A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

316 – Weapons of War (2)

All key shadows inside Gibraltar Castle have been cleaned up.

This is a case of the shadow I care about, and the shadow of the empire still remains in the ‘territory’ called Gibraltar.

In the first place, the reality is that not only are there shadows of the empire, but there are also a lot of imperial people.

“Noir. Since your Whites are from Gibraltar, you should set an example as Gibraltarians, right?”

“Brother, what are you trying to get me to do?”

“Tell them to organize the other shadows, just as I did. If any of them do not leave now and secretly remain in Gibraltar and make any moves to betray themselves, they will be immediately brought before me and beheaded or summarily executed on the spot.”

White people were directly examined by me.

Because they suffered it themselves, they can spread it to others more effectively and efficiently.

“Dispatch those selected from Gibraltar Castle to Barcelona, and spread those selected there throughout the Gibraltar territory.”

A method for managing shadows systematically across multiple stages.

“At the top there will be Wednesday and White, and below them there will be the Barcelona administrators, and they will deal with the shadows again. Okay?”

It is not for nothing that in the military there exists a system in which ten thousand soldiers manage a thousand generals, a thousand generals manage a hundred generals, a hundred generals manage ten generals, and ten generals manage the remaining soldiers.

“I’ll leave the organization unit to Wednesday. I don’t care if it’s done in the Empire style or the Nostrum style. Just handle it in the direction you’re familiar with.”

The Empire has a system like divisions and brigades, so it is more systematic than the Kingdom of Nostrum –

‘If the war had been won by having a good system and format, the empire would have already won 100 years ago.’

The first year of the Imperial Calendar when the Empire became the only empire on the continent beyond the canyon.

The point at which all other empires other than the ‘Thersian Empire’ were eliminated beyond the canyon, leaving only minor kingdoms.

The empire’s military system had already been reformed at that time, and the system had maintained its form for 100 years.

If the previous emperor used that system to conquer all other kingdoms, the current Habsburg emperor has achieved the scientificization of magic by incorporating magic engineering into his army.

However, what is more important than such a system is force and power.

Even those who cannot choose between the Emperor and Gibraltar will be able to make a clear decision when they see the power of Gibraltar.

“I’ll leave the inside of Gibraltar to you. I’ll go straight to the battlefield, so if you have anything urgent to discuss, please contact me through this.”

I handed Noir the communication crystal ball that was in the marquis castle warehouse.

“Most things can be handled through Wednesday. You just have to be Wednesday’s mouth.”

“You mean I just have to copy Wednesday’s orders to the knights? I understand.”

Noir has sufficient force, but Wednesday is much better at dealing with intelligence organizations.

“Noir.”

I placed my hand on Noir’s shoulder again.

“Please, I hope you don’t disappoint me.”

“…It’s obvious.”

Noir did not back down, but nodded his head loudly.

“When have I ever disappointed you?”

“…”

To put it bluntly.

“Nothing.”

This time, Noir has never disappointed me.

Ah, well.

‘Anyone can make mistakes when they’re 7 years old.’

Adults also make mistakes, and trusting the family servant to go to the bathroom at the age of 7 wasn’t really a mistake.

If there was a mistake, it was not providing internal facilities such as a bathroom even though I knew that I could stay in the panic room for a long time.

“Please check on the house. If you can’t contact me, call your father in the canyon immediately.”

“Of course.”

I guess.

The former County of Gibraltar, Gibraltar in its purest sense, seems like something you can trust and head to the battlefield.

“If possible, don’t even think about coming down to Sirene.”

“…Huh? Why?”

“I’ll let you know later when the results come out.”

I pressed Noir’s shoulder once and immediately left the castle.

Outside the Lord’s Castle, one of the new facilities in Gibraltar Castle – parking lot.

“Shall we go, master?”

“Yes, please follow me.”

I, along with Astasia, dressed in a knight-like uniform, boarded the golden magic automatic ship.

Goo goo goo.

The wheel is rolling.

It is not an airship, but an ordinary magic automatic ship, heading south toward Sirene along the railroad.

Towards a battlefield where blood flows thickly.

* * *

[Imperial Calendar January 1, 9 PM. Border of the County of Sirene.]

Late night in thick darkness.

As the peasants in the farms outside the castle blew out their candles one by one and went to bed, not even the sound of grasshoppers could be heard on the road to the County of Sirene along the railway.

Puuu

A horn sounds in the distance.

It slows down towards the general Magic Auto Line anchored at the simple station at the front of the railroad and enters the simple station.

“The 2nd Knights of Gibraltar, Carlos, reports to you, Master.”

“What is the situation?”

“…”

Sir Carlos, who was in charge of all management of the County of Se Irene according to his father’s orders, lowered his head with a pale expression.

“That is…”

It’s not a slowdown.

I was just speechless because terrible things that I couldn’t put into words or even imagine happened in reality.

“We were wiped out.”

Annihilation.

It is not something that can be easily said.

“Refugees are flocking in. The Empire…Is shooting and killing everyone, regardless of age or gender.”

“…”

“I cannot be sure that these are the words of those who fled from the imperial army, but there are hundreds of people who escaped with their bodies broken by the magic bullets of muskets.”

The emperor is crazy.

From the perspective of the people of Nostrum, such a terrible situation is unfolding in the County of Sirene that they can only say so.

