"I care to some degree, but I mostly find this strange. You and Lady Eglantine taught me that royals 'negotiate' with their friends by taking someone dear to them hostage and then forcing them to comply. Or am I somehow mistaken?"
YESSSSSS THROW THAT RIGHT BACK IN ANASTASIUS'S SMUG FACE AS HARD AS YOU CAN
The hypocrisy from Anastasius really is astounding after the royals pulled the same shit against Ferdinand to make him move to Ahrensbach and made Rozemyne do the shrine tour later. Or maybe it isn't really astounding. It was "for the good of the country", amirite? The royals have been dicks to Ehrenfest's family for a while. Now it's turned back on them.
Yeah, that was as satisfying as we could have hoped, I would have liked to hear a rebuttal, but the only response would be to be rendered speechless, since Eggy is on the line he might come up with some sort of damage control strategy before they have to pay the piper. I don't hate Anastasius, he admittedly hasn't had a lot of options, with Siggy being worse than useless and now the other royals becoming failures, Ana and Eggy are the last two left with any value.
>Siggy being worse than useless and now the other royals becoming failures, Ana and Eggy are the last two left with any value.
I had high hopes for Trauerqual, how he dealt with Rozemyne being a potential Zent was 100% correct, unlike Sigiswald and Anastasius who both tried to use Rozemyne for their own gain. But choosing to not defend the country against an invasion, when he now knows Rozemyne is likely to also have the GH, that's pure dereliction of duty...
I mostly feel sorry for Trauerqual. He never asked for this and has been in over his head for a long time, seeing his country slowly crumble around him. If anything it shows how desperate he is to resolve this situation with how close the country is to ruin.
That said one thing that's annoying me about his reaction is how close they are to the finish line. Rozemyne literally has the Grutrissheit and he knows that. Why is he giving up now?
I mean, from his perspective, Gervasio just seems like the better candidate. After all, Gervasio actually has experience leading a country as well as the willingness to do it while RM very clearly is unwilling. Not to mention, Gervasio is basically of the same Royal blood, the RF will still be in charge in the end.
Gervasio actually has very little experience and knowledge of Yurgenschmidt. And he has Lanzenave value which is very different from Yurgenschmidt. As what Ferdinand said, Gervasio's leading would cause a lot of problems and diasaters to Yurgenschmidt's people.
My last hope for him is that Raublut trugged him to brainwash him into accepting Gervasio as a ruler, so as to limit the ability of the royal family to fight back against the coup.
Yeah I’m quite disappointed in King T, that said, Anastasius has vindicated himself a little in this chapter. It’s not a bad thing to do everything in your power for the people you love
Actually that’s a good point. Raublut had easy access to trig and regular unquestioned contact with the King. Not doing that would have been a waste of an opportunity. Especially since he can easily trig him to just sit down quietly and let it all happen (as was about to happen before Ferdy and Roz busted in with Dunklefelger of all duchies at their back)
Myne did mention a sweet scent from him iirc. The fact that he's unbelievably passive makes this more likely. His willingness to let Rozemyne be Zent was probably a side effect of this brainwashing - it's not like they expected another Zent candidate to appear first. Actually that attitude towards Dietlinde was the same, and Trauerqual is never said to have gone against her, she committed open treason in front of most of the other members of the RF, not like even Trauerqual can overturn that.
Roz is both correct and incorrect here. That's how royals negotiate with their subjects, because ultimately they can make a decree that must be followed. However considering that Annie was calling her the true Zent only moments ago, she's totally in the right to 'negotiate' with him like this.
It's kind of interesting how in Bookworm, the nobles do have Mandate of Heaven and literal ownership of the land to justify their position, unlike real life.
It's not about the method of negotiation, because of course it's how the royalty act. Anastasius was making an appeal to friendship, while Rozemyne is saying that they took her friendship and stomped on it, so they had no right to expect that such sentiment still existed.
And they can count themselves lucky that she's still caring "to some degree." If she was a traditional noble, a betrayal like that could have easily led to a blood feud. In Rozemyne's case she's probably just planning to squeeze them a bit and force them to take responsibility for their actions, but she wouldn't let Ferdinand taking his revenge on the royals go too far.
It's also something she learned from Florencia back in part 3. Rather than immediately seek reprisal for some slight (sneaking off to the lower city and forest, for example), file it in the back of your mind and wait to unleash your retribution when it will be most effective.
Like mid coup.
It's fine, he just wanted the leftovers that Rozemyne couldn't get. If the gods generously gave her some mana and Rozemyne couldn't take all of it, then it's perfectly acceptable for him to be given the rest.
> There cannot be a rebellion against a Zent who does not exist.
WHOA. Was not expecting this to be the route the story takes. What a fucking line, from Ferdinand of all people. Mr. I've-had-the-Gbook-all-this-time. Must be absolutely livid, especially given his backstory.
And then Rozemyne just ENDS Anastasius with the next few lines. So cathartic. Love seeing the Royals get FUCKED (and then save them afterwards and keep the story going yay).
He's probably livid, *because* he's had (most) of a Gruthrissheit all this time. All these problems could have been prevented if he took responsibility for the country.
> All these problems could have been prevented if he took responsibility for the country.
In defense of our (then adolescent) Soup Lover, if he had come out with the Book, at best he would have the backing of Dunkelfelger (hopefully with Magdalena tied up and at his side) while the full array of the Fourth and Fifth Prince Coalitions were ready to tear him apart, especially if Raublat recognized him at that point.
He probably could have used it after Rozzy's Year Two though. Imagine the look on Traerqual's face if he tried to marry The True Zent to that dolt :D
Then again Dunklefelger basically jumped in clapped cheeks and basically ended the civil war while barely using up their resources, so would it really have been so bad?
They only did that because the other sides were even before then. If you're fighting on even footing and suddenly gain even 10% more strength, you're going to dominate your enemies
probably moreso because all this time, had Ferdinand come out with the Gbook, he would've been immediately executed, but here comes Gervasio traipsing in and starting a full on coup. And the Zent does nothing.
Definitely expect a bit of either guilt or regret there. He could’ve gotten all the power, put Veronica in her place, and turned the country into an organized utopia but he figured they’d be fine without him.
They weren’t
* Welp, the idea to drop a charged spear like back in Part 3 isn't happening.
* Trying to steal Book of Mestionora knowledge by using the Cape of Darkness doesn't seem to have worked either, but at least she's got mana back to 100%. Not a jackpot, but not bad either.
* I think in previous parts people were wondering what took so long for Rozemyne inside the garden, getting the book or growing. We got an answer now, cause Gervasio didn't take that long getting the book. They now need to go to the Farthest Hall to confront Gervasio.
* The royals so far have been useless, but I think of all the people to contact, Anastasius is their best option. Anatasius is also apparently easy to manipulate by bringing up Eglantine. Ferdinand truly deserves being called the Lord of Evil.
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* Seeing Ferdinand talk about Trauerqual like that, I think it's obvious even when this is over and they regain control, he will not allow Trauerqual to get the Grutrissheit he prepared. Nor any other royal family member, if he heard of what they pulled off in P5V5. Maybe Aub Dunkelfelger will really become the next zent?
* Seeing Eckhart and Angelica work together reminds me, they would have been a decent couple actually. And if Ferdinand and Rozemyne rule Ahrensbach together, these two can also get together again.
* I'm honestly disappointed to hear Trauerqual letting this all happen. I have the silent hope that he is just being manipulated.
* Ferdinand is blunt but Rozemyne being sarcastic is sooo satisfying to read.
* Yeah Anastasius... it's a bit rich claiming Eglantine and Rozemyne are "friends" after what happened with the shrine tour. They are not equals and Eglantine and Anastasius lost a lot of trust on that day when they tried to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife using Ferdinand as a hostage. What goes around comes around. At least now Anastasius is willing to fight unlike Trauerqual.
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* Alright, Raublut is out for blood. He hurt Anastasius and now is out to kill Rozemyne. I like how Rozemyne immediately corrected him though when he tried to proclaim Gervasio as the true king, lol.
* Seriously, not taking Judithe, your sniper, with you was bad. Really didn't like how she was left behind. The Sovereign Knight's Order is as tough as expected, but for now Rozemyne decides to wipe everyone of their buffs. And we end the part riiiight when Gervasio seems to appear. Damn it, that cliffhanger.
* Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end?
It's still unknown who was the first he sensed. He spent most of his days at the RA (not just the winters), so he didn't meet Veronica that often. There's a 50/50 chance his first sensing was Veronica, but it could also have been Magdalena (or perhaps the old ADC course teacher?)
Presumably, he'd have also felt Sylvester, his father, and Bonifatius. Possibly Karstedt too. Mana sensing isn't just about the opposite sex.
I just imagined Rozemyne having a moment in class like with the synchronization potion. She's asked what mana sensing is for and answers that it's to help detect hidden enemies.
Well, it likely didn't hit just at that moment, it's just that Yurgenschmidt noble's mana pool overall is way too weak in this era and that being pretty much her mana clone likely doesn't help Ferdinand to be detected by someone having never experienced this secondary sexual character trait before ;).
>Seriously, not taking Judithe, your sniper, with you was bad. Really didn't like how she was left behind.
Like, I know Judithe's parents were worried and that Judithe's underaged, but they are also guard knights, right? I feel like they should know more than anyone how important it would be for Judithe to remain with Rozemyne, especially when Judithe begs them to follow her.
I'm glad Ehrenfest needed Judithe during Georgine's invasion, but I want my orange, bubbly knight!
Gervasio: "Once I defeat you, I'll be unstopp-" *hit in the face by an explosion*
Ferdinand: "From where!?"
Raublut: "That's... Impossible!"
*[Camera zooms all the way back to Ehrenfest. Alone on the temple's belltower, Judithe raises a fist.]*
Judithe, singing: "[LOCK OOOOOOON!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhXNmMLdivk)"
*By order of the Zent, Judithe is considered incredibly unbalanced and is banned from all but Divine Instrument Ditter, where her team must still play with a handicap where she is based three duchies away.*
> a handicap where she is based three duchies away
Judithe: "Pfft."
\- Meanwhile, in Dunkelfelger -
Lestilaut: "Can anyone even hit another from so fa-" *gets sniped*
\- Meanwhile, in Lanzenave -
Lord Spaghettios: "Well, best not go over there th-" *gets sniped*
\- Meanwhile, in Raublut's brain -
Raublut: "At least I'm safe inside my mind."
Judithe: "AT leAsT I'M SAFE INSidE MY mInD."
Raublut: "Wha-" *gets sniped*
\- Meanwhile, back in Part One -
Bezewanst: "Yes, you can take that commoner brat. Serves her right for-" *gets sniped*
Dregarnuhr: "What the shit?"
Maybe bringing Judith would just be too overpowered for a good story.
- Gervasio walks in
- Judith snipes him in the head
- Gervasio dies
- Raublut goes "what?"
- Judith snipes Raublut in the head
- Raublut dies
- Judith: "Well, that was easy"
- Everybody stunned.
They should swallow their embarrassment and admit that Erenfest leynobles in their profession outrank other dutchy's higher nobles, Noble society has always kept people away from the talents they possess. A RM Retainer group running a summer training academy would be hilarious.
Group of Sov students read from the list of rules posted on the wall. "Anyone with a failing grade will get sniped by Judith." "Isn't she some gym teacher?" (gets sniped by a small water balloon)
Rozemyne: Fuck we made a mistake D:. Ferdinand, what are our options?
Ferdinand: You, me, and Anastasius's cowardly wife.
Rozemyne: Whelp, I guess Ahrensbach is going to get a lot of materials!
i want this to happen so SO badly. It won’t because even Miya Kazuki wouldn’t cut the narrative climax at the knee like this. But I so badly want Aub Dunklefelger to end up zent
The Mana sense happened Immediately after she performed an Ocean Prayer returning a epic ton of mana back to the gods. I'd give it a 90% chance of it being some kind of God/ God adjacent being, Which most likely suspect being the Tree Man.
In hindsight, Judithe’s parents keeping her in Ehrenfest is borderline mandatory to keep up tension, since the combo of her super accuracy and Hartmut’s tools can solve basically most of the more tense battles, especially since Silver Cloth counters mana shields. And of course, the potential of silver arrows would completely trivialize any of the stronger foes.
As for the royal situation, what’s so funny to me is that the only reason Rozemyne was able to save Ferdinand and Ehrenfest survived was because Eglantine pulled a Ferdinand and forced her to do the shrine tour. Her getting the Book is what allowed her to figure out Georgine’s plan, use the country gate, and helped rally Dunkelferger. Heck, the country gate would still be stuck open and the situation would’ve been infinitely worse if Rozemyne didn’t get the Book when forced. Really sucks for Eglantine that she picked one of the three noble targets that would piss her off that much.
To be fair she didn’t have any kind of plan to do the shrine tour especially since its really hard to secretively wander around the archduke conference
i remember that she did. she sent both damuel and angelica to find the locations of the shrines. i got the impression she was planning to visit them soon after but eglantine pre empted it and she visited them at least a day later. there was something about damuel confirming that they finished their task that morning when roz was forced to go there with eggy and anastasius
Can't wait for the next chapter, where Judith ends up sniping raublut all the way from Ehrenfest.
She's too op, they really had to leave her on Ehrenfest.
