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Hello there Count Bindewald fans.

[ship-of-skitties]

brother (gn) my thoughts have distilled and im going to pretend to live in the prohibition and drink it excessively

what if that charm was just the contract to karstedt?

so first, bezewanst is executed instead on massive counts of embezzlement and forgery, veronica is likely put on house arrest and fined heavily, and bindewald is either executed or used as leverage in negotiations with Ahrensbach for assaulting a noble after forging a permit to do so.

but let's get to the fun stuff.

winter debut time.

it goes the same, but keep in mind, wilfried hasn't learned a thing. He's still illiterate. Can't really do anything! Massive loss to the Veronica faction! especially when someone Florencian right before him did exceedingly well.

cut to year 10, RA year! no 2 year jureve since no reason for the kidnapping. just. kinda long jureve.

wilfried is. well. no-one really likes him. he's not studying and can still be near veronica since she isn't Dead

schwartz and weiss still happen because. library and books which means DITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also happens.

after ditter, dunkelfelger are like Hey We Should Adopt Ferdinand's Disciple.

and because i say so, ehrenfest can't really refuse the second ranked duchy

so get Dunkelfelger'd

Plantin has to move, not sure abt other gutenbergs

and that's where my thoughts end

[ahb-writes]

Book Review: ‘Ascendance of a Bookworm’ #7

Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2 Volume 4 (Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2 by Miya Kazuki My rating: 5 of 5 stars The shortest but most dramatic volume of the novel series thus far, ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM #7 sets into motion several converging elements: Myne's final puzzle piece of printmaking, an anonymous outside threat to Myne's entourage, and a known internal threat to the temple's stability. Little Myne is doing everything she can to keep her head up and her eyes forward as the number of challenges bloom and multiply. She has allies in the High Priest, Benno, her family, and elsewhere. But the brilliant librarian-to-be has plenty of enemies as well. ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM #7 brings to light an extensive and far-reaching scheme to bring the commoner apprentice shrine maiden to heel. Nobility near and far have heard tale of the little girl with unusual stores of magic who refuses to behave. Could they manifest a foolproof scheme to steal away the girl for themselves? Readers hungering for a neat and tidy convergence of the story arc's many odds and ends will be pleased with the author's solution. Myne is a fun character who continues to amuse and inspire. She continuously pushes others to do their best and be the best versions of themselves. Delia, for example, goes on one seriously wild ride in terms of character development. The emotional firebrand continues to make mistakes out of genuine interest, only to double back and suffer grave consequences for her behavior. Myne, as always, gives the girl one opportunity after another to own up to her errant ways. Another example is a new character, Heidi, a chemist employed by the ink guild. Heidi is a scatterbrained scientist whose curiosity and hunger for knowledge overrides almost every programmatic duty to which she must abide as the heir to a local ink shop. Her obsessive behavior and ribald loyalty reminds readers that good people come in all types. The showdown toward the conclusion of ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM #7 finally pits the interests of the nobility against the interests of Myne and her family. Indeed, will the young apprentice shrine maiden be involuntarily adopted by a rich noble for safekeeping? Will she be crudely sold, for a modest sum, to a foreigner who disobeys local laws? Or will the girl lose herself while struggling to protect those closest to her? Will she die? Myne fights, earns a few scratches, and defends what is hers. It's great to see actual magic use claim greater and greater prominence in the story's critical moments. At Myne's side are her attendants, her family, and the High Priest, Ferdinand, who lays down a serious butt-whipping when the time calls for it. A cleverly written surprise sneaks into the narrative's final 45 pages or so, concerning Myne's fateful future with the Eherenfest nobility. Readers will feel happily conflicted about the revelation, but the author does a great job of staying true to the characters, their needs, and their motives. The novel series' next arc will likely focus on Myne's haphazard attempts to fit into high society. Hopefully, she doesn't cause too much chaos. Then again, maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing.

