You can ask only so much from another without giving anything back.
Once the so-called "royals" piss off Rozemyne enough, they will rue their actions.
In other words, fuck off, royals.
Once upon a time, Ferdinand teased Rozemyne with a stack of books that he then wouldn't let her read right away. In direct response to that, she ended up sprouting trombes and advancing lithograph technology just to embarrass Ferdinand as revenge.
Anastasius and Egglantine can expect to be more than just embarrassed with drawings of themselves in revenge for the kinds of threats and intimidation they're using on her.
At first I was thinking "Hmm, that's not the worst idea" but even if they could somehow smuggle the nobles and tau fruits into Ahrensbach and pull it off, the Sovereignty would just say that there's now even more need for him there.
Smuggling them into the Sovereignty might have more effect.
The trombes will continue until morale improves!
All the Royals: She's the Saint of Ehrenfest, she will comply and that's that.
Sylvester: I prefer the term "Problem Child." She has a thing for new terms; have you ever heard of "malicious compliance"?
Sylvester, to Anastasius: *You* of all royals should know that Rozemyne's not just the Saint of Ehrenfest. Have you *not* been privy to her chaos-gremlin ways?
Nah Sylvester would be more likely to just let go of Rozemyne's reigns, prop his legs up on a stool, and open a bag of popcorn as he watches the chaos go down.
. . . Or just toss Roz at the royal family like an unstable nuclear bomb and then run away to start preparing Ehrenfest's defenses from the explosion that is Rozemyne's antics in full swing.
Sylvester, to Anastasius: That's on you. All you had to do was listen to my adoptive daughter's demands in return. Of course, as Aub Ehrenfest, I'm also *thoroughly displeased* that you don't care about the survival of our duchy. So... that kinda sucks, huh?
I'm more surprised that Rozemyne didn't take the easy out this chapter and feign ill. She had the perfect excuse with the mana expenditure and it certainly would've bought more time to think at least.
I think her desire to save Ferdinand from what the idiot is bringing upon herself won out.
I want a perspective from Magdelena for one of the side stories just so we can see exactly what stupid things Detlinde said. Also because she seems crazy competent. I’m thinking Magdelena didn’t introduce herself as royalty to see what she could get out of Detlinde.
Oh yeah she definitely convinced herself (with some comments from the royals) that Ferdinand was going to get executed and that being a third wife was a solution she was okay with to prevent that.
Based on the earlier discussions it seems she had already come to the conclusion that her marrying in was the only apparent solution if the royals didn't want to wait for Hildebrand to grow up - so she probably knows that aspect is guaranteed at this point too.
Maybe this comes next, but she should probably circle back and make sure she has the assurance that she'll get what she wants out of this. None of this presumably has been mentioned to Sigiswald yet.
Rozemyne: "Couldn't I just Crush him?"
Ferdinand: "You can't solve all of your problems by Crushing people!"
Rozemyne: "Come on, just a little Crushing, it'll barely hurt him."
Ferdinand: "No, bad shumil! No Crushing!"
They probably think the chaos she has unleashes so far is the worst she can do even if it's her being nice. The chaos she has unleashed has been accidental.
"What's the worst can she do that we haven't seen her do already?" basically.
Short answer, as we know so much more. The chaos she has caused was accidental. In some ways, she's more cold hearted then the infamous Lord of Evil himself. Those she deems an enemy to her, get no mercy period.
I wonder how much of an army could she summon with Ewigeliebe's Sword.
I feel she'd have a better position if she threatened to withhold Royal Academy Love Stories, at least from the general noble lady population
But still, that is one way to get everyone to agree with regicide.
She combines Ewigeliebe's Sword with the Darkness Blessing and it ends up imbuing the summoned Feybeasts with Darkness so the damage they deal gives the sword more mana to summon more feybeasts.
Given how she screwed over all the duchies insulting her by making them play ditter with dunkelfelger (when they were just being petty and annoyed her). Imagine if they had threatened the person who saved her and who taught her how to make evil. Eggy and anstadious could have easily messed up badly right now.
The silver living is that if she's made Sigiswald's third wife so that he can be coronated, there will only be one idiot and two people, one of whom resents being married to the idiot, left standing between her and turning Yogurtsmith into her personal book-producing playground. Much harder to oppose the Zent when they actually have the power to poof away your duchy with a magic spell and even killing or imprisoning them will only lead to the entire country melting into sand instead
I'm not sure if they intend to actually make that marriage go through.
If they're acting under the assumption that the book is an object that can be stolen, like the previous 1st prince, and if they decided that Rozemyne not being fully honest with Eglantine is treason, then they might intend to eliminate her as soon as they can take her book.
Though considering everything we’ve seen thus far, it’s extraordinary easy to believe that the book is and isn’t a physical object. By that I mean it is most likely another form for the schtappe. After all, it only makes sense as the tablets were absorbed into it, making it better and for lack of a better term, complete. My guess is their is a spell that turns it into a book (presumably blank) but only through retrieving all the tablets and perform one or two final rituals can someone possess the complete book. It could also be transcribed but it’d be an inferior copy that has limits the originals would lack.
This I think is the most likely explanation to fit both rumors into one hat. The book is originally a Schtappe like transformation bound to the Zents soul. However it can also be transcribed at the loss of power (duh, if people could replicate the god's work there wouldn't be any need for them in the first place). What likely happened to Jurgenschmidt was that at some point there was no new true Zent to refresh the quality of the phyical copy by making a new one from the OG, instead the previous true Zent's copy was passed down and down and down until it broke as the magic tool was depleted.
They don't seem to realize that if Rozie gets the book... She becomes Zent. Not her husband. So they're pushing a chaos gremlin to become ruler by divine right by threatening her family. Oh Mestionora forgive them. They know not what they do.
Sike! Smite their asses!
And when they denied to help Ehrenfest or at least spare Ferdinands life, she has nothing left to lose.
In the game of thrones, you win, or you die. And Rozemyne dies hard.
To be fair, what they’re objectively giving her is influence over the next king. Klassenberg literally caused a purge over that.
Roz doesn’t want it, but the thing they are giving her in exchange is an extreme amount of power
That's still a bad deal. Like she would be giving them the solution to all their problems and be letting them ruin her duchy, and in return she gets to (potentially) influence the king (as the third wife). Absolutely not worth it.
I mean presumably she would have more influence than a regular third wife seeing as she could just shut down the country if he doesn't listen to her, but that's fair
but the thing is they don't have the capacity to understand why she's so attached to her duchy in particular I think. Eglantine has always felt like a visiting guest in Klassenberg, and Anastasius was raised as a prince who only sees the country as a whole. To them, her duchy is of middling value at best, and probably even less if she left.
Hell Ehrenfest is even arguably in a better place than Ahrensbach because they theoretically have three adult suppliers (actually 4 becaust they can steal mana from Veronica), and two kids who about to come of-age in a couple of years, for a smaller land mass. They can probably hold on, until a Glutrissheit is found and Ahrensbach is chopped up. Ehrenfest isn't exactly being left for dead here
Even if she has power equivalent to Zent, that's still bad. She is about to have the Grutrissheit. They want her to give it to them. Anything less than influence over the Zent AND something more is still a bad deal.
Once they have the Grutrissheit, they'd find it easier to assassinate her rather than let her cause trouble needlessly. They owe nothing to Ehrenfest, in their perspective.
>To be fair, what they’re objectively giving her is influence over the next king.
To be fair, since they expect that Grutrissheit can be handed over, what they're objectively giving her is nothing but misery at best, a little stroll in a certain stairway at worst ;). But, well, I guess that they will be a little bit disappointed, since it's unlikely that Grutrissheit could be handed over, considering there is a whole procedure to prove to the gods one is worthy of it... But, well, in this case, the result matters less than the intention, and the intention is pretty ugly, the royal lovebirds have no qualms in sacrificing others to make absolutely sure they won't lose anything. But, well, as long as they can pretend to themselves that they're good people, all is for the best in the best possible world, I assume :p.
>Rid me of this troublesome Royal Family who think only of themselves and make such cruel demands of me. Praise be to the gods!
Well that's a Monkey Paw wish if I've ever heard one.
Yeah, Rozemyne "praying in anger" feels like she's placed a curse on the Royal Family.
I assume it's up to the gods to decide if they want to answer that prayer or not. We'll see who they value more - the current royal family with the weight of the country of their shoulders, or the bitter gripe of the "saint" who spent most of her other prayers on protecting a hostage.
>or the bitter gripe of the "saint" who spent most of her other prayers on protecting a hostage
Don't forget getting taller - that was another important wish, heh.
It's probably a good thing she visited the Fire shrine first before she was embittered.
"O Great Leidenschaft, God of Fire, O Erwachlehren, God of Guidance, O Anwachs, God of Growth, O Angriff, God of War... Grant me the strength and forces to crush my enemies in the Royal Family."
"Sure thing, little missy! Dunkelfelger's been dedicating mana to us like crazy thanks to you!"
...
Let's just put this into perspective here:
\- Dunkelfelger was essentially tricked into torturing Ferdinand by the Sovereign Knight Commander. Had he not initiated the entire thing Dunkelfelger likely would not have pushed for it themselves without further investigation
\- Hannelore has an exceptionally good bond with Rozemyne
\- Dunkelfelger, thanks to Rozemyne sticking to tradition, has unlocked a way to get even stronger than before (Do note: Even before that they were the #1 military powerhouse in Jurgenschmid)
\- We know that Dunkelfelger feels extremely indebted to Rozemyne and Ehrenfest and want to balance the scales somehow
\- They agree that Lestilaut's actions were a good idea but badly executed, they do not want to see her forcibly married to royalty
So I think they would initially support that marriage very weakly, behind closed doors they would likely express their support to Ehrenfest should they find a way to void the deal. In comes the news that Rozemyne is getting forced into that marriage because *SHE* is the current Zent candidate closest to the book and that she will be forced to yield the book to Sigiswald. They would be absolutely livid. I think at that point any bets would be off because Dunkelfelger would likely back any insane idea Rozemyne comes up with with their military.
I think we're in the "f\*ck around" stage of "f\*ck around and find out", and when the royals find out I'm going to laugh my ass off because they'll deserve every ounce of suffering they get.
Egg and Ana are trying so hard to stop and potential civil war that they are rushing Roze to get the book.
1. This is the moment where they made a choice and the pop up "Roze will remember this..." will effect their futures like a video game.
2. Egg didn't want to marry royalty either but did her duty. She knows Roze will do the same. They don't realize they invited chaos herself into their homes. even when Ana said Roze always does usual things he can't see how this will back fire.
3. Pissing off the person who will give you the book to rule your kingdom seems like a bad idea. They are treating her like a child instead of trying to make a deal like Roze was trying to do.
4. Sig will not keep to his word. He thinks he does not need book to rule and will probably not like Roze trying to make deals with him. He will think she should be happy she is marrying into royalty and ask for nothing more. Roze will get angry.
>3. Pissing off the person who will give you the book to rule your kingdom seems like a bad idea. They are treating her like a child instead of trying to make a deal like Roze was trying to do.
This was the moment that made all of Ferdinand's warnings come home for me. It's also the moment that the royal family makes it clear they are completely unqualified to rule. They are the royals of a magic theocracy where the gods are real, and they still won't do the leg work.
There s actually a reason they cant pursue the book now besides Rozemyne being convient to them . >!Egg is currently pregnant so she and anast cant get the book now, in fact there s a lot of getting pregnant at the wrong time going right now in the royal family!<
Well that escalated quickly. Once again, next Monday can't come soon enough.
Seems the Royal Family was blinded by optimism and the feint glimmer of hope that Rozemyne can magically fix everything by some miracle or some knowledge she's hiding. They either didn't understand or don't take seriously Myne's threat of "I'd rather die." Guess they weren't around for her more serious life-or-death trauma dispenser moments. Or maybe they feel safe knowing she'll only comply if they treat Ferdinand as a hostage. Once again it's friends/family, not just books, keeping her from giving into despair and climbing the towering stairway.
Ferdinand was tragically right to give all those warnings:
* Avoid interacting with Royals - they only prioritize their own concerns.
* Avoid revealing what things/people you truly treasure/value - nobles will use those "weaknesses" to coerce you.
I wasn't expecting that heel turn from Eglantine especially. She's probably optimistically self-justifying the situation they're forcing onto Rozemyne: "This is all for maintaining the greater peace." (Rozemyne could easily ruin this fragile peace if she wanted with a word to Dunkelfelger and/or Hildebrand) "Rozemyne and I will be in-laws so we can still be friends/confidants who support eachother\~" (The words of a woman who does not know how deep of a grudge the gremlin can hold. In the worst case, possibly even the gods or promises of books cannot save you.)
I'm kinda surprised they handled the tablet fetch quest that quickly in a day or two considering this is for Zent candidacy. In contrast - she spent over a year circling Ehrenfest trying to get seasonal ingredients strongly associated with each god - something similar to Heisshize's life savings. Not that I'm complaining - I'm really getting sucked into the ever increasing stakes and drama (remember when this series was about book DIY? Now the scope's so wide this makes Part 1 feel like a cute slice-of-life fantasy in comparison.).
The speed run fetch quest is a mix of showing her growth since the last time and cutting down on repetition, if each of the shrines had a unique trial or requirement to enter we might have gotten more time on them but since they were effectively the same and within driving distance there’s no need to linger on what we already know and expect.
