A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

57 – For Peace? (2)

After talking with my father.

I immediately returned to the nursery room and carefully opened the door.

Saegeun, Saegeun.

Astasia is sleeping.

The door inside my room and to the next room is also tightly closed.

‘It’s almost time to sleep.’

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10:20 p.M.

Astasia tends to go to bed around 9 o’clock, and Naria doesn’t go to bed like that, but since I talked to her, she tends to lie down to sleep by 10 o’clock.

This is a good phenomenon.

If, like me, you do not force your body to breathe mana even while sleeping, going to bed early, increasing the time you sleep deeply, and then waking up comfortably will greatly help your growth.

Slurp.

Close the door.

I close the door as carefully as I can, then approach the bed and place the bag I brought from my father’s study on the floor.

Saegeun, Saegeun.

Astasia occupies the exact center of the bed.

Of course, this bed was originally my bed.

‘Thank goodness it’s king size.’

If you roll Astasia slightly to her side, there will be enough space to lie down.

Although I am now deeply asleep-

“…”

The breathing sound is very irregular.

And I know this pattern well.

“Astacia.”

Sit gently next to the bed and lower your head.

“Astacia.”

Bring your face closer to the sleeping Astasia.

“Astacia.”

The distance is so close that when you exhale, you can tickle the fur on your face.

“Princess.”

I bowed my head towards her Astasia’s ear and whispered to her as I was.

“Why are you pretending to sleep and then waiting so long for me to sleep?”

“…”

My body twitched, but my eyes were still closed.

“Are you really sleeping? If so.”

I lightly lifted the blanket.

“I can do whatever I want, as I please, right?”

Astasia still didn’t move at all, and I gently grabbed her disheveled pajamas.

“I don’t have to endure it anymore?”

Then.

“…Pervert.”

Astasia slowly opens her eyes and grumbles gruffly.

“Do I have to go that far?”

“It’s not a good idea to play pranks. It would be better if you were sleeping.”

“What would you have done if you were sleeping?”

“Of course, you would have fallen asleep next to me quietly so as not to wake me up, right?”

I lightly swept Astacia’s disheveled hair and tapped the magic stone next to her bed.

“I will turn on the tail lights.”

Saaa.

A soft orange light began to radiate from the ceiling.

It was a light magic that only slightly removed the darkness, and was not so intense that it would disturb a good night’s sleep.

“It’s better to go to bed early.”

“It’s because I can’t sleep.”

“Why can’t I sleep?”

“That’s right… “

Astasia stepped aside slightly and patted the empty space with her hand.

“Now I can’t sleep comfortably without Lord Gray!”

“Can I tell you a fairy tale about the kingdom?”

“Yes!”

I tell him old stories from the kingdom every night to help him sleep comfortably, but I think that’s probably why I couldn’t sleep today.

“Okay. Then, just a moment.”

“What is that?”

Just as I was about to secretly set her box aside, Astasia showed her interest.

“You should sleep.”

“Sleeping a little late today doesn’t mean you’ll grow taller.”

“…But that’s true.”

“It’s okay. I’ll just check what it is and sleep. I don’t think I can sleep anymore because I’m worried about what Lord Gray is hiding!”

“I’ll show you.”

Since I was someone who couldn’t sleep because I was really curious and would secretly open it, I opened the box containing the musket in my room.

“Oh, that!”

As soon as Astasia saw her musket, her eyes immediately lit up and showed interest.

“Why is it here?!”

“…It’s not contraband. Should I say it’s something similar to loot?”

I took out my musket and stood straight against the wall.

“Wow! That’s amazing! It’s like something out of a textbook!”

“Have you ever seen a manual?”

“…Uh, um, liberal arts class?”

What kind of classes do they teach at the imperial palace, so that a 13-year-old child learns how to use a musket?

‘It must have reached a level of sophistication.’

That said, muskets became a widely used item in the empire.

‘I want to distribute it to every household with minimum output so that they get used to it.’

Something like a shotgun that every home has.

‘It is a self-defense item when not in combat, but the quantity was released to be used as a weapon during wartime.’

When a thief breaks in, a magic missile wrapper that can be swung or fired at the thief.

‘In peacetime, it was just a bruise.’

I heard that if the output is limited, it’s just like throwing a ball, so fatal accidents don’t happen often.

