A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

371 – [Epilogue] Rivers and Mountains Change, 10 Years Pass

Holy Spanish Kingdom Calendar Year 1, Year 0.

Queen Naria Jabes of Spain declared the beginning of a new kingdom.

She advocated for the country to overcome the national crisis as a new kingdom by establishing its own identity as a new nation rather than as Nostrum, which boasts 500 years of history.

Kingdom calendar year 1.

The new kingdom succeeded in establishing a national system despite the war in just one year.

Status was no longer an important factor in becoming an official, and following the queen’s declaration that she would look only at ability, many people became administrators of the kingdom and helped run the country.

Some people criticized the queen’s actions of her, saying, “Isn’t this an abuse of power by her to appoint the student council officers who were under her when she was a student at the academy?”, But it did not cause much of a stir.

Those who were plotting against the new kingdom woke up one day and they were gone.

There were stories of flying dragons secretly snatching away people at night, and rumors that the ghost of an empire would come to kill them at night, and there was a ghost of ashes that roamed around offering to turn to ashes those who dared to throw ashes at the new kingdom. There was even a rumor going around that there was this.

Kingdom calendar year 2.

A good harvest came to the Marquis of Barcelona.

Some said it was the miracle of the golden dragon that blessed the beginning of a new kingdom, but people no longer looked for the miracle of the golden dragon.

They pioneered the wasteland, cultivated the land, increased their intelligence by spreading fertilizers brought in from the empire, and searched for excellent seeds from the continent and succeeded in finding crops that would sprout and bear fruit even in the wasteland.

There were some who shouted that they would be cursed by the Golden Dragon if they cleared the land and harvested crops using imperial-style magic tools rather than farming methods using livestock, but they were met with potatoes twice as large as those produced previously. The moment they were hit, they were silent.

Kingdom calendar 3 years.

The Trans-Kingdom Railway was rebuilt, starting from the Grand Canyon Rift to Gibraltar, Barcelona, Orosol, and Morgania.

By restoring existing railroad tracks that had been built but burned and damaged during the war, and installing new railroad tracks that were partially lost, the kingdom succeeded in rebuilding the roads that became the foundation of the nation.

Even though it is said that long trains with dozens of wheels, rather than magic automatic trains, no longer run in the land of the new kingdom, no one could deny the speed of trains that can travel between the capital Barcelona and the old capital.

Sometimes, there are people who try to go back to the past by jumping onto the train tracks and shouting, ‘I want to go back to Nostrum-‘, but before the train crash occurred, they were hit by something and died before they even got on the tracks.

There were rumors that people riding the late-night train saw a bike running on the tracks, or that an airship with the speed of a flying dragon appeared.

Kingdom calendar 4 years.

The new Thersian Empire appeared.

The empire, which had been fighting a civil war without a successor after the death of Emperor Habsburg von Tersian, succeeded in reviving itself after four years.

An emperor who claimed himself as the ‘abandoned crown prince of the Habsburgs’ demanded the return of the Aperian Dominion in order to reclaim his people.

Either surrender all the imperial citizens who fled to the land of the former County of Sirene, or order the imperial citizens there to return to the imperial lands.

Or give up the entire land called Ipheria Dominion.

-You’re crazy.

After the founding of the Kingdom of Spain, the emperor of the revived empire was the first to die.

Under the orders of Queen Naria Jabes of Spain, a sword master appointed commander-in-chief of the kingdom’s army took the lead and advanced toward the heart of the fledgling empire and decapitated the emperor.

Noir Gibraltar.

After managing the scholarship foundation at Orosol Academy for three years, she handed over the position to her younger sister, and at the call of her country, she led her soldiers to open the collapsed canyon and head directly to the empire.

The former Marquis of Claydol was occupied, and the imperial capital of the new empire was devastated.

Some even said, ‘How can Gibraltar abandon its duty as a guardian, and how can Nostrum attack another country?’

-Are you crazy?

The head she was cut off

The new Kingdom of Spain did not force Gibraltar to become its protector, and it was not the ones who simply smiled at those who fought and said, ‘Don’t do that next time’.

Kingdom calendar 5 years.

-Should we just take over the entire empire?

The words Queen Naria muttered during her cabinet meeting made her ministers nervous.

It wasn’t just because they were annoyed, it was because they actually had the military power to do that.

-It’s still difficult to manage the kingdom, but are you trying to manage the entire continent? I can’t do it.

