E31 - Gift from the Blue-Robed Priest and Going Home

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[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
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     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