Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 57

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 57

 

 

 

30. Let’s Make a Club (1)

 

 

The power of ancient magic is beyond imagination.

I cast the spell with the intention of using about half my usual mana to control the power.

“Hiiek!”

“Wh-what is that!”

A much larger arrow than I had expected was created.

“….”

This is closer to a spear than an arrow.

Of course, I was born with ancient magic power before too. But it seems to be on a different level since I formed my circle.

“Ma-magic too?”

“Isn’t Sogress County known for spear arts?”

“Their sister is that Arabella Sogress!”

The guys started making a fuss and hesitating as soon as they saw the magic arrow I summoned. But that was only momentary, as one of them shook off his fear and shouted.

“L-let’s all rush him at once! I heard mages have weak physical abilities!”

“Idiot! Don’t you remember getting knocked out by that guy yesterday?”

“That was one-on-one! Damn it, I’m going first!”

Maybe it’s because they’re kids.

Whether they have no fear, or are overflowing with courage.

Or maybe their brains haven’t fully developed yet.

Well.

There is a perception that mages are physically weak because they form circles in their hearts, so it’s not entirely wrong.

But they picked the wrong opponent.

First, I drove the magic arrow straight into the ground.

Kwang!

Then dust and fragments scattered as screams erupted.

What incredible power.

It’s not like gunpowder exploded or anything.

If I had thrown that at them, one of them probably would have died.

“D-damn it! Attack!”

As chaos ensued, the guys rushed at me recklessly.

Four in total.

“Swarm him all at once!”

Their strategy was quite rational, but-

On the battlefield, you don’t just learn how to fight with weapons.

I caught the fist of the first guy who rushed at me, wrapped around his arm, and slammed him into the ground.

“Kueok!”

I sent the next guy flying with a punch to his jaw.

And before he even hit the ground, I kicked the third guy in the chest, sending him flying.

“You’re the only one left?”

“Sp-spare me… Aak!”

I struck his head with my palm and knocked him flat on the ground.

Clap clap.

I dusted off my palms and looked at Ernest.

“Da-Dane.”

“Are you okay?”

“Y-yeah! Thanks. But how did you…”

I recalled the breathtaking chase with the bodybuilding club guys and gave a vague answer.

“I had some circumstances that led to this situation.”

“Ah…”

Ernest spoke to me apologetically.

“I-I tried not to lose somehow… but my legs were shaking.”

No.

Trauma and fear aren’t things that can be overcome so simply.

Rather, I should praise Ernest for speaking up courageously.

“No, you did well.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah. But you need to do better from now on.”

Of course, while I’ll praise him, I can’t be satisfied with just this.

Looking at their condition, these guys don’t seem like they’ll give up easily. Unless Ernest and I stick together all the time, these types will always look for opportunities.

When someone they consider beneath them fights back or gets angry, they usually panic and bully them even more.

Especially this guy who got knocked out by Ernest’s punch.

“Uuugh…”

“Th-this is impossible…”

In that sense, there’s something I need to do.

I crouched down in front of the guys writhing on the ground.

“Hey. Come at us again next time, definitely. Got it?”

“Wh-what…”

“Not me, him.”

I pointed at Ernest.

Then I stood up again and said to Ernest.

“Next time, you’re going to win.”

“Huh?”

“You promised, didn’t you? That you’d fight Bron fair and square and win.”

Ernest nodded with eyes full of firm determination.

“R-right.”

“Let’s talk as we go.”

I left the fallen guys behind and exited the alley, instinctively scanning the surroundings.

“Wh-what are you doing, Dane?”

“Nothing, just some annoying guys around.”

Fortunately, the bodybuilding club guys don’t seem to be around.

Anyway, speaking of which.

“Did you eat lunch?”

“N-no. I was on my way to eat when those guys suddenly dragged me away…”

“Perfect. Let’s go eat.”

“Yeah!”

Ernest was grinning as if he had never been trembling. I brought up a topic as I headed to the student cafeteria with Ernest.

“Ernest, are you in any clubs?”

“Huh? Clubs? Oh, no. There aren’t any clubs I want to join…”

“Clubs you want to join?”

“Yeah! Clubs for adventure, exploration, archaeological site excavation and such.”

This guy really only has these thoughts in his head.

“There are academic societies within the department, but those are just mandatory participation as part of academic life, and clubs are different. There is a map analysis club, but that’s just a club that uses map analysis as an excuse to fool around, so I was disappointed when I joined.”

“Really? So you’re not in any clubs right now?”

“That’s… right? Why, are you interested in clubs, Dane? Lately all the freshmen are making a fuss about joining clubs or not, and the clubs are also making a lot of noise recruiting new members.”

“Is there some kind of rule for that?”

“Rules? I’m not sure about that, but from what I know, you have to choose very carefully. Once you join a club, you can’t join another one for two years.”

This is it.

I suggested to Ernest.

“Then let’s make our own club while we’re at it.”

Ernest suddenly stopped walking and looked at me with surprised eyes.

“A club? Us?”

“Yeah.”

“Wh-what kind of club?”

“Just one. A club that does various things.”

From what I’ve heard, the Academy has an incredible number of clubs.

It’s not a permit system but a registration system, so you can create a club as long as you have compatible people and enough members.

