Ascendance of a Bookworm

The practical skill of the afternoon is to obtain the protection of God. It is an important practical skill in third graders divided into specialised courses because that is all the easier to use the magic of that attribute when they receive the protection of the gods in addition to the aptitude they have at birth.

This practical skill takes place one person at a time in front of the altar of the gods behind the auditorium of the House of Lords. For this reason, they are gathered in the auditorium, regardless of their rank, from students who have passed the theological lecture of remembering all the names of the gods. Aerenfest has all passed, so everyone is assembled in the auditorium today.

"This is the first time you've been with Master Rosemayne in practice."

Philine laughs a little happily as she makes her way from the library to the auditorium. Previously, practical moves had been divided by class, so Philine and I had never been together in practical moves. I can't believe you're happy about that. Philine is adorable, she thought, and Philine took out the book board with the mess.

"Haltmoot tells me to write down what kind of gods Lord Rosemaine will be blessed with."

"We also decided to share it with Filine so that it would be all right to receive protection from a lot of family members."

Lauderich also took out the calligraphy board so he could be good at it, and said so.

... Stupid idiot of Haltmoot! What the hell are you asking for!?

"You don't have to do that. I'll scold Hartmoot for asking for something extra."

Although I don't know what Haltmoot expects, it's basically good if I knew which god blessed him.

Entering the auditorium, people were gathered to take this practical skill together. Most of the pale green cloaks of Drevanhell and the bright loess cloaks of Aerenfest from the feel of a puff, all the other colors are only to the extent that they can be counted with one hand. Less than twenty people? Exactly. It doesn't seem easy to memorize all the names of the gods.

As I approached where the green and loess capes were gathered, I could see Vilfleet talking to Oltveen. "What was it that said it was difficult to pass the first day due to an epidemic disease," he hears.

"I'm sorry. You've become like a trick. But there was nothing we could do about it. From now on, Aerenfest will do everything in its power to let you go."

While I excuse myself, I support Wilfried in my heart for doing the clever thing of provocation, but I don't want to get caught up in a friendship between men. And I stopped my feet, which were close, and looked around in the auditorium. The blue cloak Hannelore is standing alone. Apparently Hannelore was the only one who passed his first day in Dunkelferger's third grade.

... That's Hannelore! You're one of the book lovers.

"Good day, Master Hannelore"

When I smiled and approached him and spoke, Hannelore turned this way and laughed nicely.

"Good day, Master Rosemaine. Aerenfest is all here, isn't it? I think it's very great. I have had so much trouble remembering all the names of the gods."

"I struggled, too."

"Well, Master Rosemayne too?

Hannelore looked at me with a patchy blink as if it were unexpected.

"I, almost at the same time as the Baptist ceremony, assumed the position of temple chief, but every ritual required the name of the gods, and the scriptures were filled with the name of the gods, and it was difficult to remember. For that matter, it's a little easier in the House of Lords lecture."

"I can't believe I've been the temple chief since the Baptist ceremony..."

The look on Hannelore's face clouded. Even Dunkelferger probably has a low status in the temple. He has the sad look that Lady Rosemaine can be put in such a place.

... Oh, I have to correct it here. Will my adoptive father be called a terrible Aub again?

It would be a good idea to solve the misunderstandings from close quarters first. I hasten to add words.

"I don't know what other temples are like, but the temples of Aerenfest are cozy. Aub will be in and out, and Brother Wilfried and Charlotte have no positions attached, but they are helping us with divinity. Besides, Ferdinand wanted to leave the temple when he got engaged to the Great Territories."

"Aub is also in and out of the temple, and Master Ferdinand wants to leave the temple?... Really?

Look at me with a face of surprise that Hannelore is incredible. He is a Ferdinand who loves to pull cages and study in the temple's workshop in Aub, who disguises himself as a blue cleric, enters the temple and accompanies him until the prayer ceremony. I haven't said a word of lies.

Hannelore, with his surprised face, turns his gaze to Filine and Lauderich. Filine also nodded with a smile.

"Me and Roderich have come into and out of the temple since we became close to Lord Rosemayne's side, but the temple is beautifully cleansed in every corner, and the meals are delicious, and the temple's side services are well educated by the nobility"

"Now that Master Ferdinand is on his way to Arlensbach, the new chief cleric is Haltmoot, but he is also happily attending the temple"

With Lauderich giving out Haltmut's name, I reminded Brunhilde to deliver the letter to Clarissa and to set up a place for explanations to speak from me, my boss. It really seemed like he was throwing out what he had to do with Solemn Qing.

"Clarissa of Dunkelferger is Haltmoot's fiancée. There seems to be a big difference between the temple for us and the one we saw from the rest, so we will return to Clarissa for more information."

"Uh, yeah. Let's tell Clarissa."

