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All series / Ascendance of a Bookworm / Arc 4

Arc 4 of 5 in Ascendance of a Bookworm

Arc 4: Part 4: Founder of the Royal Academy's So-Called Library Committee

I’ve watched through

Season 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 stops before this arc.

Season 3 stops before this arc.

Season 4: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke stops before this arc.

What happens

After a long sleep, Rozemyne enters the Royal Academy and finds a library large enough to redirect all of her priorities. Her studies, library work, rituals, and efforts to extend printing bring her into contact with students and rulers from across the duchies. What begins as a school term becomes a wider dispute over knowledge, succession, and Ferdinand's future.

Where it sits

Arc 4 in Ascendance of a Bookworm
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Web novel—Chapters 278–460Japanese
Light novelVol 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21p4v01prologue–p4v09Japanese
Light novelVol 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21p4v01prologue–p4v09English
Manga — Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Volume 1, chapter 1 – volume 12Japanese
Manga — Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Volume 1, chapter 1 – volume 12English

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