Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 1

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 1

 

 

 

1. Prologue

 

 

I was born on the battlefield.

A young widow on the refugee road was my mother.

My mother gave birth to me while the refugee convoy was attacked and took shelter in our army’s camp.

However, not long after giving birth to me, she exhausted her strength and passed away.

I grew up on the battlefield.

At first, I was an errand boy for the soldiers.

Bringing miscellaneous supplies, polishing weapons, and such.

Growing up eating leftover food as payment, I suddenly found myself heading to the battlefield on the day I turned 14.

I discovered my talent on the battlefield.

A battle I was forced into due to lack of manpower.

In that battle, my spear broke and I picked up a sword by chance, instantly killing 10 enemy soldiers.

Someone told me.

That I had talent with the sword.

So from then on, I became a soldier rather than an errand boy, and began honing my usefulness by wielding a sword, even in poor conditions.

I realized on the battlefield.

That my talent was more tremendous than I thought.

Three years later, I determined my warrior ‘rank’ and created one ‘Mana Core’ that some people find difficult to make in their entire lifetime.

Settled in my heart, it led my movements and five senses to a completely different world than before.

I became able to cut down more enemies, and my swordsmanship born on the battlefield became faster and stronger.

And three years later, I created my second mana core.

From then on, I was no longer just a soldier.

I became a commander leading hundreds of soldiers, and with my experience born on the battlefield and outstanding talent, I began accumulating countless military achievements.

Finally, when I surpassed 3 mana cores and reached my 4th, I gained the opportunity I had unconsciously yearned for.

“I will recommend you as a candidate for special knighthood appointment.”

Knighthood appointment.

A life-changing opportunity given to me, who was born on the battlefield to either die or had no idea what kind of life to live when the war ended.

“Even all existing Hexa-rank knights couldn’t reach Quad-rank at that age.”

Quad-rank.

Having created 4 mana cores, I had essentially already qualified as a knight.

Despite realizing my talent late, it only took 11 years, and the commander who recommended me said I could sufficiently become a ‘Hexa-rank’ knight, of which there are only 5 in the empire.

I finally thought that even when the war ended, my life could find peace.

However-

The day before my special knighthood recommendation was approved and I was to head to the capital.

“It’s an ambush!”

I died on the battlefield.

 

 

I thought a new life could unfold even for me, who had awakened talent on the battlefield and let it bloom with roots in the battlefield.

And in that new life… I thought I could form the family I had yearned for.

But it was all a delusion.

The Drenik Imperial Army 3rd Division I belonged to burned, crumbled, and was finally completely destroyed by a massive attack from the Alteon Imperial Army 5th Division.

Countless soldiers died, and now only I remained.

The reason was simple.

Because I was stronger than those who died.

But I too would soon die.

“What a tenacious one.”

Because I happened to encounter someone several times, no, dozens of times stronger than me.

“It’s been truly long since someone made me swing my sword more than ten times. Are you that famous Agrik? The talent that bloomed on the battlefield.”

To think this person knows me.

How delightful this is.

“You sound quite pleased, Duke Termion.”

“Hehe. You know my name?”

“Even spending just one day on this battlefield, one hears of the ‘Black Wave’s’ reputation.”

Duke Termion smiled wickedly.

One of only 6 Hexa-rank knights in the Alteon Empire.

I had exchanged sword strikes with such a person more than ten times.

As a result, my whole body was covered in wounds, but I was still delighted.

“You are worthy of respect.”

Of course, all my sword strikes were blocked.

No matter how hard I tried, the result was the same.

He was a master of a different dimension from me.

“Let me ask. Do you have no intention of surrendering? Your talent is too precious to waste. Quad-rank at that age… you might even surpass me.”

I shook my head.

“No. Since I was born on the battlefield, this is where I should die.”

He grinned as if pleased.

“Interesting words. And magnificent swordsmanship. If you had grown just a little more, you could have fought me adequately.”

It’s regrettable.

That I couldn’t fully display my talent.

