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

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Sapphiras Perfectio, former 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

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

Aurora Steinfeld, daughter of the Duke of Bloomfield

Clawis Omnibus Worstitters/Clawis Garcia, Crown Prince of Worstitters

Rivera Hernández, Clawis’ aide/escort

 

When I transferred to the school courtyard as usual, there were a number of tents set up and injured people were being treated there. They were probably people from the royal capital. Along with healers and doctors, students from the academy are also helping to treat the injured.

“This is…….”

“……Things are more serious than I thought.”

Percival and I stood there for a while, looking at the situation in front of us.

“Aurora-sama, you should get some rest…….”

When I heard a familiar voice, I turned around and saw Aurora and Liliana. Aurora has her long hair tied up and wears clothes that are easy to move in. She is no longer the daughter of a duke, but is probably healing the injured as a saintess.

“I’m fine. Liliana, you should get some rest.”

“Aurora-jyou!”

“……Well! Sapphiras-sama! Percival-sama! What brings you here?”

“His Excellency sent word by wind falcon. That’s why we came back.”

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I thought that the Royal Knights and Magicians in the capital would be able to handle a certain 

“I see. My father is currently in the royal castle. Instead of here, let’s move to the cafeteria for now. Liliana, I’m sorry, but could you please prepare some tea?”

“Yes.”

When the four of us headed to the cafeteria together, the usual peaceful atmosphere was missing. Knights and magicians are eating together with the academy students. Apparently, they are using the academy as a base for subjugation. The academy, which is surrounded by a solid wall and has spacious grounds, can accommodate injured people and will function well as a base. Plus, we have a force of future knights and magicians.

When we arrive at an empty table, Liliana makes us some tea. And she even prepared some baked goods for us, despite the circumstances.

“Welcome back, you two.”

Aurora smiles as she says this and looks a little tired. She must have been healing the injured ever since she got into this state. As is often the case with serious healers, she keeps on healing without a break and until she herself collapses. Liliana is right, Aurora will collapse one of these days if she doesn’t get some rest. What on earth is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doing?

“……It seems that a lot of magical beasts are spawning in large numbers all over the place.”

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“Yes. Magical beasts overflowed in the forest of the royal capital, and they quickly tipped over into Laetus. The knights under the Crown Prince’s command are dealing with the magical beasts that have entered the castle walls, but Clawis-sama is also helping to evacuate the people and protect the injured, along with his own guard knights.

“Clawis too?”

“Yes. The outbreak of magical beasts continues to this day, and the Order of Magicians and volunteer adventurers are on their way to the forests of the royal capital, the source of the outbreak, but there are too many magical beasts to even approach the abyss…….The same large number of magical beasts have been found in the areas surrounding the royal capital and requests for help have been received. The situation in the royal capital is such that neither the Knights nor the Magicians are in a situation where they can move. Furthermore, there are reports that neighbouring countries are also experiencing large numbers of magical beasts.”

Everywhere has its own hands full, so there’s no time to worry about anything else. However, with so many magical beasts everywhere, it’s rather creepy to say that there’s nothing strange in Vanderwall. There must be something behind that silence. So, we need to get things under control before something happens.

“I see. I have a general idea of what’s going on.”

I gulped down the tea Liliana had made for me, tossed a couple of baked goods into my mouth, and got up from my seat. Yes, the butter is rich and delicious.

“……Yoshi! Let’s start by wiping out the magical beasts in the capital.”

Percival politely finished his tea and got up from his seat. The Knight of the Sun’s behaviour is always sophisticated……it’s a big difference from me, who stuffs my mouth with baked goods.

“Sapphiras-sama……”

Aurora looked up at me with a worried gaze.

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“It’s okay. I’ll clean up right away. Also, Aurora-jyou should take a little rest. If you collapse due to overexertion, it’ll be a total loss. Please rest while I clean up the capital.”