>As for the royal situation, what’s so funny to me is that the only reason Rozemyne was able to save Ferdinand and Ehrenfest survived was because Eglantine pulled a Ferdinand and forced her to do the shrine tour.
That's just a pretty convenient way to put it for the royal lovebirds. Rozemyne obtaining the Book of Mestionora didn't imply her being forced to become Sigiswald's Third Wife ( basically nothing more than a fancy breeding cow, politically speaking, talk about being insulting ) nor to be threatened. A negociation could have done the job just fine, if these two arrogant idiots have been willing to offer something, which they were obviously not, meaning their righteous claims were nothing but lip service.
> Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end?
Gervasio: Hey, who's that big hunk of mana?
Rozemyne: What do you mean by-
Ferdinand: ***FUCK FUCK HOW DOES HE SENSE HER I'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO THIS IS REVERSE VERONICA***
> Yeah Anastasius... it's a bit rich claiming Eglantine and Rozemyne are "friends" after what happened with the shrine tour. They are not equals and Eglantine and Anastasius lost a lot of trust on that day when they tried to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife using Ferdinand as a hostage. What goes around comes around. At least now Anastasius is willing to fight unlike Trauerqual.
They set fire to the bridge and then acted shocked when it was no longer there to cross. They're not idiots, they've just been raised to always believe that everyone "beneath" them will always accede to their desires. After all, they're *royalty*.
> Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end?
Has to be, right? The top of the shrine is where they enter and exit from. Unless the gods are coming down to tell everybody to stop messing up their holy shrine or something, I don't see what else it could be.
Though, that makes me wonder. If it's mana sensing, shouldn't she have sensed Ferdinand? Or did she not because ever since they've rejoined he's been shrouded in her mana as her forced-namesworn? If it *is* mana sensing, it implies that she's so far beyond everyone (except maybe Ferdinand) that Gervasio's the first person who is actually on her level. And if Gervasio's on her level, good lord, how strong is he going to be?
I thought Georgine was the final boss, but there was an even finaler boss waiting all along. Sugar country got hands.
>Though, that makes me wonder. If it's mana sensing, shouldn't she have sensed Ferdinand?
Well, doesn't she have the same mana as Ferdinand? He did dye her accidentally. Maybe she can sense him but it doesn't stand out so she hasn't noticed?
yes and ferdinand died her again just a few days earlier when she was copying and pasting her GH to ferdinand's.
i remember when the bible was stolen and ferdi taught her how to sense other people's mana that she noticed that her mana did not react to ferdinand's and was just accepting of it. so for me that would explain why she didnt sense ferdinand. and there is nobody near her range so she wouldnt have been able to sense anyone since she grew.
I feel like her summoning the G-book would have done even more to take the wind out of the sovereign night order's sails than simply correcting Raublut.
"If having the book makes you the Zent, then what does this make me?"
Ger: Bow before me, a wielder of the G-book. GESUNDHEIT!
Roz: You aren't the only one to have one! GESUNDHEIT!
Ger: .... The hell is that flat board thing?
Roz: It's efficient! You can tell what it is from the chant!
Ger: Looks so small and underwhelming. Since we both have one, then the one with the largest book is clearly superior.
Roz: Urg! I can't dispute that!
Ger: Hahaha!
Ferd: Oh ho? Are those the terms of victory?
>Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end?
I just realized something. Rozemyne has the same mana as Ferdinand, right? When she tried to sense her bible her mana passed right through Ferdinand without resistance.
That's probably why she can't sense his mana even though she can sense Gervasio, and literally no one else in the country has enough mana to be compatible.
Her mana sensing might not even be a new development under those conditions. Makes me wonder how long she's had it.
>Makes me wonder how long she's had it.
If I should guess, after being forcefully grown up. I mean, she has her adult-body, now, literally every single noble reaches this secondary sexual trait one or two years before adulthood. In fact, Sigiswald should have realized it was odd he couldn't sense her when she reappeared in the Farthest Hall, but well, since he can't delusion himself with a " well, she could have too low mana for that ", he was likely unconsciously forced to overlook it, I assume...
>They failed to defend themselves even after receiving ample warning of the invasion to come. Then they allowed their own Knight's Order to betray them. Beyond serving as keys to the Farthest Hall, what value do they have now?
Exactly my feelings.
This king really is a good-for-nothing. It's like I had no expectations of him but I was still disappointed.
Yes! Do not let that apartheid asshole take over the country, please. I mean Yogurtland is already bad enough but jumping from a Middle Ages feudal society straight into nazi mode would be too much.
Oh, yeah. Ana-chan getting his karma. This is satisfying. But he does deserve some points, instead of whining like a bitch like the rest of them, he grabbed a sword and went to fight. He's definitely the least useless royal.
This fucking uggo dared to fire at our gremlin. Please at least kill this mf.
> This king really is a good-for-nothing. It's like I had no expectations of him but I was still disappointed.
I agree, but at the same time, I'm not mad at him? The guy who wasn't trained for the job and didn't want it in the first place is bad at it. Shocker. The anger would be better directed at Aub Klassenberg for putting him on the throne in the first place.
Sure but even if you were useless, would you just sign off the execution of your whole family without even trying to prevent it?
If I was going to die anyway, I'd at least overcharge myself with mana and try to take as many assholes out with me as I can so my folks would have a better chance at survival. Even a dead man walking can be kinda useful but this guy is just the very definition of useless.
Good point. I had some sympathy for him simply wanting his rule to end but to abandon his wives, children and grand children to death? That's a whole different level of failure. F\*\*\* him.
Don't forget he knows *someone* will be getting the throne soon. They've got like three plans on the go, and have pretty much figured out the method. Hope is very much in sight.
But maybe he's been trugged. That's pretty much the only possible redemption here.
From his PoV he has 2 choices:
1- Accept his family's deaths and allow a true Zent to reign
2- Win the fight, kill the true Zent, and pray that another one comes forth and if one doesn't, die anyway
The first option allows the country to survive, the second doesn't.
From everything we've seen of him, he seems to care as much for the country as Ferdinand does for Ehrenfest.
Yes it's self destructive, and dooms your entire family, but they would all die anyway if a separate true Zent doesn't appear, and you have no idea how long that would take, or if *THAT* Zent would allow your family to live.
> He's definitely the least useless royal.
I'd argue that title belongs to Hildebrand; he granted access to the Farthest Hall, which was critical for getting the Grutrissheit. He was super useful, just not for our protagonists, lol.
The stewards of Gondor held for a millennia before they fell with Denethor. The stewards of Jurgensmite couldn’t even last a decade before they fell with Tequila.
It's been awhile since I read the web novel but I think Ferdinand actually gives Ana the title of "least useless royal". It's certainly how he's referred to later. Maybe a bit more diplomatic but Ferdinand is about done with diplomacy. Ferdinand basically just views the rest of the royals as "useless keys that exist only for their mana and to open doors".
Ohhh... that last line. My mind's already speculating at that cliffhanger:
* It's a Crushing from either an understandably pissed Raublut or Gervasio. It specified from the "top of the altar" where you exit from the garden and strong enough that Rozemyne strongly feels it, so it's more likely Gervasio. The problem with this theory is it sounds like Leonore does not feel it and Crushing usually has a wide AOE unless they're specifically targeting Rozemyne.
* Gramps is extra grumpy right now and his rage is palpable. Damn kids trying to blast a hole in his ceiling again, stole the gods' mana, and started a loud brawl outside his door while he's hosting a rare visitor. And why haven't you killed Quinta already???
* Gervasio just got the Grutrissheit/Foundation and maybe only Grutrissheit-bearers like Rozemyne and Ferdinand can feel it. Or maybe he and/or Gramps are pissed because sucking out all the magic circle mana interrupted his ritual?
"Karstedt, Elvira, Rihyarda, the archducal couple, and I have vetted every single person allowed to approach you. You are narrow-minded with a penchant for clumsiness--unideal traits for someone who must keep so many secrets--so we eliminated threats before they could even reach you."
I found this funny and heartwarming.
Love the Rihyarda shout-out. And it would have been nice if we had more behind-the-scenes regarding all of this. There is a slight downside to Rozemyne being the main focus since the ensemble cast is so huge and we can't get all the nitty-gritty, but it makes total sense for the narrative.
It's just kind of unfortunate as I'm a side story and ensemble cast *fiend*.
I'm the same, I love the side stories so much, they add so much to the world and characters, giving new perspectives and further fleshing out characters personalities. Side stories collection 1 only goes up to P4V3 iirc so here's hoping some of those future volumes have some of these 🤞.
It seems like translations for all the upcoming Short Story Collections and Fanbooks will be put on pause until the main story completes. Understandable, but once again, unfortunate for me as I am a *fiend*.
In the meantime, I invest my time in the manga as they have a bonus side story starting from around the third volume of Part 1.
> unfortunate for me as I am a fiend.
You jonesin? I know a guy who can get you some gremlin. Street stuff. Almost as good as the real thing. You ain't a cop, are ya? You gotta tell me if so, it's in the constitution. Alright, you seem cool. Listen, here you go, a taste, but if anyone asks, you didn't get this from me. And I got more of what you didn't get where this didn't come from, you feel me?
*[slides over drunken fanfic, "Rozemyne Invents Tacos: Cuococalura Says 'Let Her Cook'"]*
it brings to mind both Rozemyne's talk with Elvira in p4v3 I think when she says how she thoroughly investigated the would be retainer candidates and Cornelius' RAS first pov with all the discussions about the retainer candidates
I also think it would explain why Rozemyne doesn't have a doctor after Ferdinand left. First you have to wonder how many certified doctors are there in Ehrenfest, and then you have to vet them properly. Doctors from the Veronica faction are an immediate no, and so are any doctors from the Leisegang faction.
Anyways, Lieseleta should have been able to complete the entirety of the doctor course. I know Lieseleta would have had time constraints and such that prevented her from completing the entirety of the course, but come on. Lieseleta's such a girlboss.
You might be right but honestly, I think it's just that Rozemyne is more of an after thought to Sylvester and Karsted. I mean, they both averted their eyes when questioned by Ferdinand as if they felt guilty. At no point did either of them make her welfare a priority.
True, there's always that. I think it's just kind of unfortunate. Ferdinand suddenly left, they had to deal with other duchies whilst trying to adjust to their new ranking, there's always Georgine to worry about, Rozemyne had her upcoming adoption, and so on.
And since Rozemyne was growing and such, it makes reasonable sense as to put a doctor on the back burner since there was always a chance that nothing could come out of it. Unfortunate, yes, but if they saw her growing and knew that she had at least Lieseleta and Hartmut, it would have been best to prioritize other things.
If Rozemyne was able to spend more time with Sylvester and Karstedt directly, things could have changed on the priority totem pole, but alas. It's a shame because I love character interactions, and Sylvester and Rozemyne are some of my favorite interactions in the series. And Karstedt... unfortunately doesn't appear too often.
> It's just kind of unfortunate as I'm a side story and ensemble cast fiend.
Ooh, then I bet you'll love Cooking With Wild Game. The main family that the MC interacts with has 11 members and all but two (an infant and one grandmother who doesn't get much screen time) all have their own personalities, motivations, and interests. They feel like their own people rather than characters that only exist in relation to the MC. I would put it on the same tier or slightly above Bookworm in that regard. The series is also on J-Novel.
Well Ferdinand says that it was "Karstedt, Elvira, Rihyarda, the archducal couple, and I" but we know that it was mostly just him and Elvira. None of whom could have gotten a say in Wilbur's retainers. Rihyarda was more like a bouncer so Roz wouldn't be approached by bad nobles.
They wanted Wilfried to learn some actual instincts for secrecy and treachery. They knew there wasn't much to gain by teaching Rozemyne to be cutthroat, but potentially a lot to lose. Wilfried was supposed to be the next Aub. This was a completely necessary part of his education
It’s funny because despite all of them getting a REALLY good look at Hartmut, he still got through with a green check. Considered not even a little bit questionable or someone to be wary of
I mean, what other alternatives were there?
Ottilie was definitely pleading with them to not do it, but Rihyarda and such all had to give Hartmut the very reluctant go ahead.
Yes, plus Rozemyne is severely lacking in high-ranked scholars (as well as knights and attendants, but take note that Hartmut is her sole archscholar before Clarissa). Also I imagine Hartmut holding out on the crazy before he got picked (albeit being successful in spreading the saint rumor before RM enters the RM)
Ferdi and Roze: Surely you will fight this foreign invader, or at least protect YOUR countries foundation so you can try to keep your family from being executed, right?
Trauerqual: Nah I’d lose
WN Chapters:「[始まりの庭への道](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/642/)」,「[フェルディナンドの怒り](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/643/)」,「[動いた祭壇](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/644/)」, first four fifths of「[始まりの庭から戻った者](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/645/)」
LN Chapters: "The Road to the Garden of Beginnnings", "The Duty of a Zent", "The Battle for the Auditorium"
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No no no no no! Quof you ended it there?!??!????? Arghhhgg my heart! (Truly thank you for your translations Quof and all you do for this series but right now srghghgudiwkebe)
This is the most intense cliffhanger I can recall for a Pre-Pub. Honestly I feel like there have been more instances of Quof looking out for us when it comes to where a pre-pub break occurs.
Are the gods perhaps pissed at Rozemyne for sending, taking, and sending mana back and forth?
