Ascendance of a Bookworm Avid bookworm and college student Motosu Urano ends up dying in an unforeseen accident. This came right after the news that she would finally be able to work as a librarian like she had always dreamed of. When she regained consciousness, she was reborn as Main, the daughter of a poor soldier. She was in the town of Ehrenfest, which had a harsh class system. But as long as she had books, she didn't really need anything else. However, books were scarce and belonged only to the nobles. But that doesn't stop her, so she makes a decision... "If there aren't any books, I'll just create some." Season 1 E1 - A World Without Books Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:22] Ferdinand     Now, wear this. [00:26] Main     What is this, Head Priest? [00:29] Ferdinand     Can't you tell? It's a magical item. [00:36] Main     I'm asking what we're using it for. [00:40] Main     Please... tell... me... [00:50] Ferdinand     Main's the only one who uses     this to tie her hair. [00:52] Ferdinand     And it's not just this hairpin. [00:54] Ferdinand     She has brought us all sorts of creations. [00:57] Ferdinand     But the most surprising thing of all [01:00] Ferdinand     is her passion for books. [01:04] Ferdinand     She treasures literature, and even wrote     some picture books for children. [01:09] Ferdinand     Her obsession is clearly abnormal. [01:12] Ferdinand     Just what goes through that head of yours? [01:18] Ferdinand     I shall take a look into your past, Main. [01:32] Main     Before I was Main, [01:34] Main     I lived in a distant era as Motosu Urano. [01:39] Main     Psychology. [01:40] Main     Religion. [01:41] Main     History. [01:42] Main     Geography. [01:43] Main     Education. [01:44] Main     Folklore. [01:45] Main     Mathematics. [01:46] Main     Physics. [01:47] Main     Geology. [01:48] Main     Chemistry. [01:49] Main     Biology. [01:51] Main     Art. [01:52] Main     Health. [01:53] Main     Language. [01:54] Main     Fiction... [01:54] Main     Literature was my life. [01:56] Main     I loved books—laden with mankind's knowledge     in all disciplines—with all my heart, [02:01] Main     and felt unbridled joy at living     a life surrounded by them. [02:05] Main     But then... [02:10] Main     On the verge of death,     I uttered a silent prayer. [02:14] Main     "O God, may I be able to read all kinds     of books in my next life, too." SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter One     A World Without Books [03:55] Main     It's so hot... I can't breathe...     I can't take this anymore! [04:01] Motosu     Yeah. [04:02] Main     It's so hot... Help! [04:04] Motosu     Yeah. [04:05] Main     Someone help me! [04:07] Motosu     Huh? The voice is fading. [04:09] Motosu     Wait! [04:32] Main     Where am I? [04:35] Main     Are these really my hands? [04:40] Main     Wait, I'm pretty sure I died. [04:43] Main     Am I having some kind of weird, dying dream? [04:52] Main     I'm not dreaming. What's going on? [04:55] Main     What am I doing here? [05:00] Main     Who is that? [05:02] Main     Her hair's green! [05:06] Main     What? I don't understand what she's saying. [05:12] Main     Someone's memories are     bursting into my mind! [05:21] Eva     Main? [05:23] Main     No! I'm not Main! [05:25] Main     My name is Motosu Urano! [05:28] Eva     Main? Are you all right, Main? [05:32] Main     I can understand her now! [05:35] Eva     How are you feeling, Main? [05:38] Main     Mom... [05:41] Narrator     In this moment, Motosu Urano     began her life as Main. [05:45] Main     And that's when I realized... [05:48] Main     My mother had been just as happy as me     when I landed my librarian job, [05:53] Main     but now I would never see her again. [05:58] Main     Mom... [06:02] Main     I'm so sorry. [06:07] Main     If only I had a book to read... [06:09] Main     Yeah, as long as I have books, [06:13] Main     I can deal with things no matter where I am. [06:16] Main     No. I will deal with it. [06:19] Main     I just need my books. [06:22] Main     I wonder where I can find one, though... [06:26] Tuuli     Main? Are you okay to be up and about now? [06:30] Main     Tuuli, my older sister. [06:32] Main     Oh, I know. [06:33] Main     Hey, Tuuli, bring me a book. [06:36] Tuuli     A book? [06:38] Main     Yeah. I wanna read. [06:41] Tuuli     What's a book? [06:43] Main     Huh? [06:44] Main     Does she not know what a book is? [06:47] Main     Hang on a sec. How does that even happen? [06:51] Main     Maybe there are no books     for kids in this house? [06:55] Tuuli     Are you okay, Main? [06:58] Eva     Main, how's your fever? [07:01] Tuuli     Mom, it looks like her head hurts. [07:06] Eva     The fever is starting to go down, but     I guess you're still not feeling your best. [07:11] Eva     Sleep tight until dinnertime, okay? [07:15] Eva     Come help me, Tuuli. [07:16] Tuuli     Sure! [07:22] Main     Now's my chance to find some books. [07:30] Main     Books are worth it. [07:39] Main     Clothes, huh? [07:45] Main     What even is this? [07:47] Main     It would've been perfect if there     were books in this very room, [07:50] Main     but I guess it's not gonna be that easy. [07:53] Main     Time to check the next room over, then. [08:03] Main     And we've already hit a snag. [08:20] Main     Whatever. Books are worth it. [08:44] Main     I made it! [08:52] Main     Ow! [08:56] Main     This pain will be my medal of honor! [09:00] Main     It's open. [09:06] Main     The kitchen, huh? [09:09] Main     No books in here, I bet. [09:16] Main     A storeroom, I think? [09:19] Main     It's locked. I wonder if it leads outside. [09:24] Main     I looked all over the house,     but I couldn't find any books. [09:28] Main     Why? [09:31] Main     Wait, are books really     expensive in this world? [09:36] Main     Even in the history of my world, [09:38] Main     books were rare and pricey till the printing     press made them possible to mass-produce. [09:44] Main     If you weren't upper class, you would     never get the chance to read one. [09:49] Main     Oh, well. [09:50] Main     There must be something to read, though. [09:54] Main     If not books, then newspapers or calendars. [09:58] Main     Nothing. [10:00] Main     Nothing. [10:02] Main     Nothing. [10:03] Main     Nothing. [10:05] Main     Nothing! Why is there no writing     in any way, shape, or form? [10:09] Main     How the heck am I supposed to live here? [10:18] Eva     We're back. [10:20] Eva     Main? Didn't I tell you to     stay in bed until dinnertime? [10:24] Eva     And look at this mess you've made. [10:28] Main     I can't find any books. [10:34] Eva     What's wrong, Main? [10:36] Tuuli     Does it hurt somewhere? [10:39] Main     I can't find any books! [10:49] Main     I want a book! [10:51] Main     I want to read! [10:53] Main     That's all I want! [10:56] Main     Who can I talk to that'll understand me? [10:59] Main     Someone please tell me! [11:13] Main     It's been three days since I woke up as Main. [11:16] Main     These three days have been hell. [11:20] Main     Also, life here seriously sucks. [11:23] Main     The "toilet" is a bedroom bedpan     which is then dumped outside, [11:27] Main     and then "Dad," who I barely     even know, changes my clothes. [11:34] Main     Good grief! SIGN    Femininity SIGN    Shame [11:38] Main     I have to abandon these     things or I'll never last! [11:41] Main     Now I've given up and even     get them to wipe me down. [11:45] Main     Tuuli thought that was weird,     but it made me feel a lot better. [11:49] Main     And then... (Flashback) [11:51] Tuuli     What are you doing? (Flashback) [11:53] Main     I'm trying to tie up my hair     'cause it's bothering me, (Flashback) [11:55] Main     but it's not working out. (Flashback) [11:57] Tuuli     Well, you do have really straight hair. (Flashback) [12:00] Main     Yeah. If I use a ribbon, it falls right away. (Flashback) [12:03] Main     Oh, right. (Flashback) [12:07] Main     Can I break this? (Flashback) [12:09] Tuuli     That's my doll! (Flashback) [12:11] Tuuli     You know it's important to me! You meanie! (Flashback) [12:14] Main     Uh, sorry. (Flashback) [12:16] Main     I want a hairpin... I guess you     wouldn't know what I mean. (Flashback) [12:20] Main     I need a thin wooden stick     like this doll's legs. (Flashback) [12:24] Tuuli     In that case, I could make one for you. (Flashback) [12:31] Tuuli     Will this do? (Flashback) [12:33] Main     Yeah! Thanks, Tuuli! (Flashback) [12:38] Main     How does that look? (Flashback) [12:40] Tuuli     Main, no! (Flashback) [12:42] Tuuli     Only grown-ups are allowed     to tie all their hair up. (Flashback) [12:45] Main     Really? (Flashback) [12:49] Main     Is this okay, then? (Flashback) [12:51] Tuuli     Yeah, I think so. (Flashback) [12:53] Tuuli     But from here it looks like you've     got a splinter stuck in your head. (Flashback) [12:57] Main     Oh, that's fine. [12:59] Main     Now what do I do about my hair?     It feels so sticky and gross. [13:04] Eva     How are you feeling, Main? [13:07] Eva     Your fever's gone. Do you feel tired? [13:11] Main     Nope. [13:12] Eva     Do you want to go shopping with Mom, then? [13:15] Main     Shopping? [13:18] Main     I didn't find any books at home,     but there might be a bookstore out there. [13:22] Main     If there is one... [13:24] Main     "I won't feel lonely if I have books. [13:26] Main     I'll watch over the house all you want!" [13:29] Main     That should get her to buy me some! [13:31] Main     Yep! I wanna go! [13:34] Eva     Oh? Where is all this energy coming from? [13:37] Main     I know it'll be fun! [13:40] Eva     Let's go shopping, then. [13:47] Main     Cold! Scary! Stinky! [13:51] Eva     Get on, Main. [13:55] Eva     You can't walk all the way to     the market, right? Come on. [13:58] Main     O-Okay... [14:03] Main     I see. [14:04] Main     Main's body is pretty frail, so Mom's     always given her piggyback rides. [14:08] Main     But I'm pretty sure I could     handle this easily. [14:18] Main     Our building has five floors, huh? [14:23] Main     Wow, this area's full of townhouses. [14:29] Main     So that's where we get the water from. [15:03] Main     Amazing! It's like a Medieval European town     straight out of all those photobooks! [15:09] Main     Mom, is that a castle? [15:11] Eva     It's the cathedral. [15:12] Eva     When you turn seven, you'll get     to go there for your baptism. [15:16] Main     Huh... [15:21] Main     That's an awfully big gate. [15:24] Eva     That's the castle town gate. [15:25] Eva     Beyond it lies the lord's castle     and the other nobility's mansions, [15:31] Eva     but it's kind of a different world to us. [15:33] Main     What about that wall? [15:35] Main     The city wall. It keeps us safe inside. [15:38] Main     Dad's a gatekeeper at      the south gate, remember? [15:46] Main     Oh, right. [15:47] Main     Gatekeeper, yeah... [15:50] Main     But if there's a lord's castle,     and it's surrounded by walls, [15:55] Main     then that means this is     technically a big city. [15:59] Main     And yet, [16:00] Main     I don't see any writing     anywhere in town, either. [16:05] Main     Do they not have a writing system at all? [16:08] Main     The thought didn't even cross my mind! [16:11] Eva     We've reached the market, Main. [16:14] Woman     Can I have three of these? [16:16] Man     Sure thing! [16:17] Boy     Hurry up! [16:17] Man     Fresh seasonal vegetables.     Would you like to try any? [16:27] Main     I hadn't even considered that they     might not have a writing system. [16:31] Main     If that's true, then they're     not gonna have any books! [16:39] Main     Mom! What's that on that plank? [16:42] Eva     Oh, it shows the price, so you know     how much you can buy something for. [16:48] Main     Numbers! They do have a number system! [16:51] Main     What does it say, Mom? [16:53] Eva     This is 20 lyon, [16:55] Eva     and that's 23 lyon. [16:58] Main     Is this 30 lyon, then? [17:00] Eva     That's correct! [17:02] Eva     I can't believe you picked it up so     quickly. You're very smart, Main. [17:08] Main     What is this stench? [17:18] Eva     Main? What's wrong? [17:20] Main     Dead chicken! [17:31] Eva     Main? Hang in there, Main! [17:37] Main     Mom... [17:39] Eva     You fainted all of a sudden.      I didn't know what to do. [17:42] Eva     Are you okay now? [17:44] Main     I'm... not okay. [17:47] Eva     Oh... [17:48] Eva     Oh, dear. I can't get any     shopping done like this. [17:52] Main     No, go ahead. I'll wait here. [17:55] Eva     But... [18:00] Main     Ma'am. [18:02] Main     Do you mind if I wait here for a while,     please? I'm not feeling very well. [18:06] Main     I promise I won't be any trouble. [18:08] Woman     Oh, my. Aren't you a polite young lady? [18:13] Woman     No problem. Go get your shopping done. [18:16] Woman     You don't want her fainting again, do you? [18:18] Man     If you're worried, she can     wait inside the shop. [18:21] Man     Nobody's going to kidnap her     if she's in the back. [18:25] Main     I'll be a good girl and wait. [18:27] Eva     Thank you so much. I'll be right back. [18:30] Eva     Stay right here, okay? [18:32] Main     'Kay. [18:32] Eva     Please take care of her. [18:34] Main     It's all too much for me to take in. [18:40] Main     Thanks for having me. [18:53] Main     Wait, could that be... [18:58] Main     Mister! What... What is that?! [19:02] Man     Oh, it's a book. [19:06] Main     Yahoo! [19:08] Main     I finally found one! [19:10] Main     There are books here! [19:12] Man     Is this your first time seeing one? [19:15] Main     Yeah. [19:16] Main     Hey, do you know a shop that     sells books? Where is it? [19:20] Man     A shop? There isn't one. [19:24] Main     Huh? There are books, but no bookstores? [19:27] Man     Books have to be copied by hand, you see. [19:31] Man     They cost so much money that     very few people can buy any. [19:36] Man     Even this one was pawned off by     a noble who couldn't repay his debt. [19:40] Man     I haven't put it on sale. [19:42] Man     Only other nobles would even think     about buying something so expensive. [19:48] Main     Damn those lucky nobles! [19:51] Main     In that case... [19:53] Main     Please let me hold that book! SIGN    Kowtow      In Japan, this is the most dramatic     show of requesting or apologizing [19:57] Main     I know I can't buy it, so I'll     make do with just holding it! [20:01] Main     I'd like to at least enjoy     the sweet scent of ink! [20:03] Main     I beg you! [20:08] Man     I don't know why, but I get the feeling     that it'd be risky to let you touch it. [20:14] Main     Please wait. [20:16] Main     I'll just flip through it, I promise. [20:19] Man     No. [20:22] Main     I understand. [20:27] Eva     Thank you for looking after my daughter. [20:30] Eva     Okay, Main. Let's go home. [20:32] Main     I didn't even get to hold it. [20:43] Eva     I got some raffle fruit, your favorite. [20:46] Main     Yeah... [20:48] Eva     Are you still not feeling well? [20:49] Main     Yeah... [20:51] Main     There are no bookstores in this town. [20:56] Main     In fact, there might be not be     any anywhere in this world. [21:11] Main     I'm not gonna get any books     if there are no bookstores. [21:15] Main     What can I do, then? [21:17] Main     I'll just have to make them myself! [21:21] Tuuli     Make? [21:23] Eva     Main? [21:24] Gunther     What are you going to make? [21:25] Main     Nothing. Never mind. [21:29] Main     Forget it. I don't care what it takes. [21:32] Main     I'm gonna get my books if     it's the last thing I do! [21:35] Main     I won't let this world beat me! SIGN    Next Chapter     Life Improvements and Slates [23:14] ---     I see. [23:15] ---     So your obsession for books     remained with you even after death. [23:21] ---     This is making my head hurt. [23:23] ---     Please don't say that with a straight face. [23:26] ---     You don't even get to show up until— [23:29] ---     No spoilers, fool! SIGN    Illustration by Shiina You E2 - Life Improvements and Slates Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     The girl who wished to read     lots of books, even after death, [00:05] Ferdinand     began a new life in this world as Main,     the daughter of a struggling family. [00:10] Main     If only I had a book to read... [00:13] Main     Yeah, as long as I have books, [00:16] Main     I can deal with things no matter where I am. [00:19] Ferdinand     However, books are extremely     expensive in this world. [00:22] Main     Hey, do you know a shop that     sells books? Where is it? [00:27] Man     A shop? There isn't one. [00:30] Man     Books have to be copied by hand, you see. [00:34] Man     They cost so much money that     very few people can buy any. [00:38] Ferdinand     And so, she came to a resolution... [00:40] Ferdinand     If she couldn't get any books to read,     she'd just have to make them herself. [00:46] Main     I'm gonna make a book. [00:48] Main     My very own book. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Two Life Improvements and Slates [02:36] Main     Forget it. I don't care what it takes. [02:38] Main     I'm gonna get my books,     if it's the last thing I do! [02:40] Main     I won't let this world beat me! [02:43] Main     But where do I buy paper? [02:46] Main     Oh, maybe I can find out by     searching Main's memories. [02:50] Main     Paper, paper, paper... [02:58] Main     Nope! I don't have any memories     pertaining to paper! [03:02] Main     And my hair feels like     sandpaper! It's so itchy! [03:06] Tuuli     I'm home. [03:08] Eva     Welcome back, Tuuli. Thank you. [03:11] Main     This world doesn't have     any books or schools. [03:15] Main     Kids here either help out with     housework or go to work. [03:18] Tuuli     Mom. [03:20] Tuuli     I got to pick a bunch of meryl fruit today. [03:23] Main     Looks like an avocado. [03:24] Eva     Let's extract the oil from     them while they're fresh. [03:27] Eva     Get things ready, Tuuli. [03:29] Tuuli     Okay. [03:30] Main     Oil? You can extract oil from meryl fruit? [03:34] Tuuli     Yeah, why? [03:37] Main     I can make shampoo! [03:39] Main     Life improvement. [03:41] Main     Yahoo! [03:43] Main     I can wash my hair for the     first time in a week! [03:48] Main     When I was Urano, I made lots of homemade     soaps and shampoos with my mother, [03:53] Main     so I know how to do it. [03:55] Main     If I extract the oil from a fruit, [03:57] Main     use some herbs for fragrance,     and add a pinch of salt... [04:01] Main     I should have my very own shampoo! [04:04] Main     Tuuli. [04:06] Main     May I have some meryl fruit? [04:09] Main     I'd like to extract oil for myself. [04:12] Tuuli     You want to try it, too? [04:14] Tuuli     Sure. [04:16] Tuuli     Listen up. [04:17] Tuuli     You have to wrap it in cloth     so it doesn't splatter... [04:24] Tuuli     M-Main? What do you think you're doing? [04:28] Main     I see. I should've wrapped it     in cloth so it didn't splatter. [04:33] Eva     Main? [04:38] Eva     No playing with food! [04:41] Main     All done! [04:43] Tuuli     Main, the water's all boiled now. [04:50] Tuuli     That smells amazing. [04:53] Tuuli     What are you doing?! [04:55] Main     Washing my hair. [05:06] Tuuli     Wh-What? [05:07] Tuuli     Why does your hair look     like the night sky now? [05:11] Tuuli     What did you just make? [05:14] Main     Well, uh... [05:17] Main     Simple All-In-One Shampoo, I guess? [05:25] Main     When Mom steps out for work, [05:27] Main     Tuuli and I have to watch the house. [05:30] Tuuli     Hey, Dad forgot to take this! [05:33] Main     Isn't that what he was rushing     Mom to make earlier? [05:37] Tuuli     Yeah. She'll get real mad if she finds out. [05:40] Tuuli     And he'll need it, too. [05:43] Tuuli     We should go deliver it to him. [05:45] Tuuli     Main, do you think you can walk to the gate? [05:52] Tuuli     Are you okay? [05:56] Main     No wonder Mom insisted     on the piggyback ride. [06:03] Tuuli     Maybe we shouldn't do this. [06:05] Tuuli     You can't handle it yet. [06:07] Main     I'll be fine... [06:09] Main     if we walk... nice and slowly... [06:12] Ralph     Huh? Tuuli? [06:14] Tuuli     Ralph? Lutz and Fey, too. [06:17] Main     Wow, check out this rainbow hair squad. [06:19] Tuuli     Are you going to the forest? [06:21] Ralph     Yeah. What are you doing? [06:24] Tuuli     We were thinking of heading to the gate     to deliver something Dad forgot to take. [06:29] Main     Are they neighbors? [06:34] Main     I knew it. [06:36] Main     Ralph, the redhead, is     the same age as Tuuli. [06:38] Main     He's the third of four brothers. [06:41] Main     Fey's the same age, too.     He's Ralph's cousin. [06:45] Main     Lutz, the blond, is Ralph's little brother. [06:48] Main     He's five like I am now, huh? [06:58] Tuuli     Main! Are you okay? [07:00] Main     Yeah. I just got a little dizzy. [07:07] Main     I can't even get up after a fall. [07:10] Main     This body really is frail. [07:12] Lutz     Main, you okay? [07:18] Lutz     You're going to the gate, right?      I'll give you a ride. [07:21] Main     Lutz. [07:23] Ralph     You can't handle it yet. [07:25] Lutz     I can, too. [07:27] Ralph     I'll carry her. [07:29] Ralph     Come on. [07:33] Tuuli     Thanks for offering, Lutz. [07:35] Tuuli     But Ralph's used to it,     so let him carry her. [07:40] Lutz     Fine. [07:42] Main     Lutz, it made me happy to see     you were so worried about me. [07:48] Main     You're so nice. Thank you. [07:57] Tuuli     Ralph, how are you holding up? [07:59] Ralph     All good. Main's tiny and light. [08:02] Tuuli     Thank you, really. [08:05] Ralph     Sure. [08:06] Main     Oh? Ralphy, my dear boy, dost thou     have the hots for sister mine? [08:17] Ralph     Tuuli. [08:21] Tuuli     What is it? [08:26] Ralph     You smell really nice. [08:30] Tuuli     Do I? [08:34] Main     Squee! [08:35] Main     Did you hear that, Mrs. Rubbernecker?     "You smell really nice," he says! [08:39] Main     What is he, the hero in a shoujo manga?! [08:43] Main     Well, I did wash Tuuli's hair for her. [08:46] Main     She looks prettier now, right? (Flashback) [08:48] Tuuli     Even my hair's all silky now! (Flashback) [08:51] Main     Yeah, it smells great. (Flashback) [08:53] Main     Okay, time to dump this. (Flashback) [08:55] Tuuli     Yeah. (Flashback) [08:56] Eva     Hold it! (Flashback) [08:59] Tuuli     Mom? [09:01] Main     I didn't expect Mom to be so conscious     of her appearance, though. [09:09] Lutz     Your hair smells nice, too. [09:13] Lutz     And you look prettier now that your hair's     tied up and doesn't cover your face. [09:23] Main     What in the blue hell was that?! [09:26] Main     I've never had anyone do that to me in all     my years, so I don't know how to respond! [09:33] Main     I'm a modest and shy wallflower! [09:37] Main     This world is gonna give me a heart attack! [09:48] Lutz     Main. [09:50] Lutz     Look, we've made it to the south gate. [09:53] Tuuli     Dad. [09:56] Gunther     Tuuli? What's the matter? [09:58] Tuuli     You forgot this. [10:00] Gunther     Oh, thank you! [10:03] Main     Lutz and the others split off     and continued to the forest, [10:06] Main     while we went inside the gate. [10:09] Man     They brought you something you forgot?     Your daughters are very nice. [10:14] Gunther     Aren't they? [10:15] Gunther     That's my daughters, the cutest     and smartest girls in the world! [10:19] Man     There goes the captain, bragging     about his girls again. [10:22] Gunther     I love you two so much! [10:23] Main     Stop that! [10:32] Tuuli     Dad, did something happen? [10:35] Gunther     A VIP must've showed up. [10:38] Main     Like who? [10:40] Gunther     Like a noble whose arrival we'd     have to inform the lord about, [10:44] Gunther     or something like that. [10:46] Otto     Captain. [10:47] Gunther     Otto. [10:55] Main     Is that the salute here? [10:58] Gunther     Give me your report, Otto. [11:01] Otto     Count Lowenhardt asks that     the gates be opened. [11:04] Gunther     His seal? [11:06] Otto     It checked out. [11:07] Gunther     All right. Let him through. [11:10] Tuuli     Dad's so cool when he's in work mode. [11:13] Main     R-Right... [11:20] Main     That's paper! [11:31] Main     Actual writing! [11:33] ---     Main, don't get in the way of work. [11:36] Main     Dad, what's this? [11:39] Gunther     Oh, it's parchment. [11:41] Gunther     Paper made from goat and sheep skin. [11:43] Main     Parchment... [11:47] Main     I beg you, Dad. [11:50] Main     Please buy some for me. [11:52] Gunther     No. [11:53] Main     I really need it! [11:56] Gunther     It's not something for kids to play with. [11:58] Gunther     Besides, you don't know     how to read or write. [12:00] Main     Well, yeah... [12:06] Otto     But, Captain, you aren't     great at writing yourself. [12:11] Main     What? You can't write? [12:14] Gunther     A soldier's job is to maintain     law and order in town! [12:17] Gunther     As long as we know how to write     people's names, that's enough. [12:21] Main     I'll learn. [12:24] Main     Will you buy it for me then? [12:25] Tuuli     Each one costs a whole month's salary.     I can't spend that much on a kid. [12:30] Main     A whole month?! [12:31] Otto     Also, they don't sell paper     in shops commoners frequent. [12:37] Main     Down with poverty! [12:43] Otto     If you want to learn how to read     and write, why not use a slate? [12:47] Otto     If you don't mind using my     old one, you can have it. SIGN    Slate [12:53] Main     Are you sure? [12:54] Otto     Yeah. I'll bring it with me sometime. [12:58] Main     Thank you, Mister Otto! [13:00] Main     Please teach me how to read and write! [13:03] Otto     Sure thing, Main. [13:04] Main     I'm counting on you! [13:07] Otto     You got it. [13:09] Main     I love you, Mister Otto! [13:13] Main     Hooray! [13:13] Gunther     Otto! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:26] Main     As fall nears its end, [13:28] Main     people here start preparing     for the long winter ahead. [13:32] Main     Inundated with winter prep work, I had     no time to spare for bookmaking. [13:37] Main     And today is "Dona, Dona"— [13:41] Main     I mean, pork stocking day. [13:46] Tuuli     It's like a festival. You'll have fun. [13:49] Tuuli     We all butcher pigs together, [13:51] Tuuli     then brine and smoke the meat,     or make pot roast and sausages. [13:54] Tuuli     We won't last the winter otherwise. [13:56] Main     Butchering pigs... [13:59] Eva     I hope Main doesn't develop a     fever midway like last year. [14:03] Main     I wish I had developed a fever again. [14:43] Main     It's so different than being in town! [14:55] Main     And the air is so fresh! I feel alive again! [14:58] Gunther     Main, keep your mouth shut,     or you'll bite your tongue. [15:05] Main     You need asphalt roads! [15:12] Woman     We've only got sons, so... [15:16] Main     I was told to watch from afar since     they didn't want me bothering them. [15:22] Main     Not that I mind. This gives     me time to brainstorm. [15:27] Main     Both books and paper are     too expensive to buy. [15:32] Main     Then I'll have to start     by making my own paper! [15:36] Main     But how am I supposed to? [15:40] Main     There's no way I can chop down     trees with my own hands. [15:45] Man     Hold it! [15:47] Main     Ugh, how primitive. [15:50] Main     Oh, yeah. What did they do before     all the machinery was invented? [15:54] Main     Ancient civilizations... Ancient Egypt... [15:58] Main     Papyrus! [16:00] Main     Even if I can't make papyrus, I should be     able to weave something out of grass fiber! [16:05] Main     Yeah, I'll make pseudo-papyrus     and make a book out of that! [16:16] Gunther     Here I go. [16:47] Main     Where am I? [16:51] Otto     I'm so glad you came to. [16:53] Main     Mister Otto? [16:54] Otto     You remember me? [16:57] Main     How could I forget? [17:08] Otto     How do you feel? Better now? [17:12] Main     Uh... [17:13] Main     Why am I here? [17:17] Otto     You fainted during pork stocking. [17:20] Otto     The captain brought you here in a panic. [17:24] Otto     He said they'll pick you     up once they're done. [17:26] Main     Is that so? [17:31] Otto     Are you lonely? [17:34] Main     No. I was just wondering     how I should kill time. [17:39] Otto     Right, he did say you were     older than you looked. [17:43] Otto     Give me a minute. [17:49] Otto     Will this help you pass the time? [17:53] Main     A slate! [17:55] Otto     I said I'd give you mine, didn't I? [18:02] Otto     Here. [18:06] Otto     That's your name. [18:09] Main     So this is how my name's written. [18:13] Otto     I'll have to get back to work, so     why don't you practice with that? [18:20] Main     M... a... i... n... [18:35] Main     I'm so excited! [18:48] Main     Actual letters! [18:53] Main     Fun! SIGN    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog [18:58] Main     This is so much fun! SIGN    Motosu Urano [19:12] Main     Motosu Urano, huh? [19:14] Main     But that's not my name anymore. SIGN    Effa, Mom [19:35] Main     Effa, Mom. SIGN    Gunther, Dad [19:38] Main     Gunther, Dad. SIGN    Tuuli [19:42] Main     Tuuli. [19:44] Main     Ralph. SIGN    Ralph [19:47] Main     Fey. SIGN    Fey SIGN    Mister Otto [19:49] Main     Mister Otto. SIGN    Lutz [19:52] Main     Lutz. SIGN    Main [19:55] Main     Main. SIGN    Effa, Mom Ralph          Gunther Fey     Dad Main Lutz          Tuuli Mister Otto [20:08] Otto     Main, the captain's back for you. SIGN    So hot [20:13] Otto     B-Big trouble, Captain! It's Main! [20:20] Tuuli     You have a fever again, huh? [20:23] Main     Sorry. I know we haven't finished     preparing for winter yet. [20:27] Tuuli     That's some of the sausage     we all made together. [20:41] Main     This is good. [20:43] Main     Tuuli, this sausage is really delicious! [20:46] Tuuli     Yeah? Well, you better sleep     once you're done eating. [20:50] Main     'Kay. [20:59] Main     The soup does need improvement, though. [21:06] Main     That was great. [21:14] Main     Look at how happy I'm feeling     just by being able to write. [21:18] Main     I'd probably be on cloud nine     if I could read an actual book. [21:28] Main     Huh? Wait, didn't I hit upon a     great idea before I fainted? [21:35] Main     What was it? SIGN    Next Chapter     The Events of Winter [23:14] Main     Papyrus, damn it! Papyrus! [23:17] Main     I'm such a klutz! [23:18] Ferdinand     That's nothing new. [23:20] Ferdinand     That aside, I didn't expect the AIO Shampoo     to make an appearance this early. [23:25] Main     Really? [23:26] Main     But that's what leads to     meeting the mercha— [23:30] Ferdinand     Spoilers again? [23:32] Ferdinand     Will you ever learn? SIGN    Illustration by Suzuka E3 - The Events of Winter Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     "I want to read books." [00:03] Ferdinand     For the girl who began a new life     as Main in another world— [00:06] Ferdinand     a world where books and paper     are prohibitively expensive— [00:09] Ferdinand     that was her biggest wish. [00:11] Ferdinand     If she couldn't get any, she'd     have to make them herself. [00:14] Ferdinand     Having come to that resolution, [00:16] Ferdinand     she took the first step toward     making her own paper... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Three The Events of Winter [02:04] Main     Two months after I became Main, [02:06] Main     Winter with a capital W took     over the town I live in. [02:18] Main     Why is it so dark in the middle of the day? [02:22] Tuuli     What do you expect? There's a blizzard outside. [02:30] Main     As getting snowed in is very common,     people work at home over the winter. [02:34] Main     Mainly handiwork. [02:36] Main     Tuuli makes baskets, [02:38] Main     while Mom stitches clothes. [02:40] Eva     Main, you should stop goofing     off and make some baskets, too. [02:44] Eva     Show her how to do it, Tuuli. [02:47] Tuuli     Sure. [02:51] Main     Sorry, I already know what I'm making. [03:00] Main     I'm gonna make pseudo-papyrus with this. [03:03] Main     Before it started snowing, [03:05] Main     I had Tuuli and the other kids gather     a thick-stemmed plant for me. [03:10] Main     Ancient Egypt is dead!     Long live Ancient Egypt! [03:14] Main     How do I extract the fiber, though? [03:22] Main     Wow. Tuuli, how do you make this? [03:26] Tuuli     You skin it, wash it in running     water, and then let it dry. [03:30] Main     I see. [03:32] Main     Thanks! [03:34] Main     Okay! [03:45] Main     Tuuli... [03:47] Tuuli     Try peeling along the fiber now. [03:55] Main     Tuuli... [03:57] Main     All done! [04:01] Main     What's wrong, Tuuli? [04:05] Main     And so, the table was set. [04:11] Main     Now if I just weave these together,     I should have my pseudo-papyrus! SIGN    Day 1 SIGN    Day 2 SIGN    Day 3 [04:22] Tuuli     You've been at it for three days. [04:26] Tuuli     What are you trying to make? [04:31] Tuuli     Main? [04:33] Main     Forget it! [04:35] Main     I give up! You win this war, Ancient Egypt! [04:39] Eva     Keep it down. [04:41] Eva     And make some baskets instead     of playing with that grass. [04:44] Main     'Kay... [04:46] Tuuli     I'll teach you how to do it. [04:49] Main     It's okay. I know how. [04:53] Main     Back when I was Urano, [04:55] Main     my mom made me help make baskets     out of newspaper leaflets. [05:04] Eva     That's impressive, Main! [05:06] Tuuli     Why are you so much better at it? [05:09] Tuuli     I'm supposed to be the big sis... [05:13] Main     N-No, this is, uh... [05:18] Tuuli     You want to be an apprentice     seamstress, right? [05:22] Tuuli     Then you'll need to learn how     to weave before your baptism. [05:26] Tuuli     Come, I'll teach you. [05:30] Tuuli     Yay! [05:35] Main     Nice save, Mom! [05:38] Main     Tuuli turns seven in the summer. [05:40] Main     In this world, once a kid     turns seven and is baptized, [05:44] Main     they begin life as an apprentice. [05:47] Main     To become an apprentice, you     need an adult's referral. [05:50] Main     As such, most people end up in the     same line of work as their parents. [05:55] Eva     You should learn how to weave too, Main. [05:57] Main     I'll pass. [05:59] Eva     No, you won't. [06:01] Eva     You need to know how to make attractive     yet practical clothes for your family. [06:05] Eva     Or else, you won't be a refined lady. [06:08] Main     "Refined"? [06:09] Eva     Right. A refined lady must     know how to cook and sew. [06:13] Main     It's not like I want to be a seamstress. [06:16] Tuuli     Do you wanna be an apprentice craftsman? [06:19] Tuuli     You do make a mean basket, after all. [06:21] Main     No, no! [06:23] Tuuli     What will you do, then? [06:26] Main     Of course... [06:30] Main     I'll make books! [06:32] Main     Ancient Egypt didn't help. [06:35] Main     Then, naturally, [06:37] Main     I'll turn to Mesopotamia next! [06:42] Main     Okay, I'm making clay tablets in the spring. [06:50] Main     Morning. [06:52] Eva     Good morning, Main. [06:55] Main     Huh? Where are Dad and Tuuli? [06:58] Eva     They went to pick parues. [07:00] Main     Parues? [07:25] Gunther     Tuuli, you okay? [07:28] Tuuli     Yeah. I think I'm almost done. [07:33] Tuuli     We're back! [07:36] Main     So this is the parue fruit? [07:38] Tuuli     Main, hold the bowl for me. [07:41] Main     'Kay. [07:51] Main     Wow, that's a sweet scent! [07:55] Tuuli     Wanna drink some? [07:56] Main     Yeah! [08:04] Main     It's like rich coconut milk! [08:08] Main     Such a blissful taste! [08:13] Main     That was amazing. [08:17] Main     Tuuli, why are your hands all red? [08:20] Tuuli     It always happens when you pick parues. [08:25] Tuuli     You can't do it unless you warm     up the branches with your hands. [08:29] Main     With your bare hands? In this cold? [08:31] Tuuli     You'd catch a cold right away. [08:34] Main     Can't you do it in the afternoon? [08:37] Main     Wouldn't that make them easier to thaw? [08:39] Tuuli     Absolutely not. [08:41] Tuuli     Parue fruits can only be     picked in the morning. [08:45] Tuuli     When exposed to sunlight,     the tree grows rapidly, [08:47] Tuuli     sends its fruit flying far     away, and disappears. [08:51] Main     It disappears? [08:53] Main     Sounds like one bizarre tree. [08:57] Main     Once Dad finished separating     the parues' flesh, oil, and pulp, [09:02] Main     he left for his night shift at work. [09:16] Main     Looks like soy pulp. [09:22] Tuuli     No, Main! That's bird feed! [09:30] Main     This is actually pretty edible! [09:35] Ralph     Good evening! [09:37] Ralph     Could you spare us some parue     pulp in exchange for eggs? [09:40] Ralph     We're running low on bird feed. [09:43] Tuuli     Sure. Hang on. [09:49] Lutz     There are a bunch of boys in my family,     so food is starting to be a problem. [09:54] Main     If you're hungry, do you wanna try this? [09:57] Lutz     Huh? Who'd eat bird feed?! [10:07] Lutz     It's good. [10:08] Main     There's a way to make it taste even better. [10:22] Main     You flip it once bubbles     form on the surface. [10:33] Lutz     Man, I can't watch. Let me do it. [10:39] Lutz     One, two... [10:46] Main     Ta-dah! [10:48] Main     Your simple paruecake is ready to eat! [11:08] Lutz     This is great. [11:09] Ralph     Good! So good! [11:11] Eva     This is fantastic, Main. [11:13] Tuuli     Where did you learn to make this? [11:14] Main     Well, you got your hands all     red to get these for us. [11:20] Main     And this way, we can eat all of it. [11:26] Tuuli     Yeah! Thanks, Main! [11:30] Lutz     Damn, you're cool. [11:32] Main     These are easy to make, and filling. [11:36] Lutz     I'll be there for you next     time you need anything. [11:39] Lutz     You're weak and frail, so let me help you, [11:44] Lutz     as thanks for the paruecake. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:01] Gunther     Wow, Main made these? [12:03] Eva     They're paruecakes, apparently. [12:06] Gunther     Let's have a bite. [12:10] Gunther     Yummy! [12:11] Tuuli     Hard to believe they're     made from the pulp, right? [12:16] Tuuli     But first the Simple All-In-One     Shampoo, and now this... [12:20] Tuuli     Where did she learn to make all this? [12:23] Eva     She did make a really elaborate     basket all by herself, too. [12:27] Tuuli     Hasn't she been really strange lately? [12:31] Gunther     Who cares if she's acting strange? [12:33] Gunther     She kept having fevers and     could've died anytime, you know? [12:38] Gunther     I'm happy just seeing how active she is now. [12:45] Eva     You're right. [12:46] Tuuli     Yeah. [12:50] Main     My slate pencil is gone! [12:53] Tuuli     Oh, big deal. [12:55] Main     It is a big deal! [12:57] Main     Dad, take me to the gate! [13:00] Gunther     Why the gate? [13:02] Main     I need to get more slate     pencils from Mister Otto. [13:05] Main     And I'll have him teach me some     more letters while I'm at it. [13:10] Gunther     Do you like Otto that much? [13:14] Main     Yeah! I love him! [13:21] Gunther     Not until the spring. [13:26] Gunther     Not until the spring! [13:29] Gunther     You'll catch a fever if you go outside! [13:31] Gunther     You're not taking one step out of     the house until the spring! Got that?! [13:35] Tuuli     Dad... [13:37] Eva     What am I going to do with him? [13:42] Main     Stupid overbearing dad! [13:48] Main     However, the very next day had     perfect parue-picking weather, [13:52] Main     so Mom and Tuuli headed out to the forest, [13:55] Main     and Dad had to take me to the gate anyway. [14:03] Main     We're in Snow Country. [14:07] Gunther     Main. [14:08] Main     What is it, Dad? [14:12] Gunther     Otto's a married man, okay? [14:16] Main     Urk. [14:19] Main     Uh... What about it? [14:23] Gunther     That guy's mind is filled     with nothing but his wife. [14:28] Main     So you're saying he's a     devoted, loving husband, [14:33] Main     and an all-round great guy? [14:39] Gunther     No. [14:47] Main     He's such a pain! [14:50] Otto     Main! [14:52] Otto     It's been a while. [14:53] Main     Long time no see, Mister Otto. [14:57] Gunther     Eva will come pick her up once     she's done picking parues. [15:01] Gunther     Take care of Main until then. [15:03] Otto     But, uh, I... [15:05] Gunther     You get it, don't you? [15:09] Gunther     Don't you dare let her catch     a cold like last time. [15:17] Otto     Welp. [15:18] Otto     I was about to do the accounts     and draw up next term's budget. [15:23] Main     He started sulking when     I spoke highly of you. [15:27] Otto     Yikes. [15:30] Otto     But still, I'm happy to see you again. [15:34] Main     After that, Otto gave me a fresh slate pencil [15:38] Main     and taught me some more letters. [15:41] Main     I think I've learned a fair few now. [15:52] Main     Mister Otto. [15:55] Main     This part is incorrect. [15:57] Main     So is this. [15:59] Otto     You can do calculations? [16:02] Otto     But you can't read, right? [16:04] Main     I don't know the alphabet, [16:06] Main     but Mom taught me the numbers before. (Flashback) [16:10] Main     Mom! What's that on that plank? (Flashback) [16:13] Eva     Oh, it shows the price, so you know     how much you can buy something for. [16:31] Otto     Main, I'm going to swallow my pride and ask. [16:35] Otto     Could you help me out here? [16:44] Main     Sure thing! [16:45] Main     I'll do it if you supply slate pencils for     me and teach me the alphabet. [16:50] Main     I'm not the kind of girl who     works for no compensation. [16:58] Otto     You're so amusing. [17:00] Otto     Do you really only want     slate pencils, though? [17:04] Main     It runs out in no time. [17:06] Otto     I see. In that case, [17:10] Otto     we have a deal. [17:19] Otto     Can I ask you to get right to     working on these calculations? [17:24] Otto     Here's your calculator. [17:26] Main     I don't need it. I don't     know how to use it, anyway. [17:29] Otto     How will you do it, then? [17:31] Main     All I need is the slate. [17:41] Otto     Wow. [17:43] Otto     I can't believe you did such complicated     calculations without using a calculator. [17:48] Main     Crap. Did I do too much? [17:51] Main     I'm glad to be of help. [17:54] Otto     You really were. Thank you. [17:58] Tuuli     Main! [17:59] Eva     Time to go home! [18:00] Main     Oh, Tuuli! Mom! [18:04] Main     And then came one snowy day after another. [18:08] Eva     Okay, all done! [18:13] Eva     That's what you'll wear to     your baptism. Isn't it pretty? [18:16] Tuuli     Yeah! [18:18] Tuuli     Thank you, Mom! [18:22] Main     Oh, so we use the free time over     the winter to prepare for summer. [18:30] Main     Tuuli, what about your hair? [18:33] Tuuli     I'll pick some flowers and     use them as a hair ornament. [18:37] Main     That's not enough! [18:40] Main     I'll make you look way prettier than that! [18:43] Main     If we don't have hair accessories,     I can just make some! [18:46] Main     I'll show off the lacework skills I got from     all those hours at mommy crafting classes! [18:55] Main     Wait, this world doesn't     have the crochet hook yet! [19:00] Main     That means... [19:07] Main     Dad. [19:11] Gunther     What do you want? [19:12] Main     Yikes. He's still sulking. [19:18] Main     You see, I need a favor from you. [19:23] Gunther     A favor? [19:25] Main     Yeah. [19:26] Main     Can you make me a needle with     a hook to stitch thread? [19:32] Main     Pretty please? [19:33] Main     Pretty please? [19:39] Gunther     I'll give it a shot! [19:41] Main     You're the best, Dad! [19:49] Gunther     Will this do? [19:50] Main     Can you make it thinner? [19:52] Gunther     Of course. You got it. [19:53] Tuuli     Dad's in a better mood now. [19:55] Eva     Yeah. That's great. [19:58] Gunther     How's this? [20:03] Main     I love you, Dad! [20:09] Gunther     Victory is mine, Otto. [20:11] Main     Mom, can I have some waste thread? [20:14] Eva     Sure, but what will you do with it? [20:28] Main     There! [20:29] Tuuli     Isn't it too small? [20:31] Main     I'll make a bunch of these     and put them together. [20:38] Eva     Let me try. [20:41] Main     Wow. A refined seamstress in action. [20:44] Main     Then I had Dad make the hairpin part too, [20:48] Main     and the hair ornament was complete! [20:53] Main     It's done. [20:57] Eva     That looks great. [20:58] Main     You're so pretty, Tuuli. [21:03] Tuuli     I do? [21:07] Tuuli     This really is great! [21:09] Main     I wanted to repay you for helping     me extract the fiber from the grass. [21:14] Tuuli     Thanks, Main. [21:17] Tuuli     This makes me really happy. [21:19] Gunther     Dad's really happy, too! [21:21] Gunther     Main's a kind girl who cares for her sister. [21:24] Gunther     And Tuuli's grown into a lovely big sis, too! [21:28] Gunther     You girls are my pride and joy! SIGN    Next Chapter     Forests and Clay Tablets [23:11] Ferdinand     You have a very nice and caring father. [23:14] Main     Yeah, but he's way too clingy. [23:17] Ferdinand     By the way, when are you     going to start making paper? [23:21] Ferdinand     You haven't done anything you said you'd do. [23:23] Main     Hey, I did make pseudo-papyrus. [23:26] Main     Though it was a dead end. [23:28] Main     I'm gonna make clay tablets for sure next! [23:31] Ferdinand     Clay is hardly paper. SIGN    Illustration by Namino Ryo E4 - Forests and Clay Tablets Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     Main began crafting paper as the first     step in her book-making process, [00:05] Ferdinand     but her attempt to make     pseudo-papyrus ended in failure. [00:10] Ferdinand     "I'll go to the forest and make     clay tablets in the spring." [00:13] Ferdinand     Main now had her sights set on a new goal. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Four Forests and Clay Tablets [01:57] Tuuli     Wow, what a feast! [02:00] Gunther     Did you cook all of this, Main? [02:02] Main     Yeah, since it was my turn to cook today. [02:06] Main     Well, eat up before the food goes cold. [02:10] Eva     I don't know... I'd never     seen anyone cook like that. (Flashback) [02:13] Eva     What are you doing with the water     we used to boil the veggies? (Flashback) [02:17] Main     Don't worry about it. [02:18] Tuuli     Let's eat. [02:25] Gunther     Delicious! [02:27] Tuuli     This pome soup is really great! [02:30] Main     "Pome" being the unholy lovechild     of paprika and tomato. [02:34] Eva     You're right. This is delicious. [02:36] Main     In this world, it's standard practice to     dump the water used to boil veggies. [02:41] Main     Isn't it? The veggie flavors     really pack a punch, right? [02:47] Gunther     This wine-steamed chicken is great, too. [02:49] Tuuli     You must have a talent for cooking.     The paruecake was just as good, too. [02:54] Gunther     Maybe you could become a     chef when you grow up. [02:57] Eva     We'll have to find a place     that'll take her as apprentice. SIGN    Apprentice                                   Chef SIGN    Making Books [03:01] Main     Crap! I won't get to make my books! [03:05] Main     I need to go to the forest and     make clay tablets already! SIGN    Apprentice                                   Chef [03:08] Main     B-But I already have a goal in mind! [03:13] Gunther     And what is it, Main? [03:15] Main     I want to go to the forest. [03:22] Tuuli     "Go to the forest," she says! [03:24] Eva     Main, we're talking about work right now. [03:28] Main     I'm serious! [03:30] Main     I wanna make clay tablets! That's     why I need to go to the forest! [03:34] Gunther     Clay tablets? [03:35] Main     Yep! I'll write on them and make a book! [03:39] Gunther     Write... [03:40] Tuuli     You, going to the forest? No way. [03:43] Main     Yes way! I haven't fallen sick lately! [03:46] Tuuli     But you can't walk as far or     as fast as the rest of us. [03:50] Main     I'll be fine! I can go all the way to the     well without being out of breath now! [03:54] Tuuli     And what if you're only able     to walk part of the way? [03:57] Tuuli     You'll be a burden to everyone. [03:59] Main     Well... [04:03] Eva     Tuuli goes to the forest all     the time. She knows best. [04:06] Eva     You should listen to her. [04:11] Main     What can I do to get your permission? [04:17] Main     Build up your stamina and     strength. No forest until then. [04:25] Main     Got it. [04:29] Main     With no means of going to the forest, [04:32] Main     my desire for books could     only simmer inside. [04:35] Main     But then, one day... [04:38] Main     Mister Otto's assistant? Who, me?! [04:41] Gunther     He wants your help with files     that need lots of calculations. [04:45] Tuuli     Can she even handle that job? [04:48] Gunther     Yeah. She has worked with him     once before, apparently. [04:53] Gunther     He said she was a huge help. [04:55] Tuuli     She did? [04:57] Gunther     But it's against the law to     employ an unbaptized child, [05:01] Gunther     so officially, you'll be going there     to learn how to read and write. [05:05] Main     What? Really? [05:07] Gunther     Yeah. [05:08] Gunther     He has to teach the apprentice soldiers,     and he'll teach you with them. [05:13] Gunther     You should learn everything     you can from him. [05:19] Gunther     You're a frail girl, Main. [05:21] Gunther     But Otto said you were really smart, [05:24] Gunther     and that you could make a good scrivener. [05:26] Main     Scrivener? [05:28] Gunther     Someone who helps people with paperwork     to send to nobility or public officials. [05:32] Gunther     The work pays well and isn't     too demanding physically. [05:36] Main     Dad! [05:37] Gunther     Otto was in the traveling trade     before he became a soldier, [05:41] Gunther     and he still has connections with merchants. [05:43] Gunther     The jobs your mother and I can     refer you to wouldn't suit you. [05:49] Gunther     So try to maintain a good     relationship with Otto. [05:53] Main     Thank you, Dad. [05:56] Gunther     Oh, before I forget, these     are the terms of employment. [06:00] Gunther     You'll be paid in slate pencils and be     allowed to take time off when sick. [06:04] Gunther     Otto was stressing how favorable these     terms were for him, budget-wise. [06:09] Gunther     How can he be so petty with a kid? [06:13] Main     He'll reap all the benefits of an assistant     without burning a hole in the pocket. [06:17] Main     Once a businessman, always a businessman. [06:19] Gunther     Anyway, walk to the gate for a while, [06:21] Gunther     and once you're able to keep up with the     other kids, you may go to the forest. [06:25] Gunther     Does that sound good to you? [06:27] Main     Yep! I'll do my best! [06:37] Gunther     Don't force yourself, okay? Take your time. [06:39] Main     Yeah, I know. [06:46] Main     Ultimately, Dad had to carry     me to the gate from midway. [06:51] Otto     Let me introduce your new classmate. [06:54] Otto     This is Main, the chief's daughter. [06:56] Otto     Don't you boys dare mess with her. [06:59] All     Yes, sir! [07:00] Otto     Okay, let's begin. [07:03] Otto     The basic alphabet consists of 35 letters. [07:06] Otto     Let's start with practicing     how to write them. [07:21] Otto     You really do learn these letters quick. [07:24] Main     I much prefer this to physical activities. [07:28] Main     That aside, Mister Otto, [07:30] Main     I think it's time to move     on from the alphabet. [07:34] Otto     What? Already? [07:35] Main     Look, they're starting to fidget. [07:38] Main     It shows that they've lost focus. [07:41] Main     You should switch to a different subject. [07:44] Otto     Oh, but... [07:47] Main     That does it for the alphabet. [07:49] Main     Next up is numbers. [07:55] Main     That's all for today. [07:57] Main     Be sure to memorize all the letters and     numbers you've learned today by next time. [08:02] Main     If you come unprepared, you won't be going     home until you get everything down pat. [08:05] All     Okay! [08:10] Main     They got out of here fast.     Boys will be boys, I guess. [08:14] Otto     Main, they won't learn anything     if I make it easy for them. [08:19] Main     Oh, it's not that easy. [08:21] Main     If they don't do their homework,     they won't get to go home at all. [08:25] Otto     Yeah, but... [08:26] Main     Mister Otto, you shouldn't     compare them to me. [08:32] Otto     That's right. [08:33] Otto     Guess I'll do things your way for     a while and see how it goes. [08:38] Main     Thank you. [08:41] Otto     Now, it's your turn. [08:46] Otto     You should learn how the     alphabet works in practice. [08:51] Main     Yahoo! Letra! [08:54] Main     So many new things to learn! [08:57] Main     New words! [09:01] Main     I meet up with Tuuli and gang on the way back     from the forest and head home with them. [09:06] Lutz     What are you even doing at the gate? [09:08] Main     Paperwo... I mean, learning     how to read and write. [09:12] Lutz     What? You can write?! [09:15] Main     Only my own name so far, but yeah. [09:19] Lutz     You're awesome! You can write your own name! [09:22] Main     You think? [09:24] Lutz     There are so many letters, right? [09:25] Main     In this world, just knowing     how to write is a big deal. [09:26] Lutz     Must've been hard to figure     out how "Main" is spelled! [09:29] Main     Of course Otto would want     me for an assistant. [09:30] Lutz     Do you know how to write "Lutz," too? [09:41] Main     You guys... walk too fast. [09:43] Lutz     You can take your time. [09:46] Main     But... [09:47] Lutz     Your father and Tuuli asked     me to take care of you. [09:51] Lutz     I'll walk you all the way     home, so don't worry. [09:53] Main     Thanks. [10:00] Main     Why am I so tired when     I've only come this far? [10:06] Lutz     I'm here with you. [10:09] Main     Lutz... [10:10] Lutz     Hang in there. [10:13] Main     'Kay. [10:18] Main     And so, my days of commuting     to the gate began. [10:25] Main     At first, I would go one day and     spend the next three in bed, [10:31] Main     but later, I could go three days     and only take one day off. [10:38] Main     And finally... [10:40] Main     I went to the gate on five     straight days this week! [10:43] Main     Dad, may I go to the forest now? [10:46] Gunther     Yeah. [10:49] Main     Yay! [10:51] Eva     She's on cloud nine. [10:53] Tuuli     Well, she deserves it for her efforts. [11:01] Fey     Found some over here! [11:03] Kid     Same here! [11:03] Kid     What? Where? [11:04] Kid     You're right! [11:05] Kid     We found a lot! [11:10] Main     I wanna go... to the forest... [11:13] Eva     You won't get any better if you don't sleep. [11:16] Eva     Let me tell you a bedtime story. [11:20] Eva     A long, long time ago, there lived     some little stars in the sky. [11:26] Eva     Those little stars... [11:28] Main     I remember this. [11:30] Main     Mom told me this story soon     after I became Main. [11:35] Eva     They liked coming down to the earth. [11:39] Eva     On land, they met all kinds of people. [11:44] Main     When I finally got to go the forest,     it was the end of the spring: [11:48] Main     three months after I started     commuting to the gate. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:05] Main     It's the forest! [12:06] Lutz     We're gonna gather firewood.     You rest up here. [12:10] Main     Got it. [12:14] Main     I finally made it. SIGN    Clay Tablets [12:17] Main     I can finally make clay tablets now! [12:19] Main     Yahoo! [12:23] Main     As if I'd come all this way     to go home empty-handed. [12:26] Main     Show yourself, clay soil! [12:30] Main     Rock hard! [12:34] Main     I'm not giving up! [12:43] Main     I'm not finding anything. [12:45] Lutz     What do you think you're doing, Main?! [12:51] Lutz     Did you forget the promise     you made your father? (Flashback) [12:54] Gunther     The only goal today is to make     it to the forest and back. (Flashback) [12:57] Gunther     When you get there, rest up and     aim to come back with the others. (Flashback) [13:01] Gunther     Got that? (Flashback) [13:02] Main     Yeah! (Flashback) [13:03] Main     My goal for today will be to go to     the forest, rest up, and come home. [13:09] Main     I-I know, but uh... [13:12] Lutz     Bringing that thing means you never had any     intention of keeping your word, did you? [13:17] Main     You see, I finally got to the     come to the forest, so I just... [13:22] Lutz     You just? [13:24] Main     ...planned this. [13:26] Lutz     So you lied, then? [13:29] Lutz     Mister Gunther said that out     of concern for your health! [13:33] Lutz     But look at you. [13:35] Lutz     I never knew you could be so untrustworthy. [13:39] Main     Sorry... [13:43] Lutz     So what were you trying to do, anyway? [13:48] Main     When I told Lutz I wanted clay soil, [13:51] Main     he took me to a spot with very     little vegetation or drainage. [13:59] Main     Why are you helping me out? [14:03] Lutz     You made me those paruecakes     when I was starving, remember? [14:08] Lutz     I made up my mind to help you then. [14:12] Main     That's it? [14:13] Lutz     Yeah. I said I'd be there for you, didn't I? [14:17] Lutz     But you need to tell me     what you're trying to do. [14:20] Lutz     Just trust me. [14:22] Main     Okay. Thanks. [14:26] Lutz     Here. Is this what you wanted? [14:30] Main     Yeah, this is it! [14:32] Main     Amazing, Lutz. This would've taken me days. [14:37] Lutz     No boy could ever be weaker than you. [14:40] Lutz     So, what will you do with all this? [14:43] Main     Make a book. [14:45] Lutz     A book? [14:50] Main     Watch this. [14:57] Lutz     Are these letters? [14:59] Main     That's right. [15:00] Main     When you write things down, [15:02] Main     you can turn moments—words, thoughts, [15:05] Main     and events that you'd forget—     into permanent ones, [15:09] Main     and read them over all you want. [15:12] Lutz     Huh... [15:13] Lutz     A book is something that's     full of writing like that. [15:17] Lutz     Books, huh... [15:18] Main     Yeah. [15:20] Main     With books, you can learn what     people in the past were thinking, [15:26] Main     and experience so much more than you     normally could in an average lifespan. [15:33] Main     Aren't books amazing? [15:41] Lutz     Well, I gotta get back to firewood. [15:43] Main     Okay. Thank you so much, Lutz. [15:47] Lutz     Sure! [15:54] Main     I did it. [15:56] Main     Long live Mesopotamia! [16:00] Main     I made more than I thought.     Wonder if they've dried yet. [16:03] Kid     Hurry up! [16:05] Fey     Hold up! [16:08] Fey     Whoa, what are these? [16:09] Main     Oh, they're... [16:11] Fey     Hup! [16:12] Kid     Me, too! [16:16] Main     No... [16:17] Main     Stop! [16:21] Fey     What's wrong, Main? [16:29] Main     My clay tablets... [16:32] Main     Fey and him ruined them. [16:33] Fey     What? Those were important? [16:46] Kid     Hey, something's up with her. [16:49] Main     Do you have any idea what     it took me to get here? [16:53] Main     I went to the gate so many times,     had Lutz and Tuuli help me... [16:58] Main     And yet... How could you do this, Fey?! [17:01] Fey     I'm sorry. I didn't know. [17:05] Main     I'll never forgive you! [17:10] Lutz     Calm down, Main. [17:12] Tuuli     You know they didn't do it on purpose. [17:23] Lutz     I can see why you're upset. [17:25] Lutz     You worked so hard to get here. [17:32] Lutz     Main... [17:40] Lutz     Let's dig up the soil and make these again. [17:43] All     O-Okay... [17:49] All     Do the rest tomorrow and finish it off. [17:54] Main     Yeah... [17:56] Main     However, I was bedridden with another fever, [18:00] Main     and it continued to rain     for a few days straight. [18:06] Fey     Th-The rain did this, all right? [18:09] Main     I know that. [18:14] Fey     If you have the time to cry, you have     the time to give it another try. [18:18] Main     Yeah. [18:25] Main     The rest of them went to gather firewood, [18:28] Main     but Lutz stayed behind     to help the whole way. [18:32] Lutz     Say, Main, is this what you wanna do in life? [18:37] Main     Well, what I really want is to     live a life surrounded by books. [18:41] Lutz     Surrounded by this stuff? [18:44] Main     Wrong. [18:45] Main     Real books are too expensive to buy,     so I'm using these as a substitute. [18:50] Main     What do you want to do in life, Lutz? [18:52] Lutz     Me? [18:53] Main     Yeah. I'm sure you have a goal in mind, too. [18:58] Lutz     I... [19:02] Lutz     I... [19:05] Lutz     I want to travel to other cities. [19:08] Main     Other cities? [19:10] Lutz     I wanna become a traveling trader     and see the world for myself. [19:14] Main     A journey sounds good. [19:16] Lutz     What? Do you really think so? [19:19] Lutz     It'd mean leaving the city, y'know? [19:21] Main     Yeah. It sounds fun. [19:24] Main     You see, my dream at one point was     to visit libraries across the world. [19:28] Lutz     Libraries? [19:29] Main     Yeah. Places with lots of books. [19:33] Main     That dream can never come true now, though. [19:37] Lutz     Whatever it is, I'm sure you'll     do what you want to. [19:42] Main     You should just do that, too. [19:52] Main     All done. [19:56] Main     It's a book. [19:58] Main     At first, I thought I wasn't meant     to live in a world without books. [20:05] Main     But... I've found things     I hold dear here, too. [20:10] Main     Now if I have my books, I'll be fine. [20:13] Main     I feel like I've finally found a path     of life for myself in this world. [20:19] Tuuli     Main, what did you write? [20:22] Tuuli     It's the story about the little stars. [20:25] Tuuli     The story Mom told me on the first night. [20:28] Tuuli     The first night? [20:31] Main     Yeah. The earliest story I can remember. [20:35] Main     Unable to accept that I was now Main, [20:39] Main     I found Mom's affection all too oppressive. [20:42] Main     Even then, when I decided to make a book, [20:45] Main     this story was the first     thing to came to mind. [20:49] Main     I wanna turn all of Mom's stories     into books so I never forget. [20:56] Main     That way, I'll be able to     read them whenever I want. [21:02] Main     I feel like this is the first time I've     been able to smile genuinely as Main. [21:10] Main     Now if I bake and harden     them, they'll be done! SIGN    Clay Tablets Explosion [21:24] Eva     Main?! [21:27] Main     No! SIGN    Next Chapter     Baptisms and Strange Fevers [23:07] Main     Clay tablets were a dead end, too, but     that's not enough to make me give up! [23:11] Tuuli     What will you do next? [23:13] Main     Next? Next... [23:17] Main     O-Oh, right. Next up is your baptism. [23:21] Ferdinand     If we're speaking of baptism,     it's my time to shine. [23:27] Main     Sorry, Head Priest. No screen time for you. [23:31] Tuuli     Main! You shouldn't talk to weird strangers! SIGN    Illustration by Iida Seriko E5 - Baptisms and Strange Fevers Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:00] Ferdinand     To sate her desire to make books, [00:03] Ferdinand     Main completed her clay tablets. [00:06] Ferdinand     But her attempt to fire them     ended in another failure. [00:10] Ferdinand     Then came summer... [00:25] Ferdinand     And the day of Tuuli's baptism. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Five Baptisms and Strange Fevers [02:14] Karla     My, Tuuli! You look adorable! [02:19] Woman     Congratulations, Tuuli. [02:22] Tuuli     Thank you. [02:26] Main     It is customary in this world to throw a     grand celebration for seven-year-olds. [02:31] Main     The same day, they are     baptized at the cathedral. [02:35] Karla     Must be nice to have girls. [02:38] Eva     You do only have boys, Karla.     Ralph, Lutz, Sascha and Sieg. [02:43] Karla     What can I say? [02:46] Karla     It's so tiresome. [02:49] Karla     Wow... [02:50] Karla     You even did your hair up so nicely. [02:53] Karla     You look like a princess, Tuuli! [02:55] Tuuli     Main did it for me. [02:57] Karla     What? Main did? [02:59] Karla     So she has more to her     than her unusual recipes. [03:06] Woman     Hey, look. I've never seen a     hair ornament like this before. [03:09] Woman     You're right. It's so pretty. [03:11] Woman     How was it made? [03:13] Woman     Wow! Amazing! [03:16] Main     The hair ornament I made is that unusual? [03:21] Gunther     No way! [03:23] Gunther     I'm not going to a meeting     on such an important day! [03:26] Main     Only the kids get to enter     the cathedral, right? [03:31] Gunther     It's a father's duty to wait at the     cathedral's plaza during baptism. [03:35] Main     Isn't it also a father's duty to go     to work and provide for the family? [03:42] Gunther     I know, I know. [03:49] Gunther     Let's go down Central Avenue! [03:58] Tuuli     What? [04:01] Main     Smile. [04:02] Main     As long as you're smiling, you're     prettier than anybody else. [04:06] Tuuli     Sheesh, Main. Don't lie to me. [04:09] Gunther     Time to go! [04:27] Main     Dad... [04:28] Main     We need to go. [04:31] Gunther     Tuuli... [04:33] Main     You won't make it for the meeting! [04:37] Otto     You're late, Captain! [04:40] Otto     I told you about the     meeting today, didn't I? [04:40] Main     While Dad attended the meeting, [04:42] Main     I was to practice writing. [04:46] Gunther     Otto. [04:47] Main     Mister Otto's in a meeting right now. [04:50] Gunther     Hey, Main. [04:52] Gunther     I forgot about that. [04:54] Gunther     What do I do now? [04:56] Main     Shall I read it for you? [04:59] Gunther     You can read? [05:01] Main     I know how to read identification papers     and introductory letters from nobility. [05:05] Main     Mister Otto taught me. [05:07] Gunther     It's the latter. [05:09] Gunther     Please. [05:14] Main     He has a referral from Baron Blon, [05:17] Main     and is going to visit Baron Glaz. [05:20] Main     This needs the captain's stamp, [05:23] Main     but he's in a meeting. [05:26] Main     Show him to the waiting     room for lesser nobles. [05:30] Main     A merchant with a noble's referral [05:33] Main     should understand if we explain     the situation to him. [05:38] Gunther     We're going home, Main. [05:39] Gunther     We're leaving before Otto catches us. [05:42] Main     Wait, Dad! [05:43] Main     I need to report something to him! [05:47] Otto     Main? [05:48] Main     Oh, Mister Otto! [05:50] Main     A merchant with a noble's referral is here! [05:53] Main     I've had him shown to the waiting     room for lesser nobles, [05:57] Main     so please see to him immediately! [06:01] Otto     Well done! That's my assistant! [06:03] Gunther     My daughter, you mean! [06:05] Main     Dad... [06:10] Eva     Is that so? [06:12] Tuuli     Also, the cathedral was really     beautiful and spacious! [06:17] Gunther     Really? Good for you. [06:19] Tuuli     Yep! [06:20] Main     Tuuli. [06:23] Main     This is for you. [06:27] Tuuli     What is this? So cute! [06:34] Tuuli     And so yummy! [06:37] Eva     Those are some interesting shapes. [06:39] Eva     You may really have a     talent for cooking, Main. [06:42] Tuuli     Thanks for making this. [06:45] Tuuli     And the hair ornament, too. [06:48] Tuuli     I was really happy today. [06:50] Main     Tuuli is such an angel! [06:54] Gunther     We have presents for you, Tuuli. [07:02] Eva     They're work clothes and tools. [07:05] Eva     Take good care of them. [07:06] Tuuli     Thank you, Dad, Mom! [07:10] Main     Good luck being an apprentice seamstress. [07:13] Tuuli     Thanks! [07:15] Main     Will she have to go to work every day? [07:18] Eva     Only for half the week at first. [07:21] Tuuli     For the other half, I'll go     to the forest like always. [07:25] Main     I see. Thank goodness. [07:28] Eva     Main's baptism is coming up next year, too. [07:31] Tuuli     Have you decided what to     do for apprentice work? [07:34] Main     Yeah. I wanna run a bookstore. [07:38] Tuuli     A bookstore? [07:39] Main     Uh... I'd be selling books,     so a merchant, I guess? [07:45] Gunther     Well, I don't really understand, [07:47] Gunther     but it's fine as long as you have a goal. [07:49] Gunther     That aside, this is for you. [07:53] Main     What is it? [07:55] Gunther     You'll be helping with housework     in Tuuli's place from now on. [08:00] Gunther     You'll need this to get firewood     and forage in the forest. [08:05] Main     A knife! [08:08] Main     Can't I use this to make wood tablets? [08:12] Main     I'll chop wood into thin strips, [08:15] Main     shave the surface to smooth them, [08:19] Main     and write on them. [08:21] Main     All done! SIGN    ABCDE [08:27] Main     If I make a lot, they'll be a     fine substitute for a book! [08:31] Main     Thank you, Ancient China! [08:36] Main     Yahoo! [08:42] Main     This knife... is too heavy! [08:55] Main     Lutz and Tuuli are amazing. [08:59] Main     I should start with what I can do, too. [09:08] Main     Well, that's how it goes at first. [09:39] Main     This could work! [09:42] Lutz     What are you making now to     replace the clay tablets? [09:46] Main     Lutz. [09:48] Main     How could you tell these were     a clay tablet replacement? [09:52] Lutz     I mean, [09:53] Lutz     you're having so much fun. [09:57] Lutz     Looked like you were about to rub     your cheek against the wood. [10:00] Lutz     You were also fascinated by     the clay tablets, remember? [10:06] Main     I had no idea! That's so embarrassing! [10:09] Lutz     So, what're you making? [10:12] Main     Wood tablets. [10:14] Lutz     Wood tablets? [10:15] Lutz     You'll write on these this time? [10:17] Main     Yeah. I need lots of these. [10:22] Lutz     Okay, I get it. I'll help you. [10:25] Main     Really? [10:25] Lutz     Yeah! But in return... [10:31] Lutz     Can you introduce me to this Otto person? [10:35] Main     Mister Otto? [10:36] Lutz     I wanna ask him about the traveling trade. [10:41] Main     I'll ask when I go to the gate tomorrow. [10:44] Main     But he's a busy man. [10:47] Main     Sorry in advance if he refuses. [10:49] Lutz     That's fine. [10:50] Lutz     Thanks, Main! [11:01] Main     Mister Otto. [11:02] Main     How does one join the traveling trade? [11:05] Otto     Huh? You want to be a traveling trader? [11:09] Otto     Wait, is this my fault? [11:11] Otto     The captain's gonna kill me! [11:14] Main     Oh, no! My friend does, not me! [11:18] Otto     Oh... [11:19] Otto     Then you should tell them not to bother. [11:23] Main     Ah, I knew it. [11:25] Otto     You know what? [11:26] Main     From the way he spoke, I figured     it wasn't a popular profession. [11:32] Otto     Well, he'd probably catch     hell from his parents. [11:36] Main     Also, I thought that a     life of constant travel [11:40] Main     would be too hard on a city kid. [11:43] Otto     If you know that much, why not     give him your own advice? [11:48] Main     Rather than a city kid like me, [11:50] Main     he'd probably listen if you     gave him a dose of reality. [11:55] Otto     Hmm... [11:57] Main     You have ties with merchants, don't you? [12:00] Main     If he looks to become a merchant, [12:02] Main     he can leave the town at     times to stock up on goods. [12:05] Otto     If you're acting as a go-between, [12:07] Otto     you must like that kid a lot. [12:10] Main     Lutz has helped me loads. [12:12] Main     I want to repay him when I can. [12:15] Otto     I see. Hmm... [12:18] Otto     The next day off should be fine. [12:20] Main     Thank you, Mister Otto! [12:24] Main     Oh, right. [12:25] Main     How do I write on the wood tablets? [12:28] Main     Slate pencils won't work. [12:32] Main     Mister Otto, can I be paid in     ink instead of slate pencils? [12:38] Otto     You'd have to work three     years for free. No advances. [12:41] Main     What?! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:58] Main     Mister Otto said he can see     you on his next day off. [13:02] Lutz     Really? [13:03] Lutz     Thanks, Main! [13:07] Main     I hope it proves to be     a good meeting for you. [13:16] Main     Now I just dry them. [13:19] Main     Next up is... [13:21] Main     Ink. Ink? [13:24] Main     Should I go catch an octopus     or a squid or something? [13:30] Main     Now I can write! [13:35] Main     Not! Where's the sea even supposed to be?! [13:42] Main     Ash? [13:44] Main     Ash could work! [13:47] Main     Mom! [13:49] Main     Can I have that ash? [13:51] Eva     No. It's used to make soap, [13:54] Eva     thaw ice, and do all kinds of things. [13:57] Main     I see. [13:59] Main     How about soot, then? [14:02] Eva     My! You'll clean the oven for me?! [14:05] Main     Huh? [14:07] Eva     Good luck, Main. [14:11] Main     So yeah, I did my best. [14:14] Main     I was bedridden after that, though. [14:16] Lutz     Bedridden again? [14:18] Lutz     Are you okay? [14:19] Main     I'm fine now. [14:21] Main     Anyway, let's try using this soot to write. [14:25] Main     Guess I'll try mixing it in water first. [14:30] Main     The soot and water will probably separate. [14:33] Lutz     Why not try writing with it? [14:35] Main     Okay. [14:41] Lutz     It's getting fuzzy. [14:43] Main     This won't work. [14:44] Lutz     What next? [14:47] Main     I think mixing it with oil     is the obvious choice, but... [14:51] Lutz     No way you can get oil. [14:53] Main     Mom won't let me have any. [14:56] Main     What else? [14:57] Main     It doesn't have to be a liquid. If I can     make something like a crayon or pencil... [15:09] Main     That's it! [15:11] Main     Let's try mixing it with clay. [15:15] Both     All right! [15:31] Main     Done! [15:35] Main     How long should we let these dry? [15:38] Lutz     Beats me. [15:40] Main     Wanna try firing them? [15:42] Lutz     Don't try anything stupid.     Do you want another explosion? [15:46] Main     Urk. [15:49] Main     Anyway, I can write on     wood tablets with this. [15:52] Main     I've taken a step toward     my book-making goal. [15:59] Main     I'll dry these in storage, too. [16:04] Main     Huh? They're gone! [16:06] Main     Why? [16:07] Eva     What's wrong, Main? [16:09] Main     Mom! Do you know where the     wood tablets here went? [16:13] Eva     Wood tablets? [16:14] Main     They were wood pieces     in all shapes and sizes, [16:17] Main     but they all had their surface smoothed! [16:19] Eva     Oh, the firewood you brought home? [16:23] Eva     I used it, of course. [16:25] Main     You used it? [16:27] Main     Why? [16:30] Eva     You can finally help with housework, [16:33] Eva     and you tried so hard to     bring that firewood home. [16:36] Main     I wanted to turn your     bedtime story into a book. [16:41] Main     That's why I gathered those. [16:43] Eva     Oh, if you just want me to     tell you bedtime stories, [16:46] Eva     I'd be glad to. [16:48] Main     That's not... the point... [16:53] Eva     Main? [16:56] Main     What's happening? [17:01] Eva     Main? [17:02] Eva     Main! [17:12] Main     I feel like the fever's eating away at me. [17:15] Main     I'm slowly fading away. [17:20] Lutz     Main! [17:23] Main     Lutz... [17:25] Lutz     Are you okay, Main? [17:27] Lutz     I heard you collapsed suddenly. [17:29] Main     Sorry to have worried you. [17:33] Lutz     I'll go get your mom. [17:41] Main     It didn't work out again. [17:44] Main     Mom burned... my wood tablets. [17:49] Lutz     Ah... Well, they do look like pieces of wood. [17:54] Main     I'm fated to never finish a book! [18:07] Lutz     Don't beat yourself up. [18:09] Main     Lutz? [18:11] Lutz     You just need to pick a material     that doesn't burn, right? [18:16] Main     You're so nice, Lutz. [18:19] Lutz     I-I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto! [18:23] Lutz     So you have to get better     no matter what. Got that? [18:28] Main     Yeah. Thanks, Lutz. [18:32] Main     But even the bamboo strips     Lutz brought me... [18:38] Main     What was that noise? [18:42] Main     Mom, what happened? [18:45] Eva     I thought Lutz brought us bamnicht wood, [18:48] Eva     but apparently not. [18:51] Main     You burned it? [18:53] Eva     You don't need to worry. Just rest up. [19:05] Main     The anger at something I made being burned, [19:08] Main     the frustration of that     anger not being understood, [19:13] Main     the reality that no matter how many things     I try, I can never have my books... [19:18] Main     I've had enough. [19:21] Main     If my efforts will never amount to anything, [19:24] Main     then I might as well disappear, right? (Flashback) [19:31] Lutz     Main. (Flashback) [19:33] Lutz     Main! (Flashback) [19:35] Lutz     I'll help with whatever you want to do. (Flashback) [19:38] Lutz     I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto! (Flashback) [19:41] Lutz     So you have to get better     no matter what. Got that? [19:45] Main     That's right! I have to keep my promise! [19:49] Main     I must get better and introduce him to Otto! [19:55] Main     It's gone down. [19:57] Main     The fever in my body is smaller now? [20:01] Main     There's something wrong with this fever. [20:03] Main     It attacks me from the inside [20:06] Main     and keeps changing in size. [20:09] Main     What illness does this body have, anyway? [20:14] Otto     Are you all right now? [20:17] Otto     The captain told me that your fever     didn't go down for five days. [20:21] Main     Yeah, but I'm fine. [20:23] Otto     You look pale in the face. [20:29] Main     I've been racking my brain over something. [20:32] Main     I've tried all sorts of things     to make something I want, [20:35] Main     but I just couldn't do it. [20:39] Main     What would you do in my shoes? [20:44] Otto     You can just hire someone to do it for you. [20:47] Main     Hire someone myself? [20:50] Main     That sounds like a great idea, [20:52] Main     but what if I don't have any capital? [20:54] Otto     Persuade someone who can do     it into doing it for you. [20:58] Otto     If it goes well, you don't     hurt your bottom line at all. [21:02] Main     Once a businessman, always a businessman. [21:06] Main     But I'll keep that in mind. [21:08] Otto     Oh, right. [21:10] Otto     About that meeting we had to postpone... [21:13] Main     And so, we decided on a suitable     day for Lutz and Otto to meet. [21:17] Main     "Be at Central Plaza by the third bell." [21:22] Otto     He's a boy you're referring, [21:25] Otto     so I'm sure he'll be very amusing. [21:27] Otto     I'm looking forward to a fun day off. [21:30] Main     Huh? What's that about? [21:32] Main     Isn't it gonna be just a meeting? SIGN    Next Chapter     Meeting [23:13] Main     Head Priest, is there anything     special about the upcoming meeting? [23:17] Ferdinand     Why would I know anything     about the affairs of commoners? [23:21] Main     Even you don't know, huh? [23:25] Ferdinand     Unlike you, I do have a good idea, [23:28] Ferdinand     but I'm not going to jump to conclusions. [23:30] Main     What? Tell me if you have an idea! SIGN    Illustration by Yo Shimizu E6 - Meeting Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Benno      [00:00] Ferdinand     One failure after another throws     Main into despair and illness. [00:06] Main     The fever in my body is smaller now? [00:10] Ferdinand     While bewildered by her strange fevers, [00:12] Ferdinand     she looks to walk down a     new path all the same. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Six Meeting [02:04] Main     Lutz, you will do as I say.     I won't hear any objections. [02:08] Lutz     Wh-What's gotten into you? [02:11] Lutz     Stop! Don't do this! [02:15] Lutz     You could've just said you     were gonna wash my hair. [02:17] Main     If I had, you would've ran away. [02:20] Lutz     Urk. [02:22] Lutz     What brought this on, anyway? [02:24] Main     First impressions are important. [02:27] Main     So you'd better dress     your best tomorrow, too. [02:31] Lutz     I don't think it'd change much, honestly. [02:34] Main     You should still do everything you can. [02:37] Lutz     Ah, that felt good. [02:44] Main     Say... [02:45] Main     What do you wanna achieve by     becoming a traveling trader? [02:50] Lutz     Where did that come from? [02:52] Main     Your parents can't get you a referral here,     so you should really think about it. [02:58] Main     Unless you have a goal in mind,     you won't land an apprentice gig. [03:06] Lutz     Do you have a goal in mind? [03:09] Lutz     You wanna be a merchant yourself, don't you? [03:12] Main     As my second option, but yes. [03:14] Main     And I do know what I wanna do     as an apprentice merchant. [03:19] Lutz     What's that? [03:20] Main     I wanna sell paper. [03:22] Lutz     Paper? Not books? [03:24] Main     I don't think there's much     demand for books here. [03:28] Main     But paper is a different story. [03:37] Lutz     Hey... [03:38] Lutz     He said the third bell, right?     Aren't we here too early? [03:41] Main     Better too early than late. [03:50] Main     Oh, there he is. [03:53] Main     Remember your greetings. [03:55] Lutz     Y-Yeah. [04:07] Main     He brought someone with him? [04:12] Otto     Heya, Main. [04:14] Main     Good day, Mister Otto. [04:21] Main     Thank you very much for taking     the time to meet with us today. [04:26] Main     This is Lutz, my friend. [04:36] Lutz     Hello, I'm Lutz! [04:38] Lutz     It's a pleasure to meet you! [04:40] Otto     This is Main. The captain's     daughter, and my assistant. [04:46] Benno     An unbaptized child is your assistant? [04:49] Otto     I'm grooming her for the role by     teaching her how to read and write. [04:53] Benno     Huh... [04:58] Otto     This is Benno, an old buddy of mine     from my days as a traveling trader. [05:02] Otto     He may have a foul mouth, but     he's a nice guy deep down. [05:05] Main     Hello. I'm Main. [05:08] Main     It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [05:10] Benno     Oh, how very polite of you. [05:13] Benno     My name is Benno. [05:15] Benno     The pleasure is all mine. [05:19] Benno     If you don't mind me asking,     what is that on your head? [05:30] Main     A hair stick. I use it to tie up my hair. [05:38] Benno     Just a piece of wood, I see. [05:42] Main     Indeed. [05:43] Main     It is just a piece of shaved wood. [05:47] Benno     Wow. [05:49] Benno     Tell me, lass. [05:51] Benno     What did you do to make your hair so shiny? [05:54] Main     I made a mix of surprisingly common items. [05:57] Main     The details are confidential. [06:01] Benno     Your hair looks just as splendid, lad. [06:04] Lutz     Main washed it for me. [06:06] Benno     Tch. I see. [06:08] Main     Too bad! [06:09] Main     I have no intention of putting my     golden goose into play just yet. [06:15] Otto     So... [06:17] Otto     Lutz, you want to join the     traveling trade, I hear? [06:20] Lutz     Oh, yes. [06:23] Lutz     I... [06:24] Otto     Forget about it. [06:26] Otto     Only a fool would relinquish     his citizenship. [06:30] Main     "Citizenship"? [06:32] Otto     The right to reside in any given city. [06:35] Main     Then if you don't have one... [06:37] Benno     Without it, you'll have no proof of identity. [06:41] Benno     You won't be able to get a job,     rent a home, get married, [06:45] Benno     or anything else. [06:47] Otto     You know how children get     baptized at age seven? [06:50] Both     Yeah... [06:51] Otto     That's when you get your citizenship. [06:54] Otto     If an outsider wants to obtain one, [06:56] Otto     he has to cough up an absurd sum of money. [06:58] Lutz     But... [07:00] Otto     Besides, [07:00] Otto     the life of a nomad is     nothing like city life. [07:03] Otto     For example, what do you     do when you need water? [07:07] Lutz     Draw it from a well? [07:09] Otto     Right. But you won't necessarily have     access to a well on your travels. [07:13] Otto     You'll have to find a     watering hole yourself. [07:16] Lutz     Couldn't I just go to the river? [07:18] Main     And how would you know where it is? [07:21] Main     You won't be traveling     along one the entire way. [07:24] Lutz     Oh... [07:25] Otto     Main's right. [07:27] Otto     That's why a family's routes are passed     down through generations in this trade. [07:33] Otto     Those routes are too valuable     to share with outsiders. [07:37] Otto     And the most important issue     here is the finish line. [07:42] Otto     Do you know what a traveling     trader's ultimate goal is? [07:49] Otto     Citizenship. [07:51] Otto     They save up money so they can     leave their rough travels behind [07:55] Otto     and live in peace in the city one day. [07:57] Otto     That's every traveling trader's dream. [08:02] Lutz     But that's... [08:03] Otto     Do you really think they'd accept you     after you cast your citizenship away? [08:11] Otto     That is the reality. Give up on     joining the traveling trade. [08:21] Otto     That said, Main did a propose an idea. [08:25] Otto     Is becoming an apprentice     merchant not good enough? [08:29] Lutz     Main? [08:30] Main     I figured you should hear from     someone who has lived that life. [08:35] Main     But now that I've heard all that, even     I think the traveling trade's a bad idea. [08:47] Lutz     So you've been looking out for me, huh? [08:53] Main     But hey, apparently apprentice merchants     get to go out of town to stock up. [08:58] Lutz     Apprentice merchant, huh? [09:02] Benno     Do you want to be a merchant? [09:11] Lutz     Yes, sir! [09:12] Benno     I see. [09:14] Benno     And what can you sell? [09:16] Benno     What do you want to sell     when you're a merchant? [09:25] Lutz     Well... [09:31] Benno     If you can't answer that, we're done here. [09:43] Main     Do you want to make my paper for me? [09:56] Lutz     I do have a goal, sir! [10:00] Lutz     I'll bring all of Main's ideas to reality! [10:10] Benno     So the lass will think of creations,     and you'll make and sell them? [10:14] Benno     Do you want to be a merchant too, lass? [10:17] Main     As my second option, but yes. [10:19] Otto     Is handling paperwork     at the gate your first? [10:22] Main     My first option is to be a book     seller, or a librarian, even. [10:26] Benno     Say what? "Librarian"? [10:29] Main     Uh... A caretaker of sorts for books. [10:33] Benno     That's a job for nobility. [10:35] Main     Tch! Darn those lucky nobles! [10:38] Benno     So, do you have any ideas right now? [10:41] Main     Yes. [10:43] Main     I want to produce and sell paper     that's not made from animal skin. [10:47] Benno     Paper that isn't made from animal skin? [10:50] Main     That's right. [10:51] Main     I'll produce paper using plants. [10:54] Benno     Did you just say "plants"? [10:56] Main     I did. It'll be cheaper to     produce than parchment, [11:00] Main     so I'm sure it'll make for some     very profitable merchandise. [11:02] Benno     I see. [11:04] Benno     So, how exactly will you produce it? [11:06] Main     The details are confidential! [11:10] Benno     I'd like to see this paper. Do you have it? [11:13] Main     Not yet. [11:15] Main     We'll have a prototype by the     time of our baptism next summer. [11:20] Main     You can decide whether     it's usable or not then. [11:30] Benno     Very interesting. That's fine by me. [11:33] Lutz     Yes! [11:34] Main     We did it, Lutz! [11:40] Main     Let's do our best! [11:41] ---     Yeah! [11:44] Main     Mister Otto, thank you very much for today. [11:47] Otto     It certainly was a fun day off. [11:52] Benno     Be it her conduct or her speech, [11:55] Benno     nothing about her indicates an     unbaptized child of a soldier. [12:00] Otto     Her family is perfectly ordinary. [12:02] Otto     She's the odd one out. [12:04] Benno     Plant-based paper, eh? [12:07] Benno     If they succeed, it will turn     the market on its head. [12:10] Otto     Wait just one moment! Are you thinking     of making her your apprentice? [12:13] Benno     Of course I am. [12:14] Benno     She's already thought of hair     sticks, a way to make hair shine, [12:17] Benno     and plant-based paper. [12:19] Benno     She's sure to have all kinds     of other ideas up her sleeve. [12:21] Benno     I'm going to have both of them join me. [12:25] Otto     Absolutely not! She's my assistant! [12:30] Lutz     I know you're pleased, [12:32] Lutz     but don't get too worked up or     you'll develop another fever. [12:35] Main     But we're gonna make paper!     