Witch Hat Atelier (2026) s01e08 Episode Script
Makeidan no Ginen
There is nothing to fear.
If you lose your memory of magic,
you'll forget the fear of it as well.
You will just become an Outsider.
I told you it wasn't us.
Why won't you listen?
No. Please, no.
This is…
Serpent's Bed of Sand?
Agott was trying to explain,
but you didn't listen. You're terrible!
Who are they?
They're children.
They burned the flag.
Me too.
Adults who treat “kids” like
they’re some kind of species…
I hate that.
What matters isn’t the circumstances.
It’s the fact that a rule was broken.
The order and peace of this world
are upheld only because every witch
strictly follows the code.
One crack is all it takes to fall apart.
And hence, there can be no exceptions.
You refuse to listen to the kids,
and yet you sure have a lot to say.
Don't lay a hand on my apprentice,
Easthies.
I see.
So it's your apprentice.
No wonder. As arrogant as their master.
If being like you is a model student,
then screw that.
Especially if this is what
the Knights Moralis calls their job.
We only want to protect order.
Magic powerful enough to reshape the land,
like the Dadah Range
and the Forest of Thristas,
that's war magic from before
the Day of the Pact.
If something like that’s been cast
in this era,
then of course it has to be dealt with.
Even so,
it’s not right to strip someone’s
memories without hearing them out.
And besides,
I don’t recall ever giving
my apprentices the skills or the tools
to pull off magic of this scale.
Even if you hadn't,
is it possible
the Brimmed Caps could have?
Hey, you guys!
Argue all you want,
but have you forgotten
what witches are meant to do?
"Bring the blessings
of magic to the people."
They understand that a lot better
than you do.
Quit standing around. All of you help out.
You've got those handy flags, don't you?
Will that actually fix it?
No, I just stopped the bleeding.
I'll carry him to Kalhn like this.
If we get her to a doctor right away,
her life won’t be in dang--
I saw it. You used magic to fix that flag,
didn't you?!
You can heal this child's injuries too,
can't you?
Magic should have that ability!
No, it doesn't.
But…
but that can't be!
Let go of me.
Or should I stop carrying him?
I'm sorry.
Please take care of him.
Seal off the area.
Don't let anyone
other than witches inside.
Once the Outsiders are gone,
we'll conduct a full investigation.
UNDER THE SUSPICION OF KNIGHTS MORALIS
Just basic, fundamental magic.
No way this would bring down
an entire riverbank.
Yeah.
Show me your hands.
The Brimmed Caps sometimes carve seals
into their bodies as tattoos.
Forbidden magic that enhances
or alters the body,
amplifying magical power.
Fresh pen calluses
and hands stained with conjuring ink.
That's enough, isn't it?
Once we report this to the Great Hall,
we'll begin an investigation.
And if it turns out
you really did cause this,
we won't show any mercy.
Don't lose what you've just learned.
You'd better be careful.
Wow, that was nerve-wracking.
I'm just glad everyone's okay.
We adults shouldn’t have left you alone.
I'm so sorry.
It's not your fault, Master.
Even still, Agott and Coco,
I want you to understand
just how dangerous that was.
If anyone had discovered
the secret of magic,
we would've had to erase the memories
of everyone we helped.
A person’s memories are their entire life.
Your actions put something like that
in the balance.
We're sorry.
We'll be more careful.
This…
probably set my exam back.
But you pulled it off.
And so
I'll put in a request for you
to take the second exam, Agott.
If you pass,
you'll be recognized as capable
of accompanying real field work.
No using magic in front of others
until then.
Can you promise me that?
Oh, yes!
What?! Only Agott?
Master! What about us?
You still haven’t finished drawing out
the entire basic magic textbook, have you?
Ugh!
I don't like exams so I don't care.
There are other exams?!
Hey, Qifrey.
You sure about this?
You were worried Agott
was rushing into things.
Yes.
But…
not anymore.
So then I figured I should trust them.
You're way too soft.
That's what happens when you've got
students who are hard on themselves.
Master Qifrey,
I want to go back and practice already.
Hold on.
There's one more thing we need to do.
That girl was Qifrey's new apprentice,
right?
If the rumors are true…
Can you prove the rumors are true?
No.
There's no way to find evidence
in that petrified house.
Then we'll have to make her confess. Look.
