A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

Chapter 50

50 – Orphanage Princesses (8)

Violence is necessary to dominate people who do not listen.

This is the emperor’s theory.

He imprisoned, tortured, and purged those who opposed him.

Opposite?

Who dares?

Against the person who has 8 masters called Palsinjang below.

Moreover, the emperor thoroughly managed risks to prevent any setbacks during each purge.

-The only ones I personally eliminated were criminals and traitors that everyone reviled.

The emperor said.

-Heart attack. Suicide. Traffic Accident. Drug addiction. A violent murder. That’s why you should take good care of your health on a regular basis, or have someone help you, whether it’s a caregiver or a servant.

For those who seemed to be at risk, he did not bury the blood himself, but used shadows to manipulate the incident.

-A leader must treat people well. Based on overwhelming power, you must rule your subordinates with fear.

These were the emperor’s words.

Although I sympathize to some extent, I did not think that rule through violence was 100% right.

‘If you rule by hitting one, you have to hit three after that.’

It’s a nuisance.

It’s a hassle to hold a whip every time you go astray, and to wipe away the blood that splatters from swinging it.

So I thought.

If we try to remove the shadows that are ruled by the emperor’s fear and oppression, how can we control them in reverse?

The answer was in Gibraltar’s bloodline.

“If you finish drinking it, I should give you a gift.”

Hold a whip and swing it, but don’t just swing the whip.

“I know something about your background. You came here for the beauty world.”

“…….”

The three shadows understood right away, but the children did not.

“I will give you a chance to tempt Gibraltar.”

“!!”

“The orphans of the empire, bewitch a member of the Gibraltar family. If you succeed, the empire will no longer view you as orphans.”

So I added more words, and now all nine people clearly understood.

“There are four people in Gibraltar that you can seduce. The Margrave. The Countess. Noir. Lettar. You all saw the Margrave on the way.”

All the girls nod their heads.

At least two of them even blushed, as if their faces had come back to them.

“You can be as captivating as you like. Whether you’re aiming for your father’s second wife, the position of Gibraltar’s head maid, Noir’s childhood friend and future wife, or Lettar’s playmate and maid. “

Being possessed does not necessarily mean only the rational side.

“If you can’t possess the Gibraltar bloodline, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just settle down in Gibraltar. You could hire a knight, a butler, or even become a maid yourself. Actually, this is the most recommended method. .”

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Take imperial people as maids.

“In the future, if the empire opens a business in Gibraltar and creates a department store, market, or anything else, we will have to dispatch people who can manage it.”

So, we need people with experience living in the empire.

The imperial market is not simply about selling goods at street stalls.

“Commoner families sometimes bring home abandoned puppies.”

Some people are startled by the word abandoned puppy.

“Parents scream at them to abandon the puppy, but there are cases where the puppy is raised after a few months.”

Humans are not dogs, but they are not people who cannot understand metaphors and situations.

‘Where would the emperor’s blood go?’

This proves that all 9 people have silver or white hair.

‘The boy had military blue hair, and the girl had white hair.’

Although the eye color varies depending on the mother, the hair color appears to have been clearly inherited from the emperor.

“You start as an orphan, but the end is up to you.”

You must have inherited some level of intelligence.

“I will provide you with many opportunities.”

To make a person crazy about something, there is a better way than fear.

“An opportunity to become a better person than you are now.”

Hope.

“If you waste that opportunity or ruin it yourself, there’s no need to talk about the consequences.”

Or, well, they are left out and grow up as orphans A of the empire.

“But, I can’t.”

Everyone else in Gibraltar can do it, but I can’t.

“I made a deal with Chairman Erwin, who sent you here. To the outside world, I have to be ‘the eldest son of Gibraltar, possessed by Astasia’, right?”

“Ah….”

The empire must recognize it that way.

“I will be encountering Her Highness Astacia often. You guys shouldn’t even be concerned in the first place, and in fact, that’s how I plan to act.”

