Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 321

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 321

208. I’m Envious of Everything

Leila was quick to notice things, as expected.

“Dane. What did you do to the Professor earlier?”

I had only glanced at him briefly, yet she noticed that moment so quickly.

“Just a kind of warning?”

“You’re amazing too.”

“You warned the Professor?”

“No. That kind of person needed to be taught a lesson. More than that, how did you do that with just a look?”

Well, it’s a method I only recently figured out myself.

If you concentrate mana at one point and project it, you can suppress and overwhelm the other person without them knowing.

I guess you could say I made concrete the abstract expression ‘subduing with just a glance’ that often appears in stories.

“Can I use it too?”

“If your mana overflows. It’s simple once you know the trick.”

“Then it won’t work for me. Even if I learn the trick, I lack mana.”

Leila shrugged her shoulders regretfully and picked up two newspapers from a newsstand that happened to be visible.

“That’s 2 Crown Silver Coins total.”

What Leila picked up were the Academy Daily and the Empire Daily respectively.

“The Academy Daily has nothing special.”

There was no news worth our attention. Just trivial news from within the Academy.

“Count Arkent, confirmed imprisonment following trial results.”

However, the Empire Daily had some fairly interesting facts.

“Pretty fast?”

“I think it’s because the matter was serious. Let’s see… there’s no mention of demons. It seems the Imperial Palace covered it up quite well.”

True to the Empire Daily, and as a place that represents the Imperial Palace’s position, there was no mention of demons at all.

Just the single word ‘black mage’ written in passing.

The charge was naturally infant trafficking.

This alone would confirm a death sentence, but since he’s a noble, they decided to imprison him first and reach a conclusion later.

“In the end, he couldn’t become a mage. Right?”

“That’s right.”

I understand that desire.

But I couldn’t understand the process he took to realize that desire.

Well, how many things in the world can we really understand anyway.

“Oh, right. Dane, are you done with all your exams?”

“Yeah. For now.”

“I’m envious. I’m in Group 2, so I still have to take mine.”

Leila still had her sparring exam with Count Dormant left, and since I was first in Group 1, I had unintentionally finished all my exams.

Naturally, I did well on all of them.

Though I didn’t bother mentioning it in front of Leila.

“So what are you going to do now?”

“Tease friends who haven’t finished their exams like you?”

“You’re really mean.”

I chuckled at Leila’s disgusted expression.

“First, I’m going to stop by Big Sister’s research lab.”

“Ah, the Mini Golem?”

“Yeah. I want to check on the progress of the rechargeable mana stone development, and Karnas is there too, so I’ll play with him a bit.”

“How’s Karnas been lately? You were talking about dragon’s destiny and all that.”

Leila tilted her head as she brought up the story she had heard from me before the exams.

“If it’s a dragon’s destiny, then probably… Karnas must be a bit confused too?”

“Later on, I’ll have to leave it to his own choice. The important thing is not forcing destiny on him.”

“You’re really not aristocratic at all.”

At this unexpected comment, I was the one tilting my head this time.

This sounds like something the Mini Golem said.

“What do you mean?”

“Exactly what I said. Destiny is just a grand word, but when you think about it, it’s just the role you’re born into. I was born as a child of a noble family, so someday I’ll either inherit the family, inherit the family business, or ultimately live as part of the family.”

“So?”

“If you’re a noble, you eventually become accustomed to ‘what you’re born with.’ Whether it’s the family’s reputation, money, bloodline, or rights. But you live with an attitude that’s independent of such things. Always.”

Have I always been like that?

Well, there’s nothing more regrettable than living and dying according to what’s predetermined.

In this new life I’ve gained, I decided to do everything I want to do, as much as possible.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I deny my origins.

“I pursue my own happiness while also caring for the people around me.”

“I suppose so. I’m envious. That your thoughts reach that far.”

“You’re envious of everything.”

I returned to the original topic.

“After that, I’m planning to go out for a bit.”

“Ah, to check on business?”

“Yeah. I have a lot of things going on.”

“You’re really amazing, truly amazing.”

Leila clicked her tongue.

There are probably multiple meanings to that.

Actually, I find it amazing too.

How did I end up caring about so many things?

“First, I’ll check on the ‘New Dream’ development situation, bring some new mana stones there, and then… I want to meet with a mana stone buyer.”

“A new buyer appeared?”

“Yeah. It’s someone Sidrain brought, so I want to meet them before deciding.”

“Take me along next time. It sounds interesting.”

“Sure.”

Anyway, I parted with Leila and headed straight to Big Sister’s research lab.

“Dane, you’re here?”

Big Sister greeted me with an extremely tired face, which was natural if you think about it.

Obviously.

She must have been repeatedly researching and developing without sleeping.

“Kyirik!”

[You’ve come, Dane.]

Karnas and the Mini Golem welcomed me.

Karnas was poking the Mini Golem’s head with his front paw.

[You came at the perfect time. Please scold this rude mini dragon.]

“Kyirik! Kyirik!”

[It’s a mini dragon that hasn’t learned manners.]

Karnas looked like he was having fun.

“Karnas seems to like it though.”

