A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

93 – Seville, a Plague-Polluted City (1)

When going on an expedition, there is a common saying that all soldiers say.

-Be sure to secure the rear before heading out.

Just like preventing thieves from entering your home while you are away, the safety of your home base is more important than anything else.

In that sense, the new mansion became the safest place after the old count castle.

Although her father would always be by her side, in times of emergency her mother could lock herself in her bedroom and survive for months.

So, I was able to leave the territory and go outside with peace of mind.

A certain amount of skill is skill, but-

“Master.”

“Yes, Sir Robert.”

“You always come out with this composition without the people in the territory knowing, aren’t you going to tell us until the end?”

“Of course.”

The accompanying person is my bodyguard, Robert.

“On the outside, it looks like Gray Gibraltar, which is an angular stone itself, is being sent out to do work.”

“That’s what the people in the territory are saying. They’re trying to let you run away outside and raise Master Noir in a comfortable place.”

“It’s perfect.”

The process of turning the stage spotlight towards Noir is well underway.

“I guess it’s because I feel like a mere knight going on an expedition right now? Have you heard anything from Sir Mente?”

“An embezzler who uses the earldom’s precious budget and taxes to travel to neighboring territories?”

“That’s also the image I wanted.”

The rumors Sir Mente heard are also suitable to weaken my public standing.

“The ‘Dark Knights’, the core of the Knights’ power… An expedition that takes only Sir Robert as an escort, without taking anyone from the Knights for Noir. No one would think this was an expedition.”

There are only two knights following, Robert and Mente.

“Even the servants who followed behind them were orphans who were orphans who were presumed to have come from the empire.”

After that, a total of 6 Whites, numbered 36 to 81, followed behind us as counselors.

“36. Didn’t Noir say anything strange? He said he was paying a lot of attention to you these days.”

“It’s okay. Well… Number 27 will be tempting you instead.”

“Aren’t they dangerous?”

“It will be okay because we have Sir Carlos of the Dark Knights.”

“You can trust Sir Carlos.”

All of Gibraltar’s talented people are flocking to Noir.

“It’s already been two years since I was treated harshly in Morgania, so I have to tell you to be careful because you might lose your senses and cause an accident again.”

“Can I tell you?”

“No. I will tell it to you personally. After the expedition is over.”

Of course, among them, there are some, like Sir Carlos, who know ‘the situation here’ and yet remain by Noir’s side.

“Young master, you must not keep saying such things to Sir Carlos.”

“Why? I’m afraid they might try to take away the Lord’s position?”

“It’s not a joke. That’s real.”

“That’s right.”

“…?”

Was there something implicitly discussed between the articles?

“What do you mean?”

“For Gray Gibraltar, who is willing to face filth for the sake of Gibraltar’s future! I, Carlos, am willing to step into that filth for true loyalty!”

“…If he actually said that, I should definitely warn him not to even say such a thing.”

“That’s why the knight can’t come here anymore. Hehe, young master. How did they gather all these people together? Huh?”

“So you’re the Shadow Knights, Sir Mente.”

It is a place where those who shine brightly like Carlos cannot enter.

“This place is neither black nor white, but a gray area. The shadow of Gibraltar. It is perfect for those who have a tendency to do this kind of work to come here.”

Sir Robert wasn’t originally, but as a result of me talking to him about various things over the past five years, he has fallen under this shadow.

“It doesn’t matter if everyone doesn’t know. This is loved by everyone in Gibraltar, including the residents of the territory.”

I took out a glass bottle from my pocket.

“We are supplying the raw materials for the magic power enhancer known externally as ‘magic herb powder.'”

“Are you talking about [Caroline]?”

“Okay.”

Crimson A magic supplement and low blood pressure treatment favored by the Earl of Gibraltar.

“Sir Robert. As the only adult male in this Order, what has your experience been like with Caroline?”

“Rather than mixing the powder in water and drinking it, I would rather burn it as a scented candle like you said!”

“I thought so.”

Although rumors abound, officially it is just a ‘health supplement’ or a ‘mana enhancer’.

Currently.

Even St. Geo Nostrum is purchased at a huge premium to confirm its effectiveness.