Because of that magic, the river
downstream is starting to dry up.
A single rockfall can collapse the bank,
shift the current,
and force everything downstream to change.
Just like that,
the beautiful landscape that once was
is lost forever.
That girl is the first falling stone.
If there's even a chance
she'll set things in motion,
we have to remove her, no matter what.
Whoa!
Olruggio's pen is a special one.
It's called a Searneedle wand.
It can burn seals into stone and wood.
It's just a temporary fix though.
The river's starting to flow again.
Looks like the sand-dust spell
is wearing off.
Here, you dropped something.
Be careful.
Don’t forget your hat
or your conjuring ink.
I'm sorry! Thank you.
Huh? That's strange.
My conjuring ink hasn't gone down at all!
Are the vials magic or something?
Like it just keeps refilling forever?
Coco, could I take a look at that?
Master?
Magic is a “falsehood”
that colors the world.
Even though the hands
that paint beautiful magic
get stained with ink.
Lies…
they fall apart the closer you get.
How long do you think
you can keep it hidden?
This ink,
you got it
from Mr. Nolnoa in Kalhn, right?
Yes.
- Wow.
- Olruggio.
Take everyone back
to the atelier ahead of me.
Where are you going?
I…
missed my chance to buy Coco a pen
during all the commotion the other day.
It's close, so I'll stop by Kalhn first.
Then I want Silvernectar wine.
Then one early-pressed and one aged.
Got it. Leave it to me.
I'm sorry.
There’s something I need to confirm.
Huh? The door is gone.
Oh shoot.
Looks like the shop is closed today.
Wait, when it’s closed,
the whole shop disappears?!
Oh, Mr. Qifrey!
And the girl from the other day.
Tartah.
Thank goodness.
I need to see Mr. Nolnoa.
Oh, hang on a sec.
Please, come in.
This room's completely different
from last time.
Of course it is. The room changes
depending on the doorknob.
Gramps is probably on the third floor.
Thanks. Sorry to intrude.
Oh, uh,
hold on.
Um, your name…
It's Coco.
I'm Coco.
That cut on your right foot.
You should disinfect it right away.
Come on, back here.
I've got some Tranquileaf.
I'll patch you up.
There are so many tools I don’t recognize.
Wow, so pretty.
What are all these
different colored powders?
Try not to mess with them too much.
It’s a problem if they get disarranged.
They're magical dyes.
Additives used to enhance
the effects of conjuring ink.
Mr. Nolnoa.
Today, the shop is closed.
Yes.
But…
I'm just kidding.
I know why you’re here.
It’s about the seal drawn on
the alley tiles, isn’t it?
I still haven’t figured anything out.
I tried spells to separate
the different magic dyes,
but they’d all melted together
beautifully.
Have you found something?
Actually, I came across something.
This is similar.
No, even that faint bluish tint
is exactly the same.
Where did you get this?
Wait a second.
Isn't this my vial?
It was that day.
The Brimmed Cap must have cast
a spell on the bottle then.
What are you doing?
Before you draw anything,
you should examine that ink first.
Hey, what’s that pale blue dye called?
The big one up near the ceiling!
That's powdered Azuremoon Flower.
Mix it in and your magic lasts longer.
What about the small bottle
on the opposite shelf?
The white, sparkly one?
That’s Blushing Bride Butterfly
scale powder.
Add that and the ink turns transparent,
so you can hide the lines of your seal.
And next to that?
The tall, narrow bottle
is Roaming Scallop powder.
The round one beside it
is Golden Blaze Wyrm scale powder.
Wow…
That's amazing, Tartah!
Do you really have all the names
of these dyes memorized?
Well, they're our products.
You're so lucky you get to live
in a magical supply shop!
Just seeing all these shelves and bottles
lined up wall-to-wall gets me excited!
I'm so envious of you, Tartah!
The atelier’s obviously better.
You're a witch.
That's a weird thing to say.
Aren't you an apprentice too, Tartah?
I'm…
That red powder. What's that one called?
Which one?
That one! On that shelf!
Between the pale blue
and the withered-leaf color!
Which shelf and which row?
It's really bright red. You can't miss it.
- Whoa!
- Whoa!
What was that light just now?
That scared me.
Are you okay?
Thank goodness the bottles didn't break.
No, this is bad.
The worst.
The labels came off.
It's all mixed up.
