Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 360

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 360

258. Should I Go Over There?

The position of Imperial Academy Dean is more shrouded in mystery than one might think.

Not only because he’s the head responsible for the Academy, but also because he rarely shows himself before the students.

This wasn’t simply because he was an old man over eighty.

Rather, his body was so healthy for his age that he could easily pass for sixty, let alone eighty.

The Academy belongs to the students.

And for this reason, more authority was granted to the professors.

“Hehe. They’re having quite the fun.”

Academy Dean Arkwald Homet had a unique hobby.

Gazing at the Academy’s panoramic view through the large window of the Dean’s Office.

Looking out at the Academy he had devoted himself to through the window gave him a warm feeling in his heart.

Moreover, today was the festival day.

Watching the countless people forming a sea of humanity from the quiet Dean’s Office was an incomparable joy.

“Hmm. It’s lively again this year.”

Arkwald, who had been wearing a pleased smile, suddenly identified the source of the screams he’d been hearing.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

“Uaaaaaaaah!”

Screams that could be heard clearly despite the considerable distance.

Probably loud enough to be heard anywhere on the Academy grounds, even without particularly good sensing ability.

It wasn’t just one or two people, but the combined screams of nearly twenty people.

“Hehe. What are they doing over there?”

Arkwald waved his hand to rearrange his mana and used magnification magic.

Magic that allows one to see things at a distance.

Then a quite surprising sight entered Arkwald’s eyes.

“That is…”

It was a building he’d never seen before in his life.

A massive cylinder.

And a device that climbed up it, then instantly dropped from the top of the cylinder.

“Hmm.”

From what he could see, the platform stopped abruptly at the bottom, so the unfortunate accident he was worried about wouldn’t occur.

Curiosity arose.

What on earth was that thing?

Not only its imposing size and height, but was it even possible to move and stop something so massive at the Academy festival level?

“Huh. What kind of magic went into that?”

Arkwald was the Dean, but instead of directly interfering with Academy affairs, he observed them.

Therefore, he didn’t know that this was the work of the famous Romance Club.

Of course, even if he had known, his curiosity wouldn’t have been completely satisfied.

“Hmm.”

After pondering, Arkwald rose from his seat.

Then he snapped his fingers to open the wardrobe and skillfully put on a robe.

A robe without any particular patterns or distinguishing features.

Given his position, and since some would still recognize him, he needed to conceal his face.

“Good.”

Arkwald, having pulled up his hood, finished preparing to go out and left the Dean’s Office.

As he stepped outside, countless crowds were waiting.

With this level of crowd, people probably wouldn’t recognize him even if he showed his face.

“Good. It reminds me of my youth.”

Arkwald, who had been wearing a pleased smile throughout, finally arrived in front of the Romance Club’s masterpiece, ‘Sudden Drop.’

And he was left speechless.

“This is… all a line?”

It was an incredible line.

Literally, the expression ‘sea of people’ couldn’t be more fitting.

The line that wrapped several layers around the circular fence surrounding where Sudden Drop was built was jaw-dropping.

Not only that.

As if they had anticipated this, there were staff maintaining order, and even people moving between the lines selling water, drinks, and snacks.

Arkwald got in line before it was too late.

Demanding a free pass just because he was the Dean would defeat the purpose of coming here.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

“Uaaaaah!”

And the sight he witnessed while standing in line from below was even more extraordinary.

People riding the massive platform.

They were soaked in fear going up, and completely lost their minds coming down.

But the expression they showed when they came down and set foot on the ground transcended all of that.

A new experience.

A thrill they’d never encountered before in their lives.

All of this provided a fantastic experience unlike anything before.

“How on earth… did they create this?”

Arkwald was naturally seeing something like this for the first time too.

Though he was quite old, he had never been to Drenik.

However, thanks to living for many years, he had heard about it.

That such devices utilizing Drenik’s mechanical engineering existed.

What was amazing was that a device that almost perfectly recreated it was right before his eyes, and at the Alteon Empire Academy no less.

“Hehe.”

Of course, he had no intention of making this an issue.

Rather, they deserved an award.

Since they had recreated such technology here.

The story would be a bit different if His Majesty the Emperor raised objections, but… there was no major problem since the creators were the Romance Club.

Since Dane Sogress, the president of that Romance Club, was receiving His Majesty the Emperor’s favor.

“The construction itself must have been helped by the Architecture Department. Professor Santelia’s skills are well-known.”

Arkwald, who had been muttering, faced another puzzle.

That thing up there, the platform that goes up and then falls, only to be stopped instantly – that’s definitely magic…

But how exactly?

For reference, Arkwald was a mage.

And a skilled mage who had once been the head of a Magic Tower.

For that reason, he tried hard to figure it out, but couldn’t reach any particular conclusion.

‘Did some mage I don’t know help them?’

He couldn’t understand what was going on.

He had no choice but to wait and speculate.

However…

The wait was just a bit long.

‘I’m dying of heat.’

He couldn’t dare take off his hood.

If he did, his identity would be exposed.

From what he could see, there were several old professors who had come with the same idea as him.

They couldn’t openly participate because it would look bad to the students, but they still wanted to ride it, so they came wrapped in robes.

After about two hours like that.

Arkwald, who had drunk two bottles of water sold by festival merchants to prevent dehydration, finally had his turn.

