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CHAPTER 59 % 031

CHAPTER 60 059

CHAPTER 61 087

CHAPTER 62 * 115

Bonus CHAPTER @ 143

WITCH HAT ATELIER

KAMOME
SHIRAHAMA
 I CAN'T
DRAW SPELLS
ANYMORE!
 WHAT DO
YOU MEAN,
YOU CAN'T?

WHAT
HAPPENED?

IF I’M GONNA
MAKE IT IN
TIME FOR THE
PROCESSION...

«І HAVE ТО
COME UP WITH
A WHOLE NEW
SPELL, AND
I HAVE ΤΟ DO
IT FAST!
ВОТ ТНЕ
НАКОЕВ Т ТКУ,
ΤΗΕ LESS
PROGRESS
I MAKE!
 I'LL GET
A FEW LINES
INTO A NEW
SEAL AND
ALREADY
“50 ΤΗ. KNOW IT
TRY SOMETHING ISN'T THE
ELSE, ONLY ONE...
TO FIND THAT
DOESN'T FEEL
RIGHT, EITHER/

THEN I PONDER IF
I SHOULD RETURN TO
MY PREVIOUS DRAFT!
s IT’S STILL BUT WHEN I CHANGE
NOT RIGHT! IT AGAIN...
I'VE BEEN
GOING BACK
AND FORTH,

SO I PULL OUT
A FRESH SHEET
AND SIT THERE
STARING AT IT, AND
BEFOREI KNOW IT,
THE CLOCK'S
THE МОВЕ
IDEAS I TRY PUN AROUND
TO SQUEEZE
OUT OF MY
BRAIN, THE
FEWER COME
OUT/

YOU SAY KNOW WHAT

YOU CAN'T TO DO,
DRAW SPELLS AGOTT!
ANYMORE, YET
HERE YOU ARE
HOLDING A ГМ TRYING
STACK OF “EM! AS HARD AS
I САМ, BUT
NOTHING’S
WORKING!
 PHEW. FOR
А MOMENT
I THOUGHT
A SHE MEANT...

IT’S NOT
JUST ABOUT THE SHOULD I DO?
CHANCE TO BE IN ^ SHE'D
THE PROCESSION. : bu T GET LOST THE ART
! COMPLETELY, IF
THIS 15 ALL IT 15,
SHE CAN WORK
IT OUT ON HER

sI LOSE
EVERYTHING
AND CAN'T EVEN
BE A WITCH
ANYMORE?!

UM...
YOU DO
REALIZE—
 IF YOU'RE
NOT FEELING
IT, WHY NOT
GET SOME
SLEEP AND
TRY AGAIN IN
THE MORNING?

YEAH, THIS HAS

NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOU, AGOTT.
4 ΝΟ REASON ТО
| $ТАЁТ ΗΑΝΡΙΝ6
SHE NEEDS TO 2-0 OUT ADVICE.
FIGURE THIS OUT
FOR HERSELF.
IT'LL BE GOOD
FOR HER.

IT’S
NOT YOUR
PROBLEM.

AND
BESIDES...
 AND
BESIDES,

IF SHE
DOESN'T
GET OVER IT
IN TIME...

^^ AND FAILS
TO COME UP
WITH A NEW

ves THAT'S ONE LESS

WITCH I HAVE TO
CONTEND WITH AT
THE PROCESSION!

IALWAYS
LIKE THIS?!
 ,“10ОК
HER WAY, МО
MATTER WHAT
SHE'S DOING.

AND YET... SHE HASN'T

SHE FINDS EVEN MADE
SOLUTIONS THE SPELLS IT PAST THE
I NEVER SHE DRAWS BASICS.
SOLUTIONS COULD HAVE AREN'T
IWISHI IMAGINED. TECHNICAL OR
COULD HAVE
IMAGINED.

IF ILET
HER BE,
MAYBE SHE'LL
SINK INTO
DESPAIR...

ГО HAVE
ONE LESS

ONE LESS
THING TYING
MY MIND UP
IN ENDLESS
KNOTS.
 ГО ВЕ ΕΚΕΕ ТО
CONCENTRATE

OH, FOR
CRYING OUT

YOU'RE
A DUMMY,
AGOTT! JUST
A BIG, OLD
DUMMY!
 BUT IT’S
SOMETHING WE
ALL DEAL WITH!
ALL THE TIME!
 YEAH!
THAT'S
RIGHT!

LIKE WHEN YOU

OR WHEN YOUR HIT A DEAD END
HEAD’S FULL OF TOO BECAUSE NO
MANY IDEAS, AND MATTER HOW MANY
IT FEELS IMPOSSIBLE TIMES YOU TRY,
TO PICK ONE AND IT JUST DOESN'T
GET ON WITH COME OUT RIGHT!
IT!
OR WHEN YOU
SUDDENLY GET
SELF-CONSCIOUS OF
HOW AWFUL YOUR
DRAWINGS REALLY OR WHEN YOUR
ARE! DRAWING HAND
FREEZES UP FROM
THE PRESSURE AND
THE NERVES, AND
YOU САКТ FIND THE
CONFIDENCE TO TAKE
BACK CONTROL!
OR WHEN УОШКЕ
SO DESPERATE TO
GET SOMETHING
DOWN ON PAPER,
THAT YOU
CANT EVEN GET
STARTED! OR WHEN LIFE
THROWS OTHER
PROBLEMS AT
YOU, AND SPELLS
ARE THE LAST
THING ON YOUR
OR WHEN MIND!
YOU'RE SO
RUSHED
YOU CAN'T
FOCUS!
SLEPT! OR
EATEN!
 IT...
IT HAPPENS
ТО ΜΕ, TOO.
I GET STUCK
AND FIND
MYSELF UNABLE
TO DRAW ALL
THE TIME.

ШИ | T
EVERY WITCH HAS
HER OWN SET OF |: ШІ! | [| SAME REASONS
TROUBLES, BUT... ИІ

ТНЕ ҒАСТ 15,

5ОМЕТІМЕ5
THE YOU WHO
WANTS TO SIT
DOWN AND
CREATE...

s GETS
UNDERMINED
BY THE YOU
WHO CANT SEEM
TO PICK UP
THE PEN.
 WHAT ГМ
TRYING то

YOU CANT
JUST LEAVE ΙΤ
AT THAT.

YOU HAVE
TO KEEP

TELL ME IT’LL
BE OKAY. THAT
EVERYTHING
WILL WORK

‘CAUSE I DON’T
WELL IT + KNOW IT’S: TRUE
SOUNDS TO ME UNLESS I HEAR
LIKE YOU GOT
THE MESSAGE!
 WE
SHOULDN'T
DISTURB TETIA
AND RICHEH.
THEY NEED
THEIR SLEEP.

YOU DO, TOO.

BUT IF YOU'RE
NOT FEELING
TIRED, HOW
ABOUT A WALK?

I DUNNO
ABOUT YOU,
BUT I COULD
USE A LITTLE
NIGHT AIR.
 ΗΕΥ,
coco?
ጋ
‫ابت‬
c
 HOW COME
YOU WANT
TO JOIN THE
PROCESSION
ALL OF A
SUDDEN?

I GUESS
YOU COULD
SAY IT’S FOR
A FRIEND
WHO NEEDS
MY HELP.

HE SAYS
IF I MANAGE
TO SELL MY
SPELL IN THE
PROCESSION...

AND IF THAT s IT'LL HAVE

HAPPENS, I WANT A CHANCE TO
TO ASK THE KING SPEAK IN PERSON
FOR A FAVOR. WITH THE KING
OF THE WHOLE
ГЕ ASK IF PENINSULA.
MAYBE HE CAN
DO SOMETHING
TO SAVE MY
FRIEND... AND
MY FRIEND'S
FATHER, TOO.

WHY IS IT
THAT WHEN-
EVER YOU
DRAW...

+ YOU SEEM
TO BE DOING IT
FOR SOMEBODY
ELSE?
 YOU MIGHT
EVERY TIME NOT REALIZE
I SEE YOU IT YOURSELF...
CASTING...

+e BECAUSE
I'M ΤΗΕ
EXACT
OPPOSITE.

IF YOU'RE
STUCK ON
A CREATION
MEANT FOR
SOMEBODY
ELSE...

. WHY
NOT SET IT

INSTEAD
CRAFT A FEW
SPELLS JUST
FOR YOU?
 SPELLS FOR
MYSELF?

