The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 272
The rebellion is being suppressed and the situation is being brought under control.
Gilbert Saleon felt like the sky was collapsing when he heard the news.
“W-What are you saying! Alvard’s army has betrayed us?”
“It’s true! Alvard’s army suddenly betrayed our military! Our troops were ambushed from within and most of them have been captured!”
“How could this happen…? My father! What happened to my father?”
“He has been taken prisoner!”
Gilbert’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
Everything was over now.
“This cannot be! This cannot be happening…!”
The Duke of Hellian was gathering his royal guards to formally arrest him.
Ironically, this process would create an escape route from the royal palace.
“This cannot be the end…! Not for Gilbert Saleon…!”
Gilbert is fleeing.
However, there was nowhere for him to go within the Calliper Kingdom. He barely managed to cross the border with his close associates.
With Gilbert’s escape, the Saleon faction quickly disintegrated.
Ars, who had perfectly seized power, demoted all nobles who participated in the rebellion to commoner status.
Normally in such cases, these nobles would ally with other kingdoms and betray their own, but now, since the neighboring kingdoms of Crossing and Alvard were allies, no noble dared to raise a flag of rebellion.
With the seizure of power, other kingdoms had no choice but to formally recognize Ars’ Calliper.
Ars changed the kingdom’s name to ‘Liande’ from the word meaning ‘great integration’ in the Ellan Kingdom.
The Liande Kingdom rose to become the hegemonic power of the east, replacing Calliper.
And there was a force watching these developments closely.
In the western Svenner Kingdom, an unusual secret meeting was taking place.
“Is it really true? That Ars Elaine, who had been missing, was in the outside world for years?”
Svenner’s prime minister Dwell was skeptical.
Sitting before him were a man and woman in exotic attire. They explained in their awkward central continent language.
Dwell was half-skeptical about the existence of a magical world outside the continent, but when the two demonstrated magic by casting spells, he could not disbelieve.
“Remarkable. Who would have thought there was such a civilized world out there.”
But his sentiment was short-lived.
“From what I heard, travel seems incredibly difficult. Cooperation seems unlikely. The story is appreciated, but Svenner has no intention of joining hands with you.”
“…”
The man and woman’s gazes turned cold.
The woman spoke.
“We have something we urgently want to show you.”
“Something you want to show?”
“Will you follow us?”
They led him to an underground facility. In an underground facility where magic could be properly used, the two suddenly attacked the prime minister and his escorts.
“What are you doing! Tsk! Catch them!”
Though the escorts protecting Dwell were elite, their lack of knowledge about magic was the problem.
They were instantly suppressed by a sleep spell.
The woman approached the lone Dwell with a hand flickering with black magic and grabbed his head.
“Keuugh…! Ugh…!”
The unique brainwashing process of black magic. Dwell soon drooped like a puppet.
The man spoke.
“In this continent where magic is suppressed, the brainwashing spell won’t last long.”
“But being able to control a prime minister, even briefly, is significant. We must use him to establish our foundation.”
“What will you do about Ars Elaine? It seems he has already begun to act.”
“I want to deal with him quickly, but he seems to be accompanied by Vandalin. Vandalin intends to eliminate me, so I’d rather not encounter him. So you handle it. Ensure you can command Svenner’s army soon. Use that to deal with Ars Elaine. You, who was praised as a great hero, can do this, right?”
“…”
“You must do this. Otherwise, there’s no point in the effort we put into keeping you alive.”
“No problem. Until then, I’ll familiarize myself with the language and culture here.”
“Good. I hear Svenner also has capable generals, so exchanging information might be beneficial.”
The unidentified man and woman who infiltrated Svenner.
This would spark a new flame of change in the central continent.
* * *
Busy for days with inheriting the throne.
I was handling official duties while holding Ryuna in my arms.
“Daddy, I want to eat cookies.”
“Oh my, again? If you eat too many, mom will scold you terribly.”
“It’s okay! Mom’s not here!”
“Oh, so that’s why you followed me. How can a one-year-old be so clever? You’re starting to speak quite well now.”
“Hehehe.”
I ordered a servant to bring cookies, and several high-end cookies were prepared.
“You can only choose one. Which one do you want?”
“I want all of them!”
“No. I’ll tell mom if you don’t choose.”
After struggling for a few minutes, Ryuna eventually chose the cookie with honey and started eating.
At that moment, with a knock, Ash visited my office.
“Ars, I brought news from the Beckavia direction. While Tunkai is occupying and stabilizing the region, Europe has attacked Tunkai’s homeland.”
“They can’t bear to see a competing kingdom doing well, can they?”
“Something like that.”
Ash casually ate a cookie.
Ryuna frowned, thinking her cookie was taken.
“Oops, was that yours? Sorry, let’s share one.”
“…”
Ash sits facing me and speaks as if complaining.
