Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 52

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 52

 

 

 

26. Your Name Is (1)

 

 

The access control for the Imperial Academy dormitory is quite strict.

Since it’s essentially the space where all Academy students stay, and they’re the future talents who will lead the Empire, there have apparently been several terrorist attempts by enemy nations over the years.

So not only is entry completely prohibited outside designated hours, but if you’re caught trying to enter, an emergency alert goes off throughout the entire dormitory.

This means all students wake up, and the unauthorized intruder who disturbed everyone’s sleep becomes a public enemy in this brutal system.

Because of this, most ‘unauthorized’ intruders who sneak out wait until dawn when entry becomes possible before coming back in.

My case was a bit different.

“It should be around here…”

“Kyirik?”

Because Little Sister had told me about a secret entrance.

Still, sisters are sisters – this was apparently a place shared only between Big Sister and Little Sister.

She said you could come and go anytime through here, regardless of entry hours…

“Oh no.”

It seems like it was recently discovered.

“Looks like it’s been blocked off.”

The entrance that was supposed to lead underground was completely sealed with something.

There was even a sign posted.

 

[Access Prohibited. Violations will result in penalty points. -Dormitory Council President-]

 

This looks like the Dormitory Council discovered and blocked it off.

Both Sisters graduated over a year ago, so they probably didn’t know. The dormitory is principally a place only ‘current students’ can access.

“What to do.”

If I’d known this would happen, maybe I should have stayed the night at Little Sister’s research lab?

“Kyirik?”

As if sensing my dilemma, the fellow hiding in my outer clothes poked its head out and tilted it curiously.

Those bright, sparkling eyes are quite impressive.

The more I look, the cuter it gets?

When I tickled the top of its head with my fingertip, the fellow closed its eyes contentedly and made a purring sound.

“Should we go back?”

That would be the best choice.

But I want to examine it more.

I’m getting greedy.

I decided to investigate the ’cause’ first.

Sidrain had said this before.

When faced with an unsolvable situation, go back to the beginning.

Following that teaching faithfully, I decided to find out why this place was used as a ‘secret passage.’

Whooom.

I drew up my mana.

After absorbing the Ancient Mana Concentrate and forming a Circle, my mana sensitivity had expanded. Mana sensitivity simply refers to the comprehensive ‘feeling’ of detecting and utilizing mana.

So now I could faintly sense the flow of mana acting from the outside.

“Hmm…”

My contemplation didn’t last long.

I can see it.

A particularly weak flow of mana.

“Aha.”

The entire dormitory is supposedly wrapped in a magical barrier for detection, surveillance, and defense. Magic cast directly by none other than Saul Hanston.

But to maintain such a large-scale barrier requires ‘hubs,’ and those ‘hubs’ inevitably deteriorate over time.

The place where I’m standing right now is exactly that.

The very edge of the area covered by one hub.

The mana flow is extremely weak here.

That’s why it could be used as a secret passage.

But since the physical entrance to the passage is blocked…

“I need to find another similar spot?”

The conclusion came easily.

I started walking slowly along the barrier.

“Kyirik…”

In the midst of this, the fellow let out a strangely weak cry.

“Are you hungry?”

“Kyirik!”

What?

Does this thing really understand me?

“Can you understand what I’m saying?”

“Kyirik! Kyirik!”

A summoned beast from Beyond the Horizon, they said.

Even if it’s different, it seems somehow special.

I should give it a name soon.

First, let me solve this barrier penetration problem.

“Here it is.”

Finding a spot with weak flow wasn’t difficult.

Even though my sensing ability is faint, since it’s a massive flow like a barrier, I could easily detect it.

However, there was a slight problem.

“The question is how to break through this.”

Weak flow or not, a barrier is still a barrier.

If I tried to force my way through, there would probably be trouble.

Then all the dormitory residents would wake up, and I’d be caught and receive penalty points or, in severe cases, be expelled.

I’d rather pass on that.

“Hmm.”

I was lost in thought, considering various methods, when it happened.

“Kyirik, kyirook.”

The fellow that had been whimpering in my arms poked its head up again. Then, instead of looking at me, it turned toward the outside, and before I could stop it, it breathed out ‘fire.’

Whoosh.

The fire touched the barrier and seemed to scatter…

But suddenly it passed right through where the barrier had been and shot out in a straight line.

“Kyirik!”

It had completely pierced through the barrier.

I was startled for a moment, but only briefly.

It was quiet.

They said just touching the barrier would cause a commotion, but for all that, the surroundings were very peaceful.

“Could it be…”

I drew up more mana and expanded my sensing ability to the maximum.

Then I could tell for certain.

Here, in the part where the barrier had been, I couldn’t feel any mana flow at all.

Which means-

“Did you completely neutralize it?”

“Kyirik!”

The fellow cried out as if to say that’s right.

I was left speechless as I stared at the fellow.

The fellow rubbed its face against my body as if asking for praise.

“Haha.”

So it really is a summoned beast from ‘Beyond the Horizon’.

If it has such tremendous abilities.

To think it could completely neutralize even part of the barrier that Saul Hanston himself set up.

And without being detected at that.

I’ll need to analyze this fellow’s fire later.

“Good.”

As a test, I reached my hand toward the neutralized section.

Nothing happened.

My hand passed through the barrier and entered the inner grounds of the dormitory.

I immediately slipped my body through the gap.

Being careful not to touch the parts of the barrier that weren’t neutralized. It was a bit cramped, but there was no problem. After stepping onto the inner ground, I turned around to look back.

Slowly, though a bit sluggishly, the barrier was recovering.

