Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 315

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 315

202. Rationalization Complete

After securing the Mini Golem, we first harvested the Golem’s Core.

[Oh my, it’s contaminated. If Master Dekanius had seen this, he would have been terribly angry.]

“It’s contaminated with demonic energy. Can you purify it?”

[Of course. It’s possible if we have divine power. However, since divine power fundamentally rejects mana, very delicate work is required.]

At any rate, purification is possible.

“Now that we’ve harvested the core, let’s move quickly. Quite a bit of time has already passed.”

We fought the golem and faced the demon. Then we discovered the Mini Golem and even harvested the Golem’s Core.

Quite a bit of time has passed during that process.

“Then what do we do about these ruins?”

“Well, the golem fragments look no different from rock chunks at first glance. There are hardly any other traces either… Even if someone comes, they won’t know exactly what happened inside.”

It wouldn’t be very interesting if anyone knew the facts inside.

In that sense, I looked at Benatio, and Benatio seemed to understand what I meant as he nodded slightly.

Good.

This should be enough.

Anyway, we began walking out of the ruins while supporting Benatio.

[The condition of the additionally confirmed life form isn’t very good.]

It figured this out too.

I looked at the Mini Golem dangling from my waist.

Though it’s a bit cumbersome, it also looks somewhat like an accessory.

“You can tell that too?”

[I can confirm the condition of life forms within a 3-meter radius.]

Come to think of it, I’m suddenly curious.

“But how do you function? Do you have a mana stone inside?”

Whether human or animal, energy is needed to move.

In that sense, I’m curious about the power source of this Mini Golem that looks no different from a pebble.

[I use a rechargeable power source. Specifically, I continuously receive mana through magic circles carved on my body, capture this mana within my frame, and deliver it to my power supply.]

This is an amazing story.

A rechargeable power source.

Just this one Mini Golem alone would be enough to astound the mages of this era.

Because mana stones are disposable.

Countless mages have made efforts to create rechargeable mana stones, that is, reusable mana stones, but…

[Knowledge related to my frame is also available, so please let me know if you need it.]

This makes the story interesting.

The results from this expedition exceeded my imagination.

Plus the amazing stories I’m hearing.

[If you possess suitable mana, you have sufficient qualifications.]

I stopped walking at those words.

“Qualifications?”

[That’s right. The reason I initially responded was because the mana you possess is that powerful and dense.]

This is an interesting story.

“Then am I a descendant of Arcana?”

I recalled the story that demon fellow had told.

It’s not particularly important, but I feel I should confirm it.

[That cannot be confirmed. Also, your mana is different from the Arcana mages I know.]

I see.

Then the story returns to square one, but I’m rather glad.

It means I don’t need to be bound by anything.

“Good.”

Now we tallied up what we gained from this expedition.

First, the demon’s essence.

“Ugh, don’t even bring that close.”

“It’ll destroy everything around us.”

Looking at their reactions, I can’t give this to them.

One for me, one for Big Sister, one for Professor Cross, leaving one extra, but no one seems willing to take it.

“Even if we purify the Golem’s Core, we have no use for it, right?”

“Then that’s Dane’s too.”

Same with the Golem’s Core.

Finally, the Mini Golem we obtained…

[User, please don’t treat me like an object to be distributed.]

When I casually lifted it up, it showed that reaction, so I had no choice but to shrug my shoulders.

In the end, it seems I’m the only one who gained anything from this expedition…

[If you’re looking for something to take from here, there’s a warehouse inside.]

Hearing the Mini Golem’s words, it seems there’s no need to feel disappointed.

Clank!

When I injected mana, the lock mechanism released and a wall section of the cave opened.

What was revealed inside…

“Woooow.”

“What is all this?”

“This is unbelievable…”

It was ‘all kinds’ of items.

[Master Dekanius thought that perhaps the discoverer of this place might be a poor mage like his past self.]

On one side were various gems.

On another side were magic reagents.

And in the corner were gold coins.

Though not a very large space, it was packed full of really all kinds of items.

[This warehouse is Master Dekanius’s legacy and could be called his final gift.]

The Mini Golem’s voice seemed somehow filled with sentiment.

Did Dekanius himself perhaps go inside?

No matter how I think about it, it’s amazing that something that’s not a life form has emotions.

Though it’s somewhat amusing to understand Arcana-era magic and technology from a modern perspective.

“Since it seems to have given permission, everyone take what you need.”

Anyway, the warehouse was completely emptied without leaving a single thing.

In an instant.

Anyone watching would think we came to plunder.

Well, there’s no reason to leave anything here anyway.

However…

I feel sorry for someone.

“Wait, there’s still one person left, right? That person called Count Arkent.”

Leila reminded us of someone we had forgotten.

Count Arkent.

The one who made deals with these demons to become a mage.

In other words, the person who holds the excavation rights to these ruins.

“Do you think that person knows that all this happened after doing all the excavation work, Professors?”

“What if he knows? He’s someone who tried to become a mage by dealing with demons.”

Right, those demons are all dead.

According to that fellow Graco, they were the last of the demons who couldn’t return to the Demon Realm at the time and had to remain here.