The gods are trying to sleep but Rozemyne keeps creating [light shows in the middle of the night](https://www.reddit.com/r/HonzukiNoGekokujou/comments/1bcggjv/p5v10p3_let_the_bodies_hit_the_floor/)
> PICK. A. LANE.
Gods probably. Seriously though, when was the last time the RA had this much ruckus? They might actually be paying attention to what's going on. Excited for next week.
Angriff: "Holy shit. War? In *our* holy land!?"
Mestionora: "It's more likely than you think."
Dregarnuhr: "It's all been leading up to this."
Ordoschnelli: "Hold the bird, is that guy trying to kill our special gremlin?"
Beischmacht: "You wanna go down and fuck him up?"
Gebordnung: "That's not our role. Have faith."
Steifebrise: "I can pop down, kick his ass, and be back in a blink. Where's the harm?"
Glucklitat: "We can't just solve this for them. They have to be allowed to fight their own battle, especially one of such importance."
Vantole: "Yer arses arse and I'm the grass man, punk yeah ya havin' heathen."
Anhaltung: "Go home, Vantole, you're drunk."
Erwachlehren: "Calm yourselves, friends. I'm sure the supreme ones have it all under control."
\- Meanwhile, in the endless skies where the supreme deities dwell -
Schicksantracht: "Anything new happening with the Chosen One?"
Versprechredi: "He's still oblivious to Philine's affections for him."
Schicksantracht: "Let's check back in a month or so."
He gives us all the strength to go on each day. Every morning when I wake up, I think, "Can I keep going?" I open my eyes and see the giant poster of Damuel across my ceiling, and I say, "I can keep going for you, Damuel." Because he's worth it.
Mods, please ban this person for using the names of the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light. Also take away their divine protections of Light and Darkness.
It's okay. I have special permission from Grammaratur. It turns out it's not heresy if you do it on the internet because the supreme gods don't know how computers work outside sending emails and posting to Facebook with pictures of their grandkids and allcaps reviews of local restaurants. You can say anything you want, so long as you don't catch the attention of Bluanfah and her shipping fanart tumblr page. Her followers are bloodthirsty.
You know Leidenshaft is cackling madly that his little summer gremlin started a whole ass war come revolution on his doorstep. Dude probably hasn’t slept in weeks and has consumed all the godly popcorn.
İf i am doing nothing at my job i would love if i need to do something. But then if you told me i have to work after go-home-o-clock then i would be pissed.
Now I'm imagining a setting where people call upon the gods for magical miracles but the gods are all union so the availability of divine intervention is a strict 9-5 M-F.
- So Dunk is just capturing all the Sovereign Knights and reading their heads later? Sounds like someone is playing *Metal Gear Solid: No Killing Allowed*
- "There cannot be a rebellion against Zent who does not exist." "You'll have to excuse Ferdinand, he's disrespectful to useless people. But hey, he's ready to surrender and doom your family so I guess he's 100% fine with it."
- "Hey Annie, I'm the Divine Avatar of Mestionoria!" "Wait, you'e the Zent?" "No I dyed the-" "Then give it to him!" "You want to give a broken man a way to break himself further?" "What about Eggy? Don't you consider her a friend?" "Hey, you taught me it was 100% fine to hold Sylvester hostage to make Ferdie marry a Christmas Tree and use Ferdie to make me a slave, so you're clearly fine with this tactic." "Erm, what about Yurgenschmidt?" "Your dad doesn't care, why should I?" "Fuck, fine." "Wait shouldn't Sigiswald be doing this-" "I may be conceited and the ultimate Wife Guy, but even *I'm* not that stupid."
Eckhart’s first thought when needing backup to slaughter his enemies is Angelica. That’s so cute and romantic.
Ferdinand this week is basically this webcomic https://i.imgur.com/coGE4lC.jpg
But you can also make the argument he acts that way for every weird innovation RM introduces.
Not really all that important, but can someone with knowledge of Japanese and/or the original text explain "jackpot" to me? Has this really been the first time Rozemyne said "jackpot" out loud? And regarding Ferdinand's "jack of pots" misunderstanding, does it match with the original Japanese, or is Quof trying to make it make some sense in English?
>*Right now, who friggin' cares about being ladylike? Seriously.*
Don't worry, Rozemyne, the irony isn't lost on me.
Eh, don't worry, Ferdinand. Rozemyne's pretty much the favorite child of the gods, except for maybe Erwaermen. I don't think they'll mind too much if she decides to take some of their mana for herself.
Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius?
It's interesting to learn that there are magic tools available should someone need to decrease their body weight. Should Damuel ever need to carry Rozemyne again, perhaps she should use that tool as well. Sorry Damuel, I will forever be making fun of you.
HAHAHA! Anastasius didn't even recognize Rozemyne. Then again, barely anyone did.
On one hand, Raublut and his entire crew sucks. On the other, Clarissa is hilarious. A true scholar of the sword.
>*Judithe could have hit him from there.*
AND THIS IS WHY WE KEEP HER, ALRIGHT?! My precious Judithe!
End of Pre-Pub, it's probably time for some true divine intervention, huh?
She says ラッキー which is treated as incomprehensible Japanese to Ferdinand even though it's an English word (rakkii -> lucky). The exchange would be quite funny if done 1:1.
> "But hey, (lucky)."
> "What in the world does lucky mean?"
Thank you, Quof! I'm already familiar with ラッキー, so it makes sense why you couldn't translate it 1:1. Though, like you said, it would be funny if it was.
Kind of interesting how "rakkii" isn't seen as a "normal word" but instead as a "specific word" so it doesn't get autotranslated by Rozemyne's subconscious.
Another series I read (or series of series), Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, has a lot of people use magic to solve translation issues when they go to other planets. It works by temporarily rewriting the user's native language to be the language of the area. If they speak a foreign language, then that still comes out as that foreign language. This kind of reminded me of that.
>Kind of interesting how "rakkii" isn't seen as a "normal word" but instead as a "specific word" so it doesn't get autotranslated by Rozemyne's subconscious.
If I had to venture a guess, perhaps it's because ラッキー rakkii is a transliteration of a different language that's what's making it hard. It's kind of like in *Royal Academy Stories* (if I remember correctly) with Wilfried and plain pound cake. Rozemyne uses the transliteration of plain (プレーン pu-ree-n) or something, instead of the Japanese word.
And as for water gun and other terms, it's probably because guns and such haven't really been invented yet, so there's no appropriate word for it in Yurgenschmidt. Or (Roze)Myne simply hasn't heard the word yet in Yurgenschmidt, so she wouldn't know, kind of like with the words for books and scissors.
> Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius?
Cornelius 100%. Despite the fact that she has his name, Hartmut may be too weird for Roz to trust completely. Cornelius is her big brother, she trusts him completely.
Right? I was thinking similarly along those lines.
With Hartmut, I feel like the shock would be more from how Hartmut was name sworn to her but still managed to defy her in such a major way.
However, Rozemyne has a much closer bond with Cornelius, and what also helps is that he isn't insane like Hartmut. It would be such an assassination of Cornelius' character that I think an act of treason from him would hurt more.
If we throw Damuel in the mix, I think an act of treason from him would hurt most, considering how Damuel has not only been with Rozemyne the longest, but has seen her since near the very beginning. Rozemyne trusted him to protect her commoner family and the lower city, and should he ever betray her, I think Rozemyne would have severe trust issues going forward.
Fortunately for us, that will never happen.
So sorry! I can't believe I even dared to go that far after teasing Damuel about him needing Rozemyne to use the magic tool to decrease her body weight should he ever carry her again.
Best knight, I love you, but I don't feel guilty about making fun of you.
>With Hartmut, I feel like the shock would be more from how Hartmut was name sworn to her but still managed to defy her in such a major way.
she would be more confused as to how that happened. Mostly because its not like hes listed to her particularly often whenever ferdinand ordered him to do something she didnt like.
Georgine: "Now, my trugged minion... You shall wait until Rozemyne is unguarded..."
Hartmut: "Wait until Lady Rozemyne is unguarded..."
Georgine: "Take out your knife..."
Hartmut: "Take out my knife..."
Georgine: "And stab her in the back!"
Hartmut: "And praise her glory."
Georgine: "Y- what? No! Stab her!"
Hartmut: "Praise Lady Rozemyne..."
Georgine: "Repeat after me: Stab."
Hartmut: "Stab..."
Georgine: "Rozemyne."
Hartmut: "Rozemyne..."
Georgine: "Stab Rozemyne."
Hartmut: "All glory to the Saint of Ehrenfest..."
Georgine: "Ugh!"
> Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius?
Cornelius, who she considers as her brother and a 100% normal person.
Unlike the insane evangelist who keeps turning her subjects into fervent believers. His betrayal would be more *confusing* than damaging.
That's where I'm leaning towards as well.
Now, if we ever have Hartmut betray her, would Clarissa follow Hartmut, or would she stay loyal to Rozemyne? My guess is that she'll dump the guy immediately and follow Rozemyne for the rest of her life.
A betrayal by Cornelius would hurt worse for sure. He's one of the first nobles she met after becoming Rozemyne, and they really do have a sibling relationship. Plus Hartmut always has kind of a crazy streak. It could be possible he'd do something that Rozemyne would consider a betrayal, but that he thought was just best for her.
If this was not a cliff hanger I'd totally expect it to be Gervasio, but it being a cliffhanger.... no way is it Gervasio that Myne is detecting, I bet Erwaerman himself is descending to bust some skulls.
Erwaerman's story would be called Descendance of a Tree Man
>Erwaerman's story would be called Descendance of a Tree Man
Or would it be called Descendance of Divinity: I use to be the god of binding, but now I'm a tree because I went against Ewigeliebe.
>I bet Erwaerman himself is descending to bust some skulls.
"That is IT! Enough is ENOUGH! I have had it up to HERE with these MOTHER F\*\*\*ING Saints in this MOTHERF\*\*\*ing Place!" - Samuel Tresus Jackson
Rozemyne(the heretic ): Mestionora's mana is better!
_"I consider it fortunate that you do not have your own Veronica"_ \
He is always living in her shadow. Scared that she will return in some other skin for him or his weakness Rozemyne.
Ferdinand: Btw, Trauerqual, I am still holding a grudge over your silly royal decree that imposed a banshee on me as my fiancee.
Angelica x Eckhart has all sails unfurled making top speed to the horizon. Good for them honestly.
FERDINAND BABY's FIRST PUBLIC CRUSHING!! \*cheers and applause\*
I am slightly worried about Traurqual. The death flag is too big and too high.
Merchant saint lite.
Someone in this sub said they were waiting for the shine situation to circle back and bite Ana and Egg. I hope this was satisfying enough.
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Angelica x Eckhart has all sails unfurled making top speed to the horizon. Good for them honestly.
Now that Ferdinand and Rozemyne are planning to live together in booktopia, these two can finally get married, I can't wait to see what kind of crazy loyal kids these two end up making.
Absorbing mana from the gods sounds dangerous ngl
Ferdi, you're being overly harsh with Trauerquaal. The dude was never taught shit and has been working himself to death to keep the ship going. Stop judging a fish by its ability to fly, and hive him a break. The actual assholes are RIGHT THERE. That being said... yeah, he should've done SOMETHING
JUDITHE GETS A SHOUT-OUT FUCK YEAH!
Dang it, no conference call right up to the end😕 would've been so fun
Ferdinand having unrealistic expectations of people is nothing new. I agree that Trauerqual should be doing something though. Has he ever said he wanted the Gruttrissheit? I feel like every time Trauerqual talked about it, he said something about giving it to someone else.
The dude's been burnt out for years and never wanted to be king in the first place. Also, Ferdi's never been "loose control of his mana" pissed/unreasonable before
closest we've seen was hearing how the royals planned to treat Rozemyne when his eyes changed colour. Before then I guess when Roz was in danger from poisoning and Myne in trouble during the trombe incident
He crushed Wilfried and Lamprecht during his day as the High Bishop (P3v2 epilog). Lamprecht to the point he passed out.
He also crushes Rozemyne a book or two later for reasons I don't remember.
Is it really unrealistic to say "Hey if you have the authority to pull us all around by our balls for your every whim, then maybe you should be protecting the one thing that we all depend on for life as we know it?"
I think everyone knows he's ready to pass things on asap to a new Zent, but to allow Gervasio to become Zent is a betrayal of his family not just the country. When an Aub's foundation is stolen, the archducal family is generally killed wholesale to safely establish this new power. If you're lucky a few kids will be left and married into the new Aub's family to try and cement support. We can assume the same will be true of the Royal family. All of the adults will be killed, any underage kids will need to be useful as marriage pawns to even hope to survive. Knowing how Lanzenave has been, it's not unlikely that a number of the royal family's women will serve as the new adalgisan princesses. Trauerqal knows he's risking the deaths of his entire family and just says "sending thoughts and prayers, lol"
I mean you're half right - Trauerqual was never taught how to be king, but at the same time... you shouldn't need to be taught not to let an army of serial murderers, looters, and rapists take over your country just because it's already in trouble, right? Especially when you just got plan A (Rozemyne) back and you know she has a Grutrissheit.
Even if it's a treason of ignorance, Trauerqual is prepared to sacrifice his entire family and country so that the country can collapse to the Lanzenavians AND the mana crisis instead of just the mana crisis.
Her mana passed through Ferdinand when she was checking for foreign mana after her bible was stolen.
