Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 373

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 373

271. Let’s Prepare for Departure

The exam was over.

Professor Cross was looking at me as I walked out of the gate.

More precisely, he was asleep with his gaze fixed on the gate.

This is really ridiculous.

Thanks to the automatic return restriction I set, I managed to get out safely.

“Professor.”

“Oh, ahem. Cough. You’re done.”

“You seemed tired.”

“Tired? Well, ahem.”

I didn’t know liches could sleep.

“Ahem. The body I created has to be quite excellent, you see.”

I’ll acknowledge that.

Though the sleeping part is a bit ridiculous.

“Anyway, good work. I didn’t expect it to take this long either.”

A total of 4 hours.

I used up the full time limit.

But he didn’t expect it to take long?

“If things went as expected, I thought it would end within 2 hours.”

“Is that so.”

“I went a bit easier on you because it was you, you fellow.”

Professor Cross’s reaction, as if I should be grateful, left me speechless once again.

Still, it wasn’t a bad exam.

Above all, it served as training preparation for the desert.

“By the way, it seems you understand mana manifestation better than I do now.”

Professor Cross brought up something unexpected.

“Does that mean you won’t teach me anymore?”

“How could that be? Even if your understanding is high, there’s still much to learn. I’ve developed quite a few spells.”

Professor Cross chuckled.

“This lich body can still last over 200 years. It’ll take 300 years to completely rot. Even then, my skeleton will remain.”

“I don’t think I’ll be alive in 300 years.”

“If you want to become a lich too, just say so. I’ll make you a body that won’t rot for about 500 years.”

I’m hearing a lot of ridiculous things today.

A lich.

I’ve never even thought about it.

There’s no reason to think about it either.

There are many things I want to do in this current life, but I don’t want to go against the natural order of life.

“I’ll pass. Just tell me the method later. For research purposes.”

“Sure. I’ll consider it on the condition that you don’t leak it.”

By the way, liches barely exist nowadays.

Due to ethical issues and the influence of the Imperial Church, they’ve almost disappeared.

Mages who decide to become liches probably fake their deaths or hide somewhere to live.

Above all, given the nature of mages being managed through a registration system, there’s a high chance of being caught during qualification renewal exams.

Professor Cross must have hidden himself well.

Anyway, I’ll pass on such an anxious life.

“What will you do during the break?”

Professor Cross answered my question as if he’d been waiting for it.

“Now that I’ve found a disciple, I plan to do some research during the break. Since I’ve achieved one goal, I need to think about the next one.”

A goal.

That’s good.

“Lately, watching you gives me a lot of inspiration.”

“That’s nice. Well then, have a good break.”

“Sure. While you’re going to the Western Region, bring back some souvenirs. There’s a distilled liquor among their specialties, and it would be great if you could pack your subspace full of it.”

At his brazen request, I just laughed.

As I was about to leave the lecture hall, Professor Cross added one more thing.

“Oh, you know your grade, right? A plus.”

Ah, I had forgotten.

This was an exam, wasn’t it?

[Overall Top Student – Dane Sogress]

The announcement was posted.

I wasn’t really paying attention to it, but Leila brought me the news.

“I’m second place again and you’re top student again?”

“More precisely, you’re second place again.”

“Do you want to die, really? Ah, even though I experience this every time, it’s so frustrating I could die.”

Leila is second place again this time.

More precisely, it’s her third consecutive second place, but mentioning that fact would be unnecessary since Leila’s swordsmanship has improved remarkably lately.

“Dane got top student again?”

“Yeah. Should I attempt an assassination?”

“Leila’s been vicious lately. Is it because of exams?”

“No, wouldn’t you be the same? How is it that all your subjects are A plus!”

Leila fumed.

Altur chimed in at that sight.

“I understand, Leila. I’ve never gotten all A pluses either.”

That’s typical of the Magic Department.

Usually smart guys go there a lot.

“That fellow is just a cheat code in human form.”

I’m not particularly expecting anyone to take my side here.

I just find Leila’s reaction ridiculous and amusing.

“I want to graduate a semester later than him instead of graduating together, so I can be top student at least once…”

“Should I skip one exam and miss it?”

At my joke, Leila’s eyes blazed.

“Just try it.”

Leila also dislikes using underhanded methods. I knew that when I made the joke.

Anyway, final exams are finished.

“Even second place is a cheat to me.”

“Professors, I’m probably not going to my family home this break and going to the Western Region instead, so thank goodness.”

“Jenna, how did you do?”

“I’m screwed…”

Excluding me, Leila, and Altur… everyone else’s grades seem just so-so.

“What about you, Priscilla?”

“Me? I just gave up on two exams.”

Priscilla seems to have taken unexpected action.

“As expected, I believed in you. You didn’t study for exams, did you?”

“No, I was worried that if I did well on exams, they’d use that as an excuse to bring up early graduation again.”

“…”

In short, it’s an intentional test omission.

For Priscilla, this would be a good strategy.

Now the Grand Temple won’t bother her anymore, and the bishop selection is over.

Archbishop Bloom, who failed in his bid for bishop, was demoted, and Seles Department Head is no longer a department head.

Plus there’s the Grand Temple’s decree.

No one will be able to touch Priscilla now.

“So now we can prepare for our adventure?”

From now on, it’s Ernest time.

The fellow went to the next room and came back with a briefing board, his eyes sparkling.

I don’t know when he prepared it, but there’s a map of the entire Empire attached.

“How did you get that thing?”

