Ascendance of a Bookworm

The ritual of the star knot was successfully completed, and I fell asleep as planned.

What the clergyman asked me after I woke up was the story of the struggle of the children of the old Veronicans that prevented the raid from happening.

"Perhaps the raiders thought that the clergy would travel by carriage. The Knights are reporting signs of several people in the woods along the streets."

"Is it a forest along the street? What the hell was that for? You're a horseman, so you don't necessarily go down the street, do you?

There are no roads or anything, and a straight line to your destination is a good place for a horseman. What are the raiders thinking when they don't bother to imitate the kind of hassle that runs along the street?

The chief cleric sighed at me tilting his neck.

"I would not have thought you would travel with everything on your horseback. Only some nobles know that your horseman can change his size freely, and there can't be nobles other than you who put gray clerics on their horseman."

"... so that's my triumph of flexible ideas"

"Call it common sense."

According to the Chief Cleric, the raiders had lost sight of the target of the attack because of my actions, which cannot be considered noble. It's dumb and funny to think of a raider waiting for a carriage to pass through in the woods.

They say the Raiders are possessors of such faint magic that it's hard for the Knights to find them, and as soon as the Knights began their search, they scattered them and wiped out their magic all the time. The knights, who were relying on faint magic to search, said they had lost sight of the subject and decided to heighten the perimeter gate alert.

"The result was nothing, but it was true that the children of the old Veronicans were struggling to find out the plan and get in touch beforehand, and thanks to that report they were able to find out about the presence of raiders lurking in the woods. It must have sprung up that you were crushing your heart so that we could work together regardless of faction in the House of Lords. Yes, Richarda said so."

This is a delightful miscalculation because I started with the sentiment that you don't like to giggle around yourself, and I thought the cooperative system would end when I returned to Aerenfest more than my parents were involved.

The children of the old Veronicans are a lot more advanced, though we were thinking of pulling in here when we grew up and were free to choose our faction.

"By acting courageously, the Roderichs have shown their loyalty to their lords, haven't they? Your adoptive father knows how difficult it is to conflict with your own parents, so please ask the clergyman to take your children in successfully."

Determined to leave their parents without adulthood in an aristocratic society is to cut off their own ground. Without the next asylum, their future would be dark. Apprenticeship work is also done by relatives, so it can be crushed in no time.

"... they were desperate to let you know, but aren't you going to take it in?

"Huh? May I take it near my side? Sure, there are people who want to take it away. It's just that I'm not the most complimented to take in the old Veronicans, is it?

I think it would be better if Vilfleet, who is still a weak adoptive father and next lord, took it in. Although, of course, I intend to take in more and more if I take in behind Risegang is more effective against the old Veronicans.

"You think you can take sides, not work hard or reward them? As always, you are too fast. [M] It's dangerous to judge them for just this and suddenly take them in close by"

"I watched them work in the House of Lords, so it's not sudden. It was more sudden when Hartmoot and Brunhilde, who judged the unknown only by their documents and held them nearby,"

My proximity candidate may not have been sudden for the guardians because the guardians had screened (sieved) ahead of time. But it was almost the first time for me, and I chose it nearby, without even knowing it.

In comparison, the children of the old Veronicans see seasonal minutes of words and deeds in the House of Lords.

At first I was reluctant to cooperate across factions, but when I started studying with squads, everyone started studying together, and I was able to provide materials and teach each other quickly. He made an effort to get information about Arlensbach, which would not have been obtained if he had not been a former Veronicans, in order to make money from collecting information, and to prepare for the territorial rivalry was the right place for us to think about.

If we live together, there is something we can see, no matter how many nobles we usually take care of.

... apart from whether I have eyes to see or not.

"I see. If you say so, it may not be sudden for you. But it's too sudden around. We need a little more time and merit to take the old Veronicans aside. However, you should reward your kung fu for the future. What do you want to do?

I don't care what they say I want to do. I should have mentioned my desire to take sides. Other than that, would there be a helpful reward that would make it easier for the children of the old Veronicans to join this faction, while at the same time helping to change their adult consciousness a little bit?

"If it's difficult to take the old Veronicans aside, I think I've suggested it before, but can't I teach you how to compress magic by changing the contents of contract magic a little bit?

"... magic compression method"

So far I have selected and taught aristocrats who have confirmed themselves as Florentines, but if I can teach them as a reward for merit, there is a good chance that more will work for this faction.

"Why can't you decide where to serve yourself, wait until you're an adult, and you'll make a huge difference in your growth rate? That's what the old Veronicans said, and they were in such a hurry."

"What else? Much to do with growth rates. That's obvious compared to the generations of Lamprecht and Darmuel and Angelica and Cornelius."

