Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 207

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 207

138. Dane Sogress Special Feature

Academy Daily.

A place that would be hurt if called second-best when it comes to getting information fast at the Academy.

Not only does it compile all kinds of Academy gossip and put it in print, but it also conducts bold investigations into interesting incidents and people.

Just because it’s the ‘Empire’ Academy doesn’t mean they won’t publish articles that could be unfavorable to the Empire or bring shame to it.

They’ve faced the crisis of closure several times in the past, but somehow they’ve survived and continued publishing articles steadily.

And right now, the Academy Daily desk was caught in quite a serious dilemma.

“Will this sell? This special feature?”

The Academy Daily Editor-in-Chief tossed the manuscript with the article draft onto the desk.

“That will sell. I guarantee it.”

The reporter who wrote the draft answered confidently.

“Be honest with me. You didn’t write this just because we had nothing else to write about, did you?”

“Well, that reason wasn’t entirely absent. Honestly, isn’t that right, senior? We’ve been repeating the same thing for over 10 years, doing new semester specials and introducing shops. The press shouldn’t fall into mannerism.”

“Oh, look who’s become a real journalist. So?”

The reporter’s eyes sparkled.

“So I prepared this. The ‘Dane Sogress Special Feature.'”

“…Isn’t this almost like idol worship?”

“Honestly, isn’t his popularity comparable to war heroes? At least within the Academy.”

“That’s true.”

Dane Sogress.

Had there ever been another freshman who caused such a stir in just one semester?

Even when the Previous Emperor, who had secretly enrolled in the Autonomous Department before Dane, had his identity revealed, the impact wasn’t this great.

“Introducing Dane Sogress… What’s his height and weight?”

“I estimated his height from photos taken from various angles, and his weight is… well, I figured it would be about this much.”

“That’s not the point… Never mind. Anyway. Likes: tarts. Dislikes… unknown?”

“I was going to put the Swordsmanship Department but decided to leave it out for now.”

“Yeah, that’s the best thing you did today. So, what he’s good at… why are there so many things?”

The Editor-in-Chief opened his eyes wide as if dumbfounded.

“Spear Arts, Swordsmanship, Magic, Summoning Arts… these are proven so I get it, but social skills, interpersonal relations, horseback riding… what the hell is this?”

“Well, I only wrote down confirmed facts.”

“This is driving me crazy.”

Isn’t this completely a special feature designed to promote one person?

He’s not even a famous theater actor.

Such articles do appear occasionally in the Capital. It was the same during wartime. Heroes and popular stars are always needed.

But a freshman had never been the subject of such coverage.

“Did you get permission from the person involved?”

“I’m going to get it now.”

“Get that first.”

The Editor-in-Chief spoke firmly.

Dane Sogress.

Before being a popular figure, he’s a member of the Sogress County family.

He wondered since when Academy Daily had been afraid of such things, but he wanted to maintain at least minimal ethics and rationality.

“We can’t publish the article before that. Got it?”

“…Understood.”

Even while saying this, the Editor-in-Chief secretly looked forward to it.

The Dane Sogress Special Feature.

It’s a bit funny and ridiculous, but so what?

Once published, a reprint seems guaranteed.

However, permission from the person involved is essential.

“While you’re at it, add more content to the article, and if you’re going to do it, focus on facts. Got it?”

“Understood.”

“Geez, this reckless guy.”

Despite his words, a smile secretly crossed the Editor-in-Chief’s lips.

“Oh, and senior.”

“What.”

But the smile was momentary.

“About what I mentioned before, the ‘Clues to the Ancient Arcana Kingdom’ special feature.”

The Editor-in-Chief immediately got irritated.

“Hey, should I be honest? That’s completely far-fetched. You need to make sense. There hasn’t been a single clue for hundreds of years, so what special feature?”

“There are clues. I heard about them. I went to the Southern Region during vacation, and people there said they discovered something in the Southern Jungle. Several of those items are suspected to be from Ancient Arcana…”

The Editor-in-Chief asked coldly.

“Then do you have evidence? Something concrete. Yeah. Let’s hear an example. Like artifacts from the Arcana Kingdom, or at least some oral legends that could prove it?”

“That’s still…”

“See! Please, okay? We don’t even have investigation funds. Please.”

By the way, Academy Daily is always strapped for cash.

Because they completely prohibit sponsorship from various families.

From the moment the press takes money, the ‘agenda’ gets skewed or something.

Actually, if you think about it, the activity funds received from the Academy include sponsorship from various noble families, but appearances matter, don’t they?

“If you really want to go, use your own money to go during the next vacation. And find solid evidence. If it’s solid enough, I’ll process all the activity funds as receipts and give you money.”

“…Yes.”

“Please, let’s survive. Okay? Journalistic spirit is good, but let’s write articles that sell.”

If that’s the case, it would be better to accept sponsorship, but that’s traditionally absolutely forbidden.

The reporter had no choice but to swallow his disappointment and turn away.

But still, one thing got approved.

The Dane Sogress Special Feature.

“Then, I’ll go to student Dane Sogress right now.”

The Editor-in-Chief waved his hand as if telling him to hurry up and leave.

“I’m Griffin Herald. I’m a freshman reporter for Academy Daily and a second-year student in the Literature Department.”

Academy Daily freshman reporter.

Literature Department second-year.

What a perfect combination.

“I introduced myself as a reporter first because I want to get permission from Mr. Dane Sogress for coverage. It’s the ‘Dane Sogress Special Feature’!”

