A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

344 – Gone With a Flame (3)

Gibraltar was attacked.

Crimson Gibraltar issued an order to all Gibraltar residents.

Retreat.

Take refuge.

Even their own children were evacuated, so the residents of the territory quickly realized how serious the current situation was.

Rumors abounded.

It is said that Gray Gibraltar is urgently coming to Gibraltar with Princess Astasia.

It is said that Crimson Gibraltar fought against the Emperor, but the gate was breached and defeated was in sight.

They say tens of thousands of imperial troops are coming in from the north and south, not from Sirene, Roland, and the canyon, and are massacring Nostrum.

“As expected, the emperor has been planning to go to war for a long time.”

“While he was pretending to be at ease with Gibraltar, he was actually planning to destroy all of Nostrum.”

The people of Gibraltar naively believed in peace.

I had no choice but to believe.

“How many imperial resources have entered Gibraltar, but all the material and human resources sent so far have been investments for war?”

There was too much capital and resources sent to Gibraltar and Nostrum to be said to be preparing for war.

Because his actions made him seem like someone who actually pursues peace.

“They even sent the princess to Gibraltar.”

“Isn’t it possible that they took advantage of Master Gray’s infatuation with her with the princess? Use her as a hostage, but make sure she can’t kill the hostage.”

Even the empire’s only princess was sent to an enemy country.

If the princess had not had a close relationship with Gray Gibraltar, it would not have been surprising if she had been executed or violated immediately.

“I’m glad that the princess truly loves you, master.”

“Then what? No matter what happens to my daughter, I will annihilate Nostrum?”

“You are a crazy emperor.”

The people of Gibraltar criticized the emperor.

The longer those who lived in Gibraltar, the less able they were to understand the emperor’s heartless choice.

“Ugh. What do all the kings think of their children? One is trying to kill her daughter as a political enemy, and the other is using her daughter as a tool for war.”

“If you compare me to Marquis Crimson…Tsk. I shouldn’t say anything.”

From the people of the territory, the lord was in the same position as the monarch, so they talked about the king of Nostrum and the emperor of Thersian on similar lines.

“Maybe Gibraltar has become too strong to just leave alone. One of them is a traitor and wants to be purged, and the other is of war and wants to be destroyed.”

“I was afraid that Lord Crimson would really create the Kingdom of Gibraltar.”

Actually, it didn’t matter even if I knew the difference.

The person leading Gibraltar was Crimson, and there was a story that had been going around publicly for several years.

“Maybe they are afraid that if they leave it alone, all power will be taken away by Gibraltar.”

“What is power? People like us don’t really know, but what does this mean to people who used to live peacefully?”

The residents of the territory lamented as they ate the imperial bread they had brought with them as they fled.

“I’m sure nothing major will happen. Isn’t it Lord Gibraltar?”

“Even if the canyon collapses?”

“Even if the canyon is opened and Lord Crimson is defeated, aren’t there others behind it?”

The farmer wearing a straw hat calmly chewed his bread and spoke.

“There is his eldest son, Lord Grey.”

“…”

“Don’t you know what Lord Gray has done for Gibraltar so far? If it weren’t for Lord Gray, we would have been plowing the rice paddies and fields for 10 years and then had to flee.”

“Yes. Maybe he ran away later than now and never made it this far.”

The residents of the territory turned their eyes to the cart stopped on one side.

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Although most of the parts were imported from the empire, thanks to the items from the empire, the people of the territory were able to reach Barcelona, Gibraltar.

“In the dream shown by the gold, what did Lord Gray do? He was the one who managed to protect Gibraltar even though all territories other than Gibraltar were occupied.”

“Yes. To the world shown Compared in the dream, it is actually better now. At least everyone is not exterminated.”

Pooh-ooh.

The whistle blows.

It was a signal to move again after finishing the rest.

“Let’s get moving. We have to do what we can.”

“…Yes. No matter what happens, believe in the lord and follow him.”

10 years.

As Gibraltar began to accept the empire’s culture, it grew a lot.

“There was a saying in the Imperial Newspaper. If you stay still, you’ll get halfway there.”

“Are you only going to go halfway?”

“That’s what you say, man. Should I just tell it like it is? Don’t you want to act like a Nostrum?”

“For me, all I have to do is just say let’s act like Gibraltar.”

It is not only the development of Gibraltar as a territory, but also the mental maturity of the people of Gibraltar.

“Let’s go. They told us to evacuate, so we just have to make sure they don’t make the wrong decision and that we don’t hold them back for no reason.”

“Yes. And if… “

Kangkangkangkang.

An alarm bell that suddenly starts ringing.

For a moment, the people’s hearts sank.

Before we knew it, the sun had set and darkness had begun to arrive.

Something is running beyond the horizon, raising dust.

“…After.”

The residents of the territory looked at each other.

“Women and children, hurry to the cart! Pick up the elderly and run as fast as you can!”

“Take out your weapons! We will block this place!”

As if they had made an appointment, they moved in order and prepared for the approaching enemy.

Goo goo goo.

A magic automatic ship approaching from afar.

Even though the speed of the ship, which was scraping the floor with one wheel missing, was slower than that of a carriage, the eyes of those aboard the huge ship were sparkling red even in the darkness.

