Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 240

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 240

160. What Kind of Being Are You? (2)

The being sleeping in the Dwarves’ Temple, that is, the temple that enshrines ‘Alberg’, the god of the dwarves, is none other than…

A summoned creature from beyond the horizon.

The vampire fellows seem to call it a being from beyond the horizon, but anyway.

“Really… the necromancy almost got dispelled.”

Just as Jenna said.

We glimpsed the past of a specific location through Jenna’s necromancy.

Of course, given its tremendous power, it’s not a method that can be used frequently, and Jenna’s stamina consumption is enormous too.

She said it wasn’t an easy soul to summon either, so if Karnas hadn’t found traces beforehand, it would probably have been difficult to figure out.

“Well done. Thanks to you.”

“I’m glad I could help even in this way.”

“It was a huge help.”

Jenna looked proud at my words.

The freshman’s performance is quite good.

In that sense…

“So there’s another fellow like Karnas?”

“Kyirik?”

As Ernest said, it seems something quite surprising is about to happen.

“This roughly explains things.”

The reason the dwarves had no choice but to flee the city in a hurry.

The reason the vampires were so terrified and desperately tried to stop me from going to the temple.

“If it’s a fellow like Karnas, that makes sense.”

“Kyirik!”

Karnas is small and cute.

But its essence is that of a dragon, and the flames it breathes can devour all flames and burn everything.

Though it’s a mini dragon, it’s an extremely dangerous being if it gets out of control.

Therefore, if it’s the same kind of summoned creature from beyond the horizon, the story changes.

“But hey, if it’s a summoned creature, doesn’t that mean someone summoned it?”

It was Leila’s reasonable suspicion, but I recalled the story Little Sister had told me.

“Sometimes they kill the sorcerer and remain here. It’s very rare, and it’s been hundreds of years since such a case was discovered.”

“Hundreds of years…”

Still, thinking about it, it might be better if there was a summoner.

Because that would mean it could be controlled.

But the probability of that not being the case is high.

“Or it could be a being that originally came over. There’s still much we don’t know about the world.”

That’s how the things we’ve experienced so far have been, and the facts we’ve learned through adventures and explorations.

“So to summarize, it’s like this. A summoned creature from beyond the horizon appeared in our city one day, and the adults fled to avoid that fellow…”

Priscilla picked up where Darbado left off.

“And those damn vampires came in 10 years ago and got their ankles caught for some reason.”

“Damn vampires. I like that. I like that expression.”

They get along well.

Anyway, as Priscilla said, the vampires seem to be firmly under the thumb of that being from beyond the horizon now.

“What the vampires want is to stay in this city… so they might have made some kind of deal with that?”

Dorian agreed with my speculation.

“There’s no other explanation, Master.”

Now then…

“Then why did they sweep away everything that was inside the spire?”

The most important thing still hasn’t been solved.

“We can find out by going there.”

The temple.

A being from beyond the horizon in the place that enshrines the god of the dwarves.

“Kyirik!”

Karnas seems quite excited about it.

Maybe because it could be the same kind as itself.

“Don’t tell me there’s another dragon.”

“No way. Dragons aren’t exactly common.”

Seeing these fellows casually mention dragons now makes me laugh.

Well, I’m a bit curious.

Beyond the horizon.

What kind of world is that place?

Going there would be extremely difficult, but at least since it’s a being from there, it should have something to say.

“My heart is starting to race again.”

Ernest, who had been disappointed by the fact that nothing was left in the spire, and everyone else looked excited.

Darbado seems flustered by these reactions.

“…Are you guys crazy? You might die shortly!”

“Why?”

“Because… what we’re going to see is a being from beyond the horizon!”

Even a three-year-old child knows the expression ‘beyond the horizon’.

In fact, it’s also an expression often used idiomatically.

For example, ‘beautiful like beyond the horizon’.

But when words like ‘summoned creature’ or ‘being’ are attached after it, the nuance changes completely.

Therefore, Darbado’s reaction isn’t strange.

It’s just that we don’t get particularly scared because we’ve experienced too many things.

“Ah, it’ll work out somehow.”

“Right. Dane is with us.”

“We’ve gotten pretty strong lately too, haven’t we?”

Well, it’s good that they’re overflowing with confidence.

Anyway, we moved to the temple like that.

By the way, the vampire Lord is with us too.

He’s almost fully recovered now, but since I’ve bound him once more, he won’t be able to attack easily.

“…Crazy bastards everywhere, everywhere.”

He summarized his impression of us like that, then suddenly sighed.

“Do you really have to?”

“Is there a reason we shouldn’t?”

“Because it’s a tremendous being! Even I have never faced its true form… but just its voice made my legs feel weak.”

“That’s because it’s you.”

“I’m a vampire Lord!”

He got angry, but I pointed ahead with my finger.

“Shut up and lead the way.”

“…”

When we arrived in front of the temple like that, we were momentarily overwhelmed by the temple that was not just huge but magnificent.

But that was only for a moment.

“Let’s sightsee later.”

I approached the door and asked Darbado.

“Is there a locking mechanism on the temple door?”

“No. Dwarves must always be able to offer prayers to their god whenever they want, so it’s kept open at all times. This is the first time I’ve seen it closed.”