“I never expected the situation to turn out like this. Ars, you becoming king, and I formally swearing loyalty to you.”
“Even if I don’t became king, you’ve already pledged your loyalty.”
“Well, well.”
Ash seems embarrassed and forcibly changes the subject.
“More importantly, when are you returning to the Ellan Kingdom? Not much time is left until the promised date.”
“That’s a bit of a headache. It’s difficult for me to return in this situation.”
“Can’t you leave the succession to Duke Hellian?”
“I was thinking about that, but there’s too much work to entrust to just him. Strictly speaking, he’s not someone I can completely trust.”
I wished one of my vassals would take over the work if possible.
Ash says,
“So we need to find that uncle Baeolaf?”
“Yes, if it’s Olaf, I can trust and entrust him.”
“Come to think of it, have you found anything related to that uncle? You haven’t sent people towards Europe.”
“I hypothesized that Olaf is currently with my sister. I hope that by finding my sister, I can naturally find him as well.”
“I hope it works out. More importantly, this is delicious.”
Ash munches on the snacks. Ryuna glares at him as if she’s encountered an arch-enemy.
It was a moment of peace they were feeling.
“Ars! I have something to report!”
Duke Hellian enters with a brief knock.
“I will excuse myself.”
Ash shrinks his shoulders and tries to leave the office, but Hellian stops him.
“I think it would be good for you to hear this too, Ash Peyton.”
“…?”
“It’s an urgent report about Tunkai.”
“Tunkai? I’ve heard the news that Europe invaded Tunkai’s mainland.”
“That’s not all. An attack has also started from the Svenner Kingdom.”
“…What?”
Ash furrows his brow.
“Why Svenner! Svenner was an ally of Tunkai!”
“Outwardly, yes. I also thought this nominal alliance would continue for a while, but Svenner has suddenly started an attack. They’re advancing northward, biting Tunkai’s tail.”
The sudden action of the Svenner Kingdom, which had been quiet since the atrocities of the western peoples a few years ago.
This began to dramatically change the situation in the central continent.
* * *
Although the initial goal of ending the Beckavia War was achieved, many other tasks remained.
With Svenner and Europe starting to attack Tunkai, the fuse had been lit in an uncontrollable form.
Now, continental treaties and such had lost their meaning.
A great war was about to begin, leaving only one victor.
I planned to gather all my vassals before starting that war.
The remaining tasks were to request help from Duke Hellian and King Parain, then return to the Ellan Kingdom with the belongings of the missing persons.
It had been a month since coming to the central continent.
“Duke Hellian, I trust you. Both as a person and as a politician.”
“Huh, the fact that you say such a thing itself is proof of anxiety. Well, understood. For now, Alvard is practically our ally, so there shouldn’t be any difficulties.”
“…A great war is about to begin. But in our current situation, it will be difficult to overcome that war.”
This was because the military discipline had been completely broken due to the Saleon rebellion.
Duke Hellian’s abilities were needed to rebuild it.
“Leave it to me. The will of King Gareth, who abdicated the throne to you… I will definitely protect it.”
“Then I’ll be going. I’ll be back soon, so don’t worry.”
We headed towards the underground facility in the Crossing direction.
Then Lucretia lets out a deep sigh.
“Whew! I can’t even use magic outside, it was so frustrating. Let’s go back quickly, Queen Rosa is probably waiting for us too.”
When I send a signal, the court mage stationed in Crossing casts a transfer magic.
A glowing magic circle.
At that moment, someone whispers to me quietly.
“…Ars.”
It was Erina.
She had been hesitant to speak, seemingly contemplating something since this incident. I had been considerate and left her alone for the time being.
It seemed she had reached a conclusion about her contemplation.
“I’m not planning to come back here again.”
“…Will you be okay?”
“Yes, I’ve said goodbye to my grandfather. I didn’t see my father and mother, but… It’s okay. I will now live as Erina, leaving behind the Saleon name.”
“You don’t need to think so extremely.”
“…Yes?”
“Someday you’ll understand and accept things about your father. So don’t talk like you’re abandoning everything.”
“Hehe, you’re still kind.”
Erina hugs my arm, indicating no more words were needed.
Soon the magic activates, the view reverses, and we return to the Ellan Kingdom.
Perhaps because we had set a specific return date and time, the vassals’ faces were immediately visible when the transfer ended.
“Ars!”
“Lord Ars!”
Vassals who welcome us warmly.
And of course, Ryuna gets scolded by Yumir.
“Ryuna! Never do such a thing again!”
“Aaaaah!”
Yumir looks at the plumped-up Ryuna and gives me a stern look as well.
“Young master, you come here too!”
“Huh? Me, me too?”
It seems the problem was that I let Ryuna eat snacks carelessly.
Thus, from the first day of my return, I had to be severely scolded together with Ryuna.
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