The next day, I came to the Duke of Gefis' villa in King's Landing.
　Aristocrats of the first class prepare a villa in the royal capital.
　It's a splendid villa, even though it's a villa because of the duke's family.

Tea parties are held in its vast garden.
　Perhaps because they are renowned for their military prowess, this garden also has the aspect of a training ground, and there are those who are sweating and striking each other with wooden swords.
　Most of those gathered here were young and talented nobles.
　These young people, who had too much power and self-expression, would not be satisfied with mere tea-talk.
　With such a fierce group of people gathered here, it is understandable that they want to test their skills.

''Why didn't Rouges and Tart wake me up until the last minute? So I had to rush to do my makeup.

Dear, clad in a dress, looks at me with resentment.

'I've been admiring Deere's lovely sleeping face.
Well, you know, they were making love yesterday, and I didn't think they should be in Master Rouge and Lady Dear's room.

It's a nice gesture, but if you're going to be careful, don't peek through the keyhole or put your ear to the door during the act.

I was aware of the tart's peeking, but if I paid attention to it, Dia would be embarrassed and not in the air to do that kind of thing.
　Other than that, if she knew I was aware of what the tart was doing while peeping, there was a risk that the tart would be too embarrassed to be of any use for a while.
　Therefore, I pretended not to notice.

However, it's not like I'm going to stay like this forever, so I'll tell Tart from time to time. I have no taste for being seen and burning.
　What Tart is doing is not a very good hobby, and as Tart's educator, I have to stop him from doing it.

'Ugh, I can't be mad at you two if you say that.

Not knowing that the Tart had seen her, Dear is normal.
　If Dea had known that she had been seen, it wouldn't have happened.

'But then again, Dia-sama is still pretty in her dress. She looks like a fairy.''

Today Dia is dainty.
　Dia usually thinks only about magic and doesn't dress up, but when she dresses up like this, she's so beautiful that everyone can't help but admire her.
　She looks good in her light blue dress, which is less revealing.
　She has the eyes of the young people at the party glued to her. I'm proud of her as a lover, but I don't want her to be a pest.

'Thanks. Even the tart would look much prettier if you dressed it up. Lugues, you get a lot of money from being a holy knight. Why don't you buy a dress for Tart?

The Holy Knight's allowance is quite high. They are paid almost the same amount of salary as a Knight Commander.
　Well, even if I didn't have that kind of money, my income as a representative of the makeup brand, Orna, could be dozens of times that amount.

Just in case something goes wrong, those funds are dispersed and pooled in various locations, including overseas.
　If something goes wrong and I can't live as a rogue Touahade, I can at least provide for Tart, Dia, Maha, and my family until I die.

'Well, I'd like to see the tart in the dress, too, and we'll order it.
Oh, no. I'm a servant. And besides, I don't look good in a dress.
There is no rule against servants wearing dresses. Many noblemen wear dresses for their beautiful servants. I've made up my mind. I think I'll dress the tart for the next party. While you're at it, why don't I ask Maha in Murteu to arrange for a dress designed exclusively for the tart?

That's how it was arranged, and it was also the tart's dress.
　Such a dress is hard to find even at a party at a royal castle where prestigious nobles gather.
　It's not something that can be done simply by piling up money, but requires a good deal of connections and rooting around.

''Um, it's really, really a waste of money. I'm not beautiful at all.
''Tart is pretty. Even at the party in King's Landing, there wasn't a more beautiful servant than a tart. More than anything else, I'd like to see Tart in a dress.
'Yeah, yeah, don't be modest. Tart is pretty. And he's got big tits, big boobs, and big tits, so he looks good in a s*xy dress.
"Haha, thank you.

The tart is drawn to Dia calling out boobs.
　Dia has a breast complex, and when she was picking out her dress, she kept looking at the dress with the open chest that she liked best, as if it was a reminder.
　In the meantime, she comes to the center of the garden, where Neusch and his cronies are in the middle of the garden.

'You've come a long way. 'Lug.'
I'm interested in the party Noish is throwing.

A line that isn't a lie, but it's not true either.
　It's not without interest, but my biggest concern isn't with Noish, but with the bewitching woman smiling at him, surrounded by young knights behind him. It's the snake demon, Meena.

The young men don't seem to have been coaxed yet, but Meena's s*x appeal has turned up the heat.
　The ones that had been following them while admiring Deer from afar have also become aware of Meena.
　It's not that Meena is more beautiful than meena, it's the power of pheromones. ........This is why you can't be too careful.
　That Meena laughs at me and waves a hand at me, so I bail. Dia's arm entwined with mine gets stronger, and the tart pulls his sleeve tighter.
　Not realizing I'm paying attention to his back like that, Noish pushes me back and leads me to a higher level.

