PrePub - Ascendance of a Bookworm

Last week's chapters began with Rozemyne and Matthias charging toward Grausam inside the giebe estate. After gaining the God of Darkness's blessing for their weapons and avoiding traps by flying over them in Lessy, they confront Grausam. Rozemyne enlarges Lessy to block Grausam's escape while Matthias and Grausam argue their own convictions. Grausam no longer considers Matthias his son and attacks him while physically enhanced. Rozemyne thinks about how she could best help and decides to bless Matthias. Rozemyne gradually grants Matthias the divine protections of nine gods. Grausam is angered as Matthias becomes even matched to himself and vows to kill Rozemyne. Rozemyne's mana is drained through Lessy by one of Grausam's attacks. Matthias's attacks reveals that much of Grausam's body has transformed into feystone. Grausam uses all his remaining mana to enhance his speed then charges Matthias, throwing him to the balcony. Grausam then drains the mana from the previous Giebe Gerlach's feystone. With Matthias safely out of range, Rozemyne uses her water gun to attack Grausam. As Grausam falls from the attack, he is able to touch Lessy with his prosthesis, draining Rozemyne's mana. Rozemyne panics and pours more mana into Lessy—enlarging it to ensure her safety. Rozemyne continues to flood Lessy with more mana than Grausam can drain causing his prosthetic hand to turn into gold dust. Meanwhile Ferdinand has taken over the foundation and is able to deactivate the estate's barrier. He then signals knights waiting outside and they break Grausam apart like a shattered feystone.

After the fight Rozemyne reunites with everyone and discovers Lessy has damaged the giebe's estate when growing large. She discusses what they should do next. She decides that a feast would be held in Bindewald for the Dunkelfelger knights while she, Ferdinand, Hannelore, and their retainers would go to Ehrenfest for a day to celebrate and inspect the city. Aub Ehrenfest arrives and teleports them to the city.

They arrive in Ehrenfest and are greeted by Charlotte and Florencia. Guest rooms and baths are prepared for them. Rozemyne lets Ferdinand stay in her library while she stays at the castle. Rozemyne meets with her retainers who stayed in Ehrenfest and they discuss what happened in the city. Both Grausam and Georgine were found to have body doubles. Sylvester confirmed that the real Georgine had been killed and the bible key was recovered. Rozemyne hears the tales of her knight's valor, Brigitte's assistance, the effectiveness of her shumil magic tools, and her Dad's contribution to the defense of the lower city.

What new developments do you predict will happen in this week's chapters?

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[P5V9P2][Meme][Cross Post] It's Grun time (bookwormstory.social)

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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 9 Part 2 (j-novel.club)

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[P5V9P2] Prepub Predictions (bookwormstory.social)

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Volume 9 began last week with a prologue following Grausam. After being delayed with dismantling traps set by Bonifatius, Grausam retrieved some traps and magic tools and made his way to Gerlach's estate. Using a magic tool that changes color, he and Georgine are able to communicate their status without sending an ordonnanz. Grausam and a devouring soldier easily dispatch the guards at the back of the estate. Grausam uses silver cloth to pass through the estate's barrier and proceeds to take the foundation. He then strengthens the barrier preventing any but him, his relatives, and the archducal family from entering the estate. He spies on the previous Giebe Gerlach, overhearing defensive plans. After the giebe is thought to be left alone, Grausam captures him and uses a potion to make him mute—allowing ordonnanzes to still reach him, but is unable to reply. Grausam dispatches all others that see him and reflects on how well his and Georgine's plans are progressing.

In the other chapter Ferdinand, Rozemyne, Hannelore, and their knights force their way through the battle to aid Giebe Gerlach's overwhelmed forces. Rozemyne is shaken by the sights and sounds of battle. She is constantly reminded by her retainers to not hesitate and keep going while her highbeast encounters severed limbs, injured knights, and feystones. Gerlach's knights rejoice as Rozemyne grants them Heilschmerz's healing. The commander of Gerlach's knights thanks Rozemyne in person. A knight reports that they cannot get inside the estate as an object is launched from the estate into the battle. The object explodes with white powder, instantly killing or injuring many on both sides of the battle. Ferdinand casts waschen to remove the powder and commands the injured to use jureves. The commander inspects where the object was launched to find it wasn't the giebe and is killed in another explosion of white powder. Grausam is revealed to be behind the attacks. Rozemyne recognizes his voice and knows that he was responsible for her being in a jureve for two years. Cornelius and Angelica use a fused attack against Grausam which he absorbs with his hand. After defending against a counterattack, Ferdinand arrives to assist. Grausam is furious that Ferdinand is still alive and vows to eliminate him. Grausam uses something that causes blue flames to erupt around him while he remains uninjured. Hannelore's detachment attacks him, but their attacks only strengthen Grausam's flames. Rozemyne receives an ordonnanz from Ferdinand explaining that he will draw Grausam's attention while she and Matthias should sneak into the estate and use black weaponry against Grausam.

What do you predict will happen in this week's chapters?

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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 9 Part 1 (j-novel.club)

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[P5V9P1] Prepub Predictions (bookwormstory.social)

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The volume concluded last week beginning with a chapter from Effa's point of view. Kamil relays a message from Benno to evacuate along with Rozemyne's other personnel. After packing luggage, they take a carriage to the Noble's Quarter. Here Effa gets to see for the first time where Myne and the other nobles live. She is perplexed by the notion of a library being a house for books. Her expectations of being able to meet with her daughter are dashed when she finds out Myne is leading a platoon of knights on the front lines. Concerned for Gunther's safety, Effa, Tuuli, and Kamil give their protection charms to Damuel to be given to Gunther who is defending the west gate. Effa gladly accepts Corrina's request to help in finishing Rozemyne's clothes.

The next chapter was from Gunther's perspective. We find out that he has been demoted to a captain in preparation for his departure. He is tasked with preparing barrels of excrement to be dropped on the invading nobles. He and his fellow guardsmen are appalled that a noble concocted such a plan, not suspecting Myne was the source. After being informed of impending trouble, Gunther spreads word to be on the lookout for ships from Leisegang. The guardsmen question the new arrivals and soon receive orders to evacuate the commoners. After the evacuation Gunther meets with Damuel and receives his family's protective charms. They see silver clothed individuals and prepare for a fight. Gunther swears to protect the city and his family.

The final chapter followed Ferdinand after being poisoned by Detlinde and left to die. He reflects on how Letizia was duped and the consequence it would bring. He also worries about his own retainers. Ferdinand regrets his inability to fulfill his promise to his father—that he would protect Ehrenfest—and resigns himself to his fate. Ferdinand later awakens to realize he is enveloped in Rozemyne's mana and is given the order to live. This reminds Ferdinand of the woman he called his mother, Lady Irmhilde, who told him he could live freely to shape his own life and dreams. Ferdinand is engulfed in a flood of water from a waschen. He believes that Detlinde or Georgine has come to finish him off with an awful tasting poison only to later find out that Rozemyne was trying to help him. Ferdinand is stunned by Rozemyne's desire to prioritize him over the entire county. Words his mother once said came back to memory: "Once you have found the things you desire, live to make them come true and protect them."

This week begins a new volume and a return to the main story. What predictions do you have for this week's prologue and chapters?