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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 172

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 172

The vision sphere that caused an explosion.

I was taken aback as well.

‘To think it would explode even though I only used this much aura.’

Compared to when I used up all my aura before, the extent of the explosion was minor, but the very fact that it exploded seemed surprising.

The examiner had an expression of difficulty understanding.

“Traction force and explosion…? How could such advanced applications…”

He soon seemed to realize that I had used an unorthodox method, muttering quietly.

“I see… You used a weapon spell.”

His gaze towards me had changed.

“I wondered why Rinoa Branford would select a failing student… There was indeed something.”

“…”

“Well, fine. Step back.”

The examiner gestured for me to leave, seemingly not wanting to delve any deeper.

It was because further testing was impossible since I had killed the beast with the explosion.

Among the students of Class 17 leaving the examination hall, my magic had become a topic of conversation.

“It exploded, they say! Is that even possible? Explosion-type magic is high-class magic, isn’t it?”

“That Wade, is he actually incredibly strong? It’s not for nothing that Countess Branford chose him, right?”

“Well, he danced amazingly well at the party too. If he knew he’d be selected anyway, maybe he didn’t need to try hard in the transfer exam.”

My evaluation was causing a stir.

Mello seemed unwilling to accept it.

“Stop talking nonsense! What, are you saying he’s on par with the specially admitted students or something?”

The specially admitted students referred to the elite among the transfer students.

It meant those who already had considerable skills due to their talent, or those who received recommendations from renowned magicians, or those chosen by royalty or high nobility.

The girl named Erina, who was Princess Rosa’s partner, was one of them, and Prince Joseph’s partner I met last time was also the same.

Their total number was eight. They belonged to Class 1 along with the nobles, and their classroom was even inside the royal palace.

That’s why there was no chance of meeting them.

To the students of Class 17, they were beings from another dimension.

“Anyway! It was a coincidence! The explosion just happened by chance! If not that, maybe the examiner helped because it looked dangerous when that guy rushed at the beast!”

Mello was throwing a fit.

I wasn’t particularly angry, but I considered beating him up once more in a secluded place because I didn’t like the sight of him. However, due to our exam ending early, a schedule was hastily arranged.

The martial arts practical exam, originally scheduled for tomorrow morning, could now be taken today as well.

Still, as time was limited, the exam was only for those who wished to take it.

Everyone else showed reluctance. Perhaps they didn’t want to get beaten first. Well, not many people would want to take an exam today that they could take tomorrow.

It was perfect for me. If I took the exam today, I could rest for the entire day tomorrow.

So, including me and Mello, only three people headed to the royal palace to take the martial arts practical exam.

* * *

Inside the royal palace.

Shujin Divine, the king of the Ellan Kingdom, nodded heavily.

“I hear this inspection of the Northern Continent was an ordeal. You’ve worked hard, Lord Lucretia.”

The woman with hair like a flowing waterfall of blue, Lucretia Akasha, replied with a stern expression, “Your Majesty, the Salvation Alliance is dangerous. Although we don’t know what they’re plotting right now, it’s clear they’re targeting us.”

“I have my suspicions. I’ve also taken measures. You don’t need to worry about that part.”

“Measures… Do you mean the matter with the Branford family? I thought it was strange too. Rinoa poisoning her parents and brother and taking over the title…”

To begin with, if she had committed such a filial impiety, the state wouldn’t have allowed her to inherit the title. Moreover, Rinoa is a woman. The fact that she inherited the title despite this meant that the state must have known something.

“Your Majesty, it’s presumptuous of me to say this without knowing the specific circumstances, but haven’t you placed too heavy a burden on Rinoa?”

“It will be a heavy burden. But that child came to me directly. I decided to respect her great resolve.”

“…”

“More than that, won’t you tell me about the Northern Continent? I’d like to hear your story.”

“There were many interesting aspects. Above all, there are many strong individuals in the Northern Continent.”

“Oh? For you to call them strong. Were they on par with you?”

“I ended up losing.”

“What!?”

The king was so surprised he jerked up in his seat.

“Surely you didn’t fight with all your might?”

“Well, I didn’t fight with all my strength… But in terms of pure martial skill, it was clear the opponent was several moves ahead. Probably the opponent wasn’t using their full power either. Even so, I lost, so there’s no room for excuses. It was my defeat.”

“Huh! I’ve heard there are many talented individuals in the Salvation Alliance, but…”

“It’s just that I’m lacking.”

“Hmm.”

The king paused for a moment.

“There’s one more reason I called you here today, besides the report on the Northern Continent inspection.”

“…”

“It seems you were expecting this. Yes, return to the Royal Guard. Just as your father did.”

“Your Majesty, I’ve told you many times…”

“Ah, but don’t misunderstand. Even though I say Royal Guard, I don’t intend to tell you to protect the royal family or give you trivial tasks.”

“What do you mean…?”

“Did you know my twin children have entered the Academy this time?”

“You mean Princess Rosa and Prince Joseph?”

“Yes. Become their teacher. You can also train at the Academy. It’s killing two birds with one stone, isn’t it?”

Lucretia barely managed to suppress her expression from darkening.

‘What is there for me to learn at the Academy at this point?’

She wanted to go out on dungeon raids. However, the king, as if protecting her, never ordered her to raid dungeons.

Seeing the king’s eyes, she instinctively knew this offer would be difficult to refuse.

