Ascendance of a Bookworm - Chapter 457

“Vilma, Hartmut is calling”

“Thank you bothering, Monica. I’ll go soon.”

In the temple, the chief of chief was changed and Rosemine was headed to the castle. From then until the start of the winter social circle, Rosemicine ’s escort knights Angelica and Darmuel were strolling in order to protect the temple headquarters in order to monitor the entrance of aristocrats. When the winter social circle begins, all the aristocrats gather at the castle, and the escort knights head for the castle because they become busy socializing.

However, Mr. Hartmut, who was newly appointed as the chief priest, occasionally visited the temple even after the start of the social gathering in winter, and gave instructions to the blue priests and called on the side service of Rosemine. It seems to do. This is the first dedication ceremony for Hartmut, and this year, Rosemine will not return to the dedication ceremony. I am very grateful for Kart’s consideration.

“Hartmut, Vilma”

“Surprisingly, new children will be brought in shortly. What is the situation for the orphanage preparations?”

“The room is ready, but as we have also reported to Rosemine, we don’t have enough food, rice cakes, futons, etc. I think they have put together. “

Rosemine said that if he prepared only the room, he would carry it later. Mr. Hartmut writes down my report on the wooden bill at hand.

“I understand … All the kids suddenly lost their families and become unstable. It’s hard to take care of them, but thank you”

Mr. Hartmut laughed and smiled. Close to Rosemine, a senior aristocrat but no arrogance, very kind to all orphanages.



Mr. Hartmut first visited the orphanage with Mr. Justokus at the beginning. Justus is a nobleman who manages the workshop and orphanage on behalf of the chief priest when Rosemain was in a long sleep, very easy to talk, and with a little nobility peculiar to the nobility. It was broken.

However, I think that Mr. Hartmut is probably preferred by children. Mr. Hartmut always tells the children about Rosemine when he was in the lord’s castle and aristocratic house. Children agonize over their favorite stories over and over again. I’m more worried about whether Haltomut is offended or not, but I’m always smiling and telling the same story over and over.

As the head of the priest changed, everyone in the orphanage rejoiced when I heard that Haltomut was appointed as the new head of priest. Usually, it is chosen from among the blue priests, so there was a possibility that a priest who would treat the gray priests and priests terribly would be appointed.

I am thankful to Rosemine for appointing my aides, and to the lords and priests who allowed me to become a priest, even if they were not blue priests.

“And then Vilma. Did you have an example?”

“It’s near completion. I thought it would be better to finish it before accepting a lot of children, but this time was really busy. I wanted to complete it. “

Wakakushi has received an order for Rose Mine from Hartmut. This is a picture of both the blue maiden era and the present temple master. Rose Mine, the blue priestess, is playing a feshpeel, and Lord Rosemine, the head of the temple, is wearing a wand of the Fleetranee goddess of water. Mr. Khaltomut seemed to be very fond of his appearance and received detailed instructions, but he is now finishing his painting with satisfaction.

“… Surely it will be even more busy when the number of children increases. I will also be busy for a while, so I will pick it up at the dedication ceremony that will be a little calm. Are you sure you want to pay with new paint?”

“I’m sorry”

Even if I get money, I can’t use it in the orphanage, so I’m asking for what I want for the reward of the picture. We received orders from Haltomut for two of Rosemine’s appearances, and from Elvira for one of the former Priestmaster Ferdinand’s feshpeel. It was fun from spring to autumn, but it was really hard.

“The children who enter this winter are originally aristocratic children, like Konrad. Rosemine is educated and the best are going to return to aristocratic society. Is there any problem with it?]

“Rozemine said that there was no particular problem with reading, writing, computing, and standing. However, it’s a little difficult to learn music, because there are no essential instruments in the orphanage.”

Assisted Rosina to teach children in an orphanage, and I have some knowledge, so I can do as much as I can teach to children before baptism, but what if I don’t have an essential instrument There is none.

“Don’t worry. Musical instruments are necessary for education. Bring what you have in their home here.”

Haltomut-sama laughed and said, urged to leave the room. I will return to the orphanage with the side of the priest’s office. Haltomut ordered that the blue priests stay away from them.

