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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 153

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 153 

I finished my interview with Juras and boarded the carriage heading towards Rainpol. In my arms, I held the magic research journal given to me by Juras.

‘The magic research journal left behind by a man named Azkiel Rodius…’

I surmised that this magic research journal must play an important role, since it has been revealed that Ars is the protagonist.

Initially, I thought the core of the story was the conflict between the hardliners and moderates of the Fensillon Empire, but the hardliners had long since been extinguished. Only Ars, the descendant of the moderates and magic research faction, remained.

The revival of magic seems to be one of the ultimate goals of the game’s storyline. The fact that the kings of various kingdoms possess the four research journals suggests that Ars will set out to unify the continent and collect these four books one by one as part of the game’s story.

The situation has become quite complicated. The book in my hands is the final volume. By skipping the game’s storyline, changes have occurred. I wondered if I could read the 4th volume without reading the 2nd and 3rd, but it seemed there would not be much difference.

Fortunately, the author, Azkiel Rodius, left hints about past events in the preamble of the 4th volume.

– The experiment on beastmen ultimately failed due to the rebellion led by an experimental subject named Melchior. Most of the experimental subjects escaped, so we immediately issued a warrant for their arrest. If the content of this experiment were to be made public, we would face strong condemnation, even though the targets were beastmen.

Experiments on beastmen. That must have been the content of volumes 2 and 3.

I couldn’t help but frown.

– The escapees were clever. They seemed to have judged that there was no safe place for them within the continent, so they fled westward. I immediately advocated a punitive expedition to the west, but due to the internal turmoil, it was not accepted. As a result, I had no choice but to cover up the incident by controlling the information. I completely blocked all information coming from the west to the continent. Fortunately, this matter could be covered up in that way. Later, I heard that the escaped beastmen settled in a region called Diellum in the west.

Gaspar said that the Diellum began to degrade rapidly at some point.

The place that was merely a refuge for the beastmen had turned into a misanthropic group.

Experiments on beastmen, with the escapees settling in Diellum. Now the reason for their fury made sense.

If Juras was considered the source of all evil, then this Azkiel Rodius was also a similar figure.

– In the end, we gained nothing from the experiments on the beastmen. Furthermore, we had already found another target: the existence of pure-blooded elves. Although the Kuravel Kingdom was inaccessible, there were other places. After investigating, we found that there were pure-blooded elves living in the mountainous regions of the northwest, the Florand tribe. Since this was an accessible area, I immediately sent troops there.

Lysithea’s hometown. Ash also said he grew up there in his childhood.

– It’s annoying. The investigation revealed that the five pure-blooded elves who were here had left just a few months ago. Worse, their destination was the Kuravel Kingdom, so tracking them is impossible. In the meantime, while searching the Florand tribe for clues about magic, I came across some very interesting information. It was not about magic, but rather a contemplation on this world. In a book written by an elf, it said, ‘This world is divided by God and is round in shape’.

It was like the reaction of an ancient person hearing that humans can fly in airplanes.

– It was ridiculous. The world is round? Nonsense! If that were the case, wouldn’t a ship departing from the north of the continent be able to reach the south by sailing straight? But that has never happened! In the past, the exploration ships that were sent out were shattered and fell off the edge of the world. So the idea of the world being round is impossible.

The edge of the world? It was a story I had never heard before.

“Olaf.”

“Yes?”

I asked him as he lay in the carriage, humming a tune. “Is there an end to this world?”

“What are you talking about?”

When I explained about the sea, 

Olaf nodded ambiguously.”I’ve vaguely heard such a story before. They say that ships that venture out to the open sea never return. That they fall off the edge of the world and disappear.”

I also knew that this world had not succeeded in circumnavigating the globe through exploration, but I had only thought that the exploration ships simply failed to return.

However, listening to the details, it seemed different. He spoke as if there was some kind of wall that existed.

-I was captivated by that alluring hypothesis. In fact, if you think about the flow of currents, the hypothesis of the world being round fits better. Moreover, if the world were flat, what would be the horizon visible from the edge of the world? What would be there? I started to formulate more and more hypotheses and set out to verify them. And I was convinced. This world is indeed round, and there is another world beyond the seas.

Azkiel, who had approached the truth of science beyond magic.

That’s why he claimed it.

-I requested the Emperor to undertake a massive exploration of the New Continent. It would be different from the attempts so far. We would use hundreds of ships to break through the edge of the world. Even if only one ship managed to get through, confirming the existence of another world would be a triumph for humanity! However, the real power had already fallen into the hands of the hardliners who opposed the research of magic. It seemed that it would take quite some time to organize the expedition to the New Continent.

The journal ended there.

The rest of the story was as I knew it.

The hardliners took power, and the New Continent exploration fizzled out, with its scale greatly reduced. I couldn’t even tell if the expedition had actually set out.

‘The New Continent…?’

It would be natural to think it exists. I had unequivocally believed it existed.

But I didn’t think there would be civilized people living there. If there were that advanced people, they would have visited our continent first.

At most, there might be natives similar to us or at a primitive level.

But what if there really was a wall called the edge of the world? What if it had prevented mutual exchange?

“…”

I felt a sense of foreboding that some kind of event was about to occur.

