A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

317 – Weapons of War (3)

[At that time, the drawing room of the former Count of Seirene County Castle.]

The shadow of the empire, Franz wiped the red blood on the dagger he was holding with his cloth.

The cloth that had once shined golden quickly became soaked with blood.

“Nostrum is such an extravagant place. Even the flag is embroidered in gold.”

“…”

The woman in the black dress sitting across from Franz, the Countess of Ceyrene, quietly placed her hand on her thigh and said nothing.

“Aren’t you happy? I killed her father who was so eager for revenge.”

“Not really.”

The Lady of the Countess of Sirene answered in a sour voice.

“Not only my father is dead, but everyone is dead, so what reason is there for me to be happy?”

“Have you finally realized that you were taken advantage of?”

“No. I took advantage of you.”

“Used it?”

“There was no way for a woman with no power to kill the people of this cursed land, including the Count. Hehe…”

The Countess of Sirene looked out the window.

“Thanks to his sacrifice, he earned more money than anyone else in the kingdom through trade across the empire and the seas, yet no one went to pay homage to his statue.”

“I guess so. General Hayreddin’s statue is in Imperial Casablanca.”

“I’m not talking about that physical distance. It’s a mental distance. So, at least no one was praying towards the sea of the empire. Rather, they mocked him. It was thanks to him dying well that Sirene could eat and live well. “

Wow.

“If I knew who it was because of, I shouldn’t have insulted the dead person.”

The Countess of Seirene grabs his thigh her strongly.

“Did you know that? My father thought I liked people from the empire, so he arranged a meeting with a new person from the empire.”

“Is that the reason you tried to kill Count Sirene? Is this the reward for handing over military secrets to the Empire?”

“It was the butler who handed it over. I just left the office drawer that my father usually used slightly open.”

With those words, the Countess of Sirene grabbed a vial of medicine that was lying beneath her.

“Just as I broke my promise to the head deacon, I will also be used by you as you please.”

“That’s right. But I promise. At least there won’t be an ending like ‘The Countess of Irene sold her father her her her.'”

“Then how are you going to finish it?”

“The Emperor likes ‘stories.’ He wants a story to be told, whether a person struggles or a splendid ending.”

“It’s a story… “

“Let’s end with the fact that the traitor was the head butler. Let’s end with the fact that the Countess committed suicide before being molested by the imperial army.”

“…Let’s do that. It doesn’t matter. I already died the day he died, and now I just live as a dead person.”

The medicine bottle opened with a clicking sound.

Inside was a silver-colored white powder that looked like sugar, and Franz nodded deeply towards the Countess.

“Drink. And you will get drunk. I also mixed it with sleeping pills, so you will meet your end in the dream you wish for.”

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“If this is really it…”

“If you wish earnestly, Baek Eun will grant it. Please hope to meet General Hayreddin again.”

“…”

The Lady of the Countess of Sirene drank the entire silver.

Then, after taking a sip of the glass next to him, he lay down on the sofa he was sitting on.

“…Would you consider it a will and listen to it?”

“What is it?”

“Why is life unfair?”

“Of course, humans are born unfair.”

Franz crossed his legs and chuckled.

“Me again. Why are you suddenly saying that?”

“Well, I’m jealous.”

“Who?”

“…Gray Gibraltar.”

The moment Countess Irene slowly fell asleep and mumbled, Franz’s expression, who had been leisurely placing his hand on his knee and tapping his fingers, stiffened.

“Why?”

“Because he is in love beyond borders. He is with a living person…”

“…Ah, I see. Well, that’s right.”

Franz uncrossed his legs and stood up.

“On the way to the end, I will give you a gift, Lady Count Seinere.”

Franz neatly gathered the hands of the Countess of Sirene and placed them on the boat.

“Our empire will use our daughter’s death very beautifully.” No matter what actually happened, what we choose is the truth.”

“…?”

“Even though you’re going to become like that, you still don’t understand? Maybe it’s because you’re the daughter of Nostrum with a head full of flowers, but you only realize these things when you tell her directly.”＜ Br＞

Franz approached the Countess Irene, who was trembling as her eyes slowly closed, and whispered into her ear.

“You killed General Hayreddin, because the Emperor was happy that you helped him.”

“…?”

Dreamy eyes.

“…!!”

Floating, the Countess of Sirene tried to get up.

“Uh huh.”

But it didn’t move.

The count’s daughter could not overcome the strength of Franz, the ‘Master’, who held both of his hands and pressed his entire upper body with one hand, and viciously clamped his mouth shut with the other hand.

“Eup, eup, eup!!”

“Anyway, what is Nostrum’s average?”

Wiggle, wiggle.

“But you gave me a good dream. Don’t worry. In your dreams, you are free to love someone or kill someone.”

Grumbling.

The Countess of Sirene’s daughter, who had been moving her body roughly, stopped moving.

The moment he closed his eyes, a single tear flowed from his eyes, but Franz only frowned at the sight and straightened up.

“Okay… Then.”

Franz grinned.

“It will be recorded in history. The Countess of Sirene died to protect chastity.”

Sreuk.

“No one knows the truth.”

* * *

A gift has arrived from the County of Sirene.

Unmanned aerial vehicle.

There was no one on the magic automatic ship.

We simply ran along the railroad until the wheels of the magic engineering machine rolled and the magic engine’s mana ran out until we arrived at the simple station where we were.

There is no one.

Even if there is a player naked and tied up, that thing is not a person.

“Such heinous…!”

Being a person.

My body is full of indescribable wounds.

Even the head was brought here tied from the neck down, as if it had been dropped somewhere or if it had been brutally beheaded.

