Fun Territory Defense Chapter 159 (Patreon)

Suspicious Person?

The fifth day. The march through the Wolfsburg Mountains, where nothing but mountains, cliffs, and rivers were visible, had changed.

Clearly, the area of the sky had increased. In other words, the tall mountains were decreasing, and the sky was becoming wider.

In the Wolfsburg Mountains, the further you go to the center, the higher the mountains are. And it was said that the mighty Magic Beast inhabits the area in accordance with the height of the mountains and the harsh environment. It was said to be impossible to pass straight through the vast mountainous area, but it was surprisingly possible to sneak around the edges.

And so, when the mountains area was starting to get wider, we knew that it would be a short distance before we could pass through the Wolfsburg Mountains.

"If we work hard, will we reach our destination tomorrow?"

I muttered to myself at night in our newly built base, and Camsin nodded deeply.

"Yes. I think they will arrive tomorrow or the day after. This is all thanks to Van-sama, right?"

"Haha. I did my best, you know. Well, I only started building the road because my own butt pain was at its limit."

While I was having such a conversation with a wry smile, Till came out of the girls' room I had built next door.

"Oh, Van-sama, are you still awake? You must be tired, you must go to bed soon."

Till appeared in the nightgown I had made for her, a long one-piece nightgown that I had worked extremely hard to make comfortable and silky. It's a very well-made item, even for me.

Arte, wearing the same nightgown, also appeared from behind. She was adorable.

"Yes, that's right. You two need to go to bed soon, don't you? Let me know if you need any bedding."

Arte's eyes widened when I told her that.

"Yes. Thank you."

"No problem! We have a bed, and it's way too comfortable!"

Till also said that with a smile. However, the bed was not so comfortable because it was improvised. The bedding and pillows are made from Magic Beast's skin, so they are quite nice, but overall, it's not so great.

"I'm sorry both of you, we'll have a proper bed when we get back to Seat Village, just be patient a little longer."

I tried to reassure them by saying this, but they looked at each other and laughed.

"It's a fine enough bed."

"Rather, because the beds in Seat Village are too good. Perhaps His Majesty is surprised by the base."

"Oh? Is that so?"

I tilted my head at their reaction. The bed is made of a simple material, so it feels like a cheap sofa bed, but surprisingly, they say there is no problem with it.

I had recently been eagerly trying to get my food, clothing, and shelter in order, but had I reached a very high standard without even realizing it?

"Come to think of it, it was a straw bed at first. I miss it."

I muttered in remembrance, and Camsin nodded.

"Yes, it is. At first, I was surprised at how rundown the village was. But Van-sama quickly turned it into an awesome village...probably a better place than The Royal Capital already."

For some reason, a smug Camsin said so.

"Haha. You'll be punished for disrespect, Camsin."

He was talking trash about The Royal Capital, even though His Majesty and other nobles are nearby, albeit in a different base. I was impressed by his guts. However, he turned pale immediately, so I guess he doesn't really have the guts.

After such a casual exchange, we went to bed in our respective bedrooms.

Van, excellent work on the civil engineering and construction today. I closed my eyes with that thought in my head.

Suddenly, I noticed something shaking my body, and I opened my eyes.

"Hmm...what?"

I turned my face to the side as I responded.

In front of me is Camsin, who is looking at me with a serious face. Surprised, I quickly changed my position to move away from Camsin while raising my upper body.

"What!? Camsin, are you that...? No, I'll support you in that, but I'm not really interested in that..."

"Van-sama, something seems to be going wrong."

"What? No, it's more like Camsin is being abrupt or something..."

With a confused head, I have a subtle and irreconcilable conversation with Camsin. Besides, Camsin gestures for me to be quiet without changing his expression.

I honestly shut up.

At this point, my sleepy head finally started to work. Sure enough, there is some noise outside, and for all that, I don't hear anyone's voice. It is as if thieves are trying to break into the house.

"...What? Thieves? In the middle of a march of countless Knights?"

With a small mutter, Camsin picked up his Van Sword at his waist and turned toward the doorway of the base.

"...It looks like they are still outside the base. Please stay where you are."

I saw Camsin muttering this and going to the back, and hurriedly changed my clothes. I changed from my comfortable nightgown into light wood block armor and picked up my Orihalcum twin swords. This was my most powerful equipment at the moment. When I get a little bigger and more muscular, I may be able to wear Mithril armor, but for now, wood block or Magic Beast scaled armor is the best I could manage.

I felt somewhat more relaxed once I was equipped.

"...But then again, with the Knights standing guard, why would a thief...?"