Ichi’s first official Majik hunt reveals a fundamentally different approach to supernatural battles. It’s one that treats magic as prey rather than mystical power. Following his unprecedented acquisition of King Uroro in the 1st Hunt and continuation in the 2nd Hunt, Ichi the Witch wastes no time showing how its protagonist approaches the supernatural world differently than any witch in history.

Raiko, a lightning fox Majik, demonstrates why Ichi’s hunting methodology is so effective. Moreover, why is it so different from traditional witchcraft?

At Talk Out Daily, we’re covering Ichi the Witch, Hunt-by-Hunt, throughout 2026 because moments like these are where the series fully commits to its premise. This isn’t a story about a boy learning to be a witch. It’s about a hunter applying predator logic to a world that reveres and fears magic.

Raiko’s Grand Ambitions

The 3^rd Hunt opens from the Majik’s perspective. A narrative choice that immediately establishes empathy before subverting it. Raiko is a huge, furry fox who manifests in the woods, spending two weeks frying every animal in the area with lightning. He’s theatrical, self-important, and building toward what he imagines will be his legendary debut.

His plan is to travel to a nearby human village, massacre everyone there in spectacular fashion, and make such a gruesome scene that witches will faint from horror when they arrive. This will establish his reputation as one of the great human-hater Majiks, launching him toward becoming the greatest lightning Majik of all time.

The trial for acquiring Raiko is deceptively cruel. A witch must steal his heart jewel without being struck by his lightning even once. He’s already imagining the anguished faces of witches who will try and fail repeatedly.

But then Raiko glimpses something between the trees, which he dismisses as imagination. He’s too excited about his upcoming activities to pay attention to that nagging sense of being watched. Raiko spots what appears to be a perfect opportunity. There is a woman alone in the woods. His first human victim before the main event. He approaches with theatrical villainy, ready to play with his prey and savor their terror as he, the dreaded Raiko, delivers their doom.

He pounces and is immediately caught in a noose trap. The rope tightens around his neck as he struggles, completely immobilized. Ichi appears, striking and defeating Raiko with methodical efficiency. He noted that Raiko is surprisingly light for its size. Desscaras confirms the magically infused trap they set was sufficient.

Hunter Methodology vs. Witch Culture

The manga then explains exactly how Ichi approached this hunt, and it’s a masterclass in treating supernatural beings as animals with exploitable behavior patterns. Ichi’s observation is that foxes have a quirk. Moreover, when pouncing on prey, they instinctively prefer pouncing to the northeast if possible. Then he places bait to the northeast, and the result is the fox will likely go for it. Desscaras served as bait, positioned exactly where Raiko’s instincts would drive him.

In his execution, he used fabric soaked in wood vinegar. He explains that foxes hate the pungent smell. Raiko had a particularly sharp nose, so a concentrated dose knocked him unconscious immediately upon capture. Uroro, watching from Ichi’s shoulder, is appalled. This isn’t how MAJIK confrontations work. Uroro protests Ichi’s method or approach, as it does not align with the process of taking a Majik’s trial to acquire them.

Ichi Applied His Moral Code

Ichi’s judgment of Raiko is absolute and reveals his moral code in practice.  He determines that this MAJIK killed for fun. It wasn’t hungry. Its life wasn’t in danger. It burned other creatures purely because it felt like it. Ichi’s code justifies any method to stop it. Raiko wanted to build a legend through cruelty. Instead, he got knocked out by Ichi’s hunter’s method.

Desscaras notes that witches often see Majiks as fearsome monsters, focusing on their powers. But Ichi is different. He observed the MAJIK in its natural habitat for a whole day, learning its animal habits and finding a weakness to exploit. Treating MAJIKs as just another living creature and hunting them as one.

This is the series’s core premise crystallized. Witches approach Majiks as supernatural challenges requiring magical power and courage. Ichi approaches them as prey that require observation, preparation, and the exploitation of behavioral weaknesses. He spent a full day watching Raiko before engaging with him. He used standard hunting practice and revolutionary witch methodology.

When Ichi cuts the heart jewel free (acquiring the Majik), he receives a magic stone with Raiko’s chant carved into it. Desscaras explains that speaking the chant activates the Majik’s power. She warns him not to use it yet.

Talk Out Daily Final Thoughts

The 3rd Hunt delivers on the promise established in the 1st Hunt and 2nd Hunt by demonstrating that Ichi’s hunting approach isn’t a one-time fluke. In the 4th Hunt, Natali Desscaras takes Ichi to the capital city. It’s his first time leaving Druid Mountain and encountering magical civilization. The Mantinel Witches Association awaits, filled with witch heir scrutiny. Ichi will discover magical boots, cause chaos in the skies above the city, and crash through the Association’s gates. Because following instructions has never been his strength.