* * *

Upon returning to Rainpol, I immediately headed to the Dalia estate to meet Yumir, who was resting there. She was now three months pregnant, and her belly was slowly starting to show, though it was still hidden by her clothes.

“Young master, welcome back. …Ah!?”

Overwhelmed by various emotions, I embraced her tightly. It wasn’t enough, but with others around, I restrained myself.

“Whew! Whew! Our baby is all grown up now!”

Sister Julia teased me with a whistle. The other family members also smiled warmly.

After explaining the situation to my family, I decided to take Yumir and leave immediately. Mother and Sister Julia suggested staying overnight, but I politely declined and quickly returned to my estate.

Without needing to be mindful of others, I did not hesitate to kiss Yumir. She warmly accepted it.

However, it seems even in my own estate, I was not without prying eyes.

“Ahem!”

An uncomfortable throat-clearing sound came from the reception room. I was startled.

“Rutger!?”

Estelle and Eonia were also there. Estelle had a dazed expression on her face. Eonia also looked surprised.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to pry,” said Rutger.

“Ah, no.”

It was my fault for engaging in amorous behavior in the living room.

It seems Rutger had just come out of the reception room and noticed that I had arrived. He must have felt embarrassed after immediately witnessing the amorous behavior.

“Oh, what brings you here today?”

“Well, I actually came to ask you something about the academy. I’m sure you’re well aware that the Fensillon Academy has closed down.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“I heard that Crossing proposed establishing a new high academy in Rainpol as an alternative. A joint academy between Calliper, Crossing, and Beckavia, so to speak.”

Come to think of it, Juras did mention something like that.

Establishing a joint academy to replace the Fensillon Academy. There were several candidate locations, and Rainpol on the border between Calliper and Crossing was one of them.

“Bisketa Kren asked me to come and inquire about that with you.”

“Ah, if that’s the case, you should ask Olaf… Oh.”

Now that I think about it, Olaf had gone to Europe right after returning here to handle some matters related to Meissen.

“Hmm! If you’re busy, we can talk about it another time. I’m sorry for interrupting during a heated moment. But perhaps it’s best not to get too heated, especially when dealing with a pregnant woman…”

“Ah, I understand! Alright, let’s talk about the work then!”

I led Rutger and Estelle to the reception room, leaving Yumir with Eo.

However, the conversation didn’t progress smoothly. I was flustered by the embarrassing situation I had found myself in.

Moreover, Estelle was staring intently at my lips, making it even harder for me to focus.

Eventually, she spoke to me.

“Lord Ars, you’re… More assertive than usual. It’s quite different from your normal self, so I was quite surprised.”

“Gah!”

I forced myself to focus on the work at hand.

After returning to Rainpol, I had to deal with a backlog of tasks.

Now that Wade’s identity had been revealed, it didn’t seem strange for me to openly handle Rainpol’s affairs.

There was even a Crossing administrator who brought documents directly to me.

The main task at hand was the matter of the high school academy that Rutger had mentioned. We needed to have it completed within at least two weeks to accommodate the displaced students from the Fensillon Academy.

Fortunately, there was already an academy under construction, built for the people of the Kuravel Kingdom. The initial design was large enough to accommodate the high school as well.

This would result in an integrated academy covering elementary, middle, and high school, but I actually thought this was a more ideal arrangement.

“Not a bad idea. Why don’t we consider integrating the elementary and middle school academies as well?” said Sophia Veron.

Since Beckavia was also involved in this academy project, she was visiting Rainpol as the representative of Beckavia.

Curious about the state of my administration of Rainpol, Sophia decided to stay for a few days.

With Ash also visiting to meet Lysithea, and Erina and Dorofei here as student representatives from Calliper, most of my acquaintances were gathered here.

‘This is a good opportunity.’

I was thinking of organizing some kind of unity event.

For the next 2-3 years, there would likely be no war. What I could do during that time was focus on recruiting talented individuals and promoting internal unity.

While recruiting talent was important, internal unity was far more crucial. If my vassals couldn’t even get along with each other, what good would recruiting outsiders do?

As I was pondering this, Eonia approached me.

“Lord Ars.”

“Hm?”

Eonia was pouting her lips, as if she had been holding back for a long time and could no longer restrain herself. She seemed angry.

I was a little worried that she would get angry at me, but it turned out to be a rather minor issue.

“When are you going to give a congratulatory speech?”

“Congratulatory speech? Ah… Come to think of it, I haven’t done that yet.”

I didn’t really feel the need to, since there wasn’t any major achievement by any of my vassals.

I didn’t have any prepared gifts either.

“It’s been a week already, you know. You can just let it slide this time.”

“Ah…! That’s just…”

Eonia’s expression became one of utter despair. I don’t know why she was so shocked, but her eyes even seemed to be welling up with tears.

I quickly backtracked.

“…I was just joking. Of course I’ll do it.”

“Phew!”

I decided to combine this award ceremony and unity event.

I was planning to visit the ruins of the Kuravel Kingdom again to try and find some clues about magical research.

It would be lonely to go alone, so I decided to bring along my vassals, as well as Sophia and Ash, who had participated in the war.


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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

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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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