Witch Hat Atelier (2026) s01e09 Episode Script

EPISODE 9
Hey, welcome. What brings you in today?
Picking up your last order?
Yes, I'm here to pick up
the conjuring ink I ordered.
Also, my staff has cracked.
I'd like to have it repaired.
The light was so bright.
It's strange that Grandpa didn't see it.
Maybe Qifrey knows something about it.
Or could it be that this person…
I'm so sorry!
Using the Grasping Wind
just to grab mountain apples?
It seems your seal was
a little too big, wasn't it?
Yes. At first, the ring was small.
It only shook the apples,
so I figured I'd make it stronger, but…
What if you angled
the Pull Arrows and twisted them?
Look, when you pick an apple,
you twist them off.
Good thinking.
If you change the arrows to suit the goal,
you can apply magic in countless ways.
When you fail, look for the reason.
Even if you succeed,
ask yourself why it worked.
Repetitive practice is for finding
weak spots and fixing them.
Good review isn't just
mindless repetition. Right, Master?
Precisely.
You're good at teaching, Master Tetia.
Master Tetia?
I'm so happy! I'm blushing!
Say it again!
Do you really have time
to be looking after other people?
If you know you're still inexperienced,
why not put it into your own practice?
We'll practice for sure,
so show us how it's done!
Wait, I didn't call you two here!
I'm too busy studying for the test
to be messing around.
Do tests like the Consent of the Crown
from the Dadah Range exist anywhere else?
They do.
There are five, and I don't get the point.
I can draw just fine without tests.
You do them to test yourself
and understand yourself.
Whether it's meaningful or not
depends on how you choose to approach it.
That said, unless you take it on
willingly, it's hard to enjoy anything.
It seems the old witches struggled
with the same thing.
Magic exists to make people happy.
If apprentices are suffering,
that defeats the purpose.
So the Three Sages thought hard
and turned the tests
into outer-world adventures
everyone would want to take on.
Earn his pardon and become an apprentice.
First test, Consent of the Crown.
Show your devotion
and walk with your master.
Second test, The Knight's Loyalty.
If your path is true, you gain the key.
Third test, The Gatekeeper's Question.
Fulfill your wish and stand on your own.
Fourth test, The Queen's Blessing.
Thou art the one who teaches.
Fifth test, The Sage's Teaching.
These are the witches' Pentagram Tests.
With each step, the magic you may use
and the work you're allowed to do expands.
The fourth test makes you
a full-fledged witch,
and you graduate from your master.
You can challenge the Tower of Tomes
only after completing the third test.
The final test is
about taking apprentices of your own.
So don't think about graduating just yet.
What?
Well, I think about life after graduating
a lot.
Traveling so far away,
helping all kinds of people with magic.
I want to hear all kinds of people
from around the world thank me.
The people who give thanks,
and the people who receive them.
One spell, two kinds of happiness,
Isn't that just amazing?
You kill two birds with one stone.
A total win-win!
Joy always comes in twin tails!
So I want to grow up fast
and design a witch hat with two horns.
So that's what your hairstyle means!
Once you're a full-fledged witch,
you also get to choose your own hat.
I hate tests.
They're a pain.
I don't want to draw magic I don't like
just because someone tells me to.
If you only draw magic you like…
your repertoire will never grow.
I don't care if it doesn't grow.
If being a grown-up means
having to do things you don't want to,
then I'm fine just the way I am.
I'm leaving now.
I hate the idea of staying as I am.
There's too much I still can't do.
I want to take each test as soon as I can.
And someday
become a librarian of the Tower of Tomes.
I'd grow up this instant if I could.
Agott's family descends from an apprentice
the Three Sages left their memories to.
They've been librarians for ages.
I think it was the Arklaum family.
So Agott's aiming
for the Tower of Tomes too.
And you, Coco?
What kind of witch
do you want to be, Coco?
My starting point is
different from everyone else's.
So what I need to do is already decided.
Anyway, first I have to learn
a lot more magic I can use.
All right.
- Let's draw Grasping Wind one more time!
- Yeah!
Draw it, and you'll learn it.
Learn it, and you can use it.
The power you build up that way
will never betray you.
What? Where is everyone?
It's dark already. When did night come?
Mom!
Mom! I'm sorry.
It's all my fault. I'm the one to blame.
I never meant to hurt anybody.
I just couldn't give up on magic…
This is why I told you again and again.
Ordinary people just can't do it.
Mom…
You ignorant Outsider.
It's all your fault, Coco.
Turning your mother to stone,
dragging us into danger.
And you'll say
you never meant to, won't you?
I want nothing to do with Brimmed Caps.
There are things people can do
and things they can't.
There must be no exceptions.
It was all hidden so this wouldn't happen.
This happened
because you wished for magic.
It's all your fault.
It's your fault
the world is falling apart!
Master.
Are you still awake?
I didn't want to waste time.
That won't do.
Don't push yourself too hard.
Okay. I'm going to bed.
So you're up too.
I just can't sleep.
I see.
Draw it, and you'll learn it.
Learn it, and you can use it.
How much more do I have to learn
before I can save my mom?
I've been waiting
all this time…
for this day to come.
