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[zagreuskitsune]

re-read this chapter yesterday and i'm bashing my head against the wall because honestly i remembered the whole star and tree maiden parallel being more subtle than THIS

literally what was once given to him,,, love for magic,,, for cooking,,, for life,,, olruggio gave it to him

and now he's giving it to "the weakest creature on the land" (an unknowing child who's going through so much)

like come the fuck on

[magicadoremi]

i feel like young Qifrey would drag a sleepy olli at lesson in the morning

[pivotttt]

Olruggio of the Torch (Witch Hat Atelier Spoilers Ch92)

A torch has two main goals: to light up a path and bring warmth. In this post, I will go over how Olruggio is the perfect embodiment of the torch from the very beginning of the story.

The Torch for Coco

Olruggio's more cold personality in his very introduction is quite the deception. It is still not long before we see the core of his whole personality when he uses his magic to warm up Coco.

Then, we learn Olruggio's cobblestone spell is the first instance of magic that Coco has ever encountered.

This is one of the sweetest moments in the manga, and Olruggio's embarrassed reaction is just gold. However, Coco's lines in the two bottom panels hint at something more somber. The next time she mentions the magic she felt from the cobblestone path is in her monologue in ch62.

Growing up without her father left Coco feeling lost and directionless. Encountering magic gave her hope to latch on. She imagined all the fantastical things she could do with magic; but above all, it gave her the tiniest hope that she could meet her father. Even though this goal was unattainable, Olruggio's magic lit something foundational in her soul. A light that Agott could see so clearly, which is why Agott asks Coco to reflect on her love of magic in ch62.

The Torch for the Cursed

Ch24, where Coco and Tetia encounter the cursed people of Romonon, is the groundwork for the most important theme in Witch Hat Atelier.

After a failed attempt to beat them with physical force, Coco and Tetia reach out to understand the people of Romonon. What they find is that their cruelty is the result of so, so many years without the feeling of comfort.

Coco's solution is to bring out the most comforting magic she knows: Olly's. The people of Romonon immediately see a path with the snugstone. A path that leads them to finally rest.

It's a choice that Coco protests and despairs over, but in the end, it's the path that they found through Olruggio's magic. Once again, it does not only have a physical warmth to it, but it acts as a guide that helps others make choices.

The foreshadowing of Qifrey's character in this chapter is also important to note: he knows the answer to the riddle is 'comfort' immediately, and he also stops Coco from trying to interfere with the end they chose. All of these details are so much heavier now that we know that Qifrey is someone who is Cursed as well. A snugstone was given to Qifrey; but with what we know now, is he able to even use it?

The Torch for Himself

In the bonus chapter for volume 11, Olruggio is almost entirely by himself. Struggling with an artblock for his work, he produces a purely decorative spell in order to "clear his mind."

These animals he composes are torchstags, which we know because Agott shows Coco her own decorative animal spells in ch58. Perhaps it was Olruggio that partly inspired her to do so after seeing how all the girls enjoyed this display of magic.

Even without others, it's in Olruggio's nature to produce magic with a guiding light. He naturally dazzles others even when it's magic for himself, but he still notes the effect of his magic on Coco.

This page directly connects to the theme of Olly igniting Coco's light; though, reminds the audience that the hope comes from the witch's deception. The magic itself may be a lie, but the strength it gives to others is true.

Indeed, Olly has always had a torch for himself. Ch76 has the youngest sighting we have of Olly. He proudly stands in front of his warming contraption.

However, it's the incident in Noz that leaves him feeling more lost than ever. He doesn't believe in the warmth of his light anymore. That is, until he encountered...

The Torch for The Silverwood Maiden

ch89's flashback opens with a despondent Olly following what he deemed as his greatest failure. The chief assures him that he won't have to worry about saving people down here; ironically, he immediately finds someone that needs saving.

Unsurprisingly, it's a drying spell to keep Qifrey warm that Olly uses. Yet somehow, saving his life will be far from the only gift that Olly brings him. It's with Qifrey that we first see him wave the torch of knowledge. He teaches him to use magic to solve his problems instead of charging in unprepared.

Olly teaches him how to lie. How to put on a friendly smile.

