I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags… Chapter 7 — My stepbrother’s magic is quite powerful

Chapter 7 - My stepbrother’s magic is quite powerful

Several weeks have passed since the incidents where I fell onto Keith from the tree and the divorce crisis.

After the incidents, daily life has been calm. The magic tutor has been decided, and full-fledged magic training will finally start in a few days. My stepbrother Keith has also been getting more familiar with the family, he seems to have beco tar.

If there’s any problems, it’s that occasionally the evil sadistic Prince Jared, using the engagent as a reason, has begun showing up here from ti to ti. Sohow, he heard about my tree incident, and ca to visit to express his regards.

However, I told him I really wasn’t injured to the point where I needed visits. Because my brother was underneath , I was basically uninjured. And yet, it’s so mortifying to think that I couldn’t even climb a tree when I had so much monkey blood in …… I only fell from the tree because I had gotten careless and carried away, but I’m actually still pretty good at climbing trees!!! However, during my hot-blooded passionate narrative, since Prince Jared spent the whole ti with his face down and his shoulders trembling, I wasn’t sure if he was actually properly listening to .

By the way, ever since my parents overca their divorce crisis, I’m now so embarrassed for them as a daughter, because they’ve beco so lovey-dovey. Man, it’s like they’re lost in their own little world. At this rate I feel like I may be getting another little brother or sister soon. And sorry but honestly, I wish they would hurry up and calm down.

Then, while mother had been cold to Keith in the ga…… Now that she has confird her husband’s love and beco lovey-dovey, seeing how Keith looked like her husband, said “Keith will surely grow up to be splendid just like my husband” and started doting on him as well. But, her real daughter is feeling left out…… Now, as for my father who usually doted on , after his newfound love, is now saying “Katarina is similar to Miri Diana, the world’s cutest” instead……

In this way, the Claes family that had been rather awkward in the ga, had sohow completely beco a lovey-dovey family.

After I finished practicing the sword with Keith, we ca to the field together. My cute stepbrother seems not only to be cute and friendly, but also talented in swordsmanship, and was praised by our swordsmanship teacher today. As the older sister, I’m really proud of him. As for , I was praised like usual for my sword swings. After that it was just exercising.

The field’s crops are becoming steadily bigger.

“Co to think of it, why did nee-san make a field in the first place?”

Keith asked as he was looking at the cucumber sprouts that had gotten quite large.

“Co to think of it, I never did tell Keith the reason, eh.”

I explained to Keith how in order to strengthen my magic, interacting with oneself’s source of magic was important, and that making a field was my way of interacting with the earth. Well, as for now, I had mostly forgotten about strengthening my magic, and it had turned into my hobby instead.

“Making a field can strengthen magic…… I think sothing is wrong here……”

Keith opened his mouth wide agape when he heard the story, and was grumbling sothing under his breath to himself. Hmm, sohow I feel like I’ve seen a similar scene sowhere before.

“Co to think of it, Keith has so pretty strong magic, right? What can you do?”

After all, since Keith was recognized for his strong magic, he was adopted into the Claes family. Surely he has a power that is incomparable to that of my “Earth Thud.” When I looked at Keith with a face full of interest, for so reason he had a stiff face.

“Keith, is sothing wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s fine.”

Sneaking a quick peek at Keith, his tiny neck was shaking.

“Oh yeah, as for , well, I can only do this.”

And so I showed off my ultimate skill, Earth Thud. Keith smiled.

“It’s rather small, isn’t it.”

“Yep, it’s quite little. Even though I want to be able to create a wall of earth with a bang, or manipulate an earth golem or sothing……”

As I said so, I got a bit downhearted.

“An earth golem?” Keith repeated.

“Yeah, that’s right! I want to be able to manipulate an earth golem!”

I recalled that there was a scene in the ga where Keith, with his earth magic, was able to control an earth golem and co to the rescue of the heroine. If I can control an earth golem, that ans I can get free labor. It will surely be good for business. If I get exiled, I’ll have my earth golem create a fortune for .

“Even though I really want to try it, I have no idea how. That’s right! If it’s Keith, surely you know so way!”

After all, Keith used this magic in the ga.

“……Uh… But……”

“Please! Keith. Even just a little! Let see it!”

Although Keith seed terribly hesitant for so reason, I absolutely, even if just a little bit, insisted on asking him to show .

“……Fine, just a little……”

He acknowledged reluctantly.

