PrePub - Ascendance of a Bookworm

I think I will change wallpaper of my e-book to cursive „Grutrissheit”

So Georgine is „Right behind you” in scorched earth attack, but Rozmyne saves the day just in time.

I love how now we see use of convenient plot devices that have been planted years in advance.

Prepub doesn't make as a good tension holder. I can't wait for next week. My resolve is stronger than ever.

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Kazuki-sensei juked us..it was actually a time skip in disguise!

No Hannelore reaction to new growth 😭

In hindsight it's funny, how last week we wondered and theorized which parts might have happened in real time and which, while the outside world stood still, when it turned out it was the exact opposite and the outside world moved faster than Rozemyne experienced. ^^

Thankfully for everyone involved, this year there was no schtappe acquisition, though I wonder what would have happened to the omni elemental students, had there been one. They needed to get to the Garden of Beginnings to get their divine will, but the entrance was closed, while Rozemyne was with Erwaermen. So would they have felt that it wasn't going to work from the start, or gone all the way to the back, just to be denied at the top of the stairs? Or would they have been let in and seen Rozemyne writing on the ground in slow motion or something? oO

Lieseleta, Gretia... WTF? oO

They just heard that Rozemyne was in the presence of a literal god, well ex-god technically I suppose, and their first worries are how inconvenient it was to Rozemyne? Seriously girls, what the actual hell? I would have a thousand thoughts and questions that I feel are more important than "did this 'male' god see you naked?" or "Just how bummed out are you about growing up in an instant, rather than gradually." Like for example "Not big enough for Erwaermen's needs? What needs would those be?" or maybe the more obvious "You've been face to face with a literal god, holy shit!"

Priorities... ^^

I love the reaction of Bonifatius and the bander with Wilfried. So wholesome. :3

Okay... what is up with Hartmut? Was it just a wild guess and blind optimism and faith on his part that convinced him that Rozemyne was growing physically alongside her mana capacity, or does he really have some kind of connection with the gods of his own now, that granted him a deeper insight to Rozemyne's situation than any of her other name-sworn?

In Sylvester's position, I'd use Entwickeln to create a bunch of physical traps right on the inside of the Foundation. With her silver cloth magic traps aren't going to be much of a threat to her, but imagine her facial expression, if Georgine were to step triumphantly forward, hear a click and suddenly find herself impaled by a sharp spike shooting out of the floor. ^^

But fantasies aside, I would most certainly pick out some guards, have them dress up as commoner temple guards and place them around the temple. Georgine would probably expect those "mere commoners" to be no threat to her, take off the silver cloth and try to sweep them away with some minmal effort magic, but the knights could quickly overwhelm her with the combination of surprise and superior numbers. And if she keep the silver clothes on, they can use their physical weapons to deal with her.

Now that I think about it; Ferdinant is probably writing down his part of the Grutrissheit for Roz, and I suppose that the Fey Paper makes it possible to "upgrade" her part.

Well I wasn't expecting Rozemyne's 4th year at the Royal Academy to only last a week. I wonder if this means summer school or what. It sounds like Fraularm was fired which should make school life more pleasant going forward. I love how Bonifatius is always so happy to see Rozemyne return. He just doesn't seem to care at all about his emotions showing unlike other nobles. It's interesting to see the contrast between how her retainers, family, and everyone else reacts to Rozemyne's changes.

Seems like Rozemyne made it back just in time to help avert disaster in Ehrenfest. I've often wondered what Georgine's motivation is for taking Ehrenfest's foundation. If Rozemyne's worst fears are correct about her just wanting to destroy Ehrenfest then Georgine has some real issues. Regardless of the reason, I'd like to see Georgine get caught in a trap and shipped off to the Ivory Tower. I still think that she might send the old Giebe Gerlach to do her dirty work if her goal is just to cause damage. Considering how many times her plots have failed I don't see her risking herself unless her success is guaranteed.

Since Ahrensbach's key is in Ehrenfest's possession, it'll be interesting to see if they can make use of it somehow as insurance or to remove Detlinde and install Ferdinand as Aub. Seems like Rozemyne will be too busy to have some quiet reading time for quite a while.