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Yurgenschmidt (6) Ahrensbach

- - -  (6th Rank) Ahrensbach (Light Purple Cloaks) - - -

Size ◈ Greater

Cape Color ◈ Light Purple

Key Crest Components ◈ Unicorn

Cultural Notes ◈ A duchy of trade. At the moment, it has the only open country gate in Yurgenschmidt.

- - - Archduke Family - - -

Aub Ahrensbach [ family tree ] - 1st wife Lady Georgine (frm 3rd wife)   - Detlinde (daughter)   - (adopted) Letizia (granddaughter)

Aub Ahrensbach younger brother - 3rd wife   - Aurelia (daughter)   - Martina (daughter)

Aub Ahrensbach, Lord Gieselfried

dying of some mysterious illness 

desperate to right his duchy with a new successor

determined to stabilize his duchy he petitions for Ferdinand to marry his daughter Detlinde to help her administer the duchy

also wants Ferdinand to educate his successor, his granddaughter Letizia 

POV Chapters

LN16 - Part 4, Volume 4 - Epilogue

Lady Georgine

third wife to Aub Ahrensbach, made first wife after the pervious first wife died

older sister of Sylvester

was trained to be the Aub of Ehrenfest but was passed over in favor of Sylvester

is working to undermine Sylvester with the former Veronica faction nobles in Ehrenfest

has many loyal name-sworn nobles in Ehrenfest

Lady Detlinde

Lady Georgine’s youngest daughter

golden blond hair, green eyes

(year 1) 4th year archduke candidate

antagonistic towards Rosemyne

(year 2) 5th year archduke candidate

is tasked with becoming the temporary Aub Ahrensbach until Letizia comes of age

is engaged to Ferdinand by orders of her father and the Zent

(year 3) 6th year archduke candidate

Part 5, Volume 2, Prologue    

“Lady Detlinde is not nearly educated enough for us to work under her,” one said. “By the time she catches up, I expect Lady Letizia will have come of age.”

“We might have thought otherwise if she at least took the work seriously,” added another, “but, oh, how she hates studying. Though she may only be a temporary archduchess, I would expect a bit more... well...”

“She is underage. Plus, as the third child of a third wife, she has not had the opportunity to receive a political education before now. It would be cruel of us to demand too much from her.”

POV Chapters

LN20 - Part 4, Volume 8 - Epilogue

Lady Letizia

(year 2) 6 years old

adopted granddaughter, current successor to Aub Ahrensbach

(year 3) 7 years old, baptized

currently making noble connections in Ahrensbach 

being tutored by Ferdinand

engaged to marry Prince Hildebrand when they come of age

Lady Aurelia

recent graduate from the academy

older daughter of the last Aubs 2nd son’s, 3rd wife 

recently married Myne’s brother Lamprecht

looks a lot like Lady Veronica / Gabrielle so always wears a veil because she is afraid of causing offense to the people in Ehrenfest

POV Chapters

LN17 - Part 4, Volume 5 - Extra - Reaching a Crossroads

Lady Martina

younger daughter of the 2nd son’s, 3rd wife

attendant to Detlinde

resembles Tuuli

- - - Notable People - - -

Lord Raimund

mednoble scholar, low mana

disciple of Hirschur and Ferdinand

good at modifying magical tools to use less mana

admires Ferdinand and wants to become his retainer one day

Part 5, Volume 2, Prologue (Ferdinand)     

Initially, Ferdinand had spoken to Raimund simply because Rozemyne had taken a liking to the young student. He had then accepted him as a disciple as a means of observing him while simultaneously gathering information on Ahrensbach. By this point, however, Ferdinand found reading his unique perspectives and answering his questions by letter a source of great comfort.

