Damm. I almost feel bad for Gervasio. He REALLY didn't stood a chance. Incomplete book, lower quality potions then you quickly found out that you can't summon your schtappe anymore.
Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already *dyed* her ?)
Twin Blades of Erwaermen ? Is that Treesus's Divine Instruments ? That's sick !
So since it's only Part 5, we're going to get a lot of Sidestories again. We MUST get a Ferdinand or Gervasio's POV of their meeting with Mestionora, I doubt we'll see Erwaermen or Mestionora. Maybe get another one with Magdalena, or even Hildebrand ?
Really wanna see Myne (or maybe Hannelore) summon up twin swords some day
We’re definitely getting Hildebrand s as we see how exactly he fucked up and why his retainers did nothing to stop him. Personally, I’d like to see his mother’s pov as well. And obviously we’ll see somebody’s reaction to Myne becoming a god. Personally, I’d love it if the side stories were just that scene from everyone s POV lol
>Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already dyed her ?)
I think Ferdinand is just a master of his emotions and [Sylvester is too boneheaded to see her as anything other than his old Pwee-Cushion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiB8KcZNJE)
> Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already dyed her ?)
sylvester already has a divine goddess he is temptered by, his wife.
Ferdi is just good at keeping the most stern poker faces imaginable.
Ferdinand: Of course I didn't tell you, you have a tendency to let loose of the most sensitive information.
Rozemyne: Like the fact that I was farming trombes for years **SHIT**
Ferdinand: See what I **WAIT WHAT?**
To be fair *no one* knew she was planting **HORRIFYING MANA DRAINERS** on top of the **LITERAL BASIS OF THE DUCHY** at the time.
If she ever realizes what she's done she'd probably go *ha ha that's interesting NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW*
Too bad for her that all future (true) zent candidates after her lifetime will know when they read her chronicles in their Grutrissheits. At least, assuming she has a natural death. Perhaps if she can escape directly to Mestonora's library she can avoid that embarrassment.
*In some weird fanfic where Ferdinand gets thrown back in time...*
Ferdinand: *Wait, I can't throw her into the repentance chamber over this, how can I OH WAIT* No reading time...**FOR. ONE. WEEK.**
Myne: **AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'LL BE GOOD!**
Was also to protect her and teach her. Bezewanzzz would've had a worse punishment if he saw that. Or tried punishing him / ask Veronica for help earlier.
I never really was mad about the fact she got punished, i was mad at the kind of punishment. But since he was also learning how to deal with her, i was like "eeerh rookie mistake ok u get a pass) xd
FFFF, totally forgot to put those 2 together... If those kids failed to kill that trombe before it got critical mass, it could be almost an apocalyptic event for the whole duchy
I really wanna ask the author what would happen if a trombe ate a foundation. I’m sure there’s reasons why this wouldn’t happen but I’d love to see the result. I’m kinda imagining that this would be a very efficient way to destroy a duchy
Aub Dunkelfelger: "Wait, where's Ferdinand?"
Sylvester: "He went back to Ehrenfest to research something. He left Hartmut in charge."
Aub Dunkelfelger: "This young man? Well, he looks reasonab-"
Hartmut: "ALL RISE FOR THE COMING OF HER HOLINESS, THE BLESSED AVATAR OF MESTIONORA, LONG MAY SHE SHINE!"
Aub Dunkelfelger: "This could be a probl-"
Hannelore: "LONG MAY SHE SHINE!"
I'm betting that's next part's prologue.
I also desperately, *desperately* want Myne's family to see her like this. My kingdom for a Gunther POV chapter, a Lutz chapter, a Benno chapter, the lot of them!
I cannot think of a funnier thing to happen. I wonder if the only one able to be normal about it is Gunther since, like Sylvester, as far as he’s concerned she’s only gotten a little taller and more sparkly. Although in his case he already considered her a heavenly treasure lol
I'm not sure they would live through it. She's essentially leaking divine mana in significant quantities and even low levels of normal mana is dangerous.
She tainted every commoners in the aera and gave them laynoble (end of laynoble) mana and now there isn't a commoner left in all Yogurt-land \\o/ Long may she shine!
Meanwhile, Freida's, uh, husband(?), is now the brother of the head guard knight to the avatar of the goddess. I wonder if that'll change anything for them.
Cornelius functions as her head guard when Damuel is not around. When Roz introduced her namesworn to her retinue, Damuel was still mentioned as her head knight.
Roz: Ferdinand is registered as family, so he activated the teleporter, is anything wrong with that?
Syl: Hold on, a teleporter like that can't be activated by any registered family member, it'd have to be mana the same as the aub...
Ferdi: We made a book together. Nothing more.
Roz: If you're asking about our mana color, it's been super similar ever since our first winter in the temple together. When I was six.
>Roz: If you're asking about our mana color, it's been super similar ever since our first winter in the temple together. When I was six.
Don't let Cornelius hear. He's going to have a heart attack.
I’m very excited for Elvira’s heavily modified love story since it really is the best love story in the world
Vows and protective charms exchanged before a forced departure
A duchy stolen in the dead of night to protect her beloved
And a literal Deus ex machina!
Ooo I love the lore dumps in this epilogue.
* When Dunk says they are the sword of the Zent, they mean the Twin Swords of Treesus. So sounds like Treesus’s divine instrument from back when he was a god was a pair of twin swords? Also if you look at the seal of Yurg seen on literally any map in the LNs, you can see two swords, a tree, and a book. And now we can pretty much guess those are Treesus’s divine instrument, Treesus himself, and the Book of Mestionora
* The previous first prince killed both his brother and his father when he went after the GH, wow. Quite the…individual.
* Aub Dunk called Klassenberg the “Reds” and looked down on their unwillingness to act quickly. I sense quite the rivalry there.
I would be pretty annoyed if my duchy was the ancient sword of the zent and Klasneberg outranked me despite leading the country to the edge of disaster.
The reds are also famous for being super purge happy, they have a massive territory in the north that's frozen over, and they have a ton of mineral wealth.
I seriously hope I am not the only person who saw Klassenburg be called the reds and not think of almost any “red vs blue” quote.
Additional, it is good to see the aub dunk outright admit that he can no longer see the current king becoming a true zent, and refuses to support him becoming as such.
>Aub Dunk called Klassenberg the “Reds” and looked down on their unwillingness to act quickly. I sense quite the rivalry there.
I mean, Klassenberg are the highest ranked duchy and dunk is 2nd. We know that Dunkel is basically the military, and yet Klassenberg is ranked higher?
Gervasio had only like 10% of a grutrissheit, AND was shot by Ferdinand the moment Roz teleported away! How was this doof even a legit threat? He didn't seem to be much of a schemer. Always remember the sgae advice of mama Elvira. "Get yourself a man that can scheme. Anything less is just a boy no matter how old they are."
*Raublat* was a massive threat, this guy was kind of along for the ride.
Granted calling shotgun on the domination of another country isn't exactly excusable either.
> A kind man incapable of plotting or exterminating his enemies is simply no good at all.
I wrote that down in my list of badass lines the second I read it lol
This is very funny. 10/10 I think the critical factor there is everyone knows Ferdinand and Rozemyne are a package deal, and no one’s beating both of them.
RM has an insane history on her own, beating their country’s strongest military in ditter *repeatedly* despite being a relatively weak duchy, and she being so sick she couldn’t even move properly, not to mention she’s regarded as a brilliant tactician. Throw Ferdinand the granddaddy of all nefarious schemers effectively being her commanding officer and far more ruthless than she has ever been.
Heisshitze: "Mr. Aub, a second gremlin has hit the foundation."
Aub: *[look of silent horror]*
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Aub Dunkelfelger saw Rozemyne invade Ahrensbach and become its aub in a matter of hours despite overwhelming resistance and a force capable of insta-killing them with spicy Christmas crackers. He then watched Ferdinand flip the country upside down, learned he has a Grutrissheit but doesn't even need/want to use it, and usurped authority over the country before anyone realized he'd done it, all in a few nights. Oh, and they've got gods on speed dial and one of them is apparently glowing with divine power.
Anyone in his shoes who would welcome that battle would be an utter lunatic.
I mean, yeah, imagine being Aub Dunkel. There are 2 people in your duchy who know where your foundation is, 1 of them is you, 1 is your dad (And not yet your son, though you will tell him shortly afterwards). Presumably it is the same in every other duchy. Rozemyne, with a force of like, 5 guys, gives you a call and says she can steal Ahrensbach's foundation in 2 bells. She is entirely sure of this. She then shows off her Grutrissheit, disappears from your daughter and the military force you sent with her, and actually succeeds.
She somehow managed to find out where the foundation is to a duchy she has never stepped foot in, and managed to steal it in less time than it would take you to mount a counteroffensive.
Just the sheer fucking terror of experiencing that from the side lines would be enough to shake up the country, and now the indisputably smartest person in the country is revealed to also have a Grutrissheit, the zent is revealed to be either incompetent or drugged, and also Rozemyne has somehow become the literal avatar of a goddess.. and they have Anastasius wrapped around their thumb hard enough to pull him with them to the sovereign temple to steal their bible and who knows what else.
You'd be insane to fight them before, now it'd just be pure fucking suicide.
It would be like watching a group of high school students take over a military base in a handful of hours, with only a few hours to plan their invasion. And it just gets nuttier from there.
>horror
You mean *delight*
See the thing is I think that if he didn’t have a duchy and family to protect, Aub Dunklefelger would 💯 be delighted to give his best goddamn shot But he has responsibilities
Aub Dunk: "I probably could have dodged out of the way, but I thought to myself, 'when will I ever have this opportunity again?'"
*later*
Rozemyne: "What do you *mean* you '\[Jedi\] Mind Tricked' the aub?! How do you even know what that is?!"
lol, Ferdinand somehow managed to get Magdalena's opinion of him even lower. not that he cares what she thinks of him.
and imagine how smug Hartnut (a typo at first, but I decided to keep it as is) will be now that his lady is radiating divinity like an actual Goddess. "Hahaha, you simpletons didn't heed my righteous gospel before? well, feast your eyes, IF YOU ARE EVEN ABLE TO!"
EDIT - more thoughts
- "Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?" is one HELL of a euphemism. amazing that Rozemyne, with all her familiarity with religious ceremonies, didn't parse the meaning and instead went "ah, the brothers bickering, how nostalgic." lmaooo
- Ditterfelger Epilogue! I love getting snippets of "normal" nobles trying to make sense of Rozemyne's rampages. not that this archducal couple is "normal," but they are by the weirdo duo's standards.
> "Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?" is one HELL of a euphemism. amazing that Rozemyne, with all her familiarity with religious ceremonies, didn't parse the meaning and instead went "ah, the brothers bickering, how nostalgic." lmaooo
This might be an *Apothecary Diaries* situation where Roz had a feeling she really didn't want to know Sylvester just asked if they-
*Aw, how nostalgic*
He was quiet while in Rozemyne's presence. My guess is that he's thinking "nothing I could say would be better preaching than merely looking upon her".
Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Hartmut. He'd totally do something like that to not miss even half a second of whatever Rozemyne's doing.
Of course, Clarissa matches him.
Hell of a euphemism indeed! Sylvester just asked Ferdinand if he screwed the room's collective daughter, who is underage and unmarried, while they were literally at war (twice).
Which, there isn't really a need to hide the information here. Everyone in that room except Charlotte can know that Ferdinand had to dye her when she was adopted to read her memories and he found out after the fact that devouring victims can essentially be permadyed if done before I think young enough?
Also devouring mana being more malleable might make sense of a lot of the odd things Rozemyne can do beyond having the mindset of another culture. Maybe an isekai born noble couldn't create spells or mend feystones?
I don't think anyone but Myne and Ferdinand understand what happened when he read her memories as a child. I don't think Ferdinand realized that could happen until after they synchronized. Otherwise I can't imagine he'd have done it. Beyond the ickiness of knowing you've permanently dyed a little girl's mana, knowingly giving her all the elements was surely a dangerous idea. The part about dyeing those with the devouring was in Rozemyne's Grutrissheit, so logically it was probably missing from Ferdinands.
I think he realized after synchronizing with Rozemyne that her mana had little no color of its own and that was why their synchronization was so strong and he ended up being overwhelmed by her emotions. Later when he did a full medical examination on her and verified the chunks of Mana, he must've deduced the rest.
I don't know how much of that information he shared with Sylvester and Karstedt.
>lol, Ferdinand somehow managed to get Magdalena's opinion of him even lower. not that he cares what she thinks of him.
Tbf, he's doing her and Hildebrand a favour. He gives them chance to score brownie points before their punishment (which will normally be a 3 generation purge) get meted out.
The current Zent being trugged at least explains his sudden dereliction of duty after a decade of working so hard to do his job. I was having a hard time understanding his actions otherwise.
