Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 11

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 11

 

 

 

4. The Talent Genius of Sogress Count House (3)

 

 

“You can perform summoning arts? Since when has your son been a summoner?”

“This is the first I’m hearing of it as well.”

That’s when I added.

“However, I think I’ll need the sigil that House Tiren’s eldest son currently possesses.”

“What did you say…?”

Summoning arts cannot be performed without a sigil. It’s the same principle as being unable to perform acts defined as magic without a circle. A sigil serves as a kind of medium.

“You’re asking for the sigil! This is absolutely ridiculous!”

Count Tiren shouted almost as if having a fit.

In doing so, he seemed to be somewhat misunderstanding the situation.

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to steal my son’s sigil using this incident as an excuse?”

“Count Tiren, don’t misunderstand. After all, a sigil can only be used by the summoner who has the code engraved on them, isn’t that right?”

At Duke Termion’s words, Count Tiren muttered blankly as if dumbfounded.

“Then why on earth do you need the sigil…?”

“If the youngest son of Sogress Count House can’t prove it, wouldn’t that work in Count Tiren’s favor anyway?”

There wasn’t a single wrong word in that.

“Ugh…”

Count Tiren eventually said to Digron.

“Hand over the sigil for a moment.”

“B-but Father!”

Digron seemed to resist for a moment, but eventually handed me the summoning sigil.

“Don’t grip it tightly! Absolutely not! If you happen to break it…”

It must have been quite precious to him, as he was practically crying while eating mustard. Well, it is a summoner’s treasure after all.

In the midst of this, the moment I received it, I was certain.

I was definitely connected to Gendpu.

Under normal circumstances, one definitely wouldn’t be able to use a summoner’s sigil that has a summoner’s unique code engraved on it.

However, the Gendpu that Digron had summoned was overlaid with my mana.

This means that while the medium might be this summoning sigil, I could hypothesize that only for Gendpu, it could only be summoned with my mana.

Whether this was correct or not, I’d have to see for myself.

“Answer my call.”

Swoosh.

As expected.

Light flashed and Gendpu appeared.

“Huff huff!”

Gendpu growled lowly, but upon seeing me, immediately wagged its tail and approached, then sat down.

It was unmistakably a sign of submission.

Along with the thread of mana connecting me and Gendpu that anyone who could handle mana couldn’t fail to see.

“F-Father, how is my Gendpu…?”

“Th-this is impossible…”

If only they had treated me well from the beginning, this wouldn’t have happened. Tsk tsk.

“Grrrowl!”

In the midst of this, Gendpu bared its teeth toward the Tiren father and son, properly demonstrating its clear hostility.

“My word, it’s surprising enough that you performed summoning arts… but showing hostility toward the summoner who engraved the code?”

Duke Termion seemed to have some knowledge of summoning arts, showing a very surprised expression. Father was speechless.

“Dane, when did you even learn summoning arts…?”

I pondered what to say, then thought ‘whatever’ and told the truth.

“I just tried it and it worked.”

“…”

Little Sister had taught me some theory and methods, but this was a somewhat special case.

In a state where the link with the original summoner had become very weak, I connected with the summoned beast based on affinity, and that influenced it.

Simply put, I’m not an official summoner, but to other people’s eyes, it unmistakably looked like I had performed summoning arts.

“My word. Even summoning arts…”

In the midst of this, Count Tiren’s disbelieving muttering could be heard.

“S-surely there’s something we don’t know…”

Soon he eventually hung his head low.

“…It seems it was my mistake.”

I petted Gendpu’s head.

“Sorry for calling you out for no reason again. You’ll answer my call next time too, right?”

“Whine! Whine!”

The fellow answered as if saying yes.

“Why, why isn’t it working!”

And Digron got angry because not only had his summoned beast answered another person’s call, but something he was trying to do now wasn’t working well.

He probably tried to dismiss the summon on his own.

I drove the final nail in.

“Since I summoned it, only I can send it back.”

At least for Gendpu.

“Try it.”

At Father’s words, I nodded and formed the hand seals for summon dismissal.

Then Gendpu gradually became faint and soon disappeared completely.

With this, I had proven the facts.

That Gendpu was a fierce summoned beast that bared its teeth as soon as it was summoned, and that I hadn’t forced it into submission but it had submitted on its own.

Duke Termion summarized the situation.

“Even if it was stolen, it seems sufficiently justifiable from a self-defense perspective, Count Sogress.”

“I think so as well.”

Father said this while momentarily showing a smile.

He was definitely feeling proud.

Duke Termion also chimed in.

