Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 214

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 214

144. I Told You

I tend to make plans while considering as many variables as possible.

And once I make a plan, I try to carry it out.

I’ll change it if there are variables in the middle, but at least I don’t regret the plans I’ve already made.

This time is no different.

-Dane, if you need my word, tell me anytime.

“Thank you, Father.”

-No. You thought well. Those fellows… even this father cannot forgive them.

Fortunately, Father agreed with my plan. And Mother did too.

My sisters were no different.

So I no longer hesitated and formally filed charges against the five fellows from the Swordsmanship Department in my name and in the name of our family.

Leila helped me write the complaint.

Also, all the club members including Leila participated as signatories.

As a result, a regular professors’ meeting was convened…

And soon a trial will be held.

An official Academy trial.

“Dane! Ernest has woken up.”

And Ernest woke up too.

“…Dane.”

I hurried to the single room in the Academy Infirmary.

Ernest had opened his eyes with difficulty. All external injuries had been healed, and after priests from the Grand Temple attached themselves and even doctors were mobilized, the internal bleeding was almost stopped.

But he would still be weak.

“Are you okay?”

“…My head’s a bit shaky. But I’m alive, right?”

“That’s right.”

I chuckled looking at the composed fellow.

Before, he wouldn’t have been composed at all but would have been too shocked to even speak.

He really had become much stronger.

“I… at first I was too scared to do anything. But when they took away the bow Sister Arabella gave me as a gift, I finally found courage.”

Ernest then told me about what had happened.

I had already heard the story while beating up those Swordsmanship Department bastards, but hearing it from the person involved felt quite different.

“That’s amazing. You shot arrows?”

“Yeah. I couldn’t hit Bron, but I hit two shots. The third one missed though.”

Drawing a bow, nocking an arrow, and shooting three times in that situation was truly amazing.

He must have had no strength left from being continuously beaten.

“I’m not afraid of them anymore. Originally, even just thinking about them made my heart pound… but now I feel more at ease.”

Ernest was smiling really peacefully.

He had overcome it.

Just as I said.

But my guilt hadn’t completely faded yet.

“If I had known this would happen, I should have given you at least one self-defense weapon.”

“What are you talking about? You came in time and saved me.”

“That’s true.”

Ernest giggled.

I was relieved that his recovery seemed almost complete.

“By the way… did you half-kill those guys, Dane?”

I shook my head.

“No. I didn’t touch them. I just made them unable to move, waited until the professors came, then handed them over to the Academy security.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah. I’m going to make them unable to live or die.”

Ernest flinched at my words and shuddered.

I then told him in as much detail as possible about how the situation had unfolded so far.

Then Ernest sighed.

“Because of me…”

“You did nothing wrong.”

If there was any fault, it was with those fellows who beat up such a good Ernest like that and forced him to drink potions to recover, then repeated the beatings.

Especially that fellow Bron Sauer.

That fellow probably won’t die peacefully for the rest of his life.

“You’ll have to testify when the trial is held. Will you be okay?”

“Yeah. I’ll be fine. I’m not afraid anymore.”

Ernest nodded as if he had made a firm resolution.

No longer afraid.

Yes, I was waiting for those words.

“And if it’s something you’re doing, Dane, it must be the right thing. If it weren’t for you… I would still be getting beaten by those fellows and treated like a toy.”

Ernest smiled with the most peaceful expression in the world.

I will put those bastards on formal trial and send them out of this Academy according to the rules.

And-

I will make sure they can’t set foot anywhere in this Empire.

That plan had already begun.

It was a plan I made from the moment I saw Ernest collapsed.

Thump thump.

That’s when it happened.

“You can’t just come in without an appointment like this…”

“Step aside. How dare you!”

I heard commotion outside the door, then suddenly the hospital room door burst open and two men entered.

Judging by their attire, they were nobles, not servants.

If my guess is correct-

“Well, fortunately he’s fine at least. Isn’t that right, Count Deringer?”

“That’s right, Count Sauer.”

Count Sauer, father of the ringleader Bron Sauer, and Count Deringer, father of Elrad Deringer, one of the perpetrators.

“Count Sauer, Count Deringer! This is a hospital ward. There’s a patient here!”

“How dare you raise your voice! Won’t you step back!”

A hospital staff member urgently tried to stop them, but I wasn’t even amused by how they pressed down with authority.

The two counts’ gazes turned to me.

“What kind of fellow are you to not even show proper courtesy?”

“Dane Sogress. I’m the eldest son of Count Sogress and a friend of Ernest Dylan here.”

“…!”

“…You’re the one who… wrote the complaint…”

They looked startled and surprised for a moment. I could also see strange hatred and anger in their eyes.

But that was only brief.

Count Sauer cleared his throat and spoke in a voice trying to sound dignified.

“Ahem. Count Deringer here and I have come to apologize to your friend Ernest and have something to say, so could you please step aside?”

“Since we came personally instead of sending representatives to apologize, it would be good if you stepped aside.”

Look at these gentlemen.

I chuckled in disbelief.

