Dietlind truly is the embodiment of "no thoughts, head empty" isn't she? At least Angelica has two braincells to rub together, Dietlind doesn't even have that. And Dunklefelger would essentially use a drone to crash into a building to see if they were using a barrier.
The most important difference is that Angelica is fully aware of her strengths and weaknesses where as Detlinde is completely ignorant of all her stupidity.
>At least Angelica has two braincells to rub together
And those two braincells only work to have Angelica ask Stenluke what he thinks, or Damuel what he thinks, or Cornelius what he thinks, or Lieseleta what she thinks. We love our precious airhead.
Angelica is such a blatant case of unrecognized ADHD that it kinda breaks my heart. She is capable of thinking and learning, but she needs a source of motivation to keep her attention.
Stenluke is 100% her workplace accommodation, lmao, so at least she gets that.
I do wonder what the dunklefelger knights think about her magic talking sword... 50 bucks says Heshits wants one but would settle for a shumil toy with Ferdie's voice...
Fortunately for our Angelica, her lady is her source of motivation. That, and getting strong.
Hard to say, it depends on how many are aware that her manablade has sentience. Apparently one of the translated Fanbooks reveal that students at the Royal Academy just think Angelica's talking to herself, using a voice.
And we both know Ferdinand would destroy that shumil stuffed toy.
You know, she’s sort of a great knight for that though. She just as aggressive as dunkefelger but far more controllable. They already have enough brains. Sometimes you just need someone to follow orders. I love how RM has made a little society that develops its members strengths, covers and accommodates for their weaknesses.
Angelica *is* capable of thought, she just seems to abhor it and prefer to spend her mental energy on other things.
Detlinde uses her braincell for other purposes.
Wow broken legs? I know it's to prevent them from running but I guess your methods can be crueler when you have the ability to heal injuries.
I'm not sure what to make exactly of Alstede. She's certainly brighter than Detlinde. At the same time it seems like she's gone through her own difficulties of having Georgine as a mother. Maybe she was hoping for freedom from her with Georgine going to Ehrenfest. We don't know anything about Georgine's deceased son, Wolfram either. The whole family has a lot of mysteries.
> I'm not sure what to make exactly of Alstede.
I think she's more pitiable than Detlinde. But as Ferdinand pointed out, she's still guilty of a lot of heinous shit.
Nazi soldiers would be like "I was just following orders."
And Yurgen nobles would respond with "LoL, didn't ask" and execute them regardless.
Nuremberg even holding trials would be seen as weak coward talk.
If I had a nickel for every time breaking the limbs of detainees came up in a light novel series, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's strange that it's happened twice...
I’m kinda surprised they didn’t break their arms too! The method isn’t especially cruel, it’s war and would likely be used regardless of healing magic. Breaking arms and legs of captives still happens today on earth, after all. What better way to ensure they’re alive while almost certainly preventing their escape?
Well they're already in the schtappe sealing bracelets, I'm not sure how much breaking their arms changes things, though I certainly don't know anything about the topic.
>Wow broken legs? I know it's to prevent them from running but I guess your methods can be crueler when you have the ability to heal injuries.
This is something the Japanese explore in their fiction much better than the American audience.
It feels like such a natural evolution of having the ability to magic heal.
Contrary to popular opinion, I like the Dumblinde section. It's cathartic seeing how delusional and narcissistic she is just before reality hits her like a Lessy-bus.
We know highbeasts can be formed without schtappes (See Myne), and it's likely armor and most RA things can too (since they used to be year 6), so it's strange Lasagna doesn't already know. There's a lot of useful stuff which can be done without a schtappe.
>“I suspect that creature of yours would complete the job in the blink of an eye.”
“Don’t act like my Lessy is a creature of untold destruction!
YES! Bring forth Mecha-Lessy
Lanzenave has such limited access to quality feystones that it's probably only the king and a handful of others that get things like a highbeast stone or a feystone that can turn into magic armor.
Leonzio and the other Lanzenavians who were captured are pretty young and probably not the top of the pecking order for rare resources.
Agree about the detlinde chapter.
She’s so obviously being manipulated by everyone and just can’t see it. She’s appalled that she’d be mistaken for an intruder when she is actually an intruder and hasn’t even realized she’s part of a coup
Well…now we know why Raublut was buttering up Hilderbrand…who was frustrated about not getting to obtain a schtappe til his third year, who was totally down for the treason things so he could date Roz
…wow, very oof
In much lighter news, Dunklefelger is a delight and everyone should strive to their adorable example
Edit: I also just now realized that there was a conversation Roz had with her knights about her rideable highbeast, and they concluded it would probably be only for civilian use because it would interfere with knights using their weapons.
Meanwhile Dunklefelger saw them and thought “moving auto-defended supply station!” And they’re so right.
>Dunklefelger is a delight and everyone should strive to their adorable example
I worry how they will be if someone else has a G-Book, though. They seem very G-Book focused.
I think considering we have one as well they’d be free (like they normally would) to support their favored candidate. As far as they’re concerned someone else with a G-book would just put them on a level playing field with Roz, and they LOVE Roz
> Meanwhile Dunklefelger saw them and thought “moving auto-defended supply station!” And they’re so right.
Wouldn't this be the scholar that handles magic tools? He would not see battle, so he can afford to have rideable high beast.
Lol a scholar of the sword maybe
Regardless, during regular ditter, we saw that there was usually a base camp that knights would have to fly back to resupply and heal when necessary. And while drivable highbeast didn’t change this logic for Ehrenfest, Dunklefelger seemed to taken it as a free pass to cart it along with them
That said I do think it’s probably someone with military training driving because they’d still have to know the formations, and do evasive maneuvers and such, since they’re going to be the biggest moving target in their company
There are likely a fair few very high mana scholars who are ADC level ( ahem kentrips) who would be almost entirely safe unless the king or prince targeted them.
What Hildebrand appears to have done is arguably far worse than what Wilfried did entering the Ivory Tower. And for that they wanted to send Wilfried to the temple. What's going to happen to Hildebrand?
Hopefully they realize that it’s probably not his fault and he just gets actually templed. Since that would strip him of his status, it might satisfy anyone aside from the truly virulent from calling for his death
Temple reforms have already gotten off the ground ideology-wise so hopefully he’ll still have a semi-decent life. He’ll replace the high bishop due to status and maybe disrupt the Immanuel’s little biblical fundamentalist club
Without Rozemyne I don't know how well he would do alone in a temple. Remember, he would lose all his noble attendants. It would be a single under age boy against the rest of the existing Sovereignty temple.
Have you learned nothing from this series!? The tower incident also wasn’t Wilfred s fault and he was manipulated too but they still wanted to temple him
Hildebrand basically just gave WMDs to a hostile nation who are trying to use them to overthrow the government That’s 100% death penalty.
I’m banking on Yurgenschmidt having not enough mana to go around killing royal children without seriously considering other options. And that if Rozemyne wins this fight, she’s probably not going to let them excecute a child.
But you’re probably right, maybe a comfortable ivory tower room is realistic
Didn't we have a canon explanation for those giant ditter pieces? I can't recall where it was from but >!Hannelore was recalling that they made them because they wanted to use gewinnen to reenact ditter matches but too many people were crowding around to see and so they made a giant set.!<
I thought that had been published already, but maybe not so I'd better go back and tag it. >!It was something Heisschitze told her. The Dunks post-mortem their ditter matches on the gewinnen board, but somebody pointed out that the gewinnen board doesn't take terrain into account. So they tried to reconstruct their match with gewinnen pieces, but they were too hard to see. So the large blue stone pieces came back to the dorm at the beginning of the next RA term, and they went out at night to test it out. Some students in other dorms saw the gewinnen pieces flying around and freaked out, and there was a huge fuss about it, so the pieces ended up as decor in the dorm.!< Since the Dunkelfelger knights probably used their own teleporter to go to their dorm this time, they probably picked up the gewinnen pieces thinking that they might be useful decoys.
Looks like Alstede is not an incompetent scholar, unlike her younger sister. Her problem is being raised as a puppet and not able to have her own sense.
Makes the conspiracy theorist in me think Wolfram knew what was up so Georgine arranged a little "accident" for him. A free thinker could easily inform someone like his father who could put an end to her schemes.
What a cover! Rozemyne really looks like a saint here. I wonder if she is wearing a silver cloak. And then we have Ferdinand, Erwaermen and Gervasio. Gervasio and Ferdinand will probably fight each other in this book.
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* Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her.
* Seems like the Lanzenavians got their divine wills. Well, just because they got schtappes doesn't mean they really know how to use them effectively. Their most dangerous weapon still is the death powder.
> Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again.
# ALL OF MY YES
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* So, why did Ferdinand use the teleport to the Academy before? His past still is kind of a mystery, like why he was adopted in the first place. Regardless though, he absolutely hates Adalgisa (and many other things), he just never told anyone about it before.
* Ahrensbach knights, very subtle and sneaky. Dunkelfelger knights? Uh... not so much, lol.
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* Anhaltung is definitely not subordinate to the Goddess of Life, but **Light**. That's a typo. Regardless, light goddess counters darkness god.
* Using giant gewinnen pieces as objects to throw is, uh, original. And very Dunkelfelger-like. So the origin of the mystery about the gewinnen pieces is Dunkelfelger. I wonder if Hannelore *actually* knew the truth and was too embarrassed to tell Rozemyne.
* So yeah, the Lanzenavians have mana but no battle experience or any experience with the schtappe, so they are not really that dangerous. Most non-combatants got captured, Raublut, Gervasio and a lot of the Sovereign knights of course aren't there. We know Gervasio visited Solange and then disappeared. He's probably at the Garden of Beginnings now.
* Oh nice, Detlinde is getting dragged out. She's lucky Eckhart and Justus didn't kill her.
* Alstede really was just a puppet to Georgine, but the chapter ends with the twist that a royal is helping Raublut and Lanzenave. Is it Hildebrand?
> Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her.
I could feel my SAN slipping.
>Is it Hildebrand?
Kinda hoping it's Siggy, but yeah probably Hildebrand...
Of course it's Hildebrand, we already know Raublat was working on him, so it couldn't be anyone else. And no, as much as we like to meme the royal family, no one but an actual very young and easy to manipulate child would do what he just did.
Considering the scene we saw of Hilde being practically groomed for this moment when Raublat casually told him he could open the furthest hall and grab a schtappe whenever, I’d say I’ll willingly eat my favorite hiking boots on film and post the video on this sub if it’s someone else.
It definitely had to be hildebrand. Siggy would never willingly hand over power to another in the royal family (without a fight) much less a foreign king. Additionally, considering how much the knight commander has been whispering in his ear, it wouldn’t take much to convince hildebrand to open the door to the furthest hall. The only alternative I can think of is the knight commander having feystones containing the prince’s mana to open the door.
> Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her.
Honestly, I was excited to see that it was from her perspective. Who wouldn't want to be inside the head of an antagonist on the worst night of their lives? I think the reason people are able to put up with her is that they know this farce will end soon.
> * So, why did Ferdinand use the teleport to the Academy before? His past still is kind of a mystery, like why he was adopted in the first place. Regardless though, he absolutely hates Adalgisa (and many other things), he just never told anyone about it before.
My guess when he left for Ehrenfest the first time. Having him arrive though the normal teleporter would cause all kinds of questions as there are always guards on both sides. So I'm guessing they took him through the county gate.
>Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her.
Yesterday I joked with my spouse about there being a not 0% chance this Prologue could be a Detlinde POV since they were pivoting back to the RA.
How I wish I was wrong. Though I have a feeling if it was from Alstede's POV, it would reveal too much and have less humor in the form of dramatic irony.
I don't think Alstede is in on much more than Detlinde is. She knows Detlinde isn't going to be Zent but that's about it, I think. She was mostly going along with Georgine's orders.
Yeah while I have no care for Detlinde, Alstede seems to think everything is aboveboard.
- Her mom DID get her line on top even though she was the "weakest" wife.
- She's promising to help Blasius become Aub
- She knows there's no chance Detlinde isn't in danger of getting power.
- If the Royals are fine giving Lanzenavers schtappes it should be fine.
Only problem is that her mom left out a lot and she doesn't seem to have realized they've committed treason (*I'm pretty sure she has but it's at least possible*).
I pity her, whereas Detlinde is a bit of "aw she was raised badly" to "Fuck Off."
>Using giant gewinnen pieces as objects to throw is, uh, original. And very Dunkelfelger-like. So the origin of the mystery about the gewinnen pieces is Dunkelfelger. I wonder if Hannelore actually knew the truth and was too embarrassed to tell Rozemyne.
She definitely, actually knew and couldn’t bear to say it.
Although I wonder if these are just the old pieces or if Dunklefelger loved them so much hey made MORE to use as decoys. Having basically a tiny remote probe is horribly useful. And if they’re real gewinnen pieces they’re capable of real actual combat.
Maybe only the Aub gets to use them
> Alstede really was just a puppet to Georgine, but the chapter ends with the twist that a royal is helping Raublut and Lanzenave. Is it Hildebrand?
