A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

222 – Only Gibraltar (2)

At that time, Marquis Castle [Golden Castle] Command center.

“…It’s harder than I thought.”

The young man with his navy blue hair and glasses sat down on his sofa, playing with his collarbone.

“It’s harder than I thought.”

I’m talking to myself.

There is no one in the command center room.

There would be at least one person to assist or to plan a strategy together, but there is no one here except the young man.

“Huh. No. You can do it, Drite.”

The young man called himself ‘Dritte’.

It was not the name he used in this marquisate nor was it the name he received from his father his, but it was a name that symbolized his identity his.

“Mother, my Tuscany. Please watch over me.”

Drite Tuscany Tercian.

Among the numerous aliases, such as Jack, Franz, and Isaac, he gave up the numerous names he used for his duties while working as a shadow, and this time he used his real name for the first time.

Even if.

Even the name’Dreit’or the title’03’given to him were not recognized by his’father’who he most wanted to be recognized by

“To see your last descendant lead the kingdom’s civil war to victory and make the Tersian Empire his own.”

If you lead this war to victory, you will definitely be recognized.

“You will definitely be able to watch your son receive the laurel wreath from the Emperor of the Empire. There.”

Drite looked up at the ceiling.

There was nothing on the ceiling, but he was looking up at the sky, not the ceiling.

“It’s a little difficult, though.”

Ferdinando glanced at his hand mirror placed on the table where he was sitting.

“Nostrum…Ha.”

I don’t think it was like this when I first came here, but there were deep dark circles under my eyes.

“Huh…”

Reclaim Tuscany.

Or, the successor to the fallen Tuscany is recognized as the successor to the empire and restores Tuscany’s honor.

My mother demanded a lot from herself.

So he tenaciously survived the shadow academy, and grew by eating everyone, including those who had grown up as shadows with him.

Even if.

Even if he was sentenced as ‘abolished’ by the emperor and was punished by having the number ’03’ assigned to him erased.

Even if another shadow took the place he originally held as number 03, he just needs to prove it this time.

Take Nostrum’s b*stards and achieve victory in Gibraltar.

Is there any other proof as clear as that?

Beep.

Something sparkled inside Drite’s chest.

Dri Te took out a shiny object from her arms with an annoyed look on her face.

A rectangular, elongated magic stone.

Soon the magic stone began to sparkle, and a sound began to come out from within.

[…How’s it going, little brother?]

“What about my younger brother? Since when did we become brothers?”

[You’re doing too much. But I still think of him as my younger brother.]

“Shut up, Franz Ferdi.”

When the name Franz was said, light flowed from the magic stone and created a circle.

[Okay. Franz. Unlike you, he is a man who was approved by his father his his his his]

Beyond the circular fog made like a mirror, a young man with white hair and ultramarine eyes appeared.

“Ha, didn’t his son’s place get taken away by Gray Gibraltar?”

[…Shut up.]

Franz’s face distorts.

[More than anyone else, I serve my father closer. Do you think your son’s place will be taken away by someone like Nostrum, or even a man from Gibraltar?]

“Not only has it been taken away, but it has also been nailed down as a successor?”

[Isn’t that the same for you too?]

“Well, that’s right. But I will overcome it. In my own way.”

Dri Te touched her chin with her hand.

“We strengthened the walls of the Marquis Castle and deployed wizards in all directions. Hehe, the wizards are definitely good. Except for whining that they are high-quality personnel, one wizard can produce the strength of a platoon or a company. “

[Nostrum is a fraud in that regard. But that would be the same over there too, right? There will be at least two masters. Can you handle it?]

“Even if it comes, just hold on and block it.”

Dri Te leisurely stretched her hands to the sides.

“It’s enough to prevent people from breaking through the castle gate. As long as the Marquis de Barcel is not captured, the territory war will continue. And time is on our side.”

[What are you planning?]

“Nothing much. In Nostrum…Hehe. Among the humans in Nostrum, there are some who are quite devilish. Marquis Castle is a representative example of such cases.”

