@lisast I believe that the LN also used half or semi-tone. Half octaves are tritones and any music based around them would be unbearably dissonant for someone who grew up with earth music.

This volume finally came out. I really enjoyed getting the perspective of one of the pre-baptism orphans in the bonus story. Interesting to get some more information on taues in light of the LN developments since this time.

“None at all. They won, and so I will stand down,” Lestilaut replied, kneeling before the prince and announcing that he would leave Schwartz and Weiss alone. I sighed in relief, which made him glare at me. “I saw with my own eyes your string of vile plots, however. I will never accept that you are a saint.”*

I reread the book, and after seeing this again, I really wondered why he was so angry with Rosemyne. Then I thought of his little sister’s brief meeting with Rosemyne.

I’m thinking somebody has a "siscon" going on!

@rahul-balaggan said in Bookworm Part 4 Vol. 3 Discussion!:

Hello,

@awwkaw said in Bookworm Part 4 Vol. 3 Discussion!:

is that licensed by j-novel club,

Unfortunately not.

Sorry.

Hopefully it will be someday then 8-)

@campbella said in Bookworm Part 4 Vol. 3 Discussion!:

@awwkaw said in Bookworm Part 4 Vol. 3 Discussion!:

noticed one thing in particular. in the afterword, a book called "the royal academy stories: year 1", is that licensed by j-novel club, and when can I buy it in english?

If you want to add your voice to the beggers for this to be licensed here is the link to the forum "Gaiden" side story book

I will ;-)

He was wearing white clothes with green blue embroidery on the edges just like Tuuli, and his shirt was held in place by a diagonal green sash.

トゥーリと同じように白が基調で縁取りに青の刺繍のある上下に緑のサッシュを締めているのが見える。

Wrong color here. Also missing "on the edges". Thank you for TheChatteringMagpi on discord to bring it up.

@hiroto said in Bookworm Part 3 Vol. 1 Discussion!:

I did my best to wave while wearing a smile like one I had seen the Japanese emperor give.

Asked on discord if this "waving" is something special.

Here are the 1990 and 2019 parades for two separate Enthronements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qc0siFqt_c&t=183s

Restrained.
Refined.
Dignified.

Something you can maintain for hours on end without lasting physical damage. Hopefully.

Rather different from the wave used by 'Princesses' in the parades I'm familiar with from the US West Coast, which are best described as "elbow elbow wrist wrist wrist" in regard to where the pivot point is located; big wave left, big wave right, little left, little right, little left, big wave right, big wave left, so on and so forth.

They receive coaching in these prior to the event.
It's a performance, and you need to make sure you're presenting the proper image; the impression left on the observers matters.

I also think that we will not see a change of aub in Ehrenfest.

The story is around the "child" Rozemyne, I doubt we will see her as a full adult. She may reach her coming of age cerimony (so maybe age 15-16), but I doubt Sylvester will abdicate to her at that age, and I doubt he will die.

@grobinson2k1 said in The Tree:

@angelus

Or even, "we chop up trees to make books", which is probably what Rozemyne would think.

I wonder what type of pages that tree would provide us

Pages soaked in the tears and blood of whatever foal dares attack Treesus

In this volume, there are a couple of "knight barracks" for the translation of 騎士寮.
Except for P2V3 and this volume, it is translated as "knight dorm" in all other volumes.

Thanks to Pikamaru @ discord.

In this volume, there are a couple of "knight barracks" for the translation of 騎士寮.
Except for P3V1 and this volume, it is translated as "knight dorm" in all other volumes.

Thanks to Pikamaru @ discord.

@arghc said in Did Myne Die when Urano Came into the Picture?:

To me, and my memories may be skewed, this is the early days after Urano foregrounds to save Myne during her fatal Devouring attack. Urano has been fading ever since.

Forgot about this reply, and decided to go back to it.
Actually, after Ferdinand dug through her memories as Urano, the synchronization is said to have revitalize her memories.
Myne said that she had been slowly forgetting aspects of her past life until the mana from the magic tool unearthed it. So it's safer to say that she remembers now about her past life more than ever. I think this implies that all her memories are intricately tied to her soul, and not just bits and pieces that she can recall. If we ever see the tool in use again, it's going to have full access to whatever she's experienced up to date.

