Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 85

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 85

 

 

 

46. Splendid Outing (1)

 

 

The capital streets.

This is my first time here since coming for academy admission.

The lively atmosphere was still the same, and countless people were coming and going on the streets.

We first headed to the exploration equipment shop.

Naturally, Ernest took the lead.

The fellow was so excited he was practically rushing his steps.

“Let’s hurry!”

“It’s not like it’ll run away if we’re late.”

“If we start browsing around, we’ll lose track of time, you know?”

That would probably only apply to him, but I didn’t want to ruin his good mood by saying so.

But Ernest was right.

The exploration equipment shop was truly like another world.

“Welcome! Oh my, academy students have come?”

The elderly shop owner warmly greeted us who had come wearing academy uniforms.

“Oh, aren’t you Ernest?”

“Uncle, have you been well?”

“Yes, wasn’t it just recently that you bought all sorts of things when you enrolled? Hahaha!”

Ernest seems to have already become acquainted with the owner here before enrollment.

“These are my friends Dane Sogress and Leila Termion.”

The shop owner’s eyes widened.

“So, Sogress? Termion?”

Ah.

Maybe because I’ve been living at the academy.

I seemed to have momentarily forgotten about our family names.

“…You’ve made some incredible friends, haven’t you? That’s right? The top admission this time? The rumors are spreading all over the capital!”

Oh my, what kind of rumors are they spreading.

“Dante Cup victory! Young Lady Leila is also very famous. Hahaha!”

“Well, it’s nothing special.”

She likes it but pretends otherwise.

“Take your time looking around, and let me know anytime if there’s something you like!”

Anyway, the owner was quite kind, and thanks to that we could happily begin our shopping.

“This is an anchor. You drive it firmly into the ground or tree trunk and use it for climbing cliffs or pits! In emergencies, it can also be used as a weapon! This thing is really heavy, you see.”

With Ernest’s excited explanations added to this, I really lost track of time.

In the midst of this, I also discovered something that looked interesting.

“What’s this?”

“That’s a magic compass! It’s for detecting the magnetism or mana of specific minerals. Want to try putting some mana into it?”

I tried putting mana into the compass as instructed.

And the compass started spinning like crazy.

“Wh-why is it doing this?”

Originally, he probably wanted to show how the compass needle would point at me even when I moved positions after putting mana in.

But my mana seemed to be somewhat special.

“…We broke this so we’ll have to buy it. S-sorry, Dane.”

“No. It’s fine.”

Well, though this small accident occurred, we quite enjoyably selected various items-

“Y-you’re buying all of this?”

“Yes. I can put it in subspace.”

“Th-that’s not the issue…”

We had piled up items like a mountain at the counter.

I didn’t realize when selecting them, but looking at them piled up, there sure are a lot.

Exploration backpack and anchor, crampons, stick, exploration detector, the broken mana compass and a working compass, rope, and most importantly, tracking prevention powder.

How much would it all cost combined?

“…You kids are from pretty well-off families, aren’t you?”

The shop owner said that while telling us the price.

“In total… 8 Crown gold coins and 3 silver coins, but I’ll waive the silver coins.”

“Thank you.”

If he’s giving a discount, I should gladly accept it.

I took out 8 gold coins from my pocket to pay and opened subspace, sweeping all the selected items into the newly allocated space.

Naturally I don’t feel the weight, but somehow this feeling feels heavy.

“Be careful going back!”

And the shop owner, with a bright smile across his face, very enthusiastically saw us off.

He didn’t forget to tell us to come again.

“I think we made his entire day’s sales.”

“Not just a day, didn’t we probably make a week’s worth of sales?”

“Exactly! Thanks, Dane.”

I shook my head at Ernest’s expression of gratitude.

“It’s nothing.”

It really is nothing.

Thanks to this, I obtained two ancient magic concentrates.

I don’t plan to calculate everything individually, but if I really had to, it was thanks to Ernest that I got the clue to the ancient magic concentrates.

But money is scary indeed.

This is the most money I’ve spent in both my previous and current life combined, yet I’m this calm about it.

In my previous life, I was on the battlefield so there wasn’t much occasion to spend money, and in this life, it was at most ice candy or tarts.

Of course, about 14 Crown gold coins is a level I can sufficiently cover with the allowance I’ve received and saved so far.

The ‘real’ money spending time starts now.

“Right here.”

The place Leila led us to was a magnificent building, with a splendid sign written in elegant script reading ‘Ellebor’.

“This is the luxury furniture store that the capital nobles regard as the finest. Incredibly expensive.”

