A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

366 – Side Story 1. A World Without You (4)

Marquis of Gibraltar.

If we consider Barcelona as a separate territory from Gibraltar, it can be seen as the second place in Spain that suffered the least damage from the war with the empire.

First place is of course Barcelona.

Unlike Barcelona, where the lord’s castle and territory were safely protected, two key locations in Gibraltar were attacked.

First, the canyon.

A canyon that had not been breached even once in 500 years was opened.

This alone was the most appropriate symbolic event to end Nostrum’s history.

Second, Yeongju Castle.

A fire broke out in the Old County Castle of Gibraltar, which had been in existence for 500 years.

Many things were lost due to the fire.

Fortunately, due to a quick evacuation order, the Marquis of Gibraltar residents were not chased and killed by the imperial army, but many things were lost as the old count’s castle burned down.

500 years of Gibraltar history.

The old county castle, which had not collapsed for 500 years, was completely burned down, and although the castle frame remained, all the historical objects inside were scorched or melted.

Even all the ancestors of Gibraltar who were underground.

The fire also spread to the morgue where the bodies of past family members were stored in the underground morgue.

All of the white bones lying in the coffins were burned together with the coffins and reduced to ashes, and all that remained was the trace that such a morgue had ever existed.

Gibraltar’s entire history was burned.

However, if there was a death more terrible than the remains of the dead, it was the death of a woman who tried to protect Gibraltar until the end.

Charlotte Gibraltar.

In the past, a woman called Charlotte Lembourg Gunther.

She died.

Although she was reported as missing, after her disappearance she was never seen again.

Just as Habsburg von Tersian disappeared but is believed to be dead in reality, Charlotte Gibraltar is also widely recognized by the world as dead.

Officially, Charlotte Gibraltar is dead.

In the Marquis of Gibraltar, funerals were officially held for the two, or rather three, missing people.

Gray Gibraltar.

Charlotte Gibraltar.

And Astasia-Gibraltar disappeared with the disappearance of Gray Gibraltar.

After the three disappeared, Gibraltar was split into two.

One still remains in Gibraltar.

And the other is a person who stays somewhere else than Gibraltar and continues the hope of a new life.

The Marquess of Gibraltar Castle, which should be renamed as a new Marquis’ Castle, ‘Caroline Castle’.

Sir Robert walked towards the white castle on the hill that he had visited many times.

“Did you find it, Your Excellency the Marquis?”

“Ah.”

Garden of Caroline Castle.

“I’m sorry for calling you when construction is so busy, Count Barcelona.”

Crimson Gibraltar, a red-haired middle-aged man wearing plain clothes rather than a uniform, was taking a walk in the garden, assisted by a white-haired female maid.

There is only one Gibraltar here.

There is only one Crimson Marquess of Gibraltar.

One side of his arm his was empty.

* * *

Squeak.

The white-haired maid pours tea with a familiar yet elegant hand.

It was the work of a noble lady, far too elegant for a maid, but Robert just stared at the teacup and closed his eyes.

“Your Excellency the Marquis.”

“Okay.”

“First of all, Master Noir and his other children are currently doing well at Orosol Academy.”

“Hmm.”

At Robert’s report, the Marquis of Crimson nodded his head firmly.

“I guess so. In Orosol… There is her.”

“Princess Carmen has become the godmother of her children, so your daughters will definitely be able to stay in Orosol with peace of mind. The place they are staying is none other than the Canyon Foundation Scholarship Building.”

“Well, it’s a safe place.”

“Yes. It was where Master Gray stayed.”

There is silence.

Because there was once an owner there.

“How did Noir say he would become the chairman of the foundation?”

“Yes. As soon as he graduated, he took over the Gorge Foundation and started rebuilding Orosol Academy and refugee welfare projects.”

And the owner of that place changed.

“Lady Letard entered first grade and is leading the younger students, and Ethan is always there as a guard. While Master Noir is working on the scholarship, Prince Carmen takes care of the children as their godmother, and the Whites take care of them. I became a nanny and worked 1:1.”

“They have been taking good care of children since long ago.”

“Yes, she lost her mother, but the sense of loss that came with her mother’s absence her her her …”

Robert’s eyes fluttered as he looked at the white-haired maid sitting right in front of him, next to the Marquis.

“I don’t know if Lady Charlotte knows how much Master Gray suffered from his loss.”

Stiff.

The white-haired maid rolled her eyes from side to side.

She blinked her eyes, which were redder than Crimson Gibraltar’s hair, and wiggled her sharp nails, looking at Robert.

“His Excellency the Marquis Crimson.”

“Yes, Sir Robert.”

“How long do you plan on keeping it a secret?”

“Officially for life.”

Marquis Crimson quietly sipped his tea.

“Unofficially, when children graduate from Orosol Academy.”

“Are you worried that your children will say, ‘Mother is alive’?”

“I don’t know what to do.”

Marquis Crimson sighed as if he was lamenting.

“My missing mother came back alive, but now she has changed like this.”