He even teaches Qifrey how to cook, another very important part of Qifrey's future personality. He kept showing Qifrey more and more. Even when Qifrey pushed him away, he is always there.

He was above Qifrey with a helping hand even when he shut himself away in the darkness.

Olruggio isn't just a torch for Qifrey.

When sailors are surrounded by the discomfort of endless seas and in the darkest of nights, they look to the unwavering stars to navigate. And Olruggio is...

This brings us back to the Silverwood maiden Tale in ch47.

There are endless things to pour over in this tale. For this post's sake, I will focus on the aspect mentioned in ch92: that boats sail on the night sky. This reinforces the idea that the sea and sky mirror each other. The star messenger was lost before meeting the silvermaiden, just as Olly was lost before meeting Qifrey. They have too many distinctions to mirror each other exactly, but there's a sort of balance to them. Olly leaves Qifrey a guiding torch to give him hope, but it's because of Qifrey that Olly has a direction to confidently 'sail' in.

I've gone through the many things that Olly has done for Qifrey, but it would be have to be another post to talk more about what exactly Qifrey has done that has made Olly so attached to him--how much of it is because of olly's savior complex, qifrey's nature, etc. All of that is true, and yet there is also a simpler answer to his ceaseless attachment to Qifrey.

[cloverandstuff]

Olruggio is a fascinating character

This is due to several ressons, but I think a major is how our view of him progresses throughout the story.

When we first meet him, we are lead to believe he is a very strict and grumpy man who happens to have a small soft spot for children. It's the first instance where Coco realises that she is an extremely unique case that is actively breaking the rules ofthe witches. Olruggio, at this moment, is reminding us that we need to be very scared about Coco's secret getting leaked.

Then we see him in more instances. He makes cloth and fabric as well, and grows attached as Coco shows genuine interest in his creations. He admires the passion that she has for it. He becomes more humanised andess of a threat to Coco's secret in our eyes.

This is also slight foreshadowing, seeing the sheer passion that Coco has for magic. I'd like to think of how this is in contrast to Olruggio who clung to magic as a way to save people because it was expected of him.

The more and more we see of him, we get to see how much of a silent helper he is. His actions often speak far louder than his words, and he will provide aid without questions or invitation. He cares for people deeply and even if he scolds them, you can tell it comes from genuine concern.

This all leads you to believe that Olruggio is a man who is deeply empathetic and kindhearted, though he goes about it in a rough manner that isn't verbal, often. Something in direct contrast to the mess that Qifrey is, who seems to remain hungover something from his past that we are initially believe were just regarding his eye and memories.

Then the recent chapters throw that all out the window, building up to the moment in Chapter 93 where we have to recontextualise how we see Olruggio and come to the conclusion that he is in fact worse than Qifrey, and also the main cause of anxiety in him, which is meant to keep the silverwood seed inside of him at bay.

His saviour complex is the result of being a gifted child that had to deal with the pressure of people's expectations that he never asked for, but still took in, because him being empathetic s his fatal flaw.

He is a weird amalgamation of selfish and selfless, because he want to save people so that he can make up for the time that he couldn't. But that guilt weighs him down so heavily because he cares. A consequence of his own nature.

[clarkent]

me @ 10

me @ 30

[nolvini]

all i ever wanted was the world

[bloodraven55]

[spiribia]

sorry homura but this is so funny. imagine meeting someone for the first time and going “sorry i have a weird name” which prompts them to hastily reassure you that its not a weird name but then later after you’ve reset the timeline back to before you ever met her and you tell her your name without apologizing for it this time you find out her actual natural first reaction wouldve been “homura? weird as hell name…” and also by now you have a crush on her

[animepopheart]

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[bigskycastle]

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[poupeesung]

"as long as our journey continues, we can always meet again"

[cheseely]

[acct06082025]

inspired by ourliazo’s rokudaime hokage’s anbu fic which has probably been recommended to death already

[alinalal-art]

miku.

[canardette]

January☃️ and February🍪 works from my illustration fanbook “A year at Dawn Winery”.

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

vintage wedding dress in china

[xdeath-after-noonx-deactivated2]

HOW MANY YEARS OF WAITING?????????

ARE WE OKAY???? I AM NOT OKAY AT ALL