“Would you like to touch it…Princess Naria?”

“…”

I open the door connected to the next room, my room, and Naria is standing on the threshold, looking at me.

“You weren’t sleeping… “Were you?”

“I’m awake.”

To be exact, the musket I have.

“Uh, uh… Naria? Weren’t you sleeping?”

“I’m awake.”

Astasia was embarrassed and checked the clock on her wall.

Before we knew it, it was 10:30 p.M.

It’s not late, but it’s time for 13-year-olds to go to bed early.

“Late at night, I heard Lord Gray coming in, and then I woke up because I heard something that sounded like a metal gun.”

“Well, the door must have been closed…”

“Even while I’m sleeping, I’m sensitive to the sound of metal scratching next to me.”

Ah.

“…This is something I briefly received from my father.”

I knocked on the empty spot on the bed with the end of the musket, and Naria slowly came over and sat on the bed.

“We captured one of the items that the imperial army had left in front of the canyon.”

“…”

Naria shows strong interest in her musket.

“Lord Grey.”

“Yes.”

“…”

“…”

It looks like he wants to run over and touch the musket right now if you give him permission.

Weapons that have never been seen in the royal palace, but only found in books.

Considering Naria’s personality-

“Would you like to touch it once?”

“Yes.”

It was like discovering a gem that was extremely popular in a foreign country for a young lady who liked social circles.

“Here it is.”

“Now, wait a minute!”

Astasia blocks my path.

“No!”

As a result, I suddenly ended up pointing the gun at her thigh.

“What do you mean it’s not working?”

“Well, you shouldn’t just hand over firearms to beginners!”

I was momentarily surprised by this extremely common sense remark.

“There are no safety devices, and what’s more, it’s military supplies!”

“Yes, but.”

It was enough to make me realize that there was no safety device in this darkness.

“Then it could cause a really big accident! It’s an object made to kill people… !”

Astasia frowns, spreading her arms with a stern look on her face.

“Astacia.”

Naria slowly approached from behind.

“Are you saying it would be a problem if Nostrum’s blood knew how to use the Empire’s weapons?”

She asked, tilting her head with a questioning face.

“As expected. For the people of the empire…”

“Huh? Oh, no!”

Astasia has not yet officially revealed her identity.

For Naria.

To me, well, he is acting like I know what he is doing.

“I can’t let someone, especially a member of the royal family, learn something like this. I understand.”

“Well, that’s not it…” ” !”

However, when Naria appeared as ‘I Ria’, she did not hide her identity.

In terms of status, Naria, the real princess, has the upper hand.

“Then is there another intention?”

“Because it’s dangerous, that’s why!!”

If I may make a non-defense defense for a moment, Astasia is innocent, but she is not a fool or an idiot.

“It’s not okay for a child to handle it carelessly! That’s a weapon, a weapon!”

“Lord Gray seems to be handling something perfectly right now.”

“Because it’s Lord Gray… !”

“Have you ever dealt with Lord Gray before?”

“…Huh?”

One more thing, let me make an excuse that is not an excuse.

“Now that I think about it, is that right?”

Astasia is a person who does not need to think deeply, and is a person who concentrates on what her thoughts are firmly focused on.

“Lord Gray. Have you been practicing this for a long time? Oh, by any chance…!”

“Sometimes I would handle things that my father was keeping in his study with his permission.”

To make her excuse her her, she decided to sell her her father her her her.

I only touched it once or twice, but it’s not wrong.

“And the reason I brought it here was because I wanted to practice with it on a regular basis.”

“Practice…?”

“Yes.”

It’s not practice shooting people.

There is no need to adjust the zero point, and you can hit 9 out of 10 shots using your current senses.

“The kingdom’s honor guard ceremony. Originally it was done with a spear, but isn’t this somewhat similar?”

I picked up the musket like a spear and moved lightly and ceremonially in the center of the room.

Whilick, whilick.

One of the kingdom-style etiquette that I did not learn properly in my previous life.

“How do you feel?”

“Hmm… “

“…”

Judging from the fact that both of them didn’t respond very well, it looks like they haven’t had enough practice yet.

“Princess?”

“Uh, I don’t know?!”

“…I guess this isn’t what they called me.”

Astasia raised her hand to express her opinion, but Naria spoke bluntly and raised her body.

