Fun Territory Defense of the Easy-Going Lord - Chapter 136
[Another Viewpoint] Astonishing Development
[Jalpa]
Van led me to a building that I had seen in the distance. There, the advance party commanded by Murcia was already preparing to set up camp. They were quickly setting up their tents around the building as if they were competing, and I wondered why they were moving so well after such an early March.
Perhaps sensing my gaze, Van, walked in front of me, turned around and pointed to the building.
“This building is a rest area for each knight corps that we prepared on short notice. The first floor is a large bathhouse divided between men and women, and from the second floor up are private rooms that can accommodate up to 200 people. The heads of other families and their escorts will be staying at Seat Village, but what about you, Lord Jalpa?”
I wrinkle my brow at Van, who said so as if this was nothing.
“It’s a great job for you to build such a big building, but how were you able to provide bathhouse on the first floor of such a huge building…? How do you plan to prepare a large amount of hot water? Would you even be able to provide a tenth of the amount that would be needed to supply it?”
Van pointed to the back of the building with a puzzled look on his face.
“That’s right. It was very difficult to prepare hot water. You can’t see it in the building, but there is a waterwheel in the back that carries water from a reservoir near this village. A portion of the water flowing from there is constantly heated and poured into the bathhouse. Therefore, once the hot water is ready, it will also be constantly supplied, so the temperature will be constant. If you don’t mind, you can go check it out, though there will be common soldiers present within.”
“Are telling me that you let common soldiers use the bathhouse first? You, even if just for a bath, you should let those with nobility go in first…!”
How could I use a bathhouse where people without noble rank were allowed to enter? I yelled at him, but Van laughed, waved one hand and answered.
“No, you didn’t have to join them, we have prepared separate bathrooms for His Majesty and the heads of each family. There is also a large three-story bathhouse in the town built for adventurers and peddlers that you will see when you go there, and we have also built a large bathhouse in Seat Village. Other than the ones prepared for higher nobility, you can just think of the rest of these facilities as being for barons and below, or for ordinary soldiers.”
“Nonsense, and you are telling me to I believe that…?”
As he said this, I recalled that Van had previously made what looked like a giant pitchfork in front of when he was in Scudetto. I didn’t know much about production magic, but there was no doubt that Van had some kind of special power.
With that thought, I looked down at Van again.
“Fine. If that was the case, you should have shown that to me first, lead me there.”
“…Please, come this way.”
Van blinked his eyes in surprise at my words, then immediately changed course toward the building with a hint of a smile on his face.
The more I looked at the building, the stranger it seemed. Not only did I not know what the materials used to build it, but the construction also seemed like something I had never seen before.
“Ah, Father…!”
Murcia was already inside the building. It seems that he was speaking with the soldier captains in a hall-like room lined with chairs and tables. And in the back of the room, Dee was also there.
“Oh! Jalpa-sama! I’m so glad to see you haven’t changed!”
Dee noticed me, bowed deeply and greeted me.
“You look well, Dee. I heard you beheaded a dragon, but you don’t seem badly hurt.”
When I mentioned this, Dee nodded, tapping her chest.
“Hahaha! As you can see, I’m unharmed!”
Seeing Dee laughing in a good mood, I was worried that this guy would remember that he had unilaterally left the Marquis Knights.
However, I could not speak of it, as it was often the case that capable knights were pulled out by other knight orders, and I have pulled out a number of highly capable knights from neighboring territories as well.
As I was thinking about this, Stradale came forward from behind me.
“Sir Dee, it has been a long time.”
Stradale bowed to Dee, since Dee was older than him and now belonged to a different knight order, so Stradale was probably being considerate.
“Oh! Commander Stradale! It’s been a long time! Wahahaha! You’re still looking as unfriendly as usual!”
“I’m glad to see you’re as happy as ever, as well.”
The two exchanged such comments and rejoiced to see each other again after such a long time. Leaving those two behind, Van pointed to the back of the room.
“We have toilets on both sides of this hall. In the back, on the left is the entrance to the large bathroom for women and on the right is the entrance to the men’s bathroom. Inside there is a changing room, and beyond that is already the large bath.”
As he said this, Van quickly walked to the back of the room. Van walked past everyone and opened a door that was the entrance to the bathhouse.
The door was filled with hot and steamy air, and a large bathhouse was spread out before us. The floor, pillars, and walls were made of stone. The only windows were in a small row of narrow window panels near the ceiling, and what looks like lamps were mounted on the walls to brighten the room.
The size was definitely larger than the bathhouse in my Marquis House. Rather, if the men and women side were to be combined, it would be large enough to accommodate a lot of people. A bathroom that even the royal family would not have.
While I was stunned by the view, Van pointed to a doorway.
“So, shall we go to the next place?”
“…Hmm.”
I didn’t know what to say, so I just replied. What in the world had happened since he left home? It would take several months just to make something like this.
How could he create something like this with only Espada and Dee and a desolate village of about a hundred people?
We went upstairs to check out the private rooms with beds and other furnishings, and there were was also another bathroom, which made me think about how this was even created.
But of course, I could not find any answers to this.