Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 182

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 182

 

120. Genius of Invention (3)

 

Those guys who stole the notebook are professionals, but Nicolai isn’t.

 

He was already waddling somewhere with his heavy body, so from that point on, there was no need to hide while following him.

 

“H-how did you…?”

 

“You don’t need to know that.”

 

I pulled out the notebook from my chest and waved it around.

 

“This is it, right?”

 

“…”

 

“If you’re thinking of code rearrangement, you’d better stop.”

 

Nicolai flinched for a moment.

 

I can see everything.

 

Mana gathering around his fidgeting hands.

 

“Go ahead and try. Let’s see what happens.”

 

Of course, I was also preparing in advance.

 

Whooom!

 

As I instantly rearranged the code, over ten mana arrows appeared in the air and floated up.

 

Nicolai’s mouth gaped open.

 

“T-ten of them?”

 

Because it’s ancient magic power.

 

I didn’t create them one by one sequentially, but made them all simultaneously.

 

Even though mana arrows are low chain-level magic, Nicolai, who knows magic well, would have immediately realized.

 

That this was on a completely different dimension from normal cases.

 

“Damn it…”

 

Nicolai eventually withdrew his mana and let his hands drop.

 

“Good that you give up quickly.”

 

Now then, shall we hear the story?

 

“Why did you steal it?”

 

“…Do I really have to tell you when I’m already caught?”

 

Look at this fellow.

 

“Since you’re caught, you should talk. Otherwise, you’ll face something worse.”

 

“Ha, something worse? With my status as an Academy student…”

 

“Then does it make sense to do such things as someone affiliated with Antalion Magic Tower? As far as I know… after Professor Denabo was captured, Antalion Magic Tower’s influence has greatly declined…”

 

My words are true.

 

Even though Professor Denabo was the former Magic Tower Master, his influence and skill were practically equivalent to the current Magic Tower Master.

 

It was Professor Denabo’s status that allowed Antalion Magic Tower to attract talent and receive various sponsorships-

 

But when the fact that he was an executive of a secret organization plotting to overthrow the Empire was revealed, Antalion Magic Tower was now rapidly declining.

 

“…”

 

Whether this threat got through to him, the fellow remained silent. Just breathing heavily.

 

Now, how will he respond?

 

After staying silent for a long time, the first words Nicolai spoke were these:

 

“…I was curious. And… I was envious.”

 

“Of the principle behind the inventions?”

 

“Yes.”

 

He seemed to give up and slumped down in a chair.

 

“That genius… even I, who am called a genius, couldn’t keep up with that level… and no one was looking for me anymore!”

 

So it’s an action with a story behind it.

 

That doesn’t change the fact that he broke into the research lab and stole research notes.

 

“…So I stole it. And also…”

 

But the reason that followed made me think a bit.

 

“I was curious about how you could create inventions with such mana efficiency…”

 

Mana efficiency.

 

Could this be referring to the prototypes I invented using my special mana stones?

 

“It’s truly revolutionary. With that kind of efficiency, things that couldn’t be commercialized due to efficiency problems until now could come out into the world! You could improve power mechanisms to make carriages that run without horses, and if you connect several in parallel, even greater things are possible! Not only that? You could grind more wheat and even produce food! It’s a revolution, a revolution!”

 

I watched him passionately argue without saying a word.

 

I don’t know much about inventions.

 

But listening to what Big Sister and Nicolai say, it seems my special mana stones can be used in more diverse fields than I thought-

 

And I can understand that they might cause a kind of ‘revolution.’

 

Of course, the mana stones are currently being sold very limitedly, through thorough selection.

 

“I was curious about how you make such things…”

 

I’ve heard the story well enough.

 

Well, I’m not sure about the truth of it.

 

It’s not something to believe at face value.

 

So I brought someone who could make a much better judgment than me.

 

-I’ve arrived.

 

“Yeah. Come into the room I told you about.”

 

When a voice came from the communication crystal orb, Nicolai turned pale.