Hannelore, who keeps smiling, but seems to have caused some very confusion due to the number of blinks, so I greet him lightly and leave Hannelore.

... I hope this weakens the bad rumors about my adoptive father a little, just Dunkelferger.

Away from Hannelore I told Filine and Lauderich to revisit the names of the gods again.

"It's important to remember the name of the gods because you can't get practical skills to gain your protection unless you pass the theological exam. I don't care about Haltmoot's favor, so neither Philine nor Roderich can concentrate on themselves."

The aptitude of the nobility is born determined. They often have similar attributes among brothers because they basically have the aptitude for the season of birth and are said to be influenced by parental aptitude after the second.

It seems that the amount of magic depends on the size of the vessel that can accept magic, and it is not uncommon for there to be a difference between brothers, as the size of the vessel varies depending on the amount of magic poured by the pregnant mother. This vessel grows larger as the body grows, and there is a difference in the growth rate due to how much magic can be compressed during the growth phase.

"If you mourn the lack of aptitude because there are significant changes in the extent to which magic can be used and the amount of magic you need, whether or not you get God's protection, then pray often so that you can both still get protection. Right?"

As I said that to the two of them, Wilfried, who had finished his conversation with Oltveen, was coming here. Hear my words, and lean your neck.

"I am told that you can increase your attributes with God's blessing in your own deeds, but I will not hear you say that you have gained any other blessing than aptitude in your lecture."

I was somewhat oblivious to the information in the House of Lords, so I did not know that.

"But I think we can do more than have a statement in the reference that we can add more attributes.... Well, in spite of my aptitude, sometimes I don't get the divine protection of my attributes"

"Ha!? Suitable but unable to get your protection!? Is that what happened!? That's your first ear."

Wilfried turned out stunned. I don't need to bother spreading it, so it seems Angelica, who had never spoken of it, but did not get the protection of aptitude, was a rare presence at the first ear level.

"... Actually, Angelica does. Despite the aptitude of the wind, I have heard that the gods were not blessed. I know you can't get the blessing of Mestionora, the goddess of wisdom, or Cuntzier, the goddess of art, but it's strange to think that you could have got it if you had the blessing of Old Schnelli, the goddess of flying and Steiferises, the goddess of disease."

A symbol of the speed with which Szczeria, the goddess of wind, directs protection and transmission, naturally the family has a goddess specialized in speed. I don't think Angelica, who fights in a light-hearted and speed-specific way, can get protection from all the gods of the wind attribute, but reality wasn't.

Filine turns bright blue because of the presence that was too familiar to gain protection.

"Dear Rosemayne, what if I, the gods of fitting attributes, can't protect you?

"You don't have to worry about that"

It was Hillsur who came into the auditorium for the lecture, laughing Couscous off the anxious words of Filine, even though there was only one aptitude.

"Dr. Hillsur, how can you say with such certainty?

"Because I know very well why Angelica didn't get the wind protection. It was me, the dorm warden, who accompanied her to the supplementary course."

They say dormitories supervisors must try to take care of students who fail to pass during the winter and remain in supplementary courses during the spring. "It was really hard," Hirshur shook his head as he sighed. They had to take care of Angelica, who could hardly be engraved into her brain no matter how much she told me.

"Dr. Hirschühl, please tell me why Angelica didn't get your protection"

"Because I didn't remember the names of the gods, and I couldn't speak."

"Huh?"

... I don't know what that means. You pass the theological exam to remember all the names of the gods and do your first practical moves, right? What the hell is Dr. Hillsur talking about?

"Just like everyone else, Angelica did this blessing right after passing the exam on the supplementary course. But Angelica could not speak the name of the gods on the magic team, she leaned her neck, whether she only remembered it from the beginning, whether she thought it was good enough because the exams were over, or whether she spent her strength on those who remembered the words of prayer."

... Wow, Angelica is posing as "I'm in trouble" on the magic team.

Finally, the figure of Hirschühl holding his head around the magic formation also came to his attention. Even though it was hard to form an "Angelica's Grade Improvement Team" and teach it for a few people, I think it was really hard for Angelica's opponents alone in Hirschur.

"The conclusion that leads us from Angelica's failure is that if we cannot accurately recite the names of the gods, we will not be able to gain your protection"

"I guess that means that the gods won't give you any protection for those who don't even remember their names satisfactorily. With Lord Rosemayne in the House of Lords, Angelica graduated safely and how relieved I am"

With that said, Hirshur heads forward to explain to everyone. This time the actual skill teacher looks like two of Hirschühl and Gundorf. Is it because of the large number of successful Aerenfest and Drevanhell passers?

"Ahhh, we're low on numbers today. Like packing and sitting on the front."

