04x21 - Ruelle ni Saichousen

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The end of summer.

Georgine, after finishing her
visit, returns to Ahrensbach.

And then...

It seems she has found the path
to Ehrenfest's Foundation...

That is what it says in her letter.

The path to the Foundation?!

If that is the case, we can seize
the position of Archduke Ehrenfest!

However, Lady Georgine
is a cautious person...

Lady Georgine may grow interested

if she sees an appropriate
opening in the Aub's defenses.

What should we do?

Lord Grausam, how about
using Lord Wilfried?

If we can tarnish his reputation and
rescue him from his predicament,

he will owe our faction a favor...

That will also damage the Aub's
reputation and shake up his faction.

It will soon be the hunting competition.
If we take action at that time...

This is the guidance of the gods.

Now is the time to have
Lady Georgine return!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 21
Ruelle Rechallenge

The Harvest Festival will proceed
in the same manner as last year.

We'll try to collect the ruelle fruit on
the Night of Schutzaria this year as well.

The ruelle fruits that Eustachius
collected during the Night of Schutzaria

were completely different
in properties and quality

to those collected on a regular full moon.

Also, after considering
what happened last year,

Karstedt and I will be joining this year.

Huh? Father is joining as well?

It's all to ensure you collect
the ruelle fruit successfully.

We will be attempting it with the
strongest combination of knights.

Failure is impossible.

I will definitely collect
the ruelle fruit this year.

Once we finish gathering the fruit,
we will return to the Harvest Festival.

Our last stop will be Illgner, so
we can pick up the Plantin Company.

Monika, send a message ahead.

I will be going to the workshop.

I understand.

Brigitte, would you mind
coming as my guard?

Huh?

We've built a workshop in Illgner.

There's no longer any reason
to hide things from you.

Please let me accompany you!

So this is how paper is made...

If we set up a printing press in Illgner,
we'll be able to print there as well.

In Illgner...

Educating the villagers?

Yes, the high priest will be
joining us to visit Illgner.

And...

It is the first workshop
we've built on noble land.

As your guardian, I wish
to see the results.

I like the harmonious atmosphere
of Illgner, but...

The high priest probably
won't feel the same way.

Also, many giebes will
come to visit Illgner

to see what kind of business
the archduke is running.

Huh?

What will happen if the commoners
behave rudely in front of them?

Illgner has joined the papermaking
business to gain a backer.

There is no turning back now.

We must educate the villagers so they
don't incur the wrath of the nobles.

That will, in turn, protect them.

But how do we go about educating them?

Didn't I send gray priests there
with the Plantin Company?

They know how to behave
in front of the nobility.

Ask them for guidance and let
them help with educating them.

I don't want Illgner to
become another Hasse.

Thank for kindly for such
valuable advice, Lady Rosemyne.

I will consult my brother immediately.

They seemed to have grown closer
after coming back from Illgner!

After that, the advance party set off

and we headed towards
the first town, Hasse.

Huh? No one is here...

We refrained from holding
the Harvest Festival

as we are currently under the
watchful eye of our lord.

Hasse was punished for treason
against the Archduke.

Since they did not receive the
blessings of the Spring Prayer,

their harvest was quite poor.

I believe the people of Hasse

have worked very hard this past
year without any blessings.

Today is the Harvest Festival.

It is a day to reward yourselves for
all your hard work this past year.

Let's all enjoy ourselves to the fullest.

If no problems occur during the winter,

I believe we will be able
to hold the Spring Prayer.

Really?!

Only after we confirm that the citizens
are truly remorseful, of course.

So you still don't trust us yet...

This is a good opportunity,

please learn from them how to deal with
nobles and their unique way of speaking.

That way, you won't repeat
the same mistakes.

Thank you for all your consideration...

Let's get to work right away, Achim.

Yes.

You should say, "Thank you kindly."

Thank you kindly.

Just a little more. Don't let your
guard down, and do your best, Richt.

Yes.

Of course, I asked both of them to
collect stories for the Grimm Project.

We have a printing press in Hasse
now, so we can make books...

What kind of books should we make?

Stories?

Yes, what kind of stories did you hear
while growing up in the lower city?

Well...

I remember a story my mother
told me when I was little.

There was once a brother and
sister that were very close.

Their names were Tuuli and Kamil.

The two of them entered the
forest to rescue their sister,

Myne, who had been kidnapped
by a monster...

And so, Myne was able
to return to her family

and the siblings lived
happily ever after.

What a lovely story.

That night, I had a dream.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Welcome home!

Welcome home.

It was a dream full of happiness.

After that, we traveled
to various places....

You're late, Rosemyne.

Tomorrow will be the Night of Schutzaria.

We were planning to reach
Dorvan sooner, but...

It's so cold!

That's because your
temperature is too high.

I had heard he was pretending to be
Rosemyne's personal physician, but...

He was merciless even
during her health exam.

He takes quite a lot of
care of the little princess...

Take your medicine and
go to bed immediately.

Yes.

And...

Riesesichel.

I see.

He plans to clear the branches beforehand

to prevent the feybeasts from
getting close to the ruelle.

Rosemyne, grant your blessings now.

Yes.

The God of w*r Angriff, kin of
the God of Fire Leidenschaft,

I pray you grant them
your divine protection.

Here they come.

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Let's go!

Father is so strong!

