Chapter 13 (Keisuke Satō)

## Chapter 13

**Chapter 13** is the thirteenth chapter of the *Little Witch Academia* manga series adaptation illustrated by Keisuke Satō.

## Overview

*Akko finds Constanze's studio where she repairs diverse mechanical equipment from the other students, but the Stanbot requests she leave and guide her to her destiny, but not before Akko takes some snacks that Constanze put in a chest. The next morning, all the students' equipment are still broken. Knowing Akko's intrusion the last night, everybody sees her as the guilty. Akko and Constanze decide to find the true suspect, seeing in a security video a strange shadow. In the night, Akko, Constanze, Lotte and Sucy hide in the studio to catch that shadow, then were attacked by them. Upon catching it, Lotte identifies it as a Wisdom Fairy, a sort of gremlin that breaks the machines of those who do not show gratitude and respect by making a contribution. There it is revealed that Akko was responsible for taking what was for the gremlins, resulting in them and Constanze allying against her.*

## Summary

The chapter begins with Akko getting lost in the darkened corridor of Luna Nova, regretting not to bring Lotte and Sucy along as she set out for more food in the academy's kitchen. She soon notices a light coming from a room which, to her surprise, some sort of workshop belonged to Constanze herself with its owner busily repairing electronics belonged to their fellow Luna Nova students. Discouraging the Japanese from touching their belongings, Constanze has her stanbot guiding Akko out of the maintenance studio and for the kitchen. In her focus on doing her job, however, the German mechanic failed to notice the brunette sneaking a tray of sweets she mistaken as Jasminka's snacks, unaware that those snacks are meant to be the reward for Constanze's unexpected acquaintances.

The next morning before the class, Constanze is confronted by her classmates who previously asked her to fix their electronics only to find their condition worsened by the time she returned them. The newly arrived Akko steps in to defend her friend only for the German mechanic accuses her responsible considering she stumbled upon her workshop in the previous night. Naturally, Akko denies her involvement by pointing out Constanze forbade her to touch any of electronics in question and therefore declares to prove her innocence. Even so, the German mechanic still considered her as the prime suspect by labelling her as an offender, though their argument soon interrupted by the arriving teacher.

Shortly after the class ended, Akko and Constanze return to the maintenance studio with the latter activating her Stanbot's monitor mode in order to access the latest footage of the studio's security camera. When the footage seemingly glitches for some reasons, the impatient Akko shakes the Stanbot in anger, prompting Constanze to stop her before she could cause a damage that worsen their predicament. It is then Akko notices a fast movement caught within the security camera's footage and that the silhouette is too small for a human. Despite of her still suspecting her friend's possible involvement, Constanze put that aside to figure out the identity of the intruder, for now.

Later that night, Akko and Constanze bring Lotte and Sucy along in the hunt for their mysterious suspect starting from the maintenance studio. Having figured out the individual in question being a creature smaller than the German mechanic, they also monitored green team's dorm room via. another of Constanze's camera as well. Upon hearing a sound from darkened corners of the studio, Akko and Constanze set out to investigate, leaving their uncertain friends behind. It doesn't take long for things to go south as the culprit they seek turns out to be more than one creature; one of them ambushes Lotte while another snatches Sucy's wand, leaving her no means to help Lotte. Not even turning on the lights improve the girls' situation as their assailants move very fast and even surprisingly capable of dismantling the gun configuration of Constanze's Stanbot. Before they could overwhelm Constanze, however, Akko jumped into their way and attacked instead, but nevertheless shrugs the assault aside with her managed to capture one of the creatures.

Recognizing the creature in Akko's clutches as a Wisdom Fairy, Lotte explained it to be a type of gremlin thus explained their expertise with electronics and machinery. This prompts Akko to quick to accuse the creature for harassing her friend only to be stopped by Lotte who further explains that the fairies are reliable partners when it comes about tinkering things and one may ask their assistance in return of some tribute or rather, rewards, for their contribution such as candy. A realization struck Akko as the basket full of snacks she found in the maintenance studio from the other day was not Jasminka's but rather meals for the wisdom fairies that assisted Constanze in her projects all this time. Subsequently, Constanze and the Wisdom Fairy turn against the Japanese who truly responsible for the whole fiasco all along...

## Order of appearances

* Atsuko Kagari
* Constanze Amalie von Braunschbank-Albrechtsberger
* Lotte Jansson
* Sucy Manbavaran
* Jasminka Antonenko
* Amanda O'Neill
* Stanbot
* Wisdom Fairy

## Trivia

* The chapter indicated that Constanze received assistance from Luna Nova's wisdom fairies in building her secret workshop, which makes sense considering Stanbots in her disposal during its construction were unlikely as numerous as during "Sky War Stanship". Even if they did, it took more than their assistance to be able to do so without accidents, let alone drawing unwanted attention from the others.
	+ The chapter also reveals that the workshop has a maintenance studio for repairing Luna Nova students' electronics located in the academy unlike the rest. As with the main room later on in the aforementioned episode, Akko discovers the secret passage to enter it by chance where in this case, wandering through darkened halls of the academy after the curfew.