Reach out and your story will begin.
This is my story.
Noctu...
Orfei...
Aude...
Fraetor!
Shiny...
Arc!
Oh, yeah, that's right!
Shiny Rod!
It wasn't just a dream!
I'm finally here at Luna Nova Academy!
I did it!
Yay!
Good morning, Lotte! Look!
-Did you say that was the Shiny Rod? -Yes!
Yeah, you told us at least 100 times.
Shiny Chariot's magic wand!
I don't know why it was in the forest,
but until I see her again, I'll keep it for her.
With this wand, I feel like I can do any magic!
Bed, fly!
Alcol, move!
Move, move!
Come on! Move!
Why won't you move?
What are you doing, Sucy?
I'm trying to extract the mineralization poison from this cockatrice feather.
Did you just come to Luna Nova to collect lethal poison?
My plan was to go back home as soon as I got the cockatrice poison,
but I heard that there are samples of extinct poisonous mushrooms in this school
so I might stay here a little longer.
How about this?
Not yet.
Here.
One more!
Now this.
Here!
Wind, blow!
Till my face hurts!
It doesn't work.
I was able to use it yesterday.
Get ready or you'll be late for class.
Class?
Yay!
Transformation complete!
Ready for my first day!
That uniform is only for ceremony and practical training.
This is the uniform for our regular classes.
That's disappointing.
The first class is magic linguistics,
then introduction to potions, and then magic numerology.
It starts today.
The first step to becoming a witch.
Akko, hurry up!
I'm coming!
Now, since classes are beginning
for Luna Nova's 1,598th term,
we will pay respect to the great witch...
Professor Ursula.
Excuse me.
Please pull yourself together.
How can we be role models for our students if you behave like that?
Excuse me.
Oh, I'm sorry!
And please explain to me again your plan for Atsuko Kagari, our newest student.
In my spare time, I'd like to teach her about the basics of magic and guide her.
She is the first student who isn't from a witch family
and I'm worried she might be confused.
I'm confused as to why you don't have the dignity of a teacher
even after all these years.
There she is now!
Professor Finnelan, I'm going to go say hi to her.
It just looks so plain.
Well, it's okay.
I wonder what the magic class will be like.
My heart is pounding with excitement!
In other words, these symbols are a part of an ancient alphabet.
They are a type of segmental script.
Is there anyone who can read what is on the blackboard?
Miss Cavendish.
"Bless the one who leaves this stone untouched.
Woe betide the one who moves it."
Wonderful, Diana Cavendish.
Since I've started teaching,
you've been the only student who has been able to read this.
I knew you could do it, Diana!
The more you stir it, the more the color changes.
Then you add a live frog into the cauldron.
You have to put the frog in while the water is still cold
in order to get the stock.
Then you add the intestine of a newt and the ground claw of a bat.
Add those little by little, and then...
Smell that? What a nice aroma!
As I have been saying, Pythagoras is considered
the one who came up with the basic system of magic and fortune telling.
As you can see on page 923, line 102.
Numerology says you can describe the universe from one to five--
Professor Badcock!
I think it's from one to four, not one to five.
What?
Oh, no! How could I make a mistake? You are right.
You made Professor Badcock look bad!
What's going on?
How come magic classes are all so boring?
I thought they'd be more magical and dreamy...
-Lotte, can you pass me that? -Okay.
It's nothing like what I thought it would be.
It's hard to believe that Shiny Chariot learned magic in this school.
Nobody accepts Shiny Chariot's magic.
Especially in this school.
Miss Kagari. That's your name, right? You're a newcomer.
You can call me...
You can call me Akko.
You were outstanding in class.
I'm Diana Cavendish.
You don't know Diana?
She's extremely famous in the magic world, you know.
They say she'll be the best witch in the history of Luna Nova.
Well, I'll call you Akko.
But in the magic world, nobody speaks highly of Chariot.
You should remember that.
That's not true!
People all over the world love Chariot's magic show.
It was so popular!
True, she was once very popular...
but it was just a show.
There was no way that magic was going to last very long.
It's been ten years since Chariot quit the show and disappeared.
Nobody cares what she's doing or where she is now.
Chariot gave me a dream!
It's true!
And I found the Shiny Rod.
Shiny Rod?
It must be a fake. You see them everywhere.
It's not a fake!
This toy is your prized possession?
