Ascendance of a Bookworm

"At the debriefing, the results were really just reported, but how was it actually? If I have someone to watch out for in the House of Lords, I'd like you to tell me."

It's just that they say they're worried about sociability. You should be as well prepared as possible. To my words, the chief clergyman gently flaunted his shoulders.

"In your case, you're most right to be careful of all who come near you."

"... that would be so, but who among them should I pay special attention to?

"Aerenfest has risen to 10th place, so I'm buying jealousy for a little lower ranked territory. Last year and ranking have changed, so even if you take an attitude toward the top, the actual wind will be tough. So cower, if the opponent grows, but is too prestigious, the next time the rank changes, the hit gets worse"

My adoptive father says that the ranks have been replaced by coups d 'état before, and the year that I surfaced a bit was hard because I was jealous of the surrounding ranked territories that got me into losers "more below Aerenfest.

Until then, Aerenfest was the bottom line, and even though he was neutral and did nothing in the coup, he only rose in rank, so I don't think he can help being jealous.

"Nevertheless, I was surprised because I didn't think there would be so many marriages after marriages."

"It wasn't so much when we fought against the territory, was it?

I heard the territorial rivalry was an outpost in the Lords' Council. You heard there were some from the lower realms there, but no upper realms at all.

"Perhaps it was greater that they became the best and that Aerenfest's ranking rose at once. Really, I'm glad I got the king's approval first. I was told a little bit about the magic equipment in the library..."

"Did the royals say anything about Schwartz and the others?

Perhaps the most important report for me. When I asked him to embark on it, my adoptive father shook his head.

"What I've said is the senior aristocratic clerks in the center. He asked me if I could get a new magic costume for the library, and I was kind enough to tell him a lot."

So I cut the words, and when I saw the chief cleric, I laughed nigga.

"It seems that the library's magic costume is dominated by a senior nobleman in the center, the scribe, who creates it for a few. He worried a lot about whether he could make an alternative costume to Aerenfest in one country. Wouldn't you be wearing a nasty costume without even being able to collect the material?"

"Ho ho..."

The look on the clergyman's face becomes something that seems really pleasant.

"Well, I look forward to next year's evaluation. Rosemaine, don't let the embroidery get out of hand. I have absolutely no problem with the magic formations I've made, but I don't tolerate costumes that give you gaps in embroidery or looking crude."

... Wow, the Chief Cleric is getting serious.

"Zilvester, where the hell is Rosemayne supposed to be on guard? Tell me a little more about your marriage offer."

"What we need to be vigilant about is Classenburg, Dunkelferger and Drevanhell. Otherwise it will be inferior, so you don't need to be so vigilant"

"... Huh? There is no Dunkelferger. Master Restylaut hated me for saying that I was a fake Virgin, or that I was spicy."

As I said about exchanges before and after treasure stealing ditters, the chief cleric narrowed his eyes.

"The offer is determined by its treasure stealing ditter. Dunkelferger's Knights Commander and his nephew must have pushed you hard. The knights of Dunkelferger lift up the warriors who use themselves well."

"You know something, don't you? Did Mr. Ferdinand make the same offer, or what?

As I looked up at the chief priest, the chief priest nodded lightly.

"The Knights are going to lift up those who are good at Ditter and try to push Aub to marry just the right old kid. No matter how best, he was about to be pushed a lord candidate from a territory close to the bottom, so he became in love with the royal family in an attempt to run off Dunkelferger, and if he was a princess who married the royal family as Third Lady during the coup, he would remember"

"... well, that's a very actionary princess. I thought it was basically about marrying the person my parents say they are."

"Win what you want for yourself, because it seems to be the color of the territory. He said his parents couldn't complain more than he'd put together a marriage to the royal family on his own."

... Wow, Dunkelferger's princess is strong. Master Hannelore didn't look like that, but is it actually amazing?

"Hum," your father stroked his jaw when he heard about the chief cleric.

"Did Dunkelferger's Lordship Candidate Say Restylaut? If he really doesn't like it, maybe there's no problem. If it's only the surroundings that are thriving, it could be Drevanhel who's troublesome"

"Why?

"Will there be a man's lord candidate in the same year? And Rosemayne herself said earlier that she was certain that she would take care of her sister during the sophomore year."

I pounded my hand on your father's words. I'm pretty sure I'll be taking care of Adolphine next year.

