I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 52

Should I say the sky around dawn?

The distant sky, which was beginning to lighten, was burning red.

The stars are still twinkling in the night sky, and a bright red streak of light is crossing it.

In a marsh where reeds and grass grew up to my chest, I stood.

For a moment, it looked like fireflies, with numerous glowing particles floating around, creating a fantastical scene before my eyes.

“Where am I…?”

Am I dreaming?

A few days after Elmia left Bangwall Fort.

At night, while I was writing, Nicolette told me, “It’s about time you got some rest,” and that’s my last memory before going to bed.

For a dream, my consciousness is quite clear.

The wind caressed my cheek, and the aquatic plants swayed.

If you jump, you can hear the sound of water splashing at your feet.

The information conveyed to the five senses was all accompanied by reality.

“I was waiting.”

Suddenly, words with an unfamiliar sound flowed into my mind.

Only the meaning somehow gets across.

What were you waiting for? Just as I thought that.

In front of me, before I knew it, a black mist had appeared.

It looks creepy, but it floats around with a somehow comical movement.

“What are you?”

The black mist spoke to me, and it seemed somehow pleased.

Isn’t he a bad guy?

The black mist eventually began to move.

As if saying, “Follow me.”

“Hey, where are you going?”

I hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow him, who looked somewhat happy.

After walking for a while, I arrived at a place with a strange atmosphere.

“What is this place…?”

The first thing that came to mind was the Parthenon.

Several stone pillars stand in a row, with beams lying across the top to reinforce them.

That building has no ceiling, perhaps because it has collapsed.

I cautiously pass between the pillars and enter.

On the stone floor, something like a magic circle was drawn.

“What on earth… were they practicing alchemy or something?”

First, a circle with a radius of about twenty meters.

It is drawn in such a way that it connects nine of those points—an octagram.

Inside the regular nonagram, another even smaller circle is drawn, and an equilateral triangle is inscribed within it.

Although the floor was partially collapsed, it was densely carved with mysterious ancient characters.

The twelve points, which should be called the vertices of a regular nonagram and a regular triangle, are faintly glowing.

The black mist floated and moved to one of the vertices of the nine-pointed star, then stopped.

I stand at the summit, guided by the black mist.

Then, a change occurred in the black mist before my eyes.

First, seven jet-black arms sprouted out.

And then, one eye opens wide with a ghoulish glare.

“Whoa, a monster!”

I was so surprised that I fell on my butt and hurriedly searched my pocket for the gold coins.

The eyeball is wiggling its seven arms, perhaps because my reaction was amusing.

“Shall we, amazing, square, give?”

A new message flows into my mind.

Before I could even think about it, the eyeball floated vigorously closer.

“Wait, hey, don’t come over here!”

I couldn’t avoid it, and the eyeball jumped into my chest—then disappeared.

It seems that the eyeball monster has entered my body.

After such a strange experience, it was impossible to remain calm, and for a while, I meticulously checked my body for any abnormalities.

“Oh, there’s one more person.”

Suddenly, a girl’s voice came from outside the circle.

When I turned to the direction of the voice, I saw a pitch-black, misty figure with blurred outlines walking towards me.

A silhouette with long hair, about my height.

“Has the owner of the Itakaruna appeared? So, the original artifact has indeed been defeated.”

The girl with the pitch-black silhouette turned towards me and began to speak.

I’m completely lost in the current situation, but it seems like I’m not being talked to.

It looks like he’s talking to himself.

I decided to speak after touching the gold coin a few times with my right hand.

“Who are you?”

“Huh! Did you just talk?”

“……Ah”

“……I’m surprised, you are conscious in this world.”

“?”

The silhouette girl has no expression, but her astonishment is palpable.

It seems they didn’t expect me to speak.

“From the looks of it, is this your first time here?”

“Ah”

“I guess I’ve just recently awakened to my powers.”

“Where am I?”

“A place where the stars that have existed since ancient times connect with consciousness, this is called the Keirakuden. It is the first time I have seen a case where the Hoshihiro have consciousness here.”

Do stars connect with consciousness?

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Indeed, if this is a dream, it’s strange to have consciousness.

“Star person?”

“The humans you call Stellar-class.”

It’s a name I don’t know.

It seems that the silhouette of the girl has concluded that I am of the Stella Star level.

“I see. So, who are you? I don’t sense any hostility, but you don’t seem like a good person either.”

“Me? I’m… a secret.”

“Huh?”

“Here, it’s considered good manners not to pry, and anonymity is highly valued. Well, it’s not really the case, but…”

It seems that the girl silhouette is secretive.

Anonymous, is it something like a VR space?

“So, you don’t know who I am either?”

“Hmm, I wonder… can I guess?”

“If you can guess it.”

“……Is it the place called Shalka de Ortenos?”

“……”

Don’t mess with me.

Why do you really have to hit me?

“Whoa, looks like you got caught. Don’t worry, I’m not as eager as the others, so I won’t tell anyone.”

“……”

Was I that much of a celebrity?

Somehow, it felt like my real name was guessed by an anonymous account on social media, and it sent chills down my spine.

It’s unfair that you know so much about me without me knowing anything about you.

“Don’t suddenly go silent on me. I’m actually shy around strangers… So you can call me Jill.”

“Then, Jill, tell me everything you can about this place.”

After a slight hesitation, Jill begins to speak.

“……Well, whatever. We are a clan that values the harmony of the stars—known as the Astrological Kettle Kanai.”