ARE THOSE LEGS?! үн ZU A О aim,
YOU’RE... YOU’RE WALKING! YOUR LEGS AGAIN?! BUT THE DOCTORS... THEY SAID YOU HAD A LONG WAY TO 60. THEY WEREN’T EVEN SURE IF YOU’D FULLY HEAL/ KIND OF FORBIDDEN MAGIC? WHY'RE YOU SO SURPRISED?
— MEINEN THESE JUST HELP ME GET AROUND, A REAL FRIENDLY WITCH GAVE ‘EM TO ME. 0-ОН. WELL, THAT’S GOOD TO HEAR. MAGIC CAN’T HEAL MY LEGS. YOU TOLD ME SO YOURSELVES. DON'T YOU REMEMBER? I'VE NEVER SEEN A SPELL LIKE THAT BEFORE. BUT AS LONG AS IT’S SOMETHING HE'S WEARING...
LIKE ‘EM? THEY STRETCH NÀ, AND BEND... TAKE ME WHEREVER
-- = LU > Сс Lu = > BRAND NEW, MAGIC LEGS. YOU Y'KNOW, FOR A MOMENT LOOKED ALMOST RELIEVED THERE,
. THAT'D MEAN SOMEONE CAST A FORBIDDEN SPELL ON ME. AND THAT’D BE A BIG PROBLEM, WOULDN’T IT? HAPPY ABOUT Y SAID WHAT? HAPPY TO |) YOU WERE HEAR THAT MY By" Al REALLY LEGS ARE STILL AS | HAPPY.” BROKEN? tie > THAT’S WHAT YOU WERE THINKING, WASN’T IT?! "CAUSE IF MY LEGS WERE HEALED... WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?! HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT—
"CAUSE I'M AN OUTSIDER, "CAUSE YOU TWO WERE BORN WITCHES, AND I WASN'T? WOULDN'T WANT ME KNOWING HOW TO HELP MYSELF, WOULD YA? I'M SUPPOSED KEEP RELYING ON ONE OF YOU TO SHOW UP, 'CAUSE IT’S BETTER FOR МЕ THAT WAY. OOPS. AM I NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW ABOUT
I'VE BEEN WONDERIN', TARTAH... REAL CUTE, TARTAH. IT “CAUSE I COULDN'T BE TRUSTED? "CAUSE I WAS BORN ON THE STREETS AND WOULDN’T USE IT PROPERLY? WERE YOU AFRAID UD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THAT'S WHAT YOU BELIEVE, RIGHT?! ALL THIS TIME, YOU'VE HAD SOMETHIN' REAL SPECIAL YOU COULD'VE SHARED... „ВИТ FOR SOME REASON, YOU HAD ME PRACTICIN' HERBS AND ALPHABET LETTERS.
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THAT SPELL ON YOUR I'VE SEEN HOW SCARY AND UNPREDICTABLE ANCIENT MAGIC THEY'RE CAN BE. FORBIDDEN FOR A GOOD REASON. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE, AND I'M PRETTY SURE ITS АТАҚТАН SOMETHING NONE OF THE WITCHES FREE WE KNOW COULD USE, EVEN IF THEY WANTED TO.
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i WHICH SPELLS ARE WORTH THE RISK? WHO ARE YOU TO DECIDE WHO DOES AND DOESN'T GET TO USE MAGIC? ALL LIES! EVERY WITCH IS Е AND THAT B INCLUDES Bou. В vo | ou!
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I'M NOT MUCH OF A FRIEND, AM I? I’M SORRY, CUSTAS. I’M SORRY FOR KEEPING IT A SECRET FROM YOU.
WELL, TOO BAD. I AIN'T FALLIN’ FOR YOUR LIES. BUT IT’S TRUE. I SAW HIS HE WANTED STRUGGLE, TO DO CUSTAS. EVERYTHING HE COULD AND MORE. RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL SAY ANYTHING TO SAVE YOUR SKIN. JUST BY BEING THERE, HE WAS VIOLATING THE PRINCIPLES. BUT HE DID IT ANYWAY. FOR NOT EVEN GONNA DENY IT, HUH? I GET IT. PLAYIN’ THE GOOD LITTLE BOY WHEN YOUR LIFE 15 ON THE LINE. ALL THOSE TIMES HE TOOK YOU TO THE STOREHOUSE TO LEARN ABOUT HERBS?
BOTH TARTAH AND EVERYTHING 1... WE... WE DID, WE DID BECAUSE WE WANTED TO HELP YOU. THAT’S NOT A LIE! IF YOU BELIEVE NOTHING ELSE, AT LEAST BELIEVE THAT! YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE YOU CARE?
PROVE IT WITH ACTIONS, NOT WORDS. 168
169 WHAT IS THIS?! I CAN'T GET IT OFF! I WOULD ADVISE YOU NOT TRY TO PRY THEM OPEN. THERE IS A PROPER MANNER OF REMOVAL. ANYTHING ELSE, AND THE BAND WILL TIGHTEN, AND HEAT AND PRESSURE WILL TRANSFER THE INSIDE SEAL FROM STEEL TO SKIN.
AND YOU, TARTAH. I KNOW THEY ARE NOT THINGS TO BE IMPOSED UPON ALLIES. BUT AT THE PRESENT THEY MUST REMAIN. I AM ММА, AND ININIA IS ME. WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT YOU ARE FRIENDS, I WILL GLADLY REMOVE THE CUFFS.
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JUST WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO HAVE US DO? REALLY NEED TO ASK? GONNA TAKE YOUR PRECIOUS CHAINS OF „AND RIP "ЕМ ALL TO SHREDS! KP ` f... Т
UGHHH... THIS 15 SO UNCOOL! DIDN’T WE ALL AGREE TO HELP OUT WITH MISTER NOLNOA’S SHOP? WHERE DID EVERYONE ELSE 60?! THE INSTANT THEY GET BACK, YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE I'M DUMPING THE REST IN THEIR LAPS AND LEAVING THIS WHOLE TENT
| ANG | WHAT’S THE 15 THERE MA MATTER, A BRUSH- SOMETHING 2 ON THE A NN : BUDDY? OTHER SIDE OF THAT— WITCH HAT ATELIER, VOLUME 9 * END
ON THESE SHACKLES ARE ETCHED MYSTICAL CRIMES AND DIRE PUNISHMENTS. COCO AND HER FRIENDS FIND THEMSELVES LOCKED INTO A TERRIBLE NEW TEST OF FRIENDSHIP. As Coco and Tartah feel Ininia’s bands close tight on their wrists, Tetia stumbles across the runaway prince. Emotions run high, Ж Witch Hat Atelier VOLUME 10: Сомікс Soon!!
Witch Hat Atelier 9 Kodansha Digital Edition Witch Hat Atelier 9 copyright © 2021 Kamome Shirahama English translation copyright © 2022 Kamome Shirahama All rights reserved. First published in Japan in 2021 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. Electronic publishing rights for this English edition arranged through Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders. English digital edition published by Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC, New York. ISBN: 9781684913060 Digital Edition: 1.0.0 Translation: Stephen Kohler Lettering: Lys Blakeslee Editing: Haruko Hashimoto Kodansha Comics edition cover design by Phil Balsman kodansha.us НД KODANSHA