Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 34

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 34

 

 

 

14. The Academy Hides Swordsmanship (1)

 

 

I refused immediately.

It wasn’t because I disliked muscles.

It was just…

Burdensome…

“Hehe. I’ll retreat for today. You’ll definitely join eventually! Oh, Lady Termion. The path is always open for ladies as well.”

“I won’t!”

The ‘Physical Beauty’ club recruitment proposal was just the beginning. After that, all sorts of club recruitment offers came flying in.

“Nice to meet you, freshman. I’m the president of the ‘Magic Discussion Research Society,’ or ‘MDRS’ for short. If you join our club, various benefits will be provided. Not only all kinds of experimental equipment but also precious ancient books will be provided without limit, and for you, Dane Sogress, I can specially lend you the access key to the Magic Special Hall with my presidential authority.”

“Hey, freshman. Won’t you join our ‘Map Exploration Research Society’? Amazing adventures and historical events are waiting for you! Normally, first-year freshmen can’t accompany ‘explorations,’ but in your case, we’ll specially allow you to join this semester’s expedition!”

“We are the ‘Imperial History Research’ club with wonderful history…”

“The ‘Astrology Research Society’ is…”

Offers were also pouring in for Leila, who was beside me.

I thought it would be difficult to approach someone from a ducal house, but apparently not.

All kinds of clubs were targeting Leila and me.

“Sorry, but I’m not interested.”

“Don’t say that and think about it once! Club activities are the flower of Academy life! If you join our club…”

“I said I’m not interested.”

Those fellows were quite persistent.

Even though Leila and I firmly drew the line saying we weren’t interested yet, they instantly crossed that line and threw all sorts of proposals at us.

As it turned out, the auditorium where the orientation was scheduled to be held was crawling with ‘seniors’ who didn’t look like freshmen at all.

But their eyes were no different from those of predators eyeing prey, making it quite menacing.

“Wahaha! With this, we’ve secured one freshman!”

“Over there, catch him! The red-haired one! He’s the talent we were looking for!”

Especially among them, children of prestigious noble families were the primary targets. Leila and I were beyond that level, almost to the point of having lines formed for us.

“Dane Sogress. Our club will be the one to have you, the autonomous major admission candidate!”

“What are you talking about! We’re taking him!”

“Leila Termion. It’s an honor to meet the young lady of Duke Termion House! If it’s not rude, could you spare some time for us to explain about our club…”

They were beyond persistent, at the level of leeches.

They absolutely never gave up.

When we declined saying we wouldn’t do it, another fellow would squeeze through that gap and make all sorts of appeals.

“I said no!”

It was when Leila, who had been suffering, was getting irritated.

“Students other than freshmen who have invaded the auditorium for non-business reasons, please exit the auditorium immediately. I repeat. Please exit the auditorium immediately.”

A voice that was clearly magically amplified echoed throughout the auditorium.

At that clear yet heavy voice that penetrated deeply, the auditorium became quiet for a moment.

But that was only for a moment.

“Now’s the time! That guy! Let’s take this opportunity!”

“You there! I’ve got my eye on you!”

As if nothing had happened, chaos erupted again…

The auditorium was filled with the voices of seniors who had intruded to recruit freshmen.

But this time, instead of frowning at the noise, I could smile.

Because—

It was a voice I knew well.

“Answer the call.”

The air split, and dozens of summoned beasts began pouring out from the auditorium ceiling.

Flapping wings.

Large round eyes.

“Kikikik!”

“Kikik!”

Mischievous laughter that matched their cute appearance.

5th-grade summoned beasts, ‘Elmina.’

And the person who appeared among the Elminas was…

“This is the final warning.”

It was our Little Sister.

“My, my goodness. Do you see those summoned beasts?”

“That’s impossible. She simultaneously summoned dozens of summoned beasts?”

“It’s, it’s Claire Sogress!”

