I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 17

The secret of my magical power, I have an idea about it, but I’ve only ever talked about it with my father.
It’s not that I don’t trust Geraldo, but let’s change the subject here.

“I see, but being compared to such a great person is troubling. I want to live in a peaceful world without war as much as possible.”

“You’re joking, right? Minishiro-sama shines brightest in times of chaos. I believe that even this Geraldo, if Minishiro-sama were to set their mind to it, could take over the world.”

What on earth is Geraldo talking about?

I just want to have a happy life with a lovely wife by my side because I was born into a good family.

There’s no way I want to become the supreme commander of the world, and just having a lot of magical power doesn’t mean I can. I should definitely give Geraldo a piece of my mind.

“Geraldo, I’m not interested in the world.”

“Oh?”

Geraldo looked at me with interest.

“All I want is to live peacefully and happily in the land of Ortenos. If anyone stands in the way of that, I will crush them thoroughly and ensure they can never defy Ortenos again. That’s all there is to it.”

I said that and pointed the pipe at the Barbato army, which was in the midst of chaos.

“I see. So that means you intend to destroy all the countries on the Atla continent and bring the entire continent under your control.”

“Hmm?”

“Only you, Lord Minishiro and the Lord of the Manor, can accurately perceive the current state of Ortenos to that extent. Truly, truly remarkable. This Geraldo will devote himself to the path of Lord Minishiro until the end of his days!”

Geraldo seems to think that I am trying to become the conqueror of the continent.

What on earth did this old soldier misunderstand to come to such a conclusion?

“Well, that’s why…”

Just as I was about to protest, a powerful wave of magical energy struck us directly.

“……It’s ‘intimidation,’ isn’t it?”

“Yes, it’s ‘intimidation.’ But in front of Minishiro-sama’s ‘magic mantle,’ it’s like a gentle breeze.”

Perhaps Barbato unleashed “intimidation” upon us, but as Geraldo said, it hardly affected our troops.

(Tch, I’ll just ignore the other one for now.)

I glance briefly towards the south.

Another Stella-class star discovered when I first used “Detection Magic.”

Since then, I’ve checked several times from horseback, and they have been following us closely, maintaining a distance of about ten kilometers even after we moved.

If it were an enemy, I would want to deal with it, but since there’s a possibility it might be an ally, I can’t attack, and since it’s a Stella-class, it’s impossible to neutralize it.

I was thinking about how to deal with it when Barbato got motivated first, and I had no choice but to put it off.

“Geraldo, how does a battle between Star Stella-class ships begin?”

“There are times when it starts suddenly like a surprise attack, and other times when it begins after a pre-battle speech. When large armies clash, it’s a battle of stardust, but in cases like this where only a few troops remain on both sides, it’s usually a ‘one-on-one’ between Stella-class ships, and we Satellite-class ships will be in a supporting role.”

“……I see, then let’s first observe Barbato’s move.”

Geraldo hesitated for a moment, then broke into an evil grin.

“……It is with great reluctance and presumption that I bring this matter to your attention, esteemed representative, but please hear me out.”

“…What are you planning to say?”

“In this Geraldo, we have a secret strategy to take down Barbato.”

“Wow”

“Although the lord may not permit it, I judged that it is precisely because of your unparalleled wisdom, esteemed representative, that we can have this conversation.”

Geraldo, with a voice as low as the embodiment of darkness, imparted a strategy to me.

I am probably no exception either; it is a clear weakness because of the Star Stella.

“……I see, so that’s how you can lure Barbato into a false sense of security.”

“Yes, but this is not limited to Barbato; it applies to all nobles in general, so please be very careful, Minishiro-sama.”

“Haha… truly, it hits home.”

A dry laugh escaped involuntarily at the wicked scheme that cleverly exploited the aristocrat’s obsession.

I had heard that the people of Geraldo’s generation were deeply entrenched in their hatred for Naia, but it seems it was even more than I expected.

To me, the old man smiling in front of me like a kind old gentleman looked like a devil.

“Stop right there!”

A voice amplified by magic from the Naia Kingdom army echoes through the air.

A voice of a man in his twenties, probably the enemy leader Barbato.

I have no obligation to listen to Barbato, but since we were originally scheduled to stop, I give the hand signal to the entire army to halt.

We were marching in a line, spreading out horizontally with me at the center.

Until the formation is complete, we will stare down the Naia Kingdom army for a while.

The Naia Kingdom Army consists of just a thousand mixed units of cavalry and infantry.

(As expected, being able to crush the nine thousand meat shields with the intimidation orb is significant. We have the advantage in both the number of cavalry and morale.)

From the center of the Naia Kingdom Army, a man of medium build, riding a white horse and clad in black armor with the golden hair symbolizing the Naia royal family flowing behind him, stepped forward.

“I am Barbato von Naia! The second prince of the great Naia Kingdom! You, Ortenos scoundrel, who dares to step foot in our Naia territory! State your name!”

I see, so that’s Barbato.