Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 231

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 231

157. New Student Welcome Adventure (1)

Jenna almost fainted once again. It was from seeing the magnificent splendor of the club room. Altur had already seen it before so he didn’t react much, but Jenna was different.

“This used to be used by the Swordsmanship Club.”

“Ah… Those, those despicable guys?”

“That’s right. Those despicable guys.”

Jenna was currently receiving a tour from Ernest.

“And speak casually. There’s not really any senior-junior stuff here.”

“Huh? Why not?”

“Just naturally? Dane does it too, and so do we – we all speak comfortably to each other. We’re not even from the same department anyway.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“It’ll actually be uncomfortable later if you don’t?”

As expected, it’s different from the start.

‘The Romance Club really is the best.’

I heard it was different, different, but such a progressive mindset.

Jenna was slightly moved.

But it was a bit too progressive.

“…What?”

“A dragon, I said. Not a wyvern hatchling.”

“Aha. Dragon. Dragon… Dragon?”

There’s something in the club room.

“Kyiruk!”

It flies over making that sound and perches on a shoulder, and at first I thought someone had summoned a beast.

Since Jenna doesn’t know much about summoning arts.

But they say it’s a dragon.

And everyone here was just treating it completely naturally.

Saying it’s a dragon.

“Dra…gon.”

“Kyi-ruk!”

“Really… a dragon.”

“Kyiruk! Kyiruk!”

Jenna almost fainted again seeing Karnas nodding its head like a person as if to say ‘that’s right.’

“What on earth… is this place doing…”

Could it possibly be some kind of secret society like the one that was discovered before and almost completely destroyed?

“Ah shit, this is really screwed. Ah, why isn’t it working!”

A sound heard in the midst of all this.

Poking her head out to look, there was a woman wearing the distinctive novice priest robes of the Theology Department.

She felt she was very beautiful, but…

“P, Priscilla Teacher. First, please stabilize yourself…”

“This damn divine power isn’t listening today! I’m trying to focus and do this properly, so why isn’t God helping me!”

The words coming from her mouth weren’t like that.

“That’s Priscilla. She’s from the Theology Department, a senior to us. She’s always like that. Not very Theology Department-like, right?”

“Uh… extremely so…”

“You’ll get used to it if you watch.”

Just how many things will there be to get used to?

In the midst of all this, Jenna, who was guided to Bonia Forest, completely lost her words.

“Puhing, puhihihing.”

“This is Chiron.”

“Puhihihing.”

A horse…

Understands human speech…

And even responded.

“I, I’m called Jenna.”

“Puhihihihing!”

Jenna was dumbfounded at how it raised its front hooves as if pleased to meet her.

Even after trying to say a few more words, it really seemed to understand.

“You’ll get used to it if you watch.”

“…”

How many times has that phrase been said now?

But this time seemed a bit different.

“But there are some people who don’t get used to it quickly.”

“What?”

“Over there.”

Jenna looked toward where Ernest was pointing with his finger.

Dane was there.

“Ah…”

That’s right.

That beauty, grace, and aura would be refreshing no matter how many times you see it.

However, the meaning of Ernest’s words was slightly different.

Because Dane’s training routine was just about to begin.

“Wow…”

Jenna finally witnessed with her own eyes the talent of the genius boy named Dane Sogress.

KWAAAAANG!

Starting with firing off an enormous scale of magic along with a tremendous explosion, he summoned two summoned beasts simultaneously and made them follow his movements, then drew sword and spear in turn and swept all directions with dazzling motions.

That continued for a full five hours.

But while watching, she never once felt bored or tired.

Rather, she was absorbed without rest, and in the end it felt like she was dreaming.

“How is it? You can’t get used to it, right?”

Ernest, who had returned after practicing archery, making traps, and training in his own way.

Jenna, who had been standing as if nailed in place, was startled by those words and turned her head.

“Wh, when did you come?”

“Just now. You were watching intently.”

“Ah… really… I don’t know what to say.”

Dane is an idol to Jenna.

But now he seemed to have become like a divine being.

Look at that overwhelming martial prowess and grace.

That tremendous talent and the appearance of not looking tired at all despite all that.

“He’s perfect…”

“We think so too.”

Ernest added a word to such Jenna.

“But if you keep watching, you’ll be fine.”

“What?”

“It just happens that way. You go ‘It’s Dane, so.'”

Jenna tilted her head.

No matter how she looked at it, it seemed like something she’d never get used to, so why?

Anyway, as the club tour roughly ended like that, Jenna finally faced Dane.

“You fainted back then so we couldn’t have a proper conversation.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry. You must have been tired from the necromancy.”

Jenna’s eyes sparkled at the mention of necromancy.

“Necromancy, your talent is amazing.”

“R-really?”

“Yes. From what I know… no, from what I’ve read in books, necromancers usually get extremely tired and can barely move their bodies after just two or three summonings. Even the duration is very short.”

The reason necromancy has nearly disappeared in this era isn’t simply because the Empire frowns upon it.

It’s because there are very few who can properly use it.

So at best it was used for rituals, or later on, astrologers used it to add credibility to their divinations.

In the end, there was very little room for practical application in combat or daily life, which led to its decline…

Jenna is different.

“You have talent.”

Thump!

At those words, Jenna’s heart began to race.

“So, let’s work together to develop it properly.”

“T-talent?”

“Yes. In a way that can be developed.”

“Ah…”

It’s a blessing.

It’s happiness.

And… her heart is pounding.

‘I think I can do it now, Grandmother.’

Jenna inherited her talent for necromancy from her grandmother.

Her grandmother, who was ostracized and even driven out of the family for being a medium.

Jenna almost faced the same fate.

But through desperate persuasion, she was able to enter the Academy, and she wanted to prove her worth here somehow.

