Ascendance of a Bookworm

"I'm sorry I called you out of the blue."

When I have finished greeting, I am advised to sit on the bench. As Osvin soon began to prepare his range designated anti-bugging magic equipment, his escort knight father distanced himself with Richarda as he looked at me worried.

Eglantine sits on the bench in front of me with her sides lined up, staring straight at me. Now Anastasius is also attending the graduation ceremony, and he says the only person he talks to is Eglantine.

"Dear Rosemaine, we don't have time for this. May I ask you frankly?

It is really helpful to be frank with me because it is more difficult to be twisted or rinsed around using strange hidden words. I nodded, "Of course."

At the fold of lunch, it seems the scene became noisy when the temple chief and the clergyman of the central temple said that that magic formation was meant to elect Zent. They say there have been ancient ginseng proximities that King Traokvar, who has been struggling all along, should get the Gluthrithheit, and those who are anxious that Dietrinde will be Zent after seeing that state of the day. Besides, it was all a Ferdinand conspiracy, and some people claimed that if they could no longer manipulate Aerenfest's Rosemaine, they were trying to manipulate Dietrinde next.

"I got a lot of opinions, but Lady Traokvar mentioned that gluthrithheit is a must to rule Jürgenschmidt, and that if Lady Dietrinde really gets the gluthrithheit, he doesn't intend to take it away, he intends to turn over the throne"

"Why did Mr. Dietrinde turn over the throne and Mr. Ferdinand, whose suspicions arose, was sent to Arlensbach?

If you intend to give the throne to someone with a gluthris height, I don't know why Ferdinand put the odd suspicion on you.

"That can only be explained as a territorial difference. Aerenfest was recognised for its contribution and will henceforth be treated on an equal footing with the territory granted to the coup d 'état at the next Lords' Conference, but at that time it was a neutral neutral territory. The response will change if the Lord's Candidate of the Great Territory Arlensbach, who was awarded the coup d 'état, gets the Gluthris Height."

Where Ferdinand got Gluthris Height and became Zent, I don't know how much territory to side with. And it seems that Aerenfest was ineligible given his rank, the number of nobles in the center, and the handling and attitude of the territory in the sense of supporting Zent. There is also a good chance that those who try to take away the Gluthrithheit Ferdinand gained will show up, and Jürgenschmidt will be disturbed once again, Eglantine said.

"The coup d 'état also originally said that he was dissatisfied with the second prince's inheritance of Gluthris Height, because the first prince was attacked to take it away from him."

But where he murdered the second prince, he didn't get Gluthrithheit in the hands of the first prince, and he has been in contention, suspecting that the third prince, his half-brother, might have gotten it.

"I lost a lot of my family and close people in a dispute over Gluthris Heights. That's why the royal family wants to avoid strife as much as possible. Even if Dietrinde gets Gluthris Height, there are many anxiety elements, but if Ferdinand, who has various knowledge, supports him as her husband, it seems that Traokvar will be able to perform his duties as Zent."

... stop that for you. Master Ferdinand's eyes remain empty and he won't be able to return.

"I just don't know if what the central temple says is true either. We need to gather information about that magic formation as soon as possible.... Dear Rosemaine, is the central temple saying the right thing?

Eglantine's orange eyes stare at me. I smiled a little with an aristocratic make-up laugh, staring into my eyes trying to spot lies and deceptions.

"I'm sorry, Master Eglantine. The service dance at the bar mitzvah is a divine act performed by the House of Lords alone, not at Aerenfest."

To my answer Eglantine exhales with regret, "Do you not even know Master Rosemaine?"

My chest hurts just a little for hiding things, but I'm not throwing up. There will be no service dance at the Aerenfest bar mitzvah. I don't know the exact thing, although I think it would be the magic formation of such a relationship from the biblical wording of "those who want to be kings". I haven't even looked into it, so I can't say the right thing.

"However, there were various ritual materials in the basement library of the House of Lords. If you read that, Master Ferdinand, you may know something."

That's what I said, "Master Ferdinand is here more than Ahrensbach," Osvin's voice said. Once the conversation stops, Eglantine, out of the scope of the anti-bugging magic equipment, exchanges greetings with Ferdinand.

And similarly sidelined, only Ferdinand came within the scope of the magic apparatus. Stand by your father, who was accompanying Ferdinand, with Justkus and Brother Eckhardt as my escort. Father and Brother Eckhardt, there are two pairs of parents and children in Richarda and Justkus.

