Ascendance of a Bookworm

I blinked my eyes at the plans for the future that I had said as I was caged in the workshop for a preview of the Lordship Candidate.

"Aub Ahrensbach is not feeling well, is he? Are you going to have a long stay at that time?

Couldn't you afford it enough to want to do the handover to the chief clergyman any sooner? As I tilted my neck, the chief cleric glanced at me.

"Rosemaine, I don't know if Aub Arlensbach is really ill"

"Huh?"

"I thought you said I was information on Justkus. It's not something you can trust completely, or maybe it's something to lay low around. At least, it's not a good thing to mouth it aloud when it comes to Aub's health. I have trouble being alerted and searching for sources with strange suspicion in my eyes"

Originally, Aub's ill health, which is likely to involve a change of lord, is not information to be spoken of. Never ask Georgine or Dietrinde about Aub's health, he said.

"Are you saying it's top secret for Arlensbach? The Chief Cleric knows what the source is, and he's hiding it, right?

"It's too ridiculous to be trustworthy."

The clergyman himself gently flaunted his shoulders with a face that he did not trust much of the source. The source seems to be frigid, but if you look at the situation around you, it doesn't seem to be a mistake.

"... but if you're in danger of dying during the clergyman's engagement, it means you're pretty sick, right?

"Rosemaine, death is not just close by sickness. There's something more dangerous about you."

That's all the Chief Cleric said, but I'm too afraid of the answers I can imagine, and I can't ask you any more. Looks like you should change the subject early.

"Well, then, the chief clergyman and Lady Dietrinde can get married."

"What do you mean?

"The world in my memory, or where I lived, my uncle and niece could not marry."

The law dictates it, and when I said it, the chief cleric showed a little interest. So, I'll say a few words about marriage to relatives.

"I guess it's no wonder my uncle and niece have different laws from country to country. Is there no contraindication in Jürgenschmidt about marriage?

To my question, the chief cleric said, "It's not like there isn't."

"Because it is the mother who greatly influences the magic of the child, emphasis is placed on the blood muscles of the mother. Just because my mother is not Veronica, she will be able to marry me, just like her uncle and niece, but not in Zilvester and Dietrinde"

They say a half-brother or half-brother will be a big split. In the case of her same mother, she is allowed to marry her cousin and sister.

"If you're a half-brother, even your siblings can marry you. You and Wilfried would be, wouldn't you?

"Are adopted daughters and half-sisters treated the same..."

For a long time I felt the difference in common sense, and I blinked my eyes.

"From now on, it's going to be hard to make up for that difference in common sense."

"Are you going to let someone know? That I have memories of another world."

He shook his head slowly after the clergyman had contemplated my question.

"Now that your imaginary statue of the Virgin of Aerenfest is getting too big, it's better not to spread that. I have no idea how it's going to be celebrated."

The legend of the Virgin, which was convenient in order to make her adoptive daughter of the Lords, is also only dangerous now that she has been laid eyes on the Central Temple.

"What should I do next time I want to ask these questions?

I think there is still time for me to hold my head without taming this common sense. To my words, after the chief cleric had thought for a while, he went to the shelf of the workshop.

"Use this to write to me. If ink only responds to the magic of the creator, we can cross the boundary gates without any particular problems"

It was the vanishing ink made of the magical power of the chief priest that was placed before Cotri and me. Ordnants cannot cross territorial boundaries. Interaction across territories basically becomes a magic instrument letter. The bird in the letter is censored once at the boundary gate, and if there's no problem, they're going to fly at him.

"Write something important with this disappearing ink and write and send something unobstructed from above with regular ink. That way, I'll write back, too. With your ink."

"That's a secret letter.... Was this how Master Georgine and the former Temple Chief interacted?

I didn't use vanishing ink, but given the bunch of letters that were there, the former temple chief may have been a really important support for Georgine.

... I'm sure you resent me very much, Master Georgine.

When I think that the former temple chief for Georgine is in the same position as the clergyman for me, I think that I am greatly hated and resented for driving the former temple chief to death. I find the visit of Georgine and the son-in-law of the clergyman very scary when I think the clergyman may be equally resented.

"If you two can come over here, we'll have a good night's rest in the preview."

"... right. There will be a meeting, a tea party, and plans will be jammed."

The chief cleric groans reluctantly that there is no way to make him go home sooner. My fiancée is also pathetic to be greeted with that attitude. Because Dietrinde himself didn't do anything to the clergyman.

