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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 57 Part 1

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 57 – Part 1

As soon as the order to mobilize troops for war was issued, the nobles began to move busily.

This mobilization of troops by royal decree had a minimum number of troops to be dispatched according to rank, and barons were required to bring at least 500 troops.

We decided to bring only the minimum of 500 men. Although we had gained some leeway after moving to Rainpol, we decided not to show off since we didn’t have an abundance of food.

Brother Ferge was to be the captain of that unit.

I decided to gather only my close officers and join Brother Ferge’s unit, but a problem arose.

“I’m thinking of deciding who will go out to this war.”

The vassals gathered in one place after a long time.

“There’s a possibility that no actual combat will occur in this war, and above all, since I’m not going out as a commander, I don’t think I’ll be commanding many soldiers. So I’d like some people to remain in Rainpol to take care of internal affairs and public safety. First, is there anyone who wants to stay in Rainpol?”

Then Anton cautiously raised his hand.

“My lord, I will go to the battlefield. But Ilya…”

“Why, Master?”

“Well…”

Unusually hesitant, Anton. To this, Master Ilya sighed softly and said, “Ars, would it be alright if I stayed in Rainpol?”

“I’m surprised, Master. I thought you’d want to go to the battlefield. I wanted to take you with me if possible.”

“I’m sorry. It seems a bit difficult right now… No, it might be possible, but I think it’s right to be cautious no matter what.”

“What’s the matter?”

At this point, Gaspar chuckled. “Kuhaha! I wondered why her sharpness had disappeared, so that was it. Well, if you’re having a child, you’d naturally be reluctant to go to the battlefield.”

“A child!?”

Thinking about it, maybe it’s obvious. They were so passionate after all.

“Master, is it true?”

“…Yes. It’s been about two months now.”

Everyone was surprised by the news of Master’s pregnancy.

“Congratulations, Master.”

“Haha…”

It seemed like the first time I’d seen Master’s embarrassed expression.

“Thank you. It might be odd to say this now, but could you help me name the child when the time comes? I’d like to ask you, who brought Anton and me together.”

“Of course I should help. But if you’re having a child, you should have a wedding ceremony soon too.”

“Why would I want to do such empty formalities?”

“I don’t think Anton feels that way? I’d like it too if possible.”

“Ugh…! I-I’ll think about it.”

Due to the sudden happy news, Master not being able to join caused the personnel selection to become complicated.

I had planned to leave Rutger behind and bring Master, but with Master staying, I had to rearrange the combination.

“Eo, in this situation, I think it’s best if you stay. It might be difficult for Master alone, so stay and connect with Ms. Bisketa.”

“Ugh, I want to go with you, Ars.”

“I understand how you feel, but…”

As we were discussing, Rutger nodded and said, “We can’t let a pregnant woman struggle after all. I’ll take full charge of Rainpol’s internal affairs. I’ve recently gotten acquainted with Bisketa Kren too, so it should be fine. Anfei. You can rest easy without worrying about work.”

To this, Anton sincerely thanked Rutger and paid his respects.

“Hmm, alright. Then Master, please just help a little with managing public safety. Absolutely don’t overdo it. For the rest – Eonia, Yumir, Gaspar, Anton. You four will come with me.”

This selection, where Rutger and Master who had made great achievements in the last war were omitted, and Yumir and Gaspar newly joined, how to utilize them was entirely up to me.

* * *

Returning to the mansion with the selected retainers, Brother Ferge was waiting.

Brother Ferge had about 500 professional soldiers under his command, which when combined with our territory’s forces, would be about 1,000. This would be enough to easily carry out a tactical maneuver.

“To command a unit of nearly a thousand… Even 500 is overwhelming.”

“Well, won’t it be fine?”

“Yeah. If you help me, Ars, it’ll be nothing.”

“I’m just assisting. The core of unit command ultimately depends on how much the subordinate officers can do. If you don’t mind me asking, are there any reliable officers in your unit, Brother Ferge?”

“Subordinates I can boast about to you…”

It seems there aren’t any.

Well, capable officers tend to line up for units led by influential noble families.

Unless they have great loyalty, they don’t stay in unremarkable units. If they make a mistake, their path to promotion could be blocked.

“Then it’s going to be troublesome.”

Yumir was good at espionage but couldn’t command an army, and Eonia was good at assault tactics but poor at defense or disruption operations. Her subordinate management skills were also lacking.

Gaspar could command an army, but being a pure-blooded beastman, he was likely to face resentment from the soldiers.

