Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 67

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 67

 

 

 

35. The Heretic of the Divine Academy (1)

 

 

Karnas seemed to be a summoned creature from Beyond the Horizon, though in a new sense.

However, it was a bit different in meaning.

If before I thought he was a summoned creature from Beyond the Horizon because I had ‘never seen one before’, now I confirmed that this fellow was such an existence by his appearance in copies of ancient documents written in ancient Arcana language.

And that too….

Fwoooosh!

I confirmed that this fellow would grow into one of those creatures that breathe fire and fly around with massive wings spread in legends.

“Huh.”

I chuckled at the sight of Karnas scampering around on the ground while breathing fire, even if it was thin.

I was at a loss for words.

Well, seeing how he was running around so actively and even breathing fire just days after being born, he definitely seemed to be that creature.

“It’s unbelievable, but.”

Who would have thought that what was only passed down as legend would actually be real.

It seemed like the more I learned about the facts contained in the Magic Kingdom Arcana, the more most of the facts I knew would be denied.

Though they were only fragmentary pieces of information, I was quite certain, and anyway, I finally left that library and headed to the forest near the Academy to train Karnas.

The name was ‘Bonia Forest’. I didn’t know much else, but I could tell it was one thing – sparsely populated.

“First, I should start with training, right?”

Only after confirming there were no people around did I speak to Karnas.

“Karnas, want to try flying?”

“Kyeok?”

“Like this.”

When I spread both hands like wings and flapped them, Karnas made an “aha” expression and flapped his wings.

Of course, there was no way he could take off.

“Kyeok….”

After trying several times and getting tired, the fellow let out a dejected cry and trudged away with his back to me.

What a truly fascinating guy.

How do all his emotions seem to show like that?

“Flying is a failure for now.”

His muscles and wing membranes weren’t fully formed yet.

Even so, breathing fire was a bit strange. Fire that neutralizes mana barriers, no less.

Wasn’t the order somehow reversed?

“Next is jumping? Or… walking slowly?”

“Kyeok!”

Karnas shook his head.

Then he hopped over to a rotten tree.

“Why here?”

“Kyeok!”

Karnas proudly lifted his head.

Fwoosh!

He hit the single leaf hanging on the rotten branch with a stream of fire.

“….”

“Kyeo-ook!”

Seeing the fellow puffing up as if asking for praise, I had nothing to say.

I stared blankly at the leaf falling down gently as it burned to ash.

“Alright, let’s train with fire.”

Even as I said this, I glanced around the forest.

No matter how weak the stream of fire, it could accidentally burn down the entire forest.

Having experienced countless fires, one of the most frequent accidents on the battlefield, I had to think of another method.

“Let’s use this.”

The target was simple.

“I’m glad I took those assassination classes.”

It was a rabbit I had just caught in this ‘Bonia Forest’.

Mother’s assassination classes didn’t just include simply slitting an opponent’s throat, but also included lessons on surviving in standby situations before and after assassination.

Naturally, that included hunting as well.

A rabbit was easy enough with basic traps.

“Kye-ok! Kyeoook!”

The fellow saw the rabbit I was dismantling and went absolutely wild.

Whether his instincts remained, he struggled desperately to escape from my hands, determined to eat it somehow.

“No, wait.”

“Kyeok….”

Still, he listened well.

I skillfully dismantled the rabbit, then set aside the edible parts as targets.

“Now, Karnas. You hit these with fire. You only eat what you hit. How about it?”

“Kyeok! Kyeok!”

Karnas took his stance, telling me to start quickly.

I was truly speechless.

Anyway, wouldn’t this be killing two birds with one stone – training with fire while also cooking meat and getting food for this fellow?

There was still plenty of food left from the Summoning Shop , but feeding him this way was also a good method.

If he got used to it and could eventually hunt on his own, that would be truly great.

Anyway, now let’s start….

Fwoooosh!

…I was about to say.

“Kyeok! Kyeok!”

The fellow properly cooked all four rabbit meat targets I had set up with four streams of fire.

“You’re a genius too?”

With a strange sense of kinship, I patted the fellow’s head.

“Speaking of which, should I do some training too?”

Spear Arts, Swordsmanship, Magic, Assassination, and even Summoning.

The training I could do was endless.

“Hmm….”

Indeed, seeing the forest reminded me of Mother’s assassination classes.

Should I practice some of the techniques Mother taught me?

 

 

Ernest was currently absorbed in decoding the treasure map outside of classes. The treasure map wasn’t that difficult.

The more he decoded, the faster he got, and when he had almost completely decoded it, Ernest contacted Dane.

“Where should I come?”

-Northern Outskirts of Academy, Bonia Forest.

“Bonia Forest?”

There wasn’t much there.

