Since When Did You Have The Illusion That You Don't Have Magical Powers?! Chapter 75

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Veritas Perfectio, 1st son of the Earl of Aldridge, Sapphiras' older brother

Earl of Aldridge, advisor of the Royal Order of Magicians

Casey Morgan, son of Viscount Stuart, Sapphiras' maternal cousin

“Shit……!”

Isn't it strange that they won't a Stella to this me1この俺 kono ore, kinda an arrogant way of referring to oneself! I'm the legitimate son of the venerable Earl of Aldridge, but to experience such humiliation!

In magic, I must always be the best. But to give a star honour to a representative who has only just entered the school this year is just plain wrong!

I suppress the emotion that makes me want to scream and clench my fists tightly.

I don't have time for this nonsense.

“Ve-Veritas?”

There's no point in being here any more. I turned my back on the stupid stellar awarding ceremony and left the sword-fighting arena.

The ancestor of the Perfectio family was honoured by King Solmontana in recognition for his achievements in defeating the hordes of demons that attacked the royal city with powerful magic.

I was born the eldest son of this venerable family of magical earls. Being born into this family, it is only natural that I should have strong magical powers and be able to manipulate magic at will. My father has the highest expectations of me, as I will eventually succeed him as Earl of Magic.

Of course, my two younger brothers were also expected to be magicians, but one day the family structure changed.

As a legitimate son, my brothers and I had little contact with each other, but since the day of the magic appraisal of my younger brother Sapphiras, we no longer see each other, even at mealtimes. Father, mother, and even the servants, for that matter, never mention my second brother's name. They act as if he had never existed in the first place. I was curious as to why, but my father didn't say anything about it, so I didn't ask him either.

One year later. By the time my youngest brother, Aquila, had his magic appraisal, my second brother was moved to the old detached house. Mother didn't say anything about it either. Even as a child I could tell that she tried to stay away from him as much as possible.

Father had no hesitation in calling my second brother a thing and cursing him as a disgrace to Perfectio. It was only then that I discovered that my second brother was magic-less. My father told me never to have anything to do with him, and I have no intention of having anything to do with him. The magical earls doesn't need anyone without magical powers. Even without that thing, I have a very talented Aquila as a spare.

When that thing was completely cut off from the family, my father's expectations turned even more towards me. I felt superior for that, but at the same time I began to feel shame for the fact that the magic-less thing was my sibling.

The shame of my family, that magic-less thing, was now at the age of entering the academy. Father didn't seem to have any intention of letting him out, but once he received a letter of admission from the academy, he couldn't afford to not let him attend. The reason is that it is a national rule for the sons and daughters of a noble family to be admitted to the academy.

My father spat it out, saying that he wished he had known that he had no magical power when he was born, and I thought the same. Those who don't talk will laugh behind our backs saying that shame is my brother. I couldn't help but get irritated by the fact that I, who was excellent, had a younger brother who didn't have magical powers. It's the only flaw in the perfect me.

However, as soon as he entered the school, the abominable thing was thrown out of the Perfectio family for cheating in the practical magic class. If he is no longer a noble, he cannot attend the academy. I thought I had finally been freed from the nuisance of that troublesome person, having been displeased with the school for so many years because of that's entrance. However, he is still at the academy. Moreover, as an excellent magician, he has the patronage of the ducal family.

That's impossible. He has no magical powers. What kind of dirty tricks did he use to get in? I knew that some of the nobility did not like my father. They are the ones who are jealous of Perfectio's achievements in the past. The existence of that thing without magical power could give these nobles a reason to humiliate Perfectio. But it is insane, even if it is the ducal family, to back a useless person with no magical power. Moreover, it was also very unpleasant that the Duke's daughter was on that thing's shoulder. I was stunned hearing he was excellent. But that's all he is in the end. It's funny, isn't it?

I'm going to win a star again this year and show the prestige of Perfectio, the magical earl family. The ducal family will be disappointed if they find out that I'm the one who excels, not him. Thinking that way, I felt heartily gratified.

That was supposed to happen……

I left in the middle of the Stella presentation and was summoned back to the mansion by my father.

