We've added another knight building since we've added more knights to the group. We can't have men and women together. Basically, they'll be living here, but if you're willing to pay your own way, you can rent a room in the castle town.
　And on Baba's advice, I built a training facility in the basement of the castle.

"Just in case you're wondering, aren't those girls the group leader and vice leader? You can't let a rookie see me and Yamagata beat it to a pulp, though.

　If you ask me, that's true. Those three have gotten much stronger, but they're still not strong enough to compete on an equal footing with Baba's old men. If you show that you are losing too many times, you might get licked by the newcomers, or they might think that Baba's old men are better suited to be the leader of the group than Lane, the leader. That's not good.
　It was decided to build a large training area and training room in the basement, and the executive class would be allowed to use it. The bench press, treadmill, and aerobic bikes that we had prepared for them, which they had never seen before, were used with great pleasure, but they must have felt like toys. Too much of it and you'll get muscle cramps.

　Well, I have some errands to run today. I've decided to get my affairs in order, since things are getting on track for the Principality.
　Well, it's a little late for that, but I'd like to tell them about our engagement. To their parents.
　Youmina and Lou have already done so, but we haven't told Else Linse's twin sisters and Yae's parents. Yae's parents already know each other, but Else and the others' parents have already passed away, and her aunt and uncle, who is my parent's substitute, are running a farm in the Liefries Imperial State.
　For now, I'll go to Yae's parents first to report to them. I opened the 'gate' and the two of us transitioned to Yisheng's Oed.

''It's been a while, Yisheng too.

　About half of our people are from Yisheng. It's kind of weird. As I walked through the gates of Yae's family home, the Kokonoe Kenjutsu Dojo, I was greeted at the entrance by the maidservant, Ayane, who met me at the door.
　She showed me to the room where Shigebei and Shichie were, and when I told them about my engagement to Yae, they didn't seem too surprised and looked at each other in silence.

'See, look. Isn't it exactly what I said it would be?
''Really. Well, now that it's come to this, please take care of Yae as you would any other fiancée, Fuyao-dono.

　The two of them bowed to me and I couldn't help but lower my head as well. Thank God they didn't object or anything. 'If you want my daughter, you'll have to beat the eagle! I thought for a moment that it would be a standard development.

But I didn't expect Fuyao-dono to be the lord of a castle in a country. And Yae's marriage to the king.... you never know what life will bring.

　Shigebei exhaled with deep emotion. It is true that I, myself, never thought it would come to this.

The only thing is, you can't get away with it. You know, Brunhild? Can you take me to a country that says, "I don't know where to go. I'd like to see the country Yae lives in, me.
'What? I don't mind, but it hasn't developed much, has it?

　He said he was still fine with it, so if that's the case, I'll invite him to our country. Waiting for Yae's older brother, Shigetaro-san, to return home, we all transitioned to Brunhild together with Ayane, who had never left Yisheng before.

''Welcome home, Your Majesty~''
Welcome home.

　Cecil-san and Rene greeted me as I opened the castle door. Shigebei-san, Shichie-san, Shigetaro-san and Ayane-san are all looking at the castle with a pout.

''This is Yae's family. We'll be staying for a while, so take care of us.
Well, well, Yae's... Well, please follow me~. I'd like to show you to your room.

　Cecil takes me slinking down to the guest room. While we're at it, we should prepare lunch in the dining room. After that, I'll take you to the castle town. Well, there's not much to see. Do you think Shigebei-san and Shigetaro-san would be more pleased with the training grounds?
　As expected, Shigebei and Shigetaro wanted to go to the training ground, and Shichie and Ayane wanted to go to the castle town, so I decided to leave the castle town to Yae and I would lead them to the training ground.
　In the training grounds, the newly joined members of the Order were working hard on their training. Until now, all we've seen is Rain and the three of them being beaten up by Baba's old men, so this is something new.
　When we were observing the training, Shigebei and Shigetaro said they wanted to participate. The daughter, Yae, is said to be a swordsmanship idiot, so it's only natural that she would want to participate.
　We decided to get an old man from Yamak Prefecture who was at the training ground and have him train with Shigebei-san in a mock drill. It's a showdown between the former captain of the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda and the swordsmanship instructor of the Tokugawa territory. This might be a sight to see.
　Once the match started, the exchange of swordsmanship was a sight to behold. Shigetaro, standing next to me, was also watching the fierce battle between the two men without looking away.
　I watched them for a while, but I ended the match in a good way. It looked like it would be better to call it a draw. After the match was over, everyone from the knights gathered at Shigebei-san's place to ask for a lesson. It's good to have ambition.
　The old man from Yamak Prefecture is now caught by Shigetaro-san. How could Jutaro miss the chance to fight the former Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda?
　Although not as good as Shigetaro's, Shigetaro fought a good fight against Mr. Yamak Prefecture's old man. He's probably more skilled than Rayne and the others. Well, I've been learning swordsmanship since I was a kid, and I've also been to the battlefield. Is it natural to say that it's natural?
　The two of them mixed up with the new knights and started training, so we're bored. I could leave it to the old man from Yamak Prefecture to go back, but they are the people who are going to be my father and brother-in-law, in case you were wondering. It's a shameful thing to leave so quickly. While I was sitting on a bench and watching the training without any kind of reason, Rebecca-san came over from the other side.

