Ascendance of a Bookworm

"... ah"

I was happy as I entrusted myself to a cozy warmth. Once the Gods had vanished, there were things that had to be left early where there were no people.

"Dear Ferdinand, A stone dedicated to the name, I'll give it back. You don't need it anymore because the gods have lost their power, do you?

Ferdinand had dedicated his name to me on the grounds that it was troublesome not to be touched by me who was putting together the power of the gods. I have to give that back. Remove the stone dedicated to the name kept from the sesame and Ferdinand.

He offered a stone dedicated to his name, which was like a white cocoon, but Ferdinand missed his gaze just a little, not trying to take it.

"... don't you need my name?

Feeling the depressed atmosphere somewhat, I am in a hurry inside. He didn't have a good way of saying it wasn't necessary.

"You don't have to. I shouldn't have Ferdinand's name."

"Why?

"Don't you hate having a subordinate relationship within a family relationship? Family has to be equal."

If we're going to be a couple any day, I don't think we need to rename them. Ferdinand only compares me to the stone of fame, and he does not intend to receive it.

"Are you unhappy with something?

"... there must be a way you can be equal, even if you don't return my name?

That's what Ferdinand told me, and I leaned my neck. Is something wrong? Um, I thought about it and remembered Leonore's words. "I yearn to give my name to those I love, to be dedicated, and to pledge my eternal thoughts," he said when he was certainly talking about whether to accept the name dedication of the Veronican children.

"Do you mean if I give my name to Master Ferdinand, too? Sure you can be reciprocal, maybe romantic, but not realistic, right? That's what Leonore said, and I think the same."

"Is it unrealistic?"

"Yes. 'Cause you'll have trouble with those who are left behind, won't you?

"Who are you talking about who is left behind?

Ferdinand carves a wrinkle between his eyebrows so he doesn't know very well to encourage ahead.

"The one who is left behind... is, uh, when we get married... right? It's not like there's any chance of a child being born, is there?

Not good. I wonder what. How embarrassing to think about "marriage" or "having children" or to talk to Ferdinand about it. Is it because I suddenly became familiar with a matter that I thought had nothing to do with me?

... Ugh, normal mind. Ordinary mind.

"I'm Aub, so even if I can't have a child who divided the blood, I'll need a heir with adoption, etc... well, that's what it feels like, yes, I'm talking about the kids who will protect the library city. Will Master Retizia come in, too? If we're going to use our king's life to get engaged, we're going to adopt him, right?

Ferdinand snorted hun at my words.

"It's a royal order. We need to abolish the Arlensbach custom first in order to keep Retizia as a lord candidate, but we plan to adopt her after the star knot ritual with you. The same is true of Retizia in the sense of the aristocratic child orphaned in the Battle of Lanzenave, so we intend to make basic life a temple until we finish adopting him..."

To the words of Ferdinand I stroked down my breasts ho. I had decided to leave it to the judgement of Ferdinand, the victim, but he only agreed to hide Lettizia's sins, which I relieve him of. I'm glad I didn't have to severely punish a child I know was used.

"... so what the hell does that have to do with the child and our name dedication?

So, uh, we're gonna be husband and wife, right? One of them was giving his name when he went to much higher heights, so he went to much higher heights, right? I think the children left behind will have a very hard time. It's tough just losing one parent. "

I have lost my father in a car accident during the Reino era. Isn't it very scary to think that her mother would have given her name and died with her? Few people in this world are struggling with losing their parents like Benno, Geebe Ilkner and their adoptive father.

"My adoptive father must have had a hard time telling Aub sooner, too, huh? What happens if the child is a minor, even if he struggles as an adult? Alexandria does not have a clan of adult lords who can take over like uncles. We're the only ones so far. There are three of us even if we let Master Retizia in. Don't you think we have to rule out the risk of Aub and his wife dying together without even being able to take over in a busy manner?

Looking down at me in the face when Ferdinand was pointed out as seemingly unexpected or unthinkable.

"I see. I understand what you're trying to say. To be honest, I was a little surprised that you seemed completely indifferent to your future without the library involved, because I didn't expect you to make a statement looking to the future that way."

Ferdinand urges me to stand up, saying terrible things. You don't want to have a stone dedicated to your name. I stood up with a light glance at Ferdinand, who said, "Stand up quickly".

"Dear Ferdinand, give me the stone of fame..."

Ferdinand stood up gently waving, looking down at the medicine holders and various appliances scattered around him, murmuring, "It's tomorrow to clean up," he said.

"Dear Ferdinand,"

"Come here. How are you feeling? Is the magic calm?

Perform a medical examination by touching my forehead and neck muscles. If you look at how you start to figure out which medication is appropriate to give you before you sleep, you can tell that you are not at all willing to receive a stone dedicated to your name.

"Dear Ferdinand!

"... I'll have it back in about two years, so hold it until then. I don't think you need to let go of Szczeria's shield."

With that said, Ferdinand began to walk with me in his arms as a matter of course.

