Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 229

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 229

156. An Interesting Fellow Has Appeared (1)

Altur easily passed the first exam. Honestly, it wasn’t even worth calling an exam – just a series of easy problems.

Frankly, I wondered if there would be anyone who couldn’t pass, but there really were some.

“I failed…”

“What was the answer to question 3? What did you write?”

“I only wrote two lines for the essay question and left…”

Thanks to that, the number of competitors decreased, but I wondered how they even managed to fail. The problems were practically spoon-fed to them.

“Well, it’s not my concern.”

Thanks to competitors dropping out, it actually worked out well.

Though calling them competitors when they couldn’t even pass the first exam is a bit much.

Anyway, now for the second exam.

They said selection would be based on high scores recorded in the second exam, so I just need to focus on the second exam.

“I wonder what’s going to come up.”

The second exam starting immediately after the first exam ended.

“We’ll move to the exam location! Please follow the guide closely!”

The guide was Dorian.

I wanted to acknowledge him, but Altur absolutely didn’t do that.

Fair and square to the end.

I’m done with having people talk behind my back.

And finally, the place we arrived at was the Garden of Mist.

Though it’s now a garden where mist no longer forms, the name has stuck.

“This is where you will take your second exam.”

As soon as he finished speaking, questions flew from all directions.

“What kind of exam is it?”

“Can people who failed the first exam retake it?”

“What’s the scoring method?”

Maybe because they passed the first exam.

Everyone seemed to have more questions.

But Dorian waited quietly and then continued his explanation calmly.

“I’ll explain from now on. You will now pass through this Garden of Mist.”

Murmurs arose at the mention of passing through the Garden of Mist.

Even without the mist like before, this place is complex enough that you’d easily get lost without a map even without the mist.

“In this Garden of Mist, various traps and illusions prepared by our ‘Romance’ club are waiting for you.”

The problem was that traps and illusions had been added to an already complex maze.

“So… is escaping from here the condition for passing the exam?”

“That’s correct.”

An atmosphere of despair spread.

Isn’t this basically telling us not to pass at all?

“Of course, you won’t be wandering around the entire Garden of Mist. You can rest assured. We plan to guide the path to the exit.”

Then sighs of relief could be heard again.

“So you’re saying you’ll tell us the way to go?”

“Precisely, it means you can reach the end just by following the visible paths. There may be dead ends, but you just need to turn back and choose a different path.”

Dorian added while saying this.

“However, it definitely won’t be easy.”

Traps.

Illusions.

The maze alone is headache-inducing, and we have to break through all that.

“Of course, for fairness, we plan to provide help so you can dismantle or break through traps, so don’t worry.”

Can we really not worry?

While anxiety spread again among the applicants, Dorian delivered the final blow.

“You will now form random pairs and pass through this Garden of Mist together.”

Random pairs.

Either work together to escape, or fight and self-destruct.

Everyone was dumbfounded by the ridiculous rule.

“Evaluation will be done individually, but cooperation will be the best choice for both to receive good scores.”

“…”

Not many people were listening to Dorian’s words right now.

Garden of Mist.

Traps, illusions.

And random pair formation on top of that.

“If you get matched wrong, you’re screwed.”

Altur muttered blankly.

At this rate, if you get unlucky, you’d be carrying dead weight instead of cooperating.

I came here thinking I’d definitely pass.

“Now, we’ll begin the drawing.”

Regardless, the drawing began, and shortly after, the team drawing results appeared on the magic display board.

Sounds of despair erupted from all directions.

“Damn it! I’m paired with that bastard? Just kill me! Send me alone!”

“Why the hell am I with some freshman whose name I don’t even know…”

“Does this make sense? Why am I going with this bastard!”

“Hey, do you think I want to go?”

On the other hand, some people were secretly enjoying it.

Those who were paired with well-known people among this batch of applicants.

For example-

“S-Senior! Please take care of me! I’m Jenna Shirodil, a freshman from the Occult Department!”

Like freshman Jenna Shirodil, who was trembling just from being in front of Altur right now.

‘I can’t believe I’m paired with such an upperclassman.’

It’s not just any upperclassman.

Altur is a skilled student from the Magic Department who’s quite well-known in other departments too.

Of course, Altur was feeling somewhat desperate.

“Occult Department… you said.”

Occult Department.

A department that teaches various non-mainstream subjects like occultism, necromancy, and astrology, rather than ‘mainstream’ magic.

It’s a department with few students and no one really feels the need for it, so it’s gradually being forgotten.

Actually, several departments existed separately before, but they were merged into one during the Academy’s department consolidation process.

So-

Simply put, in terms of current ‘trends’, it’s a ‘department for transferring’.

Since they don’t have confidence to get into other departments, they first enter departments like the Occult Department that accept anyone who applies, then aim to transfer.

‘This is bad.’

Of all things, an unpopular department, and a freshman at that.

If it were a freshman like Dane, maybe, but there’s no way they’d catch the eye of Altur, who’s already a fifth-year.

Unless they have some amazing talent.

But I don’t really want to ask.

Looking at that nervous appearance and small build.

What talent could they possibly have?

For that reason, Altur’s head began to ache.

“S-Senior, are you alright by any chance?”

“It’s not okay.”

“….”

As Jenna became dejected, Altur shook his head as if he had no choice.

“If you block the path, I’ll leave you behind.”

Altur deliberately acted cold.

He didn’t want to give false hope.

Honestly, who knows what might be waiting ahead.

“…Yes.”

“So just follow behind me properly.”

“M-maybe I could help… Even though I’m from the Shamanism Department, among the freshmen I’m the best…”

“It’s not necessary. Don’t try to do anything from behind and mess things up, just follow along.”

Also, Altur didn’t feel the need to be particularly friendly.

What could she do even if she knew how?