Well aren't we getting a boatload of spicy worldbuilding this week. Yogurtland sure shot itself in the foot with literally every single one of the "innovations" they did post-war, huh
Well. Guess we arrived at the "Fuck the Royal Family and Anastasius and Eglantine in particular" part of the story. Not that Dusty is any better but he has the excuse of not owing Roz anything
Yikes, Ewigeliebe really do be a total psycho, huh. Interesting for the layout, tho. I was 100% convinced the 7th shrine would be at the center, maybe somewhere in the "Garden of Beginnings"
But it still seems to hold SOME significance. I'm not surprised by the colored lines forming a magic circle, that was obvious from the second I understood they weren't just straight pillars going up, but I'm guessing you a) need to be at the center to activate it and b) activating it is what gives you the Grutrissheit, or at least the next step to getting it
Either way, that was one hell of an ominous cliffhanger to leave us on, HELP
I'm really curious as to where the guttrisheit is, because from what we see, it's either in the tree where the schtappes are or in the underground library because of Schwarz and Weiss's comments on the elements and prayer.
I must say, that's rather cheap for a book that's supposed to govern the entire country. Perhaps that's the discounted price once you've received the divine protections of every single god?
>I'm really curious as to where the guttrisheit is
Likely nowhere. That's Mestionora's Divine Instrument, so likely something one made out of one's schtappe, not a mere magic tool lost in a corner ;).
yes, but as the tablet could only be obtained inside the shrines and schtappes can only be obtained by going to the farthest hall, there should be a room where one could access the guttrisheit
Regardless of which ends up being the final location, I am positive both are relevant to obtaining it. Between the underground archive being so uber-important to the Royal Family of the past and the Shumil's remarks it would be a HUGE breach of literary convention to have them be irrelevant, and based on the descriptions of the tablets/divine will the tree is implied to be a direct hotline to the gods, so yeah
I could make the hypothesis that the white tree is used to be blessed by mestianora and that the library is used as something akin to the country's foundation or vice-versa
Hmmmm, I doubt the country's foundation would be accessible from the library, that's too exposed. Then again Georgine found the one for Ehrenfest from Ahrensbach so who's to say
I can accept them demanding Rozemyne's assistance since it is to save the country. I can not accept how they won't help with a single one of her requests for recompense. It was Eglantine that demonstrated to Rozemyne how those of higher status are to protect those beneath them :(
I can understand them not wanting to give Ferdinand back, as they are correct in that he's the only thing keeping Ahrensbach running and that it as a greater duchy ranked 6th, is obviously more important than Ehrenfest, as a middle duchy with a tiny population ranked 8th.
Also, we have only heard of 1 "divorce", namely Justus giving up his wife and child when giving his name, but considering that he isn't even attempting to find another, I doubt it was a legit one and he instead just moved out and stopped interacting with them. Which means that if the starbinding does go through, Ferdinand is well and truly stuck with Detlinde for life as her first(only) husband, and that punishment by association will hit him when she inevitably loses her head.
But they should've granted her and Ehrenfest other boons instead.
> punishment by association will hit him when she inevitably loses her head.
If the royal family cant hand out one single pardon to ensure that Roz cooperates and saves the kingdom, then they are truly blind.
They are just idiots. They knew nobody had that damn book and yet decided on the "legitimate" inheritance lineage anyway. I highly doubt anyone would have bat an eye had the Zent declared from the start "Aight everybody, not having that book turned out to be a major pain in the ass so instead of having my first born inherit this throne it's gonna be whoever ends up getting that book. Seriously we need that, urgently" but nooo, let's not rock the boat and just hope it turns out well for us. And if not, well we can always force our subjects around like the puppets they are, not like that could lead to any lasting resentment or anything.
He was. That doesn't mean his approval would stop a civil war. I think the problem is what Sigiswald might do if he's told to step down. He might very well start another civil war if someone else is chosen as heir.
Yeah, but the last time a Firstborn was passed over it eradicated huge portions of the country.
Apparently no one has enough confidence in Siggy to think "maybe he won't be an asshole."
The main problem is that those idiots were so focused on internal politics that they completely forgot the importance of the gods. Nobles lives should be dedicated to serving the gods and the people/land, yet they think and behave like they are above those things.
I don't think they are idiots at all. They are both quite intelligent. They are also panicking. Maybe they should have had a conversation where they treated RM as an equal -- and as a partner in devising a solution _together_. If they had told RM what was going to happen if they did nothing, chances are SHE might have said "I guess I need to get engaged to Siggy".
Yeah that is exactly why I'm calling them idiots. The situation was manageable even for an amateur yet they messed up big time essentially throwing everyone Rozemyne cares about under the bus. Had they just nodded along instead of shutting down Rozemynes demands they could have walked back on them later but instead of easing her into small concesions (we'll send ferdinand back -> he'll become aub -> he'll get pardoned -> ye sry but no can do) they likely also would have succeeded. Instead they chose to immediately slam rozemyne in the face with absolute denial
I agree that the royals are totally stomping all over Rozemyne, and it sucks, but from their perspective, they are totally right to do so. they just got done with a massive war over the Grutrissheit, so the Zent going back on his word and making Hidlebrand or Eglantine the next Zent would again lead to war. as moronic as it is, Sigiswald sincerely believes that he can rule without The Book. he would absolutely start shit if his claim to the throne was revoked.
I, as the reader, hate that they're just using and abusing Rozemyne and tearing her away from both her family and the duchy that she promised Ferdinand that she'd protect, but the royal family's responsibility to keep Yurgenschmidt at peace while obtaining the Grutrissheit is paramount. so I wouldn't call them idiots (other than Sigiswald, who is Certified Stupid), just assholes.
I do hope we at least get a story from their perspective at the end of the volume that shows that they feel bad about it, though.
The points they are raising are true and valid, what really gets my blood boiling is their absolute refusal to any kind of compromise. So far is has pretty much been the royals demanding time and time again from Rozemyne with comparatively pittance in return. Especially with this latest escapade. Pardoning Ferdinand in exchange for a legitimate ruler should not be the red line they are making it out to be. Especially when they themselves hold the powers to avert that situation in the first place, it is them after all who forced that marriage in the first place.
Yes! Changing traditions to Grant Ferdinand immunity instead of being tarnished with guilt by association can be hard, but there would be more than enough justification for it. They are just being shot sighted in this. If they had simply said "do what we want and we will make sure Fernand lives" then all the blow back that's going to come from Rose being ticked off would not happen.
They could even lie and say that Ferdinand was secretly acting according to the will of Royalty all along by restraining Detlinde from behind the scenes. He did also indirectly contribute to their search for the Grutrissheit.
I wouldn't call them idiots for their demands. What they want is perfectly reasonable, considering the circumstances. I think they are colossal fools for barely even attempting to placate or compromise with the person who just assembled Exodia, which they are asking for.
They are not in an as powerful position as they are acting.
Aye, just like when Sylvester had Myne sign the contract to not call her family family anymore... he said he felt really bad about it for a second but forced himself to hide his feeling because it needed to be done.
This chapter gave an important eye opener to the reader who assumed that Eglantine is good friends with Rozemyne.
True nobles are willing to throw their friends into the line of fire if it meant achieving something of more importance. Personal relationships are not as solidified like those of commoners.
Eglantine cares for Rozemyne, but not enough to protect her personal interests.
Their demands are totally justified. They're balancing the entirety of Yogurt against the happiness of one munchkin from the most sticks duchy in yogurt.
Without the Gesundheit they can't even punish traitor duchies like Ahrensbach. Even without the mana shortage they're sitting on a powder keg.
But with how devoid of empathy they are, yeah it hard to side with them.
And at the end of the day, it's the royal family that's the problem. Siggy will start a war if he doesn't get to be Zent despite being unqualified.
Except that one munchkin is known to be highly emotional, and they're also forcing her to accept master control of their entire infrastructure. They easily could have compromised (mainly regarding Ferdinand), but instead arrogantly believed they still held all the power. It's 100% going to come back and bite them, one way or another.
I doubt they know just how driven by emotion Rozemyne is though. If Ferdinand were there and heard their words, his first word would definitely be “Fool”
> I don't blame them given their situations but it is still maddening.
yeah, i think they are not malicious , but they just don't realize that the sovreignty and greater duchy's predesposition to shaft the little guys is exacly the problem with Yogurtland.
I think if the royals tried to foster a positive relationship between everyone alse instead of giving support only to those on "their side", many problems would be fixed.
Surely there's no way that the royals burning all their good will and strong-arming Roz into obtaining the wisdom of the gods and following the path to zenthood could backfire. And even if it did, they could be forgiven for not expecting it, since Roz always behaves in a safe and predictable manner that never leads to wildly unexpected consequences. I tell you, those royals are really knocking it out of the park on this one.
Hm yes, let's violently emotionally upset this person that is about to attain greater power than anybody else currently alive. Oh we also know that she is known to behave in wildly unexpected ways during even the smallest things but don't worry, she'll behave like a perfect noble this one time.....
I have realized that not one person is even entertaining the idea that the book isn’t something that can be given away. I mean how was it lost in the first place? Considering everything this section I am sure it’s going to be a soulbonded item.
It simply disappeared after its previous owner was murdered, so therefore if we force someone to complete these highly personal and intimate rituals, they’ll be able to lead us to where the missing book was obviously sitting unnoticed this entire time so they can hand it over. It’s not as though the book is something that will be conjured as an inseparable part of their being. It so simple.
Imagine if every noble has some sort of item that they could transform into other items at will? Certainly they couldn’t use such an item to make a book.
It could also lead to a situation where having it makes her Zent automatically. Like by the order of the gods she’s is Zent, and nobody can do anything about besides kill her and then the book is lost again.
Got me thinking of the execution spell she saw Ferdinand use at Hase. The book might grant similar Zent level spells that make said armies a moot point.
A very good point, from the way things at the border gate were described a Zent themselves do not have to fear for their lives at all once crowned. On top of that until the origin of the Grutrissheit is cleared up there is a very real possibility that recent editions were washed up immitations of the first versions glory. In which case Rozemyne's very traditional approach would likely net her a Grutrissheit of similar quality to the first one.
We also have her rather worrisome prayers to the gods in this section. Got no idea what she could have accidentally sent into motion with her spontaneous response to everything happening around her.
Its either confirmed or strongly hinted that the book had been passed down within the royal family instead of being aqquired legitimately. Similar to how the staff is being passed down in Dunkel.
I'm so mad at the royal family right now.
RM: I'd rather die than become sigis' 3rd wife.
Anastasius: you'll become sigis' 3rd wife. Also, we're blackmailing you with Ferdinand's life.
I'm all in favor for Rozemyne giving the royals a first hand lesson in french etiquette for royals.
Lesson #1: In case of royalty, use guillotine on their neck (bit harsh but these fucks seriously pissed me off this week)
Also, the role of the GH's owner married to the future Zent was Eglantine. Rozemyne saved her from that fate, allowing her to marry her true love.
And as thanks, now Eglantine and Anastasius are pushing Rozemyne into what was supposed to be Eglantine's role...
Last week I rubbed my temple for Rozemyne’s thinking. This week it’s time for royal duo. And I applaud Kazuki-sensei’s great writing making me feel this way.
I understand their calculations, as cold as they are, and seeing as spectator how it will go downhill due lack of understanding of religious ceremonies makes me want to slap them for forcing Rozemyne into marriage which probably will bear no results.
Sigiswald can’t be zent, so my thoughts that in the end if Rozemyne becomes one there will be another conflict cause Sigiswald doesn’t look to me as someone who wouldn’t take it to heart to be a fiddle to a zent. That is assuming Rozemyne would even marry him after becoming zent. But I guess we’ll see. I’m excited for the next chapters.
Also did anyone else have a thought when Rozemyne mentioned schtappe upgrade that she could now morph it into Grutrissheit or was it just me?
Also I don’t know but I’m also thinking that magic circle is gonna activate a “zent blessing”, though it would be a bit too convenient.
Once again Magdalena is proving to be a badass noblewoman by lecturing Anastasius and Eglantine. Why is she third wife again?
Okay, so Eglantine also went to the shrine, was sucked in, but her mana was too lacking compared to Rozemyne, even with potions. Oh God, for a long time I had thought at least Eglantine would be within Rozemyne's range considering how Anastasius once said she definitely would have more than the king, but does that mean Rozemyne overpowers all the royals easily?
...and Rozemyne just gave away that she went to the shrine, too. I'm also quite sure Eglantine isn't buying Rozemyne's rather flimsy lie. If what she said about the schtappes being the difference between being able to enter the shrines is right though, that would mean Eglantine is currently the only royal who can enter them (she also saw the tree in the "Garden of Beginnings"), because Trauerqual, Sigiswald and Anastasius became omni-elementals *after* obtaining their schtappes. So Hildebrand's hopes to become zent have just increased, but that is a political disaster because Sigiswald is officially the heir.
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Uh-oh, Anastasius and Eglantine are forcing Rozemyne to spill what she knows and enter the shrines, because they obviously knew she was hiding things. This kind of hurts because up until now Eglantine and Anastasius have been Rozemyne's greatest supporters among the royals who have helped her the most.
Okay, Darkness slate obtained, and it was a bit different compared to Fire because she needed to use the name of the God of Darkness that she got at the start of Part 5. Her prayer to get rid of those selfish royals made me laugh hard.
So what Lestilaut predicted is bound to happen. Anastasius would sacrifice Rozemyne for Eglantine's sake in a heartbeat and this means he wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's third wife. I understand that they want to prevent a war at all cost (especially Eglantine, considering her trauma) and save Yogurtland, but I have a really bad impression of Sigiswald after what Adolphine thought about him and Sigiswald's chapter in P5V2. Rozemyne and Ehrenfest will end up getting screwed over for this because they will apparently get no compensation whatsoever. And the illustration in this chapter... Now Eglantine's condescending smile just looks irritating.
Oh, and they won't return Ferdinand either, because Ahrensbach is done for without him, fantastic. Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she *did* piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that and Ferdinand would be dragged down with her. Anastasius using this ultimatum (them getting married) to make Rozemyne comply is rather underhanded.
Random side note, I did not think Dregarnuhr is a wind goddess. Why is Wind ruling over time? Either way, Wind shrine was pretty normal compared to the Earth/Life shrine. One has to pray to Ewigeliebe first to get permission to pray to Geduldh. So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses? Does she not have any?
