A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

Chapter 280

280 – Great Depression Disorder (1)

Traitor.

As a noun, it refers to someone who sold out the country.

It is usually a generic term for that type of person, but before the return, it was used to refer to a certain family.

Traitor Gibraltar.

From Nostrum’s perspective, a traitorous family that contributed greatly to ending the Nostrum Kingdom.

This is not a family that was famous for its swordsmanship and loyalty, but a family that was cursed countless times to go down in history as a famous traitor who sold out the country.

So, when William Theil first mentioned being a traitor, I thought, ‘Is he trying to kill me again?’

But it wasn’t.

Although he only spoke in his sleep and lost consciousness again, William Theil clearly referred to traitors other than Gibraltar.

Sirene.

‘It wasn’t to the point where I was called a traitor.’

The count family of Sirene was ruined.

Not long after the Empire destroyed the Kingdom of Nostrum, the Count of Sirene became embroiled in fraud and went bankrupt.

There was talk of hiring knights at the court, but the imperial court handled everything in accordance with the strict constitution and imperial law.

If you think about it, the Count of Sirene who was treated like that is not the current Count.

The current earl was originally supposed to be succeeded to the earldom by his younger cousin, but with the opening of the Seirene Strait, he increased his assets by joining the empire.

A person who wouldn’t be surprised no matter where he ends up.

It’s not strange to be called a traitor, but at least from the ‘current’ point of view, he hasn’t done anything that would warrant killing him as a traitor.

If people criticize him as a traitor just because he is friendly with the Empire, then this individual, William Taille, is strange.

So what about William Tails, a member of the revolutionary army?

“Master. I have compiled information about William Taille’s life.”

“Thank you.”

Thanks to Sir Robert’s collection of information, I was able to look into information about William Theil.

William Tail.

I am 25 years old this year.

Intermediate knight of the Count of Sirene.

He is one of the knights recruited and raised by Count Seirene as he has a promising future. His sword skills are average, but his skill with a crossbow is excellent.

About two months ago, he was dismissed in the process of reducing the size of the Knights Templar from the Count of Sirene due to ‘austerity due to peace’.

“What did the Count of Sirene say?”

“He said it was nothing to do with him, on the surface.”

“What if the two of you talk separately?”

“They tried to secure gold by turning the dismissed knights into free mercenaries. I believe William Tail followed those instructions.”

“Then… “

I deduced the situation based on the tendencies and experiences of William Taille and the Count of Sirene.

“What about the other knights?”

“They are not saying anything. They have all disappeared.”

“If that’s true, then Sir William Thayl was trying to protect the gold for his master.”

A rough estimate is drawn.

“Have the laid-off workers signed a contract? A contract that says they will be reinstated after being fired.”

“The Count of Sirene did not mention the existence of the contract itself.”

“It must be a verbal contract. There is no need for a wizard to come and recreate the scene. The free knights tried to steal the gold, and William Tail put it inside his body to protect it.”

“It was a foolish move.”

“I guess I thought I could throw up later.”

After putting the gold in his mouth, he would have left the place and vomited it out or tried to spit it out in a safe place.

You wouldn’t have thought that gold hardens inside the body and creates a golden membrane inside the esophagus, or that gold can block the esophagus.

If you were worried about that in the first place, you wouldn’t have put the gold itself in your mouth or something like that.

‘I was trying hard to be loyal, but an abnormal phenomenon led me to this point.’

Gold stuck to his face due to his excessive loyalty to his master his.

The strange problem is that the gold is literally sitting on the face like a dragon nesting-

‘It’s a dragon, isn’t it just a bit of a parasite?’

It’s a bit hard to put into words, but what it looks like is like a magical beast coming out of a contaminated area, covering a person’s face.

Or, using that as a motif, it can be called a golden mask restraint that will never be removed.

It’s fortunate that I can breathe and talk, but what about food and excretion issues?

If it continues like this, the labor costs to manage-

Spurrrr.

“…!!”

“Oh, master! It’s dangerous!!”

Sir Robert blocked my path, shouting like Sir Carlos.

The golden mask began to wriggle like a liquid on William Taille’s face, and soon began to flow out of William Taille’s mouth and flow back.

“…Cluck, cluck!”

William Tail begins coughing.

At the same time, the golden mask flowed down like a liquid like when the golden slave died, and began to pool behind William Tail.

“This is…”

William Tail blinks his eyes and looks at the ceiling with a blank face.

“It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.”

I guess so.

This ceiling is a temporary military barracks that we made.

“…Ahh!!”

William Tail looked at me, and then he quickly stood up.

“Your Excellency the Margrave! I am sorry!”

“…”

“What now-“

Sir Robert frowned and tried to urge William Tails, but I signaled him by pulling on the back of his clothes.

“Yes, Sir William. What happened?”

“Well, that is… The Sirene Knights came up the river and made a surprise attack on the guard post, and we did our best to defeat the imperial army disguised as the Sirene Knights… Huh?”

