Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 36

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 36

15. How Thoughtful of You

“Look over there, isn’t that the Summoning Department teaching assistant with this year’s top freshman?”

“Really? Are they really siblings?”

“Rumors about the youngest son of the Sogress Family enrolling have been spreading for days. What did you hear?”

“Amazing. This is the first time I’ve seen the Summoning Department teaching assistant take care of someone like that!”

It seems like being with Little Sister still draws more attention.

I could hear all the murmuring.

But when Little Sister glared in their direction, a miracle occurred as if Silence Magic had been cast.

“Don’t mind them, Dane. You have to be cold sometimes when working as a teaching assistant. There are quite a few fellows who use their family names to ask professors to secretly change their grades.”

What’s sadder is the fact that Sister grades the papers herself instead of the professor. What does a professor even do if they don’t grade papers?

“Th-thank you very much! Teaching Assistant!”

In the midst of this, a booming greeting could be heard. Several students with Summoning Department badges on their chests stood in front, bowing their heads.

“Oh, yeah.”

Little Sister waved her hand very coolly. It looked like a signal to go on their way. But one of the male students in front didn’t do that.

“Oh, is this perhaps the Teaching Assistant’s younger brother? The one we’ve only heard rumors about, the Liberal Arts Department admission student! Even the top student! The Sogress Family is truly amazing!”

That male student suddenly pointed at me and showered me with praise, then smiled broadly.

“If I ever meet your younger brother again, I’ll treat him well! I’m exceptionally good at taking care of people, aren’t I?”

But Little Sister looked at that male student and spoke very coldly.

“Granks. You’ve failed twice, right?”

“….”

“Three times means expulsion. You know that, right?”

“Te-Teaching Assistant….”

“You don’t need to take care of my brother, so you should avoid failing.”

Little Sister then said something terrifyingly scary.

“Let’s do well, okay?”

The male student called Granks eventually turned pale and backed away.

Except for when fighting with Big Sister, this was the first time I’d seen Little Sister’s cold side like this.

“Let’s go, Dane.”

I headed to the dormitory with Little Sister again.

On the way, there were a few fellows who greeted us loudly, but after seeing Little Sister’s expression, they didn’t seem to dare approach us to talk further.

It’s reassuring yet scary.

I’m really glad she’s on my side.

“Oh my, Dane. I was looking for you and here you are with Claire.”

Right.

There was one more person who’s reassuring yet scary.

“I heard you’d be meeting with Professor Keltas, so I was heading that way, but our good Claire came first?”

Big Sister, whom we met on the way, had the world’s kindest smile.

And….

Little Sister’s eyebrows were twitching.

“I’m taking Dane to the dormitory.”

“Oh my, really? Then I’ll come along too. It’s been a while since the three siblings walked together intimately.”

Ah, this is dangerous.

There’s only one case when Big Sister speaks so affectionately to Little Sister.

“The genius inventor of the Magic Department must be busy, so why don’t you go in? I’ll take the youngest.”

“What a disappointing thing to say. I finished what I was doing quickly because I wanted to see our youngest. You’re the one who should be asking – isn’t teaching assistant life hard? I wonder if you have time for this. Oh right, the Summoning Department professors are quite annoying, aren’t they?”

Though I was happy to see Big Sister, I was seriously considering whether I should escape this situation or not.

“Oh my, look over there.”

“All the Sogress Family children are gathered.”

“Miss Arabella is a magic genius, Miss Claire is a summoning genius, Master Dane is a genius in both plus spear arts… What kind of family is this?”

“I’m jealous. What would it feel like to be among them?”

What would it feel like?

Like dying.

In the end, Sisters followed me all the way to the dormitory main gate.

They said they couldn’t go in.

In principle, the dormitory is a place where everyone except students, the dormitory supervisor, and dormitory-related staff are prohibited from entering the dormitory grounds.

“Dormitory life, along with clubs, is the flower of Academy life!”

As Big Sister said, dormitory life is said to be very enjoyable for some people.

This is because a society that is essentially ‘autonomous’ is formed around the dormitory building grounds.

Should I call it a small society within the Academy?

In the midst of this, the two started fighting again.

“Ah, so that’s why Sister tried to burn down the entire dormitory grounds?”

“How can you bring up something from over five years ago… And that was a very minor accident that happened during an invention!”

“If almost burning everything down is a minor accident, would a major accident require burning down the entire Empire?”

“Hmph. Don’t you remember suddenly bringing out a wyvern in the plaza during the festival? The festival became a complete mess!”

“Th-that! Someone made me drink alcohol!”

Maybe that alcohol was given by Big Sister.

Anyway, this would be endless.

“Sisters, I’m going to go in.”

At my words, Sisters approached without hesitation and hugged me tightly.

“Our youngest, you have to find your way well, okay? If there’s any problem, call me? Even though entry is prohibited, the supervisor won’t know if I open the gate and enter.”

“Dane. If there’s any problem, contact me. Prohibited entry or whatever, I’ll come in.”

Again, it’s reassuring yet scary.

I’m incredibly fortunate they’re on my side.

Thus, I finally passed through the dormitory main gate amid a tearful send-off ceremony.

The dormitory building visible not far away.

On the way, I saw various buildings, many students, and several tents, but I headed straight to the dormitory administrative office.

