Ascendance of a Bookworm

"We've got the attendees together. Lady Rosemaine doesn't remember everyone's name and territory."

What the Lieselator has offered is a list of lord candidates attending tea parties sponsored by Aerenfest, or the acting senior nobility.

It describes the name of the territory and the names and appearance characteristics of the participants, as well as the personal preferences that are likely to be raised on the topic.

... Uh-huh, do you remember all this?

I don't have any pictures, so it's hard not to think of a face at all. When I was given the materials, I felt like I was stuck breathing.

"Here's a summary of the characteristics and specialties of each territory. Can I help you a little?

That's what Filine said and put more material on top. They compiled the information they got at the tea party they attended with Haltmoot. I can't let Philinese and the others go unfavorably.

"I'll remember it so hard."

"Lady Rosemayne returned with very little socialization, so it's tough."

"We are still helping Brother Wilfried on that day as well. If this were just me, I'd be in real trouble."

As I speak to all the territories, this organizer is a joint name for me and Wilfried. It seemed easy for male lord candidates to express their participation, either because Vilfleet was known to do so, and many men were supposed to do so.

I manage to keep an eye on the list in an effort to remember about the invitees.

... Er, Classenburg is Master Eglantine, isn't it? Dunkelferger is... is that it? It's not Master Restylaut. Dear Hannelore, freshman year. Shit. Even though it's the same grade, I can't think of a face at all. What kind of kid are you? Is Drevanhell not a freshman, is his fifth grade sister coming? Ho ho.

I don't even remember the Lordship candidate of the same grade at all, although it may be due to the fact that I just finished my lecture. The Lord's Candidate, who I remember only a little, has a brother and sister, and you're supposed to be there. It may be because I am hated by Lestiraut that Dunkelferger comes out with a freshman Hannelore, not his brother, Lestiraut.

... I wish I could have a friendly relationship with Master Hannelore. Oh, but Master Hannelore still likes Ditter, and when we get friendly, is Ditter, Ditter loud again? Hmm.

"Dear Rosemayne, Dear Wilfried, I have received a response from Aerenfest. It means we can't give that much supplies for a territorial rivalry. That's the only way I can get it out right now, he said."

Justkus came into the multi-purpose hall with a response from Aerenfest. I was asking for reinforcements of supplies for the territorial rivalry, but the limits seem to have shown and come back.

"What!? So what do you want me to do?

Brother Wilfried hung his eyes and was angry, but I worked surprisingly hard to assist him.

Territorial rivalries occur every year. The budget being prepared for the House of Lords should be fixed, so there can be no such increase. Perhaps he made a critical increase in anticipation of future commerce and the Lords' Conference.

"Didn't you work harder than you expected? No, I'm begging you."

"Rosemaine? That's not enough."

"... I can't help it because the sugar is still high. He's been working a lot harder, considering that it's not that easy to increase your budget or anything. We'll have to do something about it later."

It is a product that has become somewhat more circulating among the nobles in the two years I sleep, but which is still expensive and more likely to become thin. It's natural that we can't do anything to make it all out for a territorial rivalry.

But you can't satisfy a guest in a territorial battle.

"Brother Wilfried, do you know how many royalty will watch?

"I'm sure Ignaerts was looking into it."

I turn to Vilfleet as he reflects on the edge of my sight that Vilfleet's civilian begins to fish for the material.

"If there's a cattle curl for what it takes to have a royal family and an Aub and his wife, let's just say it's good for the first time. Is it going to work out?

"We'll figure it out only for the royals and the Aubs, but what are the other nobles going to do?

"... the sooner the better"

"Huh?"

"On a first-come, first-served basis, it ends where it's gone"

Wilfried opened his eyes as if a little to my words.

"What? Are you allowed to do that?

"Forgive me or not, but I can't shake a sleeve without it. Only the royals and the Aubs will be able to hold it exactly, otherwise with regard to the nobility, if they have seats, and if they run out of seats, they will only take home the souvenirs of Katorkar. If that goes away, I'll be waiting for you again next year, and I hope you return."