Darbado looked at the temple door with wistful eyes.

“Good.”

Then shall we open it now.

By the way, Belwood’s condition is really not good.

He’s even breaking out in cold sweat, so he must be genuinely terrified.

“C-can’t I just stay back a bit…?”

I don’t know what kind of voice it is that’s making him act like this, but his condition was really bad.

“No. Lead the way.”

But there’s no reason to show mercy.

Belwood eventually stood in front of the door and grabbed the handle while trembling.

“Damn it…”

Then he squeezed his eyes shut and pushed open the temple door.

Kukukukung…

The heavy door slowly moved, revealing the pitch-black darkness inside the temple.

A cold and silent interior.

From the outside, it just looks like an empty temple.

“Go in.”

But the moment Belwood stepped inside.

Kukung!

A tremendous pressure crushed down on the fellow.

“Keuuuuuk…”

As if it wouldn’t allow any intruders.

I immediately expanded my sensing ability and drew up my mana to examine the flow.

What’s pressing down on Belwood right now isn’t mana from magic.

It’s something I don’t know about.

“As expected, it’s an existence from beyond the horizon.”

But that doesn’t make it difficult.

I immediately analyzed the mana and shot out my own mana-

“Huk, huk!”

Belwood was able to escape from the crushing pressure and hastily retreat backward.

“I, I told you!”

“I’m the one who saved you.”

“If you hadn’t told me to lead the way…”

The fellow’s words didn’t continue.

[What did you just do?]

The voice that Belwood had been talking about could be heard.

And I realized.

Why Belwood said his knees went weak just from hearing the voice.

The voice has mana imbued in it.

Very powerful mana at that.

“Everyone step back.”

I waved my hand and created a barrier behind me that blocked the flow of mana.

Only I can hear this voice.

The others won’t last long.

“Dane, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. So stay behind me.”

I answered the faintly heard voice and turned my head.

And stepped into the temple.

When I expanded my sensing ability, the outlines of objects became clear even in the darkness.

The giant statue at the end of the temple.

As I was looking at it, a voice was heard.

[To think you could scatter my mana.]

Just the voice alone makes my ears ring loudly and my head buzz.

This is no joke.

Of course, I’m fine.

The ancient mana I possess is blocking this.

[What are you.]

“At least I didn’t come here with the intention to fight.”

[You have interesting power, yet you have no intention to fight?]

I chuckled.

“Unless you pick a fight, that is.”

[Then if I show more powerful force, will you fight?]

Along with those words, the same pressure that had crushed Belwood came at me, but this time twice as strong.

But I’m actually calm.

The moment it approached, I rearranged my mana and sent out my mana to scatter the fellow’s attack.

“Either make it stronger, or let’s have a conversation.”

The fellow immediately reacted to my words.

[I wasn’t mistaken. You have special power.]

“Do you know this power?”

[I do. Because I’ve experienced it before.]

This is interesting.

A fellow who knows about ancient mana.

[But I also know it’s a power that has now disappeared. Because all those who possessed that power have vanished.]

“Are you talking about Arcana?”

[That’s right. Those foolish ones who disappeared due to the calamity they brought upon themselves.]

“A calamity?”

[Yes. Thanks to a few idiots who wanted to become gods, it ended up that way.]

This might be worth having a conversation about.

But for now, it’s time to set this aside.

There’s something else more important right now.

“Let me ask one thing. Did you deliberately settle in this underground city?”

[It’s for rest. I was taking a brief break after finishing a long entertainment in the world.]

“Then are you a dragon?”

Suddenly, what sounded like a chuckle was heard.

[The dragon is that fellow in your arms who is the real dragon.]

“Kiryuk?!”

Karnas pops his head out as if he’d been waiting.

His eyes are full of surprise.

[I recognized both of you from the moment you set foot in this place.]

“You seem to know a lot about dragons.”

[Of course I do. We were once together. Though they’ve all disappeared now.]

I was a bit surprised by those words.

So does this mean Karnas is the last dragon?

[But… that wasn’t the case. Was there at least one egg left?]

“Kiryuk! Kiryuk!”

Karnas responds happily.

I’ve made an unexpected discovery here.

To think I’d meet an existence from beyond the horizon and learn about Karnas’s secrets.

[Tremendous power, and even a dragon. Who are you?]

“Dane Sogress, the eldest son of the Sogress Count House.”

[Sogress Count House… A noble family of the Empire.]

“That’s right.”

[Then what reason brought you here?]

“For adventure.”

A brief silence followed my short answer.

And what came next was the sound of laughter.

[Interesting. Very interesting. Well then, an adventure should have a purpose. What did you come here to find?]

“The Dwarves’ treasure.”

[That thing? I have it with me.]

“Could you give it to me?”

[I brought it because I found it interesting myself. There were quite a lot of fascinating things.]

At those words, I tilted my head slightly.

“A being from Beyond the Horizon finds such things interesting?”

[Interest is something you can sometimes feel even from a stone on the roadside. When you live long enough, you need to find interest in various things to avoid boredom.]

Hearing those words, I suddenly realized I hadn’t asked the fundamental question.

“Lived long, you say.”

I asked.

“Then what kind of being are you?”

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