"The chief clergymen thought they wanted to expand their compression methods to eliminate Aerenfest's lack of magic in the first place, didn't they? If we can make a contract magic on our side, we want to extend the magic of our growing children as much as possible."

The chief cleric listens still with a difficult face. There is more or less hope that it will not be rejected immediately.

"Whether or not to teach you how to compress magic depends on the opinions of your superiors, so I can't answer anything right now, but it's urgent to take the children into this faction. Take in your child and draw your parents here too, or before they crush valuable talent in the future, just secure your child and cut off your parents...... The time will soon come to force you to make your choice."

"Right. As it stands now, I think we're going to need asylum for our underage children because the conflict between the parents who want to stop by Arlensbach and the kids who want to pick their own faction is likely to intensify."

Being an asylum for the children of the former Veronicans is the job of my adoptive father to bring together the nobility of Aerenfest, something I cannot do for my children. As lords, I want them to reward their accomplishments and determination.

"I see your point. Let me tell you something."

My health recovers and my daily life returns. When Filine and Hartmoot entered and left the temple to carry out their normal business, requests for visits from the lower towns began to arrive. The Gilberta Chamber of Commerce, which conducts dyeing competitions, dominates.

When the date and time of the meeting was set, I flew the Ordnants to Brunhilde.

"Brunhilde, a discussion about the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce and the Dyeing Reveal is the Temple, what do you do? I think it's easier to get in than downtown Grechelle."

"Filine and Haltmut are in and out. I will come, even if I am not so worried."

I was able to get into the dirty lower town, so I received an answer that I could get into the temple without any problems. They have other proximities in and out on a daily basis and listen to them, so the resistance seems to be considerably diminished compared to the lower town.

"How did Haltmoot tell you about the temple?

"I tell him that there are only clerics in place of nobility, that cleanliness is not so different from castles, and then that there is no discomfort in being around because gray clerics of civilian origin are also well educated"

"I am also reporting on what work I have done in the Temple"

It wasn't just Haltmut, but Filine laughed and said so too.

"Dear Rosemaine, the next meeting with the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce will be a meeting about the dyeing unveiling, so you should keep in touch with Elvira as well as Brunhilde"

At the point of Haltmut, having also contacted her mother, the meeting with the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce was to be attended by a civilian to the escort knight, as well as Brunhilde and her mother.

Today's meeting will be attended by mothers and Brunhilde, so it is planned to take place not in the usual orphan dean's office, but in the newly built reception room closest to the main entrance of the temple.

"I'm on my way"

Ordnants flew in from my mother, so I asked Nicola to prepare my tea and sweets, and accompanied Fran and Monica, Darmuel and Angelica to the front entrance to pick me up.

Looking around at the sky for a moment, I saw the horseman flying in formation from the side of the castle. More than expected. With her mother and Brunhilde, two civilian apprentices and three escort knight apprentices also came.

"Is this the temple..."

Brunhilde, the first to come, looked around to quantify the temple, but her mother comes into the temple without hesitation because she has been in my temple chief's office. Brunhilde looked lightly at his candy eyes as surprised by it.

Neither do the other proximities hesitate to enter the temple. Brunhilde also enters the temple so that Stasta and everyone who walks can follow him. Although I try to keep my emotions out of my face as much as possible, I can see my eyes swimming just a little bit.

"This is the reception room at the temple. We will use this place if the noble clerks and the lower town merchants meet."

The furniture in the reception room is a refurbished piece of furniture left behind by the former temple chief, making it a perfectly fine room for senior aristocrats to use. Brunhilde looked around at the furniture and nodded lightly one.

"Today's treat is Corde tart. It's a new one."

When I recommend a tart filled with seasonal flavors made by Ella and Nicola, Fran immediately makes me tea.

Fran's tea also seems to fit Brunhilde's mouth. A cockle and a sip of Brunhilde gently close his eyes and slowly taste that sip.

"It's delicious."

"Fran is also educated by Ferdinand and is regarded as brilliant."

"Well..."

As we enjoyed tea and sweets, Gil brought the faces of the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce. I can see Otto breathing for a moment in the reception room where the nobles lined up sloppily. You looked at me and deepened your grin, probably to hide your upset.

... some ten people, that would surprise you.

After a long greeting, I also recommended a chair and tea to Otto.

"Otto, how's it going in Lower Town? There must be a lot of merchants coming from other territories, right? When you head around the workshop or orphanage, you hear a lot more bustle than usual."

Tasting the tea Fran had brewed me and the tart of Corde, I swung the subject to Otto.

"It's a flourish. Starting with the commercial guild, the big stores are following suit and there are a few improvements for next year, but so far we can say that things are going well."

They have a lot to review for next year, including the few luxury inns available to merchants in the upper territories, and the education of their employees.

