Ascendance of a Bookworm

The star knot ritual of the Lamprecht brothers was the end of summer, so it was soon time for summer mitzvahs and autumn baptisms.

At the end of the ritual I travel to the castle for a dyeing competition. We were to spend a short time in the castle preparing for the harvest festival.

"Lady Rosemaine, we're almost there."

When I arrived at the castle, Rezelator laughed joyfully, spreading a brightly colored cloth with elaborate magic formations and embroidery to conceal it to show me. With the hard work of Rezelator and Charlotte and the others, Schwartz and his costumes are almost finished embroidering.

"It's great, Lieselator!

"You only have a few left. I'll do it too."

As Angelica sparkled her blue eyes to remember the magic formation and took the embroidery needle in her hand, Eudit raised her face like a hack, reaching for the loss and the embroidery thread.

... Everybody's got a lot of women.

I'm going to leave it to all of you who are highly capable of women. I have other things to do.

"I'll leave the escort assignment to Darmuel and Cornelius, won't I? Haltmut and Filine are copies. I don't have much time for this one either. Let's hurry."

I have to finish a copy of Dunkelferger's book by the time I go to the House of Lords, so me, Filine and Haltmut are throwing all they can at the copy. I'm not making a copy, I'm making a modern translation, but it doesn't make any difference that I don't have time.

The dyeing competition day soon came as Brunhilde and his mother and adoptive mother threw the whole tea party prep and sperm out on the copy.

The tea party starts in the afternoon, but the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce is supposed to come to the bells of 3 and start loading cloth. The news came in that the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce had arrived, and I moved to the venue to see how it was going.

I was the first to enter the venue, but soon my adoptive mother and mother also came. Look at that, Otto, who was giving instructions, comes to say hello.

After exchanging long greetings from the nobility, her mother looked around at the room.

"Otto, what is that wooden frame?

I can see the clerks at the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce installing one wooden frame after another on the wall. I knew at a glance that the wooden frame was a tool for clothing. But adoptive mothers and mothers don't seem to know. Usually, I guess it's because I have the feeling that cloth is something that merchants spread out and show.

Is it easy to understand that the wooden frame that Otto brings in is like a garment girder that he uses to spread and hang his kimono wide? It's about two meters tall and looks like a birdhouse in a shrine.

My mother frowns at the way such a wooden frame lines up against the wall. Otto, questioned, smiled a little troubled, and began to explain.

"It's a tea party, even if it's a new way of dyeing, so that even those in seats a little further away can see all the cloths."

When a nobleman chooses a cloth, he chooses the cloth of his choice, arranged before his own eyes and letting the merchant spread it out of it or touch it.

There are a lot of nobles like this one, and if you want every nobleman to do the usual correspondence to each and every one of them when you want them to see all the cloth, you don't have enough personnel, cloth or time. Apparently Otto had his head troubled by something he couldn't handle very well.

"It was suggested to me by the artisans who mainly make Rosemaine's hair decorations. If it's a castle with white walls, if you line it up on the wall, you can see the dyed cloth. I thought it would be easier to admire the cloth of your choice if you spread it wide enough and make it a tea party decoration."

"Right. This is not a new place to dress up, but at the same time to announce how to dye, a place to decide exclusively, so I have to ask you to look at all the cloths. I think it would be easier and better for me to have it spread out like this. If you don't go in the wrong order when deciding on exclusivity or cloth, you won't have a problem."

Usually, when I new a costume, I choose from among the cloths brought to me by my own exclusive needle, but this time it will be a place to decide on my own dedicated dyer. That said, when I covered Otto, her mother softened her expression a little.

"… indeed, if you look at all the cloths and decide your preferences, even if you show them all together by table, you don't have enough time."

When the installation of the wooden frame was completed and the cloth began to be decorated, red of various colors began to colour the walls on the bright white walls. From red like pink to red like orange, there's plenty of red in a bite, and many things in a single cloth that come in different shades. Is it because it is made of my proposal, the adoptive daughter of the lord, mostly a pattern of flowers?

As soon as the cloth began to spread over the wooden frame, the damnation from Brunhilde to the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce began.

"If you're there, please increase the spacing between the wooden frames more. This doesn't show the pattern of this cloth."

"Or, yes, I did."

