Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 205
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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 205
136. Start of Semester (3)
Ransel thought.
This was an opportunity to prove his skill and face off against that fellow Dane who always sparked curiosity.
Isn’t that true for any warrior, and anyone who dreams of becoming a knight?
A strong opponent.
And facing off against someone called a genius.
Sometimes personal motives get attached to this and devour everything else—
But in Ransel’s case, it was truly pure curiosity.
So he thought.
No, he had thought.
‘I might be able to advance my swordsmanship by one level today.’
He had definitely thought that way until he received Dane’s sword.
“Grk!”
Clang!
The clashing force was no joke.
Did he use mana?
No, he would have noticed if that were the case.
In that single moment when sword met sword, he could feel it even for an instant.
‘What kind of strength is this…’
He’s definitely a head taller than others.
This is absolutely not the physique of a 14-year-old.
But that alone was hard to explain.
‘It means he properly knows how to put his weight behind it.’
Usually during growth periods, one can’t put weight behind attacks properly. They’re constantly growing, and their physique is the same. The point of balance changes every time.
But Dane seemed to know for certain.
Clang, claaang!
After clashing a few more times, he understood.
‘It’s almost… like Father, isn’t it.’
The head of Baron Perion’s house, Baron Perion was a seasoned warrior. And he was also Ransel’s teacher.
But why was a first-year who was only 14 years old showing the same seasoned skill as his father?
“Kuk!”
Ransel barely managed to block the relentless sword strikes and realized he had been pushed all the way to the edge of the training ground.
Thud!
So he eventually rolled his body.
Some say it’s shameful to throw your body during sparring, but Ransel wasn’t one of them.
As long as his butt doesn’t touch the ground, it’s fine.
It’s much better than getting hit by a sword and losing.
“…”
And Dane watched this scene with interest.
Of course, since they were currently sparring—
Clang!
Before Ransel could even get up, he rushed in and brought his sword down vertically.
“Eek…”
He barely managed to raise his sword to block it, but Ransel’s awkward posture looked like it would collapse at any moment.
“Kuk!”
And Ransel never got the chance to stand up and assume his stance again.
Thud!
Dane kicked Ransel with his foot, and Ransel tumbled over.
That was the end.
The tip of Dane’s sword was positioned in front of Ransel’s neck.
“…Damn it.”
Ransel squeezed his eyes shut as if frustrated.
To be defeated without even landing a proper attack.
The skill difference was tremendous.
His swordsmanship was no match at all.
“Winner, Dane Sogress!”
Silence fell over the lecture hall once again.
Dane had previously defeated the Academy Swordsmanship Club’s vice president in front of everyone.
Some spread rumors about that, saying the vice president wasn’t in good condition, or that Dane used some trick—
But this proved it.
There was no one in the Swordsmanship Department who could stand against Dane now.
‘…The thing I was worried about has happened.’
And Professor Esteranza was currently letting out a deep sigh inwardly.
Conrad and his follower guys were skilled fighters who ranked at the top of the Swordsmanship Department.
But because of this incident, they had become guys who could no longer be showcased in the Swordsmanship Department.
Of all times.
Why of all times does that fellow have to take this class?
‘Damn Professor Keltas. Obviously playing around like a wastrel and teaching half-heartedly, that’s why this happened!’
Professor Esteranza was barking up the wrong tree.
He mistakenly thought that Professor Keltas was neglecting his teaching, so Dane felt thirsty and applied for Swordsmanship Department lectures.
‘Damn it, even the justification we had is gone.’
He had hoped for it.
That fellow, Ransel, to moderately break Dane.
But instead, he lost spectacularly and only highlighted Dane’s skills.
‘This semester… are we going to lose to the Magic Department…’
While Professor Esteranza was sighing inwardly.
“It was good sparring.”
Dane sheathed his sword and extended his hand to Ransel.
Ransel felt something strange at those words.
It didn’t seem like just the leisure of a winner.
“I didn’t know you could roll your body.”
Ransel’s face turned bright red.
But that was only for a moment.
“…I think it’s much better than getting hit and losing.”
“Right, you’re correct.”
At those words, Ransel looked up at Dane with slightly surprised eyes.
If it had been another guy, he would have laughed.
In fact, after the war ended, ‘sparring’ was changing toward being noble and dignified.
Should I say it was changing into a kind of entertainment, rather than the messy movements and fighting of the battlefield?
But to think that Dane, who would know this best, would agree.
“But your method of rolling was wrong. It was good that you escaped urgently, but you should have stopped more quickly. Then you could have blocked my sword more stably and even counterattacked.”
“…You really.”
Ransel was curious.
What do they teach at Sogress County to produce such a fellow?
“I hope we get a chance to face off again next time.”
Ransel was momentarily dazed at those words, then nodded his head.
“I look forward to it.”
Dane smirked.
Among the Swordsmanship Department guys, there wasn’t a single one worth paying attention to except for Leila…
“…This concludes today’s lecture.”
In the midst of this, Professor Esteranza ended the lecture and hurriedly left the lecture hall.
But not a single student from the Swordsmanship Department could open their mouth.
Of course, regardless of that, Dane returned the practice sword to its place and went up to Leila, saying,
“Let’s go train.”
“Sounds good.”
Leila also stood up as if she had been waiting and followed Dane out.
And only after the two of them left did the Swordsmanship Department students finally open their mouths.
“Did you just see… that sparring match?”
“No way… So he really did beat the Vice President back then?”
“Senior Ransel, who’s supposed to be second only to the Vice President, could barely resist.”
“Crazy… What can’t that guy Dane do?”
“It’d be faster to find what he’s good at.”
And words like this also went around.
“…We shouldn’t mess with that guy.”
