Ascendance of a Bookworm - Chapter 629

“I’m back”

“Welcome back, Rosemine. I’m glad to see you again, Ferdinand.”

“They are also breathless and above all.”

Ferdinand relaxed a little when he was greeted by the side service of the temples of Fran and Zarm. It turns out that the temple is a nostalgic and peaceful place for Ferdinand.

“I came to see the temple and the orphanage and confirm that everyone was safe. Please tell me a story in your room.”

“My sister Rosemine has already reported to Aub, but do you need to report on the story of the temple attack? My father saw Georgine’s memory. This morning, while releasing the trap. I was called in and received a report. ”

“……please”

You can’t say you don’t want to hear the report when you’re here. Melchior goes to his room, saying that he will visit the temple chief’s room when he changes into priesthood clothes. Ferdinand seems to visit the chief priest’s office after a long absence under the guidance of Hartmut because he cannot enter the chief’s office while I am changing clothes. Former servants will be pleased with Ferdinand’s visit.

“Did nothing happen to the temple chief’s office? I heard that there was a person who guided Georgine-sama …”

“We are all right.”

“That’s right. That’s good. I’ll see everyone in the temple and the orphanage, and when I hear the report, I’ll head to downtown. There are many customers, so Monica and Nicola should do their best to prepare tea.”

After politely telling him that changing clothes was appropriate to some extent, Monica and Nicola looked at each other and giggled.

“Fran and Zarm, who were informed of Ferdinand’s visit, were enthusiastic, so we don’t have much of a turn.”

“Once I’ve finished changing clothes for Rosemine, I’ll go to inform everyone.”

As Monica left the temple chief’s office and Nicola headed for the kitchen, Fran and Zarm pushed in with a slightly tense look and a tea-ready wagon. Both of them seem to try not to show it on their faces so much, but it’s a little cute to find that they are fidgeting.

…… I really like Ferdinand-sama as a former servant.

By the news of Monica, everyone gathers in the temple chief’s office. I recommended Melchior and Ferdinand the seats in front of me. Fran immediately begins to brew tea. When I took a sip and recommended, Ferdinand and Melchior reached for tea.

“… It’s a nostalgic taste.”

I turned my gaze to Melchior so as not to disturb Ferdinand’s tasting of Fran’s tea after a long absence. I couldn’t see it well at lunch because I was away from my seat, but when I looked at it from the front, I could see that I had a tired face.

“Is Melchior and Fran’s tea delicious? Can I get a little tired?”

“Yes, my sister Rosemine. It’s delicious …. I’ve been entrusted by my father to give a reward to the soldiers who fought bravely at the West Gate. May I accompany you to the West Gate? ? The older sister knows the soldiers better, so my father told me that I should go with him. ”

No matter what, the reward is too early to prepare. The attack was yesterday. Perhaps this means that my adoptive father arranged the place so that I could meet my father when I went to see downtown even if I didn’t have time.

“Of course, let’s go together. Melchior will have more opportunities to meet soldiers at the small temple in Hasse, so it’s better to be familiar with them.”

I’ve introduced it before, but it’s better to have more times. I turned to Damuel and Matthias.

“Damuel, Matthias. Go around the downtown gates to gather information and gather the soldiers who fought at the West Gate. You will be rewarded by Aub.”

“Huh!”

It’s only one day since the attack, so it’s highly possible that the meritorious person has returned home and is resting. If you don’t let them know early and get together, the soldiers who worked hard will miss the reward. Damuel, who fought with him at the West Gate, would remember the faces of the soldiers.

“Please take a look at the children of the blue priest apprentices such as Laurenz and Bertram. May Angelica see the blue shrine maiden apprentice?”

“Huh!”

Angelica isn’t very qualified, but Udit, Roederich, and Filine were struggling to protect the temple. You’ll want to hear about Melchior together.

“Melchior, please tell us about the attack on the temple. You can omit what you heard at the feast. Who provided the guidance? The involvement of the former Veronica children …”

“No. It’s the blue priest Klapech. But he didn’t seem to have helped either.”

I inadvertently tilted his head to the unfamiliar name of the blue priest. Klapech isn’t very talented in terms of work, so he rarely meets in the chief priest’s office, and he has less magical power than Kanfel and Fritark, so he has never met in a votive ceremony.

“Krapech was certainly from a middle-class aristocrat near Reizegang, so he must have been treated lightly by the former temple chief. I can’t see any connection with Georgine.”

Ferdinand taps his temple and asks Melchior for a detailed explanation of the situation. Melchior looked at Ferdinand as if he was shocked.

……I see. Melchior was taken over from Hartmut, right? I have no acquaintance with Mr. Ferdinand, the chief priest.

