02x12 - Dreamlike World

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M: {ED}

F: Schicicoza's antics led to Main being entwined in a trombe.

F: You're the one who needs to know your place!

F: Listen, Main.

F: Show them you're truly worthy of wearing those blue robes.

F: It is your job to replenish this land with mana.

M: Got it.

Title Card: Ascendance of a Bookworm

Title Card: Ascendance of a Bookworm

Ep Title: Chapter Twenty-Six Dreamlike World

F: Schicicoza.

F: You start the healing ritual.

Sc: Me?

F: Since you were neglecting your duties, you must have plenty of mana in reserve.

F: The original plan was for me to show her how it's done,

F: but I wasted all of my mana cleaning up your mess.

M: Lies. He's probably got enough to do this with ease.

F: Step up, Schicicoza.

F: Show Main the ropes and make her realize that you're a different breed.

F: O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water, bringer of healing and upheaval.

F: And the twelve disciples who serve her.

F: Hear my prayer and grant me your holy powers.

F: Your sister has been hurt by the minions of evil.

F: Grant me the strength to heal Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth...

M: Huh? He stopped?

F: Not yet. This isn't nearly enough.

Sc: In return, I offer you a sacred melody.

Sc: Unleash your supreme waves, and...

M: No! He can't spend any more mana!

F: All that talk, and that's all you've got?

F: I see how depleted the knight order's roster is now.

F: Unhand this.

F: Finish off the rest, Main.

M: O Fruhtrane, Goddess of Water, bringer of healing and upheaval.

M: And the twelve disciples who serve her.

M: Hear my prayer and grant me your holy powers.

M: Your sister has been hurt by the minions of evil.

M: Grant me the strength to heal Geduldh, the Goddess of Earth.

M: In return, I offer you a sacred melody.

M: Unleash your supreme waves,

M: and offer your pure protection.

M: For as far as I seek, cover these lands in your hues!

F: Stop! That's plenty!

M: Will that do, Head Priest?

F: Yes, the land mana's has been replenished.

F: Too much, if you ask me.

F: Do you see?

F: That's the apprentice priestess who was granted blue robes by the church and the lord.

F: And I have taken her under my wing.

F: Any objections?

F: None, I see.

F: Very well. Let's return home.

F: Main.

F: I feel bad about what transpired.

M: Where did that come from?

F: I didn't want you to be hurt,

F: or to be exposed to such malice.

F: I never expected any knights to disregard my orders.

F: It's a failure on my part.

M: Nobody could've anticipated one of my guards doing that.

M: You don't have to feel responsible.

F: No, I am responsible for you.

F: I'm truly sorry.

M: Head Priest... You're too conscientious.

F: Main.

F: Do you have any demands in response to today's events?

M: That look...

M: He's telling me to say "no."

M: I do.

M: I request a replacement of my ceremonial robes.

K: Robes, you say?

M: Just look. They were brand new, and now they're ruined.

K: Ah, yes. That won't do.

M: And here I had them custom made to adjust for my future growth.

M: This is awful!

K: I see age is no barrier when it comes to how particular women are about fashion.

M: This is no joke!

M: Please have an exact replacement made before winter!

K: Do you need it for something in winter?

F: The Dedication Ceremony.

F: Even if it was through no fault of her own,

F: you can imagine what the high priest will say if she isn't dressed appropriately.

K: Ah, yes.

K: Understood. I'll have a replacement prepared for you.

M: Thank you.

M: It would be very helpful if you could order it from the Gilberta Company.

K: Okay. Anything else?

M: Sir Damuel not only tried to help me,

M: he also tried very much to stop Sir Schicicoza.

M: Please go easy on him.

M: Apart from that,

M: I'm fine with whatever punishments you hand out according to your rules.

M: I wouldn't want to butt in and attract further resentment.

K: Yes, that's a wise decision.

K: The matter will be handled internally by the order, then.

M: Understood.

L: Main!

M: Lutz?

L: Thank goodness you're okay!

L: How's your wound?

L: Huh? It's healed?

M: How did you know?

L: I heard your voice calling for help in my head.

L: I even saw you all wrapped up in trombe.

M: It was back then?

L: I wanted to go help, but I didn't even know where you were.

L: I was a complete mess!

L: I'm so glad you're all right.

M: Noble society is so scary!

M: After fulfilling the knight order's request, I was, of course, left bedridden.

M: By the time I was okay to be out and about, fall had reached its peak.

M: Fran, nothing happened while I was away, I hope?

Fr: No, Lady Main. That aside, the head priest wants to see you.

Fr: He has asked you to visit his chambers at once.

L: What did you do this time?

M: Nothing I'm aware of.

M: I'm here, Head Priest.

F: Oh, Main.

F: Come to the secret room.

M: What? Did I do something to deserve this, Head Priest?

F: Be quiet and follow me.

F: Drink this, Main.

M: Huh? I'm not getting yelled at?

M: That was really nice. I love the mild sweetness.

F: That tasted sweet to you?

M: Yes, why?

F: I see.

F: Now, wear this.

M: What is this?

F: Can't you tell? It's a magical item.

M: I'm asking what we're using it for.

M: Please... tell... me...

F: Main's the only one who uses this to tie her hair.

F: And it's not just this hairpin.

F: She has brought us all sorts of creations.

F: But the most surprising thing of all

F: is her passion for books.

F: She treasures literature, and even wrote some picture books for children.

F: Her obsession is clearly abnormal.

F: Just what goes through that head of yours?

F: I shall take a look into your past, Main.

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Eyecatch: Ascendance of a Bookworm

M: Huh?

M: What happened to me?

M: I...

M: Wait, I was...

F: Can you hear me, Main?

M: Huh, I hear the head priest's voice.

F: I've synchronized our minds.

F: Sorry, but I'm going to take a look into your memories.

M: My memories?

F: Yes. You have way too much mana.

F: Thus, I need to investigate whether or not you're a thr*at to this domain.

M: You want to clear your suspicions, huh?

M: No problem. I understand.

F: Always so careless.

F: You need to hone your self-protection instincts.

F: But very well.

F: Can you take me to the "dreamlike world" you mentioned before?

F: We should be able to go there if you picture it.

M: What? You mean I can go wherever I want?

M: Follow me, then!

F: Calm down. Don't rush things.

F: What is this place?

F: It looks like a noble district in some foreign land.

M: Takes me back...

M: This is Japan.

F: "Japan"?

M: Where I lived before I was Main.

F: Before you were Main...

F: Is this the dream world you mentioned?

M: Yes.

M: If I hadn't d*ed buried under an avalanche of books, I would've been a librarian now.

F: A librarian?

F: Does that mean you were an adult?

M: Yes.

library,Sign: Library

M: This is it!

M: My personal utopia!

F: What is this?

M: The library!

F: What...

F: This has more books than even the Nobles' Academy's library.

F: Are these really all books?

M: Yeah.

F: I see now.

F: Given that you had memories of living in such a world,

F: it makes perfect sense why the cathedral's library would bring you to tears.

type,Book: 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.

M: I offer the gods my prayers!

F: I see how badly you missed books now.

F: Where is this?

MM: Urano.

type,Book: 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.

MM: Hey, Urano.

MU: What?

MM: Eat already. I need to clean up.

MU: Go ahead, then. I just won't eat.

F: Is that your mother?

M: Yes.

MM: And here I made your favorite food. I feel so stupid.

MU: Look, I'm reading right now.

MM: Didn't we agree that you wouldn't read at the dining table?

MU: I'm almost done, okay?

M: Mom...

MM: Just clean up after yourself, okay?

MU: God, leave me alone.

type,Book: 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.

M: Mom!

M: I need to apologize to Mom!

type,Book: 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?

F: Calm down, Main.

M: I never got the chance to say goodbye to her!

M: Wait, Mom!

