Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 11

“He can summon? When did your son become a summoner?”

“This is the first I’ve heard of this myself.”

I added, “However, I will need your son’s summoning sign.”

“What did you say…?”

The summoning skill cannot be activated without the sign. Just like how one cannot perform any magic without a circle. It’s because the sign plays the role of a medium.

“You— You’re asking for his summoning sign?! How ridiculous!” Count Tyren exclaimed almost convulsively.

It seems like he had misunderstood slightly.

“Don’t tell me you are trying to use this incident as an excuse to steal my son’s sign?”

“Count Tyren, don’t misunderstand. In any case, a sign cannot be used by anyone other than the summoner whose code is engraved on it, no?”

“But then why in the world does he need the sign…” Count Tyren muttered blankly in confusion at Duke Thermion’s words.

“If the youngest son of Count Sogres is unable to prove himself, that would work in your favor anyway, right, Count Tyren?”

What he said was not exactly wrong.

“Ugh…”

Count Tyren ultimately told Digron, “Hand him the sign for a moment.”

“B-but, Father!”

It looked like Digron would defy his father for a bit, but he ended up handing me his summoning sign.

“Don’t hold it tightly! If you end up breaking it somehow…”

It was so precious to him that he was on the verge of crying. It is a summoner’s treasure, after all.

When I received his sign, I was immediately assured.

That I was connected to Gendpu.

Normally, I would not be able to use a summoner’s sign that had been engraved with the summoner’s unique code.

However, Gendpu had been covered with my magic.

In other words, I hypothesize that while the summoner’s sign is a medium for whether or not Gendpu can be summoned, it can only be summoned with my magic.

I would need to try it to confirm.

“Answer my call.”

Woooosh

As I thought.

A light emanated out and Gendpu appeared.

“Growl!”

Gendpu growled softly. As soon as he saw me, he began wagging his tail and approached me.

There could be no mistaking this sign of obeisance.

There is no way those present who can wield magic would be unable to see the thread of magic connecting me with Gendpu.

“F-Father, how is Gendpu…”

“Th-this is unbelievable…”

If you had treated it properly from the start, this would have never happened, tsk tsk.

“Grrrowl!”

Gendpu was baring its teeth at the Tyrens, a clear sign of hostility toward them.

“Huh. Not only is it surprising to see the summoning skill activate, but… for the summon to show hostility toward the summoner whose code has been imprinted on it?”

Duke Thermion possessed knowledge about summoning to some extent and had an incredibly surprised look on his face. Father did not say anything.

“Dane, when did you become a summoner…”

After contemplating on what I should say, I decided to just say the truth.

“I just tried it and it worked.”

“……”

Clare had told me about the theory and method a bit, but this was a bit of a special case.

This was a situation where the link with the original summoner was very weak and based on my affinity, I was connected with the summon. This affected the link.

To put it simply, even though I am not officially a summoner, to other people, it definitely looked like I was able to use the summoning skill.

“Hum. Summoning, too…”

I could hear Count Tyren’s mutterings full of disbelief.

“Th-there must be something we don’t…”

However, he soon bowed his head in acquiescence.

“…It looks like I…was mistaken.”

I stroked Gendpu’s head.

“I’m sorry for calling you forth again. You’ll respond the next time I call for you, right?”

“Whine! Whine!”

It was replying as if in agreement.

“Why, why won’t it work?!”

At that moment, not only did Digron have his own summon summoned by someone else, but it was obvious he was trying to do something that also was not working.

He was most likely attempting to release the summoning himself.

I poured salt onto the wound.

“Since I summoned it, only I can send it back.”

Of course, this was only applicable to Gendpu.

“Then try it.”

I nodded at Father’s words and made the sign to release the summon.

Gendpu slowly began fading away and then completely disappeared.

This was clear proof to back my words.

That Gendpu, which had shown itself to be a fierce summon by baring its fangs from the moment it had been summoned, had expressed obeisance to me and that I had not forced it into it.

Duke Thermion summarized the situation.

“Even if it had been stolen, it looks like it could be reasonably considered an act of self-defense, Count Sogres.”

“I am thinking likewise.”

Father flashed a brief smile while saying that.

He was clearly pleased.

Duke Thermion added, “Hm. I’ve heard about cases like these before, too. This normally would not happen, but I have heard that summons have shown obeisance towards others who weren’t even high-level summoners without being commanded to do so.”

It seems I may have left a deep impression on him this morning.

Duke Thermion looked at me with an expression indicating that he thought this morning was quite interesting.

