A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

29 – For You (1)

Bring down the king.

I never thought about it after that.

Was the answer a little shocking?

-You must be tired, so just go in and get some rest. Let’s talk again in the afternoon.

With those words, my father sent me to my room.

I could have said more, but I definitely needed some sleep since I woke up early in the morning.

“Haam.”

A child’s body is always sleepy.

Moreover, for the first time, mana was consumed as power, and his energy was also damaged.

Noir was even more tired because he was trying his best to avoid getting hurt.

“You’re just bad at it.”

There is no one in the room.

Although I am extremely reluctant to have maids enter my room, no maid dares to enter my room.

“…….”

I reach out to places that won’t be touched even if the maids are cleaning.

‘Thank goodness.’

I can feel the scratchy texture of a paper bag under the bed.

I slowly picked it up, took it out, and placed it on the table.

‘I never thought I would get this so early.’

White silver.

One of the drugs used in the Empire, it is a drug that has a mental awakening effect on the user when inhaled as a powder.

Depending on how it is refined, a drug created through alchemy can either put people into a state of excitement or make them faithful to their emotions and desires.

‘It’s better if my father doesn’t know this. They’ll think they caught this.’

The Imperial Intelligence Department may be in an emergency right now.

‘The silver was exposed to Gibraltar.’

The intelligence department’s strategic weapon, the imperial family’s secret weapon, has been discovered by the enemy?

The person responsible will immediately be blown away.

‘He was too stupid to be called a shadow.’

Draw a picture.

What if there are people within the Intelligence Department that you don’t like, and Shadow has blood ties to them?

-Not only was he infiltrated into the Margrave’s family and murdered, but Baek Eun was also caught. This responsibility must be placed on the father who raised his incompetent daughter.

‘I think you’ll say that.’

If it were me, I would have done that.

An emperor would add torture to the situation, and also deal with people he did not like.

Fill the empty seats with people who suit your tastes.

Of course, I wasn’t actually caught.

I recovered the silver, and no one, including his father, knows of the existence of this powder.

‘The investigation will soon conclude that ‘the Margrave doesn’t seem to know,’ but by then the purge will have already been completed.’

The dead have no words.

You may say it is unfair, but you can at least get the honor of knowing that he died unfairly.

“Huh.”

More complicated thoughts later.

The sun is slowly rising over the mountains, but now I need to take a nap.

‘We have to get rid of silver.’

There is no point in just getting rid of it.

It is dangerous to mix it in water and drink it, and if you just throw it away, a sparrow or cat will eat it and you will die.

‘In times like this, you should really use it.’

Silver is not something you can just inhale.

‘This needs to be burned.’

Click.

Take out a match and light the lamp.

A small ember began to burn inside the glass tube, and I opened the lid of the lamp and poured the silver inside.

“Write… hahahaha.”

There is no smoke.

However, the transparent haze was clearly visible to my eyes, so I took a deep breath of smoke and lay down on the bed.

‘This is the real mana.’

Silver is a synthetic material made by mixing various things with ground magic stone powder.

What did they say?

I think it was called a candle warmer for sleeping.

Its effectiveness provides a gift to those who want to breathe mana while sleeping and at the same time smell the scent and enjoy a good night’s sleep.

Dream.

The realization of a fantasy that makes the subject dream of the happiest times.

Happiness that cannot occur in reality is created in dreams, and the owner of the dream is aware of consciousness and can roam freely in the dream.

Everything is free there, and you can freely express and express your desires.

The imperial alchemist called the lucid dream entered through silver this way.

Lucifer Dream.

It’s a happy delusion whispered by the devil.

Some people expect change and delusion about a future they have not experienced.

Most people pursue ‘happy moments of the past’, so it is said to be the devil’s drug that makes them feel even more frustrated with reality.

But.

‘It all depends on how you use the medicine.’

Seeueueup.

Ha.

I smelled the scent of burning silver and surrendered my whole body to the sleep.

* * *

“……Ha.”

Crimson The Margrave of Gibraltar sat on a chair in his study and sighed deeply.

“…….”

Several phrases flow quickly through my head.

Enemies in the canyon, no damage.

Marquis Claydoll and 5,000 soldiers are scheduled to leave after camp in the morning.

Friend. 2 Casualties.

Junior Knight Ballak, killed in the bathroom by an intruder.

Butler Malcolm is injured in the back by a dagger thrown by an intruder.

Fortunately, his life was saved, but he is on the brink of death.

The source of the dagger is believed to be Baron Ervant Langur.

And the owner of the dagger, an intruder, a woman in her early 20s, was stabbed in the neck and died.

