I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 11

The expressionless female officer brought unexpected bad news.

“Barbato didn’t retreat, right?”

“Yes, perhaps the Naia army headed towards the northern Ronshanto Fortress.”

“Damn it, was the target from the beginning Grandpa?”

“Yes, probably.”

This is the worst; I completely misread the enemy’s intentions.

When we clashed with the Naia Kingdom army, it’s strange to think that we managed to escape without any casualties.

I was thinking it was strange that no pursuit magic was coming after us, but does that mean we were being lured to this hill from the very beginning?

“You’re really doing it, Barbato.”

“!”

I ended up speaking in a lower voice than I expected.

A bit of magic power might have leaked out and intimidated the expressionless female officer.

“In other words, the ten thousand at the foot of the hill are decoys, right?”

“Y-yes”

“What’s wrong? Your face is red.”

“N-no, it’s nothing.”

“I see, well that’s good then.”

I was surprised when the stoic female officer suddenly blushed.

No, really, I turned into a boiled octopus, and I was worried I might have a fever.

I was a bit relieved to know that the female warrior could also make a human-like face.

(Well, now I’m a bit curious about what kind of person this prince Barbato is.)

To outsmart me like that, you might be quite the sharp one.

Let’s do a little profiling here, shall we?

“Tell me about Barbato, what kind of guy is he?”

“Is it alright? Barbato is currently moving north at high speed.”

“No problem, just tell me what you know.”

“Yes, understood.”

The woman officer with a faint expression was a bit flustered, but when she was asked to share what she knew, it went like this.

Barbato von Naia, twenty-six years old, Second Prince of the Naia Kingdom.

One older brother, two younger brothers, one younger sister. No partner.

Impulsive and rough personality, the worst reputation in the Kingdom of Naia, a pedophile who preys on young girls, a playboy, a scoundrel who even lays hands on his own sister, heavily in debt, and proficient in wind-type magic.

I didn’t even need to profile you; you were already completely exposed.

It seems that the expressionless female officer is quite an exceptional officer.

I softened it a bit because some parts were quite harsh, but even so, Barbato was, to put it mildly, a scumbag.

From what I’ve heard, I can’t believe that Naia’s current actions could come from the character of Barbato.

It seems there might have been instructions from someone.

“Um, is it really okay to be doing something like this?”

“Ah, thanks to you, I’ve figured out a lot of things. You’ve been a big help.”

“Y-yes!”

(Huh? What’s with this female officer’s reaction?)

Stubbornly, it doesn’t change its expression, but it somehow looks like a dog that is happy to be praised by its owner.

As I stared intently, the female warrior’s face gradually turned redder and redder.

Could this possibly be the case?

…No, let’s stop with the foolish thoughts. I need to focus on Barbato now.

I’ll set aside the discomfort I felt for now.

I decided to leave the tent and coordinate the situation with the military officers.

I found Geraldo outside giving various instructions to his subordinates, so I called out to him.

“Geraldo, where are the guys who headed north now?”

“They’re already beyond the horizon, aren’t they? They must be at least fifty kilometers ahead by now.”

In the distance where Geraldo was looking, dust was rising.

The composition of Barbato’s army is a mixed unit of infantry and cavalry; they will probably arrive in two or three hours at the earliest.

And at the foot of the hill, a hundred thousand troops stand in the way.

“I see, then even if I ride the horse now, it seems I won’t be able to catch up.”

“Minishiro-sama, what will you do?”

Geraldo is pressing me for a decision. His eyes were filled with a fierce intensity.

Before I knew it, all the officers who were in the tent earlier had gathered around me.

The nonchalant attitude from earlier is nowhere to be seen, and now they are waiting for my instructions with a serious expression.

I check the feel of the gold coins in my pocket and steel myself.

“Directly target Barbato.”

I won’t let Barbato go to his grandfather’s place.

I said I would take care of it here, so I will definitely take care of it.

“Di-directly to Barbato? How on earth are we supposed to do that?!”

“At this distance, it’s impossible even with long-range bombing magic!”

“Even if it somehow reaches me, I’m moving at high speed with ‘Mamatoten,’ so there’s no way it could hit!”

The military officers made a tremendous uproar. They probably plan to break through the ten thousand soldiers before heading to the battlefield where my grandfather is, but that would be too late.

“Prepare for the cavalry charge, I have something to do now.”

Brushing aside the words of the noisy military officers, I close my eyes and begin to gather my magical power.

“Minishiro-sama, what on earth are you…?”

“Don’t make a fuss, the representative is planning something.”

“Could it be… from this distance? No way!”

I extend my right hand forward and focus on transforming my magic into the shape of waves.

What I am about to demonstrate is the “Magic Detection” sonar-like technique that nobles usually use to detect wizards, and its application, the “Detection Magic.”

“Lord Geraldo, what on earth is Minishiro-sama doing?”

“Well, I don’t understand either. It looks like ‘magic detection,’ but the scale of the magic power being used is on a completely different level. However, Minishiro-sama is extraordinary in every way, probably possessing the strongest magic power among all the Ortenos family members throughout history. No matter what Minishiro-sama does, I won’t be surprised.”

“As expected of you, Lord Minishiro!”

Hmm, it’s distracting.