I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 13

Sixty years ago, the Naia family staged a coup and plotted to usurp the throne.

And although they succeeded in destroying the Ortenos family, the royal family of the time, and establishing the Naia dynasty, they allowed Princess Illumina to seek asylum in the Zakrian Empire.

This major incident that occurred in the central part of the Atla continent was more than enough to rewrite the balance of power between nations at the time, and it is still widely talked about today.

“Yes, Elmia’s presence appears quite troublesome to us. There is no other existence as convenient as hers to serve as the banner for the restoration of Ortenos.”

For Naia, this is an unparalleled blunder, but now that Elmia, who evokes those past circumstances, has been born, the Naia royal family will not tolerate her existence.

The top priority to eliminate is Urgore, but once that is accomplished, Nephthys thought that the next target should be Elmia.

“That’s why I’m telling you, I’ll definitely make Elmia my toy. Oh, that’s right, Nephthys, once I get my hands on him, I might let you have a turn too. Of course, that’s after Elmia has rotted and become useless.”

Seeing Barbato with a twisted, handsome face, even Nephthys couldn’t help but grimace.

The primary role of the Stella-class is to pass on the bl00d of the Stella-class to the next generation, which is a common understanding among the nobility.
However, Barbato, who failed to fulfill that role and instead preyed on and defiled innocent young girls, had an extremely poor reputation even within noble society.

Even though Barbato, who is supposed to be royalty, is now being sent off to war because of his own misdeeds coming back to haunt him, he still shows no signs of remorse.

Therefore, Nephthys’s constant worries as a servant caused his hair roots to thin day by day.

“Your Highness, do you understand? You are the key to the operation. The ‘lid of the pot’ is still open.”

Nephthys held back her urge to complain and redirected the conversation back to the current operation.

The “kama” is a metaphor for the three Hoshiros Marquisate’s Stella-class stars currently besieging the Ronshanto Fortress.

Since they haven’t blocked the Ortanos River behind Ronshanto Fortress, the siege isn’t complete yet, but with Barbato positioning himself as the “lid of the pot” on the west side of the river, Urgore will have no escape route left.

“I know what I’m doing! That’s why I’m thinking about what comes after it’s over. Listen, once we kill Urgore, I become king. If we can get rid of him, there’s no way for Ortenos to stop Naia. When I become king, I will definitely take revenge on that damn queen who exiled me and those worthless siblings!”

Knowing that Barbato was plotting personal revenge against the Naia royal family, Nephthys heard the sound of her own hair falling out even more.

“Your Highness, have you forgotten that the Ranecki family is backing Ortenos?”

“Tch, oh right. That damn traitor Ranecki. This war started because of them in the first place.”

The Ranecki family was once a noble house of the kingdom, but they have now switched allegiance to the empire.

The house that holds territory to the west of the Ortenos domain and secretly supports the Ortenos family is a thorn in Naia’s side.

“Yes, the current Ortenos is nothing more than their puppet. Unless we strike at the root, this quagmire of a war will never end.”

“The Ranecki bastards are just a bunch of assholes who are sitting back and watching from a distance, using their former lord, Ortenos, as a scapegoat. There’s no choice but to destroy them…”

Just as he was about to say that, Barbato noticed something was off.

It was a slight chill that was noticed precisely because it was the Stella-class, which excels in magic detection.

“Yes, we also exercise utmost caution with Ranecki…”

“Shh”

Barbato controlled Nephthys with his hand.

Nephthys doesn’t seem to have noticed yet, but the chill is growing stronger and stronger.

Feeling the presence of something powerful approaching at an incredible speed, Barbato heightened his vigilance to the maximum. — However, it was already too late.

“Your Highness?”

“……This is bad! Something’s coming!”

In the next moment, a massive burst of intense magical energy exploded behind Barbato, and overlapping waves of magic spread out in concentric circles.

Barbato’s view suddenly shifts to the sky.

And then, it spun once, twice in the air, and slammed headfirst into the ground.

“Ugh…! Guh… Gah…!”

Barbato rolled on the ground for several dozen meters like a small animal that had been hit by a truck before finally coming to a stop.

“Ugh! Hah… Hah, what on earth happened?”

Barbato, who was leading the charge on horseback, suddenly realized he had been struck by a powerful wave of magical energy from behind, causing his horse to collapse.

Barbato’s handsome face and the royal black armor were covered in dust, giving him a wild appearance, but as expected of a Star Stella-class body, there was almost no damage.

“Hey, hey! Nephthys! What the hell…!”

Trying to have Nephthys check the situation, Barbato stood up and turned around, but he was left speechless.

“Huh?”

―――A scene of countless corpses, ten thousand soldiers lay sprawled on the ground.