At the royal castle in the capital town <Nord>, just north of
the <Medio> town, where the <Running Wolves> is based. A meeting was being held in one of the rooms
to decide whether or not to appoint Alvin as an honorary knight.
「This is the
report from the Adventurer's Guild....」
The person in the room receiving the report was the Kingdom's Prime
Minister, Adamos Materov. He was over fifty years old, but his eyes were sharp
as he looked over the report in his hand while receiving the report from the
adventurer's guild staff.
「It seems
he's doing remarkably well」
「Yes. He has
a good personality. I'm sure he's not too proud to take credit for his
accomplishments」
「He saved
<Oeste> the western town, and supported the front line in <Este>
the eastern town. And yet, he also has the personal ability to win an arena
tournament. I can say that he is a person who can be appointed as an honorary
knight」
The adventurer's guild staffs who gave the report also nodded to the
Prime Minister's words.
The appointment of an honorary knight requires a number of
recommendations. It is not publicized to the public, and only a few nobles know
about it.
One of the requirements is a recommendation from the Adventurer's
Guild.
And the Adventurer's Guild is in a position to make the most of its
relationship with the target adventurer, and it is responsible for assessing
whether or not he or she is capable of being an honorary knight.
Whether or not the adventurer is sincere in fulfilling requests, and
whether or not they are unreasonable to other adventurers. An honorary knight
is required to work diligently to defeat monsters, so he must have the
character to work diligently even if he receives an annual salary.
In this respect, Alvin has no problem at all and the Adventurer's
Guild was able to recommend him with confidence.
Another condition was that the candidate must have outstanding
personal skills.
This condition was also met by winning the fighting tournament. In
addition, he defeated a knight in the service of the state, and it made the
Prime Minister approve his skill.
「...Good. I
will accept the recommendation from the Adventurers Guild. Thank you for your
time」
「Ha~, please
excuse me!」
Relieved by the Prime Minister's words, the Adventurer's Guild staff
bowed and left the room. And then, one man comes into the room in turn.
「Prime
Minister-dono, I see that you have accepted my request without problem」
「Really....
Your timing was perfect, Beltz-dono」
Noah Beltz, the head of the Beltz family, the nobleman from <Oeste>,
the eastern town. The Prime Minister greeted Noah with a wry smile as he
entered the room with a good-natured smile on his face.
「It's for the
sake of my lovely daughter」
「I see. This
man is the love interest of Beltz-dono's beloved daughter...」
Noah and the Prime Minister have seen each other many times at night
meetings, so their relationship is not bad.
「That's why
I'm going to recommend him as an honorary knight」
「Yes, that's
good. His quality is not a problem. And there have been no honorary knight
appointments in the past few years, so there is no problem. I also think that
he is worthy of being part of the Kingdom」
The number of honorary knights cannot be increased carelessly
because they need to be paid an annual salary, and it was customary not to
appoint another for several years after appointing one.
In this regard, the Prime Minister is aware that the last
appointment was made five years ago and that there is no problem.
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「I have the
same view. I am glad to hear that Prime Minister-dono has the same opinion too.
If we had differed, I would have raised an objection」
「...Don't be
so hard on me. His Majesty will approve it first」
Feeling a hint of chill behind his good-natured smile, the Prime
Minister replied to Noah with a wry smile.
「Even so,
that was quick. Is it a coincidence that the adventurer's guild sent you? Or
are you keeping an eye on this man (Alvin)?」
「It's not
really monitoring. I was just checking around a bit」
When Christina fell in love with Alvin and followed him to
<Medio>, Noah sensed that his daughter was serious.
Therefore, he was investigating Alvin's past, his lifestyle, and his
relationships with women to see if he was worthy of being his daughter. Of
course, not only the past, but also the present was important.
He was actively gathering the present information on where Alvin and
the other <Running Wolves> were going, what kind of work they were doing,
etc. until the incident at the mine occurred.
And when Noah heard the story of the <Running Wolves>'s
success in that incident, he predicted that Alvin would be recommended as an
honorary knight. Sure enough, the secret agent who had been watching the
headquarters of the Adventurers' Guild informed him that a messenger had come
to the castle.
And because the adventurer's guild rarely contacted the prime
minister, Noah was convinced that it was about the honorary knight and came to
the castle in a hurry.
「I see...」
"I'm sure
he's monitoring this", that's the Prime Minister thought. There is no need to
poke a snake out of a bush because this is one of the ways of getting
information.
「Then I'll go
to see my daughter」
「Yes. Then I
will notify all the nobles as soon as I receive His Majesty's approval. There
is also an Honorary Knight's Appointment Ceremony... Then excuse me, Beltz-dono」
The Prime Minister left his seat to obtain the King's approval,
which was the last condition. And it's not long before the Prime Minister, who
had parted ways with Noah, received the King's approval.
Thus, it was decided that Alvin would be made an honorary knight and
a letter would be sent to him from the Kingdom. The appointment of the new
honorary knight was notified to all the nobles in the Kingdom, and they were
instructed to gather at the royal castle for the appointment ceremony.
Among them, there was one noble who was the first to move.
Of course.
「I have to
help Alvin-san to avoid being embarrassed at the royal castle」
Christina, the daughter of the Beltz family, prepared a letter to be
sent to the <Running Wolves>'s party house.
- It talks about the requirements for an honorary knight.
- They have to have great achievements, be well-behaved, and very strong.
- These are the requirements. It sounds easy, but I think it's a pretty difficult requirement.
- Christina has started to act.
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