"Princess Rosemayne, that would be too much disrespect for the other nobles."

It was also rejected by Justkus. The order of identity means it's good to have a royal family and an Aub couple, but it doesn't seem to be possible to ignore the entire nobility of other realms. Sometimes the parents of a graduate lover come, so they have to accept it to some extent.

"So why don't you ask your adoptive father and adoptive mother for royal and Aub entertainment, and I and Brother Wilfried will entertain the nobles? If you can predict a visit in advance, such as your lover's parents, I think it's possible to accept them if you reserve a seat on the application. When it comes to frivolous nobility stopping by on the day, let the early win."

"Then a little..."

"Fortunately, there was only one tea party I hosted, and the tea party that Brother Wilfried attended was an indelible minimum, so I have some leeway on my social budget. Of course, turning it into a territorial rivalry doesn't make it all ready"

"Nooo..."

Vilfleet makes another difficult face with his face shining only for a moment at the increase in his budget.

"You have to think about what it looks like best to do in a limited amount of time and satisfy your customers. I am unwilling to socialize among the nobles, so I ask you, Brother Wilfried."

"What?

"The only thing I can think of is to refuse, beyond the limited number of people I can accept. Of course, I plan on putting something on it, like distributing priority rights for next year, or handing you a small cut of cattle curls that will be souvenirs..."

"I see. Let's think about it for a second"

In that way, it was tea party day while preparing for a major tea party and a territorial rivalry.

The Tea Party room given to Aerenfest is located on the ground floor, close to the stairs to the kitchen on the basement. To make it easier to prepare tea and sweets.

The door the customer enters is connected to the central building of the House of Lords and anyone can enter it, but the door for those connected to the dormitory is the same as the entrance door, so that they cannot enter it unless they are dormitories.

I went into the room for the tea party prepared by the side servants and asked around to see if there were any deficiencies and if the tea and treats were well prepared.

Then, consult with Brother Wilfried about the sharing of customers. We sent invitations to all the territories at once, so many visitors arrived. I can't turn the tea party around alone.

"Classenburg and its alumni are at Rosemaine's disposal. I give priority to male guests and those familiar with their first year lectures, and then those familiar with their faces at some facial tea parties."

"Very helpful, Brother Wilfried"

Three bells started ringing as I checked the list with the information compiled by the civilian apprentices. From now on, each one of us shall come out of the dormitory, and we shall wait. Everyone starts to make their own arrangements.

Looks like a customer arrived sooner than the bell was over. A side service apprentice waiting to open the door to a small bell that rang across the door looked back at this one with a surprise face.

"Dear Dietrinde of Arlensbach is here"

The door opens in front of everyone in position with quick feet. Once the preparation was over, but Dietrinde looked around inside and blushed a little and lowered her eyes in embarrassment, putting her hands gently on her cheeks.

"Is it because I couldn't wait to see it? Looks like you're a little too soon. It's embarrassing, if I were you. Why don't you come back out?

Should I honestly accept that I was looking forward to it as it was and had no choice, or that it was time for my appointment but my support wasn't over? It is a very troubling look whether it should be received with disgust that

"No, Master Dietrinde. I'm glad you're looking forward to hearing it sooner than the bell rings. Welcome aboard."

"Yep. I was looking forward to seeing Wilfried."

... Oh, he hated it.

Of all the smiles directed at me, only the deep green eyes are not laughing. He's very understandable in a way.

"Dear Dietrinde wanted to see Brother Wilfried."

"Wilfried, it's been since we were at a tea party with our cousins and Dunkelferger."

"It's good to see you too"

"Oh, that's a lot of awe-inspiring attitude today. I just wanted to say that I feel as comfortable as I did during this time, but there are a lot of people here today."

Dietrinde's opponent left it to Vilfleet as he wished, and I gave instructions to the side servants to prepare tea and sweets. Wilfried escorts Dietrinde to his ready seat and recommends a seat.

