Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 359

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 359

237. How High Are You Going to Climb?

Dekanius’s research lab.

The place where this Mini Golem was created.

And according to the Mini Golem’s explanation, he was one of the top mages even in Arcana…

[You’ll probably be able to restore my data and find out many things you’re curious about regarding Arcana.]

It’s definitely tempting.

The problem is that place is in Drenik’s territory.

Until now, whether it was the frigid lands of the north, the southern jungle, or some mountain range, we somehow completed our adventures.

Those were all here, in Alteon’s territory.

Given our family’s status, our identity was solid, so except for a few places, we could move around without much trouble.

[I heard from Big Sister that even though the war ended, the two countries don’t have exchanges.]

“Right. It’s been a long time.”

[Then we’d have no choice but to illegally cross the border.]

Illegal border crossing.

It’s quite a heavy topic in this country to mention casually.

This is a place that officially doesn’t recognize the use of Drenik’s mechanical devices, so how much more serious would this be.

If caught illegally crossing the border, at minimum imprisonment, or worse, you could lose your head.

In my case…

The family would probably suffer damage.

“So we just need to get in without being caught.”

[Is there a way to do that?]

“There are many ways. We even have someone with experience.”

Delword Termion.

Leila’s Little Brother.

A person who wandered in Drenik for several years with the status of an Alteon Empire citizen.

He probably knows a good method.

Though what reaction he’ll show when I say we’re going is another matter.

[Then we can just go.]

“It’s not that simple.”

[Are you scared?]

I chuckled at those words.

“No. There are quite a few places to go before that.”

[Where?]

“First the west. And the place Karnas pointed to in his draw… no, map.”

[Hmm. You mean the rare that the mini dragon found?]

“Right. There are quite a few things that need to be done first. Nothing’s urgent anyway. I’m doing this for fun.”

[That’s strange. I would have rushed there immediately.]

If it were like Leila’s Mother’s situation where someone would die if we didn’t go quickly, that would be different.

But that’s not the case.

For now, I just need to think about the festival.

I headed straight to where our masterpiece, Sudden Drop, was located.

There were already quite a lot of people gathered to look.

“What could that really be?”

“What did the Romance Club prepare this time?”

“Isn’t it a tower? It’s rising so high. You go in there and explore from the 1st Floor to the top.”

A tower, maybe I should try that next year.

Anyway, various speculations were coming out.

But no one could guess its identity.

Because it was covered with a huge white cloth.

There was even a barrier around it blocking wind and people’s approach.

It would only be revealed on the day of the festival.

“Dane, you’re here?”

“Professor. You were here.”

Then Professor Santelia spoke to me.

“How’s the statue?”

“We moved it to the Exhibition Hall without any major problems. We’re also doing major publicity. Oh, that Griffin reporter from the Academy Daily… did you ask for that?”

Instead of answering, I smiled broadly.

Then Professor Santelia was moved.

“I didn’t know you’d be so considerate.”

“We just included it when we were putting out our article. You don’t need to be so grateful.”

“You’re a benefactor, a benefactor. A benefactor of our Architecture Department!”

Seeing him jumping around, it seemed like even if I said no, he’d insist it was true. Good things are good things. It’s not wrong either.

“Thanks to you, the Architecture Department can come back to life now. That statue will become a landmark of the Academy!”

“A landmark?”

“Right, it’ll become a permanent exhibition beyond the festival. Preferably in the Central Plaza.”

Ah.

Since it’s meant to tell the weather, doing that would be great for both aesthetics and usability.

“If we do that, the Academy will pay monthly usage fees… then our Architecture Department budget will get some breathing room too.”

The fate of unpopular departments.

Live by the budget, die by the budget.

It’s not something for me to argue about anymore, but I hope it works out well.

“Come to think of it, that Sudden Drop might also become a landmark after the festival ends.”

“That’s the plan. I’m planning to operate it continuously, but it might be difficult to leave the management to the Academy.”

“That’s right. Just the magic stones installed there are priceless.”

That’s true at this point.

Someday I plan to popularize those special magic stones and cause a ‘magic stone revolution’ as Big Sister said.

“So for now, I’m thinking the club will manage it independently.”

“That would be better. Let me know if you need manpower.”

“I will.”

I said that while taking out a leather pouch I had prepared from my pocket and handing it over.

“Huh. What’s this?”

“It’s advance payment.”

“Payment…”

Professor Santelia’s eyes widened as he untied the leather pouch’s string.

“This… this is…”

“Didn’t I tell you then? After finishing the work, I’d consider giving you more.”

“My goodness…”

What’s inside are magic stones.

Naturally, special magic stones I made.

“You weren’t just saying that?”

“I never just say things.”

“Ah…”

Professor Santelia’s hands trembled.

“Since these are precious items I obtained, I’d be grateful if you use them for something good.”

“Of… course. Absolutely. I actually had something I wanted to make…”

With someone like Professor Santelia, I don’t need to worry about external leaks or misuse.

He’s truly someone who has dedicated his life to building something up.

Anyway, with this, the preparations are complete.

“I hope the festival goes well.”

“Your club too. Ah, your club is… practically guaranteed first place. Right now both the Swordsmanship Department and Magic Department are in chaos.”

For reference, both departments are currently in disarray, frantically trying to put together festival booths.