It was not an instant death.

Depending on the location of the stabbing, it could have resulted in instant death, but even though the blade was sharp, the stabbing power was a bit lacking.

However, even with that lack of strength, he violently pushed the weapon in.

At first, it felt like I had been stabbed with something sharp, but later it felt like my blood vessels were being pressed as they were being whipped around inside me.

“Huh….”

These are the people who simply suffered physical damage.

“I wonder if Noir will be able to eat meat properly for a while.”

Pouring red wine sauce on a steak may cause a stir at the table.

Even if it was Gibraltar, it must have been quite a shock for a 7-year-old child to experience.

Kidnapping is kidnapping, but-

“Grey.”

To save himself, the older brother took himself hostage and ran forward without hesitation to deal with the intruder.

“According to Robert’s report…Ha.”

I may not have been aware of it or even paid attention to it, but I was completely covered in the blood that spurted from her neck.

“Progenitor… No, is it similar to Lord Cadian Gibraltar?”

For generations, there have been people like that among Gibraltar.

These people have stood out from a young age to the point of winning awards.

Although there were only two people, one opened the House of Gibraltar, and the other joined 10,000 of the empire’s elite.

According to the anecdote, they also acted like adults from a young age.

Especially in the case of Cadian Gibraltar, the Sword Master who is said to be the strongest of all time –

“…I’ve been killing people since I was young.”

He said he personally cut down a spy within the family.

Academics are still researching how he knew his nanny was a traitor.

That means that no matter how much you try to investigate Gray, the possibility of finding out is very low.

“Is this the second coming of the founder and Lord Cadian? You have truly given birth to a terrible son.”

Gray Gibraltar.

Although it is said that the Gibraltar bloodline is characterized by hair that grows in random colors, this child has the most unique color among them.

Like the story about Lord Cadian, if Gray also has something called ‘future vision’ –

“No. If I had, I wouldn’t have let you get kidnapped in the first place.”

Like Lord Cadian’s anecdote, even if he had eyes to see the future, he would have given a hint in advance.

“You wouldn’t have wasted so much time looking for the kidnapper by going to sleep and waking up searching the guest room or restaurant storage room.”

Even if he had kept it a secret and allowed his younger brother to be kidnapped, then he would have let him die on purpose.

He would not have risked his life and taken out a knife to protect his younger brother.

“…But thanks to you, I was able to feel at ease.”

Do you have the tendency of a sijo, showing a mature and genius side from a young age?

He is said to have future vision and is similar to Lord Cadian, who did not hesitate to kill people.

“Guy.”

It was clear that he inherited Gibraltar’s blood, including his own tendencies.

“Is it love at first sight when you see the princess?”

Somehow.

That day, the day the king brought Princess Naria with the queen.

“The eyes looking at the princess in the garden were unusual.”

If that’s the case, I can understand.

“Guy, no excuses.”

Because Gibraltar people are not good at expressing their emotions.

“…I need to give you strength.”

The Margrave recalled another report in his mind.

When Noir was kidnapped, how did the family knights move?

Also, how did the people in the family move?

Charlotte Gibraltar fainted, and the knights seemed to react to Gray’s immediate instructions.

He said that if he had been there, that situation wouldn’t have happened –

“As expected, we need people to be our hands and feet.”

Also for his own goals.

Also for the meaning of Gray.

Whatever the outcome, we need someone who will be ‘Gray’s hands and feet’ in order to grab that damn incompetent king from his throne and throw him into the bottomless pit.

Grumble.

The Count stood up and immediately left the study.

“Ship, Count.”

One of the butlers hurriedly lowered his head, and the knights waiting outside also looked at each other and lowered their heads.

“I have a lot to say, but the responsibility comes later.”

The Margrave glanced at Gasol and walked quickly down the hallway toward the girl who was returning from afar.

“Ah, Count.”

“Sir Mente.”

“I still have something to report to you-“

“I heard that Gray wants to be your teacher. Senior.”

“Seo, senior…?!”

Sir Mente was frightened and lowered his voice.

“T-Tell me…! This is not a private meeting. I am a knight of Morgania…”

“Invitation. I will write it myself. Please stay in Gibraltar.”

“…If you look at something like this, is it called Bujeonjeon?”

Sir Mente looked up at the Margrave with half-sunken eyes.

“It’s a bit more direct than my son, but it definitely feels similar.”

“Because he is my son.”

“…What’s going on? A person who’s only been talking about shallots since the Academy days.”

Sir Mente looked the Margrave up and down with suspicious eyes.

“I understand. If you need someone to protect your children, please call me in the name of a swordsman teacher. Rather, I encountered another attacker.”

