Ascendance of a Bookworm, Part 4 Volume 8 by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki [KAZUKI, MIYA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-08-10T00:00:00+00:00

We got used to the new work over the next few days and soon reached the point where we could talk casually during breaks. According to Cornelius, the grades of the apprentice knights were steadily rising thanks to the Rozemyne Mana Compression Method.

“Matthias is very impressive, then, for keeping up with them while working so desperately to compress his mana on his own.”

Leonore nodded. “He can give orders in my place and possesses more mana than average for a mednoble. We would ask you to take him as a retainer, but he is unfortunately of the former Veronica faction,” she said with a troubled smile. “We have been struggling to find a suitable guard knight to replace Traugott.”

“Gerlach’s son, hm?” Bonifatius asked with a grimace. “Rozemyne, no matter how skilled this boy is, and no matter how much you might wish for his service, you must not take him as a retainer unless he gives you his name. He is too dangerous otherwise.”

The way that Bonifatius spoke made it sound as though he knew something that I didn’t. I gazed at him quizzically, urging him to elaborate, but he just shook his head and repeated that the former Veronica faction was dangerous before changing the topic.

“More importantly—your mana compression method is something else, Rozemyne. Well done for thinking that one up,” Bonifatius said, describing how much progress the knights were making amid some generous words of praise. “That layknight guard of yours”—he glanced over at Damuel—“probably wouldn’t have lasted this long if not for that technique. He was lucky that his growth period ended so late, and when coupled with your mana compression method, it meant he could increase his mana capacity far more than anyone would expect from a laynoble.”

I seemed to recall my omega blessing being the primary reason for Damuel making so much progress, not his late growth period, but that was a secret between Karstedt and me.

“Is Damuel still growing?” I asked.

“No, his capacity has been relatively stagnant over the past year or two. No matter how late it started, his growing period must have stopped by now. Of course, that just means his vessel has stopped developing. He can keep compressing his mana to fit more into the space he’s working with, and he can get better at fighting by using his noggin.”

It seemed that Damuel now had the average mana capacity of a low- or mid-tier mednoble. Considering how small it had originally been, that was a massive upgrade.

“I wouldn’t expect any more dramatic improvements from him,” Bonifatius continued. “The boy’s reached his peak. Knowing this, will you still use him as your guard knight?”

I noticed Damuel tightly clench his fist out of the corner of my eye and nodded at once. “His mana is not his main strength. If not for Damuel, my retainers would not be anywhere near as organized as they are now. I have no intention of relieving him of duty, whether that be now or in the future.”

“I see. Then I will continue whipping him into shape.

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