Since When Did You Have The Illusion That You Don’t Have Magical Powers?! - CH 35

Characters in this chapter:

Sapphiras Perfectio, 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

Percival Belisario, 3rd son of Margrave of Vanderwall on the Eastern Frontier

Clawis Omnibus Worstitters/Clawis Garcia, Crown Prince of Worstitters

Rivera Hernández, Clawis’ aide/escort

Benedict Regalia Worstitters, Wise Beast King of Worstitters

Marshal Hastings Fels Worstitters, the King of Worstitters’ brother

“Well, from here on, it’s my small talk. Soon, our country was to form an alliance with the Beastmen Kingdom of Worstitters, but at the very last moment, a civil war broke out in their country……It was no mean feat to set the stage to this point. We had to persuade the opposition in the country, send numerous envoys to their country, and welcome the Crown Prince of the Beastmen Kingdom as a foreign student……Oh, by the way, you and Clawis-dono seem to be on good terms, right?”

“Yes.”

His Highness the Crown Prince, is suddenly making small talk, and I wondered what he was going to say.

“He’s a very pleasant person. I like him too. I myself have been to Worstitters, and on that occasion, I was treated very well by his father, His Majesty Benedict. That’s why this situation hurts me so much…If I can help, I’d like to help, but it’s very difficult in my position……I wish I was not the Crown Prince of a country, but just a friend to them.”

Our country’s Crown Prince is quite an actor.

In short, ‘it would be nice if I could head over to the Worstitters as their friend. You guys are friends, right?’ I guess that’s what he means. If I can successfully suppress the rebel army, then that’s fine. If I mess up, it’s my own doing. It has no effect on Solmontana. In other words, I’m nothing more than a pawn. That’s quite a thing to say to a citizen, isn’t it?

Nevertheless, I have no objection to helping them. On the contrary, I hoped that His Highness the Crown Prince would talk to me about it. Besides, telling me that kind of story is probably because he thinks I can suppress Marshal Hasting’s recklessness. Aren’t you expecting too much from a 14-year-old magician with no track record? I think so, but if His Highness the Crown Prince, who is said to be excellent, expects that much from me, it’s an honour. If that’s the case, I think I should definitely live up to those expectations. This is where I can show off my skills as a magician. That’s what a wand is supposed to be for.

“The city is currently under the control of the rebel army. The people have been captured and are being held somewhere, but we don’t know how they are being treated. The king and queen are being held inside the royal castle, and their safety is also unknown……”

So that’s the situation after all. It seems that we can’t relax too much.

“…… I am very sorry to interrupt you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, but I have some business to attend to. I’d like to excuse myself for today.”

When I said that and stood up, Percival also stood up.

“I too, would like to be excused.”

“I see, I’m sorry to have you keep me company while I talked.”

His Highness the Crown Prince’s sun eyes stare at us.

“……I will prepare some rare pastries for the next tea party as well.”

Percival and I bow deeply and leave the salon.

I am sure Percival intends to go to Worstiters. When I glanced at Percival, who was walking next to me, I could see that his eyes were clear.

“Sapphiras, I will not change my mind. I will go with you to Worstitters.”

Yeah. I understand. No matter what I say, I can’t change a Belisario man’s decision. Besides, it would be reassuring to have Percival there. Even in the unlikely event of an emergency, we can manage it. I have very strong luck.

“Yeah. Thank you, Percival. I’m counting on you.”

It is probably thanks to the luck that the goddess has given him that Sapphiras, who has lived most of his 14 years of life alone, has been blessed with such an invaluable friend. The household where he was born was the worst, though. If that was also a milestone for a chance encounter, it can’t be helped. My nine years were a small price to pay.

“For the time being, I’m going to Worsitters to lay down some targets.”

“Target?”

First I’m going to go to the beastmen country on my own as a preparation, and then I’ll come back here right away. Then, I can come and go in an instant since a road has been created. Percival nodded deeply when I explained that it would also be easier to transfer Clawis, Rivera and the escort knights to the other side. The stepping-stone transfer with Unisus is fresh in my memory. Percival seemed to agree. That’s not the case with a large group of people, is it? It would be pointless if they were useless when we got there.

