A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

58 – For Peace? (3)

Use whatever is available.

It is not the strong who survive, but those who survive are strong.

No matter what anyone at the time said, history belongs to the winners.

The person I must kill is the emperor’s theory.

I sympathize with you very much.

So I decided to use it to my heart’s content.

Follow the emperor’s theory.

‘Mixing the ways of Gray Gibraltar.’

Not through blood, violence, or death.

In a way more suited to Gray Gibraltar’s tastes, I will bring victory.

For him-

“Today we will go out for a walk.”

I made a declaration in a gathering of whites.

“We’ve come all the way to the kingdom, so I need to take a breather. I’ll show you the valley of the morning.”

White Everyone is surprised.

“Are we going to the canyon?!”

“Yes, Ellie.”

“Wow! Daytime Canyon! It’s amazing!”

Astasia smiled brightly and cheered, while Naria closed her eyes in silence.

“Everyone is moving together. Gate 3, Gate 2, and even Gate 1. I’ll show you all.”

“Master.”

“Okay, number 9. What is it?”

“…Is it okay if you show us everything?”

Question 9 is valid.

They haven’t sworn loyalty to us yet, so they’re the same as spies.

“It doesn’t matter. Gibraltar won’t collapse if I show it to you.”

“…”

“Sir Mente. Sir Robert. I’ll ask you two to do one task for the morning.”

The two people standing silently at the entrance bowed their heads towards me.

“Father is planning to lead the knights to patrol the county territory. You two will protect your mother and younger siblings.”

“Master…”

“I’m just going to the canyon for a moment. What could possibly happen?”

When I spoke with a smile, the two people reluctantly nodded, but with dissatisfaction on their faces.

Both of them seem to be a bit worried about that part.

“The chariot has arrived just now, so you can go on horseback too.”

Goo goo goo.

A wagon arrived outside the orphanage building.

Three wheeled carts were lined up, and a driver drove two horses and arrived at the entrance to the orphanage.

“That armor…”

“It’s been a while, right? Full plate.”

He is not just a coachman, but a knight wearing gray full plate steel armor.

“I asked my father for an escort, and he sent one.”

I approached the knight in full armor sitting on the coach seat and patted his back.

“Please take care of me.”

Nod.

Underneath the helmet, the face mask with a human face had no expression.

“Wow! Is that the helmet of the ‘Heretic Questioner’?!”

Astasia’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the unusual helmet of the heavily armored knight.

“A helmet steeped in the kingdom’s long tradition! Is this the helmet they say they used to hunt witches 100 years ago?!”

“That’s right. It’s much smaller than it was then, and now only the face part looks like it’s wearing a mask.”

I lightly knocked on the mask on the face of the driver sitting in the coach seat.

“Don’t worry. I’m a skilled knight.”

In many ways, it makes the viewer feel a bit of fear.

However, no matter how much I touched them, there was no response, so the whites began to relax one by one.

“Today, change into light clothes instead of maid clothes. Think of it as going out. Let’s meet back here in 30 minutes.”

As soon as my instructions were given, all the Whites headed to their rooms.

“Jabeth. Ellie, you two should go and change your clothes quickly.”

“Uh, us too…?”

“Okay. You can’t go out for a walk wearing a maid outfit, right?”

“Uhm…”

After Astasia thought for a moment, she approached Naria and whispered something.

Nod.

Naria nodded her head without answering, and Astasia pointed to the first compartment of the wagon and took Naria’s hand hers.

“We’ll get on first, master!”

“…Anyway.”

I got into the carriage with two people, holding a long wooden bag in my hand.

“Hey, master. I have a question…”

“What is it, Ellie?”

“Ah, it’s Ellie. Uhm…”

Astasia looked at the knight who was still holding the reins of his horse without moving from his driver’s seat, and she spoke very softly.

“…I hope this isn’t the last time.”

“Of course.”

This time, we are moving for an operation.

“Instead of taking a walk in the morning, it’s quite nice to go to see the sunset in the evening.”

Next time it will be an outing in the true sense.

* * *

After arriving at the canyon with all White onboard.

“Well, you’re not going to climb up that ladder or anything, are you, Master?”

“There’s really no problem, right?”

“Do, Master…!”

Astasia was scared when she saw the steel ladder going up 50m, and I stretched out my hand toward the castle wall.

“Don’t worry. I will go up to Gate 3, but I will just look around.”

The closest gateway to Gibraltar and the last bastion of the imperial front.

“I’m going to climb on that.”

“Is that…An elevator?”

“Yes. Currently, it is ascended using a pulley.”

There is no one moving the pulley.

Instead, in response to Gibraltar’s veins, the pulley is activated by the magic power emitted from the stored magic stone, causing the elevator to move up and down.

“You stay here and guard your horse. I will take them and give them a tour of the castle walls.”

Boom.

The knight continued to sit in the driver’s seat, raising his fist to his chest and lowering his head.

“Let everyone come up.”

Following my instructions, all of the Whites got on the elevator, and as soon as I took the box and went up last, the pulley of the elevator started moving.

Goo goo goo.

The speed is slow.

Even though there are 12 children, the speed is still very slow.

“Uhm…”

“Is there something like this in the Empire?”

“You know! It’s faster than this, um…”

After Astasia glanced down.

“…Master. I think you can talk comfortably now.”

“Don’t talk too much.”

“Tch.”

“Isn’t this actually making speaking easier?”

It is assumed that it is easier to be equal rather than respectful.

“Well…It’s not like there’s anyone here I don’t know, so I’ll do it for you. Astasia.”

“Wow! I did it!”

“I’m showing you respect, but do you like it that much?”

“You’re called by your name! Hehe.”

Astasia grinned and extended her hand to the box I was holding.

“Give it to me! I will listen to it.”

“Then, would you please just carry the empty box?”

“Empty box?”

I opened the box and took out only the items inside.

“That’s… “

“It’s a musket.”

The whites harden in an instant.

“Why are you so surprised? Ha, I wonder if I’m going to use this to shoot you from the castle wall?”

There is no answer.

Everyone was giving a look of ‘I guess so’, and even the youngest, White, nodded without realizing it.

“That won’t happen.”

Traitor Gray has done that a few times, but he has no intention of doing so, at least not now.

“It’s just because this is the best shooting range. I’ve never shot this before.”

“Ah… “

“Has anyone ever shot this before?”

Everyone is silent.

Of course.

It would be strange to say that it exists.

“It’s a shame.”

I picked up a musket.

“I was going to ask if anyone knew.”

Place the handle in your right armpit, pull your right arm back, and barely place your middle finger on the trigger.

“You must have seen something the imperial army uses. Won.”

Then, hold it with your left hand as if supporting it, and hold it as close to the armpit as possible.

“Is it okay to catch it like this?”

There is no answer.

Naria and Astasia kept silent, just wiping their lips with their tongues or biting their lips, and the others did the same.

‘This is a bit shocking.’

Is it because no one is pointing out the really messed up gripping method?

No.

‘He seems to know everything.’

From number 9 at the age of 15 to number 81 at the age of 7, I can barely resist the urge to point out all the wrong gripping techniques.

‘If you feel frustrated, let me know.’

It seemed like he still had no intention of telling me, but I opened my mouth while holding the musket in an uncomfortable position.

“Astasia. This elevator.”

“Uh, not a musket, but an elevator?”

“Yes. I’ve been thinking about how to make this move a little faster.”

In order to pass this embarrassing time as quickly as possible, I trip over the elevator.

“If the goal is to just move up and down anyway, why not attach a magic stone under the elevator and use a floating magic?”

“Uh, um…”

Astasia tilts her head.

“Is that possible?”

“Budget doesn’t really matter.”

“Then anything is possible! It’s a magic stone with a floating magic. In short, a floating stone? Hehe.”

“…”

Wait.

I got goosebumps down my spine.

“It’s a floating stone. Do you mean it’s like a stone floating in the sky?”

“There’s nothing that can’t be done, right? Eventually, people will just be floating around, right?”

“I think it would be faster to fly with wings.”

“I think that’s possible too!”

I guess it’s because she’s President Erwin’s daughter.

She shows a lot of interest in magical mechanical engineering, and her ideas are also extraordinary.

“Then I guess I should research it. If I attach a floating magic stone to the bottom of this elevator, how quickly can I get to the top?”

Exactly, how far can she go?

“We have arrived. This is the third gateway.”

“Wow.”

Astasia opens her mouth, looking in the direction of her empire.

Others also admire the incredible height and view –

“…Why do I keep seeing muskets?”

“…”

Naria seemed to like that kind of sight, and she just kept looking at the musket I had taken out.

‘The air is nice.’

The driver who brought us was down there driving a stake to prevent the horse from going anywhere.

‘The weather is nice.’

The skybridge that extends all the way to Gate 2 was so thin that all but a few people could not pass through it.

“Don’t stick your head down carelessly.”

Beyond the gateway.

“This is where imperial soldiers are welcomed, so there are no safety measures at all.”

If you fall in the direction of the Empire, you will die instantly.

