A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

118 – Only for You (1)

Acting incompetent.

It’s difficult.

I didn’t have any intention of comparing myself with other people’s lives, and since I didn’t have a specific purpose, I lived as I was given and wasn’t aware of it.

B.

Gray Gibraltar.

He was a person with better abilities than I thought.

I couldn’t defeat my father with a sword.

Administratively, he could not defeat Governor Carmen.

St. Geo could not be defeated in terms of luxury and pleasure.

I can beat Noir with promiscuity… I have no intention or need to win this.

The princess of a ruined country could not be defeated with determination and action.

Through it all, he could not defeat the Emperor of the Empire.

There were so many people around me who were superior to me in many ways, so I didn’t think much about my abilities.

But 7 years.

After going back to when I was 10 years old and struggling to do anything for 7 years, I realized that I could do a little bit.

‘It may not be the tail of a dragon, but it can be the head of the wyvern that follows it.’

He was not a person without talent or completely incompetent.

Depending on one’s perspective, to some people he seemed like a truly capable being.

‘I think that’s why the princess of the ruined country was so nervous.’

Naria, the princess of a ruined country, acknowledged me as a capable being several times during my time at the academy.

What she said over and over again was ‘despite having that ability.’

There may have been a lot of things behind the scenes, but thinking about it now, I guess that’s what it said.

‘Why didn’t you use it for Nostrum?’

This is natural from the perspective of a princess of a ruined country.

To me, this is absurd.

‘It’s the same in this life too.’

Whether before or after the regression, I have no intention of living for Nostrum.

But if, as I expected, the princess of the ruined kingdom saw my potential again and again.

If you had given me the transcendent authority and power given to you for that possibility.

This grace.

At least, if not for Nostrum, I should repay her for the sake of her before she became the princess of her her fallen country her her her her.

So I thought.

How can I return the favor and achieve my goal?

‘It’s a person.’

Information about knowing the future.

The knowledge of a regressor that can distinguish who is competent and who is incompetent.

And as a traitor to the margrave, the experience I gained while dealing with many people.

Using that knowledge and experience, I plan to put a ‘stigma’ on humans.

Based on the funds raised by embezzling the budget for 7 years, using children at orphanages to produce goods, and even selling his father’s image rights.

It is visible.

300 new students in this main auditorium, the Hall of the Sun.

Above that, hundreds of observers in the auditorium on the second floor.

There are revolutionary resistance fighters that I shot dead with a musket, and there are also traitors who enjoyed a banquet with me while sucking silver.

There are also spies of the empire-

“…I hope that the kingdom and the empire will continue to unite and create a harmonious future where one day we can live like family.”

The center of the empire.

The one I have to kill.

“Hapsburg von Tersian. I swear here. As the Crown Prince, I hope that the kingdom and the empire will join hands in peace. Sincerely.”

Habsburg von Tersian is also in front of me.

“That’s it.”

Serenity.

Even though the crown prince of a country gave a congratulatory speech as a guest of honor, no one reacted.

Everyone is watching.

People who are nostrums to their core lower their hands, and raise and lower their hands, saying that the crown prince of the empire has come for peace, so they must save face. Those who are already half of the empire’s spies clap their hands for no reason and then shout that they are imperialists. I hesitate to listen.

Clap, clap, clap.

The sound of hand clapping breaking the silence.

Of course, it was the sound I made.

Clap clap clap clap.

As soon as I clapped my hands, others also started to clap their hands secretly.

The sound was quieter than when the president and queen gave speeches, but the applause stopped so the entrance ceremony could proceed in the following order.

“…Next, there will be a congratulatory message from the Chairman of the Canyon Foundation, Gray Gibraltar.”

The crown prince steps back and sits down on the chair.

He stared at me with an expressionless face, and I walked forward, holding on to my cane.

-What. Are you limping? Did you hurt your leg?

-I’ve never heard of you hurting your leg. Was it because of that that you were pushed out as successor?

-Let’s go… Well, giving birth to a Gibraltar child is like having one leg if there are no defects.

Even before I go up to the podium and grab the microphone, I can already hear gossip.

Everyone is talking in a hiss, but I can hear everything because I am sensitive to bad language.

‘I wish I didn’t hear it.’

One person.

There is one person she would most like not to hear from the outfield, but unfortunately, she also has good ears.

Buuu-

“Ha.”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter when I saw him puffing out his cheeks and showing his dissatisfaction to his right in front of me.

