A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

200 – At That Time, an Imperial Assassin Appeared (2)

June 2, 98 Imperial Calendar, 2nd day at Lemberi Camp. 9:44 AM.

I expected there to be some big movement, but there was less movement than I expected.

“Indeed. Is this a special room? It’s a moving hotel.”

“Yes. Take your time and look around, Grand Duke Winchester.”

“I’m just going to look around and talk for a while. “I can’t stay in a place with young people.”

“It’s okay. Did anything special happen last night?”

“Yeah. It wasn’t there.”

Thanks to this, the Duke of Winchester, who visited the train’s special room, was able to view the train with a more relaxed expression than he expected.

“There have been reports that the platoon members who were sent as training instructors by the Knights of Golden Dawn were hastily dispatched to other locations, but I guess it is not a very important issue.”

“I see.”

Of course, President Winchester knows everything.

I personally told him as soon as the situation was resolved.

“The princess. And the two of you. I will borrow the chairman of Gray Gibraltar for a while. Is that okay?”

“Oh, yes! Would you like me to make you a cup of tea? Well, I only have somnus tea.”

“You don’t drink anything other than somnus tea?”

“It’s good for your health.”

The Duke of Winchester looked at me as if he was fed up, but I shrugged my shoulders.

“It’s good for men too, but it’s hard to say anything about it.”

“It’s nice to have something warm. Please have a drink… Wait. The princess herself?”

“Well, brew it well!” I’m also wearing a maid outfit.”

The Grand Duke of Winchester was taken aback when Astacia approached her tea set her, fluttering the skirt of the maid uniform she was wearing from side to side, but soon nodded her head slightly at Astacia’s smile her and sat down in the special room inside the special room. ＞

“In my lifetime, I get to receive tea from the imperial princess. And that too personally.”

“It’s a rare car.”

“Is somnus grown in a good place?”

“No. I’m saying it’s a rare car because Astasia dropped it off.”

“You have a disease. It is a serious and habit-forming disease called Gibraltar Syndrome.”

“What kind of imperial disease name do you mean?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the attitude of the Grand Duke of Winchester, who now doesn’t hesitate to name the Empire.

“Here. Eat slowly.”

“Thank you, princess. I won’t forget my drink today.”

“Hehe, feel free to talk! I’ll take care of Noir and Wednesday for a while.”

Astasia left.

The separate room was wide enough for two people to sit facing each other, like an ordinary carriage, and the Grand Duke of Winchester took out a magic stone from his chest.

Saaa-

Wide-area silence and silence magic flow from the magic stone.

It’s a barrier that blocks sound, but the way the magical energy is released is unique.

“Are you releasing silencing magic and tracking it at the same time?”

“We are also checking to see if there is a listening device or something like that. Luckily, there isn’t one. I thought there would be one.”

“The emperor doesn’t often send me things like that.”

“Is that so? Then, from now on, I’ll have to ask you for things of my personal taste. I have to dismantle everything that comes in behind me so I can use it with peace of mind.”

“Haha… “

Certainly, when it comes to dealing with the emperor, I am currently in a somewhat comfortable position.

When dealing with goods sent from the empire, I just think, ‘There is always a listening device or a voyeur.’

Recently, there has been a trend to remove such things, so it is more convenient, but surveillance of others has become more secretive.

“We will review it.”

“Surprising. I thought you would say absolutely no.”

“You did a big job, but I need to do at least that much.”

“Well, for me, I just did a little behind-the-scenes work.”

The Grand Duke of Winchester took a sip of somnus tea.

“There are still a lot of trash from the Golden Dawn. Some of them even have a deep connection with the Black Rose.”

“Can we thin them all out?”

“I’ll leave it up to you, and you can prune the black roses if necessary.”

The Duke of Winchester handed me a piece of paper printed on a rotary press from his bosom

“This is a list compiled by Carmen herself.”

“Is this a pruning list?”

“Everything. .. Haha!”

“…”

The Duke of Winchester pretended to cut his own throat with his fingers, but I closed my eyes for a moment and maintained my composure.

“These are the people who also participated in the Gyeongryong competition. I remember that they fell from their horses during the competition and their faces were wrinkled.”

“The gray one is crazy about the light dragon itself, and the other one is busy making money from other people’s dragon games instead of riding the dragon. The black roses that have become lazy and withered need to be thinned out.”

