04x04 - How to Collect Donations

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In order to get the newly established
workshop in Hasse running,

Rosemyne decides to solicit
donations at a tea party.

However...

Rosemyne has begun a new industry.

We would be most grateful
for your cooperation.

I'm not being taken seriously at all!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 4
How to Collect Donations

I heard you collapsed again.

I am deeply sorry.

We collected a large amount of donations
and the tea party was a resounding success

thanks to the trust and track records
of my mother and my adoptive mother.

You will need to continue collecting
donations for this project.

The fact that you collapse from
something as simple as a tea party

is truly a grave matter.

It seems it will take some time to build up
enough physical stamina and social skills...

Then, what do you plan to do?

The cathedral...

The churches back in my world often held
things like charity bazaars, didn't they?

Why don't we sell things

that are no longer needed and
keep a portion of the proceeds?

Are you suggesting we sell off things from
the cathedral that are no longer needed?!

The high priest really is an idol
among the female nobility...

Idol...

That's it! We should
have a charity concert!

The tickets are guaranteed
to sell like hotcakes

and it'd solve our fundraising problem!

Plus, if we print and sell
program books at the event,

it'll double as publicity for the printing
industry! Two birds with one stone!

Lord Ferdinand, could you play
a few pieces on your harspiel?

I'd like to organize a
concert to raise donations.

Why must I be the one to play?

Because it'd make a lot of money!

Amongst all the people I know, you are
the most skilled on the harspiel.

Rejected. There is absolutely
no benefit in it for me.

That's what I thought...

Looks like I can't get the high
priest to budge on this.

You must make this concert happen!

I-I absolutely can't refuse her!

I want to repay her for hosting
the tea party, too...

Um... Something that would pique
the high priest's interest...

Lord Ferdinand, I can offer
you a new music piece.

Why not perform it at a concert?

And, I can add a recipe
for a new dish as well!

And... And...

That's all I can think of.

It seems this conversation is over.

What do you mean this
conversation is over?!

Rihyarda...

Good grief, Young Master Ferdinand.

You shouldn't be so mean to a young lady
who is still recovering from illness.

However, there is no benefit for me!

Enough excuses!

Weren't the things the young lady offered
things that you happen to like?

Stop being so stingy and
play a few songs for her!

But, well...

This project is being headed
by Lord Sylvester himself.

How could you fail to take action as
her backer in such a situation?!

Your answer, Young Master?

I suppose I can play a few pieces.

Amazing! You're absolutely
amazing, Granny Rihyarda!

I shall do nothing else but play.

After that, we decided
on a date for the event

and sent an ordonnanz to the high priest.

I'll have Wilma draw the program cover!

Oh, I can hardly wait. My heart
feels like it's about to burst.

That's right!

Won't you leave the invitations to me?

Oh! Mother, please wait.

Rather than sending out invitations,
I would like you to sell tickets.

Tickets?
Tickets?

It will be a vital source of revenue!

Oh, a reply has already arrived.

Holding it a month from now
will suit me just fine.

Oh, yes. This is a message to Rosemyne.

We will begin magic training tomorrow.

Make sure to take your medicine to
ensure your physical condition.

What a chilling and composed voice...

The high priest sounded really angry...

I wonder what kind of magic training
he's going to put me through.

Good morning, Rosemyne.

Good morning, Lord Ferdinand.

It seems like magic training begins
with reading these textbooks!

I'll do my very best!

Rihyarda.

Now, we will depart for magic training.

Do make sure to learn well.

Why?! My books!

The rest of you, attend
to your own training.

Yes!
Yes!

This is bad!

One-on-one training with the high priest.

Don't tell me that he's planning to take
out his anger on me about the concert?!

We will now begin practicing the
creation of your highbeast.

Highbeast...

Indeed. You will be traveling to
various locations for inspections

and work for the cathedral and
the expansion of your ventures.

Your hand.

My mana is being absorbed
at a tremendous rate...

That will do. First, you must
dye that stone with your mana.

It has already been fully dyed?

Then, we will begin training
to alter its form.

First, try visualizing it increasing
in size as you channel mana into it.

Wow. It's like a balloon.

Now, place it on the floor

and let go of it as you continue
channeling your mana into it.

Like this, Teacher?

Do not take your eyes off of it, fool.

S-Sorry!

It's expanding?

Um, how big should I make this grow?

Until it's large enough to ride.
It can still get much larger.

Thank goodness.

I was worried it'd suddenly
pop like a balloon...

What happened?!

She just made a small mistake.
There is no problem.

You fool!

What do you think would happen if
you imagined the feystone popping

while expanding it according
to your imagination?!

I-I'm sorry!

Good grief, you destroyed
such a valuable feystone.

A handful of that golden powder was
enough to found a monastery...

Doesn't that mean this is worth
the same as a monastery?!

What are you doing?

A broken feystone cannot repaired.

It's fine! This is clay! It's clay!

Look!

See?

How absurd...

Make sure to take this medicine today.

Yes.

And, about these books on magic...

Of course, I'll make sure to read them
and thoroughly prepare myself by tomorrow!

I can start immediately...

Rihyarda, Rosemyne is tired
from magic training.

Huh?

Make sure to get plenty of rest
tonight. You might collapse again.

Then, you should go straight to bed
today and read books tomorrow.

