A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

Chapter 346

346 – Golden Sun, Silver Moon (1)

There was no one in Gibraltar.

No one should have remained in Gibraltar, except perhaps the mother who was here.

But it is increasing one by one.

Sir Mente came to visit, Noir came to visit, and knights from Gibraltar and administrators from Barcelona followed them.

“Astasia, even you.”

Even Astasia, who gave me the Mado Bike.

“How did you get here? I couldn’t believe you came running…”

“I flew here.”

Astasia pointed to the sky.

Although it was hard to see because of the dark night sky, the flying dragon circling the sky was quite familiar.

“That guy… “

Nidhogg.

Even though I didn’t call him, he seems to have answered Astasia’s call.

“It looks like he was alive and not dead.”

“…I’m kidding, but you don’t want me dead, do you?”

“That can’t be right.” Right now, I’m happy to see everyone alive. Except for one person.”

Incompetent King.

“Are there some people who wish to die?”

“There are times when I wish I could see someone dead with my own eyes, if only through death I could get rid of this unclear expectation and anxiety.”

“Who…?”

“Elves.”

Currently, the most unclear variable in Gibraltar.

“The elves have evaporated.”

“…That.”

“It goes without saying that Astacia doesn’t know. They decided to cooperate with Gibraltar, but they aren’t always talking to Gibraltar in real time.”

Platinum Lord Aperia and the Elven Forest elves have all disappeared.

“I can only guess. Since Empress Erwin is being held hostage, the Emperor must have sent an envoy to the Elven Forest before knocking on the canyon gate.”

“If you don’t cooperate with the war, Empress Erwin… I will kill your mother.”

“This is the worst case scenario. I think what the emperor is asking for is probably ‘neutrality’ or ‘non-intervention.'”

The elves all disappeared as soon as the war broke out.

“It is unclear whether they are enemies or neutral, but one thing is certain: the elves are no longer our allies.”

If Empress Erwin’s loan of an airship to me was the last help the elves gave me, then in reality, hoping for help from the elves now is just a matter of luck.

“And the same applies to blood elves… And vampires.”

“You mean Major General Bathory.”

“If the last consideration she gave for Gibraltar was to evacuate the citizens of Gibraltar to rear her, then where and what is she doing now?”

Could it be that she was the one who installed the time bomb on the Magical Autonomous Line that was stopped at Gibraltar Station?

Or did the emperor send a spy to eliminate them in advance because they decided to join our side?

“In the end, it seems like the only people I can trust are the Knights of Gibraltar and Astasia.”

“Grey…”

“Astacia.”

I walked towards Astasia and buried her face in her her shoulder her her her.

“I told Noir that too, but no matter what happens, you must not collapse. You must live.”

“…Even if the reason to live disappears?”

“Still, I hope you live.”

Just like Astasia before her return she wished for me even when she was executed.

“No matter what happens to me, I hope you will continue to live and watch over me.”

“…In a world without you, what on earth are you telling me to live by?”

“You can forget it.”

“Grey.”

After Astasia grabbed my face at my words

Ta-ah!

“…?!”

With both hands, she slapped my cheek like a sandwich.

“Are you crazy?!”

“Astacia, I’m serious right now-“

“Even if you speak as if you are about to die, there are some things you can say and some things you cannot!”

“…”

Astasia growls at me as if she is going to eat me.

There was even a slight sense of death in the air, and the tension I felt from that sense of death made me feel like my disturbed mind was instantly clearing.

It feels like all my attention is focused only on Astasia.

“If you die, I will live my whole life alone and die of old age. If I cannot endure a world without you, I will search for you in my dreams and enter eternal rest.”

“Astacia.”

“Can you think of the opposite? Thinking of someone else?”

“…”

No.

Even after Astasia died, I lived only thinking about Astasia.

“I am a strong person. This is stronger than the sword.”

Astasia placed her hand on her own chest and nodded her head firmly.

“If you can feel comfortable venting your worries and worrying about the future, then pour them out on me as much as you want, in your own way. But in the worst case scenario you can think of, send me to someone else. Please don’t try to do that. I can’t stand it.”

“…”

“If you don’t mind, keep talking. Otherwise, I’ll stop you from talking like this forever.”

“That…Seems to be quite exciting.”

I hugged Astasia.

“I want to kill the emperor.”

“I understand.”

“I wish my mother was alive.”

“Of course.”

“I want to save your mother, too.”

“Me too.”

“Father…”

For a moment, I was moved to tears.

“…I hope you don’t break down at the thought of losing your mother.”

Just like he did before returning.

He killed her mother in her mind because he thought her mother had betrayed him, but now her father is different from the traitor Crimson.

