Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 273

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 273

176. Why Stop the War?

Why must we prevent combat itself and eliminate the very possibility of war breaking out?

The reason is simple.

War destroys many things.

So I ran at full speed and finally reached the encampment, then immediately deployed my summoning arts.

Though there’s a mana interference field, it poses no problem for me with my ancient magic power.

“My, my goodness! It’s Eterak! Summoning arts!”

“How is this possible when the mana interference field is deployed!”

“Our summoners didn’t summon this!”

The summoning arts worked perfectly.

Two successfully summoned Eteraks appeared before the wooden fence, letting out tremendous roars.

“Kruuuuuu…”

The Eteraks do not attack.

Because I commanded them so.

But they are not attacked either.

Who would dare shoot arrows at those massive summoned beasts that appeared on the battlefield?

Thanks to this, the battlefield where the wooden fence was about to be breached and close combat was about to erupt had time itself frozen in place.

The battering ram having broken through the main gate.

The barbarians just about to enter inside.

The Imperial Army with weapons raised to stop them.

In this space, I am the only one moving.

“Your Highness.”

I spoke to His Highness the Prince.

“As a friend’s duty, I came running at full speed.”

His Highness, Edward, was smiling.

As if he had been waiting.

Though he had wounds here and there and was disheveled and messy, he looked reasonably well.

That Edward also spoke to me.

“Well done coming.”

Everyone is safe.

Though there were dead, thanks to their endurance, we could hold out until before a major battle occurred.

Now what I must do is simple.

“War will not happen.”

End this situation.

“Block the gate entrance.”

I gave the command to Eterak.

“Kruuuuu…”

The Eteraks moved their steps.

And blocking the front of the main gate, the barbarians were thrown into panic.

At the same time, I reverse-tracked the flow of the mana interference field.

Tracking where the mana flows from makes locating the mana stones quite simple.

It’s a simple task only I can do, that’s all.

“Found them.”

Under the wooden fence.

Just what I identified immediately – about 20 of them.

Naturally, the area below the wooden fence is a top priority surveillance zone.

If security wasn’t neglected…

The fact that this many mana stones were installed without anyone noticing means it was ultimately done from inside the wooden fence.

“Look at this.”

The possibilities are increasing.

In addition to Drenik’s army’s schemes, even internal traitors.

Of course, that’s something to worry about later.

“Eterak.”

At my command, one Eterak breathed out its breath.

Kwaaaaang!

And the nearby ground, that is, the empty land directly hit by the breath, was deeply gouged out.

“…Th, that…”

“D, did you just… see that?”

“It seems stronger than our summoners…?”

Amid the dazed murmuring, I walked step by step and climbed up onto the wooden fence.

Everyone’s gaze, precisely all the barbarians outside the wooden fence, focused on me.

But not one of them even thinks of raising a bow toward me.

Because-

Whoooosh!

Dozens of magic arrows floated around my body, and five fireballs were created, burning brightly.

“…!”

“…!”

Unrest arose among those guys.

In a situation where no one else can use mana, I alone am doing something impossible.

So what would those fellows think?

The summoned beasts and magic that appeared just when they thought they had won…

Would come as great bewilderment.

Therefore, I spoke.

“Those who wish to die, step forward.”

In the barbarians’ language I learned in my previous life.

Their eyes widened and even greater unrest arose than before.

Of course, those behind would also be quite flustered.

Since the barbarian language, which one would rarely have occasion to learn, flowed from my mouth at a reasonably decent level.

“Those who wish to be trampled, step forward too.”

The barbarians began stirring with each word I spoke.

“Those who wish to meet their end not by sword and spear but by fireballs and breath, step forward too.”

I drove the wedge home here.

“Instead of dying honorably and going to ‘Elark’s’ side, those who wish to die dishonorably and wander the void, step forward as well!”

Barbarians worship steel.

Therefore, they consider dying by steel weapons the world’s greatest honor.

On the other hand, they consider death by magic or arrows or other such deaths dishonorable…

And they believe that dying in such ways means they cannot go to Elark’s side even in death and will wander the void.

“I will count to five.”

Right now, at this moment, I will do anything that can stop this war.

“If you don’t retreat within that time, all you fellows here today will wander the void instead of going to Elark’s side.”

But even so, if they charge forward, I will still protect the soldiers.

“One.”

At my shout, those guys gradually flinched.

“Two.”

The moment I counted two, they began stepping back one by one.

“Three.”

And when I shouted three-

“Retreat!”

Finally, the king of the barbarians, ‘Den’, raised his hand high and ordered a retreat.

Den.

A word referring to the king of the barbarians.

This ‘Den’ had been glaring at me without the slightest fear, unlike the other barbarians, from the moment I first appeared until now.

Even until the moment he turned around while retreating.

Thud thud thud thud thud!

The sight of them retreating – those on horseback and those on foot running frantically.

With this, I had prevented war.

For now, at least.

“They’re, they’re withdrawing. The barbarians are withdrawing!”

“We’ve defended the encampment!”

“Waaaaaaah!”

