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Episode 6

## Meeting

**"Meeting"** (会合, *Kaigou*) is the sixth episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series. It originally aired on November 7, 2019.

This episode was adapted from Part 1 Volume 1 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 23: The Road to a Meeting - Chapter 24: Meeting with the Merchant) and Part 1 Volume 2 (Chapter 1: The Road to Washi - Chapter 3: Summons from Benno).

# Summary

   Myne determinedly prepares Lutz for his meeting with Otto, washing his hair with shampoo and advising him to wear his best clothes to make a good first impression. To her surprise, Otto brings along his brother-in-law, the merchant Benno. He immediately notices her glossy hair and and hair stick, and asks to take a closer look at it. When he inquires about her shampoo, however, she tells him that the details are confidential.

   Otto tells Lutz that becoming a traveling trader is a foolish idea and suggests that they become merchant apprentices instead. Benno asks the two children what they plan to achieve as merchants, and Lutz eventually arrives at his new goal: to make all Myne's ideas become a reality. Meanwhile, Myne explains that while her best-case scenario is to become a librarian, her backup plan is to make and sell paper made from plants. She says she can have a prototype ready by their baptism next summer, in about one year, and Benno agrees to take them on as apprentice merchants if they succeed.

Delighted, the two children get ready to leave; however, Myne hurries back when she remembers she wanted to ask Otto and Benno whether they know of any illness that causes sudden fevers. Both of them tell her that they don't. Privately, Benno guesses that it may be the Devouring, a lethal illness.

    Myne and Lutz begin trying to make paper using the washi method, which she remembers from her life as Urano. She strikes up a deal with Otto to trade him some of her shampoo in exchange for nails, so she can make the equipment they need to get started. She goes with him to meet his wife Corinna and help her wash her hair, and is impressed at the wealthy neighborhood they live in. While Myne is there, Corinna asks her if Otto seems happy at work and whether he seems to miss his life as a merchant. She assures her that he's quite contented with his current lifestyle. Both Otto and Corinna are highly pleased at the results of the shampoo; Otto hurriedly pays Myne her nails and sends her on her way.

    Later, Lutz confesses that he's not sure his family will allow him to become an apprentice merchant, since they're all craftsmen and distrust merchants. When they return from the woods, Otto meets them at the city gate and gives them an invitation from Benno, asking them to join him for a meeting.

# Characters by Appearance

* Myne ("Main")
* Lutz
* Otto
* Benno - Debut
* Effa ("Eva")
* Tuuli ("Turi")
* Gunther
* Corinna - Debut
Episode 10

## To the Second Winter

**"To the Second Winter"** (二度目の冬に向けて, *Futatabi-me no Fuyu ni Mukete*) is the tenth episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series. It originally aired on December 5, 2019.

This episode was adapted from Part 1 Volume 2 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 16: Winter Handiwork - Chapter 21: Myne Collapses).

# Summary

One year has passed since Myne's awakening in the new world. As Freida warned, her fever seems to be growing stronger. Although Myne tries to "shove it in a box" and keep her feelings under control, she still becomes ill more often than before.

   As winter approaches, Benno assigns Lutz and Myne to improve their manners, their appearance, and their reading and writing skills. He also asks for Myne's help troubleshooting the production method of the shampoo. Benno and Myne negotiate a deal for any information she can provide about the shampoo. He offers her two small golds, but she negotiates for three. He allows it, telling her to make and save as much money as she can to treat her Devouring. Benno becomes suspicious that Myne is not the person she seems to be, but he doesn't press the issue when she's reluctant to explain. They also agree to call the product "AIO Shampoo" instead.

   Tuuli and Effa are startled when Myne explains they have to ramp up production of their hair ornaments, but they're highly motivated when she promises them a bonus of two medium bronzes for each one. She later advises Lutz to do the same to encourage his brothers to help out.

Gunther takes Myne to the gate. While she's there, an alert comes in for a trombe. She and Lutz go to collect trombe wood from the site and use it to make more paper. As they finish, Myne develops a sudden fever, even though she isn't feeling anxious or upset. She admits to Lutz that it's flaring up more often than before, and as he gives her a piggyback ride home, he breaks down into tears.

    They meet with Benno to discuss product ideas. Lutz resolves to help Myne make all of her product ideas to save money and find a way for her to survive. However, just as they optimistically make plans for spring, Myne collapses with a dangerous fever. Benno calls for a carriage to take her to the Guildmaster's house.

# Characters by Appearance

* Myne ("Main")
* Lutz
* Benno
* Effa ("Eva")
* Tuuli ("Turi")
* Gunther
* Otto
Episode 8

## Lutz's Main

**"Lutz's Main"** (ルッツのマイン, *Ruttsu no Main*) is the eighth episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series. It originally aired on November 21, 2019.

This episode was adapted from Part 1 Volume 2 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 6: Ordering Tools and Materials - Chapter 10: Completed Paper).

# Summary

   Lutz and Myne begin work on their paper prototype in earnest, using their new workshop as a headquarters. They start by going to a range of craftsmen, lumber workers, and carpenters to commission the materials they need. A month and a half later, they go to the forest to collect wood and make paper. Lutz goes to collect firewood, while Myne picks up kindling nearby.