 

“N-no way.”

 

It’s Big Sister.

 

I ended the communication and shrugged my shoulders.

 

“Wouldn’t it be better to talk with the person involved rather than me?”

 

The owner of the research notebook is Big Sister.

 

So now it’s time to hear Big Sister’s judgment.

 

Click.

 

The door opened, and Big Sister entered with an expressionless face. Then she saw me and sighed in relief.

 

“You’re not hurt anywhere, right?”

 

“Of course. It wasn’t very difficult.”

 

“That’s a relief. Still, we caught him thanks to our youngest?”

 

Big Sister smiled gratefully and then returned to her usual expressionless state as she approached Nicolai.

 

“It’s been a while, Nicolai.”

 

“…Arabella.”

 

“We’re not really close enough to call each other by our first names, but we’ll become even more distant after this opportunity, won’t we?”

 

Big Sister asked in a rather scary voice.

 

“I can roughly guess the reason… What do you want to do?”

 

Asking the perpetrator about their own punishment.

 

How many questions could be more difficult than that?

 

It’s shameless to ask for mercy, but if you ask for punishment, it seems like it might really happen.

 

“I have no intention of letting this slide. It’s fine by me. One ‘competitor’ disappearing. Though I never thought of it that way.”

 

“…So that’s all I amounted to.”

 

Does she mean she never even considered him a competitor?

 

“No. I never lived comparing myself to others in the first place. I just do what I want to do.”

 

That wasn’t it.

 

Big Sister is someone who doesn’t think in terms of ‘competing’ with others from the start.

 

So she probably didn’t even pay attention to Nicolai.

 

Even if the situation had been reversed.

 

At Big Sister’s words, Nicolai blinked with a dazed expression.

 

And Big Sister delivered the finishing blow.

 

“If you were curious, why didn’t you just ask?”

 

“…”

 

“If you had, I would have told you to some extent, if not everything.”

 

Nicolai seemed to have lost all words.

 

Those words were probably true.

 

Big Sister isn’t a stingy person.

 

Of course, being an inventor, she wouldn’t have readily shared everything she struggled to figure out…

 

But she would have at least given ‘advice.’

 

However, Nicolai probably couldn’t even imagine such a thing.

 

Since he’s the type of person who can’t do that himself.

 

“…What should I do?”

 

“We’ll have to inform the Magic Tower and ask. That Magic Tower can’t function without you anyway.”

 

“…”

 

“There’s also the option of reporting to both the Mage and Inventor associations. Then you’d be expelled, right? Getting hired at other Magic Towers would be blocked too.”

 

The way she calmly continued with such harsh words seemed strangely similar to me.

 

Well, I’ve been calm from the start after experiencing so much since my previous life.

 

“I’ll accept… whatever you decide.”

 

Nicolai seemed completely resigned.

 

And rightfully so, since there was nothing he could do now.

 

He had no one backing him, and the evidence was clear. He had confessed himself.

 

It was rather sloppy, but that made it even more believable.

 

It meant he was that desperate.

 

Of course, Big Sister isn’t overflowing with mercy enough to consider such desperation.

 

She’s no saint or holy maiden.

 

As Big Sister said, if he had at least asked, it might have been worth considering…

 

“I’ll leave the punishment to the association. The guards will be coming this way soon too.”

 

“…I’ll pay for my crimes.”

 

Nicolai added with a resigned expression.

 

“I don’t know what principle it works on… but if that’s not black magic… it could save countless people. That technology of yours.”

 

Big Sister just looked at Nicolai silently.

 

And then, I asked.

 

“Sister. Can we go downstairs and talk for a moment?”

 

“Talk? Sure.”

 

After leaving the room, I cast lock magic from outside to prevent Nicolai from escaping and even put up a mana barrier.

 

Then, after going downstairs, I asked Big Sister.

 

“It seems the mana stones I made have greater impact than I thought.”

 

“Are you worried?”

