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Faint hopes of peace and quiet...but not for long! After fainting at a tea party for bookworms, Rozemyne is forced to return to Ehrenfest. She reunites with her lower-city associates and settles in for some long-awaited reading time in the temple... but as peaceful as these cold winter days may seem, a revelation in the bible means they might be numbered!Rozemyne's second year at the Royal Academy draws to a close with interrogations, investigations, and a resolute apprentice. She also attends the Interduchy Tournament for the first time, but a grave development causes more trouble than anyone could have expected! Can she and Ferdinand survive the chaos that emerges so soon before the graduation ceremony?Tensions between duchies are high in the newest volume of this megahit biblio-fantasy! Also includes two romance tales from graduated students and a four-panel manga by You Shiina!

As the library falls quiet once again after the graduation ceremony, Solange reflects on the eventful term that just ended and the many special memories she made along the way. This new side series includes tales from Rozemyne's time at the Royal Academy through different sets of eyes! Read events from the perspectives of the first-year archduke candidates Wilfried, Hannelore, and Ortwin, as well as Rozemyne's retainers, other Ehrenfest students, and even some of the dormitory's supervisors. Delve back into Rozemyne's first year with this collection of eighteen short stories of previously untold events, as well as a four-panel manga by You Shiina!

Rozemyne's First Year at the Royal Academy Comes to a Close... Finally reuniting with Ferdinand and the others, Rozemyne returns to the temple and to her duties as the High Bishop. There's so much to do-the Dedication Ritual, supporting the printing industry, going to meetings, and tackling mountains of paperwork-so she's as busy as can be. But as winter draws to a close, her world continues to change. At the end of her first year at the Royal Academy, she's forced into a tea party with all of the other duchies, and the sixth-years are preparing to graduate. Conversations focus on who to engage Rozemyne to, as her engagement will play a crucial role in protecting the duchy's prosperity... Turn to the next page of this biblio-fantasy that keeps pressing forward with a promise to fulfill distant dreams that are close to heart! Includes two original short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina!

Buried secrets come to light as we near the end of Part 4 of this biblio-fantasy!Rozemyne returns to Ehrenfest once more after her second term at the Royal Academy. Her days unfold peacefully as she meets her new little brother, searches for a younger retainer, tries her hand at cooking fish, and delves into her grandfather's past... yet she can't help but notice that Ferdinand is acting strangely. The mention of Adalgisa deepens the mystery, and as Rozemyne ponders what it might mean, Ferdinand reveals a shocking truth to her. The secrets surrounding his birth, his final promise to his father, and a bitter choice... How will Ferdinand respond when the very future of Ehrenfest rests on his shoulders? Find out in this volume, along with two new short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina!

The conclusion of Part 4 comes with an emotional farewell... On the surface, Rozemyne seems busy studying for her next year at the Royal Academy and working toward the installation of the new High Priest... but beneath all that is a heart swirling in turmoil. A decree from the king himself requires Ferdinand to leave Ehrenfest, and as their final days together draw near, Rozemyne must face losing her greatest pillar of support since she first entered the temple. She treats him and their retainers to a meal as a parting gift. However, dark clouds loom overhead, and an unexpected incident threatens to separate the pair even sooner than expected... Can Rozemyne fight back the tears as she utters a prayer for Ferdinand, blessing him one last time? Here concludes Part 4, along with a collection of short stories, a prelude to Part 5, and You Shiina's classic four-panel manga!

Part 5, the final chapter of this biblio-fantasy, begins with a colder-than-usual winter... Ehrenfest's first winter without Ferdinand feels harsher than usual. An unexpected betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and those who know about Georgine's destructive goals are comparing her to the Goddess of Chaos. Meanwhile, Rozemyne throws herself into her studies at the Royal Academy to stave off the loneliness that eats away at her. She hopes to win over the students of the former Veronica faction and save their lives, and she meets a new archnoble librarian from the Sovereignty while she's at it. Our ambitious heroine finds herself balancing classes from both the archduke candidate course and the scholar course, and she soon realizes that her environment has changed drastically once again! This first volume of Part 5 is capped off with two short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina.

Divine duels and a rematch!As snow falls around Ahrensbach's castle, Ferdinand, soon to be married to the duchy's next archduchess, receives a concerning letter. Not only has Rozemyne been summoned by the royal family once again, but she is also being taken to the underground archive hidden beneath the Royal Academy's library. Even as a third-year, she proves to be a source of constant headaches-and the chaos only continues when she manages to pull an unexpected figure into her joint research! The stakes are raised higher still when Lestilaut makes an astonishing suggestion, forcing her to participate in a game of bride-taking ditter with Leidenschaft's spear in hand. Rozemyne's hand in marriage hangs in the balance in the newest volume of this biblio-fantasy. Includes two short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina.

"Since the moment she set foot in the Royal Academy, Rozemyne has put her absolute all into her studies so that she can finally get into the library! Unfortunately, she behaves so abnormally in the process that her retainers and professors end up concerned... Then, she clashes with the greater duchy Dunkelfelger over Schwartz and Weiss, and a game of treasure-stealing ditter is arranged. In Rozemyne's quest to do anything to protect the library, she continues to be a constant source of headaches for the leaders of Ehrenfest. She completely ignores diplomatic norms by accepting furtive consultations from other duchies' archduke candidates, and even gives the prince himself romantic advice!"--Provided by publisher.