A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

221 – Only Gibraltar (1)

It’s been about a week since Major General Bathory came and Lord Mente returned after declaring war.

Preparations are complete.

The inspection unit sold much more than expected.

The social connections that my mother made did not end simply through her mother, but as the women spread the story about the investigation department around them, the demand increased even more.

Occasionally, there were requests for her to put her father’s signature her her her on the sword body her her her, but her her father her her willingly granted her the request her her her for the sake of her mother’s reputation her her her.

Thus, we were able to secure a large amount of budget through the sale of inspection parts.

Although it is money that will come in later, it will not actually bring in that much money, but will we be able to hold on without buying it after we win?

Securing the budget.

And the time of ten days.

Rear Admiral Bathory, who was entrusted with full authority without crossing any boundaries, modified the Magical Automobile Line to his heart’s content between the Countess Castle and Gibraltar Station.

Increase visibility by applying red paint to the outside.

By placing a magic circle under the red paint, a defensive magic is installed that can temporarily block external attacks.

We added several more wheels to prevent a wheel from falling off and getting damaged while driving on a regular road.

A streamlined cover is placed over the deck to prevent assault and artillery fire from the sky.

The knights who will infiltrate the enemy camp aboard the magic automatic ship are selected with strict criteria, with the participation of the father.

And even ‘two secrets’ that cannot yet be revealed to the public.

It’s called [Red Shock].

Just one day, no, just a few hours.

Preparations for the magic automatic ship, which may take longer to reach Marquis Castle, have been completed.

There is only one thing left.

All it does is bring victory.

That’s right.

Now, we are ready to leave.

Preparation to bring victory in a battle that may take longer to prepare than to fight.

“Come back.”

Just before the sortie, my father spoke very briefly at the gathering of the knights.

“Over.”

And it was over.

“Father. Is that the end?”

“I’m not going to die or get hurt, so do I need to say anything more?”

It had to be that way.

“Raising morale, giving speeches, asking to risk one’s life, etc. Are all done against strong enemies. Is there any need for me to raise the morale of the knights against someone like the Marquis de Barcel?”

For my father, victory was a given.

“If there’s anything to worry about, it seems like the shadows of the empire… “The corrupt people are helping the Marquis de Barcel.”

The reason my father is confident of victory.

“Why don’t you come with me?”

“…”

I’m a little embarrassed that it’s me.

“You are going. The knights who will assist you are going. Lord Mente is also with you, so what is there to worry about?”

“Only 30 people, including me, are advancing towards Marquis Castle. Is that okay?”

“That’s a good number. Rear Admiral Bathory said. The name of this ship is [Red Shock].”

“I think it may have already been a ship rather than a ship… “

“Is that important anyway? The important thing is after this territory war is over.”

My father grabbed my shoulder with one hand and opened his mouth with a stern expression.

“Keep in mind that there could be greater chaos in the entire kingdom than you think.”

“…Father?”

“You’ve been doing this all this time, so can we just stay silent?”

“Us? Father. Who on earth are you conspiring with?”

“At least, a mock-up that can ease your burden.”

My father tapped me on the shoulder.

“No one will know even if they look at the knights. They will probably be able to hear the story after they arrive and after they are victorious.”

“…If it’s an engagement ceremony, I won’t be surprised no matter what happens.”

“It might be a more shocking situation than the engagement ceremony.”

My father smiled mischievously and stepped back.

“Please come back. I have prepared a very surprising gift for you when you return, so look forward to it.”

“Yes.”

“And.”

My father, who was walking towards the exit of the magic automatic ship, stopped for a moment, looked at the entire knights and at me, and opened his mouth.

“Don’t get hurt. That’s it.”

And then, I got off the magic automatic ship.

I felt strange going down at a faster pace than when I first came up, feeling like I was somehow different from my father before.

My father from before.

It was the same before the regression and immediately after the regression.

If you say that the more you have a younger sister, the softer you become, then do you think I played a big role in making my father who he is today? Or does the mother have a bigger role?

Squeak, boom.

The entrance door to the Magical Automobile Line was closed.

