Chise Hatori enrolls at the College, an institution for young sorcerers, at the invitation of its leaders, who want to study her rare Sleigh Beggy nature. Elias Ainsworth takes a teaching post to watch over her. In Part 2, a threat within the College's walls draws Chise closer to roommate Lucy Webster and troubled classmate Philomela Sargant as she navigates the institution's layered politics and old grievances.