks up to see the smirking face of the villain. Once presumably dying, Asta finds himself going back in time, 6 months before the Magic Knight Exam. He notices, however, something very different and odd, which foils his plans of being laid-back.