‘It’s only for a few years anyway.’

Having been defeated by Ars in the Northern Continent, Lucretia accepted the king’s proposal with the intention of focusing on martial arts training.

“Haha, thank you. Then, would you meet the twins promptly?”

“Yes, I will obey your command.”

Lucretia sighed softly and headed towards where Princess Rosa was.

Since Prince Joseph was taking the magic practical exam, only Princess Rosa had free time.

Speaking of Princess Rosa, she was hearing something from a servant.

“Really? Wade is coming to the palace?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“Good, let’s go right away!”

“B-but Princess. Prince Joseph will be angry.”

“I won’t listen to that fool.”

“Then at least if you could take Erina with you…”

“Erina is taking the exam right now.”

Rosa sighed and nodded.

“Alright, then this will do, right?”

Princess Rosa covered her face with a cloak like a hood. The servant reluctantly nodded.

Rosa, unaware of Lucretia’s presence, headed towards the training ground on the outskirts of the palace with excited steps.

Intrigued by what was happening, Lucretia began to secretly follow her.

* * *

At the training ground located on the outskirts of the palace.

Six knights who appeared to be from the Royal Guard were waiting there.

In front of them were about 20 people, who seemed to be here to take the exam like us.

However, their reasons varied. Some couldn’t participate earlier due to illness, some had urgent schedules tomorrow, or some were excluded for causing disturbances during the exam.

Rinoa was one of them.

Standing there with a sullen expression, she widened her eyes when she saw me, then quickly blushed and turned her gaze away.

Seeing this, I could roughly grasp the situation.

“Really, you’re such a troublemaker, young lady. Who did you fight with this time?”

“Shut up.”

Although Rinoa was acting the part of a villain, she fundamentally had a strong pride and hot temper, often ending up in real fights while acting.

It was obvious who she had fought with today. On the opposite side was Lady Rowell, who had been constantly at odds with Rinoa.

Mello approached Rowell with an uncomfortable expression.

It seems Mello was Rowell’ partner transfer student.

‘Wait a minute.’

Come to think of it, I danced with Rowell at the first day’s party. And Rowell’ partner had danced with Rinoa and been humiliated.

‘That was Mello?’

Thinking about it that way, I could understand why Mello was hostile towards me.

“That’s enough chatting! We’ll begin the exam now. Come forward in groups of five!”

The exam method was simple. Five Royal Guard knights each took charge of one student and tested them.

Most matches were decided in just a few exchanges, so the exam time wasn’t very long.

Here, the discrimination between nobles and commoners became apparent.

While they went easy on the nobles, sparring for 30 or 40 exchanges, they crushed the commoners from the start.

It was like saving face for the nobles.

That’s why Rinoa and Rowell, who went first, received better evaluations than commoners who were actually much more skilled, as they sparred with the Royal Guard for 30 exchanges.

“Phew!” Rinoa sheathed her rapier and looked at me. “How was I?”

“How? Are you asking me to evaluate that flailing?”

“F-flailing!? You call my elegant thrusts flailing?” Rinoa soon snorts and laughs. “Hmph, fine. Let’s see how well you do, since you talk like that.”

I was assigned to the last group, the 4th.

Before that, the 3rd group, which included Mello, began their exam.

“Haaah!”

Mello managed to parry the examiner’s sword deftly, lasting for 23 exchanges. It was a top-tier performance among commoners.

The Royal Guard knight in charge of Mello nodded and gave advice.

“Well done. Next time, pay a bit more attention to your footwork.”

“Yes, sir!” Mello returned to his place triumphantly.

His partner, Rowell, sneered at Rinoa and me.

“…Wade, no matter how bad you are, try to last longer than that.” Rinoa said, insisting that I absolutely must not lose.

I shook my head. “That won’t be possible. There’s no way I could last 23 exchanges.”

“Well, that’s true, but… You, stop with the self-deprecation. It’s unsightly.”

“Self-deprecation? I wasn’t talking about myself.”

“What…?”

The last group, the 4th, was called.

I picked up a practice wooden spear and faced the Royal Guard knight.

The opponent was looking at me without any particular tension or sense of crisis.

“Then, begin!”

As the starting signal was given, the opponent rushed in.

Their level was truly insignificant.

Compared to the officers of Crossing, who are called the elite, this skill level would be at the very bottom of the lowest ranks.

To think such skill level was in the Royal Guard.

Whoosh! I lightly dodged the wooden sword the opponent swung, then stabbed at their stomach, neck, and head in succession.

It was fortunate that the practice wooden spear had a round pad on its tip, otherwise, these stabs would have been fatal.

Tak! Puk puk! The opponent managed to block the first attack aimed at the stomach, but failed to defend against the strikes to the neck and head, staggering from the impact.

I grabbed the collar of the staggering opponent, threw them to the ground, smashed their head into the floor, and subdued their back.

“Kuhek!?”

The Royal Guard knight groaned with their face planted on the ground.

As it all happened in a split second, the people around couldn’t understand what had just occurred.

Rinoa was frowning, and Mello was blinking in disbelief, unable to process the situation.

It must have been a shock to him.

After all, the Royal Guard knight he had fought so hard against for 23 exchanges was now pinned under me.

A total of 5 exchanges. As I expected, I couldn’t last until 23 exchanges.

“This is… The Royal Guard?” I found myself saying those words before I knew it.


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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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