I, for one, am looking forward to the Eloy spinoff where we follow his many adventures tackling crime on the streets of the Empire.

That is a thing that's going to happen, right?

expression of intent to party, or ominous warning...?

Is it just me or does Eloy kinda look like Noah here?

Also, @Potatopeelerkind, you mean literally tackling, right?

Oh no, Eloy's definitely not gonna die today. Nope, no way. Why would you think that? You're being ridiculous.

Least of all, Eloy.

Maybe he is extremely capable, comparable to a magic user, so much that the empire can't afford loosing him.
Nah, what am I talking about? He's Eloy

Were back with Noah! Oh yeaaaahhhh!~

He actually has magic. Booze makes him stronger.

@Potatopeelerkind
We're still waiting on the subversive patreon series with eloy and his harem of royal guards.

Gee, Eloy, couldn't you oversize that death flag a little bit more? I mean, it didn't even mention the photo you keep in your wallet of your family that you're going to be spending more time with after you retire tomorrow, nor did it (surprisingly enough) pick up a blip on Noah's radar, (I blame the fact that he's tired,) so clearly you're doing something wrong...

And that is exactly why he's a member of an elite assasin unit. If not for uniform, nobody would recognise a royal guard in him. As a wise man once said "not even remotely looking like ninja is exactly how ninja should look like"

Back to Noah !
Eventually he'll learn and maybe even take a sip of a drink surrounded by loud people. Maybe

Does Tobi just not exist anymore? What the heck is going on here?

@Violet

Tobi returns again after this chapter, no worries.

Well, isn’t Noah a party killer.

The Royal Guard appear to have grown up as a combination of child-soldiers and child-celebrities. I suspect that their displayed level of coherence is exceptional given the circumstances. I dread to think of the ones that either didn't have the mentality to make it through the program, or technically succeeded, but aren't let out where the public can actually see them.

Huzzah! Noah's back!

@Seb
Learn what exactly? That he was justified in refusing?

Because that's about the only thing i could possibly see him learn from the experience given his disposition and general attitude. Parties won't be fun for him ever, and likely just make him uncomfortable.
It's just part of his basic psychological makeup.

Pictures like this underscore a conspiracy theory that Eloy could be Noah's "real" father.

Come to think of it, have we actually seen anyone appearing to be a parent of Noah, "real" or otherwise?

@Chris E.
His father, page 477 with a mention of his mother also.

If royal guards are trained from birth, there's no way to predict some undesired personality traits before they manifest. After that it's a choice between either discarding a sub-prime guard together with years of wasted training, or employing said guard for tasks where he is just good enough.

Either that, or his behaviour is yet another mask. To gain the students' trust.