Fighting + intriguing

Its alright, Matu, if you ever see this, you made me laugh...

edit; The mc is trying to hard to be "incompetent" If he is 'so powerful' regardless, of status, he should be able to protect his people. even showing the slightest mana would benefit both him and his mother. The mother is already in a tight position being a concubine + an ex servant of the current queen. there would be a possibility that the queen might attack the mother at any given moment forcing the Mc to show