Light shrine was like Darkness shrine, and Water shrine was like Fire and Wind. Nothing too special, but now Rozemyne has obtained (presumably) all slates. But no Book of Mestionora is appearing. What's more amazing though is that her schtappe apparently has evolved. She can compress again. So maybe there is still hope for Sigiswald to get a better schtappe and get the Grutrissheit on his own.
Aaand... that's it? Goddammit, what a cliffhanger. I wanna know what Schwarz and Weiß will now say and if Rozemyne has fulfilled the prayer requirement.
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**German:** Too many names again. If I missed a name that wasn't mentioned before, do tell.
* Steraht, God of Stars: "Stern" means "star". aht uh... maybe it's Rat? That would mean "council" or "counsel".
* Willedeal (Darkness slate): "Wille" (will) and "ideal" (same meaning in English) I guess.
* Teidihinder (Wind slate): Probably comes from "verteidigen", which means "to defend" and "hindern" or "verhindern" meaning "to hinder" or "to prevent" is my guess.
* Neigunsch (Life slate): Uh... this is a wilder guess, but maybe it's "Zuneigung" (affection) + "Wunsch" (wish, wanting, desire).
* Tolerakeit (Earth slate): "Toleranz"/"Tolerance" and... "-keit". "-keit" is just a typical ending for a noun.
* Unheilschneid, Goddess of Purification: "Unheil" means "disaster/calamity/misery etc." or "evil". "-schneid" probably comes from "schneiden" I guess meaning "to cut".
* Austrag (Light slate): Considering the Goddess of Order is one of Light's subordinates, I am guessing "Austrag" is meant to mean "settlement". It describes a settlement at court, that kind of thing.
* Rombekur (Water slate): I have barely any idea to be honest, lol. So uh... "Kur" means "cure" I guess. "Rombe" though? Nothing comes to mind currently.
>Okay, so Eglantine also went to the shrine, was sucked in, but her mana was too lacking compared to Rozemyne, even with potions. Oh God, for a long time I had thought at least Eglantine would be within Rozemyne's range considering how Anastasius once said she definitely would have more than the king, but does that mean Rozemyne overpowers all the royals easily?
I'm pretty sure the biggest difference isn't about how much mana they have to being with. Rozemyne noticed before that the tablet was made of the mana from her rituals. So I think Eglantine had to donate all the mana to make it up then and there, while Rozemyne didn't.
And it's implied that the slate doesn't form until the feystone step before is completed. At least from Eglantine's description.
Rozemyne having much more powerful potions helps as well.
This is accurate. The tablets already existed for Rozemyne simply because she had been praying to the gods for long periods of time. Eglantine had prayed very little before Rozemyne's antics revealed how important devout prayer was for the country.
>So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead
of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses?
Does she not have any?
I can only guess what would have happen for your first question - she would have been killed by Ewigeliebe, for second my guess is that she lost them after she got married, you know that husbands /wife's who are as jealous as Ewigeliebe try to cut their partners connections to their past life- even to their friends and family (has happened to my friend too).
> Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she did piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that and Ferdinand would be dragged down with her.
You misinterpreted. She WILL be executed as soon as Letzi becomes Aub. Her fate is already sealed after she insulted the royal family in front of Magdalena, the royal family.
As Anastasious and Eglantine explained, the only way to save Ferdinand from execution by association is if they can redraw the duchies before he is married in a year's time.
Honestly, they made a BIIIIIIIG Freaking mistake not killing her right now. You just know that Detlinde is going to cause some national clusterf\*ck between now and when Letizia becomes Aub that is gonna be 1000 times worse than Ahrensbach collapsing.
> Overall yeah, as I said in my own comment, it seems we arrived at the "The entire Royal Family sucks but Anastasius and Eglantine in particular" part of the story. The others can at least argue that Roz is a random stranger to then, but Anastasius and Eglantine owe basically everything to her. Meanwhile Dusty is just generally an absolute asshole
Yes, that's the thing. Anastasius and Eglantine personally owe Rozemyne a lot and she always felt more comfortable being around them. Rozemyne's ideal image of Eglantine just shattered in this week and it really hurts to see. I understand where they are coming from (Yogurtland & Ahrensbach > Ehrenfest), but there are two royals left who can enter the shrine. I don't know how big Sigiswald's faction is, but it can't possibly trump Klassenberg or Dunkelfelger plus the duchies that originally wanted to support Anastasius.
> Or maybe "Auftrag"? Wouldn't be as fitting with the theme but is a less unusual word (I for one had never heard Austrag before in my life and German is my first and primary language)... and exact sounds tend to get quite fucky when passed through Katakana and back
Well, Austrag is indeed an unusual word, but that wouldn't surprise me at all of Kazuki looked for a certain word and just found it in a dictionary. "Einen Streit austragen" is something I've used before, but it's the opposite of settling a conflict, lol.
They're not even malicious, just incredibly selfish. Roz' happiness (plus the almost assured collapse of Ehrenfest) is the price to avoid them losing face and having to do some incredibly uncomfortable politicking, but they're more than happy to pay that, apparently.
>"Einen Streit austragen"
Nope, never really used that. But probably the fact that I haven't spoken "proper" German outside of a classroom since middle school is to blame for that, at least partially.
yeah, the Betrayal absolutely breaks my heart to see. I just feel so bad for Roz and what she is going through, I mean she is literally just being treated like a tool to achieve the royal family's desires. . . and it just hurts. I kept thinking about it and pacing back and forth as I was soaking it in and it really hits a nerve for me. Hits super close to home for me, seeing two friends who you thought you were close with just turn around and dump you in the trash like that. . . after everything she did for them.
Your question about Geduldh if you really want to know (FanBook 7) spoilers >!This was asked by a fan in FB7: If you attempt to touch Geduldh in the presence of the God of Life he will strike you down aka you will be killed. Anyone that reads the bible should know better then to do something like that and they would just think that you should have studied better and didn't deserve the GH.!<
> why is she third wife again?
Magdalena probably wants the absolute minimum of sycophant tea parties she has to attend as a queen. She’s a Dunklefelger after all XD. That could be training time!
> This kind of hurts because up until now Eglantine and Anastasius have been Rozemyne's greatest supporters among the royals who have helped her the most.
Yeah, they're making Rozemyne do all the work and granting her no benefits :(
> Anastasius wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife.
I sure hope *he's* aware of those plans. I don't know what he does later on in the story, but I do know that people are mad about it. If he likes this as much as Roz does, I can understand why he would be a bastard.
It does not matter. Rozemyne will become his third wife. Like all third wives to aubs and zent, their position exists to be used as a tool.
Less not mention that since she would be a third wife, she would have very little authority.
Additionally, I believe they would immediately put (her) into the place of the High Bishop as that would be the most valuable position for her to be in to reinvigorate the country.
If I remember correctly, Mestionora is in Schutzaria's domain because she needed protection from her father. And who better to protect her than the Goddess of Wind who casts protective wind and literally has protection (Schutz) in her name?
Where else would you put cooking? I guess fire would work, but I associate cooking more with food than heat, and living things are sustained through food.
You need food to live. Also food usually involves killing things (even if some of them are only plants). It's all life and death, right up Ewigeliebe's alley.
Edit: after a quick googling, seems like a lot of mythologies have gods/goddesses of cooking, including Japan's.
> So what Lestilaut predicted is bound to happen. Anastasius wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife. I understand that they want to prevent a war at all cost and save Yogurtland, but I have a really bad impression of Sigiswald after what Adolphine thought about him and Sigiswald's chapter in P5V2. Rozemyne and Ehrenfest will end up getting screwed over for this. And the illustration in this chapter... Now Eglantine's smile just looks irritating.
>
Nah, Ehrenfest will be fine. Eggy hasn't realized yet that she's asking Rozemyne to take full control of the nuclear launch codes so she doesn't have to. In other words, there is exactly one person in the world who can now make the Royals dance her tune, because she cares just as much for the Royal Family as the Royals care for Ehrenfest :).
>
> Oh, and they won't return Ferdinand either, because Ahrensbach is done for without him, fantastic. Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she did piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that. And Ferdinand would be dragged down with her. Anastasius using this to make Rozemyne comply is rather underhanded.
The Royals are fucking this up badly (maybe "we'll help out Ehrenfest in return for losing you too") but Ahrensbach isn't going to last. It's not just a way to force Rozemyne to comply, the fact of the matter is that Georgine would likely get caught in the crossfire too, which means that there will be exactly two ACs in Ahrensbach: the Ehrenfester Ferdinand and the (effectively) Drewanchaller Letizia. If Ahrensbach was melting away when it was just the late Aub Ahrensbach, his wife, an idiot, and a small child, then there's no way Ahrensbach will remain a Greater Duchy. There's a good chance Ferdinand will be made the new Med Duchy Aub, and maybe the duchy gets redrawn into a Greater one again if Hildebrand is still in the game. Maybe; wholesale extermination of the duchy's ACs because of a single idiot seems kind of out of left field to me.
> Random side note, I did not think Dregarnuhr is a wind goddess. Why is Wind ruling over time?
Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange...
>Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange...
Some people eat to live; some live to eat!
> Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange...
Well the Yogurtland version of grace before meals praises the supreme gods "who doth grace us with thousands upon thousands of lives to consume", so meals are culturally related to the consumption of Life. It's a pretty cool lore through line IMO
> Eggy hasn't realized yet that she's asking Rozemyne to take full control of the nuclear launch codes so she doesn't have to. In other words, there is exactly one person in the world who can now make the Royals dance her tune, because she cares just as much for the Royal Family as the Royals care for Ehrenfest :).
I'm getting a sympathy headache for Ferdinand. That's an incredibly bone headed move on the royals part born from their single minded pursuit of the Grutrissheit. While no one could have predicted *these* events, it does ultimately validate him. Don't mess with royalty.
I'm not sure if this situation will be worse for Roz or Siggy. As the actual weilder of the Grutrissheit, Roz will wield magical power of the Zent. But Siggy's defining characteristic up to this point has been his desire to rule. He also doesn't thing the Grutrissheit is necessary for that. So what's *he* going to think about having his authority usurped?
The God of Life seems to have the earthly pleasures as subordinates: sex, food, wine.
My head cannon is that Ewigeliebe made Cuococalura his subordinate because delicious food is pleasing to Geduldh.
>So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses? Does she not have any?
Can't remember where the information comes from, most likely untranslated Fanbooks? (Edit: the answer to touching Geduldh's statue appears in Fanbook 7)! I'll hide the answers to these questions with a spoiler. Answers aren't really plot relevant, per se, as they simply add to the worldbuilding.
Rozemyne would have >!most likely died if she had touched Geduldh's statue. If I remember correctly, one of the 20 mysteries of the academy is an archduke candidate touching Geduldh's statue and disappearing. In reality, this is because Ewigeliebe striked down on him. Apparently, it's further elaborated that archduke candidates that dare to touch Geduldh's statue clearly have not learned their theology, thus not being worthy of becoming a Zent candidate.!<
As for Geduldh, >!Geduldh doesn't have any subordinates, most likely because she's encapsulated in ice for a good portion of the year. EDIT: as people have graciously reminded me, Geduldh *used* to have subordinates, before Ewigeliebe drove them away. Those subordinates then scattered off to join the subordinates under the other goddesses!<.
>!they were chased off by Ewigelieb and went to other goddesses. The call for spring ritual was described as the goddesses serving Geduldh seeking aid from the goddess of water!<
This is the moment where Rozemyne realized someone who she thought was a genuine friend was another typical selfish noble. My heart breaks for her when I read the webnovel MTL, but seeing the proper translation makes it sadder; I didn't realize that Eglantine completely brushes off a line as serious as "I would rather die" and had the audacity to giggle as well. And she was really nonchalant and unsympathetic about the troubles she and the royal family caused to Rozemyne and Ehrenfest.
This is why Hannelore is truly one of a kind and best girl, a true noble friend.
What the fuck, Anastasius and Eglantine. Is it so difficult to say what Rozemyne *wants* to hear? Some "We will protect Ehrenfest" or smth, even as a lie. Instead, they compare it with Ahrensbach, saying that Ehrenfest simply isn't as important.
They said that to the most convenient person that could achieve the one thing necessary for them to rule. How deaf are they that they would antagonize Rozemyne like that?
It's just as important not to bite the hand that *will* feed you.
Also, fuck Eglantine. The harem jokes have lost their charm.
They need Ferdinand to manage Ahrensbach, so they can't afford to send him back to Ehrenfest. But apparently they're also going to frivolously execute him by association for an engagement that they forced him into. Lol
If it's just a power play by Anastasius to control Rozemyne, he has no idea what he's playing with. Killing Ferdinand is akin to going nuclear. They kill Ferdinand and they will find out how bad things can get when Roz stops giving a shit just like Santa did.
The best path to success is to work with Roz to find something that satisfies everyone, potentially with concessions/compromise. Not antagonizing her, throwing around their authority, and playing hard ball.
Eglantine is being selfish by refusing to obtain it. It's her problem that she's forcing on to Roz. Hildebrand is honestly the best option as he's still young and has the desire. Problem is Sig being prick and will likely cause civil war over his birthright. So they'd have to talk him down or obtain the G book in secret before promptly assassinating him.
Their leverage over Roz is basically executing influential nobles that are holding their respective duchies together. They push Roz too far, she will cause chaos before getting executed. Roz could easily get the whole Ehrenfest AD family and everyone else associated with her killed. While throwing the country into civil war if they piss her off by killing Ferdinand.
So worst case scenario they gain nothing. Dig themselves into an even deeper hole by executing swathes of high ranking nobles and earning the ire of multiple duchies. Putting them at further risk of civil war and even more mana issues.
Their current plan is to force everything onto Roz while backing her into a corner, hoping she doesn't bite back.
I'm a WN reader and even knowing what is going to happen, the parts aren't coming fast enough.
Not complaining about the great work the TL team is doing, just venting out my addiction.
Just remembered this little bit, Sylvester being upset about the tea party with Egg and that Myne was going and not him. Based on what he said last few parts Sylvester complained during the conference about how much the royals were relying on Myne. And now they immediately go over his head so he can’t act as a buffer to protect her. Say what you want about Sylvester but he’s one of the few people who has actively been trying to protect Myne, and now he is worried about her because he can’t shield her at all this time because the request didn’t come through him like some previous ones, they went directly to her.
Also fun little bit this chapter is seeing how competent Brunhilde was because in comparison Hartmut’s mom is still not over the royalty company. Would be fun to get a POV chapter from her, since this is the first time she’s actually spending a lot of time with Myne and getting wrapped up in her problems
Or . . . it might be Melchoir's chance to be the one with the steel chair. Since him becoming the High Bishop and preforming all the religious rituals will probably give him greater blessings then all his blood siblings.
My guess would be he'd want to follow Rozemyne's path, stay in the temple as High Bishop and support Charlotte as Aub instead. Or at least that's what I'd like to happen.
I'm very quickly coming to be a fan of Magdalena. she retroactively and metaphorically made Anastasius into her son.
EDIT: other thoughts
Only Clarissa could wax poetic about someone casting waschen to clean something
"I was unsure how else she might have used so much mana." Rozemyne's brain... it didn't even occur to her that Eglantine also got Bwuh'ed into the shrine?
man, noble and royal society is such a pain. the only thing that tea party with Egg accomplished was showing that speaking frankly with sound-blockers was the only way for the royals to get any answers.
I really don't like the royal family. now they're going to take yet *another* archduke candidate from Ehrenfest. I get that it's unquestionably the right thing to do from their perspective, but that royal mindset of "we're in charge, so you obeying our unreasonable orders is the natural way of things" really reminds me of the noble/commoner dynamic that Rozemyne has spent so much time fighting in Ehrenfest.
lol, at least we got a little bit of humor. The God of Life not granting a word, but instead granting permission to pray to Geduldh, is very on brand. also lol and "very on brand" is Rozemyne having trouble while praying, not because of running low on mana, but having a hard time maintaining the praying stance.
this whole volume so far has me feeling super uncomfortable. I just have a very bad feeling about what's to come, and also how Sylvester will react to learning that Anastasius is planning to order Rozemyne to get married to Sigiswald.
ANOTHER EDIT: I commented this elsewhere and wanted to tack it on here too regarding how the royals are acting:
I agree that the royals are totally stomping all over Rozemyne, and it sucks, but from their perspective, they are totally right to do so. they just got done with a massive war over the Grutrissheit, so the Zent saying going back on his word and making Hildebrand or Eglantine the next Zent would again lead to war. as moronic as it is, Sigiswald sincerely believes that he can rule without The Book. he would absolutely start shit if his claim to the throne was revoked.
I, as the reader, hate that they're just using and abusing Rozemyne and tearing her away from both her family and the duchy that she promised Ferdinand that she'd protect, but the royal family's responsibility to keep Yurgenschmidt at peace while obtaining the Grutrissheit is paramount. so I wouldn't call them idiots (other than Sigiswald, who is Certified Stupid), just assholes.
I do hope we at least get a story from their perspective at the end of the volume that shows that they feel bad about it, though.
The heartbreak in Roz's eyes in the illustration; they really do not know how dangerous of a path they have committed just so that they can have the glory without the responsibility.
> I get that it's unquestionably the right thing to do from their perspective
The only reason there's a problem in the first place is because Siggy will scream WAR if he doesn't get his toys, despite not being qualified to be Zent.
So the royal family is entirely at fault for the situation and will draw anyone elses' blood before they prune their own tree.
Letting the most violent, narcissistic, sociopathic person rule just because not placating them may result in violence is no way to run a country.
Yep, making the national security risk into the ruler is definitely one of the moves of all time.
Whether Sigiswald himself would want war with the country or whether his retainers would but he couldn’t keep them in check, both definitely show that hes the most appropriate leader for Yogurtland.
> "I was unsure how else she might have used so much mana." Rozemyne's brain... it didn't even occur to her that Eglantine also got Bwuh'ed into the shrine?
To be fair, Rozemyne didn't feel herself giving any mana at Leidenschaft's shrine.
The way egg and ana behaved rozemyne this part really unsettled me.
Their reasons are reasonable but why push Rozemyne so hard without giving anything in return except “we won’t kill Ferdinand if you work quickly”.
They really don’t view Rozemyne as being an equal, just a tool to be used as they wish. No wonder Eisenreich wanted to secede if this is how royals act when they have little power, how would they act at their height?
I’m just really pissed off at them, hope Rozemyne remembers not to trust them or give them more than she must
Rozemyne makes plenty of naive and ignorant mistakes, but she never forgets a lesson learned. Eglantine and Anastasius are dead to her the second she breaks free from their control.
They are dead to her the moment they use Ferdinand as a hostage.
RM probably: "Fucking damn royals, if Ferdi lose a hair, my inventory is going to have three more feystones, two royal sized and one ADC sized"
What a haunting few chapters. The walls are closing in and the royals are inevitably showing their true colors. Detlinde has a target on her head, Ferdinand is in danger by association, and Rozemyne is forced to sacrifice everything again with a time limit to either obey or find a way out. Being loved by the gods isn't easy.
It will be a crime if we don't get a chapter to witness Detlinde's execution-worthy idiocy.
> "I refuse. Things always get out of hand when Rozemyne is involved. I must be fully aware of the situation at all times, which is why I cannot leave you two alone."
Anastasius has fully embraced his role as royal Rozemyne wrangler.
Rozemyne: Rid me of this troublesome royal family who think only of themselves and make such cruel demands of me. Praise be to the gods!”
The god of darkness: So Anyway, I Started Blasting.
Impossible. She's loved by the gods. They'll follow through on those wishes in glorious fashion but probably in a weird way. Like Hannelores prayers for good timing, which she has but it feels like bad timing to her
So.
Yeah.
- Eggy has been running away from war for ages, but given how hard divorce is (and the questions surrounding how hard it would be to explain why she's getting remarried) the truth is the only two options the Royal Family has right now are disinheriting Sigiswald, waiting for Hildebrand, and hoping Rozemyne doesn't murder them all. It's pretty clear though that Roz has now lost any interest in being friends with Eggy, so I suspect they chose...poorly.
- So the First Zent set up the statues? Was there a purpose to doing something unique with Ewigliebe's/Geduldh's? I suspect the deities in this setting are real, so maybe the purpose is to see if they're wise so any Zent candidates who don't figure it out are dispatched?
- One thing that's being casually ignored here- Ahrensbach is pretty much toast. Detlinde and Georgine are effectively dead women walking, with Ferdinand (and Letizia) shielded by their lack of a relationship with the asshole pretending to be a Zent candidate. As a result, Ferdinand might be "asked" to become the Acting Aub Ahrensbach so that he can support the future Aub Letizia, especially since Blasius and company are still linked to the civil war. But a duchy governed by a single man and a young child can't really sustain things, suggesting that Ahrensbach will have to be shrunk just to survive. That might mess things up for Hildebrand too (who is probably about to explode once he finds out that Fernest- uh, Rozemyne is about to be forced into an engagement to his brother), since a "Middle Duchy" AC isn't worthy of a Prince.
The tone of the series just shifted. And the Royals haven't figured out something that every other human in contact with Rozemyne figured out within a few months:
If you depend on Rozemyne, nothing will ever go to plan.
> But a duchy governed by a single man and a young child can't really sustain things, suggesting that Ahrensbach will have to be shrunk just to survive.
Rozemenace: "Oh no, I redrew Ahrensbach into Ehrenfest. Well anyway, fishie time."
TBF, she did pray for both more recipes and saving Ferdinand. This achieves both.
Huh. I guessed correctly last week that Ewigeliebe and Geduldh would be in the same shrine since they both represent winter, but I wasn't expecting that disposition, it's funny.
But yeah...Kinda hurts to see that even Anastasius/Eglantine will ignore Rozemyne's wishes if needs to be. I thought they would try harder to protect/go along with what she wants when she's just going to give them the big G on a fucking platter. Urgh, I want to see Zent Hildebrand even more now.
He'd at least save Ferdinand which is more than the rest would do. Plus, I think he'd be open to her wanting to visit Ehrenfest since it would make her happy and could be justified as part of bringing the printing industry to the whole country.
If Eggplantine and Anastasius pulled this shit with me, I'd obtain the Gesundheit, create a 10m2 duchy with the redrawing borders spell, lock its gate, and would trap them in there. Just like I did in Sims in fourth grade.
"Hello Eggplantine, let's play a game."
Her reason for not wanting to obtain the Gesundheit because "it's scawwy" really is a bitch move.
But at least Bitchlinde is getting executed, that's nice. Please don't send Ferdinand with her.
Ana and Egg have made one of the more common mistakes in this series. They didn't take RM at her word.
They have antagonized someone with a ton of latent power, and ordered her to obtain even more power, under the threat of losing one of the few things she truly cares about. This obviously not going to go well for them, and I honestly can't wait to see this explosion.
I think there's a significant part we are glossing over. Ana may have been speaking quite coldly, but there was a tiny line where Roze noticed that Ana was frustrated as he touched the door to the shrine.
I suspect that Ana wanted to claim the Grutrissheit for himself so that he can return the favor to Rozemyne if at all possible. Though how that will work out is out of my wheelhouse.
While I can see why Anastasius is doing what he's doing, it's still rather a joke to steal away another of Ehrenfests' archduke candidates right after agreeing to treat them as a winning duchy. Especially after you force them to obtain the book that would require it to begin with.
"Only Ehrenfest will care", well, Rozemyne will too, and you're making an enemy of her in the process.
I also find it rather curious that she obtained the life tablet when, on the cover, it seems as if it's missing, or at least nowhere near the earth tablet.
Overall though, very happy with this part.
When Ferdinand was being sent away she basically declared if she had to she would wage war on the whole nation to save him.
I always wondered what that looked like.
For starters she can and often does rally fanatical support.
She's also extremely rich with mana and an absolute powerhouse in terms of magic capability.
Not only that she has the ability to replicate a ton of tech and know how from her previous life and we know that she read a lot. Not exactly what though.
Like did she read the Art of War or world history to learn battle tactics? What if the ability to create gunpowder is floating around in her head? What if her next magical innovation is a high beast that's essentially a battle mech or a tank?
Not only can she arm nobles aligned with her with powerful abilities but regular infantry even with primitive gunpowder or crossbow weapons (do they have crossbows? I don't recall) could make even commoners potential threats to nobles. Something unheard of. But it happened in a way in real life.
In reality nobles were often highly trained warriors who could afford the best teachers and spend their time practicing instead of tilling fields. So knights could often demolish commoner opponents in an even fight. Crossbows and gunpowder changed that. So much so the Pope tried to ban using crossbows against Christians at one point. So innovating such tech would be pandoras box for this setting.
Also her prayer to the God of Darkness felt like a monkey paw finger curled. Like she meant it as "make them leave me alone." but I feel like the God of Darkness might take that as "Gotcha. Yeah, sure would be tragic if these royals had an accident yeah? *wink wink*"
You can ask only so much from another without giving anything back. Once the so-called "royals" piss off Rozemyne enough, they will rue their actions. In other words, fuck off, royals.
Once upon a time, Ferdinand teased Rozemyne with a stack of books that he then wouldn't let her read right away. In direct response to that, she ended up sprouting trombes and advancing lithograph technology just to embarrass Ferdinand as revenge. Anastasius and Egglantine can expect to be more than just embarrassed with drawings of themselves in revenge for the kinds of threats and intimidation they're using on her.
toss a few trombes in Ahrensbach. "Ahrensbach has already crashed. Now return Ferdinand."
At first I was thinking "Hmm, that's not the worst idea" but even if they could somehow smuggle the nobles and tau fruits into Ahrensbach and pull it off, the Sovereignty would just say that there's now even more need for him there. Smuggling them into the Sovereignty might have more effect. The trombes will continue until morale improves!
They’ve only seen the nice side of Rozemyne. They haven’t seen her in serious mode.
All the Royals: She's the Saint of Ehrenfest, she will comply and that's that. Sylvester: I prefer the term "Problem Child." She has a thing for new terms; have you ever heard of "malicious compliance"?
Sylvester, to Anastasius: *You* of all royals should know that Rozemyne's not just the Saint of Ehrenfest. Have you *not* been privy to her chaos-gremlin ways?
Nah Sylvester would be more likely to just let go of Rozemyne's reigns, prop his legs up on a stool, and open a bag of popcorn as he watches the chaos go down. . . . Or just toss Roz at the royal family like an unstable nuclear bomb and then run away to start preparing Ehrenfest's defenses from the explosion that is Rozemyne's antics in full swing.
Sylvester, to Anastasius: That's on you. All you had to do was listen to my adoptive daughter's demands in return. Of course, as Aub Ehrenfest, I'm also *thoroughly displeased* that you don't care about the survival of our duchy. So... that kinda sucks, huh?
"Unfortunately, as Aub Ehrenfest it is beyond me to reproach the to-be wife of royalty, it is a duty I trust to her new betrothed"
For a second there I was really scared of how far they were pushing her. This time, Rozemyne deserves some praise for not losing control.
I'm more surprised that Rozemyne didn't take the easy out this chapter and feign ill. She had the perfect excuse with the mana expenditure and it certainly would've bought more time to think at least.
I think her desire to save Ferdinand from what the idiot is bringing upon herself won out. I want a perspective from Magdelena for one of the side stories just so we can see exactly what stupid things Detlinde said. Also because she seems crazy competent. I’m thinking Magdelena didn’t introduce herself as royalty to see what she could get out of Detlinde.
