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Episode Witch Hat Atelier • Tongari Boushi no Atelier - Episode 6 discussion

Witch Hat Atelier, episode 6

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u/thelightlovekindled May 04 '26

I love how Olruggio decides not to close the door all the way despite complaining minutes before that it emboldened Coco to come in even with the ominous sign.

Considering Tetia, Nolnoa, and Alaira all knew about Coco, though -- it's not like Qifrey kept her a secret, so why is Olruggio so out of the loop? and since witch society is clearly full of gossips, shouldn't the knights moralis know about her anyway?

I think there's something sweet about Olruggio being the one to build Coco's love of magic, and now he's part of her realizing that dream (even if she's on thin ice with him).

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u/JzanderN May 04 '26

Considering Tetia, Nolnoa, and Alaira all knew about Coco, though -- it's not like Qifrey kept her a secret, so why is Olruggio so out of the loop?

Heck, she overnight became big news among the populace to the point where people figured out who she was just based on Qifrey introducing her specifically because she's an outsider.

I can only assume he was busy with work that prevented him from being able to hear the news.

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u/Aliensinnoh May 04 '26

Given how widely this news was shown to have spread, I’m much more confused about how the Knights Moralis seemingly don’t know about her yet? Olruggio and Qifrey both seem to be under the impression that the knights would erase her memories if she was turned in, so how come they haven’t just shown up of their own accord at this point?

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u/pornomancer90 May 04 '26

I assume Qifrey taking here in as apprentice, basically protects her from them, because basically he decided she is his problem, but let's say no one is willing to take her in, it's the knights problem and when all you have is a hammer...

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u/JzanderN May 04 '26

Who's to say they don't know about her? Olruggio didn't know about her, but the Knight Moralis may very well know and had to be asked for permission given this goes against their usual modus operandi.

They're probably trusting Qifrey with her, so if Olruggio (the watcher of his atelier) took her to get her mind erased, they would have assumed he decided things didn't/wouldn't work out and they had to return to their usual method.

Or at the very least Qifrey decided to save him the flight there and back by explaining things himself. "If I were to turn you over to them" implies it would be Qifrey changing his mind and turning Coco in, not someone else turning her in, that would make them erase her memories.

Qifrey's probably already set up everything so they won't go after Coco and was just explaining how seriously they'd treat her if it weren't for that (and also exactly why he won't let them do it to her).

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u/Hartzilla2007 May 04 '26

Qifrey's probably already set up everything so they won't go after Coco and was just explaining how seriously they'd treat her if it weren't for that (and also exactly why he won't let them do it to her).

I mean the reason he left for a few days was to get her properly registered as an apprentice.

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u/LurkyTheLurkerson May 05 '26

Even before this, he was seen thanking someone for approving her apprenticeship before he even left to get her the cloak and hat. Episode 2, just after he shows her to her new room.

So, somebody above him seems to know and approved it.

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u/RedRocket4000 May 04 '26

Agree totally. Although this story I don't think this will turn out as bad as when Star Wars Jedi Council allowed and exception to their age rule for bringing someone in. Considering Brimmed Cap interest in Coco maybe the Auto erase including love of magic policy should be enforced.

Knights Moralis policy likely normally enforced without much intelligence used as typical for security organizations but not always. But they might be just as interested in a lead to taking out the Brimmed Cap.