Honzuki no Gekokujou ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~ Dai 3-bu 「Ryouchi ni Hon o Hirogeyou!」 - Vol. 5 Ch. 28 - About The Town O…

[Justking14]

Remember that knight that got uppity and harmed Rosemyne in that trombe incident? Well he should have smiled, did his job while plotting and waiting for the opportunity to arrange an accident for Rosemyne in a way her death couldn't be pinned on him. Or use it to frame one of his enemies for it thus killing two birds with one stone. Sadly he got too emotional and it cost him his life.

or used it as an excuse to spread a rumor that Ferdinand is a pedo and that’s why he’s protecting Myne. Veronica certainly would’ve approved of throwing some mud on him.

 

[wakanana]

For a moment It looks like a horror manga

That's the perpetual duality of Ascendance of a Bookworm. At times you get a heartwarming slow buildup of industry, relationships and magic worldbuilding. At other times you get horrifying abuses against human dignity and culture shock at the sheer barbarism of Yurgenschmidt that hides behind the noble elegance.