''Guys, let me introduce you. This is my schoolmate and demon slayer, [Holy Knight], Lug Touahade.

With those words, the gaze of all who attend this party is drawn to it.
　What is in their eyes is longing.

They are all young men, and there is still a purity to them.
　There's no politics or self-defense; they're looking at me like I'm a knight in shining armor in a picture book.
　I guess that's the kind of flirtation I'm looking for.
　I'll do you a little service.
　... well, there is one woman who smiles and smiles meaningfully in the midst of it all, but ignore that one.

''I'm introduced to you, Lug Touahade. I've been appointed as a [Holy Knight] and I'm fighting against the demon race.

The ones in here are all noblemen of higher status than me, but I dare to choose my normal tone of voice.
　The role required here is that of an idol. They don't want me to be humble. The heat of the place is rising despite the short greeting.

'Everyone, listen up. I invited Lug Tauahade here to give them a taste of who we are. .........Auguid Knights, prepare to draw swords.

The young men who had gathered in line to Noish's command line up without a hitch.

''All hands, draw swords!''
Caroa, drawn sword!
Krush, drawn sword!
Yatara, drawn sword!
Homarita, drawn sword!
Kururgi, drawn sword!

Like a wave, he draws his sword from the edge of a wave and raises it in front of his chest and stops it.
　It's a beautiful gesture. It is possible because of his well-trained body and solid core, and he has repeated this gesture thousands of times.
　All of the ones here are undoubtedly quite skilled swordsmen, and they have good masters. Probably arranged by Noish.

''Our Auguid Knights!　I dedicate this sword to the peace of the world.

Neusch concludes by saying that.
　Self-absorption is on the faces of the young nobles.
　.........Ah, I see, so that's what you mean.
　The Auguid is the ideal knight in a fairy tale. When the name is given to it, I can see what kind of consciousness the ones gathered in this knightly order have.

''Lug, this is my order, the Order of the Auguid. It's a good thing that you're not the only one with a good family background that I found in the academy, but I recognized the talent that I had found in the academy as promising. I united them, and the Gephis family sponsored them and got the country to recognize them as a second order of knights.

You can roughly guess the situation.
　Right now, with the revival of the demon race, the frequency of demons' appearances had greatly increased.

Originally, the demons had to be dealt with by the forces that each territory possessed, but in reality, they were too much for them to handle. Therefore, each territory asked for help from the state, and knightly orders were dispatched to each place.

However, the resources of the Knights are finite, and their hands are not full.
　At that time, Noish made a move.
　In short, those bonbons who hadn't yet inherited the house and yet left the territory to others and were staying in the royal capital.
　Or, the common-born magicians who don't have a fiefdom, but who can't command because they haven't graduated from the school and aren't knights.

Noish collected the ones that had power but had no use for it and made it available.
　Moreover, if the money was to be paid by the Gefis family, there was no reason for the center to refuse to establish a new knightly order.
　And moreover, it was the brainchild of Noish, who was a member of a bent and brave party. It will be allowed for sure.

''This Order is still small. But they are all knights with power and passion, and they did a great job the other day. They will continue to build up their achievements. Sooner or later, they will have power and prestige that surpasses even the regular knights of this country.

........And with that power behind him, Noish probably intends to change the country.
　Perhaps Neusch himself doesn't admire the fairytale knights like the others, but he uses them as a means of successfully manipulating young people who are powerful and full of self-respect.
　Justice and longing have always been useful tools to manipulate the young.

''So you want me to join the Order of the Auguid?
But when the demon tribe appears, we'll be fighting with you. But when the demon tribe appears, we'll be fighting alongside you. That's why I wanted to introduce you to everyone today. As long as the brave men cannot leave the royal capital, you are the trump card to protect this world, and our mission is to help you.

The faces of the Auguid Knights nodded with proud faces.
　If they had a track record of defeating the demon race together with the holy knights, that would raise the name of the Auguid Knights all at once.
　If we do well, we'll have a greater say than the original knights.
　I know what Neusch thinks.
　That's why I'm going to choose my words for my friend.

There's no need for that. Don't get involved in the war between us and the demons. You're in my way.

Yes, the words that are most beneficial to him.
　The air and Neusch's expression froze.
　I knew this would happen. Still, he had to say it.
　If he didn't say this, they would die sooner or later.
　Even if they hated me, it was better than them dying.
　They don't understand that, after all, what they are doing is nothing more than playing the knight.