Sergius 

Ahrensbach attendant assigned to Ferdinand

yellow-eyes

Count Bindewald

working with dissidents (Veronica/Georgine faction) in Ehrenfest

friend of the former High Bishop Bezewanst

tried to force Myne to sign a submission (slave) contract

was captured by Ferdinand and Sylvester and held for questioning

Professor Fraularm 

Academy Dormitory Advisor, Scholar course

hates Rozemyne and Ehrenfest

her little sister was married to Count Bindewald, blames Rozemyne for that incident [LN23]

working with Lady Georgine

- - - Duchy Notes - - -

Part 5, Volume 2, Prologue (Ferdinand)

The purge had seen the second wife’s two sons reduced to archnobles, Detlinde’s older brother had perished in an unfortunate accident, and Aub Ahrensbach had died before Letizia (his oldest daughter’s daughter) came of age. Detlinde was thus having to serve as a temporary archduchess.

As there was no Lord of Winter to hunt in Ahrensbach, the duchy’s knights did not put special effort into their training.

Those in Ahrensbach had no need to socialize intensely and gather information before the snow grew unreasonably heavy. Adults in particular were afforded a lot more flexibility; nobles rarely spent all day in the castle, and children accompanied their guardians while socializing instead of spending that time in the winter playroom. Even the archduke candidate Letizia, whom Ferdinand was working to educate, had prioritized strengthening bonds with the others in her faction.

Ahrensbach nobles came together in the afternoon, when it was warmer. During the winter, they tended to stay inside until fourth bell and start their day after lunch—unless they were invited to lunch, that is. In contrast, during the summer when the sun beat down mercilessly, nobles barely went outside between third and fifth bell.

- - - Updated January 16, 2023 - - -

These are just my quick notes to remember important info and/or passages as I read the series. I updated it as I read each volume and find new info I want add. I try and remember to mark each piece of info with at least the LN# for reference. If you find a mistake, or think I need to add something else, please leave a comment and I’ll add it.

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My Review of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

