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Now, please put this on.
Now, wear this.
Excuse me, but what is this, High Priest?
What is this, Head Priest?
It should be obvious.
Can't you tell? It's a magical item.
It is a magical tool.
I'm asking what we're using it for.
I was asking what you use it for.
Please... tell... me...
Could you please ex... plain...
Myne's the only one who uses this to tie her hair.
Only Myne puts her hair up with something like this.
And it's not just this hairpin.
And it's not just this hair stick.
She has brought us all sorts of creations.
Myne has invented a myriad of things.
But the most surprising thing of all
But most surprising is her passion for books.
is her passion for books.
She loves books above all else,\N and even made a picture book for children.
She treasures literature, and even wrote some picture books for children.
She's unusual no matter how you look at it.
Her obsession is clearly abnormal.
What is it that makes you so special?
Just what goes through that head of yours?
I shall peer into your past, Myne.
I shall take a look into your past, Myne.
Before I became Myne,\N I lived in a different world as Motosu Urano.
Before I was Myne,
Psychology, Theology, History,
I lived in a distant era as Motosu Urano.
Geography, Pedagogy, Ethnology,
Psychology.
Math, Physics, Geoscience,
Religion.
Chemistry, Biology, Art,
History.
Health, Language, Fiction.
Geography.
I adored books.
Education.
I loved the sheer amount of knowledge\N and history contained within them.
Folklore.
I lived a blissful life surrounded by books.
Mathematics.
But even so...
Physics.
Then, on the verge of death, I prayed.
Geology.
"Dear God, please allow me to continue\N reading books in my next life."
Chemistry.
It's so hot. I can't breathe...
Biology.
Make it stop!
Art.
Sucks, doesn't it?
Health.
It's really hot... Please help me...
Language.
Yeah, it's hard to bear.
Fiction...
Anyone, please help.
Literature was my life.
I loved books—laden with mankind's knowledge in all disciplines—with all my heart,
and felt unbridled joy at living a life surrounded by them.
But then...
On the verge of death, I uttered a silent prayer.
"O God, may I be able to read all kinds of books in my next life, too."
It's so hot... I can't breathe... \NI can't take this anymore!
Yeah.
It's so hot... Help!
Yeah.
Someone help me!
Huh? The voice is fading.
Huh? The voice is fading.
Hey, wait!
Wait!
Where am I?
Where am I?
Wait, are these my hands?
Are these really my hands?
I definitely died, didn't I?
Wait, I'm pretty sure I died.
Is this some kind of weird near-death \Nexperience I'm going through?
Am I having some kind of weird, dying dream?
Well, it's definitely actually \Nhappening, so what's going on?
I'm not dreaming. What's going on?
Why am I here?
What am I doing here?
Who is this? Her hair's green.
Who is that?
Huh? I can't understand her.
Her hair's green!
Someone else's memories are flooding into my head.
What? I don't understand what she's saying.
Someone's memories are bursting into my mind!
Myne?
Myne?
No, I'm not Myne! I'm Motosu Urano!
No! I'm not Myne!
Myne?
My name is Motosu Urano!
Are you okay, Myne?
Myne? Are you all right, Myne?
I can understand her now?
I can understand her now!
How are you feeling, Myne?
How are you feeling, Myne?
Mom...
Mom...
It was in this moment that\N Motosu Urano became Myne.
In this moment, Motosu Urano began her life as Myne.
That's when it struck me.
And that's when I realized...
My mother was so happy for me\N when I got finally got my librarian gig.
My mother had been just as happy as me when I landed my librarian job,
But now I might never see her again.
but now I would never see her again.
Mom...
Mom...
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I wish I had been luckier.
If only I had a book to read...
Wait, that's right.
Yeah, as long as I have books,
As long as I have books I can\N survive in any environment.
I can deal with things no matter where I am.
No, I will survive.
No. I will deal with it.
I better find some books.
I just need my books.
Wait, where are the books?
I wonder where I can find one, though...
Myne, are you feeling better already?
Myne? Are you okay to be up and about now?
That's my older sister Tuuli, isn't it?
Tuuli, my older sister.
Perfect.
Oh, I know.
Hey, Tuuli. Can you bring me some books?
Hey, Tuuli, bring me a book.
Books?
A book?
Yeah, I wanna read some books.
Yeah. I wanna read.
What are "books"?
What's a book?
Huh?
Huh?
Does Tuuli not know what books are?
Does she not know what a book is?
Wait. What do you mean \Nshe doesn't know what a book is?
Hang on a sec. How does that even happen?
It can't be that there are no children's books\N and that's why she doesn't know, right?
Maybe there are no books for kids in this house?
Are you okay, Myne?
Are you okay, Myne?
Myne, how's your fever?
Myne, how's your fever?
Mom, I think Myne has a headache.
Mom, it looks like her head hurts.
