A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

65 – Memorial Service for the Beast (1)

The story of the granddaughter came out of Carmen’s mouth

Where did you get the information?

No need to think.

“It looks like those guys exposed everything as it is.”

I lay down next to Carmen.

“…”

For a moment, Carmen looked at me with a surprised face, but her posture remained relaxed.

“Please tell me. Their true identity.”

“A shadow operated by the empire.”

Carmen succeeded in getting all the information from the three I sent to Morgania.

“Should I call it a unit or an organization? The name itself is said to be [Shadow].”

To be exact, the shadow of the empire.

“They even raised children who were eligible to be royal granddaughters to be spies.”

“It’s like a part that can be replaced at any time.”

“It’s like replacing the mainspring part of a wristwatch when it breaks.”

However, since it is not an official organization, let alone an official name, it is simply called ‘shadow’.

“It was a scary place. The Empire.”

What story did Carmen hear from the mouths of the shadows?

The empire and the crown prince are so terrible that the word ‘scary’ comes out of Morgania’s mouth.

“It got to the point where I thought you were better.”

“Oh my god. Are you comparing me to them?”

“But you still have a human part left in you.”

“Me?”

Me?

“Do I really need to say it with my own mouth that I am a human being who can do worse than the empire if I put my mind to it?”

“Are you serious?”

“…What, half?”

When I think about it, I’ve never really shown my future self until now.

If there was, it would probably be time to save Noir-

“That is, when it comes to someone I have to kill with my own hands. I think I act more harshly than I think.”

A person who can be killed.

Or someone who needs to be killed.

When dealing with my enemies, I can bring out my inner traitor, Gray.

“But you don’t do that to your allies or your family. The Empire is not like that at all.”

“Maybe, just to guess.”

Although I know the truth.

“It’s because of the crown prince of the empire who is said to be coming to these negotiations in person, right?”

“… I just can’t understand. Is it because the crown prince is not a woman?”

“Even if she had given birth to her own children out of pain in her stomach, the Crown Prince would probably have treated them the same way.”

Children are tools.

Maybe they were treated more harshly.

I can’t believe that the child I gave birth to because my stomach hurt can only do this much.

Even if the crown prince was born a woman, maternal love would not be enough to overcome his ambition.

Because he is a person whose self-love is stronger than his love for his family

“A being that can even use children. If that’s the case, we can respond in the same way here. It’s using the children in reverse.”

“That is the reason you are staying with the granddaughter. For the purpose of improving relations with Gibraltar.”

“Yes.”

When dealing with my father, for confirmation.

For explanation when dealing with someone like Robert.

“It’s scary. They even take advantage of the adults’ illusion that they are in love with the royal granddaughter.”

“That’s what I mean, I’m a person who doesn’t mind any meaning.”

“Really, scary guy.”

I would have to say many times why I have Astasia, but that is not the case with Carmen.

“When you grow up, do you plan to achieve your goal by capturing the hearts of many women?”

“The category of woman can even include multiple wives.”

“Like now?”

Carmen reaches her hand towards my face and pokes her cheek.

“Didn’t you seduce me by saying you would create a mother-child relationship rather than an opposite-s*x relationship?”

“You like it, right?”

“Yes. It’s good. Really, with you lying next to me right now, I really feel like I’ve become your mother, like a count’s wife, and I can’t help but laugh every time.”

Queen Carmen giggled and grabbed my cheek.

“As if I was dreaming.”

“…”

“You were nervous. Did you think I didn’t know?”

“What are you talking about?”

“White powder.”

I couldn’t believe it, but as expected.

“I was wondering what on earth he was hiding so he wouldn’t tell me until the end, so I dragged him out until the end, and only then did he finally confess.”

“What do you mean you pulled out?”

“Well? That’s a secret.”

At that moment, Carmen’s nails brushed her cheek.

“A magic powder that instantly makes a girl who can barely lift a desk stronger.”

“Sounds like something awesome.”

“But that’s the end of priorities.”

Carmen grabbed my chin and forced her head to turn.

“They are the daughters of the crown prince. They belong to the empire’s spy organization. They have numbers written on their bodies and they are managed by numbers. By bewitching Gibraltar’s blood, they use the world of beauty to open the gate to the canyon “

Probably, they confessed in order.

“Can you guess why I think that white powder is more important than these things?”

And the information that was finally revealed was Baek Eun.

“I don’t understand. What on earth was that powder, that it was more important than one’s hidden lineage or mission?”

“The embodiment of delusion.”

“…Huh?”

