Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Founder of the Royal Academy’s So-Called Library Commmittee Volume 4 by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki [KAZUKI, Miya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TO Books

Meeting the Scholars

The announcement of my engagement had caused such a buzz among the nobles that it was as though someone had struck the proverbial hornets’ nest. It was an understandable response—for the Leisegangs who were striving to have me become the next archduke, they might as well have wasted an entire winter influencing others and gathering what was now completely useless intelligence. They would need to restart from the ground up, figuring out how and where this development would change things.

The former Veronica faction would similarly need to discuss how to move forward. It was clear enough that they didn’t think very highly of me at all, and now it was guaranteed that I would serve as a central pillar in the Ehrenfest political sphere moving forward.

By the time I finished breakfast, I was flooded with letters requesting emergency meetings with me, causing a bit of a panic among my retainers. How many requests there were and the importance of the people making them were irrelevant; my guardians had specifically told me not to involve myself with anyone.

“Reject each request,” I said. “I will need to speak to the aub before I do anything.”

“Milady, not all of these nobles can be so easily refused,” Rihyarda said. She then began listing out names, several of which belonged to my extended family—namely those who were forming what Ferdinand called “the fledgling Rozemyne faction.” In which case, it was all the more important to discuss things before the meeting.

“Milady, will you truly meet with the scholars while refusing all requests for meetings one after another?” Rihyarda asked. Nobles returned to their provinces in order following the completion of the feast, and I needed to meet with the scholars and government officials selected by the giebes to participate in the printing industry before then. But I wasn’t the one who had scheduled all this for the day after the feast.

“Please consult Ferdinand and Mother about that,” I replied, “not me.”

I decided to send an ordonnanz to Ferdinand asking what I should do, thereby placing the matter in his capable hands. His response was that we were going to return to the temple after the scholars had been introduced to me. The temple performed the commoner’s coming of age ceremony in the winter, and baptisms for everyone in the spring. In other words, there was much work for me to do as the High Bishop now that I was awake again.

No, of course I don’t think it’s fortunate that I now have an excuse to escape this mess. I’m simply dedicated to my duties as High Bishop, that’s all. I have no choice but to return to the temple. Teehee!

“As Ferdinand has instructed, I will return to the temple following the introduction to the scholars. Unfortunately, I will not have any time for meetings. It pains my heart, but this is how it must be...”

“Milady. If you are going to lie, at least try to act the part,” Rihyarda said with a bemused smile before asking Brunhilde and Ottilie to start writing up all the necessary rejection letters.

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