“Wilma trusts Hartmut”

“Yeah, I’m close to Rosemine, and I’m very kind. I trust everyone in the orphanage. The good one is happy to be the new priest.”

The impact of the removal of four of the gray priests who were the gatekeeper was great in the orphanage and was rescued by the struggle of Rosemine, but it would not be strange if left alone . If you think so, you can see how wonderful the action of Haltomut-sama, who is alert to Rosemine, who wants to protect the orphanage.

“How does Rotary think of Hartmut?”

“Rose Mine is the top priority in everything, and it is for those who work for Rose Mine, not for the temple. There is no particular problem now because Rose Mine is a person who can move for the temple. The mindset and behavior are quite different from the Priestess Ferdinand. “

Rotal seems to struggle a little to move to understand the new way of thinking and take optimum action. As the Lord changes, the way of doing so will always change greatly, so the side service of the Priest’s office will be very difficult now.

“… Up until now, Ferdinand had adjusted the old way and Rosemine’s new way to mesh well, but Haltomut would push the way Rosemine’s thoughts as they were, I think the temple will change more than ever. ”

In the years when Rosemine became the orphanage director and became the head of the temple, the way the temples were changed dramatically. I can’t imagine what kind of change is more than ever.

“No matter how you change, Rosemine doesn’t change the temple or orphanage badly. That’s only believable.”

“… Wilma also believes in Rosemine”

“Yeah, Rosemine is a saint of Ehrenfest”

Rotal laughed in my words. It seems that Haltomut said the same thing.

“Delia, Lily. It seems that new children will come soon. Originally it seems to be a noble child.”

Delia and Lily are taking care of small children exclusively. Delia has been taking care of Dirk since she was a baby, and Lily is the only gray priest who gave birth at an orphanage, so the young children have a lot of time to interact with them.

“What happened, how many aristocratic children came to the orphanage at once?”

“It would be better for us not to know”

Egmont has drawn a noble woman to the temple, and it seems that vigilance has become stricter since Rosemine was targeted. Mr. Hartmut has heard from Fran that the blue priests seem to be very aware of the trends of the blue priests when they talk about accepting the children and talking about the winter schedule. It seems that the side service is kept away from the orphanage.

“Gray priests and shrine maidens cannot be refused if they are ordered by blue priests. Then I think it’s often better not to know from the beginning. Those who do not know can take care without any prejudice. “

Aristocratic children have accepted Konrad. That child was a terribly treated child, and I became accustomed to the orphanage, but would children who suddenly lost their family be well accustomed to the orphanage? I am a little worried.

“Now, I’ll finish the Rose Mine-like picture requested by Hartmut before Mr. Children gets busy and busy. Please look out for them to come in.”

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“Okay, but Hartmut really loves Rosemine?”

Delia said, as if amazed. It is natural that Haltomut-sama seems to be able to talk to anyone at the orphanage because they can only talk about Rosemine.

…… But Delia loves Rosemine too.

I know that Dirk’s magical power is not accumulated too much, and I laugh happily as I refute the words of Rosemine like me later. When I point out, I say that I’m tuned, so I’m just smiling, but Lily isn’t. Cover the couscous and mouth with your hands and laugh and stare at Deria.

“Oh, even if I say that, isn’t Delia talking to Hartmut too many times when Rosemine was using the shield of the wind to save Dirk?” [19459002 ]

“Oh, that is … that’s good! Isn’t it good! If you say to Hartmut that you want to hear when Rosemine is the most divine and beautiful, you refuse to be an apprentice of a gray priestess. I’m told to be in an orphanage, so I don’t know about the recent Rosemine, and that’s when I was the most beautiful Rosemine

Delia began complaining to Lily with a red face.

“Huh … Delia is confused by being stabbed by a star too much. The wording is disturbed, right? Vilma?”

“I’m not disturbed!”

When I saw Delia, who was in tears, exhaled lightly, I shook Lily a little and went to my room.

Since I am serving Rosemine, I have a single room. My room is full of two Rose Mine-like pictures and painting tools. I changed my clothes into dirty clothes and wore an apron.

Once slowly take a deep breath, and face the picture quietly. This time is the most important time for me to draw.

