Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 120

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74. I Am the Magic Tower Master, After All

 

 

 

 

 

Grax Otier.

 

A man who came to live with a terrible face due to the aftereffects of an epidemic.

 

Perhaps God took pity on him, granting him a wife and daughter who loved him just as he was—

 

But his wife died of illness, and his daughter was also placed in such a situation.

 

From that point on, Grax abandoned everything and devoted himself solely to developing a treatment.

 

Fortunately, he had talent in Pharmaceutical Science, so starting the research wasn’t difficult, but even after several years, the research hadn’t progressed even halfway.

 

The biggest problem was the sustainability of the research.

 

With current development and experimental equipment requiring Mana Stones as essential components, existing Mana Stones couldn’t produce better results.

 

In such circumstances, the sample Mana Stone that Sidrain secretly delivered became a ray of light.

 

‘I must, I absolutely must buy it.’

 

He didn’t have much money left.

 

At most, about 2 years’ worth.

 

Grax was prepared to bet all that money.

 

He had delayed his daughter’s illness as much as possible, but he instinctively knew there wasn’t much time left.

 

‘Dad will definitely cure you.’

 

That’s why Grax couldn’t believe what was happening to him right now.

 

“We’ll provide three Special Magic Stones as an upfront investment. After that, we’ll provide additional Mana Stones depending on your research progress.”

 

“A-Are you really serious…?”

 

At the mention of three Mana Stones, Grax’s throat trembled.

 

Three.

 

With the money he had now, he could barely afford to buy two at most.

 

But they were saying they’d ‘invest’ three.

 

The immediate need for money had disappeared.

 

“Investment… That’s something I never even thought about…”

 

“Is that so.”

 

Of course he hadn’t expected it.

 

In fact, he had been prepared to give up everything even if the person selling these Mana Stones was a demon.

 

Even if they demanded his soul as payment.

 

But investment?

 

What exactly were these two people in front of him, whose names he didn’t even know yet, seeing to make such an offer?

 

“Viscount Otier.”

 

“Y-Yes.”

 

“That treatment has potential. If the efficiency of these Mana Stones is added to it.”

 

“…”

 

“That’s why we decided to invest. If it weren’t the case, we would have just sold them.”

 

The slightly younger-sounding voice continued.

 

“What we want is one thing. 20% of the future sales revenue from that treatment.”

 

Only then did Grax realize.

 

Right now, these people were recognizing the potential and investing.

 

“I think this would be profitable business for both sides. One side makes the treatment to save their daughter, and the other side invests in it and gains future profits.”

 

“S-Sales is something I never even thought about…”

 

It was natural.

 

He had been obsessed only with saving his daughter, even selling his property to focus solely on developing the treatment, and his purpose was naturally to cure his daughter’s illness.

 

Sales was a secondary matter, and he had never even considered it in the first place.

 

“Viscount Otier. If it’s completed, the number of soldiers dying from infections on the battlefield will be dramatically reduced, and it could become the foundation for curing various diseases.”

 

“…!”

 

Who exactly was this man in front of him?

 

He had provided data about the treatment, but just from looking at it, he made such a judgment immediately?

 

Actually, Grax’s thoughts were the same.

 

Similar symptoms were appearing everywhere.

 

But even the most outstanding priests could only bestow blessings at best, so it was treated as a kind of ‘incurable disease.’

 

So if a treatment could be developed, it might become the opportunity to cure all those diseases.

 

“That’s why we decided to invest. Instead of selling.”

 

Grax almost started to sob.

 

“Thank you… Thank you.”

 

“If we detect any attempts to use these Mana Stones for other purposes or resell them… you’d better be prepared.”

 

And at the sudden chill that came over him, he stopped crying like a child.

 

“O-Of course.”

 

“Though I don’t think someone trying to save their daughter would do such a thing.”

 

The man added.

 

“Please send us research progress reports once a month. When I request samples, you’ll need to send those along as well.”

 

“O-Of course.”

 

“Good. Let’s draft a contract.”

 

The contract was completed in an instant.

 

As if they had anticipated this kind of situation.

 

‘This little guy even knows how to write contracts?’

 

Sidrain clicked his tongue while looking at the quite well-written contract.

 

There’s nothing this kid can’t do.

 

His talents aside, he was surprised when the investment talk came up.

 

In normal cases, they might have just sold out of sympathy, or perhaps schemed to exploit the desperate situation—

 

Who would have thought he’d bring up investment?

 

‘Well, this Mana Stone sales idea was also this Fellow’s idea.’

 

At times like this, he thought that talent was really unfairly distributed.

 

“But this surname written in the contract… I’ve never seen it before.”

 

By the way, I had prepared a pseudonym in advance for situations like this.

 

Akeron.

 

Druid Akeron.

 

It’s a name I saw in a book written in Ancient Arcana Language that only I can decipher.

