Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 340

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 340

222. You Promised

Count Aldebaran was leading his men toward where the signal flare had exploded, running like mad.

-We’ve found Dane Sogress’s team. They’re near the summit.

“Go there immediately, stop their climb, and send them down the mountain!”

Count Aldebaran shouted angrily at the communication he heard.

But wait.

Near the summit?

That’s completely different from where they’re heading now.

“Then what about the signal flare? Dane’s team is the only one left, right?”

-We suspect it might be the enemy’s misdirection operation.

“Damn it.”

Dane’s team is near the summit.

But the signal flare exploded somewhere else.

Count Aldebaran bit his lips.

‘Even if it’s a trap, I have to go.’

Even if it’s a misdirection operation, and there are enemies there instead of Dane’s team, it doesn’t matter.

I have to catch them.

Those guys who ruined the camp and harmed the members.

-This is information that just came in from the mountain rangers.

Shocking information heard in the midst of this.

-They say Drenick’s mountain ranger uniforms and symbols have been discovered.

“…!”

Count Aldebaran’s steps suddenly stopped.

Goosebumps rising all over his body.

A chill that seemed to sweep down his spine.

Drenick’s mountain ranger uniforms and symbols?

-Nothing’s certain, but based on that evidence alone, we can’t rule out Drenick’s involvement.

“Ha….”

He was so flustered that words wouldn’t come out.

Drenick?

There’s only one Drenick he knows.

The country that waged war against his homeland, the Alteon Empire.

Does this mean war will break out again?

“Pick up the pace.”

Count Aldebaran ran and ran again.

How much time had passed like this?

“We’ll arrive soon.”

When Count Aldebaran signaled at one member’s words, everyone drew their swords.

The situation finally began to come into view.

He could see fallen people, and something that wasn’t human too.

The distance was still too far to know for certain, but it seemed like combat or something similar had occurred.

“One guy is standing. Who is it?”

“It’s still too far to identify.”

“Surround them first.”

Count Aldebaran ordered a surrounding assault with hand gestures.

The members who followed spread out in all directions, waiting for the attack.

Just once.

There’s only one chance.

If they drag this out, they’ll surely get beaten like the other members did.

“Now.”

And everyone rushed out in unison-

“Count Aldebaran, you’ve come?”

A moment later, everyone had no choice but to stop in unison.

Because the person standing there was a face he knew.

“Dane?”

“I was wondering what I’d do if you didn’t come.”

Dane looked back at the fallen guys and continued speaking.

“These are the guys who attacked the members and interfered with the camp program.”

“….”

Five guys had fallen.

That’s the number including the guy in front of Dane.

And there was even a creature that was impossible to define, whether it was a monster or beast.

“Is that… dead?”

“Yes. Fortunately.”

Count Aldebaran looked down at the creature whose identity was completely unguessable and sighed.

“Well, I’m glad you’re safe for now. Dane Sogress. What happened? Did you discover these guys?”

“Something like that.”

“Then was it infighting?”

Count Aldebaran naturally, very naturally thought that Dane had ‘discovered’ this scene and fired the signal flare.

“It seems like one guy tried to kill the other guys, but that happened after I arrived.”

“…What?”

Count Aldebaran fell into confusion.

It happened after you arrived?

Then does that mean they were fine before that?

“All four seem to be poisoned. It matches the condition of our injured members.”

A report came in at that moment.

“And they all… have spear wounds and stab wounds.”

At the following words, Count Aldebaran quickly turned his head to look at Dane.

“Don’t tell me you….”

“I didn’t use the poison, this guy did.”

Dane pointed to one guy.

The guy in the worst condition.

He doesn’t seem to have been poisoned, but his constant groaning looks terrible….

“First of all, these guys can’t speak Drenick.”

“…!”

“And you’d better hear the rest directly.”

Count Aldebaran stared blankly at Dane.

These guys are the culprits behind the incidents that occurred yesterday and today.

This means Dane subdued such guys all by himself.

“Bind them and call for support.”

Trembling.

His hands were shaking even though he was giving orders as calmly as possible.

He wanted to cut them down and kill them right here and now….

But he needed to find out about these guys.

So instead of exploding in anger, he said to Dane.

“Thank you, Dane Sogress.”

If what Dane said is really true….

If they had fled like this, it would have almost led to a war with Drenik.

But thanks to Dane, it was prevented.

“Don’t mention it. It was something that had to be done.”

However, Dane’s expression didn’t look very good.

“This means I’ll have to have another audience with His Majesty the Emperor…”

“Hm?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

When Count Aldebaran couldn’t quite catch what he said, Dane asked.

“The camp will be difficult to continue, won’t it?”

“Probably so.”

“Still, shouldn’t the scoring for what we’ve done so far be carried out?”

“…”

Count Aldebaran hesitated, unable to give a definitive answer.

While he was the camp’s supervisor, this incident would escalate to involve the entire Imperial Palace.

Then the process of determining this camp’s results would be pushed to the back burner or become completely muddled…

‘Could it be that he wants to join the Knight Order?’

Saying something like this might mean that Dane Sogress wanted to join the Knight Order.

Though it would be somewhat unprecedented, if it were possible… wouldn’t that tremendous talent called Dane Sogress be joining the Knight Order?

Count Aldebaran stopped hesitating and answered.

“I’ll take responsibility for that matter and discuss it with my superiors. Of course, it’s something well within my authority.”

In fact, if you think about it, Dane was the one who deserved the most credit for catching these fellows.

Without Dane, the case would have fallen into mystery, and in the worst case, war might have broken out.

