Royal Road of the Extra Scribe

67

Having finished the battle, I was stationed in the Galarn Mountains, observing the surrounding situation.

“Report! Crossing has occupied the key point in the skirmish with Eroupe’s army at the Riatt Plain, driving out the enemy!”

“Urgent news! The allied forces of Albad and Bechabia are advancing! Svenner has abandoned the Elone Plain and retreated significantly! It seems Svenner’s army is concerned about us flanking them!”

Victorious reports echoing like ripples in the water.

With this, the war took a turn.

As the main story goes, the allied forces of Byurang emerged victorious.

“I might even consider shifting to an offensive at this rate.”

Sure enough, signs of an offensive were evident in the Byurang camp.

Although it was a reasonable choice, I couldn’t shake off a sense of unease.

It seemed that this war was entangled with various factors, not as straightforward as it appeared.

“The sudden appearance of the Western immigrants… They might hold the key to this war.”

That’s why I called for Eo before any action was taken.

“Alss, did you summon me?”

“Yes, I have a favor to ask.”

“Is it about the operation? Perhaps assigning me as the vanguard for a pursuit?”

“No, it’s personal. Eo, I need you to go back to Rainfall immediately and bring me a book.”

“A book…?”

“It’s a somewhat special book. It’s not in the library but in the back of my wardrobe. It should say ‘Athena War Tales’ on the cover. There are two volumes, bring them both.”

That book was no ordinary one.

To prevent my memories from fading, I had transcribed the main story I remembered into it.

There might be clues about the three swords I remembered in that book.

Eo tilted his head.

“If it’s something like that, wouldn’t it be better to ask Yumir? He’s the one who manages your room after all.”

“Yumir… I have other plans for him.”

Revealing its contents to others was not desirable.

It contained not only the main story but also personal fate events of each armed individual. To outsiders, the book’s contents might seem like a prophecy or something written by a delusional person.

Yumir, even if he reads it, would always maintain his poker face, making it impossible for me to know if he read it or not.

On the other hand, Eo was different. His expressions gave everything away.

“Let me make it clear, you must never check the contents of that book. Can you promise that?”

“I will keep it in mind!”

“Good. Then, go fetch it right away.”

“Understood!”

Although the tide of war had already turned, I decided to take precautions in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

And the following day’s lunch after Eo left.

As I leisurely rested, Helian Viscount appeared, signaling me.

“Wade. A message has arrived from the Byurang main camp.”

“Are they suggesting synchronizing with the Albad army to push the front line forward?”

“Yes. They want us to advance our forces to the area of Hansen in front of us.”

Byurang showing the will to continue the war.

It was a strategic move. The enemy’s morale was low, and with the Tunkai army suffering irreparable damage, the balance of power was disrupted.

“What should we do?”

“…Let’s wait a bit.”

“Wait?”

“Our troops on the outskirts don’t need to rush into action. It’s fine to advance after pushing sufficiently from the central front line.”

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It took quite some time here.

Because this passage was at the end of the book.

It was the latter part of the story.

The protagonist, who established a new nation in the land of the fallen Beccabia Kingdom, soon faces a crisis.

The Crossing Republic gathered a massive army and marched into battle.

─Led by Juras Pamelion, a 100,000-strong army invaded the border. The protagonist faces a crisis.

Since it was the early days of the nation’s founding, the military force was not adequately prepared.

The forces the protagonist could gather were merely 60,000. It was difficult to repel Crossing with this.

To devise a plan, the protagonist gathered the elders and held a council.

And someone spoke there.

─”Don’t worry. I’ve called in reinforcements. Samgonjang will come to help us. If they assist our army, we can defeat the evildoers of Crossing.”

My mind was in turmoil.

‘Among the protagonist’s elders, there was someone colluding with the Westerners!’

The game did not delve into the Westerners’ part properly. It was likely to be addressed in the upcoming update.

‘But who on earth was it?’

Who had a relationship with the Westerners.

‘Darn it, I can’t remember who said that.’

In the game, it was challenging to remember every detail as it passed by in just one line of text.

Even when writing this book, that part didn’t come to mind; I simply marked it as ‘someone.’

If it had been the moment when Als had just entered, I might have remembered somehow, but it’s been five years since that time. No matter how hard I try, I can’t recall who said it.

‘There are too many candidates.’

Even all of my seven elders were present at that council.

‘Could it be one of the seven elders? But judging by the tone, it doesn’t seem like Saintess or the Guardians, maybe more like a Scholar…’

The tone resembled either the Master or Rutger. Or maybe Gaspar fits.

‘No, besides the seven elders, there were numerous other people there. There’s probably no need to overthink it.’

Any of the protagonist’s subordinates could have been the Westerners’ collaborator.

It might even have been Als who said such a thing.

If so, the faction behind Als would be the Westerners.

Conversely, the faction that set a trap for Als could also be the Westerners.

‘It’s complicated.’

But there was one thing for sure. I knew that one of the factions behind the scenes was the Westerners. It would be right to see the Svenner Kingdom, closely associated with the Westerners, as another faction behind the scenes.

Now, the remaining mystery was only about another faction behind the scenes and which side Als was on.

‘Slowly approaching the truth. If I find out what the Parain King was hiding, I might get closer.’

The gradually emerging existence of a traitor.

And with that, Eonia’s stock rose once again.

As a conditional participant character, she might not be present depending on the gameplay situation, so the game company probably didn’t provide such crucial lines.

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At least, Eonia had stepped off the fence just like that.

“Thank you so much, Eo. It must have been tough coming all this way, right?”

“Not at all!”

Despite saying that, she was covered in dust from head to toe. It seemed she had really pushed herself, running day and night without much rest.

The inflexibility was staggering, yet in a way, it was appreciated.

I took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her face.

“Well then, it’s just you. But next time, take a break while you do it. It’s worrying if you keep going like this.”

“Uh…! I, I’ll keep that in mind.”

Eo seemed taken aback, perhaps not expecting such praise for just bringing two books.

Soon, with a hesitant smile, she spoke.

“hehehehe, by any chance, do you have anything else to bring? I’ll run and get it for you anywhere.”

“It’s okay. This is enough.”

“But what meaning does that book hold? You seemed in a hurry to see it.”

“It holds clues to this upcoming war.”

“Clues in that book…?”

Eo tilted her head in disbelief at the idea of clues in a mere book.

However, through the contents of the book, I understood the enemy’s intentions.

“Those who have relations with the West. Those who have connections to the Kingdom of Svenner.”

If such a person is now on the side of the Allied Forces?

We can understand the significance of the enemy’s movements.

“This is a mess.”

I sprang up from my seat. Just then, the Duke of Helian, who seemed to have finished his preparations, entered my tent.

“Wade, preparations are complete. We must leave now…”

“That’s done. More importantly, mobilize the rear supply base immediately! The enemy has infiltrated the base!”

“What!”

However, it was too late.

Soon, a messenger came running and began reporting frantically.

“Urgent news! Yulin, Gered, Jeran, Cockri, and others, the rear supply base has been attacked and destroyed by the enemy!”

A total of 22 supply bases were destroyed, and all the stored supplies were burnt to ashes.

This was a devastating blow that pushed the Allied Forces, who were deep in enemy territory, into a corner.