I can tell just by looking.

It’s a place only the rich or nobles can enter.

Maybe because I rolled around on battlefields sleeping roughly on field beds and sitting carelessly on rocks.

Since my previous life is still longer than this current life, I strangely feel resistance.

I feel strangely uncomfortable inside.

“D-Dane. Can I go in here?”

“You feel that way too?”

Ernest also seemed stuffy as he patted his chest.

Only Leila headed toward the entrance completely nonchalantly, urging us on.

“What are you doing. Aren’t you coming in?”

“Oh, I’m coming. Let’s go, Ernest.”

“Y-yeah.”

Of course, my discomfort was immediately resolved.

“These are the ones from the castle?”

I couldn’t tell from outside, but now that I’m inside looking at the designs, I understand.

Isn’t this the bed I always slept on at the count’s castle?

“Right? Count Sogress wouldn’t just pick up anything carelessly. ‘Ellebor’ is luxury furniture with the finest mana stones and semi-permanent magic applied to furniture! Heating function, cooling function, automatic deodorizing and ventilation, and also…”

It’s not like she’s a furniture salesperson or anything.

I was going to let Leila chatter away and look around at the furniture.

Just then, someone dressed in a nice suit approached us.

He looked like staff, but surely he wouldn’t think we’re just browsing because we’re wearing school uniforms?

But he bowed his head to us.

“Welcome. We welcome you to our luxury furniture store ‘Ellebor’. Please browse comfortably, and if there’s any furniture you want, please snap your fingers twice. A representative will immediately help with explanations.”

Excellent service.

Still, among us, Leila who would know best about these things smiled with satisfaction, which was proof of that.

“We came to look at some furniture.”

“If you tell us the category you’re looking for, we’ll serve you wholeheartedly.”

“Could you show us sofas first? Three meters left and right. Functions don’t matter, but preferably in ivory tones.”

“I’ll guide you this way. We happen to have new products released this season.”

Befitting the young lady of Duke Termion House, Leila stated her requirements without hesitation.

Ernest and I whispered to each other.

“We just need to follow along, right?”

“Leila’s cool.”

She’s not the young lady of the Empire’s greatest noble family for nothing.

“It’s a product where minimal design and bright, warm tones go very well together. Ellebor’s logo is subtly engraved, and it’s made from carefully selected leather from northern bison, making it extremely durable. Additionally, it uses the finest crystals from Antalion Magic Tower, and uses semi-permanent magic from Niruksion Magic Tower, including heating function, cooling function, self-cleaning function, for a total of 11 functions. Of course, customization is also possible…”

The explanation continued after that, but to summarize it like this.

“It must be incredibly expensive, right?”

“Probably.”

Of course, I have no money worries at all.

“If we’re going to do it, we should use the best items. It’s nice. I’ll take this one.”

“An excellent choice.”

And Leila is someone who has the principle that only the best items should be used for everything.

This combination of two led us into the swamp of shopping.

“Here’s the catalog.”

Leila took the catalog the staff member politely handed over, glanced through it once, then passed the catalog to us.

“Pick out anything you like.”

At her way of talking as if she’d buy everything, I nodded thinking this must be the dignity of Duke Termion House’s young lady.

Wait.

I’m the one spending the money though?

“Wow, Dane. Look at this. The lighting is really cool… Oh my, it’s incredibly expensive…”

Our Ernest, who has no interest in anything but exploration, trembled with the catalog in his hands.

Then he soon had the look of someone contemplating whether to pay such prices for items used merely for resting the body and decoration.

“Let me see.”

I also looked through the catalog.

Actually, in this price range, there’s nothing you could call preference.

There was something that caught my eye though.

It was a bed that looked like a field cot, thin and simple-looking unlike the other beds in this catalog.

“They have something like this too?”

Leila, who was looking from beside me, stared at it as if it was fascinating.

It was certainly different from the splendid, magnificent, wide enough to swim in, and heavy beds here.

“That’s a new product reflecting the ‘play’ preferences that have recently become popular among the capital’s nobles.”

Just then, a staff member added from the side.

“Preferences?”

“Yes. A so-called ‘wilderness experience’ hobby is spreading among some nobles. They create virtual harsh cold spaces with magic and play camping inside them.”

“…”

What a strange world this is.

Thanks to that, I lost interest.

I’ll just buy one from a military supply store if I come across one.

Since it can be folded, it won’t take up space, and with a blanket and a decent pillow, that’s all I need.

“You pick the rest, Ernest.”

“Oh, okay.”

