Fans are talking about Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #17 — here's what they had to say.
Ngl, watching a weapon literally inherit the High Priest's nagging voice had everyone losing their minds, while the grandpa misunderstanding subplot is just too painfully funny.
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Lowkey living for the fact that we somehow got an intelligence device like the Magic Sword Schtueinrulk in the middle of a fantasy bookworm world lol. If Sho Hayami’s voice came on going "Stand By Ready…" the second you pump mana into it, I’d lose my mind ngl.
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The way Angelica's newly enchanted magic sword straight up talks with the High Priest's voice is sending me lmao. Though since Ferdinand gave the finishing touch it's basically a group project, and meanwhile Benno and Lutz are out here making a whole new book company for Myne—everyone's just moving mountains for her fr.
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The grandpa miscommunication is peak tragicomic lol. Just let her read in peace! Tbh for an episode with so much progress, it honestly ended on such a wholesome, chill note. Though Syl, how tf did you even slip away during the last archduke conference just to protect Myne with that black amulet lol.
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Bro, this week was an absolute banger wwww. Btw, just a reminder that keeping Schtueinrulk conscious means constantly funneling mana into it 24/7, so it's definitely not some broken cheat item where you just hold it and it grinds for you lol.
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When you're that deep into a book, other people's voices literally cease to exist, so relatable 😇 Speed-running this mana donation process like it's nothing~ Oh, we are actually doing the tea party prep? Costume check! Benno lowkey looking slick, and Brigitte's silhouette is insane tbh.
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Grandpa straight up fighting for his life not to squeeze his granddaughter to death from sheer affection, resulting in the angriest side-eye ever 👀 Bro is terrified his scary aura is gonna make her faint. He loves her so much tho, absolutely tragic lol.
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Granddaddy has arrived! He keeps going "Control, must control myself…" but my brain literally pictured Jiro Sato the whole time and I couldn't stop cackling lmao. The sword starting to talk was the cherry on top.
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That grandpa misunderstanding all the way to the end is kinda sad ngl, but also weirdly adorable. Also, making the magic sword's voice 100% pure Ferdinand is a cinematic masterpiece wwww.
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Grandpa lookin like he's glaring daggers at her, but in reality, he's just internally screaming from trying to hold back his uwu impulses… lmao.
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Giving Kazuhiro Yamaji the role of an absolute doting granddad is lowkey a war crime!! Are you tryna make my heart burst from cuteness or what?!
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The magic sword's voice vs the actual guy… yeah okay that's gotta be confusing as hell wwww. Ngl I kinda want one of those swords that just lectures me in Ferdinand's voice tho.
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Bro wasn't even hating her, he was just too terrified of how fragile and delicate she is to even approach her wwww.
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Grandpa Bonifatius out here making the most terrifying death glares imaginable while poor Rozemyne is fully convinced he despises her wwww!
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The amount of guys about to lose their minds over Brigitte in that dress has gotta be astronomical (though damn she tall??).
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Dying at Elvira or Rihyarda constantly snatching books right out of Rozemyne's hands from start to finish wwww.
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Benno's radar is way too sharp lmao. Bro literally predicted the exact chaotic future they almost ended up in wstr.
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Angelica actually passing her study arc somehow… now that was the ultimate plot twist fr…
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Imagine accidentally embedding the High Priest straight into a piece of steel as its soul, Princess what have you done lol.
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So basically, Index, you just forged a Hero's Sword powered entirely by Sho Hayami's baritone…
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Bro has officially achieved 3 roles at once, this anime is slowly turning into The Sho Hayami Show wwww.
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Grandpa?? Eyebrow twitching like crazy?? All for the sake of his precious granddaughter wwww?
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The one stat Angelica's build is completely lacking: Intelligence wㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
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Why is the magic sword's voice deadass Sho Hayami lmaooo. And on top of that, it's a nagging perfectionist 💀.
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Turns out terrifying grandpas are usually just softies on the inside… classicw.
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One-of-a-kind book officially completed. Now just gotta leave it to Lutz to deliver straight to Tuuli.
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Honestly obsessed with Benno's signature angry-tsukkomi dynamic with her, it never misses 😊.
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Rihyarda being way too competent makes her interactions with Myne pure gold lmao.
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Ep 17 C-part sketch: When the magic sword and the High Priest have the exact same voice actor… peak comedy.
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It's literally just having Ferdinand live rent-free in your hand 24/7 www.
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Grandpa holding back tears of restraint till the very end… is he a hero or what? w.
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The magic sword is yapping away www. All thanks to Ferdinand's cursed touch lmao.
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Having the exact same voice actor makes it 😅 such a massive pain in the ass, but hilarious to watch unfold.
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"That’s not a sword anymore, that’s literally the High Priest." Realest take ever lmao.
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A magic sword that acts exactly like Ferdinand just spawned in… we are doomed lol.
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Schtueinrulk is way too funny. It's a 1:1 clone of the High Priest 💀.
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So the magic sword's voice is just certified Ferdinand-tier, figures wwww.
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That shit gotta be so confusing… good luck to the guard knights trying to keep up 😭.
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Too fucking funny. The fact that they actually share the exact same voice actor makes it 10x better lmao.
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The magic sword suddenly speaking in Sho Hayami's voice wwww.
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Benno geeking out over brand new books is the cutest shit ever ngl.
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Grandpa just desperately wants to spoil his granddaughter rotten istg.
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Consomme soup + Ferdinand combo has finally dropped, let's fucking goooo.
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Bonifatius wwww. That voice is way too overpowered wwww.
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Grandpa Bonifatius's brain completely short-circuiting from pure joy after getting blessed by his grandkid lmao.
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Peak uninterrupted reading time, let's FUCKING GOOOOOO!!