The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 306
A shrine competition proceeding within a festival.
Since I was also supposed to participate, I decided to study a bit in preparation.
Around me, babies were gathering and playing.
They were entrusted to me because all the mothers were studying.
“Kyahaha!”
“Uwaang!”
One child playing with toys, another child crying after having their toys taken away.
In any case, it was chaotic.
“Ryuna.”
“Yes?”
“Can you look after the younger kids?”
“Ugh, I’m sleepy. I’m going to sleep.”
“Then let’s all sleep together. Dad will give you this much snack later.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Ryuna began putting the younger kids to sleep with enthusiasm.
Once all the kids were asleep, peace arrived, but only for a moment.
Perhaps because there were so many children, troubles occurred like a relay.
After fighting against those troubles, the night had already deepened.
I was completely exhausted, sprawled out on the bed.
The Twin babies were playing and chirping above me, and Ryuna was whining about when she would get the snack.
‘Childcare is tough.’
In some ways, it was more difficult than war.
Knock knock! At that moment, a knock sounded and Eonia peeked her face in.
“Ars, are you okay taking care of the children?”
“I don’t think I’m okay.”
“As expected.”
Eo came in, walked over, and picked up the twins with both hands.
“I’ll leave the kids with the ancestor. She seem bored.”
“While you’re at it, can you prepare a snack for Ryuna?”
“Okay. Ryuna, let’s go with your little mother.”
What remained afterwards were Gawain, the son of master Ilya, Lucius and Lux, the children of Erina and Estelle, and Ash’s children.
“Huh? It’s gotten quite quiet.”
It was the moment it was revealed that over 90% of the commotion was from Ryuna and the twins.
Gawain was quietly drawing and playing alone. The other children were also quietly playing with toys.
“Now I can finally study.”
I opened my book and became immersed in studying.
Although it was a shrine competition, precisely because of that, there was pressure to achieve the best results as a lord.
While I was studying like this.
Knock knock! An urgent knock from Yumir.
“Young master, a guest has arrived.”
“A guest? Who?”
“Juras Pamilion is requesting to meet.”
“Hmm… Yumir, take all the babies and leave. Tell him to come to my room.”
“Understood.”
I covered my book and waited for him.
He appeared with his usual sly smile.
“It’s been a while, Ars. I’ve heard about the southern war.”
“I’ve also heard all about you. Breaking through the division barrier and going outside the continent… How did you find such an opportunity?”
“If you invest human resources, anything is possible.”
“Don’t tell me you checked all the division barriers while sailing?”
“If it’s something that needs to be done, I’ll do it.”
“Oh, please.”
I moved to the reception table.
“So, what brings you here today?”
“I came to tell you about the progress. You’ve probably heard that I extensively investigated the Alliance’s underground market.”
“Yes…”
That facility where we had previously attacked to rescue Yumir.
It seems there was another secret facility hidden there.
“There was another secret space on the lowest floor of the mine.”
“There?”
“Blood magic research was being conducted there.”
The facility was well-equipped for such purposes.
There were slaves in the mine, obtained through slave hunting. They were apparently sacrificed to conduct the research.
‘There was one more secret facility…’
If there had been an opportunity to investigate thoroughly, it could have been discovered in advance, which was regrettable.
“Tch, so? Did you gain anything?”
“Nothing significant. The facility was already destroyed. However, I secured a few confidential documents and could obtain information.”
“What information?”
“Information about those recently revived through blood magic. You probably know about Calvern, but I thought you might not know about the other two, so I’m telling you.”
“Other two? Who?”
“Rancia Galeron and Todolam Dorlen.”
“…These names sound familiar from somewhere.”
They were people I had encountered in books at the academy in the past.
“It’s not a mistake. Rancia Galeron… The founding contributor of the Fencillon Empire and a legendary general. Todolam was called the great warrior and guardian god of Erebonia Kingdom, which was Fencilion’s archenemy.”
“Wait a moment. How did they revive Central Continent people? Blood magic resurrection should require a body made of magic…”
“It seems that’s not necessarily the case. Didn’t you mention meeting a Lich in the eastern continent last time? The Lich was holding an old corpse to revive someone named Mirabel.”
“Ah…!”
Come to think of it, that was true.
However, Mirabel’s soul was bound to the dungeon, making resurrection impossible.
Juras continues speaking.
“Considering that fact, we can assume that blood magic resurrection is possible if a corpse is available.”
“What about Rancia Galeron and Todolam’s corpses?”
“Rancia Galeron’s corpse was stored in the cemetery of the capital, Platon. If one decided to grave rob, it would be entirely feasible. Todolam’s corpse seems to have been stored in the Beckavia region.”
Since Rancia and Todolam were people from just 130 years ago, it was not strange that their remains were preserved. As famous individuals, they would have at least minimal embalming done to their bodies.