   She inadvertently picks up a taue fruit that turns into a trombe when she touches it. Seeing the fast-growing feyplant, Myne calls for help, and Lutz calls the other children to help cut it down. Once the plant is cut down, Lutz explains that trombe usually drains nutrients from the soil to grow quickly, and that the Knight's Order needs to be called if it gets big enough. Myne suggests using the cut trombe to make paper, since it's freshly sprouted and should be soft. To her delight, it works well.

Lutz still seems to be acting strange. He helps her with the paper, but is more withdrawn than usual. He also seems suspicious about her familiarity with using chopsticks and her in-depth knowledge of paper-making, something which the Myne of this world has never tried before. Once they finish their first batch of paper, Lutz insists that they have the conversation they postponed. He asks who Myne really is and she admits that she isn't the original Myne.

    Outraged, Lutz demands that she give back the "real" Myne. She says she doesn't mind giving back her body, but explains that she believes the original Myne is already dead. When he lashes out at her, she becomes angry and says that she wouldn't have chosen to steal such a sickly, frail body. He asks how long she's been "Myne", and is surprised to find that his memories and his friendship were formed with her, not the original Myne. In the end, he forgives her and accepts her for who she is.

Together, they bring their paper prototypes to Benno for him to test, and he is thoroughly satisfied.

# Characters by Appearance

* Mark
* Myne ("Main")
* Lutz
* Ralph
* Fey
* Benno
Episode 20

## The Path Ahead of Lutz

**"The Path Ahead of Lutz"** (ルッツの行く道, *Ruttsu no iku Michi*) is the twentieth episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series, and the sixth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on May 10, 2020.

This episode was adapted from Part 2 Volume 1 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 21: Lutz's Path Through Life - Chapter 24: Family Meeting at the Temple).

# Summary

   After being refused permission to travel with Benno to another town for work, Lutz runs away from home, cuts off all contact with his family, and starts living in the attic of Benno's shop. His brother Ralph goes after him to tell him to come home, but he ends up causing a scene. The same thing happens Lutz's mother tries to come bring him home, and the other Gilberta Company apprentices begin to get frustrated with Lutz and his relatives.

   After Myne recovers from her illness, she goes to the office and discovers that Benno is considering adopting Lutz as his son so that he can devote his life to the business. At the temple, she struggles to focus on her accounting work with the Head Priest, so she relays the details to him about what's been going on.

    After giving it some thought, he proposes to bring Lutz's parents to the cathedral so they can sign away Lutz for adoption. All parties involved are brought before the Head Priest for discussions, including Lutz, his parents, and Benno.

The talks take a turn and it is revealed that Lutz's parents actually supported his choices, even though it was against their wishes, and only want him to be safe and to grow up strong. Lutz apologizes for everything and Benno decides to swap his adoption idea to instead change Lutz's contract to a leherl contract and raise him as his successor in the Merchant Guild, to which everyone agrees.

    Lutz reunites with his family while Myne cries tears of joy for everything turning out well. The Head Priest offers her his handkerchief, and she finds out from the embroidery on its hem that his real name is Ferdinand.

# Characters by Appearance

* Myne (Main)
* Tuuli (Turi)
* Ralph
* Lutz
* Benno
* Mark
* Ferdinand (the Head Priest)
* Karla
* Deid
Episode 4

## Forests and Clay Tablets

**"Forests and Clay Tablets"** (初めての森と粘土板, *Hajimete no Mori to Nendoban*) is the fourth episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series. It originally aired on October 24, 2019.

This episode was adapted from Part 1 Volume 1 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 15: Bring Me to the Forest - Chapter 17: Clay Tablets Won't Work).

# Summary

   As spring arrives, Myne announces her plans to go to the forest and make clay tablets, much to her family's dismay. Her father tells her to focus on building up her stamina and improving her health, and forbids her to go foraging until he is satisfied with her progress. In the meantime, he suggests she begin working as Otto's unofficial assistant in hopes of eventually becoming a clerk.

   For several weeks, Myne walks to and from the city gate each day with Lutz and Tuuli, works as Otto's assistant, and continues learning to read and write with the apprentice soldiers. Just as she becomes able to walk to the forest without tiring out, she falls ill with a fever and doesn't recover until the end of spring.

    Myne's father permits her to go with the other children when she is feeling better, but makes her promise to spend the day resting in the forest instead of foraging. Unwilling to delay her plans further, she secretly brings a trowel with her and begins digging for clay. Lutz catches her doing it and loses his temper, accusing her of making a promise she never intended to keep. Nevertheless, he helps her dig up clay and shape it into tablets. As they wait for the tablets to dry, Myne explains the concept of reading and books to Lutz.

    To her horror, Fey and another neighborhood boy stomp on the clay tablets, unaware of their importance. She loses her temper and her eyes change color, frightening Fey and alarming Lutz and Tuuli. Lutz calms her down and promises her that they'll all work together to make new tablets. However, it rains for the next several days and the tablets are once again ruined. As Myne cries in disappointment, Lutz comforts her and helps her make a third set of tablets. While they work, he asks her about her plans for the future. She tells him she wants to live a life surrounded by books, and he admits that his own dream is to become a traveling trader.

