Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 369

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 369

267. Things Are Going Favorably?

Among those who had devoted themselves to the divine, Seles Department Head had walked only on smooth paths until now.

He entered the Grand Temple at eighteen, and never once missed a promotion thereafter.

Then at thirty, he rose to a professorship in the Academy’s Theology Department as the youngest in history—

And now at forty, he serves as the Department Head of Theology.

At this rate, he could aim for a bishop position at the Grand Temple around fifty.

Such an elite course was rare indeed.

But paradoxically, because of this, he had never known failure until now, nor had he ever imagined being pushed back by someone.

Especially if that opponent used ‘mana’.

Divine power and mana naturally repel each other.

The moment one side gains even a slight advantage, it completely destroys and tears apart the other side.

The side being destroyed should naturally have been Dane Sogress’s mana.

But…

“Kugh.”

What was happening right now?

His noble and high-ranking divine power was being pushed back.

And by mana, no less.

To face him, one would need to be at least a 7th class mage or higher.

Even that would be difficult, so why was that boy…?

“Professor, I’m telling you for the last time.”

He even gave warnings with composure.

“If you don’t stop here, your divine power will go berserk.”

That paradoxically made him even angrier.

How dare he?

Not only was a mere undergraduate overwhelming him with mana, but giving such advice too?

To Seles Department Head, undergraduates had always been subjects who would roll when told to roll, do as ordered, and wouldn’t be strange to actually die if told to die, not just pretend.

But Dane was different.

Far from backing down…

Kukukoong!

Not only was he blocking his divine power, but now he was beginning to overwhelm it.

An impossible situation was unfolding.

Therefore, anyone with even a little knowledge about mana and divine power was gaping at this scene.

“Is Dane Sogress… overwhelming Professor Seles right now?”

“Just what level is his mana?”

“No way, how…”

Dane’s mana was too different in nature to discuss in terms of class.

Ancient magic power concentrate.

Four of them combined were overwhelming even the divine rank of someone like Seles Department Head.

And there was one more thing.

The secret magic of mana materialization learned from Professor Cross.

At this point, the one in trouble was Seles Department Head.

Not only was a professor shooting divine power at a student, but he was losing in this unprecedented situation.

“Kughhhh…”

Had even the thought of giving up disappeared now?

No, perhaps he didn’t even have time to think about giving up.

Seles Department Head was struggling desperately, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that Dane was actually ‘controlling’ his power right now.

And that was actually the case.

“Dane is holding back.”

“It seems that way.”

As Leila and Ernest said, Dane was really holding back.

Even Priscilla, who had known him quite long though not as long as Leila and Ernest, now had an expression of complete disbelief.

“How is Dane winning…”

She knew Dane was amazing, but still, to so easily handle someone like Seles Department Head…

Anyway, it was such an unrealistic scene that someone might wonder if the two had conspired to put on this act.

“Stop this immediately!”

And there was someone who appeared to halt this situation.

“It’s the Dean!”

“The Dean appeared?”

It was Dean Homet.

“Seles Department Head, withdraw your power!”

That’s how it looked to people.

It seemed like this situation continued because Seles Department Head was struggling desperately.

But the reality was different.

“Kugh… I can’t stop…”

“What?”

In fact, Dane’s mana was suppressing the divine power that had already begun to go berserk.

The divine power going berserk was a predicted outcome.

Unable to believe he was being pushed back by an undergraduate, he had unleashed it to an uncontrollable level.

“That’s exactly what I mean.”

“Good heavens.”

Dean Homet was shocked.

This was an extremely dangerous situation.

If handled wrong, Seles Department Head could die.

Divine power going berserk was something that wouldn’t happen except in extraordinary cases.

Wait.

But Dane Sogress was blocking this?

‘Could it be with that mana stone?’

There was no other way to explain it.

He acknowledged the talent, but this level couldn’t be explained without a mana stone.

As a strange misunderstanding bloomed—

“Then…”

“We need to cut off the divine power emission.”

“Hmm.”

Dean Homet looked at Seles Department Head at Dane’s words.

He wouldn’t be able to hold out much longer.

If Dane let go here, divine power would explode in all directions.

But if they maintained this state, Seles Department Head would die.

A situation where they could neither do this nor that.

At least that’s how Dean Homet saw it.

“Right now it’s impossible…”

“No. It’s possible.”

“How?”

Dane said to Dean Homet, who asked urgently.

“Please evacuate the people first, then immediately set up a barrier around this area. Inside the barrier, there should be no one except me and Seles Department Head.”

Dean Homet flinched.

In other words, he was telling him to install it from outside.

“That’s too dangerous.”

“If divine power runs wild here and explodes in all directions, all the mages will become cripples that very day.”

“…But.”

He swallowed his remaining words, but even without saying them, it was clear what he meant.

If something happened to Dane Sogress here, or if he died?

The Imperial Church would probably have to face the full force of the Sogress County.

“There isn’t much time.”

There was no choice.

Dean Homet did as Dane said and used voice amplification to shout in a loud voice.

[I announce immediately. Everyone must leave this place. Warning! Your lives may be in danger, so leave this place immediately!]

The evacuation didn’t take long.

Thanks to the Academy guards who had just arrived helping to urgently evacuate people.

“You all get out of here quickly too!”

Dane’s friends were no exception.

Even Benatio, who was stronger than any other friend, had no choice but to retreat at this moment.

‘What exactly is he trying to do?’

Benatio thought as he retreated.

Even though he didn’t know exactly what it was, in this situation it must be something only Senior Dane could do.

“Dane.”

“You don’t need to worry.”

Dean Homet nodded and retreated with a somber expression.

