I Already Know My Magic Power Is Ridiculously High! Now I Just Need a Cute Wife... - Episode 6

“Don’t touch Elmia so casually, you lowlife!”

A red-haired young man with a physique larger than mine, like that of a rugby player, stepped between Elmia and Dinoren.

It was like a knight protecting a princess from the evil hands of a villain.

“Oh, Lord Jiruga, in what position do you speak such words?”

The name of the red-haired man is Jiruga de Ranecki.
He is the second son of the Ranecki family and the man chosen to be Elmia’s fiancé.

“Of course, as Elmia’s fiancé. What on earth is Dalbony thinking, sending such a branch family member? A cunning snake with nothing but the brains to entangle.”

“Oh my, to be told that by Ranecki is quite surprising. It seems you’ve acquired the cunning wisdom to use your former master as a shield for the enemy, and you were much more endearing when you were a ferocious beast.”

“…What did you say? It seems that your proud ‘shield’ has rusted over the sixty years. Even in the imperial capital’s social circles, you’ve lost your position as the guardians of the East to us, and I can picture you sulking in despair.”

“Making baseless assumptions…!”

The Dalbony Marquisate and the Ranecki Earldom have a historical background of being enemy states over sixty years ago, and they are still like cats and dogs.

Even now that we have both become imperial nobles, the conflict has not disappeared.

“Now, now, both of you, there’s no need to get so worked up. Today is a special day for the head of the family meeting, so let’s stop the fighting from now on.”

The boy with black hair in a bob cut intervenes with a friendly smile, mediating between the two.

Enkante de Nevrim, the next head of the Nevrim family, at the tender age of eleven.

The head of the house meeting is a monthly gathering of the heads and next heads of the four major noble families, who are the central figures of the Ortenos region.

They had been staying at this hotel for a few days, and they were probably about to head to the venue now.

“It’s been a while, Enkante. Is Lord Uklein at the castle today?”

“Tch, they haven’t come.”

“I see, I just wanted to say hello for a bit.”

When I spoke to Enkante, I was clicked at.

It’s the usual thing, so I don’t really pay it any mind.

“Shalka… you really have it good, don’t you? Always wandering around outside the castle with those lowly scoundrels, yet just because you’re siblings, you get to stay by Lady Elmia’s side.”

“Ah, yes, it really is an honor.”

“Tch! What are you so proud of, you good-for-nothing?”

“Even if you say that…”

Enkante is technically a relative, but nonetheless, they hold a deep-seated hostility towards us.

The reason seems to be that he has apparently fallen head over heels for Elmia at first sight, and as Elmia’s brother, I have become his nemesis.

Since he is the next heir, he can’t possibly be engaged to Elmia.

That’s why noble love troubles are such a hassle.

“Indeed, Lord Shalka is rumored to be the ‘foolish eldest son’ even in our territory. I hope this first campaign will help dispel some of those rumors. By the way, what exactly is the content of this first campaign?”

Jiruga said that with a slightly wicked smile.

“……It is the extermination of the 2,000 Naia troops, including the satellite-class and below, occupying the village near the border by our 5,000 Ortenos troops.”

Since it’s a military secret, I first make sure that Elmia doesn’t react when we make eye contact, and then I convey the details of the current mission.

“Pfft, ha ha ha ha ha! This is a masterpiece, Lord Shalka. To think you’d send out five thousand, including the Stella-class ships, just to defeat an army of two thousand Satellite-class ships and below. What kind of joke is this?”

“My father was particularly cautious because the movements of the Naia army near the border seemed suspicious.”

“Hehehe, even so, five thousand is a bit too much to worry about. No, wait. Lord Shalka, it’s probably because you’re not a trustworthy person that they organized extra troops just to make sure the army could function.”

I understood that Jirga also brought up my first battle with the intention of mocking me.

Probably for almost the same reason as Enkante, they have made me their enemy.

I think, despite his big body, he’s a sneaky guy.

“Shalka… my lord, I hope you achieve a splendid victory, heh. However, if you can only defeat two thousand with five thousand, you’ll only be a laughingstock among the nobles, you know. Hehehe.”

Enkante probably calls me by my name without any honorifics behind my back.

He was clearly wearing a smile that mocked me.

“……Hey, Lord Shalka, as Elmia’s fiancé, I don’t want to say this to you as her brother, but could you refrain from contacting Elmia in the future?”

Jiruga looked down at me as if he were a Yakuza intimidating someone.

“Oh my, Sir Jiruga, I wonder why that is?”

Before I could react, Elmia responded and replied.

On the surface, they were putting on a smile, but their voice was low and chilling to the bone.

“Of course, this man only brings negative influence to Elmia. He has already been reprimanded for trying to cover up the crimes of those ‘Stardust’ fellows within the castle. Lord Rednark may have a soft spot, but if it’s Ranecki, such nobles will never be tolerated.”

“……”

“Unfortunately, Lord Shalka is immature as a noble and unfit due to his complete lack of readiness. Having someone like him hovering around Elmia is simply unacceptable.”

Jiruga, with a face as rugged as a rock, spoke eloquently.