Finally. After months, upon months of waiting, and even more years of dreaming for its fruition, we finally have the first ever animated Godzilla movie. How is it? It's... not that bad actually. I mean, it's not spectacular or anything but for the first anime Godzilla film, it wasn't half bad. There's still flaws but it's still a relatively enjoyable film. Let's start off with the premise: In the final Summer of the twentieth century, humanity realized they were not the masters of the planet as giant monsters appeared in cities all over the world and laid waste to civilization until the ultimate nightmare by the name of Godzilla appeared and claimed dominance, obliterating everything in his path; be they humans or monsters. Even with the aid of two humanoid alien races called the Exif who regarded themselves as observers until finally stepping in, and the Bilsaludo, a race hoping to immigrate to Earth after their home planet was swallowed up by a black hole, humanity had no choice but to abandon Earth and seek shelter somewhere else. When a planet they assumed was habitable turns out to be anything but, humanity puts their trust into one young man named Haruo Sakaki who saw his parents die at the hands of Godzilla and would like nothing more than to avenge their lives as well as the lives taken by the "Avatar of Destruction" and reclaim Earth. However, upon making the jump to Hyperspace, they realize more than 20,000 years have passed and Earth is now unrecognizable with a newly evolved Godzilla reigning as top dog. Now, for the Cons: (BTW, SPOILERS) 1. The underdeveloped humans: Granted they're nowhere as near boring as the cast of 2016's Shin Godzilla, the human and alien casts have a lot lacking from them. The only ones with actual characterization range from Haruo (who may as well be Eren from Attack on Titan but with a grudge toward Godzilla), Elliot Leland (the authority figure who doesn't quite see eye-to-eye with Haruo, especially after a little hijacking attempt the latter pulls off in the film's first two minutes), Metphies (the closest thing Haruo has to a second father figure after his last father figure died in a shuttle explosion in the film's opening), Adam Bindewald (the excitable scientist who exists to remind the audience they are indeed watching a Godzilla movie), and Yuko Tani (the only female with any agency in this movie who is strongly loyal to Haruo). All the other characters are just there to fill the quota and give the movie a body count when the carnage begins. 2. Godzilla's origins: In the film's mythology, Godzilla is evolved from plant-based organisms as opposed to being a prehistoric reptile. However, in this film, he still acts like Godzilla, he still looks like Godzilla, he still has basic abilities such as an Atomic Breath, cellular regeneration, and the ability to give off radiation with some added abilities, and the whole plant thing isn't even ONCE brought up. They could've had it be he was a hyper-evolved reptile and it still wouldn't have changed a damn thing. Another thing is his hatred of humans makes no sense whatsoever. In this movie, he just hates humans. At least in previous installments, Godzilla having a grudge toward the species of Homo Sapien was justified either because he was scarred by humans or mutated by them. Here, him killing humans makes him come off more as a dick. He's basically the GMK Godzilla in terms of personality but without the motivation. 3. Not many monsters: For a movie subtitled as "Planet of the Monsters", you would think we'd see more Kaiju. But, nope. The only Kaiju with any actual screen time are Godzilla and these genetic off-shoots of his called Servum. We DO get to see Kaiju like Kamacuras, Dogora, Dagahra, Orga, MechaGodzilla, the skeletal remains of Anguirus and Rodan (who looks more like a generic giant pterosaur as opposed to y'know, Rodan), and a mention of Hedorah... but only in the film's prologue. There is a line of dialogue given Metphies that there are Kaiju on other worlds who lay down the law, possibly hinting at space Kaiju like SpaceGodzilla or King Ghidorah. 4. The film is just set up: I think there's a reason this movie is just two minutes of ninety minutes. It just serves to set up the future sequels as it has been mentioned this movie is part of a trilogy for fans to hold out on due to a contract between Toho and Legendary Pictures stating there won't be any live-action Japanese installments in the franchise until after Godzilla vs. Kong. Therefore, a lot of this film feels like sequel set-up. The brief glimpse of MechaGodzilla? Setting up for sequels. The line of dialogue from Metphies? Setting up for sequels. (MAJOR spoiler here) That girl we see at the film's end credits scene who looks like a cross between Kida from Atlantis the Lost Empire and San from Princess Mononoke? SETTING. UP. FOR. SEQUELS. I understand their intent for this, but this still needs to work as a stand-alone product. This is the same problem that befell the Dark Universe and the Amazing Spiderman universe. Now, the Pros: 1. Godzilla: Long-story short, this is proof a more Toho-accurate Godzilla can work in animation. This Godzilla comes off as intimidating and god-like at the same time and Toho wasn't kidding when they said this interpretation would be the biggest on screen. Not to mention we get a roar for him that fits his design in the form of the Millenium roar. 2. The Animation: Personally, I'm one of the few people who doesn't mind the animation by Polygon Pictures. After all, these are the same guys who gave us shows like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Transformers Prime (aka, the best-looking entry in the Transformers franchise). Granted, the human movements are a bit on the stiff side but the stiff animation worked for something like Godzilla who is supposed to move as slow as possible due to how massive he is. The animation also works for the film's action scenes, especially the ones involving the dragon-like Servum. 3. The Action Scenes: All the action sequences are incredibly dynamic and even a bit suspenseful at times. I especially enjoyed the film's third act which just has the cast going all out against Godzilla (or who they assume) while also having to fend off the Servum. 4. The Dubbing: Let's be honest, there are VERY few Godzilla films with good dubbing. Most dubs either come off as serviceable while others make you go "Oh my God, who HIRED these guys?" Here, the dubbing is actually tolerable and there are a few good lines such as Mulu groaning "This is why I hate working with stubborn species." to Metphies' awestruck, "It's been awhile, oh King of Monsters." 5. The Addition of Elements I've always wanted in a Godzilla Movie: Power suits, Godzilla having his own personal army, aliens who actually arrive to help humankind, an animated Godzilla who actually feels like the classic Godzilla in terms of abilities, roar, behavior, and appearance, and a cute tribal girl akin to a character out of Hayao Miyazaki movie. All-in-all, this movie was a fairly enjoyable experience and I look forward to see what the next two installments in this trilogy have to offer. Like, for starters, HOW ARE THEY GONNA USE MECHAGODZILLA AGAINST A GODZILLA WHO HAS GROWN SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS SINCE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE!?