A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

28 – Uninvited Guest (6)

That time.

“Tsk.”

Outside the mansion, the shadow that was looking at the count’s mansion from above the residential house beyond the barrier openly clicked its tongue.

“I failed. This is the only way to report to him… hahahaha.”

The shadow lowered its mask and laughed.

“His daughter died on a mission, so we can clean up the inside properly. Hmm, good. We took out the trash. If possible, a little more-“

When the shadow was giggling to itself.

Boo-eu-ung!

A soft green light split the air.

If the shadow had reacted a little later, it would have definitely been cut by the sword and beheaded.

“Oh my… I’ve never heard of any knights of high rank among the knights remaining in the mansion.”

“…….”

Above the roof, a green-haired girl holding a sword as long as her body silently glares at the shadows.

The disappointment that the attack had failed was evident in the slightly frowning corners of his eyes.

“Is that figure Sir Mente of the Black Rose Knights of Morgania?”

“…….”

“Oh my. All the knights of the kingdom are ignorant of fashion and style. For the first time in a while, I was chatting alone while casting a silence spell on those around me-“

Boo-euung!

The sword swung by Mente splits the air again.

The shadow jumped backwards, dodged the sword, and landed lightly like a monkey on a fairly thick tree branch.

“A barbaric knight who doesn’t even know how to communicate… ugh.”

“Next time, unconditionally.”

The shadow grabbed his chest with his hands.

“At least, 1cm. It was quite deep, right?”

“Indeed….”

Very weakly, the scent of blood began to flow in the wind.

“It would be crazy to launch an all-out war against a high-ranking knight without preparation.”

“So, I’m talking about you-“

“hehehehe. You’re not running away because you’re afraid. It’ll come soon…”

The shadow took out a round sphere from its arms.

“You’re afraid of the Margrave.”

“!!”

When I touched the end, sparks flew out of the round sphere.

“No way-“

“Hello!”

The moment the shadow threw the sphere to the floor.

Kwa-eu-ang!

With the explosion, thick black smoke spread.

“Huh…!”

Mente immediately swung his sword forward and created a sword storm, but through the cut smoke, the shadow was already running across the roof and running away.

“Tch. Did I miss it?”

You cannot chase after it at your own speed.

Making that decision, Mente covered his nose with his sleeve, blew away the smoke with a sword wind, and looked at the footprints left by the shadow.

“…….”

There were footprints left by old shoes, likely worn by people like coachmen.

“Use it.”

Mente lowered his sword and bit his lower lip.

“It would be better to go a little faster.”

While looking at the sword body, which was wider than his wrist, to see if there were any more traces.

Weeeing.

The barrier of the mansion has been lifted.

* * *

The shadow was a discarded card.

A 10-year-old child stabbed her in the neck with her mana on the tip of a cutlery knife, enough to kill her.

‘The basics of being a spy are not there. Are you new?’

Most of the shadows of the empire are like that, but there are a lot of crazy people who like to talk about the so-called spy organization.

But his skills are certain.

Cold-bloodedness, which does not hesitate in committing crimes and does not hesitate to kill people when carrying out orders, is not something that can be easily achieved.

And the thing that changes the arrogance of those people into pride in their skills is –

“Oh my.”

I subtly relaxed my grip and made the dead shadow completely collapse on me.

“Master!”

“It’s okay. He’s dead.”

I supported the front of the shadow with my hand and secretly put my hand into its inner pocket.

As expected.

There is.

It is a new product that appears to have no signs of use.

‘It’s not completely cheap, just a mid-level product.’

Although there is only one bag, you can tell the quality just by smelling the pungent smell coming through the paper bag.

“Sir Robert, could you please clean this up?”

“Yes!”

After entrusting the shadow’s body to Robert, I quietly stuffed a paper bag into my arms.

“Write.”

His entire body was covered in blood as he was stabbed in the neck from the front.

There are no mirrors in the underground morgue, so you can’t look at yourself, but if you look at the sensations of your whole body right now, you’ll see that you’re covered in blood from head to toe.

‘It looks like Lettar.’

It’s not me that makes a white dress turn red with someone else’s blood, it’s Lettar’s specialty.

‘What will happen?’

If left alone, will lettar grow like that?

As a sadist who enjoys torture.

‘Let’s watch.’

Lettar is now only 4 years old.

I don’t know how my mother will teach Lettar in the future, but I just need to intervene when she approaches adulthood.

‘People should do what they are good at, but talent is not always helpful in the times.’

Just like before the regression, you can hold a whip in your hand, but in some circumstances, you can also hold a research tongs instead of a whip.

“Noir.”

What about this guy?

“Hee, hee hee…!”

“Now that I think about it, my brother told me not to go out, didn’t he?”

I will become a sword master.