    Finally the third set of tablets are finished, and Myne reflects on how far she's come. She resolves to write down all the stories her mother told her and keep them with her forever. However, when she puts the clay tablets in her family's clay oven to bake them, they crumble and explode.
Cassandra

Name-Sworn to Charlotte

**Cassandra** is an Ehrenfest student, name-sworn to Charlotte.

# Story

## Part 5 Volume 1

Cassandra is one of the five student, who's parents are executed for severe crimes committed for either Veronica or Georgine. Thanks to Lady Rozemyne's compassion, she and her fellow orphans are not executed by Aub Ehrenfest, but allowed to live, provided they give their name to a member of the archducal family. Cassandra chooses to give her name to Lady Charlotte and thus becomes her apprentice attendant.

# References

1. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 1. Character List
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 1. Chapter 11: Researching Rituals and an Update on the Purge
Common Animals

Non-Human living beings that are unable to wield mana are called animals.

### Chicken

They are the same as the chickens of Earth. They are raised for their meat and eggs. Poor commoners in the southern part of Ehrenfest's lower city sometimes raise them in the attics of their buildings.

### Cow

Like on Earth cows are raised for milk and meat, as well as used to pull wagons and plows.

### Donkey

Just like on Earth Donkeys are used as pack and work animals. They are more common among poor citizens than among the rich.

### Farba

Farba are a kind of bird indigenous to Yurgenschmidt. Currently nothing is known apart from it's meat being used as the main ingredient for the dish Crun-Crun Ju-Ju Farba invented by Lady Rozemyne.

### Horse

Like on Earth, horses are used to pull coaches and as mounts. They are mostly owned by richer commoners and nobles, with poorer commoners opting for oxen or donkeys, if they can afford an animal at all.
The horse is also one of the most common motives that nobles style their highbeast after.

### Pig

   Like on Earth, pigs are mainly raised to provide resources. Nearly all of their parts are used, with the meat and blood serving as food and their skin among other things being used to create parchment.

Among the poor people in the southern part of Ehrenfest's lower city have a tradition where an entire neighborhood travels to a nearby farming village to communally slaughter pigs as part of winter preparation. This "pig day" is like a festival to them.

### Schram

Schram are a species of bugs. Their innards are very sticky, making their juices a possible component for tororo in paper making.

### Tschnitz

Tschnitz is a species of bird. It's meat is an ingredient in at least one high-quality meal eaten among Ehrenfest's nobility.

# Feybeasts

When a species or sub-species of animal is able to wield mana, it is called a feybeast.

*see Feybeasts*

# References

1. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 5. Prologue
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 1 Volume 1. Chapter 10: Stone Slate Get!
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 3. Lunchtime in the Temple
Damuel (Anime)

## Damuel

**Damuel** (ダームエル *Daamueru*) is a lesser noble who serves in Ehrenfest's Knight Order.

He was one of two knights assigned to protect Myne during the trombe raid. However, he failed to stop Shikikoza from harassing her due to their difference in rank. As his punishment, he was demoted and currently serves as Myne's bodyguard.

# Personality

Damuel is a friendly and earnest person who takes the initiative to talk to Myne during the trombe extermination. However, while he has good intentions and a kinder personality than his fellow knight Shikikoza, he lacks the confidence to stand up to those who outrank him.

# Story

When Myne goes with the Knight's Order on a trombe raid, Damuel and his fellow knight Shikikoza are assigned to protect her. Not realizing that Myne is a commoner, Damuel chats with her during the battle and expresses his admiration for Ferdinand's skill in battle, saying wistfully that he hopes Ferdinand will return to the Knight's Order someday.

However, Shikikoza begins harassing and threatening Myne. While Damuel initially tries to intervene, he is cowed when Shikikoza reminds him of their difference in rank. In the end, he is unable to stop Myne from getting injured and triggering the growth of a second trombe.

Damuel rushes to help her, but he's slowed down by having to cast the God of Darkness blessing on his weapon first. He when he's finished, he realizes that the trombe is healing itself, and has to wait until Ferdinand has healed Myne's wound. Then Damuel works with the rest of the knights to free her.

Afterward, Damuel is called to give his testimony about the incident. However, he is intimidated by Shikikoza's position and stays silent, leaving Myne to give her testimony to Karstedt instead. When the story is revealed, he admits that he failed to protect Myne and apologizes sincerely for his mistakes. Later, Myne asks Karstedt to reduce Damuel's punishment, since he tried to stop Shikikoza as much as he could.

    Thanks to Myne's words Damuel escapes the death-penalty, but is sentenced to pay a quarter of the cost of Myne's replacement ceremonial robes and demoted to apprentice knight for a full year. He is also assigned as Myne's bodyguard, which means he has to regularly enter the temple and lower city, places most nobles have excessive disdain for. To not stand out so much in the lower city he gets a set of second-hand clothes from Myne.

# Trivia

* Damuel's name was meant to be Samuel, but Miya Kazuki hit D instead of S by accident and just rolled with it. The translator at J-Novel Club asked the author if she wanted him to correct it in the translation, but she requested that he keep it the same.
Cornelius/Relationships

# Close Family

### Karstedt

Karstedt is Cornelius's father and the commander of the Knight's Order of Ehrenfest.

### Elvira

Elvira is Cornelius's mother and the first wife of his father, Karstedt.

