A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

149 – Even if Everyone Becomes Your Enemy (4)

Astasia to Baekgeumgyeong-

Correction.

After entrusting it to an elf named Sylvie, a hermit master dispatched by Baek Geum-gyeong.

Day.

I came to Caroline Castle after a few months.

“It’s been a while, father. And mother.”

“Okay.”

After seeing my father for the first time in a long time, he was still the same as before.

It looks no different now from the photo taken years ago to appease Scarlett of Room 305, an imperial student and spy.

… Doesn’t seem to be the case.

“Father, have you been poisoned?”

“I got it.”

“…?”

My father looked somewhat thin.

I wonder if there was any excess fat left, and even though the impression was sharper than before, the force coming out of somewhere was a little subtle.

To a certain extent, I can somewhat estimate who I am ‘now’.

Originally, I wouldn’t have dared even compare him to that level, but now I can add the word ‘close to 0’ after the possibility of ‘0’ in relationship to my father.

“Are you saying that one of the new maids used poison?”

“No.”

“So, among those who infiltrated as knights, is there a spy who harmed my father? Has the Empire finally sent a master-level assassin?”

“No.”

As my father continued to deny it, he seemed somewhat at a loss to answer.

“That… “

“Grey.”

The mother next to me answered with a low smile.

“I can’t tell you the details, but we also have an anniversary.”

“Anniversary…?”

“We left the affairs of the mansion to the butlers and had time as a couple all week.”

Ah.

“Thanks to Lord Rift taking good care of your younger siblings, we were able to spend some time together as a couple. Hehe.”

“…How much did you squeeze?”

Oops.

Before I knew it, I couldn’t stop talking and ended up just spitting out what was coming out of my mind.

“Hmm. After all, you’re about 17 years old, so it’s okay to talk now.”

The father cleared his throat and nodded his head sharply, holding the waist of his mother who was sitting next to him.

“Your mother is a succubus.”

“You already said that a while ago.”

“Count. Did you even tell Gray that?”

Her mother glared at her father with a somewhat sullen expression, but there was a hint of pride on her face.

“Hmm. I was young so I didn’t know much about it at the time, but I only explained that the demon called succubus is a demon that absorbs men’s vitality. Now you probably know to some extent…”

“I can hear about other people’s private lives for intelligence purposes, but I don’t necessarily want to know about my parents’ private lives.”

“There are times when you need to know.”

“Why? Do you have a younger sibling?”

“…”

Wow.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“…A lot of time has passed since Marin and Safi were born.”

Her mother placed her hand lightly on her own stomach, and her father folded his hand over her mother’s hand.

“Ha.”

I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“If it were another noble family, if this was a kingdom or an empire, I would have made political calculations about the birth of a successor other than me.”

“You know damn well you won’t.”

“It may not be the case in my generation, but isn’t it a serious problem if you worry about your children’s generation as well?”

“We know very well that you are not that type of person, so we can feel at ease. That and that.”

My mother said with a slightly dissatisfied face, as if she were complaining.

“For 4 years… I’ve been as careful as possible.”

“…”

“The Count never lets you use the contraceptive pill that is said to have been made in the Empire.”

“I don’t know about anything else, but you can’t carelessly feed Charlotte drugs made in the empire.”

I know.

The moment a rumor began to circulate that Countess Charlotte had started taking contraceptive pills, the imperial alchemists would sneak poison powder into the pill.

A drug that won’t kill you if you ingest it right away, but will kill you if you ingest it for several years.

This is a method I also enjoy using, so even though it is considered a medicine, I cannot recklessly suggest something like medication.

“Why, it seems like my father loses more strength every time younger siblings are born?”

“It’s natural for people to lose strength as they get older. But that’s okay. I would much rather enjoy the happy times with your mother than to train myself for my duties as the Earl of Gibraltar, which has been passed down from generation to generation.”

The expression on my father’s face as he looked at her mother while saying those words sent a chill down my spine for a moment.

“Isn’t that so, ma’am?”

“Yes. It’s been like this for 7 years already, but this is what I was hoping for while staying with the Count.”