“It’s a bit of a distance, so I might not be back until near dawn. Can I ask you to tell Clawis and the others to be ready and prepared to go back to the country by then?”

“Yeah, I understand……Sapphiras, just go over there and don’t do anything ahead of yourself.”

“I won’t, I won’t, I’ll be fine. Okay, I’m off. Unisus!”

I straddle the summoned Unisus and make a stepping-stone transfer towards Worstitters.

There are several large and small countries between Solmontana and Worsitters, so just in case, I didn’t pass by and got off at a major city. If I do this, my range of activities will expand, and it will be convenient because I can use it when I go out to play.

After a few hours of running through the night sky, with stops along the way, the land of the Worstitters came into view. On the land below, we could see small villages and fields illuminated by the moonlight. Viewed from above like this, the area looks quite peaceful. The effects of the rebellion probably haven’t reached here yet.

After flying for a while further, the royal castle rising in the darkness came into view. Unlike the elegant castle of Solmontana, it is a massive fortress-like castle. While looking at the castle from the side, I circle around in the sky and look at the situation below. There are beastmen standing guard over the fortress surrounding the royal city, but they don’t seem to have noticed me in the sky.

If I just drop an oversized attack magic from the sky with a bang, it would be very easy to recapture the royal city. But if we destroy the city too much, it will be hard to rebuild it, and we can’t have indiscriminate attacks that injure people in the royal capital. Above all, that’s what Percival meant by getting ahead of myself. My aim is to solve the problem so that no one dies or gets seriously injured. If there are any deaths, it will be a disaster for both sides.

But still, even excluding the fact that it is nighttime, the Royal Capital is eerily quiet. It is also worrying that there are buildings with smoke rising from some places.

As I moved to the top of the royal castle while watching the situation, I also made a point of finding a convenient landing point for the transfer.

Once I was able to confirm the general situation, I took some distance and went down to a cut bank where I could see the entire royal capital. As a place to temporarily transfer everyone, there would be no problem here. It has good footholds and is quite spacious.

“Thanks for your help, Unisus. I may need you back here again soon, but for now, just go back and rest.”

After returning Unisus, I too returned to my dorm room at the academy. I am now free to come and go to Worstitters.

It would be troublesome if my uniform got dirty or torn, so I changed into clothes that were easy to move in and put on a drab cloak over it. Today, I’m a mysterious magician. Of course, I won’t forget my wand. This is an opportunity to use my wand to the fullest, and I don’t want to miss it. The mysterious Kobold doll hanging from my wand also seems to be full of motivation.

Now, it’s time for the big show. The star of the show is Clawis, though. When I left the room, ready to do my best as a supporting character, Percival and the Worstitters knights in military uniforms were already waiting outside the dormitory.

“It looks like you’re ready.”

“Sapphiras, how can I thank you?……”

He must have heard about it from Percival. Clawis tried to lower his head with a solemn expression, so I waved my hand to stop him.

“It’s fine! I don’t need thanks. Clawis entrusted me with your right arm at the soirée, right?”

That’s why, if my magic is useful, use it as much as you want. Magic is free no matter how much you use it.

“Let’s move to Worsitters first. As expected, it’s impossible to do it all at once, so we’ll have to divide it into several times. Outside the royal capital’s fort, there is a cut bank overlooking the royal capital, right”

“Ah.”

“I’ll transfer there once. Well then, let’s go.”

I transferred back and forth 3 times with ‘pa pa’ and sent the (provisional) rebel army suppression team back home. Aside from the 3 who have already experienced the transfer, the escort knights were dumbfounded as if they didn’t know what had happened, but as soon as they saw the royal capital below, their expressions turned grim.

The night is beginning to dawn and the eastern sky is turning faintly white.

If you’re fighting with a small group, it’s probably better to take advantage of the darkness. It is true that it is difficult to move because it is not visible in the dark. I don’t want to misjudge my goals and get irrelevant people involved, so I’m going to challenge them in broad daylight.

“Then, everyone, will you listen to my strategy? It’s not much of one, though.”