However, more intense entry and exit of people means more business opportunities. The owners of the big store who were coming to the Italian restaurant said they were already moving for next year.

"Both the phosphors and hair decorations are selling well. Italian restaurants are also able to offer a more luxurious and special feel thanks to the referral system, which restricts access. The central merchant also eats and his eyes are rounded. It's Aerenfest, which still has a lot of missing stuff, but there are a few other places that have been pulled out of the realm, so we're up for business."

I enjoyed it so much that I could easily imagine Otto and Benno doing business unbeaten by merchant opponents in the centre and in Classenburg.

"There seems to be no major problem. Above all. Do you keep the city beautiful, too?

"Of course it is. The soldiers are still looking around. I guess we're all getting used to the new way of life because we haven't heard a lot of soldier's novels lately."

Apparently, aisles and roofs are being built so that we can go and dump garbage and dirt even in the winter when it gets snowy deep. Both the architectural workshop and the Chamber of Commerce dealing with lumber are said to be very busy.

"Now let's talk about a staining unveiling. How are things at the dyeing workshop?

"Aside from Gutenberg, it's very exciting to hear titles from the Lords clan and pave the way for them to become exclusive. Young artisans, like Gutenberg, try to create new dyes with their ambitiously burning eyes to get the title, and artisans in season are desperate to remember stories and techniques they heard from their parents when they were apprentices"

It was an obsolete dyeing technique, but from the slightest information: old notebooks and cloths that remained in the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce, and some materials that were in the warehouse of the Dyeing Society, it seems that there is also a revival of the technique, which is showing a great deal of excitement.

"Here is a list of dyeing workshops and craftsmen who will participate"

Going through the list Otto gave me, there was also my mother's name there. With the name Aefa and the name of the workshop, make sure that it is not someone else, and I get tense all at once.

... Wow! Mother's in! I will appoint my mother exclusively!

Hmm, you look like you're calmly looking at the list, but inside, okay! and when I'm in a gutsy pose, Otto shifts his gaze from me to your mother.

"Dear Elvira, when will you be planning a presentation? The craftsman must be notified of the exact due date"

Basically Otto and his mother, sometimes Brunhilde's conversations determine what matters, such as the time of the day's loading and the start of the tea party, how many meetings will be, and the number of people you can put in the castle.

I was thinking of the name of the title on dyeing and clothing, nodding at one matter after another. Otto wants me to send him the title, but I can't think of a name that fits perfectly like Gutenberg.

... Title Hey. But even Gutenberg, impressed by Johann's metal typography, just came out a long time ago to do it, and I, regardless of books and printing, wasn't very interested in dyeing, was I?

If it's a library relationship or a printing relationship, even if there are many names that come up, I don't remember a fine name for the dyeing relationship that I only had about the experience my mother invited me to during Reino. No matter how many books you've read, it doesn't make sense if you don't remember.

In addition, I wanted to extend the dye to artisans in order to accommodate Yustox's collection of information. Neither the dye competition nor the title are expected. I don't have that much thought, so I don't even have a busy name to think of.

... hmm, if you can't think of a person name, make it a dye name or the first Yuzen that comes to mind? But Japanese words are pretty hard to pronounce, aren't they?

Besides, this is a longer name that can be given to nobles. If I give him a short name, he's bound to look subtle.

... trouble. That might be a better word for reviving technology or something like that...... What did I say? Look, I've forgotten a lot already, but there was. Such times. Trouble to classify, of reviving or regenerating cultures….

"Er... yes. Renaissance!"

Refreshing! And the moment I look up, I can see the indescribable gaze around me going this way.

"Oh, oh, excuse me. Because I was thinking about the title to be given to the brilliant."

Ho ho, laugh and delude, but the subtle look on everyone's face remains the same. After a moment of silence, Otto laughed to fix it and looked around at everyone.

"Ho, Renaissance. Is that the title Lady Rosemaine gives to the dye artisan? I thought there was something wrong with this one because you look difficult, but you've been thinking about it."

...... Otto is following me awesome. It's not an atmosphere where you can say, "I'm out of polo, but I'm not." What do we do!?

"I'm glad you've decided on a satisfactory title for Master Rosemaine."

"Renaissance......"

As I held my head in my heart and contemplated how to correct it, the title of the dyeing relationship was determined by the Renaissance. Theo, an assistant whose notes are taken by Haltmut and Filine and held back behind Otto, also writes on the bookboard.

... Yabba! Staining, completely irrelevant. As it is, my mother will be called the Renaissance. Oh, no, no, no!

"So don't do that on the day"

"Yes, sir."

After the meeting, the faces of the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce leave the room.

"Mother, how is Brother Lamprecht's bride, Aurelia?