“Grand Duke. Please make sure Queen Naria never sees it.”

“Ah, I understand. But that…”

“He must be the Count of Sirene. Although his body type is that of an average Nostrum middle-aged noble, he is the only one who will be sent away in such a meaningful way.”

I jumped on top of the magic automatic ship that the knights had stopped.

As expected, there are no people.

I searched the inside with my magic for a long time to see if there were any vampires, but there was no peculiar pungent earthy smell that comes from vampires.

All I can smell is the smell of blood.

‘Unexpected.’

I thought the rattling speed was a bit heavy, but there was some weight inside.

“Sir Carlos. Are you in a good mood?”

“I’m fine, but master, what on earth is going on inside…”

“Even if I see something terrible and cruel, I can end up vomiting once. Only people like that can come up and check it out.”

“…”

After Sir Carlos waved to the knights behind him, he was the first to jump up and stand next to me.

“…Wow!”

Then he immediately checked the inside of the deck, the inside of the ship, and covered his mouth with his hand.

“I have a weak stomach.”

“Well, master. What the hell is going on right now…”

“Should I express it in a slightly twisted way, or should I express it as it is?”

“…You can say whatever you want, Master. It’s okay to be considered.”

“Really? Then answer me.”

I pointed to the bodies piled up inside the open deck.

“It’s trash.”

“…Yes?”

“Uh huh. It’s not that I think so, it’s that the Empire sent it to us with that intention.”

“…”

For a moment, I almost felt like I was being treated as subhuman by Sir Carlos, but he told me to speak however I felt comfortable.

“The Empire wants to kill all the humans in Nostrum and use the land for themselves. So what should they do with the dead bodies? Even if they deal with the pollutants in front of them, they don’t have the courtesy to bury them. “I have no choice but to send it to the person who will handle it.”

Then, there is no choice but to tell the truth as it is.

“This is the Empire’s way. It is also a tactic that has been handed down for a very long time. Forcibly sending the body to the enemy camp.”

“Oh my…”

“Actually, we are not in a position to say anything. The bodies that died in the canyon were carried by the wind and inevitably rolled towards the empire.”

“Ah.”

This applies even to the orcs that my father cut down when I was 10 years old.

“Of course it’s not our fault. If you look at it all, the root is the Empire’s fault, and we just suffered damage.”

“Why on earth would they do such a cruel thing…? Does it make sense that they would say that they are too lazy to clean up?!”

“Really. There are many tactical effects, so it could be a case of sending it aiming for that. Just like you’re so angry.”

“…”

A provocation against the living.

Fear of remaining enemies.

“If we pick up the bodies one by one, we will use labor. Then, we will naturally use up our physical strength, and we will have to fight the most powerful enemy while our minds are exhausted.”

“Such inhumane…”

“War itself is an inhumane and unethical act. And we cannot just leave it alone.”

I pointed alternately at myself and Sir Carlos.

“This is a strategic weapon. If it is not dealt with quickly, it is a plague cart that will rot and boil with maggots, ultimately spreading plague on the land.”

“Ugh… “

“The method of dealing with it itself is simple. All you have to do is deal with the slight feeling of debt in your heart, be polite to humans, and the idea that you must be good unconditionally with the thought ‘for the sake of the living.'”

I lightly rubbed my fingertips.

“We have to burn it. Let’s dig a hole around the airship and set it on fire. Fortunately, there is a wizard among the Archduke’s dragoons, so we can borrow fire from him.”

“…”

“The war has already begun, Sir Carlos. The war against the Empire is different from the territory war that took place in the Marquis de Barcel. The Empire sees humans as tools, and especially the people of Nostrum, as foolish inferiors who must be ruled. “

“Master.”

Sir Carlos asks.

“Did you intend to create an empire like this…?”

“Me? Not at all.”

It seems that Sir Carlos is very shocked.

“I never once thought of having an empire. If things had gone well, a war like this wouldn’t have happened.”

“…”

“Don’t be mistaken about the cause of the war. What did the emperor say when he declared war? It’s a very simple reason.”

“There is too much gold in Nostrum.”

“And the one who awakened the gold was our great Saint Geo Nostrum.”

If false gold hadn’t flooded in and ruined the empire’s economy.

If Saint Geo Nostrum had quietly killed Naria as soon as she turned 20.

Perhaps by now, we may have been promoting a continental unification currency and economic cooperation project to mark the 100th year of the imperial calendar, based on gold and resources that can be controlled by humans.

But the emperor chose war.

It’s the most un-Emperor-like method, but knowing his tendencies, I can’t help but be very unhappy with this war.

“I don’t like gambling without going bankrupt.”

“Yes?”

“It’s just nonsense from this side.”

I took a deep breath.

The smell of the corpse made me feel somewhat disgusted, but the disgust made me feel like something inside me was awakening.

“Sir Carlos.”

Recovering these bodies.

“The empire gave us these strategic weapons as a gift, so we should also repay them.”

This was what traitor Gray did the most before returning.

“Death to death.”

“Master. Please tell me anything.”

Sir Carlos burns his fighting spirit and killing intent.

“Any strategic weapon, I am willing and ready to use it.”

“It’s too bad. You can’t do it.”

“Yes?”

“Because only one person can use it.”

It’s called Astasia.

It is also called Gray Gibraltar.

“Sir Carlos. Will you stay and take care of it, or will you follow me?”

“I am…”

“If it’s okay with you, please stay and take care of it.”

“…I will resolve this as quickly as possible and catch up.”

The name of another strategic weapon is also called Carlos.