-- Although it was Sir Angelica's unexpected proposal, the Knight Commander's Meeting was able to end roughly without any problems.

　From the Golden Fang Knights, we need to make early contact with the Demon King Gandalf's army in case we can get a foothold in his army.

　From the Silver Winged Knights, I want you to ride into the dungeon "Ark of the Elements" and mediate with the adventurers in investigating Agart Ram.

　The Iron Dog Knights agreed to set up a base of investigation in the forbidden area if the dungeon crossing is preceded by a dungeon crossing.

　From the Green Eye Knights, he provided information on the wizards who visited the Ark of the Elements for research.

　In this way, the White Wolf Knights and the Adventurer's Guild would set the future exploration policy by taking in the requests received from the respective knights.

　The remaining two halves of the six knights in attendance, the rainbow rainbow scale knights, were too closely involved and exchanging opinions would take too much time and effort, so they would prepare another meeting later - but the other half was really only for witnessing I wonder if he joined the

"(I hope it was my imagination, but I think Sir William, the Knight Commander of the Order of the Dragon King ......, was constantly looking at me. ......)

　Sir William himself had said that he was 'attending for the sake of witnessing', but how could someone as big as the leader of the Kinsmen's Guard bother to take the time for something like this?

　Did he have some other purpose, or was the meeting worth the time - either way, he just hoped it wouldn't attract attention in a strange way.

　Just as I left the conference room with that in mind, and was about to join Garnett for a moment, Sir William himself approached me unexpectedly.

'Sir Luke. I'm sorry, but would you mind allowing me to stand and talk to you for a moment?

　I managed to hold back the fact that I almost rolled my eyes in surprise and tried to remain calm.

"...... what is it? It's not a problem until the evening party starts, but .......
Thank you.

　Sir William moved to the end of the wide corridor, and, after making a situation where the room was not secluded but undisturbed, he quickly cut to the chase in a matter-of-fact tone.

''I hear that Beatrix of the Hyndman family is being taken care of. It's safe to assume that the girl has told you some of the inner workings of our dragon king's knights.
'Beatrix...... Oh, you mean Leila,'

　Leila, an employee of the White Wolf Store, I believe her full name was Beatrix Leila Hyndman.

　There would be no other 'Beatrix' other than Layla that met the requirements.

'So that's a better street name to call her. The more obvious it is, the better. The easier to understand, the better.
Is there something wrong with Miss Leila?
Have you heard from Leila about the requirements for membership in the Order of the Dragon King?

　Of course. I remember it well.

　Long before I officially became a knight, when a situation arose between the Silver Wings and the Golden Fang, a battle for me, so to speak.

　One of the ideas to prevent the conflict between the two sides was to have me join the Dragon King's Knights, the most prestigious knightly order, so that both sides wouldn't complain.

　However, the Knights of the Dragon King itself didn't actively want it, and the minimum requirement was to meet the traditional requirements for new membership: .......

It was ...... that you were related by blood or marriage to one of the families that make up the Knights of the Order. So if I was going to join the Order, I had to either be adopted by one of the clans or get married and become a son-in-law.
'Right. The Hyndmans sent Beatrix Leila Hyndman to see if she could meet those requirements.

　Hearing Sir William's phrasing, I felt a kind of discomfort.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

''The three families that are the core of our Dragon King Knights...... the Drake family, the Hyndman family, and the Foreman family...... these have different opinions on the law of the bloodline.''
'Oh ...... I remember. There was a division between the traditionalists and the reformers, and then the neutrals, and the Heindmans were middle class, weren't they?

　Traditionalists who believe that we should adhere to hiring only from our own people.

　The reformers who argue that we should recruit the best and brightest from a wide range of people.

　The neutral faction that seeks a compromise between the two.

　The Dragon King's Knights are divided into these three factions, that was the explanation I heard from Leila.

''Hmm. And my Drake family leads the traditional faction and the Foreman family leads the reformed faction. It's our position that we should be cautious about incorporating other bloodlines.
"But also, what the hell is ...... for Leila? ......

　I feel a slight headache and press my forehead with one hand.

　Ok. I've figured it out.
　This guy is certainly a case that makes me want to stop and question him.

"...... I don't think you're suggesting ......, but are you referring to the possibility of Leila-san being linked to a different blasphemous person than me?
No need for hyperbole. I'm sure we all know why she stayed in Green Hollow, including her relationship with the adventurer. We know why she stayed in Green Hollow, including her relationship with those adventurers.

　I squeezed my eyes shut once and then looked at Sir William again.

　I don't know what you're going to say, but I have to make this clear first.

''If you're asking me to interfere, I'll refuse.
No way. We have no intention of interfering in the affairs of marriage. It's just a matter of doing what you want. However, ...... it seems that some members of House Heindeman and House Foreman want to make this adventurer a knight of the Dragon King.

　I'm surprised, but at the same time, a sense of understanding comes to mind.

　I'm not really a member of the Order of the Dragon King, but it seemed natural that he would be able to do it.

You will be able to find out the reason why you want to talk to us. I'm sure you'll be able to find out what your opinion of this adventurer is. I would like to hear your honest opinion.
...... What are you going to do with that?
"I will use it as a reference point for House Drake's decision-making. If they are truly talented, they are willing to compromise. Of course, in the end, their decision will be entirely up to them. ......
That guy is a liability: ......

　I scratched my hair with one hand and collected my thoughts in my head for a while before I started talking about the adventurer in question - Travis of Black Sword Mountain.

"...... an excellent adventurer. He's a much better adventurer than I am. His individual ability, his ability to lead a group, and his popularity as a human being ...... all in all, he's one of the best adventurers I've ever known.
Well, I hear your reputation is quite high. I'd like to hear more about it.

　I had never dreamed that I would be talking about Travis in this way.

　I continued to talk about the rotten man as much as I could think of, as Sir William asked me to.