Two months had passed ever since.
I had planned to research and develop the ‘Null Element’ magic. However, Emilia destroyed my plans. She made my turned my afternoons into a time where I memorized the names of various people. What’s more, she would pile a large stack of paper in front of me and tell me to read each one of them. There were times when I tried to run away, but Emilia already discerned that and sealed off my escape routes.
Though most of the documents were boring, there were some of those made me turn my attention to them. One example was the reports that Liza and the other’s father’s sent to me for torture… I mean learning. It was about their movements for the preparation of the invasion.
It seemed like Liza and the others told them about the invasion I declared to their children when we were still at school. At first, they were really skeptical about it, but because Liza and the others were really stubborn about it, they investigated the relic that barrier that protected the country since its founding. This was the reason why we, humans, were able to prosper in this world where we were the weakest race. It’s because of those reasons that they investigated the relic instead of the borders.
In the past, we, humans, were a wandering race that had no home. Since we were the weakest race, we had no choice but to become like that. One day, they discovered an unknown relic. This relic suddenly shone and created a veil that encompassed a large area. They became really scared at first because something unknown had happened.
So they ran away from the relic. They ran and ran until they reached the outer edges of the veil. They were shocked by the scene they saw when they arrived.
Elves, Dwarves, and Dragons were fighting in the outskirts of the veil. What’s more, when those races saw our ancestors, the three races decided to include them in the crossfire. However, because of the veil, their attacks didn’t reach them.
Seeing this, our ancestors became grateful to the veil that was produced by the relic and decided to settle in the place where they found the relic. A thousand years had passed since then and the humans prospered and created a kingdom inside a veil.
Cough*
I got a little sidetracked, let’s get back.
The results of their investigations greatly shocked them. They found out that that relic had mysteriously started to degenerate. As a result, they became aware that the threat of an invasion by the other races was real. Now currently…
“Lumina-sama, the kidnapping of Duke Mearess’s daughter was successful.”
“Eh?”
While I sipped on a cup of tea as I thought about the recent events, Emilia suddenly arrived and relayed a shocking news to me.
“…. Did they actually do it?”
“Yes. They did it Lumina-sama.”
“W-why?”
“You’re asking why? It’s because you convinced them that this country is actually in danger. So, they quickly moved to secure a position in the Royal Court.”
I became panicked as I stood up from the chair where I was drinking my tea. By the way, I was drinking tea in the sky as usual.
“Nonono, I never wanted to secure a position in the Royal Court.”
“It’s not a want, Lumina-sama. It’s a need.”
“…”
“Lumina-sama, you wanted to do something about the invasion right?”
I nodded to Emilia’s question.
“Then you need to have a position in the Royal Court. It’s because once you have a position there, your faction will have a foothold. Once your faction has a foothold there, then you will be able to influence the country. A-N-D once you’re able to influence the country, then you’ll be able to do something about the invasion.”
“I-is that so?”
“Yes.”
Emilia puffed her chest out in pride as she answered me.
“I’m pretty sure this wasn’t taught in class, Emilia. So where did you learn this?”
“Fufu… I learned this from the experts, Lumina-sama.”
Though I wanted to ask who those experts where, I decided to ignore it. I went back to my seat and drank a cup of tea.
I then gazed at Emilia and probed her:
“There’s still more right?”
“Yes… this time, it concerns the coup d’état that Gen. Mayers’ planned.”
I fell down from my seat when I heard the words ‘coup d’état’.
“W-what?”
“Sadly, the Karmerot house discovered Gen. Mayers’ scheme, so he wasn’t successful. As punishment, he was sent to the borders by the kingdom.”
“I-I see… Phew, I thought they were gonna get executed because of their plans. However, if they are there at the borders, that that’d make things more convenient for us.”
Emilia crossed her arms on her chest. After a while, she clapped her hands and said:
“I see, if they’re at the borders then they’d be able to react more quickly! So, that’s the reason why Gen. Mayers readily accepted when he was banished by the king.”
“T-the king?”
“By the way, Lumina-sama… I’ve been wondering for a while, but what are you doing?”
Emilia pointed at the 12 funnels that were flying in the sky.
“… Changing the topic huh…”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Lumina-sama.”
“… well, I can always ask you why the king was involved later in the afternoon… Cough* Emilia, those things are my countermeasures for high-level spells.”
