Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 362

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 362

260. Good Timing

Actually, I had roughly decided what to build on the grounds.

I’d been confident of our first place since around the second day.

However, if there was one thing that went against our expectations, it was that the grounds were quite spacious.

“With this much space, we could build just about anything, couldn’t we?”

“It’s smaller than Bonia’s Forest Courtyard, but we should still be able to build a training ground and dormitory.”

“Wouldn’t a dormitory be difficult? Everyone’s supposed to stay in the dormitories in principle.”

“We can think about that later and start with a rest area. I wonder if we could even install showers?”

Amid all this chatter, I nodded with satisfaction.

The Academy really is generous.

Who would have thought they’d give us grounds this spacious.

The Magic Department and Swordsmanship Department must be beating the ground in frustration and resentment.

Well, it’s something they brought upon themselves anyway…

Even if that incident hadn’t happened, nothing would have changed.

“This used to be part of what was once used as a colosseum long ago.”

Listening to the facilities management team’s explanation, I learned it had been used for a purpose I never would have imagined.

“A colosseum?”

A colosseum in a place of learning.

“It’s considered a barbaric hobby now, but it was once so popular that they even built one here at the Academy.”

Did students back then enjoy bloody combat?

“Well, it wasn’t actually used for people fighting each other. It was used for various purposes like summoned creature battles or magic demonstrations by mages. But then there was an accident and it was completely shut down.”

“An accident, you say…”

“From what I heard, during a magic demonstration, a mage made a mistake and part of the spectator stands got blown away. Without a trace.”

That’s quite a brutal story.

Since most of the dead were students, it must have caused quite an uproar.

“So they demolished the colosseum after that. It was being used for so many purposes that they could have just repaired it, but how could they do that after so many people died?”

The other guys reacted to those words.

“So this is a place where people died… will it be okay?”

“It’s fine. We have divine power.”

“There’s necromancy here too, you know?”

Well, it seems everyone’s fine with it.

The facilities management staff member burst into laughter at their reaction.

“I’m glad you don’t have any reservations about it. Anyway, this year’s committee decided to use this site, and it passed. However, as you well know, you’ll need to pay monthly rent, and please keep in mind that the club is responsible for maintenance.”

“Understood.”

In any case, we ended up using grounds with such a history.

And with the school’s permission at that.

We’ll need prior approval for any buildings we construct, but it’s not like we’re going to build anything illegal.

“Dane, Dane! This area will be the training ground!”

“We should build at least two training grounds, shouldn’t we?”

“We’ll need a shooting range too. Priscilla, do you need a prayer room?”

“Do you want to die? You want me to pray all the way out here?”

“Jenna, should I build you a necromancy altar? If I gather some skull props and stack them up, it would look pretty authentic, wouldn’t it?”

The opinions are quite diverse.

So this time, I didn’t intervene from the start.

“Dane? What do you think?”

“Since we all earned this together, we should all think about it together. Let’s gather everyone’s opinions first and then discuss.”

Of course, if I consider efficient layout, I could take charge directly.

But…

Everyone looks so excited.

Maybe it’s because the grounds are unexpectedly spacious.

Since we have money, materials, and even people to do the construction, everyone was letting their imagination run wild.

At this point, it seems like we could build something each person needs, excluding the training ground.

“Senior, I saw your great performance at this festival.”

Hearing a voice amid all this, I turned my head.

It was Benatio.

“It’s been a while?”

Did he go to the Imperial Palace or something?

But for that to be the case, Benatio’s expression didn’t seem quite right.

“Yes. I was very busy. I was worked to death.”

For reference, even during the festival, Benatio had been diligently following me around before disappearing somewhere in the middle.

“Festivals can be quite tiring if you get caught up in the wrong thing.”

“Really?”

So this guy participated in the festival too?

Wait, this guy’s from the Swordsmanship Department.

“How was the Swordsmanship Department?”

“Nothing special. They made me do this and that. They said if I didn’t participate, they’d dock my contribution points and reflect it in my grades, so I just participated.”

I thought he’d turned his back on department life, but apparently not.

The more I know about this guy, the stranger he gets.

“But why are you here?”

“I hadn’t seen you for a few days, so I wanted to come say hello.”

For someone just saying hello, he sure was following me around well.

Well, it doesn’t matter.

I still suspect and am wary of this guy, but not enough to chase him away.

“By the way, what are you doing?”

“We’re considering how to utilize our first place reward.”

“Ah. So this is the grounds given as the festival first place reward. Everyone looks excited.”

“Indeed.”

Meanwhile, the person I had contacted in advance arrived.

It was Professor Santelia.

“Dane, you’re already here?”

“Professor.”

“Who’s this friend?”

“This is Benatio Grün, a first-year freshman from the Swordsmanship Department.”

“Ah. Are you acquainted with Dane? Then you must be quite an impressive fellow. Nice to meet you.”

“Hello, Professor. You’re Professor Santelia, correct?”

“Oh my. You recognize me right away? Did Dane tell you about me?”

Benatio greeted him cheerfully and smoothly, as if he’d seen him before.

