04x19 - Irukuna Shisatsu to Natsu no Saishuu

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Rosemyne successfully completed her
duties at the Star-Binding Ceremony.

Afterwards, she heads to

Brigitte's hometown, Illgner,
for the sake of papermaking.

Oh, you can see it now.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Hey!

My lady!

Huh?

Everyone!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 19
Inspection of Illgner and Gathering of Summer

Welcome home, my lady!

Gramps! Everyone!

Welcome home, Brigitte.

I've returned, Brother!

My apologies.

It's fine.

While we're here, you should be
considered off-duty, Brigitte.

I can't do that!

This is an order.

Give everyone in your
hometown some of your time.

Understood.

Lady Rosemyne, these people do
various odd jobs for our household

while working in the forests and fields.

Everyone, make sure not
to cause any trouble.

Our young lady, who liked to run around
in the wild more than study etiquette,

has grown into such a splendid lady!

This old man is just so happy!

Gramps!

Please don't speak of the past like that.

They're talking like that to nobles...

Lady Rosemyne.

As long as there is no danger, please just

accept that this is how
they do things here.

But...

If our relationship with
the residents sours,

it'll be difficult for the members of the
Plantin Company who will remain here.

Besides, there's no high priest
here to make a fuss about it.

I understand.

You must be tired from
such a long journey.

We have prepared a modest
welcome feast for you tonight.

Go enjoy yourselves. If you don't
eat now, the food will all be gone.

It would be improper for an attendant
not to attend their master...

There is plenty on my plate
right now, so it's fine.

And...

Didn't I tell you? You must accept
that this is how they do things here.

What is it, Damuel?

Huh?!

I wonder if that's truly Brigitte...

She acts so differently from when
she serves as a guard knight.

Are you disappointed?

While I'm surprised to
see this side of her...

Well, I think it's cute.

Then, I'll be sure to
let Brigitte know that!

Please don't!

Fine. Then, I will keep
this a secret for you.

Princess Rosemyne!

Hm?

Little Princess!

It's fine.

Right...

What is it?

I heard you planned to
go gathering tomorrow.

What kind of trees are you looking for?

Are you going to help us?

Well, it's something my lady's master is
looking for, leave it to this Gramps!

Then, it would be best
to find trees that are

soft like volrin with
long and slender fibers.

If that's the case...

That's a nanseb tree.

The trees are walking!

They are parasitic trees that like to
plant their seeds into other trees.

They absorb nutrients through these roots,
so don't forget to collect them, too.

- All right, let's see who
can hunt down the most!

- All right! Let's see!

- Don't go too far!

Me, too!

At that speed, I should be
able to hunt them, too!

Lady Rosemyne?!

Target found!

I will hold onto it, so
please cut off the roots.

Leave it to me!

This magic knife, that the high priest
gave me to gather ruelle, is very sharp!

I did it! I was able to hunt
one down as well, Damuel!

I see some over there as
well. Let's take a look.

What was that?

Lady Rosemyne!

I heard a strange voice just now...

They are feyplants known as effon.

We should cut them down
as quickly as possible.

Are they that dangerous?

They're just noisy and
do not cause much harm.

However, they are really very noisy!

They're so loud!

Aren't they are little too excited?!

Can these be used as
materials for paper?!

The big ones have grown too big,
but the small ones look promising!

Then, we will aim for the
feystones of the large ones.

Helmbarte!

Damuel, take care of
the ones on that side!

Understood!

A mana shockwave is coming.
Everyone, get behind me!

The Goddess of Wind Schutzaria,
who protects us all.

The twelve goddesses below
who serve by her side.

Please hear my prayer and lend
me your divine strength.

Grant me your shield of wind, which
blows away all who holds ill will!

What the heck is this?!

Amazing!

Damuel, their feystones are in
the hole they use to emit sound!

This should be more than enough.

Shall we return?

Gramps, please get on.

You've grown so much...
I'm just so happy!

Damuel?

Oh, no...

I just don't feel like I'm
growing any stronger.

Though my mana has increased a
little thanks to your blessing...

Then, why don't you try to compress
your mana more efficiently?

Huh?

Lend me your cloak and leather bag.

Y-Yes...

Now, let's pretend this leather bag is
your body and this cloak is your mana.

My mana compression method
has three stages.

The first stage is simply packing the
mana in without any special technique.

The second stage is increasing your
mana capacity by folding your mana up.

The final stage is done by compressing
that folded mana even further.

This is my compression method.

Apparently, my mana is currently
in a very compressed state.

I tried to make as much space as possible
so my mana wouldn't overflow...

I was desperate to survive.

I think it's worth giving it
a try with all your might.

Also, why don't you focus on
using a lot of mana at once?

Damuel, you're still
limiting yourself with

the same amount of mana in
each attack as before...

What are you doing?

Brigitte?!

You shouldn't wander
around alone at night.

Gramps reported that you had gone out.

Sorry! I made you worry.

Actually, Lady Rosemyne had given
me a lot of advice on mana.

It made me want to do some training.

What do you mean?

After reaching adulthood, the growth
of your mana usually stops.

It seems my mana growth spurt
was later than others.

The commander has told me
that it's still growing.