"Don't look so melancholy. Think more positively and have fun. I was wondering if Master Dietrinde could bring me Arlensbach's book? Like, could you bring me some fish? Think about it and it'll be fun. If you're the chief cleric, would you bring me some rare research material? So what do you think?

The clergyman shook his head in a deep sigh at my suggestion.

"You're too faithful to your own desires"

"I just think in my heart. It's a trick to make you feel positive. I'm not actually asking you to, isn't that good?"

He's a thick guy if you really ask him to, but I don't think he'll bother anyone if he thinks in his heart and just feels positive.

"If you make a request, whatever the book is, you might bring the fish."

"Is it true!?

When I look up at Ba and the chief priest, the chief priest nips up the edge of his lips.

"If you really make a request, do they think it's thick? Be patient."

"It's terrible to make you have expectations and put up with them!

And when I was angry, I hunched my nose as the chief priest was amused. Here lately I feel like a toy being rolled in by the priest's mood.

"Oh, but if you can make a request, why don't you say you want Rymund to be added to your entourage?

It will be a story about tea parties, meetings, etc., and if you really don't like Dietrinde, you can talk to me about hair decorations and fashion at Charlotte when the Cleric Chief is talking to Lymnt.

"... Lymund?"

"He is the disciple of Dr. Hirschühl, and also the disciple of the clergyman. I'm planning on sidelining you in Arlensbach, so if you ask me, you might bring me in."

I want to make my first interaction with Dietrinde as successful as possible in the good mood of the Chief Cleric. This is important for the Chief Cleric to feel a little more comfortable in Arlensbach. We also need to be vigilant, but we will also need to step aside.

"Rosemaine, there's a lot to find out about how the old Veronicans will be enlivened, who Georgine trusts most, and what brings him back to Aerenfest for purpose. I can't afford to talk to Rymund about research for a long time. Don't you see how Georgine can leap while you're on the Dietrinde?"

The chief cleric seems to value Georgine more than Dietrinde, and that's probably not a mistake. But there's a "greet your fiancée and deepen your interactions," so it's Dietrinde that the chief cleric has to deal with.

"Then you should ask your adoptive mother and mother to help you from the beginning."

"Cooperation?"

"Yep. Dear Georgine and Dear Dietrinde are both women, so you will probably also attend a tea party full of women. It is the woman who gets the information then. From the time the Veronicans were in full swing, information networks for adoptive mothers and mothers were created. Now that the old Veronicans are in good shape, you won't have to bother Yustox to dress as a woman to gather quality information. Why don't you meet up and ask me what information you want me to gather?

If it's for the Chief Cleric, I think your mother will stick around and gather information. Your mother's intelligence-gathering skills as she scratches love stories are fantastic.

"... you're asking for help"

There are basically places where you want to do anything yourself, and clergy chiefs who don't trust others rarely even request cooperation from their surroundings. So if things happen that you have to deal with someone other than the target, like this one, you're in trouble.

"I'm busy taking over this one, too, so why don't you shorten your stay? Then we have to make a request about the people who will accompany us. We still have time to visit, so you don't have to wait for the blur. You'll be busy negotiating with Arlensbach."

"I will."

I tilted my neck to the chief priest who sees my preview status as to whether there would be more to be done.

"Even if the chief clergyman doesn't, it's a discussion between the territories, so why don't you make a request to your adoptive father and throw him round? The Chief Cleric tries not to get his hands on the castle's work. This is also a kind of handover."

"... you really imitate all the bad things about parents"

The clergyman who said so as if he were scared, but made a request to his adoptive father for Arlensbach, and asked his adoptive mother and mother to cooperate, and the clergyman himself took time to preview my Lordship Candidate.

Soon the merchants of the other realms began to wreak havoc on the lower town, and the season of star knots arrived. An emergency family meeting was held before the star knot to discuss Angelica's divorce with Brother Eckhardt.

"Master, Master Elvira. Please don't leave me alone with Master Eckhardt. I'd like to admire Mr. Eckhardt for a while."

"Well! Angelica!

There also seemed to be guidance from Shtinluke, Angelica plays a brilliantly heartbroken poor maiden, and her mother starts making a quick note of her two sad hearts with her eyes shining. Angelica and I exchanged our gazes, and nodded, OK, one thing.

My mother, who had been running her pen for a while, looks up all the time about what she's taking note of. And I laugh nicely.

"I know how Angelica feels, but love stories and reality are different."