Her fever went down a little bit but she \Nstill doesn't seem to be feeling so great.
The fever is starting to go down, \Nbut I guess you're still not feeling your best.
Be a good girl and rest until dinner, okay?
Sleep tight until dinnertime, okay?
Tuuli, come and help me.
Come help me, Tuuli.
Okay.
Sure!
It's now or never. I've gotta find some books.
Now's my chance to find some books.
Anything for books...
Books are worth it.
Clothes, huh?
Clothes, huh?
What's this supposed to be?
What even is this?
Man, it'd have been great if there\N had been books right here in this room.
It would've been perfect if there were books in this very room,
I guess life's never that easy, though.
but I guess it's not gonna be that easy.
Okay, let's move the search on to the next room.
Time to check the next room over, then.
Does it really have to be this difficult?
And we've already hit a snag.
It's for the books. I have no choice.
Whatever. Books are worth it.
I did it!
I made it!
Ouch...
Ow!
This counts as a battle scar, right?
This pain will be my medal of honor!
I got in.
It's open.
I guess this is the kitchen.
The kitchen, huh?
There's probably none in here.
No books in here, I bet.
A storage room?
A storeroom, I think?
This one is locked.
It's locked. I wonder if it leads outside.
Maybe it leads outside?
I looked all over the house, \Nbut I couldn't find any books.
I searched the whole house \Nand couldn't find a single book.
Why?
Why's that?
Wait, are books really expensive in this world?
Could books be expensive in this world?
Even in the history of my world,
In the world I'm from, books used to \Nbe very expensive until the invention
books were rare and pricey till the printing press made them possible to mass-produce.
of the printing press brought \Nabout their mass production.
If you weren't upper class, you would never get the chance to read one.
If you weren't part of the upper class \Nyou probably never got to read a book in your life.
Oh, well.
Well, nothing I can do for now.
There must be something to read, though.
But there should at least be\N words written somewhere, right?
If not books, then newspapers or calendars.
Surely I can find a newspaper\N or calendar lying around.
Nothing.
Nope.
Nothing.
No.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nor here.
Nothing! Why is there no writing in any way, shape, or form?
Absolutely nothing.
How the heck am I supposed to live here?
Why isn't there a single word\N to be found anywhere?
We're back.
Am I really supposed to live here now?
Myne? Didn't I tell you to stay in bed until dinnertime?
We're home.
And look at this mess you've made.
Myne, I told you to rest, didn't I?
I can't find any books.
And what a mess you've made.
There are no books.
Huh?
What's wrong, Myne?
What's wrong, Myne?
Does something hurt?
Does it hurt somewhere?
There are no books!
I can't find any books!
I want books. I want to read books.
I want a book!
That's all I need...
I want to read!
Who should I talk to that'd understand my pain?
That's all I want!
Just please tell me where I can find books to read...
Who can I talk to that'll understand me?
It's been three days since I became Myne.
Someone please tell me!
Three brutal days.
It's been three days since I woke up as Myne.
I'm telling you, this life is the worst.
These three days have been hell.
The "bathroom" is just a chamber pot \Nin the bedroom that they then throw out.
Also, life here seriously sucks.
My "father", a man I barely knew,\N forced me to let him change my clothes.
The "toilet" is a bedroom bedpan which is then dumped outside,
and then "Dad," who I barely even know, changes my clothes.
Good grief!
Good grief!
I have to abandon these or I'll never last!
I have to abandon these things or I'll never last!
Now I've given up and even \Nget them to wipe me down.
Now I've given up and even get them to wipe me down.
Tuuli is giving me strange looks for it,\N but it's made me feel much better.
Tuuli thought that was weird, \Nbut it made me feel a lot better.
Oh, and also...
And then...
What are you doing?
What are you doing?
I was trying to do my hair up because it gets\N in the way, but I can't really tie it properly.
I'm trying to tie up my hair 'cause it's bothering me,
It's cause your hair is super straight, Myne.
but it's not working out.
Yeah, this ribbon keeps\N coming undone when I try it.
Well, you do have really straight hair.
Oh, actually...
Yeah. If I use a ribbon, it falls right away.
Can I break this off?
Oh, right.
Can I break this?
That's my doll!
That's my doll!
I love it so much! How could you?
You know it's important to me! You meanie!
Oh, sorry.
Uh, sorry.
I wanted a hairpin... \Nthough you don't know what that is, right?
I want a hairpin... I guess you wouldn't know what I mean.
I wanted a thin stick like this doll's leg.
I need a thin wooden stick like this doll's legs.
If that's what you want, I can carve you one myself.
In that case, I could make one for you.
Something like this?
Will this do?
That's perfect, Tuuli!
Yeah! Thanks, Tuuli!
How does it look?
How does that look?
You can't do it like that, Myne!
Myne, no!