[He seems to recognize me as a toy… Mini dragon, I’m warning you. If you touch me again…]

“Kyirik! Kyirik!”

Karnas started rolling the Mini Golem around completely. I chuckled at the absurd sight and looked toward Big Sister.

“Sister, let me see your hand.”

“My hand? Why?”

Just as I had done with Little Sister, I shared my mana with her.

Then Big Sister’s complexion visibly brightens.

“Wh-what is this?”

Eyes widening in disbelief.

“I shared some mana with you.”

“…If I ask whether that’s possible, it would be a bit strange at this point, wouldn’t it?”

“As always?”

“Amazing. To think this is possible. How is it possible?”

Well, it’s thanks to the ancient magic power.

Whooom!

Big Sister, testing her mana manifestation, has a satisfied expression.

“With this, I could easily go another three days and nights.”

“Still, you should get some sleep. Even just a few hours. It doesn’t completely eliminate fatigue.”

Unless you’re like me, able to function fine on just three or four hours a day.

“Oh right, how’s the progress going?”

“Ah. You mean the rechargeable mana stone development? It took some time to understand the principles, but no problem.”

Big Sister handed me the mana stone she was developing.

“This is it. I’m making it to match your mana composition, so it periodically absorbs your mana.”

“So only I can use it?”

“That’s right.”

Then the Mini Golem, having escaped Karnas’s rolling, interjected.

[Miss Arabella’s analytical abilities are at a considerable level. Even compared to the mages of Arcana’s era, she’s not inferior at all, so creating the rechargeable mana stone was quite smooth.]

As expected of Big Sister.

[It probably won’t take much longer, Dane.]

“That’s fortunate then. By the way, you seem to like staying here.”

[Wherever I am doesn’t matter, as long as I can carry on Master Dekanius’s will.]

“Dekanius’s will?”

[Making the world more beneficial and efficient.]

Hmm.

That’s a good but dangerous idea.

The road to hell is often paved with good intentions.

[Of course, the disclosure of technology must be done very carefully. From what I heard from Miss Arabella, the development of magic-related technologies in this era is quite slow.]

Fortunately, the Mini Golem seems to understand this too.

[But in that sense, I have a curious question. The high-efficiency mana stones you developed, Dane, are efficient enough to sufficiently supply the mana I need.]

I tilted my head at those words.

“Is it that efficient?”

[Yes. Of course, disposable mana stones themselves weren’t commonly used even in Arcana’s time. They were only used for items with low ambient mana consumption. Thanks to that, technological development was slow, and research was neglected.]

Since the topic came up, I took out one of my special mana stones from subspace and placed it in front of the Mini Golem.

The Mini Golem immediately reacted.

[With this… even with just an attachment and energy transfer efficiency formula, it looks like it would easily last at least two months.]

“Even though the amount of mana inside isn’t that much?”

[The point is efficiency, Dane. No matter how much mana you have, using it efficiently is a completely different matter. In that regard, this mana stone is an item that has maximized that efficiency.]

The Mini Golem seemed to be somewhat ‘excited’.

[If it were an item of this level, even in Arcana they would have competed to research and buy it.]

I pondered for a moment at those words before speaking.

“I can improve the efficiency even more in the future.”

[…Really?]

“Yeah. Though I’m not sure to what extent.”

[That’s impossible. You can improve efficiency even further from here?]

In Arcana, they mostly used only rechargeable mana stones.

Because they doubted the practicality of disposable mana stones.

But with this level of efficiency, the story seems different.

“What, then we don’t necessarily need to attach a rechargeable mana stone to the Mini Golem?”

[Considering semi-permanent usage, rechargeable is better. Of course, if you attach a disposable one too, there’s no worry for at least a month. But that’s not what’s important.]

The Mini Golem continued with a rather ‘serious’ voice.

[With this level of efficiency, we can accomplish things that even Arcana couldn’t achieve.]

“For example?”

[We could create golems larger and more powerful than what Dane faced before, manufacture siege weapons that can shatter castle walls in one blow. Also, we could make devices that provide power for quite a long time.]

I had made so many that I wasn’t particularly impressed, but hearing it put that way makes me look at my special mana stones with new eyes.

“I’m actually looking for things I can do with these mana stones. Someday I plan to cooperate with the Imperial Palace to develop large-scale sewage treatment facilities and power generation devices.”

[Master Dekanius’s will is being carried on in this place.]

The Mini Golem looks moved.

[Dane Sogress, I will help you with all my power.]

Well, it’s not quite that grand, but good things are good things.

In the midst of this, the Mini Golem suddenly asked.

[Then is this mana stone something only you can create currently, Dane?]

“Even if you knew the method, creation would be impossible. It’s the result of adding my mana.”

[…Even in Arcana, there was no one with this kind of mana. I’m curious. What is the source of your mana?]

Well.

Though I’m curious, I don’t really feel desperate to find out.

“I’ll naturally find out as time passes.”

Even if I don’t, it doesn’t matter.

In the end, the one using that ancient magic is ‘me’.

[You are a truly mysterious person, Dane.]

I chuckled at the Mini Golem’s sudden words.

“You’ll feel that way often from now on.”

Good.

Should I try attaching a mana stone to this fellow’s body first?

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