Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 125
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Episode 125 Oceanis (1)
As the escorts, including Rad, fled, Elisa’s cold expression softened.
She let out a faint sigh and turned to Galen, muttering.
“I really can’t back out now.”
“Are you thinking of stepping down?”
“That wasn’t it.”
Since joining Galen, I had left my guards half-neglected, but just a moment ago, Elisa had formally ordered them to return to their homes, as they were no longer needed.
He even sent the book of the last moon to Rad, so it was tantamount to declaring war on Rios.
To others, it might seem like a crazy thing for a half-dead bachelor to pick a fight with the head of the household who is almost certain to be the next head of the household.
If we had only thought of positive possibilities in the first place, we would not have even started tracking down the culprit.
She, who was ‘invisible’ in the lofty words, had nothing to be ashamed of.
Just in case you have any concerns.
“Galen helped me so much, but what if it doesn’t work? I feel bad. What should I do?”
“It’s not like there won’t be any.”
Galen lightly allayed Elisa’s concerns.
“Even if the Draup family is second to none, since they borrowed the name of the church, they cannot deny the existence of the book.”
“But if you want to get rid of it, can’t you get rid of it?”
“That’s true. You can either pass the buck or deny the data itself.”
“Yes. Because we can’t expect them to simply admit their mistakes.”
Since the three siblings didn’t come all the way to Ruata to personally submit the request, they could have argued, ‘The younger one did it out of loyalty and did it on his own, and I really didn’t know!’
While acknowledging that it was information from the Assassins, one could question how credible the information itself was. For example, “Is it true that whatever the Assassins wrote down is true?”
“But even if you think about it, young lady, that’s a pretty flimsy excuse, isn’t it?”
“That’s true, but there are cases where people are fooled even though they know it. To be honest, I think this case is one of those cases.”
Politics is always like that.
No matter how you look at it, it is clearly wrong, but how often do you see people protecting others by applying all sorts of far-fetched logic just because they are on the same side?
It was one thing to find Elisha’s argument more persuasive, and another to side with Elisha.
“I know what you’re saying. If you had to kill one of them, you’d choose to kill the young lady over Rios, right? Regardless of who was actually at fault.”
“Sadly, I can’t deny it. Rios is far ahead of me in terms of skill, achievements, and status. To put it bluntly… I would rather disappear from the family.”
“That’s why I brought up the topic of justification last time.”
“yes?”
“Since we have prepared a logically undeniable argument, the other side has no choice but to crush it with force. But what if we are stronger? Would we still choose to strike the young lady down then?”
“… … Do you really intend to fight the entire Oceanis?”
“Don’t worry, it’ll be over before the roots are uprooted.”
Galen, who spoke like that, showed no sign of fear wherever he looked. The same was true of Lilia, who had been with him the longest.
Elisa asked in a slightly broken voice.
“Galen… how strong is he?”
“I think it might be a little stronger than you think, young lady.”
Galen smiled softly.
She had already experienced too many instances of common sense being destroyed and had given up on judging Galen, but no matter what, she could not completely escape the framework of common sense.
Galen turned his head, leaving the confused Elisa alone for a moment.
It was directed at Terti, who was wearing a complicated expression at a distance.
“Here’s the situation, Mr. Terti.”
“Hmm.”
“Do you intend to extend your escort contract, Miss? Mr. Terti, do as you see fit.”
“Well, it would be better to say that the waning moon is attacking.”
Terti grumbled.
“This is the question that Elisha asked just now. Do you really intend to fight Oceanis?”
“Because it’s a problem that can’t be overcome without sticking to it.”
“That’s true, but what’s important is whether it’s a fight with a chance of winning.”
“I feel a little embarrassed to say this.”
Galen scratched the ball and added.
“I don’t support water.”
“… … Oh, right.”
Although it was said playfully, Terti let out a hollow laugh at the playful remark.
I know in my head that it’s just ridiculous nonsense.
For some reason, I believed in it with my heart. I felt an inexplicable sense of trust.
