The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 155
The evening of the second day of the trip.
Before meeting Eo, I urgently convened a family meeting with my mother, sister Julia, and Yumir.
In front of the three of them, I brought up the story about Eo.
Then, sister Julia shouted angrily, “You, the youngest one!”
“Ugh…”
It had been a rare occurrence to get scolded by my sister. It would probably take years, if not a decade, to find such a memory.
“The youngest one, I won’t say anything about you meeting another woman! But you should be more careful when Yumir is pregnant!”
“Uh, I’m very sorry. But the other side wanted to talk to me first…”
“No excuses!”
“Okay.”
My mother had a complicated expression.
“I know Mirabel is a good person and cares about you a lot. But these things shouldn’t be decided hastily. Do you understand? Your father had a similar situation, but he refused for my sake.”
Clearly, my father only has my mother as his wife.
What my mother was trying to say was that my current actions could hurt Yumir. I had nothing to say about that part.
When I glanced at Yumir, she, surprisingly or as expected, gave me a smile.
“I’m okay. I think it’s a miracle that I’ve such a kind of relationship with you. Even if you take in other wives, I will accept it.”
Seeing this, sister Julia hit her chest in frustration.
“Yumir, you’re too selfless! You should get angry and say Wasn’t I the only one you looked at?!”
“I’m not angry. Eonia is like a friend to me, and I know she will also make Ars happy. I’m actually happy that such a companion has come into Ars’ life.”
I met Yumir’s eyes and asked, “Are you really okay?”
“I’m okay. Besides, in my current state, I cannot satisfy your desires…”
“What are you talking about?!”
“Anyway, I’m really okay. So please answer Eonia comfortably.”
“Okay. I’m really… Sorry. And thank you.”
I went back to my room in the lodging, and just before midnight, a timid knock was heard.
“Come in.”
It was Eo, her face flushed like a boiled octopus. She rolled her eyes around and looked uneasy.
Then she suddenly launched into a tirade. “Please give me a child!”
“What?!”
Eo started rambling. “As a Valkyrie, I have an important duty to raise successors! If possible, I want to pass that on to my own child! I don’t want another relationship! If you just give me a child…”
It seemed to be her own compromise. She had hastily made the compromise, judging that a deep relationship was unlikely to happen.
“Calm down. Sit here first.”
I had Eo sit on the bed.
After she calmed down a bit, I brought up the conversation I had with Yumir.
Eo listened to the story with her eyes wide open.
“Is that really true?”
“Yes.”
“Ah…”
Eo didn’t know what to do.
Her cute appearance made me say, even though I knew it,
“Eo, you don’t dislike it, do you? But still, this is a bit…”
“I don’t dislike it!” Eo shouted. “I’ve been dreaming of it all along! So… Ah!”
The flustered Eo blushed again.
I gave her a reply. “I only recently realized it myself, but I also thought it would be nice if it became that way.”
“…!”
Eo’s body stiffened like a stick.
I kissed her and slowly eased her tension.
Eonia soon relaxed and entrusted her body to me.
* * *
On the third day of the trip.
I woke up late and stretched comfortably.
I glanced at the bed, but Eo seemed to have left early in the morning.
As I went outside the lodging, the refreshing air of the region filled my lungs.
I enjoyed the taste of the air, taking a deep breath several times.
Just then, a man who looked like a military officer approached me.
He was an informant sent by Juras.
“Mr. Wade, this is the result of the continental conference.”
It seems there was another diplomatic battle after the Balas incident. This was its content.
“As expected.”
The kingdoms had gone into a crouch.
The trigger was that the arch-enemies, Europe and Tunkai had signed a non-aggression pact.
With that, Svenner became difficult to move.
Now that Balas and Bülang had non-aggression treaties with all kingdoms, the only kingdoms Svenner could attack were Europe and Tunkai, but they had joined hands, so Svenner also found it difficult to move.
As a result, Svenner also had to wait for a change in Bülang, aiming for a time several years later.
“It seems there will be no war for at least 3 years… That’s Juras’ prediction.”
“Yes. The Prime Minister said so.”
“If he says so, it must be true. Thank you.”
“I just did what I had to do. Oh, and Mr. Wade. Juras has one more request for you.”
“What is it?”
“He requested that you provide escort for Princess Melodie.”
“Melodie?”
Now that I think about it, Estelle had said that Melodie was also invited.
“But an escort? Is that really necessary? This is Crossing’s land, after all.”
“The Prime Minister seems to have felt some bad premonition. When he has such intuitions, big events often happen.”