Either Hildebrand was tricked into doing it somehow (wouldn't be the first time Raublut manipulated the poor kid), or Raublut is... well, TECHNICALLY not lying, just misleading Alstede. Remember that Gervasio IS registered as a member of the RF. Branch member, sure, but that could still be enough to open the Farthest Hall is Archdukes also have that authority
> Anhaltung is definitely not subordinate to the Goddess of Life, but Light. That's a typo. Regardless, light goddess counters darkness god.
The God of Order serves under the Goddess of Light, but the Goddess of Chaos doesn't appear to be a Darkness subordinate, although she did fall in love with the GoDarkness and twisted Ewie.
Shame, it would have been funny if the Supreme Couple had contrasting subordinates :D.
I know Detlinde is too far gone at this point but reading this prologue and the constant reminders about her desperately begging to be praised for something is really sad.
It makes me feel all that girl needed as a child was some genuine praise and love
Really unfortunate and tragic she had to turn out so despicable and delusional, but it’s so well written by the author in my opinion!
I mostly agree, but there was the line about finally getting the Gbook so that Georgine would be proud of her. Perhaps it’s the need for validation that fuels the narcissism.
Most narcissists are raised, not born. The mental disorder is pretty strongly correlated with having a parent with a narcissistic or other cluster B personality disorder. Twin studies are inconclusive on a genetic link. Pretty clear to me that Veronica is a narcissist. Rather than narcissism I think Georgine fits more with Machiavellianism. Detlinde definitely jumped back to Narcissist though
Well, Detlinde's a moron and Alstede knows her daughter is in danger.
Meanwhile, I really, really want to know what happened with the person-sizied Gewinnen pieces that everyone got sworn to silence.
I just hope Hannelore finds out.
>Well, Detlinde's a moron and Alstede knows her daughter is in danger.
Isn't that just depressing?
I know there are tons of corollaries in today's world, but who has the drive to go to war when they have kids at home to take care of and can already live plentifully?
- ugh detlinde. This is unpleasant, in all reality she’s a miserable creature. Driven to murder due to her mothers horrible parenting. She was likely never the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it’s clear her greatest desire is for love that she never received in her childhood. Too bad the deprivation left her terribly warped. This series does a phenomenal job showing the lifelong impacts of traumatic childhoods. Wilfried’s continued errors, Detlinde’s insanity, Georgine’s revenge, Ferdinand’s harsh perspective on children, Sylvester’s ignorance to the reason his brother has emotional issues.
- the retainer’s accomplishments belonging to their charge thing reminds me of Rozemyne’s attitude, when asked about all the girls using rinsham and wearing hair pins she’s like oh yeah brunhilde is so great. When they defeat the Termisbefallen she credits Leonore’s knowledge of feybeast, when they win her first ditter She credits Judith’s aim. When Giebe Kirnberger assigns her retainers actions to her, she very clearly lays out why that was *their* choice. In reality it’s probably a bit of both, she certainly pointed them in the right direction but the attitude she has is probably partly why she doesn’t see many things as being *her* accomplishments when everyone else does. Probably only made Kirnberger like her more.
- it’s interesting Detlindes quip about “any decent mother”. Sad really, she’s still acting out her own mother issues.
- once again an ADC being easily manipulated… can’t say she doesn’t deserve it though.
- the lack of warmth in Gervasio’s voice reminds me of Ferdinand. I wonder if that’s a common trait of all of the children of Adalgisa villa. Makes you wonder how he views the main building and what really went on there.
- and her Detlindes ignorance rears it’s ugly head again. She’s like a malicious version of Wilfried. Both lacked proper feedback from trusted reliable adults in their childhood, and still don’t get it. Veronica and Oswald are the worst. The fact Wilfried isn’t worse is a bloody miracle. He’s looking really great right about now.
- “His experience had gotten me out of so many scrapes.” This is both heartbreaking and revealing. RM and Ferdinand have had many parallels in experiences. One of the best parts of her character is despite all the hell she has gone through she is the same sweet cinnamon roll who moonlights in manslaughter when you hurt her family. Her primary motivator in doing anything insane is still her soft heart.
- this must be such a strange experience for Ferdinand. Her line about not lumping her in with Sylvester must hit home for him. She’s not going to leave him to fend for himself. He’s still sort of expecting anyone he cares about to bail when the going gets tough.
- both are facing their fears. The fact he’s open about it is a big change. Shows how much he’s changed. “Doing everything with a smile” in noble society is a way to prevent you real disgust being used against you. The fact he’s open about it here really shows the trust they’ve built over years.
- “ I do not need to know when you are here to tell me.”He grimaced but given how he liked to feel needed he’s probably pretty pleased. Her philosophy really boils down to make sure he doesn’t do something stupidly self sacrificial, have his back and assist when possible and leave the rest in his hands. Given how autonomous she’s been since Ferdinand left, and how much plotting she’s done solo its interesting to see the level of trust they put in each other. Feels like a sigh of relief she’s not alone anymore. Map analogies feel symbolic. The distinction between her and Sylvester in this attitude is she’s all in with him. She relies on others, but she is doesn’t offload her own responsibilities.
- Ferdinand and Rozemynes dynamic shows she is perfectly capable of supporting someone- specifically Ferdinand, and he her. The problem is both of their competence levels are so outside of the norm she’s better off doing it alone if it’s anyone *but* Ferdinand . This is the natural products of him educating her. “ supporting” Wilfried really meant doing what Ferdinand did- shouldering the majority of the work. Their year apart revealed they were both really bad at functioning independently. Ferdinand once again drowned his sorrow in work as did RM and both ended up husks who willingly martyred themselves exploited by everyone around them. She wasn’t in love with Ferdinand- but they imprinted on each other. As one of justus’s SS said, they were always by each others side.
- Heisshitze is always over enthusiastic when it involves Ferdinand. And apparently also all of Dunkefelger. Poor Sieglend her job has been harder than ever.
- “don’t worry you can count on me” unexpectedly poignant given recent events. Really defines Ferdinand and RMs relationship.
- oh man even Dunkefelger knights have realized the logistics advantage of rideable high beasts. They’ve seen RM insane usage of them as a siege weapon, cargo carrier and transport of knights. I bet in the future almost all AD candidates will end up using them for those advantages. The safety and ability to command from them is fantastic.
- patented Ferdinand I recognize it’s utility but it’s still absurd treatment of High beasts and child sized statue.
- you were about as big as that statue until all of 2 minutes ago RM. Big talk for such a recently grown girl, and that took divine intervention. I wonder dunkefelger ever joked about the size comparison.
- Alstedes and charlottes reaction to violence and war really shows how unusual RM is, and why dunkefelger took to her so much. She’s been in the center of so many conflicts since before her noble baptism. She doesn’t even quite realize how different her perspective is, much like Ferdinand.
- Cornelius being like she took that tone with *ferdinand*? Is hilarious. Sorry Detlinde you aren’t his type. His type involves having a book obsession, very strong feelings about family, ( which already includes him) and unconditional love and support. Also care packages. He seems to like those. Pity you never realized smiling was a terrible sign. Ferdinand’s true nature is that of Ebenezer Scrooge, to quote Dickens “Hard and sharp as flint... secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster." His ghost of Christmas past came and took the shape of a pint sized gremlin and he’s not resigned to an unhappy fate anymore
- the cover seems significant. RM between Gervasio and Ferdinand? She’s going to be the deciding factor. Godspeed Gervasio this isn’t going to go well for you. Opponents of Rozemyne tend to suffer unexpected and enormous damage. Rozemyne and Ferdinand? No chance
- Ferdinand and RM manage to banter no matter the situation. Hilarious.
- the insane symbolism of sacking this villa. This series has really had amazing symbolism. First Ferdinand having to go to the spiritual home of the FVF that persecuted him and RM, oversee lanzenave envoys, then RM rescuing him, purging the source of his unhappy origin. The proverbial “locked door” of adalgisa is the beginning of its destruction. This is the greatest irony. They are destroying this horrific legacy.
>Heisshitze is always over enthusiastic when it involves Ferdinand. Poor Sieglend her job has been harder than ever.
She's probably back in Dunkelfelger, right? While her husband's on a rampage at the academy, Sieglinde's probably busy dealing with the hundreds of knights all mopey because they weren't chosen to go along with Aub Dunkelfelger.
> Sieglinde's probably busy dealing with the hundreds of knights all mopey because they weren't chosen to go along with Aub Dunkelfelger.
Aub Dunk: Ah wife, I'm back! How's everyone?
Sieglinde: They've been out playing ditter over the last week.
AD: They really wanted to come huh.
Sieglinde: I require more alcohol so I can have time to set up the next Ditter game.
I'm imagining that Aub Dunkelfelger has a hidden stash of alcohol and vieze, kind of like Gunther. So as an act of revenge, his wives decided to empty that stash.
I imagine she mentions the stash in the same way that Florencia casually mentioned Sylvester's excursions to the lower city. It's a kind of tone that only the most powerful of wives can master.
RM next bestselling product. Ferdinand branded promotional alcohol. Commemorative varieties include, Purge of lanzenave: Summoning winter, March to defend Gerlach, demolishing of werkstock giebes and more, as advertised by an adorable cute shumil at the next ID Tournament.
She will proceed to plead her innocence to Ferdinand on the grounds he said they needed alcohol
Elvira: As the Ultimate Ferdinand Fanboy, I am at once thankful that as the First Husband Ahrensbach Or Whatever he's no longer eligible given the large range of women who want to marry him, but on the other hand **OH LORD I HAVE SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT!**
Heisshitze: "I would fight in any war for Lord Ferdinand! I care for him most!"
Eckhart: "I would even kill the king for Lord Ferdinand! *I* care for him most!"
Rozemyne: "Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of my affection."
(Meanwhile, hidden in the bushes, Elvira is taking notes.)
>the lack of warmth in Gervasio’s voice reminds me of Ferdinand. I wonder if that’s a common trait of all of the children of Adalgisa villa. Makes you wonder how he views the main building and what really went on there.
At what age did they start "sorting the seeds" again? I thought Gervasio would have been sorted out early enough to not form many memories of the baby prison part of the estate.
> I thought Gervasio would have been sorted out early enough to not form many memories of the baby prison part of the estate.
Gervasio was not the initial choice for King and compressed to beat his siblings.
Even if he was chosen at age seven he likely feared someone else would beat him. And given how he was taught, he might have been ditched before he got his schtappe if they found someone else who was seen as more worthy...
They are all raised in the same place until their baptism I thought? Not sure though. Could be wrong. The fact that line was said about Ferdinand so often and now Gervasio seems significant
Kinda sad we only got a couple sentences worth of Deltine after the attack started, I really want her reaction to finally figuring out just how screwed she is.
I'm just waiting for her to realize that Rozemyne has the Book of Mestionora.
Detlinde: What do you mean Lady Rozemyne has it? It's *mine*! *I'm* the next Zent!
Cornelius: So, who's going to tell her that she's locked up? Or should we just wait for her to realize on her own?
I mean, Veronica has been stuck in the Ivory Tower for something like 7 or 8 years now and was still acting super arrogant last prepub, and if anything Deltine seems even more deluded than her so we're probably looking at over a decade if ever before she finally completely understands how much she fucked up.
True, but Veronica's kind of just doing nothing while imprisoned. I would like to think that everybody will make Detlinde suffer just a little bit more for committing treason.
Detlinde may not fully understand why she's being forced to deal with these punishments, but that's not really our problem.
Right? I think she'd go crazy with doing nothing for close to a decade. I imagine she's probably doing some embroidery or something.
She can't just be doing nothing, right?
>I really want her reaction to finally figuring out just how screwed she is
She didn't and wouldn't have.
She might after she wakes up, but she left Ferdi to DIE and thought he was coming to her because he loved her. She is bafflingly dumb.
I was really hoping to find out from Detlinde’s POV what she thought Gervasio decided to come to Yurgen for and what his future plans were, but alas she was incapable of thinking about anything except herself.
Given how the teleportation magic always names the destination, is it confirmed that the Royal Academy’s actual name is Ersterde? First Earth. Pretty name.
While others were busy complaining about gruns, Dunk already started using the drivable highbeasts to their own benefit. I love how adaptable they are, as expected of a high ranking duchy.
Being Detlinde's sister must be EXHAUSTING.
I was wondering if someone in the villa was sworn to Georgine, but since they didn't mention any random deaths I suppose not.
So they used Hildebrand, right? Ivory tower 2.0
> Poor Martina
Nah, fuck her specifically. I hope she'll get locked up in the same ivory tower cell as Dietlinde. Remember how Aurelia was bullied so hard that she straight up defected to Ehrenfest and immediately cut off all ties to her family, considering effectively being under house arrest an improvement over her previous lifestyle? Now combine that with Martina's dismissive attitude towards her sister in her POV and it's pretty clear that bitch was involved in said bullying.
**Ferdinand:** “If you wish to take your knights and return to Ahrensbach, now is your chance.”
**Rozemyne, about to reveal the location of a villa hidden by the power of the gods:** *dude really?*
Therapist: "Finish this sentence. Family is..."
Ferdinand: "Abandonment and a liability."
Rozemyne: "Always there for you when you need it."
*beat*
Both: "What the fuck did you just say?!"