“Father…”

I hope you don’t go through the same pain as me.

Just as I gave up on everything in despair and frustration after seeing Astasia murdered in front of my eyes, I hope my father doesn’t break down like that.

“Yes. It will be okay.”

Astasia pats my back.

“There is Noir, there is Lettar, there are younger siblings. There is also Queen Carmen. Especially since she remembers that her father helped her when she fell, she will do her best to help her father by her side.”

“…Yes. That will happen.”

I trusted my father to Sir Robert.

And my father will be protected where Queen Carmen is.

Without anyone knowing.

At least until the empire spreads information.

“Astacia.”

“Yes.”

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“After this fight is over, I will tell you everything.”

“…I think I made that promise before, but wouldn’t say something like that have the opposite effect?”

“I don’t do anything like that.”

I don’t believe in such superstitions that people who will die soon say such things.

“There will only be a happy ending for us. For sure.”

“Yes. I hope so too. So, I will support Gray with everything I can. What if…”

Astasia swallowed her saliva and grabbed my shoulder.

“Even if you leave behind traces on my body that you were alive in this world, I will accept it.”

“Astacia, that’s…”

“You originally said that love can sprout even during war, right? So…Well, comforting in this way can be one way…”

“No.”

I shook my head firmly.

“So, I guess I have no choice but to promise more.”

“Promise…?”

“I will kill the emperor and have s*x with you.”

“…Hey, Gray?”

Astasia’s face turns red in an instant.

“What are you saying now…”

“I will give you my beginning. No, I will take your beginning.”

“Oh, no…! Even if you don’t say that, it’s my first time and I know it’s your first time… That’s not true! What did you say at first?!”

“I don’t think it was a good word to say to the gentle princess. Okay, then, let me say it in words suitable for our happy ending.”

I got down on one knee in front of Astasia and kissed her left hand.

“Once this fight is over, we will get married and have children.”

“…”

“Please, will you honor my promise?”

“I already have an appointment scheduled.”

Astasia smiled softly.

“The first time was in the southern sea where no one was around. You probably didn’t forget, right?”

“Of course, my princess.”

I slowly got up.

“Thanks to the princess saying this, I will never die and will definitely come back alive. Hehe.”

“Why?”

“The most beautiful thing in the world…It’s natural, so let’s move on.”

I grabbed Astasia’s chin and made him raise his head.

“You can’t die without being with the person you love, so you have to win and come back and then share love.”

“…Are you a pervert?”

“He’s an adult.”

It may be surprising, but both Astasia and I are 20 years old.

“Astasia. Do you remember what we decided to give each other for our birthdays?”

My birthday, March 31st.

Astasia’s birthday, April 5th.

“…Each other’s first time.”

“Yes.”

I put my hand on Astasia’s waist, and Astasia put her arm behind my neck and lifted herself up on her tiptoes.

“Don’t die, my prince.”

“I will definitely come back alive, my princess.”

It was a promise.

* * *

That time.

“…”

The Habsburg emperor had someone wearing a black robe in front of him.

“With this, I think the deal is done.”

A low voice.

A voice that could not be determined whether it was male or female came out as if the voice had been changed through magic, but Rob’s height was about a head shorter than that of the Habsburg emperor.

“…It’s a deal.”

The Habsburg emperor was fiddling with the wide glass bottle he clutched fondly in his arms.

There, a red liquid was flowing around the height of three fingers.

“I accept it. I will do so.”

“…”

“I’ll take care of the rest. We probably don’t want to see each other for too long anyway.”

Pa-ah.

The robe is gone.

The Habsburg emperor looked at the ‘golden disc’left on the floor by Rob’s presence, wide enough for one person to lift it with open arms.

“This…”

The Habsburg emperor stood on a golden disc.

He then opened the lid of the glass bottle he was holding in his arms and lightly spilled the red blood stored inside.

Saaa.

At the moment when the golden light shone brightly and covered the Habsburg Emperor, a brilliant golden temple was shining in front of the Habsburg Emperor.

“Is it this place?”

Golden Temple.

Among them, a huge golden dragon was wrapped around a golden pillar.

“We have finally met, the source of all distortions. The Golden Dragon Chronostrum.”

The Habsburg Emperor extends his arms forward.

Red blood flowed out from between the tightly wrapped bandages, but the emperor smiled as he looked up at the golden dragon.

“Regression.”

The Habsburg Emperor raised his sword with an expectant expression.

“…I want it.”

The Habsburg Emperor looks up at the ceiling.

“If I could go back to the past, what would I do?”

In the golden temple, where no one answers, the emperor whispers softly.