From the next day, I had to scramble to prepare for my trip to the town of the demon tribe (Asropolis).

　There are many things I need to prepare, but the first thing I need to secure is food.

　We don't know much about the plants and animals that live there, as the search for them has just begun.

　For now, we should focus on eating the food we have brought with us, and we need to stock up on food that can be stored for as long as possible.

　So today we were visiting a local vendor who has been a good friend of ours for a while and trying to arrange food for eight people.

'Hmmm ...... should we still focus on biscuits and dried meat?'
No, I don't plan to dive for months, as expected. It's enough to last for a while. If it's going to be too long, we can supply additional supplies via the Adventurer's Guild.

　With the benefit of the infrastructure development due to the activities of the adventurers, it would take less than a day or two to get through the 'Demon King's Castle Realm' and reach the Deeper Realm if we make use of the horses and stations.

　From there, they would head to their destination, Athropolis, to finish their discussions with the administrator, Fraxinus - if they thought about taking care of the bases along the way, including the Demon King's Castle, which was under the control of the Golden Fang, a week's worth of preparation would be enough.

　If the negotiations were going to take too long, they could ask the local adventurers to return to the upper levels of the hierarchy and share some food from the Golden Fang of the Demon King's Castle.

　It wasn't like we were taking on a quest where we couldn't hope for outside support.
　We should rely on the environment that has been prepared for us.

''Also, for one person, I want to use as little meat and fish as possible.
Yeah?　A religious thing, I guess. Then I guess I'd better make up the quantity with nuts.
Well, that's about it. More dried fruit, please. If it's just me and the Knight of the Golden Fang, I don't mind a bland meal.
You're pretty flamboyant, my friend. I'm so jealous of you.

　When the order was complete, the vendor man laughed aloud with amusement.

Well, now our shop is at the disposal of the lord. I'm sure our grandchildren will be proud of it.
So I'm asking you to stop overreacting.
'Hahaha!　Just kidding!　But, hey, ...... it's so blown out of proportion, I still can't believe it.
I feel the same way. The first time I heard that you might be made a knight in shining armor, I thought it was a bad fit for me.

　After ordering the food, I'll go to borrow a horse to move around the Demon King's Castle Realm.

　If we want to reach our destination as fast as possible, we'll have to change horses on the way to the Demon King's Castle Realm, or else we can't take them to the Deeper Realm, so we'll have to leave them with the Golden Fang stationed at the Demon King's Castle.

　When I went to the stables, it seemed that the master and his parents, not the husband and wife of the master, were tending to the shop today, and a small old woman was sitting a bit at the front of the shop.

'Oh, well, well, my lord. Welcome.''
'Please don't. I'm still the same Luke the Armsman.
It's been decades since we've had a lord in this town. ...... When I was still young, I used to offer my horses to the lord at the time as many as I could.
That's great. But I'm not offering it, I want to borrow it, right?

　While engaging in a conversation that I'm not sure if I'm engaging or not, I complete the process of borrowing a horse for eight people.

　Knight Order, Knight Commander, and the establishment of a new knighthood - I've gotten a title that's too big for me to skip a few steps in a short period of time.

　I was not the only one confused by this sudden change, and the people of the town were also in no small amount of confusion.

　That's why I consciously acted the same way as before.

　-- not a knight, not a leader, not a lord.

　As the owner of Green Hollow's arms store, the White Wolf Store.

　I won't always receive the kind of response I wanted, but I should still just make sure to express my intentions.

''Well, I guess that's about it for today.

　After that, I continued to visit several vendors and make arrangements for supplies before returning home to the White Wolf store.

　As I entered the living room through the back door, Erica and Layla came running up to me from the store.

　From the looks of it, the composition seems to be that Erica, who looked rather spirited, is being guarded by Layla from behind.

'Store manager!　I heard, now you're diving with Noir-san too!
It's up to him. I didn't ask for any of this stuff.
I know!　I'm hoping you'll take this with you when you do!　That's what I'm talking about!

　Erica pressed a large paper bag to my chest in her excitement.

　The contents of the bag seem to be pills of various types and shapes.
　They range from potions to powders to bottled pills.

'I've prepared a moisture-resistant hair oil to promote magic recovery for recovery from fatigue, a potion for when water doesn't match, an ointment to prevent skin irritation, and ...... trauma, assuming the manager can heal the trauma, I've also formulated a moisture-resistant hair oil!　When I was down here before, I thought that if I stayed here for too long, my hair would be in trouble!
'Wow, okay, don't be all up in arms. And if you can, you can make a list for me later.

　Erica respects Noir more than anyone else as a senior member of the herb-related community.

　Sometimes that erupts as excessive worry, but this time it seems to be quite vigorous.

　Well, perhaps it's because Erica herself went down to the deep realm because she was desired for her medicine man abilities, and witnessed the miasma and threat of the demon general Suzuri that attacked adventurers there.

　It's not surprising that Erica, who has little experience in dungeons, would have the impression that the deep realm is an incredibly dangerous place.

'But hey, I know what else is going on, but hair oil is ......
It's essential!　Because when it's bad, it's really bad!

　Erica lifted her own wavy hair and waved an impassioned speech.

　Shame, was this guy in an area where Hanka-Dori shouldn't be saying appropriate things?

　Leila, who is watching the course of events from the side, also has some dumbfounded look on her face.

It's a good idea to be able to have a look at it. That said, as long as we are hiding in the dungeon, most of the people who can fight are going to be out of there in case of an emergency. I've asked Travis and Sir Felix to keep an eye on things, but I want you to be on your guard.

　Anyway, in an attempt to change the conversation, I try to shift the topic from the deep realm to the White Wolf Store.

　The security of Green Hollow is good, but there is no such thing as an eventuality.

　For my part, I thought I was worried about that area, but Leila, who was there, reacted in an unexpected way.

''T, Travis-sama is!　What should I do, won't it bother you ......?
...... probably because I think it's a party member who's coming, right?

　I'll make sure Leila nails it right when she starts to fidget blatantly.

　Beauty issues and love affairs. It's not easy being a young girl at that age, she thinks, but she also feels a little bit of self-loathing at herself for coming up with such an old-fashioned idea.