Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 203

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 203

136. Start of the Semester (1)

Conrad would have been better off taking a leave of absence this semester.

He was stripped of his club president position, got beaten down by professors one after another, got scolded at home, and his employment with the Imperial Knight Order went down the drain.

Everything was thanks to the humiliation he suffered at the first semester festival.

Thanks to that, Conrad had now become someone to avoid within the same department, except for his few remaining followers.

Originally, power is something that sometimes disappears easily.

However, unlike power, people don’t change easily.

‘If only that damn bastard hadn’t existed.’

Dane Sogress.

He had the audacity to crawl into the swordsmanship club, which was so ridiculous that he tried to teach him a lesson.

Who would have thought it would turn out like this.

Honestly, Conrad still didn’t really know what he had done wrong.

He hated this feeling that the world seemed to be ostracizing him.

So he made up his mind.

Now that his connections were severed, he would get revenge on these children.

‘And then I’ll reclaim my status.’

It was truly an absurd idea.

Conrad’s power was dead, but his skills hadn’t gone anywhere. Yet instead of trying to compete with skill, he was consumed by revenge.

In fact, Conrad hadn’t been in his right mind since that incident.

He would jolt awake even while sleeping, and spent his vacation with bloodshot eyes from insomnia.

Training or whatever, he was on the verge of becoming a wreck.

That’s why he came here like this.

Bringing along his few remaining followers.

“Senior Conrad.”

“I told you to call me President.”

“But…”

“This bastard, really.”

Conrad sighed as if giving up and earnestly instructed once more.

“Go in, take your positions, and as soon as course registration starts and those two students make a move, shoot immediately. Got it?”

“Are you really… sure this will be okay?”

“What, you’re not going to do it? It’s an order from the president.”

“…”

The followers were now wavering.

They had become followers half-willingly, half-unwillingly because they had received so much from Conrad, but now anyone could see they should cut ties.

They couldn’t bring themselves to do that, so they came this far.

‘If we get caught, we’re really screwed.’

‘Of all targets, it has to be Termion and Sogress…’

“If you two just finish the job well, I’ll take responsibility and get you into our family’s knight order.”

Still, the bait he threw was quite big.

Joining the Marquis Sion family’s knight order.

It was an unimaginable reward.

A compensation so sweet it was dizzying.

“Promise us. Club President.”

“Of course.”

Conrad’s eyes blazed.

He didn’t care about the others, but he would definitely get revenge on those two.

One as payment for blocking his future.

The other as payment for daring to help another department despite being from the Swordsmanship Department and making him suffer.

“But will this really work? If the staff catches us, it’s over…”

“Anyone can see it’s just a pen, so what are you worried about?”

Conrad had prepared a tool containing paralysis poison for today.

It was quite a powerful paralysis poison that would freeze someone in their exact position the moment they were hit.

Naturally, it didn’t operate with magic, so there was no chance of being caught.

As long as they didn’t act unnaturally.

Since he paid a lot of money for it, the effect would be certain.

The moment they got hit, they would freeze in place, their course registration would be ruined, and their second semester would be messed up from the start…

Just imagining it was enjoyable.

And that imagination seemed like it would become reality.

‘Now.’

Conrad gave the signal when he saw Leila about to press the keyboard.

And it was the moment when the fellows who had been waiting took out the pens they had been fiddling with.

‘What are you doing?’

Instead, those fellows froze up.

‘What are you doing! Shoot quickly!’

Conrad sent a more bold signal.

But the two fellows didn’t budge at all.

In an awkward position aiming their pens at Dane and Leila.

It was when he was trying to figure out what had happened.

“We are temporarily suspending course registration!”

A staff member who had been scanning the auditorium with hawk-like sharp eyes declared an emergency stop.

At that moment, course registration proceeding simultaneously at other locations all stopped, and a large stop sign appeared on the mana display board.

“What’s suddenly happening?”

“What? Course registration suspended?”

Amid the murmuring among countless students, Conrad realized something had gone wrong.

The two fellows he had ordered were still frozen stiff.

As if time had stopped only in that space.

Then Conrad made eye contact with Dane.

Dane was smiling.

As if he had expected this.

Of course, Conrad still couldn’t figure out exactly what had happened until then-

Step, step.

It was when the staff member who declared the test suspension and a security team member approached the two fellows holding pens with cold expressions that he realized.

That they had been caught.

“Two students, put down your pens and stand up right now.”

