Chapter 554

“Still nothing … The dedication ceremony is basically done by the royal family to collect magical power and the other territories to deepen their understanding of the ritual. It ’s not possible, it ’s not the interest of Ehrenfest. ”

“… Why did Rosemine do not lead to profits, but why did it not lead to profits?”

Sigiswald asked his eyes with a slight warning. But why do you think the one-year preparation period will be profitable? I gently exhale.

“Since Prince Sigiswald is urgent, is it possible to move to another territory and live there?” I don’t think it’s easy, but do you think the preparation time to move is profitable? “

“I am an adult and you are a minor. No matter how much you work, there is a big difference in the amount of responsibility and responsibility you have.”

Talked to me, I realized that my perception of the work I explained was necessary was very different. It seems that the royal family recognizes my work as a minor as helping Aub.

…… Ah. So I’m thinking as soon as the royal family is ready.

“Prince Sigiswald, it takes me a long time because I am responsible. I do n’t have any support for the father or training for the future. I am working as the head of the company. “

“Rose Mine, are you a minor? How many adult guardians are there?”

] Gigiswald said gently with a smile. I stare back with a cold smile.

“Did Ferdinand go to Ahrensbach? What do you say while taking my guardian as a king?” There are no my guardians in the temple now. The head of the temple and the orphanage are me, and the head of the priest is my side, and the aides will follow me, so I have to raise my successor, head of the orphan and the head of the priest in just one year. ”

This is not to say that adults were not handed over. Moving with me is just a big problem. No matter what you think, Hartmut can’t remain in Ehrenfest. If I move to the center, he will follow up and take over whatever he does. I can only be sure of that.

…… I don’t want to have this kind of conviction, but Clarissa is definitely together!

“You have to remember all the rituals of the gods in a year and keep track of the progress and preparation of the gods. The gods are directly related to the yield of the territory and if you can’t read the old letters I can’t read the scriptures of the temple chief. Do you know that it’s not that easy? “

¡It may be due to a lot of work, but when I smiled at the royal family who still couldn’t remember the old words, Sigiswald stared at me for a while and squeezed it out to find the true meaning of the words. I asked.

“What is Aub Ehrenfest thinking? It would be impossible to make such a young child the real responsible person”

“Because my aides who took over the priest from Ferdinand were adults, I thought that my adoptive father and Ferdinand would have no problem. I wish I had raised a successor before I grew up. It ’s hard to think of it as if it ’s the center where talented people come from all over the country. ”

Did you say Ehrenfest is short of human resources? , Sigiswald was slightly blinded. It seems that he now realizes that there is a big difference in perception from words.

“Even if you’re a regular bride, it will take you a year or two to get rid of things around you, prepare things necessary for a new life, and farewell with the people around you.” Isn’t it a matter of course, given a preparatory period of about a year, and can’t be called profit? ”

[I am reminiscent of the future schedule, condemning the royal family who did not try to give that natural time. Considering the printing industry and negotiations with Gutenberg who will not come back from Kirnberga in the fall, I really want time for two to three years.

“One year of preparation alone will not make up for the loss of Ehrenfest, which I will not be able to cover. It’s natural to make up for the loss of Ehrenfest lost by becoming a king’s adopter, and you can’t do it without having to put a profit on it. “

Looking at Sigiswald, thinking that the express express fare is high, I realized that the royal family is devoured now, and now they are terribly scared at how much the royal family has been scolded.

“I know the temple head and the orphanage director, but what is printing? Is this the person responsible?”

“The printing job in Ehrenfest has been far away from me, so it’s not too difficult to take over the job itself, but whether to bring the printing to the center and how to move my personality. , Whether you can have a shop or a workshop where you bring your own staff, the number of craftsmen to be moved or newly hired craftsmen, the training period, the relationship between the central merchants and the interaction with the shop There are many things that need to be coordinated with the center, such as how to do it. “

When I asked for consent, I thought that it would be a lot of work that I didn’t want to think about. I said.

“Of course I’ll leave it up to the end, but I’ll have to check it with my own eyes once. It’s not possible to leave everything up to the person. Then there will be a difference in the way things are done, but the civilian may not report everything correctly. ”

Recall that a civilian who did not want to be incompetent had made an appropriate report even in a situation full of problems. There are many things that cannot be understood without going to the site once.

