Chapter 25: Strategy Formulation
It had already been several days since the merit evaluation had ended.
‘So much has happened since then...’
The tea party with Lady Meredia. Recruiting Lunelle at the slave market. Bringing Parsha in. Rescuing the saintess at the engagement ceremony. And finally, the merit allocation.
Not even a full month had passed since I regained the memories of my past life, yet the number of things I had been through already was overwhelming.
Looking back, each and every one of those moments had been riddled with danger.
‘From now on, I’ll need to be better prepared in advance.’
But the real danger was just beginning.
Now that I had set my sights beyond vague goals like the family’s prosperity or a peaceful life—toward the clear objective of saving Meredia—the trials awaiting me from here on out would be far more difficult than anything I’d faced so far.
‘And on top of that, I’ve currently got the saintess in my custody.’
It was already difficult enough focusing solely on saving Meredia, but if I also got involved in the main storyline of Blacktail Fantasy 3, things would definitely spiral out of control.
But if I completely ignored the story, the world would be in danger from Act One of the main scenario.
That’s why I needed to get the saintess safely into the hands of the “playable characters” as soon as possible and withdraw from the main scenario.