“You’ve promised.”

“Of course.”

Count Aldebaran was already excited.

If such talent joined the Knight Order, at what speed and how far would they rise?

Of course, that could only happen if they actually joined.

‘This settles things for the North team.’

Dane naturally had no intention of joining the Knight Order.

This was merely a ‘trap’ he had laid in advance for the North team, who would be earnestly heading toward the summit by now.

Not that he had dealt with these fellows for the North team’s sake.

“By the way, this creature is really… I’m at a loss for words.”

In the midst of this, Count Aldebaran looked at the ‘experiment subject.’

“To think you faced this thing, that’s impressive.”

“I just felt a bit sorry for it.”

“…I see. How on earth was this created? It feels like various pieces were sewn together bit by bit. Honestly… it’s horrifying.”

Count Aldebaran returned to his duties.

Now, it was time to uncover the identity and purpose of these fellows.

Milton finally cheered at the sight of the peak that came into view.

“We made it!”

It wasn’t just Milton, but everyone felt the same.

Everyone except Benatio alone.

‘It seems like something happened on Dane’s side.’

Benatio was part of the counterintelligence unit.

And the counterintelligence unit had been sending information that an unidentifiable ‘force’ had infiltrated the Tolone Mountain Range.

Who could it be?

What kind of fellows would cause trouble in a mountain range not far from the Imperial Palace, even harming Rangers and Imperial Knights?

Of course, he wasn’t worried.

More precisely, he wasn’t worried about Dane.

‘Well, it’s Teacher Dane after all.’

Rather, he felt sorry for the fellows who would encounter Dane.

The reason he decided not to formally report to the counterintelligence unit.

Even just from dealing with the demon at the Del Orno Ruins, it seemed like there was no real match for Dane.

Therefore, Benatio could focus solely on helping Milton reach the summit like this while Dane was away.

“But Benatio, now that I think about it, if something happened, wouldn’t the camp be suspended too?”

In the midst of this, Diego whispered quietly so Milton couldn’t hear.

Milton’s eyes were already gleaming with madness as he stared only at the summit.

“Probably so.”

“Then why do we need to go to the summit?”

“Because Senior Dane told us to do so.”

“…That’s true.”

From Benatio’s guess, Dane seemed to want them to reach the summit rather than return empty-handed.

If they returned like this, the camp would become as if it never happened.

But if they reached the summit and achieved something, they could at least make a claim.

‘There probably won’t be anyone else besides us.’

They could just say they didn’t see the signal.

If they returned like this?

The North team would also have to return to the north.

Therefore, Benatio, Diego, and the North team picked up speed and finally reached the summit.

“Finally…”

Milton was so moved that he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

There was a box in front of them.

When someone approached and opened it, it was food as expected.

“Whoa, finally…”

With this, they wouldn’t have to worry much about food in the subsequent programs.

“Good work, everyone.”

“We finally made it!”

“I wonder what happened to the other teams?”

“Including the signal flare that went off earlier, that’s three times… If three teams are eliminated, there’s a high chance we’re the fastest!”

While everyone was pouring out hopeful remarks, a sound suddenly reached them.

“Dane Sogress team! Damn, why are you all so fast!”

Two Knights appeared at the summit, gasping for breath.

They looked at the celebrating participants, caught their breath, and then shook their heads.

“You actually climbed to the summit. Hah. Damn, do you know what’s happening down below and still doing this?”

At those words, Milton jumped up and asked.

“What happened?”

“Let’s explain the details on the way down. The camp is suspended for now.”

“…!”

The participants froze as if shocked.

The exception was naturally Benatio.

“Su-suspended? What do you mean?”

“Something happened. It’s a security matter so I can’t tell you the details, but you’ll roughly understand when you go down.”

“…”

Milton had a despairing expression.

They had finally climbed to the summit, only to have the camp suspended.

Did this mean they had to return to the north like this?

“Milton.”

“What do we do now?”

The rest of the fellows were equally despairing.

Diego thought it would be better to have his arm dislocated a hundred times instead.

“Can’t I just give you my arm and join the Knight Order? Benatio, huh?”

“Then you wouldn’t be able to wield a sword after joining the Knight Order.”

“Ah.”

Meanwhile, one of the knights took out a buzzing communication crystal.

“Communication connected.”

-What about Dane Sogress’s team?

“We’ve currently met them at the summit. We’ll bring them down the mountain.”

-Good. Make sure to maintain proper surveillance on the way back. And…

While the communication continued, Milton was thinking.

He couldn’t return like this.

It wasn’t even their fault…

‘I have to face Father again like this?’

Cold mockery as chilling as the Northern Region’s blade-like wind would come.

Not just for himself, but for all the Northern Region’s second sons here.

“Understood. Then I’ll relay that message.”

Milton finished his resolve and approached the knight who had just finished communicating.

“Um… I have something to say…”

“Ah, before that, there’s something to relay. Don’t worry. Your current summit arrival will be properly included in the camp participant count.”

“What?”

“Be grateful to Dane Sogress. Dane Sogress requested it, they said.”

“Ah…”

Milton’s body trembled without him realizing it.

Joy and gratitude washed over him.

Dane.

He seemed to have gone somewhere, and though he didn’t know what happened, to think he would help like this.

“So, what did you want to say?”

“Ah, it’s nothing. Thank you.”

“Good. From now on, we’ll go down while maintaining surveillance. The situation hasn’t been resolved, so everyone stay alert.”

“Yes, understood!”

The shouts from Milton and the other Northern Region second sons sounded more vigorous than ever before.

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