04x01 - I've Become a Noble

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So this is the nobles' district...

She was once Motosu Urano, a
college student who loved books.

One day, she was crushed
below a toppling bookshelf,

and when she woke, she found herself
reborn in a new world as Myne,

the daughter of a soldier.

"As long as I have books,
I can keep on living..."

In this world devoid of books,

Myne involves everyone around her
and begins to create them herself.

Possessing an immense amount of mana
and afflicted with the Devouring,

Myne is taken in as an apprentice
priestess by the cathedral.

There, she continues to her endless
efforts toward making books...

However, fearing that her family
and friends in the lower city

might be placed in harm's way,

Myne decides to cut ties with her family.

And now...

Rosemyne.

Rosemyne!

Y-Yes!

Others will grow suspicious
if you don't respond quickly.

You have now changed your name from Myne
to Rosemyne, a daughter of nobility.

You will be educated as
an upper-class noble,

Karstedt's daughter, until the
summer baptism ceremony.

After that, you will become

the Aub's adopted daughter and focus
on expanding your printing industry.

Yes...

I look forward to working
with you, Lord Kardstedt.

That's not right, Rosemyne.

Oh...

Father...

Rosemyne, surely, you
understand what would happen

if you were to fail the summer baptism
or if your true origins became public?

Yes.

In order to protect everyone...

I'll try my best!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 1
I've Become a Noble

Mother, are you truly
planning to take her in?

A daughter of Rosemary, the third wife?

And she was raised in the cathedral...

Yes, I will take her in and present her
as my daughter for the baptism ceremony.

There's no need to worry.

It seems Lord Ferdinand was
responsible for her upbringing.

I've been told she's a bit eccentric,

but that can't be helped since
she was raised in the cathedral.

Mother always gets like this when
Lord Ferdinand is involved.

Cornelius, I will have you
serve as Rosemyne's guard.

Wait...

I have no intention of becoming a
retainer of the archduke's family.

This matter has already been decided.

Please don't make such decisions
without consulting me.

Welcome home, Lord Karstedt.

And a warm welcome to you
as well, Lord Ferdinand.

Elvira.

This is Rosemyne, the one who will
be in your care from now on.

It's a pleasure to make your
acquaintance. My name is Rosemyne.

May I offer a blessing
to you upon this meeting,

guided by the pure and flowing
waters of the Goddess Fruhtrane?

You may.

Oh, Goddess of Water Fruhtrane.

May you bestow a blessing
upon this new encounter.

Welcome, Rosemyne.

From this day forward, I am your mother.

Looks like I received a passing grade.

Rosemyne. This is my
third son, Cornelius.

I'm Cornelius.

And so, my life in the
nobles' district began.

However...

While I hated the chamber pot,
this black slime is just as bad!

The shine in my hair is gone!

Darn. I wanted to see Lutz.

Ever since we started ordering rinsham,

my hair has taken on a beautiful luster.

I cannot believe the lesser nobles had
been monopolizing this until now.

Since it's much more expensive
than regular soap,

I heard that it hasn't sold well
amongst the lesser nobility.

This product may be better suited
for the upper-class nobility.

Do you think the archduchess would be
pleased if you recommended it to her?

Yes, I'm sure of it.

Mister Benno, you got more
business. Good for you.

Thank you for waiting.

I wonder what kind of
flavor awaits me today.

The cookies made by Ella,

who accompanied me as my exclusive
chef, have been well received.

It shouldn't be long before she's granted
permission to enter the kitchen.

It has the fragrance of tea!
Truly delicious.

Yes, Lord Ferdinand is quite
fond of these cookies as well.

Lord Ferdinand? I see...

Then, I think I'll have another.

Mother loves "Ferdinand info" the most.

Oh, my. Lord Karstedt and
Lord Ferdinand have arrived.

She totally has the face of a fan
attending her idol's dinner show.

Are things going well?

It's difficult to remember all of the
noble family names, High Priest.

I believe I told you to address me by my
name whenever we're outside the cathedral.

Yes, Lord Ferdinand.

You should be a little
easier on her, Ferdinand.

She will struggle later if
she doesn't remember now...

Let's see.

How about a motivating reward?

If you memorize the names of every
noble attending the baptism ceremony,

as well as successfully complete the
baptism and inauguration ceremony...

I will entrust you with the management
of the keys to the cathedral library.

Does that mean...

That's right.

You can enter the library without my
permission and access rare books.

I'll do it! I'll memorize them all,
even if it kills me!

Isn't the management of the keys
already a duty of the high bishop?

As always, Lord Ferdinand is
skilled at making use of others.

She's simply easy to handle.

Always wear a smile, never forget
your grace, and hold your head high.

Yes.

You've been working hard every day.

Oh...

Are you sure you can handle it?

Yes...

I cannot afford to make mistakes.

I don't dislike those eyes of hers.

I will try my best not to embarrass
myself as Lord Cornelius's little sister.

You should call me brother.

Yes, Brother Cornelius.

It's important to take breaks.

What would you like to do, Rosemyne?

Books! I would like to read books!

Do you really love books
that much, Rosemyne?

Yes! I love them!

I can't believe this house has a library.

I'm so glad I've become
a child of this house!

Huh?

This is how she is even within the house.
It's impossible to let her go outside.

Do you now understand why you had
to be Rosemyne's guard knight?

Very much so...

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

In the middle of summer, the day
before the baptism ceremony...

My two older brothers returned home.

It's really the apprentice
priestess from before.

I would have never expected that
you were my little sister.

Brother Lamprecht! Rosemyne will faint!

There's no way she'd
faint from just this.

Excuse me, is this not our first meeting?

We accompanied you during
the trombe hunt.

We're knights, after all.

I'm Lamprecht.

