Elepippi's vocation was "knighting".

　I assumed I could trust her, that is, that's why.
　Rebecca-san and Marina are both like that, so I can trust a woman with a knight's vocation.
　Of course, I don't think that's always the case either, but I'm told that a vocation will come out of the person's background, and it should be at least a reference.
　But for some reason, I'm strangely related to female knights.

　And they're all beautiful. I don't know if the female knights are beautiful or if I'm just lucky.

　Elepippi is a little shorter than me, about the same height as Marina.
　Her ivory-colored skin seems to be well-groomed for an actor, and she doesn't have a single blemish on it.
　She has light green turquoise hair that hangs down in a thick braid that reaches to her elbows.
　Her face is always sleepy, but she awakens when she goes into actor's mode, and the gap between the two is interesting. Her eyes are turquoise, the same color as her hair, which is quite mysterious.
　She also has a good style. She wants to be an actor, so maybe she takes care of her appearance.

　Well, if I can get acquainted with a beautiful woman like this, I'm OK with as much as I can.

　But - I didn't expect this kind of development.

''Ahhhh. I'm Deanna. Deanna Luna Arbella. I'm an elf princess. Thou -, Elepippi! I now pronounce thee knight and protector of my shield and sometimes my sword.
Oh, I pledge my allegiance, Princess!
'All right, I'm counting on you, Elepippi: ......

　I just watched the mysterious rituals that took place in front of me (that I remember seeing before)
　The same was true with Marina, but apparently a knight is a creature that wants to swear allegiance to a princess. Perhaps the reason why they are closely related to the knight's vocation holder is because they have Diana, the elven royalty, with them.
　Pledging allegiance to Deanna, even Elepippi, who is an apathetic type, is also filled with emotion just at this time. Well, it's good to have more friends, and that's not a problem.

　An encounter guided by guidance--? For Elepippi, it's probably an encounter that's more valuable than a spirit stone. I can't help but feel like I've been used as a stepping stone for some reason, but well, it doesn't matter, that's not the point.

　-- Here's how things turned out.
　Elepippi ran his mouth about wanting to join the club and Marina was very excited (she was also happy to be called a senior). And then Marina and Elepipi turn their faces to me and Rebecca as if they were pleading with her. I had never heard of the Knights themselves in the first place, so I asked Rebecca-san about it, and she said it was still famous and innocent, and that they didn't actually do anything in particular.
　However, Marina called Rebecca "Tycho, Tycho", so she said "So you're a knight commander", and that's how it went: ....... It seems that Rebecca is also Rebecca, and she has a certain amount of sympathy for Marina, who shares the same vocation, and her usual combat training was set up as a "captain who trains his troops" to set a mood.
　When I said I didn't mind Rebecca-san and I joining the group, Elepippi raised her hands in the air and said she didn't mind.
　It seems that Elepippi wanted to become a knight because he had a calling to be a knight. She wanted to become an actress because she could be a knight in the role ...... or something like that.
　In the meantime, Deanna returned. I introduced her as "my princess" (she's actually a slave, but I abandoned the explanation because it was too much trouble), and then Elepippi suddenly kneels down to her. She was surprised at this and asked me for help, so I explained to her that I wanted to be your knight. Maybe she understood all this, but she acknowledged Elepippi as a knight in a mysterious ceremony. Elepippi's tears were streaming down her face.
　I was almost completely out of the loop.

　However, it is the knightly corps. The fact that it's not a group but a squad is modest and nice.
　Now that I've appointed Elepippi as a member of the squad, I'd like to formally launch the squad.

　Knight Captain, Rebecca-san.
　Knight Commander Marina.
　Knight Commander Elepippi.
　Orica.
　Treasurer, Etowah.
　Princess Deanna.
　Patron.