A lot of cultures share the concepts of mind-body-soul (three vessels). The soul houses the spirit and memories, which is then accessed by the mind, which can only be expressed when tied to the body. If the soul and the memories are perfectly intact, even if the vessel is different, would they not still be the same person?

...Anyway.
Strictly speaking, we're currently barely at half point. I think time will tell (as in the text will tell), which actually is it, and from my perspective, she brings up her time as Urano often enough to not dissociate herself as Urano, and I am pretty certain that will continue to be a thing in the future.

Considering that BOTH Effa and Gunther have dead parents... not that long for the lower city. Just about the oldest lower city resident introduced was the Guildmaster at 50. We see from the fanbook that Bonifatus was introduced at 61 and his main wife would be the daughter of the old giebe Leisegang. Same source gives us Karstadt at 37 and Eckhart at 18. Yeah, nobles do tend to live longer, so long as they don't die young (I suspect that Veronica is the source of much of this death, as she is a plague upon Ehrenfest).

@weasalopes If you're going to parody them, that's the song.

spoiler

We know for sure that Grey priest can't marry, but we do not know for sure for Blue priests.

That said, being able to marry and being able to have sexual relationships are different things.

We know for sure that sex is not forbidden in any way for priests, since Flower Offering is a thing.

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My opinion is that Priests can't marry while they stay in the temple, for the simple reason that officially marrying would mean starting an household and recognizing the eventual child as heirs.

A priest, not being indipendent but being supported financially by the temple and its parent family donations, probably can't support a family. It doesn't make much sense for the temple to provide for his childs and wife, and even less the future generations after that.

It would also create the problem of how to classify his wife and childs. Would they be considered nobles or parts of the temple?

I think that in general Priests and Shrine maiden can't officially marry while in the temple, and every potential childs made would be sent to the orphanage as an orphan.
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That said, I think that there is nothing stopping one priest to marry if he is able to return to the noble society. I doubt that there is any sort of oath of celibacy or anything similar.
As an example, if Ferdinand (who is able to return to the noble society) decides to marry, he would simply stop being a priest and start a family as a noble. Same would happen to all the ex-priests returned to noble society like Shikza or Christine.

Also, nothing stops priests from having love affairs. They just aren't able to marry and make things officially recognized.

That is also confirmed by we knowing that the former High Bishop had a mistress, and Delia wish to be able to become one since they get blue-priest like treatment (with their own attendants).

@cooper-cummings-gk5u8qq said in Solutions to mana buildup in excess noble and devouring children:

@kurosov said in Solutions to mana buildup in excess noble and devouring children:

It's possible the small chalices are partially filled locally before winter. It's unlikely though because it seems like they're handed out randomly from a sack rather than each lord getting the same one back

I can't remember where it is said exactly but don't giebes pour they're own mama into the land as well? If so, they probably use the chalices because there is no sense making their own magic tool for that purpose when they already have one from the temple and if the chalice was unnecessary the dedication ritual wouldn't be necessary because the blue priests could just do it that way (at least in the case of priests with sufficient mana to do it all at once without having to save up like Rozemyne or Ferdinand)

It was mentioned they do so when they're returned during spring prayer. The Giebe also performs the ceremony instead of a priest, who only do so for the central regions controlled by the Aub.

We don't know if they do so throughout the year. I say it's unlikely because when they're handed back to them it seems as if a random one is removed from a sack, though this may not be the case in reality.

It makes perfect sense for them to have/use their own tools. Their mana has uses other than filling the land.

@kuali Plus even if everything failed, he had a front row seat for the reactions of the knights and archduke. This would give him informations he or Georgine could make good use of in the next assault.

@poisonedbite Umm, not as such. It has to be an archducal candidate since they're the only ones taught how to use the creation magic, but requiring "access" to the foundation is a bit more of a stretch. Technically the only one with direct access to the foundation is Sylvester. What Ferdinand and the others have access to is the terminal in the castle, but whether that constitutes "access" to the foundation is more open to interpretation.