Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 22

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 22

7. Please Teach Me Some Magic (2)

Sidrain ended up staying at Count Sogress Castle for a while, contrary to his original plans.

Recovery aside, he had no choice but to accept Dane’s proposal.

At times like this, he really hated this damn Magic Tower Master’s pride. He had said he would repay the favor himself, so it was his own doing, but still…

‘Damn it, I thought he’d become my disciple!’

Somehow he couldn’t shake off the feeling of humiliation.

To be caught up by a little brat.

Sidrain didn’t even spare a glance at the mages who came seeking to become his disciples.

Yet here he was, proposing a master-disciple relationship for the first time in his life.

While promising anything, no less!

But instead of a master-disciple relationship, it looked like he’d end up writing recommendation letters and teaching 2-Chain Magic Rearrangement Codes.

“What a brazen fellow. Hmm?”

There was nothing to be done about it.

Sidrain didn’t give up.

If he could build rapport this way, perhaps a favorable answer would come someday.

The talent and mana were far too tremendous to worry about Magic Tower Master pride.

He even felt something like a noble sense of mission.

“A fellow like this absolutely must devote himself solely to magic.”

What did it matter that he created a core instead of a circle?

The important thing was that he used Chain-level magic without even having a core.

Such pure and dense mana was a first in his lifetime. And perhaps it wouldn’t stop at this level.

He might be the first in history to grow into a tremendous mage without circles.

“The 2-Chain Magic Rearrangement Code I’m about to explain is extremely complex. Depending on the person, there are plenty who give up without even mastering this. So open your eyes wide, prick up your ears, and listen.”

“Yes.”

Therefore, Sidrain began explaining the 2-Chain Magic Rearrangement Code as ‘difficultly’ as possible while projecting his authority to the fullest.

“2-Chain Magic fundamentally possesses a complexity that’s on a different dimension from 1-Chain. Even in terms of formulas, it goes beyond simple calculations to judge surrounding situations, calculate your current mana and the concentration of atmospheric mana, and even your physical condition before activation. This is precisely why most people give up on magic. It’s extremely complex and…”

In other words, he was considerably emphasizing that he was teaching something tremendously important.

Sidrain looked at Dane’s expressionless face with confidence.

‘Heh, just wait until he asks me to explain it a bit more simply.’

As an 8-Chain mage, he could ramble about theory all day long.

“First. Mana in its natural state…”

Had Sidrain’s tedious lecture continued for about an hour?

“This concludes the basic explanation Chapter 1. Do you understand?”

Dane immediately nodded.

“I understand. I feel like I was able to learn about the definitions of magic, mana, and rearrangement in great detail.”

“Huh?”

“I was only thinking about 2-Chain Magic Rearrangement Code, but I’m organizing knowledge in ways I never expected.”

When an answer different from his expectations came back, Sidrain was flustered.

“Tell me about the laws of magic rearrangement.”

“First is coexistence. Mana can always coexist with matter in space, or even with other mana. Through this, mages make surrounding mana coexist with their own refined mana to activate magic.”

Now Dane’s theory continued.

“Second is conservation. Unless artificial mana is added, the amount of an existing mass of mana is conserved. Third…”

He recounted what Sidrain had said without missing a single word, and even added his own interpretations.

“From that perspective, mana that has sufficiently converged to unique properties takes on properties similar to those qualities, and through this we can see that elemental magic of each attribute manifests.”

Sidrain was dumbfounded.

‘He didn’t seem to be dozing off or doing other things…’

In his experience, kids get restless after just 30 minutes, let alone an hour.

This was especially true for boring magic theory classes.

But looking closely, this fellow had done nothing but sit and take notes from start to finish, never once showing signs of distraction or boredom.

In other words, he had faithfully listened to the lecture.

For reference, Sidrain had a record of putting all students attending class to sleep with a single theory lecture.

“Hmm, I see.”

Sidrain glanced sideways at Dane’s note paper.

It was packed with the theories he had explained, without any useless content.

‘What kind of fellow is this?’

Talented fellows often neglect theory and ignore fundamentals, overconfident in their talent.

Then they eventually fall behind those who work steadily. Because talent only plays its proper role when effort and luck are added.

But this fellow called Dane was quite different.

With incomparable talent, he also overflowed with eagerness to learn.

He even had the patience to endure his theory classes.

What did that mean?

‘I’m definitely making you my disciple.’

He couldn’t give up even more.

“Ahem. Your comprehension is excellent. Splendid. Did you study this alone?”

“My sister taught me some, and I also self-studied in the library.”

Self-study, he said.

Being a mage was a profession where even having a dedicated teacher attached from a very young age for intensive care was questionable.

Somehow it felt like the reasons he needed to recruit him kept increasing.

In any case, Sidrain had no more justification to explain theory, so he immediately began explaining 2-Chain Magic Rearrangement Code.

“Generally, what are called ‘magic’ that simply utilize mana are actually somewhat questionable to call magic. They can be activated just by catching the flow of mana and releasing it. Mana Bullet is like that, and the method of scattering mana to simply purify surrounding air is exactly that.”