"Aub Drevanhel said you adore Rosemaine like your sister. Besides, there's a strong interest in magic equipment. There's no way Ferdinand could have been more blind to all the things he taught."

No, we're not exactly that close, I argued, but they do in sophomore years than the upper realm says they are.

In response to such adoptive father's anxiety, the chief cleric shook his head gently.

"Drevanhell stands up for the draw. I will not pinch my mouth in an engagement that has been approved by the King or leap in for dissolution. They just persist in asking me about magic equipment. It will be enough for Rosemayne and Vilfleet to be asked about the counterpart."

Drevanhell's clerk has a great appetite for research, so it would be fun to talk to him, the chief cleric said. Unfortunately, I am not interested in research that has nothing to do with books or libraries. Even if they talk a lot about magic equipment, I think it's basically pungent.

"In the meantime, at the Lords' Conference, the Lincians, as well as the dishes served in the meeting, were of much more interest to the various territories. I was invited to one meal after another from the Great Territories, and I had to ask this one out, and it was very difficult. I think the next House of Lords is gonna be tough."

"It's exactly the same situation that Brother Wilfried went through in the House of Lords."

I have already experienced a situation in the House of Lords where Aerenfest, who had little or no previous relationship with the Great Territories, is suddenly to have an exchange, and no one has that know-how.

"I even called Norberto, and the cook moved extra, and I responded... the next House of Lords might want to consider a few more cooks and the number of side servings to move. As for the recipe collection, won't it be served yet?

"The recipe collection started coming out at Aerenfest, so it's not strange to spread it out of the hands of the merchants who came in the summer, and we're going to spread it somewhat in the next House of Lords. Is printed material still early?

As far as I'm concerned, I want to spread it from not much to do with my seating grades, such as recipes and scores for cooking. To my word, my adoptive father said, "I don't mind."

"If you think about the size of the printing industry and it's going to be more proactive and expanding, isn't it good? Would they know better about the burden on the civilian population and the scale at which it can be distributed?

I think about it. I want to work with Lower Town while I raise the civilians around it. I need some time to think.

"Right. It would be tough if we didn't increase the number of printing workshops a little by next summer."

"Be careful not to be too hasty."

"Sure, rebellion can be huge when it changes rapidly, but Aerenfest can't take it off the lower realm all the time unless it changes here. I think this is a good opportunity to purchase information on how large territories like Classenburg, Dunkelferger and Drevanhell are hanging out with civilians and how they operate their territories. You can't stay conscious forever."

As we can see from this epidemic, we cannot even expand epidemics and specialties without the good use of civilians. I think maybe Aerenfest is a hell of a poor user of civilians.

"At the very least, I hope it's just a faction fight that's better... If you need the brides of Brother Lamprecht, there will be a lot of revitalizing people."

The faction, which was clumping together because of her mother's arms, was crushed once at Georgine's visit, punishing Vilfried's lapse, lowering the old Veronicans, and laying from Ahrensbach again, even though it was clumped together by the raids on us and the bait of magic compression.

"How come, so far, the old Veronicans are danced by Arlensbach?

"The deep-rooted old Veronicans were originally from Arlensbach."

"Huh?"

When I looked up to the unexpected words, the clergyman said, "Why can't you see such an easy thing?" and held his temples down.

"This is the princess of Arlensbach. There's no way I'm coming alone. Naturally, it comes with sidelines and escort knights."

They say they are rarely allowed to accompany a civilian in their custody because they are wary of spies. However, same-sex escort knights come who protect themselves from danger with those closest to them and those who look after them around them. Such a close marriage, naturally, is the opponent of Aerenfest.

Your proximity to the princess and her entourage naturally became the back shield of the princess and her daughter, Veronica. Of course, Veronica's becoming the Lady of the Lords has taken in more large numbers into the faction, but the center seems to be the edge of the neighborhood coming from Arlensbach.

"So the trend of the old Veronicans depends on Ahrensbach."

"There are many in the old Veronicans who have set up their sister, not me, as their next lord. Now I'm the only lord to draw Arlensbach's blood, so it's on me, but few are happy that my sister will be the First Lady and have influence over Aerenfest"

... I hear there are troublesome connections between the old Veronicans and Master Georgine.