“Hmm, and I’ve heard this too. While it rarely happens in general, I’ve heard that even if one isn’t a high-level summoner, there are often cases where another summoner’s summoned beast submits without any particular command.”

Perhaps because I had made a deep impression in the morning.

Duke Termion was looking at me with that same interested expression from the morning.

“And in even rarer cases… I’ve heard that due to exceptional affinity, such things can happen even to those who aren’t summoners.”

“Is that so.”

“Yes. You can interpret it as meaning your son has exceptional talent. And since he even performed summoning arts directly, he’s practically a summoner even if not officially recognized.”

I smiled and continued the momentum.

“After that, House Tiren’s eldest son ran away with his younger brother. That’s all the facts I can tell you.”

Father listened to my words and summarized.

“Combining both sides’ claims, it goes like this. House Tiren’s eldest son trampled the garden flowers with his younger brother, and when Dane protested, he came over and grabbed his collar first. Here Dane injured him by headbutting his nose, and in response, House Tiren’s eldest son summoned a beast to attack Dane.”

A straightforward summary.

Father asked Digron.

“Do you acknowledge this?”

“I-I only intended to scare him. I never intended to kill him!”

“That’s right, Count Tiren. Our son seems a bit angry, but still, as a guest to go that far…”

Amidst the protests of the father and son, Father also asked me.

“Dane, do you acknowledge this?”

“Yes. I acknowledge it.”

“See there, he says he acknowledges it!”

That’s when I answered.

“Acknowledging it doesn’t make the fact that you commanded your summoned beast to kill me disappear.”

“What! I clearly said it wasn’t….”

It was the moment Count Tiren’s face turned bright red.

“Father!”

“Leila? What brings you here?”

“I was taking a walk in the garden when I heard Father’s voice.”

Suddenly, the little kid I saw last night appeared.

Duke Termion’s daughter, Leila Termion.

“Hello, Count Sogress! Count Tiren!”

And when Leila’s eyes met mine, she grinned and waved her hand.

“Hi, Dane!”

I also smiled and waved back at her.

Such a bright and cheerful face.

It felt like a moment of peace thrown into a serious situation.

Leila threw herself into Duke Termion’s arms. Duke Termion chuckled and patted Leila’s head.

“Hehe, didn’t you say you were going to tend to your sword?”

“I finished! And I was so bored….”

“I see. Let’s take a walk together later. Right now, I have important business to attend to.”

“Important business?”

Leila widened her eyes and seemed to be surveying the situation.

After tilting her head for a moment, she asked Duke Termion.

“Is this about the fight between two children, no, three children that happened in the garden?”

“How do you know about that, Leila?”

“I happened to see it while walking in the garden earlier.”

This is an unexpected witness.

“Really? Then if you don’t mind, could you tell us what you saw?”

“Mm. House Tiren’s eldest son grabbed Dane by the collar, and after that, Dane attacked with his forehead. Then when Dane hid, the two tried to find him, but they got hit by something I don’t really understand and fell down, and House Tiren’s eldest son summoned a wolf-like summoned beast.”

“What happened next?”

“He commanded the summoned beast to kill Dane. Very frighteningly.”

I can see it.

Count Tiren’s mouth gaping open, and Digron turning pale.

Testimony from a third party who wasn’t involved.

This alone was enough to reach all conclusions.

“Is there not a single lie in those words?”

“I only said what I saw.”

“Good. I understand. Thank you.”

Duke Termion asked Father.

“Count Sogress, if what Leila says is true, your son nearly faced a terrible ordeal.”

“….”

Father approached Count Tiren.

“Count Tiren, and House Tiren’s eldest son Digron Tiren. Do you acknowledge these words?”

“….”

There was no answer.

It was a reaction tantamount to acknowledgment.

Father seemed to have reached a conclusion.

“I have no intention of overlooking this matter.”

“Di, Digron. What are you doing! Hurry up and apologize!”

“I’m, I’m sorry! I was wrong! I’ll make sure this never happens again!”

Digron bowed his head.

Where did his defiant attitude from just moments ago go?

However, Father wasn’t someone who would accept an apology here.

“The apology should be made to my son, Dane, not to me.”

“Ri, right. I was just about to do that anyway. Digron, hurry up and go!”

Digron approached me and hastily bowed his head.

“I, I’m sorry….”

I just watched him without saying anything.

I had no intention of accepting the apology.

Holding out until the end and then bowing his head as if he had no choice due to a third party’s testimony wasn’t really an apology to begin with.

