Episode 26

"Dreamlike World" (夢の世界, Yume no Sekai) is the twenty-sixth episode of the Ascendance of a Bookworm anime series, and the twelfth and final episode of Season 2. It originally aired on June 21, 2020.

This episode was adapted from Part 2 Volume 2 of the Light Novel series (Chapter 24: The Healing Ritual - Epilogue).

Summary
As penance for his transgression, Ferdinand has Shikza heal and replenish the area due to the events of the battle. When he is unable to do so, Myne steps in and completes the healing ritual, shocking the entire Knight's Order and renewing their faith in her. Upon returning to the city of Ehrenfest, Myne asks for a new set of ceremonial robes since hers were damaged, as well as a lenient sentencing for Damuel since he tried to help her.

After being bedridden due to a fever from her strenuous venture, Myne returns to the temple as autumn wanes to find Ferdinand asking for her. She meets with him, is given a drink, and places a tiara on her head, putting her into a deep sleep. Ferdinand then probes her mind, curious about her past and her abnormal behavior and love for books, and finds out about Myne's past life in Japan where she was Motosu Urano.

He realizes that her love for books came from the abundance of literature in the world, and happens upon Urano's troubled relationship with her mother. Myne, who saw everything Ferdinand was seeing, overwhelms the mind sync with her emotions and forces Ferdinand to stop. Upon returning to the present, Myne hugs Ferdinand tightly and thanks him for seeing her memories with her. He later meets with Karstedt and discusses what he saw in the mind sync, as well as her unprecedented value to Ehrenfest, and asks Karstedt to adopt her to protect her from any potential threats.

Back home, Myne thanks each member of her family for being there for her as a way to internally thank her mother back in Japan for the same reason. The next day, Myne returns to the temple to have a music lesson with Rosina, while Gil and the orphans create new books.

Characters by Appearance

 * Myne (Main)
 * Ferdinand (the Head Priest)
 * Shikikoza
 * Karstedt
 * Damuel
 * Eckhart (Eckhard) - background appearance
 * Lamprecht - background appearance
 * Urano Motosu
 * Rosina
 * Gil