Ascendance of a Bookworm

"After this, there will be an award ceremony, so if the five bells ring, students will go down to the arena."

Excited by Dunkelferger's ritual, Rufen gave instructions ahead, using a magic tool that amplified his voice to reach the deliberate audience.

"You have to start cleaning up"

Similar to last year, a brief cleanup takes place in the short time leading up to the ringing of the five bells. Civilian apprentices clean up the important magic equipment and other items that they were sending out for research presentations, and side service apprentices clean up the tea utensils and treats that they were sending out to their guests. While everyone is busy moving, I sit in a chair and rest for a while. I've been standing all this time to watch Ditter, so my legs are already hurting.

... but I'm not feeling any worse, and I'm getting really tough.

When the colored colors and the five bells ring, everyone cuts up the cleanup and begins to descend to the arena for the awards ceremony. It's quite spectacular how the cloaks of various colors flip and descend with one horseman after another.

"Brother Wilfried, Charlotte. I need your guidance."

Students from all territories descend into the arena at the same time, so they sometimes get a little quarrel or skirmish due to confusion when they do poorly. When asked to be able to guide everyone, just like last year, Wilfried took it on with pleasure.

"Mm-hmm. You should sit there with your father. Your uncle's sermon awaits you after this. Rest will be necessary"

"Say no compliments there! … you get praise before your sermon, I will"

I am only firm and determined, but I also have new memories of being cheeked at the same time as reunion. If Vilfleet also thinks you are certain of preaching, something may need to be done.

... what about sticking consomme soup into Master Ferdinand's mouth the moment he opens his mouth to preach, or against it and I start preaching with your novel Schmir too?

When I was thinking about it, my adoptive father gently poked me in the cheek. If I look up at my adoptive father, he has a slightly nostalgic look to remember something.

"You don't have to look hard, Rosemaine."

"My adoptive father?

"If you go up on the stage and give me compliments from the king, that's all you need. You can't scold me if you're proud of that. For the third year in a row, it's my first award."

In his adoptive father's words, he remembered the story of Ferdinand, who had once taken the best to get praise from his father. I think he said that a valuable opportunity for his father to praise him was to take the best.

"There is a lot of overdoing, but still those who work hard. You can be praised by Ferdinand today or so. Ferdinand, who hasn't read the report, doesn't know much more about it."

My adoptive father says the sermon to him will be fine after he returns to Aerenfest, but the concern is a little painful for me.

"Um, adoptive father. Me, I wrote a lot in your letter, will you be all right?

"Would it just be okay for you to be censored? Wouldn't it be okay if I didn't say something extra from myself?

I think I wrote a ton of extra things on the back with glowing ink, I didn't say, but my adoptive father seemed to feel something for my mouth.

"Right. Then it is their responsibility. Scold me firmly."

"Aww..."

"More than that, it's time to go. Words from the king are a great honor, you should take them. Don't say anything unnecessary. Don't do it. Okay?

Several times I was pushed away, and I was sent away to my adoptive father. Riding beasts descend into the arena surrounded by the proximity. From above, I'm happy that the colour of the cape makes it obvious where I should go.

Go down to the arena and align at the line of Aerenfest. I guess all the students were there while I was talking to Wilfried and Charlotte who were down earlier, "I hope we get a lot of top performers out of Aerenfest this year". The royal family came in.

Surrounded by knights flipped with black cloaks guarding their surroundings, a royal horseman with wide wings descends one after the other and goes up on the altar. King and First Lady. And Gigisvalt, Adolphine, Naeraché, Anastasius and Eglantine follow.

... This way, most royalty came to the service.

Weren't all the next generations attending the service ceremony just because no one had the king's wife? Now that I think about it, I may have performed a hell of a ritual.

"In the winter, which is subjected to the strict sorting of the god of life, Averibe, they were also subjected to the strict sorting, and gathered here"

The award ceremony began with the same King's greeting as last year. Sound amplifying magic equipment makes a good voice sound to the arena. Is it because you feel more energetic in your voice than you did during the service ceremony?

"I will now give you this year's Ditter award. Until the third place, let the delegates step forward."

It would be a central aristocrat. There is such an explanation from a man who weaves a black cape, and the top three are called.

"Top Territorial, Dunkelferger"

Dunkelferger was a prestigious place, not neglecting to study demons, in addition to being able to get our own blessings. It was an unpleasant rate of complaining, and the surroundings are just the convincing atmosphere of Dunkelferger.