“Confirmed. We will cut them down first and then retreat.”

“Okay. Please don’t let your true identity be discovered.”

The Duke of Winchester spoke calmly with a face of trust.

“But it’s surprising. When did you learn such sophisticated imperial sword techniques?”

“Did you see it?”

“Although your image in Mana’s memory was blurry, as if covered in fog, some traces of your sword swing remained.”

The Duke of Winchester extended one of his hands his his to the side and moved his hand his his his.

“Was it like this?”

“If you practice for a day, you will be able to do it like me.”

“Why not? I’ll just process one more document during that time. What’s the point in becoming stronger at this age?”

“Archduke.”

“No matter how much he is a master, even a master gets older. If I were still on active duty, you wouldn’t know. Everyone still thinks I’m next to the b*stard from Gibraltar.”

The Duke of Winchester drank the tea in one go.

“Are you going to do it on the fourth day?”

“Yes. I think that would be best.”

“Please be gentle. They say they are moving again these days, but they still can’t overcome the young people’s spirit.”

“You can’t do it gently. Still, it will be in front of ‘everyone’.”

“If we go all out, it might not just create a sense of crisis.”

“I’m not at full power either, so the impact won’t be that big.”

“I see. Still, be careful.”

The Duke of Winchester pointed out the window with a serious look.

“Zeros Barcel, it looks like he won’t leave and will probably stay in Lembori.”

“…”

“If an Imperial Assassin wanders around, he could possibly come face to face with the leader of the Kingdom’s First Knights.”

“I see… Then, let me ask you.”

If.

“If the leader of the Kingdom’s 1st Knights is killed by an Empire assassin, what happens then?”

“…”

“What if, instead of being murdered in a place no one knows, you are murdered in front of everyone?”

“At that time… “

The Duke of Winchester covered his mouth with his hand and closed his eyes.

“Did the assassin tell the emperor of the empire in advance or not? Wouldn’t that be the difference? Haha.”

“What if it’s not Gray Gibraltar?”

“…Are you trying to start a real war?”

“I plan to raise the sense of crisis to the level. Originally, I was going to just leave it alone, but some of the academy students kept laughing in a peaceful atmosphere, and some of them kept getting angry at Noir.”

“Love blooms even during war. You’re kidding, right?”

“Yes. Why would I try to start a war between the kingdom and the empire? They are now trying to cause internal strife between the empires.”

I stretched my hand out to the side and stabbed the air three times.

“That’s… “

“The emperor will have a bit of a headache. If he hears that the traditional swordsmanship of a country that has been ruined for over 30 years is now appearing in the kingdom.”

“You haven’t already done it, right?”

“Not yet.”

“A country destroyed by an empire, has the ghost of the past appeared…?”

The Duke of Winchester crosses his arms and tilts his head.

“Saint Geo will be fooled, and most people will think the same as me. But will the Emperor be fooled?”

“It is in line with the tendencies of the Habsburg emperor.”

“Guess?”

“When I peeled off the skin, there was truth inside.”

I took out the candy on the table and broke it with my hand.

“And within it, there was a hidden truth.”

“Does the Empire… Put chocolate in its candies?”

“It will sell well.”

What can’t you make to sell?

“The Assassins of the Empire are a shell. When I peeled open the shell, I found out that it was a group that was working in secret while carrying out a movement to revive the fallen country. I thought there was something strange about it, so I looked inside…”

I verbally conveyed the ‘final plan’ to the Archduke.

“Are you really going to go that far?”

“Yes. As you may remember…”

If it’s to kill the emperor.

“I am a person who sold my father since I was 10 years old.”

My father can sell it as many times as he wants.

“…But.”

“Yes, the Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar, no.”

This time, I won’t sell my current father.

“So I guess I’ll try being a b*stard for a while.”

Instead, he plans to sell out another father.

“It’s not wrong, right?”

“…”

* * *

Two hours later, Empire.

“…This is the information that has been confirmed so far. Silver was found in the body, and he was murdered by the Imperial Swordsman.”

“It doesn’t make sense.”

The Habsburg Emperor clicked his tongue and tilted his head at the report of the man in white uniform kneeling in front of him.

“It’s possible that my father left behind regrets.”

