A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius - A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius chapter 331

331 – Even if I Sell My Country (1)

Nostrum has made a lot of progress so far.

They accepted the empire’s culture early, and the empire spread the empire’s technology faster than in previous history, allowing Nostrum to use some of the empire’s technology.

It is not up to date.

However, it is close to the latest, making it possible to use the technology even if it is two generations behind.

So I was truly grateful.

“What happened to the canyon?”

“Well, that is…”

“When!”

I scolded Scarlett.

Memories of my days as traitor Gray came to mind, and I ended up scolding him without even realizing it.

“About three hours ago…”

“…What about your father?”

“I understand there is a battle going on. There are no reports yet…”

Scarlett held out the magic stone.

It is not a magic stone officially used in the Kingdom of Nostrum, but a communication magic stone mainly used by members of the Empire’s shadow-intelligence unit.

“It is not an official report. It is a signal intercepted midway through a magic communication heading inside Nostrum.”

“It’s not official, but can you trust it?”

“…Yes.”

Scarlett wasn’t sure even though she was speaking to herself.

If you don’t say it with confidence, the information is unclear and has no meaning, but that’s the content, so it must have been rushed like this.

‘It’s dangerous.’

My father is not the only one in the canyon.

In addition to my father, there are dozens of senior knights of Gibraltar who have assisted my father for a long time.

But what if the emperor becomes the enemy?

In addition to the emperor, are there seven sword masters?

“Wasn’t there any talk about Sir Robert and Sir Mente?”

“Yes. There was nothing else.”

“…”

How should we make a decision?

What happened to the canyon?

Was it a defeat to divide the two into North and South?

No.

That’s not it.

‘In fact, it’s the opposite.’

Since the two people were spread out, he crawled in and pushed into the middle.

‘There is one master in each of the three directions. Whether it’s Sir Robert or Sir Mente, even if you break through in the end, Crimson Gibraltar remains. In that case, the easiest way to win the war is to defeat Crimson Gibraltar in the first place.’

Let’s win first.

If he was only focused on the goal of victory, he should have expected to rush against his father with seven masters.

‘It was careless.’

We should have left more troops in Gibraltar.

We should have left more reinforcements in Gibraltar.

Whether Sirene, Seville, or Roland are breached and annihilated, only Gibraltar-

“…After.”

“Grey.”

Astasia is approaching.

“It’s okay. Even if you regret it, it’s too late.”

I smiled at Astasia who came up behind me.

Anyone could see that my smile in her eyes was a forced smile, but if I didn’t do that, the anxiety wouldn’t go away.

‘It’s a familiar feeling of discomfort.’

Always.

It felt like this.

Mother. Lettar. Noir. Father.

And Astasia.

Every time my family members died one by one, I felt anxious, as if a snake would wrap around my whole body and bite the back of my neck.

If that happens again this time.

“Astasia. It’s an urgent situation, so I think we need to move right away.”

“…Yes. Rest is-“

“I think I’ll have to recover my stamina as I go. Scarlett. Where is Queen Naria now?”

“Currently, in the Great Hall of the Sun…”

“Let’s go see you.”

I immediately put on my coat and went outside.

Astasia and Scarlett followed me out of the dormitory.

Even the streets of the dormitory are full of corpses.

The remains of the vampires were ruins, but many of those in Orosol also fell.

It must be difficult now to count the dead and casualties.

But even if those statistics are important, they are not as important as the fact that the front lines are in danger.

From Nostrum’s traditional perspective, even if Gibraltar were breached, protecting the royal capital of Toledo would be the top priority –

‘It is Nostrum’s victory, not Gibraltar’s.’

It is not my victory.

Squeak.

Open the door to the main auditorium.

The chairs where students are supposed to sit are empty, and in the middle of the auditorium’s podium, Queen Naria is silently looking at the wall.

The flag of Nostrum with red blood splattering.

A symbol of Toledo, the royal city that barely managed to protect itself despite the shedding of countless blood.

The spears hanging on the walls were also covered in blood and sweat, and the unfurled flag covered the crossed flag of the imperial army in the shape of an X.

“Your Highness Naria.”

“…What’s going on?”

Naria seemed to be intoxicated with various emotions, but her expression hardened as soon as she saw me.

“Even if it’s something serious…?”

“Has there been any separate reports?”

“Not yet.”

“The first gateway to the Gibraltar Gorge has been cleared.”

“…?”

Naria momentarily tilted her head.

“Gibraltar, why?”

“It is said that a total of eight sword masters, led by the emperor, knocked on the canyon gate. Although there has been no accurate news about the battle situation yet…”

“When did the information come in?”

“A little while ago. And the situation itself happened about three hours ago.”

“If you say it was three hours ago…”

Naria pressed her head with one of her hands and traced her memories.

“…This side was in the midst of a battle, right?”

“Yes.”

“Yangdong…?”

Yangdong – not that far.

In terms of time, the battle took place here first, but that is why we did not receive immediate reports.

