Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 89

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 89

 

 

 

48. If Successful, Jackpot; If Failed, Broke

 

 

For a moment, the 3rd Prince’s hand flinched.

More precisely, it was moving toward his chest.

I didn’t know what he was trying to take out from his chest, but his eyes were wary of me.

“No, you saw wrong.”

“Is that so?”

Since he was trying to hide it, I didn’t want to ask further.

But the Prince was a more honest person than I thought.

“…Did you see it clearly?”

“If you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to. I was planning to forget everything I saw and heard today.”

“…”

The Prince eventually confessed with his own mouth.

“Yes. You saw correctly. My hand is no different from being crippled.”

“…”

The Prince’s lips, speaking with such blunt words, were trembling as much as his hand.

That was anger.

Not anger directed at us, but anger toward his hand and himself.

“How did you see it?”

Again, whatever, I don’t know.

“I just saw it.”

“…How did you see it, I’m asking?”

“To be precise, I didn’t see that your hand was uncomfortable, but I saw that the mana flow toward your hand was blocked.”

Up to here was the truth.

“Do you think that makes sense? How can you see mana flow with your eyes?”

“It’s a power that came from an artifact I luckily obtained entering my body.”

“…”

There are as many mysterious things in the world as the Ancient Magic Kingdom Arcana.

This could just be counted as one of them.

Amazing artifacts pour out from ruins almost every day.

How could I say with my own mouth that it’s ancient mana.

“Th-that really allows you to know the cause?”

“I can’t know the fundamental cause. But at least I think I can understand the reason Your Highness is uncomfortable right now.”

The Prince looked extremely surprised.

They seemed surprised beside me too.

“R-really? Dane? Really?”

“My goodness.”

I hadn’t considered these two fellows being shocked, but anyway, the Prince seemed to believe it.

“…What an amazing power.”

“I thought it was nothing special. Until just now, that is.”

The Prince stared at me intently, then suddenly extended his hand.

“Will you look closely?”

His eyes seemed full of desperation.

A hand that trembled just from being displayed in front of me.

Of course it wouldn’t be from fear.

Getting closer, what had been vague began to show clearly.

The mana that should have flowed to his hand was being blocked at the wrist and flowing back.

I hadn’t seen wrong.

The hand that mana couldn’t reach was…

It seemed like it was dying.

I’m not a doctor, but I could tell just by looking.

“May I ask what happened?”

“It’s been like this since I was about one year old. There was no problem when I was born, but at some point it became like this.”

Was it something he was born with?

Of course, it might not be.

But that’s not what’s important.

“So… it’s been 15 years.”

15 years.

Had he been living like this all this time?

I could hear the Prince’s deep sigh.

“Because of this cursed hand, I was deprived of every opportunity.”

Deprivation of opportunities.

I met his eyes.

The Prince’s sad story flowed out.

“I could barely hold tableware when I turned seven, and only after turning ten could I hold a pen and write. Sword? Spear? Bow? Not a chance. Magic is even more so.”

Because of this hand, he had never even had the chance to experience anything from the beginning.

It was a pitiful situation.

The reason he was hardly known compared to the 1st Prince and 2nd Prince seemed to be right here.

“…By the way, it’s a fact His Majesty the Emperor is very ashamed of.”

That’s contempt, right.

Since I asked about a secret the Emperor was trying to hide.

Thanks to that, Leila behind me let out a gasp, and Ernest seemed to lose strength in his legs.

“Don’t be scared. It’s a fact I confessed with my own mouth.”

Why wouldn’t we be scared, Your Highness.

Even if we don’t say anything, if it leaks out somewhere else, we’ll be suspected.

I thought he was absent-minded, but he’s actually quite cunning?

Or maybe I’m just overthinking it.

In the midst of this, the Prince said something unexpected.

“Still, I’m very happy right now.”

“What do you mean?”

“The cause that even the Imperial Palace’s renowned doctors, mages, and all sorts of charlatans couldn’t discover has finally been revealed.”

Wait.

“Then you believe what I said?”

“How could someone who is a member of the Sogress Family lie in front of me? Surely, the fact that you’re from the Sogress Family isn’t a lie.”

Well, this is something.

A Prince who leaves me speechless.

