Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 298

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 298

191. The Speed of Learning (3)

Altur felt that Dane had been paying a little more attention to him lately.

It might be his imagination, but—

Seeing how he would come over to talk and check on his training progress and help with mana rearrangement, it definitely seemed that way.

“If you want to increase the efficiency of the rearrangement method, this would be more effective.”

“So there was a method like this too.”

Thanks to this, every day felt new to Altur.

Of course, it wasn’t to the extent that the knowledge he had learned so far was being denied.

However, through efficient rearrangement methods he had never thought of, his spell casting became faster.

“I never even thought of a method like this.”

“If you have any questions about any magic, just ask.”

“Thank you.”

And Altur came to realize that there was a reason for everything when it came to Dane being good to him.

“Thank you? That’s what I should be saying.”

“Huh?”

“It’s thanks to your book.”

“Thanks to my book?”

Altur recalled one scene that he had already vehemently denied.

It was the scene where Dane had performed ‘mana manifestation’ that Saul Hanston had often demonstrated.

‘No way, that can’t be.’

No matter what, that couldn’t be possible.

Even for Dane, that didn’t make sense.

He was probably just paying attention because he was grateful for the book.

Altur thought this way and focused on the efficient rearrangement methods Dane was teaching him.

Meanwhile—

“Today, let’s try drawing multiple lines.”

Dane began earnestly receiving transmission of secret magic from Professor Cross.

“At first, you draw them sequentially. You draw one to form it, then create the next one while maintaining that. It probably won’t be difficult.”

“You’re right.”

And Dane was learning at a tremendous speed, just as Professor Cross had expected.

Swish.

One blade appeared in the void, followed by a second blade appearing at the same speed.

“…How did you do that?”

“Maintaining it isn’t difficult. It’s a matter of concentration.”

“So how did you demonstrate that concentration?”

“If you’re asking about the method of concentrating… it’s like asking how to breathe.”

In other words, it was natural.

The problem was that this was completely different from his own case.

Professor Cross had employed all sorts of methods to increase his concentration even during his days as Saul Hanston.

So through countless practice, he had mastered the method of creating other lines while maintaining one line…

“The third one works too.”

This fellow was drawing lines one after another from the very start.

By the way, those lines were naturally not simple lines of mana.

They were the ‘foundation’ of mana manifestation magic, composed of countless mana spheres.

Though called foundation, it was a method other mages couldn’t even dare attempt.

Eventually, Dane created his tenth line in just two hours, shocking Professor Cross.

Hum, huum!

Quite ‘fortunately’, all ten of these couldn’t be sharpened to perfection, but…

At this point, rather than learning, it seemed like he was just watching and immediately copying.

“Today’s lesson ends here.”

“I learned a lot today as well.”

Right.

You learned ‘a lot’.

Is this what it feels like to be almost robbed?

It doesn’t even stop here.

“Oh, I have a question.”

“What is it.”

“With this kind of mana manifestation… is it possible to wrap around some object?”

There’s definitely a difference between simply manifesting mana to form some object and coating an existing object with mana.

The latter is easier.

But the reason this fellow Dane is asking something like this is…

“Are you trying to coat a weapon?”

“That’s right.”

“Hah.”

This is absurd.

Isn’t this like a fellow who just learned to walk asking to be taught how to fly?

If it’s a moving object, it’s a completely different level of difficulty.

Even Professor Cross had barely succeeded after years of repeated training.

“I’ll show you.”

Professor Cross immediately demonstrated.

First, he opened subspace and took out a staff.

“This is my first staff.”

“So you used a staff.”

“Something like that. I stopped using it after becoming a lich. Come to think of it, you don’t use one, do you?”

“I’m not a lich, but I don’t need to use one.”

A staff is used to utilize the mana stone embedded at its tip to draw upon the mana stone’s power in emergencies.

It also helps increase concentration, but that’s only a secondary effect.

However, Dane has more than enough mana that he doesn’t need such things.

“Well, you’d be different in some way anyway.”

As if nothing surprised him anymore, Professor Cross shook his head and immediately demonstrated.

Hum hum hum!