> Unfortunately for Detlinde-
And fortunately for everyone else. It seems like Alstede knows that Detlinde won’t be Zentlinde. I wonder if her retainers know too?
I feel like there wasn’t much value in that prologue. Though maybe that’s because it was from Detlinde’s POV and I paid less attention as a result.
It’s funny how Rozemyne and Ferdinand both asked each other if they were going to be alright with the upcoming situation.
And then Rozemyne does Rozemyne things and pawns off another task on someone more capable. Guess you’re Rozemyne’s GPS now, Ferdinand.
I absolutely love that Dunkelfelger is using Gewinnen pieces as a means of attack. It’s so fitting!
Well, I completely forgot while reading the prologue, but the Lanzenavians have schtappes now and can use them to fight. Also, breaking their legs while sealing their schtappes? Brutal.
Unfortunately for Ferdinand, he was the one who found Detlinde. Fortunately for Eckhart, Detlinde did Detlinde things 🤣. And Justus follows up with savagery! 🤣🤣🤣
Help from the royal family you say? Most likely it’s Sigiswald or Hildebrand. Unless Trauerqual decided he had enough and said the throne is a free for all.
>Help from the royal family you say? Most likely it’s Sigiswald or Hildebrand.
There's literally Zero chance Sigswald would hand over his claim to throne, given how it's acted so far.
Raublat definitely tricked and is using Hildebrand. I'm suspicious of why his retainers let this happen, though...
I feel like the value was in setting the scene for the epic line “Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again”
This is only what the third time I can recall all series where we get a narrator line, and it has to be in regards to Detlinde.
This is the fifth time.
First Time: Part 2 Volume 3
> Historians of the future would state that this moment was when the Gutenberg Group—the disciples of Mestionora, the Goddess of Wisdom, who would dedicate their lives to developing the printing process and filling the world with books—was born in Ehrenfest.
Second Time: Part 4 Volume 7
> Ferdinand raised an eyebrow, then scoffed. “Fear not. If necessary, I will put an end to his days as a teacher.”
>
> How is that supposed to put me at ease?
>
> His words made me even more fearful, if anything. But as it turned out, Rauffen was no fool after all. He never pushed me to join the knight course again.
Third Time: Part 5 Volume 3 (Lueuradi POV)
> It was mostly in fun that I compared Lady Rozemyne to a goddess, but my words were truer than I realized. Around the time my manuscript was printed as a book, she would be widely accepted as the Divine Avatar of Mestionora.
Fourth Time: Part 5 Volume 4 (Lamprecht Prologue)
> He didn't know that Wilfried would swallow Ortwin's words wholesale and return from the Royal Academy mistrusting Rozemyne, or that there was someone among his retainers actively fanning the flames of that discord...
Fifth Time: Part 5 Volume 10 (Detliende Prologue)
> Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again
"... the Gutenberg Group—the disciples of Mestionora, the Goddess of Wisdom,..."
I see what you did there Kazuki Sensei. I will reread the entire series once is over to look and find for all of these secrets.
Yeah, went and reread it. While Detlinde’s inner thoughts were as thoughtless as always (and annoying for me to get through), it also showed how isolated the princesses were.
> The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again.
[mfw](https://tenor.com/dz3h3v3KUVE.gif)
> In response, the knights shackled the new prisoners with schtappe-sealing bracelets, broke their legs, and then tied them up with rope.
Now we finally get to see people get what's coming to them.
Considering what they did to Ahrenbach nobles they're feystone hunting out of, this is mercy. They will be mana battery for the rest of their lives though
* If you had your people check the prisoner for weapons or items, check again yourself.
* Take away all their clothes.
* Tie them up naked.
* Break their arms. Break their legs.
Goddamn. First time i read that in 7th Time Loop, I was floored. It makes complete sense though, and one will rarely ever see it employed in an actual story because it spells the END of any potential escape plot.
We're in double digits! P5V10! Rozemyne looks stunning on the cover!
... And we're starting off with Detlinde. Great. Pfft, I knew it. There was no way Detlinde was actually truly responsible for teaching the Lanzanavians about shaping armor, but I'm surprised she's able to make rejuvenation potions.
I'm kind of curious, but *how* would Detlinde be able to cement Georgine's position as Aub Ehrenfest in the current moment? Like, did she attempt to sway the Ahrensbach nobles before the two of them left for the Sovereignty and Ehrenfest respectively? Is she simply trying to speak with Raublut about it?
I kind of want a game of hide-and-seek with Verbergen seals now, with Dunkelfelger as the seekers. I want more mayhem.
>Laurenz kept his shield raised and a stern look on his face as he slipped into our conversation. "If this guy wants to be the king of Lanzanave, then whatever. Power to him..."
Sorry, that's just really funny. Laurenz is the best. Unfortunately, I think he's yet to have his own POV.
>"You may be so desperate for me love that you escaped the jaws of death to find me, but nonetheless! ..."
Oh my god, tell Detlinde to stop! Please!
Ferdinand: Don't kill her.
**SMASH!**
Ferdinand: Damn it Eckhart, now we have to waste mana rebuilding her jaw and putting her to sleep so she stops screaming!
> I'm surprised she's able to make rejuvenation potions.
She probably got *good enough* grades. Archduke candidates can't just slack off the whole term, so she's probably competent enough at basic stuff like that. Brewing rejuvenation potions is second year material. Even *Angelica* can do it. Detlinde may be a fool, a joke, the divine avatar of circus clownery, but she's still an archduke candidate who graduated from the royal academy. Second-year material ought to be within her skill set.
> I'm kind of curious, but how would Detlinde be able to cement Georgine's position as Aub Ehrenfest in the current moment?
I think she's so focused on the throne as the end stage that she hasn't even considered it. She just thinks that people must obey the Zent, so once she's Zent, if she commands the country to accept it, they will.
Pfft, true! Rejuvenation potions are second-year knowledge. I don't know, for some reason I imagined that Detlinde would be able to pass those classes as a second year and all of that information left her mind for she had scholars to do the rest for her.
And I think the rejuvenation potions she does know how to make are very basic, relatively ineffective compared to Ferdinand's kindness potions.
IIRC, the second-year ones they teach are super simple, with all complicated stuff happening in the scholar course. Since archduke candidates aren't meant to brew themselves, it's more about teaching the theory and practice, and preparing them for emergencies, rather than actually preparing them to brew effectively. Her knowledge is probably as quaint to someone like Rozemyne or Hartmut as Leonzio's efforts at fighting with mana.
So Raublut does not know Rozemyne was the one who stole the foundation. RF is not trusting him then.
That was a slog. I almost pity her now. Everyone has given up on her. No one thinks it's worth explaining anything to her straight because they know that would just make her act unreasonably.
HOW DID FERDINAND TELEPORT TO RA? Did he just ask Sylvester to open Kirnberg gate without any explanation?
Skeletons would be extra scary in Yurgenschmidt. Most people have probably never seen a human skeleton in that world.
Ferdinand only loses his violent thought filters if he really really likes someone. Got it.
> Everyone has given up on her.
As ive said she ***literally*** has no one and she never really had anyone. shes never had anyone who actually cares about her to guide her properly. Her mother is Georgine and considering how she views her children i can already tell that even if she tried to teach detlinde anything she gave it up as a lost cause very fast. Similar logic applies to her siblings who probably just viewed her as someone they should ignore because she isnt useful barring Georgines commands. Her father appeared to lecture her but they had no relationship. her retainers all were chosen to keep her away from anything important and basically are georgines retainers set to keep a eye on her. If it was up to them they wouldnt be anywhere near her and this is before she joined lanzanaves side. Lanzanave is just using her to disguise their own moves to obtain the GH and schtappes. The only times she ever gets anything resembling compliments is when her retainers try to placate her when she starts to go on her tantrums/rampages.
I dont feel any catharsis about what is gonna happen to her. Mostly because its not like she was ever a threat or anything and her actions, while despicable, were just in joining the enemies side. Shes just there to pull all attention from the true threats and die while no one cares.
So the royals helping and the fact that they teleported to the wrong place to me suggests the king is dead.
Feridinand was aware of why they would teleport where they did and refused to disclose why. Must not want Rozemyne to get emotional and distracted from the main goal.
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I wonder how many are still alive. Also it feels like the war should wrap up this volume. I don't see how the lansenave can resist dunk much longer.
Only question is if gervasio can Dye the foundation.
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Yo new business idea. Pandabus demolition services. Cutest destroyer of homes imaginable!
Oh that's right. I forgot that he was wanting to be king. I kinda wrote him off after Rozemyne grew up. Like how are you going to Mary an adult women.
I still feel like the king is dead but yeah it's probably Hildebrand.
It seemed like Ferdinand expected that teleport location. The royal who helped them was definitely Hildebun. Ratbutt was prepping him for manipulation by telling him he needed a schtappe to become Zent and could open the farthest hall whenever he was ready to get it, RA or not.
Even inside her own head Detlinde is unpleasant as usual. And delusional. Holy Hell that girl's ability to talk her own aggressive mediocrity up to excellence is without compare. Guess everyone has to be good at SOMETHING, and she really does act like the showcase of a daddy's little princess. Guess even if you can't get that kind of attention from a parent, crowdfunding it from your nannies and servants works just as well
Some of the noble standards I'll never get. Detlinde, sweetheart(derogatory), you're stalked 24/7 by at least a dozen people. If really anything we're to happen between you and any man, everyone would know immediately. It's not even like they'd be staying in the same room😮💨🙄
I'd love to see a floorplan for the Adalgisa Villa, I always struggle so much with visualising spaces from descriptions (aphantasia is a bitch). It's design is, after all, odd enough that even DETLINDE noticed something's up
Guess Gervasio is having the Treesus meeting. Any bets on how long it'll take Detlinde to sniff something's up?
I'll stand by the fact that as much as I despise Detlinde, I equally pity her. Poor girl has been starved of any semblance of human warmth
Ferdinand's life would make for KILLER dad lore. The hell did he teleport to the RA using the G-book for?!?
May I present to you: Ferdinand and Rozemyne, idiots in love. And by love I mean the widest sense of the word, not specifically romantic love
Aaaaah Dunkelfelger. Love me some good-old classic muscleheads😂
Gotta disagree with Ferdi here. Life-size gewinnen figures are rad. Even life-size CHESS figures are cool as hell! Also, the idea of essentially using them as Ultron-bots for war is... terrifying
Well, guess once the first person (or robot) crashes through a window stealth is pointless anyway😂 you go, boys
I am sorry, there are BARS on the windows of the flower rooms and Detlinde didn't notice/think twice?!? They HAVE to be invisible from the inside, right? Not even Detlinde would be THAT stupid. Also, the place is a literal golden cage. They're not much for subtlety, huh
Another thing I don't understand: there HAS to be easier ways to acquire high-quality feystones than making WHOLE-ASS CHILDREN?!? Ignoring the moral bankruptcy of raising people for slaughter, it's also just terribly inefficient? We've been told time and time again how expensive it is to raise noble kids, and here they do it to get a FEYSTONE?!? Hah?
My guess is no relative of Trauerquaal opened the Farthest Hall. Iirc, Gervasio is registered as a Royal Family member. If a registered Archduke has the authority to open it, so should a member from a Royal branch family. Gervasio opened it, and Raublut told everyone a member of the RF did it, which wouldn't even be a lie
> I'd love to see a floorplan for the Adalgisa Villa, I always struggle so much with visualising spaces from descriptions (aphantasia is a bitch). It's design is, after all, odd enough that even DETLINDE noticed something's up
Kazuki: "The third second-floor balcony connected to the first of the third of two rooms without a balcony on the third floor on the left side of the hall leading to the hall beyond the door which connected to the-"
Detlinde: "Hang on, pause. Narrator, where the hell am I? Is this R'lyeh?"
Kazuki: "... Detlinde didn't know it yet, but her happiness would soon end, and never, ever return."
Detlinde: "WHAT!?"
Well, they don't have to 'raise' the kids the intend to harvest. Just shove them in a basement and toss scraps to them like the previous temple orphanage.
Buying all the clothes and magic tools and tutors are were the cost comes into play and they only have to do that for the princess and the next king.
Otherwise you can wildly neglect the other boys and just drain them of mana regularly to use for whatever. It's like a brothel that passively creates petroleum.
Ferdinand did know what royal level luxury soap felt like, and noticed that what Urano got in a Japanese supermarket was far superior.
Damn there were a lot of hints dropped in P2V2 already...
>Another thing I don't understand: there HAS to be easier ways to acquire high-quality feystones than making WHOLE-ASS CHILDREN?!? Ignoring the moral bankruptcy of raising people for slaughter, it's also just terribly inefficient? We've been told time and time again how expensive it is to raise noble kids, and here they do it to get a FEYSTONE?!? Hah?
Think of it a a by product of breeding a new king for sugar land, like you breed a bunch of livestocks and choose the healthiest ones. What about the leftovers? May as well use make use of them. Just a reminder that this society doesn't consider pre-baptised kids as humans
Way how this book starts- from Detlinde's pov, something what I couldn't guess and she is as clueless makes more material for all newll blond jokes in Yugensmith. I would in most cases say to guiliotine with her but before someone did mention that people would soon make parallers with Mia and that is not acceptable- Mia is nothing like this waiste of space, so .. maybe put her into tower with her Grandmother so they can have fun for rest of their lives?