To Jenna’s question, Ernest answered simply.

“Our family is renowned for exploration, you know?”

“Ah.”

In that sense, he has enough maps to rot in prison for life if caught.

Both in Drenik and Alteon, maps are one of the strictly controlled items.

Especially maps like that with regional names and all sorts of information written on them.

Though it’s convenient to look at.

“Now. There are three places we’ll go during this vacation.”

The briefing began.

“First is the Dragon’s Nest that Karnas pointed out.”

“Kyiruk!”

Karnas reacts to the mention of Dragon’s Nest.

“This place is on the way to the Western Region. It’s called Mount Ariella, marked on the map but an area impossible to explore.”

Mount Ariella.

This is information we heard from Baron Dylan after tracking down clues from the drawing that Karnas claims is a map.

A mountain that’s strangely difficult to approach at certain points.

We’ll go there to complete the map and find the Dragon’s Nest.

“But can we explore such a place?”

“Dane’s sensing ability should be enough.”

Right, this is an expedition based on my sensing ability derived from ancient magic power.

Feeling subtle differences that others can’t perceive.

I’ve already tested this during Professor Cross’s exam.

“Once we get inside, Dane will use his sensing to detect it. The undetectable area.”

“Then it should be fine. There won’t actually be a dragon inside, right?”

“Who knows. If there is, we can just tell Karnas to talk to it, can’t we?”

“Ky… ruk?”

Looking at Karnas’s expression, that’s a reaction of not having thought of that.

“Well, if there is one, we’ll have to run.”

“Dane is actually saying we should run away?”

“What do you think I am, some kind of assault captain?”

What’s not true isn’t true.

I did face a transcendent being called an existence from Beyond the Horizon in the underground city Arcrium.

But stepping into a dragon’s territory and charging forward would be insane.

Unless they try to communicate first.

“Whether there’s a dragon or not, let’s check once we get inside. What’s the route?”

“Fortunately, it’s located before the desert begins. There’s a city with a teleport platform nearby, so the travel itself takes about a day and a half?”

“That’s sufficient.”

Chiron, you’ll get to run after a long time.

“The problem starts after that. You all know, right? In the desert, as you’d expect, horses can’t run.”

Chiron might be possible though.

“Then what should we do?”

To Jenna’s question, Ernest quickly answered.

“Camels.”

Right, when you think of desert, you think of camels.

Their feet don’t sink in sand, and they have excellent endurance.

“Horses won’t work. Chiron might be possible though?”

Right, Chiron would be possible.

Let’s try taking him along.

If we don’t take him, he’ll stay at the Academy and cause some other trouble.

Lately he seems to have become almost friends with Forest Keeper Uncle.

“Anyway, we’ll cross straight through the desert like this. It’s expected to take about 3 weeks.”

“You said there were two objectives?”

“Yes. One is the place where demons stayed.”

Tap.

The place Ernest pointed to is the end of the western desert.

The so-called ‘Place Where Sky Touches.’

“From my research, the Place Where Sky Touches is right here, the ‘Brist Dunes.’ Simply put, it’s a hill formed by accumulated sand. On top of this is a temple that used to worship the old gods.”

“A temple?”

At the mention of temple, Priscilla narrowed her eyes.

“It’s not the Grand Temple, so don’t worry.”

“No, that’s not it. I was wondering if there are still temples not authorized by the Holy Church remaining.”

“This place seems difficult to access in the first place? Sandstorms constantly hit the path to the dunes, and the height is quite considerable too. So in the past, the priests who worshipped that god seemed to consider the journey itself as spiritual training.”

“Still, some remain. That’s fortunate.”

At the word fortunate, everyone momentarily looked at Priscilla.

Then it was Priscilla who became flustered instead.

“Why, why are you all looking at me like that? Isn’t it natural? You shouldn’t persecute them like the Holy Church does.”

Hmm.

Maybe it’s because the person saying this is a talented priest even within the Holy Church.

Anyway.

“And after looking around the dunes… the last place is here.”

After completing the first two adventures, the last place we need to go is what was once called ‘Bildebar’ in Arcana.

“It’s a desert?”

“Yes. There’s no separate place name now. But according to Dane, it used to be a city.”

Right before Arcana’s destruction, the ancient magic power concentrate shot toward Bildebar.

Desertification progressed over time, and the city called Bildebar seems to have disappeared afterward.

Anyway, the concentrate is right there.

A place slightly off our return route.

“What’s the reason for going there?”

To Altur’s question, I answered.

“Uncovering Arcana’s secrets.”

“…Arcana!”

Everyone’s eyes become bright and eager.

Arcana.

Unless you have related knowledge like me.

No, regardless of having related knowledge or not, the word ‘Arcana’ itself gives people excitement and strange anticipation.

Needless to say for Altur, who’s a mage.

“Can’t we go there first?”

“Arcana? My goodness.”

“Dane, did you find out something again?”

I grinned at the enthusiastic response, curling up the corners of my mouth as I summarized.

“So, we’ll go to Ariella Mountain, then to the end of the Western Desert, and after stopping by here, we’ll head back?”

“Sounds good.”

“It’s going to be a packed adventure. Three places in two months.”

Now that we’re going to the Western Region, have we pretty much visited all the major places in the Empire except for the islands?

In less than two years, we’ve really traveled around to so many different places.

But it’s fun, so what can you do.

“Alright then, let’s prepare for departure.”

At my words, everyone immediately stood up from their seats as if they had been waiting for this moment.

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