### Lamprecht

Lamprecht is Cornelius's second oldest brother.

### Rozemyne

Rozemyne is Cornelius's younger sister. He also serves her as a retainer and a guard knight.

# Other Relatives

### Trudeliede

Trudeliede is the second wife of Cornelius's father, Karstedt.

### Nikolaus

Nikolaus is Cornelius's half-brother. They share a father, Karstedt, but Nikolaus is the child of Karstedt's second wife Trudeliede.

### Rozemary

Rozemary is the deceased third wife of Cornelius's father, Karstedt.

### Bonifatius

Bonifatius is Cornelius's paternal grandfather and the former Knight Commander of Ehrenfest. He also serves as Cornelius' training master at the Knight's Order.

### Traugott

Traugott is Cornelius's cousin, who also served alongside him as one of Rozemyne's guard knights at the Royal Academy. As a child, Cornelius was often annoyed by Traugott's one-sided sense of rivalry for him.

# Fellow Retainers

### Angelica

Angelica, like Cornelius, was assigned to serve as Rozemyne's guard knight right after her baptism. He later helped her learn her classwork for the Royal Academy.

### Hartmut

Hartmut and Cornelius were childhood friends before they both became Rozemyne's retainers. Because their mothers were close friends, Hartmut often came over to visit Cornelius's home.

After Rozemyne's poisoning, Hartmut criticized Cornelius sharply for allowing her to come to harm. They seem to have a friendly relationship at the Royal Academy, even though Cornelius is often exasperated by Hartmut's obsession with his sister.

### Leonore

Leonore is a fellow apprentice guard knight. Cornelius values her intelligence and skill, and she has a secret crush on him. It is not known whether her feelings are requited.

< Cornelius
Drama CD 2

**Ascendance of a Bookworm, I'll do anything to become a librarian! Drama CD 2** (本好きの下剋上～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～ドラマCD2, *Honzuki no Gekokujo Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen CD2*) is the second Drama CD of the series.

# Synopsis

Dive into the highly praised second installment of the Ascendance of a Bookworm Drama CD series, where author Miya Kazuki personally crafts a captivating tale. This CD features a concise overview of the timeline spanning Part 4, Volumes 1-3, *Founder of the Royal Academy’s So-Called Library Committee*. Notably, her family and friends of the lower city take center stage. Miya Kazuki enriches the narrative with cherished moments from the lower city era of Parts 1-3, introducing a freshly penned short story from Tuuli's perspective titled *A Royal Commission*. Furthermore, the cherished cast from the previous CD reunites with a new ensemble of 19 talented voice actors. Don't miss out on this extraordinary drama CD experience!

# Cast

* Rozemyne：沢城みゆき (Sawashiro Miyuki)
* Ferdinand：櫻井孝宏 (Sakurai Takahiro)
* Sylvester：鳥海浩輔 (Toriumi Kōsuke)
* Wilfried：藤原夏海 (Fujiwara Natsumi)
* Charlotte / Schwartz and Weiss / Corinna：小原好美 (Kohara Konomi)
* Florencia / Solange：長谷川暖 (Hasegawa Nodoka)
* Benno：武内駿輔 (Takeuchi Shunsuke)
* Lutz：堀江 瞬 (Horie Shun)
* Mark：菊地達弘 (Tatsuhiro Kikuchi)
* Angelica / Elvira：浅野真澄 (Asano Masumi)
* Justus：間島淳司 (Majima Junji)
* Damuel：田丸篤志 (Tamaru Atsushi)
* Rihyarda ：中根久美子 (Nakane Kumiko)
* Fran / Gunther / Gustav：伊達忠智 (Date Tadanori)
* Karstedt：浜田賢二 (Hamada Kenji)
* Tuuli / Schwartz and Weiss：中原麻衣 (Nakahara Mai)
* Cornelius / Effa / Brunhilde：依田菜津 (Yorita Natsu)
* Hirschur：田中敦子 (Tanaka Atsuko)

# Tracklist

* Track 1 - Chapter 1 - 0:00
* Track 2 - Chapter 2 - 2:46
* Track 3 - Chapter 3 - 20:14
* Track 4 - Chapter 4 - 39:54
* Track 5 - Chapter 5 - 59:57

# Bonus Short Story Summary

This short story, *A Royal Commission*, describes Tuuli's nervousness and hesitation when asked to make a hairpin for a member of royalty, Lady Eglantine. Despite her initial refusal, she eventually decides to take on the challenge. With the support and encouragement of those around her, including Benno, Tuuli works hard to create a beautiful hairpin. The story unfolds as she comes to terms with the fact that she needs to craft a hairpin fit for royalty, and meeting Rozemyne for the first time since her awakening.
Tuuli's feelings of pressure, self-doubt, and the desire to meet the expectations of the royal client are evident. The narrative explores her internal struggle and the challenges she faces in creating a piece that matches the standards set by Rozemyne's previous hairpin. The presence of the High Priest adds another layer of tension.
As the story progresses, Tuuli's determination and skills shine through, leading to a successful presentation of the hairpin. The passage concludes with Tuuli reflecting on her newfound feelings of happiness and a sense of accomplishment, especially after being praised by Ferdinand and Benno.

