Chapter Eighty One of the Witch Hat Atelier manga series.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Olruggio wakes up on a Serpent's Bed of Sand to the four girls surrounding him. He asks how long he was asleep and they all reply with only a short while but that he should rest some more if he collapsed because of an injury. He's coy in replying that it wasn't because he was injured but because of his bad lifestyle choices.
Lagrah joins the group and says that he needs Olruggio's assistance. He agrees and Lagrah makes him draw copies of two seals, echo and snugstone. The girls look on in appreciation of his abilities but Olruggio tells them to stop looking and help out in making snugstones and Echopouches.
The chapter explains how the contraption works in that they put a snugstone inside a piece of cloth with the echo sigil draw on it, and speak phrases such as 'help me' into it. The pouches are then sent into the forest where a guide seal leads them away from town. The valance leech mistakes them for living creatures due to the yelling, movement, and warmth and is also drawn away from the town, following and eating them, much to Olruggio's dismay. Lagrah joins Olruggio in creating the echopouches.
Two witches onlook the leech from a distance with enhanced binoculars and preemptively celebrate the plan working before they realise its not anymore. They warn the others that the leech has figured out the pouches aren't actually food. Lagrah asks Riliphin if the Counterclock spell is ready but he explains the the windturners are having difficulties maintaining it due to the size and distance they are away from it.
While helping move the stages, Beldaruit is knocked out of his Sealchair by a wind spell. Riliphin rushes over to him and apologises, saying that he should have forseen this happening before suddenly realising that Beldaruit's arm is broken. He reasurres Riliphin that it's nobodies fault, and that his brones have always been brittle. He asks if Riliphin can draw but he's unsure if his spells will be as strong as Beldaruit's.
Richeh points out that the leech is causing the stages to crash to the ground. Beldaruit comments that maybe the idea was too far-fetched, Riliphin concurs saying that theres no way the circle will hold up. Coco gets an idea and confirms that all they have to do if make the seal into the shape of a circle. Olruggio tries to stop her but she's already flying away with her slyph shoes. Agott flies after her and offers her help, asking what reckless plan she has in mind. Coco reaches out her hand to Agott's and says that she wouldn't call it reckless and that they can do this.
Characters by Appearance[edit | edit source]
Image Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Japanese Morning Two chapter cover
Chapter Notes[edit | edit source]
- This chapter and Chapter 53 (Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen) released in the same month and both coincidentally feature Olruggio resting on the Serpent's Bed of Sand spell.[4][5]
- The Morning Two magazine chapter cover features a unique phrase that's not included in the volume releases. It reads: 「帳蛭時戻し作戦」が始まる…！ and can be translated as: "Operation Counterclock Valance Leech" begins...!
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kamome Shirahama on Twitter: https://x.com/shirahamakamome/status/1839299695698751999
- ↑ Morning Two on Twitter: https://x.com/morningtwo/status/1839228426902782453
- ↑ KManga Kodansha on Twitter: https://x.com/KMANGA_KODANSHA/status/1841493341109735441
- ↑ Hiromi Sato commenting on the Olruggio coincidence: https://x.com/satohiromi2010/status/1839282231409521014
- ↑ Kamome Shirahama confirming the coincidence: https://x.com/shirahamakamome/status/1839304866247880926 and joking that maybe the spell should be renamed to Olruggio-sensei's appreciation cushion: https://x.com/shirahamakamome/status/1839312498643828775
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| Volume 1 | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 |
|---|---|
| Volume 2 | 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 |
| Volume 3 | 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 |
| Volume 4 | 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 23.5 |
| Volume 5 | 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 |
| Volume 6 | 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 35.1 • 35.2 |
| Volume 7 | 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 |
| Volume 8 | 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 45.5 |
| Volume 9 | 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 |
| Volume 10 | 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 |
| Volume 11 | 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 62.5 |
| Volume 12 | 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 68.5 |
| Volume 13 | 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 |
| Other | 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 |
| Volume 1 | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 10.5 |
| Volume 2 | 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 20.5 |
| Volume 3 | 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 |
| Volume 4 | 32• 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 |
| Volume 5 | 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 49.5 |
| Other | 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 |
| Introduction Arc | 1 • 2 |
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| First Pentagram Test Arc | 3 • 4 |
| Draconic Labyrinth Arc | 5 • 6 • 7 |
| Watchful Eye Arc | 8 • 9 |
| River Rescue Arc | 10 • 11 • 12 |
| Twin Bottle Arc | 13 • 14 • 15 |
| Silver Sight Arc | 16 • 17 |
| Second Pentagram Test Arc | 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 |
| Great Hall Arc | 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 |
| Silver Eve Prologue Arc | 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 |
| Silver Eve Arc | 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 |