I see...

Wait!

Does that mean

you truly thought you could grow your
mana level to match mine in a year?

I know you didn't take my words during
the Star-Binding Ceremony seriously.

Even so...

I don't want to give up.

Brigitte. I would like
to know your answer.

If our mana levels can match,

would you accept my marriage proposal?

Damuel, what do you think of Illgner?

Well...

The people here are simple and kind.
I think it is a very nice place.

I can tell that you're
quite at ease here.

Compared to when you're in
the nobles' district...

Well...

I think you are much cuter.

Is that so?

So, what about you, Brigitte?

What's your answer to my question?

I look forward to the night

of the Star-Binding Ceremony next year.

And I'm not just being polite.

Then, see you again at the
autumn Harvest Festival.

We will be waiting for you.

Please leave the papermaking
research to us!

We will do our best to
bring you good news.

With me here, you have no
need to worry... Ouch!

Gramps, please don't overdo it.

Actually, other than papermaking, I'd
like the two of you to do one more thing.

What is it?

Please gather stories from
everyone in Illgner.

Stories?

Yes.

Just like how the nobles
have tales of knights,

and temples have stories about the gods,

commoners must have stories
that only commoners know!

You're asking for something
troublesome again...

This is a grand ambition I haven't
even told the high priest about,

the Grimm Project!

Ultimately, I'll gather all
the stories of Ehrenfest,

no, of all the duchies!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

What is this?

A hand pump, High Priest.

How is it used?

Johann.

Y-Yes...

What do you think?

My Gutenberg made this!

An excellent item.

While it may be difficult satisfying
Rosemyne's whims, keep up the good work.

Yes!
Yes!

This will make fetching water
much easier, Lady Rosemyne.

I hope it spreads to the public quickly.

It's good to care about others, but
you must first think about yourself.

Come see me after this.

It's here! The summer gathering!

The summer material will be
gathered from Mount Lohenberg.

The item I'll be gathering
is the egg of the riesefalke,

a bird that can calm the God
of Fire Leidenschaft's wrath.

Leidenschaft's wrath is synonymous
with a volcanic eruption.

The mountain has an
immense amount of mana,

so the feybeasts living there and
absorbing that mana maintains the balance.

Therefore, if you

hunted too many feybeasts
the balance would be destroyed...

and the volcano would erupt.

It's the same for the riesefalke eggs.

Do you understand, Rosemyne?

These rations have a faint
salty taste, High Priest.

Listen to what others are saying.

Besides, you've put too
much hot water in yours.

It doesn't look tasty...

Now is not the time to
talk about the taste!

We'll head out once
we've finished eating.

It's hot, and it stinks!

You'll get used to it. Just accept it.

Lord Ferdinand, may I put
my hand into the spring?

Don't act on your own, fool.

What is the point of putting
your hand into it?

If it's warm, it'll be
just like hot spring.

I'd want to get in.

Hot spring?

The eggs of the riesefalke
are in the innermost spring.

You'll be entering the spring whether you
want to or not, so wait a little longer.

The eggs are being warmed
in a hot spring?!

So, they're hot spring eggs!

What are you talking about?

Has the heat gotten to your head?

Back there.

It's gone.

We must retrieve the eggs before
the mother bird returns.

It is a race against time.

Let's go.

Getilgt!

I will hold this back while
keeping it alive. Go!

Y-Yes!

Those are riesefalke eggs.

Just like before, you must not allow
the egg to absorb foreign mana.

Understand?

Yes.

But it looks really hot...

It'll be fine.

This empty feystone will
absorb the heat of the spring,

as well as the mana of Mount Lohenberg.

Wow, the temperature feels so nice!

Rosemyne, we'll dive in together, so
make sure to grab your egg quickly.

Yes!

Here we go! One, two!

Gathering complete!

A baby monkey?

Rosemyne!

Wh-Wh-Wha?!

Bataffe! Don't let them take the egg!

The riesefalke has returned!

What?!

We're being targeted!

This is mine!

Excellent work, Rosemyne!

Run!

Lord Ferdinand?

How did it go?

The gathering was completed successfully.

However, the riesefalke has
returned to the spring.

She is aware that Rosemyne took her egg.

Okay, we will withdraw before
the mother bird comes this way.

That was close...

And so, we headed back to Ehrenfest...

At least, we should have...

I expected as much.
This is not a problem.

We will stay here until the
medicine takes effect.

Hold the riesefalke egg as you sleep.

Yes.

High Priest.

What is it?

Only the autumn ruelle fruit is left.

This time, I'll definitely gather it.

I will make sure you do so.

So, for now, just go to sleep.

Good night...

Translation Angela Tamae Liu

Timing Edgar Cruz

Editing Tara Campbell

QC Alicia Ashby

FQC Michelle Tymon

Next Episode
Georgine's Visit

Leidenschaft's wrath...
We had a terrible time with it.

Yes, very much so...

What happened?

I took too many eggs and almost triggered
Leidenschaft's wrath to explode.

I never want to experience
something like that again.

Therefore, this time, we
will take every precaution.

Eustachius, you will stay behind.

No way?!

Illustration by: Shirakawa Gin