"Among them, there are many aristocrats in the south who had a heart attack on their sister. Viscount Gerlach and Viscount Dardolph must thrive in this marriage of Lamprecht and the others. At the Lords' Conference we have discussed nickels and smiles, but as always, the smile on my sister is poisonous. Just a reminder would make this neighborhood crisp enough."

His adoptive father sighed as he held the area around his stomach.

"You couldn't refuse, could you?

"If I could, I would. I made the best of it."

Arlensbach has apparently appealed to the affection of his flesh parents at the Lords' Conference to wish him a deal. Shouldn't we give priority to Arlensbach, a relative in the Great Territories, in a aristocratic far-fetched discourse about what he means?

My adoptive father withdrew Arlensbach's opinion by saying that he has already decided who to deal with this year, and that he will do more with Dunkelferger and Drevanhell next year as he does.

"Even if it is rubbed by the affection of the flesh parents, it is natural to give priority to the first Classenburg over the sixth Arlensbach, isn't it? Speaking of which, how many places was Arlensbach?

"The top has not changed in particular. Keep it up."

When my adoptive father says that somehow, no matter how many flesh parents there are in the land where nobles are attacking the Lords' clan, Aub Ahrensbach has come up with a story about the marriage of Brother Lamprecht and his brothers.

"The foolish deeds of only one nobleman cast a much greater shadow between the two territories. I want to continue to have an intimate relationship with Aerenfest, which is also Georgine's home. As a token of this, let's acknowledge two marriages."

Apparently, Aub Ahrensbach has said that there are no complaints because the whole of Jürgenschmitt makes his niece and the other, the daughter of an intermediate aristocrat, daughter-in-law, in a time of lack of magic.

"Aub Ahrensbach is really worried about the current situation, which has created a ditch between the two territories. The current situation, where neighbors are evil and I can't even stop by my parents' house, is terribly lonely. You know what I mean, Zilvester?

That's what Georgine seems to have been pushing for Aub Ahrensbach as well.

I can't even honestly say that my sister, Georgine, doesn't want to be in Aerenfest, "It's not so stupid that you don't know that this one, the upper realm, is conceding, is it?" He was disparaged by the distraction.

At the same time, Aub Ahrensbach said, "My niece still has thoughts and mourns, but isn't her son already changed his mind and has a new opponent?" Your father was asked sharply in his eyes. It's the consolidation of power that pushes you to prioritize this one, even if you have the other, and your father could only answer, "My son is not such a shallow man".

"This has never happened before, when I was accompanied by an escort knight, who was questioned directly by Aub from another realm. My head hurts."

...... Awesome gory push.

Finally, Florencia seemed to have been complained about getting me engaged to Wilfried at a tea party between women.

"They made Wilfried and Rosemayne engaged... but Rosemayne grew up in a temple, right? I can't believe you let such a child get engaged..." he accused me.

I wanted Wilfried for Dietrinde's son-in-law, while suing him, with a glossy grin on his lips, Georgine said. "Although Wilfried is a brilliant lord candidate who also draws Arlensbach's blood, it would be difficult to be the next lord at Aerenfest, wouldn't it?".

That means Wilfried walks into the white tower and knows he's a punished lord candidate at Aerenfest.

"Just listening to me made me angry. If the Wilfried was the best of Aerenfest's lord candidates for the year with Dietrinde, or if you wanted to keep Rosemaine within Aerenfest, you could have let a senior aristocrat marry you otherwise, give Florencia the roundabout!

I think the adoptive mother who smiled and flushed all of Georgine's words "because it is the decision of Aub Aerenfest and the King" would be just fine.

"Master Rüdiger of Flavel Turk is also the Lord's candidate who drew the blood of Arlensbach, isn't he? Wouldn't Master Rüdiger be better suited to Mr. Dietrinde for the year?

As I leaned my neck, my adoptive father gently clasped his shoulders.

"If Flavelturk wasn't in 15th place, you might have thought about it, but it would be hard to get my son-in-law into Arlensbach in the current order"

"Aerenfest is never expensive either..."

It's in 10th place now. To be honest, I'm still in the middle, and I can never say I rank high. Of course, although I intend to raise it from now on.

"By the time Vilfleet and the others graduate, you'll know what's more up there if you have eyes to see"

"Who has eyes to see, or see with your own eyes if it's a transient epidemic, isn't it because of Zilvester's incitement?