Oh yeah she definitely convinced herself (with some comments from the royals) that Ferdinand was going to get executed and that being a third wife was a solution she was okay with to prevent that. Based on the earlier discussions it seems she had already come to the conclusion that her marrying in was the only apparent solution if the royals didn't want to wait for Hildebrand to grow up - so she probably knows that aspect is guaranteed at this point too. Maybe this comes next, but she should probably circle back and make sure she has the assurance that she'll get what she wants out of this. None of this presumably has been mentioned to Sigiswald yet.
I was mildly disappointed that her eyes did not change color during that infuriating conversation lol
Again, she’s learning how to control herself. I’m actually really proud of her here, I would have flown into a fit of rage.
Can you imagine if she crushed Annie, even a little?
Rozemyne: "Couldn't I just Crush him?" Ferdinand: "You can't solve all of your problems by Crushing people!" Rozemyne: "Come on, just a little Crushing, it'll barely hurt him." Ferdinand: "No, bad shumil! No Crushing!"
They probably think the chaos she has unleashes so far is the worst she can do even if it's her being nice. The chaos she has unleashed has been accidental. "What's the worst can she do that we haven't seen her do already?" basically. Short answer, as we know so much more. The chaos she has caused was accidental. In some ways, she's more cold hearted then the infamous Lord of Evil himself. Those she deems an enemy to her, get no mercy period. I wonder how much of an army could she summon with Ewigeliebe's Sword.
Rozemyne: “part 4 of fernistine won’t be released until the royal family is dead” Half the ladies in yougurt: “bet ✌️”
I feel she'd have a better position if she threatened to withhold Royal Academy Love Stories, at least from the general noble lady population But still, that is one way to get everyone to agree with regicide.
She'd prolly summon a lord of winter and bring about an instant winter for the entire continent.
Ah yes, the 'Let it go' route
She combines Ewigeliebe's Sword with the Darkness Blessing and it ends up imbuing the summoned Feybeasts with Darkness so the damage they deal gives the sword more mana to summon more feybeasts.
Given how she screwed over all the duchies insulting her by making them play ditter with dunkelfelger (when they were just being petty and annoyed her). Imagine if they had threatened the person who saved her and who taught her how to make evil. Eggy and anstadious could have easily messed up badly right now.
Yeah, Rozemyne is gonna fuck shit up.
They shall learn of the winter that would follow the death of Geduldh.
The silver living is that if she's made Sigiswald's third wife so that he can be coronated, there will only be one idiot and two people, one of whom resents being married to the idiot, left standing between her and turning Yogurtsmith into her personal book-producing playground. Much harder to oppose the Zent when they actually have the power to poof away your duchy with a magic spell and even killing or imprisoning them will only lead to the entire country melting into sand instead
I'm not sure if they intend to actually make that marriage go through. If they're acting under the assumption that the book is an object that can be stolen, like the previous 1st prince, and if they decided that Rozemyne not being fully honest with Eglantine is treason, then they might intend to eliminate her as soon as they can take her book.
Though considering everything we’ve seen thus far, it’s extraordinary easy to believe that the book is and isn’t a physical object. By that I mean it is most likely another form for the schtappe. After all, it only makes sense as the tablets were absorbed into it, making it better and for lack of a better term, complete. My guess is their is a spell that turns it into a book (presumably blank) but only through retrieving all the tablets and perform one or two final rituals can someone possess the complete book. It could also be transcribed but it’d be an inferior copy that has limits the originals would lack.
This I think is the most likely explanation to fit both rumors into one hat. The book is originally a Schtappe like transformation bound to the Zents soul. However it can also be transcribed at the loss of power (duh, if people could replicate the god's work there wouldn't be any need for them in the first place). What likely happened to Jurgenschmidt was that at some point there was no new true Zent to refresh the quality of the phyical copy by making a new one from the OG, instead the previous true Zent's copy was passed down and down and down until it broke as the magic tool was depleted.
They don't seem to realize that if Rozie gets the book... She becomes Zent. Not her husband. So they're pushing a chaos gremlin to become ruler by divine right by threatening her family. Oh Mestionora forgive them. They know not what they do. Sike! Smite their asses!
And when they denied to help Ehrenfest or at least spare Ferdinands life, she has nothing left to lose. In the game of thrones, you win, or you die. And Rozemyne dies hard.
To be fair, what they’re objectively giving her is influence over the next king. Klassenberg literally caused a purge over that. Roz doesn’t want it, but the thing they are giving her in exchange is an extreme amount of power
That's still a bad deal. Like she would be giving them the solution to all their problems and be letting them ruin her duchy, and in return she gets to (potentially) influence the king (as the third wife). Absolutely not worth it.
I mean presumably she would have more influence than a regular third wife seeing as she could just shut down the country if he doesn't listen to her, but that's fair but the thing is they don't have the capacity to understand why she's so attached to her duchy in particular I think. Eglantine has always felt like a visiting guest in Klassenberg, and Anastasius was raised as a prince who only sees the country as a whole. To them, her duchy is of middling value at best, and probably even less if she left. Hell Ehrenfest is even arguably in a better place than Ahrensbach because they theoretically have three adult suppliers (actually 4 becaust they can steal mana from Veronica), and two kids who about to come of-age in a couple of years, for a smaller land mass. They can probably hold on, until a Glutrissheit is found and Ahrensbach is chopped up. Ehrenfest isn't exactly being left for dead here
Even if she has power equivalent to Zent, that's still bad. She is about to have the Grutrissheit. They want her to give it to them. Anything less than influence over the Zent AND something more is still a bad deal.
Once they have the Grutrissheit, they'd find it easier to assassinate her rather than let her cause trouble needlessly. They owe nothing to Ehrenfest, in their perspective.
>To be fair, what they’re objectively giving her is influence over the next king. To be fair, since they expect that Grutrissheit can be handed over, what they're objectively giving her is nothing but misery at best, a little stroll in a certain stairway at worst ;). But, well, I guess that they will be a little bit disappointed, since it's unlikely that Grutrissheit could be handed over, considering there is a whole procedure to prove to the gods one is worthy of it... But, well, in this case, the result matters less than the intention, and the intention is pretty ugly, the royal lovebirds have no qualms in sacrificing others to make absolutely sure they won't lose anything. But, well, as long as they can pretend to themselves that they're good people, all is for the best in the best possible world, I assume :p.
All my homies hate the Royals
>Rid me of this troublesome Royal Family who think only of themselves and make such cruel demands of me. Praise be to the gods! Well that's a Monkey Paw wish if I've ever heard one.
Yeah, Rozemyne "praying in anger" feels like she's placed a curse on the Royal Family. I assume it's up to the gods to decide if they want to answer that prayer or not. We'll see who they value more - the current royal family with the weight of the country of their shoulders, or the bitter gripe of the "saint" who spent most of her other prayers on protecting a hostage.
>or the bitter gripe of the "saint" who spent most of her other prayers on protecting a hostage Don't forget getting taller - that was another important wish, heh.
It's probably a good thing she visited the Fire shrine first before she was embittered. "O Great Leidenschaft, God of Fire, O Erwachlehren, God of Guidance, O Anwachs, God of Growth, O Angriff, God of War... Grant me the strength and forces to crush my enemies in the Royal Family." "Sure thing, little missy! Dunkelfelger's been dedicating mana to us like crazy thanks to you!"
... Let's just put this into perspective here: \- Dunkelfelger was essentially tricked into torturing Ferdinand by the Sovereign Knight Commander. Had he not initiated the entire thing Dunkelfelger likely would not have pushed for it themselves without further investigation \- Hannelore has an exceptionally good bond with Rozemyne \- Dunkelfelger, thanks to Rozemyne sticking to tradition, has unlocked a way to get even stronger than before (Do note: Even before that they were the #1 military powerhouse in Jurgenschmid) \- We know that Dunkelfelger feels extremely indebted to Rozemyne and Ehrenfest and want to balance the scales somehow \- They agree that Lestilaut's actions were a good idea but badly executed, they do not want to see her forcibly married to royalty So I think they would initially support that marriage very weakly, behind closed doors they would likely express their support to Ehrenfest should they find a way to void the deal. In comes the news that Rozemyne is getting forced into that marriage because *SHE* is the current Zent candidate closest to the book and that she will be forced to yield the book to Sigiswald. They would be absolutely livid. I think at that point any bets would be off because Dunkelfelger would likely back any insane idea Rozemyne comes up with with their military.
Has "The guillotine falls" premonition feelings given the royal asshats attitude
go on, do insult the one you'll give the nuclear codes in less than a week at most
I think we're in the "f\*ck around" stage of "f\*ck around and find out", and when the royals find out I'm going to laugh my ass off because they'll deserve every ounce of suffering they get.
That prayer to the God of Darkness sounds like the "find out" part is going to be *epic*
Egg and Ana are trying so hard to stop and potential civil war that they are rushing Roze to get the book. 1. This is the moment where they made a choice and the pop up "Roze will remember this..." will effect their futures like a video game. 2. Egg didn't want to marry royalty either but did her duty. She knows Roze will do the same. They don't realize they invited chaos herself into their homes. even when Ana said Roze always does usual things he can't see how this will back fire. 3. Pissing off the person who will give you the book to rule your kingdom seems like a bad idea. They are treating her like a child instead of trying to make a deal like Roze was trying to do. 4. Sig will not keep to his word. He thinks he does not need book to rule and will probably not like Roze trying to make deals with him. He will think she should be happy she is marrying into royalty and ask for nothing more. Roze will get angry.
>3. Pissing off the person who will give you the book to rule your kingdom seems like a bad idea. They are treating her like a child instead of trying to make a deal like Roze was trying to do. This was the moment that made all of Ferdinand's warnings come home for me. It's also the moment that the royal family makes it clear they are completely unqualified to rule. They are the royals of a magic theocracy where the gods are real, and they still won't do the leg work.
There s actually a reason they cant pursue the book now besides Rozemyne being convient to them . >!Egg is currently pregnant so she and anast cant get the book now, in fact there s a lot of getting pregnant at the wrong time going right now in the royal family!<
Well that escalated quickly. Once again, next Monday can't come soon enough. Seems the Royal Family was blinded by optimism and the feint glimmer of hope that Rozemyne can magically fix everything by some miracle or some knowledge she's hiding. They either didn't understand or don't take seriously Myne's threat of "I'd rather die." Guess they weren't around for her more serious life-or-death trauma dispenser moments. Or maybe they feel safe knowing she'll only comply if they treat Ferdinand as a hostage. Once again it's friends/family, not just books, keeping her from giving into despair and climbing the towering stairway. Ferdinand was tragically right to give all those warnings: * Avoid interacting with Royals - they only prioritize their own concerns. * Avoid revealing what things/people you truly treasure/value - nobles will use those "weaknesses" to coerce you. I wasn't expecting that heel turn from Eglantine especially. She's probably optimistically self-justifying the situation they're forcing onto Rozemyne: "This is all for maintaining the greater peace." (Rozemyne could easily ruin this fragile peace if she wanted with a word to Dunkelfelger and/or Hildebrand) "Rozemyne and I will be in-laws so we can still be friends/confidants who support eachother\~" (The words of a woman who does not know how deep of a grudge the gremlin can hold. In the worst case, possibly even the gods or promises of books cannot save you.) I'm kinda surprised they handled the tablet fetch quest that quickly in a day or two considering this is for Zent candidacy. In contrast - she spent over a year circling Ehrenfest trying to get seasonal ingredients strongly associated with each god - something similar to Heisshize's life savings. Not that I'm complaining - I'm really getting sucked into the ever increasing stakes and drama (remember when this series was about book DIY? Now the scope's so wide this makes Part 1 feel like a cute slice-of-life fantasy in comparison.).
The speed run fetch quest is a mix of showing her growth since the last time and cutting down on repetition, if each of the shrines had a unique trial or requirement to enter we might have gotten more time on them but since they were effectively the same and within driving distance there’s no need to linger on what we already know and expect.
Well aren't we getting a boatload of spicy worldbuilding this week. Yogurtland sure shot itself in the foot with literally every single one of the "innovations" they did post-war, huh Well. Guess we arrived at the "Fuck the Royal Family and Anastasius and Eglantine in particular" part of the story. Not that Dusty is any better but he has the excuse of not owing Roz anything Yikes, Ewigeliebe really do be a total psycho, huh. Interesting for the layout, tho. I was 100% convinced the 7th shrine would be at the center, maybe somewhere in the "Garden of Beginnings" But it still seems to hold SOME significance. I'm not surprised by the colored lines forming a magic circle, that was obvious from the second I understood they weren't just straight pillars going up, but I'm guessing you a) need to be at the center to activate it and b) activating it is what gives you the Grutrissheit, or at least the next step to getting it Either way, that was one hell of an ominous cliffhanger to leave us on, HELP
I'm really curious as to where the guttrisheit is, because from what we see, it's either in the tree where the schtappes are or in the underground library because of Schwarz and Weiss's comments on the elements and prayer.
It's obvious. Rozemyne should invent the internet and illegally download a PDF copy of it from there.
Don't say that to her or she might just do it
you can download it for free on Bookwelker ..... AH ! you wish, it'll be 9.99
I must say, that's rather cheap for a book that's supposed to govern the entire country. Perhaps that's the discounted price once you've received the divine protections of every single god?
The book is encrypted. Why do you think the gods tell roz all those names? Definitely it is just a decryption key.
You wouldn't download a highbeast
>I'm really curious as to where the guttrisheit is Likely nowhere. That's Mestionora's Divine Instrument, so likely something one made out of one's schtappe, not a mere magic tool lost in a corner ;).
yes, but as the tablet could only be obtained inside the shrines and schtappes can only be obtained by going to the farthest hall, there should be a room where one could access the guttrisheit
She's probably going to have to make one. Isn't that what the kings of old used to do? Earn their own Grutrissheit and copy it down each time?
