A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

368 – Side Story 1. A World Without You (6)

Elf.

A race closely tied to the history of the kingdom called Nostrum.

There were rumors that these were legendary beings, but elves were real.

And those elves are now here, in the former County of Seinere – now called the Autonomous Territory of Aiferia, moving around and working hard on the deck of a huge ship.

“Actually, we were the ones who were ordered by the Golden Dragon to protect Nostrum.”

Sigh.

The waves rocked the boat loudly, but Sir Robert raised his cup together at the words of Aperia, the woman who spoke while holding a teacup.

“The Golden Dragon gave us elves a ‘magical barrier where uninvited humans cannot enter,’ and as the subject of the contract, we existed as keepers of the oath the Golden Dragon left in Nostrum.”

“In the beginning, wasn’t that something you couldn’t say at all?”

“It was like that.”

Sir Robert recalled.

Of course, I remembered Gray Gibraltar complaining that when Lord Platinum tried to tell her about the Golden Dragon’s her secret her her her, she was frustrated because blood was pouring out of her mouth her her her her her.

“But not anymore.”

Lord Platinum poured the drink in her glass in one go with a cool look on her face.

“The golden dragon, which caused a curse on the body when the contract was broken, has disappeared. To be precise, the magic left behind by the golden dragon is no longer effective.”

“Then what about the elf forest… ?”

“The same goes for the Elven Forest. The Elven Forest no longer serves as a second canyon that blocks east and west. It is nothing more than a forest that has quietly maintained its natural environment for 500 years and has now been unsealed.”

“…”

Sir Robert recalled some of the reports coming through the County of Barcelona.

Apparently, there was talk that some of the empire’s refugees were crossing over to the contaminated zone.

“Refugees may also come to the Elven Forest.”

“Don’t worry about that, Sir Robert.”

The woman sitting next to Lord Platinum, Chairman Erwin Ipheria, smiled softly and pointed lightly at her feet.

“No one will pass carelessly by the Forest of Deception. There is no need to risk your life to cross to the Aperia Dominion. You can just use the ship bridge built here in the Sirene Strait.”

Chairman Erwin pointed to the lower reaches of the strait, where ships were lined up in a row.

Originally, the ships that were used as magic autonomous ships were made to float in the sea rather than in the sky, with plywood attached to the bow and stern so that they could move.

Some people cross the bridge, but most of them cross the strait with their luggage using ferry boats or small fishing boats.

The people who operate the ship are none other than knights dispatched from Gibraltar and employees wearing clothes with the emblem of Iperia Industries.

“I am truly grateful to Sir Robert. Not only did you keep the employees of the outlet in the canyon safe, but you also sent them to the Ipheria Dominion like this.”

“Arrange humans in the right place where they can fully demonstrate their abilities. This is what Master Gray said.”

“…I would like to thank those who were dispatched from the Empire to Gibraltar once again for helping the Empire’s refugees settle in the Aiferian Dominion.”

“It’s all thanks to Master Gray Gibraltar, who raised me like this and opened my eyes.”

Robert casually sipped his tea and looked left and right.

The two women sitting in front of me – one a real elf and the other a half-elf – are none other than the Master.

“I know why you two couldn’t go to war. The Habsburg emperor would have tied your hands and feet, and if you had tried to help Gibraltar, you wouldn’t have met each other alive.”

Robert placed his hand on his chest and bowed his head.

“I understand. Empress Erwin helped Master Gray by giving him an airship. Since the Empress was held hostage, Lord Platinum would not have been able to use the elves to attack the empire. The same goes for going to rescue him.”

“Ugh…”

“So, I won’t ask you about what happened before the war. But now, I will ask you the most important part about what happens after the war.”

Robert took a deep breath and asked seriously.

“Master Gray, are you in the elf forest?”

“…”

“You two. I am also someone who knows where the Elven Forest is. Except for Sir Carlos, the head of security of the Aiferia Dominion who has decided to join the Elves, I am also someone who has interacted with the Elves for a long time.”

“That’s right. I, Lord Platinum, know better than anyone else about Sir Robert’s contribution to leading White and eradicating vampires from the contaminated zone with the elves.”

“Then can’t you tell me?”

“…”

Lord Baekgeum and Chairman Erwin began to notice each other.

Who will speak first, or who will take responsibility first?

Just by exchanging glances like that, Robert already knew the whole story, but he was not very willing to keep it a secret and keep his mouth shut.

“Did you tell me I had to keep it a secret?”

“Sir Robert, that’s not it.”

Perhaps he kept it a secret from himself and did not tell others.

“Then why on earth…?”

“It’s because we haven’t met yet.”

Robert tilted his head for a moment at Baek Geum-gyeong’s words.

“You two don’t know?”

“Yeah. I don’t know if he’s alive or dead.”

“It’s not like it was officially announced to the public or something, but are you really saying that you don’t know whether he’s alive or dead?”

“We haven’t found any bodies, and we’ve never seen Gray or Astasia alive, so that’s not entirely wrong.”

“…”

“But, I can tell you one thing.”

Baek Geum-gyeong sipped tea and continued.

