Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 109

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 109

 

 

 

66. Sabotage (1)

 

 

The Imperial Academy Festival had begun.

The Academy’s largest event, running for a total of 3 days.

During this period, professors essentially abandon their lectures.

Conversely, students who attend classes during this time aim for generous grades from professors who appreciate their dedication, but very few students actually do this.

Because it’s a once-a-year opportunity to create lifelong memories.

“Come see the magical moving dolls!”

“Hey! Prize eating contest! An event running for just today only! Try our no-lose lottery!”

“If you want to relieve stress, this is the place! Here, hit this and get a high score for a prize!”

Department and club booths lined up in rows around the Central Plaza, with countless students moving between them.

Even today, professors declared class cancellations and played around, as if lectures didn’t matter at all.

“Huh, why is that professor over there?”

“The professor must be stressed too…”

Of course, no matter how much they declare class cancellations, professors are very busy, so most hole up in their research labs doing their own work.

Except for people like Professor Keltas.

“Ooh. This would be perfect as a snack?”

Professor Keltas was stopping by every booth selling food and tasting one thing from each.

Money was naturally no problem, so the students selling food at the booths were all smiles, but they also tilted their heads in confusion.

“Which department is that professor from?”

“I don’t know. Do you recognize him?”

“Is he from somewhere unknown like the Exploration Department?”

The Autonomous Department is famous.

And Dane Sogress is also famous.

But although Keltas Redfield is famous, he’s never participated in events before, so few students recognize his face.

‘Who knew the Festival could be this good.’

Thanks to this, Professor Keltas was overcoming his long-standing aversion to bothersome things and freely wandering between booths.

“Hmm. Dane said he was doing something with his club…”

From what he heard, they were doing about three things.

He was also asked to stop by when he had time, but maybe because he listened half-heartedly, he couldn’t remember well what it was.

“Astro… what was it?”

Meanwhile, Professor Keltas discovered one booth with an unusually long line compared to other booths.

“Ah.”

Seeing the name ‘Magic Summoning Exploration Spear Swordsmanship (Romance) Club’ hanging on the booth, he understood.

“That was the place.”

Professor Keltas lingered around the booth.

“Astrology?”

He didn’t know much about it, but he’d heard it was a field that mages and priests disliked-

“This place is supposed to be really accurate!”

“My friend went there, and they got everything right about when she broke up!”

“They say just by looking at your face, they can guess your department and year? Does that make sense?”

“I hope I get a good love fortune, right honey?”

The students didn’t seem to care about such things at all.

“Hehe.”

Professor Keltas became curious and quietly got in line.

But it was a mistake.

“…”

He never expected to wait this long.

When he finally entered the booth tent, a full 40 minutes had passed since he got in line.

“Phew…”

But he felt he had to see this fortune telling thing, if only to not feel cheated.

“Welcome.”

Upon entering, there was a mystical-looking crystal orb placed on a table, and behind it sat a person wearing a robe.

Perhaps due to the atmosphere, even the voice felt mysterious.

“Welcome to our club’s astrology booth. What are you curious about? Money? Love? Or… future events? You may ask up to two questions.”

Professor Keltas was wondering how to play along with this ridiculous game when he suddenly thought of something to ask.

“I’m curious whether I’ll still be a professor in the Autonomous Department 10 years from now.”

“Hmm. Wait, I need to borrow some power.”

Whooom.

The crystal orb vibrated, then the purple smoke inside began to swirl slowly and stars twinkled.

“This is the whirlpool that divines fate.”

‘Sure it is.’

Soon the whirlpool calmed and the smoke’s turbulence stopped.

And the crystal orb began to emit light-

“Fate has spoken.”

The robed woman said.

“Even 10 years from now, you will be living a peaceful life with what you desire.”

“Hmph. Anyone could say that.”

At those words, the woman added as if to refute him.

“And you’ve recently met a benefactor. That person will determine your future 10 years from now.”

“A benefactor?”

Recently met a benefactor?

He’d only been holed up in the department office for the past few months, so what benefactor.

‘I just wasted time.’

Professor Keltas was about to get up when he saw the fee posted on a pillar inside the tent and rummaged through his pockets.

Clink.

Professor Keltas placed 2 Crown Silver Coins down and finally stood up.

“I’ll be going.”

“You still have 1 fortune reading left.”

“Keep it. Give it to someone else.”

Professor Keltas stood up without regret.

Watching Professor Keltas leave through the tent, the woman, Priscilla, muttered.

“If you paid the fee, I should give you the full reading.”