"This cloth should be decorated to make this part look good. Isn't this flower pattern the most beautiful?"

"You're right, sir."

They give detailed instructions on how to display each cloth. The people at the Gilberta Chamber of Commerce, who have to adjust their position in detail to Brunhilde's point, look tough, but Brunhilde's eyes are amazing. It really just changes a little bit, changes the impression.

"Dear Rosemaine..."

Otto, who received SOS glances from the clerks flirting with Brunhilde, called me in a small voice, but I am not going to stop Brunhilde, who is alive.

"As far as decorating is concerned, it would be easier to leave it to Brunhilde's feeling as a nobleman to be accepted at a tea party. The Gilberta Chamber of Commerce should also learn well."

By that time, the castle's side servants had also had time to move around busily to prepare for the tea party. Preparation of the table has begun, reports on the preparation of sweets, etc., and the adoptive mother is there to deal with it.

Mother looked up as she noticed something as she watched the cloth spread one after the other.

"Otto, if you look at the cloth decorated like this, you don't know which artisan cloth it is. Do you even wear bills?

Otto shook his head at her mother's words.

"In order to be fair to the craftsmen, the cloth brought into the venue is numbered so that only the Guilberta Chamber of Commerce can see it. If you have a cloth you like enough to think of making it exclusive, what's your number? I'll give you that number's workshop and the name of the craftsman."

"So you choose just your own eyes. It's new technology, isn't it good?"

Mother nodded lightly and accepted, but I do not want to accept. Then may I not nominate my mother exclusively?

I find Otto's "make it fair" is the word to seal up my family, so I point my lips.

... I hope you were a little shy! Mr. Otto's mean!

I have no choice but to look for my mother's work with my own eyes.

... I'll do it! Show me my family love!

At the end of lunch, do a general inspection of the tea party preparation and start the tea party with the 5 bells.

While Richarda scolded me for modest lunch so that I could eat a lot of tea party treats, Ella's treats, which have been elaborate on making pies and tarts lately, have a lot of bulging stomachs. If I'm not a little hungry, I can't eat a lot.

"Dear Rosemaine, let me introduce you again"

A mother, who was home once for lunch, brought back a wearer of the Vale of Arlensbach. Aurelia.

As her mother was concerned, Aurelia, who was surprisingly hiding her face with a thick, embroidered cloth vale, felt pampered, weighing the customs of Arlensbach and appearing to be refusing Aerenfest.

"Dear Rosemayne, this is Lamprecht's bride, Aurelia. It will be difficult to enter the castle alone, so time is quick, but we brought him with us. Aurelia, this is Lady Rosemaine. She is my daughter and sister of Lamprecht, but she has become the adopted daughter of a lord. I was temple chief in your star knot ritual, so you're not a total stranger, are you?

"Yes. I'm so glad you blessed me"

Mother introduces me and exchanges greetings with Aurelia. Over the veil hiding your face, you really don't see them.

"Aurelia, there are other aristocrats gathering today, so shouldn't we take off the vale?

"That's what Lady Rosemaine said, Aurelia."

"No, mother-in-law. No matter how many times you say it, I..."

Aurelia grabbed Gyu Vale so that she could show her mind that she could never take it off.

I can tell that your mother has told Aurelia many times to take off the vale, and that she wants you to take off the vale because the person you can't see her face really looks creepy.

But the hand that grabbed the vale, stubbornly, was shaking small, and to me it seemed frightened, even with Aurelia wearing the vale.

"Aurelia, I'm worried about you. Because the way you wear the Vale of Arlensbach doesn't look familiar to Aerenfest."

"I don't mean to..."

Still, and Aurelia doesn't loosen her hand grabbing the vale. I don't know what kind of misunderstanding I've had so far, but it seems a lot more deep-rooted.

"If you don't want to take the vale off, how about making a vale out of Aerenfest cloth? That way, I think Aurelia looks familiar with Aerenfest at a glance."

I could see Aurelia moving pickly in my words.

Mother also exhales gently and says, "That would certainly change her impression".

"Today is Aerenfest's old, shifty day lined with cloth using new dyeing techniques. This is a presentation of the cloth that the artisans dyed me in the way I suggested. I think choosing the cloth Aurelia likes from this and just changing the cloth on the vale will change your impression a lot. How about that?