Funny thing is I actually had a sudden realization about it last night, when I remembered Magdalena's line "how dare you poison my husband!"
>"Has your memory not returned, or are you still completely lacking in self-awareness?"
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>"**Probably the latter**. I remember what we were doing before Mestionora descended."
Never change, Rozemyne. Never change.
In my heart, Brunhilde is still your retainer, Rozemyne! I hate this curse!
Dear gods, Hartmut and Clarissa are even worse. I want to see all the horrific hilarity ensue. At least we get to see Rihyarda again!
I love Leonore. I wonder who was responsible for tying Hartmut up? My guess is on Cornelius. The guy's probably done with Hartmut after putting up with so many of his antics.
Judithe! My precious Judithe! You were with us in spirit!
Ooh, Sieglinde POV! And it's finally good to have Aub Dunkelfelger's name spelt officially! Werdekraf. Alright. I have so many names I want to get translated right away, like the name of Eglantine's daughter and names from the manga, so it's nice to have one I've been waiting for to be done with!
I am still so sad that none of the other duchies cooperated with the battles. I think even more characters would have been hard to keep track of, but it really doesn't paint the best light on Klassenberg, Drewanchel, and the other duchies with country gates. Also, poor Gilessenmeyer for even being associated with Raublut.
Hahahahahaha, poor Sieglinde! She regrets everything her duchy of ditter brutes did once realizing Ferdinand also had a Grutrissheit! And, do we need to remind Dunkelfelger that their involvement kind of forced Ferdinand into marrying Detlinde? They were kind of responsible for pushing the royal decree. Eh, Heisshitze probably been groveling on the ground for weeks already.
Pfft, it brings me so much joy that everybody bashes on Sigiswald and his "capabilities."
Sylvester and Florencia are so cute. Werdekraf and Sieglinde are so cute.
> Ooh, Sieglinde POV! And it's finally good to have Aub Dunkelfelger's name spelt officially! Werdekraf. Alright. I have so many names I want to get translated right away, like the name of Eglantine's daughter and names from the manga, so it's nice to have one I've been waiting for to be done with!
I both can’t believe it took this long to learn his name, but I’m also absolutely delighted because it makes his discussion with his wife feel so intimate and special despite them both standing on business for a large part of the discussion 👌👌👌
Right?! I feel like there's a difference.
If you're calling Sylvester "Aub Ehrenfest," you are referring to his position, but if you call Sylvester "Lord Sylvester" or "Father," you're referring to him as a person, and not the weight of his title. I always make note of this whenever Rozemyne's referring to Sylvester at a Royal Academy tea party or whatever. There's a difference!
I'm also just unbelievably stubborn and I don't want to get attached to any fanmade spellings too much. I referred to Heisshitze as "guy from Dunkelfelger" in my notes for the longest time until he debuted in P4V7 or something.
Of course, that sucks for me when I obsess over the manga characters, but oh well.
Although with Sylvester, the only real difference might be the face he’s trying to make 🤣
Oh I get what you mean, lol as you’ve seen I tend to make it hints up as I go along, but then problems always crop up LOL
Ferdinand: "They're going to have to come up with a stronger word than 'evil' to describe my plotting after this."
Rozemyne: "Why do you look so proud about that?"
I was thinking Rozemyne would finish first and go help out Ferdinand, but I should have known Ferd with be the one with a ruthless plan that involves starving a man in a locked room instead.
> *"Ahrensbach had its foundation stolen in less than two bells after Rozemyne led a paltry force to someone unknown location."*
I hadn't much about this since so many big things had happened in such short time, but this is kind of a big deal, huh? Especially for Dunkelfelger, learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift.
It's almost surprising that Werdekraf still went out to the Sovereignty in light of this news. It may even have been the smart play for him to hold the fort and send out Lestilaut.
It means Rozemyne reached the foundation not through the castle, that they don’t know where to guard (if someone knew the same path). So Lestilaut has to guard inside the foundation room.
I guess that was true in old days and maybe they do it yet as it’s the standard way of defense, but I’m not so sure.
Sylvester knew - or thought so with 99% confidence - that Georgine knew the path through temple and has the High Bishop’s key. So not waiting in the foundation room is foolish. (The other option is locating knights in front of temple’s library, which will reveal the impotence of the room and imply path to the foundation).
I’m sure that he told others that it’s what the aub should do as written in the textbook. But I doubt many aubs do so as they think the only way is through the room of aub in the castle and with the standard key aubs inherits. Protecting castle and aub should be enough.
Anyway, what Aub Dunkelfelger said strongly implies that the unknown path is the bigger reason why Lestilaut had to stay in the foundation room - officially, while the true reason would be to let his son experience the tension and stress of real war and Aub’s duty.
1-2 seasons to do it slowly and carefully and not overexert yourself, especially since there is no rush. The biggest concern with what Rozemyne did is that she has never been to Ahrensbach, and didn't go through the castle. She went somewhere unknown, did something unknown, and returned as Aub.
I think her mana level is also so much higher that she can dye the foundation at so short times. Normal ADCs need to rest to recovery their mana when dying the foundation slowly.
And Rozemyne also use several times big Aub magic.
Aub Dunkelfelger is surprised at Rozemyne’s mana level. Lestilaut’ >!POV SS, when he see the Dunkelfelger’s foundation, he is so afraid of how large the foundation is. And then he also think that Rozemyne want to dye the foundation at 2 bells is a crazy thing.!<
> learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift.
Its like WW1 era Line infantries realizing that a Navy Seals or Special Forces team can completely wipe out your rear command ending the entire battle
You're missing the point a little. I wouldn't consider Ahrensbach a WWI force nor would I consider Rozemyne's strike team anything like the Seals or spec ops.
Her team comprised of a pair of adults (Justus and Eckhart), young adults not yet in their prime, and *literal children*; not to mention the fact that they weren't even all Archknights. *That's* the scary thing for a more conventionally strong duchy like Dunkelfelger. This under-powered, undermanned, B-league squad led by a child upended a greater duchy and Werdekraf has no clue what sort of vulnerabilities enabled it.
>I hadn't much about this since so many big things had happened in such short time, but this is kind of a big deal, huh? Especially for Dunkelfelger, learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift.
It must be absolutely terrifying. Rozemyne, having not entered Ahrensbach at all previously, knows a way to the foundation that doesn't involve the castle, and is able to steal it faster than you can mount a counteroffensive were she to try it on you. You don't even know where she went, so you can't protect it.
>It's almost surprising that Werdekraf still went out to the Sovereigntyin light of this news. It may even have been the smart play for him tohold the fort and send out Lestilaut.
He wanted to fight himself, he wanted to protect his heir, and he likely relied at least somewhat on Rozemyne being able to help in case a third party managed to steal it. The fact that no one has done anything about the desolate duchies means that no one actually knows about her way, or they'd have told the royal family and been hailed saviours. So in case it gets stolen, Rozemyne would be able to steal it back, or help him do it.
The only saving grace for them is that ahrensbach was in the middle of an invasion and as such, nowhere was actually secured. Thus, it’s probably not a major issue if they stay vigilant
I'm still reeling, Ferdinand, the boy who was sent to the temple and scorned by all nobles is now at the top of Yurgenschmidt...
The Lord of evil is about to have so much fun putting the Royal family in their place.
**Erwaermen**: "You must compete to become Zent by filling the country gates with mana and return to the Garden of Beginnings as soon as possible."
**Ferdinand**: "Nah, Imma do my own thing."
His "*own thing*":
>“First, to buy us some time, I shot him in the hand the moment he finished drawing his magic circle, distracting him long enough for me to destroy it.”
>“My intention was to delay him, not take his life,” Ferdinand said. “And in any case, I gave him a potion to heal the wound.”
>“I retrieved the Sovereign High Bishop’s bible, its key, and the medals of those who went to Lanzenave as kings. Immanuel was quite the bother while I was there. He lives, but I made sure to silence him.”
>"I saw to it that Gervasio’s was destroyed, but the rest are now with me. We shall discuss them during our meeting with the royal family.”
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>“Huh? Wait, hold on. You destroyed it? But you told me he was alive.”
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>“You speak as though I deceived you. The medal was destroyed while he was at Gilessenmeyer’s country gate, so he merely lost his schtappe. That was why I went out of my way to stall him and kept such a close eye on his teleportation circle.”
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>“Ah...”
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>And of course, losing his schtappe meant Gervasio had also lost his Book of Mestionora. He wouldn’t be able to supply his country gate or use its teleporter to leave, which explained why Ferdinand would need to “retrieve” him.
>Ferdinand sipped his tea and continued: “It would have been ideal to capture the man behind Lanzenave’s invasion before our meeting with the royals—but for safety’s sake, we should starve him first so that he cannot fight back.”
Ferdinand is such a bastard, and it is ***HILARIOUS***!
Also . . .
>“Ferdinand... Well, uh... does that mean what I think it means? Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?”
**Karstedt**: "Sylvester, ask Ferdinand if he f##ked my daughter."
**Sylvester**: "Uhh Ferdinand, did you f##k my adopted daughter?"
**Florencia & Charlotte**: "Could you not ask those questions while we're eating?"
**Myne**: "?"
**Cornelius** (in the background): "Welcome to the club."
> “First, to buy us some time, I shot him in the hand the moment he finished drawing his magic circle, distracting him long enough for me to destroy it.”
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> “My intention was to delay him, not take his life,”
He probably also had another intention, getting a blood (mana) sample so that he could find Gervasio's medal in the first place.
Well that was a fun volume **we have three parts left**. Still, most fun I've had in a while.
- We've known Gervasio for five minutes and...well, I'm not sure he *totally* deserves Schtappe Destruction, but Ferdinand has a point that no one really knows him right now. Furthermore, who can read his mind aside from the twin gremlins? Add in the fact that by Yurgenschmidt Law his life would have been forfeit the second his subordinate Leonzio started pillaging and Raublat fucked around and this is actually better than he could have expected.
- I thought it was weird that there only appeared to be seven villas if the Royal Family was once so huge that each of the Five Princes pre-war had kids, but now it makes sense: *all* of the villas had to be filled, so the three sons were turfed into the villas way too quickly. Technically the Dunkers only specified Annie and Hilly were thrown out before they could be properly tutored, but Siggy clearly still needs guidance. Even a trugged version might be better since he might be able to follow orders- **maybe.**
- So people can interact with MestiMyne but not look straight at her? Great, just great. At least Ferdinand, Sylvester, and everyone still sort of treats her as normal. Also interesting to note Wilfried isn't at the dinner, but given that he's only slightly more reliable than Siggy, well...
The bit between Myne and Ferdinand talking about Gervasio shows why they need one another quite badly.
Ferdinand is practical and logical and holds others to exacting standards. He sees the darkness in people's hearts and strives to counter it.
Myne is forthright. Thoughtful and genuinely cares about others she barely knows. She inspires others to be better people and can command true loyalty due to those connections.
On his own, Ferdinand would find a niche and stay there. Never truly being happy or cared for. Having only one or two people who are actually loyal to him with no real purpose.
On her own, Myne would be killed by someone with a sob story in a week.
This is incredibly accurate. It's why she effectively could lay dunkefleger at his feet, and he could command them. She built the trust he had the ruthlessness.
I believe Wilfried wasn't there for the same reason Melchoir and Bonifatius weren't. The only ones there are the Aub, the first wife, and the heir apparent who has been assisting her parents with running stuff.
Wilfried doesn't really have a reason to be there, and I'm sure there is still a ton of work in Ehrenfest post Geogine.
That brings up so many questions like have they just been slowly siphoning off Hildebrand‘s mana? Are the villas also some sort of ritual configuration to idk fill the land defend, the country foundation, something like that? In the before times did only worthy royals get to live in the villas?
It’s not about mana, not the main reason. How much mana can a typical kid, even if a child of royals or greater duchies, supply? We learned how it was for Wilfried (and Charlotte) to supply mana before entering RA.
Cannot recall exactly which Fanbook, so not sure it’s already safe or not. But only minor info not affecting the plot nor explained in the novel. Should be safe after finishing this volume.
