Fun Territory Defense of the Easy-Going Lord - Chapter 153
Joining Up
On the third day, we finally saw the tail end of the Knights. The small number of people in the group should have allowed them to march fairly quickly, but it seems that the Royal Knights had moved ahead in their schedule very quickly.
“Oh, it’s the Baron Van Knights…!”
“They are traveling in an unusual carriage.”
The knights of a noble family with whom I have not had much to do with are at the tail end, or perhaps those who do not know the equipment of my knighthood were raising such voices.
“Hello, hello!”
With a light greeting, I pass by them and enter the back of the line. After a while, I spotted the Knights of Panamera. The knights I had seen before noticed us and bowed to us.
“Long time no see! Is Panamera-san around??”
“Sir! Since the march stopped, she has traveled to His Majesty’s side.”
“I see! Thank you!”
I receive the necessary information and return the acknowledgement. I passed by, exchanging greetings with a heartwarming smile. The soldiers are all smiling at me as I walk towards His Majesty’s carriage, and I’m sure there will be some who will find Van’s amiability distressing. I’ll be sure to pick up some Van-kun souvenirs at Seat Village for easy purchase later on. They are sure to be a big hit.
“Van-kun buns, Van-kun fried bread, Van-kun Madeleine…what else is there?”
Till raises her hand as we are considering the souvenirs that would be easy to buy, and answered.
“Yes! I think a bag or something would be good! Let’s sell leather bags with Van-sama’s beautiful smile engraved on them!”
Till expresses her opinion, and for some reason, Arte immediately raises her hand as well.
“Ha, yes. I was thinking that rings, necklaces, and other accessories would be good too…”
They each offer their opinions, and I say, “Hmmm… I don’t want my smile engraved, but I’d like to sell it to someone else.” Well, my smile won’t be engraved, but their ideas were reasonable, to which Camsin crossed his arms and groaned. For some reason, this was becoming like a quick quiz.
“Well, we already have weapons and armor… hmmm…”
As I was smiling at Camsin’s distress, I noticed a flag in the distance with a familiar coat of arms on it. Is that the Royal Crest?
“Have we caught up with The Royal Capital Order already? It took longer than I thought.”
As I walked along, I saw several temporary bases that I had left with the knights. In front of the base in the center, a group of people who clearly looked like the Imperial Knights were gathered.
“Over there? Hello! I am Van Nay Fertio, from Seat Village!”
I approached the group with a cheerful greeting, and they all turned around with disciplined movements and demeanor.
“Mhm, Baron Van! I am so glad you have come. I was surprised to see you arrive faster than I expected.”
“Well, it was all thanks to the paving work! I did my best!”
“Hmm? I am sorry. I don’t understand what you mean… I will inform His Majesty of your arrival first. Please wait a moment.”
One of the knights bowed and headed toward the base to report. I wanted to tell him more about the paving work, but I guess I’ll let him see the real thing on the way back. We paved a considerable distance at an unprecedented speed. I would like to brag to everyone about Van Construction’s paving technology, which is famous for being fast, strong, and careful.
While I was waiting for them to come out, I saw a lot of people coming out from the base.
“Oh, boy!”
First up was Panamera. Her blonde hair stands out, and her nice body was obvious even in her light armor. She looked as powerful as ever. Ferdinand and Venturi appeared from behind him, and finally His Majesty and Daddy appeared.
I turned to His Majesty and knelt down on the spot, wondering why Jalpa did not even look at me.
“I am a little late, Van Nay Fertio. I have come before His Majesty.”
As I bowed my head in a slightly awed greeting, His Majesty extended his hands and exclaimed in admiration.
“Well done! I would not have gone to the trouble of calling you, but the dispute has dragged on for a while. I’m sorry, but could you please listen to what they have to say?”
“Of course, Your Majesty. What is it that you want to verify?”
At the very beginning of the meeting, His Majesty asked me for something that I couldn’t understand, and I carefully confirmed the contents. I wanted to finish whatever it was as soon as possible and go home quickly. I thought so, but His Majesty groaned with a troubled look on his face.
“Hmmm. But, to my great annoyance, a dispute has arisen between the knights and the adventurers. The cause of it is said to be a malfunction in the temporary basis you created.”
“…Eh?”
I was speechless at the unexpected reason for the halt of the march. That’s absurd. There is no doubt that I made it quickly because I didn’t have time, but I didn’t cut any corners. In fact, the quality of the product should have been more uniform than that of ordinary industrial products.
I thought about it in my head, but I could not come up with an answer. It is easy to think that the problem is caused by something other than the container, but if the problem is in the container, it would be very awkward.
“… I would like to determine the cause as soon as possible. Well, you know, if you could show me the temporary base where the problem was once…”
I replied, bowing deeply.