Oh, about tomorrow. Make sure
to come to the cathedral.

Huh?!

I still haven't received the new recipe
and music piece for the concert.

You're terrible, Lord Ferdinand!

These actions are only a matter
of course because of your health.

But the books...

The young master
is just worried about you.

It wasn't the magic training,

but the withholding of books
that was his real revenge!

That's so frustrating!

Fine! Then, I'm not holding back either!

I'll slap a close-up of his face
on the cover of the music program!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Determined to get revenge
on the high priest,

I set out to recreate
mimeograph printing.

Rosemyne, you're being unfair!

What's unfair?

If I say it's unfair, it's unfair!

I have no idea what you're talking about!

I don't have the time to deal
with your temper tantrums!

I wish I had a diptych...

I heard you were going to stay
at the castle for some time...

Did something happen?

The high priest is keeping books from me.

The high priest?

Yes! Multiple times, on top of that!

On top of that, when I tried
to wake up early to read...

Absolutely not.

You tend to forget your promises
once you start reading, right?

Young Master Ferdinand
informed me about it.

While withholding books from me, he
even summoned me to the cathedral!

I'm sure the high priest
must desperately need

that new song and recipe
right this instant!

What is it, Fran?

It's nothing.

I was told that the donation money

had been collected and that I was to
hand it over to the Gilberta Company...

The Gilberta Company?

I believe they should be arriving soon.

Lutz!

Listen to this! The high priest
is bullying me really badly!

What'd he do?!

He showed me books I've
never read before!

Then, he filled up my schedule
so I can't read them!

That's pretty crazy.

Using books to harass you?
That seems suicidal.

Exactly!

That's why I'm going to complete
the mimeograph printing process!

I don't see the connection?!

Forget about that and
let's make it together!

Please? Please? Please?

You nitwit!

Do you have any idea how busy
we are because of you?!

Mr. Benno, do you have any idea how hard it
is to collect donations from the nobility?!

The mimeograph printing is necessary
for my fundraising efforts!

We only have one chance to make
money, and it's in a month!

On top of that, the amount of money
will be tremendously different

depending on whether we have
mimeograph printing or not!

Tell me the details.

Up until now, we've made plant paper

and increased its productivity
to surpass parchment.

Next, was woodblock printing.

It made possible making
multiple copies of books,

which were considered
a one-of-a-kind luxury,

and it made them a lot cheaper.

Mimeograph printing is
a dream-like technology

that will allow us to produce books
with more intricate illustrations

than woodblock printing,
and in even larger quantities!

The profits we can expect will be far
beyond what we've ever made before!

Mimeograph printing requires

thin sheets of paper coated with
wax placed on a filing board.

An etching pen is used to make tiny holes
in it, where the ink will pass through.

The finer these holes are, the more
detailed the printed image will be.

It's just like how smaller pixels
make for clearer television screens.

To make finer holes, a smooth even surface
on the wax paper is an absolute must.

The thinner and more even the
coating is, the better.

It's the most important
part of a wax stencil

and the key to completing the
creation of mimeograph printing.

And, for that wax stenciling paper...

Gil?

Yes.

For the thin, base paper it would be best
to use tro... sprouting tree paper.

On the other hand, the waxing
process is not going very well.

So, Lutz! Help me make
wax stenciling paper!

What?! I'm super busy right now.

You've thought up a lot of things.

I'd like to lend you Lutz, but we're
short on both funds and manpower.

For now, I can give you this much.

Okay! I'll lend you Lutz!
Make sure to get it done!

Master Benno?!

Yay!

I look forward to working with you, Lutz!

Now, then.

Since you've been working so
hard, let me give you a gift.

A diptych?

Please accept this gift.

This is a thank you for helping the Gilberta
Company establish connections with the nobility.

I heard that Tuuli is currently
using your old diptych.

I'm so happy.

All right! I'm going to work even
harder on making wax paper!

So, we will now be
heading to the workshop.

Since we have production secrets,
I would like both of you to stay here...

We cannot.
We cannot.

I expected as much...

Then, Damuel will come with me.

Please wait, Lady Rosemyne.

Do you not trust me?

Brigitte, I am very grateful to you.

You have served me very well
and even accompanied me

to the lower city, which nobles dislike.

Then!

However, you are from a noble family that
owns land, a younger sister of a giebe.

I still cannot be certain that you'll
remain silent if you discover information

that would benefit your family.

And that's because I know how you
care so deeply for your family.

Damuel is a lesser noble of the nobles'
district that doesn't own any land.

It is easier to deal with him
should something happen.

Understood.

This is the wax paper
we can currently make.

Lutz, please call for Johann.

I'm definitely going to make
mimeograph printing a success!

Forget about the high
priest being embarrassed!

I'm gonna make some amazing illustrations
that'll make all the noble ladies faint

and rake in the dough!

Translation Angela Tamae Liu

Timing Edgar Cruz

Editing Tara Campbell

QC Alicia Ashby

FQC Michelle Tymon

Next Episode
Concert Preparations

Rosemyne, what are tickets?

They are like seating reservations
that can be chosen based on price.

If that's the case, I will
choose a seat at the back.

That way, it'll be easier for people
with less funds to buy those tickets.

I choose right here!

I will enjoy Lord Ferdinand's
concert to my heart's content

in the very best of seats!

What fierce fangirling
for the high priest!