04x20 - Georgine no Raihou

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Rosemyne succeeds in gathering
her summer material.

Now, at the end of summer...

So, Rosemyne.

I haven't been informed about it,

but I hear Sylvester's sister is coming
to visit at the end of summer?

Huh?

Didn't I inform you of that?

You did not.

My apologies.

But it's strange.

Why was she, the third wife,
at the Archduke Conference?

Does that mean she has
become the first wife?

Um, High Priest.

What kind of person is my
adopted father's older sister?

Her name is Georgine.

When I entered the castle, she had already
married out to the Ahrensbach duchy.

Apparently, before Sylvester was born,

she was considered to be the
next Archduke of Ehrenfest.

I know.

It was written in the letters to the
former high bishop that were found.

I was also not informed of such letters.

I thought they were love letters,

so I didn't think it was
necessary to report them.

You fool!

Don't try to conceal things on your own
when you are dealing with criminals!

Do you want to be dealt
with as an accomplice?!

I'm sorry!

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Episode 20
Georgine's Visit

The welcome banquet will be held today.

In order to show our
welcome for her visit,

we wore clothes that incorporated
the customs of Ahrensbach.

It's a custom that my adoptive
father's grandmother,

who married in from Ahrensbach,
brought with her...

Back then, wearing a veil became
fashionable in Ehrenfest.

Lady Veronica followed

the same customs when she
married in from Ahrensbach as well.

So, for generations, the archduke's wives
have been connected to Ahrensbach.

Because of that, Lady Georgine also
married out to the Ahrensbach duchy.

Hey, Rihyarda.

Do you know what kind of
person Lady Georgine is?

She was an extremely hard worker...

I wonder what kind of person she is.

We're so glad to see you well!

Ahrensbach holds a higher
rank than Ehrenfest,

so if you upset her, our relationship
with them will become complicated.

The two of you must be very careful.

Yes...

I am the son of Aub Ehrenfest, Wilfried.

I am the adopted daughter
of Aub Ehrenfest, Rosemyne.

On this auspicious day radiant
with the majesty of Leidenschaft,

the God of Fire, may we pray for
a blessing upon this meeting

guided by the gods?

You may.

My, you look just like
Sylvester when he was young.

Do I truly look like him?

Yes, very much so.

She's smiling, but it's so scary!

Aunt, you look a lot like Grandmother,
and you are very beautiful!

Oh, is that so?

It seems Mother has
treated you very dearly?

Yes!

Please allow me to greet you
as well, Lady Georgine.

They're all making me nervous, too!

I am pleased that the
Goddess of Time, Dregarnuhr,

has crossed our threads of fate and
allowed us to meet once again.

Are you the high bishop
that send me that letter?

Yes, it was me.

I'm so glad you let me know.

Sylvester has always been an idler.

If you hadn't told me, I would have
continued my life completely unaware.

Have things been difficult for you
after being adopted by such a father?

He has considered many things for me.

He even appointed Lord
Ferdinand as my guardian...

My!

To think he would entrust a child
he adopted to someone else...

You haven't changed at all
since you were little,

leaving everything to those around
you without doing anything yourself.

Really, how could you do such a thing...

I failed to cover for you.
Sorry, Father!

So...

Who is this guardian named Ferdinand?

I have yet to be introduced to him.

Elder Sister, this is Ferdinand.
He is my half-brother.

What the heck is going on?!

I've never seen him
smile like this before!

He entered the castle after
you married into Ahrensbach,

so I don't believe you've met.

It's so weird.

He's smiling so nicely, but he
looks really unhappy to me.

On this auspicious day radiant
with the majesty of Leidenschaft,

the God of Fire, may I pray for

a blessing upon this meeting
guided by the gods?

Yes, exactly as you say.

My, Lady Georgine!

Gloria.

It has been a long time.

You are as beautiful as always.

Oh, you're as smooth-talking
as ever, Grausam.

It has been a long time, Lady Georgine.

I am glad to see you well,
Viscount Joisontak.

Your meals are ready.

Yes. Let’s move to the dining hall.

Huh?

They're from the playroom...

It's Laurenz!

You can't! Wilfried!

Have you forgotten we've told
you to be extremely careful?

Oh...

Never be alone and do not
speak to anyone carelessly.

