@quof said in Future Ascendance of a Bookworm Volume Release Schedule:

@weasalopes Will sing this to myself every time the temptation to take a 1 day break foolishly strikes me

No more breaks unless something non lethal happens please...

I might have to read the MTL of the Korean version of the webnovel if you do that

@zeteni Her new grandfather on the other hand...

@kuali said in Bookworm Fanbook 2 Discussion!:

@elisabeth ...You know that the author's never shied away from making Myne/Rozemyne suffer in the past, right? At this point, 'horrible parents/authority figures practicing nearly-or-actually-abusive child rearing methods' are something of a running theme...

Basically, I don't think Miya Kazuki being a mother can be used to rule out her making her characters suffer. Especially Damuel ;)

The 6th-to-last Q&A entry:

Q: In the previous fanbook, you mentioned that anyone's potion would taste sweet to Myne because she has the Devouring. Does that mean even a laynoble could use the memory-searching magic tool and easily synchronize with her?

A: Her mana would be dyed rapidly if mana were to be poured into her, regardless of whether she drank the synchronization potion that makes mana easier to dye. If the mana was from another person, there'd be a little more resistance, but it wouldn't stop the dyeing process.

Tellingly, this is the answer to a question about random nobles being able to use the memory searching tool on Rozemyne. So she's not responding to a question about dyeing - she's either revealing it to be related to using the memory searching tool, or spouting off a giant non-sequitor. Which is why some people (like me) are taking this to mean that:

Dyeing a person's mana is a thing (even if we don't know the details, like if it's permanent or if it can change mana colors) It's a part of using the memory searching tool on someone Ferdinand has, as a result, already done it to Myne back in P2

And since the answer makes it look likely that Myne has already been dyed at least once, it's likely survivable. At least for her, since the answer also seems to imply she's a lot easier to dye than normal.

Since this is hinging on one single word it is the question how this is meant. If you take only the English word dyeing, there is still a wide spectrum from complete color change to mixing color with different dyes to shading to reverse effects of dyes to short term effects etc. And than you have the Japanese understanding of dyeing which might very well have a broader meaning.

So I guess we simply have to agree to disagree and will need further texts to get more information than this one quote.

@quof Arguably even the LN images have the characters be mildly more expressive than the implied stoicism of the nobility. Though granted a lot of the WTF expressions do involve reactions to Myne.

@elisabeth said in [CORRECTIONS] - Bookworm Part 4 Volume 4:

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Submerge the dyed cloth in hot water
That can't be correct, simply hot water will not be enough, it should need to boil.

Good catch! Yes, it is boiling water.

ですから、染め終わると、このように熱湯に入れるのです

@weasalopes said in [CORRECTIONS] - Bookworm Fanbook:

@leviathan_13 said in [CORRECTIONS] - Bookworm Fanbook:

Ah, maybe it means that Veronica should've been executed in the first place too as an appropriate punishment...

If Wilfried messes up to the point that they choose to execute him, there's no longer any rational for not executing Veronica.
They didn't at the time mainly because Wilfried wouldn't have understood just why it was a deserved result of her actions, and was experiencing enough trauma as it was; they were striving to not turn him against Sylvester entirely.
If that effort ultimately fails, there's no benefit left in keeping her alive.

except for being stuck on permanent battery duty, I'm sure the mana doesn't hurt

@jpwong Thanks, I'll have to explore my options then.

Something for the TODO list after P4V3:

We have a name for Philine's father and stepmother now. Those boxes are definitely not "implied allies" anymore.