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Ⓠ Rozemyne compared the people around her to various objects. What would Charlotte be?

Ⓐ I wonder. She is cute and precious, and just looking at her makes her want to work hard… Maybe a beautiful ornament that’s worn on formal occasions? To wear it without shame, she must carry herself appropriately. To Rozemyne, Charlotte is something she needs to put the effort into even when it’s already within her reach.

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Ⓠ Why is Rozemyne still prohibited from entering the library until she passes all her exams in her second year? Wilfried’s thoughtless words caused a lot of trouble for her fellow classmates in their first year after all. I don’t believe it’s necessary to ban her from entering the library to make the better grades committee a success.

Ⓐ In their second year, the requirement that all her classmates had to pass was dropped. Rozemyne is banned from going to the library until only she passes all her exams. Archduke candidates cannot go to the library alone and her parents and guardians agreed that she would neglect her studies were she allowed into the library any sooner.

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Ⓠ When they were discussing the magic circle in the bible, what would Ferdinand have done had Rozemyne said, “I want to become King”?

Ⓐ Since there are many things he could do without directly opposing her, I think Rozemyne would likely have climbed the towering staircase soon after the dedication ritual.

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In Part 4 Volume 7, in “planning for the tea party” Rozemyne, Charlotte, and Hannelore are discussing Royal Academy Love Stories. Who is the story of “the apprentice knight who stayed resilient even after failing many times” modeled after?

Ⓐ Heisshitze.

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Ⓠ In the side story Rendezvous at the Gazebo, what does the sentence “the God of Darkness spread his cape and enveloped the Goddess of Light” imply? Something like giving someone a hug or sitting very close to them?

Ⓐ The exact meaning depends on the situation and sexual knowledge of the person in question.

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Ⓠ In “The Ditter Match” of part 4 Volume 7, the attack that Hannelore launched at Ferdinand at the start of the match appears to be a physical attack, but what did she hurl at him? Also, did she throw it by hand, or did she use a weapon of some sort?

Ⓐ Rozemyne couldn’t see it, but Hannelore used a slingshot like the one Judith uses to shoot a magic tool at Ferdinand.

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Ⓠ Did no one find it suspicious that Ferdinand did not react to Rozemyne’s mana when she healed him during the ternisbafallen attack at the Interduchy Tournament?

Ⓐ The repulsion would only be felt by Ferdinand, who is being infused with mana, it’s not something others around them can feel. To Rozemyne it just felt like washing black sludge off with magic. Since it’s a rare feybeast, others may wonder whether such purification is necessary, but would not question the healing process itself.

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Ⓠ Is it necessary to be trained as an archduke candidate, or to have more mana than the user/concealer to be able to discover the traces of usage of the teleportation circle of old Werkestock?

Ⓐ One would need to have taken the archduke candidate course and have a keen eye for spotting subtle differences. Thanks to Gundolf’s report, Anastasius was able to confirm it was used, but without that information, he likely would have missed it.

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Ⓠ They found evidence that the teleportation circle of old Werkestock had been used, but the location of Werkestock’s foundation is still lost, right? Does that mean it was used by someone who received permission from the previous Aub Werkestock before the purge? Or did someone else manage to dye the foundation? Do they know anything other than “it was used”?

Ⓐ The location of the foundation remains lost. The investigation of the Sovereign knights revealed that it was used by someone with an authorization stone. Whether the terrorists received their stone directly from the previous Aub Werkestock or obtained it through illicit means is unknown.

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Ⓠ Should I envision the translation of Dunkelfelger’s history book mentioned in Part 4 Volume 7 to be like a modern translation of a text originally written in classical Japanese or entirely in kanji? (If you don’t know the specific rules, you cannot read them right away.) Or is it more accurate to say it’s like translating Chinese into Japanese?

Ⓐ It depends on the age of the text. Since Dunkelfelger is one of Yurgenschmidt’s oldest duchies, it feels like making a modern translation of a text originally written in man’yo-gana, an early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically.

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Ⓠ Rozemyne’s translation of Dunkelfelger’s history book was well received, but am I right to assume it’s different from a translation their archducal family would make?

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Ⓠ Does the ranking of their home duchy apply to the Royal Academy’s staff members?

Ⓐ Sometimes staff members may act with more restraint, but strictly speaking the rankings do not apply.

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Ⓠ I suspect knight apprentices sustain injuries on a regular basis. So, I was wondering if perhaps they have an infirmary somewhere in the Knight’s Tower. When someone gets hurt, is there any danger they may turn into a guinea pig for scholar apprentices who aspire to become doctors?

Ⓐ There is a first-aid room, and some knight apprentices may fall prey to the teachers and their disciples who are working there. For example, knight apprentices like Damuel…. who don’t have enough money to pay for medical care or buy rejuvenation potions.

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Ⓠ Why don’t the Dunkelfelger students who fail to get into the knight’s course take it up as a secondary course? I presume it would be possible to do for archnobles mana-wise and I feel Dunkelfelger students would have the passion to do it.

Ⓐ Because the duchy forbids it. The number of people allowed to take the knight’s course is fixed. Those who failed the selection exam reluctantly become scholars and attendants of the sword. If they were allowed to take both courses, it’s quite likely they would extend more effort towards the knight’s course. So they are not allowed to take both courses, because their passion would likely backfire and cause trouble down the line. It’s a regulation set with their duchy’s nature in mind. Those who failed the selection exam are allowed to train with the knight apprentices at the dorm, however.

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Ⓠ I’m curious about the particulars of the welcoming party for the first-year students. Do all the older students participate in the events? Were the students of the former Veronica Faction in charge of welcoming Roderich?

Ⓐ Typically, all students are present in the common room. Since the number of returning students is overwhelmingly larger, there are plenty of people around to receive the new students. Sometimes it may be decided by drawing lots who receives whom.

Those who have already been taken as retainers will attend to their own master. Wilfried already had his own retainers to see to him, but Rozemyne had yet to decide on anyone but Cornelius and Angelica. Therefore, she was received by students trusted by them and those who were wishing to become her retainer.

For the other students, whoever is in charge depends on their faction. Philine’s was neutral, Roderich’s was former Veronica faction, and Wilfried’s attendant Gregor was welcomed by his fellow retainers.

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Ⓠ It sounds like you cannot prepare a name-swearing stone without a schtappe, but does the person on the receiving end also need to have a schtappe?

Ⓐ If you are baptized and able to control your mana, you can accept a name. However, there is no precedent of someone receiving a name without having a schtappe…

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Ⓠ Is it possible to swear your name to someone with less mana than yourself?

Ⓐ It would take a lot of energy to bind the name, and it would be a rather painful experience, but it is possible.

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Ⓠ During the dedication whirl, if there is a surplus of either male or female archduke candidates, but not enough of the other, would it be possible to dance as a deity of the opposite gender?

Ⓐ No, you cannot dance as the other gender. A substitute will be chosen from among the fifth years.

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Ⓠ It appears substitutes are prepared for the dedication whirl. Are they at some point given a chance to show their skills? Or do they sing with the choir?