Though monsters occasionally appeared, they could all be handled by the forest keepers, and it was a place with nothing much to see, just densely packed trees creating a gloomy atmosphere.

‘Could there be some clue there?’

Ernest, who connects everything to exploration and adventure, started running with a hopeful heart. Then he happened to meet Leila.

“Huh? Leila! Where are you going?”

“What. It’s Ernest.”

Ernest soon realized that Leila was heading in the same direction.

“Dane told me to come that way?”

“He told me the same thing.”

“That’s strange. I thought we were doing club activities. Is that place perhaps a base?”

“No? I heard that even new clubs can get a club room from the ones that were disbanded this time if they just apply.”

“Then what is it? Ah! Maybe it’s a good place for swordsmanship training?”

Leila clapped her hands.

Leila had been itching to spar with Dane once more.

She wouldn’t be a match for him, but isn’t that also the fun of sparring?

Leila was a competitive child who would make a frustrated expression when she lost, but strangely, she didn’t feel that way toward Dane.

‘His talent is just too absurd.’

So rather than having the goal of catching up, Leila had decided to thoroughly analyze Dane and make even a little of his skill level her own.

Anyway, when the two arrived at Bonia Forest…

“Kiruuuuk!”

“Good. Perfect!”

They could see Karnas continuously breathing flames and Dane clapping and encouraging from behind.

It was truly a rare sight.

It wasn’t the first time, but they didn’t know that fellow would breathe flames, and the fellow behind him was clapping with the most benevolent expression in the world.

“…What are they doing?”

“Who knows…”

Eventually the two approached Dane and Karnas-

“Dane, what are you doing?”

“Oh my, Karnas! Come here!”

They heard an answer from Dane that they never expected.

“Dragon taming.”

The two fell silent for a moment, then opened their mouths without anyone going first.

“What are you taming?”

“A dragooon?”

Dane nodded calmly.

“Yeah. A dragon.”

“Then… this one is… No way. That’s impossible.”

“Right. It’s just a nickname, right?”

This time Dane shook his head.

“No. When I looked it up, it was real.”

While their heads filled with question marks-

“When I looked it up, this one is really a summoned creature from beyond the horizon.”

“And, so?”

“Among them, it’s a dragon.”

“…”

“…”

Dane was casually delivering shocking facts.

It was like he was talking about what he had for dinner yesterday.

“Dragons are definitely…”

“From legends…”

The two eventually gave up trying to speak.

The person speaking in front of them was Dane.

A genius among geniuses.

The fellow who accomplishes impossible things one after another.

If someone else had said it, they probably would have burst into laughter.

But it was Dane.

“Well, if you can’t believe it, watch later. See how it grows.”

The two believed him.

Considering the abilities and talent Dane had shown so far, they had no choice but to believe.

And they instinctively thought:

‘We absolutely have to keep this secret.’

‘If that’s really a dragon…’

Wouldn’t there be chaos?

Just a familiar egg hatching would be shocking enough, but the hatched creature is a dragon?

This is really…

“I really made an incredible person my friend.”

Leila nodded at Ernest’s muttering.

“I agree.”

Of course, whether they did that or not, Dane dismantled the rabbit he had caught earlier like a butcher and made it a target again.

“Now, Karnas. Flame Shot!”

“Kirik?”

“Ah, you don’t like the skill name?”

“Kirik!”

“Then Flame Attack!”

“Kirik…”

Dane seemed to be really bad at naming skills.

“How can he be so bad at naming.”

“Even a genius has no naming sense.”

Finally, Ernest, who couldn’t stand watching, stepped forward.

“Dane, how about Ignis?”

“Kirik! Kiru-uk!”

As soon as Karnas heard the skill name ‘Ignis’, he liked it very much.

“What does it mean?”

“It just means fire. In ancient Secret language.”

“It sounds good. Karnas, do you like it?”

“Kirik! Kirik!”

Karnas breathed fire even more excitedly.

And as expected, the rabbit meat burst into flames.

“Oh, this time it’s evenly cooked?”

“Ki-rik!”

The way he puffed out his chest was unmistakably showing off. It was remarkable progress. Now he was even controlling his fire.

That sight was quite cute, so Leila petted Karnas’s head.

“I think it would be nice to have a friend like this too.”

Leila suddenly asked.

“But how are you raising him? Even if he fits in your arms now, what about later?”

“That’s why I’m training him now. He’ll get incredibly big later, and it would be troublesome if he stays by my side then, right?”

“That’s true…”

Karnas is a baby dragon.

Simply put, it means he’ll become a dragon later.

When that time comes, staying in the dormitory will naturally be impossible, and eventually he’ll need to make a nest or hideout.

“Well, if I look around, there might be other methods.”