We ask ourselves how to add colors, and we will carefully layer colors to convey the beauty of Rosemine. It’s a lot of fun to think about how to make Rosemine’s night-colored hair look lustrous, and how to color the golden eyes, but it’s also the most daunting. In particular, the eyes look very different from the time of apprenticeship with a blue priestess who often reflected emotions, and now that I am skilled at suppressing emotions, I think it’s important to be able to express it.

… Is it drawn properly?

I placed a brush and a brush, arranged two pictures, and looked at them from a distance. The innocence at the time of the apprenticeship of the blue maiden lurked, and you can see that it now has a lot of expression and behavior like a noble lady. In order to protect his family, to protect orphans, and now to protect Ehrenfest, Rosemine has grown a lot.

The body of Rosemine’s body seems to have not changed so much because he had been sleeping for a long time, but according to Monica serving near the side, it seems that a little growth has been seen from the end of summer. He said that the ceremonial costume felt a little shorter when worn at the fall adult ceremony. It seems that Leidenshaft’s prestigious summer is the reason why children grow up greatly, so they are planning to take measurements and fix ceremonial costumes the next spring.

…… It will grow, but I’m looking forward to how beautiful it grows.

Perhaps Haltomut will also be ordering a picture again, so I must be well aware of the changes of Rosemine.

A few days later, the winter socialization began, and it wasn’t until the tenth day that Hartmut’s side service came to the orphanage with children. It seems that Haltomut has registered the children that the knights brought.

You can bring anything from a young child who walks to the same degree to a child who is just like Dirk or Konrad. Every child is dressed nicely, but has a frightened face, some of whom are crying, and some of them are glaring at it. About 80% of children have beautiful magical tools.

“Vilma, all 17 people”

Hartmut came with the child who finished registration at the end. Royal, Gil, Fritz and Monica are together. When I saw Khaltomut-sama, I knew that the children who had stood still trembled as if they were scared. Looking around them, Mr. Hartmut has a smile as usual.

“From now on, this is everyone’s house. As soon as I came to the orphanage, I am no longer an aristocrat. It will be a completely different life. So Rosemine wants to save everyone. Thank you for your compassion. ”

Introduced us who take care of the orphanage and called Dirk and Konrad. Then, bend yourself a little to match your gaze. The place that tries to match the eyes with the orphan is also a good place for Hartmut.

“All the children here have lost their families. Dirk and Konrad tell everyone how to live in an orphanage. Rosemine is determined to save them. I ask for your cooperation as much as possible. “

Dirk and Konrad sang in the words.

“We were saved by Rosemine, so I want them to be saved”

“Both are good children”

Mr. Hartmut pats their heads and smiles gently.

“Because I’m worried right now, please tell me well how Rosemary was merciful and how they were saved”

“Yes!”

“Everyone was originally a nobleman. In that sense, it’s the same as you. You know the difference between life in a noble town and life here. Ask if you have any questions. It ’s good, because I ’ll come to see you during the dedication ceremony. ”

After that, the orphanage’s gray priest was instructed to help carry the luggage. It seems that the children’s life supplies are carried by the knights. Gil and Fritz went out with gray priests who are used to working hard at the workshop.

“If you have Rosemine’s beast, it’s tough to use a lot of carriages even if it ends at once. Really, he is devised one after another.”

Haltomut-san went out of the orphanage with Rotaru after explaining the greatness of Rosemine’s beast.

Soon, luggage will be brought in by gils. The room must be arranged as it is opened separately by the gray shrine maiden and children. I and Lilly began to comfort them by hugging the small children crying in search of their families.

“Look, I’m going to arrange where I’m going to sleep. I don’t have time to cry. Let’s do it myself.”

Delia moves one after another to the crying children and takes the initiative as Dirk shows a model.

“Carry a futon. Someone, take this one”

“It’s a good idea to put important magical tools side by side because you can’t eat if you have them.”

Konrad, who knows his life as an aristocrat, asks children to line up the magical tools they have. However, no one tries to move just by holding their magical tool in anxious manner. After Conrad had a troubled face, he exhaled slowly.

“As Haltomut said, we are no longer aristocrats. We live here, so follow the way here.”

