#I'm annoyed that he lashed out on Hanne tho (iirc) but I don't really dislike him as I think he's a sincere person

[aireterra]

spoilers present!!

My first time reading the light novel series, Ascendance of a Bookworm had only 20 English translated volumes available then and I opted to read the rest through the web novel by MTL along with the short stories and Hannelore's 5th Year.

I reread my favorite volumes after as I can't get over it and Hannelore's 5th Year hasn't concluded yet. The last I remember about it is Dregarnuhr and the gazebo proposal. I feel bad for Hannelore😭.

My obsession with it hasn't ended there though. I still reread it from time to time. Recently, I rewatched the anime and reread the translated LNs available from Part 1 to Part 5. It feels like dejavu sometimes as I feel like it's something I've seen myself do it in the past already—which I of course, did. It still made me cry a lot and it's still as enjoyable to read as ever. I'll probably reread it again when the English-translated LN Part 5 volumes 8 to 12 will be available.

I ain't really a fan of reading LN as they're more expensive than English novels and has more volumes than I could count but I'm glad I've chosen to read Honzuki. In fact, I want to read more and see what happens after Alexandria is established as a duchy and see who ends up with Hannelore and Charlotte.

Hannelore and Wilfried would have made a cute sincere pair. Ngl, when Hannelore accepted Wilfried's hand during that intrusion in the ditter game, I really rooted for Hannelore's liking for him but I Hannelore deserves better. I know Wilfried tied him to his circumstances and the people around him (his retainers) doesn't help either but I can't believe he's still so naive until now. How can he reject my favorite character Hannelore twice? I'm not sure if it's only my imagination or my poor memory but is it because he likes Brunhilde? I'm not sure if that's a fact and it's been so long since I've read the WN and rereading the LN didn't really mention anything about that. Must have just been my imagination and different comprehension before or because of MTL. I can't think of any good pair for Hannelore tbh. I only like her with Wilfried because she likes (liked?) him. Kenntrips is nice but I still can't swallow the fact that they're cousins and that such stuff is commonplace in Yurgenschmidt. On the other hand, I don't really have much of an impression on Ortwin except that he's smart and plays Wilfried like a harspiel which is not a good impression either. Hannelore's ideal guy is someone opposite of Lestilaut and she seems to like sincere guys that will do everything to get the love of their life (the Sylvester kind, not the Anastasius kind- I believe there's a distinction between the two). Wilfried has the sincerity I think... but he's still immature and frustratingly naive. With that said, I really can't think of anyone to root for for Hannelore's partner. I'm not comfortable with yuri but the only person I can trust Hannelore with are Rozemyne and Charlotte. There's not many archduke candidates we know of and I believe the only one left is Melchoir but he's much too young and if I remember correctly, he'll only be a first year at Hannelore's last year. I can't root for either Kenntrips nor Ortwin 100% but they have the best chances. And I'd rather root for the former than the latter despite them being cousins only for the fact that Kenntrips seems to understand Hannelore in some way. In any case, I will make a note for the future me to read the LN if ever Hannelore's story be made into one.

In Charlotte's case, I envy her mental and emotional strength. Given that she aspires to be an Aub though, I wonder if she will take interest in genwinnen and perhaps a bit of ditter as unlike Rozemyne and Hannelore, she doesn't have much experience in battle and strategy yet. In any case, I also wonder who's gonna be her partner. No one really comes to mind.

I'm just glad that Ehrenfest has Charlotte and Melchoir as archduke candidates. With them, I think Ehrenfest will be fine. Considering the law that grooms and brides be only married into Ehrenfest and not the other way around for 5 years, Charlotte may be able to stay there if she finds someone that'll support her as an Archduchess when she graduates.

Melchoir has a great sense of responsibility and seems to be more mature than Rozemyne. He has the potential to become Aub but I see him more as a support role like Bonifatius. I hope he takes the good points of his brother and sisters and grow up suited to be an Archduke.

#ascendance of a bookworm #honzuki no gekokujou #honzuki #i may or may not have a blatant dislike for the royals #i hope they get their hands of Hannelore or any of my favorite Characters #The only royalty that matters to me is Adolphine #I recognize that King Trauerqual is kind and overworked though #I hope Wilfried does not grow up to be like Sigiswald #Honzuki has a lot of great female characters #where's the wholesome male characters population at? #Tbh I still kinda hope for Wilfried to be saved and it's nice to see that someone sees him in a positive light given that that doesn't often #I'm annoyed that he lashed out on Hanne tho (iirc) but I don't really dislike him as I think he's a sincere person #his circumstances is mostly to blame