03x03 - The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives

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Narrator: Main is ordered to become Karstedt's adoptive daughter.

Main: I can't!

Main: I don't want to be apart from my family any longer.

Ferdinand: The enrollment age for the Royal Academy is ten.

Ferdinand: Until then, have your family spoil you as much as you'd like.

Narrator: But meanwhile...

Wolf: You still can't find that child?

Wolf: Where the hell is she hiding?

Title Card: Ascendance of a Bookworm

Title Card: Ascendance of a Bookworm

Ep Sign: Chapter Twenty-Nine The Dedication Ceremony and Spring Arrives

Main: Starting today, I have a knight as my bodyguard.

Main: This is Sir Damuel.

Main: These are my attendants Fran, Gil, Rosina, and Delia.

Fran; Gil; Rosina; Delia: It's a pleasure to meet you.

Damuel: I'm Damuel. It is a pleasure to meet you.

Delia: Since you're a knight and a bodyguard, are you an upper-class noble?

Delia: I'm very happy to become acquainted with one.

Damuel: Unfortunately, I'm a lesser noble.

Damuel: But I plan to do my job as her bodyguard well.

Lutz: A knight?! That's awesome!

Tuuli: A noble is Main's bodyguard?!

Damuel: Yes... I'm Damuel.

Damuel: It's a pleasure.

Lutz and Tuuli: It's a pleasure to meet you!

Lutz: Okay, I'm gonna head to the workshop.

Tuuli: And I'll head to the cathedral classroom.

Main: Tuuli is currently working very hard to learn how to read and write.

Damuel: I'm so used to having other nobles look down on me, so I panicked a little.

Main: If I'm adopted by a noble, this is the world I'll have to live in.

Damuel: What are you going to do, Apprentice Priestess?

Main: What else?

Main: I'm going to the library!

Main: Now that I have a bodyguard, I got permission to move about!

Main: Yahoo!

Fran: Lady the library is cold,

Fran: so if you are there for a long period of time, it may affect your health.

Main: D'oh.

Damuel: Then perhaps all we need to do is ask Lord Ferdinand

Damuel: if she can bring books into her own room?

Fran: I see.

Damuel: Er, I didn't mean to overstep my boundaries.

Damuel: My apologies.

Fran: No, you are absolutely correct, Sir Damuel.

Main: Damuel fit right in with everyone else in no time.

Jenni: The high priest has departed to the palace for the Dedication Ceremony.

Delia: In that case, please tell him that Main now has a new bodyguard.

Delia: Though even if he is a bodyguard, he's of low standing,

Delia: and can't seem to do anything other than awkwardly laugh.

Voice: Jenni!

Jenni: Sorry, I've got to go.

Delia: Jenni! Make sure you tell the high priest I came by to report to him...

Delia: Ugh! I came all this way and don't even get a reward!

Arno: The room where the Dedication Ceremony

Arno: will take place is in the deepest part of the nobles' quarter.

Main: The high priest...

Main: By the way, Head Priest,

Main: just what kind of ritual is the Dedication Ceremony?

Ferdinand: The Dedication Ceremony is the most important ritual among the cathedral's events.

Ferdinand: You will take the small grail you received at the Harvest Festival and fill it with mana.

Ferdinand: This will determine how much harvest we will have.

Main: How much harvest we have?!

Main: I'll do my best!

Ferdinand: We are the ones who offer prayers and gratitude to the Gods who created this world.

Main: The King and Queen Gods that rule upon the sky so high

Main: are the Gods of Darkness and Light, husband and wife.

Ferdinand: The Eternal Five that rule upon this land...

Main: The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.

Main: The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.

Ferdinand: The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.

Ferdinand: The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.

Main: The Goddess of Life, Ewigleben.

Main: We show our respect to the Gods who give all life their blessings...

Main and Ferdinand: ...and repay them for their divine blessings.

Ferdinand: that is enough.

Ferdinand: That was more than anticipated.

Main: They're red now.

Ferdinand: This will do for today.

Main: We have to fill all of those ourselves?

Ferdinand: Yes.

Ferdinand: Even though I have business in the nobles' district.

Main: Wouldn't it be easier if all the

Main: blue-robed priests just went "Bam!" and all contributed at once?

Ferdinand: The difference is mana is too great.

Ferdinand: Though their mana flows easier when we say the prayer together,

Ferdinand: if they are influenced by how much mana you release,

Ferdinand: they will not last physically.

Main: Oh...

Ferdinand: You are the only one who can participate in this ritual with me.

Main: This is going to take forever.

Ferdinand and Main: We are the ones who offer prayers and gratitude to the Gods who created this world.

High Priest: You seem to be praying really hard.

