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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Manga) Vol. 1

Author Sou Akaike
Illustrated by Maro Aoiro
Contributions by Kururi
In this fantasy isekai tale, a reincarnated nobleman with a “useless” skill transforms a village into a prosperous city! And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas—or the anime!

Van, the fourth son of a powerful noble, is only two years old when he remembers his past life as a salaryman in Japan. With his adult brain in a young body, he’s considered a child prodigy…until he displays the “Production Magic” skill when he turns eight. In a family that favors offensive magic, this crafting skill is considered useless in battle, and Van is banished to oversee a tiny country town in disgrace. With only his personal maid, his father’s butler, a knight, a rescued slave, the memories of his past life, and his “worthless” magic, can Van improve the fortunes of this little village—and himself?
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.

Maro Aoiro is an artist of Japanese-language manga best known for the manga adaptation of 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.

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In this fantasy isekai tale, a reincarnated nobleman with a “useless” skill transforms a village into a prosperous city! And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas—or the anime!

Van, the fourth son of a powerful noble, is only two years old when he remembers his past life as a salaryman in Japan. With his adult brain in a young body, he’s considered a child prodigy…until he displays the “Production Magic” skill when he turns eight. In a family that favors offensive magic, this crafting skill is considered useless in battle, and Van is banished to oversee a tiny country town in disgrace. With only his personal maid, his father’s butler, a knight, a rescued slave, the memories of his past life, and his “worthless” magic, can Van improve the fortunes of this little village—and himself?

Author

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.

Maro Aoiro is an artist of Japanese-language manga best known for the manga adaptation of 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.

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