I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 30

“Isn’t Shalka a bad noble? Aren’t we going to kill all the nobles? Lynx, what on earth are you talking about? I can’t understand your thoughts at all.”

The light disappeared from the eyes of Aquila hidden under the hood, and it seemed as if only darkness was spreading.

Aquila’s voice trembled with anger, and the grip on Lynx’s neck tightened.

“Ugh… b-but, Shalka… helped my family when they were about to be executed…”

“Huh? Nobles helping commoners? What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Nobles only squeeze the commoners dry to fill their own pockets with the wealth they hoard for their own lavish lifestyles. They don’t show any mercy, no matter how much the commoners suffer!”

“Ugh…”

The nobles collect taxes in either money or wheat based on a fixed percentage of the wheat harvest, so they do not suddenly change that ratio.

However, there were often unscrupulous tax collectors who were blinded by greed and would extort more than the actual tax amount.

“If there’s even the slightest thing they don’t like, they’ll immediately behead you, fabricate some crime, and take your money. That’s what nobility is. There are no good nobles in this world, Lynx.”

“But, but… even six years ago, surely Shalka…

Links has only recently joined the Alliance and hasn’t fully adopted its ideology yet.

In contrast, Aquila was raised from a young age to believe that nobles were enemies who must be killed, so no matter what, they never interacted with Lynx.

“But there’s nothing we can do! Do you have any idea how much they have oppressed and tormented us? They go around the territory under the pretext of ‘Hero Hunting,’ searching for those with the ‘Hero Factor.’ They kill the men and use the women as tools to bear Star Stella-class children! Such things should never be allowed!”

“……”

“Hey, Lynx, think it over. When your family was in trouble, did the nobles lend a hand? Were they kind to you? Who was it that tried to execute your family in the first place? It was the nobles, wasn’t it?”

“……u…….”

What Aquila is saying is not wrong.

Indeed, the taxes in Ortenos were harsh.

Recently, the economy has improved, and life has become much easier, but it is true that it was hell before that.

“Nobles are evil. Because of them, the order of this world is all messed up. It’s not ‘Kanai of the Starry Cauldron’ or ‘Eastern Star Church,’ but us, the ‘Alliance,’ who must destroy the nobles and correctly guide this world.”

“……Guh, I-I understand.”

Links could only nod in agreement to the fanatical words of Aquila.

(…As always, Lynx is so easy to deal with, it’s a relief.)

Aquila, satisfied with Lynx’s reaction, releases his grip from his neck.

“Cough, cough…!”

The lynx, lowered to the ground, coughs.

There were clear handprints on Lynx’s neck.

“Yeah, as long as you understand. Let’s continue to fight together as heroes.”

“……”

As if the training was over, Aquila returned to her usual creepy smile.

The emotional swings of Aquila were terrifying to Lynx.

“Well then, shall we head back soon?”

“……Yeah”

When he decided to return, Lynx suddenly noticed a figure in the north.

“Aquila, someone is coming towards us.”

“Hmm? There’s no way that’s true. We’re wearing cloaks that inhibit recognition, so we definitely shouldn’t be visible from a distance.”

“But it’s coming straight at us… and it’s unbelievably fast.”

“That’s ridiculous…”

Aquila couldn’t believe Lynx’s words and extended the cylindrical object in his hand to look inside.

“Huh?… No way, right? Is that Shalka?”

In the age approaching youth, Aquila felt a chill run down her spine as she witnessed a boy with a featureless face, black hair, and golden eyes, rushing towards her with incredible speed.

“Shouldn’t we run away…?”

“Impossible! How did they find out where we were?”

“Aquila, make a decision quickly.”

“……Damn it! We’ll escape to Azarash on horseback!”

The two of them rushed down the hill and mounted the horses that had been waiting at the foot.

Aquila granted “Magic Cloak” to himself and Lynx, and they ran towards the southeast.

“Impossible, impossible, impossible…”

Aquila couldn’t believe what he had seen and muttered curses under his breath on horseback, as if it were impossible.

“No, if we keep this up, we’ll be caught.”

“Why! We’re escaping with ‘Matoi’!”

“Maybe it’s because of Shalka’s horse.”

“A horse?…… Wh-what the heck is that?”

Aquila turned around and was speechless.

The horse that Shalka was riding was no ordinary horse.

Its fur glows with a bluish-white sheen, and it has two antler-like horns on its head.

And between the two horns, thin, bluish-white lightning crackled and danced.

It is clearly inappropriate to describe it as a horse.

I don’t know exactly how long that horse’s stride is, but it was clearly twice as fast as Aquila’s horses.

Aquila is confused and doesn’t understand the meaning.

“That is probably a phantom beast…”

The murmurs of Lynx passed through Aquila’s ears in vain.