At the Atelier, Qifrey tells Coco that there’re four types of important magic in all the magic in Witch Hat Atelier episode 4. Pattern of Water nourishes all things, controlling the source of life. Pattern of Earth lets rocks and gravel transform and move. Pattern of Floating lets knowledge break through space constraints, creating impossible road. Pattern of Fire becomes sword and shield of people.
Meetings in Kalhn
The four magic is called basic magic by witches. Qifrey asks Coco to give it a try. She creates a fire. She’s startled by the fire. She’s nervous. She doesn’t know what to do. Tetia pours water on Coco’s head. She asks Coco if she’s fine. Coco thanks Tetia. Tetia asks Coco what she was doing. Coco reveals she was trying to draw a fireball magic. She wanted to learn floating magic.
Qifrey reminds Coco that it’s dangerous if she cannot control the fireball. He dries her hair with a towel. He tells her that she should be cautious. She promises him that she will be careful. Tetia brings up that Coco conquered the Dadah Range without any problem. She asks her why she wants to practice floating magic. She thinks she flied up into the sky like a flash.
Coco tells Tetia that she borrowed a pair of flying boots. But she broke it. She wants to fix it and return it to the girl. Now she only needs to draw a magic formation. But the lines she drew were all crooked. Qifrey picks up the wand. He guesses the wand isn’t suitable for her. After all, weight and feel depend on personal preference. It was eliminated by him. He thinks it’s better that she takes it on her own and chooses. Tetia is excited to persuade Coco to go to the magical materials shop with them. Coco hears the place for the first time. Qifrey explains it to her that she can buy all kinds of magical items from the shop. She thinks it’s so magical. She’s savoring the moment. She asks the two to wait for her for a while.
Qifrey takes his disciples and Coco to fly to the Capital of Mud Forest, Kalhn. The river island is the closet witches city to them. Coco enters the city. She sees many witches. Qifrey tells her that the corner was for guarding the city not attacked by the Mole Snake in Mud Forest. Witches built a Lookout Tower. It evolved into an island. So many witches gathered on the island. It formed a craft city.
Tetia reminds Qifrey that Coco’s mind wandered off when he’s talking. Agott tells the master that it’s such a waste of time that accompanying Coco to go sightseeing. She wants to leave first. There’re some stores where she wants to visit. He asks her to gather at the magical materials shop before she goes home. Agott leaves. Qifrey asks Coco if she got alone well with Agott. She wishes she can be close to the girl.
Coco walks in the market. Tetia waves at Coco. She shows her the way. Coco laughs when she looks around. She thinks it feels like a dream. She passes by the alley. She stops. She becomes serious. Tetia calls Coco. She reminds her that she will get lost.
Coco follows the group. She arrives at the magical materials shop, Sword of the Stars. She opens the door of the shop. She sees a big tree. The shop owner shows up. He doesn’t expect that the disciple of witch would be surprised when she saw the Silver Leaf Tree. He asks her if she doesn’t have the basic knowledge. Qifrey explains it to the man that Coco just became his disciple. The shop owner realizes that Coco was the kid. He thinks it’s reasonable that she doesn’t know about it. He mentions he didn’t know anything about her. So they tie.
Tetia introduces the man Nolnoa to Coco. He’s the owner of the magical materials shop. He brags that the magical materials in the shop are him and his grandson Tartah’s words. The wands and the inks Coco needs are there. She can extract ink depending on personal preference.
Coco sees Tartah when she follows Nolnoa to the second floor. The guy is making a wand. Coco doesn’t stay too long. She runs away. On the second floor, Nolnoa takes off a branch from the tree. He puts the branch into a flask. The flask is burned. The water in the flask turns black. Qifrey tells Coco that it’s Tree Blood. Branch is silvery white when it’s healthy. It will turn black when it dies. If they ignore it, it’s toxic to people and trees. But as long as it dissolves in hot water, removing excess moisture. It will turn into the source of magic: Undiluted Magical Ink.
Ink is usually made of the smoke of burning branches. But magical ink is different. It’s made of blood of trees. So silver leaf tree is a special tree to witches. It’s amazing that other trees cannot be extracted magical ink. Richeh thinks the tree is very important. Tetia agrees with what her friend said. She reveals there’s an ancient legend about the tree.
A long time ago, there was a silver leaf tree falling for a witch. He gave blood to make magical ink. He gave branches to make wands. Coco is interested in wand. Nolnoa figures it out that the girl came to buy a wand. He gives a bottle of ink to her. He believes that she will find a suitable wand.
Tetia follows Coco downstairs. She wants to choose a light wand. Coco doesn’t know which wand is better. She sees the masked witch Iguin. She goes to chase him. Tetia sees Coco running away. She worries about her. Richeh joins Tetia. She knows Coco will get lost if she’s alone. Tetia thinks she should catch up to Coco. She goes to chase the girl with Richeh.
Agott is at the stall. Coco runs past Agott. Tetia and Richeh show up. Tetia takes Agott’s hand. She forces her to join them. Coco chases Iguin on the street. She disappears. Agott, Tetia and Richeh disappear as well. Because they’re chasing Coco. The only one who doesn’t appear is the Brushbuddy.