The same expression her mother would make toward her father, her father was now making toward her mother.

“…”

The look that Queen Carmen probably wanted so much.

The smile of the Iron-Blooded Margrave, who was always stiff and never even smiled softly.

The smile of a man named ‘Crimson’, whom I could not see at any time before returning, was turned towards his mother, even if only for a moment.

“Grey.”

My father turned his head towards me.

“Thank you for worrying about me. But you don’t have to worry. Even if I become weaker over time, it is a law of nature that cannot be broken.”

“If you sharpen and temper a knife, it becomes sharp again.”

“Yes. Many of Gibraltar’s ancestors have done this. The guardian of the canyon is a well-forged blade that can be swung at the enemy at any time. But…Now, that has ended in my generation.”

Declaration of treason.

“I said I would quit being a guardian. I would become a traitor. I would no longer live as a margrave, I would live for myself.”

Basically, Gibraltar is no longer like a hustler, putting himself down for someone else and giving up on living only as a guardian and sword of the kingdom.

“I don’t deny that it started with anger, hatred, and murder.”

An opportunity that made the Margrave of Gibraltar, who was supposed to be like a weapon or machine without emotions, embrace human emotions.

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“I still have a strong desire for revenge. But I have come to realize that revenge is not the only answer, and that there are other forms of revenge other than the painful way of shedding blood.”

Before regression, it was ‘revenge’.

“Thanks to you, Gray. You made me and us like this.”

After regression, how should I explain the emotions contained in that expression?

“It’s very awkward and strange to say this, but…Hmm. I’m proud of you.”

One day, the envious look on my face while looking at other rich people continues to turn towards me.

“Well, I mean.”

“In times like this, can I speak on behalf of the Count?”

My mother held her father’s hand and spoke to me with a gentle smile.

“We will always love you, Gray.”

“…”

“Hehe, Count. Have you seen that kid? He’s embarrassed right now.”

“Hmm.”

“Oh my. Looking at things like this, I guess it’s not for nothing that they say you can’t fake blood, right?”

“It’s okay. Men don’t have to talk to each other. Right, Gray?”

“…Yes.”

Really, I can’t help it.

“Now I understand how my father lived his life.”

Why did my father, before returning, give up everything and live only sharpening his sword?

A person who has the duty to live by the sword.

If you embrace human emotions, the sword becomes dull and weak.

“I understand. It’s been like this for 7 years, but let’s move on. Gibraltar, the guardian of the kingdom who has sacrificed everything for Nostrum for 500 years, is now finished.”

Perhaps like many of Gibraltar who gave up on becoming the Margrave.

“Now, let’s try living like human beings.”

The simple choice that every human being wishes for was simply made by the margrave of the time and his successor.

“It’s okay for my father to become weak. We have Noir, we have younger siblings, and now we have forest friends and Morgania who have joined hands with us. Even… The next Nostrum royal family has reached out to us. If you do, I will gladly hold your hands.”

500 years.

“And.”

It’s a bit difficult to call it a single person, but if one family served the country for generations, it would be enough.

“I am here.”

Even if kingdoms and empires collapse, Gibraltar will survive.

“So, rest assured and enjoy yourself to the fullest.”

“Grey…”

“Of course.”

It will survive.

“It’s good to share love as a couple, but it doesn’t mean you should spend time alone like animals.”

“…Grey.”

“It’s not like a machine with a screw loose, so what if you say that I left my post for a bit? What? You left your younger siblings in the care of Lord Mente for a week and enjoyed it? You took the kids with you on a trip somewhere, or you worked during the day and only spent time alone at the mansion at night I’m not saying they spent it, but I don’t think it’s like two people spending an entire week together in a mansion. Making love without even seeing the kids.”

“Well, I didn’t go that far!”

“Then I’m glad.”

Thanks goodness.

“I’m just kidding. Actually, I was listening to everything about the territory situation.”

“You… !”

“If that had been the case, I would have come right on horseback and cut down the door, regardless of the academy or anything else.”

“…”

Because I don’t do it like anyone else.

