Part 4 Volume 1

This is the thirteenth volume of Ascendance of a Bookworm light novel.

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.

Characters are listed in order of appearance.


 * Prologue
 * 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:
 * Chapter 17:
 * Chapter 18:
 * Chapter 19:
 * Chapter 20:
 * Chapter 21:
 * Chapter 22:
 * Epilogue
 * Afterword

Differences from the original web novels: