Interlude 15: Helmut-nii-san’s adoption into the family of his bride

Plot
Erich informs Wend informs that one of the Dukes retainers had come up with this duel as a way to extort Wend. The Duke was heavily in debt and if he won they were going to make Wend pay a large amount of money to keep Elise and have Wend also give Louise and Ina to the Duke as concubines. Wend, Erich, Paul and Helmut are talking about their family and how its all thanks to Wend that Paul and Helmut will be able to marry and be adopted into knight peerage homes with only daughters. This is all due to General Edgar wanting to strengthen his ties with Wend by providing his brothers with wives. While having discussions Wend finds out that there is another Baumeister Family in the Capitol that has broken all ties with the original family. The Capitol family had loaned money to the Baumeister Knight Family, but they were never repaid. The next day the brothers head to the family that Helmut will marry into and they discover it is the Baumeister Capitol family. Wilhelm informs them that Wend will be considered the head family and Erich, Paul and Helmut will be considered his branch families. Wend excludes the Baumeister Knight Territory as part of his branch. After they have the formal interview Helmut and Friede leave for a date with Wend group and they continue having discussions. Friede asks Wend if he will participate in the Marital Arts tournament and explains to him what it is with Wend thinking " I just want to be an adventurer.

Characters
Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Elise Katharina von Hohenheim

Friede von Baumeister

Erich Baumeister

Helmut Baumeister

Paul Baumeister

Erwin von Arnim

Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik

Iina Suzane Hirenbrant

Wilhelm Hans von Baumeister

Korinna von Baumeister

Locations
Stadtburg