　I'm a patron!　I thought you were in the king position or something!
　No, I'm sure he's a merchant, and he buys equipment and other things for the marina crew and takes care of their food .......
　No, no. This is not the time to be self-rushing. That's something I'm doing even without the knightly corps.
　Anyway, what is the knighthood anyway? A knight's work is nothing at all.
　It would have been nice to have a guard for Diana and me, since we were attacked by thieves once, but we don't need them unless we're on a long trip.

　Let's think about it for a minute.

　It's all women, so there are flowers. Renting them as ceremonial knights would be profitable: ....... No, the marina of the Turk tribe is a bottleneck. That said, removing the marina would be a complete waste of time. And I don't think it's acceptable in a world where knights are socially accepted as something for men to do in the first place.

　Everyone has a combat vocation, a "knight", so they're all good at fighting. You can make money if you sign up for the Hunters Guild and rent it for your escort: .......
　No, what's the point of releasing them in the name of having a marina for my escort.

　Hmmm. At the end of the day, there's no other way to operate it other than to protect Deanna and me. There's no point in letting them out. We could do a play together, but we'd just have to work hard at our business rather than make money doing that, too. ......
　But if you're going to do the knight's squad, you need to at least have enough horses and equipment for the number of people in the squad. By the way, the Yoloi that Marina is wearing cost about 1.5 million yen. Elepippi wouldn't need to buy anything that good, but even so, the weapons and horses would probably cost well over 1 million yen.
　Well, they say that an army is an expensive thing, so maybe it can't be helped.

　Now, some of you may wonder why I'm so concerned about such an expensive and unnecessary knightly force.

　Because an all-female knighthood is a dream come true!
　And if you say it's a knighthood for you, it's not about the money anymore!
　Because it's something I'd be willing to borrow money to get!
　And they named their squad "White Lily Knight Squad" or something like that: ......!


............
Hey, what's going on, Jiro?　My mouth is half open and I'm in a daze: ......

　I come to myself as Rebecca talks to me. I'm a bit taken aback by the slightly worried look on her face.
　This is not good. I shouldn't have been dreaming about the daily dinner at Mexican.

''No, it's fine that Elepippi wants to be a knight, but I was wondering what I'd do if I did.

　I'm going to fool around.

'What do you want to do, Elepippi?　Are you really going to do the knights or something?

　What's the point of being a knight?　I wonder if that means Elepippi will be involved in the training we're doing. That's the only thing I can think of.

There's no money for the knightly corps since it's not a job for now. The only thing they do is to ask you to participate in training when you can. But the training is pretty hard, and you need to be prepared for it.

　In fact, Rebecca's training for Marina is extremely frustrating. Marina, who can do that with a smile, is like the protagonist of a sporty girl's manga from a long time ago.
　By the way, the training against Diana is much looser than Marina's. Well, even if Deanna fights, she's a rearguard, and I haven't given her a good weapon.

　In response to my question, she straightens up her residence, puts her lightly clenched right hand on her chest, and says

"I am a Knight!　I swear it is the sword of the Lord of the Flame, the soul-scorching, single-handed master!
　I am a Knight!　Iwao's soul-scorching, hard-walled, sworn to be the shield of the Lord of the Iron Wall!
　I am a Knight!　Scorching steel souls, swear to face any hardship in life!
　I am a Knight!

　Wow.
　Elepippi suddenly stared straight at me with dignity and swore an oath.

　Is this guy for real? You're insane.
　I know Marina was, but please don't do it in the middle of a market place. Let's pick a better situation!　You'll never kiss your vows or anything like that!

　Elepippi, seeing me cringing because of the suddenness of the situation, gushes and cowers her shoulders.

'...... what the hell. Did I scare you?　This is a line from a play we were doing the other day.

　Nah, what ...... that's what you mean. You're freaking me out.
　It's heartbreaking, because when you suddenly go into theatrical mode, it's almost like you're a different person.

...... but it's a real feeling.
What?
...... that they want me to join the Knights of the Order. I will participate in training as long as time permits, I will. So ...... please.
　Elepippi stuffs himself with requests.
"Of course. I said I'd allow you to join us earlier. You're welcome to join us, Elepippi.
'Thank you ......, young man ....... Glad to hear it .......

