Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 3

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 3

 

 

 

2. The Talented Genius of a Noble Family (2)

 

 

Dane Sogress grew rapidly.

As if he had truly received a blessing, he grew up healthy without a single illness.

Dane’s growth was the whole family’s interest, just as it had been with Arabella and Claire, and every single action brought them joy.

“Here, Dane. This is what Magic is! How is it?”

“Mabic?”

“Ma.gic. Want to see? This is condensing mana to emit light. Ta-da!”

“Wow.”

“Even without a chain, if you have talent for mana, using it isn’t difficult, but Dane is still too young so it’ll be hard!”

And Dane’s talent manifested faster than expected.

“…Dane. What did you just do?”

“Mabic!”

“…Our youngest is a genius, isn’t he?”

Arabella was left speechless watching Dane perfectly imitate the Mana Condensation Light she had shown him without much thought.

Mana Condensation Light is literally something you can only create if you have talent for ‘Magic’.

It’s unrelated to the presence or absence of ‘chains’ that determine a mage’s rank, but creating this at his age was significant in itself.

“Is our youngest going to become a mage?”

 

As shown at his first birthday, that wasn’t the end of his talents.

“Dane, today big sister will show you Summoning Arts. I’ve prepared a summoned creature that our Dane will find adorable!”

“Good!”

Claire summoned ‘Aitz’, a small summoned creature, in front of Dane. It was an auxiliary summoned creature with a small, cute body, rabbit-like ears, and tiny wings.

“Dane, you need to be careful. Most summoned creatures are docile in front of their summoner, but when other people approach, they become very wary…”

“Kyaa.”

Before Claire could finish speaking, Aitz slowly walked toward Dane and rubbed its body against his tiny hand.

Claire was speechless at the sight she had never seen before in her life.

“My goodness. Aitz is…”

For reference, Aitz was particularly sensitive even among summoned creatures, and would extremely guard against all other beings if they weren’t summoners.

She couldn’t believe such a creature was approaching first and rubbing against him.

There are two criteria for judging a summoner’s talent.

One is talent for Summoning Arts itself.

The other is…

Natural affinity with summoned creatures.

Dane seemed to possess the latter.

Though he certainly had the former as well.

“Is our youngest going to become both a summoner and a mage…?”

Assassination couldn’t be left out either.

“Dane, Dane? Where did you go?”

 

The year Dane turned five.

Mother searched for quite a while for Dane who had suddenly disappeared.

“Where did this child go… Herman, have you seen Dane?”

“I’m sorry, Madam. I’m looking for him too right now…”

And only after about 2 hours could they find Dane.

Main Castle Garden.

Dane’s figure perfectly concealed among the grass.

“…Dane? How…”

“I tried doing what Mother taught me! Did I hide well?”

Lily wore a dazed expression looking at her youngest son who asked with a proud face.

She had taught him.

Only with words.

But he listened and followed it exactly?

“…Is our youngest going to become an assassin and summoner and mage…?”

Dane was truly growing rapidly.

Unlike his previous life, freely displaying his talents.

 

 

Count Sogress Castle is located in the Southern Region, famous for having good climate even on the continent.

Thanks to the warm weather, gentle climate, and good sunlight that allowed quality fruits to grow abundantly, I was spending peaceful time here.

‘Time really flies.’

Though I occasionally remembered the battlefield from my previous life, facing the peacefulness of this Sogress Territory made me quickly forget even that.

I was now enjoying this peace on foot.

I was seven years old.

‘Fortunately, time passed faster than expected.’

Of course, I had learned to walk long ago.

No, I learned faster than my sisters.

Having memories from my previous life, my muscles seemed to develop earlier as I tried to walk somehow.

That said, my infant days weren’t that boring.

After it was confirmed that I was a ‘legendary genius’, as if there had been some agreement among the family, I was able to learn various things from that day forward.

More precisely, it was just one-sided storytelling.

It was similar to being told fairy tales, I suppose.

Everyone was very enthusiastic about early education.

When one person left, another would quickly attach themselves and chatter about their specialty.

“Now, Dane. A spear, you see, is basically a weapon that can fully utilize the advantage of distance. It might be hard to understand anything right now, but if you listen repeatedly…”

“Dane. The basics of Stealth is maintaining Aura Concealment. Oh my, did I use too difficult a word? Hmm, when mommy learned assassination, we only used such terms…”

“My little brother! Today big sister will tell you about the compatibility between fire-type magic and water-type magic! It’s what I learned today! It’s about magical mechanics…”

“…You must treat summoned creatures preciously. Watch carefully. After summoning like this, you pet them and commune with them first. If you give attack orders right after summoning, you’ll eventually earn the summoned creature’s resentment.”

Father taught Spear Arts.

Mother taught Stealth for now (assassination was too cruel).

Big sister taught Magic.

Little sister taught Summoning Arts.

It was boring at first, but gradually became worth listening to.

Then once I learned to read, I reached the point of organizing things in my own way.

 

And now I was receiving lessons from Mother first.

“Dane, there you are?”

“Oh, I didn’t expect you to find me so soon.”

Mother and I were in the middle of hide-and-seek.

Would it be appropriate to call it ‘Stealth lessons’ disguised as play?

It was a kind of ‘early education’ that started around when I was five, once I became accustomed to running and various breathing techniques.