As Dietrinde's side service prepared dishes and cutlery, Brother Wilfried showed them one bite of tea and sweets prepared before him.

"Dietrinde, this is Katorkar. It's a popular treat in Aerenfest right now, and today three kinds are ready"

Three varieties were prepared: with honey and with ferrigine and with rumtopph. Of course, some of the usual treats have been prepared, except for the cattle curls.

"Rosemaine invented this."

"Well. So it's a treat served in the temple? It looks rustic, but the flavor is very good."

"I'm glad you liked it"

... hey, I'm laughing like I'm good at it, but that, poor minister treat like I think when I grow up in the temple, is disgusting among the compliments. I haven't noticed, Brother Wilfried.

Weren't the tea parties between cousins that Brother Wilfried said ended very peacefully actually in a tough state just because Wilfried overheard them or didn't realize their dislikes and intentions? I'm getting very worried about something.

After guiding Dietrinde to his seat, successive customers began to arrive. Wilfried and I will stand near the entrance and greet each other, leaving the guide to the seats after this to the side servants.

"Welcome, Master Rüdiger,"

"I'm glad you invited me, Master Rosemaine. I wanted to talk to you slowly once."

Aerenfest and Flavelturk are friendly territories, and we want them to get along because we also fall into a cousin-sister relationship, Rüdiger smiled. It's familiar when people say that in a face very similar to Wilfried's. Then, where you're bending over and trying to gaze at me, the point is also high as for me, which is basically overlooked.

"I am your adopted daughter, but does Master Rüdiger admit to being your cousin?

"We want to be as close as we can be"

If it's my adoptive mother's home, I want to be as close as possible to Flavel Turk. Vilfleet was welcoming another guest next door, laughing at each other huffily.

"Welcome, Dear Hannelore,"

"Thank you for inviting me. I know, Master Wilfried. I was really looking forward to today. Dear Rosemaine... I will greet you again later because you seem busy"

Talking to Rüdiger, as far as I could tell, Hannelore was a seemingly quiet girl who didn't seem to be Lestiraut's sister who had suddenly launched an attack. Both light pink and purple shades of hair are tied in two. You were nervous or your red eyes looked like rabbits looking around you most of the time.

"Dear Rosemaine, thank you for inviting me. Let me introduce you to my friends today."

More than half of the seats were filled when Eglantine came in with all of her friends. I am greeted by Eglantine, and I am introduced to her friends, and surrounded by my sisters.

I will leave it to Vilfleet to recommend seats to Eglantine and her alumni. I am a friend of the finest student Eglantine, so I have a lot of senior year people. Unlike what I expected, however, I had more friends in the small and medium-sized territories than in the large ones. The Great Territories are about fifth graders of 3rd place Drevanhell.

"You've been sleeping in Jurevé for two years after you've been very poisoned, haven't you? Yet my brother also told me that Rosemayne is very good. Today, the truth is, freshmen wanted to come, but I really wanted to see Rosemayne."

"So if you look close, Master Rosemayne is really small."

I feel their eyes surrounding me resemble Nori's who looks at the little one and says "cute". Of course, you think a lot behind that smile because you're a lord candidate.

Am I favorable because I look small? Are you friendly because you were introduced as a friend of Eglantine's? I was wondering how to deal with them.

At a time when the social season was coming to an end, lord candidates and senior nobles attending as substitutes seemed familiar to their faces, and the welcome had already begun when they were all in place. I will be surrounded by Eglantine and his alumni, and nature and Vilfleet will go where they are familiar.

"The Aerenfest cattle curls are rustic in appearance, but they are very tasty. Prince Anastasius likes you too."

When Eglantine introduced Katorkar, several shone their faces as if they had waited.

"Me, I had a little at Master Eglantine's Tea Party the other day. The flavor of Filizine was good."

"That cattle curl was brought to you by Master Rosemaine the other day. Besides, my graduation hair decorations were made by Prince Anastasius for Aerenfest. It was very nice."