M: Please wait!

F: Control your emotions, Main!

M: Come back, Mom!

M: Don't leave me!

F: Enough. No more.

M: Head Priest...

F: I feel absolutely terrible.

F: I was too synchronized.

M: Sync...

M: Wait, did you end up sharing all my emotions?

F: That's what happens when you synchronize minds.

F: You're such a handful.

F: Put yourself in my shoes.

F: What is it?

F: Main?

F: What are you doing?

M: Giving you a hug! Hugs calm you down!

M: When I have dreams like these and feel awful,

M: I have Turi give me hugs to make me feel better.

M: I have Lutz and my family, but you have nobody who'll do this for you!

F: Knock it off.

M: I refuse!

M: Hug me back!

F: Hmph. You're the one who wants to calm down.

M: I've been trying to block off those memories for ages.

M: Because, even if I do remember, I can never go back.

M: Thank you for helping me see my mom again,

M: Head Priest.

M: Use this item again sometime, Head Priest.

M: I'd like to eat my mom's cooking next time.

F: Absolutely not.

F: I'm never synchronizing with you again.

M: What?

M: Then I'm not giving this back until you promise you will.

F: I'll need to win you over, huh? I suppose I could sate you with books.

M: Really?!

M: Head Priest!

???: Master Karstedt, Sir Ferdinand is here to see you.

F: I got what I needed. Please return them.

K: Sure.

K: So, what did you find?

F: Nothing but books.

F: Not a trace of malicious intent.

K: I see. So your fears were ungrounded.

F: That's right. But...

K: But?

F: Main had memories of life in a world far more advanced than ours.

F: And a life as an adult woman, no less.

K: What? How could that be?

F: I know it's hard to believe, but it's true.

F: If Main's knowledge and memories are utilized well,

F: she can bring Ehrenfest unprecedented prosperity.

F: But she really has nothing but books on her mind,

F: so only the people around her need to put her to good use.

K: You seem to have taken quite a liking to that girl.

F: That isn't it. I just believe she can be a great resource.

K: I see.

K: Yes, she does have an immense amount of mana.

K: By the way, Schicicoza's case has taken a complicated turn.

F: His mother's causing a fuss and talking to everyone she can think of, right?

F: I received a complaint from the high priest, too.

K: What will you do?

F: Would you be willing to adopt Main?

K: What?

F: Given the amount of mana she possesses, she'll be in constant danger.

F: Without a powerful backer, there's no telling how she will be treated.

F: Her worth to us is immeasurable.

F: We can't let anyone else steal her.

F: We need to hurry and have her taken in by a noble.

G: Yum!

G: You really are a great cook, honey.

T: This is something Main came up with, right?

E: Yeah. Don't you think I've gotten good at this strange recipe?

E: What do you say, Main?

M: I'm sorry, Mom.

E: What's all this now?

M: I never got the chance to say it.

M: Mom, thank you for always feeding me all this great food.

M: Dad, thank you for putting your life on the line to protect me.

G: Sure.

M: Turi, thank you for always agreeing to my selfish requests.

M: I'm really glad I was born to this family.

G: Did something happen, Main?

M: Nah.

M: I just realized I have to live in the cathedral soon and won't see you all for a while.

T: Is that all? Don't scare me like that!

E: Oh? Then you'll want to eat lots of my cooking while you still can.

M: I will!

G: Okay, much better.

G: You look best when smiling, Main!

T: There goes the doting father again.

M: I love you all so much!

M: Thank you, Mom.

B: Main!

B: You fool!

B: What did you do this time?!

Ma: We received an order for ceremonial robes for you from a high-ranking noble.

B: You better have a good explanation for this!

M: Sorry, I need to get going, so it'll have to wait until after work.

B: Hey, get back here!

Ma: Main can't be stopped by anyone, huh?

L: we're gonna get back to printing picture books again.

M: Yeah!

M: I'm gonna make lots, lots, loads more books!

F: Very good.

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