Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 23

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 23

 

 

 

7. Please Teach Me Some Magic (3)

 

 

In my previous life, I was in an environment where I had no choice but to be cut off from studying.

When you don’t know when you might die, reading books with an eye toward the future is just wishful thinking.

I did study swordsmanship diligently, combining it with real combat. But that was directly connected to survival, so it’s a different matter.

In fact, magic is a discipline that’s far removed from real combat until you reach a certain level.

It’s different from swordsmanship, where even if you put it in a child’s hands, they can at least stab and make flesh bleed.

Both theory and practice must be solidly established before it can finally be evaluated as ‘useful.’ And only a very few people can do that.

“Oh, that code. It’s accurate. Go ahead and cast it right away!”

In that sense, learning magic was incredibly fun.

The solid theory I learned from Big Sister since childhood.

When that theory combined with my mana—my innate talent—it was showing explosive results with just simple guidance.

Whooooom…

A sphere of light floating in the air.

“Hooo… Very bright.”

It’s Light Magic that illuminates the surroundings and, depending on its intensity, can instantly blind an opponent.

It seems simple, but the duration and intensity vary depending on how you structure the code.

Some people have it go ‘poof’ and turn off as soon as it lights up.

“You can dispel it now. If you can maintain it for 20 minutes from the first casting, there’s nothing more to see. Usually, the first casting doesn’t even last 5 minutes.”

“That’s good then.”

“Good indeed. Tremendously good indeed.”

Sidrain nodded as if I had done very well and counted on his fingers.

“That makes four… Four in two weeks is an incredible speed.”

Four.

The number of Rearrangement Codes I had mastered in two weeks.

“It can take up to a month to master one code, but four in two weeks… Excellent, absolutely excellent.”

Sidrain looked extremely pleased.

I don’t intend to, but if I said I’d become his disciple, he’d probably do somersaults.

Anyway, it’s a good thing.

I was planning to learn the real stuff at the Academy, but at this rate, I’d have more than enough skill even before going to the Academy.

“Good. That’s enough for today.”

Sidrain said that and then asked me.

“Any questions?”

Yes.

I asked about something I had recently seen in a book and was curious about.

“I’m a bit curious about Magic Potions.”

“Magic Potions?”

Sidrain’s eyes sparkled.

“Why are you suddenly curious about that?”

“I was looking through magic books in the library for review, and I found the Magic Potion section quite interesting.”

Magic Potions.

A type of potion made by mixing magical materials.

Depending on how they’re used, they can be much more powerful than casting magic directly, and their methods are so complex that there are mages who dedicate themselves entirely to studying just that field.

“So I was thinking of asking if I could try making a potion.”

Sidrain suddenly burst into laughter.

“Hmm. How did you know that I happen to have expertise in Magic Potions too. Hahaha!”

I knew.

Big Sister told me.

“Ahem. Good. Normally it would be difficult to teach you, but just this once, I’ll make a special exception and teach you! Hahaha!”

The Magic Tower master uncle seems to be in a very good mood.

Big Sister said so.

The way to win a mage’s heart is simple.

Ask about the field that mage is confident in.

That’s the shortcut to pleasing mages who pursue academic knowledge.

“As expected, a genius is different. To think you’d be curious about Magic Potions. I can’t understand those fellows who think Magic Potions are boring!”

I understand.

Even our Big Sister complained every time we communicated through the crystal orb that she was dying of boredom from Magic Potion classes.

“Good. I’ll specially pass it on to you. Hmm. Though I can’t stay for very long… It might be different if you became my disciple… Well, I’m not saying you must, but if you became my disciple, you could satisfy all your curiosity.”

I looked at the Magic Tower master uncle who was subtly, no, blatantly testing the waters, and said this.

“Come to think of it, Magic Potions might be a bit boring. Hmm. I’d also like to practice Rearrangement Codes again.”

“Th-that can’t be! Once you try learning it, you’ll think differently. How exciting it is! The precise input of materials and the thrill when you get perfect results! You probably won’t know unless you experience it yourself.”

Watching the uncle frantically trying to persuade me makes me feel a bit sorry.

“Really?”

“Of course. Naturally! Instead of this, let’s hurry and go buy materials. Even choosing the materials will probably be fun, right? I guarantee it!”

But what can I do?

Spear Arts, swordsmanship, Assassination Arts, and Summoning Arts are all too interesting to just focus on being a mage.

Anyway, the Magic Tower master uncle looks excited, and I get new knowledge.

Isn’t this a true win-win situation?

 

 

I left the Count’s Castle with Sidrain.

Father readily gave permission.

He didn’t forget to tell me to take a look around the territory while I was out.

Father often took me outside the castle from around age nine.

The reason was that I needed to see how the territory operates, how people live, and why we can live in that Count’s Castle.

So I roughly know what’s outside the territory, how people live, and what the atmosphere is like.

“Oh, it’s Young Master Dane!”

“Young Master! Come and take some snacks! We have new products!”

“My, your silver hair is flowing so beautifully today too. I’m just getting more gray hairs!”

The territory is always peaceful.

It’s probably thanks to Father’s disposition of always trying to care for the territory’s people.

Leisure, peace, and even warmth.

It’s probably not just because I’m the son of this territory’s ruling family.

“I’ll stop by there for a moment.”

“Huh? What for? That’s not a place that sells magic materials.”

“That’s really delicious. Would you like to try one?”

Having come out to the street on horseback with Sidrain, I briefly dismounted and approached the Ice Candy Shop.

“Uncle Jis, have you been well?”

“Oh, Young Master Dane. It seems like you grow taller every time I see you. Haha. Oh my, Herman came too?”

Uncle Jis welcomed Herman and me warmly.