That’s typical of his information-gathering skills.

“I’m good at observing people, so I don’t easily forget someone once I’ve seen them.”

“Haha. You really are an impressive fellow. Dane, I’m envious. If I were your age, I’d want to hang around with you too.”

Professor Santelia smiled warmly and then turned his gaze toward the grounds.

“Hmm. Very spacious. Depending on the layout, it could be utilized quite efficiently.”

“Does it look that way to you?”

“Hmm… What do you think?”

“Nothing’s decided yet. However, I want to consider everything those friends are thinking.”

“In that case, there is one best method…”

“Are you talking about a building?”

Professor Santelia smiled broadly.

“I knew you’d figure it out right away. Yes, a building. There are limits to scattering things around without separate floors. But if you stack them layer by layer, you can secure all the space you want.”

In other words, a dedicated building for the romance club would be created.

But there were also drawbacks.

“It would be a time-consuming project.”

“That’s right. The Architecture Department people can’t all jump in and work on it like they did during the festival.”

“But I really want to entrust it to you.”

“…If you put it that way.”

Professor Santelia nodded.

“Alright. I’ll draw up the blueprints soon. It’ll probably take quite a while. How about using this site temporarily for now and starting construction around next year?”

“Let’s do that.”

“Good. We’ll be able to show the Architecture Department’s capabilities. Oh, and by the way, thanks to the sculpture, our operating budget for this year has been very well covered.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“There are rumors that the Imperial Art Association is coming too.”

Professor Santelia looked extremely pleased.

Thanks to the finally completed sculpture, they were earning decent admission fees that solved their budget problems, and their artistic merit was being recognized as well.

“I’ll help you with whatever requests you make in the future.”

“I’ll be counting on you.”

I didn’t bother refusing, and as I looked around the site and watched Professor Santelia’s departing back, I smiled broadly.

After the professor left, Benatio spoke up again.

“You’ve achieved another accomplishment. And by bringing in a trend from Drenik, no less.”

“Will His Majesty the Emperor be furious?”

“…I wonder.”

If I had been worried about His Majesty the Emperor, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place.

I know.

He’s not the type to find fault with something like this.

At least not when it comes to me.

Rather, Drenik might show interest.

Since something developed and created in their country had been faithfully recreated here in their enemy nation, Alteon.

It had become quite the topic, so it might have reached the ears of the Drenik imperial family by now.

“His Majesty the Emperor might actually like it.”

“Why?”

“Well, because it’s something Senior Dane is doing. Doesn’t he… find your work very pleasing?”

I chuckled at those words.

“Then there’s no problem.”

Look at this guy.

He knows everything but subtly pretends not to know?

Now that the main event called the festival was over, what students had to do was simple.

Rush toward final exams.

Of course, I wasn’t particularly worried.

I had prepared in advance, and I usually didn’t worry much about exams themselves.

“Dane, aren’t you studying?”

“I’m already done.”

“I figured as much. It was my mistake to ask you.”

Unlike Leila over there, who looked ready to suffer from stress every time exams approached.

“I’ve been thinking, and I think I’ll have to give up on final exams.”

“I think you said the same thing last semester.”

“This time it’s for real.”

“You said that too.”

“…Ah, how many times do I have to take these exams…”

No matter how wonderful adventures we went on, no matter what tremendous rewards we received, no matter if we won first place at the festival and received great prizes, there was one fact that never changed.

We were students.

“Trapped in the prison called a classroom…”

“I’m leaving.”

“Huh? Where are you going? Are you really not studying?”

Why do your eyes sparkle so brightly when you ask if I’m not studying?

“The dormitory. I’m going to play with Karnas.”

“Sigh, I want to go take a nap too…”

“Didn’t the Duke say anything after seeing your grades last semester?”

“…Have a safe trip.”

While Leila sighed in despair at her desk, I slipped out of the library.

And when I left the library, an Academy mail carrier spotted me and approached.

“Student Dane Sogress? You have mail.”

“Ah, thank you.”

As always, those people who appeared like the wind and disappeared like the wind.

What exactly was their identity?

I tore open the fairly thick envelope and examined it.

“A report.”

It was the operational report for the Otiere Pharmaceuticals factory.

“The organization is getting cleaner and cleaner.”

‘Otiere Pharmaceuticals’ was doing very well.

Drug distribution through the Grik Trading Company was proceeding smoothly, and through this, medicine was reaching those who needed it even in the remote mountainous regions of the Empire.

Even the Imperial Palace viewed this positively.

At least for the time being, it seemed unlikely that the purpose of the business that Viscount Otier and I had conceived would be corrupted.

“Then now it’s about time…”

It was time to introduce someone.

The specter of the archive.

A man who had to live in hiding thanks to his family’s downfall.

Baron Dionil.

“He should have left the Imperial Palace by now.”

Buzz buzz buzz.

The communication crystal rang at just the right moment.

Baron Dionil’s communication code, which I had received in advance before leaving the Imperial Palace, was displayed.

“Perfect timing.”

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