“Nice to meet you, everyone.”

Noir right behind me was trembling in contemplation, but I opened my mouth with a light greeting.

“I am here on behalf of my father.”

It reminds everyone why the being called Gray Gibraltar came here.

“The Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar has left a message for me.”

He takes out a letter from the inside pocket of the red coat that reminds him of his father.

“The Margrave said.”

Even though I’m speaking, I can hear it vaguely.

-I said he was the chairman. So does that guy manage the scholarship?

-Gero Guman wants to let her younger brother guard the canyon and act as a butler.

-That’s sad. The face his is very smooth. If it weren’t for Gibraltar… It almost makes me want to play with it.

Representative of Crimson Gibraltar.

A place created by the Crimson Margrave for his eldest son who had an injured leg.

A de facto newcomer and a butler sent from Gibraltar to support the family’s successor.

“In a place of learning, reward those who are capable.”

After pausing for a moment, I folded the letter and put it back in my arms.

“The Margrave told us not to spare any financial support to those who demonstrate their abilities at the academy to help them learn.”

My father is not a person who talks a lot, so everyone is nodding his head, thinking he will do the same when I put the letter in.

A margrave would say so.

Even though my father never wrote a letter, everyone is shaking their heads like that.

“The criteria for [Hyeokgok Scholarship] Will be announced separately in the future. We hope that you will enjoy your life as a student at the Academy by being faithful and conscientious in your studies and behaving in a manner that does not violate the regulations. “

There are many different standards for scholarship students, and there are different types of scholarships.

“May the golden dawn be with you in your academy life.”

This is a stigma.

A stigma determined by one’s own standards.

‘How many people will receive the preliminary traitor certification mark?’

Some people wear a white stigma as a symbol of loyal protection.

Someone carries a gray stigma as a symbol of a future traitor.

A black stigma as a symbol that someone is trash that needs to be killed.

‘White for Naria. Black for the crown prince. And I select and re-divide the ambiguous gray color.’

Students are just happy about the scholarship and won’t even notice that their student records have a stigma that only they can recognize.

‘You may think it’s the seed of a hero, but it’s actually a cancerous lump like an incompetent king.’

They will take you in thinking they are human resources, but they will all become human hazards to the empire and eat away at the empire.

At least on the outside, they are fine people, and the Empire will be happy with Gray Gibraltar, which sends such talented people one after another.

‘The moment you reach out thinking you’re on my side, it stabs you in the heart when it’s most certain.’

Right in front of the crown prince, he sharpens and polishes the blade to aim at him.

“That’s it.”

Serenity.

No one clapped, and I immediately turned to go to my seat, leaning on my cane.

Clap clap clap clap ㅡㅡㅡ!!

Hand clapping that rings out harshly.

The speed was so fast that everyone’s attention was focused on the person clapping.

Astasia von Tersian.

At the very front of the audience, she smiled brightly at me and applauded wildly.

Clap clap clap.

And then-

‘It’s truly creepy.’

Habsburg von Tersian is applauding me.

The corner of the right mouth is slightly raised

I can see that only the lower lip is slightly twitching-

‘Still, I’m glad.’

For now, I think they only perceive me as something ‘fun.’

‘It’s my first time meeting you, but it’s nice to meet you again.’

Nod.

I bowed my head slightly to show respect to the crown prince and returned to my seat.

“…”

I kept feeling eyes staring at me from the side, but I ignored them and stared straight ahead.

In order to meet the crown prince’s gaze, I had to respond with a smile to his passionate gaze

“Next, there will be an oath for new students. President, this way.”

Next, the entrance ceremony was held, and Noir Gibraltar took the oath as a representative of the new students.

And so, the new student welcome party ended on a grand scale.

* * *

[Unification calendar, March 1, 1997, 2 p.M.]

After the entrance ceremony, each new student headed to their designated classroom.

While the president and other staff members were having lunch together, I went out alone and walked around the academy.

“Look at that. Doesn’t it look like I’m really lame?”

“That’s right. I don’t think you just carry a cane around.”

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Some of the observers who came to watch without leaving the academy are whispering.

“There is no escort. Why are you doing this if you mess with the wrong person…”

“Still, it’s Gibraltar, so it must have some skills. I can feel its mana. About… Low-level?”

“Low level? Didn’t your younger brother say you’re now middle level?”

“So the position of successor was taken away.”

It is easy to judge people just by looking at their appearance.

