A Villainous Aristocrat's Pursuit of Peace ~ Reincarnated as the Most Talented Mage in History, I'll Achieve Supremacy in order to live a peaceful life with My Maid~ - Chapter 67

Led by Yumiel, I moved to the queen’s bedroom, which was located behind the throne. This place was originally accessible only to Yumiel and required his trust to enter. Besides, I absolutely had to fight against Yumiel in the original story.

“Queen Her Majesty, I have brought Mea-sama’s son-in-law with me.”

Yumiel’s voice received no response. However, he showed a momentary sad expression and proceeded without further ado, saying, “Excuse me.”

While it might seem highly impolite under normal circumstances, the queen’s curse had already progressed to the point where she had lost her hearing and her ability to vocalize as a result of the curse. This was only the early stage. Eventually, all five senses would vanish, and her body would deteriorate to the point where she wouldn’t even know if she was alive or dead before it turned to ashes and disappeared.

This should give you an idea of how severe the queen’s curse was. It was remarkable that she had lived for over a decade with a curse that would be lethal for an average person.

While pondering these thoughts, I moved silently through the grand bedroom. Here, it was considered proper etiquette not to make any noise. I wanted to ask whether it was okay to speak normally, but I refrained.

Yumiel and Mea, both well aware of this, had mastered the art of moving silently. However, as for me, it was impossible to completely eliminate the sound of my footsteps, so I simply levitated lightly.

As I approached the bed, I encountered various barriers that were likely there to suppress the curse. However, I continued without paying them much mind. Occasionally, when I encountered unnecessary barriers, I deliberately broke them with dark magic, but there was no need to inform Yumiel and the others about this.

“Queen Her Majesty… Mea has returned…”

Yumiel, who said this, opened the curtains that surrounded the bed. There, lying before us, was…

“…”

“This is quite problematic…”

Mea and I were both left breathless by the sight. The once-beautiful queen, who had been as beautiful as Mea, had become emaciated to the point where she had no fat left and looked like a mummy.

“When did it get this bad?”

Seeing that she was already in a critical condition, I immediately began the healing process to provide as much relief as possible. First, I inquired about the situation while channeling my mana through her, with the help of her contracted spirit, the Light Spirit King (though it seemed the protagonist Eugene was still not acknowledged by the spirit). The spirit’s abilities affected the debuffs and buffs of the contracted party, which was why she had been considerably weakened. Using my magic, I started to restore her condition somewhat.

However, in return, my mana was being consumed quite rapidly. Furthermore, my first magical organ was now operating with less than half its original mana capacity.

It seemed that the Light Spirit King, which was affected by debuffs and buffs similar to its contracted party, had become considerably weakened. The rate at which magical power was being drained was far from normal.

“It began about two weeks ago. Initially, it wasn’t this severe, but she gradually grew weaker. Now, she can’t hear anything, feel anything, or even think. We’re not sure if she’s conscious at all anymore.”

I see. Well, I already know everything, so I have all the information about what kind of curse she’s under and what treatment is needed. I can’t cast a spell to heal her in one go, but I need to continue my treatment.

“Two weeks, huh…”

Most likely, her bones have already started to disintegrate. When I touched her, it felt like touching a gooey slime.

“《Heal》.”

I cast a healing spell, which I’m not particularly skilled at, but as expected, its effect was not great. Well, this was expected, so let’s move on.

“Mea, could you continue sending mana to the Queen for a while?”

“That’s not a problem at all, but do you have some issue?”

“Yeah, I have something to do.”

What I’m about to do requires a significant amount of mana, and it’s something I must do on my own. What I’m going to create is a sanctuary magic circle, which will literally turn this place into a sanctuary designated by a god, cancelling out the curse’s power.

Naturally, the magic circle used to create this sanctuary has been lost, and even if it were known, it would be impossible for a human to activate it. Additionally, this magic circle is a technique learned by one of the main heroines known as the Holy Maiden later in the story. While its power may pale in comparison to someone favoured by the true god, there’s another solution to this problem.

The primary issue, mana consumption, is something I can handle. I have five magical organs in my body, and currently, four of them are fully charged. Even if this requires more mana than the original, it’s not a problem.

I enshroud my fingers with an immense amount of mana and start drawing in the airspace above the bedroom.

“…As usual, you have an incredible amount of magical power, son-in-law…”

“He’s my husband-to-be so ofcourse.”

Mea, with a somewhat triumphant look, confidently puffed out her chest while Yumiel was still astounded. I’ll have her perform this in front of me later.

I suppressed the urge to watch more and continued drawing one magic circle after another. The last time I used this magic circle was in my previous life, so I’m drawing it based on my memories, but there’s still no guarantee it will work. I estimate about a 30% chance of failure, despite taking great care in my drawings.

Despite that, my mana was depleting rapidly today. Well, I’m using about ten thousand times more mana than an ordinary human, so it’s to be expected.

Surprisingly, I completed the magic circle in about 30 minutes, drawing a massive circle with a radius of several dozen meters. Because of the immense amount of magical power involved, the air around it became slightly heavy, and light leaked from the circle.

I then moved on to the incantation to speed up the process.

“I, a devotee of the gods, humbly request that my prayer be answered, and let their divine power encircle this place – 【Sanctuary】.”

The moment I completed the incantation, a comforting light enveloped the entire bedroom, and a pleasant breeze gently swept through the room.

Now, it’s time to move on to the next stage. I began drawing a new magic circle.