Ascendance of a Bookworm [EN]

Main Synopsis

Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō) is an isekai, fantasy, and slice-of-life light novel series written by Miya Kazuki with illustrations by You Shiina. The story centers around Urano Motosu, a bookworm college student and aspiring librarian who dies crushed by a pile of books during an earthquake, only to awaken in the body of Myne, a 5-year-old girl in a medieval-style world.

In her new world, literacy rates are extremely low, and books are luxury items that can only be enjoyed by nobles. Because her family is poor, Myne cannot easily access books to read. With firm determination and knowledge from her past life, she sets out to create book-related items—gradually making paper, ink, and even a printing press.

Over time, the story expands from a local scale in the lower city to enter the temple, noble political intrigues, a mana-based magic system, and the great secrets of the world of Yurgenschmidt. Myne’s journey is filled with emotional struggles, medieval technological innovations, and deep relationships with the people around her.

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