Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 144

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92. End of the Subjugation (2)

 

 

 

 

 

The subjugation proceeded at an incredibly fast pace.

 

The problem at the center of the ruins that had been hindering the subjugation was resolved, and the monsters that had been moving in controlled, disciplined formation were now rampaging on instinct.

 

Therefore, the organized movements of the monsters, which had been the greatest concern, had completely disappeared.

 

Now it was combat against enemies driven only by instinct, while our side had already made all preparations and formed thorough battle formations.

 

“Draw up your mana!”

 

Magic Department.

 

“Maintain formation!”

 

Swordsmanship Department.

 

“Prepare defensive lines!”

 

Spear Arts Department.

 

“Answer the call!”

 

And the Summoning Department.

 

Each department was assigned to their respective specialized units, giving their all to face the monsters.

 

The reason was clear.

 

To earn achievements.

 

Department division.

 

Individual division.

 

Everyone was giving their all to claim both as their own.

 

“Good. Get a good shot!”

 

“This photo will be on the front page of Academy Daily! Make sure to get the widest angle possible!”

 

Here, reporters from ‘Academy Daily’ who had somehow followed along were busily taking photos from the outskirts of the battle zone.

 

“Let’s go!”

 

At this moment, the person leading the charge was Conrad from the Swordsmanship Department.

 

The talent that the Swordsmanship Department had chosen to ‘push forward.’

 

With thorough support from surrounding juniors and peers, he was driving his sword into the monsters.

 

“At this rate, we’ll take first place!”

 

“Let’s push past the Magic Department again this year!”

 

The Magic Department was no pushover either.

 

While the close-combat units fought on the front lines, they gathered mana and launched magic, annihilating the monsters.

 

Their speed was in no way inferior to the Swordsmanship Department.

 

“For the honor of the Magic Department!”

 

“Everyone aim for that point over there!”

 

The person leading these magic unit students was naturally Altur.

 

‘I need to be recognized.’

 

Altur wanted to achieve first place in the individual division by any means necessary this time, or at least make the Magic Department first place.

 

Then perhaps his usefulness, which seemed to be gradually disappearing, might be proven once again.

 

“The monsters are fleeing! Annihilate them!”

 

“Maintain formation and respond calmly!”

 

As the subjugation proceeded smoothly, Altur began to harbor hope that he might actually achieve first place in the individual division this time.

 

But that was only momentary.

 

“It’s Eterak!”

 

“Is it the Summoning Department?”

 

Two Grade 4 summoned beasts, Eterak, appeared on the battlefield and let out tremendous roars.

 

Thinking it might be the Summoning Department, Conrad and Altur tensed up.

 

Conrad gripped his sword even tighter, while Altur drew up his mana even more intensely.

 

But it wasn’t the Summoning Department.

 

To be precise, it was the complete opposite direction from where the summoning unit students were gathered.

 

Which meant…

 

“Dane Sogress…”

 

“That guy again…”

 

As the two muttered in a daze, the two newly summoned Eterak opened their maws and—

 

“Kraaaaaaak!”

 

“Kruuuuuu!”

 

They sprayed acid, instantly sweeping away the monsters that had been in chaos at the front.

 

By rough estimate, about fifty of them.

 

With two sprays of acid, monsters that would require full effort to defeat had been eliminated.

 

Moreover, they were summoned by one person.

 

As evidence, Dane was standing beneath the two Eterak.

 

“…”

 

Naturally, that wasn’t the end.

 

Bang, crash!

 

Dane created several mana spears in mid-air and mercilessly launched them at the monsters.

 

The monsters collapsed and fell helplessly.

 

Then fireballs flew out, and with a single wave of his hand, several summoned beasts including Gendpu emerged.

 

“Does that really… make sense?”

 

It’s not easy to display genius and hone skills even in one field, but how on earth is that fellow…

 

‘Should I put down my sword?’

 

Is this what it feels like to lose fighting spirit?

 

To lose fighting spirit not because of the enemy, but because of an ally.

 

Not only Conrad, but Altur was even thinking that his own mana was truly insignificant.

 

“I really can’t deal with this.”

 

Should I just give up everything and go to some quiet rural territory to live as a court mage?

 

Just seeing that fellow makes me lose motivation.

 

“Ah, Senior Altur?”