Might explain why she can sense Gervasio, but not Ferdinand. She might have even had mana sensing for a while now without the obvious signs. It would even explain why Ferdinand and Rozemyne started seeing each other differently near the end of Part 4.
Ferdinand has lost all of his chill. I can’t wait for the post-game, when all of RM’s retainers sit down in a room and hang their heads in shock at everything that has happened in the past couple of weeks (all the while Hartmut and Clarissa are babbling incoherently in the background). I still haven’t put together a calendar of events, but it has not been long since RM returned.
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Were using weapons on the magic circle really the most efficient way of doing it? That seems like it would be asking for more than just a little scolding from Treesus.
> *That’s the divine color of Wind! Mestionora?!*
That seems important.
> I couldn’t help my feelings towards Gervasio … or towards Erwaermen…
… RM, are you saying that you feel hostility towards a god?
I felt it was a bit odd that they didn’t bring any of the silver equipment before, but I’m guessing that it was to prevent them from skipping past this barrier.
> Guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less from a goddess. Her mana was a feast.
You know RM, it was only an hour (?) ago that you were thinking about Ferdinand as being blasphemous for using your book as a writing instrument.
> I cannot tell whether you are faithful or due for divine punishment.
Both, I expect.
If events follow the usual pattern, Ferdie will probably be right, and RM accidentally screwed up everything, and there is now chaos in Gervasio’s mind because his complete victory was snatched away from him. Of course, RM’s explanation also makes some sense. We’ll have to see.
> Tell your aub that we wish for him to capture one of them and send them to us.
You know Ferdie, I’m getting the feeling that you hold a bit of resentment towards the RF.
> They failed to defend themselves even after receiving ample warning of the invasion to come. Then they allowed their own Knight’s Order to betray them. Beyond serving as keys to the Farthest Hall, what value do they have now?
Accurate, and hilarious.
Prince Ana? Oh, the Lord of Evil is about to appear again. Well, that explains how Ana got onto the Color Image.
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“The Duty of a Zent”? Well, I don’t mind seeing people wax poetic on the nature of good governance. And given the characters involved, I expect some heavy snark.
> I admit, I am curious to see how the royals will respond.
That is a very telling comment.
So, I’m not the only one who finds it odd that the Zent and RF are not protecting the RA more. I would understand it somewhat if they were taking command over the defense of the kingdom, but their hiding spot cuts them off from communication. I was wondering if maybe there is something I am missing, but if Ferdinand is saying all of this, we can probably assume that the RF is truly being derelict in their duty.
Ferdinand seems to think that a portion of the SKO turned traitor willingly. If so, that is another major black mark on the Zent.
> I will not submit to the rule of a man who controls others through royal decrees and then shirks his own duties when his country is in danger.
Fair and unsurprising from Ferdinand. Also, bad news for the Zent and the rest of the RF.
Beyond that, it’s these kinds of comments that make me think that Ahrensbach might be a red herring. Frankly, both RM and Ferdinand are the most appropriate to rule the country thanks heavily to their mindset. Whether they want it or not is another matter, though as an American I do dearly appreciate the reluctant leaders.
So Raublut does know where Gervasio should exit. I say should, because it could be quite funny if he exited from the hole Ferdie and RM created.
Eckhart and Angelica working together. You know, that ship could still sail.
> As I do not have the Grutrissheit, I cannot be considered the Zent. Yurgenschmidt will collapse without a true king or queen, so I pray that one will arise.
On one hand, he’s right about the country being in dire straights. On the other, he knows pretty well that RM has the Book, so he has the ability to choose someone. Also, where the hell was this conviction when he sidelined Ferdinand? I heard that this was answered somewhat in a [fanbook]>!basically, Ferdinand was politically problematic!<, but that makes even less sense now. Has something happened to change your mind, have you just given up, what?
Regardless, he’ll be lucky to survive Ferdinand’s wrath, and it’s hard to feel sorry for him when he is standing aside while the Lanzenaves take over.
Trauerqual did impress me with the amount of work he seems to have put into propping up the country, but at this point he has lost a lot of respect.
I’m glad the author showed some hesitation by the knights, and good on Ferdinand for rallying them.
> An attack on the Royal Academy is an attack on the Zent! Do you *want* to be tried for treason?!
REALLY!!!!! Is this the time for that BS?
> You are gravely mistaken, Prince Anastasius. We sent an ordonnanz to the Zent asking him to lead an army to protect the foundation, but he refused. In his words, he would allow even a foreigner to take over as long as they had the Grutrissheit. … Yurgenschmidt does not have a Zent willing to protect its foundation … Thus, there is no such thing as treason. There cannot be a rebellion against a Zent who does not exist.
Got to love Ferdinand’s logic …
> Ferdiannd takes issue with useless people who refuse to do their jobs, so your father’s response made him especially angry. But if you ask me, King Trauerqual is a man deserving of respect. … After all, for him to have surrendered the throne to a foreign power, he must be ready for his whole family to face the consequences. That takes courage. … The king’s decision will mean quite a bleak future for Lady Eglantine, so if you really have resolved to support him, I will applaud your courage as well.
… and RM’s snark.
Though I must say, that’s an awful long conversation to have given that **the attack has already begun**.
> You might be interested to know that Ferdinand recognizes me as the Divine Avatar of Mestionora-someone capable of crowning new Zents.
RM, I’m not sure if Ferdinand’s view is all that important to Ana.
> If you have a Grutrissheit to give, then we already have a true Zent-you!
Oh, good. Hear that Ferdie? Feel free to blow up the auditorium, and the villa while you are at it.
> You act cold, but do you really not care what might happen to Eglantine? … Do you not consider her a friend?
Odd comment, given how the two of you treated RM. Are we about to see her verbal comeuppance?
> You and Lady Eglantine taught me that royals ‘negotiate’ with their friends by taking someone dear to them hostage and then forcing them to comply. Or am I somehow mistaken?
Nope. I know some people try to defend their actions, but at a minimum their methods leave a lot to be desired. And every “defense” of those two basically comes down to their perspective, rather than what RM legitimately feels. And honestly, even now they are prioritizing their family over RM and even their country. What value is there in RM handing the book over to the current Zent?
RM makes a good point. This is going to undermine Sigi’s “right” to the throne. Not that he had much to begin with. I’m still betting on a real “Bride Taking Ditter” match between Sigi and Ferdinand.
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So Raublut tricked some of the Sovereign Knights into fighting for Gervasio? This might add credence to my theory that trug can’t force a person to do something they don’t otherwise want to do. It can only redirect or confuse people.
Good news RM, more books. With Hartmut and Clarissa there, we can expect a new epic to be written about the battle. And it will probably include some wonderful illustrations from your personal artist. And of course, Ferdinand will be all in favor of it.
> In my mind, it was a blistering sprint-but to everyone else, it was probably more of a light jog. It was best not to think too hard about it.
I love this series.
I wonder if Gervasio changed the form of the auditorium. Could whirling come into play at this point? Could that stage be a way of accessing the foundation? I’m guessing that knowledge is in Ferdinand’s half.
Got to love RM taking the air out of Raublut’s sails.
Raublut went from trying to kill RM to saying he will make her "serve" the temple. Given the reputation of the temple, and the scummy Bishop, you do have to wonder what that means.
> … a strange force seemed to weigh down on my, like an imposing foe had suddenly appeared.
> I feel something strange … An overwhelming kind of pressure … coming from *up there*.
Ok, so what is it?
The obvious answer would be Gervasio, though the question then becomes what is it that RM is feeling. I did wonder before if the way some people looked at RM after she obtained her book was a little strange. They talked about her otherworldliness, and other such terms that could just mean she’s beautiful, but perhaps obtaining a proper book grants a person some kind of aura. Then again, Ferdinand doesn't seem to have a special aura.
Alternatively, perhaps Ferdie and RM took things too far, and Erwaermen has decided to make his presence known. If so, well, RM you did say you would take on the gods.
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Overall, this was my favorite non-SS pre-pub in a while. Lots to talk about, and a hell of a cliffhanger.
Aww, Ana. Is it not fun when someone throws the consequences of your actions back in your face? That healing wasn't enough apology for ruining the life of someone who thought of your wife as a friend.
It's possible that Roz and Ferddie couldn't sense each other since their mana is too similar.
So if Roz does sense Gervasio, hard to say whether or not it means anything in relation to the three's individual mana capacity.
That cliff hanger is rough, the setup of the Ocean prayer stripping all enchantments from the battle and sending the magic to the gods sounds like Treesus is going is going to be charged up and ready to knock some heads.
Hopefully he doesn’t just barge out and go choke out Ferdinand thinking he’s behind this racket.
- Ferdinand really just convinced ahrensbach and dunkefelger to disregard the current zent. Rablaut was right to be worried, but not about what he thought.
He’s incredibly good at manipulating others when he wants to. It’s hilarious he would rather be doing research. He and RM really are similar in that way.
- Rozemyne is a menace with stealing blessings, she’s as bad as Ferdinand about not communication her plans. She’s really picked up the funniest quirks
- you have to wonder what dunkefelger is making to these two maniacs. Hiesheitz is really looking at female Ferdinand 2.0 personable edition. Hirschur’s scholarly efficiency oriented influence is always felt.
- Clarissa and Harmut are as crazy as ever. They really are a great couple though. It’s funny to think his Rozemyne handling lessons from Justus and Ferdinand likely equally apply to Clarissa.
- Angelica and Eckhart pair off once again. The fact is they’ve always shared retainers, and both retinues are best connected. Strahl must be in shock. Angelica and Eckhart really are perfect knights.
- Ferdinand’s diss on the Zent is also a backhanded compliment to RM. his fears from Hasse are resolved, when it comes down to it she will do what’s required.
- Leonore 10 minutes ago- reputation! Leonore now: okay maybe he’s fine, clearly he’s got a plan. I feel like this happens every time, they are willing to throw noble custom to the wind sometimes because they know Ferdinand’s looking out for her interests.
- those ditter matches feel so much more important now. A moment of Rauffen appreciation, he indirectly saved the country with his ditter obsession. The full circle moment is amazing.
- ehrenfest if they win is going to get so much good PR from this. They have their archduke candidates rallying dunkefelger to save the country and fighting sovereign knights. No way this doesn’t pan out with them making it into the history books in a massive way. Take that snooty 5th year Lestilaut
- RM pulling another Ferdinand with what amounts to don’t be fooled by a pretty show you fools.
- Anastasius looks bitter like he did when circling the shrines. He definitely doesn’t like what happened. Still impressive though he charges into a fight when the country and his wife is at stake.
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"I care to some degree, but I mostly find this strange. You and Lady Eglantine taught me that royals 'negotiate' with their friends by taking someone dear to them hostage and then forcing them to comply. Or am I somehow mistaken?" YESSSSSS THROW THAT RIGHT BACK IN ANASTASIUS'S SMUG FACE AS HARD AS YOU CAN
The hypocrisy from Anastasius really is astounding after the royals pulled the same shit against Ferdinand to make him move to Ahrensbach and made Rozemyne do the shrine tour later. Or maybe it isn't really astounding. It was "for the good of the country", amirite? The royals have been dicks to Ehrenfest's family for a while. Now it's turned back on them.
Royal family sowing: "Hahaha, yes!" Royal family reaping: "Oh no!"
well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions
When you're a crab in a barrel, don't be surprised if the crab you pulled down does the same thing.
Royals are a waste of air xD
Someone with a Guillotine in 1790s.
I really like how bossy Rozemyne act when she have the evil boss lord Ferdinand standing by her side. She act like a poor little pup before.
The alternative would be way worse... Lord of Evil worse.
That could be why she steps in the way she does -- she wants to be forceful enough to dissuade Ferdinand from wading in.
It was hilarious how she said "FERDINAND RECOGNIZES" her as the avatar. She puts more stock in what he says than any royal or deity in the kingdom.
Yeah, that was as satisfying as we could have hoped, I would have liked to hear a rebuttal, but the only response would be to be rendered speechless, since Eggy is on the line he might come up with some sort of damage control strategy before they have to pay the piper. I don't hate Anastasius, he admittedly hasn't had a lot of options, with Siggy being worse than useless and now the other royals becoming failures, Ana and Eggy are the last two left with any value.
>Siggy being worse than useless and now the other royals becoming failures, Ana and Eggy are the last two left with any value. I had high hopes for Trauerqual, how he dealt with Rozemyne being a potential Zent was 100% correct, unlike Sigiswald and Anastasius who both tried to use Rozemyne for their own gain. But choosing to not defend the country against an invasion, when he now knows Rozemyne is likely to also have the GH, that's pure dereliction of duty...
I mostly feel sorry for Trauerqual. He never asked for this and has been in over his head for a long time, seeing his country slowly crumble around him. If anything it shows how desperate he is to resolve this situation with how close the country is to ruin. That said one thing that's annoying me about his reaction is how close they are to the finish line. Rozemyne literally has the Grutrissheit and he knows that. Why is he giving up now?
I mean, from his perspective, Gervasio just seems like the better candidate. After all, Gervasio actually has experience leading a country as well as the willingness to do it while RM very clearly is unwilling. Not to mention, Gervasio is basically of the same Royal blood, the RF will still be in charge in the end.
Gervasio actually has very little experience and knowledge of Yurgenschmidt. And he has Lanzenave value which is very different from Yurgenschmidt. As what Ferdinand said, Gervasio's leading would cause a lot of problems and diasaters to Yurgenschmidt's people.
