Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 88

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 88

 

 

 

47. Oh Well, I Don’t Know

 

 

The 3rd Prince was actually just passing by.

The investigation had become an excuse at some point.

Walking around in a robe, everything he saw only made him feel envious.

‘If I hadn’t been a prince, could I have entered the Academy by now?’

Imperial family members cannot enroll in the Academy for various reasons.

Except for cases like the Previous Emperor who stubbornly insisted and even hid his identity to enroll.

3rd Prince Edward, who had too large an age gap with his 1st and 2nd Prince brothers to form proper bonds with them.

For him, the Academy where peers shared friendships was inevitably enviable.

His plan to find something and return to prove his worth had somehow become blurred, and thanks to that, Edward wandered aimlessly until he arrived at a secluded place.

It was Bonia Forest.

“Good! One set left! Whew!”

“My sword feels unbalanced lately. Is it because I’ve grown taller?”

There, three Academy students who appeared to be his age were each focused on their training.

It was a scene he had never witnessed before.

The training Edward knew was disciplined, heavy, and conducted in a solemn atmosphere.

That’s how the 1st and 2nd Princes did it, and so did all the Imperial knights and soldiers.

Yet the scene of them chatting and training happily together was quite impressive to Edward.

“Dane, could you take a look at my swordsmanship?”

“Your steps keep getting tangled. Here, again. Step forward as if you’re going to take a full step, then just pull back half a step.”

“Oh, right! That was it!”

And among the three, the fellow called ‘Dane’ who seemed to be the center particularly caught his eye.

‘Dane? Could it be Dane Sogress?’

Even Edward, the 3rd Prince who lacked any talent and received no attention from Imperial family members or nobles, had ears.

So he had heard about the existence of freshman Dane Sogress, who was supposedly causing a stir at the Academy recently.

The son of a war hero who was the first since the Previous Emperor to be accepted into the Autonomous Department, possessing as many as four talents – a talent among talents.

‘I don’t have even one, yet he has four…’

A strange sense of deprivation washed over him, but what came first was envy.

Envy for his talents.

And-

‘If I had entered the Academy, would I have been having fun like that?’

Envy for his friends.

The 3rd Prince had no one he could call a friend.

If he had to pick someone to talk to, maybe one attendant?

But if there’s a hierarchical relationship established, that can’t be called friendship.

It wasn’t that there was a problem with his personality, but ultimately it was a matter of environment.

The harsh environment called the Imperial Palace.

‘What are they doing? Hmm. I think my second brother did something similar… So that’s code arrangement?’

Anyway, it was while he was hiding in the grass field, quietly watching the three’s training scene.

“That couldn’t be…”

Something felt ominous.

But it was already too late.

The wind compressed with mana that Dane shot out, ‘Wind Bomb’, was flying toward the grass field where Edward was currently hiding.

As a result-

“Im, Imperial?”

“Huh?”

“Look at his hair color! It’s Imperial! Only the Imperial family has this ridiculous red hair!”

Chaos broke out.

“Definitely… I saw that outfit in the investigation party procession earlier…”

“Really… royalty?”

Leila and Ernest despaired.

“We’re finished…”

“If, if we run, can we survive?”

“Run where!”

‘They, they know my identity?’

Even in his confusion, Edward pondered the sight of the three who recognized him immediately.

What to do in this situation where he had fallen flat like a frog after being hit by Wind Bomb.

Edward’s choice was simple.

“Ahem!”

Edward used all his strength to endure the pain and stood up abruptly.

“Hmm. It didn’t hurt at all.”

He told an obviously boastful lie.

 

 

Our family can be considered one of the two great houses of the Empire along with Duke Termion House.

But that doesn’t mean we’re close to the Imperial family.

The Imperial family and nobles are always in opposition.

On the surface, nobles pledge loyalty to the Imperial family, but if you look beneath that surface, it’s not necessarily so.

Well, setting aside such reasons, there was no occasion for me, still young, to have relations with the Imperial family.

Until just now, that is.

But not anymore.

Because I just blew away an Imperial family member, a prince no less, with Wind Bomb.

So even I was just thinking about how to escape if I went to prison…

“Ahem. Really fine. Hmm. It didn’t hurt at all.”

The prince was saying it didn’t hurt with an obviously very painful expression.

By the way, his aura feels strange.

Do royalty have such unique energy?

Or…

I quickly stepped forward.