Ferdinand: High Priest.

Ferdinand: What brings you here?

High Priest: offer some of your mana into these, as well.

Main: Huh?

High Priest: This is a request from the lord.

High Priest: Are you saying you can follow the orders of the head priest,

High priest: but not my orders as the high priest?

Main: I would be honored.

High Priest: Do not forget those words.

Ferdinand: I was nervous that you might lose control again.

Main: Well, I've grown, so...

Ferdinand: I do not believe that filling these grails is an order from the lord.

Main: Huh?

Ferdinand: I'll ask the lord and see for myself.

Ferdinand: But you should continue to be obedient

Ferdinand: to let the high priest believe he has the upper hand.

Ferdinand: Can I rely on you?

Main: I don't mind making you look good every once in a while.

Main: And so, the Dedication Ceremony ended without issue.

Main: At the end of winter, Rosina had her coming-of-age ceremony

Main: and we all celebrated.

Damuel: This smell is definitely something...

Main: Welcome to our parts.

Fran: You'll just have to get used to it.

Main: This is the assignment the head priest gave you, right?

Main: If you're going to be my bodyguard,

Main: we'll be coming down here every now and then.

Damuel: What a rather difficult assignment.

Mark: Sir, Lady Main has arrived.

Johann: What do you think?

Main: The most important thing...

Main: is that these letter types are all the same size and height...

Boss: What do you think, little lady?

Boss: Is this what you wanted?

Main: They're wonderful! Truly Gutenberg!

Boss and Johann: Huh?

Main: I give you the title of Gutenberg, Johann!

Johann: Guten...?

Lutz: calm down.

Main: No, you need to be more excited, Lutz!

Main: Gutenberg's first name is Johannes, and we have Johann here!

Main: What a lovely coincidence! Truly a miracle!

Main: We offer the gods our prayers!

Boss: So what's this Gutenwhatsit?

Main: A great person who caused a huge turning point in the history of books. He's basically a god!

Main: He's absolutely amazing!

Main: Johann... no.

Main: Everyone involved with bookmaking is Gutenberg!

Main: We're all in this together!

Benno: Well, I want no part of this.

Main: I offer the Goddess of Wisdom, Mestionora, my thanks.

Fran: Lady Main!

Damuel: I think... I might actually be ex*cuted this time.

Lutz: are you okay?

: Lady Main!

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Main: Head Priest, the snow is starting to melt,

Main: so I'd like to go home sometime soon.

Ferdinand: I actually received word that Wolf has died.

Main: Huh?

Ferdinand: We found out just when I had asked Karstedt to look into who Wolf's client was.

Main: So some noble is behind this?

Ferdinand: It would seem so.

Main: And they're after...

Main: me?

Ferdinand: Give this to your family for me.

Main: Head Priest, this is...

Ferdinand: I'm counting on you.

Main: As you wish...

Ferdinand: For her safety,

Ferdinand: we'll be keeping Main at the cathedral until the Spring Prayer is done.

Gunther: But our agreement was to only keep her through the winter.

Gunther: I can't agree to this.

Ferdinand: Right now is the most dangerous time.

Ferdinand: This would be the worst time for Main to get kidnapped.

Gunther: Kidnapped?

Ferdinand: Main's mana was far greater than I had anticipated.

Ferdinand: It is essential for this city that lacks mana,

Ferdinand: but there are nobles who will resent her.

Gunther: And you're saying a noble is after Main?

Ferdinand: Yes. Whether it be from this domain or another is something I'm uncertain of for now.

Ferdinand: That's why I've had the lord and the knights limit how often the nobles can move about.

Ferdinand: There should've been a change regarding nobles entering and exiting the gate as well.

Gunther: Yes, I'm aware of it.

Gunther: That was for Main?

Ferdinand: Yes.

Gunther: Why would you go that far?

Ferdinand: I told you.

Ferdinand: We need Main's mana.

Gunther: Her mana?

Ferdinand: On that note, I'd like to discuss something with you.

Ferdinand: Once Main turns ten, I will have her adopted by a noble.

Gunther: Adopted by a noble?!

Ferdinand: This has already been decided.

Ferdinand: Main's mana is unbelievably great.

Ferdinand: But if she can't control it, she is a danger to herself and those around her.

Ferdinand: If she is deemed dangerous, Main will be dealt with.

Gunther: Dealt with?!

Ferdinand: It's only natural to eliminate something dangerous in order to protect the city.

Ferdinand: You are a soldier. I'm sure that idea isn't foreign to you, Gunther.

Ferdinand: In order to keep that from happening, she needs to learn how to control her mana.

Ferdinand: That is why she will be adopted.

