Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 290

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 290

185. Start of Classes (3)

Professor Cross thought.

‘He’s surpassed the level of talent.’

His comprehension ability has already exceeded the level of ‘ordinary’ mages.

Is that simply due to his innate mana?

Because his mana is special, does his comprehension have to be special from the start?

“No.”

The quality of mana isn’t greatly related to understanding.

Just because a country bumpkin is born with special mana doesn’t mean they can unconditionally become a mage.

Magic is an academic discipline.

And academic disciplines require consistent study, understanding of theory, and practical application.

For that reason, Dane’s comprehension is not just special but at a tremendous level.

To think he would understand and demonstrate all the basic information about his secret magic with just a 2-hour lecture.

“….”

Professor Keltas looked at the traces of mana Dane had left behind and waved his hand.

Then the mana nets were regenerated in the exact form of mana that Dane had cast.

How many long years had he struggled to create these nets.

But that fellow Dane completed it in just two hours.

No, perhaps he might have completed it even earlier than that.

“One month… it was real.”

When he said he’d go learn it in one month during vacation, I wondered what he was talking about.

That was genuine confidence.

“With such talent, he’s also learning swordsmanship, spear arts, and summoning arts?”

On top of that, though Professor Keltas doesn’t know well yet, assassination and all other things as well.

It’s regrettable.

More than regrettable, it’s infuriating.

If such talent were focused only on magic, it could change history.

But that’s why it makes sense now.

That greed to learn all other things with such talent.

“Those with Danter’s blood flowing through them would covet it like crazy.”

The Imperial Palace always wanted to keep heroes by their side as if possessed by something.

And when they couldn’t have them, they’d rather destroy and bring them down.

“The Imperial Palace’s legitimacy was rotten from the start, so it’s understandable.”

Professor Cross chuckled, recalling the previous emperors who tried to kill him when he rejected their proposals.

In the midst of this, Professor Keltas remembered the ‘Doll’s Domain’ that Dane had mentioned.

“That brat Esteranza. This will be troublesome.”

I don’t know how that Doll’s Domain ended up with the Swordsmanship Department, but this worked out well.

The Swordsmanship Department guys probably won’t be able to properly utilize the doll anyway.

Dane Sogress.

That fellow will be different.

“Hmm. But anyway…”

Professor Cross looked at the bookshelf.

An empty space.

The place where ancient books related to Arcana had been until just now.

“Could he really know how to read them?”

I lent them to him when he asked, but honestly, I’m not sure.

Even myself, who was called a genius, couldn’t interpret Arcana’s script at all.

“Surely not.”

Yet a subtle expectation was rising.

Professor Cross suddenly thought.

It was good that he came here, to the Academy.

The secret magic that Professor Cross taught was more difficult than expected and had parts that were hard to understand easily.

“As expected of secret magic.”

Saul Hanston.

It makes sense since it’s magic so powerful that a legendary mage searched for its successor for hundreds of years.

“I should practice regularly.”

One month.

If Professor Cross hadn’t taken a position at the Academy and I had visited during vacation, it would have been a slightly tight period.

“They say it gets busy starting from second year.”

Play during first year.

To your heart’s content.

Because you won’t have that chance in second year.

It was something I heard often, and it was really true.

To think it would be this busy when orientation isn’t even over yet.

Well, it’s more fun because of that though.

“Then today’s lecture is… a Magic Department lecture.”

Still, since orientation ends today, should I take comfort in that?

The lecture I’m going to now is a Magic Department lecture.

It was a lecture I’d be taking with Altur, but Altur has been needlessly competing with me from the start.

“I’m telling you in advance, I’m planning to take the only A-plus in this lecture.”

“Do as you like.”

“I need to graduate. Preferably with the highest scores.”

“Go ahead.”

“I’m not just saying this, I’m serious. No matter how much you fly and crawl, I’ll show you the experience I’ve built up in the Magic Department.”

“Do whatever you want.”

“Don’t come begging me to show you assignments later. I study without even looking at seniors’ past exams, by the way.”

“You sure talk a lot.”

“By the way, this lecture has very difficult midterms and finals. You have to solve magic approached from a metaphysical perspective…”

I just let him chatter away enthusiastically beside me.

And a little later.

“I’m Professor Della Grace, who will be in charge of this ‘Metaphysical Magic Practical Theory’ lecture. First, I’ll share in advance what has changed from the existing syllabus.”

Altur’s confident expression gradually distorted.

“As part of Magic Department operational policy and strengthening students’ learning progress and competitiveness, the theory portion of this lecture has become about 10%.”

“….”

“In other words, this lecture will be conducted mainly with practical and practical evaluations, fitting the Magic Department’s slogan for this year: ‘Making practice truly practical.'”

Professor Della drove the nail in.

“Therefore, midterms and finals will be omitted and replaced with practical evaluation exams that allow quantitative assessment.”

Cheers and screams burst out simultaneously from all directions.

Altur was naturally in the latter group.

“This is… impossible…”

He even buried his face in his hands.

“I thought I could win if it was theory…”

Why is he so obsessed with this?

“Wouldn’t it be over if we just took different lectures?”

“Shut up, Dane. The important thing is beating you. As a Magic Department valedictorian, this is humiliating.”

I don’t really know anymore.

Do whatever you want.

“The practical lecture will be evaluated on the following three criteria. First. Among the designated spells, how efficiently you rearrange your mana when casting one. Second. How well you perform the assigned research task.”

But the third one was quite an interesting story.

