Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #16: What Fans Are Saying: The new printing press is finished! Nostalgic to see the old Myne-era outfit!

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Brigitte in a dress is packing heat, ngl, totally get why Damuel fell for her lol. Sucks that their mana gap locks them out of romance though. A manual printing press? Better than hand-copying, I guess?

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Look at Wilfried stepping up with "I know I lack mana!" Proud of the boy. Florence is hovering right by him while Rozemyne's on her own… well, she's used to mana-dunking at the temple anyway. Still, Ferdinand could spoil her a bit more, tbh!

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Damuel's love at first sight moment finally in the S3 anime! Ahh, Georgine's shadow is looming… The archduke's office and mana supply room look epic! Makes you wonder what Ahrensbach is like. Next up, the Plantin Company is born!

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That kid in the back was definitely Roderich, right? Gutenberget is suffering endlessly being dragged along by unstoppable Rozemyne lol. Hang in there and keep up!

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Freaking Sylvester needs to reflect on "We always do this at the temple." You've got a kid the same age collapsing from it, and you make it routine work?!

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Bet the first guy to invent Ordnanz just used carrier pigeons as a reference lmao. Were pigeons just everywhere back before the first king?

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Florence looking so worried about Wilfried's mana running low is wholesome af.

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Giving sword-strength to a Rozemyne who is relentlessly obsessed with her goals means there's literally no brakes on this train anymore w

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"It doesn't feel heavy because it's made of my own mana!" Oh thank god, what a relief lol.

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Magic armor sounds so clutch… blocks heat and cold too? Lowkey need that IRL w

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That casual convo about wanting someone to protect you for life probably ties into later stuff, huh.

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Wilfried actually matured so much w Used to be just an entitled little shit……

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Otto becoming a merchant! Those greetings to the goddess of water Flutrane are way too hard to memorize lmao.

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So nostalgic seeing that old outfit (╥﹏╥) Also the art style today is ridiculously cute???

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Alright, let's see if spread-page printing works. Manga is unreadable without double-page spreads, after all.

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Rozemyne getting scolded so much she just gives half-assed reports out of self-preservation is so damn relatable.

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Thought Damuel's romance plot was DOA the second it started, but looks like there's still some hopium?

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Running away to a new environment because of heartbreak… truly universal across both modern and fantasy worlds w

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Damuel gets summoned to check out Brigitte's dress fitting. Result: instant simp.

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Brigitte looks badass!! And cue the blue anfu floating everywhere w

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Lesser in with Ella and Hugo. Ella looks way too amused watching Hugo lolw

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Always pictured some giant glowing sphere, but seeing it like this… actually pretty mind-blowing.

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Wait, wasn't the Gilberta Company originally founded/run by a woman?

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So mana compatibility actually dictates fertility rates and stuff… brutal.

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Damuel sparring with Karstedt looks so sick! Let's go♪

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Wait, is that a hidden room?! Benno, are you sure that's legal bro?!

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Mama looking so anxious over Lord Wilfried is pure gold.

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Getting to see Lesser's belly while he flies is top tier! So cute 💕

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Otto quits being a soldier (and actually gets hired❗️)

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Can literally hear the sound of him falling in love… but out of his league… feelsbadman.

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Hugo poaching wars? Too funny to cut out, glad it made it in!

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Ooh, so magic tools for the foundation look like *that*. Light novels didn't quite do it justice.

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It's Renate~❗️ Corinna spoke too~~~~❗️

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Bro, you're the one who introduced them in the first place! Good luck though w

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"Fran no futan wo herasu" — accidental rap lyrics right there lol.

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Hang in there Damuel!! Also Brigitte is drop-dead gorgeous…

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At least this Hugo isn't whipping out any Purple Haze, totally a good guy.

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Otto, seriously, you gonna be fine going back to trading with memory like that?

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Oh… so it's Brigitte x Damuel. Is that how it is.

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There's a hard cap on how many people can touch the foundation magic tools, huh.

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The banter between Damuel and Rozemyne is peak comedy.

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Wtf lol Damuel getting rejected in his own head is hilarious草

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Did I… do something? (Yes, absolutely)

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Otto still hasn't memorized the greeting yet lmao.

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Brigitte's base stats are already insanely high, ngl.

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Damuel blushing just from catching a glimpse of her back w

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Rozemyne whispering secrets to Damuel is adorable.

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Guess Damuel has no choice but to grind harder if he wants to grow!

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Rozemyne's blessing actually boosting Damuel's mana capacity is wild.

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Weird how they never reported sending that magical tool letter, ngl.

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So the Gilberta Company is spinning off a literal publishing house?

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If Otto quits, who the hell is gonna do all the paperwork lol.

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Brigitte in her new outfit lets goooooooo‼️

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Ah, mana authentication. Ultimate anti-cheat security.

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The mana supply room definitely hits that high fantasy aesthetic.

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Did Lutz just teleport instantly or what?? w