　Yeah. But I guess I'm stuck with the young master as my nickname. I don't mind.




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　Afterwards, the first female knight meeting was held with Rebecca, Marina and Elepippi.
　The topic of discussion was, "Honestly, what's going on with the female knights of this world, and by extension, their vocation? It is.

　As we all know, a woman whose only vocation was knight is to be treated as "no vocation". That's because knights in this world - strictly speaking, knights as a profession are only allowed to be male, so they can't take up the position of a knight.

　However, the "knighthood" they possess is not impaired by the fact that they are women. The compensation by vocation, a five-fold growth rate, is nothing to scoff at.
　However, unlike other combat professions, knights are not a single-armed pursuit type, so the only thing they excel at in battle is horseback combat, and everything else is moderate ....... You'll be able to use spears, swords, bows, and shields in moderation, so it's a rather useful vocation, according to Rebecca.

　Apparently, the 5x growth rate might be something like ......, where the most main skill in that vocation grows at 5x faster, and other slightly related skills grow at 3x or 2x. With a knight, it's like horse combat grows most efficiently, and spears and swords grow at about twice as fast.

　I've heard that Rebecca's admired son, Scarlet Wedge Commander Isaac, was a cheat who had a vocation as a "holy knight (paladin)" and "general", but this was a man who boasted unparalleled strength in individual, small-scale, mid-scale and large-scale battles.
　Good with a sword, good with a spear, good with a shield, good with recovery magic, good on horseback, good with command, good with strategy, good with a speech, good with a face, good with a personality, good with a payoff............ just a cheat. You don't have to be Mr. Rebecca to fall in love with him.

　Of course, technically, I'm not sure what skills are developed in the vocation of a holy knight or general, but I'm sure there are just differences between vocation. I wonder if we can group them into basic, intermediate, advanced, and inherent professions ...... like that.
　I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who have been in the industry for a long time who have been in the industry for a long time. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　Now, here is a knight woman.
　A vocation is not just a matter of having that vocation, you can't expect to grow unless you train for that vocation or actually practice that vocation.
　But these women are unable to enter the office of a knight. There's no way to train for the knight's vocation if they can't get a job. So they give up and take another job.
　Think about it, the despair of not being able to get that job, even though they were blessed with a vocation that was this one. Everyone around you is blessed and moving toward your vocation, and then suddenly you are thrown out, treated as if you have no vocation.
　No, technically they are not thrown out, but when you consider that they usually receive their blessing at the age of 10, the disconnect is beyond imagination.

　So the girls at least dream.
　A dream of gaining the Lord and becoming a knight who protects Him.


'So, Rebecca. Can I really ask you to be the captain of the knights?
Are you sure you want to do this, Jiro?
Half of it is a hobby. But for me, it's pretty meaningful.
Yeah. Of course I'd be happy to do it. Hmmm, I'm getting more and more excited than I should be at my age. Hetty's going to make fun of me again.
''I think I'll be able to pay you a salary when ...... business grows. Once we have more members and things are in shape, we can register with the Hunters Guild and earn money by slaying monsters. No, this is just something I'd like to do.
'Slay bad monsters with ...... knights. Boiling ......
Whether they're bad monsters or not, it's still a dream come true, isn't it? I wouldn't mind hiring Mr. Shero as an instructor.
Marina, I want to try that!　The one that guards the carriage with that important guard!
'When we do, it's just peddling. But it might be the most helpful element if we had an army of knights. It would be quite remarkable.
Wow, what do you want me to do?
Deanna can go to ...... and I'll buy her some kind of beautiful sycophant.

　That's why I've decided to do my official knighthood.
　As I told Rebecca, half of it will be my hobby.
　But since we're in a different world, we should be able to play hard, right? The more friends you have, the more adventures, travels and peddling you can do.
　Besides, I can give a knightly vocation girl a knightly experience.

　In the meantime, we'll take a picture of our anniversary and post it on the board!