I open my eyes to Konrad ’s words, which are no longer aristocrats. I noticed a girl who regretted Konrad with a regretful face, and when I stood up, I sat on my knees and gazed at the children as if I stood on the back.

“I know that the temple is not well understood by the nobility, and it’s natural to feel uneasy about living here, but if you live in an orphanage, you’re familiar with the way you are here. We can only help. ”

I look at me like a girl who feels the autonomy of aristocrats as a child. She distorted her face as if she found a tip of anger and opened her mouth.

“Would you like to help me? Do you say that I will be able to return to the aristocracy society ?! What I can’t do …”

“Yes, of course. That’s my job.”

“… Eh?”

The girl rounded her eyes as if pierced.

“Oh, aren’t you listening? Reading, writing, computing, standing, Feshpeel … Rosemine is thinking that you can learn the culture of an intermediate aristocrat. I have heard that Aub can be a guardian and receive a baptismal ceremony as a noble. “

Probably close to the baptismal ceremony. Older children looked like they had ambitions. It is better to have a goal than to cry well. Even if you want to leave the orphanage. I laughed with a smile.

“You are the ones who make the effort. Of course, we will report to Rosemine and Hartmut about the attitude of life here.”

As one of the children behind her, who opened her eyes, decided to prepare, she raised her face and gently placed the magical tool in the place told by Konrad.

“… I’ll return to the aristocratic society with all I can learn here”

And I had to help with the futon that Dirk had. When one person begins to move, the other children begin to move as if they were hung. Only really young children are looking down without knowing how to move.

“Let’s play together when the futon is ready. There are a lot of cartas, playing cards and picture books here.”

Dirk shouted brightly at the boy who brought the futon together, but the child who saw Dirk with vigilant eyes only tied his lips. Dirk laughs happily without losing such a stubborn attitude.

“I haven’t lost to Konrad yet. It’s impossible to go back to the nobility if I can’t beat me.”

“… I was practicing with my brother. I can’t lose to him.”

“Then it’s a game. I’m Dirk. Who are you?”

“Beltram. It’s recognized as better than anyone and will soon return to aristocratic society”

Older children who decided to spend time with good children to return to aristocracy began living in orphanages, imitating Dirk and Konrad. I am trying to help me for the first time even if I am surprised, helping with manual work in an ugly way, and studying seriously. Feshpeel will also take turns, but everyone is practicing. Every child is desperate because he is practicing to play at the show, assuming that he will be baptized.

Dirk and Konrad seem to be well influenced by the children who looked at the goal. I started practicing music that I hadn’t been interested in so far, and I was able to make friends with Carta and Trump. In particular, I knew that Konrad, who had been defeated by Dirk, was very motivated because he had the experience of winning someone.

According to Delia, who is taking care of older children together, there are some children who are crying by slamming their voices sometimes at night. I just stopped watching the next day’s actions carefully.

Employees around the age of the baptism that is motivated with the goal in mind are good, but young children are crying for their families every night. She hugs her with Lily, and comforts her, but she doesn’t have enough hands. I’m a little lack of sleep.

When I thought so, Mr. Hartmut came to the orphanage with six gray priests and five gray priests. It seems that the aristocrats of the blue priests who are their masters were caught in crime.

“The blue priests are not involved in the actual crime, but without the help of their parents, they can’t live as blue priests. Of course, those who wanted to be captured with the Lord intended to accompany them to the castle, but because there were no applicants, they decided to return them to the orphanage. I’ll arrange it for you later. “

Hartomut-sama laughed and laughed at me and Lily.

“I have so many children. Do I need some help now?”

…… That’s right.

Hartmut’s kindness is impressed. After saying words of gratitude, I went to my room to get a picture of Rosemine.

“Hartmut, this is the picture you ordered. How about?”

When I spread the two pictures on the table in the cafeteria, Haltomut looked carefully at the orange eyes, and exhaled. Apparently you were satisfied. Only with the glasses of Hartmut who will be judging with the strictest eyes, I stroked my chest.

“It’s wonderful. You can see how the godliness is increasing compared to the time of apprenticeship with a blue priestess.”