“What are you talking about? 4 hours and 30 minutes. That’s 10 minutes longer than last time.”

“Really?”

“Of course. You maintained your ‘Breath Suppression’ well, and barely made any presence known.”

Mother stroked my head proudly.

‘Hide and seek’ including ‘Breath Suppression’ was simply part of ‘Stealth lessons’.

The lesson content was about hiding where the opponent wouldn’t notice and suppressing your breathing.

Should I call it the basics of assassination?

Of course, it’s not only used for assassination.

It’s a technique that can be sufficiently used when hiding your body in danger, or when monitoring an opponent.

“As expected, our son was born with the talent of an assassin. It’s not easy to show such patience at seven years old.”

Well, what I developed while rolling around on the battlefield was patience.

“I think we can move on to the next Stealth lesson now?”

“Good, Mother.”

“Is it fun having lessons with Mom?”

“Of course.”

It really is fun.

If I had known this content earlier, I would have used it well on the battlefield. It would have been much more useful than casting ‘Playing Dead’.

I didn’t particularly feel any resistance either.

While the noble knights I had seen would have refused these techniques saying they were undignified, in my eyes they all felt like incredible techniques.

“Countess, good day to you. Young Master Dane. So you were here.”

Then the servant Herman approached.

He’s fifteen years old.

Though young, he’s serious and quiet, making him a servant I like.

He’s been by my side since around my first birthday.

“Oh, the time has already become like this.”

“The Count sent word. He looked very pleased.”

Father is truly a good person.

He’s someone who gets happier than his son at the thought of giving his son a birthday present.

However, today is the day before my 7th birthday.

Father probably couldn’t wait until the birthday.

“I’m excited. Let’s go. Mother, I’ll be going now.”

“Go carefully.”

I greeted Mother and followed Herman out.

And when we entered the castle and arrived at Father’s office, Father held out the gift he had prepared for me.

“Congratulations in advance on your seventh birthday. Originally I wanted to give it to you magnificently during the banquet on your birthday, but I wanted to give it before Mom did! Dane, I’ll say it again, it’s Spear Arts, Spear Arts. Everything’s good, but prioritize Spear Arts!”

It was truly a pure heart.

“Thank you, Father.”

I expressed my gratitude and accepted the gift.

I think I know what it is. The long packaging.

It was obviously a spear.

Swish.

When I unwrapped it, a magnificent Short Spear appeared.

It was excellently crafted.

The black spear shaft and silver spearhead formed a wonderful harmony.

Considering my age and strength, it was even very light.

I’m curious what it was made from.

“It’s a gift I’ve been preparing for 2 years, specially commissioned from a renowned craftsman in the Capital.”

Father, 2 years ago you say.

How very serious of you.

“It’s so cool.”

“As expected! I knew my son would appreciate it. Hahahaha! It uses light but sturdy Doyang Wood, and the spearhead uses Godrik Steel instead of ordinary steel.”

Doyang Wood.

Godrik Steel.

Both are very excellent materials.

I could feel Father’s heart directly.

“Come, try holding it once. You remember the stories about Spear Arts I’ve told you so far, right?”

“Yes, of course.”

I tried taking a stance with the Short Spear.

Gripping with both hands, leaving space for about two fists between the hands.

Aiming the spear not straight ahead but with the thought of targeting the opponent’s head, one foot one step forward, the other foot one step back.

“Perfect stance.”

Father looked at my stance and clapped his hands, getting very excited.

“Instead of this, let’s go out to the Training Ground.”

I nodded without any hesitation.

Holding the spear made my body itch with anticipation.

Though it’s not a sword, this is the first time I’m holding an actual weapon in this life.

Until now, by agreement between Father and Mother, I couldn’t even hold practice weapons.

Father and I arrived at the Training Ground.

“Stand over there and hold your spear toward me.”

“Yes, Father.”

Father picked up a Short Spear similar in length to mine.

A practice spear, but one sharpened to be sharp.

“When facing a spear, you must always be serious.”

Father is definitely serious about spears.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t pick up a real spear for sparring with his 7-year-old son.

That said, I didn’t think Father would actually stab me.

“Dane, what did I say was the difference between spears and swords?”

“Distance. Unlike swords, you said the purpose is to use distance to prevent opponents from approaching.”

“Good. What’s next?”

“High efficiency.”

“Exactly right. What do you think is the reason?”

“Spears have a narrower contact area compared to swords. Especially when thrusting, they can thrust stronger and deeper with less force compared to other weapons.”

Father smiled with satisfaction.

“You remember well. Yes, spears are very easy weapons to learn in that sense. But once you exceed a certain level, they become more difficult than swords. Do you know why?”

Thump.

Then Father took his stance.

Enormous pressure instantly spread in all directions.

This is the stance of a Hexa-class spear knight.

“It’s because of the fundamental problem of spears. To attack enemies, you need a minimum distance. Compared to swords that can be forcibly brought close and slashed, spears are difficult to attack by gripping them long or short.”

Father added.

“Every weapon has advantages and disadvantages. Even the sword, called the best among weapons, must be weak in specific situations. Not knowing this and saying which weapon is the best is wrong.”

“Then why do you use spears, Father?”

To my serious question, Father answered as if it were obvious.

“Because they’re cool.”

“…”

“Right. Much cooler than toy-like daggers. Actually, spears are the best. Better than swords.”

If you put it that way, swords are cooler though…

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