That’s why I wanted to bring in master who is skilled in small-scale command, but this time it couldn’t be helped.

‘It would be better to leave it to Eo.’

Still, she’s much better than an ordinary officer.

While I was thinking this, unexpected support arrives.

“Lord Wade, I present my greetings. I am Elbury Colton.”

The man said this while kneeling on one knee. Behind him, men in the same attire were following.

“Following Lord Juras’s orders, we will act as your arms and legs in this war.”

As if knowing my situation, Juras had sent 20 of his military officers to support me.

“My lord, I requested these men.” It was Anton’s words.

“It’s my fault that Ilya couldn’t come to the battlefield, so I asked King Parain to help ease your burden.”

“I see…”

These men carried an extraordinary aura. They didn’t seem like simple officers.

“…If I may ask for reference, what were your original ranks?”

“I was leading 5,000 soldiers. The same goes for the other officers.”

“Now that I think about it, you look familiar.”

“Yes, we received your command in the last Carrington battle.”

These were elite among elite officers. Just two or three promotions away from becoming generals.

“Th-the unit commanders of Crossing!?”

Brother Ferge couldn’t close his gaping mouth. Given their previous ranks, they were several levels above Brother Ferge .

Their joining was reassuring, but on the other hand, it was also concerning.

‘The matter that King Parain is hiding… As long as I don’t know about it, I don’t want to keep Crossing’s people close, except for Anton.’

However, Juras seemed to have foreseen even that.

Elbury says, “Furthermore, Lord Juras told us to relay this message. He said that if you wish, he will tell you everything you’re curious about after this war ends.”

“…!?”

Even Anton widened his eyes at this and didn’t know what to do.

“Is that true! Did Lord Juras really say that!”

“Yes, he did.”

“How can that be! King Parain wouldn’t just let that happen!”

But soon he lowered his head as if resigned. Then he said to me, “Huu…! My lord, when that time comes, I too will tell you everything.”

“Alright. I don’t know how significant it is, but I understand. For now, Anton, please command these men.”

“Yes, sir!”

Anton, now with about 20 officers under his command, was able to complement his weakness in unit command and tactical ability with these officers, transforming into an excellent fierce general.

“Ugh…!”

Eo, sensing a crisis, was glaring at them warily.

Soon she whispers to me.

“Lord Ars, you shouldn’t trust those guys. They’re clearly spies planted by Crossing to monitor us.”

Eo was fully displaying her tendency as a sly official.

Rather than truly trying to sow discord, it seems she was just expressing her antipathy towards Crossing and trying to check Anton.

“Thanks for worrying, but it’s okay. I’m taking that into account sufficiently.”

“Yes…”

Eo pouts, looking sulky.

On the other hand, Brother Ferge had been unable to contain his excitement from earlier.

After all, nominally, Anton and his adjutants had joined Brother Ferge’s unit.

“I… I have the Red Knight Anton… As my adjutant…”Brother Ferge couldn’t continue his words.

 Anton bows his head and says, “Don’t worry. My subordinates and I are prepared to carry out any order.”

“That’s why I’m more worried… Whether I can command properly or not…”

Whatever the case, their joining was helpful to us who had been worried about the absence of adjutants.

I decided to quickly produce uniforms to hide their identities. After all, they couldn’t just wear Crossing’s uniforms.

Eo, Yumir, and Gaspar also needed uniforms and helmets to disguise their identities, so I was thinking of making them all wear black combat uniforms. However, Eo was being stubborn about the color.

“I don’t like the color of bats. I want pure white.”

Eo was whining while subtly taking shots at Anton. Yumir wanted light green for easy camouflage, and Gaspar wanted earth color.

“This isn’t some squadron… Anyway, I understand.”

Eo received her white uniform and was beaming with joy.

Seeing the white, black, green, and brown uniforms lined up together, I felt a bit dumbfounded.

‘Since I’m gray, does this make five of us?’

I thought that we might end up forming a Power Rangers team later.

After fitting the uniforms, Brother Max finished organizing the 500 or so private soldiers from our territory, so I decided to head to Burek, the army’s gathering place, following Brother Ferge.


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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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  1. Jay Crowler says:

    The Author is speedrunning through Ilya and Anton’s relationship.

  2. lazyc97 says:

    They are already near 30, they don’t need games and bitter sweet romance story like teenagers.

  3. RoxasKn says:

    Is not the usual power ranger color, but yes they are gonna morph into power rangers.

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