Fun Territory Defense Chapter 189 (Patreon)

Decision to Assign a Deputy Lord

"...Yah, Van...you built another great structure."

Murcia walked up to us, looking up at the castle with a slightly stunned look on her face. If you enter from the Wolfsburg Mountains side, you can pass through the two small castles and come to the castle gate via the outside. But it would still take 20 minutes to get there. If one were to attempt to conquer and pass through all of them, it would be difficult even for 5,000 knights.

Murcia, perhaps realizing this firsthand, looks around admiringly.

"That castle, which is unique but the biggest, is the center, right? There are ordinary fortresses with interconnecting towers, but I don't think any fortress has such an intricate structure. I've never seen a fortress built on top of those walls. It's difficult to think of soldiers going out in formation, but if you just think of defending it, I think it's a very good fortress."

He is a keen observer. Surprisingly for the mild-mannered Murcia, he seems to have good instincts about warfare. Or perhaps it is his diligence that gives him such a good eye for detail. If I were my actual age, I would not have been able to analyze the style of castle I saw for the first time.

I nodded and replied, thinking that Murcia was still very good, just because Daddy didn't give her credit.

"Right? By the way, what's up with you coming over today?"

When I asked in a rough and ready manner, Murcia laughed dryly and made a scratching motion with one hand around her neck.

"...It's all rather complicated. I've been assigned by my father to help Van."

"What? With urban architecture?"

I asked, surprised by Murcia's words. Then, after a complicated look, he shook his head from side to side.

"No, maybe I said it wrong...I seem to have fallen out as a candidate to become the head of the family. I mean this was supposed to have been mentioned by His Majesty, but I don't know if it's actually true or not. I was just instructed to help Van, with no specific purpose or time frame."

Laughing to himself, Murcia lets out a sigh. Apparently, he was kicked out of the Marquise's family along with me. Murcia, who had worked hard to become the head of the family, must have suddenly lost sight of his goal. I can't imagine how sad and frustrated he must be.

To top it all off, he was ordered to assist his youngest brother. It is not surprising that his self-esteem is deeply wounded.

I didn't know what to say to him, but Murcia looked at me with a huff and laughed.

"Well, I'm not blaming Van, I think that you are a very talented person and that you made a lot of effort. That's why I'd like to experience and learn a lot under Van's supervision anyway."

"Big Brother Murcia..."

Murcia smiles at me as if I were a saint, and I can't help but squint my eyes as if I were looking at something dazzling. Oh my God. If it were me, I would have vindictively spewed out my resentment and bitterness toward Daddy for sure.

He was originally the only kind brother in the family. I must think of this as an opportunity to show my filial piety to my brother.

With that determination, I looked up at Murcia with serious eyes.

"...Thank you Big Brother, I was just looking for someone who could be the Lord of a Castle."

"Eh? Lord of a castle?"

Murcia tilted her head at my words. Then he looked up at the Japanese-style castle rising above the stone walls and blinked.

"...Don't tell me it's that castle?"

Murcia points to the castle and looks back at him, her cheeks twitching. I nodded at it with a smile and decided to explain my plans for the future.

"Yes! Right now, a replacement is on his way from the Knights of Seat Village. For the time being, we can only allow peddlers to come and go, but soon there will be new residents and adventurers living in the citadel. As we are doing now, the population of this place will soon exceed 2,000 once we have enough Knights to increase the number of people. After that, we will use this citadel as a starting point to take over the territory of the Jiernetta Kingdom, and I would like Big Brother Murcia to establish the Order of Murcia as its general!"

"Muu, the Order of Murcia!"

Murcia's eyes widened in surprise when I mentioned my vision for the future. No, no, no, I will not just let him be a deputy. Our territory is short of human resources.

With this in mind, I opened my mouth to persuade Murcia.

"Yes, I believe that Big Brother Murcia is trained not only in internal administration to protect the territory, but also to manage the knighthood and to fight in battle. I hope that Big Brother Murcia will use this place as a foothold to eventually establish his own house...!"

"What? You mean I'm going to start my own business? No, I don't have the ability...

"No, I don't have the ability..." "Why are you being so modest! I always thought that Big Brother Murcia would be a better head of the family than your father.

"Well, I don't know...I don't think so..."

He is smiling as if he is troubled, but Murcia seems to be happy inside as well. Okay, let me continue to be filial to my brother. We will make this fortified city an impregnable base.

"Well, the Legend of Big Brother Murcia starts here!"

"What... legend...?"