“Yay~~ Thank you, Keith!”

Yay~~! Now, I can start a business with magic!! I’ll be able to avoid the destruction~~! Or, it might even make Katarina into a business mogul! I was so happy that I even started dancing a bit.

Keith had apparently played with clay dolls before at his previous house. And, since his magic activated it, it seems that his magic entered the clay doll and gave it the ability to move.

Keith made a miniature golem of about ten centiters from the garden soil. What a stepbrother, he seems so dexterous with his hands. And then, he put both hands on the golem and slowly closed his eyes. After a while, Keith opened his eyes and the golem began walking with a soft pitter-patter.

“W-, Wow!! Keith. It’s moving! The golem is moving!!”

“If I put magic power into the earth golem like this, it can move where I want it to.”

Keith explained to while I was squealing in excitent.

“Are they all this size?”

In the ga, it was supposed to be large enough to be able to embrace the heroine.

“If I put more magic power into it, it should be able to grow bigger… wanna see?”

While my eyes were full of expectations, Keith had a troubled face. I nodded wildly. I an, he shouldn’t be limited to just the size of ten centiters. In order to increase business, of course a much bigger golem with an impact was needed. Keith looked at with very troubled eyes. However, when he saw how full of expectation I was, once again, he placed both hands on the golem.

Then, the ten centiter sized golem suddenly grew to about three ters. I was instinctively thrilled.

“This is really amazing! Keith. You’re a genius! Hey, can you move this in the sa way just like when it was little?”

I inquired while being very excited.

“Yep, it moves the sa way,” he said.

“Please, show how it moves!”

“Well, just a little, then.”

The three ter earth golem began moving with a thud. I was once again very, very impressed by the fact that the country I was living in now was one with magic. In fact, I had never seen any magic besides my own Earth Thud. But, Earth Thud was so shabby that it could barely be called magic at all.

So this is, magic…… Magic did not exist in my previous life. But, I had always longed for it. I had thought many tis over, if only I could use magic. And now, magic is right in front of my eyes.

I want to touch it…… I really want to touch that earth golem that is moving by magic. Thinking so, I impulsively rushed up to the golem. Behind , Keith seed to say sothing while he was controlling the golem, but I was too excited to hear what he was saying.

I approached the golem, and stretched out my hand……

At this ti, the three ter earth golem’s arm was making a large movent as well.

I think, the golem’s arm probably hit sowhere on my chest, and the impact was much, much stronger than I thought it would be……

My body flew high up in the air, and I hit the hard ground head-first…… Ahh, there’s been lots of these incidents recently…… I’m so unlucky…… As my consciousness was fading out, I heard Keith calling over and over…… Ahh, I made such a kind-hearted stepbrother worry about again…… Sorry, Keith……

Then my consciousness was completely shut off.

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When I woke up, I was on top of my bed in my room. In front of was a middle-aged man with tears and a runny nose instead of a great face - my father.

“Katarina~~!! You’ve finally woken up!!”

Father said so as he was hugging . Upon receiving his bear hug, sohow or other my head and body seed to be throbbing. Also, my father’s tears and runny nose…… ca very close to . Please, just don’t get it on my face… Father tried to fight off the tears by covering his face and wiping off his runny nose.

“Katarina, I know that you’ve just woken up, but how’s your condition?” This ti it was mother that spoke up.

“……Condition?”

“Did you forget? You were sent flying by Keith’s earth golem, hit your head, and fainted!”

“……Oh, that’s right!!!”

Since waking up to see my father with a runny nose was such a terrible sight, I forgot to think about why he was here. Even though mother had been spoiling Keith more than lately, of course she was also worried about .

“So, how’s your condition? The doctor said that there’s no problems besides a bump on your head, and so swelling on your back.”

“Co to think of it, my head does hurt a little bit…… Oh wow, it’s true, there really is a bump!”

When I touched my head the sudden pain inford that there indeed was a bump on my head. My back was also aching a bit.

“Well, the doctor said that you will heal naturally in a few weeks. Until then you are to rest quietly. You are banned from entering the garden until you heal.”

“Ehh, such a thing, but I have to take care of the field~~!”

Almost by reflex, I protested while glaring at my mother.

“If you’re going to act so selfish, then in the future, you’ll be banned from the garden permanently.”

“……Such a thing…”

“Until you heal, you’re not allowed in the garden. Behave. Got it!?”

“……Yes.”