 

Altur sighed and eventually waved his hands dismissively at the juniors who had been supporting him.

 

“You don’t need to support me.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Let’s stop the ‘pushing strategy.'”

 

“S-Senior?”

 

It was the moment when intense futility washed over Altur.

 

Then suddenly, a good idea occurred to him.

 

“…Would it be better to push for that fellow instead?”

 

Altur’s instincts, having lived off Professor Denabo’s cold glances since entering the Academy, were stirring.

 

‘Right, that would be better anyway.’

 

He already knew that no matter how hard he tried, Professor Denabo wouldn’t look favorably upon him.

 

He just hadn’t acknowledged it.

 

But now it seemed he had to acknowledge it.

 

Professor Denabo seemed to have completely turned his back on him and was looking for new prey.

 

‘There’s no reason to work hard, is there?’

 

So Altur made his decision.

 

“Commander. Would it be alright to concentrate our magic over there?”

 

“Hm?”

 

The magic unit commander tilted his head at Altur’s suggestion.

 

“Suddenly?”

 

“I’ve been thinking, since there are so many monsters, it would be better to quickly attack that area first and focus more on the subjugation.”

 

“Ho.”

 

The unit commanders also know.

 

That this subjugation is a competition between Academy students and departments.

 

So Altur’s suggestion seemed quite admirable to them.

 

“Good. Let’s do that. You said Altur Diometra, right?”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen a fellow like you. I’ll remember you.”

 

Altur looked bewildered. This wasn’t what he intended at all.

 

Anyway, it worked out well.

 

“Concentrate magic on the southwest!”

 

The Magic Department now turned their attack direction toward the southwest, where they were facing the most monsters.

 

Meanwhile-

 

“You stupid idiots! Making me slash several times because you can’t hold down one thing properly?”

 

Conrad was desperately trying to take first place individually, screaming at his fellow Swordsmanship Department juniors.

 

He had just barely managed to kill a monster after struggling against it.

 

“How is our Swordsmanship Department going to take first place like this? Huh? Get your heads straight!”

 

When Conrad shouted angrily, the juniors burst with complaints inwardly.

 

‘He should have come a bit earlier.’

 

‘We held it for several minutes.’

 

‘It’s not about the Swordsmanship Department taking first place, he just wants to be first himself.’

 

Conrad had already been losing trust among students in the same department since the Festival incident.

 

He was selected for this ‘support strategy’ because he had the most outstanding talent, but even that didn’t seem to be working out.

 

‘First place is already out of reach.’

 

‘How can he beat Dane Sogress?’

 

‘Acting like he’s doing something when he just draws aggro and lands finishing blows.’

 

Everyone already knew that Dane Sogress was sweeping the battlefield, making first place a distant dream.

 

But Conrad became more desperate because of this.

 

“Go bring more right now! That’s what you’re supposed to do, can’t you do that one thing properly?”

 

Under Conrad’s fierce glare, the department students risked danger to lure monsters, but-

 

“Argh!”

 

Conrad eventually stumbled and fell while recklessly fighting too many monsters.

 

“Graaaah!”

 

In this situation, one monster was charging toward the fallen Conrad.

 

“Senior!”

 

Conrad squeezed his eyes shut at the monster’s fist approaching his face.

 

‘Damn it!’

 

But then.

 

Slash!

 

A sword cutting down the monster.

 

Thud!

 

The monster attacking Conrad fell to the side, and in the monster’s place stood one student.

 

“Senior, are you alright?”

 

Rose-colored hair.

 

The young lady of Duke Termion House who had recently become an object of admiration among freshmen by instantly subduing the vice president at the assembly.

 

It was Leila Termion.

 

“You, you!”

 

Conrad jumped up in a surge of anger.

 

This fellow hadn’t participated in the ‘support strategy’ and was fighting on a completely different side.

 

Something called a direct unit, which made him both envious and annoying.

 

And now she even saved him in this life-or-death moment.

 

‘A freshman acting so arrogantly…’

 

Rather than being grateful, he was angry.

 

“I could have blocked it without your help! Who asked you to save me?”

 

“If I hadn’t saved you, you would have been seriously injured by now, Senior.”

 

Conrad was stunned.

 

“Who’s getting injured! There’s no talent better than mine in the Swordsmanship Department!”

 

“Oh, really? Then, good luck, Senior.”