HERE. THESE
ARE SOME
OF MY
FAVORITE

TAKE А LOO
AT THE SIGNS.K |
PRETTY COOL, |б
RIGHT? ህዶ a ‫اچ‬‎

THIS ΟΝΕ
REPRESENTS
А DRAGON.
THIS ONE’S А
LIONGOAT.

OVER HERE'S
A TORCHSTAG.
AND THAT'S A
SCALEWOLF.
SIGNS LIKE THESE
ARE DECORATIVE.
THEY GIVE SPELLS
THE ROUGH SHAPE
OF THE CREATURES
THEY’RE NAMED
 THERE
ARE TONS OF
THEM, AND UNLIKE THE
SO THEY'RE THEY TAKE uui UNCTIONAL
NOT SEEN MUCH UP LOTS OF we THEY DON'T Polens NE
ANYMORE. SPACE INSIDE HAVE MUCH | LEARN IN THE
THEY’RE SLOWLY THE RING. PRACTICAL Bp PRIMER...
BEING LOST TO APPLICATION.
THEY'RE MORE
ABOUT SPECTACLE É `
THAN UTILITY.

MOST WITCHES
TODAY ONLY USE
THEM IN THEIR
OWN PERSONAL
DOODLES, IF
AT ALL.

I LIKE THESE
SIGNS. I THINK
THEY’RE
BEAUTIFUL.

AND WHEN
I FIND MYSELF
UNABLE TO
DRAW THE WAY
ТО PLANNED...

1 CLEAR
MY MIND AND
DRAW THESE
SPELLS...

„„ЕКЕЕ OF
ANGUISH—OF
EXPECTATIONS.
 IT WAS THE DAY
AFTER MASTER
QIFREY FIRST
BROUGHT ME TO
HE SHOWED THE ATELIER.
ME A FLOWER
MADE OF
WATER.

em von. Ves \ > Th SEEM TO RECALL

LONG TIME
УШ ak THAT SHORTLY
| e 1 me |; ረ AFTERWARD, YOU
5 = ፊ τας ες SENT A STREAM
P, / OF WATER RIGHT
y AT MY FACE.
| | RIGHT!
I'VE FELT | і
ÜKEIMTHE | 22.1 EVE ISTILL
ONE WHO
NEEDS TO Pr | ሥ FEEL REALLY
APOLOGIZE. / / \ FÉ BAD ABOUT
4 0257 UN
 THE DAY WE
FIRST MET...

...1 SAID SOME

HORRIBLE THINGS
ABOUT YOU AND
YOUR MOTHER...

FOR THE WAY

I BULLIED
YOU INTO
THE TEST AT
FOR THE WAY THE DADAH
I TOOK OUT MY RANGE...
FRUSTRATION
ON YOU IN THE
DRAGON'S
MAZE.

I'LL NEVER
TREAT YOU
THAT WAY AGAIN.
I SWEAR ΙΤ.
 ¿ THAT'S ALL
YOU'RE
GONNA
SAY?

NO.
YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU DON’T WAS T
SUPPOSED
THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO. TO SAY
SAID TO ME its SOMETHING
HURT...A LOT.
BUT IF YOU
PROMISE NEVER
TO SAY THEM
AGAIN, THAT'S
ENOUGH FOR ME.

BUT YOU '

ENDED UP TO BE HONEST,
TEACHING ME ᾽ I THOUGHT YOU
WERE PRETTY
MAGIC ር
ክበር AND Ç : SCARY AT FIRST. s
LIFE AT THE
«АМО YOU'VE ATELIER...
SAVED ME
FROM DANGER
SO MANY
TIMES.
 ARE YOU
WELL, IF IT SURE?
WOULD MAKE I MEAN...
YOU FEEL
BETTER...

+s MAYBE YOU
COULD TEACH
ME SOME MORE
ABOUT THOSE
SIGNS YOU
SHOWED ME?

LOOK
AT THAT.
JUST A FEW
MOMENTS
460...
 «SHE WAS 50
DISTRAUGHT
ABOUT NOT
BEING ABLE
TO DRAW...
^ YOU'D HAVE
THOUGHT THE
%,г. E WORLD WAS
. an‘ D
ABOUT TO
END.
IT'S THE AGOTT!
SILLIEST WHAT IN THE
THING I'VE WORLD 15
EVER SEEN/ THIS SIGN?!

HOO-MEW...HOO-MEW..
\ ተጃ ——ve / ;
LOOK AT pos иа =. IT LOOKS LIKE
ІТ! IT’S 50 2 መመመ. A GLOWING
ше PE m OWLCAT! IT’S
EVEN GOT...

WINTER
PLUMAGE!

^ СОСО 15
MAKING MAGIC
FOR HERSELF
INSTEAD OF
OTHERS...

^. MAKING
MAGIC FOR
HER INSTEAD
OF ME.
 1 (ΑΝ
FINALLY
SEE WHAT
THEY MEAN
WHEN THEY

FOR HELPING
OTHERS.

OR HOW EASY
„ЛЕ YOU JUST IT MUST BE
IMAGINE THE TO DRAW FOR
SMILE SHE'LL SOMEONE...
WEAR WHEN
YOU SHOW HER
PA THE SPELL.
ггFt?
 WELL, COLOR
ME SURPRISED.
I DIDN'T KNOW
AGOTT WAS CAPABLE
OF SMILING LIKE

WE DIDN'T
CATCH ANY OF
THE CONVER-
„ВИТ SATION...
SOMETHIN’ GOIN’ BY HER
STILL BUGGIN’ EXPRESSION,
YOU? I'D SAY SHE'S
GONNA BE ALL

TELL ME
YOU HAVEN'T
NOTICED.

STRANGE.

SHE’S HIDING
SOMETHING
FROM US. I’M
CERTAIN OF IT.

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SOMETHING

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LISTEN
UNDER NO CLOSE, MEAN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES QIFREY. BANGLE ON
ARE WE TO HER WRIST,
CONFRONT HER RIGHT?
ABOUT IT.

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 ΤΗΕ SECRET
MUST BE—
NO... DO YOU
THINK ASKING
HER WOULD
PUSH HER
FURTHER?

۷ DON’T IT?
YOU
IT ISN'T ONE > GET
LONE BANGLE!
IT'S PART OF
A PAIR!
AND THE OTHER
ONE’S WRAPPED
AROUND THE ARM mM
ra THAT LIT. d youSE
ERP FROM THE
STATIONER’S! | MEANS?!

V
NE i a y ear, DARAZS
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THEY WANNA "Э BOUGHT IN
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AND JUST LIKE THAT, V THINK ABOUT

A TINY SEEDLING GETS IT. WH
MERCILESSLY TRAMPLED TARTAR. HAPPENS IF
UNDERFOOT, NEVER SITTIN’ IN SOMEBODY
TO GET ITS CHANCE TO ELSE FINDS
GROW AND BLOSSOM OUT AND
WITH POSSIBILITY! STARTS
MAKING FUN?
WE'D ВЕ е
ROBBIN: 'EM p
OF THEIR PX
YOUTH, AND = LN
ТНАТ ΑΙΝΤ

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CERTAINLY
OPINIONATED
ON THE TRUST ME.
MATTER... THE BEST COURSE
OF ACTION IS TO
LEAVE THEM BE.
> NO POKING.
° NO PRODDING.
AND ABOVE
Was these ALL, NO
some КО QUESTIONS!
THAT /5 THE egisode 4
NSW SOURCE OF HER W past!
№ SECRECY, ΤΗ. ۲

р
a, 85 RELIEVED.
( р
 IF SHE NEEDS
OUR HELP,
SHE'LL ASK.
BETTER TO WAIT
FOR THE GIRLS TO
COME TO US WITH A
NOT LIKE PROBLEM THAN TO
THERE’S ANY TRY AND FORCE IT
ΤΗΕ MOST RUSH, RIGHT? OUT OF THEM.
IMPORTANT WE CAN
AFFORD TO

4415 THAT WE
BE THE KIND
IF WE WANT OF GROWN-UPS
THEM TO TRUST THEY FEEL THEY
US, WE HAVE TO CAN TALK TO.
TRUST THEM
 STILL,
THERE
ARE SOME
TRUTHS...

. THAT
ARE HARD TO
BRING UP...
— EVEN WHEN
ONE TRUSTS
SOMEBODY A
GREAT DEAL,
AND WISHES
DESPERATELY
TO CONFESS.

HEY. IF THEY
DO HAVE A
PROBLEM, HOW
BAD COULD IT
HONESTLY BE?

I SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE I SEEM TO
A POINT... REMEMBER A
THAT SAYING GO ( COUPLE OF OTHER
AGAIN...?YOU'LL PINT-SIZED
A NEVER COMPREHEND 4 RASCALS WHO
MASTER'S АМ ASTER'S à | KEPT SECRETS
TRIBULA- i TRIBULATIONS UNTIL < IN APLENTY BACK
TIONS, YOU BECOME ONE IN THE DAY.
‫سی‬ YOURSELF.‫‏‬
 „НОЙ = / :
MUCH DOES ሥ 5 ;
HE KNOW ET. SES ΠΗ SPEAKING OF
OF WHAT'S ` H WHICH, I'D HEARD
GOING ON? A SH j LORD BELDARUIT
S P i WAS TO BE IN TOWN
FOR THE FESTIVAL.
 TYPICAL
CASE OF
PRESSURE
LESIONS.

COMMONLY
KNOWN AS
BEDSORES.

/ THEY'RE A
PRODUCT OF
POOR BLOOD
FLOW. IN YOUR
CASE, MOST
LIKELY FROM
THE OUTER LYING TOO
/ SKIN BEGINS TO LONG IN ONE
MORTIFY, LEAVING POSITION.
THE LAYERS
BENEATH TO
SWELL AND

KEEP THE
LESIONS CLEAN.
I'LL PROVIDE A
SALVE TO HELP
THEM HEAL, ALONG
WITH POULTICES
TO KEEP THEM
COVERED.

ro ዘዐ፣ዐ ЦИ!
I WAS DOING séi БАН NEW
AN ADEQUATE S POSTURE
JOB > EVERY NOW
ALREADY... | A | AND AGAIN.
 LET’S GET НМ UNFORTUNATELY,
A DIFFERENT SINCE OUR
SET OF SHEETS. ARRIVAL AT THE
SOMETHING CASTLE, I'VE
SMOOTHER BEEN OBLIGED
AND BRING HE SKIN. ON TO SPEND MUCH
EXTRA OF MY DAYS
CUSHIONS IN BED.
HE CAN USE
TO PROP
HIMSELF UP.

REMEDIES, ALONG
WITH PROPER CARE
I'M SURE TECHNIQUES SO
ΤΗΕ WISE ONE WE CAN KEEP
WILL REST EASIER THIS FROM
KNOWING HIS OWN 6
ATTENDANT 15 ABLE AGAIN.
TO HANDLE ALL
THE NECESSARY
TREATMENTS.

BEG PARDON,
YOUR MAJESTY.
I'M AFRAID YOUNG
COMPOUNDING RILIPHIN IS MY
MEDICINES APPRENTICE.
WOULD NOT NOT MY
MANSERVANT.

THAT CODE
BY WHICH
YOU WITCHES
ABIDE.
 IF ΤΗΕ TALES ARE
TO BE BELIEVED,
THE BALANCE
OF PEACE THE
ESTUS HAS LONG
ENJOYED...

››15 THANKS ТО
SACRED COVENANTS

CITIES AND RELATIONS |

AT RESPECTFUL
DISTANCE.

WE MUSTN’T THOSE WITH

INTRUDE UPON MAGIC AND
EACH OTHER'S THOSE WITHOUT
DOMAIN FOR SAKE ARE NOT TO
А or CONTINUED INTERACT, EXCEPT
LA HARMONY... OR 50 AS STRICTLY
š YOU CLAIM. NECESSARY.
 IT IS
A VERY
OLD...
^. AND VERY
DREADFUL
SET OF RULES
YOU WITCHES
LIVE BY. EVEN Α
FOOLISH, I'D
SAY. f

N
TO THAT END,
IT SEEMS MOST
REASONABLE TO ME | AC
THAT WE MAKE AN ANY TOOL PN
EFFORT TO SHARE ¿MN
SUFFERING OF
WEAT WE FACH A PATIENT IN
YOU FIND KNOW. MY CARE IS A
MY LOGIC... р TOOL I SHOULD
UNSOUND? ENDEAVOR TO
ACQUIRE.

YOU
WOULD HAVE
US TEACH YOU
OUR WAYS, IS
THAT IT?

22 YOU'VE MADE IT
FOUL TRICK [ QUITE PLAIN WHAT
TO DEMAND OF 7 YOU INTEND TO
OR IS THAT ΤΗΕ ILL MAN HIS № № OFFER IN RETURN
PRECISELY WHY RICHES WHILE HE E ΙΕ WE DO—OR TO
YOU CHOSE TO SITS AT YOUR К Š ү. WITHHOLD ΙΕ WE
PURSUE THE ^ 2A : со кот!
HEALING ARTS, Z
O KING OF LIFE?
 <
M|p
=

AM I TO BEND MY
AND PROFFER
> ALL MY KNOWLEDGE IN
THANKS FOR SUCCOR
THAT SERVES AS CHEAP
MASK FOR CONTROL?

HMM...
CONTROL
MASQUERADING
AS A HELPING
HAND...
 ...0 WHICH
YOU WITCHES
MUST BE VERY
WELL VERSED.
 ү <
“ΑΨ ЗУ

ΤΗΕ BALANCE S | ТНЕ

ΟΕ POWER Г COVENANTS
MUST BE j ARE NO
PRESERVED... < FOLLY!

SCALE NOT TIP

TO EITHER SIDE.

ALL IT BEARS
WILL TUMBLE.
 IT SEEMS
THE WISE ONE
15 FEELING OUT
OF SORTS. I'LL
HAVE TO RETURN
ANOTHER TIME.
I KNOW BETTER
THAN TO ARGUE
WITH A CAT WHOSE
FUR HAS BEGUN
TO BRISTLE.

WHY MUST
CAT OWNERS
INSIST ON
SPEAKING OF
EVERYTHING
IN TERMS OF
CATS?!

HAHAHA!
YOU'LL NEVER
FIND A FINER
ANIMAL!
 BE NOT
MISTAKEN, WITCHES.
I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU ARE
LOATH TO DISTURB
THE BALANCE
BETWEEN US.

‘TIS A GREAT
ΤΗΕ RISKS DO NOT TEST OF RESOLVE
ESCAPE ME, EITHER. TO GIVE A MAN
MAGIC AND MEDICINE POWER AND
INTERTWINED WOULD ASK HE KEEP IT
SOON BLUR THE TIGHTLY REINED.
BOUNDARY BETWEEN
LIFE AND DEATH.

STILL, SUCH
CAUTIONS DO LITTLE
TO TEMPER HUMAN
DESIRE. FORBID A
MAN A TREASURE,
AND HE ONLY
COVETS IT MORE.

©
 WE
IMAGINE A
MIRACULOUS
POWER THAT
DWELLS
CERTAIN WITHIN...
IT WILL
ww
SOM, DREAM THAT
MORNING EVERYONE
AS WE RISE Ң HAS AT LEAST. ۶
FROM BED. ONCE IN THEIR Κα
IFE...

AND
EVEN AFTER
IT DAWNS ON
US THAT THIS
SHALL NEVER
BE 50...
„EVEN AFTER Ex
WE DESPAIR
OVER A DAY m
THAT SHALL ІШІ
NOT COME...

WE FIND THAT
OUR HEARTS gr

Šይ።С2
CANNOT HELP
BUT YEARN...

ኻዬ
A e
[[ 4
 +e HOPING THAT
MAYBE, MAYBE
WE WILL YET
FIND OUR MEANS
TO RENDER THE
IMPOSSIBLE
POSSIBLE.

„Е HIS MAJESTY
THE KING DID
SUCCEED IN
SUPPLEMENTING...

„.Н5 ALREADY
FORMIDABLE
AUTHORITY.
 ONE HAS TO
WONDER WHAT
SORT OF RULER
HE WOULD BE IF,
IN ADDTION TO
„АКО HIS ROYAL
KNOWLEDGE OF STATUS...
MEDICINE, HE WERE
TO ALSO POSSESS
ALL THE MYSTERIES
OF MAGIC.

8
BELDARUIT?
 Е
(ел:
e ር = а ul Ὁ
+

WHAT TITLE
MIGHT BEFIT A
MONARCH WHO
HOLDS MASTERY
OVER MAGIC

[
DEANRELDY,
THE WITCH
)
 THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE ADVICE,
MASTER QIFREY.

FEEL FREE
TO COME
I'M GOING TO US WITH
TO EXPERIMENT QUESTIONS
МЕКУ 6000. A LITTLE MORE. ANYTIME.
WHEN YOU A FEW MORE
ARE, BRING ADJUSTMENTS, AND
I THINK I'LL BE
READY TO SUBMIT
SEE IT IN. FOR INSPECTION.