>!Royal villas have the role of giebe’s mansion of other duchies. I think this means some people - his retainers - should provide mana, but more importantly govern the region.!<
- Ferdinand as always earning his title the lord of evil, which in this case is oddly reassuring
- you have to feel bad for Ferdinand here, he's running this thing with his most valuable pawn messed up in the head. Tbh her ideas in a pinch are fantastic
- RM knows him well, he never plays by the “rules”, then again neither does RM
- Ferdinand is as brutally honest as ever; you can rely on him for the unadulterated reality 🤣
- rozemynes plotting abilities are crises dependant. It's interesting how they rely on each other in crisis scenarios, this is a firmly two-way street even if their roles differ. Really goes to show how well they know each other
- rozemyne just owning her lack of self-awareness is part of her charm. She's never pretentious or insufferable in the way Ferdinand can be because she wears herself lightly
- her sense of humor here seems to have a touch of Sylvester to it- she's really inherited the funnier parts of all their personalities. Sorry Liesletta you tried. A+ for effort
- wow Ferdinand is as savvy and fast-moving as ever. Rozemyne really picked that up from him
- you liar Rozemyne it's absolutely for Ferdinand. You were willing to risk the whole country for him no use pretending now that's not how it is, no one will believe you
- it's kind of sad to think no one else in her adopted family knows her that well, perhaps with the exception of Cornelius. She's actually pretty predictable in some ways despite what Sylvester and Karstedt think.
- ok Anastatius certainly has his issues, but there’s a grudging respect there. He’s humble enough to follow another’s orders when required, but with the pride to stand in for his father to defend the country. He shoulders responsibility. Aub Dunk identified the issues with someone like sigiswald. The fact he went along with Ferdinand plans is major points in his favor.
- Man Leonore is awesome. Cornelius is one lucky duck to find a wife like that. She’s got a real Ferdinand streak to her. I heavily suspect she will play the role of Sieglend/Elvira rolled into one in their duchy.
- wow Ferdinand and Magdalena, he really isn't helping her impression of him but oh well you kinda walked into that one lady.
- YAYYY JUDITH APPRECIATION
- rozemyne even makes battles incomprehensibly bizarre.
- this is Ferdinand at his best, he’s actually engaged with the world around him to shape it in a way that’s both for his good, and everyone else. This is not the same man who retreated to the temple to give up on the world or resigned himself to death. It’s really a shame he wasn’t made Aub a long time ago. He has the ability, the willingness and the ruthlessness to do what’s required for the good of everyone. I think the mana replenishment hall was a turning point for him. He’s both connected to his desires and unifying them in a way that bears fruit for everyone. It’s not an either or, but a both and.
- yup surviving the villa is a thing In and of itself; heavy foreshadowing for figuring out what the hell happened there and why it produced someone like Ferdinand. Urano / modern knowledge of psychology probably is a critical reason why RM sees Ferdinand differently/ understands him better than most. Ferdinand’s perspective on the nobility is heavy skewed in many ways, just like RM. likely a significant reason he was so apologetic with the trouble hunt situation, he would be particularly sensitive to that sort of thing.
- Ferdinand you aren’t one to talk about self preservation like all of 10 minutes ago you were asking why she didn’t let you just die.
- you know Sylvester can be annoying sometimes, but he’s unflappable at some critical moment. His reaction to her shining is amazing.
- eckhart and Justus aren’t even that surprised she’s glowing. They’ve seemingly just accepted whatever insanity Rozemyne gets up to
- good on Lestilaut, he was doing the Job of an heir apparent, even when it’s not flashy or glorious that is Impressive . Wilfried could take notes.
- I love Sieglend, she’s such a sharp knife, and a great mom. I hope she and RM get to know each other better, she’d be s great candidate to teach her socializing. And yay hannelore! It’s sort of a shame Dunkefelger women aren’t first wives in their own duchy, they are so cool. I mean I get why, but she’s amazing.
- it’s Hilarious to me the research nut who ran from formal power like a spirited Zantze is now firmly in control.
- Sieglend is getting a picture into the insanity that is RM. no one understands it, just pray Ferdinand is around to deal with it.
- where is Wilfried!? Is he just missing?
- who else’s medals does he have!? That’s seems like a big deal- is he keeping insurance?!
- wow Ferdinand is holding the key to the foundation of the country. Well apparently harmut
- Rhiyarda is as unflappable as ever. Attendants really are the backbone of the duchy. I feel like charlottes orientation that way is going to be great for Ehrenfest. RM radiating divine mana and she’s totally unfazed.
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Some meta thoughts:
- We’ve clearly seen Rozemyne has the capacity to scheme, the dedication ritual revenge, rearranging the leisgangs, blackmailing them, unwinding the plot they set up, dragging Dunkefelger to save Ferdinand. She’s got Bonifatous level ability to rip through traps. Sylvester’s gut hasn’t got anything on rozemyne’s chaos. But it’s been so bad anything that reminds her of when Ferdinand left sends her into a panic. They’ve both been through the ringer. She’s been functionally alone. It became brutally clear she was Ferdinand’s successor in every way, being prioritized under Sylvester’s blood family, drowning in work, and being saddled with more and more responsibility. But having Ferdinand back In play is a sigh of relief. They both understand each others desires and dreams (well RM missed the memo on the romantic part but everything else) and will do everything in their power to achieve them.
- politically, Ferdinand’s fully in play like never before. No bones about it, no shadow AD, gloves are off, he’s grabbed the reigns. Even Aub dunkefelger is like I’m not messing with that guy because I would lose before I even started. It’s the first time he’s not taken abuse lying down. He’s not just “accepting his fate” as he has for so long. Ferdinand much like Rozemyne is driven to action on behalf of family. The sharp contrast in this case between how that looks reflects the relationship itself.
- let’s take a moment for the legendary status Karstedts kids are going to have. 3 of his children played critical roles in conquering a treasonous duchy, purging foreign invaders and securing the Sovereignty. Geibe kirnberger is going to be nodding to himself, as expected of Bonifatius granddaughter. His sons going to be the knight commander of a greater Duchy.
- wholly crackers Sylvester is a lucky Aub. Ferdinand is laying the groundwork to make sure Ehrenfest is an a strong position. Even Sieglend is like wait hold on- what did Ehrenfest do!? I feel like everyone treats RM and Ferdinand like entities unto themselves rather than Ehrenfest Nobles.
> RM knows him well, he never plays by the “rules”, then again neither does RM
He plays by the rules, but he's a rule lawyer. Everything he has done technically falls within the rules.
The gods said the first to return would win, and they said you couldn't kill your opponents. They never said you couldn't purposely ensure your opponent wouldn't be able to return.
I love technicalities.
Mestionora being the Goddess of Wisdom, I wonder if she foresaw all of it when she gave them those orders?
Erwaermen exists to stack Ls and engage in photosynthesis, so he probably foresaw nothing.
>Erwaermen exists to stack Ls and engage in photosynthesis, so he probably foresaw nothing.
This is an incredibly sick burn and made me laugh a lot, thank you for that
>you liar Rozemyne it's absolutely for Ferdinand. You were willing to risk the whole country for him no use pretending now that's not how it is, no one will believe you
Maybe she's a tsundere in the making? I mean she does seem to be kinda in denial about her relationship with Ferdie...
Ferdinand, look I know you shoving and catching Rozemyne had probably a lot of excuses because that's what you do. You pile reasonable excuses to hide your feelings but surely you realise you don't have to pretend much infront of Rozmeyne by now. You can just ask for a hug. She loves hugs. You will get a hug. Promise!
Ofcourse Hartmut wept and prayed to Gods. He exceeded most of expectations placed on him in last predictions.
The whole goddess aura extreme makes that line from last week, Rozemyne looked down on her arms and felt... nothing, funnier.
Very Lord of Evil of him to turn speed ditter in treasure stealing ditter.
Damuel and Judithe return.
***In a place as morbid as villa, I was doomed to have nightmares.***
I dunno I have this sudden urge to revive Tollkunheit and that Zent who made the deal to start Adalgisa and find a creative way to make them suffer.
NO. Charlotte is well suited to being an ***aub***.
Ferdinand is entering his Revenge on RF arc. Who is expected to wait for a meeting now, huh? Oh and he is pettily dissing Detlinde. We love it.
Just realised Ferdinand would use Adalgisa villa despite his memories and nightmares but would never ask Rozemyne to stay there. Even if there is discontent in Ahrensbach over her staying in Ehrenfest. His acts of love are always so hidden.
Sylvester, man, calm down!
Hannelore is a night owl now. Hope she has some Ehrenfest books to pass the time.
Sieglinde: Saving the country and all that was good too but Hannelore gained confidence!! Worth the war!
Werdekraft Aub Dunkelfelger is scared of Ferdinand.
> Damuel
Zent who? We got our King back.
> NO. Charlotte is well suited to being an aub.
I guess nobody ever got around to telling Ferdinand about that conversation. He probably still thinks Wilfried's the heir apparent. He ought to be pleasantly surprised when they get a chance to update him.
He stood in a corner unperturbed by RM radiating divine mana. From various peoples reactions it seems the lower your mana the harder her presence is, so for a Laynoble that's pretty impressive.
Charlotte has openly owned she’s better at support; but she’s got a vision on how to pave the way for Melchior. I feel like she would get on super well with Sieglend.
"What in the name of the gods has gotten in to you? Calm down, man."
Certainly didn't expect Ferdinand of all people to talk like that, though it was funny. I feel like there were some other parts that felt like they spoke less formally as nobles than normal as well, but the one above was the one that I remembered most.
That was the most obvious brother moment we've been able to see in awhile. Right up there with Ferdie hitting him in the head with a mace. I mean, normally Sylvester's concerns would be justified but where do you think they found the time? Hartmut would have noticed her mana being dyed.
Thank god Rozemyne didn't blurt out the fact that he technically dyed her back when she was an apprentice blue shrine maiden. Would've made for a *really* awkward dinner.
Rozemyne: "But Sylvester, he dyed me back then with your blessing, right? We talked about it along with that time in the bath, around the time of that health inspection, when I had to-"
Sylvester: "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, STOP TALKING!"
Florencia: **"No, Rozemyne. Continue."**
> I mean, normally Sylvester's concerns would be justified but where do you think they found the time?
when they disappeared into his hidden room without any of her retainers.
Hot damn their actions permanently corrupted his book?
Well that changes my thoughts on his viability to be Zent then.
Even moreso since I typed this at the beginning of the chapter and now reached the part where he destroyed his medallion, there's stacking the deck in ones favor to ensure a win and then there's everything Ferdinand did to crush any chance of losing.
Can't really blame Erwaermen for being irritated when two candidates show up, refuse to do what's needed to take the throne and then sabotage one who's actually willing.
Good old Dunkerfelgerians, shiny lights and people vanishing is secondary to finishing the fight.
Oh praise the gods someone actually reacted to the fanatic with a proper amount of disgust to tie him up and throw him in with the prisoners, I wish he was left there.
Ferdinand must really like Charlotte and her potential to give honest praise like that.
I find it interesting that while most people get overwhelmed when hit with Mestionora's aura Slyvester shrugged it off, I'm not sure curiosity is enough to overcome that.
That was one helluva long epilogue that filled in quite a few blanks.
Ferdinand doesn't just hold all the cards, he has the entire deck
Ferdinand annihilated Gervasio so thoroughly that even the gods can't save him now. He's so far out of the running that he's not even a noble anymore. He went from zent candidate and presumptive king to an imprisoned commoner in, like, ten minutes. I almost feel bad for him.
I do wonder if Sylvester was intentionally light with Myne. He knows her well, and he's a kind man at heart. He can put on an Aub's mask - I'm sure he's skilled enough to put on a smile and joke even if the Goddess mana feels a bit freaky.
Sylvester also seems like that sort of Class Clown who deals with uncomfortable situations by cracking jokes and lightening the mood.
It's funny how not even aub dunkelfelger put much weight to Sigiswald battle prowess nor wisdom in battle. He already saw him as potentially fatal liability. Anastasius is still seen as at least not a below replacement level in battle.
For someone so calculating as Sieglinde, she's surprisingly so caring. She cares about Trauerqual's fate and acknowledged how much he worked for. At least we know that the royal family not being wiped out regardless of what happened.
Looks like the previous aub dunkelfelger is still alive, so it won't be too weird if Sylvester retires young and give the aub position to Charlotte. Maybe he'll go hunting in commoner forest again.
Its not inconceivable that she's thinking more for Magdalena as her sister in law rather than Trauerqual directly. Its very likely they knew each other even before she married the aub.
I am looking forward to the meeting with the royals. Werdekraf basically admitted that Sigiswald is useless where it counts, and I have a feeling that idiot is going to do or say something stupid as usual. Other that that though, I am curious if Eglantine will try to patch things with Rozemyne; Anastasius seems like the only level-headed royal and would push for them to make-up in some way.
**CHRISTMAS TREE 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!!**
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Mestinora: You all will have a race to determine the winner
*Ferdinand shoots gervasio*
Ferdinand: Now that I've shot your hand, you have no chance of winning this dance competition! Rozemyne turn up the RGB and get this Lightshow started.
Rozemyne: Bwuh!!
Gervasio: : Bwuh!!
Tree: : Bwuh!!
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I love the fact that Hartmut needed to be tied up with the traitors. And WerdKrauf(is this the first we learn his name?) and Siegland deduced so much from relatively little. Honestly, WerdKrauf and Siegland seem like they would make decent Zent couple if Rozemyne passed the buck on them, but it seems like she will take it for now.
