A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

186 – When You Think It’s Too Late, It’s Too Late (2)

People change.

I saw that possibility in Noir.

“Noir says he likes you.”

“…”

“You said you wanted to get married. Didn’t you hear?”

“…That.”

Wednesday, who was called to the chairman’s office, was unable to hide her discomfort.

“Oh my. Is this perhaps unrequited love?”

“…”

“No, no.”

I understand after seeing the reaction.

“Someone says that usually men think about reality and women follow their emotions, but here it is the opposite.”

“On the contrary, aren’t women more realistic on average?”

“The kingdom and the empire are different. Even if you have been in the kingdom for 7 years, I would say it is the difference in the blood that flows between the people of the kingdom and the empire.”

It’s not that Wednesday doesn’t have an affinity for Noir either.

“Do you love noir?”

“Hey, Chairman.”

“I’m serious right now. Very serious. I didn’t secretly lead a flying dragon through the dormitory window to meet you for no reason.”

“Ha…”

Noir fell into a deep sleep.

You may have been very nervous because of the commotion that happened earlier, but by 3:43 in the morning, most people were so deeply asleep that they could barely wake up unless there was a loud noise.

Moreover, Nidhogg and I made contact without even making a sound, blocking the silence magic and its influence.

In fact, it was a secret movement that would not have been detected by anyone else than the emperor.

“So how far did you go with Noir? I guess you didn’t go beyond kissing?”

“It’s not more than a kiss, it’s an excess, so does that mean it’s okay to kiss?”

“Yes. Because kissing is not part of the Curse of Gibraltar.”

“You kissed Princess Astasia.”

“Okay. Oh, there’s no need to report this. You already know.”

Wednesday looked at me with complicated eyes.

Maybe that ‘report’ will bother you.

“Are you worried that the person who will become Noir Gibraltar’s wife is from the Empire, and that it might even be discovered that she is a spy sent by the Empire?”

“…”

“And I’m worried that it might interfere with Noir’s life or my plans his. I understand. Moreover…”

“It is absurd for me, an imperial citizen, to become a partner for Master Noir, who will be the guardian of Gibraltar.”

Wednesday is considering realistic issues in many ways.

It is an issue that cannot help but be considered.

She went through all sorts of hardships at the academy just because she was from the Empire – not a foreign student, but she was from a gray hair – and she even ended up getting married?

She has more than one mountain to overcome.

“Let me ask you one question. If that problem is resolved, does she intend to marry Noir?”

“It’s a presumptuous and arrogant thing to say.”

“You can do it. As much as you want.”

“…I guess I should say that I have gained a bit of a goal in life.”

Wednesday scratched her hair as if she was embarrassed.

“Even when Master Noir was young, you couldn’t say she had a very good personality, right?”

“You were looking at it correctly.”

“I had this thought while assisting Master Noir in accordance with the orders given by the Chairman when he was a young master. This human… Hmm. If we can make this boy ‘human’, the young master will be satisfied, and if we do that, the empire will be “I will be able to establish myself greatly when I return.”

Wednesday has chosen the best path for herself to survive and take her place.

“But I think there is no need to do that now, and I think we can keep the current situation as is and be a little greedy.”

“Why?”

“First of all, there is a high possibility that the Chairman will become the sire of the empire, and more than anything, I thought that Master Noir and the other younger sisters do not necessarily need to become the guardians of Gibraltar.”

As expected.

“I guess her father’s declaration of treason on the day of the Light Dragon Tournament helped a lot in your decision.”

“…If the entire territory of Gibraltar is taken over by the empire, then there is no need to worry about it.”

Humans are selfish beings, and they make decisions in the direction that is most beneficial to them and earnestly hope that the situation will continue.

“Indeed. So you decided to take responsibility? Because you made it your life’s goal to humanize Noir, and that path coincided with the path to success?”

“It was like that at first. It’s still like that to some extent.”

“Has there been a change of heart in the middle?”

“…This is a story we only keep between ourselves. Please don’t tell Master Noir.”

“Of course.”

I showed my determination by deliberately making a gesture of putting a zipper in my mouth.

“Don’t ever tell Noir. Noir won’t even know that I called you here at dawn in the first place.”

“…”

“What I said to Noir, ‘Noir wants to marry Wednesday,’ is a secret. Do you understand?”

“Wouldn’t I also be revealed to others later?”

“There are no eternal secrets in this world, but until they are revealed, let’s keep them secret.”

“…I understand. Just saying this makes me feel relieved.”

After Wednesday caught her breath, she looked at me with a serious face and said.

“It wasn’t a big deal. You may have forgotten, but there was a time when I got hurt and Master Noir went on a rampage.”

“I remember.”

When I lightly tapped her cheek, Wednesday opened her eyes wide in surprise.

“…Yes. At that time, Master said, ‘My person.'”

“Are you in love?”

“Rather than saying I fell in love, well, I just started seeing him as a man at some point. I don’t know when that happened.”

“…”

“It’s just that. When I came to my senses, I also became aware of it. Although I tried my best to pretend not to notice in order to focus on the mission… “

In fact, it is Wednesday’s responsibility to create Noir, a blue-chip product, but who would have thought that Wednesday would actually be attracted to Noir.

“She was asked to be a nanny, but she turns out not to be a nanny but to be Noir’s child’s biological mother.”

“I’m sorry.”

“I have nothing to apologize for. There’s nothing to worry about at all.”

I say this sincerely.

