Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 97

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 97

 

 

 

55. I’m Not Saying This as a Joke

 

 

Ernest decided to come along to Leila’s house too.

Ernest is the kind of fellow who turns everything into an exploration.

So naturally, he was extremely excited about this ‘Duke’s House Exploration’.

“My goodness, Duke Termion House! I’m so nervous!”

“You’ll be in big trouble if you go around touching everything. Got it?”

“Of course! I’ll just look with my eyes only!”

Still, I’m relieved he’s not the type to actually go exploring around a Duke’s house.

“It would have been nice if Priscilla could come too.”

“Can’t be helped. She said she had to go straight to the Grand Temple.”

“I wonder what it’s about? I’ll have to ask when she gets back.”

By the way, Priscilla unfortunately couldn’t come with us due to a sudden summons from the Grand Temple.

She said it was some urgent matter – I guess an elite is an elite.

If the Grand Temple is summoning her, it must be important.

Anyway, we proudly got our outing passes from the dormitory.

Fortunately, this time we didn’t need separate permission from a Professor.

After midterm exams end, all students are given free outing privileges that don’t require special permission.

“This is for two days, right?”

“Yeah. One night, two days. We can stay overnight and come back in the afternoon. Ernest, that’s okay with you?”

“Of course!”

“Good. Then let’s go.”

Leila seemed quite excited.

Maybe it’s because this is her first time going home since enrollment.

Hearing about going home made me think about visiting once too, but Father’s birthday is around the end of final exams, so it would be better to go then.

More than anything, it’s not a distance I can travel in just one day.

There is a teleport gate, but Big Sister would need several days to prepare for that.

That’s what happened when I enrolled. I don’t want to go through all that trouble, so it’s probably better to just go comfortably during vacation.

Or…

Maybe I could grow strong enough to operate the teleport gate myself later?

“Ha, we’re finally outside!”

“Yahoo! Exams are over!”

Meanwhile, the two of them couldn’t contain their excitement as we passed through the Academy’s main gate.

“How long does it take to get there, Leila?”

“About 30 minutes? It’s not very far.”

“It’s really right nearby. Mine is almost at the western edge, so it takes a full month on horseback…”

Ernest muttered enviously.

“Let’s visit your family’s territory sometime when we get the chance.”

“Great! It takes a whole month, but it would be fun to go with you guys!”

“What’s famous in the west?”

Ernest smiled brightly at my question and answered.

“It’s full of unexplored territories! It’s a bit dangerous, but it’s fun to explore! Father is there right now too. It’s been five months since we last heard from him, but he’ll probably be back soon, right?”

“Fi-five months?”

At Leila’s surprised question, Ernest nodded as if it were natural.

“Exploring unexplored territories can sometimes take over a year.”

Now I understand why Baron Dylan’s territory is so small. They’re all exploration addicts, so the size of their territory doesn’t really matter.

By the way, seeing that Ernest has put on more muscle lately, I think he could start weapon training soon.

Exploration aside, I need to train him enough to win against Bron Gang.

“Oh, right. Dane, I want to visit your family territory once too.”

“That sounds good. Let’s go together when we have time.”

“But wouldn’t the Southern Region take quite a while?”

I recalled the day I came from our Count’s Castle to the Academy in just one day during enrollment.

“If we go when Big Sister goes, it would only take a day? Big Sister has a teleport gate set up.”

“Wow! A teleport gate!”

Ernest’s eyes sparkled and Leila showed interest.

“You came from the Southern Region in just one day?”

“Yeah. Oh, didn’t I tell you this story?”

“…Well, you’re you, but you also have your Sisters.”

Leila said that with an envious tone.

“I wonder what my Brothers are doing and where.”

Big Brother is currently dispatched to the Eastern Territory where local conflicts are occurring.

Little Brother left home quite a while ago and hasn’t been in contact.

Not always, but whenever I talk about my Sisters, Leila often makes this envious expression.

“What are your Brothers like?”

“Hmm. Big Brother is really caring. Until he left for the Eastern Territory, he always played with me. Little Brother… likes to surprise me and plays a lot of pranks. Sometimes he makes me angry.”

Leila’s Brothers.

I’d like to meet them sometime.

“Where is your Little Brother?”

“He’s so free-spirited. He left home and now I don’t know where he is. He said he was going to train… but I don’t think that’s what he’s doing.”

Is there something going on?

“You don’t know where he is?”

“Yeah. That’s how he always is. Ever since he was knighted, he’s been wandering around outside.”

Ah.

A free knight.

“Your Brothers are interesting.”

“I’m not sure about Big Brother, but Little Brother definitely is.”

