Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 10 [Parts 1 to 5] by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Battle for the Auditorium

I watched the door to the auditorium and the ordonnanzes passing through it while my knights stood ready to protect me. Being unable to see what was happening inside made me both uneasy and relieved; I was worried about how everyone was doing but also glad that I wouldn’t need to see another massacre like the one that kept reappearing in my nightmares. I clenched a fist in front of my chest and prayed the battle would end soon and without any of our knights needing to give up their lives.

The door opened, and several Ahrensbach knights came rushing out, all wearing harsh expressions. I could tell at a glance that they weren’t here to announce our victory. Rather, they had fallen back because they were wounded. I started tending to them as quickly as I could.

“How are we faring?” I asked.

“There were more Sovereign knights than we expected,” the knights explained while drinking rejuvenation potions in the safety of my shield. Our surprise attack with the magic tools had worked well, but many of the Sovereign knights were wearing silver capes, which was making things harder for us.

“We brought manaless weapons in preparation for this scenario, but Prince Anastasius’s group did not,” another knight added. “They have been taking weapons from our fallen opponents to compensate, but that is of secondary importance. The prince’s presence has given some of our enemies pause.”

Raublut had apparently instructed the Sovereign knights to “defeat the king’s enemies.” They hadn’t minded doing battle with Ferdinand and the others, but they refused to turn their weapons on Anastasius. It really had swung the battle in our favor.

“Is it possible that trug was used on those individuals?” I asked.

“We cannot tell from appearances alone,” one of the knights replied.

“However,” another interjected, “Prince Anastasius is furious with the Sovereign knight commander for betraying the Zent. He is interrogating him as they fight.” The prince was demanding to know why Raublut had turned against them and how long he had been planning his treachery.

“We need to replenish our stock of magic tools and rejuvenation potions, so Lord Ferdinand summoned reinforcements,” a third chimed in. “They should arrive soon.”

The knights rested a little while longer, then left Schutzaria’s shield to return to the battle. I could have joined them, but I would only end up scared and useless, which explained why I was currently on door duty. I would only enter the auditorium when the fighting stopped or when something like instant-death poison required mass healing or purification. Even so, I was desperate to know what was going on in there.

“Just sitting here is making me anxious...” I muttered, looking between the door and a sheet of fey paper that would make my waschen large enough to fill the entire auditorium. We had no way of knowing when our foes might use their poison.

Angelica gave me a nod of understanding. She was stroking Stenluke’s hilt and staring intently at the door to the auditorium.

“Lady Rozemyne, we have brought magic tools and rejuvenation potions,” came a voice.

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