“That powder probably has a similar hallucinogenic effect.”

I can’t actually tell you the name of silver.

“This is top secret information that I didn’t even tell my father.”

But.

“Three years ago, my younger brother was kidnapped by the Shadows during a victory celebration.”

“You know. That…”

“Yes. The shadow I killed.”

The dead have no words.

“When dealing with him, there was some information that was thrown around.”

Therefore, it is rather easy to manipulate and use the words of the dead.

“It is said that this powder makes what you imagine into reality.”

“…”

Just as the Crown Prince manipulated General Hayreddin’s will.

“I thought it was the crazy words of a drunk person. I thought he was just spouting nonsense because he was in an extreme situation. But after almost being killed by the Whites, I was able to guess the effect to some extent.”

“Are you saying it can be a wish powder that will make whatever you want come true?”

“It would be similar, right?”

Physical strengthening for those who want strong physical abilities.

A sweet dream for those who want to enjoy delusions in their dreams.

“It’s like a hallucinogenic drug. And this is still just a guess.”

And since this topic has come up, we need to put down roots now.

“The raw material for the powder is probably Somnus flowers.”

“What…?”

“After chewing somnus for three years, it smelled very faintly.”

“…”

“I don’t know anything else, but the scent of somnus is amazing.”

To persuade me at this time, I chewed and swallowed more than 20 somnus flowers a day for the past three years.

“At first, I thought it was the scent of dried somnus that I had, but the smell of somnus permeated the breath that the shadows exhaled while using it. It was faint, but I was not mistaken.”

“That, perhaps…” ” “

“By any chance, what is it?”

“…The shadow you killed three years ago used white powder, and because he was drunk on it, didn’t he grow somnus flowers in large quantities without realizing it?”

“…”

Oh.

“That could be true.” Haha, so am I already addicted to somnus?”

“…It’s a problem if you’re seriously addicted to Somnus, but if you’re only addicted to Somnus, it’s not a huge problem.”

Thanks goodness.

As was the case with my father, the three years of effort were not in vain.

“Gray. The shadows of the Empire were once dealt with in Morgania, so the eyes of the Empire will now be focused on Morgania.”

Carmen said with a serious face.

“But if they were to study the Somnus flower in Morgania, they would probably think they had discovered a white powder.”

The same concerns I had while catching the shadow three years ago flow out of Carmen’s mouth

“So, don’t leave the Somnus research to you. Charge whatever you want.”

“Are you leaving the research on Garu to me?”

“Unlike Morgania, who has no controllable factors, Gray Gibraltar is addicted not only to Somnus but also to the granddaughter of Astasia.”

Even if you touch the crown prince’s secret weapon, the level of response from the prince’s perspective is bound to be different.

“Even if they find out that Gibraltar is researching white powder based on Somnus…”

“I will think that you have already captured me, so you will try to tempt me by giving me the ‘original’?”

“…Be careful not to get addicted. It’s a dangerous drug.”

“Rather, it is what I hoped for.”

The number of silver samples is increasing.

“I tell them to come as much as they want.”

Because that’s what I’m truly hoping for right now, for someone to suggest that I try silver silver.

“My faith is not so weak that it can be shaken by drugs like that.”

* * *

Some people may want to hold a funeral, but it is clear that the first official diplomatic event between the kingdom and the empire in more than a dozen years is a festival.

Whether the event is held in a solemn atmosphere or a party filled with alcohol and meat.

The event prepared for today is a masquerade ball.

Men wear tailcoats.

Women wear luxurious dresses.

And you must wear a mask on your face that only shows your eyes.

Is this an official diplomatic event held in the kingdom?

When historians look at it later, they will inevitably say, ‘If you do this, you will fail.’

It actually failed.

This kind of eccentricity was passed on to the people of the empire, and gradually the opinion began to spread, ‘If a guy like that is king, doesn’t everything below him become a big deal?’

But there is no way to stop it.

This country is a monarchy, and the king’s power comes from the threat of destruction.

If Saint Geo Nostrum climbs up the castle wall saying he will die, the Duke of Winchester will immediately attack to stop it.

Not to save Saint Geo, but to prevent the catastrophe that would occur when he dies.

Avoid poop not because you are scared, but because it is dirty.

I don’t know if a guillotine will be erected in the Kingdom Square in seven years, but for now, a masquerade ball will be held.

“…”

I looked up and down at my reflection in the mirror.

Like other nobles, the black tailcoat, white shirt and tie are typical of the kingdom’s nobility.

