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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 136 Part 1

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 136 – Part 1

After the heated debate in the military science class ended.

As I leave the classroom, Sophia follows me. “Where are you going in such a hurry?”

“None of your business.”

I decided to bring some snacks, feeling sorry for Eo who must have been waiting. As I turned my steps towards the cafeteria, Sophia continued to follow.

“What is it? Do you have some business with me?”

“Not really… But since you’ve become my student, even if by chance, I thought we could have a chat.”

“Haa…. You really…. What are you thinking?”

My relationship with Sophia was the worst of the worst. In our first meeting, I killed Beckavia’s great general, causing Sophia great trouble. In our recent encounter, I had to suffer because of her.

Well, that war had Juras’ big picture, so Sophia’s choice wasn’t wrong.

Anyway, we’re not on friendly terms to have a warm conversation.

Nevertheless, Sophia smiled and showed interest in me.

“I’ve realized something recently. Our blood ally Alvard betrayed us, and we formed an alliance with Crossing, who had always been hostile… I thought that’s how things work between kingdoms. It’s the same with you. We were enemies in the Carrington battle, but we fought together in the Western battle, right? It means yesterday’s enemy can be today’s friend.”

“So? Are you saying you want to be friends with me?”

“Not exactly, but I’m saying I don’t intend to growl at you. It would only be tiring to do that with everyone.”

I agreed on that point.

With Sophia approaching like this, it was difficult to treat her coldly.

I also had something I was curious about, so I decided to engage in the conversation lightly.

“But why are you in a place like this?”

“You mean why I came as a teacher?”

“That’s right.”

I know Sophia is 23 years old. She’s a year younger than sister Julia or Olaf.

She sighs heavily and says, “It’s political circumstances. If my influence grows too much, it would trouble my eldest brother.”

“Your eldest brother would be the heir to the throne, I suppose.”

“That’s right.”

In other words, it’s like this. As Sophia started gaining the people’s trust, her elder brother, worried about his succession rights becoming precarious, sent Sophia to Fensillon Academy.

“Moreover, our Beckavia is in a situation where we need to raise our external reputation. So it’s an appropriate personnel decision. I go outside the kingdom, and my eldest brother prepares for the throne succession step by step inside the kingdom.”

“Phew, you’re having a hard time too.”

“That’s what I’m saying. …By the way, I heard you were going around with noisy escorts, but I don’t see even a nose of them now? What if someone attacks you?”

“Showing off ostentatiously is a kind of psychological warfare. Basically, they’re guarding in hiding. Actually, the situation is even tighter now. Want me to show you?”

“Ah, no! It’s fine.”

As we were talking, we arrived at the garden where Eo was waiting.

A crowd had formed in a circle around Eo. Everyone was busy looking at her.

Eo, who doesn’t pay attention to anyone but me, was meticulously analyzing her drawing tools, regardless of who was stealing glances at her.

“Eo. Let’s move to another place.”

“Ah…! Yes!”

It seemed Eo had asked Olaf to bring her things. The tools needed for drawing were well prepared. Especially noticeable large canvas that could capture a person’s full-size.

After cutting through the crowd to get her out, I apologized lightly. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you a spectacle. This person here just wouldn’t let me go.”

Sophia was dumbfounded, realizing that was the reason I was trying to leave.

I headed to an empty classroom with Eo.

Sophia, who had become curious, wanted to follow, but she had to prepare for another class, so she said we’d meet next time and left.

“It’s finally a bit quieter now. Let’s start right away.”

Thanks to sacrificing lunch time, we had about two hours to spare. Still, given the time constraints, I thought a good work wouldn’t come out, but it didn’t matter much.

Art, especially fine art, is very difficult to evaluate objectively.

There are cases where a landscape painting that an art student poured their heart into is less valuable than an abstract painting carelessly drawn by a kid, while the same painting can have different values depending on who interpreted it and how.

They say once you become famous, you get applause for whatever you do.

Even if the evaluation of the painting wasn’t good, I planned to use my authority to push it through.

‘By the way.’

Eo’s hand movements as she started painting were extraordinary.

It was as if an elephant was wielding a brush, her hand movements were so uninhibited.