After Prime Minister Hex fell due to a strike, the plan to unify the continent was aborted.

To be precise, the result was that ‘it is feasible, but there is a lack of talent to manage the continent in the future’, so it was stopped at the planning stage.

Kingdom calendar 6 years.

The Gibraltar Gorge was opened.

A ‘tunnel’ has been opened between the Gibraltar Gorge and the former Marquis of Claydol.

Following the spirit of the hero who had wanted to develop the canyon even before the war, the canyon development project continued, and in the end, another tunnel was dug on the continent instead of the canyon that had been the only passage for 500 years.

Kingdom calendar 7 years.

Numerous imperial citizens attempted to seek refuge in Spain through tunnels.

They heard through leaflets distributed by airships that came over the canyon that ‘Empire citizens can also live in Spain’, and began to go into exile, carrying in their arms newspapers containing pictures of the lives of the Dominion residents.

8th year of the kingdom calendar.

The Kingdom of Spain began its territorial expansion.

Riding on a warship manufactured in the port of the Aiferian Dominion, the kingdom’s soldiers passed through the Sirene Strait and landed in the imperial territory of Casablanca.

On the flagship ship crossing the strait at the forefront was a uniformed naval captain, Ethan Cesar, and the kingdom’s army occupied the land of the empire with overwhelming military power.

Governor-General’s decree to accommodate imperial refugees.

The woman who ruled the lands of the empire and became the first governor was Lettar Gibraltar.

9th year of the kingdom calendar.

The new empires began to collapse one by one.

Muskets could no longer boast of the empire’s military superiority, and the number of sword masters who laughed and bounced bullets away no matter how many times they fired their muskets continued to increase.

Where is our master?

They all died in the Gibraltar Gorge.

After the imperial army, which had lost its central point of the emperor and all eight masters, realized that it could not deal with Spain with muskets, the empire began to disintegrate one by one.

An assassination takes place somewhere.

A popular uprising is taking place somewhere.

Also, somewhere, the emperor surrenders his empire, asking for his status to be recognized as he can just become a ‘county’.

The Kingdom of Spain began to grow in size like that.

Even in a situation where the population was reduced by about 10 and most of the country’s important foundations were devastated, the Kingdom of Spain was not enough to reorganize the country’s foundation to some extent in just 10 years and began to gradually expand its territory. Br＞

A time to strengthen your inner self, expand your external horizons, and slowly take a breather and say, ‘Life is a bit better now.’

One by one, the kingdom’s citizens began to vent their buried worries.

Kingdom calendar, 10 years.

-Our queen, aren’t you getting married?

I, Rijabes, the first queen of Spain, was not married, and she did not raise a heir.

* * *

[January 30, Year 10 of the Royal Calendar, Capital City of Barcelona.]

“Congratulations, Sir Robert. You are now Prime Minister.”

“Maybe I should be congratulated.”

Touching the gray Somnus flower-shaped ornament that symbolized the Prime Minister on her left breast, Prime Minister Robert bowed towards the woman who had placed the Prime Minister’s symbol on his own chest.

“Glory to Her Majesty the Queen.”

“What is your Majesty?”

“The people are slowly talking. Isn’t it okay for us to declare an ’empire’ now?”

“Regardless of whether it is an actual empire or not, it is easier to be a king rather than an emperor. Well… If necessary, you should just use the empire.”

Queen Naria laughed mischievously.

“Jim married the country.”

“…”

“Nostrum’s blood will be collected by me from my pedestal. That is my sure revenge on the man who gave this body the golden blood, and on the golden dragon.”

“…Your will has not changed for 10 years.”

“I cut off this blood from my stem. Hehe, then the miracle of Nostrum will no longer be passed on to anyone.”

“But it will be a secret that only we, the royal family, know. And the next king… “

Prime Minister Robert shook his head resolutely.

“Please don’t say things like giving the king over to someone like me, Your Majesty.”

“…”

“The king should be someone who is worthy of the position of king. I am suited to the position of assisting the king, but I am not good at standing on top of someone else.”

“I see.”

Even though Queen Lia clicked her tongue in disappointment, she still did not hide her mischievous smile.

“But the people want the next king?”

“…Are you really trying to introduce what political scientists from the empire say?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done, right?”

“It is premature. No matter how 10 years have passed, the concept of the people deciding on a king is now unreasonable.”