Ferdinand: Until she's ten years old and can enroll in the Royal Academy...

Ferdinand: she may spend time with her family.

Ferdinand: But once she turns ten, she will either be adopted by a noble, or ex*cuted.

Ferdinand: Those are the only options.

Ferdinand: The noble is one I'm well-acquainted with.

Ferdinand: I will make sure she is treated well.

Ferdinand: That I can promise.

Ferdinand: This is to protect your daughter.

Effa: All right. We will leave Main in your hands.

Gunther: Effa!

Effa: When it was first decided that Main would stay at the cathedral,

Effa: I didn't think that would be possible due to how weak Main is.

Effa: But Tuuli had informed me that Main was doing well thanks to all of you.

Effa: I'm sure it's all because of your consideration, Head Priest.

Effa: Head Priest, please continue to look after Main.

Gunther: But her getting adopted is just...

Effa: There are even dapla apprentices that leave their homes at ten.

Effa: I'd prefer that to Main losing her life.

Gunther: True...

Main: I don't want to turn ten.

Rosina: The preparations for the Spring Prayer aren't even done yet.

Delia: Ugh. Where could she have gone to?

Delia: Lady Main!

Main: Next, I want a printing press.

Lutz: And how are you going to make a printing press?

Main: I'm planning on modifying a regular press.

Damuel: Observing her this closely...

Damuel: I can definitely tell that the apprentice priestess is unique.

Damuel: If she wants to live in peace.

Damuel: being under Lord Karstedt's protection is probably the best.

Ferdinand: Oh? You're defending Main now, too?

Ferdinand: Looks like you're getting used to Main and the cathedral.

Damuel: Even now, I think it would've been better if Schicicoza was not her guard.

Damuel: Because of that incident, I was demoted,

Damuel: and my engagement was called off.

Ferdinand: It is incorrect for you to assume that you were punished because of Schicicoza.

Damuel: Huh?

Ferdinand: You have your own crimes.

Ferdinand: Damuel, you should have immediately cast "rot."

Damuel: Rot?

Ferdinand: When things are out of your control, you need to cast rot so that others know.

Ferdinand: If you had been guarding an upper-class noble, or a princess from another do

Ferdinand: that is what you would've done.

Ferdinand: Am I wrong?

Ferdinand: Before falling to the threats of a middle-class noble,

Ferdinand: you should asked for help from someone of higher rank.

Ferdinand: Not only did you fail at that, you failed your mission.

Ferdinand: Lamenting, "Oh, woe is me," regarding this is also one off your crimes.

Ferdinand: You fool.

Ferdinand: There are some unsettling rumors surrounding the Spring Prayer.

Ferdinand: Know that any bizarre

Ferdinand: sense of pride, or obsequious words or actions, will do you no good.

Damuel: Yes, sir. This time, I will not fail in protecting the apprentice priestess.

Main: What? The high priest isn't going to the Spring Prayer?

Ferdinand: Unlike the Harvest Festival, there will be no donations.

Main: So the fact that he's making me go to a ritual without donations

Main: is definitely harassment.

Ferdinand: And who will be accompanying you?

Main: Fran, Rosina, Hugo, and Ella.

Ferdinand: So four, then.

Main: Um, Head Priest.

Main: We'll be going around for ten days for the Spring Prayer, right?

Main: I'm pretty sure I'm going to get sick at some point.

Ferdinand: Hm. You will probably need a lot of medicine.

Main: That super-gross medicine...

Main: Couldn't you at least do something about the taste?

Ferdinand: You seem to feel very strongly about this.

Ferdinand: I'll give it some thought.

Main: Thank you very much.

Ferdinand: Also, just in case...

Ferdinand: Wear these.

Main: And then, the morning of the Spring Prayer...

Ferdinand: I hate to say this...

Ferdinand: But more people will be accompanying you.

Main: Lord Karstedt.

Main: Have I ever seen this blue-robed priest before?

Sylvester: You're so puny. Has her baptism actually happened?

Sylvester: Squeak "pwee" for me.

Main: Sorry, what?

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Main: Mister Benno, I'll buy you a souvenir during the Spring Prayer,

Main: so look forward to it.

Benno: I'm more concerned about the restaurant.

Benno: It's almost finished, but you haven't shown up once.

Main: Well, I'm busy.

Benno: Whatever. Help me come up with ways of avoiding any dine-and-dashers and theft.

Main: In that case...

Black,Sign: No referral, no entry

Main: make it so no one can come without a referral.

Benno: A... referral?

Main: It's a kind of invitation.

Main: If someone who was invited causes an issue,

Main: the one who invited them will take responsibility.

Benno: You're sounding more and more like a merchant every day.

Main: I finally got some praise!