Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride)

I shouldn't have given birth to you.

Who would you be sold to, you ask?

I thought you weren't interested.

I don't handle pain very well.

I thought I should at least be prepared.

Don't worry.

You're rare.

Sorry, you didn't care whether you lived or died, did you?

Hey...

Thank you.

Morning, Chise.

G-Good morning.

Who is she?

She's a neighbor that lives here. Her name is Silky.

She's a fairy who does the cooking and laundry, cleans and tends to the fire.

Silky prepared that, as well.

You could say she's less of a servant and more of a landlady.

A little something for my acquaintance.

Apparently, I was purchased by this mage for an outrageous sum.

As his apprentice, and...

I also hope to make you my bride.

Apprentice or bride...

Which do I take seriously?

You've been asleep for two days. Do you recall anything?

Two days?

You must have been emotionally exhausted.

His appearance, his mannerisms... I don't understand him very well yet.

Aren't you going to eat?

But he's going to take care of me, so he's not a bad person... I don't think.

I hate to bring this up to you so early in the morning,

but shall we prepare for our honeymoon?

But... he's seems pretty weird.

I thought I'd introduce you to my acquaintances while we go shopping.

His face is bone, so I can't read his expressions.

I can't tell when he's serious or kidding.

Wh-What happened to your head?

I would look suspicious wandering around outside with that head.

I used a little magic.

See?

It feels different to the touch, too.

Do I look good?

Am I handsome?

You look kind of fake.

That's harsh.

I come here often.

You'll find almost all your equipment here.

Is this place open?

This is just for show.

Angie.

Angelica.

Hey, it's Ainsworth!

Who would have thought you'd ever come out of your hole?

You're no less of a hermit, Gem's Bee.

I'm running a business.

Chise.

Y-Yes!

I thought I'd have you gather the things this girl needs.

I made her my apprentice three days ago.

A-Apprentice?!

Yeah.

Wow.

From Japan, huh?

Chise, was it?

Here you go.

Thank you.

She's cute.

You better not have done anything shady to get her.

The money I bought her with was clean.

There's nothing proper about buying her!

He hasn't done anything weird to you, has he?

What do you think I am?

Anything weird?

Chise, Chise, you need to be quicker to deny that.

He washed me after taking off my clothes, and he proposed to me... Does that count?

Oh?

You perverted mage!

Go take a walk!

He doesn't have a smidge of common sense.

Man, so that Ainsworth found an apprentice, huh?

Did he really propose?

Um...

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.

I'm Angelica Burley.

I'm a mage, which are a dying breed.

I'm a magus craft artificer.

Magus craft?

Tools and contraptions that run on magic instead of electricity.

Processing gems, making knives...

I do it all.

Mom!

A visitor?

Althea.

Look!

Sorry, but we're putting that off.

Stay quiet.

You promised you'd watch my training!

All right, just scram!

Was that your daughter?

Yeah.

Sorry, she's not very well-behaved.

For better or worse, she's got what it takes to become a mage.

I'd prefer that she'd take up a proper job, especially in today's world.

Mage?

Has Elias not told you yet?

He hasn't.

There's magic and sorcery in this world.

Do you know the difference between the two?

To put it simply, sorcerers employ a science called "sorcery."

They have an understanding of reality,

and they use their own power to rewrite it and change it to their own ends.

Meanwhile, the magic that we mages use refers to the miracles that are caused

with the help of fairies and spirits, their powers bending said reality.

Miracles?

Magic sounds easier, doesn't it?

But it's like having someone be your arms and legs, so it's hard to regulate and control.

Should you try to do more than what you're capable of...

I made a silly mistake during my training,

so that's what I got.

There's a lot to study when it comes to magic.

You have to take it seriously, or this is what happens.

So make sure you study hard.

Can I use magic, too?

Why don't you give it a try?

Hugo!

Hey, robin.

I'm loyal to Angelica, so I can't promise to be

my kindest to you, but nice to meet you anyway.

This is Hugo, my familiar. A vodyanoy water spirit.

He's mischievous, but he's hard-working.

Hugo, give her a hand, would you?

She needs to practice magic.

B-But I...

There's a first time for everyone.

You'll be using that for practice.

Will it to take on a shape of your choosing.

Will it?

Yup.

Think of your favorite flower, for example.

A flower?