I looked at the ice candy display and swallowed my saliva.

Transparent, marble-like ice candies.

If you put one of those in your mouth, sweetness spreads gently the whole time you’re holding it.

A snack I love just as much as tarts.

“Even when I grow up, I think I’ll keep coming to buy your ice candy all the time, Uncle.”

“Oh my, what are you saying. By then I’ll be retired too. Hahaha.”

I smiled back and held out a Crown Silver Coin I had prepared in advance.

“Six pieces, please.”

“Six pieces? It’s almost dinner time. Won’t the Countess scold you?”

“Today I’m going to share them.”

I glanced back slightly and Uncle Jis nodded.

“Then today I’ll specially pick out the big ones for you.”

Returning with four ice candies in both hands, I handed two ice candies to Sidrain.

“Please try them. They’re one of my favorite snacks.”

Sidrain accepted the ice candy, put it in his mouth, and made an expression of wonder.

“Ho, how can it be so cool.”

“It makes your mouth feel really refreshing, right?”

“Indeed. What is it made from?”

“They extract components from a plant that only grows in the Southern Region.”

It’s a kind of mint, and in the Southern Region, with high sunlight and good environment, it grows much better and has an excellent cooling sensation.

“The Southern Region has so many good things. Snacks, weather, and… people too.”

Sidrain added while saying this.

“It’s a sight rarely seen in the Capital.”

What kind of place is the Capital?

Still, it must be more livable than a battlefield.

I headed to the Magic Materials Shop with Sidrain. There’s exactly one in this territory.

I’ve never been there before.

Big Sister told me the owner is a retired mage, so does he know Sidrain?

“Young Master, we’ve arrived.”

Then Herman informed us of our arrival.

The territory’s only Magic Materials Shop.

The three of us, having tied our horses in front, immediately entered the shop.

“My goodness, Master of the Magic Tower! The rumors were true! I never thought you’d really come to our territory.”

He knows him very well.

I discovered the shop owner who welcomed us with a bright smile as soon as we entered.

“Hehe, you know me?”

“Of course I do! Who would have thought a mage would not only enter Crescent Forest but even eat Red Cap Mushrooms and faint!”

“…”

The rumors seem to have spread quite specifically.

“Ahem…”

I avoided Sidrain’s glaring gaze.

“Haha. It’s such an honor to have the Master of the Magic Tower visit my shop. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask! I’ll give you plenty of service today.”

“How very kind of you.”

Sidrain answered with an expression that showed no gratitude at all and began looking around the materials shop.

“Oh, you must be Young Master Dane, right? Nice to meet you for the first time. I recognized you right away. Silver hair and green eyes. Where else would that be common in this territory?”

“Nice to meet you. How’s business?”

“Well, it’s always the same. Haha. How many people would come to buy magic materials in a territory like this? At most, I sell to outsiders or parents who can’t resist their children’s nagging about being interested in magic.”

He said this while looking at Sidrain and grinning.

“Still, getting to meet the Master of the Magic Tower like this, I’m really glad I opened this shop.”

Well, of course.

The Magic Towers that exist in the Empire are few enough to count on one hand.

Sidrain is the head of one of them.

By the way, is it because it’s a magic shop?

I feel like something is being conveyed.

Should I call it a strangely familiar feeling?

Is it because I learned some magic?

“Please take your time looking around. If there are any materials you want, I’ll find them for you.”

There are so many fascinating things I’ve never seen before.

Starting with Magic Stones, countless materials of unknown purpose, and plants I had seen in my previous life were placed there completely dried.

And on one side, there were also things that appeared to be magic tools.

“Ah, if you put mana into that… flames bloom like this. Isn’t it wonderful? Mages usually use this to light their cigars. In the past, they lit fires with their hands, but nowadays the trend has changed again, so they light fires with elegant things like this.”

In my previous life, when soothing my mind and body tired from combat, I used to smoke pipe tobacco, and it would have been convenient to have something like this.

Well, I have no intention of smoking now.

“And this also operates with mana…”

The shop owner was kind enough to stick by my side, explaining various things and quickly satisfying my curiosity.

“Hmm. By the way, this is surprising.”

“What is?”

“Every time you touch them, the tools react. You seem to have very high mana sensitivity?”

At those words, Sidrain interjected.

“You saw correctly. Isn’t it tremendous sensitivity?”

“Your affinity seems incredible too. Sensitivity and affinity are usually proportional. My goodness, how high must your mana purity be…”

Well now.

When you praise me like that, I don’t really know what to say.

Right now I needed something to focus on so I wouldn’t be caught feeling embarrassed. Is that also a magic tool? I approached something that looked like a stone.

And the moment I was about to approach it, about to touch it-

“Those are just decorative items, Young Master.”

“…”

“Haha, did we embarrass you a little?”

“Come over here and let’s look at some potion ingredients together. Hmm, moon root would be good as a basic ingredient.”

“An excellent choice. There are as many as 50 types of potions that contain moon root. By the way, this is top quality. I dried it myself and even did the chemical treatment.”

“Good skill.”

I shrugged my shoulders pretending nothing happened and withdrew my hand. I was about to walk back toward the two men when it happened.

Hum hum.

I felt something.

Just now, from the object I was about to touch.

I quickly turned my body around again.

And thinking it couldn’t be, I reached out my hand…

Hum hum!

Again, it begins to react.

This square stone-like object that seemed like nothing at all.

“Young Master, is something wrong?”

At Herman’s question, I nodded very slightly and pointed at the stone.

“I feel something.”

Just in case, I drew up my mana.

Then-

Huuuuum!

The stone trembled as if it had been waiting.

What is this thing?

Does it only react to my mana?

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