Sugar...
spice...
and everything nice!
Here they are. Pickled plums!
All right.
You're wasting food again.
Looks like you added something you shouldn't have.
But it might as well taste good.
Hey, Constanze.
That doesn't look witch-like at all.
Look who's talking.
Do you want one? They're fluffy.
Jasminka, why can't you take this seriously?
We don't need to take it that seriously.
Akko is sure to mess up anyway.
Hey, what do you mean by that?
You're a washout, so why do you even care?
-You can't even ride a broom! -You're the washout!
Shut up!
-Quit barking in my ear. -What did you say?
Ow, ow, ow. What are you doing?
I fixed your bad attitude!
Look who's talking about bad attitude!
You're just sore you lost the race.
Huh? I am not!
You're jealous!
How could I be jealous of a washout like you?
You're the washout!
The worst washout is...
You!
-It's definitely you! -No, it's you!
-It's you! -It's you!
Scrylla...
Yera Retoure!
That's amazing, Diana.
That's why she's such a great witch!
Can you two stop disrupting the class with your pathetic fight?
It's so annoying.
Huh?
Hey! Who are you calling "pathetic"?
Quiet!
It seems you both want to be punished.
Punished until your blood runs dry.
Maybe you can decide who the bigger washout is
while serving your punishment?
Diana makes me sick!
Just because she can use magic...
Yeah, I guess it's because she's from a famous family,
but her attitude makes me mad!
A genius witch? Yeah, right!
Hey, you're not working at all!
What?
What was that?
Let's go find out!
-Hop on! -Okay.
Principal Holbrooke, there's an emergency!
The Sorcerer's Stone has been stolen!
What was that, Miss Kagari?
Dragons came and stole the Sorcerer's Stone!
As I expected, the prophecy was right.
It's the wrath of the dragons!
-The wrath? -What do you mean?
Calm down, we are aware of what's happening.
Let's go get the stone back!
We'll help you!
"We"?
No. Especially not you.
Leave this issue to us.
You girls go back to your room.
But the Sorcerer's Stone is our magical power source!
Without it, we won't be able to use magic at Luna Nova!
Is that okay with you?
That is beside the point, Akko! Amanda!
I thought you two were cleaning as punishment.
-But this is more important! -Atsuko Kagari!
I order you to hand-wash all the laundry in the school.
You, too, Amanda O'Neill.
Go! Now!
Why do we have to do all the laundry?
It can't be helped.
Since the stone is gone, the fairies can't work.
So students have to do all the cleaning, laundry, and cooking.
Lotte and I weren't punished. Why do we have to do it?
We don't have time for this!
Your useless enthusiasm dragged me into this mess.
There's nothing much we can do at this point.
Even those old witches were freaked out.
Well, I heard in the old days, in order to supplement their magic power,
the dragons used to grate witches to sip their blood and eat their meat.
Gross.
No dragon would eat a witch nowadays.
So to supplement their magic power, they took the Sorcerer's Stone instead?
Who knows.
A dragon from around here may reside in the Rastaban Ruins.
Lotte, what do you know about it?
I heard that they used to be famous for being very violent.
But they've rarely been seen in the last hundred years.
Damn you, dragons! You've been quiet for 100 years,
yet you had to steal from us while we're here!
That can't be forgiven!
We have to get the stone back!
Yes, yes. Akko is talking crazy again.
-Don't do it. -Huh?
Diana!
The only thing you're supposed to do is this laundry.
You should refrain from doing anything stupid.
What are you doing here?
I came here to give you a message from Professor Finnelan.
When you are done with laundry, go fetch water.
What?
We still have a long way to go with this laundry.
Diana, this will affect you, too!
Without the Sorcerer's Stone, we can't have class
and we won't be able to use magic.
But you are no match for those dragons.
We won't know until we try.
Of course I know.
You can't even keep up with the classes as it is.
Your meddling will only fuel the problem.
You always act before you think.
You should realize that you always involve others and bring them only trouble.
If you continue like this, even your friends will get tired of you.
Hey, it's none of your business. Stay out of it!
You, too.
You're always goofing around.
Just because you don't have a purpose, you shouldn't bother others.
What did you say?
I've relayed the message.
Thank you for the message. Nice work.
Akko.
You're not backing down after what she said, are you?
Of course not!
What? Wait a second, you two! Are you serious?
There's no stopping Akko now.
But we've still got laundry to do.
Wow, really? But what about fetching water?
All right! We're off to defeat the dragons!
Excuse me.
-Can I help you? -Yes.
I've given them instructions regarding the cleaning, laundry, and cooking...
while the fairies are inactive.
I came back here to report to Principal Holbrooke.
The principal is out right now.
At the time like this?
Yes.
Wow, this is rare!
These letters are...
The magic power is starting to recover.
That means we're getting closer to the Sorcerer's Stone.
Look! I think that's...
Rastaban Ruins.
There's no doubt about it, that's the Rastaban Ruins.
What is that?
Look over there!
There are the dragons that stole the Sorcerer's Stone!
Here they come!
Listen! Let's split up.