“…”

“The reason you played with fire at such a late age was because it was inside the imperial palace, so even so, at least you weren’t the type of person to leave enemies outside.”

The Habsburg Emperor tapped the report in front of him with his hand.

“Did they really say ‘shadow of ruin’?”

“Yes.”

“Did Isabella’s followers sneak out? Or did those secretly set aside by the Emperor’s followers cross over to the kingdom? Even if that were the case, I don’t think they would be enough to assassinate a platoon of the 1st Knights of the Golden Dawn with three people.”

“…Shall I go and check it myself?”

“…”

Despite the question from the shadowy, white-haired young man, the emperor closed his eyes and did not speak for a long time.

“No. There is no need for that.”

“Your Majesty.”

“There is a Gray Gibraltar there. If anything happens, it will be resolved on its own.”

Crack.

Instantly, the sound of teeth grinding was heard in the room.

“…I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

“What is there to be sorry for? You didn’t say that for nothing.”

The Habsburg Emperor pushed the report aside and chuckled.

“Are you jealous of Gray Gibraltar?”

“…”

“I must have said it last time. Just because you gave birth doesn’t make you a son. If you want to be my son or my successor, you have to understand me.”

“He is Gibraltar, and he has no intention of inheriting the empire.”

“I don’t know how many times I’ve said that it’s enough to make someone inherit. Most of the positions of a king are inherited and passed down, but fate determines the ruler who will leave his mark in history.”

“Your Majesty, are you talking about fate?”

“The one who achieved what he wanted by twisting fate is truly worthy of inheriting my legacy. Haha, open your eyes a little. Then, how can you even get into an accident just to get a glimpse of me-“

The Habsburg Emperor, who had been speaking jokingly, suddenly hardened his expression.

“…How many Imperial Shadows are dispatched to Camp Lembury?”

“There are 47 people.”

“Among men, excluding women and international students?”

“There are 13 people.”

“Investigate them.”

The Habsburg emperor covered his face with his hands as if he was annoyed.

“What an ugly son. A son who causes accidents just to be looked at like this. Ha. Gray Gibraltar wouldn’t have done something like this.”

“…Do you really think that?”

“Then?”

“Why do you always think of Gray Gibraltar in a special way? Even if Gray Gibraltar tried to assassinate a member of the Kingdom’s knights and frame it as something the Empire did, would you forgive him for doing something like that?”

“No.”

The emperor shook his head resolutely.

“There’s no need to forgive. It’s not wrong.”

“Your Majesty…!”

“If Gray does that… Well, that’s a pretty, interesting choice.”

Then he played with his beard and laughed.

“Are you pretending to be my blood relative and pretending to be my shadow? Indeed. I sold my father too, so I wonder if I can sell him as my father-in-law.”

“…”

“It’s something Gray wouldn’t choose, but if you’re a human from the Gibraltar family… Ah, that’s why you asked me that. If that’s the case… Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? Yes, take this opportunity to tell me clearly.”

The Habsburg emperor stood up.

“Imperial Intelligence Chief White 0… No, Franz Ferdi.”

“Tsk… !”

“If you really want to be recognized as my son, if you want to use the last name that comes after Franz rather than your mother’s last name, you want to reveal my lineage.”

The emperor pointed out the window.

“Either Gray Gibraltar understand me at least half the time, or jump out of this place.”

“Your Majesty…!”

“And if you are reborn as Gray Gibraltar, you never know. Oh, no.”

The Habsburg emperor clicked his tongue with a look of contempt on his face.

“If you want to become the emperor of the ‘Thersian Empire,’ you will never be able to receive the Thersian surname.”

“…”

“Is a son a big deal? A son is the one who understands the father, succeeds the father, and makes the father shine the most.”

Habsburg shook his head resolutely.

“You cannot complete me, Franz.”

“Your Majesty!!”

“Only.”

Habsberg spread his arms and pointed to the ceiling.

“Only Gray Gibraltar can complete me.”

Ceiling.

The coronation ceremony of the Habsburg emperor.

Next to the Habsburg Emperor and Empress Erwin standing side by side.

Princess Astacia standing next to the Habsburg Emperor.

“If the son-in-law wants to achieve what he wants by selling his father-in-law, then he should do so.”

There was a gray Gibraltar.

“Even if it’s war.”