‘I suddenly find myself collecting gold coins rather than thawing them.’

We are currently leaving the behind-the-scenes business to Morgania, but thanks to the huge profits we are making, we don’t really care about brokerage fees.

“Number 45. Has the Empire discovered Caroline’s identity?”

“I know it exists, but it was developed in Morgania…”

“It doesn’t matter if you use it in a way other than its intended purpose, as long as you don’t get caught with the raw materials.”

Although the Empire has figured out Caroline’s identity, they still have no idea where it is produced.

“It is made from materials we obtained through expeditions.”

And.

“That is being made in the Gibraltar orphanage, in the underground alchemy workshop.”

Distribution, Morgania.

Production, Gibraltar.

No one would know that ‘pseudo-white silver’ is being produced in the basement of a nursery in the canyon in the innocent County of Gibraltar.

Production location.

“The incompetent king is really helpful in times like this.”

Also.

“Yes. Really, surprisingly. Would you like to send a letter to Princess Naria later?”

“The letter might get delayed, so I’ll thank you when we meet in person later.”

In the royal capital, a cover-up operation is in full swing by someone who has entered into a secret agreement with me.

“While Naria extinguishes aggro, let’s work hard to move from the shadows.”

* * *

Empire, Crown Prince’s Womb.

“Is this the white silver developed by the kingdom?”

“Uh, okay. How about it?”

“…”

The Habsburg Crown Prince poked his index finger into the white powder in front of him.

Grandpa.

Taste it directly with your tongue and smell some of the remaining powder with your nose.

“…No. This isn’t white silver. It’s just a mixture of magical herbs and various other things.”

“Is that so? But what are these people who say they get hot after washing this?”

“…Are you aiming for a placebo effect?”

The crown prince continued fiddling with the powder with his fingers

“Didn’t I bring the wrong sample?”

From noble mtl dot come

“What are you talking about? I secretly stole this from going directly to the palace.”

Bathory, the gray-haired woman, puffed out her cheeks and lost her temper.

“Do you know how much trouble I had to go all the way to the royal capital, hide and search for this without getting caught? Do you think there is no master in the kingdom? I managed to get a sample by avoiding all the senses and barriers, and even burning my skin!!”＜ Br＞

“I’m saying this because it’s a shame that no one has asked for this sample other than you. The purchase hasn’t fully progressed yet.”

The crown prince continued to rub the powder with his fingers in disappointment.

“It could be that they got it mixed in as a camouflage smoke screen. So try a little harder.”

“Ugh, isn’t this just like that? I wonder if the stuff your Highness leaked to Nostrum was mass-produced by Saint Geo.”

“Hmm… That’s a possibility.”

The crown prince played with his beard and frowned seriously.

“That incompetent king?”

“It is said that the lower body is unparalleled, so you must be very capable in this area.”

“…Even if the reproductive function is taken away, the male function is still that of a king.”

The crown prince shook his head.

“Judgement reserved. There is insufficient evidence. “I need to gather more information.”

“Are you okay with chirping?”

“What nonsense.”

“This is a story I heard from the maid of a noble woman’s house who was run over by an incompetent king. They say that the princess of the kingdom is the one who manages this?”

“…Naria Geo Nostrum?”

The crown prince’s eyes sparkled.

“Hmm. Is that really the case…? No, that’s actually less likely.”

“Hey. I was just telling a story, but if you tell a story that you keep to yourself like that, I don’t know?”

“It could be this.”

The crown prince raised his thumb and pressed it firmly on his watch.

“Naria Geo Nostrum.”

And then he turned his thumb counterclockwise.

“…”

“Investigation of the surroundings. Look for contact with suspicious people. And if they are trying to recruit someone even though they have no contact with the princess…”

The Crown Prince rubbed the white powder with his thumb.

“Let’s find out whether or not he is a person who will become a hero. Write it down. If you say you know…”

The crown prince smiled bitterly for a moment and laughed lightly.

“The bag we created can also be made as similar as possible.”

“In the first place, you already stabbed Baek Eun into the Incompetent King a long time ago. Didn’t you try to clone it with that?”