The soldiers’ cheers erupted.

A thousand barbarians.

We had achieved victory against them.

Just before the wooden fence was breached.

If we had been even a little later, this encampment would surely have been overrun…

The Imperial Army would have suffered massive casualties, and perhaps an entire encampment might have disappeared completely.

Moreover, if Drenik was truly involved, we would have had to consider Drenik’s follow-up attacks as well.

In that sense-

Edward’s contribution was immense.

If it hadn’t been for Edward, who blocked the enemy’s attacks for nearly an hour and defended the Main Gate…

This place might have already been overrun.

“Your Highness! Are you alright?”

Owen rushed over urgently to check on Edward’s condition.

“Priests! Come here immediately and heal His Highness the Prince!”

Then Edward raised his hand.

“It’s a minor injury. Rather, there are many seriously wounded, so send the priests to them.”

“Your Highness.”

“Please. We’ve stopped the barbarians, but there are many dead and wounded.”

“…I shall do so.”

From now on, cleanup was necessary.

Even amid the cheers, there were those who couldn’t simply rejoice.

Also, the dead could neither rejoice nor grieve.

Cleanup and reinforcement were the top priorities.

“Let’s postpone the thanks for a bit later, Dane.”

So even when Owen said that, I nodded without hesitation.

“I’ll help too.”

“…Right, you can use mana now.”

“The others should be able to use it soon as well.”

Therefore, removing the interference field was the priority.

“First.”

I dismissed Eterak’s summoning and jumped down below the wooden fence.

“Dane!”

“It’s okay, Leila.”

I heard Leila’s cry from above, but I landed lightly and waved my hand to show I was fine.

The barbarians visible in the distance.

I watched the fleeing fellows for a moment, then approached the mana stones whose locations I had identified earlier through reverse tracking.

“They hid them well.”

Mana stones cleverly concealed below and between the wooden fence.

“I wonder what kind of fellow it was.”

Should I have brought Jenna?

I carefully but quickly pulled out all the mana stones and returned.

The effect appeared immediately.

“I can use magic!”

“Summoners! Call forth healing summons!”

“Mage! Over here! Please support this area with the magic you used earlier!”

Only then did the mages and summoners, who had regained their usefulness, begin moving busily, and we also lent our strength.

“Huh? Where did this Young Lady come from?”

“Hehe. She’s quite skilled with her hands. Is she friends with that Fellow who controlled that incredible summoned beast earlier?”

Leila helped move the wounded, and Ernest carried materials while demonstrating his craftsmanship.

And I-

“Ooooh!”

“Where did this Fellow come from? Amazing!”

“That’s incredible!”

I helped move the wounded with telekinesis while clearing away the collapsed wooden fence all at once.

I also received cheers by pushing away the battering ram the barbarians had left behind with powerful telekinesis.

Crack!

In the process, the Main Gate was completely destroyed, but since it needed to be rebuilt anyway, it didn’t matter much.

Actually, aside from the Main Gate, the facility damage wasn’t that severe.

“Huh, the barbarian bastards used something like this?”

“Hey everyone! The battering ram wheels are intact, so let’s move this inside! We need to investigate it!”

“Bring temporary reinforcement materials! We’re starting work on the Main Gate immediately!”

“Well, I don’t know where you came from, but thank you!”

Praise and cheers directed at me.

While grateful, I didn’t feel much emotion, perhaps because I thought I had simply done what needed to be done.

Rather…

I was only worried about the wounded.

It was then.

“If it weren’t for you, the barbarians would be rampaging through this encampment right now, Dane.”

Edward approached just then.

He appeared to have bandages wrapped around him in the meantime.

But his expression didn’t look bad.

“Your Highness.”

“Mm. How coincidentally well-timed your arrival was.”

Indeed.

I was just wondering if trouble had erupted because we came here.

These damn incidents and accidents never cease.

“Thanks to you, I lived. You saved the Emperor’s son.”

“When you put it that way, I feel like I’ve become a hero who saved the nation.”

“Haha. Is that so? Who knows? If I inherit the throne later, that might truly be worth calling you that.”

This man is saying dangerous things.

What if someone hears?

“Of course, you’re already a hero to me, Dane.”

These words are quite meaningful.

“With this, I owe you my life twice. My hand, and… today’s battle.”

Yes, those words are important.

Not because someone as high as His Highness the Prince expressed gratitude to me.

Unless the enemies are fools, they probably know that His Highness the Prince has been assigned here.

So, if they had attacked this place and captured or killed Edward as a prisoner?

“Thanks to you, war did not break out.”

Yes, certainly—

War would have erupted.

If they had wanted war, there would have been sufficient reason to attack this place.

This feeling of being caught up in some major incident.

But my presence, our presence here in the Eastern Territory, has twisted the flow of that incident.

Whether we’ve only temporarily blocked the dam or truly changed the flow remains to be seen.

But at least, we’ve prevented something much worse.

“It would be quite a sight when this reaches His Majesty the Emperor’s ears, Dane.”

Indeed it would.

I just hope he doesn’t summon me again only to say something strange.

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