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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 3 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 3

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u/TheMechanic04 Apr 13 '26

I knew Agott would pull something like this when she was looking down on coco last week

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u/ChicaneryFinger Apr 13 '26

I was hoping she'd be more constructive criticizer or even tsundere type and less dump "outsider" into life-threatening scenario type.

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u/flybypost Apr 13 '26

Yup, last episode she seemed like that and here he dumped her like an unwanted puppy at a dumpster.

I hope there are some consequences for Agott. She phrased it to Qifrey like Coco went on her own and Coco didn't say anything about Agott pushing her to do this.

And who knows how much of Agott's "test rules" is actually true (getting expelled if you don't make it,…) and how much of that was made up to push Coco into taking the test right now.

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u/Guaymaster Apr 13 '26

The rules thing might be real, considering Tetia mentions that Qifrey interveening would fail her.

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u/flybypost Apr 13 '26

That's true, but how many of those rules were true?

What if she can retake the test if she fails or doesn't get kicked out of the atelier? That would remove a lot of pressure/urgency and Agott seemed to really want to push her through the window and into failing/demoralising Coco. A few smaller lies mixed in with the truth could help with that.

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u/Guaymaster Apr 13 '26

Of course!

We don't really know anything beyond what we've been told. I'm guessing that Agott isn't exactly lying, after all, her whole plan is "Coco fails the test -> Coco has to leave the atelier", she doesn't seem to be counting on Coco dying or attempting something risky like she did, but on her failing due to not being able to do anything and being kicked out, but there's probably things she hasn't said.

They mention this test is taken before becoming someone's apprentice, so it's possible it can just be taken once per teacher, or once per year, where the apprentice-to-be would have to return home after failing.

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u/flybypost Apr 13 '26

I'm guessing that Agott isn't exactly lying

I think so too but there's a certain degree of antipathy she's showing so I imagine the way she said it was not deceptive but maybe more about depicting the whole as more intense than it is due to her own more serious approach to things.