 

I considered using my name from my previous life, but that seemed too dangerous, so I decided on this.

 

I don’t really know what Druid Akeron did, but if I was going to use one anyway, this seemed better.

 

Scratch, scratch.

 

Anyway, both sides finished signing.

 

“The effect takes place immediately.”

 

Dane immediately took out three Mana Stones and handed them to Grax. They were Mana Stones in those same luxurious boxes.

 

Grax looked at the Mana Stones with an extremely ecstatic expression, then closed the lid and stored them in his subspace.

 

“I will definitely… definitely complete it.”

 

Grax burned with determination.

 

“I hope it turns out that way.”

 

The deal was concluded.

 

One side gained hope.

 

The other side gained potential future profits.

 

And possibly enormous profits at that.

 

And Grax, who obtained the Mana Stones…

 

“Annie, Annie! I can finally cure our Annie!”

 

He immediately returned to the mansion and headed to his daughter’s room.

 

“My daughter, you can wake up now. Just wait a little, just a little longer.”

 

Grax’s daughter, Annie Otier, lying there as if dead.

 

‘Just wait a little longer.’

 

Looking at his daughter’s face, who couldn’t wake up after falling seriously ill once, Grax thought.

 

He would definitely, definitely save his daughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, I’m not someone obsessed with money.

 

Since I was born into the Sogress County in the first place, unless we face complete ruin, there’s no need to worry about money.

 

Still, the reason I proposed the investment was because I judged it would return tremendous profits even considering all that.

 

“It’s unbelievable. When you brought up the investment talk, I really…”

 

After Grax left, Sidrain kept expressing amazement while we had a light meal together.

 

“Were you that surprised?”

 

“Of course. Maybe it’s because I’m naturally a magic maniac, but I never thought in that direction at all. You see, mages as a species aren’t as money-savvy as you. Even when crazy ones appear occasionally, they generally spend everything they have.”

 

Sidrain tilted his head.

 

“Really strange, I tell you. You’re definitely a peculiar fellow.”

 

“You’re just realizing that now?”

 

“No. I noticed when you refused to become my student.”

 

I chuckled at his words that still seemed to carry lingering regret.

 

“The rumors about me being your student have already spread everywhere though.”

 

“Those are just rumors. It needs to be ‘official’, I’m saying official!”

 

Sidrain asked slyly.

 

“So, don’t you want to become my student?”

 

“I don’t.”

 

“…I’ll ask again next time you sell mana stones.”

 

What a persistent fellow, really.

 

“But there’s one more thing I’m curious about. What did you trust to make that investment?”

 

“Ah.”

 

I told him about how I had scanned the data with magic earlier and sent it to Big Sister.

 

“To Miss Arabella?”

 

“Yes. Big Sister is also an inventor, and she knows the related data to some extent. I told her in advance.”

 

Big Sister is a genius.

 

And mages necessarily learn pharmaceutical science, and Big Sister has sufficient knowledge in this area too.

 

That Big Sister told me.

 

That Grax is far superior to me in this field.

 

And that based on this data, there’s sufficient possibility.

 

“You looked into it quite thoroughly.”

 

I nodded.

 

“Yes. If mana stones really are the cause, results should come soon.”

 

And I added.

 

“I can’t decide on an investment based on sympathy alone. If there had been no possibility, I would have rather just given it to him.”

 

“You would have just given it?”

 

To him with a surprised expression, I answered calmly.

 

“Sometimes in the world, there are words that don’t need verification.”

 

Grax’s words, filled with the single-minded determination to save his daughter, were exactly that.

 

“Of course, if he had what it takes and was just lacking something.”

 

“Fellow. Right. Sometimes that’s more important. I really hope that as you said, an amazing cure gets developed, saving that person’s daughter too… and the investment succeeds.”

 

Sidrain looked at me with a proud expression.

 

“Oh, and this.”

 

As promised, I took out two mana stones for Sidrain.

 

“This month’s mana stones.”

 

“Fellow, I thought you’d forget.”

 

Sidrain is all smiles.

 

“What are you going to do with those?”

 

“I’m nominally a Magic Tower Master, so shouldn’t I try challenging 9-Chain once?”

 

9-Chain.

 

A dream realm that no one among ‘existing’ mages has reached yet.

 

Unless you’re a monster like Saul Hanston, it could truly be called an unexplored territory.

 

“But I’m starting to have the ridiculous thought that you might be faster than me.”

 

“Come on.”

 

“You rascal. You’re using 4-Chain magic now, right? But you’re 14 years old, 14.”

 

“Didn’t you say magic gets harder the more you learn?”

 

“That doesn’t seem to apply to you, that’s why.”

 

Sidrain grumbled.

 

9-Chain, huh.

 

I’m not sure if I’ll reach it, but in my case, I’m developing magic in a different way.

 

Well, as Sidrain says, who knows.

 

If I master all the knowledge of Arcana, it might happen, or maybe even more than that.