And now, it seemed like she could do just that.

“Let’s start with developing your mana first. Oh, and about speaking… I’ll speak casually from now on.”

“Y-yes! By all means!”

“So you speak casually too.”

“Ah… yes, I mean, okay!”

Jenna’s voice seemed particularly energetic.

Jenna seemed to have more talent than I had expected.

First of all, the number of contracted souls is quite substantial.

“In general cases, it’s at most three or four?”

Altur nodded at my question.

“Usually. It varies depending on the necromancer’s aptitude, but they tend to limit it to three or four for concentration purposes.”

“But Jenna has over ten.”

Jenna has contracts with as many as twelve.

All twelve of them were notable figures in their lifetimes.

There’s a master of swordsmanship, and there was also an incredibly fast assassin.

Of course, since it’s ‘necromancy’ after all, it’s impossible to fully manifest their abilities.

“The duration isn’t very long. Then we should focus on extending that.”

“Right. Not just the amount of mana, but we need to build up stamina too.”

Jenna has managed necromancy without difficulty using only her talent so far.

But stamina is essential to withstand the backlash.

“Leila. How about it? Want to take charge of the training?”

“Sounds good. I can do it together, right? Can I use Dorian as an assistant? That guy knows muscles well.”

“Whatever’s convenient.”

So Leila and Dorian were chosen as instructors.

“Altur, you do it too.”

“Huh? Me? Suddenly?”

And it was decided that Altur would train together too.

“You’re a mage. Your stamina is weak, right?”

“W-well, that’s true, but…”

It’s a well-known fact that mages extremely dislike physical activity.

But you need stamina to use magic and to travel around places.

“Let’s do it together, Altur! It’s boring to do it alone.”

Jenna, who had naturally started speaking casually, sparkled her eyes from the side.

Altur eventually had no choice but to accept.

“Physical training at this point…”

As long as it doesn’t strain the heart too much, it should be sufficient.

Anyway, when we conducted the fitness test, we got the expected results.

“Huff, huff.”

“Uaaaah… I’m… dying.”

Their stamina is a complete mess.

To what extent? They were gasping for breath after running just two laps around the huge circle we had drawn in front of Bonia Forest.

“Leila, can you handle this?”

“Leave it to me. If I apply the training method I got from Father as is, they’ll probably be fine in a few months.”

I’m looking forward to that.

Anyway, after finishing that day’s training, we gathered in the club room for a simple welcome party.

Various refreshments and teas, including my favorite tarts, were placed on the table, and we sat around it.

“Those two look like they’re about to die.”

“Their stamina is really lacking.”

The very people who were supposed to be welcomed were almost collapsed from exhaustion.

Amid various conversations, Ernest casually brought up the topic of adventure.

“Hey, everyone, midterms are approaching… shouldn’t we go on an adventure?”

At Ernest’s words, Priscilla shook her head.

“Usually, don’t people say things like ‘we should study hard after midterms’?”

“Of course we’re going after midterms are over. If we think about it after they’re over, it’ll be too late, right?”

“That guy seems a bit strange since he got hurt. Don’t you think so, Leila?”

“That damn adventure really…”

Leila seemed to agree with Priscilla’s words but casually asked.

“…Where are you thinking of going?”

“I knew it. Leila.”

Dorian would go anywhere Priscilla goes, and Altur just shrugged his shoulders.

Only Jenna waited with excited eyes for Ernest’s words to continue.

“This adventure plan is for ‘welcoming new club members.'”

The excuse he attached was quite plausible.

“I know a few places. As you know, there’s a break period after midterms, right? We’ll go and come back quickly then. It’s not far from here either. If you go west a little, there’s a place called Eliyad Mountains, and there’s a cave halfway up the mountain.”

“What’s there?”

“An underground city below the cave.”

“An underground city?”

Gradually, everyone seems to be getting interested.

I asked.

“When you say city, a place where people live?”

“More precisely, where they used to live. It’s where dwarves lived. It became a ghost town when the mine was abandoned and no more ore could be extracted.”

“Hmm. So it would just be exploration? There wouldn’t be anything there, right?”

“Of course there wouldn’t be nothing there.”

Ernest grinned as if he had been waiting for this.

“I heard some information. The dwarves didn’t migrate because they ran out of ore, but rather they fled.”

“Fled?”

“There’s supposedly a very terrifying creature living there. So the dwarves ran away, but since it would hurt their pride to admit they fled, they made up a plausible story and sealed it off.”

A terrifying creature.

Now this is getting interesting.

“Tell me more specifically.”

At my words, Ernest excitedly continued his explanation.

“Of course, since it’s a legendary tale, nothing’s certain, but at least among the residents living nearby, there are rumors that occasionally they hear some deep, massive roaring sound that’s not from any beast.”

“When did you find all this out?”

“You know I’m quick to research anything related to adventures or expeditions, right?”

Rumors.

When legends and rumors combine, there’s usually definitely something there.

But this isn’t enough.

“But we’re not going there to see that unknown creature. If the legend is true, it’s dangerous enough to make the dwarves flee.”

“Right. We don’t even know what’s there. And I heard the Eliyad Mountains are extremely treacherous too.”

As my friends said, our purpose for going there needs to be clear.

An adventure and expedition addict like Ernest might find purpose in that alone, but it’s not so easy for us.

In that sense—

“Of course there is one.”

Ernest explained the reason we absolutely had to go to that underground city.

“There are supposedly tons of weapons and ores that the dwarves couldn’t retrieve because they fled in such a hurry. And most importantly… there’s a ‘masterpiece’ created by a legendary dwarven blacksmith.”

“A masterpiece?”

“Yeah. I don’t know what kind it is, but anyway, it’s supposedly such an incredible masterpiece that no blacksmith has ever been able to imitate it.”

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