Then, she stretched out her hand as if to hug the white-haired maid’s neck with her her remaining arm, and gently lifted the maid’s mouth her her.

“When my mother has become like this, how can she speak so carelessly?”

“…”

The white-haired maid’s fangs were so sharp.

And what’s even more unusual is that the size of her chest is quite similar to that of a certain woman.

“I can’t even speak.”

“…”

Should I call it aphasia?

Or should we say that the reason her neck was injured by swallowing so much fire was because she did not recover even after becoming an extra-human being?

“You can write, right?”

Nod.

The white-haired maid nodded her head with difficulty.

“Then… “

“That’s it. I’m sorry, but the conclusion was made that it would be advantageous to have Charlotte Gibraltar dead.”

“…”

“She said that if Charlotte were alive, and she had said this when she was alive in the first place, if she were to die, she would remarry Carmen.”

“…You haven’t done it yet.”

“I left it to Carmen. What would people think if I suddenly got married when Spain didn’t even have a proper foundation?”

“…”

Although he had a lot to say, Robert decided to remain silent.

“What we need to pay most attention to now is the hearts of the people. Gibraltar also suffered great damage. Gibraltar could not escape death either. We are all sharing the same pain of death.”

“…Yes. Some people actually had base thoughts.”

Death is fair to everyone.

Not just nobles or masters are immune from sudden death.

“Master Gray once said something like that. Human beings have a base consciousness in their hearts, and they always want to put those who are better than themselves below them.”

“…”

“Your family is dead, but everyone in Gibraltar is safe. I know it’s not your fault, but the resentment towards Gibraltar can be fueled by anger and hatred. Anger at those who brought the empire in.”

“That is being offset to some extent by the deaths of these two people.”

“Yes. His Excellency the Marquis… “

“This is the same.”

Crimson Gibraltar pointed to his free arm

“Talking to you feels just like talking to Gray.”

“…”

“I am reminded of how much Gray cared about you. So I will reveal this only to you.”

Marquis Crimson pointed at the white-haired maid.

“From now on, I am Charlotte, the blood elf who will take care of my empty arms until I die.”

“…”

“Well, let me be more honest. Director Bathory, he said she originally planned to kidnap Charlotte. But… “

“At that time, Saint Geo appeared?”

“…Okay.”

Marquis Crimson gets irritated, and Maid Charlotte’s expression hardens.

“Gray must have buried it, and I killed it. But the fact that it appeared like that may have been the golden dragon’s last chance to give its descendants to her. Just as the golden ghosts awakened and constantly rose from the ground toward Gibraltar.”

“…”

“He was such a terribly tough guy. Luckily… Haha.”

Marquis Crimson hugs Maid Charlotte tightly.

“He died because Charlotte set fire to him in the barrier and decided to be together with him. Charlotte…She secretly stole him from Bathory and turned him into her vampire.”

“Vampires… They are called blood elves, but don’t they have to suck blood to survive?”

“It’s okay because I’m sucking something else instead of blood.”

Tuk.

Maid Charlotte tapped Marquis Crimson on the waist, but Marquis Crimson just laughed softly.

“Anyway, I have a lot to rely on you. My role is now over, and now I have to leave everything to young people like you and Sir Carlos.”

“Nevertheless, you can still do that much with just one hand…”

“Uh huh. It’ll be soon. It won’t take a few years.”

The Marquis of Crimson shook his head resolutely.

“And personally, I really like the title given to you.”

“…”

“Are you saying you don’t feel comfortable talking about it? If so, I’ll tell you about it myself. It’s a famous sword forged by Gray Gibraltar.”

“…I think I was able to come this far because I received help from His Excellency the Marquis.”

“Thank you.”

“… By the way, isn’t the name Charlotte the name Saint Geo Nostrum used to call his wife his?”

“That.”

The Marquis of Crimson twitched the corner of his mouth.

“Originally, I called it Charlotte, but that new guy… He just called me Charlotte. So I changed it.”

“That… “

“Now that he doesn’t exist, you can call him the way he was.”

“…”

“Human Charlotte is dead, and there is only Charlotte, a white-haired maid. No one visits Castle Caroline.”

“Yes. That’s right…”

Sir Robert looked outside.

“Because this place has become an ‘elf castle.'”

Caroline Castle.

Those wearing a butler’s uniform, a maid’s uniform, and a knight’s uniform were all suspiciously beautiful women.

“I enjoyed the tea. Is there anything else you would like to say?”

“What an order. How can I give an order to the kingdom’s strongest swordsman? …But, you look busy right now. Do you have any plans?”

“We must go to Orosol. Prince Carmen is looking for us.”

“I see. I feel like I just caught a busy person and talked nonsense, but… I’m always grateful.”

Marquis Crimson raised his glass.

“I look forward to your continued support, Sir Robert.”

“Yes.”

“…By the way, I haven’t heard any news. Prince Carmen is not in Orosol, but in the ‘Dominion’.”

“…Yes?”

Dominion.

“Go south. There, Prince Carmen is there.”

A new place, different from the Kingdom of Spain.

In the past, new people began to appear one by one in a place called Sirene.