That's one step away from books! [12:39] Main     Yahoo! [12:42] Lutz     Okay, sure, but how are we gonna make it? [12:47] Main     Uh-oh... [12:50] Main     We don't have the tools. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:02] Tuuli     How'd Main's meeting go? [13:04] Eva     Looks like she and Lutz have been     accepted as apprentice merchants. [13:08] Tuuli     What? Really? [13:11] Tuuli     I was sure she had no chance. [13:14] Eva     It's conditional, though. [13:17] Main     We need a steamer, a deckle, and... [13:23] Main     Paper making happens in two steps:     extracting the fiber, and molding it. [13:28] Main     First, you chop wood, [13:29] Main     steam it, [13:31] Main     and then skin it. [13:32] Main     When that's done, SIGN    When SIGN    When that's SIGN    When that's done SIGN    When that's done! [13:34] Main     once you've separated the useful     fiber from everything else, [13:37] Main     you beat it down and unravel it. [13:39] Main     And after that, SIGN    And SIGN    And after SIGN    And after that SIGN    And after that! [13:41] Main     you screen a mix of the fiber,     water, and starch with the deckle. [13:45] Main     You then couch the paper     and press the water out. [13:48] Main     And once you dry it, you're done! [13:51] Main     If we don't have the tools, we     just have to make those, too! [13:55] Main     I'll ask Lutz tomorrow if we     can make all this equipment. [14:00] Gunther     I'm home. [14:01] Tuuli     Welcome back, Dad! [14:04] Gunther     I'm home. [14:06] Main     Oh, welcome back, Dad. [14:09] Gunther     Don't feel too bad, Main. [14:12] Gunther     You can find someone else to apprentice with. [14:17] Main     Why did all three of you     just assume I had no chance? [14:23] Main     I'll have you know I was accepted. [14:25] Tuuli     It's conditional, though. [14:33] Lutz     A tree that'll provide the raw material? [14:36] Main     Yeah. I want you to find a soft, young-ish     tree with long and sturdy fibers. [14:41] Lutz     Hmm... [14:44] Lutz     I'll try asking someone who knows     a lot of about trees and wood. [14:46] Main     Thanks. [14:47] Main     Also... [14:49] Main     Could you make these tools, Lutz? [14:54] Lutz     Do you have nails? [14:57] Main     Nails? [14:58] Lutz     Yeah. I can't make anything without them. [15:02] Main     So yeah, we don't have the equipment     to make the equipment we need. [15:08] Otto     I guess you'll have to make the nails first. [15:10] Main     It's no laughing matter! [15:13] Main     By the way, what made you     want to become a soldier? [15:18] Main     Didn't you say citizenship was expensive? [15:24] Otto     I did it so I could marry Corinna. [15:27] Otto     It was not long after I turned     fifteen and became an adult. [15:31] Otto     I came to this town and met The One. [15:35] Otto     I was shot through the heart     the moment I laid eyes on her. [15:38] Main     Long story short, [15:39] Main     he fell for Corinna at first     sight, bought his citizenship, [15:43] Main     and became a soldier. [15:45] Otto     Oh! Do you want to make a deal, Main? [15:49] Main     A deal? [15:50] Otto     Yeah. If you tell me how to make hair shiny, [15:55] Otto     I'll pay for your nails. [15:57] Main     Really?! [15:59] Main     But why would he care about the     Simple All-In-One Shampoo? [16:04] Main     Who actually wants it? [16:06] Main     The wife? [16:08] Main     It's the wife, isn't it? [16:11] Main     I can't teach you how to make it, but     I don't mind trading some for nails. [16:16] Otto     Bartering, eh? [16:19] Otto     Very well. [16:20] Otto     We have a deal! [16:24] Main     And so, I was invited to visit     Otto's home on the next day off. [16:34] Main     Wow. [16:35] Main     This place hardly feels     like the same town anymore. [16:39] Otto     Is this your first time     coming to the north side? [16:42] Main     Yeah. [16:43] Main     Soldiers aren't very rich, so most     of them live in the south, right? [16:48] Main     How come you get to live here? [16:52] Otto     My brother-in-law didn't want to     be separated from his dear sister, [16:55] Otto     so he told us to live     upstairs in the family home. [16:57] Main     Huh... [16:59] Otto     Here we are. [17:01] Main     What? This is your home?! [17:06] Otto     We live on the third floor here. [17:08] Main     I'm amazed he got the green light     to marry such a rich girl. [17:13] Corinna     Welcome! I'm so happy you came! [17:16] Corinna     I'm Corinna, Otto's wife. [17:20] Main     Hello, Missus Corinna. I'm Main. [17:23] Main     I've been looking forward to seeing you! [17:28] Corinna     You really are a polite young lady. [17:33] Corinna     Also... [17:35] Corinna     Your hair is so pretty! [17:38] Corinna     Forgive me. [17:40] Corinna     Let me show you inside. [17:43] Main     Corinna may be young, but she's already     part of the top brass at the Seamstress Guild. [17:48] Main     Tuuli was greener than her hair with envy     that I was getting to meet her idol. [17:53] Corinna     I'm ready, Main. [17:56] Main     Okay. [18:03] Corinna     My hair is so smooth now... [18:06] Main     I hope you like it. [18:09] Corinna     I very much do! [18:12] Corinna     Thank you, Main. [18:18] Corinna     Say, may I ask you something? [18:22] Main     Yes? [18:24] Corinna     How is Otto at work? [18:28] Corinna     I'm worried because he had to give     up his merchant's life for me. [18:34] Main     I don't think you have     anything to worry about. [18:37] Main     He's still very much a merchant at work. [18:40] Main     He always haggles with people     that come on deliveries, [18:43] Main     with his merchant's spirit burning bright. [18:46] Corinna     I see. His merchant's spirit... [18:53] Corinna     I feel like a great weight has     been lifted off my shoulders. [19:01] Corinna     How do I look, Otto? [19:06] Otto     M-M-Main! Don't you have something to do?! [19:11] Main     I might remember something     once I have my nails. [19:18] Main     Score! [19:23] Main     We decided to use the nails     to make a deckle right away. [19:37] Main     Can you make them to exact measure to     avoid any gaps when they're stacked? [19:42] Lutz     Exact measure? [19:43] Lutz     I don't have the tools for that     unless I ask my dad or brothers. [19:47] Main     Do you think they'll let you borrow them? [19:50] Lutz     Hmm... [19:52] Lutz     I dunno. (Flashback) [19:54] Deid     Merchants are cold, heartless monsters     that only have money on their minds! (Flashback) [19:58] Karla     Forget becoming an apprentice merchant (Flashback) [20:00] Karla     and become a craftsman like     your father and brothers, Lutz. [20:08] Main     Lutz, will you be all right? [20:11] Lutz     Don't worry! I'll work things out! [20:13] Lutz     Oh, I went around asking     lumberers about the tree. [20:17] Main     Really? [20:18] Lutz     Really. They told me about soft trees like... [20:22] Otto     Main, Lutz. [20:24] Otto     For you. [20:27] Otto     An invitation for you two. [20:29] Lutz     What's it say? [20:31] Main     Mister Benno wants to see you and me. (Flashback) [20:37] Benno     I'm going to have both of them join me. (Flashback) [20:40] Otto     Absolutely not! She's my assistant! (Flashback) [20:43] Main     Mister Otto. (Flashback) [20:45] Otto     What's the matter, Main? (Flashback) [20:48] Main     I wanted to ask you something. (Flashback) [20:51] Main     Do you know of any illnesses where your     fever suddenly grows or shrinks? (Flashback) [20:58] Main     It always feels like the     fever's eating into me. (Flashback) [21:01] Otto     Never heard of anything like it, sorry. (Flashback) [21:05] Benno     No idea. (Flashback) [21:06] Main     I see. (Flashback) [21:08] Main     Thank you. (Flashback) [21:13] Otto     She's unbelievably frail. (Flashback) [21:17] Otto     There's no way she can work for you. (Flashback) [21:20] Benno     It may be the Devouring. (Flashback) [21:24] Benno     If it is the Devouring, (Flashback) [21:26] Benno     she'll die very soon. SIGN    Next Chapter     Seeds of Suspicion [23:06] Ferdinand     It seems you've taken a step closer     to making plant-based paper. [23:10] Ferdinand     That's exactly right! [23:12] Main     Anyway, Head Priest, [23:13] Main     what did he mean, I'll die very     soon if it's the Devouring? [23:17] Ferdinand     Exactly that, but what do you want to know? [23:21] Ferdinand     How someone with the Devouring dies? [23:23] Ferdinand     Terrifyingly, a person on the     brink of death due to it... [23:27] Main     Eek! Not another word! [23:29] Main     I can't stand pain or scary things! [23:32] Ferdinand     As you wish. SIGN    Illustration by Kitora Con E7 - Seeds of Suspicion Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:00] Ferdinand     Main lived a new life as part of a poor     soldier's family in a world without books. [00:06] Ferdinand     Wanting to read, [00:07] Ferdinand     she looked to make her own     books through trial and error. [00:12] Ferdinand     But she had failed to account     for one huge problem... [00:16] Benno     If it is the Devouring, [00:18] Benno     she'll die very soon. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Seven Seeds of Suspicion [02:03] Lutz     Wow! [02:04] Main     Yeah. Hard to believe it's part     of the same town, isn't it? [02:07] Lutz     I bet lunch will be amazing, too. [02:12] Main     Yeah... That invitation we received [02:14] Main     was one for lunch with Mister Benno. (Flashback) [02:20] Main     "See me at Gilberta Company     by the fourth bell." (Flashback) [02:23] Main     Where's the Gilberta Company? (Flashback) [02:26] Otto     It's on the first floor where I live. (Flashback) [02:28] Main     Where you live? (Flashback) [02:30] Main     So Mister Benno was the one who didn't want (Flashback) [02:33] Main     to be separated from his dear sister? (Flashback) [02:36] Main     Which means you and him     are... brothers-in-law?! (Flashback) [02:43] Otto     Correct. [02:44] Main     They got us. [02:46] Main     Lutz, we have to be careful     not to be tricked today. [02:50] Lutz     Huh? Aren't we just gonna have lunch? [02:54] Main     This is the place. [02:56] Lutz     Okay, I'm starting to get nervous. [02:59] Main     Someone just went in. [03:02] Lutz     I don't see many customers. [03:05] Lutz     Not many goods, either. [03:07] Lutz     Do they really make money? [03:09] Main     I'm pretty sure they do. [03:12] Main     The shop is squeaky clean, [03:14] Main     the customer service is thorough,     and the employees are all classy. [03:18] Main     Their clientele must be     nobility and the wealthy. [03:28] Benno     I apologize for asking you to come on     such short notice. Now, let's eat. [03:33] Main     Thank you. [03:36] Main     Ugh, they've thrown all the broth away. [03:40] Main     The soup at home is way better than this. [03:46] Main     Is Benno mad at something? [03:48] Main     What did I do? [03:52] Benno     All right. It's time to talk. [03:58] Main     He's gonna yell at me! [03:59] Benno     Why did you turn to Otto? [04:02] Benno     He told me that he provided nails for you. [04:05] Benno     He also mentioned that it was a trade     for the liquid that makes hair shine. [04:09] Main     You mean the Simple All-In-One Shampoo? [04:12] Main     That's right. Is there a problem with that? [04:15] Benno     Of course there is! [04:16] Benno     You should've come to me first! [04:19] Main     But we've only been conditionally accepted. [04:23] Main     We're not your apprentices yet. [04:25] Lutz     Yeah. [04:26] Benno     That's not it! [04:27] Benno     Listen. If the plant-based     paper you make has value, [04:33] Benno     you two will be hired as     apprentices to this company. [04:36] Benno     The paper will be Gilberta     Company's merchandise, [04:41] Benno     so you should be talking to     me first about everything! [04:47] Main     I'm sorry. [04:49] Main     I failed to realize that it would     make you look bad as our employer. [04:54] Main     It won't happen again. [04:56] Benno     What are you doing? [04:59] Main     Crap! They don't bow their     heads in apology here! [05:04] Main     Nothing... I understand. [05:07] Benno     As long as we're clear. [05:09] Benno     Now, let's get down to business. [05:13] Benno     I'll provide you with everything     you need to make your paper. [05:19] Main     But isn't this our apprenticeship test? [05:23] Main     Are you sure you want to help us with it? [05:25] Benno     I can't assess your abilities fairly     without the right environment. [05:29] Benno     Besides, you can't start a new     business without capital investment. [05:33] Main     That's true, but still... [05:36] Benno     Of course, I'm not doing it out     of the goodness of my heart. [05:40] Benno     In return, I want the recipe for the liquid     that makes hair shine. How's that? [05:45] Main     I see. [05:46] Main     You want it instead of collateral, right? [05:51] Benno     Where did you learn that word? [05:55] Lutz     What's collateral? [05:56] Main     When you lend money to someone, you take     something in exchange for security's sake. [05:59] Main     You'd want to ensure you got     your money back, wouldn't you? [06:03] Benno     But a recipe can't serve as a     collateral, so I'll buy it outright. [06:09] Main     That certainly doesn't     sound like a bad deal. [06:14] Main     When you say "everything we need,"     is that limited to tools and equipment? [06:17] Main     Or can we ask for materials as well? [06:19] Benno     That's fine by me. [06:20] Benno     I've already heard that Lutz     has been talking to lumberers. [06:26] Benno     You're looking for a tree     with soft wood, aren't you? [06:28] Main     So this is a merchant's     connections at work. [06:32] Main     How long will your backing last? SIGN    Apprentice Age 7 Age 6 SIGN    Baptism SIGN    Salary 10% SIGN    Paper Gilberta Company SIGN    Gilberta Company Sale Money [06:35] Benno     Until your baptism. [06:37] Benno     We'll buy all the paper     you've produced by then. [06:40] Benno     Once we deduct the material costs and     commission, the rest of the money is yours. [06:44] Main     And after our baptism? [06:46] Benno     The paper will be sold through us. [06:49] Benno     Ten percent of the profits will be     added to your pay as royalties. [06:53] Main     Instead of those royalties, [06:55] Main     I want to reserve the right     to produce the paper. [06:57] Main     And Lutz will have exclusive     rights to sell it. [07:01] Benno     What do you mean? [07:02] Main     Royalties added to our pay will     mean nothing if we're fired. [07:07] Main     I'd rather not be cast aside as soon     as you have the product in hand. [07:12] Benno     You want job security rather     than short-term profits, huh? [07:17] Main     That's right. Is that a problem? [07:20] Benno     I'm impressed that you already have the     wherewithal to protect your interests. [07:26] Benno     You've only mentioned the     rights to the paper. [07:29] Benno     What about the liquid...     Simple All-In-One Shampoo, was it? [07:32] Benno     Don't you want to reserve     the rights to that as well? [07:34] Main     No, that's all right. I'm selling it to you. [07:39] Benno     Very well. [07:41] Benno     That's that, then. [07:43] Benno     Go ahead and make your order forms. [07:45] Main     Wait, how am I supposed to... [07:48] Mark     Pardon me. [07:51] Mark     I'm Mark. [07:52] Mark     Rest assured, Master has     filled me in already. [07:56] Main     And so, I learned how to write     order forms from Mark, [08:00] Main     while Lutz practiced how to write. [08:04] Mark     You can calculate without     using a calculator? [08:07] Mark     How intriguing. [08:10] Main     I just don't know how to use one, actually. [08:21] Main     Lutz, are you okay? [08:23] Lutz     Yeah. [08:28] Main     I'm done writing out the order forms. [08:31] Benno     Good. [08:32] Benno     Mark, prepare the contract magic. [08:35] Mark     At once. [08:36] Main     Huh? Contract magic? [08:39] Main     Did he just say "magic"? [08:42] Main     Is this a fantasy world? [08:44] Main     Will I get to use magic, too?! [08:49] Benno     As I'm sure you know,     only nobles possess mana. [08:54] Main     First the books, and now mana?     Darn those lucky nobles! [08:58] Benno     Contract magic was created as a way     of curbing high-handed nobles. [09:04] Benno     When signed, the magic ensures     that the terms are binding, [09:07] Benno     and it can't be canceled without     the consent of all parties. [09:11] Benno     This is the paper and special     ink used for contract magic: [09:16] Benno     magical items only granted to     merchants that cater to nobles. [09:22] Main     That's a strange ink pot.     The ink is blue, too. [09:27] Mark     It's highly expensive, [09:28] Mark     so it's only used for deals that     are considered very profitable. [09:32] Main     So wait, the Simple All-In-One Shampoo? [09:38] Main     I let it go too easily! [09:41] Main     "Main reserves all rights to produce     the paper or decide who makes it. [09:46] Main     Lutz retains exclusive     rights to sell the paper. [09:49] Main     Neither shall retain any rights to     decide its pricing or the profits." [09:53] Benno     Is that acceptable to you two? [09:56] Main     Yes, it looks fine to me. [09:58] Lutz     I'm okay with it, too. [10:00] Mark     Then please sign here. [10:22] Benno     Mark. [10:35] Main     The ink turned from blue to black! [10:38] Benno     It's your turn now. [10:41] Main     What? I can't! [10:49] Lutz     Main? Aren't you going to sign the contract? [10:57] Lutz     Hold out your hand. I'll do it for you. [11:23] Benno     With this, our contract is signed. [11:29] Main     I didn't expect to spend so much time there. [11:32] Main     I was surprised that you managed     to write your name perfectly. [11:36] Lutz     I was taught how to write it before. [11:38] Main     You did well not to forget. [11:43] Main     Now all that's left is to make the paper. [11:46] Lutz     Yeah. [11:48] Main     What's the matter, Lutz? [11:55] Main     Lutz! [11:56] Main     Wait, Lutz! [12:02] Lutz     Hey, uh... [12:07] Lutz     You are Main, right? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:22] Lutz     If you are, how were you able     to have that conversation? [12:26] Main     What conversation? [12:28] Lutz     All that stuff you were talking about     with the boss. I didn't get half of it. [12:36] Lutz     Main talking to an adult about stuff I don't     know like an equal doesn't seem right. [12:43] Lutz     Are you really Main? [12:48] Main     Are you saying I seem     like someone else to you? [12:55] Lutz     Uh, sorry. That was a weird thing to say. [13:00] Lutz     I'm just a bit surprised by all the     complicated stuff you were saying. [13:12] Main     I messed up. I was too eager today. [13:18] Main     But once we start making the paper, [13:21] Main     Lutz will definitely     realize that I'm not Main. [13:25] Main     What will he do when he finds out? [13:35] Main     Lutz... [13:47] Main     I'm home! [13:49] Eva     Welcome back. You were out late. [13:52] Main     Yeah. I had to write out order     forms at Mister Benno's place. [13:56] Tuuli     I have to prepare for tomorrow. [14:03] Gunther     I know you only just got back, [14:05] Gunther     but could you get some water for us? [14:08] Main     Oh, sure. [14:12] Ralph     Hey! [14:13] Ralph     Who are you? [14:16] Lutz     Where's Main? Give her back! [14:24] Main     Help! [14:27] All     Who are you? [14:28] All     Who are you? [14:28] All     Who are you? [14:29] All     Who are you? [14:30] All     Who are you? [14:30] All     Who are you? [14:30] All     Who are you? [14:31] All     Who are you? [14:32] All     Who are you? [14:33] All     Who are you? [14:34] Main     No! [14:37] Eva     Main? [14:39] Eva     Did you have a bad dream? [14:43] Main     I'm fine now. [14:45] Eva     Then go back to sleep, okay? [14:51] Main     If they find out that I'm not Main... [15:03] Main     then I can just let the fever     consume me and disappear. [15:10] Main     I don't wanna have any     regrets when that happens, [15:13] Main     so I'll put my everything     into making that paper. [15:23] Main     Facing Lutz is a little     awkward now, though... [15:27] Lutz     Morning. [15:28] Lutz     I have to go to the forest today, so I can't     come with you to see Mister Benno. [15:34] Main     Got it. [15:36] Main     I should finish all my dealings with     adults while Lutz isn't around. [15:40] Main     That way, I'll avoid any more suspicion. [15:43] Main     That's it! [15:49] Mark     Shall we go place our orders, then? [15:51] Main     Yes, please. [15:54] Main     Mister Mark, could we have a     workshop to put all our equipment? [15:59] Mark     A workshop, is it?     I'll talk to Master about it. [16:04] Mark     Do you have any requirements? [16:05] Main     We'll be going to the forest a lot, so     something near the south gate would be nice. [16:10] Mark     Understood. I'll take a     look around that area. [16:14] Mark     Oh, we're nearly at the lumberer's. [16:17] Main     Oh, is that it... [16:21] Mark     Miss Main?! [16:31] Main     Huh? Where am I? [16:33] Corinna     You've come to, Main? [16:36] Benno     Oh, you're up, lass! [16:38] Benno     I lost years of my life when     I heard you'd collapsed! [16:42] Main     I'm terribly sorry! [16:45] Benno     Wh-What are you doing? [16:48] Main     Kowtowing! [16:51] Main     W-Well, uh, it's my way of showing     I mean it when I say I'm sorry. [16:57] Benno     Otto did tell me you were frail, [17:00] Benno     but I didn't expect it to be quite this bad. [17:03] Main     I'm fine now! [17:07] Benno     Your fever's gone down. [17:09] Main     Yes, it has! It's gone! [17:12] Benno     Go straight home today. [17:13] Main     But there's so much to do! [17:16] Benno     Why, you little!     I said to go straight home! [17:20] Main     Ow! [17:21] Benno     You're hereby banned from coming here alone! [17:24] Benno     The lad should be with you every time! [17:26] Benno     If you have any memory at all,     you'll never forget that! [17:29] Main     Okay, okay! I won't! [17:31] Main     Ouch! [17:33] Main     And so, I was forcibly brought home, [17:38] Main     where I was given a real earful by Mom [17:42] Main     and found myself bedridden again. [17:46] Benno     That lass... [17:48] Benno     She really may have the Devouring. [17:51] Otto     You brought that up last time.      What exactly is it? [17:55] Benno     It manifests in commoners     who are born with mana. [17:58] Otto     But don't only nobles possess mana? [18:01] Otto     Besides, I've never even heard of this. [18:04] Benno     It's not well known because most of these     kids don't live to see their baptism. [18:10] Otto     What? Don't live to see their baptism? [18:13] Benno     Yeah. As one grows, so does their mana. [18:16] Benno     But if it grows too much,     it'll devour and kill them. [18:20] Benno     And the more mana they     have, the sooner they die. [18:24] Otto     Is there any way to survive it? [18:26] Benno     Yes, but it needs magical items that can     extract the excess mana from their body. [18:32] Otto     Then without them, Main will... [18:35] Benno     We don't know that for sure yet. [18:37] Benno     But if it really is the Devouring, [18:41] Benno     she will die very soon. [18:44] Otto     The captain will be inconsolable. [18:47] Gunther     Listen up, Main! [18:49] Gunther     Push yourself one more time, and I'm     not letting you out of the house! [18:51] Main     I-I get it, Dad. [18:54] Gunther     Lutz, take care of her. [18:56] Lutz     Sure, Mister Gunther. [18:58] Gunther     Also, you are to accompany her every     time she has to go to Gilberta. [19:04] Main     They said I'm banned from     entering if you're not with me. [19:07] Lutz     Banned? [19:15] Gunther     I'm counting on you, Lutz. [19:23] Lutz     I was just really upset, you know? [19:26] Lutz     When I saw you doing calculations and     talking about all that complicated stuff, [19:31] Lutz     I felt like you didn't need me at all. [19:35] Main     Lutz... [19:36] Lutz     That's why I lashed out. [19:39] Lutz     Sorry. [19:41] Main     Oh, that was you lashing out? [19:44] Main     Thank goodness. I thought     you'd come to hate me. [19:53] Lutz     I-I don't hate you! [19:55] Lutz     Come on, let's go. [20:01] Benno     Lad! Looking after the lass     is your number one priority! [20:06] Benno     Know that it's a vital mission     that only you can handle, okay? [20:11] Lutz     Only I can handle it? [20:13] Benno     That's right. [20:14] Benno     Do you think anyone other than you and her     family could babysit this reckless lass? [20:20] Lutz     Nope. [20:21] Benno     Do you think anyone here could do it? [20:25] Lutz     Nope. [20:26] Benno     Then let me ask you: [20:28] Benno     do you think she can walk     to the south gate today? [20:34] Lutz     Should be fine as long as     she doesn't walk too fast. [20:37] Benno     Excellent. [20:38] Benno     I'm letting you have a workshop     close to the south gate. [20:42] Benno     Have Mark show you there. [20:45] Main     Thank you! [20:47] Main     We should move everything as soon as... [20:54] Benno     Don't do anything stupid!     Just behave yourself! [20:57] Lutz     I'll do the heavy lifting, so don't     do anything that'd leave you in bed. [21:01] Mark     Please, just take care of your health. [21:07] Lutz     From that look on your face, I bet all     that went in one ear and out the other. [21:11] Main     Huh? How'd you know?! [21:21] Main     Sheesh! [21:23] Main     At the time, I hadn't yet realized [21:25] Main     that Lutz had completely stopped     calling me "Main" since that day. SIGN    Next Chapter Lutz's Main [23:08] Main     From this day onward, Lutz came to be     highly valued as the Main Supervisor. [23:13] Ferdinand     Well, I can certainly see why. [23:16] Main     What's that supposed to mean? [23:18] Ferdinand     Can you imagine how shocking it     is to see you suddenly collapse? [23:22] Ferdinand     I truly empathize with Benno and the others. [23:28] Main     Oh, Head Priest! I'll actually     make plant-based paper next time, [23:33] Main     so look forward to it! SIGN    Illustration by Chima E8 - Lutz's Main Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand     After tense negotiations, [00:02] Ferdinand     Main secured the rights to     produce and sell her paper. [00:05] Ferdinand     However, [00:06] Ferdinand     that made Lutz suspicious of her. [00:10] Ferdinand     With his unspoken doubts     still up in the air, [00:13] Ferdinand     the two were about to dive headlong     into the process of paper making. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Eight Lutz's Main [01:58] Mark     This will be your workshop. [02:02] Mark     It's already been given a quick cleanup. [02:04] Mark     You can see your pot and ashes right there, [02:07] Mark     and we'll have your materials brought here     as they're delivered to the company. [02:11] Main     Thank you, Mister Mark. [02:13] Lutz     Let's carry the stuff      we brought from home inside. [02:17] Main     Okay. [02:20] Main     Lutz is interacting with me like usual. [02:24] Main     I was worried that he'd figured out     that I wasn't really Main. [02:28] Main     I'm glad we've made up. [02:33] Mark     I have to return to the store. [02:36] Mark     Here is the key to this place. [02:38] Mark     Be sure to lock up and     return the key every day. [02:42] Main     Understood. Thank you for everything. [02:48] Lutz     So, what are we doing today? [02:51] Main     Hmm... Decide what size the steamer will be, [02:54] Main     take another look at the order forms, and... [02:57] Main     Oh, we also need to make bamboo sticks. [02:59] Lutz     Bamboo sticks? For what? SIGN    Drainer [03:02] Lutz     We'll put a bunch of them     together to make a drainer. [03:06] Main     It's part of the deckle,     used to screen the paper solution. SIGN    Deckle [03:12] Lutz     It broke again. [03:14] Main     These are really difficult to make. [03:17] Main     Maybe we should just decide on a length     and have someone else make it. [03:22] Lutz     We're going to the lumberer's to order     the steamer and stuff tomorrow. [03:25] Lutz     We can ask then. [03:27] Main     Yeah... [03:29] Craftsman     Huh? [03:30] Craftsman     What kinda wood did ya say ya want? [03:32] Main     U-Uh... To make a steamer... [03:37] Craftsman     Yeah, so what kinda wood?! [03:39] Main     E-Er... It should be hard and dry      so that the steam doesn't alter its shape. [03:47] Craftsman     Okay, good. You do know your stuff. [03:52] Craftsman     I'd say you want hedwan,     tworso, or peditree. [03:55] Craftsman     Which will it be? [03:56] Main     How am I supposed to decide? [03:59] Main     Do you know, Lutz? [04:01] Lutz     Hedwan is probably the easiest to use. [04:04] Craftsman     Do ya have a size in mind? [04:06] Main     Yes, it's on the order form. [04:09] Main     We would also like a mallet to pound fibers. [04:13] Main     Something Lutz can hold and swing. [04:16] Craftsman     Pound fibers? [04:18] Craftsman     What for? [04:20] Main     Unfortunately, I can't tell you that. [04:24] Craftsman     Striking the right balance between     hardness and weight will be key. [04:27] Craftsman     What ya use as a base     will also change things. [04:30] Main     A base? [04:32] Main     I hadn't considered that. [04:35] Main     Can we have the mallet and     the base made together? [04:38] Main     I'll write another order form now. [04:40] Craftsman     Sure, that's not a problem...     But you're gonna write the form? [04:45] Main     Yes. [04:47] Main     Will this do? [04:51] Craftsman     Y-Yeah... [04:54] Craftsman     Unbelievable. This looks good. [04:56] Main     Oh, one last thing. [04:59] Main     We want bamboo sticks like this one.      Can you make them? [05:03] Craftsman     Hmm... Precision work     like this is beyond me. [05:08] Craftsman     You should ask a craftsman. [05:09] Main     Understood! [05:11] Main     Thank you for all your help! [05:14] Craftsman     Sure. Drop by anytime ya need anything. [05:18] Craftsman     Bamboo sticks, eh? [05:19] Craftsman     Does it have to be wavy? [05:22] Main     I was trying to make it     nice and straight, actually. [05:26] Craftsman     Then coming to me was the right decision. [05:29] Craftsman     Is that all you need? [05:31] Main     Can you also make a drainer for us? [05:35] Main     It's a screen of sorts, with the bamboo     sticks tied up in a row like this. [05:39] Craftsman     That seems like a pain,     but it's not impossible. [05:42] Craftsman     However, I will need      really sturdy thread for it. [05:45] Main     Sturdy thread? [05:47] Craftsman     Like in spinne webs. [05:49] Craftsman     I can pick something out for you     if we can go to a thread seller now. [05:53] Main     Absolutely! [05:54] Lutz     Hey, don't push yourself. [05:56] Lutz     You'll go down first. [05:58] Main     I'll be fine! I'm not exerting myself... [06:01] Mark     Then I'll bring her there. [06:04] Mark     It seems she's once again     in the mood to be carried. [06:12] Main     Sorry to make you do this again and again. [06:14] Mark     Oh, it's nothing. Please don't worry about it. [06:17] Main     A month and a half later, [06:19] Main     we had everything in place     to start making our paper. [06:23] Main     Blue skies! White clouds! [06:26] Main     'Tis the perfect day to make paper, Lutz! [06:33] Main     Lutz? [06:34] Main     Are you okay? [06:36] Main     Do you want me to carry the steamer? [06:38] Lutz     Nah, you can't handle it. [06:48] Main     Maybe you should take a break, Lutz. [06:51] Lutz     Nah. [06:52] Lutz     Once we start steaming, we'll have to sit     around and wait for a bell's time, right? [06:56] Lutz     That can be my break. [07:00] Lutz     Okay. [07:01] Lutz     I'm gonna go chop some wood. [07:02] Lutz     You watch the pot and rest up. [07:06] Main     But you need the rest more than I do. [07:09] Lutz     I can't have you falling sick     before we finish the paper. [07:13] Lutz     You can pick up twigs or whatever around here,      but don't try to do too much. [07:17] Lutz     And yell if anything goes wrong, okay? [07:21] Main     Got it. [07:28] Main     We're out of twigs. [07:30] Main     Guess I'll go pick up some more. [07:39] Main     What is that? [07:46] Main     That is one red fruit. [07:48] Main     Is it edible? [07:55] Main     Ow, hot! [08:10] Main     H-Huh? What's with this sprouty thing? [08:15] Main     Lutz... Lutz! [08:17] Lutz     What's wrong? [08:18] Main     What is this? [08:20] Lutz     Trombe! [08:22] Main     Trombe? What's that? [08:25] Lutz     I'll explain later! [08:27] Ralph     What's the matter, Lutz? [08:29] Lutz     We have a trombe! [08:32] Lutz     You run away! [08:33] Main     Okay. [08:48] Ralph     See any more sprouting? [08:50] Kid     There shouldn't be. [08:54] Main     What the... What a weird plant. [08:59] Lutz     Are you okay? [09:01] Main     Yeah... Lutz, what was that? [09:05] Lutz     A trombe. [09:07] Lutz     If it's not weeded out as soon     as it starts sprouting, [09:09] Lutz     it'll suck up all the nutrients     in the soil and grow in a flash. [09:13] Main     So that's why it sprouted so quickly. [09:16] Lutz     Yeah. It becomes a real danger      if it gets too big, [09:19] Lutz     and the knight order      would have to be called in. [09:21] Main     They have a knight order?     Sounds like a fantasy world, all right. [09:25] Lutz     But that's weird. [09:27] Lutz     It's not trombe season yet,     and it was growing really fast. [09:31] Lutz     But it hasn't affected the soil here much. [09:35] Main     Huh... [09:37] Lutz     What? Don't you find it strange? [09:42] Main     Well, I've never seen one before. [09:46] Lutz     Right. [09:48] Lutz     You only started coming to     the forest this spring. [09:54] Main     I have an idea! [09:55] Main     Why don't we try make paper     out of that trombe? [09:58] Main     There's a bunch lying around, and you     chopped it down right after it sprouted, [10:02] Main     so the fibers should still be soft. [10:06] Main     And so we started making the paper with trombe. [10:13] Lutz     Will this do for the steaming part? [10:16] Main     Probably. [10:18] Main     Let me try peeling the bark off. [10:26] Main     Oh, wow! [10:28] Main     It came off! [10:29] Main     This might be the perfect     material for paper! [10:33] Lutz     I'm surprised you can tell. [10:36] Lutz     So, what next? [10:39] Main     We stretch it out and let it dry. [10:42] Main     When it's fully dried,     we wash it in the stream again. [10:45] Lutz     Hey... [10:47] Main     What? [10:50] Lutz     Never mind. We'll talk about it     when we finish the paper. [10:55] Lutz     You can never predict     when trombe will grow. [10:58] Lutz     We'll have to try other plants as well. [11:02] Main     Is Lutz still suspicious of me? [11:11] Main     The paper making process     continued to go smoothly, [11:14] Main     but I couldn't tell what was on Lutz's mind. [11:20] Main     Today, we boil the dried bark! [11:24] Lutz     We just have to let it boil for a bell, right? [11:26] Main     Yeah, but we also need to stir it... [11:31] Main     Gah! I just remembered     another thing we're missing! [11:35] Lutz     What is it? [11:36] Main     Lutz, make me two long sticks     to stir the pot. SIGN    Basically... [11:41] Main     Bamboo would be nice. SIGN    Chopsticks [11:46] Lutz     Will this do? [11:47] Main     Yeah! Thanks, Lutz! [11:55] Lutz     It's impressive that you can     hold them like that to stir the pot. [11:58] Main     U-Uh... Yeah, aren't I cool? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:17] Main     Today's work involves [12:19] Main     me removing any knots and bruises in the fiber [12:23] Main     and Lutz beating the fiber down. [12:26] Main     Once the edile fruit mixed in water     produces a sticky starch, [12:31] Main     we mix the fiber in it, [12:33] Main     completing the paper solution. [12:36] Main     We finally got to a stage I'm familiar with! [12:40] Main     You see, I made paper out of milk cartons     back when I was Urano. [12:44] Lutz     Are you really familiar with it? [12:46] Main     I've done this before. I got this. [12:48] Lutz     When and where? [12:52] Main     I, uh... I-I... [12:53] Main     It's a girly secret! No prying! [13:05] Lutz     Why are you shaking it like that? [13:08] Main     It balances out the thickness of the paper. [13:13] Lutz     Huh. And you know that      because you've done it before? [13:22] Main     Lutz... [13:24] Main     Please don't glare at me like that. [13:28] Main     A few more days passed... [13:31] Main     Everything went smoothly, [13:33] Main     and we finished our first pieces of paper. [13:39] Main     It's paper. [13:40] Main     It's actually paper. [13:43] Main     We really did it. [13:47] Main     It'll be dry by sunset. [13:50] Main     Once it's dried, we have to      peel it off carefully so it doesn't tear, [13:53] Main     and we'll be all done. [13:55] Lutz     So it's as good as finished, right? [13:59] Lutz     I said we'd talk when     we finished the paper, remember? [14:05] Main     Do you want to do it out here     or inside the workshop? [14:09] Lutz     Here is fine. [14:12] Main     So, what did you want to talk about? [14:17] Lutz     Tell me... [14:19] Lutz     Who are you? [14:23] Lutz     You know how to make paper,      and even said you'd done it before. [14:28] Lutz     There's no way you're Main. [14:33] Main     You're right. [14:36] Lutz     Then if you're not her... [14:42] Lutz     Where is the real Main? Give her back! [14:52] Main     Okay. [14:54] Main     I don't mind giving her back, [14:56] Main     but it'd be better if I did it back home. [15:01] Lutz     Why? [15:03] Main     Because I'm pretty sure      only a corpse will remain after I'm gone. [15:11] Lutz     Y... Wha... Wh... What are you saying?! [15:14] Lutz     You mean she's gone forever? [15:18] Lutz     She's never coming back?! [15:22] Main     I think so. [15:31] Lutz     Answer me this: [15:33] Lutz     did you devour Main with your fever? [15:37] Main     That's half-right and half-wrong. [15:41] Main     I believe that the real Main     was consumed by her fever, too. [15:45] Main     But I am not the cause of the fever. [15:49] Main     Hell, it's eating away at me, too. [15:55] Lutz     What does that mean?! [15:57] Lutz     Isn't this all your doing?! [15:58] Lutz     Didn't Main disappear because of you?! [16:01] Lutz     Tell me I'm right! [16:04] Main     You know... [16:07] Main     It's not like I wanted to be Main! [16:11] Main     I lived and died in a different world, [16:15] Main     but suddenly I found that     I'd become some child! [16:18] Main     If I had the choice, I'd never have     picked such a sickly body! [16:24] Lutz     You didn't want to take Main's place? [16:31] Main     Would you want to? [16:34] Main     Her body is so frail, just walking a little     leaves it bedridden the next day. [16:45] Main     Is that fever gonna eat you alive,      just like Main? [16:50] Main     Yeah, probably. [16:54] Main     So if you want me gone, just say so. [16:58] Main     I'll go away anytime. [17:01] Lutz     Why are you telling me that? [17:03] Main     Because I would've been long gone     already if it wasn't for you. [17:09] Main     I fell sick after Mom used      my wood tablets as firewood, remember? [17:16] Main     At the time, I didn't mind if     the fever swallowed me whole. [17:21] Main     Try as I might, I was never getting     my books, so I didn't care anymore. [17:27] Main     But then... [17:29] Main     I saw your face, [17:32] Main     remembered the promise I made to you,      and came back to myself. [17:37] Lutz     What promise? [17:39] Main     To introduce you to Otto. [17:43] Lutz     Oh, but that was... [17:44] Main     We met Otto and Benno,     so I fulfilled my promise. [17:48] Main     I even managed to make paper. [17:50] Main     I do still want to complete a book, [17:54] Main     but if you want me gone, I'm okay with that. [17:59] Lutz     That's just absurd! [18:02] Lutz     Since when have you been Main? [18:06] Main     What do you think? [18:08] Main     When do you think I stopped     being the Main you knew? [18:13] Lutz     Why, you... [18:22] Lutz     Was it when you started wearing that thing? [18:27] Main     Yeah, that's correct. [18:32] Lutz     That's almost an entire year ago! [18:36] Lutz     The family hasn't realized? [18:40] Main     They have noticed that I'm weird, [18:43] Main     but I don't think they've ever considered      that I might not be Main. [18:46] Main     Besides, Dad was saying he was happy     just seeing how active I'd become. [18:55] Lutz     I see. [19:03] Main     Lutz? [19:05] Lutz     I don't think it's my place to decide.     It should be Main's family. [19:11] Main     Are you saying things      can stay like this for now? [19:14] Main     And you're okay with that? [19:15] Lutz     Again, it's not my place to decide! [19:21] Main     Are you sure you don't want me gone? [19:24] Main     I'm not the real Main, you know? [19:34] Lutz     It's fine. [19:36] Lutz     It's not like Main will come back     once you're gone. [19:40] Lutz     Besides, if it's been you for an entire year, [19:44] Lutz     most of my memories with "Main"     are actually of you. [19:58] Lutz     So... You can still be Main to me. [20:06] Main     Lutz's words made everything     fall into place deep inside of me. [20:12] Main     It may have only been a tiny piece, [20:16] Main     but it was the final piece of the puzzle     that is my life here. [20:24] Main     And as the river grew colder, [20:26] Main     and paper-making became that much harder... [20:29] Main     Mister Benno, we've brought     prototypes of the paper. [20:33] Benno     Oh? [20:34] Main     We've made three samples of varying     thickness each from two plants. [20:39] Benno     Let me see for myself how good it is. [20:47] Benno     Wow, it works. [20:50] Benno     It's easier to write on than parchment,     but it does blot the ink a little. [20:53] Benno     It's not that big a problem, I suppose... [20:56] Main     So, do we pass? [20:58] Main     Can Lutz be your apprentice? [21:03] Benno     You pass. [21:06] Main     Yay! [21:08] Main     We did it, Lutz! [21:10] Lutz     Yeah! [21:11] Benno     This one is higher quality. [21:14] Main     We made those from trombe. [21:16] Benno     What? Trombe?! [21:19] Main     Hmm... It'd be nice if we could     mass-produce paper from it. [21:23] Lutz     No way! Not with something that dangerous! [21:26] Benno     Do you want to turn the forest     into a wasteland?! [21:29] Main     Huh? We can't use it? SIGN    Next Chapter The Guild Master's Granddaughter [23:09] Main     How do you like that, Head Priest? [23:11] Main     I went and finished my paper! [23:14] Ferdinand     Good. Now you can finally     start making books. [23:18] Main     U-Uh, no. There's a lot left to do yet. [23:22] Main     Apparently, you need some kind     of license to sell paper. [23:26] Main     And the next step in the book-making     process will need even more capital... [23:31] Ferdinand     I see you still have a long, long way to go. SIGN    Illustration by Hachikawa Kyu E9 - The Guild Master's Granddaughter Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     The bond between Lutz and Main grew deeper     as he accepted her for who she was. [00:07] Ferdinand     They went on to complete their paper [00:09] Ferdinand     and received a passing grade from Benno. [00:13] Ferdinand     Now, the two of them are faced     with new encounters... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Nine The Guild Master's Granddaughter [01:59] Lutz     Wow! I've never seen so much     money in one place before! [02:03] Main     Uh, I've never bought anything myself, [02:07] Main     so I can't tell what's worth how much. [02:10] Benno     What? Are you kidding me? [02:12] Lutz     She collapses at the drop of a hat,     so she's never sent on errands. [02:19] Benno     Mark, teach her the various     denominations of currency. [02:23] Mark     Certainly, Master. [02:26] Mark     One small bronze coin is worth 10 lyon. SIGN    Small Bronze Coin SIGN    10 lyon [02:28] Mark     Ten small bronzes are 100 lyon,     equal to one medium bronze coin. SIGN    Small Bronze Coin Medium Bronze Coin SIGN    10 lyon 100 lyon [02:33] Mark     And ten medium bronzes are 1,000 lyon,     equal to one large bronze coin. SIGN    Medium Bronze Coin Large Bronze Coin SIGN    100 lyon 1,000 lyon [02:37] Main     I see. [02:39] Main     Then ten large bronzes are     10,000 lyon, which is... SIGN    Large Bronze Coin SIGN    1,000 lyon 10,000 lyon [02:43] Mark     One small silver coin. SIGN    Small Bronze Coin = 10 lyon Medium Bronze Coin = 100 lyon Large Bronze Coin = 1,000 lyon Small Silver Coin = 10,000 lyon Big Silver Coin = 100,000 lyon Small Gold Coin = 1,000,000 lyon Big Gold Coin = 10,000,000 lyon [02:45] Main     Ten small silvers are 100,000 lyon,     equal to one large silver coin. [02:49] Main     Ten large silvers are 1 million,     equal to one small gold coin. [02:53] Main     Ten small golds are 10 million,     equal to one large gold coin. [02:57] Mark     Correct. Very well done. [02:59] Benno     Now, let's discuss the payment     for the paper prototype. [03:04] Benno     Your share is one small silver     and eight large bronzes each. [03:11] Lutz     This is money we earned, right? [03:14] Main     It doesn't feel real, huh? [03:16] Benno     When spring comes, we'll     mass-produce the paper. [03:19] Benno     You'll be able to make a     small gold coin in no time. [03:23] Main     Speaking of making money... [03:26] Main     Would this make a decent product? [03:32] Benno     You were involved in that as well? [03:35] Benno     N-Nothing. Do you make these     all by yourself, lass? [03:44] Main     "I come up with creations,     and Lutz makes them," so... [03:48] Main     No. I make the decorations,     and Lutz makes the pin. [03:53] Main     Right? [03:54] Lutz     Huh? Y-Yeah... [03:56] Main     We're planning on making     that our winter handiwork. [04:00] Benno     Sounds good. [04:02] Benno     Now, a question: [04:04] Benno     Do you two have the time and     energy to go somewhere? [04:11] Benno     This is the Merchant Guild. [04:14] Main     Merchant Guild, you say? [04:16] Benno     Anybody who does any kind of business     must register themselves with the Guild. [04:21] Benno     Unless you do, you can't sell     paper or even scraps of it. [04:25] Benno     If you do business without registering,     you'll be punished severely. [04:31] Benno     The three of us are going upstairs. [04:33] Man     Your card, please. [04:47] Main     The gate vanished! [04:49] Main     Is that a magical item, too? [04:52] Benno     Yes. This place has links to nobility. [04:56] Benno     I hope your registration goes smoothly... [05:03] Man     A carpenter's son, and a soldier's daughter? [05:06] Man     Please take a seat and wait. [05:11] Main     A bookshelf! [05:13] Benno     Bookshelf? That's a file cabinet. [05:15] Benno     It only has scrolls and wooden plaques. [05:19] Main     You don't call everything     with writing a book? [05:22] Main     Even plaques and scrolls? [05:24] Benno     Of course not! [05:25] Benno     Books are smartly bound,     highly valuable items. [05:30] Main     Not that I care, as long as I can read! [05:38] Benno     I should've seen it coming! [05:39] Benno     Knowing that old fart, he's going to     find something to complain about! [05:44] Main     "Old fart"? [05:48] Main     Mercantile law, noble almanacs, and... [05:51] Main     What's that? [05:54] Main     A map! [05:58] Benno     This is Ehrenfest. [06:00] Main     Ehrenfest? [06:02] Benno     Yeah. [06:03] Benno     Towns are named after their lords. [06:06] Main     Where does the lord live? [06:09] Benno     In the noble quarters to the north. [06:11] Benno     To the east is the highway, and you'll     find a lot of travelers there. [06:15] Benno     The south has farming villages,     the forest, and a small town. [06:19] Benno     The river lies to the west. [06:20] Benno     Cross it, and you'll reach     the neighboring domain. [06:23] Benno     The two lords are friends,     so it's a busy route. [06:28] Benno     You'll eventually go there     to stock up as well. [06:31] Lutz     Really? [06:32] Benno     Yes, if we can get you registered. [06:35] Main     Is it that difficult to get registered? [06:39] Man     Mister Benno, the guild master     would like to see you. [06:44] Benno     Let's go. [06:46] Guild Master     Thank you for coming. [06:48] Main     So that's the "old fart." [06:51] Guild Master     Let's get right down to business, Benno. [06:55] Guild Master     Temporary registrations are for unbaptized     children to help their family business. [07:03] Guild Master     I can't permit them for kids     who aren't related to you. [07:09] Benno     There's a first time for everything. [07:11] Benno     What if I say it's for a clear objective? [07:14] Guild Master     What do you mean? [07:17] Benno     You'll change your tune once you find out     what these two have up their sleeves. [07:22] Guild Master     What could these kids have? [07:24] Benno     You'll see. Main, show our     Guild Master the thing. [07:30] Main     Here you are. [07:32] Guild Master     I-Is that... [07:33] Guild Master     Is that your product?! [07:35] Benno     Weren't you looking for a hair     ornament a lot like this? [07:42] Main     Oh? I'm starting to see     the big picture here. [07:45] Man     Did you say that hair ornament? [07:47] Guild Master     That's the next big thing!     Find out who made it! [07:50] Benno     If this is indeed what you're looking for, [07:52] Benno     they plan to make more as part     of their winter handiwork. [07:56] Benno     But since they aren't being     allowed temporary registrations, [07:59] Benno     they regrettably can't sell them,     even if they do make more. [08:03] Benno     What a crying shame, truly! [08:09] Guild Master     I approve their temporary registration. [08:14] Benno     Thank you very much. [08:17] Main     And so, Lutz and I were     issued IDs—guild cards. [08:39] Guild Master     Let me introduce myself.     I'm Gustav, the guild master. [08:45] Guild Master     My granddaughter Freida will     be baptized in the winter. [08:49] Guild Master     I would like the ornament     before the ceremony. [08:52] Guild Master     How does this sound? [08:54] Benno     There's only a month left until     the winter baptism ceremony. [08:58] Benno     We can prioritize your order,     but it will cost you. [09:04] Guild Master     This is as high as I can go! [09:07] Benno     Thank you for your business! [09:09] Guild Master     Then we have a deal. [09:12] Guild Master     Make another like the one you showed      me earlier before the ceremony. [09:16] Main     Don't you want it styled to     her hair color or her outfit? [09:21] Guild Master     I don't want her to find out about it. [09:24] Main     Oh boy. Not one of those     unpleasant surprises. [09:27] Main     Wouldn't your granddaughter be troubled if she'd     already planned to wear something different? [09:33] Main     If you're giving her a gift, [09:36] Main     you'd want to see her smile     rather than frown, right? [09:40] Main     Besides, she'd wear it more lovingly if     it were made with her opinions in mind. [09:47] Guild Master     Main, was it? [09:49] Guild Master     Why don't you work for me? [09:52] Benno     Rejected! [09:54] Guild Master     My store is bigger than Benno's,     and you'll be paid better. [09:57] Main     Mister Benno has helped me so much,     I could never fully repay him. [10:01] Guild Master     I'll repay him for you. [10:03] Main     U-Uh... [10:05] Benno     Main! Tell him in no unclear     terms that you refuse! [10:09] Main     I-I'm afraid I must refuse. [10:11] Guild Master     I see. [10:13] Guild Master     Of course you couldn't speak your     mind next to such a scary escort. [10:21] Main     After that, we made plans to meet with     the guild master's granddaughter, [10:25] Main     and then returned to the store. [10:28] Mark     Welcome back. [10:30] Benno     That old fart jumped on the hair ornament,     so I took his order for this much. [10:35] Main     Oh, what was that all about? [10:38] Mark     It means four small silvers. [10:40] Lutz & Main     What? Four small silvers?! [10:43] Main     That's daylight robbery! [10:45] Benno     If you can make money, make as much of it     whenever, wherever, and however you can. [10:51] Main     But... [10:52] Benno     You should study up on the value of things. [10:54] Benno     All of your creations are luxury items. [10:58] Benno     If you don't understand how they're priced, [11:01] Benno     you'll turn the market upside down. [11:06] Main     Before leaving, Lutz and I decided to take     a portion of the prototype money— [11:10] Main     the small silver coin—and deposit     it with the Merchant Guild. [11:13] Main     The Guild also functions     as a bank, apparently. [11:18] Benno     You go to war tomorrow. [11:21] Benno     Stay on your toes. [11:22] Main     We're just going to see a girl, you know? [11:24] Benno     I've heard that Freida takes after the old     fart the most among his grandchildren. [11:29] Lutz     If she tries to recruit Main like he     did today, prevent it at all costs. [11:33] Lutz     Got that, Lutz? [11:34] Lutz     Gotcha. [11:35] Main     You don't have to be so wary. [11:39] Main     See you tomorrow, then. [11:43] Main     As Urano, I always looked forward to     repaying my folks with my first salary. [11:50] Tuuli     What? How did you get this money, Main? [11:53] Main     We finished our paper,     so we had Benno buy it. [11:57] Main     We have to stock up for winter     soon, right? Use this money. [12:00] Eva     This is amazing, Main. [12:02] Tuuli     You must've worked so hard. [12:03] Main     Lutz and I made it together. [12:06] Eva     Come to think of it, you two     have been up to something. [12:09] Tuuli     Attagirl, Main! [12:12] Gunther     I'm not sure I follow, but I'm     proud of you anyway, Main! [12:15] Main     That hurts, Dad. [12:17] Main     Dad and Mom were over the moon. [12:21] Main     How about your folks? [12:23] Lutz     They were happy I made money, [12:26] Lutz     but when I told my dad     I made paper and sold it, [12:30] Lutz     he started ranting about how I     should be a paper craftsman. [12:33] Main     Oh... [12:35] Lutz     But I wanna work a job where I'll     get the chance to leave this town. [12:39] Lutz     You wanna hurry up and     make a book too, right? [12:42] Main     Yeah. When that's done,     the next goal is a bookstore. [12:46] Main     That's a long ways away, though. [12:49] Lutz     I don't mind selling books with you, Main. [12:53] Lutz     It hit me while looking     at that map yesterday. [12:56] Lutz     Booksellers can sell their wares     to nobility across the lands. [12:59] Lutz     Doesn't that sound great? [13:03] Main     It certainly doesn't sound bad. [13:04] Freida     Would you be Main? [13:06] Main     Oh, yes. [13:12] Freida     I'm Freida. [13:15] Freida     Pleasure to meet you. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:27] Freida     I could tell immediately from your hairpin. [13:32] Freida     It was the perfect identifier. [13:34] Lutz     I-It's nice to see you. [13:37] Freida     Allow me to show you to my home. [13:40] Main     This girl exudes "well-bred rich girl"     from every pore of her skin. [13:45] Main     Looks like Benno's fears that she takes     after her grandfather were unfounded. [13:50] Freida     We're here. [13:54] Main     The Ottmar Company? [13:56] Lutz     So this is the guild master's store. [14:02] Main     He's gotta be really loaded. [14:07] Freida     Let us get right to it, then. [14:09] Main     Sure. [14:11] Main     Miss Freida, here's a sample of the     hair ornament the guild master ordered. [14:16] Freida     Oh my! This is it! [14:20] Freida     You see, I've always loved     watching the baptism day parade. [14:29] Freida     And this summer, [14:31] Freida     this hair ornament stood     out from everything else. [14:36] Freida     So I begged Grandfather     to get me one for myself! [14:38] Freida     I'll bring out the outfit right away. [14:41] Main     So then, we sat down [14:43] Main     and picked out a color for the     ornament that'd suit the outfit. [14:47] Main     She also gave me some of the     thread used in the outfit. [14:52] Main     But we did run into a snag. [14:55] Main     If you're going to wear your hair like this     on the day, you'll need two ornaments. [14:59] Freida     Oh, I suppose I'll have to double your pay. [15:03] Main     No. You gave me thread to use as material, [15:06] Main     so it's fine as is. [15:09] Freida     That won't do. I'll pay for two. [15:13] Main     Oh, you don't have to. [15:16] Freida     But I will. [15:17] Main     You really don't have to. [15:19] Freida     No, let me! [15:21] Lutz     Then why not make the second one half-price? [15:24] Lutz     Main wants to give a discount     in return for the thread. [15:27] Lutz     Freida wants to pay for the two ornaments. [15:30] Lutz     Then let's split it down the middle     and make the second one half-price. [15:34] Main     You're a genius, Lutz! [15:36] Main     Is that acceptable, Miss Freida? [15:38] Freida     I don't mind, but... [15:41] Freida     If you can make money, make as much of it     whenever, wherever, and however you can. [15:47] Freida     Isn't that what business is all about? [15:50] Main     Huh? Is she more than just     an innocent rich girl? [16:00] Freida     It's colde water. [16:02] Freida     A drink made by mixing colde juice     with honey and diluting it with water. [16:06] Main     Oh, the fruit that looks like raspberries? [16:12] Main     So sweet! [16:13] Lutz     Yeah! It's so sweet and nice! [16:16] Main     Did you make this, Miss Freida? [16:18] Freida     No, our cook did. [16:21] Main     I guess you never need to cook, then. [16:24] Main     How do you spend your time usually? [16:28] Freida     My favorite pastime? [16:30] Freida     Counting money, I guess? [16:34] Main     Excuse me? [16:35] Freida     Not just counting it, but piling it up, too! [16:38] Freida     It gives me great joy to feel its     pleasant weight fill up a bag. [16:42] Freida     And isn't the sound of coins scraping     together the most delightful thing? [16:45] Main     M-My piggy bank growing heavier     used to make me happy, too. [16:51] Freida     You understand my hobby?! [16:54] Freida     Say, Main! Why don't you work for me?! [16:57] Lutz     No! [16:58] Freida     Our store is bigger than Mister     Benno's, and the pay will be better. [17:02] Main     Mister Benno has helped me so much,     I could never fully repay him. [17:06] Freida     I can repay him for you! [17:09] Lutz     Main, turn her down in no unclear terms! [17:11] Main     I'm getting déjà vu... I had this     same conversation yesterday! [17:16] Freida     You haven't been baptized, meaning you're     not officially his apprentice yet. [17:21] Freida     So join me. You love sweet things, don't you? [17:24] Main     I do... [17:25] Main     I-I must respectfully decline! [17:28] Freida     That's too bad. [17:30] Freida     But we'll see each other often at the Guild. [17:34] Freida     I can hardly wait. [17:36] Main     Right... [17:39] Benno     What? You made the second one half-price? [17:42] Benno     Are you stupid?! [17:44] Benno     What if people now start demanding     the second one be free?! [17:49] Benno     And I told you, [17:50] Main     When we got back to the store, [17:50] Benno     "If you can make money, make as much of it     whenever, wherever, and however you can!" [17:52] Main     Benno gave us a real earful. [17:55] Benno     Well, whatever. As long as you     charged for the second one. [17:59] Benno     So, how was the old fart's granddaughter? [18:03] Main     She's a cut above even the guild master. [18:06] Lutz     I thought she was kinda like Main. [18:08] Main     What? In what way?! [18:09] Lutz     The way she looks when     she's talking about money [18:12] Lutz     is just how you look when     you're talking about books. [18:16] Lutz     And you two are the same in terms of     being cute but also total weirdos. [18:25] Main     One month later... [18:28] Freida     My, how wonderful! [18:30] Freida     May I try them on? [18:32] Guild Master     Of course. [18:34] Main     Allow me. [18:36] Freida     B-But... [18:41] Main     All done. [18:44] Freida     How do I look? [18:46] Guild Master     Oh, very pretty, Freida. [18:49] Guild Master     You look like a flower fairy right now. [18:51] Main     It suits you very well, Miss Freida. [18:54] Freida     Thank you, Main! [18:59] Main     The guild master and Benno left     the room to discuss business. [19:04] Main     Miss Freida paid for the ornaments herself. [19:08] Main     Well, our job here is done. [19:10] Main     Thank you very much, Miss Freida. [19:12] Freida     Main! We're friends now, so call me Freida! [19:18] Main     F-Friends? [19:21] Freida     I have to say, you've come up     with a truly intriguing concept. [19:25] Main     What do you mean? [19:28] Freida     Well, we have cloth embroidered     with thread to give it depth, [19:32] Freida     but nothing like these flowers—made out     of thread alone, yet jumping out at you. [19:36] Freida     This could be revolutionary. [19:39] Main     So this is what Benno was talking about. [19:42] Main     I may have just made a huge mistake. [19:47] Lutz     Main, we should leave. [19:50] Main     Oh, I'm frail and fall ill often. [19:54] Main     Lutz is monitoring my condition for me. [19:58] Freida     Huh? [19:59] Freida     Main, do you have the Devouring? [20:02] Main     The what? [20:04] Freida     The Devouring. It feels like you have a     fever inside that's eating away at you. [20:09] Main     You know about my illness? [20:12] Freida     I do, because I have it as well. [20:17] Freida     See how tiny I am? [20:20] Freida     I was thinking you were     pretty small yourself. [20:23] Main     How can it be cured? [20:26] Freida     The Devouring... [20:29] Freida     can't be cured. [20:33] Freida     Because it's not a disease, exactly. [20:36] Freida     You can control the fever,     but it costs a lot of money. [20:42] Main     Money... [20:44] Freida     The Devouring won't do anything,     as long as you're motivated. [20:49] Freida     But remember that it'll come back to bite     you if you're ever aimless or lose heart. [20:56] Main     Is that so? [20:58] Main     Thank you very much for that     information, Miss Freida. [21:02] Freida     Main. [21:03] Freida     You really should come work for me. [21:08] Freida     We'll make lots of money while     figuring out interesting products. [21:12] Freida     Doesn't it sound fun? [21:16] Main     Oh, Miss Freida. [21:18] Freida     That's Freida to you! [21:21] Main     Freida. [21:21] Main      SIGN    Next Chapter To the Second Winter [23:08] Ferdinand     So you've finally learned     that you have the Devouring. [23:11] Main     I have! And when I was told that I'd     be fine as long as I was motivated, [23:16] Main     I felt like I'd become a     type of migratory fish. [23:20] Ferdinand     Mygreatory fish? What does that mean? [23:22] Main     A fish that dies if it doesn't keep swimming. [23:25] Ferdinand     I've never heard of any such fish. [23:27] Ferdinand     I would love to see one. [23:29] Main     Forget about the fish and     worry about me, Head Priest! SIGN    Illustration by Akira Rio E10 - To the Second Winter Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     A hair ornament sale expanded     Main's world some more. [00:06] Ferdinand     Meanwhile, the Devouring was     threatening to ravage her body. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Ten To the Second Winter [01:53] Main     A year has passed since     I came to this world. [01:56] Main     It's pork stocking day again. [01:59] Main     Soon, my second winter here will arrive. [02:04] Main     Three days, huh? [02:06] Main     I haven't been bedridden     for this long in a while. [02:10] Main     I thought I'd been getting better     lately, but here we are. [02:18] Main     Stay away, Devouring Fever! [02:21] Main     Stuff it in a box, shut the lid on it, [02:26] Main     and we're good! [02:29] Main     It's so strange. [02:30] Main     A little anxiety was all     it took for it to return. (Flashback) [02:33] Ferdinand     The Devouring won't do anything,     as long as you're motivated. [02:39] Main     That's right. I should distract     myself with fun things. [02:44] Main     Benno told me to go through     this. I wonder what it's about. [02:50] All     We're home! [02:52] Tuuli     Look, Main! [02:54] Main     Oh, bacon! [02:56] Tuuli     I'll make you some soup right away. [02:58] Main     Thanks, Tuuli. [03:00] Lutz     Hey, Main. [03:01] Main     Lutz? [03:03] Lutz     Tuuli told me your fever's gone down,     so I stopped by to see how you're doing. [03:07] Lutz     You missed out on pork stocking again, huh? [03:12] Main     Actually, I'm rather glad I did. [03:15] Lutz     I got worried cause your fever     lasted so long this time. [03:17] Main     It's gone now, so relax. [03:21] Lutz     I don't know anything about this     "devouring" thing Freida mentioned, [03:25] Lutz     so I'm not sure I did a good job     monitoring your condition. [03:29] Main     Nah, you were perfect. [03:32] Main     It's thanks to you that I've     stopped collapsing in public. [03:35] Lutz     Glad to hear it. [03:37] Main     I can go to the store tomorrow. [03:39] Main     By the way, take a look. [03:44] Benno     One... SIGN    One: Smarten up your appearance and learn how to greet people [03:46] Benno     Smarten up your appearance and     learn how to greet people. [03:49] Benno     Two... [03:50] Benno     Learn how to read and write all     the basic words and numbers. SIGN    Two: Learn how to read and write all the basic words and numbers [03:53] Benno     Three... SIGN    Three: Learn how to use a calculator [03:54] Benno     Learn how to use a calculator. [03:57] Main     It's the training process     for new apprentices. [04:00] Benno     Listen up! Get this done over the winter! [04:03] Lutz     All of this over the winter? [04:06] Lutz     No way! [04:08] Main     The biggest issue is the appearance part. [04:14] Benno     Is your fever gone? [04:16] Main     Yes. Sorry I caused you trouble. [04:21] Main     Thank you for giving me this. [04:23] Main     It says to smarten up our appearance,     but what exactly are you looking for? [04:27] Benno     For starters, you'll need     work clothes and shoes. [04:32] Benno     Ten small silvers should get     you to passable levels. [04:35] Lutz     Ten small silvers? I don't     have that kind of money! [04:39] Main     Remember those silvers we     deposited with the Guild? [04:43] Main     We can just use those. [04:45] Lutz     Oh, we did that for times like these? [04:48] Main     And as capital for when we     start making something new. [04:52] Main     Remember when we were stuck needing nails? [04:54] Benno     Basically, you need money for     anything and everything. [04:58] Lutz     I see. [04:59] Lutz     I always thought you should     take all your earnings home, [05:03] Lutz     so I felt guilty toward my folks. [05:05] Main     It's not a bad thing to save up     money you made for yourself. [05:12] Lutz     Man, I feel better now. [05:14] Lutz     Thanks, Main. [05:16] Benno     That takes care of the appearance issue. [05:19] Benno     Next... Lutz, you need     to learn some manners. [05:22] Benno     You can't serve customers     talking like you do now. [05:26] Main     For starters, [05:27] Main     it'd be nice if you could add "please"     and "thank you" to your sentences. [05:32] Main     If you could, please. [05:35] Lutz     Oh, uh, I guess I can do that... [05:37] Lutz     Please! [05:42] Main     Come on, Mister Benno... [05:44] Benno     I don't know how much you can     improve over the winter, [05:47] Benno     but give it your best shot. [05:49] Benno     By the way, we've run into a problem     with the Simple All-In-One Shampoo. [05:54] Main     What happened? [05:55] Benno     I'm having a workshop make it for me, [05:58] Benno     but they're not getting the same results     despite following your instructions. [06:02] Benno     Would you have any idea why? [06:04] Main     I mean, it's as simple as crushing     the fruit and extracting the oil. [06:08] Benno     I can't sell it like this. [06:10] Benno     And that would violate the contract magic. [06:14] Main     What happens when the     contract magic is violated? [06:18] Benno     In the worst case, it could     threaten our very lives. [06:22] Main     Why didn't you tell me that?! [06:25] Main     And so we made our way to     the workshop at once. [06:43] Main     Oh, I get it now. [06:45] Benno     What was it? [06:46] Man     What was the problem? [06:48] Main     The cloth you're using to wring the oil out. [06:50] Benno     The cloth? [06:52] Main     You're using a nice smooth cloth     here, which has tiny pores by nature. SIGN    Smooth SIGN    Rough [06:57] Main     But the cheap rough cloth     back home is way more porous. [07:01] Main     Wringing the fruit with it leaves fruit     fiber and seed pieces in the oil. [07:07] Main     Those play a crucial role in removing     the impurities in your hair. [07:11] Man     I see. We need rougher cloth, huh? [07:14] Man     That means we can't use everything     we extracted so far. [07:18] Main     Of course we can. Not using     them would be a huge waste. [07:22] Main     You just need to make them scrubs...     I mean, put in abrasives. [07:27] Main     If you select the ingredients carefully,     you'll be able to make high quality stuff. [07:31] Man     Wow, missy. You know a lot. [07:39] Benno     And she probably knows a lot     more than she's letting on. [07:42] Main     Crap! If this keeps up, it'll be the     Lutz situation all over again! [07:47] Benno     Main. [07:48] Main     I absolutely can't say any more! [07:52] Main     Any more information will cost you. [07:54] Main     I'm not giving it out for free. [07:56] Benno     Very well. [07:58] Benno     Mind if we borrow your meeting room? [08:00] Man     S-Sure, go ahead. [08:02] Main     Huh? Wai... [08:05] Lutz     Main! [08:06] Main     Hey! [08:06] Benno     We're just going to talk. [08:07] Benno     Everyone stay away. [08:12] Benno     Two small golds. [08:14] Main     Excuse me? [08:17] Benno     I'll pay you two small golds. [08:19] Benno     Give me information: any improvements,     substitute ingredients, [08:22] Benno     and everything else you can think of. [08:25] Main     Two small golds? [08:27] Main     Three small golds. [08:29] Benno     Three small golds? [08:31] Main     "If you can make money, make as much of it     whenever, wherever, and however you can." [08:36] Main     Isn't that right? [08:39] Benno     Three small golds, was it?     That's as high as I can go. [08:43] Main     W-Wait a minute! [08:45] Benno     Just take it and save it. [08:47] Benno     Money is the only thing that can     stave off your Devouring. [08:52] Main     How did you know? [08:54] Benno     I always considered the possibility, [08:57] Benno     but the old fart confirmed it the other day. [08:59] Benno     He said Freida told him     you had the Devouring. [09:04] Benno     She's survived because she's rich     and has ties with nobility. [09:08] Benno     All I can do for you is     pay for your information. [09:13] Main     Mister Benno... [09:16] Benno     Sit down. [09:20] Benno     Even if you have to sell everything     you know, do it and save up money [09:23] Benno     for when the time comes. [09:25] Main     What do you mean? [09:29] Benno     When your fever can't be suppressed anymore. [09:35] Main     I thought the fever had     grown more active lately. [09:39] Main     So I wasn't just imagining it. [09:44] Main     It took so much to get this far... [09:48] Main     I don't wanna die yet. [09:51] Main     I want to... [09:54] Main     No, I will survive! [09:56] Main     I understand. I'll take     the three small golds. [10:04] Main     I sold the methods to improve the     Simple All-In-One Shampoo to Benno, [10:08] Main     including how salt can act as an abrasive, [10:11] Main     and how citrus makes it easier     to remove impurities. [10:17] Benno     Hmm... Did you try all of this out? [10:20] Main     No, I couldn't. The ingredients     are too valuable for my family. [10:26] Benno     You couldn't try them,     and yet you know they work? [10:32] Benno     Just who are you? [10:43] Main     That's a secret. [10:45] Main     No amount of small golds     will get me to talk. [10:50] Main     I was ready for this when I decided     to give you all that information. [10:54] Main     But... [10:57] Main     Will you give me the boot because     you find a child like me creepy? [11:11] Benno     Nah. Since you're so profitable, [11:13] Benno     I'll try even harder to ensure nobody     else gets their hands on you. [11:18] Benno     I'm a businessman, after all. [11:21] Main     Mister Benno... [11:31] Benno     Oh, also, Simple All-In-One Shampoo     is too long and complicated. [11:36] Benno     Can we call it AIO Shampoo instead? [11:38] Main     Sure, but is that really     the best you've got? [11:44] Benno     How about SimSham, then? [11:48] Main     AIO Shampoo is fine. [11:50] Benno     We're going to make and sell loads     of AIO Shampoo and hair ornaments! [11:56] Main     You've got it! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:09] Tuuli     What? More hair ornaments to make? [12:11] Main     Yeah. [12:13] Main     People heard about Freida's and     ordered some for themselves. [12:17] Tuuli     So you're asking us to move     our winter handiwork up? [12:22] Eva     This is such a busy time, too. [12:25] Main     That's why I got us an advance! [12:28] Main     Two medium bronzes for     each flowery decoration. [12:32] Both     Two medium bronzes each?! [12:39] Main     I used Rush! It was super effective! [12:44] Gunther     Do I make the hairpin part? [12:46] Main     That's Lutz's job. [12:49] Gunther     Lutz again? [12:51] Main     Dad, I want to visit the gate     tomorrow. Can we go together? [12:55] Gunther     What? Of course! [12:58] Otto     I heard you fell sick again, Main. [13:01] Main     Yeah, but I'm fine now. [13:03] Otto     I see. [13:04] Man     We have a trombe! [13:11] Main     They were saying trombe's dangerous... [13:27] Main     It's been happening a lot lately. [13:33] Lutz     We got a bunch of trombe branches. [13:36] Lutz     I didn't expect us to be     making paper again so soon. [13:39] Main     Benno'd yell at us if we let     this trombe go to waste. [13:48] Lutz     Brr! So cold! [13:52] Main     Makes me want some piping     hot buttered potatoes. [13:55] Main     We'll need butter for that. [13:57] Lutz     You want me to enter the river in this cold? [14:00] Main     Let's work with well water tomorrow. [14:02] Lutz     Can we? Thank goodness! [14:04] Main     Yeah. Just don't forget the butter. [14:06] Lutz     Butter? What for? [14:08] Main     Huh? Did I not say? [14:11] Lutz     By the way, did the handiwork go well? [14:13] Main     Yep. Dad wanted to join in,     and I didn't know how to refuse. [14:17] Main     How about your place? [14:19] Lutz     No good. [14:21] Lutz     I asked Ralph and the other guys     for help, but they didn't care. [14:26] Main     You just need to cast the Rush spell on them. [14:30] Lutz     The Rush spell? [14:35] Main     Here you go, Lutz. [14:36] Main     That's five medium bronzes for five hairpins. [14:39] Ralph     Five medium bronzes? [14:41] Sieg     For those sticks Lutz was making? [14:44] Sascha     Each one of those is     worth one medium bronze?! [14:47] Ralph     It doesn't have to be     Lutz, right? Can we help? [14:55] Karla     Merchants are all con men! Why     would anyone ever want to be one? [14:59] Karla     I don't know what to do with Lutz. [15:02] Eva     Well, their boss doesn't     seem to be a bad guy. [15:04] Eva     He is paying for our handiwork. [15:06] Karla     I can't help but worry, though. [15:08] Karla     Why take such an unstable job? [15:12] Both     We're off! [15:14] Eva     See you. [15:15] Karla     Take care out there. [15:17] Main     I'm so grateful to Lutz. [15:20] Main     He's always taking care of Main. [15:22] Karla     Really? Main seems to be     doing okay lately, too. [15:26] Eva     Much better compared to before, yes. [15:29] Eva     I just hope she grows up healthy. [15:42] Lutz     Ugh, karffel? [15:44] Main     Don't you want it? [15:46] Lutz     I'll eat it. [15:51] Lutz     It's so good! What the heck? [15:53] Main     They don't steam their food here, after all. [15:56] Main     Of course you wouldn't know how yummy     steamed potatoes with butter are. SIGN    Bark Peeling [16:05] Main     We then got to work on the trombe bark. SIGN    Bark Drying [16:10] Main     Now that that's done, we can     do the rest in the spring. [16:14] Lutz     I'm done putting the tools away. [16:17] Main     We'll have more trombe paper— [16:25] Main     Why? I wasn't anxious,     let alone losing heart! [16:30] Lutz     Main? What's wrong? [16:33] Lutz     You're burning up! [16:34] Lutz     Your fever came out of nowhere? [16:37] Lutz     Main, you okay? [16:47] Lutz     The fever's... gone... [16:50] Lutz     What the heck was that? [16:51] Main     The Devouring. [16:53] Lutz     What? But there weren't any signs     of your condition worsening! [16:57] Lutz     And you said you were all right the other day! [17:00] Main     It flares up suddenly these days. [17:02] Main     Before, it only used to     happen when I got worked up. [17:07] Lutz     Main... [17:09] Main     Man, that scared me. [17:12] Lutz     Can't we do anything? [17:18] Main     Remember what Freida said?     It costs a lot of money. [17:22] Main     Benno said the same thing. [17:33] Lutz     I'll give you a ride. [17:35] Lutz     That's about all I can do for you. [17:38] Main     "That's all"? But you're     doing so much for me! [17:42] Lutz     Just hurry up and get on. [17:46] Main     Okay... [17:55] Main     Welp. [17:57] Main     Even with all the books I've read, [18:00] Main     I can't find the right words     to say to him right now. [18:05] Main     Lutz is just too damn nice. [18:09] Main     He stands by me even when I'm such a burden, [18:13] Main     and he accepted me even after     finding out I wasn't Main. [18:19] Main     Hey, Lutz? [18:20] Main     Even if I do collapse, you don't     have to feel responsible, okay? [18:25] Main     Also, I'm not gonna give in. [18:29] Main     I haven't finished any books yet. [18:44] Benno     Main, you stay here.     Lutz, come with me. [18:49] Lutz     Save Main, Master Benno. [18:53] Lutz     I can't do it. I can't do anything. [18:57] Lutz     I would gladly do anything I could, but... [19:00] Benno     Then don't make Main look out for you. [19:04] Benno     That lass is way more mature than she seems. [19:07] Benno     Even if she's in pain, she has     the wherewithal to smile for you. [19:13] Benno     If you're a man, make sure Main     doesn't have to worry about you! [19:17] Benno     You had the gall to say you'd     make everything Main thought of, [19:21] Benno     so make and sell one thing after another! [19:24] Benno     Make as much money as you can! [19:35] Benno     Now that's a good look in your eyes. [19:39] Main     The next time I saw him, Lutz     had gone back to his usual self. [19:44] Main     I was thinking we'd be lucky to make ten, [19:47] Main     but we've gone and doubled that! [19:50] Lutz     Selling this many should help a little. [19:53] Lutz     You need money to deal     with the Devouring, right? [19:57] Main     Lutz... [19:58] Lutz     Do you have any other product ideas? [20:01] Lutz     I'll make anything and     everything you can think of! [20:07] Main     Thank you. [20:09] Benno     That completes the delivery     of the hair ornaments. [20:12] Main     Sure does. [20:13] Benno     Okay, here's your pay. [20:15] Lutz     Do you think we could sell these as well? [20:18] Lutz     I made one during winter handiwork last year. [20:23] Benno     It was you again? [20:25] Benno     Did every bizarre product I've encountered     in the last six months come from you? [20:31] Main     Uh... Sorry about that. [20:34] Benno     Do you have anything that'd generate     more revenue than baskets? [20:38] Benno     Something consumable, like the AIO Shampoo. [20:40] Main     Well... How about colored and     scented soaps or candles? [20:46] Benno     Do you know how to make those? [20:48] Main     I do, though it'll need some trial and error. [20:51] Benno     All right. Experiment all     you want come spring. [20:54] Main     I will. [20:55] Main     We have to make more paper, too. [20:57] Main     If we add candles to that,     things will get busy. [21:08] Benno     Main! [21:09] Lutz     Main?! [21:10] Lutz     You okay?! [21:11] Benno     This is bad! Mark, ready the carriage! SIGN    Next Chapter Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings [23:02] Lutz     Do something, Master Benno! [23:05] Lutz     The guild master will know what to do, right? [23:07] Benno     I've already negotiated with him. [23:09] Lutz     All hail Master Benno! [23:11] Benno     Apparently, he still has some of the     magical items he bought for Freida. [23:15] Benno     A one-use magical item,     for just two small golds. [23:19] Lutz     G-Golds?! [23:20] Benno     Consider it an investment in you. [23:22] Lutz     Investment? You're such a... [23:25] Benno     You don't have to be so grateful. [23:28] Benno     I'm doing this out of the     goodness of my heart! [23:32] Main     Give me back my preview time. SIGN    Illustration by Waon E11 - Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand     Having learned that treating the     Devouring requires a lot of money, [00:04] Ferdinand     Main sells some of her knowledge     from her old world to Benno. [00:08] Ferdinand     But while discussing business with him, [00:11] Ferdinand     she suddenly collapses     and falls unconscious. [00:15] Mark     Master, I got in touch with the guild master. [00:18] Benno     Let's go, Lutz! [00:20] Lutz     Yeah! [00:24] Ferdinand     Main's social circle comes     together in a bid to save her. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Eleven Life-or-Death Choices and Family Meetings [02:14] Main     Not again. [02:16] Main     Stupid fever. [02:19] Main     Stay away! [02:21] Main     I haven't finished any books yet! [02:33] Main     Huh? What's that ball? [02:38] Main     It's sucking up the fever. [02:43] Main     Whatever! Take it all away! [03:00] Main     Huh? [03:02] Main     Where am I? [03:06] Main     Such a nice bed... [03:10] Main     What's this thing? [03:14] Freida     Have you come to? [03:16] Main     Freida! [03:18] Main     Is this your place, then? [03:21] Freida     Yes. How do you feel? [03:24] Main     The fever's gone, and I feel     a lot better than usual. [03:28] Freida     Figures. [03:30] Freida     It's broken, after all. [03:32] Freida     You must've overloaded it with your fever. [03:38] Main     Freida, what is this? [03:40] Freida     A magical item. [03:42] Main     A what? [03:43] Freida     It absorbed your fever for you. [03:48] Main     This bracelet did? [03:52] Freida     It was barely holding together, [03:54] Freida     and absorbing the fever     must've made it fall apart. [03:57] Main     Did I only survive because of this thing? [04:01] Freida     That's right. [04:03] Freida     Remember what I said last time we met? [04:05] Freida     The Devouring can't be cured,     but it can be controlled. [04:10] Main     Oh, this is what you meant. [04:12] Main     I'm really gonna be okay now, huh? [04:16] Freida     Listen carefully, Main. [04:19] Freida     All this magical item did [04:21] Freida     was take away some water from a     cup that was about to overflow. [04:26] Freida     The cup's not exactly empty yet, [04:29] Freida     and it'll only fill faster as you grow. [04:32] Main     What? You mean... [04:34] Freida     It'll start overflowing again soon enough. [04:40] Main     How soon is "soon enough"? [04:45] Main     Answer me, Freida. [04:49] Freida     A year, at most. [04:54] Main     Only a year? [04:57] Main     Where can I get these magical items? [05:02] Main     How'd you get this bracelet, then? [05:07] Freida     Magical items are the exclusive     property of nobility. [05:10] Freida     The only ones we can get our hands on are     the ones considered faulty or useless. [05:16] Freida     And Grandfather already went     around buying those up for me. [05:19] Freida     You won't find any, no matter where you look. [05:22] Main     What? [05:23] Freida     Even if you do find one, it won't     be long before you'll need another. [05:28] Freida     Those of us with the Devouring     can't live without these items. [05:36] Freida     There's only one way to survive. [05:40] Freida     Entering into an agreement with a noble. [05:43] Main     An agreement? [05:46] Freida     Yes. In return for having     them buy you magical items, [05:50] Freida     you will agree to work     exclusively for them... [05:54] Freida     Just as I have. [06:03] Freida     I've agreed to become a noble's concubine     after my coming-of-age ceremony. [06:09] Main     C-C-Concubine? [06:11] Main     You mean, like, you'll be his m-mistress? [06:16] Freida     Yes. [06:17] Freida     Grandfather does frequent business     with nobles as the guild master. [06:22] Freida     Many offered to take me to form a     bond with him or gain his backing, [06:26] Freida     and he made a deal with the     person who made the best offer. [06:30] Main     I'm amazed you could accept that. [06:34] Freida     It's the only way for a commoner     with the Devouring to survive. [06:41] Main     What if I want no part of that? [06:43] Freida     That means choosing to die. [06:47] Freida     So, Main, think long and     hard before you decide. [06:52] Freida     Will you live life chained to a noble [06:54] Freida     or perish by your family's side? [07:14] Main     Thank you so much for giving up one of     your precious magical items for my sake. [07:19] Guild Master     Excuse me? [07:20] Guild Master     Benno told me that you would pay for it. [07:26] Guild Master     He asked me to lend a magical     item if it came down to it. [07:32] Main     Is that so? [07:34] Main     I understand. I'll pay. [07:38] Guild Master     It'll be three small gold coins. [07:40] Main     Three small golds?! [07:43] Guild Master     You can't afford it? [07:44] Main     No, I can. I was just surprised by the price. [07:48] Freida     You can pay up, Main?! [07:50] Main     Is it a problem if I can? [07:53] Guild Master     A huge one. [07:55] Guild Master     The agreement was that I could register     you as my apprentice if you couldn't. [08:01] Main     What? [08:03] Freida     Looks like we missed out. [08:08] Main     Thank god my past self sold the AIO Shampoo     improvements for three small golds! [08:12] Main     Good job, me! [08:14] All     Main! [08:15] Main     Dad, Mom, Tuuli! [08:18] Main     A while later, my family and     Lutz came to check up on me. [08:23] Main     It seems Freida had let them know. [08:26] Tuuli     I'm so glad you woke up! [08:28] Lutz     How do you feel? [08:29] Eva     I felt my heart stop when     Lutz said you'd collapsed. [08:35] Main     Sorry I worried you. [08:37] Main     But I'm fine now. [08:39] Gunther     That's good. Can you come home, then? [08:43] Freida     We'll watch over her tonight. [08:46] Freida     She's not completely stable yet. [08:49] Gunther     But... [08:50] Freida     I can tell because I have the same illness. [08:56] Eva     We're sorry for the trouble,     but please take care of her. [09:02] Lutz     I'll go let Master Benno know. [09:05] Eva     Sure. Thanks for everything, Lutz. [09:12] Eva     We can rest easy if she's     in that young lady's care. [09:15] Tuuli     Freida had the Devouring too, huh? [09:17] Gunther     Devouring? [09:18] Tuuli     Yep. That's what Main's illness is called. [09:21] Tuuli     She told me about it recently. [09:23] Eva     I've never even heard of it. [09:26] Gunther     Who cares what it's called? [09:28] Gunther     I'm just glad she's cured. [09:40] Main     Just one more year... [09:45] Main     After they left, [09:48] Main     Freida and I decided to indulge     in some girly playtime. [09:53] Freida     This is Liese, our cook. [09:55] Liese     So, what are we making? [09:57] Main     Er... [09:59] Main     Do you have sugar? [10:01] Liese     We do. And also flour, eggs, and butter. [10:06] Main     Then we can make pound cake. [10:09] Both     Pound cake? [10:11] Main     It's as easy as making a mix of even     quantities of the ingredients and baking it. [10:16] Main     Whipping the eggs and sugar     is the most important part. [10:20] Freida     I'd like to try. [10:22] Main     Next, you mix in the sifted flour. [10:27] Freida     Main, switch. [10:30] Freida     Making sweets is harder than I thought. [10:33] Main     After that, you put in the melted butter... [10:35] Main     and beat it all together... [10:38] Main     Please switch, Miss Liese. [10:42] Liese     You two are too frail. [10:49] Main     Perfect. It's baked all the way through. [10:54] Main     This is bliss! [10:59] Freida     Main! [11:01] Main     Uh? [11:03] Main     I somehow shook off Freida     and Liese's passionate gazes, [11:06] Main     and girly playtime moved on to Part II. [11:10] Main     Amazing! [11:11] Freida     Grandfather copied the bath     he'd seen in a noble's mansion. [11:16] Freida     He said I should get used to it     before entering high society. [11:21] Main     He sure dotes on you. [11:25] Freida     It's just an investment for the future. [11:29] Main     Deep down, you don't want to     leave your family, do you? [11:32] Freida     When I'm a concubine, I'll get to run     my own store in the nobles' district. [11:38] Freida     I'll get to run a business after I'd     given up on it due to the Devouring. [11:42] Freida     I can't wait! [11:46] Main     Freida, you're strong. [11:50] Main     And then I washed Freida's hair with the     AIO Shampoo I'd asked Tuuli to bring. [11:56] Freida     You're good at this, Main. [11:58] Main     Tuuli... My sister and I wash     each other's hair often. [12:06] Freida     Incredible! My hair feels so silky! [12:09] Main     Consider it thanks for the magical item. [12:12] Main     We were supposed to have a     nice, long chat while in bed, [12:16] Main     but thanks to the bath, [12:19] Main     the two of us fell asleep immediately. [12:23] Main     Freida gets baptized tomorrow. [12:28] Guild Master     How marvelous! [12:30] Guild Master     You look like an angelic messenger, [12:32] Guild Master     or perhaps the Goddess of Sprouts,     bringing spring with her! [12:51] Main     Huh? Why? [12:54] Jutte     Miss Main, do you feel sick? [12:56] Main     Oh, no. [12:58] Main     It's just, looking at Freida suddenly     made me want to see my family. [13:06] Gunther     Main, I'm sure you missed me. [13:08] Gunther     I sure missed you! [13:11] Eva     You're going to put her off. [13:16] Main     I missed you a little. [13:20] Gunther     I see. You missed me, huh? [13:25] Freida     Since you're here, Grandfather would like     to invite you to join us for dinner. [13:32] Main     I wanna eat your cooking, Mom.     It's been a few days. [13:39] Tuuli     Man, I wanted to eat some rich people food! [13:42] Main     Sorry, Tuuli. [13:43] Gunther     Well, Eva's cooking is the best in the world! [13:46] Tuuli     There he goes. [13:47] Both     Dad's singing Mom's praises again! [13:56] Main     That's when it hit me. [14:02] Main     At some point, this had become my home. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [14:20] Lutz     Master Benno was really worried while you     were over at the guild master's place. [14:27] Lutz     He thought they might try to steal you. [14:30] Main     I fought them off, but... [14:33] Lutz     But? [14:35] Main     Not saying, because I'll get yelled at. [14:37] Lutz     You can tell me! [14:39] Main     No. Never. [14:42] Lutz     Wait, Main. [14:47] Lutz     Wh-What? [14:49] Main     I was just thinking how     grateful I am to have you. [14:56] Lutz     Is that so? [15:03] Main     My second winter in this world had arrived. [15:08] Benno     Three small golds?! [15:11] Benno     That old fart! He told me it was two! [15:15] Main     So that's why. [15:17] Main     They were shocked when I paid up. [15:20] Benno     Really? As long as you     pulled one over on them. [15:25] Main     Thank you for everything. [15:28] Main     By the way, Mister Benno... [15:31] Main     I have a question. [15:34] Benno     You made a snack using sugar?! [15:37] Main     Is sugar that rare? [15:40] Benno     It's only recently that we     started getting imports of it. [15:43] Benno     It's considerably popular among the nobles. [15:47] Benno     So they got their hands on the whole recipe. [15:50] Benno     You gave away a product     nobles would love for free. [15:54] Benno     Those people are hyenas! [15:56] Benno     Why would you poke your head out of hiding?! [16:00] Main     I'm sorry... [16:04] Mark     I'm glad you're better now. [16:06] Main     I'm sorry I made you worry. [16:11] Benno     Just one more year, huh? [16:14] Lutz     I refuse to believe it. [16:16] Lutz     Main's always made the impossible possible. [16:20] Lutz     I know she'll find a way again. [16:28] Main     Business is thriving, huh, Mister Benno? [16:31] Benno     Winter is the busiest time for us. [16:33] Benno     You'd be surprised at how willing     people are to splurge on things [16:38] Benno     that'll keep them occupied     while they're snowed in. [16:41] Main     Thinking of quick, casual games, [16:44] Main     there's card games, karuta,     shogi, and reversi, I guess? [16:48] Main     Can I make them by next winter? (Flashback) [16:52] Freida     A year, at most. (Flashback) [17:03] Freida     Will you live life chained to a noble (Flashback) [17:06] Freida     or perish by your family's side? [17:15] Main     Time passed mercilessly by as I couldn't     bring myself to tell my family the truth. [17:20] Main     Before long, my outfit for the     baptism ceremony was finished. [17:23] Gunther     I'm home. [17:24] Main     Welcome back, Dad! [17:26] Main     How do I look? Ready to     take my baptism by storm? [17:30] Gunther     Wow, Main! [17:33] Gunther     I bet people will mistake     you for a high-class girl! [17:36] Main     We reworked Tuuli's ceremony outfit. [17:43] Eva     I just did what Main said. [17:46] Eva     Now she looks like some kind of rich girl. [17:49] Main     Why? Because I'm that damn cute? [17:51] Eva     Please. It's because I'm that damn good. [18:00] Gunther     Main's baptism, eh? [18:03] Gunther     It was unthinkable back when she     was tiny and feverish all the time. [18:11] Gunther     How you've grown, my little girl. [18:14] Main     Dad... [18:16] Eva     Seriously. [18:18] Tuuli     And her illness is cured, too. [18:24] Gunther     What's wrong, Main? [18:28] Main     Dad, Mom, Tuuli. [18:31] Main     We need to talk. [18:33] Main     It's about my illness. [18:38] Gunther     What are you talking about?     Wasn't your illness cured? [18:43] Main     The Devouring is incurable. [18:46] Main     I just borrowed a magical item from Freida     and suppressed its fever temporarily. [18:53] Gunther     Magical... item? [18:55] Main     Yeah. [18:56] Main     Apparently, you have to keep using magical     items to control the Devouring's fever. [19:02] Tuuli     Main did say before that treating     it takes a lot of money. [19:06] Gunther     Is that true? [19:07] Eva     How much was it, Main? [19:10] Main     Don't worry about it. I already paid. [19:12] Eva     No keeping anything from us. Spit it out. [19:17] Main     Three small golds. [19:19] Eva     Three small gold coins?! [19:21] Eva     How'd you have so much money?! [19:23] Main     I sold my paper and the formula for     the AIO Shampoo to Mister Benno. [19:28] Gunther     What's done is done. Forget that. [19:30] Gunther     I want to know what's in store for us. [19:34] Gunther     You said you only suppressed     the fever temporarily. [19:37] Gunther     Does that mean it'll come back for sure? [19:42] Gunther     That's why you didn't bring it up, right?     You were trying to avoid the question. [19:49] Main     How could you tell? [19:52] Gunther     Of course I can. I'm your father. [20:02] Main     I'll only last another year at most. [20:07] Tuuli     No, Main! You can't die! [20:12] Tuuli     Never! [20:13] Main     Tuuli... I don't wanna die, either. [20:18] Main     I don't wanna die! [20:20] Gunther     Is there anything we can do other     than using those magical items? [20:24] Main     There is, but I'd have to go     off to the nobles' district. [20:29] Eva     But then, you wouldn't... [20:34] Main     I probably wouldn't ever see you again. [20:37] Tuuli     No! You can't go! [20:40] Main     Yeah, I don't wanna live     a life without you all. [20:45] Main     I'd sooner die. [20:48] Main     Dad. [20:50] Main     Mom. [20:52] Main     Tuuli. [20:54] Main     Can I stay right here with my family? [21:00] Tuuli     You'll always be with us. [21:08] Gunther     Of course. [21:10] Main     Thank you! SIGN    Next Chapter Baptisms and Divine Paradises [23:14] Benno     What about your apprenticeship with me? [23:16] Main     Gah! I'd forgotten all about that! [23:18] Main     I'm sorry! [23:19] Benno     Good grief. [23:20] Benno     Just how thoughtless can... one... lass... be! [23:24] Main     Ow! [23:25] Main     That hurts, Mister Benno! [23:26] Benno     You'd better come up with     a solution by next episode! [23:29] Main     I get it, so let me go already! SIGN    Illustration by Kikuyaro E12 - Baptism and Divine Paradises Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     Main managed to survive,     thanks to one of Freida's magical items. [00:04] Ferdinand     However... (Flashback) [00:06] Freida     A year, at most. [00:09] Ferdinand     Having been told that her only way to live     was to make an agreement with a noble, [00:14] Ferdinand     she holds a family meeting. (Flashback) [00:16] Main     Can I stay right here with my family? [00:20] Ferdinand     She chooses to die with her family, [00:23] Ferdinand     and vows to make the most of     the year she has remaining. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twelve Baptisms and Divine Paradises [02:12] Lutz     Oh, so you decided not to      work for Master Benno. [02:18] Main     Yeah. When I spoke to Otto, he said... (Flashback) [02:22] Otto     Since you'll bring massive     profits to the store, (Flashback) [02:25] Otto     you may be paid more than people who've     worked there for more than a dozen years. (Flashback) [02:29] Otto     It'll cause all sorts of issues, I'm sure. [02:33] Main     And I can only go to work     when I'm feeling good, too. [02:37] Main     He said that'd cause a lot of friction. [02:41] Lutz     That's true, yeah. [02:45] Main     Sorry I can't work with you, Lutz. [02:50] Lutz     I think it's better that way. [02:52] Karla     If Main isn't joining, that means     you don't have to either, Lutz. [02:57] Karla     It's not too late to find a craftsman— [02:59] Lutz     Stop it, Mom! [03:01] Lutz     I want to be a merchant! [03:04] Lutz     And I'm gonna be one, with or without Main! [03:10] Karla     Lutz, you... [03:13] Karla     Do you really think you can do it when     your father and I are against it? [03:19] Lutz     I'm ready to be a live-in apprentice,     if it comes down to it. [03:25] Main     You have to live in an attic,     in atrocious conditions, [03:29] Main     and you'll practically work for     free until you become a pro. [03:33] Main     That's how live-in apprenticeships work. [03:37] Karla     There's no way you're capable of that! [03:40] Lutz     I am! And I've already started     preparing for it, too! [03:46] Karla     Why do you hate the idea of     becoming a craftsman so much? [03:50] Lutz     I mean, things will stay the     same forever, if I do that. [03:54] Karla     What do you mean? [03:56] Lutz     My brothers will take everything, [04:00] Lutz     leaving me nothing to call my own. [04:04] Lutz     But if I become a merchant, [04:06] Lutz     I'll be able to savor the     fruits of my hard work. [04:11] Lutz     I wanna see what I'm capable of! [04:17] Karla     If you've given it that much thought,     go on and give it your best shot. [04:23] Lutz     Really? [04:26] Lutz     Thanks, Mom! [04:33] Main     And so, by the time spring rolled in, [04:35] Main     Lutz and I had our plans set in stone. [04:42] Mark     Blessed be the melting of the snow. [04:44] Mark     May the Goddess of Spring’s boundless     magnanimity grace you both. [04:50] Main     Uh, what was that? [04:52] Mark     A celebratory spring     greeting among merchants. [04:56] Both     Blessed be the melting of the snow. [04:58] Main     May the Goddess of Spring’s     boundless... what? [05:02] Lutz     May the Goddess of Spring’s     boundless magnanimity grace you. [05:06] Benno     For your first attempt, that was perfect. [05:09] Main     Thank you. [05:10] Benno     I mean Lutz. [05:13] Main     It was time to break the news to Benno. [05:20] Benno     Very well. I'll cancel     your apprenticeship, Main. [05:24] Main     I'm sorry. [05:28] Main     What do we do about this? [05:33] Benno     Keep it. [05:35] Benno     Sign an exclusive contract with us, [05:37] Benno     and you can conduct your     business the same as before. [05:41] Main     That marked the beginning     of some very hectic days. [05:44] Main     The workshop we'd been using     officially became the Main Studio, [05:49] Main     I sold the paper-making process to Benno, [05:53] Main     and the Parchment Guild     butted in on our business. SIGN    Vested Interest [05:57] Lutz     Our paper's made from trees,     so does that really apply? [06:00] Main     If our plant-based paper     took all the customers, [06:03] Main     the parchment business would     plummet, and they can't have that. [06:06] Benno     I applied to start a guild for plant-based     paper to prevent any complaints, [06:11] Benno     but that old fart's just not approving it. [06:14] Main     If we say official contracts     have to be signed on parchment, [06:18] Main     they won't complain since it'll     secure their revenue some, right? SIGN    Compromise [06:24] Main     Good thing the guild master     gave his approval, huh? [06:28] Benno     Yeah. Now we can build a new factory. [06:31] Main     Oh, Dad. [06:40] Benno     I'm Benno, from the Gilberta Company. [06:42] Gunther     Oh, so it's you! [06:45] Gunther     Thank you for helping my daughter out. [06:47] Main     Mister Otto? [06:49] Otto     Benno looks like such a     dad with you two in tow! [06:53] Benno     I'm single! [06:55] Gunther     Main's my daughter! [06:59] Benno     Let's go. [07:01] Main     I didn't know you were a bachelor. [07:04] Benno     Is that a problem? [07:06] Main     Well, it's just, you run a big business, [07:09] Main     so I was thinking you must be     under a lot of pressure to marry. [07:15] Benno     Back when I wanted to marry, I had my     hands full taking care of Corinna. [07:21] Benno     And by the time she got     married and I was a free man, [07:24] Benno     the woman I wanted to     marry was dead and gone. [07:33] Benno     I'm not getting married because     I haven't found a woman better than her. [07:37] Benno     That's it, really. [07:47] Benno     What are you doing? [07:50] Main     Just felt like it. [07:58] Main     And while I taught Benno how to make paper, [08:01] Main     got the Main Studio up and running, [08:04] Main     and made preparations for     Lutz's apprenticeship, [08:07] Main     the seasons warmed up to summer. [08:12] Liese     Welcome, Main. [08:14] Liese     I baked some pound cake for you. [08:17] Main     Thank you, Miss Liese. [08:19] Liese     Let me know what you think. [08:22] Main     The pound cake was already way     more delicious than before, [08:25] Main     but I traded information on how to     improve it for a bag of sugar anyway. [08:31] Liese     Felsine peel, right? [08:33] Liese     Gotcha. I'll try it out. [08:38] Freida     With that out of the way... [08:40] Freida     Long time no see, Main. [08:42] Main     I was so surprised when I saw you     working at the Merchant Guild. [08:46] Freida     I'll be on my own when I open my     store in the nobles' quarter, [08:50] Freida     so I've been apprenticing there     to learn how everything works. [08:55] Main     It's amazing how you think so long term. [09:00] Freida     You need to be thinking long term, too. [09:03] Freida     Common sense dictates that you should     forget about Benno and join us. [09:09] Main     Otto... Someone I know said the same thing, [09:12] Main     that I should work for the guild master     if I want to forge ties with nobility. [09:20] Freida     Then why aren't you? [09:22] Freida     I've been waiting for you! [09:27] Freida     Summer is almost here! [09:30] Freida     What are you planning to do? [09:45] Main     You see, Freida... [09:52] Main     I've chosen to perish by my family's side. [10:04] Freida     I don't believe it. [10:06] Freida     Why? [10:08] Main     Because I can't make magical items, I guess? [10:15] Main     "If I need it, I'll just make it." [10:17] Main     That's how I've always     gotten anything I wanted. [10:20] Main     But I can't make magical items, right? [10:23] Freida     Right. That's why you need an agreement... [10:25] Main     But I don't want to make     an agreement with a noble. [10:30] Freida     Aren't you scared of dying? [10:33] Main     I didn't choose to die. [10:36] Main     I just chose to be with my family. [10:41] Main     I've made them worry so much for so long. [10:44] Main     So I want to make and leave     them lots of money before I go. [10:51] Freida     Then I'll buy the recipe     for pound cake from you. [10:56] Freida     You will let me do that for you, won't you? [11:01] Main     Thank you, Freida. [11:04] Main     I sold the exclusive rights to sell     pound cake for a year to Freida. [11:09] Freida     A year, correct? [11:11] Main     Yep. Once that year is passed,     I'll make the recipe public. [11:15] Main     That'll make a delicious     sweet available everywhere. [11:19] Main     Oh, I guess I'll have to     still be alive then, huh? [11:23] Main     If I'm not, [11:24] Main     I'll leave the decision to you. [11:27] Freida     If you don't want me monopolizing it, [11:30] Freida     you'd best make it public yourself in a year. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:50] Eva     You really do look like a rich girl. [11:54] Eva     And it seems you've grown a little. [11:56] Eva     The skirt is looking the perfect length now. [11:58] Main     People keep calling me tiny, but     I guess I have been growing. [12:03] Tuuli     Your swaying hair ornament     is really pretty, too. [12:06] Main     Thanks for helping me make it, Tuuli. [12:09] Gunther     Main will be the prettiest     girl at today's ceremonies! [12:12] Main     Dad, you said the same     thing for Tuuli's baptism. [12:16] Gunther     Of course! [12:17] Gunther     My daughters are the cutest in the world! [12:22] Main     Lutz. [12:26] Main     What's wrong? [12:28] Lutz     No, uh... [12:31] Karla     My! You look like you belong     to a wealthy family, Main. [12:35] Main     Thank you, Missus Karla. [12:37] Gunther     Okay, time to go. [12:50] Otto     Main! Lutz! [12:52] Otto     Congratulations! [12:58] Benno     A new hair ornament?! [13:17] Gunther     Parents aren't allowed past this point. [13:18] Gunther     Take care of Main for me, Lutz. [13:21] Lutz     Sure, you got it. [13:25] Lutz     Hey, Main. [13:27] Lutz     That outfit and the hair ornament     look really good on you. [13:31] Lutz     You're so cute, it left me speechless. [13:33] Main     Wh-Where did that come from?! [13:39] Lutz     Let's go. [13:43] Woman     How cute. [13:44] Woman     It's like we're watching a little wedding. [13:48] Gunther     No, Main! [14:10] Lutz     Oh, they're doing the thing you hate. [14:14] Lutz     Everyone's signing with their blood. [14:16] Main     Ugh, you're right. [14:18] Lutz     Looks like we're being     registered for something. [14:21] Main     Oh, citizenship! [14:22] Freida     Next. [14:24] Freida     Come this way. [14:26] Freida     Hold out your hand with     your palm facing upward. [14:29] Main     O-Okay. [14:37] Freida     Press your fingertip on that medallion. [14:43] Freida     You're all set. [14:44] Lutz     Main! [14:46] Lutz     Over here! [14:47] Main     Yeah. [14:48] Main     Coming. [15:02] Gunther     The High Priest is here. [15:12] Main     Lutz, a book! [15:13] Main     I see a book! [15:15] Benno     That's a book? [15:17] Benno     It looks nothing like what you were making. [15:20] Benno     It seems really expensive. [15:23] Main     It's a book... [15:27] High Priest     Let me tell you about the     gods that created this world. [15:32] High Priest     The lonesome God of Darkness     met the Goddess of Light... [15:37] Narrator     The lonesome God of Darkness     met the Goddess of Light, [15:41] Narrator     and the two gave birth     to the Goddess of Water, [15:44] Narrator     the God of Fire, [15:46] Narrator     the Goddess of Wind, [15:47] Narrator     and the Goddess of Earth, [15:49] Narrator     thus creating our world. [15:52] Narrator     Later, the God of Life fell in love at     first sight with the Goddess of Earth, [15:57] Narrator     and the two of them married. [15:59] Narrator     However, he stole her power and     sealed her in ice and snow, [16:06] Narrator     thus bringing winter. [16:08] Narrator     The Goddess of Light thawed the ice, [16:11] Narrator     and the Goddess of Water swept the ice     and snow away along with the God of Life, [16:15] Narrator     thus allowing offspring to bud in the spring. [16:20] Narrator     The God of Fire helps the budding     lives flourish in the summer. [16:25] Narrator     While the Goddess of Wind     keeps the God of Life at bay, [16:29] Narrator     harvests are completed in the fall. [16:33] Narrator     And then returns winter, the     season of the God of Life. [16:40] High Priest     And then returns winter, the     season of the God of Life. [16:48] High Priest     The God of Fire rules over summer, [16:50] High Priest     and bestows his divine protection     through development and guidance. [16:56] Main     I so wanna read this myself! [17:00] High Priest     We shall now demonstrate     the right way to worship. [17:03] High Priest     Watch carefully. [17:10] High Priest     We offer the Gods our prayers! [17:12] Main     It's the Glico running     man pose! Why that pose? [17:15] Main     Into a kowtow?! [17:17] Main     Oh god, that's hilarious. [17:20] High Priest     Now, stand up and join us. [17:24] High Priest     We offer the Gods our prayers! [17:26] All     We offer the Gods our prayers! [17:28] Main     No way! I can't! [17:32] Lutz     Main? Why didn't you say     you weren't feeling good? [17:35] Lutz     Are you okay? [17:36] Main     It's not that. [17:37] Main     I-I'm fine. [17:39] Gunther     What's the matter? [17:40] Lutz     She seems to be feeling unwell.     She suddenly collapsed. [17:44] Gunther     We'll have her rest at once. [17:51] Main     This is clearly a room meant for rich folk. [17:58] Main     I bet my outfit is the cause. [18:03] Main     I can't stay here forever. [18:06] Main     I'll miss the ceremony. [18:19] Main     Huh? I don't remember seeing     this place before... [18:23] Main     No, this isn't the right way. [18:29] Main     Excuse me. I seem to be lost. [18:37] Woman     I see. [18:39] Woman     Please wait here. I'll take     you to the prayer hall. [18:44] Main     I will. Thank you very much. [18:57] Main     So many books... [19:00] Main     Part of it's like a chained library, too. [19:05] Main     It's an actual library. [19:07] Main     I offer the Gods my prayers! [19:09] Main     I offer the Gods my thanks! [19:12] Main     Now, then. [19:13] Main     Pardon me... [19:14] Main     Ugh! [19:17] Main     Ow! [19:20] Main     What is this? [19:22] Main     An invisible wall? [19:25] Main     But the books are right there... [19:29] Main     No! [19:31] Main     Hey, let me in! [19:33] Main     I want in! [19:35] Woman     I can't. [19:37] Main     I wanna read, but I can't get in! [19:40] Woman     Only cathedral staff have     permission to enter. [19:44] Main     You mean I can read these     if I become cathedral staff? [19:47] Main     I'll do it! I want to! [19:49] Main     How do I join?! [19:55] High Priest     Could you tell me why you want     to be an apprentice priestess? [19:59] Main     Because this place has a library! [20:02] High Priest     A library? [20:03] High Priest     You seem to be misunderstanding something. [20:07] High Priest     The cathedral is a place of worship, [20:09] High Priest     and priests and priestesses     are servants of the Gods. [20:13] High Priest     Besides, [20:14] High Priest     if a child from a family like     yours wishes to work here, [20:19] High Priest     a sizable donation would be a     good indicator of your passion. [20:23] Main     A donation? [20:26] Main     I guess they think I'm rich. [20:34] Main     One large gold is the most I can offer. [20:36] Woman     L... [20:37] High Priest     A large gold coin? [20:41] Main     Is that too much? [20:42] Main     It's how much I'm free to spend. [20:51] High Priest     Uh... Have your parents     agreed to your working here? [20:57] Main     I'll have to talk to them now. [21:01] High Priest     If they object, come see me at once. [21:05] High Priest     I'll help you out. [21:06] Main     Thank you. [21:08] High Priest     Also, you can read the     scriptures stored here, [21:13] High Priest     so feel free to drop by anytime. [21:15] Main     Really? Yay! [21:18] Main     I offer the Gods my prayers! [21:26] Main     I got too worked up... SIGN    Next Chapter The Choice to be an Apprentice Priestess [23:08] Main     You finally got screen time! [23:11] Ferdinand     My screen time doesn't matter. [23:13] Ferdinand     I can't believe you charged headfirst     into the cathedral's library. [23:18] Ferdinand     Can't you be a bit more rational? [23:20] Main     Impossible! I mean, it's a library! [23:23] Main     A god-given paradise on earth! [23:26] Main     How could I not get excited?! [23:28] Ferdinand     Settle down. It's not certain     that you'll be able to join yet. SIGN    Illustration by Kuramoto Kaya E13 - The Choice to Be an Apprentice Priestess Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     Main went to the cathedral for her baptism, [00:04] Ferdinand     where she got lost and     stumbled upon a library. (Flashback) [00:08] Main     So many books... (Flashback) [00:10] Main     Part of it's like a chained library, too. [00:14] Ferdinand     With her heart set on     reading all those books, [00:16] Ferdinand     she met the high priest [00:18] Ferdinand     and asked to join the church     as an apprentice priestess. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirteen The Choice to Be an Apprentice Priestess [02:03] Lutz     What did you do, Main? [02:05] Main     Uh... I got lost looking     for water and collapsed. [02:12] Lutz     There's more, isn't there? [02:14] Main     I found a library and got too excited. [02:18] Lutz     Huh? A library? [02:21] Main     Yes, a library! A god-given     paradise on earth! [02:26] Main     A room with lots of books! [02:29] Lutz     Okay, never mind. I get it now. [02:32] Woman     You left out the most important part. [02:35] Woman     She said she wanted to become an     apprentice priestess to read the books. [02:40] Woman     She collapsed while talking     to the high priest about it. [02:43] Lutz     What's wrong with you, you moron?! [02:46] Main     Sorry... [02:47] Lutz     We're leaving before you get     up to any more stupidity! [02:50] Main     Okay... [02:53] Main     Even I know I should've been more rational. [02:58] Main     But now I know how to become a priestess, [03:00] Main     and they said they'd let     me read the scriptures, [03:03] Main     so all's well that ends well, right? [03:09] Tuuli     You really stood out during the march today. [03:12] Gunther     Of course she did! She's so cute! [03:17] Main     Hey, Dad. [03:19] Gunther     What is it? [03:20] Main     I'm thinking of becoming an apprentice     priestess at the cathedral. [03:32] Gunther     What? I dare you to say that one more time! [03:38] Main     I wanna be an apprentice priestess... [03:42] Gunther     Screw that! I'm not letting my     daughter go to the church! [03:46] Main     Wh-Why are you getting so mad, Dad? [03:51] Gunther     Priest and priestess apprenticeships [03:53] Gunther     are the last resort for orphans     who have nowhere else to turn! [03:57] Gunther     They're not fit for you! [03:59] Main     The last resort for orphans? Really? [04:02] Gunther     Really! Now never bring it up again! [04:06] Eva     Gunther, Main didn't know.     Go easy on her. [04:11] Gunther     You're right. Sorry. [04:14] Eva     Why do you suddenly want to     become an apprentice priestess? [04:19] Main     The cathedral had a lot of books. [04:23] Gunther     That's what gave you the idea, huh? [04:27] Gunther     But you'll have to forget about those books. [04:29] Gunther     Stick to what you've been     doing and make your own. [04:34] Gunther     Would you rather cut ties with us and     live with orphans to read those books [04:40] Gunther     or live with us like you always have? [04:43] Main     Huh? Cut ties with you? [04:47] Main     Why? [04:48] Gunther     Apprentice priestesses live at the     cathedral and are worked to the bone. [04:53] Gunther     You're not cut out for it when you     can't even stay on top of your health. [04:59] Gunther     Besides, books are very valuable. [05:01] Gunther     Do you really think becoming an apprentice     will guarantee that you'll get to read them? [05:06] Tuuli     Do you wanna be a priestess that badly? [05:09] Tuuli     Didn't you promise to stay with us? [05:12] Main     Nah. [05:14] Main     I just wanted to find a     way to read those books. [05:18] Main     I don't wanna be a priestess,     if it means parting with you. [05:23] Tuuli     Thank goodness! [05:24] Tuuli     So you'll stay with us, right? [05:27] Main     Yeah! I'll go turn the high     priest down when I feel better. [05:35] Gunther     I'm so glad you understand. [05:38] Gunther     You're my little girl. I'm not     letting the church have you. [05:47] Gunther     She's starting to develop a fever! [05:50] Eva     She must've relaxed too much,     since the discussion's over and all. [05:54] Eva     Go to bed, Main. [05:57] Main     Okay... [06:03] Main     In my Urano days, books took     priority over everything. [06:08] Main     I guess I love my family     too much for that now. [06:12] Main     But... [06:15] Main     I finally found some books. [06:18] Main     I wanna read them! [06:21] Main     It wasn't until two days later that     the fever got back under control. [06:26] Lutz     The master said he wants to talk to you. [06:30] Lutz     But you still look pale. [06:32] Main     I'll visit the cathedral     tomorrow and then go see Benno. [06:36] Main     Will you come with me? [06:38] Lutz     Sure, but why the cathedral? [06:40] Main     To read the scriptures. [06:44] Main     And while I'm there, I'll worm my way out     of the whole apprentice priestess thing. [06:48] Lutz     I see. [06:49] Lutz     I mean, you're clearly not     cut out for life there. [06:54] Main     Yeah. [06:59] Main     The next day... [07:01] Lutz     Later. I'll come pick you     up at the fifth bell. [07:05] Main     Thanks, Lutz. [07:06] Lutz     Don't you dare wander off. [07:09] Main     Gotcha! [07:13] Main     Pardon me. [07:23] Ferdinand     Would you be Main? [07:24] Main     Yes. [07:25] Ferdinand     I'm the head priest here. [07:28] Ferdinand     The high priest has told me about you. [07:31] Ferdinand     Take a seat. [07:33] Main     Thank you very much. [07:37] Ferdinand     I've been asked to read the     scriptures to you until he returns. [07:43] Ferdinand     Sit there and listen. [07:46] Main     U-Uh, Head Priest... [07:51] Main     I... [07:54] Ferdinand     If you have something to say, spit it out. [07:58] Main     I don't want to listen!     I want to read it myself! [08:06] Ferdinand     And why is that? [08:08] Ferdinand     Do you not want to learn more about the gods? [08:12] Main     I do, but I also want to     learn all these new words. [08:18] Ferdinand     I see. [08:20] Ferdinand     But these are the holy scriptures. [08:22] Ferdinand     Do you promise not to lay a hand on them? [08:26] Main     I promise! [08:39] Main     Thank you so much! [08:41] Ferdinand     I'll start reading now. [08:43] Ferdinand     The God of Darkness spent an unbelievably     long spell of time all by himself, [08:45] Main     I finally get to read a book myself! [08:52] Ferdinand     but one day, he... [08:55] Main     Head Priest, does this     say "Goddess of Light"? [08:59] Ferdinand     That's right. [09:01] Main     Is this "God of Darkness," then? [09:04] Ferdinand     Correct. [09:06] Ferdinand     That was quick. [09:09] Ferdinand     If you're such a fast learner,     teaching you will be worth my time. [09:13] High Priest     Oh, did I make you wait long? [09:17] Main     The head priest read the scriptures     with me, so I had a lot of fun. [09:23] Main     I truly appreciate it. [09:25] High Priest     That's good to hear. [09:28] Main     Thank you, Head Priest. [09:34] High Priest     So, what did your parents say? [09:37] Main     They yelled at me, saying becoming     a priestess is for orphans. [09:44] Ferdinand     It's not only orphans. There are nobles, too. [09:47] Ferdinand     Of course, orphans are the majority, [09:49] Ferdinand     but that's because they have nobody to take     care of them or refer them to other jobs. [09:56] Ferdinand     I want you to understand that it doesn't     take an orphan to be a priestess. [10:01] Main     But I'm frail and sickly, too. [10:04] Main     A live-in apprenticeship     is impossible for me. [10:09] High Priest     So you didn't collapse the other     day because you were unwell, [10:13] High Priest     but because you're sickly by nature? [10:15] Main     That's right. I have the Devouring... [10:19] Ferdinand     The Devouring? [10:22] Main     Yes, what about it? [10:25] High Priest     Bring it here! [10:27] Ferdinand     I know. [10:29] Main     Huh? Wh-What's going on? [10:34] High Priest     I offer the gods my prayers! [10:35] Main     Wh-What's happening?! [10:42] Ferdinand     Try touching this grail. [10:44] Main     Huh? May I really? [10:47] High Priest     Yes. Hurry up. [11:00] Main     Whoa! What's going on?! [11:04] Ferdinand     Main, we would like to speak to your parents. [11:08] Main     I'm sorry, Dad, Mom. [11:11] Main     Looks like this has become     some kind of big deal! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:26] Main     Lutz! [11:32] Lutz     What's the matter? [11:35] Lutz     Did you mess up again? [11:38] Main     I'm not sure what I did, [11:41] Main     but I feel like I did mess up, yeah. [11:44] Lutz     Urk. Not again. [11:47] Lutz     Anyway, Master's waiting. [11:49] Lutz     He told me to drag you there     by the collar if I had to. [11:53] Main     N-No! [11:58] Benno     It's been a while, Main! [12:00] Main     Y-Yes. [12:02] Benno     Now, you will come clean. [12:05] Benno     Tell me everything that happened after     you collapsed during the baptism. [12:08] Benno     Depending on that, I may have to     rethink our business relationship. [12:17] Main     So I met the high priest and asked to become     an apprentice to gain library access. [12:25] Benno     Use your brain a little,     you thoughtless nitwit! [12:28] Main     O-Ow! [12:30] Benno     And? Did you get permission? [12:32] Main     When I went home and spoke to my parents, [12:35] Main     they yelled at me, saying becoming     a priestess was for orphans. [12:39] Main     The head priest was saying     there were nobles, though. [12:43] Benno     Didn't you notice the two different     church uniforms, blue and gray robes? [12:48] Benno     The blue is for nobility,     and the gray for orphans. [12:51] Benno     The orphans get ordered around by     the nobles and work for no pay. [12:55] Benno     Since you're not a noble, you'll be     a gray-robed apprentice priestess. [13:00] Benno     Of course your parents wouldn't allow it. [13:03] Main     Oh, so that's why Dad got so angry. [13:07] Benno     So? Were you able to worm out of it? [13:11] Main     Well, when I told them about my Devouring, [13:16] Main     they gave me a formal invite for my parents. [13:21] Benno     They're totally out to reel you in. [13:24] Benno     The silver lining is that you can     still negotiate with the high priest. [13:29] Benno     You're in luck. [13:31] Main     What do you mean? [13:34] Main     And then Benno filled me in on the     current situation with the church. [13:41] Benno     A few years ago, there was a coup     and political purge in the capital. [13:45] Benno     The number of nobles went down drastically. [13:48] Benno     That reduction in the political class     meant a downturn in the nation's power. [13:52] Benno     That's where the blue-robed     priests in the church came in. SIGN    Noble Society [13:56] Benno     They had fallen out of favor with their     parents and been dumped in the church, [14:02] Benno     but now they returned to noble society. [14:04] Benno     That meant the church lost the     blue robes' obligatory donations. [14:08] Benno     They were also the ones     employing the orphans, [14:11] Benno     who were now out of work and     having a hard time surviving. [14:15] Main     That sounds like a disaster! [14:17] Benno     There's an even bigger disaster. [14:19] Benno     The grail you touched is     actually a magical item. [14:24] Main     A magical item?! [14:25] Benno     That's right. [14:27] Benno     Normally, the blue robes     stored their mana within it, [14:31] Benno     but a lack of supply could     mean smaller harvests. [14:34] Main     What? Mana even affects     the size of harvests?! [14:38] Benno     Yeah. That's why, with     fewer nobles around now, [14:41] Benno     the church is in dire need     of people with the Devouring. [14:45] Main     Uh, what does mana have     to do with the Devouring? [14:50] Benno     Wha... You didn't know?! [14:53] Main     Most commoners have next to no mana, [14:56] Main     but the few who are born with a lot     of it suffer from the Devouring. [14:59] Main     Ah! That raging fever is actually mana?! [15:04] Benno     Before the coup, [15:05] Benno     nobles despised those with the Devouring     for possessing mana as commoners. [15:12] Benno     But things have changed. [15:14] Main     The church needs my mana? [15:18] Benno     Correct. If you join the church,     you'll be able to live on. [15:25] Benno     But at the same time, it's risky. [15:27] Benno     As you possess both mana and money,     nobles will see you as fine prey. [15:32] Benno     So, Main, how about you sign     a new contract with magic? [15:37] Main     A contract for what? [15:39] Benno     One that states Lutz will     sell everything you make. [15:45] Benno     Even if a noble tries to steal you away, [15:48] Benno     this contract will guarantee     that you can contact us. [15:53] Benno     Forge an unbreakable pact with     Lutz while you still can. [15:56] Main     An unbreakable pact with Lutz... [15:59] Main     But what if that puts Lutz     in danger or hurts him? [16:04] Lutz     Your survival is more important. [16:08] Lutz     Besides, if I sent you off alone,     I'd have a constant headache [16:13] Lutz     worrying about what you might do. [16:16] ---     Jeez. [16:18] Benno     Listen up. If you already     have your invitation, [16:22] Benno     that leaves you very little time. [16:24] Benno     First, officially register the     Main Studio with the Guild, [16:27] Benno     and secure an outlet for your goods. [16:29] Main     Got it. [16:30] Benno     If money can buy you better treatment, [16:32] Benno     have a revenue stream ready before     you negotiate with the church. [16:36] Benno     Prepare all the means you can     think of to survive in that world. [16:39] Benno     Rather than getting exploited after you join, [16:42] Benno     find someone there to have a     give-and-take relationship with. [16:46] Benno     Consider each and every     aspect of your situation. [16:48] Benno     Fight with all you have to live on! [16:51] Main     Uh... [16:53] Main     Why are you getting so worked up for me? [16:57] Benno     The longer you live, the     more products you'll create, [17:00] Benno     and the more profits for us. [17:02] Mark     Master's worried about you, since     you're always walking a tightrope. [17:08] Benno     Shut up, Mark! [17:10] Mark     I won't go as far as saying he     sees you like his own daughter, [17:13] Mark     but he is genuinely concerned for you. [17:17] Mark     Of course, so am I. [17:20] Main     Thank you, Mister Mark. [17:24] Benno     Just him? [17:27] Main     Of course I'm grateful     to you too, Mister Benno. [17:33] Main     Please help me with the contract     magic and registering with the Guild. [17:40] Freida     Oh! You want to register Main Studio? [17:44] Freida     And here I thought you would be an     apprentice merchant at the Gilberta Company. [17:49] Main     I gave up because merchant work     would be too physically demanding. [17:54] Freida     In that case, would you divert Main     Studio's products to our company? [17:58] Main     Hey, I gave you the pound cake, remember? [18:01] Freida     You did. And Liese's obsessively     trying out different flavors for it. [18:05] Freida     You should come taste them. [18:07] Freida     Not with Lutz, but your older sister. [18:12] Main     If you want to estimate     the demand for a product, [18:14] Main     you should canvas opinions     from a wide range of people. [18:19] Freida     A wide range of people, you say? [18:21] Main     I know! How about throwing a sampling party? [18:24] Main     You prepare bite-sized portions     of various pound cake flavors [18:28] Main     and ask the guests which     ones they liked best. [18:32] Freida     That sounds like the perfect idea! [18:34] Freida     Things are about to get busy! [18:37] Freida     I'll send word as soon as we set a date! [18:40] Freida     Toodles! [18:44] Lutz     See? Isn't she just like you? [18:48] Benno     She sure is. [19:02] Main     What's up, Lutz? [19:06] Lutz     Are you really gonna join the church? [19:11] Main     Yeah, probably. [19:16] Lutz     Oh... [19:20] Main     Look, Lutz. If you wanna     say something, out with it. [19:27] Lutz     I don't wanna. It'll make me sound lame. [19:31] Main     I see. [19:36] Lutz     You liar. [19:39] Lutz     You said we'd make and sell books together. [19:44] Main     I'm sorry, Lutz. [19:47] Lutz     You don't have to apologize. [19:49] Lutz     I know I can't do anything for you. [19:54] Lutz     But... [19:55] Lutz     It still hurts. [19:57] Lutz     You said you'd run a bookstore with me... [20:01] Lutz     I really wanted to make books with you. [20:06] Main     I know... [20:08] Main     But I won't give up on making books     even if I join the church. [20:14] Main     I'm not giving up on my ambition so easily! [20:18] Lutz     What, to live a life surrounded by books? [20:21] Main     Exactly. Let's both do our best     to make our dreams come true. [20:28] Lutz     I... I was only able to give my     all because you were with me. [20:32] Lutz     And I wanted to keep it up     at Master's store with you. [20:37] Lutz     I wanted to do so much more with you! [20:45] Main     Don't worry. [20:47] Main     Nothing will change if I join the church. [20:49] Main     Whenever I wanna make something, you'll     be the first person I ask for help. [20:58] Lutz     But people already know your     creations are valuable. [21:02] Lutz     They'll be lining up to help you. [21:05] Main     Even if I do work with someone else,     I get the feeling it won't go so smoothly, [21:10] Main     and that I'll end up calling on you anyway. [21:14] Main     Will you help me? [21:16] Main     You're gonna bring all my     ideas to reality, right? [21:24] Lutz     Yeah! I'll make anything and     everything you think up! [21:24] Lutz      SIGN    Next Chapter Conclusions [23:11] Main     Take that! And that! [23:13] Main     Next up, we answer the summons      from the church! [23:16] Main     Take that! And that! [23:17] Ferdinand     What are you doing? [23:19] Main     I need to fight to secure     the best treatment for myself! [23:23] Ferdinand     Leave that to your parents.     You can't handle it. [23:26] Main     No, but I need to fight for myself... [23:31] Ferdinand     I warned you. SIGN    Illustration by Tamaki Nozomu E14 - Conclusions Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     The staff at the cathedral learn     that Main has the Devouring. (Flashback) [00:05] Ferdinand     Main, we would like to     speak to your parents. [00:10] Ferdinand     Benno suggests using contract magic     to protect her from the nobles, [00:15] Ferdinand     and Main makes up her mind     to join the church. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Fourteen Conclusions [02:01] Main     I'm home. [02:02] Gunther     Main! [02:04] Gunther     So, what happened at the cathedral? [02:07] Main     Well, I asked the high priest to     forget about my apprenticeship, [02:12] Main     but once they found out I had the Devouring, [02:15] Main     they said they wanted to talk to you [02:18] Main     and gave me this invitation for you. [02:23] Main     They want to meet at the third     bell two days from now. [02:25] Gunther     What the hell did you do, Main? [02:28] Main     They made me touch a grail. [02:31] Main     And when it shone,      they asked to see you. [02:34] Main     After that, I went to see Benno, [02:37] Main     and he told me a bunch of things     about nobles and the Devouring. [02:40] Main     Apparently, the Devouring's     fever is actually just mana. [02:43] Gunther     Mana? [02:45] Main     He said that since the shining grail     proved that I possessed mana, [02:49] Main     I can no longer run from the     church or the nobility. [02:54] Eva     No! [02:56] Main     But the church has magical items,     so I can live on if I join. [03:04] Gunther     Is that true? [03:05] Tuuli     But you won't be able to     see us if you join, right? [03:10] Main     If things stay the same, yes. [03:13] Gunther     I don't want to give you up to the church. [03:16] Gunther     If I sent you there alone... [03:21] Main     Hey, Dad. Do you know what's     been going on in the capital? [03:26] Main     Have you heard that there was a purge that     drastically changed the situation with nobles? [03:31] Gunther     What does that have to do with anything? [03:34] Main     Actually, since the nobles     have dwindled in number, [03:37] Main     it seems the church is in     desperate need of mana. [03:40] Main     That's why they want me. [03:43] Gunther     From what I've seen and heard at the gate, [03:46] Gunther     the nobles certainly are     scattering in all directions. [03:50] Main     What Benno said was true. [03:53] Main     Then this may work out. [03:56] Eva     What do you mean, Main? [03:58] Main     He said I was in luck. [04:01] Main     That with careful negotiating, [04:03] Main     I could secure treatment     close to that of a noble. [04:08] Gunther     Tell me more. (Flashback) [04:11] Benno     First, envision the ideal     result for yourself. (Flashback) [04:15] Benno     What concessions do you need     from them to achieve it? (Flashback) [04:19] Benno     What can you offer them? (Flashback) [04:22] Benno     What do they want? (Flashback) [04:24] Benno     Figure all that out. (Flashback) [04:26] Main     What I want... (Flashback) [04:29] Main     is permission to enter the library     and read the books there. (Flashback) [04:35] Benno     It's almost impressive that you     can be so single-minded now. (Flashback) [04:38] Main     I-It's just the ideal result! (Flashback) [04:41] Main     If I'm being greedy, you know? (Flashback) [04:47] Main     What I can offer them is mana and money. (Flashback) [04:50] Benno     That's right. (Flashback) [04:52] Benno     As long as you don't sell those short,     you can secure better conditions. (Flashback) [04:56] Benno     If things go well, you could get accepted     as a blue-robed apprentice priestess. (Flashback) [05:01] Benno     To ensure this, register the Main Studio     and secure a revenue stream. (Flashback) [05:08] Main     By the way, (Flashback) [05:09] Main     I've heard that you can't join the church     if you're registered with the Guild. (Flashback) [05:15] Main     Can I actually register     myself as studio head? (Flashback) [05:18] Main     The high priest said he'd negotiate     with the guild master... (Flashback) [05:27] Benno     Don't leave your fate in     someone else's hands! (Flashback) [05:30] Benno     If you can't get them to accept     that you're already registered, (Flashback) [05:33] Benno     throw some money around and get them     to allow your studio business! (Flashback) [05:36] Benno     You will be the only one in the     church who can deal with the Guild! (Flashback) [05:42] Main     Right! (Flashback) [05:43] Benno     If needed, say you want to use the Main     Studio to provide work for the orphans, (Flashback) [05:48] Benno     provide them a better environment,     or some bull crap like that, (Flashback) [05:52] Benno     and get them to accept your ownership! (Flashback) [05:54] Benno     Also, sell the fact that     you're physically frail, (Flashback) [05:57] Benno     and try to secure the     best treatment possible. (Flashback) [06:00] Benno     Don't care about how it looks!     Fight to live! (Flashback) [06:03] Main     I understand. I'll try. [06:07] Main     There you have it. [06:09] Gunther     So there's room to negotiate. [06:12] Main     I think so. [06:14] Main     That's why Benno told me to fight to live. [06:18] Gunther     "Fight to live," huh? [06:21] Gunther     You could say there's hope for us, right? [06:26] Main     Right. [06:27] Main     What we can offer is mana and money. [06:30] Main     And then we have to emphasize my frailty [06:33] Main     and get me treated almost like a noble. [06:36] Main     We also have to get them to     allow me to run my studio, [06:39] Main     and continue to live at home. [06:44] Main     If they agree to these three demands,     I think it's safe to say we have won. [06:49] Gunther     I'll give it a shot. [06:53] Gunther     I became a soldier to protect my family! [07:14] Eva     What's wrong, Tuuli? Can't sleep? [07:22] Eva     What's the matter? [07:25] Tuuli     Can you really negotiate with nobility? [07:30] Tuuli     Don't they kill people just     for talking back to them? [07:34] Tuuli     If anything happened to you, I'd... [07:41] Eva     Tuuli! [07:45] Tuuli     Mom! [07:47] Tuuli     Please come back home with Dad! [07:57] Main     Two days later, it was time for the     negotiations at the cathedral. [08:12] Main     Dad, fight for me, okay? [08:15] Gunther     You got it. [08:22] High Priest     This must be the will of the gods. [08:25] Gunther     Main and her parents are here. [08:29] Main     Hello, High Priest. [08:32] High Priest     Oh, Main. Welcome. [08:40] High Priest     Who are these two, Main? [08:42] Main     My parents. [08:45] High Priest     What? Your parents? [08:48] High Priest     What work do they do? [08:51] Main     My father's a soldier, and my     mother's at a textile workshop. [08:56] High Priest     A soldier? [09:02] High Priest     Ah... I never thought they'd be poor. [09:06] High Priest     What a waste of time. [09:09] Gunther     Please take your seats. [09:10] High Priest     No need! They can stand! [09:14] Main     What's with his sudden change in attitude? [09:19] High Priest     Let's just get this over with. [09:24] High Priest     I believe you're aware that Main     wants to be an apprentice priestess, [09:28] High Priest     and that you're against it? [09:30] Gunther     That's right. [09:31] Gunther     I don't feel like giving my daughter     up to live like an orphan. [09:36] High Priest     But she has the Devouring. [09:39] High Priest     She can't live on without     access to magical items. [09:42] High Priest     The church is graciously taking     her in to save her life. [09:46] Gunther     Main's body is too frail to survive if     she's forced to live like an orphan. [09:50] Gunther     I would like you not to put her to     work as a gray-robed priestess. [09:55] Eva     That's right! [09:56] Eva     She's a very frail girl even     without the Devouring! [09:59] Eva     She can't survive at the cathedral! [10:01] Eva     Please... Please let her live at home. [10:06] High Priest     Insolent knaves! [10:07] High Priest     You dare complain about     our compassionate offer?! [10:11] High Priest     Shut up and hand over your daughter! [10:14] Main     What? This is a noble? [10:18] Gunther     I must refuse. [10:20] Gunther     I will never throw my     child into an orphanage. [10:26] Eva     That's right! Please, have a heart! [10:33] High Priest     How dare you! [10:34] High Priest     Hold these insolent parents     down and lock Main up! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [10:56] High Priest     Hold these insolent parents     down and lock Main up! [11:01] Gunther     Stand back. [11:03] High Priest     Oh? You want to resist? [11:06] High Priest     If you dare raise a hand against a priest, [11:08] High Priest     I'll have you executed in the name of the gods! [11:11] Gunther     I was ready to die the moment     I decided to fight for Main! [11:16] High Priest     Curses! Get Main! [11:19] Gunther     Let's hold the man down first. [11:38] High Priest     Why, you! [11:45] High Priest     You could take down a couple, [11:47] High Priest     but how long will you last against so many? [11:52] High Priest     A mere commoner thinks     he can defy the church? [11:56] High Priest     To the guillotine with you! [12:00] High Priest     You will die a dog's death. [12:04] High Priest     Get him! [12:20] Main     Enough. [12:23] Eva     Main? [12:28] Main     Don't you dare lay a hand on my mom and dad. [12:40] Main     You invited us here to have a discussion. [12:44] Main     Is this what you call a discussion? [12:47] High Priest     H-Help! [12:50] Ferdinand     Main! Your mana's leaking out! [12:53] Ferdinand     Control your emotions! [13:00] Main     How am I supposed to? [13:03] Ferdinand     Like... I'm sure... you always do. [13:07] Main     How am I supposed to quell my rage toward     a man who wants to execute my father? [13:20] High Priest     S-Stay away! [13:22] Ferdinand     Hold it! If you keep going,     you'll crush his heart! [13:26] Main     He was ready to kill a person. [13:30] Main     I'm sure he was ready to     risk his own life, too. [13:48] Ferdinand     Main! [13:50] Main     Move. [13:52] Ferdinand     Calm down! Let's talk things out! [13:55] Main     "Talk things out"? [13:57] Main     Using force? Or... [14:01] Main     Using mana? [14:11] Ferdinand     You mustn't kill him. [14:15] Ferdinand     If you kill the high priest, [14:18] Ferdinand     your parents will be accessories     to the murder of a noble. [14:23] Ferdinand     I know you wouldn't want that. [14:27] Main     Even my family will get hurt because of me? [14:39] Ferdinand     I see you've returned to your senses. [14:42] Ferdinand     Let's have the exact     discussion you came to have. [14:47] Main     You mean you'll accept all our demands? [14:51] Ferdinand     Yes. [14:53] Ferdinand     But before that, you must get     your raging mana under control. [14:58] Ferdinand     Can you do that? [15:03] Main     I have to trap it inside, like I always do. [15:15] Eva     Main! [15:17] Gunther     Are you okay? [15:25] Main     I'm fine. [15:26] Main     I'm used to it, and I'm     in control of myself now. [15:31] Gunther     You're used to it?     You mean it's happened before? [15:34] Main     Not to that extent, no, [15:37] Main     but it used to happen pretty often. [15:40] Gunther     I didn't know. [15:42] Main     Um, are you okay, Head Priest? [15:48] Ferdinand     This is my punishment. [15:52] Ferdinand     I had this coming for not stopping the     high priest from antagonizing you. [15:59] Ferdinand     I didn't expect your commoner     parents to defy a noble's orders. [16:04] Gunther     Main's my daughter.     I've said so countless times. [16:16] Ferdinand     Main. [16:17] Ferdinand     I envy you for having such loving parents. [16:23] Ferdinand     Be they orphans or nobles, [16:27] Ferdinand     everyone in the church was     cast aside by their parents. [16:34] Main     After that, we moved to the head     priest's room to talk things out. [16:40] Gunther     What was that thing Main did earlier? [16:44] Ferdinand     Do you mean the Crushing? [16:46] Gunther     It's called the Crushing? [16:49] Gunther     Main's eyes turned rainbowy, [16:51] Gunther     and her body was emanating some kind of aura. [16:57] Main     What the heck? I didn't know I'd     turned into some kind of oddity! [17:01] Ferdinand     It happens when one with the Devouring     lets their emotions go out of control. [17:06] Ferdinand     Their mana activates,     courses through their body, [17:09] Ferdinand     and "crushes" their enemy. [17:12] Ferdinand     It happens often to kids since     they can't control their emotions. [17:16] Ferdinand     Haven't you seen it before? [17:18] Eva     I did notice her eye color     change a bunch of times. [17:22] Eva     It always happened during     tantrums, but it'd go away soon. [17:26] Gunther     Oh yeah, now that you mention it... [17:28] Main     Really?! [17:30] Main     I'm amazed they raised such a     bizarre girl with so much love. [17:42] Ferdinand     I'd heard that those with the     Devouring have lots of mana, [17:45] Ferdinand     but I never foresaw that you could push     the high priest to the brink of death. [17:50] Ferdinand     This might be a strange question, [17:52] Ferdinand     but how are you even still alive? [17:56] Ferdinand     The stronger your mana, the stronger     your will needs to be to control it. [18:01] Ferdinand     It makes no sense that you're still     alive given how much mana you possess. [18:06] Main     I should already be dead, actually. [18:09] Main     But some kind people let me     use a dying magical item. [18:15] Ferdinand     Didn't you try to form an agreement     with a noble through them? [18:20] Main     Living life chained to a     noble would be pointless. [18:27] Main     I wanted to stay with my family. [18:31] Main     I wanted to make my books. [18:33] Main     If I can't live my life the way I want,      then there's no point to living. [18:48] Ferdinand     I fail to comprehend that mindset. [18:54] Ferdinand     Main, I want you to join the church. [18:57] Ferdinand     This is a request, not an order. [19:01] Ferdinand     I'm the one in charge of the     daily affairs around here. [19:04] Ferdinand     I'll provide you the best     environment possible. [19:06] Ferdinand     Of course, the events of today     will be forgotten as well. [19:13] Main     The head priest kept his word and     accepted all of our demands, [19:19] Main     and I was to become a blue-robed     apprentice priestess. [19:30] Gunther     It's over. [19:32] Main     Yeah. [19:33] Main     Dad, Mom. Thanks for fighting for me. [19:37] Gunther     Hey, you're the one who saved our     lives with that Crushing thing. [19:42] Main     My fever just went out of     control because I was so angry. [19:44] Main     Honestly, I don't remember     much of what happened. [19:51] Gunther     But the real battle has yet to come. [19:54] Main     Yeah. [19:56] Eva     Still, I'm a little relieved now. [20:00] Eva     So long as the head priest is there,     I think you'll be just fine at the cathedral. [20:04] Main     The head priest? Why? [20:06] Eva     I mean, he stopped you, remember? [20:09] Eva     It's important that you have someone to     stop and scold you when you lose control. [20:13] Main     Yikes! I get the feeling     he'll be scolding me a lot! [20:31] Lutz     Main will definitely be fine. [20:34] Lutz     She's got your dad and mom with her. [20:36] Tuuli     Yeah... [20:40] Main     Tuuli! [20:45] Main     Tuuli! [20:50] Tuuli     You guys! [20:53] Lutz     Main! [21:06] Tuuli     Main... Welcome back. [21:11] Main     I'm home... [21:14] Main     Tuuli! SIGN    Next Chapter Apprentice Priestess [22:58] Main     Woohoo! SIGN    Part One Complete [23:00] Main     We've hit the grand finale of Part One! [23:03] Main     The negotiations were a great success,     and I can keep living with my family! [23:06] Main     Head Priest, you'll be seeing me     at the cathedral soon! [23:10] Main     I can finally read some books! Yahoo! [23:14] Main     The way you're celebrating     only makes me worry. [23:18] Ferdinand     You seem to be thinking of nothing but books. SIGN    Nag Nag [23:20] Ferdinand     Do you realize you're joining the church     as an apprentice priestess? [23:23] Ferdinand     You'll have so much to do and learn. SIGN    Poke Poke [23:27] Ferdinand     Also, you've been made a blue robe     despitebeingacommoner... [23:30] Main     No! It's too soon for all this! SIGN    Illustration by Tobe Sunaho E14.5P1 - Side Story One: Eustachius's Incognito Operation Downtown Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Main     I am now an apprentice     priestess at the cathedral! [00:05] Main     Yahoo! I can finally read my books! [00:10] Ferdinand     With her joining the church set in stone, [00:12] Ferdinand     Main celebrates her     newfound access to books. [00:15] Ferdinand     Meanwhile... [00:17] Ferdinand     Eckhart, Eustachius. [00:20] Ferdinand     I want information on a girl named Main.     She lives downtown and has the Devouring. [00:25] Ferdinand     She'll be joining the church as a     blue-robed apprentice priestess. [00:29] Eustachius     Why give a girl like that blue robes? [00:32] Ferdinand     She runs a studio that     produces plant-based paper, [00:35] Ferdinand     has a great desire to read books, [00:37] Ferdinand     and offered to pay a large gold coin     if we let her join and read here. [00:41] Ferdinand     She's a strange kid, that's for sure. [00:43] Eckhart     Strange, huh? [00:45] Ferdinand     Yes. I'll take any information     you can find on her. [00:49] Both     Sir! SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Side Story One Eustachius's Incognito Operation Downtown [02:34] Eustachius     My name is Eustachius. [02:37] Eustachius     We, Head Priest Ferdinand's aides, [02:39] Eustachius     infiltrated the downtown area on his orders. [02:41] Eustachius     It was around the beginning of summer. [02:44] Eckhart     So this is downtown... [02:50] Eckhart     You're handling this     surprisingly well, Eustachius. [02:53] Eckhart     How can you breathe here? [02:55] Eustachius     We'll just have to get used to it. [02:57] Eustachius     That aside, we should probably look     for a shop that sells old clothes. [03:01] Crowd     Who are they? Nobles? [03:02] Eustachius     It appears we picked the wrong     kind of outfits to wear. [03:03] Crowd     Probably merchants. [03:04] Crowd     Damn showoffs. [03:07] Woman     Thank you very much. [03:09] Eustachius     Oh, do you know where the Main Studio is?     They make plant-based paper. [03:13] Woman     "Main Studio"? [03:16] Woman     I'm afraid we don't know, sorry. [03:20] Eustachius     Is that so? [03:26] Eckhart     These clothes reek! [03:28] Eckhart     I would never wear these if I weren't     using a cleansing spell on myself! [03:31] Eustachius     Quit whining. [03:33] Eustachius     We need to hurry with our investigation. [03:35] Eustachius     You saw how those women reacted. [03:36] Eustachius     They were wary of us, because     we're unfamiliar faces. [03:39] Eustachius     The people living downtown are guarded     and have strong ties with one another. [03:43] Eckhart     The stench is starting to make my head hurt. [03:45] Eckhart     This mission is worse than camping     outdoors to collect materials. [03:55] Eustachius     I won't get anything done with you. [03:58] Eustachius     I took my sick colleague to an inn [04:02] Eustachius     and headed off by myself to     investigate the Gilberta Company. [04:05] Benno     Take Main home, Mark. [04:08] Main     No need for that. [04:09] Main     I'm meeting my mother at the central plaza. [04:12] Main     She'll take me home after some shopping. [04:21] Eustachius     Is this the place? [04:23] Eustachius     I'd heard that Main Studio does     most of its business with them. [04:26] Eustachius     This looks like a fashion boutique. [04:29] Eustachius     Why would they partner up     with a paper workshop? [04:33] Eustachius     Oh? Those are some unusual hairpins. [04:40] Main     If I may ask, can we help     you with something? [04:45] Eustachius     Oh, no. Some unusual hairpins     caught my eye, is all. [04:50] Eustachius     I don't need anything, thanks. [04:56] Eckhart     And so you came back empty-handed? [04:59] Eustachius     Yeah. [05:00] Eustachius     I can't approach that place anymore     after drawing attention like that. [05:05] Eustachius     But I have a better idea. [05:07] Eustachius     The file said Main lives     near the South Gate. [05:11] Eustachius     I think I'm going to find her home     and gather information around there. [05:15] Eckhart     Your disguises always amaze me. [05:18] Eckhart     You totally look like a farmer. [05:21] Eckhart     I'm sorry I can't be of much help. [05:23] Eustachius     I'll be off, then. [05:25] Eustachius     I hope ye get used to this by tonight. [05:35] Eustachius     I observed the people around and tried     my best to blend in as a peasant. [05:44] Eustachius     Whoa! [05:44] Eustachius     Sorry! You okay there? [05:47] Karla     Y-Yeah. [05:51] Karla     But what brings a farmer to this area? [05:55] Karla     You won't find a market down here. [05:57] Eustachius     Oh, don't be so suspicious.     I just have something to do here. [06:02] Eustachius     Do you know a girl called Main? [06:04] Karla     Main?! [06:05] Eustachius     Yeah, she helped me kindly this one time. [06:08] Eustachius     I'm looking for her to repay the favor. [06:11] Karla     Can't say I've heard of her. [06:13] Eustachius     I heard she's making plant-based     paper at the Main Studio. [06:18] Karla     I'm telling you, I don't know! [06:20] Karla     If you stick around too long, [06:21] Karla     you'd best be prepared to     be mistaken for a thief! [06:24] Karla     Run along, then! [06:27] Karla     If I ever see you again,     you'll have hell to pay! [06:31] Eustachius     Good heavens. [06:34] Eustachius     I guess I'll ask around here. [06:45] Ralph     We sure got a lot today. [06:48] Eustachius     Kids around the same age as Main. [06:50] Eustachius     Perfect! [06:53] Eustachius     Heya, kids. [06:54] Ralph     But hey... [06:56] Eustachius     Do you know a girl named Main? [06:58] Fey     Main?! [07:00] Fey     I-I want nothing to do with her! [07:04] Ralph     Fey, you still scared of Main? [07:07] Eustachius     "Scared"? [07:08] Ralph     Yeah. She got really mad when he broke     something of hers this one time. [07:13] Ralph     Right? [07:15] Eustachius     Really? But she was so nice to me. [07:19] Ralph     That must've been Tuuli, not Main. [07:23] Fey     Yeah. There's no way Main     would ever be nice to anyone. [07:26] Eustachius     Tuuli? [07:27] Ralph     Main's older sister. [07:29] Ralph     Hey, Tuuli! [07:32] Tuuli     What? [07:33] Ralph     This man's looking for Main. [07:36] Tuuli     For Main? [07:38] Eustachius     Yeah. I want to repay     her for helping me out. [07:41] Eustachius     I've brought vegetables from my farm. [07:44] Tuuli     Main helped you out?     Are you sure about that? [07:47] Eustachius     She definitely introduced herself as Main. [07:50] Tuuli     Was there anyone with her? [07:52] Eustachius     Hmm? No, it was just her. [07:56] Tuuli     Then you've definitely got the wrong person. [07:58] Tuuli     Main can't go out by herself like that. [08:00] Eustachius     What do you mean,      "can't go out by herself"? [08:02] Tuuli     Yeah. [08:03] Tuuli     She collapses all the time,     so someone needs to go with her. [08:07] Eustachius     That so? Did I have the wrong person? [08:10] Eustachius     Have y'all heard of Main Studio, then? [08:13] Ralph     Nope. [08:14] Fey     No idea. [08:16] Eustachius     N-Never mind, then. [08:19] Eustachius     Sorry for keeping you. [08:21] Eustachius     Forgive me with this. [08:25] Eustachius     See ya! [08:30] Eustachius     Sheesh. Nothing's going right this time. [08:43] Eckhart     She's so frail that she     needs a chaperon, eh? [08:46] Eustachius     I didn't expect to learn next to nothing     about her in her own neighborhood. [08:51] Eckhart     What now? [08:52] Eustachius     I'm going to break into the     Merchant Guild at night. [08:56] Eustachius     We're not getting anywhere by asking around. [08:59] Eustachius     Also, Main's father is a soldier     working at the South Gate. [09:01] Eustachius     We're going to tail him. [09:05] Both     Our thanks to Wentoll! [09:12] Gunther     Wow, you're going to be a father, huh? [09:15] Otto     How did you name your kids? [09:18] Gunther     Why? [09:20] Otto     Oh, Corinna and I've been     discussing it every night, [09:23] Otto     but we just can't decide on one. [09:25] Gunther     Come on! The kid's only     coming in winter, right? [09:29] Gunther     You're being too hasty. [09:36] Eustachius     Feeling less nauseous? [09:41] Eckhart     I'd rather be outside than in this hole. [09:43] Eckhart     Can we move up our plans? [09:46] Eustachius     Fine. Let's leave. [10:02] Eustachius     The next day, [10:04] Eustachius     we went to talk to people the Gilberta     Company did business with. [10:08] Lumberjack     Main? [10:10] Lumberjack     Oh, that lass? [10:12] Lumberjack     She's a special one, that's for sure.     She can write order forms by herself. [10:16] Craftsman     Yeah, I know her. [10:17] Craftsman     Her shopping nous can put adults to shame. [10:20] Craftsman     She's prompt with payment, too. [10:22] Eustachius     Everyone keeps calling her a "strange kid," [10:25] Eustachius     but from what I've heard, I'd lean     more toward "too good at everything." [10:30] Eustachius     Either way, it seems she handles     her responsibilities well, [10:33] Eustachius     so it shouldn't be a problem to let her join     as a blue-robed apprentice priestess. [10:37] Eustachius     "We'll give you a detailed     report once we're back. [10:40] Eustachius     That is all." [10:43] Eustachius     Since we're already here, why don't     we go check out the marketplace? [10:47] Eckhart     Our work here is done. Can't we leave... [10:50] Eustachius     Just a peek. [11:01] Eustachius     Hey, pops, where'd you get     your hands on this book? [11:04] Otto     Huh? Oh, it's collateral from a noble. [11:08] Eustachius     A noble? [11:09] Eustachius     Do you mind if I take a look? [11:12] Otto     Of course not! Look all you want! [11:15] Otto     Man... [11:16] Otto     Nobody's taken an interest in this book. [11:18] Otto     Just you and that strange kid. [11:22] Eustachius     "Strange kid"? [11:23] Otto     Yeah. [11:24] Otto     She suddenly threw herself     to the ground and went... (Flashback) [11:27] Main     I know I can't buy it, so I'll     make do with just holding it! (Flashback) [11:31] Main     I'd like to at least enjoy     the sweet scent of ink! (Flashback) [11:33] Main     I beg you! [11:36] Eustachius     I see. [11:39] Eustachius     Let me buy it off you. [11:46] Eustachius     She showed an interest in this book,     and even wanted to smell its ink? [11:50] Eustachius     "Strange kid" is right. [11:53] Eustachius     I'm starting to want to see for myself     just what she's really like. SIGN    Next Chapter Visiting Missus Corinna [12:05] Eustachius     Master Ferdinand. [12:06] Eustachius     Blah, blah, blah. And there you have it. [12:09] Ferdinand     I see. [12:10] Ferdinand     That reminds me of the first time I met her. [12:13] Ferdinand     She was sniffing the scripture's     ink back then, too. [12:15] Eustachius     She did that in front of you? [12:18] Eustachius     She truly is the most intriguing kid! [12:21] Eustachius     Ah, what is she really like? [12:23] Eustachius     She makes my heart pump faster! [12:25] Eustachius     I want to meet her and talk to her! [12:27] Eustachius     Ah... [12:28] Ferdinand     You two weirdos will get along fine. [12:31] Ferdinand     That aside, what do I do with her? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm E14.5P2 - Side Story Two: Visiting Missus Corinna Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     While Eustachius was gathering     information on Main, [00:04] Ferdinand     she was busy receiving a     summons from Corinna. [00:11] Eva     Summons? [00:13] Tuuli     What did you do, Main? SIGN    Side Story Two Visiting Missus Corinna [00:30] Main     She wants to see the outfit and     hairpin I wore for my baptism. [00:35] Main     Can I show her? [00:38] Eva     They're not good enough to     show Corinna of all people. [00:42] Main     Right... [00:45] Main     Okay, I'll tell her no. [00:47] Eva     You can't turn her down! [00:50] Main     What do you want me to do, then? [00:59] Eva     Honestly! [01:01] Eva     I can't decide so suddenly! [01:03] Main     Mom's actually panicking for once. [01:06] Tuuli     Yeah. [01:07] Tuuli     So, you'll have to take the stuff     to her place and show her? [01:12] Main     Yeah, I think so. [01:15] Tuuli     Can I go with you this time? [01:17] Main     I'll try asking. [01:20] Tuuli     I love you, Main. [01:21] Eva     Hold it. We don't know that we're going yet. [01:25] Main     But you won't turn her down, will you? [01:28] Tuuli     You won't, right? [01:31] Gunther     What's it gonna be? [01:33] Eva     But... [01:37] Eva     What am I to do?! [01:42] Eva     How should I greet her? [01:44] Main     How about, "It's nice to meet you.     Thank you so much for the invitation"? [01:49] Tuuli     What about me, Main? [01:50] Main     You can just smile and say, "I've     been looking forward to seeing you!" [01:54] Eva     It's nice to meet you. Thank you     so much for the invitation. [01:58] Tuuli     I've been looking forward to seeing you! [02:01] Main     Yep, that's the way. [02:03] Eva     It's nice to meet you. Thank you     so much for the invitation. [02:06] Tuuli     I've been looking forward to seeing you! [02:09] Eva     It's nice to meet you. Thank you     so much for the invitation. [02:12] Tuuli     I've been looking forward to seeing you! [02:17] Main     Greetings, Missus Corinna! [02:20] Corinna     Welcome, Main. [02:22] Corinna     I'm glad your mother and sister     could make it as well. [02:25] Corinna     I'm Corinna. [02:27] Main     It's good to see you, Missus Corinna. [02:29] Corinna     Come on in, please. [02:30] Main     Sure. Thank you. [02:37] Main     Will you two stop freaking out? [02:47] Main     Thanks for having us. [02:49] Eva     Nice to meet you, Missus Corinna.     I'm Eva, Main's mother. [02:53] Eva     Thank you so much for     inviting us to your home. [02:56] Tuuli     I'm Tuuli, Missus Corinna. [02:58] Tuuli     I've been looking forward to this. [03:01] Tuuli     I'm so happy to see you! [03:04] Corinna     Same here. Make yourself at home. [03:08] Corinna     I'll get you some tea and snacks. [03:11] Corinna     I really wanted to get a closer     look at Main's outfit. [03:15] Corinna     Thank you for coming all the way for me. [03:21] Main     This is nice and sweet! [03:24] Corinna     Wonderful. [03:26] Eva     I altered the dress Tuuli     wore for her baptism. [03:30] Corinna     I'm amazed you could alter it this way. [03:33] Eva     Well, it was easier than     making it from scratch. [03:36] Main     We folded and pleated parts [03:40] Main     to make the dress smaller     and shorter to fit me. [03:43] Main     Or well, Mom did. [03:44] Corinna     Mind if I ask a few specific questions? [03:47] Eva     Of course. I'd be happy to answer. [03:52] Main     This is the hair ornament I wore. [03:55] Corinna     I've never seen one like this before. [03:58] Tuuli     I made the big, white flowers. [04:01] Corinna     Really? These are very pretty, Tuuli. [04:05] Tuuli     Thank you! [04:07] Corinna     I would like to take orders     for this at my studio. [04:12] Corinna     May I? [04:14] Tuuli     Of course... [04:15] Main     ...that depends on the terms. [04:17] Tuuli     H-H-Hey, Main! [04:19] Main     Hair ornaments are our winter handiwork,     and a big source of income. [04:23] Main     We can't give them away so easily. [04:25] Main     If you really want to make and sell them, [04:29] Main     you'll have to purchase the rights. [04:32] Tuuli     Main! [04:33] Eva     Main... [04:34] Eva     Sorry about this, Missus Corinna. [04:36] Main     Stay out of it, Mom. [04:38] Main     This is important. [04:41] Tuuli     Main... [04:41] Eva     Main... [04:42] Corinna     It's fine. [04:44] Corinna     You may talk to Brother     Benno about this, Main. [04:49] Main     Got it. [04:51] Benno     It's a pleasure. [04:53] Benno     I'm Benno, Corinna's brother. [04:55] Eva     Nice to meet you, Mister Benno.     I'm Eva, Main's mother. [04:59] Eva     Thank you for all the help you've given her. [05:01] Tuuli     I'm Tuuli, Mister Benno.     I'm glad to meet you. [05:07] Benno     So what's this about, Corinna? [05:09] Corinna     Well... [05:10] Main     It seems the lady wants exclusive     rights to sell our hairpins. [05:15] Main     How much are you willing     to pay, Mister Benno? [05:23] Benno     Is this supposed to be funny? [05:24] Main     No, it's about money. [05:29] Benno     How about this much? [05:32] Main     That's an insulting offer. [05:35] Main     Do you want me to strike a     deal with Freida instead? [05:38] Benno     Hey! Don't products made at Main     Studio have to go through Lutz?! [05:44] Main     Products made at Main Studio, yes. [05:48] Main     That doesn't include product ideas. [05:50] Benno     That's just nitpicking! [05:52] Main     There's no point yelling. [05:54] Main     You know it won't work on me. [06:03] Tuuli     Wow, Main. [06:05] Corinna     Tuuli, Eva, this looks like it'll     take a while, so come with me. [06:11] Corinna     Main's amazing. [06:13] Corinna     I can't believe she can     negotiate with my brother. [06:16] Eva     I'd never seen her like that before. [06:19] Tuuli     She gets feverish at the drop of a hat     and isn't much good at housework, [06:23] Tuuli     but here she is, going     at it with a grown-up. [06:26] Tuuli     That's a side of Main I didn't know existed. [06:30] Corinna     Let's leave the money matters to them     and talk about sewing, shall we? [06:36] Tuuli     Yes! [06:37] Tuuli     Beautiful... How does one get     to make clothes like these? [06:42] Tuuli     Could you teach me your ways? [06:45] Corinna     Skill plays a part, of course, [06:47] Corinna     but what's important is seeing lots     of pretty sights for yourself. [06:51] Corinna     Here's one example. [06:54] Corinna     The idea for the flower embroidery here     came from flowers I picked in the forest. [07:03] Corinna     The more attention you pay to     the everyday sights around you, [07:05] Corinna     the more design ideas you'll     have when you work. [07:08] Tuuli     I see... [07:11] Tuuli     I'm an apprentice seamstress now. [07:13] Tuuli     My dream is to one day make     pretty clothes like you. [07:18] Corinna     Really? Then make it come true, Tuuli. [07:21] Tuuli     Yes! [07:24] Benno     You're becoming a nasty     negotiator, you know that?! [07:26] Main     Well, you could say I have     an excellent teacher. [07:37] Benno     I guess we have a deal. [07:40] Corinna     Looks like they're done over there. [07:43] Main     Mom, teach Missus Corinna how     to make those ornaments. [07:46] Eva     Sure. [07:49] Main     Phew, that wore me out. [07:51] Corinna     Good job hanging in there. [07:52] Corinna     So, what did you finally agree on? [07:56] Corinna     That'll affect our pricing. [08:05] Corinna     I can't believe you got Brother     Benno to agree to that! [08:09] Main     He said he'd be selling the ornaments     exclusively at your studio for a year. [08:15] Tuuli     How much was it, Main? [08:20] Tuuli     You can't say? [08:23] Main     It's a fair price, so I can say...      but I don't want to. [08:27] Tuuli     Tell me, Main. [08:31] Tuuli     Tell me, Main. [08:34] Tuuli     Tell me, Main! [08:38] Main     One large and seven small gold coins. [08:45] Tuuli     Hold up... [08:46] Tuuli     Did you just say "gold"? [08:48] Main     It may sound like a lot of money, [08:51] Main     but it's absolutely a fair     price for exclusive rights. [08:54] Main     I'm not like Mister Benno. [08:56] Main     It's not a rip-off, okay?! [09:01] Corinna     You struck a great deal, Main. [09:04] Main     I did! [09:05] Main     Now we can get you a gift     when your child is born! [09:14] Main     And thus ended our visit     to Missus Corinna's home. SIGN    And Now Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program [10:57] Main     Head Priest, I wanna see     side stories for more characters! [11:01] Ferdinand     I agree. We'll have to pray     to the gods for them. [11:06] Main     "Pray"? [11:07] Ferdinand     I'm not sure which god     merchants worship, but... [11:11] Ferdinand     May the threads of the Goddess of Time,     Dreharnguhr, come together again. [11:16] Ferdinand     We offer the gods our prayers! [11:18] Main     We offer the gods our prayers! [11:20] All     We offer the gods our prayers! E15 - Apprentice Priestess Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     After learning that it would save her life, [00:04] Ferdinand     Main decided to join the church. [00:06] Ferdinand     But the negotiation with the     high priest ended in failure. (Flashback) [00:11] Main     Don't you dare lay a hand on my mom and dad. [00:16] Ferdinand     As a result, while she did     get to join on her terms, [00:20] Ferdinand     many trials and tribulations     lay ahead for her. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter 15 Apprentice Priestess [02:05] Main     I am now an apprentice     priestess at the cathedral! [02:09] Main     Yahoo! I can finally read my books! [02:14] Tuuli     Settle down, Main. [02:16] Eva     You're going to get feverish again. [02:18] Main     I can't have that. [02:20] Tuuli     There's still time until you join. [02:25] Main     While my joining was confirmed, [02:27] Main     it seems that various     preparations need to be made, [02:31] Main     meaning it'll be a while yet     before I officially start. [02:34] Eva     You're going to see Benno     tomorrow, aren't you? [02:37] Main     Yeah. I need to tell him     how the negotiations went. [02:42] Main     Good day! [02:44] Lutz     W-Welcome. [02:47] Mark     Lutz, you need to welcome     customers with a smile. [02:51] Lutz     What might you be looking for today? [02:55] Main     I heard you sell hair ornaments here. [02:58] Lutz     The hair ornaments are... [03:00] Gunther     Lutz, got a moment? [03:05] Lutz     Excuse me. [03:08] Mark     Thank you for helping Lutz practice     his customer service, Main. [03:13] Main     Don't mention it. [03:15] Main     I see he's trying his best. [03:18] Main     Unlike me, Lutz has already     begun his apprenticeship, [03:21] Main     and he has an early start. [03:23] Main     He said he was overwhelmed     by everything he had to learn [03:26] Main     with a smile on his face. [03:28] Benno     So, how'd the negotiations go? [03:31] Main     Long story short, they were a great success. [03:34] Main     I'll be joining as a blue-robed priestess,     and I can continue living at home. (Flashback) [03:38] Gunther     If you need Main's mana that badly, (Flashback) [03:41] Gunther     we demand that she be treated like nobility. (Flashback) [03:44] Gunther     Don't make her do grey-robed apprentice work. (Flashback) [03:48] Ferdinand     Very well. She'll be granted     blue robes as an exception. (Flashback) [03:51] Ferdinand     Any other conditions? (Flashback) [03:53] Gunther     We're too worried to let her live     here, where we can't see her, (Flashback) [03:56] Gunther     so we ask that she be allowed     to continue living at home. (Flashback) [03:59] Eva     Yes. She's frail, so we     would like to determine (Flashback) [04:03] Eva     if she's in condition to     go to work every morning. (Flashback) [04:05] Ferdinand     No problem. (Flashback) [04:06] Ferdinand     She isn't an orphan, so     she can commute from home. (Flashback) [04:09] Ferdinand     She doesn't need to push herself     if she doesn't feel well, either. (Flashback) [04:13] Main     Uh... (Flashback) [04:14] Main     Even when I'm fine,     I can't come without Lutz. (Flashback) [04:18] Ferdinand     Lutz? (Flashback) [04:19] Main     Yeah. I can collapse out of nowhere at times, (Flashback) [04:23] Main     so he monitors my condition for me. (Flashback) [04:25] Ferdinand     Oh, so you need a retainer. (Flashback) [04:28] Ferdinand     Every blue-robed priestess has a     few, so that won't be a problem. (Flashback) [04:33] Main     Retainer... (Flashback) [04:36] Ferdinand     Anything else? (Flashback) [04:37] Main     Oh... (Flashback) [04:38] Main     I'm registered with the Merchant Guild. (Flashback) [04:42] Main     Is it okay if I continue running my studio? (Flashback) [04:47] Ferdinand     A servant of the gods needs no such thing... (Flashback) [04:51] Ferdinand     Or so the high priest would say. (Flashback) [04:54] Main     But it's an important     source of income for me. (Flashback) [04:57] Main     I can hire the orphans and pay them for work, (Flashback) [05:00] Main     or donate a part of the revenue. (Flashback) [05:03] Main     Can we find a middle ground somehow? (Flashback) [05:07] Ferdinand     How much does she know? (Flashback) [05:09] Main     Excuse me? (Flashback) [05:10] Ferdinand     Just talking to myself. (Flashback) [05:12] Ferdinand     I'm lacking a lot of information,     so let's discuss this another day. (Flashback) [05:17] Ferdinand     Anything else? (Flashback) [05:19] Gunther     No. (Flashback) [05:20] Ferdinand     She'll be tasked with     maintaining magical items and, (Flashback) [05:22] Ferdinand     as she wished, the library. (Flashback) [05:25] Main     The library?! (Flashback) [05:27] Main     You're such a nice guy, Head Priest! (Flashback) [05:32] Gunther     Thank you. [05:34] Benno     So you got baited by the books, huh? [05:37] Main     But he accepted all of our terms. [05:40] Benno     Yeah. I have no complaints on that end. [05:43] Benno     The head priest seems reasonable. [05:45] Benno     Go to him if you need any help there. [05:48] Main     Yeah, I will. [06:01] Main     Lutz was giving his all     at work, Missus Karla. [06:05] Karla     Really? I was worried,     so that puts me at ease. [06:10] Karla     By the way, what did you     end up deciding to do? [06:15] Karla     You turned down the merchant     apprenticeship, right? [06:17] Main     I don't think I can handle work outside, [06:20] Main     so I'll be helping out at the     gate and at home like usual. [06:26] Karla     Oh, really? [06:28] Karla     Guess you have to focus on getting healthier. [06:30] Karla     Well, bye. [06:32] Main     We're keeping my church apprenticeship     a secret from our neighbors. [06:36] Main     It's because a lot of them     dislike the church's practices. [06:40] Karla     Oh, right. [06:42] Karla     There was a man going around asking about you. [06:45] Main     Huh? Asking about me? [06:47] Karla     Yeah. About your studio and stuff. [06:50] Karla     I told him he had the wrong     person and ran him off. [06:53] Karla     But stay on your toes. [06:55] Karla     There are all sorts out there. [06:58] Main     I will. Thank you. [07:03] Main     Only Benno and the guild master     should know about the studio... [07:11] Both     Our thanks to Wentoll! [07:19] Gunther     Wow, you're going to be a father, huh? [07:22] Otto     Yeah... [07:22] Gunther     So wait, why are you quitting     when you have a child on the way? [07:27] Otto     The reason is Main. [07:30] Otto     The products she came up with     are flying off the shelves. [07:34] Otto     So Benno asked me to help with the store. [07:38] Gunther     Oh, Main's products... [07:42] Gunther     The gods do love my Main. [07:45] Otto     She is Benno's Fruhtrane, after all. [07:48] Gunther     Isn't that the Goddess of Water? [07:50] Otto     You must be overjoyed, too. [07:53] Otto     I'm glad you found a way for Main to survive. [07:59] Otto     Are you still not okay with     her joining the church? [08:04] Gunther     Do you really think I could be okay with it? [08:06] Gunther     They say they'll treat her like a noble, [08:09] Gunther     but knowing them, there's     no way that's happening. [08:15] Gunther     Even then, it's better than her dying on me. [08:20] Otto     Maybe the gods made you a soldier for this. [08:25] Gunther     What do you mean? [08:27] Otto     Main possesses mana and the     ability to earn lots of money. [08:32] Otto     And that puts her at risk of getting     abducted by outside nobles. [08:36] Gunther     Abducted?! [08:38] Otto     Shh! [08:40] Otto     It's your job to prevent that! [08:44] Otto     As gatekeeper, you can look into     each noble that comes here. [08:47] Otto     Isn't that the perfect job     if you want to protect Main? [08:51] Gunther     You've got a point there. [08:52] Otto     I'll help you out too, Captain. [08:55] Gunther     Thanks. [08:56] Gunther     I'll protect my family along     with this entire town. [09:06] Benno     A man who's going around investigating you? [09:09] Benno     It's probably the same guy who     broke into the Merchant Guild. [09:14] Main     Somebody broke into the Merchant Guild? [09:17] Benno     Yeah. I'm sure he got his     hands on your studio's file. [09:21] Benno     I bet someone in the church is     gathering information about you. [09:27] Benno     This has the nobility's stench all over it. [09:30] Main     So this is what joining the church involves. [09:38] Lutz     Don't worry. [09:39] Lutz     I'm here for you. [09:45] Main     Thanks. [09:48] Main     After that, we went to show Corinna [09:51] Main     my hairpin and dress     alterations at her request. [09:54] Main     That led to selling Benno the     rights to the hair ornaments. [10:03] Main     Welcome to the pound cake tasting! [10:07] Benno     What are you doing here? [10:09] Main     H-Helping out... Ow... [10:12] Main     Why do you think I'm suppressing     all information about you?! [10:16] Main     You're being way too careless! [10:19] Main     Go get changed now. [10:20] Main     Okay... [10:35] Main     See? Isn't it delicious? [10:39] Benno     Why did you sell the recipe for     something so yummy to Freida? [10:43] Main     Do you have the right to ask? I'm pretty     sure you've been ripping me off. [10:47] Main     I heard from Freida that the rights to new     products start from a large gold coin. [10:53] Main     Besides, you don't have     access to sugar and a chef. [10:58] Main     Most of my snack recipes use sugar. [11:03] Benno     Then all I need is a cook and sugar? [11:05] Main     Not any cook will do. [11:07] Main     They need to go be good     enough to serve nobles, [11:10] Main     and have unlimited access to a oven. [11:15] Freida     What's this? [11:17] Freida     I'll buy up all of Main's recipes     before you put all that together. [11:22] Freida     Toodles, Mister Benno. [11:25] Liese     Don't worry. [11:27] Liese     You can count on me to     perfect Main's recipes. [11:33] Main     Thank you, Miss Liese. [11:36] Benno     Hold it. [11:38] Benno     I just need a cook, an oven,     sugar, and creativity, right? [11:42] Main     Mister Benno? [11:44] Benno     You said that if you couldn't get books,     you'd just have to make them yourself. [11:47] Benno     Along those lines... [11:49] Benno     What can I do if I don't have a cook? [11:51] Main     You can just train them yourself? [11:54] Benno     Precisely. [11:56] Main     Benno being so gung-ho is     just perfect in my book. [12:00] Main     Having a dedicated oven will     open the door to so many dishes! [12:04] Main     Pizza. [12:06] Main     Gratin. [12:07] Main     Lasagna. [12:09] Main     Quiche and pie will be on the table, too! [12:11] Main     Let's just start an Italian restaurant! [12:14] Tuuli     What is she going on about now? [12:18] Eva     She has to go to the cathedral starting     tomorrow, too. Will she be okay? [12:25] Ferdinand     From my investigation into Main, [12:27] Ferdinand     she's registered as a workshop     owner with the Merchant Guild. [12:31] High Priest     A servant of the gods, running a workshop? [12:35] Ferdinand     Yes. But it will help us     gain income periodically, [12:40] Ferdinand     so I believe letting her     continue is the best choice. [12:44] High Priest     Hmm... [12:45] Ferdinand     As for the retainers we'll     be assigning to Main, [12:49] Ferdinand     I'm planning to assign her one of     my own and have him report to me. [12:54] High Priest     Good idea. [12:55] High Priest     Then I shall also send one of my own. [13:00] High Priest     For the last one, [13:02] High Priest     let the biggest problem child among     the orphans give her a headache. [13:06] High Priest     Get as much money and     mana you can out of her. [13:10] High Priest     That little devil isn't     good for anything else. [13:16] Ferdinand     Understood. [13:26] Ferdinand     Well, that's certainly not ideal. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:41] Lutz     Main, don't get too excited. [13:43] Main     I know. [13:44] Main     But I can finally read books, you know? [13:48] Lutz     Look, we're almost there. [13:51] Main     Someone's waiting. [13:57] Fran     Good morning, Lady Main. [14:00] Lutz     "Lady Main"? That sounds so wrong! [14:03] Main     Hey, Lutz! [14:05] Main     It's not that funny! [14:07] Lutz     Sorry, I'll stop. [14:09] Lutz     I'll come pick you up     by the fifth bell, okay? [14:14] Main     Uh... I'm sorry if that made     you feel uncomfortable. [14:19] Fran     There is no need for you to apologize to me. [14:24] Fran     The head priest is waiting for you. [14:48] Gunther     Out of my sight, plebeian. [15:02] Main     So we really do live in a class-based society... [15:12] Ferdinand     We shall now begin the oath-taking ceremony. [15:20] Ferdinand     The spring is green, [15:23] Ferdinand     the color of fresh life     overcoming the harsh winter. [15:28] Ferdinand     The summer is blue, [15:30] Ferdinand     the color of the vast skies toward     which life continues to grow. [15:36] Ferdinand     The autumn is yellow, [15:38] Ferdinand     the color of fat and ripened     wheat hanging its head. [15:43] Ferdinand     The winter is red, [15:45] Ferdinand     the color of a fireplace that     thwarts the cold and bestows hope. [15:51] Ferdinand     Now, take your oath. [15:56] Ferdinand     Repeat after me. [15:59] Main     Got it. [16:03] Ferdinand     Hear me, rulers of the heavens. [16:07] Main     Hear me, rulers of the heavens. [16:10] Ferdinand     The king and queen, the Gods     of Light and Darkness. [16:14] Main     The king and queen, the Gods     of Light and Darkness. [16:18] Ferdinand     Hear me, five eternal rulers of the earth. [16:21] Both     ...five eternal rulers of the earth. [16:23] Ferdinand     The Goddess... [16:23] Main     The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane. [16:26] Main     The God of Fire, Leidenschaft. [16:28] Main     The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria. [16:31] Main     The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. [16:34] Main     The God of Life, Ewigleben. [16:37] Ferdinand     From the great heavens... [16:40] Main     ...to the vast earth... [16:42] Ferdinand     ...may the king and queen     shine their powers... [16:46] Main     ...and the eternal five bestow their favor... [16:50] Ferdinand     ...on all the lives in these lands. [16:53] Main     And to show my gratitude for thy blessing... [16:58] Ferdinand     ...I offer you my heart, and believe in you,     and worship you as the gods of gods. [17:06] Main     To all the gods of nature, [17:09] Main     I vow that I shall pray to you,     thank you, and dedicate my life to you. [17:20] Ferdinand     Blue is the color of the God of Fire,     who aids in the growth of life, [17:25] Ferdinand     and the color of the skies     the supreme beings rule over. [17:29] Ferdinand     The priests and priestesses [17:31] Ferdinand     who vow to worship them     and continually improve [17:35] Ferdinand     are granted these blue robes. [17:46] Ferdinand     O pious disciple, brought     to us by the gods' guidance, [17:51] Ferdinand     we welcome you with open arms. [17:53] Main     From the bottom of my heart,     I thank you for welcoming me. [17:58] Ferdinand     Then pray. [18:00] Main     Huh? [18:06] Main     I offer the gods my prayers! [18:13] Ferdinand     That's enough. [18:14] Ferdinand     Just make sure to have it     down by your commemoration. [18:19] Ferdinand     Let me introduce your retainers. [18:28] Fran     I'm Fran. It's a pleasure to meet you. [18:31] Main     Likewise. I'm very glad to meet you, too. [18:34] Fran     Main, you are a blue robe. [18:38] Fran     You aren't to humble     yourself before grey robes. [18:42] Main     S-Sorry about that. I'll keep it in mind. [18:45] Delia     The name's Delia. I'm eight. [18:47] Delia     As fellow girls, let's get along. [18:50] Main     What a looker! [18:51] Gil     You're my master? This sucks! [18:54] Gil     You're just a baby! [18:56] Main     Huh? Uh... [18:57] Gil     I'm Gil. Ten years old. [19:02] Ferdinand     Gil is your retainer. [19:04] Ferdinand     When he misbehaves, you must discipline him. [19:08] Main     Who, me? [19:10] Main     Uh, could you try not to be rude? [19:13] Gil     What? Are you stupid? [19:17] Main     Uh, Head Priest, I've never     had "retainers" in my life. [19:22] Main     I don't need them. [19:23] Ferdinand     No. [19:25] Ferdinand     Every blue robe is duty bound     to have retainers. [19:30] Main     Is that so? [19:31] Ferdinand     As their master, you are to show them     the way with your actions and behavior. [19:37] Main     I need someone to show me the way! [19:40] Arno     Head Priest, may I? [19:42] Ferdinand     What is it, Arno? [19:45] Ferdinand     Wait here. [19:53] Delia     God, I'd finally wormed myself     into serving the high priest! [19:57] Delia     And now look at me! My charms     won't work on a girl! [20:01] Gil     Seriously, this is a joke. [20:04] Gil     You're just a commoner, not a noble, right? [20:07] Fran     Watch your mouth, Gil! [20:10] Fran     Lady Main, the head priest just told     you to discipline any misbehavior. [20:17] Main     I have to show them the way, huh? [20:24] Main     If you two don't like it,     I can have you replaced. [20:27] Main     Nailed it! [20:29] Delia     Please. There's no way that's happening. [20:34] Delia     The high priest asked me     to give you a headache. [20:39] Main     The high priest did what? [20:40] Delia     I'm going to make him recognize     my wiles and become his concubine! [20:45] Main     C-C-C-C-Concubine?! [20:48] Gil     Girls sure have it good. [20:50] Main     Is that something to brag about? [20:52] Delia     Of course. [20:54] Delia     It's the position every woman wants most. [20:58] Gil     It's just common knowledge.     How don't you know that? [21:01] Gil     You really must be stupid. [21:06] Main     What's common to you religious folk [21:08] Main     has nothing in common with downtown     life or my life as Urano! [21:11] Fran     If this were the head priest, [21:13] Fran     he would do a better job     putting them in their place. [21:14] Main     Fran, who seems devoted to the head priest. [21:18] Main     Gil, who only speaks in insults. [21:18] Gil     Is your head really screwed on right? [21:22] Main     And Delia, who wants to be a concubine     and has openly declared that she's a spy. [21:25] Main     It looks like I've set foot     in a world I want no part of. SIGN    Next Chapter Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense [23:08] Tuuli     Say, Main. [23:10] Tuuli     Weren't you negotiating with     Mister Benno the other day? [23:13] Main     Oh, you mean for the hair ornament rights? [23:15] Tuuli     How much did you strike a deal for? [23:17] Main     One large and seven small gold coins. [23:21] Tuuli     G-G-Gold?! [23:24] Main     I didn't rip him off, okay? [23:26] Main     It's absolutely a fair price     for exclusive rights, okay? [23:30] Tuuli     Main... [23:31] Tuuli     Maybe you really should've gone into     business instead of joining the church. SIGN    Illustration by Kamijo Eri E16 - Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand     Main has become a blue-robed apprentice     priestess at the cathedral. [00:04] Ferdinand     However... (Flashback) [00:05] Delia     The high priest asked me     to give you a headache. (Flashback) [00:09] Gil     You're just a commoner, not a noble, right? (Flashback) [00:13] Fran     The head priest just told you      to discipline any misbehavior. [00:20] Ferdinand     The class discrimination,     difference in values, [00:23] Ferdinand     and her retainers' rebellious     attitudes leave her bewildered. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Sixteen Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense [02:09] Ferdinand     Now... [02:10] Ferdinand     Let me give you a rundown on the     work you're expected to do here. [02:13] Main     Sure. [02:14] Main     As I'm sure you're aware, [02:17] Main     blue robes are for born nobility. [02:20] Main     But you were granted them as a commoner, [02:23] Main     and you can assume that nobody     looks favorably upon that fact. [02:27] Main     The high priest even refused     to administer your oath-taking. [02:31] Main     As such, it has fallen     upon me to supervise you. [02:36] Main     Does it not bother you that I, uh... [02:41] Ferdinand     Merit is what matters to me. [02:45] Ferdinand     Especially now, with the blue     robes dwindling in number, [02:49] Ferdinand     and most of the work coming my way. [02:52] Ferdinand     I know I can count on you to     handle paperwork with ease, [02:56] Ferdinand     so why would I ever hold     anything against you? [02:59] Main     Did he investigate my     work at the gate, too?! [03:05] Main     I'll do my best. [03:07] Ferdinand     Good. [03:08] Ferdinand     I'll have you file paperwork as my assistant. [03:13] Ferdinand     And then comes your work as a blue-robed     priestess: prayers and mana dedication. [03:17] Main     Mana... dedication? [03:20] Ferdinand     Fran, bring us the dedication shield. [03:30] Ferdinand     Main, touch the magic crystal in the center. [03:34] Ferdinand     Imagine sending your mana into it. [03:41] Main     Whoa, a magic circle? [03:44] Main     Oh, my mana's being drained. [03:47] Main     So this is how I'm supposed to     discharge and "dedicate" my mana. [03:52] Main     Wait, are those lighting up? [03:57] Ferdinand     Hmm... Seven small crystals' worth. [04:00] Ferdinand     How do you feel? [04:02] Main     Er, kind of refreshed.     My body feels much lighter. [04:07] Ferdinand     I see. [04:08] Ferdinand     When you dedicate your mana,     make sure not to strain yourself. [04:11] Main     Well, the mana offering doesn't     seem like too much hard work. [04:15] Ferdinand     Your final task for now is to read     the scriptures and memorize them. [04:20] Main     You've got it! I'll head over     to the library right now... [04:23] Ferdinand     Before that, I'd like to     discuss your donation. [04:26] Ferdinand     Arno, bring the account book. [04:28] Main     I get it! This is important,     but I don't care! [04:32] Main     Right now, all I care about is the library! [04:38] Main     Library, library! [04:40] Gil     Why do you wanna go to the     library? Are you stupid? [04:46] Delia     Seriously. [04:47] Delia     A poor, pea-brained kid wants     to read? Give me a break. [04:51] Gil     What's with that look? [04:53] Gil     You're not all that different from us! [04:55] Gil     Where do you get off wearing     blue robes and acting all bossy? [04:58] Gil     Those robes don't make     you the least bit scary. [05:01] Gil     I have the high priest backing me up. [05:04] Gil     Must be nice having a real master, Delia. [05:08] Gil     I don't think of you as my master. [05:11] Gil     I won't listen to a word you say, [05:13] Gil     and I'll give you hell. [05:15] Fran     Gil! [05:17] Main     I'm glad we agree on that. [05:19] Main     I don't see you three     as my retainers, either. [05:23] Fran     Lady Main... I'll have to report     this to the head priest. [05:27] Ferdinand     Feel free. I bet that's your job, anyway. [05:32] Main     You can't just dump three strangers     on me and expect me to trust them. [05:55] Main     I can smell the ink... [05:58] Main     and the old paper in the air. [06:03] Main     Paradise on god's green earth! [06:06] Fran     This is a copy of the scriptures. [06:15] Main     Whoa! It's like the book     wants me to read it! [06:23] Main     How long has it been since     I last read a book? [06:41] Gil     ...y. [06:43] Gil     Hey! [06:44] Gil     It's time for lunch! [06:46] Main     I don't need any. [06:48] Gil     Huh? Who doesn't need lunch? [06:50] Main     Go ahead and eat without me.     I'm not your master anyway, right? [06:54] Gil     What the heck are you talking about? [06:56] Gil     Retainers have to be granted the     gods' blessings by their master... [06:58] Main     Stop bothering me. [07:05] Main     All quiet now. Much better. [07:11] Main     Lutz! [07:13] Main     That wore me out! [07:18] Lutz     Oh, you do look a little pale.     Good job fighting it out. [07:22] Main     Is Benno at the store? [07:24] Lutz     Yeah. [07:25] Main     I'll stop by, then. [07:26] Main     I need to talk about my donation. [07:31] Main     Uh, why are you following me? [07:33] Fran     Well, we're your retainers. [07:35] Delia     Meeting someone without your     retainers is out of the question. [07:38] Main     You don't have to come along. [07:40] Fran     I'm afraid we're going to need to. [07:43] Gil     Fine, then. I'm out. [07:45] Gil     I'm starving thanks to a certain     clueless someone, after all. [07:51] Main     Delia, Fran. You two may head back, too. [07:53] Fran     But Lady Main, when you're meeting someone... [07:56] Main     Delia, I want you to pass along a message. [07:59] Delia     Who, me? [08:00] Main     Yes, you. [08:01] Main     I'll be back with my donation     whenever Benno's free. [08:05] Main     Tell the head priest that for me. [08:07] Main     I need this message to get     across, so do it right. [08:10] Delia     Oh, you need it, do you? Very well. [08:15] Fran     I don't know about this. [08:18] Fran     I can go talk to the head priest, but... [08:21] Main     I have Lutz with me, so I'll be fine. [08:34] Lutz     You sure about this? [08:35] Main     Yeah. It seems like Fran would rather     serve the head priest, anyway. [08:42] Main     Maybe that'll change if I become     a better master than him, [08:46] Main     but what are the odds of that happening? [08:48] Lutz     None. You have zero gravity and presence. [08:53] Main     You can say that again! [08:55] Benno     Main, you complete and utter moron! [08:58] Benno     Please don't tell me you walked here     from the cathedral dressed like that! [09:01] Main     I did... What's the problem with that? [09:04] Benno     Everything! [09:06] Benno     You're wearing blue priestess robes! [09:09] Benno     Blue robes are normally nobles,     and nobles travel in carriages. [09:13] Benno     Do you know why that is? [09:14] Benno     It's because they get kidnapped for ransom! [09:18] Main     Kidnapped?! [09:19] Benno     If you understand, never wear     that outside the cathedral again! [09:21] Main     U-Understood! [09:25] Main     After I changed, [09:26] Main     I told Benno that I was asked     to bring in my donation. [09:30] Benno     Just do that, then. [09:32] Main     It's a lot of money. I'm scared     of taking it all the way myself. [09:36] Main     So I want you to come with me. [09:40] Benno     Just have your retainers take care of it. [09:42] Mark     Come to think of it,     where are your retainers? [09:46] Mark     I don't see them around. [09:48] Main     I can't trust them with this! [09:52] Benno     For someone so thoughtless all the time,     you're being surprisingly careful. [09:55] Benno     I guess they must've assigned     you some awful servants. [09:58] Main     Awful doesn't begin to describe it. [10:01] Benno     I can't say I didn't see it coming.     They must really see you as a nuisance. [10:05] Main     I don't care as long as I get to read! [10:11] Lutz     Mister Mark, do you have a moment? [10:13] Mark     What is it, Lutz? [10:15] Lutz     I have a question about this product. [10:19] Main     Lutz... [10:21] Benno     The lad's giving his all     to become a merchant. [10:25] Benno     He's asking questions about     everything he doesn't understand [10:28] Benno     and trying to learn what's     common knowledge in this trade. [10:33] Benno     How about you? [10:35] Benno     Are you trying to grow into your     role as a blue-robed priestess? [10:43] Main     All I've done is complain. [10:46] Benno     Remember, you chose this path. [10:49] Benno     If you want to read your books in peace,     learn to command your retainers first. [10:52] Benno     Learn how to act and speak like nobility. [10:59] Main     Got it. [11:00] Benno     So, when do we have to deliver the donation? [11:04] Main     I told them we'd do it     whenever you were free. [11:11] Benno     You thoughtless nitwit! [11:12] Benno     That's basically saying     we'll bring it at once! [11:17] Benno     Mark, hurry up and get things ready! [11:19] Mark     Understood, sir! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:40] Main     The heck? I've never seen this place. [11:43] Main     Wait, is this the front entrance?! [11:48] Fran     Lady Main. [11:50] Main     Hey, Fra— [11:51] Main     Oh, right. [11:52] Main     I need to act like a noble. [11:55] Main     Mister Benno, please meet my retainer, Fran. [11:59] Main     Fran, can we see the head priest now? [12:05] Fran     Everything is ready for you. [12:09] Main     Fran actually responded to that. [12:12] Main     I guess speech and mannerisms     really do play a big part. [12:25] Benno     Boy. [12:27] Benno     You're going to make the lady collapse. [12:34] Fran     My apologies. [12:36] Benno     You should pay attention     to how fast you're walking. [12:39] Fran     I understand. [12:43] Benno & Mark     On this auspicious day, bathed in the     light of the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, [12:48] Benno & Mark     we pray that the gods bestow their     blessings upon this meeting they guided. [12:53] Benno     Nice to meet you, Head Priest. [12:56] Benno     I'm Benno of the Gilberta Company,     and I'm here at Lady Main's invitation. [13:03] Benno     It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [13:06] Ferdinand     I bless you from my heart. [13:10] Ferdinand     May the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, guide     the Gilberta Company to greater heights. [13:16] Main     They call that "blessings"? [13:18] Main     I didn't know they used mana like that. [13:25] Main     How do I climb on like a noble? [13:28] Main     No way! Impossible! [13:31] Main     Whatever shall we do now, Fran? [13:36] Fran     Pardon me, Lady Main. [13:41] Main     Whoa, I got through to him. [13:45] Main     His attitude has changed a little. [13:50] Main     And then, [13:51] Main     after Benno presented my donation     and a gift from himself... [13:55] Ferdinand     Since you're here, [13:57] Ferdinand     I'd like you to answer a few     questions for me, Benno. [14:03] Main     I'm not sure what's going on, but I do     know a brutal fight's about to break out! [14:07] Main     Don't lose, Benno! [14:09] Main     Bong! [14:10] Ferdinand     Here in the cathedral, [14:12] Ferdinand     the staff see Main as a loose cannon     who let her mana go out of control. [14:17] Benno     Her mana went out of control?     I hadn't heard that. [14:22] Ferdinand     Benno, I've heard that you're a man of keen     insight who discovered Main's talents. [14:29] Ferdinand     I want to hear your frank opinion     on what kind of person she is. [14:34] Benno     I am but a merchant. [14:37] Benno     I don't know much about mana, [14:40] Benno     but Lady Main is a genius, at least     when it comes to product ideas. [14:46] Benno     However, she fails to realize that. [14:49] Benno     At Gilberta Company, we see her as having     an easygoing and magnanimous personality. [14:54] Main     But he usually calls me     careless and thoughtless... [14:58] Main     I guess wording can make all the difference. [15:01] Ferdinand     Magnanimous? [15:03] Ferdinand     Who, this loose cannon? [15:07] Benno     Yes. [15:09] Benno     She holds her family, friends, and books     very dear, and refuses to compromise on them. [15:15] Benno     As long as you don't mess with     those things, she's magnanimous... [15:17] Benno     Or, well, just indifferent. [15:21] Ferdinand     I see. [15:23] Ferdinand     Anything else that could     make her mana go berserk? [15:26] Benno     Not that I'm aware of. [15:27] Benno     However, I need to bring something     about her to your attention. [15:33] Main     Benno's going on the counterattack! [15:36] Benno     The lady is incredibly frail     and unbelievably sickly. [15:42] Ferdinand     Sickly? [15:44] Ferdinand     Ah, yes. She said she needed     someone to monitor her condition. [15:48] Main     Yes. [15:49] Benno     At the moment, one of our apprentices     is the best man for the job. [15:55] Main     Stay on the attack, Benno! [15:58] Ferdinand     And this apprentice is a     boy named Lutz, I take it? [16:01] Main     Correct. [16:02] Ferdinand     Can you do it, Fran? [16:07] Fran     Not yet, as ashamed as I am to admit it. [16:11] Main     It's impossible to figure it out so quickly. [16:15] Ferdinand     But we can't have that. [16:17] Ferdinand     Make sure you can do it before     the knight order's convocation. [16:20] Ferdinand     Understood? [16:22] Fran     Certainly. I'll learn how to by the fall. [16:25] Benno     Also, Head Priest, the lady     is highly intelligent, [16:30] Benno     but she has very little social experience, [16:32] Benno     and very little knowledge of the     church's values and noble society. [16:37] Benno     So please... [16:38] Ferdinand     Yes, I'm aware. [16:40] Ferdinand     That's why I assigned Fran to her. [16:43] Ferdinand     He is one of my best retainers. [16:47] Ferdinand     She can ask him about anything     she doesn't understand. [16:51] Main     Wait, did Fran not realize     why he was assigned to me? [16:58] Ferdinand     Meanwhile, Benno, I hear     that Main is your Fruhtrane. [17:03] Ferdinand     Can you explain that? [17:05] Ferdinand     I want to know exactly how you see her. [17:10] Benno     I'm not sure how to answer that. [17:13] Benno     I don't understand myself why     people are saying that about me. [17:19] Main     Yikes, Benno's reeling! [17:22] Main     But Fruhtrane? Isn't that     the Goddess of Water? [17:26] Ferdinand     What is it, Main? [17:27] Main     I hate to ask, but what is "Fruhtrane"     being used to mean in this context? [17:36] Main     Would you tell me, Fran? [17:40] Fran     Well, uh, you see... [17:43] Ferdinand     Sweetheart, lover, one who moves their heart. [17:47] Ferdinand     That's the common usage of the name. [17:51] Main     No, no! No way! [17:54] Main     Not a chance! [17:56] Main     That's ridiculous. [17:59] Main     We could be father and daughter, you know? [18:01] Benno     As the lady says, it's absurd. [18:05] Ferdinand     That age gap isn't exactly uncommon, though. [18:09] Main     One of my retainers wants to     be the high priest's concubine, [18:13] Main     so I get that it may be common here,     but it's not a thing downtown! [18:25] Mark     Head Priest, I realize that     it's not my place as a servant, [18:29] Mark     but may I be allowed to say something? [18:32] Ferdinand     Go ahead. What is it? [18:34] Mark     I need to state this to defend     my master's good name. [18:37] Mark     The common usage of "Goddess     of Water" doesn't apply here. [18:42] Ferdinand     How so? [18:43] Mark     Lady Main miraculously opens doors to     one business venture after another. [18:49] Mark     She is our Goddess of Water, who brings     great change to the Gilberta Company. [18:54] Ferdinand     Thank you. I understand now. [18:57] Ferdinand     Lastly, I would like to discuss the     distribution of the Main Studio's earnings. [19:03] Main     Go, Benno! [19:05] Main     Benno wins! [19:11] Main     They settled on the church getting     ten percent of the earnings. [19:14] Main     Just as I was marveling at     Benno's negotiating skills... [19:18] Fran     Lady Main?! [19:20] Ferdinand     On your feet. You disgrace yourself. [19:24] Benno     This happens often. [19:26] Ferdinand     It does? [19:30] Benno     As I mentioned earlier, [19:33] Benno     she's very sickly. [19:35] Ferdinand     I see now... [19:38] Benno     We're profoundly sorry     that you had to see this. [19:42] Benno     We would like to cut our farewells     short and leave immediately. [19:51] Fran     Let me carry Lady Main! [19:53] Benno     I refuse. We're in a hurry. [19:57] Fran     But I'm her retainer. [20:01] Main     Fran? [20:03] Fran     I failed to understand the     head priest's intentions [20:06] Fran     and took my frustrations out on you. [20:09] Fran     Please forgive me. [20:12] Main     It must've been painful. [20:15] Main     You felt like you'd been cast aside, right? [20:19] Main     But the head priest has absolutely     no intention of letting you go. [20:24] Main     He was even giving you orders     like nothing back there, [20:28] Main     even though I'm your master now. [20:33] Fran     Right. [20:35] Main     Fran? [20:37] Fran     Yes? [20:38] Main     I'll do my best to become a     master you can be proud of. [20:44] Main     Will you help me out? [20:46] Fran     From now on, please feel     free to ask me anything. [20:54] Benno     Don't you dare drop her. [20:56] Fran     I won't. [21:01] Main     While I was bonding with Fran, elsewhere... [21:05] High Priest     Oh, they're bringing in     the donation, are they? [21:08] Delia     Yes, High Priest. [21:10] High Priest     Good. Keep bringing me information     about that little devil, Delia. [21:15] Delia     Yes, sir! (Flashback) [21:19] Man     Gil, you have a master     now. Have her feed you. [21:26] Gil     I can't eat anything thanks     to that clueless idiot! [21:30] Gil     Stupid idiot! [21:34] Gil     Damn, I'm so hungry... SIGN    Next Chapter Needs [23:14] Main     What did you make of the head priest? [23:17] Benno     He's still young, but for a blue robe,     he has a decent look in his eyes. [23:21] Main     Wait, what? Young? [23:22] Benno     Yeah, I bet he's around     twenty-two or twenty-three. [23:27] Main     No way! I was sure he was in his thirties! [23:30] Benno     Don't you dare let that slip in front of him. [23:33] Main     My lips are sealed. SIGN    Illustration by Sand E17 - Needs Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     Even at the cathedral, it was her     way or the highway for Main. [00:05] Ferdinand     But when she saw Lutz doing his     best as apprentice merchant, [00:09] Ferdinand     she realized her folly at not trying     to fit in with the church's ways. [00:13] Ferdinand     That led to her finally     winning Fran's trust, but... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Seventeen Needs [02:04] Fran     Welcome home, Lady Main. [02:06] Lutz     Welcome... "home"? [02:09] Main     I'm commuting, but the     cathedral is home to them. [02:13] Main     Isn't that right, Fran? [02:15] Fran     That is right. [02:17] Lutz     Makes sense. [02:18] Gil     You didn't even know that? [02:21] Delia     Don't bother. [02:23] Delia     Let them put their feet in their mouth. [02:26] Main     Gil, Delia, could you keep it down? [02:30] Main     I'm talking to Fran here. [02:33] Fran     I know when I'm unneeded. [02:35] Fran     Bye. [02:36] Lutz     What's her deal? [02:38] Main     That was Delia, my retainer. [02:40] Lutz     Even people like her can be a retainer? [02:44] Fran     Delia's a special case. [02:46] Lutz     What about this guy? [02:48] Gil     What about you? [02:49] Gil     Don't just waltz in here and act like     you own the place, you outsider! [02:53] Fran     You can think of Gil as a special case, too. [02:56] Lutz     So you're the only decent     retainer she's got. [02:59] Main     Fran's an excellent retainer, and he comes     with the head priest's recommendation. [03:03] Lutz     I'm Lutz, with the Gilberta Company. [03:05] Lutz     I was told to come pass on my tricks     for monitoring Main's health. [03:10] Fran     Thank you for coming. [03:12] Gil     Hey, runt! You still haven't     told us about this guy! [03:16] Gil     Don't ignore me! [03:23] Lutz     You moron! [03:25] Lutz     What if you hurt Main?! [03:28] Gil     Wh-What do you think you're doing? [03:30] Lutz     A retainer who lays a hand on his     own master? I don't believe you! [03:34] Gil     Let me go! [03:37] Main     If this were downtown,     Gil would have it coming. [03:42] Fran     Please stop Lutz, Lady Main! [03:44] Fran     This is the cathedral!     There can be no violence here! [03:50] Main     There we go again! What's normal     downtown is abnormal here! [03:55] Main     Lutz, drop it. [03:59] Lutz     Just fire this moron! [04:01] Fran     If you want him disciplined, [04:02] Fran     he can be thrown in detention     or denied the alms of the gods once. [04:07] ---     The alms of the gods? [04:10] Gil     That's right! You failed     to give me what I need! [04:14] Main     What you need? [04:17] Fran     Masters must look after their     retainers' daily needs. [04:22] Fran     Usually, they give retainers     their leftovers from meals. [04:27] Fran     And whatever's left over from that goes     to the orphanage as the alms of the gods. [04:32] Main     But I haven't done that     because I commute from home? [04:37] Gil     You finally realized, huh? [04:40] Gil     Because you're such a clueless idiot,     I'm about to starve to death here! [04:44] Gil     What's wrong with you? [04:45] Lutz     What's wrong with you?! [04:47] Lutz     You don't work, and you     nearly hurt Main, too! [04:50] Lutz     And you think you deserve     food and clothing?! [04:53] Gil     The alms of the gods are     bestowed upon all equally! [04:56] Fran     Lutz is right, Gil. [04:59] Fran     Don't think that you can partake of the alms without working for it. [05:04] Gil     Like you'd ever understand. [05:06] Gil     I bet the head priest's been     feeding you the good stuff. [05:11] Fran     I haven't moved from the     head priest's quarters. [05:15] Fran     Delia's likely living at     the high priest's, too. [05:21] Main     What about Gil, then? [05:22] Gil     I became your retainer because     I thought I could eat my fill. [05:28] Gil     I thought I wouldn't have to share what     little food I got in the orphanage anymore! [05:34] Gil     If I'm not getting the alms of the gods     anyway, I quit being your retainer! [05:38] Lutz     Well, that makes things easier. Right, Main? [05:41] Main     It's my fault. [05:43] Lutz     What do you mean? [05:46] Main     I requested to continue living at home     because I didn't want to leave my family. [05:51] Main     If you're bearing the brunt of that, Gil, [05:56] Main     then I'll take responsibility for it. [05:59] Main     I'll think of a way to make     sure you're well fed. [06:02] Main     So could you give me some time? [06:06] Gil     Can you even do that? [06:11] Main     While wondering how I could ensure     that Gil got the alms of the gods, [06:16] Main     I headed to the head priest's office     to take care of paperwork. [06:22] Ferdinand     Why aren't you wearing your blue robes? [06:24] Main     I was told I'd be kidnapped     if I wore them downtown. [06:29] Ferdinand     Kidnapped? [06:31] Main     Yes. So I planned on changing     into them once I got here. [06:35] Main     Give me a moment, please. [06:43] Ferdinand     That's improper. [06:44] Ferdinand     Change in your own quarters. [06:47] Main     You'll give me quarters? [06:50] Ferdinand     Oh... I take that back. [06:52] Ferdinand     We preferred to have you live at     home rather than in the noble wing. [06:58] Ferdinand     That is why your request to     commute from home was approved. [07:03] Ferdinand     We can't afford to give you quarters. [07:06] Main     Is that so... [07:08] Arno     Head Priest. [07:10] Arno     How about the orphanage director's office? [07:12] Arno     It's far from the noble wing, [07:15] Arno     and since it was always meant for blue-robes,      it's fit to receive guests as well. [07:23] Ferdinand     Very well. [07:24] Ferdinand     Main, you can use the orphanage     director's office. [07:28] Ferdinand     From now on, change and     welcome guests over there. [07:33] Main     I'm very grateful. [07:36] Main     That takes care of the shelter in     "food, clothing, and shelter"! [07:43] Ferdinand     It has remained unused for a long time. [07:45] Ferdinand     You'll need to clean it     up if you want to use it. [07:49] Main     Then I'll have Gil clean up     while I help with your work. [07:57] Man     She wants to let Gil handle it? [07:59] Man     I heard he kept getting thrown in     detention for not cleaning the chapel. [08:04] Ferdinand     Are you really going to have Gil do it? [08:07] Main     I can't evaluate him fairly     if I don't give him a chance. [08:15] Main     Gil, you said you didn't     see me as your master, [08:19] Main     but would you be willing to work for food? [08:23] Main     If you clean up the director's office     for me, I'll compensate you for it. [08:27] Gil     Huh? Compensation? [08:30] Main     Reward for your work. [08:33] Main     Money, wages. [08:36] Gil     Wa... ges? [08:38] Main     He who does not work, neither shall he eat! [08:41] Gil     He who what? [08:43] Main     I'm not willing to hand out food and     clothing to someone who doesn't work, [08:46] Main     but if you do your job,     I'll take care of you. [08:50] Main     So, can I trust you to clean up? [08:53] Gil     If I clean the place, you'll pay     me these wages or whatever, [08:57] Gil     and I'll be able to eat all I want, right? [09:00] Main     Yes, I promise. [09:03] Gil     Fine. I'll do it. [09:06] Main     I look forward to seeing     what you can do, Gil. [09:23] Gil     Gross! [09:31] Gil     Whoa. [09:43] Gil     Just you wait, you runt! [09:48] Fran     The orphanage lies on either     side of the chapel, [09:52] Fran     split into boys' and girls' wings. [09:55] Fran     The director's office lies to     the left, in the boys' wing. [09:58] Fran     Let me take you there. [10:09] Fran     It hasn't been cleaned. [10:12] Lutz     I knew it was too much for him after all. [10:16] Gil     I haven't cleaned the first floor yet. [10:19] Main     What part did you clean up, then? [10:22] Gil     Your room, duh. [10:24] Main     Huh? My room? [10:26] Fran     It's upstairs. [10:30] Main     It's shining! [10:31] Fran     The staircase does seem     to have been cleaned. [10:34] Gil     Get up here already! [10:40] Gil     How d'ya like that? [10:55] Main     It's spotless! [10:57] Gil     Of course it is. I cleaned it. [11:01] Main     Thank you, Gil. [11:11] Main     Gil, can you kneel for me? [11:15] Gil     Like this? [11:21] Main     Good job. Well done. [11:26] Main     You're really a good boy deep down, huh? [11:39] Main     What Gil needed most from me [11:42] Main     was actually just thanks and praise. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:58] High Priest     Unbelievable! [12:00] High Priest     How dare he decide this     without checking with me? [12:03] High Priest     Who does that mere head priest think he is? [12:06] High Priest     Delia! Why didn't you report this to me?! [12:09] Delia     What are you talking about? [12:11] High Priest     The little devil was given the     orphanage director's office! [12:16] High Priest     How were you going to get me any useful     information sitting around here?! [12:20] Delia     Huh? U-U-Uh... [12:25] Delia     Please wait, High Priest! [12:26] Delia     High Priest! [12:38] Delia     This is all her fault! [12:41] Gil     Whoa, we're outside! [12:44] Fran     You even prepared outfits for us? [12:47] Main     Well, it's my duty to     provide you with clothing. [12:50] Main     And Benno told me not to walk around     wearing the church's uniform, [12:55] Main     so wear these whenever I have to go downtown. [12:59] Fran     Sure. [13:00] Main     Then let's go have lunch, shall we? [13:11] Lutz     I got us buchlettes. [13:16] Main     Time to dig in! [13:18] Gil     O mighty King and Queen     of the endless skies... [13:22] Gil     who doth grace us with thousands     upon thousands of lives to consume, [13:27] Gil     O mighty Eternal Five who     rule the mortal realm, [13:32] Gil     I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do     take part in the meal so graciously provided. [13:39] Fran     That's the prayer before a meal. [13:42] Lutz     Really? I've never heard it before. [13:45] Main     I'm going to have to learn it, right, Fran? [13:50] Fran     I can help you with it. [13:51] Main     Please do. [13:53] Main     For now, let's eat! [13:55] Main     Aren't you going to eat? [13:57] Fran     Retainers eat what's left over     after their master's meal. [14:03] Main     Oh, right. [14:04] Main     This is an order, then.     Eat up while it's still hot! [14:07] Gil     Yay! [14:12] Main     What's the matter, Fran? [14:15] Fran     Uh, do I eat this with my hands? [14:17] Main     Yep. That's what's common downtown. [14:20] Main     It's not like the church. [14:24] Fran     I understand. [14:29] Main     Do you like it? [14:30] Fran     It's delicious! [14:32] Gil     I don't care as long as it fills me up. [14:34] Main     Are the alms of the gods that unsatisfying? [14:38] Gil     With fewer blue-robes blue robes around,     we receive less as alms of the gods. [14:43] Gil     On top of that, all their gray-robed     retainers had to come back to the orphanage. [14:47] Main     Well, stuff yourself today, Gil. [14:50] Gil     Yay! [14:51] Gil     I offer the gods my prayers! [14:54] Main     Hey, Gil! Don't offer your prayers here! [14:57] Main     That's a cathedral thing! [15:04] Gil     Hey, I'm sorry. [15:06] Main     For what? [15:08] Gil     For calling you clueless. [15:12] Gil     Downtown, I'm the clueless one. [15:15] Lutz     We're both clueless about each other. [15:18] Lutz     So you tell Main whenever you     think she's doing something wrong. [15:22] Lutz     And I'll keep a look out so     you don't do anything weird. [15:25] Lutz     Okay, Gil? [15:29] Gil     Sure, Lutz. [15:34] Benno     What? You found a oven? [15:37] Main     The orphanage director's office     I was given had an oven. [15:43] Benno     Great job, Main! [15:44] Benno     A kitchen that was actually     being used by nobles [15:47] Benno     will help big time with this "Italian     restaurant" you were talking about! [15:50] Benno     Let's have our cooks practice there. [15:52] Main     You already found cooks? [15:55] Main     Then let's have them make my recipes. [15:58] Main     The food they make can also be alms     of the gods, so it's two birds with one stone! [16:03] Benno     "The alms of the gods"? [16:05] Main     My retainer's meals. And whatever's left     over after that goes to the orphanage. [16:15] Main     And that's how I came to meet Hugo     the cook and his assistant Ella. [16:22] Hugo     "Put the used vegetable water in the stew instead of throwing it away"?! [16:40] Main     Look, pizza! [16:42] Main     I'd thought I would never     get to eat it in this world! [16:45] Main     Viva pizza! [16:50] Main     I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do     take part in the meal so graciously provided. [16:56] Both     Thanks for the food. [17:03] Main     So good! [17:07] Main     Do you like it? [17:09] Benno     This is way better than I expected. [17:12] Benno     I can't believe it, ma'am. [17:14] Main     I'm lucky I already had homemade baker's     yeast because I wanted soft bread. [17:19] Main     Good job, past me! [17:21] Main     Fran, I bestow upon you the alms of the gods. [17:25] Fran     Thank you. [17:29] Delia     This is all your fault! [17:32] Delia     Why'd you have to go and get this office? [17:34] Delia     Because of it, the high priest     thought I was incompetent! [17:37] Fran     Delia! [17:38] Gil     Knock it off! [17:41] Delia     Because of you, I was thrown out     of the high priest's quarters. [17:45] Delia     What are you going to do about it?! [17:49] Main     Does that mean the high priest cut you off? [17:55] Delia     N-Not yet. [17:58] Delia     Who would cut off someone as cute as me? [18:03] Fran     The reason Delia was assigned     to you was because, [18:06] Fran     as a girl around the same age, she could     get friendly with you and gain information. [18:11] Fran     That was the idea, or so I've heard. [18:15] Fran     But with how brazen she was,     she's made you wary of her. [18:20] Fran     The high priest no doubt sees     her as a major disappointment. [18:25] Delia     No... [18:26] Delia     But hey, a priestess without a     female retainer is just unheard of. [18:31] Delia     Aren't I right? [18:33] Fran     We've had absolutely no     issues in your absence. [18:38] Benno     Main, if she's not up for     the job, let her go at once. [18:43] Main     I don't know what I should do... [18:45] Delia     Are you going to throw me out? [18:58] Gil     Crocodile tears aren't gonna help. [19:00] Main     Wait, what? [19:04] Delia     I'm not crying crocodile tears! [19:05] Gil     She who does not work, neither shall she eat! [19:09] Gil     There's no food or shelter for     those who don't work here. [19:14] Gil     Ain't that right, Lady Main? [19:17] Main     Gil is indeed right. [19:20] Main     I have nothing to give a     retainer who doesn't work. [19:26] Delia     Fine. You just want me to work, right? [19:35] Delia     Surely you need some womanly charms in here     if you don't wish to put off your guests. [19:41] Main     I see. [19:43] Main     Smiling and fawning over guests has     been her job all this while... [19:51] Benno     I don't need that crap. [19:53] Delia     Are you kidding me? How is that possible?! [19:57] Delia     What am I supposed to do, then? [20:01] Delia     I can clean and do the laundry! [20:04] Delia     I can even maintain your room! [20:11] Delia     I'll do my job from now on. [20:15] Delia     So please don't throw me out. [20:21] Delia     Anything but going back to     the orphanage, please... [20:28] Delia     I'd rather die! [20:32] Delia     Please don't say you don't need me. [20:54] Main     Delia. [20:59] Main     You can stay here. [21:02] Main     You'll look after me as my retainer, right? [21:10] Delia     Lady Main... [21:18] Delia     What's this I hear about you changing in     front of the head priest? How immodest! [21:22] Delia     You're going to ruin yourself as a woman! SIGN    Next Chapter Orphanage Reforms [23:14] Gil     Yay, yay! [23:16] Fran     A gift from Lady Main! [23:18] Delia     No fair! What's with the clothes?! [23:19] Gil     No clothes for someone who doesn't work. [23:23] Main     There's some for you, too. [23:24] Main     You will work hard for me, won't you? [23:28] Delia     What choice do I have?     You're so hopeless without me! SIGN    Illustration by Shuri Yasuyuki E18 - Orphanage Reforms Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     After Fran, [00:02] Ferdinand     Main then managed to win over     the hostile Gil and Delia, too. [00:07] Ferdinand     However, she would soon come to face     much bigger problems at the cathedral. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Eighteen Orphanage Reforms [01:53] Fran     Well, Lady Main, [01:55] Fran     I'll take the alms of the     gods to the orphanage. [01:58] Main     Yes, please do. [02:04] Gil     Huh? Did Fran leave already? [02:06] Gil     We have all this bread left over. [02:08] Main     The alms of the gods are     running low now, aren't they? [02:11] Main     You should take the bread to the orphanage. [02:14] Gil     I'll do just that! [02:15] Main     Hey, Gil. [02:18] Main     Can I ask you for a favor? [02:21] Main     I just want to see what     the orphanage is like. [02:24] Gil     I'll take you there. [02:26] Gil     I know a shortcut. [02:28] Main     Huh... Everyone eats together     in the girls' wing? [02:32] Gil     Yeah. [02:33] Gil     Food's handed out to gray robes,     apprentices, and then unbaptized kids in order. [02:39] Gil     Here we are. [02:40] Main     The basement? [02:41] Gil     Yeah. You'll find the unbaptized kids     and gray-robed priestesses here. [02:47] Main     Wait... [02:49] Main     Are they locked inside? [02:57] Main     What's with this awful stench? [03:12] Orphan     Alms... of the gods? [03:44] Main     N-No! [03:49] Gil     I-I'll close the door now! [03:58] Gil     Lady Main?! [04:03] Delia     I can't believe you foolishly took her     to the basement, you foolish fool! [04:07] Gil     How was I supposed to know     it'd turned into that?! [04:12] Gil     Lady Main, you're awake? [04:15] Gil     Thank goodness. [04:17] Gil     I... I'm sorry. [04:20] Fran     Lady Main, I'm sorry you had to see that. [04:27] Main     That's the "orphanage"? [04:31] Main     That awful mess? [04:33] Gil     It used to be better when I was there. [04:37] Delia     But then they got rid of      gray-robed priestesses. [04:39] Main     They did what? [04:41] Delia     Because of that, nobody was around     to take care of the kids anymore. [04:47] Delia     And with the drop in blue-robed priests, [04:50] Delia     there weren't enough alms     of the gods to go around, [04:53] Delia     and plenty of really young     kids started dying off. [04:57] Delia     And that was a year ago, so     it's probably even worse now. [05:05] Gil     Lady Main, help them out. [05:09] Gil     Please. [05:10] Fran     You mustn't get involved. [05:13] Gil     What? [05:14] Main     Why not, Fran? [05:17] Main     Life downtown and life in the     church are very different. [05:20] Main     You've already experienced that firsthand,     and run into trouble because of it. [05:24] Main     It's too risky to carelessly     stick your nose into this. [05:29] Gil     Delia! You wanna help them too, don't you? [05:56] Delia     I want nothing to do with it. I don't     want to remember life down there. [06:01] Delia     I just want to forget it all. (Flashback) [06:07] Delia     Anything but going back to     the orphanage, please... (Flashback) [06:14] Delia     I'd rather die! [06:16] Main     She must've gone through hardships     I can't even imagine. [06:25] Gil     Please, Lady Main, help them out! [06:30] Gil     I get to eat all I want     now, but they're still... [06:40] Main     Forgive me, Gil. [06:43] Main     Fran's right. It would be too     risky for me to make a move. [06:48] Main     There's basically nothing I can do here. [06:50] Gil     What? [06:53] Main     Instead... [06:55] Main     I'll ask the head priest to do anything he     can to improve the orphanage's conditions. [07:02] Fran     Lady Main... [07:04] Main     Fran, could you get me a     meeting with the head priest? [07:09] Fran     Certainly. [07:12] Ferdinand     I have to turn down your request. [07:15] Ferdinand     There's no need for improvement. [07:17] Main     But really young kids are starving     and on the brink of death. [07:22] Ferdinand     We don't have money to spend     on unbaptized orphans. [07:26] Ferdinand     Moreover, the church doesn't recognize     unbaptized children as individuals. [07:31] Main     Are you saying it doesn't     matter if they die? [07:35] Ferdinand     If they do, it is because     the gods willed it. [07:40] Main     What's the orphanage even for, then? [07:43] Main     Is it not to raise children     who don't have families? [07:47] Ferdinand     It is not. [07:48] Ferdinand     It is a place to raise servants for     nobility, by the grace of nobility. [07:53] Ferdinand     A well-trained gray-robed priest     can fetch a pretty penny. [07:59] Main     The way they think here     is completely abnormal! [08:03] Ferdinand     If you want to help the     orphans, then do it yourself. [08:06] Main     Is there anything I can do? [08:11] Ferdinand     You can take on the unwanted     role of orphanage director [08:14] Ferdinand     and take personal responsibility     for their well-being. [08:19] Ferdinand     Can you handle that responsibility? [08:22] Main     I can't. [08:24] Ferdinand     Don't you have the money? [08:26] Ferdinand     If you feed them well, you     won't have to see them die. [08:30] Main     If I use my studio's capital, yes. [08:33] Main     But I don't have any personal funds left. [08:37] Ferdinand     So you can't take responsibility     for them or spend any money? [08:40] Ferdinand     If you can't do anything,     then keep your mouth shut. [08:43] Ferdinand     This isn't a matter you should meddle with     out of a halfhearted sense of morality. [08:56] Fran     Lady Main, would you like     to stop by the library? [09:00] Fran     It might help you feel a little better. [09:04] Main     You saw this coming, didn't you? [09:08] Fran     Well, it was part of my job to always     know what the head priest was thinking. [09:13] Fran     Please forget about the orphanage. [09:36] Main     How am I supposed to forget about it? [09:39] Main     I can't even read like this. [09:43] Gil     How'd it go, Lady Main? [09:45] Main     The head priest denied my request. [09:48] Gil     Why?! [09:49] Fran     Gil, control yourself. [09:51] Delia     This is why it's pointless     to expect anything. [09:54] Main     I'm sorry, Gil. [09:56] Delia     You too, Lady Main! [09:58] Delia     Fretting about it isn't going to help     you do anything, so just forget it all! (Flashback) [10:03] Ferdinand     If you can't do anything,     then keep your mouth shut. [10:08] Main     It's not like I can't do anything. [10:10] Main     If I use the Main Studio's capital,     I can improve the conditions here. [10:14] Ferdinand     Can you handle that responsibility? [10:21] Main     Lutz! [10:25] Lutz     What's wrong, Main? [10:30] Lutz     What happened, Fran? [10:33] Fran     You see... [10:36] Lutz     Kids on the verge of dying?     Yeah, that stings. [10:39] Main     All I want is for them     to have enough to eat... [10:45] Lutz     If they have nothing to eat, why     not just go forage in the forest? [10:49] Main     Oh, right! [10:51] Fran     Unfortunately, orphans aren't     allowed out of the cathedral. [10:56] Lutz     But aren't you and Gil out and about? [10:59] Main     They're my retainers,     so they're an exception. [11:03] Lutz     Then just make all the     kids your retainers, too. [11:07] Lutz     That way, they'll get to go outside, right? [11:10] Main     Lutz, you're a genius! [11:12] Lutz     Just have them pull their own weight     and gather foodstuff from the forest. [11:19] Main     He who does not work, neither shall he eat! [11:19] Lutz     He who does not work, neither shall he eat! [11:22] Main     But what about in winter? [11:25] Main     And it'd suck if the orphanage went     back to square one after I'm gone. [11:31] Fran     Uh, Lady Main, you shouldn't rush     to decide everything right now. [11:36] Main     Fran, am I allowed to send     retainers out on errands? [11:41] Fran     You can, yes. [11:42] Main     Then I can have them gather the     wood I need to make paper. [11:49] Lutz     You thinking Main Studio, Orphanage Branch? [11:52] Main     Exactly! [11:53] Main     If I turn the orphanage into a branch of     my studio and have them earn their keep, [11:58] Main     then none of the kids will have     to starve even after I'm gone! [12:02] Lutz     Right! [12:03] Main     Great idea, if I do say so myself! [12:06] Fran     I agree that it's a wonderful idea, [12:09] Fran     but it's far removed from the     church's established practices. [12:12] Fran     Should anything go wrong, the orphanage     director will be held responsible. [12:16] Fran     Are you prepared for that? [12:18] Lutz     You won't get anywhere worrying about that! [12:21] Main     But... [12:24] Lutz     Main. [12:26] Lutz     What's worse? Being held responsible, or     watching kids die without doing anything? [12:32] Main     I'd be scared if I were alone, [12:35] Main     but if you're in it with me, I'll be fine! [12:37] Lutz     Great. That's that, then. [12:39] Lutz     Let's help the orphans together. [12:46] Fran     In that case, you should     watch out for Delia. [12:49] Fran     She still works for the high priest. [12:51] Main     Fran... [12:53] Fran     Allow me to assist you, Lady Main. [12:57] Main     Sure. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:19] Main     And so, we put our plan to help     the orphans into action. [13:33] Benno     An orphanage branch of the Main Studio? [13:36] Benno     Why cause yourself headaches? [13:39] Main     Hey, you said it yourself. (Flashback) [13:42] Ferdinand     Say you want to use the Main     Studio to provide work for the orphans, (Flashback) [13:46] Ferdinand     provide them a better environment, (Flashback) [13:48] Ferdinand     or some bull crap like that, and     get them to accept your ownership! [13:53] Benno     I didn't expect you to actually do it. [13:55] Main     But if this works, we can     mass-produce our paper! [13:59] Benno     Yes, but you'll need permission to set     up a workshop inside the cathedral. [14:05] Main     You're being unusually cautious about this. [14:08] Main     I get it. I'll ask the head priest     for permission as soon as possible. [14:13] Main     Ow! [14:14] Benno     You nitwit! Don't just     jump straight into things! [14:17] Benno     When up against nobility, you need     to prepare and lay the groundwork, [14:20] Benno     even if you feel it's a     roundabout way to do things. [14:23] Benno     Hell, it may even be the     most decisive factor. [14:25] Main     Groundwork? [14:27] Fran     Mister Benno is absolutely right. [14:30] Fran     You always try to jump straight into     talks as soon as you decide on something, [14:33] Fran     but that goes against noble etiquette. [14:37] Fran     Normally, you must get an appointment     beforehand by stating your purpose. [14:44] Main     An appointment just to talk to somebody? [14:46] Fran     Yes. You can't be hasty     when dealing with nobility. [14:50] Fran     You must take your time and make sure you     go into the talks with the upper hand. [14:57] Main     This just reminds me of     corporate politicking. [15:00] Fran     Let me handle this, Lady Main. [15:03] Fran     Your distaste for the orphanage's     state and the gray robes' treatment [15:08] Fran     is something the head     priest shares as well. [15:10] Main     What? But... (Flashback) [15:13] Ferdinand     There's no need for improvement. [15:15] Main     It didn't seem that way to me at all. [15:20] Fran     The head priest hides his feelings so the     high priest can't find fault with him, [15:26] Fran     so it's really hard to tell, [15:29] Fran     but he is annoyed by the     present state of the church. [15:32] Main     Who, the head priest? [15:34] Ferdinand     A noble must never put     his emotions on display. [15:40] Main     Tch. Darn noble. [15:43] Main     After this discussion, I decided to     take the post of orphanage director, [15:49] Main     and Fran immediately went     to work to make it happen. [15:53] Main     It seems I'll be appointed to the post     following a meeting with the head priest. [16:01] Ferdinand     We'll talk here today. [16:04] Main     In bed?! [16:05] Arno     Head Priest? [16:06] Ferdinand     Hurry. [16:08] Main     O-Okay. [16:23] Main     Oh, it's a door? [16:31] Ferdinand     Come in. [16:53] Main     Head Priest... What's with this place? [16:57] Ferdinand     It's a hidden room only accessible to     those with a certain amount of mana. [17:01] Main     A-A hidden room? [17:03] Ferdinand     Even retainers can't enter. It's the     perfect place for a secret discussion. [17:09] Main     I get the feeling we're not going     to be discussing the orphanage. [17:13] Main     Am I gonna get yelled at? [17:16] Ferdinand     Take a seat. [17:18] Main     Thank you. [17:25] Ferdinand     Do you understand why I brought you here? [17:34] Main     I-I don't. [17:37] Ferdinand     Because Fran advised me it was futile to     expect noble-society subtlety from you. [17:44] Main     I'm sorry. [17:46] Ferdinand     I actually did feel as though I lost     years of my life the other day. [17:49] Ferdinand     I can't believe you criticized the high     priest's policies in front of his retainer. [17:56] Main     Huh? One of his retainers was there? [18:00] Ferdinand     There was also a blue-robed priest,     who is one of his supporters. [18:05] Main     Oh, I think I remember seeing a blue robe... [18:09] Ferdinand     You should memorize the faces and names     of the people you need to be wary of. [18:13] Main     Sorry. [18:15] Ferdinand     Also, you show no signs of     reading between the lines, [18:19] Ferdinand     or of hiding your own opinions. [18:22] Ferdinand     This could prove fatal in noble society. [18:25] Ferdinand     You need to learn how nobles do things. [18:29] Ferdinand     As a blue-robed apprentice priestess,     you're part of their society now. [18:34] Main     Okay. [18:35] Ferdinand     Now, let's discuss your becoming     the orphanage director. [18:40] Main     Yes. [18:41] Ferdinand     I have a question. [18:43] Ferdinand     You're usually indifferent to people,     so why do you want to help the orphans? [18:49] Ferdinand     You aren't one to take on trouble     if there's nothing in it for you. [18:52] Main     It's so I can read my books     with a clear mind, obviously. [18:59] Ferdinand     What... did you say? [19:02] Ferdinand     Main, talk to me in a     language I can understand. [19:07] Main     As things stand, I'm too bothered     by it all to focus on my books. [19:11] Main     That's why I made up my     mind to help the kids. [19:14] Ferdinand     So, just to clear the way for your     reading, you'll become orphanage director [19:19] Ferdinand     and run a workshop there? [19:22] Main     Exactly. [19:25] Ferdinand     You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated. [19:31] Main     I think the whole director     thing is off the table now. [19:36] Ferdinand     That's all I wanted to discuss. I officially     appoint you as orphanage director. [19:42] Main     What did you just say, Head Priest? [19:45] Ferdinand     I said, I officially appoint     you as orphanage director. [19:49] Ferdinand     As long as you're ready for     it, I have no objections. [19:55] Main     Thanks a lot! [19:57] Ferdinand     "Thank you kindly," you mean. [20:01] Ferdinand     That's how noble women express     their gratitude. Keep it in mind. [20:05] Main     Got it. [20:07] Ferdinand     You'll also need a priestess     to teach you how to talk. [20:11] Main     Head Priest, do you mind if     I ask you a question, too? [20:16] Ferdinand     What is it? [20:18] Main     Why aren't you like all those other priests? [20:25] Ferdinand     Because, like you, I wasn't     raised by the church. [20:31] Ferdinand     I grew up in noble society, but     joined the church for certain reasons. [20:37] Ferdinand     Anyway, whatever you do from now     on, make sure you report to me. [20:42] Main     Got it. [20:47] Gil     Thank you, Lady Main! [20:52] Main     Come, let's bring the kids     the alms of the gods. [20:55] Gil     Yeah! [21:00] Main     Delia... [21:08] Delia     I'll keep this a secret from the high priest, [21:11] Delia     so you'd better not mess this up. [21:18] Main     Thank you, Delia. [21:24] Main     All right! [21:25] Main     Everyone out! [21:27] Main     We're going to get you all nice and clean! [21:30] Main     And then we'll eat until     we can't eat anymore! SIGN    Next Chapter Cleanups and Star Festivals [23:17] Ferdinand     Lady Main, if you want to let     the kids out of the orphanage, [23:20] Ferdinand     it's going to be difficult to     arrange clothing for all of them. [23:23] Main     Don't worry. I'll just get some     old rags from a used clothes shop. [23:26] Main     Like these. [23:28] Lutz     The money she spent on your     clothes should cover everything. [23:31] Fran     You used to dress like this, too?! SIGN    Illustration by Suzunosuke E19 - Cleanups and Star Festivals Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      (Flashback) [00:09] Orphan     Alms... of the gods? [00:27] Ferdinand     The state of the orphanage     shocked Main to her very core. (Flashback) [00:31] Ferdinand     I have a question. (Flashback) [00:33] Ferdinand     You're usually indifferent to people,     so why do you want to help the orphans? (Flashback) [00:38] Ferdinand     You aren't one to take on trouble     if there's nothing in it for you. (Flashback) [00:42] Main     It's so I can read my books     with a clear mind, obviously. (Flashback) [00:49] Main     What... did you say? (Flashback) [00:52] Main     Main, talk to me in a     language I can understand. (Flashback) [00:56] Main     As things stand, I'm too bothered     by it all to focus on my books. (Flashback) [01:00] Main     That's why I made up my     mind to help the kids. (Flashback) [01:04] Ferdinand     So, just to clear the way for your     reading, you'll become orphanage director (Flashback) [01:09] Ferdinand     and run a workshop there? (Flashback) [01:12] Main     Exactly. (Flashback) [01:15] Ferdinand     You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated. [01:21] Main     I think the whole director     thing is off the table now. (Flashback) [01:26] Ferdinand     That's all I wanted to discuss. I officially     appoint you as orphanage director. (Flashback) [01:32] Main     What did you just say, Head Priest? (Flashback) [01:35] Ferdinand     I said, "I officially appoint     you as orphanage director." (Flashback) [01:39] Ferdinand     As long as you're ready for     it, I have no objections. (Flashback) [01:44] Main     Thanks a lot! [01:47] Ferdinand     With the head priest's blessing, she     took the post of orphanage director. [01:52] Ferdinand     And now, the orphanage is on the     verge of undergoing a rebirth. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Nineteen Cleanups and Star Festivals [03:39] Main     Under Fran's directions, the orphanage     was given a total makeover. [03:45] Main     It was performed under the pretext of     cleaning it up for my first visit as director. [03:54] Main     I decided to hand out rewards to kids who     put in extra effort in the cleanup. [04:03] Main     Are there any kids that     seem ill or fatigued? [04:06] Fran     No, there are no health concerns. [04:10] Fran     It must be because Gil delivered     food to them all this while. [04:14] Main     Oh, I'm glad to hear it. [04:16] Fran     The children look up to     Gil as their messiah. [04:21] Fran     And since he was going around     saying he did it on your orders, [04:24] Fran     it's likely they see you the same way. [04:30] Gil     Lady Main, we're done     cleaning up the boys' wing. [04:33] Main     Good work, Gil. [04:35] Main     Could you start preparing the meals, then? [04:38] Gil     Got it! [04:41] Fran     I'll come for you once everything's ready. [04:45] Main     Okay. [04:48] Delia     So the kids are all right now. [04:50] Main     Thanks to you overlooking     the whole thing, yeah. [04:55] Delia     I was brought out of there     on the day of my baptism, [04:59] Delia     washed from head to toe by     a gray-robed priestess, [05:01] Delia     told I'd transform into a pretty lady, [05:04] Delia     and taken to the high priest. [05:08] Delia     Three of us were taken there that day, [05:12] Delia     but only I was chosen. [05:17] Main     Delia... [05:20] Delia     Why? [05:21] Delia     Why weren't you there to help me? [05:24] Main     Don't be absurd! [05:26] Delia     I know! [05:27] Delia     I know I'm being unreasonable... [05:32] Main     Please don't cry, Delia. [05:34] Delia     I'm not crying! [05:36] Main     Sorry. [05:37] Delia     Don't go apologizing to your retainer! [05:43] Main     I'll make you a promise. [05:44] Main     If you ever need help again,     I will be there for you. [05:50] Main     It's a pleasure, everyone. [05:52] Main     On this auspicious day, bathed in the     light of the God of Fire Leidenschaft, [05:55] Main     I, Main, stand before you, appointed     your director by the head priest. [06:00] Main     You all graciously accepted my request     and welcomed me with open arms, [06:05] Main     and I couldn't be happier about it. [06:09] Main     Hear me, rulers of the heavens. [06:14] Main     Hear me, five eternal rulers of the earth. [06:19] Main     To the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane, [06:22] Main     the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria, [06:25] Main     the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh, [06:27] Main     and the God of Life, Ewigleben, [06:30] Main     we give our prayers and thanks. [06:34] Main     We offer the gods our prayers! [06:36] Orphan     We offer the gods our prayers! [06:40] Main     You've made the orphanage     spotlessly clean for my visit, [06:45] Main     and for that, I bring you rewards. [06:51] Main     Whoever has their name called, please     step forward with your plate. [06:55] Main     Wilma. [06:57] Wilma     Y-Yes? [06:59] Main     I heard that you were the first to     take the children and wash them up. [07:04] Main     Thank you. [07:09] Kid     Why just Wilma? The alms of the gods     should be bestowed equally upon all! [07:12] All     Yeah, yeah! [07:14] Main     But these aren't alms of the gods. [07:17] Main     They're rewards, and those     aren't given out equally. [07:23] Main     He who does not work, neither shall he eat. [07:26] Main     You don't get rewarded     if you don't work for it. [07:29] Main     I hope you all keep that in mind. [07:32] Main     Kai. [07:33] Kai     Y-Yes! [07:36] Main     You're a very efficient cleaner, I hear? [07:40] Main     Lutz had high praise for you. [07:45] Kai     Thank you, Lady Main! [08:03] Main     And thus, the orphanage     resumed normal operations. [08:17] Main     Today, I had Dad and Tuuli take     the kids to the forest. [08:23] Kai     It's amazing. [08:24] Kai     If we do as Lady Main says, [08:26] Kai     we can make soup for ourselves. [08:30] Gil     Only she would say something like that. [08:32] Gil     "If you want to have it, make it     yourselves?" Are you kidding? [08:37] Kai     Right? [08:38] Gil     I'm really glad she became the director. [08:43] Kai     Gil, you sure changed your tune. [08:45] Kai     Just a few days ago, you were whining     about having to serve a commoner runt. [08:51] Gil     It's 'cause she's not like all those     other blue-robed priestesses. [08:54] Gil     She actually praises you,     if you do your part. [08:58] Lutz     Then do your part and make     paper for her, okay? [09:02] Both     You got it! [09:07] Orphan     Find something to take back     as a gift for Lady Main! [09:10] Gil     Hold it! I get to go first! [09:13] Gil     I'm Lady Main's retainer, after all. [09:15] Gunther     You kids need to settle down. [09:18] Gunther     You're not going to last until we get back. [09:21] Tuuli     The kids in the orphanage     must really love Main, huh? [09:35] Orphan     Lady Main! [09:37] Orphan     We're back! [09:38] Main     Welcome back. [09:40] Main     Did you manage to gather lots? [09:42] Orphan     Yeah! [09:43] Orphan     I got the most out of everyone! [09:45] Main     Really? That's impressive. [09:48] Orphan     Praise me too, Lady Main! [09:49] Orphan     I did my best, too! [09:51] Orphan     These are for you. [09:56] Main     Thank you... I truly appreciate it. [10:08] Main     After that, I decided to reward the people     who helped with the orphanage reforms [10:13] Main     with gifts for their efforts. [10:20] Main     Fran, this tablet is for you. [10:23] Fran     Wh-Who, me? [10:25] Main     Yes, it's your reward. [10:29] Main     You laid the groundwork for this entire     orphanage thing with the head priest, [10:32] Main     and have done so much for me.     I'm really grateful to have your help. [10:37] Main     You can write on this wax here. [10:40] Main     It'll help you jot down notes     even when you're outdoors. [10:43] Fran     Thank you. [10:49] Fran     This is an incredible item. [10:52] Fran     I'll do my best to learn to monitor your     health better so I can be of more use to you. [10:58] Main     I have something for you too, Gil, Delia. [11:01] Gil     Really? [11:02] Delia     Well, you'd better. [11:06] Main     Use these to practice how to write. [11:09] Main     Retainers also need to ghostwrite     letters for their master, right? [11:16] Both     Thank you so much, Lady Main! [11:20] Main     I also decided to make flash cards     to make learning the alphabet fun. [11:26] Main     Wilma volunteered to draw the faces,     since she was a good artist. [11:33] Main     For the leisure-starved orphans, the     flash cards became the ideal playthings. [11:40] Main     Benno took an immediate liking to the cards     and bought the rights to sell them. [11:45] Benno     Good job, Main!      These will fly off the shelves! [11:52] Main     That should give my finances     some breathing room. [11:56] Lutz     Oh, you did mention they were running     low due to the orphanage reforms. [11:59] Main     Yeah... [12:00] Main     By the way, Lutz, do you and your     brother Sieg not talk much? [12:07] Main     When we went to the carpentry     workshop to order the cards, [12:11] Main     he didn't seem to know much     about your work at all. [12:18] Lutz     Merchant and craftsman work     just have nothing in common. [12:21] Lutz     Forget that. The Star Festival is coming up. [12:25] Main     The Star Festival? [12:26] Lutz     Yeah. Think you can come with me this year? [12:29] Main     That festival involves     playing with water, right? [12:33] Lutz     Nah, not water. [12:35] Lutz     People throw tau fruit at couples. [12:41] Main     Do the orphans get to take     part in the Star Festival? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:58] Main     To discuss the orphanage's and my     role during the Star Festival, [13:03] Main     I sought to make an appointment     with the head priest. [13:06] Main     It's because I was sternly told     to watch my mouth around people. [13:18] Main     But I didn't write anything that could     get me yelled at in the hidden room! [13:22] Main     This makes no sense! [13:28] Ferdinand     You fool! [13:31] Ferdinand     The Star-Binding Ceremony     is the day after tomorrow. [13:34] Ferdinand     You don't have the time to     waste on all these formalities. [13:37] Main     The "Star-Binding Ceremony"?     