Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 26

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 26

 

 

 

8. It Was a Pleasant Time (3)

 

 

As expected, Father and Mother started with worry. They are people who always prioritize my safety and well-being above all else.

However, they didn’t seem overly concerned either.

“If there are any bastards targeting Dane’s mana, I’ll have to go and smash them to pieces. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Even Mother, who would normally object to Father’s use of the word ‘smash,’ nodded her head.

“They’ll die without even knowing how they died. Isn’t that right, Dane?”

How brutal.

But reassuring.

Father, a Hexa-level spear knight.

Mother, who was a legendary assassin (former).

With both of them protecting me, what do I have to worry about?

And I have my sisters too.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I plan to just sit still and only receive protection.

“I’ll work hard too.”

I need to improve my skills as well.

Talent.

As Sidrain said, it’s too precious a talent to let rot.

Though it’s a bit awkward to say with my own mouth, there’s even quite a lot of it.

Spear Arts.

Assassination.

Magic.

Summoning Arts.

And even Swordsmanship.

Naturally, these are talents that cannot be explained by ancient mana alone.

“By the way, hehe, this is quite a mysterious thing. If others knew, there would be chaos. Wait, if only Dane turned out like this… could ancient mana be sleeping in our family bloodline?”

Hmm, I should probably look into the historical records.

Is there anyone among our ancestors with some unusual background?

Well, it’s not really important.

What matters is that I currently possess ancient mana, am clearly different from others, and have talent in addition to that ancient mana.

The ancient mana only serves to further highlight the fact that I’m special-

“Now that things have turned out this way, I’m going to do my best at everything.”

It has even given me ambition.

“Hehehe. Lily, it seems our Dane has developed manly ambitions.”

“Indeed, Aken. Since we’re at it, I hope he becomes the greatest assassin and succeeds in assassinating the Emperor of Drenick, which I failed to do.”

“Oh my, what are you saying? He should become a spear knight who will be remembered in history and surpass me! Assassination comes after that! While we’re at it, it would be great if he could make all those sword-wielding bastards kneel with his spear.”

How brutal you both are.

If my sisters had been here too, wouldn’t we have had quite a serious family meeting about career paths?

“Hmm. What’s certain is that our historian will have a lot to record about this generation. Hahahaha!”

“Indeed. Hohoho.”

After the laughter passed, now came the serious time.

“Dane, I think it’s time we start talking about our son’s journey to the capital.”

Father and Mother seemed to have already discussed this to some extent.

“As you well know, the minimum admission age for the Academy is 14 years old. That’s exactly your age now.”

Imperial Academy.

Unlike graduation age limits, it’s a place with no upper age limit for admission.

“So originally, we wanted you to enter the Academy after learning and mastering enough… but to be honest, Papa and Mama’s greed was mixed in a little too.”

Father winked and Mother continued his words.

“Dane, now that you’ve reached the minimum admission age, you can enter the Academy whenever you want. Just say the word and we’ll prepare immediately.”

Though they looked regretful, it wasn’t like before. It wasn’t that their love had diminished, but rather both of them seemed to have truly resolved to send me away now.

“Dane, at your current age, there’s no place better than the Academy for going out into the world and learning about it. Dane, you’ll do well.”

“Spread your talent to your heart’s content, our son.”

I nodded at their generous encouragement.

“Yes, I’ll definitely do that.”

Was it this touching when my two sisters left as well?

“Oh, Dragon Tale… when the time comes, I plan to pass it down to you, Dane. So until that time comes, you know?”

“Of course.”

The greatest spear knight.

I need to learn more assassination techniques, Summoning Arts is still at a crawling stage, I’ve just started magic, and I need to continue training in swordsmanship, so there’s a lot to do, but I’m confident.

“Dane, since Mama already gave you yours, become someone worthy of Night Horn. And if possible… I hope you save many people with that dagger.”

I recall what Mother said when I saved Sidrain with this Night Horn and brought him out of Crescent Forest.

“Yes, I will.”

But there’s no pressure.

Because this was what I wanted.

The world outside the battlefield.

And the best environment where I can display and develop my talents.

I’m actually happy.

Not because I’m going to the Academy, but because I’m finally going to a place where I can further develop my talents.

 

 

“Ho, so you’ve decided that?”

“Yes, I decided to go a little earlier.”

“Good thinking. It would be a waste to confine that talent to this castle. Well, it’s a perfectly fine territory and count’s castle, but…”

Sidrain showed a reaction as if he expected my decision to go to the Academy.

“Were you originally planning to go a bit later?”

“Well, I was going to practice Spear Arts and Swordsmanship a bit more, and reach about 4-Chain in the magic I learned before going.”

“You’re already a monster, but you almost would have swept away all the upperclassmen despite being a freshman.”

“Am I not now?”

Sidrain chuckled at that.

