Ascendance of a Bookworm

The autumn baptism ceremony ended unsuccessfully, after which he made several trips to the castle to build up his magic for Entovickern to provide a magic supply. There are no good healing pills with Brenreuse, so every day I accumulate magic while I use tenderness all the time.

And in preparation for the harvest festival, the temple began to buzz. There are appearances of blue apprentices carefully prepared for the first harvest festival, including arranging carriages and luggage, sorting the side services to be taken, and confirming rituals to be performed in the countryside.

The Fall Harvest Festival is accompanied by a civilian for taxation, so I hope the children of the old Veronicans don't feel too bad. Sometimes there's nothing you can do to keep a civilian out of sight, although he doesn't intend to stab a nail. A meeting will be held to decide who is going where, and a combination of blue clergy and blue apprenticeship will be decided.

"Philine has become a blue witch apprentice as a successor to the orphan dean, but aren't you going to the harvest festival?

Asked Melchior if he would send Philine to the harvest festival, I replied, "I will not let him go".

"Yep. I asked Filine to succeed me with the intention of lowering my room and side service. Now that we're in a shared state, there's no side service or exclusive cook for Filine to go to the harvest festival. Besides, I'm a minor, and unlike other blue apprentices, it's not like I can't get past the winter without attending a harvest festival."

This time we will send underage blue apprentices to the harvest festival because, although there is also a shortage of people, it is absolutely necessary for their winter support. Otherwise, I don't send minors into divinity. By the way, Merhior is a Lordship Candidate, so he doesn't have to be a blue apprentice to go around the direct jurisdiction, so it's a different frame.

"In order to avoid a situation where there are no people at all in the temple, we are not putting Filine on the harvest festival, but leaving her to leave a message"

Talking about that, Ordnants jumped into the conference room. A white bird descends before me. And I started talking in my adoptive father's voice.

"We've got a little time, so we'll have an interview in three days. Submit a report on the child to be baptized as a nobleman in the winter."

The blue apprentices stare at Ordnants who repeat the same word three times. Some children have brothers in orphanages, so they will be wondering what the treatment of a child who becomes a nobleman from an orphanage will be.

"There are two children of the age who will be baptized as nobles this winter from the orphanage. I'll let Rhoderich take the report back to the castle, thank you."

That is what I said and returned my adoptive father's Ordnants. Bertram and Dirk are the only children who could possibly be baptized as nobles this winter. I had a kid the same year, but one was home to his parents and the other was dropped at a Haltmoot interview to get no magic equipment. I don't deserve to be baptized as a nobleman.

When I finished discussing the harvest festival, I returned to the temple chief's office. Then, send out Monica to contact Vilma for the date and time of the interview and ask her to receive a report about the two of them. Then I called Laurenz, who was in training at Ordnants. There will be an important interview that will determine whether or not my brother Beltram can be baptized. I thought you might want to speak as a brother.

As soon as I was reading the report from Burma, Laurenz arrived.

"Dear Rosemayne, Ordnants says the date and time of the visit has been set..."

"Yep. Yes, go to the orphanage and speak to Beltram. You take Aub as your guardian as a child without parents for baptism, so you will not be universally recognized as a brother after baptism. Still, I want you to be as concerned as possible"

Considered in the custom of an aristocratic society in which parents are determined by baptism, Bertram becomes a child without parents. I will not be Laurenz's brother in the world. It is natural for society to be told "it will not be my brother" at the time of entering the orphanage.

"Being recognized for excellence in performance. And you cannot be baptized as a nobleman unless you have no vengeance or other ideological issues and are willing to serve Aub Aerenfest. Burma's report says Bertram has nothing wrong with grades and attitudes to life"

"Really?"

"But I don't know about ideas," he says to Laurenz, stroking his chest down like a ho. He seems to be trying hard to be a good kid in the orphanage, but I don't know if he'll show any respect for Aub.

"I find it difficult to serve Aub without any obsession with capturing his parents and putting himself in an orphanage. But if you want to live as a nobleman from now on, you will be forced to dedicate your name. Tell Beltram well and let him swallow."

I ask you to tell me what life Laurenz, who gave his name with the execution of his parents, is now living, how he feels about his adoptive fathers and how he handles his emotions. I think it would be nice if Beltram, who thinks he will return to the aristocratic society, could fill the gap between his imagination and reality at all.

