Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 43

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 43

 

 

 

18. The Student Acknowledged by the Magic Tower Master (3)

 

 

The power of ancient magic was beyond imagination.

Dane probably thought he could float around twenty orbs.

But he floated all forty-plus orbs.

‘This is more impressive than I thought.’

Dane’s mana was originally ancient in nature.

On top of that, it had become even stronger thanks to the concentrated ancient magic power he absorbed from the fountain.

But the fact that he was carefully distributing mana to over forty orbs and making them move…

This was Dane’s innate talent itself – his understanding, utilization, and analysis of mana.

“Huh.”

Professor Denabo let out a sigh.

The orbs Dane had floating in the air scattered throughout the entire lecture hall.

It was already amazing that his mana could reach such distant places, but something even more astonishing began to happen.

The scattered orbs gathered in one place, then dispersed again, beginning to form some kind of picture.

It was…

A lion and a snake.

The Sogress Family Crest.

“Amazing…”

“I heard his talent was insane…”

He had floated every orb in the bowl.

This alone was shocking enough to turn everything upside down, but he had even precisely rearranged them to create his family’s crest.

This was no longer in a realm comparable to anyone here.

At best, maybe Professor Denabo.

Even that Professor Denabo was now gaping with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

‘Even Arabella wasn’t at this level.’

Of course, the fields were slightly different.

Arabella showed tremendous talent in ‘development’ areas like invention and analysis rather than raw mana itself.

But such things didn’t matter.

It was certain.

Dane Sogress.

This fellow was the best among all the fellows he had seen.

“Indeed… Sidrain, who had never properly taken a disciple until now, mentioned that he had ‘taught’ someone, and it was really true…”

Sidrain.

When the Magic Tower Master of Niruksion Magic Tower, whom no Magic Department student could possibly not know, was mentioned, murmurs arose.

“He was Sidrain’s disciple?”

“Did you just hear that? The Magic Tower Master taught him directly?”

“My goodness. If the Magic Tower Master taught him, how incredible must his talent be?”

Mages don’t move based on family prestige or money.

The essence of magic they possess.

Whether there’s talent worthy of passing that on.

They judge whether someone is worthy of becoming a formal disciple based on this alone.

In that sense, the fact that Sidrain, who had never taken a single disciple until now, had taught him…

“That means insane talent.”

“Now I understand why he got accepted for the autonomous major.”

“Did the Sogress family receive some kind of blessing…”

There was envy and a bit of jealousy mixed in, but it was almost nonexistent.

Originally, when something is too overwhelming, it’s normal not to feel like comparing yourself to it.

But this wasn’t the end.

‘Should I add some effects?’

Dane recalled magic arrangement techniques that weren’t very useful in actual combat but were perfect for visual appeal.

Those kinds of effects that made overloaded mana explode instantaneously.

By the way, this was a method Sidrain had taught him.

It didn’t seem like there would be much use for it, but who knew he’d recall it here.

“Huh?”

The moment he made his decision, Dane drew up additional mana, and the dozens of orbs floating up to the lecture hall ceiling began to vibrate.

Then everyone began to stir.

“Dane? Dane Sogress?”

Just as Professor Denabo was panicking-

Bang, pop pop pop bang!

Magnificent explosions burst forth from the lecture hall ceiling.

“Woooow!”

“A-Amazing!”

“This is crazy!”

The mana orbs exploded like fireworks from all directions, scattering beautiful sparks.

It was truly a magnificent sight.

It was like watching the magic fireworks that decorated the night sky during every Academy Festival.

Of course, it was carefully controlled to be absolutely safe, and the sparks created beautiful explosions on the ceiling, making everyone gasp in admiration.

“He really is a genius…”

“We couldn’t even float a single orb…”

Professor Denabo was at a loss for words.

Floating all the orbs, creating his family crest with them wasn’t enough, and he even overloaded them to create magical explosions?

‘This fellow is the real deal.’

Professor Denabo made a decision.

This fellow.

He should switch him from autonomous major to Magic Department major.

“Now, everyone applaud!”

As soon as Professor Denabo finished speaking, applause poured out.

Naturally, it couldn’t even be compared to when it was Altur’s turn.

“Excellent, Dane Sogress.”

“Thank you, Professor.”

“If I had known this would happen, I should have fought with the other professors back then to force you into the Magic Department…”

Though it was naturally impossible, Professor Denabo’s regret could be glimpsed.

“Even though I’m from another department, I’ll work hard.”

“Hehe. Did you all hear that? Magic Department students, you should be a bit nervous.”

Professor Denabo then whispered to Dane.

“If you have time later, come find me anytime.”

This way and that, Dane was receiving abundant favor from professors in every lecture he attended.

And when he returned, he received looks of disbelief.

“What exactly are you?”

At Leila’s bewildered question, Dane just grinned.

Thanks to this, Leila seemed to have completely lost any desire to attend Magic Department lectures.

“Spear Arts, magic, summoning arts… do you have anything else you’re good at? Tell me now.”

“Well. Look carefully and find out.”