... Dear Eglantine, He had already spread it to your friends. Seriously, goddess.

I am better at recommending and more influential than spreading the epidemic. I'd like to apprentice, but it's going to be hard.

"It must also be Aerenfest's influence that Eglantine-sama's hair is more lustrous and beautiful, right? Today, Aerenfest women's hair shines brighter than usual."

Yes, as with the advanced ceremony for the Linshan appeal today, we all used the Linshan. The hair of the side servants running to make it look glossy.

"Lady Rosemaine's hair is exceptional. Do you mind if I touch it a little?

"Yeah, go ahead."

Touched by substitute hair, praised and envied for their luster, they treat you to a Lincoln deal. But there was nothing to be said on this occasion.

"Unfortunately, I need permission from Aub Aerenfest when it comes to trading, so you can't say anything from me, but how about just a trial sample? We can split it a little bit."

"Well, are you sure?

"Because of the limited number of people, it means that your friend is a priority..."

Fishing with things and becoming friends is not what you call friends in me, but if lord candidates are with each other, it is only natural that interests are involved.

Aerenfest is a weak territory, so if we don't have the benefit of being friends, they won't even come close. While there is an influential Eglantine, I must keep as much friendship as possible with the others.

"I'll get you ready to serve, and then you'll greet the others."

"It's hard to have a tea party with so many people together. Good luck."

With the ale of Eglantine and her alumni, I went out of that group. Then, look to Brunhilde and send a signal to get Lincoln's trial ready, greeting the first people who were there to greet him.

"I wanted to have an early friendship with all of you, but I'm sorry we had to return to Aerenfest, so we're having a tea party at a time like this. I'm glad you took the trouble to get to your feet during your busy time."

"Lady Rosemaine grew up in the temple before she was adopted by her lord, didn't she? Something that must still participate in the ritual of the temple. I've never set foot in a temple, so I don't know how much work you do, but it's very difficult."

I said that with a very worrying look in my eyes. I am deliberately flattered by Dietrinde's words. Even though I knew I was the adoptive daughter of a lord, there didn't seem to be so many who grew up in the temple and knew I was still the head of the temple.

See and say, "Growing up in a temple?" I heard a voice. The sound is caged in contempt, and several have eyes like they found weaknesses that can be attacked.

… are you born exposed with words to worry about? I don't like it.

I will continue to return every year in a ritual of service. It will be troublesome later to keep the birth of "Temple Growing Up" weak as it is. If this happens, I'll have to take it and stand.

And I looked round about, and laughed nicely.

"Yep. As Dietrinde said, I grew up in a temple because of family circumstances. Although it is at the request of Aub Aerenfest that we are now participating in the temple ritual. As much as I have to tailor a child like me to the Virgin and perform rituals, Aerenfest is in trouble with magic. I envy Arlensbach, a large territory that has no difficulty with magic. Hey, Brother Wilfried."

"Uhm. I also participate in temple events to magically fill my territory. It's tough, but filling the territory with magic is an important job as a family of lords, and it's worth it. And of course, I envy a large territory full of magic even if the Lordship Candidates don't move."

With the help of Wilfried, I turn my envious glance to Dietrinde: "I want you to share a lot of magic." Apparently, the sarcasm for Arlensbach, who is losing rank while in a large territory, made sense. Dietrinde narrowed his deep green eyes like a muck.

"Small and medium-sized territories are a lot of tough places, so I feel envious of the big territories, too."

Rüdiger said so with a gentle grin.

"Aerenfest was helping us with a troubled flavel turk in such a troubled situation. Flavel Turk is very grateful to the Virgin of Aerenfest."

"I'm glad you think so, Master Rüdiger"

"We want to continue to help each other with Aerenfest"

... is that a good thing to keep doing? Or a word among the parents that leads to a rejected proposal?

The thoughts of Flavel Turk are still unclear. I know they appreciate it, but I don't know what they're asking me to do in the future.

Avoid any explicit words in Rüdiger's words, and I stopped to laugh at Nicoli.