“I see. Really responsible, Rosemine is”

“Yeah, so the preparation period of one year is not enough”

laughing with the thought that it would extend the preparation period, Sigiswald smiled and shook his head.

“I understand the situation and it depends on the amount of magic power that I can get at the dedication ceremony, but I can’t wait for more than a year, so be prepared in one year. And how is Ehrenfest I would like Magdalena to ask me if you want to make up for the loss. ”

The deep green eyes try to call Magdalena while being nervous in an easy-to-understand manner, what kind of negotiations are going on.

“That’s Prince Sigiswald. I’ll talk about the conditions from Ehrenfest, but I’ll just state my opinion so that mistakes don’t make mistakes, and the final decision is Zent and Aub. Ehrenfest, I don’t think it’s necessary to call Magdalena-sama. ”

territorial decisions are made by Aube. No matter what or what I say here, the adoptive father has the final decision, and that decision is made in a meeting with the Zents.

“Because we understood each other that there was a difference in common sense and interests, Prince Sigiswald should tell Zent the candid request of me and Ehrenfest. It ’s not up to me and Prince Sigiswald to accept and agree. ”

I reiterate that the words here are not a decision. It was last year that Ferdinand decided to go to Ahrensbach as a royal family, and his foster father couldn’t even talk about it. It ’s important to keep this from happening this year.

‘To decide over the head of Abu, because I can not be beaten for doing anything, and to escape from saying that“ I have the right to decide ” This is an important preventive measure.

By the way, I just made a suggestion about the dedication ceremony, and Sigiswald decided to do it, so I didn’t do anything.

…… Suggested for suggestions. It is safe and safe because the sponsorship and responsibility are royalty.

“Oh, yes, we certainly don’t have the right to decide”

Sigiswald smiled and urged, “Please let me know the conditions for becoming an adopted woman.” Apparently, it seemed much easier to realize that I had no decision.

…… Do you feel like you are weak? Well, ok.

“There is a request from the adoptive father, but I’ll tell you earlier. If you have a preparatory period of more than one year and you are satisfied with these conditions, you should follow the king’s order. It just does n’t fit, and it does n’t have a rebellious will, nor does it mean that people want to mess things up. ”

Neither I nor Ehrenfest intend to rebel, nor do I care if Jürgenschmitt is destroyed. Sigiswald, who was rejected by his adoptive fathers, clearly reassured, “Yes?” I put a cococon and a nail there.

“But Jurgenschmitt and the royal family are the top priority, and it’s incompatible with the royal family who says Ehrenfest can do anything. My Gedrulich is Ehrenfest and I grow up in the temple. If you want me to adopt you, please understand that “

If you adopt or get married and move to another territory, it is natural to put the other territory first. However, as soon as I have completed adoption, there is no way I can take the attitude of “Ehrenfest is another territory”. I know that I can’t be proud of it, but I still can’t believe that I’ve lost both downtown and Ferdinand. It is important to me, and I am confident that I will be furious when exposed to danger.

“I understand that, as Anastazius said, it’s better not to assume that aristocratic common sense applies to Rosemine as a matter of course. So what is the compensation for Ehrenfest? Do you want? “

urged by Sigiswald’s gentle smile, I opened my mouth.

“I asked Prince Anastazius, but please cancel the engagement of the king and return Ferdinand to Ehrenfest. This will solve most of the problems of Ehrenfest.

When Ferdinand comes back for a year, there will be no worries about the problem of lack of magic, pressing the risese gang, fostering successors, the future of the temple, and the health of Ferdinand. During the two years I was pickled in Jureve, I was also working with the downtown merchants through Yustox.

“I think Anastazius responded in the same way, but Ferdinand cannot be returned to Ehrenfest, now Ahrensbach cannot be crushed.”

The best proposal for Ehrenfest was rejected by Sigiswald before being sent to Zent.

“It may be possible if we can bring a single cadet to rule Ahrensbach instead of Ferdinand, but we don’t know. If we know Ehrenfest, Please convince him and bring him within one year. “

An answer similar to Anastasia was returned. The royal family seems to have no intention of taking Ferdinand out of Ahrensbach. It’s a little confusing, but so far it’s within expectations. I don’t want to know that Ferdinand, who has gone deep into the core of Ahrensbach, can’t be released so easily, but I know.