It’s a remodeled ship, so it’s a wooden door, but there’s a fairly thick iron plate on the outside, so the sound is relatively heavy.

“…Knights of Gibraltar, all.”

I pointed to the seats spread out to the left and right inside the Magic Automobile.

“After sitting in the seat, fasten the seat belt. Perform.”

“””Accomplished–!!”””

Ah.

Just for reference.

There are Sir Robert and Carlos, and there is also Lord Mente.

The ranking has been completed.

I selected all the knights participating in this operation, and they all competed against me 1:1.

“Estimated arrival time, approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes.”

I pointed to the red straight line on the map spread out for everyone to see, in front of where the knights were sitting.

“20 minutes before you arrive at Marquis Castle, you will be expected to unfasten your belt and go up to the deck, so get plenty of rest for 3 hours. If you want to sleep… “

Click.

“Just take a nap.”

When I pressed the switch that blocked the magic stone’s mana flowing to the glowstone in the room, darkness immediately descended on the room.

An interior with no windows.

In the past, when this ship ran on the sea, the empire’s slaves or criminals would have boarded it and rowed it left and right.

But now, there are only chairs that can comfortably travel the distance of about 3 hours and 30 minutes one way.

In the dark.

The knights each closed their eyes and were lost in thought.

* * *

Since departure, it has been almost 3 hours.

“Huh.”

Although the sound of the rattling magic engine rang loudly in my ears, I was able to look around through the external observation window provided inside the foredeck.

“I caught up with you earlier than expected.”

Next to the Magical Automobile Line running on the plain.

“Chase it—-!”

“W-What is that? Damn it, report it! Quick!!”

Knights on horses hurriedly chase after us.

Wearing heavy golden armor, each holding a lance in their hand, they kicked the horse’s waist and urged it to somehow chase us.

Ka-euang!

A loud sound rings out from the port aft side of the ship.

When I got closer and looked down, I saw a lance rolling on the floor.

“It looks like they’re throwing the lance to try to stop it, but it doesn’t work.”

Even if you try to break the wheel, it won’t break right away because there is a steel plate frame attached to the wheel.

There are as many as 12 pairs of wheels, so even if one or two are broken, it can roll as long as the other wheels are in good condition.

Above all, although this magic automatic ship is about the size of a caravel, it is not that heavy because the only objects inside are 30 people, chairs for them to ride, and a magic stone engine.

Coo coo coo coo coo.

Every time the magic stone engine turns the wheel, burning magic stones, the knights move away.

A beacon fire suddenly lights up behind us, announcing the appearance of the [Red Shock] In the rear, but before the beacon lights up again, our ship has passed the outer guard post of the Marquis Castle and is running towards the center of the Marquis Castle.

In a straight line.

Evenㅡ

Sigh!!

A river on the way?

Since it was originally a boat, it immediately starts moving forward as soon as it enters the water.

Some wheels roll forward, but other power plants besides the wheels keep the ship moving forward.

“Master. Aren’t you resting?”

“Lord Mente doesn’t need to rest anymore?”

“I wish I could rest for this much. It’s starting to get noisy outside as they chase us.”

Sir Mente stretched and came towards me.

“Is this the wind stone?”

“Yes.”

Sigh!

The knights chasing us are taken aback by the magic automatic ship that passes the river in an instant and starts running on land again.

“Those guys, it’s going to take a while to take a detour to the bridge.”

“You can’t chase them away with words. Horses are living things.”

A horseman wearing heavy armor chases an automatic magic ship that chews and burns magic stones and runs without stopping, and at a speed that already exceeds the maximum speed of a horse?

If there is such a thing, it is not a horse, but a monster like the centaur from the legend.

In other words, those we pass by cannot come after us.

Even if we had to rush the horses, rest for 5 minutes, and run again, all the way to Marquis Castle, by then we would have already reached the enemy camp and won victory.

“Other knights will come soon, right?”

If they stop us, we have no choice but to spread the news through magic and block the way first.

“You’ll be late.”

However, it does not appear yet.

“Some of them are blocking the railroad tracks, and most of them are stuck on the walls of the marquis’ castle.”

