Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 296

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 296

191. The Speed of Learning (1)

The first semester of my second year had been flowing by without any particular incidents so far.

At least, that was the case by my standards.

I hadn’t caught any secret society fellows in the Restricted Zone, nor had I suddenly encountered someone as important as His Highness the Prince.

So I was thoroughly enjoying my current second-year first semester.

A few days ago, I had visited the factory to conduct preliminary negotiations and meet potential buyers in advance, and afterward, I had devoted myself to developing ‘New Dream’ at the factory.

And today was the day for Professor Cross’s lecture.

“Now, today marks our first rearrangement practice session, concluding our theoretical lectures.”

Faster than expected, or more precisely, after finishing the theory in exactly two weeks, it was now time to begin rearrangement practice.

“From now on, you must understand that the Secret Magic I will teach you has a completely different rearrangement method from existing magic.”

“For example?”

“If existing magic rearranges according to predetermined methods, this has no such method. Everything is freely determined by the caster.”

This was a method I had never even considered.

Magic is the rearrangement of mana to implement and materialize the ‘form’ that each spell possesses.

But Professor Cross’s—that is, Saul Hanston’s—Secret Magic was said to be completely different from that.

“Once you learn this, you’ll probably wonder what all the magic you’ve learned so far was.”

Professor Cross spoke confidently and demonstrated.

“Now, I’m going to ‘visualize’ my rearranged mana and show it to you.”

The previous explanation was real.

Whooom!

He had simply drawn a few lines with mana—

Shing!

It became a blade radiating a chilling aura.

Swoosh!

And when he sent it flying, I felt the sensation of the void being torn apart.

Snap.

The moment he snapped his fingers, the mana blade that was about to reach the bookshelf instantly scattered.

“This concludes the stages of casting and dispelling. You must not only rearrange and implement, but also know how to dispel at any time.”

Professor Cross’s expression was triumphant.

As if he had anticipated my surprised reaction.

“To summarize, I need to be able to shape mana into the desired form, use it, and dispel it when I want.”

“That’s how it sounds when explained in words. But in practice, it will be very difficult. Now, try following what I did by rearranging mana in the conventional way.”

I immediately drew up mana and drew several lines in the air.

Naturally, it didn’t work.

Far from creating a sharp blade, the mana that possessed no physical force scattered helplessly.

“Now, what do you think the difference is?”

After thinking for a moment, I said,

“Could you show me once more?”

“As much as you’d like.”

Before Professor Cross demonstrated again, I drew up mana and expanded my sensing ability to its maximum.

Shing, swoosh!

Professor Cross’s performance followed.

Something glimpsed briefly.

But it wasn’t easy.

“Once more, please.”

“Would ten more times be enough?”

Even after several more demonstrations, I couldn’t grasp it with certainty.

I could see something, but I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was.

Then two hours passed by in a flash.

“Today’s lecture ends here.”

“That’s disappointing.”

“Yes. It must be disappointing. It’s not as easy as you thought, is it?”

I shook my head.

“I never underestimated it. Rather, it’s interesting.”

“Hah, interesting?”

“Yes. If problems are solved too easily, they’re not fun.”

“…Look at this fellow.”

Professor Cross stared at me intently, then chuckled.

“Right. That’s how it should be. You don’t know how scared I was that you might understand it immediately today, having mastered the theory in just two weeks.”

Why does someone who claims to have been scared look so excited?

“Well then, I’ll give you an assignment. By this time next week, figure out the method of this ‘mana visualization.'”

With the assignment given, the lecture concluded, and I left Professor Cross’s research lab filled with both disappointment and anticipation.

“Mana visualization, huh.”

Honestly, I don’t understand it right now.

But I have some clues.

My goal now is to somehow solve it and figure it out by next week.

“I should head to Bonia Forest.”

So it’s time to go to the training ground and devote myself to training.

“Chiron, here we go again!”

“Puhihihing!”

When I arrived at the training ground, a similar scene was unfolding today as well. At this point, I wasn’t sure if it was reflex training or playing with Chiron.

Still, well, if they keep dodging like that, they’ll improve somehow.

Meanwhile, Altur and Jenna, who were still too weak to even imagine dodging Chiron, were running hard—

“What’s he doing?”

“I don’t know. He’s been muttering something continuously since earlier.”

Dorian wasn’t looking anywhere else and was earnestly muttering something.

“Is he studying for exams?”

“No way. He handles everything with his body.”

I nodded at Leila’s words as she rested.

Well, he must be doing something important.

I found a suitable spot and drew up my mana.

Whooom!

“Visualization, huh.”

First, I couldn’t achieve the ‘visualization’ that Professor Cross had shown using the rearrangement methods I knew.

Even though my mana was a legacy of Arcana.

Then how had Professor Cross accomplished it?

Swish.

I tried to create a mana blade as Professor Cross had shown, but the mana scattered helplessly.

“It’s not simply drawing lines?”

I tried drawing lines with mana, but since it wasn’t a rearrangement with proper ‘form,’ it had no physical force.

In that state, even if I reached out, all I could touch was empty air.

“I can’t grasp it.”

Certainly, it’s difficult.

That something I had briefly sensed when Professor Cross demonstrated several times.

That seems like it would be the clue…

The problem is that it’s a ‘sensation’ that can’t be specified with words or language.

“Is this what makes an Archmage an Archmage?”