Ernest was picking quite diligently for someone who had been trembling.

Starting with the sofa we picked earlier, after selecting various furniture like lighting, rugs, bookshelves and shelves, we were finally able to rest for a moment.

“This is coffee made from the finest beans from Brionia Region. We hope you have a good time while waiting.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Befitting a luxury furniture store, the service is also top-notch.

Three cups of coffee came out in front of us sitting on the fluffy sofa that felt like a bed.

Excellent taste.

Unlike the cheap coffee I could only taste if I was lucky on the battlefield, the flavor spreads throughout my mouth.

“What do we do now?”

“Just wait and they’ll take care of everything. In places like this, you just come and pick things out.”

Leila answered as if she was used to it and leisurely enjoyed her coffee.

Then sounds coming from the entrance behind us.

“Oh my, Countess. Today we finally all came to ‘Ellebor’ together.”

“Ah, this atmosphere. I love it so much. I really love the woody smell of this Ellebor, you know?”

“Hoho. My goodness. Baroness Angre really knows her stuff.”

It seemed like noble house ladies had come from somewhere.

The three of us didn’t pay particular attention and just focused on our coffee.

“These beans are pretty good.”

“Right? I’ll bring some from the mansion later. There’s a lot at the mansion.”

Leila smiled brightly at my coffee compliment.

When I see her like this, she’s just a little kid after all.

And some time later.

“Lady Leila, shall we proceed with furniture delivery to the Duke’s mansion as before?”

“No. This time, please deliver to Academy Lacktail Building.”

“Yes, understood. Delivery will take about a week. As before, we’ll contact you in advance through communication crystal before delivery. As a ‘Black Label’ customer, we’ll do our best to serve you.”

“Thank you as always, Giel.”

“Not at all. I always consider it an honor to serve the young lady.”

Leila nodded at the staff member’s words.

So she has been here often.

She seems to know the staff well too.

“What’s Black Label, Leila?”

At Ernest’s question, Leila answered simply.

“The customer who spent the most money here after the Imperial Palace.”

“Ah.”

“Didn’t I tell you? I decorated my entire room at the mansion with furniture from here.”

Ernest looked at Leila with eyes full of awe.

How should I put this.

If you have a moderate amount of money, you might think about showing off, but once you pass a certain level, you don’t have such feelings at all.

It’s completely overwhelming.

Our family probably has quite a bit of money too, but capital nobles really are different.

Anyway, thanks to this, our club room will probably become the most luxurious club room in Academy history.

“So the sofa, rug, mirror, lighting, shelves, bookshelf… will they all fit?”

“Of course. Naturally. Oh, just in case, you don’t put stuff like that in subspace, right?”

“Why?”

“Well, it’s cooler to have them come install it directly. Think about it. Several staff members wearing clothes with ‘Ellebor’s’ logo will come to install that stuff.”

It could be called the ultimate in vanity and showing off.

Still, it’s not like I don’t understand it.

I too had to put in a lot of effort to understand the nobles’ lifestyle in this life.

Even though our family lives relatively ‘modestly’ for a count house and war hero family, it’s still like this.

“Ah, I hope the sofa comes quickly. Whenever I’m bored, I can go turn on the heating function and take a nice nap.”

I chuckled at Leila’s words.

The sofa she just mentioned is the same one that staff member was explaining so eloquently earlier, right?

“What? I had my eye on this sofa already, so why are you saying it’s sold out!”

“I apologize, madam. There’s already a customer who purchased it first, so it would be difficult to sell.”

Hmm.

The sofa they’re talking about over there seems to be that same sofa.

“That’s ridiculous! Do you know how much money I’ve spent here, and I can’t buy what I want! Who bought it? No, never mind that. How much is this? I’ll pay double. Go get it.”

“I’m sorry, but it’s difficult according to our principles. Please understand. Instead, may I introduce you to other sofas?”

“Forget it. I said it has to be this one or nothing! Can’t you hear me? Go get it!”

With her shouting, my eardrums vibrated.

“Countess Somers, this is troubling.”

I could hear the voice of the staff member named Giel trying to maintain composure as much as possible, but the woman called Countess Somers wouldn’t back down.

“Who are you calling troubling right now? How insolent! I treated you well thinking you were an Ellebor employee, and you dare to me…”

Just as the noise from the commotion was gradually turning into displeasure.

“That sofa, I’m the one who bought it.”

Leila, who had been sitting next to me just moments ago, had somehow gotten up and was walking over while saying that.

“As far as I know, Ellebor doesn’t operate on a reservation system… was I mistaken?”

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