People who don’t even need to remember their names right now.

The emperor’s illegitimate child?

The last number here is now 81.

7 Years old, number 81.

‘Unlike women, men can impregnate as many people as they want in a day.’

I don’t know in detail how many times there are since then, but I’m sure it’s over three digits.

“Keep in mind. If someone, whether someone from the Empire or reporting to you, wants to settle down here and start your second life in a splendid position when you return to the Empire later.”

Knock, knock.

“Gray Gibraltar is possessed by Astasia and is unable to come to his senses.”

Tap the table lightly with your hand to attract attention.

“He became very interested in the story of the empire, began to admire the things of the empire, and even said he wanted to visit the empire.”

Gray Gibraltar, a traitor crazy about the empire.

Gibraltar, crazy in love.

“If you listen to me, Gibraltar will take care of you and raise you.”

I tapped the empty wooden cup with my hand.

“Tomorrow morning, the nursery maids will come and guide you. Your first night in Gibraltar. Please have a comfortable dream.”

Tak.

Lightly hit the table with the glass and raise your body.

“Disbanded.”

Orphans, maybe we should call them by a different name now.

“I sincerely hope that I can at least be someone’s princess.”

The prospective princesses stood up hesitantly.

“Oh. I forgot to mention that.”

The emperor said.

“Number 9. You are the oldest, right?”

“Ah, yes! That’s right!”

“You assign the room.”

“Yes…?”

The easiest way to dominate a group is to create a hierarchy within it.

“If anything happens in the future, you should come as a representative and report it. Each person can occupy a single room, so it is up to you.”

“Ah, yes! Ta, I will follow.”

“If Your Highness has chosen a room, leave that room out.”

All prospective princesses are equal.

“Let’s trust it and leave it to us this once.”

Among them, some princesses are more equal than others.

“For you…Yes. That would be good.”

Future.

When the empire ruled a colony, there was a special title given to nobles from the old kingdom.

“I will give you an ‘armband’.”

“Armband…?”

“There is no separate entity now, but you will become their representative.”

“Representative….”

“If you don’t like it – hey, was it Enansi?”

“…This is Anansi.”

“Okay, let Anansi do it.”

Of course you noticed.

Even though it was wrong, I memorized it at least similarly to number 9, whose name was not even asked.

“Oh, no! I will do my best! Please trust me and leave it to me…!”

Even if it is a cheap law, power is power.

“Good.”

I tapped her shoulder while reciting a magic spell that would give Number 9 strength.

“I’ll take care of it. Let’s do it well, shall we?”

* * *

The Earl of Gibraltar’s mansion.

“Are you here?”

“You were sleeping, why were you up?”

“I can’t sleep….”

Countess Charlotte, pregnant, greeted the Count while sitting in a rocking chair.

“What about Gray?”

“We are taking care of the children at the orphanage. As you said, we will first stay in temporary accommodation.”

“I see. …How was it, kids?”

“Everyone, their hair is gray.”

The Count pulled the chair next to her wife, sat down next to her, and took her hand.

“There are rumors that the crown prince of the empire gave birth to so many children. It seems like the rumors are true.”

“Those kids, maybe all of them…?”

“Probably. Although they are not officially recognized children, there is a high possibility that they are all illegitimate children.”

“The stories in the Imperial Newspaper were not nonsense.”

After deciding to betray the country, Gray began studying the imperial language.

To learn about the empire, the count and his wife read the imperial newspaper, translated by Gray, into the kingdom language.

It wasn’t all the content, just the important parts that Gray had scraped, but among them was something about the crown prince.

“What a pity. Either this way or that way.”

“Let’s keep it a secret. This is a matter that should never be made public.”

“Yes. I will keep my mouth shut. No matter who comes.”

Basically, the earl and wife share most of the things about the earldom.

There may be one or two things we hide from each other.

“More than that, ma’am. Please talk to Gray separately later.”

“Yes, yes? With Gray?”

“…There is no need to be so scared.”