Not the Star Festival? [13:42] Ferdinand     That's what the church calls it. [13:45] Ferdinand     It's a ceremony for adults. [13:48] Ferdinand     Apprentices like you aren't     allowed to take part. [13:52] Main     Then I don't have to do anything, right? [13:55] Ferdinand     Many townsfolk will be visiting     the cathedral on that day. [13:59] Ferdinand     Your job is to make sure none of the orphans     leave the orphanage during the ceremony. [14:06] Main     Huh? [14:08] Ferdinand     Is there a problem with that? [14:10] Main     Wouldn't it be more peaceful if we just     let the orphans leave the premises? [14:15] Ferdinand     We can't have complaints about     letting orphans out into town. [14:19] Main     Then can they be allowed to play     strictly within the orphanage? [14:25] Ferdinand     "Play"? [14:26] Main     Yeah. [14:27] Main     Star Festivals are celebrated downtown     by throwing tau fruit at one another. [14:31] Main     And I want the orphans to experience that. [14:42] Ferdinand     As long as you clean up thoroughly afterward, [14:45] Ferdinand     and promise not to be a nuisance     to the townsfolk, I don't mind. [14:50] Main     Thank you kindly! [14:54] Main     Then came the day of the Star Festival. [15:05] Main     I wonder if they've made     it to the forest by now. [15:15] Blue Robe     Oh, if it isn't the plebeian who     shamelessly wears blue robes. [15:20] Blue Robe     Children have no place in today's ceremonies. [15:23] Main     The head priest has ordered me to     keep the kids inside the orphanage [15:28] Main     to prevent them from     hindering the ceremonies. [15:32] Blue Robe     Taking care of orphans is the perfect     job for a commoner like you. [15:35] Blue Robe     Good luck. [15:37] Main     Thank you kindly for your encouragement. [15:42] Fran     Lady Main... [15:44] Main     I'm fine, Fran. [15:46] Main     They're only words. They can't hurt me. [16:02] Main     Thanks, Lutz! Did you see     how happy everyone was? [16:08] Main     I wish I could've gone with you. [16:11] Lutz     Wanna go take a quick peek, then? [16:13] Lutz     You have time while the kids     are eating lunch, right? [16:17] Main     Of course! Let's go! [16:30] Main     Wow! This is crazy, Lutz! [16:34] Kid     Hey, there's a completely dry pair over here! [16:38] Main     Are you serious? [16:40] Lutz     Run for it, Main! [16:42] Main     What? I can't! [16:44] Kids     After them! Don't let them get away! [16:45] Main     Brr! [16:47] Lutz     Move your legs, Main! [16:52] Main     By the time we got back to the orphanage,     we found everything already good to go. [16:56] Main     You must clean up thoroughly afterward. [16:58] Main     You mustn't be a nuisance. [17:00] Main     Finally, you must have fun without     fighting or getting hurt. [17:03] Main     Are we clear? [17:05] All     Yes, ma'am! [17:06] Lutz     All right. Come get your tau fruit. [17:11] Lutz     What's wrong, Main? [17:16] Main     It's sucking up my mana. [17:18] Main     This is creepy. What the heck? [17:25] Main     Lutz, it's trombe! [17:33] Lutz     Everyone here who's used     to foraging, grab a knife! [17:41] Lutz     When I give the signal, cut everything down. [17:44] Both     Got it! [17:46] Lutz     Main, toss it into the dirt. [17:48] Main     Begone, sprouty sprout! [18:00] Gil     The hell is this? [18:01] Lutz     Valuable material for paper. [18:03] Lutz     Fran, take care of Main! [18:05] Fran     Certainly. [18:14] Lutz     Attack! [18:27] Gil     Yeah! We did it! [18:31] Lutz     Okay, everyone else get to work! [18:33] All     Yeah! [18:36] Main     In the end, everyone got in on the act [18:38] Main     and helped us cut down three whole trombes. [18:41] Main     Thank you! [18:42] Main     Now I'll have more funds     to spare for the orphanage! [18:45] Lutz     Well, let's get to the fun and     games with the tau fruit, then. [18:49] Orphan     All right! [18:54] Gil     There! [19:04] Main     Oh! We'll have to fix everything back up! [19:06] Fran     I'll take care of it, Lady Main. [19:19] Lutz     Main? [19:22] Main     Fran had to carry me back home that day. [19:29] Eva     So? Did you have fun at the festival? [19:32] Main     Yeah. The kids were all smiles, too. [19:37] Eva     Really? [19:40] Main     I'm so glad... [19:47] Main     And lying in wait for me after     I recovered from my fever was... [19:52] Ferdinand     What in the world did you do? [19:55] Main     What are you talking about? [19:58] Ferdinand     When I went to check if you'd     cleaned up like you said you would, [20:01] Ferdinand     I found soil dug up, and part     of the tiling sticking out. [20:06] Main     You went to check? [20:09] Ferdinand     I thought I told you not to be a nuisance. [20:12] Ferdinand     What did you do to cause that mess?! [20:14] Main     Like I'd told you beforehand, [20:15] Main     we threw tau fruit at one another... [20:20] Ferdinand     Didn't you also chop down     plants for your paper? [20:24] Main     Yikes. He knows. [20:27] Main     Yeah. But we didn't do anything     else to cause a commotion. [20:32] Ferdinand     I don't think you can say that after     you flipped whole tiles in your row. [20:40] Ferdinand     Main, you will spend the     day repenting in detention. [20:45] Fran     Head Priest, please reconsider this! [20:49] Ferdinand     Offer the gods your prayers and     reflect on what you have done. [21:04] Fran     Lady Main! [21:07] Ferdinand     Hadn't she recovered? [21:11] Fran     You take her frailty too lightly. [21:14] Fran     This is why I asked you to reconsider. [21:20] Ferdinand     You mean you were worried about her     health, and not her losing face? [21:26] Main     Before I could reflect on my actions, [21:28] Main     it seems the head priest was left to     deeply repent his choice to lock me up. SIGN    Next Chapter The Path Ahead of Lutz [23:11] Benno     What? [23:12] Benno     Tau fruit turned into a trombe? [23:14] Main     Yeah. [23:15] Main     I think it could serve as a     substitute for magical items! [23:18] Benno     You'd better not tell anyone that! [23:20] Main     What? Why? [23:21] Main     It could save the lives of so     many kids with the Devouring! [23:24] Benno     Mana is the jurisdiction of nobility. [23:27] Benno     If word got out that tau fruit     can replace magical items, [23:30] Benno     it could turn the church and     noble society upside down! SIGN    Illustration by miyo.N E20 - The Path Ahead of Lutz Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     Main put in real effort to improve     the orphans' living conditions. [00:06] Ferdinand     However, after the Star Festival, [00:09] Ferdinand     she was put in detention [00:11] Ferdinand     and developed a fever. [00:13] Ferdinand     Meanwhile... [00:15] Deid     You fool! [00:18] Lutz     Why won't you just accept it?! [00:20] Lutz     I've had enough of this! I'm leaving! [00:22] Deid     Do whatever you want! [00:27] Karla     Lutz! [00:29] Ferdinand     Another storm was brewing. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty The Path Ahead of Lutz [02:14] Tuuli     Big trouble, Main! [02:16] Main     What's wrong, Tuuli? [02:18] Tuuli     Lutz ran away from home and hasn't come back! [02:21] Main     Huh? [02:23] Main     What happened? [02:25] Tuuli     Tell her, Ralph. [02:27] Ralph     Last night, Lutz and Dad got into a fight, [02:31] Ralph     and he said he was leaving. [02:34] Ralph     We looked all over, but didn't find him. [02:37] Ralph     Do you know where he could be, Main? [02:41] Main     Wasn't he at the Gilberta Company? [02:44] Ralph     The Gilberta Company? Where's that? [02:47] Tuuli     Hey, Ralph! You don't even know     where your brother works?! [02:51] Tuuli     I can't believe you! [02:53] Main     Can you take Ralph there, Tuuli? [02:56] Tuuli     Sure. [03:02] Tuuli     This is the place. [03:03] Ralph     He works for such a fancy place? [03:13] Tuuli     Wait, Ralph! [03:16] Ralph     Lutz! [03:17] Ralph     What is wrong with you?! [03:19] Woman     Huh? What's going on? [03:21] Man     What's this about? [03:23] Lutz     I'm working. Don't bother me. [03:25] Ralph     Why, you... [03:27] Ralph     Enough of your nonsense! [03:29] Ralph     We're going home! [03:32] Lutz     Knock it off! Let me go! [03:33] Ralph     Hurry up! [03:35] Man     Hey, kid! Stop that! [03:35] Ralph     What's the big deal? [03:37] Ralph     Hey! [03:43] Ralph     Give it a rest, Lutz! [03:45] Ralph     You think you can just do whatever you want? [03:47] Ralph     You're causing everyone     trouble with your crap! [03:50] Tuuli     Let's go, Ralph. [03:51] Tuuli     We know that Lutz is fine now. [03:54] Tuuli     Come on. [03:55] Ralph     Lutz! Lutz! [03:59] Main     So he was at the shop. [04:02] Tuuli     Yeah, he was working. [04:05] Tuuli     He and Ralph got into a fight, though. [04:09] Tuuli     Main. [04:10] Tuuli     I know you're worried, but you need     to focus on getting better first. [04:15] Main     Yeah, you're right. [04:19] Main     But my fever just refused to go away... [04:22] Sascha     Give Lutz back! [04:24] Sieg     Lutz! [04:25] Karla     What are you people trying to do with Lutz? [04:28] Karla     Give Lutz back to me! [04:30] Karla     Lutz! Lutz! [04:32] Karla     Come on out, Lutz! [04:36] Main     And several days passed     before I could see Lutz. [04:40] Mark     Good morning, Main. [04:43] Mark     Are you feeling better now? [04:45] Main     My fever finally went away. [04:47] Main     So, uh, where's Lutz? [04:50] Mark     Let's take this discussion to the back. [04:53] Mark     The other employees have been     on edge these past few days. [04:58] Main     How did things turn out     this way, Mister Benno? [05:02] Benno     I was planning to take Lutz     along on a trip to another town, [05:05] Benno     but he couldn't get his parents' permission. [05:08] Main     That's what Lutz has always wanted to do! [05:12] Main     But his family was against his becoming     a merchant, and that caused tensions. [05:21] Lutz     Master, you called for me? [05:23] Main     Lutz! [05:28] Main     Where are you living now? [05:32] Main     Lutz? [05:34] Lutz     Where, you ask? [05:37] Lutz     I'm living up in the attic storage. [05:43] Main     The attic? Why?! [05:45] Lutz     What am I supposed to do?     I have nowhere else to go. [05:49] Main     But that's no different than     being a live-in apprentice! [05:53] Main     Can't you do something to help, Mister Benno? [05:57] Benno     I'm considering adopting Lutz. [06:01] Main     You'll adopt him? [06:03] Benno     I need to talk to his parents about it. [06:07] Main     Oh... [06:09] Main     But are you okay with that? [06:11] Main     Your brothers and everyone     else are all worried about you. [06:13] Lutz     You're telling me I should go back home? [06:16] Lutz     That I'm in the wrong here, just     like Mom and my brothers say? [06:21] Lutz     That I'm causing everyone I know trouble? [06:34] Main     Lutz... [06:35] Main     I'm not saying anything     of the sort! How could I? [06:40] Main     I know how hard you've worked!     I know how much you've sacrificed! [06:47] Main     I'm on your side, no matter what. [06:50] Main     Lean on me whenever you need, okay? [06:54] Lutz     I'm sorry, Main. [06:59] Lutz     But if I leaned on you, you'd     collapse under my weight. [07:06] Main     What can I do for Lutz? [07:12] Main     Even the adoption will require     his parents' permission. [07:15] Main     But as things stand, he's suffering     as a live-in apprentice. [07:23] Ferdinand     Main. [07:25] Main     Y-Yes, Head Priest? [07:30] Ferdinand     You're not making any progress. [07:33] Main     Oh, I'm terribly sorry. [07:43] Ferdinand     Main, you stopped again. [07:48] Main     Sorry... [07:55] Ferdinand     Come to the hidden room, Main. [07:58] Main     But shouldn't we get this done, Head Priest? [08:01] Ferdinand     I need to repair the calculator first. [08:03] Main     "Calculator"? [08:07] Main     Is he calling me a calculator?! [08:13] Ferdinand     What is going through your mind? [08:16] Main     I'm sorry. It's really none of your concern. [08:20] Main     I'll switch gears and work hard! [08:23] Ferdinand     If work's not getting done,     then it's very much my concern. [08:37] Ferdinand     And who wouldn't be bothered     by a child moping about? [08:40] Main     Ed Iest! Ad urz! [08:50] Main     Wait, are you worried about me? [08:54] Ferdinand     Of course not. [08:58] Main     The thing is, I don't know what to do     about the whole Lutz and Benno thing. [09:04] Ferdinand     Ah, they are both important to you. [09:07] Ferdinand     Tell me about it. [09:08] Main     Okay. [09:11] Ferdinand     I see. [09:12] Ferdinand     What you want is to improve     Lutz's living conditions. [09:17] Ferdinand     Reconciling with his family would be best, [09:20] Ferdinand     but Benno adopting him is     also a solution in your eyes. [09:25] Ferdinand     Did I get anything wrong so far? [09:26] Main     Nope. [09:29] Ferdinand     If Lutz does want to be adopted     by Benno, there's a way. [09:34] Main     Huh? How? [09:36] Ferdinand     Lutz can be deemed abandoned by his     parents, and taken in by the orphanage. [09:44] Ferdinand     That way, its director becomes his guardian,     and can sign his adoption papers. [09:50] Main     So I can sign for him? [09:53] Ferdinand     You're still a minor. [09:55] Ferdinand     Your boss's signature will also     be required, and that's me. [09:58] Main     If that can help Lutz right     away, can we please do that? [10:03] Main     But... [10:04] Main     I don't want to tear apart his family. [10:12] Ferdinand     I can't say anything after     hearing only your perspective. [10:16] Ferdinand     I'll need to hear from his parents, too. [10:19] Main     But how will you? [10:22] Ferdinand     I simply have to summon them. [10:26] Main     S-Summon?! [10:28] Ferdinand     I'll have them lay it all out for me, [10:31] Ferdinand     and if I deem adoption necessary,     I'll help make it happen. [10:36] Main     U-Uh, isn't this kinda becoming a big deal? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [10:52] Main     And so, the cathedral became [10:53] Main     the venue of a meeting between     everyone involved with Lutz. [11:04] Ferdinand     Hold on to this during the meeting. (Flashback) [11:07] Main     What is that, Head Priest? (Flashback) [11:10] Ferdinand     A magical item that prevents eavesdropping. (Flashback) [11:12] Ferdinand     While you're holding on to this, (Flashback) [11:14] Ferdinand     your voice will only be heard     by someone who has another: me. (Flashback) [11:18] Main     Huh... That's one quaint item. (Flashback) [11:23] Main     Wait, are you telling me     to shut up and watch?! (Flashback) [11:28] Ferdinand     Precisely. (Flashback) [11:30] Main     But I want to help Lutz in any     way I can in this meeting! (Flashback) [11:36] Ferdinand     I want to make the intentions of     all participants perfectly clear. (Flashback) [11:41] Ferdinand     You'll only make it harder if you meddle. [11:50] Main     I can't take part in this discussion, [11:52] Main     but I'm rooting for you in my heart, Lutz! [11:56] Ferdinand     I would like to discuss Lutz's complaint now. [12:02] Ferdinand     Lutz, state your case. [12:06] Lutz     They refuse to recognize my     efforts, no matter how hard I try. [12:10] Lutz     They always push me away,     telling me to do what I want. [12:13] Lutz     But I want... [12:14] Deid     Don't be a baby! [12:19] Main     Would you hear Lutz out?! [12:22] Main     Please! He truly wants to be a merchant! [12:28] Ferdinand     Settle down, Main. [12:31] Ferdinand     Also, cover your mouth whenever     you use that item to communicate. [12:38] Ferdinand     Deid, what do you mean by, "Don't be a baby"? [12:44] Ferdinand     I am not familiar with the ways of people     downtown. Please explain so I can understand. [12:54] Lutz     How is wanting you to     accept this being a baby? [13:00] Karla     My husband's not good with     words, so please allow me. [13:04] Karla     You want us to accept what you do, but     can you really make it in that business? [13:10] Lutz     What does that have to do with not     letting me to visit another town? [13:16] Ferdinand     State your reasons for     withholding permission. [13:26] Deid     It's too dangerous. [13:28] Karla     Yeah! There are animals and     bandits outside the city walls! [13:32] Karla     Who would take a child out there? [13:35] Benno     If I may... [13:36] Benno     We would go by carriage, and the     town is only half a day away. [13:41] Ferdinand     Wouldn't traveling by carriage     ease most of your concerns? [13:48] Deid     There's no need. [13:50] Lutz     I told you it was for work! [13:53] Ferdinand     Calm down, Lutz. [13:56] Ferdinand     What do you mean, it's not necessary? [13:58] Benno     We want to take Lutz because we're planning     on building a new workshop there. [14:03] Karla     Why would you need a mere     apprentice for that? [14:08] Benno     Considering the future of my     business and Lutz's abilities, [14:12] Benno     I want to raise him to be my successor. [14:16] Benno     To that end, I would like to adopt him. [14:19] Karla     What are you talking about? [14:22] Deid     Oh? [14:25] Deid     That's hardly worth discussing. [14:31] Ferdinand     Deid, could you state your reasons why? [14:35] Benno     I would like to know as well. [14:37] Benno     The adoption would benefit not only     my business, but also Lutz himself. [14:45] Deid     You don't have any kids, do you? [14:49] Benno     No, but that's why I'm considering     Lutz to be my successor. [14:53] Deid     That's not it. [14:55] Benno     How so? [15:04] Deid     You may be an excellent merchant, [15:08] Deid     but you can't be his father. [15:12] Ferdinand     Why not? Explain yourself. [15:19] Deid     Parenting is all about what's in here. [15:21] Deid     What benefits who doesn't matter one bit. [15:26] Benno     Ah, yes. I do prioritize my shop's     profits above everything else. [15:33] Benno     However, Lutz seriously     wants to be a merchant. [15:37] Lutz     Yeah. Why can't you at least     accept my apprenticeship? [15:42] Deid     I told you to do what you want. [15:46] Lutz     Do what I... huh? [15:50] Main     What's that about? [15:51] Karla     You still don't get it? [15:54] Karla     It was his way of accepting your decision! [16:00] Lutz     How am I supposed to get it     if you don't spell it out? [16:04] Deid     You fool! [16:07] Deid     You ignored your parents' objections     and chose this line of work! [16:11] Deid     So be a man and do whatever it takes,     be it a live-in apprenticeship or whatever! [16:16] Deid     Don't be a whiny coward     and run to the orphanage! [16:20] Deid     Let alone look for adoption... [16:23] Deid     Who would ever agree to that?! [16:25] Karla     Yeah! [16:26] Karla     You're my dear son, who I gave birth     to and raised all these years! [16:32] Karla     I could never give you away to anyone! [16:48] Deid     Apologize, Lutz. [16:51] Ferdinand     That isn't clear enough, Deid. [16:54] Ferdinand     Who should he apologize to, and for what? [16:56] Deid     I have to explain myself again? [16:58] Deid     Lutz, you wasted so many people's time     because you couldn't control yourself. [17:03] Deid     Apologize. [17:05] Main     What? [17:11] Lutz     I'm so sorry. [17:12] Deid     I can't hear you. [17:14] Lutz     I'm so sorry! [17:16] Main     But I did this by talking     to the head priest! [17:20] Main     Sorry, Lutz! [17:22] Ferdinand     Well, I can't allow the adoption     given what his parents are saying. [17:28] Ferdinand     What will you do, Benno? [17:29] Benno     I truly do value Lutz's talents. [17:32] Benno     Instead of adoption, [17:34] Benno     I can offer him a dapla contract, making     him responsible for the store's future. [17:37] Benno     Would you agree to that? [17:40] Deid     You're being awfully hasty. [17:42] Benno     Lutz is a hard worker, and he has     the patience and perseverance. [17:45] Benno     I want to secure and start     training him as soon as possible. [17:53] Deid     Very well. [17:55] Deid     As much as I want to help him, [17:58] Deid     I don't know anything about business,     and I can't back his ventures. [18:02] Mark     Then let's file the paperwork with     the Merchant Guild immediately. [18:06] Deid     This is why I can't stand merchants. [18:09] Deid     Come on. [18:12] Deid     As our youngest son, he's received     a somewhat spoiled upbringing, [18:16] Deid     but he's got spirit. [18:18] Deid     Please take good care of him. [18:21] Karla     Please. [18:24] Lutz     Dad... Mom... [18:42] Lutz     I swear I'll become a merchant     who needs no introduction! [18:46] Deid     Damn right you will! [18:49] Deid     You're a man. Quit whimpering. [18:58] Benno     Head Priest. [18:59] Benno     Thank you very much for today. [19:03] Deid     We're going home, you stupid boy. [19:06] Lutz     Ow! [19:07] Karla     I'm so glad, Lutz. [19:09] Lutz     Stop that, Mom! Not here! [19:11] Karla     Don't be shy, now. [19:16] Deid     Looks like I hadn't made myself clear. [19:19] Deid     So, uh, thanks. [19:23] Ferdinand     No problem. [19:24] Lutz     Mom, I'm feeling kinda hungry. [19:27] Karla     What? Don't you need to     visit the Merchant Guild? [19:31] Lutz     Well, yeah... [19:35] Sascha     Lutz! [19:37] Lutz     Bro! [19:38] Sieg     You made us all worry, you little punk. [19:41] Lutz     Sorry. [19:42] Ralph     Did you learn your lesson? [19:44] Lutz     Stop that, Ralph! [19:46] Karla     Wait, why was Main at the cathedral, anyway? [19:51] Benno     Please keep what you saw today a secret. [19:54] Benno     Ignorance can be bliss at times. [19:58] Deid     Don't worry. [19:59] Deid     I'm not gonna meddle in     the affairs of nobility. [20:02] Deid     Besides, I'm sure she has her own reasons. [20:07] Ferdinand     Do you realize now? Getting one side     of the story simply isn't enough. [20:13] Main     Right... [20:21] Ferdinand     Aren't you glad that     family wasn't torn apart? [20:26] Ferdinand     Things turned out exactly as you hoped. [20:33] Main     I'm so glad. [20:36] Main     I really am glad. [20:45] Ferdinand     Stop crying, Main. [20:47] Ferdinand     You're making it seem as     though I made you cry. [20:50] Main     These... [20:53] Main     These are tears of joy, so it's okay. [20:57] Ferdinand     You're such a handful. [21:05] Main     Thank you kindly. [21:13] Main     Ferdinand... [21:17] Main     That was when I realized that the     head priest was named Ferdinand. SIGN    Next Chapter New Retainers [23:00] Main     Head Priest, is a magical item that     prevents eavesdropping really useful? [23:06] Ferdinand     Of course. Nobles often use it. [23:10] Ferdinand     It's the High Priest!     We can't have any trouble! [23:13] Ferdinand     Hide, Main! [23:15] Main     Got it! [23:22] Ferdinand     That's how it's usually used. [23:24] Main     So, to discuss secrets? [23:26] Main     You're the only one who uses     it to shut a person up, right? [23:32] Main     Head Priest! SIGN    Illustration by Foo Midori E21 - New Retainers Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ferdinand     Main somehow managed to help     resolve Lutz's family issues. [00:05] Ferdinand     However, she starts to have     concerns in her own home. [00:10] Main     Are you still not feeling well,     Mom? Are you really okay? [00:16] Eva     Main... [00:19] Eva     You see, [00:20] Eva     Mom has a baby in her belly. [00:25] Eva     You're going to be a big sis. [00:30] Main     I'll make a picture book     for the little one, okay? [00:34] Eva     Picture book? [00:35] Main     Yeah, picture book! SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-One New Retainers [02:19] Lutz     Picture book? [02:20] Benno     Picture book? [02:22] Ferdinand     What is a "picture book"? [02:24] Main     This is now the third time. [02:27] Main     Picture books are literally books     for kids, with pictures in them. [02:30] Ferdinand     Books are expensive as it is. [02:33] Ferdinand     And you want to make them for     babies, who can't even read? [02:35] Ferdinand     What are you thinking? [02:38] Main     I'm going to be a big sister. [02:41] Fran     It seems Lady Main's family     is expecting a child, [02:45] Fran     so she wants to give the baby a present. [02:48] Ferdinand     I see. I understand now. [02:50] Main     There you have it, so     please let me have Wilma. [02:53] Ferdinand     Fran? [02:55] Fran     Making a picture book needs an artist, [02:58] Fran     so she has identified a gray-robed     priestess who's good at drawing [03:00] Fran     and is requesting permission     to make her Main's retainer. [03:03] Main     Honestly, I wanted to draw it myself... [03:10] Benno     Your handwriting's good, but your art sucks. [03:14] Main     Please, Head Priest. [03:19] Ferdinand     That baby will prove to be     a huge weakness for you. [03:24] Main     Where did that come from? [03:27] Ferdinand     You hold your family extremely dear, [03:31] Ferdinand     as shown by the time you tried to take     on the high priest to protect them. [03:36] Ferdinand     Who knows what he'll do     when he learns of this? [03:40] Ferdinand     Surely you understand that     this can't be laughed off [03:43] Ferdinand     by saying you can't just     hide your emotions. [03:47] Main     I do, yes. I'll keep that in mind. [03:49] Ferdinand     Take this as an opportunity to accustom     yourself to noble mannerisms and culture. [03:55] Main     "Culture"? [03:57] Ferdinand     I mean music. [03:59] Ferdinand     It is one of the nobility's favorite pastimes. [04:02] Ferdinand     Do we have anyone suitable? [04:05] Fran     How about Rosina? She used to     be Lady Christine's retainer. [04:10] Ferdinand     Main, if you want an     artist as your retainer, [04:13] Ferdinand     you will also take in one     who is proficient in music. [04:17] Main     One moment! You can't make     the decision for me! [04:20] Main     I don't even have any instruments! [04:23] Ferdinand     I see. [04:25] Ferdinand     Of course you can't practice     without an instrument. [04:28] Main     As such, I really only want     Wilma to be my retainer. [04:34] Wilma     I truly appreciate your kind offer, but... [04:38] Wilma     There'll be nobody left     to take care of them. [04:40] Wilma     I'm the only one who does. [04:42] Wilma     I would like to remain in the orphanage. [04:46] Main     In the church, all retainers move     into their master's rooms. [04:51] Main     Is there any way I can make Wilma my     retainer and let her live in the orphanage? [04:57] Main     I decided to ask the head priest for advice. [05:01] Main     And, on the day I was to     have that discussion... [05:04] Fran     The head priest sends     these gifts with his regards. [05:07] Main     Wow. [05:08] Main     I turned him down because I had no     instruments, but they've found their way to me. [05:12] Fran     These are harspiel. [05:15] Main     Harspiel, huh? [05:16] Fran     It seems the head priest is set     on having you learn music. [05:25] Main     Welcome, Head Priest.     I've been expecting you. [05:29] Main     Those are cookies my cooks made for you. [05:31] Main     They'll be part of the menu in Gilberta     Company's upcoming restaurant. [05:37] Ferdinand     I didn't know you were     dabbling in food, too. [05:40] Main     Well, I am. So I want to experience     real noble cuisine before we open. [05:46] Ferdinand     I shall invite you to lunch sometime soon. [05:52] Ferdinand     So... [05:54] Ferdinand     You said you wanted to make Wilma your     retainer, but let her stay in the orphanage? [05:59] Main     Yes. She's the only one who can take     care of the unbaptized kids there. [06:05] Main     The young ones fall ill easily, and     sometimes even develop fevers late at night. [06:13] Ferdinand     If Wilma's going to stay     back at the orphanage, [06:16] Ferdinand     that's all the more reason     to take Rosina in. [06:18] Ferdinand     I even arranged for your instruments. [06:20] Ferdinand     You should have no objections now. [06:22] Main     But is there any need for music     in the church's ceremonies? [06:35] Main     Here we go again with that     magical item again. [06:42] Ferdinand     The reason music is essential to you is     because it is a vital part of noble culture. [06:46] Main     You said that the other day, too. [06:49] Main     But I am not a noble. [06:52] Ferdinand     You will surely be part of     noble society in the future. [06:57] Main     But I have no intention     of leaving my family. [07:01] Main     According to the priest, [07:04] Main     when nobles or those with     the Devouring get married, [07:06] Main     their partner has to be of a comparable     mana capacity or they can't have kids. [07:11] Main     What's more, a child's mana is     heavily influenced by its mother's. [07:16] Main     With noble numbers dwindling now, [07:19] Main     it's apparently easy to picture young nobles     flocking to me once I come of age. [07:25] Ferdinand     However, they'll only see you as a     tool connecting them to high society. [07:30] Main     So I'll be a convenient baby maker? [07:33] Ferdinand     That's up to you. [07:36] Main     Huh? Up to me how? [07:38] Ferdinand     Whether or not you're only seen     as a tool to produce children [07:43] Ferdinand     will depend on how well you can     conduct yourself as a noble. [07:48] Ferdinand     You must educate yourself in     their ways to protect yourself. [07:52] Main     I understand. [07:54] Main     I'll also make Rosina my retainer and     learn as much as possible from her. [08:01] Main     After that, I asked the head priest     to show me the right way, [08:06] Main     so he played the harspiel for me. [08:12] Main     He's so good! [08:14] Main     The minstrels around the East     Gate can't even lace his boots! [08:21] Ferdinand     From the vast blue skies [08:27] Ferdinand     Come the rays of light [08:32] Ferdinand     The blessings of Leidenschaft [08:37] Ferdinand     So shine the leaflets [08:39] Ferdinand     So sweet the wind smells [08:41] Ferdinand     So burns the flame of life [08:44] Ferdinand     In summer [08:55] Main     That was wonderful! [08:57] Main     If you were to sing love songs, you would     have no shortage of women falling for you! [09:02] Ferdinand     What are you saying? [09:05] Main     It was a compliment, honestly. [09:07] Ferdinand     Anyway, you give it a try. [09:10] Main     What? Now? [09:19] Ferdinand     This is the most basic note. [09:23] Main     Oh, hey, that's do. [09:26] Main     Re. [09:28] Main     Mi. [09:29] Ferdinand     This is what you call a musical scale. [10:05] Ferdinand     This is a surprise. [10:07] Ferdinand     I wasn't sure how much a commoner     could really understand about music, [10:11] Ferdinand     but it seems you'll pick it up soon enough. [10:14] Main     Yikes! I went and made     it harder for myself! [10:18] Ferdinand     Make sure you practice playing     the harspiel every day. [10:22] Main     May I take time out of helping     you with work for it? [10:26] Ferdinand     Spend less time reading instead! [10:29] Main     I will defend that time with my life! [10:32] Main     In the end, we settled on reducing     the time I spent helping him. [10:37] Main     All right. [10:39] Main     The head priest gave his permission,     so I'm making you my retainer. [10:44] Wilma     I shall do my very best     to serve you, Lady Main. [10:48] Main     By the way, is Rosina here? [10:50] Wilma     I'll go get her for you. [11:01] Main     Whoa. [11:02] Main     Talk about a pure mademoiselle! [11:05] Main     I guess this is how the head priest     expects me to conduct myself. [11:11] Ralph     Lady Main, you wished to speak to me? [11:15] Main     I'm making you my retainer at the     head priest's recommendation. [11:21] Main     Your main job is to teach me     how to play the harspiel. [11:25] Main     Aside from that, you will share     the duties of my other retainers. [11:30] Main     Do you have any objections? [11:33] Ralph     How could I ever?! [11:35] Ralph     The harspiel is my best instrument! [11:40] Main     Rosina moved into the director's office     as soon as she got everything ready. [11:45] Ralph     My, look at those harspiels! [11:47] Main     Could you play it for me? [11:51] Ralph     May I? [11:52] Main     Of course. Please do. [11:55] Ralph     Please bring me my harspiel, then. [12:05] Ralph     I can't believe I get to play again. [12:09] Ralph     Could you get me my chair? [12:18] Main     Something seems off. [12:20] Main     What is it? [12:47] Ralph     Lady Main, I promise to serve     you with all my heart. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:03] Delia     Oh, honestly! [13:04] Delia     Lady Main! [13:06] Main     What's the matter, Delia? [13:08] Delia     Rosina's not working at all. [13:10] Rosina     Goodness! It's rather rude of     you to accuse me of not working. [13:15] Delia     She doesn't do a single thing other     than play that instrument of hers. [13:19] Delia     She won't even get up in the mornings. [13:21] Main     Is that true, Rosina? [13:23] Rosina     My job is to teach you     the harspiel, Lady Main. [13:28] Rosina     Now, let us practice. [13:32] Main     Delia, I have to practice now.     I promise I'll hear you out later. [13:39] Delia     Oh, all right. [13:47] Main     Thank you. [13:49] Rosina     Could you kindly take my harspiel, as well? [13:52] Main     She's doing it again. [13:56] Main     Rosina. [13:58] Main     Why are you giving Fran orders? [14:01] Rosina     Why? [14:02] Main     Fran is my head retainer. [14:05] Main     Don't forget that. [14:07] Rosina     What? [14:08] Main     I'm going to go help the head priest now, [14:11] Main     so I ask that you fetch some     water with Delia, Rosina. [14:14] Rosina     Whatever are you saying? [14:17] Rosina     Isn't that the work of     a gray-robed priestess? [14:19] Main     What? [14:21] Rosina     I may damage my fingers doing     servant work like that. [14:26] Rosina     Just have the apprentices     over there take care of that. [14:30] Main     Rosina, I will not allow you     to talk down to my retainers. [14:35] Main     And I'm certain I asked you to     perform other duties, as well. [14:39] Rosina     But Lady Main, I'm different     from other retainers. [14:44] Rosina     Why is that so hard to understand? [14:47] Rosina     It appears that you've misunderstood your     position as a blue-robed apprentice priestess. [14:51] Main     I'm wrong? [14:52] Delia     You're the one who's wrong, Rosina! [14:54] Fran     Delia! [14:57] Main     I'm still not familiar with all of     the ways of the church. [15:00] Main     I'm going to listen to     what everyone has to say [15:03] Main     before deciding if you are     right or wrong, Rosina. [15:09] Fran     Wilma and Rosina's previous     master, Lady Christine, [15:14] Fran     was a blue-robed apprentice priestess     who loved nothing more than art. [15:17] Fran     She favored retainers who     showed talent in the arts. [15:22] Fran     Rosina was favored by her master     because she excelled in music, [15:27] Fran     and the servant work was all done by the     other gray-robed apprentice priest retainers. [15:31] Fran     And I believe that is why she looks down upon     gray-robed priests as well as their apprentices. [15:37] Main     That's going to be a huge issue. [15:41] Ferdinand     The word of the head retainer     is the word of their master. [15:44] Ferdinand     You do not need retainers who refuse to     understand this, so return them to the orphanage. [15:49] Main     But then I won't be able to     practice the harspiel, would I? [15:53] Ferdinand     We just need to find you someone else. [16:01] Main     Head Priest, I know I may be     out of line for asking this, [16:04] Main     but may I be excused for the day? [16:08] Main     I'd like to hear what all     of my retainers have to say, [16:10] Main     so I'd like some time to talk to them. [16:14] Wilma     You want my opinion? [16:17] Main     Yes. I heard that under Lady Christine, [16:20] Main     the servant work was only     done by the gray-robed priests. [16:24] Main     Do you agree with that statement, Wilma? [16:27] Wilma     After Lady Christine returned to noble     life and I was returned to the orphanage, [16:33] Wilma     that was when I found out     my treatment had been special. [16:38] Main     So it's just Rosina... [16:42] Wilma     Lady Main, if you could, please give Rosina     time to reflect upon herself, as well. [16:50] Main     I hear you loud and clear. [16:52] Main     Thank you. [17:00] Main     And then, we had our discussion. [17:03] Gil     Her instrument is so loud, she doesn't listen     to anyone, and she doesn't work! [17:07] Gil     Haven't you ever heard of, "He who     does not work, neither shall he eat"? [17:10] Delia     How am I supposed to work     with someone like her? [17:13] Delia     Fire her already, Lady Main! [17:15] Rosina     It's only obvious that I dedicate     everything I have to my art, [17:18] Rosina     since it is my duty to teach Lady     Main how to play the harspiel. [17:22] Rosina     I'd like for you to broaden your horizons     for the arts a bit more, Lady Main. [17:28] Main     Rosina, I can't have you expecting the     exact same treatment you had before. [17:32] Rosina     What? [17:33] Main     If you're going to be my retainer, I need     you to attend to duties other than music, as well. [17:39] Main     I understand that your hands are very     important when it comes to handling your instrument, [17:43] Main     so perhaps you can work on some paperwork. [17:45] Rosina     But I've never done anything of that nature. [17:52] Main     If there are things you don't     know or you think you can't do, [17:54] Main     this is the perfect     opportunity to learn them. [17:56] Main     When Gil and Delia first became my     retainers, they weren't able to write letters, [18:01] Main     but after some hard work,     they were able to learn how. [18:07] Main     But I have no use for retainers who     refuse to do any work from the start. [18:19] Main     Rosina, I am not Lady Christine. [18:25] Main     You can either accept these terms     or go back to the orphanage. [18:29] Main     Please make your decision by tomorrow. [18:54] Rosina     I guess I can't go back     to how things used to be. [19:00] Wilma     If you work hard, Lady     Main will acknowledge you. [19:25] Rosina     I would like to put in the effort     to be your retainer, Lady Main. [19:30] Ferdinand     Oh? [19:31] Ferdinand     So you decided to keep her? [19:34] Main     Yes. She'll be doing paperwork. [19:38] Main     Though I'm sure that her desire to play the     harspiel is what drove her to this decision. [19:42] Ferdinand     Well, that works in our favor. [19:45] Ferdinand     Because I wanted to see how     your practice is going. [19:50] Main     I-In ten days?! [19:54] Main     And so began my hardcore lessons. [20:15] Main     Let us understand happiness together... [20:35] Ferdinand     Well done. [20:38] Main     It's all thanks to you, Rosina! [20:40] Rosina     No, it's because you're a     quick learner, Lady Main. [20:50] Main     What? [20:51] Main     Wilma doesn't like to be around men? [20:54] Rosina     You had no idea? [20:57] Rosina     I thought that was the reason that     Wilma remained at the orphanage. [21:04] Main     I wonder if there's a reason why... [21:09] Rosina     Wilma was tricked by a blue-robed priest,     and forced to offer her flower to him. [21:15] Main     Huh? [21:16] Rosina     Thankfully, no other harm came to her... [21:20] Rosina     But she has been afraid of men ever since. SIGN    Next Chapter Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids [23:02] Main     The head priest sent me bedclothes     along with my harspiel... [23:07] Main     Is this common for nobles? [23:11] Fran     I believe he sent it to you to apologize     for making you faint in the detention room. [23:17] Ferdinand     Do not mention this to anyone. [23:19] Ferdinand     Because you usually only     receive bedclothes [23:22] Ferdinand     from your family, betrothed, or lover. [23:24] Main     Wait, why would you do something like     this that'd give people the wrong idea?! [23:27] Ferdinand     It's your fault for not having bedclothes prepared      for yourself when you pass out all the time. [23:31] Main     Can I return that lecture     along with this gift? SIGN    Illustration by Sagara Riri E22 - Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     Main took in two new retainers,     Wilma and Rosina. [00:05] Ferdinand     Soon, Rosina's reluctance to do manual work [00:08] Ferdinand     left the rest of the retainers     far from pleased. [00:11] Ferdinand     But after witnessing Main's     diligence first-hand, [00:15] Ferdinand     Rosina decided to take on a new attitude. [00:17] Ferdinand     That allowed Main to focus wholeheartedly     on making her picture book. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Two Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids [02:04] Main     Once upon a time, there     were three little pigs, [02:10] Main     and the time came for them to leave     home and seek their fortunes. [02:15] Main     The first little pig built     his house out of straw. [02:18] Main     The second little pig built     his house out of sticks. [02:20] Main     The third little pig built     his house out of bricks. [02:25] Main     One night, a big bad wolf came along, [02:27] Main     huffed and puffed, and blew the first     little pig's straw house away. [02:34] Main     The first little pig ran for his life, to     the second little pig's house of sticks. [02:39] Main     But the big bad wolf chased after     him and again huffed and puffed. [02:42] Main     The house of sticks was     blown away easily, too. [02:47] Main     The two little pigs then ran to the house     of the bricks the third little pig built. [02:52] Main     Of course, the big bad wolf followed suit. [02:55] Main     And again, it huffed and puffed... [03:02] Main     And so the three little pigs lived in     the brick house happily ever after. [03:08] Main     The end. [03:10] Main     What did you think? Was it fun? [03:15] Orphan     I couldn't really understand it. [03:17] Main     What? You couldn't? [03:19] Orphan     No. What's a "little pig," Lady Main? [03:23] Orphan     And what's a "big bad wolf"? [03:28] Wilma     Lady Main, are you going to make     a picture book out of that story? [03:32] Main     That was my plan... [03:34] Wilma     What exactly are pigs and wolves? [03:38] Wilma     I've never seen any, so I might     have a hard time drawing them. [03:42] Main     I suppose so. [03:48] Main     That was very helpful. Thank you. [03:50] Main     I'll come back with a different story soon. [03:53] Orphan     Tell us your stories again, Lady Main! [03:58] Wilma     I shall take my leave with the kids, then. [04:00] Main     Actually, there's something else     I want to discuss with you. [04:02] Wilma     What is it? [04:04] Main     I heard from Rosina. [04:07] Main     That, um... [04:09] Ralph     I thought it would be best     if she knew that about you. [04:16] Main     So the reason you wished to     continue living in the orphanage [04:19] Main     was because you didn't want to go outside... [04:21] Main     You didn't want to interact     with men, wasn't it? [04:25] Wilma     Yes. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. [04:29] Wilma     But I wasn't exactly trying to hide it. [04:31] Main     I understand, Wilma. [04:34] Main     Anyway, I've decided to bring Rosina     and not Fran every time I visit you. [04:40] Main     You can rest easy. [04:44] Wilma     So that's why she's here. [04:49] Wilma     You've always respected my wishes, even     when you were taking me in as a retainer. [04:54] Wilma     Thank you oh so kindly. [05:05] Gil     Bring on the sprouty thing! [05:19] Lutz     You guys are getting used to this. [05:21] Lutz     How much more paper are we making, Main? [05:24] Main     If even pigs don't work, Momotaro fighting     ogres is completely out of the question. [05:30] Main     And it needs to be something     Wilma can draw... [05:34] Lutz     She's not even listening. [05:36] Gil     She does tend to get lost     in her own little world. [05:40] Lutz     Gil, you're starting to really get her now. [05:43] Main     The church! [05:46] Lutz     What about the church, Main? [05:49] Main     I know what to have Wilma draw! [05:51] Lutz     You've decided? [05:53] Main     Yeah. I think a kids' version of     the holy scriptures will be great! [05:56] Main     It'll also teach the kids the alphabet!      Two birds with one stone! [06:01] Main     In that case, we'll need to     make one for each kid, right? [06:04] Main     But there are no copiers or printers here... [06:07] Main     Oh, I could use block printing! I learned     how to do it in arts and crafts! [06:10] Main     Yeah, I'm gonna go with woodblock printing! [06:15] Benno     Ink? [06:17] Main     Yes. I need ink to make my picture book. [06:20] Benno     Oh, that thing you were     talking about last time. [06:22] Main     Yeah. [06:23] Benno     How much do you need? [06:25] Benno     Ink is expensive, you know?     Did you take the cost into account? [06:38] Main     I didn't. [06:40] Benno     You fool! What kind of merchant doesn't     calculate the cost price first?! [06:45] Main     I'm not a merchant anymore!      I'm an apprentice priestess! [06:48] Main     Wad hudz! Wowwy! [06:52] Main     Later, we went to a carpenter's     to order the block. [06:56] Main     The workshop that made the flash     cards was too busy to take my order, [06:59] Main     but they referred me to an     offshoot run by a young boss. [07:04] Main     Mister Ingo, make the delivery     to the Gilberta Company, please. [07:08] Ingo     Understood. [07:10] Ingo     I look forward to your continued patronage. [07:15] Man     Ink, you say? [07:16] Main     I'm looking for oil-based ink. [07:19] Main     Do you have any that aren't for parchment? [07:22] Man     Ink is ink. There's only one kind. [07:30] Main     Will I have to make ink for myself, too? [07:34] Main     What can I use? Soot? [07:37] Main     Oil paint? [07:38] Benno     Hey, Lutz. What's she talking about? [07:41] Lutz     Her thoughts are just leaking out her mouth. [07:45] Benno     When will it end? I'd like     to discuss the restaurant. [07:48] Lutz     Not until she finds her answer. [07:54] Main     I'll just start making all kinds,     and use the best one for the book. [07:59] Main     How's that, Lutz? [08:00] Lutz     Why me? [08:02] Main     All of my ideas... [08:06] Lutz     ...I'll bring to reality. [08:08] Main     Then the first order of     business is gathering soot. [08:45] Ferdinand     What in the world are you planning? [08:49] Main     Whatever do you mean? [08:51] Ferdinand     The grey-robed priests are cleaning     fireplaces and chimneys awfully early this year. [08:58] Ferdinand     You put them up to it, didn't you? [09:01] Main     Please don't make it sound like     I'm devising a devious plot. [09:04] Main     I'm only having them gather soot in order     to make ink for my plant-based paper. [09:09] Main     That's what my picture book     will be made of, after all. [09:13] Ferdinand     I see what's going on now, [09:16] Ferdinand     but be careful not to go too far     and draw the high priest's ire. [09:20] Main     Okay. [09:21] Ferdinand     Also, inform me once you've     decided on the book's contents. [09:25] Ferdinand     You're too unpredictable. [09:28] Ferdinand     It's bad for my heart. [09:30] Main     I'll have you know I've already decided. [09:33] Main     I'm making a picture-book version     of the holy scriptures for kids. [09:36] Ferdinand     The scriptures for kids, is it? [09:38] Ferdinand     It could prove helpful in     teaching them how to read. [09:42] Main     Yes, that's the plan. [09:44] Ferdinand     Very well. You have my permission. [09:46] Main     Thank you kindly! [09:51] Wilma     Wow, a picture-book version     of the scriptures for kids? [09:55] Main     You shouldn't have a problem     drawing that, right? [09:58] Wilma     Right! I can handle anything related     to the church perfectly fine. [10:01] Main     Then please get started right away. [10:07] Main     Once the sketches were done, [10:09] Main     I wrote the prose in mirrored letters [10:12] Main     and had Sieg, Lutz's brother,     carve the whole thing into wood. [10:17] Main     Mixing soot well with oil was enough     to produce the ink we needed. [10:24] Main     It should be fine if it's     that glossy and sticky. [10:37] Main     I made the disk-like baren myself. [10:41] Orphan     Wow! It's like a painting! [10:44] Orphan     The block was all black,     but there are white lines! [10:53] Main     I don't know... [10:55] Main     It's not what I'd look     for in a picture book. [10:57] Lutz     Yeah. The text is a bit hard to read, too. [11:03] Main     What now? [11:05] Orphan     We're back! [11:07] Orphan     It was amazing! [11:09] Wilma     What was? [11:11] Orphan     They put ink on a board, and     there it was! Your drawing! [11:15] Wilma     My drawing? [11:17] Wilma     I did draw a sketch on a wooden     board at Lady Main's request. [11:21] Wilma     Was that it? [11:23] Orphan     Yeah! It was really pretty! [11:26] Orphan     You should come with us next time! [11:30] Wilma     No! [11:40] Wilma     I'm sorry! [11:43] Wilma     I... [11:48] Wilma     I'm so sorry! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:29] Main     It looks good, as I thought. [12:32] Main     I decided to put the picture-book     scriptures on hold [12:36] Main     and switched focus to the book for the baby. [12:38] Main     I already knew what kind of book it'd     be, so all I needed was the tools. [12:43] Main     I ordered them from Johann. (Flashback) [12:45] Johann     Oh, you're that girl     from the Gilberta Company. [12:49] Main     Johann is very precise with his     work, and I love him for it. [12:54] Orphan     Lady Main... [12:55] Orphan     What is this? [12:57] Main     A picture book for a baby. [13:00] Lutz     Say, Main, will this really     make the baby happy? [13:04] Main     It totally will! [13:06] Main     Solid shapes, like triangles and     rectangles, work great with infants! [13:11] Lutz     Well, if you say so. [13:16] Lutz     Anyway, it looks like we could use the     thick paper for the scriptures, too. [13:19] Main     Yeah. [13:21] Wilma     This... [13:22] Wilma     is what I drew? [13:24] Main     Your art is so detailed, this is how     it turns out with woodblock printing. [13:30] Main     It completely takes away from     what makes your art so great. [13:34] Main     So I tried to come up with a     different way to do things. [13:41] Wilma     You drew this? [13:43] Main     Yes. Using your art as reference, [13:46] Main     I made a sample by paper cutting     using only black and white. [13:50] Main     This requires far less work than carving     wood and carries the tone better. [13:56] Main     It's just... I don't know if     kids will like this very much. [14:03] Wilma     I'll give this method a shot. [14:05] Main     I would very much appreciate that. [14:08] Wilma     I would also like to see how good     I can be using a new style. [14:13] Main     Wilma... [14:15] Main     Please don't push yourself, okay? [14:18] Wilma     I won't. [14:24] Orphan     Please wait, Lady Main. [14:27] Orphan     We need to tell you something. [14:31] Main     Wilma's acting strange? [14:33] Orphan     Yes. Ever since I asked her to come     with us to the studio and she refused. [14:40] Orphan     She's seemed down ever since. [14:43] Orphan     Please help her out, Lady Main. [14:47] Main     You must both love Wilma very much. [14:50] Both     We do! [14:51] Main     But we'll have to wait for     time to heal her wounds. [14:55] Orphan     Is there no other way? [14:58] Main     Well... [15:00] Main     If she sees you all doing your best,     she might start wanting to go outside. [15:08] Main     While Wilma was busy drawing, [15:11] Main     I had the head priest go over the text for     the picture-book version of the scriptures. [15:18] Main     What? Another lecture? [15:24] Ferdinand     Main, where exactly did you     receive your education? [15:28] Main     I'm not sure I understand your question. [15:32] Ferdinand     Your prose is too good. [15:35] Ferdinand     The holy scriptures are laden     with complicated phrasing, [15:38] Ferdinand     and editing them into simple, concise     prose that even kids can understand [15:41] Ferdinand     is no mean task. [15:46] Ferdinand     At least, it should be beyond the     girl I read the scriptures to, [15:50] Ferdinand     who at the time couldn't even     grasp the terms and words used. [15:55] Ferdinand     It's almost as though you were     educated in a foreign land, [15:59] Ferdinand     and were merely unfamiliar with     the language spoken here. [16:04] Main     Head Priest, I was born and     raised in this very town. [16:10] Ferdinand     And my investigation of     you corroborated that. [16:17] Ferdinand     But it still makes no sense to me. [16:31] Main     I've actually been asked this before. (Flashback) [16:35] Liese     Say, Main. Who are you, really? (Flashback) [16:39] Liese     Where did you get all these recipes? [16:43] Ferdinand     And how did you respond? [16:47] Main     "In my dreams." [16:52] Ferdinand     In your dreams? [16:54] Main     Yes. [16:55] Main     In a dreamlike world very different from     this one, one I can never go back to. [17:00] Main     That was my answer. [17:08] Main     Will you believe me? [17:16] Ferdinand     How very absurd, [17:18] Ferdinand     but it proves my suspicions right. [17:22] Ferdinand     You are terrible at lying     and keeping secrets. [17:27] Ferdinand     However... [17:27] Ferdinand     It only confuses me all the more. [17:30] Ferdinand     I'll need time to think this over. [17:34] Main     Meanwhile, as I was getting the     required equipment together, [17:38] Main     Wilma finished her drawing. [17:42] Wilma     Please take a look. [17:46] Main     This is wonderful, Wilma! [17:48] Main     I'll have it printed at once! [17:50] Main     Tell Gil to get things ready. [17:52] Ralph     Certainly. [17:54] Wilma     Um, Lady Main? [17:57] Wilma     May I please accompany you to the studio? [18:02] Main     But aren't you... [18:04] Wilma     Trying my hand at this new method has     given me just a little bit of courage. [18:11] Wilma     Maybe now... [18:17] Wilma     Maybe now, I could go outside! [18:22] Main     Wilma! [18:23] Wilma     It would be very reassuring     to have you by my side. [18:28] Main     I'll make dead sure no man     gets anywhere near you! [18:32] Ralph     Lady Main, [18:33] Ralph     it's usually a retainer's job to     keep men away from their master. [18:55] Main     Are you all right, Wilma? [18:57] Wilma     I am. [18:59] Orphan     Hey! It's Wilma! [19:00] Orphan     Wilma's here! [19:05] Wilma     I came to see the printing     you were all so enamored by. [19:28] Orphan     Wow, amazing! [19:31] Main     This is truly incredible. [19:40] Main     What's the matter, Wilma? [19:42] Wilma     I'm just so happy... [19:47] Wilma     Lady Main, I shall get to     work on the next drawing. [19:52] Main     Wilma... [19:54] Main     Yes, please do. [19:57] Main     And each time Wilma finished a drawing,     we got to work printing it. [20:03] Main     Look, Tuuli! [20:05] Main     We finished printing it! [20:07] Tuuli     Wow, that's great! [20:09] Main     All that's left is to bind it! [20:11] Main     Help me, Tuuli! [20:12] Tuuli     Who, me? [20:13] Main     Yeah! I need your skills! [20:24] Tuuli     Snip it, Main. [20:58] Main     It took two years... [21:00] Lutz     Two long years. [21:01] Tuuli     You did it, Main! [21:03] Main     I couldn't have done it without you two! [21:06] Main     Thanks! [21:08] Lutz     Hey, this is just the first. [21:09] Lutz     You've gotta go on and make so many more,     nobody can ever finish reading them. [21:15] Lutz     Isn't that right, Main? [21:18] Main     Right. So many that the world will     need libraries to hold them. [21:22] Main     It's a promise, okay, Lutz? [21:26] Main     Ah, the blessed, sweet scent of ink! SIGN    Next Chapter Harvest Festivals and Staying Home [23:09] Main     Whew! I'm still no match for Gutenberg. [23:14] Lutz     Who's that? [23:15] Main     The man, the god, who pulled off     the greatest feat of all time. [23:19] Main     And who I want to be! [23:21] Lutz     The heck is this thing?! [23:22] Main     The movable-type printing press     that Gutenberg invented. [23:25] Main     How I'd love to bring it over to this world! [23:27] Lutz     Hold on. This has metal parts, doesn't it? [23:30] Lutz     Did you calculate the cost? [23:32] Main     Lutz, you're starting to sound like Benno. SIGN    Illustration by Chocoan E23 - Harvest Festivals and Staying Home Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand      [00:00] Ferdinand     With the help of the people around her, [00:02] Ferdinand     Main finally finished a book—the     picture-book version of the scriptures. [00:06] Main     I couldn't have done it without you two! [00:09] Main     Thanks! [00:10] Ferdinand     Meanwhile... [00:12] High Priest     Listen, leave that little devil     out from the Harvest Festival. [00:16] High Priest     She'll eat into our share. [00:17] High Priest     She makes enough from her studio, anyway. [00:20] Blue Robe     Indeed. Let's put that cheeky plebeian     in her place once and for all. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Three Harvest Festivals and Staying Home [02:10] Main     It's been a while since we've     visited the library, huh, Fran? [02:13] Fran     Indeed. You've been busy with     the picture book lately. [02:17] Main     I want to read to my heart's content today. [02:23] Main     Carriages? [02:24] Main     What's going on? [02:26] Fran     They're for taking blue robes     to the Harvest Festival. [02:30] Main     What's the "Harvest Festival"? [02:33] Fran     A ritual held in the domain's     farming settlements. [02:35] Blue Robe     I see our resident plebeian     is quite ignorant. [02:53] Blue Robe     You seem to know your place     rather well already. [02:56] Blue Robe     Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered after all. [03:07] Fran     Lady Main, there was no need     for you to kneel before him. [03:12] Main     Well... [03:13] Main     While we may both be blue robes, I'm     a commoner and he's of higher status. [03:19] Main     If I can avoid needless squabbling     this way, it's a small price to pay. [03:23] Fran     If you've thought this through,     I shall say no more. [03:26] Fran     However, you mustn't be a pushover. [03:29] Main     I understand. [03:31] Main     Anyway, let's hurry on to the library. [03:37] Fran     After you, Lady Main. [03:46] Main     Wh-What happened here? [03:49] Main     Who could have... (Flashback) [03:53] Blue Robe     Perhaps I shouldn't have     bothered after all. [03:59] Main     That accursed blue stooge! [04:02] Main     I know who did this! [04:04] Main     It's not too late to get him! [04:08] Fran     Lady Main! [04:09] Fran     You should report this to the     head priest and ask for advice! [04:13] Main     But he'll get away if we waste time... [04:16] Main     Hey, Fran! [04:18] Fran     We're going to the head priest's office. [04:20] Main     Put me down! Now! [04:31] Ferdinand     What in the world happened? [04:32] Fran     We found the library all messed up. [04:36] Fran     Lady Main figured out who did     it and wanted to go catch them. [04:40] Fran     I brought her here instead. [04:41] Ferdinand     Very good. A wise decision. [04:45] Ferdinand     Main, to the hidden room. [04:49] Ferdinand     Tell me how you found the library. [04:51] Main     Sure. Both big bookshelves were empty. [04:55] Main     Their contents were all over the floor.     You can't even set foot in there. [05:00] Ferdinand     And who did it? [05:02] Main     I don't know his name, but the     blue-robed priest I met earlier said, [05:07] Main     "Perhaps I shouldn't have     bothered after all." [05:10] Main     There's no doubt! He did it! [05:12] Ferdinand     And so what if he did? [05:16] Main     I shall hold a bloody carnival     right here in town. [05:20] Main     A bloody carnival where I'll paint     the town red in more ways than one! [05:25] Main     Raiding the library is an     obvious declaration of war! [05:28] Main     The culprit deserves the guillotine! [05:33] Ferdinand     Stop right there. [05:34] Main     What? Why? [05:37] Ferdinand     You seem to be having some     rather unsavory thoughts. [05:41] Ferdinand     It's written all over your face. [05:45] Ferdinand     Also, the blue-robed priests have already     departed for the Harvest Festival. [05:51] Ferdinand     They won't be back for another ten days. [05:53] Main     Ten whole days? [05:55] Ferdinand     The church sends priests to hold the     ritual in settlements all over. [05:59] Ferdinand     While they're there, they collect taxes     and produce as tribute to the gods. [06:05] Ferdinand     It's likely that the library was attacked     as a way of keeping you from the harvest. [06:12] Main     They damaged the books for that? [06:16] Main     Very well. Challenge accepted. [06:20] Main     I'll clean up the library myself! [06:24] Ferdinand     Everything in there was ordered     by date of acquisition. [06:28] Ferdinand     You can't handle it. [06:31] Main     Then I'll sort them my own way! [06:38] Main     That's it! [06:45] Main     I can take this chance to     arrange everything my way! [06:51] Main     It'll be a library by me, for me! [06:54] Main     I'm a genius! SIGN    Every Bookworm's Dream SIGN    A Personal Library [06:59] Main     But wait just a damn second. [07:01] Main     Can I really arrange the books entirely     haphazardly, by my whim alone? [07:08] Main     I know what this calls for. SIGN    N [07:09] Main     The Nippon Decimal Classification. SIGN    N D SIGN    N D C SIGN    Nippon SIGN    Nippon Decimal SIGN    Nippon Decimal Classifi- SIGN    Nippon Decimal Classifi- cation [07:13] Main     That's the system I'll     classify the books under. [07:16] Main     Now, allow me to introduce to you the     nine major divisions of the NDC! [07:24] Main     Come on! [07:25] Main     General. SIGN    0. General [07:26] Main     Philosophy. SIGN    1. Philosophy [07:27] Main     History. SIGN    2. History [07:28] Main     Social Sciences. SIGN    3. Social Sciences SIGN    4. Natural Sciences [07:28] Main     Natural Sciences. SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering [07:29] Main     Technology. SIGN    6. Industry / Commerce [07:30] Main     Commerce. [07:31] Main     Arts. SIGN    7. Arts [07:31] Main     Language. SIGN    8. Language [07:32] Main     Literature. SIGN    9. Literature [07:33] Main     Eek! [07:33] Main     Love you, Natural Sciences! [07:34] Main     Lead me, General! [07:35] Main     I'll take a quick glance     at the books strewn about [07:37] Main     and start sorting them     into these ten divisions. [07:40] Main     Then I'll place them in their appropriate     shelves, thus completing the first step. SIGN    0. General SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History 3. Social Sciences SIGN    0. General 1. Philosophy 2. History 3. Social Sciences 4. Natural Sciences SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts 8. Language SIGN    5. Technology / Engineering 6. Industry / Commerce 7. Arts 8. Language 9. Literature SIGN    Literature SIGN    For Example... [07:45] Main     The second step will need a closer look, SIGN    Literature Japanese Literature [07:48] Main     classifying the books into     several sub-categories, but... SIGN    Literature Japanese Literature Novels & Fiction SIGN    Literature SIGN    However... [07:52] Main     The sub-categories will require     heavy adaptation to this world. SIGN    Literature From Unknown World SIGN    Literature From Unknown World Of Unknown Genre [07:59] Main     Which means I'll have to create a     whole new classification system! [08:03] Main     You know, it feels like... [08:09] Main     I'm a real librarian or something! [08:14] Main     Please leave the library to me. [08:18] Ferdinand     It's quite unsettling how your mood     suddenly changed for the better, [08:22] Ferdinand     but very well. You can handle the cleanup. [08:27] Main     Thank you! [08:31] Ferdinand     This is a list of the books     I donated to the library. [08:34] Ferdinand     Use it if you need to. [08:36] Main     Thank you kindly. [08:39] Main     He donated so many books? [08:43] Main     Just who is he, really? [08:47] Delia     What in the world happened here? [08:49] Delia     I can't believe anyone would     have the heart to do this! [08:52] Gil     If Lady Main sees this, she's     sure to blow her lid... [09:03] Main     I need you all to clean     up the library today. [09:07] Gil     Uh, why do you seem to be in a good mood? [09:12] Main     Because I am delighted. [09:13] Main     I want to offer the culprit my     thanks, and the gods my prayers. [09:18] Main     I get to sort the books in     the library as I please. [09:21] Main     Nothing could bring me more joy! [09:23] Main     Yahoo! [09:27] Main     Now, let's get right to work! [09:30] Main     First, separate them all into     paper- and tablet-based. [09:34] Main     After that, we'll place them in the     appropriate shelves depending on their content. [09:38] Main     Those go under Social Sciences,     so place them by the "3" marker. [09:43] Fran     Understood. [09:44] Main     Let's see what this one has to say, then. [09:50] Delia     A moment, Lady Main. [09:52] Delia     Could you save your reading for     after we clean this mess up? [09:56] Main     Oh, sorry. I got drawn in. [10:02] Main     Gil. [10:04] Main     That book goes in the     shelf above, not there. [10:07] Gil     Oh, I'm sorry. [10:11] Main     I already know which books will go there. [10:13] Main     I saw in the head priest's catalog books     that can only exist in a fantasy world. [10:19] Main     That's the shelf for magic books! [10:23] Main     I wonder what they're like. [10:26] Main     I can't wait to read them! [10:28] Main     Where are the books on magic? [10:32] Main     But as the cleanup went along... [10:41] Fran     Is that all? [10:43] Delia     That didn't take too long, huh? [10:50] Fran     What's the matter, Lady Main? [10:53] Main     The books on magic that the head     priest donated are missing. [10:57] Ferdinand     Are you finished with the cleanup? [11:02] Main     Head Priest... SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:15] Main     Head Priest, I don't see these books around. [11:20] Ferdinand     They're in my quarters,     so it isn't a problem. [11:23] Main     Oh, is that so? [11:25] Ferdinand     Yes. Still, I'm surprised you figured     out they weren't in the library. [11:30] Main     We classified the books by genre     and placed them accordingly, [11:33] Main     but the shelf I set aside     for these ended up empty. [11:36] Ferdinand     You... classified the books? [11:38] Main     Yes. [11:41] Ferdinand     Tell me more. To my room, now. [11:44] Main     There's a system of library classification [11:46] Main     called the Nippon Decimal Classification,     based off Melvil Dewey's Decimal System. [11:54] Ferdinand     Melvil... Dewey? [11:56] Main     Dewey is a name etched forever     in the history of libraries. [12:01] Main     Time for a history lesson! [12:03] Main     Melvil Dewey was an American     librarian, educator, [12:06] Main     and inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, [12:08] Main     which influenced libraries across the world! [12:11] Main     He's a man who left his mark     on culture as we know it! [12:14] Main     I went by the Nippon Decimal Classification, [12:17] Main     and sorted books into General,     Philosophy, History, Social Sciences, [12:20] Main     Natural Sciences, Technology, Commerce, Arts, [12:23] Main     Language, and Literature, and put     them in their respective shelves. [12:28] Main     I couldn't decide whether to classify magic     books as Natural Sciences or Technology. [12:37] Main     So I'd like to read them     before making the call. [12:40] Main     By the way, how would you classify them? [12:49] Ferdinand     Hmm... [12:50] Ferdinand     You could say the basics of magic are all     about observing and understanding nature. [12:54] Main     Okay, and? [12:56] Ferdinand     But magical items are a     different story altogether. [13:00] Main     Ah, is that so? [13:03] Main     Okay, so what will you do? [13:09] Ferdinand     I'm highly curious about these     "classification systems," [13:11] Ferdinand     but classifying books on magic isn't a     matter you need to concern yourself with. [13:16] Main     Why, Head Priest?! [13:18] Ferdinand     Because these books won't ever line     the shelves of the church's libraries. [13:22] Main     What? [13:23] Ferdinand     Magic is the exclusive     domain of the nobility. [13:26] Ferdinand     Blue robes have no right to peruse     these books as they please. [13:29] Main     But aren't blue robes nobles? [13:32] Ferdinand     Technically, blue robes are of     noble birth and possess mana. [13:38] Ferdinand     But nobles aren't recognized as such     unless they graduate the Nobles' Academy. [13:43] Main     "The Nobles' Academy"? [13:45] Ferdinand     It's a school for noble children. [13:48] Main     You mean nobody's a noble unless     they complete their education there? [13:51] Main     That's a harsher criteria     than I was expecting. [13:55] Ferdinand     Nobles are allowed to channel     the great power of magic. [13:58] Ferdinand     Thus, peerage isn't granted     to those who haven't learned [14:01] Ferdinand     the right way to control or use it. [14:03] Ferdinand     So I have no intention of     letting you see these books... [14:07] Main     Head Priest! [14:08] Main     Let me read them! [14:10] Main     Please! [14:13] Ferdinand     No means no. [14:15] Main     Pretty please! [14:20] Fran     What's wrong, Lady Main? [14:23] Main     I couldn't get him to let     me read the books on magic. [14:28] Main     Lutz and Tuuli are visiting     the orphanage today. [14:31] Main     They're teaching the kids how to bind books. [14:34] Lutz     Nice, looking good. [14:35] Lutz     Then you push the needle through the     hoop and pull it out the other side. [14:39] Orphan     Like this? [14:40] Lutz     Yeah, that's the way. [14:42] Tuuli     Then you put the leftover thread     into the hoop and cover it up. [14:46] Orphan     Wow! I did it! [14:48] Tuuli     Good job! [14:49] Orphan     Will this do? [14:50] Orphan     Teach me how to do this. [14:52] Orphan     Hey, Tuuli! [14:53] Main     Hmm... I don't have any specific     complaints, but just do it better. [15:00] Orphan     Uh... How, exactly? [15:03] Main     You'll get better with practice! [15:05] Orphan     R-Right... [15:09] Lutz     These kids have never     even used needles before. [15:12] Lutz     Looks like we'll only get through     half of what we planned. [15:16] Tuuli     I wanna teach them how to sew sometime. [15:18] Tuuli     That'll help them patch     up their own clothing. [15:21] Main     Yeah, it'd be a great help     if you could teach them. [15:26] Lutz     Anyway, here. Copies for     the people who helped us. [15:31] Main     Thanks! [15:32] Main     Lutz, let's go give Benno one tomorrow. [15:35] Lutz     Sure. [15:39] Main     Ta-dah! [15:41] Main     The picture-book version of the     scriptures for kids is complete! [15:44] Benno     Oh? [15:46] Benno     It's rare to see a book     without a leather cover. [15:48] Benno     A flower watermark, eh? [15:50] Benno     Is this bound with thread alone? [15:53] Benno     You haven't used glue? [15:55] Main     That's right. [15:59] Benno     This art is amazing. [16:01] Main     Wilma really outdid herself. [16:04] Benno     Very good. [16:06] Benno     You did a great job. [16:07] Main     Thank you! [16:10] Benno     So, how much are you going to sell these for? [16:13] Main     Huh? I'm not selling them. [16:15] Main     I'm going to use them as     textbooks in the orphanage. [16:18] Benno     What? You're not selling them?! [16:20] Benno     What are you thinking?! [16:22] Main     And what are you saying?! [16:25] Main     These books are going to     be textbooks for kids! [16:28] Benno     Good products ought to be sold! [16:29] Main     Hell no! [16:36] Mark     Have you two calmed down? [16:39] Main     I'm going to make a bunch of similar     picture books for the time being. [16:43] Main     My artist doesn't leave the cathedral, so     she can't draw what's considered common. [16:48] Lutz     But I don't know about making     book after book about the gods. [16:53] Benno     Lutz is right. [16:55] Lutz     Aren't you going to make any books that     customers would want to buy and read? [16:59] Main     Of course I'm going to make some     for the general public eventually! [17:03] Main     And also books with no pictures, only prose! [17:05] Lutz     Do it now, not eventually! [17:07] Lutz     This isn't a game! [17:08] Main     I don't need you to tell me! [17:11] Main     But to do that, I'll need to get     my hands on some other stuff first. [17:16] Benno     Like what? [17:17] Main     Stencil paper for the mimeo. SIGN    Mimeo = Mimeograph Machine SIGN    Stencil Paper [17:22] Main     Either that, or... [17:24] Main     Types for a letterpress. SIGN    Letterpress Printing SIGN    Type [17:28] Benno     Stencil... types? [17:30] Main     Yes. With those, I can     mass-produce books efficiently. [17:35] Main     However, I can't make either     without lots of capital. [17:40] Benno     Why don't you just pull another     product idea out of your hat? [17:43] Main     How about playing cards? [17:46] Benno     What're those? [17:47] Main     A plaything much like     those flash cards I made. [17:50] Main     Even adults can play with them. [17:52] Benno     Nobles are sure to love 'em, huh? [17:56] Benno     Can you visit Corinna before you head back? [17:59] Main     For what? [18:00] Benno     She wants to get you fitted for     your ceremonial garb, it seems. [18:08] Main     And so I got fitted for     my ceremonial outfit, [18:11] Main     and we dove headlong into winter prep. [18:14] Tuuli     You visited Missus Corinna? [18:17] Main     Yeah. Her belly's all big now. [18:20] Main     The baby's going to be born over the winter. [18:22] Eva     I think we'll have to wait for spring. [18:26] Tuuli     Will it be a boy or a girl? [18:28] Main     Which would you like, Dad? [18:30] Gunther     Hmm... [18:33] Gunther     A boy would make me happy, since     I'd finally have company at home. [18:37] Gunther     But a girl would also make me happy,     since she'd be the cutest little thing! [18:40] Main     Same here! I'd love them either way! [18:43] Tuuli     I can't wait! [18:45] Main     I'll help you lots around the     house over the winter, Mom. [18:50] Eva     I'd very much appreciate that, but... [18:52] Tuuli     Don't work too hard and fall sick, okay? [18:58] Gunther     Ah... You'll get to stay right     at home through the winter, huh? [19:05] Main     Yep! (Flashback) [19:17] Ferdinand     What? (Flashback) [19:18] Ferdinand     What do you mean, you finished 30 copies     of this book in such short order? (Flashback) [19:23] Main     We inked cut paper and     printed several copies. (Flashback) [19:27] Ferdinand     Printed? (Flashback) [19:28] Main     Right! (Flashback) [19:29] Main     My goal is to make a ton of cheap     books that everyone can read. [19:34] Ferdinand     I had no idea she was capable of this. [19:38] Ferdinand     She's going to turn society on its head. [19:42] Fran     Head Priest, I've brought Lady Main. [19:46] Ferdinand     Good. [19:50] Main     Head Priest, I have a request. [19:54] Main     While processing pig meat for winter, [19:57] Main     I would also like permission to make     glue and candles at the orphanage. [20:02] Main     The stench will be terrible, you see... [20:04] Ferdinand     So long as you finish before the other     blue robes return, you have my permission. [20:09] Main     Understood. [20:11] Ferdinand     Also, Main, you stand out     too much in whatever you do. [20:15] Main     Believe me, I'm trying not to. [20:18] Ferdinand     You lose yourself when books are involved. [20:22] Main     I'll take more care from now on. [20:24] Main     I never want the library to     be attacked like that again. [20:28] Ferdinand     You fool! [20:31] Ferdinand     Petty harassment like     that is not the problem. [20:38] Ferdinand     Anyway, the more pressing     issue now is your winter work. [20:42] Main     Uh, I was planning on doing it at home. [20:45] Ferdinand     You're not aware, then? [20:47] Ferdinand     The Dedication Ceremony     happens over the winter. [20:50] Ferdinand     It's where all of the divine objects     in the cathedral are replenished, [20:55] Ferdinand     which calls for a vast amount of mana. [20:59] Ferdinand     Your participation is mandatory, [21:02] Ferdinand     and we must avoid a situation     where a blizzard keeps you away. [21:06] Ferdinand     As such, you will live here over the winter. SIGN    Next Chapter Knight Orders and Requests [22:48] Main     Head Priest, what do you think of     Cinderella for my next picture book? [22:53] Ferdinand     Oh? What's it about? [22:55] Main     I'll tell you all about it! [22:56] Main     A long time ago, there lived     a truly kind and pretty girl. SIGN    Fast Forward [23:03] Main     And so, Cinderella lived happily ever after. [23:08] Main     What do you think, Head Priest?     A great story, isn't it? [23:11] Ferdinand     How truly absurd. [23:12] Ferdinand     Your story involves a poor commoner     girl marrying the prince. [23:18] Ferdinand     Do you seriously think that that's possible? [23:20] Ferdinand     Don't ignore their difference in status. [23:22] Ferdinand     And if it does go through, the prince     will be stripped of his royal status, [23:26] Ferdinand     and his younger brother will be     named successor to the throne. [23:28] Ferdinand     As such, I find it hard to believe     Cinderella truly achieves happiness... [23:31] Main     You're far too cynical, Head Priest! SIGN    Illustration by Izumi Mitsu E24 - Knight Orders and Requests Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand     After making a book with block printing, [00:03] Ferdinand     Main next set her sights     on using a letterpress. [00:08] Ferdinand     Meanwhile, the blue-robed priests     departed for the Harvest Festival. [00:12] Ferdinand     And then... [00:14] Ferdinand     The Dedication Ceremony     happens over the winter. [00:17] Ferdinand     We must avoid a situation     where a blizzard keeps you away. [00:21] Ferdinand     As such, you will live here over the winter. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Four Knight Orders and Requests (Flashback) [02:12] Main     The entire winter? (Flashback) [02:16] Ferdinand     You're afforded blue-robed     priestess treatment (Flashback) [02:19] Ferdinand     because your mana is needed     in such ceremonies. (Flashback) [02:22] Ferdinand     Did you forget that? (Flashback) [02:25] Main     No, I understand where you're coming from. (Flashback) [02:28] Main     But my family will be worried sick. (Flashback) [02:31] Main     I get feverish much more     often in the winter. (Flashback) [02:35] Ferdinand     Your family will be allowed     to come check on you. (Flashback) [02:40] Ferdinand     That's the most I'm willing to compromise. [02:48] Ralph     Lady Main? You don't look so well. [02:53] Main     I'm fine, Rosina. [02:55] Main     I'm simply a little unsettled at the moment. [02:58] Main     Fran, I heard from the head priest earlier. [03:02] Main     It seems I have to live in the     cathedral over the winter. [03:07] Ferdinand     If he's decided so, I don't     think we can overturn it. [03:12] Main     I'm aware of that, but... [03:17] Orphan     Brr! So cold! [03:19] Orphan     I wonder what's for dinner tonight. [03:24] Main     I am the orphanage director, huh? [03:29] Main     Fran, what would my winter     preparations entail? [03:35] Lutz     Are you gonna be okay? [03:36] Lutz     Living in the cathedral all winter?     Mister Gunther will be livid. [03:41] Main     That's my biggest worry. [03:46] Lutz     Well, not much you can do. Work is work. [03:49] Lutz     Besides, I think you're better     off in the cathedral. [03:53] Main     How so? [03:55] Lutz     This may sound rude, [03:56] Lutz     but your chambers there will keep     you much warmer than you'd be at home. [04:00] Lutz     Less chance of getting sick. [04:02] Lutz     Fran's starting to get pretty good     at monitoring your condition, too. [04:07] Main     I see. I can use that as a bargaining chip. [04:11] Main     Your words carry more weight     in my family than mine. [04:15] Ferdinand     Good luck. [04:16] Main     Thanks! [04:23] Gunther     So, Main, what do you wanna discuss? [04:28] Main     Well, uh, the thing is... [04:32] Main     There's supposedly an important     ceremony in the winter, [04:35] Main     so I've been asked to start living in     the cathedral once it begins to snow. [04:41] Gunther     What's all this now? [04:43] Gunther     The deal was that you     could commute from home! [04:47] Main     I mean, once it starts snowing     for real, I won't be able to go. [04:51] Main     But there's an important ceremony. [04:54] Gunther     Your health is more important. [04:57] Main     Lutz said Fran can be     trusted with my health. [05:02] Main     Besides, the head priest said     you could come check on— [05:06] Gunther     I can't let you live all by yourself! [05:09] Gunther     You could drop dead anytime! [05:11] Gunther     Forget it! [05:16] Eva     What do you want to do, Main? [05:20] Main     Stay in the cathedral. [05:21] Main     That's my job. [05:24] Gunther     Main! [05:25] Main     Dad, you do realize they only let me     join because they need my mana, right? [05:31] Main     That's why they gave me the blue robes     and excused me from any physical labor. [05:37] Main     The head priest accepted basically     all of our conditions. [05:41] Main     I can't not be there when     they need me and my mana. [05:47] Gunther     Yeah, but... [05:49] Main     Also, the reason I've stopped     falling ill to the Devouring [05:54] Main     is because I've been dedicating my     mana to objects at the cathedral. [05:57] Main     If not for that, I never would've     lived to see this day. [06:06] Main     You know what else, Dad? [06:09] Main     I have to look after     everyone in the orphanage. [06:15] Gunther     Those kids, huh? [06:17] Main     Yeah. I'm their director. [06:28] Gunther     We're allowed to come see     how you're doing, right? [06:32] Main     Yeah! [06:33] Main     Thanks, Dad! [06:35] Gunther     I know it's over when your     mind's set on something. [06:38] Gunther     Make sure you do your job well. [06:41] Main     Yeah, I'll do my best. [06:47] Eva     What will you do if you get sick? [06:50] Main     I have a bed and all, and my     retainers will be there for me. [06:54] Tuuli     That bed looked so nice and soft. [06:57] Main     Oh, right. [06:58] Main     We should probably tell Fran what     to do when I come down with a fever. [07:03] Eva     I'll come visit, then. [07:06] Eva     If they're going to be taking care of     you all winter, I should thank them. [07:10] Tuuli     I can come check on you often. [07:13] Main     Great. I'll miss you all, so     come as much as you can, Tuuli. [07:18] Tuuli     Hey, I have to teach the kids how to sew,     and I wanna learn how to read, too. [07:22] Gunther     Why do you always turn to Tuuli? [07:27] Gunther     You can lean on me too, you know. [07:29] Main     Oh, in that case... [07:32] Main     I need you to help with the     orphanage's pork stocking. [07:36] Main     Nobody there knows how to do it. [07:40] Gunther     Sure. [07:41] Gunther     You can count on me! [07:45] Main     Mister Deid also helped with that, saying     he wanted to repay the head priest. [07:52] Orphan     We're back! [07:55] Main     Welcome home. [07:56] Main     Did you manage to process lots of meat? [07:59] Orphan     Yes, Lady Main! [08:01] Lutz     Main, here's the pig skin you asked for. [08:05] Main     Thanks, Lutz! [08:07] Main     Now we can make glue. [08:25] Main     Maybe I should get working     on a new picture book, too. [08:29] Ferdinand     Pardon me, Lady Main. [08:31] Ferdinand     But before you start working on a book, [08:33] Ferdinand     you need to prepare for the knight order's     request and memorize the prayers. [08:39] Main     Knight order's request? [08:42] Main     Does that have anything to do     with the Dedication Ceremony? [08:44] Ferdinand     No, it's unrelated. [08:48] Ferdinand     Most years, the knight order makes     a request before winter begins. [08:54] Ferdinand     And when they do, we're     required to perform a ritual. [08:57] Main     But with all the political upheaval, the     church is lacking blue robes for that? [09:02] Ferdinand     Correct. [09:03] Ferdinand     As an apprentice blue-robed priestess, [09:05] Ferdinand     you'll be expected to perform     the ritual for the knights. [09:09] Main     Wait, isn't this a really important job? [09:14] Ferdinand     It is, and that's why you'll need     to have the prayers memorized. [09:20] Main     It's like I'm talking to the head priest. [09:22] Main     You're not the Fran I know! [09:25] Main     Go back to your usual, gentle self! [09:28] Ferdinand     I don't mind, [09:30] Ferdinand     but you'll be the one the     head priest yells at later. [09:35] Main     Fine. I'll memorize the prayers. [09:41] Main     But wait, if you only need a blue     robe, the head priest is right there. [09:45] Ferdinand     At times, he must prioritize his     noble duties over the church's. [09:53] Main     Noble... duties? [09:56] Ferdinand     By the way, did you manage to     arrange for ceremonial clothing? [10:00] Main     Well, the fitting's done, so     it should be finished soon. [10:05] Ferdinand     Then please have it brought here so you can     set out as soon as we get the request. [10:11] Gil     Fran, can you give me a hand? [10:14] Gil     Gilberta Company sent some carpets. [10:17] Ferdinand     Coming. [10:20] Main     In the few days after that... [10:23] Main     This is beautiful, Missus Corinna! [10:26] Main     My ceremonial dress was finished, [10:28] Main     my chambers got a winter makeover, [10:30] Main     preserved food was stocked     up, candles were made, [10:33] Main     and most of the orphanage's     winter prep was complete. [10:46] Ferdinand     Ah, it's the holy night of Schutzaria. [10:53] Ferdinand     The knight order's request will come soon. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:14] Main     How did the Harvest Festival go, Head Priest? [11:39] Main     Wha... [11:40] Main     What is this? [11:42] Ferdinand     Keep it down, Main. [11:48] Karstedt     Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt. [11:51] Karstedt     The knight order requests assistance with     a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual. [11:55] Karstedt     Please make arrangements at once. [11:57] Karstedt     Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt. [12:01] Karstedt     The knight order requests assistance with     a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual. [12:04] Karstedt     Please make arrangements at once. [12:12] Main     Th-The bird turned into a stone! [12:17] Main     Head Priest? [12:21] Ferdinand     Ordonnanz. [12:29] Ferdinand     Understood. [12:39] Main     What's with all these fantasy tropes?! [12:49] Main     What just happened, Head Priest? [12:53] Ferdinand     Weren't you listening? [12:55] Ferdinand     The knight order has called on us. [12:59] Ferdinand     Change into your ceremonial garb at     once and report to the Gate of Nobles. [13:04] Main     Okay! [13:06] Main     Uh... Where's the Gate of Nobles? [13:10] Ferdinand     I can show you there. [13:18] Ferdinand     Delia! Rosina! [13:20] Ferdinand     Ready the ceremonial garb right away! [13:23] Main     I've never seen Fran get so worked up. [13:30] Delia     Please put this on, Lady Main. [13:35] Delia     Lady Main is ready! [13:37] Ralph     Lady Main, you're dealing     with the knight order. [13:41] Ralph     Even if something should displease you,     please make sure not to show it on your face. [13:47] Ferdinand     Lady Main, you remember the prayers, I hope? [13:59] Main     Oh? Isn't this... [14:01] Ferdinand     The Gate of Nobles lies in between the     head priest and high priest's offices. [14:07] Main     Is that so? [14:12] Main     What?! [14:14] Main     Is that really the head priest?! [14:21] Ferdinand     Our apologies for the delay. [14:24] Main     Head Priest, uh... [14:27] Main     What's with the getup? [14:29] Ferdinand     Oh, I'm participating not as the     head priest, but as a knight. [14:36] Main     Ah, your noble duties. [14:40] Ferdinand     Is that your ceremonial garb? [14:49] Ferdinand     That design is a tad unusual,     but it's better than I expected. [14:54] Ferdinand     What is that crest? [14:56] Main     The Main Studio's insignia. [14:59] Ferdinand     I see. [15:00] Ferdinand     Arno. [15:06] Ferdinand     Main, you were born in the summer, yes? [15:09] Ferdinand     You can borrow that.     