Ascendance of a Bookworm: Hannelore’s Fifth Year at the Royal Academy Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 7] by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, anime, fantasy, medieval, cute, romance, books, reading isekai, book loving, battle junkie
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

“Cordula...” I said, “matters have become even more complicated.”

“I see you have regained the power of speech, milady. You had not said a word since your return,” my head attendant replied, her voice tinged with exasperation as she set about preparing tea. “Kenntrips was convinced that something drastic must have happened to render you in such a state. Might I ask you to elaborate? You did not accidentally upturn your garden, did you?”

“I would never make such a blunder. Rather, um... Lord Ortwin of Drewanchel proposed to me during class.”

“Excuse me? He proposed?” Cordula repeated, speaking sharply.

“Not formally with a feystone, but he put the idea forward,” I said at once. “He is not rushing me to answer; he said simply that he wishes to know how I feel. How I... feel...?”

From the start, Lord Ortwin had asked only about my emotions; he had paid no mind to how our marriage would potentially benefit our respective duchies. Slowly but surely, the pieces were falling into place.

“Cordula... might I be as blind to the feelings of men as Lady Rozemyne?” As nobles, we were trained to mask our emotions; I should have seen the truth of the situation as soon as he brought up bride-stealing ditter.

Or, no... Perhaps when he said my eyes move every time the word “ditter” is spoken.

“You seem emotionally moved, milady... Might you be tempted to accept?” Cordula asked, crossing her arms with a contemplative frown.

“N-No! Not in the slightest! And in any case, the matter of my fiancé is far too complex to be decided purely based on my own wishes. It is just that... this is the first time a man has harbored feelings for me. I was taken aback, is all.”

“The... first time?” Cordula’s eyebrows almost touched above her nose. “Goodness, what a clumsy child you are.”

“Erm, Cordula?” It was rare for her to speak so harshly.

“It matters not. Forget I said anything. Still, you did not refuse him on the spot, did you? Though he insisted that you were in no rush to answer, there is a chance that he mistook your hesitation for interest. Your father might have chosen your candidates, but an archduke candidate of Drewanchel would be more than—”

“I responded exactly as you taught me to,” I said, wary of the lecture to come. “But because of Raufereg’s proposal, he seemed to assume that anyone could throw their hat in the ring. He spoke much of how Drewanchel was immune to Korinthsdaum’s pressure.”

Cordula pinched her brow and shook her head, her displeasure on full display. “You are the friend of the divine avatar, and the daughter of the top-ranking duchy’s first wife. We feared that many would attempt to propose to you here; to think that not even the aub’s selection of suitors would stop them. First Lord Raufereg, now Lord Ortwin... Men truly are unpredictable.”

It seemed a stretch to lump Lord Ortwin with Lord Raufereg—the latter had proposed to me purely because he wanted to stay in Dunkelfelger and play ditter to his heart’s desire—but I agreed with the overall sentiment.

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