47-41 Joint exercise of the Knights of the Church

Currently, there are eight knights in St. Schuler's Church, divided into the Priestly Order and the Holy Order, and there is a General Knight Commander above the two Knight Commanders. That is Catherine Frere.

Many of the priest knights are mainly appointed as guards within the church, and they are said to be knights who worshipped God for the purpose of protection and swore allegiance to the church.

For this reason, it is said that those who have sworn absolute allegiance to God can be promoted to priest knights in rare cases, even if they are not knights in the righteousness of adults.

It is said that most of the holy knights are naturals, bestowed by the Lord God, Klair, through the righteousness of adulthood. It is said that the Lord God's selection is strict, although there are some people who have either light or holy attributes and can become a knight by promotion.

Now, the reason why I have this in mind is because the members of all the knights are lined up in front of me.

The one that Marluka-san brought me to was the training ground of the War Maiden Holy Knights.

Moreover, the one who came there was Catherine-san.

''Luciel-kun, from the War Maiden Holy Knight Squadron, if you can... you know what I mean, right?

'Yes. As you can imagine, there aren't many people here, so I won't be pulling out.

Hmm. You're a very quick learner. Well, let's go. Uh, Lumina and the others must follow us.

Yes, sir.

This is why they were gathered in the general training ground that was well used until a few years ago, but it's a little too flying.

As I was thinking that, Catherine-san opened her mouth unconcernedly, even in front of this large group of people.

''All of you, other than the ones currently on light security, I would first like to thank you for responding to the urgent summons. As for the matter you have gathered this time, there is a possibility that Luciel-kun, who has become an S-class healer here, will be leaving the church in a year and a half. Therefore, I would like to set up a knight's squad to protect him, but he doesn't know you all and you don't know him well. That's why we will start joint training now. We're not playing around. This time you will fight among yourselves. If you don't kill them, Luciel here will help you. The winning group will receive a bonus. 94 for the Priest Knights, 68 for the Holy Order. Victory or defeat is decided by dropping a small flag on each knight leader's helmet. You'll be judged on the strength of individuals or the strength of numbers. This is the first time for the whole knight's corps to train together as a whole, although it also serves as a selection, so I want you to take it seriously. I like it.

'Oh! '

At that moment, the air felt like it was vibrating and shaking, and the ground shook? I even had the illusion that he was. That's how awesome the voice was.

Catherine and I came to a place that reminded me of the VIP section of a training ground overlooked from above.

We didn't expect to find such a large facility in the church.

I stuttered as I estimated that the four hundred meter track in the track and field stadium was about eight lanes big enough to fit in.

''This is a training ground for the Knights, a joint training ground, so it's usually not allowed. You need to have the authority of the Knight Commander or higher to be allowed to use this place.

''Ah, that's why the War Maiden Holy Knights didn't use this place either.

"Yes. It's too big for them to fit in here with all these kids.

''Since you won't even use a horse this time, would the Priest Knight have an advantage?

Hmm. We'll see about that.

After saying that, Catherine raised her hand and lowered it.

At that moment, the air changed and a shout rang out.

This was, of course, the first time I had ever seen a group battle, and the tremendous energy and enthusiasm dominated the training grounds.

''This is the knightly order that was feckless except for the War Maiden Holy Knight Squad?

'I took a leaf out of your master's book and treated him a bit. I need to get back to being able to fight a little.

I felt a bit of a chill from Catherine who said that, but I decided to take a closer look at it, as the group fight's spirit took hold of me.

If I was the knight over there, even though I was a bit far away, I wouldn't have been able to fight properly.

It was so frightening that his knees were laughing and there was a great chance that he would not be able to move.

The battle was unfolding as the Holy Knights attacked and the Priestess Knights were on the defensive.

''The War Maiden Holy Knights are outspent, is it a strategy?

No. That unit is strong. They've been trying for a little bit longer than the others.

''If that's the case, if we don't get past the War Maiden Holy Knights, then the Priestess Knight will win.

That's true.

After that, the priest knights, who had fortified the knight commander and were on the defensive all the time, swallowed the Holy Knight Commander in numbers.

''As for the War Maiden, it was three for one, wasn't it?''

''Yes. So that's what you mean when you say that those are the ones who play their roles properly. Maybe one day Luciel-kun can stand up there too.

''....Hahaha. I'm going to deny it with all my might.

Thus, when the battle was over, Catherine said a word of exertion and I cast a recovery spell.

The entire knight squad was stuttering at the effects of my recovery magic, but I was surprised by the effects as well, and it turned out that the blessing of the Holy Osamu God was extraordinary.

''This battle was tremendous, and I was able to realize how amazing you all are. But actually, this time, from the Knights, there's no new knight squad to be created. I hadn't heard of it before either, so it was just used to create an opportunity for this joint exercise, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

''So, you don't need to worry about that, at least for a year. However, since I've realized how great your Order is, there's a chance I'll be able to visit you for training, so I hope you'll take care of that.

Well, since that's the way it's supposed to be, you'll have joint exercises once a month, so get fired up and carry out your duties. Are we clear?

'Oh! '

Thus ended the meeting between me and the knights, but there was a question there.

''Luciel-dono, is it alright?

'What? Me? Here you go.

I looked at the Priest Knight who raised his hand in confusion.

''My name is Shield Priest Knight Paralagis, what does Luciel-dono think about pharmacy?

Pharmacology, I've heard that in this world, there are also potions and other restorative and antidote medicines in addition to magic, so there are many conflicts.

'I think it's a wonderful discipline. We use magic to heal and cure, but we don't always have access to magic. We can use magic to heal and cure, but we don't always have access to magic, because in the real world it can be a magic seal or a trap. That's why I think pharmacy is so wonderful.

'Does Lord Luciel know much about this?

''No. I only learned beginner and intermediate pharmacy in the Adventurer's Guild. I've been struggling to learn skills that won't kill me, and pharmacy was among the things that people around me who couldn't see it taught me, offering to teach me common sense. I never made it.

Okay. All right. Thank you.

Yes.

I hope that each unit will brace themselves for this exercise as I will inform you beforehand when Luciel will participate in the training, and we will end this joint exercise. Dismissed.

Even with the training that ends this way, I felt like it would be bad anyway if I didn't also think about how to heal non-magical injuries and illnesses, so I decided to look into pharmacology as well, which was on my list of things to do.

First of all, I'll have to go into the labyrinth tomorrow and see if I can level up. With that in mind, he left the training grounds.