“We’ll train, explore ancient ruins, and gather to eat when we’re bored.”

“I want to! Let’s make one! It’s with you! I definitely want to make one!”

Ernest accepted surprisingly easily.

Actually, I have some ulterior motives.

First, it’s to avoid the courtship from those bodybuilding club guys and other clubs.

If I become a member of a completely different club, they won’t bother me anymore.

And if I’m going to join somewhere eventually, wouldn’t it be better to make my own?

“We’ll go on explorations from time to time, but we’ll also train. Of course, you’ll join in too.”

“Yeah! Of course! Then I can learn swordsmanship or spear arts?”

“Yeah, probably?”

There’s one more thing.

I should try developing this useful fellow.

Right now he’s a coward who trembles even when fists just wave around in front of him.

But since he promised to fight fair and square, I should at least make him capable of protecting himself.

I don’t know if he has talent or not though.

“Great! Really great. So it’s just you and me making it, Dane?”

“No, there’s one more person.”

“Ah, is it Leila by any chance?”

“Yeah. I haven’t asked her yet though.”

“I heard the minimum is three people… What if Leila doesn’t want to?”

I said with confidence.

“No, she probably will.”

“Huh?”

“She’ll play hard to get a bit though.”

I said with confidence.

 

 

“Hmm. We’re making a club? The three of us?”

“Yeah.”

“What are we going to do in the club?”

“Various things. Interpret maps, find treasure, train, go out to eat.”

Leila tilted her head at those words.

“That can be a club?”

“There are so many trivial clubs, why wouldn’t that work?”

For reference, Ernest told me that all kinds of clubs exist at the Imperial Academy.

It’s not just guys like that bodybuilding club we saw earlier, but there are also many clubs that just meet for friendship purposes, chat, and then part ways.

“I was going to join a social club.”

Leila played hard to get once.

Social clubs.

They’re extremely important elements for girls.

Because they consider not falling out of the mainstream group more important than anything.

“Why would you join that?”

“Huh?”

“You’re a Termion. People will naturally gather around you even if you don’t join.”

“…”

Leila’s expression was ‘Now that you mention it, that’s true?’

“…So how do we make one?”

As expected, she took the bait.

“We just go to the Student Council Office, fill out a club establishment application, and submit it. Pretty simple, right? I think we could go do it now.”

“N-now? Right away?”

“Yeah. What’s there to postpone?”

I wanted to escape from that damn bodybuilding club and other potentially annoying elements as soon as possible.

No, if I didn’t do this today, I felt like muscles would appear in my dreams too.

“I got invited to a club by some department seniors too…”

“What club?”

“Dessert Exploration Club!”

Tsk. Dessert exploration.

That’s a strong rival?

They’d obviously eat tarts too, right?

“They regularly meet and hold dessert tasting sessions. How does that sound?”

“That sounds quite good… No, but I think this would be more fun? We’d explore together, train and point out each other’s weaknesses, and gather to hang out when needed. Right, Ernest?”

“Of course! I’m absolutely in favor!”

I gently coaxed Leila.

“Desserts are nice, but we could do that too, couldn’t we? I actually like tarts.”

“B-but…”

“Well, if you want to hang out with the seniors, go ahead. Ernest and I will just have fun together.”

Leila wavered back and forth, not knowing what to do, and I drove in the final nail.

“I’m thinking of doing swordsmanship training regularly too. Oh, and I’m also thinking about things that could help with swordsmanship…”

“I-I have no choice! I’ll talk to the seniors properly!”

See? She was going to do it anyway.

“Good. Let’s go right away.”

 

But there was a slight hitch in my plan.

“Ah, club establishment? Didn’t you hear about the recent changes?”

“Changes?”

I gradually became anxious at what the staff member was saying.

“Yes. The number of clubs registered at our Academy alone exceeds 3,000.”

My mind became as distant as that distant number.

“So there are too many clubs that only exist on paper, and they keep increasing to the point where they’ll become completely unmanageable later, so starting this year we changed from a registration system to a permit system.”

“A permit system means…”

“Yes. You need a recommendation from one full professor. Part-time lecturers don’t count.”

This was completely unexpected.

“What should we do, Dane?”

“I never thought of this…”

Leila and Ernest were both looking at me, asking what we should do.

“You need a professor’s recommendation. We’re freshmen, do we have any professor who would recommend us? I haven’t even seen the faces of our department professors yet.”

“Our Exploration Department freshman professor is currently away on an exploration to the North Sea, so classes are suspended…”

Just as Leila said, we are freshmen.

So there’s no way we’d know any professors.

Unless it’s a professor we knew from before.

Same goes for me.

Of course, it’s not like there’s no way.

“Then let’s go ask for a favor.”

“Huh? Ask for a favor?”

“Yeah. Ask for a recommendation. It’s not that difficult, is it?”

“Well, that’s true, but… they’re professors, you know?”

At Leila’s words, I tilted my head as if asking what the big deal was.

“Right. Professors. I’m going to go ask them for a favor.”

“Huh? Do you have someone in mind?”

“Yeah. I do.”

I happened to think of one good person.

“I don’t know who it is, but will it work? We’re just freshmen. I think they’d look down on us.”

“It’s fine. It’ll work out.”

I spoke with confidence toward the two who were harboring doubts.

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