Ashen Prime Minister
Simon concluded his investigation on the knight orders established in the Sanctuary, and returned to the royal capital once more.
Immediately upon his return, he held a meeting with King Valkyra.
Without delay, the usual members ー namely King Valkyra, Knight Commander Guilford, and Prime Minister Simon gathered to hold the smallest meeting possible.
「L-lord Portfort, are you alright? You don’t look too well.」
「Indeed. You must be tired from the roundtrip to the Sanctuary at your age. We can hold this meeting in a few days.」
「……no, it is simply some mental fatigue.」
King Valkyra and Guilford spoke of concern at the sight of Simon’s tired appearance.
「So, given how you came to the castle immediately upon your return means you were able to gather detailed information, yes?」
「Yes. Since they were being sighted around the Sanctuary, they had no intention of hiding it. We were able to spot them patrolling within and around the Sanctuary as normal.」
「Ohh! If that is the case, you were able to ask Iruma-dono for a detailed account.」
「If they were patrolling without any intentions of concealing it, Iruma-dono must have given an explanation, didn’t he?」
King Valkyra and Guilford were elated that the existence of the Sanctuary Knight Order was discovered more easily than expected.
「So, what was the reason they suddenly established the Sanctuary Knight Order? How big is it? Their estimated strength?」
「Your Majesty, bombarding Lord Portfort with your questions would only overwhelm him.」
「Ohh, sorry about that. It would be a lie to say I am not concerned with the Sanctuary itself possessing military might. I am somewhat curious as well.」
According to King Valkyra, this was not about the Sanctuary’s Knight Order, but rather, a foreign country having military power that had him on edge. Because the Sanctuary is a special land, he could confidently say there was no risk of an invasion.
「……the reason for the founding of the knight order was………」
「Hm? What’s the matter, Simon? Is the reason difficult to say?」
Seeing Simon hesitate to speak, King Valkyra asked anxiously.
「……no, actually…… it was a whim of the Great Spirits……」
「Ha? ……umm, dd you say it was a whim?」
「Yes.」
Unable to believe that the reason for the sudden founding of a knight order in the Sanctuary was the whimsy of the Great Spirits, King Valkyra asked once more.
Understandably so. Knight orders in this world were essentially military forces. If one was founded on a whim, the impact it would have on the surrounding regions would be significant.
「Apparently, the first one to suggest it was the Salamander-sama. After which, Sylph-sama founded the Elf exclusive knight order, as Gnome-sama did with Dwarf exclusive knight order, and Undine-sama founded the Mermaid exclusive knight order with the already existing fishing escort group.」
「Wha?! Four orders were founded?」
「A knight order for each race…… meaning Salamander-sama’s knight order is for Humans and Beastkin then? ……come to think of it…」
「Hm, do you know something of it, Guilford?」
Naturally, King Valkyra and Guilford were dumbfounded by the fact that four of the Great Spirits founded four knight orders.
Then Guilford remembered something.
「Yes. I believe I heard the younger brother of a knight in our order moved to the Sanctuary. He should have been a boy who recently came of age and was a candidate for knighthood.」
When Guilford said that, King Valkyra looked at Simon’s face.
「He is not the only one. It is not only in Valkyra Kingdom, but people from Lomaria Kingdom and Samandour Kingdom, regardless of noble or commoner origin, those who have caught the eye of the Great Spirits are moving to the Sanctuary. Naturally, it is to enroll into the Sanctuary Knights.」
「By the Gods…………」
The Simon began talking in detail regarding the Sanctuary Knights.
「First, Undine-sama’s Water Spirit Knights are exclusive to the Mermaid tribe, and since their activities were mainly in the ocean, I was unable to observe them too well. However, upon seeing them during the joint training, they are undoubtedly elite warriors even on land. Moreover, I have heard that they have a few tamed Sea Dragons at sea.」
「……which means they’re practically an unstoppable force in the sea.」
「Next, Salamander-sama’s Fire Spirit Knights consist of Humans and Beastkin. Among them, the members of the former A rank adventurer party 『Lion’s Fang』 were candidates for leadership roles.」
「A rank adventurers, you say……」
「Sylph-sama’s Wind Spirit Knights consists purely of Elves. Gnome-sama’s Earth Spirit Knights are for Dwarves.」
「What in the world, four knight orders with distinct traits…… wouldn’t it be ideal if they could cooperate?」
「Ah, that’s right.」
Simon clapped his hands, gesturing as if he remembered something.
「What’s the matter?」
「There are four knight orders, but they also have a Mage Corps, so it would be better to say they have five in total.」
「To even have a mage corps……」
King Valkyra and Guilford were utterly gobsmacked to learn that five organizations were founded in such a short period of time.
Seeing their reactions, Simon wondered whether he should tell them about the Battle Horses, the Sanctuary Knights’ equipment, the abnormally high levels of its members.
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Thanks for the chapter! Awesome translation! May God bless you!