“But,”

“If Aurora-jyou doesn’t rest, wouldn’t Liliana-jyou not rest too? Aurora-jyou isn’t the only one who can heal here right now. Wouldn’t it be better to leave it to those around instead of carrying it alone?”

Hearing Percival’s words, Aurora looked at Liliana in shock.

That’s right. No matter how much her master tells her to take a break, there’s no way she can take a break because her master isn’t taking a break.

“I’m all right. But, as Sapphiras-sama says, you should get some rest, Aurora-sama.”

“……Yes, you’re right. I’m sorry, Liliana. I was completely blinded by my surroundings. It’s no good, there’s no leeway……”

Aurora needs to rest well. After this, there may be a slight increase in the number of injured people.

“With all the commotion, it’s no wonder there’s no time to spare. But now that we’re here, it’s okay. Let’s go, Percival.”

“Ah.”

“Please be careful, both of you.”

After seeing off Aurora and Liliana, I leave the cafeteria and summon Unisus.

“Holy wings of heavenly flight, Unisus!”

If we search from the sky, we will soon find the Crown Prince and Clawis.

As soon as Percival and I straddle its back, Unisus takes that as its cue to soar high into the sky in a single bound.

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Looking down from above, we see the full extent of the damage to the royal capital. Here and there, magical beasts are running around in packs. They’ve wreaked quite a bit of havoc.

“It looks like the magical beasts have gotten inside the castle walls more than we thought.”

“That’s right……”

The scale of the outbreak is bigger than when I was hunting magical beasts for funds. People in the royal capital are probably evacuating or hiding in buildings. Apart from the knights and soldiers who are fighting the magical beasts, not a single person can be seen.

“Sapphiras, there they are. It’s Clawis and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

When I looked in the direction Percival pointed, I saw Clawis and the others surrounded by magical beast wolves and facing a large magical beast bear that looked to be at least four metres in length.

“’No, no! There must be something wrong for the two crown princes fighting against such a magical beast together!”

The escort knights are also trying to protect the two crown princes, but they seem to have their hands full just cutting down the magical beasts that keep coming one after the other. Rivera is boldly attacking the magical beast bear to protect them, but he is clearly outmatched by the force. Above all, the magical beast bear’s hard fur makes his attacks almost ineffective.

The magical beast bear, which howled loudly, stood up and raised both of its paws. Even a strong beastman would be helpless after being hit by such a thing.

I did not hesitate to drop a lightning bolt onto the brain of the huge magical beast bear. A powerful bolt of lightning struck him in the head, and the magical beast bear turned over, still in the position of about to bring down its sharp claws.

“Sapphiras!?”

“Clawis, don’t let your guard down!”

“!”

Percival, who quickly jumped down from Unisus, quickly cut down the magical beast wolf that had attacked Clawis.

“What on earth are you doing, fighting on the front lines like this all together?”

When I got down next to Clawis and the others, I couldn’t help but yell. On the one hand is the Beast Kingdom, on the other hand is the heir of Solmontana. If something were to happen, there’s no going back. In the first place, direct command in the field is probably the job of the Knight Commander.

“So-sorry……”

Clawis folded his ears and lowered his tail in embarrassment.

“That’s pretty harsh, Sapphiras-kun. But this was a force majeure.”

I followed the line of sight of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who remained calm despite the dangerous situation, and saw a woman crouching down with a child in her arms, protected by knights. She’s completely out of her league and you can tell she’s shaking even from a distance. The child in her arms was biting his1there is no gender indicated but I didn’t want to use ‘it’ so I just went with ‘his’ lip and crying silently. They are the people of the royal capital who were too late to escape. It must have been terrifying to encounter such a magical beast bear.

“It seems they didn’t escape fast enough. We were about to return to the academy, too, when we found ourselves surrounded by magical beasts. Besides, weren’t you guys in Sternkurst?”