“You can rely on an aide who can explain, Melchior. The load will be better for you who are still young.”

It’s a pity to leave Melchior alone to report to Ferdinand. I suggested that he be replaced by his aides. Melchior looked back and, perhaps he was reassured when he saw his aides nodding lightly, he opened his mouth.

“According to my father who looked into my memory, Georgine came to Ehrenfest using another ship that arrived earlier than the aristocrats who attacked the West Gate in the first place.”

Then, he infiltrated the downtown area using the waterway without passing through the gate, met with the people who attacked the north gate once, had a meeting, and then headed to the temple using the waterway again. He seems to have been a surprisingly aggressive person. It seems that I can’t do it by any means.

“Why was the waterway made in Entwickern known to Georgine from another territory?”

“If you do Entwickern like contract magic, the blueprints will disappear. However, that would be a problem for the later Aub, so be sure to copy them. The number of people involved in the blueprints was large, and those who disappeared due to the purge. I heard that there was …. At that time, the purge had not been done yet, and it was not clear who was the aristocrat who dedicated himself to Georgine. ”

Ferdinand muttered that he didn’t expect that aristocratic Georgine to use the waterways. It’s easy to see that he was serious about stealing the foundation, regardless of his pretense.

“There should have been few aristocrats left in Ehrenfest to support him. Still, he could devise such a plan and take action. His mind and power were more than revenge. If it can be used for anything … It’s too disappointing. ”

“Well, Ehrenfest and Ahrensbach might already have been library cities if they were working hard to plan the library.”

When I sympathized with Ferdinand, how unfortunately he was an excellent person, he was seen as unwilling to Ferdinand.

“… I see. It seems that some people are disappointed even if they use their minds and energy for other things. I changed my perception.”

“What do you mean?”

“That’s what it means”

…… Funnu!

As I was wondering what to say back, Melchior compared me with Ferdinand and shouted in a confused manner.

“… Is it okay to continue talking?”

“Please continue”

“I don’t care”

When Georgine arrived at the temple, the attack on the west gate had not yet begun, and there were no orphans, but the west entrance for lower work from the basement was not closed, and there were people entering and exiting. It seems to be new.

“As you can see from the absence of the children in the orphanage, the evacuation order had already been issued, but the servants and subordinates just stopped going upstairs to the west gate. Until the attack on him, he went back and forth between the first and basement floors and did the same job as usual. ”

Even if you are evacuated, you will need food. It seems that the preparation of meals could not be completely stopped because the number of knights is increasing due to the patrol. It is because he is an exclusive cook and a side servant that he must prepare so that he can serve meals when the Lord says “meal”.

“Georgine, who found people coming and going from the west doorway, arrived at the doorway of the subordinates without hesitation and robbed the gray shrine maiden who had just come out.”

Ferdinand, who glanced at me, raised his hand lightly, “I don’t have to say how I stole it.” Stopping the word “don’t say” while watching my reaction was probably killed. I listen to the rest, squeezing my fist on his lap.

“Is the gray shrine maiden who was robbed of her clothes the side service of Klapech?”

“… No, she was Kanfel’s side servant.”

Georgine, dressed in a gray shrine maiden costume from the top of the silver costume, enters the basement from the west doorway with a casual face, goes up to the first floor from the nearest stairs, confirms the position of the atrium, and one. It seems that he entered one room.

“Krapech was broke into the room just because he was a resident of the room closest to the library.”

There is a kitchen on the basement of the aristocratic area of ​​the temple, and the first floor is lined with side-serving rooms. Then, go in and out on the stairs leading to the room of your Lord. Georgine entered Klapech’s room through the stairs used by her servants, killed the inhabitants of the room, and waited for a turmoil in the temple.

“It seems that Georgine was listening to the noise of the attack at the temple gate and the turmoil in the library. It seems that my escort knights were making noise about what kind of trap they had. My father said that Georgine had picked up a voice that rejoiced that he had transferred. ”

When the footsteps and voice disappear, Georgine, who knows what traps are set up, walks through a transparent wall that is only accessible to temple officials in a silver costume, and easily avoids the traps in the library. I entered.

Gloves and shoes have been taken off to match the birdlime, and silver costumes have fallen there. It seems that he found out that there was a transfer team even if he could not see it, and Georgine pulled something like a string, took off the silver costume without taking off the clothes of the gray shrine maiden, and used it as a scaffolding.

From that point onward, it is connected to the report of her adoptive father, and Ferdinand works for Melchior, saying, “It was hard to report.” Melchior, who was speaking quietly, drooped and shook his head.