REMEMBER,
THE DEADLINE
SET BY THE |
WISE IN FRIEND-
SHIPS I5 THIS
+s WHAT KIND
OF SPELL DID
YOU DECIDE
T
 FOR ALL THAT
STUFF I SAID
ሠ4 HAVE LAST NIGHT...
TO ADMIT, I'M
STILL A LITTLE
JEALOUS.

‘CAUSE ONCE
SHE MAKES IT
OUT OF HER
SLUMP AND
INSPIRATION
STRIKES...

eve PAINFULLY
OBVIOUS HOW
BRIGHT SHE
 NY |/И #

FOR THE MAGIC

2
2
I STILL REFUSE
WHOSE POTENTIAL TO LOSE, NOT
WE HAVE YET TO FOR THE MAGIC TO HER, AND
UNLOCK! THAT WILL TURN ESPECIALLY
THEIR HEADS! = NOT...
ፍው.
Ба
5
S
ነነ| ,”ТО THAT
FOR ΤΗΕ MAGIC AWEUL PART
WE MUST PRY... OF ME...

መኣ USE TO HELP
° THOSE IN «РЕКОМ THE
HANDS OF
OUR FOES!

FOR THE MAGIC

THAT MUST BE
PROTECTED!

ኢኪ ቨን ‫یک‬‎
7
17 SOMETIMES
WISHES SHE
№, E НАР NEVER
‎‫د‬—
APPEARED.
== FOR THE MAGIC
=> I SWEAR TO
MAKE MINE!
 M |ሄሪ
FOR ALL
І STRIVE
TO DO WITH
ERT `` сеща FOR WHAT
/

MAGIC
GIVES ME
THE POWER
TO DO...

MASTER
GIFREY/

IT’S READY
FOR THE
SILVER EVE
PROCES-

a ia
Аце
CHAPTER 59 ¢ END
Witch Hat
Atelier
 MADAM
LIBRARIAN?

MADAM ADINA
ARKLAUM?

BROUGHT THE
WINDOWWAY.
PERHAPS WE
SHOULD GET
GOING?

==

IT’S
VERY NEARLY
TIME FOR THE
PROCESSION
TO BEGIN.
 ig
THE DAY
OFTHE "4
SILVER EVE ||.
PROCESSION |,

THE
PROCESSION
BEGINS HERE IN
THE CENTRAL
SQUARE.

AND ATOP THE Q !.. ANS - THESE

STAGES STAND VA ip Wy ES] CIRCULAR
THE WITCHES, | | y E FLOATFORMS
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ENTRIES, I AM A BIT 7 REPORT THAT YOU
CONCERNED. YOU'RE \ / BOTH PASSED THE
DIVING RIGHT INTO ЧЫР WISE IN FRIENDSHIPS’
THIS... Sy \ INSPECTION!

ARE YOU
SURE УОШКЕ
BOTH OKAY?

ALL YOU GOTTA

OH, DEAS DO 15 CAST THE T-T-T-T-TOTALLY
1775 WORSE SPELL... ALL FINE/ MAYBE.
THAN 1 YOU GOTTA DO OR MAYBE NOT.
THOUGHT. IS CAST THE | BUT I'M DOING
THIS/
CALM DOWN,
GIRLS! DEEP
BREATHS!

FLAGS?

WHAT ARE
THEY FOR?

OOH! OVER
HERE! WE
DON’T HAVE
 ТНЕУ РА55
THESE LITTLE
FLAGS OUT,
ONE PER
PERSON, TO
THE REGULAR
TOWNSFOLK...

AND AS WE WATCH
THE PROCESSION
60 BY, IF WE SEE ANY WITCH
A CONTRAPTION WE WHO /SN’T
LIKE AND WISH THE SHOWCASING
TOWNS HAD ACCESS A SPELL.
TO, WE WAVE OUR

THE KING WATCHES

HOW MANY PEOPLE
«GIVING HIM AN WAVE THEIR FLAGS
IDEA WHICH ONES AS EACH SPELL IS
WOULD MOST PRESENTED...
HELP THE PEOPLE.
BASED ON THAT,
HE DECIDES WHICH
ONES TO BUY!

VERY
GOOD, TETIA.
THE LARGER
A REACTION A
GIVEN SPELL
... THE MORE 9۰٠
ORDERS FOR IT
THE KINGDOM
15 LIKELY TO
PLACE.
 SOMETIMES
A SPELL
THAT DOESN'T
PARTICULARLY
eesACTUALLY RESONATE WITH
HIGHLIGHTS THE MASSES...
THE OFT-
OVERLOOKED
DIFFICULTIES
INDEED. SO FACED BY
/ EVEN A SINGLE
FLAG WAVING,
SIGNIFYING A
SINGLE PERSON'S
DESIRE, CANNOT
BE OVERLOOKED.
YUP.
IT MEANS THAT
SPELL HAS VALUE.
ΕἸ (Т WAS NEEDED BY
SOMEONE IN THIS
WORLD.

AND WHEN
YOU'RE UP
THERE AND IT
COMES YOUR
TURN, GIVE IT
YOUR ALL!
 ΑΤΤΕΝΤΙΟΝ,
ALL DEMON-
STRATORS!
PLEASE? ONLOOKERS, dE
FINDPLEASE
А SPOT` THIS WAY!
ALONG THE
PROCESSION
ROUTE!

WHAT IS
IT, MASTER
QIFREY?

se THIS MOST
RECENT STRUGGLE
OF YO!
WHATEVER ІТ 15-
IS BUT А TRIFLE,
THEN SO BE IT.

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TO TALK, ТАМ
HERE FOR YOU,
WHENEVER THAT
MAY BE.
 I'LL GLADLY
LISTEN TO
ANYTHING YOU
HAVE TO TELL
ME.

ANYTHING
 OH.
RIGHT...

THIS IS OUR
BIG CHANCE!
WE NEED ТВЕ
FINDING YOU
A MASTER!

WITH THE
NUMBER OF
GRANDPA. WITCHES HERE
I WILL... + YOU'RE FOR THE
SURE TO FIND PROCESSION...
STRANGE = A GOOD MATCH.
SO KEEP YOUR
EYES OPEN!
we x

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AND DOWN, CHOOSING
τν A
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DOUBTS— WHAT
DOUBTS THIS I5.
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GROWN-UPS
AND THEIR
LIES, DOUBTS
ABOUT
WITCHES.
 IT WOULDN'T
MATTER WHO
I CHOSE AS
MY MASTER...
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OF THE DAY,
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WITCHES...

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i WHICH FOR ADVICE.
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OF THEM WOULD
AND HOW | EVEN WANT TO
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DON’T RESPECT
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TARTAH! ONE YET/

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ANYTHING YOU
NEED... ANY
HELP YOU MIGHT
REQUIRE, JUST

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І CAN DO
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DUEEPER IS
SW
PRETTY GREAT,
RIGHT?!
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ARE YOU
HERE TO HELP
YOUR MASTER
PREP FOR A
DEMONSTRA-
TION, T00?

PRESENTING
OUR OWN
SPELLS.

wow!
GOOD FOR
YOU! THAT’S
A BIG DEAL!

WOULDN'T I FEEL LIKE

HAPPEN I'VE HEARD
WELL,
WELL, WELL. IF THAT NAME
IT ISN’T AGOTT BEFORE...
ARKLAUM.
 I DIDN'T
I FIGURED EXPECT TO
YOU'D KNOW SEE YOU
BETTER THAN HERE.
TO SHOW UP
IN PLACES YOU
DON'T BELONG.

LOROGA
ROENTON.

I THOUGHT 7 በ DID YOU

THEY DIDN'T Á ፍሪ ) FORGET? THE
WELCOME Ж ИА PROCESSION IS
COPYCATS. 4 Y ‫کی‬‎ | FOR SHOWCASING
ARE YOU ORIGINAL SPELLS.
SERIOUSLY

‫له‬ Е‫‏‬
CUM 7 መ и‫‏‬
7 та‫‏‬
.2266፡.(፻:862:ፌሻ66
ος‫‏‬

GOTTA ASK.
WHOSE SPELL
DID YOU STEAL
THIS TIME,
THIEF?

I DIDN'T
STEAL
ANYTHING!
 DO YOU
I МОНТМЕ BEEN HEAR ME,
TOO SCARED ТО QUIT LOROGA?!
DEFEND MYSELF SPREADING
BACK THEN. RUMORS
ABOUT MEI

BUT NOW
І SEE THAT
STAYING SILENT
MADE ME LOOK
GUILTY!

