Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 79

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 79

 

 

 

43. Don’t Be Surprised, Just Listen

 

 

Shelia, the head librarian of the Imperial Academy Library, subtly watched Dane who had returned to the library after being away for about a day.

‘The Ancient Document Section again.’

Last time he stayed almost all day, so how long will he stay today?

“Head Librarian, you’re going to burn a hole through him at this rate.”

In the midst of this, assistant librarian Tony’s voice was heard, startling Shelia.

“What, what do you mean?”

“That freshman.”

“When did I ever look at him…”

“Come on, you did it last time too, and you’ve been watching him constantly today?”

“…I’m just worried that the old ancient documents might get damaged.”

Shelia spoke with feigned firmness, but her constant glancing while speaking made her seem completely unconvincing.

Shelia quickly shooed away the unwelcome guest.

“Stop talking nonsense and go organize things.”

“Yes, understood. Then, I’ll stop bothering you and retreat?”

She wanted to smack the back of Tony’s head as he grinned and scurried away, but Shelia was already looking at Dane again, thinking this was her chance.

‘His family is the Sogress County too. Isn’t this too unfair?’

Silver hair that gave off a cold impression and a sharp nose bridge.

In contrast, pure white fingers.

Even mysterious green eyes that exuded a mystical atmosphere.

Is this what it would feel like to see an artwork that God had carefully crafted?

This emotion was awe.

She, a 5th-year archaeology student, suddenly noticed that Dane was writing something.

“Just like last time.”

And at a glance, the document Dane was currently examining was written in Ancient Arcana Language.

Naturally, it should be impossible to decipher.

What was he planning to do by writing it down and taking it with him?

“…What could it be?”

How much time had passed like that?

When the pile of ancient document copies beside him had grown to about several spans high, Dane suddenly got up from his seat and approached Shelia.

‘Oh my.’

Shelia tried to calm her trembling heart and put on a bright smile.

“Um, Librarian.”

“Yes, student Dane Sogress.”

“I have a question. Are the copies in the Ancient Document Section all there is here?”

At those words, Shelia shook her head.

“No. There are more. As I mentioned last time, most ancient documents are publicly available, but some documents can only be examined with permission and supervision. However, it would be difficult for student Dane Sogress to access them with your current status.”

It was a matter of authority, so to speak.

Naturally, the Imperial Academy Library had precious documents that were treated separately.

“I see.”

“Is there any specific information you’re looking for? Even if it’s not ancient documents, there might be something you want in other sections.”

“No. I think this is enough for today. See you later.”

Dane nodded to express his gratitude, then returned to his spot and began putting the ancient document copies back in various places. Shelia’s librarian instincts kicked in for a moment to stop him, but she held back.

‘I’ll just reorganize them when he leaves.’

After all, wasn’t that a librarian’s job?

Shelia watched Dane leave with regretful eyes, then headed to where Dane had been sitting.

“Huh?”

But Shelia’s eyes filled with surprise.

Dozens of ancient document copies were placed back exactly where they originally belonged.

“What the.”

There was nothing for her to fix.

He had put everything back in its original place without a single mistake before leaving?

“My goodness…”

Shelia suddenly recalled a rumor she had heard recently.

The rumor that Dane Sogress was an unprecedented genius of legendary proportions.

 

 

From my second visit to the library, I learned two facts.

One.

As the number of circles increases, the number of words I can read increases.

Therefore, I discovered a new fact.

“A massive mana core that supported Arcana…”

The trivial facts weren’t very interesting, but there was one discovery that caught my eye.

The existence of a giant mana core.

The ‘main core’ mentioned throughout the literature was proof of that.

Given that words like ‘support’, ‘maintain’, and ‘pillar’ were used with it, it was definitely some kind of important mana core.

And perhaps…

“It might be related to the destruction.”

The reason why it disappeared overnight and not even a single line of mana code could remain might be related to this.

I’ll only know for certain after obtaining additional circles.

For that, I’ll need various clues.

For now, I wrote down all the words, sentences, and facts I discovered.

Things like the lifestyle and social conditions of the Kingdom of Arcana, popular clothing and foods.

I should tell Big Sister about this soon.

I think she’ll be incredibly pleased.

“But I have to find treasure, decipher Ancient Arcana Language, attend classes, and train too…”

This is completely busy, isn’t it?

It’s completely different from when I was leisurely training at the Count’s Castle.

Of course, being busy doesn’t mean it’s difficult or anything.

Rather, it’s fun.

So much so that I think every moment that I made the right choice coming to the Academy.

Thanks to that, time was passing quickly too.

It had already been two weeks since I went to the hall and gained another circle.

“Well then, that concludes today’s class.”

I was about to get up from my seat as soon as the Introduction to Military Science lecture ended.

“And student Dane Sogress. Could you talk with me for a moment?”

If my memory serves me right, this was already the third time he’d tried to recruit me for graduate school.

Once a week, every time class ended.

“You’re a genius in military science. Do you know that? I’m still heartbroken that the war with the Drenik Empire ended so anticlimactically. But if a military genius like you dedicates yourself to this field…”

“I’m sorry, Professor.”

