I, reincarnate as the leader of the villainous knight order

Chapter 119: Arrival in Salamona

“Are you ready?”

“Yeah, we’re all set on this end.”

Three days after the subjugation operation, all injuries that could be healed by the healer were completely cured. Right now, we are lined up and ready to head to Salamona.

“Captain of the Knights! All the injured are on the carriage! We’re ready to go at any time!”

The one enthusiastically reporting is not the healer from the other day, but his superior, the head of the healing clinic. After announcing his intention to accompany the saint, he had his position taken over by his superior.

Contrasting the beaming clinic head, the healer from the other day looked on with a resentful expression. Trying to avoid meeting his eyes, we completed the final checks and set off. We arrived in Salamona after a few days.

Since the carriage carrying the injured was not a noble’s carriage but a cart with cloth laid on it, having the skilled clinic head accompany us was the right decision.

The vibrations from the cart seemed to take quite a toll on their bodies. Both the clinic head and the injured were relieved when we arrived.

Salamona is quite large. It is a city that also serves as a crossroads to various places. Planning to stay here for a few days, we decided to spread the recipes we’ve been making at the lodging to score some points with the saint and the holy knights who would return.

Incidentally, I also had the head chef register these recipes with the commercial guild before leaving the royal capital. This was to prevent others from registering the recipes and profiting from them without permission, so the usage fee was set to be free.

Even in the novel, the saint did the same. The head chef was humbled to be listed as the registrant. He didn’t want to profit from the registration as he was not the original creator. .

In short, as long as the viewing fee is paid to the commercial guild, it’s possible to do business with the new recipes. Therefore, we decided to stay at inns popular with groups like merchant caravans to spread them quickly.

“Is the captain the only one sharing a room with Jest? That’s not fair!”

The first to complain about the room assignments was Simon.

“Oh? In that case, would you prefer sharing a room with me and being watched all night to make sure you don’t sneak out? Alright, if that’s what you want.”

“Oh! No, no, I appreciate the captain’s thoughtful concern! We’ll stick to the four-person room!”

My subordinates nodded vigorously in agreement.

“What? I’m not sharing a room with Simon and the others?”

“Well, we drink and talk late into the night. It would be troublesome if you couldn’t sleep because of that. Right, Jest?”

Simon hurriedly comforted the disappointed Jest.

“I see…”

Though a bit dejected, Jest understood. The subordinates then sighed in relief. It seemed that Marius would join them in their fun since he didn’t have to take meal duty at the inn.

“I’ll be providing the recipe to the manager and asking the gatekeeper to relay the message that we’re staying at this inn if the messenger arrives. You guys can have free time as long as you behave. Be back in time for dinner.”

After giving these instructions, the subordinates responded affirmatively and scattered from the lobby to drop off their luggage in their rooms and explore the town.

“Now, I need to speak with the manager.”

Turning to the manager, who had been anxiously watching from the reception counter. It was probably due to the rumors about the Third Knights. I swiftly approached him.

“W-what can I do for you?”

“I have a request regarding the meals. I’d like you to prepare them using these recipes. They are already registered with the commercial guild in the royal capital and can be used free of charge. Feel free to raise the meal prices if necessary.”

“H-huh…”

Handing over the now larger bundle of recipes, the manager received them with some hesitation.

“Jest, shall we go for a walk to the gate, or would you prefer to play with Eleanor?”

“Let’s go for a walk!”

Jest immediately answered excitedly and took my outstretched hand as we left the inn and headed towards the gate. The inn district and the gate were within walking distance, likely for the convenience of travelers.

When we reached the square in front of the gate, Alan came running towards us. He was waving from the opposite side of the square where the adventurers’ guild was located.

“Brother! Jest! Where are you heading?”

“I need to leave a message with the gatekeeper. When the saint and the others leave the Holy Kingdom, a messenger will come. We need them to inform the messenger of the inn we’re staying at, right?”

“Then I’ll go with you! I know a lot of the gatekeepers here.”

Saying that, Alan took Jest’s free hand. Jest seemed a bit bewildered. He decided it was fine seeing Alan’s happy expression and looked ahead.

“Oh right… I mentioned that Jest is a humanized dragon, but I didn’t explain why he looks like Hinata. It’s not that it’s problematic to talk about past lives, but it can be troublesome if people know, don’t you think?”

“True… People might think we’re crazy.”

“Exactly. How about we talk about it in our room later? It’s a good opportunity for Jest to learn more about us. We haven’t properly explained things yet.”

“About Justin and Alan? Were you friends from before?”

Jest tilted his head in curiosity.

“We’ll talk about that too. But first, we need to speak to the gatekeeper.”

“Let’s get it over with quickly then! I have a lot of questions.”

With Jest being pulled along by Alan, we headed to the gatekeeper’s post.