Come to think of it, our family does seem unusually harmonious.

In the ruthless noble society, brothers spilling each other’s blood isn’t that uncommon.

“But about that place called Termion’s Forge, do they really make anything you want?”

Ernest conveniently changed the subject.

“Yeah. As long as someone with the emblem wants it, they’ll make anything. It’s said that all the heroes in history books have passed through there at least once.”

“That’s really amazing!”

We were having this conversation while gradually approaching Duke Termion House when…

“Sir Asmar!”

Leila’s delighted voice rang out.

Following Leila’s gaze, I saw a group of Knights approaching us from not far away.

Sir Rewick Asmar.

The Knight who came to meet me when I arrived in the Capital and stayed at Leila’s place.

“Young Lady, have you been well?”

Sir Asmar finally reached Leila and showed a Knight’s courtesy.

Then the rest of the Knights behind him followed suit with the same courtesy. It was quite a sight.

This was the moment when I truly felt that Leila, who always lounged around with us in the club room, was indeed a Duke’s daughter.

“Sir Asmar, have you been well?”

“Of course. Thanks to your concern. Oh, you seem to have grown taller.”

“Really?”

“Yes. My eye for people is quite accurate, isn’t it? Haha.”

Leila, who had been chatting warmly, introduced me and Ernest.

“This is Dane. You already know each other since you’ve met before, right? This is Ernest Dylan. The eldest son of Baron Dylan House. A friend I made at the Academy.”

“Ah, hello! I’m Ernest Dylan, eldest son of Baron Ernest House! Our Baron Dylan House is….”

“Famous for exploration, right? I know it well.”

Ernest seemed moved for a moment and clasped both hands together.

“Our family is more well-known than I thought….”

“Baron Dylan House has sold artifacts they’ve excavated to our Duke Termion House before. As a reference, one of the statues is displayed in our family garden.”

Ernest nodded with an expression that said he was glad he came. I chuckled at his appearance and greeted Sir Asmar.

“Sir Asmar, have you been well?”

“Young Master Dane, greetings. How is your Academy life?”

“Always enjoyable.”

“That’s fortunate. Oh, I heard the news. I heard you passed the Summoner special admission exam, congratulations.”

“Thank you.”

Rumors really do spread fast.

Well, it’s been several weeks since I took it, so it would be stranger if there were people who didn’t know about it, right?

“Well then, shall we go? Young Lady, I shall escort you. Please come this way.”

Where Sir Asmar pointed, there was a carriage.

But Leila shook her head.

“No. It’s right in front of us, what’s the point of a carriage? I’ll just walk.”

“Ah….”

Sir Asmar looked somewhat shocked.

But that was only for a moment.

“Yes, then I shall escort you on foot.”

The rest of the knights moved swiftly and changed formation to guard us from both sides.

The carriage soon returned the way it came.

Sir Asmar’s expression looked strangely pleased.

“The street is really pretty, isn’t it?”

Meanwhile, Leila was speaking to me as if to show off.

“I should see this pretty street more often from now on. It’s stuffy being in a carriage, you know?”

That girl.

Making it obvious.

Well, actually speaking, putting her in a carriage is mostly for the ease of protection….

It seems Leila now wants to refuse being just a noble young lady who only receives treatment.

I should just accept it as her growing up, shouldn’t I?

“Wow!”

We soon finally arrived in front of the Duke’s mansion.

Ernest, who had never been here before, gasped in admiration with his mouth agape, and Sir Asmar explained as if he had been waiting for this.

“It’s a mansion with a long history, built before the founding of the Empire. You’ll be even more surprised when you see the interior.”

“As soon as we enter, I’ll assign you a ‘guide’ to show you around.”

A guide.

Well, to guide guests through this vast Duke’s mansion, a guide would probably be necessary.

“It’s our family’s pride. The ‘Duke’s mansion tour’.”

Leila happened to boast about it, so I chuckled.

“Tour the mansion?”

“Yeah. Without a guide, you’ll definitely get lost.”

Our Count’s castle is just as spacious, but we don’t need a guide.

The main castle itself has an intuitive structure.

We entered through the Duke’s mansion main gate like that, and passed through that characteristically long garden. And Leila’s expression was quite worth seeing.

“…Was it this long?”

So if we had taken the carriage, everyone would have been comfortable.

Leila still had her words to keep, so she endured this long and tedious garden and walked diligently. Ernest was naturally excited throughout. That guy turns everything new into exploration, adventure, and investigation.

As for me, well, I was walking and talking with Sir Asmar beside me, so it wasn’t entirely boring.

“This is your second visit, Young Master Dane.”