SO I'LL SAY I'M NOT THAT

IT ONE MORE GIRL ANYMORE.
TIME, NICE I WON'T STAND
AND CLEAR.
BY AND LET
ANYONE SMEAR
MY NAME!
ANYONE/

GETTING
7 ANGRY MAKES
I ALWAYS 4 ЖАРА YOU LOOK EVEN
THOUGHT THERE
WAS SOMETHIN
SUSPICIOUS ABOUT 7 | RIGHT!
YOU HAD TO YOU! YOUR SPELLS 1
HAVE BEEN WERE WAY TOO
NOW YOU CHEATING! GOOD FOR OUR
LISTEN WHAT OTHER
HERE! EXPLANATION
 HER
SPELLS ARE
AMAZING...

+ BECAUSE
OF THE WORK
SHE PUTS INTO
THEM! SHE
AGONIZES OVER
EVERY DETAIL!

SHE RACKS
HER BRAIN IN
ANGUISH...
ሠልከወ POURS
EVERYTHING SHE
HAS INTO HER y
CREATIONS. THAT'S à TRIES TO
WHY HER SPELLS LEARN AS MUCH
ARE 50 GOOD! е AS SHE CAN...

DONT
YOU SEE?

SHE CAN'T ВЕ
USING SOMEONE
ELSE’S SPELLS,
BECAUSE WHEN
YOU'RE COPYING,
THERE'S NOTHING
TO AGONIZE

ABOUT?/
 WHEN YOU
TRACE ΤΗΕ COPY, YOU DON'T
LINES, AND HAVE TO THINK.
BEFORE YOU YOU JUST GO
THROUGH THE
MOTIONS.
OR RACKING
YOUR BRAIN.
AT LEAST, NOT
WHILE YOU'RE
DRAWING. ሪ

THE AGONY
FROM COPYING
COMES LATER,
AFTER YOU'RE
DONE.

YOU FIND
YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING
BIGGER
AND IT STICKS ON YOUR
WITH YOU. HANDS...
YOU HAVE TO ^. THAN YOU
LIVE WITH IT, KNOW HOW
FOREVER TO HANDLE.
AND EVER. THAT'S WHEN
THE КЕСКЕТ
SEEPS IN.

YOU SAID
YOUR NAME'S
LOROGA,
RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW
HOW OR WHERE
YOU MET AGOTT,
BUT...
 ΤΗΕ ΑΘΟΤΤ
I KNOW...

WHEN SHE
HITS A WALL,
SHE FINDS A WAY ONE ALWAYS
THROUGH! THAT'S STRIVING FOR
MY AGOTT!

AND THIS : 27. 7 AGOTT'S

AGOTT 1 KNOW? 18 % МУ FELLOW
SOME OF HER : N < APPRENTICE,
PELLS ARE REALLY ሄ N AND SHE’S
CUTE! LIKE WHEN YOU SHOULD HELPED ME
SHE MAKES : SEE THE STACKS MORE TIMES
HER STUFFED 1. OF PRACTICE THAN I CAN
) 7 SHEETS PILED COUNT!
ON HER DESK AT
THE END OF EACH

AND WHEN
SHE’S DRAWING
AT HER DESK, HER
LEGS ARE ALWAYS
RESTLESS, WHICH
15 TOTALLY OUT OF
CHARACTER FOR
HER, AND—

А ነ
 NO MORE.
I'M BEGGING
Y

I HONESTLY
DON’T EVEN
CARE ABOUT HIS
ACCUSATIONS
ANYMORE.

YEAH! BESIDES,
THE ONLY THING
...5 А BITE I'VE EVER
OF FOOD FROM KNOWN YOU „WHEN I'VE
THE TABLE TO SNEAK...
"ቋች Gor ANOTHER ۰٠
BEFORE IT’S
: WITCH LOOKING
TIME TO EAT!
AS ` UP TO ME AS -
MUCH AS YOU
wy
> fi OBVIOUSLY Т

BUT
EVERYONE
SAYS SHE
DID IT/

+ ARE YOU
OH. GREAT. THE ONE SHE
SO YOU SUPPOSEDLY
WER г STOLE THIS
EVEN THERE. SPELL FROM?
 HOW
ABOUT YOU
QUIT PICKING
A FIGHTS AND
YOU'RE A : я BUZZ OFF?
WITCH. START
IT’S OBVIOUS YOU'RE
JUST TRYING TO TEAR Ў,
DOWN SOMEONE WHO'S
WAY MORE TALENTED
THAN YOU. / |
|

ww AND VANISH 8 м
FROM MY WORLD SO Q n A SUPPOSED
I WOULDN'T HAVE ТО | ОИ, TO SINK INTO
THINK ABOUT YOU | АЛ АЛ | DESPAIR
ANYMORE! q | i

. Ed mue MEL) Se
I WOULD'VE
| — ፤ © HAD ΟΝΕ LESS
CONCENTRATE podR IN KNOTS/
 YOUR SPELLS \ \ FINE! GO! GET UP
AREN'T AS HOT AS \ THERE ON THE B/G
YOU MIGHT THINK! \ STAGE SO YOU
I'VE NEVER ONCE қ CAN EPICALLY FAIL
BEEN IMPRESSED BY AND BE MAJORLY
ANYTHING YOU’VE EMBARRASSED!

LIKE YOU SAY,

HE PROBABLY
SPOTTED ME
AND DECIDED TO
TRY SHAKING MY
RESOLVE. o
7
ALWAYS BEEN
WEIRD LIKE
THAT. WHAT WAS
HE EVEN
DOING
HERE?

LUCKY FOR
ME, HIS PLAN
BACKFIRED.
ПА
|

`
1 ኒነ
КОЙ Т САМ ኒነ
coco i -
BELIEVE IN
MYSELF AND BELIEVED
MY SKILLS, IN ME...
TOO.
 THERE
YOU ARE!

I'VE BEEN
LOOKING ALL
OVER FOR
YOU TWO!

YOU'RE
ALMOST UP.
READY?

YOU BET
WE ARE/

BOTH IN
SPELL AND
SPIRIT/

i ; WHY DO YOU
SO THAT'S E GET TO MAKE
WHY HER NAME FRIENDS WITH
SOUNDED à THE WITCHES
FAMILIAR. APPRENTICED TO
: u MY PREDIS i
BESTIE?/

CHAPTER 60 * END
Witch Hat
Atelier
 КЕХТ
DEMONSTRA-
TORS, PLEASE
APPROACH
THE WINDOW-

1 REPEAT,
PLEASE
APPROACH
THE WINDOW-
WAYS TO
JOIN THE
PROCESSION!
 N25
à
΄

OLRUGGIO OOH! IT'S

OF THE
THE FIRE
WITCH!
TORCH. I'M

C
ТОANS'ETE WWAHIATT
HE’S CO
OKED
UP THIS TIME. J
 THANK YOU
FOR THE HELP
UP THE STEPS,
D (Na ΕΟΙΕΟ.
: 1 SHOULD

т
BE QUITE
ALL RIGHT
N

REALLY, MY
LOVE. YOU
DIDN'T HAVE
TO СИР ALL
ΤΗΕ WAY UP
IT'S BUT... i HERE.
JUST NOT THE y
BESIDES, SAME. TO BEST I WOULD'VE
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE BROUGHT THE
BEAR TO SPELLS, I NEED PROGRAM
MISS THE TO SEE THEM DOWN FOR YOU
SPECTACLE/ MYSELF. TO PERUSE
AFTERWARD.
 N)
ШЕ)
ἐς

|
2

AE We I ГМ CERTAIN
KS ыш AROUND THE
hin
|
сто
MAGNIFICENT
ZE INSIDE! 2,6,
ІТ 100К5
LIKE SOME )
SORT OF 3
GEMSTONE.
 1 ΤΗΙΝΚ
HE’S PASSING
THEM OUT TO
THE CROWD.

THERE’S A
FLAME...

+s BURNING
INSIDE THE
CRYSTAL!

YES, IT’S VERY

PRETTY, BUT...
IT’S NOT HOT, IS IT’S FLICKERING
IT? I DON'T WANT AND DANCING
YOU TO BURN LIKE REAL FIRE!
YOURSELF!