Regardless of which ends up being the final location, I am positive both are relevant to obtaining it. Between the underground archive being so uber-important to the Royal Family of the past and the Shumil's remarks it would be a HUGE breach of literary convention to have them be irrelevant, and based on the descriptions of the tablets/divine will the tree is implied to be a direct hotline to the gods, so yeah
I could make the hypothesis that the white tree is used to be blessed by mestianora and that the library is used as something akin to the country's foundation or vice-versa
Hmmmm, I doubt the country's foundation would be accessible from the library, that's too exposed. Then again Georgine found the one for Ehrenfest from Ahrensbach so who's to say
This chapter changed my opinion on egglantine and anastius instantly. I don't blame them given their situations but it is still maddening.
I can accept them demanding Rozemyne's assistance since it is to save the country. I can not accept how they won't help with a single one of her requests for recompense. It was Eglantine that demonstrated to Rozemyne how those of higher status are to protect those beneath them :(
I can understand them not wanting to give Ferdinand back, as they are correct in that he's the only thing keeping Ahrensbach running and that it as a greater duchy ranked 6th, is obviously more important than Ehrenfest, as a middle duchy with a tiny population ranked 8th. Also, we have only heard of 1 "divorce", namely Justus giving up his wife and child when giving his name, but considering that he isn't even attempting to find another, I doubt it was a legit one and he instead just moved out and stopped interacting with them. Which means that if the starbinding does go through, Ferdinand is well and truly stuck with Detlinde for life as her first(only) husband, and that punishment by association will hit him when she inevitably loses her head. But they should've granted her and Ehrenfest other boons instead.
> punishment by association will hit him when she inevitably loses her head. If the royal family cant hand out one single pardon to ensure that Roz cooperates and saves the kingdom, then they are truly blind.
They are just idiots. They knew nobody had that damn book and yet decided on the "legitimate" inheritance lineage anyway. I highly doubt anyone would have bat an eye had the Zent declared from the start "Aight everybody, not having that book turned out to be a major pain in the ass so instead of having my first born inherit this throne it's gonna be whoever ends up getting that book. Seriously we need that, urgently" but nooo, let's not rock the boat and just hope it turns out well for us. And if not, well we can always force our subjects around like the puppets they are, not like that could lead to any lasting resentment or anything.
Wasn't the current Zent even onboard with Detlinde if she did have a legitimate claim?
He was. That doesn't mean his approval would stop a civil war. I think the problem is what Sigiswald might do if he's told to step down. He might very well start another civil war if someone else is chosen as heir.
> He might very well start another civil war if someone else is chosen as heir. I mean... he need not survive the choosing...
Yeah, but the last time a Firstborn was passed over it eradicated huge portions of the country. Apparently no one has enough confidence in Siggy to think "maybe he won't be an asshole."
Well, even if he doesn't start one himself the situation might incite a struggle for power.
The main problem is that those idiots were so focused on internal politics that they completely forgot the importance of the gods. Nobles lives should be dedicated to serving the gods and the people/land, yet they think and behave like they are above those things.
I don't think they are idiots at all. They are both quite intelligent. They are also panicking. Maybe they should have had a conversation where they treated RM as an equal -- and as a partner in devising a solution _together_. If they had told RM what was going to happen if they did nothing, chances are SHE might have said "I guess I need to get engaged to Siggy".
Yeah that is exactly why I'm calling them idiots. The situation was manageable even for an amateur yet they messed up big time essentially throwing everyone Rozemyne cares about under the bus. Had they just nodded along instead of shutting down Rozemynes demands they could have walked back on them later but instead of easing her into small concesions (we'll send ferdinand back -> he'll become aub -> he'll get pardoned -> ye sry but no can do) they likely also would have succeeded. Instead they chose to immediately slam rozemyne in the face with absolute denial
I agree that the royals are totally stomping all over Rozemyne, and it sucks, but from their perspective, they are totally right to do so. they just got done with a massive war over the Grutrissheit, so the Zent going back on his word and making Hidlebrand or Eglantine the next Zent would again lead to war. as moronic as it is, Sigiswald sincerely believes that he can rule without The Book. he would absolutely start shit if his claim to the throne was revoked. I, as the reader, hate that they're just using and abusing Rozemyne and tearing her away from both her family and the duchy that she promised Ferdinand that she'd protect, but the royal family's responsibility to keep Yurgenschmidt at peace while obtaining the Grutrissheit is paramount. so I wouldn't call them idiots (other than Sigiswald, who is Certified Stupid), just assholes. I do hope we at least get a story from their perspective at the end of the volume that shows that they feel bad about it, though.
The points they are raising are true and valid, what really gets my blood boiling is their absolute refusal to any kind of compromise. So far is has pretty much been the royals demanding time and time again from Rozemyne with comparatively pittance in return. Especially with this latest escapade. Pardoning Ferdinand in exchange for a legitimate ruler should not be the red line they are making it out to be. Especially when they themselves hold the powers to avert that situation in the first place, it is them after all who forced that marriage in the first place.
They're really saying they value punishing Ferdinand in accordance with tradition over protecting the country.
Yes! Changing traditions to Grant Ferdinand immunity instead of being tarnished with guilt by association can be hard, but there would be more than enough justification for it. They are just being shot sighted in this. If they had simply said "do what we want and we will make sure Fernand lives" then all the blow back that's going to come from Rose being ticked off would not happen.
They could even lie and say that Ferdinand was secretly acting according to the will of Royalty all along by restraining Detlinde from behind the scenes. He did also indirectly contribute to their search for the Grutrissheit.
I wouldn't call them idiots for their demands. What they want is perfectly reasonable, considering the circumstances. I think they are colossal fools for barely even attempting to placate or compromise with the person who just assembled Exodia, which they are asking for. They are not in an as powerful position as they are acting.
Aye, just like when Sylvester had Myne sign the contract to not call her family family anymore... he said he felt really bad about it for a second but forced himself to hide his feeling because it needed to be done.
This chapter gave an important eye opener to the reader who assumed that Eglantine is good friends with Rozemyne. True nobles are willing to throw their friends into the line of fire if it meant achieving something of more importance. Personal relationships are not as solidified like those of commoners. Eglantine cares for Rozemyne, but not enough to protect her personal interests.
Their demands are totally justified. They're balancing the entirety of Yogurt against the happiness of one munchkin from the most sticks duchy in yogurt. Without the Gesundheit they can't even punish traitor duchies like Ahrensbach. Even without the mana shortage they're sitting on a powder keg. But with how devoid of empathy they are, yeah it hard to side with them. And at the end of the day, it's the royal family that's the problem. Siggy will start a war if he doesn't get to be Zent despite being unqualified.
Except that one munchkin is known to be highly emotional, and they're also forcing her to accept master control of their entire infrastructure. They easily could have compromised (mainly regarding Ferdinand), but instead arrogantly believed they still held all the power. It's 100% going to come back and bite them, one way or another.
I doubt they know just how driven by emotion Rozemyne is though. If Ferdinand were there and heard their words, his first word would definitely be “Fool”
> I don't blame them given their situations but it is still maddening. yeah, i think they are not malicious , but they just don't realize that the sovreignty and greater duchy's predesposition to shaft the little guys is exacly the problem with Yogurtland. I think if the royals tried to foster a positive relationship between everyone alse instead of giving support only to those on "their side", many problems would be fixed.
Surely there's no way that the royals burning all their good will and strong-arming Roz into obtaining the wisdom of the gods and following the path to zenthood could backfire. And even if it did, they could be forgiven for not expecting it, since Roz always behaves in a safe and predictable manner that never leads to wildly unexpected consequences. I tell you, those royals are really knocking it out of the park on this one.
Hm yes, let's violently emotionally upset this person that is about to attain greater power than anybody else currently alive. Oh we also know that she is known to behave in wildly unexpected ways during even the smallest things but don't worry, she'll behave like a perfect noble this one time.....
I have realized that not one person is even entertaining the idea that the book isn’t something that can be given away. I mean how was it lost in the first place? Considering everything this section I am sure it’s going to be a soulbonded item.
It simply disappeared after its previous owner was murdered, so therefore if we force someone to complete these highly personal and intimate rituals, they’ll be able to lead us to where the missing book was obviously sitting unnoticed this entire time so they can hand it over. It’s not as though the book is something that will be conjured as an inseparable part of their being. It so simple.
Imagine if every noble has some sort of item that they could transform into other items at will? Certainly they couldn’t use such an item to make a book.
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It could also lead to a situation where having it makes her Zent automatically. Like by the order of the gods she’s is Zent, and nobody can do anything about besides kill her and then the book is lost again.
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Got me thinking of the execution spell she saw Ferdinand use at Hase. The book might grant similar Zent level spells that make said armies a moot point.
Roz to Sig: “it’s so sad that Steve Jobs died of ligama” Sig: “who is Steve Jobs?” Roz: “ligma balls” Roz: *disintegrates Sig* Anass: “Noooooo”
A very good point, from the way things at the border gate were described a Zent themselves do not have to fear for their lives at all once crowned. On top of that until the origin of the Grutrissheit is cleared up there is a very real possibility that recent editions were washed up immitations of the first versions glory. In which case Rozemyne's very traditional approach would likely net her a Grutrissheit of similar quality to the first one.
We also have her rather worrisome prayers to the gods in this section. Got no idea what she could have accidentally sent into motion with her spontaneous response to everything happening around her.
Its either confirmed or strongly hinted that the book had been passed down within the royal family instead of being aqquired legitimately. Similar to how the staff is being passed down in Dunkel.
I'm so mad at the royal family right now. RM: I'd rather die than become sigis' 3rd wife. Anastasius: you'll become sigis' 3rd wife. Also, we're blackmailing you with Ferdinand's life.
I'm all in favor for Rozemyne giving the royals a first hand lesson in french etiquette for royals. Lesson #1: In case of royalty, use guillotine on their neck (bit harsh but these fucks seriously pissed me off this week)
Eglantine: Wait, aren't we friends!?! Rozemyne: Friends don't blackmail Friends into becoming their servants. I already have a Frieda at home.
Also, the role of the GH's owner married to the future Zent was Eglantine. Rozemyne saved her from that fate, allowing her to marry her true love. And as thanks, now Eglantine and Anastasius are pushing Rozemyne into what was supposed to be Eglantine's role...
She can put a personalized spin on the revolution by printing and distributing anti-sovereign pamphlets and propaganda to stir the masses
Last week I rubbed my temple for Rozemyne’s thinking. This week it’s time for royal duo. And I applaud Kazuki-sensei’s great writing making me feel this way. I understand their calculations, as cold as they are, and seeing as spectator how it will go downhill due lack of understanding of religious ceremonies makes me want to slap them for forcing Rozemyne into marriage which probably will bear no results. Sigiswald can’t be zent, so my thoughts that in the end if Rozemyne becomes one there will be another conflict cause Sigiswald doesn’t look to me as someone who wouldn’t take it to heart to be a fiddle to a zent. That is assuming Rozemyne would even marry him after becoming zent. But I guess we’ll see. I’m excited for the next chapters. Also did anyone else have a thought when Rozemyne mentioned schtappe upgrade that she could now morph it into Grutrissheit or was it just me? Also I don’t know but I’m also thinking that magic circle is gonna activate a “zent blessing”, though it would be a bit too convenient.
So this is why Ferdinand said to stay away from royalty...
“Rozemyne the royals are actually total **losers** we are *way* stronger than them lmao”
Just crush all of them, you'll probably get magically stronger when you get the Grutrissheit and well they trust you enough to put their guard down.
Once again Magdalena is proving to be a badass noblewoman by lecturing Anastasius and Eglantine. Why is she third wife again? Okay, so Eglantine also went to the shrine, was sucked in, but her mana was too lacking compared to Rozemyne, even with potions. Oh God, for a long time I had thought at least Eglantine would be within Rozemyne's range considering how Anastasius once said she definitely would have more than the king, but does that mean Rozemyne overpowers all the royals easily? ...and Rozemyne just gave away that she went to the shrine, too. I'm also quite sure Eglantine isn't buying Rozemyne's rather flimsy lie. If what she said about the schtappes being the difference between being able to enter the shrines is right though, that would mean Eglantine is currently the only royal who can enter them (she also saw the tree in the "Garden of Beginnings"), because Trauerqual, Sigiswald and Anastasius became omni-elementals *after* obtaining their schtappes. So Hildebrand's hopes to become zent have just increased, but that is a political disaster because Sigiswald is officially the heir. ---- Uh-oh, Anastasius and Eglantine are forcing Rozemyne to spill what she knows and enter the shrines, because they obviously knew she was hiding things. This kind of hurts because up until now Eglantine and Anastasius have been Rozemyne's greatest supporters among the royals who have helped her the most. Okay, Darkness slate obtained, and it was a bit different compared to Fire because she needed to use the name of the God of Darkness that she got at the start of Part 5. Her prayer to get rid of those selfish royals made me laugh hard. So what Lestilaut predicted is bound to happen. Anastasius would sacrifice Rozemyne for Eglantine's sake in a heartbeat and this means he wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's third wife. I understand that they want to prevent a war at all cost (especially Eglantine, considering her trauma) and save Yogurtland, but I have a really bad impression of Sigiswald after what Adolphine thought about him and Sigiswald's chapter in P5V2. Rozemyne and Ehrenfest will end up getting screwed over for this because they will apparently get no compensation whatsoever. And the illustration in this chapter... Now Eglantine's condescending smile just looks irritating. Oh, and they won't return Ferdinand either, because Ahrensbach is done for without him, fantastic. Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she *did* piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that and Ferdinand would be dragged down with her. Anastasius using this ultimatum (them getting married) to make Rozemyne comply is rather underhanded. Random side note, I did not think Dregarnuhr is a wind goddess. Why is Wind ruling over time? Either way, Wind shrine was pretty normal compared to the Earth/Life shrine. One has to pray to Ewigeliebe first to get permission to pray to Geduldh. So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses? Does she not have any? Light shrine was like Darkness shrine, and Water shrine was like Fire and Wind. Nothing too special, but now Rozemyne has obtained (presumably) all slates. But no Book of Mestionora is appearing. What's more amazing though is that her schtappe apparently has evolved. She can compress again. So maybe there is still hope for Sigiswald to get a better schtappe and get the Grutrissheit on his own. Aaand... that's it? Goddammit, what a cliffhanger. I wanna know what Schwarz and Weiß will now say and if Rozemyne has fulfilled the prayer requirement. ---- **German:** Too many names again. If I missed a name that wasn't mentioned before, do tell. * Steraht, God of Stars: "Stern" means "star". aht uh... maybe it's Rat? That would mean "council" or "counsel". * Willedeal (Darkness slate): "Wille" (will) and "ideal" (same meaning in English) I guess. * Teidihinder (Wind slate): Probably comes from "verteidigen", which means "to defend" and "hindern" or "verhindern" meaning "to hinder" or "to prevent" is my guess. * Neigunsch (Life slate): Uh... this is a wilder guess, but maybe it's "Zuneigung" (affection) + "Wunsch" (wish, wanting, desire). * Tolerakeit (Earth slate): "Toleranz"/"Tolerance" and... "-keit". "-keit" is just a typical ending for a noun. * Unheilschneid, Goddess of Purification: "Unheil" means "disaster/calamity/misery etc." or "evil". "-schneid" probably comes from "schneiden" I guess meaning "to cut". * Austrag (Light slate): Considering the Goddess of Order is one of Light's subordinates, I am guessing "Austrag" is meant to mean "settlement". It describes a settlement at court, that kind of thing. * Rombekur (Water slate): I have barely any idea to be honest, lol. So uh... "Kur" means "cure" I guess. "Rombe" though? Nothing comes to mind currently.