"Huh? Szeri shield? Can you make it out of a stone dedicated to your name?

A question mark grows in my head. I tried tilting my neck, but Ferdinand followed between the foundations without saying anything more.

"Dear Rosemayne and Ferdinand. I was worried because I couldn't get back."

"After the magic was exhausted, Rosemaine's consciousness could hardly return. I'm not worried anymore."

Aub's own room seemed to have a bunch of sidekicks, rushing to his feet. Haltmut and Clarissa tell us how great the reproduction of ancient magic was. He said the appearance of one glowing magic formation after another in the night sky was exactly the grand magic worthy of the incarnation of the goddess.

"Have the knights gone to the border gates yet?

"I think it's time for Strahl and the others to return."

"Right.... Angelica, take Rosemaine to her room"

When Ferdinand gave me to Angelica, he began to give instructions to the side servants.

"Greater Tier, Lieselator. I want Rosemaine to take a recovery pill with Brenreuse and give it a top priority to get some rest. I'm done with Vashen today without letting him bathe, like I'm going to do after tomorrow after seeing how I'm feeling. Zergius will be ready to rest as soon as I return. Haltmoot, Clarissa, gather the civilians. Yustox should be ready to use the mixing room after tomorrow."

The colour of fatigue is intense in Ferdinand, who gives instructions one after the other. I reached out unexpectedly.

"Dear Ferdinand, Schlertraum's..."

"Rosemaine, please, will you stop praying to the gods today or so?

"... ok. I'll do it tomorrow."

I will be carried to my room, held up by Angelica.

"You seem to have completely disappeared the power of the gods you feel afraid of. Even without a silver cloth, we'll be close."

"Lady Rosemaine was very divine with a slight glow, but this one calms me down better"

That's what the Rezelators told me, and I finally realized the power of the gods had vanished.

I woke up in the morning feeling good. I slept well, and when my magic recovered, I had no pain. It is the best. There is no tremor in the arrangement of the leaselator that ties the hair. Somehow, I feel like I'm back in the human race.

"Dear Rosemaine, After breakfast, Mr. Ferdinand wants to make sure he's feeling better."

"Okay, Greater. Can we get some reading time today?

"What do you think? It seems to depend on Rosemayne's health, but we have a lot of plans..."

I turn my gaze to Clarissa while Greater says so. Clarissa apparently knows what the plans are. Leave it to me, Clarissa, who nodded loudly, opens the book board.

"We're going to be really busy until the Lords' Conference. They have to do Entovickern first, then welcome the new Zent to punish the sinners and end the engagement ceremony. The aristocratic district of Entovickern is in trouble, and the civilians are being driven to create blueprints for Entovickern."

"Huh? Is it an engagement ceremony!? Wait a minute, please. How could you do that...?

I accepted the engagement between the foundations last night, but I haven't heard about the engagement. When I rounded my eyes to see what was going on today yesterday, Clarissa also rounded her blue eyes and tilted her neck.

"If we don't do Entvikkern as soon as possible, we'll have trouble finding a place for the orphans born in the dwellings and battles of the Gutenbergs, the exclusive property of Lord Rosemayne, and it would be disrespectful to welcome a new Zent to the rampant streets of Lanzenave"

Now I know why I'm rushing Entovickern. If there are people in need of a place to live today, you should certainly hurry. If we want to call Frans along with Gutenberg at the same time that Aub is officially approved at the Lords' Conference, we need to put doors and windows on the building we made in Entovickern.

"But Master Eglantine will also be busy preparing for the Lords' Conference, won't she? Do I need to invite you now?

"In addition to the disposition and surrender of sinners, the visit to New Zent also seems to make sense to make sure that the Lanzenave Hall, which was connected to the outhouse where you are going to live, has indeed been erased. He says the most important thing is to approve the engagement of Lady Rosemayne and Lady Ferdinand."

"Approval of the engagement by Zent is done at the time of the Lords' Meeting, right? Do we need to take it forward at this busy time?

When I pointed my lips, thinking that it would take my heart to prepare for the engagement ceremony, my closest eyes opened and looked at me.

"Isn't it Master Rosemayne who has trouble not having an engagement ceremony? I understand that the minor Rosemayne is a little overwhelmed to head to the Lords' Conference alone."

"Ferdinand, an Aerenfest citizen, can't accompany you to the Lords' Conference unless you have an engagement ceremony before the Lords' Conference and become Lady Rosemayne's official fiancé, can you?

"There are no other clans of lords, and Master Rosemayne hasn't spent a month in Alexandria. Is it not imperative that Mr. Ferdinand cooperate, as he has never met all the nobles face-to-face, neglecting information on previous Arlensbach circumstances?

Mouthfully spoken by Rezelator, Clarissa, and Gretia, I breathed. I didn't think about that at all, but I'm the one in trouble if I don't have an engagement ceremony. It wasn't if you were hesitant to have time to prepare your mind for a bit, like embarrassing yourself to exchange demonic stones in front of a large number of nobles or make a grand confession of love that the names of the gods would come out one after the other.

