04x16 - Atarashii Ishô to Insatsuki

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Rosemyne successfully gathered
her spring material.

On the other hand...

Commander, thank you for
everything until now.

You better do your best,
even as a merchant, Otto!

Yes!

My, Mr. Otto left for
the Gilberta Company?

Yeah. It seems Ms. Corinna and Mr. Benno

have both been asking him to
help at the shop for a while.

Their connections with nobles
have grown, thanks to Myne.

Lutz said so!

May the Goddess of Water Fruhtne...

Fruhtrane!

Fruhtrane, who guides...

Who has guided this
meeting pure and true...

who has guided this meeting pure
and true, give us her blessing...

She really memorized all of this?

Myne is really freaking amazing.

Lady Rosemyne!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 16
New Dress and Printing Press

Thanks to your patronage, Lady Rosemyne,

our dealings with the nobility
have increased significantly.

I offer you my heartfelt gratitude.

In other words, he's crazy busy.

Mr. Benno, I'm not good at
understanding roundabout words.

May I ask your honest opinion?

I've given the Gilberta Company
too much work, haven't I?

If there's too much to handle, should
we pass some of the work on to others?

Hey! Don't try to do
something unnecessary!

People would think you've
cut ties with us!

Are you trying to drive
us into a corner?!

Not at all!

Both of you... Please try to
maintain a bit more decorum.

My apologies.

But if you're that busy, I suppose going
to Illgner is out of the question?

Illgner?

Yes, I hear they have a lot of timber
and a thriving forestry industry.

I was hoping to go and inspect
the area at some point...

That will be difficult.

Currently, Lutz is the
only one I can spare.

It wouldn't be safe to send him alone.

What about Otto?

Dad wrote in the letter Lutz delivered

that Otto had quit being a
soldier to become a merchant.

He's fine when doing
business with commoners,

but Otto can't be presented
before any nobles yet.

Then, what about training Otto
here, just like we did with Lutz?

Is it possible, Fran?

Well, now that Zahm has officially become
one of Lady Rosemyne's attendants,

we have a bit more time.

In order to reduce the
burden on Fran, Zahm,

who was the high priest's attendant,
was transferred to me.

Then, I'll leave it to you.

Though, I can only teach proper
conduct and etiquette...

No, there aren't many who
can teach the etiquette

required to interact with the nobility.

I am truly grateful.

Lady Rosemyne, that is
the signal from Monika.

My! How wonderful!

It suits you so well, Brigitte!

Since the fabric doesn't cover the
shoulders, it's easy to move my arms.

If the need arises, I can
cover myself with feystones.

I wish you'd worry a bit more
about whether you can find

a wonderful husband with it,
instead of the practicality of it.

Brigitte, may I let Damuel in?

I would like to hear the
opinion of a gentleman.

That's a good idea.

I would like to know what he thinks about

women knights wearing
something like this.

Damuel.

My honest opinion?

Yes.

After all, Brigitte may
only wear the dress

out of consideration for me,
even if she doesn't like the style.

I certainly can't allow
my skewed sense of taste

to cause her any embarrassment, right?

I understand.

I'm letting Damuel in.

Yes, please do.

Damuel?

I think I'm witnessing the moment
a person falls in love...

Damuel, what do you think?

Y-Yeah...

Um, it looks nice.

A bit more!

Compliments don't get across
if you aren't clear!

Come on! You can do it, Damuel!

Does that mean you would
recommend such a style

to other female knights as well?

Well, yes...

Thank you for your
valuable input, Damuel.

Now. Now, now.

Damuel is very easy to read.

That's the first time a man has
looked at me in such a way,

so it makes me a bit bashful.

Brigitte, um...

What about Damuel?

I believe he isn't bad...

Then!

Though, our mana levels are too
different to even consider him.

That's right...

A child's mana is heavily
influenced by their mother.

Without a proper balance of mana,
one cannot hope for a child.

He was ruled out as a possible suitor
the very moment he fell in love...

That's just too sad, Damuel!

Hm? Hold on.

