Half a year has passed since Yurgenschmidt inaugurated its first underage aub. Hannelore, now an archduke candidate for the country’s top-ranked duchy, is in the midst of a crisis. Despite her natural indecisiveness, she finds herself pressed to choose from a growing list of marriage candidates. Her father suggests Kenntrips and Rasantark—her childhood friends—but then her half-brother Raufereg throws his hat into the ring. And what about Wilfried, the apple of her eye? Convinced that Liebeskhilfe the Goddess of Binding is toying with the threads of her fate, Hannelore turns to her dear friend Rozemyne for guidance. In the debut volume of this battle fantasy, the divine avatar fights to settle an engagement!
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore’s Fifth Year at the Royal Academy It is also Known as: 本好きの下剋上 ハンネローレの貴族院五年生, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Hannelore no Kizokuin Gonensei
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life , Politics , Magic , School Life
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5. Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 4-bu - Kizoku-in no Toshokan wo Sukuitai!
Manga adaptation of Part 4 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 4 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 本好きの下剋上~司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません~ 第四部 「貴族院の図書館を救いたい！」, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 4-bu - Kizoku-in no Toshokan wo Sukuitai!
4. Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-bu - Ryouchi ni Hon wo Hirogeyou!
Myne, who was aimed at for her magical power by nobles, decided to part ways with her family and friends. Renamed "Rosemyne" she starts a new life as the adopted daughter of a lord so that no danger will befall those important to her. However, her days in the noble society were harsh. In addition to intense special training to learn ceremonies and etiquette, the responsibility of presiding over the temple and the orphanage is heavy. It is too much for a sickly little girl... However, the reward for this from the head priest was "the key to the temple library!" A biblio-fantasy written for book lovers and bookworms! The third part begins!
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 本好きの下剋上～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～第三部 領地に本を広げよう!, Honzuki no Gekokujou Part 3
3. Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Mou Ichido dake, Aemasu ka?
It's been five years since the battle at Corna di Luce on Sky Island 11 and the situation has gotten worse. 5 years ago, about two days after the battle at Corna di Luce on Sky Island 11, the Elpis Mercantile Federation accidentally lost control and released two beasts, Materno: The Fifth Beast Who Spreads Widely and Croyance: The Eleventh Beast Who Remains Rooted both onto Sky Islands 13 and 39 respectively. The result was catastrophic. In the end, both Sky Islands fell to the Beasts and many lives including those of the Elpis Mercantile Federation were lost.
5 years later, Feodor Jessman, a young 4th Grade Officer whose step-brother was at the head of the Elpis Mercantile Federation attacks, spends his days training on Sky Island 38, hoping to climb up the ranks of the Guardian Wings Military to achieve a mysterious goal. One day, while skipping training to buy some doughnuts, he meets a young Leprechaun girl named "Tiat Siba Ignareo" who mysteriously asks him to forget her after a brief conversation. The next day, Feodor is assigned to be the caretaker of visitors from Sky Island 11. As the group arrives, Feodor is surprised to see Tiat among them, along with Lakhesh Nyx Seniorious, Collon Rin Purgatorio and Pannibal Nox Katena.
Little do the two know, their meeting will change the very fate of the Sky Islands; as Sky Island 38 is set to be attacked by Croyance who is steadily approaching the island in Sky Island 39 even now; and a secret conspiracy lurks in the depths of the Guardian Wings Military.
Do you have what THE END? May I meet you once again? has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末なにしてますか？もう一度だけ、会えますか？, SukaMoka
2. No Game No Life, desu!
In a world where everything is decided by games, adorable little Izuna Hatsuse is a young Werebeast girl who wants to learn more. As she follows Sora, Shiro, and the others, what answers will she find for herself? Let the games begin!
Note: 20 Chapters plus a short side story novel contained within Volume 1.
No Game No Life, Please! has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ、です！, Нет игры, нет жизни, Десу!, 노 게임 노 라이프입니다!
1. Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
Motosu Urano, a book-loving college student who just got her Librarian certification and was supposed to enter the job of her dreams after graduation, was killed during a massive earthquake crushing her underneath a pile of her own massive collection of books.
Wishing for reincarnation in order to read even more, she got reincarnated to a world with a low literacy level and very few books, limited only to the nobility of the world. As she reincarnated as 5-year-old daughter of a lowly soldier, Maine, no matter how much she wants to read, there is no way there are any books around. If there are no books then what do you do? You make them yourself of course... What her goal is, to become a librarian no matter what, and to live a life surrounded by books. For starters she begins from making them.
Ascendance of a Bookworm has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 本好きの下剋上 ～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen
