Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 8 [Parts 1 to 2] by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

To Battle

“HRAAAHHH!”

As I endured the swaying sensation of the teleporter, I started to hear low, booming roars from some distance away—the exhilarated war cries of people ready to play ditter. I’d definitely arrived in Dunkelfelger. At the same time, my body temperature seemed to get maybe five degrees higher. It sure was hot here.

When I opened my eyes, I was inside Dunkelfelger’s country gate. The teleporter was shining, as was the gate itself. The roof was still shut, though, so I couldn’t see the knights anywhere.

“Yet I can still hear their voices,” I mused. “I hope they don’t exhaust themselves before we even reach Ahrensbach...”

“You may rest assured, Lady Rozemyne—none of our knights are that weak,” Clarissa said, sticking out her chest and donning a proud smile. But her declaration just gave me a new reason to worry: How was I going to lead the knights when they were this pumped up? “Not to mention, the country gate is being activated for the first time since the Zent stopped visiting over a decade ago. It’s only natural that everyone is excited.”

Oh, right... It’s been about a decade.

Clarissa’s response was strangely convincing. Those back in Kirnberger had only known about the phenomenon through historical records, whereas the Dunkelfelgerians had seen it with their own eyes. Of course they weren’t stunned speechless.

I climbed out of my Pandabus, pressed the Book of Mestionora against the wall, and then started channeling mana into it. The roaring outside grew louder as the roof parted ever so slowly. Once it was fully open, I got back in my highbeast and took to the sky.

There were even more knights gathered than I’d expected. One hundred stood atop the right gatepost, fully armored and divided into ten equal rows. There were two figures in front of them, whom I presumed to be their commanders. The left gatepost was several times as populated—with spectators here to see the knights off, I assumed, since they were all dressed in plain clothes. It was very overcrowded.

I went to the roof of the right gatepost. Lestilaut, the archducal couple, and their retainers were standing before the volunteers.

Hm? I don’t see Lady Hannelore. Maybe because she’s underage...

It was late enough that I wasn’t too surprised, but it was still a shame that she wasn’t present. We hadn’t interacted much at the Royal Academy this year, so I’d wanted to at least greet her.

“Aub Dunkelfelger, everyone who volunteered to participate,” I said, addressing those gathered, “I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your speedy response and support.”

Everyone except the aub gasped and stared. Lestilaut in particular looked stunned; his eyes were practically boring into me. There was a drawn-out silence... and then, to my surprise, Hannelore’s voice came from behind me.

“The aub informed us of your growth, but... is it really you, Lady Rozemyne?”

“Indeed, it is,” I replied instinctively. But when I turned around to look at her—

Wait, what? Hold on.

I’d accepted that only the knights were going to join us, but that quickly changed when I saw Hannelore and what she was wearing.

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