As expected of the commander
of the knights!

Huh?!

Begone.

Isn't that going a bit far?

Damuel, don't push yourself too far.

Next!

Next!

Damuel has gotten so strong!

Princess, it's almost time.

Please imbue the ruelle
fruit with your mana.

Yes!

Huh?

I feel like there's less
resistance this year.

You've gotten faster, Princess!

It seems I've grown a little.

That should be enough.

Gathering complete!

Revenge successful! Yahoo!

Then, let's withdraw!

Not yet!

Damuel needs a ruelle fruit as well!

Doesn't he need a feystone if he
wishes to propose next summer?

That's what it said in
the knight's tales!

That's true, but...

I thought I was being considerate,
but I totally failed!

Gather one, Damuel.

It would be difficult to find
a feystone of higher quality.

It's perfect for a marriage proposal.

Hurry it up.

Yes!

Messer.

This is the first time I've held
a feystone of such high quality.

I will take my time to slowly
imbue it with my mana later.

By the way, Rosemyne.

What did you do to Damuel?

What do you mean?

Damuel's mana has increased unnaturally.

No matter how you look at it,
the way it's growing is strange.

Did you have a hand in this?

That is all the result
of Damuel's effort.

Though, I did give him some advice.

Advice?

Yes. I taught him how
I compress my own mana.

Your method of mana compression?
I haven't heard of such a thing?

Well, you didn't ask...

I'm very sorry!

I didn't report it because I was
worried that if others found out,

the mana I worked so hard to develop
would fall below the average again.

In other words, you've increased your
mana using Rosemyne's compression method.

Yes. I believe the mana
increase would be dramatic

for someone who was in the
middle of their growth phase.

If that's the case, the problem
still lies with you, Rosemyne.

How so?

Why didn't you think of
spreading such a method

throughout Ehrenfest, which is currently
suffering from a mana shortage?

Compressing my mana is
something I've always done

to pull myself from the
brink of life and death.

Others may die if they copy my method.

I can't spread such a dangerous thing.

You taught Damuel.

That's because Damuel
knows my true origins...

I see.

I understand your point of view.

Even so, I have a request.

I would like you to teach your
method of mana compression

to the other nobles of Ehrenfest in
order to alleviate the mana shortage.

Though you mention a mana shortage...

We had an exceptionally
bountiful harvest this year.

Please, please, please come again
for the Spring Prayer next year!

All the villages were happy about
the increased harvest this year?

I wish to raise the overall mana
level of the nobles, just in case.

Just in case?

Georgine.

We need to be prepared for
any moves that she may make.

Now that she has become the first wife
of Ahrensbach, she holds a lot of power.

According to Elvira, after
Lady Georgine's visit,

the former Veronica Faction has shown
signs of reviving as the Georgine Faction.

Lady Georgine has married
into the Ahrensbach duchy.

Why is she so attached to Ehrenfest?

I told you, didn't I?

The person Georgine hates and
resents the most is Sylvester,

who took the position
of Archduke from her.

Elvira believes that Lady
Georgine's return home

the moment she became the
first wife of Ahrensbach,

is a sign of her intention
to overthrow the aub.

My adoptive father?!

It seems she plans to use Lord
Wilfried for this purpose.

There are rumors spreading
that Lord Wilfried

and Lady Georgine are very
close to one another.

But that was...

How it appears to others is
what's important, Rosemyne.

Just when the Archduke's family
was finally coming together...

How troublesome.

On the surface, nothing has happened yet.

However, we should be wary
of the factional movements.

This is a list of members in the
Georgine Faction that Elvira compiled.

Be sure to memorize it.

I would be ever so happy if this could
be of use to you, Lord Ferdinand.

Please take care of Rosemyne.

Mother...

I will make sure to memorize them.

And, about your method
of mana compression...

Since it's for the sake of the duchy,
I will teach others the method.

Of course, there are conditions.

After all, when it comes to making money,

make as much of it whenever,
wherever, and however you can.

The last stop of our journey was Illgner.

Before, everyone came
out to greet us, but...

It seems the results of
education are showing.

Yes.

Okay! They pass!

Then, we discussed Volk's marriage.

Please.

I never imagined Volk
would get married...

This is the contract.

Giebe Illgner intends to grant
permission for marriage.

For that to happen, Volk's registration
must be transferred to Illgner,

so a sales contract for Volk was
needed between me and Giebe Illgner.

In other words, a transfer fee.

Two large gold coins?!

Volk has been educated
to serve the nobility.

In addition to that, he is also
skilled in printing and papermaking.

This is impossible for us.

High Priest...

What is it?

It's nothing...

I was going to say, "It's an
amount they can earn in a year,

so please give them some time."

But something like that is irrelevant to
the high priest, who doesn't know Volk.

I do not mind you giving advice to
others on how to earn the money.

Huh?

You learned how from Benno, correct?

Huh?!

The high priest is showing compassion
to a gray priest he doesn't even know?!

Are you really the high priest?!

It's written all over your face.

Ouch...

Guess what, Lutz!

I've gathered all the
materials for the medicine!

I'll finally be able to
become a normal girl!

A normal girl?

Impossible.

If you become healthy, no one will
be able to stop you any longer.

Your oddities are definitely
going to stand out even more!

You're all so mean!

Praise be to the gods!

Praise be to the gods!

We will now begin the
hunting competition!