I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 40

“I report! The Barbato stationed near Pekion Village suddenly began advancing north towards the Ronshanto Fortress with half of their troops.”

“What the…?”

“And then, Lord Shalka set out to pursue Barbato. The operation name is…”

Another military officer from Shalka’s unit has brought further news.

That content will further complicate the situation.

“Father, I will go to rescue my brother.”

“Not happening!”

“Brother is heading to defeat Barbato right now, what are you going to do if you don’t go to help him now?!”

Elmia approaches her father Rednark with a desperate expression.

By the way, Shalka had said that no assistance was needed, but Elmia didn’t believe those words even for a moment.

“……Shalka must have something in mind too. I don’t understand the meaning of this so-called ‘Appointment Operation,’ but since Geraldo is also involved, it shouldn’t be too reckless.”

Rednark had some degree of trust in Shalka as someone who knew a part of his abilities, but Elmia did not.
Hearing that he was intimidating the enemy army running far away, I thought my brother had lost his mind.

“Strategy? There is no strategy with you, big brother. When you get heated, you’ll do anything to protect Ortenos. Even if it means disregarding your own life!”

What I remember is six years ago.

It was shortly after Elmia’s mother, Elena, had been murdered by someone.

I came across my brother trying to sneak out of the castle alone in the middle of the night.

Even when asked where they were going, they just smiled ambiguously and avoided the question, and even when Elmia cried and pleaded them not to go, they left without stopping.

The next morning, I clearly remember feeling both relieved and angry when I saw my brother come back with his beloved, disproportionately long stick, carrying it nonchalantly.

Since there were no visible injuries, everything turned out fine, but I somehow knew that my brother had done something bad.

At that time, the sudden absence of her brother, who had been her emotional support, undoubtedly cast a great shadow over young Elmia’s heart.

“Calm down, Elmia. Even Shalka isn’t that foolish.”

“No, brother, you will definitely mess something up. It will be too late if something happens.”

My brother has always had a somewhat detached perspective, doing things that no one else would even think of, both in good and bad ways.

I’m worried that this time, just like six years ago, he might do something reckless.

If possible, I didn’t want to send them to their first battle.

Considering that my brother sometimes acts strangely, I would want to keep him in a cage for life, but in my current position, that’s not possible.

“…No, that’s not possible. We can’t send Elmia, who has such deep ties with Ranecki.”

The marriage with the Ranecki family was officially established during Rednark’s time.

Therefore, Rednark believed that for the Ranecki family, what was truly important was Elmia, and as long as they had Elmia, the Ortenos family could survive.

“However…”

“If it’s a rescue, I’ll go. Elmia, you take charge of guarding this Ortenatris.”

“……”

At this rate, it seemed like Elmia was about to burst out, so Rednark had no choice but to step forward first.

I judged that the risk of suppressing Elmia, the next head of the family, is higher than the risk of letting her go outside.

“The unit has been fully assembled. We can head to the rescue at any time.”

“Got it, I’m coming now.”

Rednark is about to lead the rescue team to Shalka.

Just then, Elmia called a halt.

“Father, please let me go too.”

“You’re being persistent, Elmia!”

“I am not a ‘princess who is just confined in a cage,’ Father.”

“Ah! That is… Lady Illumina’s…”

Princess Illumina, the founder of the Ortenos Marquessate.
She is a remarkable woman who navigated between the royal family and the Ranecki family with exquisite balance, founding the Ortenos family without being absorbed by either side.

For the people of the Ortenos family, hearing Princess Illumina’s words from Elmia, who is said to be her living likeness, holds special significance.

“I am the next head of the Ortenos Marquis family. I do not want to be a princess who cowers in fear at Naia’s invasion and waits idly.”

“Hmm…”

Rednark flinched when Elmia looked at him with eyes full of strong determination.

And realizing that what lies behind it is a determination to never retreat, I hold my head in my hands.

“……Understood, I’ll allow you to accompany me. But only until we rescue Shalka. I can’t take any more risks than that.”

Rednark did not have the courage to further reject Elmia here.

It was a quick calculation that creating a fatal rift with Elmia would not be beneficial for Ortenos.

Thus, the two of them will head to rescue Shalka.

However, what was unexpected for Rednark was how much Elmia insisted on rescuing Shalka.

If it’s a younger sister worrying about her older brother, it might be understandable, but when it comes to outright opposing the head of the family, it really is going too far.

Rednark’s chronic stomach pain was warning that this was a matter of concern.

This is because some of the numerous rude complaints that could be interpreted as suggestions from Elmia’s fiancé, Jiruga de Ranecki, have started to seem credible.

The issues related to “The Obsessive Love of the Nobility” constantly haunt Elmia because she is prominently involved in the main storyline.

This issue invariably spills over into family disputes, making it one of the most delicate matters for the heads of noble families like the Rednarks.

It was a factor that could potentially ruin an entire noble family, to the extent that the head of the household would constantly pray for the safety of the family, saying, “Please, let it not happen to us.”

Therefore, the fact that those two get along too well is quite problematic.

In the worst-case scenario, if things were to escalate with Ranecki, Rednark’s face twisted in pain, to the point where he almost forgot he was a Stellar-class.