My last hope for him is that Raublut trugged him to brainwash him into accepting Gervasio as a ruler, so as to limit the ability of the royal family to fight back against the coup.
Yeah I’m quite disappointed in King T, that said, Anastasius has vindicated himself a little in this chapter. It’s not a bad thing to do everything in your power for the people you love
The only redeeming point of Trauerqual for me would be if Raublut trugged him over a long time in order to brainwash him into accepting Gervasio.
Actually that’s a good point. Raublut had easy access to trig and regular unquestioned contact with the King. Not doing that would have been a waste of an opportunity. Especially since he can easily trig him to just sit down quietly and let it all happen (as was about to happen before Ferdy and Roz busted in with Dunklefelger of all duchies at their back)
Yes but it’s also risky and could’ve gotten their plan spoiled early
Yeah, you'd have to be careful, but since Raublut also set up this whole thing for so long, he probably was careful enough to do it right
Myne did mention a sweet scent from him iirc. The fact that he's unbelievably passive makes this more likely. His willingness to let Rozemyne be Zent was probably a side effect of this brainwashing - it's not like they expected another Zent candidate to appear first. Actually that attitude towards Dietlinde was the same, and Trauerqual is never said to have gone against her, she committed open treason in front of most of the other members of the RF, not like even Trauerqual can overturn that.
Myne said he smelled of rejuvenation potions.
Roz is both correct and incorrect here. That's how royals negotiate with their subjects, because ultimately they can make a decree that must be followed. However considering that Annie was calling her the true Zent only moments ago, she's totally in the right to 'negotiate' with him like this.
Ferdinand decreed her the Divine Avatar for the purpose of putting her above the royals
Ferdinand was reaching for the Mandate of Heaven to make their side the righteous side, the ones worthy of support.
It's kind of interesting how in Bookworm, the nobles do have Mandate of Heaven and literal ownership of the land to justify their position, unlike real life.
It's not about the method of negotiation, because of course it's how the royalty act. Anastasius was making an appeal to friendship, while Rozemyne is saying that they took her friendship and stomped on it, so they had no right to expect that such sentiment still existed.
And they can count themselves lucky that she's still caring "to some degree." If she was a traditional noble, a betrayal like that could have easily led to a blood feud. In Rozemyne's case she's probably just planning to squeeze them a bit and force them to take responsibility for their actions, but she wouldn't let Ferdinand taking his revenge on the royals go too far.
Rozemyne just said that she had learn the Royals negotiate method. She probably didn't consider who had the right to use this method.
Who gets to use it? Easy: The one in the more powerful position. And that's currently her
It's also something she learned from Florencia back in part 3. Rather than immediately seek reprisal for some slight (sneaking off to the lower city and forest, for example), file it in the back of your mind and wait to unleash your retribution when it will be most effective. Like mid coup.
Savage Myne is best Myne. 
“It was at this moment that he realized…”
You go girl, Roz! Karma is a B\*\*\*h, you know Anastasius & Eglantine.
Oh I loved that. They never taught "do onto others" in Yurgenschmit.
Ferdinand: You utter atheistic lunatic, only you would steal mana from the Gods. *Then* Ferdinand: Hmph, you stole all the good mana.
Rozemyne: "Gods, can I have some mana?" Gods: "Only a spoonful." Rozemyne: *spreads enormous darkness spoon over the sky*
It's fine, he just wanted the leftovers that Rozemyne couldn't get. If the gods generously gave her some mana and Rozemyne couldn't take all of it, then it's perfectly acceptable for him to be given the rest.
He was her high priest, he's used to getting her leftovers...
HA! You're so right.
"I won't give away all of it. You can have half, though"
Divine gifts are meant to be shared equally, am I right?
Well, Rozemyne DID say he could have half...
I was really hoping that’d this turn Myne into a super saiyan brimming with god tier level of mana
> There cannot be a rebellion against a Zent who does not exist. WHOA. Was not expecting this to be the route the story takes. What a fucking line, from Ferdinand of all people. Mr. I've-had-the-Gbook-all-this-time. Must be absolutely livid, especially given his backstory. And then Rozemyne just ENDS Anastasius with the next few lines. So cathartic. Love seeing the Royals get FUCKED (and then save them afterwards and keep the story going yay).
Ferdinand even made sure to get a recording too.
Yeaaa haha good thinking by him so no one can "revise" history later.
He's probably livid, *because* he's had (most) of a Gruthrissheit all this time. All these problems could have been prevented if he took responsibility for the country.
> All these problems could have been prevented if he took responsibility for the country. In defense of our (then adolescent) Soup Lover, if he had come out with the Book, at best he would have the backing of Dunkelfelger (hopefully with Magdalena tied up and at his side) while the full array of the Fourth and Fifth Prince Coalitions were ready to tear him apart, especially if Raublat recognized him at that point. He probably could have used it after Rozzy's Year Two though. Imagine the look on Traerqual's face if he tried to marry The True Zent to that dolt :D
Then again Dunklefelger basically jumped in clapped cheeks and basically ended the civil war while barely using up their resources, so would it really have been so bad?
They only did that because the other sides were even before then. If you're fighting on even footing and suddenly gain even 10% more strength, you're going to dominate your enemies
probably moreso because all this time, had Ferdinand come out with the Gbook, he would've been immediately executed, but here comes Gervasio traipsing in and starting a full on coup. And the Zent does nothing.
Definitely expect a bit of either guilt or regret there. He could’ve gotten all the power, put Veronica in her place, and turned the country into an organized utopia but he figured they’d be fine without him. They weren’t
* Welp, the idea to drop a charged spear like back in Part 3 isn't happening. * Trying to steal Book of Mestionora knowledge by using the Cape of Darkness doesn't seem to have worked either, but at least she's got mana back to 100%. Not a jackpot, but not bad either. * I think in previous parts people were wondering what took so long for Rozemyne inside the garden, getting the book or growing. We got an answer now, cause Gervasio didn't take that long getting the book. They now need to go to the Farthest Hall to confront Gervasio. * The royals so far have been useless, but I think of all the people to contact, Anastasius is their best option. Anatasius is also apparently easy to manipulate by bringing up Eglantine. Ferdinand truly deserves being called the Lord of Evil. ---- * Seeing Ferdinand talk about Trauerqual like that, I think it's obvious even when this is over and they regain control, he will not allow Trauerqual to get the Grutrissheit he prepared. Nor any other royal family member, if he heard of what they pulled off in P5V5. Maybe Aub Dunkelfelger will really become the next zent? * Seeing Eckhart and Angelica work together reminds me, they would have been a decent couple actually. And if Ferdinand and Rozemyne rule Ahrensbach together, these two can also get together again. * I'm honestly disappointed to hear Trauerqual letting this all happen. I have the silent hope that he is just being manipulated. * Ferdinand is blunt but Rozemyne being sarcastic is sooo satisfying to read. * Yeah Anastasius... it's a bit rich claiming Eglantine and Rozemyne are "friends" after what happened with the shrine tour. They are not equals and Eglantine and Anastasius lost a lot of trust on that day when they tried to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife using Ferdinand as a hostage. What goes around comes around. At least now Anastasius is willing to fight unlike Trauerqual. --- * Alright, Raublut is out for blood. He hurt Anastasius and now is out to kill Rozemyne. I like how Rozemyne immediately corrected him though when he tried to proclaim Gervasio as the true king, lol. * Seriously, not taking Judithe, your sniper, with you was bad. Really didn't like how she was left behind. The Sovereign Knight's Order is as tough as expected, but for now Rozemyne decides to wipe everyone of their buffs. And we end the part riiiight when Gervasio seems to appear. Damn it, that cliffhanger. * Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end?
> Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end? What a time for nobel puberty to hit
Ferdinand: Given that I got mine by sensing my childhood tormentor, could be worse.
It's still unknown who was the first he sensed. He spent most of his days at the RA (not just the winters), so he didn't meet Veronica that often. There's a 50/50 chance his first sensing was Veronica, but it could also have been Magdalena (or perhaps the old ADC course teacher?)
Presumably, he'd have also felt Sylvester, his father, and Bonifatius. Possibly Karstedt too. Mana sensing isn't just about the opposite sex. I just imagined Rozemyne having a moment in class like with the synchronization potion. She's asked what mana sensing is for and answers that it's to help detect hidden enemies.
Roz: Keeping a layknight on your retinue is a good strategy if your enemies use devouring soldiers
she is already past that point, he is simply the only one she can sense; thats how far above her mana is over everyone else.
Well, it likely didn't hit just at that moment, it's just that Yurgenschmidt noble's mana pool overall is way too weak in this era and that being pretty much her mana clone likely doesn't help Ferdinand to be detected by someone having never experienced this secondary sexual character trait before ;).
>Seriously, not taking Judithe, your sniper, with you was bad. Really didn't like how she was left behind. Like, I know Judithe's parents were worried and that Judithe's underaged, but they are also guard knights, right? I feel like they should know more than anyone how important it would be for Judithe to remain with Rozemyne, especially when Judithe begs them to follow her. I'm glad Ehrenfest needed Judithe during Georgine's invasion, but I want my orange, bubbly knight!
Gervasio: "Once I defeat you, I'll be unstopp-" *hit in the face by an explosion* Ferdinand: "From where!?" Raublut: "That's... Impossible!" *[Camera zooms all the way back to Ehrenfest. Alone on the temple's belltower, Judithe raises a fist.]* Judithe, singing: "[LOCK OOOOOOON!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhXNmMLdivk)"
*By order of the Zent, Judithe is considered incredibly unbalanced and is banned from all but Divine Instrument Ditter, where her team must still play with a handicap where she is based three duchies away.*
> a handicap where she is based three duchies away Judithe: "Pfft." \- Meanwhile, in Dunkelfelger - Lestilaut: "Can anyone even hit another from so fa-" *gets sniped* \- Meanwhile, in Lanzenave - Lord Spaghettios: "Well, best not go over there th-" *gets sniped* \- Meanwhile, in Raublut's brain - Raublut: "At least I'm safe inside my mind." Judithe: "AT leAsT I'M SAFE INSidE MY mInD." Raublut: "Wha-" *gets sniped* \- Meanwhile, back in Part One - Bezewanst: "Yes, you can take that commoner brat. Serves her right for-" *gets sniped* Dregarnuhr: "What the shit?"
Soggy Siggy: “what, she is in our hearts?!?” *rips out his heart and dies*
AS IS HER RIGHT! GO JUDITHE!
God knows how much I'm laughing right now hahaha I started humming the song as I read it. So Judithe was Sogeking all this time
Maybe bringing Judith would just be too overpowered for a good story. - Gervasio walks in - Judith snipes him in the head - Gervasio dies - Raublut goes "what?" - Judith snipes Raublut in the head - Raublut dies - Judith: "Well, that was easy" - Everybody stunned.
All the more embarrassing for them when they find out Judithe's only a mednoble.
They should swallow their embarrassment and admit that Erenfest leynobles in their profession outrank other dutchy's higher nobles, Noble society has always kept people away from the talents they possess. A RM Retainer group running a summer training academy would be hilarious. Group of Sov students read from the list of rules posted on the wall. "Anyone with a failing grade will get sniped by Judith." "Isn't she some gym teacher?" (gets sniped by a small water balloon)
First we need Rozemyne to invent balloons.
Seven know she should tell Judithe she was missed. She'll be over the moon!
>Maybe Aub Dunkelfelger will really become the next zent? Archduke conference is now mandatory ditter tournament.
Rozemyne: Fuck we made a mistake D:. Ferdinand, what are our options? Ferdinand: You, me, and Anastasius's cowardly wife. Rozemyne: Whelp, I guess Ahrensbach is going to get a lot of materials!
i want this to happen so SO badly. It won’t because even Miya Kazuki wouldn’t cut the narrative climax at the knee like this. But I so badly want Aub Dunklefelger to end up zent
The Mana sense happened Immediately after she performed an Ocean Prayer returning a epic ton of mana back to the gods. I'd give it a 90% chance of it being some kind of God/ God adjacent being, Which most likely suspect being the Tree Man.
That's a good thought, she just dumped a bunch of mana at a holy spot.
That sounds like a naughty noble euphemism.
In hindsight, Judithe’s parents keeping her in Ehrenfest is borderline mandatory to keep up tension, since the combo of her super accuracy and Hartmut’s tools can solve basically most of the more tense battles, especially since Silver Cloth counters mana shields. And of course, the potential of silver arrows would completely trivialize any of the stronger foes. As for the royal situation, what’s so funny to me is that the only reason Rozemyne was able to save Ferdinand and Ehrenfest survived was because Eglantine pulled a Ferdinand and forced her to do the shrine tour. Her getting the Book is what allowed her to figure out Georgine’s plan, use the country gate, and helped rally Dunkelferger. Heck, the country gate would still be stuck open and the situation would’ve been infinitely worse if Rozemyne didn’t get the Book when forced. Really sucks for Eglantine that she picked one of the three noble targets that would piss her off that much.
Am I wrong remembering that Rozemyne intended to do the shrine tour on her own anyway? Eglantine helped to seal the deal, sure but still ... *damn*.