He looked extremely excited.

“Honestly, it’s incredibly glorious. And I’m very nervous too! Could I possibly ask for an autograph after we’re done?”

“Yes, sure.”

“Thank you! Actually, I prepared a frame too!”

I decided to just enjoy it now.

Fan letters and people who come to visit like this.

As long as they don’t interfere with my daily life, I can show fan service as much as they want.

If this fellow had ulterior motives, it would be a different story, but this Griffin fellow doesn’t seem to have such intentions.

“This is the special feature article I wrote.”

“Let me take a look.”

I examined the draft of the special feature article that Griffin handed me.

“It’s a special feature article draft with mostly facts and some speculation mixed in!”

-What he’s good at: Swordsmanship, Spear Arts, Magic, Summoning Arts, and countless other things.

-Things he can’t do: Nothing confirmed yet (according to reports from his closest confidant, he lacks naming sense)

-Things he likes: Tarts, especially strawberry tarts

-Things he dislikes: Nothing confirmed (though a certain student is suspected to be likely)

Who on earth is this closest confidant.

There’s a spy among us.

“That’s not true.”

“Pardon?”

“I have excellent naming sense.”

“Aha! So it was indeed an unconfirmed fact. I almost wrote false information!”

I watched with satisfaction as Griffin crossed out the ‘lacks naming sense’ item and added:

“While you’re at it, please write that I have excellent naming sense.”

“Oh, understood. Excellent… naming… sense…”

Mm. Satisfactory.

But how did he know I like strawberry tarts.

“And below that, I’ve written it in chronological format. There are several parts I wrote arbitrarily, but I’ve marked them separately so please take a look.”

I burst out laughing for a moment.

-Dane Sogress, who endured endlessly strict and harsh training from childhood…

Endlessly caring and meticulous would be more accurate.

Father may have been strict about the training itself, but he never made it harsh on people or treated us severely.

If anything, he was overprotective.

Mother was the same way.

Of course, part of why I felt that way was because I did well.

“To be honest, everyone is extremely curious about the Sogress County’s educational methods.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Isn’t that the truth? Arabella Sogress, currently the greatest inventor, Claire Sogress, who has no equal among young summoners, and… Dane Sogress, who needs no explanation!”

It seems there’s quite a misunderstanding.

“People say that an extremely harsh system runs very successfully, which is how all three children of the Count’s family gained tremendous abilities.”

I asked, finding it both amusing and curious about these rumors.

“For example?”

“Well… secretly hiring experts in each field and then subjecting them to harsh training from childhood…”

If that were the case, wouldn’t they all have run away before even going to the Academy.

As far as I know, both Big Sister and Little Sister would absolutely refuse if you locked them up and told them to do something.

Though it would be the opposite if they did it voluntarily.

“You’ve researched quite thoroughly.”

“Haha, it’s not just compiling rumors.”

The type with overflowing passion but disappointing results, perhaps.

Well, as long as he writes a good article.

“It’s not harsh, we emphasize autonomous training.”

“Oh, autonomous training?”

“Yes. Father let us do everything we wanted to do.”

“No way. You’re a noble family, and someone has to inherit the line. Oh wait, was that too sensitive a question?”

I shook my head.

“Father has never publicly said such things. He doesn’t think who inherits the family is an important issue yet.”

That’s actually true.

No one knows which of us three will be the next Count.

Of course, if Big Sister or Little Sister wanted to do it, I’d gladly yield that position to them.

Once, Mother said this.

That Father came to feel this way because his brothers spilled blood competing for the Count title.

“I won’t include this part in the article. It might unnecessarily become political gossip material.”

This fellow Griffin had at least some tact.

It seems he’s determined to get my autograph somehow today.

“By the way, what’s this ‘certain student’ in the things you dislike?”

“Ah, that’s… hahaha. I just wrote it down tentatively. I wondered if there might be such a person?”

There aren’t really people I dislike.

Just people I feel sorry for.

So I suggested:

“How about ‘that thing everyone knows’ instead?”

Griffin’s eyes sparkled.

“That thing everyone knows… that’s good!”

This is actually better than referring to a specific person in a way everyone can identify.

It could be misunderstood as an object, and if a specific person complains, you can deny it.

Originally, you should make the escape route a bit bigger for things like this.

“You know how to make the public curious.”

Let’s just say it’s the influence of magazines I used to read frequently in my previous life.

They were produced and distributed in Drenik to boost soldiers’ morale and mental stability, and they seemed to help quite a bit.

Anyway, the special article was significantly revised based on my input.

Probably, when this special article comes out, there will be considerable response.

At least there shouldn’t be anyone bothering me anymore.

At least not among the students.

The Magic Department has been quiet since Professor Denabo was taken away, so there’s no one to mess with, and the Swordsmanship Department is finished now.

“…And fan letters will probably increase too.”

“Pardon?”

“It’s nothing.”

I shuddered thinking about the fan letters that had started increasing again lately and changed the subject.

“By the way, did you obtain all this information by running around on foot?”

“Since the first semester! Since you gave the oath as the freshman representative.”

That’s quite a long time.

“Your passion is remarkable.”

“Haha. I still have a long way to go. My special features still have trouble getting past the desk. Like ‘Jungle Wilderness Climate Special’ or ‘Why Magic Swordsmen Disappeared’ special…”

But he seems to pick the wrong special topics.

They look pretty boring.

“…Or specials like ‘Secrets of the Ancient Arcana Kingdom.'”

But this one looks a bit different.

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