Gramps told me not to touch them.
It's all a mess.
I'm sorry! I'll help.
Let's put them all back.
Do you know which powder is which?
Which color to which ingred--
I don't know!
But earlier…
I just memorized where they were placed.
I didn’t recognize them by color.
Sorry.
Just go home.
But…
I hate to say it,
but there’s nothing
you can do to help, Coco.
There are things people can do
and things they can’t.
With my Silverwash-diseased eyes,
no matter how much I study,
I'll never be able to become a witch.
See? I told you!
Are you all right, Qifrey?
That much power from such a tiny seal?
I think this is the Twin Bottle spell.
Two containers, one shared content.
There’s probably a small medal engraved
with a seal sunk inside.
Coco was made to use this.
The ink kept refilling
with an unknown additive.
This vial is connected to them.
At last…
I've finally found them.
Good grief.
A conjuring ink that can produce
immense power
from such a crude, small ring?
Something like that shouldn't exist
in this world.
This is beyond me.
We have to inform the Great Hall--
We can't!
We can't hand this over
to the Knights Moralis nor the Great Hall.
It would be better
if no one knew we even discovered it.
What are you saying?
You…
Do you understand what you're saying?
What are you planning?
What are you planning to do with that ink?
I'm sorry, Mr. Nolnoa.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
About that conjuring ink vial,
it seems he accidentally handed you
something very valuable.
I bought you a bag to make up for it,
so you can use this.
Wow, thank you so much!
Master,
what's Silverwash disease?
The Silverwash syndrome
is a condition you're born with.
It makes the world look like
it's covered in silver.
Witches tend to place importance
on eyesight,
so it can make things difficult
in this world.
Being so harsh on exceptions
is one of the witch's bad traits.
Don't look so worried.
It'll be okay.
As long as you're a student of my atelier,
I'll do everything I can to protect you.
There's nothing you have to worry about.
Nothing.
Gramps.
I'm sorry.
The light earlier caught me by surprise,
and I broke the bottles around here.
What was that strong light?
Mr. Qifrey's magic?
Huh? Light?
There was no light.
Gramps?
Subtitle translation by: Emily Noguchi
EPISODE 9: NIGHTMARE SINKING INTO BLACK
If you lose your memory of magic,
you'll forget the fear of it as well.
You will just become an Outsider.
I told you it wasn't us.
Why won't you listen?
No. Please, no.
This is…
Serpent's Bed of Sand?
Agott was trying to explain,
but you didn't listen. You're terrible!
Who are they?
They're children.
They burned the flag.
Me too.
Adults who treat “kids” like
they’re some kind of species…
I hate that.
What matters isn’t the circumstances.
It’s the fact that a rule was broken.
The order and peace of this world
are upheld only because every witch
strictly follows the code.
One crack is all it takes to fall apart.
And hence, there can be no exceptions.
You refuse to listen to the kids,
and yet you sure have a lot to say.
Don't lay a hand on my apprentice,
Easthies.
I see.
So it's your apprentice.
No wonder. As arrogant as their master.
If being like you is a model student,
then screw that.
Especially if this is what
the Knights Moralis calls their job.
We only want to protect order.
Magic powerful enough to reshape the land,
like the Dadah Range
and the Forest of Thristas,
that's war magic from before
the Day of the Pact.
If something like that’s been cast
in this era,
then of course it has to be dealt with.
Even so,
it’s not right to strip someone’s
memories without hearing them out.
And besides,
I don’t recall ever giving
my apprentices the skills or the tools
to pull off magic of this scale.
Even if you hadn't,
is it possible
the Brimmed Caps could have?
Hey, you guys!
Argue all you want,
but have you forgotten
what witches are meant to do?
"Bring the blessings
of magic to the people."
They understand that a lot better
than you do.
Quit standing around. All of you help out.
You've got those handy flags, don't you?
Will that actually fix it?
No, I just stopped the bleeding.
I'll carry him to Kalhn like this.
If we get her to a doctor right away,
her life won’t be in dang--
I saw it. You used magic to fix that flag,
didn't you?!
You can heal this child's injuries too,
can't you?
Magic should have that ability!
No, it doesn't.
But…
but that can't be!
Let go of me.
Or should I stop carrying him?
I'm sorry.
Please take care of him.
Seal off the area.
Don't let anyone
other than witches inside.