“Kyirik!”

Well, how fascinating.

To summarize, is it a fire that temporarily neutralizes mana?

Or since it was set up by Saul Hanston, can it completely neutralize other people’s mana?

What’s certain is that this fellow is an incredible summoned beast.

“Kyirik! Kyirik!”

It wouldn’t matter if others saw this fellow with me, but it would probably be better to hide what abilities it possesses.

That could really lead to troublesome situations.

While hiding our being together would be difficult, concealing the abilities themselves wouldn’t be too hard.

“Shall we head inside now?”

And so, avoiding the paths illuminated by mana, I finally arrived at Danter Hall.

From here on, it’s safe.

Because outside of roll call times, the Dormitory Council’s power only reaches the outside.

However, it seemed there were fellows waiting for me.

Ding.

The moment I arrived at the 9th floor and the door opened, I came face to face with Droyan, who seemed to have been waiting for me.

“…Did you by any chance go out and come back?”

To Droyan, who asked with an incredulous expression as soon as he saw me, I shrugged my shoulders.

“Maybe I did, maybe I didn’t.”

“You definitely went out and came back. How on earth did you get out? I mean, Priscilla got caught right away!”

So she got caught.

She went out boasting that she’d absolutely never get caught.

“There are ways.”

“What kind of ways?”

“Secret.”

And sorry, but even if I told you, you wouldn’t be able to use it.

Both the illusion generator and temporarily disabling the magical barrier to return.

But Droyan had an expression that said ‘figures as much’.

“…Sogress fellows are all amazing, aren’t they.”

“Were my sisters like that too?”

“Your sisters are legends of Danter Hall. What more is there to say? Later, grab any random Danter Hall resident passing by and mention those two names. See what reaction you get.”

My sisters didn’t really talk much about dormitory life, but I should really ask them about it later.

“Anyway, well, it’s fortunate you didn’t get caught. If you had been caught too, we all would have been screwed. Priscilla got caught and received penalty points.”

“All of us?”

“No, just Priscilla for now. But the surveillance will get stricter. The Dormitory Council fellows are vicious. Especially avoid the Dormitory Council President. If you get on his bad side, he’ll torment you until graduation.”

Good thing I didn’t get caught.

“Anyway, only I know that you went out and came back, so don’t worry.”

I grinned.

He seems to be a fellow with some loyalty.

By the way, did this fellow wait until I came back?

“Ahem. I’m sleepy. Well, I’m going in.”

“Oh, thanks.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Droyan chuckled and returned to his room, and I also headed straight to my room.

As I entered the room, I felt the fellow that had been quiet in my embrace start to squirm, so I quickly took it out.

“Kyirik!”

It seems quite excited.

Good thing the room is soundproofed.

The fellow began toddling around on the floor, looking around curiously.

The sight was quite cute, so I sat in a chair to watch, when suddenly it jumped up onto the bed with a hop!

“Kyirik, kyirik!”

Then it settled next to the pillow and curled up very comfortably.

How fascinating.

Does it somehow know that’s where it will sleep with me?

Of course, that was only for a moment, as the fellow soon got up and whimpered at the edge of the bed.

“Kyirik…”

It seems jumping up is possible, but coming down is still difficult.

I smiled and gently extended both palms, and the fellow climbed onto them as if it had been waiting.

When I put it back down on the floor, the fellow began running around everywhere.

After a while, it came up to me and stared at me intently.

Ah, it must be hungry.

I immediately rummaged through my spatial storage and pulled out the eggshell that the fellow had been in until just a while ago.

But the fellow shook its head.

“Hmm.”

This isn’t it?

I thought for a moment.

There’s no way to get food right now.

Then I suddenly remembered the item, or rather ‘food’ I had discovered while organizing my luggage earlier.

That is…

Magically preserved food.

“Here it is.”

Should I say it’s food that Mother prepared in case I got hungry at night?

Of course, Big Sister cast the magic herself.

And perhaps because Big Sister cast it, when I broke the seal and opened the cover, steam rose as if it had just been made and a delicious smell wafted out.

“Kyirik! Kyirik!”

This one’s going crazy and rushing over.

By the way, it was stew.

Since preservation magic was cast on it, almost no spices were used, so it seemed like it wouldn’t be too stimulating for this fellow to eat.

“Want to try some?”

“Kyirik!”

The fellow nodded its head urgently.

I fished out some meat and vegetables from the stew, shook them off, tore them into small pieces, and offered them to the fellow.

“Chirp, chirp!”

The fellow ate quite deliciously.

Since I had it out, I took a bite too.

Mm, delicious. Mother really has good skills.

But look at this little one.

“Chirk!”

There was food, and now it’s gone.

I immediately tore off a piece of meat and gave it to him, but that was gone in an instant too.

Look at that appetite.

Does he have a subspace in his mouth or something?

“Chirp?”

I took out several more pieces of meat, tore them up, and gently set them down.

Then the fellow buried his head and began eating frantically.

Is this what they mean by feeling full just from watching someone eat?

“Wait.”

Preservation Magic was 5-Chain level, right?

“I just became able to use 3-Chain Magic freely, so…”

I was planning to steadily train in Chain-level Magic anyway.

There’s a lot to do, but I can’t neglect magic training because of that.

Then should I quickly push to 5-Chain while I’m at it?

“Should I contact Sidrain?”

Treasure hunting.

Raising magic to 5-Chain.

Giving him a name.

Passing the Summoner special examination.

I thought about the things I needed to do.

Busy, so busy.

Is Academy life always like this?

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