“No, because of me, Klapech and his side servants, and Kanfel’s servants have died. I wish I had noticed the waterway … I made a terrible mistake. ”

No matter how much you repair it, you can see it if you look closely. Melchior also has a strong color of fatigue and insomnia. She probably had a sleepless night like me and Hannerole.

“Maybe there was a sweet spot, but it wasn’t Melchior’s fault that they died. It was Georgine who killed him. Don’t be too sick of the fundamental mistake. I don’t. ”

“But my sister …”

“Does Melchior also mourn the dead and pray for mourning? I and Hannerore went at dawn. I prayed to all those who died at Ehrenfest, so I pray to Klapech and others. It should have arrived, but … ”

While saying that, I stood up. Then he kneels toward the altar in his room.

“Pray for Klapech and the servants who died with him, Melchior.”

Melchior, who stood up, received a magic stone from his aide and knelt next to me, clenching it with his hands. Melchior’s aides, Philine, Udit, and Roederich lined up behind. The servants of the Fran Temple also lined up behind the Philines. Those who saw the battle in the temple.

…… If we had such a large number of people, it would have been better to move to the prayer room.

The altar in my room is small, so it’s a little too small. However, it is best to pray with your honest feelings. I put out a starp. Those who have a starp will do the same.

“The supreme god who governs the sky, which is a high-ranking palace, is a couple god of darkness and light. Listen to our prayers. Give blessings to those who have gone far higher. To non-returning guests ”

When I prayed to all who died in the temple, gold and black light swirled through the ceiling. You can also feel the magical power from the magic stones and rings held by Melchior.

“… Rosemine, my sister, I feel like I’m feeling better because of the magical power I gave.”

Relieved, Melchior relaxed her body.

“If you like, let’s go to the orphanage together, Melchior. It’s important to look directly at the lost, but also look at the ones you protected.”

I stand up and ask Monica to give a hint to the orphanage. Laurenz and Angelica jumped into the temple chief’s office as Monica opened her door.

“What the hell is that !? The light of blessing suddenly flew inside the temple !?”

“Are you attacking !?”

You can see how fast Angelica, who should have been on the third floor where the girls’ room is, is returning at the same time. She looked around the temple chief’s room to watch out for Angelica, wearing Ferdinand this morning, and I laughed a little.

“I just mourned and prayed for those who died in the temple. It’s not an attack, Angelica.”

At the edge of her field of vision, I found Ferdinand having a slightly disgusting face.

“Are you going to the orphanage? If you don’t do it early, you won’t have time to go to the west gate.”

“Yes”

When I walked down the corridor to the orphanage, Vilma was at the forefront, and the gray shrine maiden who was just in the cafeteria and young children who were less than apprentices knelt down and welcomed me.

“Mr. Rosemine, Mr. Melchior. Welcome.”

“Everyone seems to be safe.”

“Yes. I was able to evacuate early because Filine and Roederich informed me. The gatekeepers were soon replaced by Melchior and Rosemine’s escort knights, and the orphanages I didn’t even know what the battle was like. ”

One bell was evacuated, so it was a little cramped and lunch was late, so I was hungry and no one seemed scared. Vilma reports so with a gentle smile.

“Yes. That was good.”

“Mr. Rosemine, Mr. Melchior. And my aides and servants. Thank you very much. It is thanks to everyone that we can continue our daily routine and work in the workshop while the aristocratic area continues to be cleaned up.”

Melchior and his aides, who did their best to thank Vilma, broke their faces a little. The Philines are also proudly smiling.

“Philine, Roederich, and Udit often protected the temple. Thanks to your hard work, all the Frans were safe and all the orphanages were safe.”

“I’m glad to know that not everything was wrong, my sister Rosemine. I’m glad I was able to protect everyone in the orphanage.”

“Shall we go to the west gate? And let’s work with the soldiers who protected the city together.”

“Yes!”

Melchior nods powerfully and orders his aides to bring the reward. He seems to be a little better than anything else.

“Did you just pray like this from last night?”

“… not just, only twice.”

Ferdinand exhaled as if he was amazed.

“What? It’s not a very pleasant sigh, but …”

“It’s okay later. It looks like Melchior is ready. I’m going to downtown.”

He was grabbed and, when he noticed, was escorted by Ferdinand’s knight. Nobody said anything, and the white lion started running toward the west gate, so I couldn’t make a fuss about it, and I looked back a little.

“… That, Mr. Ferdinand. Are you sure you want to hear from the outside?”

“Did you say that you threw it in trouble?”

“I told you …”

…… I threw it, but what about everyone?

I arrived at the west gate while tilting my head in a mysterious mood. Damuel and Matthias, and soldiers are waiting on the roof of the gatepost. I saw my father among the kneeling soldiers.