Part 4 Volume 9

This is the twenty-first volume of Ascendance of a Bookworm light novel.

Characters
Characters are listed in order of appearance.

Adaptation Notes
Differences from the original web novels:


 * First part of Prologue taken from first part of WN chapter 443, second part is LN exclusive.
 * Chapter 1 is LN exclusive.
 * Chapter 2 resumes WN chapter 443.
 * Chapter 4 starts at final part of WN chapter 444.
 * Chapter 11 starts at final part of WN chapter 451.
 * Chapter 12 covers most of WN chapter 453.
 * Chapter 13 starts at final part of WN chapter 453, and finishes past half of WN chapter 454.
 * Chapter 14 covers latter part of WN chapter 454.
 * Epilogue is WN chapter 459, titled ゲドゥルリーヒとの別れ (Farewell to Geduldh.)
 * Justus’s POV (アーレンスバッハ生活の始まり) is WN chapter 460, making it the last of the extra stories, was moved from this position in the LN.
 * Sylvester’s POV (埋まらない穴), Rihyarda’s POV (息子の出立準備), and Fran’s POV (思い出と別れ) are LN exclusive.