Only adults put all of their hair up like that.
Only grown-ups are allowed to tie all their hair up.
Oh, huh.
Really?
Is this okay?
Is this okay, then?
I think so.
Yeah, I think so.
If you look at it from the front it looks like \Nyou got pierced by a stick though.
But from here it looks like you've got a splinter stuck in your head.
That's fine, don't worry about it.
Oh, that's fine.
My hair itself is another issue, though...
Now what do I do about my hair? \NIt feels so sticky and gross.
It's all sticky, I hate it.
How are you feeling, Myne?
Myne, how are you feeling?
Your fever's gone. Do you feel tired?
Your fever's gone down a little more.
Nope.
You're not feeling sluggish?
Do you want to go shopping with Mom, then?
I'm okay.
Do you wanna go shopping\N together with me, then?
Shopping?
Shopping?
There weren't any books at home but\N maybe I'll find a bookstore if I go outside.
I didn't find any books at home, \Nbut there might be a bookstore out there.
If I had books...
If there is one...
"If I had a book, I wouldn't be lonely anymore.
"I won't feel lonely if I have books.
I'll stay home every day and keep watch, okay?"
I'll watch over the house all you want!"
If I say that, she'd totally get me one, right?
That should get her to buy me some!
Yup, I wanna go.
Yep! I wanna go!
Oh, you've gotten really energetic all of a sudden.
Oh? Where is all this energy coming from?
Cause I really wanna go!
I know it'll be fun!
Okay, let's head out then.
Let's go shopping, then.
Cold! Narrow! Smelly!
Cold! Scary! Stinky!
Myne, come on, climb up.
Get on, Myne.
Huh?
You can't walk all the way to the market, right? Come on.
You can't walk all the way to the market, so get on.
O-Okay...
O-Okay...
I see, Myne's body is pretty frail, \Nso Mom's always given her piggyback rides.
I see.
But I think I could manage this much, to be honest.
Myne's body is pretty frail, so Mom's always given her piggyback rides.
So we live on the fifth floor.
But I'm pretty sure I could handle this easily.
This is what apartment buildings are like here.
Our building has five floors, huh?
That's where they're getting water from.
Wow, this area's full of townhouses.
Wow, this looks exactly like the old \NEuropean towns I've seen in photobooks.
So that's where we get the water from.
Amazing! It's like a Medieval European town straight out of all those photobooks!
Mom, is that a castle?
Mom, is that a castle?
It's the cathedral.
It's the cathedral.
When you turn seven\N we'll go there for your baptism.
When you turn seven, you'll get to go there for your baptism.
Those are pretty big gates.
Huh...
Those are the castle walls.
That's an awfully big gate.
Inside there is the Lord's castle,\N and the nobles' mansions.
That's the castle town gate.
We don't really have any business there though.
Beyond it lies the lord's castle and the other nobility's mansions,
What about those walls?
but it's kind of a different world to us.
These are the outer walls. They protect our city.
What about that wall?
Dad works at the southern gate, remember?
The city wall. It keeps us safe inside.
Huh?
Dad's a gatekeeper at the south gate, remember?
Ah, right.
Oh, right.
Yeah, I know.
Gatekeeper, yeah...
That being said,\N with all this stuff about lords and nobles,
But if there's a lord's castle, \Nand it's surrounded by walls,
I can presume this is actually a pretty big city.
then that means this is technically a big city.
And despite that, I can't find any writing anywhere.
And yet,
Could it be that this world doesn't use written word?
I don't see any writing anywhere in town, either.
I never even considered that.
Do they not have a writing system at all?
Myne, we've arrived at the market.
The thought didn't even cross my mind!
I'd like three of those, please.
We've reached the market, Myne.
Thanks for yer business!
Can I have three of these?
These are all fresh vegetables! How about one?
Sure thing!
I never considered that written \Nwords might not even exist here.
Hurry up!
It'd make sense for books not\N to exist in a world like that.
Fresh seasonal vegetables. \NWould you like to try any?
Mom, what's that? What does that board say?
I hadn't even considered that they might not have a writing system.
Oh, those are prices.
If that's true, then they're not gonna have any books!
They let you know how much \Nyou need to pay for something.
Mom! What's that on that plank?
Numbers!
Oh, it shows the price, so you know how much you can buy something for.
Hooray, there are numbers!
Numbers! They do have a number system!
What does it say, Mom?
What does it say, Mom?
This one is 20 lyon.
This is 20 lyon,
And this one says 23 lyon.
and that's 23 lyon.
So this one is 30 lyon?
Is this 30 lyon, then?
Correct! I'm impressed you managed\N to remember them that quickly.
That's correct!
Good job, Myne!
I can't believe you picked it up so quickly. You're very smart, Myne.
What is this smell?
What is this stench?
What's wrong, Myne?
Myne? What's wrong?