"Thank you for the wonderful suggestion, Master Rosemaine. I'll make a vale out of Aerenfest cloth."

Aurelia's voice has conveyed a hospitable sentiment of relief.

Then, with the adoptive mother who came, the mother begins to move around busily on the final confirmation. Next to Brunhilde checking with harsh eyes for any problems with the way the cloth was decorated, I looked for my mother's dyed cloth and looked at the interwall cloth.

With orders placed in the dyeing workshop so that they could be worn at the winter revelation, all the cloths lined up are red based objects.

But there are various colors in that red. There are various shades of cloth ranging from orange-like red to red close to purple, and there are also objects in one cloth that have a gradient of cloth color from deep red to light red, objects that look like squeeze dyes and look like spots (maradas), and objects that have patterns dyed at equal intervals.

... mother's cloth, which one?

Among all the colorful cloths, there was a mixture of bright colored objects on only the flower part, and green colored objects of the leaves. There are not so many cloths that use multiple colors yet, so it catches my eye.

... Is that it? Something about being nostalgic?

Aurelia follows itself and me. My adoptive mother and mother are busy, so I should deal with them in my spare time.

... something to talk about. Something...... er.

"Aurelia is wearing a vale, but can you see the front?

"... Huh?

"Me, I've used a vale before to hide my face, but at that time I could only see my feet, and I couldn't see the person I met face to face at all"

When I wore the vale at the prayer ceremony of the Blue Witch Era, I guess I could not see my face from them either, but I could not see their face either. Then I don't think I can socialize.

To my doubts, Aurelia spoke out of sorrow.

"This vale is embroidered with magic formations, so the..."

They see us from Aurelia.

"So wearing a vale doesn't make a human difference,"

"Uh, yeah, I am."

"Is Aurelia good at embroidery?

"It's about crowded."

... you mean pretty good at it? 'Cause the reseller said it was crowded.

"Master Rosemaine is good at everything, isn't he? He said Lamprecht was a proud sister."

Brother Lamprecht said to Aurelia that she is truly as merciful as the Virgin. If you hadn't saved the Lord, Wilfried, you wouldn't have been who you are right now.

"I was told that there was nothing like suddenly hating me in my first meeting because I would show mercy to orphans and those from different factions, but I couldn't even believe it as it was. But Master Rosemayne said something to you during the star knot ritual, didn't she? I was really happy. I am delighted to have the suggestion to create a new vale instead of removing it today."

He has little contact with Brother Lamprecht, so he didn't know it because he had little conversation, but he says I am much appreciated. It seems that Brother Lamprecht's words account for a great proportion of what Aurelia approaches me with fondness.

I would also like to compliment Brother Lamprecht and raise his stock, but I can't think of a convenient topic. In the meantime, we shall deepen our rapport with Aurelia.

"Then let me, my proud sister, give Aurelia one cloth. It's a wedding celebration. Which do you prefer, adorable or beautiful?

"I'm tall on this street, and I don't look like a cute cloth..."

I can see Aurelia shaking her head, but she just doesn't look good and seems to like something cute.

"You may want to often ask if the colour matches the clothes you usually wear, but it's a vale, so you can't see your face, and it doesn't look good or good on you."

Pickling Aurelia's head moves. I seem to see the movement of Aurelia's mind, and I'm starting to have a little fun.

"Brunhilde, if you were to use it for vale like this, what pattern would it look good on?

"How about a cloth that combines this squeeze dye with wax knot dye? If you want to show the pattern in a big way, this one would be nice. If you're embroidering a magic formation, this part might be easy to use with an empty cloth, although it has a pattern on the hem like this one."

Aurelia began to look seriously at the cloth. I can't see my face, but I stopped in front of the cloth and watched it for longer, so I can see that.

I look for my mother's cloth, watching Brunhilde withhold the number of the cloth that Aurelia had stopped for a long time at the edge of her sight.

I was deepening my friendship with Aurelia before the unveiling began, and I was to sit pinched by Aurelia and her mother. He secretly told his mother to talk about Arlensbach as much as possible so that she could hear a little more information. It's a serious mission.

...... a topic about Arlensbach.

I spoke to Aurelia, sipping tea.

