Episode 58: I Did It, Brother!
Even among Stella-Class mages, there are those skilled and unskilled in handling Magical Power.
This is a crucial matter that greatly affects the speed of spellcasting.
To put it like programming, the processing speed and output change depending on what kind of code you write.
Even when dealing with the same magic, the results are completely different between a genius and a mediocre person.
(Roa’s magic is beautiful, as expected.)
–It’s free of waste and stagnation.
If it came to a magical shootout, Roa, who could probably keep hammering from above, would win.
However, in actual combat, the one with the best magic doesn’t always win.
If possible, I don’t want Roa to be involved in a Stella-Class deathmatch.
“Aaaah, gah, aah, guaaah, I, no way! I will never! I won’t yield to Ortenos! I won’t yieeeeld!”
Roa’s Dispel was progressing smoothly, but abnormalities began to occur in Nephthys’s body.
Her body began to tremble violently, and her eyes rolled back like a horror doll.
Either she stepped on some kind of trap, or Nephthys began to resist.
“B, Brother…!”
Roa looked at me with teary eyes.
He must have been emotionally disturbed by the behavior of the horror doll Nephthys.
This is bad; I don’t know what will happen if the Dispel fails midway.
I have to reassure Roa here.
“It’s okay, Roa. I’m here for you.”
I hugged Roa from behind and whispered gently in his ear.
“Hauu…! B, Brother…”
“I’ll support you with my Magical Power, so focus on the Dispel, Roa.”
“Y, yes…!”
I placed my right hand over Roa’s right hand and refined my Magical Power with the image of creating rails along Roa’s Magical Power flow.
Just supporting him should stabilize Roa’s magic.
“Nnn…! A, amazing… Brother’s Magical Power is enveloping me…”
Roa began to let out hot breaths.
By overlapping our Magical Power, I could feel Roa’s pleasure.
Apparently, Roa and I are the same gender, but our magical compatibility seems to be good.
(This is… not good?)
By the way, the history of the nobility is long, so there are precedents for such same-sex pairings.
Unfortunately, the concept of LGBTQ doesn’t exist in this world, so it’s treated as a scandal in noble society.
What if Roa is sexually aroused by me?
I can’t see his expression well, but from the corner of my eye, he’s making a face that boys shouldn’t make.
“Agh, agh agh agh agh!”
Nephthys began to reflect light wildly with her head, shaking it violently.
Roa’s Dispel is probably going well.
I decided to put Roa’s matter on hold.
It’s common for young people to become sexually perverted, and he’ll surely awaken to heterosexuality when his pubic hair grows and he starts growing a beard.
Yes, let’s believe that–
“That’s the spirit, Roa. Let’s go together.”
“Haa… haa… Together with, Brother?”
“That’s right, let’s go all at once.”
“Y, yes… I’m… I’m gonna… I, I’m going…!”
Roa’s body twitched and jumped greatly.
And like a flower being snapped, the strength drained from his body.
“Hey, Roa, are you okay?”
I supported Roa, who was about to fall to the ground.
“Haa… haa… Hiu, I, I did it, Brother.”
Roa pointed at Nephthys while twitching slightly in my arms.
Nephthys was hanging her head as if crestfallen.
He probably engraved the hypnotic mark immediately after the Dispel.
As expected of Roa, he’s doing something skillful.
“You did well, Roa. You should rest a bit.”
“Haa… haa… Yes. Please, take care of the rest.”
“Leave it to me.”
Roa’s face is flushed and he’s breathing heavily, as if he’s completely gone, but I’ll leave it for now.
I laid Roa down next to me and faced Nephthys.
“Finally, we can talk properly, Nephthys.”
“…Yes.”
Nephthys replied with a vacant expression.
She seems to be completely hypnotized.
“Well then, let’s get right to it. First, what is the purpose of your operation?”
“…To assassinate Ulgool and enthrone a certain person as the King of Naia.”
Hmm, so the goal was indeed my grandfather’s life.
According to Barbat, he was going to take the throne himself with the achievement of defeating my grandfather, but I wonder if it matches Nephthys’s words.
“Who exactly is this ‘certain person’?”
“…It’s Alberto-sama.”
Hmm, so it’s not Barbat after all.
I was slightly relieved that it wasn’t Luna.
“Alberto… If I remember correctly, he was the First Prince of Naia?”
“…Yes.”
Alberto von Naia–the eldest son of the current Queen Carlina of Naia.
He should be two years older than Barbat, so he’s currently twenty-eight years old.
“So Barbat was being manipulated?”
“…Yes. After cooperating with House Hoshiros to assassinate Ulgool, Barbat-sama was scheduled to die.”
Even on Alberto’s orders, trying to kill the bloodline of their lord is quite a deep sin.
The promise of the throne to Barbat was just an empty promise.
It’s a pitiful story that Barbat had no way to survive even if I didn’t kill him.
“What’s the internal situation in the Kingdom of Naia? From what I hear, it’s divided into factions of the First Prince and the First Princess?”
“…Yes.”
“Which one is more dominant?”
“…Alberto-sama is slightly more dominant at the moment.”
The Kingdom of Naia is traditionally a matrilineal royal family, but the current queen has given birth to many sons.
The view that this is causing problems with the succession to the throne may be correct.
“Naia is supposed to be matrilineal, but that’s starting to crumble, right? What’s the cause?”
“…There are two main reasons. One is that the current Queen Carlina-sama’s power is waning, and the other is the problem that Luna-sama has.”