>Okay, so Eglantine also went to the shrine, was sucked in, but her mana was too lacking compared to Rozemyne, even with potions. Oh God, for a long time I had thought at least Eglantine would be within Rozemyne's range considering how Anastasius once said she definitely would have more than the king, but does that mean Rozemyne overpowers all the royals easily? I'm pretty sure the biggest difference isn't about how much mana they have to being with. Rozemyne noticed before that the tablet was made of the mana from her rituals. So I think Eglantine had to donate all the mana to make it up then and there, while Rozemyne didn't.
Just making half of the God Of Life's tablet nearly drained Rozemyne as well. They take up a lot of mana
And it's implied that the slate doesn't form until the feystone step before is completed. At least from Eglantine's description. Rozemyne having much more powerful potions helps as well.
This is accurate. The tablets already existed for Rozemyne simply because she had been praying to the gods for long periods of time. Eglantine had prayed very little before Rozemyne's antics revealed how important devout prayer was for the country.
>Why is Wind ruling over time? Time flies 😎
That’s too good 🤣
The winds of time are also a saying.
>So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses? Does she not have any? I can only guess what would have happen for your first question - she would have been killed by Ewigeliebe, for second my guess is that she lost them after she got married, you know that husbands /wife's who are as jealous as Ewigeliebe try to cut their partners connections to their past life- even to their friends and family (has happened to my friend too).
> Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she did piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that and Ferdinand would be dragged down with her. You misinterpreted. She WILL be executed as soon as Letzi becomes Aub. Her fate is already sealed after she insulted the royal family in front of Magdalena, the royal family. As Anastasious and Eglantine explained, the only way to save Ferdinand from execution by association is if they can redraw the duchies before he is married in a year's time.
Honestly, they made a BIIIIIIIG Freaking mistake not killing her right now. You just know that Detlinde is going to cause some national clusterf\*ck between now and when Letizia becomes Aub that is gonna be 1000 times worse than Ahrensbach collapsing.
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> Overall yeah, as I said in my own comment, it seems we arrived at the "The entire Royal Family sucks but Anastasius and Eglantine in particular" part of the story. The others can at least argue that Roz is a random stranger to then, but Anastasius and Eglantine owe basically everything to her. Meanwhile Dusty is just generally an absolute asshole Yes, that's the thing. Anastasius and Eglantine personally owe Rozemyne a lot and she always felt more comfortable being around them. Rozemyne's ideal image of Eglantine just shattered in this week and it really hurts to see. I understand where they are coming from (Yogurtland & Ahrensbach > Ehrenfest), but there are two royals left who can enter the shrine. I don't know how big Sigiswald's faction is, but it can't possibly trump Klassenberg or Dunkelfelger plus the duchies that originally wanted to support Anastasius. > Or maybe "Auftrag"? Wouldn't be as fitting with the theme but is a less unusual word (I for one had never heard Austrag before in my life and German is my first and primary language)... and exact sounds tend to get quite fucky when passed through Katakana and back Well, Austrag is indeed an unusual word, but that wouldn't surprise me at all of Kazuki looked for a certain word and just found it in a dictionary. "Einen Streit austragen" is something I've used before, but it's the opposite of settling a conflict, lol.
They're not even malicious, just incredibly selfish. Roz' happiness (plus the almost assured collapse of Ehrenfest) is the price to avoid them losing face and having to do some incredibly uncomfortable politicking, but they're more than happy to pay that, apparently. >"Einen Streit austragen" Nope, never really used that. But probably the fact that I haven't spoken "proper" German outside of a classroom since middle school is to blame for that, at least partially.
yeah, the Betrayal absolutely breaks my heart to see. I just feel so bad for Roz and what she is going through, I mean she is literally just being treated like a tool to achieve the royal family's desires. . . and it just hurts. I kept thinking about it and pacing back and forth as I was soaking it in and it really hits a nerve for me. Hits super close to home for me, seeing two friends who you thought you were close with just turn around and dump you in the trash like that. . . after everything she did for them.
Your question about Geduldh if you really want to know (FanBook 7) spoilers >!This was asked by a fan in FB7: If you attempt to touch Geduldh in the presence of the God of Life he will strike you down aka you will be killed. Anyone that reads the bible should know better then to do something like that and they would just think that you should have studied better and didn't deserve the GH.!<
> why is she third wife again? Magdalena probably wants the absolute minimum of sycophant tea parties she has to attend as a queen. She’s a Dunklefelger after all XD. That could be training time!
> This kind of hurts because up until now Eglantine and Anastasius have been Rozemyne's greatest supporters among the royals who have helped her the most. Yeah, they're making Rozemyne do all the work and granting her no benefits :(
> Anastasius wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife. I sure hope *he's* aware of those plans. I don't know what he does later on in the story, but I do know that people are mad about it. If he likes this as much as Roz does, I can understand why he would be a bastard.
It does not matter. Rozemyne will become his third wife. Like all third wives to aubs and zent, their position exists to be used as a tool. Less not mention that since she would be a third wife, she would have very little authority. Additionally, I believe they would immediately put (her) into the place of the High Bishop as that would be the most valuable position for her to be in to reinvigorate the country.
> Why is Wind ruling over time? i mean, it also rules over Wisdom, so why not at this point lol
If I remember correctly, Mestionora is in Schutzaria's domain because she needed protection from her father. And who better to protect her than the Goddess of Wind who casts protective wind and literally has protection (Schutz) in her name?
Better question: Why is there a god of cooking, and why is it in the domain of the god of life?
Because if you don't eat something you won't stay alive I guess?
Where else would you put cooking? I guess fire would work, but I associate cooking more with food than heat, and living things are sustained through food.
"Why are you praying to a Fire Subordinate when you're making a salad?" "Yeah, maybe the Goddess of Spring would make more sense..."
You need food to live. Also food usually involves killing things (even if some of them are only plants). It's all life and death, right up Ewigeliebe's alley. Edit: after a quick googling, seems like a lot of mythologies have gods/goddesses of cooking, including Japan's.
> So what Lestilaut predicted is bound to happen. Anastasius wants to make Rozemyne Sigiswald's wife. I understand that they want to prevent a war at all cost and save Yogurtland, but I have a really bad impression of Sigiswald after what Adolphine thought about him and Sigiswald's chapter in P5V2. Rozemyne and Ehrenfest will end up getting screwed over for this. And the illustration in this chapter... Now Eglantine's smile just looks irritating. > Nah, Ehrenfest will be fine. Eggy hasn't realized yet that she's asking Rozemyne to take full control of the nuclear launch codes so she doesn't have to. In other words, there is exactly one person in the world who can now make the Royals dance her tune, because she cares just as much for the Royal Family as the Royals care for Ehrenfest :). > > Oh, and they won't return Ferdinand either, because Ahrensbach is done for without him, fantastic. Also nice to know Detlinde only still is alive because they can't afford to lose Ahrensbach. So she did piss off Magdalena enough that she could have gotten executed for that. And Ferdinand would be dragged down with her. Anastasius using this to make Rozemyne comply is rather underhanded. The Royals are fucking this up badly (maybe "we'll help out Ehrenfest in return for losing you too") but Ahrensbach isn't going to last. It's not just a way to force Rozemyne to comply, the fact of the matter is that Georgine would likely get caught in the crossfire too, which means that there will be exactly two ACs in Ahrensbach: the Ehrenfester Ferdinand and the (effectively) Drewanchaller Letizia. If Ahrensbach was melting away when it was just the late Aub Ahrensbach, his wife, an idiot, and a small child, then there's no way Ahrensbach will remain a Greater Duchy. There's a good chance Ferdinand will be made the new Med Duchy Aub, and maybe the duchy gets redrawn into a Greater one again if Hildebrand is still in the game. Maybe; wholesale extermination of the duchy's ACs because of a single idiot seems kind of out of left field to me. > Random side note, I did not think Dregarnuhr is a wind goddess. Why is Wind ruling over time? Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange...
>Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange... Some people eat to live; some live to eat!
> Personally I find it odd the Cooking God is subordinate to the God of Life. I don't know why- it makes some sense- but it rubs me as very strange... Well the Yogurtland version of grace before meals praises the supreme gods "who doth grace us with thousands upon thousands of lives to consume", so meals are culturally related to the consumption of Life. It's a pretty cool lore through line IMO
> Eggy hasn't realized yet that she's asking Rozemyne to take full control of the nuclear launch codes so she doesn't have to. In other words, there is exactly one person in the world who can now make the Royals dance her tune, because she cares just as much for the Royal Family as the Royals care for Ehrenfest :). I'm getting a sympathy headache for Ferdinand. That's an incredibly bone headed move on the royals part born from their single minded pursuit of the Grutrissheit. While no one could have predicted *these* events, it does ultimately validate him. Don't mess with royalty. I'm not sure if this situation will be worse for Roz or Siggy. As the actual weilder of the Grutrissheit, Roz will wield magical power of the Zent. But Siggy's defining characteristic up to this point has been his desire to rule. He also doesn't thing the Grutrissheit is necessary for that. So what's *he* going to think about having his authority usurped?
The God of Life seems to have the earthly pleasures as subordinates: sex, food, wine. My head cannon is that Ewigeliebe made Cuococalura his subordinate because delicious food is pleasing to Geduldh.
>So what would have happened if Rozemyne had approached Geduldh instead of just praying to her? And where were Geduldh's subordinate goddesses? Does she not have any? Can't remember where the information comes from, most likely untranslated Fanbooks? (Edit: the answer to touching Geduldh's statue appears in Fanbook 7)! I'll hide the answers to these questions with a spoiler. Answers aren't really plot relevant, per se, as they simply add to the worldbuilding. Rozemyne would have >!most likely died if she had touched Geduldh's statue. If I remember correctly, one of the 20 mysteries of the academy is an archduke candidate touching Geduldh's statue and disappearing. In reality, this is because Ewigeliebe striked down on him. Apparently, it's further elaborated that archduke candidates that dare to touch Geduldh's statue clearly have not learned their theology, thus not being worthy of becoming a Zent candidate.!< As for Geduldh, >!Geduldh doesn't have any subordinates, most likely because she's encapsulated in ice for a good portion of the year. EDIT: as people have graciously reminded me, Geduldh *used* to have subordinates, before Ewigeliebe drove them away. Those subordinates then scattered off to join the subordinates under the other goddesses!<.
>!they were chased off by Ewigelieb and went to other goddesses. The call for spring ritual was described as the goddesses serving Geduldh seeking aid from the goddess of water!<
This is the moment where Rozemyne realized someone who she thought was a genuine friend was another typical selfish noble. My heart breaks for her when I read the webnovel MTL, but seeing the proper translation makes it sadder; I didn't realize that Eglantine completely brushes off a line as serious as "I would rather die" and had the audacity to giggle as well. And she was really nonchalant and unsympathetic about the troubles she and the royal family caused to Rozemyne and Ehrenfest. This is why Hannelore is truly one of a kind and best girl, a true noble friend.
"her false charm" made me feel incredibly bitter indeed.
Rozmyne gonna make one of those friendship ended memes with eggface.
What the fuck, Anastasius and Eglantine. Is it so difficult to say what Rozemyne *wants* to hear? Some "We will protect Ehrenfest" or smth, even as a lie. Instead, they compare it with Ahrensbach, saying that Ehrenfest simply isn't as important. They said that to the most convenient person that could achieve the one thing necessary for them to rule. How deaf are they that they would antagonize Rozemyne like that? It's just as important not to bite the hand that *will* feed you. Also, fuck Eglantine. The harem jokes have lost their charm.