Otherwise, I will step in and force you to become a sword master.

“Tuesday, bathroom….”

“Once.”

“Huh…?”

“I will understand at least once. I have been living peacefully in the mansion in Gibraltar, so I may not know. My father or mother may not have told me.”

I crouched down in front of Noir, who was sitting on the floor.

“The Empire will always target us, because they don’t know yet.”

“Ban… town!”

As soon as Noir looked into my eyes, he immediately covered his mouth.

“I’m really glad. Otherwise, I was wondering if I should ask my father for a favor.”

I pointed to Robert, who was working hard to control his shadow.

No matter how close Robert has become to me, it is still too early to announce the ‘treason’ plan.

“You always disappoint me.”

“Ah, ah, ugh…!”

“But it’s okay. I can look after it once. Instead, if something like this happens again next time, I won’t save you like this.”

I tried to stretch out my hand towards Noir, but I immediately pulled his blood-covered hand.

“You should become a master, right? My brother firmly believes that you can become someone who can protect himself.”

“Ah, I understand. I’ll… Do that.”

“Okay. And shall we make one promise?”

“About…inside…?”

“Uh, this is the most important thing.”

I grabbed Chat Noir’s hand, then stretched out his index and middle fingers and aimed them at my neck.

“Let’s assume you caught it.”

“Uh, uh…?”

“Noir Gibraltar. He was kidnapped, but used his wits to stab the kidnapper and run away to save his own life.”

“…….”

I am speaking with my eyes.

Why did my brother kill me? Called.

“My father ordered me to hide myself.”

“……!”

“Talent, strength, skill, everything. Do you think your father took you to the training ground for no reason?”

“Well, that is….”

“The talented second son of the righteous and loyal Gibraltar family. Where you belong is not in this gloomy place, but outside in the warm sunlight. It is I who must shed blood in a place like this.”

Noir must become an external loyalist.

The brighter this guy’s light, the darker the shadow he will cast towards me.

“Or should we change it? I will carry the sword in the training hall, and you will carry the knife?”

I wanted to see you once.

What choice will Noir make?

I know it doesn’t mean much because it’s a 7-year-old’s answer, but-

“Long, if you want….”

“Hmm?”

“Well, do that…..”

“Ha.”

“Hi…!?”

Without realizing it, I lightly hit Chat Noir on the head with my fist.

“Bullsh*t. Just swing your sword in the training hall. It’s your brother’s job to deal with these shadows.”

“…….”

“Instead, I said it once: Be strong.”

“……Yes.”

Spending time with your father should be noir.

“Wake up. I also need to get dressed up again soon. If it stays like this-“

“Gray!”

Entrance to the charnel house.

“You…!”

“Ah.”

My father, who was not sweating but breathing a little harder, was blinking at us.

“Hmm.”

I straightened my disheveled clothes, corrected my posture so as not to reveal the items in my pockets, and pointed to my head.

“Now, don’t you feel like father and son?”

What should I say about my father and Noir’s expressions as they look at me?

“……Why are you looking at me like that?”

It was an eye looking at something incomprehensible.

“I’m telling you to relax now that the situation is over.”

Really, why are you doing that?

* * *

“General. It looks like the Margrave has returned to his territory.”

“Hmm….”

The Marquis of Claydoll, an old general who was looking up at the Gibraltar Gorge, looked up at the 50m high castle wall and tilted his head.

“Why?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Dude. Do you think I gave you an adjutant to give you that answer?”

“Even if I tell the story, the result will be the same anyway.”

A brown-haired adjutant wearing glasses pointed at the soldiers behind him with a calm expression.

“Once you give the order, we will prepare to retreat immediately.”

“Hey! The commander-in-chief still has the will to fight, so why retreat?!”

“Then how are you going to climb that high castle wall? Without a ladder?”

“…….”

Marquis Claydoll frowned.

“Now that the Margrave is gone, it is a golden opportunity.”

“Climbing up the castle wall is something only a master can do, but ordinary knights like us have to risk our lives.”

“Oh, that’s right! I lost! I wasn’t even serious about it anyway!”

After the clay stone, the little man growled and turned his horse’s head.

“Did you take the picture properly?”

“Yes. I took a picture with a camera and sent it before midnight, so the rotary press should be running hard right now. The confrontation between the general and the margrave.”

“Tsk. I’m going to get scolded. If we’re not going to fight, why are you attacking me?”

“Isn’t it better than going to the front and not protesting and just sitting there and getting criticized for being hit by a dead body?”

“Write it….”

The little Marquis of Clay covered his face with his hands.

“Damn. Still, I wanted to join in at least once.”

“Should we wait? Why did he suddenly return to the mansion?…”

“It’s okay. It must have been a prank on the imperial family.”

“Huh? If you say it’s a prank….”