And when the war ends…

I wanted to form something called a family too.

How envious I was whenever soldiers talked about their wives and children waiting at home.

Having a place to return to is truly a happy thing.

“Hehe. Truly a waste of talent. Though swordsmanship has no set form, that makes it more frightening, and you’re one who would bite a sword with your mouth and charge even if both arms were cut off.”

Duke Termion took a step closer.

I raised my sword.

“Your eyes are full of regret. In your next life, shake off that regret to your heart’s content.”

Swoosh.

Without a chance to block, my sword and neck were severed. My vision shot up, spun around and around, and finally stopped.

“I too feel regret. If we had met somewhere other than the battlefield, you would have grown into a good rival.”

In Duke Termion’s fading voice, my world came to an end like that.

My talent ultimately stopped here, and my dreams faded away just like that.

Or so I thought.

Until I opened my eyes again.

 

 

“Look at these eyes. Aren’t they so clear?”

“Indeed, my dear. Though we’re at an advanced age, it seems we’ve given birth to a jewel.”

“What does age matter? And I don’t think a jewel can compare. This child is God’s gift, God’s gift.”

“Haha. That’s right. A gift from God. Dane. You will become a splendid spearman and follow in your father’s footsteps.”

“What are you saying! Dane will become a splendid assassin.”

“Oh my, calling our youngest child that terrifying assassin! A man needs a spear! The spear is the ultimate embodiment of martial arts aesthetics…!”

“What does being the youngest have to do with anything! It’s much cooler to sneak in secretly, assassinate the target without anyone knowing, and escape! How unnecessarily noisy!”

“Oh my. Looking at that bone structure, it’s perfect for wielding a spear!”

“Oh please. Anyone can see it’s the bone structure of someone who’d be great at assassination, right?”

The two of them were having a heated debate about my future career path. I wondered if they wanted me to follow in their footsteps even more because I was their youngest child.

“Then let’s do this. We’ll try both!”

“Good! Dane will definitely become an assassin!”

“Spear knight. Spear knight!”

By the way, how did they even get married.

What a heartwarming conversation.

It won’t be for my whole life, but it’s still a scene I won’t get used to for a while.

But right now, as someone who hasn’t even been born for a month yet, there was only one expression I could make.

“Waaah.”

I had been reincarnated.

Not in the Drenik Empire where I lived in my previous life, but as the youngest son of a count family in the Alteon Empire, which I had faced as an enemy.

My father was the empire’s greatest spear knight.

My mother was the empire’s greatest assassin (former).

“Oh! Our Dane must be hungry!”

“Let’s hurry back!”

“Let’s do that. Here, take my hand.”

“Oh my. What if the castle staff see us?”

“What’s wrong with me holding my wife’s hand? Come on, quickly…”

I had been reincarnated between a couple who were more lovey-dovey than any other couple in the world.

And…

The family I was reincarnated into was one with tremendous power.

“Let’s return to our castle.”

The scene unfolding before my eyes was a castle and territory of enormous scale.

If it’s this much…

Displaying my talents might actually be quite simple.

 

 

“Abbb.”

After about two months, my expressions had increased.

That was fortunate.

Since I could only make “Waaah!” sounds, I was wondering if I should adjust the octave to convey different meanings.

Lily Sogress, my mother, seemed so delighted that she would giggle every time I made “Abbb” or “Abuu” sounds.

“Oh my, our Dane. Now you’re babbling!”

So this is babbling.

You’d have to have raised a child to know.

I’d never even been married in the first place.

Moving from battlefield to battlefield, I rarely had opportunities to see children, and when I did, they were just babies wrapped in swaddling clothes, crying constantly.

Half of them had lost their parents, and the other half were starving, their cries growing quieter and quieter.

In that sense, the Sogress family was truly blessed and wealthy, so I would never go hungry.

“Haha. Dane! This is what we call a spear!”

Aken Sogress, my father, was crazy about spears… no, he truly loved spears.

He had brought a spear to show me when I wasn’t even 100 days old, only to get smacked on the back by mother.

