OF FATHERS AND FORTS Things look grim for Scuderia as their long-time foe Yelenetta establishes an alliance with the United Nations of Shelbia. Following a tip from some merchants, Van makes his way to the fortress of Centena on the southern border—where he finds none other than his father Marquess Jalpa Fertio, fighting a losing battle against Shelbia! Can Van and his friends turn the tide? And if they save daddy dearest from his plight, can they escape being pressganged into the counterattack that follows?! Sou Akaike is an author of Japanese-language books, best known for fantasy novels like Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City. Kururi is an artist best known for illustrating Japanese-language novels like Reborn as a Polar Bear, Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu, and Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City.