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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 176

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 176

Following Gaspar, I met another of my vassals.

Dorofei continued with a smile that was both joyful and somewhat bitter.

“I’m relieved to see you’re doing well.”

“Dorofei, you too.”

There was a mountain of things I wanted to ask. From how he had been doing, to why he was wearing the Salvation Alliance Academy uniform.

But it seemed Dorofei felt the same way.

“Could you tell me your story first? I want to hear about you.”

As I was the focal point, Dorofei seemed to think I would have the most information.

Ukon, who had been listening nearby, smiled and said, “So you were friends. I’ll leave you alone so you can catch up freely.”

“Ah, Ukon. Thanks. I went to the square. Makson said he didn’t need my help, but… Still, let me know if you need any assistance.”

“It’s fine! If Mr. Wade steps in, sales might increase slightly, but that might attract people who don’t care about the book’s content. Unless sales are really poor, leave it to us.”

“Alright.”

“Yes, then!”

Ukon went to the workshop, presumably to attend to the remaining work.

Left alone with Dorofei, I explained the situation up until now, one by one.

Dorofei nodded.

“I see. The elves’ transfer magic circle… To think that my following you out of worry for you, Ars, would turn into such a big mistake.”

“That’s why I told you not to come in… Maybe I should have warned you more strongly.”

“It can’t be helped. You’re loved by many people. Your mother and sister were there too. With you exploring suspicious ruins and even Eonia causing a commotion, of course they would worry.”

“Sigh! Even if we say it can’t be helped since it’s already happened, it’s still troublesome. There are too many missing people.”

“You said Senior Gunther and Mr. Gaspar were found, right?”

“That’s right. But Gunther has gone out of contact again.”

“Hmm… We need to think of a way.”

“For now, I’ve asked a favor from the young lady of the family I’m indebted to. I’m waiting for that information.”

Dorofei nodded.

He seemed to agree with the overall response to the search for the missing people.

However, he added a footnote.

“Ars, I think that method is a bit insufficient in the current situation.”

“…What do you mean?”

Dorofei was a clever friend. He might lack talent for the military, but his academic talent was among the best of our peers.

I listened attentively to his opinion.

“Before I explain that, I’d like to tell you my story. How I came to join the Salvation Alliance.”

“…”

Dorofei began by saying that he had been transferred to the Western Continent.

“At first, I was so flustered I didn’t know what to do. I thought I should look for other people, but that’s not as easy as it sounds. I couldn’t communicate well with the people here either. So I changed my approach.”

“Changed your approach?”

“Yes, I decided not to move on my own. Moving around carelessly might make it harder for you to find me, Ars, and more importantly, even if I met you, I would only be a burden.”

“A burden? You shouldn’t think like that…”

“Of course you would think that way, but what’s the reality? Even now, what help could I offer if I met you? If just being together would be helpful, that’s one thing, but I thought it would be better to build up my own strength. Hoping that you would find others first, Ars.”

So Dorofei decided to focus on improving his skills rather than actively searching for me or other missing people.

“At first, I helped villagers with farming while learning the language. During that process, I happened to build a relationship with someone from the Salvation Alliance. That connection allowed me to enter the Alliance Academy.”

“That easily? Wasn’t there an entrance exam or something?”

“The Alliance Academy has tough competition after admission, but the entrance requirements aren’t strict. If you show talent for magic or have good attributes, they just accept you.”

“So you had magical talent, Dorofei.”

“No, my magical talent doesn’t seem to be outstanding… They say I was born with good attributes.”

“Attributes? What kind?”

“Time and space.”

“What…!?”

A mage born with time and space attributes. A rare resource that might appear once among all new academy students, if at all.

Why a rare resource? Because they can use the salvation movement magic devised by the great sage Vindalin.

It’s these time & space attribute mages who create and distribute magic scrolls for this salvation movement magic.

As such, they’re treated as national resources.

“Thankfully, the Alliance is providing me with various conveniences. It’s thanks to that that I was able to come to this festival in Baien. I insisted on coming to such a big festival, hoping I might meet someone. I didn’t expect to find you right away, Ars. I was so surprised to see your book being sold in the square!”

“Haha….”

It seems you’ve already found one person with that book. That alone made it worth it.

“To bring the conversation back to finding the missing people. I think there might be more cases like mine. There will be people actively looking for you, hoping you’ll come find them, but on the other hand, there will be those who think they can endure and want others to be found first.”

“Hmm….”

It was convincing.

It was easy to understand when comparing the extremes of Erina and Estelle.

Estelle might be looking for me, but Erina might have decided to focus on building her strength for now, hoping my family would be found first.

“Ars, the method you’ve taken is to wait for others to come find you, right?”

“That’s right. For now, I’ve dispatched Gaspar and Gunther though.”

“I think it’s a good method. But that alone will have its limitations.”

“Now that I hear you say it, I suppose you’re right. I hope publishing the book will work out well.”

“Ah, that! That was good. Can you get me some copies when you go back later? I’ll distribute them to my friends too.”

“…So you are going back to the Alliance Academy after all.”

“Yes, I can’t just quit. And….”

Dorofei hesitated, as if it was difficult to say.

Finally, he speaks as if to comfort me.

“I’m not sure how to say this, but I’m enjoying life here. I don’t need to talk about politics, or worry about family matters or issues with my fiancé. So Ars, you don’t need to feel any strange guilt.”

While it was meant to comfort me, it sounded more like self-justification.

I couldn’t help but ask. “Dorofei, don’t you want to return to the Calliper Kingdom?”

“…”

“If that’s the case….”

“I will go back. If I don’t return, Lynette will be sad.”

“Who?”

“Lynette. Don’t you know?”

“Who was that again…?”

“Ha!”

