Chapter 9: The Commander's Son Is Suspicious of Magic

"Arth. Can I have a minute?"

After the class, when I stood up to go to Alice, Rinse called out to me.

"what's wrong with you?"

"I have something to worry about. Shall we go outside?"

"Is this a bad story?"

"A little bit"

A story that can't be done here... I don't have a clue, but for the time being, I just want to see how Alice is doing.

"... Understood. But before that, can I see how Alice is doing?"

"Of course. Ah, but isn't she busy right now?"

"busy?"

"If you go, you'll find out."

With that being said, I head to the classroom where Alice is taking classes. There are various classes in this academy, but what you take will change according to your needs. There are many gender-segregated classes, and today's class is different from Alice's, except for classroom lectures, so it's a pity that we don't have much time to spend together.

Then, when I headed to Alice's classroom, I saw a crowd of people around Alice and guessed it.

"I see... I'm sure you're busy."

"That's right. I'm sure you want to ask a lot of things while you're not by my side."

The day before yesterday, Alice's engagement was broken off by the prince because of false accusations. And she was saved by me from the side like a story. I would like to hear from everyone.

"Even so, is it a moral difference that no one asks me?"

"You don't have to worry about it, but after Miss Misty, I think you'll ask Arth."

"Something like that..."

It doesn't look like it's going to end for a while, so I follow Rinse to an unpopular place. After confirming that no one was around, Rinse said with a serious expression.

"What I want to talk about is about my brother and the people who were close to him."

"What's wrong with them?"

"Right now, it seems like he's being quietly put under confinement at home…but I don't know why."

"don't know?"

I nodded at those words and said.

"Since I got involved with just one commoner, my brother and the people who were close to him began to degenerate. What I don't understand is how a commoner woman could win the hearts of my brothers. I don't understand."

"... Rinse, do you feel something about that woman?"

"I'm telling you something pretty weird, but don't laugh. I think she can use magic."

"I see, it's certainly a strange story."

magic. A paranormal phenomenon that appears in fantasy. Fundamentally, both this world and the previous world are nothing more than a product of imagination.

Yes...with some exceptions.

There is some kind of magic in this world.

However, it is by no means an all-powerful force. Magic is defined as something like a so-called constitution. For example, those who can control water from birth are called water magic, and those who can control wind are called wind magic. Well, that power also varies from large to small. For example, even with the same wind magic, there are those who can control gusts of wind from those that cause a gentle breeze, and there are serious magics that can purify dirty water by raising water a little.

It's such an amazing magic, but in this world it's treated as a secret once it's manifested. The reason is not a cool reason like ``a high school student who has awakened to a different ability hides it'' in the other world. There are some things that disappear with , but there are also things that can be used from infants until they wake up and die.

And the manifestation of magic is basically manifested in aristocratic bloodlines. Well, most nobles don't manifest it, but in rare cases, it manifests in their grandfather's generation and then it's inherited by their grandchildren, and this is also quite unbalanced, so I'm making a compromise by convincing myself that it's that kind of constitution.

Perhaps what Rinse wants to say is...

"In other words Rinse, are you wondering if that woman is a user of enchanting magic"

"It's just a possibility"

enchanted magic. That's what they say about the power that has a hypnotic effect on the opposite sex. I feel like it was manifesting in another noble's house a long time ago...

"Are you serious?"

"It's just one of the possibilities.

"... What is his Majesty's opinion?"

"His Majesty suspects that there is a high possibility that that woman has that power. Perhaps she is using it without realizing it. "

As expected of His Majesty, I'm impressed, but if that's the case, it'll be troublesome. If I unknowingly fascinate the men around me like this, it'll likely cause an even bigger incident later on, so I can't carelessly release her.

"Well, I don't know why you were released from her magic... but maybe it has something to do with your magic?"

"Body strengthening?"

The Lost Viscount family, who have been entrusted with the Knight Commander for generations, have a high probability of being given physical strengthening magic. I can also use Arth, but I think it probably doesn't matter. Because I think that my personality is nullifying the charm magic, considering that I have never been charmed since I became my personality. There's no basis for it, but... well, it wouldn't be strange to nullify the phenomenon of reincarnation in another world.

"Well, anyway, I want to check it out, so I want Arth to go out with me."

"So, Rinse, do you want to check it yourself? Isn't it dangerous?"

"I can use magic, and I believe that you and the other female knights will stop me if something happens."

"Haa...Is this the reason you talked to me this morning?"

"I really want to be your friend."

He said so with a smile, so I sighed and said.

"If tomorrow is all right, let's go out together."

"It's enough, thank you."

I wanted to sigh at myself for taking on such a troublesome task, but if it would harm Alice, I would have to eliminate it, so I decided to take it as a perfect opportunity.