“He set the house on fire or threatened the children.”

The Marquis of Claydoll gritted his teeth and turned his eyes to the east.

“I really don’t like it. Even though it’s the line of the person who will inherit the throne…”

“…He is the most imperial person.”

“But at the same time, he is also the most dangerous person.”

“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

“hahahaha! Damn. But it looks like you don’t want to die yet.”

“Of course.”

The adjutant raised his glasses and grinned.

“She cannot die until she sees with her own eyes the greatest beauty on the continent, Charlotte Gibraltar. Especially that… hehehe.”

“Crazy guy.”

“Are you crazy? This is the woman that the emperor tried to take as his concubine. What could have changed the crown prince?”

“He’s already an adult, so he’ll probably change. After all, he also has a grandson, so why not?”

“You never know where a person’s mind will go, right? Just like the general is trying to retreat without even trying to attack the first gate.”

“……Sheesh.”

The Marquis of Claydol regained his appetite and looked up at the walls where his soldiers were holding bows.

“Adjutant. Can we get over that gate?”

“It’s possible for the Master. It’s impossible for most soldiers.”

“Then, if I can go there even by flying in the sky….”

“Should we just hand over people? We should also hand over military provisions.”

“Yes. Someday….”

Hwiiing.

“The moment we break through that wind and cross the canyon, we will collapse the kingdom and truly unify the continent.”

“Yes. If Gibraltar falls, other small kingdoms will soon raise their white flag.”

“I was talking about the Kingdom of Nostrum.”

“hahahaha. Just kidding.”

The adjutant chuckled.

“If you just eat Gibraltar, the kingdom will collapse on its own. What country am I from?”

“Nostrum.”

“Yes.”

“I see.”

In a moment.

“I took a picture of the Master showing off his force, so I’m leaving now. Be sure to carefully collect the skin, magic stones, and vertebrae from the orc body.”

“General. That.”

“I’ll eat when the sun rises, so don’t worry.”

“””Yes!!”””

5,000 Soldiers led by the Marquis of Claydoll began to greet the dawn one by one.

Packing up to leave.

* * *

As soon as my father returned to the mansion, the situation was resolved.

Those who had gathered in the study quickly dispersed and began to search various parts of the mansion, and those who came down to the basement collected the bodies.

The Knights will try to get some information through the body of the shadow I killed, but they won’t be able to get much good information.

Me?

After washing off all the bloody hair, I changed my clothes in my room and stood in front of my father again.

“It was a lot of hard work.”

Unlike when I just saw my father in the basement, he greeted me with his usual appearance.

“The person who suffered the most was my father. He ran that distance with all his might, right?”

“That’s natural. But….”

“Just?”

“You know now that you have experienced it yourself, but you should avoid bringing in outsiders into your family.”

My father started banging on the table with a confused look on his face.

“This is why I don’t hold celebrations often. I don’t know what kind of bugs might come in with those who come from outside.”

“I understand. But that doesn’t mean I can give up.”

There is no one in the study.

“Saint Geo Nostrum. What message did he send regarding this incident?”

“…….”

“It was an army with 5,000 elite soldiers of the empire, and even a master. How did they react to this?”

My father did not answer.

“Yes, there was none. There was no answer. It was as if you were to take care of that on your own.”

“…….”

“It’s not like we actually have the ability to deal with it. There wasn’t even a single message saying, ‘Do your best to defend the border,’ or sending reinforcements or food.”

“It seems like you truly hate him.”

“Yes. I don’t know anything else, but I think they are something that should disappear from this country and this continent.”

“…Okay. Then, let me ask you seriously.”

My father got up from his seat and came towards me.

“What do you want? For Gibraltar to be ruled by the royal family? Or for Gibraltar to be attached to the empire? To establish the Kingdom of Gibraltar?”

“Have you ever thought about becoming king yourself?”

“Don’t answer with a question, answer with your intention.”

“Father.”

I bowed my head slightly to my father and showed my respect.

“I want to bring down St. Geo Nostrum.”

“And?”

“If there is no one to take that position immediately, Princess Naria Geo Nostrum will ascend to the throne.”

“So, what happens after that?”

“Back?”

And I answered with all my sincerity.

“That’s enough.”

“What?”

“To put Princess Naria on the throne of this country as soon as possible. In other words, to take down the incompetent king from her throne.”

Just.

“That’s enough.”

Everything.

“How Princess Ria runs her kingdom afterward, or whether it is destroyed by the empire, is none of my business.”

“…….”

Make Princess Naria her queen.

“Did you plan to become a national secretary?”

“Me? Well, if that’s the way to bring down St. Geo, that would be one way.”

“You…”

“Yes. Just as I guessed.”

I’ll say it again.

“I just need to bring down the incompetent king and make Princess Naria her queen.”