…… Then, you can win only by safety and living environment.

The adoptive father said Ferdinand went to another territory. So, if you cancel the royal engagement and return it to Ehrenfest, you will be glad to be honest, but there should be no improvement in Ferdinand’s treatment as a condition of my adoptive father. If I want to do something, I can only act.

… Princess Anastazius said that he managed to do it himself.

Once I tightened my expression, I smiled. Although Sigiswald’s smile was drawn for a moment, he returned to his original smile immediately.

“We have heard from Prince Anastazius that it is difficult at this time to resolve Ferdinand’s engagement. At the same time, with Glutlisheit, we can take different measures …” [ 19459002]

When asked if Anastazius’s words were a common perception for the royal family, there was no mistake, and Sigiswald slowly nodded.

“That’s right. If you can get the Glutlis Height, you can fix it.”

“Let me postpone Ferdinand’s marriage until I get Glutlisheit or until I find it absolutely impossible to get it. Dietrinde If you don’t get married to you, you won’t be a liaison? “

…… If you can’t cancel your engagement until you get Glutlis Height, you can keep it engaged for a long time.

First of all, when I asked to postpone the marriage in order to win the promise of avoiding the joint, Sigiswald thought a little with his arms crossed.

“I can’t postpone the star-knot ritual any more. Considering the way Letizia is waving when he enters the aristocracy, if Dietrinde becomes an aub, the marriage of the two is It will be necessary. ”

When the foundation is dyed and Dietrinde is approved as an aub at the lord’s meeting, lettizia is dropped into a senior aristocratic status by Ahrensbach’s rule. To prevent this, it seems necessary to finish the adoption process between the star knot ritual on the first day of the lord meeting and the approval of Aub. Certainly it is very different whether you enter the aristocracy as a lord candidate or a senior aristocrat.

Then, if the next aub is decided, Arensbach ’s unusual rule of dropping other lord candidates into a higher nobility, wouldn’t it be okay if the royal family abolished?]

“… Only Aube can abolish the territory rule. We made a suggestion, but we can’t do anything more than the deceased Aube Ahrensbach did not abolish” [19459002 ]

Unless it violates the law book, it seems that the royal family cannot abolish the minor rules of each territory. It seems that Dunkel Felger’s rules are based on Dunkel Felger’s and Ahrensbach’s Ahrensbach’s circumstances, so it seems to be often troubled if rules that seem to be useless from other territories are lost.

…… Speaking of that, Dunkel Felger has a lot of strange rules because of its long history.

“If the goal is to avoid Ferdinand’s conjunction, I think it can be accommodated by making the adoption with the king a little faster”

A star-knot ritual will be held on the first day of the lord meeting. A little earlier than that, if I can adopt the king and get the Glutlith Heights, it seems that Ferdinand’s engagement can be canceled. Ferdinand marries Dietrinde as soon as it is confirmed that Glutlith Height cannot be obtained. If you do so, lettizia will not be affected.

“However, in that case, Rosemine’s suggested preparation period will be slightly shorter than a year. Are you sure?”

I wander slightly. It was Ferdinand who instructed to create a preparation period of more than a year. I have to ask Ferdinand’s aim to see if it should be a little shorter than a year or if it must be over a year.

“… I can’t answer right away. To make sure Ferdinand can successfully cancel the engagement, think about the timing of my adoption again. But Ferdinand has never been able to cancel the marriage or engagement. Since you will be staying in Ahrensbach, we will ask you to improve your treatment. Please order Ahrensbach from Zent to give you a hidden room. “

laughed after Giggiswald, who had lost his shoulders because I gave up resolving Ferdinand’s engagement, became a face for a moment.

“It’s noble to have a room and not a hidden room until the fiance is married. It’s hard to tell Ahrensbach to do this.”

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Because I grew up in a temple, I thought that it was a part where the common sense of the nobility was not understood. Sigiswald will explain it carefully. But I know that. The grandfather and the foster mother said, “A hidden room cannot be given as a fiance.”

“After I knew that I would move from room to room and get a hidden room, I had given up, but it was postponed. I know there are other customs.

At the time of the postponement of the star-knot ritual because Dietrinde was not able to dye the foundation at this lord meeting, there was a hole in the custom that Sigiswald spoke. I smiled with a smile. If it is said that it is useless in light of the customs, this can be requested as usual.

