Chapter 35: Fiancée

Plot
Wend, Brantark and Armstrong are in the presence of King Helmut receiving their rewards for the Palkenia Grasslands campaign. They all receive the Double Dragon award. Armstrong id promoted to Viscount and Wend to Baron. Brantark doesn't care to become a noble, plus Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder is his patron and will receive a reward from the King, as the King can not gives him a peerage. Wend wants to enjoy his summer vacation but he keeps getting pulled into things. As he returns to the Brandt mansion he get a note from Finance Minister Rückner that his true baptist is ready. Wend had forgotten he promised Egmund von Hohenheim to have one. He asks his group if anyone wants to go with him and they all decline. Wend heads to the church and meets Hohenheim  and 10 priests and bishops that will perform the ceremony. After the ceremony, Hohenheim , invites him to have tea. They retire to Hohenheim office and there is knock on the door. Elise Katharina von Hohenheim enters and Wend is stunned by her beauty and her massive chest. He thinks someone as young as her shouldn't have such a massive chest. She is introduced by Hohenheim as his granddaughter and Armstrong's niece. Wend detects she has magic abilities and Hohenheim confirms it. She has been training her Holy magic in the church before she gets married. Wend comments that there must be quite a few proposals to which Hohenheim agrees, but he will only let her get married to the right person. Wend make the offhand remark that maybe he should become a candidate to become her husband. Hohenheim asks if he would take Elise as a wife, to which Wend states he is still a minor so it would be difficult to enter into an engagement. Hohenheim then says we can announce your engagement and then when you both are of age you can get married. Right?. Wend agrees and Hohenheim says "Well then, that’s the situation." He goes on to tell Wend that Helmut has already approved of the marriage and thinks they will make a good couple. Before Wend knew Hohenheim had tricked him into taking Elise as his Head wife. Hohenheim informs him Elise is fine with this also. Elise then states “Yes, esteemed grandfather. As Baron Baumeister-sama’s honorable activity has become a popular topic of conversation within the royal capital, I requested a chance to meet him. To be able to become the wife of such an esteemed person, I am truly grateful.” Her and Wend then ask each other to take of the other in the future.

Characters
Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Egmund von Hohenheim

King Helmut

Elise Katharina von Hohenheim

Brantark Ringstat

Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong

Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik

Iina Suzane Hirenbrant

Erwin von Arnim

Finance Minister Rückner

Unnamed Priests and Bishops.

Locations
Stadtburg