“Ah, ahahahaha….”

Charlotte smiled humbly, caressing her pregnant belly.

“With Gray, the two of us….”

It was clear to anyone that he was reluctant towards Gray, and a former earl would have taken his wife’s side unconditionally due to her behavior –

“It looks like Gray fell in love with a girl at first sight.”

“…Uh, really?”

Even Charlotte couldn’t stand this.

“Who? By any chance, the princess?”

“…I’m still skeptical about that.”

Last 3 years.

-Does Gray Gibraltar like Naria Geo Nostrum?

The count and his wife had discussed this issue many times.

But so far, she has not been able to ask her son directly.

Even when his son recently said, ‘I just want to ascend to the throne,’ it was difficult for him to accept those words at face value.

No matter how mature Gray is.

No matter how genius you are.

You may be clumsy when it comes to human emotions, especially the part called ‘love’.

By the way.

“Who are you?!”

“Imperial granddaughter, Astasia.”

Gray has a girl he likes?

“…Count. How far will you go in treason?”

“Well.”

“After killing Saint Geo, will Nostrum still exist?”

“That’s entirely up to Gray now.”

The count obediently revealed his true intentions.

“Grey said that. His goal is to make Princess Naria king. What happens after that is none of his business.”

“Yes. They said their biggest goal was to take down Saint Geo from the throne.”

“Me too. My greatest task is to punish the man who harassed you with my own hands.”

“……That.”

“Shh.”

Charlotte opened her mouth to say something, but the Count extended his index finger and covered her mouth.

“The child will listen.”

Then he lowered his head towards Charlotte and kissed her lips.

For a while.

Clouds passing by the window pass under the moon.

The wind blows gently, bending the tree branches, and the transparent spider web stretches long.

“…You’re being rude, really.”

“You can’t dirty your mouth, and you can’t tell bad stories to your child.”

The Count calmly sat down again.

“Anyway, I never really thought about Nostrum. I joined hands with Morgania, and now I have connections in the Empire as well.”

“I guess there are three options.”

One. Change the king

Two. Change the country

Three. Become a king.

“If it is said that the imperial granddaughter will become the princess in the future and Gray will become the imperial secretary, what should we do?”

“It also depends on Gray’s thoughts.”

Whether Naria becomes king.

Whether Nostrum falls and the Empire unifies the continent.

Whether Gibraltar devours Nostrum and further announces the beginning of a kingdom.

“Everything depends on Gray’s intentions. We just have to do what Gray wants.”

“What Gray wants….”

“She was unable to come to her senses after being possessed by a woman from the empire, and it turned out that the girl was the granddaughter of the emperor of the empire.”

The Margrave recited quietly, as if reading an academy textbook.

“Gray will become a point of contact with the empire. We…Will just have to watch it from afar.”

“Count.”

“Of course, only on the outside.”

The Count firmly grasped his wife’s hand again.

“If it’s Gray, he’ll never make a wrong choice. That kid… Isn’t one to be swayed by emotions.”

Gibraltar.

The gateway to Iron Blood that has never been breached.

* * *

The story is over.

The moment I returned to my room for a brief rest.

“Ah.”

I saw.

“Oh my.”

Saegeun, Saegeun.

On my bed.

“I didn’t tell you this is my room.”

Astasia was lying on her side, sound asleep.

“…….”

Quietly, don’t wake up.

I approached the side of the bed and looked down at Astasia who was sleeping.

Since she was young, she still has a little fat on her breasts, but if she grows up like this, she will definitely grow just like the image in my memory.

“…….”

And if it continues like the future, the ending will ultimately be destruction.

It is Astasia’s death.

Even if you connect with me, the moment you become an adult.

The emperor will try to kill Astasia.

Because I will reject the emperor’s offer.

“……Ha.”

So.

You must make up your mind.

So as not to repeat mistakes in the future.

“Sleep comfortably, princess.”

Don’t let this woman shed tears and kneel before the Emperor to save me at the cost of herself.