“I have also heard that in even rarer cases, this could happen when someone is not a summoner but possesses a very high affinity.”

“Is that so?”

“Mm. You can take that to mean your son has an incredible amount of talent. And given that he was able to use the summoning technique himself, he is clearly a summoner even without an official recognition for being one.”

I smiled and continued the momentum built from his statements.

“After that, Digron Tyren took his younger brother and ran away. This ends my recount of the truth.”

Father listened to what I said and drew his conclusion.

“If we combine both accounts, the situation can be summarized like this. Digron Tyren and his younger brother stepped on flowers in the garden, and when Dane protested, Digron was the first to approach and grab Dane’s collar. Here, Dane struck Digron’s nose with his forehead thereby injuring Digron. And in response, Digron called forth his summon to attack Dane.”

It was a simple summary.

Then Father asked Digron, “Do you acknowledge this?”

“I-I only intended to scare him. I never intended to kill him!”

“That’s right, Count Sogres. My son may have been a bit angry, but from a guest’s point of view…”

Amid the protests of the father and son pair, Father asked me, “Dane, do you acknowledge this?”

“Yes, I acknowledge it.”

“See there? Didn’t he acknowledge it?!”

But I responded immediately, “Even with my acknowledgment, it does not erase the fact that he summoned and ordered his summon to kill me.”

“What?! You clearly said that was not…”

Count Tyren’s face turned bright red. But at that moment…

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“Father!”

“Leila? What are you doing here?”

“I was taking a walk in the garden when I heard your voice, Father.”

The little kid I had abruptly run into last night, Leila Thermion, the daughter of Duke Thermion, had appeared.

“Hello Count Sogres! Count Tyren!”

And when Leila’s eyes met mine, she smiled and waved at me.

“Hi, Dane!”

I smiled and waved, too.

It was a very cheerful face.

It felt as if a sudden calm had washed over the serious situation.

Duke Thermion was hugging Leila, laughing, and patting her head.

“Haha, didn’t you say you were going to go repair your sword?”

“I finished that! And I was so bored, I…”

“I see. Take a walk with me later, then. Right now I’m in the middle of something important.”

“Something important?”

Leila’s eyes grew round and she asked Duke Thermion, “Is it perhaps about the fight in the garden between the two, no, I mean three children?”

“How do you know about that, Leila?”

“I found out accidentally while taking a walk in the garden earlier.”

This is quite an unexpected witness.

“Is that so? Then would it be alright if you tell us what you had seen?”

“Mm. The older Tyren boy grabbed Dane’s collar, and Dane used his forehead to hit him. Then Dane hid and the two of them were trying to look for him, in the process—I don’t really know how—but they got hit and fell down. Then the older Tyren boy summoned a wolf-like summon.”

“And after that?”

“He ordered his summon to kill Dane. That was quite scary.”

I could see Count Tyren’s jaw drop open and Digron’s face turn pale.

This was a testimony provided by a third party and not from those involved.

This alone should be enough to conclude.

“And not one word of what you said is a lie?”

“I said only what I saw.”

“Okay, I understand. Thank you.”

Duke Thermion asked Father, “Count Sogres, if what Leila said is true then your son almost had something grave happen to him.”

“……”

Father drew closer to Count Tyren.

“Count Tyren. And Digron Tyren. Do you both acknowledge what she said?”

“……”

There was no reply from either.

Their lack of a reply was no different from acknowledgement.

Father seemed to have concluded.

“I have no intention of overlooking this matter.”

“D-Digron, what are you doing?! Hurry up and apologize!”

“I-I am sorry! What I did was wrong! I won’t do something like this again!”

Digron bowed his head.

Where did that look of defiance he had until now disappear to?

However, Father was not the type of person to accept an apology here.

“Your apology should not be to me but to my son, Dane.”

“Th-that’s right. I’m sure he intended to do so. Digron, what are you doing and not apologizing!”

Digron approached me and hurriedly bowed his head.

“I-I’m sorry…”

I looked at him without saying anything.

I had no intention of accepting his apology.

Bowing one’s head when a third party witness had come forth forcing him into it did not count as an apology, in the first place.

But it would be far better for me to show a magnanimous side and accept the apology than to stubbornly stick to what I want.

“Sure, I accept.”

“Th-thanks!”

Digron lifted his head with an expression of relief on his face.

However, it only lasted for a brief moment.

“Count Tyren, do you recall how I just said I will not overlook this matter?”

“…I remember.”