 

“No. Rather, I was thinking of diversifying our sales routes a bit more while we’re at it.”

 

By the way, I’m not talking to Big Sister separately to ask her to go easy on Nicolai.

 

The use that Nicolai mentioned.

 

If that’s actually possible…

 

“Of course, we’d have to be restrictive about it. Keep the profits as they are, and consider it if there’s any direction where this could be helpful.”

 

I then briefly explained my thoughts.

 

“Instead of releasing them one by one restrictively, we increase the number slightly. But we control the supply. That side is for personal gain anyway.”

 

“Then what do you mean by the ‘helpful’ direction?”

 

Mana stones are devices that provide a kind of ‘power source.’

 

They go into artifacts or power mechanisms.

 

When they run out, you recharge them, and as this repeats, the mana stone’s efficiency and maximum capacity gradually decrease.

 

And the special mana stones I made are incomparably more efficient than any mana stone that existed before.

 

“We sell what we sell, and use them where there’s something useful to use them for.”

 

“A helpful direction… for example?”

 

“Grinding wheat faster at mills, or developing machines that do household chores separately. I heard there are many things that couldn’t be made due to mana efficiency issues.”

 

Big Sister nodded at those words.

 

“That’s right. Of course, considering economic factors, distributing them to every household would be difficult, but we could at least make something that could be used communally to reduce workload.”

 

Big Sister then suddenly chuckled.

 

“I didn’t know our youngest would think that far. I didn’t know you cared about people?”

 

I shook my head.

 

“No. Rather than that feeling, it seems like it would be a big help to us in the long term.”

 

“In the long term?”

 

“Yeah. If we do that, even if it doesn’t make immediate money, our family’s reputation and Big Sister’s reputation would rise, and we could gain support from many people.”

 

“…Are you really a kid?”

 

At Big Sister’s reaction, I just shrugged my shoulders.

 

Actually, well, there are many good justifications you can attach. Great causes are really nice. Making people’s lives more prosperous, giving opportunities to the poor.

 

But honestly, that’s deception.

 

This is something I’m doing for me and our family’s benefit, not because I’m some volunteer.

 

That just comes along with it.

 

As we pursue our own interests.

 

However, since things turned out this way, let’s expand the business while also securing ‘justification.’

 

“Sometimes, no, lately I often feel… did Father and Mother teach you something separately?”

 

“Teach me?”

 

“Yeah. Just… if not that, I’m curious about your behavior that doesn’t match your age.”

 

Big Sister also agreed with my words.

 

“Right, then I’ll try inventing once… mana efficiency will be solved naturally. Since you said efficiency improved even more after getting one more concentrate, I could try making some things I’ve been considering.”

 

A smile appeared on her lips.

 

“I was actually thinking about it anyway.”

 

“This kind of thing?”

 

“Yeah. With slightly different thoughts from our youngest? Since I’m an inventor… I thought it would be nice if I could make the world a bit better with my inventions.”

 

I laughed.

 

There was someone else who would think like this.

 

When I think about the interests of me, Big Sister, and furthermore our family, Big Sister is focusing purely on ‘invention.’

 

“Let’s try it once. Since I have something in mind, it won’t take more than a few months. As our youngest said, it will be a big help to our family… and a big help to me too.”

 

“And it would help people too.”

 

In a way, Nicolai opened up a new perspective.

 

Until now, I had only thought about selling mana stones, but I hadn’t made specific plans about what to do with them.

 

I had already created an opportunity for reconciliation between the Imperial Palace, our family, and furthermore the noble families.

 

If we score points with this, that reconciliation might happen a bit faster.

 

“Our youngest, I thought you’d rest a bit during vacation. But you’re constantly helping? Thank you.”

 

I chuckled at Big Sister’s words.

 

That’s right.

 

I’ll have to go to the Habarosk Mountain Range soon too.

 

I’m barely getting any rest.

 

Still, well-

 

“It’s fine. It’s fun.”

 

I like this.

 

To the point of being excited.

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