"But they claim that the knowledge was purchased, which is entirely possible. After all, the economy was bad at the time, many Knight Families had already gone bankrupt, and some secret knowledge had been leaked.
"Thus, the King gathered all the unreliable knights and exiled them to Avalon Island as 'Pioneer Nobles'—he granted them titles on the condition that they could explore new lands for the Kingdom."
Aiwass paused here, looking meaningfully at Hayna: "And among these Knights, there are two who definitely do not belong to any Knight Family.
"One is called Arthur, a Descent Heavenly Department; the other is a Half-Elf orphan named Lancelot. Perhaps misguided intentions led to good outcomes.
"——This is the reason Avalon was established and then smoothly became independent from Heracel. It's also why the Silver-Crowned Dragon is unwilling to identify his profession as a Knight, opting instead to establish a new vocation.