"If you understand the plans and their circumstances, it's quick to talk."

After the medical examination, it was me, Ferdinand, Justkus, Haltmut and Clarissa who entered the mixing room. Unless he was accustomed to Ferdinand's formula, only a civilian who had been named for the reason that even helping him prepare below would be allowed to enter the accommodation room. The escort knight is waiting outside the mixing room.

"I have to formulate a brooch of demon stones to be exchanged at the engagement ceremony and the nobles to accompany me to the Lords' Conference, but what about your demon stone phobia?

I saw some demonic stones in the material arranged on the workbench. Sooo much blood draws from my head, my body trembles into small pieces. I pinched the demon stone with my trembling fingertips and laughed and showed it to the snare.

"Here, here. Heh, I'm fine. Is it because the unpleasant memories pushed over like rage and connected all at once? Individual shocks feel a little softer…"

"It's not convincing at all to be told with shivering tears in your hips, but for what it seems like you won't lose your mind, surely better than before? If there's nothing I can do, I've thought about creating it instead…"

... Huh? You mean Master Ferdinand makes his own engagement demon stone?

I shook my neck to the side, thinking of the condition. I remember Ferdinand chewing on the joy of "not having it" when I gave him the amulet. Exactly. I don't like having Ferdinand build me an engagement demon stone. I want to do everything I can for you.

"I'll make it. Haven't you seen a lot before that if you didn't do what you had to do, it would be a big deal later? If you run away here, the woman will be abandoned."

"Though the tone is brave, the creation of an engagement demon stone is not something to do with a knight's readiness to go to such a battle."

"Hands on," Ferdinand offered his fist before me as he looked worried. I offered my hand, feeling the care that was keeping the Demon Stone out of my sight as much as possible.

"It's a demonic stone taken from the scale of Ragish. I'm choosing an object the size of a goddess incarnate deserves. If we knew it was originally scaled, wouldn't it soothe our fears somewhat too?

"I'm afraid so."

With little demonic stone in my sight, I cast my magic into my trembling hands. Dye this magic stone with your own magic. My spine trembles slightly at the cold feeling. Still, it's still better because it's in my hand and I haven't seen it.

"Don't push yourself too hard."

"I know. You can't beat a demon stone."

As I nodded as I stared at my own hand, Ferdinand exhaled one sigh and gently slapped his head several times.

"It's too powerful. Wouldn't it be better to think of words to carve into a demonic stone before you shed your magic?... Oh, avoid the example words you've asked me"

"You can't go in there!

There's no way I can carve out a direct invitation complaint after knowing what it means. I look upon Ferdinand as I blush now at my failures back then.

"Hmm. I can't wait to see what the hell you engrave."

That's what Ferdinand said, ordering Justkus, Haltmut and Clarissa to start working on the creation of a brooch of demonic stones that would be needed to travel to the dorm. We need many people to accompany us to the Lords' Conference, to set up dormitories before the Lords' Conference, etc.

"I'm sorry I pushed you even though it's Aub's job"

"That's why I became my fiancée. Focus on what you can't do without you."

The feeling of sorry for Ferdinand for taking the job and the desire to perfect the demon stone of engagement overflows.

... such an amazing word that Master Ferdinand would be surprised, because he thinks!

When I finish dyeing the demon stone, I take the parchment. We must decide on the letters to be carved into the demonic stone. At the time of the lecture Hirschühl was told to inscribe "a word that is like me and pleases the other," but what words would make Ferdinand happy?

... "I will build your laboratory" doesn't have to be carved out on purpose. I've already promised, and it feels like "Let's be a family" now, doesn't it?

"Ugh..."

Even if I think about it, I don't get any good words. I'm starting to feel good with so many orthodox words as "I want to be your goddess of light" anymore.

"Dear Rosemaine, are you still troubled?

"What did Clarissa carve into the demonic stone to give to Haltmoot?

"Let's worship our goddess together."

... Don't ask.

When I was falling apart, Clarissa laughed slightly, "It won't help anyone else's words." I can't even argue. It certainly wasn't helpful at all.

"Isn't it a good thing Master Rosemayne wants to do for you, Master Ferdinand?

That is what Clarissa tells me, and I write the words I have always come up with in Stillo on parchment. Did you see me write on parchment? Ferdinand comes close.

"Did you do it?

"Don't look at me. Don't tell me until the day."

When I hid and stared at the parchment, Ferdinand turned his back, distancing himself from the preparation pan I would use, laughing bitterly. I want to punch Yustokus in the face laughing at Niyanya as he looks at this one.

"May I help you, Master Rosemaine?

"It's what I do in my sophomore lecture. I'll make it by myself."

Turning down the help of Haltmut and Clarissa, I put demonic stones in the mixing pan and let the magic flow. Me and Ferdinand are all attributes, so I don't have to adjust the attributes in particular, so it's early.

Letters float in gold in the rainbow demon stone.

"Let me embroider your cloak"