He’s not a Prince for nothing.

By the way-

“My hand is gradually losing more strength. A report has gone to His Majesty the Emperor, and though I don’t know much, since it’s my body, I know that this hand will soon become worse than useless.”

As the Prince said, his hand looked very dangerous.

Every living being in the world possesses mana.

That’s the law of this world.

In that sense, the Prince’s hand that mana couldn’t reach was, simply put, dying.

Since what should rightfully be flowing was absent.

As the Prince said…

It wouldn’t be strange if I couldn’t use it at all soon enough.

“I have vowed thousands, tens of thousands of times that if someone appears who can heal my hand, I will give that person everything I have.”

Then the Prince asked me.

“Dane Sogress. Now that we know the cause….”

His voice was trembling.

His Adam’s apple was bobbing, and his hands shook even more severely than before.

I could already guess what words would come from the Prince’s mouth next.

“…Could you possibly treat it?”

As expected.

“I am neither a doctor nor anything of the sort.”

“….”

The Prince’s disappointment was evident.

“…I thought you would at least pretend to consider it.”

And he was also honest.

“My apologies, Your Highness.”

“Hah….”

It was then, as the despairing Prince’s hand slowly lowered.

“However, if Your Highness wishes it, I think I could attempt it.”

“What?”

I had never seen a person’s expression change so dramatically.

The face that had been deathly pale just moments ago bloomed like flowers on a spring day.

“Is that true?”

“I will try to change and maintain the flow. Though I haven’t attempted it before.”

“Do it. Anything. Whatever it takes!”

The Prince urgently placed his hand on my shoulder and poured out words like rapid fire.

But there was something I needed to make clear first.

“However, if I fail, you might die.”

“…Is it such a dangerous thing? Controlling the flow of mana?”

“I won’t be in immediate danger. But if I fail, I’ll die. At the hands of the Imperial soldiers. Also, Your Highness could be in danger as well.”

The Prince finally nodded blankly with an understanding expression.

“Right. If I’m not safe, the knights who were with me would immediately send you all to the execution block.”

The Prince smiled bitterly, and I shrugged my shoulders.

“My future is bright, and there are many things I want to do.”

I’d rather live as a slave soldier and repeat my previous life than have my head hung on the castle wall.

“Hahaha…. Yes. I made an excessive request. Yes, it can’t be help….”

“If I attempt it and heal Your Highness’s hand, what could you do for me?”

The surroundings instantly froze.

Behind me, Leila made a choking sound as if her breath was caught, and Ernest’s hiccupping began.

I had just boldly proposed a deal with the Imperial family.

“…Did you just ask me what I could do for you?”

“Yes. I don’t gamble on uncertain matters. However, if there’s a great reward that could attract me, that would be a different story.”

The Prince suddenly burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! Hahahaha! I’ve never seen a fellow like you before. Even though I’m just the 3rd Prince, everyone has been groveling before me, but you’re different. Dane Sogress.”

“My apologies.”

The Prince once again made direct eye contact with me and began speaking with emphasis on each word.

“If you, Dane Sogress, heal my hand in any way… I will grant any request you make that I can fulfill. Ah, except for the Prince’s position. I couldn’t give that even if I wanted to.”

I let out a chuckle.

The Prince’s position.

I wouldn’t take it even if offered.

Even if it were the 1st Prince.

What use would it be if I couldn’t attend the Academy, wouldn’t have these friends, and most importantly, wouldn’t have my family?

“My hand will lose its function soon anyway. Yes. If you fail, at most it would just move up the timing a little. Fine. Try it. Still, if I’m alive before I die, I’ll leave a dying wish not to harm you all. Though I don’t know if His Majesty the Emperor will heed it.”

Goodness, “heed it.”

That’s quite the irreverent remark.

Well, it’s just us here, so it doesn’t matter.

While concentrating on the conversation, I finished the simulation I had been running and nodded.

“Very well. I’ll try it.”

“Ah, before that.”

The Prince suddenly raised his hand to his mouth—

Crunch!

He bit his finger to draw blood and let a few drops fall to the ground while speaking.

“I swear upon the noble blood of the Imperial family that I will keep the words I just spoke even unto death.”

An Imperial oath.