And Professor Keltas, who had come out of the tent, turned his head at a sound he happened to hear.

“Come on. Those who got their fortunes told, take your confirmation tickets and go to the ‘House of Horror’! We’ll give you a discount on admission!”

They must have hired someone, as some well-built fellow was promoting the ‘House of Horror’ near the exit.

“Awesome. A House of Horror! Should we go?”

“Great! Let’s go!”

“But isn’t this club newly formed? Astrology and a House of Horror.”

“There’s also a treasure hunt? It’s written here!”

House of Horror.

Treasure hunt.

Now he remembered.

“But this is quite elaborate, isn’t it?”

He thought they’d just be selling something when they said they were running a booth, but it wasn’t that at all.

Although it’s a bit embarrassing that he’s the only one, still, to think that the undergraduate student he’s in charge of would work this hard at Academy life.

‘Of course. He’s my student after all.’

Professor Keltas smiled with pride and satisfaction.

“But a benefactor?”

No matter how he thought about it, it was a ridiculous fortune.

If she was going to say such nice things, why would everyone bother going to see her?

“I can’t understand it.”

Wait.

A benefactor.

Come to think of it, there was only one fellow he’d met recently.

His student, Dane Sogress.

 

 

“This is a huge hit, isn’t it?”

Who would have thought this many people would come?

The word-of-mouth strategy seems to have worked.

“I heard they tested it before the Festival, and it was no joke?”

“A senior went and came back telling everyone they absolutely had to go!”

“They said all the Houses of Horror they’d experienced so far weren’t real Houses of Horror?”

I listened to the voices coming from the people waiting in line through my expanded sensing ability and smiled with satisfaction.

“It’s not even noon yet and we’re already at 30 people. This is amazing!”

Number 3 from the Bodybuilding Club cheered from behind.

He was the fellow in charge of counting today, and he was as excited as if it were his own business.

What a good fellow.

“How’s the situation?”

“Hmm. The adjustments seem to be working well. Almost everyone makes it to the middle, but they mostly faint at the ‘Lexcon Illusion’?”

“Good.”

I had designed the House of Horror so that it would be nearly impossible to get through.

To inspire a spirit of challenge.

Therefore, from the middle onward, the monster illusions I had ambitiously prepared would appear, and among them, the illusion of the monster ‘Lexcon’ that emerges from the swampland was the first gateway.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

Just then, a sound came from far away.

Roughly gauging the location—

“It’s the Lexcon area again.”

“Good.”

I doubt anyone will break through the midpoint during the morning.

“The atmosphere and the difficulty level… it’s just amazing, Teacher Dane!”

I actually didn’t know people would enjoy the horror experience this much. I just thought it would be fine if it was decent enough, but look at that line.

“Wow, Teacher. Do you see that line? It looks like it could wrap around the entire building.”

This is no joke.

“Judging by the many students who came after seeing the astrology, the astrology side seems to be doing well too.”

As a result of focusing on operating the House of Horror without even eating lunch, we were able to accommodate a whopping 300 visitors by 4 PM.

Truly an amazing achievement.

“Teacher, it looks like your club will take first place! Looking at the ranking board now, your club is in first place! There’s quite a gap with second place too!”

Is first place a sure thing now?

Just as I was smiling contentedly, the crystal orb rang.

It was Priscilla.

-Oh, Dane. This place is amazing. I can’t move from here?

“If it’s too hard, let me know. I’ll send someone from here.”

-Our Number 1 friend is doing great. He’s so reliable!

Number 1. That’s Dorian, the president of the Bodybuilding Club.

Well, I don’t need to worry about Priscilla’s side.

Wondering how Ernest’s side was doing, I called that way after ending the communication.

“Ernest? How are things there?”

-This place is amazing! But some weird kids came and tried to use detection magic, and Leila caught them!

“Magic?”

-Yeah! They said they wanted to find the treasure so badly… it’s kind of strange!

“Strange?”

-Yeah. Leila said it seemed like they came from another club. Oh, I’ll put Leila on.

Soon Leila’s voice could be heard.

-Dane, it seems like another club is trying sabotage.

“Sabotage?”

-These guys are serious. They came to completely ruin the treasure hunt, you know? They tried to find the treasure note locations with an artifact.

Look at these guys.

“I’ll be right there. Just wait there a bit.”

It seems some action is needed.

“Teacher!”

Just then, Number 3 came running urgently.

His expression was serious.

In his hands were a bracelet and some object.

“Look at this. The bracelet that the guys who just fainted were wearing is damaged, and this was found in their pocket.”