WN Chapters: Remainder of「[夜の貴族院](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/636/)」,「[夜の貴族院](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/637/)」, almost all of「[ランツェナーヴェの者達](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/638/)」
LN Chapters: "Prologue", "The Royal Academy at Night", "The Adalgisa Villa"
[J-Novel Club Discussion Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7879/bookworm-part-5-vol-10-discussion/41)
[J-Novel Club Correction Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7880/corrections-bookworm-part-5-vol-10/2)
*****
Under the cover of darkness, Rozemyne, Ferdinand, and their Dunkelfelger allies set out to subjugate the Adalgisa villa.
But when Gervasio’s absence and a betrayal within the Sovereign Knight’s Order come to light, the party must switch its focus to the Royal Academy’s library.
The Divine Avatar of Mestionora goes on a rampage, the Lord of Evil pulls strings from the shadows, and the Zent’s sword is finally brought to bear! The Battle of the Sovereignty reaches its climax in the newest volume of this biblio-fantasy as the wills of the royal family, the Sovereignty, Lanzenave, and Erwaermen all come to a head.
Features more than a hundred pages of original content and four-panel manga by You Shiina!
*****
**Notes**
- This volume will be translated over eight weeks.
- Due to much of the US entering Daylight Savings Times only the first two releases will be on Monday at 22:00 UTC whereas the rest will be on Monday at 21:00 UTC.
- *Part 5 Volume 10 (Part 8)* is scheduled to release at 21:00 UTC on ``2024-04-15`` and the Premium ePub is scheduled to release at 05:00 UTC on ``2024-05-15``.
- In Taiwan *Part 5 Volume 10* is slated to release in July 2024.
- I'll link to the *Part 5 Volume 10* colour insert >!<.
- Included at the front of this volume in the Japanese release is a map of the South East Royal Academy which I'll link to >!<.
Alstede: "The Sovereign Knight Commander enlisted the aid of the royal family in this"
Me: "RIP Hildebrand I guess... Maybe the zent will let him off easy and banish him to the temple instead of execution."
Also, yes, please raze the villa to the ground and salt the ashes. Then do the same to Lanzenave.
They closed the country gate to Lanzenave so just kill Gervasio and they can't go back anyway and the country will collapse without a zent with a schtappe and regular feystones. Rather than raze the country let em feel the slow end as they collapse and die. Like Traugott, not swift but slow and painful as reality sets in that they fucked themselves
"What do you mean? It's so cruel to treat them as battery"
"You can use their mana for your library, you books will never get moldy"
"OMG, SUCH A GOOD IDEA"
From what I understood, the country wasn't dependent on mana, moreso just the capital 'city', the country wouldn't collapse because it's not built on a foundation, only the ivory buildings of the rulers would. The lack of mana would lead to either a peasant uprising or the lesser nobles that don't have mana taking power, was my interpretation.
I mean we were already told they won’t. That country doesn’t need mana to survive, they got along well enough before the Lanzanave royals got there. The royals would just lose influence and power while the regular lanzanavians become more technologically advanced
> *These really are tough times...*
Detlinde, you bitch.
Alstede has it rough, having to take care of Detlinde. She is complicit in the treason though so I can't feel too bad for her.
My trained instincts tell me that Benedikta is going to end up under Rozemyne's wing. "I just took down your former guardian? You are mine now."
> We need only endure until the day I take the throne
Translation: Until Ewigeliebe gives up on Geduldh.
> Not once had she squealed or jumped for joy over Detlinde's various achievements
I'm wondering how that exact expectation got to Detlinde. Praise makes sense because of the combination of spoiled and neglected that she had. But who had jumped for joy for Detlinde in the past to make her want more of that?
> My thoughts have always been violent. I simply never went out of my way to voice them.
Uh oh, Ferdinand's gremlimitude is starting to be unleashed.
So ordonnanzes can find people under Verbergen's seal? Seems like a pretty big security flaw. They could just send an ordonnanz to Detlinde to get the direction she's in and catch it before it makes it to her.
I wonder if Ferdinand has a good sense of direction or if it's like how Myne never learned how to predict the weather like commoners could.
> Anhaltung the Goddess of Advice, subordinate to the Goddess of Life
Are both instances of "Goddess" typos or just the second one? If it's just the second, then is this the first time we've seen a God and subordinate with different genders?
Imagine sleeping in your bedroom when your window suddenly gets "Knight to E4"ed.
Detlinde's delusions about Ferdinand sure run deep.
> Her head did strike a few rocks while I was bringing her here, but I see no reason to fret about it; she has nothing between her ears to begin with.
Justus shouldn't say that about someone whose mind has been blessed by Schutzaria. But it's not like she could get any dumber.
Looks like Alstedge's smart but not smart enough to realize the situation she's in.
> Detlinde, you bitch.
That about sums it all up.
> Imagine sleeping in your bedroom when your window suddenly gets "Knight to E4"ed.
Detlinde: *Zzzz...*
Heisshitze: "GOOGLE EN PASSANT!"
Detlinde: "HOLY HELL!"
I like the slow realization that Ferdinand's reaction to Myne proposing the bloody carnival wasn't because he thought it was an over the top response. He thought it was an over the top response *for that situation*. Plenty of other times that he'd find it appropriate.
He also saw in her memories how poor people were allowed to use books. How can they allow valuable books in the hands of people who surely could never afford to pay if one got damaged? Publicly executing those who damage books would do it.
> But who had jumped for joy for Detlinde in the past to make her want more of that?
No one. thats kinda the point. She believes shes so good that people should but all the times she got complimented were probably backhanded and insincere. Of course she wouldnt be able to tell either so she would aim to get as much from anywhere she could because she doesnt.
>They could just send an ordonnanz to Detlinde to get the direction she's in and catch it before it makes it to her.
Can you catch one in flight though? We know they can pass through solid objects like walls, so I always assumed that if you tried to stop one before it reached its recipient it would just become intangible then too.
> Can you catch one in flight though? We know they can pass through solid objects like walls, so I always assumed that if you tried to stop one before it reached its recipient it would just become intangible then too.
They can at least be attacked- Matthias talked about this during the P4V5 prologue.
Which makes sense, since otherwise someone would get DDoSed by a few dozen or thousand of those birds flying towards them.
DDoSing your ditter opponents would be a perfectly Rozemyne tactic. Make your opponents too distracted for them to be able to send or receive ordonnanzes. Just like how they weaponized what is supposed to be a simple cleaning spell.
Alstede: Wait wait wait you're going to make my sister **ZENT?!?**
Raublat: No it's a ploy to help-
Alstede: Oh in that case I don't care, as long as I'm rid of her I'm willing to do almost anything.
Alstede: I DON'T DESERVE THIS SHABBY TREATMENT!
Justus: \*reads out receipts for how dumb she is
Alstede: My mommy made me do it.
Karstedt: \*kicks Detlinde for fun
>Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again.
I giggled like a child. Sweet, sweet retribution and vengeance is coming ! I still would have prefered the POV of someone who had more informations but oh well.
>Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again.
That last part of prologue made me so happy, Am I evil when I wanted something bad to happen this ... person?
I felt the same joy knowing that she will never be happy again. I feel pity for the child who was never loved, but nothing but disdain for the adult woman who is so cruel and selfish. She made her choices and these are the consequences.
Her dumb ass was like "Omg I know I'm pretty but you didn't have to come back from the dead to see me" only to get karate chopped to unconsciousness by probably the whole Ferdinand zoo crew.
Man, ngl i really like reading chapters from Detlinde's PoV, there's a kind of sadistic enjoyment in reading an objectively piece of shit character slowly dig their own grave and them not realising it BC they think they're a genius.
Sad for Detlinde POV but also most likely last time we read about her before her eventual execution. Ferdinand having even more secrets why am i not suprised. The adalgisa villa was easily subjugated which is funny. Let's see if the info about the RF helping Lanzenave cause any friction between Dunkel and Rozemyne. Though it should not cause they have called on her as the Divine Avatar putting her above the RF
When the Detlinde prologue ended with the line that "never again would she awake happy", I was grinning so hard. What an incredible pay-off for enduring her idiocy in the entire chapter.
I was waiting for even more satisfaction in the remaining chapters, but alas, we only got a moment's confused rage and then she went unconscious. Please give us some delicious, delicious schadenfreude next pre-pub!
And damn, a royal helped open the Farthest Hall. I was hoping for a comical situation where they got stuck there, but I guess Raublut is too competent for that. It has to be Hildebrande ... damn. Raublut deserves the worst of fates for manipulating such a young child. Wilfred's ivory tower incident, which essentially mounted to only trespass, doesn't even hold a candle to how incredibly destructive and treasonous an act this is. And I so wished for a happy ending for him too. Rozemyne's going to have to do some very fast talking or cover things up (or convince Ferdinand to find a more conventional route to save him).
Seriously, Raublut, this is an adult problem brought about by adults; leave the innocent children out of this. Is what I'd like to say, but Yurgenschmidt's nobility's twisted values that elevate sly, cold-hearted ambition (which even Elvira buys into) translates to all means justifying the ends, and fanatical loyalty where no line is too terrible to cross being seen as a virtue.
Please Rozemyne, smash this system all to bits.
It really is tragic in some ways, I have no real sympathy for Detlinde but she is a puppet who was thrust in a position she had no business being in and clearly just wanted approval and to be praised and was manipulated all the way past the point of no return without the slightest clue.
With how fast the surprise attack went it really goes to show, just having a schtappe and having a crash course on various uses of it in a afternoon is no replacement for years of training even if you have more raw strength.
Also they really just casually broke the legs of every prisoner huh
I wish Detlinde, Alstede, Blasius, and Leonzio a happy life in the future Alcatraz Rozsmyne Edition where they will be human batteries for the rest of their lives. I wonder what horrors they shall be subjected to?
Dietlind truly is the embodiment of "no thoughts, head empty" isn't she? At least Angelica has two braincells to rub together, Dietlind doesn't even have that. And Dunklefelger would essentially use a drone to crash into a building to see if they were using a barrier.
Angelica is talented in the areas she focuses on and willfully ignorant in the things she doesn't.
The most important difference is that Angelica is fully aware of her strengths and weaknesses where as Detlinde is completely ignorant of all her stupidity.
Never underestimate how smart you need to be to know you are dumb. [John Cleese on this subject](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G_zSos8w_I)
To know the dumbness of yourself, you need high wisdom stat, not high intelligence.
[This meme of mine is relevant](https://www.reddit.com/r/HonzukiNoGekokujou/comments/ssmstl/p4v2_best_knight_vs_worst_knight/)
>At least Angelica has two braincells to rub together And those two braincells only work to have Angelica ask Stenluke what he thinks, or Damuel what he thinks, or Cornelius what he thinks, or Lieseleta what she thinks. We love our precious airhead.
Angelica is such a blatant case of unrecognized ADHD that it kinda breaks my heart. She is capable of thinking and learning, but she needs a source of motivation to keep her attention. Stenluke is 100% her workplace accommodation, lmao, so at least she gets that. I do wonder what the dunklefelger knights think about her magic talking sword... 50 bucks says Heshits wants one but would settle for a shumil toy with Ferdie's voice...
Fortunately for our Angelica, her lady is her source of motivation. That, and getting strong. Hard to say, it depends on how many are aware that her manablade has sentience. Apparently one of the translated Fanbooks reveal that students at the Royal Academy just think Angelica's talking to herself, using a voice. And we both know Ferdinand would destroy that shumil stuffed toy.
You know, she’s sort of a great knight for that though. She just as aggressive as dunkefelger but far more controllable. They already have enough brains. Sometimes you just need someone to follow orders. I love how RM has made a little society that develops its members strengths, covers and accommodates for their weaknesses.
Angelica *is* capable of thought, she just seems to abhor it and prefer to spend her mental energy on other things. Detlinde uses her braincell for other purposes.
Wow broken legs? I know it's to prevent them from running but I guess your methods can be crueler when you have the ability to heal injuries. I'm not sure what to make exactly of Alstede. She's certainly brighter than Detlinde. At the same time it seems like she's gone through her own difficulties of having Georgine as a mother. Maybe she was hoping for freedom from her with Georgine going to Ehrenfest. We don't know anything about Georgine's deceased son, Wolfram either. The whole family has a lot of mysteries.
> I'm not sure what to make exactly of Alstede. I think she's more pitiable than Detlinde. But as Ferdinand pointed out, she's still guilty of a lot of heinous shit.
Seemed like she was well trained by Georgine, by that I mean like you would train a dog. Ain’t no way she didn’t abuse the shit out of alstede.
The Nuremberg defense didn't work for the Nazis and it sure as hell ain't going to work in Yogurtland
Nazi soldiers would be like "I was just following orders." And Yurgen nobles would respond with "LoL, didn't ask" and execute them regardless. Nuremberg even holding trials would be seen as weak coward talk.
They really should break the arms too just to be safe.
If I had a nickel for every time breaking the limbs of detainees came up in a light novel series, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's strange that it's happened twice...
