E26 - Dreamlike World

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[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