A stern and solemn voice.

But the two only rolled their eyes around, showing no intention of moving.

No, it would be more accurate to say they couldn’t move.

With everyone’s attention focused on them, Conrad was restless.

They were caught.

He didn’t know how it happened, but they were caught.

Now he was doomed.

“I won’t say it again. Stand up.”

Even at the cold voice flowing out once more, the two didn’t know how to move.

So the staff member approached fiercely and snatched away the pen.

But at that moment-

“Eek!”

The two students who had been frozen suddenly cried out in terror and tumbled over.

While gripping the pen tightly.

“Subdue them.”

“Yes!”

It was instantaneous when the security team members subdued the two who had received instructions from Conrad.

Crash, bang – chaos erupted.

And the staff member’s expression hardened even more as he looked at the pen handed over by the security team member.

“This looks like a pen with some special device. Care to explain?”

“….”

“….”

Dry saliva gulped down, and cold sweat streamed down.

The two students were equally flustered.

They had clearly tried to take out the pen and fire paralyzing needles, but their bodies had stiffened and they could no longer move.

As if they had fired the pen backwards on themselves.

But the pen hadn’t been fired.

Then what on earth was this?

“I clearly stated it. No personal items other than the symbol are allowed. It’s obvious you intended to interfere with someone or gain an advantage in course registration with this pen.”

“Th-that’s…!”

Conrad screamed internally.

‘No, this can’t be!’

The moment those bastards called out his name, everything would be over.

But that hope was brutally shattered.

“Co-Conrad. Conrad Sion ordered us to do it! He threatened us…!”

“It was all Conrad’s scheme! Conrad told us to shoot with that pen to ruin the course registration… We were threatened!”

The two mercilessly betrayed Conrad without hesitation.

Instantly, everyone’s gaze focused on Conrad, and murmuring and whispering arose.

“That bastard still hasn’t come to his senses.”

“Geez, tsk tsk. Is he crazy?”

“Senior Conrad is really going all the way….”

“Wow… This is really shocking.”

Everyone here was from the same Swordsmanship Department, except for one person – Dane Sogress.

Now they were speaking openly about it.

Conrad’s status and image had not just hit rock bottom but had now drilled down dozens of floors underground.

Conrad was stunned by the unexpectedly swift abandonment.

But as the murmuring and whispering entered his ears and filled his head-

“You fucking bastards!”

Conrad, mad with rage, shot up and screamed, immediately rushing at the two students.

Even with his mana restricted, Conrad was the top skilled student among the Swordsmanship Department students.

It was a charge that even momentarily flustered the security team members.

But then it happened.

Thud!

Conrad tumbled down pathetically.

As if he had stepped wrong.

“Subdue him!”

The security team members didn’t miss the opportunity and pressed Conrad down to restrain him, and Conrad, ultimately overpowered, could only struggle and pour out his remaining rage.

“Bastards, you garbage pieces of shit….”

“You’re the garbage! Conrad Sion!”

“After we did all your dirty work! You bastard!”

It was truly a mess and pandemonium.

The Swordsmanship Department students felt embarrassed while watching this fascinating spectacle.

He had once been a senior that many juniors admired and looked up to, but to fall this far.

“Bind all three and take them to the investigation room.”

“Yes, understood!”

And the three became prisoners dragged away with their wrists bound in restraints.

Amidst this, Conrad struggled to resist and suddenly made eye contact with Dane once more.

Dane was smiling again.

But….

It didn’t seem like mockery.

It was more like… how should he put it.

‘Did he… know?’

That’s the feeling he got.

As if he had been played once again.

He wasn’t certain, but….

Suddenly Conrad’s rationality snapped.

“Aaaaaaaah!”

Conrad screamed even while being dragged away.

Everyone could only click their tongues at his crazed appearance.

Dane.

Everyone except one person.

Course registration resumed afterward and ended without any other problems.

Fortunately, I was able to take all the courses as originally planned.

I almost got screwed over by Conrad and his two subordinates, but it was fortunate I noticed in advance.

“What exactly happened? With those guys earlier.”

“Were they trying to commit some kind of fraud?”

“They had pens, right. Were they going to do something with those?”

And now that course registration was over.

Everyone in the auditorium was whispering about the earlier commotion.

“Dane, did you see earlier?”

Leila approached and asked.

I answered indifferently.

“Yeah. They were trying to do something to you and me with the pen, so I stopped them.”

