Thanks for comin'!
All done.
It was so fluffy!
Atelier, can you clean up outside for me?
What? What do you mean?
Well, you know how the boss does...
Sorry! We're finished serving lunch today.
Oh, it truly is...
In a place like this...
My lady, Atelier!
What's going on here?
He looks devoted to her.
He must have a thing for little girls.
Shall I cut him down?
Don't just jump to conclusions without thinking!
Wait. "My lady"?
It's me! Stevens the butler, my lady, Atelier Workstatt!
Workstatt?
Wh-What?!
For real?
What is it?
You know the name?
How do you not know it? Do you lack all common knowledge?
To think the day would come when you'd look down on me like that.
The House of Workstatt is the greatest family of wizards in the kingdom.
Their lineage stands at the top of all wizards everywhere!
The day when your honor shall be vindicated is upon us, my lady!
To think that my lady has been reduced to waiting tables in a squalid restaurant...
Anyone mind if I kick this guy out?
I understand how you feel, but let's hear what's going on first.
I was formerly the butler in the Workstatt household. My name is Stevens.
At the request of the Royal Court of Justice, I've come to retrieve Lady Atelier!
Why did the request that?
My lady's late father,
Lord Famas, has a younger brother, Joseph, who stole her inheritance.
He used a rumor that she is not of Workstatt blood as a justification...
to cast her out of the family.
But now, her father's will has been discovered!
It is Lady Atelier who is the rightful heir to the House of Workstatt,
and the will states that she should inherit all the family's wealth and power.
The royal government has formally acknowledged the will!
And the court of justice had agreed to investigate Lady Atelier's legitimacy as heir.
My lady, it's time to expose that accursed Joseph's villainy and defeat him!
And then, my lady, you will officially become the House of Workstatt's next leader and—
Don't want to go.
What?
What's wrong, Atelier?
None of it matters.
Wh-Why are you saying such things, my lady?
You are not someone who should be made to labor in a dingy kennel like this!
Let him say whatever he wants.
Quickly now. It's time for you to return to your rightful place.
It's true that I'm just a humble cook in a small town,
and Atelier is the daughter of a noble house.
Some of what he's saying makes sense.
Atelier.
You're sure you don't want to go?
Thinking about your future, I don't think this is something you can just ignore.
One day, you'll have to settle things.
Are you sure about not going?
Dennis-sama, if you come... Atelier will go.
Of course I'll go.
You take whatever they'll give you.
Yeah.
I really am dashing, aren't I? And this suits me so well, doesn't it?
Actually, are you sure it's all right for me to tag along with you?
You're the one who said you wanted to come.
Tee-hee.
We'll look after the place real good while you're gone.
But it's sad that we won't be able to eat your cooking, Boss.
Don't look like that! We'll only be gone for a few days.
You look beautiful, Atelier-chan!
Right! Let's go.
We'll finish everything fast and come back.
Atelier doesn't want to go to the royal capital ever again.
If this could be done without going, then that's what Atelier would do...
Mumble Mumble Mumble Mumble
But Atelier has to go. But if Atelier didn't have to go, she wouldn't.
But Atelier has to go. But...
That's the most you've said all month.
Don't worry. I'll be with you.
Are your preparations complete, my lady?
You too, commoners!
Can't we do anything about that attitude of his?
Well it's true that we are commoners.
Well then, we'll be off!
To the royal capital!
Have a safe trip!
So this is the royal capital!
Don't get too excited. You'll look like some hick from the countryside.
Well, it's true that I'm from the countryside!
I thought I'd never come back here.
Dennis-san, look!
That's Blacks' Restaurant, isn't it?
They say the food there is the most delicious in the capital!
Dennis-san?
R-Really?
I should probably at least pop by there later.
No.
It's more a question of how I dare show my face and apologize.
My name is Sestavitch.
I am the barrister who will handle your case in this deliberation.
I'm Dennis. I'm sort of Atelier's guardian.
I'm Vivia, sort of a regular.
What are we doing next?
We will inspect Lady Atelier's blood.
Atelier, it's just a little jab.
Atelier-chan, you don't like needles?
