Lineup Discussion, On Knights

… Now, Miria joining was really happy, but there was just one problem.

That is, the 24-person slots were filled, and Farida, currently rented to Ruria, had no seat to return to.

While rented out, Farida's name left the member-slot count and shifted to the status condition column as "Farida: On Loan."

In this state, even Farida's status couldn't be confirmed.

At a glance she really looked like she'd left the party.

Well, thanks to that I was able to make Miria a companion.

They seemed to be getting along well, so I thought it was fine for her to keep fighting with Ruria's group for a while, but…

Telling Farida — who was working hard under Ruria — "There's no seat for you anymore" would be too pitiful for Farida.

Also, if Ruria happened to violate the rental agreement and the contract was forcibly terminated, Farida would be returned to my member slot, but with no slot to return to, she'd be forcibly sold — an outrageous result.

There was no way Ruria would commit such a strange violation, but… it was actually a precarious state.

I had to deal with it quickly.

So this time, I thought about lineup composition.

There was still a method available — making the two Sub-Masters into specialized-Master roles.

The current lineup was like this:

S-Class #24　 　S'-Class #24　　S'-Class #24
Naoto　　　　Yuria　　　Ursula
Kanan　　　　Yuria　　　Ursula
Adelia　　　Haru　　　　Libera
Maika　　　　Setsuna　　Cellas
Leone　　　Patty　　　Mikoto
Lyuka　　　Sawako　　　Saria
Luna　　　　Yumi　　　　Mira
Suzanne　　Colette　　Vivia
Himeno　　　Seika　　　Miria

By making it like below, Farida could also return, and there was even one open slot.

S-Class #24　 　S'-Class #24　　S'-Class #24
Naoto　　　　Yuria　　　Ursula
Kanan　　　　Haru　　　　Libera
Adelia　　　Setsuna　　Cellas
Maika　　　　Patty　　　Mikoto
Leone　　　Sawako　　　Saria
Lyuka　　　Yumi　　　　Mira
Luna　　　　Colette　　Vivia
Suzanne　　Seika　　　Miria
Himeno　　　Farida　　　——-

That changing the lineup just a little really rendered them unable to fight was mysterious.

It wasn't that their Garumon-side muscle, stamina, magic, or combat technique was lost — they just couldn't make use of it, it seemed.

But the problem was that Yuria and Ursula would no longer fight.

A Master focusing solely on directing and not fighting personally was one option, but having strong companions unable to fight was plainly inconvenient.

So, leverage the knight system.

For the time being, having Griera hold them was fine, but…

Soon, I should consider making Haru a knight too.

An S-Class could hold 24 knights. A Plenipotent Knight was almost no different from a Sub-Master.

Companion swapping was free.

Swapping a knight with Yuria or Haru was doable anytime.

It was exactly like manipulating the status screen in a game.

Per knight, 8 companions could be added. If specialized as a Master, 9, but Garumon were capped at 8 people.

So fully leveraging this, 24+192 companions could be added.

Accordingly, in the near future, with something like below… the people-cap wouldn't really need to be a concern anymore.

S-Class #24　 　S'-Class #24　　S'-Class #24
Naoto　　　　Yuria　　　Ursula
Kanan　　　　Yuria　　　Ursula
Adelia　　　Sawako　　　Libera
Maika　　　　Yumi　　　　Cellas
Lyuka　　　Leone　　　Mikoto
Colette　　Seika　　　Saria
Luna　　　　——-　　Mira
Suzanne　　——-　　Vivia
Himeno　　　——-　　Miria

Knight 1　　Knight 2　　Knight 3　　Knight 4
Haru　　　　Griera　　　Melvis　　　Ruria
Haru　　　　Griera　　　Melvis　　　Ruria
Setsuna　　Irana　　　Yufi　　　Meifa
Patty　　　Klara　　　Tytis　　Farida
——-　　Kishilia　　——-　　——-
——-　　Lizalind　——-　　——-
——-　　——-　　——-　　——-
——-　　——-　　——-　　——-
——-　　——-　　——-　　——-

I was planning to bring Ruria fully on as a companion too. If her plan succeeded, she'd be a companion within this month.

So looking forward to it.

But once October hit, it would be B-Class fights, and she'd have to drop out then, huh?

Here too, the S-Class Tournament would open, and various things would start moving in October.

