Wowie wow! Coco, you're so fast!
You are going fast!
So it was your Sylph Shoes that had Agott flying so fast earlier, huh?
Wh-Wh-What did I do to Agott?!
She's fine.
If she's still using them, she must have liked your spell.
Straight lines are your specialty, after all.
Agott likes... my spell?
That might help you out with other spells, too.
Stop that, Master. Coco's not listening.
I'm a Smartygott, too...
Master Qifrey?
What is it, Master?
This isn't good.
It's Alaira's hat.
Hats are special to witches.
We don't let them go unless—
A golem?!
A forbidden spell this ancient shouldn't still be active!
The Brimmed Caps are behind this!
Master Qifrey?!
For bidden Magic
Wh-Where are we supposed to run away to?!
That was... a Brimmed Cap!
We can't possibly ge—
Grr.
Well, isn't that something?
You actually managed to hide from me...
I just love hide-and-seek.
I know you're there.
Huh? I'm the only one whose cloak...
Who hides themselves in darkness?
Sinners trying to hide their nasty little secrets...
Weaklings driven by fear, trying to protect themselves...
And hunters lying in wait of their prey.
Which of those are you, I wonder?
It disappeared!
I can say you're not hunters...
because I'm the hunter here.
Euini!
Help!
Close your eyes!
Richeh!
Euini!
Can you get up?
Richeh, let's go!
You can stay here and talk to the dust!
We can't fly away because of the spell cast on the cave.
Even if we stretch out the stones, there's only so far we can go.
This isn't someone we can think or trick our way around.
Even Alaira couldn't beat them.
As I am now...
That's it!
Agott?!
When Alaira crossed the gap in the road,
she froze the air under her feet and slid along.
If we freeze the road itself, we won't have to worry about gaps in the seals.
This should do it.
Sliding along will be faster than running!
Ready, Richeh?
Get on!
Come on! Hurry!
A-Agott! Why are your Sylph Shoes so fast?!
I don't want to talk about it!
Quickly, freeze the path further ahead!
R-Right!
He's going to catch up to us.
Use a wind spell to push us faster!
I...
I d-don't know a lot of other spells.
H-Here.
Y-You can use mine.
Filling it up in advance was pathetic, but now I'm glad I did.
It'll help you.
Why did this have to happen to us after my big chance to take the test?!
Why did this have to—
Tetia said the same thing while we were running from the dragon.
This kind of calamity doesn't befall ordinary apprentices.
The special thing the Brimmed Caps are after...
It's not us.
Agott?!
The person you're looking for isn't here!
You remember when the Knights Moralis took flight before?
They erased her memory and returned her to her village!
So chasing us won't get you anywhere!
The Outsider isn't at our atelier anymore!
Spoken just like an apprentice to those long-time, world-class liars,
the Pointed Caps.
A persuasive deception from the student of a liar.
Agott!
Agott?!
Agott!
Poor little dear...
The Pointed Caps of the past were sinners.
The Pointed Caps of the present are weaklings who fear their own power.
It is because of them that you remain stifled by their rules,
unable to expand your potential.
This smell... Conjuring Ink?
Your salvation lies in forbidden magic.
Have you never dreamed of more?
If you wanted, you could grow up this instant.
You could make a world where you could remain a child forever.
A world where you don't have to hide your spells.
Where you could become your ideal self...
One where you could fly without using shoes.
Where you could go wherever you wanted!
Why, I've even liberated myself from the shackles of flesh!
Soon enough, the world will remember...
which kind of hat witches were meant to wear.
We simply seek to hasten that moment's arrival.
For that, sacrifices must be made.
Agott!
Once she sees the harm that has befallen a precious friend
who even lied to save her...
If I were to offer her the tool of your salvation,
would she be able to turn down the miracle our magic offers?
Children don't wish to face the tests of life,
but it is how they learn and grow.
This is my test for her.
I think you will make...
an excellent lesson.
The Brimmed Caps sometimes tattoo seals onto themselves.
You're not going to...
No! Don't you dare!
I'm not going to lose everything to this!
I still haven't shown that person—
Agott!
When you fall, grab this!
When I fall?
What caused that explosion?
Euini broke the path from beneath.
If you leave the road, you get caught up in the labyrinth cave.
So we had the idea to break the road under his feet.
But...
That Brimmed Cap...
has been flying around the whole time.
Looks like Agott's safe.
I'm so glad it worked out!
To think covering up for my deficiencies could lead to something this useful...
I'm so happy.
Maybe I'm not so hopeless after all!
Listen to me, Master!
I... I'm not as hopeless as I thought I was.
I wasn't as hopeless as you said I was!
Master might not understand,
but the fact that I can't do all the same things as everyone else
might be a chance to do different things!
That's right!
And if you'd just used your specialty and remained hidden away,
I might have been willing to spare you.
Help—
Those who cloak themselves in shadow should have more of a dark side.
I think you're lacking there.
I'll give you a form you'll truly wish to hide.
Always flying?
That's really weird.
Any person or spell that leaves the surface of the road
should be affected by the Romonons' ancient spell.
If the Brimmed Cap isn't affected, it means we're still in danger!
Call Euini. We have to get back to Master Qifrey.
Euini!
Euini?
A-Agott...
Richeh...
Please, sa...
Feel myself... vani... shi...
E-Euini...
Richeh!
Agott, what do we do?!
Euini... Euini's...
Isn't that interesting?
To think it would integrate the scalewolf fur used to make the cloak...
You...
Research on forbidden spells has stagnated since its loss to time.
We frequently don't know what they'll do until we use them.
The result wasn't what I expected,
but it works well enough.
Stop spewing garbage and turn Euini back!
If you want to save him...
be my guest.
Magic has the power to grant all our wishes.
What happens next is entirely up to you.
Where are you going, Richeh?
Where do you think? I'm going to save Euini.
I...
I don't want to do things I don't want to do,
but even more than that, I don't want to abandon a friend!
You don't feel the same way?
I do. But we have a responsibility.
The myrphons are terrified. What about them?
I know this is no time for tests,
but we have to get them back to their flock.
And someone has to tell people what happened here.
About Alaira and Euini...
Let's split up.
I'll go after Euini.
You get the myrphons to the exit.
No! I'm going after Euini!
Why do you get to decide?!
I know more spells.
I'm more adaptable.
The spells you learned are biased toward things you like.
You can't be flexible in unexpected circumstances.
I'm sorry to be harsh,
but you can't be any help to Euini as you are now.
Brushbuddy?
What happened back there?
The serpent gate attacked us...
The ground caved in...
Then... Master protected me.
Master Qifrey...
Tetia...
Master... He's hurt.
His glasses are broken. He's bleeding.
I-I'm sorry.
Your glasses were cracked, so I thought...
Hush. Be quiet.
Something's out there.
Witches.
Witches stand among us.
Those who changed us into these forms...
Vile... Vile witches...
Master, are those...
Yes.
The old people of Romonon, transformed alive into gold decorations...
Master!
You're hurt so badly...
They hold a deep resentment toward witches.
Therefore, we'll have to assume they'll attack us when they can.
Stay right where you are.
They won't notice you then.
It looks like my cloak's spell is ruined.
Because you protected us...
I will protect you
because I'm your master.
Listen, you two.
Stay close to me.
As close as you can.