 

Leila shrugged and quickly left.

 

“Hey, hey!”

 

Conrad shouted angrily.

 

But Leila didn’t look back.

 

Instead, she showed her skill by expertly cutting down a monster she encountered.

 

Of course, it was a joint attack with other soldiers, and Leila’s skill wasn’t yet at Conrad’s level, but…

 

‘Someone struggles so hard to exhaust and lure them but can’t handle them properly.’

 

‘Leila is really good, isn’t she?’

 

‘She subdued the vice president in one go last time too…’

 

It was enough of a scene for other students to misunderstand.

 

In the midst of this, the subjugation was slowly coming to an end.

 

What had been controlling them was gone.

 

And while they fought each other with only instinct remaining, the subjugation force jumped in and attacked with thorough tactics, so the monsters couldn’t hold out.

 

That’s what monsters were.

 

Threatening due to their strong reproductive ability, but ultimately beings that could be dealt with through subjugation alone since they couldn’t unite.

 

“Annihilate the remaining monsters without leaving any!”

 

Thanks to this, the attack pattern of the subjugation force that had advanced to the central area was changing from all-out war to pursuit…

 

And at the forefront were Dane and the 3rd Prince.

 

“Dane, on the left!”

 

The 3rd Prince, Edward, was supporting Dane by contributing what little swordsmanship skill he had.

 

A prince supporting a student.

 

It was a scene rarely seen in general, but Edward didn’t mind.

 

Rather, he tried to capture in his eyes Dane’s swordsmanship as he mercilessly cut and stabbed monsters while advancing instantly.

 

‘How exactly is the education of Sogress County conducted?’

 

And when his sword broke from swinging, he immediately drew a spear without hesitation.

 

Combined with the magic and summoning arts he saw for the first time, it seemed there was no need to look far for ‘talent.’

 

Right here.

 

Because here was a complete collection of ‘talent.’

 

‘I truly have an amazing friend.’

 

The first friend he ever had in his life.

 

And that existence called friend was now positioned like an idol in his heart.

 

‘I can become strong too.’

 

Edward clenched his fist tightly.

 

As he had resolved in front of Sir Onet, he wanted to become strong and stand shoulder to shoulder with his friend.

 

‘It would be fun to go on adventures with these guys.’

 

Edward briefly imagined the joy of being with his friends.

 

It would definitely be fun.

 

Even more so if these guys treated him completely as a ‘friend.’

 

“Your Highness!”

 

Then came a flying shout.

 

Two monsters were charging toward Edward.

 

Edward turned the direction of his sword.

 

‘Left? Right?’

 

Which fellow should he deal with first?

 

It was then that his body froze for a moment in what was essentially his first real combat.

 

Thud!

 

Dane’s spear suddenly leaped in and pierced through the left monster’s body—

 

“Dodge to the right while aiming for the flank.”

 

Edward followed exactly what Dane said from beside him.

 

And—

 

Crack!

 

Edward pierced the monster’s flank precisely, and as he pulled out his sword, he stared blankly at the monster collapsing.

 

He did it.

 

His first real combat.

 

His first battle.

 

He had accomplished it himself.

 

“Excellent.”

 

Dane’s praise came from beside him.

 

“Just keep doing it like that.”

 

When he turned his head, Dane was smiling with great satisfaction.

 

Edward muttered with the most pleased expression he’d ever had.

 

“It’s thanks to you, Dane Sogress.”

 

Edward savored the thrill from just moments ago.

 

He just needed to keep doing it like this from now on.

 

Those words also lingered in his mind.

 

“Your Highness, almost all the monsters have been annihilated.”

 

And shortly after, the good news that Sir Onet delivered.

 

“Mm, it’s all thanks to your military achievements.”

 

“It’s thanks to Your Highness’s decision and command.”

 

Sir Onet was speaking sincerely.

 

If Edward had not accepted Dane’s proposal.

 

The subjugation would probably still be ongoing, and they would have faced difficulties instead.

 

But thanks to Edward’s trust and decision, the subjugation seemed to be concluding successfully.

 

Looking around, the center of the ruins was now almost completely cleared.

 

Now what remained was…

 

“Your Highness. That barracks.”

 

Confirming it.

 

At Dane’s hint, anger appeared on Edward’s face.

 

“I must personally confirm what bastard raised and gathered these monsters.”

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