“You’re really petty…”

“You’re good too. You have talent too.”

“It doesn’t make me happy at all when you say that, you know?”

Of course, Leila wasn’t particularly upset about it.

After all, this same Leila had won the Danter Cup based on what she learned about handling mana from Dane.

“It’s your turn, Leila.”

And that foundation was better than expected.

“Ooh.”

While other Magic Department freshmen could float at most three orbs, she floated a whopping five.

Unfortunately, arranging those five orbs in a row was all she could do, but that alone was enough.

“Leila Termion, you said you were from the Swordsmanship Department?”

“Yes, Professor.”

“Hehe, well now. Students from other departments might claim the top and second place in this lecture.”

Professor Denabo looked around at the Magic Department students, telling them to work harder.

Naturally, the Magic Department students’ expressions weren’t pleasant.

Students from other departments were here stealing their spotlight.

Needless to say, Altur was no exception.

Rarely, his face was full of shock.

Thanks to this, several students whispered in voices only they could hear.

“Could that Sogress fellow actually be stronger?”

“Look at the number of orbs he lifted. And didn’t the Niruksion Magic Tower Master acknowledge him as a disciple?”

“But didn’t it say ‘unmeasurable’ earlier?”

“That must have been a machine malfunction. How could there be such a thing as ‘unmeasurable’?”

Altur wanted to pretend this audit never happened and erase it from his memory right now.

‘What… what the hell is this?’

It was beyond absurd—it was preposterous.

What on earth had happened to the Sogress County?

Arabella and Claire’s talents were already at an insane level, but that fellow was even beyond that.

Good heavens.

A first-year, 14 years old, not only lifted all the orbs but moved them to create his own crest and even caused a mana explosion?

Without showing any sign of strain?

“Altur?”

“Shut up. I’m thinking right now.”

As mentioned, Altur was quick-witted.

Now that Arabella had left her undergraduate status, Altur could effectively become the representative student of the Magic Department for that very reason.

‘Persuasion would be better.’

At that level, it was time for a change of plans.

Though he believed it wouldn’t happen, if he picked a fight and lost in terms of skill, there would be no greater humiliation.

So it would be more beneficial to gently coax him into having a good impression of the Magic Department and ultimately make him an ally.

‘That was almost a disaster.’

If there hadn’t been this orientation with testing today, and he had picked a fight without knowing that fellow’s talent…

“Change of plans.”

Altur finally finished thinking and spoke up.

“We need to bring him into the student council.”

“Th-the student council?”

“Right. Since I’m a student council officer, it’ll be easier to keep that fellow under me and control him.”

The Imperial Academy Student Council.

A group with tremendous influence, including policy decisions within the Academy, budget execution, and various privileges.

For a simple example, the student council could decide on disciplinary actions against students or determine whether to approve events for each department.

It was a tradition of the Imperial Academy, if you could call it that.

Altur could wield tremendous influence within the Magic Department not only because of his outstanding talent, but because he had fully utilized that talent to become a student council officer.

Thanks to this, Grun and the other fellows beside him rebelled.

“He’s just a first-year! Basically, you need to be at least a second-year…”

“It’s a place even we can’t get into yet…”

“Isn’t first-year too early? And he’s still just a freshman!”

Envy and jealousy.

Plus rebellious feelings on top of that.

As they said, belonging to the student council from the first year was almost unprecedented.

There wasn’t a written rule about it.

It was just the general perception.

But true to Altur’s sharp mind, he was boldly breaking such conventions and trying to offer the tremendous ‘honor’ of a student council invitation.

“I can invite him with my authority. The other guys probably won’t be able to object.”

“Still though. He’s even from a different department.”

Grun protested, but it didn’t work.

“So, is there a rule saying I can’t recommend students from other departments?”

“…”

“Trust me, Grun. That fellow isn’t from the Magic Department, sure. But he’ll definitely elevate the status of the Magic Department.”

And Altur added to himself.

‘As a bonus, my status too. And my path to success.’

Altur was from a baron family.

He might be impressive within the Academy, but he believed that once he went out into the world, there were limits to talent.

In other words, Altur from a baron family believed he had limits and needed to find a way to break through them.

That method was precisely…

‘That fellow.’

Altur smiled slyly, imagining Dane being startled and not knowing what to do when he received the offer.

No matter how arrogant a fellow might be, he absolutely couldn’t remain indifferent to the word ‘student council.’

Altur believed so.

 

 

“Student council?”

“Right, student council. You’ve obviously heard of it, right?”

I nodded.

“Yeah. I’ve heard of it.”

“Good. I won’t need to explain then. I’ll officially recommend you to the student council. The fact that you received praise from department heads despite being from another department, the fact that you’re the Niruksion Magic Tower Master’s only disciple, the fact that you’re the first autonomous major in 50 years. And…”

Altur’s compliments continued in a stream.

I stared at him wondering what he had eaten wrong, but I could roughly guess.

“You’re more than qualified. No, you’re overqualified. With my qualification as a student council officer, I’ll recommend you to the student council.”