“We couldn’t get married until Dietrinde finished the foundation, so Ferdinand could pull it up to Ehrenfest, right? You should be able to offer a cancellation of the engagement, because it is forced to continue the engagement with the king’s order, so it is okay to go back to Ehrenfest and partition again. It’s not a rule against a king’s life, it’s customary. “

If you are in a state where you cannot get married while inviting a fiance from another territory, it is not compulsory to keep the fiance. The fiancée can also offer a resolution for the deficiencies.

“In the case of Ferdinand, engagement is the king’s command and we have already started work, so we can’t go back from the point of view of information leakage.

“I understand that it is the Arensbach’s and the royal family’s self-serving work that cannot be overtaken as a fiancé, and it is customary to return home temporarily.”

Ferdinand himself received the king’s order and said he wanted to keep his distance away so as not to bother Ehrenfest, so he may not want to go home temporarily.

…… But that doesn’t matter. The important thing is to secure a hidden room.

“If you say that customs are important for the royal family, then return Ferdinand-sama to Ehrenfest as usual, and once the foundation is dyed and Aube is finalized, head again to Ahrensbach for marriage. If you can’t follow the convention, you’ll break the convention, but you will give Ferdinand a hidden room, and the royal family and Aube will make sure that the orders are being executed properly at the Arrensbach funeral in summer. Please check, because you can’t cancel your engagement, you can’t yield better treatment. “

When I made a choice, Sigiswald smiled and exhaled.

“… I can’t make a decision right now. My father will choose. Are you sure?”

Ferdinand is most pleased to come back, but with Ferdinand holding Ahrensbach’s duties and being a Letizia educator, it should be able to return even if it is said to be customary I don’t think so.

…… That’s why you have to get a hidden room!

For the time being, I thought that Zent could choose either, but I realized that Sigiswald was looking at me with dark green eyes, with a smile on her face.

“… Rosemine is really particular about Ferdinand”

“Yes. While I was raised in the temple, Ferdinand-sama made various medicines for the frail servant, and did his best to live and educated him to live in a noble society. It is because of Ferdinand’s guidance that I was able to get the best at the Aristocratic House.

Smiling with a smile, I stare at Sigiswald. I still want to make sure of avoiding the joint. I smiled deeply.

“Before my important family, who liked to go to the workshop in the temple, went to another territory that was not in good standing with his territory, and was married to him. If you have a situation where you will not be allowed to return home temporarily even though the starknot ritual has been postponed, even if you are in a situation where you can not give even a hidden room, I would like the royal family to imagine how worried and how they feel about the person they ordered. “

Sigiswald solidified with a smile. You can see that blood is drawn from the face. As I put my hand on my cheek and exhale a little, I layered more words.

“Whether such a hard thought Ferdinand-sama spent in Ahrensbach would be Dietrin’s consort, how much noble common sense would not worry about those who went to other territories But I can’t stay very calm.I used to be bad at controlling emotions and used to run wildly. “

What happens if I run away now? “I ’m seriously wondering, angry and staring at Sigiswald.

…… No, what will happen really? I don’t know how far it can be suppressed and where it runs away.

Magical power has increased since a long time ago. Stap has grown, so you can control it, but you can’t imagine how it would feel if you run away.

While I was thinking, Sigiswald seemed to have thought. After a while of silence, Sigiswald laughed with a smile when he met me.

“I want to talk to my father that Ferdinand can avoid the concession so that Rosemine doesn’t have to worry so much. I’ll do my best to get you ready.”

“Well, I’m happy. I’m counting on you, Sigiswald Prince”

… Okay! ”How much avoidance of joint seats is. Yes, Ferdinand! Isn’t this quite fine?

When I hold my fist on my knees and make a guts pose, I move on to the next condition in good spirits. By clearing my minimum requirements, I felt like singing with a nose, but the discussion is not over. Tightening his expression, I turned to Sigiswald.

