A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

320 – Weapons of War (6)

The emperor hates vampires.

Correction.

I hate non-human beings.

Even before his return, his tendencies his can be seen in the fact that he purged all of them, including Major General Bathory, Crown Princess Isabella, Empress Erwin, and the Platinum Lord Aperia.

This is true even for the Habsburg unified empire.

There were no vampires there.

He is a person who hoped for a nation of humans, by humans, and for humans.

Starting hundreds of years ago when the Terssian Empire was not an empire, even 100 years ago when it began to be referred to as the Terssian Empire in earnest, there was a different race – elves – behind the empire until it became the Habsburg Empire.

Whether it is a high elf in the forest, or a blood elf-vampire who was expelled from the forest and escaped through a tunnel.

I erased all those things.

Although they could have been powerful allies, they were immediately put away when it became possible to create a human kingdom.

The emperor wanted to create a world just for humans.

If so, question.

Where have all the empire’s vampires gone?

Before the return, everyone died before the war even broke out.

The driving force behind the empire’s occupation and control of other countries, the vampire army, was a legacy left to the Habsburg emperor by the previous emperor.

Use these vampire soldiers to cross Gibraltar.

Rule Nostrum and make sure there is no longer a golden sun in the sky.

He probably left such a will, but the Habsburg emperor destroyed Nostrum with human technology, without any magical methods.

This is a lie.

Cooperation in Gibraltar.

The moment my father agreed in advance to open the gate to the Gibraltar Gorge, there was no longer any need for the help of vampires.

Because the vampires were the best force to deal with Gibraltar.

Because Gibraltar was on the side of the empire.

Of course, vampires are not weak.

Each and every one of them has abilities at least equivalent to that of a low-level knight.

When an ordinary man becomes a slave to a vampire, he becomes as powerful as a low-level knight.

To put it bluntly, it is not unreasonable to quickly create 20,000 vampires, which is equivalent to the power of 20,000 knights.

If you just catch them and forcibly pour a certain amount of vampire blood into their bodies, or leave them in the dark without sunlight for a certain period of time, their bodies will automatically mutate.

Even the orders of higher-ranking vampires must be followed unconditionally.

Just by sprinkling some blood, you can extract 20,000 knights from one territory.

It is not without drawbacks.

The downside is that you have to hide inside the magic automatic ship or in a tunnel before the sun rises, and you can only move at night and fight outside?

Still, it is said that an ordinary human can have the same fighting power as a low-level knight, so wouldn’t it be possible to tolerate that level of disadvantage?

The plan to turn the Nostrum occupation forces into vampires did not occur before the return.

There were some who became stronger based on their methods – such as Sir Mente, who forcibly broke the curse – but the entire vampire army died before they could cross the canyon, turning them into white silver.

In other words, it is useful as a military unit.

However, they do not fit the emperor’s personal aesthetics.

From the emperor’s point of view, they are cancers of the empire that must be killed someday.

So, how to ‘use’ them most effectively and reliably?

From the emperor’s perspective.

“Kiaaa!!”

When used as consumables in the war against Nostrum.

“I’m excited.”

He raises his fangs and swings his sword at the charging vampire soldier.

‘They’re worse than the golden undead, really.’

Remove the head by blowing it in one go.

Fortunately, the blood is sticky and does not splatter everywhere.

“Astasia. Is this your first time coming to the County of Sirene?”

“Yes.”

Astasia glances gloomily down the street.

“Because of the salt, the exterior walls of the buildings had to be white, so there was talk of it being called a ‘white city’…”

Originally a maritime city with the scent of the sea, it turned into a blood-stained city of death.

The city is full of corpses.

Not the people of Nostrum, but another body.

“Ugh, wow!”

A vampire comes running.

His eyes are full of determination that he does not want to do that, but the blood in his whole body his muscles and he swings the sword towards my neck.

Suddenly.

He lightly dodges the sword and swings the sword backwards.

