KEY POINTS

  • Sylvester gives Main a talisman
  • "Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3, Episode 5 is releasing Monday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll

After the prayer ceremony, Main heads back to the temple in "Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3, Episode 5. The new episode is titled "Gilse."

The official website has released the summary and spoiler stills of Episode 5. Sylvester has appointed Main as someone who will look after the orphanages and workshops.

Before leaving, Sylvester gives Main a necklace with black stones and tells her that it is a talisman that will protect her from evil forces.

Meanwhile, Ferdinand, who saw the book-making with Sylvester, feels a sense of crisis taking over him when Main's technique starts to alter history.

In the last episode, Main and the others were ready to head for the Spring Prayer. Before they started their journey, a priest named Sylvester appeared.

"Main and the others get ready to head off to the Spring Prayer, when they meet a blue-robed priest named Sylvester. Main doesn't know how to deal with Sylvester who seems to do whatever he wants. She tries to avoid Sylvester as they go around to various farming villages and she does an amazing job doing all of the rituals," the summary of "Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3, Episode 4 read, as per Crunchyroll.

"Eventually, they end up at Viscount Gerlach's mansion. Apparently, he had shown interest in Main before. But that night, something terrible happens!" the synopsis continued.

The cast of the anime includes Yuka Iguchi as Main, Sho Karino as Fran, Takehito Koyasu as Benno, Tomoaki Maeno as Mark, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Karlsted, Tsuyoshi Koyama as Gunther, Yuichiro Umehara as Damuel, Yuko Sanpei as Gil, Aya Uchida as Frieda, Chiyo Tomaru as Delia, Fumiko Orikasa as Effa, Kiyono Yasuno as Vilma, Megumi Nakajima as Turi, Minori Suzuki as Rosina, Mutsumi Tamura as Lutz, Rika Kinugawa as Corinna, Satoshi Hino as Otto and Sho Hayami as Ferdinand.

The opening theme of "Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3, titled "Ano Hi no Kotoba," is performed by Nao Touyama. The ending theme song, "Kotoba ni Dekinai," is by Maaya Sakamoto.

"Ascendance of a Bookworm" Season 3, Episode 5 is airing Monday. Fans in the U.S. can watch the episode online on Crunchyroll. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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