After Starting a Thread as a Reincarnated in an Unknown Otome Game, I Got Caught in a Battlefield of Beauties - Chapter 40: Alto's Lie

Chapter 40: Alto’s Lie

Note:

I added a reason for the spy stuff since you all pointed out a major flaw. If you have time, please check it out… though it feels like I’m stretching the words a bit.

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—Going back in time a bit, to when we were surrounded by enemies.

“”Uwaaahhhh!””

“Brace for impact!”

“It’s impossible! This shockwave is more powerful than any regular magic!”

“Gyaaahhhh!”

When I swung my arm, not only did it smash into the enemies, but the force of the wind alone sent multiple guards flying. 

And when a barrage of magic rained down on me from the sky—

“”!?!?””

“No way… our magic disappears the moment it touches him?!”

“This can’t be happening… the magic we completely controlled is being obliterated without question… such power can’t exist!”

“This is bad! The shockwave is coming our way—uwaaaahhh!!”

I didn’t take even a millimeter of damage. All the magic vanished without a trace, leaving no unnecessary smoke or steam to obscure my vision. 

And when I punched towards the sky, even the spirit users were blown away.

“Hah, hahaha… hahaha!! This is amazing! I feel like I can do anything right now! Out of the way! Lord Alto is coming through!”

“You’re on fire, My Contractor!”

As I laughed loudly and ran straight towards the royal palace, clearing out anyone who got in my way, Hecate appeared beside me, smiling without a drop of sweat on her face.

I responded to Hecate while blowing away a guard who was trying to strike me down with his sword.

“Of course I am! Are you doing your job properly?”

“Of course I am, how rude! Just watch!”

With that, Hecate made a gesture like a certain bald Saiyan from a famous series, and the sky in our view was suddenly engulfed in a massive surge of darkness, followed by a huge explosion.

What the heck!?

“Hey, that’s overkill! Aren’t some people going to die from that?”

“They’re not dead. I made sure to hold back so they wouldn’t die.”

No way, she’s way more of a cheat character than I am.

As I was stunned by Hecate’s power, despite my own, I noticed that there were no more guards or spirit users coming at us. 

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Is it finally over?”

“…It doesn’t seem like it.”

“…You’ve got to be kidding. This is worse than before.”

—At the same time, the path to the royal palace was suddenly blocked by a massive number of soldiers and over a hundred spirit users, far more than before. 

Unlike earlier, these soldiers included cavalry, artillery units, and sharpshooters… clearly not a formation meant to face a single person.

Wait, this is totally a war.

I joked about “attacking the palace and destroying the kingdom” and now it’s seriously turned into a war… this is terrifying.

No, what am I getting scared for?!

I made up my mind, right?!

—No matter what happens, I will definitely save Leticia!!

“—Alright, I don’t care anymore! Soldiers, spirit users, hundreds, thousands, millions—come at me! I’ll blow you all away! Wait for me, Leticia! I’m coming to get you right now!!”

“Ahaha! Since my contractor is giving his all, I guess I’ll try a little harder too!!”

Hecate and I charged into the massive army of thousands and thousands of soldiers and spirit users.

—So, after a lot happened, I left the endless waves of soldiers to Hecate. Following the advice of that hardcore guy, I wrapped myself in bombs and charged into the barrier.

Thankfully, I made it in time before Leticia’s execution was carried out…

“…So, should I just kill everyone?”

“Wait!!”

As I hugged the crying Leticia tightly against my chest and raised my magic-infused fist, a man wearing fine clothes, who I assumed to be rich, shouted out. He was a bespectacled man I had never seen before.

I wanted to ask who he was, but unfortunately, the king had been knocked out cold when I kicked away the sword pointed at Leticia. 

Even if I wanted to ask, I couldn’t. 

Normally, I might have listened to his excuse, but I was in an extremely foul mood, so I swung my fist without hesitation.

—BANG!