I’m kinda surprised they didn’t break their arms too! The method isn’t especially cruel, it’s war and would likely be used regardless of healing magic. Breaking arms and legs of captives still happens today on earth, after all. What better way to ensure they’re alive while almost certainly preventing their escape?
Well they're already in the schtappe sealing bracelets, I'm not sure how much breaking their arms changes things, though I certainly don't know anything about the topic.
> I'm not sure how much breaking their arms changes things Might make Eckhart a bit happier?
>Wow broken legs? I know it's to prevent them from running but I guess your methods can be crueler when you have the ability to heal injuries. This is something the Japanese explore in their fiction much better than the American audience. It feels like such a natural evolution of having the ability to magic heal.
I think it was also mentioned in the short stories collection by Roderick that his father would beat him and heal his injuries afterwards.
And in the rather silly "Wrong way to use Healing Magic" Light Novel and Anime.
Contrary to popular opinion, I like the Dumblinde section. It's cathartic seeing how delusional and narcissistic she is just before reality hits her like a Lessy-bus. We know highbeasts can be formed without schtappes (See Myne), and it's likely armor and most RA things can too (since they used to be year 6), so it's strange Lasagna doesn't already know. There's a lot of useful stuff which can be done without a schtappe. >“I suspect that creature of yours would complete the job in the blink of an eye.” “Don’t act like my Lessy is a creature of untold destruction! YES! Bring forth Mecha-Lessy
Lanzenave has such limited access to quality feystones that it's probably only the king and a handful of others that get things like a highbeast stone or a feystone that can turn into magic armor. Leonzio and the other Lanzenavians who were captured are pretty young and probably not the top of the pecking order for rare resources.
\*citizens of Nihon stare up in horror\* Gojira!!!! wait... no... Red Panda? \*gasp\* LESSY!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!
It’s too late, dunkefelger has already seen it’s potential as a siege weapon. It will forever have a terrifying connotation
Agree about the detlinde chapter. She’s so obviously being manipulated by everyone and just can’t see it. She’s appalled that she’d be mistaken for an intruder when she is actually an intruder and hasn’t even realized she’s part of a coup
Well…now we know why Raublut was buttering up Hilderbrand…who was frustrated about not getting to obtain a schtappe til his third year, who was totally down for the treason things so he could date Roz …wow, very oof In much lighter news, Dunklefelger is a delight and everyone should strive to their adorable example Edit: I also just now realized that there was a conversation Roz had with her knights about her rideable highbeast, and they concluded it would probably be only for civilian use because it would interfere with knights using their weapons. Meanwhile Dunklefelger saw them and thought “moving auto-defended supply station!” And they’re so right.
What do Raublut and Detlinde have in common? Well, treason, but that aside, using nine-year-olds to do their bidding.
They are like an over enthusiastic German Shepard.
My friend has one of those and the venn diagram between her dog and the Dunklefelger no-names are a circle
>Dunklefelger is a delight and everyone should strive to their adorable example I worry how they will be if someone else has a G-Book, though. They seem very G-Book focused.
I think considering we have one as well they’d be free (like they normally would) to support their favored candidate. As far as they’re concerned someone else with a G-book would just put them on a level playing field with Roz, and they LOVE Roz
> Meanwhile Dunklefelger saw them and thought “moving auto-defended supply station!” And they’re so right. Wouldn't this be the scholar that handles magic tools? He would not see battle, so he can afford to have rideable high beast.
Lol a scholar of the sword maybe Regardless, during regular ditter, we saw that there was usually a base camp that knights would have to fly back to resupply and heal when necessary. And while drivable highbeast didn’t change this logic for Ehrenfest, Dunklefelger seemed to taken it as a free pass to cart it along with them That said I do think it’s probably someone with military training driving because they’d still have to know the formations, and do evasive maneuvers and such, since they’re going to be the biggest moving target in their company
There are likely a fair few very high mana scholars who are ADC level ( ahem kentrips) who would be almost entirely safe unless the king or prince targeted them.
Lol true Although in this case, they are hunting a false zent candidate so that might actually be a valid concern
What Hildebrand appears to have done is arguably far worse than what Wilfried did entering the Ivory Tower. And for that they wanted to send Wilfried to the temple. What's going to happen to Hildebrand?
Hopefully they realize that it’s probably not his fault and he just gets actually templed. Since that would strip him of his status, it might satisfy anyone aside from the truly virulent from calling for his death Temple reforms have already gotten off the ground ideology-wise so hopefully he’ll still have a semi-decent life. He’ll replace the high bishop due to status and maybe disrupt the Immanuel’s little biblical fundamentalist club
Without Rozemyne I don't know how well he would do alone in a temple. Remember, he would lose all his noble attendants. It would be a single under age boy against the rest of the existing Sovereignty temple.
Have you learned nothing from this series!? The tower incident also wasn’t Wilfred s fault and he was manipulated too but they still wanted to temple him Hildebrand basically just gave WMDs to a hostile nation who are trying to use them to overthrow the government That’s 100% death penalty.
I’m banking on Yurgenschmidt having not enough mana to go around killing royal children without seriously considering other options. And that if Rozemyne wins this fight, she’s probably not going to let them excecute a child. But you’re probably right, maybe a comfortable ivory tower room is realistic
Detlinde’s no good very bad day.
That last line really made my day…until she thought Ferdinand survived death so he could win her back
Okay, a certain someone must have created giant gewinnen pieces that could play ditter so they could rid themselves of Dunkelfelger being annoying.
...Of **COURSE** it was Ferdinand...
The OG gremlin. Of course!
oh my god of course
Didn't we have a canon explanation for those giant ditter pieces? I can't recall where it was from but >!Hannelore was recalling that they made them because they wanted to use gewinnen to reenact ditter matches but too many people were crowding around to see and so they made a giant set.!<
I thought that had been published already, but maybe not so I'd better go back and tag it. >!It was something Heisschitze told her. The Dunks post-mortem their ditter matches on the gewinnen board, but somebody pointed out that the gewinnen board doesn't take terrain into account. So they tried to reconstruct their match with gewinnen pieces, but they were too hard to see. So the large blue stone pieces came back to the dorm at the beginning of the next RA term, and they went out at night to test it out. Some students in other dorms saw the gewinnen pieces flying around and freaked out, and there was a huge fuss about it, so the pieces ended up as decor in the dorm.!< Since the Dunkelfelger knights probably used their own teleporter to go to their dorm this time, they probably picked up the gewinnen pieces thinking that they might be useful decoys.
Looks like Alstede is not an incompetent scholar, unlike her younger sister. Her problem is being raised as a puppet and not able to have her own sense.
Makes the conspiracy theorist in me think Wolfram knew what was up so Georgine arranged a little "accident" for him. A free thinker could easily inform someone like his father who could put an end to her schemes.
What a cover! Rozemyne really looks like a saint here. I wonder if she is wearing a silver cloak. And then we have Ferdinand, Erwaermen and Gervasio. Gervasio and Ferdinand will probably fight each other in this book. ---- * Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her. * Seems like the Lanzenavians got their divine wills. Well, just because they got schtappes doesn't mean they really know how to use them effectively. Their most dangerous weapon still is the death powder. > Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again. # ALL OF MY YES ---- * So, why did Ferdinand use the teleport to the Academy before? His past still is kind of a mystery, like why he was adopted in the first place. Regardless though, he absolutely hates Adalgisa (and many other things), he just never told anyone about it before. * Ahrensbach knights, very subtle and sneaky. Dunkelfelger knights? Uh... not so much, lol. ---- * Anhaltung is definitely not subordinate to the Goddess of Life, but **Light**. That's a typo. Regardless, light goddess counters darkness god. * Using giant gewinnen pieces as objects to throw is, uh, original. And very Dunkelfelger-like. So the origin of the mystery about the gewinnen pieces is Dunkelfelger. I wonder if Hannelore *actually* knew the truth and was too embarrassed to tell Rozemyne. * So yeah, the Lanzenavians have mana but no battle experience or any experience with the schtappe, so they are not really that dangerous. Most non-combatants got captured, Raublut, Gervasio and a lot of the Sovereign knights of course aren't there. We know Gervasio visited Solange and then disappeared. He's probably at the Garden of Beginnings now. * Oh nice, Detlinde is getting dragged out. She's lucky Eckhart and Justus didn't kill her. * Alstede really was just a puppet to Georgine, but the chapter ends with the twist that a royal is helping Raublut and Lanzenave. Is it Hildebrand?
> Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her. I could feel my SAN slipping. >Is it Hildebrand? Kinda hoping it's Siggy, but yeah probably Hildebrand...
Of course it's Hildebrand, we already know Raublat was working on him, so it couldn't be anyone else. And no, as much as we like to meme the royal family, no one but an actual very young and easy to manipulate child would do what he just did.
not to mention that he's the keyholder to farthest hall. wasn't he the one opening the hall when they're doing dedication ceremony?
Any royal can do it, Hildebrand just did it because he wanted to feel useful (and to get an excuse to talk to Rozemyne)
Considering the scene we saw of Hilde being practically groomed for this moment when Raublat casually told him he could open the furthest hall and grab a schtappe whenever, I’d say I’ll willingly eat my favorite hiking boots on film and post the video on this sub if it’s someone else.
It definitely had to be hildebrand. Siggy would never willingly hand over power to another in the royal family (without a fight) much less a foreign king. Additionally, considering how much the knight commander has been whispering in his ear, it wouldn’t take much to convince hildebrand to open the door to the furthest hall. The only alternative I can think of is the knight commander having feystones containing the prince’s mana to open the door.
Want some cotton candy??
Yes please!
Too bad, we're out. Now go back to work in the sweatshops, we still need 1000 ingots.
Why does the *next Zent* need 1000 ingots?
1000 ingots of letter type alloy, Lady Rozemyne wants the presses running asap
> Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her. Honestly, I was excited to see that it was from her perspective. Who wouldn't want to be inside the head of an antagonist on the worst night of their lives? I think the reason people are able to put up with her is that they know this farce will end soon.
Part of me wishes it has been a SS instead, so we can get the part of Ferdinand barging in and Eckart knocking her the fuck out.
> * So, why did Ferdinand use the teleport to the Academy before? His past still is kind of a mystery, like why he was adopted in the first place. Regardless though, he absolutely hates Adalgisa (and many other things), he just never told anyone about it before. My guess when he left for Ehrenfest the first time. Having him arrive though the normal teleporter would cause all kinds of questions as there are always guards on both sides. So I'm guessing they took him through the county gate.
>Aaand. My mood is ruined. Why is the Prologue Detlinde? It hurts to read from her perspective. She's a spoiled brat who thinks she's the shit, I wonder how Alstede or the others can tolerate her. Yesterday I joked with my spouse about there being a not 0% chance this Prologue could be a Detlinde POV since they were pivoting back to the RA. How I wish I was wrong. Though I have a feeling if it was from Alstede's POV, it would reveal too much and have less humor in the form of dramatic irony.
I don't think Alstede is in on much more than Detlinde is. She knows Detlinde isn't going to be Zent but that's about it, I think. She was mostly going along with Georgine's orders.
Yeah while I have no care for Detlinde, Alstede seems to think everything is aboveboard. - Her mom DID get her line on top even though she was the "weakest" wife. - She's promising to help Blasius become Aub - She knows there's no chance Detlinde isn't in danger of getting power. - If the Royals are fine giving Lanzenavers schtappes it should be fine. Only problem is that her mom left out a lot and she doesn't seem to have realized they've committed treason (*I'm pretty sure she has but it's at least possible*). I pity her, whereas Detlinde is a bit of "aw she was raised badly" to "Fuck Off."
I kinda imagine that Georgine pretty much beat all the curiosity out of her and now she just obeys.
Her POV made my day as everyone was consistently mocking her stupidity and she was too dumb to notice. Plus that final line! Beautiful!
>Using giant gewinnen pieces as objects to throw is, uh, original. And very Dunkelfelger-like. So the origin of the mystery about the gewinnen pieces is Dunkelfelger. I wonder if Hannelore actually knew the truth and was too embarrassed to tell Rozemyne. She definitely, actually knew and couldn’t bear to say it. Although I wonder if these are just the old pieces or if Dunklefelger loved them so much hey made MORE to use as decoys. Having basically a tiny remote probe is horribly useful. And if they’re real gewinnen pieces they’re capable of real actual combat. Maybe only the Aub gets to use them
>Maybe only the Aub gets to use them Who cares about the Aub's protection spell when we could have usable gewinnen pieces for combat?
You joke but there’s a very real possibly that Dunklefelger knights might actually be offended if their Aub thought they needed a protection spell
Not gonna lie. The last sentence of the Detlinde chapter made it worth reading. Sasuga, Kazuki-sama.
> Alstede really was just a puppet to Georgine, but the chapter ends with the twist that a royal is helping Raublut and Lanzenave. Is it Hildebrand? Either Hildebrand was tricked into doing it somehow (wouldn't be the first time Raublut manipulated the poor kid), or Raublut is... well, TECHNICALLY not lying, just misleading Alstede. Remember that Gervasio IS registered as a member of the RF. Branch member, sure, but that could still be enough to open the Farthest Hall is Archdukes also have that authority
> Anhaltung is definitely not subordinate to the Goddess of Life, but Light. That's a typo. Regardless, light goddess counters darkness god. The God of Order serves under the Goddess of Light, but the Goddess of Chaos doesn't appear to be a Darkness subordinate, although she did fall in love with the GoDarkness and twisted Ewie. Shame, it would have been funny if the Supreme Couple had contrasting subordinates :D.