"I am grateful to the children before baptism for crushing your heart. 'Cause it's no surprise you're abandoned."

I wish I could help more, but my reach is not wide. And don't reach too far, they've told me many times.

... I just wish I could save a little.

"Dear Rosemayne, don't you have to give Dirk a voice?

"Yep. Filine. Dilk needs a little more fesh peel practice, but nothing else is wrong"

I've been practicing seriously since I got my magic gear, so it's a recent story. According to a report by Rosina, who sometimes goes to see orphanage practice, if we keep it serious, we're likely to be able to do the baptismal unveiling. I'm not too worried.

"Haltmoot is interviewing me once when it comes to ideas. I don't think it would be a problem if I could give my opinion to Haltmoot with all that grandeur and set a goal. Unlike the sons of other nobles, I understand that they benefit from a clan of lords to live in an orphanage, so I don't particularly doubt their loyalty."

Rather, what worries me about Dirk is what we do to gain common sense as nobles in living as nobles.

"What's missing from the orphanage-grown dilk is common sense and mindset as a nobleman. Tell him as much as you can. I, the Lord's candidate, will not set an example."

Dirk must live as a nobleman while being said to be a child of someone of the old Veronicans and of orphanage origin. A lower aristocratic way of life would be more useful than the aristocratic common sense I learned as a lord candidate. "I'll do my best," Philine nodded to me.

"Dermuel would like guidance, too. Then, Rhoderich. Bring Vilma's report to your adoptive father."

"Yes, sir."

And the day of the interview. The adoptive father brought two escort knights, a side service and a civilian to the temple. My adoptive father saw me with a stern face.

"Whether it helps me or not is the most important thing. I'm not willing to go through any trouble for the useless. I saved your life, so don't pinch your mouth for any further treatment."

I know that the lines and standards I consider them pathetic and would like to save them deviate from the aristocratic society. It's enough that you saved me from the syndicate. That is also well understood by the fact that it is very difficult to save Ferdinand from the throne.

"I know how to take in the children of the old Veronicans is important to the Lords clan. I'm not complaining about my adoptive father's decisions beyond saving their lives."

"... well. If you know what I mean."

My adoptive father said that only slightly out of his shoulder strength.

And the interview begins. Dirk, Bertram and Vilma are brought in, and Vilma will be the first to report on the two. My adoptive father, who was receiving the report, is listening with a gentle nod. With a serious light in his green eyes comparing Dilk to Beltram.

"I see. Looks like you both worked hard. Very good grades.... By the baptismal ceremony Dirk seems to want to practice some more fesh peel, but Beltram has nothing wrong with his grades"

So cut the words once and stare at Dirk.

"Dirk, the person will live in an aristocratic society perceived as the child of someone of the former Veronicans who is a criminal. I know it's going to be a pretty hard life, but do you still want to be noble?

Dilk nodded loudly as his scorched tea eyes glowed closer to black.

"I want. I want power to protect the orphanage, as Master Rosemaine was doing. You don't get that with orphans. Whatever hard feelings you have, I want to be noble."

As he said in the interview with Haltmoot, Dilk works hard to express his wishes and expresses his thanks to his adoptive father for giving him the magic equipment. There's just pure hope in Dilk's eyes. They didn't even kill my parents, so there are no dark emotions or other shards against Aub.

"I haven't been able to accumulate half of my beltram magic yet, even with the restorative drugs I gave Lord Rosemaine, but I will definitely accumulate them by the time I enroll in the House of Lords"

My adoptive father loosened his cheek only slightly to Dirk's upright thoughts and, at the same time, stared at Dirk with a little sympathy.

"... the others are considered children of the former Veronicans. Therefore, by the time they become adults, they will need to give their names to the Lords' clan. What do you think about that?

The children of the old Veronicans dedicate their names to avoid the syndicate, so the blue apprentices and those from the orphanage will be treated the same way. Dirk is not a child of the old Veronicans, but he will be treated the same way more than becoming a nobleman from an orphanage. Dirk, who was briefed, tilted his neck with a decent face.

"Can I choose my Lord? If so, I would mainly like to protect the orphanage."

It is the life of an orphan who does not know what nobility is to be served or bought off and what treatment awaits ahead. Compared to that, Dirk says you're just lucky to be able to choose your own Lord.