"You will basically meet as the adoptive daughter of your lord, so call me Aurelia. … discusses with Lamprecht and seems to be carefully selecting the person to visit, so far there is no way Aurelia has come into contact with the old Veronicans"

Brother Lamprecht and Aurelia's new home are off the premises, so they know when nobles come in and out.

"Another bride, Bettina, seems to be intimately dating the old Veronicans. This one's obvious."

That's what I said, and your mother exhaled. Freuden, whom Bettina married, is an intermediate nobleman of the old Veronicans, so they say that if you get along with relatives, you will get closer to the old Veronicans. There will be nothing we can do about this.

"It's just that Aurelia always wears a veil, so I haven't seen my face yet."

"Speaking of which, Brother Lamprecht said you wanted to prevent it from being misunderstood"

"I think it would be more misleading to wear the Vale of Arlensbach all the time."

Mother exhaled, but if she had ever been misunderstood and lived, it would be natural to want to avoid Aurelia being misunderstood in the current state of urgency.

"Um, Mother. Are you inviting Aurelia to a dyeing unveiling? I'm forbidden to make contact, but you can't just not invite me, can you?

It is entirely daughter-in-law snoring from the side that does not invite Aurelia to the event planned by me, which can be described as the boss of my husband, his aunt and his sister-in-law.

"Yeah, you can't not not not invite me. I'll try to be as good as I can with you, and I'll put Brunhilde on it, so you'll be fine. Be careful what you say."

"Yes."

"In the meantime, I'd like to talk to Rosemayne and Lady Ferdinand about the inside feelings of Arlensbach that I heard from Aurelia. I've already spoken to the lords and their wives."

He promised the chief clerk that when he had finished discussing it with the merchant, Ask Monica to call me and ask Fran to change the tea.

"Elvira, I heard you got some information on Arlensbach..."

"It is. Aurelia told me about Lamprecht."

Yes, I prefaced, and my mother taught me that was why Arlensbach's candidacy for Lordship was drastically reduced.

"The First Lady of Aub Ahrensbach was from Drevanhel, the Second Lady was from Berkestok, and the Third Lady was like Georgine of Aerenfest," he said.

"Berkeshtock......"

"That's what you mean," the chief shrugged, figuring out what it was. Unfortunately, I have no idea. In the meantime, I only know that Berkestok is, by a coup d 'état, a large territory that has already disappeared.

"The First Lady had three girls and no boys, and the Second Lady had two boys"

They said that either of the Second Lady's sons would be their next lords because they were both from the Great Territories. The First Lady's daughters were married outside the territory, while others were married to senior nobles in the territory, he said.

And there will be a coup d 'état, which will divide the factions at the home of the First and Second Ladies. Aub Ahrensbach made the formation the same as the First Lady's home. He was in the same faction as Drevanhell, so he was able to join the winners.

"And after the coup d 'état, there was the Great Solemn Qing"

The great solemnity of the nobility was carried out by the reigning king and by Crassenburg. The defeated nobles of the Great Territories were to be severely punished.

"The Second Lady was Aub Berkestok's sister at the time, and she said she was executed. I was tired and so tired of my two sons, but Aub Ahrensbach's plea for help helped me save my life by putting me down as a senior nobleman."

At this point, Arlensbach seems to have had trouble inheriting, despite being a winner. Nevertheless, the defeated territory was ceded and the territory expanded.

"When the Second Lady's sons were deposed of their candidacy for Lordship and became senior aristocrats, the First Lady's daughters were already married and not Arlensbach's candidate for Lordship. The First Lady said she had adopted her own daughter's children, that is, grandchildren, and tried to increase her candidacy for lord."

But there are fewer nobles in every territory. There was only one person who could take it away. While raising that child as the next lord, he planned to increase his candidacy for lord by adopting a son who would draw the lord's blood down to senior nobility.

However, the First Lady died and Georgine became the First Lady.

"Dear Georgine's daughter was married to a senior nobleman and was no longer a candidate for lord. All that's left, he says, is Master Dietrinde and Master Letitzia, who was adopted by the First Lady."

"A lord's brother would be a lord's candidate? If you have a lot of kids over there, shouldn't you think about ceding Aub's status as soon as possible and increasing the number of Lordship candidates?

To the word of the chief cleric, her mother shook her head slowly.

"No, at Arlensbach, they have a habit of abolishing the same generation of Lordship candidates when the Lords are decided. I hear Aurelia's father has been given land and has become a senior nobleman."

Apparently, Arlensbach's condition is octagonal.

"... That's about all I've heard from Lamprecht"

"There are still a lot of questions, but if Aurelia is the daughter of a third lady from Flaberturk, there's a chance she won't get much more information."

The chief clergyman carved a deep wrinkle between his eyebrows and, with a very unpleasant face, began to sink into the sea of thought.