“As you know, yesterday and today are days of celebration for us. I do not wish for this incident to grow any further.”

“Th-thank you, Count Sogres. I’ll definitely repay this debt some—”

“However, I cannot ignore the shock my son received, or the threat he must have felt, or the lack of courtesy you expressed as a guest, and to top it off, the attempt to cover up the truth.”

Father spoke in a cold voice I had never heard before.

“Above all else, I cannot forgive the intent to kill my son by commanding a summon to do so no matter how young your son is.”

Ah.

As expected of my father.

“C-Count Sogres… That was surely a…”

“I do not wish to hear more on that matter, Count Tyren. Please take your family and depart my castle now.”

It was an order to kick this guest out.

“B-but, that is…!”

“I realize you must have had a hard journey coming such a long way, Count Tyren. From henceforth, you will no longer have any reason to come to Sogres castle.”

Father entertained no further discussion and turned around to command a knight who had been following behind him.

“Escort Count Tyren and his party respectfully out of the castle.”

“Yes, Count.”

Count Tyren hurriedly ran to Father and begged, “Count Sogres, I’ll take full responsibility for everything! But please do not kick us out…”

“And how do you plan on taking responsibility?”

“I-I will… do anything you request of me whether it be financial or otherwise!”

Count Tyren looked desperate.

Even I would have a hard time with being chased out of the castle hours after arriving for a birthday celebration I had been invited to far in the southern parts.

However, Father was immovable.

“There is nothing you can help me with.”

If Count Tyren had been a bit wiser, he would have made more of an effort to first be objective about the situation instead of pressing me to go to my father.

However, he had failed to do so and was preoccupied with pressuring me all the while protecting his son.

I suppose one could say he brought it upon himself.

The only difference between him now and him back during his time as a prisoner is his belly had grown more rotund.

“I am sorry, Count Sogres. It took me and my family a fortnight to reach this place. Do you really intend to send me back like this? If I return in this manner I’ll become the laughingstock of all the nobles!”

It was a matter of saving face for him.

However, Father firmly ended the discussion.

“It will not take a fortnight to return. Take care on the way back, Count Tyren.”

Count Tyren was unable to say anything further.

His entire body looked deflated as if he had given up.

“Count, this way, if you please.”

As soon as the knight approached him, he plodded away with Digron in tow. They were soon gone from the garden.

“Whew.”

Father let out a sigh and looked at me briefly. He laughed and patted me on my head.

“There’s nothing to worry about, Dane. You must have had a hard time restraining yourself through all that. There is no need for you to feel any guilt over Count Tyren being kicked out. Understand?”

“Yes, Father. I am fine.”

It seems Father was worried that I would be thinking that Count Tyren was kicked out of the castle due to me fighting with Digron.

Rather, I felt more at ease because it was a decisive conclusion.

“By the way, are you sure you’re not hurt anywhere?”

“Yes. Of course, I am fine.”

“Hm. I heard that the eldest son of Tyren was pretty talented, too… I suppose not.”

Father cocked his head as he said that.

“You’re just too talented? Hahaha.”

He is indeed a dimwit.

“Hum hum, goodness. Your son nearly endured a heinous act the day after his birthday.”

Duke Thermion furtively inserted himself back into the conversation.

“Duke. My apologies for involving you unnecessarily in such matters.”

“Don’t be. If one was invited as a guest, one should behave properly like a guest. A child’s wrongdoing is the parent’s wrongdoing, no?”

Duke Thermion smiled brightly and looked at me.

“But in any case, your son is quite interesting. His spear stab is solid and now he can add summoning to that… Dane, does this mean you can summon?”

I shook my head in response.

“No, not yet. Today’s incident was the result of several factors falling into place. I don’t have my summoning sign yet, after all.”

“Hum. That’s even more surprising. You were able to do this when you had never summoned before? No matter how many factors fell into place, I heard drawing the sign for summoning is a bit complicated…”

Duke Thermion stroked his chin.

Father asked at that point, “But what did you do to those two boys?”

“Ah, that…”

I concentrated magic flow in my hand like I had done earlier.

Boom!

And I shot it into the ground, digging a bit of the dirt out and raising a bit of dust.

“This.”

“Wasn’t that a magic bullet?” Duke Thermion asked me with a surprised look on his face.

“Do you know how to manipulate magic? This… may be basic, but you can only use a magic bullet if you understand the magic’s flow.”

“Yes, Duke.”

“My goodness… At this age? Then don’t tell me… do you have a mana core, too?”

“Yes.”