There are dead birds!
Dead chicken!
Myne? Hang in there, Myne!
Myne? Hang in there, Myne!
Mom...
Mom...
I got worried after you suddenly passed out.
You fainted all of a sudden. \NI didn't know what to do.
Are you okay now?
Are you okay now?
Yeah, I am... not okay.
I'm... not okay.
Oh, that's unfortunate.
Oh...
I won't be able to go shopping like this either.
Oh, dear. I can't get any shopping done like this.
I'll wait here, so go ahead, Mom.
No, go ahead. I'll wait here.
But...
But...
Ma'am, can I wait here?
Ma'am.
I don't feel very well but I promise\N I'll stay put and not cause any trouble.
Do you mind if I wait here for a while, \Nplease? I'm not feeling very well.
My, aren't you a polite young lady?
I promise I won't be any trouble.
Sure, please go ahead and finish your shopping.
Oh, my. Aren't you a polite young lady?
You wouldn't want her collapsing again, right?
No problem. Go get your shopping done.
If you're worried about her,\N I can let her stay in the back of my stall.
You don't want her fainting again, do you?
Nobody will be able to kidnap her there.
If you're worried, she can wait inside the shop.
I'll be good, I promise.
Nobody's going to kidnap her if she's in the back.
Thank you very much,\N I'll be back in just a few minutes.
I'll be a good girl and wait.
Don't go anywhere.
Thank you so much. I'll be right back.
Okay.
Stay right here, okay?
Again, thank you.
'Kay.
I guess that was a little too raw for me.
Please take care of her.
Thanks for letting me stay here!
It's all too much for me to take in.
Wait... could it be?
Thanks for having me.
Hey, Mister! That!
Wait, could that be...
What is that?!
Mister! What... What is that?!
Oh, that? It's a book.
Oh, it's a book.
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Finally! I've found one!
I finally found one!
An actual book!
There are books here!
Is this your first time seeing a book?
Is this your first time seeing one?
Yes.
Yeah.
Say, would you know of any\N shops that sell books, mister?
Hey, do you know a shop that sells books? Where is it?
Book shops? None that I know about, no.
A shop? There isn't one.
Huh? There are books but not bookstores?
Huh? There are books, but no bookstores?
Books have to be copied by hand, you know.
Books have to be copied by hand, you see.
That makes them far too\N expensive to just be sold regularly.
They cost so much money that very few people can buy any.
Even this book was something a noble\N in debt pawned off, so it's not for sale.
Even this one was pawned off by a noble who couldn't repay his debt.
The only ones with enough money to afford \Nsomething like it would be nobles in the first place.
I haven't put it on sale.
Damn those nobles!
Only other nobles would even think about buying something so expensive.
It seems I have no choice.
Damn those lucky nobles!
Please let me touch that book!
In that case...
I understand that I cannot buy it,\N but at least let me touch it!
Please let me hold that book!
I want to at least enjoy the sweet fragrance of ink.
I know I can't buy it, so I'll make do with just holding it!
Please, I beg you.
I'd like to at least enjoy the sweet scent of ink!
I don't quite understand what's going on,\N but I don't think letting you touch it is wise.
I beg you!
Huh?
I don't know why, but I get the feeling that it'd be risky to let you touch it.
P-Please, wait.
Please wait.
Just let me flip through the pages for just a moment.
I'll just flip through it, I promise.
Sorry, no can do.
No.
Understood...
I understand.
Thank you for taking care of my daughter.
Thank you for looking after my daughter.
Let's get going, Myne.
Okay, Myne. Let's go home.
I couldn't even touch it.
I didn't even get to hold it.
I bought you some of your favorite foods today.
I got some rafel fruit, your favorite.
Are you still feeling sick?
Yeah...
So it seems there are no bookstores here.
Are you still not feeling well?
Could it be that this world \Njust doesn't have any, period?
Yeah...
I can't get any books if there are no bookstores.
There are no bookstores in this town.
What am I gonna do?
In fact, there might be not be any anywhere in this world.
I'm just gonna have to make them myself!
I'm not gonna get any books if there are no bookstores.
Make what?
What can I do, then?
I'll just have to make them myself!
Make?
Myne?
Myne?
What are you gonna make, Myne?
What are you going to make?
N-Nothing.
Nothing. Never mind.
I will stop at nothing now.
Forget it. I don't care what it takes.
I will absolutely get my books.
I'm gonna get my books if it's the last thing I do!
No matter what!
I won't let this world beat me!
So your obsession with books\Nremained with you even after death.
I see.
So your obsession for books remained with you even after death.
This is making my head hurt.
This is making my head hurt.
Please don't say that with a straight face.
Please don't say that with a straight face.
It's not like you didn't get \Nany screen time because—
You don't even get to show up until—
No spoilers, you fool!
No spoilers, fool!