MY FINGERS
AREN'T HOT АТ
DON’T BE ALL/ MAYBE IT'S
RIDICULOUS, SAFE TO TOUCH
KID! BECAUSE IT’S A
MAGIC FLAME!
 THE ONLY
REASON YOU
CAN TOUCH IT
IS ‘CAUSE IT’S
SEALED INSIDE
a ONLY SAFE FIRE 15 FIRE. THE CRYSTAL:
e IF IT STAYS AN OPEN FLAME'S
IGETIT VN IN THE GONNA BURN YA,
1 CRYSTAL? / MAGIC OR NOT!
2

WHEN
MASTER OLLY
HAD TO NIX THE
PHANTASMAL
FIREBALL...
SO TO FIX THE
NIX, ALL HE HAD
TO DO WAS MAKE ΜΙΤ WAS
THE FLAME SEEM BECAUSE НЕ WAS
DANGEROUS, EVEN WORRIED PEOPLE
WHEN IT ISN’T...? WOULD START
TO FORGET THE
DANGER OF
IRE.

EXCELLENT
DEDUCTION,
GIRLS!
 eo WHILE STILL BY ENCASING
ALLOWING US THE FLAME SO
TO PROVIDE IT CANNOT BE
ΤΗΕ TOUCHED...
А 5А FER ^^. DIFFERENT
ALTERNATIVE TO TYPES OF PERCEPTION OF
THE PEOPLE! FIRE MUST BE DANGER REMAINS
HANDLED... INTACT, ELIMINATING
THE CONFUSION
AS TO HOW...

I SUSPECT
OLRUGGIO WENT
BACK TO THE
^. THIS NEW DRAWING BOARD,
AND IMPROVED AND AFTER A GOOD
VERSION 15 HARD LOOK AT HIS
WHAT HE CAME CREATION...
UP WITH.

ΗΕ ΡΙΡΝΤ
GIVE UP ON
IT AFTER
HE SEARCHED
FOR WAYS
AROUND
THE SPELL’S
SHORTCOMINGS.
HE MADE IT

SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT
IS JUST SO
TREMENDOUSLY,
STUPENDOUSLY...
 INDEED.

››15 AN EQUALLY
TREMENDOUS BUT
AND STUPENDOUS AREN'T YOU
WITCH IN THE FORGETTING
MAKING. SOMETHING?

FRANKLY, I
THINK THEY'RE A TORCH
GORGEOUS. THAT WON'T
THEY'D LOOK CAUSE A
GREAT IN A FIRE?/
PENDANT OR AND IT'LL
BROOCH. NEVER BLOW
OUT "CAUSE
I'D LIKE TO OF WIND OR
SEND ONE TO DO THEY STORMS!
NOT NEED OIL,
EITHER? WE
COULD USE THESE
ABOARD SHIPS/
 LOOK AT ALL
THOSE FLAGS
WAVING IN THE
CROWD...
AND
THEY'RE ALL
FOR MASTER
оцу!

осо. a

UM... I'M
PRETTY SURE 2 YOU'RE ON
THE LOOKING
GLASS IS ONLY
ge?LOOKING,
і
Focus! STAGE! IT’S
ALMOST =
YOUR TURN!
ОТ FOR ; =
CONVERSATION. EJ
At least, : YOU NEED
TO BE THINKING
that’s what = Th
I thought... 2 ABOUT YOUR
SPELL, NOT
MUSING ABOUT S
MASTER OLLY'S/
 JUST WAIT
UNTIL THEY
GET A LOAD
OF MY SPELL!
 THAT’S
WASTEWATER,
ISN'T IT?
WHY IS SHE
POURING IT
FROM ONE POT
TO ANOTHER?/
 ΤΗΕ VASE
MUST'VE
PURIFIED IT!

SPELL ENABLES
THE TOWNSFOLK
TO THROW THEIR
OLD WASTEWATER
AWAY...
„AFTER ΙΤ
HAS BEEN
CLEANSED/

IT TO CREATE
THIS PORTABLE
WASTE
PURIFICATION
 AS IT IS,
ONE SEAL ON
ONE GRATE...

„15 RESPONSIBLE
FOR CLEANSING
ALL THE WASTE-

AND BECAUSE
OF THAT, THERE'S
FOREVER A BUILDUP
OF GUNK AMONG
THE PART OF TOWN
THEY CALL THE
MUCKPOOL,

EVERY
HOUSEHOLD HAD 50 I THOUGHT,
ITS OWN LITTLE WHAT IF...
SEAL LIKE THE
ONE ON THE
SEWER GRATE?

.: | IF EVERY-
` |BODY TOOK
CARE OF
||| THEIR OWN

^ CLEANSING
IT BEFORE
[| THEY POUR IT
DOWN INTO
THE SEWERS... ነሳ ПЕР
 — THE CANAL
RUNNING
THROUGH THE
MUCKPOOL
WOULD LOOK
A WHOLE LOT
DIFFERENT.
15 ТНАТ
WHAT I
THINK IT

I WANT TO
USE MY
MAGIC TO
HELP.

BOTH FOR
CUSTAS
"AND AS НЕ IS
CUSTAS
AS HE USED
TO BE.
 ^. HAVING
ACCESS TO A
CLEAN SOURCE
N OF WATER...

„„МАКЕЗ ALL
THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE WORLD.
AS From the spring
in the Forest,

L..I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.

WHAT'S
GOING ON?
 WHY ISN'T
ANYONE ELSE
RAISING THEIR

we TO VOTE
FOR COCO'S
SPELL?!

A 7
TR И ZA
IRIE SS WA
22 ο]
ААА ጊኒ ση

ΤΟ DUMP OUR
WATER OUT
„„ВИТ LIKE ALWAYS...
FIRST WE'RE
SUPPOSED
TO PURIFY

SO BEFORE
WE THROW OUR >
DIRTY WATER OUT, ٩ ^f I GUESS IT
WE HAVE ТО POUR H | „| COULD BE NICE
IT INTO A - FOR GETTIN’
SEPARATE FRESH WATE
ISN'T THAT, CONTAINER? / z
LIKE, A HUGE

«ВОТ WE'VE
ALREADY GOT
πλ] THE VAPOR
‘| BUBBLES
FOR THAT!

HOW EXACTLY
IS THAT SPELL
SUPPOSED TO
MAKE OUR LIVES
 MASTER OH, DEAR...
QIFREY? ፲ DID NOT
SI ANTICIPATE

WITCHES USE
THEIR SPELLS
THAT'S THE TO HELP
WAY OF OUR OTHERS.
WORLD, 50 1
THOUGHT COCO'S
SPELL PERFECTLY
STRAIGHT-
FORWARD.

WHO AREN'T
WITCHES...

“ΤΗΕ ONLY
FOCUS IS ON
HOW A SPELL
STANDS TO SAVE
THEM TIME OR
TROUBLE.

IT IS HARD TO
BE CONSCIOUS
OF THE NEEDS
OF OTHERS...

| ... WHEN WE
ALL THE MORE 8 | ARE NOT FIRST
TRUE WHEN
H THE SATISFIED THAT
OTHERS’ NEEDS OUR OWN NEEDS
: ; ARE MET.
INVOLVES y 4 1
A PRICY
CONTRAPTION.
 „„ВИТ WHAT
ABOUTA SPELL
THAT GETS
BASICALLY NO
FLAGS AT ALL?
ሪ SH
IL ER Zo)

EETHAT ONLY
WOULD THE GETS A FEW
KING STILL FLAGS IS STILL
BUY IT? ONE THE WORLD
NEEDED...

AS IT IS,
NOBODY
SEEMS TO
CARE ABOUT
MY SPELL
 вит. „вит
THAT MEANS Y ° | ፡ Е THAT4 MEANS
I DON'T GET ο % 9 3 3 IT’S OVER.
THE CHANCE ; ‫یه‬‎
ТО SAVE
АМУОМЕ АТ
ALL!

HOW AMI
SUPPOSED
TO FIX
THIS?

IUSED TO
۱ (Т | SAYIHAD
WHAT AM I : = `. ~O /DEA
SUPPOSED TO ΜΘ
2/ I PUSHED
ον à “I FAIL EVEN ሻ BEYOND THAT
AFTERITRIED AND ASKED
MY BEST? WHATICAN
DO TO MAKE
IT WORK...
 OH, GEEZ.
WHAT 15 SHE

C'MON/
PULL IT
TOGETHER!
 / SO THINGS
ARE LOOKING A DON'T YOU
LITTLE ROUGH. DARE LET ONE
THAT NEVER LITTLE HICCUP
STOPPED YOU KNOCK YOU
BEFORE.

YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO!

