The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 288
The continent situation Begins to Surge.
Liande expanded its influence by pacifying Bülang’s territory.
This process was surprisingly smooth.
This was likely because Bülang had been chaotic for the past three years, with nobles’ tyrannical behaviors occurring here and there.
The people in those regions enthusiastically welcomed Liande, who drove out those nobles with open arms.
Thus, we decided to integrate the territories of these nobles, while Alvard would integrate other regions.
During this process, by also acquiring the territories Crossing had in the south, Liande’s territory grew to be considered one of the superpowers.
While this pacification was progressing.
I decided to head to Platon, the capital of the neutral Kingdom Balas, for a conference.
King Isaac Melberd and Kaien of Alvard were waiting there.
“Good day, King Melberd.”
“….”
Isaac stared at me with sunken eyes.
“Now that I see you, I understand. You definitely resemble Rizna.”
“Do you know anything about my mother?”
“I know her well. She was a bold woman, too precious to be used as a tool for political marriage.”
“Political marriage…?”
Isaac continues speaking while glancing at Kaien.
“You must know well that Fensillon was in a state of chaos at the time?”
“Yes… I know.”
“In such a situation, the imperial family was wary of a military rebellion. So what would they have done?”
“They would have tried to expel military personnel or turn them to their side.”
“At the time, Teacher Kaien was a talented person who quickly rose to the position of commander in the Fensillon military. So the imperial family arranged this political marriage to strengthen their relationship.”
I was more surprised that the king called his subordinate ‘teacher’ than the facts themselves.
‘Well, I also have Master Ilya as my subordinate, so it might be similar.’
Anyway, I now understood the backstory.
Isaac crosses his legs and speaks.
“So, when is your brother coming?”
“He will be coming soon.”
As soon as the words ended, Juras and king Parain appeared.
King Parain looked older in just a few months. It seemed his chronic illness had worsened.
In a situation where the treatment might exist in the outside world, he was planning to go for treatment once Magic Stones arrives.
He says he will leave the national administration to Juras.
Considering King Parain’s age, today might have been his last official duty as king.
“Oh… It’s been a while, Isaac.”
“You’ve aged a lot, brother. It’s like seeing my father right before his death.”
“You’re the spitting image of your uncle. How nostalgic…”
“…Has he not come?”
He was talking about his younger brother who was the king of Beckavia.
Parain shook his head.
“After Beckavia’s destruction, his health deteriorated and he passed away. But don’t worry, his bloodline continues to flow. That’s what it means for time to pass.”
“Haha! It’s time for old people to step back from the era.”
“That’s right. Isaac, do you still have ambitions? I mean, is that spark still there?”
“….”
Isaac was silent, then shook his head.
“No. At this age, many things seem futile. I established the kingdom of Alvard with ambition, but what remains in my hands is just meaningless power… Now I’m left with only the role of watching my children fight for the throne.”
“Huh, then let go of everything. Let go and enjoy your remaining years comfortably.”
“Remaining years…?”
“I plan to spend my remaining days in that world where magic exists. It’ll be a good memory before going to the next world.”
“…Is there really such a thing as a magical world? I still can’t believe it.”
“Juras.”
Juras then waved his hand and demonstrated magic.
Magic flowed in brilliant colors. Then a tray from nearby floated and moved.
The teapot on the tray poured tea, and the teacups floated and were placed in front of the two.
King Isaac stared blankly with wide eyes. A strange light also flickered in Kaien’s eyes.
I was equally surprised.
‘What? How is he using magic?’
In this world, due to some kind of barrier laid by the dragon, Omeron, it was difficult to use magic. One could barely use basic magic by squeezing out magic power.
Yet Juras cast magic as if it were nothing.
“Wow, this is truly magic I’ve never heard of or seen. All we know is divine magic…”
“Do you feel like believing now?”
“How can I not believe?”
Isaac nodded several times.
“I will follow you, brother. I think it would be better than watching my children’s bloody fights.”
King Isaac decided to go to the other continent with his sons and daughters who have no right to succession and are not interested in the throne.
* * *
The two kings seemed to want to reminisce about the past and headed outside. Platon was the former capital of the Fensillon Empire and their hometown, so it seemed to be deeply moving for them.
Kaien, who was about the same age as them, smiled bitterly.
“If I could rest, I would like to rest too.”
To this, Juras sneered.
“Those with ability are used until they die. Accept your fate, teacher.”
“Shut up! I’ll just stand back like an old man, so you guys lead the way.”
We were spreading out the map and planning our next operations.
I pointed to the map and said,
“With this, we will take the central, northeast, southeast, and southern parts of the continent.”
The scale was about 2/3 of the continent. We had already occupied more than half of the continent.
However, there were also problems.
“However, there are many anxiety-inducing factors. Not only will it take at least a year to stabilize the territories stolen from Bülang, but the royal families of Bülang have massively gone into exile to Svenner and the western regions. If in the future they attack the territories of Bülang, and the remaining Bülang nobles side with them, it will cause a massive chaos.”
