I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 58

Even among Stellar-class individuals, some are better at handling magic than others.

This skill greatly affects the speed of spellcasting.

It’s similar to programming—depending on how the code is written, processing speed and output can vary.

Even when using the same magic, the results differ greatly between a genius and an ordinary person.

(Roa’s magic is truly beautiful.)

—No waste, no hesitation.

In a magical duel, Roa would likely dominate by overwhelming his opponent from above.

However, in actual combat, being good at magic doesn’t always guarantee victory.

If possible, I don’t want Roa to ever have to fight another Stellar-class opponent to the death.

“Ahhh! Gahh! No…! I will never! I will never bow to Ortenos! I will never surrender!”

Roa’s dispelling magic was progressing smoothly, but Nephthys’s body started reacting strangely.

He began trembling violently, his eyes rolling back like a cursed doll.

Did we trigger a trap? Or is Nephthys resisting?

“B-Brother…!”

Roa looked at me, eyes filled with tears.

The eerie behavior of the cursed doll Nephthys was shaking him emotionally.

This is bad. If Roa fails halfway through, we don’t know what might happen.

I have to reassure him.

“It’s okay, Roa. I’m here.”

I hugged Roa from behind and whispered gently into his ear.

“H-Haah…! B-Brother…”

“I’ll support you with my magic, so just focus on dispelling.”

“Y-Yes…!”

I placed my right hand over Roah’s, guiding his magic flow like laying down rails for a train.

Even just supporting him should help stabilize his spell.

“Ahh…! S-So amazing… Brother’s magic… is surrounding me…”

Roa let out a hot breath.

Our combined magic was clearly making him happy.

It seems that, although we’re both male, our magical compatibility is very high.

(Is this… bad?)

In noble history, there have been cases of same-gender pairings.

Unfortunately, this world doesn’t have LGBTQ concepts, so noble society considers such things scandalous.

If Roa is developing romantic feelings for me… what should I do?

I can’t see his face clearly, but from the corner of my eye, he looks like he’s making an expression no boy should ever make.

“Ahhh! Gaaahhhh!”
Nephthys’s head jerked violently as he started reflecting light off his scalp.

That probably means Roah’s dispelling is working.

For now, I decided to put the issue with Roa on hold.

It’s common for young people to have confused feelings.

Once he grows some body hair and starts getting a beard, he’ll surely develop an interest in women.

Yes, I’ll believe in that.

“You’re doing great, Roa. Let’s finish this together.”

“Hahh… Hahh… T-Together with Brother?”

“That’s right. Let’s do it all at once.”

“Y-Yes… I-I’m… I’m coming…!”

Roah’s body shuddered violently.

Like a flower wilting, his strength drained away.

“H-Hey, Roa, are you okay?”

I caught Roa as he nearly collapsed.

“Hahh… Hahh… I-I did it, Brother…”

Still trembling slightly in my arms, Roa pointed at Nephthys.

Nephthys hung his head, completely lifeless.

He must have been put under a hypnotic mark immediately after the dispelling.

As expected of Roa—what a skillful move.

“You did well, Roa. Rest for now.”

“Hahh… Hahh… Yes. I’ll leave the rest to you…”

“Leave it to me.”

Roa looked completely spent, his face flushed as he panted heavily.

But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that.

I gently laid him down and turned to face Nephthys.

“Now, we can finally have a proper talk, Nephthys.”

“…Yes.”

Nephthys replied in a hollow voice.

It seemed he was completely under hypnosis.

“Let’s get started. First, what was the goal of your operation?”

“…To assassinate Urgore and place a certain person on the throne of Naia.”

Hmm… as expected, their target was my grandfather’s life.

Barbato had claimed his goal was to take the throne himself, but would Nephthys’s words align with that?

“And who is this ‘certain person’?”

“…Albert.”

As I thought, it wasn’t Barbato.

I felt slightly relieved that it wasn’t Luna.

“Albert… He’s the first prince of Naia, correct?”

“…Yes.”

Albert von Naia—the eldest son of the current Queen of Naia, Carlina.

He’s two years older than Barbato, so he should be twenty-eight now.

“So Barbato was being used all along.”

“…Yes. The Marquis of Hoshiros planned to cooperate in assassinating Urgore, and then Barbato was to be eliminated afterward.”

To think they planned to kill their own noble bloodline—what a dark scheme.

The promise of the throne to Barbato was nothing but a lie.

Even if I hadn’t killed him, Barbato never had a future.

How pitiful.

“What’s the current situation in Naia? From what I hear, there are two factions—one supporting the first prince and one supporting the first princess. Is that correct?”

“…Yes.”

“Which side is stronger?”

“…At the moment, Albert’s faction has a slight advantage.”

Naia is a kingdom where queens traditionally inherit the throne, but the current queen has given birth to many sons.

That has caused problems in the royal succession.

“Naia has always followed a matrilineal tradition. But is that collapsing? What’s the reason?”

“…There are two main reasons. One is that Queen Carlina’s influence is beginning to wane. The other… is an issue concerning Princess Luna.”