Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 86

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 86

 

 

 

46. A Splendid Outing (2)

 

 

In my previous life, I lived in the middle of hell.

The battlefield, that is.

So I thought that in this current life, I would hardly ever feel emotions like chills.

But that was my miscalculation.

“What are you? Where do you get off butting in? And you bought this sofa?”

“Yes, I did.”

Leila clashing with three noble ladies.

Ah, I remembered.

That time when Big Sister and Little Sister were fighting as if they’d kill each other.

I must have been about six years old then.

The scene of the two sisters who had returned to the Count’s Castle during Academy vacation fighting with magic and summoning arts respectively was truly…

“D-Dane? Shouldn’t we stop them?”

It didn’t seem like I needed to step in.

“Wait.”

It looked like Leila would handle it well on her own.

As if reading my emotions, Karnas stirred in my arms.

Had the fellow, who had been remarkably quiet since we came to the capital, detected something?

“I bought this sofa. And also that shelf the lady over there was just about to look at.”

Leila didn’t care at all about the gazes of the three ladies that would make anyone freeze just by standing before them.

“You’d better give up right now. Do you know who I am?”

And when the noble lady at the front, who seemed to be the leader of that group, shouted sharply, another lady beside her stepped forward.

“This is a noble lady from the prestigious Somers Count House, highly respected even in the capital! Show proper respect immediately!”

At this moment, I thought of two mistakes those noble ladies had made.

First.

They started by shouting and intimidating their opponent.

“Ah, my ears hurt.”

Magnificently, Leila frowned and tapped her ears.

“I already knew that, Baroness Angre.”

“What did you say…”

And second.

They didn’t suspect Leila, who stood before them speaking so confidently.

That was the biggest ‘mistake.’

“Since you’re wearing the Somers Count House crest, you must be Countess Somers.”

“…You know me?”

“Yes. Ah, it must have been last year. I think I saw you once at the Danter Cup victory celebration.”

Suddenly, Countess Somers tilted her head.

“Victory… celebration?”

“Yes, I think you complimented my hair. Don’t you remember?”

Countess Somers’ mouth gradually opened.

It seemed she was finally remembering.

“S-surely not…”

I clicked my tongue inwardly.

Leila had probably stepped in to save a staff member she was acquainted with from trouble.

But that countess had escalated the situation.

If she had recognized Leila, she would have backed down appropriately to save face, but she failed to do so.

“Leila… Termion… Young Lady…”

“Yes. Have you been well?”

“To think you’ve grown up… so much already… I didn’t recognize… you.”

She probably hadn’t been well.

“…M-Madam.”

“What should we do…?”

The other noble ladies beside her were frozen solid like that.

Since the countess was the leader, the other two must be of lower rank.

With even the countess in such a state, the other two couldn’t even think of interfering.

Noble hierarchy, really.

Above all, Leila was from Duke Termion House.

“Leila is really cool.”

Ernest whispered beside me, and Karnas stirred as if in agreement.

I also nodded inwardly.

“Let me say it again. I bought the sofa, and I also bought that shelf you were looking at.”

“…”

“And probably all the furniture you’re planning to buy today, I’ve either already bought or plan to buy. You understand what I mean, right?”

Leila delivered the finishing blow here.

“And apologize to Giel here.”

“…What do you mean.”

“You shouted at and insulted him. Don’t you remember?”

The countess was visibly flustered.

Perhaps she was more flustered than when Leila’s identity was revealed.

It was then that Countess Somers was stammering.

“By the way, he’s a staff member I’m very fond of and cherish. And I plan to continue doing so.”

Leila continued speaking deliberately, clearly and slowly.

Countess Somers couldn’t do this or that and kept hesitating until finally—

“…I committed a discourtesy.”

She apologized to the staff member named Giel.

Giel seemed surprised, but handled it wisely like a proper staff member of this place.

“Not at all, Madam. I’m sorry for not serving you more attentively.”

Giel bowed politely.

“Next time, I’ll serve you with even better furniture that will please you.”

“…”

With this response, Countess Somers seemed to have run out of things to say.

“That’s settled then. Well, you should look at other furniture now.”

“I… suppose so.”

Her face was beyond description.

To nobles, that must be a tremendous humiliation.

In the midst of all this.

“Oh, Giel.”

“Yes, Young Lady.”

Leila delivered a transparently obvious finishing blow.

“Could you find the finest work table suitable for my friend Dane Sogress here?”

 

 

In the end, we purchased nearly ten pieces of furniture before leaving the furniture store.

Naturally, I paid for the cost.

A total of 78 Crown gold coins.

Since it was a luxury furniture store, unlike the exploration equipment shop, they didn’t discount even a single penny.

Instead, the customer registration was done under my name.

“It’ll take about a week to arrive at the club room. I hope it comes quickly.”

“Right.”

Though we unexpectedly ended up adding a workbench, it actually worked out well. Both Ernest and I would have quite a few occasions to use a workbench.

“Dane, but is it really okay for you to pay for all this?”

“Yeah. I’m the president. And it’s not like I’m using family money.”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

Ernest seemed bothered by the fact that he hadn’t spent a single penny of his own money today, both at the exploration equipment shop and in Ellebor.

I’m glad I didn’t use family money.

