# 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