4 ኣሻ =

| | ELA
| Ц)
 IF YOUR
«АЦ. YOU FIRST PLAN
GOTTA DO FAILS...
IS THINK OF
ANOTHER!

COCO, I’VE
GOT AN IDEA
FOR YOU.
 ( 4 ТНЕ
LISTEN ТО PROCESSION
“ЕМ, CHEERIN’ MUST BE
LIKE THEY'RE STARTIN'.
HAVIN' THE 1
TIME ΟΕ
THEIR LIVES.

EVERY GUARD IN
THE CITY IS OUT
THERE KEEPIN’ THE
CROWDS IN CHECK.
THIS'D BE THE
BLAST IT ALL/ PERFECT TIME
IF ONLY WE TO ESCAPE!
COULD CAST A
SPELL OR TWO/

THERE ARE
WAYS...
 72 THAT STILL
ISN'T GONNA DO HUH. ALL RIGHT.
US ANY GOOD. SO THE GEMSTONE
OR DID YOU FROM YOUR
MAGIC FORGET? RING IS A GLOB
DOESN'T WORK OF HARDENED
INSIDE THE WOODCRUOR.
WALLS OF
CASTLE EZ—

^. THERE IS
NOTHING MAGIC
CANNOT DO, IF NARROW TO
ONE DOES NOT FIT MUCH
MIND HOW IT MORE THAN
IS DONE. MY ARMS.

CHAPTER 61 * END
Witch Hat
Atelier
 SO...
WHAT’S YOUR
IDEA?
WHAT
EXACTLY...
„16 THIS
OTHER PLAN
YOU CAME
UP WITH?

WELL,
IT’S LESS A
FULL-BLOWN
PLAN...

«АМО MORE
“1 THINK THE ΟΕ A MINOR
CROWDS MIGHT ADDITION
BE A LITTLE MORE TO THE SIGNS,
INTERESTED IN SEE?
YOUR SPELL.

6000
ΤΗΙΝ6
WE’RE UP
SO HIGH.
IF I CROUCH
DOWN, THEY WON'T
HAVE THE ANGLE
TO CATCH SIGHT
OF ME TWEAKING
THE SEAL.
 WHAT CAN
YOU'RE UP I ADD TO
ON STAGE, MY SPELL
IN THE TO MAKE IT
MIDDLE BETTER?!
OF YOUR
SHOW...

s. AND
AND YET YOU ANOTHER
WELCOME GIRL FROM
'ሩ HER, SAYING, YOUR
THAT'S
YOUR SYES, PLEASEኦ s SWOOPS IN | ATELIER...
STRENGTH, НА? ME. TO INTERRUPT |
COCO, IT’S AND OFFER
WHAT YOU ADVICE YOU
HAVE THAT DIDN'T ASK
IDO NOT. FOR.

BUT EVER SINCE

YOU CAME TO
SHARE. THIS STAY WITH US,
TIME, I GET YOU'VE SHOWED
TO GIVE ME HOW TO LEAN
„SOMETHING ۰ ON THE PEOPLE
I HAVE THAT AROUND ME.
YOU DON’T.
 EARLIER, I
KNOW I TOLD
YOU...

„. THAT
YOU'RE
ALWAYS
DRAWING
SPELLS FOR
SOMEBODY
ELSE,

BUT THAT
DIDN'T
START...

DO YOU
STILL REMEMBER?
WHAT WAS IT LIKE
WHEN YOU WERE
LITTLE...

WHAT DID ++ BEFORE

YOU DREAM OF YOU CAME TO
USING MAGIC FOR JOIN US?
BACK THEN?
 ‫اش‬ ATTHE VERY‫‏‬
BEGINNING...‫‏‬

„.Т WANTED
TO FLY THROUGH
THE SKY.
 I WANTED
TO HAVE THE
GROUND LIGHT
UP BENEATH МУ e
FEET WHEREVER
I WENT! S

V Ш ሄሪ ⁄
— ` IMWANTED 24 i р i
THE ZÍ
TOUCH WITH
ALE = FIREPLACE Eu > ጊሎ 8
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м - 4 NS 3

diSe: ሻርu I WANTED TO

o SPIN A RAINBOW
и INTO THREAD
AND SEW A
ἌΣ DRESS.
I WANTED TO... | I WANTED ТО
GO BACK IN TIME MAKE A WHOLE
AND MEET MY FEAST APPEAR
FATHER... ON THE TABLE
IN A PUFF OF
SMOKE.

120
 I GUESS I'D
FORGOTTEN
x ABOUT
THAT...

IPEEK
ВЕТ DOWN
IF YOU IN THE
BEGINNING...

„АП. о
£X
I THOUGHT 55
ABOUT WAS ΤΗΕ 7
EXCITEMENT €T ٢ Q
AND WONDER “uN
OF IT ALL. tgs
Ne

— YOU'LL
FIND THAT
THE FACES
STARING

Е
SHINING WITH
THE SAME
WONDER YOU
FELT BACK
 SHE’S USED
A WATER-
SCULPTING
SIGN!

AGOTT MUST
HAVE ADDED IT
TO THE SEALS
ON THE VASE!

WHERE’S DD j THE WATER!

IT GOING?! N IT’S SHIFTING
| DIRECTION!
 I DUNNO,
BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE IT’S ALL
HEADED TO THE
SAME PLACE!

INTO THE
SEWERS!

THE WATER
THAT FLEW
OUT OF THE
POT...

+ HEADED
STRAIGHT
FOR THAT
WASTEWATER
POOL, ALL BY
ITSELF!
 WE WON'T HAVE
TO LUG OUR DIRTY
WATER TO THE 5-50
WASTEWATER POOLS WHAT THIS
ANYMORE? MEANS
GOTTA DO 15 IS...
POUR IT INTO
THE POT...

THE WATER'LL
THROW /TSELF
AWAY?!

THE POOL
NEAREST MY
HOME IS ALL
THE WAY AT THE
BOTTOM OF
I’M JUST THE HILL/ IT'S
EXCITED ABOUT DO YOU REALIZE EXHAUSTING
WHAT THIS’LL DO WHAT THIS 7 MAKING THE
FOR MY BACK! NO MORE SCRUBBING TRIP!
THROWING OUT DOWN STINKY,
un WATER 15 HARD
WORK!
SLIMY POTS AT
HOME!
NO MORE

еди
TRUDGING THE ONE I USE

EU
IF I NEVER IS ON THE OTHER
HAVE TO LIFT
A HEAVY
POT AGAIN,
3 o8
NSINN ING WINTER! Аъ TO DRAG MY p
eМ it
IT'LL BE TOO POTS THROUGH 7
SOON! А ΤΗΕ CROWDS! Yi
КА E 8
126
 DADDY!
MOMMY!

IF WE
GET ONE OF

GET THAT ИМ SAS

FLAG IN THE
AIR, MISTER! THEY'RE / BE IN CHARGE
ON THE VOLUNTEER- OF THROWING
ALREADY DOUBLE! ING TO DO 1 ТНЕ WATER
ON IT, | CHORES?! H CS

MASTER,
LOOK! THE
FLAGS!
PULLED IT OFF,
coco!
 LOOK! LOOK
AT ALL THOSE

C=

1 "-

AND IT'S
ALL ‘CAUSE OF
YOUR AMAZING
IDEA... WAY
TO SNAG IT,
 I SEE IT,
NOW.
NOT JUST FOR I NEEDED TO
THE PEOPLE MAKE MY SPELL
IT STANDS TO FOR EVERYONE!
BENEFIT...

— BUT FOR THE

PEOPLE I HOPE
TO SEE USE IT,
TOO!

OTHERWISE,
IT MIGHT
NOT GET ITS
CHANCE...
„ТО M АКЕ
ΑΝΥΟΝΕ НАРРУ
AT ALL!

AND DON’T
FORGET...

IT ALSO
NEEDS TO
BE FOR THE
WITCH...
^. WHO
MADE IT.
es THAT YOU
AGONIZED DON’T FORGET.
OVER AND WHEN YOU DO
POURED SOMETHING FOR
YOUR SOUL EVERYONE, THAT
INTO... HAS TO INCLUDE
YOU,

BETTER MAKE
YOU HAPPY,
Too.

IF COCO'S
^. THEN I'LL LIABLE TO
JUST HAVE FORGET
TO SHARE THAT...
WHATI HAVE
PLENTY TO
 I'LL SHOW
HER HOW TO
ТІ

HERSELF,

BECAUSE
THAT'S THE
PART OF ME
THAT MAKES ME
WHO I AM!
 СОСО, РАУ
ΑΤΤΕΝΤΙΟΝ/
 IT’S HIM!