“Haha, I’m not a fortune-teller or anything. Anyway, I understand. Tell them to relax, I’ll make sure to send them back properly.”
There are quite a few people here now. Even if there were some bandits, they wouldn’t be able to ambush us.
I didn’t feel any particular sense of crisis.
There were no major issues in searching the elves’ secret storehouse either.
Yovis, the person in charge of the search team, nodded and said it would be okay for me to go in.
“I’m not sure how they built it, but it’s remarkably sturdy. It even has proper ventilation. If there’s enough food, you could live there for about a month without any problems.”
“Is that so? Then let’s go take a look inside.”
I decided to finish the brief exploration by the morning. After telling Anton, I went down with Yovis to the elves’ secret storehouse.
After descending the narrow spiral staircase for about 10 minutes, a large, antique-looking door came into view.
Opening the door, I saw the soldiers of the search team carefully excavating the items in the storehouse.
They were already experts, having secured the safety area. They had also set aside any valuable artifacts.
“You’re all working hard. Are these items safe to touch?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
There weren’t any particularly expensive treasures, but one thing caught my eye.
“This is…”
It was a magnificent spear used for ceremonial purposes.
It was about 1 meter long, and the craftsmanship was quite impressive.
Chesterians, who wield weapons with both hands, tend to use short spears rather than long ones, and this one was perfect for that.
Swoosh! Swinging it once, I liked it even more. It was light yet sturdy, and the spearhead was extremely sharp.
I buckled the sword I had at my waist onto my left hand to check the balance with both hands.
“Not bad at all. Okay, I’ll take this one.”
An unexpected find.
There were also many other treasures. I was planning to have them evaluated and brought up to the surface.
“Yovis, what do you think this place was used for?”
Yovis furrowed his brow.
“I hate to say this, but it doesn’t seem to be just a simple storehouse as you mentioned.”
“I figured as much.”
Looking at it, the lack of items was too much for a mere storehouse, and the central space was empty.
“It’s likely this was used for some kind of ritual.”
“Ritual…”
“Yes, many of the items being excavated seem to be for ritual use, like the spear you’ve taken.”
“…Is there a possibility it was a tomb?”
“A tomb?”
The elves who had mysteriously disappeared.
I wondered if this could be their secret tomb.
Yovis nodded, understanding my suggestion.
“That’s possible. If it was a memorial altar for the deceased, it would make sense. In that case, we should excavate further down.”
“Take your time.”
For now, searching this place was the priority.
“Captain! We’ve found something interesting!”
A search team member came running to where Yovis and I were. He was holding a book in his hand.
I was certain this would be an important clue.
I immediately took the book and started flipping through it, but I couldn’t read the characters.
Yovis said, “This is the elves’ writing. It may take some time to find someone who can interpret it, as there are few who can read the elven script nowadays.”
I thought of someone who could help.
‘Right, Bisketa would be able to read it!’
I immediately called for Bisketa to be brought over.
Since it was nearing noon, I instructed the soldiers searching to go up and have their meal.
Bisketa, who arrived quickly, showed great interest when I handed her the book.
She soon began interpreting the contents for me.
* * *
The vassals also knew that Ars had disappeared.
However, since Anton had also vanished, they simply assumed he was handling some other matter.
Suddenly, a man who appeared to be a Crossing officer came and took Bisketa away, and Eonia frowned with an overwhelming sense of unease.
‘What’s going on? Could it be…’
Did they go to explore that secret storehouse of the elves or something?
She had no right to stop them, but she hoped Ars wouldn’t go in there.
“Mirabel? Why are you like this? Your face is so pale.” Lysithea asked worriedly.
Feeling embarrassed that she had caused concern, Eonia forcibly changed her expression.
“I’ll be away for a moment.”
She didn’t want to go back to that elven forest, but she was worried about Ars.
Noticing her distress, Yumir asked, “Eo, is Ars doing something dangerous now?”
“I’m… Not sure.”
“…I see.”
“But… I think so.”
“I understand. Please guide the way. I’ll go with you.”
When Yumir said she would come, Ars’ mother Claire and Julia also joined.
With a growing group, the other companions who had nothing to do also decided to go and explore the elven forest.
When they arrived at the elven forest.
“Aaahhh!” Eonia collapsed, clutching her head.
The voice was resounding again. Eonia desperately resisted the overwhelming pressure that seemed to be taking away her sanity.
“Eonia!?”
“What is this…?”
Seeing Eonia’s extreme reaction, the others naturally began to worry that there might be danger where Ars was.
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