“Oh, that’s right! You just looked at me and asked.”

“Lord Grey.”

Naria got up from her bed and held out her hand to me.

“Would you like to borrow it?”

“Are you going to do this?”

“Just think of it as a slightly unusual long stick and swing it. Don’t worry. I don’t know how to shoot it.”

What I’m saying is, I’ve never actually tried it.

“Astacia. What do you think? Can I hand it over to Naria?”

“Hmm… Gwae, I think it’ll be okay…?”

Astasia looked somewhat anxious, but she clenched her fists and smiled at me.

“It’s okay! If Lord Gray is in danger, I will throw myself in and save him.”

“You must not say such things to me, Astasia.”

“Yes…?”

Oops.

Stop without even realizing it.

“Hmm. First, please take it.”

I cleared my throat and handed Naria her musket, and she immediately started fiddling with her musket and turning it like her ceremonial lance.

“Lord Grey. Why not? Yes?”

“…Do you all think that it is shameful for a man in the kingdom to receive help from a woman?”

“Wow, that’s a typical kingdom-style man’s words!”

“So you don’t like it?”

“Hmm, it’s a bit weird to hear it that way, but if you think the opposite, it might make you a little happier…? Hehe.”

Astasia scratched her cheek and smiled lightly.

“If it were the other way around, wouldn’t that be like saying Lord Gray would throw himself to protect me?”

Wow!

The musket falls on the floor.

The barrel of the gun was made of wood, but the handle was made of metal, so the sound was quite loud.

“Sorry. I made a mistake.”

Naria also failed.

“It’s me Ria! It’s dangerous! If you drop her her gun her her her her!”

“What happens?”

“If there had been mana inside, the mana would have exploded and the magic missile would have been blown away!”

“I see.”

Naria calmly raised her musket and took her stance again.

“I got the idea. Take a look.”

Naria looked around her, then lifted the cloth covering her table and swung the tip of her musket.

Boom, boom, boom.

It feels moderate, formal, and elegant.

The Cheonbojagi, which is used as a flag, is just slightly hanging on the end of the gun, and it flutters loudly every time it is moved, but does not come off.

Pulp Luck.

“Wow.”

Lastly, the flag fluttering sideways with the tip of the musket hitting the ground.

Absolutely perfect.

“Awesome!”

Astasia claps her hands in pure joy.

“Have I also practiced her honor guard with muskets before?!”

“This is only my second musket.”

“When was it before… ?”

“A little while ago, when I dropped it.”

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“Huh…?”

This time, let me make an excuse that is not an excuse for Naria.

“I failed the first time I practiced earlier because of the weight, but I succeeded the second time. That’s it.”

Although she looks fine on the outside, Naria is not normal either.

“Uh, um…”

“Lord Grey. I want you to keep practicing this. I really want to handle it. Starting tomorrow.”

“Hmm.”

Uncharacteristically, she is greedy, bordering on obsession, for her musket.

If it’s natural, it’s natural.

Because this woman has a talent for muskets.

‘Who knew?’

The weapon that the princess of the kingdom wields best is the most common weapon of the empire – the musket.

‘There were quite a few traitors who were killed because they used something else instead of a magic missile and fired it.’

The weapon that the princess of the ruined country handled most expertly was the musket.

Even to the last moment.

“I’m sorry, but this isn’t right.”

“…Write it.”

“No, don’t be so impressed. Not tomorrow.”

“…?”

Naria tilts her head.

“Is there a reason it can’t happen tomorrow? What is it? If you’re anxious because there’s no safety device…”

“No. I’m trying to catch a spy here with this.”

“…Spy?”

“Yes.”

The moment I said the word spy, Astasia’s expression hardened slightly.

“Astacia. Naria. I hope the two of you will cooperate.”

“Cooperation?”

“Yes.”

I lightly tapped the empty magazine area of the musket handed to me by Naria.

“I will save you from any situation.”

I aimed the butt of the musket under my chin.

“I ask for your understanding.”

To catch the assassin.

How to lay the groundwork for an assassin to act.

“Using your safety, I’m trying to catch the shadows hiding in the white.”

Click.

“There is nothing here right now.”

I pulled the trigger.

“If only there were bullets, it would be a lethal weapon.”

Nothing happened.

“For future safety.”

For now.

“You have to die.”