Those who resisted the Three Sages' choice
to ban magic on human bodies to the end
were the good magic doctors
who used their magic to heal.
Lost from memory along with them
was the magic of the twin vials,
a healing magic created to share medicine.
Even if one was in a faraway land,
their contents were shared
through medallions engraved with a ring,
so whatever was needed never ran empty.
Ever since the Day of the Pact,
this old, delicate healing magic
has been long-lost.
How ironic
that the Brimmed Caps can recreate it.
Beautiful magic,
but I'll be taking it apart.
It's my only way to reach them.
I won't touch the conjuring ink just yet.
Unknown power is dangerous.
What I'm after is the medallion
engraved with a seal inside the vial.
Can I extract it
without the other side noticing?
This belongs to them.
Drop this medallion into the guidance orb,
and its contents, owner, place of origin,
every trace becomes
a needle pointing to them.
Instead of relying on minor clues,
I can pin down
a far more certain location.
A Lightning Strike Spell? Did they notice?
Water? This is bad!
I let my guard down.
My magic is useless underwater.
You…
The eyeball…
Wa…
wait.
I'm not
done.
Damn it. I won't give up.
I'll take back what you stole from me.
And after giving it to that girl…
Aw, it's all ruined now.
Your yawns matched.
You've been at it all day.
Did you two stay up late?
I know!
Every night, you turn into magic knights
and cut down the enemies! Slash!
Transformation is forbidden magic.
If you can't stop yawning,
you should be sleeping properly at night.
You've been up practicing late
into the night past these few days, right?
Well, the brush just flows late at night…
What? That's no good, Coco!
I get how you feel,
but overdoing it is bad.
Good magic comes from good sleep.
And food.
Master Olu said so too.
Sleep while you're a kid,
or you'll break down when you grow up.
That's right.
I'll brew some herbal sleep tea.
Master, would you like some too?
Master?
Sorry, what were you saying?
So sorry.
I zoned out after eating.
I'll make the tea.
Ouch!
Master, are you really okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
The numbness from yesterday is still here.
Ah, shoot.
I ruined the last of the alub tea.
I'll go out and gather some leaves.
You all keep working
through the basic spellbook.
I'll clean up later, okay?
Master seems off today.
Sleep deprivation really does have
a huge effect
Tonight, he's sentenced to alub tea.
Hey, Agott.
Can I borrow you a sec?
I'm returning these.
My sylph shoes.
Sorry it took so long to give them back.
I wanted to draw it cleanly,
and it ended up taking a while.
Were you working on this last night?
Yeah.
But my seal isn't as good
as everyone else's.
Try them on,
and redraw it if they fly badly.
What are you playing at?
What are you scheming?
It's been bothering me.
What happened during the first,
Consent of the Crown.
You never told Master Qifrey
I forced you into it, did you?
You could even talk to Olruggio about it.
And instead of blaming me,
you go and repair my sylph shoes.
Why? I have no idea
what goes on in your head.
That day…
It's true you were pushy.
The test scared me back then,
and being alone left me forlorn.
I could've just waited to be picked up,
doing nothing.
But…
standing at the foot
of the Dadah Range that day
and deciding to take it on
was my own choice.
I think the one I wanted to prove
I could do it to was myself.
That, with my own magic, I could
overcome hardship and someday grasp hope.
Otherwise…
Then what is this?
Was I the only one
who kept worrying about it?
That means…
Good. The feeling's coming back.
Did they think it odd?
They're sharp kids. They may have noticed.
If they find out, it's over.
I have to hide it, no matter what.
Will you keep it a secret for me,
Fluff-Fluff?
That face says you don't like your name.
I think it's cute though.
Fluff-Fluff.
You hate it that much?
Master!
You startled me, Agott.
That was incredible speed.
The heel arrow was too long,
so the seal came out warped.
Really? I'd love to see it.
Never mind that. It's an emergency.
- It's Coco!
- What?
I'll take her to the hospital in Kalhn.
Sure. Leave things here to me.
Everyone, if anything comes up, go to Olu.
Hang in there.
We're almost at the hospital.
Her fever's rising.
I have to get her to a doctor, fast.
- Okay, my turn next.
- Don't mess it up.
Yeah, here goes!
Wait for it… Take this!
Catch it properly.
Tartah, leaving already?
Sorry. I've got a ferry to catch.
- I see.
- You live on the river island, right?
Weird. If you're from a witch family,
you could just fly home.
Yeah, right?
There are all kinds of rules.
Lame.
- See you tomorrow!
- See you!
People who don't know
just say whatever they want.
The truth is, I…
Whoa!
What? Qifrey?
- Why are you here?
- Tartah.
The hospital's just ahead, right?
I wasn't sure I was going the right way.
Yeah, the hospital.
This way! I know a shortcut!
Thank you.
Please, help her.
Yes, we'll take her.
Please wait a little while.
I hope she'll be fine.
You saved us, Tartah.
How did you know a route like that?
- Anyone could manage that much.
- No, it's impressive.
You've got a sharp eye.
You really observe things, don't you?
Listen, Qifrey.
There's something I want to ask you.
Subtitle translation by: Emily Noguchi
EPISODE 10