“It’s a railroad…”

It has already been determined through intelligence that the Marquis de Barcel’s defensive forces are concentrated on the railway.

The Marquis of Barcels even showed his pettiness, or rather, his meticulousness, by going so far as to burn down some of the lines that reached Barcel Station.

Even though I feel like he’s really doing everything to win-

‘There’s nothing different about us.’

Because we decided to win over them with ‘pure military power’ rather than in a battle of public opinion or political battles.

“…! Master, over there.”

“Oh my.”

Sir Mente raised his head towards the direction pointed.

You can’t see anything because of the red-painted ceiling, but the sense of magical power beyond it is clearly moving towards this direction.

“Shall we go out?”

“No. I installed shield magic.”

Kwa-ang!

“Tch.”

A shock that almost caused the automatic ship to stumble in an instant.

“I just said that… “

“It is a minimal, intermediate level explosion spell.”

“It’s a bad memory…”

“It looks like a troop of court wizards flew in on drakes. I would have tried to stop them, but there was no way.”

The lump of magical power that fell from the sky almost topped the magic ship, but although the magic ship was light, it was not a paper boat that would fall over due to such an impact.

“It’s not like we’ve been recruiting wizards from the palace and the magic tower since long ago.”

There are no wizards on this ship.

However, together with Director Bathory, they applied all kinds of magic to the exterior walls of the ship.

It’s hidden by the red paint, but when the magic flies, the magic circle immediately sparkles and the shield magic unfolds.

“Young master!”

Knights jump out from below.

“You can still rest a little longer.”

“I’ve already entered the Marquis’ territory, so how could it be worse? It’s a real battle.”

“I’m talking about this because it’s a real battle. I’m measuring the timing, so the time for you to be active is after this ship is rammed into the Marquis Castle.”

“Still.”

“Still, you say that, but there’s only one thing for you to do.”

Kwa-euang!

“Trust the engineers who made this ship strong, and don’t let it shake and fall from the impact.”

“Ugh, ugh…!”

“Hehe.”

So, just quietly wear your seat belt, and when you need it, take off your belt and jump out.

“I’m going to speed it up a bit, is everyone okay?”

“It’s okay!”

Sir Robert shouted loudly and drew his sword.

“Young master!”

“Why?”

“Is this okay to endure with a sword?!”

“Uh.”

Phew!

“It’s good to stick your sword on the deck and hold on, but if you cut someone with the blade or lose your sword and fly at me, know that he’ll be tormented by me for the rest of his life.”

“Yes!!”

The knights insert their swords into the deck and support themselves with their swords.

I laugh at the thought that drivers might be more familiar with those than seat belts, but-

‘In times like this, people from Nostrum are just like people from Nostrum.’

If your head is bad, your body suffers.

The empire is what overcomes that with technology.

But what about Nostrum?

“oooh!”

“Put the knife horizontally! Then you can survive! If you cut vertically, you’ll cut along the grain of the floor!”

“Just spread your legs and hold on!!”

No matter how disciplined they are, they are high-level knights, and no matter how they say they were only selected from such people.

On the deck of an automatic ship traveling at over 100 kilometers per hour, magic and arrows are flying from the sky and the ground, shaking from the shock, and it is very nostrum-like to see no one holding on without falling.

-If your body is overwhelmingly superior, there is no need for your head to suffer.

Yes.

The biggest difference between the Empire and Nostrum is this.

“Then, gentlemen.”

I grabbed the lever toward the switch that wasn’t turned on yet.

“Are you ready to run?”

Gooo.

The lever sucked up the mana flowing through my hand, and soon the large ‘wind stone’ connected to the aft part of the deck began to glow.

When the wind blows downward, the wind stone becomes a floating stone and flies into the sky.

If you place it horizontally and create wind, it becomes the power to move forward infinitely.

“Output, doubled.”

“What? Is this just a matter of draining mana?”

“…Three times.”

At the same time as the aero blaster is released from the left and right wind stones.

“Ah.”

Gooo!!

“The body of the car may be slightly tilted forward?”

[Red Shock] Ho started running forward faster.

Marquis Castle, towards the enemy’s stronghold.