"Huh?"

"It will also be harder to find someone after waiting for a while. If we don't just get engaged, your parents won't see us."

My uncle, who wants to keep Angelica in the clan, has also nodded several times. That, this means that the search for my next fiancée began immediately. Angelica is a practice loss.

"Lamprecht, it is better to make Angelica the Second Lady..."

Brother Lamprecht immediately shook his head at his uncle's words.

"I appreciate the story, but I can't talk about marrying a second wife to a pregnant Aurelia. At least I'd like you to wait a few years."

It's normal to marry a second lady after a few years of marriage, and I don't want to make pregnant women anxious. Besides, Aurelia is the daughter-in-law I got from Arlensbach. I do not want to inadvertently stimulate Arlensbach by welcoming the Second Lady immediately, Brother Lamprecht says no.

"So, Cornelius?"

"I'm already engaged to Leonore. In that state, I don't think we can make Angelica, older than Leonore, our fiancé."

Brother Cornelius also desperately appeals to his uncle to avoid making Angelica the Second Lady.

Angelica looked terribly sad when her uncle muttered, "It's only about Traugot anymore".

"I know I'm exhausted, but there's only one thing I want from my fiancée. I don't have to say like Eckhardt, but I want you to be as strong as Cornelius."

Angelica said she didn't like a man weaker than herself, and her uncle clenched her fist.

"Then we'll have to train Traugot."

"Dear Bonifatius, so what are you going to do when Traugot wasn't stronger than Cornelius? Angelica's due age isn't that long."

My uncle frowns more at the words of his realist mother.

"If Traugot doesn't grow by the time Angelica is told she's late for marriage, I or Calstead will have to take responsibility. No other grandson is likely to reach Angelica's skill. We're too old for Nicholas."

"Dear uncle, there are not many third ladies of your father or uncle, no matter how much. Think of Angelica's Year"

Though I said so unexpectedly, Angelica became the happiest face I have ever seen.

"If that's the case, I'm not dissatisfied."

... Huh!? No!? Can I marry your uncle or your father? Angelica's preference breaks one point too far!

He doesn't mind Angelica, whether he's your uncle, father, or traugot who meets the criteria. Apparently I wasn't the only one stunned by Angelica's statement. Mother also held her head and butted heavily into the sad tale of Angelica with Brother Eckhardt, whom she had written until earlier.

"So as far as Angelica is concerned, it's good that your father takes responsibility, right? Good luck and train Traugot, Father."

Your father quickly ended the family meeting by blocking his way to marry Angelica.

And it's a star knot ritual in no time. At the end of the ritual of the Lower Town, me and the Cleric Chief will transfer the stronghold to the castle. Until the end of the visit of Georgine and Dietrinde, there are no plans to return to the Temple.

The ritual of star knot in the aristocratic city also ends without particular problems. Although there was nothing notable about the ritual itself, it became noisy when it was announced that Georgine and Dietrinde would be coming soon, as the chief cleric was to enter Arlensbach as son-in-law in a star knot ritual.

Because it was mentioned in the debriefing following the Lords' Conference, many nobles in the Noble City did not seem to know, even in well-known facts. The Old Veronicans are vibrant in obscurity, and the leaders look quietly at the state of it. We're observing who shows what kind of reaction.

"Oh, my God, I'm so sorry."

"I didn't know Master Ferdinand, who was in the temple, could be the spouse of the Great Territory Arlensbach"

"How merciful is Master Georgine to welcome those who were in the temple to his son-in-law"

I envy the Reverse Ball of the Chief Cleric, and my voice of joy is raised that my interaction with Arlensbach is showing signs of resurrection. The chief cleric was laughing. Mother was also making a nice laugh again.

"Master Georgine is really good at scratching Aerenfest, so you have to welcome him in the mood. Ferdinand's requests are always tough, but they're worth it."

Mother murmurs when she asks me to pick me up and educate her not to be ashamed of herself as the daughter of a senior aristocrat.

"I'm counting on the hands of my adoptive mother and my mother"

Understanding that there is such a battle of women that I can very well fathom, I shall leave it entirely to my mother and adoptive mother.

"... Dear Georgine, you may leave it to me. But Rosemaine. You are attached to Master Ferdinand as much as possible. Because the more Ferdinand responds with a laugh, the more distance will open the hearts of Ferdinand and Dietrinde."

They don't even get strange misunderstandings or jealousy from the surroundings for my approaching with Wilfried, which my fiancée has already decided. In that sense, Charlotte being too close can be a source of misunderstanding, he said.