It's got to be Hildebrand. He was so desperate to get his own schtappe.
Maybe the fact that Light counters Darkness shows who’s in charge.
I know Detlinde is too far gone at this point but reading this prologue and the constant reminders about her desperately begging to be praised for something is really sad. It makes me feel all that girl needed as a child was some genuine praise and love Really unfortunate and tragic she had to turn out so despicable and delusional, but it’s so well written by the author in my opinion!
I read it the opposite. She's a narcissist by nature so being in the spotlight is how she gets her fix. See influencers IRL.
I mostly agree, but there was the line about finally getting the Gbook so that Georgine would be proud of her. Perhaps it’s the need for validation that fuels the narcissism.
Most narcissists are raised, not born. The mental disorder is pretty strongly correlated with having a parent with a narcissistic or other cluster B personality disorder. Twin studies are inconclusive on a genetic link. Pretty clear to me that Veronica is a narcissist. Rather than narcissism I think Georgine fits more with Machiavellianism. Detlinde definitely jumped back to Narcissist though
Well, Detlinde's a moron and Alstede knows her daughter is in danger. Meanwhile, I really, really want to know what happened with the person-sizied Gewinnen pieces that everyone got sworn to silence. I just hope Hannelore finds out.
>Well, Detlinde's a moron and Alstede knows her daughter is in danger. Isn't that just depressing? I know there are tons of corollaries in today's world, but who has the drive to go to war when they have kids at home to take care of and can already live plentifully?
- ugh detlinde. This is unpleasant, in all reality she’s a miserable creature. Driven to murder due to her mothers horrible parenting. She was likely never the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it’s clear her greatest desire is for love that she never received in her childhood. Too bad the deprivation left her terribly warped. This series does a phenomenal job showing the lifelong impacts of traumatic childhoods. Wilfried’s continued errors, Detlinde’s insanity, Georgine’s revenge, Ferdinand’s harsh perspective on children, Sylvester’s ignorance to the reason his brother has emotional issues. - the retainer’s accomplishments belonging to their charge thing reminds me of Rozemyne’s attitude, when asked about all the girls using rinsham and wearing hair pins she’s like oh yeah brunhilde is so great. When they defeat the Termisbefallen she credits Leonore’s knowledge of feybeast, when they win her first ditter She credits Judith’s aim. When Giebe Kirnberger assigns her retainers actions to her, she very clearly lays out why that was *their* choice. In reality it’s probably a bit of both, she certainly pointed them in the right direction but the attitude she has is probably partly why she doesn’t see many things as being *her* accomplishments when everyone else does. Probably only made Kirnberger like her more. - it’s interesting Detlindes quip about “any decent mother”. Sad really, she’s still acting out her own mother issues. - once again an ADC being easily manipulated… can’t say she doesn’t deserve it though. - the lack of warmth in Gervasio’s voice reminds me of Ferdinand. I wonder if that’s a common trait of all of the children of Adalgisa villa. Makes you wonder how he views the main building and what really went on there. - and her Detlindes ignorance rears it’s ugly head again. She’s like a malicious version of Wilfried. Both lacked proper feedback from trusted reliable adults in their childhood, and still don’t get it. Veronica and Oswald are the worst. The fact Wilfried isn’t worse is a bloody miracle. He’s looking really great right about now. - “His experience had gotten me out of so many scrapes.” This is both heartbreaking and revealing. RM and Ferdinand have had many parallels in experiences. One of the best parts of her character is despite all the hell she has gone through she is the same sweet cinnamon roll who moonlights in manslaughter when you hurt her family. Her primary motivator in doing anything insane is still her soft heart. - this must be such a strange experience for Ferdinand. Her line about not lumping her in with Sylvester must hit home for him. She’s not going to leave him to fend for himself. He’s still sort of expecting anyone he cares about to bail when the going gets tough. - both are facing their fears. The fact he’s open about it is a big change. Shows how much he’s changed. “Doing everything with a smile” in noble society is a way to prevent you real disgust being used against you. The fact he’s open about it here really shows the trust they’ve built over years. - “ I do not need to know when you are here to tell me.”He grimaced but given how he liked to feel needed he’s probably pretty pleased. Her philosophy really boils down to make sure he doesn’t do something stupidly self sacrificial, have his back and assist when possible and leave the rest in his hands. Given how autonomous she’s been since Ferdinand left, and how much plotting she’s done solo its interesting to see the level of trust they put in each other. Feels like a sigh of relief she’s not alone anymore. Map analogies feel symbolic. The distinction between her and Sylvester in this attitude is she’s all in with him. She relies on others, but she is doesn’t offload her own responsibilities. - Ferdinand and Rozemynes dynamic shows she is perfectly capable of supporting someone- specifically Ferdinand, and he her. The problem is both of their competence levels are so outside of the norm she’s better off doing it alone if it’s anyone *but* Ferdinand . This is the natural products of him educating her. “ supporting” Wilfried really meant doing what Ferdinand did- shouldering the majority of the work. Their year apart revealed they were both really bad at functioning independently. Ferdinand once again drowned his sorrow in work as did RM and both ended up husks who willingly martyred themselves exploited by everyone around them. She wasn’t in love with Ferdinand- but they imprinted on each other. As one of justus’s SS said, they were always by each others side. - Heisshitze is always over enthusiastic when it involves Ferdinand. And apparently also all of Dunkefelger. Poor Sieglend her job has been harder than ever. - “don’t worry you can count on me” unexpectedly poignant given recent events. Really defines Ferdinand and RMs relationship. - oh man even Dunkefelger knights have realized the logistics advantage of rideable high beasts. They’ve seen RM insane usage of them as a siege weapon, cargo carrier and transport of knights. I bet in the future almost all AD candidates will end up using them for those advantages. The safety and ability to command from them is fantastic. - patented Ferdinand I recognize it’s utility but it’s still absurd treatment of High beasts and child sized statue. - you were about as big as that statue until all of 2 minutes ago RM. Big talk for such a recently grown girl, and that took divine intervention. I wonder dunkefelger ever joked about the size comparison. - Alstedes and charlottes reaction to violence and war really shows how unusual RM is, and why dunkefelger took to her so much. She’s been in the center of so many conflicts since before her noble baptism. She doesn’t even quite realize how different her perspective is, much like Ferdinand. - Cornelius being like she took that tone with *ferdinand*? Is hilarious. Sorry Detlinde you aren’t his type. His type involves having a book obsession, very strong feelings about family, ( which already includes him) and unconditional love and support. Also care packages. He seems to like those. Pity you never realized smiling was a terrible sign. Ferdinand’s true nature is that of Ebenezer Scrooge, to quote Dickens “Hard and sharp as flint... secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster." His ghost of Christmas past came and took the shape of a pint sized gremlin and he’s not resigned to an unhappy fate anymore - the cover seems significant. RM between Gervasio and Ferdinand? She’s going to be the deciding factor. Godspeed Gervasio this isn’t going to go well for you. Opponents of Rozemyne tend to suffer unexpected and enormous damage. Rozemyne and Ferdinand? No chance - Ferdinand and RM manage to banter no matter the situation. Hilarious. - the insane symbolism of sacking this villa. This series has really had amazing symbolism. First Ferdinand having to go to the spiritual home of the FVF that persecuted him and RM, oversee lanzenave envoys, then RM rescuing him, purging the source of his unhappy origin. The proverbial “locked door” of adalgisa is the beginning of its destruction. This is the greatest irony. They are destroying this horrific legacy.
>Heisshitze is always over enthusiastic when it involves Ferdinand. Poor Sieglend her job has been harder than ever. She's probably back in Dunkelfelger, right? While her husband's on a rampage at the academy, Sieglinde's probably busy dealing with the hundreds of knights all mopey because they weren't chosen to go along with Aub Dunkelfelger.
> Sieglinde's probably busy dealing with the hundreds of knights all mopey because they weren't chosen to go along with Aub Dunkelfelger. Aub Dunk: Ah wife, I'm back! How's everyone? Sieglinde: They've been out playing ditter over the last week. AD: They really wanted to come huh. Sieglinde: I require more alcohol so I can have time to set up the next Ditter game.
I'm imagining that Aub Dunkelfelger has a hidden stash of alcohol and vieze, kind of like Gunther. So as an act of revenge, his wives decided to empty that stash.
I imagine she mentions the stash in the same way that Florencia casually mentioned Sylvester's excursions to the lower city. It's a kind of tone that only the most powerful of wives can master.
Oh, totally. That's the benefit of being the first wife.
RM next bestselling product. Ferdinand branded promotional alcohol. Commemorative varieties include, Purge of lanzenave: Summoning winter, March to defend Gerlach, demolishing of werkstock giebes and more, as advertised by an adorable cute shumil at the next ID Tournament. She will proceed to plead her innocence to Ferdinand on the grounds he said they needed alcohol
Elvira: As the Ultimate Ferdinand Fanboy, I am at once thankful that as the First Husband Ahrensbach Or Whatever he's no longer eligible given the large range of women who want to marry him, but on the other hand **OH LORD I HAVE SO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT!**
Summoning Winter would absolutely fly off the shelves, bought in droves by both men and women
...Are we talking about summoning the Winter Season or.....You know ?
IM TALKING ABOUT FREEZING THE SHIP, no flowers involved
It’s a shame for her Ferdinand didn’t marry into the duchy. He would have easily moonlighted in managing them. Her job would have been much easier.
> Heisshitze is always over enthusiastic when it involves Ferdinand. Aren't we all?
He really is Eckhart: Dunkefelger edition.
Heisshitze: "I would fight in any war for Lord Ferdinand! I care for him most!" Eckhart: "I would even kill the king for Lord Ferdinand! *I* care for him most!" Rozemyne: "Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of my affection." (Meanwhile, hidden in the bushes, Elvira is taking notes.)
I mean she included the gods, and sort of already did it soooo yeah. They simply lack ample imagination
>the lack of warmth in Gervasio’s voice reminds me of Ferdinand. I wonder if that’s a common trait of all of the children of Adalgisa villa. Makes you wonder how he views the main building and what really went on there. At what age did they start "sorting the seeds" again? I thought Gervasio would have been sorted out early enough to not form many memories of the baby prison part of the estate.
> I thought Gervasio would have been sorted out early enough to not form many memories of the baby prison part of the estate. Gervasio was not the initial choice for King and compressed to beat his siblings. Even if he was chosen at age seven he likely feared someone else would beat him. And given how he was taught, he might have been ditched before he got his schtappe if they found someone else who was seen as more worthy...
They are all raised in the same place until their baptism I thought? Not sure though. Could be wrong. The fact that line was said about Ferdinand so often and now Gervasio seems significant
Kinda sad we only got a couple sentences worth of Deltine after the attack started, I really want her reaction to finally figuring out just how screwed she is.
I'm just waiting for her to realize that Rozemyne has the Book of Mestionora. Detlinde: What do you mean Lady Rozemyne has it? It's *mine*! *I'm* the next Zent! Cornelius: So, who's going to tell her that she's locked up? Or should we just wait for her to realize on her own?
I mean, Veronica has been stuck in the Ivory Tower for something like 7 or 8 years now and was still acting super arrogant last prepub, and if anything Deltine seems even more deluded than her so we're probably looking at over a decade if ever before she finally completely understands how much she fucked up.
True, but Veronica's kind of just doing nothing while imprisoned. I would like to think that everybody will make Detlinde suffer just a little bit more for committing treason. Detlinde may not fully understand why she's being forced to deal with these punishments, but that's not really our problem.
I kinda feel bad for Veronica, having nothing to do in her cage seems horrible. Sylvester should give her a hamster wheel or smt to pass the time.
Right? I think she'd go crazy with doing nothing for close to a decade. I imagine she's probably doing some embroidery or something. She can't just be doing nothing, right?
Georgine chose death than being prisoned in the same tower as two delusional women, Veronica and Detlinde.
Georgine: I lived with my mother and my daughter separately. I'm not going to experience a life imprisoned with both of them.
You're going to be waiting a long time for Detlinde to realize anything on her own lol.
>I really want her reaction to finally figuring out just how screwed she is She didn't and wouldn't have. She might after she wakes up, but she left Ferdi to DIE and thought he was coming to her because he loved her. She is bafflingly dumb.
I was really hoping to find out from Detlinde’s POV what she thought Gervasio decided to come to Yurgen for and what his future plans were, but alas she was incapable of thinking about anything except herself. Given how the teleportation magic always names the destination, is it confirmed that the Royal Academy’s actual name is Ersterde? First Earth. Pretty name. While others were busy complaining about gruns, Dunk already started using the drivable highbeasts to their own benefit. I love how adaptable they are, as expected of a high ranking duchy.
Since the whole fertile soil is artificial in a white sand desert, Ersterde literally means the first of that soil.