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“…?”
Emilia tilted her head to the side and floated question marks. I drank another cup of tea before I raised my index finger at her and started my explanation.
“Remember our duel with a person back in the academy?”
“Yes.”
“I got this idea from the balls I made back then. By using those things, I’m able to steal their control of their magic without getting hurt!”
Normally, the things that were changed by going through ethereal shift could steal the control of a spell if that spell’s main attribute was the same as the base element of the ethereal weapon. However, when I was dueling against someone that had a lightning element, I wasn’t able to make a weapon that was suitable so that I could steal the control of his spell.
I then decided to make a reckless gamble back then. Since the lightning, he used, and the ethereal weapon, I used, were made out of mana, then it should also be possible to steal it. I quickly covered my body in mana before his lightning hit me. As the lightning of his attack coursed through my body, causing me an unbelievable amount of pain, I was able to steal control of his magic.
The 12 funnels I made today were the result of my desire to avoid that painful experience again.
“… I see. Then why are they deflecting fireballs?”
“I’m practicing how to use them.”
Emilia made an amused expression and then shifted her gaze to me.
“I’m really glad that you have stopped researching body enhancement magic and increasing the light attribute’s healing speed, Lumina-sama.”
“I wanted to continue it though…”
Emilia sharpened her gaze and said:
“On the first week of your research about body enhancement magic, how many small animals died?”
“…30.”
“How many survived?”
“… zero.”
“Then why does your little brother afraid of you, Lumina-sama?”
“Ahhh! Okay, okay! I understand… I promise I won’t do it!”
I raised my voice and my arms as I stopped Emilia’s pursuit.
“But why can’t I research light magic!?”
“Do you really need to ask?”
“…. Nevermind.”
In the light attribute’s case, I used my knowledge of cells and biology to increase the healing speed of my experimental subjects. However, the result was also the same as the body enhancement magic. All of them died and not one of them survived. What’s more, when I dissected their bodies, I discovered cancerous tumors on various parts of their bodies. And those tumors seemed to have been the cause of their death.
By the way, my little brother also saw me dissecting their bodies. As a result, he became even more afraid of me. So my mother told me to stop doing experiments near the house. Because I didn’t want my brother to become even more afraid of me, I accepted my mother’s instruction and decided to perform research in the sky.
“Wanna join me in my practice, Emilia?”
“Yes!”
I then taught Emilia how to make those funnels and how to control them. Because it was a bit complex, she had a hard time understanding it.
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After an hour, I noticed a small caravan of coaches approaching our house from the sky. Those coaches were mostly blue and bore the insignia of a serpent.
“Hey, Emilia…”
“Hmm?”
I called Emilia’s name so that her concentration would shift from the funnels to mine.
“What’s that?”
I pointed at the long line of coaches.
“Ah, it seems like Liza has arrived, Lumina-sama.”
“Liza?”
…
“Ahh, Liza! I see, so she has finally decided to visit!”
“You’re half-right, Lumina-sama.”
“Hm?”
Before she replied, Emilia noticed that my cup was already empty and stood up from her seat.
“Liza isn’t visiting, she’s moving in.”
“Eh?”
“It’s because she’s your servant, Lumina-sama… also, Mary and Victoria will arrive later. As for Achil and the other two boys, they’ll be staying at the borders along with Gen. Mayers.”
I quickly slammed my palms on the table and said:
“Wait, you said it's because she’s my servant right?”
“Yes.”
“T-then that means, the other 194 will…”
“Don’t worry, about that Lumina-sama. Their parents are strictly educating them in their homes so that they’ll be able to support you once they become the heads of their households.”
“… right~ but that still doesn’t explain why they’re moving in…”
Emilia knitted her brows and replied:
“I also asked them that, Lumina-sama. But, they said that it was related to their households so I couldn’t pry too deeply.”
“I see…”
I then stood up from my seat and descended back to my home.
“Then let’s quickly get back and meet them.”
“Please wait for a moment.”
While Emilia arranged the tea sets, I watched the long line of coaches with excitement. It’s because Liza, who I hadn’t seen for 2 months, was gonna arrive.
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LOL, tommorrow, I'm gonna procrastinate(watch an anime marathon) so I can't guarantee a realease~ tehee~