“Hahaha…”

I could hear his hollow laugh.

Father was smiling incredibly pleased.

Duke Thermion shook his head side to side and said to Father, as if he was jealous, “Spears, summoning, and now magic. Has there ever been such a talent in history?”

I had not even told them about my stealth skills.

“Indeed as you say, Duke. I believe I have raised my son pretty well. Hahaha.”

“While he is talented, he is surprisingly quite calm. When children fight, they normally get excited and assert themselves. No child is as calm as he is. The eldest son of House Tyren can’t even compare.”

Duke Thermion bent his knees slightly to match my eye level.

“When you grow up, help Count Sogres a lot.”

“Yes, Duke.”

Watching all this from the side was Leila whose gaze was filled with doubt. It was as if her gaze was asking, ‘Just who are you?’

Duke Thermion smiled and stood up patting Count Sogres on the shoulder.

“At this rate, you won’t have to worry about your son’s future.”

“It’s still a ways off. Won’t we find out after he grows up?”

“Why be humble given our friendship? Haha.”

“Goodness, Thanks to Lady Leila’s assistance, we were able to conclude this easily. If it wasn’t for her testimony, things may have become a bit ugly.”

“Ah. Don’t worry about it too much. She just recounted what she saw. But if you were considering something, how about we talk about marriage between our houses…”

“Oh, dear. It’s almost time for the banquet today. And I have to confirm that Count Tyren properly left the premises. So I should be off!”

“Hey, now! Count Sogres! Arken!”

The two men disappeared from the garden in a sudden chase leaving me alone with Leila.

“Don’t you need to go with your father?”

Leila shook her head at my question.

“What would I do if I were to follow him? It’s more fun here.”

“Is it fun in the garden?”

“No, it’s fun where you are.”

Look at how blunt this kid is.

“You are quite interesting.”

I shrugged my shoulders in response.

“If that’s how you see it, then I’ll take it as a compliment.”

“And good looking, on top of that.”

“Was that the important part?”

“Maybe. Maybe not.”

Leila pretended not to know and suddenly asked, “But how was that summon able to ignore its summoner and obey you? I’ve met a few famous summoners in the city and seen some fights between summoners, but this was the first time I’ve seen such a thing.”

“I don’t really know. It just happened somehow.”

It would be too much of a hassle to explain myself further.

I tried it, and I succeeded. That is that.

“Hm. So you don’t want to say, is that it? How cheap. I even helped you.”

I cocked my head.

“And I helped you out. You can consider this payment for what I said about your sword skills.”

“Oh, oh… that’s right. There was that, wasn’t there?”

“What. And I thought that was why you helped me.”

From Leila’s point of view, she had no reason to step in unless she possessed a strong sense of justice.

I had thought that was why Leila had come forth to provide testimony.

Well, if that was not the reason, then I suppose I suggest this.

“Then how about we take turns helping each other?”

Leila quickly nodded her head at my suggestion.

“Sounds good!”

She immediately followed that up with, “Then, I have a request now!”

I recalled what Duke Thermion wanted earlier.

She could not be bringing up engagement, could she?

“What is it?”

“Tell me the method for how you beat down those Tyren brothers! How to shoot magic so it can’t be seen!”

I let out a sigh of relief.

“Why do you want to learn that?”

“I want to grow quickly! If I want to catch up to my brothers, I need to form two mana cores before I enter the academy.”

A brief look of regret flashed across Leila’s face as she said that.

Duke Thermion seemed to highly cherish her, but she must not think that to be true.

Or… given that he said he wouldn’t tolerate ‘failure’ earlier, unlike his appearance, maybe Duke Thermion is very strict when it comes to training.

“And I want to make my mother happy. My mother really loves me. I’m sure she would be even happier if I were to grow up faster.”

I see she had another reason I had not been aware of.

Duchess Thermion.

I had heard that she was suffering from an illness she had contracted.

Anyway, it was clear Leila wanted to hurry and improve her skills.

“Can you teach me?”

Then, things would be easy.

I only need to teach her how to use magic.

Her catching up to them is another matter altogether.

“Sure.”

“Really? Reaaally?”

“Yeah.”

“Then let’s start tomorrow! I’ll be here until the day after tomorrow! Or maybe start tonight?”

“Whenever you want.”

Luckily, this would not cost me much at all.

Once you understand the flow of magic, the magic bullet is not a difficult skill at all.

Leila asked excitedly, “I’m so excited. Then, Dane, what favor do you want in return?”

I grinned, then responded…