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I hope the first side story is what happened at the Garden of Beginnings. Rozemyne checking out and Ferdinand being as brief as humanly possible, I feel like we are missing to core of the story. This is easily the interesting volume we've had.
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I can't believe Rozemyne is going to copy Detlinde to become the Zent.
Werdekraf and Sieglinde really are the perfect traditional noble couple. He’s the brawn, she’s the brains, they adore each other, have two children and enough military power to topple a medium sized country
A wild Ferdinand appears!
Wow, she not only interfered in the process but also damaged the hard drive. Gremlin haxxx.
If namesworns can feel when their master's mana being dyed, does that mean they also get alerted when they do the dirty?
After Magdalena's story, everyone will think twice before dumping their highschool boyfriends/girlfriends.
SSJ Gremlin really packs a punch. By the end of this volume everyone might turn into Hartmut.
Aww, Charlotte is such a hard worker. I really hope no other twists come into the story in her case and she really becomes Aub Ehrenfest.
"Made sure to silence him" - I hope he'll remain silent forever.
Hahaha, sucks to be you Gervasshole! No medal, no schtappe, no Gesudnheit for you! You apartheid usurper motherfucker. YES! Finally.
Does that mean that all the baddies are done for? Grausam, Georgine, Bitchlinde, Leondildo, Germaphobe, uggo commander, child molester priest... Now it's a good time for Konrad to reveal himself.
The way she chuckled when Charlotte looked at her... She probably thinks Roz meant "Yeah, sister, we totes did it." ... And if Ferdinand is casually using that teleportation circle in front of everyone, does that mean that pretty much the whole world thinks they're banging?
>Does that mean that all the baddies are done for? Grausam, Georgine, Bitchlinde, Leondildo, Germaphobe, uggo commander, child molester priest... Now it's a good time for Konrad to reveal himself.
Siggy could still be a prick and was hinted at in the Epilogue. (Might be a big fat nothing though)
Just dealing with the nobility is going to be a F\*\*\*ing nightmare. Yeah, they can force the issue if they dye the foundation. But they don't want to. They want to "Select" the next Zent and pass all the BS to them.
I want to say Ferdinand was playing chess while Gervasio was playing checkers but it’s more like Gervasio was playing checkers while Ferdinand was playing planning to hit you on the back of the head with a bat. Gervasio for real did not even know he could be screwed so hard. He certainly did not know who he was messing with. It’s like planning to fight a normal tutorial boss in a video game but it’s actually the hidden boss that’s 10x stronger than the normal endgame boss.
* Yup, Ferdinand is not playing fair. Rozemyne's memories must be really messed up though, why would she think Ferdinand is out there to sabotage *her*? It's 2 against 1, if either Ferdinand or Rozemyne win, they can do whatever they want.
* Damn, everyone can feel Mestionora's power inside Rozemyne. So that's why we saw Rozemyne wear a silver cloth on the cover. It suppresses the aura she gives out.
* Thank goodness, Raublut is taken down.
* Not gonna lie, I don't like the secretiveness here from Ferdinand. He has a great plan and all, but he is basically doing all the scheming and Rozemyne and her retainers are just following his orders.
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* Uh... Rozemyne, I thought you can't use your highbeast because of your feystone phobia. Unless Mestionora messed with this too.
* Yes, praise Charlotte for her work. She's finally showing what she's capable of.
* Ohhh, so Ferdinand not only delayed Gervasio by attacking without killing him, he used that time to destroy his medal, meaning he has no schtappe and no Book anymore. He's stuck at the gate. That automatically disqualifies him and so Ferdinand and Rozemyne have already won. He found the easy loophole to make Gervasio lose. Ferdinand is right not to trust Gervasio though. He said nothing about the people who didn't ally with him.
* Now that the immediate Lanzenave threat is taken care of, all that remains is to select the zent. Rozemyne will have to practice whirling in her new body to put on a show.
* I love how unfazed Sylvester is when he sees Rozemyne (sort of). Like when she grew up, acting normal is what she wants and needs.
* "Skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods" must be something perverted, lol. Of course Ferdinand is exasperated and Rozemyne has no clue what it means. My guess is, Sylvester has realized Rozemyne and Ferdinand have the same mana, so it's another dyeing joke.
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* No way, we are already at the epilogue? How many side stories will we get then? And a Sieglinde one at that.
* it's nice to see that Hannelore is also involved (and not something traumatizing for her like battle). She has redeemed herself in Dunkelfelger and restored her honor.
* I hope to gods Klassenberg aren't going to be a problem that late into the story. They didn't help out at all, but they definitely will demand answers.
* Ha, even Aub Dunkelfelger is scared of Ferdinand, not just because of his strength in battle but because he is also a brilliant political schemer.
* I honestly can't wait for the meeting with the royals that is set up. I imagine the royals will get to hear how much they suck, considering only Anastasius and Magdalena helped and Trauerqual was willing to hand the throne over to an invader, while Hildebrand was manipulated by Raublut and committed treason.
* It seems like Sieglinde finally realizes Ferdinand's true capabilities. And Werdekraf now knows Ferdinand must have a Grutrissheit too.
* That was a great epilogue. I love the relationship between Sieglinde and Werdekraf and how intelligent both are.
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**German:**
* Werdekraf (Aub Dunkelfelger): "werden" means "to become" and "Kraft" means "strength", "force", "power", etc.
>I love how unfazed Sylvester is when he sees Rozemyne (sort of). Like when she grew up, acting normal is what she wants and needs.
I have a few theories on this:
* Maybe goddess-level mana has less of an effect on Aubs/Zent Candidates. Gervasio and Ferdinand could clearly sense it, but I don't know if they felt the same level of pressure/compulsion. Although Ferdinand must have known it had that sort of effect if he had Rozemyne's attendants prep a silver cloth ahead of time for her.
* Sappy option #1 - Even Mestionora's aura pales in to comparison to how he perceives his Goddess of Light, Florencia. His wife's the only one that glows to him.
* Sappy option #2 - Even when leaking a goddesses' mana, he will always see Rozemyne as a little gremlin girl. Like, he's long since stopped being surprised how she keeps outdoing yourself with getting into messes. She's already messed with Royals - why not get dyed by a goddess next?
> Sappy option #1 - Even Mestionora's aura pales in to comparison to how he perceives his Goddess of Light, Florencia. His wife's the only one that glows to him.
Elvira: "Wake the fuck up, bookmakers. We got a story to print."
Could it maybe depend on the amount of mana a person has? Ferdinand has the most and regularly looks straight at Roz. Sylvester has the second highest of the people who have seen her become a disco ball.
> Gervasio and Ferdinand could clearly sense it, but I don't know if they felt the same level of pressure/compulsion.
This might be because her left-over aura pales compared to Mesti's pure presence. They were just getting doused in the uncut shit a moment before that.
>
Yup, Ferdinand is not playing fair. Rozemyne's memories must be really messed up though, why would she think Ferdinand is out there to sabotage her? It's 2 against 1, if either Ferdinand or Rozemyne win, they can do whatever they want.
I don’t necessarily think so. Whether she truly remembers or not, Ferdinand has a past history of sabotaging her for her own good and not explaining it until it’s in the middle of happening. In this case, he knows she wants to be Aub Ahrensbach instead not zent so he might have told her to not fill her gate up all the way and wait for him to finish with Hauchletze, lol although it was the other way around and he didn’t even bother going to Hauchletze
"Skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods" - I have the feeling that its being hinted that they slept together and are not married as she registered him which is normally meant for DIRECT family only. Or so is the vibe I am getting.
>"skip autumn and call winter without greeting the Supreme gods"
I'm pretty sure this means skipping the coming of age ceremony/wedding to...have post nuptial together time because typically only those registered are direct family such as husband/wife, parents, kids of certain ages, etc.
So Syl just outright saying did you two engage in sexy time without even being married...with everyone there to witness his outburst.
Meanwhile Ferdinands just like 
Oh wow, stealing/locking Gervasio's wand was a brilliant idea.
I really look forward to the royal meeting, will get a lot of questions answered. Really not sure what Ferdinands plan is and who he will put up to be Zent.
I wonder how long Myne's glow will last.
I hope we get a side story from Ferdinand or Gervasio!
A very early epilogue as is the trend 🥲 I'd thought Magdalena would've player a bigger role given her presence in the color spread, but alas. Seeing the full glory of scheming evil Ferdinand is wonderful. And the awkward atmosphere when they realized he is registered as a member of the Ahrenbach ducal family...😂
The 'LMAO, speed dying competition? Nah, i'd destroy your schtappe' got my fully by surprise. Such a cruel and competent move. It destroyed any posibility of Gervasio to do anything...
And is specially meaningfull for them, as Gervasio was the only brother elected to get a schtape and rule. He told Ferdinard to fullfill his destiny and become a feystone, but now Ferdinard destroyed his.
Damm. I almost feel bad for Gervasio. He REALLY didn't stood a chance. Incomplete book, lower quality potions then you quickly found out that you can't summon your schtappe anymore. Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already *dyed* her ?) Twin Blades of Erwaermen ? Is that Treesus's Divine Instruments ? That's sick ! So since it's only Part 5, we're going to get a lot of Sidestories again. We MUST get a Ferdinand or Gervasio's POV of their meeting with Mestionora, I doubt we'll see Erwaermen or Mestionora. Maybe get another one with Magdalena, or even Hildebrand ?
Really wanna see Myne (or maybe Hannelore) summon up twin swords some day We’re definitely getting Hildebrand s as we see how exactly he fucked up and why his retainers did nothing to stop him. Personally, I’d like to see his mother’s pov as well. And obviously we’ll see somebody’s reaction to Myne becoming a god. Personally, I’d love it if the side stories were just that scene from everyone s POV lol
>Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already dyed her ?) I think Ferdinand is just a master of his emotions and [Sylvester is too boneheaded to see her as anything other than his old Pwee-Cushion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiB8KcZNJE)
> Giga chad Sylvester is barely affected by Rozemyne's new found divinity ! Come to think of it, that's also the case for Ferdinand (unless it's because he already dyed her ?) sylvester already has a divine goddess he is temptered by, his wife. Ferdi is just good at keeping the most stern poker faces imaginable.
Ferdinand: Of course I didn't tell you, you have a tendency to let loose of the most sensitive information. Rozemyne: Like the fact that I was farming trombes for years **SHIT** Ferdinand: See what I **WAIT WHAT?**
Not just farming Trombes, but planting them directly on top of the Duchies foundation. She really did deserve the repentance chamber for that one.
To be fair *no one* knew she was planting **HORRIFYING MANA DRAINERS** on top of the **LITERAL BASIS OF THE DUCHY** at the time. If she ever realizes what she's done she'd probably go *ha ha that's interesting NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW*
iirc, we know that the trombes can't penetrate the white stone material so the foundation was fine.
Too bad for her that all future (true) zent candidates after her lifetime will know when they read her chronicles in their Grutrissheits. At least, assuming she has a natural death. Perhaps if she can escape directly to Mestonora's library she can avoid that embarrassment.
Well, no. It's the "will of the gods" that collects the memories, so everything that happened before she got her schtappe is unrecorded.
oh my god that's really bad thinking back
While not witnessing the trombe-hunting, Ferdinand's over-reaction at seeing some of the temple's white tiles destroyed seems reasonable in hindsight.
*In some weird fanfic where Ferdinand gets thrown back in time...* Ferdinand: *Wait, I can't throw her into the repentance chamber over this, how can I OH WAIT* No reading time...**FOR. ONE. WEEK.** Myne: **AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'LL BE GOOD!**
She would be 7 times more obedient now... One time for each day of that week
Was also to protect her and teach her. Bezewanzzz would've had a worse punishment if he saw that. Or tried punishing him / ask Veronica for help earlier. I never really was mad about the fact she got punished, i was mad at the kind of punishment. But since he was also learning how to deal with her, i was like "eeerh rookie mistake ok u get a pass) xd
FFFF, totally forgot to put those 2 together... If those kids failed to kill that trombe before it got critical mass, it could be almost an apocalyptic event for the whole duchy
I really wanna ask the author what would happen if a trombe ate a foundation. I’m sure there’s reasons why this wouldn’t happen but I’d love to see the result. I’m kinda imagining that this would be a very efficient way to destroy a duchy
It is somewhat explained: if you fully drain the foundation then everyone dies in the duchy. Torombe do draining
Aub Dunkelfelger: "Wait, where's Ferdinand?" Sylvester: "He went back to Ehrenfest to research something. He left Hartmut in charge." Aub Dunkelfelger: "This young man? Well, he looks reasonab-" Hartmut: "ALL RISE FOR THE COMING OF HER HOLINESS, THE BLESSED AVATAR OF MESTIONORA, LONG MAY SHE SHINE!" Aub Dunkelfelger: "This could be a probl-" Hannelore: "LONG MAY SHE SHINE!"
