Chapter 7 - My stepbrother’s magic is quite powerful (1/2)

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 become tamer.

If there’s any problems, it’s that occasionally the evil sadistic Prince Jared, using the engagement as a reason, has begun showing up here from time to time. Somehow, he heard about my tree incident, and came to visit me 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 me, 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 me…… 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 time with his face down and his shoulders trembling, I wasn’t sure if he was actually properly listening to me.

By the way, ever since my parents overcame their divorce crisis, I’m now so embarrassed for them as a daughter, because they’ve become 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 game…… Now that she has confirmed her husband’s love and become 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 me, 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 game, had somehow completely become a lovey-dovey family.

After I finished practicing the sword with Keith, we came 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 me, I was praised like usual for my sword swings. After that it was just exercising.

The field’s crops are becoming steadily bigger.

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

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

“Come 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 something is wrong here……”

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

“Come to think of it, Keith has some 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 some reason he had a stiff face.

“Keith, is something wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s fine.”

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

“Oh yeah, as for me, 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 something……”

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 game where Keith, with his earth magic, was able to control an earth golem and come to the rescue of the heroine. If I can control an earth golem, that means 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 me.

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

After all, Keith used this magic in the game.

“……Uh… But……”

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

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

“……Fine, just a little……”

He acknowledged me 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 centimeters 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 me while I was squealing in excitement.

“Are they all this size?”

In the game, 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 mean, he shouldn’t be limited to just the size of ten centimeters. In order to increase business, of course a much bigger golem with an impact was needed. Keith looked at me 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 centimeter sized golem suddenly grew to about three meters. I was instinctively thrilled.

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

I inquired while being very excited.

“Yep, it moves the same way,” he said.

“Please, show me how it moves!”

“Well, just a little, then.”

The three meter 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 times 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 me, Keith seemed to say something 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 time, the three meter earth golem’s arm was making a large movement as well.

I think, the golem’s arm probably hit me somewhere 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 me over and over…… Ahh, I made such a kind-hearted stepbrother worry about me 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 me was a middle-aged man with tears and a runny nose instead of a great face - my father.

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