Put it on your middle finger. [15:21] Ferdinand     Don't act surprised over every little thing. [15:24] Main     Easy for you to say! [15:27] Main     The fact that he's lending me this ring [15:30] Main     means we're entering a fantasy world     where nothing I know means anything. [15:48] Ferdinand     Your plebeian is showing. [15:50] Ferdinand     Try to keep your mouth shut, at least. [15:52] Main     Sorry about that. [15:54] Ferdinand     Here we go. [16:16] Main     This place is nothing like downtown. [16:28] Ferdinand     This is the noble district. [16:34] Ferdinand     Lady Main, please conduct     yourself like a noble. [16:46] Karstedt     Sir Ferdinand. [16:50] Karstedt     I'm truly glad to see you well. [16:56] Ferdinand     Thank you, Karstedt. Same to you. [17:04] Ferdinand     Karstedt, this is Main, the apprentice     priestess who will conduct the ritual. [17:12] Main     Hello, Sir Karstedt, my name is Main. [17:15] Main     It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [17:24] Karstedt     Likewise, Apprentice Priestess. [17:28] Ferdinand     Let us depart, then. [17:29] Karstedt     Right! [17:44] Main     Now we've got animal sculptures! [17:55] Ferdinand     Karstedt, [17:56] Ferdinand     have the retainers ride     with some of the knights. [17:59] Ferdinand     Main, you come with me. [18:01] Karstedt     Understood! [18:05] Main     What is this, Head Priest? [18:08] Ferdinand     Magic crystal transformed     into a rideable beast. [18:11] Ferdinand     So long as you supply it with     mana, it can take you anywhere. [18:16] Main     "Take you"? [18:18] Ferdinand     Go. [18:19] Main     Whoa! The magic lion started moving! [18:34] Main     Whoa, clouds! [18:40] Main     We're so high up! [18:42] Main     Oh, that's downtown! [18:46] Main     The forest we always go to! [18:48] Ferdinand     Settle down, Main. [18:51] Ferdinand     You're disgracing yourself     with the way you're talking. [18:55] Main     Sorry. [18:58] Main     Where are we going, by the way? [19:01] Ferdinand     There. [19:08] Main     What is that? [19:11] Ferdinand     A magical tree called trombe. [19:13] Main     What? That's the sprouty thing? [19:25] Main     I had no idea it could turn into this... [19:29] Main     This is pretty dangerous. [19:32] Ferdinand     It's the knight order's job to cut it down. [19:43] Ferdinand     Your part comes after the knight     order takes down the trombe. [19:48] Ferdinand     You must heal the soil that     has had all its mana drained. [19:52] Main     Got it. [19:53] Ferdinand     Stay here until then. [19:57] Ferdinand     Karstedt, pick out two guards for her. [20:00] Karstedt     Schicicoza, Damuel. [20:03] Karstedt     You two guard the priestess. [20:04] Both     Sir. [20:07] Main     Hup. [20:11] Main     I forgot. [20:12] Main     Gotta be elegant. [20:14] Ferdinand     You're such a handful. [20:18] Ferdinand     Make sure the apprentice priestess     receives nary a scratch. [20:22] Both     Sir. [20:35] Ferdinand     Let's go. [20:42] Main     Head Priest, members of the knight order, [20:45] Main     I pray for your safety and success. [20:48] Main     May Angriff, Leidenschaft's disciple and god     of war, offer you his divine protection. [20:58] Main     My mana's being absorbed... [21:03] Soldier     Huh? What? [21:05] Soldier     What's this? [21:06] Karstedt     The apprentice priestess     has given us her blessings. [21:08] Main     What? Blessings? [21:12] Ferdinand     Main... Please, please     stay put until you're up. [21:24] Schicicoza     Those blessings were utterly meaningless. SIGN    Next Chapter Trombe and Battles [23:11] Main     Head Priest! [23:13] Main     My heart couldn't keep up with all those     fantasy staples one after another! [23:17] Ferdinand     Hmm... Was that too much to take at once? [23:20] Main     No, it will help me with     my next picture book! [23:25] Ferdinand     You really do think about     nothing but books, huh? [23:29] Main     Yeah! Thanks for the compliment! [23:32] Ferdinand     That... wasn't my intention. SIGN    Illustration by Namino Ryo E25 - Trombe and Battles Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Ferdinand      [00:02] Ferdinand     Main sets out to battle at     the knight order's request. [00:07] Ferdinand     Your part comes after the knight     order takes down the trombe. [00:11] Karstedt     Schicicoza, Damuel. [00:13] Karstedt     You two guard the priestess. [00:15] ---     Sir. [00:16] Main     Head Priest, members of the knight order, [00:20] Main     I pray for your safety and success. [00:26] Schicicoza     Those blessings were utterly meaningless. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Five Trombe and Battles [02:15] Main     Meaningless? [02:18] Schicicoza     Using mana on blessings when     you're already short on it [02:24] Schicicoza     is nothing but an act of folly. [02:29] Damuel     Schicicoza, what are you saying? [02:32] Damuel     There is a huge difference between     having Angriff's blessings and not. [02:38] Damuel     We don't have that many     people this time, either. [02:40] Schicicoza     Hmph. What's wrong with     calling a fool a fool? [02:44] Main     His eyes... [02:47] Main     He's got the same look as     that blue-robed priest. [02:51] Damuel     Schicicoza, you... [02:54] Main     I apologize if I've displeased you. [02:59] Main     I won't do it again. [03:08] Damuel     Don't take his words to heart. [03:11] Damuel     With our numbers, your blessings and the     mana they provide will be a big boost. [03:17] Ferdinand     Hear me, Ruler of the Heavens. [03:19] Ferdinand     The King, the God of Darkness... [03:21] Damuel     It begins. [03:22] Ferdinand     The father of the whole, wide world! [03:25] Ferdinand     Heed my call and grant me thy holy power. [03:29] Ferdinand     Rend the evil that steps out     of line, take its power, [03:32] Ferdinand     and bestow my weapon with thy blessings. [03:37] Karstedt     Thy blessings! [03:42] Main     Their weapons turned black! [03:43] Main     Can you explain that, Fran? [03:46] Fran     No... This situation is a first for me     as well, so I'm not familiar with it. [03:50] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess, [03:52] Damuel     that happens to weapons given the God     of Darkness's divine protection. [03:55] Damuel     If you imbue them with mana and attack, [03:57] Damuel     it'll drain double the mana     from the enemy for you. [04:00] Damuel     You can't take down a trombe without that. [04:03] Main     I see there are nobles who interact normally     with an apprentice priestess, too. [04:08] Damuel     Not many people can see the     knights fight first-hand. [04:12] Damuel     You should observe carefully. [04:14] Main     Thank you kindly. [04:16] Damuel     At first, we'll whittle down     the trombe using arrows. [04:19] Damuel     Look, the one in the blue     cape is Sir Ferdinand. [04:34] Main     Whoa, it's like he's a horseback archer! [05:02] Main     The Head Priest is so cool! [05:05] Fran     Lady Main, mind your speech. [05:11] Damuel     Duplicating arrows that way     requires a lot of mana. [05:16] Damuel     And Sir Ferdinand, who can do it     over and over, truly is amazing. [05:20] Main     Yeah! [05:22] Damuel     I wish he'd return to the     knight order already. [05:25] Main     What? Return? [05:27] Damuel     Don't tell anyone I said that. [05:30] Main     Understood. [05:33] Main     Since he's so slender, high-strung,     and suits desk work so perfectly, [05:37] Main     I never imagined he was a former knight. [05:43] Main     But I guess the head priest     can really do it all! [05:51] Damuel     It's starting to work. [05:53] Damuel     Can you see the trombe turning black? [05:58] Main     I can, yes. [06:01] Main     Oh, a limb fell off. [06:09] Karstedt     Now! [06:10] Karstedt     Attack! [06:12] All     Sir! [06:31] Karstedt     We've felled enough limbs! [06:33] Karstedt     Now for the trunk! [06:35] All     Sir! [06:40] Karstedt     Finish it! [06:51] Damuel     It's almost over. [06:53] Main     I was worried about fighting     such a terrifying monster. [06:58] Main     I'm glad that it seems we've     suffered almost no casualties. [07:02] Damuel     It seems Sir Ferdinand's presence this time     made it easier to deal with the limbs. [07:11] Schicicoza     Damuel, why are you being so     friendly with a plebeian? [07:14] Damuel     A plebeian? [07:15] Schicicoza     Don't you know? [07:17] Schicicoza     That's a plebeian. [07:22] Schicicoza     And as a plebeian, she wears the blue     robes granted only to nobility. [07:28] Schicicoza     Talk about a puffed-up fool. [07:32] Schicicoza     The nobles may have dwindled in number, [07:35] Schicicoza     but that doesn't justify granting     a plebeian blue robes. [07:38] Schicicoza     I don't understand what     Sir Ferdinand is thinking. [07:42] Damuel     Don't be silly, Schicicoza. [07:46] Schicicoza     It's true. [07:48] Schicicoza     The high priest laments the fact, too. [07:51] Schicicoza     He can't believe that the order in the     cathedral is being destroyed for one plebeian. [07:59] Schicicoza     Why don't you say something, plebeian? [08:04] Schicicoza     Can't open your cheeky mouth     without Sir Ferdinand around? [08:13] Damuel     Stop this, Schicicoza! [08:15] Damuel     We're meant to guard her! [08:17] Damuel     Her status means nothing     until we finish our mission! [08:20] Schicicoza     Quiet, Damuel. [08:22] Schicicoza     Know your place. [08:24] Schicicoza     Don't you tell me what to do. [08:35] Main     This is scary! [08:42] Fran     Lady Main! [08:46] Main     Fran! [08:48] Fran     Lady Main! [08:49] Main     Don't move, Fran! [08:53] Main     Weren't we told to endure it, come what may? [08:57] Main     We mustn't let this escalate! [09:01] Schicicoza     Let me teach you something, plebeian. [09:04] Schicicoza     In situations like these, you're meant to     apologize for your retainer's misconduct. [09:11] Main     I apologize for my retainer's     transgressions. [09:20] Schicicoza     What's with that look? [09:23] Schicicoza     How dare you, plebeian?     Perhaps I should gouge out your eyes. [09:35] Schicicoza     Messer. [09:39] Damuel     Don't, Schicicoza! [09:41] Damuel     The apprentice priestess is     meant to conduct the ritual! [09:44] Schicicoza     Shut up. [09:46] Schicicoza     You don't get to order     me around, lesser noble. [09:53] Main     No! [09:55] Schicicoza     That's the way. Plebeians should shrink     away in awe and fear of us nobles. [10:05] Main     Head Priest! [10:07] Main     Ouch! [10:09] Schicicoza     That's what you get for suddenly     standing up, you fool. [10:29] Main     Why? [10:34] Fran     Lady Main! [10:38] Damuel     Where'd all this trombe come from? [10:40] Schicicoza     It's your fault for standing up... [10:47] Damuel     I'll get you out, Apprentice Priestess! [10:51] Damuel     Hear me, ruler of the heavens.     The King, the God of Darkness. [10:55] Damuel     The father of the whole, wide world. [10:57] Damuel     Heed my call and grant me thy holy power. [10:58] Main     I-I can't breathe! [10:59] Damuel     Rend the evil that steps out     of line, take its power, [11:00] Main     Lutz! [11:01] Damuel     and bestow my weapon with thy blessings. [11:02] Main     Help me! [11:04] Lutz     Certainly. We'll have this     arranged for you right away. [11:11] Main     Help me, Lutz! [11:13] Lutz     Main? SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:28] Damuel     ...bestow my weapon with thy blessings. [11:28] ---     I... can't breathe... [11:33] Damuel     I'll get you out now, Apprentice Priestess. [11:38] Damuel     The protection isn't working? [11:40] Ferdinand     Fall back, Damuel! [11:53] Ferdinand     Main, what's happening here? [11:56] Main     Blood. [11:58] Main     My blood activated the trombe. [12:02] Ferdinand     Your blood? [12:07] Ferdinand     I don't believe this. [12:09] Ferdinand     You were supposed to     guard her, you imbeciles! [12:12] Damuel     We're terribly sorry! [12:15] Ferdinand     There is no point fighting them     off if the wound remains open. [12:21] Ferdinand     Entwaffnung. [12:25] Ferdinand     Rot. [12:31] Ferdinand     Make sure you don't cry. [12:33] Ferdinand     Tears contain mana as well. [12:36] Main     Okay. [12:44] Main     My wound... [12:45] Ferdinand     I used the mana only to close it, not heal it. [12:49] Ferdinand     Using my mana above trombe is     suicidal, but it'll have to do. [12:54] Main     Head Priest, please use those     arrows to get rid of the trombe. [13:00] Ferdinand     I deactivated the divine protection,     so I can't use weapons anymore. [13:05] Ferdinand     You can't change a weapon's form     once it's imbued with blessings. [13:10] Ferdinand     Help should arrive shortly. [13:19] Karstedt     Sir Ferdinand? Why the distress signal? [13:23] Ferdinand     You're late! [13:26] Karstedt     What's all this? [13:28] Karstedt     Karstedt, the incompetent guards     you chose let this happen. [13:33] Karstedt     Save Main at once! Hurry! [13:36] Karstedt     Sir! [13:36] Karstedt     Men, take your positions! [13:38] All     Sir! [13:43] Karstedt     Chop it down! [13:49] Ferdinand     Karstedt, don't even scratch Main. [13:53] Ferdinand     You'll turn her into bait. [13:55] Karstedt     Right! [14:07] Karstedt     It's tough... [14:08] Karstedt     One more time! [14:10] All     Right! [14:15] Ferdinand     You're the only one with a knife.     Hurry up and get her out. [14:19] Damuel     But the protection didn't help earlier. [14:23] Ferdinand     I've closed her wound.     The trombe won't activate anymore. [14:31] Damuel     It worked this time! [14:35] Karstedt     Be careful, Damuel. [14:38] Karstedt     Damuel, Apprentice Priestess,     how did this happen? [14:43] Karstedt     I've never seen Sir Ferdinand so angry. [14:46] Damuel     Well... [14:56] Karstedt     Are you all right? [14:58] Main     No. Please get my retainer. [15:04] Karstedt     Where is the apprentice     priestess' retainer?! [15:08] Fran     Lady Main! [15:10] Fran     She's feverish. [15:12] Ferdinand     Unsurprising. She was entwined     by all those trombe limbs. [15:17] Ferdinand     She must've lost quite a lot of mana, too. [15:20] Ferdinand     Have her drink my potion. [15:24] Fran     Please drink this, Lady Main. [15:27] Main     Ew... What is this? [15:30] Fran     A potion the head priest blended. [15:32] Fran     It should help quell     fatigue and recover mana. [15:36] Main     Is that so? [15:45] Fran     Are you all right, Lady Main? [15:50] Main     Wow. The fever's fading away. [15:58] Ferdinand     Schicicoza, Damuel. [16:01] Ferdinand     If you have anything to say for yourselves     about this mess, speak up now. [16:07] Schicicoza     I see no reason to defend myself. [16:11] Schicicoza     She's a plebeian. [16:13] Schicicoza     That's all that matters. [16:18] Ferdinand     How about you, Damuel? [16:21] Damuel     Well... [16:24] Karstedt     We need information. [16:27] Karstedt     Speak your mind. [16:37] Main     This is how a class-based society works. [16:41] Main     But I'm sure the head     priest will believe me. [16:52] Main     Sir Ferdinand, Sir Karstedt. [16:56] Karstedt     What is it, Apprentice Priestess? [17:00] Main     Should I tell you what happened, [17:02] Main     would you guarantee my safety? [17:07] Karstedt     What do you mean? [17:09] Main     Should I tell the truth that inconveniences     a member of the nobility, [17:14] Main     would you drag me around by the     hair or try to gouge my eyes out? [17:23] Karstedt     What? [17:25] Karstedt     You did that to her? [17:27] Schicicoza     It's a groundless accusation. [17:29] Schicicoza     This plebeian stood up when she     didn't have to and hurt herself. [17:33] Karstedt     Damuel, you saw what happened, didn't you? [17:37] Karstedt     Tell the truth. [17:39] Schicicoza     I'm not sure he really saw it, actually. [17:51] Damuel     Our status is too different. [17:54] Damuel     When Schicicoza told me to know my place, [17:59] Damuel     I couldn't stop him anymore. [18:03] Damuel     I'm terribly sorry! [18:10] Ferdinand     That's right. You must never     forget who ranks above. [18:19] Ferdinand     By the way, Schicicoza, [18:22] Ferdinand     who holds the highest rank of all of us here? [18:28] Schicicoza     It is you, Sir Ferdinand. [18:32] Ferdinand     That's right. [18:33] Ferdinand     And I gave you my orders. [18:37] Ferdinand     "Make sure the apprentice priestess     receives nary a scratch"! [18:45] Ferdinand     If you considered our ranks, it should've     been obvious what you needed to uphold. [18:51] Ferdinand     You're the one who needs to know your place! [18:57] Schicicoza     But... But that's a plebeian. [19:00] Ferdinand     The girl you hurt is no mere plebeian. [19:04] Ferdinand     She's an apprentice priestess     who was granted blue robes [19:08] Ferdinand     with the lord's permission     due to her abundance of mana! [19:24] Ferdinand     Know that voicing any complaints with that     decision is dissent against your lord! [19:35] Ferdinand     Not only did you two disobey     orders and abandon your duties, [19:41] Ferdinand     you hurt your charge and     disgraced the knight order. [19:44] Ferdinand     Don't think you're going to get off lightly. [19:48] Ferdinand     The lord will sentence you in due time. [19:57] Ferdinand     Karstedt, you chose incompetent     men as bodyguards, [20:02] Ferdinand     and failed to discipline your recruits. [20:05] Ferdinand     As commander of the knight order,     you will be held responsible. [20:09] Ferdinand     You will be punished in due time, too. [20:13] Karstedt     This mess has truly exposed my lack     of leadership in the knight order. [20:20] Karstedt     I profusely apologize for causing you     the trouble of having to step in. [20:30] Ferdinand     Main, we need to finish up the ritual     while the potion is still effective. [20:34] Main     Right. [20:40] Ferdinand     Come with me. [20:44] Ferdinand     Here we go. [21:01] Ferdinand     Listen, Main. [21:03] Ferdinand     Show them you're truly worthy     of wearing those blue robes. [21:09] Ferdinand     If the knight order recognizes your     importance, that will act as a shield for you. [21:14] Main     Got it. [21:15] Main     But it's my first time. I'm not     sure if this will really work. [21:21] Ferdinand     No need to worry. [21:23] Ferdinand     I'll set up a foil for you. [21:25] Ferdinand     Huh? [21:27] Ferdinand     I don't fight battles I can't win. SIGN    Next Chapter Dreamlike World [23:10] Main     My first ritual is coming up. [23:12] Main     Isn't this nerve-wracking, Head Priest? [23:14] Ferdinand     Then you can drink another vial of my potion. [23:17] Main     There's that disgusting potion again! [23:19] Ferdinand     Well, I did sacrifice the taste. [23:21] Ferdinand     But it worked right away, did it not? [23:24] Main     Yeah, but the taste matters.     Please improve it. [23:28] Ferdinand     And how will you make it worth my while? [23:29] Main     I feel like the head priest's thought     process is starting to resemble Benno's lately. SIGN    Illustration by Suzuka E26 - Dreamlike World Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Main      [00:01] Ferdinand     Schicicoza's antics led to     Main being entwined in a trombe. [00:06] Ferdinand     You're the one who needs to know your place! [00:12] Ferdinand     Listen, Main. [00:14] Ferdinand     Show them you're truly worthy     of wearing those blue robes. [00:20] Ferdinand     It is your job to replenish     this land with mana. [00:24] Main     Got it. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Six Dreamlike World [02:13] Ferdinand     Schicicoza. [02:15] Ferdinand     You start the healing ritual. [02:19] Schicicoza     Me? [02:21] Ferdinand     Since you were neglecting your duties,     you must have plenty of mana in reserve. [02:26] Ferdinand     The original plan was for me     to show her how it's done, [02:30] Ferdinand     but I wasted all of my mana     cleaning up your mess. [02:36] Main     Lies. He's probably got enough     to do this with ease. [02:40] Ferdinand     Step up, Schicicoza. [02:46] Ferdinand     Show Main the ropes and make her realize     that you're a different breed. [03:01] Ferdinand     O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,     bringer of healing and upheaval. [03:06] Ferdinand     And the twelve disciples who serve her. [03:10] Ferdinand     Hear my prayer and grant     me your holy powers. [03:19] Ferdinand     Your sister has been hurt     by the minions of evil. [03:24] Ferdinand     Grant me the strength to heal     Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth... [03:32] Main     Huh? He stopped? [03:37] Ferdinand     Not yet. This isn't nearly enough. [03:42] Schicicoza     In return, I offer you a sacred melody. [03:45] Schicicoza     Unleash your supreme waves, and... [03:48] Main     No! He can't spend any more mana! [03:57] Ferdinand     All that talk, and that's all you've got? [03:59] Ferdinand     I see how depleted the knight     order's roster is now. [04:05] Ferdinand     Unhand this. [04:07] Ferdinand     Finish off the rest, Main. [04:25] Main     O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,     bringer of healing and upheaval. [04:30] Main     And the twelve disciples who serve her. [04:34] Main     Hear my prayer and grant     me your holy powers. [04:43] Main     Your sister has been hurt     by the minions of evil. [04:48] Main     Grant me the strength to heal     Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth. [04:52] Main     In return, I offer you a sacred melody. [04:55] Main     Unleash your supreme waves, [04:57] Main     and offer your pure protection. [05:00] Main     For as far as I seek, cover     these lands in your hues! [05:16] Ferdinand     Stop! That's plenty! [05:27] Main     Will that do, Head Priest? [05:31] Ferdinand     Yes, the land mana's has been replenished. [05:35] Ferdinand     Too much, if you ask me. [05:41] Ferdinand     Do you see? [05:42] Ferdinand     That's the apprentice priestess who was     granted blue robes by the church and the lord. [05:46] Ferdinand     And I have taken her under my wing. [05:50] Ferdinand     Any objections? [05:56] Ferdinand     None, I see. [05:58] Ferdinand     Very well. Let's return home. [06:10] Ferdinand     Main. [06:11] Ferdinand     I feel bad about what transpired. [06:15] Main     Where did that come from? [06:17] Ferdinand     I didn't want you to be hurt, [06:20] Ferdinand     or to be exposed to such malice. [06:23] Ferdinand     I never expected any knights     to disregard my orders. [06:29] Ferdinand     It's a failure on my part. [06:33] Main     Nobody could've anticipated     one of my guards doing that. [06:36] Main     You don't have to feel responsible. [06:39] Ferdinand     No, I am responsible for you. [06:43] Ferdinand     I'm truly sorry. [06:49] Main     Head Priest... You're too conscientious. [06:54] Ferdinand     Main. [06:55] Ferdinand     Do you have any demands in     response to today's events? [07:01] Main     That look... [07:03] Main     He's telling me to say "no." [07:06] Main     I do. [07:09] Main     I request a replacement     of my ceremonial robes. [07:13] Karstedt     Robes, you say? [07:14] Main     Just look. They were brand new,     and now they're ruined. [07:19] Karstedt     Ah, yes. That won't do. [07:22] Main     And here I had them custom made     to adjust for my future growth. [07:26] Main     This is awful! [07:27] Karstedt     I see age is no barrier when it comes to     how particular women are about fashion. [07:32] Main     This is no joke! [07:34] Main     Please have an exact replacement     made before winter! [07:38] Karstedt     Do you need it for something in winter? [07:40] Ferdinand     The Dedication Ceremony. [07:42] Ferdinand     Even if it was through no fault of her own, [07:44] Ferdinand     you can imagine what the high priest will     say if she isn't dressed appropriately. [07:50] Karstedt     Ah, yes. [07:51] Karstedt     Understood. I'll have a     replacement prepared for you. [07:54] Main     Thank you. [07:56] Main     It would be very helpful if you could     order it from the Gilberta Company. [08:00] Karstedt     Okay. Anything else? [08:03] Main     Sir Damuel not only tried to help me, [08:07] Main     he also tried very much     to stop Sir Schicicoza. [08:11] Main     Please go easy on him. [08:13] Main     Apart from that, [08:15] Main     I'm fine with whatever punishments you     hand out according to your rules. [08:18] Main     I wouldn't want to butt in and     attract further resentment. [08:21] Karstedt     Yes, that's a wise decision. [08:24] Karstedt     The matter will be handled     internally by the order, then. [08:27] Main     Understood. [08:32] Lutz     Main! [08:33] Main     Lutz? [08:35] Lutz     Thank goodness you're okay! [08:37] Lutz     How's your wound? [08:38] Lutz     Huh? It's healed? [08:40] Main     How did you know? [08:43] Lutz     I heard your voice calling     for help in my head. [08:47] Lutz     I even saw you all wrapped up in trombe. [08:53] Main     It was back then? [08:54] Lutz     I wanted to go help, but I didn't     even know where you were. [08:58] Lutz     I was a complete mess! [09:00] Lutz     I'm so glad you're all right. [09:08] Main     Noble society is so scary! [09:15] Main     After fulfilling the knight order's request,     I was, of course, left bedridden. [09:19] Main     By the time I was okay to be out and     about, fall had reached its peak. [09:25] Main     Fran, nothing happened     while I was away, I hope? [09:28] Fran     No, Lady Main. That aside, the     head priest wants to see you. [09:32] Fran     He has asked you to visit     his chambers at once. [09:34] Lutz     What did you do this time? [09:36] Main     Nothing I'm aware of. [09:41] Main     I'm here, Head Priest. [09:43] Ferdinand     Oh, Main. [09:45] Ferdinand     Come to the secret room. [09:46] Main     What? Did I do something to     deserve this, Head Priest? [09:50] Ferdinand     Be quiet and follow me. [10:02] Ferdinand     Drink this, Main. [10:05] Main     Huh? I'm not getting yelled at? [10:15] Main     That was really nice.     I love the mild sweetness. [10:19] Ferdinand     That tasted sweet to you? [10:21] Main     Yes, why? [10:23] Ferdinand     I see. [10:25] Ferdinand     Now, wear this. [10:28] Main     What is this? [10:30] Ferdinand     Can't you tell? It's a magical item. [10:37] Main     I'm asking what we're using it for. [10:40] Main     Please... tell... me... [10:50] Ferdinand     Main's the only one who uses     this to tie her hair. [10:53] Ferdinand     And it's not just this hairpin. [10:55] Ferdinand     She has brought us all sorts of creations. [10:58] Ferdinand     But the most surprising thing of all [11:00] Ferdinand     is her passion for books. [11:03] Ferdinand     She treasures literature, and even wrote     some picture books for children. [11:09] Ferdinand     Her obsession is clearly abnormal. [11:11] Ferdinand     Just what goes through that head of yours? [11:18] Ferdinand     I shall take a look into your past, Main. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:44] Main     Huh? [11:46] Main     What happened to me? [11:50] Main     I... [11:53] Main     Wait, I was... [11:55] Ferdinand     Can you hear me, Main? [11:57] Main     Huh, I hear the head priest's voice. [12:01] Ferdinand     I've synchronized our minds. [12:03] Ferdinand     Sorry, but I'm going to take     a look into your memories. [12:07] Main     My memories? [12:09] Ferdinand     Yes. You have way too much mana. [12:13] Ferdinand     Thus, I need to investigate whether     or not you're a threat to this domain. [12:19] Main     You want to clear your suspicions, huh? [12:23] Main     No problem. I understand. [12:25] Ferdinand     Always so careless. [12:28] Ferdinand     You need to hone your     self-protection instincts. [12:30] Ferdinand     But very well. [12:31] Ferdinand     Can you take me to the "dreamlike     world" you mentioned before? [12:36] Ferdinand     We should be able to go     there if you picture it. [12:40] Main     What? You mean I can go wherever I want? [12:44] Main     Follow me, then! [12:46] Ferdinand     Calm down. Don't rush things. [12:57] Ferdinand     What is this place? [12:58] Ferdinand     It looks like a noble district     in some foreign land. [13:01] Main     Takes me back... [13:03] Main     This is Japan. [13:05] Ferdinand     "Japan"? [13:06] Main     Where I lived before I was Main. [13:09] Ferdinand     Before you were Main... [13:12] Ferdinand     Is this the dream world you mentioned? [13:14] Main     Yes. [13:16] Main     If I hadn't died buried under an avalanche     of books, I would've been a librarian now. [13:21] Ferdinand     A librarian? [13:22] Ferdinand     Does that mean you were an adult? [13:26] Main     Yes. SIGN    Library [13:29] Main     This is it! [13:30] Main     My personal utopia! [13:33] Ferdinand     What is this? [13:35] Main     The library! [13:42] Ferdinand     What... [13:44] Ferdinand     This has more books than even     the Nobles' Academy's library. [13:47] Ferdinand     Are these really all books? [13:50] Main     Yeah. [13:51] Ferdinand     I see now. [13:53] Ferdinand     Given that you had memories     of living in such a world, [13:56] Ferdinand     it makes perfect sense why the cathedral's     library would bring you to tears. SIGN    As a girl raised in the back of beyond, even farther than the end of the road to the East Country, how rustic and odd I must have been. However it was that I first became enthralled with them, once I knew that such things as tales existed in the world, all I could think of over and over was how much I wanted to read them. [14:01] Main     I offer the gods my prayers! [14:03] Ferdinand     I see how badly you missed books now. [14:10] Ferdinand     Where is this? [14:11] Urano's Mom     Urano. SIGN    He said things like, “Well now, there still are some people here that     I have not met before,” which seemed to indicate that he found us     interesting, and he did stay for a while, making no move to leave quickly. [14:19] Urano's Mom     Hey, Urano. [14:22] Urano     What? [14:23] Urano's Mom     Eat already. I need to clean up. [14:26] Urano     Go ahead, then. I just won't eat. [14:29] Ferdinand     Is that your mother? [14:31] Main     Yes. [14:33] Urano's Mom     And here I made your favorite     food. I feel so stupid. [14:37] Urano     Look, I'm reading right now. [14:39] Urano's Mom     Didn't we agree that you wouldn't     read at the dining table? [14:43] Urano     I'm almost done, okay? [14:45] Main     Mom... [14:48] Urano's Mom     Just clean up after yourself, okay? [14:50] Urano     God, leave me alone. SIGN    It was dark without even the light of stars; from time to time, drizzle fell,     and the sound of it falling on the leaves of the trees was charming. [14:59] Main     Mom! [15:01] Main     I need to apologize to Mom! SIGN    Long ago, rather than being infatuated with all those frivolous tales and poems, if I had only devoted myself to religious practice day and night, I wonder, would I have been spared this nightmarish fate? [15:04] Ferdinand     Calm down, Main. [15:06] Main     I never got the chance to say goodbye to her! [15:10] Main     Wait, Mom! [15:12] Main     Please wait! [15:14] Ferdinand     Control your emotions, Main! [15:16] Main     Come back, Mom! [15:19] Main     Don't leave me! [15:23] Ferdinand     Enough. No more. [15:42] Main     Head Priest... [15:45] Ferdinand     I feel absolutely terrible. [15:48] Ferdinand     I was too synchronized. [15:51] Main     Sync... [15:54] Main     Wait, did you end up sharing all my emotions? [15:59] Ferdinand     That's what happens when     you synchronize minds. [16:04] Ferdinand     You're such a handful. [16:06] Ferdinand     Put yourself in my shoes. [16:20] Ferdinand     What is it? [16:23] Ferdinand     Main? [16:29] Ferdinand     What are you doing? [16:30] Main     Giving you a hug! Hugs calm you down! [16:34] Main     When I have dreams like these and feel awful, [16:38] Main     I have Tuuli give me hugs     to make me feel better. [16:40] Main     I have Lutz and my family, but you     have nobody who'll do this for you! [16:47] Ferdinand     Knock it off. [16:49] Main     I refuse! [16:51] Main     Hug me back! [16:54] Ferdinand     Hmph. You're the one who wants to calm down. [16:59] Main     I've been trying to block     off those memories for ages. [17:02] Main     Because, even if I do remember,     I can never go back. [17:07] Main     Thank you for helping me see my mom again, [17:13] Main     Head Priest. [17:28] Main     Use this item again sometime, Head Priest. [17:31] Main     I'd like to eat my mom's cooking next time. [17:36] Ferdinand     Absolutely not. [17:38] Ferdinand     I'm never synchronizing with you again. [17:40] Main     What? [17:42] Main     Then I'm not giving this back     until you promise you will. [17:49] Ferdinand     I'll need to win you over, huh?     I suppose I could sate you with books. [17:53] Main     Really?! [17:56] Main     Head Priest! [18:04] Guard     Master Karstedt, Sir Ferdinand     is here to see you. [18:08] Ferdinand     I got what I needed. Please return them. [18:11] Karstedt     Sure. [18:13] Karstedt     So, what did you find? [18:17] Ferdinand     Nothing but books. [18:19] Ferdinand     Not a trace of malicious intent. [18:21] Karstedt     I see. So your fears were ungrounded. [18:24] Ferdinand     That's right. But... [18:27] Karstedt     But? [18:28] Ferdinand     Main had memories of life in a     world far more advanced than ours. [18:34] Ferdinand     And a life as an adult woman, no less. [18:37] Karstedt     What? How could that be? [18:40] Ferdinand     I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. [18:45] Ferdinand     If Main's knowledge and     memories are utilized well, [18:48] Ferdinand     she can bring Ehrenfest     unprecedented prosperity. [18:52] Ferdinand     But she really has nothing     but books on her mind, [18:56] Ferdinand     so only the people around her     need to put her to good use. [19:01] Karstedt     You seem to have taken quite     a liking to that girl. [19:06] Ferdinand     That isn't it. I just believe     she can be a great resource. [19:11] Karstedt     I see. [19:13] Karstedt     Yes, she does have an immense amount of mana. [19:17] Karstedt     By the way, Schicicoza's case     has taken a complicated turn. [19:22] Ferdinand     His mother's causing a fuss and talking     to everyone she can think of, right? [19:26] Ferdinand     I received a complaint     from the high priest, too. [19:29] Karstedt     What will you do? [19:39] Ferdinand     Would you be willing to adopt Main? [19:41] Karstedt     What? [19:43] Ferdinand     Given the amount of mana she possesses,     she'll be in constant danger. [19:47] Ferdinand     Without a powerful backer, there's     no telling how she will be treated. [19:52] Ferdinand     Her worth to us is immeasurable. [19:55] Ferdinand     We can't let anyone else steal her. [19:58] Ferdinand     We need to hurry and have     her taken in by a noble. [20:08] Gunther     Yum! [20:09] Gunther     You really are a great cook, honey. [20:12] Tuuli     This is something Main came up with, right? [20:15] Eva     Yeah. Don't you think I've gotten     good at this strange recipe? [20:19] Eva     What do you say, Main? [20:28] Main     I'm sorry, Mom. [20:33] Eva     What's all this now? [20:36] Main     I never got the chance to say it. [20:40] Main     Mom, thank you for always     feeding me all this great food. [20:46] Main     Dad, thank you for putting your     life on the line to protect me. [20:51] Gunther     Sure. [20:53] Main     Tuuli, thank you for always     agreeing to my selfish requests. [20:59] Main     I'm really glad I was born to this family. [21:04] Gunther     Did something happen, Main? [21:06] Main     Nah. [21:07] Main     I just realized I have to live in the cathedral      soon and won't see you all for a while. [21:12] Tuuli     Is that all? Don't scare me like that! [21:14] Eva     Oh? Then you'll want to eat lots     of my cooking while you still can. [21:19] Main     I will! [21:19] Gunther     Okay, much better. [21:21] Gunther     You look best when smiling, Main! [21:24] Tuuli     There goes the doting father again. [21:27] Main     I love you all so much! [21:33] Main     Thank you, Mom. [21:43] Benno     Main! [21:44] Benno     You fool! [21:46] Benno     What did you do this time?! [21:48] Mark     We received an order for ceremonial     robes for you from a high-ranking noble. [21:53] Benno     You better have a good explanation for this! [21:55] Main     Sorry, I need to get going, so it'll     have to wait until after work. [22:00] Benno     Hey, get back here! [22:03] Mark     Main can't be stopped by anyone, huh? [22:11] Lutz     Main, we're gonna get back to     printing picture books again. [22:15] Main     Yeah! [22:18] Main     I'm gonna make lots, lots, loads more books! [23:23] Ferdinand     Very good. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Illustration by Shiina You E26.5P1 - Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 [01:39] Ralph     Huh? Tuuli? [01:41] Tuuli     Ralph? Lutz and Fey, too. [01:46] Tuuli     Main! Are you okay? [01:48] Lutz     You okay? [01:50] Lutz     I'll give you a ride. [01:53] Lutz (Narrator)     My name's Lutz. [01:55] Lutz (Narrator)     I'm the youngest of four brothers,     and I live in Ehrenfest. [01:59] Lutz (Narrator)     My dream is to become a traveling trader. [02:05] Lutz (Narrator)     My childhood friend, Main, is weak,     so she can't even go outside without me, [02:12] Lutz (Narrator)     but when it comes to books,     she completely loses her head. [02:18] Main     Hey, do you know a shop that     sells books? Where is it? [02:22] Man     A shop? There isn't one. [02:25] Man     Books have to be copied by hand, you see. [02:28] Man     They cost so much money that     very few people can buy any. [02:33] Lutz (Narrator)     Main apparently kept bugging     him to let her see the book, [02:35] Lutz (Narrator)     but he just wouldn't show her. [02:37] Lutz (Narrator)     Of course he wouldn't. [02:40] Lutz (Narrator)     But that wasn't enough to make Main give up. [02:45] Main     I'm gonna make a book. [02:47] Main     My very own book. [02:54] Main     That's paper! [02:55] Main     Dad, what's this? [02:58] Gunther     Oh, it's parchment. [03:00] Gunther     Paper made from goat and sheep skin. [03:03] Lutz (Narrator)     Main begs her dad for some parchment. [03:07] Lutz (Narrator)     Why would he buy that for you when it's so     expensive and you can't even write anyway? [03:12] Lutz (Narrator)     But then, Mister Otto said... [03:14] Otto     If you want to learn how to read     and write, why not use a slate? [03:19] Otto     If you don't mind using my     old one, you can have it. [03:23] Main     Thank you, Mister Otto! [03:30] Otto     Here. [03:33] Otto     That's your name. [03:36] Lutz (Narrator)     Main looks so happy. [03:38] Lutz (Narrator)     I was really impressed when she     said she could write her name. [03:44] Lutz (Narrator)     Main finally got started on making her book. [03:48] Lutz (Narrator)     First, I guess she tried to make     something called papy-whatever, [03:51] Lutz (Narrator)     but she got too frustrated after a few days. [03:56] Lutz (Narrator)     Other than making this book of hers, [03:58] Lutz (Narrator)     she would think up other things no     one's ever heard of and make them. [04:02] Lutz (Narrator)     She made a hair stick so they     could put up their hair, [04:05] Lutz (Narrator)     and she wove a basket on her own,     even though she'd never been taught. [04:11] Main     You can extract oil from meryl fruit? [04:14] Tuuli     Yeah, why? [04:18] Main     All done! [04:24] Tuuli     That smells amazing. [04:27] Tuuli     What are you doing?! [04:29] Lutz (Narrator)     She used meryl fruit and made this Simple     All-In-One Shampoo to wash her hair. [04:35] Lutz (Narrator)     I let her wash my hair,     too, and it felt amazing! [04:40] Lutz (Narrator)     But my favorite invention of hers is this. [04:46] Lutz     One, two... [04:49] Main     Ta-dah! [04:51] Main     Your simple paruecake is ready to eat! [04:55] Lutz (Narrator)     That paruecake is insanely delicious. [04:59] Lutz (Narrator)     It was basically just used     for bird feed before... [05:01] Lutz (Narrator)     Where the heck did Main     learn how to make this? [05:06] Main     Watch this. [05:13] Lutz     Are these letters? [05:15] Main     That's right. [05:17] Lutz (Narrator)     It was around this time that     I started helping Main. [05:21] Lutz (Narrator)     We used clay to make some tablets, [05:23] Lutz (Narrator)     but once we put them into     the fire, they blew up. [05:27] Lutz     You'll write on these this time? [05:29] Main     Yeah. I need lots of these. [05:33] Lutz (Narrator)     Soon after, something     terrible happened to Main. [05:41] Main     Huh? They're gone! [05:43] Main     Mom! Do you know where the     wood tablets here went? [05:46] Eva     Oh, the firewood you brought home? [05:50] Eva     I used it, of course. [05:51] Main     You used it? [05:54] Eva     Main? [05:57] Main     What's happening? [06:02] Eva     Main? [06:03] Eva     Main! [06:08] Main     I feel like the fever's eating away at me. [06:11] Main     I'm slowly fading away. [06:15] Lutz     Main! [06:19] Main     Lutz... [06:20] Lutz     Are you okay, Main? [06:22] Lutz     I heard you collapsed suddenly. [06:25] Main     It didn't work out again. [06:28] Lutz (Narrator)     Main collapsed from experiencing     despair over and over again. [06:31] Lutz (Narrator)     What is this bizarre fever? [06:34] Lutz (Narrator)     At the time, both Main     and I still had no clue. [06:38] Lutz (Narrator)     I had Main introduce me to Otto because     I wanted to become a traveling trader. [06:44] Otto     This is Benno, an old buddy of mine     from my days as a traveling trader. [06:48] Otto     Lutz, you want to join the     traveling trade, I hear? [06:51] Lutz     Oh, yes. [06:54] Lutz     I... [06:54] Otto     Forget about it. [06:56] Lutz (Narrator)     Otto and Benno were against me losing my     citizenship to become a traveling trader. [07:03] Lutz (Narrator)     Instead, Main suggested that     I become an apprentice merchant. [07:08] Lutz (Narrator)     That's when Benno said... [07:10] Benno     What do you want to sell     when you're a merchant? [07:13] Main     I'll produce paper using plants. [07:15] Main     We'll have a prototype by the     time of our baptism next summer. [07:19] Main     You can decide whether     it's usable or not then. [07:22] Benno     Very interesting. That's fine by me. [07:25] Lutz     Yes! [07:26] Main     We did it, Lutz! [07:29] Main     Let's do our best! [07:31] ---     Yeah! [07:32] Main     Mister Otto. [07:34] Lutz (Narrator)     Main then asked them if they     knew anything about the fever. (Flashback) [07:39] Benno     It may be the Devouring. (Flashback) [07:43] Benno     If it is the Devouring, (Flashback) [07:45] Benno     she'll die very soon. [07:48] Lutz (Narrator)     We were invited to Benno's shop. [07:52] Lutz (Narrator)     That was when he tried to make a deal to find     out how to make the Simple All-In-One Shampoo [07:57] Lutz (Narrator)     in exchange for gathering     materials to make paper. [08:01] Lutz (Narrator)     As for Main's answer... [08:03] Main     I want to reserve the right     to produce the paper. [08:05] Main     And Lutz will have exclusive     rights to sell it. [08:08] Main     Royalties added to our pay will     mean nothing if we're fired. [08:13] Benno     I'm impressed that you already have the     wherewithal to protect your interests. [08:18] Benno     Mark, prepare the contract magic. [08:21] Mark     At once. [08:22] Lutz (Narrator)     Most of the stuff they mentioned     was too complicated, [08:25] Lutz (Narrator)     but they signed the form with     contract magic with no problem. [08:27] Lutz (Narrator)     Something was still bothering me, though. [08:32] Lutz     Hey, uh... [08:37] Lutz     You are Main, right? [08:41] Lutz     Main talking to an adult about stuff I don't     know like an equal doesn't seem right. [08:47] Lutz (Narrator)     Was I just imagining things? [08:50] Lutz (Narrator)     My doubts stuck around, and     we kept working on the paper. [09:00] Main     That is one red fruit. [09:02] Main     Ow, hot! [09:09] Lutz     What's wrong? [09:10] Main     What is this? [09:11] Lutz     Trombe! [09:18] Lutz (Narrator)     We tried using trombe fruit, which sucks     nutrients from its surroundings, to make paper. [09:26] Lutz (Narrator)     Everything moved along smoothly, but... [09:30] Lutz (Narrator)     I had more trouble trusting Main than ever. [09:35] Lutz (Narrator)     Once the paper was finished, I... [09:37] Main     It's paper. [09:39] Main     It's actually paper. [09:42] Main     We really did it. [09:47] Lutz     Tell me... [09:49] Lutz     Who are you? [09:53] Lutz     You know how to make paper,      and even said you'd done it before. [09:58] Lutz     There's no way you're Main. [10:03] Main     You're right. [10:05] Lutz     Did you devour Main with your fever? [10:09] Main     That's half-right and half-wrong. [10:14] Lutz     What does that mean?! [10:15] Lutz     Isn't this all your doing?! [10:17] Lutz     Didn't Main disappear because of you?! [10:20] Main     It's not like I wanted to be Main! [10:24] Main     I lived and died in a different world, [10:26] Main     but suddenly I found that     I'd become some child! [10:32] Lutz (Narrator)     She never wanted to be Main. [10:36] Lutz (Narrator)     She said she'd go away if I wanted, [10:39] Lutz (Narrator)     and I told her that was up     to Main's family to decide. [10:46] Main     Are you sure you don't want me gone? [10:49] Main     I'm not the real Main, you know? [10:54] Lutz     It's fine. [10:57] Lutz     If it's been you for an entire year, [11:00] Lutz     most of my memories with "Main"     are actually of you. [11:09] Lutz     So... You can still be Main to me. [11:18] Lutz (Narrator)     Learning about Main's secret made something     fall into place deep inside of me. [11:25] Lutz (Narrator)     It may not have meant much to anyone else, [11:28] Lutz (Narrator)     but it was a big piece     in the puzzle of my life. [11:31] Main     Mister Benno, we've brought     prototypes of the paper. [11:34] Main     We've made three samples of varying     thickness each from two plants. [11:42] Benno     Wow, it works. [11:44] Main     So, do we pass? [11:47] Main     Can Lutz be your apprentice? [11:52] Benno     You pass. [11:55] Main     Yay! [11:57] Main     We did it, Lutz! [11:58] Lutz     Yeah! [11:59] Lutz (Narrator)     Thanks to Main, I became     a merchant's apprentice. [12:03] Lutz (Narrator)     So, we headed to the Merchant's     Guild to get registered. [12:08] Guild Master     Thank you for coming. [12:10] Guild Master     I can't permit temporary registrations     for kids who aren't related to you. [12:15] Benno     You'll change your tune once you find out     what these two have up their sleeves. [12:18] Main     Here you are. [12:20] Guild Master     I-Is that... [12:22] Guild Master     Is that your product?! [12:23] Benno     Weren't you looking for a hair     ornament a lot like this? [12:28] Guild Master     I approve their temporary registration. [12:32] Lutz (Narrator)     Main and I were both registered, [12:35] Lutz (Narrator)     and received our guild cards. [12:38] Lutz (Narrator)     And to top it off, the guild master commissioned     a hairpiece for his granddaughter's baptism. [12:44] Freida     Would you be Main? [12:46] Main     Oh, yes. [12:49] Freida     I'm Freida. [12:51] Freida     Pleasure to meet you. [12:53] Lutz (Narrator)     Freida's a weirdo who apparently     likes to count money. [12:57] Lutz (Narrator)     She even tried to hire Main away... [13:00] Lutz (Narrator)     You can really tell she's the     guild master's granddaughter. [13:04] Freida     My, how wonderful! [13:08] Freida     How do I look? [13:10] Guild Master     Oh, very pretty, Freida. [13:14] Lutz (Narrator)     Main and I learned the truth about her fever. [13:19] Freida     Main, do you have the Devouring? [13:23] Freida     I have it as well. [13:28] Main     How can it be cured? [13:31] Freida     The Devouring... [13:34] Freida     can't be cured. [13:38] Freida     You can control the fever,     but it costs a lot of money. [13:44] Lutz (Narrator)     After learning about Main's Devouring,     Master Benno made her an offer. [13:50] Benno     All I can do for you is     pay for your information. [13:54] Benno     Even if you have to sell everything     you know, do it and save up money [13:57] Benno     for when the time comes. [13:59] Main     What do you mean? [14:03] Benno     When your fever can't be suppressed anymore. [14:09] Lutz (Narrator)     And then... the time did come. [14:23] Benno     Main! [14:24] Lutz     Main?! [14:25] Lutz     You okay?! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN     SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [14:46] Lutz (Narrator)     Main was saved by magical     items that Freida had. [14:51] Lutz (Narrator)     But it was only temporary... and her fever     would apparently overflow again, soon. [14:58] Main     How soon is "soon enough"? [15:01] Freida     A year, at most. [15:04] Freida     There's only one way to survive. [15:08] Freida     Entering into an agreement with a noble. [15:11] Freida     Just as I have. [15:13] Main     Dad, Mom, Tuuli. [15:16] Main     We need to talk. [15:20] Gunther     What are you talking about?     Wasn't your illness cured? [15:26] Main     The Devouring is incurable. [15:29] Lutz (Narrator)     For Main, the thought of living apart from her     family sounded like a fate worse than death. [15:38] Tuuli     You'll always be with us. [15:45] Gunther     Of course. [15:47] Main     Thank you! [15:51] Main     Lutz. [15:54] Main     What's wrong? [15:57] Lutz (Narrator)     It was finally time for our baptism. [15:59] Lutz (Narrator)     I was surprised by how pretty Main looked! [16:08] Man     The High Priest is here. [16:15] Main     I so wanna read this myself! [16:18] High Priest     We shall now demonstrate     the right way to worship. [16:21] High Priest     We offer the Gods our prayers! [16:23] Main     The Glico running man! [16:25] All     We offer the Gods our prayers! [16:27] Main     No way! I can't! [16:30] Man     What's the matter? [16:31] Lutz     She seems to be feeling unwell.     She suddenly collapsed. [16:36] Lutz (Narrator)     After getting lost in the temple, [16:38] Lutz (Narrator)     Main stumbled upon a certain room. [16:48] Main     So many books... [16:52] Main     Part of it's like a chained library, too. [16:56] Lutz (Narrator)     But when she learned that only church     personnel were allowed to read the books, [17:01] Lutz (Narrator)     she met with the High Priest about     becoming an apprentice priestess. [17:06] High Priest     If a child from a family like     yours wishes to work here, [17:10] High Priest     a sizable donation would be a     good indicator of your passion. [17:15] Main     One large gold is the most I can offer. [17:17] Woman     L... [17:18] High Priest     A large gold coin? [17:22] High Priest     Also, you can read the     scriptures stored here, [17:25] High Priest     so feel free to drop by anytime. [17:27] Main     Really? Yay! [17:31] Main     I offer the Gods my prayers! [17:33] Main     Hey, Dad. [17:35] Gunther     What is it? [17:36] Main     I'm thinking of becoming an apprentice     priestess at the cathedral. [17:44] Gunther     What? I dare you to say that one more time! [17:47] Main     They yelled at me, saying becoming     a priestess is for orphans. [17:54] Ferdinand     It's not only orphans. There are nobles, too. [17:57] Main     But I'm frail and sickly, too. [18:00] High Priest     You're sickly by nature? [18:03] Main     I have the Devouring... [18:05] Ferdinand     The Devouring? [18:09] Ferdinand     Try touching this grail. [18:16] Main     Whoa! What's going on?! [18:20] Ferdinand     Main, we would like to speak to your parents. [18:24] Lutz (Narrator)     Master Benno came up with a plan to protect     Main by negotiating with the church. [18:30] Benno     As you possess both mana and money,     nobles will see you as fine prey. [18:35] Benno     So, Main, how about you sign     a new contract with magic? [18:40] Main     A contract for what? [18:42] Benno     One that states Lutz will     sell everything you make. [18:47] Benno     Even if a noble tries to steal you away, [18:49] Benno     this contract will guarantee     that you can contact us. [18:52] Lutz (Narrator)     On the day of the negotiation     with the church... [18:55] Main     Hello, High Priest. [18:58] High Priest     Oh, Main. Welcome. [19:04] High Priest     Who are these two, Main? [19:06] Main     My father's a soldier, and my     mother's at a textile workshop. [19:11] High Priest     A soldier? [19:18] High Priest     Ah... I never thought they'd be poor. [19:21] High Priest     What a waste of time. [19:23] Lutz (Narrator)     The High Priest's attitude     completely changed. [19:26] Lutz (Narrator)     Is this what all nobles are like?! [19:28] Lutz (Narrator)     Main's mom and dad made their demands clear. [19:33] High Priest     How dare you! [19:34] High Priest     Hold these insolent parents     down and lock Main up! [19:53] High Priest     A mere commoner thinks     he can defy the church? [19:56] High Priest     To the guillotine with you! [19:59] High Priest     Get him! [20:09] Main     Enough. [20:12] Eva     Main? [20:17] Main     He was ready to kill a person. [20:21] Main     I'm sure he was ready to     risk his own life, too. [20:34] Ferdinand     Main! [20:37] Main     Move. [20:38] Ferdinand     Calm down! Let's talk things out! [20:41] Main     Using force? Or... [20:44] Main     Using mana? [20:49] Ferdinand     If you kill the high priest, [20:52] Ferdinand     your parents will be accessories     to the murder of a noble. [20:55] Main     Even my family will get hurt because of me? [21:07] Ferdinand     I see you've returned to your senses. [21:10] Ferdinand     Let's have a discussion. [21:12] Lutz (Narrator)     The head priest agreed to     all of their conditions. [21:19] Lutz (Narrator)     And so, Main became an apprentice     blue-robed priestess. [21:28] Gunther     It's over. [21:30] Main     Yeah. [21:34] Main     Tuuli! [21:37] Tuuli     You guys! [21:40] Lutz     Main! [21:47] Tuuli     Main... Welcome back. [21:52] Main     I'm home... [21:55] Main     Tuuli! [23:35] ---     Shiina You Namino Ryo SIGN    Moto Naoko SIGN    Karasuba Ame E26.5P2 - Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Re-Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 [01:36] ---     Gil. [01:38] ---     That book goes in the     shelf above, not there. [01:41] ---     Oh, I'm sorry. [01:43] Gil (Narration)     I'm Gil, Lady Main's retainer and     a gray-robed apprentice priest! [01:48] Gil (Narration)     I'm 10 years old! [01:50] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main isn't like the other blue robes. [01:53] Gil (Narration)     If I work hard, she praises me! [01:55] Gil (Narration)     And she rewards me, too! [01:57] Gil (Narration)     But the way we met was just awful. [02:03] Flashback     As for the retainers we'll     be assigning to Main, [02:06] Flashback     I'm planning to assign her one of     my own and have him report to me. [02:11] Flashback     Good idea. [02:12] Flashback     Then I shall also send one of my own. [02:17] Flashback     For the last one, [02:19] Flashback     let the biggest problem child among     the orphans give her a headache. [02:23] Flashback     Get as much money and     mana you can out of her. [02:27] Gil (Narration)     By "headache," he meant me? [02:30] Gil (Narration)     Well, Lady Main was a commoner, so when she     came to the cathedral it upset everyone. [02:36] Flashback     We welcome you with open arms. [02:39] Flashback     From the bottom of my heart,     I thank you for welcoming me. [02:43] ---     Let me introduce your retainers. [02:45] Flashback     I'm Fran. It's a pleasure to meet you. [02:48] Flashback     The name's Delia. [02:50] Flashback     I'm Gil. [02:51] Flashback     You're just a commoner, not a noble, right? [02:54] Flashback     The high priest asked me     to give you a headache. [02:58] Flashback     The head priest just told     you to discipline any misbehavior. [03:02] Gil (Narration)     Back then, we made it clear to Lady Main     that we didn't want to be friends. [03:08] Flashback     Library, library! [03:11] Flashback     Why do you wanna go to the     library? Are you stupid? [03:14] Flashback     I don't think of you as my master. [03:17] Flashback     I don't see you three     as my retainers, either. [03:26] Flashback     How long has it been since     I last read a book? [03:30] Flashback     Hey! [03:31] Flashback     It's time for lunch! [03:33] Flashback     I don't need any. [03:35] Flashback     Retainers have to be granted the     gods' blessings by their master... [03:37] Flashback     Stop bothering me. [03:43] Gil (Narration)     She was so scary! [03:46] Gil (Narration)     And when Lady Main saw Lutz... [03:50] Flashback     The lad's giving his all     to become a merchant. [03:54] Flashback     He's asking questions about     everything he doesn't understand [03:57] Flashback     and trying to learn what's     common knowledge in this trade. [04:00] Flashback     How about you? [04:02] Flashback     Are you trying to grow into your     role as a blue-robed priestess? [04:07] Flashback     If you want to read your books in peace,     learn to command your retainers first. [04:11] Flashback     Lady Main. [04:12] Flashback     Hey, Fra— [04:13] Flashback     Oh, right. [04:15] Flashback     I need to act like a noble. [04:18] Flashback     Fran, can we see the head priest now? [04:23] Flashback     Everything is ready for you. [04:26] Flashback     Lady Main is highly intelligent, [04:29] Flashback     but she has very little social experience, [04:32] Flashback     and very little knowledge of the     church's values and noble society. [04:36] Flashback     That's why I assigned Fran to her. [04:38] Flashback     He is one of my best retainers. [04:41] Flashback     She can ask him about anything     she doesn't understand. [04:45] Gil (Narration)     When the discussion of donations     ended, the frail Lady Main collapsed. [04:50] Gil (Narration)     Is she okay? [04:53] Flashback     Let me carry Lady Main! [04:55] Flashback     I refuse. We're in a hurry. [04:59] Flashback     But I'm her retainer. [05:02] Gil (Narration)     Fran thought the head priest     had given up on him, [05:06] Gil (Narration)     and was taking his frustration     out on Lady Main. [05:11] Flashback     I'll do my best to become a     master you can be proud of. [05:16] Flashback     From now on, please feel     free to ask me anything. [05:23] Flashback     I can't eat anything thanks     to that clueless idiot! [05:27] Gil (Narration)     I really hated her back then. [05:32] Flashback     Don't ignore me! [05:38] Flashback     You moron! [05:40] Flashback     What if you hurt Main?! [05:42] Flashback     If you want him disciplined, [05:43] Flashback     he can be thrown in detention     or denied the alms of the gods once. [05:48] Flashback     The alms of the gods? [05:51] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main didn't know about     the alms of the gods, [05:53] Gil (Narration)     which is where a master gives     their retainers clothes and food. [05:56] Gil (Narration)     She felt bad and promised     to feed me all I could eat. [06:03] Gil (Narration)     And then she asked the head priest [06:06] Gil (Narration)     to give her the orphanage director's     office as a place to live. [06:11] Flashback     Then I'll have Gil clean up. [06:14] Flashback     But would you be willing to work for food? [06:17] Flashback     And I'll be able to eat all I want, right? [06:20] Flashback     Yes, I promise. [06:27] Flashback     Like this? [06:33] Flashback     Good job. Well done. [06:36] Flashback     You're really a good boy deep down, huh? [06:42] Gil (Narration)     It was the first time I'd ever     been praised, and I felt happy. [06:47] Gil (Narration)     But Delia didn't report that she'd     been given the director's office [06:52] Gil (Narration)     and was removed from the     high priest's quarters. [06:56] Flashback     Fran, I bestow upon you     the alms of the gods. [06:59] Flashback     Thank you. [07:04] Flashback     Because of you, I was thrown out     of the high priest's quarters. [07:07] Flashback     She who does not work,     neither shall she eat! [07:11] Flashback     There's no food or shelter for     those who don't work here. [07:16] Flashback     I'll do my job from now on. [07:19] Flashback     So please don't throw me out. [07:23] Flashback     You can stay here. [07:26] Flashback     You'll look after me as my retainer, right? [07:33] Gil (Narration)     And so Delia was saved by Lady Main, too! [07:37] Flashback     Yeah. You'll find the unbaptized kids     and gray-robed priestesses here. [07:41] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main asked me to take     her to the orphanage. [07:46] Gil (Narration)     But what we found there was more     horrible than even I knew. [07:53] Flashback     I-I'll close the door now! [07:55] Flashback     That's the "orphanage"? [07:58] Flashback     Lady Main, help them out. [08:03] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main went to talk to the head priest, [08:07] Gil (Narration)     and he asked if she was capable     of becoming the orphanage director [08:11] Gil (Narration)     and taking responsibility for the orphans. [08:16] Flashback     I can't. [08:17] Flashback     If you can't do anything,     then keep your mouth shut. [08:20] Gil (Narration)     With Lutz's advice, she made     all the orphans her retainers, [08:25] Gil (Narration)     and came up with a way for them gather     food and ingredients to make paper [08:27] Gil (Narration)     in the forest, so that they     could be self-sufficient. [08:31] Flashback     You thinking Main Studio, Orphanage Branch? [08:33] Flashback     Exactly! [08:36] Flashback     Come with me. [08:38] Gil (Narration)     After making all her preparations, [08:40] Gil (Narration)     Main tells the head priest why she     wants to be orphanage director. [08:44] Flashback     As things stand, I'm too bothered     by it all to focus on my books. [08:48] Flashback     That's why I made up my     mind to help the kids. [08:51] Flashback     You're a far bigger fool than I anticipated. [08:54] Flashback     Everyone out! [08:54] Gil (Narration)     And so Lady Main became the     director of the orphanage! [08:57] Flashback     We're going to get you all nice and clean! [09:00] Flashback     And then we'll eat until     we can't eat anymore! [09:06] Flashback     I, Main, stand before you, appointed     your director by the head priest. [09:13] Gil (Narration)     As soon as she started, she would praise     those who worked hard, and rewarded them! [09:20] Flashback     You don't get rewarded     if you don't work for it. [09:24] Flashback     I hope you all keep that in mind. [09:27] Flashback     I'm glad she became director     of the orphanage. [09:31] Flashback     Gil, you sure changed your tune. [09:33] Flashback     She actually praises you,     if you do your part. [09:37] Gil (Narration)     "I want Lady Main to praise me."     That's how we all ended up feeling. [09:42] Flashback     The Star Festival? [09:44] Flashback     Yeah. [09:46] Flashback     Do the orphans get to take     part in the Star Festival? [09:50] Gil (Narration)     She talked to the head priest, [09:52] Gil (Narration)     who said that if they cleaned     up and didn't make a fuss, [09:56] Gil (Narration)     they could all experience the Star Festival! [10:02] Gil (Narration)     It's thanks to Lady Main that everybody at     the orphanage had such brilliant smiles! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [10:19] Flashback     Are you still not feeling well,     Mom? Are you really okay? [10:24] Flashback     Mom has a baby in her belly. [10:28] Flashback     It seems Lady Main's family     is expecting a child, [10:32] Flashback     so she wants to give the baby a present. [10:34] Flashback     Making a picture book needs an artist... [10:37] Flashback     Please let me have Wilma. [10:40] Gil (Narration)     The head priest wanted her to learn     music, not how to make picture books. [10:44] Gil (Narration)     He told her to make Rosina     a retainer as well. [10:48] Gil (Narration)     And Wilma said she wanted     to stay in the orphanage [10:51] Gil (Narration)     because she had to take     care of the other kids. [10:55] Flashback     I turned him down because I had no     instruments, but they've found their way to me. [11:01] Flashback     The reason music is essential to you is     because it is a vital part of noble culture. [11:05] Flashback     But I am not a noble. [11:07] Flashback     You will surely be part of     noble society in the future. [11:11] Flashback     I understand. [11:14] Gil (Narration)     After a lot of discussion, they     both became Lady Main's retainers. [11:21] Flashback     Lady Main! [11:22] Flashback     What's the matter, Delia? [11:24] Flashback     Rosina's not working at all. [11:26] Flashback     My job is to teach you     the harspiel, Lady Main. [11:31] Flashback     Rosina was favored by her master     because she excelled in music, [11:35] Flashback     and the servant work was all done by the     other gray-robed apprentice priest retainers. [11:40] Flashback     Rosina, I can't have you expecting the     exact same treatment you had before. [11:45] Flashback     I would like to put in the effort     to be your retainer, Lady Main. [11:50] Flashback     Let us understand happiness together... [12:03] Flashback     Well done. [12:09] Flashback     Wilma doesn't like to be around men? [12:11] Flashback     Wilma was tricked by a blue-robed priest,     and forced to offer her flower to him. [12:16] Flashback     Thankfully, no other harm came to her... [12:20] Flashback     But she has been afraid of men ever since. [12:24] Gil (Narration)     And then, we finally began     making the picture books! [12:26] Flashback     What in the world are you planning? [12:29] Flashback     I'm only having them gather soot in order     to make ink for my plant-based paper. [12:33] Flashback     I see what's going on now, [12:35] Flashback     but be careful not to go too far     and draw the high priest's ire. [12:40] Flashback     Wow, a picture-book version     of the scriptures for kids? [12:43] Flashback     You shouldn't have a problem     drawing that, right? [12:46] Flashback     Right! I can handle anything related     to the church perfectly fine. [12:50] Gil (Narration)     We wanted to print the pictures Wilma drew,     but at first, it didn't go well at all! [12:57] Gil (Narration)     And then Lady Main proposed a new method. [13:02] Flashback     I'll give this method a shot. [13:07] Flashback     Please take a look. [13:11] Flashback     This is wonderful, Wilma! [13:14] Gil (Narration)     Succeeding at that gave her confidence, [13:18] Gil (Narration)     and she was able to leave the orphanage! [13:36] Flashback     Wow, amazing! [13:38] Flashback     Look, Tuuli! [13:40] Flashback     We finished printing it! [13:43] Flashback     Wow, that's great! [13:49] Flashback     I couldn't have done it without you two! [13:51] Flashback     Thank you! [13:54] Gil (Narration)     As the blue-robed priests headed for the     Harvest Festival, something terrible happened! [14:01] Flashback     After you, Lady Main. [14:06] Flashback     Wh-What happened here? [14:09] Gil (Narration)     A blue-robed priest had     made a mess of the library [14:12] Gil (Narration)     to stop her from going     to the Harvest Festival! [14:17] Flashback     I know who did this! [14:19] ---     It's not too late to get him! [14:20] Flashback     We're going to the head priest's office. [14:21] Flashback     Put me down! Now! [14:23] Flashback     What in the world happened? [14:25] Flashback     Lady Main's gonna be really mad... [14:35] Flashback     I need you all to clean     up the library today. [14:39] Flashback     Uh, why do you seem to be in a good mood? [14:43] Gil (Narration)     She was really mad, but when she realized     she could organize the books any way she wanted, [14:49] Gil (Narration)     she felt better. [14:51] Flashback     Very well. [14:53] Flashback     You can handle the cleanup. [14:55] ---     Thank you! [14:56] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main told us about the...     J-Japanese? Decimal Classification? [15:02] Gil (Narration)     We used it to organize the books. [15:07] Flashback     That didn't take too long, huh? [15:09] Gil (Narration)     The head priest seemed confused     by the idea of "classification." [15:15] Gil (Narration)     And then that order arrived. [15:19] Flashback     Sir Ferdinand, this is Karstedt. [15:22] Flashback     The knight order requests assistance with     a raid, and a priest to perform a ritual. [15:26] Flashback     Understood. [15:30] Flashback     What's with all these fantasy tropes?! [15:33] Flashback     Ready the ceremonial garb right away! [15:39] Flashback     Our apologies for the delay. [15:40] Flashback     Oh, I'm participating not as the     head priest, but as a knight. [15:45] Flashback     Here we go. [15:53] Flashback     This is the noble district. [15:56] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main headed to the noble     district with the others. [16:00] Gil (Narration)     That's a trombe? [16:02] Gil (Narration)     How is it so big? [16:04] Flashback     What? That's the sprouty thing? [16:06] Flashback     Schicicoza, Damuel. [16:09] Flashback     You two guard the priestess. [16:10] Flashback     Sir. [16:13] Gil (Narration)     The head priest was amazing! [16:15] Gil (Narration)     The Trombe didn't last a minute! [16:23] Gil (Narration)     But something awful was     happening to Lady Main. [16:28] Flashback     That's a plebeian. [16:33] Flashback     Stop this, Schicicoza! [16:36] Gil (Narration)     Stop! What are you doing to Lady Main?! [16:39] Gil (Narration)     Schicicoza was out of control. [16:41] Gil (Narration)     And when the blood from her wound     hit the ground, a Trombe appeared! [16:52] Flashback     Fall back, Damuel! [16:58] Flashback     You were supposed to     guard her, you imbeciles! [17:01] Flashback     We're terribly sorry! [17:03] Gil (Narration)     Of course the head priest would be mad! [17:06] Gil (Narration)     Lady Main was finally freed     thanks to the Knights. [17:10] Gil (Narration)     Whew! [17:12] Flashback     By the way, Schicicoza, [17:15] Flashback     who holds the highest     rank of all of us here? [17:20] Flashback     It is you, Sir Ferdinand. [17:24] Flashback     That's right. [17:26] Flashback     And I gave you my orders. [17:29] Flashback     "Make sure the apprentice priestess     receives nary a scratch"! [17:37] Flashback     You're the one who needs to know your place! [17:47] Flashback     O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water,     bringer of healing and upheaval. [17:51] Flashback     Hear my prayer and grant     me your holy powers. [17:59] Flashback     Cover these lands in your hues! [18:05] Gil (Narration)     Wow! Lady Main's prayer     brought back the green! [18:15] Flashback     Too much, if you ask me. [18:20] Flashback     Main. [18:21] Flashback     I feel bad about what transpired. [18:30] Gil (Narration)     In order to understand how     dangerous Lady Main was, [18:33] Gil (Narration)     and the secrets of the     things she keeps creating, [18:36] Gil (Narration)     he used a magic item that     let him see her past. [18:50] Flashback     Huh? [18:52] Flashback     What happened to me? [18:55] Flashback     Can you hear me, Main? [18:58] Flashback     Sorry, but I'm going to take     a look into your memories. [19:05] Flashback     What is this place? [19:07] Flashback     It looks like a noble district     in some foreign land. [19:10] Flashback     Takes me back... [19:12] Flashback     This is Japan. SIGN    Library [19:15] Flashback     This is it! [19:16] Flashback     My personal utopia! [19:19] Flashback     What is this? [19:21] Flashback     The library! [19:23] Flashback     What... [19:25] Flashback     This has more books than even     the Nobles' Academy's library. [19:31] Flashback     Where is this? [19:32] Flashback     Urano. [19:33] Flashback     Is that your mother? [19:36] Flashback     Yes. [19:37] Flashback     Didn't we agree that you wouldn't     read at the dining table? [19:41] Flashback     Mom! [19:43] Flashback     I need to apologize to Mom! SIGN    As a girl raised in the back of beyond, even farther than the end of the road to the East Country, how rustic and odd I must have been. However it was that I first became enthralled with them, once I knew that such things as tales existed in the world, all I could think of over and over was how much I wanted to read them. [19:46] Flashback     Calm down, Main. [19:47] Flashback     I never got the chance     to say goodbye to her! [19:51] Flashback     Come back, Mom! [19:53] Flashback     Don't leave me! [19:58] Flashback     Enough. No more. [20:07] Flashback     I feel absolutely terrible. [20:14] Flashback     What are you doing? [20:15] Flashback     Giving you a hug! Hugs calm you down! [20:19] Flashback     When I have dreams like     these and feel awful, [20:23] Flashback     I have Tuuli give me hugs     to make me feel better. [20:25] Flashback     I have Lutz and my family, but you     have nobody who'll do this for you! [20:30] Flashback     Hmph. You're the one who wants to calm down. [20:34] Flashback     I've been trying to block     off those memories for ages. [20:37] Flashback     Because, even if I do remember,     I can never go back. [20:45] Flashback     I got what I needed. Please return them. [20:48] Flashback     So, what did you find? [20:51] Flashback     Main had memories of life in a     world far more advanced than ours. [20:56] Flashback     If Main's knowledge and     memories are utilized well, [20:59] Flashback     she can bring Ehrenfest     unprecedented prosperity. [21:03] ---     What will you do? [21:05] Flashback     Her worth to us is immeasurable. [21:07] ---     What? [21:09] Flashback     We can't let anyone else steal her. [21:14] Flashback     You really are a great cook, honey. [21:20] Flashback     I'm sorry, Mom. [21:25] Flashback     What's all this now? [21:27] Flashback     Mom, thank you for always     feeding me all this great food. [21:33] Flashback     Dad, thank you for putting your     life on the line to protect me. [21:38] Flashback     Sure. [21:39] Flashback     Tuuli, thank you for always     agreeing to my selfish requests. [21:43] Flashback     I'm really glad I was born to this family. [21:47] Flashback     Okay, much better. [21:48] Flashback     You look best when smiling, Main! [21:52] Flashback     There goes the doting father again. [21:55] Flashback     I love you all so much! [22:01] Flashback     Thank you, Mom. [23:35] ---     Shirahama Kamome SIGN    Hebi-zou SIGN    Katsuki Hikaru SIGN    Suzuka E27 - The Beginning of Winter Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Seven The Beginning of Winter [01:39] Main     The end of autumn. [01:43] Main     Right around the time where the farmers     come to sell their harvest... [01:48] Main     I was... [01:52] Ferdinand     Main, that's enough. [01:59] Main     Okay! [02:01] Ferdinand     The Dedication Ceremony is coming up soon. [02:03] Ferdinand     Reserve your mana for now. [02:06] Main     Understood, Head Priest. [02:08] Ferdinand     How are preparations for     your winter stay here going? [02:12] Main     Th-They're going great. [02:17] Ferdinand     Judging from that look on your face, you     appear to have a lot more work to do. [02:21] Ferdinand     It will start snowing soon. [02:23] Ferdinand     As I stated before, [02:25] Ferdinand     you not being able to come here because     of a blizzard will be an issue. [02:28] Ferdinand     Hurry along with the preparations. [02:29] Main     Okay... [02:39] Lutz     I think 80 books is about all     we can do with what we have. [02:43] Main     That's plenty. [02:45] Lutz     Don't worry. We'll get them made and     sold by the time of your winter stay. [02:51] Main     I really wasn't planning to sell     the scripture picture books. [02:56] Main     This is all Mister Benno's fault. (Flashback) [02:59] Benno     You're going to hole up at the cathedral? (Flashback) [03:01] Benno     Then you'll need a dressing gown,     a visiting dress, a nightgown, (Flashback) [03:05] Benno     and street clothes, as well     as some thicker socks. (Flashback) [03:07] Benno     As for your undergarments, make     some that are high-quality. (Flashback) [03:11] Benno     Buy the fabric from my shop and have your     mother or Tuuli sew them for you. (Flashback) [03:16] Main     I'm not exactly planning on having     anyone see me in these undies, (Flashback) [03:19] Main     so they can probably be a bit worn out. (Flashback) [03:22] Benno     How stupid are you?!     That's not the issue here! (Flashback) [03:25] Benno     You get sick easily enough as is! (Flashback) [03:28] Benno     Make sure you dress warmly! (Flashback) [03:30] Main     And I'm telling you I'm not going to     be able to get all of those things. (Flashback) [03:35] Benno     Mmhm... In that case... (Flashback) [03:38] Benno     You should sell this book! [03:45] Main     So yeah, I sold my soul. [03:52] Benno     I'm Benno from the Gilberta Company. [03:54] Benno     I've come to fill out the necessary     paperwork to sell this book. [03:56] Freida     Oh, Main? It is you, Main! [03:59] Main     Freida. [04:00] Freida     Hello. [04:04] Main     It's been a while. [04:05] Freida     I was worried when I heard that     you went to the cathedral, [04:08] Freida     but I'm happy to see that you seem well. [04:10] Main     Thanks for worrying about me. [04:13] Main     How are the pound cakes selling? [04:15] Freida     Quite well, actually. [04:17] Freida     The nobles have taken quite     a liking to them, as well. [04:20] Freida     I'd be happy to buy more recipes     from you if you have any. [04:24] Freida     At a reasonable price, that is. [04:28] Main     Say, Freida... [04:29] Main     Look. I finally made my book. [04:32] Freida     What? [04:34] Freida     This is a book? [04:38] Freida     Indeed, it is a book. [04:40] Freida     But is it just the inside? [04:42] Main     That paper is the cover. [04:44] Main     We're going to have one of the studios     we're working with create a cover [04:47] Main     made out of leather the     way we want it, too. [04:51] Freida     Main, how much is this book? [04:54] Main     Huh? Um... [04:57] Benno     That'll be one small gold     coin and eight large silvers. [05:00] Benno     Are you going to buy it? [05:02] Freida     Yes, I will, actually. SIGN    Commercial Spirit [05:06] Main     Compared to these two, I'm definitely     not cut out to be a merchant! [05:13] Freida     I must say, this is the best purchase     I've made in quite a while. [05:19] Freida     Main, your next picture book should     be about the seasonal gods and their kindred. [05:26] Freida     I have such a hard time     remembering the gods' kindred. [05:30] Main     Sure... [05:32] Main     I promised Freida I would make     a book about the kindred, [05:36] Main     and left the Merchants' Guild behind. [05:39] Benno     Who knew we'd encounter a pest like that? [05:41] Benno     At least we'll be able     to sell the book now. [05:43] Main     R-Right... [05:45] Johann     Please wait! [05:46] Johann     Young lady from the Gilberta Company! [05:53] Main     Oh, Johann. [05:55] Benno     Who's that? [05:56] Main     He's an apprentice blacksmith. [06:00] Benno     Ah... Did you need something? [06:03] Johann     Miss, please! [06:05] Main     Huh? [06:06] Johann     Please become my patron. [06:09] Main     Patron?! [06:14] Johann     I'm going to become an adult next year. [06:17] Johann     So I need to find a patron out of my     customers who believes in my skills [06:20] Johann     and can financially back me. [06:23] Johann     And I need to make what this patron     wants me to make within a year. [06:29] Benno     This is what blacksmithing apprentices must     go through once they become an adult. [06:33] Benno     If they succeed, they will be     considered a professional. [06:36] Main     You're pretty skilled, Johann, so I'm     sure you'd find a patron pretty easily. [06:41] Johann     Most of the customers don't     really seem to like my work. [06:45] Johann     Because... I'm so particular     about the finer details. [06:49] Main     Come to think of it, [06:51] Main     when I asked Johann to make me     tools to make my picture book... (Flashback) [06:55] Johann     I've never had anyone request such a     fine, thin, and small blade before. (Flashback) [07:00] Johann     What are you going to use it for? (Flashback) [07:02] Johann     You won't be able to cut anything     with a blade this small. (Flashback) [07:05] Johann     You're going to cut plant-based paper? (Flashback) [07:07] Johann     And this is that plant-based paper... (Flashback) [07:10] Johann     If the paper's this thin, the blade     will have to be thinner, too. (Flashback) [07:14] Johann     And the shape of the blade will have to change      depending on how you're going to cut these. (Flashback) [07:18] Johann     How am I going to make a     blade so thin and small? [07:21] Main     I guess you have a point... [07:23] Main     But you've really helped me out     because you're so particular. [07:28] Johann     You're the only one who says     that about my work, Miss! [07:31] Main     Huh? [07:32] Johann     You're the only one who'd ever     consider being my patron. [07:35] Main     Um... [07:37] Johann     Please, Main! No, Miss Main! [07:40] Benno     Hey. [07:42] Benno     If you truly want her as your patron,     shouldn't you be calling her Lady Main? [07:47] Benno     Anyway, she's a minor. [07:49] Benno     She won't be able to be your patron without      permission from her parents or guardians. [07:54] Johann     So that's a no? [07:56] Benno     You basically wasted your time. [08:06] Main     Please wait. [08:09] Main     So as long as I have cosigner,     I can become his patron, right? [08:12] Johann     Huh? [08:13] Benno     What are you plotting? [08:20] Main     Mister Benno, I have something     I want Johann to make for me. [08:29] Benno     Now what? [08:32] Main     The things I want him to make if     I become his patron are... [08:36] Main     metal letter types! [08:39] Johann     Metal... letter types? [08:42] Main     Yes! SIGN    Met [08:44] Main     Metal letter types! SIGN    Metal SIGN    Metal Letter SIGN    Metal Letter Types [08:47] Main     Welp, I guess you twisted my arm! [08:49] Main     For my precious little metal letter types, [08:51] Main     I'll give you a long explanation     without you even asking for it! SIGN    Letter Type [08:56] Main     Letter types are basically letters     carved backwards into blocks. [09:00] Main     Essentially, they're like stamps     of individual letters. [09:04] Main     A long time ago, they were     made by carving wood, [09:06] Main     but by molding them out of metal instead,     mass production became possible. [09:11] Main     when you line these letters up on the page     of a book, it's called a letterpress. [09:15] Main     Then you set the letterpress and print. SIGN    Letter Type [09:18] Main     When you print using a     letterpress, it's called... SIGN    Letterpress [09:21] Main     You guessed it. Letterpress printing. SIGN    Letterpress Printing [09:25] Main     So historically, books could be mass produced [09:28] Main     because of the introduction     of letterpress printing, [09:31] Main     but letterpress printing became more     widespread because of metal letter types. [09:36] Main     Which means that the production of metal     letter types is the cornerstone of my ambitions! [09:41] Main     It's the super-ultra-miracle-important     first step! [09:45] Main     Man... I haven't gotten to say     something so worthwhile forever. [09:50] Main     If the letter types differ in height, the     letters will be uneven during printing, [09:53] Main     so I'd like the size and the height     of all the letter types to be exact. [09:57] Main     I think if we have 50 each of the vowels and     20 each of the consonants that'll be enough. [10:02] Main     Also... [10:03] Johann     U-Um... [10:05] Benno     Well, she's basically always like this... [10:08] Benno     But she'd be a great patron     when it comes to getting paid. [10:12] Lutz     If you don't think you can keep     up with Main's crazy ideas, [10:15] Lutz     you should hurry up and      find another patron. [10:18] Main     It's going to require very delicate     work, and there'll be a lot to make... [10:22] Main     What do you think? [10:30] Johann     My request stands. [10:32] Johann     Please become my patron. [10:37] Main     Mister Benno, I'm counting     on you to be my cosigner. [10:41] Johann     Yes, please! [10:46] Benno     Oh, all right. I give you     permission as her guardian. [10:53] Johann     Thank goodness you're such     an understanding father! [10:56] Main     Huh? [10:56] Benno     What?! [10:58] Main     He's not my father! [10:58] Benno     There's no way that she's my daughter! [11:00] Johann     Huh? [11:02] Lutz     The master is single. [11:04] Johann     Huh? [11:05] Benno     If I was her father, I would     never raise her as an air-headed, [11:08] Benno     unguarded girl who doesn't     think about her actions! [11:10] Main     What are you talking about? [11:12] Main     If you were my father, I would've     run away from home already! [11:16] Benno     As if you're that delicate! [11:19] Main     I wouldn't even last here a day     because you're so obnoxious! [11:22] Benno     Who are you calling obnoxious, huh? [11:25] Main     I'm home. [11:27] Main     Oh, how cute! [11:29] Tuuli     I know, right? [11:30] Eva     That's what a noble's     undergarment looks like. [11:33] Main     Hm... I guess I wouldn't mind     anyone seeing me in these. [11:37] Tuuli     Huh? What did you just say, Main? [11:40] Main     Oh, uh... I just mean they're lovely. [11:44] Eva     We just have to prepare a few more of these     by the time of your winter stay, right? [11:49] Main     Yup. Thanks, Mom. [11:50] Tuuli     I'll help, too. [11:52] Main     Thank you, too, Tuuli. [11:55] Gunther     I'm home. [11:56] Main     Welcome home, Dad. [11:58] Gunther     Here's a gift for you, Main. [12:00] Tuuli     You bought them again? [12:02] Main     Hey, they're tanie! [12:05] Main     I love you, Dad! [12:06] Gunther     I love you, too, Main! [12:10] Tuuli     And he bought raffle fruits yesterday, too. [12:13] Tuuli     Dad's spoiling Main way too much. [12:15] Eva     I can't really blame him. [12:16] Eva     Soon, she'll be away on her winter     stay, and we won't be able to see each other. [12:21] Tuuli     At this rate, I think Dad is going     to have a harder time than Main is. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:36] Main     The scriptures picture book     sold by the Gilberta Company [12:41] Main     started selling among the rich who     had connections with nobles. [12:50] Young Employee     Er, excuse me, sir... Would     you like to purchase that? [12:55] Man A     Yeah. [12:58] Man A     Here it is. [13:03] Wolf     There's no doubt about it... [13:05] Wolf     It's ink. [13:07] Man A     According to the foreman, [13:08] Man A     the child from the Gilberta     Company knows how to make ink. (Flashback) [13:13] Main     I'm looking for oil-based ink. (Flashback) [13:16] Main     Do you have any that aren't for parchment? (Flashback) [13:19] Bierce     Ink is ink. There's only one kind. (Flashback) [13:22] Main     Wait, please! (Flashback) [13:23] Main     The ink that everyone makes... (Flashback) [13:25] Main     is it made from the extracting     the dye from plants... (Flashback) [13:27] Bierce     Hey, where did you hear that from? (Flashback) [13:30] Main     Um... Do you really not make     any other kind of ink? (Flashback) [13:35] Bierce     Other kind of ink? (Flashback) [13:36] Main     I-If you don't, that's totally fine! Sorry! [13:42] Wolf     Other kinds of ink? [13:45] Main     What did you want to talk     about, Mister Benno? [13:48] Benno     The Ink Guild's gotten involved. [13:50] Main     Here we go. Vested interests. [13:53] Benno     I figured they would, but...     It's going to be a hassle. [13:56] Benno     What do you want to do? [13:57] Main     I think we can sell our method of ink production      and also abandon making any more ink. [14:03] Main     You don't want any more enemies,     do you, Mister Benno? [14:06] Benno     Hm... And it has nothing to     do with my main business. [14:10] Benno     If you'd consider that, it'd be helpful. [14:12] Main     Then I guess we're set. [14:15] Lutz     I've brought some tea. [14:28] Benno     You've still got a ways to go. [14:30] Main     But he's improving little by little. [14:33] Main     It's good, Lutz. [14:36] Mark     Sir, you have a guest from the Ink Guild. [14:40] Benno     All right. Main, go see Corinna. [14:44] Main     Huh? [14:45] Benno     The head of the Ink Guild     has connections with nobles, [14:49] Benno     and there are plenty of     terrible rumors about him. [14:51] Benno     You should avoid him at all costs. [14:55] Main     While negotiations with the     Ink Guild were going on, [14:58] Main     I was getting fitted for     some new ceremonial robes, [15:01] Main     since my other ones were ruined     trying to subjugate the trombe. [15:04] Otto     Corinna, you need to get some rest. [15:08] Otto     Seriously... Corinna, you're pregnant, [15:11] Otto     but you're getting upper-class noble work. [15:14] Main     S-Sorry... [15:16] Corinna     Otto. [15:17] Corinna     How many times must I tell you that I don't     appreciate you nagging me about work? [15:22] Otto     I'm just worried about you, Corinna. [15:24] Corinna     That's no excuse to complain     in front of a customer! [15:27] Otto     Now, calm down... [15:28] Corinna     You're always the one upsetting me. [15:30] Otto     It's not good for the little one     in your belly if you get upset. [15:33] Main     I see they're as close as ever. [15:41] Wolf     I signed it. [15:42] Benno     Lutz, take this contract     upstairs and get a signature. [15:53] Lutz     It's good that you stayed up here, Main. [15:56] Main     What do you mean? [15:57] Lutz     The head of the Ink Guild's     been looking for you. [16:00] Main     Huh? [16:02] Lutz     He said, "The one who mentioned a different     way to prepare ink was a child. [16:06] Lutz     If they're here, bring them out." [16:08] Lutz     I don't like the look in his eyes. [16:10] Lutz     Way worse than the guild master. [16:15] Lutz     More importantly, let me see your hand. [16:18] Main     Okay... [16:44] Lutz     What do you think you're doing?!     Let go of me, you jerk! [16:48] Main     Ooh, they kicked! [16:50] Corinna     They're full of energy, aren't they? [16:53] Benno     Main, Lutz had a run-in with a strange man. [16:56] Main     What? [16:57] Benno     They're probably from the Ink Guild. [16:59] Main     Is Lutz okay? [17:01] Benno     Yes. Mark is seeing him home now. [17:05] Benno     You need to stay here until     someone comes for you. [17:09] Main     Okay. [17:14] Tuuli     Main! [17:15] Main     Tuuli! [17:17] Benno     Trying to find out more information and     seeking out Lutz are both unnatural things to do. [17:22] Benno     There's no doubt that this is the     work of the Ink Guild, [17:25] Benno     but I'm not exactly sure     what their motive is. [17:28] Benno     If we're going to prioritize safety, [17:30] Benno     we might want to have Main start     staying at the cathedral now. [17:33] Tuuli     What? [17:34] Benno     They won't be able to get     to her, if she's there. [17:38] Tuuli     But starting her winter     stay right now is... [17:44] Gunther     Main, what do you want to do? [17:48] Main     I don't want to be away from all of you, [17:51] Main     but I'd regret it even more if something     were to happen to any of you, [17:53] Main     so I'll go to the cathedral. [17:55] Tuuli     Main... [17:57] Main     It should start snowing soon, anyway. [18:00] Gunther     All right. [18:10] Fran     Understood. [18:12] Fran     I will inform the head priest as well. [18:15] Main     I'll tell everyone else. [18:18] Fran     Lady Main, perhaps you     should not tell Delia. [18:25] Fran     Delia still has connections     with the high priest. [18:28] Main     Wait, still? [18:31] Fran     Considering Delia's situation, [18:33] Fran     it would be rather difficult for her     to completely cut ties with him. [18:38] Main     It's so that she can continue     to survive here... [18:42] Fran     We will go ahead and take     Lady Main into our care. [18:45] Gunther     Take good care of Main, Fran. [18:47] Fran     Of course. [18:49] Gunther     Main, make sure you don't cause     too much trouble for everyone. [18:53] Gunther     And make sure you tell the     head priest everything. [18:57] Gunther     No good comes out of not     communicating with your boss. [19:02] Main     Boss? [19:05] Main     Okay. [19:08] Tuuli     We'll come visit you on breaks, [19:10] Tuuli     so make sure you behave until then, Main. [19:16] Main     Yeah... I'll be waiting. [19:21] Ferdinand     Make sure Main stays in her room     until we can get more information. [19:26] Fran     As you wish. [19:27] Fran     Also, Main's family has mentioned     that they would like to come see her. [19:32] Fran     I'm sure that Lady Main will be lonely, [19:34] Fran     so I would be grateful if     you would allow this. [19:36] Ferdinand     That's fine. [19:38] Ferdinand     The bigger problem would be     if her mana were to go berserk [19:40] Ferdinand     from her not being able     to control her emotions. [19:43] Ferdinand     I'd like to avoid doing the Dedication     Ceremony in that manner as much as possible, [19:48] Ferdinand     because she will have to face the     high priest there, no matter what. [19:52] Fran     Right. [19:55] Delia     What? [19:56] Main     It's a long story, but I'm going to be     staying at the cathedral starting today. [20:00] Delia     What exactly is this long story? [20:02] Main     I can't really talk about it right now. [20:05] Main     I hope you'll understand. [20:15] Tuuli     Do you think Main will be okay by herself? [20:19] Tuuli     We should have brought her these, too. [20:23] Rosina & Delia     Good night, Lady Main. [20:26] Main     Good night, Delia and Rosina. [20:51] Main     I immediately became homesick     just after a day. [21:00] Gunther     The nobility can piss off.     I'm going to protect Main. [21:06] Wolf     If this is an order, I will see it through,     but this is quite the request... [21:12] Wolf     This will require a bit of preparation... SIGN    Next Chapter The Story About Winter Stays and the Future [22:58] Main     It's finally about to start! [23:00] Main     We offer the gods our prayers! [23:02] Ferdinand     I hate to bring down your mood when you're     so excited, but this is not a book. [23:06] Ferdinand     A proper book has words that are     handwritten on pages of parchment. [23:11] Ferdinand     They include detailed illustrations, [23:13] Ferdinand     and the leather covers are     decorated with gold or jewels. [23:16] Ferdinand     These magnificent pieces of art     are what you call "books." [23:20] Main     But I want to make books more affordable     and get them out to the masses! [23:24] Ferdinand     A proper merchant would want to raise prices     and keep as much profit for themselves. [23:29] Ferdinand     You are not fit to be a merchant. [23:31] Main     I don't need to hear that from you. SIGN    Illustration by Shiina You E28 - The Story About Winter Stays and the Future Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Narrator     The scripture picture books Main had     created were now on the market. [00:05] Narrator     However... [00:07] Wolf     There's no doubt about it... [00:09] Wolf     It's ink. [00:10] Benno     If we're going to prioritize safety, [00:12] Benno     we might want to have Main start     staying at the cathedral now. [00:15] Tuuli     What? [00:18] Main     I don't want to be away from all of you, [00:20] Main     but I'd regret it even more if something     were to happen to any of you, [00:23] Main     so I'll go to the cathedral. [00:25] Narrator     Main tried to put on     a brave face, but... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Eight The Story About Winter Stays and the Future [02:19] Main     It's morning already? [02:24] Delia     Lady Main! [02:26] Delia     Please stay in bed until you're summoned. [02:29] Main     Oh, really? Sorry. [02:32] Delia     And don't apologize to your attendants. [02:34] Main     Even though we didn't have books at     home, I was able to talk to Tuuli. [02:45] Rosina     That is all for today. [02:47] Main     Then I shall go help the head priest. [02:52] Fran     Lady Main, after speaking     with the head priest, [02:56] Fran     he has instructed me to tell you [02:57] Fran     that you may not leave your room     until we have more information. [02:59] Main     Huh?! But that means...     I can't even go to the library? [03:03] Main     I thought I'd somehow make it     through if I had my books! [03:08] Main     Talk about gloom and doom. [03:11] Fran     Lady Main, let's think about who should     be your chef during your stay here. [03:16] Fran     We'll need to find an assistant     from the orphanage for Ella. [03:19] Main     Right. I wonder who'd be a good candidate. [03:22] Fran     Please take your time thinking about it. [03:24] Fran     There's still plenty of time. [03:27] Delia     Lady Main, if you have time,      please show me how to do arithmetic. [03:31] Main     Sure, of course. [03:34] Main     See? If you do this, it's easy. [03:37] Delia     Yes. You're a surprisingly     good teacher, Lady Main. [03:41] Delia     Far better than Gil. [03:46] Main     Well, I was teaching     people at the gate, [03:48] Main     so maybe I could be a teacher     for the cathedral classroom. [03:52] Fran     Lady Main, what do you mean by     this "cathedral classroom"? [03:57] Main     A place where people can learn     how to read and write. [04:01] Main     The more people who learn how     to read letters and books, [04:05] Main     there'll be people who can write and     then we'll get even more books! [04:09] Main     Then we'll get lots, and lots, and lots... [04:13] Main     Many, many more books to read! [04:16] Main Mob     Yay! [04:21] Main Mob     Thank you! [04:26] Fran     Lady Main, I'm afraid I haven't     been informed of such a place... [04:30] Gil     I mean, we have karuta and picture books, [04:32] Gil     so I'm pretty sure most of     us can read a little now. [04:35] Main     But I want you to be able to write, too. [04:38] Main     That'll make your job as an attendant [04:40] Main     or when you come work at the workshop     or orphanage much easier. [04:44] Gil     Would I be able to     write reports by myself?! [04:47] Gil     Then I wanna learn! [04:49] Main     I'll make sure to teach you     everything you need to know. [04:52] Fran     Lady Main, a grey-robed priest     should be the one teaching. [04:55] Rosina     You mustn't bother with     such a thing, Lady Main. [05:01] Main     Okay... [05:05] Lutz     Main, you okay? [05:07] Main     Lutz! [05:08] Lutz     Whoa. [05:10] Main     Hug me. [05:13] Main     I wanna go home. [05:16] Lutz     It's only been a day. [05:18] Main     I'm so lonely without my family. [05:21] Main     I might actually die from loneliness. [05:25] Lutz     That's seriously not funny coming from you. [05:28] Delia     Honestly, if you're going to hug     someone, it should be a rich noble. [05:32] Gil     Lady Main relies way too much on Lutz. [05:35] Main Narrator     Then we talked about the     hand work for the winter. [05:39] Main Narrator     We can't make paper in the winter, [05:41] Main Narrator     so we decided to make a Reversi set,     a chess set, and playing cards out of wood. [05:48] Lutz     All right. First, let's make a pattern. [05:51] Gil     I wouldn't lose to Lutz if     I had a writing tablet, too! [05:55] Main     I'll prepare one for you     once spring comes along, [05:57] Main     since you know how to write     and do arithmetic now. [06:00] Gil     Really? Yay! [06:02] Gil     Then I'll be on the same     level as Lutz and Fran! [06:05] Main     The same? [06:06] Gil     Yeah! Because if I get a writing tablet, [06:09] Gil     that'll mean I've been acknowledged     just like Lutz and Fran! [06:13] Gil     That settles it! I'm     definitely beating Lutz! [06:16] Lutz     Yeah, hurry up and beat me already. [06:18] Lutz     Otherwise, it'll be an issue for me, too. [06:20] Main     And why is that? [06:22] Lutz     I'm going to tour a parchment workshop      in a neighboring city this spring. [06:27] Main     A neighboring city? (Flashback) [06:29] Main     What do you want to do in life, Lutz? (Flashback) [06:31] Lutz     Me? (Flashback) [06:34] Lutz     I want to travel to other cities. (Flashback) [06:37] Main     Other cities? (Flashback) [06:38] Lutz     I wanna become a traveling trader     and see the world for myself. [06:44] Main     So your dream is coming true. [06:47] Lutz     Yeah. [06:50] Lutz     Okay, Main. I'll see you later. [06:52] Main     Yeah. [06:56] Gil     Are you lonely, Lady Main? [06:59] Main     Well, I always had my family around me. [07:06] Gil     I'll coddle you like Lutz does! [07:10] Fran     Absolutely not. [07:11] Fran     Gil, Lady Main is your master. [07:14] Fran     It is not your duty as her     attendant to coddle her. [07:19] Fran     You and Lutz are not the same. [07:23] Gil     Fine... [07:24] Fran     Lady Main, I can imagine you're lonely     due to the current circumstances. [07:29] Fran     When your family or Lutz are here to see     you, I can overlook them spoiling you. [07:37] Fran     However, I would like you to keep an      appropriate distance with your attendants. [07:44] Main     Okay. [07:49] Tuuli     Main, it's like you're a little baby again. [07:53] Main     Well, I'm lonely, and     Mom can't come, either. [07:58] Main     But I'm not lonely when we're like this. [08:01] Tuuli     Then I'll tell you stories,     since Mom can't come. [08:05] Main     Okay! [08:07] Tuuli     Once upon a time, there were     little star children. [08:12] Tuuli     Okay, I'll see you later, Main. [08:14] Main     Come back soon, okay, Tuuli? [08:22] Main     Wait... [08:27] Main     Tuuli... [08:42] Fran     Lady Main. [08:43] Main     Fran. [08:44] Fran     I have a message from the head priest. [08:47] Fran     He would like you to have your robes [08:49] Fran     for the ceremony delivered when     Master Karstedt is here. [08:53] Main     Oh... all right. [08:56] Main     I'll have Lutz tell Mister Benno. [09:00] Fran     Thank you. (Flashback) [09:32] Tuuli     Your cooking is so delicious, Main. (Flashback) [09:35] Eva     You've got some on your mouth, Main. (Flashback) [09:38] Gunther     Main, make sure you eat plenty,     so you can grow big. (Flashback) [09:41] Tuuli     Main. (Flashback) [09:41] Eva     Main. (Flashback) [09:42] Gunther     Main. (Flashback) [09:43] Tuuli     Main. (Flashback) [09:44] Eva     Main. (Flashback) [09:45] Gunther     Main. (Flashback) [09:47] Tuuli     Main. (Flashback) [09:48] Eva     Main. (Flashback) [09:49] Gunther     Main. [10:04] Main     The colder it got, the     more homesick I became. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [10:21] Main     On the day of the first     snowfall of the year... [10:25] Main     Mister Benno! I missed you! [10:31] Benno     How depressing. [10:32] Main     What's wrong? You look rather pale. [10:36] Benno     I'm going to be speaking with the     head priest and an upper-class noble. [10:41] Benno     I'm getting a headache     just thinking about it. [10:43] Mark     Sir, you're going to mess up your hair. [10:46] Main     Wait, are you actually nervous? [10:49] Main     You're always more than happy to start     fights with the guild master and vested interests. [10:54] Benno     Don't group the guild master     and upper-class nobles together! [10:57] Main     Oh, don't even worry.     Lord Karstedt is a good person. [11:01] Benno     You simpleton! [11:02] Benno     There's no way I'd be summoned to the     cathedral just to deliver your robes! [11:07] Main     Huh? [11:08] Benno     They're clearly trying to gather     more information about you. [11:12] Mark     Without a doubt. [11:16] Ferdinand     Thank you all for gathering here today. [11:18] Ferdinand     First, let's have a look     at her ceremonial robes. [11:21] Benno     These are Lady Main's ceremonial robes. [11:27] Ferdinand     Well done, Benno. [11:30] Karstedt     Next, I would like for     Apprentice Priestess Main... [11:35] Karstedt     to accept these robes. [11:37] Main     I humbly accept. (Flashback) [11:50] Damuel     Stop this, Schicicoza! (Flashback) [11:52] Schicicoza     Quiet, Damuel. (Flashback) [11:53] Schicicoza     Know your place. (Flashback) [11:55] Karstedt     Damuel. Tell the truth. (Flashback) [11:58] Damuel     When Schicicoza told me to know my place, (Flashback) [12:03] Damuel     I couldn't stop him anymore. (Flashback) [12:08] Damuel     I'm terribly sorry! [12:10] Main     Why... [12:14] Ferdinand     Karstedt, Damuel. Your punishment     has come to an end for now. [12:22] Main     From there, due to Mister Benno's     request to know the opinions of nobles, [12:27] Main     I had the head priest take     a look at my handiwork. [12:31] Ferdinand     If you're going to sell these in the     lower parts of the city, I see no issue. [12:37] Main     The magical item that prevents eavesdropping. [12:43] Ferdinand     Enschupot. [12:52] Main     What is this? [12:56] Main     I see. [12:57] Main     He set up this boundary for Mister     Benno, since he doesn't have any mana. [13:02] Ferdinand     Now then, Benno... I have     something I'd like to ask you. [13:06] Benno     Please, go right ahead. [13:07] Ferdinand     Is the head of the Ink     Guild without a doubt Wolf? [13:13] Benno     Yes. [13:14] Ferdinand     Ever since you established     a magical contract with them, [13:18] Ferdinand     they started investigating Main,     and Lutz became their prime target. [13:23] Ferdinand     Is this also true? [13:26] Benno     It is. [13:27] Benno     Usually, I'll gather as much     information as possible [13:32] Benno     before establishing a contract,     to put us at a slight advantage. [13:35] Benno     I cannot fathom why he'd want information     after the contract has been signed. [13:40] Ferdinand     Are you acquainted with this man, Main? [13:42] Main     No. I have not seen his face,     nor do I know his name. [13:45] Main     Mister Benno had me hide while     they established the contract. [13:51] Ferdinand     A wise decision, Benno. [13:56] Karstedt     Perhaps the reason Wolf openly gathered     information after forming the contract [14:01] Karstedt     was because he didn't care if things went     south after the contract was in place. [14:07] Benno     May I ask what you mean? [14:08] Ferdinand     Contract magic cannot be undone unless     everyone in the contract agrees to it. [14:13] Ferdinand     I'm assuming he was trying     to take advantage of that. [14:16] Benno     I had only heard bad rumors about him, but... [14:20] Ferdinand     What kind of rumors? [14:22] Benno     In order to gain the favor of nobles,     he's willing to commit crimes. [14:28] Main     Crimes?! [14:29] Benno     I'm not entirely sure     just how true this is... [14:32] Ferdinand     What do you think Wolf intended to do     after getting information on Main? [14:36] Benno     Lady Main's greatest asset is her ability     to create one product after another, [14:39] Benno     and her knowledge of how     to create these items. [14:47] Benno     He could either kidnap Lady     Main to gain this knowledge... [14:49] Benno     Or take those closest to her hostage and     demand this knowledge be handed over. [14:55] Karstedt     Knowledge? [14:56] Main     Yeah, I'm sure this all sounds unbelievable. [14:59] Benno     However, imprisoning Lady Main is far more     difficult than kidnapping her in her case. [15:05] Ferdinand     True. [15:06] Ferdinand     She'll run a fever for a few days [15:08] Ferdinand     after putting her in the     reflection room for half a day. [15:11] Ferdinand     She'll die before they can get     any information out of her. [15:16] Karstedt     Meaning it's probably likely     that he'd sell her off [15:19] Karstedt     to some noble after gaining     some of her knowledge. [15:21] Main     Sell me off?! [15:27] Benno     Or he could try to force a subordination     contract through her Devouring. [15:32] Ferdinand     Seems likely. [15:34] Ferdinand     Benno, I'd like you to continue gathering     information through your workplace, [15:38] Ferdinand     and continue to conceal     Main's existence here. [15:41] Benno     As you wish. [15:46] Main     Then we had Damuel join in, so they could     discuss the judgment their superior [15:51] Main     had given them for incompetence during     their mission to subjugate the trombe. [15:55] Ferdinand     The judgment the lord had     passed upon Schicicoza is death. [15:59] Ferdinand     As far as the public knows,     Schicicoza died in the line of duty. [16:03] Main     As far as the public knows? [16:05] Ferdinand     Karstedt and Damuel have paid for your robes. [16:10] Main     Oh, so that's why he paid     Mister Benno earlier. [16:13] Ferdinand     Damuel has been demoted to apprentice status. [16:17] Ferdinand     He will be your bodyguard for the next year. [16:19] Main     Huh? [16:24] Ferdinand     You are truly in danger. [16:26] Karstedt     Word has spread among the upper-class nobles [16:28] Karstedt     that there's an apprentice     priestess who can be exploited, [16:32] Karstedt     given the amount of mana you have. [16:36] Karstedt     And that you had been granted     blue robes by the lord. [16:41] Ferdinand     Do you see? [16:42] Ferdinand     That's the apprentice priestess who was     granted blue robes by the church and the lord. [16:47] Main     That's the first time I've heard any of that. [16:51] Main     You dumb noble. [16:53] Karstedt     After finding out she was given     her blue robes by the lord, [16:56] Karstedt     I'm sure nobles who want to get close      to her will try to curry favor with him. [17:00] Karstedt     Even if it means having you kidnapped [17:02] Karstedt     just so they can save you     and the lord feels indebted. [17:06] Ferdinand     And if they're someone who opposes the lord, [17:08] Ferdinand     they could kidnap you and sell you     off to one of his enemies, [17:12] Ferdinand     or even claim that you're their child. [17:15] Ferdinand     And in that case, your     family would be in the way. [17:18] Ferdinand     They would probably be silenced. [17:24] Damuel     Among the lower-class nobles, [17:25] Damuel     there is still much contempt     towards the apprentice priestess. [17:29] Damuel     I'm sure they'd rather not     acknowledge an apprentice priestess [17:32] Damuel     who's a commoner having so much mana. [17:35] Damuel     Even I couldn't believe this     to be true until I saw her. [17:44] Damuel     And Schicicoza's mother was delighted     that Schicicoza came home [17:50] Damuel     due to the purge. [17:53] Damuel     I heard that she bears great resentment [17:55] Damuel     towards the apprentice priestess     due to what just happened. [17:58] Main     Resentment towards me? [18:00] Karstedt     If she wants to go as far as sacrificing her     own family for the sake of revenge, [18:04] Karstedt     things will get ugly. [18:06] Ferdinand     Main. [18:07] Main     Yes? [18:08] Ferdinand     I was going to eventually have     you marry a noble. [18:12] Main     Huh? [18:13] Ferdinand     It is extremely likely that you and those     around you will be thrown into danger. [18:18] Ferdinand     You should have a noble adopt     you as soon as possible. [18:22] Main     Adopt me? [18:24] Ferdinand     Yes. If you were adopted by Karstedt, [18:26] Ferdinand     you could be protected to some degree. [18:28] Ferdinand     I assure you that he is a good man. [18:31] Karstedt     Main, would you like to become my daughter? [18:36] Main     I can't! [18:38] Ferdinand     And what do you mean by that, Main? [18:47] Main     I want to go home. [18:50] Main     I don't want to be apart     from my family any longer. [18:52] Ferdinand     Main, calm down. [19:02] Ferdinand     We're going into my workshop to make     sure the effects of this are minimal. [19:09] Ferdinand     I know the Dedication Ceremony      is approaching, [19:12] Ferdinand     but you've held in too much mana. [19:14] Ferdinand     You fool. [19:16] Main     I'm sorry... [19:19] Ferdinand     To think you'd be this unstable even     with your family visiting you... [19:22] Ferdinand     Did something happen? [19:24] Main     It's all your fault, Head Priest. [19:27] Main     You just had to go digging     through my memories. [19:31] Main     Thinking about the family      I'll never get to see again... [19:34] Main     I never want to be apart     from my current family. [19:38] Main     And yet... [19:42] Ferdinand     Main, control yourself! [19:45] Main     If I let some noble adopt me,     I'll never be able to see my family! [19:50] Ferdinand     Main! [19:53] Ferdinand     It calms you down to a certain     degree when I do this, does it not? [20:04] Main     You've still got a ways to go. [20:08] Main     Hup... [20:11] Main     This will do. [20:13] Ferdinand     Honestly... [20:17] Ferdinand     Now, listen to me. Your     mana is far too powerful. [20:22] Ferdinand     It is enough that it should be used     for this domain and this country. [20:26] Main     This country? [20:28] Ferdinand     Yes. Main, you need to realize this yourself. [20:32] Ferdinand     When your emotions become volatile,     you put those around you in danger. [20:37] Ferdinand     Since you cannot control your powers, [20:39] Ferdinand     it is very possible to put     your beloved family in danger. [20:44] Main     I'll be fine as long as I have my family. [20:46] Main     So please... Don't separate     me from my family! [20:53] Ferdinand     Ten years old. [20:56] Ferdinand     The enrollment age for the     Royal Academy is ten. [20:58] Ferdinand     Until then, have your family     spoil you as much as you'd like. [21:03] Main     Thank you very much! [21:07] Ferdinand     But from that point on,     I will not honor your opinions. [21:11] Ferdinand     If you are deemed dangerous or harmful, [21:14] Ferdinand     you will be dealt with. [21:18] Ferdinand     Just remember that. [21:22] Main     Okay... SIGN    Next Chapter The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives [23:01] Karstedt     Hm... The game played with     these resembles gewinnen. [23:10] Main     Looks like I win! [23:11] Ferdinand     I have lost?! [23:13] Ferdinand     One more match! I will win the next round! [23:15] Main     If you buy Reversi, I'll     play another game with you. [23:19] Main     Four large silver coins! [23:21] Main     Considering it just costs five small     silvers, I just made eight times more! [23:24] Main     You should always take as much money [23:26] Main     as you can from wherever you can     when the opportunity shows itself! [23:32] Ferdinand     I still don't understand. SIGN    Illustration by Namino Ryo E29 - The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Narrator     Main is ordered to become     Karstedt's adoptive daughter. [00:05] Main     I can't! [00:07] Main     I don't want to be apart     from my family any longer. [00:10] Ferdinand     The enrollment age for the     Royal Academy is ten. [00:13] Ferdinand     Until then, have your family     spoil you as much as you'd like. [00:16] Narrator     But meanwhile... [00:19] Wolf     You still can't find that child? [00:25] Wolf     Where the hell is she hiding? SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Twenty-Nine The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives [02:25] Main     Starting today, I have a knight     as my bodyguard. [02:34] Main     This is Sir Damuel. [02:36] Main     These are my attendants Fran,     Gil, Rosina, and Delia. [02:42] Fran, Gil, Rosina & Delia     It's a pleasure to meet you. [02:44] Damuel     I'm Damuel. It is a pleasure to meet you. [02:47] Delia     Since you're a knight and a bodyguard,     are you an upper-class noble? [02:52] Delia     I'm very happy to become     acquainted with one. [02:55] Damuel     Unfortunately, I'm a lesser noble. [02:58] Damuel     But I plan to do my job as     her bodyguard well. [03:08] Lutz     A knight?! That's awesome! [03:10] Tuuli     A noble is Main's bodyguard?! [03:14] Damuel     Yes... I'm Damuel. [03:17] Damuel     It's a pleasure. [03:18] Lutz & Tuuli     It's a pleasure to meet you! [03:21] Lutz     Okay, I'm gonna head to the workshop. [03:23] Tuuli     And I'll head to the cathedral classroom. [03:27] Main     Tuuli is currently working very     hard to learn how to read and write. [03:37] Damuel     I'm so used to having other nobles look     down on me, so I panicked a little. [03:43] Main     If I'm adopted by a noble, this is     the world I'll have to live in. [03:49] Damuel     What are you going to do,     Apprentice Priestess? [03:53] Main     What else? [03:54] Main     I'm going to the library! [03:56] Main     Now that I have a bodyguard,     I got permission to move about! [04:01] Main     Yahoo! [04:05] Fran     Lady Main, the library is cold, [04:08] Fran     so if you are there for a long period     of time, it may affect your health. [04:11] Main     D'oh. [04:14] Damuel     Then perhaps all we need to do     is ask Lord Ferdinand [04:18] Damuel     if she can bring books into her own room? [04:21] Fran     I see. [04:23] Damuel     Er, I didn't mean to     overstep my boundaries. [04:28] Damuel     My apologies. [04:29] Fran     No, you are absolutely     correct, Sir Damuel. [04:40] Main     Damuel fit right in with     everyone else in no time. [04:45] Jenni     The high priest has departed to the     palace for the Dedication Ceremony. [04:48] Delia     In that case, please tell him that     Main now has a new bodyguard. [04:54] Delia     Though even if he is a bodyguard,      he's of low standing, [04:57] Delia     and can't seem to do anything     other than awkwardly laugh. [05:01] Voice     Jenni! [05:03] Jenni     Sorry, I've got to go. [05:05] Delia     Jenni! Make sure you tell the high     priest I came by to report to him... [05:11] Delia     Ugh! I came all this way and     don't even get a reward! [05:24] Arno     The room where the Dedication Ceremony [05:27] Arno     will take place is in the deepest     part of the nobles' quarter. [05:37] Main     The high priest... [06:05] Main     By the way, Head Priest, [06:07] Main     just what kind of ritual is     the Dedication Ceremony? [06:10] Ferdinand     The Dedication Ceremony is the most     important ritual among the cathedral's events. [06:16] Ferdinand     You will take the small grail you received     at the Harvest Festival and fill it with mana. [06:21] Ferdinand     This will determine how much     harvest we will have. [06:24] Main     How much harvest we have?! [06:26] Main     I'll do my best! [06:30] Ferdinand     We are the ones who offer prayers and     gratitude to the Gods who created this world. [06:37] Main     The King and Queen Gods that     rule upon the sky so high [06:41] Main     are the Gods of Darkness and     Light, husband and wife. [06:44] Ferdinand     The Eternal Five that     rule upon this land... [06:49] Main     The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane. [06:51] Main     The God of Fire, Leidenschaft. [06:54] Ferdinand     The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria. [06:56] Ferdinand     The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. [06:59] Main     The God of Life, Ewigleben. [07:02] Main     We show our respect to the Gods     who give all life their blessings... [07:08] Main & Ferdinand     ...and repay them for     their divine blessings. [07:18] Ferdinand     Main, that is enough. [07:26] Ferdinand     That was more than anticipated. [07:28] Main     They're red now. [07:30] Ferdinand     This will do for today. [07:33] Main     We have to fill all of those ourselves? [07:37] Ferdinand     Yes. [07:38] Ferdinand     Even though I have business     in the nobles' district. [07:42] Main     Wouldn't it be easier if all the [07:44] Main     blue-robed priests just went "Bam!"     and all contributed at once? [07:50] Ferdinand     The difference is mana is too great. [07:53] Ferdinand     Though their mana flows easier     when we say the prayer together, [07:57] Ferdinand     if they are influenced by     how much mana you release, [08:00] Ferdinand     they will not last physically. [08:02] Main     Oh... [08:04] Ferdinand     You are the only one who can     participate in this ritual with me. [08:15] Main     This is going to take forever. [08:20] Ferdinand & Main     We are the ones who offer prayers and     gratitude to the Gods who created this world. [08:29] High Priest     You seem to be praying really hard. [08:35] Ferdinand     High Priest. [08:45] Ferdinand     What brings you here? [08:54] High Priest     Main, offer some of your     mana into these, as well. [08:58] Main     Huh? [08:59] High Priest     This is a request from the lord. [09:03] High Priest     Are you saying you can follow     the orders of the head priest, [09:05] High Priest     but not my orders as the high priest? [09:14] Main     I would be honored. [09:17] High Priest     Do not forget those words. [09:31] Ferdinand     I was nervous that you     might lose control again. [09:36] Main     Well, I've grown, so... [09:43] Ferdinand     I do not believe that filling these     grails is an order from the lord. [09:47] Main     Huh? [09:48] Ferdinand     I'll ask the lord and see for myself. [09:51] Ferdinand     But you should continue to be obedient [09:53] Ferdinand     to let the high priest believe     he has the upper hand. [09:56] Ferdinand     Can I rely on you? [09:58] Main     I don't mind making you look     good every once in a while. [10:04] Main     And so, the Dedication Ceremony     ended without issue. [10:08] Main     At the end of winter, Rosina had     her coming-of-age ceremony [10:13] Main     and we all celebrated. [10:25] Damuel     This smell is definitely something... [10:26] Main     Welcome to our parts. [10:28] Fran     You'll just have to get used to it. [10:30] Main     This is the assignment the     head priest gave you, right? [10:35] Main     If you're going to be my bodyguard, [10:37] Main     we'll be coming down here     every now and then. [10:42] Damuel     What a rather difficult assignment. [10:45] Mark     Sir, Lady Main has arrived. [11:02] Johann     What do you think? [11:09] Main     The most important thing... [11:10] Main     is that these letter types are     all the same size and height... [11:15] Boss     What do you think, little lady? [11:17] Boss     Is this what you wanted? [11:25] Main     They're wonderful! Truly Gutenberg! [11:28] Boss and Johann     Huh? [11:30] Main     I give you the title of Gutenberg, Johann! [11:34] Johann     Guten...? [11:36] Lutz     Main, calm down. [11:37] Main     No, you need to be more excited, Lutz! [11:40] Main     Gutenberg's first name is Johannes,     and we have Johann here! [11:43] Main     What a lovely coincidence! Truly a miracle! [11:49] Main     We offer the gods our prayers! [11:51] Boss     So what's this Gutenwhatsit? [11:54] Main     A great person who caused a huge turning point     in the history of books. He's basically a god! [11:58] Main     He's absolutely amazing! [12:00] Main     Johann... no. [12:02] Main     Everyone involved with     bookmaking is Gutenberg! [12:06] Main     We're all in this together! [12:08] Benno     Well, I want no part of this. [12:10] Main     I offer the Goddess of Wisdom,     Mestionora, my thanks. [12:15] Fran     Lady Main! [12:19] Damuel     I think... I might actually     be executed this time. [12:22] Lutz     Main, are you okay? [12:23] ---     Lady Main! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:43] Main     Head Priest, the snow is starting to melt, [12:46] Main     so I'd like to go home sometime soon. [13:00] Ferdinand     I actually received word     that Wolf has died. [13:03] Main     Huh? [13:07] Ferdinand     We found out just when I had asked Karstedt     to look into who Wolf's client was. [13:15] Main     So some noble is behind this? [13:18] Ferdinand     It would seem so. [13:21] Main     And they're after... [13:23] Main     me? [13:25] Ferdinand     Give this to your family for me. [13:31] Main     Head Priest, this is... [13:35] Ferdinand     I'm counting on you. [13:39] Main     As you wish... [13:49] Ferdinand     For her safety, [13:51] Ferdinand     we'll be keeping Main at the cathedral     until the Spring Prayer is done. [13:55] Gunther     But our agreement was to only     keep her through the winter. [14:00] Gunther     I can't agree to this. [14:02] Ferdinand     Right now is the most dangerous time. [14:05] Ferdinand     This would be the worst time     for Main to get kidnapped. [14:09] Gunther     Kidnapped? [14:11] Ferdinand     Main's mana was far greater     than I had anticipated. [14:14] Ferdinand     It is essential for this     city that lacks mana, [14:18] Ferdinand     but there are nobles who will resent her. [14:21] Gunther     And you're saying a noble is after Main? [14:23] Ferdinand     Yes. Whether it be from this domain or     another is something I'm uncertain of for now. [14:29] Ferdinand     That's why I've had the lord and the knights     limit how often the nobles can move about. [14:36] Ferdinand     There should've been a change regarding     nobles entering and exiting the gate as well. [14:40] Gunther     Yes, I'm aware of it. [14:43] Gunther     That was for Main? [14:45] Ferdinand     Yes. [14:47] Gunther     Why would you go that far? [14:49] Ferdinand     I told you. [14:50] Ferdinand     We need Main's mana. [14:54] Gunther     Her mana? [14:58] Ferdinand     On that note, I'd like to     discuss something with you. [15:00] Ferdinand     Once Main turns ten, I will     have her adopted by a noble. [15:04] Gunther     Adopted by a noble?! [15:06] Ferdinand     This has already been decided. [15:08] Ferdinand     Main's mana is unbelievably great. [15:12] Ferdinand     But if she can't control it, she is a     danger to herself and those around her. [15:17] Ferdinand     If she is deemed dangerous,      Main will be dealt with. [15:21] Gunther     Dealt with?! [15:23] Ferdinand     It's only natural to eliminate something     dangerous in order to protect the city. [15:28] Ferdinand     You are a soldier. I'm sure that idea     isn't foreign to you, Gunther. [15:34] Ferdinand     In order to keep that from happening, she     needs to learn how to control her mana. [15:40] Ferdinand     That is why she will be adopted. [15:43] Ferdinand     Until she's ten years old and can     enroll in the Royal Academy... [15:46] Ferdinand     she may spend time with her family. [15:49] Ferdinand     But once she turns ten, she will either     be adopted by a noble, or executed. [15:53] Ferdinand     Those are the only options. [15:56] Ferdinand     The noble is one I'm well-acquainted with. [16:00] Ferdinand     I will make sure she is treated well. [16:02] Ferdinand     That I can promise. [16:07] Ferdinand     This is to protect your daughter. [16:12] Eva     All right. We will leave     Main in your hands. [16:17] Gunther     Effa! [16:18] Eva     When it was first decided that Main     would stay at the cathedral, [16:21] Eva     I didn't think that would be     possible due to how weak Main is. [16:26] Eva     But Tuuli had informed me that Main     was doing well thanks to all of you. [16:33] Eva     I'm sure it's all because of your     consideration, Head Priest. [16:37] Eva     Head Priest, please continue     to look after Main. [16:42] Gunther     But her getting adopted is just... [16:44] Eva     There are even dapla apprentices     that leave their homes at ten. [16:49] Eva     I'd prefer that to Main losing her life. [16:56] Gunther     True... [17:08] Main     I don't want to turn ten. [17:32] Rosina     The preparations for the Spring     Prayer aren't even done yet. [17:36] Delia     Ugh. Where could she have gone to? [17:39] Delia     Lady Main! [17:45] Main     Next, I want a printing press. [17:48] Lutz     And how are you going to     make a printing press? [17:51] Main     I'm planning on modifying     a regular press. [17:56] Damuel     Observing her this closely... [17:58] Damuel     I can definitely tell that the     apprentice priestess is unique. [18:01] Damuel     If she wants to live in peace. [18:04] Damuel     being under Lord Karstedt's     protection is probably the best. [18:08] Ferdinand     Oh? You're defending Main now, too? [18:13] Ferdinand     Looks like you're getting used     to Main and the cathedral. [18:18] Damuel     Even now, I think it would've been better     if Schicicoza was not her guard. [18:24] Damuel     Because of that incident, I was demoted, [18:27] Damuel     and my engagement was called off. [18:31] Ferdinand     It is incorrect for you to assume that you     were punished because of Schicicoza. [18:36] Damuel     Huh? [18:38] Ferdinand     You have your own crimes. [18:42] Ferdinand     Damuel, you should have      immediately cast "rot." [18:46] Damuel     Rot? [18:48] Ferdinand     When things are out of your control, you need to cast rot so that others know. [18:53] Ferdinand     If you had been guarding an upper-class noble,      or a princess from another domain, [18:56] Ferdinand     that is what you would've done. [18:58] Ferdinand     Am I wrong? [19:00] Ferdinand     Before falling to the threats     of a middle-class noble, [19:03] Ferdinand     you should asked for help from     someone of higher rank. [19:07] Ferdinand     Not only did you fail at that,     you failed your mission. [19:10] Ferdinand     Lamenting, "Oh, woe is me," regarding     this is also one off your crimes. [19:15] Ferdinand     You fool. [19:18] Ferdinand     There are some unsettling rumors     surrounding the Spring Prayer. [19:22] Ferdinand     Know that any bizarre [19:24] Ferdinand     sense of pride, or obsequious words      or actions, will do you no good. [19:28] Damuel     Yes, sir. This time, I will not fail in     protecting the apprentice priestess. [19:36] Main     What? The high priest isn't     going to the Spring Prayer? [19:41] Ferdinand     Unlike the Harvest Festival,     there will be no donations. [19:46] Main     So the fact that he's making me     go to a ritual without donations [19:49] Main     is definitely harassment. [19:51] Ferdinand     And who will be accompanying you? [19:55] Main     Fran, Rosina, Hugo, and Ella. [19:59] Ferdinand     So four, then. [20:01] Main     Um, Head Priest. [20:03] Main     We'll be going around for ten days     for the Spring Prayer, right? [20:07] Main     I'm pretty sure I'm going     to get sick at some point. [20:11] Ferdinand     Hm. You will probably     need a lot of medicine. [20:14] Main     That super-gross medicine... [20:17] Main     Couldn't you at least do     something about the taste? [20:21] Ferdinand     You seem to feel very strongly about this. [20:24] Ferdinand     I'll give it some thought. [20:27] Main     Thank you very much. [20:29] Ferdinand     Also, just in case... [20:32] Ferdinand     Wear these. [20:36] Main     And then, the morning of     the Spring Prayer... [20:42] Ferdinand     I hate to say this... [20:46] Ferdinand     But more people will be accompanying you. [20:53] Main     Lord Karstedt. [21:00] Main     Have I ever seen this     blue-robed priest before? [21:05] Sylvester     You're so puny. Has her     baptism actually happened? [21:15] Sylvester     Squeak "pwee" for me. [21:18] Main     Sorry, what? SIGN    Next Chapter Spring Prayer [22:57] Main     Mister Benno, I'll buy you a souvenir     during the Spring Prayer, [23:00] Main     so look forward to it. [23:02] Benno     I'm more concerned about the restaurant. [23:04] Benno     It's almost finished, but     you haven't shown up once. [23:08] Main     Well, I'm busy. [23:10] Benno     Whatever. Help me come up with ways of     avoiding any dine-and-dashers and theft. [23:14] Main     In that case... SIGN    No referral, no entry [23:16] Main     make it so no one can come     without a referral. [23:18] Benno     A... referral? [23:20] Main     It's a kind of invitation. [23:22] Main     If someone who was invited causes an issue, [23:25] Main     the one who invited them     will take responsibility. [23:30] Benno     You're sounding more and more     like a merchant every day. [23:32] Main     I finally got some praise! SIGN    Illustration by: Moto Naoko E30 - Spring Prayer Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     The fact that there are those after Main     and her strong mana has come to light. [00:06] Ferdinand     Main's mana is unbelievably great. [00:10] Ferdinand     But if she can't control it, she is a     danger to herself and those around her. [00:15] Ferdinand     If she is deemed dangerous,      Main will be dealt with. [00:19] Narrator     Meanwhile, a blue-robed priest     she had never seen before [00:23] Narrator     appeared before her as she gets ready     to head to the Spring Prayer. [00:26] Sylvester     Squeak "pwee" for me. [00:32] Sylvester     Well? Go on! Squeak. [00:34] Sylvester     Go on, go on. [00:36] Ferdinand     Clearly, he has a terrible personality. [00:39] Ferdinand     Just go ahead and humor him. [00:43] Main     Pwee! [00:44] Sylvester     Excellent. [00:45] Sylvester     Now, keep squeaking! [00:47] Main     Pwee! Pwee! Pwee... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty Spring Prayer [02:32] Ferdinand     Sylvester. [02:33] Sylvester     Come on, come on... [02:34] Ferdinand     Main is weak. If you tease     her too much, she will die. [02:42] Sylvester     What's this supposed to be? [02:44] Main     Please give that back! [02:44] Sylvester     Whoa, there. [02:46] Main     Give it back... please! [02:48] Main     Come on... I asked you to give that back. [02:52] Main     That's the hair stick that Mom,     Dad, and Tuuli made for me! [02:57] Main     I hate guys like this! [03:04] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess! [03:12] Sylvester     Hey, I was just teasing her a bit. [03:15] Ferdinand     You can get it back in     your hair, can't you? [03:17] Main     Yes. Thank you kindly. [03:20] Karstedt     Go play with Damuel instead of Main.     He won't break as easily. [03:22] Ferdinand     That's how Sylvester is with everyone.     Don't let it get to you. [03:25] Sylvester     Oh, fine. [03:26] Sylvester     Want to play, Damuel? [03:29] Damuel     Um, please, no! [03:33] Ferdinand     Hm... This should do. [03:35] Karstedt     Then let us go. [03:38] Ferdinand     Damuel, pick Main up. [03:40] Ferdinand     Sylvester and Karstedt,     I need you to carry these. [03:46] Main     Sir Damuel, I'd like you to keep some     distance from that blue-robed priest. [03:53] Damuel     I wholeheartedly agree with you. [03:58] Ferdinand     Karstedt will lead. [04:01] Ferdinand     Sylvester and I will be in the back,     putting Main and Damuel in the middle. [04:26] Main     That's Fran and the others     who left earlier. [04:29] Main     I wonder if we're going to the winter estate [04:31] Main     that's in the farming village     closest to the south gate. [04:46] Sylvester     Move! [04:48] ---     What the?! [04:58] Villager     Wow! [05:06] Villager B     So cool! [05:07] Main     Is the Spring Prayer an event where priests     show off various tricks for the farmers? [05:12] Karstedt     You don't need to learn anything from him. [05:17] Ferdinand     We will now begin the Spring Prayer. [05:19] Ferdinand     Mayors, come forth. [05:32] Main     Goddess of Water, who brings upon     healing and change, Fruhtrane, [05:37] Main     and the twelve kindred     goddesses at her side... [05:40] Main     The God of Life, Ewigleben,     has freed thine sister, [05:45] Main     the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. Now,     aid her in bringing new life upon this land. [05:54] Main     We offer you an invigorating song of joy. [05:59] Main     We offer you our prayers and gratitude, [06:01] Main     and ask for your pure protection in return. [06:03] Main     May you bless all of the life     upon this land with happiness. [06:16] Main     It's green. [06:17] Villagers     We offer the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh,     and the Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane, [06:21] Villagers     our prayers and gratitude! [06:25] Ferdinand     We offer the gods our prayers! [06:27] Villagers     We offer the gods our prayers! [06:29] Ferdinand     Thus ends the Spring Prayer. [06:32] Ferdinand     Follow the will of the gods and live     righteously along with the bounty of new life. [06:37] Ferdinand     We offer you the gods' blessings. [06:55] Main     Where are we? [06:58] Ferdinand     This is Baron Blon's summer estate. [07:01] Main     Nobles who have been put in charge of     watching over farming villages by the lord [07:04] Main     spend their time living in the     estates in the farming villages [07:06] Main     from the Spring Prayer to     the Harvest Festival. SIGN    Taxes [07:09] Main     In the winter, they return to the nobles'     district and give their yearly reports and taxes. [07:14] Main     So, going around to the farming villages     and interacting with the farmers [07:19] Main     during the Spring Prayer is very important. [07:21] Ferdinand     That building there is where the nobles live,      and the annex is where we priests will stay. [07:28] Ferdinand     Arno should have already     gone by to have it opened. [07:33] Arno     Welcome back. [07:39] Arno     I would like to get dinner started,     but there are only two dining halls. [07:44] Arno     What would you like to do? [07:46] Ferdinand     We can all eat together in     the larger dining hall. [07:50] Ferdinand     Just make sure that Main and Sylvester     are seated away from each other. [07:54] Arno     As you wish. [07:56] Ferdinand     All of you should get properly dressed     and meet in the dining hall. [08:01] Rosina     Welcome back, Lady Main. [08:04] Rosina     First, let us get you changed. [08:11] Main     I feel alive again. [08:17] Rosina     You look beautiful, Lady Main. [08:19] Main     Thank you. [08:21] Rosina     Hugo and Ella were working     very hard on your meal. [08:25] Main     Wait, why? [08:26] Rosina     They didn't want to be     outdone by another chef. [08:31] Main     That just means I need to     work harder, as well. [08:35] Karstedt     Ah... [08:36] Karstedt     Once you're properly dressed, you actually     look no different than a noble lady. [08:40] Main     You are far too kind, Lord Karstedt. [08:43] Ferdinand     You have become far more     refined during the winter. [08:46] Main     Thank you kindly. [08:48] Ferdinand     Though I see that you still wear     your heart on your sleeve. [08:52] Main     You always give too much praise and     critique at once, Head Priest! [08:58] Ferdinand     Oh mighty King and Queen     of the endless skies... [09:00] Ferdinand     who doth grace us with thousands     upon thousands of lives to consume, [09:07] Ferdinand     O mighty Eternal Five who     rule the mortal realm, [09:12] Ferdinand     I offer thanks and prayers to thee, and do     take part in the meal so graciously provided. [09:18] Sylvester     Mmm... This smells great. [09:22] Sylvester     Why are you the only one     with a different meal? [09:25] Main     Fran, do you know? [09:27] Fran     Because someone else prepared your food. [09:30] Main     Because I had someone else prepare my food. [09:32] Main     They're using the smaller     kitchen to prepare it. [09:37] Main     My chef is extremely talented. [09:42] Sylvester     Wh-Why are you eating?! [09:43] Main     Huh? What do you mean? [09:45] Ferdinand     Sylvester was interested     in your food, Main. [09:49] Main     What? That's what he meant     by it smells good? [09:53] Main     How was I supposed to know that? [09:57] Main     I wouldn't mind giving you half. [09:59] Sylvester     H-Half?! [10:01] Main     You can't possibly be suggesting that you     wanted to take all of a poor commoner's meal... [10:09] Sylvester     Half will do just fine. [10:16] Main     Now, if you'll please excuse me. [10:19] Main     Gentlemen, please enjoy     the rest of your meal. [10:22] Sylvester     Main, wait. [10:24] Sylvester     Let us talk about trading chefs. [10:31] Main     Lord Sylvester, [10:32] Main     they are chefs who we're borrowing     from someplace else. [10:36] Main     I cannot make any decisions     regarding this trade. [10:39] Sylvester     Then I will negotiate with     whoever they work for. [10:41] ---     Who is it? [10:42] Main     Lord Sylvester, merchants     can't say "no" to nobles. [10:46] Main     That would end up being an order. [10:49] Sylvester     I see. [10:51] Main     They are going to be the chefs of a     restaurant that will be opening soon. [10:55] Sylvester     Ah, a restaurant? [10:57] Main     Preparing to open the restaurant and properly [11:00] Main     training the chefs involves a lot      of money and people. [11:03] Main     If you enjoyed their food, [11:05] Main     please consider becoming a     patron of that restaurant. [11:11] Sylvester     Very well. I'll do just that. [11:14] Main     Thank you kindly. [11:17] Main     For the rest of the night, [11:18] Main     we played the harspiel, and... [11:22] Karstedt     Since everyone is showcasing their     talents, allow me to show you mine. [11:34] Main     ...we also saw a sword dance.     It was a very long night. [11:39] Sylvester     That was cool, wasn't it? Now, praise me. [11:42] Main     It was lovely... [11:44] Sylvester     You didn't actually mean that. Try again. [11:48] Main     I was forced to to praise him over again     three times, and I became exhausted. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:03] Main     The next day, we handed     over a small holy grail [12:06] Main     that we'd poured our mana into     at the Dedication Ceremony. [12:08] Main     After that, we went around to five     different winter estates in a day. [12:13] Main     Then the next day, and the day after that,     we continued to go to winter estates. [12:17] Ferdinand     We'll be going to see Viscount Gerlach next,     but we'll be heading to him by carriage. [12:22] Main     What? A carriage? [12:23] Ferdinand     Let us regroup with the others. [12:31] Ferdinand     Main, use this to hide your face. [12:34] Ferdinand     Viscount Gerlach is quite interested in you. [12:39] Ferdinand     He wanted you to stop by     during the Spring Prayer. [12:43] Ferdinand     He is very close with the high priest. [12:46] Ferdinand     Be on your guard. [12:49] Main     So that's what he meant. [12:54] Viscount Gerlach     Ah, thank you for coming all     this way, Lord Ferdinand. [13:00] Viscount Gerlach     Is that the apprentice priestess     I've heard so much about? [13:03] Ferdinand     Yes. [13:04] Viscount Gerlach     You will be staying the night, won't you? [13:06] Viscount Gerlach     We will offer you nothing but the best. [13:09] Ferdinand     No, we will be staying with     Count Leisegang tonight. [13:14] Viscount Gerlach     I see. [13:16] Viscount Gerlach     That's too bad. [13:25] Main     Head Priest... [13:27] Main     I don't think I'm feeling very well. [13:32] Ferdinand     Then you should go to bed early tonight. [13:35] Ferdinand     I will leave the medicine     I have prepared with Fran. [13:38] Main     Thank you kindly. [13:43] Main     This is an attendant's     room, but it's very comfy. [14:10] Main     I slept so well! I feel all better! [14:14] Fran     Good morning, Lady Main. [14:17] Fran     This may seem sudden, but the head     priest would like to see you. [14:30] Ferdinand     Bandits entered here late last night. [14:33] Main     Bandits... You mean thieves? [14:36] Karstedt     Not quite. We believe they     wanted to kidnap you. [14:40] Karstedt     Two men snuck into my room last night. [14:44] Main     I see. Of course, they wouldn't think     the person they're trying to kidnap [14:47] Main     would be in an attendant's room. [14:50] Karstedt     I tried to catch them as     soon as I saw them, but... [14:54] Main     Did they get away? [14:56] Karstedt     No. [14:57] Karstedt     I caught one, let Lord Ferdinand handle him, [15:01] Karstedt     then I went after the other one. [15:03] Karstedt     He managed to get on a horse and flee. [15:06] Karstedt     I was about to pursue him with my highbeast, [15:10] Karstedt     but then he and the horse exploded. [15:16] Sylvester     The one we captured took his own     life as Ferdinand was disarming him. [15:22] Main     No... [15:24] Ferdinand     We considered not telling     you about this incident, [15:26] Ferdinand     but we decided it'd be best     if you knew what was going on [15:30] Ferdinand     since they're after you. [15:32] Ferdinand     I'm quite certain that Viscount     Gerlach is behind this. [15:35] Ferdinand     Be careful, Main. [15:37] Main     There's no chance that the culprit     is actually Count Leisegang? [15:42] Karstedt     No. This is my mother's family home. [15:46] Karstedt     They wouldn't dare try to     harm someone in my company. [15:56] Main     I ate my breakfast, though it     went down with difficulty, [15:59] Main     and finished my morning and evening duties. [16:05] Ferdinand     Now, let us regroup with the carriage. [16:08] Main     It's finally over. [16:12] Karstedt     An attack! [16:14] Ferdinand     We will go first. [16:17] Main     Sir Damuel, let's hurry, as well! [16:20] Damuel     I cannot catch up to     their speed with my mana. [16:23] Main     Then go ahead and use my mana, too! [16:29] Damuel     Thank you! [16:50] Main     What is that black thing? [16:53] Damuel     That is a God of Darkness barrier. [16:55] Damuel     Mana-based attacks won't work against it. [16:58] Damuel     One of the attackers must be a noble! [17:05] Main     Head Priest! If mana won't     work against the carriage, [17:08] Main     please use magic to blast those men away! [17:11] Sylvester     Wait! They might just     be men from this domain. [17:15] Main     Fran and Rosina are more important! [17:17] Main     If I pray to the gods,     I can use magic, can't I? [17:21] Sylvester     Stop her at once! [17:23] Ferdinand     I cannot. [17:24] Sylvester     What do you mean?! [17:25] Ferdinand     But I can at least give her some direction. [17:28] Ferdinand     Main! Pray to the wind! [17:41] Main     Goddess of Wind that rules     over protection, Schutzaria, [17:44] Main     and the twelve kindred     goddesses at her side... [17:48] Ferdinand     Main, surround the God of Darkness barrier with      your own without letting it devour your mana. [17:54] Main     Hear my prayer and grant me holy power! [17:59] Main     Grant me a shield of wind that will     ward away those who wish to do us harm! [18:14] Man A     What the?! [18:18] Karstedt     Well done. [18:19] Main     I know, right?! [18:21] Main     Way to go, shield formed by the power     of the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria! [18:27] Damuel     I sensed some mana from the forest just now! [18:31] Ferdinand     We will go investigate the forest. [18:33] Ferdinand     Damuel, continue protecting Main in the air. [18:36] Damuel     Yes, sir! [18:37] Sylvester     No! [18:38] Main     Huh? [18:48] Sylvester     Ferdinand! [18:50] Sylvester     Take this! [18:54] Main     That was so scary... [18:56] Ferdinand     Of course, he would do that. [18:57] Sylvester     You stay here, Ferdinand. [18:59] Sylvester     We might be dealing with     the decoy over there. [19:01] Ferdinand     Understood. [19:02] Sylvester     Come, Karstedt! [19:03] Karstedt     Yes, sir! [19:06] Ferdinand     What he did may seem violent,     but we are prioritizing your safety. [19:11] Main     Huh? [19:12] Ferdinand     Main, will you pray with me that     they are successful in battle? [19:19] Main & Ferdinand     May the God of War Angriff, kindred of the     God of Fire, Leidenschaft, protect them. [19:32] Main     It looks like a phoenix. [19:56] Karstedt     Such power. [19:58] Main     The carriage! Is the carriage safe?! [20:01] Ferdinand     It's perfectly fine. [20:03] Main     Oh, thank goodness. [20:06] Ferdinand     What's the matter, Main? [20:07] Main     Head Priest, I'm out of mana. [20:10] Ferdinand     You're out of mana? [20:19] Rosina     Lady Main, are you awake? [20:22] Main     Rosina... [20:24] Rosina     You mustn't move too suddenly. [20:26] Rosina     You must have pushed yourself rather hard. [20:28] Main     Is everyone okay? [20:30] Rosina     Yes. Everyone is fine. [20:32] Main     Thank goodness... [20:37] Main     By the time I woke up again, the head     priest had brought me my medicine. [20:43] Ferdinand     Drink this. [20:46] Main     He said he'd work on the flavor, [20:48] Main     but it was still absolutely awful. [20:51] Main     From what I heard later, apparently they     didn't know who set up the dark barrier. [20:57] Main     Mostly because Lord Karstedt's attack     turned everything in the area to dust. [21:03] Main     Was that because of our prayers? [21:06] Ferdinand     It may be. [21:08] Ferdinand     Don't talk about it unless you are asked. [21:11] Main     Okay... SIGN    Next Chapter The Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home [22:50] Ferdinand     You do far too many things     that put you in danger. [22:54] Ferdinand     You had magical items with you this time,     so when we offered our prayers to the gods, [22:58] Ferdinand     a spell activated. [23:00] Ferdinand     If you had lacked magical items, [23:01] Ferdinand     your mana would've lost control     and you would've died. [23:03] Main     What?! [23:04] Main     Wait, didn't we do this all before? [23:07] Ferdinand     I'll say it as many times as needed. [23:09] Ferdinand     If your mana leaks out of your body      until it begins to flow out all at once, [23:13] Ferdinand     your body, the vessel, cannot sustain itself. [23:16] Ferdinand     Your skin will start to bubble, [23:19] Ferdinand     much like when you boil water. [23:21] Ferdinand     Once your skin can no longer hold it     in, it'll burst, and your flesh— [23:26] Main     I can't hear you! I don't want to hear it! [23:30] Ferdinand     Hey! I wasn't done talking! [23:31] Main     I'm sorry! I'll never do it again! SIGN    Illustration by: Gilse E31 - Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     Toward the end of the Spring Prayer, [00:03] Narrator     Main and her companions were attacked. [00:14] Ferdinand     Over half of the people who     attacked the carriage [00:17] Ferdinand     were not farmers from Ehrenfest. [00:21] Main     But then who... [00:26] Ferdinand     Viscount Gerlach's land     connects to other domains. [00:33] Ferdinand     Erecting a God of Darkness     barrier around the carriage [00:35] Ferdinand     would require a decent amount of mana. [00:39] Ferdinand     Perhaps they are middle-class... [00:41] Ferdinand     but there is definitely     a noble leading this. [00:44] Main     And you think it's a noble     from another domain. [00:49] Ferdinand     There is someone else who carried this out. (Flashback) [00:54] Damuel     I sensed some mana from     the forest just now! [00:58] Ferdinand     Considering Damuel sensed     mana back there... [01:02] Ferdinand     They must be Devouring soldiers. [01:04] Main     Devouring... soldiers?! SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-One The Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home [03:04] Gil     Welcome back, Lady Main. [03:06] Main     Thanks for watching over the place, Gil. [03:10] Delia     I'll get your bath ready immediately. [03:12] Main     Thank you, Delia. [03:14] Fran     Lady Main. [03:16] Rosina     Please let us thank you. [03:18] Main     Why are you being so formal? [03:21] Fran     If you were to measure the worth of     farmers and gray-robed priests, [03:25] Fran     the ones who would be considered     more important are the farmers [03:27] Fran     because of their crops and taxes. [03:32] Rosina     And yet, you saved us, Lady Main. [03:36] Fran     We were able to live a bit longer     because of you, Lady Main. [03:40] Fran & Rosina     Thank you kindly. [03:45] Main     During the Spring Prayer, Nicola and     Monika got put in the kitchen, [03:49] Main     and ended up helping Hugo and Ella,     which livened up the kitchen a bit. [03:58] Main     Head Priest, I'm here because     I am told that you summoned me. [04:03] Main     Lord Sylvester. [04:08] Ferdinand     Have a seat. [04:10] Main     All right. [04:11] Sylvester     Main. [04:12] Sylvester     You're going to be my guide. [04:15] Sylvester     It'll make it easier to look around. [04:19] Main     Um... A guide to what, exactly? [04:23] Sylvester     First, the orphanage. Next, the workshop. [04:27] Sylvester     I'll have to look at the forest     the orphans go to, as well. [04:31] Main     Uh... SIGN    Confiscation SIGN    Confiscation [04:34] Sylvester     How dare you work those orphans     for your own desires? [04:41] Main     Please just don't go confiscating anything! [04:45] Ferdinand     Don't worry, Main. [04:47] Ferdinand     I will also be accompanying you     to the orphanage and workshop. [04:54] Ferdinand     I knew I'd have to see them one day. [05:06] Sylvester     I figured it be messier than this,     but it's surprisingly clean. [05:10] Main     Head Priest, Lord Sylvester,     this is my attendant, Wilma, [05:15] Main     who also manages the orphanage and takes     care of the children who haven't been baptized yet. [05:22] Wilma     Thank you for visiting our humble orphanage. [05:24] Wilma     We are truly honored by your visit. [05:28] Ferdinand     Ah... The attendant who created      those magnificent drawings. [05:33] Ferdinand     Continue your good work. [05:35] Wilma     Th-Thank you very much... [05:39] Sylvester     Main. [05:40] Sylvester     What is this? [05:42] Main     Those are game cards called karuta. [05:43] Ferdinand     You have not told me about those. [05:45] Main     They are not for sale, so     I did not report them to you. [05:49] Ferdinand     Is that the truth? [05:51] Main     Yes. [05:52] Main     I gave Mister Benno the rights, [05:54] Main     but we'd have to draw pictures     for every single card, [05:57] Main     so they can't be mass-produced. [05:59] Ferdinand     Hm... [06:01] Ferdinand     Then why did you make them? [06:03] Main     So that my attendants can     learn the alphabet. [06:07] Main     I had a set made for the orphanage     at the workshop at the same time. [06:11] Sylvester     Did you also make this so they     could learn the alphabet? [06:14] Main     Yes! [06:15] Main     We're trapped indoors during the     winter with nothing to do, [06:18] Main     so I made sure they had books to read, or     could play games with karuta or playing cards, [06:22] Main     and now they can read and write. [06:25] Main     They can even do a little arithmetic. [06:29] Main     I had read the scriptures so     that I could make these picture books, [06:33] Main     and thanks to them, I was able to learn the     names of the gods and the divine instruments. [06:36] Ferdinand     Main. [06:37] Main     Yes, Head Priest? [06:45] Ferdinand     We can discuss this later. [06:55] Sylvester     Main, where do you make the toys? [06:59] Main     Toys are made by hand in the winter. [07:01] Main     The creation of paper and picture books     takes top priority at the Main Workshop. [07:06] Sylvester     But the toys seem more     interesting and profitable. [07:08] Sylvester     Why prioritize paper and picture books? [07:12] Main     Because I want them. [07:16] Sylvester     So you're doing whatever you want. [07:19] Main     Really? You're going to try to scold     me about that, Lord Sylvester? [07:25] Ferdinand     This doesn't change the fact that both     of you are the causes of my headaches. [07:31] Main     This is Master Benno from     the Gilberta Company [07:35] Main     and his dapla apprentices, Leon and Lutz. [07:38] Main     They are in charge of the items created     in the Main Workshop and the restaurant. [07:43] Main     Please treat them kindly. [07:45] Sylvester     Oh? Lift your faces. [07:47] Benno     Thank you. [07:57] Benno     May we be blessed that the Goddess of     Water, Fruhtrane, guided our meeting [08:06] Benno     pure and true... [08:09] Main     Master... Benno? [08:11] Sylvester     Benno, I'd like to talk to     you about the restaurant. [08:15] Sylvester     Come. [08:17] Benno     As you wish. [08:21] Main     I wonder what's up with Mister Benno. [08:23] Ferdinand     Main. [08:24] Main     Yes? [08:25] Ferdinand     What is this contraption? [08:28] Main     That is the new printing press! [08:32] Main     They take these metal letter     types and create sentences. [08:43] Gil     Lady Main, it's done. [08:45] Main     Mhm. [08:47] Main     We will now print. [08:55] Main     We can print many pages at once. [08:58] Main     We are currently using this rubbing pad     to transfer the ink onto the paper, [09:01] Main     but with an actual printing press, we'll     be able to print even more pages at once. [09:05] Main     Isn't that amazing? [09:07] Ferdinand     This will change history... [09:09] Main     Huh? [09:11] Ferdinand     Main. [09:13] Ferdinand     I now have a mountain     of questions to ask you, [09:16] Ferdinand     and things I'd also like to tell you. [09:20] Main     Fran should be giving him reports...     I wonder what he wants. [09:30] Main     Mister Benno, what did Lord     Sylvester say to you? [09:35] Main     Ow! Ow! [09:39] Benno     This is all your fault! [09:41] Benno     Argh... Damn it! [09:44] Main     What did I do? [09:48] Benno     What's certain is that a hell of an     opportunity just fell in my lap. [09:53] Benno     I have no idea if it's     gonna work out, though. [09:57] Main     I have no idea what's going     on, but do your best... [10:02] Main     Dwat huwrts... [10:07] Main (Narration)     The next day, [10:09] Main (Narration)     Lutz and some others led     him through the forest. [10:15] Main     That's a shure! [10:18] Sylvester     Amazing, isn't it? [10:20] Sylvester     I hunted it down. [10:21] Gil     Lord Syl was amazing back there! [10:24] Lutz     Yeah! He managed to hit it in one shot,     even though it was so far away! [10:28] Main     Lord Syl, eh? [10:31] Main     Maybe he likes kids, surprisingly. [10:33] Sylvester     Go ahead and feed that to the orphans. [10:36] Rico     Yay! [10:38] Main     Thank you kindly. [10:44] Sylvester     I hadn't had this much fun in a while. [10:46] Sylvester     Main. [10:47] Sylvester     This is a token of my gratitude. [10:51] Main     Thank you kindly. [10:53] Main     Is this... a magical item? [10:56] Sylvester     It is a type of one, but you won't     be able to use magic with just this. [11:01] Main     Then what is it used for? [11:04] Sylvester     It'll act as a protective     charm when you need it. [11:07] Main     A protective charm? [11:09] Sylvester     Turn around. I'll put it on you. [11:15] Sylvester     Have you never received an     accessory from a man before? [11:19] Sylvester     Move your hair out of the way. [11:22] Main     I've had someone put a hair     accessory in my hair before. [11:29] Sylvester     There. [11:34] Sylvester     Make sure you keep that on     you at all times. Understand? [11:38] Sylvester     If you're ever in trouble, press your     blood seal upon this black stone. [11:44] Main     If I'm in trouble? [11:46] Sylvester     Yes. [11:48] Sylvester     I promise I'll come save you. [11:50] Main     Lord Sylvester... [11:53] Sylvester     Got it? [11:54] Main     Ow... [11:55] Sylvester     No, you're supposed to go, "Pwee." SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:19] Ferdinand     With books made from parchment, [12:21] Ferdinand     in order for a single book to be completed, [12:26] Ferdinand     it takes the hard work of many     workshops and artisans. [12:34] Ferdinand     But that's not the case with your book. [12:37] Ferdinand     The text, pictures, and printing     can all be done in one workshop. [12:46] Ferdinand     Once your printing press is complete, [12:48] Ferdinand     it'll be possible to mass produce     these books in very little time. [12:52] Ferdinand     Which means that everyone who     had earned a living making books [12:56] Ferdinand     will not be in the same     situation any longer. [12:59] Main     And that's why you said     history would change... [13:02] Ferdinand     How did your world change [13:05] Ferdinand     once books went into the hands     of farmers and townspeople? [13:12] Main     There were instances where people      brought down the ruling class, [13:14] Main     and the people started     their own government. [13:18] Main     There were also leaders who     spread information beneficial [13:21] Main     to their agenda in order      to incite their people. [13:26] Main     But... [13:27] Main     If you're asking me how things will change or     how some people may take advantage of this... [13:33] Main     I don't have an answer for you. [13:36] Ferdinand     It would all depend on how this is used... [13:40] Ferdinand     How troublesome that we don't know [13:42] Ferdinand     how this will turn out because the      effects will be too far-reaching. [13:45] Main     We can't expect the same thing that     happened in my world to happen here. [13:49] Main     This is a world that can't function     without nobles who can use magic. [13:54] Ferdinand     It's true that it's possible     to rule with magic. [13:58] Ferdinand     But there's no guarantee     of how that will play out. [14:01] Ferdinand     What is certain is the pushback     from the nobles will be grand. [14:10] Ferdinand     Do not print for a while. [14:13] Main     Huh? But why? [14:15] Ferdinand     Many households that lack wealth      make a living by copying books. [14:20] Ferdinand     If your printing starts to spread, lesser     nobles will hold a grudge against you. [14:27] Main     Are you saying that nobles      have a vested interest? [14:33] Main     Very well. How long should I wait? [14:37] Ferdinand     Until you are adopted by Karstedt. [14:44] Ferdinand     If a commoner were to step into noble     territory, they would instantly be crushed. [14:49] Ferdinand     But if you were a high-class noble who     received permission from the lord [14:53] Ferdinand     to print for the sake of the domain,     you will not be crushed easily. [14:59] Main     So two more years... [15:05] Ferdinand     How about it, Main? [15:06] Ferdinand     Perhaps you should let Karstedt     adopt you at once. [15:09] Main     Huh? [15:11] Main     N-No! [15:14] Ferdinand     Are you unsure about having Karstedt     as your adoptive father? [15:17] Main     Of course not. [15:18] Main     I think Lord Karstedt     is a wonderful person. [15:22] Main     But... [15:25] Main     I'm just now realizing how much     trouble I've caused my parents [15:28] Main     because books were all I had on my mind. [15:36] Main     You're the one who made me realize that     I need to treasure my current family. [15:43] Main     So I want to stay with my     family as long as possible! [15:49] Ferdinand     If you are that determined,     my hands are tied. [15:53] Ferdinand     For the next two years, just make a     few children's books here and there. [16:00] Main     I understand. [16:04] Main     By the way, Head Priest. [16:06] Main     What is your relationship     with Lord Sylvester? [16:11] Ferdinand     What do you mean? [16:12] Main     You seem a bit too familiar with... [16:14] Main     I mean, you two seem rather close. [16:19] Ferdinand     It's better that you don't stick     your nose where it doesn't belong. [16:23] Main     I see... [16:25] Main     Then if you'll excuse me. [16:27] Ferdinand     I'm not done talking to you yet. [16:29] Main     Huh? [16:30] Ferdinand     Contact your family. [16:33] Main     Huh? [16:35] Ferdinand     You may go home. [16:40] Main     Okay! [16:47] Delia     Are families that nice to have? [16:50] Main     For me, I feel like I belong there. [16:53] Main     It's where I'm most at ease. [16:55] Delia     Huh... [16:58] Tuuli     Main! [16:59] Gunther     We came to get you! [17:03] Main     Dad! Tuuli! [17:12] Fran     See you again tomorrow, Lady Main. [17:15] Damuel     Try not to go out alone. [17:18] Main     Yes, I won't. [17:21] Main     I'm home, Mom! [17:22] Eva     Welcome home, Main. [17:24] Main     Wow, you look like you're     going to pop any second. [17:27] Eva     The baby is going to be here any day now. [17:30] Eva     They might have been waiting     for you to get home. [17:34] Main     Your big sis is home now. [17:37] Main     Whoa, they kicked me. [17:53] Gunther     I'll go get the midwife! [17:56] Tuuli     I'll go get some water! [17:59] Main     Mom, remember. Hee hee hoo. Hee hee hoo... [18:05] Main (Narration)     Once someone is in labor, women     from around town come to help. [18:09] Main (Narration)     The men pluck and carve chickens, and     prepare for the naming ceremony. [18:14] Main (Narration)     That seems to be the custom in this world. [18:16] Main (Narration)     I asked Lutz to tell the church that I wouldn't     be able to go to the cathedral for a while. [18:29] Fran     Then I'll report that Lady Main     was holding a celebration [18:32] Fran     for someone in the lower part of     the city who has helped her out. [18:36] Lutz     Thanks. Also, if you could... [18:39] Fran     I will not tell Delia about this. [18:42] Delia     A celebration? [18:45] Main     Please let them be born     without any problems. [18:48] Gunther     Please be born without a problem this time. [18:51] Main & Gunther     Please just be well— [18:54] Tuuli     Dad! Main! [18:56] Tuuli     He's born! [19:04] Gunther     Effa! [19:05] Main     Mom! [19:07] Eva     He's a healthy baby boy. [19:13] Main     What's his name? Do you     have one for him yet? [19:16] Gunther     Yeah. It's Kamil. [19:18] Main     Kamil... [19:20] Main     Kamil... It's your big sis. [19:31] Main     Oh, no! He started crying. [19:35] Eva     Well, that's what babies do, dear. [19:39] Main     I'll only be able to be with Kamil     for the next two years. [19:43] Main     To make sure that Kamil doesn't forget me, [19:47] Main     I'm going to make lots and     lots of picture books. [19:54] Jenni     Sadly, the high priest currently     isn't here because he was invited [19:58] Jenni     to visit by a giebe in the south. [19:59] Delia     I see... [20:01] Delia     In that case, please tell him that someone     Lady Main knows in the lower part of the city [20:05] Delia     was celebrating something. [20:06] Jenni     I will. [20:10] Jenni     You move much more elegantly now, Delia. [20:14] Delia     I'm just copying Rosina. [20:17] Jenni     I see... [20:18] Jenni     Is Rosina well? [20:21] Jenni     This takes me back to when     I was serving Lady Christine. [20:25] Jenni     Back then, I would dance every night [20:29] Jenni     as Rosina played her harspiel. [20:31] Jenni     Then Wilma would draw that. [20:33] Delia     Rosina continues to play     her harspiel every day. [20:39] Jenni     I see. So she is still     living the same life. [20:44] Delia     Jenni? [20:46] Jenni     Oh, I have good news, by the way. [20:48] Delia     What is it? [20:50] Jenni     We are going to have a visitor very soon... [20:54] Jenni     And I hear that this noble     likes little children. [20:59] Delia     I see. He likes little children... [21:02] Jenni     Make sure you look more presentable. [21:04] Delia     Thank you, Jenni. [21:08] Delia     If this noble takes a liking to me and     I end up as his mistress, [21:12] Delia     I might be able to leave the cathedral. [21:16] Jenni     That noble... [21:18] Jenni     Doesn't like normal children... [21:20] Jenni     He's apparently looking for     a child with the Devouring. SIGN    Next Chapter The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors [23:00] Main     Hey, Dad. [23:01] Gunther     What is it, Main? [23:02] Main     You said, "Please be born without     a problem this time," right? [23:06] Main     What did you mean by that? [23:07] Gunther     Ah... Well, our first child miscarried. [23:10] Main     Huh? [23:10] Gunther     The boy we had next died     within a year of his birth. [23:14] Gunther     You and Tuuli made it just fine, [23:16] Gunther     but our next child didn't     survive the winter, either. [23:19] Gunther     And the one after that... [23:20] Main     What?! You mean it was that     hard to have a baby?! [23:23] Main     We offer thanks to the gods! [23:25] Main     We thank the kindred of the Goddess of     Water, the Goddess of Childbirth Entrinduge, [23:30] Main     for her blessing and protection. [23:32] Gunther     For her blessing and protection! SIGN    Illustration by: Karasuba Ame E32 - The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     Main is finally permitted to go back home, [00:05] Narrator     and swears to put even more of her     heart and soul into bookmaking [00:08] Narrator     for the sake of her little     brother Kamil, as well. [00:11] Narrator     Meanwhile... [00:14] Gerlach     The plan to kidnap the blue-robed apprentice     priestess at the Spring Prayer has failed. [00:21] Viscountess Dahldolf     That is truly unfortunate, Viscount Gerlach. [00:26] Viscountess Dahldolf     I was quite hoping to have that commoner     blue-robed apprentice priestess [00:32] Viscountess Dahldolf     and Lord Ferdinand both suffer... [00:35] Gerlach     Viscountess Dahldolf,     I understand how you feel. [00:40] Gerlach     It is quite unfortunate to lose your     son, Lord Schicicoza, in such a way. [00:47] Bindewald     Not to mention, you managed to let     half of the Devouring soldiers [00:51] Bindewald     I lent you get eliminated. [00:54] Gerlach     I'm terribly sorry, Count Bindewald. [00:58] Bindewald     I'd rather get more troops     from you than an apology. [01:02] Gerlach     What do you mean? [01:04] Bindewald     I'd like to buy that blue-robed     apprentice priestess from you. [01:12] High Priest     We are aware of your request through     Viscount Gerlach's letter. [01:16] Bindewald     If I recall correctly, if an adoption     is by a noble from another domain, [01:20] Bindewald     we did not need permission     from Aub Ehrenfest? [01:24] Gerlach     Count Bindewald is a noble from the     neighboring domain of Ahrensbach. [01:30] High Priest     Ahrensbach... [01:35] Gerlach     I must say, this is a favorable deal. [01:39] Gerlach     I'm sure that commoner blue-robed apprentice     priestess is a thorn in your side as well. [01:46] Viscountess Dahldolf     Lord Ferdinand declared before     the knights that the apprentice priestess [01:49] Viscountess Dahldolf     was under his protection.     