“Dane Sogress, eldest son of Count Sogress, greets Your Highness the Prince. I apologize. What just happened was a mistake…”

“Oh my, I said it’s fine. Hmm hmm. It didn’t hurt at all. I just fell over briefly because my sitting posture was unstable.”

Thanks to that, my following words were swallowed.

Does it really not hurt?

“Is, is he really the Pr, Prince Your Highness…”

At Leila’s dazed question, the prince nodded.

“Yes, that’s right. I am the 3rd Prince of the Empire’s Imperial family, Edward Danter.”

“Good, goodness.”

Ernest and Leila hurriedly stepped forward.

“I, I am Ernest Dylan! The eldest son of Baron Dylan House and a first-year in the Exploration Department! It’s an honor to meet Your Highness the Prince!”

Ernest was obviously very nervous.

Even aside from the Saint Aimar’s Hall incident, with an Imperial family member in front of him, Ernest, who was still timid, had good reason to be.

“Hmm. The Dylan family. A family famous for exploration. I know them well. I’ve also seen the treasures your ancestors presented to the Imperial family. They were magnificent. How did you go to such distant places to find such treasures?”

“Ah, it’s an honor that you recognize me!”

Next was Leila.

“I am Leila Termion, eldest daughter of Duke Termion House and a first-year student in the Swordsmanship Department. It’s an honor to meet Your Highness.”

In contrast, Leila was quite composed.

“Oh, I actually had a rough idea. You’re the Dantercup champion, right? I watched the finals back then.”

There was no way he wouldn’t recognize her.

Anyone from the Empire would know that impossibly red hair that only runs in the Imperial bloodline—that burning crimson like a setting sun.

Some say the Imperial family’s hair is as red as the blood on their hands, but that’s not a story for here, so let’s move on.

I don’t want my head on the chopping block for treason when my life is still so promising.

Anyway, given the situation, all three of us were flustered, but the introductions ended safely.

“Well, normally my introduction should be preceded by about two minutes of flowery rhetoric, but given the circumstances, I won’t bother with it.”

“Y-Your Highness, why are you here…?”

At Ernest’s dazed muttering, the Prince brought his index finger to his lips.

“Shh. It’s a secret. Officially, I’m still supposed to be at the Imperial Palace.”

Did he come here secretly?

I asked cautiously.

“Then how did you end up coming all the way here?”

“Hmm. It just happened… Actually, I came with the Academy investigation team and was looking around to see if there was anything to discover.”

I tensed up for a moment.

A Prince.

From what I know, the 1st Prince and 2nd Prince aren’t our age.

Then this must be the youngest, the 3rd Prince.

But I’ve also heard that the 3rd Prince lacks any particular talent compared to the 1st and 2nd Princes.

Which means…

Did he track us here using some talent we don’t know about?

How?

We had thoroughly sprinkled tracking prevention powder, and there wasn’t a single element that could have given us away.

“You’re really okay, aren’t you? Your Highness?”

“Ahem, I’m really fine! It was just wind. Nothing serious, right?”

“B-but all the nearby tree branches are…”

“Come now. What do you take a robe made by the Imperial Palace for?”

I need to find out more.

“Your Highness, may I ask you something?”

“Mm. Yes, Dane Sogress. What are you curious about?”

“You mentioned an investigation—for what reason did the Imperial Palace send an investigation to the Academy?”

“Ah. It’s something everyone knows anyway, so there’s nothing I can’t say. We came to investigate the strange incident that occurred at Saint Aimar’s Hall.”

This is something I already know.

The key is what comes next.

“But we’re still in the process of finding traces. We’re in a situation where we don’t have a single clue. We did discover some strange phenomena, but… hmm. That’s hard to say more about.”

He seemed somewhat uncertain.

But strange phenomena.

Does that mean he noticed something at least?

“Then Your Highness is conducting the investigation alone.”

“Mm. You could say that.”

The Prince nodded as if that were the case.

As I thought.

He has some special ability…

“…To be honest, I got lost and ended up here…”

The Prince soon confessed the truth.

“…”

“The Academy is quite complicated…”

…Never mind then.

“Th-then shouldn’t you hurry back?”

“Mm. They’re probably looking for me by now. Since they haven’t found me yet, it seems they haven’t even thought that I might have come this far.”

Is this an act, or is it real?

“Uh, Y-Your Highness!”

“Hm?”

“Th-there’s blood on your forehead…!”

“Blood? Huh, what? Ahhh!”