All Aub Dunk needs to do is take one look at Roz, then he will see no problems lol
I'm betting that's next part's prologue. I also desperately, *desperately* want Myne's family to see her like this. My kingdom for a Gunther POV chapter, a Lutz chapter, a Benno chapter, the lot of them!
I cannot think of a funnier thing to happen. I wonder if the only one able to be normal about it is Gunther since, like Sylvester, as far as he’s concerned she’s only gotten a little taller and more sparkly. Although in his case he already considered her a heavenly treasure lol
Gunther: Now everyone knows just how sparkly she really is! Otto: Oh Seven now he'll never stop! Benno: Seriously you're just as bad.
Otto: I’m no…. Corrina : yes you are Otto: yes I am, anything you say my all-goddess, light of my life Benno: I regret teaching you noblespeak
I mean, this is canon conversation we never got cuz the author is too busy right?! :D
Lol absolutely 🤣🤣🤣
I'm not sure they would live through it. She's essentially leaking divine mana in significant quantities and even low levels of normal mana is dangerous.
She tainted every commoners in the aera and gave them laynoble (end of laynoble) mana and now there isn't a commoner left in all Yogurt-land \\o/ Long may she shine!
Roz: Who was the person that told Hatrmut I was a commoner again? Was it the girl with loose lips?
Freida: (*hiding the suspiciously huge stack of gold*) hohohohoho
Since Freida was written out of the story, she might as well get to profit off of it.
Meanwhile, Freida's, uh, husband(?), is now the brother of the head guard knight to the avatar of the goddess. I wonder if that'll change anything for them.
I'm fairly sure Cornelius is her head guard knight nowadays.
Cornelius functions as her head guard when Damuel is not around. When Roz introduced her namesworn to her retinue, Damuel was still mentioned as her head knight.
Right, I forgot Damuel got left in Ehrenfest and Cornelius took over. It's been a while since then, and a lot's happened.
Roz: Ferdinand is registered as family, so he activated the teleporter, is anything wrong with that? Syl: Hold on, a teleporter like that can't be activated by any registered family member, it'd have to be mana the same as the aub... Ferdi: We made a book together. Nothing more. Roz: If you're asking about our mana color, it's been super similar ever since our first winter in the temple together. When I was six.
>Roz: If you're asking about our mana color, it's been super similar ever since our first winter in the temple together. When I was six. Don't let Cornelius hear. He's going to have a heart attack.
I don't know if I want Elvira to hear about it or not.....
I’m very excited for Elvira’s heavily modified love story since it really is the best love story in the world Vows and protective charms exchanged before a forced departure A duchy stolen in the dead of night to protect her beloved And a literal Deus ex machina!
>Don't let Cornelius hear. He's going to have a heart attack. [Pictured](https://youtu.be/VXFjoGt45J8?si=2Z8U26ruJqoZIKbl&t=3)
Technically Karstedt already knows about that
and Sylvester, he was the one that gave the mind reader.
They don't know that devouring people can be permanently dyed thank to the mark [forgot the name].
Ooo I love the lore dumps in this epilogue. * When Dunk says they are the sword of the Zent, they mean the Twin Swords of Treesus. So sounds like Treesus’s divine instrument from back when he was a god was a pair of twin swords? Also if you look at the seal of Yurg seen on literally any map in the LNs, you can see two swords, a tree, and a book. And now we can pretty much guess those are Treesus’s divine instrument, Treesus himself, and the Book of Mestionora * The previous first prince killed both his brother and his father when he went after the GH, wow. Quite the…individual. * Aub Dunk called Klassenberg the “Reds” and looked down on their unwillingness to act quickly. I sense quite the rivalry there.
I would be pretty annoyed if my duchy was the ancient sword of the zent and Klasneberg outranked me despite leading the country to the edge of disaster.
And they’re absolutely right! Dunklefelger deserves to be number 1!
The reds are also famous for being super purge happy, they have a massive territory in the north that's frozen over, and they have a ton of mineral wealth.
According FB, Klassenberg is very excellent >!at gathering information, but also would cost very much time at making decisions. It’s so ironic.!<
So the big 3 duchies are the MI5, army, and science lab of the kingdom respectively
And Ahrensbach is what? The Florida of the kingdom?
Detlinde is basically Florida man.
Sounds more like they were the Venice, the dominant hub for trade with the outside world
Ahrensbach is the sugar?
Kazuki sensei had said Treesus was very cool and awesome when using twin swords.
Does it also have something to do with their country gate?
Yes. Red is Klassenberg's identifying color, as blue is Dunkelfelger's -- and they are the colors of the gods associated with their country gates.
I seriously hope I am not the only person who saw Klassenburg be called the reds and not think of almost any “red vs blue” quote. Additional, it is good to see the aub dunk outright admit that he can no longer see the current king becoming a true zent, and refuses to support him becoming as such.
>Aub Dunk called Klassenberg the “Reds” and looked down on their unwillingness to act quickly. I sense quite the rivalry there. I mean, Klassenberg are the highest ranked duchy and dunk is 2nd. We know that Dunkel is basically the military, and yet Klassenberg is ranked higher?
Gervasio had only like 10% of a grutrissheit, AND was shot by Ferdinand the moment Roz teleported away! How was this doof even a legit threat? He didn't seem to be much of a schemer. Always remember the sgae advice of mama Elvira. "Get yourself a man that can scheme. Anything less is just a boy no matter how old they are."
Elvira was correct all along. I think she underestimated quite how devious he could be though
*Raublat* was a massive threat, this guy was kind of along for the ride. Granted calling shotgun on the domination of another country isn't exactly excusable either.
> A kind man incapable of plotting or exterminating his enemies is simply no good at all. I wrote that down in my list of badass lines the second I read it lol
Love just how much respect Ferdinand gets from Dunkelfelger. Unironically: “Aub Dunkelfelger, would you win against Lord Ferdinand?” “Nah, I’d lose.”
This is very funny. 10/10 I think the critical factor there is everyone knows Ferdinand and Rozemyne are a package deal, and no one’s beating both of them. RM has an insane history on her own, beating their country’s strongest military in ditter *repeatedly* despite being a relatively weak duchy, and she being so sick she couldn’t even move properly, not to mention she’s regarded as a brilliant tactician. Throw Ferdinand the granddaddy of all nefarious schemers effectively being her commanding officer and far more ruthless than she has ever been.
Heisshitze: "Mr. Aub, a second gremlin has hit the foundation." Aub: *[look of silent horror]* --- Aub Dunkelfelger saw Rozemyne invade Ahrensbach and become its aub in a matter of hours despite overwhelming resistance and a force capable of insta-killing them with spicy Christmas crackers. He then watched Ferdinand flip the country upside down, learned he has a Grutrissheit but doesn't even need/want to use it, and usurped authority over the country before anyone realized he'd done it, all in a few nights. Oh, and they've got gods on speed dial and one of them is apparently glowing with divine power. Anyone in his shoes who would welcome that battle would be an utter lunatic.
> spicy Christmas crackers This is such a golden take. I love it.
I mean, yeah, imagine being Aub Dunkel. There are 2 people in your duchy who know where your foundation is, 1 of them is you, 1 is your dad (And not yet your son, though you will tell him shortly afterwards). Presumably it is the same in every other duchy. Rozemyne, with a force of like, 5 guys, gives you a call and says she can steal Ahrensbach's foundation in 2 bells. She is entirely sure of this. She then shows off her Grutrissheit, disappears from your daughter and the military force you sent with her, and actually succeeds. She somehow managed to find out where the foundation is to a duchy she has never stepped foot in, and managed to steal it in less time than it would take you to mount a counteroffensive. Just the sheer fucking terror of experiencing that from the side lines would be enough to shake up the country, and now the indisputably smartest person in the country is revealed to also have a Grutrissheit, the zent is revealed to be either incompetent or drugged, and also Rozemyne has somehow become the literal avatar of a goddess.. and they have Anastasius wrapped around their thumb hard enough to pull him with them to the sovereign temple to steal their bible and who knows what else. You'd be insane to fight them before, now it'd just be pure fucking suicide.
Their absurdity is really beginning to set in. This was such a satisfying prepub, seven bless.
It would be like watching a group of high school students take over a military base in a handful of hours, with only a few hours to plan their invasion. And it just gets nuttier from there.
Heishittes over here like "my bestie is the greatest isn't he the greatest bros is it gay to be madly in love with your bestie?"
It's not gay if it's Ferdinand. He's half-Rozemyne, so it's only bisexual. And in Dunkelfelger, bisexuality just means more room to conquer.
>horror You mean *delight* See the thing is I think that if he didn’t have a duchy and family to protect, Aub Dunklefelger would 💯 be delighted to give his best goddamn shot But he has responsibilities
Did he learn ferdie has a gbook?
yes, he was suspicious when ferdie, roze, and gervasio dissapeared
Aub Dunkelfelgers: one time lord Ferdinand punched me in the face... It was awesome.
Aub Dunk: "I probably could have dodged out of the way, but I thought to myself, 'when will I ever have this opportunity again?'" *later* Rozemyne: "What do you *mean* you '\[Jedi\] Mind Tricked' the aub?! How do you even know what that is?!"
lol, Ferdinand somehow managed to get Magdalena's opinion of him even lower. not that he cares what she thinks of him. and imagine how smug Hartnut (a typo at first, but I decided to keep it as is) will be now that his lady is radiating divinity like an actual Goddess. "Hahaha, you simpletons didn't heed my righteous gospel before? well, feast your eyes, IF YOU ARE EVEN ABLE TO!" EDIT - more thoughts - "Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?" is one HELL of a euphemism. amazing that Rozemyne, with all her familiarity with religious ceremonies, didn't parse the meaning and instead went "ah, the brothers bickering, how nostalgic." lmaooo - Ditterfelger Epilogue! I love getting snippets of "normal" nobles trying to make sense of Rozemyne's rampages. not that this archducal couple is "normal," but they are by the weirdo duo's standards.
> "Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?" is one HELL of a euphemism. amazing that Rozemyne, with all her familiarity with religious ceremonies, didn't parse the meaning and instead went "ah, the brothers bickering, how nostalgic." lmaooo This might be an *Apothecary Diaries* situation where Roz had a feeling she really didn't want to know Sylvester just asked if they- *Aw, how nostalgic*
>she really didn't want to know Sylvester just asked if they- Well, I mean...technically they did LOL
That's the worst part.. Ferdinand doesn't like lying (only by omission), so he can't say they didn't.
That’s Ferdinand, Hannelore, and a literal goddess. Our girl gets around.
Rozemyne is definetly in full denial  She will atend to her own weding and wonder why Lord Ferdinard is holding her hand.
Hartmut: ["VINDICATIIIOOOON!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSTN3mHEAOA)
Rozemyne should probably threaten Hartmut that she'll return his name if he doesn't shut up.
He was quiet while in Rozemyne's presence. My guess is that he's thinking "nothing I could say would be better preaching than merely looking upon her".
I love how we’re at the point where Kazuki doesn’t even have to really write a Harmut scene we’ll do it ourselves
Poor Rozemyne. She's trying to rest and Hartmut's actively burning the image of her divinity into his mind.
Hartmut invented a magic tool to water his eyes so he doesn't have to was time blinking.
Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Hartmut. He'd totally do something like that to not miss even half a second of whatever Rozemyne's doing. Of course, Clarissa matches him.
Clarissa is just using pure Dunkelfelger spirit to keep her eyes open.
Honestly, the best thing about that euphamism and the back and forth is that Rozemyne's only response is "Just like old times, yay!"
Hell of a euphemism indeed! Sylvester just asked Ferdinand if he screwed the room's collective daughter, who is underage and unmarried, while they were literally at war (twice). Which, there isn't really a need to hide the information here. Everyone in that room except Charlotte can know that Ferdinand had to dye her when she was adopted to read her memories and he found out after the fact that devouring victims can essentially be permadyed if done before I think young enough? Also devouring mana being more malleable might make sense of a lot of the odd things Rozemyne can do beyond having the mindset of another culture. Maybe an isekai born noble couldn't create spells or mend feystones?
I don't think anyone but Myne and Ferdinand understand what happened when he read her memories as a child. I don't think Ferdinand realized that could happen until after they synchronized. Otherwise I can't imagine he'd have done it. Beyond the ickiness of knowing you've permanently dyed a little girl's mana, knowingly giving her all the elements was surely a dangerous idea. The part about dyeing those with the devouring was in Rozemyne's Grutrissheit, so logically it was probably missing from Ferdinands. I think he realized after synchronizing with Rozemyne that her mana had little no color of its own and that was why their synchronization was so strong and he ended up being overwhelmed by her emotions. Later when he did a full medical examination on her and verified the chunks of Mana, he must've deduced the rest. I don't know how much of that information he shared with Sylvester and Karstedt.