The jewels decorated on the tailcoat and the cuffs made by a master were prepared by Carmen and have Morgania’s emblem engraved on them.

Gray Gibraltar.

Will not appear here.

Instead, I am just an ordinary interpreter whose name I will not reveal.

‘Actually, you don’t even need an interpreter.’

The crown prince is a scary person.

We are preparing an interpreter, but does he really need an interpreter?

Not at all.

However, I decided to participate as an interpreter at this ridiculous festival.

Even though I could refuse for all sorts of reasons, I decided to stand next to Carmen myself.

“Grey.”

Queen Carmen approached with a red-winged butterfly mask on her face.

“It’s not Gray, Queen.”

“Then is there any good name for it?”

“Rather than a good name, I would say it’s more like a pseudonym to use arbitrarily.”

I put on the mask I had specially ordered from Carmen on my face.

“Let’s call it ‘nachasa.'”

A half-mask like a demon.

“Nachasa…? What does that mean?”

“It doesn’t mean anything. Rather, it has more meaning.”

Although it looks similar to a bat, it is actually one of the evil spirits that are treated as traitors and miscellaneous spirits within the kingdom.

“Does the name Nachasa bring to mind Gray Gibraltar?”

“Not at all. Even the hair and eyes looked so different…”

Carmen looked at my head and eyes alternately and smiled slightly.

“Anyone can see that he looks like a person from Morgania. They might even mistake him for being my illegitimate son.”

“Who are you trying to mislead?”

“Well, does His Majesty the King think of you as Charlotte’s son?”

“First of all, the effect will be certain.”

I took another look at the dyed black hair and the green eyes inside the mask – the color disguised with disguise magic.

“I am worried that His Majesty the King will say again, ‘You look like your mother’s eyes.'”

“No way. Do you really think you have similar eyes to Charlotte?”

“That can’t be right.”

I know.

The king was just trying to risk his mother.

“Then, mother, let’s go.”

“Okay. Let’s get an escort at least until we get to the banquet hall.”

I took Carmen’s gloved hand and left her room.

“But do you really have to make your tie black?”

“It is consistent with the queen’s hair color.”

“Ha, I understand. If you’re like that, there’s nothing you can do.”

Attendants from the royal palace and Morgania Castle were already lined up in the hallway, and the banquet hall at the end of the hallway was already filled with bustle.

“Let’s go in.”

Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

As soon as I entered the banquet hall, the noise in the banquet hall instantly disappeared.

No matter how many masks they wear, the nobles ultimately know each other’s identities to some extent.

“His Majesty the King…”

Carmen glances around.

Although he did not completely disappear from the banquet hall, his unique blonde hair and red eyes are not visible.

From noble mtl dot come

“Tsk. Playing with disguise magic again.”

Carmen clicks her tongue

“What kind of social situation are you using to harass a woman again this time?”

One of the king’s pranks.

They say that the Incompetent King may know nothing else, but he is better than anyone else at catching innocent girls.

‘But he actually avoids having children like a ghost, so he is even called an incompetent king.’

If you are possessed, it would be better to take her as a second wife or concubine.

As he was only possessing her virgin body her and mind her and shutting her her mouth her her, her anger her toward the king only increased day by day.

Especially now that everyone is wearing masks, it is easy to reveal a little more honest feelings.

-He came out like that. Are you glad you came out wearing at least a mask?

-Rebellion against the king? Demonstration? Either way, he came out dressed like that.

-You mean to ruin the festival. It would be good if you don’t behave indecently in front of the crown prince.

A whispering sound can be heard beneath the mask, and the voice is directed to Countess Ariana.

“It’s mourning clothes.”

“Yes. I guess I’m a widow or something.”

Only Ariana Sirene is wearing a black dress and cotton yarn.

The eyes of the black mask that covers her entire face are bent down as if she is crying, as if she does not want to reveal even her lower body.

Therefore, it is more contrasting.

“I’m coming, queen.”

Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

Entrance to the banquet hall.

With everyone dressed in fancy ball gowns.

“Nice to meet you, nobles of Nostrum.”

Black suit, white shirt.

“I am truly honored to receive this invitation.”

And, a black tie.

“Hapsburg von Tersian. Crown Prince of the Empire.”

Without any mask on her face.

“I came here for peace between the two countries.”

He bowed his head slightly in the center of the banquet hall, speaking fluent Kingdom.

“First.”

Masquerade wearing colorful animal masks.

“Would you please give us a moment of silence for the man of the empire who created this place?”

Only three people commemorate the death of a human being in different ways.

“For peace.”