All gathered before Hirsuru's fellow researcher and rival, Grandpa Teacher Gundorf, for instructions. Still, it would be the usual habit. I get to sit side by side in the order of nature and territory. If you look at it this way, the Aerenfest that everyone is passing is different.

"Please carry that here"

Those who appear to be working underneath have brought in Hirschühl's magic equipment. It's a magic trick from last year's lecture. Hirschühl, who finished the installation, turns around and looks back.

"I will now explain to you the ritual of blessing from the gods."

To sum up Hirschühl's explanation, we must first remember the words of prayer. Rituals are performed in turn from those who remember them. One person at a time enters the deepest part of the altar so that you can concentrate on the ritual, so you may study seating tomorrow if you have time to wait. You may leave the room from those who are finished.

"This is the word of prayer"

Hirschühl mirrors the words of prayer with the magic equipment of the film. I saw the words reflected in the white cloth, drenched in what words I must remember, and pulled out the strength of my shoulders.

... Not much different from your usual prayers.

"I am the one who created and paid the world and prayed and thanked the gods, and presided over the high pavilion sky, the Supreme God is the husband and wife of darkness and light, who presided over the wide and hoarse earth, the goddess of the five pillars, the goddess of water, the goddess of Fruitlène, the goddess of fire, the goddess of Rydenshaft-style, the goddess of Szerian soil, the goddess of Gedurleich, the goddess of life, Aveliebe, who blessed all breathing life, honored the gods, and rewarded and served them with the grace of their noble divine power."

Since the names of the family members are omitted in this service ceremony and in this prayer for the magic supply of the foundation, it is only necessary to add the names of all the family members here and pray at the end, "My prayer will follow. I will not grant you protection."

"That's surprisingly easy"

"It's similar to what you said when you supplied magic. But you can't say it's just as easy, can you? I must say this without mistake."

As Wilfried put it, if I looked around, I could see that everyone was trying to remember me as I said bumps. Unexpectedly, Hannelore and Oltveen in the Great Territories, who are supposed to be providing magic as a clan of lords, are also looking at the magic equipment of the projection with a difficult face.

"Dr. Hillsur, I remember"

When I took my seat, my surroundings turned my gaze at one another. Breathe out like Hirschühl was frightened.

"Dear Rosemayne, isn't it too soon for anything at all?

"But I am the temple chief. Just a few extras, almost identical to the words of prayer we always offer in the temple"

"Really?

I nodded with a smile, blinking my eyes around me, hoping that the image of the temple would change at all.

"Besides, it's similar to prayer when it comes to magic supplying the underlying magic, so it's not so surprising that the Lordship Candidates are quick, is it?

"Prayer when supplying magic? There is no such thing. I've never heard of him."

Me and Wilfried looked at each other unexpectedly when we could see Hannelore nodding in agreement with Oltveen's words.

"At Aerenfest, I started Aub, and my sister and I are doing the same magic supply with words of prayer. Not in Dunkelferger or Drevanhell?

"There are so many adult lord clans that we rarely provide magic supplies, but we just put our hands on the magic formations of supply and let the magic flow. I've never said a word of prayer."

"Be that as it may"

Hillsur strikes a hand at the bread and breaks off the conversation between Oltveen and Wilfried, who seemed incandescent.

"Maybe it's obsolete in a long history. Let's discuss whether it's worth the research after this practice. Remember your words of prayer first"

... Nobody was talking about research value, was they?

As he tilted his neck, Hirschühl and Gundorf laughed niggly. Hirshur invites me when he thinks I have some kind of bad feeling about it.

"Come on, Master Rosemayne, go back."

Hirshur, who entrusted Gundorf with the supervision of the auditorium, headed for the entrance and exit leading to the back of the auditorium. I will enter into the deepest part of the altar, about Hirshur.

It's a bigger altar than the altar in the temple's chapel, but it's the same one set up. In addition to the statue of God, a red carpet is laid similar to that used in the service ceremony. The offerings to God, such as flowers and incense, are also prepared, and are almost identical to the service ceremony, except that the little chalices are not lined up.

Only one very different thing is that a large carpet with an embroidered magic formation of all attributes is spread before the altar of the gods. Perhaps if we pray in that center, the magic will flow through the red rug.

"You just have to kneel and pray in the middle of the magic formation, right?

"Yep. It saves me a lot of trouble explaining."

I stood against the altar in the middle of the magic formation in the same way as I did the service ceremony, and once I looked up at the giant altar, I knelt. And then touch the magic formation and slowly pour out the magic.

"I am the one who created and paid the world and prayed and thanked the gods."

Then, if you speak with all your heart of the name of the Supreme God and the Great God of the Five Columns, in turn the light will come up in the magic formation, and the columns of light of precious colour will stand in the place where the signs of each attribute are written.

"All attributes have light... no way..."

