A few days after I confided my secret to Sylvia and Sakura, I was visiting the town hall in Green Hollow to make preliminary preparations for the establishment of the Knights.

　Although the official establishment of the Knights is still some time away, the preparations for that day must have been made long ago.

　Currently, although many parts of the new Knights are still undecided about the new Order, at least the only thing that has been confirmed is that the location of the Knights will be Green Hollow.

　Since our job is to oversee the exploration of the Demon King's Castle's underground, there's no point in placing our workplace far away from the 'Demon King's Castle Realm'.

　There are a few things that can be mended even now.

　For example, the preparation of a place to do the knight's office work.
　For example, the preparation of the accommodation where the people involved live.

　The important thing is the 'place'.
　It's a good thing that the number of adventurers and knights has been increasing for a long time, because Green Hollow is booming with an increase in the number of adventurers and knights, the competition for vacant buildings and land is very high, and there's a high possibility that you won't find them even if you look for them at the last minute.

　Besides, there is no point in just getting a building or land.
　It is necessary to repair the new building, renovation, and equipment to be put in the building.

　Therefore, we decided to have a meeting with the people in charge of the project to discuss these matters.

Thank you for joining us today. As you may already know, ...... I, Luke of the White Wolf Forest, have been granted knighthood and the position of new Knight Commander by His Majesty King Alfred.

　The old man who is the mayor of the town. The proprietress of the Spring Wakaba-Tei. Malcolm, the guild house manager.
　Other union leaders in Green Hollow who work in logistics and construction.

　Florence, head of the Adventurer's Guild Hollow Bottom Chapter.
　Felix, Vice President of the Silverwing Knights and temporary head of the Green Hollow branch chapter of the Guild of Adventurers.

　I've explained the situation beforehand to everyone else besides Felix, so I thought there was no reason to be surprised again ......, but a few people reacted as if to say, 'So that story was true?

''With regard to this, we would like to get your opinion on the location and details of the new Knights' offices and quarters to be set up,''
'I would also like an explanation of the initial formation of the Order.
'Yes. At the time of its establishment, a maximum of twelve knights are scheduled to belong to the organization, but they will all be seconded from various knightly orders, so the arrival date is not yet determined, nor can we determine at this time whether or not they will be sent.

　I'm going to take advice from Felix, and I'm going to make sure the meeting is well chaired.

　This meeting is for my own good, not anyone else's. I'm the one who has to be in charge.
　It's nothing if I don't take responsibility for it.

We can have up to twelve people on site and still have a certain amount of security and defense ...... that's a prerequisite for starters.
What about renting a room in the Hollow Bottom fortress or chapter?

　It was Florence who raised her hand first.

　When I told her about the knighthood, Florence was pleased as if it was her own affair.

　She said she had always been worried that I, an old friend of hers, would always be at the bottom of the pile, and she was pleased with my recent efforts in other fields, but she never imagined that I would end up here.

　Well, that's true.
　I couldn't imagine it myself at all, and I'd be more surprised if anyone else could have imagined it.

''As for the fortress and branch, we have been instructed by the royal palace to 'avoid co-location'. The new knights have a strong aspect of being an intermediary between the Guild and the Golden Fang Knights, so it's not desirable for them to be strongly influenced by either of them.
Oh, I'm just renting the place out to you, and I won't interfere, okay?
''We should not be suspected by the other side, right? If we're going to be monitored by the Knights of the Order headquartered in their fortress ......, some adventurers will be complaining about what the new organization is for, right?

　The Golden Fang would not be pleased if the center of the intermediary organization was in the Adventurer's Guild branch, and conversely, the adventurers would not be pleased if it was in the Knights' fortress.

　It is the opinion of the royal palace that the new knights are neutral and should not belong to either side.

　It's better not to even give them the benefit of the doubt that they might be biased towards one side or the other, and that's why the place where the Knights' base is set up has to be scrutinized.

''Of course, we will be setting up travel windows in both the fortress and the branch. I think those operations will be delegated to the Knights and the Guild for the time being. Today, I'd like to focus our discussions on the selection of a place to put the Knights' headquarters and quarters.

　While I was chairing the meeting, I was getting used to this role.

　Maybe it's the result of my experience in leading the White Wolf Shop's management meetings for some time.

　In my adventuring days, I wasn't in a position to lead a party very often, so this is quite a fresh mind.

So now, everyone, if you would be so kind as to give us your honest opinion.
Hmm, are there any lodgings or rental houses that would accommodate the knights?

　An old man, the mayor of the town, asks the representatives of the town, "Thirteen people at once?

The mayor asks the town's representatives, "Thirteen people at once? We don't have enough rooms in our inn at the moment. We will be able to meet the demand if we get more rooms available little by little.

　The proprietress of the Spring Wakabatei answered the question from the standpoint of a lodging provider.

She said, "I think it would be a good idea to have them all come to work from different lodgings, rather than having them all at the same inn. That's what the Knights of the Silver Wing have been doing.
Why don't you just build a new one?

　This was the representative of the building contractor, who said, "We're going to build the quarters and the headquarters in one place with a bang.

Let's just build a building to house the headquarters and the quarters in one place," he said. That way, it will be easier for us to get to work and save us the trouble of finding a place to stay.
But I think the problem is getting the land.
'I'm sure it's not too bad, but it's going to be inconvenient to go through the application and process if you build it out of town.

　The Mayor and Florence express concern about his new building proposal.

　The new knight's guild's role is to mediate between the knight's guild and the guild, and it will inevitably receive reports and applications from both parties.

　If it is built in an inconvenient location, it will be difficult to go there to complete the procedures.

　While the outspoken discussion was going on, Felix, sitting next to me, smiled at me with a woman's face full of pride.

He's quite proud of himself," she said. It's a good thing that our Commander and Sir Gilbert have such a good eye for people.
'Please don't do that, I have a long way to go.

　I still feel an irrepressible tickle when I am praised by a man who has even become a deputy chief at a young age.

　It's just the beginning - yes, I haven't even taken the first step yet.

　I'm only at the stage of preparing to head into the unknown, the first time I stepped into the knightly order.

　I reminded myself of that once again and made up my mind to proceed with this meeting without delay as the first task.