"… And so, I was thinking Haru should soon become a knight…"

"Sure, fine."

Haru answered instantly.

"All right? I don't think becoming a knight means a distance opens up between Haru and me, but Haru doesn't either? All right?"

"I wouldn't dream of it.

… I'm a guy too, after all, and the word 'knight' has, you know, a cool ring to it.

A knight who can protect Naoto-kun is rather cool, isn't it.

I really want to."

Haru was on board.

"I see…"

While at it, let me get a fresh explanation about knights.

Lyuka-sensei, Ursula-sensei, Yuria-sensei, come on over.

"Well, we'll come, but… any one person should suffice, right?"

Yuria smiled wryly.

"Well, as usual the basic explanation falls to Lyuka. We shall add anything we notice."

So Lyuka stood at the front, while Yuria and Ursula sat clinging to my left and right.

… I felt like Lyuka's love of explaining was being exploited a bit, but Lyuka didn't seem particularly dissatisfied.

If anything, happy.

She loved explaining, no question.

Haru sat in to hear the explanation too.

"Plainly put, a Sub-Master is a Master's slave, possession.

A knight is in a position of serving a Master, but is, after all, an independent separate Master.

A Plenipotent Knight can be treated entirely as equal to a Sub-Master, but, even so, the fact that a knight is an independent existence doesn't change.

Naoto-san is fond of using the term 'Sub-Master,' but in society the common name is 'slave Master.'

A Sub-Master is not an independent Master and is actually the Master's possession; their position is no different from a Garumon.

If commanded, they must absolutely obey.

Let's think about how a third party should pay respect to Sub-Masters and knights.

Sub-Masters are called S'-Class Masters and have power equivalent to S-Class.

However, this is not because the Sub-Master is a powerholder.

Sub-Masters have no independent will of their own; they're seen as moving by the Master's instructions, as a part of the Master's body.

It's like how, when an S-Class Master gives instructions with their right hand, no lower-class Master would argue 'I won't obey your right hand.'

On the other hand, a knight is regarded as an independent C-Class Master.

If respected at all, it would be 'just as a C-Class Master.'

Of course, if it's a knight serving an S-Class Master, appropriate respect is paid, but no more than necessary.

The eminent one is the S-Class Master, not you. — They're treated as an independent Master, after all.

As for whether Master or Garumon ranks higher in standing, it's the Master.

Even with a lower-rank Master and a higher-rank Garumon, the Master is the one taking responsibility for their own life, so the Master is seen as the eminent one.

… Nominally.

… Of course, in reality, a high-value Garumon and a lower-class Master, the Garumon being prioritized is a common story."

… I see.

Sub-Master　=　Master's slave, possession
Knight　=　an independent separate Master

Written like this, the knight did look higher in standing.

But thinking Sub-Master = moves on Master's orders, part of the Master, then since the Sub-Master's power is inseparable from the Master, the Sub-Master also seemed higher in standing.

"However, you can grant a knight command authority equivalent to your own, just like a Sub-Master.

That's Plenipotent. With that, the difference between knight and Sub-Master is almost nothing.

… Even so, the status display remains C-Class, an independent Master.

Conversely, that's the only difference."

Well, the only difference between a Plenipotent Knight and a Sub-Master is the status display.

"So one would have to go around saying one is a Plenipotent Knight, huh."

"Knights have a knight title in their status screen.

In the case of a Plenipotent Knight, a crown and chain mark are added there.

Please look at Griera's status."

"Ah, this mark… A normal knight title doesn't have this part."

With this, you could distinguish a Plenipotent Knight from a normal knight.

"Continuing on knights. This may repeat earlier explanations.

B-Class can hold 6 A-Class can hold 12 S-Class can hold 24 at maximum.

Knights are all C-Class Masters; you cannot make a Master of any other class a knight.

However, intentionally demoting is possible, so…

In the world there are also knights who were originally B- to S-Class.

In that sense too, C-Class is the class with the most extreme range of skill."

"Reida-san was completely S-Class in skill too. Same with Griera and Melvis."

"Indeed.

The knight's role… varies per Master. Any kind of work can be assigned.

Generally, combat duty of Magical Beast subjugation and maintaining order within the territory.

Asking the public's image of a knight, you'd get that answer.

As with the attack operation we just fought, higher-rank Masters need to conduct large-scale battles.

Knights are held as combat strength for such times.

Depending on the Master, some don't assign work at all, treating them purely as a stock pool for Garumon.

With one knight, 8 more Garumon can be added, after all.

There's also combat training duty, or H-side training duty, or for futanari Masters, harem duty. Male Masters can use them for harem duty too…

Knight roles vary widely. Since contracts are freely set, it's free for each Master and knight.

If needed, they also serve as the Master's guard.

In the case of nobility, there are rare cases of holding knights stronger than the Master."

Huh.

I'd received the knight lecture.

"Then, Haru will officially become a knight.

… Looking forward to your service, my knight."

"Yes, my lord."

Going along with my flair, Haru came back in kind.

"Just Haru alone is lonely, so with Setsuna and… well, Patty has a lot of solo movement, and we got a bit closer in this attack operation — so for now I'll put Haru, Setsuna, and Patty as the knight party.

But of course, I don't intend to grow even a little distant from here on."

"Mn."

"Ye～s, gotcha～"

So the on-status member list became as above for now.

Today, as a celebration of Haru's knight appointment…

I decided to do H with Haru, Setsuna, and Patty. Stripping the three naked, I got into bed together.

"Haru…"

Large breasts, soft hips… completely a girl's body.

I spread Haru's legs, and into that beautiful pink slit, I drove my penis.

To Earth common sense, it couldn't be called a girl's body, with the standing penis growing too, but…

To me, a girl's penis was beautiful, something to adore, no problem at all.

I… embraced Haru — her — and kissed her hotly, then… spreading her legs, drove my penis into the slit.

Slurping in deeply, deep within I could feel the cervix.

… Aah, truly amazing.

Haru was completely a girl now, and… could bear my baby.

Earth's tech was nowhere near this. Magic was splendid. And Yuria's medicine, of course.

"Haa, haa… Naoto… kun…"

Haru let out a clingy voice. Aah… cute.

I swung my hips absorbedly, kneading Haru's big breasts, licking, sucking… and savoring the tightening of her pussy,

dokutt dokutt doku!

I ejaculated plentifully.

"Hia, a, aaaa…!"

For a Garumon, being ejaculated in was reportedly an enormous pleasure.

Climaxing at the same time, Haru came with me.

"… Next, let's go together."

I to Setsuna, Haru to Patty.

The two of us simultaneously drove our penises in.

"Ha, aah… Haru-saaan… it feels go～od…"

Patty moaned, taking Haru in.

Among the girls, some were still a bit reluctant about anyone but me, and others said "I'm fine with this kid."

Patty, as her appearances suggested, was rather uninhibited; she was all-okay.

She did H with Ursula, Yuria, and Griera plenty.

"… H is great because it feels good～. And, I want to get pregnant fast～.

I want Naoto-san to drink my milk soon～.

Mama keeps having all the fun, no fair～…"

That she loved H wasn't a lie, but the fact she was working hard for that was touching.

"Thanks, Patty. I want to drink Patty's milk soon too."

The milk Pamela-san always let me drink.

… Drinking it had the effect of fully restoring HP. The total recovery, used only on the Master's HP, was maybe around 100 pts per day.

Of course I wasn't the only one with free drinks, but…

All things considered, when I visited Pamela-san, I got to drink maybe half of it.

… So per day, H came to about 100 times.

Even with these now-many people, all of them could get fully satisfied.

So when I could go see Pamela-san, I looked forward to it from morning.

If Patty's milk could also do recovery… how much could I indulge in H?

… I was looking forward to it.

"Geez, Onii-chan. If you're getting people pregnant, get me pregnant too."

Setsuna pouted.

… Well, right now mid-H with Setsuna, I shouldn't have kept looking at Patty and Haru.

"Sorry, Setsuna…"

To openly do H with my little sister, and impregnate her too…

That alone made coming to this world fully worth it, I thought.

Of course I'd also been made plenty plenty happy aside from that.

But, not yet.

First, Eclair wasn't here. I had to obtain her.

And, further beyond that…

With these beloved companions, let's keep going.

"Aah, good, gonna, gonna come…!"

"Setsuna…"

"I-I'm gonna come too, Patty!"

"I-I'm coming too～!"

Dotto dokutt dokutt doku…!

Pouring in plentifully, I kissed Haru.

With Haru, now a knight, let me go forward together once more.