Agott takes Coco’s hand. She asks her what she’s doing. She wants to know where she’s going. Coco tells Agott that she saw the guy who sold the Forbidden Magic Picture Book to her. But the witch isn’t there. Agott complains that Coco likes to cause trouble. Tetia comforts Agott that they didn’t get separated. She offers to return to the shop. Richeh says that they got into an alley. The streets haven’t changed much. Brushbuddy disappears.
Agott notices that the surrounding scenery is completely different. She touches the floor. She discovers that the walls and floor are white stone that Kalhn doesn’t have. It means that it’s not Kalhn. Tetia doesn’t believe it. She points out that they didn’t go through Window of the Door. It wasn’t a transfer as well. She plans to confirm it from the air. She flies away.
Agott tells Coco and Richeh that Tetia was right. They were transferred when they knew nothing about it. Coco remembers the magic wasn’t allowed to be used. Because it’s a Forbidden Magic. Tetia returns. She’s terrified to tell Agott and Coco that it’s not Kalhn. She runs away.
Agott chases Tetia. She persuades her to calm down. She asks her what she saw. Tetia says that she was seen. Iguin sits on the city wall. He didn’t plan to look for other kids. The four kids encounter a dragon. Iguin welcomes Coco to The World of Magic. The dragon lets out a roar. Coco is shocked when she sees the dragon. Iguin tells the girl that she’s their hope.
In the magical materials shop, Qifrey asks Nolnoa if he saw his disciples. Nolnoa guesses those kids were tired of seeing it. They went for a walk. But Qifrey doesn’t believe that his disciples would do that. He mentions there’s no shop that is even more interesting than Nolnoa’s shop. It’s fine that they stay there for all day. Nolnoa asks Qifrey not to praise him. Because he will be shy. Qifrey thinks the kids would thank Nolnoa before they left. Tartah reveals the kids went to chase a witch who dressed in a spooky way. The guy wore a mask shaped like an eyeball. Qifrey is startled after he knew it.
In the maze, Coco is scared when she looks at the dragon. Agott asks Coco not to move. She shouldn’t look away. She needs to create some distance slowly. She will give a signal after she steps back. She must run as fast as she can.
Agott leads her friends to flee. The dragon chases after them from behind. She casts a flame to the dragon. Coco runs with Agott. She asks her if the magic was a fire magic. Agott reveals she added a wind magic into the fire magic. Coco can tell that the girl draw it in an instant. Agott denies it. She says that she drew in advance on the round planner. She completed the magic circle at a critical moment. She could use magic.
Coco praises Agott. But Agott reminds Coco their situation. Tetia brings a bad news to the two that it’s a dead end. Agott offers to change a path. But the dragon arrives. Tetia steps back when she looks at the dragon. She believes that they will be eaten by the dragon. She doesn’t want to die. Because she hasn’t left any magic in the world. She doesn’t understand why she encountered such a thing.
Agott encourages Tetia. She reminds her that they’re disciples of a witch. They must use magic to take care of it. She plans to drill a hole in the wall with Wall-Breaking Magic. Richeh and Tetia need to find a way to buy some time.
Coco knows Tetia was blaming her, according to Tetia’s eyes. Tetia draws a wind magic. She lets her robe fly away. The dragon notices the robe. He focuses on it. Tetia believes that the robe can buy them some time. Agott praises Tetia.
Coco discovers the magic circle. She tries to report it to Agott. But she touches her by mistake. It promotes her to fail when she draws the magic. Agott turns around. She’s furious to ask Coco if she has a brain. Coco steps back. She explains it to Agott that she didn’t intend to do that. Agott thinks so. She mentions Coco turned her mother into a stone. She dragged them into the crisis. She tells her that it’s all her fault. If she realized her ignorance, she would stay put and not mess around.
Agott thinks she doesn’t have time to draw another magic. They have to return and find another path. Richeh comforts Agott that it’s fine. She completes the earth magic. She makes a tunnel in the wall. Agott praises Richeh. She offers to leave. Coco is isolated by her friends. She picks up the hat. She calls her master Qifrey. She wants to know what she should do.
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Qifrey stands on the roof of the shop. He tries to find those kids with his ear. He jumps off the roof. He tells Nolnoa that those kids aren’t on the street. He didn’t expect that Brimmed Caps would come to contact Coco. Those guys would cover their faces with ancient hats. They’re dangerous group who uses Forbidden Magic. He thought Coco could be the clue that tracked those guys down. But they visited the girl.
Qifrey wishes Tartah remembers something. But the boy doesn’t quite remember. Brushbuddy shows up. Qifrey recognizes Brushbuddy. Brushbuddy jumps into the man’s hand. Qifrey asks Brushbuddy if he was with the kids. Brushbuddy nods. Qifrey asks Brushbuddy if he knows where the kids went. Brushbuddy shows Qifrey the way. Qifrey runs on the street. He knows the sun is about to set. He wishes the kids are fine.