Olruggio

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Olruggio
Katakana	オルーギオ
Chinese	奧爾戈
French	Olugio
German	Orugio
Alias	Master Olly Olruggio of the Torch Predis Olruggio Star of Ghodrey
Physical Attributes
Gender	Male
Birthday	September 20th
Hair	Black
Eyes	Dark Blue
Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Watchful Eye
Specialty	Fire Magic
Relations
Affiliation	Qifrey (Best friend) Pointed Cap Witches
Residence	Qifrey's Atelier Ghodrey (Previously)
Debut
Manga	Chapter 8

Olruggio (オルーギオ, Orūgio) is the Watchful Eye for Qifrey's atelier. He has a gruff way of speaking, but his magic is often described as "warm."

He has created a lot of contraptions, such as the Glowstone Path, the Snugstone and the Searneedle Wand, and is well known among his fellow witches for his inventions. His specialty is fire-based magic.

Appearance

Olruggio is a tall, thin white man with short black hair, blue eyes and a somewhat unkempt beard. His expressions typically range between somewhat grouchy and sly.

He wears a white tunic with long, wide sleeves, a black skirt, and a brown belt. The outside of his cloak is black while the inside is blue, and the front of it features blue and gold designs. Three golden tassels hang from the front of the hood, which is large and pointed and can be worn over his cap. The fabric of the cloak is heavy, causing him to slouch.

His cap is made of a black body with a golden rim at the bottom. Two diamonds feature on the front of the cap, one half-diamond at the bottom and one at the middle. His tassel is simple and golden, and was originally Qifrey’s. The two witches traded theirs around the time of their Third Test.

Personality

While he initially comes off as blunt and harsh, Olruggio is a genuinely kind and caring person. He looks after Qifrey and the students of the atelier, coming up with magical items to help them sleep and helping the students with their magic.

This kindness doesn’t just apply to people Olruggio knows— he helps out local villagers so frequently that the nobility of said villages and cities take note and seem almost jealous. Olruggio’s kindness towards others forces him to begin to question the laws of witch society, specifically laws against witches practicing medicine and introducing non-witches to magic. Whenever someone brings up Olruggio’s warm actions, he tries to brush it off as something anyone would do or simply part of his work as a Watchful Eye.

Olruggio is notoriously bad with deadlines and overworks himself, staying up late at night to finish commissions. He is often tired and sometimes shows a haggard face with dark circles. Due to these bad habits, he sometimes sleeps on the couch of the Atelier, oversleeps, or even misses events. Despite this, he insists on the importance of sleep to Qifrey's apprentices.

He is easily flustered and will lie about not liking praise. While at first he loudly opposed the girls calling him their professor, he stops complaining about it during the story, only occasionally telling other people they are not his pupils.

Inventions

Olruggio has invented numerous artifacts, including:

• Glowstone Path
• Snugstone
• Searneedle Wand
• Link Rings
• Phantasmal Fireball Sphere
• Crystal Torch^{[unofficial name]}
• Magic Floating Dish^{[unofficial name]}

Plot

History

Olruggio as a child.

As a child, Olruggio was recognized as a prodigy witch from the northern town of Ghodrey, renowned enough that people from outside the town would travel there to meet him. Before becoming an apprentice, Olruggio received an award for a magic exhibition's youth category, and had already begun partaking in field work tasks. During a field work trip to the village Noz which Olruggio had partaken in, a blizzard left the village isolated during an attack of wild beasts. Olruggio managed to save two people, but was greatly saddened by his inability to help anyone else.

During his time in the Great Hall as an apprentice, Olruggio meets Qifrey and the two become fast friends. Olruggio helps Qifrey with his investigations into the Brimmed Caps, later helping him conquer the Tower of Tomes, though not managing to enter the library himself. Eventually, the two of them move out of the Great Hall and into Qifrey's Atelier. Olruggio helps Qifrey find his apprentices, and is present during their first encounter with Richeh.

Watchful Eye Arc

Olruggio returns to the Atelier after a business trip and meets Coco, whose existence he had not been made aware of. He tries to turn her over to the Knights Moralis. After Qifrey's intense response, he listens to Coco's story and reluctantly accepts her presence as an apprentice. Later, she finds herself into his room while trying to catch Brushbuddy, where she reveals to have already seen the Glowstone path, as the spell which inspired her passion for magic. Olruggio throws her out.

River Rescue Arc

Taking Agott with him on horseback, he follows Dagda to the site of the collapsed bridge, where he instructs her to help dry the victims while he and Qifrey rescue those still stuck in the sinking carriages. Once the rescue is complete, he and Richeh head upstream to check for potential damage, leaving Agott and Coco to care for the victims. He comes back to their rescue after the Knights Moralis arrive on site and capture them and instantly goes to help the members of the caravan, caught in the sands of Coco's spell. He interrupts Qifrey's confrontation with the Knights to ask all of them for help, as a witch's duty should lie in helping the people.

After the incident, he tells Qifrey he might be too lax with his students, referring to Agott's careless unsupervised behaviour, which they both worry about.

Second Pentagram Test Arc

After Richeh storms out of the living room following her outburst, Olruggio, who had been sleeping on the couch in the same room, notes that her current outlook on her studies will prevent her from improving any further. When Coco leaves to speak with her, Olruggio and Qifrey begin cleaning up after the two girls. When Qifrey admits to not knowing how to approach Richeh, Olruggio notes that people aren’t as straightforward as spells, before handing Qifrey his latest contraption; a pair of snugstones. Qifrey notices that he’s been given an extra snugstone, to which Olruggio explains that it is intended for him, telling him to use it to teach his students the importance of a good night’s rest by leading by example.

Olruggio rescuing Alaira and Qifrey.

Olruggio stays behind at the atelier while the rest accompany Agott to the Second Test. Agott complains that she was unable to study until the last minute due to having slept too soundly, thanks to the snugstone.

After the Brimmed Caps attack the Second Test, Richeh returns to the atelier seeking Olruggio’s help, returning to the test site using the windowway inside of her vase. They arrive in time to save Qifrey and Alaira from Sasaran, Olruggio commending Richeh on her choice to seek him out. Once the Brimmed Caps flee, Olruggio stops Qifrey from mindlessly pursuing them and reminds him of his priorities, lending him a shoulder as they begin looking for the other apprentices.

While Richeh showcases her method of creating windowways, Olruggio explains the complexities of the spell to an eagerly listening Tetia.

Great Hall Arc

Upon meeting Luluci outside of the Serpentback Cave, Olruggio insists that Qifrey needs medical attention before they’re interrogated. After Luluci agrees, he makes it clear to her that he will not let the Knights Moralis conduct another harsh interrogation. When Luluci tells him that they’ve been summoned to the Great Hall by Beldaruit and not the Knights Moralis, Olruggio seems displeased but gives in, telling the apprentices that they don’t have a choice in the matter.

When Coco notes the strange mist which seems to be impairing her breathing, Olruggio explains to her that the mist is what allows her to breathe underwater, not the other way around. Once they bring Qifrey to the healing spire, Olruggio and the apprentices meet with Beldaruit. When they arrive, Olruggio notices the fact that the Beldaruit in the Argentgard is really a smoke sculpture and attacks it with a branch, much to the actual Beldaruit’s glee.

After meeting with Beldaruit, Olruggio is dragged away by the Knights Moralis to provide a written report on the incident at the Serpentback Cave. During the report he encounters Kukrow, who he takes unkindly to, chastising him on the treatment and abandonment of Euini. Once the report is finished and Olruggio is free to go, he remarks thankfulness at Easthies absence, which Utowin overhears. Utowin introduces himself as a former citizen of Godley, before stating that he suspects Olruggio knows more about the Brimhat attack then he’s revealed. Olruggio plays dumb, and the conversation ends without scuffle. Olruggio reunites with the girls at the Great Hall’s cafeteria and helps Coco with her magic ice-pack, before they all return to the Healing Spire to be with Qifrey.

Relationships

Qifrey

Qifrey and Olruggio are childhood friends, and seem to trust each other dearly. Despite being the Atelier’s Watchful Eye and being sworn to report wrongdoings to the Knights Moralis, Olruggio trusts Qifrey to the point where he breaks this oath multiple times— he doesn’t take Coco away after discovering she was an outsider to witch society and lies to the Knights Moralis about what happened to Euini during the Second Test.

After discovering that Qifrey’s right glasses lens is enchanted with invisible ink to help him see with a failing eye, Olruggio asks his friend to tell him the truth, and tells Qifrey that regardless of what that truth may be, Olruggio will help him. Qifrey reveals his true motive, seeking out the Brimmed Caps, and wipes Olruggio‘s memory. Qifrey sadly states that he’s sure Olruggio would end up forgiving Qifrey “again”, implying that this has happened multiple times.

In flashbacks of the characters, it can be seen that their cap ornaments are switched -- young Olruggio having the long black ribbon on his cap while young Qifrey has the golden tassel on his. It is revealed in the Volume 5 Extra: The Hats of Witch Hat page that they indeed swapped cap ornaments in their youth. According to the flashbacks, this swap occurred sometime before Qifrey made his attempt on the Tower of Tomes.

Coco

He enjoys her lively appreciation for magic. As it turns out, it's his Glowstone Path who gave her here vocation for the craft, which Olruggio seems flustered about.

Richeh

Olruggio and Richeh seem to get along well. She speaks and listens to him easily, perhaps even easier than to Qifrey. When the Brimmed Caps attack the Second Test, Richeh seeks him out despite her aversion to asking adults for help, showcasing trust between them. Olruggio later commends her on her choice, which she takes pride in.

Trivia

• Olruggio uses the rough-sounding, Japanese male pronoun 俺 (ore).
• According to a sketch page by Shirahama Kamome, Olruggio enjoys strong yet sweet alcoholic drinks.
• The diamond design featured on Olruggio's cap is also worn by many other Ghodrey citizens, such as a younger Utowin and his father.
• Brushbuddy is fond of him. He's seen playing with the creature, who also climbs on him, and rocks around happily when he comes back in the Great Hall.
• He stars on the cover of volume 6. For this occasion, the author drew him acting bashful about this spotlight, insisting it's really not his thing to Qifrey before refusing for it to be changed... [additional approximate english translation by blogger kirbypoyopoyo]