If I had drawn from our family’s funds, Ernest would have felt even more dejected given his personality.

“I told you, didn’t I? We’ll cover it with our joint funds. So once we go exploring soon and find treasure, we can use that to handle things next time.”

Ernest nodded at my response.

“I’ll make sure to be helpful too.”

“You’re already plenty helpful. Don’t worry.”

“Okay!”

Meanwhile, I looked at Leila and casually mentioned what had happened earlier.

“By the way, about what happened earlier, is that okay?”

“Oh. It’s fine. Countess Somers probably won’t be able to go there again.”

“Why?”

“It’s embarrassing. Humiliating. And rumors spread fast among nobles. Those two ladies who were beside her will probably spread the story everywhere once they return.”

Actually, if you think about it, Leila hadn’t openly humiliated Countess Somers. She had simply demanded an apology from the furniture store staff.

“She’ll consider it humiliating that she had to apologize to someone she thought was beneath her, and that she experienced ‘such a thing’ in front of other ladies. Probably.”

Leila added:

“You were there too, weren’t you?”

That’s right.

I clearly witnessed Countess Somers’ face fall into despair the moment Leila mentioned my name.

“In some ways, that’s impressive.”

“Well, when you attend parties and social gatherings, you can roughly see how things work. But I hate that stuff. It’s bothersome, complicated, and seems petty.”

“I couldn’t recognize it right away because you don’t go out often.”

Of course, there was a decisive reason I didn’t know about.

“And I dislike Lady Somers.”

“Huh?”

“At our first meeting, she blatantly brought up marriage talk and was incredibly annoying.”

“…Ah.”

“On top of that, she gathered other noble ladies to spread strange rumors.”

So there were personal reasons too.

Well, as Leila said, that Countess Somers probably won’t be able to hold her head up for a while.

“Oh, let’s stop by here.”

Now there was one place left.

The liquor store.

“…Do you have this kind of hobby?”

“I heard people from the south are good drinkers.”

I chuckled at their reactions.

Honestly, I do think about having a drink or two, but unlike that time, the environment around me isn’t a battlefield, so I’m not particularly moved.

I just came to buy a gift.

“Welcome… kids? Academy students?”

The liquor store owner tilted his head seeing us in uniforms but didn’t particularly try to kick us out.

“What, did you come to buy a gift?”

“Yes. A gift for our professor.”

“Hmm. Any particular liquor you’re looking for? For gifts, let’s see… this would be good.”

I looked at the display case the owner pointed to. Altimar 10-year vintage, Demewald 7-year vintage. Not bad liquors.

But what I want is something else.

“Do you have Royal Estur 30-year vintage?”

“…Royal Estur 30-year vintage?”

The owner asked again as if to confirm that was really what I meant, and I nodded.

“Yes. It’s for someone special.”

“Please wait a moment!”

The owner hurried inside.

Meanwhile, Leila asked:

“Must be very expensive liquor?”

“Yeah. That, and it’s also incredibly strong.”

Royal Estur.

A liquor that feels stronger than other liquors of the same proof.

But its unique flavor is so captivating that anyone who drinks it becomes addicted to it exclusively.

For reference, I had opportunities to drink it occasionally when I started making a name for myself on the battlefield, and I remember its taste being exquisite.

Sigh.

I want to have a drink, but let me hold back.

“Here it is.”

Meanwhile, the owner brought a blue bottle with gorgeous gold decorations, and I carefully received the bottle and paid the price.

“That’ll be 5 Crown gold coins.”

At those words, Ernest’s mouth fell open.

“Fi-five gold coins…”

It’s because I earned 100 gold coins by selling one mana stone, but actually, even 1 gold coin is a huge amount of money.

Since I paid five such gold coins, it’s understandable from Ernest’s perspective.

“Take care!”

After carefully putting the Royal Estur 30-year vintage into my subspace and coming out, we confirmed there was still some time left before sunset.

“Should we play around a bit more before going back? How about the tart shop?”

“I’m good with that. What about Ernest?”

“I’m good too! Oh, I heard there’s a huge cathedral here. The Imperial Holy Church Cathedral. Should we go see it?”

“That sounds good too.”

Unlike Leila, Ernest and I don’t know much about the capital. So since we’re out, touring various places seemed like it would be good time.

That’s when it happened.

“Imperial investigation team procession! Clear the way!”

A commotion arose and people on the street parted like a receding tide.

And along the cleared path, a massive procession was walking toward us.

Golden flags and red crests.

It was the Imperial family of the Alteon Empire.

“Imperial investigation team? Suddenly an imperial investigation team procession?”

“Shh! Be quiet! If you accidentally make eye contact, it’ll be trouble, so bow quickly!”

We also stepped aside for now.

I could see a knight in thick armor at the front, followed by dozens of people on horseback.

What’s this.

My sensing ability, enhanced by ancient mana, detected a strange energy.

It was from someone in the investigation team procession, and though I couldn’t pinpoint who, I was picking up something unique that I’d never felt before.

Hmm.

I wonder what it could be.

For now, I focused a bit more on the word ‘Investigation Team.’

“Investigation Team.”

If you follow this path, you’ll reach the Academy.

That means….

“Saint Aimar’s Hall.”

We had liberated it, and thanks to that, the Academy was turned completely upside down.

So are they going there to investigate?

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