Once the Outsiders are gone,
we'll conduct a full investigation.
UNDER THE SUSPICION OF KNIGHTS MORALIS
Just basic, fundamental magic.
No way this would bring down
an entire riverbank.
Yeah.
Show me your hands.
The Brimmed Caps sometimes carve seals
into their bodies as tattoos.
Forbidden magic that enhances
or alters the body,
amplifying magical power.
Fresh pen calluses
and hands stained with conjuring ink.
That's enough, isn't it?
Once we report this to the Great Hall,
we'll begin an investigation.
And if it turns out
you really did cause this,
we won't show any mercy.
Don't lose what you've just learned.
You'd better be careful.
Wow, that was nerve-wracking.
I'm just glad everyone's okay.
We adults shouldn’t have left you alone.
I'm so sorry.
It's not your fault, Master.
Even still, Agott and Coco,
I want you to understand
just how dangerous that was.
If anyone had discovered
the secret of magic,
we would've had to erase the memories
of everyone we helped.
A person’s memories are their entire life.
Your actions put something like that
in the balance.
We're sorry.
We'll be more careful.
This…
probably set my exam back.
But you pulled it off.
And so
I'll put in a request for you
to take the second exam, Agott.
If you pass,
you'll be recognized as capable
of accompanying real field work.
No using magic in front of others
until then.
Can you promise me that?
Oh, yes!
What?! Only Agott?
Master! What about us?
You still haven’t finished drawing out
the entire basic magic textbook, have you?
Ugh!
I don't like exams so I don't care.
There are other exams?!
Hey, Qifrey.
You sure about this?
You were worried Agott
was rushing into things.
Yes.
But…
not anymore.
So then I figured I should trust them.
You're way too soft.
That's what happens when you've got
students who are hard on themselves.
Master Qifrey,
I want to go back and practice already.
Hold on.
There's one more thing we need to do.
That girl was Qifrey's new apprentice,
right?
If the rumors are true…
Can you prove the rumors are true?
No.
There's no way to find evidence
in that petrified house.
Then we'll have to make her confess. Look.
Because of that magic, the river
downstream is starting to dry up.
A single rockfall can collapse the bank,
shift the current,
and force everything downstream to change.
Just like that,
the beautiful landscape that once was
is lost forever.
That girl is the first falling stone.
If there's even a chance
she'll set things in motion,
we have to remove her, no matter what.
Whoa!
Olruggio's pen is a special one.
It's called a Searneedle wand.
It can burn seals into stone and wood.
It's just a temporary fix though.
The river's starting to flow again.
Looks like the sand-dust spell
is wearing off.
Here, you dropped something.
Be careful.
Don’t forget your hat
or your conjuring ink.
I'm sorry! Thank you.
Huh? That's strange.
My conjuring ink hasn't gone down at all!
Are the vials magic or something?
Like it just keeps refilling forever?
Coco, could I take a look at that?
Master?
Magic is a “falsehood”
that colors the world.
Even though the hands
that paint beautiful magic
get stained with ink.
Lies…
they fall apart the closer you get.
How long do you think
you can keep it hidden?
This ink,
you got it
from Mr. Nolnoa in Kalhn, right?
Yes.
- Wow.
- Olruggio.
Take everyone back
to the atelier ahead of me.
Where are you going?
I…
missed my chance to buy Coco a pen
during all the commotion the other day.
It's close, so I'll stop by Kalhn first.
Then I want Silvernectar wine.
Then one early-pressed and one aged.
Got it. Leave it to me.
I'm sorry.
There’s something I need to confirm.
Huh? The door is gone.
Oh shoot.
Looks like the shop is closed today.
Wait, when it’s closed,
the whole shop disappears?!
Oh, Mr. Qifrey!
And the girl from the other day.
Tartah.
Thank goodness.
I need to see Mr. Nolnoa.
Oh, hang on a sec.
Please, come in.
This room's completely different
from last time.
Of course it is. The room changes
depending on the doorknob.
Gramps is probably on the third floor.
Thanks. Sorry to intrude.
Oh, uh,
hold on.
Um, your name…
It's Coco.
I'm Coco.
That cut on your right foot.
You should disinfect it right away.
Come on, back here.
I've got some Tranquileaf.
I'll patch you up.
There are so many tools I don’t recognize.