# Samples

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# References

1. ↑ TO Books Drama CD 2 Homepage. tobooks.jp.
2. ↑ Audible Store Page. amazon.com.
Common Flowers

**Flowers** are plentiful in Yurgenschmidt. Since Rozemyne's popularization of the floral hair ornament, flowers have featured prominently in both noble and commoner fashions year-round.

# Etymology

* Gras (DE)
 Verlange

# References

1. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 1 Volume 2. Chapter 10: Completed Paper
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 4. Chapter 5: Researching Color-Making
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 2. Chapter 15: An Order to Return to Ehrenfest
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 7. Their Hopes and Dreams
5. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 7. The Royal Academy without My Sister
6. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 3 Volume 3. Chapter 13: Upcoming Spring Prayer
7. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 3 Volume 3. Chapter 18: The Goddesses' Bath
8. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 5. The Road to Exclusive Business
9. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 5. Epilogue
10. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 9. Chapter 2: The Harvest Festival and a Meeting
Comic Anthology Volume 1

**Comic Anthology Volume 1** (公式コミックアンソロジー 第1巻, *Kōshiki komikkuansorojī dai 1-kan*) is the first volume of *Ascendance of a Bookworm*'s manga anthology.

# Synopsis

This official comic anthology has been announced alongside the anime adaptation! The cover illustration is done by Suzuka, who is responsible for the manga adaptation of the Part 1 and Part 2 of the main series. Suzuka has also included a 12-page original manga in this anthology!

Featuring contributions from a total of 20 authors, including Moto Naoko (Lady Victorian) and Tamaki Nozomu (Dance in the Vampire Bund A.S.O.), the second volume is scheduled for release in September!

# Chapters

Moto Naoko【Book of Days】

Tomo【Myne and the Snow Quartet】

Sasakama Taro【Imagination Training】

SAA【Angelic☆Sister】

Nobukawa Yuuko【Lunches Made with Love】

Watarizora Tsubamemaru【Mr. Benno's Hairy Situation】

Amasawa Akiraemaru【Lady Freida's Golden Therapy】

Fukino Tou【Who's The Best Carrier of Them All】【Sisters' Resonance】

Hayashine【Supervising Myne's Health】

Aona Masao【Who is closest to Myne?!】

Tsukiyama Ryuuji【Some Peaceful Fragments】

Kitora Con【Parue-Burgers For The Win】

Arata【Gunther's Melancholy】

Tamaki Nozomu【Benno's Monologue】

Ino【The High Priest and the Unstable Myne】

Suzuka【An Old Dream】

# Publication Date

Japanese: 2019-07-02 (ISBN: 9784864728300)

# Trivia

* Miya Kazuki liked Suzuka's manga about Benno and Liz so much that on October 2023, she released short story 54, which made the manga by Suzuka, into canon.

# References

1. ↑ Tobook's Shop TO Books.
2. ↑ Renewal Of Contracts and Relationships. ncode.syosetu.
Dankmar

**Dankmar** is a scholar and a retainer of Hildebrand, the third prince of the country.

# Personality

Prince Hildebrand considers Dankmar to be very strict.

# Story

During the fellowship gathering, Dankmar takes up a concealed position underneath a table to provide the prince with advice, should his studies prove to be insufficient or should his charge be overwhelmed by his nervousness, while also concealing this help from the gathered archduke candidates.

Initially, the prince manages to pull off all the greetings and prepared responses flawlessly, but once they arrived at the ninth duchy, Dankmar has to help him out. Thanks to their combined efforts, the prince is able to finish the gathering without embarrassing himself and the royal family.

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 5. Epilogue
Delia

**Delia** (デリア, *Deria*) is a grey shrine maiden at the Ehrenfest temple. She was originally assigned to serve as Myne’s attendant and report on her activities to the High Bishop.

After leaving Myne’s service, Delia was assigned help manage the orphanage. She also serves as a caregiver for her adoptive brother, Dirk.

# Appearance

Delia has deep crimson hair and light blue eyes. Rozemyne describes her as “not cute,” but rather “beautiful, like a pretty adult woman”. As of Part 4, she has grown into a "jaw-dropping beauty".

# Personality

Due to growing up in the temple, Delia is very naïve about the outside world. She views the High Bishop's corrupt and exploitative practices as normal. She is straightforward and childishly blunt and often rude toward Myne and her fellow attendants.

Despite her attitude, she has a good heart and frequently turns a blind eye to Myne's efforts to improve the orphanage and the temple. She also has a deep love for family, which causes her to quickly grow attached to her younger brother Dirk. After her mistakes in trusting the High Bishop lead to trouble, Delia becomes calmer and more mature.

# History

Delia was raised in the Ehrenfest temple orphanage. When she was about six years old, the blue priests were recalled to noble society, which severely decreased the divine gifts available for the orphans. The grey shrine maidens were also taken out of the orphanage, leaving the children on the verge of starvation with no one to care for them.

When Delia turned seven, she was brought out of the temple and scrubbed clean by a grey shrine maiden, and then baptized. She and three other children were brought before the High Bishop, but only Delia was chosen as an apprentice attendant. Realizing that her pretty face was her only hope for staying out of the orphanage, Delia resolved to one day secure the position of a blue priest's mistress.

