Can you do it, master? I apologize for giving you all this work, but...
Yeah. We need a few more people, but the work itself is not so bad. With Shamash's help, we can do anything with the materials.
Well, I'll take care of it. If you can just get the gawa, the rest will be manageable. I'll ask Shamash-san for help.
I'd appreciate it if you would. I can't follow her taste, so I'm going to build it myself.
Mr. Shamash's is unique.
So, do you want a single room?

　I think single room is fine, but I don't feel that such things are basically shared rooms. Since we prepare the room, is a single room too luxurious? You can start out with a large room, then share a room with someone else when you're on your own, and when you've grown up, you can have a private room. ......

I'm sure you'll be able to find your own room. I'll come up with a detailed floor plan later.
Yes, sir.

　That's why I decided to take the plunge and build a dormitory.
　Of course, it was to be a facility for the knights.
　If I asked the Grand Master, the dwarves around Elisheh would rush in with a rush and it would be completed in no time. As for the materials, we could ask Shamash-san to bring the stone materials to the golem human feet and we should be able to make a lot of progress.

　The building site is an empty lot by Mr. Shero's house.
　We decided on it after discussing it with Rebecca and the others.
　This area is a relatively open grassland, and since it's so close to the monster spot, it's an unused piece of land. Permission from the authorities was soon granted. The area within a few hundred meters of the monster spot was basically unfit for human habitation, and the land itself was basically uninhabitable for individuals. Instead, the job of exterminating monsters, i.e. demon hunters, can build houses wherever they want to live. Since the job of an evilsmith is to use himself as a decoy to attract and defeat monsters, it's only natural that he should live within the range.
　In fact, the only thing that exists in this area other than Shero-san's house is my mansion.
　At first, there was a proposal to build an additional house, but almost everyone opposed it, so it was abandoned.
　There's a good part of it that's a mansion because of the warding.


　The number of troops has increased quite a bit, somehow.
　It's fine for those living in Elishe, but the members from outside have to rent an apartment in Elishe, and we also have to go through the rather cumbersome process of issuing a residence permit for Elishe. I have to register my address at that time, so I have to take care of my residence. Well, that's why we decided to build a dormitory.

　Elishe is one of the few commercial zones in the imperial capital, and it is difficult for people other than merchants to come in from the outside. Even if it's a temporary stay, a solid underwriter is needed to live there for a long time. If you are caught without one, the worst thing you can do is to be turned into a labor slave.
　In my case, I was lucky that Shero and Rebecca had lied and said I was one of their people, but I heard that there were a lot of outsiders who wanted to go to the affluent city of Elishe.

'Lord which!　Everyone is ready!　I would like to have a word with you today!

　As I was discussing with the grand master about the boarding house, Marina came to call me.
　Today is a holiday and the entire knightly corps is planning to have a joint training session.
　On the way there, I asked the grand master to come and discuss the construction plan of the dormitory.

''Hmm, I'm coming. Marina is becoming more and more reliable.
Is that so?　This is because they don't care if you are a Turk or not, they don't mind you being treated like one. We owe it all to the Lord.
'I think it's because Marina herself is trying so hard. Besides, we're all knights after all, so maybe we all have the mentality to not discriminate or anything.

　Marina was a Turk, and she was a bit of a discriminator in this world.
　But neither the new members of the Knights nor everyone else in the former Hettie's Mercenary Corps were discriminatory towards Marina. Maybe it's because she's close to me and Deanna, or maybe it's because she's a senior member of the Knights, but there's no one who would be discriminatory even if they were carefully observing her.
　Marina isn't a slave anymore, nor is she a core member of the Knights.
　When I think back to Marina, who was so unconfident and odious in the beginning, she has become truly admirable now. For that reason alone, I'm even glad I came to this world.

''Then I am going ahead!
Okay. Well then, Grand Master, I'm off too.
Oh. Okay, I'll go back to the dormitory and see what I can do.
Please.

　We parted from the Grand Master and I walked towards the waiting knights in line.

　This is the third time we've all trained together like this.
　With the increase in the number of members, the training that we used to do just for the sake of training became something more organized. It is said that the number of members has grown to a point where it can't be managed without someone taking control.
　It's a squad of young women.
　It's really glamorous, and it's almost worth the money just to take a tour.