“If I were you, and if it weren’t for the Academy’s minimum admission age, I would have entered around age seven and graduated by now.”

Then he added.

“Well, your current level is sufficient. No, it’s more than enough. So don’t reveal too much from the start. It becomes very troublesome. The Academy welcomes talent, but the fellows studying at the Academy sometimes don’t.”

Big Sister used to talk about this often.

The absurd situations where people picked fights just because she was good at magic.

Of course, Big Sister usually responded by smashing them to pieces.

If our family had been Tiren or some other ambiguous family instead of Sogress, Father and Mother would have been summoned over a hundred times by now.

“Still, well, since you’re from the Sogress Family, mediocre bastards won’t even dare to make eye contact, let alone pick fights. And you have your sisters, don’t you?”

That’s true.

Academy life should be somewhat comfortable.

“Hmm, I wonder if it would be different for someone like Duke Termion’s family?”

Ah. Right.

Speaking of Duke Termion’s family reminds me.

As soon as I get to the capital, I need to visit Duke Termion.

If I didn’t stop by, he’d probably be really disappointed.

While I’m at it, I’ll drop by Termion’s Forge and think about what kind of weapon to make with the crest the Duke gave me.

And….

I need to send a letter to Leila.

I’ll write it soon.

“Let’s see, there’s about 3 months left until the entrance ceremony… I’ll need to depart from here in two months.”

“That’s how it’ll be.”

Two months.

Time will fly by in an instant while preparing.

There won’t be enough time to refine the Spear Arts I learned from Father, polish my Swordsmanship, and review the Assassination techniques I learned from Mother.

“What about the Magic Tower Master?”

“I’m thinking of returning to the Magic Tower. I remembered something I need to do.”

Sidrain chuckled as if finding it absurd.

“To think I’d find a solution to my boredom here. I’ll go back and inform you of every clue I find about Ancient Magic and that Mana.”

He looked extremely excited.

Are all mages like this?

Big Sister was also like an excited child rather than tired when she was busy inventing and researching something.

“Thanks to you, it was an interesting time, you little brat.”

Sidrain said that and casually asked.

“By any chance, aren’t you disappointed that I’m leaving?”

I firmly shook my head.

“No. Even if you’re leaving, I hope you’ll teach me all of the 2-Chain Rearrangement Code before you go. It’s a promise, isn’t it?”

“…Cheeky fellow.”

Still, Sidrain didn’t seem to find that too bad.

“Well. You need to have this much cheekiness to survive with that talent. A guy overflowing with talent can be a bit arrogant. Though if you’re too arrogant, you’ll get a knife in your back.”

There’s nothing he won’t say in front of a child.

“Fine. I’ll do that. I’ll thoroughly teach you before I leave, so how about mentioning my name when someone asks where you learned magic later?”

“Then that would make me your disciple.”

“Damn, it’s not working.”

I giggled.

“Still, I’ll say I learned up to 2-Chain from the Magic Tower Master.”

“Alright. Thank you so much.”

Sidrain groaned with an expression that wasn’t grateful at all.

“Ugh. I’m supposedly a Magic Tower Master….”

“Then would you prefer up to 3-Chain? That’s a little better.”

At the suggestion I casually threw out, Sidrain pondered and soon nodded.

“Ugh! Fine. It would be embarrassing if rumors spread that I, a Magic Tower Master, only taught up to 2-Chain! Yes, magic should start from 3-Chain!”

Somehow, for a Magic Tower Master, he’s really like a friendly uncle.

“Prepare yourself thoroughly. My lessons will be very tough. From 3-Chain onwards, it’s incomparably more complex and difficult than 2-Chain! You’ll probably start thinking about giving up magic.”

Even at his threat, I smiled brightly.

“I’ll study hard.”

“Ugh, I don’t like it.”

“What?”

“That confident expression!”

Sidrain said that and sighed.

“I’ve never been so eager to teach someone something in my life… You’ll definitely refuse to be my disciple, but remember this one clear fact. This is the first time I’ve ever devoted myself to passing something on to someone like this!”

For once, I bowed my head with complete sincerity.

“Yes, I understand. Thank you.”

“What am I supposed to say to that. Sheesh.”

Sidrain pretended to punch me once, then stopped and shook his head.

Seeing even that behavior feel like a friendly neighborhood uncle, I must have grown a little fond of him in those few short days.

“Oh, and I’d like to give you a gift too.”

“A gift?”

“You unsealed this bracelet for me.”

Of course, only ancient runes appeared on the bracelet, and I couldn’t immediately figure out what function it had.

But since it revealed that the Mana I possess is from an ancient kingdom, I should repay him.

“Well, it’s not that big a deal… I am supposedly a Magic Tower Master after all.”

“Still, I don’t think it would have been unsealed if it weren’t for you, Magic Tower Master.”

