A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius - A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius chapter 343

343 – Gone With a Flame (2)

For a while, I was quite dazed.

I was dizzy because something so big suddenly approached me, but I quickly came back to my senses.

The death of a family member always comes as a huge shock.

It was even like that before the return, when the entire family of traitor Gray, whom he did not consider family, died.

What is blood relationship?

Even though we were not in a relationship that could be called family, I was shocked by several Gibraltar deaths.

But from that death, I learned one lesson.

‘I must not collapse.’

Even if others fall, I must not fall.

Even if, after returning, I have to shoulder the disappointment I felt when I was 20 and the weight of being the head of the family again-

Rather, because of that, it should not collapse even more.

Falling down must be after everything is over, and you must never fall down until then.

“Whew.”

Take a deep breath.

There is still the smell of blood and burnt smoke in the room, but the smell of silver permeating spicy through it awakens my spirit.

‘It’s white silver.’

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Did the empire play a trick?

Did the emperor secretly send an assassin to kill his mother?

If so, after the emperor woke up the incompetent king, did he send the incompetent king as an assassin against his mother?

Was I being too complacent about the Habsburg emperor?

‘No.’

I’m not defending the emperor, but even if he sent an assassin, at least he wouldn’t have sent an incompetent king.

The incompetent king is a being that goes directly against the emperor’s beliefs.

If you say that he used such a being simply as a tool to eliminate Nostrum and stab Gibraltar, then that is not the emperor I know.

Not the Habsburg emperor, but just like the last Terscian emperor.

‘Separate situations overlapped.’

Miracle of the Golden Dragon? The last obsession of an incompetent king?

Or is it the final struggle of a ghost whose body has been transformed into false gold?

Many guesses are possible, but at least one situation in front of me is clear.

“…There is hope.”

Still, there is definitely something strange about being frustrated.

‘There is no body.’

My mother’s body is missing.

Even a charred body should remain on the bed, but the body itself is not here.

I know very well that there is no great magic that can suddenly teleport someone inside this barrier, but the absence of a body gives me one hope.

‘He will be alive.’

It is a theory of hope.

About 99% are thought to be dead, but the remaining 1% can be expected to be alive.

But if you die-

“Young master!”

“…Lord Mente.”

While I was lost in thought, Sir Mente arrived.

“How did this happen…” ” “

“Is that your father’s arm?”

“…Yes.”

“…”

Sir Mente ran to the mansion holding his father’s arm, which had been sealed with first aid.

“The Marquis…”

“I told Sir Robert to transport him to the rear. Secretly so as not to be known to others.”

“Then the arm…”

“…I don’t know if the advanced wizard’s healing will work. It won’t be easy to attach the master’s arm.”

Since the severed arm was brought as is, even if the wound is healed, it can be reattached using magical power.

“Did the emperor get cut?”

“Yes. That…”

“Defeat, is it?”

“…”

I had a guess.

Maybe the emperor will surpass his father

“That’s right. Even my father couldn’t reach it in the end… No, it would be correct to say that the emperor surpassed it.”

Even if the mana had not been absorbed by killing Lord Platinum and Empress Erwin like before the return, the empire would have been overflowing with masters to replace them.

“Leave the arm as is. If you keep it in the preservation room so it doesn’t rot, you can attach it and use it as an arm.”

“…”

“You can’t expect his full potential as a sword master.”

If the arm is cut off by an ‘Auror’, there is a high possibility that mana will not flow properly to the attached arm even if it is reattached using magic.

“Of course, since he is my father, he will become a sword master regardless of whether he has one arm or his arm is reattached. It may not be to the same degree as before.”

“That.”

“Yes, yes. Lady Charlotte is now…’Missing’.”

“…”

Sir Mente momentarily looked at the bed.

As the owner of the Rift Estate, it was natural for her to sense that her mother’s body matched the traces left on that bed, so she kept paying attention to me and hesitated as if she was about to say something.

“Lord Mente.”

“Yes, master.”

“I definitely said it was missing.”

“…”

“You seem more agitated than I am.”

“Master…Are you okay?”

“I think I hear it often, but it has to be okay even if it’s not okay.”

If I screamed like Noir or fainted like Letard, would other people’s perception of me be better?

“Lord Mente. There must have been tens of thousands of people who died during this short war. It is not strange to say that even people from the House of Gibraltar died.”

But that’s up to Noir and Letard.

“Even if he dies, I have to say that for my younger siblings and my fallen father. “My mother is missing.”

“…”

I have to believe that.

“Not immediately, but within a day, all of Nostrum will know. After the refugees from Gibraltar reach Orosol, everyone will know. You can’t cover the sky with your palms, and the Imperial airships will come over the canyon. “

Even to reassure others.

“It’s okay. The evil empire secretly attacked Lady Charlotte, the Marquis of Gibraltar’s weak point her her, and Lady Charlotte went missing. The emperor took advantage of that weakness and won against her father her her her Of.”

“…”

“If my father’s defeat is revealed, we can spread propaganda like that. Then maybe there will be hope. The empire kidnapped her mother and is holding her hostage.”

That may actually be the case.

