Ascendance of a Bookworm, Part 4 Volume 7 by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki [KAZUKI, MIYA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Ouch. Talk about brutal. Detlinde hasn’t found a partner to escort her yet, Adolphine, and you know that! You’re more or less challenging her to find a man from Klassenberg or the Sovereignty. Geez.

In an instant, Detlinde’s face turned exceptionally red, and she pursed her lips in a show of frustration. I was waiting to see how she would fire back, feeling so nervous that I started to sweat, when Charlotte suddenly stepped forward and took her by the hand.

“Your graduation is still a year away, Lady Detlinde,” she said with a smile. “Perhaps things will be different then. We may not be doing trade with Ahrensbach right now, but new agreements could be made during the Archduke Conference this spring.”

“Indeed,” Detlinde replied. “Do ask your aub to make more agreements.”

And with that, the situation was expertly defused. The atmosphere began to relax once again, and the tea party resumed.

Wowee... Charlotte’s something else.

From there, the topic of conversation shifted to Ehrenfest’s increasingly popular new books. It seemed that Adolphine was reading the love stories from Haldenzel that Charlotte had allowed her to borrow.

“I am having a splendid time reading them,” she said, “but Ortwin tires of reading about nothing but romance. Does Ehrenfest have any books for men, I wonder?”

“We have a collection of knight stories,” I replied. “I shall ask Wilfried to lend him a copy.”

In return, Adolphine allowed us to borrow a book from Drewanchel. That made two new books from this tea party alone, and that realization made me dangerously thrilled.

Come on, me! Get a grip!

“Pray tell, what stories are there in Ehrenfest books?” came a question. Both Hannelore and Luzinde answered quickly and passionately, while Adolphine spoke of what she had read in the new book she was borrowing. As they began to discuss the romantic moments when gods popped up, it seemed that even those who were unfamiliar with them were able to visualize the scenes and understand exactly how the characters were feeling.

Aah! It’s hopeless! I can’t empathize with them at all. I mean, why is everyone so moved about spring goddesses popping up during a scene where two lovers gaze into each other’s eyes?!

“Another story comes to mind that tells of...” an archduke candidate from another duchy began and then started to regale the others. My apprentice scholars swiftly transcribed all that was said, while I alone stared wistfully at the table, unable to empathize with anything.

In the end, although everyone was talking about books, I made it all the way through the tea party without collapsing. I simply couldn’t relate to the other girls’ excitement and passion whatsoever, and the necklace I was wearing changed color only the slightest bit.

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