E36 - Blessing

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[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