"Second Place, Classenburg"

Classenburg also seemed to have a wealth of knowledge of demons, moving on to the attack without any stray. I guess I still have years of accumulation of knowledge. In addition to that, it was fortunately very fast to defeat it, not a warcraft as snug and difficult to defeat as Gummy Mocha. I think Crassenburg is in luck.

"Third place, Aerenfest...... That's it, forward!

The moment Aerenfest was called, the stadium was squeamish. Sixth-place Aerenfest took third place in the mock. And even if you think about it in Aerenfest history, you've never put it third in a territorial match.

"It must be because it was a demon I knew. Demon trees were very important in Aerenfest and Drevanhell's research."

"I'm sure you asked Dr. Gundorf to serve such demons,"

I heard such a voice from the one before me. Couscous and malicious laughter spread into the purposeful air. The expressions of Leonore and Matthias hardened to a heartless voice.

As far as I'm concerned, "If the guidelines are good enough to take root like that, there's no way Aerenfest would be told that diplomacy is poor. Ditter is strength," I'd argue, "but hearing from the front means the opponent is a superior territory. When I was wondering if I should swallow or say it, my voice rose again from another realm.

"There's no way I can root for that, even though it's just a matter of time before I decide which teacher will be in charge of the demons in which territory. I wonder if you would denigrate the other realms just because the knight apprenticeship in your realm wasn't impeccable"

"It's up to luck to see which demons hit, and Aerenfest was a difficult warcraft last year. Aerenfest's strength can be seen by the beholder."

... Yes! That's what I wanted to say, too.

He also seemed to find it hard to defeat Gummy Mocha for the knight apprentices who were lecturing with him or watching Ditter closely. The knight apprentices from several territories covered me, and the criticism soon became smaller.

"... some of you understand"

When Leonore breaks his mouth, the Knight Apprentices of Aerenfest nod happily. Leonore and Alexis stepped forward as the Knight Apprentice delegates for Aerenfest.

... What a collaboration when I was a year, it was a terrible battle against a Dunkelferger opponent. Good luck to you all.

Of course the knight apprentices worked hard. He has taught and studied shortages, worked together over faction walls, and endured rigorous archaeology. But don't forget the struggle of your uncle and father, who were archaic with priority to the Guardian Knights of the Lords' clan. I was able to be strong because I had a teacher who would train me, risking my knights' diminishing strength due to changes in my educational curriculum.

"It was a great fight. I want you to continue to refine and think about joining the Central Knights."

Praising the Knight Apprentices was Central Knights Commander Raoblut. And they come back with memorabilia like medals. Looks like a blue, clear demonic stone.

"I've never had a souvenir like this before."

"Let me show you to my uncle who trained us all. I'm sure you'll be pleased."

"Yep."

When the stiffness decreases, the next step is an award for the presentation of the study by the civilian population. Apparently this one is also the most influential and the research that the central nobility thinks is great will be awarded.

"First place, the relationship between rituals and protections by Dunkelferger and Aerenfest"

"Second Place, Magic Equipment of Magic Amplification by Guillesenmeyer"

"Third Place, Magic Formation to Reduce Magic by Arlensbach and Aerenfest"

And it came to pass, saying, The representative went forward, and I was in trouble. I am the representative of both.

"Um, Brother Wilfried. May I ask you to come out as a representative of Dunkelferger's research? I have to go into joint research with Arlensbach."

"No, no, wait a minute. Weren't Dunkelferger's joint research carried out more mainly? If you're first and third, you either prioritize first or both."

Wilfried tells me I don't like to take away my sister's achievements, and I have no choice but to go forward with Leonore, the escort knight.

"Don't Aerenfest representatives have to be Brother Wilfried?

"It was Lady Rosemaine who was doing this research."

The representative on Dunkelferger's side was Restylaut. Maybe he was scolded a lot by the First Lady at lunch. I'm fixing the faceless, but the atmosphere is a little more than that, and I don't try to keep an eye on me. You can't just pierce silence without saying anything.

"I didn't think you'd be number one, Master Restylaut"

"... I thought I'd be"

After looking at me slightly, Lestiraut stretched his spine a little by saying so in a sigh. As soon as that happens, the atmosphere becomes less and less dusty, making Dunkelferger's Lordship Candidate stand.

"Rosemaine, who..."

"I didn't think our research would come third. Hey, Master Rosemaine?

"... Huh? Dear Dietrinde?"

It was Dietrinde who blocked Lestiraut's words. I don't know why Dietrinde is out front as a delegate with a sunny face. Pompous, I searched behind Dietrinde for Reimund's appearance. But Rymund is nowhere to be seen.