Saul Hanston is the only being in all of history among all mages to be granted the title of Archmage.

Since it’s his secret magic, it certainly won’t be easy.

But that doesn’t mean I plan to just sit back and take it easy.

“Let’s give it a try.”

No matter how long it takes.

Because right now, this is incredibly interesting.

Three days.

That was how long Altur had been watching Dane.

For three days, Dane would come straight to Bonia Forest after classes ended and remain almost motionless, lost in thought.

“I’ve never seen him like this before.”

Leila and Ernest said the same thing, and all the guys who had known Dane longer than himself said it was their first time seeing him like this.

“Does he have some kind of worry?”

“Should I ask him?”

“Let’s wait for now. His expression doesn’t look too serious.”

Altur thought.

If Dane was acting like that, there must be a reason for it.

But at the same time, he was curious.

And…

He also wanted to be helpful.

Since he had received so much help until now.

If it hadn’t been for Dane, he would probably still be doing menial tasks under Professor Denabo, spending each day without hope.

Not only that.

He even got to enjoy meeting friends through club activities, which he thought he’d never have a connection to throughout his academy life.

“Alright.”

And on the fourth day, Altur approached Dane as if he had made up his mind.

Even then, Dane was still lost in thought, occasionally waving his hand through the air.

‘Is he doing something with mana?’

The seniors had sometimes shown such behavior.

Though they all quickly collapsed from exhaustion due to lack of stamina.

“Dane?”

“…”

“Dane?”

Dane only looked up after being called the second time.

His expression wasn’t bad.

“Altur?”

“Yeah. Um. I was wondering what you’ve been doing in the same spot for four days. Do you have some kind of worry?”

Dane seemed to think for a moment, then asked Altur.

“Do you happen to know anything about methods for materializing mana?”

“Huh? Materializing?”

Altur tilted his head at words he had never heard before.

Had he been worrying about something he’d never heard of in his life for several days now?

‘They say he’s a genius, but even his worries are extraordinary.’

Altur clicked his tongue and asked.

“You’ve been worrying about that kind of topic?”

“Do you know anything about it?”

“No. How could I? I’ve never heard of it before.”

Dane showed a rare disappointed expression, which made Altur’s heart sink.

“Um. C-could you tell me more about it?”

“I’m talking about materializing mana into any desired shape and giving it physical force.”

“…Wait. Are you talking about Saul Hanston?”

He had heard of it.

The legendary mage, Saul Hanston.

The magic he used was extraordinarily different from other mages.

He used completely different magic from others, magic that seemed to ‘create’ whatever he desired.

Because of this, countless mages made every effort to unravel that secret, but naturally, all those attempts ended in failure.

“Maybe so.”

Dane answered vaguely and drew a line in the air with mana.

Then he reached out to try to touch that line, but—

Swoosh.

Naturally, his finger just passed through the line made of mana.

As if touching empty air where nothing existed in the first place.

“…No mage has ever solved this until now.”

“That’s exactly why I want to try it.”

At Dane’s calm tone, Altur shook his head as if fed up.

Even so, he thought.

Wasn’t there some way to help?

“Ah.”

One item came to mind just then.

“Wait a moment.”

Altur opened his personal subspace and pulled out a book.

The cover read ‘The Deeds of Saul Hanston and His Achievements’.

“It’s a book I’ve read often since I was young. It’s nothing precious, but I thought it might help somehow.”

Altur awkwardly handed over the book and scratched the back of his head.

And Dane, taking the book, nodded gratefully.

“I’ll read it. Thank you.”

Afterwards, despite his desire to help, Altur had no choice but to return.

Because Dane opened the book and began concentrating again.

“What on earth is he trying to do?”

Is this what makes a genius among geniuses different?

Well, with that kind of attitude, maybe that’s why he shows such absurdly powerful abilities.

At least Dane Sogress was someone who belonged to a category that was hard for anyone, including himself, to understand.

“Well, he’ll figure it out on his own.”

And another two days passed.

On the sixth day.

When even Leila and Ernest, who usually ‘understood’ whatever Dane did, were starting to worry.

“I wonder if he’s okay.”

“He’s been eating his meals properly. He’s been taking his tarts regularly too.”

“What could it be? Altur, didn’t you say Dane was pondering something about Saul Hanston?”

“Hmm. I think so.”

“That’s strange. Then he could just ask about it.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“No. Nothing.”

It was then, amid their confusion, that Dane suddenly stood up.

Just when everyone was thinking he had finally given up on his pondering.

Step, step.

Dane approached the wooden training dummy he had set up for sword practice and reached out his hand.

Then he seemed to draw several lines in the air…

“What is that?”

“Is that a blade… made of mana?”

He created something that looked like a thin blade in the void.

Just as I focused my gaze, wondering what Dane was trying to do—

Slice!

Everyone saw it.

The wooden doll’s arm being severed by the ‘blade’ Dane had generated, falling powerlessly with a thud.

“What was that just now?”

“Was that magic?”

“What did he do?”

Most were ignorant about magic and thought Dane had simply cast some simple spell, but at least one person knew better.

“Th-that’s impossible.”

Altur knows.

He knows that what Dane just did before firing that ‘blade’ to cut off the arm wasn’t the ‘ordinary rearrangement’ that mages use.

That was…

Literally a blade.

Made of mana—

And a blade formed by materializing mana.

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