At this point, there is a high possibility of a full-scale war, so Crossing and Alvard will not have the capacity to come and help us.
Kaien nodded his head and received my words.
“Crossing will fight in the north, our Alvard in the central region, so Liande will fight in the southern region. It is obvious that the western tribes will aim for the south in the geographical layout.”
“Yes, and one more thing.”
I spoke about the mother goddess in the enemy camp and a person named Calvern who is her close associate.
Kaien made a subtle expression upon hearing the secrets entangled in the world.
“Dragons? Are you saying that beings that only exist in mythology are actually real?”
As I told even older stories about the mother goddess and the other dragons, Kaien shook his head, unable to follow.
“Never mind, I don’t want to know about such things. Just tell me about this person named Calvern.”
“Simply put, he is a great hero from the outside world. A general who made a name for himself in the past.”
“A great general from the outside world. That sounds interesting.”
“I still do not know about his capabilities, but it would be good to be cautious.”
Juras slightly moves his toes and speaks while fidgeting.
“Regarding the mother goddess or Calvern, well, if we win the war, the clues will become apparent by themselves, so there’s no need to worry. Wouldn’t it be better to discuss how to handle the Tunkai war?”
It was a story about Tunkai, which was being invaded by Svenner and Europe.
“Whether to support Tunkai or to remain a spectator – the overall war structure will change depending on which of these two we choose.”
If we support Tunkai, it will likely lead to an immediate war with Svenner and Europe afterwards.
Currently, we are also struggling with pacifying the Bülang region, so supporting Tunkai would be a significant burden.
“Instead, the western side will remain quiet. They will be busy recovering from the damages they suffered from our ambush.”
“However, if it becomes a long-term war, the western side will also participate.”
Then the other method is to simply watch Tunkai’s destruction.
In this case, after the western side has reorganized, they will launch a massive invasion, but there are also merits.
Juras speaks.
“At that point, Europe and Svenner will be in the same situation as us. They will experience chaos due to pacifying the Tunkai region. Meanwhile, we will have completed pacifying Bülang and will have our preparations in place.”
Kaien nodded without even thinking.
“It would be better to destroy Tunkai using Svenner’s hands. However, we don’t want it to be destroyed too quickly, so provide the supplies necessary for the siege. Make the war last as long as possible.”
“Understood. Ars, you won’t have any objections, right?”
“None.”
As expected, when outstanding people gather, conclusions are quickly drawn.
We decided to consolidate our internal affairs while observing until Svenner destroys Tunkai.
And so we entered preparations for the final war.
* * *
As we decided to consolidate our internal affairs for a year, we needed to recruit many administrative officials.
While we selected many prominent figures from Bülang’s commoners, we were still lacking core talent.
I had no choice but to decide to bring Sophia, Rutger, and Bisketa.
‘I wonder what the situation is like over there….’
The most recent special operations officer from Crossing reported that the situation was quite decent.
It seemed the momentum had subsided, as there were skeptical public opinions within the Alliance about waging war with the Ellan Kingdom during a time when dungeons were running rampant.
Along with that, there was another piece of good news.
A massive amount of Magic Stones were supported from the Olkin side of the Eastern Continent.
The Eastern Continent, which had been abandoned for thousands of years, had significant remaining Magic Stone reserves.
With support from the elves’ island and the beastmen’s island, which also held Magic Stones, inter-continental movement became easier.
Of course, it wasn’t free.
Olkin required non-interference until the Eastern Continent would newly prosper for the preservation of different races, the elves demanded territories within the continent, and the beastmen wanted support to establish territories on the Eastern Continent after leaving their islands.
Anyway, movement became more free because of this.
I decided to go along with King Issac and King Parain as a side trip.
Leaving the national governance to Olaf and Duke Hellian was sufficient.
Olaf was looking at me with eyes of resentment.
“Ars…!! You’re going to abandon me…?”
“I’m not abandoning you, this is all for your sake.”
“For my sake? This!?”
“I’m going to bring Sophia and Bisketa. When those two arrive, your burden will significantly reduce.”
“I know that, but does that mean you have to go too!? Are you the only one getting a vacation?”
“…Heh.”
“You just laughed, right!? It is a vacation after all!”
“I won’t deny it, but I’m escorting the kings of two countries. Wouldn’t I lose face if I didn’t go?”
“Ugh…! Please come back as soon as possible. It’s really tough!”
The usually gentle Olaf was saying this, which showed how much workload there was.
“I’ll bring my sister Julia and the baby when I return, so look forward to that and wait. Until then, spend more time with Meissen.”
“…”
Then Olaf suddenly went silent.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well… I didn’t tell you this…”
“…?”
“Meissen is pregnant.”
“…”
“Your hands are quite quick.”
“That’s not something for you to say.”
That was true too.
“Anyway, I understand. Oh, consider this a reward for working hard for two years.”
“Yes, thank you for the hard work.”
Since I’m here, I decided to meet other people too.
With the leisure of going to that world, I planned to look around the royal palace and invite others as well.
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