“It’s important who tried it, and it’s also important who created this fake. Or…”

Sararak.

“It is also important to find the person who came up with the idea to disguise this fake product as if it were effective as the real thing.”

“There are a lot of things that are not important.”

“But if you find it, it becomes easier to respond.”

The crown prince tightly grasped the paper bag along with the powder in his hand

“No matter how much you look into the future, it’s the future, not the present.”

Sarrr.

“If it’s still a possibility.”

The powder and paper bag disappeared as if on fire and were absorbed into the crown prince’s hand.

“We must prevent that possibility from becoming reality.”

* * *

Barony of Seville.

If Gibraltar is protected by a canyon, this place is protected by a magical water contamination zone.

Is it correct to call it protection?

If you’re bored, it’s a place where demons and demons escape the contaminated area and come down through the forest.

‘Bihoji.’

A demonic beast is a type of wild animal.

It is no different from an animal, and as long as there are enough hunters, you can deal with it as much as you want.

But humans and soldiers of the empire are different.

Being hit by a demonic beast ends with being killed or eaten in one blow, but if you are defeated in war and taken prisoner, you will become a miserable slave and be killed.

‘Hatred against the kingdom has been building up for 500 years, and I’m afraid it will disappear so easily.’

The war ended easier than expected, and the traitor Crimson Gibraltar was still alive and well, so that was it –

‘I wasn’t a second-class citizen for nothing.’

The people of the empire treated the people of the kingdom like untouchables.

Those who were recognized as second-class citizens were either those with vested rights within the kingdom who joined the empire early on, or the middle class living in the capital or large cities.

The ‘human circus’ that took place against the useless peasants, lower class, and poor class of the empire was so cruel that it cannot be put into words.

-Do you know how the empire ruled numerous countries and governed them? It’s like splitting the ruled country in half.

The emperor said that.

-Giving those who follow the empire the right to enforce the law or power, so that they can control and suppress the lower class.

Those who became second-class citizens of the empire tore down the kingdom’s flag and burned it, and even went as far as to engage in somewhat exaggerated actions to prove that they were citizens of the empire.

They arrest those who are loyal to the kingdom and stone them in the streets.

Accusing ordinary people who were merely born in the kingdom of belonging to the ‘revolutionary army’.

Or, create a vigilante group and report on those who are traitors to the empire.

Ruled by fear and iron blood.

The crown prince does not mind getting blood on his hands, but he only manipulates things from behind the scenes unless it’s necessary.

The representative place is right here.

“Welcome back to my hometown, master. And everyone.”

Northwest of the Kingdom of Nostrum, the front line of the demonic water contamination zone.

“Seville, it’s always a peaceful place, isn’t it?”

A former refugee camp where some refugees from the empire managed to overcome the contaminated zone and settle in the kingdom before the contaminated zone was completely occupied by demonic beasts and the roads were cut off.

“At first glance, it looks no different from an ordinary rural village…Haha.”

This is about 6 years later.

“It’s a quiet neighborhood with nothing to boast about other than being peaceful, except when the demonic beasts run amok.”

Traitor Gray, 21 years old.

-If you can dominate an entire kingdom by burning a city, tens of thousands of lives will be saved.

A ‘great purge’ occurs by the empire’s second-class citizens, and the entire plain is engulfed in flames, causing tens of thousands of people to burn to death.

“The most famous thing is of course-“

“So.”

Rural area.

Cows are livestock and creatures used as agricultural tools.

“Sir Robert. People here, wouldn’t they kill and eat cows that grew on grass grown in the demonic water contamination zone?”

“Young master, that is hatred towards the people of this town. No matter how hungry, starving, and poor we are, is it possible that they will turn into demonic beasts and eat even the crazy cows?”

“…”

“It’s a joke, too.”

“Yeah. It’s a joke.”

“…When you say that, it makes it sound like there is someone like that.”

“Yes.”

Right now, it’s just a stage where there’s a ‘possibility’.

“Please.”

Food is good.

“I hope something like that doesn’t bother Gibraltar.”

Above the blue sky, black-winged crows are flying in droves toward the empire.

This time.