If I recall...

After receiving my blessing,
Damuel's mana...

Even though his growth phase is over,

his mana is gradually
growing as he trains.

If he can resolve the mana issue,
a path may open up for him...

You can do it, Damuel!

Lastly, Lutz and Gil have something
to report, Lady Rosemyne.

The new printing press is complete.

Oh, my!

The ordered ink has already been prepared!

As long as we have a manuscript,
we can start printing right away.

Yahoo! Praise the gods!

How wonderful!

I will head to the workshop immediately
and teach everyone how to use it!

Lady Rosemyne, that's...

Building a printing press has
been my goal all this time.

I want to be the first to touch it!

Lady Rosemyne is unstoppable...

She'll calm down after
we let her try it out.

And so, to test-run the printing press,
I immediately wrote out a knight's tale.

Please use the high priest as a
model for your illustrations.

Won't the high priest scold you again?

It'll be fine!

"This story is a work of fiction."

"All organizations and characters
appearing herein are entirely fictional."

We will make sure that is
written clearly in the book.

My...

You really think of one
thing after another.

Lady Rosemyne, are you
making a new picture book?

What kind of picture book
will it be this time?

It is a story about a knight that
I heard from a noble child.

I am looking forward to the day when
everyone begins to create more new books!

Yes!

It's a little snug. Are you all right?

Yes. This is the only thing
I have that can get dirty.

They saved these clothes for me...

Lutz, thanks for waiting.

Myne?! No, I'm wrong.

You're not.

Nostalgic, isn't it?

It's confusing.

So, where are the composing
sticks and interline spacers?

How beautiful...

Then, we set the type for the
next day's test printing.

Now, let's run a test print
on the new printing press!

Now, we'll be able to print double-page
spreads we couldn't do before!

Oh, it printed properly!

It would have been a
problem if it didn't.

Wow, so this is printing?

That's amazing.

Ingo. Zack. Johann.

Thanks to your efforts combined, the
printing press has turned out wonderfully.

I would like you to build
another one just like this!

I wish to install a printing
press in Hasse as well.

Huh?

Zack, there's something
else I'd like you to make.

Yes!

Lutz, didn't you say she'd settle down
once she went through the whole process?

She's really become unstoppable.

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Another new story?

Huh?

Oh...

This is something different.

What I'm writing, in spare moments I have
between work, is Tuuli's birthday present.

I want to finish it
before summer arrives.

Lady Rosemyne.

We have received a letter addressed
to the former high bishop.

Again?

Are there places other than Hasse

that still don't know the
high bishop has passed away?

Hm?

This handwriting...

It's the person who wrote
those love letters!

"There is something I must ask of you.

You are the only one I
can rely on." It says.

She included paper for a reply.

For now, I'll write a reply
that he has passed away.

Then, I'll have to consult
the high priest on this.

Huh?

Ordonnanz?

That is a magic tool for sending letters.

Magic tool?

Did I end up doing something terrible?

A gag order?

Yes. Has the fact that the
high bishop passed away

been kept a secret from other duchies?

No. While there is a gag order issued
regarding the punishment and confinement

of the archduke's mother in
order to prevent other duchies

from finding a pretext to interfere,

there's nothing concerning
the former high bishop.

Safe!

Is that all?

Thank you kindly for transferring
Zahm over to me.

Though, I'm sure it must be difficult
for you to lose such a capable person.

It is not a problem. I am currently
training Kampfer and Frietack.

They have to undergo the high priest's
"passionate" training, huh?

You were the one who told me
to train the next generation.

Huh?

This is my fault?!

That aside, are you prepared
to return to the castle?

Yes, I am.

While the archduke and his wife are
away at the Archduke Conference,

you and Wilfried must protect the castle.

That is the duty of the
archduke's children.

Yes.

Before that...

I have a meeting today with Hugo.

Please have some.

These are new cookies Ella
made, called langues du chat.

For today, Ella...

I'm going to show my former teacher
just how much I've grown!

sh*t! She's gotten even better...

So, I heard you wanted to
become a castle chef...