“Honestly, the guys who messed with him were the crazy ones.”
“Let’s just not touch Sogress…”
It was the moment when Dane instilled great fear in the Swordsmanship Department students.
“Senior Ransel is actually quite skilled, you know. I didn’t expect you to win so overwhelmingly.”
Well, we fought with pure swordsmanship.
There probably aren’t many people in this Academy who have more experience than me.
This is just a calm statement of fact.
Of course, it’s nothing compared to the old professors—
But having been born and raised on the battlefield, I can even overwhelm the experience of relatively young professors.
Every single day was a matter of life and death.
So if it’s just pure swordsmanship, I welcome it anytime. I’m confident I can lead advantageously against anyone.
“But when Senior Ransel threw his body, it was quite shocking.”
“Why, was it bad?”
“Our Father never said such things, but… generally sparring is like that, right? It should be dignified and noble.”
At those words, I shook my head.
“From an entertainment perspective, yes. But when it comes to real combat, it’s different.”
“True, it’s already been over 20 years since the war ended.”
I’m not a warmonger.
But I’m also not on the side that says we can forget about war.
So I don’t particularly like that kind of sparring trend.
That’s why I thought quite well of that fellow Ransel.
“Now no one will mess with you. In the Swordsmanship Department.”
At Leila’s words, I chuckled and headed toward Bonia Forest.
“Oh, it’s Dane and Leila.”
“Did you say you were coming from the same lecture?”
“Teacher Dane! You’ve arrived!”
And friends who welcomed us.
Now, even without specific appointments or communication crystal orbs, we could find each other just by going to this place or the club room.
Everyone seemed to have felt a lot during the vacation and was concentrating on training.
“Huh? Dane, aren’t you training?”
“Today is research.”
“Ah. Well then, I’ll go train.”
I found a suitable spot, took Karnas out of my arms and let him roam freely, then rummaged through my subspace.
What I pulled out were ancient Arcana language books.
“I guess I need to keep looking into this.”
The primary analysis was finished, but there was still an unsolved assignment.
“Karnas, so what does that doodle mean?”
It was the ‘doodle’ that Karnas had drawn not long ago.
That doodle which we found out was a map thanks to Ernest.
“Kee-reuk!”
The fellow shook his head as if frustrated.
Of course, I found quite a lot in the books.
I couldn’t pinpoint the exact information I wanted, but I could find out fragmentary things.
First, that dragons’ intelligence is considerably, very, quite high.
It depends on what standard you use for that intelligence, but just looking at Karnas who understands almost everything I say proves it.
But since Karnas can’t actually speak human language, it’s frustrating.
“Should I try teaching him to write?”
That would make explanations much easier, wouldn’t it?
Meanwhile, Ernest had come over to my side and was carefully examining the map.
But Ernest wasn’t having any success either.
“The range is too wide to compare with a continental map… and there are too many maps with adjustable scales.”
I could tell this was pointing to somewhere, but where exactly it was.
Depending on the scale, it could really mean a very narrow range, like a floor plan of a building or ruins.
“Or maybe the world where Karnas used to live?”
“Kee-reuk!”
Karnas shook his head as if to say no.
Can’t be helped.
I have no choice but to keep looking.
“What’s this word?”
“Ah, that seems to be a verb meaning ‘to do.'”
“I see. Then this combines with this word to become ‘to do farm work.'”
“That’s right.”
Actually, there are quite a few facts you can infer just from word combinations. Like the lifestyle of the Kingdom of Arcana, those kinds of small stories.
And there were definitely stories about dragons too, though few.
Unlike now when they’re dismissed as mere fairy tale legends, back then they included quite strong speculation and even facts.
So we searched for words, and searched again, writing them down for now.
It wouldn’t matter if I was looking alone, but Ernest needed to see them too.
“What are you two doing?”
“Ernest, are you done practicing?”
“Ah, yeah. Right now Dane and I are deciphering Arcana language!”
Before we knew it, our friends had gathered around us, and we began pooling our collective intelligence to make various speculations.
“Could it be some kind of ruins?”
“We don’t know the location or what kind of place it is.”
“Just roughly looking at the map… honestly, it’s close to a doodle so I can’t tell. Ah, oh! Sorry Karnas!”
Of course, they were all just speculation, so there wasn’t much gain.
But as time passed, among the words that were still impossible to interpret, there were some that could be ‘inferred.’
-Dragons usually have the habit of ■■■ ■■. Dragons ■■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■■■ ■■ ■■ in separate places, and sometimes foolish ones who target this ■■■ ■■ ■■ ■■.
“This word looks similar in character shape to this one…”
If I had known this would happen, I should have taken linguistics separately.
Anyway, since there’s a course change period, I should attend a few liberal arts orientations and change the ones I don’t like to linguistics liberal arts.
Anyway, that’s something to do tomorrow.
After wracking my brain and gathering collective wisdom to interpret it, my friends made several deductions.
“Do dragons usually have the habit of eating prey?”
“Hmm. Then do foolish ones target the dragon’s prey?”
“Hmm… I don’t think so.”
Then suddenly, I discovered that several words looked similar to the words we were trying to interpret now.
Then maybe their meanings might be similar too.
If that’s the case…
“Karnas.”
“Kyirik!”
“By any chance, do dragons have the habit of collecting precious items?”
“Kyi-rik!”
Karnas nodded his head.
Now I finally feel like something is being solved.
I thought things I didn’t know would be completely impossible to interpret, but it turns out deduction is possible like this too.
After thinking for a moment, I examined the map and asked.
“Then… is this something like a dragon’s treasure hoard?”
Karnas-
“Kyi-rik!”
He nodded his head vigorously as if to say yes.
Huh.
Then this map is…
“A dragon’s nest… something like that?”
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