I'm Eckhard. I am Lord
Ferdinand's guard knight.

Since you are an apprentice priestess
that Lord Ferdinand has vowed to protect,

I will also treasure you
as my little sister.

Nice to meet you, Rosemyne.

A pleasure to meet you.

Noble families invite a priest
to their home for baptisms.

I heard that Lord Ferdinand is presiding
over today's baptism ceremony.

If so, the ladies may
cause quite a stir.

Unlike when he normally
visits the nobles' district,

he'll be wearing ceremonial robes today.

It seems the high priest isn't just an idol
to Mother, but to noblewomen in general.

It seems you know Lord Ferdinand
well, Brother Eckhard.

Yes.

Our ages are close,

so we served in the same order of knights
until Lord Ferdinand entered the cathedral.

What was Lord Ferdinand like
when he was a student?

He was flawless,
no matter what he did.

So much so that rather than
feeling envious or resentful,

you could only admire him.

Rosemyne, please take good
care of Lord Ferdinand.

I want there to be as many people
on his side as possible.

I understand.

Congratulations on your baptism,
Rosemyne. You look great.

Thank you kindly.

Congratulations, Rosemyne.

This is a gift for today's celebration.

Oh, my! How beautiful.

The ones who made this...

are Mom and Tuuli...

And Dad made this part...

Rosemyne?

Rosemyne, calm down.

I can't...

Karstedt, get everyone out of this room!

No one may enter until I allow it!

Yes!

Good grief. You are truly...

High Priest. Hug.

Keep that towel on your face.

I'm going home if you dirty my clothes.

I never expected something like this
to happen on the day of your baptism.

You brought a hair stick from my beloved
family on the day of the baptism ceremony.

I can only think that you
did it on purpose...

I wanted to make you happy, but it
looks like it had the opposite effect.

I won't give you hair
ornaments ever again.

Please wait. It made me happy!

It made me very happy!
So please send me more.

I won't allow such a thing
like this to happen again.

High Priest, you're such a meanie!

So troublesome. You are a
truly troublesome girl.

It's true that it made me really happy,

but it also makes me feel really lonely.

From now on, please give it
to me a few days in advance.

I understand. I will take that into
consideration, so stop crying already.

Yes.

What should I do? My face...

You are such a handful.

May you receive the
healing of Heilschmerz.

Thank goodness.

Your eyes still look lovely.

Listen well, Rosemyne.

First impressions are of
the utmost importance.

When appearing before a
large crowd like today,

it would have been unbecoming for a lady
to have her eyes swollen from weeping.

You must show the most beautiful
side of yourself at all times.

Yes, Mother.

The question now is whether the Liesegang
Faction can regain their momentum or not...

Yes...

How stupid.

Now, we shall welcome a
new child to Ehrenfest.

I have to walk in front
of this many people?

To protect my own life and
the lives of my family,

I decided to cut ties with them.

I must become the adopted
daughter of an archduke.

I must expand the printing industry.

I can't afford to make any mistakes now.

Rosemyne, today you have
become seven years old.

A blood print?

Hold out your hand.

Oh, this must be a magic tool.

Whoa! It became seven colors.

As expected.

Huh?

Congratulations, Rosemyne.

You are now officially recognized
as Karstedt's daughter.

A new child has been born in Ehrenfest.

Now that my daughter has been recognized
by the gods and the people,

I gift this ring to Rosemyne.

Rosemyne. May you receive the God
of Fire Leidenschaft's blessing.

I'm honored.

I wish to pray for the high priest and
everyone celebrating my baptism here today

to receive the God of Fire
Leidenschaft's blessing.

Everyone?

So much light from such a small body?

Just how much mana does she have?

Could it be... I've made a mistake?!

Those smiles... are the kind they
make when they're plotting something.

And now, I will proceed with the
formal adoption of Rosemyne.

Rosemyne was secretly
raised in the cathedral

to prevent unnecessary strife due
to her immense amount of mana.

As all of you are aware,

the cathedral is charged with
the care of orphaned children.

Rosemyne, unaware of
her own noble lineage,

looked upon those children in a
far more dire state than her own

with compassion, and provided
them with both food and work.

Truly the epitome of a saint!

How deeply her purity moved my soul!

Oh, Project Saint...

When Rosemyne was attacked by
nobles from another territory,

I decided to adopt her
in order to protect her.

Furthermore, I intend to expand
the printing technology,

which Rosemyne introduced through the
children, as a new industry for Ehrenfest.

With this, the adoption of Rosemyne
by Aub Ehrenfest is complete.

After that, I spent the rest
of my day greeting others.

You graced us with a magnificent blessing.
As expected of Ehrenfest's saint.

I'm sure there will be many hardships,
but let us get along well.

This is his first wife, Lady Florencia.

You may call me "brother"!

This is the couple's child

who just completed his baptism
ceremony last spring, Lord Wilfried.

It has been some time since
we last met, Lady Rosemyne.

Nice to meet you.

A new guard knight that's been
assigned to me, Brigitte.

Rosemyne, this place is
so boring. Let's go play.

If I do that, the keys to the library...

Hurry up, Rosemyne!

I can't breathe...

Huh? Rosemyne?!

I ended up dropping out of my
second baptism ceremony, too.

Translation Angela Tamae Liu

Timing Edgar Cruz

Editing Tara Campbell

QC Alicia Ashby

FQC Michelle Tymon

Next Episode
Lower City Family Reunion

It's finally begun.

You must quickly adapt to noble society.

And so, the first rule
of noble etiquette!

When attending public gatherings,

one should either wear the color of the
current season or one's birth season.

It's so hard to choose since
they're both so lovely.

Then, let's buy both.

As expected of an upper-class noble!

A small price to pay to be
spared the later t*rture

of hearing how "the other
one" was better after all.