A barrier of mana gradually covering the entire staff through Professor Cross’s hands.

Just looking at it, it seemed like simply spreading mana widely, but when he extended his sensing ability, he could tell that countless mana spheres were covering the staff.

And finally, the mana completely covered the staff.

“Now, would you like to touch it?”

“It’s different. The texture and the overall feeling too.”

“Right. Take out any weapon.”

Dane thought for a moment, then took out a practice sword from his subspace.

“Try blocking it.”

Thwack!

And something amazing happened.

The moment the wooden staff hit the sword, the sword broke in half.

Clang!

The sound of the broken sword falling.

“Powerful, isn’t it?”

“It is. It seems even more so than when flowing mana through.”

“Above all, the opponent can’t predict it. Would they ever think that mana would be wrapped around the outside rather than the inside?”

However, while saying this, Professor Cross made it clear.

“But it’s extremely difficult. You have to move your mana along with the moving object. Maintaining mana manifestation while concentrating on swinging the sword and moving it together. It’s like performing thousands of movements simultaneously with two hands.”

At those words, Dane immediately took out a new practice sword and slowly began expanding his mana.

But it wasn’t easy.

The speed was noticeably slow.

Seeing this, Professor Cross grinned.

“Looks like you have an assignment to work on until the next lecture.”

It seemed like skipping several steps, but if it was this fellow, wouldn’t it be possible?

Professor Cross felt like he was slowly going crazy.

And naturally, Dane—

“I’ll make it work.”

Answered with a grin as if he’d been waiting for this.

Of course—

That’s what I said, but this isn’t easy.

Two days later.

I’m still wrestling with mana.

“Hmm.”

Spreading mana thin like slicing it and wrapping it around—that much seems somehow possible.

The speed is a bit slow, but that’s something that will be resolved once I get used to it.

But the problem is swinging the weapon while maintaining this.

“At this level right now, it would be better to just flow mana into the sword.”

Currently, techniques that send mana inward like Mana Point Explosion are tens or hundreds of times more efficient.

But I know.

If I properly learn this, I’ll gain a unique strength that no one can approach.

So I’ve been dedicating myself to practice again and again since Professor Cross’s class.

Then came the Practical Combat Exploration class.

“Today, the dolls appearing in the Doll’s Domain have been somewhat strengthened.”

Professor Esteranza made an unscheduled announcement while making eye contact with the students, specifically me, for quite a long time.

“Considering that most students fail to defeat the first doll, we’ve decided to strengthen the dolls and focus on ‘enduring’ instead.”

Murmurs could be heard from all directions.

“What is the professor talking about? It’s already difficult enough and now they’re strengthening the dolls?”

“This is really driving me crazy. I got so many bruises from the last lecture.”

“This is maddening, seriously.”

And I heard talk about me too.

“Isn’t this to somehow give Dane Sogress a hard time?”

“That’s possible. Did you see the professor’s expression sour every time Dane defeated a doll?”

Well, the intention doesn’t matter.

Whatever comes, I just need to do what I have to do.

“Ahhh! Ugh!”

“I, I surrender!”

“How many hits is that! Damn it!”

Screams followed one after another.

The dolls had definitely become stronger.

According to Professor Cross, they were programmed with 10 detailed levels.

Level 5 was roughly equivalent to a Triple-class knight, so that level would be around 6th to 7th stage?

Above all, dolls have no emotions.

So they’re inevitably much stronger.

“Phew. I’m going, Dane.”

Only Leila fought well and endured for quite a while.

“10 minutes 45 seconds.”

That fellow has grown again.

At that level, has she become accustomed to Triple-class now?

“How was I?”

“You did well.”

“So close. If only that last attack had been perfect, I could have lasted longer.”

By the way, Leila went beyond just enduring and had the upper hand against the doll until the mid-to-late stages.

She made excellent use of what she’d learned from sparring with me.

If the opponent had been a human of the same skill level instead of a doll, she might have won.

It’s just that dolls have no emotions and far superior stamina than humans.

“Group 19. Dane Sogress, Benatio Grün pair.”

And now it’s my turn.