I shrank back like a frog that was being stared at by a snake.

“Hey, Anne.” I spoke in a low voice to the maid Anne who was waiting next to .

“Yes, Ojou-sama?”

“If I recall correctly, mother should be soone that feels more gentle……”

“Yes indeed, no matter who you ask, Madam always gives off a gentle feeling.”

“Indeed, that’s so. I wonder why she suddenly gave off such a strong impression…… I wonder if she’s gained so confidence from being so lovey-dovey with father?”

“Ojou-sama, if her child is being a problem, the gentle mother will quickly disappear. Madam surely also has to change for the sake of her child.”

“If her child is being a problem you say, what on earth are you saying. Keith is a very good child.”

“…………I’m really, really sorry for Madam.”

And then, as I was secretively talking with Anne, I rembered.

“That’s right! How is Keith?”

I involuntarily let out my voice. My father, the person who had been repeatedly saying “I’m glad Katarina is alright” while wiping his runny nose answered .

“Keith returned to his room after the doctor told him that Katarina would be alright.”

“Is that so. Since he was calling so much when I was injured, he must have been quite worried.”

“Katarina, about Keith……”

Father didn’t have his usual idiotic parent face, but put on a serious face.

“What is it?”

“Well, about Keith. Although he has really strong magic, he cannot handle it properly quite yet. As such, he will now be properly taught how to use it by the magic tutor, and has promised to not blindly use magic until he can control it. I also explained such a thing to you when you two first t, no?”

“……Well, uh……”

I don’t rember hearing such a story…… That’s right!? When father first introduced Keith to , I was being too distracted by my own thoughts to listen to him.

“Father, I’m sorry. I, didn’t hear what father was saying at all at that ti.”

“Well, I thought it would be sothing like that.”

Father smiled wryly, while mother listening behind him had a shocked face.

“I never told this to you before though…… before, where Keith was living previously, his magic got out of control and injured his stepbrothers. Keith has a good understanding of his magic’s scariness. So, I was very surprised to hear that Keith was using magic.”

I rembered how Keith was when I saw the magic. Although I was too excited to get a clear image of him, now that I think about it, he had a rather stiff face. He was very hesitant to use magic.

“Well, Keith said, ‘I arbitrarily broke the promise to not use magic, and even injured nee-san. Everything is my fault. Please, by all ans, punish .’”

“Such a thing!? Keith didn’t do anything wrong! It was that was being unreasonable in demanding him to use magic! ……Besides……”

What was it that Keith was saying to while I was rushing towards the three ter earth golem…… I wasn’t really paying attention since I was too excited……

Certainly, I think he said, “It’s dangerous! Nee-san, don’t get close!”

“Besides, even though Keith warned to stay away from the golem because it was dangerous…… I, was too excited about the magic and didn’t hear him properly. Keith did absolutely nothing wrong. It’s all my fault as I got too carried away. I’m really sorry.”

As I was saying so, I lowered my head to mother, father, and Anne who were all worrying about .

“As such, if there is any punishnt, let take it!”

I said so as I looked up at my father.

“Thank you for talking everything out properly. My cute Katarina. To both you and Keith, of course I have no intention to punish either of you. However, you definitely have to rest properly until your injuries are healed because you have been a little too tomboyish as of late. Understood?”

My father patted my head gently as he said so. I seem to have heard mother grumbling behind him “is being tomboyish really that cute?”

“I also have to go apologize to Keith.”

“You’re right, Katarina. But because it’s too late today, please do so tomorrow.”

If I look outside the window next to my father, it is indeed completely dark and the sun has set. Since Keith and I were out in the garden during early afternoon, I seem to have been asleep for almost half a day.

“Well then, co tomorrow I shall go apologize.”

“Please do so. Well then, from now, please earnestly rest.”

After stroking my head again, father pulled mother out of my room.

I asked Anne to help get ready to rest again, and went back into my bed.

When I closed my eyes, I saw Keith’s stiff face in front of .

Even without having heard my father’s story, I knew from the ga settings that Keith had injured his stepbrothers by mistake before coming to this mansion. Before I lost my consciousness, Keith’s desperate voice calling over and over had been like a scream of pain……

His cuteness had turned into sothing really sad. Tomorrow, let’s go apologize to him first thing in the morning. I swore so to myself as I went to sleep.

However, I wasn’t able to fulfill this promise. Keith would no longer co out of his room.