By the way, mother, true to her former assassin nature, had been hiding with her presence concealed when she caught him in the act.

“I told you! No early education! If you’re going to do this, I’ll start early education with basic stealth arts too.”

“Ah! Everyone does it this way these days! I heard that the famous magical family, the Teleport family in that distant country, places a staff next to the baby from birth!”

“Are staffs and spears the same? Spears are sharp!”

“Ah, then it’s okay to leave a dagger next to the baby when changing diapers?”

“It’s a habit, a habit!”

Still, it definitely seemed like a harmonious family.

I was their hope.

I had two older sisters, but both had chosen career paths completely unrelated to spear arts or assassination.

My eldest sister, Arabella Sogress.

12 years old.

Her magical power was detected right after birth, so she was walking the path of a mage.

“Dane. Look at this! If I do this… ta-da! Your cheeks get even puffier!”

“Abbb!”

She would play pranks on me with magic whenever she was bored, but since there was no malice and no dangerous magic involved, I found my eldest sister purely adorable.

By the way, I heard that when my eldest sister’s magical power was detected, my parents called in a famous imperial mage for evaluation and were greatly dismayed.

“Dad, I mean Father said… I can become the greatest mage! But he said it really gloomily. I wonder why?”

“Abu!”

Her talent was just too exceptional.

Normally they would try to steer her toward a different path, but her talent was so outstanding that there was no choice but to inevitably choose the mage’s path.

By the way, she’s only 12 years old but already a 3rd Circle mage.

As far as I know, the highest level for mages is 9th Circle, so being 12 years old and already past the beginner stage makes her a genius.

“Dane. Do you want to learn magic with me later? It’s always boring learning alone.”

My eldest sister seemed to hope I would learn magic.

And my younger older sister.

Claire Sogress.

9 years old.

“Honey, Claire seems to find Dane still too young.”

“That’s understandable. She used to monopolize all the love, but now all the attention has shifted to Dane. I should pay her a bit more attention.”

Another daughter who had caused father to despair.

She was a promising summoner.

Her talent in this area was also tremendous – she succeeded in her first summoning around age seven and now controls two summoned creatures simultaneously.

Considering that the summoners I saw on the battlefield struggled with just one summoned creature, this was truly incredible talent.

“…”

However, at first I thought she didn’t like me very much.

She didn’t seem particularly happy when she saw me on the day I was born, and unlike my eldest sister, she didn’t dote on me.

But I soon realized this was simply the common emotion of ‘jealousy’ that children often have when they get a new sibling.

The attention of parents who had always cared only for her had suddenly shifted away.

Still, it seemed she only acted that way on the surface, because when our parents weren’t around, she would often sneak over and touch my cheeks while pretending not to care.

“…How can you be this soft?”

The problem was that she touched them so much they sometimes swelled up, causing my innocent eldest sister to get scolded instead.

“…It would be fun if you had talent in summoning arts too, Dane… I’ll teach you later.”

And my younger older sister seemed to want to teach me summoning arts.

My father, a Hexa-grade spear knight.

My mother, an assassin who had retired but had even attempted to assassinate the emperor.

My eldest sister, a genius mage.

My younger older sister, an equally genius summoner.

The Sogress family was a perfect noble house.

And now there was me, Dane Sogress, who had died due to exceptional talent and been reincarnated.

“Waaah!”

This place wasn’t a battlefield where supplies were always scarce and you had to worry about the person next to you being dead tomorrow.

This was the ideal family I had dreamed of.

And it’s a Count House at that.

I’m fortunate to be born into a harmonious family.

I’ve always yearned for the existence called family.

“Spear Arts! Definitely Spear Arts!”

“Don’t you know how useful it would be to learn Stealth Arts and Assassination Techniques?”

“Magic is the trend, Father, Mother!”

“Summoning Arts is really good too…”

I recalled my family members who, whenever they gathered, would engage in fierce debates disguised as discussions, each claiming their specialty was the best.

A harmonious family… right?

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