Looking for Witch Apprentices (魔女見習いをさがして)

I'll open a steakhouse!

That's so like you, Doremi-chan.

Yep!

What will we do when we grow up, huh?

That's still a long way off.

Hey, what do you want to do when you grow up?

Looking at the sales data, our profit is a bit low.

Chief Miyao.

Yes, that's correct, President.

I'll work hard in dealing with our international partners to bring our costs down.

That goes against the spirit of fair trade.

If you do that, the goodwill we worked so hard to build up will be destroyed.

Yoshizuki-kun, please be quiet.

I think we should look past our profit margin and try to help stabilize-

I told you to be quiet!

Please excuse us.

Yoshizuki-kun is still a rookie.

She is not well versed in our business.

I will do my best to propel our goals forward...

Yoshizuki-kun, you will be stepping down from the fair trade project.

I cannot leave this project with the chief who has not done his due diligence.

Seem like you need to get a clue, miss returnee.

You're absolutely correct, Chief.

Miyao will be leading the project.

I understand.

This fool was singing a different tune when I first joined the company.

And that is when we switched to a policy towards special education.

No child left behind, with every child's needs met.

That is all for today.

Is this for me?

Thank you.

You're really good at drawing, Makita-kun.

But now is essay-writing time.

Why don't you try and write something?

You should write your name in kanji.

Hey-

Where are you going, Makita-kun?

I heard that Makita-kun has a learning disability...

Nagase-san.

Yes?

I feel that you are always focused on Makita-kun.

What about the other students?

Well...

Maybe I'm not fit to be a teacher?

Here's your onomichiyaki.

Reika-chan's onomichiyaki always looks delicious!

I made it with all of my heart to make up for my lack of skill.

Iwata-san only eats the ones made by Reika-chan.

I live just to eat this.

Thank you very much!

Reika-chan, aren't you supposed to be off early today?

Oh yeah!

You're going to draw, right?

Yes, I'll go after I wash the dishes.

Forget about them! Just go!

What a nice kid.

But her boyfriend, on the other hand...

What's this about Seiya?

He hasn't been singing in front of the station for a while now, right?

He's not even trying to find a job either.

He was at the pachinko parlor all day yesterday.

I know I should break up with him...

When I was little, I really believed that magic was real.

I believed that I could fly in the sky.

How was I able to dream so freely?

This place...

It's modeled after the house in Ojamajo Doremi.

There's no doubt about it!

I wonder what's inside?

If only I could get a bit closer...

E-Excuse me...

A... A th...

A thief!

Ehhh? N-N-No, you're mistaken!

I just saw that the gate was open!

I think you're a bit more suspicious!

No, no! I just wanted to get closer to the Maho-dou to take a look!

I'm not suspicious at all!

But the door handle's broken!

I guess I'm quite suspicious!

Eh? Did you say Maho-dou?

Maho-dou, you say?

N-No...

I didn't mean to do anything bad...

Just a coincidence.

You girls saw Ojamajo, right?

Welcome to the Maho-dou.

Just kidding.

I asked the owner if I could check the place out.

He lent me the key and told me to go ahead.

So pretty...

I never thought I'd find fans of Doremi here!

I'm so happy!

I only saw the last season as it was airing.

I finished watching the other seasons on DVD.

I streamed the entire series when it re-aired!

So I was the only one who saw it in real time?

It's been 20 years already.

I didn't expect all three of us to be here at the same time.

Maybe it's fate?

Wow!

It feels so nice.

Uh...

I'm Yoshizuki Mire.

I work as an office lady in Tokyo.

I'm Kawatani Reika.

I grew up in Onomichi and I'm currently freelancing there.

Um... I'm Nagase Sora.

I'm a 4th year at Aichi University.

I guess this could be fate.

How we all met right here.

So you came all the way to Kamakura from Onomichi because you wanted to see the Maho-dou?

Must have been tough. It's so far.

My mother passed away two years ago and her grave is nearby.

I stopped here since it was on the way.

I wanted to see the Maho-dou,

And maybe seeing something from Ojamajo would cheer me up, like Doremi-chan.

Uh...

I just couldn't break up with my good-for-nothing boyfriend.

My luck with men is truly horrible.

Me too.

Work sucks big time.

I wanted to cheer myself up, so I came here.

How about you, Sora-san?

Me too.

I lost my confidence during my teacher training.

Seems like we've got to drink.

I'm still a minor though.

Huh?

Welcome!

Thank God I'm an adult!

You're conducting business with Africa, amazing!

All because I came back from abroad.

I came from the USA, you know!

The language, the culture, everything was different!

Those fools don't understand anything!

You're a returnee, huh?

That's so cool!

No, no, it's no big deal.

In the beginning I had to work so hard just to learn English.

There are so many languages in Africa.

Nothing I can do about that.

"Oh, it'll be so easy as a returnee!" My butt!

I had to put in so much work!

My superiors took all the credit!

I thought by joining the company I could do something worthwhile.

I'm not connecting well with kids with learning disabilities.

I got scolded by the teacher.

It's not enough to just have the heart to help.

I'm so frustrated at the vast difference between my ideals and reality.

Seems like liking the Ojamajos aren't our only connection.

We're all girls who met some sort of roadblock in our lives.

Roadblock... Failures...

S-Sorry!

I guess it's because I'm from America, but I blurt out what I think!

I don't feel any better, you know.

You're just like Onpu-chan.

Wouldn't she be more like Momo-chan?

Hello!

Who did you two like the most?

I liked Hazuki-chan.

Jeez, Doremi-chan.

I loved Doremi-chan.

Happy! Lucky! For all of you!

How about Reika-chan?

Look!

That's...

A magic sphere!

Blue means...

Yep!

Ai-chan!

That's right!

Her parents were divorced, too.

That's why I rooted for her.

Sora-san?

Look!

You have one, too?

I guess we all like to carry one.

Yep, yep.

Look!

No way!

I have one, too.

This is too amazing.

It must be fate!

Right?

Then...

Do you all want to meet up again sometime?

Of course!

We've got to share contact info!

Thank you so much!

I knew they were taking me off my current position,

but I didn't expect them to transfer me.

I'll go talk to the boss!

No need.

You received that e-mail from Ezekiel-san, right?

Mihao is lowballing them!

Yes, I did.

He doesn't understand anything about fair trade.

Then!

You're still here.