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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 134 Part 1

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 134 – Part 1

In the cold winter of January when I turned 18.

It was the moment when enrollment at Fensillon Academy was imminent.

I, who had already confirmed my admission, was spending time dealing with various miscellaneous tasks.

Among those tasks was visiting the old site of the Kuravel Holy Kingdom.

I headed to the Isran Mountains, located at the northeastern edge of the continent, along with Bisketa Kren and Eo.

To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for discovering magic.

If there really were clues about magic in the Kuravel Holy Kingdom, Bisketa, who had been in the position of Prime Minister, would have known about it.

If there were any clues, it would be about the elves, of which even Bisketa didn’t know the details.

If we were to discover something like a secret storage of the elves, that would be a different story.

“Even so, it’s cold…”

Maybe because it’s at the northern edge. Moreover, this place was quite high in altitude.

I could feel the cold despite wearing several layers of clothes.

‘It reminds me of when I was in the army.’

The winters in Yanggu were just like this. I thought I was used to the cold because of that experience, but since it was the first time experiencing it with Ars’ body, I couldn’t quite adapt.

Bisketa shakes her head and says, “It’ll get better once we go inside. There’s almost no wind there.”

Hearing that explanation, it seemed that the interior of the Kuravel Holy Kingdom was in the form of a basin surrounded by mountains. Hence, even in winter, it’s said that the interior of the Holy Kingdom isn’t that cold.

“If it’s really unbearable… Eo, you should hug him tightly.”

“What!? L-Lady Chancellor, what do you mean…”

“It’s a tradition passed down in our Holy Kingdom. Hugging someone who’s shivering from the cold.”

There’s no way such a tradition exists.

It was Bisketa’s blatant joke, but Eo was trembling, thinking, ‘I can’t believe such an amazing tradition existed!’

Then she started to cautiously observe my reaction.

I laughed in disbelief.

“It’s fine. I’ll just focus on the work I brought along. I think it’ll be okay if I concentrate on something else.”

So I took out the documents I had brought in my bag.

They were documents related to talent scouting.

There was information about notable figures from various regions, but most of it was about characters I knew from the game.

I was calculating the possibility of recruiting these individuals.

‘Most of them seem unlikely.’

That’s because my identity has become known throughout the continent. Now, approaching someone carries political implications.

Even if I don’t have such intentions, the other party will perceive it that way.

When they look at me, they’ll first see Crossing and the Calliper Kingdom behind me.

There might be some individuals who would respond favorably, but most would be negative.

Especially those from Bülang.

So I decided to boldly give up on the Bülang side and focus on recruiting neutral figures.

‘For now…’

My seven vassals.

Saint Alicia. Master Artisan Luke. And Rescue Squad Maisen.

First, Alicia is a princess of the Balas Kingdom, praised as a saint for her character and abilities.

She accidentally forms a relationship with the protagonist at the academy and later joins the party.

‘Although she does become Ars’ lover, the exact details weren’t revealed…’

Still, I knew her characteristics. She loves art, especially painting. As it happens, I’m writing a novel, so I should try to approach her using that as a pretext.

However, the possibility of recruitment isn’t high. Now that Wade’s identity has been revealed, it would be very difficult to approach her personally as the princess of Balas.

So this one is a ‘nice if it happens, but can’t be helped if it doesn’t’ situation.

The second is Rescue Squad Maisen Roypier.

The second daughter of the Roypier duchy in the Kingdom of Europe.

She’s well-versed in pathology and pharmacology, interested in public health, and is a priestess who can wield high-level divine magic herself.

Her abilities could be utilized not only in war but also in internal affairs.

‘But I don’t know why she ended up following Ars…’

She was a figure with no particular connection to Ars.

I thought the key point of recruitment would be why she became one of the seven vassals.

‘Lastly…’

Master Artisan Luke.

‘This is strange.’

The information about Luke had suddenly stopped a month ago.

I thought it was because Luke was a commoner with lower priority for information gathering compared to others.