But rather than stubbornly insisting on my way, it would be better from experience to accept the apology here and show a magnanimous side.

“Fine. I’ll accept it.”

“Th, thank you!”

Digron raised his head and made a relieved expression.

But that was only momentary.

“Count Tiren. Do you remember me saying just now that I cannot overlook this?”

“…I remember.”

“As you know, yesterday and today have been joyful days. I don’t want to make things more troublesome by escalating this matter.”

“Th, thank you. Count Sogress. I will surely repay this debt someday….”

“However, I cannot overlook the shock my son received and the threat he must have felt, the failure to maintain proper etiquette as a guest, and above all, the attempt to distort the truth.”

Father spoke in a cold voice I had never heard before.

“Above all, no matter how young a child may be, the fact that he harbored the intent to kill my son and gave commands to a summoned beast is unforgivable by any means.”

Ah.

That’s our Father indeed.

“Co, Count Sogress… that was only….”

“I won’t hear any more. Count Tiren. Please take your household members and leave the castle now.”

It was an order to leave.

“Th, that’s right now…!”

“You’ve had a hard journey coming such a long way, Count Tiren. There will be no occasion for you to come to Count Sogress Castle in the future.”

Father turned around without exchanging any more words and commanded the escort knight who had followed.

“Escort Count Tiren and his party courteously to outside the castle.”

“Yes, Count.”

Count Tiren rushed over desperately and pleaded with Father.

“Count Sogress, I’ll take full responsibility! So please, the order to leave….”

“How will you take responsibility?”

“I, I’ll somehow… whether financially or whatever requests you make in the future, I’ll accept anything!”

Count Tiren looked desperate.

Even I would find it hard to accept being driven out of the castle within a few hours after being invited to a birthday banquet and traveling all the way to the Southern Region.

But Father was unmoved.

“There is no help I need from you.”

If Count Tiren had been a slightly wiser person, rather than pressuring me and demanding we go to Father immediately, he would have first tried to view the situation objectively on the spot.

But he failed to do so and was busy pressuring me while protecting his son.

Should I call it reaping what you sow?

The only thing that had changed from his appearance during his prisoner days was that his belly had become more generous.

“I was wrong, Count Sogress. My children and I took two weeks to get here. Are you really telling us to go back like this? No, if I go back like this, all the nobles will mock me!”

A matter of face.

However, Father coldly concluded the conversation.

“The return journey won’t take two weeks. Have a safe trip back, Count Tiren.”

Count Tiren could say no more.

As if giving up, he let his entire body slump down.

“Count. I shall escort you.”

And when the escort knight approached, he trudged along with Digron. Soon Count Tiren and Digron disappeared from the garden.

“Phew.”

Father sighed briefly, then looked at me with a smile and patted my head.

“There’s nothing to worry about, Dane. You must have suffered mentally while watching. Just because Count Tiren was driven out doesn’t mean you need to feel guilty. You understand, right?”

“Yes, Father. I’m fine.”

Father seemed worried that I might think Count Tiren was driven out because of my fight with Digron.

Rather than a lukewarm conclusion, I actually feel more at ease.

“By the way, you’re really not hurt anywhere, right?”

“Yes. Of course. I’m fine.”

“Hmm, I heard that the eldest son of Tiren House had quite decent talent… apparently not.”

Father tilted his head as he said this.

“Or maybe our son’s talent is just too outstanding? Hahaha.”

He’s such a doting father as always.

“Hehe, well now. The young master nearly had to deal with unpleasant matters the day after his birthday.”

In the midst of this, Duke Termion smoothly interjected.

“Duke. I’m sorry for getting you involved in unnecessary trouble.”

“How could that be? If one is invited as a guest, they should behave properly as a guest. A child’s wrongdoing is the parent’s wrongdoing, isn’t it?”

Duke Termion smiled and looked at me.

“By the way, your son is quite interesting. His spear thrusting was proper, and he even used Summoning Arts… Dane, so you can actually summon?”

I shook my head at those words.

“No, not yet. This time it just worked because various conditions aligned, and I don’t have a symbol yet.”

“Huh. Even more surprising. This is possible without ever having summoned once? No matter how well conditions align, I heard that forming hand seals in Summoning Arts is extremely complex…”

Duke Termion stroked his chin.

Then Father asked.

“But how did you punish those fellows?”

“Ah, that was…”

I compressed the mana flow with my hand just like before.

Thud!

And when I shot it toward the ground, the path in the garden was slightly dug up, raising a bit of dust.

“This.”

“Isn’t this a mana bullet?”