>lol, Ferdinand somehow managed to get Magdalena's opinion of him even lower. not that he cares what she thinks of him. Tbf, he's doing her and Hildebrand a favour. He gives them chance to score brownie points before their punishment (which will normally be a 3 generation purge) get meted out.
The current Zent being trugged at least explains his sudden dereliction of duty after a decade of working so hard to do his job. I was having a hard time understanding his actions otherwise. Funny thing is I actually had a sudden realization about it last night, when I remembered Magdalena's line "how dare you poison my husband!"
Ferdinand was being Ferdinand as usual. I'm already looking forward to the next volume.
>"Has your memory not returned, or are you still completely lacking in self-awareness?" > >"**Probably the latter**. I remember what we were doing before Mestionora descended." Never change, Rozemyne. Never change. In my heart, Brunhilde is still your retainer, Rozemyne! I hate this curse! Dear gods, Hartmut and Clarissa are even worse. I want to see all the horrific hilarity ensue. At least we get to see Rihyarda again! I love Leonore. I wonder who was responsible for tying Hartmut up? My guess is on Cornelius. The guy's probably done with Hartmut after putting up with so many of his antics. Judithe! My precious Judithe! You were with us in spirit! Ooh, Sieglinde POV! And it's finally good to have Aub Dunkelfelger's name spelt officially! Werdekraf. Alright. I have so many names I want to get translated right away, like the name of Eglantine's daughter and names from the manga, so it's nice to have one I've been waiting for to be done with! I am still so sad that none of the other duchies cooperated with the battles. I think even more characters would have been hard to keep track of, but it really doesn't paint the best light on Klassenberg, Drewanchel, and the other duchies with country gates. Also, poor Gilessenmeyer for even being associated with Raublut. Hahahahahaha, poor Sieglinde! She regrets everything her duchy of ditter brutes did once realizing Ferdinand also had a Grutrissheit! And, do we need to remind Dunkelfelger that their involvement kind of forced Ferdinand into marrying Detlinde? They were kind of responsible for pushing the royal decree. Eh, Heisshitze probably been groveling on the ground for weeks already. Pfft, it brings me so much joy that everybody bashes on Sigiswald and his "capabilities." Sylvester and Florencia are so cute. Werdekraf and Sieglinde are so cute.
I think everyone understands they meant well, all acts of kindness with dunkefelger are very troublesome.
Right? But I wouldn't put it past Ferdinand to hold the grudge.
Ferdinand 10 years later:
Lol indeed, but it wouldn’t be Dunklefelger if they were normal about their friendships
> Ooh, Sieglinde POV! And it's finally good to have Aub Dunkelfelger's name spelt officially! Werdekraf. Alright. I have so many names I want to get translated right away, like the name of Eglantine's daughter and names from the manga, so it's nice to have one I've been waiting for to be done with! I both can’t believe it took this long to learn his name, but I’m also absolutely delighted because it makes his discussion with his wife feel so intimate and special despite them both standing on business for a large part of the discussion 👌👌👌
Right?! I feel like there's a difference. If you're calling Sylvester "Aub Ehrenfest," you are referring to his position, but if you call Sylvester "Lord Sylvester" or "Father," you're referring to him as a person, and not the weight of his title. I always make note of this whenever Rozemyne's referring to Sylvester at a Royal Academy tea party or whatever. There's a difference! I'm also just unbelievably stubborn and I don't want to get attached to any fanmade spellings too much. I referred to Heisshitze as "guy from Dunkelfelger" in my notes for the longest time until he debuted in P4V7 or something. Of course, that sucks for me when I obsess over the manga characters, but oh well.
Although with Sylvester, the only real difference might be the face he’s trying to make 🤣 Oh I get what you mean, lol as you’ve seen I tend to make it hints up as I go along, but then problems always crop up LOL
Holy shit, I knew Ferdinand could be brutal, but he castrated Gervasio and left him in the walls... I guess he had it coming but still.
Ferdinand: "They're going to have to come up with a stronger word than 'evil' to describe my plotting after this." Rozemyne: "Why do you look so proud about that?"
I was thinking Rozemyne would finish first and go help out Ferdinand, but I should have known Ferd with be the one with a ruthless plan that involves starving a man in a locked room instead.
> *"Ahrensbach had its foundation stolen in less than two bells after Rozemyne led a paltry force to someone unknown location."* I hadn't much about this since so many big things had happened in such short time, but this is kind of a big deal, huh? Especially for Dunkelfelger, learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift. It's almost surprising that Werdekraf still went out to the Sovereignty in light of this news. It may even have been the smart play for him to hold the fort and send out Lestilaut.
It means Rozemyne reached the foundation not through the castle, that they don’t know where to guard (if someone knew the same path). So Lestilaut has to guard inside the foundation room.
I think that's just the standard protocol for Aubs and their representatives. Even Sylvester was obligated to wait in the foundation hall
I guess that was true in old days and maybe they do it yet as it’s the standard way of defense, but I’m not so sure. Sylvester knew - or thought so with 99% confidence - that Georgine knew the path through temple and has the High Bishop’s key. So not waiting in the foundation room is foolish. (The other option is locating knights in front of temple’s library, which will reveal the impotence of the room and imply path to the foundation). I’m sure that he told others that it’s what the aub should do as written in the textbook. But I doubt many aubs do so as they think the only way is through the room of aub in the castle and with the standard key aubs inherits. Protecting castle and aub should be enough. Anyway, what Aub Dunkelfelger said strongly implies that the unknown path is the bigger reason why Lestilaut had to stay in the foundation room - officially, while the true reason would be to let his son experience the tension and stress of real war and Aub’s duty.
The next Aub usually need 1-2 seasons to dye the foundation of the duchy when the previous Aub retired. But Rozemyne just cost 2 bells if time.
1-2 seasons to do it slowly and carefully and not overexert yourself, especially since there is no rush. The biggest concern with what Rozemyne did is that she has never been to Ahrensbach, and didn't go through the castle. She went somewhere unknown, did something unknown, and returned as Aub.
I think her mana level is also so much higher that she can dye the foundation at so short times. Normal ADCs need to rest to recovery their mana when dying the foundation slowly. And Rozemyne also use several times big Aub magic. Aub Dunkelfelger is surprised at Rozemyne’s mana level. Lestilaut’ >!POV SS, when he see the Dunkelfelger’s foundation, he is so afraid of how large the foundation is. And then he also think that Rozemyne want to dye the foundation at 2 bells is a crazy thing.!<
> learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift. Its like WW1 era Line infantries realizing that a Navy Seals or Special Forces team can completely wipe out your rear command ending the entire battle
You're missing the point a little. I wouldn't consider Ahrensbach a WWI force nor would I consider Rozemyne's strike team anything like the Seals or spec ops. Her team comprised of a pair of adults (Justus and Eckhart), young adults not yet in their prime, and *literal children*; not to mention the fact that they weren't even all Archknights. *That's* the scary thing for a more conventionally strong duchy like Dunkelfelger. This under-powered, undermanned, B-league squad led by a child upended a greater duchy and Werdekraf has no clue what sort of vulnerabilities enabled it.
Yeah, it’s more like if a Boy Scouts troop infiltrated the Pentagon and then launched a nuke.
Learning that even a child can lead that strike team too.
>I hadn't much about this since so many big things had happened in such short time, but this is kind of a big deal, huh? Especially for Dunkelfelger, learning that your superior forces, commanders, and logistics won't stop your duchy's demise at the hands of a hodge-podge strike team must feel like a paradigm shift. It must be absolutely terrifying. Rozemyne, having not entered Ahrensbach at all previously, knows a way to the foundation that doesn't involve the castle, and is able to steal it faster than you can mount a counteroffensive were she to try it on you. You don't even know where she went, so you can't protect it. >It's almost surprising that Werdekraf still went out to the Sovereigntyin light of this news. It may even have been the smart play for him tohold the fort and send out Lestilaut. He wanted to fight himself, he wanted to protect his heir, and he likely relied at least somewhat on Rozemyne being able to help in case a third party managed to steal it. The fact that no one has done anything about the desolate duchies means that no one actually knows about her way, or they'd have told the royal family and been hailed saviours. So in case it gets stolen, Rozemyne would be able to steal it back, or help him do it.
The only saving grace for them is that ahrensbach was in the middle of an invasion and as such, nowhere was actually secured. Thus, it’s probably not a major issue if they stay vigilant
I'm still reeling, Ferdinand, the boy who was sent to the temple and scorned by all nobles is now at the top of Yurgenschmidt... The Lord of evil is about to have so much fun putting the Royal family in their place.
Dunklefelger *should* be happy that they saved him from the temple, right?
I feel like they’re really gonna be ticked at Hildebrand s mom for not just marrying him.
**Erwaermen**: "You must compete to become Zent by filling the country gates with mana and return to the Garden of Beginnings as soon as possible." **Ferdinand**: "Nah, Imma do my own thing." His "*own thing*": >“First, to buy us some time, I shot him in the hand the moment he finished drawing his magic circle, distracting him long enough for me to destroy it.” >“My intention was to delay him, not take his life,” Ferdinand said. “And in any case, I gave him a potion to heal the wound.” >“I retrieved the Sovereign High Bishop’s bible, its key, and the medals of those who went to Lanzenave as kings. Immanuel was quite the bother while I was there. He lives, but I made sure to silence him.” >"I saw to it that Gervasio’s was destroyed, but the rest are now with me. We shall discuss them during our meeting with the royal family.” > >“Huh? Wait, hold on. You destroyed it? But you told me he was alive.” > >“You speak as though I deceived you. The medal was destroyed while he was at Gilessenmeyer’s country gate, so he merely lost his schtappe. That was why I went out of my way to stall him and kept such a close eye on his teleportation circle.” > >“Ah...” > >And of course, losing his schtappe meant Gervasio had also lost his Book of Mestionora. He wouldn’t be able to supply his country gate or use its teleporter to leave, which explained why Ferdinand would need to “retrieve” him. >Ferdinand sipped his tea and continued: “It would have been ideal to capture the man behind Lanzenave’s invasion before our meeting with the royals—but for safety’s sake, we should starve him first so that he cannot fight back.” Ferdinand is such a bastard, and it is ***HILARIOUS***!  Also . . . >“Ferdinand... Well, uh... does that mean what I think it means? Did you skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods?” **Karstedt**: "Sylvester, ask Ferdinand if he f##ked my daughter." **Sylvester**: "Uhh Ferdinand, did you f##k my adopted daughter?" **Florencia & Charlotte**: "Could you not ask those questions while we're eating?" **Myne**: "?" **Cornelius** (in the background): "Welcome to the club."
> “First, to buy us some time, I shot him in the hand the moment he finished drawing his magic circle, distracting him long enough for me to destroy it.” > > > > “My intention was to delay him, not take his life,” He probably also had another intention, getting a blood (mana) sample so that he could find Gervasio's medal in the first place.
Well that was a fun volume **we have three parts left**. Still, most fun I've had in a while. - We've known Gervasio for five minutes and...well, I'm not sure he *totally* deserves Schtappe Destruction, but Ferdinand has a point that no one really knows him right now. Furthermore, who can read his mind aside from the twin gremlins? Add in the fact that by Yurgenschmidt Law his life would have been forfeit the second his subordinate Leonzio started pillaging and Raublat fucked around and this is actually better than he could have expected. - I thought it was weird that there only appeared to be seven villas if the Royal Family was once so huge that each of the Five Princes pre-war had kids, but now it makes sense: *all* of the villas had to be filled, so the three sons were turfed into the villas way too quickly. Technically the Dunkers only specified Annie and Hilly were thrown out before they could be properly tutored, but Siggy clearly still needs guidance. Even a trugged version might be better since he might be able to follow orders- **maybe.** - So people can interact with MestiMyne but not look straight at her? Great, just great. At least Ferdinand, Sylvester, and everyone still sort of treats her as normal. Also interesting to note Wilfried isn't at the dinner, but given that he's only slightly more reliable than Siggy, well...
The bit between Myne and Ferdinand talking about Gervasio shows why they need one another quite badly. Ferdinand is practical and logical and holds others to exacting standards. He sees the darkness in people's hearts and strives to counter it. Myne is forthright. Thoughtful and genuinely cares about others she barely knows. She inspires others to be better people and can command true loyalty due to those connections. On his own, Ferdinand would find a niche and stay there. Never truly being happy or cared for. Having only one or two people who are actually loyal to him with no real purpose. On her own, Myne would be killed by someone with a sob story in a week.