“…Is that so?”

The Margrave changed his expression for a moment.

“Go inside and listen.”

“Yes, Margrave.”

I took Sir Mente and headed back to the study.

* * *

Humans cannot tolerate discomfort.

Always pursue convenience and find ways to work less.

Satisfaction of deficiency.

What I lack most now will be the first thing that appears in this fantasy.

So maybe now, when I think of a happy moment in my memory.

It may have come to this moment.

“What are you thinking like that, Count?”

I am a ‘Count’ in this world.

“I wonder why I came here now.”

When he was the Margrave of Gibraltar.

A period when the kingdom collapsed and became a colony, and the empire took over the kingdom.

“Of course, that’s because I invited him.”

The woman next to me clings to me, crossing her arms.

“It’s been a long time coming to the southern coast, but are you going to stay so sullen?”

“That’s natural, isn’t it?”

I unwrapped my arms from the woman.

“This is a dream, and you know it, princess.”

And I stood face to face with the woman who was attached to me, the princess.

“I guess the memory of coming here with you was a very good one for me. I met you in my first white-silver fantasy.”

“It’s an honor. I am the first of many women who exist in your memory.”

The princess places her hands on my cheek.

“Not your mother, nor her sister Lettar.”

“I had an affair and committed suicide. I enslaved and tormented the knights of the ruined country and eventually got killed. It was a headache trying to deal with that.”

At that time, I had to fulfill my responsibilities as a margrave.

“My father became a disabled person because her mother committed suicide, and Noir went around killing humans from the kingdom because her sister died.”

“What did you do then?”

“Nothing.”

When my father became a disabled person and had no food or drink, I only sent him a caregiver.

When Noir was drunk and was messing with his body, I thought that if I just left it alone, it would get better on its own.

My father became sick and was affected by the medicine prepared by the emperor.

Noir died of syphilis due to his debauchery.

“My family were just people in my life who were a pain to deal with. You know that.”

“But what about now?”

“Now.”

“Yes. At this moment, I have returned to the past.”

The princess asks as she walks along the coast, with her back to her.

“You’ve gone back to the past so much, the people you knew are no longer there.”

“Isn’t there just one thing that hasn’t changed?”

“Your mother was abused by an incompetent king?”

“Yes.”

This world is a dream world created with my memories and hopes.

“What do you want your mother to be like?”

“Of course, I want to blame everything on the incompetent king. I want to think that her mother’s feelings were not caused by a moment of lust, but that the incompetent king used this to make her feel that way.”

Put your hand into your pocket and take out an object that feels familiar.

A small capsule made of soft gelatin, like the surface of pudding.

“I went to the bedroom because I was deceived by the king’s orders, and I was drunk with a weak drug and lost my sense of self.”

Inside, the purified white powder was sparkling, and I crushed the capsule and scattered it in the air.

“I want to think to myself, ‘I committed an affair.'”

“That’s right. It might be a little sad.”

Unfortunately, this world is a dream world.

“How about asking your mother?”

“This is a person who doesn’t know if he or she is doing it because he or she truly wants to, or if he or she was forced to do it.”

“You’re so nice. Your evaluation of your mother.”

“Because my mother is a flower garden. She doesn’t know anything. I don’t know either.”

“Only the incompetent king knows everything?”

“Yes.”

It’s just my wish, and the truth is – ‘No one knows.’

Except for the incompetent king who did everything.

“So I want to bring down the incompetent king. Then.”

The princess comes towards me, tilts her upper body towards me and brings her face closer.

“Why do you want to make the current Princess Naria her queen?”

“I think that’s how I know.”

“What?”

“If I make Princess Naria king, I think I can find out from her why I came back to the past.”

After regression.

“Why did the princess save me? The last remaining blood of Gibraltar.”

Although I didn’t necessarily pay attention to it, there was one thing I couldn’t help but pay attention to.

“Why did you take me with you to the County of Gibraltar at the last moment?”

What on earth is here?

“I just want to find the answer.”

“If I had to guess?”

“Well… There are a few things, I guess.”

Probably.

“Even when the country became a colony, there was a weapon buried in Gibraltar that could turn the tide of the war. Well, isn’t that so?”

“Wow. That’s amazing. What are you trying to do with that?”

“Of course.”

If there is a weapon that only appears in such myths.

“Kill the emperor.”

Perhaps this is my secret that can only be told in my dreams and cannot be told to anyone else.

“You must kill the emperor.”

I extended my hand towards the princess.

“Because only then can you be truly happy.”

I got down on one knee and kissed the princess’s hand.

“Everything, for you, my beloved.”