Duke Termion asked me with a surprised expression.

“Do you happen to know how to handle mana? This is… though basic, it’s a mana bullet that can only be used if you understand mana flow.”

“Yes, Duke.”

“Good heavens… at this age? Then surely… you have a mana core too?”

“Yes.”

“Hehehe…”

A hollow laugh could be heard.

Father smiled very contentedly.

Duke Termion shook his head and spoke to Father as if envious.

“Spear Arts, Summoning Arts, and now even magic. Has there ever been such talent in history?”

I haven’t mentioned the stealth part yet.

“Indeed, Duke. I seem to have raised one son well. Hahaha.”

“Talent aside, he’s quite composed. When kids fight, they usually get excited and only insist on their own claims. Not just compared to Tiren House’s eldest son, but no child would be this composed.”

Duke Termion bent his knees slightly to match my eye level.

“When you grow up, help Count Sogress a lot.”

“Yes, Duke.”

Meanwhile, Leila’s gaze beside us was full of questions. It seemed like she was asking: What exactly are you?

Duke Termion smiled and stood up, then patted Count Sogress on the shoulder.

“At this rate, you won’t have to worry about raising your child, will you?”

“It’s still far off. You only know after they’re fully grown, don’t you?”

“Modesty between us. Haha.”

“Oh, thanks to Young Lady Leila, we could wrap things up easily. Without her testimony, it might have gotten a bit messy.”

“Ah. Don’t worry about it too much. I just said what I saw. Well, if you really feel indebted, how about we discuss our marriage arrangement…”

“Oh my, it’s almost time for the banquet. I need to check if Count Tiren has left, so I’ll be going now!”

“H-hey! Count Sogress! Aken!”

The two adults disappeared from the garden in a sudden chase, leaving Leila and me alone.

“Don’t you need to go with the Duke?”

Leila shook her head at my question.

“What’s the point of going? It’s more fun here.”

“The garden is fun?”

“No, being with you.”

Look at this straightforward fellow.

“You’re quite interesting.”

At those words, I shrugged my shoulders.

“Good if it seems that way.”

“And you’re handsome too.”

“Is that the key point?”

“It could be, or it might not be.”

Leila pretended not to know and grinned, then suddenly asked.

“But how did the summoned beast not listen to the summoner and submit to you instead? I’ve met several famous summoners in the capital and seen summoners duel each other, but I’ve never seen anything like that.”

“I don’t really know either. It just happened somehow.”

It’s too bothersome to explain further.

If it works when I do it, then it works.

“Hmph. You’re hiding it, aren’t you? That’s petty. I helped you.”

I tilted my head.

“I helped you too. Then let’s call it even for the debt of teaching me swordsmanship back then.”

“Th-that… come to think of it, there was that?”

“What? I thought you helped me because of that.”

From Leila’s perspective, there was no reason to step forward unless she had quite strong sense of justice.

I thought that was why Leila stepped forward to testify for me.

Well, if not, then this should work.

“Then let’s say we’ve each helped each other once, and how about we each help each other once more?”

Leila readily nodded at my words.

“Good!”

And immediately added.

“Then I’ll ask now!”

I recalled what Duke Termion had desperately wanted.

Surely it’s not about the engagement.

“What is it?”

“Teach me too. The method you used to punish the Tiren brothers! Shooting mana invisibly!”

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Why do you want to learn?”

“Because I want to grow quickly! To catch up with my brothers, I want to make at least two cores before entering the Academy.”

As Leila said this, something like regret seemed to briefly pass across her expression.

Duke Termion seemed to cherish her greatly, but from her perspective, it apparently wasn’t the case.

Or… since he said before that he doesn’t tolerate ‘failure,’ maybe Duke Termion is extremely strict about training and such things, contrary to appearances.

“And I want to make Mother happy. Mother cherishes me very much. So if I grow faster, she’ll surely be happier.”

There was a reason I didn’t know.

Duchess Termion.

I heard she was sick with some illness.

Anyway, Leila clearly wants to quickly improve her skills right now.

“Can you teach me?”

That’s simple enough.

I just need to teach her how to use mana.

Whether she can follow along is a different matter though.

“Alright.”

“Really? Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Then let’s start right from tomorrow! I’ll be here at the castle until the day after tomorrow! Or should we start tonight?”

“Do whatever you want.”

That’s fortunate. It’s not a losing deal for me.

Mana Bullet is a technique that’s not difficult at all if you just understand Mana Flow.

Leila asked excitedly.

“I’m so excited. Dane, then what’s your wish?”

I answered with a grin.

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