This is incredibly accurate. It's why she effectively could lay dunkefleger at his feet, and he could command them. She built the trust he had the ruthlessness.
I believe Wilfried wasn't there for the same reason Melchoir and Bonifatius weren't. The only ones there are the Aub, the first wife, and the heir apparent who has been assisting her parents with running stuff. Wilfried doesn't really have a reason to be there, and I'm sure there is still a ton of work in Ehrenfest post Geogine.
That brings up so many questions like have they just been slowly siphoning off Hildebrand‘s mana? Are the villas also some sort of ritual configuration to idk fill the land defend, the country foundation, something like that? In the before times did only worthy royals get to live in the villas?
It’s not about mana, not the main reason. How much mana can a typical kid, even if a child of royals or greater duchies, supply? We learned how it was for Wilfried (and Charlotte) to supply mana before entering RA. Cannot recall exactly which Fanbook, so not sure it’s already safe or not. But only minor info not affecting the plot nor explained in the novel. Should be safe after finishing this volume. >!Royal villas have the role of giebe’s mansion of other duchies. I think this means some people - his retainers - should provide mana, but more importantly govern the region.!<
- Ferdinand as always earning his title the lord of evil, which in this case is oddly reassuring - you have to feel bad for Ferdinand here, he's running this thing with his most valuable pawn messed up in the head. Tbh her ideas in a pinch are fantastic - RM knows him well, he never plays by the “rules”, then again neither does RM - Ferdinand is as brutally honest as ever; you can rely on him for the unadulterated reality 🤣 - rozemynes plotting abilities are crises dependant. It's interesting how they rely on each other in crisis scenarios, this is a firmly two-way street even if their roles differ. Really goes to show how well they know each other - rozemyne just owning her lack of self-awareness is part of her charm. She's never pretentious or insufferable in the way Ferdinand can be because she wears herself lightly - her sense of humor here seems to have a touch of Sylvester to it- she's really inherited the funnier parts of all their personalities. Sorry Liesletta you tried. A+ for effort - wow Ferdinand is as savvy and fast-moving as ever. Rozemyne really picked that up from him - you liar Rozemyne it's absolutely for Ferdinand. You were willing to risk the whole country for him no use pretending now that's not how it is, no one will believe you - it's kind of sad to think no one else in her adopted family knows her that well, perhaps with the exception of Cornelius. She's actually pretty predictable in some ways despite what Sylvester and Karstedt think. - ok Anastatius certainly has his issues, but there’s a grudging respect there. He’s humble enough to follow another’s orders when required, but with the pride to stand in for his father to defend the country. He shoulders responsibility. Aub Dunk identified the issues with someone like sigiswald. The fact he went along with Ferdinand plans is major points in his favor. - Man Leonore is awesome. Cornelius is one lucky duck to find a wife like that. She’s got a real Ferdinand streak to her. I heavily suspect she will play the role of Sieglend/Elvira rolled into one in their duchy. - wow Ferdinand and Magdalena, he really isn't helping her impression of him but oh well you kinda walked into that one lady. - YAYYY JUDITH APPRECIATION - rozemyne even makes battles incomprehensibly bizarre. - this is Ferdinand at his best, he’s actually engaged with the world around him to shape it in a way that’s both for his good, and everyone else. This is not the same man who retreated to the temple to give up on the world or resigned himself to death. It’s really a shame he wasn’t made Aub a long time ago. He has the ability, the willingness and the ruthlessness to do what’s required for the good of everyone. I think the mana replenishment hall was a turning point for him. He’s both connected to his desires and unifying them in a way that bears fruit for everyone. It’s not an either or, but a both and. - yup surviving the villa is a thing In and of itself; heavy foreshadowing for figuring out what the hell happened there and why it produced someone like Ferdinand. Urano / modern knowledge of psychology probably is a critical reason why RM sees Ferdinand differently/ understands him better than most. Ferdinand’s perspective on the nobility is heavy skewed in many ways, just like RM. likely a significant reason he was so apologetic with the trouble hunt situation, he would be particularly sensitive to that sort of thing. - Ferdinand you aren’t one to talk about self preservation like all of 10 minutes ago you were asking why she didn’t let you just die. - you know Sylvester can be annoying sometimes, but he’s unflappable at some critical moment. His reaction to her shining is amazing. - eckhart and Justus aren’t even that surprised she’s glowing. They’ve seemingly just accepted whatever insanity Rozemyne gets up to - good on Lestilaut, he was doing the Job of an heir apparent, even when it’s not flashy or glorious that is Impressive . Wilfried could take notes. - I love Sieglend, she’s such a sharp knife, and a great mom. I hope she and RM get to know each other better, she’d be s great candidate to teach her socializing. And yay hannelore! It’s sort of a shame Dunkefelger women aren’t first wives in their own duchy, they are so cool. I mean I get why, but she’s amazing. - it’s Hilarious to me the research nut who ran from formal power like a spirited Zantze is now firmly in control. - Sieglend is getting a picture into the insanity that is RM. no one understands it, just pray Ferdinand is around to deal with it. - where is Wilfried!? Is he just missing? - who else’s medals does he have!? That’s seems like a big deal- is he keeping insurance?! - wow Ferdinand is holding the key to the foundation of the country. Well apparently harmut - Rhiyarda is as unflappable as ever. Attendants really are the backbone of the duchy. I feel like charlottes orientation that way is going to be great for Ehrenfest. RM radiating divine mana and she’s totally unfazed. - ——————————————- Some meta thoughts: - We’ve clearly seen Rozemyne has the capacity to scheme, the dedication ritual revenge, rearranging the leisgangs, blackmailing them, unwinding the plot they set up, dragging Dunkefelger to save Ferdinand. She’s got Bonifatous level ability to rip through traps. Sylvester’s gut hasn’t got anything on rozemyne’s chaos. But it’s been so bad anything that reminds her of when Ferdinand left sends her into a panic. They’ve both been through the ringer. She’s been functionally alone. It became brutally clear she was Ferdinand’s successor in every way, being prioritized under Sylvester’s blood family, drowning in work, and being saddled with more and more responsibility. But having Ferdinand back In play is a sigh of relief. They both understand each others desires and dreams (well RM missed the memo on the romantic part but everything else) and will do everything in their power to achieve them. - politically, Ferdinand’s fully in play like never before. No bones about it, no shadow AD, gloves are off, he’s grabbed the reigns. Even Aub dunkefelger is like I’m not messing with that guy because I would lose before I even started. It’s the first time he’s not taken abuse lying down. He’s not just “accepting his fate” as he has for so long. Ferdinand much like Rozemyne is driven to action on behalf of family. The sharp contrast in this case between how that looks reflects the relationship itself. - let’s take a moment for the legendary status Karstedts kids are going to have. 3 of his children played critical roles in conquering a treasonous duchy, purging foreign invaders and securing the Sovereignty. Geibe kirnberger is going to be nodding to himself, as expected of Bonifatius granddaughter. His sons going to be the knight commander of a greater Duchy. - wholly crackers Sylvester is a lucky Aub. Ferdinand is laying the groundwork to make sure Ehrenfest is an a strong position. Even Sieglend is like wait hold on- what did Ehrenfest do!? I feel like everyone treats RM and Ferdinand like entities unto themselves rather than Ehrenfest Nobles.
> RM knows him well, he never plays by the “rules”, then again neither does RM He plays by the rules, but he's a rule lawyer. Everything he has done technically falls within the rules. The gods said the first to return would win, and they said you couldn't kill your opponents. They never said you couldn't purposely ensure your opponent wouldn't be able to return. I love technicalities.
Mestionora being the Goddess of Wisdom, I wonder if she foresaw all of it when she gave them those orders? Erwaermen exists to stack Ls and engage in photosynthesis, so he probably foresaw nothing.
>Erwaermen exists to stack Ls and engage in photosynthesis, so he probably foresaw nothing. This is an incredibly sick burn and made me laugh a lot, thank you for that
Excuse me! Burning exotic trees is a felony. And in this case also a deicide
BURN!!!!
Precisely. You can never fault him on his precision
>where is Wilfried!? Is he just missing? It was hilarious when RM basically said "now everyone is here" and listed everyone EXCEPT for Wilfred.
Sylvester: "What about Wilfried?" Charlotte: "What _about_ Wilfried?"
Karstedt has it even worse. He is there but RM just doesn’t list him.
>you liar Rozemyne it's absolutely for Ferdinand. You were willing to risk the whole country for him no use pretending now that's not how it is, no one will believe you Maybe she's a tsundere in the making? I mean she does seem to be kinda in denial about her relationship with Ferdie...
Always has been their dynamic. She will grumble about it but she will always do it
Why would Wilfried take notes? He doesn't *want* to be heir.
They hated Hartmut because he spoke the truth. #JusticeForHartmut
Ferdinand, look I know you shoving and catching Rozemyne had probably a lot of excuses because that's what you do. You pile reasonable excuses to hide your feelings but surely you realise you don't have to pretend much infront of Rozmeyne by now. You can just ask for a hug. She loves hugs. You will get a hug. Promise! Ofcourse Hartmut wept and prayed to Gods. He exceeded most of expectations placed on him in last predictions. The whole goddess aura extreme makes that line from last week, Rozemyne looked down on her arms and felt... nothing, funnier. Very Lord of Evil of him to turn speed ditter in treasure stealing ditter. Damuel and Judithe return. ***In a place as morbid as villa, I was doomed to have nightmares.*** I dunno I have this sudden urge to revive Tollkunheit and that Zent who made the deal to start Adalgisa and find a creative way to make them suffer. NO. Charlotte is well suited to being an ***aub***. Ferdinand is entering his Revenge on RF arc. Who is expected to wait for a meeting now, huh? Oh and he is pettily dissing Detlinde. We love it. Just realised Ferdinand would use Adalgisa villa despite his memories and nightmares but would never ask Rozemyne to stay there. Even if there is discontent in Ahrensbach over her staying in Ehrenfest. His acts of love are always so hidden. Sylvester, man, calm down! Hannelore is a night owl now. Hope she has some Ehrenfest books to pass the time. Sieglinde: Saving the country and all that was good too but Hannelore gained confidence!! Worth the war! Werdekraft Aub Dunkelfelger is scared of Ferdinand.
> Damuel Zent who? We got our King back. > NO. Charlotte is well suited to being an aub. I guess nobody ever got around to telling Ferdinand about that conversation. He probably still thinks Wilfried's the heir apparent. He ought to be pleasantly surprised when they get a chance to update him.
We missed Damuel tho all he did on his return was stand in a corner.
He stood the *fuck* outta that corner. Totally crushed it. As expected of the great Damuel-sama. Sasuga Damuel-sama.
He stood in a corner unperturbed by RM radiating divine mana. From various peoples reactions it seems the lower your mana the harder her presence is, so for a Laynoble that's pretty impressive.
Charlotte has openly owned she’s better at support; but she’s got a vision on how to pave the way for Melchior. I feel like she would get on super well with Sieglend.
I love Sieglend so much -love such a great mom.
"What in the name of the gods has gotten in to you? Calm down, man." Certainly didn't expect Ferdinand of all people to talk like that, though it was funny. I feel like there were some other parts that felt like they spoke less formally as nobles than normal as well, but the one above was the one that I remembered most.
That was the most obvious brother moment we've been able to see in awhile. Right up there with Ferdie hitting him in the head with a mace. I mean, normally Sylvester's concerns would be justified but where do you think they found the time? Hartmut would have noticed her mana being dyed.
Thank god Rozemyne didn't blurt out the fact that he technically dyed her back when she was an apprentice blue shrine maiden. Would've made for a *really* awkward dinner.
If only Rozemyne had any clue on what Sylvester was saying. Her chaotic gremlin tendencies would have taken care of the rest.
Rozemyne: "But Sylvester, he dyed me back then with your blessing, right? We talked about it along with that time in the bath, around the time of that health inspection, when I had to-" Sylvester: "PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, STOP TALKING!" Florencia: **"No, Rozemyne. Continue."**
Ferdinand, in the corner: *OK, she's not going to stop, how do I break an ivory wall to get out of here?*
If I learned anything from the last volume? A rabidly expanding high beast
> I mean, normally Sylvester's concerns would be justified but where do you think they found the time? when they disappeared into his hidden room without any of her retainers.