With a sound like air exploding, my black magic-powered punch shot straight toward the bespectacled man, only to be blocked at the last moment by a guy who seemed to be a general.

“…Tch, don’t block it. You’re annoying.”

As I spat out these words, the general pointed his sword at me and glared sharply, filled with intense killing intent and hostility.

“I don’t enjoy being ogled by men, you know?”

“…You are dangerous. I let you go because of my promise to Leticia… but you’re a fool. You will die here, along with that woman.”

In an instant, the general appeared right in front of me as if he had teleported.

His speed was such that no one else in the room even realized he had moved.

But to me, it just felt like he was running a little fast.

“—Hey, old man, don’t you dare call my fiancée by her first name again.”

Without moving, I caught the sword with one hand. 

The general, clearly not expecting anyone to be able to stop his attack, widened his eyes in shock.

“I-Impossible… there’s no way a human could react to this speed—gah#$A&*+?>&#”!?“

“Shut up, old man. Should I smash that rock-hard head of yours into pieces? …Oh, you’re not listening anymore.”

When I pulled the sword, the general’s face conveniently ended up right in front of my fist, so I swung with all my might. 

The general, taking my punch squarely to the face, was flung into the hard golden wall of the palace, breaking through it and flying outside. 

I followed up with a flying punch, making sure he was pinned against the palace’s flag before turning my gaze away.

Phew… that’s just one down… there are still plenty of punching bags left. I need to deal with them all.

Shaking off the blood dripping from my hand, I addressed everyone in the hall, who were staring at me in fear.

“Hey, I’m going to do the same to all of you, so don’t run away.”

““!!!”’

The nobles, who were just about to flee, froze in their tracks. 

Haha, it’s ridiculous to see grown men acting so skittish in front of a kid.

Still… I’ve never been this angry before in my life, but it’s surprising how calm I can stay. 

Though, my hatred for them and my desire to kill them is off the charts.

“You two as well, Leticia’s parents.”

When I spoke to the man and woman with the same hair color as Leticia, they nodded, already prepared for what was coming, unlike the others.

“…Yes. We involved Leticia in this, so it’s natural for you to be angry.”

“Exactly. I won’t leave you as close to death as that guy, but… be ready to have a few bones broken.”

“—Wait, Alto…”

As I clenched my fist, Leticia, who had her face buried in my chest, whispered softly, causing me to pause.

“…Why are you stopping me? They involved you in all this—”

“—No, it’s different… they did this to protect me…”

…What?

“What do you mean?”

“I… have a personal servant…”

“…That butler?”

“…Yes, he was one of the empire’s spies who brainwashed me…”

I remembered the 50-something butler who guided me the first time I visited Leticia’s house. 

Oh, that old man who indirectly told me to die. 

So he was an imperial spy who brainwashed Leticia—what?

I was stunned by Leticia’s shocking revelation.

“Ah… what do you mean by brainwashed?”

“I wasn’t aware of it myself, but apparently, I’ve been brainwashed to obey whatever he says…”

“I see, we need to bring him here. Hey, Hecate.”

“Yes, yes, I heard everything, My Contractor. So, I need to break Leticia’s brainwashing, right?”

As expected of Hecate. 

She’s not called the Spirit God for nothing.

“Exactly. Oh, and keep an eye on them so they don’t try to escape.”

I watched the worthless people who were looking for a chance to run. Just because spies take priority doesn’t mean I’ve forgiven them.

“…Alright then, Leticia—I’m going to bring him here now, so wait a bit.”

“Al—”

“It’s okay. Just wait here, Leticia.”

I cut off Leticia’s words with a reassuring smile, then left through the ceiling. 

Outside, the night sky still lingered, affected by my magic.

“Alright, time to destroy the scum who brainwashed Leticia.”

Even though he’s a spy, it’s tough to kill people she’s known for so long right in front of her.

Feeling guilty about lying to Leticia, I sped through the night sky.