Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 251

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 251

164. The Reason Has Disappeared

Tuva is a former assassin.

Being a former assassin means he retired from being an assassin.

Usually, assassins live quiet lives with new identities after retirement. They start families or do other ordinary work.

But Tuva couldn’t do that.

He wanted to start a family and live an ordinary life, but he’s still living as an assassin.

Because of that damn debt.

‘What an idiot.’

That damn love was also a problem.

Love.

I thought it was nothing special, but it turned out to be such a futile thing.

Leaving behind a mountain of debt too.

The problem was that the debt wasn’t owed to a bank, but to Count Altair.

Originally, loan sharking was one of the traditional businesses of nobles.

Although the Imperial Bank exists, unless you’re a noble, it’s difficult to even open a vault, and loan inquiries are naturally impossible.

Anyway, this was how the retired assassin Tuva came to be under Count Altair’s thumb.

“Damn it… why do I keep getting these results!”

And now his feelings were strange.

The person who had lent him money at an absurd interest rate was gradually crumbling.

“Mana stones, I need more mana stones. This isn’t enough!”

Actually, he knew.

He knew that Count Altair wouldn’t be able to produce particularly good results.

It wasn’t a problem with the mana stones.

The mana stones were fine.

They had the absurd efficiency Count Altair wanted, and thanks to that, progress was very fast at first.

The problem started after that.

Count Altair had been hands-off from research and development for quite a long time.

It had been over 10 years since he devoured the entire pharmaceutical market, and during that time he focused on existing drugs rather than launching new ones.

In the process, he gradually raised prices under the pretext of ‘improvements’ countless times.

‘His touch has deteriorated. It’s impossible to go any further.’

Even Tuva, who knew nothing about drug manufacturing, could roughly guess.

Count Altair would probably only be able to develop new drugs after quite a long time had passed.

But by then…

“Damn it, damn it!”

He would have already lost much after that.

‘It’s chilling.’

That man who hired him as an ‘informant.’

That mysterious man who possessed the Assassin’s Token.

Had he already predicted all these facts?

He had handed over hundreds of mana stones with absurd efficiency that others wouldn’t dare hope for even one of.

While doing so, he collected enormous money from Count Altair, so at first glance this seemed like a mutually satisfying transaction.

But not in Tuva’s eyes.

Count Altair was heading into a quagmire.

Just as that man had predicted.

“Tuva. Contact them right now and prepare for a mana stone transaction.”

This too.

That he would want mana stones again in the near future.

“Yes, understood.”

And a few days later, an even larger quantity of mana stones than before was placed before Count Altair’s eyes.

This was repeated two more times after that.

“Those damn bastards at the Imperial Bank! After all the entertaining and money I’ve poured in, they say no more loans are possible!”

Count Altair had lost more than half of what he possessed.

What remained were completely empty mana stones.

New drug research whose progress wouldn’t rise above a certain level.

The cash he had completely exhausted and the various pharmaceutical business rights he had handed over again.

Now, even if he succeeded in developing new drugs, it would be difficult to guarantee recovery.

‘Report immediately if Count Altair seems likely to cross the line.’

At first, he didn’t know what that man’s words meant.

But now he could understand.

“Tuva. Find out what that bastard Otier is up to.”

The fact that Count Altair really seemed likely to cross the line.

Count Altair intended to buy Viscount Otier’s research. At least that’s what he thought at first.

But now the eyes with which Viscount Otier looked at Count Altair were no different from those of a madman.

“Viscount Otier. I’ll pay any amount. So transfer all your research and rights to me.”

Looking into those eyes, Viscount Otier thought.

How truly pitiful.

He was someone who monopolized the pharmaceutical market and didn’t hesitate to do bad things, but he was at least respectable as a researcher and developer.

The numerous drugs he developed had enriched the lives of the Empire’s citizens as a bonus.

How did such a person end up like this?

“I cannot do that, Count.”

“I said I’ll pay any amount of money!”

“This is research for my daughter. I cannot let it be completed by someone else’s hands.”

Count Altair’s move was obvious.

Since his research and development was now slow, he would steal Viscount Otier’s work that was almost completed.

After making profits with that, he would purchase mana stones again and…

Make a comeback.

“I’ll give you anything you want! So hand it over! It would be more helpful to the world if completed in my hands rather than someone like you!”

At the almost desperate cry, Viscount Otier let out a bitter smile.

“You’ve gone as far as you can go, Count.”

And he recalled his benefactor’s words.

That Count Altair might come looking soon.

Who would have thought it would match up like this?

“Should I resort to force?”

He really seemed to have gone as far as possible.

Viscount Otier sighed.

“Count. Please reconsider. This isn’t right. You seem too excited, so please go back and…”

“As expected, there’s no reasoning with you.”

Count Altair was unreasonable.

Then he finally gave an order to Tuva.

“Subdue him.”

Count Altair planned to first subdue Viscount Otier, then drive him into terror to steal everything.

‘I must succeed. Whatever it takes!’

The repeated failures had greatly influenced him to make such unreasonable moves.

In the end, things were flowing just as Dane had expected.

But this is strange.

Tuva, who should have appeared just by calling his name, did not come out.

Instead—

Step, step.