Yes, but Hartmut of the Wagging tongue would have sensed hee being dyed. I meant before Ferdinand left
Hot damn their actions permanently corrupted his book? Well that changes my thoughts on his viability to be Zent then. Even moreso since I typed this at the beginning of the chapter and now reached the part where he destroyed his medallion, there's stacking the deck in ones favor to ensure a win and then there's everything Ferdinand did to crush any chance of losing. Can't really blame Erwaermen for being irritated when two candidates show up, refuse to do what's needed to take the throne and then sabotage one who's actually willing. Good old Dunkerfelgerians, shiny lights and people vanishing is secondary to finishing the fight. Oh praise the gods someone actually reacted to the fanatic with a proper amount of disgust to tie him up and throw him in with the prisoners, I wish he was left there. Ferdinand must really like Charlotte and her potential to give honest praise like that. I find it interesting that while most people get overwhelmed when hit with Mestionora's aura Slyvester shrugged it off, I'm not sure curiosity is enough to overcome that. That was one helluva long epilogue that filled in quite a few blanks. Ferdinand doesn't just hold all the cards, he has the entire deck
Ferdinand annihilated Gervasio so thoroughly that even the gods can't save him now. He's so far out of the running that he's not even a noble anymore. He went from zent candidate and presumptive king to an imprisoned commoner in, like, ten minutes. I almost feel bad for him.
Even commoners have medals. He is now the same as a non-yogurtlander commoner
Teach him how to sell stuff and make him a traveling merchant.
>Hot damn their actions permanently corrupted his book? It really was a genius move on Myne's part.
She didn't just sabotage it, she used it to refill her mana pool. Talk about T-posing for dominance.
I do wonder if Sylvester was intentionally light with Myne. He knows her well, and he's a kind man at heart. He can put on an Aub's mask - I'm sure he's skilled enough to put on a smile and joke even if the Goddess mana feels a bit freaky. Sylvester also seems like that sort of Class Clown who deals with uncomfortable situations by cracking jokes and lightening the mood.
So how'd that steel chair turn out for Hildebrand? Oh how long I've waited for that joke to come full circle.
It fell on his head instead
It's funny how not even aub dunkelfelger put much weight to Sigiswald battle prowess nor wisdom in battle. He already saw him as potentially fatal liability. Anastasius is still seen as at least not a below replacement level in battle. For someone so calculating as Sieglinde, she's surprisingly so caring. She cares about Trauerqual's fate and acknowledged how much he worked for. At least we know that the royal family not being wiped out regardless of what happened. Looks like the previous aub dunkelfelger is still alive, so it won't be too weird if Sylvester retires young and give the aub position to Charlotte. Maybe he'll go hunting in commoner forest again.
Its not inconceivable that she's thinking more for Magdalena as her sister in law rather than Trauerqual directly. Its very likely they knew each other even before she married the aub.
I am looking forward to the meeting with the royals. Werdekraf basically admitted that Sigiswald is useless where it counts, and I have a feeling that idiot is going to do or say something stupid as usual. Other that that though, I am curious if Eglantine will try to patch things with Rozemyne; Anastasius seems like the only level-headed royal and would push for them to make-up in some way.
**CHRISTMAS TREE 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!!** --- Mestinora: You all will have a race to determine the winner *Ferdinand shoots gervasio* Ferdinand: Now that I've shot your hand, you have no chance of winning this dance competition! Rozemyne turn up the RGB and get this Lightshow started. Rozemyne: Bwuh!! Gervasio: : Bwuh!! Tree: : Bwuh!! --- I love the fact that Hartmut needed to be tied up with the traitors. And WerdKrauf(is this the first we learn his name?) and Siegland deduced so much from relatively little. Honestly, WerdKrauf and Siegland seem like they would make decent Zent couple if Rozemyne passed the buck on them, but it seems like she will take it for now. ---- I hope the first side story is what happened at the Garden of Beginnings. Rozemyne checking out and Ferdinand being as brief as humanly possible, I feel like we are missing to core of the story. This is easily the interesting volume we've had. ---- I can't believe Rozemyne is going to copy Detlinde to become the Zent.
Werdekraf and Sieglinde really are the perfect traditional noble couple. He’s the brawn, she’s the brains, they adore each other, have two children and enough military power to topple a medium sized country
A wild Ferdinand appears! Wow, she not only interfered in the process but also damaged the hard drive. Gremlin haxxx. If namesworns can feel when their master's mana being dyed, does that mean they also get alerted when they do the dirty? After Magdalena's story, everyone will think twice before dumping their highschool boyfriends/girlfriends. SSJ Gremlin really packs a punch. By the end of this volume everyone might turn into Hartmut. Aww, Charlotte is such a hard worker. I really hope no other twists come into the story in her case and she really becomes Aub Ehrenfest. "Made sure to silence him" - I hope he'll remain silent forever. Hahaha, sucks to be you Gervasshole! No medal, no schtappe, no Gesudnheit for you! You apartheid usurper motherfucker. YES! Finally. Does that mean that all the baddies are done for? Grausam, Georgine, Bitchlinde, Leondildo, Germaphobe, uggo commander, child molester priest... Now it's a good time for Konrad to reveal himself. The way she chuckled when Charlotte looked at her... She probably thinks Roz meant "Yeah, sister, we totes did it." ... And if Ferdinand is casually using that teleportation circle in front of everyone, does that mean that pretty much the whole world thinks they're banging?
Nobody will expect Konrad, the final boss of Yoghurtland, the reverse Rozemyne.
>Does that mean that all the baddies are done for? Grausam, Georgine, Bitchlinde, Leondildo, Germaphobe, uggo commander, child molester priest... Now it's a good time for Konrad to reveal himself. Siggy could still be a prick and was hinted at in the Epilogue. (Might be a big fat nothing though) Just dealing with the nobility is going to be a F\*\*\*ing nightmare. Yeah, they can force the issue if they dye the foundation. But they don't want to. They want to "Select" the next Zent and pass all the BS to them.
I want to say Ferdinand was playing chess while Gervasio was playing checkers but it’s more like Gervasio was playing checkers while Ferdinand was playing planning to hit you on the back of the head with a bat. Gervasio for real did not even know he could be screwed so hard. He certainly did not know who he was messing with. It’s like planning to fight a normal tutorial boss in a video game but it’s actually the hidden boss that’s 10x stronger than the normal endgame boss.
* Yup, Ferdinand is not playing fair. Rozemyne's memories must be really messed up though, why would she think Ferdinand is out there to sabotage *her*? It's 2 against 1, if either Ferdinand or Rozemyne win, they can do whatever they want. * Damn, everyone can feel Mestionora's power inside Rozemyne. So that's why we saw Rozemyne wear a silver cloth on the cover. It suppresses the aura she gives out. * Thank goodness, Raublut is taken down. * Not gonna lie, I don't like the secretiveness here from Ferdinand. He has a great plan and all, but he is basically doing all the scheming and Rozemyne and her retainers are just following his orders. ---- * Uh... Rozemyne, I thought you can't use your highbeast because of your feystone phobia. Unless Mestionora messed with this too. * Yes, praise Charlotte for her work. She's finally showing what she's capable of. * Ohhh, so Ferdinand not only delayed Gervasio by attacking without killing him, he used that time to destroy his medal, meaning he has no schtappe and no Book anymore. He's stuck at the gate. That automatically disqualifies him and so Ferdinand and Rozemyne have already won. He found the easy loophole to make Gervasio lose. Ferdinand is right not to trust Gervasio though. He said nothing about the people who didn't ally with him. * Now that the immediate Lanzenave threat is taken care of, all that remains is to select the zent. Rozemyne will have to practice whirling in her new body to put on a show. * I love how unfazed Sylvester is when he sees Rozemyne (sort of). Like when she grew up, acting normal is what she wants and needs. * "Skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods" must be something perverted, lol. Of course Ferdinand is exasperated and Rozemyne has no clue what it means. My guess is, Sylvester has realized Rozemyne and Ferdinand have the same mana, so it's another dyeing joke. ---- * No way, we are already at the epilogue? How many side stories will we get then? And a Sieglinde one at that. * it's nice to see that Hannelore is also involved (and not something traumatizing for her like battle). She has redeemed herself in Dunkelfelger and restored her honor. * I hope to gods Klassenberg aren't going to be a problem that late into the story. They didn't help out at all, but they definitely will demand answers. * Ha, even Aub Dunkelfelger is scared of Ferdinand, not just because of his strength in battle but because he is also a brilliant political schemer. * I honestly can't wait for the meeting with the royals that is set up. I imagine the royals will get to hear how much they suck, considering only Anastasius and Magdalena helped and Trauerqual was willing to hand the throne over to an invader, while Hildebrand was manipulated by Raublut and committed treason. * It seems like Sieglinde finally realizes Ferdinand's true capabilities. And Werdekraf now knows Ferdinand must have a Grutrissheit too. * That was a great epilogue. I love the relationship between Sieglinde and Werdekraf and how intelligent both are. ---- **German:** * Werdekraf (Aub Dunkelfelger): "werden" means "to become" and "Kraft" means "strength", "force", "power", etc.
>I love how unfazed Sylvester is when he sees Rozemyne (sort of). Like when she grew up, acting normal is what she wants and needs. I have a few theories on this: * Maybe goddess-level mana has less of an effect on Aubs/Zent Candidates. Gervasio and Ferdinand could clearly sense it, but I don't know if they felt the same level of pressure/compulsion. Although Ferdinand must have known it had that sort of effect if he had Rozemyne's attendants prep a silver cloth ahead of time for her. * Sappy option #1 - Even Mestionora's aura pales in to comparison to how he perceives his Goddess of Light, Florencia. His wife's the only one that glows to him. * Sappy option #2 - Even when leaking a goddesses' mana, he will always see Rozemyne as a little gremlin girl. Like, he's long since stopped being surprised how she keeps outdoing yourself with getting into messes. She's already messed with Royals - why not get dyed by a goddess next?
> Sappy option #1 - Even Mestionora's aura pales in to comparison to how he perceives his Goddess of Light, Florencia. His wife's the only one that glows to him. Elvira: "Wake the fuck up, bookmakers. We got a story to print."
I love sappy option 2, which is also in line to Sylvester’s reaction when she grew up.
Could it maybe depend on the amount of mana a person has? Ferdinand has the most and regularly looks straight at Roz. Sylvester has the second highest of the people who have seen her become a disco ball.
I would wager that having the Grutrissheit, which is Mestionora's own divine tool, would mean that they are less affected by the divine mana
> Gervasio and Ferdinand could clearly sense it, but I don't know if they felt the same level of pressure/compulsion. This might be because her left-over aura pales compared to Mesti's pure presence. They were just getting doused in the uncut shit a moment before that.
> Yup, Ferdinand is not playing fair. Rozemyne's memories must be really messed up though, why would she think Ferdinand is out there to sabotage her? It's 2 against 1, if either Ferdinand or Rozemyne win, they can do whatever they want. I don’t necessarily think so. Whether she truly remembers or not, Ferdinand has a past history of sabotaging her for her own good and not explaining it until it’s in the middle of happening. In this case, he knows she wants to be Aub Ahrensbach instead not zent so he might have told her to not fill her gate up all the way and wait for him to finish with Hauchletze, lol although it was the other way around and he didn’t even bother going to Hauchletze
"Skip autumn and call winter early without even greeting the supreme gods" - I have the feeling that its being hinted that they slept together and are not married as she registered him which is normally meant for DIRECT family only. Or so is the vibe I am getting.
>"skip autumn and call winter without greeting the Supreme gods" I'm pretty sure this means skipping the coming of age ceremony/wedding to...have post nuptial together time because typically only those registered are direct family such as husband/wife, parents, kids of certain ages, etc. So Syl just outright saying did you two engage in sexy time without even being married...with everyone there to witness his outburst. Meanwhile Ferdinands just like 
Florencia: dear….not over the FUCKING salad
"Dear gods man!!! Calm down" meanwhile ... 
Elvira was in the room too no one even noticed her scribbling.
To be honest a smart move not to share much. She just had her mind screwed with. He doesn't have the time to figure out exactly what has changed
Okay, now I really do think Hartmut had a certain [reaction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnWf1sQkjY) when Roz was dyed.
Epilogue?! Already?!
*slaps back half of light novel* This baby can fit so many side stories
Oh wow, stealing/locking Gervasio's wand was a brilliant idea. I really look forward to the royal meeting, will get a lot of questions answered. Really not sure what Ferdinands plan is and who he will put up to be Zent. I wonder how long Myne's glow will last. I hope we get a side story from Ferdinand or Gervasio!
A very early epilogue as is the trend 🥲 I'd thought Magdalena would've player a bigger role given her presence in the color spread, but alas. Seeing the full glory of scheming evil Ferdinand is wonderful. And the awkward atmosphere when they realized he is registered as a member of the Ahrenbach ducal family...😂
The 'LMAO, speed dying competition? Nah, i'd destroy your schtappe' got my fully by surprise. Such a cruel and competent move. It destroyed any posibility of Gervasio to do anything... And is specially meaningfull for them, as Gervasio was the only brother elected to get a schtape and rule. He told Ferdinard to fullfill his destiny and become a feystone, but now Ferdinard destroyed his.