Delia worked as an attendant and trained as a future concubine for the next year, before being assigned to serve Myne as the High Bishop's spy.

# Trivia

* Delia has the habit of saying "Geez!" (も—！) when she is annoyed or frustrated.
* She received a stone slate from Myne.
* When Hasse's orphans went to the Ehrenfest orphanage, Marthe tells her friends about Delia. Marthe grew to like Delia a lot.

# References

1. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 1. Chapter 1: Attendants and the Fealty Ceremony
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 1. Chapter 1: Just Call Me Urashima Taro
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 1. Chapter 2: A Shrine Maiden's Job
4. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 3. Prologue
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 1. Chapter 12: The Reality of the Orphanage
Common Trees

There are several tree species mentioned throughout the series from different duchies.

# References

1. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 1. Chapter 21: Passing Highbeast Creation
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 4. Chapter 11: Haldenzel's Craftspeople
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 4. Chapter 5: Researching Color-Making
4. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 3. Chapter 3: Winter Socializing
Bertram

**Bertram** is the son of the former Sidonius, the former Giebe Wiltord and Laurenz's half-brother.

# History

Bertram is the son of Sidonius and his second or third wife. When his mother died, Sidonius' first wife agreed to take Bertram on as her own son at his baptism.

# Story

## Part 5 Volume 4

The year before Bertram's Baptism, Aub Ehrenfest enacts a purge of the former Veronica faction. As someone name-sworn to Georgine of Ahrensbach, Sidonius was among those sentenced to execution, though it is unclear whether he is captured alive and executed, killed while resisting the arrest or committed suicide. His first wife and older son Freuden are also among the lives claimed by the purge.

Thanks to Lady Rozemyne's influence, the unbaptized children of the killed criminals are not executed by association as is tradition, but spared and moved to the Temple's Orphanage to be raised as gray priests, with a chance to earn back their status as a noble, should Aub Ehrenfest find them worthy. To this end Rozemyne makes sure the affected children receive training in excess of what regular grey priests and shrine maidens go through.

Initially Bertram is frustrated with the duties of a regular grey priest, since he fully intends to earn back his noble status and doesn't see how the knowledge of how to foraging for food or cleaning will be of any use to him once he achieves this, but upon a visit to the temple Rozemyne explains how this time in the temple are a great opportunity to form bonds with merchants, which will be in high demand in Ehrenfest in the near future. She also demonstrates how she can re-assemble a broken feystone - a feat thought of as impossible by other nobles - and explains that she only ever attempted this, because growing up in the Temple and learning the regular noble ways give her a broader horizon and thus enable her a wider range of visualizations than anyone experiencing only one or the other, which has some very practical applications for magic.

## Part 5 Volume 6

After Bertram passes a preliminary questioning by Hartmut to get a Magic Tool, he also manages to get through an interview by Aub Ehrenfest himself and thus lands the coveted position of becoming a ward of the archduke. In the coming winter, he will be baptised as a parentless noble, with Aub Ehrenfest as his guardian. Unfortunately he will have to give give his name to a member of the archducal family, when the time comes. Since he get's along so well with Lord Melchoir at the orphanace, he chooses him as his future master.

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 4. Chapter 9: Touring the Temple
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 6. Chapter 16: Interviews with the Aub
Eineira

**Eineira** is the aunt and sole attentant of Jonsara.

# History

When her niece fell victim to personal tragedy and was left with little other choice than to marry the equally afflicted Kashick, Eineira moved her niece's place with her and became the sole attendant of the entire estate.

# Story

Eineira primarily serves her lady, her husband Kashick, and their newly born son. She will reluctantly serve Kashick's other children when necessary, but shows open disdain whenever this is the case.

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Short Story Collection 1. Chapter 17: Philine — Coming Home from the Royal Academy
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Short Story Collection 1. Chapter 18: Philine — My Knight in Shining Armor
Beruf

Beruf is a title needed to become the foreman or forewoman of an independent workshop. It is a proof of one's skills. One had the option to inherit a workshop, but without the "beruf" title, one's position within the guild was weakened and restricted. In addition to that, no new leherls or lehanges could be hired, and no lehange contracts could be renewed. Normally, workshops led by foremen or forewomen without the beruf title would wither away, however, private workshops funded by rich people, workshops with connection to influential people, or workshops outside a guild, as well as subsidiary workshops under a bigger workshop or store aren't necessarily in need of the beruf title to keep the workshop running.

The requirements to acquire the beruf certification varies between guilds.

* The Ink Guild requires the presentation of an outstanding research project. Each successful result can be awarded to one person only.
* The Seamstress' Guild requires five orders for clothes to be finished in a single year and to have a noble customer.

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 2 Volume 4. Josef - Beruf Certification
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 1 Volume 2. Corinna's Married Life
Delia (Anime)

## Delia

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* Manga
* Chibi

**Delia** (デリア *Deria*) is an orphan who is a grey apprentice priestess of the church. Delia is assigned as one of Myne's attendants by the Head Priest, ordered by the High Priest, to spy on her.

She dreams of being the mistress of the High Bishop and living in luxury.