Anyway, the reason for training like this now was ultimately to foster independence and prevent the tremendous abilities of a dragon from being used carelessly.

“Oh, Dane.”

Then Ernest spoke.

“I’ve finished decoding the map.”

“Ah.”

Dane’s eyes sparkled.

The two gathered around Ernest. Karnas also approached with quick steps, looking curious.

“So you found out who the creator was?”

“Yeah. Surprisingly, it was Saul Hanston.”

According to Ernest, they needed to know the creator to find the ‘key’.

“Saul Hanston designed this hall. Look.”

Ernest crouched down and spread the map on the floor, laying out his decoded text beside it.

Naturally, it was impossible to tell what was written.

“You have terrible handwriting.”

“Ha, haha.”

Ernest had terrible handwriting. Pretty terrible at that.

Well, as long as he could explain it well.

“Anyway, we’ve decided where we need to go.”

“Where?”

“The eastern end of the Academy, a closed hall that’s no longer in use.”

“A closed hall…”

The Academy was built a very long time ago.

Therefore, there are buildings that are no longer in use.

The closed hall was the same type.

“It’s a hall built by Saint Eimar, but it’s been completely closed and unused since the past.”

“Why was it closed?”

“Saint Eimar rebelled against the Emperor. It wasn’t a rebellion, just went against the Emperor’s wishes.”

“Ah.”

“According to the decoded text… we need to enter the tombs of the saints here, underground in the hall.”

Leila shuddered.

“Tombs sound kind of creepy?”

“That’s what the decoded text says. As for tombs, well, you’ll get used to them as you go around? They’re more interesting places than you’d think.”

Ernest shrugged as if it was nothing, but Leila shuddered even more as if that would never happen.

In the midst of this, Dane expressed doubt.

“Wait. If it’s the eastern end… isn’t that the Academy’s restricted zone?”

“You got it right. You know well, Dane.”

Dane was right.

The eastern end of the Academy has quite a few buildings with restricted access.

Saint Aimar’s Hall was one of them.

“If it’s a restricted zone, it would be at least disciplinary action.”

“Right. Disciplinary action. If it’s a building built by someone who fell out of favor with the Emperor and was closed, even harsher discipline could be imposed.”

Dane set aside that problem for now.

“What else?”

“There will be undead.”

What kind of nonsense was this.

“…Undead at the Academy?”

“There are undead…?”

“That’s why it’s a restricted zone.”

First a restricted zone, now undead.

One mountain after another.

“No, why are there undead at the Academy?”

“Well, divine power and necromancy are separated by a paper-thin difference.”

At Ernest’s answer, Dane nodded.

“That’s right. They say if a cleric dies harboring deep resentment, that holy power can sometimes manifest as necromancy.”

“That’s exactly the case, Dane.”

Saint Aimar.

A cleric who protected the poor and tried to protect the weak, but gained too many followers, causing the Emperor to feel fear and eliminate him.

His and his followers’ corpses were buried there, in Saint Aimar’s Hall, and those corpses have now become undead wandering around.

“…Should we contact the Theology Department?”

“I heard they won’t go there. The Theology Department going there would essentially mean rebelling against the Emperor’s will.”

“Ah.”

Political reasons.

“And since they’re corpses that had powerful holy power in life that have awakened, they’ll be that much stronger. That’s why they only resort to closure. If they could have done something, they would have done it long ago.”

“Ah.”

This damn Academy has everything.

“And even if we contact the Theology Department, there probably won’t be anyone to help?”

“Then isn’t it dangerous? Why leave it as is? Shouldn’t the Imperial Family do something about it somehow?”

At Leila’s question, Ernest shook his head.

“Usually, stationary undead created that way can’t leave that place. The source of their power is there. As long as you don’t go in, they’re not a threat.”

Simply put, as long as you don’t go in, it’s fine.

It’s not impossible to subjugate them, but touching them would be politically troublesome.

There’s also symbolism involved.

A kind of warning that if you rebel, you’ll eternally wander as undead like that.

“So the Academy is hiding their existence. Though everyone who should know knows.”

“But you know really well.”

“I did thorough research before enrolling. I love adventure! The Academy is the best place for exploration!”

He was just an exploration addict.

“Then, is it impossible to solve with our power? The weakness of undead is divine power.”

Of course, divine power wasn’t the only weakness.

But Leila and Ernest stared intently at Dane.

With expectant expressions.

“Why are you looking at me?”

“Just in case.”

“Right. Maybe you can use divine power too?”

“…”

It was absurd.

Dane shook his head.

Instead, he brought up one method.

“I don’t know about divine power talent since I haven’t checked, but I do know one person from the Theology Department.”

Dane thought of one student from Danter Hall 9th Floor, the Theology Department…

A student who wasn’t very fitting for the Theology Department.

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