The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 289
The royal palace was bustling with newly hired officials.
And among those officials, there could potentially be spies, so the people from the special operations team operated by Duke Hellian and the royal guards were keeping a keen watch, their eyes burning with vigilance.
Among them, Eonia, who was in charge of the royal guard, stood with a solemn demeanor and glared at others, yet the officials were not intimidated but rather mesmerized as they looked at her.
‘Eo has an innate mysteriousness…’
Perhaps because of this, she was the object of admiration. Passing servants were busy stealing glances at her, and maids whispered, contemplating whether to approach her.
“Eo, are you doing well?”
“Lord Ars! Walking around without any escort, you shouldn’t do that!”
“We’re inside the royal palace. Moreover, even if I’m not visible, everyone is nearby. Are you busy right now?”
“I’m not exactly busy…”
“Then let’s walk for a moment.”
“…Yes!”
Eonia answered with a formal stance, but deep down, she was smiling, her lips subtly curling upward.
As we walked and became the only two present, she softened her expression.
“Have you adapted to the royal guard’s duties?”
“Of course, I was doing the same work in Kuravel.”
“Wasn’t it an honorary position back then? Bisketa said so. Well, at that time, there were probably no spies or subversive elements in Kuravel, so you didn’t have much to do.”
“But, I always worked seriously, thinking that enemies could genuinely arrive at any moment.”
“I can imagine. The surroundings were peaceful with nothing around, but you alone must have been causing a commotion.”
Eonia bit her lower lip and glared playfully.
“Ars, do you sometimes think that I’m clumsy or immature?”
“…”
“Ars!”
“Well, I kind of think that’s part of your charm?”
“Ugh…!”
“Isn’t there a need to deny that? It seems to have been passed down since the Mirabel ancestors. Elena is the same way.”
“My ancestors and teacher might have such characteristics… Anyway, I’m not like that! I’ll prove it soon, so just wait and see!”
She decided to go for martial arts training and left to find my master Ilya.
After seeing Eonia off, I naturally made my way to the guest room.
Kaien was there.
I, who was assigned the mission of escorting King Isaac to Crossing, was spending several days in my royal palace.
In front of him, Ryuna was sitting quietly, eating cookies.
“Give me cookies!”
“Heh, here you go.”
Kaien was stacking cookies and giving them to Ryuna until she was satisfied. Because of this, Yumir was restless.
I intervened between them.
“Ryuna, you should say ‘please give me cookies’.”
“Dad! Please give me cookies!”
Although Yumir shook her head, saying she had already eaten a lot, I sent an apologetic look and gave Ryuna more cookies before sitting across from Kaien.
Kaien spoke.
“She really resembles Rizna. When she was young, she also had such a great appetite and would constantly beg for snacks like this.”
“Ah…”
There had been many discussions among family members about Ryuna’s appetite.
So this was generational inheritance.
“It’s too much eating. Look, she’s getting chubby.”
“It’s fine. She’ll grow tall soon.”
“I hope so.”
“You have two more children?”
“Yes, they are currently in the other continent.”
“I’d like to see that continent too.”
“Why don’t we go together this time?”
“You mean the magical world?”
“Yes, it seems the Magic Stone has some leeway.”
Kaien looks somewhat embarrassed.
“But I have tasks to handle. Moreover, there might be accidents during space movement or whatever.”
“No need to worry. Other matters can be entrusted to different people. Juras will handle the general affairs, and my servant Olaf will take care of minor details.”
“Beaolaf Dresden…”
“Do you know him?”
“I taught him once when he was at the Fensillon Academy. He was a cunning guy who was good at maneuvering.”
“He’s still the same.”
“Huh, then shall I go? I’m curious about that magical world.”
“Right now, that world is in chaos, so we can’t leisurely tour, but we might be able to walk around near the capital area.”
“Alright, I’m looking forward to it.”
Ryuna, seemingly having eaten enough, looked at her mother and urged Kaien.
“Let play outside with Gawain!”
“Ryuna, you should say ‘can I play’!“
“Can I play?”
Kaien smiled kindly and nodded.
“Sure, let’s play.”
We headed to the royal palace garden with Ryuna.
In the garden, Eonia, who had left earlier to have a sparring match, was now battling with master Ilya, and Anton was holding his son Gawain.
Anton discovered me and stood at attention, offering a salute.
“I will serve.”
“It’s okay. You’re here to play, so relax.”
When Ryuna appeared, Gawain made a disgusted face and started running away.
Ryuna chased after him and suddenly tackled him, causing him to fall.
“Caught you!”
Gawain looked miserable.
“Now it’s your turn!”
Ryuna ran away.
At that moment, Ilya, who was sparring, stopped. Thwack! As a result, she was hit in the neck by Eonia, but she didn’t seem to care.
“Gawain! Our son! Catch her!”
Prompted by his mother, Gawain stood up wobbling and chased Ryuna, but he was no match for Ryuna, a beast-person with superior physical abilities.
“Gawain is slow! Hahaha!”
Unable to catch her even once, Gawain sat down and started crying.
“Ugh…! My son! Don’t cry!”
Ilya was trembling as if she had been personally humiliated.
Then she pointed at Ryuna and shouted.
