I, reincarnate as the leader of the villainous knight order

Chapter 127: Room Assignments

After finishing the treatment of the injured, the Saintess was completely exhausted from the journey and using her divine power, and was carried to the carriage by Orel. The head of the Frares clinic, who had been told to wait, ended up watching the Saintess with a tearful expression as she was taken away. But since he had witnessed the Saintess’ healing power firsthand, he would have to be content with that.

During the carriage ride, Orel kept the Saintess on his lap. Since Alan stayed behind at the clinic to care for the adventurers who had received healing magic, I was left feeling quite awkward in the carriage. It seemed that to those two, I was barely noticeable.

Upon arriving at the inn, the remaining Holy Knights had apparently completed the check-in, and the Saintess was able to rest in a guest room right away. Since dinner was approaching, I decided to have Orel rest in the room first and then speak with him after the meal. I returned to the room where I was staying with Jest…

“Why is Jeanne here?”

“What? With the Holy Knights also present, it seems the number of rooms was tight, so I decided to sleep with Jest. Is that a problem?”

“Mom will sleep with me, so this bed is mine! It’s great that this bed is big, just like the one in Justin’s room. Simon and the others have beds that are only half this size.”

I was aware that the disparity in room quality between the caravan’s leader and the hired hands was quite pronounced. Fortunately, my subordinates accepted it as natural that we, being nobles, stayed in better rooms.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve slept with Jest like this. I’m so happy to be closer than in dragon form.”

“Hehe, me too!”

I couldn’t bring myself to tell Jest that Jeanne would be in a different room now that he seemed so happy.

“Alright… I’ll ask Orel later, but could you tell me what happened in the Holy Kingdom before dinner?”

“Yes, particularly, are you interested in what happened with Orel and Eleanor?”

Jeanne, lounging comfortably on the bed with a large pillow as a backrest, grinned at me while stroking Jest’s head. While that was indeed a point of interest, there were matters I needed to be aware of as the captain of the kingdom’s knights.

“…If Eleanor wants to talk about it, she will. Were there any problems on the journey or within the Holy Kingdom?”

“Well, the Holy Kingdom was quite determined to keep Eleanor and separate her from us, but I managed to prevent that. Also, there was a bit of a commotion when Eleanor was summoned by the goddess and transported to the underground chamber of divine revelations. We were able to leave the Holy Kingdom early to report the contents of the divine revelation to the king and the high temple…”

Hold on a minute, I just heard a keyword I can’t ignore.

“…Divine revelation?”

“It’s usually just vague words spoken, but it seems it wasn’t the case this time. Orel and the people at the high temple were working desperately to write it down.”

“Do you remember the contents?”

“To summarize, it was that the revival of the Evil God is imminent and must be prevented. After that, the Saintess must not leave the country for ten years for the purification of the land. Also… it seems my lord will become very busy.”

“What does that mean?”

“Nothing will start until the Evil God is defeated, but…”

“Captain! Dinner is ready!”

Simon’s loud knocking and call interrupted us.

“Understood, I’ll be there shortly. Feel free to start without me. Jeanne, we’ll continue this later.”

“For further details, it’s better to ask Orel, who wrote down the divine revelation. You might also ask about how Eleanor and Orel got together… Hehe.”

“Regardless of their relationship, I need to hear it from Orel. After dinner, take your time with Jest. I don’t know when I’ll be back, so you should rest first.”

Once the important matters were discussed, I might have a drink and hear more details. I’m not particularly interested in their romance, but understanding how their relationship will be perceived by the temple and the royal family will be important for future planning.

“Jest and I don’t need dinner. Oh, and since they are still in a somewhat childish relationship, try not to be too intrusive.”

I see, so the idea is to give them some private time since they’ve just started their relationship. Axel will probably try to prevent us from meeting if it gets too late. Oh well, I might as well get the person who received the oracle to tell me the story as well.

“I’m not the type to interfere with my subordinates’ happiness. I’ll head out now.”

“Have a good time!”

“If you return quickly, I’ll be happy to keep you company with some drinks.”

As I left the room and headed toward the dining hall, I could hear lively voices.

“Yay! It’s fried chicken! I didn’t think we’d get to eat this here!”

“Um, this is my first time seeing it. What is it?”

“This is called fried chicken, and our captain came up with this dish, according to the cooks! They said it’s really good, so you should try it! The meat juice that oozes out is the best, you know?”

“Nom… Nom, mmm!!”

“See? Isn’t it delicious!?”

It seemed that the members of the Third Knight Order and the Holy Knights were having their meal together. While they were familiar with camping food, the recipe for this dish couldn’t be made during camping. It was something they could only see at the commercial guild. So my subordinates were explaining it proudly. Since that day, the Holy Knights seemed to be looking at me with a new sense of respect. Was that just my imagination?