... I'm sure you'll sneak in to exchange information. Because my adoptive father had your father hold a small folded piece of paper, and Richarda was preparing something.

Looking at the movement around him with that in mind, Ferdinand said, "Why are you here?" He looked down at me with such a face as he had said. He tells Eglantine to sit next to me, and he says, "Excuse me".

"Dear Ferdinand, how would you like to add or subtract Dear Dietrinde?

"It seems that we have lost consciousness due to the depletion of magic. I gave him a healing pill, so he'll gradually recover. I sincerely apologize to the Lord's Candidate of Arlensbach for disrupting the important place of the service dance in the ritual of adulthood."

Bizarre hairstyle, shiny devotional dance, falling unconscious, start-up of strange magic formation...... Ferdinand apologizes that too many things have happened that flash the surroundings.

"I tried to stop it as best I could, but I couldn't hear it. It's my lack of strength."

That's what Ferdinand said, he took out the magic equipment from the recording he just took this morning and started playing it. There is the voice of Dietrinde, pointing out that he decorates five hair ornaments, and returning grumpy, "You should reduce the hair ornaments," to Ferdinand's voice, who teaches him to stand royal.

"I didn't expect to reduce hair decorations and add other decorations"

"Master Ferdinand has had a rough morning."

When I said so unexpectedly, Eglantine also laughed bitterly.

"Something tougher has happened than Dear Dietrinde's various deeds, so I don't think there's much to blame for that. Rest assured."

Ferdinand pulled out only a little bit of shoulder strength in the words, instead putting force between his eyebrows.

"I thought there was a great deal to blame, such as the arrival of a hasty messenger from the royal family to Deatrinde who showed such a lapse... is it an excuse to ask about Rosemaine?

"There's nothing wrong with Dear Dietrinde. I was in a state of confusion from what the central temple said at lunch, and I needed some information. Because Rosemayne told me that Ferdinand, his guardian, was more familiar with the divine affairs of the temple."

When Eglantine smiled with sorrow, for some reason I was bewitched by Ferdinand. You got involved by saying extra things, it says on your face.

"I know Ferdinand better, I just said. Isn't that true?"

"... let me ask you what the hell happened"

In Ferdinand's sigh of giving up, I and Eglantine communicated previous stories containing the remarks of the Central Temple.

"Did Master Ferdinand know the magic formations that emerged on the stage of the service dance?

Ferdinand nods slowly to Eglantine's question and closes his mouth when he answers only one word: "... I know". Eglantine asked further overlapping how she was not going to say anything more.

"The Central Temple says that those magic formations are for electing Zent..."

"Even though I wasn't even able to read the Bible satisfactorily, I honestly can't hide my surprise that the people of the Central Temple had such knowledge"

You can't possibly see the magic formations floating at the beginning of the scripture in the people of the central temple who hadn't been able to read half the temple chief's scripture. Still, I was able to tell for what purpose the magic team would be used only to float for a few seconds. Surprisingly, I think I know him well.

"The temple in Aerenfest also has wooden plaque materials and copies of the old scriptures, like the procedure books for the gray clerics to prepare for the ritual. Maybe there's a temple library in the central temple with ritual materials."

"You're right, there are probably materials that you can read without magic. I have no objection to that, but shut up."

Ferdinand told me to keep my mouth shut as I put my thoughts to the library of the Central Temple, where I had never been.

When I shut my mouth, Eglantine shook her brow a little after smiling a little.

"So the words of those in the Central Temple are correct, and that magic formation is definitely something to elect the next Zent, right?

"It can't be a complete mistake. But why are you asking us this?

To Ferdinand's words, Eglantine said so with one hand on her cheek, "Shamefully, there is no one in the royal family who is familiar with divinity". With the central temple at a distance, there is no material in the royal family to deny what the central temple has said.

"Lady Rosemayne has earned the trust of the royal family as the head of the temple who carries out real divinity by holding a service ceremony in the House of Lords."

"Not really, I should have told you through Rosemaine. There are materials in the basement library of the House of Lords that royal and lord candidates should know, he said. Why isn't the royal family knowledgeable while we have that information?

I shook my head as if you hadn't told me. [M]

"I told him right. I went to the underground library with the three princes, and I helped translate them into modern times."