It's a room so quiet that you can even hear Hillsur whining full of surprises.

If we concentrated and carefully mentioned the names of the gods one by one, as we shed magic on the magic formations, we would have had a reaction to about half of the names of our families. Each time a little more small light, the columns of each attribute increase in height and go.

Having finished speaking the name of all the gods, I uttered the closing words.

"My prayers will follow, and I will not grant you any blessing."

A seven-colored pillar of light went up, circling and rambling, it became a swirl of light, and it poured down on me all the time. As it was a stream of light, he passed on the red cloth, and went up the altar, and was sucked into the statue of God on each altar. When viewed as a more beautiful mystical sight than expected, suddenly the statue of God installed on the altar began to move.

"Huh?... Wow!?

The statue of God begins to move with a gobbly sound. It began to split left and right on the altar, slowly spinning, as if it were also dancing in a service dance.

"Dr. Hillsur, what the hell is this?

If you look back at the director Hillsur, Hillsur is looking up at the altar with a face you don't know if you're surprised or not.

"It's the same as it was when Master Ferdinand. I thought maybe, but I really didn't expect this to happen..."

"Did this also happen when Master Ferdinand?

"Yep. You looked up with interest to see if one of the strange stories passed on to the House of Lords was this. And then Ferdinand started studying strange stories."

... Master Ferdinand and Dr. Hillsur can afford it!

I envy the room to think about research in this anomaly.

"It's time to finish."

Hirshur points to the altar. It just seemed like a statue of God cleared my way so I could get through the middle. After the couple gods of the supreme god decorated at the top split left and right, you can see a hole poking around the mosaic wall like an entrance or exit.

"Lady Rosemaine, welcome aboard."

"Where, is?

"Isn't it determined by the much higher that the Supreme God invites"

In that way it is a completely post-mortem world. I hope you don't say ominous things.

"If you don't go quickly, that hole won't close and you'll have more trouble next. You can use a horseman, so hurry up and go."

And I went to the highest god at the top, when I sent out the horseman, so that I might be driven away by Hirshur. I don't have the strength to walk up this long staircase on my own feet.

And when I ran up with a horseman to the top, where there was the supreme God, I came down from the horseman. Normally when they were decorated on the altar, it seemed as if the Supreme God was amicably joining hands, but if the Supreme God split left to right and turned to each other, the two hands would appear to indicate to go ahead.

The hole in the square was as if it were time to head between supplies. The oil film is shaking like it's tense and I don't know what's ahead.

I stepped in, nervous as when I first entered between the offerings.

"... and excuse me"

The moment I walked through an oil membrane-like entrance, the scenery changed all at once. I stood on a white cobblestone.

The white floor is circular and there is a large tree in the middle that looks like a white sculpture of the same material. The sight of the trunk stretching to the ceiling, spreading wide branches, and the leaking sun plunging in from between its leaves was familiar.

"What's here..."

It was a white square where I took the "will of God". I've already got a stamp, so there's nothing novel about it. It's just that white trees are spreading branches unchanged.

"... maybe it used to be graduation time to take a stamp, so it was also graduation time to get protection?

Wasn't he encouraging study and prayer to reach God's will up to the adult who stops growing up, to gain protection and to get a stamp?

"Well, I don't care because I already have it. Does that mean Master Ferdinand took a stamp here, too?

As I lean my neck, I follow the white garden and go out from the entrance and exit of the oil film to the altar. I couldn't help but be dissatisfied if I could go back to the altar like this when I adopted the will of God.

... you walked awesome, right then?

I look down from the top of the altar. I saw Hirschühl and the magic formation.

... If I write down that magic formation, can't I have another Angelica ritual at Aerenfest?

Angelica could also get wind protection if she devised it, such as remembering only the name of the goddess who presides over speed, or chanting only one name of the god of protection she wants.

With that in mind I take out my book board and draw and retain my magic formation, then descend downstairs with a horseman.

As I came out of the magic formation, the hole was blocked, and the position of the statue of God began to revert. Slowly moving back to the starting position.

"And that's a strange sight. Isn't that what happens to everyone who did the ritual?

"All I know is Master Ferdinand and Master Rosemayne. That we're both really out of standard."

It is something I do not want to be told by Hillsur, who does not seem surprised at all.

"Come on, Master Rosemaine. Master Ferdinand didn't tell me, but tell me what happened in there."

It seems that only those who prayed will be able to go up to the altar, and Hirshur felt sorry for not being able to go up to the altar during Ferdinand. Plus, he stayed completely silent and didn't tell me anything at all.

I glanced softly at the purple eyes peering in with intrigue.

"Do you think I will peruse Master Ferdinand's decision not to speak to Dr. Hillsur?

... In the meantime, it's time for the vanishing ink. It's only day one of the lecture, but isn't it a little too soon?