Ferdinand

Ferdinand (フェルディナンド) is a character that appears in the Ascendance of a Bookworm series. He is the head priest in the temple of Ehrenfest.

History
Ferdinand joined the temple on the suggestion of his older brother to avoid noble politics. Despite (or due to) being the second in rank in the temple, most of the day to day administration is handled by him.

Personality
He has a bit of a fussy personality, and comes across as a lot older than he really is, leading many people to be surprised by his real age.

His interests are music and magic research. Like Myne and his teacher, he can hole up in his room doing nothing but focused on magic research.

Story
When Myne joins the temple Ferdinand assigns her assistants to help her and guides her in becoming a "proper" priestess.

Trivia

 * He serves as the narrator for the anime.