purplebubbles99 's review for:

Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

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Things start to get chancy in this volume.  The main focus is that Agott (and Richeh) gets to attempt the second trial.  Of course, this gives an opportunity for the Brimmed caps to attack. And they really strike hard.

We learn more about two characters in this volume, Richeh and Euini (another apprentice who is also doing the trial). The second trial is held at Cape Romonon and we get to hear the story of how magic was misused in the past.

They constructed a snaking road that only those permitted would be able to traverse. And upon the rest of the cave they carved a spell of mazes that kept those who offered nothing from ever reaching Romonon

The apprentices need to traverse the path (which twists and turns like an epic roller-coaster)

while shepherding some cute birds

while using their spells discretely. We also find out more about the plan of the Brimmed caps

and poor Euini gets the worst of it in this volume. I really hope that his story will be further explored in a future volume