Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 7 [Parts 1 to 4] by Miya Kazuki

Author:Miya Kazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Royal Academy’s Dedication Rituals

The day after my conversation with Eglantine, I passed more of my classes and then returned to the dormitory. I was barely through the door when Brunhilde raced over to me; Klassenberg had apparently asked to discuss our joint research before the upcoming Dedication Ritual. But it was already Sproutday. The ritual was due to be held tomorrow, meaning there simply wasn’t enough time.

“What should we do?” Brunhilde asked. “At most, we could make some time for them tomorrow morning. It would need to be while the Sovereign priests are preparing the ritual, though, and it would only be brief.”

“Would that not be rude of us?” I asked, consulting Wilfried and Charlotte. Frowns creased their foreheads.

“There are still two more Dedication Rituals after tomorrow,” Wilfried said. “I don’t see why we would absolutely need to meet before the first one—unless this is just an excuse for them to meet with you, since you’re our representative when it comes to religious ceremonies.”

Indeed, there was a lot we could go over before the ritual, like how to explain things to the gathered students or how much Klassenberg would need to contribute.

“Weren’t your retainers summoned during the fellowship gathering?” Wilfried asked. “I assume all the details were discussed then.”

I shook my head. “They merely covered the steps necessary to perform the ritual. How can this be called joint research when none of the meetings thus far have involved students? I must admit, I would also appreciate the chance to meet those from Klassenberg before we begin. As it stands, Lady Gentiane is the only one I will recognize—and only because we met her during the fellowship gathering.”

So I wasn’t alone; neither Wilfried nor Charlotte knew the other Klassenberg students involved with the ritual.

I continued, “Lady Gentiane is participating in Wilfried’s ritual, correct? Should we not see her before then?”

“Hm? I guess we should. But that’s happening... next week, right? Making time before then won’t be easy.”

Wilfried was due to spend the most time with Klassenberg over the course of this Dedication Ritual. He and Charlotte were supposedly performing the ceremony for the sake of my health, so I couldn’t be directly involved.

“In that case,” Charlotte said, “perhaps a short meeting tomorrow morning truly is the best option. If we do nothing at all, Klassenberg might say that we refused to make time for them—even though they were the ones who gave us such short notice. So, for safety’s sake, let us respond. It may be inconvenient, but they can decide whether to accept or refuse us.”

Apparently, it was always better to propose a time, no matter how awkward, than to outright refuse.

“Makes sense,” Wilfried replied. “If they refuse us and say that tomorrow morning is too sudden, then we can schedule it for next week instead. Or if they accept, I’ll go. I’m the one who needs to meet with them, and you’re busy doing all the preparations, right? I’m not sure you’d even have time to deal with them.

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