It’s unlikely, but it’s not a lie that I also hope so.

“Young master…You are calmer than I expected. I understand. First, I will report to you.”

Sir Mente straightened his posture, holding on to his father’s arm.

“I don’t know why the emperor, but he seemed to realize something and gave me a week.”

“…”

“I cannot understand his thoughts, so I will leave all judgment to you. You will be able to judge more clearly than I can.”

“Well.”

I don’t know.

“I didn’t realize that they were trying to start a surprise war, and I never thought that they would take seven sword masters and break through the front of the canyon. Do I have the right to make a decision now?”

“No one but the young master would be able to understand his thoughts. All I could think was that the seven sword masters did not show up.”

In an instant, a hypothesis in my head turned into confirmation.

“The emperor suddenly became stronger?”

“Yes.”

“…”

Seven Sword Master.

“Did you not see all seven people? Or just some of them?”

“I couldn’t see everything. I suspected it might be a bucket, but…”

“…Yes, I guess so.”

According to common sense, it is correct to think that way.

After the emperor became stronger in some way, he breached the Gibraltar Gorge against his father.

The imperial army is attempting to attack Nostrum from north to south by dispatching soldiers to different directions.

“It’s not certain, but the seven Sword Masters can be erased from power.”

“…Yes?”

“Lord Mente. Did the Emperor clearly say that he would not march from the canyon for a week?”

“Yes. I directly told you to tell the master.”

“…Well.”

If it had been a lie, Lord Mente would not have come this far alive in the first place.

At least one arm or one leg must have been cut by the emperor.

“Lord Mente. Don’t give up hope. Hope is the greatest driving force in human life.”

“…”

“There’s no need to look at it like that.”

Because I’m just telling the truth as it is.

“It’s not you who should vent my anger, so why would I get angry at you?”

“Master.”

“So, do as instructed. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but I think it’s time to do it.”

“Yes?”

One of the things I prepared just in case.

“We will use Rift as our final line of defense. Sir Mente. May I ask for your understanding?”

“It was territory given to me by the master, so don’t worry about him taking it away again. “What should I do?”

“I will keep my father’s arm, so you go to Barcelona right now and bring the ‘Children of the Canyon’. Merlin will be waiting there. And tell her. Come running…”

The orphans at the orphanage are not as good as those in the Shadow Empire, but they are all elite soldiers who have undergone sufficient practical training – the Knights of Gibraltar’s training.

“Set fire to the Rift Territory.”

“…”

“They set fire to rice fields, shopping malls, and residential areas. Most of the buildings are wooden, and it is dry in the cold winter, so they will catch fire easily.”

A scout and engineer trained through numerous play activities at an orphanage.

“Is this a clear field tactic…?”

“It’s not like clear field tactics. It’s like building a fence with fire. Temporarily.”

It is said that the emperor gave a week’s time, but that was his personal opinion.

“You can’t give up Gibraltar Castle just because the canyon is open. This castle is a castle. It’s a fortress and a front line that can be defended if there are enough people.”

This is a nest.

My father’s, my mother’s, and my family’s.

“Don’t misunderstand. It’s just that.”

As Gibraltar, there is absolutely no stubbornness.

“Where I am, it will soon become the front line.”

I picked up a soot-stained crystal ball among the burnt furniture.

“Someone has to protect Gibraltar. Even if it’s just to win.”

* * *

In a moment.

While Lord Mente left after receiving my instructions.

“Huh.”

I came down to the basement holding my father’s arm.

“…”

I looked around the entire mansion just in case, but I couldn’t sense any sign of popularity.

Since I control the magic connected to the inside of the mansion, I know who and where everyone is in the mansion, but I also check everything with my own eyes.

Isn’t that because you can only believe it after seeing it with your own eyes?

Whether a body appears.

Or the miracle that the Golden Dragon gave to Gibraltar.

“…”

Either way, the blade of the guillotine has already fallen.

Squeak.

Open the door.

The deepest part of the basement, opening for the first time in almost 10 years.

After returning, the place where I committed my first murder.

Mortuary.

The catacombs where Gibraltar’s past ancestors are buried.

“…”

At the end, there is the seat of ‘Crimson Gibraltar’.

The well-made coffin was empty, and coldness had flowed out through the preservation spell.

“What goes in here is not a person, it’s just an arm that will be stored for a while.”

I placed my father’s arm in the coffin of my father, the head of the family at the time, and then raised my knife to the empty space next to it.

Square, square.

There is no nameplate.

The mark made with a knife is a nameplate.

Gray Gibraltar.

A name engraved on an empty space where a coffin should be placed, without even a woven coffin.

“Huh.”

Before I knew it, my hand was reaching for my inner pocket.

Towards the place where I kept my silver coins wrapped in paper before returning.

“…”

Did you say that in order to win, you will do whatever it takes to win?

According to Sir Mente, the emperor had inhaled silver.

“I have no choice but to write.”

I thought about it, but it seemed like I would never be able to use it since it was just a theory.

‘A method that could not be done before regression.’

A last resort that seemed like it would never be used.

“…”

Dalkkadak.

I opened a coffin.