“What does that matter?”

“What did you say?”

“Isn’t it not such a great thing to come apologize for your child’s wrongdoing?”

“This guy….”

Count Sauer took a big step forward. The moment he met my eyes, he seemed to flinch, then twisted the corner of his mouth.

“Don’t you know that because of your accusation, we’ve had to drop everything and come here?”

“How is that my fault?”

“Because you, as a third party, escalated a problem that the parties involved could have talked through and resolved!”

Count Deringer also chimed in.

“That’s right, Dane Sogress. While I fully sympathize with your feelings of sadness and anger about what happened to your friend, when it comes to matters between people, finding a way to resolve things more gently should come first.”

These were words that made me snort involuntarily.

“You hoped for a ‘gentle resolution’ after nearly two hours of assault, giving potions when he fainted, then repeating the assault?”

“That was just kids fighting….”

“Then let me ask you, Count Sauer. If Bron had suffered the same thing, what would you have done?”

“….”

Count Sauer ultimately chose to get angry.

“I tried to treat you with respect since you’re from the Sogress County, but you’re insufferably arrogant.”

Even though he was in no position to be angry right now.

“Well, today I came to scold my child for his wrongdoing, to repent and apologize, but I’ll have to take issue with that attitude of yours. I’ll have to send word to Count Sogress.”

“Please do.”

“What?”

“I’m saying you can do that. By all means.”

“…This guy really.”

Then Count Deringer restrained Count Sauer.

“Ahem. Let’s discuss this fellow’s arrogance later, Count Sauer. What’s important right now is that we need to finish our ‘apology.'”

“Ahem. Right. Hmm. I say, Ernest Dylan. Are you alright? At least you look fine on the outside, so that’s fortunate. Yes, these were wounds that would heal with a few potions, so why make such a big deal out of it and make people come and go….”

I couldn’t even snort at how they were acting like the apology was something they had no choice but to do, but this time Ernest stepped up.

“Both of you, please leave. I have no intention of accepting your apology.”

The expressions of both counts instantly hardened.

“I think the apology should be received from the actual perpetrators first. I haven’t received an apology from Bron, Elrad, and the other kids.”

“Th-that’s because those children are currently under investigation….”

“If they really wanted to apologize, they would have written letters during the investigation and asked for them to be delivered to me. It’s already been three days.”

Ernest spoke in a gratifyingly calm voice.

“So please leave. I need rest.”

“B-but we’re trying to apologize!”

“Coming here as fathers doing our duty, only to be told to leave! This is too much!”

Ernest finally exploded with cold anger.

“Don’t you know who’s really being too much?”

The decision was made.

I spoke to the hospital staff member who was still fidgeting anxiously behind us.

“Please call the guards. Right now.”

“Y-yes, understood.”

The two counts jumped around, not knowing what to do.

But it was already decided.

If they had come and sincerely apologized, there might have been at least some minimal possibility….

But these two kicked away that possibility themselves.

That’s all there was to it.

However, there were two people who arrived before the guards.

“C-Count. Urgent news from the family.”

“Count! A communication just came from the family, and you need to receive it immediately!”

They were the servants of the two counts.

“What’s the matter? I’m busy right now, so later….”

“It’s really urgent. They said to deliver it immediately.”

Count Sauer frowned first but eventually nodded. Then his servant whispered in his ear.

“Regarding the emerald mine acquired last year, the Imperial Palace is conducting an investigation….”

“What!”

“About what happened during the acquisition process….”

“Damn it….”

Though it was a whisper, my enhanced sensing ability caught it all.

It had begun.

And it was proceeding very quickly.

As expected of Sidrain.

And one more.

-Count. It’s urgent. You need to return immediately.

“What are you talking about? Speak so I can understand.”

-From the ruins excavation two years ago… the items you secretly set aside and sold without reporting.

“…!”

-We thought it was perfectly hidden… but the Imperial tax authorities knew about it.

“Damn it….”

Now that it was completely audible, I could finally snicker.

“You came to defend your children, but it looks like you’ll have to return immediately.”

And the guards arrived with perfect timing.

“Here it is. They barged into the hospital room and immediately….”

“Both of you, please leave immediately. If you don’t comply, we’ll drag you out by force.”

The guard captain’s words weren’t even necessary.

The two counts had turned pale and rushed out frantically.

Of course, that was just the beginning.

Bang.

After the door closed and even the guards had returned, Ernest asked me with a dumbfounded expression.

“Wh-what’s happening?”

“Something interesting.”

Something very interesting at that.

By the way….

It’s only been three days, but as expected of Sidrain.

He told me to just leave it to him, and though I don’t know where he commissioned it, his work is very thorough.

The Imperial Palace’s quick response is also good.

Sidrain probably submitted anonymous tips, and Edward seems to have handled it very well.

It would be good for Edward too, since he needs achievements.

“I told you. I’d make it so they couldn’t set foot anywhere in the Empire.”

And let me say it again, this is just the beginning.

Including the other three families, all five families will crumble without even knowing it.

Thoroughly.

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