A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

206 – Sword Master (1)

Lemberi Camp, Day 3.

I wondered if there might have been a terrorist attack on the Magic Autonomous Ship last night, but it seems the assassins had no intention of even touching the students sleeping in the Magic Autonomous Ship’s guest room.

“Kooo!”

Students who came out of the Magical Automobile Line early in the morning are stretching and rejoicing.

Although my nutritional balance was broken, I ate sweet and delicious bread and milk for dinner, ate the snacks provided in each room, slept in a bed as soft as an academy dormitory, and even took a shower with warm water.

‘The feeling of reverse will be no joke.’

Orosol Academy’s popularity is soaring day by day.

The primary purpose of this is to get to know the people who will lead the future of the continent attending the academy, but for some people, the element of ‘imperial cultural life’ is the biggest advantage.

Many students did that.

When I returned home during the summer vacation of my freshman year, I couldn’t get through it.

So, in the winter, as many as 60% of students expressed their intention to stay in the dormitory, and this year, almost 80% will probably continue their studies in the dormitory.

It’s natural.

If the living environment of the Academy is this magic automatic ship, the living environment of all other cities except the County of Gibraltar is not much different from living in the tent over there.

Some students may seriously want to purchase a Mado automatic ship and use it as a vacation home, but also want to allow their families at home to enjoy the convenience of living on an automatic ship.

Then, the imperial culture is now spreading throughout the kingdom.

In particular, many new students have arrived this time, and since they have been living comfortably at the academy until now and have experienced extreme situations through Lemberi Camp, it will be natural for the empire’s residential culture to spread throughout the kingdom.

What remains is the continuation of Lemberi Camp.

While professors and instructors have divided opinions about what activities to do in the future-

Shoot ㅡㅡㅡㅡ

From the sky, rain just started falling.

The rain started falling naturally, not the rain sprinkled by a wizard.

“What a perfect timing.”

Students looking at the tented area through the window will realize.

Heavy rain pouring down.

Muddy water starting to pool on the floor.

And the Viscounty of Lembourg Gunther was not properly prepared for it.

“I hit the ball for a day.”

Cancellation due to rain.

The third day of Lembury Camp’s program was completely canceled, so students were left to enjoy rest in their own rooms.

I can rest for about a day.

The students were happy, but they had no idea of the reason behind it.

If I had noticed, I would have become more anxious.

“Well.”

The reason why education was canceled for the third day was not because heavy rain poured from the sky, nor because rain gear was not prepared for all students.

“The Golden Dawn has all emerged.”

This is because a portion of the instructors, the Knights of Golden Dawn, all deserted.

* * *

[Day 3 of Lembury Camp, 11:20 a.M. Conference room within the Magic Autonomous Ship flagship.]

“I never thought we’d meet like this, Empress. It’s nice to meet you.”

“I too am honored to see the distinguished Duke of Winchester here again.”

The Grand Duke of Winchester and Empress Erwin, sitting across from each other in the conference room, exchanging light words of well-being.

“I knew in advance that it would come, but I never thought it would really happen like this.”

“Even if the camp hadn’t burned down, the students would have relaxed in the rooms of the Magic Autonomous Ship. Right, Chairman Gray?”

“Yes.”

And their eyes simultaneously turned to me sitting in this conference room.

“I was able to hear the ‘reality’ about the preparedness of Lembury Camp through the knights of the Territory of Gibraltar who joined the instructors at Lembury Camp, and based on that, I was able to plan in advance how much preparation I should do .”

“How big is the difference?”

“I would say that it is surprising that Viscount Balzac does not run away right now.”

I held out in front of the two people one of the materials brought on the magic automatic ship.

“This is the budget execution plan submitted by the Viscounty of Lembourg Gunther. And this is an omission that was identified through on-site ‘inspection’.”

“Wow… He did something terrible. I may have turned a blind eye to it on purpose, but I never thought he would commit something like this.”

“Is this the same as leaving candy in front of a child?”

As Empress Erwin said, the corruption problem at Lemberi Camp is no different from the situation of leaving delicious candy within the reach of a child’s eyes and hands.

A young child would reach for the candy based on her instincts and impulses, and even though she was told by an adult, “You can’t eat the candy now,” She will peel the candy and eat it wholeheartedly.

“To put it more directly, it is no different from leaving cash in a place where others can see it.”

Did you say it was a gyeonmulsaengsim?

“But Viscount Balzac is not a child.”

“That’s right. In the end, I committed corruption voluntarily. What level of punishment are you planning?”

“That depends on St. Geo Nostrum’s choice. Doesn’t the issue of treatment of nobles require the king’s signature, not the seal?”

Viscount Balzac was virtually finished.

All that remains is to determine the level of his punishment, but actually carrying out the punishment will probably not be easy.

“If Saint Geo Nostrum refuses to sign his name his, saying, ‘Let me take a look,’ Viscount Balzac will survive.”

“…”

“And our great King will expect to receive a small gift from Viscount Balzac … As payment for saving his life.”

“Isn’t that the Lembury Camp budget?”

