Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 355

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 355

233. Wait, I Got Caught Too

The Swordsmanship Department and Magic Department.

These two traditional departments representing the Academy don’t actually openly interfere with other clubs or departments.

Due to what’s commonly called ‘dignity,’ they engage in many behind-the-scenes schemes rather than acting openly.

It’s the same now.

“What’s the security status?”

“Nothing at all. That’s strange.”

Professor Esteranza narrowed his eyes.

He could clearly tell something was happening, and people were coming and going from those grounds, but he couldn’t see inside.

From the outside, it looked no different from just empty grounds.

“Damn magic.”

Professor Esteranza didn’t particularly like magic.

More precisely, he disliked mages.

Those fellows who, instead of competing fairly and honorably face-to-face, just wave their hands around sneakily.

And among them, he hated Dane Sogress the most.

Actually, objectively speaking from a third party’s perspective, there was no real reason for Professor Esteranza to hate Dane Sogress.

All the incidents so far weren’t started by Dane Sogress first, but were all things the Swordsmanship Department brought upon themselves.

However, he needed someone to hate.

That way, he could find comfort or rationalization for how the Swordsmanship Department’s prestige had crumbled like this.

“Any particular unusual activities?”

“Currently, Magic Department students have been spotted about 300 meters away.”

“Are they trying to reap the benefits?”

Did a professor come out from their side too?

For the sake of dignity, and considering future problems, it was right for him to stay behind.

But-

‘I need someone I can trust.’

Anyone who seemed useful either caused accidents or got beaten by Dane Sogress and was expelled.

“Professor, I just finished the investigation. At least there don’t appear to be any magically activated traps.”

“Really?”

Just then, one student returned.

No magically activated traps.

“Instead, I saw an alarm system, but it shouldn’t be too difficult to disable.”

Professor Esteranza let out a bitter smile.

They had installed an alarm system, but seeing that there was nothing else…

“They seem to be feeling secure.”

So even Dane Sogress has moments of carelessness.

No, it seems his arrogance has gone too far because he’s too strong.

“Good. Disable it and enter inside.”

“But what might be inside…”

“Didn’t you say there were no magical traps?”

“Y-yes, Professor.”

“Rangel. You lead the rest and enter first. I’ll watch the rear and join you later.”

“…”

At Professor Esteranza’s words, the student called Rangel’s expression turned deathly pale.

“What, don’t you want to?”

“N-no, sir.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely watch your back. And officially, I’m… you know?”

“…”

Of course, officially he shouldn’t be here.

Because he’s a professor.

He came to lead from the front because there was no one to trust, but today he was supposed to have stayed in his research lab doing all-night research.

“Rangel, why aren’t you answering?”

“…I understand.”

“Good.”

When Professor Esteranza gestured, Rangel sighed inwardly and moved with the other students.

The goal was simple.

Find out what was inside.

Then find fault, look for weaknesses, and if possible…

‘Destroy whatever’s inside.’

But would it work?

The opponent was Dane Sogress.

People who challenged him didn’t just get beaten – they got suspended, even expelled.

Actually, within the Swordsmanship Department, the image of Dane Sogress was terror itself.

Instinctively someone who shouldn’t be messed with.

Regardless of being from the Sogress County, the person himself was recognized as someone who would cause big trouble if wrongly provoked.

But what could he do?

It was an order from the professor who held his leash.

‘Once this job is done, next year’s club president position will be mine.’

Rangel moved slowly with his excited heart and five other department students.

[Under Construction. Entry Strictly Prohibited.]

[Not Responsible for Accidents Occurring from Unauthorized Entry.]

[Warning: Unauthorized Intrusion Prohibited.]

Signs visible everywhere.

They felt like desperate struggles.

Rangel snorted and moved forward.

“Rangel senior, I’ve disabled the alarm system too.”

“Well done. We’re going in right now. If there’s trouble, you know what to do?”

“Of course. I’ll flee immediately.”

“We were all having an all-night meeting in the club room today.”

Having prepared an alibi in advance, there would be no problem if they just escaped.

As long as they could escape, that is.

Thinking this, it was finally the moment they stepped inside the barrier they couldn’t see.

Click.

“…”

The moment they stepped one foot inside, they heard the sound of something activating and felt a chilling premonition.

“S-senior?”

Something felt wrong.

There was no particular feeling when they entered.

No, actually these people couldn’t even recognize that they had ‘entered.’

They had just passed through the thoroughly hidden barrier boundary as if they were continuing to walk as before.

But only after passing through could they realize.

Something…

Was wrong.

Inside still showed nothing.

But this sticky air that was now pressing down on them…

“Grrrrr….”

“Kruuuuuu!”

Then, the sound of crying could be heard.

“Magical beasts.”

Rangel frantically fumbled around his waist.

Nothing there.

Naturally thinking there would be no need to fight, he hadn’t brought his sword.

It was also a choice made for mobility.

However, at this very moment, it had become the worst possible choice.

“S-Senior! Th-there are magical beasts around us right now….”

Rangel turned pale with shock.

He didn’t know what was happening, but they needed to get out.

“We need to fall back immediately… Ugh!”

Then a magical beast came charging at them.

The impact wasn’t severe, but it was enough to knock him down.

“Why on earth are there magical beasts here?”

Rangel got up with his juniors’ support and assessed the situation.

It wasn’t good.

There were over twenty magical beasts surrounding them on all sides.

Starting with Gendpu, there were relatively ‘small’ magical beasts lined up everywhere, but they had no weapons right now.

It was dangerous.