…It seems like the latter.

I need to treat him first.

 

 

Fortunately, thanks to the healing patches that Big Sister had prepared for me before, the 3rd Prince’s wound healed instantly.

Thank goodness.

I almost got executed.

“Ah, don’t worry about it. A tree branch probably scraped by.”

“It was because of my magic. I’m sorry, Your Highness.”

“Didn’t I say it was fine? Mm, it really is fine. It didn’t even hurt. Of course, that magic from earlier didn’t hurt at all either. Really. It didn’t hurt even a tiny bit.”

He seemed somewhat desperate.

At this point, we should probably pretend the magic blast never happened.

“Ahem. By the way, what were you doing? It looked like you were training.”

“Ah, yes. That’s right. It’s not officially designated, but we use this place as our training ground.”

“Oh, I see. It was an interesting sight.”

So he was crouching in the grass field watching that, then got hit by the Wind Bomb and fell over?

Isn’t just saying sorry not really enough for this situation?

But anyway, the Prince’s eyes are full of interest.

“Actually, everything here at this Academy is full of things you rarely see in the Imperial Palace. The free atmosphere! A life where you can go anywhere alone without any problems! And even doing things together with friends.”

The last sentence was somehow full of envy.

“It would be nice if Imperial family members could also attend the Academy.”

The 3rd Prince muttered that, then soon shook his head.

“Mm. I made you uncomfortable with unnecessary words. I was just envious, that’s all.”

“N-no, Your Highness.”

The 3rd Prince seemed like a rather down-to-earth person.

I heard that in front of Imperial family members, even one wrong word could cost you your head, but he doesn’t seem to worry about every little thing like that.

“Mm, eldest son of House Dylan? How is Academy life? Is it fun?”

“Ah, yes, Your Highness. It’s very fun.”

“I see… I’m envious…”

“Ah, no! Actually, not really…”

“Didn’t you just say it was fun?”

“W-well, it is fun, but on the other hand, there are also boring and difficult aspects…”

“Even that makes me envious.”

“…”

While Ernest was struggling, I could once again sense a strange aura from the Prince.

An indescribable strange aura.

Strangely unnatural, and suffocating as if something was blocking my breath.

Can mana flow be like this?

There’s nothing I can do about it.

I should draw up a little mana.

Subtly enough that the Prince won’t notice.

“Mm, Leila Termion. I know well the prestige and achievements of your Termion Ducal House. I also know your swordsmanship well. Though I don’t know much about my own swordsmanship, I still remember the prowess you showed in the Danterc Cup finals.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

Thankfully, while Leila unintentionally diverted his attention, I was finally able to identify that strange energy thanks to the mana I had drawn up.

As expected, it’s visible.

The body flow that I had accidentally discovered while watching Ernest during training earlier began to come into view.

“What do you usually learn at the Academy? No, rather than that, I’d like to know about Academy life. Since I can’t experience it myself, I’d at least like to go back and imagine it.”

Hands.

The blocked energy in the Prince’s hands was flowing backward up his wrists and returning to his body.

Though very faint, I could barely see that flow.

And…

The point where it flowed backward seemed to be gradually crumbling.

It felt like flesh rotting away, if I had to describe it.

My shock at seeing this unprecedented sight was brief.

Should I mention this or not?

What if I get killed to silence me for prying into the Prince’s secrets?

“I’m envious. If I had some talent, I wouldn’t have to envy you all this much.”

“Your, Your Highness.”

“If only I hadn’t been born into the Imperial Family, I might have lived comfortably without being obsessed with such talents. Mm, I don’t really know why, but perhaps God hates me.”

Looking at the very honest Prince, I made my decision.

“Your Highness. If it wouldn’t be rude, may I ask you something?”

“Hm? Dane Sogress. Usually after such words come something that would be rude.”

“That’s correct.”

The 3rd Prince’s eyes changed in an instant.

Though I felt a flash of regret at the seriousness in those eyes, I had already taken the step.

“Speak. As long as it’s not insulting to the Imperial Family, I’ll overlook most things. It’s a reward for having an enjoyable conversation with me.”

Wouldn’t this be insulting in a way?

Oh well, I don’t know.

“Are your hands very uncomfortable by any chance?”

“…!”

I saw it.

The 3rd Prince’s expression coloring with bewilderment.

And the expressions of the two people behind him, their mouths falling open.

Mm.

It is insulting after all.

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