“Currently, we have temporarily mobilized troops to create a temporary residential area, but about 20% of them have broken away and are running north despite our instructions.”

“To Gibraltar Castle?”

“…Yes.”

Those in the vicinity of the County of Sirene flee to Gibraltar to avoid the guns of the imperial army.

Perhaps some of those who hastily fled in the morning have arrived at the castle by now.

“The remaining 80% can move?”

“Yes. “Luckily.”

“Then that’s it. It would be better to pick up the slowest weak ones first through the magic automatic ship and then send them all to Lemberi.”

“Lembury…”

Sir Carlos swallowed for a moment.

“Isn’t that place Nostrum?”

“That’s right. It’s a nostrum.”

Gibraltar and Nostrum.

Although I wonder if there is any meaning in distinguishing between them, the current situation is such that there is no choice but to distinguish between the two.

“Nostrum is…”

“To summarize briefly, Queen Naria ascended to the throne.”

Gibraltar is Gibraltar, but Nostrum must also look at the current situation at least once.

“As soon as Saint Geonostrum turned 20, Queen Naria tried to murder her.”

Naria spread the news of Saint Geo’s assassination attempt throughout the country.

“She killed her in the year she turned 20, eliminating any heir to the throne, then gave birth to her new child and then attempted to rule for another 20 years.”

“That’s… “

“This is truly the behavior of an incompetent king. The dirty ambition of a powerful person who throws filth at those who thought Naria Geo Nostrum was their hope. Queen Naria successfully overcame it with the help of Gibraltar.”

“…Why is it persuasive?”

“Because the incompetent king died while doing something stupid.”

“…”

Sir Carlos scratched his head.

There may be some parts that I don’t understand, but even if I can’t understand them, I have no choice but to accept them.

“She is the queen who overthrew her her father her her her, who tried to kill her, and ascended to her throne her her her …”

“And now the queen is faced with a very serious problem. An invasion of the Empire. A reality that seems to be a repeat of the situation in False Gold.”

“Master. That.”

“I know.”

I pointed with my hand to the refugee area where Sir Carlos’ gaze had been caught.

“This war broke out because Gray Gibraltar kept dragging the empire into Nostrum. That’s what they’re saying.”

“I’m sorry. They…”

“I know. Some people lost their families, others threw away all their possessions and hometowns and ran away. Of course, you need someone to blame, but the ones that come to mind right now are people who have been criticized as traitors before.”

I’m used to it so there’s no problem.

‘There was a time when I was criticized as a true traitor.’

I am fine.

But not family.

If they continue to complain about Gibraltar even though Gibraltar showed sympathy and mercy and let them into the castle, they will be dealt with immediately.

“If you blame us, it would be best not to blame us.”

In order to prevent that from happening.

“There are people coming to take in the refugees.”

Hey, it’s best to leave it to those who fly through the sky on flying dragons.

“Grey!!”

Naria, a woman with blonde hair, ran towards me from the drake that landed in a wide clearing.

“Thank you for your hard work, Her Majesty.”

“What on earth… Ha. “What happened in the empire?”

“I don’t know either.”

It’s hard for me to make a judgment.

“One thing is clear, this is a completely different approach from the neat approach of the Habsburg emperors I know.”

“…”

“Her her Royal Highness her her her. Don’t you think about that often? If I were the king. If I were in the position of St. Geo Nostrum, I wouldn’t have done that.”

“Are you saying the opposite is also true?”

Behind Naria, the Grand Duke of Winchester, heavily armed and wearing black armor, approached as if to protect Naria.

“If you were the Habsburg emperor, you wouldn’t have done this?”

“It would have been a scorched-earth operation. Killing all Nostrum is the top priority of the war, beyond the moment you decide to kill them all.”

“…Is it too slow for something like that?”

“Yes.”

Since I deal with the military, the Duke of Winchester immediately realized what I wanted to say.

“If it were me, we would have advanced to the royal capital, Toledo, by now.”

“…”

“Occupying the county of Sirene is only the beginning, and after entrusting the latter team with organizing the county, the advance team would have advanced to other territories using the railroads laid throughout Nostrum.”

The reason Gibraltar hastily cut off the railway in the canyon was to prevent the enemy’s rapid advance.

Even if the canyon gate could not be closed, the railroad would have unconditionally destroyed it.

I saw.

How quickly the empire beyond Gibraltar took control of all of Nostrum.

The reason the war ended in one month was because the castle was defended for one month, not because the imperial army arrived at the royal capital in one month.

“Of course, it won’t move as slowly as it should, but-“

“Master, over there!”

At Sir Carlos’ shout, a light twinkled in the distance.

“…It’s not crazy fast, but it hits you right away if you relax.”

Along the railway laid in the land of Nostrum, the Imperial Army’s magic automatic ship is slowly running.

“This is it.”

Towards the simple station where we are.

‘It’s not like a test.’

Yes.

The empire is moving as if it is testing how we can cope.

“That is…”

“Don’t look, Her Majesty.”

Yet at the same time, they are waging war very steadily.

“I throw away my eyes.”

In front of the slowly approaching magic automatic ship.

As if a prisoner had been tied up, someone who looked familiar was tied to the bow with his entire body stripped.

“Anyway.”

The body of the Count of Sirene.

‘The corpse seller is truly a person who is more thorough than anyone else.’