“Finally, third. How good an evaluation you receive in the intern assessment at Antalion Magic Tower Academy Branch, which is the main location for this lecture.”

What is this all of a sudden?

A magic tower intern assessment.

“Magic tower intern assessment?”

“Isn’t that something only done in senior year lectures?”

“Crazy, they’re doing this in 5th year major courses?”

“Wow… they’ve lost it…”

Professor Della continued speaking calmly as if she had expected this reaction.

“As I said, the Magic Department is currently in crisis. Due to a series of incidents, both internal and external views are unfavorable, and there are quite a few people who have doubts about the Magic Department.”

Professor Denabo’s imprisonment.

And the fall of Antalion Magic Tower, which was the Academy Magic Department’s biggest sponsor.

This would be the biggest factor.

Of course, the Swordsmanship Department also made quite a mess, but they didn’t cause major incidents at the professor level.

“Therefore, this decision was made to restore trust, expand capabilities, and strengthen competitiveness, so from now on, magic tower intern assessments will be uniformly included in all 5th year major courses.”

Intern assessments that are only done for graduation.

Moving that up means Antalion Magic Tower’s intentions are likely reflected in this.

Simply put, while they’ve lost trust, they want to force internships, secure data, and make preliminary employment contracts.

It’s such an obvious method that it makes me laugh, but it’s proof that the Magic Department is that desperate.

Thanks to this, Altur’s expression became subtle since his employment at Nirucsion Magic Tower was practically confirmed.

“As I said, today is orientation. So any student who doesn’t like these lecture changes can cancel their enrollment at any time.”

Everyone would know that statement is nonsense.

Since it’s a required major, you can’t graduate without taking it.

Except for me, of course.

“…Are you going to cancel, Dane?”

Gone was his earlier confident demeanor as Altur asked me.

His expression showed no confidence at all.

Now skill is the second problem.

Even though it’s the Academy branch, a subsidiary, the Antalion people’s gaze won’t be kind.

“There’s no need to cancel.”

It doesn’t really matter to me either way.

Perhaps because of that.

“…Then I have to take it too.”

Since he can’t graduate without taking it anyway, Altur seems to have a “whatever happens, happens” attitude.

“This semester is going to be quite spectacular.”

That’s the same for me too.

Suddenly having to do magic tower branch internship, and the Swordsmanship Department requiring entry into the Doll’s Domain.

On top of that, Professor Keltas’s celebrity guest swordsmanship duels and Professor Cross’s secret magic transmission.

Why are there so many things to do?

Still…

It definitely seems like it’ll be fun.

Benacio’s past month had been so brutal and harsh that it was hard to recall without tears.

Escape.

Flight.

Hiding.

Starvation.

Adding all of this together equals humiliation.

Humiliation that he was experiencing for the first time as an Imperial Intelligence agent.

The escape itself wasn’t easy.

The encampment’s security had already been strengthened due to the barbarian surprise attack.

Still, he escaped.

He was intelligence, after all.

However, the Eastern garrison’s pursuit team chased him fiercely.

Whether there was a professional among them, they brilliantly deduced the direction he was heading and continued tracking him.

It was truly befitting of the Empire’s finest Eastern army.

“Hiding in civilian homes… doing short-term labor… even stealing food… this is humiliation…”

Afterward, for the first time during his intelligence career, he hid in civilian homes, concealed his identity, did short-term labor, and stole food not because it was “necessary for the mission,” but “to survive.”

Could there be such humiliation in this world?

Moreover, all of this had to be written up in reports.

During intelligence activities, reports must be submitted on an hourly basis.

Writing carelessly was impossible.

All of this started from the order to “find out what Dane Sogress likes.”

But that’s exactly why his motivation burned even brighter.

That’s why he came all the way to the Academy like this.

-Are you really sure about this, ‘Benatio’?

“It doesn’t matter.”

-Still, as a student rather than staff… Well, I’ve processed the paperwork anyway.

“That’s the most reliable method. It’s the shortcut to completing the mission fastest.”

-If you’re that determined. I’ve told the admissions office everything. Go and follow the procedures.

“Thank you, Captain.”

-Since this is a mission directly ordered by His Majesty the Emperor, make sure to complete it well. Don’t forget the burden on your shoulders.

Benatio nodded with a determined expression and finished the communication.

Before Benatio spread the panoramic view of the Academy.

Today, Benatio enrolls in this Academy.

To find out what the target, Dane Sogress, likes.

“We’ve been waiting for you, please come inside.”

When he headed to the admissions office, the admissions director guided Benatio as if he had been waiting.

He didn’t care about the gazes of people around him.

“I received the message in advance. Just say the word and I’ll cooperate with anything.”

As soon as they entered the inner drawing room, the admissions director spoke with an expression as serious as Benatio’s.

“Swordsmanship Department… 1st year, and you can enroll in any subject you mention immediately.”

“What about the documents I requested?”

“Here they are.”

Swish.

Benatio received the documents and examined the list.

It was Dane Sogress’s course registration list.

“Practical Swordsmanship Exploration. Put me in this one first. You can randomly add anything else.”

“Understood.”

Academy life now begins.

It’s a bit sudden, but so what?

For the mission, he could do anything.

‘I’m a little excited… No, I didn’t come here to be excited.’

Benatio steeled his resolve.

This is an important mission.

So he must succeed.

‘Dane Sogress. I will definitely find out what you like.’

It was the moment when an unscheduled late-blooming New Student appeared in the Academy’s Swordsmanship Department.

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