“At my core, I’m an adventurer. It’s only natural for me to rush to the aid of my friends and my country in a crisis. For now, I’m going to clear the magical beasts wolves in the surrounding area, so Clawis and Your Highness, please stand back.”

It would be easier to burn it down, but if I use a wide range of flames in a city like this, I might end up burning down houses. Besides, with lightning, I can also collect the magical beast wolves’ skin later. Considering the damage to the surrounding area, reconstruction will likely cost money, so it’s a good thing to have a source of funding.

Lightning strikes the surrounding magical beasts like rain.

After the violent flashes and bursting sounds stopped, the pack of magical beast wolves were in a heap emitting a thin plume of smoke.

“……Amazing…….”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince muttered involuntarily.

I know, I know. But this is just the beginning. I summon the summoned beasts that also played an active role in Wordstitters.

“Orthus! Owllbear! Nemean Lion! Cath Palug!”

His Royal Highness’s escort knights were shocked by the large summoned beasts that jumped out from the summoning circle one after another, but the knights of the Beast Kingdom were familiar with these summoned beasts. They were not particularly surprised.

“I’m sorry, everyone, but could you please clean up all the magical beasts that are all over the place? I want to get the materials, so if possible, don’t damage them too much. Thank you, I appreciate it.”

At my request, the summoned beasts ran off in all directions.

“The magical beasts that have entered the royal capital can be left to them. It should take them half a day to finish, so you can collect the materials later.”

“You really are a substandard wizard……I think we’ll be in big trouble if we make you an enemy.”

“Don’t worry. I’m a man who values his friends and his homeland. I won’t betray you for anything.”

Adventurers travel the world, but they all love their homeland.

“I see. Then, as the one who will eventually lead this country, I must make sure I don’t do anything to disappoint you.”

“By all means, please do so. Let’s put that aside for now, His Highness the Crown Prince, please meet Aurora-jyou when you return to the academy.”

“Did something happen to Aurora?”

His Highness the Crown Prince’s expression, which had been relaxed until just now, became tense. Unlike the second prince, His Highness the Crown Prince is a decent fiancé.

“It’s nothing, but she seems to be overstraining herself, so please take care of her. Even though she is a saintess, Aurora-jyou is also a normal young lady.’

“I see……I understand.”

“Oops, that’s right. Cait Sith, Cu Sith!”

A black cat and a big dark green dog leapt out of the two summoning circles.

“Nyaan, did you call nya?  Oh! Why is even the fairy dog here nya!”

Cait Sith, who was in a bad mood at being summoned at the same time as Cu Sith, hit Cu Sith on the tip of the nose with his paw. Cu Sith wrinkled the tip of his nose in annoyance, but didn’t say anything.

“Cait Sith, stop it. You two have an important job to do now.”

I stroke the tip of poor Cu Sith’s nose after Cait Sith smacks him.

Cu Sith doesn’t fight back even when Cait Sith hits him. If you have something to say, feel free to say it.

“……Important work? In that case, there’s no choice nya.”

“Thank you, Cait Sith. I want you two to escort Clawis and the others. Also, if you hear a strange whistle, I want you to find the person who is blowing the whistle and capture him.”

“By any chance, is there someone who uses a beast whistle?”

Rivera looked grim. They’ll never forget the humiliation at that evening party, even if they wanted to.

“No, just to be safe. Some unscrupulous people might be taking advantage of the commotion and sneaking into Laetus.”

Or perhaps they’ve already entered and made this mess. Though, no matter what I think, I can only assume that Sternkurst is involved in this mass outbreak of magical beasts. The abnormal magic essence that was floating in the basement of that castle was probably because it was storing something that would encourage the mass outbreak of magical beasts.

Considering that, the last mass outbreak of magical beasts must have been Sternkurst’s work. They were probably doing an experiment.

They’re probably gloating about the chaos around the country right now, but don’t think that he can confuse the continent with a swarm of magical beasts like this. No matter how many magical beasts spring up, I will hunt every last one of them down.

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