Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 208

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 208

139. Is That What Genius Is

“That sounds like a story you’d only hear in fairy tales.”

I pretended not to know and answered.

Then Griffin showed eyes full of longing.

“No. It’s quite a credible story. It’s about the Southern Jungle.”

The story goes like this.

“You know there’s a dense jungle in the south, right? Someone detected strange waves deep in that place, where human footsteps have barely reached.”

“With professional equipment?”

“No. There’s a very skilled shaman living there, and according to the shaman, waves are continuously felt from deep within the jungle.”

Waves, huh.

That’s an interesting story.

“Of course, the far south hasn’t properly developed civilization yet, so magic hasn’t reached there much either.”

For reference, the further south you go on the continent, instead of fertile granary lands, jungle areas appear where it’s difficult for people to live and even harder to farm.

Our count’s castle is in the south, but it’s much further down than that.

“So it’s a fact that only circulates in that area.”

“How did you end up going there?”

“Reporters tend to go wherever their feet take them during vacation. As you know, there aren’t many incidents at the Academy during breaks.”

Hmm.

Waves detected in the Southern Jungle.

“Then how is that related to the Ancient Arcana Kingdom?”

“That’s exactly it. Nothing has been revealed or is known about the Arcana Kingdom. Only legendary stories are passed down orally.”

The reporter then subtly pulled out his notebook. He carefully turned the pages, stopped at a certain point, and cleared his throat.

“Ahem, ahem. This is a legend passed down through generations in the southernmost village called ‘Orso’ that I heard. It was hard to remember everything, so I wrote it down.”

The legend that began goes like this.

A long, long time ago.

A mage came to visit the village.

The village residents gave food and medicine to him who was hungry and sick, and the mage recovered and became healthy not long after.

“So the mage wanted to give a special gift to the village residents who helped him. It was magic.”

To the village residents who knew nothing, the gift of magic was very special.

They could work without as much effort as before, and could produce more food than before.

Not only that.

They could more effectively repel the monsters that came from the jungle, and their lives became more prosperous.

The village grew even larger, and before they knew it, it had transformed from a village into a vast territory.

“The mage saw the village changing like this and left, leaving behind several mana stones.”

But the village he returned to a few years later was not the happy scene he had imagined.

Magic brought misfortune.

The ‘privilege’ of magic given in the midst of peace originated from the mana stones the mage had left behind…

And it was concentrated among those who possessed the mana stones.

Those who held power demanded compensation instead of letting everyone enjoy it as before.

That compensation naturally formed classes, and those classes distinguished the high and low in the village, making some richer and others poorer.

After several years passed like this, the village the mage faced again was no different from a kingdom ruled by a tyrant.

“So the angry mage retrieved all the mana from those who had been greedy and collected all the mana stones, then hid them deep in the jungle where no one could find them.”

Griffin raised his index finger at this point.

“This is where the key part begins.”

The legend tells an unremarkable lesson found in any village or kingdom.

Don’t be greedy, something like that.

There might be deeper meaning, but that’s not what’s important.

“Look at this.”

“That’s the emblem of the Arcana Kingdom.”

The emblem of the Ancient Arcana Kingdom.

Two lions.

And one eagle.

“Yes. Unlike the indecipherable language, the pictures remain. This is an emblem everyone knows.”

Flutter.

And the page turns.

“And this is the emblem that was supposedly engraved on the mage’s cloak in the village legend.”

Two somethings.

One bird.

“It relies on legend and was drawn based on the residents’ memories, but… isn’t it very similar?”

Well, look at that.

This is interesting.

“Of course, this isn’t enough. Our desk doesn’t provide activity funds for such ‘mere legends.'”

“It looks interesting, but that’s unfortunate.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

Griffin closed his notebook as if truly disappointed. But the visible longing in his eyes hadn’t completely faded.

“Anyway, since the Ancient Arcana Kingdom definitely existed, I will investigate this place someday.”

Deep in the Southern Jungle.

I wonder how much Ernest knows about the Southern Jungle?

“If you happen to be interested… please let me know. Though I’m not sure if someone like the young master of the Sogress County would be interested in such places.”

I smiled at him as he looked dejected.

“At least I can tell that your passion is remarkable, reporter.”

“Th-thank you!”

Of course I’m interested.

The fourth mana concentrate might be there.

“Oh, and if it’s okay, could you sign here…”

“Ah, yes. Of course.”

Swish, swoosh.

I stylishly gave him the signature I had practiced and said.

“Please write a good article.”

“Oh my, of course. How could there be any question? I’ll write it properly and publish it.”

It was truly a harmonious scene.

It was a complete sellout.

The Dane Sogress special feature.

From the moment it was released and word of mouth spread, the ‘Academy Daily,’ which usually had dozens of copies left until evening, sold out instantly.