Lamenting the situation where he couldn’t resolve this himself and had to leave it to an undergraduate student.

And after Dean Homet retreated.

“Is the smoke gradually increasing?”

Dane muttered in a voice small enough that Department Head Seles wouldn’t hear.

Actually, there was no need to evacuate people and grandly set up mana barriers like this.

There was a simple solution.

He had just scaled things up a bit.

To make this incident look like a ‘major event.’

That way the disgrace of the Grand Temple and Theology Department would be highlighted, and Priscilla would suffer less damage.

Dane receiving attention once again was an additional effect.

Anyway, this golden opportunity was too precious to end simply.

“Shall I finish this up now?”

Dane looked at Department Head Seles.

“Even now, if you trust me and withdraw your power, no one will get hurt.”

“…Ugh.”

“I’ll take that as agreement.”

Dane continued speaking without waiting for an answer.

“When I give you the signal, just cut off your divine power.”

“But then my divine power will run wild….”

“No. It won’t.”

At Dane’s words, Department Head Seles raised his head.

He was in such a difficult state that all the blood vessels in his eyes had burst.

“You know, don’t you? That no matter what you do now, divine power will run wild.”

“….”

“I can stop it.”

From Department Head Seles’ perspective, it sounded like groundless confidence….

But just as he said, there was no other option.

“Then, I’ll assume you agree….”

In the meantime, Dane drew up his mana and created a hollow hemisphere in the air.

A kind of lid.

A way to block the outlet of the rampaging divine power.

Using that high-density concentrated mass of mana.

Then he could safely redirect the explosively released divine power back inside.

“Now.”

And finally, with Dane’s signal, the divine power that Department Head Seles had been emitting temporarily scattered—

“Ugh!”

Dane’s mana hemisphere attached to where the divine power had been released, and everything disappeared at once.

“…!”

The storm of power from the collision of mana and divine power disappeared, and the fear of death that had dominated Department Head Seles’ mind also vanished.

As if nothing had happened at all.

“What in the world is this….”

Department Head Seles seemed bewildered by his divine power that had neither run wild nor been extinguished.

Seeing this, Dane said.

“That’s fortunate.”

“….”

It was fortunate that he didn’t die.

But there was another meaning as well.

“Since you didn’t die, it’s fortunate that you’ll be able to testify about what you caused.”

“…!”

Only then did Department Head Seles realize the situation.

Having only walked on smooth paths, he had focused only on the fact that he had been pushed back by an undergraduate and committed truly absurd acts.

He had stopped the divine power from leaking out.

But this feeling of all the blood draining from his body….

“Dane!”

The first person to come running then.

“Are you okay?”

It was Leila, who had been the most indifferent, thinking he would handle it himself.

Ernest followed behind her, and then Priscilla came running with a pale face.

“Dane, are you okay?”

“Yeah. I’m fine.”

Dane wasn’t hurt.

The same was true for Department Head Seles.

So Dean Homet, who had just finished setting up barriers and arrived, couldn’t believe this situation at all.

‘Not only is nothing wrong with Dane Sogress… but Department Head Seles is fine too?’

From the unpleasantness he felt getting closer, it seemed he hadn’t lost his divine power.

He had stopped the rampage and completely restored the divine power.

“Hah….”

This was quite a discovery.

Soon the Grand Temple would be turned upside down.

No, before that, they would need to pursue Department Head Seles’ crimes first.

Inside the Academy, he had gone beyond simply threatening an undergraduate with divine power to wielding power at a level that could have killed him without it being strange.

But not only was he pushed back by that power, but his rampaging divine power was calmed and he even owed his life.

“Haha.”

Dean Homet let out a hollow laugh.

Dane Sogress had come to him and said this.

He would pay for the mana stones, so he was asking for simple help.

So he had gladly called Department Head Seles and put on a stern act that wasn’t in his nature….

What was he supposed to do with this?

Wasn’t he the one who received help.

The entire Academy almost got blown away.

“Dane Sogress. Are you really okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine, Dean. Thanks to you quickly clearing the surroundings, I was able to act without worry.”

Plus appropriate flattery on top of that.

I should have gotten close to a student like this much earlier.

“On behalf of the Academy, I offer my gratitude. I plan to give you an official commendation as well.”

“It’s not something I did hoping for anything.”

Humility is a bonus.

At this point, Department Head Seles was truly detestable.

What on earth was he thinking when he pulled this stunt.

So Dean Homet made his decision.

“Department Head Seles.”

He approached Department Head Seles and spoke in a solemn voice as if making a declaration.

“For the crime of causing the recent incident, Department Head Seles’s position within the Academy will be temporarily stripped.”

“D-Dean!”

“You nearly put the entire Academy in danger. Any objections?”

“Th-that is…”

“It seems there are none. Request a formal trial if necessary.”

The Dean’s authority.

He simply hadn’t used it until now because there was no need to.

No matter how high the Theology Department’s influence, it couldn’t compare to the surface authority held by this Academy’s Dean.

“Security Force.”

The Security Force that rushed over at Dean Homet’s words immediately escorted Department Head Seles away.

Out of courtesy they didn’t bind him or drag him away, but the humiliation of being watched by everyone was the same as with Professor Esteranza.

“What on earth did Department Head Seles do?”

“I know right… No, more than that, how did Dane Sogress block it?”

“Those guys did something again.”

“How does an undergraduate block professor-level divine power with mana?”

Murmurs, admiration, and amazement.

All those gazes were directed at Dane…

Priscilla, a party involved who wasn’t really a party involved in this incident, suddenly realized.

‘Things are… flowing strangely in my favor?’

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