“Show me, Mr. Hartmut. Is it Rosemeine ?? Vilma draws a picture in the room, so I haven’t seen it.”

Talking so much like Konrad was excited, Mr. Hartmut said, after thinking for a moment, “Never touch it, you can see it from a little distance”. Dirk and Konrad who looked at the figure praised it, and other children would have been interested. Look into the picture from a distance.

「新しく入った子供達はまだローゼマイン様にお目にかかったことがないでしょう。良い機会です。こちらが水の女神　フリュートレーネの清廉さを持ち、英知の女神　メスティオノーラの寵愛を受けるエーレンフェストの聖女ローゼマイン様です。まるでの闇の神の神具のように夜空の色の髪はきらめく星々が見えるほどに艶やかで、光の女神の女神が閉じ込められたように輝く金の瞳は……」

唐突に始まったローゼマイン様の説明に、新しい子供達はポカーンとしています。だんだんと詩的な言葉が増えていくので、幼い子供達には少し難しいのかもしれません。

「ローゼマイン様の素晴らしさはお姿の美しさだけではありません。慈悲深いその心映えは何よりも尊く、得難い聖女の素質。ですが、先日、考えを改めなければならない事が起こったのです。ローゼマイン様を表すのに相応しい言葉は聖女ではなく、女神ではないか、と」

ハルトムート様のお話に慣れているディルクとコンラートは「慈悲の女神ですか？」「灰色神官達を助けてくれるのですから、確かにそうですね」と相槌を打っていますが、他の子供達は完全に置き去りになっているようです。けれど、ハルトムート様は気分が乗って来たのか、周囲の様子は気にせずに話し続けます。

「あれはフェルディナンド様がアーレンスバッハへ旅立つ日のことでした。ローゼマイン様は旅立つ三人に虹色の祝福を送ったのです。わかりますか？　全ての神に祈りを捧げ、全ての祝福を得ることがどれだけ特別なことなのか」

「……よくわかりません」

「よろしい。では、説明しましょう」

ハルトムート様は嬉々として魔術に関することを述べ始めました。長い説明だったのですが、簡単にまとめるとエーヴィリーベはゲドゥルリーヒ以外の神々と仲が良くないので、一緒に祝福をするのはとても難しいということでした。ローゼマイン様はそれを難なくやり遂げたそうです。

「ローゼマイン様の瞳が全ての神々を閉じ込めたような神秘的な虹色に輝いたかと思うと、ローゼマイン様はシュタープを手に、誰も見たことがない魔法陣を空に描き始めました。シュタープの動きと共に光が零れて魔法陣が完成すると、今度はその可憐な唇から祈りの言葉が紡がれます。神々の名を呼ぶ度にそれぞれの神々の貴色で魔法陣が輝く様は全ての神々がそこに集うように感じられる程に美しく畏れ多い光景でした。ゆらりゆらりと魔法陣の縁からは様々な色の光が溢れるように輝いたかと思うと、虹色の祝福が飛び出したのです。声もなく皆が驚きに目を見張っている中、ローゼマイン様は静かに微笑んでいらっしゃいました。何と控えめで謙虚。それでいて神々しい。あの時、私はローゼマイン様に祈りを捧げたくなりました」

鐘一つ分、ローゼマイン様の素晴らしさについて話をしたハルトムート様は満足そうに息を吐き、孤児院の皆を見回しました。

「では、皆。高く亭亭たる大空を司る、最高神　広く浩浩たる大地を司る、五柱の大神　水の女神　フリュートレーネ　火の神　ライデンシャフト　風の女神　シュツェーリア　土の女神　ゲドゥルリーヒ　命の神　エーヴィリーベ、そして、エーレンフェストの聖女ローゼマイン様に祈りと感謝を捧げましょう」

バッと両手と左足を上げて皆が一斉に祈りを捧げる中、新しく入った子供達はビクッと肩を震わせて周囲を見回します。そういえば、お勉強や手仕事を教えることに手一杯でお祈りの練習をしていませんでした。

……お勉強の前にお祈りについて教えなければなりませんね。

新しく入った子供達が神殿の生活に馴染めるように、わたくしもできるだけ努力したいと思います。