"Well..." his adoptive father nodded with a bitter grin at the fundamentally different way of thinking from the nobility.

"Dirk, let's admit that he will be baptized more as a nobleman of Aerenfest"

"I'm afraid so."

I could see Dirk saying "I did it" in a small voice. From delightful dilk to beltram, the adoptive father shifted his gaze and stared at the beltram.

"Sounds like you have something to say?

The adoptive father pressures the belt rum with his mouth shut in a quiet tone, "Say it," he said. Beltram slowly opened his mouth.

"... do orphans like Dilk really become aristocrats?

"I said orphans like Dilk, but they are also orphans. You two are in the same position, aren't you?

In his adoptive father's words, Beltram opened his eyes like a cool one and said, "No."

"It's not the same as Dirk. I'm Geebe Viltre's......"

"There is no more Geebe Viltre to know. Another person is becoming Geebe Viltre. Besides, he's an orphan in an orphanage. I'm no different than Dirk because I'm his guardian and he's going to be noble as a child without parents. In an aristocratic society where parents are determined by baptism, there will be no parents."

"I know," said Bertram, who was also told that Laurenz was not regarded as a brother and was in the same position as Dirk from the orphanage, lowering his gaze slightly. I exhale softly in such an attitude that I refuse to understand even if it is said and understood in words.

"Reports from the orphanage indicate that they are working hard to get out of the orphanage as soon as possible or to return to the aristocratic society in which they were placed? But being baptized as a nobleman doesn't mean you can go back to your past life."

Beltram's fist gripped tight and began to tremble. You look desperately passionate. But this reality must be swallowed up.

"It's not like my parents are coming back after the christening ceremony, and the place where I live remains a temple. I'm going to live as a blue apprentice just like the little old song kids. Knowing that reality, are you prepared to be baptized as a nobleman in the wake of my hindsight? You can choose the Lord like Dilk? I'm not going to treat a criminal's child as a nobleman of Aerenfest without showing respect to myself."

With a tough eye, the adoptive father stares at Beltram. Beltram closed his eyes tightly.

"Can I serve the clan of lords who executed my parents, or no? That's the most important thing. Those who are exposed to various rumors and malice in the castle and the House of Lords, who know what the Syndicate means, and who can appreciate their present circumstances, are also prepared to choose their Lord. But a toddler who suddenly lost his family and was sheltered by Rosemaine in an orphanage without knowing his surrounding eyes would not be able to thank him for his current situation?

"... I am grateful," Beltram said after being silent for a while.

"My brother also told me that it was my parents who sinned, and the bad ones were my parents. It's miraculous to be able to live like this. I don't want to know, but I do. With the mercy of the Lords, we are alive."

"Right. Did my brother tell you..."

"... Yes. My brother gave his name to Lady Rosemayne, but I want to dedicate it to Lady Merhior."

He put his face in the orphanage many times to see how he was studying, playing carta and cards with the blue apprentices, and thought he could serve if he became a caring Merhior.

"... if you're thinking of dedicating your name. Be their guardian."

In the words of his adoptive father, Beltram pulled out his shoulder strength.

Since the two of them have decided to be baptized as nobles, they discuss what to do with their winter baptismal costumes and escorts and decide roughly. The costume is down, and the escort was to come out of my side, the temple chief. After next year we will get it out of the vicinity of Merhior.

When we finished talking about the baptism ceremony, Dirk and the others left the room and talked about Entovickern.

"Grechelle's Entovickern is scheduled to take place after Florencia's birth"

"Is it after childbirth?

"Oh, I don't hear Florencia say she'll get back on track with her recovery pills and join Entovickern"

As an adoptive father, he doesn't seem to want his adoptive mother to participate in Entvikkern, but it seems that the adoptive mother intends to do so even if she uses restorative drugs after childbirth.

"I'm also worried about my adoptive mother's health, but are you ready for Entvikkern?

"A blueprint had been received from the merchants as to what kind of store they wanted it to be, and the town was designed by the civilians and Geebe Grechel. The magic builds up to some extent. Thanks to magic compression and the re-acquisition of your protection. To be honest, it really helped."

"That's good."

The adoption father's reacquisition of protection seems to make it easier to accumulate magic than originally anticipated. I work hard on magic compression too, so magic will work out.