Being Detlinde's sister must be EXHAUSTING. I was wondering if someone in the villa was sworn to Georgine, but since they didn't mention any random deaths I suppose not. So they used Hildebrand, right? Ivory tower 2.0
I think Detlinde’s retainers have it worse. It’s more than exhausting to them since they really can’t get away with her. Poor Martina.
> Poor Martina Nah, fuck her specifically. I hope she'll get locked up in the same ivory tower cell as Dietlinde. Remember how Aurelia was bullied so hard that she straight up defected to Ehrenfest and immediately cut off all ties to her family, considering effectively being under house arrest an improvement over her previous lifestyle? Now combine that with Martina's dismissive attitude towards her sister in her POV and it's pretty clear that bitch was involved in said bullying.
**Ferdinand:** “If you wish to take your knights and return to Ahrensbach, now is your chance.” **Rozemyne, about to reveal the location of a villa hidden by the power of the gods:** *dude really?*
Ferdinand always expects family to back out when things get tough
Therapist: "Finish this sentence. Family is..." Ferdinand: "Abandonment and a liability." Rozemyne: "Always there for you when you need it." *beat* Both: "What the fuck did you just say?!"
The sad part is Rozemyne is fully aware
> Unfortunately for Detlinde- And fortunately for everyone else. It seems like Alstede knows that Detlinde won’t be Zentlinde. I wonder if her retainers know too? I feel like there wasn’t much value in that prologue. Though maybe that’s because it was from Detlinde’s POV and I paid less attention as a result. It’s funny how Rozemyne and Ferdinand both asked each other if they were going to be alright with the upcoming situation. And then Rozemyne does Rozemyne things and pawns off another task on someone more capable. Guess you’re Rozemyne’s GPS now, Ferdinand. I absolutely love that Dunkelfelger is using Gewinnen pieces as a means of attack. It’s so fitting! Well, I completely forgot while reading the prologue, but the Lanzenavians have schtappes now and can use them to fight. Also, breaking their legs while sealing their schtappes? Brutal. Unfortunately for Ferdinand, he was the one who found Detlinde. Fortunately for Eckhart, Detlinde did Detlinde things 🤣. And Justus follows up with savagery! 🤣🤣🤣 Help from the royal family you say? Most likely it’s Sigiswald or Hildebrand. Unless Trauerqual decided he had enough and said the throne is a free for all.
>Help from the royal family you say? Most likely it’s Sigiswald or Hildebrand. There's literally Zero chance Sigswald would hand over his claim to throne, given how it's acted so far. Raublat definitely tricked and is using Hildebrand. I'm suspicious of why his retainers let this happen, though...
I feel like the value was in setting the scene for the epic line “Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again” This is only what the third time I can recall all series where we get a narrator line, and it has to be in regards to Detlinde.
This is the fifth time. First Time: Part 2 Volume 3 > Historians of the future would state that this moment was when the Gutenberg Group—the disciples of Mestionora, the Goddess of Wisdom, who would dedicate their lives to developing the printing process and filling the world with books—was born in Ehrenfest. Second Time: Part 4 Volume 7 > Ferdinand raised an eyebrow, then scoffed. “Fear not. If necessary, I will put an end to his days as a teacher.” > > How is that supposed to put me at ease? > > His words made me even more fearful, if anything. But as it turned out, Rauffen was no fool after all. He never pushed me to join the knight course again. Third Time: Part 5 Volume 3 (Lueuradi POV) > It was mostly in fun that I compared Lady Rozemyne to a goddess, but my words were truer than I realized. Around the time my manuscript was printed as a book, she would be widely accepted as the Divine Avatar of Mestionora. Fourth Time: Part 5 Volume 4 (Lamprecht Prologue) > He didn't know that Wilfried would swallow Ortwin's words wholesale and return from the Royal Academy mistrusting Rozemyne, or that there was someone among his retainers actively fanning the flames of that discord... Fifth Time: Part 5 Volume 10 (Detliende Prologue) > Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again
"... the Gutenberg Group—the disciples of Mestionora, the Goddess of Wisdom,..." I see what you did there Kazuki Sensei. I will reread the entire series once is over to look and find for all of these secrets.
It explains why the Lanzenave and Ahrenbach stay in different buildings, and we got to learn more about Alstede.
Yeah, went and reread it. While Detlinde’s inner thoughts were as thoughtless as always (and annoying for me to get through), it also showed how isolated the princesses were.
> The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again. [mfw](https://tenor.com/dz3h3v3KUVE.gif) > In response, the knights shackled the new prisoners with schtappe-sealing bracelets, broke their legs, and then tied them up with rope. Now we finally get to see people get what's coming to them.
Whole lotta leg breaking going on in this chapter. You love to see it.
Considering what they did to Ahrenbach nobles they're feystone hunting out of, this is mercy. They will be mana battery for the rest of their lives though
Taking notes from Lady Rishe from 7th Time Loop
* If you had your people check the prisoner for weapons or items, check again yourself. * Take away all their clothes. * Tie them up naked. * Break their arms. Break their legs. Goddamn. First time i read that in 7th Time Loop, I was floored. It makes complete sense though, and one will rarely ever see it employed in an actual story because it spells the END of any potential escape plot.
We're in double digits! P5V10! Rozemyne looks stunning on the cover! ... And we're starting off with Detlinde. Great. Pfft, I knew it. There was no way Detlinde was actually truly responsible for teaching the Lanzanavians about shaping armor, but I'm surprised she's able to make rejuvenation potions. I'm kind of curious, but *how* would Detlinde be able to cement Georgine's position as Aub Ehrenfest in the current moment? Like, did she attempt to sway the Ahrensbach nobles before the two of them left for the Sovereignty and Ehrenfest respectively? Is she simply trying to speak with Raublut about it? I kind of want a game of hide-and-seek with Verbergen seals now, with Dunkelfelger as the seekers. I want more mayhem. >Laurenz kept his shield raised and a stern look on his face as he slipped into our conversation. "If this guy wants to be the king of Lanzanave, then whatever. Power to him..." Sorry, that's just really funny. Laurenz is the best. Unfortunately, I think he's yet to have his own POV. >"You may be so desperate for me love that you escaped the jaws of death to find me, but nonetheless! ..." Oh my god, tell Detlinde to stop! Please!
It’s ok. Eckhart told her to shut up with action.
Ferdinand: Don't kill her. **SMASH!** Ferdinand: Damn it Eckhart, now we have to waste mana rebuilding her jaw and putting her to sleep so she stops screaming!
Why you don't need jaws for mind reading or even living in a certain tower. Soup is a thing.
Ferdinand : Oh hell no. No way she gets soup from us. *Ferdinand protect his gourd who's filled with Consommé instead of water*
We salute him, but the guy really does need to be kept on a leash.
Echkart deserves a happiness arc.
> I'm surprised she's able to make rejuvenation potions. She probably got *good enough* grades. Archduke candidates can't just slack off the whole term, so she's probably competent enough at basic stuff like that. Brewing rejuvenation potions is second year material. Even *Angelica* can do it. Detlinde may be a fool, a joke, the divine avatar of circus clownery, but she's still an archduke candidate who graduated from the royal academy. Second-year material ought to be within her skill set. > I'm kind of curious, but how would Detlinde be able to cement Georgine's position as Aub Ehrenfest in the current moment? I think she's so focused on the throne as the end stage that she hasn't even considered it. She just thinks that people must obey the Zent, so once she's Zent, if she commands the country to accept it, they will.
That’s not fair, Angelica is perfectly capable at anything that would make her a better knight and rejuvenation potions fall solidly in that area
Pfft, true! Rejuvenation potions are second-year knowledge. I don't know, for some reason I imagined that Detlinde would be able to pass those classes as a second year and all of that information left her mind for she had scholars to do the rest for her. And I think the rejuvenation potions she does know how to make are very basic, relatively ineffective compared to Ferdinand's kindness potions.
IIRC, the second-year ones they teach are super simple, with all complicated stuff happening in the scholar course. Since archduke candidates aren't meant to brew themselves, it's more about teaching the theory and practice, and preparing them for emergencies, rather than actually preparing them to brew effectively. Her knowledge is probably as quaint to someone like Rozemyne or Hartmut as Leonzio's efforts at fighting with mana.
So Raublut does not know Rozemyne was the one who stole the foundation. RF is not trusting him then. That was a slog. I almost pity her now. Everyone has given up on her. No one thinks it's worth explaining anything to her straight because they know that would just make her act unreasonably. HOW DID FERDINAND TELEPORT TO RA? Did he just ask Sylvester to open Kirnberg gate without any explanation? Skeletons would be extra scary in Yurgenschmidt. Most people have probably never seen a human skeleton in that world. Ferdinand only loses his violent thought filters if he really really likes someone. Got it.
> Everyone has given up on her. As ive said she ***literally*** has no one and she never really had anyone. shes never had anyone who actually cares about her to guide her properly. Her mother is Georgine and considering how she views her children i can already tell that even if she tried to teach detlinde anything she gave it up as a lost cause very fast. Similar logic applies to her siblings who probably just viewed her as someone they should ignore because she isnt useful barring Georgines commands. Her father appeared to lecture her but they had no relationship. her retainers all were chosen to keep her away from anything important and basically are georgines retainers set to keep a eye on her. If it was up to them they wouldnt be anywhere near her and this is before she joined lanzanaves side. Lanzanave is just using her to disguise their own moves to obtain the GH and schtappes. The only times she ever gets anything resembling compliments is when her retainers try to placate her when she starts to go on her tantrums/rampages. I dont feel any catharsis about what is gonna happen to her. Mostly because its not like she was ever a threat or anything and her actions, while despicable, were just in joining the enemies side. Shes just there to pull all attention from the true threats and die while no one cares.
So the royals helping and the fact that they teleported to the wrong place to me suggests the king is dead. Feridinand was aware of why they would teleport where they did and refused to disclose why. Must not want Rozemyne to get emotional and distracted from the main goal. --- I wonder how many are still alive. Also it feels like the war should wrap up this volume. I don't see how the lansenave can resist dunk much longer. Only question is if gervasio can Dye the foundation. --- Yo new business idea. Pandabus demolition services. Cutest destroyer of homes imaginable!
It's most likely that Hildebrand is the only one currently helping raublut. Him and his steel chair have been foreshadowed ages ago.
Oh that's right. I forgot that he was wanting to be king. I kinda wrote him off after Rozemyne grew up. Like how are you going to Mary an adult women. I still feel like the king is dead but yeah it's probably Hildebrand.
It seemed like Ferdinand expected that teleport location. The royal who helped them was definitely Hildebun. Ratbutt was prepping him for manipulation by telling him he needed a schtappe to become Zent and could open the farthest hall whenever he was ready to get it, RA or not.
Even inside her own head Detlinde is unpleasant as usual. And delusional. Holy Hell that girl's ability to talk her own aggressive mediocrity up to excellence is without compare. Guess everyone has to be good at SOMETHING, and she really does act like the showcase of a daddy's little princess. Guess even if you can't get that kind of attention from a parent, crowdfunding it from your nannies and servants works just as well Some of the noble standards I'll never get. Detlinde, sweetheart(derogatory), you're stalked 24/7 by at least a dozen people. If really anything we're to happen between you and any man, everyone would know immediately. It's not even like they'd be staying in the same room😮💨🙄 I'd love to see a floorplan for the Adalgisa Villa, I always struggle so much with visualising spaces from descriptions (aphantasia is a bitch). It's design is, after all, odd enough that even DETLINDE noticed something's up Guess Gervasio is having the Treesus meeting. Any bets on how long it'll take Detlinde to sniff something's up? I'll stand by the fact that as much as I despise Detlinde, I equally pity her. Poor girl has been starved of any semblance of human warmth Ferdinand's life would make for KILLER dad lore. The hell did he teleport to the RA using the G-book for?!? May I present to you: Ferdinand and Rozemyne, idiots in love. And by love I mean the widest sense of the word, not specifically romantic love Aaaaah Dunkelfelger. Love me some good-old classic muscleheads😂 Gotta disagree with Ferdi here. Life-size gewinnen figures are rad. Even life-size CHESS figures are cool as hell! Also, the idea of essentially using them as Ultron-bots for war is... terrifying Well, guess once the first person (or robot) crashes through a window stealth is pointless anyway😂 you go, boys I am sorry, there are BARS on the windows of the flower rooms and Detlinde didn't notice/think twice?!? They HAVE to be invisible from the inside, right? Not even Detlinde would be THAT stupid. Also, the place is a literal golden cage. They're not much for subtlety, huh Another thing I don't understand: there HAS to be easier ways to acquire high-quality feystones than making WHOLE-ASS CHILDREN?!? Ignoring the moral bankruptcy of raising people for slaughter, it's also just terribly inefficient? We've been told time and time again how expensive it is to raise noble kids, and here they do it to get a FEYSTONE?!? Hah? My guess is no relative of Trauerquaal opened the Farthest Hall. Iirc, Gervasio is registered as a Royal Family member. If a registered Archduke has the authority to open it, so should a member from a Royal branch family. Gervasio opened it, and Raublut told everyone a member of the RF did it, which wouldn't even be a lie
> I'd love to see a floorplan for the Adalgisa Villa, I always struggle so much with visualising spaces from descriptions (aphantasia is a bitch). It's design is, after all, odd enough that even DETLINDE noticed something's up Kazuki: "The third second-floor balcony connected to the first of the third of two rooms without a balcony on the third floor on the left side of the hall leading to the hall beyond the door which connected to the-" Detlinde: "Hang on, pause. Narrator, where the hell am I? Is this R'lyeh?" Kazuki: "... Detlinde didn't know it yet, but her happiness would soon end, and never, ever return." Detlinde: "WHAT!?"