“We’re getting out of here right now.”

Rangel made his decision and quickly started running with the other juniors.

But something was strange.

No matter how much they ran….

They kept returning to the same spot.

“Huff, gasp.”

A chilling fear swept over them.

Meanwhile.

“Rangel? Rangel?”

Professor Esteranza was attempting communication. But it wasn’t getting through.

What was happening?

At least the grain-sized remnant of his conscience raised its head.

“It was around here….”

Professor Esteranza approached cautiously and finally reached the spot where Rangel and the other students had suddenly disappeared.

‘What’s happening inside?’

He couldn’t tell at all.

There was definitely some kind of device set up….

Professor Esteranza, who was about to take another step forward, hesitated.

‘I can’t get involved in this too.’

Professor Esteranza stepped back again.

The Swordsmanship Department was in crisis right now.

It would be better to just go back and report it when the students came out, whether tomorrow or the day after.

‘If I say they installed something dangerous within the Academy… would that work?’

It was then that Professor Esteranza was devising a plan in his head.

Whiiiiing!

A powerful wind came flying from somewhere.

“…!”

Professor Esteranza noticed something was wrong, but it was already too late.

A powerful wind that had been stealthily approaching suddenly burst nearby.

Thud.

Thanks to that, Professor Esteranza ended up taking a step forward….

“Aaaaah! They’re chasing us!”

“Hey, hey! Run!”

“Why are they so fast!”

He witnessed a kind of hellish scene that would have been unimaginable just moments before.

The sight of magical beasts chasing students.

“As expected, Professor! You came to rescue us!”

He heard Rangel’s delighted cry, but he couldn’t bring himself to answer.

‘No… I think I’m trapped too….’

It seemed like big trouble.

Meanwhile, on the Magic Department’s side…

“Even the professor?”

“Yes. They seem quite determined.”

“Ha, look at these guys.”

The student who was the commander of the so-called ‘Great Anti-Romance Club Sabotage Operation’ pondered.

Should he sit still and carefully watch how things unfold?

Or should he go inside and discover the secret faster than the Swordsmanship Department and ruin it?

‘I could let the Swordsmanship Department guys ruin it, but… then I wouldn’t know what it is.’

In fact, the Magic Department wasn’t simply trying to sabotage the Romance Club’s plans.

They planned to find out what they were doing and, if possible, copy it for use in their own festival booth.

“We’re moving too.”

“Really?”

“Well, are we just going to sit and watch?”

It would be a waste to let the Swordsmanship Department simply destroy it or carry out sabotage.

Who knows, but since it was planned by that Dane Sogress’s Romance Club….

It was definitely going to be a groundbreaking idea.

“Let’s go.”

So the Magic Department also started moving, and just like the Swordsmanship Department had, they discovered warning signs positioned everywhere.

And thankfully, the already disabled alarm system was a bonus.

“Following behind them is convenient.”

Therefore, the Magic Department thought the Swordsmanship Department would have already taken care of everything on the path ahead and advanced without hesitation.

And finally-

“Aaaaah!”

“Hey, hey! Run! Dodge!”

“Roll to the right, you idiot!”

“They’re coming, they’re coming!”

“Professor! Over here!”

They too faced the hellish scene.

“…What is this?”

Something seemed to have gone wrong.

The Magic Department students immediately stepped backward.

However, just like the Swordsmanship Department students had, they instinctively realized they wouldn’t be able to escape.

“Wh-why is this happening! Why is the mana acting so erratically….”

“M-mana is scattering. I can’t rearrange it!”

On top of that, mana was suddenly flowing chaotically.

In this dilemma, the Magic Department students turned pale and trembled.

It was still not quite midnight yet.

The time until dawn would probably feel quite long.

The next day.

The sun rose, and the Architecture Department workers gathered at the construction site.

“What’s this, we’re not starting yet?”

“They said to wait a moment? Something about handling business inside.”

Unlike usual, the Architecture Department students looked puzzled when work didn’t start right away.

“Ah. Well, I guess we’ll have to wait then.”

The students agreed with Dane’s words and waited.

Meanwhile, inside…

“No serious injuries, most seem to have fainted from exhaustion?”

“Minor injuries aren’t too bad either. Just scrapes and bruises?”

“Oh my, they must have suffered all night long?”

Dane, Ernest, and Priscilla had gone in first to roughly assess the situation.

Four Magic Department undergraduates.

Five Swordsmanship Department undergraduates.

That was the number of people caught by the illusion generator.

“That makes sense. Even when they thought they’d eliminated them, they kept popping up.”

The illusion generator.

It was set to spawn magical beasts with ‘some’ physical force, so they would have battled all night against monsters that never truly died or disappeared.

But while the undergraduates were one thing…

“Wait, isn’t this person a professor?”

“That’s right. This person fainted too.”

Professor Esteranza, the Swordsmanship Department head, was also unconscious.

Looking closely, his chin was folded in two layers, and his thick belly was visible through the unbuttoned shirt that came loose during the fight.

“Looks like he neglected training in his old age.”

Anyway, things went well as intended, according to plan.

Plus Professor Esteranza as a big catch.

“Let’s call the Academy security.”

“Good.”

“Oh, Griffin too.”

“Academy Daily? An article while we’re at it?”

“We need to be thorough.”

Now all the troublesome fellows would disappear.

Whatever excuses they made, with such clear evidence, these ten people could never escape.

“Good. Now we just need to finish the construction.”

The festival opening wasn’t far away.

I could imagine it.

The amazing reactions our ‘booth’ would receive when this mana barrier was lifted.

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