“I would like to bring in human resources to Ehrenfest to make up for the magical power that I lost with Ferdinand-sama. I got married with Ehrenfest for about five years,つまり、エーレンフェストに入れる者に限るということにツェントの承認をくださいませ。こちらからは一人たりとも出せません」

これは養母様が提案した条件だ。順位の急上昇と新しい流行の数々でエーレンフェストと繋がりを持ちたい領地は多い。実際に貴族院の学生達は他領の者に言い寄られている数が増えていると聞いている。

毎年十組以上の星結びの儀式があり、半分くらいは他領との婚姻だ。それが全てエーレンフェストに入る形で行われることが可能になれば、手っ取り早く成人貴族の数を増やすことができる。その夫婦の間に生まれた子供は当然エーレンフェスト籍になるので、貴族を増やすためにもかなり有効だろう。

領主一族が絡まない婚姻の許可はアウブ同士が出すものなので、ジギスヴァルトは「承認されるでしょう」と軽く頷いてくれた。

「それから、子供が生まれた時に与えられる魔術具を三十から四十くらいいただきたいと思います。魔術具がないために、貴族になれない子供がいるので、その子達を貴族として育てたいと思っています」

「子供に与える魔術具を三十から四十、ですか？　それはずいぶんと数が多いのではありませんか？」

作成が大変で高価だからだろう、ジギスヴァルトの笑みが濃くなった。

「あら？　これから五年間婚姻に条件を付けるので、ずいぶんと控えめに計算した結果ですけれど。わたくしとフェルディナンド様の魔力量と執務量は中級貴族三十から四十人分では足りないくらいの価値がございます。王族はそれだけの損失をエーレンフェストに与えていることを自覚してくださいませ」

一年の猶予に加えてこれだけが手に入れば、わたしが中央に移動してもエーレンフェストの魔力の問題は何とかなるはずだ。

「あとは、中央に出ているエーレンフェスト出身の貴族に一度里帰りするように命じてくださいませんか？」

これは養父様からの要望だ。今の状況では中央や他領の情報が全く入って来ない。今まではどこからかユストクスが手に入れてきていたようだけれど、今は本当に情報が入りにくい状況になっているそうだ。クラリッサが頼りにされている状態で、そのひどさを察してほしい。

……わたしも一度は中央へ行く前に顔合わせくらいはしておきたいし、ちょうどいいね。

断られたとはいえ、王族が養父様に出した要求は「わたしが中央で動きやすいようにエーレンフェストの人材を送れ」というものだった。自分の派閥を作るために出身領地の者を側近に取り立てるのが普通なのだろう。

そう考えた時に「あれ？」と思ったのだ。ヴェローニカ最盛期のエーレンフェストしか知らず、中央へ行ったエーレンフェスト貴族と、ヴェローニカ失脚後に洗礼式をしたわたしで認識は合うのだろうか、と。どう考えても話が通じると思えない。先に顔を合わせるくらいはしておかなければ、側近を選ぶことさえできなそうだ。

この要望はジギスヴァルトも「それはこちらも望んでいたことです」と喜んでくれて、快諾してくれた。故郷に帰りたがらない彼等に、王族も困っていたらしい。建前ができたので、冬は故郷に戻るように命じてくれるそうだ。

「最後に、エーレンフェストではなく、わたくしから個人的な条件がいくつかあります。様々な事情があって、わたくし、未成年の側近から名を受けています。年齢、階級にかかわらず、連れていく側近は全員受け入れてください」

「それは成人してからではいけないのですか？　未成年は何をするにも親の許可が必要ですし、貴族院の所属を思えばエーレンフェストにいた方が良いと思えますが……」

ジギスヴァルトは不思議そうに首を傾げる。わたしは「親がない子もいるのです」と答えながら、ツェントに伝えてもらえるようにお願いする。

「名を受け、命を預かっている以上、わたくしは彼等の親よりも権利を持っています。彼等は何をするにも、わたくしの許可が必要ですし、他領の者に名を捧げた者を今のエーレンフェストには置いておけない理由もあるのです」

理由については養父様に尋ねてください、と流し、一度呼吸を整える。これから要求することは絶対に勝ち取らなければならないことだ。わたしが姿勢を正すと、つられたようにジギスヴァルトも姿勢を正した。穏やかな笑顔の中だが、姿勢はやや身構えている。わたしは気合いを入れてジギスヴァルトを見据えた。