"Charlotte-sama is better at forgiving the occasion while looking around, but Rosemayne, who has a long relationship, is better at discerning Ferdinand's expressions and emotions."

I was told to follow up well. Will I be able to follow up with the chief cleric? Rather, it's going to be a foot clump.

"This visit is also a formal place to propose to show the Aerenfest nobles. Master Dietrinde will probably have the demon stone of the proposal. Is Master Ferdinand prepared with the demonic stone to give back?

I felt blood draw away from my mother's words. Although I have seen myself parallel to my preview making the restorative pills I take to Arlensbach, or the magic equipment of the amulet, I have never seen how I am making the demon stone of the proposal.

"... I'm sure you're not ready. Because it was clear to my preview that the handover of the temple was a top priority."

I can't say this one isn't ready when Dietrinde offers the demon stone of the proposal. Because the two visitors have been informed a long time earlier and are said to be meant to greet and interact with their fiancées.

"Dear Ferdinand, are you ready for the demon stone of the proposal?

I sent Ordnants to the Chief Cleric. If I could, that would be good, and if I hadn't, I'd make it right now. That's what I thought and flew Ordonanz, but I lost my temper in reply.

"There is already a demon stone to propose. It's all attributes, like whatever the other person's attributes are."

The demon stone of proposition is made to match their attributes. It made me want to have a head for the dishonesty of not knowing who they were, although it might not be formally a problem if it were all attributes.

"At the very least, contact Arlensbach to find out what Dear Dietrinde attributes are. There's so much to do! What if they misinterpret me as the demon stone of proposing to others?

"I made it during the House of Lords, so it's not a misunderstanding or anything."

I became a feather with a real head for an answer that was completely unmotivated.

"Brunhilde, is this not a problem?

"... right. All attributes, so depending on the quality of the Demon Stone and the engraved words, you may also be able to please"

With a glimmer of hope in the words of Brunhilde, I will ask the words engraved on the Demon Stone.

It seems that I can't feel one of the simplest and most affectionate things about putting my heart in a demonic stone so that it can be used by anyone at any time. That's Brunhilde, too. He's got a face he doesn't want to follow.

"Let's rebuild it. It's not much or anything. No woman would be happy to have that."

"Let's have a problem even though we already have one. I don't have time to inquire and rebuild. If you really need a demon stone to match the attributes of Dietrinde, it would be better if you made one just like your family."

"It won't be something I make! I'm not getting married."

"Give it to me with a smile and sweet words and I'll have a problem. Any more exchanges would be a waste of time. I'm busy."

After that, even Ordonanz's reply stopped coming back. They're going to push it through with demon stones of all attributes.

... This guy is seriously not fit for marriage! It sucks for a married man!

I am pointing my consciousness towards Georgine and the old Veronicans, and my response to my fiancée at heart is too dodgy. As it is, my heart certificate from Dietrinde to the Cleric Chief sucks during my stay at Aerenfest.

"We must do everything in our power to confront Dear Dietrinde so as not to make a bad impression of Master Ferdinand. Brunhilde, Lieselator, Richarda, Otilier, it will be difficult during your stay, but please help me."

"Yes, sir."

To be honest, I'm also oblivious to these romantic circumstances and expressions. I also need someone to follow me.

"Speak up to Charlotte and Merhior, not just Brother Wilfried, and let us all have fun as our primary goal"

How much better than making it a cold space just for my fiancée. Talk to the vicinity of Wilfried and Charlotte, who participated in a tea party between their cousins, about the treats and topics Dietrinde prefers, and request their cooperation.

Rooms are set up for the stay, discussions are held on the menu to be served for tea parties and meetings, more meetings are held between the clergyman and the former Veronicans, and preparations are steadily moving forward.

Slightly past the summer platter, a line of Georgine and Dietrinde came to Aerenfest. Carriages arrive one after the other, with each side coming out as well. I can see if this request went through or if Rymund came down.

As the boxes of gifts for Aerenfest were brought in one after the other by the lower men, I watched as the two of them slowly descended from the carriage putting together the Vale of Aerensbach.

Officially greeting is tonight's welcome feast.

… May this visit end peacefully.

I recall that the last visit of Georgine seemed to have ended peacefully, but then there was the case of the White Tower of Vilfleet by the old Veronicans. A great enemy to guard against; I slapped my cheeks lightly to keep my mind tight.