The Rune Magician Who Lost Everything to Her Older Sister, Becomes Doted On by the Genius Prince – Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Excellent Sister
The next day, I continued to work in the palace as usual.
I head to the laboratory first thing in the morning and organize the work for the day before Leticia arrives, which is two hours later.
“What’s on today’s schedule?”
“This is it.”
Without even greeting me, she asks me.
After seeing the piled-up work, she sighs as if she’s tired.
“You should do all this work as well, Meiana.”
“Uh, but this is the job that came for Onee-sama.”
“Stop being so annoying. You can just do it and submit it under my name. You always do it anyway, don’t you?”
“――?! That’s true, but…”
Not convinced, Leticia sighs heavily again.
“Got it? You’re only here because of me. You’d be worthless without me. Make yourself useful.”
“…”
“Got it?”
“…Yes, I understand.”
This is how I’m always forced to agree unwillingly.
I’m here thanks to her.
It’s a fact, so I can’t even make excuses.
“Okay, then I’m going out.”
“Where to?”
“You don’t need to know. Just work hard for both of us. I’m busy.”
Without explaining the reason, Leticia left the laboratory.
It was a common occurrence.
Always.
She would dump her work on me and go somewhere.
Anyway, it’s probably to see another man.
I know she plays around instead of working.
Since I became her assistant, she hasn’t been working seriously.
I do most of the work for her.
Recently, I developed new magic spells almost entirely by myself, and Leticia only did the finishing touches.
“…”
I suddenly stopped my hands.
Would my evaluation change if I made this fact public?
No, it wouldn’t.
No one would believe me anyway.
My sister is excellent, and I am incompetent.
The power dynamic is clear, and the public’s evaluation has already been fixed.
“I have to finish this.”
Today, the work piled up again.
Various cases come to my excellent sister, and I have to handle everything in her place.
That’s why I have to work overtime almost every day.
Since becoming her assistant, there hasn’t been a single day where I was able to return home on time.
Every day, I work desperately and lead a busy life, but it’s all to fill in for my sister.
I take on her work, develop new magic in her place, which is then presented to the world as her achievement.
Even my fiancé, who was the only thing that belonged solely to me, was taken by my sister without me even realizing it.
I have nothing for myself now.
Perhaps only my Rune Magic.
But even that power and I myself are probably outdated.
As time passes, it becomes night.
As expected, I was unable to finish work by the scheduled time.
Outside the window is pitch black, and I’m sure everyone else has already gone home.
It’s very quiet and I feel lonely.
“I finally finished…*sigh*”
Feeling exhausted, I prepare to leave.
In the end, Leticia never came back.
There were documents that needed to be submitted today, and I really wanted her to check them before they were submitted, but…
It couldn’t be helped, so I submitted them as they were.
If there were any mistakes, I would get scolded, so I looked over them multiple times.
I’m given work to do by others, and if it fails, it’ll be blamed on me.
I don’t even know why I’m working so hard.
On the way back, I walked along a waterway alone.
There is no one around.
I squat down and touch the water in the waterway with my fingertips.
“ᛚ (Laguz).”
I carve a rune on the surface of the water.
Then the water begins to move and ripples are created.
It’s a small change, but I controlled the water with the rune.
Since I engraved it on the surface of the water, the rune will quickly disappear due to the distortion caused by the waves.
But if I write it on something in the water, I can create even bigger waves.
“Yeah, it feels good.”
I have no freedom either in the mansion or in the workplace.
I spend most of my days working, and even on holidays, I’m not allowed to leave the mansion without permission from my parents.
But this way back is the only time I have my freedom.
I secretly take a detour and spend my time practicing Rune Magic.
Everyone says it’s outdated, and certainly not suitable for modern times.
However, Rune Magic has a long history and is deep.
Personally, I think there is potential that can match modern magic.
Someday, if I can prove it…
I laugh at the thought.
“It’s impossible, isn’t it?”
I will never have such an opportunity.
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Meiana leaves.
In front of a waterway with gentle waves, a man stands alone.
He squats down and checks the state of the water.
“…Faint magical power…I see, this is Rune Magic.”
He clenches the hand that touched the water and stands up.
Meiana’s figure is already out of sight.
He looks in the direction she went and smiles boldly.
“How interesting.”
There are geniuses in this kingdom.
The man’s name is Alectos Dell.
He is the second prince of the Sargrit Kingdom and a young genius magician.
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