I heard screams from people who saw the Elminas that Little Sister summoned, and shock from those who recognized Little Sister.

I just smiled.

Did she come out in her capacity as a teaching assistant?

In the midst of this, Little Sister spoke again.

“Please exit now.”

Then she added.

“For reference, contact with Elmina will cause you to suffer from severe itching for a day. If anyone is willing to bear this, you may continue to stay.”

At Little Sister’s words, the auditorium became quiet again, and this time, no one opened their mouth.

“Everyone seems to agree, don’t they?”

No one answered.

Little Sister smiled slightly, then raised her hand and pointed to the auditorium door.

“The exit is over there.”

And something like a miracle happened.

After hesitating for just a moment.

“Hey, hey. She’s someone who does what she says. Let’s get out quickly.”

“Didn’t you hear about last time? The Magic Department Laboratory rampage incident! She brought out summoned beasts and cleaned it up all at once!”

Those persistent seniors fled in terror.

Thanks to that, the auditorium was cleanly cleared, and only we freshmen who didn’t know what was going on were left blinking, trying to figure out what had just happened.

In the midst of this, I made eye contact with Little Sister from afar.

-See you later.

Her lip movement clearly said this.

Then Little Sister waved her hand once to dismiss all those Elminas and returned to her seat.

“Dane, Dane. That’s your Little Sister, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Sister is so cool… As expected… the little princess of the Summoning Department…”

“Little Sister is called that?”

“You’re her sister and you don’t even know that?”

Little princess.

Just hearing the nickname, Big Sister would have teased her countless times.

“Oh, she also has the nickname of being the scariest and coldest teaching assistant.”

Little Sister is indeed quiet.

She’s also more decisive than Big Sister.

But to me, she’s an endlessly caring sister.

So while I understand it, I don’t really like Little Sister’s such nicknames.

“Your sisters are quite famous in the capital.”

“To that extent?”

“This kid doesn’t even know that? The Southern Region isn’t some rural countryside village.”

Rather, it’s because Father and Mother aren’t particularly interested in the capital’s politics.

So naturally, I too had little connection with the capital.

While other noble children my age enjoyed social parties and debutante balls, I was swinging swords and spears, casting magic, and running through the Crescent Forest playing with my summoned beasts.

At most, they maintain serious relationships with a few nobles including Duke Termion.

That doesn’t mean Father’s reputation as a war hero has gone anywhere though.

“So Dane, are you thinking of joining any clubs?”

“No.”

There aren’t any clubs that catch my interest.

I definitely won’t join ‘Physical Beauty’ since I don’t want to apply that greasy oil, and the rest don’t particularly interest me either.

Unless it’s a club that could develop one of the talents I possess.

“I’m drawn to the ‘Beautiful and Delicious Cooking Research Club.'”

“Are you good at cooking?”

“Hmm. I’ve never tried it!”

I chuckled at Leila’s bright smile.

She seems really excited about it.

Let’s finish the entrance ceremony first and then think about it.

By the way, I’m the only one in the Liberal Arts major, so what are they planning to do?

For reference, the Liberal Arts major grants much more freedom than I had imagined.

Not only can I attend all classes regardless of year or major, but I’m also free to use all undergraduate facilities.

“Sorry, new students. There was a small commotion. Now, let’s proceed with the freshman orientation.”

Therefore, having entered as a Liberal Arts major, I plan to not only shake off the regrets of my previous life but also freely develop all the talents I possess using this opportunity.

“From today, you are all proud members of the Imperial Academy…”

By the way, they told me to visit some professor later.

The name was probably…

 

 

“Keltas Redfield.”

Keltas Redfield.

Until just a few days ago, he was one of the most leisurely men in the world.

Former commander of the Imperial Knight Order.

This alone would make the rest of his life comfortable, but after retirement he even became a professor at the Imperial Academy.

And that professorship was essentially nothing more than an ‘honorary position’ – the only one of its kind at the Imperial Academy, with not a single student to teach.