“Just because Gray is alive, does he really want you to find him?”

“…”

“Wouldn’t Gray hope that you would overcome the responsibility given to you on your own and that he would become a hero of Spain?”

“Is that possible?”

Robert twitched the corners of his mouth.

“Master Gray won’t care who becomes the hero of Spain. If I become a hero, he will probably be very happy and clap his hands.”

“…”

“Master Gray has simply chosen to isolate himself from the world. You could call it retirement, but he is probably resting in a quiet place where no one will visit. That is probably…The elven forest for now.”

“Hmm.”

“The reason why the elves decided to take over the land called Sirene as the Aperia Autonomous Territory may be to help the families of the Iperia Industries-Corporation in the empire avoid war, but isn’t the goal also to leave the elf forest empty ?”＜ Br＞

“Sir Robert?”

Empress Erwin smiled and brewed tea again.

“Would you like one more drink?”

“It’s okay. …I don’t know if he’s alive or not, but he’s probably alive.”

Robert answered grumpily and stretched out his empty glass.

“In the first place, I have no intention of disappointing you, Master.”

“Disappointment?”

“If the day comes when I go to see you, it will be when I can’t find the answer on my own and it’s time to ask you for help.”

Robert looked at his reflection in the glass and nodded his head lightly.

“What could be more shameful than not being able to overcome any crisis on my own and with others, and then going to them and saying, ‘Master Gray, please solve it!'”

“…”

“Of course you will. You will sit in your office grumbling and saying, ‘I’m disappointed. I thought you could handle this much quickly.’ ‘It’s time to go for a walk with Astasia. It would be the same to say sarcastically, ‘..'”

“Hmm.”

Baek Geum-gyeong snapped his fingers.

“That’s it.”

“…”

“Since I left to spend some alone time with Astasia, we have no choice but to remain silent.”

“Although the miracle of the Golden Dragon has disappeared from the Elven Forest, the Elven Forest itself still retains its function as a maze. If the magic circle’s mana runs out, the Forest of Deception will also open its doors, but if the mana is maintained, the barrier will open. Will continue to be maintained.”

“Then… “

“Do you remember the barrier of the Old Countess of Gibraltar? It’s similar to that.”

“…If it is a barrier that requires a person to be activated, then if there comes a day when people come and go to the elf forest, the two of you may have come out.”

“You never know.”

Baek Jin-gyeong lightly shrugged his shoulders.

“Will there be two people or will there be dozens?”

“Yes?”

“…”

Baek Jin-gyeong quietly closed his eyes.

“First of all, I’ll be surprised. It may come out in a few years, or it may never come out…”

“Because I have a half-cousin?”

“It’s not confirmed yet. I don’t know. It might be in the works.”

“What are you talking about?”

A woman slowly approached the deck.

“His Royal Highness Prince Carmen.”

“Sit down, Sir Robert. There is no need to be polite. More than that, what are these elves who arbitrarily took away another country’s territory as their own territory, and are now misleading Sir Robert?”

“…Have you ever met the Marquis of Gibraltar separately recently?”

“…”

Princess Carmen blushed and avoided looking at Robert’s question.

“Hmm. Recently, I haven’t seen you since I’ve been busy with construction.”

“Even if we haven’t met recently, the creation of another Gibraltar may have already happened.”

“Look, Baekgeumgyeong!!”

“It’s okay. Thanks to the hard work you’ve done to take care of her her body her her her, you have a youthful body similar to that of a woman who is at least 15 years younger than you.”

“What are you saying now…!”

“Oh my, His Royal Highness Prince Carmen. “I heard that rumor?”

Chairman Erwin smiled and raised his voice.

“When Marquis Charlotte of Gibraltar went missing and the Crimson Marquis of Gibraltar was in despair, Her Her Royal Highness Her Her Princess Carmen took great care of her at night …”

“Well, that’s natural!”

“That method… “

“S-stop!! Let’s stop talking about that! What are you talking about with Sir Robert in front of you!!”

Robert thought to himself as Queen Carmen’s face turned red.

He says that because he is confident.

I’m intentionally telling a provocative story in order to shift the topic from Gray Gibraltar to Crimson Gibraltar.

“…”

Robert thought.

One day, Gray Gibraltar muttered to himself while talking about the story between his father and Queen Carmen.

-What will Her Majesty Queen Carmen do? Would she, too, try to attack her father if he became discouraged?

Although he still had doubts about her expression of ‘do’, Robert shoved those doubts down his throat along with the tea in his cup of hers.

Yes.

What is the importance of questions?

“His Royal Highness Prince Carmen.”

“What is it, Sir Robert?”

“When you become a master, you may start to see some vitality in your body.”

“…”

“Congratulations, Her Highness Carmen.”

It’s just important to celebrate new beginnings.

“It would be nice to brighten the mood with a celebration to celebrate the time when Spain regains her stability, your marriage, and the birth of Her Highness Carmen.”

“…That just looked really like Gray, Sir Robert.”

“I thought Master Gray would do this.”

Robert lifted his empty glass.

“I have to do this at least.”

Although he couldn’t hear the answer, Robert was at least confident that it wasn’t the wrong answer.