Exclamations and envious glances flew from around us.

I had heard from Big Sister.

The Imperial Academy’s student council was a very powerful group, and only a small number of students could enter it.

Now he was saying he’d recommend me to such a place.

“By the way, if you’re part of the student council, you can almost certainly stay in Danter Hall. As long as there are no separate disciplinary actions, student council students are unconditionally part of Danter Hall.”

I tilted my head at those words.

“I’m already part of Danter Hall though.”

“Well, that’s true. But being in Danter Hall now and continuing to be in Danter Hall are different stories. That’s not all. Including some immunity privileges…”

Privileges listed one after another.

Just listening to them, you’d think the student council alone had extraterritorial rights or something.

“How about it? Doesn’t it sound appealing?”

“No. Not really.”

Only then do I feel Altur’s bewilderment.

I wasn’t refusing just to tease Altur.

“If it’s not getting in with my own strength, I’m not really interested.”

Staying somewhere through some privilege rather than skill doesn’t appeal to me.

Using what you’re born with is one thing, but privileges gained by accepting unexplained favors always come with a price.

I learned that plenty on the battlefield.

When was it again.

Someone offered me bread, so I accepted it without much thought, but the next day my assignment changed from rear guard to vanguard.

There’s no such thing as kindness without reason in this world.

“…Do you even know what you’re refusing? The Student Council. Me, a 5th year representative and Student Council officer, Altur Diomet, personally recommending you.”

Altur looked at me like I was crazy.

Student Council.

I don’t really know what they do, but from my current perspective, I can tell it’s a place only a very few students can join.

But I’m not really interested.

I told Altur.

“Not really appealing to me.”

“It’s a position everyone desperately wants! The Student Council, the actual Student Council! If you spend even a little time at the Academy, you’ll realize how amazing the offer you just refused was!”

I’m not so sure about that.

“Dane, if we’re late, there won’t be any tart left. Let’s hurry.”

“Oh, they have tart too?”

Now that seems pretty impressive.

That’s Leila for you.

She’s got good timing, doesn’t she?

“What are you two saying right now….”

“I have a prior engagement with her. I’ll go first. It’s lunch time.”

I left the dazed Altur behind and pushed through the crowd to escape. I thought I heard some noise from behind.

“Sounds like he’s saying something.”

“Not really curious though.”

“Me neither.”

We escaped from Hanston Building and were finally freed from the stares. If stares had physical force, we would have been crushed to death long ago.

“But a Student Council offer. That’s pretty surprising?”

“Is it an amazing place? I heard about it roughly from Big Sister.”

“It’s an amazing place. Only a very select few chosen students can enter.”

I roughly understand what kind of feeling that is.

“From what I saw, that officer fellow seemed to want to get you into the Student Council through his recommendation, but you did well to refuse. If you had accepted, he would have used that excuse to order you around like his lackey.”

I could see that intention right away.

Otherwise, there’s no way he would have offered me that amazing position he kept praising so highly.

Even going so far as to personally recommend me.

“He’s an unpleasant fellow. I don’t like him. It’s obvious. Snake-like humans. I’ve seen them often since I was young. People who hung around our family wondering if there was anything they could get.”

Well, of course.

Termion is the greatest family in the Capital and the Empire. Leila must have seen plenty of that kind of thing since childhood, even if she didn’t want to.

Compared to that, such people didn’t visit our family often. It seemed to be due to the difference in characteristics between the Capital and the Southern Region.

“Those kinds of fellows are usually persistently annoying.”

“Then I’ll think about it when the time comes.”

“Don’t you worry? No matter how noble our families are, it’s still the Student Council.”

I tilted my head.

“So what?”

“…Right. You have your sisters.”

It’s not just my sisters.

I’m here too.

I wouldn’t refuse if my sisters helped, but I had no intention of always depending on them.

It’s not like I entered kindergarten or anything.

“But does that guy not even see me? Why doesn’t he ask me?”

I burst out laughing.

This is why I like Leila.

She’s pure and knows how to speak without pretense.

Most people wouldn’t say this because the fact that there was no offer would be embarrassing or unpleasant.

“Well, it’s probably because you’re at such an unreasonable level.”

Leila seems to have decided to coolly accept it now.

“But is there really tart?”

“Of course. It’s the Imperial Academy Student Cafeteria after all. They probably have every dessert that exists in the Empire, right?”

That’s mouth-watering talk.

When I was at the family estate, I could only eat exactly one per day, but unfortunately, I’ll have to do the same here, right?

“Good. Let’s go.”

Still, since today is the day of my first class, wouldn’t it be okay to eat one more?

“But do you have class after lunch?”

“No, I don’t. What about you, Leila?”

“I don’t either. Perfect. There’s a place I want to go see.”

“Where?”

“Garden of Mist!”

Where did she just say.

“They say it’s always foggy there when the weather is cloudy. But if you push through that fog and reach the fountain to make a wish, that wish will come true!”

I began to seriously worry about how to disappoint this little kid who was intoxicated by this romantic legend as gently as possible.

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