“They are already thinking of the budget for students as their own slush fund.”

It has reached a point where judgment cannot be made based on principles or common sense.

“Committing corruption is like that. As soon as the government’s money comes into my pocket, it is my money and not the government’s money.”

“You talk in a way that makes it seem like the youngest friend has committed the most corruption. So, Chairman Gray Gibraltar. What are your future plans?”

“Viscount Balzac will deteriorate on his own if left alone. When the students return home, they will denounce the activities of Camp Lemberg, and naturally, all the nobles who had opened their hands to Viscount Balzac will withdraw their hands.”

If you keep going with Viscount Balzac, you could end up in the same category, and if you do that, you could end up being hated by the next king, who is less than a year and a half away.

“No one would want to go against ‘Queen’ Naria.”

“Queen…”

“Already, the momentum has waned. What the students say to the adults when they go home will end up in Lembury Camp, but the adults… The nobles will make a different judgment.”

No one wants to have to deal with the next person in power.

Especially if it is someone who, once in power, will sit on the throne for at least several decades.

“The problem is that the ‘bitten people’ cannot give up Saint Geo Nostrum even if they die soon, and it seems that the ones who have disappeared now are not just running away.”

I spread the map out on the table.

“It is most likely that they are hiding.”

“Hiding?”

“Yes. Just to eliminate one person.”

The two people make eye contact at the same time, and their eyes turn to me again.

“Still, to some degree… “

“Principles and common sense have been destroyed. Their only way of thinking is to resolve the anger right before their eyes, and they cannot stand it unless they resolve the injustice they have suffered.”

Several Golden Dawn knights have already suffered.

“Empress Erwin. Does the Empire intend to intervene directly in this matter?”

“By being direct, do you mean talking both back and forth?”

“Yes.”

“…No. Probably. I’ll contact you again and tell you if I change my mind, but at least not from what I feel.”

Imperial shadows do not move.

‘It’s unexpected.’

She thought she would move.

It wasn’t because the emperor gave the order, but I thought that the shadow’s own runaway would occur.

‘I thought someone would come in looking for an opportunity to kill Astasia or me, but it’s not the right time yet?’

The emperor’s illegitimate sons will definitely be targeting me and Astasia.

Even if the emperor did not intentionally instigate them and subject me to hardships like before the return, the current political situation of the empire has reached a situation where the illegitimate sons cannot become the next emperor unless they eliminate me.

There are many reasons for this, but…

‘If you don’t move right away, it’s better for me.’

You can dispose of trash all at once, but it is better for hygiene to dispose of trash as soon as it is generated.

“Golden Dawn is going to try to kill me. So I would like to ask you two a favor.”

“Please?”

“Yes. Nothing else, please protect this place.”

I knocked on the bottom of the automatic ship.

“So that I can deal with the enemy comfortably. So that I can clearly show this opportunity that methods such as assassination will never work again.”

“…”

“And if possible, I would like to give Viscount Balzac one last chance.”

“Opportunity?”

“Yes.”

I got up from my seat and lightly lifted my cane.

“A chance to kick away the only lifeline that will allow you to survive.”

* * *

In a moment.

“I regret having to greet you like this, maternal grandfather.”

I went to the Viscount Castle ‘alone’ and visited Viscount Balzac Lembourg Gunther.

“Hmm… “

His face became pale and he could not react properly.

Even in the face of a ‘powerful person’ who was said to be the next likely successor to the empire, he was not shown to properly flatter or use the blood bond that comes with the title of maternal grandfather.

“What brought you here?”

A public attitude that is neither one nor the other.

It’s unlikely that someone was hiding in the Viscount Castle over there, holding a sword and glaring at him, but Viscount Balzac’s attitude was extremely awkward.

“I’d like to borrow a horse. A sturdy one.”

“Horse?”

“Yes. I have to go somewhere urgently. Secretly. Alone.”

Viscount Balzac’s eyes trembled at my words.

“Where are you going?”

“Of course, I’m going to the County of Gibraltar.”

“…You’re going alone?”

“Yes. It’s urgent.”

“Why on earth?”

“Is there anything else? It’s to quell my father’s anger.”

I flinch.

“Assassination attempts against Gray Gibraltar and Noir Gibraltar. This is clearly a challenge to Gibraltar. We need to discuss those who tried to kill your grandchildren.”

“That… “

“More than anything, if I don’t go and tell him, my father will go on a rampage. Just because he dared point his sword at Gibraltar.”

“…!!”

“The opponent is an assassin of the Empire. I am not sure if they will conduct a thorough investigation, but this is to prevent them from coming here with their swords drawn or doing something like that.”

Now, what should we do?

“Rest assured, maternal grandfather. My leaving Camp Lembury is a secret known only to us. Please cooperate.”

“…Be careful.”

Have the words to be careful ever been such dull and dry words?

“Bring out a horse right away.”

“Let’s go together. I’ll ride right away.”

“…”

For a moment, Viscount Balzac’s gaze turned somewhere, but I pretended not to notice and leisurely held my cane.