“The bracelet is damaged?”

It really was.

The bracelet was damaged.

It was cracked, as if someone had tried to forcibly remove it.

Even though it was incomplete, it should have considerable durability, but it was seriously cracked for something done by someone trying to take it off in terror.

“I think that’s possible. But look at this.”

What Number 3 handed me was a magic scroll.

“This is…”

It’s a scroll I know.

A scroll that forcibly cancels illusions and illuminates the surroundings.

Though it’s single-use, it’s a powerful scroll.

It’s at a level that could temporarily stop the magic spells cast on the House of Horror.

If things had gone wrong, operations would have stopped and we would have had to cast the magic anew.

And one more thing.

“It seems they tried to break the bracelet with this dagger.”

Looking at the dagger, I understood.

An object with an embedded mana stone that could exert the power of an artifact without the user’s mana.

“I thought it was suspicious how they kept staring at the bracelet from the moment they entered.”

“Look at these guys.”

It seems sabotage is happening here too.

“What should we do? We haven’t moved the fainted guys outside yet.”

“Good job. Bring them this way.”

“Yes, understood!”

 

A moment later.

The two fainted fellows were placed in front of me, hanging limply on Number 3’s shoulders.

“Mmm…”

“Mmm…”

When I poked them, the guys immediately woke up.

And the moment they saw my face, they were startled out of their wits.

“Wh, where is this…?”

“D, Dane Sogress!”

Looks like they have something to feel guilty about.

Seeing how surprised they are.

I looked at the guys and asked.

“Did you enjoy the House of Horror?”

“…”

“…Wh, what!”

These guys still don’t seem to grasp the situation.

I showed them the cracked bracelet and the artifact dagger.

And I floated several mana arrows in the air for them to see.

“…!”

Their pupils trembled.

Evidence that they were mentally shaken.

“You tried to damage the bracelet as soon as you entered… what do you think about that?”

When I smiled slyly, the guys trembled and remained silent. Then one of them desperately shouted.

“Th, that! We heard it was really scary so we prepared beforehand before going in!”

“Really? Then I should think you came with impure intentions from the start. You just said so with your own mouth, didn’t you?”

“I, I just…”

“And um… about this bracelet, it’s extremely expensive since it’s a product that hasn’t even been released to the world yet. But it got damaged like this?”

I added while saying that.

“My sister specially prepared this for me.”

Arabella Sogress.

A master of magical inventions.

At the mention of damaging a prototype made by such a person, the two began trembling again.

“Speak. What intention did you come with. You wouldn’t have prepared artifacts and scrolls like this just because you were scared.”

“…”

“…”

Right.

I knew they wouldn’t answer immediately.

“Ah, you’re going to hold out?”

I added with a grin.

“If you don’t answer, I’ll strip you down to your underwear, lock you in the House of Horror until the festival ends, and report it to the Academy Daily.”

The guys’ heads shot up.

Expressions that showed just imagining it was horrifying.

What would be scarier – being locked in the House of Horror in just underwear, or having their faces plastered in the Academy Daily?

“Speak. You’re caught red-handed with solid evidence, so keeping your mouths shut will only hurt you.”

One of them hesitated and opened his mouth.

“I, if we tell the truth… will you let us go?”

“If I like the answer.”

For reference, I’ve interrogated prisoners a few times before.

Though I haven’t tortured anyone.

“…”

Eventually the guys confessed.

“We… came from the ‘Academy Swordsmanship Club’…”

Academy Swordsmanship Club.

I’ve heard of it.

More precisely, I’ve seen it every time I passed by Lacktail Building where the club rooms are gathered.

Because it’s huge in scale.

Simply put, it’s the Academy’s largest club.

And thanks to that, they hold quite a lot of events too.

“The, the Club President… told us to go and ruin it… somehow…”

“He said fewer people than expected were coming to club events because of that weirdly named club…”

So it is sabotage.

By the way, they said the name is weird?

I should add another charge.

“Did you go anywhere else besides here?”

“Y, yes. Um… to the treasure hunt location and the astrology booth…”

Looks like I need to move quickly.

“You can’t say that I told you! I’ll be killed by the Club President if you do!”

“P, please spare us!”

I cast magic on the pleading guys.

Swoosh.

The guys collapsed and fell asleep sprawled on the floor.

“Clean these guys up and watch them. Don’t let them go anywhere.”

“Yes sir. But Master, what will you do? These guys seem to have come with serious intent.”

I answered Number 3’s question simply.

“I have to pay them back.”

And very thoroughly so they can never interfere again.

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