And that was in the morning.

Thanks to that, they were busy running the printing press for reprints-

“Don’t you have the Academy Daily?”

“I need to see the Dane Sogress special!”

“When will the reprint come out!”

Fans were literally making a commotion in front of the newspaper stand.

Everyone was speechless at this scene they were seeing for the first time in their lives…

“Good.”

I decided to enjoy it now.

All of these things.

“I’ve never seen a student special feature come out in all my life.”

At Leila’s incredulous muttering, Priscilla tilted her head as if asking why not.

“Why weren’t you in it? Even Dane’s sisters appeared once each.”

“…Really?”

This was news to me.

There were special features on my sisters too?

“Why not. Both of them are incredibly beautiful, have distinct characteristics, and most importantly, they were the top two of the popular departments.”

Priscilla shrugged her shoulders.

“Must be the power of genetics?”

“…I wonder if our brothers appeared in special features too?”

Leila began pondering this very seriously, and amidst all this, I continued my conversation with Ernest.

“The Southern Jungle, huh. That place is really insanely dangerous. You know well too, Dane, but jungles are extreme environments in a different sense from the north.”

An environment with little to eat.

Humid climate.

Poisonous insects and wild animals.

Even the jungle’s characteristic of making you lose your way easily.

“But it would be fun, right?”

“Of course. Originally, expeditions should be somewhat difficult and challenging.”

Ernest seemed very excited.

Honestly, this guy seems to be crazy about ‘exploration’ itself, regardless of what’s there.

“Should we go during vacation this time too?”

“For a jungle, we should plan for a long trip. It would be tough to go and come back using weekends, and we need to consider travel time too.”

“Good. Then we might go on two expeditions this vacation!”

“Kii-reuk!”

Another excited fellow increased in number.

The Dragon’s Lair that Karnas pointed to on the map.

And the Southern Jungle where legends sleep.

I can go anywhere.

As long as there’s will, right?

Of course, I still need a bit more information about the Dragon’s Nest.

Well, there’s Ernest’s father and I’m taking Exploration Department lectures, so I’ll find it eventually.

There’s nothing urgent.

Academy life is flowing along quite peacefully.

“Priscilla, those two are talking about dangerous things again.”

“You’ll understand later. Just give up.”

“Teachers. Instead of expeditions, can’t we travel? I heard there’s a gourmet territory in the west with incredibly delicious food.”

“…I don’t know what you guys are talking about.”

By the way, the last comment was from Altur, who had subtly settled into our club room.

“But didn’t you say you had a separate club?”

“I quit. No, I was practically kicked out.”

Altur answered glumly to my words.

“It was proven again that I’m nothing without that bastard Dranabo….”

The fellow sighed.

“Still, thanks, Dane. I’ll do anything. Just tell me if you have work for me.”

“I’ll remember those words.”

Altur is actually quite useful, no, among Academy students he’s almost at the top level.

He was the most promising talent in the Magic Department.

If I take him on expeditions later, he’ll be very good for using various magic.

“…And when you go to meet Senior Arabella later, could I come along too?”

“Why?”

“Well, that’s… I’m just curious and I’d like to greet her after a long time….”

At those words, I chuckled.

“Do as you like.”

Since Sidrain’s entry into Niruksion Magic Tower is confirmed, Altur is no longer someone who would cause harm.

And now I could see a different longing in his eyes.

Rather than longing for power like before….

“…I also admired Senior Arabella’s talent.”

Should I call it longing for talent?

“If I work hard, I’ll become something too. At Niruksion Magic Tower… I should study hard.”

In the midst of this, Altur asked.

“But… what level are you exactly? Your magic, I mean.”

“You can tell by watching from the side.”

“No. The more I watch, the less I understand.”

Altur looked quite serious.

“At your level, I think even Magic Tower Master would be sufficiently possible….”

“It wouldn’t be impossible.”

“…You’re really going to say that.”

“What, were you expecting modesty?”

But I’m not really interested in being a Magic Tower Master.

Just looking at Sidrain, I can feel the constant headaches.

Whatever the job, when you climb to that level of position, it’s natural to have a series of headache-inducing matters….

Right now I’m 14 years old, and there are still too many fun things to worry about such things.

“…I envy you.”

Altur then suddenly asked.

“But you’re not taking Magic Department lectures this time.”

“This semester wasn’t very interesting.”

“I see. I thought you’d take at least one during course changes. What are you taking this time?”

“Several things. For now, I have a Language Department lecture soon.”

“…Language Department?”

He looked as if he was hearing about it for the first time.

“Is that interesting?”

“Yeah. It seemed like it would be interesting.”

“…Is that what being a genius is like.”

Altur kept tilting his head with an expression of complete incomprehension.

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