“Be prepared, Ryuna! Our Gawain will win soon!”
Ryuna, while shy, seemed to know she was Gawain’s mother and puffed out her chest as if to say ‘try me’.
“Hey Ilya, what about the sparring…”
“This is not the time! Eonia! Help me too! We’re starting special training for this child!”
“Why me…”
“You’ll be training children later too!”
“Hmm, that’s true. This will be a good reference.”
And so, Gawain’s training began. Ryuna followed and played around him.
I enjoyed a moment of peace, watching this peaceful scene.
I returned to the Ellan Kingdom with King Isaac, his family, King Parain, Kaien, Gilbert Saleon, and Erina, who were to be exiled.
As their bodies were enveloped by a brilliant light, everyone seemed surprised and made a commotion.
And a moment later, we had arrived in the underground of the Ellan Kingdom.
King Isaac says with a suspicious look.
“Are we really in another world with this? We haven’t been tricked?”
“You’ll know if you go up.”
As we climbed the spiral staircase, the palace of the Ellan Kingdom appeared.
As a completely new space revealed itself, everyone’s eyes went wide.
“Welcome, Duke Wade.”
The guards escorted us as if they had been waiting. Seeing their unfamiliar language and attire, they seemed to finally accept the reality.
We headed directly to the audience hall.
There, Rosa was working with Leitin.
“Ah! Ars! You’re here?”
She spoke to me and Erina warmly, but soon changed her expression after checking the ages of the others.
“You’ve returned, Ars Elaine.”
“Yes, but only briefly.”
“And these people?”
Rosa, hearing the circumstances, smiled contentedly and nodded.
“Welcome, kings from a foreign land. I hope you find rest in this land. Our Ellan Kingdom welcomes you.”
After this audience, Erina and Gilbert remained to talk with Rosa, and we left the royal palace.
The scenery of Baien here was surreal enough for people from the central continent.
The basics were similar, but there were many structures and decorations made by magic.
Moreover, they were currently testing the introduction of flying objects with the help of elves for convenient transportation, so something was floating in the sky.
“Oh, oh…!”
King Parain was staring with wide eyes and exclaiming.
King Isaac was also blankly looking up at the sky.
I provided them with a mansion and attached many attendants from Crossing before returning to my own residence.
In the living room of the mansion, Rutger scattered documents everywhere, working, and Estelle was sitting opposite, knitting.
She seemed to be making clothes for a baby.
“Ah, Ars. You’re here. Sorry I couldn’t come to greet you. I had urgent matters to handle.”
Rutger said this while seated, but soon jumped up as if struck by lightning.
“Wait, teacher!?”
“It’s really been a long time, Rutger.”
“Why are you here…!”
“Just came to visit. Look at Rutger Rosenberg, living with such a foolish face. You’ve gotten quite old too.”
“Haha… A lot of time has passed.”
Estelle, seemingly tense, faced Kaien.
“Oh, hello. Sir Kaien. I’m Estelle Rosenberg!”
“Hmm, first time seeing you since you were a girl. That belly…”
“It’s a child with Ars!”
“Oh, so that means my great-grandchild. Haha!”
Soon someone came down from upstairs.
Gunther and Gaspar, looking hungover from drinking. And for some reason, Ash and Lucretia came out of the same room with excited expressions.
I let out a sigh.
“Gaspar, how can you drink so much because Yumir is gone.”
“Hmm…!”
“Gunther, go take him with you. And Ash. Finish what you were doing.”
Ash panicked and waved his hands.
“What was I doing!?”
Luc also blushed and didn’t know what to do.
While doing so, she was pulling on Ash’s sleeve as if complaining. It seemed to be a signal to go to her own residence.
“I, I’ll go out for a bit.”
The two headed out together. They probably wouldn’t return tonight.
At that moment, my mother and sister Julia came down with the twins.
The twins had grown and were about to start walking.
They seemed to recognize me somehow and quickly crawled over.
Kaien was conversing with my mother.
“I want to express gratitude to the people of the Elaine family.”
It was a thank you for raising me.
He had already told my father this before coming here, and now seemed intent on telling my mother as well.
My mother, perhaps needing someone to reminisce with, smiled and talked for quite a while.
***
The situation in the Ellan Kingdom was quite stabilized.
Although the Alliance that declared war was causing trouble in various places, they were avoiding all-out war.
I received a report from Sophia and demanded her return.
“To the central continent?”
“We’re short-handed to look after the internal affairs.”
“…”
She was silent for a moment before speaking.
“I see you brought King Isaac and King Parain here.”
“They’ve come to spend their remaining years away from power. How fortunate.”
“…I have one request.”
“You want the same for the royal family of Beckavia? I’m already preparing for that.”
“As expected, you work quickly. …Ah!”
Sophia looked at me with a complicated gaze.
“Working in the Ellan Kingdom is one thing, but if you work in Liande, I’ll truly become your vassal.”
“Do you have any reservations now?”
“Not at all. Very well. I, Sophia Veron, will serve you as my lord from now on.”
Sophia, now a vassal, began to speak about her future plans.
“Since we’re returning to the central continent, I’ll also return to the battlefield.”
Ash and Gunther also decided to return to prepare for the war.
With this, the preparation for the final war was complete.
One year passed like this.
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