Prime Minister Robert patted his head.

“This is only possible when children born in Spain and raised in Spain become the cornerstone of running the country. Those who still have memories of Nostrum in their minds will never be able to accept it.”

“I think it’s the perfect time to transition from an autocratic monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.”

“…I think it’s impossible to know after all the people who lived during the Nostrum period die.”

“Then, I guess we should leave it as a task for the next generation. And I think we need someone who can solve that problem…”

Queen Naria grinned and clapped her hands.

“Let me introduce you. He is my hidden child.”

“…Yes?”

Prime Minister Robert felt a shiver run down his spine for a moment.

Contrary to Queen Naria’s words that no one would pass on her own blood her to her future generations, it is said that it is her her hidden child her her her-

Squeak.

The door opened, and a boy came in.

“Ah.”

This time, it sent goosebumps down my spine in a different way.

“Let me introduce you. You are my adopted son.”

The boy that Queen Naria introduced as her adopted son looked to be about 9 years old, had gray-white hair that was almost white, and purple eyes.

Could it be an illusion that her pupils have a slightly blue tint?

“…”

Robert approached the boy who seemed somewhat nervous.

“Her Majesty the Queen.”

“Okay.”

“As I said, I think I am a person close to a despot.”

A person born in Nostrum who learned that it is natural to be loyal to someone.

“We must hope that our generation will pick up the traces of the old nostrum, and that future generations will draw a new world.”

Prime Minister Robert knelt down on one knee and bowed his head toward the boy.

“If you say that you are the adopted son of Her Majesty Queen Naria, then of course you can be said to be the prince of this country and the heir to the throne.”

“Uh, that is.”

I’m embarrassed, but I’m not afraid.

“Prince, would you like to guess who I am?”

“…What is your score?”

Prime Minister Robert smiled broadly at the boy’s words, answering questions with questions.

“Yes, you get extra points depending on how well you guess.”

“Ugh… “

“Why are you doing that?”

“My mother said that it’s a bad habit to judge people by scores.”

“…”

Chancellor Robert turned his gaze towards Queen Naria, but Queen Naria just shrugged her shoulders and smiled.

“Is that so? In that case, let me formally introduce myself. My name is Robert Barcelona. I am the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain who inherited the Gray Will.”

“Robert…?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Oh, no. It’s just that my name is similar to that of my sixth brother. He’s called Robert.”

“…”

“Oh, excuse me. “I am.”

The boy bowed his head in a humble manner and bowed.

“My name is Asrey. My last name is…”

Asrey, a somewhat embarrassed boy, scratched his cheek and opened his mouth.

“My father said that if she wanted to take the last name Espania, she should prove herself worthy of it.”

“My father.”

“Yes.”

“Is that what you ordered me to do?”

“…No.”

Asrey smiled and placed her hand on her chest.

“I want to do it.”

“…”

“Father said that. If you want to surpass him, you must at least become a king who rules over the continent in peace so that war does not break out in the world. I… Want to be a child that my father is proud of. As a bonus, I can also give him a blow. .”

“One hit, feed?”

“You keep saying, ‘It’s going to be difficult.’ You say it won’t be easy to surpass yourself.”

Is it a boy’s stroke?

Or is it because of the desperation to surpass someone?

Robert seemed like a child, yet he looked like an adult, and I kept seeing someone over and over again.

“Her Majesty the Queen.”

“My ambition is clear, and I need to find out my abilities step by step from now on.”

Queen Lia smiled slightly and raised her glass.

“Shouldn’t you and I be retiring in ten years, Sir Robert?”

“…The king’s path will not be easy.”

“If it were easy, I wouldn’t have started in the first place.”

The boy, As Ray, clenched his fists and placed his hands on his chest.

“You won’t be disappointed, and it won’t be difficult. My political background is none other than Prime Minister Robert, you.”

“You mean me?”

“Yes. That’s right, I chose it.”

The boy put one of his hands forward.

“Out of the many candidates, I chose Robert the Marquis of Barcelona as Prime Minister.”

“…”

“By any chance, do you not like it?”

“That can’t be right.”

Prime Minister Robert held his hands and bowed his head.

“It’s an honor.”

“Hehe, me too.”

Kingdom calendar 10 years.

In the future, the boy who would be called the Emperor of Unification became the Crown Prince of Spain.

It is said that there was a minister next to him who stayed with him until his death.