"Um, Aurelia. I need to know about Arlensbach. May I ask you something?

"If that's what I know..."

I found my voice hardened to be vigilant, but I was on a serious mission.

"How many books do you have in the Arlensbach library?

"... and the number of books in the library?

Aurelia's voice is higher, and I can see she's upset. I lowered my eyes softly as my mother and adoptive mother said "no".

"Yeah, it's still a big territory, so there's a lot of it, right?

"Sorry, we don't know the exact number. I didn't get into or out of the castle much. But there were more libraries in the House of Lords."

Even though she was the lord's niece, she said she was being treated cold with the daughter of the Third Lady. Then I can't help but get into and out of the castle a lot.

"So, doesn't Aurelia have an Earlensbach book on her dowry tools? Me, I love talking. Dunkelferger had a lot of stories about strong knights, but what stories does Arlensbach have? Let me know if you have any stories you know."

Waiting for a groom and an answer, Aurelia tilted her neck a little.

"Right. If it's a well-told story of a knight, it's famous for exorcising sea warcraft."

"Oh, does Arlensbach have a story like that? Let me ask you something."

When her mother spoke, she nodded cocklessly as Aurelia said, "It's a really common story, though.

What he told me was a story of a knight defeating a giant sea demon, a rare story that was completely unusual to Aerenfest. Filine was desperate to take notes.

Aurelia's story comes with a lot of names about fish, and even if she doesn't like it, her expectations grow.

... Fish! Fish! Seafood! Hiccup!

If you get along with Aurelia, about the dried seaweed or dried food, you might get it. The intricate pattern of the Vale of Aurelia has appeared to be a large group of fish.

"I learned in geography that Arlensbach has a sea. What kind of fish are there? Is it tasty?

Looking up at Aurelia with a gaze of anticipation, with his hands together, Aurelia shakes her body slightly like she was frightened.

"I think the Aerenfest meal tastes better. Of course, it's my hometown dish, so for me, the Arlensbach dish feels delicious."

"You can't eat when you're in Aerenfest."

If you're disappointed that you haven't brought it to the dowry tool, Aurelia drops her shoulder a little too.

"I have something I brought from Arlensbach, using magic equipment that stops time, but I can't eat it"

"Why!?

Apparently, what was in the box that I made them prepare with the intention of bringing home the hometown dishes so they could be eaten when they got nostalgic was the uncooked ingredients. No matter how fresh or nostalgic they are, they can't eat it.

"Unfortunately, there was not a single thing in the box that I had eaten."

Senior aristocratic ladies do not cook on their own. Cooking is what cooks do. I can't eat just the ingredients. So far, Aerenfest's, or our food is delicious and unusual, so the fish seem to be left in the magic equipment.

"The magic equipment that stops time consumes a lot of magic, so if you can't eat it anyway, I'm thinking about throwing it away."

"It's outrageous to throw that away! As long as you dispose of it, I won't have it."

"Dear Rosemayne, you can't take things that way."

Mother and Brunhilde flashed their faces. But bear with me here, and if I am abandoned a precious fish, I will regret it at a level that I cannot die.

... Fish! Seawater fish! I want some. I really want to eat it. I want to eat it because I want to bake salt.

"Aurelia, let my cook cook cook. Different seasonings will not taste exactly the same. But you can create new dishes."

"... new dishes, is it?

I just said a new dish, and my mother moved Pickle and Eyebrow.

"Marriage doesn't work unless each one respects the culture they've grown up in. One of them is not the only one who endures it. If Aurelia wants to use ingredients from her hometown, could she use Arlensbach ingredients for her dishes? This is also the interaction between Arlensbach and Aerenfest."

Nothing. I'm not married, and I have a sense of what I'm talking about. But I don't care about that. What matters is whether I can eat seafood or not by the marriage of Brother Lamprecht.

"If hometown ingredients become naturally distributed, Aurelia will be more familiar with Aerenfest, right? I create new dishes with ingredients from Arlensbach and a cook from Aerenfest! This could also be another new fashion. Aurelia, let's work together."

"... Yes"

Make Aurelia promise never to throw away ingredients.

I was the one who got the new ingredients, but I couldn't find my mother's cloth out of the cloth that drifted between the walls.

... my family love, it was a defeat.