“Ah, yes. That’s how it turned out. The midterm exams are over, and it seemed like good timing, so I came along. I hope I’m not being a bother.”

“A bother? I’m rather delighted. The Duke was also very pleased when he heard the news. Young Lady Leila bringing a friend to the mansion – Young Master Dane was the first back then.”

Leila’s social skills aren’t that bad, but maybe it’s because she matured too early?

“I’m also very pleased, of course. I was worried about what would happen if Young Lady Leila went to the Academy and devoted herself only to swordsmanship all day, but now I think I can put aside such worries.”

Seeing him smile warmly and genuinely rejoice, he really seemed to care for Leila. I could soon understand the reason.

“Oh, right. Sir Asmar is my swordsmanship teacher. He refined the basics of my swordsmanship.”

“I’m embarrassed. Compared to Duke Termion, I’m still far behind, so I’m not sure if I can say I taught Young Lady Leila.”

At his modest expression, Leila crossed her arms.

“He acts so humble like that, but it’s no joke. I’ve never beaten him once.”

“…Hahaha.”

I heard he’s probably a Hexa-level expert.

Hexa-level.

Since I reached Quad-level with four cores in my previous life, he might be stronger than my previous self.

The reason it’s hypothetical is because I was a guy who had been through hell on the battlefield, so I was stronger than typical Quad-level knights.

I’d like to have a chance to spar with him sometime.

Since I’m here as a guest, today would be difficult.

“But when I was Young Lady Leila’s age, I didn’t have such skill and potential. Young Lady Leila will surpass me before long.”

“Hmm. That would be fortunate… I wonder about Dane though?”

Leila suddenly glared at me and spoke to Sir Asmar as if tattling.

“He’s really annoying, you know.”

“Yes, pardon?”

Sir Asmar was flustered, and I chuckled at Leila’s prank.

“He’s good at spear arts, good at summoning arts, good at magic. Honestly, doesn’t it seem a bit unreasonable?”

Sir Asmar seemed to be breaking out in a cold sweat.

“Ha, haha… It is remarkable talent.”

“He’s even good at swordsmanship. Did you know?”

“Sw, swordsmanship too?”

Leila looked at me with displeasure and shook her head.

“It really doesn’t make sense.”

Well, it’s a fact that will be known once rumors spread anyway.

“Honestly, at first I wondered if this made sense and I was jealous… but now it feels more like he stimulates me?”

“That’s a good thing, Young Lady. As always, having an opponent who provides stimulation is a great help for growth.”

“Mm. Sometimes it goes beyond stimulation and makes me want to give up.”

I shrugged and gave a moderate explanation.

“Actually, it’s not that impressive a level.”

“Learning spear arts and swordsmanship simultaneously isn’t easy… It’s truly remarkable talent, Young Master Dane.”

Sir Asmar said that while his eyes sparkled.

“Then did you learn swordsmanship from the Count?”

“I didn’t learn from Father, but somehow ended up learning this and that along the way.”

“Then that makes it even more remarkable….”

“I’m currently learning from Professor Keltas.”

“Ah! Senior Keltas! He was there!”

Seeing him nod as if he could understand now, I think I should use Professor Keltas as an excuse often in the future.

“He’s truly a remarkable person. Though we weren’t closely connected, I once had the opportunity to observe his swordsmanship when he visited the Imperial Palace… I truly witnessed the essence of heavy sword techniques. I still can’t forget the emotion from that time.”

Heavy sword.

That means he uses weighty swordsmanship, but I didn’t particularly feel that when sparring with me.

Is it no longer being used?

“If I get the chance later, I’d like to spar with you at least once, Young Master.”

I smiled broadly at those words.

That’s exactly what I was hoping to hear.

Our family and the Termion Ducal House aren’t distant enough to require consideration of political factors, so there shouldn’t be much burden.

“Since we’re on the topic, it seems like it would be fine during this visit too. Even if not Sir Asmar specifically, I’d like to experience the skill level of the Termion Ducal House knights.”

“That sounds good. I’ll bring it up to the Duke as soon as I return. What do you think, Young Lady Leila?”

Leila shrugged her shoulders at Sir Asmar’s question.

“Don’t go easy on him like you do with me.”

“Haha, of course. Still, since it’s sparring, if you push too hard…”

“I’m not joking around.”

“Pardon?”

Leila looked at me and continued speaking.

“I’m serious. Anyone who takes it easy will get seriously hurt.”

I chuckled in disbelief.

Why has she been hyping me up like this since earlier?

Anyway, sparring with the Termion Ducal House knights.

I’m not sure if Sir Asmar will step up…

But I can go all out, right?

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