"... I should have told you never to go into the library?

He claimed his innocence, but he scolded himself and exposed the case. I panicked and said, "Oh, it was a royal order! Because I couldn't say no!" and overlap the words. That must have been force majeure.

"I asked Rosemaine, who is fluent in the old language, to help me. Please don't scold him."

"Rosemaine doesn't catch my eye except for the book. Only royalty and some lord candidates can put it in that library. Once inside, you can't predict who you'll work disrespect for. It's best not to go in."

In a raw reply to Gigisvalt, picked out by Anastasius, I pressed silently, unable to contest Ferdinand's words.

"But neither Prince Gigisvalt nor Prince Anastasius can read the old words. There's no choice, is there? Me and Lady Hannelore are supposed to help you read the materials during the Spring Lords' Meeting."

When the princes explained that they could barely read the old words, Ferdinand flashed his face.

"Are you going to read... Well, it's going to be a long time."

"What does it mean to be long?

"Will you always read from the top left of the bookshelf in turn? The Temple library, the library room at Calstead's house, the library room at the castle, my bookshelf, it all was. I'm saying it's going to take a lot of time for you to get there because I think the material about that magic formation was definitely downstairs."

... I do read from the edge to look through all the material, but I can't believe they even grasped that habit!

"In the meantime, that library is packed with the knowledge needed for the next Zent. If you can't get ritual knowledge from the temple, you should start by reading the materials in the library. If you think you really need it, you can do enough to remember the old words."

"There is no such time for royalty..."

It reminds me of a king who looked just like Ferdinand, chased by a supply of magic. It will certainly be hard to take time to study.

"As Rosemayne ran to keep the orphanage children alive, she learned the prayer words necessary for the ritual written on the wood plaque at the temple, and learned the old words in one or two minutes of the season by reading the scriptures as she did every day. Even though the royals are busy, when they fall asleep, you'll remember them if you touch the old words like Rosemaine, who brings books to the bedroom."

Eglantine saw strange things with her eyes. I feel like I was dazzling with wood tags every day when I had to learn the words of prayer as a blue witch apprentice. God's name is long, it seems long ago he complained.

"I'll tell you this time because I really don't seem to have the time or information, but if I can't read the material I need myself, I don't understand how the information is bent either. It seems to me that being able to read old words is an essential skill for Zent. Mestionora tells me that Gluthrithheit is probably older than the Bible."

I looked up as Eglantine hacked into Ferdinand's allegations. You're right if you ask me. Gluthrithheit is determined to be older than the Bible, where the way to be king is written.

"That magic team is what elects the Zent candidate. But you're wrong about what the central temple said that Deathlinde was the closest to the next Zent, who was able to bring up the magic formation with a service dance."

Ferdinand started talking about the magic formation. I also listen to the explanation because I only know that magic formation as something that floats in the scriptures.

"When the good royal and lord candidates learned in the House of Lords were adults, it was the divinity of the service dance that asked them if they had enough magic to be Zenths."

Apparently, the magic formation rises by praying to the gods and offering magic while performing the service dance. And they say those who have all the attributes and have the amount of magic they deserve to activate the magic formation can set up columns of light.

"It is only by those who have been able to put up the pillars of light that we can move on to the next stage. I couldn't even activate her. She doesn't deserve to be a candidate."

"Neither I nor Master Anastasius could activate the magic formation..."

Eglantine looked anxiously at Ferdinand as she said so. If Dietrinde did what no one in the royal family could do, then the central temple's statement that "Dear Dietrinde is closer to the next Zent than the current royal family" would be correct.

"It is more important than anything to pray to God and to devote your magic to the service dance. Master Dietrinde was dancing to release his magic to glow the Demon Stone. There was no one to do that, so the magic team just didn't come up."

It just so happens that Dietrinde was able to glow the magic formation, Ferdinand said.

"You should try to verify it with royalty. Fortunately, a joint study by Aerenfest and Dunkelferger also announced how to increase attributes. Why don't we activate our own magic formation while we do the ritual redo of divinity, service, and obtaining shelter?

To Ferdinand's words, Eglantine looks at me with a grunt, "Do you offer magic while you dance?"

"Is it possible to ask Ferdinand and Rosemayne, who are familiar with the ritual, to cooperate? Master Rosemayne was trying to give you a blessing in the House of Lords' audition, wasn't he?