Wow, so pretty.
What are all these
different colored powders?
Try not to mess with them too much.
It’s a problem if they get disarranged.
They're magical dyes.
Additives used to enhance
the effects of conjuring ink.
Mr. Nolnoa.
Today, the shop is closed.
Yes.
But…
I'm just kidding.
I know why you’re here.
It’s about the seal drawn on
the alley tiles, isn’t it?
I still haven’t figured anything out.
I tried spells to separate
the different magic dyes,
but they’d all melted together
beautifully.
Have you found something?
Actually, I came across something.
This is similar.
No, even that faint bluish tint
is exactly the same.
Where did you get this?
Wait a second.
Isn't this my vial?
It was that day.
The Brimmed Cap must have cast
a spell on the bottle then.
What are you doing?
Before you draw anything,
you should examine that ink first.
Hey, what’s that pale blue dye called?
The big one up near the ceiling!
That's powdered Azuremoon Flower.
Mix it in and your magic lasts longer.
What about the small bottle
on the opposite shelf?
The white, sparkly one?
That’s Blushing Bride Butterfly
scale powder.
Add that and the ink turns transparent,
so you can hide the lines of your seal.
And next to that?
The tall, narrow bottle
is Roaming Scallop powder.
The round one beside it
is Golden Blaze Wyrm scale powder.
Wow…
That's amazing, Tartah!
Do you really have all the names
of these dyes memorized?
Well, they're our products.
You're so lucky you get to live
in a magical supply shop!
Just seeing all these shelves and bottles
lined up wall-to-wall gets me excited!
I'm so envious of you, Tartah!
The atelier’s obviously better.
You're a witch.
That's a weird thing to say.
Aren't you an apprentice too, Tartah?
I'm…
That red powder. What's that one called?
Which one?
That one! On that shelf!
Between the pale blue
and the withered-leaf color!
Which shelf and which row?
It's really bright red. You can't miss it.
- Whoa!
- Whoa!
What was that light just now?
That scared me.
Are you okay?
Thank goodness the bottles didn't break.
No, this is bad.
The worst.
The labels came off.
It's all mixed up.
Gramps told me not to touch them.
It's all a mess.
I'm sorry! I'll help.
Let's put them all back.
Do you know which powder is which?
Which color to which ingred--
I don't know!
But earlier…
I just memorized where they were placed.
I didn’t recognize them by color.
Sorry.
Just go home.
But…
I hate to say it,
but there’s nothing
you can do to help, Coco.
There are things people can do
and things they can’t.
With my Silverwash-diseased eyes,
no matter how much I study,
I'll never be able to become a witch.
See? I told you!
Are you all right, Qifrey?
That much power from such a tiny seal?
I think this is the Twin Bottle spell.
Two containers, one shared content.
There’s probably a small medal engraved
with a seal sunk inside.
Coco was made to use this.
The ink kept refilling
with an unknown additive.
This vial is connected to them.
At last…
I've finally found them.
Good grief.
A conjuring ink that can produce
immense power
from such a crude, small ring?
Something like that shouldn't exist
in this world.
This is beyond me.
We have to inform the Great Hall--
We can't!
We can't hand this over
to the Knights Moralis nor the Great Hall.
It would be better
if no one knew we even discovered it.
What are you saying?
You…
Do you understand what you're saying?
What are you planning?
What are you planning to do with that ink?
I'm sorry, Mr. Nolnoa.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
About that conjuring ink vial,
it seems he accidentally handed you
something very valuable.
I bought you a bag to make up for it,
so you can use this.
Wow, thank you so much!
Master,
what's Silverwash disease?
The Silverwash syndrome
is a condition you're born with.
It makes the world look like
it's covered in silver.
Witches tend to place importance
on eyesight,
so it can make things difficult
in this world.
Being so harsh on exceptions
is one of the witch's bad traits.
Don't look so worried.
It'll be okay.
As long as you're a student of my atelier,
I'll do everything I can to protect you.
There's nothing you have to worry about.
Nothing.
Gramps.
I'm sorry.
The light earlier caught me by surprise,
and I broke the bottles around here.
What was that strong light?
Mr. Qifrey's magic?
Huh? Light?
There was no light.
Gramps?
Subtitle translation by: Emily Noguchi
EPISODE 9: NIGHTMARE SINKING INTO BLACK