Part 1 Chapter 5

Winter Preparations (冬支度, Fuyujitaku) is the fifth chapter of the Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 manga adaptation.

Cover Characters

 * Myne
 * Effa

Synopsis
Winter is approaching and our little bookworm has to help preparing for winter. On the side she takes her first step towards paper making!

Summary
Myne's family begins with their winter preparations and Myne tries to escape to work on her faux-papyrus. She failed and is dragged to help Gunther checking whether anything needs repaires. They start with checking windows, where Myne is of the opinion that the window needs repairs, whereas Gunther thinks that it can still make it. To show Gunther that she is right, she (accidentally) destroys the window. Exasperated Gunther asks Myne to help Effa, because they would not have enough money to fix anything Myne deems as broken. So, she goes to help Effa, who was about to start making oil for lamps and candles. A strong stench emerges due to the materials needed. Myne asks Effa why she does not salt out the broth. Realising that her mother does not understand her, Myne introduces salting out. They finished the oil and split up again with Tuuli and Myne making candles and Effa helping Gunther with the firewood. Tuuli teaches Myne about candle making and tells her to hurry up before the oil hardens again. To improve the smell Myne attempts to stick several herbs to the some candles, displeasing Tuuli. Nonetheless, they finished candle making and Myne sees her mother carrying wood to the winter stock room. Myne never knew they had another room. Without wasting time, Effa is on to handiwork now. She explains the concept of winter handiwork to Myne. Effa is busy working on Tuuli's baptism outfit which gives Myne a chance to escape her mother's grip. Arriving at Tuuli again they exchange their winter handiwork plans. Tuuli works on baskets and Myne on papyrus. She quickly realises, that she has almost no practical knowledge and relies on Tuuli on almost every preparation step. Feeling like she worked hard towards her first step towards paper making, she contently looks at the fibers while Tuuli looks at her annoyed.

Appearances

 * Myne
 * Effa
 * Gunther
 * Tuuli

Highlights of the Chapter

 * Salting out invented
 * Candles with herbs invented
 * Winter stock room discovered
 * Fibers for papyrus aquired

Trivia

 * Soldiers take turns taking a few days off for winter preparations
 * Winter handiwork is a past time to earn some money on the side