No. No. No. Scary. Scary. Scary.
You seem even scarier!
No. No. No. Scary.
Pinch
What's next?
This way, please.
Vivia, I'm trusting you.
What?
I was hoping you'd tell me more about Atelier's situation, in detail.
I want to help Atelier, too.
Very well.
The previous head of the family, Lord Famas, possessed powerful hypnosis magic.
He was able to use magic connected to mind control.
Hypnosis magic, huh? That's impressive!
There are some forms of magic that can only be used by certain bloodlines
or those with exceptional talent. Special cases.
One such form is hypnosis magic, which affects the mind and heart.
The Workstatt family is the bloodline which possesses this magic.
Then...
Atelier has that ability, too?
Her father was an exceptional man who used that magic to save a great many people.
However...
his younger brother, Joseph, wanted his position,
and had him and his wife killed. That's what they say.
When that happened, the legitimacy of Lady Atelier's lineage was called into question,
and she was cast out.
Everything was taken from her.
She was thoroughly crushed so that she could never rise again.
However, Lord Famas was clever enough to leave a will behind.
Now that it has come to light,
the royal government has ordered a re-investigation of the lady's bloodline.
That verification...
will be conducted by this magic item designed for analysis.
We'll place the lady's blood here.
Next, we'll add Lord Famas' blood, held in safekeeping by the royal government.
If a flower-like shape such as this forms,
it serves as proof that the two people share first-degree kinship.
I like it. It's easy to understand.
Even using the blood of Lord Famas' wife, Lady Eliza, produces the same result.
Lady Atelier is, without a doubt, the daughter of Lord Famas and Lady Eliza. This is proof.
She can win this case.
And now,
in the matter of the will of the previous head of the House of Workstatt, Lord Famas,
at the request of the royal government, which has acknowledged said will,
the Royal Court of Justice shall examine the legitimacy of said will,
and the question of the rightful heir to the House of Workstatt,
and make its ruling.
Well, if it isn't the coward who got kicked out of Silver Wing!
Are you one of Vigo's clients?
I don't think we're acquainted, Lord Joseph,
but I hear you took real good care of my poster girl.
It'll cost your wallet dearly to settle this dispute.
Order!
Dennis Blacks.
Blacks?
We will begin proceedings.
According to the late Lord Famas's will,
his daughter, Atelier Workstatt, is his and his lady wife's rightful heir,
and the heir to the position of head of the family.
Additionally, all his wealth and power is bequeathed to Lady Atelier.
His knowledge and books are bequeathed to his younger brother, Lord Joseph.
This court has convened to determine the legitimacy of this will.
Judge.
Atelier Workstatt is indeed the daughter of Lord Famas,
but she was conceived between him and his low-born mistress.
That is not a lineage worthy of inheriting the leadership
of a family that dominates all other wizards.
This trial is meant to re-investigate the veracity of that claim.
We'll draw Lady Atelier's blood here, before you.
If her blood relation to Lord Famas and his wife, Lady Eliza, is proven,
there will surely be no further objection to the validity of the will.
The daughter of a mistress is the daughter of a mistress.
This could not be a greater waste of time.
If we just sit here and listen, this bunch will...
We'll soon learn whether it truly is a waste of time. Doctor?
Now, you will all draw lots.
What?
The one to activate the magic item will thus be chosen at random.
It's a procedure meant to prevent underhanded tricks.
Not me... I guess.
Who pulled the marked—
I've pulled the marked lot.
Is that guy all right?
Then, first, add Lady Atelier's blood.
Yes, sir.
Next, Lord Famas's blood.
Yes, sir.
They are a match.
Now, add Lady Atelier's blood once more.
Yes, sir.
Next, add the blood of Lord Famas' wife, Lady Eliza.
Yes, sir.
That does not appear to be a match.
Dear, dear. I did tell you, didn't I?
Wait, please!
I believe there must have been some malfunction!
I request a second test!
No matter how many times you try, nothing will change.
Do you intend to persist until you achieve your desired result?
Barrister Sestavitch's objection is overruled.
You can't!
Now, it's been proven.
That girl is not the daughter of my brother and his lawful wife.