A person shouldn’t be too shameless.

From Sidrain’s perspective, it might really be nothing special, but it would be wrong of me to just keep quiet and move on.

“Ahem. If you think that way….”

So I took out the item I had prepared in advance.

It was a fresh item I had received yesterday via Material Teleport Magic from Sister.

Sidrain received the well-packaged spherical object and made a puzzled expression.

“What’s this?”

“Open it and see.”

I saw it.

Sidrain’s pupils and hands trembled for a moment when he unwrapped it and checked the item inside.

“It’s a new product that hasn’t even been released yet. Sister developed it this time, and she specially sent it when I asked.”

It’s a communication crystal orb.

The so-called ‘Compact Crystal Orb 2.0’.

Something that was greatly improved by accepting feedback from existing users, or so I heard.

“Ahem. Cough. I don’t follow trends, you know? When you’re at 8-Chain level, there’s absolutely no problem communicating without something like this!”

“Still, try using it once. Big Sister even said she hoped the Magic Tower Master would use it well.”

Sidrain eventually pretended to give in and looked into the crystal orb.

“If you insist….”

“Oh, you need to register the code with Mana before using it.”

“Hey now, wait a minute. I know how to do it too.”

“I’ll help you. Here, infuse your Mana.”

“Hmm. I can do it myself… Like this?”

“Oh, good. It’s starting to glow.”

I glanced at Sidrain, who was focusing his gaze on the crystal orb, and almost burst out laughing.

I didn’t know he’d be this happy.

It seems I did well to give him a gift.

“The code goes like this….”

“Oh, it works. So this is what it was.”

“Huh, didn’t you say you knew?”

“Of, of course! I was just a little confused because it’s a new product. Haha.”

“Ah.”

After teaching Sidrain how to operate the crystal orb like that, I returned to My Room.

I didn’t know he’d be happy like a child.

Now I should rest soon.

“Young Master, you worked hard today. Please rest well. It seems you’ll be very busy starting tomorrow.”

Then came Herman’s greeting.

“That’s right. I need to prepare to leave. Oh, then I won’t see you for a while.”

“That’s disappointing.”

By the way, you absolutely cannot bring attendants to the Academy. So when I go to the Academy, it would be a temporary farewell with my loyal Attendant.

“I’ll tell the Head Chef, so go ask him to bake tarts anytime. Oh, it might be awkward to ask when I’m not here. Then I’ll tell Uncle Hesus’s Bakery outside the Territory, so go eat there.”

“Oh, no, Young Master.”

“Don’t say no. The Younger Siblings like them.”

“….”

This could be called a small token of gratitude to Herman, who has faithfully performed his attendant duties by my side through rain or shine until now.

If he says that’s his job, well, I can’t argue with that, but from my perspective, I’m genuinely grateful.

“Thank you, Young Master. I will never forget this kindness and serve only you until I die.”

“Come now. Won’t you become head attendant?”

“If I can serve only you, Young Master, I don’t need to be head attendant.”

I burst into laughter at those words.

“Good. I’ll be watching.”

“I mean it.”

“Yes, don’t change your mind later. Go and rest.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

As the door closed, a chuckle escaped between my lips.

“I should start practicing to adapt too.”

Once Herman is gone, I’ll have to do various things myself.

Since I did so in my previous life, I’ll naturally adapt quickly.

Still, I’ll definitely feel that void.

Anyway, aside from such adaptation, there’s a lot I need to prepare from now on.

Two months.

While continuing my training, I need to prepare for heading to the Academy.

Swordsmanship, spear arts, assassination, magic, and….

“Ah.”

Just as I thought of it, I took out the golden egg that Little Sister had given me as a 7th birthday present—the familiar that still hasn’t hatched.

It’s such a heartless fellow that doesn’t respond despite me carefully infusing it with mana morning and evening for seven years now.

Whooom.

I habitually tried infusing it with mana, but there was still no response.

However, I discovered one fact recently.

The infused mana doesn’t go anywhere and seeps in as is.

In that sense, what I’m doing now isn’t completely useless.

“Well, it’ll happen someday.”

So I wasn’t particularly worried.

I recalled what happened with the Tiren Family brothers after a long time.

Back then, I made another summoner’s summoned beast submit to me without a symbol, and even summoned that beast using someone else’s symbol.

Familiars are supplementary.

What I’m interested in is ultimately summoning arts.

“I have to go to the Academy to become a summoner anyway.”

Taking summoning arts major classes at the Academy and getting the opportunity for qualification exams to obtain a symbol is one of my goals.

Since Little Sister is there as an assistant professor now, I wonder if we’ll run into each other often during classes?

Well, anyway.

“Ah, I should rest.”

I closed my eyes like that and dozed off to sleep.

And that night, I dreamed of going to the Academy.

Just like a little kid, as Sidrain said.

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