If she was sold off... [01:52] Viscountess Dahldolf     I'm sure Lord Ferdinand     would suffer, too. [01:59] Gerlach     I'm certain that will make your older     sister, Lady Veronica, happy, too. [02:03] Bindewald     In order to find out more about this     blue-robed apprentice priestess [02:07] Bindewald     and what kind of contracts she may have, [02:08] Bindewald     we were hoping we could get your assistance,     since you are the high priest, Lord Bezewanst. SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-Two SIGN    The Abandoned Child of the Cathedral and Making Colors [04:07] Main     My little brother Kamil is so adorable! [04:11] Main     He was just born, so he's so tiny, [04:14] Main     and whenever he cries, he     gets so red and wrinkly. [04:19] Main     I never knew a little     brother could be so cute. [04:23] Benno     That's enough. [04:25] Benno     I get enough of doting parents     from being around Otto. [04:28] Main     What?! Missus Corinna had her baby, then? [04:32] Benno     At the end of winter.      Her name is Renate. [04:36] Benno     She'll be the Gilberta Company's heiress.      I hope you'll look after her. [04:40] Main     You don't seem that excited, considering     she's your precious heiress. [04:46] Benno     Yes, because Otto is excited     enough for the both of us. [04:52] Otto     Renate's absolutely adorable,     no matter what she does. [04:57] Otto     Renate's absolutely adorable,     no matter what she does. [04:59] Corinna     Stop playing with your food, dear. [05:02] Main     Thank goodness the Gilberta     Company has Missus Corinna. [05:06] Benno     More importantly, hurry up and     tell me about the printing. [05:09] Main     Right. [05:10] Main     The head priest has told me not to do     any letterpress printing for a while. [05:17] Main     If we keep moving forward, the vested     interest opposing us will be the nobility. [05:22] Benno     A vested interest of nobles... [05:26] Benno     Discretion is the better     part of valor indeed. [05:29] Main     So I want to put everything into     making picture books for a while. [05:35] Benno     Everything? What are you plotting? [05:39] Main     First, I want to create some colored ink     so we can add colors to the pictures. [05:43] Main     Second, improving our mimeograph technology. [05:47] Benno     Colored ink and improving     mimeograph technology? [05:52] Main     Yes, but we'll have to hurry and     prepare, or we won't make it in time. [05:55] Benno     In time? For what? [05:58] Main     Why, creating a picture book to go     along with my precious Kamil's growth. [06:03] Main     I'm going to give this     my all for Kamil's sake! [06:06] Benno     Did you get permission from the head priest? [06:09] Benno     If you did, that's fine. [06:11] Benno     I'll let you meet the foreman     of the workshop soon. [06:14] Main     Thank you kindly. [06:19] Main     My little brother was born the other day. [06:23] Gil & Rosina     Congratulations. [06:27] Delia     Oh, I had no idea. [06:30] Main     Oh, no. I was so excited that I let     the cat out of the bag myself. [06:34] Gil     Lady Main, what's your brother's name? [06:37] Main     Nice follow up, Gil! Yay! [06:39] Main     His name is Kamil. [06:41] Main     He was just born, so he's really tiny. [06:44] Main     And when he cries, he gets     all red and wrinkly. [06:46] Main     He's absolutely adorable! [06:48] Rosina     Lady Main, I must say, the way you describe     him doesn't make him sound that cute. [06:56] Main     I wonder who that is. [07:00] Wilma     Pardon me. [07:03] Main     Wilma, where'd that baby come from? [07:07] Wilma     Well... (Flashback) [07:10] Woman     I offer him to the gods. [07:13] Main     So she brought him here because     she couldn't take care of him... [07:16] Wilma     Apparently so. What shall we do? [07:20] Main     What should we do? [07:24] Fran     This is the first time I've dealt     with something like this, too. [07:28] Main     Fran requested a meeting with the head     priest so we could talk to him about this. [07:36] Rosina     He's so adorable. [07:38] Main     He may be cute, [07:40] Main     but my Kamil's way cuter! [07:44] Wilma     He's fine because he's sleeping right now,     but what should we do when he wakes up? [07:49] Main     Give him milk. [07:50] Delia     That's not possible. [07:52] Delia     We don't have any gray-robed priestesses     that have given birth left. [07:57] Wilma     Do you know anything about raising     a baby without a mother, Lady Main? [08:04] Main     Well... I have read before that a mother who     couldn't nurse gave their baby goat's milk. [08:12] Wilma     Goat's milk? [08:14] Wilma     Thank you kindly. I will     prepare some right away. [08:21] Rosina     What should we do? He's crying. [08:30] Main     Judging by the way he's crying, he's hungry. [08:33] Wilma     I will go get some goat's milk. [08:35] Delia     Ugh! [08:37] Delia     He's wet. [08:39] Main     Oh, no! We need to change his diaper! [08:42] Wilma     Diaper... [08:43] Main     Do we have any cloth? [08:45] Delia     Yes, we do. [08:48] Ferdinand     Hmm... an abandoned child. [08:51] Ferdinand     Just take care of him like you     have done for the other children. [08:54] Main     We came to talk to you because none of the     gray-robed priestesses have had a child. [09:00] Ferdinand     Right. [09:01] Ferdinand     But there's nothing we can do about that. [09:04] Ferdinand     Shall we hire a wet nurse? [09:07] Ferdinand     Sadly, I have no experience     in child rearing as well. [09:11] Main     We can actually hire a wet nurse? [09:14] Ferdinand     If we can find anyone pious     enough to come to the orphanage. [09:19] Main     That seems difficult. [09:27] Main     And so, we're all going     to be taking care of him. [09:30] Everyone other than Main     All of us?! [09:32] Main     Yes. If Wilma has to take care of him     herself, she's going to collapse, [09:36] Main     because babies need milk at night, too. [09:41] Main     Wilma will watch the child during the day, [09:44] Main     and the rest of you can take     turns watching him at night. [09:47] Rosina, Wilma & Gil     Understood. [09:49] Delia     Ugh! Why do I have to do this, too? [09:53] Main     Of course, you should look after him. [09:56] Main     You're going to be this     child's older sister. [09:59] Delia     O-Older sister? [10:01] Main     Yes. I would like for you to care for this     child like he's your own flesh and blood. [10:06] Delia     But my dream is to become a concubine! [10:10] Main     If she concentrates her     attention somewhere else, [10:13] Main     she may forget about wanting     to be a concubine! [10:14] Delia     There, there! [10:16] Main     Let's see who can be the better big sister. [10:20] Delia     Well, of course I'm going to win. [10:23] Gil     Delia, you always let Lady     Main play you like a fiddle. [10:26] Delia     Shut up. [10:27] Main     All right, first, let's     give this child a name. [10:31] Delia     In that case, I want his name      to sound similar to mine. [10:34] Delia     Then I might feel like he's my family. [10:36] Main     A name that sounds like Delia... [10:39] Main     Delia... [10:40] Main     Deita... Deetoria... Dil... Dirk... [10:47] Delia     Dirk... Since he's a boy,     I think we should go with Dirk. [10:52] Main     Then Dirk it is. [10:55] Main     Your name is Dirk, little boy. [11:04] Rosina     He's crying. [11:06] Main     I'm sorry, Dirk. Please don't cry. [11:09] Delia     Hello, Dirk. [11:12] Delia     I'm going to be your big     sister starting today. [11:19] Delia     There, there. Good boy. [11:25] Delia     Did you see that? Dirk smiled at me! [11:29] Wilma     Well, Lady Main has Master Kamil. [11:33] Main     Well, Kamil always cries at me, too. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:52] Main     Kamil, it's your big sister. [12:03] Main     Jeez, why are you crying again? [12:06] Tuuli     Aw, you made him cry again. [12:08] Eva     Kamil always cries whenever     he sees Main's face. [12:13] Main     We're actually going to be taking care of an     abandoned baby at the orphanage now, too, [12:17] Main     and he also cried on me. [12:20] Main     What am I doing wrong? [12:22] Tuuli     An abandoned baby?     You're going to raise him? [12:24] Main     Yes. We're taking turns watching over     him, so it's going to be rough. [12:29] Eva     Then why don't you set a sleep     schedule for them? [12:33] Eva     Being able to nap will make     your lives much easier. [12:36] Main     I see. Thanks, Mom. [12:40] Main     Kamil, well? Do you like picture books? [12:46] Main     Did you see that? Kamil didn't cry! [12:49] Main     He's looking at the picture book! [12:50] Main     I'd expect nothing less     from my baby brother. [12:53] Main     Your sister is going to make a picture book     with pretty colors next, so wait for me. [13:01] Benno     She should be here any moment. [13:03] Mark     Please excuse me. [13:06] Heidi     Dad, is that her? [13:08] Bierce     Don't point. [13:10] Benno     Good morning, Lady Main. [13:14] Benno     This is Bierce, the new     head of the Ink Guild. [13:18] Bierce     About that... I'm the foreman     of the ink workshop. [13:23] Bierce     I'm not fit to be the head of the Ink Guild. [13:26] Bierce     Not to mention, I have no idea     how to deal with nobles. [13:30] Bierce     Boss, why don't you become     the head of the Ink Guild? [13:33] Benno     Don't make it sound so simple. [13:35] Benno     I'm sure there will be plenty     of nobles that will ask [13:39] Benno     for the shady business dealings they had     going on with Wolf to continue. [13:43] Benno     If I end up selling ink, the guild master     will try to give me even more trouble. [13:50] Main     I'd honestly feel much better if     you sold the ink, Mister Benno. [13:55] Benno     Do you want me to die from exhaustion? [13:57] Bierce     Well, I definitely can't do it. [14:02] Benno     Why don't we ask the guild master's     shop to take care of it? [14:05] Main     What? You're going to let     someone else sell it? [14:07] Bierce     I would love to, but there was some     merchandise that guild master was dealing [14:13] Bierce     that Wolf monopolized as soon as he     became the head of the Ink Guild. [14:16] Bierce     What do you think will happen     if I go to him again? [14:19] Benno     I can only imagine. I can already     hear that old geezer cackling. [14:27] Bierce     That's why I came to the     Gilberta Company instead. [14:30] Bierce     Come on, help me out, miss. [14:32] Main     Sure, as long as you help me     out in developing colored ink. [14:37] Bierce     Colored ink? [14:38] Heidi     Colored ink? [14:39] Benno     Colored ink? [14:40] Main     Yes, colored ink. I'm about to invent it. [14:44] Heidi     Ooh! I'll do it! I wanna help! [14:48] Heidi     That's why I'm here! [14:52] Main     Um... and you are...? [14:54] Bierce     This is my daughter, Heidi. [14:56] Bierce     Her and her husband Josef are the ones     making the ink you created for the plant paper. [15:02] Main     Oh, I see. [15:05] Heidi     The way you make ink is so new and     different that it blew me away! [15:10] Heidi     I look forward to working with you! [15:12] Main     My name is Main. I look forward     to working with you, as well. [15:18] Heidi     The reason I came here today is because     I was thinking we could probably [15:22] Heidi     make plant-based ink in colors besides black. [15:25] Main     We absolutely can! Please go for it! [15:28] Heidi     Do you know what would     be the best ingredients? [15:30] Main     Well... [15:32] Benno     Lady Main... [15:35] Main     I do have information on the ingredients. [15:37] Main     Once they're on the market,      I'll be taking part of the sales [15:40] Main     as a fee for the information. [15:42] Heidi     That's too expensive! It costs so     much to get something to the market. [15:47] Main     In that case... I'll take care of     half of your initial expenses. [15:50] Benno     A quarter is more than enough. [15:52] Bierce     Sounds fair to me. [15:54] Heidi     You've got a deal. Want to head     over to the workshop right now? [15:57] Heidi     I collected a bunch of ingredients     I thought might work. [16:00] Main     That sounds wonderful! I'd love to go! [16:07] Benno     Calm down, you fool! [16:09] Bierce     We haven't finished talking yet! [16:15] Heidi     I'm gonna go ahead and get things ready. [16:18] Benno     Lutz, keep an eye on her. It's basically      like we have two Mains now. [16:22] Lutz     You can't be serious, Master. My     hands are already full with this Main. [16:27] Main     Say, Lutz. Heidi seems interesting and      really passionate about her work, [16:32] Main     but she's also... unique. [16:34] Lutz     You should be the last person to say that. [16:41] Man     Sure, that's fine. [16:44] Main     Hello! [16:46] Heidi     Hey, Miss! Over here! [16:53] Main     The best kind of oil to use     when making ink is drying oil. [16:56] Main     It's a type of oil that hardens when dried. [16:58] Heidi     So we'd be using linseed, mische,     ped, eise, and turm oils. [17:05] Main     Then we'd just mix in     some ground-up minerals. [17:09] Heidi     Okay, let's give it a try.      Josef, help me out. [17:13] Josef     Right. [17:14] Heidi     This is my husband. [17:16] Main     It's nice to meet you. My name is Main. [17:18] Main     I'm in charge of the Main Workshop. [17:21] Josef     I'm Josef. [17:22] Main     Today, I've come here to purchase     some ink for plant paper, [17:26] Main     and I wanted to be here to see     you make new colors for the ink. [17:30] Josef     S-Sure. Pleasure to have you. [17:34] Main     Thank you. [17:36] Heidi     Which things did you want to mix, miss? [17:39] Main     Well... [17:41] Main     If you mix that yellow     clay with the linseed oil, [17:45] Main     you should end up with a color     in between yellow and brown. [17:48] Heidi     You got it! [17:59] Heidi     That's strange... [18:01] Josef     That's definitely not brown. [18:03] Main     But why... [18:06] Lutz     It turned blue. [18:08] Heidi     Let's try some mische. [18:18] Heidi     Next, some ped. [18:22] Lutz     Bluish green. [18:24] Heidi     Next, eise. [18:29] Main     Ocher! [18:31] Lutz     We finally got the color we wanted. [18:36] Main     I never thought the different kinds of     oils would produce different colors. [18:42] Lutz     Why does this happen? [18:48] Heidi     You're wondering that, too,     right? Isn't it strange?! [18:51] Heidi     You totally want to find out why, right?! [18:53] Main     That doesn't really matter right now. [18:56] Main     What's important right now     is what colors we can make. [18:59] Heidi     What?! You're not curious as     to why this mystery happens, Miss? [19:06] Josef     Come on! Don't lump the young     lady into your weirdo circle. [19:10] Heidi     That's so mean! [19:12] Heidi     I just thought we'd be able     to understand each other... [19:15] Main     Understand each other? [19:18] Main     I'd like to know the results     rather than the hows and whys. [19:22] Main     And I was able to get the     color I wanted with eise. [19:26] Main     Next... let's try that blue and some eise. [19:37] Lutz     This time, it turned yellow. [19:39] Main     This may be more difficult than I thought. [19:41] Heidi     This is work that's definitely worth doing. [19:45] Lutz     We need to sort out our results. [19:47] Main     Yes, but it's problematic that we can't     anticipate how the colors will turn out. [19:54] Main     What is it, Gil? [19:58] Gil     Lady Main, my writing board... [20:02] Main     I promised I'd get you one in spring. [20:07] Main     You did do your best to learn the alphabet. [20:11] Main     I'll ask Johann to make you a stylus. [20:20] Gil     Thank you kindly, Lady Main. [20:28] High Priest     So that creature now has a little brother. [20:30] Delia     Yes. [20:34] High Priest     I guess that doesn't really     matter at this point. [20:36] Delia     Huh? [20:38] High Priest     Any other changes to report? [20:40] Delia     Changes? [20:43] Delia     Um... [20:46] Delia     There's a new orphan at the orphanage! [20:50] High Priest     You may take your leave now. [20:52] Delia     Ugh... I thought I'd finally     get a reward today. [21:00] Ella     It'll be nice and warm soon. [21:01] Delia     Thanks, Ella. [21:07] Delia     Yes, yes. I'll be right there. [21:10] Delia     Sorry to keep you waiting, Dirk. [21:12] Delia     Dirk... [21:17] Delia     Dirk! [21:19] Delia     What are these spots? [21:22] Delia     He feels so hot... [21:23] Delia     What a terrible fever... but why? [21:28] Delia     Dirk... SIGN    Next Chapter Delia and Dirk [23:09] Gil     Hey! Dirk is crying! [23:12] Rosina     I'll sing him a lullaby. [23:14] Rosina     Fall asleep, fall asleep,     fall asleep, fall asleep... [23:18] Fran     Rosina, you just want an excuse to     play the harspiel. There, there. [23:21] Wilma     Oh, that'll make a lovely painting. [23:23] Delia     If you're going to paint, paint Dirk and I. [23:29] Main     So... Taking care of Dirk     is going well... I guess? SIGN    Illustration by: keepout E33 - Delia and Dirk Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     Main tries to create various colored inks with     the daughter of the ink workshop foreman, Heidi. [00:06] Narrator     Meanwhile at the cathedral,     they take in an abandoned child [00:10] Narrator     and name him Dirk. [00:12] Delia     Ugh! Why do I have to do this, too? [00:16] Main     Of course, you should look after him. [00:19] Main     You're going to be this     child's older sister. [00:22] Delia     O-Older sister? [00:24] Main     Yes. I would like for you to care for this     child like he's your own flesh and blood. [00:31] Delia     Did you see that? Dirk smiled at me! [00:36] Narrator     However... [00:37] Delia     What are these spots? [00:41] Delia     He feels so hot... [00:42] Delia     What a terrible fever... but why? [00:45] Delia     Dirk... SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-Three Delia and Dirk [02:33] Main     Dirk's cheeks had bumps on them? [02:35] Delia     Yes. They went away immediately     when I gave him goat's milk. [02:40] Fran     I saw them on him this morning. [02:42] Delia     Is this common with babies? [02:46] Main     He seems to be okay right now. [02:49] Delia     He really had bumps on his face! [02:52] Main     I can't really determine anything     unless I see them myself. [02:55] Main     Let's see what happens the     next time you give him milk. [03:13] Fran     I believe he's getting hungry. [03:16] Delia     I'm sorry, Dirk. We'll give you     some milk in a little bit. [03:23] Main     A fever? [03:28] Delia     Yes, Lady Main. He's burning up. [03:41] Main     This is... [03:43] Delia     Please look. [03:46] Delia     He has bumps on his cheeks. [03:49] Main     Yes, I see that. Delia, go ahead      and give him some milk. [03:53] Delia     All right. [04:01] Delia     Here you go, Dirk. [04:09] Rosina     The bumps disappeared. [04:11] Fran     What could this mean? [04:14] Main     Fran, could you fetch Lutz for me? [04:17] Main     Could you also request a     meeting with the head priest? [04:21] Main     As soon as possible. [04:24] Fran     As you wish. [04:26] Delia     Lady Main, did you figure something out? [04:33] Main     I cannot say yet. [04:49] Lutz     Fran said you wanted to talk to me. [04:52] Lutz     What's the matter, Main? [04:54] Main     Yes, well... [05:00] Main     I was wondering if you'd go to the     forest and get me some tau fruit. [05:03] Lutz     Tau fruit? [05:05] Main     Yes. Please, Lutz. [05:07] Lutz     All right. [05:13] Main     If we have tau fruits, we can keep Dirk's     mana from going berserk and killing him. [05:23] Ferdinand     What is it now? [05:24] Main     The baby I told you about yesterday... [05:29] Main     Are we safe talking about this here? [05:33] Ferdinand     So this must be important if you're worried     about who might be watching or listening. [05:37] Main     Yes. [05:44] Ferdinand     Did something happen to this baby? [05:48] Main     I believe the baby has the Devouring. [05:52] Main     When crying from hunger, [05:54] Main     the baby develops a fever     and breaks out in a rash. [05:57] Main     But after taking milk, the fever goes away     and the baby returns to normal. [06:01] Ferdinand     If the child is showing that     many signs as an infant, [06:05] Ferdinand     an abundance of mana must be present. [06:09] Main     I knew it. [06:11] Ferdinand     The infant definitely has the Devouring. [06:16] Main     He's thinking about something. [06:18] Ferdinand     It might be best if we have the child form     a contract with a noble immediately. [06:22] Main     Huh? A contract? [06:25] Ferdinand     The baby will not survive otherwise. [06:31] Main     What it means to form a     contract with noble is [06:34] Main     in exchange for the noble giving     the other magic items to survive, [06:37] Main     they become the noble's subordinate, [06:39] Main     have their mana drained away, [06:41] Main     and will live that life of confinement     until they literally die. [06:50] Main     Head Priest, is there any     way we can have Dirk [06:53] Main     offer up mana and become     a blue-robed priest like me? [06:58] Ferdinand     Raising a child as a blue-robed      priest costs money. [07:02] Ferdinand     Who, exactly, would pay for that? [07:04] Main     Well... [07:06] Ferdinand     Even if you could pay, [07:07] Ferdinand     wouldn't you be favoring one child over     the others as the head of the orphanage? [07:16] Ferdinand     Without magic items, those     with the Devouring will die. [07:19] Ferdinand     Forming a contract with a noble     is absolutely necessary. [07:23] Main     Right... [07:24] Ferdinand     Mostly, those who form     contracts with Devouring children [07:28] Ferdinand     are nobles who feel like     their mana is lacking. [07:31] Ferdinand     They don't usually want others to     know they've made this contact, [07:35] Ferdinand     so they often have them become     concubines or attendants. [07:39] Main     Just like Freida... [07:41] Ferdinand     But it's different when     it comes to adopting them. [07:44] Ferdinand     Then, they need permission from the parents. [07:47] Ferdinand     It's not as though they can form     these contracts with anyone. [07:51] Main     Then what about me? [07:52] Ferdinand     In your case, because of     your abundance of mana, [07:56] Ferdinand     the fact that you are smart     enough to make your own money, [07:58] Ferdinand     and know how to use your own talents, [08:01] Ferdinand     we decided it'd be best if you were     adopted by an upper-class noble. [08:05] Main     I see... [08:08] Main     Head Priest, [08:10] Main     please make sure you find     Dirk a good candidate. [08:15] Ferdinand     Main, is this infant a girl? [08:18] Main     He's a boy. [08:20] Ferdinand     Him being a boy makes this more difficult. [08:23] Ferdinand     If he was a girl, he might've had     a better chance of being adopted. [08:28] Main     You mean as a pawn in a     marriage of convenience. [08:32] Ferdinand     Whatever the outcome may be, we need to find     out how much mana this infant has first. [08:44] Main     The head priest is going to find out     how much mana you have tomorrow. [09:04] Fran     Good morning, Head Priest. [09:07] Ferdinand     Where is this child? [09:09] Fran     Right this way. [09:20] Main     Thank you kindly for coming to see us. [09:25] Ferdinand     Main, see everyone else out of the room. [09:27] Main     Understood. [09:28] Main     I need all of you to leave for now. [10:01] Main     Oh, the color is changing. [10:08] Ferdinand     Hm... He's about equal to a     stronger middle-class noble. [10:13] Ferdinand     If a noble is lacking mana right now,      they may want to adopt him. [10:18] Ferdinand     But if we think about your safety, [10:21] Ferdinand     it's unwise to probe around     too much for possible interest. [10:28] Ferdinand     If you're that worried, then once     you're adopted by Karstedt, [10:33] Ferdinand     you should be the one to form     a contract with this child. [10:37] Main     Me? [10:38] Ferdinand     You'd be a noble, so it would be possible. [10:43] Main     Thank you kindly! [10:46] Ferdinand     Main, how many know that this     child has the Devouring? [10:50] Main     Just me. [10:53] Ferdinand     In that case, continue to stay quiet     about that and take care of him. [10:56] Ferdinand     The high priest will take advantage      of this if he finds out about it. [11:02] Ferdinand     Between you, who can be rather disobedient,     and this child who cannot think for himself yet, [11:06] Ferdinand     it's clear which one the     high priest would choose. [11:10] Ferdinand     If you want to protect him,     make sure he is not found out. [11:13] Ferdinand     Whether or not you are able     to protect this infant [11:16] Ferdinand     may greatly change your position     and your surroundings. [11:19] Ferdinand     Always keep that in mind. [11:23] Main     Yes. [11:31] Delia     Lady Main, what did the head priest say? [11:35] Delia     Is Dirk ill? [11:37] Main     No, he is fine. [11:40] Main     He just said to continue to look     after Dirk at the orphanage. [11:44] Delia     I see... [11:46] Delia     Oh, thank goodness. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:11] Heidi     Morning, miss. I've been waiting for you. [12:14] Main     Good morning, Heidi. [12:16] Main     We wrote down the results     from all of our experiments. [12:19] Heidi     Nah, it's okay. I can't really read anyway. [12:23] Heidi     More importantly, how'd the results turn out? [12:26] Main     We found out that linseed produced     blues, mische produced greens, [12:30] Main     and that eise produces yellows. [12:33] Heidi     Well done, Miss! [12:35] Main     Today, let's start using the ink we've     made on vorlin paper and trombe paper. [12:50] Lutz     The colors pretty much end     up as-is on the trombe paper. [12:53] Main     They end up a bit darker on the vorlin paper. [12:56] Heidi     Hopefully they stay like     this even after they dry. [13:01] Main     No way... [13:03] Lutz     They darkened way more after they dried. [13:06] Main     It would be great for drawing blood, though! [13:09] Lutz     No one needs a specific ink just for that. [13:14] Heidi     Now I know why art workshops     keep how paint is made a secret. [13:20] Main     Apparently paint is made very     specifically by certain workshops, [13:24] Main     but the methods they use are kept a secret. [13:26] Main     You basically won't find any     paint available where I live. [13:30] Main     Paints for nobles are made by the      workshop they ordered them from, [13:34] Main     and delivered right to them. [13:36] Heidi     Miss! Let's find out why     the inks change color! [13:40] Main     All that matters is the result! [13:42] Main     Okay, next, let's try     combining the colors, Gil. [13:46] Gil     Okay, Lady Main. [14:07] Tuuli     I guess it's not great that all the colors     turned black when you combined them. [14:11] Main     Seriously, what should I do? [14:14] Eva     You're not using a fixing agent? [14:16] Main     Fixing agent? [14:18] Eva     It's a liquid used to make     sure the color stays. [14:21] Eva     When you're dying fabrics, you use it to     make sure the color doesn't change any more. [14:27] Main     Thanks, Mom! I'll give that a try. [14:31] Lutz     So there's something called     a fixing agent, huh? [14:34] Lutz     I guess we would've never     figured that out if Missus Effa [14:37] Lutz     didn't work at a fabric dying workshop. [14:40] Main     Once we gather all the ingredients,     I'm going to try to make some. [14:44] Main     My mom told me how to make it. [14:47] Lutz     You just need to tell us how to make it. [14:50] Gil     We'll make it for you! [14:52] Gil     You're not allowed to, Lady Main. [14:56] Lutz     Oh, also... Could you get     some parchment from Wilma? [15:00] Lutz     I'll get things ready at the     workshop, so we can print. [15:08] Main     So as you can see, I'm being left out, [15:11] Main     and Gil and Lutz are off making     the fixing agent somewhere. [15:14] Main     Isn't that mean? [15:17] Rosina     Oh, Lady Main. [15:18] Rosina     A fixing agent is absolutely     necessary when drawing or painting. [15:21] Rosina     Wilma always mentions it's impossible     to paint or draw without it. [15:24] Main     Huh? [15:26] Rosina     You always seem to know the     most surprising things, [15:29] Rosina     but you had no idea about fixing agents. [15:33] Delia     Just a little more, Dirk. Don't give up! [15:40] Main     Dirk can already flip over? [15:43] Delia     No, not yet. [15:45] Delia     He's almost got it though. [15:47] Main     That's quite fast. My little     Kamil's nowhere near that. [15:55] Delia     Well done, my little brother.     You're quite talented. [15:59] Main     What's with that adorable smile?! [16:01] Main     I've never seen that before! [16:04] Rosina     Lady Main. [16:06] Rosina     Leave Dirk to Delia and let     us start this harspiel lesson. [16:12] Wilma     Good morning, Lady Main.     I've come to take Dirk. [16:16] Main     Good morning, Wilma. Thank you again. [16:22] Wilma     How was last night, Delia? [16:25] Delia     The same as usual, Wilma. [16:28] Wilma     I'll go ahead and take Dirk. [16:29] Delia     When Dirk leaves, I get so lonely. [16:36] Delia     Okay, off you go. [16:49] Delia     Lady Main, do you think Dirk     feels lonely or is crying? [16:54] Main     He's surrounded by other children,     so I'm sure he's not lonely. [16:58] Main     Even if he may not be able to     sleep because it's too loud. [17:01] Delia     But that's not fair to Dirk. [17:04] Main     Well, Wilma will look after him. [17:07] Delia     How do we know that, though? [17:11] Delia     Ugh! Are you even listening to me, Lady Main? [17:16] Main     Well, if you're that worried,     why don't you see for yourself? [17:29] Delia     I don't want to go to the orphanage! [17:42] Main     Make sure you two get plenty of rest. [17:45] Fran     Please excuse us. [17:47] Rosina     Excuse us. [17:52] Main     Sir Damuel. [17:54] Main     I'm going to head to the orphanage. [17:59] Damuel     Hey, Apprentice Priestess. [18:01] Damuel     Where are your attendants? [18:03] Main     Huh? [18:04] Damuel     Why are you trying to leave     without a single escort? [18:09] Damuel     Perfect timing. [18:10] Damuel     You, attendant. Go with     Lady Main to the orphanage. [18:14] Delia     Huh? [18:16] Main     Just to the entrance of     the orphanage will do. [18:18] Main     Do you think you'll be able to? [18:23] Delia     As you wish. [18:38] Delia     Now, if you'll excuse me. [18:40] Damuel     Hey. [18:42] Damuel     Are you implying that the apprentice     priestess, your master, should open the door? [18:46] Damuel     Open the door. [19:23] Main     Good work, you two. [19:25] Delia     Lady Main, I'm going to head back. [19:28] Main     All right. Sorry to push you like this. [19:31] Main     Thank you, Delia. [19:33] Delia     It's all right. [19:40] Delia     Dirk! [19:44] Delia     Seriously! What if Dirk got hurt?! [19:48] Delia     You need to keep a better eye on him! [19:59] Wilma     Lady Main, do you think     Delia will be all right? [20:02] Wilma     I heard that she didn't like     coming to the orphanage. [20:05] Main     I'm not sure. [20:08] Main     But I'm hoping she'll let Dirk's     cuteness get to her little by little. [20:27] Main     This isn't the same place     you came from anymore, Delia. [20:40] Delia     Ugh, what's that supposed to mean?! [20:43] Wilma     That's Delia's voice. [20:44] Main     I wonder what happened. [20:46] Damuel     Let's hurry back, Apprentice Priestess. [20:49] Delia     The head priest can't be trusted! [20:52] Fran     He can be trusted. [20:55] Main     Fran, Delia. [20:57] Main     What's this all about? [20:59] Delia     Lady Main, is it true that Dirk     is supposed to be adopted? SIGN    Next Chapter Ominous Developments [22:43] Main     Head Priest, I thought that Dirk     actually had more mana than I do. [22:48] Ferdinand     At the time of your births,     Dirk's would probably measure higher. [22:52] Ferdinand     This doesn't apply to the original Main, [22:54] Ferdinand     but after you took over her consciousness     and your mana condensed, [22:58] Ferdinand     your mana capacity vastly increased. [23:01] Main     This must be it. SIGN    Mana [23:02] Main     When you compress mana, [23:04] Main     it creates empty space for your body's     mana to fill, so you compress it tighter, [23:07] Main     and then you get even more space. [23:09] Ferdinand     Yes. This is a method of controlling mana     that you learn at the royal academy. [23:14] Main     What? Really? [23:16] Main     Here I was barely surviving. [23:19] Ferdinand     I'm sure some harm may come from this. [23:23] Main     Wh-What do you mean by harm? [23:25] Ferdinand     I'll tell you if you go to the royal academy. [23:29] Main     What? [23:31] Main     Tell me now, Head Priest! SIGN    Illustration by: Shirahama Kamome E34 - Ominous Developments Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     While Main is struggling to create colored     inks, she finds out that Dirk has the Devouring. [00:08] Ferdinand     The high priest will take advantage      of this if he finds out about it. [00:13] Ferdinand     Whether or not you are able     to protect this infant [00:16] Ferdinand     may greatly change your position     and your surroundings. [00:20] Ferdinand     Always keep that in mind. [00:23] Main     Yes. [00:25] Delia     The head priest can't be trusted! [00:27] Fran     He can be trusted. [00:30] Main     Fran, Delia. [00:32] Main     What's this all about? [00:34] Delia     Lady Main, is it true that Dirk     is supposed to be adopted? [00:39] Main     What? [00:42] Fran     Arno had brought over a     message from the head priest [00:46] Fran     saying it would be difficult to find     a noble to adopt Dirk after all. [00:51] Delia     Why is the head priest talking     about Dirk getting adopted?! [00:57] Main     I... [00:58] Fran     Delia! How dare you treat     Lady Main in such a manner! [01:02] Fran     Unhand her at once! [01:04] Delia     First Lady Main and her family, now Dirk and I. [01:08] Delia     Apparently, the head priest takes     joy in ripping families apart! [01:13] Fran     That is not true! [01:15] Fran     The head priest has his own reasons. [01:19] Delia     And what exactly would those reasons be?! [01:22] Main     Delia. [01:25] Main     The one who asked the head     priest to have Dirk adopted [01:29] Main     is me. [01:31] Delia     What? SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-Four Ominous Developments [03:18] Delia     So you want to tear us apart, Lady Main?! [03:22] Main     No. [03:23] Main     But all of us taking turns to take     care of him is quite a burden. [03:27] Main     If someone wants to adopt Dirk, [03:30] Main     I thought that maybe he     could find some happiness. [03:34] Delia     Even then! How could you decide     this without telling me?! [03:38] Delia     It's just too cruel! [03:40] Main     Currently, I'm grateful that you now all know     about us trying to find someone to adopt Dirk. [03:45] Delia     What? [03:47] Main     Because I... [03:48] Main     never thought you'd want to take     care of Dirk so much, Delia. [03:55] Delia     Lady Main... [03:57] Main     The head priest has said that we probably     will not be able to find anyone to adopt him. [04:02] Main     Even so, he is doing his     best to find someone anyway. [04:06] Delia     I see... [04:09] Fran     In Arno's message, apparently the head priest [04:13] Fran     asked us to continue looking     after the child in the meantime. [04:18] Delia     So Dirk and I won't be ripped apart, then? [04:22] Main     Correct. I know how much you care for Dirk. [04:28] Main     And... [04:29] Main     I personally know how it feels to not     want to be away from your family. [04:39] Delia     Thank goodness. [04:41] Delia     I don't want to be apart     from Dirk, no matter what. [04:46] Delia     He's the first time I've ever had... a family. [04:54] Delia     Just a little more! You've got this, Dirk! [04:59] Delia     You're almost there, Dirk!     You can do this! Come on! [05:06] Delia     You're amazing, Dirk! [05:08] Delia     I'd expect nothing less     from my little brother! [05:11] Delia     You're just wonderful. [05:14] Main     Some time after, the doors were installed     at Mister Benno's Italian restaurant, [05:24] Main     and our fixing agent was completed. [05:46] Artisan B     Who the hell are you?! [05:49] Darua     Josef! We've just been informed     that Heidi's been captured! [05:53] Josef     What?! [05:55] Artisan B     She came to steal our paint-making secrets. [05:58] Heidi     I wasn't trying to steal it... [06:01] Josef     I'm so sorry for the trouble     my daydreaming wife caused... [06:05] Artisan B     If you're her husband, you need     to keep better tabs on her. [06:10] Josef     I'll do my best. [06:13] Josef     Heidi, what were you doing there? [06:16] Heidi     I was trying to find some inspiration     and somehow ended up there. [06:21] Heidi     I wonder how we can make ink that the     little miss will be satisfied with. [06:26] Josef     That's seriously all you ever think about. [06:29] Main     Josef! Heidi! [06:32] Main     We figured out how to make a fixing agent! [06:35] Josef & Heidi     A fixing... agent? [06:42] Josef     The color didn't change. [06:44] Lutz     And next... [06:49] Josef     It didn't turn black! [06:51] Main     This is the first I've seen     it with my own eyes, too. [06:58] Main     Is something wrong, Heidi? [07:02] Heidi     And it's over just like that. [07:04] Heidi     It's over before we ever found out     what was causing that change. [07:11] Main     I don't mind giving you a little money     if you want to continue your research. [07:16] Main     If we want to make these colors     vibrant or create more colors, [07:20] Main     basic research will be necessary. [07:22] Heidi     Miss, you're the best! [07:24] Josef     Miss, you're spoiling Heidi way too much. [07:28] Main     Well, to me, you're also Gutenbergs. [07:33] Josef     Guten... what now? [07:35] Lutz     Now there's even more. [07:37] Main     Gutenberg... [07:39] Main     One of the most important people     in the history of books. [07:42] Main     He's basically a god because of     the way he changed how they're created. [07:45] Main     Currently, we have... [07:47] Main     Johann, who created the metal letter types, [07:50] Main     Mister Benno, who's making     plant-based paper, [07:52] Main     and Lutz, who sells books, as     the Gutenbergs of this town. [07:57] Main     There's also Mister Ingo,     who makes our printing press, [08:00] Main     and now you two, who make our inks. [08:02] Main     I'm considering giving all of     you the title of Gutenberg as well. [08:06] Main     Of course I don't mind investing in Gutenbergs,     who will be vital in the creation of books. [08:11] Josef     Right... [08:12] Heidi     Did you hear that? We're Gutenbergs, Josef! [08:15] Heidi     She'll invest in this! [08:17] Heidi     I'll be allowed to do my research! [08:20] Heidi     Yahoo! [08:22] Lutz     Yeah, she's just like Main. [08:26] Main     Heidi. [08:27] Main     If you're unable to deliver the     ink we order by the deadline, [08:31] Main     I will be cutting off your     funding. Just remember that. [08:34] Heidi     Ack! [08:35] Lutz     I guess it takes one to know one.      Main has her figured out. [08:40] Both     Takes one to know one? [08:45] Main     Next, I'd like some wax paper. [08:48] Main     Even if we were going to make a substitute, [08:50] Main     we'd need an iron and wax paper... [08:53] Lutz     What are those, and where can you find them? [08:57] Gil     All in Lady Main's head. [09:01] Main     I'll do my best to try to figure     out how to make all of that, [09:04] Main     so I'll need you to take notes     on your tablet when I do, Gil. [09:08] Gil     I'll do my best, Lady Main! [09:11] Main     Next, we went to the wax workshop to     have Gil's tablet filled with wax. [09:17] Main     Hello! [09:18] Artisan     Hey, Gutenberg! Lady Main's here! [09:21] Johann     Stop calling me that. [09:24] Johann     What brings you here today, Lady Main? [09:27] Main     Well, I was hoping you'd be     able to make Gil a stylus. [09:30] Main     And I was hoping you could     make a toy for Kamil as well. [09:35] Johann     A toy? [09:38] Main     I'm going to go straight home now. [09:43] Gil     What's that? [09:48] Main     Isn't that... [09:49] Damuel     We need to hurry! [09:52] Lutz     Hey, where are we going? [09:54] Damuel     This is a shortcut! [10:03] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess, [10:04] Damuel     I'm going to regroup with the knights     to find out more information. [10:07] Damuel     You are not to leave your     house until I come back. [10:11] Damuel     Understood? [10:12] Main     Yes. [10:13] Damuel     Please watch after the apprentice priestess. [10:17] Eva     What in the world is going on? [10:19] Main     Apparently, something     happened at the east gate. [10:21] Eva     The east gate? [10:23] Main     I hope Dad is okay... [10:27] Gunther     A noble from out of town tried to     come in and caused a commotion. [10:32] Gunther     They didn't know the policies at the gates     had changed and had an unauthorized invitation. [10:37] Main     Oh, "No nobles from other domains may     enter without permission from the lord." [10:42] Gunther     Yeah. Then they got mad at the gatekeeper     for stopping their carriage. [10:47] Gunther     That's why we summoned the knights. [10:50] Gunther     We have to summon the knights     whenever nobles are involved. [10:56] Main     I guess everyone's put a lot     of thought into all of this. [11:01] Gunther     If a dangerous noble tries to enter, [11:04] Gunther     I will immediately call the     knights and protect the gate. [11:07] Gunther     So make sure you're aware     of your surroundings, Main. [11:13] Gunther     What are you laughing about? [11:15] Main     Oh, nothing. [11:21] Main     Dad's words made me so happy     that I ended up smiling, [11:25] Main     despite the situation we're in. [11:47] High Priest     Stop getting in my way! [11:51] High Priest     How dare all of you mock me?! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [12:14] Tuuli     Yours turn out so much cuter. [12:17] Main     Well, your seams definitely     look better than mine. [12:20] Tuuli     You need to get better or sewing, or     you'll never be able to get married. [12:25] Main     That's fine! I plan to     devote my life to books! [12:31] Eva     Lutz is here. [12:34] Main     Lutz! [12:35] Lutz     Johann finished a little something. [12:40] Main     The bell! [12:42] Lutz     What are you going to do with that? [12:44] Main     There we go. [12:46] Main     Look, Kamil. It's done! [12:53] Main     Just look at him! You're so precious, Kamil! [13:04] Lutz     Kamil always seems to cry     when he sees your face, Main. [13:07] Main     Inconceivable. [13:09] Kamil     Big Sis Main! [13:14] Main     I'm supposed to be the big sis     adored by my little brother. [13:18] Main     I've got a long road ahead of me. [13:21] Lutz     Main, when can you head to the cathedral? [13:24] Main     No idea. [13:26] Lutz     You've been home three days now, right? [13:27] Main     I'm so bored, I don't know     what to do with myself. [13:30] Lutz     Then let's figure out what the     next picture book should be. [13:33] Main     The next picture book? [13:35] Main     I wonder... [13:38] Ferdinand     About the trouble that     happened at the east gate... [13:41] Ferdinand     The one who had given an invitation     to that noble from another domain [13:44] Ferdinand     was the high priest. [13:47] Ferdinand     They were given a stern     warning from the knights. [13:50] Ferdinand     And because the lord is away     at a lords' gathering, [13:55] Ferdinand     he won't be issuing any     new permits at this time. [13:58] Ferdinand     During this time, Main should be     able to come to the cathedral. [14:02] Fran & Damuel     Yes, sir. [14:03] Ferdinand     But there is a possibility someone     will try to forge the permits. [14:07] Ferdinand     Please let Main's father know of this matter. [14:09] Fran & Damuel     Yes, sir. [14:12] Main     I was finally able to go to the cathedral after     I'd been holed up at home for five days. [14:19] Damuel     That concludes Lord Ferdinand's message. [14:22] Gunther     Understood. [14:24] Main     Okay, I'll be going now. [14:27] Gunther     Be careful, Main. [14:41] Main     It's really quiet. Is Dirk still asleep? [14:46] Fran     Upon the high priest's orders,     Dirk has been adopted by a noble. [14:52] Main     What? [14:55] Rosina     It happened yesterday. [14:58] Rosina     When Fran and I returned     from our lunch break [15:02] Rosina     Delia and Dirk were nowhere to be found. [15:04] Rosina     Soon after, Wilma told us     that Delia had taken Dirk. [15:09] Fran     We had the head priest ask the     high priest what had happened [15:13] Fran     and we found out about the adoption. [15:16] Main     But doesn't an adoption with a noble     need to be cleared by the lord first? [15:20] Fran     Apparently not when it involves     a noble from another domain. [15:24] Main     Really?! [15:26] Fran     The head priest seemed concerned     about this matter, too. [15:29] Main     What is going to happen to Delia? [15:32] Fran     Lady Main, [15:33] Fran     please let go of Delia. [15:36] Main     Huh? [15:37] Fran     She acts on her own without     permission from her master [15:40] Fran     and brings you misfortune. [15:43] Fran     She should not be allowed to     continue as your attendant. [15:46] Rosina     She should be telling you when     she goes to see the high priest. [15:56] Main     Fran, please summon Delia for me. [16:00] Fran     As you wish. [16:02] Main     But the last thing she wanted     was to be torn apart from Dirk. [16:06] Main     Why would she do this? [16:16] Delia     When I told the high priest     that the head priest [16:19] Delia     was looking for someone to adopt     Dirk and couldn't find anyone... (Flashback) [16:23] High Priest     Oh? The head priest was looking     for someone to adopt the boy? (Flashback) [16:27] Delia     But the head priest couldn't find     anyone, so I'm still looking after him. (Flashback) [16:33] Delia     He gets these bumps when he starts crying. (Flashback) [16:39] Delia     I'm just so worried. (Flashback) [16:41] High Priest     And you should be. I'll go ahead     and take care of this for you. (Flashback) [16:45] Delia     Huh? (Flashback) [16:47] High Priest     Leave this to me. [16:50] Delia     And then the high priest     found someone immediately! [16:54] Delia     Isn't that amazing?! [16:55] Main     Are you okay with this, Delia? [16:57] Main     Wouldn't this mean you'll be away from Dirk? [17:01] Delia     The high priest said that Dirk could stay     by his side until he comes of age! [17:06] Delia     Until then, Dirk and I get to stay in     a room the high priest prepared for us! [17:13] Main     There's something very wrong with this. [17:16] Main     If they're after Dirk's mana, what's the     point of having the high priest raise him? [17:20] Main     Why did this noble agree to adopt Dirk? [17:25] Delia     Pardon me... [17:27] Delia     But may I be excused now? [17:29] Delia     Dirk's new father will be here soon. [17:35] Main     In that case, I will dismiss     you as my attendant, Delia. [17:40] Main     I'm sure taking care of Dirk will     be difficult, but do your best. [17:44] Delia     I will. Please excuse me. (Flashback) [17:51] Delia     The high priest asked me     to give you a headache. (Flashback) [17:56] Delia     Anything but going back to     the orphanage, please... (Flashback) [18:01] Delia     I'd rather die! [18:05] Main     And I thought things were better now... [18:10] Fran     Lady Main. [18:12] Main     I wonder if Dirk and Delia are all right... [18:17] Rosina     This is a choice Delia made for herself,     and now that Dirk is no longer an orphan, [18:21] Rosina     our hands are tied. [18:25] Main     You're right. [18:30] Fran     More importantly, Lady Main, [18:32] Fran     please be cautious of the high priest. [18:35] Main     What? [18:36] Fran     When I went to fetch Delia earlier, [18:38] Fran     the high priest was very     persistent about seeing you. [18:42] Main     The high priest was? [18:44] Fran     He'd been doing everything he     could to avoid you until now. [18:46] Fran     This sudden change in him is unsettling. [18:50] Fran     Also, the high priest was involved     in the incident at the east gate. [18:56] Fran     The one who had sent an invitation     to the noble from another domain [18:59] Fran     was apparently the high priest. [19:16] Tuuli     Main! We've come to get you. [19:18] Main     Tuuli, what brings you here? [19:21] Tuuli     Let's go home together. It's been     dangerous lately, hasn't it? [19:24] Tuuli     I'll protect you, Main! [19:26] Gil     Me, too! I'll protect you, Lady Main! [19:29] Main     Um... [19:33] Damuel     It's dangerous for me to have     more of you to protect... [19:38] Main     So, listen, Tuuli. [19:40] Main     If something were to happen,     you'd be in more danger than I am. [19:44] Main     If it were just me,     Sir Damuel could protect me. [19:48] Tuuli     Fine, I got it. [19:50] Main     Mister Otto! [19:52] Main     It's been a while. [19:54] Otto     Main! You're safe! Thank goodness. [19:58] Main     Safe? Did something happen? [20:02] Otto     Something happened at the east gate. (Flashback) [20:05] Gunther     Why did you let that carriage through?! (Flashback) [20:07] Otto     Captain! Calm down! (Flashback) [20:09] Gunther     Why didn't my message get relayed to you?! (Flashback) [20:17] Gunther     Main... Main's in danger! [20:20] Damuel     They let a carriage through?! [20:22] Damuel     Is it the one from the other day? [20:24] Otto     Yeah, it's the same noble. [20:27] Otto     I'm surprised you know about this. [20:29] Otto     We're looking for him right now. [20:32] Damuel     You contacted the knights, didn't you? [20:34] Otto     Huh? Um... I'm not sure... [20:38] Otto     The captain went to the cathedral     to make sure Main was okay. [20:42] Otto     You didn't bump into him? [20:44] Damuel     Rot! [20:49] Otto     Huh? Wha?! [20:51] Otto     Wait, are you a noble?! [20:53] Main     We'll definitely be safe with     the knights here, right, Tuuli? [20:58] Main     Huh? [20:59] Main     Tuuli? [21:06] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess! [21:08] Main     H-Help me... [21:13] Main     Help me! SIGN    Next Chapter The Black Protective Charm [22:53] Main     Dad, did you actually tell everyone? [22:56] Gunther     Of course, I did! [22:58] Gunther     Before we changed shifts, I went to the east     gate and talked to the one in charge there. [23:02] Gunther     Then from the south gate,     west gate, and north gate, SIGN    South SIGN    West SIGN    West North [23:05] Gunther     I had all of the ones in charge gather     and told them all Sir Damuel's message! [23:10] Main     Then why didn't they know? [23:13] Gunther     According to the gatekeeper, the one     in charge there never told them. [23:17] Main     What?! [23:19] Gunther     That's why the gatekeeper didn't know to     check to see if the permit was forged! [23:24] Main     Well, I can't blame them. [23:26] Gunther     Why the hell didn't they     tell all the gatekeepers?! [23:29] Gunther     I'm gonna go hit him again! [23:32] Main     Dad, don't! SIGN    Illustration by: Hebi-Zou E35 - The Black Protective Charm Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     Main is ecstatic that they finish     making some colored inks. [00:04] Narrator     But... [00:05] Fran     Upon the high priest's orders,     Dirk has been adopted by a noble. [00:11] Main     What? [00:12] Fran     More importantly, Lady Main, [00:15] Fran     please be cautious of the high priest. [00:17] Fran     The high priest was involved     in the incident at the east gate. [00:24] Narrator     Then the curtain rises on even more trouble. [00:29] Tuuli     Main! We've come to get you. [00:32] Main     Tuuli, what brings you here? [00:34] Tuuli     Let's go home together. It's been     dangerous lately, hasn't it? [00:37] Tuuli     I'll protect you, Main! [00:40] Gil     Me, too! I'll protect you, Lady Main! [00:42] Main     Um... [00:46] Damuel     It's dangerous for me to have     more of you to protect... [00:51] Main     So, listen, Tuuli. [00:52] Main     If something were to happen,     you'd be in more danger than I am. [00:56] Main     If it were just me,     Sir Damuel could protect me. [01:00] Tuuli     Fine, I got it. [01:02] Fran     Lady Main had just gone home. [01:05] Gunther     Damn it... Main! [01:08] Damuel     They let a carriage through?! [01:10] Damuel     Is it the one from the other day? [01:12] Otto     Yeah, it's the same noble. [01:14] Otto     I'm surprised you know about this. [01:16] Otto     We're looking for him right now. [01:19] Damuel     You contacted the knights, didn't you? [01:22] Otto     Huh? Um... I'm not sure... [01:26] Otto     The captain went to the cathedral     to make sure Main was okay. [01:30] Otto     You didn't bump into him? [01:32] Damuel     Rot! [01:38] Fran     Could something have happened to Lady Main? [01:42] Main     We'll definitely be safe with     the knights here, right, Tuuli? [01:48] Main     Tuuli? [01:53] Main     H-Help me... [01:57] Gunther     Did something happen? [01:58] Otto     Captain! [01:59] Gunther     Where's Main? [02:10] Gunther     What do you think... you're     doing to my daughter?! [02:14] Main     Ow! [02:15] Lutz     Main! [02:16] Gil     Lady Main! [02:19] Lutz     Are you okay, Main? [02:20] Main     Yes. Where's Tuuli? [02:25] Tuuli     N-No... [02:29] Lutz     Main? [02:30] Gil     Lady Main? [02:31] Main     Hey. What do you think     you're doing to my Tuuli? SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-Five The Black Protective Charm [04:21] Main     Get your dirty hands off of Tuuli. [04:24] Main     Or you're going to die. I mean it. [04:35] Main     Tuuli! [04:36] Tuuli     I-I was so scared. [04:44] Main     A magic stone? [04:47] Main     Dad, look out! [04:48] Damuel     Getilgt! [04:52] Damuel     I'll take care of things here. [04:54] Damuel     Gunther, return to the cathedral and inform     Lord Ferdinand of what's going on! [04:58] Gunther     Yes, sir. [04:59] Gunther     Otto, take care of Main! [05:01] Otto     Main, we should also... [05:03] Lutz     You're bleeding, Main. [05:06] Main     Must be from when I was dropped earlier. [05:09] Main     Mister Otto, we're definitely in trouble     right now, and we need to call for help, right? [05:14] Otto     What else could this possibly seem like to you? (Flashback) [05:21] Sylvester     If you're ever in trouble, press your     blood seal upon this black stone. (Flashback) [05:26] Main     If I'm in trouble? (Flashback) [05:28] Sylvester     Yes. (Flashback) [05:30] Sylvester     I promise I'll come save you. [05:40] Lutz     Main, what is that? [05:41] Main     A protective charm. [05:42] Otto     Let's hurry! [05:49] Arno     The head priest is currently not in. [05:51] Fran     What? Where did he go? [05:54] Arno     No idea. [05:55] Fran     Then if you could give him a message for me. [05:57] Fran     We've received word from Master Gunther [05:59] Fran     that the noble from the other     day has made it into the city. [06:02] Arno     Received. If you'll excuse me. [06:07] Delia     Fran. [06:09] Delia     Is Lady Main around? [06:11] Delia     Dirk's new father is here and     would like to speak with her. [06:17] Fran     Lady Main has gone home. [06:19] Fran     The head priest is also out. [06:21] Delia     I see. What a pity. [06:29] Main     We had Tuuli and Lutz stay behind     at the Gilberta Company, [06:33] Main     and we headed to the cathedral. [06:38] Main     He's absent? [06:39] Fran     Yes. The head priest is currently not here. [06:42] Main     I see... [06:43] Fran     An emergency flare had gone up, [06:46] Fran     so he might have been     summoned by the knights. [06:49] Main     I see. [06:51] Fran     Also, apparently Dirk's new father     is here and wanted to see you. [06:56] Main     See me? [06:57] Fran     Yes. [06:58] Fran     I was relieved that you didn't have to go [07:01] Fran     to the high priest's room     while the head priest is out. [07:07] Main     Sir Damuel. [07:09] Damuel     Is Lord Ferdinand here? [07:11] Main     Huh? [07:12] Damuel     I used ordonnanz, but he didn't reply. [07:15] Damuel     That's why I came here. [07:17] Fran     I figured he went to see the knights. [07:20] Main     Then where exactly is the head priest? [07:26] Fran     Let's speak with Arno one more time. [07:28] Main     Yes. [07:30] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess,     put this on just in case. [07:34] Damuel     The ring that one of the men was using     earlier that'll serve as evidence. [07:37] Damuel     Unlike Lord Ferdinand, I have     no magic stones to lend you. [07:43] Main     I thank you kindly for your consideration. [07:51] Main     What? The size isn't changing. [07:55] Main     It does seem to let me store     my mana in it at least. [07:59] Main     Let's go. [08:04] Gil     Please... Watch over Lady Main. [08:12] High Priest     Here is proof of the contract. [08:14] Delia     Yes, sir. [08:18] Bindewald     This completes our contract. [08:37] Fran     This way. [08:42] High Priest     I've been searching for you, Main. [08:44] Gunther     Damn it, why? [08:46] High Priest     Count Bindewald, that's the blue     apprentice priestess, Main. [08:51] Bindewald     Oho... [08:59] Bindewald     Main, I will establish a contract with you. [09:03] Main     A contract? [09:04] Delia     How lovely to have a noble     fancy you, Lady Main. [09:09] Delia     You'll be adopted by Count     Bindewald... just like Dirk. [09:15] Bindewald     The contract I formed with that     infant is one of servitude. [09:18] Delia     What? [09:22] Delia     But it says right here that     you've adopted him... [09:24] Bindewald     Take a look at the second form. [09:28] Delia     A Devouring servitude contract? [09:31] Main     The Devouring refers to a     commoner who has mana. [09:35] Main     In exchange for a magic item, [09:37] Main     they are forced into a life     of servitude until they die. [09:42] Delia     No... You're lying. She's lying, right? [09:46] Delia     You said you'd make sure     we could stay together. [09:50] High Priest     Yes, that child will be mine. [09:54] High Priest     But in exchange, Main will     leave the cathedral. [09:57] Main     What? [09:58] Bindewald     Those are the terms of this deal. [10:00] Main     I've heard nothing of this! [10:02] Main     There is no contract unless     all parties agree! [10:06] Bindewald     Well, this is a servitude contract. [10:08] Bindewald     Because of the Spring     Prayer as well as today, [10:11] Bindewald     I've lost many of my Devouring soldiers. [10:15] Bindewald     I'll have you make up for my loss yourself. [10:19] Bindewald     Now, sign the contract! [10:21] High Priest     The head priest is currently gone. [10:24] High Priest     I will just turn a blind eye if     you decide to run off with Main. [10:28] High Priest     Capture her quickly and leave     the city, Count Bindewald. [10:33] Bindewald     You may kill anyone besides the child. [10:36] Bindewald     Capture her! [10:39] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess! Step back! [10:50] Damuel     Schwert! [10:52] High Priest     What? Who is that? [10:53] Delia     That is Lady Main's knight bodyguard      that I'd informed you of. [10:57] High Priest     Knight bodyguard? I know nothing of this! [10:59] Bindewald     The knights finding about     this would not be good. [11:04] Main     Look out! [11:08] Bindewald     You insolent little commoner Devouring girl. [11:22] Bindewald     Oho, so you already have     on a ring of servitude. [11:27] Main     A ring of servitude? [11:29] Bindewald     As long as you have that ring on,     you cannot attack your master. [11:34] Bindewald     You cannot take that ring off unless     the contract is annulled. [11:38] Main     Meaning this ring is worthless     unless a contract is formed. [11:42] High Priest     You won't be able to run that insolent     little mouth for much longer! [11:51] Delia     Dirk! [11:53] High Priest     What a pity. Infants don't     have much mana after all. [11:58] Main     How cruel... How dare you do that to Dirk?! [12:04] High Priest     Are you able to attack a defenseless infant? [12:07] High Priest     Are you willing to throw Delia     into the depths of despair? [12:10] Delia     Please! Please no! [12:12] Delia     Lady Main, please! [12:19] Main     No! [12:20] High Priest     Yes! Well done, Jenni! [12:22] Gunther     Main! [12:25] Main     Let go of me! [12:26] Jenni     I will not. [12:28] Jenni     I'm being forced to work as a flower-giver [12:31] Jenni     while Rosina and Wilma get to continue     on like nothing has changed. [12:37] Jenni     That's hardly fair, is it? [12:41] Bindewald     You're more trouble than you're worth. [12:45] Bindewald     Messer. [12:49] Bindewald     Open up your hand. [12:50] Main     No! [12:54] Main     Ow! [12:56] Bindewald     Now, let's get your blood seal. [13:03] Main     No, no! [13:05] Main     No, no, no! SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [13:17] Main     No! [13:19] Main     No! [13:21] Main     No! [13:23] Main     No! [13:24] Main     No! [13:26] Main     I don't want to! [13:27] Main     Stop it! [13:29] Main     No! [13:30] Gunther     Let go of Main! [13:35] Gunther     Main, are you all right? [13:38] Bindewald     You insolent peasant! [13:41] Main     Dad! [13:42] Gunther     This is... nothing... [13:46] Main     Dad! [13:47] Main     Dad! Dad! [13:51] Main     You won't get away with this. [13:59] High Priest     Count Bindewald! [14:03] High Priest     Don't think the same trick will keep working! [14:10] High Priest     I'm not scared of you, child! [14:24] High Priest     This is a magic stone of     darkness that absorbs mana! [14:32] High Priest     Futile! Absolutely futile! [14:41] High Priest     What? [14:54] High Priest     Wh-What's the meaning of this? [15:04] High Priest     Main! [15:07] High Priest     Just how much... [15:16] Bindewald     I let my guard down... [15:18] Bindewald     To think she possessed this much mana. [15:25] Damuel     Apprentice Priestess! [15:28] Main     Sir Damuel! [15:30] Bindewald     How pathetic to call yourself a knight      when you have so little mana. [15:53] Main     Head Priest! [15:54] Ferdinand     What is the meaning of this? [15:59] High Priest     What are you doing here? [16:01] High Priest     You should be away. [16:04] Ferdinand     I'd announced that I was away... [16:08] Ferdinand     But it appears as though a stranger     has entered the cathedral. [16:13] Ferdinand     High Priest, who is this? [16:16] High Priest     A noble from Ahrensbach! [16:19] Ferdinand     If you could kindly show me your permit. [16:21] Bindewald     Why must I show anything to a mere priest? [16:25] Ferdinand     Well, since our lord is currently away, [16:27] Ferdinand     no noble from another domain     is allowed to enter this city. [16:30] Bindewald     Are you trying to suggest     that I forged my permit? [16:33] High Priest     He has been granted proper permission. [16:37] Ferdinand     We had established some     new rules this winter. [16:40] Ferdinand     Were you not aware of them? [16:42] High Priest     New rules? [16:45] Ferdinand     Ah... Please forgive me. [16:48] Ferdinand     The winter social is for nobles. [16:50] Ferdinand     Of course, you wouldn't know. [16:54] High Priest     M-More importantly, do something about Main! [16:58] High Priest     I'm not the one who caused all this trouble! [17:00] High Priest     It was Main! [17:01] Main     What? [17:03] Bindewald     I was viciously attacked. [17:06] Bindewald     She had the nerve to attack     me, a noble, with her mana. [17:09] High Priest     Capture Main for committing     treason against a noble! [17:14] Ferdinand     Main, you let your mana go berserk again? [17:16] Main     It was an emergency. [17:18] Ferdinand     I can see that. [17:21] Main     Head Priest... am I going     to be charged with a crime? [17:25] Ferdinand     Yes. [17:27] Ferdinand     Because we are dealing with the high     priest and a noble from another domain. [17:30] Ferdinand     Not just yourself, but your family and     your attendants will all be charged. [17:37] Main     I'm sorry, Dad. [17:38] Gunther     I was prepared to die as soon as     you started going to the cathedral. [17:43] Gunther     This is no different. [17:52] Main     Lord Sylvester, you liar. [17:55] Main     You promised to protect me. [17:58] Ferdinand     Main, where did you get that? [18:01] Main     He gave it to me after he went hunting. [18:03] Main     He said it was a protective charm. [18:06] Ferdinand     I see. [18:09] Ferdinand     That is a powerful protective charm indeed. [18:11] Main     What do you mean by that? [18:14] Ferdinand     That's only... [18:16] Ferdinand     if you are prepared to become     Sylvester's daughter. [18:21] Main     You mean Lord Sylvester     instead of Lord Karstedt? [18:26] Ferdinand     Correct. [18:28] Ferdinand     But not in two years. [18:31] Ferdinand     This would be immediately. [18:32] Main     Huh? [18:34] Ferdinand     If you have that resolve, you'll     be able to save your family. [18:45] Gunther     Absolutely not. You're not     leaving us immediately! [19:01] Main     If that is how to save everyone... [19:05] Main     Then I will proceed. [19:06] Gunther     Main! [19:11] Main     I want to protect everyone. [19:14] Main     Please forgive me, Dad. [19:16] Gunther     Main... [19:23] Ferdinand     If you've made up your mind... [19:26] Ferdinand     Main, pray to the wind and protect them. [19:29] Ferdinand     Protect them from my mana. [19:32] Main     From your mana? [19:37] Ferdinand     We've just received this justification. [19:41] Ferdinand     I will now take this moment to be     rid of those who stand in my way. [19:43] High Priest     Head Priest, have you     sealed away Main's mana? [19:47] High Priest     Let Count Bindewald dispose of that vermin. [19:50] High Priest     It's best to throw her out of this domain. [19:57] High Priest     What do you think you're doing? [20:00] High Priest     Wh-What are you doing?! [20:02] Ferdinand     You dying right now will     just cause me issues later. [20:05] High Priest     What?! Quit fooling around and untie me! [20:11] High Priest     Are you defying my orders?! [20:14] Bindewald     Why does a priest have a schtappe? [20:17] Ferdinand     Why... it's because I am a noble who     graduated from the Royal Academy, of course, [20:23] Ferdinand     Count Bindewald. [20:26] Ferdinand     You may think it's safe for     you once you leave Ehrenfest, [20:32] Ferdinand     but don't think for a second     I'm letting you escape. [20:45] Main     Goddess of Wind that rules     over protection, Schutzaria, [20:49] Main     and the twelve kindred     goddesses at her side... [20:53] Main     Hear my prayer and grant me holy power! [20:58] Main     Grant me a shield of wind that will     ward away those who wish to do us harm! [21:18] Main     Everyone here... My family... [21:21] Main     I'm going to protect them! SIGN    Next Chapter Blessing [22:59] Main     Jeez, you should've saved     us earlier, Head Priest. [23:03] Ferdinand     I didn't know what was going on.     There's no helping that. [23:06] Main     Well, since you came out of your quarters, [23:08] Main     you must have been in your secret room. [23:10] Ferdinand     Correct. I was doing some research     regarding this current incident. [23:15] Main     Sir Damuel mentioned he used      ordonnanz, but you didn't reply. [23:20] Ferdinand     Ordonnanz doesn't reach my hidden room. [23:23] Main     Then how did you find out what was going on? [23:25] Ferdinand     Zahm had delivered a magic message     from the knight at the north gate to me. [23:30] Main     I see... Wait, what's a magic message? SIGN    Illustration by: Katsuki Hikaru E36 - Blessing Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names. This is handled on a best-effort basis depending on how the subtitle file was created so they may be incomplete or inaccurate. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Narrator     Main gets dragged into a dubious plot [00:03] Narrator     and lets her mana go berserk. [00:09] Main     Lord Sylvester, you liar. [00:12] Main     You promised to protect me. [00:15] Main     Main, where did you get that? [00:17] Main     He gave it to me after he went hunting. [00:20] Main     He said it was a protective charm. [00:22] Ferdinand     I see. [00:24] Ferdinand     That is a powerful protective charm indeed. [00:27] Main     What do you mean by that? [00:29] Ferdinand     That's only... [00:31] Ferdinand     if you are prepared to become     Sylvester's daughter. [00:37] Main     If that is how to save everyone... [00:41] Main     Then I will proceed. [00:44] Ferdinand     If you've made up your mind... [00:46] Ferdinand     Main, pray to the wind and protect them. [00:50] Ferdinand     Protect them from my mana. [00:58] Main     Everyone here... My family... [01:01] Main     I'm going to protect them! [01:11] Main     Lord Karstedt! [01:13] Sylvester     Sorry to keep you waiting, Main. [01:15] Main     Lord Sylvester! [01:23] Sylvester     Ferdinand, that's enough. Well done. [01:27] Sylvester     Main, you may put down your shield as well. [01:34] Main     Wait. Is the head priest's     rank lower than his? [01:38] High Priest     Oh, Sylvester! You came at the perfect time! [01:42] Sylvester     What is this mess? [01:44] Sylvester     Let's hear what's going on... [01:47] Sylvester     Uncle. [01:49] Main     What? [01:50] Bindewald     And who's that supposed to be? [01:53] Karstedt     This is Aub Ehrenfest. [01:56] Bindewald     H-He couldn't be... [01:58] Main     Aub... Ehrenfest? [02:03] Gunther     Main, that's the lord. [02:05] Main     The lord? [02:08] Main     Huh? [02:09] Main     What? [02:13] Main     What?! SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm SIGN    Chapter Thirty-Six Blessing [03:58] Benno     Otto, Lutz, what happened? [04:01] Lutz     And so Mister Gunther and     Main went to the cathedral. [04:06] Otto     Come to think of it, Main     said something strange. [04:09] Otto     She said we needed to call for     help in that situation. [04:13] Benno     And? [04:14] Lutz     She used her blood seal on the     black stone hanging from her neck. [04:18] Benno     Damn it! It's too early for that! [04:20] Lutz     Huh? [04:26] Tuuli     Main's okay, right? [04:29] Lutz     Main... will be okay. [04:44] Sylvester     You may look up. [04:48] Sylvester     Is there anything you'd like     to say, Count Bindewald? [04:53] Bindewald     I'd like you to punish that commoner! [04:56] Sylvester     Commoner, you say? [04:58] Bindewald     This little brat named Main! [05:01] Bindewald     She used her magic against a noble! [05:04] Bindewald     She is truly a dangerous,     treacherous little commoner! [05:08] Sylvester     You seem to have the wrong     idea about something. [05:11] Sylvester     This girl you call a commoner [05:13] Sylvester     is my adopted daughter. [05:15] Bindewald     Absurd! [05:17] Sylvester     Main. [05:25] Sylvester     The proof... [05:27] Sylvester     is right here. [05:31] Bindewald     And what's that? [05:33] Sylvester     A magic item that finalizes a contract     once a blood seal is used. [05:37] Sylvester     Do you understand now?      Main is already my daughter. [05:41] Sylvester     Which would mean that you attacked a     relative of the lord of this domain. [05:48] Bindewald     No... [05:49] Sylvester     Count Bindewald, you not only     entered this city illegally, [05:54] Sylvester     but you attacked its lord's daughter     as well as her knight bodyguard. [05:58] Sylvester     You will be taken into custody. Seize him! [06:07] Sylvester     I will sentence you once all of     your crimes have become clear. [06:13] Sylvester     Uncle. [06:14] High Priest     Sylvester! [06:16] High Priest     I knew none of this! [06:18] High Priest     This was all devised by Count Bindewald! [06:21] High Priest     I just did what I was told! [06:24] Sylvester     You're making excuses? [06:26] Sylvester     That's rather unsightly, Uncle. [06:29] High Priest     It's the truth! You have     to believe me, Sylvester! [06:32] High Priest     I didn't do anything wrong! [06:33] High Priest     Tell that cur to untie me at once! [06:37] Sylvester     And now calling him a cur... [06:40] Sylvester     My little brother. [06:43] Main     Little brother? [06:47] Main     These two are brothers? [06:51] High Priest     Who cares about a younger brother     who has some whore as a mother? [06:58] Sylvester     I ask that you refrain from insults. [07:00] Sylvester     Though our mothers are different,     he is still my precious little brother. [07:04] High Priest     Don't let him fool you, Sylvester! [07:06] High Priest     I'm sure he's the one who coaxed     you into adopting Main, as well! [07:11] High Priest     Nullify this adoption at once!     This is my warning as your uncle! [07:17] High Priest     You are my precious little nephew!     I wish you no misfortune! [07:22] High Priest     Sylvester! I'm... [07:25] High Priest     I'm saying this for your own good! [07:31] Sylvester     And now crocodile tears... [07:32] High Priest     I'm worried about you from     the bottom of my heart! [07:36] Sylvester     As the lord, I will cast aside any     attachment I have for you as a relative, [07:39] Sylvester     and place judgment upon you. [07:43] Sylvester     Uncle, you went too far. [07:46] Sylvester     I cannot turn a blind eye any longer. [07:48] Sylvester     This commotion you caused [07:51] Sylvester     is worthy of the death penalty. [07:52] High Priest     What?! [07:54] Sylvester     That goes for all of your accomplices, too. [07:57] Sylvester     Take him away! [07:59] High Priest     Sylvester! [08:09] Delia     Lady Main, please take care of Dirk for me. [08:12] Main     Delia... (Flashback) [08:15] Delia     Why weren't you there to help me? [08:20] Main     Lord Sylvester, I have     a favor to ask of you. [08:24] Sylvester     Name it. [08:25] Main     Would you consider sparing Delia? [08:28] Sylvester     And why is that? [08:30] Main     Delia was only deceived. [08:32] Main     I don't believe she had any     involvement in their evil deeds. [08:36] Sylvester     Be that as it may, if she was     involved in this incident, [08:39] Sylvester     she must face some punishment. [08:43] Sylvester     As the daughter of the lord,     you may decide her punishment. [08:48] Sylvester     Let's see what you decide. [08:54] Main     For her punishment, I order that     Delia return to the orphanage. [08:59] Main     You will be no one's attendant. [09:02] Main     You will spend the rest of your life taking     care of Dirk and all of the other orphans. [09:05] Main     That is your duty from now on, Delia. [09:12] Delia     Thank you kindly. [09:19] Sylvester     Are you Main's biological father? [09:22] Gunther     Yes. My name is Gunther. [09:24] Sylvester     We will now finalize this     contract for the adoption. [09:28] Sylvester     Go summon your family. [09:30] Gunther     Yes, sire. [09:37] Gunther     Thank you very much. [09:39] Tuuli     Dad, what happened to your arm? [09:42] Gunther     It's no big deal. Main's     waiting for us. Let's go. [09:47] Lutz     Mister Gunther, where's Main? [09:50] Gunther     I promise I'll explain     everything to you later. [09:52] Gunther     Just wait for me. [10:01] Arno     Perhaps you should get some rest. [10:03] Fran     I'm fine. [10:05] Arno     You're so inflexible, Fran. [10:08] Fran     I could say the same about you, Arno. [10:10] Fran     Why didn't you tell me that the head     priest was in his hidden room? [10:18] Ferdinand     You may take your leave. [10:24] Sylvester     Main, let's talk about your future. [10:27] Main     Am I going to become Lord     Karstedt's daughter first [10:30] Main     and then become yours, Lord Sylvester? [10:36] Ferdinand     Well, a former commoner girl [10:39] Ferdinand     being adopted is quite different     from a noble girl being adopted. [10:44] Sylvester     You are the beloved daughter of Lord     Karstedt's third wife, who perished. [10:50] Main     Talk about illegally messing with     someone's family register. [10:53] Sylvester     As for the Gilberta Company... [10:57] Sylvester     I considered having them close up shop... [11:00] Main     What?! [11:01] Sylvester     But they are absolutely necessary     to keep the printing business [11:04] Sylvester     as one of this city's industries. [11:07] Sylvester     I will let you continue your     relationship with them. [11:11] Main     Thank you kindly. [11:14] Sylvester     Regarding your birth family... [11:17] Sylvester     You are going to become     the daughter of the lord. [11:20] Sylvester     Your name will change. [11:23] Sylvester     Seeing your family... [11:25] Sylvester     will be prohibited from now on. SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm SIGN    Ascendance of a      Bookworm [11:40] Ferdinand     Come in. [11:44] Tuuli     Main! [11:45] Main     Tuuli! [11:48] Tuuli     Main, are you okay? [11:51] Tuuli     The look on Dad's face was scary when     he came to get me, and he was injured. [11:55] Tuuli     And now even Mom and Kamil     have to come to the cathedral... [11:59] Tuuli     I was really scared that something     might've happened to you. [12:04] Tuuli     I'm so glad you're okay! [12:08] Gunther     Tuuli, you need to bow, as well. [12:11] Tuuli     Huh? [12:19] Sylvester     In order to conclude this     incident without further issue, [12:22] Sylvester     it has been decided that     Main will be adopted by me. [12:26] Sylvester     The commoner Main is now dead. [12:30] Gunther     Understood. [12:32] Tuuli     Is this my fault? [12:33] Main     It's not. [12:34] Tuuli     But then why... [12:40] Tuuli     Dad must've known. [12:42] Sylvester     All of you are obstacles to Main     becoming your lord's daughter. [12:46] Sylvester     I thought of having all of     you dealt with, too. [12:51] Sylvester     But then Main would probably go berserk, [12:54] Sylvester     so I'm allowing all of you to live. [12:59] Sylvester     But I cannot allow you to see     her as her family any longer. [13:03] Sylvester     Once you sign the contract, I will     allow you to continue seeing her. [13:07] Sylvester     Main, read it to them. [13:14] Main     "You are to announce to everyone     around you that Main has died." [13:18] Main     "If you are ever to encounter     Main from now on, [13:21] Main     you will not claim to be her family." [13:25] Main     "You will treat Main as a noble." [13:30] Main     Those are the terms of this contract. [13:38] Tuuli     So if I sign this contract, you     won't be my little sister anymore? [13:43] Main     Mm... [13:44] Tuuli     But I don't want that! [13:46] Main     I don't want this either, [13:48] Main     but I don't want to put you     in danger anymore, Tuuli. [13:51] Main     Something might happen to Mom or Kamil next. [13:54] Main     I don't want to put my     family in danger anymore. [13:58] Tuuli     But... [14:01] Main     Even if we're not family anymore... [14:03] Main     Even if I can't call you     my big sister anymore... [14:05] Main     I still want to be able     to see your face, Tuuli! [14:12] Main     I'll keep doing my best to make picture     books and toys for you and Kamil, Tuuli. [14:17] Main     So please... let me at least see you. [14:20] Tuuli     Main, please don't cry. [14:22] Tuuli     I promise I'll do my best to learn how to     read, so I can read these books you're making. [14:27] Main     Tuuli, once you become a     professional seamstress, [14:31] Main     I'll send you my clothing orders,     so I want you to make them. [14:34] Tuuli     I promise you. I'll make you     all your clothes, Main. [14:38] Main     I love you, Tuuli. [14:40] Main     I couldn't be prouder of my older sister. [14:51] Eva     Main... [14:52] Eva     You're leaving your parents far too early. [14:55] Main     I'm sorry, Mom. [14:58] Eva     You get sick easily, so     you need to be careful. [15:01] Eva     Make sure you listen to everyone around you, [15:03] Eva     so you don't cause them any trouble. [15:05] Eva     Don't go running off on your own. [15:08] Eva     Make sure you help out when you can, [15:10] Eva     and make sure you don't     rely too much on others. [15:11] Main     I usually just listen and say,     "Yeah, yeah," to all of this, [15:15] Main     but knowing I won't hear     this anymore is just... [15:23] Eva     I love you, my dear little Main. [15:27] Main     I love you, too, Mom. [15:30] Main     Mom, do you want me to     write your name for you? [15:32] Eva     I've been practicing how to write, as well. [15:38] Main     Dad, is it okay if I hold Kamil? [15:43] Main     I'm going to be making picture books just     for you, so make sure you read them, okay? [15:51] Main     Is your arm okay, Dad? [15:54] Gunther     Yeah, I'm fine. [15:56] Main     I'm sorry. This is all my fault. [15:58] Gunther     And I'm sorry that I couldn't     protect you, Main. [16:04] Main     No, you always protected me, Dad. [16:08] Main     If I ever get married, I want to marry     someone who'll protect me just like you. [16:13] Gunther     You're just supposed to say that     you want to marry me, Main. [16:17] Main     I want to marry you, Dad! [16:21] Gunther     I've always wanted my     daughter to say that to me, [16:26] Gunther     but now that my wish came true,     my daughter's leaving me... [16:30] Gunther     This is too much to bear. [16:32] Main     My name is going to change, and I won't     be able to call you "Dad" anymore, [16:37] Main     but I'll always be your daughter. [16:39] Main     I'll protect this whole city. [16:42] Gunther     The whole city, eh? [16:51] Ferdinand     Main, restrain yourself! [16:54] Main     No, I need to use this mana, [16:57] Main     because it was born from the     love that I have for my family. [17:01] Main     I'm going to use it for my family! [17:05] Ferdinand     Main... [17:06] Main     The king and queen of the Gods,     who rule upon the sky so high, [17:09] Main     are the Gods of Darkness and     Light, husband and wife. [17:11] Main     The Eternal Five that     rule upon this land... [17:20] Main     The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane. [17:23] Main     The God of Fire, Leidenschaft. [17:25] Main     The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria. [17:30] Main     The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. [17:33] Main     The God of Life, Ewigleben. [17:36] Main     Hear my prayers and bless us. [17:39] Main     I offer you my heart. [17:42] Main     I offer you my prayers and gratitude... [17:44] Main     Please repay them with     your divine protection! [17:50] Ferdinand     This is... [17:51] Main     Give us the power to heal pain. [17:55] Gunther     My wound... is all better? [18:04] Main     The power to continue toward our goals. [18:08] Main     The power to ward off evil. [18:11] Main     The power to endure hardship. [18:14] Main     Bless my loved ones with these powers. [18:26] Main     This is my last blessing to all of you. [18:35] Main     Tuuli. [18:38] Main     Kamil. [18:42] Main     Mom. [18:45] Main     Dad. [18:48] Main     Everyone... [18:50] Main     I love you. [19:16] Sylvester     The contract spell is now complete. [19:19] Sylvester     The one who stands before     you now is Rozemyne. [19:22] Sylvester     She is the daughter of an upper-class noble. [19:29] Gunther     If you'll excuse us. [19:31] Eva     May you stay well and healthy. [19:34] Tuuli     Goodbye... [19:39] Main     Thank you very much for coming by today. [19:43] Main     I pray that we get to meet again     from the bottom of my heart. [22:03] Tuuli     Morning, Lutz. Did something happen? [22:06] Lutz     I guess Main really isn't here. [22:11] Tuuli     No, Main is gone. [22:15] Benno     If you've got time to cry     about it, get to work! [22:17] Benno     I don't care if it's Main or Rozemyne. [22:20] Benno     What does she desire more than anything? [22:22] Lutz     Books! [22:23] Benno     Precisely! [22:25] Benno     There's only one thing we need to do. [22:28] Benno     And that's business! [22:30] Ferdinand     In order to ensure she lives up to everything     that being the daughter of the lord entails, [22:34] Ferdinand     I'll need you to guide her     as sternly as possible. [22:36] Fran     As you wish. [22:38] Fran     I will give this task my all. [22:40] Tuuli     I'm going to be able to make hair     accessories at Missus Corinna's! [22:45] Eva     That must be thanks to Main's blessing. [22:48] Gunther     I'm home! [22:49] Gunther     I ran into Gil at the square and was     able to find out how Main's been doing. [22:52] Eva     Oh, thank goodness. [22:53] Tuuli     Hurry up and tell us, Dad! [22:58] Ferdinand     Your job will be to spread the printing business     as a new industry throughout this domain, [23:04] Ferdinand     Rozemyne. [23:06] Rozemyne     I understand. [23:08] Rozemyne     I'm going to protect everyone. [23:10] Rozemyne     And to do so, I'm going to     create even more books! SIGN    Illustration by: Suzuka