William Theil looks up at Sir Robert with a blank expression.

“…Robert!! You’re alive!!”

“…Master.”

Hehe, I thought you died at that time…! Ugh, the rumor wasn’t wrong…! The [Illusionary Knights] Wasn’t a false rumor…!”

“I’m going crazy, master. Please do something.”

“Why. It’s interesting.”

It’s such an interesting situation that it gives me goosebumps.

The Order of the Welcome Knights is an order that does not actually exist.

That name was one of the names I had in mind to create the ‘Gray Knights of Gibraltar’ in the future, based on some of the knights of the Knights of Gibraltar, including Robert.

Is it a coincidence?

Well. There are many things that bother me, such as the fact that he called me a margrave, or the fact that he thought Robert was dead when he saw him.

So.

“William Tale, article on the dismissal of the Counts of Sirene.”

“Yes…?”

“I think I had a nightmare.”

“Nightmare…Dream…?”

“Who do you think is the owner of Gibraltar?”

“Of course, His Excellency the Gray Margrave of Gibraltar in front of me… ?”

William Tail puts his hand on his head and tilts his head.

“…Crimson Marquis of Gibraltar?”

“I guess I’ve finally come back to my senses.”

“Ah… “

“I think I had a dream.”

“…Luckily, fortunately.”

William Tail shed tears.

“I’m really glad, huh, huh… “

“Why am I crying again this time?”

“Master. Just how…”

“In a dream, Nostrum has fallen.”

“…”

It was such a nightmare-like dream to anyone from Nostrum that I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Fall? Nostrum?”

“Yes. That’s…”

William Tail was about to answer, but he blinked with a somewhat blank expression.

“…Why did it fail?”

“…”

“No, wait a minute. Something will come to mind…”

“I guess I’m possessed by some kind of illusion.”

I pointed to the false gold lying on the bed where William Tail woke up.

“It looks like he was drunk on gold.”

“…”

“Are you coming to your senses now?”

“…Ah, yes. I…Excuse me. “Your Excellency the Governor.”

William Theil’s eyes, which had become blurry, gradually began to become clear.

“Like you said, I guess I’m possessed by something. There’s no way Nostrum will fall. And…There’s no way the Empire will start a war. Haha.”

“…”

Indeed, what will it be like?

“Sir William Tail. You may be confused for a moment, but let’s calm down, take a deep breath, and continue our conversation.”

I glanced at Sir Robert and tapped my temple.

“What kind of nightmare did you have?”

“That… “

* * *

The false gold that covered William Tale remained in a liquefied state for a long time, then slowly solidified like other false gold.

Now, it has hardened into a cloudy state, like a lump of slime spilled on a pillow, but it is clear that it led William Theil into a fantasy.

“Sir Robert. Have you finished organizing?”

“Yes. If my memories and yours are correct…”

“Sir William Thayl experienced a time during his dreams. He was not a present, but a future version of himself.”

“Is this another you?”

“That’s right.”

William Theil’s experience was not much different from what we heard from his mouth.

“He was a knight of Gibraltar, and the Count of Sirene allowed the Imperial Army to land, and the Imperial Army came through the ‘border’ of the Count. He fought hard against them, but was able to escape from the Imperial Knights to Gibraltar Castle. I hit it.”

“To the Gray Margrave of Gibraltar, not the Crimson Countess of Gibraltar. And I … Am already dead in his nightmare.”

Sir Robert scratched his cheek and pointed south.

“Count Seirene, shall we strike now?”

“No, no. Didn’t you say Margrave? Your death is just an ‘illusion’ in Sir William’s dream.”

“It’s just an illusion, but somehow it feels quite different.”

“…Hehe.”

I guess so.

For a few days after my first regression, I was unsure if this was a dream or if it was real, and if I had been drunk on silver for several days and wanted to go back to the past in my dreams.

“Why are you doing this, master?”

“No, it’s just that. Seeing you get upset over someone else’s nightmare that didn’t even happen makes me think you’re a very human being too.”

“I just know that he died, but I don’t know how he died. It’s uncomfortable, isn’t it?”

“Yes. I feel uncomfortable. A situation like this has never happened before.”

I pointed to the false gold lying next to us.

“Sir Robert. I must try an experiment. I myself.”

“…Master, perhaps?”

“It’s okay. I won’t die.”

“You know that people who say things like that are the most likely to die, right?”

“I am different.”

Since I can roughly predict what the situation will be, I will put a safety device on.

“She summons the Platinum Lord Aperia. No one knows more about this situation than she does, and even if she doesn’t know, she’s the only one who can save me from the experiment I’m going to do from now on.”

Experiment.

I try it myself.

“Keep it a secret from Astasia… No, keep it a secret from everyone.”

* * *

In a moment.

The moment I thought I had ‘drank’ false gold.

“…”

In a brilliant golden world, I met a woman.

“…Queen Naria?”

“…”

Unlike usual, Queen Naria, wearing her dress, looked at me intently.

“It looks like you’ve finally gone crazy, brother.”