“Two legendary generals….”
This meant that the opponent was staking everything on this war.
“Ars, this war will definitely not be easy. You’ll need to be fully prepared as well.”
The preparation Juras was talking about was regarding sacrifice.
It was a warning that numerous vassals could die in this war.
* * *
Although the vassals’ performance was right in front of me, I was overwhelmed with childcare.
My mother, unable to bear seeing this, offered help.
“Ars, just take care of Ryuna and the twins. I’ll handle the rest.”
My mother knew that Ryuna and the twins were at the center of the chaos, so she made this suggestion.
“If possible, could you take care of these children too…”
“That would be too much for me.”
My mother was clicking her tongue at Ryuna’s mischievous nature.
While the twins were being taken care of by Mirabel, Ryuna could only be handled by me.
“Hehehe.”
Ryuna seemed pleased, as if she thought we were left alone to play.
“Yes, yes. Let’s go play.”
Since things had turned out this way, I decided to abandon studying and spend time with my child.
I dressed Ryuna in outdoor clothes and decided to go to the festival.
At that moment, Yumir appeared. She had been learning from Bisketa and perked up her ears when she saw us about to leave.
“Young master…?”
“Hm? Oh, I was thinking of taking a little outing with Ryuna.”
“…”
Yumir wagged her tail silently, seemingly wanting to come along.
Before I could say anything, Ryuna ran over and grabbed Yumir’s hand, pulling her along.
“Dad, let’s go!”
Yumir and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.
We leisurely enjoyed the festival on the street.
“…It reminds me of the old days.”
Yumir says with a hint of sadness.
“Old days… When you were with my mother?”
“Yes, after being taken in by lady Rizna, I used to walk the festival holding her hand. It was probably to soothe my strong sense of caution.”
Yumir, perhaps suddenly remembering my mother, hugged Ryuna tightly.
Ryuna, who was snacking, stiffened, thinking she was about to be scolded.
“Hehe, come to think of it, lady Rizna also kept going around street stalls buying food. Until all her money was gone. As Sir Kaien said, Ryuna might be just like lady Rizna.”
“But too much eating is a problem.”
Ryuna soon became tired and fell asleep in Yumir’s arms.
“I also remember the old days. Sometimes when I went to village festivals with Sister Julia and Yumir.”
Many times after playing together, I would return tired, nestled in Yumir’s arms.
Yumir also smiled, seemingly nostalgic for those times.
However, she was at a loss with my following words.
“And now we’re actually married.”
“Yo, young master. That’s…”
Yumir was most conscious of the significant age difference among the two of us.
The idea of marrying a boy she had raised since infancy seemed to make her somewhat uncomfortable.
“Why are you suddenly…”
“Oh, oh!”
While wandering the streets, we arrived at the printing shop.
There, the romance novel I published was being printed busily.
As the national situation stabilized, cultural life was gradually recovering.
Yumir looked at them with an ambiguous smile.
“So this has come out to the third volume.”
“Indeed.”
The first volume seemed to end with Estel (Estelle) as the main heroine, the second volume revealed Irina (Erina) was actually the protagonist, and the third volume disclosed that Elnia (Eonia) was actually a royalty and became the queen.
Each volume had their influence.
“…Am I not in it?”
“Hm?”
Yumir clears her throat to hide her embarrassment and speaks.
“Estelle, Erina, and Eonia are all there, but I’m not.”
“Ha… No, you are. As the supporting character who always helps the protagonist.”
“But I barely appear.”
“Did you actually read all three volumes?”
“…”
She seemed to care about it somewhat.
I couldn’t help but laugh at her appearance.
Yumir blushes and avoids eye contact.
“Then shall I write a fourth volume? Happy endings for all four.”
“That sounds good. They probably wouldn’t want to end like this. After all, the protagonist didn’t choose anyone.”
“Yes, I’ll do that. If the war ends.”
First, we must win the war.
Because only then will there be a future ahead.
“Rather… Shall we take a detour?”
“A detour?”
“I was thinking we could rest a bit.”
When I glanced at the inn, Yumir understood and nodded.
We rested until Ryuna woke up.
By the time we returned to the mansion, the night had completely darkened.
“Hm?”
For some reason, the mansion was in an uproar.
“Sir Ars!”
Eonia, fully armed, ran towards us.
Anton was also equipped with armor.
It seemed they were in emergency because I had disappeared without a word.
“Ahaha, sorry. My brief outing got a bit delayed.”
“Hmm? Is that so. An outing…”
Eonia stares with a cold eye.
“Looks like the three of you had a very pleasant time.”
“Then tomorrow, I’ll go out with the twins. Want to come along?”
“Yes, that will do.”
Eonia’s tension quickly dissipates. Estelle and Erina also want to join, and the scale of the outing unexpectedly grows.
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