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The sixth official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook is here, perfect for readers who’ve finished Part 5 Volume 6. Inside, you’ll find character design sheets, manga, stunning artwork, and coverage of not one but two drama CDs. This installment also offers an exclusive look at how author Miya Kazuki plans her short stories, along with the longest Q&A yet—surpassing even that of the previous fanbook!

Aspiring apprentice merchants Myne and Lutz have signed a contract with Benno, who has promised to sell their plant-based prototype. With his assistance, they finally have the materials and tools to start making their first batch of washi paper! And Benno wants to sell not only paper, but Myne's other inventions, such as the flower hairpins, as well. But getting involved in the world of merchants makes Myne's life more complicated than ever as she gets registered at the Merchant's Guild and catches the eye of the conniving guildmaster. The more people realize that Myne's ideas can be commodified, the more everyone wants a piece of her. Meanwhile, as Myne displays more and more of her otherworld knowledge and adult-like behavior, Lutz has grown suspicious of her real identity... What will Myne do when he demands to know who she really is? How could she ever explain that the real Myne is gone forever?

Myne tells Lutz the truth about herself. He gets mad and confused, but in the end accepts Myne, with whom he has spent the past year making paper and such with. They successfully complete the paper and get accepted by Benno. They go to the Merchant's Guild to register so they can sell paper, where they are asked to make hairpins for the guildmaster's granddaughter. And so, they go to meet the girl herself, to ask how she would like her hairpins to look. This is a biblio-fantasy, by book lovers for book lovers!

Myne has finally started to adjust to her new life... but once a bookworm, always a bookworm. As winter sets in, there are historical methodologies to try: papyrus, clay tablets... anything that can hold letters and words. Even if it means getting well enough to visit the forest! But first there are chores to do and mythical fruits to cook.Fortunately, Myne has an ally in Otto, her father's paperwork-swamped colleague. Can he teach her how to read and write in this world and put her to work somewhere that will advance her goals and status? Or will she be stuck as a poor, illiterate girl forever?

Myne advances further into book-making so that she can have books to read. Her disease is known as “the Devouring,” and upon learning that it requires an exorbitant amount of money to cure, she resolves to stay alive by selling her knowledge from her past life. But despite her best efforts, the Devouring heat eats away at her day by day, and she ultimately loses consciousness during a business discussion. This is a biblio-fantasy by bookworms, for bookworms!

A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amounts of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just have to make them! Her goal is to become a librarian. This story begins with her quest to make books so she can live surrounded by them! Dive into this biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms!

Myne narrowly escapes death thanks to a magic tool, but is told that she only has one year left to live at most. She decides to spend her remaining time with her family, concluding that she would rather die with them than sign her life away to a noble. Meanwhile, Lutz fights back against his parents, steeling his resolve to become a merchant no matter what. Together, they plan to continue making paper up until their baptism ceremony, but are soon called over by Freida to talk about the Devouring. This is a biblio-fantasy by bookworms, for bookworms! Part 1 concludes with this volume.

Myne successfully negotiates with the temple and starts working as an apprentice blue shrine maiden. This new job also ensures she will receive the same treatment as a noble. The wait is over—she can finally read in the book room!Unfortunately, she still won’t have it easy thanks to the temple’s status-based structure and some problematic attendants who just won’t leave her be. Can Myne beat society’s rules so she can enjoy her books in peace?This is a biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers! Part 2 starts here!

As time goes on, Myne slowly gets more and more used to life in the temple. She learns to speak like a noble and is allowed to live in the orphanage director’s chambers. She even successfully breaks the ice with Fran! Gil, her once troublesome attendant, cleans her new chambers as ordered and learns to love being rewarded for his hard work. As for Delia, well…This biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers, continues!

Now acting as the orphanage director, Myne starts on her mission to save the temple's orphans—an endeavor that earns her a great deal of respect from the children whose lives she works to improve. She cleans up the orphanage, teaches the orphans to provide for themselves, and even gives them an opportunity to enjoy the Star Festival for the very first time! However, just before the taue-throwing begins, Myne makes a discovery that could play a crucial role in saving other children with the Devouring. She hurries to see Benno in order to spare others from her fate, but it seems the matter is far more complicated than she realizes...Jump right into the latest volume of this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers!

Lutz's parents refuse to accept him becoming a merchant and he runs away from home after they argue. News of the dispute quickly reaches the Gilberta Company, and only when Myne and the High Priest arrange a mediation between the involved parties do they reach a resolution.With peace finally restored, Myne can focus on making books again... Or can she? After taking Wilma and Rosina as attendants, she finds herself dealing with yet another war of words!Follow Myne's latest adventures in this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers!

Myne shows the High Priest her rewritten bible to secure his approval. Unfortunately, it only casts doubt on who she claims to be. The High Priest demands answers: how can a girl who struggles to author a simple letter produce something so well-written? Myne struggles with how to respond. Will the truth convince him, or will she risk losing her only ally in the temple?Find out in the next pages of this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers!

Myne resolved to make her own books two years ago, and now she's finally finished her first one! Lutz and Tuuli join the ecstatic bookworm's celebrations, but their time together is cut short by winter's arrival. Myne needs to endure the bitter season in the temple, away from her family—and her first job as a blue shrine maiden is no walk in the park.Find out what happens next in this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers!

A collection of art, short stories, and more that no bookworm should miss! This fanbook covers material up to and including Part 4 Volume 1. Inside, find an abundance of supplementary content like design sheets for new characters, an extensive family tree, and seven short stories not found in the light novels.This fanbook also includes exclusive behind-the-scenes reports from a Bookworm drama CD recording session and another Q&A with author Miya Kazuki featuring reader questions.

The Third Collection for Fans of This Biblio-Fantasy for Bibliophiles!Another official fanbook for Ascendance of a Bookworm lovers! Intended to be read after finishing Part 4 Volume 4 and Royal Academy Stories: First Year. Inside, find even more art, character design sheets, manga, and a short story not found in the light novels! Other supplemental materials include a detailed map of the Royal Academy's library, Philine's notes on every duchy in Yurgenschmidt, and another set of Q&A from author Miya Kazuki.

Even More Goodies for Biblio-fantasy FansHere is the fourth official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, intended to be read after finishing Part 4 Volume 8 and Short Story Collection 1. This volume contains even more illustrations, character design sheets, and manga, as well as a short story not found in the light novels. Also included are exclusive notes about the development of the anime, design sheets for the gods, coverage of yet another drama CD, and a new extensive Q&A with author Miya Kazuki.

Myne is determined to protect those she cares about most, so she abandons the life she knows to become Rozemyne, the archduke's mana-rich adopted daughter. She charges forward into this strange new world, not letting her new persona change her passion for books! Watch as the setting of this biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers continues to expand... along with the book-making industry!