Chapter 8

Chapter 8
Chapter Information
Cover Characters	Qifrey
Story Arc	Watchful Eye Arc
Volume	2
Pages	28
Date Released	March 09, 2018
Chapter Guide
Previous	Chapter 7
Next	Chapter 9

Chapter Eight of the second volume of the Witch Hat Atelier manga series.

Summary

Coco is resting on a windowsill, contemplating the events of chapter 6 and 7. She reflects on how she couldn't do anything other than come up with ideas, and decides that she will study to get better, but has no enthusiasm. Professor Qifrey comes into the room and says she looks like she's about to fall asleep, to which Coco tells him that when thinking about how much more she'll need to study, she can't help but feel tired, causing Qifrey to her to take a break and come with him.

He takes her downstairs to the kitchen and shows her the magic cookpot, demonstrating how it can keep food from several years ago fresh. When Coco notices carapace yams, the professor asks of her if she would mind cooking one of them. Qifrey states that he'd heard that Coco had learned how to make a proper pyreball. After several attempts, making changes each time, she succeeds, and is able to cook the potato perfectly within the spell. Qifrey then tells her that she drew a lot, and asks her if she still feels tired.

To Coco's surprise, she is no longer tired. Qifrey tells her about how he hates getting wet, so when he was a boy, he was motivated to learn water magic so he wouldn't have to get wet washing things, saying that there is no better teacher than life.

Smelling the potato, Tetia and Richeh come down the stairs and ask to help prepare it, but Qifrey say to give Coco a chance to do that instead. She and Qifrey work together to prepare the meal, and once they finish, Coco says that they should eat outside and have a picnic. She asks Agott to come with them, but she declines, saying she needs to study, and tells them to look outside, where it is raining. Tetia, and Coco comment on what a shame that is, but Qifrey uses a dispel water spell to block the rain, allowing them to go outside without getting wet.

Tetia, Coco, Richeh, and Professor Qifrey have their picnic under a bridge, and just after they finish, the rain stops. They all run back to the Atelier, but when they get there, a strange man is standing in the doorway, and asks who Coco is. She says that she's Qifrey's disciple. Qifrey greets the man, who he calls Olruggio. Olruggio says that Qifrey got more disciples while his back was turned, to which Qifrey responds that Coco is a special case, as she is a victim of forbidden magic.

Olruggio grabs Coco's hand and tells her to come, saying that he doesn't want anything to do with the Brimhats, stating that he is taking her to the Knights Moralis.

Characters by Appearance

• Coco
• Qifrey
• Richeh
• Tetia
• Agott
• Olruggio (Debut)

Chapter Notes

• This chapter has one of the first mentions of the Brimhats as being connected to Coco, as well as the Knights Moralis.