I realized how much I had suffered during Noir, and as the trauma overtook me, I ended up pecking at my father and mother without even realizing it.

“Let us live as humans, but let us not become like animals.”

* * *

Although he said it curiously.

-Gray. Listen carefully. Not all humans are the same.

Since the opponent is a monster disguised as a human, you must understand the monster’s instincts and logic to deal with him.

-To deal with a monster, he must become a monster himself. All humans are eaten.

I know.

The logic of a monster.

-You are like me. It’s like looking at myself when I was young. I was once blinded by love, but as I grew up, I realized many things.

A monster is a being that mistakes itself for a human.

-But if you want to become a ‘ruler’, someone at the peak of power, it is right to abandon humans.

The monster wants to become a god, so although he was born as a human, he wants to escape and transcend humanity.

-You are a monster. A monster bigger than me. No matter what I did, I just understood, overlooked it, and ignored it. Why?

I once had that thought.

-Because it doesn’t cause any harm to yourself. If it benefits you, it is a benefit, because you never suffer a loss.

Whether dragons fly in the sky or dwarves live beneath the ground.

It doesn’t matter as long as I enjoy happiness and live peacefully in my own space.

-Keep in mind. The person at the top is not just someone who rises high, but also has to bear the gaze of everyone watching from below.

The monster wants.

-And I hope you follow in my footsteps.

May your name be widely known to future generations.

-I cannot finish the final achievement of completing the Habsburgs in vain. My perfection is you, Gray Gibraltar.

Death is the perfection of man.

-I will lay down all the plates so that the last page of the founding father of the Habsburg Empire can be decorated with the phrase ‘I passed the throne to Gray Gibraltar.’

The Habsburgs want to use me to complete themselves and leave a mark on history.

Chewing on humans.

Kill everything that gets in your way.

With the sword pointed downward from the highest point.

‘That’s not possible.’

That is not my happiness.

That is not Astasia’s happiness.

‘My happiness is something I achieve.’

Since my happiness lies with Astacia, I must become strong to make her happy.

You can only enjoy a happy future if you fight against the Habsburgs, win, and kill him.

Words cannot persuade. Because it’s a monster.

Animals cannot communicate. Because it’s an animal.

Even if you are wearing a human mask, unless words, logic, and reason work, all that is left is the logic of the sword.

Therefore.

I must become strong.

In order to become stronger, I have to challenge again and again against the ‘strongest person’ I recognize.

Habsberg has everything.

He conquered the elven forest, occupied Ipheria Industries, eliminated all vampires in the empire, and even destroyed many of Nostrum’s heroes.

And as if absorbing all their traces was not enough, he also took over Crimson Gibraltar, letting go of everything.

Unification Emperor Habsburg.

‘Even if I were to rank the moment I died as 0, he is still not the 1st strongest player at this point.’

I do not believe that the current Habsburg Crown Prince is stronger than the Emperor who killed me in the gorge.

However, despite the time difference, as long as it is me, I can truly become the strongest on the continent, but not now.

At the time, the Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar could not be defeated.

Besides the Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar, there was no way he could directly defeat anyone else.

Therefore.

To kill Habsburg, he must fight and win against someone stronger than him.

“…”

My room.

Light a candle, smoke silver, and lie down on the bed.

As always, my consciousness sinks, and I open my eyes in a dream where the devil is whispering.

Caroline Mansion – not the old Earl of Gibraltar.

“You’re coming to the training ground. It looks like you’ve really made up your mind?”

The princess smiles as she greets me.

“Then who will you deal with?”

“You know. …Master.”

“Hehe.”

The lightly dressed princess flaps her riding jacket and pulls out the sword from her waist.

“Then again, are you here to destroy it?”

“You know, even if you lose 10 million times, you only need to win once. But.”

I created an aura and created the weapon most familiar to my hands.

“Today, I win.”

Auror Blade.

“We must win. Starting with you. Because…”

Imperial swordsmanship, Iperia style.

“I have to defeat you, who is stronger than the crown prince, to be able to defeat the crown prince.”