That's what your father, who was acting with you as an escort knight, said with his shoulders up. It seems that the adoptive father, who hated losing, stood up when people from less ranked territories said "transient epidemics" and "interpreted Aerenfest".

"... don't make things rough, don't cause problems, you said to me scattered, have you sold yourself a fight?

"I didn't sell the fight. Instead, I bought it. Lords need an attitude that doesn't make them inferior territories."

Hung and his adoptive father snorted and the chief cleric cautioned me, "It is not a mistake, but you who have not been able to read the situation, never imitate".

"I'm basically warm. I won't sell or buy a fight. Unless there's a book or a body involved."

"When a book or body is involved, it runs wild without thinking ahead at all, so that's the scariest thing in your case"

... Sorry about that. But maybe, I don't think I can fix it.

To the chief cleric's point, I slipped away from my gaze and pulled back a step.

"In the meantime, Arlensbach needs the most vigilance. My sister has a different attitude when Aub Ahrensbach is around and when she is not, and Dietrinde's words and behavior, as reported by Wilfried and Justkus, have not meshed with her parents. I have no idea what the purpose is and what I want to do with Aerenfest. Each just seems to be moving with a different thought"

The chief cleric also nodded at the words of his adoptive father.

"Probably because I sent out two brides, and I don't think they're going to be able to push the challenge at next year's Lords' Conference. Or is the bride assigned a role and the purpose of sending it in itself...... I don't know at the moment."

Either way, it's a marriage story that doesn't feel very bright.

"Brother Lamprecht, you're not happy in this situation because you're going to be able to marry whoever you want."

"He/she will also know where he/she stands. You had a troubled face."

Your father smiles bitterly, too. She is the niece of Aub Ahrensbach. As a second lady, I can't even push her away. I will be the first lady of the lead escort knight of Vilfreet, and I will be partitioning about the house. It's an easy place to get information.

"Rosemaine, the star knot ritual of the Lamprecht and the others will have them go to the temple chief. As far as I'm concerned, I don't really want to put them in front of Arlensbach, but the one who's a Lordship candidate is the most senior temple chief. It is implicitly understood that the highest temple principals perform rituals in the rituals where the Aubs of both territories are aligned."

And so that I may not fail alone, he will keep the chief clergyman as his aide, as his patron.

"As you practice giving blessings equally. Others, if you bless them as they are emotional, will you be biased?

"... Ugh, I'll do my best"

Indeed, if I bless as I am emotional, it will be a great deal. We must consciously try to bless.

"I'll leave the ritual to both of them. There are a lot of things to think about, like what to do with the castle guard, whether there are raids on the move, during your stay, etc."

"Is there a raid? It's in there, isn't it?

Congratulations on your seat, but too many noisy words came out, and I looked out.

"It's time for both Aubs to get together. The castle will be thin, and vigilance will be necessary because important people will move slowly.... Rosemaine, you should be able to make armor with magic."

Your father accidentally said that. They say the protection must be consolidated disappointingly in case of a sudden raid. They told me to keep the knights' armor made of demonic stones under the temple chief's ritual clothes like bulletproof chocks.

When I looked up to the Chief Cleric to see if such a defense was needed, the Chief Cleric nodded slowly and affirmed.

"It would be necessary. If you want to take the other side, it has to be something the armor can hold. Otherwise, leave a message."

"I, as temple chief to the ritual, do I have to take the proximity?

"Candidates for the Lords and the Temple Chief, we have to take them from both so that we can take both positions.... Same goes for me."

They're going to take both the side service of the temple and the side of the castle. If we are to take the Frans, we must also consolidate their protection.

"You need the Demon Stone again"

"I'll give it to you if I have to, so you consolidate your protection. Boundaries are dangerous. I don't care if I'm in the same condition as I was attacking from here. The key is to protect them."

"That's right. It's hard to suddenly attack with magic, like every other raid. There are limits to the magic of the Lord who guards the boundaries. Be careful."

My adoptive father blurred that it was really hard for me to strengthen the boundaries by rambling my magic into the raids that took place at the prayer ceremony that accompanied me dressed as a blue cleric.

"I'm very anxious to teach you the magic of attack, but I think you should teach me the magic of protecting yourself and protecting your surroundings."

If I had the means to protect it, I wouldn't turn to attack that way, the chief cleric groaned, and I was to be taught all sorts of magic about defense.