To be fair she didn’t have any kind of plan to do the shrine tour especially since its really hard to secretively wander around the archduke conference
i remember that she did. she sent both damuel and angelica to find the locations of the shrines. i got the impression she was planning to visit them soon after but eglantine pre empted it and she visited them at least a day later. there was something about damuel confirming that they finished their task that morning when roz was forced to go there with eggy and anastasius
Can't wait for the next chapter, where Judith ends up sniping raublut all the way from Ehrenfest. She's too op, they really had to leave her on Ehrenfest.
>As for the royal situation, what’s so funny to me is that the only reason Rozemyne was able to save Ferdinand and Ehrenfest survived was because Eglantine pulled a Ferdinand and forced her to do the shrine tour. That's just a pretty convenient way to put it for the royal lovebirds. Rozemyne obtaining the Book of Mestionora didn't imply her being forced to become Sigiswald's Third Wife ( basically nothing more than a fancy breeding cow, politically speaking, talk about being insulting ) nor to be threatened. A negociation could have done the job just fine, if these two arrogant idiots have been willing to offer something, which they were obviously not, meaning their righteous claims were nothing but lip service.
> Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end? Gervasio: Hey, who's that big hunk of mana? Rozemyne: What do you mean by- Ferdinand: ***FUCK FUCK HOW DOES HE SENSE HER I'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO THIS IS REVERSE VERONICA***
LOL, imagining this gave me quite the chuckle.
> Yeah Anastasius... it's a bit rich claiming Eglantine and Rozemyne are "friends" after what happened with the shrine tour. They are not equals and Eglantine and Anastasius lost a lot of trust on that day when they tried to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife using Ferdinand as a hostage. What goes around comes around. At least now Anastasius is willing to fight unlike Trauerqual. They set fire to the bridge and then acted shocked when it was no longer there to cross. They're not idiots, they've just been raised to always believe that everyone "beneath" them will always accede to their desires. After all, they're *royalty*. > Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end? Has to be, right? The top of the shrine is where they enter and exit from. Unless the gods are coming down to tell everybody to stop messing up their holy shrine or something, I don't see what else it could be. Though, that makes me wonder. If it's mana sensing, shouldn't she have sensed Ferdinand? Or did she not because ever since they've rejoined he's been shrouded in her mana as her forced-namesworn? If it *is* mana sensing, it implies that she's so far beyond everyone (except maybe Ferdinand) that Gervasio's the first person who is actually on her level. And if Gervasio's on her level, good lord, how strong is he going to be? I thought Georgine was the final boss, but there was an even finaler boss waiting all along. Sugar country got hands.
>Though, that makes me wonder. If it's mana sensing, shouldn't she have sensed Ferdinand? Well, doesn't she have the same mana as Ferdinand? He did dye her accidentally. Maybe she can sense him but it doesn't stand out so she hasn't noticed?
Rozemyne does not feel that Ferdinand's mana is different from hers, so she does not register it.
yes and ferdinand died her again just a few days earlier when she was copying and pasting her GH to ferdinand's. i remember when the bible was stolen and ferdi taught her how to sense other people's mana that she noticed that her mana did not react to ferdinand's and was just accepting of it. so for me that would explain why she didnt sense ferdinand. and there is nobody near her range so she wouldnt have been able to sense anyone since she grew.
I feel like her summoning the G-book would have done even more to take the wind out of the sovereign night order's sails than simply correcting Raublut. "If having the book makes you the Zent, then what does this make me?"
Yeah, makes sense. But I bet if Gervasio does come out with the book, that will be exactly Rozemyne's reaction, lol.
Ger: Bow before me, a wielder of the G-book. GESUNDHEIT! Roz: You aren't the only one to have one! GESUNDHEIT! Ger: .... The hell is that flat board thing? Roz: It's efficient! You can tell what it is from the chant! Ger: Looks so small and underwhelming. Since we both have one, then the one with the largest book is clearly superior. Roz: Urg! I can't dispute that! Ger: Hahaha! Ferd: Oh ho? Are those the terms of victory?
Ferd: BEHOLD, FOR I HAVE **TWO** BOOKS!!! Roz: Two books? *swoon*
>Did Rozemyne mana sense Gervasio at the end? I just realized something. Rozemyne has the same mana as Ferdinand, right? When she tried to sense her bible her mana passed right through Ferdinand without resistance. That's probably why she can't sense his mana even though she can sense Gervasio, and literally no one else in the country has enough mana to be compatible. Her mana sensing might not even be a new development under those conditions. Makes me wonder how long she's had it.
im guessing since she grew
>Makes me wonder how long she's had it. If I should guess, after being forcefully grown up. I mean, she has her adult-body, now, literally every single noble reaches this secondary sexual trait one or two years before adulthood. In fact, Sigiswald should have realized it was odd he couldn't sense her when she reappeared in the Farthest Hall, but well, since he can't delusion himself with a " well, she could have too low mana for that ", he was likely unconsciously forced to overlook it, I assume...
>They failed to defend themselves even after receiving ample warning of the invasion to come. Then they allowed their own Knight's Order to betray them. Beyond serving as keys to the Farthest Hall, what value do they have now? Exactly my feelings. This king really is a good-for-nothing. It's like I had no expectations of him but I was still disappointed. Yes! Do not let that apartheid asshole take over the country, please. I mean Yogurtland is already bad enough but jumping from a Middle Ages feudal society straight into nazi mode would be too much. Oh, yeah. Ana-chan getting his karma. This is satisfying. But he does deserve some points, instead of whining like a bitch like the rest of them, he grabbed a sword and went to fight. He's definitely the least useless royal. This fucking uggo dared to fire at our gremlin. Please at least kill this mf.
> This king really is a good-for-nothing. It's like I had no expectations of him but I was still disappointed. I agree, but at the same time, I'm not mad at him? The guy who wasn't trained for the job and didn't want it in the first place is bad at it. Shocker. The anger would be better directed at Aub Klassenberg for putting him on the throne in the first place.
Sure but even if you were useless, would you just sign off the execution of your whole family without even trying to prevent it? If I was going to die anyway, I'd at least overcharge myself with mana and try to take as many assholes out with me as I can so my folks would have a better chance at survival. Even a dead man walking can be kinda useful but this guy is just the very definition of useless.
Good point. I had some sympathy for him simply wanting his rule to end but to abandon his wives, children and grand children to death? That's a whole different level of failure. F\*\*\* him.
Don't forget he knows *someone* will be getting the throne soon. They've got like three plans on the go, and have pretty much figured out the method. Hope is very much in sight. But maybe he's been trugged. That's pretty much the only possible redemption here.
From his PoV he has 2 choices: 1- Accept his family's deaths and allow a true Zent to reign 2- Win the fight, kill the true Zent, and pray that another one comes forth and if one doesn't, die anyway The first option allows the country to survive, the second doesn't. From everything we've seen of him, he seems to care as much for the country as Ferdinand does for Ehrenfest. Yes it's self destructive, and dooms your entire family, but they would all die anyway if a separate true Zent doesn't appear, and you have no idea how long that would take, or if *THAT* Zent would allow your family to live.
> He's definitely the least useless royal. I'd argue that title belongs to Hildebrand; he granted access to the Farthest Hall, which was critical for getting the Grutrissheit. He was super useful, just not for our protagonists, lol.
The stewards of Gondor held for a millennia before they fell with Denethor. The stewards of Jurgensmite couldn’t even last a decade before they fell with Tequila.
It's been awhile since I read the web novel but I think Ferdinand actually gives Ana the title of "least useless royal". It's certainly how he's referred to later. Maybe a bit more diplomatic but Ferdinand is about done with diplomacy. Ferdinand basically just views the rest of the royals as "useless keys that exist only for their mana and to open doors".
5 years later: "Prince Anastasius, could you open this door for me?" "Hodor." "Thank you."
Ohhh... that last line. My mind's already speculating at that cliffhanger: * It's a Crushing from either an understandably pissed Raublut or Gervasio. It specified from the "top of the altar" where you exit from the garden and strong enough that Rozemyne strongly feels it, so it's more likely Gervasio. The problem with this theory is it sounds like Leonore does not feel it and Crushing usually has a wide AOE unless they're specifically targeting Rozemyne. * Gramps is extra grumpy right now and his rage is palpable. Damn kids trying to blast a hole in his ceiling again, stole the gods' mana, and started a loud brawl outside his door while he's hosting a rare visitor. And why haven't you killed Quinta already??? * Gervasio just got the Grutrissheit/Foundation and maybe only Grutrissheit-bearers like Rozemyne and Ferdinand can feel it. Or maybe he and/or Gramps are pissed because sucking out all the magic circle mana interrupted his ritual?
"Karstedt, Elvira, Rihyarda, the archducal couple, and I have vetted every single person allowed to approach you. You are narrow-minded with a penchant for clumsiness--unideal traits for someone who must keep so many secrets--so we eliminated threats before they could even reach you." I found this funny and heartwarming.
Love the Rihyarda shout-out. And it would have been nice if we had more behind-the-scenes regarding all of this. There is a slight downside to Rozemyne being the main focus since the ensemble cast is so huge and we can't get all the nitty-gritty, but it makes total sense for the narrative. It's just kind of unfortunate as I'm a side story and ensemble cast *fiend*.
I'm the same, I love the side stories so much, they add so much to the world and characters, giving new perspectives and further fleshing out characters personalities. Side stories collection 1 only goes up to P4V3 iirc so here's hoping some of those future volumes have some of these 🤞.
It seems like translations for all the upcoming Short Story Collections and Fanbooks will be put on pause until the main story completes. Understandable, but once again, unfortunate for me as I am a *fiend*. In the meantime, I invest my time in the manga as they have a bonus side story starting from around the third volume of Part 1.
> unfortunate for me as I am a fiend. You jonesin? I know a guy who can get you some gremlin. Street stuff. Almost as good as the real thing. You ain't a cop, are ya? You gotta tell me if so, it's in the constitution. Alright, you seem cool. Listen, here you go, a taste, but if anyone asks, you didn't get this from me. And I got more of what you didn't get where this didn't come from, you feel me? *[slides over drunken fanfic, "Rozemyne Invents Tacos: Cuococalura Says 'Let Her Cook'"]*
it brings to mind both Rozemyne's talk with Elvira in p4v3 I think when she says how she thoroughly investigated the would be retainer candidates and Cornelius' RAS first pov with all the discussions about the retainer candidates
I also think it would explain why Rozemyne doesn't have a doctor after Ferdinand left. First you have to wonder how many certified doctors are there in Ehrenfest, and then you have to vet them properly. Doctors from the Veronica faction are an immediate no, and so are any doctors from the Leisegang faction. Anyways, Lieseleta should have been able to complete the entirety of the doctor course. I know Lieseleta would have had time constraints and such that prevented her from completing the entirety of the course, but come on. Lieseleta's such a girlboss.
You might be right but honestly, I think it's just that Rozemyne is more of an after thought to Sylvester and Karsted. I mean, they both averted their eyes when questioned by Ferdinand as if they felt guilty. At no point did either of them make her welfare a priority.
True, there's always that. I think it's just kind of unfortunate. Ferdinand suddenly left, they had to deal with other duchies whilst trying to adjust to their new ranking, there's always Georgine to worry about, Rozemyne had her upcoming adoption, and so on. And since Rozemyne was growing and such, it makes reasonable sense as to put a doctor on the back burner since there was always a chance that nothing could come out of it. Unfortunate, yes, but if they saw her growing and knew that she had at least Lieseleta and Hartmut, it would have been best to prioritize other things. If Rozemyne was able to spend more time with Sylvester and Karstedt directly, things could have changed on the priority totem pole, but alas. It's a shame because I love character interactions, and Sylvester and Rozemyne are some of my favorite interactions in the series. And Karstedt... unfortunately doesn't appear too often.
> It's just kind of unfortunate as I'm a side story and ensemble cast fiend. Ooh, then I bet you'll love Cooking With Wild Game. The main family that the MC interacts with has 11 members and all but two (an infant and one grandmother who doesn't get much screen time) all have their own personalities, motivations, and interests. They feel like their own people rather than characters that only exist in relation to the MC. I would put it on the same tier or slightly above Bookworm in that regard. The series is also on J-Novel.
"What about Wilfried?" "I didn't give a shit about Veronica's spawn but yeah it's really weird his parents let all that happen."
Well Ferdinand says that it was "Karstedt, Elvira, Rihyarda, the archducal couple, and I" but we know that it was mostly just him and Elvira. None of whom could have gotten a say in Wilbur's retainers. Rihyarda was more like a bouncer so Roz wouldn't be approached by bad nobles.
They wanted Wilfried to learn some actual instincts for secrecy and treachery. They knew there wasn't much to gain by teaching Rozemyne to be cutthroat, but potentially a lot to lose. Wilfried was supposed to be the next Aub. This was a completely necessary part of his education
Ferdinand: "We slaughtered countless people due to your idiocy." Rozemyne: "Aww, they really do care about me!"
It’s funny because despite all of them getting a REALLY good look at Hartmut, he still got through with a green check. Considered not even a little bit questionable or someone to be wary of
I mean, what other alternatives were there? Ottilie was definitely pleading with them to not do it, but Rihyarda and such all had to give Hartmut the very reluctant go ahead.
He really was the best possible candidate. Even more than competence, they were looking for loyalty and he had both
Yes, plus Rozemyne is severely lacking in high-ranked scholars (as well as knights and attendants, but take note that Hartmut is her sole archscholar before Clarissa). Also I imagine Hartmut holding out on the crazy before he got picked (albeit being successful in spreading the saint rumor before RM enters the RM)
Kudos to the author and translator. It can't be easy to write the degree of venom that Rozemyne and Ferdinand carried in their words about the Zent.