 

“By the way, are you going back to the Academy now?”

 

“Yes. I need to go to Big Sister and tell her about this deal. And make some mana stones too.”

 

“Youth, indeed. I think it would be fun if I attended the Academy again too.”

 

“Why not. You could take a position as a professor.”

 

Sidrain shook his head at those words.

 

“Quit being a Magic Tower Master and go there to support some mage from Antalion? Not a chance.”

 

Is he talking about Professor Denabo?

 

I heard the Magic Towers don’t get along well with each other, and it seems to be true.

 

“That guy didn’t try to entice you, did he?”

 

When I shrugged, Sidrain clicked his tongue as if he expected it.

 

“Tsk tsk. He’s not going anywhere. Wherever he goes, he’s desperate to make allies… Is he trying to become the dean or something?”

 

Sidrain gave quite serious advice.

 

“I’m not saying this because I dislike him, but be careful. People like Denabo are very good at using students. If you’re not careful, you’ll get your essence sucked out and then be discarded.”

 

It’s not wrong.

 

Both Professor Delfineso and Professor Denabo had proposed something to me with some clear intention.

 

Only Professor Gabius from Military Science seemed a bit pure. Though I have no intention of going to graduate school anyway.

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

“Right. Well, a fellow like you will handle things well on your own, so I’m not worried… but if anyone gives you trouble, let me know.”

 

“It won’t escalate to a fight between Magic Towers, will it?”

 

“Oh my. When my ‘student’ is in a difficult situation, what would such a thing matter?”

 

I burst out laughing.

 

He’s such a lovable old man.

 

“Oh, and if there’s any fellow who seems promising, let me know their name. So I can recruit them in advance. These damn talents keep getting poached…”

 

“I will.”

 

Anyway, my brief meeting with Sidrain ended like that, and I returned to the Academy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since I was already out, I thought about doing something, but since I could come out anytime I wanted anyway, I didn’t bother being greedy.

 

This would probably be the first time entering since taking that marathon exam last time.

 

Anyway, when I entered Hanston Building and went into the lecture hall, I didn’t see many students.

 

Ah.

 

Come to think of it, today was the day for announcing test results and feedback.

 

It’s a characteristic unique to the Magic Department with its extensive test scope – they dedicate an entire lecture session for this kind of feedback time.

 

That’s why there weren’t many students.

 

Also because they don’t cover new material separately…

 

“Should we just skip?”

 

“Let’s do a self-imposed class cancellation. I feel like I’m going to jump off the Hanston Building rooftop after today’s lecture ends.”

 

“It’s a failed exam anyway.”

 

Since the exam difficulty was so extreme, everyone seemed to have given up on the results without much expectation.

 

Of course, I was confident.

 

Since I solved everything and left.

 

Anyway, Professor Denabo entered and the lecture began, and as soon as he entered, he looked around at the students and spoke.

 

“Everyone seems to be waiting eagerly for the test results, right?”

 

“…”

 

Amid the gloomy silence that followed, Professor Denabo chuckled.

 

“Well, everyone worked hard taking the exam. Some students finished to the end, others didn’t. Rather than being obsessed with results, I hope you all found something in the process.”

 

It sounds nice to talk about process, but honestly speaking, there’s no department where everything changes based on results as much as the Magic Department.

 

Other departments are similar too, but the Magic Department is a bit more severe in that regard.

 

“In that sense… on average, scores of 20 points came out based on a 100-point scale.”

 

Everyone stirred at the shocking result.

 

20 points on a 100-point scale.

 

In my opinion, the difficulty of the exam questions aside, the problem was the enormous amount of questions that left insufficient time to solve them, along with concentration that became increasingly scattered.

 

“So don’t be shocked even if your scores came out a bit low.”

 

Professor Denabo then began announcing the scores.

 

While mentioning student names too.

 

“Eivar, 14 points.”

 

“Dilcon, 26 points.”

 

“Simeni, 24 points.”

 

They said Magic Department exams were a series of humiliations, and it was really true.

 

Generally, students received scores between 10 and 30 points, with occasional scores in the 40s or 50s.

 

I wonder how many points I got.

 

Since I solved everything and left, maybe I got around 70 to 80 points?

 

If it were multiple choice, I could predict almost accurately, but since all problems were subjective essay questions.

 

“Next, Dane Sogress.”

 

Finally my name was called.

 

“Hmm, if I remember correctly, you were the student who solved and left the fastest. It was a completely unexpected result. Of course, the method using a summoned beast was quite ingenious too.”

 

The idea of summoning the 4th Grade Summon Altemar to receive buffs for concentration and swiftness, then maintaining it throughout the exam with my different mana.

 

That seemed quite impressive to Professor Denabo.

 

“Not just the exam problems, but the method was also quite excellent.”

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

A score I never thought of came out.

 

“The result is 100 points.”

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