A robed man walked into Viscount Otier’s house.

His hood was pulled down so his face couldn’t be seen, but it was Dane.

“So it comes to this in the end, Count Altair.”

“Y-you are!”

“I didn’t know you were incompetent enough to buy so many mana stones only to covet other people’s research.”

Count Altair felt confused.

Could it be that these guys had also been supplying mana stones to that Otier fellow?

“W-weren’t you dealing with me?”

“Is that important in this situation? You seem to be making bad moves because your research isn’t progressing properly… It seems we have no reason to sell you mana stones anymore.”

At the man’s words, Count Altair screamed desperately.

“M-money! I’ll pay any amount! So please sell mana stones only to me! It’s just that the research is temporarily slow, so please…”

Instead of answering, Dane snapped his fingers.

Then Count Altair was shocked.

“Y-you bastard…”

A man appeared beside Dane.

It was Tuva.

Tuva silently approached Count Altair and set down a pouch full of money.

“This will clear all debts.”

“A-are you betraying me now…”

“Accepting your requests until the debt was repaid. Wasn’t that the contract terms?”

That was indeed the contract terms.

But why now of all times?

“You bastard, don’t tell me…”

“Count Altair. Now I have no relationship with you whatsoever.”

This was maddening.

Why now of all times!

Was this what it felt like to lose everything?

“And now I’ve come to follow the orders of this person and Viscount Otier.”

Shing.

Before anyone knew it, Tuva held a dagger in his hand.

“So it would be best not to make any more reckless moves.”

The knights were waiting outside.

There was no one left here to fight for him.

“Now there’s no reason to sell you mana stones.”

“…!”

Count Altair’s pupils shook at Dane’s words.

What was he saying?

“W-what do you mean?”

“Exactly what I said. There’s no reason to invest anymore.”

“That can’t be! What are you saying at this point!”

Count Altair fumed.

But Dane’s attitude was firm.

“Seeing you try to steal from others because you can’t properly conduct research and development, we have no reason to invest further.”

“M-money! I’ll give you any amount! It may take some time, but I can give you anything!”

If this happened, it would be the end.

Count Altair had pushed forward with his research despite the strain because it was premised on a continuous supply of mana stones.

He had already exhausted all his cash and used up all his gold bars. He had taken loans and even handed over more than half his business.

He was sinking into a bottomless swamp, and now his lifeline was being cut off?

“This… this can’t be…”

Count Altair collapsed with a thud.

What remained for him now was his mansion, and the artworks and gems he had desperately gathered to convert to gold bars.

Compared to before, just a handful of businesses and…

Only debts.

From the moment he had handed over multiple business rights, he had lost his monopolistic position in the market.

So what remained now was…

Nothing.

There were things left, but he could never return to how things were before.

“Disappointing, Count Altair.”

Dane said that much and commanded Tuva.

“Drag him out.”

Count Altair was dragged out in a daze like someone who had given up everything.

Gone was his earlier appearance of screaming desperately that it couldn’t be.

And shortly after.

“Hah. My heart is still trembling.”

Viscount Otier collapsed with a thud just as Count Altair had done, gasping for breath.

“Pretending to be unaffected seems harder than I thought.”

And Dane, who had returned after handing Count Altair over to the knights, smiled bitterly at the sight.

“You did well. You won’t need to worry anymore.”

In Dane’s view, Count Altair would be completely ruined soon.

All his profitable businesses had been taken away, making it difficult to maintain his current lifestyle.

But Viscount Otier still seemed worried.

“But… if we leave him like that, there’s no telling what he might do.”

“Tuva will monitor him. And… I’ve thought of a method, so don’t worry.”

Dane reassured Viscount Otier and added a word.

“So for now, just focus on developing medicine for your daughter.”

“…How can I ever repay all these favors?”

“Treat your daughter, and from then on, develop medicines that will benefit the world. Wouldn’t that be enough?”

Viscount Otier answered with a resolute voice.

“I will definitely do that.”

And Dane left the mansion with Tuva, and as soon as Tuva exited the mansion, he asked.

“Why are you just leaving him be? Count Altair, I mean. There are plenty of applicable crimes.”

“If we do that and hand him over to the Imperial Palace, the tedious fighting will continue. In exchange for helping Count Altair, the Imperial Palace will want to swallow up the business rights again.”

“Ah.”

He understood immediately.

“So keep a close watch. Oh, and as I said, I’ll pay the official commission fee for this job.”

“…Thank you.”

Tuva would live the life of an assassin again for a while.

More precisely an ‘informant’, but gone were the days of being dragged around because of debt.

“But there’s something I’m curious about.”

“Curious about what?”

“Yes. What exactly is your relationship with the person who gave you that symbol?”

Dane only curled up the corners of his mouth at those words.

“Isn’t there also a clause in the assassin’s code about not prying into the client’s secrets?”

“But I’ve quit being an assassin now.”

Tuva seemed genuinely curious.

How exactly did this person come to possess an assassin’s symbol?

On the other hand, he didn’t even look like an assassin.

What could his identity be.

The answer came back quickly.

“He was curious about how you were doing.”

“What?”

Dane left only those words behind and walked ahead with a grin.

Tuva stared blankly at his retreating figure before trembling violently.

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