“Oh, student Dane Sogress. I was waiting for you.”

As I entered the administrative office, a businesslike-looking staff member with neatly combed hair stood up to greet me.

“I can’t believe you’re fourteen years old as I heard. Such a sturdy and large build.”

He spoke as if very surprised and quickly introduced himself.

“I’m Max Hauer. I handle the overall operations of this administrative office.”

“I’m Dane Sogress. Please take care of me. I hope I’m not too late.”

“Late? The Dean gave direct instructions that we should guide you immediately even if you came at dawn.”

The Dean gave direct instructions?

When I tilted my head at the unexpected words, Max continued as if it were natural.

“Top admission, and even Liberal Arts acceptance – it’s a natural instruction.”

Indeed, it’s best to do everything well.

“Now, let me explain the documents first. Student Dane Sogress belongs to Danter Hall. As you can feel from the name, it’s the best dormitory.”

I heard from Big Sister.

The dormitories are divided into three total, where you can go depends on your grades, and among them, the highest-grade dormitory is Danter Hall, named after the Empire’s first Emperor’s surname.

“I see.”

“Danter Hall has all the facilities a student could imagine. There’s a cafeteria as standard, along with lounges, magic projection rooms, a large-scale store, various training grounds, and a library. That includes the ‘secret’ facilities as well.”

Max added with a grin.

“Among this year’s freshmen, only three students entered, including valedictorian Dane Sogress and salutatorian Leila Termion. For reference, three students left Danter Hall before this semester began.”

That means it’s not a place just anyone can get into.

And one more thing.

“It won’t happen to you, but there are cases where students can’t continue staying in Danter Hall depending on their semester grades.”

If your grades drop, you have to pack up and move to another dormitory. It’s only natural when you think about it.

“Well, it doesn’t seem like that would happen to student Dane Sogress. And… you don’t seem like you’d cause a disturbance in the dormitory either.”

What’s that supposed to mean all of a sudden?

“For reference, students Arabella Sogress and Claire Sogress stayed only in Danter Hall until graduation.”

Ah.

Only then did I realize why he mentioned the word disturbance.

I shudder to think of them fighting every time they ran into each other in the dormitory.

Is that just how sisters are?

More importantly, how did they manage to graduate?

“Now, I’ve finished the overall explanation, so you can sign here. Oh, you’re basically given two access keys, so if you lose one, just come here and register the remaining one anew. And also…”

Through the continuing explanations, I confirmed that I was assigned to Room 905 in Danter Hall.

“Anyway, be careful when you go to Danter Hall. There are many strange students there. Not that they’re bad, but there will be times when you’ll wonder what’s going on.”

Well, I probably look just as strange to them.

The explanation wasn’t very long.

Max pressed the key into my hand.

“You can check the details yourself. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through the crystal orb anytime.”

“Yes, thank you.”

As I took the key and headed toward Danter Hall, I felt gazes upon me.

These are gazes that aren’t particularly special anymore.

Things like “That’s the youngest son of the Sogress family,” “He entered as valedictorian,” “He’s in the independent major, so is he alone?”

“Did you just hear? Graduates almost got into a fight at the main gate?”

“Really? Suddenly?”

“I heard they were sisters from the Sogress family! A professor stopped them just before magic started flying and summoned beasts appeared.”

Ah, that’s somewhat interesting.

I pretended not to hear the voices and quickened my pace.

And finally, I arrived in front of Danter Hall.

“This is impressive.”

A majestic building stood tall.

Based on white, I could see various patterns and magic circles carved into the walls, and befitting a building said to be constructed by a legendary architect, its unique decorations and style were impressive.

The building had a total of 9 floors.

Beep.

I swiped my access key and entered, and while magnificent sights came into view, our mansion personally looked more impressive to me.

I passed through the lobby and got on the magic elevator heading to the 9th floor. A plaque installed on the front of the elevator caught my eye.

-Inventor: Arabella Sogress.

“That’s amazing.”

Come to think of it, Big Sister had bragged that if I looked carefully, I’d see her inventions all around the Academy.

Whirr, clank.

The elevator stopped quickly.

Confirming I had arrived at the 9th floor, I got off the elevator and immediately sensed something strange.

What is it?

The entire 9th floor is shrouded in a vast silence.

Chairs, tables, teacups, sofas, magic projectors, etc.

There are traces of human presence.

But there are no people.

As if they had evaporated.

I had checked the number written on the access key several times before entering this place.

So there’s no way this isn’t the 9th floor.

Then…

“Hm?”

The moment I drew up my mana to expand my sensing ability, strangely familiar sensations began to stimulate my five senses.

Threads that were very faint but clearly visible.

The scent of lubricating oil lightly brushing my nose.

The very subtle creaking sound of gears.

These are traps.

“Aha.”

I suddenly recalled Max’s words.

That there are many strange fellows in Danter Hall.

I also recalled Little Sister’s words.

That there’s a tradition called initiation in Danter Hall.

That’s it.

Initiation.

Still, laughter escapes me.

There are many traps.

None look dangerous.

But it seems they’ve even modified the traps to prevent easy dismantling.

Why do I know this so well?

Because Mother taught me everything.

“This should be fun.”

How thoughtful of them.

Then should I show my appreciation by dismantling and destroying them all?

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————