Fun Territory Defense of the Easy-Going Lord ~The Nameless Village Is Made Into the Strongest Fortified City by Production Magic~

on to Dee, who had agreed in a hushed voice.
Obviously, he had other real feelings, but Kamsin didn’t seem to notice.

　Pluriel then looks at us and opens her mouth.

“What are you doing here so late at night? It’s time to go to bed, okay?”

“Why are you being so disrespectful, Pluriel.”

　Orto gets upset with a grumpy Pluriel, who is probably having low blood pressure.
But I didn’t care about that and apologized to her.

”I’m sorry for being so late at night.
Anyway, I thought I’d try to fortify the village’s defenses when I had time.
That’s not the reason for the commotion, though.”

　When I say this, everyone looks at me suspiciously.

“Why, are there no lights on?”

“How does Master Van think he will strengthen the defenses?”

“Oh, are you piling up rocks?”

　And people are saying such demeaning things to me.
They must think of me as nothing but a clueless child.
This is making me mad…

“I’ll show you guys what I can do.”

　A little miffed, I headed towards the gate.

“Oh, no! I admire your motivation! It’s just that I don’t have a lot of work that Master Van can do…”

　Leaving the bone-headed Dee, I went to stand in front of the village gate.
The gate was made of sturdy logs.

　I check the gates construction by placing my hand on the logs.
Since the gate is made of wood, and I probably apply the fiber weaving technique I used to make the woodblocks on the gate.

　But the mention of the word “weight” that Dee had made earlier had been bothering me.

　Indeed, I hadn’t thought much about it, but weapons such as swords, spears and axes use weight to increase their power.
If the weapon is aimed at a vital point, such as the neck, then a light weapon should be fine, but there are other scenarios in which a heavier weapon would be much more effective.

　I should also take this into account when making gates.
After all, the gate is the cornerstone of defensive strategy, with the ability to deny entry to the enemy and allow a small group to win against a larger one.

　While I can only make the gate wooden right now, later on I will make a heavy metal gate.
Metal will probably require more magic than wood to manipulate, but I think I will be able to do it if I just slowly work away at it.

　With that in mind, I began using my production magic on the gate.
I combine the disparate wooden fibers and combine them into an extremely durable material.

”Van-sama…? What on earth is that?”

　I heard Dee’s voice from behind me, but I ignored him because I was still a bit little angry about earlier.

“….Okay, I’m done.”

　I muttered and looked up.
In front of me was a gate that was larger and more luxurious than before.
It was emblazed with the coat of arms of the Marquess family, a behemoth.

　The hinges were wrapped in a cover, and the handles were made into bars so that people could open and close the gate more efficiently.
The bars also could be used as bolts, giving the gate some extra reinforcement.
It had grown smaller after the transformation, so I will have to bring a wooden block to bring it back to its original size.

　When I looked back, everyone was looking at me with a startled look.
Till and Kamsin were smiling at were smiling proudly, happy that everyone was impressed with my work.

”…Hey Orto, let’s test out the integrity of the gate.
Try cutting it with your sword.
I can fix it, so don’t worry and just give it your all.”

　As I said that, Orto hesitantly took out his sword and looked at me as he stood by the gate.

”Are you sure?”

“I need to know how well it can defend the village.”

“I understand.”

　Having received permission, Orto drew his sword and held it above his bead.

　Then, he swung it down with all his strength.

”Hah!”

　Orto’s form as he struck ensured that his strike would be flawless and strong.
A normal log would have stood no chance.

　But Orto’s sword didn’t slash through the door.
In fact, it bounced off it, making a deep metallic clang in the process.

　I had to plug my ears because the noise was so harsh.
After the clanging sound abated, I went over to the gate.

　Checking the surface of the door with the dumbfounded Orto by my side, I found a scratch on the upper portion of the gate.

”……..Mmmm.
Its got a scratch on it.
I guess wood isn’t the right material, after all.”

　As I let out a frustrated sigh, the faces that hadn’t moved, as if time had stopped, closed in on the door as if they were pouncing on it.

”No, no, what?!”

“What? The wooden door blocked Orto’s sword!”

“Is this really made of wood?”

“Master Van! This is, what, wait… Master Van what on earth is this?!”

　The scene was wrapped in panic.