A few minutes later.
Lynn stared at the saliva-covered, wrinkled lace panties that cost him two silver coins.
Then he turned his head to look at Nanako, whose face was completely red but still maintained a dignified posture, trying desperately to preserve her authority as a master.
Lynn said awkwardly, "Master... if you liked them, you could have just bought them... there was no need to bite them with your teeth in the middle of the street... it's quite embarrassing..."
A puff of white steam rose from Nanako's head.
Nanako gritted her teeth and said, "I... I didn't... that was clearly..."
Lynn shook his head and said firmly and seriously, "It's alright, Master. Everyone has their own special quirks, you don't need to feel embarrassed! I absolutely won't tell anyone about your habit of gnawing on panties!"
Lynn displayed an indignant expression, as if he would die to help keep his master's secret.
Nanako was on the verge of tears.
How infuriating!
There was absolutely no way to explain this clearly now!
Nanako, who had mentally beaten Lynn a hundred times in her head, angrily continued window shopping with her puppy disciple.
But at that moment, a stern shout came from the direction of the city gate.
"The Silver Knight Order approaches, all civilians clear the way!"
And in the next instant.
Along with the sounds of people scrambling to get out of the way, a succession of hoof beats suddenly came from the direction of the city gate.
The next moment.
From the direction of the city gate, rows of knights in full armor riding white warhorses charged in aggressively.
Leading them was a middle-aged knight with gray-white hair but an exceptionally robust build.
His expression was stern, his gaze naturally commanding, and his whole being emanated a terrifying aura.
"Is that the Grand Commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand, the legendary Sky Knight?!"
"What's going on? Why would the Knights of the Silver Hand come to Moonlily City? Aren't they usually fighting demons from the abyss in the south?"
"Get out of the way! Do you want to die?! The Knight Order isn't something common folk like us can mess with!"
On the street.
One after another, civilians who had been enjoying the flower festival scrambled to get out of the way.
Perhaps due to some urgent matter, the knights didn't slow down at all and rode toward the central castle with grave expressions.
Nanako frowned and looked at the knights with displeasure, saying:
"Damn! These worthless knights have no manners at all, don't they know riding isn't allowed in the city? I'm an official from Winter Spring Valley and I'm not that showy, what are these worthless knights being so arrogant about!"
Nanako was extremely angry.
This kind of behavior was what she hated most in life.
[That's because Master is a loli without any authority, even if she rode a horse, it wouldn't run.]
[Besides, they're nobles, so it's fine for them to be arrogant. What's the point of having power if you don't flaunt it?]
[Of course, someone like me who has power but isn't arrogant has special reasons...]
The sudden inner thoughts from her disciple beside her instantly enraged Nanako.
But before she could explode.
[Heh, although I'm the type who's very arrogant, what I hate most is when others act more arrogant than me in front of me!]
[I'll trip him up...]
Arnold, the Grand Commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand who was riding his warhorse with a heavy heart, was pondering the urgent news he had just received from Moonlily City's Chief Administrator.
This was the heartland of the Dawn Moon Empire.
But according to the news just received, there had been very obvious fluctuations in abyssal activity in the area.
This wasn't good news.
Although magic arrays set up by mages from Winter Spring Valley and others covered most of the Violet Continent's skies.
Many weak points could still be easily breached by powerful abyssal demons.
And once abyssal demons broke through space to enter the real world.
It would be catastrophic for everyone here.
He was lost in these heavy thoughts.
But at that moment, his expression suddenly changed.
In an instant, for no apparent reason, he was suddenly enveloped by an indescribably terrifying presence.
It felt as if he had been glanced at by a high and mighty deity for just a moment.
That terrifying tremor almost made his heart stop.
The black warhorse beneath him was also startled instantly, letting out a frightened neigh, its legs giving way as it knelt down.
And Arnold pitched forward.
Falling heavily to the ground.
Face down.
Instantly, all the knights behind him were shocked.
"Commander Arnold, sir!!!"
All the knights hurriedly pulled their reins, incredibly shocked as they dismounted and rushed over to help Arnold up.
"Sir, are you alright?"
"Should we call a priest?!"
"This is bad! The commander is suffocating! What happened? Why is the commander suffocating?!"
"Quick! Give the commander mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!!"
A knight shouted.
Seeing Commander Arnold's blank stare, those knights were extremely anxious.
They quickly removed their helmets, and several burly men immediately surrounded him.
"Move aside! I have great lung capacity and I'm good at this! Let me do the mouth-to-mouth!!"
A robust knight shouted.
He forcefully pushed aside the surrounding knights.
Then took a deep breath with all his might.
Puckered his lips.
Chu——chu——
A series of inexplicably embarrassing sounds that made people blush.
Arnold, who had nearly suffered cardiac arrest, was immediately awakened by the strong breath that smelled like someone hadn't brushed their teeth for hundreds of days.
Seeing Arnold slowly recovering, the surrounding knights immediately showed expressions of joy.
"Commander! You're awake?!!"
Arnold moved his lips dazedly.
His face suddenly turned from blue to white, then he turned his head and retched up a puddle of gastric juice.
Panting, he said, "It's... it's nothing, I don't know what happened just now, but suddenly felt a chill down my spine, as if I had been looked at by a deity, I almost had a heart attack..."
Upon hearing this, all the surrounding knights were shocked.
Not just the knights, but all the civilians around also showed expressions of astonishment.
"Looked at... by a deity?"
"This... how is this possible!"
"The deities haven't descended to the world for a thousand years..."
But looking at Grand Commander Arnold's sweating, seemingly powerless state, it didn't seem like he was joking.
Nanako secretly gave Lynn a strange look.
But she found that like everyone else, he also showed an expression of shock, his acting was perfect, natural and unrestrained.
Anyone else wouldn't have been able to see through it!
Arnold struggled to stand up with the support of the knights, but his legs were still trembling and unable to stand steady.
"This won't do..." he said through gritted teeth in distress: "My legs have no strength... I need someone to carry me back..."
Then under everyone's dumbfounded gaze.
The powerful commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand was laboriously carried away by several knights, running pitter-patter toward the lord's manor in the city center.
Similarly.
Because his warhorse was also trembling and powerless.
After a discussion, several knights gritted their teeth and carried the warhorse on their backs as well.
And so.
Both man and horse were carried away on people's backs under everyone's watchful eyes, their footsteps going pitter-patter as they disappeared into the distance.
The scene was extremely bizarre.
But just shortly after they had gone.
A loud shout suddenly came from the guards on the city wall.
"Quick! Disable the anti-air magic shield immediately, the Griffin Knight Order is about to arrive!"