He was talking about the very Mana Bullet that Dane had used to discipline the Tiren Brothers.

“And the most decisive reason is that the codes become incomparably complex when entering Chain-level magic. Each time the chain level goes up by one, the complexity of the code increases exponentially.”

Sidrain immediately demonstrated.

He waved his hand in the air, and threads of mana appeared and began intertwining with each other.

“For instance, 1-Chain is like this.”

The threads of mana that began intertwining in square grids didn’t look particularly complex at first glance.

And indeed they weren’t.

1-Chain Magic code rearrangement was a formula that could be cast with simple rules alone.

Of course, magical knowledge had to be a prerequisite, but still it wasn’t difficult.

But from 2-Chain onward, the situation was different.

“The complexity is beyond comparison.”

When Sidrain waved his hand, the threads of mana forming grids writhed and moved. The threads of mana intertwined so dizzyingly that they changed into forms that couldn’t be specified at all.

“This is the 2-Chain Mana Rearrangement Code.”

And what finally appeared was a shape like a net that was torn here and there from being used too long.

Entanglements so complex at first glance that they might even induce motion sickness.

“How is it? This is the rearrangement code that constitutes the 2-Chain flame magic ‘Flame Arrow’. By the way, if you’re shooting multiple ones, you need to create that many more codes like this.”

“…”

Dane was silently looking at the threads of mana. Sidrain smiled inwardly.

Right. This must be quite surprising. He probably had never seen 2-Chain Magic rearrangement codes before.

He’d probably stare for a while then frown saying it was difficult. All the fellows he’d taught so far had done so without exception.

Sidrain was prepared to wait as long as necessary, if only to see this talented fellow get flustered.

“Doesn’t it look quite complex? Usually, after mastering the rules for 1-Chain rearrangement codes and being able to use them freely, you can only begin to understand 2-Chain rearrangement codes slightly after at least a year has passed.”

Sidrain snickered inwardly as if to say, go ahead and try if you want to try.

No matter how well he did, he’d probably only be able to understand part of the code at most.

But what’s important is the rules.

Even though it seems randomly tangled, there are rules within it. So-called formulas. If you can’t discover them, it would be of little use.

‘I should observe for about a week and then subtly teach him the secret.’

It wasn’t that Sidrain had petty intentions. All mages are like this. The formulas and laws for understanding theory are a kind of foundation.

But it didn’t take long for Dane’s mouth to open.

“May I try it once? Constructing a rearrangement code.”

“Huh? You?”

“Yes.”

Sidrain nodded reflexively.

Then Dane immediately waved his hand and released mana in thread form.

From that process alone, Sidrain was shocked.

Releasing mana in thread form with consistent thickness and length is fundamentally very difficult.

Actually, this has no particular physical effect. It’s only used for lectures or teaching purposes.

But the act of constructing it complexly is difficult in itself, so you basically need sense and experience…

“This is 1-Chain, right?”

Dane lightly brushed aside such preconceptions and wove the threads into a grid pattern. It was excellent.

Each grid was implementing perfect squares of the same size.

Sidrain blankly swallowed dry saliva.

What was he looking at right now?

Simple rearrangement and showing the rearrangement process are completely different matters.

But the surprise wasn’t over yet.

“And this is what you just showed me…”

The threads of mana densely intertwined in a grid began to writhe and started taking on a messy form like what Sidrain had shown.

‘Good heavens…’

Threads of mana moving with clear ‘regularity.’

And the finally completed code form was the rearrangement code form of the ‘Flame Arrow’ that Sidrain had just demonstrated.

“The rearrangement code for ‘Flame Arrow,’ right?”

“…”

Correct.

And it was a perfect rearrangement code at that.

Sidrain asked blankly.

“How… did you make it?”

“As I watched quietly, the regularity caught my eye. When I arranged it based on that regularity, it wasn’t difficult.”

There had been mages who could implement 3-Chain, even 4-Chain magic at age 14.

But even they couldn’t implement a 2-Chain magic rearrangement code after seeing it ‘just once.’

Sidrain himself, who had been called a genius, was living proof of that.

But this fellow had done it.

Without a single circle, he had grasped the regularity after seeing a 2-Chain magic rearrangement code just once.

Even more…

“Shall I try casting it?”

Dane said that and scattered the threads of mana.

A moment later.

Whoosh-!

A burning flame arrow appeared in the air.

“Wow, it works.”

Dane smiled with an innocent expression.

Sidrain felt deflated.

And envious.

If he had talent like that—

The regret that he might have been able to reach 9-Chain, called the realm of dreams.

‘A circleless mage… If the other fellows knew, there would be chaos.’

Sidrain thought he should keep this fact hidden.

The moment it became known, all sorts of people would cling to him and cause trouble.

At least until he made him his disciple.

‘I should think about how to use the Academy recommendation letter.’

Sidrain, the Magic Tower Lord of Nirucsion.

It was the moment he decided for the first time in his life to voluntarily write a recommendation letter.

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