But considering the demon fellow who was sleeping in the Habarosk Mountain Range and then awakened, there should still be several demons around.

And there’s Drenick too.

Of course, Count Arkent’s side isn’t something we need to worry about.

He’s completely unrelated to us.

If you think about it, from Count Arkent’s perspective, we’re people he should kill.

Since we came to a place where excavation was already finished, took all the good stuff, and slipped away.

However, if there’s clear evidence, the story becomes a bit different.

“Dane, but what were those documents you grabbed earlier?”

“A contract. A contract stamped with Count Arkent’s official seal.”

“The excavation contract for this place?”

“No, a transaction contract.”

I grinned at Leila.

This was something I found on that fellow called Graco.

Contract documents.

Count Arkent must have a personality that values ‘documents’ to an almost pathological degree.

Otherwise, there’s no way he would have written down such trivial details in documents.

It seems like he got scammed a lot here and there while looking into various things for the reason of ‘wanting to become a mage.’

Well, the reason doesn’t really matter.

“What? So Count Arkent knew about the power possessed by the demons?”

That’s what’s written in the documents.

That he had to become a mage through somewhat ‘evil’ methods.

It wasn’t simply a contract to make him a mage through this and that, but one where they wrote down all the methods and even made a magical oath.

“He knew. And he was going to do it even knowing.”

“What does being a mage mean to this person that he would go this far…?”

Next to Leila who was clicking her tongue, the person who spoke up was Altur.

“For some people, it could be a lifelong dream.”

At his appearance as if he understood, I asked.

“You think so?”

“Yeah. Magic is a privilege. A privilege that can only be given to those born with talent.”

At those words, my previous life suddenly comes to mind.

The existence called family.

An ordinary life.

Such things that my previous life’s self looked at were a kind of ‘privilege.’

The past where I had to spend all my years on the battlefield and meet death just because I wasn’t born with it.

I can understand the longing for what one doesn’t have.

But what one does in the process of longing can sometimes be incomprehensible depending on the situation.

Count Arkent is like that.

“Even if it means sacrificing human lives?”

“…That’s a bit of a different story.”

Altur took the documents from my hand and let out a hollow laugh as if he couldn’t believe it.

“This has crossed the line of what can be forgiven.”

“Looking at the documents, it seems the sacrifice is already prepared.”

Right, if they’re going to forcibly make someone a mage, normal methods wouldn’t be used.

What’s needed to make someone a mage.

That was a large amount of blood flowing from a freshly killed corpse.

“What a damn bastard.”

Count Arkent had ultimately crossed the line.

“Anyway, this isn’t something we need to handle.”

But there’s probably someone more suitable than me.

Sometimes justification is important too.

To be precise, there’s someone else suitable to get involved in this matter.

“Let’s go back now.”

A short but intense exploration.

We completed the original purpose of ‘exploration’ and even got an unexpected reward.

And…

“Those two have quite an unusual atmosphere.”

There’s another harvest too.

Like Leila’s whisper, I looked at Priscilla and Dorian who were deliberately, deliberately staying close while moving and chuckled.

“Now it’s something the two of them will handle on their own.”

Since I created the opportunity, they’ll handle the rest themselves.

The exploration is over, and it’s time to return.

Benatio thought while escaping from the ruins.

How much should he report?

He was counterintelligence.

And as a member of counterintelligence, he had the duty to report ‘accurately’ on everything that happened during missions.

‘If I report all of this… what would happen?’

Dane Sogress’s martial prowess was one thing.

The problem was the technology that didn’t exist until now and the history revealed only to them.

And even the existence of ‘demons.’

Actually, the existence of demons seemed okay to reveal.

That was just an existing threat, and there was a plausible reason that there might be demons who couldn’t escape to the Demon Realm before.

But dragons, Arcana’s technology, and such things were all…

‘There would be tremendous chaos. Probably Dane Sogress’s academy life and even Sogress County…’

Was that why?

A question suddenly arose.

Why did Dane Sogress show him this?

The friends here were one thing.

But there was no reason whatsoever for him.

‘Why?’

It was then, as he was conflicted with questions.

“Are you feeling alright? Junior.”

Dane approached and asked.

To Benatio, it seemed like he deliberately used the word ‘junior.’

His mind snapped to attention.

Earlier when fighting with Leila, he had covered for his identity, and this time was the same.

He had even saved his life.

Such a person…

‘No matter how much I’m counterintelligence, I know human kindness.’

“I’m fine, thank you. Senior.”

“That’s a relief.”

Why was it?

The words “that’s a relief” felt warm.

Even Dane’s back looked mysteriously broad.

“Your swordsmanship skills were considerable. When you have time, come to Bonia Forest later.”

Bonia Forest.

A place he had gone to several times to monitor Dane Sogress.

“If it’s your first time going, just head east a little from the Academy’s rear gate and you’ll find it.”

Look at him pretending not to know.

Benatio nodded his head happily.

“Understood, Senior.”

I was just worrying about how to get closer anyway, but now I’ll finally have the chance to become closer.

‘I shouldn’t report unless I have accurate information anyway. I’ll report when the information becomes more certain.’

Benatio even finished rationalizing it.

It seemed like Dane’s secret wouldn’t be leaked anytime soon.

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