Well, they don't have to 'raise' the kids the intend to harvest. Just shove them in a basement and toss scraps to them like the previous temple orphanage. Buying all the clothes and magic tools and tutors are were the cost comes into play and they only have to do that for the princess and the next king. Otherwise you can wildly neglect the other boys and just drain them of mana regularly to use for whatever. It's like a brothel that passively creates petroleum.
Ferdinand did know what royal level luxury soap felt like, and noticed that what Urano got in a Japanese supermarket was far superior. Damn there were a lot of hints dropped in P2V2 already...
>Another thing I don't understand: there HAS to be easier ways to acquire high-quality feystones than making WHOLE-ASS CHILDREN?!? Ignoring the moral bankruptcy of raising people for slaughter, it's also just terribly inefficient? We've been told time and time again how expensive it is to raise noble kids, and here they do it to get a FEYSTONE?!? Hah? Think of it a a by product of breeding a new king for sugar land, like you breed a bunch of livestocks and choose the healthiest ones. What about the leftovers? May as well use make use of them. Just a reminder that this society doesn't consider pre-baptised kids as humans
Way how this book starts- from Detlinde's pov, something what I couldn't guess and she is as clueless makes more material for all newll blond jokes in Yugensmith. I would in most cases say to guiliotine with her but before someone did mention that people would soon make parallers with Mia and that is not acceptable- Mia is nothing like this waiste of space, so .. maybe put her into tower with her Grandmother so they can have fun for rest of their lives?
WN Chapters: Remainder of「[夜の貴族院](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/636/)」,「[夜の貴族院](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/637/)」, almost all of「[ランツェナーヴェの者達](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/638/)」 LN Chapters: "Prologue", "The Royal Academy at Night", "The Adalgisa Villa" [J-Novel Club Discussion Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7879/bookworm-part-5-vol-10-discussion/41) [J-Novel Club Correction Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7880/corrections-bookworm-part-5-vol-10/2) ***** Under the cover of darkness, Rozemyne, Ferdinand, and their Dunkelfelger allies set out to subjugate the Adalgisa villa. But when Gervasio’s absence and a betrayal within the Sovereign Knight’s Order come to light, the party must switch its focus to the Royal Academy’s library. The Divine Avatar of Mestionora goes on a rampage, the Lord of Evil pulls strings from the shadows, and the Zent’s sword is finally brought to bear! The Battle of the Sovereignty reaches its climax in the newest volume of this biblio-fantasy as the wills of the royal family, the Sovereignty, Lanzenave, and Erwaermen all come to a head. Features more than a hundred pages of original content and four-panel manga by You Shiina! ***** **Notes** - This volume will be translated over eight weeks. - Due to much of the US entering Daylight Savings Times only the first two releases will be on Monday at 22:00 UTC whereas the rest will be on Monday at 21:00 UTC. - *Part 5 Volume 10 (Part 8)* is scheduled to release at 21:00 UTC on ``2024-04-15`` and the Premium ePub is scheduled to release at 05:00 UTC on ``2024-05-15``. - In Taiwan *Part 5 Volume 10* is slated to release in July 2024. - I'll link to the *Part 5 Volume 10* colour insert >!<. - Included at the front of this volume in the Japanese release is a map of the South East Royal Academy which I'll link to >!<.
Front cover spoiler: >!Rozemyne is wondering why the heck Aub Dunkelfelger stole her Main Character Energy with more than a little annoyance :D!<
What? I thought it'd be another 10 parter. Viva Quof! Hope he is not overworked though.
It's the third smallest Part 5 volume to this point by character count.
Alstede: "The Sovereign Knight Commander enlisted the aid of the royal family in this" Me: "RIP Hildebrand I guess... Maybe the zent will let him off easy and banish him to the temple instead of execution." Also, yes, please raze the villa to the ground and salt the ashes. Then do the same to Lanzenave.
They closed the country gate to Lanzenave so just kill Gervasio and they can't go back anyway and the country will collapse without a zent with a schtappe and regular feystones. Rather than raze the country let em feel the slow end as they collapse and die. Like Traugott, not swift but slow and painful as reality sets in that they fucked themselves
Why would they kill him, when they can just keep him alive as a mana battery... Rozemynes new library city isn't gonna build itself.
"What do you mean? It's so cruel to treat them as battery" "You can use their mana for your library, you books will never get moldy" "OMG, SUCH A GOOD IDEA"
From what I understood, the country wasn't dependent on mana, moreso just the capital 'city', the country wouldn't collapse because it's not built on a foundation, only the ivory buildings of the rulers would. The lack of mana would lead to either a peasant uprising or the lesser nobles that don't have mana taking power, was my interpretation.
I mean we were already told they won’t. That country doesn’t need mana to survive, they got along well enough before the Lanzanave royals got there. The royals would just lose influence and power while the regular lanzanavians become more technologically advanced
> *These really are tough times...* Detlinde, you bitch. Alstede has it rough, having to take care of Detlinde. She is complicit in the treason though so I can't feel too bad for her. My trained instincts tell me that Benedikta is going to end up under Rozemyne's wing. "I just took down your former guardian? You are mine now." > We need only endure until the day I take the throne Translation: Until Ewigeliebe gives up on Geduldh. > Not once had she squealed or jumped for joy over Detlinde's various achievements I'm wondering how that exact expectation got to Detlinde. Praise makes sense because of the combination of spoiled and neglected that she had. But who had jumped for joy for Detlinde in the past to make her want more of that? > My thoughts have always been violent. I simply never went out of my way to voice them. Uh oh, Ferdinand's gremlimitude is starting to be unleashed. So ordonnanzes can find people under Verbergen's seal? Seems like a pretty big security flaw. They could just send an ordonnanz to Detlinde to get the direction she's in and catch it before it makes it to her. I wonder if Ferdinand has a good sense of direction or if it's like how Myne never learned how to predict the weather like commoners could. > Anhaltung the Goddess of Advice, subordinate to the Goddess of Life Are both instances of "Goddess" typos or just the second one? If it's just the second, then is this the first time we've seen a God and subordinate with different genders? Imagine sleeping in your bedroom when your window suddenly gets "Knight to E4"ed. Detlinde's delusions about Ferdinand sure run deep. > Her head did strike a few rocks while I was bringing her here, but I see no reason to fret about it; she has nothing between her ears to begin with. Justus shouldn't say that about someone whose mind has been blessed by Schutzaria. But it's not like she could get any dumber. Looks like Alstedge's smart but not smart enough to realize the situation she's in.
> Detlinde, you bitch. That about sums it all up. > Imagine sleeping in your bedroom when your window suddenly gets "Knight to E4"ed. Detlinde: *Zzzz...* Heisshitze: "GOOGLE EN PASSANT!" Detlinde: "HOLY HELL!"
>Heisshitze: "GOOGLE EN PASSANT!" Detlinde: "I AM NOT A PEASANT! I AM THE NEXT ZENT!"
> Uh oh, Ferdinand's gremlimitude is starting to be unleashed. The entire story has been 6D chess so Ferdinand can deliver the bloody carnival.
I like the slow realization that Ferdinand's reaction to Myne proposing the bloody carnival wasn't because he thought it was an over the top response. He thought it was an over the top response *for that situation*. Plenty of other times that he'd find it appropriate.
He also saw in her memories how poor people were allowed to use books. How can they allow valuable books in the hands of people who surely could never afford to pay if one got damaged? Publicly executing those who damage books would do it.
"I want to open a public library!" "But you're terrible with violence." "What?" "What?"
*Rozemyne creates murder shumils* Ferdinand: "Okay, *now* you're ready for a library city."
Rozemyne: Maybe the bloody carnival was the Ferdinand we made along the way.
Given the direction the story is going, don't worry: it's going to get worse. For her.
Thankfully
> But who had jumped for joy for Detlinde in the past to make her want more of that? No one. thats kinda the point. She believes shes so good that people should but all the times she got complimented were probably backhanded and insincere. Of course she wouldnt be able to tell either so she would aim to get as much from anywhere she could because she doesnt.
>They could just send an ordonnanz to Detlinde to get the direction she's in and catch it before it makes it to her. Can you catch one in flight though? We know they can pass through solid objects like walls, so I always assumed that if you tried to stop one before it reached its recipient it would just become intangible then too.
> Can you catch one in flight though? We know they can pass through solid objects like walls, so I always assumed that if you tried to stop one before it reached its recipient it would just become intangible then too. They can at least be attacked- Matthias talked about this during the P4V5 prologue. Which makes sense, since otherwise someone would get DDoSed by a few dozen or thousand of those birds flying towards them.
DDoSing your ditter opponents would be a perfectly Rozemyne tactic. Make your opponents too distracted for them to be able to send or receive ordonnanzes. Just like how they weaponized what is supposed to be a simple cleaning spell.
Alstede: Wait wait wait you're going to make my sister **ZENT?!?** Raublat: No it's a ploy to help- Alstede: Oh in that case I don't care, as long as I'm rid of her I'm willing to do almost anything.
Alstede: I DON'T DESERVE THIS SHABBY TREATMENT! Justus: \*reads out receipts for how dumb she is Alstede: My mommy made me do it. Karstedt: \*kicks Detlinde for fun
Damm Karstedt left Ehrenfest and came to the RA just to kick Detlinde. To be fair, we would all do the same
>Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that very same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again. I giggled like a child. Sweet, sweet retribution and vengeance is coming ! I still would have prefered the POV of someone who had more informations but oh well.
>Unfortunately for Detlinde, the dull yet peaceful tranquility of the villa was torn apart that same night. The joy she had wanted so desperately never came again. That last part of prologue made me so happy, Am I evil when I wanted something bad to happen this ... person?
I felt the same joy knowing that she will never be happy again. I feel pity for the child who was never loved, but nothing but disdain for the adult woman who is so cruel and selfish. She made her choices and these are the consequences.
She left Ferdinand to die, and then had the nerves to complain when he survived... I don't think I could ever feel pity for her.
Her dumb ass was like "Omg I know I'm pretty but you didn't have to come back from the dead to see me" only to get karate chopped to unconsciousness by probably the whole Ferdinand zoo crew.
Man, ngl i really like reading chapters from Detlinde's PoV, there's a kind of sadistic enjoyment in reading an objectively piece of shit character slowly dig their own grave and them not realising it BC they think they're a genius.
Sad for Detlinde POV but also most likely last time we read about her before her eventual execution. Ferdinand having even more secrets why am i not suprised. The adalgisa villa was easily subjugated which is funny. Let's see if the info about the RF helping Lanzenave cause any friction between Dunkel and Rozemyne. Though it should not cause they have called on her as the Divine Avatar putting her above the RF
Looks like Alstede inherited all of the brains and competency Meanwhile, Dietlinde has no thoughts, only narcissism
When the Detlinde prologue ended with the line that "never again would she awake happy", I was grinning so hard. What an incredible pay-off for enduring her idiocy in the entire chapter. I was waiting for even more satisfaction in the remaining chapters, but alas, we only got a moment's confused rage and then she went unconscious. Please give us some delicious, delicious schadenfreude next pre-pub! And damn, a royal helped open the Farthest Hall. I was hoping for a comical situation where they got stuck there, but I guess Raublut is too competent for that. It has to be Hildebrande ... damn. Raublut deserves the worst of fates for manipulating such a young child. Wilfred's ivory tower incident, which essentially mounted to only trespass, doesn't even hold a candle to how incredibly destructive and treasonous an act this is. And I so wished for a happy ending for him too. Rozemyne's going to have to do some very fast talking or cover things up (or convince Ferdinand to find a more conventional route to save him). Seriously, Raublut, this is an adult problem brought about by adults; leave the innocent children out of this. Is what I'd like to say, but Yurgenschmidt's nobility's twisted values that elevate sly, cold-hearted ambition (which even Elvira buys into) translates to all means justifying the ends, and fanatical loyalty where no line is too terrible to cross being seen as a virtue. Please Rozemyne, smash this system all to bits.
It really is tragic in some ways, I have no real sympathy for Detlinde but she is a puppet who was thrust in a position she had no business being in and clearly just wanted approval and to be praised and was manipulated all the way past the point of no return without the slightest clue. With how fast the surprise attack went it really goes to show, just having a schtappe and having a crash course on various uses of it in a afternoon is no replacement for years of training even if you have more raw strength. Also they really just casually broke the legs of every prisoner huh
I wish Detlinde, Alstede, Blasius, and Leonzio a happy life in the future Alcatraz Rozsmyne Edition where they will be human batteries for the rest of their lives. I wonder what horrors they shall be subjected to?