Yes!

Are you really willing
to let Hugo go, Benno?

Having a chef from our restaurant

serve the castle adds prestige to our
business, so it's not a problem.

Before the opening of
the Italian restaurant,

Hugo's skills were recognized and he
served as a castle chef for a short time.

Then...

How about it? Would you be willing
to stay as a castle chef?

Since you rejected his offer back then,

I imagine you will have to start
as a lowly kitchen hand...

That's fine!

To say you don't mind the
drop in working conditions

must mean something
serious has happened...

Are you dissatisfied with the restaurant?

Th-That's...

His ex-girlfriend...

started seeing a neighbor
and he has to watch them

flaunt their happy relationship every day,

so now he wants to leave home.

I'm going to only focus
on cooking from now on!

I see. I understand now.

By the way, if you simply
want to leave your home,

I could hire you as my personal chef,
with room and board included?

Lady Rosemyne's personal chef?

Yes. While Monika and Nicola help,

Ella is my only chef, so
her workload is heavy.

Don't you think it would be a better
working environment than a dreary castle

where you are surrounded
by nothing but men?

I look forward to working under you!

And so, at the end of spring,
I moved back to the castle.

Oh, you're here.

Then, let's go.

We'll now pour mana into the Foundation.

Oh...

Rosemyne. Wilfried.

Take this and register
your own mana into it.

Now you are able to enter
this place as well.

Let's go.

Go on.

Young Master Wilfried. Princess Rosemyne.

This is your first official duty
as the children of the archduke.

It will be demanding, but I pray
that you give it your very best.

Whoa!

Fantasy!

This is the Mana Replenishment
Hall for channeling mana

into Ehrenfest's Foundation.

So, this isn't the Foundation itself?

Only the archduke may
access the Foundation.

The archducal family may only enter as
far as the Mana Replenishment Hall.

This feystone is connected
to the Foundation.

During the Archduke Conference,

I will need the two of you to channel
mana into the Foundation through here.

It's not normally a task to
give to children, but...

I am well aware of the
current lack of mana.

How reassuring to hear.

Pour mana into here.

I am one who offers prayer and gratitude
to the gods who created this world.

I am one who offers prayer and gratitude
to the gods who created this world.

The supreme gods that preside
over the endless skies

are the divine couple
of Darkness and Light.

The mighty Eternal Five, who govern
this vast and boundless earth.

The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.

The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.

The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.

The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.

The God of Life, Ewigleben.

We honor you who have blessed all beings

with life and pray that we may be blessed
further with your divine might.

That's enough.

Are you all right, Wilfried?

I'm fine, Mother...

You seem fine, Rosemyne.

Considering your frailty, I thought
you would be the first to collapse.

I do this all the time at the cathedral.

Holding down the fort for the Archduke?

Yes. It seems she will
be there until summer.

I see...

Mark.

Arrange a meeting as soon as possible.

Is it regarding that matter?

What matter?

You're aware that the sales of study
materials have been rising, right, Lutz?

Yes...

The masters of major merchant houses are
showing their jealous side because of it.

They're complaining that the Gilberta
Company is supposed to be a clothing shop.

So...

I'm going to have the book-making business

break off from the Gilberta
Company and go independent!

Translation Angela Tamae Liu

Timing Edgar Cruz

Editing Tara Campbell

QC Alicia Ashby

FQC Michelle Tymon

Next Episode
Holding the Fort During the Archduke Conference

So, this is what's worn
underneath your clothes?

Yes. It serves as the base for a knight's
armor, which is made from feystones.

Knights wear this beneath their clothes
so they can be ready for battle at time.

Does Brother Cornelius wear this, too?

Yes.

In duchies full of unrest,
they say that even scholars

and attendants wear it to protect
themselves from sudden attacks.

You will learn how to don one

once you enter the Royal
Academy, Lady Rosemyne.

Huh? I'll be wearing armor, too?!

I-It's so heavy I can't move...

I want to be protected by
you for life, Brigitte...

Illustration by: Shiina Satsuki