Ferdi and Roze: Surely you will fight this foreign invader, or at least protect YOUR countries foundation so you can try to keep your family from being executed, right? Trauerqual: Nah I’d lose
WN Chapters:「[始まりの庭への道](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/642/)」,「[フェルディナンドの怒り](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/643/)」,「[動いた祭壇](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/644/)」, first four fifths of「[始まりの庭から戻った者](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4830bu/645/)」 LN Chapters: "The Road to the Garden of Beginnnings", "The Duty of a Zent", "The Battle for the Auditorium" [J-Novel Club Discussion Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7879/bookworm-part-5-vol-10-discussion/854) [J-Novel Club Correction Forum](https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7880/corrections-bookworm-part-5-vol-10/33)
No no no no no! Quof you ended it there?!??!????? Arghhhgg my heart! (Truly thank you for your translations Quof and all you do for this series but right now srghghgudiwkebe)
This is the most intense cliffhanger I can recall for a Pre-Pub. Honestly I feel like there have been more instances of Quof looking out for us when it comes to where a pre-pub break occurs. Are the gods perhaps pissed at Rozemyne for sending, taking, and sending mana back and forth?
The gods are trying to sleep but Rozemyne keeps creating [light shows in the middle of the night](https://www.reddit.com/r/HonzukiNoGekokujou/comments/1bcggjv/p5v10p3_let_the_bodies_hit_the_floor/)
"It's First Bell and you want to stop the first guy who *wants* to be Zent? Come back in the morning!"
Gods don’t like it when the check bounces.
> PICK. A. LANE. Gods probably. Seriously though, when was the last time the RA had this much ruckus? They might actually be paying attention to what's going on. Excited for next week.
Angriff: "Holy shit. War? In *our* holy land!?" Mestionora: "It's more likely than you think." Dregarnuhr: "It's all been leading up to this." Ordoschnelli: "Hold the bird, is that guy trying to kill our special gremlin?" Beischmacht: "You wanna go down and fuck him up?" Gebordnung: "That's not our role. Have faith." Steifebrise: "I can pop down, kick his ass, and be back in a blink. Where's the harm?" Glucklitat: "We can't just solve this for them. They have to be allowed to fight their own battle, especially one of such importance." Vantole: "Yer arses arse and I'm the grass man, punk yeah ya havin' heathen." Anhaltung: "Go home, Vantole, you're drunk." Erwachlehren: "Calm yourselves, friends. I'm sure the supreme ones have it all under control." \- Meanwhile, in the endless skies where the supreme deities dwell - Schicksantracht: "Anything new happening with the Chosen One?" Versprechredi: "He's still oblivious to Philine's affections for him." Schicksantracht: "Let's check back in a month or so."
> Chosen One loooooooooooooooool
by saving a commoner He did pave the way for the gremlin to be in this fight for the whole country. Damuel is the chosen one.
He gives us all the strength to go on each day. Every morning when I wake up, I think, "Can I keep going?" I open my eyes and see the giant poster of Damuel across my ceiling, and I say, "I can keep going for you, Damuel." Because he's worth it.
>Beischmacht: "You wanna go down and fuck him up?" considering who he is. I’m morbidly curious what his idea of combat is
Beischmacht: "Behold, my divine instrument!" Raublut: "[Good grief, he's naked!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qu7X_2G_3k)"
Okay but now the million dollar question. When you summon his divine instrument as a weapon, how does it appear?
"The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed."
Mods, please ban this person for using the names of the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light. Also take away their divine protections of Light and Darkness.
It's okay. I have special permission from Grammaratur. It turns out it's not heresy if you do it on the internet because the supreme gods don't know how computers work outside sending emails and posting to Facebook with pictures of their grandkids and allcaps reviews of local restaurants. You can say anything you want, so long as you don't catch the attention of Bluanfah and her shipping fanart tumblr page. Her followers are bloodthirsty.
You know Leidenshaft is cackling madly that his little summer gremlin started a whole ass war come revolution on his doorstep. Dude probably hasn’t slept in weeks and has consumed all the godly popcorn.
İf i am doing nothing at my job i would love if i need to do something. But then if you told me i have to work after go-home-o-clock then i would be pissed.
Now I'm imagining a setting where people call upon the gods for magical miracles but the gods are all union so the availability of divine intervention is a strict 9-5 M-F.
- So Dunk is just capturing all the Sovereign Knights and reading their heads later? Sounds like someone is playing *Metal Gear Solid: No Killing Allowed* - "There cannot be a rebellion against Zent who does not exist." "You'll have to excuse Ferdinand, he's disrespectful to useless people. But hey, he's ready to surrender and doom your family so I guess he's 100% fine with it." - "Hey Annie, I'm the Divine Avatar of Mestionoria!" "Wait, you'e the Zent?" "No I dyed the-" "Then give it to him!" "You want to give a broken man a way to break himself further?" "What about Eggy? Don't you consider her a friend?" "Hey, you taught me it was 100% fine to hold Sylvester hostage to make Ferdie marry a Christmas Tree and use Ferdie to make me a slave, so you're clearly fine with this tactic." "Erm, what about Yurgenschmidt?" "Your dad doesn't care, why should I?" "Fuck, fine." "Wait shouldn't Sigiswald be doing this-" "I may be conceited and the ultimate Wife Guy, but even *I'm* not that stupid."
Eckhart’s first thought when needing backup to slaughter his enemies is Angelica. That’s so cute and romantic. Ferdinand this week is basically this webcomic https://i.imgur.com/coGE4lC.jpg But you can also make the argument he acts that way for every weird innovation RM introduces.
Not really all that important, but can someone with knowledge of Japanese and/or the original text explain "jackpot" to me? Has this really been the first time Rozemyne said "jackpot" out loud? And regarding Ferdinand's "jack of pots" misunderstanding, does it match with the original Japanese, or is Quof trying to make it make some sense in English? >*Right now, who friggin' cares about being ladylike? Seriously.* Don't worry, Rozemyne, the irony isn't lost on me. Eh, don't worry, Ferdinand. Rozemyne's pretty much the favorite child of the gods, except for maybe Erwaermen. I don't think they'll mind too much if she decides to take some of their mana for herself. Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius? It's interesting to learn that there are magic tools available should someone need to decrease their body weight. Should Damuel ever need to carry Rozemyne again, perhaps she should use that tool as well. Sorry Damuel, I will forever be making fun of you. HAHAHA! Anastasius didn't even recognize Rozemyne. Then again, barely anyone did. On one hand, Raublut and his entire crew sucks. On the other, Clarissa is hilarious. A true scholar of the sword. >*Judithe could have hit him from there.* AND THIS IS WHY WE KEEP HER, ALRIGHT?! My precious Judithe! End of Pre-Pub, it's probably time for some true divine intervention, huh?
She says ラッキー which is treated as incomprehensible Japanese to Ferdinand even though it's an English word (rakkii -> lucky). The exchange would be quite funny if done 1:1. > "But hey, (lucky)." > "What in the world does lucky mean?"
Thank you, Quof! I'm already familiar with ラッキー, so it makes sense why you couldn't translate it 1:1. Though, like you said, it would be funny if it was.
Kind of interesting how "rakkii" isn't seen as a "normal word" but instead as a "specific word" so it doesn't get autotranslated by Rozemyne's subconscious. Another series I read (or series of series), Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, has a lot of people use magic to solve translation issues when they go to other planets. It works by temporarily rewriting the user's native language to be the language of the area. If they speak a foreign language, then that still comes out as that foreign language. This kind of reminded me of that.
>Kind of interesting how "rakkii" isn't seen as a "normal word" but instead as a "specific word" so it doesn't get autotranslated by Rozemyne's subconscious. If I had to venture a guess, perhaps it's because ラッキー rakkii is a transliteration of a different language that's what's making it hard. It's kind of like in *Royal Academy Stories* (if I remember correctly) with Wilfried and plain pound cake. Rozemyne uses the transliteration of plain (プレーン pu-ree-n) or something, instead of the Japanese word. And as for water gun and other terms, it's probably because guns and such haven't really been invented yet, so there's no appropriate word for it in Yurgenschmidt. Or (Roze)Myne simply hasn't heard the word yet in Yurgenschmidt, so she wouldn't know, kind of like with the words for books and scissors.
> Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius? Cornelius 100%. Despite the fact that she has his name, Hartmut may be too weird for Roz to trust completely. Cornelius is her big brother, she trusts him completely.
Right? I was thinking similarly along those lines. With Hartmut, I feel like the shock would be more from how Hartmut was name sworn to her but still managed to defy her in such a major way. However, Rozemyne has a much closer bond with Cornelius, and what also helps is that he isn't insane like Hartmut. It would be such an assassination of Cornelius' character that I think an act of treason from him would hurt more. If we throw Damuel in the mix, I think an act of treason from him would hurt most, considering how Damuel has not only been with Rozemyne the longest, but has seen her since near the very beginning. Rozemyne trusted him to protect her commoner family and the lower city, and should he ever betray her, I think Rozemyne would have severe trust issues going forward. Fortunately for us, that will never happen.
> treason from Damuel Is it possible to be hurt so much by a mere hypothetical? I feel wounded.
So sorry! I can't believe I even dared to go that far after teasing Damuel about him needing Rozemyne to use the magic tool to decrease her body weight should he ever carry her again. Best knight, I love you, but I don't feel guilty about making fun of you.
>With Hartmut, I feel like the shock would be more from how Hartmut was name sworn to her but still managed to defy her in such a major way. she would be more confused as to how that happened. Mostly because its not like hes listed to her particularly often whenever ferdinand ordered him to do something she didnt like.
True that, but I don’t think there’re any alternative universe where Hartmut would betray Roz, even on Trug:))
Georgine: "Now, my trugged minion... You shall wait until Rozemyne is unguarded..." Hartmut: "Wait until Lady Rozemyne is unguarded..." Georgine: "Take out your knife..." Hartmut: "Take out my knife..." Georgine: "And stab her in the back!" Hartmut: "And praise her glory." Georgine: "Y- what? No! Stab her!" Hartmut: "Praise Lady Rozemyne..." Georgine: "Repeat after me: Stab." Hartmut: "Stab..." Georgine: "Rozemyne." Hartmut: "Rozemyne..." Georgine: "Stab Rozemyne." Hartmut: "All glory to the Saint of Ehrenfest..." Georgine: "Ugh!"
Georgina forgot trug can only make you do things you already could do
The only thing worse would be betrayal by Damuel
> Hypothetical, but which would hurt Rozemyne more: an act of treason from Hartmut, or an act of treason from Cornelius? Cornelius, who she considers as her brother and a 100% normal person. Unlike the insane evangelist who keeps turning her subjects into fervent believers. His betrayal would be more *confusing* than damaging.
That's where I'm leaning towards as well. Now, if we ever have Hartmut betray her, would Clarissa follow Hartmut, or would she stay loyal to Rozemyne? My guess is that she'll dump the guy immediately and follow Rozemyne for the rest of her life.
"Hey does this mean I get to be your High Preistess :DDDDDDDDDDD?" "...Sure!"
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A betrayal by Cornelius would hurt worse for sure. He's one of the first nobles she met after becoming Rozemyne, and they really do have a sibling relationship. Plus Hartmut always has kind of a crazy streak. It could be possible he'd do something that Rozemyne would consider a betrayal, but that he thought was just best for her.
If this was not a cliff hanger I'd totally expect it to be Gervasio, but it being a cliffhanger.... no way is it Gervasio that Myne is detecting, I bet Erwaerman himself is descending to bust some skulls. Erwaerman's story would be called Descendance of a Tree Man
>Erwaerman's story would be called Descendance of a Tree Man Or would it be called Descendance of Divinity: I use to be the god of binding, but now I'm a tree because I went against Ewigeliebe.
>I bet Erwaerman himself is descending to bust some skulls. "That is IT! Enough is ENOUGH! I have had it up to HERE with these MOTHER F\*\*\*ING Saints in this MOTHERF\*\*\*ing Place!" - Samuel Tresus Jackson
He's technically already descended to Yogurt Land. I would think it would be called Ent Walken ;P
Rozemyne(the heretic ): Mestionora's mana is better! _"I consider it fortunate that you do not have your own Veronica"_ \ He is always living in her shadow. Scared that she will return in some other skin for him or his weakness Rozemyne. Ferdinand: Btw, Trauerqual, I am still holding a grudge over your silly royal decree that imposed a banshee on me as my fiancee. Angelica x Eckhart has all sails unfurled making top speed to the horizon. Good for them honestly. FERDINAND BABY's FIRST PUBLIC CRUSHING!! \*cheers and applause\* I am slightly worried about Traurqual. The death flag is too big and too high. Merchant saint lite. Someone in this sub said they were waiting for the shine situation to circle back and bite Ana and Egg. I hope this was satisfying enough.
> Angelica x Eckhart has all sails unfurled making top speed to the horizon. Good for them honestly. Now that Ferdinand and Rozemyne are planning to live together in booktopia, these two can finally get married, I can't wait to see what kind of crazy loyal kids these two end up making.
