Chapter 32

The Orden Family (オルデン) is the thirty-second chapter of Yamada Kanehito & Abe Tsukasa's Sousou no Frieren.

Summary
Twenty-nine years after the Hero Himmel's passing, Frieren, Sein, Fern and Stark approach the Vorig Fortified City. Right outside the city, Stark is noticed by a nobleman named Orden. Orden takes the party to his estate with a request for Stark. While Frieren initially refuses Orden's request, he offers to pay them for Stark's services, and with the party already running low on funds, she agrees to hear him out. Due to Stark's resemblance to Orden's deceased son Wirt, he wants Stark to impersonate his son as a way to boost morale. Stark is then taught in the ways of etiquette. After a bout of practice, Orden leads Stark to teach him the Orden Family's swordsmanship. As they head to the training grounds, they stumble across Orden's second son Mut. Orden criticizes Mut's weakness, reminding Stark of his own father, but he soon realizes Orden's relationship with Mut is different. After three months have passed, Stark attends the social gathering whilst posing as Orden's son and dances with Fern. Afterwards, Orden praises Stark's strength, but before he can even ask, Stark tells Orden that he is not a replacement for his son, and that he needs to return to his own foster father lest he regrets the words they parted on. Orden agrees, and the two part amicably. While Frieren picks out her grimoire, Stark notices Orden encouraging Mut in his training, and smiles knowing Orden won't have to worry about matters of a heir.

Plot Details
Twenty-nine years after the Hero Himmel's passing, Frieren, Sein, Fern and Stark are in the Northern Lands, specifically outside the Vorig Fortified City.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Frieren
 * Fern
 * Stark
 * Sein
 * Orden
 * Gabel
 * Wirt
 * Mut
 * Eisen

Locations

 * Vorig Fortified City
 * Orden's Estate

Events

 * Stark attends a ball posing as Orden's son and dances with Fern

Chapter Notes

 * The currency used in the region is Strahl gold coins
 * Ten Strahl gold coins is enough to cover meal expenses for a year