Moreover, she finished sketching in less than 30 minutes and started coloring.

‘Ah, this is ruined.’

If a beginner who has never painted before does this, the outcome is predictable. Even if we overlook the sketch, handling paint freely is nearly impossible without innate talent.

‘Maybe an incredible abstract painting will come out.’

That would be fun to package in its own way, I thought.

“It’s done!”

A painting completed in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

If this were a painting on a small drawing paper, it might not be a big deal, but the height of the canvas was 2m. Completing that in 1 hour and 30 minutes, it was easy to guess what kind of painting it would be.

“Was it hard? Have some snacks.”

“I’m fine. When I thought about painting Ars’ portrait, I unconsciously became absorbed and didn’t feel tired at all.”

Eo seems satisfied, folding her arms and exhaling through her nose.

I approached her without much expectation and examined the painting.

“…Huh?”

That was the only reaction I could muster.

Because what was there transcended talent.

* * *

A painting class held in the Academy’s banquet hall.

It was such a popular class that there were over 300 participants.

Mostly noble young ladies participated, but there were also male nobles and some commoners.

Among them, 150 new students had their works displayed throughout the banquet hall, covered with cloth.

The second-year seniors were waiting for this moment, drooling with hyena-like faces.

I, who had roughly displayed my work, looked around.

‘There are three figures I can meet in this class….’

The most prominent one was Saint Alicia.

However, since she’s not a current Academy student, her appearances are quite erratic.

‘It seems the Saint isn’t visible today. As for the rest….’

There’s Maisen from the Rescue Squad and Helga the Iron Bird.

Both are second-year students, with Helga being from the Tunkai Kingdom.

I first focused on Helga.

Character grade SR, with a military power of 84, a quasi-elite warrior. Her specialties are mountain combat and espionage. In the game, she had a performance comparable to a lower version of Gaspar.

Usually, she just drew silently, so there weren’t many personal event interactions with her.

‘I’ll check on her first.’

After all, my main targets in this painting class were Maisen and Alicia.

Among them, Maisen seemed at a loss when she saw me. There was no longer any sign of anger in her eyes.

Eventually, as if wanting to apologize, she approached me hesitantly. “Um… Sir. Wade?”

“Please speak comfortably. I’m just a student here. You don’t need to call me Sir. Wade.”

“T-Then… Junior Elaine?” Maisen, having heard the situation from Olaf, was extremely cautious in dealing with me.

She looked around and whispered, “Baeolaf… I heard from Sir. Olaf. That you spread those rumors to gain his power.”

“Rather than simply borrowing power, we formed an alliance. You know that he’s not the type to lend his strength just because someone asks, right?”

“Yes, he’s not someone who would betray his kingdom for such a trivial reason…”

“In that sense, you’ll have to make a choice too, senior. Will you stay in Europe and oppose Olaf? Or… Well, I believe Olaf has explained this part well.”

“…”

Maisen didn’t know what to do. While her reason seemed to be at the stage of contemplation, her heart had already decided to follow Olaf, as it was wavering.

‘I wanted to change her mind slowly if possible, but…’

There’s no such luxury now with the story progressing rapidly.

After all, according to the story, the Academy will be destroyed and disappear due to an unidentified force.

If that point is brought forward, we don’t know how long we can stay at the Academy.

“Yes… I’ll think about it deeply.”

This is already as good as recruitment complete. You can tell just by looking at how she followed Olaf to Ars in the game.

As I was talking with Maisen, I noticed that attention was now focused on me.

Just as I had been observing Helga and Maisen. Most of the students were now watching me, Wade. Moreover, since I was talking with the young lady of the Roypier ducal family, the level of attention only increased.

I could see Erina and Estelle staring at me from afar. At least they seemed to understand that I was talking as Wade, not as Ars.

Usually, they would have rushed over immediately, but they’re not doing so now.

And there’s another person doing the same. A woman looking at me with a meaningful smile.

“Ahem!”

The teachers in charge of the painting class cleared their throats to draw attention.

“Please stand in front of your own work. We’ll be starting the event soon.”

At those words, Maisen returned to her place with a start.


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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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