　In the beginning, there were only a few members, but soon afterwards, there were more and more, and now there are a total of 54 members. It's about the same as a school class.
　The original members, me, Deanna, Marina, Rebecca-san, Etowah, Elepippi, Ion and Shamash-san. With this many students, we had Orica join us to help with food and drink preparation. We also have Shero-san as a consultant.
　The number of former members of Hetty's mercenary group, besides Norilyn and Myamiya, eventually grew to 24. According to Myamiya, not all of them are able to come right away, so perhaps more will still be coming. The scary thing is Hetty's charisma.

　The number of new members has grown even more, to just under 20.
　A 10-year-old who has not yet joined today, but a 10-year-old who just received a blessing and two 11-year-olds will join in the future.

　All three came with their parents to say hello to me.
　It was a possibility from the very beginning that a 10 year old could come, since it is uniformly decided that a 10 year old would receive the blessing, but when it actually happened, it felt indescribably unreal.
　At ten years old, he was (understandably) only a child. The youngest in our house was Etois, but Etois is a cat beastman who looks pretty much the same even as an adult, and she's smart, so I didn't think much of her (or rather, the beastman impact won out), but when it comes to a normal 10-year-old girl, I didn't have any idea what joining the knightly corps would be like. No.
　However, I've already recruited them, and if I apply the common sense of this world, I have no choice but to take care of them, so I hired them. Well, if you train them from the start, they'll be fine knights in a few years.
　Or rather, there's no choice but to not hire him.
　Women who have been knighted in this country are considered to be without a vocation (・・・・) and are often unable to go anywhere to work and end up either doing domestic work or doing a job that has nothing to do with their vocation (which is not considered a very good job in this world).
　Unless you were given the vocation of a holy knight, like Hetty, the ordinary knight vocation woman is miserable. Rebecca also said that if she could become a mercenary, she would still be lucky, but the reality was that she was still lucky.

　In fact, I don't know what will happen to the knights and my business in the future.
　But I have a feeling that it's slowly but surely starting to move in this world.

　It would be nice if the knightly corps became more famous and became a receptacle for girls who were given the knightly vocation.


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　The huge war axe is wielded at unstoppable speed, and an even bigger steel mallet flicks back at it.
　I'm going to be able to use the kinetic energy of the axe that was bounced off of it to turn it into a spinning force, which will lead to the next attack, just like a coma.
　I'm not sure where that much power comes from in a body that isn't that big, but I can freely manipulate and swing the battle axe, which can be called a lump of steel.

''Haha!　Way to go, Marilyn!
"Norilynn, no!　I'll do my best to protect it!

　It was a mock battle between Marina and Norilyn.
　Although it's called a mock battle, both of them are fighting normally with a war hammer and a battle axe. I think they would die if they were seriously eaten, or rather, they would die normally .......

'Go!　Marilyn!　Norilyn's left is his weakness!
Norrie!　Take it easy on yourself!
'Marilyn is so cute!　Cute!

　The people who were formerly in Hetty's mercenary group cheered her on.
　For some reason, Marina was immediately liked and was given the nickname Marilyn.
　Marina has a carefree personality and is actually quite communicative. Maybe it's because she basically speaks up to everyone, even if she's dealing with a priestess or something like that. Surprisingly, he has a thoughtful side to him that sees what he's up against and doesn't say anything critical. It's probably because of Marina's communication skills that she is able to get along so well with Deanna. If it wasn't a good fit, it would have fallen apart a long time ago.

　The fierce battle continues.
　Power, speed, and tactics.
　This is a very high level, even from the outside.
　For me, I'm on the edge of my seat, wondering if I'm going to get seriously injured, but the truth is that I'm still fighting with a decent safety margin.

　In other words, one of us is overwhelmingly stronger than the other. There's little chance of anything happening to either of them, so they can practice using serious (but not sword) techniques.
　In this case, in this case, Norilyn is far more powerful than Marina.
　To a certain extent, when the gap in ability is filled, it's dangerous, so we have to train with a mock sword.

''Wah ...... wah ......''
'Ah!　Watch out!　There it is!　Go!
Awesome!　Awesome!
Heeeeeee.

　The reactions of the new girls vary.
　Their ages vary, but they all seem to have basically lived their lives without any connection to combat.
　They would have never seen a battle like this itself.
　If you live in the city, war is a distant world event. And in a world without television or radio, it's not surprising that rumors are the best source of information.