“Rather, I would have been disappointed if he had only said things like conditions, face, ambition, etc. While hiding his true feelings. Those things are certainly plausible, but they are not the root of his heart.”

“…”

“He’s not a bad guy. He wouldn’t know if the environment he grew up in was shit, but he’s a guy who smiles and is satisfied as long as he gets what he wants.”

In the future, it would be full of alcohol and women, but that kind of home environment no longer exists.

“Still, the women around her will continue to be attracted. This is the fate of a woman who becomes the mate of a Gibraltar man.”

“That has already been well organized since last year.”

“This year, there are 150 more people. Although not all of them are aiming for Noir.”

“It may not be the best, but it’s probably the next best thing. That’s okay too. Nines… The sisters are also coming to help. And.”

Wednesday twitched the corners of her mouth.

“Among the Nines, I know who the fire fox is that is targeting Master Noir.”

“…”

Of course, Imperial Intelligence.

“I see. In that case, just focus on that as you are now, even more than now, so that strange women don’t get caught up around Noir.”

“It’s an order, so I’ll gladly follow it, but if there’s any unnecessary misunderstanding…”

“It’s enough to just let those misunderstandings turn into ‘something like that.'”

I stood up.

“Gibraltar, they are a people who turn their eyes away from love.”

“Hey, master.”

“My father suddenly broke off his engagement to the dukedom out of love.”

“No, that.”

“My younger brother wants to try love, but should his older brother stop him from doing so for political reasons?”

Even as an older brother.

Also as Gibraltar.

Even as a man.

‘This is an opportunity.’

And even as a traitor, Gray, this is an opportunity I cannot miss.

“Adcilla Albert Wednesday.”

“…Huh?”

“It is an order. Hold on tightly to Noir Gibraltar so that it cannot turn its attention to others.”

“Huh…?”

“What.”

Wednesday suddenly shed tears.

“Well, that… That, sin, sorry…”

“It is polite for a man in the kingdom to take out a handkerchief and wipe away tears. But my handkerchief is only for Astasia.”

I opened the window.

“Go. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“…Excuse me.”

Wednesday, with her face down, headed out the window, and Nid Hogg took her Wednesday and flew through the night sky at dawn.

“Whoa…”

The night air was cold yet clear, and I felt empty inside.

“I need to work harder.”

My younger brother wants to try some love, so how can I interfere as an older brother?

“Princess.”

“…Can I come out?”

A white head popped out from under the desk.

“Hey, today’s story is…” ” “

“I promised not to tell.”

I didn’t say it.

Directly from my mouth to Astasia.

“If the princess doesn’t want it, I’ll give up the idea.”

“It’s okay. Actually, I wanted to support him too. So… Should I say this is a double in-law…?”

“I can’t say that they are completely in-laws because they have different mothers, but at least we should start thinking about ways to prevent that from becoming a problem.”

There are many ways, it is a matter of choice.

“We have to go choose a ‘location’, princess. Tomorrow… No, let’s leave today.”

“Where?”

“To a place where all loyal soldiers will be sent to the abyss so that Noir can’t even think about how to get in trouble.”

It became necessary to plan a little more so that there would be no more people talking nonsense about Noir Gibraltar’s partner having to be a kingdom woman.

“Let’s get ready as soon as the sun rises and go to the Duke of Winchester first. From now on, it’s a fight over corruption.”

* * *

Morning.

“What are you trying to do to give me a headache again?”

“Why do I always come to you with only problems? “I feel sad.”

“That’s what the expression is like, the expression.”

The Duke of Winchester, who was leisurely drinking tea on the reception sofa in his office, was openly disgusted by my visit and waved his hand.

“What brings you here today? If it’s a matter of riding a flying dragon, all safety accidents have been prepared, and training has been decided to use the academy’s internal track.”

“Thank you for that. What I want to discuss is ‘field experience learning’ this semester.”

“…What’s coming has arrived.”

The Duke of Winchester’s eyes trembled.

“No matter how much you ask, the Gibraltar Gorge is not allowed. The Viscounty of Rift is not allowed, and the empire beyond the gorge is not allowed.”

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Field experiential learning.

“It’s the end of the first semester, so we need some preparation time, but at least three places should be confirmed at the next faculty meeting. Candidates or whatever.”

It may sound like this, but it is an outdoor camp activity that takes place in a location other than the academy for about a week.

“There will definitely be differences of opinion among the professors, so there will be an uproar. But if you want, go ahead no matter what the Saint faction over there says…”

“Do as they wish.”

“What?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s in the middle of enemy territory. Even if the place where Academy students, including Astacia, Noir, and I will go on a field trip for a week, is the territory of those who support St. Geo Nostrum.”

Location. Territory of loyal soldiers.

“Rather, I would like to make a recommendation.”

“…I think it would be more troublesome. Where?”

“There is, miraculously, a point of contact.”

I pointed to a point on the map.

“…To get rid of them all at once?”

“Haha. If anyone hears it, you’re saying it as if you’re going to use this opportunity to purge your political opponents?”

“But a place is a place.”

“Yes.”

A place where loyal soldiers and traitorous Quislings come together in fantastic harmony.

“Viscounty of Lembourg.”

It can be said to be the worst place in Gibraltar.

“Borrowing from the first letters of Lembourg Territory, I propose a project.”

I presented the business, or rather the educational plan, I had prepared in advance to the Duke of Winchester.

“Name it.”

Lembury Project.

“We will entrust all of the extreme experiential education in the kingdom’s traditions to the Viscounty of Lembourg.”