Part 1 Volume 1 Prologue

This (プロローグ, Puroroogu) is the prologue of the Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 1 light novel adaption.

Urano Motosu, a book lover living in Japan, walks walking home with her friend Shuu while reading a book, narrowly avoiding getting run over in the process. After dropping groceries off with her mom, Urano leaves Shuu to play video games and heads to her book room to continue reading, only for an earthquake to cause her shelves of books to tumble on top of her, burying her to death.

Urano Motosu and Shuu are on their way back after finishing grocery shopping for Urano's mother. As always, Urano's gaze is stuck on her book, even while walking. She is about to cross the street, when a truck comes around. Luckily, Shuu prevents a tradegy and stops Urano before she can walk in front of the truck. Urano is scolded by Shuu, leading Urano to say that, if she has to die, she would like to die from being crushed by an avalanche of books. They reach Urano's house and both enter. Urano gives her mother the groceries and tells her she'll be in the book room until dinner is ready. Urano's mother askes if Shuu will be staying for dinner, and he says that he is, as his mother is busy with work. Shuu borrows Urano's TV to play video games, while Urano goes to the book room to read. The room is a remnant left by her deceased father, filled to the brim with books. Urano happily sits down and reads her book until a sudden earthquake occurs. Heedless, she continues reading as she always does during earthquakes, despite having difficulty doing so due to the earthquake's shaking. The shaking finally frustrates Urano enough for her to look up, just in time to see her books, which were not properly secured to the shelves, fall in her direction and bury her to death.

Characters are listed in order of appearance.


 * Urano (first appearance)
 * Shuu (first appearance)
 * Urano's Mother (first appearance)


 * point of view
 * first person in web novel but third person in light novel
 * time period
 * between Urano's death and her reincarnation in the new world in web novel but briefly before she dies until her death in light novel
 * characters
 * Shuu and Urano's mom appear in the light novel, and Urano's deceased father is mentioned briefly
 * content
 * ,Urano only speaks about herself and her desires in web novel but the light novel also shows Urano walking home with her friend Shuu (during which she almost gets run over) and her death by books


 * Urano dies from an avalanche of books triggered by an earthquake.

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 * Many of Urano's attributes are named (e.g. her wearing glasses or the extent of her love for books).
 * Urano's physical appearance is not described in this chapter, apart from the fact that she wears glasses