"Speaking of which, what do you do with the wide-area Vashen? There's no Ferdinand this time, and I can't go to Grechelle right after Entovickern."

Even if we only clean buildings in Entovickern, we have to clean the whole town in Vashen. It is impossible to get the civilians to remove the dirt that has crept over the years in parallel, while preparing to accept merchants from other realms. Vashen throughout the town is mandatory.

"... that's it, could you lend me Clarissa?

In the words of my adoptive father I said, "Are you Clarissa?" and pointed his lips. Clarissa is Hartmoot's fiancée and is still a Dunkelferger. Since you are offering me your name, it is good for what I personally make you do, but it is not something that drives you to the cause of your territory.

"I know it's not very good, but Brunhilde told me that you have a fairly effective auxiliary magic formation for wide-area magic. With Clarissa's assistance, they'll do something about it in the nobles of Grechelle, including Geebe Grechelle and Brunhilde. Why don't you order me to head to Grechelle on the day that Entovickern takes place?

We in the Lords' clan cage in between offerings, so we have no choice but to leave Vashen in Grechelle to another. And since Brunhilde has no magic powers like mine or Ferdinand's, he seems to be thinking of doing something with auxiliary magic formations and numbers.

"I told Brunhilde, a neighbor, to ask for it, but Brunhilde told me that he should ask for it from me, an Aub."

"Well, Entvikkern is what adoptive fathers do in territorial business, so I think it's the right thing for adoptive fathers to ask you to do"

I look to my adoptive father as I say so.

"I don't mind ordering Clarissa to head over to Grechelle, but there are conditions"

"What?"

"Let all the senior aristocrats go to Grechel, near the side of the Lords' clan. Perhaps Grechelle's nobility is not enough, and it is necessary for the Lords' clan to actively support Grechelle in order to take in the Risegang nobility"

Provide an example of the use of Vashen of wide-area witchcraft in the House of Lords ditters, whether it be a side service, a civilian or a knight, so conditions are put in place to bring a lot of the magical to Grechelle.

"If you don't see the support of the Lords clan, only Grechelle will seem to be working hard. Getting Grechelle in order is for Aerenfest. Besides, I'm not convinced to send just my side. I want Clarissa, who is still the book of other realms, to do her best, as well as all the proximity of the Lords' clan. It's the same for Entovickern and Vashen."

"... ok. Senior nobles in the vicinity of the Lords' clan will be notified to head to Grechelle."

Since my adoptive father nodded to me, I order Clarissa to serve Ordonanz and discuss it with Brunhilde to plan for a wide area Vashen. The thank-you Ordnants flew right in from Brunhilde.

"I'm afraid, Master Rosemaine. Clarissa contacted me. I didn't think the proximity of the Lords' clan would help me, so I think I can wash the town pretty easily."

Ordnants from Brunhilde had a lot of bright voices and I knew exactly how Brunhilde was running for Entvikkern.

"I will spare no effort to succeed."

That's the answer I give back. Soon the Ordnants flew in again. I thought it was Ordnants from Brunhilde, but Ordnants flew to my adoptive father, not before me.

"It's a Labelecht. Aub Aerenfest, it appears that the entrenduge has visited under Master Florencia"

You must have realized that the visit of the goddess of childbirth. My adoptive father stood up rattled.

"Contact Melchior. I'll be right back at the castle."

My adoptive father's proximity begins to move to inform Melchior.

"My adoptive father, I..."

"He can't go into the main building when he returns to the castle because he's not his half-brother. If possible, pray to entrenduge here."

They sometimes give Florencia magic during childbirth. They say that magic at that time is a big rebellion if not blood clans like my husband and my child. They don't do me any good where I went.

I returned to the temple chief's office after my adoptive father and Merhior had escorted me back to the castle in a hurry. Pray to Entrinduge, the goddess of childbirth, in front of a small altar in her own chamber.

A few days later, Merhior returned to the temple. She said it was a girl who was born.

Then another week later I was summoned to the castle. Entovickern will take place. A clan of lords dispatches senior nobles of their proximity to Grechelle. From near my side, Clarissa, Haltmut, Brother Cornelius, Leonore, and Otilier were to do Vashen in Grechelle.

Thus, Grechelle was reborn into a white town with no dirt.