Dorofei makes an exasperated expression and says, “She was your partner at the victory party for the Beckavia War!”

“…Ah! The young lady from the Feland family!”

“Yes! Geez, how could you forget that?”

“Sorry. It was a fleeting encounter. But why are you and her…?”

“Well, we came to like each other. Remember when I mediated between the Feland family and the army during the war with Bülang?”

“Right, that happened.”

“It was a bit then. Haha…. It was hasty, given that things weren’t settled with my fiancé yet. Lynette must be beside herself thinking I’ve disappeared.”

“Oh my. If that’s the case, you definitely need to find a way back.”

“Yes, I have to go back.”

Dorofei looked regretful, but I could give him some good news.

“Don’t worry too much. After I unify the continent, I’ll figure out a way to remove that barrier.”

“What!? Really?”

“Really. So Dorofei, don’t get caught up in something like the Salvation Alliance, just trust me and follow along.”

“Of course!”

Dorofei smiled brightly, as if a long-standing worry had been resolved.

After that, we continued to discuss plans for the future for a while.

* * *

Dorofei decided to leave the next day at lunch. It seems he wasn’t in a position to stay at the festival for long in the first place.

Dorofei agreed to take charge of the search in the northern part of the western continent.

As a student of the Academy, he can’t actively search, but it seems possible for him to gather information.

“Still, it’s strange. That I’m from the Alliance Academy and you, Ars, are from the Royal Academy.”

The two academies were on such bad terms they could be called mortal enemies.

“Hmm, if that’s the case, could there be people in the local academies in the south and north as well?”

“That doesn’t sound like a joke.”

Local academies were subordinate institutions.

In the Ellan Kingdom, for example, there were two local academies in the southern continent, mostly attended by commoners. You could say it’s where those who failed to enter the Royal Academy go.

“I should look into that later.”

“Hmm, I’m not sure about that. Ars, you’re so indifferent to the people around you…”

Dorofei continues, as if nagging.

“I think you should properly check the Royal Academy before that.”

“Why bother?”

“How many of the new academy students do you know by name?”

“…I think it’s less than 10.”

“Just as I thought! Geez, I knew it. Okay? Before checking the local academies, make sure to properly check your classmates first!”

“Alright.”

“Is that a promise?”

Dorofei left after cautioning me several times.

Although it’s unlikely that an acquaintance of mine would appear among my classmates at this point, I decided to pay a little attention to it, given Dorofei’s advice.

The consultation with Dorofei was a great help in determining the future direction.

‘There will be people who move passively, huh.’

I decided to categorize based on personality types.

First, there are those who would actively search for me or try to make their location known.

‘Master Ilya, Estelle, Eonia, Lysithea, Aggert…. Is that about it?’

The rest are people who would likely make a cool-headed judgment and focus on building their strength for now, rather than risking danger to find me.

Most of the non-combat personnel seemed to fall into this category.

It was chilling to think that even Yumir might be like that. Thinking that her pregnant self might become a burden.

‘If I just chase rumors, I might miss the timing.’

I needed to spread my name widely while deploying people for a full-scale search to make sure.

Publishing the book was part of that, but it wouldn’t be enough on its own.

I decided to consult Rinoa about the method.

“A way to make your name known? Well, the only way is to make a name for yourself as a hero or adventurer.”

Conquering dungeons and reclaiming lost land from monsters. Rinoa insisted that this was the most efficient way.

It’s a risky endeavor, but it’s equally efficient.

“Hero… Since you’re not a noble, let’s say adventurer. Anyway, after solving a few issues, people will want to request you for dungeon subjugation. This world has a high demand for such things due to periodic upheavals. Your name will spread naturally that way.”

“What if I want to make a name for myself in a short time?”

“You’d have to conquer a notorious dungeon.”

“Is that really the only way?”

That’s how it is. Just as waging war was the most efficient way to make a name for oneself in our continent, here too, one must build fame in the war against monsters.

“I guess there’s no choice…. I should start by creating a guild first….”

“What are you talking about?”

Rinoa says, as if dumbfounded.

“Creating an adventurer’s guild is forbidden in our kingdom. Didn’t you know?”

“Huh? Really?”

“Really. You didn’t even investigate that?”

“I naturally thought it was possible. Why is that?”

“Because of the precedent set by the Salvation Alliance, which declared independence from the kingdom. So adventurer’s guilds are not allowed. Even mercenary guilds need permission from the state to subjugate dungeons. It’s inefficient in many ways.”

Come to think of it, it was the same on the island where I first fell. No matter how much we cried out, the kingdom wouldn’t send anyone. They said the kingdom was completely sluggish.

It seems that was the reason. With only one coordinating body in the state, inefficiencies arise in operations.

“So does that mean I have to go to the Salvation Alliance to create a guild?”

“That’s not a guild, but an alliance. And even there, the procedure for establishing a new alliance would be quite complicated, I think.”

“Ugh.”

“Well, if your goal is dungeon subjugation, there might be a way…”

“What is it?”

“Recently, to improve efficiency, they’ve delegated some authority to the academies. If you create a club at the academy, it might function similarly to a guild, I think.”

“A, a club…?”

It feels like the weight of the matter has suddenly decreased.

A club for dungeon subjugation.

Apparently, there are already dozens of such clubs at the Royal Academy. Of course, they weren’t created by freshmen.

“Ah, but it would still be difficult. In the end, you’d need a supervisor who can get permission from the higher-ups for dungeon subjugation. Neither you nor I know such a person, right?”

“…No. If that’s the case, I do know one person.”

“You do?”

I’m not sure if she’d agree, but if I could persuade her well, it might be possible.

Strike while the iron is hot, as they say.

I immediately headed to where Lucretia was.


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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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