The Wine Reception
"Great demigod Holy Spirit Knight, on behalf of the Mein Family, I welcome your presence!" Chairman Gould said at last as he turned to the demigod Holy Spirit Knight and bowed.
There was a certain etiquette to Chairman Gould's greetings. He was paying his respects in the order listed by Legendary Annabella.
Otherwise, based on strength, the demigod Holy Spirit Knight should have been greeted first. In God's Great World, strength was revered above all else.
Demigod-level power was the most exalted existence in any era of God's Great World's history, regardless of the occasion.
Not to mention God's Great World today, where knightly power had declined. Though it had only just begun to recover, the strongest among them had merely entered the Legendary rank.
The demigod Holy Spirit Knight bowed in a standard knight's salute but did not respond.
"Chairman Gould, there's no need for such formality. He is my guardian knight!" David explained with a wave and a smile.
Chairman Gould's mouth twitched. A demigod Holy Spirit Knight was a guardian knight.
Guardian knight was a flattering term for a confidant. Put less politely, it referred to a knight without any real authority, one who merely provided combat power. Such knights generally had no background and were raised from childhood. Once they grew powerful while retaining sufficient loyalty, they became their master's guards.
Lord Arthur treating the demigod Holy Spirit Knight as a guardian knight meant that the demigod Holy Spirit Knight was merely Lord Arthur's guard, holding no other status within the family.
No wonder the demigod Holy Spirit Knight had been placed last on the list. The ranking had been based on status within the Luce Family.
"Lord Arthur, there are rather a lot of guests this time. Did you bring any of