In an instant, the head and body of the vampire soldier are separated.

There are two ways to deal with vampires.

Cut your throat.

Cut out the heart.

Or you have to do both.

Phu-uuk.

“It’s a shame. They have to follow orders given to their bodies even after death.”

Astasia followed up to me, retrieving the sword extended behind her.

The corpses of former vampires were lined up behind us, but we continued walking down the street without much trouble.

“Sire’s territory, it will probably take at least a year to drain the blood.”

“Can I come back then?”

“Yes. I may not be the old Sirene you want to see.”

“It’s okay. It’s not important what you want to see…”

“I know who I watch it with.”

“Hmph.”

As we walked through the streets, chopping down vampire soldiers, we arrived at the Countess of Sirene first.

“The other knights…”

“They will probably be looking for the missing citizens. Those who may have had to become corpses.”

As Astasia feared, there are currently too few corpses in Sirene to the point where it is suspicious.

“Where are they now? Are they dead or alive?”

“Grey.”

“I’m asking this because I’m still not sure. My personal prediction is that it’s probably going to be a bit of a scary story.”

“…It’s probably less than me.”

Astasia places her hand on one side of the gate.

“Forcibly dragging the Nostrum people to the empire, stamping the brand of slaves on their foreheads, and making them live their whole lives treated worse than livestock. As pariahs.”

“I will take more and even forcibly turn you into a vampire.”

“…Gray won. No, that’s a bit weird. But I don’t think they’ll turn him into a vampire…”

“It looks like the Emperor is angrier than he thought. Rather than hatred towards vampires, it is hatred towards the Nostrum people who are enjoying the Golden Dragon’s unusual blessing.”

Squeak.

“But it’s all hope. Whether they become slaves or vampires, at least the hope that they will be alive.”

“…I hope so.”

“Maybe it’s better not to have any expectations.”

At the same time, hold the door handle and pull.

“How cruel are those who follow the emperor’s orders.”

“Since the order has been given, there is nothing to hesitate about.”

Open the door.

The pungent smell of blood, which had stung my nose even before I opened the door, envelopes my whole body even more as soon as I open the door.

“As expected.”

The Yeongju Castle was full of corpses.

As if a lot of corpses had been gathered in a place called Yeongju Castle, the Count’s Castle was filled with the bodies of people who were brought to the Yeongju Castle and murdered, in addition to Gasol and guards who worked for the Count’s family.＜ Br＞

Only next to the red red carpet.

There were no bodies on the red carpet in the middle.

It’s like a banquet hall.

The countless corpses are guests who visited the banquet hall, and we are the last guests to participate in that bloody banquet.

And the person who hosted this banquet is not the owner of this place, the County of Sirene.

“Welcome, Gray Gibraltar.”

Clap, clap, clap.

At the main gate of the castle, a man stands in front of the portrait of Count Sirene with an X cut across the front.

“Welcome. To Seirene, the first occupation site of our imperial army.”

“…”

“Didn’t I introduce myself? Or do you not remember? Are you trying to provoke me by pretending not to remember?”

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“Because it’s so scary.”

I remember.

“If you include the dead, the emperor gave birth to about 1,000 sons, and there is no way I can remember the name of one of them.”

We even ran into each other while passing by.

“Francis. Leader of the Empire’s shadow troops.”

“…”

“Gray, that…”

Next to me, Astasia gently nudges my waist and whispers.

“It’s Prince.”

“…Is that so?”

“Maybe.”

“…”

The man lightly tilted his head back.

“The moment I cut off your head, I will whisper in your ear.”

“Astasia is the only one who can whisper in my ear.”

“Then she takes away Astasia-“

Ta-euang.

“…”

“Oh my, that’s a shame.”

Since he did not carry a small musket like he did in the days of the traitor, he pulled out his sword and threw it, but unfortunately, the sword did not fall into his mouth his right away.

“Maybe I should have just aimed for the solar plexus.”

“Kk, kk…” ” !”

The man stumbles while holding his cheek.

Blood flows down the side of the cheek held by his hand his his his.

A sword wound starting from the tip of the lip and extending to the side.

He may have swung it stronger than the sword he swung to kill the emperor.

To be exact, I threw it away.

“I wondered if he would say something like that because he thought there were multiple lives, but he was just an asshole who couldn’t understand the subject.”

Proof that we are human.

“This time…”

“Grey.”

The moment Astasia pulled my collar from behind.

“…Hmm. Are you disillusioned?”

“No. It was cool because I felt like I saw a new side of myself.”

I was embarrassed without realizing it, but fortunately Astasia didn’t say anything unpleasant or anything like that.

“If someone were to say something like that against Gray, I don’t think I would tolerate it like Gray did.”

“Be gentle.”

“I don’t cut myself. I do cut myself.”

“This, this…!”

A light bursts out saying, “Saaa!”

He immediately took something out of his arms and grabbed something that looked like a round magic stone with one hand.

“Haha.”

As someone who knew the identity of that light, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Are you saying that the person who said he was going to kill all the Nostrums, but who killed them all like this, is actually going to die, so he’s using the Nostrum’s magic?”

A magic stone filled with healing magic.

“Everyone, shut up…!”

Although his pronunciation is slightly impaired, he recovers quickly enough to be able to speak right away.

A magic that is better than the regenerative power of a vampire.

“The Habsburg emperor would not use such miracles as the Nostrum.”

“Everyone, shut up…! What do you know!”

“I know.”

It’s a problem you know better than anyone else.

“Do you know why the Habsburg emperor started this war?”

“To destroy Nostrum!”

The emperor’s illegitimate son spreads his arms and points to the surroundings.

“Look at all these Nostrums! They will all die like the dead here! So will you! The Emperor said! If I can kill you, then kill me! Right now, right here, you will die. !”

Just.

“Rise, blood slaves!”

The moment the emperor’s illegitimate son flicked her hand, the corpses all around began to rise one by one like undead.

“Ugh…”

Astasia bites her lower lip.

“There was definitely no blood flowing…!”

“I woke up from suspended animation. Still a vampire.”

People whose heart stops and wakes up again.

“Uh, uhhh…”

The citizens of the County of Sirene have become slaves to vampires and are coming towards us like zombies.

“Save, Lord, save, Gibral, Ter, Count, sir…”

“The body doesn’t listen…”

The people of Nostrum were turned into vampires by the Empire.

“Hmm.”

Hehe, hehe! How can I kill you just once! The people of Nostrum-“

Suddenly.

“…Huh?”

The emperor’s illegitimate son is surprised.

“What, why?”

I pointed a bloody sword at the Sirene territory, who had become a vampire with her limbs cut off.

“Who knows that the imperial army is hiding here?”

“Oh, no, uh-uh…!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

I smiled brightly at the people who had become vampires.

“First, we will cut off the limbs and neutralize them, and then determine whether or not to save them through ideological verification.”

“Uh, uhh…”

“There is no time. If you do not calmly give up your limbs and delay, you will be the ones who die?”

I raised my left hand high and tapped the imperial watch on my wrist for all to see.

“You know that when the sun rises, vampires burn and disappear, right?”

“Ugh, huh…”

“So, if you want to live, be gentle. There is a place that will let you live, as long as you live.”

For example.

“It just worked out well.”

With this.

“If you can’t farm, you can research day and night.”

The people who have become vampires are shocked.

“It would be a good gift for Director Bathory.”

Labor for vampires who don’t need sleep.

I do not completely deny the emperor’s methods.

“Frant. Do you know why you, the most outstanding of all male children, do not receive the emperor’s favor?”

Only one thing about the future, the direction, is wrong.

“That’s you.”

I smiled brightly at Franz.

Suddenly.