Fun Territory Defense Chapter 90 Part 1 (Patreon)

Preparing for Logistical Support

The Royal Army of Jiernetta invaded the fortified city of Scudetto and won a crushing victory with tactics never before seen by the Kingdom of Scuderia.

After the fall of Scudetto, the Royal Army of Jiernetta launched a pursuit of the defeated Scuderia border army and the Marquis de Fertio's Knights.

However, something happened there and the pursuit was halted.

The defeated army is regrouping under the leadership of the Capital Knights, who have joined forces in a remote town.

And the Royal Army of Jiernetta was moving to repair Scudetto, which it had acquired, and to fortify its defenses.

Panamera, who appeared two days later than the Capital Knights, narrowed his eyes at the report.

"...We were defeated in the siege, lost in the field, and retreated. Without Baron Van's help along the way, we could have been destroyed, couldn't we?"

Jalpa sniffs at Panamera, who asserts so clearly.

However, since the king was present, Jalpa did not argue, but only clenched his fists quietly.

The king, with Jalpa by his side, asks Panamera, "...what is it that you want, Viscount?

"...Do you judge that Baron Van also helped the Viscount?"

Panamera smiled and opened his mouth.

"I am sure of it. There is no one in the country who could do such a thing except the baron."

Jalpa looked at Panamera with a look of incomprehension. Panamera cowered his shoulders and opened his mouth again to the king.

"...As you have seen in person, Your Majesty, he has tremendous power in all aspects. And he is more cautious than anyone else, even though he understands this. Perhaps he is now retreating to his own territory to develop new weapons to counter the power of the Kingdom of Jiernetta."

When I told him this, the king nodded lightly in agreement.

"Hmm, I see. You are a good Viscount; you know a lot since you have a five-fifths alliance with Baron Van. So, in the near future, we will have to move again to retake Scudetto, and your assistance in this regard..."

The king speaks with a forward-thinking tone, and Panamera again offers his opinion.

Jalpa watched with a complicated expression on his face as the two men exchanged their views.

Meanwhile, Van was enjoying his home for the first time in a while.

After lounging around in bed, he had a cup of richly fragrant tea brewed, and finished his late breakfast of freshly baked bread, steamed potatoes, and crispy bacon.

"That was delicious!  Thanks for the treat!"

"Yes, thank you!"

Till smiles as she takes down the clean, empty dishes.

"Van-sama, how are you doing today?"

Camsin asks with a difficult look on his face, and Van snorts without losing his laid-back demeanor.

"Hmmm...I don't know what to do. I did take part in the war, you know. I think I've done my duty as a noble, at least."

Arte opened his mouth to Van, who was clearly unmotivated.

"...I saw the war in person for the first time, and I found it to be a horrible place where people died so easily. If possible, I don't want Van-sama to go there anymore."

Arte said this sadly, but everyone laughed in return, as Arte had clearly had the greatest success in the last war.

Surprisingly, Arte didn't really care that he kicked out a bunch of soldiers or chopped off a wyvern's head. He said that when he joined the war, he was prepared to die and take lives. The only thing he didn't want was for someone close to him to die.

Van was a "samurai," but Till and Camsin were the same way, so we gave up on the idea of common sense.

"...I'm sure my alliance partner, Panamera, will be there, too. I guess I'll have to help in some way."

After muttering this, Van let out a sigh and got up from his seat.

"Okay, let's develop a new weapon. If we deliver it, it will be enough of an achievement for our assistance. Now that I know that my ballista, which Panamera-san has, has the power to take on wyverns. Now all I need is a weapon that is a little more responsive against airborne enemies, and I think we can make it work."

Muttering this to himself, Van left the lord's mansion.

"Hmm!?  Van-sama!?"

"If you're going, I'll be ready soon!"