As a magical earl family, I was defeated by the representative of the first year. I am well aware that my father will not be pleased with the result of this performance. I'm sure he will reprimand me severely.

“Veritas! What in the world did you mean by this result? You have humiliated me!”

As soon as I entered the office, my father, in a fit of anger, slammed his fist roughly against the office desk.

I cower involuntarily at the loud sound that echoes through the room. This is the first time I have ever seen Father's anger directed at me with such intensity. The look in father's eyes now is the same as the look in his eyes when he looks at that thing. It's the way he looks at the shame of our family. I feel a twinge in the pit of my stomach at the thought.

Why does he look at me that way? My father has always seen me as an excellent son……

When my cousin Casey went around blasting the shame of our family, Father was whipping that thing with a face like an angry ogre. I secretly followed him and watched the scene, and even felt a dark pleasure at the sight of that thing crying and begging for forgiveness.

I am cherished by my father. As the heir to this earl family, he has high expectations for me. Compared to this, how is that thing? He is useless, without magical power, and even hated by his father. Even his mother looks away and pretends not to see him.

Aquila, who is two years younger than me, is just my spare. I am the best in the house.

Satisfied with the quiet appearance of the that thing after being beaten up so many times, I step back into the main house.

He was born in this house, but if he doesn't have magical power, he's not qualified to live here. Because I thought so, I believed that my father's treatment of that thing was natural and that it had nothing to do with me.

“Truly abominable! You are more! Clearly! If only I could show you the difference in ability!”

He was banging on his desk and, as if that wasn't enough to make him angry enough, he grabbed a book from his desk and threw it at me. I couldn't avoid it and the book hit me directly in the temple area. The impact turned my eyes white.

“!”

The place where the book hit me throbbed with pain.

“Shit! I didn't realise you were useless too! Listen, don't embarrass me again! If you can't make up for this in the future, I'll replace you with Aquila!”

“……Eh?”

Aquila as successor?

I didn't understand father's words for a moment.

“Th-that! Until now, I've been learning magic and honing my skills for the sake of this earl family!”

“Aquila's talent as a magician is superior to yours. If you don't want to hand over the seat of the next family head to Aquila, don't expose yourself like that again! I don't want to see anything like that. Hurry up and get out of this room.”

After saying that, my father turned his back without even giving me a glance.

I thought I was valued as the sole heir. Even so, was my existence something that could be replaced so easily……

“……Excuse me.”

When I left the office, my mother was there with a worried look on her face. Father's yelling must have been heard in the corridor. Mother must have heard about the change of the next family head.

“Well! Veritas, you're bleeding!”

Mother's complexion changes when she sees my face. Come to think of it, my temples have been hurting terribly since a while ago. It must have been cut by the book that hit me.

“……It's all right. I'm going back to the dormitory.”

“Bu-but you're injured like that…… at least give it some medical attention.”

“No, I'm fine. Just leave me alone.”

“Veritas……”

The quiet and reserved mother is always somewhat frightened of father, perhaps because she is afraid of him.

She was the one who, no matter what father did to that thing, she would turn a blind eye. Even if I were to be removed from the seat of the next family head, I'm sure she wouldn't say anything. Well, to this person, Aquila is also her son. I guess she doesn't care who takes over the earl family.

The school was buzzing with the aftermath of the magic performance when I returned to the academy.

From the students standing here and there chatting, I could hear the topic of the star-winning class. Originally, it should have been me who was awarded the star.

While I was annoyed and headed towards my dormitory room so as not to stand out, I couldn't help but turn my gaze in that direction when I heard a familiar voice.

There he was chatting with the star-bearing representative of the academy. Come to think of it, they were the representatives of that thing's class. I feel an inexpressible anger welling up in me.

Why is that thing laughing when I'm feeling this way?

Everything was fine until that thing entered this academy. But after he entered, I was whispered about behind my back as a disgraceful elder brother, I lost a star in magic performance, and now my position as successor is in jeopardy. This is all because of that thing.

The shame should have been quiet and small like when he was away from home.

Shit! I wish that thing was gone!

Chapter end