She was born of my brother's momentary weakness.
She cannot possibly become his heir.
In accordance with this, we determine that a portion of this will is a falsehood.
This court rules that there are concerns regarding the validity of this will,
and that a section of it should be invalidated.
However, it has also been proven that Lady Atelier is Lord Famas's daughter by blood.
As such, a portion of the will shall be reinterpreted.
The House of Workstatt's wealth and power shall remain with Lord Joseph,
but the knowledge and books shall be inherited by Lady Atelier. It seems a worthy compromise.
Yes, I have no objections.
Rotten as she may be, she is still my brother's daughter.
Stop right there! This court is not yet adjourned!
Stop that immediately!
You weasel. Did you sabotage the test with your own blood?
You did, didn't you?
F-Forgive me.
Lord Joseph said that if I did as he said, he would restore my position as butler.
I knew it.
This is your final warning! Return to your seat immediately!
Do you dare to disrespect this court?
Disrespect?
Who's disrespecting who here?
There was never a marked lot in that box.
It was all set up so that he could pull a trick with the blood!
When the will showed up, you didn't know how to deal with it, so you put on a show!
You cast out a young girl, sent her to the depths of hell, then pulled her back out...
You drew her close just so you could hurt her!
You scumbags...
have all disrespected Atelier!
I'll burn you all to ash!
What are you doing, judicial knights? Hurry up and deal with him!
Y-Yes, sir!
If you want to die, then come on!
Stop, Dennis-san!
Don't stop me! I'll crush every one of them and drop them into hell!
Doing that will only make the kingdom your enemy!
Dennis-san, if you're arrested, what will happen to Atelier-chan?
Your conduct will be overlooked.
You don't want this to escalate, do you?
I was wrong.
Bringing her here was a mistake.
Still...
The knowledge and books of the House of Workstatt have been left to Lady Atelier.
Let's go and take a look.
This was originally a book repository,
but it seems that in recent years, it's become something of a storage building.
It would be nice if something of value remained, but...
Whoa!
Atelier, be careful.
Are you all right?
Atelier-chan!
A hidden room?
There are books down here, too.
Ow.
Chronicle of the First King, Jungfrei? Is this the real thing?
This one is the research log of the king of strange devices, Yuzot!
I'd heard that it no longer existed in this world!
What is it? Did you find treasure or something?
"Treasure" doesn't cover this at all!
These tomes are national, no...
world-level treasures, and there are so many of them!
The complete works of Monglemore. The Enuma series.
The whole history of humankind and wizardry is right here before my eyes!
Black books of dark sorcery that should be sealed away are...
V-V-Vivia-kun, stay calm.
Let's fetch someone who can use an appraisal skill immediately!
Looks like you inherited some pretty impressive stuff.
Is it possible?
Perhaps what Lord Famas truly wanted to leave to Lady Atelier was all of this.
Should the worst happen...
if he left a will like that behind,
then Joseph would take the wealth and power,
and foist the storage building on Lady Atelier. Perhaps he planned it this way.
That'd be a masterful plan!
Let's just say that's what he did.
So, Atelier, what do you want to do with this mountain of treasure?
Leave it in the restaurant.
That way everyone can read them!
That's a brilliant idea. You're a genius!
Leave pieces of world heritage around like they're magazines? You can't!
Isn't Vivia ready yet?
I overslept!
Dennis-san?
Do I have something on my face?
Oh! N-No.
It's not him. He has the same face...
but the feeling he gives off is completely different.
Hey, Vivia!
C-Coming!
Vivia. That's a nice name.
What? Oh, thank you.
What are you doing?
I'm coming right now!
I-If you'll excuse me.
Heath-sama?
Fiorenza.
Who was that?
A counterpart's companion.
You're in for it now!
A counterpart? The one you've spoken of before?
I'm sorry!
No one likes a man who keeps them waiting!
Yes.
I've Come for Lady Atelier
Hey, Boss, I have a suggestion.
I think you should have more variations of lasagna on the menu.
I think you should make your serving of penne extra large!
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What do you think, Boss?
Huh? Boss, your face seems kinda red, doesn't it?
Boss?!