Part 4 Volume 1

This is the first volume of the Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 4 light novel adaption written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina and overall the thirteenth volume of the Ascendance of a Bookworm light novel adaption.

Rozemyne awakens from her two-year sleep to a world that isn’t as she remembers it. The strange sensation fills her with unease, but she has no time to rest—she is soon to be enrolled in the Royal Academy as an archduke candidate, where she will be taught how to control her mana, make magic tools, and perform the magic needed to rule as an archduke. She begins dormitory life with colorful teachers and students from other duchies, aiming to be the best big sister possible... but there is little chance things will go according to plan when there is a massive library on the premises. She charges there at once, the other archduke candidates and even the royal family disappearing from her mind entirely. She truly will do anything for books!

Now begins a new chapter of this biblio-fantasy, with a school as its setting! This volume includes two original short stories, a four-panel manga drawn by You Shiina, and the results of the second popularity poll.


 * Prologue (Ferdinand POV)
 * Chapter 1: Just Call Me Urashima Taro
 * Chapter 2: Moving to the Castle
 * Chapter 3: Dinnertime
 * Chapter 4: Cramming and Preparations
 * Chapter 5: The Gifting Ceremony
 * Chapter 6: The Winter Playroom and Our Departure
 * Chapter 7: My Retainers and Entering the Dormitory
 * Chapter 8: The Better Grades Committee
 * Chapter 9: The Advancement Ceremony and Fellowship Gatherings
 * Chapter 10: Royalty and Nobles from Other Duchies
 * Chapter 11: Math, Theology, and Controlling Mana
 * Chapter 12: History, Geography, and Music
 * Chapter 13: Mana Compression and Creating a Highbeast
 * Chapter 14: The Fourth Step of Mana Compression
 * Chapter 15: Registering at the Library
 * Chapter 16: Schwartz and Weiss
 * Chapter 17: Court Etiquette and Hirschur's Visit
 * Chapter 18: Schtappe Acquisition
 * Chapter 19: My First Earthday
 * Chapter 20: Dedication Whirl
 * Chapter 21: Passing Highbeast Creation
 * Chapter 22: Schtappe Fundamentals
 * Epilogue (Sylvester POV)
 * A Productive Earthday (Lieseleta POV)
 * Myne Awakes (Effa POV)
 * Afterword

Characters are listed in order of appearance.


 * Japanese: 2017-12-09 (ISBN: 978-4864726344)
 * English: 2021-06-30 (ISBN: 978-1718346246)


 * The light novel prologue is the second half of the part 4 web novel prologue, as the first half was used as Part 3 Volume 5's epilogue.


 * English Volume
 * Japanese Volume