# Personality

Delia is straight-forward and can be quite rude. She is good at heart and looked after Myne when she was her attendant. Furthermore, she supported Myne's effort to save the orphans by bringing some food for the orphans and refraining from reporting to the High Bishop about that matter. She is a bit naive and never having known anything else, sees the High Priest's warped worldview as normal, leading her easy to deceive by the High Priest and his associates.

# History

She was an unbaptized orphan when the blue priests started to leave the temple due to the purge, which severely decreased the Alm’s of the Gods for the orphanage. Delia managed to survive until her baptism, but was severely traumatised by her suffering in the orphanage. When she left the orphanage, she swore never to return. She is chosen to serve the High Bishop because of her beauty and educated to be a future mistress. Due to being raised in the High Priest's chambers, she fully believes it is normal for commoner girls to aspire to become concubines and openly states her desire to become one.

# Story

When Myne joins the church, the High Priest decided to assign Delia as one of her retainers to spy on her. With both of them being young girls, the he believed that she would be able to get close to Myne. Delia botched this plan almost immediately by being rude and bluntly stating to Myne that she was the High Priest's spy.
Alexis

**Alexis** (アレクシス, *Arekushisu*) is an archnoble from Ehrenfest, who is enrolled as an apprentice knight at the Royal Academy.

# Story

## Concurrent with Part 4 Volume 2

Alexis is one of Lord Wilfried's guard knights. To improve his skill at gewinnen to a level where he would be competitive with his fellow archduke candidates of other duchies, Wilfried often plays practice games against his retainers. In these matches, Alexis most times comes out on top, with Wilfried only managing to win the occasional game against the much more experienced apprentice knight.

## Part 5 Volume 3

In his final year at the royal academy Alexis manages to both obtain honour student status and be chosen as one of the 20 students performing the graduation ceremony sword dance.

Due to the recent discovery of how participation in religious ceremonies can have an impact on which divine protections a noble can attain the royal family gives special permission to the graduates of that year to re-do the ritual at the end of their final year if they wished. Alexis participates in the ritual and manages to acquire the divine protection of both Angriff the God of War and Steifebrise the God of the Gale.

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 3. Chapter 16: Lending Books and a Place for One’s Heart
2. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 2. Life without One's Lady
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Royal Academy Stories - First Year. Chapter 11: Wilfried - Male Socializing
4. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 3. Chapter 13: Farewells and the Coming-of-Age Ceremony
Bosgeiz

**Bosgeiz** is a country to the east of Yurgenschmidt.

# Geography

While very little is known about the geography of the country itself, it is known that a desert is interposed between its territories and Yurgenschmidt. To allow people to travel between the two countries without having to traverse the desert, the country gate between them functions as a big, walk-through teleportation circle, similar to the ones employed in the Royal Academy, rather than a regular door.

# History

In the past, Bosgeiz was a valued trade partner of Yurgenschmidt, leading to the border city of Kirnberger in the duchy of Eisenreich becoming a sizable and wealthy trade hub. They bought large amounts of iron directly from Eisenreich, as well as any feystones they could get their hands on, due to how exceptionally rare and hard to get they are beyond Yurgenschmidt's borders.

A little over 200 years ago, the Bosgeiz government managed to convince the Aub Eisenreich of the time to attempt to usurp the crown. This plan however fell through, when the Zent learned of the impending insurrection, and before the allies could muster their forces, the royals closed the country gate and launched a preemptive attack that crushed Eisenreich. The country gate has remained closed ever since.

With the closure being so sudden, a considerable number of Bosgeiz citizens - primarily merchants - was stuck in the foreign country, unable to ever return to their home. The wealthiest among them were able to afford local citizenship and open up stores in the cities of the now diminished duchy of Eisenreich, and later Ehrenfest, which would come to replace it, about a generation later, but a considerable number of the stragglers were forced to scatter to the four winds as traveling merchants.

# Etymology

* Geiz (DE)
* Stinginess, Avarice, Greed

# References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 4. Chapter 16: Kirnberger’s Country Gate
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The story follows Motosu Urano, a book-loving post-secondary student and soon-to-be librarian who ends up crushed to death beneath a pile of books during an earthquake. With her dying breath, she wishes to be reincarnated in a world where she can read books forever. Urano awakens in the body of a weak, five-year-old girl named Myne in a world where books are scarce and only available to elites. Myne, retaining her memories from her previous life, decides to create and print her own books so that she can read again.

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Drama CD

The Drama CD series to the same-named light novel series **Ascendance of a Bookworm, I'll do anything to become a librarian! Drama CD** (本好きの下剋上～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～ドラマCD, *Honzuki no Gekokujo Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen CD*) currently includes ten drama CDs. The Drama CD adapts selected chapters from the light novel series in chronological order starring the anime voice actors since Drama CD 3.

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Ehrenfest Central District

# Location

Ehrenfest's central district is located in the middle of the duchy.

* Duchy of Frenbeltag to the West

# Population and Leadership

The entire central district is under the direct rule of Lord Ehrenfest.

# History

The central district was bigger than it is today when the Ehrenfest family came to power in the duchy. But when Lady Gabriele of Ahrensbach forced a marriage with one of the archduke's sons, the political upheaval caused the Aub to make Gabriele's husband a Giebe and give him part of the central district as the new province of Groschel
Episode 22

## Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids

**"Wilma and Holy Scriptures for Kids"** (ヴィルマと子供用聖典, *Viruma to Kodomo-you Seiten*) is the twenty-second episode of the *Ascendance of a Bookworm* anime series, and the eighth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on May 24, 2020.