"Um, isn't Arlensbach's representative Rymund? There was no indication that anyone other than him was involved in the research..."

Dietrinde laughs and blows my questions off with a ho ho ho.

"I didn't like Rymund coming forward. I have no choice. Besides, it's my fiancée's research, so it won't be a problem where I represent it."

Didn't Dietrinde just push me off this momentum and Rymund couldn't say no?

... Already! Even though I have to sell my face firmly at times like this.

I stood next to Lestiraut, indignant at Dietrinde, which strayed Reimund's handles.

"Dear Restylaut, you said something earlier, didn't you?

"No, good"

A man came in who had never seen him from among the groups holding back beside the royal family. It was the Knights Commander who spoke to the Knights Apprentices earlier, so maybe he's the central civilian representative.

"Number one, Dunkelferger, Aerenfest. Studies conducted by others revealed conditions for obtaining protection by reviewing the divine affairs that had been obsolete. The fact that obtaining protection changes the amount of magic consumed was very interesting. The participation of the royal family makes it a very important study in the future Jürgenschmidt."

What aspects of the study impressed me, etc., can be mentioned. The most appreciated part seemed to be the part where the consumption of magic was changed by the number of gods' protections. He asked me to continue my research so that future students could get a lot of protection.

... but is there so much research to go on?

"Make this a memorial of the day. As I will continue to encourage you for Jürgenschmidt"

Unlike the Ditter medal Leonore has received, this one is a pale yellow Demon Stone. I have a heavy weight in my hand. I asked Leonore to have that medal and rearranged it next to Dietrinde while the central civilian representative spoke to second place Guillessenmeyer.

"Third place, Arlensbach, Aerenfest. Studies conducted by others have made it possible to use less magic to move magic tools that require a large amount of magic. Much better than ever before how to reduce magic, it's a study that can be applied very well, not just the magic equipment on display. I hope to continue to work on further improvements."

The central clerks seem to be focusing heavily on saving magic power, which is the basis of Rymund's research, rather than magic equipment here. On second thought, all the awarded research saves or increases magic power. It was a criterion of judgment that clearly understood how lacking in magic and important it was to Jürgenschmidt today.

Returning with two medals, the award begins next about the number of visitors and the response. Unfortunately there was no Aerenfest in here and it was in order of territory. Classenburg is first, Dunkelferger is second, and Drevanhell is third.

"I thought Aerenfest felt very good this year..."

When I heard the result and pointed my lips, Brunhilde shook his head as if he had no choice.

"In the case of Aerenfest, there are few flanking and lord candidates who can handle it. Satisfaction will go down because it will really keep customers waiting. It's hard to get to the top here."

Even though there are many elements that attract customers, such as a number of treats, fashions, and commercial outposts, there is no number of people who can handle them. They can't handle it very well unless it's a large territory with the original number of people. I had no choice but to be convinced by Brunhilde's words: "Suddenly, I cannot increase the number of side-service apprentices".

... you have a small number of people for the Medium Territories, ehrenfest?

We will have to think about it so that we can increase the number of aristocrats at all.

At the end of the recognition of the territorial rivalry, now it is finally the recognition of the House of Lords' top performers. If previous awards are awarded to the Territory, this is awarded to individuals.

"We're going to make an announcement about the top performers of the year. Let the caller come forward."

Outstanding performers will be announced from the final grade with such a voice. The best of the final year was Drevanhell's senior civilian. Surprised that he was not a Lordship Candidate, the name of Restylaut, who should have been obsessed with painting Ditter stories as the best of Lordship Candidates, was called.

... Master Restylaut did well enough to be the best Lordship candidate. I've never heard of it before.

Wouldn't the best of the school year have been a dream either if I had been more serious without being obsessed with your painting? While I was thinking about that, Leonore and Alexis were called by name as the outstanding.

"Alexis, well done"

"Congratulations, Leonore"

"Thanks to Lady Rosemaine"

Leonore and Alexis head forward with all the words of celebration. Dropping that off, the fifth grade began to be called next. The best is called, and then the name is called for each rank of territory.

"From Aerenfest...... Brunhilde, Natalier, Matthias"

"Brunhilde, Matthias. Congratulations, both of you."

Though Matthias was also chosen as a brilliant man last year, Brunhilde is the first of his kind. Brunhilde, who was surprised to see lightly open her candy eyes, moisturizes her eyes and smiles.

"... I am my first brilliant man"

"Yep. Brunhilde was something that worked very hard against the upper territories. I'm glad it's appreciated."