Hey, hey, hey! Come and catch us!
Slonhon Deance!
Yes!
What is this?
What happened?
Akko!
Lotte! Sucy!
Constanze! Jasminka!
Akko!
-We're going after them! -Yeah!
Akko?
Are you all right?
Ow, ow, ow.
Are we inside the ruins?
I guess we found our way in.
-Let's start looking for them. -Yeah.
Where are we?
It looks like a food pantry or something.
Don't tell me they really eat witches.
Hide!
There's everyone!
This isn't good.
-Don't touch my friends! -You idiot!
Are you going to eat me? I don't taste that good!
I'll upset your stomach, so please don't eat me!
Be quiet!
What?
Who would eat a witch? You look unappetizing anyway.
How rude! I taste good!
So you're the ones who got caught by my security system?
-Is that... -An ordinary food processor?
You must be the students from Luna Nova.
Did you bring the money you promised?
Money?
Principal Holbrooke gave you money to give me, right?
What are you talking about?
We came here to take back the Sorcerer's Stone!
Excuse me. Thank you for your help.
Principal Holbrooke!
You're here. Come on in.
Girls! What are you doing here?
Did you send your students to buy some time?
Oh, no, I wouldn't do such a thing, Mr. Fafnir!
Then where is the money you owe?
Well...
can you spare us with just this much?
With that garbage?
How dare you try to deceive me!
What I want is the money you owe me!
What is this money you're talking about?
Is that a ransom for the Sorcerer's Stone?
No way.
Luna Nova owes me a lot of money.
But they haven't paid interest in over a year.
Nothing at all!
What?
No matter how many times I've asked, all you've given me were excuses.
I said I would take the Sorcerer's Stone the next time you failed to pay.
I never thought you'd truly take it.
In other words, the Sorcerer's Stone was...
Taken as collateral for the missed payments.
This is just a warning.
Even if I sell the Sorcerer's Stone, it's still not enough.
What?
How much money did you borrow?
Mr. Fafnir, please have some sympathy.
Luna Nova is losing students every year
and now our income is one tenth of what it was during the Magic Golden Age.
Because you are obsessed with magic that is not popular anymore!
Look at me!
I generate massive profits through online investments.
What is this?
If you have such wealth, please have mercy on us.
I don't intend to wait any longer!
I will crush Luna Nova and sell it off.
Luna Nova has reached its end.
Hey, Grandpa Dragon!
Grandpa?
Since you have lots of money, how about some generosity?
You're being mean!
-What did you say? -You're a dragon.
What are you going to do with all this money?
What's wrong with a dragon making money?
Money doesn't discriminate between humans or dragons.
Luna Nova isn't going to last long anyway.
I am trying to recover my money while I can.
No, no, no! I won't let you!
I have an ambition to be a witch! I can't let you crush Luna Nova!
Ha! Who cares?
-You should care! You scrooge! -"Scrooge"?
Super scrooge! Scrooge Dragon!
You pay back what you borrow. That's the way of the world.
Pay what you are supposed to pay!
There's no reason to pay.
Diana!
Here.
This is the contract you signed with Luna Nova a thousand years ago.
A contract?
There was a contract?
Yes, but it was written in ancient dragon script.
No one was able to read it.
But you can read it, Diana?
Yes, I mastered this script when I was 12.
It doesn't say anything here about interest.
In other words, we didn't need to pay any interest from the start.
But you knew these teachers couldn't read this ancient dragon script,
and you've been deceiving them.
Making them pay interest that didn't even exist.
That's a false accusation!
There is no such thing as "no interest" nowadays.
Something promised that long ago must be invalid now!
In that case, the debt itself is invalid.
Do you accept that?
-Oh, no, that's not-- -According to my calculation,
the interest Luna Nova paid so far is more than the original debt itself.
If the interest itself is unjust,
then the debt itself should be considered paid in full.
Do you accept that?
Regarding this unnecessary interest Luna Nova has paid over these years,
we can negotiate you paying us back at a later date.
With that being said, can you now return the Sorcerer's Stone?
Mr. Fafnir!
We are saved!
I was worried what would happen!
These days, neither dragons nor magic mean anything.
This is the era of science.
Magic is destined to disappear soon.
That's not true!
Magic can still touch people's hearts.
Ha! It's been a long time since I heard such a naive comment.
You just watch!
Someday, I'll be a great witch and captivate the world!
-Is that your dream? -Yes!
You will soon realize that you can't live on dreams alone.
Goodbye, Grandpa.
And don't be so greedy!
I haven't seen that look in a human's eyes in years.
After all that, we still have to do the laundry.
Well, we are the ones who broke the rules and left the school.
This isn't so bad.
It's too bad that Diana stole the spotlight in the end.
I know, right?
Why does she have to be so perfect?
She's so perfect, it makes me want to vomit.
That's why when we beat her, it's going to be so sweet!
She's a worthy rival.
Huh? Worthy enough for who?
You're the worst washout in school.
The worst washout in this school is you, Amanda!
It's you, Akko!
What did you say?
Hey, stop, you two!
Translated by: Lana Sofer