She’s from the Shamanism Department anyway.

Thanks to this, Jenna became dejected.

But there was no other way.

‘I will definitely join this club.’

Jenna dreamed of an Academy life truly filled with romance.

The flower of Academy life – club activities.

In that sense, she had rejected countless proposals and waited until now.

To join this place, the ‘Romance’ club.

Dane Sogress.

A figure that made her heart race just by looking at him.

But what made her heart beat even faster were Dane Sogress’s achievements.

‘I can do it.’

Jenna clenched her fist tightly and stood behind Altur, waiting and waiting.

Until her name was called.

And finally-

“Group 38. Altur Diomet, Jenna Shirodil. Please enter now.”

The time had come.

“Let’s go. Keep your distance and follow.”

Altur left only those words and walked quickly ahead.

And from the start, he began smashing traps spectacularly.

Bang! Boom!

Altur chose the direct approach.

Without knowledge about traps, this was much faster than trying to dismantle them clumsily.

“Wow…”

Thanks to this, Jenna had absolutely nothing to do. She just had to follow behind Altur’s tail.

Altur, regardless, shot magic carefully while being extremely tense.

‘Mana is limited. I need to distribute it efficiently.’

Even after passing the first stage, the second stage awaits.

From the second stage onward, he would have to face illusions, so he couldn’t use mana recklessly.

Altur was a recognized talent even within the Magic Department.

So, reaching the end of the first stage wasn’t difficult.

However.

“Flames…?”

A blazing wall of fire blocked Altur’s path.

Flames that blocked what seemed to be the only exit.

But something was strange.

It wasn’t ordinary flames but green flames, and from the flames he could feel not just heat but mana.

“Don’t tell me this is.”

Altur was about to say something but hastily shut his mouth.

If this was what he thought it was, this wasn’t ordinary fire but…

‘Karnas.’

Dragon flames.

Something that could never be extinguished with water and was much more powerful than ordinary flames.

In that sense, Altur was already ahead of others, but…

That’s exactly why he couldn’t carelessly attempt anything.

“Damn Sogress.”

No wonder it seemed suspiciously easy.

Dane Sogress, that fellow wouldn’t prepare something so softly.

But Karnas’ flames.

Isn’t this a bit too much?

“Um… Senior. Perhaps…”

“Stay back.”

“….”

Jenna Shirodil became dejected again and stepped back.

Altur had no time to worry about Jenna.

‘What should I do?’

Analyzing and dismantling the mana of those flames was something only a monster like Dane could do.

And shooting magic recklessly didn’t seem like it would dispel those flames.

It was when Altur was conflicted.

“Um… Senior.”

At the voice calling him again, Altur whipped his head around.

“What?”

At his gaze filled with irritation, Jenna flinched but soon managed to open her mouth.

“Those flames… they’re different from ordinary flames, right?”

“…That’s right.”

“Since you haven’t done anything yet, Senior…”

Just as he was thinking she had noticed well-

“Could I try once?”

“What?”

“I think… I might be able to pass through those flames.”

He heard words he never expected.

“The discrimination is more intense than expected.”

“As expected of Karnas.”

“Kii-reuk!”

We were watching a test situation that was tougher than expected. Thanks to Karnas’ flames, no group had passed the first stage on time yet.

“But isn’t it too difficult? Everyone spent all their time trying to dismantle the flames.”

“But I gave enough clues. I put release codes and devices on the walls on both sides to make dismantling possible.”

From the end of the first stage, where you face Karnas’ flames, it becomes important to observe the surroundings carefully.

Most of the illusions you face entering the second stage also need to be defeated that way.

You could say it’s giving advance notice.

However, in reality, everyone gets flustered when they see the flames and doesn’t know what to do.

Only a few found it belatedly, but by then Karnas’ flames had already naturally disappeared over time.

Also, the situation I was most looking forward to hadn’t appeared yet.

“Well, they are Karnas’ flames after all.”

“Kii-reuk!”

Karnas, who was watching this situation with me, cried out very proudly.

“At this rate, isn’t it possible that really no one will pass?”

“Well, the flames will die down if we wait anyway. They just won’t get high scores.”

Anyway, later on, we plan to sort them by the final scores they obtained.

So strictly speaking, there won’t be any ‘eliminated candidates.’

However, the key is how much faster and smarter they can pass stages 1 and 2 compared to others.

“Oh, there’s Altur over there.”

In the midst of this, Altur caught my eye. Behind him, some short-statured student was following, and I could roughly picture the situation.

“Jenna Shirodil… She’s a freshman from the Occult Department?”

“Occult Department?”

“Yeah. Like our Exploration Department… it’s what’s called a department for transferring majors. There are only a few students who can actually use occult arts.”

The Occult Department.

I watched the freshman named Jenna Shirodil for a moment, then turned my gaze back toward Altur.

As expected, his skills are good.

He reached the front of Karnas’ Flame faster than anyone else.

But from that point on, he seemed to be completely stuck.

That fellow is one of the few people who knows about Karnas’ existence and his flames.

“Altur’s no different either.”

“I told you it’s Karnas, right?”

“Kirik!”

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly, the freshman named Jenna who was behind stepped forward and concentrated on something.

And shortly after.

“…What was that just now?”

“What happened?”

We witnessed an amazing sight.

The freshman named Jenna had walked straight through the flames and passed through them.

Then she discovered the deactivation device from behind and extinguished the flames.

“Ki…rwook?”

Karnas was the most surprised.

To think that his flames, which had boasted invincibility until now, would be extinguished.

Of course, she used the deactivation device, but penetrating the flames itself seemed to be a great surprise to Karnas.

“What in the world…”

Ernest’s dazed muttering.

But I was actually smiling.

This…

It seems like an interesting fellow has appeared.

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