He wasn’t someone that national spies would collect information on.

So I had separately asked Gaspar to gather information.

“Lord Ars, we’ve arrived.”

I snapped back to reality at Eo’s words.

The carriage had already come to a stop.

I got off the carriage, ordered the 200 soldiers who came as escorts to rest, and decided to look around the interior of the Holy Kingdom with Eo.

The population of the Kuravel Holy Kingdom had dramatically decreased after its fall.

Crossing had moved all the residents living here to other regions and settled newly created slaves here to make a living.

Bisketa seemed to find this part extremely detestable, but upon seeing people living diligently, it seemed her venom had dissipated.

“Phew! That’s right. There’s no use getting angry at these people….”

Instead, she met with the local administrators and provided good information about the area.

After talking with the local officials, she headed to the palace.

Eo says with a bitter face, “This is the palace of the Kuravel Holy Kingdom where I used to work.”

“I see…. It’s different from what I imagined.”

Inwardly, I had imagined a pure white palace when hearing ‘Holy Kingdom’, but what was actually in front of my eyes were just gloomy ruins.

Bisketa sighs.

“It’s because of the fire. It used to be so beautiful….”

“Is restoration work in progress?”

“No, King Parain ordered its demolition. It makes sense. The materials used in palace construction are usually high-grade, so if it’s not going to be used, demolishing it and recycling for local construction is constructive. I have no objections.”

“Other than that, there’s nothing… Worth noting.”

Anyway, since what I wanted to see was the elves’ residence, I wasn’t very interested in this place.

Bisketa promptly guided me to the elves’ domain.

It was a forest located behind the palace. As if the palace served as the entrance to the forest, the surroundings were enclosed by steep mountains like cliffs, making it difficult to enter from the outside without going through the palace.

“…!”

I shuddered at the mysterious atmosphere.

‘What is this place?’

A sensation as if I had come to a different world.

Trees as large as apartment buildings stood in rows, looking down at me.

It gave me chills, feeling as if they were watching me.

Bisketa too seemed overwhelmed, looking around with a face that suggested she hadn’t been here often.

“It’s spectacular. …In many ways.”

I found myself saying that without realizing.

The overwhelming nature and mysterious atmosphere.

“How many elves were living here?”

“In the beginning, it seems about 50,000 pure-blooded elves lived here. By the time I was growing up, that number had dwindled to about 5,000. But even that disappeared without a trace a few years later.”

“Disappeared without a trace, you say….”

This had been a part that consistently felt off to me.

Hoping to perhaps find the secret warehouse Bisketa had mentioned, I looked around the forest, but there was no place that showed such signs.

Indeed, there wasn’t much to gain.

I was about to suggest we return before it got dark, but that’s when it happened.

“Um…. Lord Ars?”

Eo spoke to me, dripping with cold sweat.

“You’re not the one… Calling me, are you, Lord Ars?”

“What are you talking about? Calling? Who?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

“It’s not nothing?. You’re sweating profusely.”

Eventually, Eo couldn’t bear it anymore and sat down.

“Someone is calling me. This is…. Please stop…!”

Wondering if I was the only one who couldn’t hear it, I looked at Bisketa, but she shook her head.

“Where is that voice coming from? Can you try to follow it?”

“No!”

“N-no?”

For Eo to react so harshly to me was a fresh shock.

“No…. I have a feeling that if I follow this voice, I’ll never be able to meet Lord Ars again. So please…. Let’s leave this place…!”

Eo was in a state of panic. As if possessed by a ghost, she kept muttering to herself, trying to drive something away.

With no choice, I took her out of the forest.

After she calmed down, I asked about the voice, but Eo was stubborn and only repeated that we should return to Rainpol.

Just in case, I mobilized about a hundred soldiers to thoroughly search the area, but there was nothing to be found.


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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

Score 9.2
Status: Completed Type: Author: Released: 2022 Native Language: Korean
I ended up possessing Ars Elaine, a supporting character in the game. Struggling to prevent my death, I pave my way.

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