It's suitable for a commoner.
I'll show you the miracle that is Chariot!
Watch this.
Stop it, Akko.
I can do it, if I believe.
Please, Shiny Rod!
Please perform a miracle like you did yesterday.
Stone statue...
move!
Stone statue, move!
Come on, move! Please, move!
Come on!
Come on, move!
Akko...
Why? It was working yesterday.
Ansolew Airo!
It's only advanced magic that can make stone statues come alive!
Diana is the miracle witch!
Are you okay?
Magic is cultivated by a long tradition of ongoing, difficult studies.
Magic is not something a person who gets intrigued by a fad can ever learn.
Diana is a Cavendish, a distinguished family with 1,500 years of history.
It's a far cry from a show magician like Chariot.
Wait!
Diana!
Professor Ursula!
Yes?
Did you have a chance to check on what I asked you earlier?
Right away!
It's your belief in yourself that makes up your magic.
So, it's been ten years since she disappeared.
I wonder where Chariot is and what she's doing now.
Seems like nobody knows.
Hey, it must have been hard to collect all these cards.
When I was a kid, Chariot was so popular. Everybody was collecting cards.
"It's your belief in yourself that makes up your magic."
I just couldn't find one of the premium cards,
even though I really wanted it.
This mushroom is supposed to reawaken romantic feelings.
This is a unicorn!
"An eternal holy animal that protects the happiness of young women."
You memorized it?
Of course, I remember everything.
Though I'm not sure about the pronunciation of the spells.
I know this. It's a magic butterfly.
Pappiliodya.
A butterfly that can fly across five continents.
It hatches once every 120 years
and is said to give hope to the people who see it.
It is very unhealthy.
Professor Ursula, have you checked the cause of this yet?
Yes. It seems like this condition is only temporary.
If we can eliminate the original cause...
The original cause? You found out something?
I would like to study it more.
Please get to the bottom of it.
Principal Holbrooke.
I can't believe the Jennifer Memorial Tree has weakened like this!
Yes, Diana, this tree is quite old now.
It might be close to the end of its time.
The Jennifer Memorial Tree.
This tree is said to have inherited the spirit of the great witch Jennifer.
It is the tree of life at Luna Nova.
I've finished this side.
I'm going to try to use revitalization magic on this tree.
It will give this large tree strong nutrients and revitalize it.
This is secret magic that has been handed down
for generations by my family.
Louperial Ral!
The nutrients must have soaked in.
Amazing, Diana!
Let's go tell the professors!
Just as I thought.
That's it!
I don't know why I didn't realize it until now.
This means the miracle is getting close to happening.
Four damage to Sucy.
So, I win.
Yay! Nine wins in a row.
How come you can do something that's not written on the card?
I don't get it.
Let's play one more time.
Hey! What is this?
Look, Akko!
What is happening?
Stay back!
Diana, what's going on?
Look!
What are those?
They look like pupae.
Pupae?
And they are not the ordinary ones.
There were parasites in the roots.
That's why the tree got sick.
My spell gave the nutrients to these vermin instead of the tree.
We need to exterminate them!
Murowa!
Wait. I wonder...
-Murowa-- -Wait, Diana!
These might not be vermin.
-You're in my way! Move! -I'm not moving!
Murowa!
Akko!
Come on!
Oh, my God!
She took the full brunt of that magic strike.
It doesn't look good.
Pappiliodya...
It's Pappiliodya pupae.
This one?
I'm sure of it.
Pappiliodya hatch once every 120 years.
It's a magic butterfly that gives hope to those who see it.
Akko, why don't you cast this spell?
The Pappiliodya spell?
Yeah!
Well...
Papillio Fillia...
It's "Papillio Fillio Nymphodya."
Is that the correct pronunciation?
Thank you!
Pappiliodya that can fly across five continents,
spread your wings, magic butterfly!
Fly towards hope!
Papillio Fillio Nymphodya!
"A Pappiliodya lives 120 years as a caterpillar underground
before becoming a butterfly.
Once it becomes a butterfly, the flutter of joy--"
Hey, look!
"The flutter of joy gives hope to those who see it."
The memorial tree!
How splendid!
It's because Diana cast a spell on it.
Thank you, Diana.
No, I didn't do this...
Who else could do this other than you?
Well...
Excuse me.
Diana is the pride of Luna Nova.