@15Redstones Poor, yes. But I'm pretty sure being "rude" had nothing to do with it. Per the text, Bezewanst had already made up his mind before Myne's parents spoke a single word.

If Myne had walked in there with somebody like Gustav as her father, the negotiations likely would have gone smoothly. But that wasn't really an option. Even Benno couldn't really get involved. Well, he could have made Myne let him adopt her and come himself, but Benno wasn't that interested in risking his own skin on a hail mary. Also, Myne would have refused that option. All this is more complicated because Myne only had less than two days to prepare, and she was laid up in bed on the day prior. Also, her parents were at work. In the end, there really wasn't any way to train her parents for the negotiations, and through circumstance and her own choices Myne couldn't come with substitute parents. And while it would have been hilarious to watch Bezewanst slowly realize that the two well-dressed adults in front of him were basically country hicks, putting them in clothes above their status wouldn't have helped for more than 30 seconds after opening their mouths. Thats why I don't think that Myne's parents are at fault, there was no way they could perform what they hoped to do with Bezewanst, who changed his mind the second he laid eyes on them. Benno's carefully laid plan was already useless before they could even speak.

Saw ditter stadium in the latest part 4 manga which made me double check the translation of its description.

Treasure-Stealing Ditter:

We were standing in a circular stadium about as big as a baseball field, designed for highbeasts to be flown around inside.

騎獣に乗って飛び交うことを前提にした楕円形の訓練場で、麗乃時代の野球場くらいの広さはありそうだった。

This should be "an oval".

@Leona-Nakimuli-j781ere Welcome to the bookverse! Are you new to j novel as a whole, or just to this forum? Take care and look forward to thoughts and insights.

@NekoInu
I'm trying to remember when I read Hiroshima; probably in Junior High?
It might have even been in grade school.
The Bantam Books paperback edition, the cover with the towering mushroom cloud.
Fifty+ years ago either way.
It would be worth rereading.
I'd get more out of it this time, one would think.
I didn't really have a context to place it within, although the Vietnam War was still going on at the time, but that's a drastically different situation.

@Pete I think you're in the wrong topic

@DMC-Tornado said in Wilfred. What is he good for?:

@strangeattractor said in Wilfred. What is he good for?:

@Yolech

Seeing as he's so "chivalrous" to ladies, perhaps Wilfried could work at a host club.

"Hi, my name is Wilfried. I'll be your host tonight. How may I serve you? May I hold your hand?"

“Oh my Zent my son is a prostitute.”

“What, no I’m just a Host, and we are just holding hands-“

“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!”

Scandalous! 😄

To add to what I said before here, upon a re-read of P3V5’s POV chapters I can confirm that Charlotte’s narration strongly implies that emulating Myne is overwhelmingly the reason for her general approach to solving conflict and dealing with others. She especially is struck by how Myne cared for Hasse and how much her retainers and the temple orphans adore her, inferring that this must be what people meant when they told her she must use her subordinates well, and from only then she resolves to be respected and loved like Rozemyne, but we all know that is absolutely not what said teachers would have meant. It is also during the same spring prayer trip that she begins to revere Myne like a goddess:

No longer did I feel any surprise, shock, awe, or envy toward Rozemyne. Those feelings had vanished, and all that remained was the urge to worship her.

Charlotte’s rule expressed in this chapter and others may as well as be WWRD: What Would Rozemyne Do?

Florencia may be a kinder soul than most, but she is still a top-tier noble with the common sense Ferdinand and co. has expressed, and only a mother Charlotte loves, not the object of worship. (Florencia of course already having fallen into similar feelings towards Rozemyne a year earlier following her saving of Wilfried the first time.)

@mufloon said in Oswald's 'resignation':

Sylvester discovered that he was dragging Wilfried in a plot aimed at demoting Rozemyne

I dont think, that could be detectable easily. So other reasons you gave fits much better but this one, i dont think its in the list.

@Derpster I basicly agree with you, because I think we mean the same thing, just using different words.