“…U-us? Really?”

Leila looked shocked, as if she had been uncertain.

That made sense, since the two bastards who got caught were sitting right behind us.

As if they had been targeting us.

Fortunately, Leila was sitting in front of me, so I noticed when the guy behind Leila was trying to do something.

What happened after was simple.

I secretly activated my mana and cast a paralysis spell.

“Whatever it was, they were trying to interfere.”

“Really fortunate… If it wasn’t for you, Dane.”

“Forget it. Anyway, they won’t be able to cause trouble again.”

After falling that far and causing another disturbance, whether it’s suspension, expulsion, or withdrawal, something will happen.

If he had just stayed quiet, he would have been forgotten at the right time and graduated peacefully.

“It was probably revenge, right?”

“Probably.”

It was such a stupid thing to do that even I, who almost became a victim, thought this way.

On the other hand, Leila shook off the shock quite quickly.

“I need to get stronger so no one can touch me.”

“Good attitude.”

“In that spirit, I’m going to get first place in the Swordsmanship Department courses I’m taking with you.”

“As you wish.”

It’s good that she’s overflowing with confidence.

This is how you improve.

For reference, Leila recorded 10 losses out of 10 matches in the sparring we had before she left for the Duke’s Mansion.

It seems she’s still grinding her teeth over it, as she appears to burn with competitive spirit every time she sees me.

Anyway, course registration was completed like that.

Without any problems at all.

However, a few days later, an unexpected guest came to see me.

“I am Enton Sion of the Marquis Sion House.”

Enton Sion.

From his introduction, he seemed to be someone of Sion family bloodline, perhaps an illegitimate son.

“I have come to see student Dane Sogress as a representative regarding this recent incident.”

“And?”

“Please, I beg you to forgive our Young Master Conrad Sion.”

I don’t know what he expects me to do.

Forgive?

“…Young Master Conrad has been under excessive pressure as the family heir, and recently he’s been suffering from insomnia, and with various matters piling up, he was in quite an unstable state.”

I tilted my head at his rambling excuses.

“So you’re saying that’s a justifiable reason for shooting someone with poison needles to ruin their course registration?”

“…Rather than that, we’re asking for your consideration…”

“Consideration.”

I scoffed in disbelief.

Even if the person involved came and bowed for 3 nights and 4 days, it wouldn’t mean anything.

Coming out of nowhere asking for forgiveness?

I suddenly realized that the Marquis Sion House owned one of the famous printing houses in the capital.

It might be a leap, but-

It seems like they’re planning to publish an article about this.

“If I forgive him, does it all end there?”

“If there’s any compensation you desire…”

He doesn’t seem worth talking to anymore.

“I’m busy, so you’d better leave now.”

“Student.”

“Let me be clear, I hope I never have to encounter that person called Conrad Sion again.”

“…You’re still young so you might not understand, but I came here to tie up loose ends before this could escalate into a problem between families…”

Clunk.

With one gesture from me, the heavy drawing room door opened.

“Then you should have gone out and sought my Father instead.”

“…”

“But there must have been a reason you couldn’t do that.”

Of course he couldn’t.

He might be someone who laughs heartily and gets called a doting father now, but just 20 years ago, he was someone who swept across battlefields.

“An apology, you see, should be made by the person involved, not a representative. Does this look like politics to you?”

“…”

“If you’re trying to escalate this into a family matter to cover it up, that doesn’t seem like a good choice.”

“That’s…”

I have no intention of turning Academy affairs into problems between families.

If I had that intention, I would have crushed that Conrad fellow with family power from the beginning.

But it was a series of childish incidents that didn’t even require that.

“If you have nothing more to say, please leave.”

“…But.”

“Or should I make a communication call right here and now?”

When I actually took out a communication crystal, Enton Sion hurriedly stood up.

“I, I apologize for the intrusion.”

And the sight of him hastily closing the door and leaving was quite a spectacle.

There are really many pitiful people in this world.

There are so many things that could be resolved with just a simple and polite apology.

“Right, Karnas?”

“Kyreuk!”

I chuckled and patted Karnas’s head.

Then I forgot about what just happened.

Now in two days, the new semester begins.

Second semester.

What kind of incidents and accidents will explode this time?

Well, whether they happen or not doesn’t really matter.

I just need to solve them when they come.

“Let’s go.”

“Ky-reuk!”

Now then, shall I start preparing for the new semester?

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