Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 12 [Parts 1 to 5] by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Engagement Ceremony

It was the day of my engagement ceremony. My attendants had applied a thin layer of makeup to my face, secured my hair behind my head, and put both my hairpin from Tuuli and my rainbow-feystone-decorated hair stick neatly in place. The ornaments jingled next to my ears.

Several attendants gathered to help me put on my dress—a jade-green skirt paired with cloth of a paler hue. It was very appropriate for spring and reminded me of newly sprouted plants. I pinched up some of the material, then let go and watched as it fell daintily into place.

Next was my veil, which my attendants secured with pins. We were under no obligation to follow Old Ahrensbach’s traditions, but I wished to make it clear that I planned to respect its culture going forward. The veil was a very light shade of blue, the color of my birth season, and rimmed with golden lace.

They’ve dressed me like a bride... I shouldn’t be surprised—this is an engagement ceremony and all—but... Gah, I can’t bear to think about it. I’m embarrassed enough already!

“You look beautiful, Lady Rozemyne.”

“Lord Ferdinand will surely be speechless.”

Lieseleta and Gretia directed my attendant hopefuls to put away the makeup brushes and prepare my shoes, among other things. Clarissa entered while they were hard at work.

“Nobles are gathering in the castle, Lady Rozemyne. The giebes have all arrived. Some are looking around the new castle.”

“I thought we announced that giebes would not need to attend, as the date was decided so suddenly...” I wished we could have opted for a more private ceremony—too large a crowd would only make me nervous—but aubs were essentially required to invite the nobles of their duchy.

“Oh my!” Clarissa exclaimed. “No one would pass up an opportunity to see the young woman who is both the new aub and the Divine Avatar of Mestionora, healer of the duchy!” She was breathing heavily with excitement, but only she and Hartmut cared about that side of things.

Or, well... I prayed that was the case.

“Speaking of which, Clarissa—have Sylvester and the others arrived yet?”

“Yes. The archducal couple, the knight commander, Lady Elvira, and Lord Bonifatius are all present.” Ferdinand had used my feystones to welcome them at the border gate.

In the run-up to the Archduke Conference, few top-ranking nobles could afford to spend days away from their duchy for the sake of a mere engagement ceremony. My family had more leeway than most thanks to all the feystones packed with divine mana back in Ehrenfest and the added convenience of teleportation, but even then, they barely had time to attend the ceremony.

“Oh, also—Damuel is here as Lord Bonifatius’s guard knight. The minors had to stay home. Philine and Judithe looked so very envious when they watched the others depart.”

In other words, I would need to bring them back some top-of-the-line souvenirs. I asked Clarissa to see to it for me.

“If you are ready, Lady Rozemyne, then let us present you to your Ehrenfest guests,” Leonore prompted. “Your parents

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