Even spilling Imperial blood.

“Of course, there are longer procedures and sacrifices required. This should be sufficient here. No matter how informal, an Imperial oath is still an oath.”

I nodded.

“That’s sufficient.”

This would be the maximum consideration the Prince could show.

Forcibly fix the flow that wants to reverse.

And create a path in that gap.

I don’t know if it will work or not—

But if it succeeds, everything will change.

Fortunately, Karnas hasn’t poked his head out yet.

Being a perceptive fellow, he knows well that now isn’t the time to show himself.

“Leila, Ernest. You two should go back now.”

“Yes, that would be best. Don’t get unnecessarily involved, and even if we fail, it’s better to end it as just our affair.”

But the response that came back was unexpected.

“Are you crazy? Come this far and go back? We’re in the same club!”

“Th-that’s right! It’s not that my legs are too weak to run away!”

Ha.

Ridiculous fellows.

I shook my head in disbelief and muttered.

“I clearly warned you.”

Now.

Shall we try healing our Prince’s hand?

Success means hitting the jackpot.

Failure means complete ruin.

Still, the probability of success is higher.

That’s how it feels.

Should I call it the feeling that the ancient mana tells me?

I have been practicing controlling mana flow since childhood.

The only difference is that the target has changed to inside a human body.

Well, it will work out somehow.

“I’ll begin.”

I placed my hand over the Prince’s hand—

“Nngh….”

Soon, the Prince’s groans began to leak out.

 

 

Delphion Onet.

He was in a panic right now.

‘What kind of situation is this when we came here to investigate!’

Who would have thought the 3rd Prince would disappear.

Rather than being angry or furious, he felt sorry.

The Prince probably did it because he wanted to help in some way.

But reality is harsh.

What if something terrible happened while the powerless 3rd Prince was wandering around alone when they still didn’t know what had become of those intruders?

‘I’d just get dismissed if things go wrong, but if something happens to him…’

Delphion recalled his Academy days.

Even now it was the same, but back then the law of the jungle was applied even more strongly.

If you had no power, you’d get beaten and robbed constantly.

What if some crazy bastards didn’t even recognize the Prince and did something like that to him?

‘It’s dangerous.’

Delphion’s steps became even more urgent as he searched for the Prince.

“Is he not there either!”

“Still searching!”

Thanks to this, the Academy, which was already in turmoil from the Imperial Investigation Corps’ presence, became even more chaotic.

“What’s going on?”

“Looks like they’re searching for something?”

“Did they find the culprit?”

“No way! If that were the case, the Magic Corps would have come out instead of the investigation team, right?”

“It’s tense, really tense.”

In the midst of all this, one hopeful shout was heard.

“Captain. Someone says they saw a person in a gold-decorated robe heading toward the Academy outskirts forest.”

Delphion nodded.

“That’s His Highness. Move out.”

Then he took out his communication crystal and shouted.

“Everyone, head to the forest at the Academy outskirts. Move!”

His steps quickened even more.

‘The forest, of all places.’

Delphion knew where that was.

He had never been there, but it was a deep, deep forest that even students rarely visited.

Bonia Forest.

‘I hope His Highness walked there on his own.’

But if something happened to him there?

Then he would have no face left to live with.

“Move faster!”

After running frantically like that for a while.

Finally arriving at Bonia Forest, Delphion was able to spot the Prince who had taken off his robe, revealing his red hair.

“Your Highness!”

But it wasn’t just the Prince.

He could see two boys and one girl who appeared to be Academy students, and one of the boys was doing something in front of the Prince.

“You bastard! Get away from him right now!”

As Delphion’s mana-infused shout echoed thunderously through the Bonia Forest entrance, Delphion kicked off the ground and closed the distance in an instant.

‘I’ll cut him down if necessary.’

Delphion reached for his sword—

Shing!

Finally, when he had almost closed the distance, he tried to draw his sword in a flash.

But that was when it happened.

“Stop!”

The Prince’s voice rang out.

Thanks to that, Delphion reflexively had no choice but to stop with his sword half-drawn.

“Y-Your Highness!”

“I’m fine.”

The Prince was perfectly fine.

Moreover—

He was smiling brightly.

Like someone who had just experienced something incredibly wonderful.

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