This episode was adapted from Part 2 Volume 2 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 4: The Italian Restaurant's Interior Decoration - Chapter 12: Binding Children's Bibles).

# Summary

   Myne decides to create a children's version of the church's holy scriptures so that both her upcoming newborn sibling and the orphans can read it. However, she runs into an obstacle when she realizes ink is both expensive and in short supply. Instead, she decides to make her own using oil and soot from the town's fireplaces.

   When Ferdinand approves of her plan, Myne asks Wilma to draw the illustrations for the picture book, which she then carves into a wooden block and uses as a base for printing. However, the detailed art doesn't translate well to the page.

    Meanwhile, Wilma is struggling to reconcile her fear of men and her interest in the printing process. She accidentally lashes out at an orphan boy when asked to come see the studio that finalizes her drawings. Myne decides to use stencil printing instead of woodblock printing. She asks Wilma to work on simplifying her design and later the orphans tell her Wilma's recent odd behavior.

    Myne asks Ferdinand to read through her manuscript for the children's bible to make sure the content is okay to print. When he reads it, he immediately becomes suspicious of how easily she was able to synopsize the complicated language of the scriptures into accessible, kid-friendly prose. He calls her to his hidden room and asks about her education and where she got her ideas. Myne replies that she can only say she saw it in a world of dreams to which she can never return.

Wilma finishes the picture. To Myne's surprise, she to join them in the studio to see the book completed, as well as to help conquer her fear of men. Together, the gray priests and orphans print, dry, fold and assemble the books, and Myne brings it home to Tuuli who puts the finishing touches on it by binding all the pages together. Finally, two years after arriving in the new world, Myne has created her first book.

# Characters by Appearance

* Myne ("Main")
* Benno
* Effa
* Gil
* Otto
* Lutz
* Ferdinand (the Head Priest)
* Wilma ("Vilma")
* Rosina
* Ingo - Debut
* Johann - Debut
* Tuuli ("Turi")
Chick Hicks

**Chick Hicks** is a retired Piston Cup race car who now hosts his own television show, *Chick's Picks with Chick Hicks*, on the Racing Sports Network. As a racer, Chick was aggressive and often cheated by making other cars crash. He had an intense rivalry with Lightning McQueen, who gave him the nickname "Thunder" because thunder always comes after lightning. Chick's number is 86, and he was sponsored by the Hostile Takeover Bank (HTB).
Dirk

* Infant
* Child
* Anime

Treated as her brother by Delia

Dirk (ディルク) is a Devouring child given to a guard by an anonymous woman at the temple's gate.

# Appearance

Dirk was a little bigger than Kamil, when he arrived at the Temple.

When he is older, he has reddish brown hair and looks a lot like Delia, according to Lady Rozemyne.

# Personality

When he was a baby, Dirk was relatively calm and a sound sleeper.

Dirk seems to have taken up lying, pretending he is a "good boy" when he is not, as Delia yells at him, thanks to picking up a rebellious phase.

According to Konrad, Dirk is a lot like Delia when he gets angry or exasperated and tends to shout in the same way as her on such occasions.

# Trivia

* Delia chose Dirk's name from Myne's suggestion. Dirk's name was intended to sound like Delia's.
* Dirk received Myne's "final" blessing.
* Dirk received the same toys as Kamil as presents from Rozemyne.

# Navigation

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 5 Volume 6. Chapter 1: Dirk’s and Bertram’s Baptisms
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1  Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 2. Chapter 17: Returning to the Temple
3. ↑ Ascendance of a Bookworm. Part 4 Volume 9. Winter Resolution
Bezewanst (Anime)

## Bezewanst

* Anime
* Chibi

**Bezewanst** (ベーゼヴァンス *Beezewansu*) is the High Priest of the temple of Ehrenfest and the only one who outranks Head Priest Ferdinand. Since he was raised the in temple, and therefore did not go to the Royal Academy, he is not considered a true noble, leading most nobles to look down on him.

# Personality

Bezewanst leaves most of the work of actually running the temple to Ferdinand, and spends most of his time simply enjoying the perks of his position. He looks down upon people that are of lesser status of him and enjoys their suffering. He is also very vengeful, willing to go to great length to seek retribution upon those he deems to have wronged him, prioritizing his revenge over the good of the temple and duchy.

He is able to quite competently hide his character flaws and project an air of benevolence and kindness much in contrast to his true self, if he deems it beneficial to himself.

# Story

In the beginning he is the head of the temple in Ehrenfest. He first appears during Myne's baptism ceremony. Myne looks like a rich girl, which is why he treated her well despite her being a commoner. When he summoned her parents to the temple to talk about her apprenticeship, he learned that she is from a poor family. His attitude changed rapidly to a condescending one. A fight begins and he was nearly crushed to death by Myne, although he did lose consciousness. He despises Myne for being a commoner possessing more mana than him.

When Myne joins the temple, upon hearing that the Head Priest is assigning one of his own attendants to Myne, he decided to allocate one of his own attendants as well, as a means to spy on her; as well as assign the temple's worst problem child to Myne.