Professor Gabius was incredibly persistent.

It’s not like he’s some kind of war maniac.

I have no interest in war.

I’ve already experienced it to the point of exhaustion in my previous life.

That said, I can’t pretend not to know what I know, so I’ll need to reach an agreement to quietly exclude military studies classes starting next semester.

“Then I’ll be going.”

“Hmm, if you change your mind, feel free to talk to me anytime.”

That won’t happen.

I left the lecture hall and headed straight to Lacktail Building. I was going to the club room that I’ve been busily decorating lately.

“Kiryuk!”

In the midst of this, I felt Karnas stirring in my arms.

But the weight felt different from before.

He had gotten heavier, and though not often, he seemed to feel cramped from time to time.

“I need to find you a proper nest soon.”

“Kiryuk?”

“Are you going to stay in my arms forever?”

“Kiryuk!”

I burst into laughter at what sounded like an affirmative answer.

Such a cute fellow.

By the way, Karnas’s training was continuing.

However, it wasn’t just fire breathing anymore – he had started walking practice since yesterday.

After all, he needs to walk before he can fly.

Since his wings aren’t fully formed yet, flying would be too much for him, but judging by his growth rate, that seems to be just a matter of time.

“But what kind of dragon are you?”

“Kiryuk?”

“I heard there are many types of dragons.”

“Ki… ryuk?”

Though I haven’t fully decoded it yet, they say dragon species are originally quite diverse.

It would be nice to know what kind of dragon this fellow is. It’s a bit disappointing that there’s no one to ask.

Anyway, I arrived in front of the club room.

The text written on the nameplate caught my eye.

 

[Magic Summoning Exploration Spear Swordsmanship (Romance) Club]

 

I feel proud.

Could there be a more straightforward name than this?

As I opened the door and entered, Ernest greeted me.

“Oh, Dane. Huff. You’re here?”

“Working out?”

“Yeah, yes. Huff! The bodybuilding club, huff. Friends taught me, how to! Hngh!”

Ernest is quite enthusiastic.

To what extent? Enough to exercise whenever he has free time.

How else would he be doing bodyweight exercises here?

Of course, his skinny and frail physique remains the same.

How much could improve in just two weeks?

However, the change in his eyes was quite remarkable.

“Muscles really seem cool.”

“…Is your ideology changing too?”

“Huh?”

“Never mind, it’s nothing.”

I went somewhere and sat down casually, then took Karnas out.

The club room was still empty.

Because we hadn’t brought anything in yet.

I asked Ernest.

“Ernest, what would be good to put in here?”

“Um… exercise equipment?”

“…You’ve really changed.”

Just a while ago, this fellow was debating whether to put in a sofa or not, and now he’s talking about exercise equipment.

“We should have field beds too.”

“Field beds?”

“There’s such a thing. They’re really comfortable.”

Field beds that could be set up anywhere as long as there was flat ground were my only refuge.

So I took the opportunity to ask.

“It would cost quite a bit of money, right?”

“Oh, um. Probably?”

“Do families usually provide the funding?”

“Most of the time, yes. Or students like me who have difficulty getting funding from their families do side jobs.”

“Side jobs?”

“The academy recruits work-study students. You apply there and receive monthly wages.”

“Ah.”

Actually, getting funding from the family is the most convenient.

Because the items to be used in the club room, no matter how expensive, are really pocket change from the perspective of our Sogress County or Leila’s Duke Termion House.

Well, I’ll look for a way first, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just put in some allowance money.

It would be ridiculous to keep using the family’s money.

In the midst of this, Karnas immediately approached Ernest, who was doing push-ups, and tilted his head.

“Haha, Karnas. Want to do it together?”

“Kiryuk!”

Karnas quietly watched what Ernest was doing, then started copying him exactly.

What is that?

In human terms, that’s like doing push-ups on your knees.

“Hmph! You think I’ll lose! Hup!”

“Kiryuuk!”

They’re having fun.

I looked at Ernest, who was having a desperate push-up competition with Karnas, with disbelief.

“I should do some magic training.”

Even though the club room is small, there’s no big problem for magic training.

I began rearranging the 4-chain level magic codes I had recently started practicing.

This is surprisingly fun once you get into it.

The fun of arranging codes properly is one thing, but the considerable enjoyment of piecing together increasingly complex codes and finally manifesting a single magic is quite something.

“Whoa! What is this!”

The magic I just cast was the 4-chain ‘Strength’.

Simply put, it’s a direct application magic that temporarily increases the target’s strength.

Unlike projectile magics like Mana Spear, Mana Arrow, and Flame Chain, direct application magics have quite a high difficulty level, only appearing at the 4-chain level.

Because the manifestation point is not in the air but on objects or the human body.

“Th-the power is overflowing! Uhaha! Karnas, I’m going to win!”

“Kiryuuk!”

Thanks to this, Ernest seemed to have strength to spare and began doing push-ups more vigorously than before.

I was momentarily speechless.

“This is going to be trouble.”

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