“Jabes? I’ll leave this to you.”

I entrusted the musket to Naria.

When I suddenly handed him the musket, he smiled for a moment, but then tilted his head.

Why did he hand over the musket to himself?

‘As soon as I received it, I held on to it carefully.’

If I had known in advance when I was 17, I would have sent a musket as a gift instead of all kinds of jewelry or desserts.

‘What woman in the world likes magic rifles more than jewelry or sweet snacks?’

If so, how much of a change would there have been in the relationship between me and Naria during my time at the Academy?

There is no meaning.

I have already entrusted the musket to Naria, and her hands are empty.

The rest-

‘Don’t you?’

Waiting for the assassin to make a move.

‘If it’s not now, there’ll be no chance. Or are you aiming for Gate 2 or Gate 1?’

There is a possibility.

There is only one way to commit assassination here and escape towards the empire.

If you kill at Gate 1 and climb down the castle wall, you don’t have to run across a bridge where a person can’t even spread their legs shoulder-width apart.

‘The wisest thing is not to try.’

I would rather say yes.

Then, you can feel more reassured that the spies came only as an escort, not as intelligence or assassination, not on a mission to assassinate.

‘This is the place of decision.’

Are you an assassin?

Are you a spy?

Are you a shadow escort?

Hwiiing.

The wind blows.

It tickles my ears, and the scent of the cool wind passes by my face.

Sarak.

A small sound accompanied by the sound of the wind.

I almost clenched my fist without realizing it at the sound that sounded like powder rubbing inside the paper.

‘It’s coming.’

A familiar scent.

Riding the wind, the scent of silver stimulates my nose.

Silver is almost colorless and odorless unless it is lit and spreads slowly.

The fact that it stimulated my sense of smell-

‘It means that the breath has already been taken!’

It is not the scent of the silver itself, but the breath exhaled by humans.

“Wow. But, you can definitely see down here…”

Astasia sticks her head out in front of the castle wall railing.

If by chance someone grabs your leg from behind and throws you forward, you’re about to fall down.

Pa-ah.

As soon as I heard footsteps, I moved my body.

“Huh…?”

Astasia looked at me in surprise, and the momentary sensation I felt also sent a chill down my spine for a moment.

“Die!!”

Shouting with a scream-like scream, number 18-

“Gibraltar ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Anansi.

The shadow that had cut off my hair grabbed my waist and pushed me over the castle wall.

“!!”

“Grey!!”

Instead of pushing me, he grabbed me and threw himself.

“Ha.”

My body is floating.

At the same time, not long after, it falls to the floor.

‘I never thought they would target me.’

I also thought about the possibility of killing Naria and eliminating the descendants of the royal family.

But it was a misjudgment.

They may have thought that Naria was a princess, but they would have had no basis for certainty.

I thought I would kill Astasia and take her place as Hwang’s granddaughter.

However, it would be absurd for the granddaughter to kill Astasia here, as long as the Crown Princess has her eyes wide open.

‘Now that I think about it.’

I forgot for a moment.

‘Out of the three, assassination is the best.’

The 0th priority for assassination is always Gibraltar.

‘Do I want to kill you that much? Gibraltar.’

The people of the empire have deep-rooted hatred and hatred towards the kingdom, especially towards Gibraltar.

Hehe…!”

I am grabbed by the collar.

Enansi, with short hair, smiles brightly as if she won’t let me go even as she falls.

You will die here.

They say so with their eyes.

What kind of conversation can we have at the moment of falling?

I just secretly ingested silver orally, forcibly awakened my physical abilities, and spoke with my eyes to Anishi, who held me with the strength of a low-ranking knight and wouldn’t let go.

Foolish…

‘Ah.’

Wow.

What was its name?

It wasn’t that important, so I didn’t remember it.

I made such a foolish decision that I decided the name wasn’t worth remembering.

If I remember the name of the person who killed me, I will not die.

Rather-

“Gray ㅡㅡ!!”

I just burst out laughing at that voice shouting at me.

Are you laughing?

I asked that with my eyes.

In this situation, how dare you laugh? Am I crazy?

No.

It’s not me who’s crazy.

The crazy thing is.

‘The guy who thought he would give up his flank to the enemy without even an escort was crazy.’

The spirit of throwing oneself into a trap without realizing that one has fallen into a trap, with the determination to escape, is incredible.

“Hey.”

I laughed at number 18, remembering the language mainly used in the future and empire.

“Dad’s chance.”

“…!!”

After number 18.

With his back to the sun, a knight in gray armor was reaching out his hand toward me.

Through the gap beneath the mask, red eyes sparkle.