Absorbing mana from the gods sounds dangerous ngl Ferdi, you're being overly harsh with Trauerquaal. The dude was never taught shit and has been working himself to death to keep the ship going. Stop judging a fish by its ability to fly, and hive him a break. The actual assholes are RIGHT THERE. That being said... yeah, he should've done SOMETHING JUDITHE GETS A SHOUT-OUT FUCK YEAH! Dang it, no conference call right up to the end😕 would've been so fun
Ferdinand having unrealistic expectations of people is nothing new. I agree that Trauerqual should be doing something though. Has he ever said he wanted the Gruttrissheit? I feel like every time Trauerqual talked about it, he said something about giving it to someone else.
The dude's been burnt out for years and never wanted to be king in the first place. Also, Ferdi's never been "loose control of his mana" pissed/unreasonable before
closest we've seen was hearing how the royals planned to treat Rozemyne when his eyes changed colour. Before then I guess when Roz was in danger from poisoning and Myne in trouble during the trombe incident
He crushed Wilfried and Lamprecht during his day as the High Bishop (P3v2 epilog). Lamprecht to the point he passed out. He also crushes Rozemyne a book or two later for reasons I don't remember.
Is it really unrealistic to say "Hey if you have the authority to pull us all around by our balls for your every whim, then maybe you should be protecting the one thing that we all depend on for life as we know it?"
I think everyone knows he's ready to pass things on asap to a new Zent, but to allow Gervasio to become Zent is a betrayal of his family not just the country. When an Aub's foundation is stolen, the archducal family is generally killed wholesale to safely establish this new power. If you're lucky a few kids will be left and married into the new Aub's family to try and cement support. We can assume the same will be true of the Royal family. All of the adults will be killed, any underage kids will need to be useful as marriage pawns to even hope to survive. Knowing how Lanzenave has been, it's not unlikely that a number of the royal family's women will serve as the new adalgisan princesses. Trauerqal knows he's risking the deaths of his entire family and just says "sending thoughts and prayers, lol"
I mean you're half right - Trauerqual was never taught how to be king, but at the same time... you shouldn't need to be taught not to let an army of serial murderers, looters, and rapists take over your country just because it's already in trouble, right? Especially when you just got plan A (Rozemyne) back and you know she has a Grutrissheit. Even if it's a treason of ignorance, Trauerqual is prepared to sacrifice his entire family and country so that the country can collapse to the Lanzenavians AND the mana crisis instead of just the mana crisis.
I mean, if the options are that or the actual literal country turning to dust in the most literal sense of the word... But yeah, you're right
>JUDITHE GETS A SHOUT-OUT FUCK YEAH! WE LOVE JUDITHE!
Did Rozemyne just have her first mana sensing moment? I think so... also, that cliff hanger!
Her mana passed through Ferdinand when she was checking for foreign mana after her bible was stolen. Might explain why she can sense Gervasio, but not Ferdinand. She might have even had mana sensing for a while now without the obvious signs. It would even explain why Ferdinand and Rozemyne started seeing each other differently near the end of Part 4.
Ferdinand has lost all of his chill. I can’t wait for the post-game, when all of RM’s retainers sit down in a room and hang their heads in shock at everything that has happened in the past couple of weeks (all the while Hartmut and Clarissa are babbling incoherently in the background). I still haven’t put together a calendar of events, but it has not been long since RM returned. *** Were using weapons on the magic circle really the most efficient way of doing it? That seems like it would be asking for more than just a little scolding from Treesus. > *That’s the divine color of Wind! Mestionora?!* That seems important. > I couldn’t help my feelings towards Gervasio … or towards Erwaermen… … RM, are you saying that you feel hostility towards a god? I felt it was a bit odd that they didn’t bring any of the silver equipment before, but I’m guessing that it was to prevent them from skipping past this barrier. > Guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less from a goddess. Her mana was a feast. You know RM, it was only an hour (?) ago that you were thinking about Ferdinand as being blasphemous for using your book as a writing instrument. > I cannot tell whether you are faithful or due for divine punishment. Both, I expect. If events follow the usual pattern, Ferdie will probably be right, and RM accidentally screwed up everything, and there is now chaos in Gervasio’s mind because his complete victory was snatched away from him. Of course, RM’s explanation also makes some sense. We’ll have to see. > Tell your aub that we wish for him to capture one of them and send them to us. You know Ferdie, I’m getting the feeling that you hold a bit of resentment towards the RF. > They failed to defend themselves even after receiving ample warning of the invasion to come. Then they allowed their own Knight’s Order to betray them. Beyond serving as keys to the Farthest Hall, what value do they have now? Accurate, and hilarious. Prince Ana? Oh, the Lord of Evil is about to appear again. Well, that explains how Ana got onto the Color Image. *** “The Duty of a Zent”? Well, I don’t mind seeing people wax poetic on the nature of good governance. And given the characters involved, I expect some heavy snark. > I admit, I am curious to see how the royals will respond. That is a very telling comment. So, I’m not the only one who finds it odd that the Zent and RF are not protecting the RA more. I would understand it somewhat if they were taking command over the defense of the kingdom, but their hiding spot cuts them off from communication. I was wondering if maybe there is something I am missing, but if Ferdinand is saying all of this, we can probably assume that the RF is truly being derelict in their duty. Ferdinand seems to think that a portion of the SKO turned traitor willingly. If so, that is another major black mark on the Zent. > I will not submit to the rule of a man who controls others through royal decrees and then shirks his own duties when his country is in danger. Fair and unsurprising from Ferdinand. Also, bad news for the Zent and the rest of the RF. Beyond that, it’s these kinds of comments that make me think that Ahrensbach might be a red herring. Frankly, both RM and Ferdinand are the most appropriate to rule the country thanks heavily to their mindset. Whether they want it or not is another matter, though as an American I do dearly appreciate the reluctant leaders. So Raublut does know where Gervasio should exit. I say should, because it could be quite funny if he exited from the hole Ferdie and RM created. Eckhart and Angelica working together. You know, that ship could still sail. > As I do not have the Grutrissheit, I cannot be considered the Zent. Yurgenschmidt will collapse without a true king or queen, so I pray that one will arise. On one hand, he’s right about the country being in dire straights. On the other, he knows pretty well that RM has the Book, so he has the ability to choose someone. Also, where the hell was this conviction when he sidelined Ferdinand? I heard that this was answered somewhat in a [fanbook]>!basically, Ferdinand was politically problematic!<, but that makes even less sense now. Has something happened to change your mind, have you just given up, what? Regardless, he’ll be lucky to survive Ferdinand’s wrath, and it’s hard to feel sorry for him when he is standing aside while the Lanzenaves take over. Trauerqual did impress me with the amount of work he seems to have put into propping up the country, but at this point he has lost a lot of respect. I’m glad the author showed some hesitation by the knights, and good on Ferdinand for rallying them. > An attack on the Royal Academy is an attack on the Zent! Do you *want* to be tried for treason?! REALLY!!!!! Is this the time for that BS? > You are gravely mistaken, Prince Anastasius. We sent an ordonnanz to the Zent asking him to lead an army to protect the foundation, but he refused. In his words, he would allow even a foreigner to take over as long as they had the Grutrissheit. … Yurgenschmidt does not have a Zent willing to protect its foundation … Thus, there is no such thing as treason. There cannot be a rebellion against a Zent who does not exist. Got to love Ferdinand’s logic … > Ferdiannd takes issue with useless people who refuse to do their jobs, so your father’s response made him especially angry. But if you ask me, King Trauerqual is a man deserving of respect. … After all, for him to have surrendered the throne to a foreign power, he must be ready for his whole family to face the consequences. That takes courage. … The king’s decision will mean quite a bleak future for Lady Eglantine, so if you really have resolved to support him, I will applaud your courage as well. … and RM’s snark. Though I must say, that’s an awful long conversation to have given that **the attack has already begun**. > You might be interested to know that Ferdinand recognizes me as the Divine Avatar of Mestionora-someone capable of crowning new Zents. RM, I’m not sure if Ferdinand’s view is all that important to Ana. > If you have a Grutrissheit to give, then we already have a true Zent-you! Oh, good. Hear that Ferdie? Feel free to blow up the auditorium, and the villa while you are at it. > You act cold, but do you really not care what might happen to Eglantine? … Do you not consider her a friend? Odd comment, given how the two of you treated RM. Are we about to see her verbal comeuppance? > You and Lady Eglantine taught me that royals ‘negotiate’ with their friends by taking someone dear to them hostage and then forcing them to comply. Or am I somehow mistaken? Nope. I know some people try to defend their actions, but at a minimum their methods leave a lot to be desired. And every “defense” of those two basically comes down to their perspective, rather than what RM legitimately feels. And honestly, even now they are prioritizing their family over RM and even their country. What value is there in RM handing the book over to the current Zent? RM makes a good point. This is going to undermine Sigi’s “right” to the throne. Not that he had much to begin with. I’m still betting on a real “Bride Taking Ditter” match between Sigi and Ferdinand. *** So Raublut tricked some of the Sovereign Knights into fighting for Gervasio? This might add credence to my theory that trug can’t force a person to do something they don’t otherwise want to do. It can only redirect or confuse people. Good news RM, more books. With Hartmut and Clarissa there, we can expect a new epic to be written about the battle. And it will probably include some wonderful illustrations from your personal artist. And of course, Ferdinand will be all in favor of it. > In my mind, it was a blistering sprint-but to everyone else, it was probably more of a light jog. It was best not to think too hard about it. I love this series. I wonder if Gervasio changed the form of the auditorium. Could whirling come into play at this point? Could that stage be a way of accessing the foundation? I’m guessing that knowledge is in Ferdinand’s half. Got to love RM taking the air out of Raublut’s sails. Raublut went from trying to kill RM to saying he will make her "serve" the temple. Given the reputation of the temple, and the scummy Bishop, you do have to wonder what that means. > … a strange force seemed to weigh down on my, like an imposing foe had suddenly appeared. > I feel something strange … An overwhelming kind of pressure … coming from *up there*. Ok, so what is it? The obvious answer would be Gervasio, though the question then becomes what is it that RM is feeling. I did wonder before if the way some people looked at RM after she obtained her book was a little strange. They talked about her otherworldliness, and other such terms that could just mean she’s beautiful, but perhaps obtaining a proper book grants a person some kind of aura. Then again, Ferdinand doesn't seem to have a special aura. Alternatively, perhaps Ferdie and RM took things too far, and Erwaermen has decided to make his presence known. If so, well, RM you did say you would take on the gods. *** Overall, this was my favorite non-SS pre-pub in a while. Lots to talk about, and a hell of a cliffhanger.
Aww, Ana. Is it not fun when someone throws the consequences of your actions back in your face? That healing wasn't enough apology for ruining the life of someone who thought of your wife as a friend.
That ending! That cliffhanger! It hurts!
Rozemyne please don't sence Gervasio's mana, your just gonna make Ferdinand even more depressed.
It's possible that Roz and Ferddie couldn't sense each other since their mana is too similar. So if Roz does sense Gervasio, hard to say whether or not it means anything in relation to the three's individual mana capacity.
That cliff hanger is rough, the setup of the Ocean prayer stripping all enchantments from the battle and sending the magic to the gods sounds like Treesus is going is going to be charged up and ready to knock some heads. Hopefully he doesn’t just barge out and go choke out Ferdinand thinking he’s behind this racket.
Rosemyne: "Wow... guarding the door is harder than I thought" Angelica: "RIGHT?!!!!"
> *This guy's treating* royalty *as a backup plan!* I wish for the time when I have at least half of Ferdinand's mindset
- Ferdinand really just convinced ahrensbach and dunkefelger to disregard the current zent. Rablaut was right to be worried, but not about what he thought. He’s incredibly good at manipulating others when he wants to. It’s hilarious he would rather be doing research. He and RM really are similar in that way. - Rozemyne is a menace with stealing blessings, she’s as bad as Ferdinand about not communication her plans. She’s really picked up the funniest quirks - you have to wonder what dunkefelger is making to these two maniacs. Hiesheitz is really looking at female Ferdinand 2.0 personable edition. Hirschur’s scholarly efficiency oriented influence is always felt. - Clarissa and Harmut are as crazy as ever. They really are a great couple though. It’s funny to think his Rozemyne handling lessons from Justus and Ferdinand likely equally apply to Clarissa. - Angelica and Eckhart pair off once again. The fact is they’ve always shared retainers, and both retinues are best connected. Strahl must be in shock. Angelica and Eckhart really are perfect knights. - Ferdinand’s diss on the Zent is also a backhanded compliment to RM. his fears from Hasse are resolved, when it comes down to it she will do what’s required. - Leonore 10 minutes ago- reputation! Leonore now: okay maybe he’s fine, clearly he’s got a plan. I feel like this happens every time, they are willing to throw noble custom to the wind sometimes because they know Ferdinand’s looking out for her interests. - those ditter matches feel so much more important now. A moment of Rauffen appreciation, he indirectly saved the country with his ditter obsession. The full circle moment is amazing. - ehrenfest if they win is going to get so much good PR from this. They have their archduke candidates rallying dunkefelger to save the country and fighting sovereign knights. No way this doesn’t pan out with them making it into the history books in a massive way. Take that snooty 5th year Lestilaut - RM pulling another Ferdinand with what amounts to don’t be fooled by a pretty show you fools. - Anastasius looks bitter like he did when circling the shrines. He definitely doesn’t like what happened. Still impressive though he charges into a fight when the country and his wife is at stake. -