[What…?]

“You don’t know because you only play shadows in the empire. If you had come to the scene, you would have noticed right away. There are a lot of truly terrible things piled up here.”

[If you are talking about an incompetent king…]

“No.”

Dri Te shook her head resolutely.

“A magic circle on the ground…”

Bang bang bang.

“…I’ll talk about it later.”

[Wait, not yet-]

At the sound of urgent footsteps coming from outside her, I collected the mana flowing from her her her her magic stone her her her her her her her magic stone her her her her her her her her her her her her her her the other her her the other of her her.

“We’re in big trouble, Deacon Bergeson!”

“…I thought I told you it was Bergenes. What’s going on? In such a hurry.”

“I, the enemy!!”

A knight of the Golden Dawn ran over and pointed outside.

“Gibraltar has attacked with its knights!”

“…They committed this. They’re probably aiming for a short-term war. It’s okay. We’ll redeploy the knights and prepare traps at every corner they come from-“

“They’re coming in with boats!”

“Ship…?”

“Yes!! The red-painted ship is heading towards the Marquis Castle right now!!”

“…No way!!”

Drite immediately got up from his seat and headed to the window.

“The Emperor is coming to Gibraltar”

And then I continued to scan the sky.

“…There isn’t one?”

“It’s not the sky! Where are you looking? They’re coming towards the ground with their boats now!”

“A ship runs on land?”

“It is said that the magic automatic train is running on wheels! Its speed is two or three times faster than a regular train!”

“…Whew, that’s a relief.”

Dri Te swept his chest.

“If you’re coming by land, you don’t have to worry too much. You just have to protect the last line of defense anyway. Send troops to the castle wall. Send the wizards, spread shield magic on the castle wall, and have them wait.”

“Oh, yes!”

“And… “

Drite lightly pulled out the sword on his waist

“Calculate the direction they are running from and call in all the wizards available. If they run in a straight line, the ship will fall to the ground on its own.”

“Ji, deacon…?”

“Full authority lies with me, and the Marquis de Barcel entrusted all tactics to me. Then… “

Drite pointed with the tip of his sword at the Marquis Castle map hanging on the wall.

“All you have to do is set traps on the way, then surround them so they can’t move, and then annihilate them.”

* * *

Past the forest, past the plains, across the river, past the farmlands and plains where the people live.

“I can see it little by little.”

Marquess Castle – Golden Castle, which had been seen through intelligence materials and photos, gradually began to appear.

From noble mtl dot come

“Ahead, about 4 minutes before arriving at destination.”

“Young master!!”

“Hold on. Hold on.”

Kwa-eu-ang!

“It wasn’t like I was directly hit by the explosion magic, and the engineers had installed an anti-magic shield on the hull, so trust me.”

“I keep stumbling!!”

“I know. If you run like this, you’ll stumble.”

It is not very heavy, and other than the magic engine and windstone, most parts and bodies are made of wood.

It is true that no matter how many thin steel plates and magic stones are attached to the outside, the weight itself is not enough to handle a ship that runs at a speed of more than 300 km per hour.

So how is this ship running now?

She It’s not running

In fact, it is correct to view it as simply ‘flying’ forward with the power of the wind stone blowing backwards.

Kugugoogung!

There may be a loud vibration due to the impact of the wheels and the ground hitting the floor.

However.

“Wow!”

“Think of it as training. If you can’t withstand this level of vibration, can you say you’re Gibraltar’s elite?”

If you are a senior knight, you can at least endure this much.

Since we’ve gathered only those people, we might be truly disappointed if even one person misses the sword and falls or slips.

“Sir Robert.”

“Yes, yes!”

I ask Sir Robert, who is holding on to the best.

“If you can’t survive this, you’re not qualified to meet elves, right?”

“Ugh…! Yes–!”

Robert shouts bitterly.

Then Sir Carlos and the other knights also hardened their expressions and entrusted their whole bodies to the sword planted horizontally on the floor.

“Heh.”

“…Hey, master.”