"We don't need any more suspicious eyes," Ferdinand said in Eglantine's words.

"If you are accustomed to praying and have lots of magic, Rosemaine, you will be able to bring up the magic formations more easily than Dear Dietrinde. But that doesn't determine the next Zent. It's just a Zent candidate. The important thing is then..."

In Ferdinand's words, Eglantine said, "Then ahead?," he whines. But I will not answer that word, and Ferdinand will continue to talk about if I glow the magic formations.

"You know Aerenfest is ineligible in the sense of supporting Zent, even if Rosemaine is taken up as the next Zent. It can also only be a source of disturbance if we do a lot of validation of the service dance and candidate Zent comes out one after another from lord candidates everywhere. Do the royal validation on the service dance"

Stare at Ferdinand, who said no clearly, and let Eglantine circle her gaze a little like she was looking for words. And I opened my mouth with a little hesitation.

"How do you think that Master Ferdinand is looking for Gluthris Heights through Master Rosemayne or Deathlinde, and that someone claims to be after Zent's seat?

"Because it's suspicious, and if you move it to Arlensbach, Master Dietrinde raised a strange magic formation. That's what the Cavaliers will say."

That's what Ferdinand answered with a flat face. I'm upset with the side of it. I put up with a lot of things and headed to Arlensbach, but now they can't possibly be angry at me for questioning my loyalty again.

"I thought you said something a lot ridiculous around Zent. Isn't it because Master Ferdinand headed to Arlensbach because of his royal life, even though he refused Aub Arlensbach's offer once"

When I gave my candid thoughts, Eglantine turned her eyes round, just too candid. I'm glad you put up with the phrase, "You've conveniently forgotten a lot".

"Rosemaine, I told you to keep your mouth shut."

And Ferdinand turned a blind eye, and glanced at me. But I do not intend to remain silent.

"Silence does not make sense to the royal family of these circumstances or thoughts. It's better to tell you everything than to accumulate resentment and hatred on your own with patience with a cool face. Isn't it Master Ferdinand who taught me to elaborate everything in the discussion!

When I kick back, Ferdinand still tries to stop me from saying, "That's right, but disrespectful to my royal opponent".

"Lord Ferdinand's acceptance of the royal life, thinking that he might be going to break his last promise to his father, would be to clear up this suspicion? Nonetheless, if loyalty is to be questioned to the royal family and its surroundings, what the hell did Master Ferdinand accept the royal life for?

Ferdinand shut his mouth once as stuck in the answer and said, "Rosemaine, stop. Because I am good..." he tries to stop me.

"Because it's not good, I'm telling you. There's no way you're going to consider this without telling us about it either. It's important to tell each other what we want without going through people. Hey, Master Eglantine?

In my words Eglantine nods cocklessly and smiles, "Yeah, it's very important".

"If you have a situation with Master Ferdinand, please let me know. We may be able to help with a slight force."

"I don't know what the Royal Family and the Knights Commander suspect as evidence, but what interests Master Ferdinand is research, and what he wants is research time and his own workshop. It's just futile to doubt. As much as you said you wanted to live a life of research trivia, caged in your own workshop if possible."

He is the happiest man when he is caged in the temple's workshop, and when I claimed, Eglantine laughed couscous.

"Dear Ferdinand, is what Lady Rosemayne said true?

Eglantine stared at me, and Ferdinand gave up his sigh after picking my cheeks softly saying, "It's too much to say".

"Believe it or not is royal freedom, but I have no intention of going for Zent at all"

Even if Eglantine trusts me, I don't know if everyone else will. But it should change dramatically whether or not there is anyone in the royal family who can tell at all.

"Didn't Master Ferdinand, familiar with the various rituals, intend to challenge you to get the Gluthris Height?

Ferdinand grinned badly at Eglantine's question with a serious eye.

"I'm never going to get Gluthris Height in my hands. I'm not going to live as a Zent to spend everything for Jürgenschmidt."

"I understand. I get it. If Zent did this, he'd be too busy doing his errands and spend less time researching them, right?

It's like less reading time for me. When I fully agreed with Ferdinand, he looked terribly disgusted for some reason: "Don't be with me," he said.

"Huh? Is there any other reason besides less research time?

"Yes, but it doesn't matter anymore"

... Doesn't matter, that means it's not a big reason, right?