You look bored, Fuyu-dono. Oops, I'll have to call you Your Majesty?

　Then he grins. Well, it doesn't matter either way, but you might want to use it differently in a public setting or when there are other people around.

'I wasn't expecting you to come to this country, Rebecca. Why again?
I was originally interested in becoming a knight. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing. I was an adventurer to hone my skills, but when I heard about this call, I jumped at the chance.

　I see. It's true that there were a lot of female applicants for this recruitment as well. It seems that Logan-san went along with Rebecca-san's invitation, so if you came all the way to this country, you didn't expect someone you know to be the king.

'Will didn't come, did he?
'He's well liked by Deputy Commander Neil of Belfast. I think he's going to join the Order over there. Besides, Wendy is in that country too, so there's no reason for her to leave.

　As usual, Will also seems to be working as a security guard at the reading cafe where Wendy works, Tsukuyomi.
　Well, after all this time, I wonder if my becoming the King means that "Tsukuyomi" is now state run. Is it okay to run it in another country? I'm sure the King of Belfast would easily give me permission to do so.
　I've been getting monthly sales and detailed income and expenditure statements sent to me by Mirrorgate, and I go once a month to get a new issue in, but I'm running a good business. Maybe I'll open a second store in this country one of these days.

'So, you see. I need a favor from His Majesty the King...
Please?
'See, it's like the equipment that identifies you as a member of this Order. Like armor or a shield or a sword. And a flag? It would be better to have something like that,

　Blushing a bit, Rebecca suggests. Ah, well, there wasn't one, that kind of thing. It would certainly be easier to recognize if we had matching armor or a shield or something like that, would that be cool?

''Hmm, it would certainly be more convenient for me to look around the city and immediately recognize you as a member of the Knights, for whatever reason.''
Right?

　Rebecca clapped her hands in my face. I wonder if she wanted it so badly. Well, it's said that he wanted to become a knight, so maybe it's a longing for armor that is recognizable as a knight in appearance.

Then let's try and build one.
'What? Now?

　Despite Rebecca's astonishment, I take out a chunk of mithril from Storage. I roughly shaped it in the Modeling section and then transformed the details. I wanted it to look different from the typical armor of this world, so I designed it to look like armor from an anime or game.
　I made chest pads, shoulder pads, shin guards, and neck armor, and then had Rebecca wear it and transform it to fit her. I kept the feminine lines of the helmet and made it so that it would not interfere with her movements. Lastly, I built a helmet and made the visor part transparent to allow for a wider view.
　I asked Rebecca, clad in all white and silver armor, to move around and see if it would hinder her movements. Since it's made of mithril, it should be fairly light.

''This is good! It's as light as paper!

　While Rebecca was checking her movements, she took out a piece of Frase this time from the 'storage' and transformed it while putting a bit of magic power into it, building a sword, shield and scabbard. It should now be harder than Mithril. As expected, I didn't make it as sharp as Yae's 'tsukka'. It's a problem if it's stolen.
　Finally, I used 'Gravity' to give it a weight reduction and completed it. A sword and shield like crystal. I could have made the armor from this as well, but what's with the skeletal armor? The shield is to be placed on the back and the sword is to be attached to the waist, and that's it.

What do you think?
It's great!

　As a happy Rebecca happily held up her shield and drew her sword, everyone in training found it and gathered around.
　I grabbed Logan-san who was among them and finished the same thing, this time for the men's armor. After listening to everyone's opinions and making a few tweaks, we took the completed men's and women's equipment to the "workshop" to mass produce enough for the number of people in the room.
　The shapes are mass-produced as-is, so it's easy, but I have to do all the granting by myself... Well, I did it in batches with "multiples". I also made the size automatically fit the person who wore it, and I put the emblem of the War Maiden 《Brunnhilde》 on the sword and shield.
　The executive class, such as the leader, deputy leader, and captain, were made somewhat more opulent to differentiate them. I guess I'll just build individual ones for the demon race people (although the vampire youths can be left as they are) and that's it.
　They're just like uniforms for working as a knightly order, so they won't be used in training. As expected, if they were used in training, even though they've lost their magic power, Mithril's armor would become a wounded item with Frase's sword.
　I return to the training grounds with the mass-produced armor. Everyone took the armor in their hands first and put it on, happily checking the feel of it. Oh, the matching armor certainly makes me feel like a "knight's band".
　Later on, from this sword and shield, the Brunhild Knights would also be called the 'Crystal Knights', but that's another story.