Sir Mente, who was infusing magic into the windstone next to me, smiled bitterly.

“I’ve come this far now, isn’t it too much to ask me to hold on?”

“If you are a senior engineer or higher, you must be able to hold on to a deck tilted at about 40 degrees without slipping.”

Currently.

The front part of the magic automatic ship is running with its head raised high.

If you look at it from the side, a few of the front wheels will probably be floating in the air and spinning around.

“It’s okay. I knew this would happen, so I replaced the two rear wheels with iron wheels for trains.”

“That’s not what you’re saying.”

Sir Mente points outside.

“Wizards riding drakes and bombarding us with magic isn’t working, so what else are they going to try to do with us?”

“I guess so. If that happens…”

As soon as Sir Mente’s criticism fell out.

“There is a possibility that they will do something in front of the castle wall, right in front of where we are running.”

I can feel the man.

Although it is not visible due to the tilted deck, the energy of mana can be felt beyond the body of the magic automatic ship.

The castle walls are brilliantly colored with gold.

On the castle wall, there is a shield magic that is stronger than the body of our magic automatic ship, and on the road leading to the wall, countless knights are standing with shields in hand.

“If I leave that thing down, we’ll all die, right?”

“Are you going to kill me?”

“I have intentions of killing them, but I don’t think they came out with the intention of getting hit by an automatic boat and dying.”

“Do it, master!!”

Sir Carlos, who was at the bow of the deck, shouts.

“Those guys laid a [Mud field] On our way!”

“Oh my.”

Mud field.

It’s magic.

It is an advanced magic that instantly generates high heat on the flat ground and sprinkles moisture, turning a large area into mud like Lemberi Camp after rain.

“What is the width?”

“The distance to the castle wall is about 300m or more!!”

“No matter how much I run at 300, I’ll be stuck in the mud at that speed.”

Indeed.

“I’m sure he’s not just an idiot, but then I’d be even more shocked.”

I walked towards the windstone and reached for the downward lever.

“Lord Mente, please give me the upper hand. The output will be weaker than mine.”

“Are you doing that?”

“Yes.”

The reason why this magic automatic ship was named Red Shock.

“I brought this all the way here to do that. Wouldn’t you be disappointed if I didn’t do it?”

Luckily.

The walls leading to Golden Castle and Marquis Castle are not very high.

“Output, maximum.”

I, along with Lord Mente, almost simultaneously took out a glass bottle full of Caroline.

Just like that, it was poured into our hands.

* * *

At that time, in the study of the Count of Gibraltar.

“…It’s amazing. Being able to see something this far away in real time. Without any magical powers.”

“It’s the power of magical engineering based on magic. Hehe.”

The image transmitted through the wall of the study was not the Gibraltar Gorge, but an image like a bird’s eye view of the ground from the sky.

And in the center is a red shock tank.

Toward the enemy lines.

Raise your head and pay no attention to the enemy’s countless attacks.

“That is…”

“Oh, it’s a big deal.”

Major General Bathory bit his fingernails.

“They even turned the roads in their territory into a swamp like that…!”

“Is that possible?”

“…In theory, it’s not impossible. All the calculations have already been done.”

Major General Bathory put his hands together and prayed.

“Please, please…!”

“…Even if they are not prepared, they can do it.”

The Crimson Margrave calmly raised his teacup.

“If it’s gray.”

That moment.

Pa—- ang!!!

With a huge explosion sound, flames spewed out from under the red shock arc.

“Wow.”

The [Fire Storm] Magic, more powerful than the wind blowing from the top of the automatic ship, exploded left and right.

That output, that destructive power.

“It flew.”

The magic power was enough to make the red shocker, which was already running with its upper body lifted, rise up as if it were jumping long distances.

“…”

Director Bathory was looking at the screen.

“Haa…”

With a groan, he fell down.

* * *

“Huh?”

Saint Geonostrum was drinking, looking out his window and tilting his head.

“The ship is jumping?”

The red magic automatic ship was leaping like a beast towards the golden castle walls.