Ascendance of a Bookworm (LN) - Volume 2.3 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Hello again. It’s me, Miya Kazuki. Thank you very much for reading Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2 Volume 3. 

The young Johann steeled his resolve and took Myne as his patron, leading to him making metal letter types, and Myne was overjoyed to take her first big step toward real printing. The Gutenbergs will continue to be dragged all over the place by... excuse me, they and Myne will continue to link hands and work together to advance printing as far as possible with the guidance of Metisonora, the Goddess of Wisdom. 

Right after the High Priest searches Myne’s memories and she resolves to treasure her family more, Myne is forced to hole up inside the temple early due to the suspicious actions of the Ink Guild. Her attendants serve her diligently, but never comfort her, leading to Myne feeling a sense of desolate isolation. Blizzards stop her from seeing her family at all and, to make matters worse, discussions of her being adopted by a noble proceed regardless of what Myne herself wants, making her miss her family even more. 

Myne traveled around Ehrenfest for the first time in this volume. You can tell how much bigger the world has gotten if you compare the map in this volume to the map in Part 1 Volume 1. I worked surprisingly hard to make this updated map, so I hope it helped everyone appreciate the scale of the world. 

The two short stories in this volume focused on Damuel and Johann. They both share an inescapable fate of being dragged around by Myne no matter how much they weep or struggle. (Hahaha.) I hope you enjoyed seeing Johan’s title of ‘Gutenberg’ spread through the Smithing Guild too, and learning more about Damuel’s situation in the temple. 

Now, I really have to thank TO Books for accommodating my request to add a map to this volume. I asked for it at the last possible second, and I’m really grateful they went through with it. 

This volume’s cover art shows Myne wearing the light-green dress she wore during Spring Prayer. You can tell that Myne’s gotten really rich now just by looking at how much her clothes change on the covers. 

Sylvester made his first appearance in this volume, and I was honestly moved by how perfectly the art matched how I pictured him in my head. You Shiina-sama, thank you very much. 

And finally, I offer my deepest thanks to everyone who read this book. May we meet again in the next volume. 

February 2016, Miya Kazuki