“Imperial vampire…!”

Vampire unit.

They head towards Nostrum-

Suddenly.

The moment something sparkled, the ship split open.

“W-what happened…?”

“Um, that black one…?!”

Front of the ship.

“People of Gibraltar, listen!!”

With a roar that shook the plains, the black-haired young man shouted as if he were evil.

“Soldiers will be guarding the road to Orosol! Keep moving! Quick!”

“Who, Master Noir…?”

“Right now! First, go to Orosolo!”

“…Yes!”

Those who hesitated, carrying things that were not even shields, immediately headed to the royal capital.

“Master Noir!”

“Damn, I have to go quickly…!”

The young knights who approached Noir aimed their spears at the imperial soldiers jumping out one by one from the horizontally divided magic automatic ships, and Noir bit his lip while looking towards Gibraltar.

“Please, I hope everyone is safe…!”

* * *

It burns.

It may feel like your heart is burning, or it may feel like the whole house is on fire.

“Whew.”

Inhale and exhale thick gray smoke.

The gray smoke flowing deep into my lungs enters me and spreads throughout my body.

“The news hasn’t arrived yet.”

The world was stained with darkness.

There is only thick darkness outside, and there is not a single light in the mansion.

The only thing that remains is the barely extinguished embers that flicker.

“That’s right. Communication wasn’t created in real time like in the Empire.”

No matter how much it has accepted the imperial culture, Gibraltar cannot spread information in real time like the empire.

But I think I am fortunate because of that.

If the situation in Gibraltar had spread throughout Nostrum, the people of Nostrum would have been so shocked that they would have fallen to one knee.

And the imperial army, which is still at war, will easily hunt down those who are frustrated.

It’s natural.

A person whose heart is broken needs time to get up again, but during that time, the imperial vampire shoots a bloody musket between the eyes.

The war situation is not unfavorable.

Even if the Empire attacked all of Nostrum simultaneously, the Empire had no direct experience of how terrifying the kingdom’s loyal soldiers were.

Sometimes, even women who run away are nostrums who fight the enemy with tree branches.

What keeps stubborn people from collapsing is faith in heroes, and my father was such a hero.

“When will it start to spread?”

The news that the kingdom’s hero had his arm cut off.

The news is that the emperor fought with his marquis and cut off his arm.

When the news spreads throughout Nostrum, will Nostrum be able to gather its courage and rise up without collapsing?

From the beginning.

‘Will it be okay?’

My father and my younger siblings are like that.

The younger siblings would be shocked that their father had his arm cut off, and they would be shocked once more that his mother was missing.

And my father was already shocked.

No one knows the truth yet, but if we believe the circumstantial evidence, it is no exaggeration to say that my father collapsed.

“…”

The emperor gave time.

His body will try to recover for a week.

It may be an act of relieving one’s feelings of debt, and it may be similar to a period of mourning for the Marchioness Charlotte, who is presumed dead.

“Ha.”

Take a deep breath.

“It’s nonsense.”

The mana remaining in the burning smoke fills her whole body.

‘It is human greed that even monsters cannot control.’

The emperor doesn’t know.

The aftermath when the news that the Gibraltar Gorge had been breached and that the hero of Gibraltar had been personally defeated by the emperor was spread to the imperial army.

You probably know.

However, the madness of war eats away at humans beyond what can be understood in theory.

Uncontrollable human madness that the emperor hates and despises.

The emperor himself started the war, so he deserves the punishment, but unfortunately, we are the ones who bear the repercussions of his madness.

Goo goo goo.

The sound of dozens of footsteps can be heard upon detection.

“48.”

With my much more sensitive senses, I was able to guess the number just from the sound of the footsteps of those running toward the burnt Marquis Castle.

“…”

Even how much man they have and how strong they are.

“They’re coming.”

Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

Grab one item and head out.

The Marquis Castle’s garden.

“Are you a rebel or soldiers of the Empire? It is clear that they are a unit from Casablanca. Have they crossed the Sirene Strait?”

The vampires who showed up to take over the Marquess of Gibraltar were shocked when they saw me.

“Did you not hear the emperor’s message? Or did you know but pretend not to know and came to occupy Gibraltar?”

“Uh, Gray Gibraltar…?”

“Even if he heard it, he would have pretended not to have heard it. Well, it’s not like there was a truce, but he must have been horny because he wanted to present the occupation of Gibraltar Castle to the emperor.”

The emperor had never experienced it.

“Really, how far will the imperial army go to insult Gibraltar?”

The moment it seemed like Gibraltar would no longer be an enemy, I wonder how far the imperial soldiers could go.

“It’s not enough to set fire to the mansion and burn the remains of your ancestors, but now you’re trying to completely destroy the mansion as well.”

“W-what…?”

“Ah. You don’t have to know.”

I threw away the burning object in my mouth and picked up an object I had taken from my father’s study: a musket.

“Because it will be known that way, and you will be the culprits.”

Ta-ang.

“But the timing is a bit bad.”

The magic bullet flying from the musket accurately pierced the vampire soldier between the eyes.

“I feel like I want to shoot myself.”

Crash.

“Die. I will decide how you died.”

Ta-ang.