Do you understand?

Yes...

In the end, in order to avoid
contact with other nobles,

Brother Wilfried went
to the northern annex,

and I secluded myself in the cathedral.

Instead of hiding in the northern annex,

it'll be more relaxing to go back to the
cathedral and get my daily work done.

Dirk had accumulated a lot of mana,

so I decided to have some
of it absorbed from him.

He should be fine now.

Thank you kindly, Lady Rosemyne.

Now I can be at ease.

You've become just like a
little mother to him, Delia.

Has Kamil grown to this size now, too?

Thank you kindly.

What is it?

I was just thinking about how I got
adopted because of the issue with Dirk...

Let go!

But this commoner girl you speak
of is my adopted daughter.

To me, the former high bishop
wasn't a good person, but,

for Lady Georgine, he was
an uncle she depended on.

I'm glad she was able to come and
give her respects to his grave.

The previous high bishop
does not have a grave.

Huh?

He was ex*cuted for a serious crime,

and his family refused his remains
saying they have nothing to do

with someone who entered
the cathedral decades ago.

Her claim of visiting his
grave is just an excuse.

I see.

Then what is the purpose of her visit?

She likely wishes to get closer
to the former Veronica Faction.

The former Veronica Faction was
the largest faction in Ehrenfest,

formed by the children and
grandchildren of the retainers

who accompanied Sylvester's
grandmother here from Ahrensbach.

However, after the fall
of the Veronica Faction,

many nobles who were neutral have
defected to the Florencia Faction.

It's inevitable that the Veronica
Faction, who want to

improve their current situation,

and Georgine, who wishes to
inherit the Veronica Faction

and increase her influence in
Ehrenfest, would join forces.

To seek connections with them,

Georgine has been actively

attending the tea parties
of the former Veronica Faction.

How do you know that, High Priest?

Eckhard heard about the tea parties
from Elvira, so Eustachius...

Am I right?

I can tell what you're
imagining, but stop.

How could that commoner apprentice
priestess be adopted by the Aub!

It's an insult to the nobility.

It is just as Viscountess Dahldolf says!

Yes.

The Aub is being deceived by that man.

That man joined forces with Rosemyne and

used wicked tactics to frame the former
high bishop and implicate Lady Veronica!

Didn't Lady Veronica say that
Ferdinand was dangerous?

Yes.

If Lady Georgine was the Aub, she would
have never made such a foolish mistake...

As the first wife of Ahrensbach,

I must avoid excessive
interference in Ehrenfest,

no matter how much I wish
to cooperate with you.

I'm very sorry, Gloria.

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Ascendance of a Bookworm:
Adopted Daughter of an Archduke

Apparently, Viscountess Dahldolf
whispered quite a lot of things

to Lady Georgine during
yesterday's tea party.

Viscountess Dahldolf?

Whom might she be?

She is the mother of the foolish
knight that injured you

and caused the trombe
to grow aggressively.

Schicicoza's mother?!

As I recall, she is a part
of the Veronica Faction.

I heard she was close to
the former high bishop...

Yes...

Isn't Rosemyne also deeply involved in the
cause of the former high bishop's death?

Who knows how Lady Georgine
will feel about it...

I'm worried about Rosemyne.

I think it would be best not to let
Wilfried see my elder sister anymore.

Of course, the same goes for Rosemyne.

Why are you so wary of Lady Georgine?

Because I do not wish for my child
to go through the same thing I did.

What kind of person is Lady
Georgine to you, Elvira?

She was a proud person
that spared no effort.

Lady Georgine had the position of
Archduke stolen by her younger brother.

Her engagement was broken because of it,

and she was married off to
Ahrensbach as the third wife.

It must have been quite the humiliation.

I understand her feelings.

However...

The hatred she displayed toward the young
Lord Sylvester was quite terrible.

She is merciless to those she believes
harbor hostility or malice towards her.

We should be wary of Lady Georgine
now that she has gained the power

of Ahrensbach's first wife.

How scary...

It's great that someone like you,
with your extremely carefree nature,

at least realizes there is some danger.

Honestly, I do not know
what she will do, either.

I do not know much about Georgine.

This is the first time you've
met Lady Georgine, right?

No...

I have seen her once before.

My father...