Now that I think about it, wasn’t it similar when you subjugated the last moon? If so, then it means you truly thought you would win.
Galen shrugged his shoulders at Terti, whose eyes had become serious.
“Well, it’s rare for outside mercenaries to be killed in a family feud like this, right? It might be different if some scrap metal thugs get caught up in it.”
“If you look at the state of the house, it’s golden and I don’t care if it’s a mess… … Oh, I’m sorry. Princess Elisa.”
“No. We’re a family that kills even our own blood relatives.”
“Ahem!”
“It’s really okay.”
“Well, anyway, I wasn’t particularly worried about my life. I was just curious about the odds.”
Terti, who had regained his senses, nodded.
“Okay. Now that we’ve started, let’s finish it.”
“Good idea.”
Galen smiled and held out his hand. Terti took it and shook it.
“This will be the easiest money-making commission.”
* * *
The end of late autumn.
It should be cold as early winter is just around the corner, but the Sun Islands, the southernmost part of the country, are so warm that it doesn’t snow even in midwinter.
But the atmosphere in the conference room was colder than even the northernmost part of the North.
Of course, he had never been to the North before, but that was how Rad felt. It was killing him to be the only one receiving the attention of the three siblings, Lius, Tarina, and Raven.
“… … .”
Lius, who had been looking down at the prostrate Rad in silence for a long time, spoke in a dull voice.
“… … You can step back.”
“yes!”
“You all know you have to keep quiet, right? All four of you.”
“Of course!”
Rad, who had been shaking his head repeatedly, left the conference room with the feeling of escaping hell.
As the door closed tightly, Rios pressed his temple.
“This is giving me a headache.”
Elisha, who had been wandering around the South and Southeast for over a year after practically leaving his family on his own two feet, suddenly went up to the East and stayed there for several months.
Around early autumn, Galen suddenly appeared out of nowhere and joined us, in mid-autumn, the waning moon was destroyed, and now, in late autumn, we have even received a sort of declaration of war from Elisha.
Things were unfolding too quickly in the space of a season.
If that were all there was to it, I would have tried to come up with a solution, but I was going crazy because things that I couldn’t understand kept happening.
Because these events occurred so far away that it would take a couple of months just to get the news back and forth, we couldn’t do anything about it.
“I was always dumbfounded when I received the report, but now that I’ve come here in person and they’re saying the same thing, I’m sorry.”
Raven clicked his tongue.
“Does that mean that guy suddenly turned into gold? In less than two years?”
“Jervon might have taught me secretly.”
“Was he really that out of his mind? Even if he was, how many years had it been? Hey, you’re about the same age as Elisa.”
Even in the case of a prestigious bloodline where one receives excellent teachers and other environmental support from a young age in a practice method that has been established for at least several generations, there are cases where one is not golden. This is because the size of innate talent is different for everyone.
Usually, people reach the golden age when they are in their forties, and those who are called geniuses shorten it by several years.
If you become golden in your twenties, you will be called a genius who will be recorded in the history of your family.
But what on earth would you call that talent if it became golden in your early twenties, without any support?
Although there were expectations that he would soon become gold, Raven, who had not yet become gold, had no desire to acknowledge Galen’s existence.
“I guess he’s a mutant genius.”
Tarina replied curtly.
She finally broke through the golden wall this year and was more relaxed than Raven, but she also didn’t like Galen.
Although he was ten years younger than her, he had a higher reputation than her. Tarina had yet to have the opportunity to properly display the power of the Golden Wizard.
“I also have many doubts about his talent. But what’s important now is not his talent but his actions.”
“Rius said, glaring at the book Lad had offered that was lying on the table.
“I don’t know who made contact with the other first, you or Elisha, but as a result, the Moon was destroyed and the book containing the blasphemous contents was leaked. And it even came in the form of a church guarantee.”
“If my older sister had been a little more careful in giving instructions, there wouldn’t have been a problem.”
“Shut up. How can I be more careful than this? I gave you a clue because you don’t manage your money properly!”
“Stop it. If you’re going to hold everyone accountable, are you going to blame me for choosing the last moon of the month?”