I looked at the fellow getting up beside me.

Our eyes met immediately.

Has he been watching me this whole time?

“Senior Dane Sogress, please take care of me.”

The fellow quickly greeted me as if he’d been waiting.

I decided not to pay particular attention to him.

He seems to want to approach and become friends…

Well.

Why should I bother?

“Senior, may I try facing it this time?”

In the midst of this, the fellow asked confidently.

I just nodded slightly as if to say do as you please.

“Thank you for giving me the opportunity.”

And the fellow stepped forward.

Professor Esteranza, who happened to make eye contact, had a strange expression.

She probably hoped I would step up and get beaten.

Taking advantage of this, I stepped back and began practicing ‘mana wrapping’ by drawing up my mana.

“What’s he doing?”

“Did they plan some strategy together?”

“Well, since the dolls have definitely gotten stronger, Dane’s group should do that too.”

Whatever sounds I heard, I slowly deployed mana over the practice sword I’d drawn.

Buzz buzz buzz.

The speed was faster than yesterday.

Should I say it feels like I’m gradually learning the knack?

But wrapping it with mana and then swinging while maintaining it is still a completely different problem.

In the midst of this, Benatio stepped in front of me.

Now.

Let’s see his skill level.

Just how good is this fellow who keeps following me around.

*

Professor Esteranza was a bit puzzled when the fellow called Benatio suddenly stepped forward.

Benatio Grün.

She’d heard the story.

The rumor about the ‘mysterious transfer student’ who instantly knocked down three seniors.

‘He seems to have some skill.’

Of course, just because he knocked down three seniors doesn’t mean much for judgment.

Above all, this is the Doll’s Domain.

Moreover, even the genius talent of Leila Termion couldn’t hold out much longer as the difficulty had risen.

‘According to the original plan, that fellow Dane should be struggling…’

No matter how great that fellow Benatio is, could he hold out against a 7th-stage puppet?

‘Anyway, that fellow Dane will step forward soon.’

Professor Esteranza had exactly one goal.

To flatten Dane Sogress’s nose and make him show respect to the Swordsmanship Department.

Only then would this frustrating feeling be somewhat relieved.

In fact, there was no other method besides this.

What crazy person could ‘openly’ touch a child of the Sogress Count House, a talent the Imperial Family was watching?

Professorial authority?

It was useless from the start since they were in different departments.

Threatening with grades?

He had too much talent for that.

In the end, this was the only petty method available.

But…

Shing!

“What? Those swords?”

“Those… the swords are really short?”

“And there are even two of them?”

Somehow, it felt like things wouldn’t go according to plan.

Benatio Grün.

The mysterious transfer student.

That fellow had suddenly drawn two short swords instead of the Empire’s standard long sword.

Since he pulled them from subspace, they were weapons no one had anticipated.

He even showed off the trick of spinning them leisurely in both hands, then took a rather unique stance against the puppet.

‘Those are… a type of curved blade. I’ve seen the desert mercenaries that those Drenik fellows brought in use them.’

There’s a reason the Empire’s standard long sword is shaped that way. Because it’s the most efficient and universal.

Therefore, swords other than long swords are rarely used unless for specific purposes…

‘What exactly does the Grün family do?’

Just as he thought that far-

Thud!

Benatio kicked off the ground and instantly collided with the puppet.

Bang!

Surprisingly, the puppet retreated.

Though it shouldn’t have been pushed back in terms of strength, it momentarily stepped backward.

“…!”

While Professor Esteranza flinched, the exchange continued.

The two curved blades flew about chaotically, pressuring the puppet, while the puppet barely managed to defend against them.

Clang, claaang!

The movement of the curved blades was bewilderingly chaotic.

Perhaps because there were two of them.

To the eyes of the other fellows who always used only one sword at a time, it looked very much like acrobatics.

And Benatio had a serious expression without the smile he’d shown until just now.

And quite coldly at that.

“Wooooow…”

“There was another genius…”

Amidst the relentless exchange, Professor Esteranza’s intentions were thwarted once again-

And Dane was watching Benatio’s swordsmanship with apparent interest.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen that swordsmanship.”

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