“You said there was a fire accident in Gibraltar a while ago. Didn’t you hurt your leg that time?”

“Wow, that’s pitiful. If it hadn’t been for that, I would have been able to become a proper guardian without losing my position as successor…”

“No. From what I heard, the Count himself taught Noir since he was 7 years old. He was already thinking of changing the successor more than 7 years ago.”

“Then… “

“Ah! If there was no accident and my leg was intact, I would be the heir! It’s an honorable death. Hehe.”

This is why the social world is fun and enjoyable.

I didn’t spread any rumors, but couldn’t a scenario like this be created just by preparing one prop?

The problem is that in order to make people believe the rumors, you have to act according to their wishes-

Legs.

I’m really limping.

No one will notice, but-

“Your right leg looks uncomfortable.”

“…?”

Suddenly, a voice came from behind me.

“Oh my, oh my. Are you on a walk? Or rehab?”

“…Aren’t you going to eat?”

I got goosebumps because I knew who it was just by hearing their voice.

“His Majesty Habsburg.”

“Hoo.”

The crown prince approaches me and grins.

“Are you suddenly calling me by your name His, not even His Highness the Crown Prince? I didn’t know there was such an inner intimacy between us.”

“I don’t want to call you Crown Prince Thersian for a long time. Please feel free to call me Your Highness.”

“Really? Then…Hmm.”

The Crown Prince touched his beard and pointed to the building in front.

“What kind of building is this, Gray?”

“This is the scholarship building.”

“Even though I just called him by his name, he didn’t say anything. I thought people from Gibraltar would be very angry with people from the Empire.”

“I’m the one who told you to call me comfortably. Please come this way.”

I continued to walk forward.

My steps were leisurely, slower than a walk, but the crown prince followed my pace and walked side by side.

“How did the bridge become like that?”

“The magic power has been twisted.”

The crown prince looks closely at my right leg.

Although it was covered by a coat and suit pants, I could see a subtle mana in the crown prince’s eyes.

“The feeling is… Ah, I understand. Did it become like that while practicing mana?”

“Yes. I did some research on magic herb and this is what happened.”

“…Can’t it be resolved in Gibraltar? If that’s the case, I’m really sorry.”

“Just because one leg is bad doesn’t mean the other one is bad too, right?”

I shrugged my shoulders and patted my head with one hand.

“Heir to the Sword Master family. Margrave of Gibraltar. He is extremely incompetent for someone who would hold that position.”

Incompetence can only be seen in one direction.

“I am weak.”

“…Hmm.”

“But that doesn’t mean it’s not Gibraltar.”

“Is the cane meant to respond to emergencies? Do you want to hold it and swing it?”

“Although it is weak, it is impossible to overlook Gibraltar. Well, that is only when dealing with me by force.”

I tapped the handle of the cane.

“In this building [Castle Charlotte], I have absolute authority.”

“Ho, what?”

“You can freely decide the budget for the scholarship.”

“…”

The crown prince’s smile deepened slightly.

The way we look at people when they fall a little short of expectations.

“This is the plaque. The names of those who supported the establishment of the academy are engraved on it.”

“Hmm… “

“We engrave a special plaque like this on those who donated and supported the largest amount.”

“…Hoo?”

The crown prince’s eyes began to shine after seeing several gold plaques.

“Is this…?”

“This is a plaque carved in gold by the Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar himself with his Auror.”

Several wide metal plates.

‘Erwin Ipheria’, ‘Carmen Morgania Nostrum’, ‘Winchester Morgania’, and ‘Crimson Gibraltar’ are engraved in the center of each.

“With Aura… The signboard.”

“Yes.”

Rather than just bringing in a craftsman to dig up the gold, ‘the greatest swordsman on the continent’ engraved ‘someone’s name’ on the gold ‘himself’, and that too with a ‘sword that caused an aura.’

As usual, there are cases where ‘signatures’ are sold quite expensively.

“This is my first time seeing something like this. Who came up with it?”

“I made a suggestion to my father.”

“…”

Grandpa.

In an instant, the crown prince took a step toward the plaque, licking his tongue.

“Gray. Could it be… “

“You must not touch it.”

“…Did you think of me as a person with no etiquette who would touch something like this?”

“No way. I’m sorry if not. So, by any chance, what are you trying to say?”

“Oh. It’s nothing special.”

The crown prince chuckled and turned towards me.

“Have you eaten?”