‘Eek, let me cast magic first.’

Akwald cast magic on his hood just in case.

Because the air resistance from falling could blow his hood off.

But….

‘I think… I cast it a bit too weakly?’

Kuguuuung!

The disc finally went up, but it was already too late.

Cold sweat dripping down.

A rare occurrence in his eighty years of life.

There was no rule saying elderly people couldn’t ride, and even though he was old, he wasn’t weak.

But….

He was a bit worried.

Was it really okay to go up this high?

This feeling of his heart gradually pounding and his hair standing on end.

What if he plummeted straight down?

What if he fell off in the middle?

What would happen if it just stopped like this?

Amid all sorts of thoughts, the disc finally stopped abruptly at the top.

“….”

“….”

The surroundings became quiet as if they had been waiting.

Everyone seemed to be swallowing dry saliva at the terror that was about to come.

Akwald looked down below and momentarily gasped.

So this is what it feels like to see people looking like ants.

The thought of analyzing how it was made had long since disappeared.

Kugung!

Then the disc plummeted downward.

It was truly a momentary experience, but it gave Akwald tremendous shock.

“Oh my….”

He couldn’t find words to say.

It was a very brief moment, but Akwald actually….

“This was… that thing….”

He saw his life flash before his eyes.

In that instant moment, his entire life up to now flashed by in a split second.

He could understand why they said elderly people shouldn’t ride.

But the shock wasn’t over yet.

“Huh? I’ve seen him somewhere before?”

“I saw him at the entrance ceremony!”

“What, what? Is it really him?”

He had definitely cast magic.

But perhaps due to falling at a speed beyond imagination.

His hood had come off.

He noticed this belatedly and put his hood back on, but it was already too late.

“You mean even the Dean came to ride…?”

“Come to think of it, there were several people who looked like professors….”

Thanks to this, the professors who had been wearing their hoods pulled down either hurriedly ran away or pulled their hoods down deeper and played dumb.

In the midst of this, Akwald made eye contact with one of the people looking at him.

The fellow with silver hair and green eyes.

It was Dane Sogress.

‘Why… is he smiling like that?’

Dane was grinning widely after spotting Akwald.

“Please unbuckle your safety belts and exit!”

Akwald couldn’t face Dane any longer.

He thought he should leave the area since so much attention was focused on him.

But strangely….

It was a smile that felt unsettling.

Festival day 3.

In the rankings for each booth displayed on the magic billboard, our ‘Sudden Drop’ was naturally taking an overwhelming first place.

To what extent? Even combining 2nd and 3rd place wouldn’t reach half of our numbers.

At this point, I had the belated thought that we could have charged twice the current admission fee.

It really seemed that way, since even with closing time approaching today, people were still crowding around like that.

“Due to festival rules and safety issues, we will close in one hour!”

Leila, who was in charge of festival control, shouted like that, but what came back were jeers and protests.

“Extend it just one more hour! I only rode once today!”

“If you rode once, get out! I haven’t ridden even once! I came after writing my research paper! If I can’t ride today, I’ll die of frustration!”

“You’re going to keep operating this after the festival ends, right? Right?”

With those who hadn’t ridden, those who wanted to ride more, and all sorts of people shouting, it was loud enough to make ears ring.

The Dean had come to ride, and thinking it was the perfect opportunity, we released an article, which drew even more people.

There were even outsiders who weren’t Academy-related.

“Hey, where do you think you’re putting your hands!”

“I’m sorry, but madam, outsiders cannot stay here. Please get a proper invitation issued.”

Noble family people who loved maintaining their dignity were also coming.

Of course, they loved trends as much as they loved dignity.

They came after seeing the article about how it became such a hot topic and even the Dean rode and enjoyed it.

I hadn’t imagined this level of impact either.

Thanks to this, even the Academy security was dispatched and it was quite chaotic, but this was all proof that things were going well.

“I’m dying….”

“Dane, can’t we open just one hour later tomorrow….”

“Teacher Dane… it’s nice that we’re making good money, but I’m going to die at this rate….”

When did everyone get so excited about preparing? Now they all looked like they were dying.

But the festival wasn’t over yet.

“Everyone gather around.”

After finishing the closure of day 3, I gathered all the personnel and had everyone stack their hands on top of mine.

“What are you trying to do?”

“You’ll see.”

I drew up my mana.

A moment later.

“…Should I like this or not?”

“Why is… energy overflowing?”

“But I was asking you to let us rest…?”

Just like I had done with Little Sister, I shared my mana and completely eliminated their fatigue.

But everyone’s expressions were complex and subtle.

Their fatigue had disappeared and they were now perfectly fine, but were they thinking about having to work again?

“What are you doing? We have to work, right?”

For reference, I’m not an exploitative employer.

I hired everyone here with proper hourly wages.

Not only that.

The club members here will receive dividends based on their contribution after the festival ends.

“Let’s hurry up and finish.”

“Mmm….”

“Leila, since you’re the Vice President, does that make you the Club President when Dane’s not here?”

“Without him, this club is doomed.”

“Ah.”

While I watched their retreating figures with satisfaction, I turned my head toward someone who had been looking for an opportunity to step forward since earlier.

By the way, it wasn’t Benatio.

“Dean, shall I go over there?”

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