...... Oh, that ...... Ayase.
Hmm?　What's going on?

　Marlone, a new knight, speaks to me.
　Marlone is a particularly serious character among the newcomers, and he is leading the way in training.
　It seems that she was originally helping out at a liquor store in a neighboring town, but when she saw the Knight's Parade, she was so impressed with it that she decided to join.

'Is it ...... true that Marina-senpai has only started for about six months?'
It's true. I'm about the same.
............ So, can I be as strong as that then?
'Because the effects of your vocation are amazing. You can be.

　I responded lightly.
　In fact, the effects of my vocation are amazing.
　I've been giving the newcomers more basic physical training and horseback riding training than combat training, and their basic physical strength is improving rapidly, and more importantly, the way they've improved in their riding skills is unbelievable.
　I thought I knew from watching Marina and Elepippi, but we've only been riding for a week or so now and they've become good enough to make me walk.
　Only me, Etoi and Orica, who have no vocation, have been practicing with trepidation.
　Well, as far as Etowah is concerned, she's an animal (?). I had a hunch that I was improving quite quickly.

'That means Norilyn-san can still afford ......
'Norilyn is a warrior with quite a bit of real-world experience. Marina has fought monsters a few times, but she has too much experience to fight against humans.
'So, Mr. Hetty and Mr. Shero are even stronger than that Mr. Norilyn: ......
'Yeah ...... well ....... Those two guys are almost at the level of being able to go to the World's Strongest Championship, so ......

　Hetty and Shamash, and Shamash are probably pretty strong on this world scale.
　Me and Marina are by far the least experienced.
　We're still first-year warriors, after all.

I'm a knight by vocation and ...... is everyone's vocation, but I was pretty meh. Even though I was ......, my vocation was awesome. Even I had God with me, and if I worked hard, he would watch over me properly.

　Marlone mumbles to himself.
　It's usually the same for every newcomer. It was the same with Elepippi.
　In fact, this is the sixth time I've been asked a question similar to today's.
　Everyone is anxious. To my vocation. They're anxious that they're just useless.
　That's how we've always lived with those values.

　Vocation and blessing are just systems in the game, but there's no point in saying that. Because vocation, blessing, and guidance are nothing but reality for those who live in this world.

'Five times the growth rate is not normal. Two hours of work is the same as ten hours of work, which means you have tremendous talent. A knight's vocation is something that would be a bit of a fuss if you were a man, so you should be more proud of yourself and work harder. At least, I'm sure you'll be able to become a knight here.
'Thank you ...... for giving me a chance, Ayase. I've always hated myself. But here, I think I can finally fall in love with myself.
'You'll love it more from now on. I'm going to get a bang-up job with the Knights, and you're going to help me with Elishe's shop, too. I'll be busy.
I'll do my best!

　Marlone clenches his fists and gets fired up.
　In fact, we need you to work hard. Neither the knights nor the store is a charity, so you have to earn at least some food for yourself, or you'll go bankrupt.
　Well, we can actually sell Earth-produced goods, so I have a feeling that the rest won't be so difficult after we've come this far.
　Even so, it's a tricky thing to do, so let's brace ourselves.

　The mock battle between Marina and Norilyn ended in an orderly victory.
　The fact that Marina's movements tend to be a bit sluggish due to her huge weapon, and Norilyn's battle style of fighting with a huge battle axe is a great example of this.

　With the addition of Hetty-san and the others, there's even a possibility that our knightly corps will rise to become one of the country's largest battle groups. Well, because of that, what kind of job should we get?
　For now, I'd like to get a job hunting monsters and hexenbiests, or maybe a security job. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find a way to get a job with a human being, but I'd like to avoid it for now. Well, I know that there are Hettie and her friends, and since I'm dealing with humans, there's almost no chance of me falling behind, so I know that it's just life to try.

　Speaking of work, if we all sign up as clan members, we don't have to think about getting back to work, even if it's far away. After all, there's teleportation.
　If you want, it would be interesting to leave the Empire and try working in another country. It may be difficult to leave the country, but it's said that the neighboring Fire Nation is a vassal territory, and if you go through the proper procedures, you'll be able to make it work.

　But that's only after you've survived the winter with the Hitotsutsuzuki.
　...... No, but first, let's have a welcome party!