She attended the funeral
of the previous Archduke.

However,

I only saw her from a distance and never
exchanged any greetings with her.

Why is that?

I entered the cathedral a little before
the passing of the previous Archduke.

She wasn't someone a blue priest such
as myself could possibly greet.

Then, High Priest...

Doesn't that mean you couldn't attend
your father's funeral as a family member?!

That's correct.

What do you mean by that's correct?!

Someone with a weak relationship with his
family like you calls him your "father".

Doesn't that mean he's an important
family member to you?!

And you weren't able to attend
his funeral as his family...

You should have the right to get
angry and cry... This is crazy!

Why are you getting mad?

It has nothing to do with you, right?

Because that's really sad and lonely!

If I were ever in such a situation...

I should have the right to
get angry and cry, too!

Calm down, Rosemyne.

Don't cry right now.

It won't look good if you leave
here with swollen and teary eyes.

Is that really what you should
be worried about right now?!

You should comfort me or let
me cry until I feel better!

Please show a little more kindness!

Goodness, you are so troublesome.

Is this acceptable?

It's not!

I don't feel a shred of gentleness and
I don't feel like you're comforting me!

Your tears seem to have
stopped, so it's enough.

Get down.

No matter how angry I get, the high
priest just doesn't understand...

We've gotten off topic.

The person that Georgine hates and
resents the most is Sylvester,

who usurped her position as heir.

You are his adopted daughter.

On top of that, you drove
the former high bishop,

who was such an important
relative to Georgine

that she maintained contact
with him, to his death.

You are definitely a
target for her attacks.

It would be best to be extremely careful.

Yes...

These are Uncle's belongings.

Uncle, you kept my letters...

By the way, how is Mother doing?

I was wondering why she wasn't
at the welcome banquet...

I'd like to see her.

Mother is imprisoned in the White
Tower for the same crime as Uncle.

You cannot visit her.

I only wish to see her once.

I will allow it if you
let us seal your schtappe

with shackles and refrain
from speaking to her.

Yes. That's fine.

I'm sorry to trouble you.

However, only a select few from the
Archduke's family are allowed inside.

Georgine!

You tell Sylvester for me! Let me out!

Sylvester is being
manipulated by Ferdinand!

Help me, Georgine!

That's enough.

Georgine!

Georgine!

Georgine!

Georgine!

Today, we're seeing Lady Georgine off.

When I arrived at the castle,

the new paper Lutz sent to me
from Illgner was waiting for me.

It's quite stiff, so it may be
suitable for playing cards...

Oh, it looks like a paper fan!

Rosemyne, what is that?

How is it used?

This is how you use it...

I see. So that's how this is used.

Please give it back!

I pray that you live well

under the divine protection of the gods
until the Goddess of Time, Dregarnuhr,

weaves the threads of our
fates together once again.

That's the standard farewell, saying that
he hopes they can meet again someday.

...weave the threads of our
fates together once again.

We didn't get much time to talk this time,

so I hope to have a long chat
with you next time, Aunt.

I'm so pleased, Wilfried.

Then, should I come visit
again this time next year?

I will look forward to it!

Is that fine?

Of course... We will welcome you.

Do it, Rosemyne.

Stupid Brother Wilfried!

Please read the room a little!

Translation Angela Tamae Liu

Timing Edgar Cruz

Editing Tara Campbell

QC Alicia Ashby

FQC Michelle Tymon

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Ruelle Rechallenge

I only told my aunt that
I wished to talk with her!

That's the problem!

You shouldn't have said anything
except the farewell you were taught!

Why is that?!

You mustn't leave any openings when
you don't know how they will be used!

- Do you understand?
You can't say that much!

- Wilfried needs to study a bit more before
he can attend the Royal Academy.

- I don't! She is family!

It should be fine, as long
as Rosemyne is by his side.

- I'm telling you that you can't!

- She won't be by his side forever?

- I wish to speak more with my aunt!

- For the sake of Ehrenfest's future,

- Goodness, Brother Wilfried!
I'm telling you that you can't!

- it seems we should seriously consider
having Rosemyne and Wilfried marry.

- You're so stubborn, Rosemyne!

- Who's the stubborn one
here?! I'm telling you...

They're still at it...

Illustration by: Komada Hachi