“If there had been a report from Gibraltar, it would have arrived a long time ago…!”

“I don’t know. Isn’t Nostrum still using Paval?”

“Ah.”

“Even if we received an urgent call from Gibraltar, it is true that we could not respond immediately during the battle.”

Whether it was magic stone communication or something else, we were fighting a battle here.

And maybe the wave from Gibraltar is still on the way, or maybe he was killed on the way by the shadow of the empire.

‘I would do that.’

After the diversionary operation, the victorious side will try to block information to prevent the other side from coming to the rescue.

Or.

“Your Highness Naria.”

“Yes.”

“Maybe the enemy doesn’t just happen once, but can come even after the sun rises.”

“…”

Either push the troops back in to prevent them from escaping with reinforcements.

“Or we might land somewhere else. A place where both Nostrum and Gibraltar might be in danger if we don’t help.”

A situation may arise where we hear the news, ‘This side is also under attack!’ And have to quickly turn our heads.

“Your Majesty.”

“Gray, do whatever you want.”

Before I could convey my feelings, Naria walked forward, held a spear with the Nostrum flag painted on it, and handed it to me.

“I can’t give you a musket. I have to fight too.”

“…”

“But I can give you this instead.”

Flap.

Although it was covered in blood, the blood drops caused the flag to fall down and spread wide.

“I will provide whatever support I can. Please trust me and leave it to me. “I have not done anything in the past 10 years.”

“Your Majesty.”

“Although the knights are now pursuing the enemy, there are still many left here willing to sacrifice their lives for Nostrum. Gray, you tend to dislike them…”

Naria smiled bitterly and pointed to her flag.

“In a situation like this, wouldn’t it be time to get their help?”

“…Use it to your heart’s content. As you wish.”

I took over her spear from Lia.

Of course it was heavier than the sword and staff, but is it an illusion that it feels heavier than its physical weight?

“And then quietly exit.”

“…Yes?”

“You are the one who defeated the enemy country’s master.”

Naria seriously points outside.

“The moment they hear that you have disappeared, everyone in the capital will be thrown into confusion. The only Master who protects us has disappeared.”

“…”

“Of course, you can overcome it. But it will take time to overcome it. It has to be. Gray, you have shown so much heroism.”

“That’s why I didn’t want to come forward.”

The people of Nostrum are obsessed with heroes.

Especially in these crisis situations, the more shining a being is, the more they tend to believe and follow it blindly.

“The story is already spreading among students. Just like in the world shown by False Gold, Gray Gibraltar is the guardian of Nostrum, both in dreams and in reality.”

“…”

“And they will say, it makes no sense for Crimson Gibraltar to fall to the Empire. So instead of helping him, stay here and protect the people of the capital.”

To put it nicely, because he trusts his father.

If you think of it as a waste or a bad thing-

“Even if Gibraltar falls, if you protect the capital, aren’t you protecting Nostrum?”

No.

“Everyone is thinking that way. I also don’t think the Crimson Marquis will lose…”

As for the worst possible situation that could possibly happen, the situation where ‘the father could be pushed by the emperor’, the people of Nostrum think ‘it will never happen’.

“Gray. If you want to go, I won’t stop you.”

“Is this the king’s name?”

“No. Not as a king’s name, but as an acquaintance who has seen you for 10 years.”

Naria held her trembling hand firmly in her own and nodded her head to me.

“Because your judgment has never been wrong, I trust you, Gray, whom I have watched so far.”

“…A riot could break out.”

Gray Gibraltar left the royal capital.

“They may become agitated, confused, and distrustful of the king.”

“Most likely.”

“Can you handle it?”

“Huh.”

Naria grinned, placing her hands on her waist.

“If you can’t even do that, you have to give up your position as king.”

“…To hand over the throne to someone in Nostrum.”

“Anyone. Anyone who has the ability and strength to protect the people.”

I was a little relieved by Naria’s words

“Okay. Then, make a promise with me.”

I held out my little finger towards Lia.

“If you think you might die, run away. Retreat to Gibraltar, to where I am.”

“…”

Even if it means abandoning the people. I don’t bother to say those words.

Because knowing each other but not talking can sometimes be a virtue.

“If you live, there will definitely be a way to get back up again.”

Ah.

Now that I think about it, this is what the princess of the ruined country said to me.

“Yes. Then… “

“Your Majesty!!”

The door to the main auditorium opens roughly.

“Seven imperial airships have landed in the Duchy of Morgania!”

“…”

Naria closed her eyes for a moment.

“How many cheerleaders are there?”

“Huh? Hey, that…”

“I have given a separate mission to Lord Gibraltar.”

He passed by me, nodded slightly at me, and walked out of the main auditorium.

“Follow me. I will reorganize the remaining knights and send support troops.”

“Oh, I understand.”

The knight who opened the door looked at me from a distance, but in the end, he had no choice but to turn around and go outside, following Naria’s orders.

“…Astasia.”

I pointed to the inside of the main auditorium.

“Let’s get out of Orosol.”

Without anyone knowing.