Rather than saying that it was specifically the fault of any of the three, it was more like Elisa was poking around like a crazy woman, and a faint trace was unluckily picked up.
To be honest, if the Assassins’ stronghold hadn’t been raided, it wouldn’t have been considered evidence. The destruction of the last moon was something close to a natural disaster.
“But isn’t this something the church is trying to do to our family? They’re using Elisha to create a smokescreen? I heard there’s a priest in the group too.”
“That possibility cannot be ruled out. Or Elisha may have first dragged the church into dying together. Either way, it is not something we can easily accept.”
“I guess I’ll have to start with internal discipline first. It’s going to be a bit of a hassle if Elisa drags me into a public opinion war. I don’t know exactly what she wants, so…”
It was while the three of them were discussing countermeasures.
Boom, bang, bang!
There was a loud noise at the conference room door. It wasn’t a polite knock, but almost a bang as if it were going to break down.
The moment the three of them frowned at the thought of some insolent bastard, the door flew open without permission.
Immediately afterwards, the expressions of the three returned to their original state. The person who came in was someone who could do that.
“Aren’t you my uncle?”
The eldest member of the Oceanis family. He was the older brother of the current head of the family, Cled, who was bedridden due to illness.
Even though he was close to seventy, he was still healthy and semi-retired, so it was unusual for him to come to the conference room.
There was good reason for that.
“Explain it.”
He roughly threw the book he was holding onto the table and spoke softly.
The expression on Rios’ face, who had been doing something, hardened slightly.
It was a booklet with the same contents as the one that had been delivered to them through Rad.
Although he was momentarily flustered, Lius quickly regained his composure. At the change, Cled wiggled his pure white eyebrows.
“Where did you get this, Uncle?”
“They delivered it to me a little while ago from the top of Kalia. It was wrapped so tightly that I thought it was a gift from Elisa, but it turned out to be an incredible gift.”
“We just received the exact same item a little while ago.”
“The end? The end?”
Claude asked in a tone of incredulity.
“Did I misread it because my eyes were dim? Or did I mishear it because my ears were deaf?”
“If you are referring to the contents of the booklet, then yes. I will not deny it.”
“Heh heh, heh heh heh.”
Cled let out a hollow laugh at Rios’ attitude of admitting it without even blinking an eye.
“I thought it was an unfortunate accident. I knew that you two weren’t on good terms, so I tried to understand your attitude toward Gerbon’s death. But… … .”
“Then please continue to think that way.”
“… … What?”
“Even if we admit our wrongdoing, Jervon will not come back to life. Or will you side with Elisha and kill all three of us?”
“You bastard, Rios!”
Cled shouted. Rios paid no attention and spoke coldly.
“If you are going to hold me personally accountable, I will gladly accept it, but first, look at the bigger picture. Elisha has now declared war on the family.”
“It’s not about the family, it’s about you guys.”
“Isn’t that the same thing? Elisa is not alone now. The only people who are revealed right now are the Golden Wizard, the Warrior, and the Bishop. We are not even sure who is behind Elisa, or whether her actions are completely voluntary.”
Claude was suddenly speechless.
Aside from being angry at Rios, what Rios said sounded plausible.
I could understand Elisa’s anger, but if her family was going to be ruined in the process of venting her anger… … I had to stop her.
“Since your uncle came here, why don’t you go and check it out yourself?”
“……what?”
“The information we have received is so uncertain that it is difficult to make a clear judgment. So please look at it and judge for yourself. Do you think Elisha would kick out your uncle?”
Kled had to desperately suppress his anger at the shamelessness of ordering him to do things when he couldn’t even apologize for his mistakes.
“… … Okay, I’ll go and come back.”
Cled turned around, spitting out the words as if chewing them.
“Ask me after the sins are all over.”
“yes.”
“Take a look.”
The three siblings showed their courtesy with an outwardly polite attitude.
Because he knew full well that there was practically nothing he could do to punish Kled, who was already half-retired.
They did not yet know that there was someone else who would punish them.