「これはわたくしにとっても最も大事で譲れない条件です。そして、わたくしを娶ることを望むならば、ジギスヴァルト王子にとっても大事な条件になると思います」

「何でしょう？」

「地下書庫以外の情報収集のためにも中央にある全ての図書館や図書室には出入り自由とし、全ての文献を読む権利を要求します。それとは別に、わたくしの離宮に図書室を準備してくださいませ」

力の入ったわたしの要求にジギスヴァルトが三秒ほど沈黙し、ぎこちない笑みを浮かべる。

「……離宮に図書室ですか？　王宮図書館とは別に、でしょうか？」

「実はわたくしがエーレンフェストの第一夫人となるための条件は、エーレンフェストの図書室と神殿図書室を自由にすることでした。わたくしの結婚には図書館が必須なのです。夫になるのでしたら、ジギスヴァルト王子はわたくしに与えられる離宮に図書室を作ってくださいませ。わたくし、貴女のためにこれだけの図書館と本を準備しました、と求婚されるのが夢なのです」

ジギスヴァルト王子はわたくしとの結婚をお望みなのですよね？　と微笑むと、ジギスヴァルトは引きつった笑顔で「私との結婚を前向きに考えてくださるようで嬉しいです」と言った。

……顔、引きつってるよ？

「ところで、その図書室は……一体どのような規模なのでしょうか？」

「本当はエーレンフェストの図書室を超える規模で……と言いたいところですけれど、フェルディナンド様の図書室を越えてくださればそれで構いません」

「フェルディナンドの図書室ですか？」

ジギスヴァルトにわたしは大きく頷いた。

「えぇ。保護者であるフェルディナンド様はアーレンスバッハへ向かう際にご自分の館と所蔵していた本をわたくしに相続させてくださいました。せっかく王族の夫ができるのですもの。保護者以上を望んでも罰は当たりませんよね？　エーレンフェストの領主候補生の私物を越えるくらいならば、王族には簡単でしょう？　うふふん」

わたしが広さや最初に本棚に並んでいた冊数について喜々として説明をしているうちに、ジギスヴァルトから段々と笑顔が消えていく。

……あれ？　もしかして、王族なのに難しい？

「あ、あの、どうしても離宮に図書室を準備するのが難しければ、王宮図書館をわたくしの離宮にしてくださっても構いませんよ。図書館に住むのも夢だったので、大歓迎です。わたくしの夫という立場を望むジギスヴァルト王子がどのような図書館を贈ってくださるのか楽しみにしていますね」

おねだりの意味も込めてニッコリ笑うと、ジギスヴァルト王子は半ば呆然とした顔で「私が、貴女の夫になるのですか？」と呟いた。

……ん？　そう言ったのってジギスヴァルト王子だよね？ that?　わたし、何か聞き間違えてた？

首を傾げつつ、わたしはジギスヴァルトに確認を取ってみる。聞き間違えならば、恥ずかしいではないか。

「王族としてはそれが最善なので、わたくしと結婚したいとジギスヴァルト王子は先程おっしゃいましたよね？……もしかして、わたくしの聞き間違いでした？」

「聞き間違いではありません。少し、想定と違ったと言いましょうか……。最善……。そうですね。最善だったはずです。けれど、ローゼマインは本当にそれで良いのですか？」

今更だが、わたしの意見を聞いてくれる気になったようだ。どうせこの場でなければ、自分の率直な気持ちを伝えるのは難しくなるだろう。わたしは本音を伝えておくことにした。

「わたくしは自分が祝福を与えた夫婦の新郎と結婚したいとは全く考えていないのですけれど、王の養女としての義務ならば、仕方がないので受け入れようと思っています。だからこそ、わたくしの心の平穏を守れる図書館くらいは準備してくださいませ」

ヴィルフリートと婚約した時と同じだ。保護者が望むならば受け入れるしかない。わたしの我儘が通る環境でないことくらいは理解しているのだ。

「……図書館くらいは、ですか」

ジギスヴァルト王子が何故か遠い目になった。あれほど熱く語っていた自分の希望が叶って喜んでいる顔には見えない。何故だ。 I can’t understand.

よくわからないけれど、わたしは自分の要求は伝えた。

「ひとまず、エーレンフェストとわたくしからの率直な意見や条件は以上です。どのような選択をするのかはツェントと養父様にお任せしましょう。わたくしが快く王の養女となって王族の皆様と末永く仲良くするために、よく話し合ってくださいませ」