Chapter 68

## Chapter Guide

**A Small Leak Will Sink A Great Ship. III** is the 68th chapter of *The Ancient Magus' Bride* manga written by Kore Yamazaki.

## Synopsis

Chise and her friends go to the Tower of the Remnants in Lucy's place to keep her bedridden. They meet Zaccheroni who explains their mission to them, but they split up and have to deal with each of them with a problem... The chapter opens with their reunion, the arrival of the principal and a familiar from the Sergeant's Family.

## Summary

The chapter opens with Adolph coming to help Lindel in Iceland with the dragons. It would seem that he will stay there for six months having taken leave. Having no telephone network, if the college really needs him, they know how to contact him otherwise.

Chise and her friends, Rían, Isaac, and Zoe arrive at the Tower of Remnants where they find Philomela who had not expected to see them, along with the professor in charge Fabio Zaccheroni. The friends explaining to her that they are replacing her, Zaccheroni explains to them in exchange what Lucy was supposed to collect on the way.

Following them, Chise asks Philomela if she came to do the same job. She replies that sometimes she comes to help and to be careful of Zaccheroni.

Zaccheroni tells them to prepare them to discover new plants and minerals within the tower.

Meanwhile Ruth takes care of Lucy in the infirmary on Chise's orders to the annoyances of the two there. He asks Lucy to be less fearless like Chise as her brother still worries about her. When suddenly Mrs. Wachmann arrives and tells Lucy not to worry she'll take care of the gathering alone but Lucy tells her that her friends have already left, leaving her in disbelief.

Back in the Tower of Remnants, the group of friends continues to follow Zaccheroni who tells them that it is only on Halloween night that they can collect certain plants and minerals and that certain spirits can come out in the tower. Since some do not see the plant to be picked, Zaccheroni asks them to focus on minerals. He gives them half an hour.

Students separate or not into groups. Zoe deciding to team up with Chise feeling watched and uncomfortable. They have to be careful.

On Rian's side, he debugs the plant which is located on the forehead of a creature that Philomela strikes down without warning. She indicates that the plant is no longer worth in this case. Rían asks her why she is never satisfied whereas she is much better than him in many fields. She tells him it's because of her grandmother and he can't understand. Isaac watches them from afar.

Back with Chise, she finds the plant but loses Zoe. Going in search of her, she comes face to face with Zaccheroni who has already met her at the auction.

Zoe although lost, continues his research but is caught by one of the creatures of the Tower who senses the hybridization in him. Another creature joins them and asks him to release Zoe because they are not allowed to attack the students as long as they live in the Tower. The first formerly magician creature discovers his snake side and Zoe fights back. He attempts to use his Mystic Eyes, his hair turning into snakes. Both creatures are paralyzed and he manages to escape.

The creatures are disappointed not to have been able to catch the gorgon but a claw of one of the magicians fall like a stone.

Chise at the same time struggles with Zaccheroni and asks him if he is really a teacher. He replies that the teachers are mostly people who had no choice, between external quarrels and the inability to live in society. He then tries to attack Chise but Cartaphilus/Joseph shows up through Chise. He sees the person and tells her that she is talented and asks her why she is not independent.

He offers to take her on his wing but she refuses, remembering the same moment with Elias. He tells her that he can't remove the object from a monster anyway, especially when he thinks he's more monstrous because Chise manages to see the plants that can only be seen if someone has been killed.

Zoe reunites with Chise who reunites with the rest of the group. Madame Wachmann arrives and tells them that she should have accompanied them and is envious of Zaccheroni, whom she is going to report. Zaccheroni asks him to please be lenient, no one in the Tower did anything wrong according to him and he came by order of the superiors.

Chise wonders about the person inside her, the plant, the missing book, and Lucy's attack. But the chapter ends with the headmistress arriving to ask Philomela a question only to be interrupted by a familiar holding a talking owl.

## Character Appearances

* Lindel
* Adolf Stroud
* Philomela Sargant
* Rían Scrimgeour
* Fabio Zaccheroni
* Chise Hatori
* Isaac Fowler
* Zoe Ivey
* Ruth
* Lucy Webster
* Seth Noel
* Sigrid Wachmann
* Elias Ainsworth
* Liza Quillyn
* Florence
* Rose Lynn
* Camelia
* Alcyone