Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 12 by Kazuki Miya

Author:Kazuki, Miya [Unbekannt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-09-04T00:00:00+00:00

I ate breakfast, then headed straight to my library while several of my retainers got ready for the move. Damuel and Judithe were accompanying me as knights, Philine and Clarissa as scholars, and Bertilde and Ottilie as attendants.

“Welcome back, Lady Rozemyne,” Lasfam said upon my arrival. “Lord Ferdinand’s belongings are ready to be moved.”

Despite being name-sworn to Ferdinand, Lasfam had needed to stay in Ehrenfest when Eckhart and Justus moved away. A mere layattendant without the means to protect himself would never have survived in Ahrensbach’s castle. Now that the dust had settled, he was terribly impatient to reunite with his lord.

“Thank you,” I replied. “I come bearing a message from Lord Ferdinand—move to Alexandria as soon as you have memorized these.”

I gave him a new registration brooch and some documents Justus had put together about Alexandria’s unique plants and metals and the poisons derived from them. My retainers from Old Ahrensbach had received documents of the same nature to memorize. It had surprised them how strictly Ferdinand expected archducal retainers to be on guard against threats.

My retainers from Ehrenfest were also being educated. Lieseleta and Gretia had claimed to have it easy thanks to all the information Ferdinand acquired in Ahrensbach, but I’d never thought plants could warrant such extreme concern.

“Those documents contain the bare minimum one must learn,” I said. “Justus made it quite clear that only those who have memorized them can be trusted with poison detection.”

“They really are quite detailed,” Lasfam said, surprised to see the thick stack of papers. “I heard that he was swamped with administrative work in the castle, but he seems to have pinpointed every single one of the duchy’s specialties.”

“As I understand it, he gathered the information during last year’s Spring Prayer. Do you remember when Detlinde made him circle the duchy? He collected many ingredients as souvenirs.”

I thought back to the letter I’d received explaining that Ferdinand and the others were performing Spring Prayer. It had infuriated me to think that Ahrensbach’s religious ceremonies were being forced on those from Ehrenfest, but the men in question had seen it as the perfect opportunity to improve their understanding of the duchy’s plants and fey creatures and form opinions about the giebes.

“I wish they had given me this information then,” Lasfam said. “Having to memorize it all now will delay my move until just before the Archduke Conference, at least. Could it be that Lord Ferdinand wants me to keep an eye on you until your brewing and your move are complete...?”

He gasped in realization.

“Is something the matter?” I asked.

Lasfam tapped his neck. I guessed that he was indicating my engagement feystone, but I failed to grasp its relevance.

“From the bottom of my heart, I must congratulate you on your engagement,” he said. “No longer are you my temporary lady.”

“Indeed. Now that Ferdinand needs you back, our provisional arrangement has come to an end.”

“You misunderstand me, Lady Rozemyne. You are engaged to my lord.”

And...?

Lasfam’s explanation was so vague that I couldn’t even piece together his meaning.

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