THE
PENINSULAR
KING!
 HE'S ΤΗΕ
0

«ИНО MIGHT
BE ABLE TO
SAVE CUSTAS
AND DAGDA!

ሠ THEN THAT ,
SHOULD ВЕ ΤΗΕ IF THAT'S
BOX WHERE THE GE,
WISE ONES ARE A
SITTING, ALONG ARE THE FIVE
RULERS...
А
 THAT WAS Б
CLOSE!

ARE YOU
TWO ALL
RIGHT?!

WHAT'S
THE MATTER
WITH YOU
PEOPLE?! WHY
THE SUDDEN
STOP?!
 I-I DON'T
KNOW WHY,
‎‫لسا‬

IT'S THE
ELDROXEN/
N THEY WON'T
у BUDGE!

usually 50
ዘሀራ

PECULIAR...
THE WHOLE HERD
15 TRYING TO
I'M NOT WREST FREE OF
EVEN CERTAIN THE STAGES.
I REMEMBER THE
LAST TIME I SAW
AN AGITATED
ELDROX...

THEY'RE
FRIGHTENED.

+ FRIGHT-
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 ОМЕ МОКЕ
IGNORANT
FOOL...

«WHO NEVER
STOPPED TO
PONDER WHY THE
TABOOS ARE IN

CHAPTER 62 * END
 NOTHIN'.
I GOT NOTHIN’.

€ Bonus
CHAPTER »
 ALL RIGHT.
FOCUS, OLLY.
HOW DO WE
MAKE THIS NEW
SPELL WORK?

MAYBE
I SHOULDN'T
HAVE DUMPED
THAT LAST

NOW THAT THE THING

„„ПАКТ I'M STARIN' SOMETHING WAS ALMOST
LOOKIN’ AT THIS BLANK ABOUT IT DID ረ, ΡΟΝΕ.
HALF BAD PAGE, ΤΗΙΝΚΙΝ΄ FEEL A LITTLE
ANYMORE. UP A NEW OFF, BUT...
DIRECTION...

ALL ITS
FLAWS ARE
GONNA COME
RIGHT BACK
INTO FOCUS!
 WHAT IS ΤΗΕ
DEAL?! WHY IS IT
EVERY TIME YOU'RE
IT’S LIKE ABOUT TO FINISH A
YOUR BRAIN PROJECT, YOU WANNA
YOU WORRY STARTS SCRAP EVERYTHING
IF WHAT YOU POKIN' HOLES ISN'T THERE A YOU'VE DONE AND
MADE 15 GOOD IN YOUR NAME FOR THIS
ENOUGH, OR RESOLVE/ PHENOMENON?/
IF IT HAS ANY
VALUE AT ALL/

I KNOW!
I JUST NEED
A LITTLE
BREATHER.
THAT'S ALL/
 BEE

YUP. I'VE
STRETCHED THIS
OUT WAAAAAY
LONGER THAN
I MEANT TO.
THIS 15 LIKE
A FULL-ON
HIATUS.
 NOT то
ΜΕΝΤΙΟΝ, ΤΗΕ I'M IN REAL
DEADLINE'S TROUBLE
COMIN' UP NOW.
FASTER THAN
I WANNA ADMIT.

I STILL
DON’T HAVE
A CLUE WHAT
ГМ GONNA
I DON'T
HAVE TIME TO
BE LOUNGIN"
AROUND LIKE
THIS.

GUH! I KNOW
I DON’T, BUT
IT DOESN'T
CHANGE THE

^. THAT THE
IDEAS AIN'T
GONNA FLOW
WHEN THE IDEAS
AIN'T GONNA
 ΤΗΙΝΚ ТНЕУ
SAID SOMETHIN’
ABOUT VISITING
A PASTURE TO
FIX A SPELL ON
THE WATERING

THANK YA
KINDLY,
WITCHES!

ΒΟΥ, I DON’T
KNOW WHAT
WE WOULDA
DONE WITHOUT
HELP/
PA
[Ë

IT’S ALL
THANKS TO
YOU, MISTER

I THOUGHT
FOR SURE
WE’D FREEZE
TO DEATH/
WHY, IF YOU
HADN'T
COME WHEN
YOU DID...

CH E I DIDN'T,
I WASN'T j : 2 ; 4 THOUGH.
ABLE ТО
SAVE ALL
 KINDA
PUTS THINGS (f HAVEN'T HAD
IN PERSPECTIVE, 7M THAT ONE IN A
THOUGH. A LITTLE LONG TIME...
ARTIST’S BLOCK
15 NOTHIN’ IN
COMPARISON.

SOMEDAY,
ALONG WITH THAT'S A
THE POWER REALITY
WE'RE ASKED | THEY'LL HAVE
TO GUARD AND TO FACE, TOO.
CONCEAL...
^. COMES
A CRUSHING
SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY
AND GUILT.
 BUT THEY
DON’T HAVE
TO LEARN
IT'S A THAT YET.
НЕН, LESSON I'M
LOOK АТ МЕ, IN NO RUSH
TO GIVE.
GETTIN’ ALL
SOFT.

GUESS IT’S
JUST PART
OF GROWIN’
OLD.

DEAR ME.
I WASN'T
EXPECTING DUSK
TO SET UPON US
QUITE SO SOON.

THE DAYS
CERTAINLY
ARE GROWING
LI £ = SHORTER,
MAKE HASTE AREN'T THEY?
FOR HOME
AND A WARM
MEAL.
 I SEE
SOMETHING! WHAT IS
WAY OUT IT, COCO?
BY THE
ATELIER!
 ЩЕ
SPELL’S
AMAZING!
WHAT’S IT

NO.
THAT’S NOT
QUITE IT...
NOTHIN’,
1 GUESS.

IT EXISTS
FOR NO
REASON
AT ALL.
 JUST A LITTLE
DOODLE I FELT
LIKE SCRIBBLIN’

THAT'S JUST HOW IT 15, / A RON. 1522ከ5

ISN'T IT?! YOU GOT ΤΗΕ А 5 DOODLES 1 CAN
WORLD BEARIN’ DOWN » Y q SIT DOWN AND
ON YOU, AND IT'S THE Z \ 1 FOCUS ON ALL
SILLY, WORTHLESS LITTLE | А ` EVENING LONG!
PROJECTS THAT GET YOUR | ሠ :
MIND ALL FIRED UP! Ç

AND I WELL, I,
WOULDN'T FOR ONE, QUITE
IT MIGHT NOT CALL IT ENJOY IT WHEN
HAVE BEEN YOUR WORTHLESS. YOU PEN SPELLS
INTENT, BUT I'D OF THIS SORT.
SAY THE CHANCE d
ТО BEHOLD A 7 ,
SIGHT LIKE THAT 2 27 S,
GIVES IT REASON 2
ENOUGH.
 YEAH.
YOU'RE
RIGHT...

I GUESS
THERE /5
GOOD THAT
COMES...

«EVEN WHEN
NOTHING GOOD
COMES TO MIND.
 AS
FABRICATED
LIGHT
LEAPS OVER |
GROUND...

AND FALSE
FLAME FLITS
THROUGH THE
NIGHT...

„.Т PRAY
THAT AT THE
VERY LEAST,
THIS TIME
„AND WE HAVE, THIS
THE FLICKER MOMENT...
REFLECTED IN
THEIR EYES
ARE TRUE.

MAY THIS
BE A GLOW
THEY'LL KEEP,
LOCKED SAFE IN
THEIR HEARTS
TO ILLUMINATE
THEIR WAY.
 I TAKE IT
YOU MUST HAVE
FINISHED YOUR
LATEST JOB?
YOU SEEMED
AWFULLY BUSY.

H HAT ATELIER, VOLUME 11 * END

INTENTIONS EMERGE AND CONVERGE
UNDER BLACKENED SKY
With a helping hand from Agott, Coco’s big debut in the Silver
Eve Procession is a rousing success. But the celebration is cut
short when a towering monster is spotted rising over Ezrest.
As the silver, starless night sets in, king and witch must scramble
to decide what course will keep the city and its residents safe.
Meanwhile, Coco searches desperately for a way to save her
grief-stricken friend—but will she make it in time?

ENDS
Witch Hat
Atelier Уотоме 12: Coming Soon!!
Witch Hat Atelier 11

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Witch Hat Atelier 11 copyright © 2022 Kamome Shirahama

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