Just that your quote takes what I said a little bit out of context. I mean I litterally said before:

Ehrenfests policy is weirdo or unremarkable, there is nothing in between.

Making not a single noble (in this case Rihyarda) responsible for the cause, rather frame it as a quirk of the duchy we so often laugh about. And just like you and I said Rihyarda is the unfortunate one, so capable, of being tasked with those individuals that better not screw up, otherwise it makes waves that will get the wrong kind of attention, looking at you Wilfried and Oswald.

@jvjjaep
Again - not the final authority. In fact, less authority than the guys he's working with. (Or secretly against. There's a fine line.)

@mufloon said in Fraularm's Lies:

@vilobion said in Fraularm's Lies:

Fraularm is my current top prediction for Trug acquisition.

So she is basically Yurgenschmidt's version of Walter White from Breaking Bad?

"Why is it blue?"

"Because it is PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE with the color of true, devastating FLAAAAAAAAME."

"Dang it Mrs. White, have you considered investing in a lozenge?"

"Jessica, you do not get to DANG, for I am the one who DANGS."

"That's not how that goes-"

"SHUT. IT."

@Pelicaner said in What if they really knew...:

@Fire-Kitten
I remember it being mentioned at some point that the identity of someone's baptism mother is much more important than that of their birth mother, so I don't imagine he'd care that much since Rozemyne's baptism mother is Elvira.

Elvira said that but Rozemyne is the only example in the books. All other adopted children receive awful treatment from their non biological mothers.

Aw. They would be considerate in that way. All of them.

Alright, its monday, meaning the voting window has now closed!

Final results:

Hannelore! With 10 votes, she gets to add the Year 3 Best Character award to her Year 2 Best Girl win. Matthias - 7 votes Rozemyne - 6 votes Sieglinde - 5 votes Lueuradi - 4 votes Anastasius and Lieseleta - 2 votes Brunhilde and Leonore - 1 vote Raimund - 0 votes

@zwabbit

And from what we've seen of Charlotte's personality, this likely pushed her to put even more effort into compression so she could catch up to Wilfried and be of better support for Rozemyne.

On a more general note, mana is the most important aspect of noble society.
The many thoughts, discussions, and reactions we've seen in the text from nobles towards the prospect of increasing their mana has always been universal enthusiastiam.
There's been multiple occasions where Rozemyne had to chastise others about compressing mana in moderation.

All this is to say I think the idea of "slacking" on compression is unthinkable because there's a universally strong desire among nobles to increase their mana.

Sure, they may not put in the now second-nature near inhuman effort that Rozemyne did because she would've died otherwise.
Or the extreme effort put in by special cases like Angelica.
But the rest? They're all putting in effort. Some less than others, but I can't imagine anyone "slacking".

@Axehand
I was a strong proponent of the package being Grausam's medal until he showed up with the prosthetic and Sylvester said they used medals to identify his hand. It's barely possible that he had another noble sacrifice a hand, but I doubt it. The hypothesis that it's the key makes no sense to me, far too removed from any data we have. For all we know it was a sample of blood to work magic on, perhaps to transfer to a medal. If Georgine could immediately poof Sylvester or Karstedt or Bonifatius upon invading Ehrenfest, that would make it so much easier.

@Shanna-Postlewait-okxj9g9 There is a release calendar on the site. Parts of a volume get added to it when that volume starts pre-publication (that is, around the time the first part releases).

@hiroto said in [CORRECTIONS] - Bookworm Part 5 Volume 3:

This is talking about Sylvester given a note to Karstedt (ahead of the meeting) to be passed along to Ferdinand (or verbally communicated to his retainers).

Gotcha. I thought that might be the intended meaning. In that case I'd suggest maybe "...Sylvester had given Karstedt..."

@TheGrimLich

Oh yeah! He would be the world first VA.

@thubar2000 What's more, I wouldn't be surprised if he leaked the details of the purge, giving the way he described said criminals to Wilfred and how surprise surprise the former Veronica faction just happened to be about to do something seemingly major before the purge if it weren't or Matthias's intervention.