"I'm afraid, Master Rosemaine"

Happily uplifting her cheeks slightly, Brunhilde smiles. He had more glamour and a very beautiful smile.

"Outstanding, are you?"

Hearing such a grunt, I looked up to Matthias. Unlike Brunhilde, Matthias doesn't look happy to be an outstanding man. It may have been more upward, but intermediate aristocracy is rarely chosen for excellence. I think it would be happier and better.

"It's something I'm more than happy to be proud of, Matthias. For I, the Lord, am proud."

After Matthias blinked his eyes several times at my words, he knelt on the spot. And take my hand and put my forehead on it, staring straight at me with blue eyes.

"Huh? Matthias, what..."

"If Master Rosemaine hadn't thought about bailing us out, we wouldn't have had this honor. I offer my honour and gratitude to my Lord."

... Please, stop! This gratitude, because it's so bad for my heart! Because it stands out! Because it's so conspicuous!

"Wow, okay, so Matthias moves forward quickly. Everyone's waiting."

And I said unto Matthias, when I was hasty to draw my hand in, that I should go forward. By the time three Brunhildes, Matthias and Natalier had moved forward, a fourth-grade announcement had been made. Laurenz and Ignaerts are called to excel.

"I'd also like to kneel down and thank Master Rosemayne, would you mind?

And I say unto Laurenz, who said so with a slight tease, I say unto him, Turn quickly.

"I will serve you a large portion of dinner meat to celebrate, so please thank me a little less people"

"Yes, sir."

Laurenz holds his mouth to laugh and heads forward with Ignaz, who was given a word of celebration by Wilfried.

"Third grade, best. Ellenfest's Lords Candidate Rosemaine"

Then I was called by name, even the best of the Lords' candidates, the best of the civilian. Along with the exclamation of "ooh" from the surroundings, the voice of "again" begins to mix with the same name that is called many times. The brilliant also went as they were called, and the voice "Wilfried over Aerenfest" sounded.

"Congratulations. I know. That's your first award ceremony. Come on, Master Rosemaine. Previous"

Philine and Lieselator look so much happier than I do.

"Rosemaine, hands."

Sent out with a smile to the nearby, escorted to Vilfleet, I go forward. The whispers around me showed me that I was getting a lot of attention.

"That's Aerenfest's...... A lord's candidate who invited royalty at a service ceremony."

"You must be a Lordship candidate who's been absent from an award ceremony for two consecutive years, right?

... I'm getting noticed in some weird place!?

Isn't that the part that's up to the surrounding voices that isn't grades? When third parties say hiccups like this, I'm starting to feel better that I was absent again this year.

"Stretch your spine. You're alone from here on out."

Where the brilliant are lined up, Wilfried stops his legs.

Released by Wilfried, I walked careful to look as elegant as possible and slowly rose to the stage. If you go up on the stage, you can see it getting noticed both from the bottom and from the top. While you feel heavy gaze, only your spine stretches out pins so you don't lose your head.

... Ugh. nervous. Maybe I should have been absent after all.

Eglantine smiled at Nicole as she walked before the royalty slipped in line. A little inspired by that smile, I kneel before the king. I felt the king's complexion overlooking me kneeling was much better than during the service ceremony. The eyes that look down on this one are gentle, and the voice that comes to speak is calm and gentle.

"Rosemaine, Lord's Candidate at Aerenfest. For the third year in a row, they achieved very good results. This year in particular, he carried out joint research with Dunkelferger, Drevanhell and Ahrensbach, and made a significant contribution to Jürgenschmidt in its results. Their efforts and contributions are commendable."

Is it because I was more often scolded for just causing trouble? Praised by the king for his contribution, his helpfulness, he felt a delight gushing forth. It's not a social dictionary, it really tells me that you think so.

... I wish it really helped.

"I am very honored to be of service to Zent"

A great applause sounds, and I rise with the king's forgiveness. Looking back, I found that the adults in the audience were applauding me as well as the students lining up below. In the audience at Aerenfest, he starts his adoptive father, and the knights and guardians applaud him.

I could see a bright loess cloak in the vine color of Arlensbach if I turned my gaze to the other side as I twirled. If I stare, I can see Ferdinand, Brother Eckhardt and Yustox clapping all together for me.

... Ah, my adoptive father and Master Ferdinand are properly pleased.

There are many who are happy to praise the achievements of their House of Lords. That was something I hadn't really felt before. The joy is greater than the tension, the back of my chest is warmer, and I'm feeling kind of very happy and happy.

... Yeah, let's try again next year.

It was an award ceremony that seemed natural.