Are athletes, athletes from the moment they're born?
What about astronauts or idols? These things aren't decided at birth

So then what about witches?

Story starts off :

In a world run by the magic that flows through it, there are humans known as witches. Such individuals are male or female because the title of witch applies to both genders. Using a special type of ink, magic is drawn rather than being cast with voice or song. Different patterns represent different spells and they are often cast in secrecy. Why? To prevent the misuse of magic in the hands of the naive. If magic is used in such hands, the consequences are detrimental, enough to take away the lives of others or cause great harm to many. Magic is a power that requires the responsibility that comes with it.

Realizing her love for magic, Coco bought a magic book and a pen with the ink that can be used to cast spells from the mysterious witch. And thus she enjoyed watching magic ever since, yet just seeing it didn't satisfy her curiosity. What exactly is magic then? And more importantly, how could it be used?

When a flying chariot comes by her house and breaks down with the meddling of two boys, she gains a chance. Flying chariots cannot fly on their own and require a spell to be fixed if they are broken. Once of the individuals who visited her house for cloth was a male witch known as Qifrey. Witches are known by the pointed hats they wear and he carries one with him.

He casts a spell within her house and by coincidence or perhaps by fate, she realizes how magic is cast. Using ink and patterns, spells become real. Ignoring his warnings to not look inside, Coco has the necessary knowledge to cast. Realizing that she had the tools to draw magic for years, she copies the shapes in her book with her wand with the tip of a pen.

However, the consequences of her actions cost her greatly, at the cost of a life dear to her.

Introduced as the very beginning, he enters the shop of Coco's mother to buy smoke-colored cloth. Perhaps it is for another uniform or for something else, it is never clarified.

With just how busy the shop is, with noblewoman from the flying chariot looking at the hanging lace, the tidy trim, the Harian knitted lace and more, Coco takes his measurements for him. Gazing at the cloth with a practiced eye after setting it on a table, she smooths it out and making a hole, cuts a straight line across, in a completely accurate fashion, showcasing her concentration and skill.

He admires her skill and then the flying chariot breaks down. Revealing his identity as a witch, he enters Coco's house to recast the spell on the chariot. Using a pen with the magic imbued ink, he draws runes which will then activate the magic spell.

After all, anyone who holds the magic ink and has the knowledge of the magic glyphs can use magic. These are the greatest secrets of a witch.

He admires her skill and then the flying chariot breaks down. Revealing his identity as a witch, he enters Coco's house to recast the spell on the chariot. Using a pen with the magic imbued ink, he draws runes which will then activate the magic spell.

After all, anyone who holds the magic ink and has the knowledge of the magic glyphs can use magic. These are the greatest secrets of a witch.

Towards the Future

This one chapter ends with a few open ends. Who did the book belong to that caused all of the damage? Which glyph caused the tragedy? How exactly will Coco become a witch? And will Coco's mother return to her former state?

Taking from the same mixed concept between LWA and Ran to Haiiro Sekai with some of an urban fantasy twist. At first, you could take a close glimpse how visualizing and stunning the art express more aesthetic tone and the story within it's chapter focuses over more subpar witchcraft elements. Twice as simple where it granted to be a lot philosophic theme about witches. However, more than the basic story, what enraptured me was the artwork itself. Every panel, every composition and transition seems like a true work of art, a piece that one would hang up on the wall. Not of the traditional style of shounen or shoujo, but like that of a painting.

Magic express which invoke the inner aspects more than saving peoples lives other than gaining a miracle. Genuine thoughts beyond witches may once receive unholy divine blessing by gathering so much blessings through crafting. Telling where once who born as witches may soon be the most choosen one of all.

Granting a tale which can sums up from a picture book, where every color pallets are not only black and white by not only you can think of thoughts about viewing our new beginning through your new chapter once it ends as it tells that magic is the miracle that colors the world.

A path of witchcraft can depicts by soaring through the amidst in the beacon of light, from the light on the pavestones down to your feet.

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UPDATED 26/12/2021
Updating this as a lot more chapter has been released since I initially wrote this. If you wanna know the TLDR: read it, it's good.
With that out the way, here is the more lengthy review.

Story 10/10:
I won't lie and say this catch was quite generic: " girl, who isn't supposed to know magic, learns of magic and now is off to become a witch so she can save her family." It's nothing new. What is new however is how the author really expands on the world they have created. Asking questions we the reader would be asking if we were in that situation. It makes the world feel and scenario so believable. This is helped as the magic system used within the manga is "hard"- meaning there are well-defined rules. Things don't appear out of nowhere making us, the readers, able to follow along.

It's just very satisfying to read a manga that knows what world it has built and the limits of that.

Art 10/10
The first thing to grab peoples attention is probably the art style. It's more unique compared to your traditional manga and I love it for it being so. This is also shown within the panelling of the manga, where sometimes it's framed more so like a picture book.

Characters-8/10
If you have seen a magical girl anime, you would get a picture of what our main characters are like. Not saying that's bad in any way (quite the opposite) but it's not a new dynamic. Coco is our positive, outgoing type who is new to the world, Riche is the one that's the most outcast at first, Agete is the one who goes by the books type one and Tetia is the cheery one of the group. This is not bad and the characters undergo their development (some more than others as of now). If all else fails, I at least think our main characters charm can pull you through. Also a mention to Qifrey, the girl's teacher and a character who, though is kind to our protagonists, is clearly hiding something and he provides most of the mystery around the manga.

Side characters are a delight and I often find myself likening them more than our main characters. Mainly since each explores a different question relating to their world and how magic is used there. It gave these one-note characters just a bit more depth that is always welcomed.

Enjoyment/Overall-10/10
After reading thus far, my initial review is the same and that is "this is a good manga - go read it if you can". It has been many chapters since then and this manga has still held up and gotten better as it was able to explore more of its theme and questions.
I do admit that some bits fall flat such as the initial hook. I can't lie and say that our main girls are super developed despite being this far it. I still like them but I can't help but believe I like them since they are just charming to watch and their concepts are interesting (without fully being fleshed out in them as of writing this).

Even so, nothing is ever bad in this manga and I expect it will get better with time. Please give this a read if you get the chance!

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