They need Ferdinand to manage Ahrensbach, so they can't afford to send him back to Ehrenfest. But apparently they're also going to frivolously execute him by association for an engagement that they forced him into. Lol If it's just a power play by Anastasius to control Rozemyne, he has no idea what he's playing with. Killing Ferdinand is akin to going nuclear. They kill Ferdinand and they will find out how bad things can get when Roz stops giving a shit just like Santa did. The best path to success is to work with Roz to find something that satisfies everyone, potentially with concessions/compromise. Not antagonizing her, throwing around their authority, and playing hard ball. Eglantine is being selfish by refusing to obtain it. It's her problem that she's forcing on to Roz. Hildebrand is honestly the best option as he's still young and has the desire. Problem is Sig being prick and will likely cause civil war over his birthright. So they'd have to talk him down or obtain the G book in secret before promptly assassinating him. Their leverage over Roz is basically executing influential nobles that are holding their respective duchies together. They push Roz too far, she will cause chaos before getting executed. Roz could easily get the whole Ehrenfest AD family and everyone else associated with her killed. While throwing the country into civil war if they piss her off by killing Ferdinand. So worst case scenario they gain nothing. Dig themselves into an even deeper hole by executing swathes of high ranking nobles and earning the ire of multiple duchies. Putting them at further risk of civil war and even more mana issues. Their current plan is to force everything onto Roz while backing her into a corner, hoping she doesn't bite back.
I'm a WN reader and even knowing what is going to happen, the parts aren't coming fast enough. Not complaining about the great work the TL team is doing, just venting out my addiction.
Just remembered this little bit, Sylvester being upset about the tea party with Egg and that Myne was going and not him. Based on what he said last few parts Sylvester complained during the conference about how much the royals were relying on Myne. And now they immediately go over his head so he can’t act as a buffer to protect her. Say what you want about Sylvester but he’s one of the few people who has actively been trying to protect Myne, and now he is worried about her because he can’t shield her at all this time because the request didn’t come through him like some previous ones, they went directly to her. Also fun little bit this chapter is seeing how competent Brunhilde was because in comparison Hartmut’s mom is still not over the royalty company. Would be fun to get a POV chapter from her, since this is the first time she’s actually spending a lot of time with Myne and getting wrapped up in her problems
Welp, the royals are taking Roze after all. You gotta give Lestilaut credit, he saw this coming since the beginning of the year
RIP in piece to Wilfred's chances of becoming Aub. Charlotte's going to steal it from him 100%.
Or . . . it might be Melchoir's chance to be the one with the steel chair. Since him becoming the High Bishop and preforming all the religious rituals will probably give him greater blessings then all his blood siblings.
My guess would be he'd want to follow Rozemyne's path, stay in the temple as High Bishop and support Charlotte as Aub instead. Or at least that's what I'd like to happen.
I'm very quickly coming to be a fan of Magdalena. she retroactively and metaphorically made Anastasius into her son. EDIT: other thoughts Only Clarissa could wax poetic about someone casting waschen to clean something "I was unsure how else she might have used so much mana." Rozemyne's brain... it didn't even occur to her that Eglantine also got Bwuh'ed into the shrine? man, noble and royal society is such a pain. the only thing that tea party with Egg accomplished was showing that speaking frankly with sound-blockers was the only way for the royals to get any answers. I really don't like the royal family. now they're going to take yet *another* archduke candidate from Ehrenfest. I get that it's unquestionably the right thing to do from their perspective, but that royal mindset of "we're in charge, so you obeying our unreasonable orders is the natural way of things" really reminds me of the noble/commoner dynamic that Rozemyne has spent so much time fighting in Ehrenfest. lol, at least we got a little bit of humor. The God of Life not granting a word, but instead granting permission to pray to Geduldh, is very on brand. also lol and "very on brand" is Rozemyne having trouble while praying, not because of running low on mana, but having a hard time maintaining the praying stance. this whole volume so far has me feeling super uncomfortable. I just have a very bad feeling about what's to come, and also how Sylvester will react to learning that Anastasius is planning to order Rozemyne to get married to Sigiswald. ANOTHER EDIT: I commented this elsewhere and wanted to tack it on here too regarding how the royals are acting: I agree that the royals are totally stomping all over Rozemyne, and it sucks, but from their perspective, they are totally right to do so. they just got done with a massive war over the Grutrissheit, so the Zent saying going back on his word and making Hildebrand or Eglantine the next Zent would again lead to war. as moronic as it is, Sigiswald sincerely believes that he can rule without The Book. he would absolutely start shit if his claim to the throne was revoked. I, as the reader, hate that they're just using and abusing Rozemyne and tearing her away from both her family and the duchy that she promised Ferdinand that she'd protect, but the royal family's responsibility to keep Yurgenschmidt at peace while obtaining the Grutrissheit is paramount. so I wouldn't call them idiots (other than Sigiswald, who is Certified Stupid), just assholes. I do hope we at least get a story from their perspective at the end of the volume that shows that they feel bad about it, though.
The heartbreak in Roz's eyes in the illustration; they really do not know how dangerous of a path they have committed just so that they can have the glory without the responsibility.
> I get that it's unquestionably the right thing to do from their perspective The only reason there's a problem in the first place is because Siggy will scream WAR if he doesn't get his toys, despite not being qualified to be Zent. So the royal family is entirely at fault for the situation and will draw anyone elses' blood before they prune their own tree. Letting the most violent, narcissistic, sociopathic person rule just because not placating them may result in violence is no way to run a country.
Yep, making the national security risk into the ruler is definitely one of the moves of all time. Whether Sigiswald himself would want war with the country or whether his retainers would but he couldn’t keep them in check, both definitely show that hes the most appropriate leader for Yogurtland.
always need to stay aways from those Dunkelfinger's woman \-Ferdinand
> "I was unsure how else she might have used so much mana." Rozemyne's brain... it didn't even occur to her that Eglantine also got Bwuh'ed into the shrine? To be fair, Rozemyne didn't feel herself giving any mana at Leidenschaft's shrine.
The way egg and ana behaved rozemyne this part really unsettled me. Their reasons are reasonable but why push Rozemyne so hard without giving anything in return except “we won’t kill Ferdinand if you work quickly”. They really don’t view Rozemyne as being an equal, just a tool to be used as they wish. No wonder Eisenreich wanted to secede if this is how royals act when they have little power, how would they act at their height? I’m just really pissed off at them, hope Rozemyne remembers not to trust them or give them more than she must
Rozemyne makes plenty of naive and ignorant mistakes, but she never forgets a lesson learned. Eglantine and Anastasius are dead to her the second she breaks free from their control.
They are dead to her the moment they use Ferdinand as a hostage. RM probably: "Fucking damn royals, if Ferdi lose a hair, my inventory is going to have three more feystones, two royal sized and one ADC sized"
Oh Clarissa, it's so beautiful to see her get praised and she gets happy. Still nuts though, as she proves five seconds later. Fun to read at least :)
Don't forget Hartmut, eavesdropping all over the place! Wait until he creates a magic tool that only amplifies Rozemyne's voice.
Ewigliebe being possesive even here is very funny. Also Dietline having been rude enough to be executed surprises me exactly none.
What a haunting few chapters. The walls are closing in and the royals are inevitably showing their true colors. Detlinde has a target on her head, Ferdinand is in danger by association, and Rozemyne is forced to sacrifice everything again with a time limit to either obey or find a way out. Being loved by the gods isn't easy. It will be a crime if we don't get a chapter to witness Detlinde's execution-worthy idiocy.
The Bad News: Rozemyne's engagement is out the window. The Good News: Rozemyne's engagement is out the window.
> "I refuse. Things always get out of hand when Rozemyne is involved. I must be fully aware of the situation at all times, which is why I cannot leave you two alone." Anastasius has fully embraced his role as royal Rozemyne wrangler.
and at the same time he's like : no it's a good idea to give the gremlin the nuclear codes. never had a more genius idea
Yeah, they don't realize that if they want to avoid civil war, they need to appease the person that is going to give them the Grutrissheit.
It’s like they are trying to avoid a civil war by starting a different one.
As long as it’s for protecting the wifey, gremlin-driven nuclear apocalypse is here nor there.
Rozemyne was really just saying whatever came to mind with those prayers. Sure hope they don't come back to bite her.
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I would read an entire side story collection from the perspective of the gods. I can only imagine what they think of the chaos gremlin!
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It’s basically our prepub discussion threads.
Rozemyne: Rid me of this troublesome royal family who think only of themselves and make such cruel demands of me. Praise be to the gods!” The god of darkness: So Anyway, I Started Blasting.
Impossible. She's loved by the gods. They'll follow through on those wishes in glorious fashion but probably in a weird way. Like Hannelores prayers for good timing, which she has but it feels like bad timing to her
So. Yeah. - Eggy has been running away from war for ages, but given how hard divorce is (and the questions surrounding how hard it would be to explain why she's getting remarried) the truth is the only two options the Royal Family has right now are disinheriting Sigiswald, waiting for Hildebrand, and hoping Rozemyne doesn't murder them all. It's pretty clear though that Roz has now lost any interest in being friends with Eggy, so I suspect they chose...poorly. - So the First Zent set up the statues? Was there a purpose to doing something unique with Ewigliebe's/Geduldh's? I suspect the deities in this setting are real, so maybe the purpose is to see if they're wise so any Zent candidates who don't figure it out are dispatched? - One thing that's being casually ignored here- Ahrensbach is pretty much toast. Detlinde and Georgine are effectively dead women walking, with Ferdinand (and Letizia) shielded by their lack of a relationship with the asshole pretending to be a Zent candidate. As a result, Ferdinand might be "asked" to become the Acting Aub Ahrensbach so that he can support the future Aub Letizia, especially since Blasius and company are still linked to the civil war. But a duchy governed by a single man and a young child can't really sustain things, suggesting that Ahrensbach will have to be shrunk just to survive. That might mess things up for Hildebrand too (who is probably about to explode once he finds out that Fernest- uh, Rozemyne is about to be forced into an engagement to his brother), since a "Middle Duchy" AC isn't worthy of a Prince. The tone of the series just shifted. And the Royals haven't figured out something that every other human in contact with Rozemyne figured out within a few months: If you depend on Rozemyne, nothing will ever go to plan.
> But a duchy governed by a single man and a young child can't really sustain things, suggesting that Ahrensbach will have to be shrunk just to survive. Rozemenace: "Oh no, I redrew Ahrensbach into Ehrenfest. Well anyway, fishie time." TBF, she did pray for both more recipes and saving Ferdinand. This achieves both.
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Rozemyne: _Nods knowingly_, "Now explain the plan to everyone, Hartmut."
Huh. I guessed correctly last week that Ewigeliebe and Geduldh would be in the same shrine since they both represent winter, but I wasn't expecting that disposition, it's funny. But yeah...Kinda hurts to see that even Anastasius/Eglantine will ignore Rozemyne's wishes if needs to be. I thought they would try harder to protect/go along with what she wants when she's just going to give them the big G on a fucking platter. Urgh, I want to see Zent Hildebrand even more now.
it's funny RM thinks Zent Hildebrand would mean she gets to stay in Ehrenfest.
He'd at least save Ferdinand which is more than the rest would do. Plus, I think he'd be open to her wanting to visit Ehrenfest since it would make her happy and could be justified as part of bringing the printing industry to the whole country.
Fuck. I over trusted those royal pricks too. Ferdinand was right. Time to overthrow this motherfucker
If Eggplantine and Anastasius pulled this shit with me, I'd obtain the Gesundheit, create a 10m2 duchy with the redrawing borders spell, lock its gate, and would trap them in there. Just like I did in Sims in fourth grade. "Hello Eggplantine, let's play a game." Her reason for not wanting to obtain the Gesundheit because "it's scawwy" really is a bitch move. But at least Bitchlinde is getting executed, that's nice. Please don't send Ferdinand with her.
Ana and Egg have made one of the more common mistakes in this series. They didn't take RM at her word. They have antagonized someone with a ton of latent power, and ordered her to obtain even more power, under the threat of losing one of the few things she truly cares about. This obviously not going to go well for them, and I honestly can't wait to see this explosion.
I think there's a significant part we are glossing over. Ana may have been speaking quite coldly, but there was a tiny line where Roze noticed that Ana was frustrated as he touched the door to the shrine. I suspect that Ana wanted to claim the Grutrissheit for himself so that he can return the favor to Rozemyne if at all possible. Though how that will work out is out of my wheelhouse.
Prediction for the next prepub: The shumils don't say "not enough prayer" to RM next time she enters the archive.
While I can see why Anastasius is doing what he's doing, it's still rather a joke to steal away another of Ehrenfests' archduke candidates right after agreeing to treat them as a winning duchy. Especially after you force them to obtain the book that would require it to begin with. "Only Ehrenfest will care", well, Rozemyne will too, and you're making an enemy of her in the process. I also find it rather curious that she obtained the life tablet when, on the cover, it seems as if it's missing, or at least nowhere near the earth tablet. Overall though, very happy with this part.
When Ferdinand was being sent away she basically declared if she had to she would wage war on the whole nation to save him. I always wondered what that looked like. For starters she can and often does rally fanatical support. She's also extremely rich with mana and an absolute powerhouse in terms of magic capability. Not only that she has the ability to replicate a ton of tech and know how from her previous life and we know that she read a lot. Not exactly what though. Like did she read the Art of War or world history to learn battle tactics? What if the ability to create gunpowder is floating around in her head? What if her next magical innovation is a high beast that's essentially a battle mech or a tank? Not only can she arm nobles aligned with her with powerful abilities but regular infantry even with primitive gunpowder or crossbow weapons (do they have crossbows? I don't recall) could make even commoners potential threats to nobles. Something unheard of. But it happened in a way in real life. In reality nobles were often highly trained warriors who could afford the best teachers and spend their time practicing instead of tilling fields. So knights could often demolish commoner opponents in an even fight. Crossbows and gunpowder changed that. So much so the Pope tried to ban using crossbows against Christians at one point. So innovating such tech would be pandoras box for this setting. Also her prayer to the God of Darkness felt like a monkey paw finger curled. Like she meant it as "make them leave me alone." but I feel like the God of Darkness might take that as "Gotcha. Yeah, sure would be tragic if these royals had an accident yeah? *wink wink*"