Liberal Arts major.

A department that hadn’t had a single successful applicant in decades.

However, due to the Imperial Academy’s tradition-respecting nature, it was a department that would never disappear.

So he was the most leisurely man in the world.

For about 10 years.

Until a troublemaker suddenly appeared, he certainly was.

‘This is absolutely ridiculous.’

Could this student sitting so quietly before him really have passed the Liberal Arts department?

“Hello, Professor. I’m Dane Sogress.”

“Ahem. Yes. Cough.”

“Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“Cough. No.”

He wasn’t unwell.

But he was flustered.

Because the professorship of the Liberal Arts department was essentially an honorary position.

With no students to handle, there was nothing to guide.

Occasionally write a paper, produce some research results appropriately – truly the sweetest of sweet deals.

‘How hard did I work to get this position!’

Therefore, competition was fierce for the professorship of this department that had only one member and was essentially maintained in name only.

Keltas, former commander of the Imperial Knight Order.

Ten years ago, he went through competition as fierce as the Imperial Academy exams and was appointed as professor of the Liberal Arts department.

Naturally, he thought there would be no students entering the Liberal Arts department until his retirement.

Because that’s how it was for his predecessor.

‘Didn’t he spend 30 years leisurely without a single student and then retire?’

So he thought it would continue that way, and he probably would retire comfortably…

‘If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have taken the position!’

Keltas screamed internally.

He had heard during his vacation that there was an applicant.

But he didn’t pay attention to it.

But when he returned, they said the applicant had passed.

Could this really be reality?

‘Could Sogress have used his influence… No, he’s not that type of person.’

He knows Count Sogress.

Not intimately, but they’re acquainted.

But even that much tells him that Count Sogress isn’t the type to pull strings to get his son into the Imperial Academy.

Above all, he had received approval from those three notoriously picky department heads.

There was no room for doubt.

Which made him even more annoyed.

“…How did you come to apply to the Liberal Arts department?”

“To do everything I want to do.”

“Don’t you plan to pursue a specific major later?”

Dane pondered that question for a moment before shaking his head.

“I don’t particularly want to belong to one department and lose other opportunities.”

Professor Keltas despaired at that truly resolute answer.

‘My leisurely life…’

Then a thought crossed his mind.

‘Just maybe.’

Being a department professor meant having the right to evaluate students in that department.

In other words, this student before him was his to evaluate, and his future academic life would depend on those grades.

No matter how good the grades he received from attending other department classes as a Liberal Arts major, he was the one who would evaluate him comprehensively.

‘Good.’

This was Professor Keltas’s plan.

“You said you passed with spear arts, magic, and summoning arts.”

“That’s correct.”

“Amazing. To pass those demanding department head exams three times.”

“I was lucky.”

This time you won’t be so lucky.

“So I was wondering, do you have any talent in swordsmanship too?”

“Swordsmanship?”

“Yes. Swordsmanship is the foundation of all weapons. Of course, I’m not disparaging the spear arts Count Sogress taught you, but at least since you’ve entered the Liberal Arts major and I’m the professor here, I think you should know something about swordsmanship.”

It was pure nonsense.

But the boy before him was only 14 years old, and he had the authority to change this boy’s grades.

‘I can use this excuse to make him drop out appropriately.’

He came here to rest, not to teach students.

If it was guidance, he had done enough of that in the knight order.

He only chose the title of ‘Professor’ because he didn’t want to be called a retired old man sitting in the back room.

“So, I’d like to see if you have any talent for swordsmanship as well.”

Professor Keltas naturally expected Dane to be flustered or answer that he had no talent.

Or that he had never tried it before.

If he had said that, Keltas planned to respond with a disappointed tone, give him a moderate scolding, then make him practice swordsmanship and find various faults.

But Dane’s answer was different from what he expected.

“That sounds good.”

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