They suffered major setbacks after getting caught trying to sabotage us.

Well, that’s their problem to deal with.

Even if they hadn’t been caught and proceeded normally, they wouldn’t have been able to copy ours or create something better.

The first place prize is ours.

Finally, the day of the Academy festival dawned.

As always, all lectures and classes were suspended as the entire Academy focused solely on the festival.

Not just undergraduates, but professors too cast aside everything else to participate in the festival today.

Of course, graduate students were the exception.

They needed to pass their thesis defense to graduate, and unfortunately this was the final stretch for thesis submissions.

Excluding those poor souls, the entire Academy was packed with enormous crowds.

“Come experience magical tools! We’re also giving away gifts through a lottery!”

“Come on, the skewer grills are back again this year! Buy five and get one free!”

“Carbonated water chugging contest! Beat the shop owner and win the booth!”

All kinds of booths lined up in rows, including experience booths, crafting booths, and food stalls.

Besides these booths, there were also booths that rented separate buildings.

Just the ‘haunted house’ booths that benchmarked last year’s Romance Club numbered three, and there were also ‘treasure hunt’ booths that went beyond benchmarking to near-copies.

Though both were common sights everywhere, so there wasn’t much to benchmark anyway.

Amid all this, the Magic Department booth, which received everyone’s expectations every year, was performing quite poorly.

“Why is today’s artifact quality like that? It’s not much different from last year?”

“Nothing really new. Only freshmen would find it interesting.”

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

The Magic Department was running an artifact usage and magic demonstration booth.

But it was hardly different from last year, and even seemed to have regressed compared to last year, causing disappointment.

The Swordsmanship Department goes without saying.

“Sparring! Come try sparring!”

“Win and take all the prize money! Come try sparring!”

There were no regressed aspects compared to the Magic Department.

But the Swordsmanship Department’s image was the problem.

The system of giving prize money to those who made it to the end through sparring was the same, but…

“Who knows what dirty tricks those guys will pull again?”

“Hey, let’s just pass by. Those delinquent-like guys.”

“Who’s going there? They’ll let you win for a bit, then some kid who’s decent with a sword will come out, beat you, and take all the prize money.”

Normally quite a crowd would have gathered, but they’d done so many underhanded things and even got caught for all of them.

“I think we’re screwed…”

Thanks to that, the Swordsmanship Department was currently deserted.

Usually these events need both participants and spectators to create crowd psychology where everyone thinks ‘maybe I should try it once too?’…

“We’re just screwed…”

“Sigh… why did the Professor give such orders…”

Probably, if it’s like this from the first day, they’ll be closed for business throughout the entire festival period.

Meanwhile.

“Have you been there? I heard it’s absolutely crazy right now.”

“The Romance Club booth? What did they make?”

“Let’s go check it out quickly. I heard you drop straight down from that high place… ugh.”

Following last year, the talk of the festival was once again the Romance Club.

The so-called Sudden Drop.

A ride that drops you straight down from the top of an incredibly tall pillar.

“I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.”

“The Language Department kids told me about it, it’s from Drenik.”

“Really? But is it okay to build something like that?”

“Idiot, would you get punished for that? Besides, it was made by Dane Sogress’s club.”

Whether it came from Drenik or anywhere else didn’t matter.

What mattered was that it was drawing everyone’s attention.

“Wooooah…”

Upon arrival, they saw its tremendous majesty.

Just then, a platform was slowly ascending the massive pillar.

The terrified expressions of people sitting on that platform seats.

“Save me! Let me down!”

“Aaaaah! It’s going up!”

The sight of them making a fuss before it even started was quite impressive.

“Is that, is that right?”

“It seems right… how high does it go?”

Thud thud thud thump!

Finally, the platform reached the top.

The dozen or so people on it were all trembling and screaming.

Amid this, everyone held their breath.

A sight they’d never seen in their lives.

And the terror that was vividly transmitted even without being up there.

Clank!

It was just a moment.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

“Aaaaaaaah!”

The moment the platform that had been up so high plummeted downward.

Some of the watching people squeezed their eyes shut at the dizzying sight.

A few even imagined it crashing into the ground and being smashed to pieces.

But contrary to such imaginations, the platform stopped safely just before touching the ground.

Of course, just because the platform was fine didn’t mean the people on it were fine too.

“Uhhhhh…”

“Ahhhhh…”

Some people were out of it.

“Save… me…”

“…”

Some left last words or fainted.

The reaction was very good.

Exactly as Dane had first imagined.

“Excellent.”

Dane, who had been watching this, smiled contentedly.

The riders showed clear ‘satisfaction’, and those who hadn’t ridden yet seemed unable to contain their curiosity.

“Where do we line up?”

“Over there, line up over there.”

“I want to try it too!”

Its overwhelming majesty made not just undergraduates but even passing professors curious.

“Those under a certain height cannot ride! Please keep this in mind!”

“That’s ridiculous!”

“It’s for safety, please understand!”

Plus the impression of thoroughly maintaining safety here.

Right after opening, people were all hesitant, but now incomparably more people than other booths began flocking over.

“You can purchase tickets at the ticket box next to our Romance Club Astrology Booth!”

And with proper promotion on top of that.

The festival was just beginning.

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