What You Will is the 12th episode of the Little Witch Academia anime series.
Overview
Akko hopes to win the same award at the upcoming school magic festival that Shiny Chariot won years ago, but Diana looks to be the prime candidate.
Summary
The episode begins with Diana reading the document pertaining Grand Triskellion at the very morning while Hannah and Barbara still sleeping. She then recalled on Akko's Shiny Rod, apparently realizing the connection between the Rod and World Altering Magic.
During the same morning, Akko is practicing her Metamorphosis Magic under Ursula's tutelage where she managed to make a significant progress. As of now, her animal forms only have one wrong trait; Akko's monkey form has rabbit-like ears whereas her elephant form has bird-like wings as ears which large enough to accommodate short flight. Just then, something went wrong in her latter form where Akko unexpectedly inflates like a balloon and subsequently floated away. To make matters worse, a wasp appeared out of nowhere and stings her, creating a small hole which resulted in Akko's inflated form to deflate and fly out of control until she got stuck at the top of one of the academy's observatory. After getting patched up by Ursula, the excited Akko can't help but proud by her progress while the bespectacled professor recalled on Woodward's message about Akko's destiny with the Japanese managed to unlock two of Seven Words of Arcturus. As the sun rises, Akko declared her ambition to become this year's Moonlit Witch in the oncoming Samhain Festival.
Later that morning in the cafeteria, Wangari spreads the latest edition of the academy's newspaper, revealing that Marjolaine, Dorlin, Ural are among Luna Nova alumnae who will appear in the oncoming Samhain Festival. Akko is too excited to realize that the festival might not like what she imagined until Headmistress and Finnelan gathered everyone in the auditorium and explained some of events that will be held in the aforementioned festival:
- Boiling toads for enchantments,
- Memorizing ten thousand incantations,
- Ancient dark dance,
- Medieval magic dinner.
Afterwards, Lukic and Finnelan determined students' tasks during the festival with use of plant-likr fairies, in which they get their respective assignments:
- Alice's team being in charge of Fireworks magic.
- Rita's handling decorations.
- Diana's summoning magic.
- Amanda's cleaning duty performance.
When it's finally Akko's turn, Akko reluctantly picked up one of the faeries where to her shock, her assignment was the least favorable one; becoming the sacrifice for Vajarois. It is then Finnelan explained how the academy appeased the ghost by allowing volunteers from their student to devour them alive, but since she had become a ghost, it won't do much harm other than covering them in gooey ectoplasm and excreted once the night ends. To add insult to injury, Finnelan made it clear that Diana's status as the academy will guarantee her place as this year's Moonlit Witch.
Gathering at red team's dorm room, Akko, Lotte, Sucy, Amanda, Constanze, and Jasminka discussed about red team's part in the sacrifice as Lotte browsed information about Vajarois. Akko is upset over her team's assignment since that won't be how she will become this year's Moonlit Witch. Lotte however, pointed out that Diana being the current Moonlit Witch is pretty much likely in courtesy of her magical lineage and talent while she herself never thought about become one since she only in Luna Nova to properly inherit her family's shop. Sucy on the other hand, is too excited by the prospect of getting eaten alive. The group unintentionally hurted the Japanese's feeling by pointing out her shortcomings in magic, causing her to storm off.
Order of appearances
| Characters | Tools | Spells | Creatures |
|---|---|---|---|
Trivia
Woodward in her magical mirror.
- The light from the Shiny Rod that guides Akko to the Fountain of Polaris radiates from the third stars, representing the third Word, Arae Aryrha.
- The purposefulness of the magical mirror transforming Akko into Diana is revealed when Woodward appears in the magical mirror and three leaves representing the first three Words of Arcturus flutter at its base. The experience of being Diana is how Akko learned to not compare herself to others.
- Akko is intimidated by an entry in Diana's diary expressing her intention to obtain the ultimate power of the Grand Triskellion and revive magic in the world. She does not learn until Chariot of Fire that this is her destiny, not Diana's.
- The phoenix Chariot transforms into with Arae Aryrha is the "spirit animal" form she gains from the power of the stars in "The Fountain of Polaris", which most likely occurs later chronologically. By that time the golden light on the Shiny Rod indicates she had already unlocked the Third Word.
- The face paint used on Hannah and Barbara is a reference to the American band, Kiss.[2]
- This episode takes place in October, along with "Blue Moon" and "Samhain Magic", as stated in the chronicles book.[3]
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References
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