Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 2

After being reincarnated, I naturally made a goal to allow my swordsmanship talent—which had been unable to fully blossom in my previous life—to flourish in this.

I did not really have any other goal in mind. Perhaps I would consider finding the people who had helped me in my previous life should I have the chance.

I had no real interest in revenge.

It was a shame that I died but I was on a battlefield, after all. It would be ridiculous to think of taking revenge on someone who fought me fair and square.

After I was born into a happy family, what I wanted to do was to grow my talent through experiences.

Given that I had already proven my talent by my first birthday, it had become a natural goal.

However, I was still much too young, and despite retaining all memories from my past life, this was a period in my life where I needed to be cared for.

“Dane, wait just a moment.”

My mother’s hands moved incredibly quickly.

If you want to know how fast she was, it did not even take her two seconds to change my diaper.

Basically, in the blink of an eye. And soundlessly, on top of that. As expected of a former assassin.

“There, all done. Oh, my. Dane, are you feeling better?”

“Ahbbb.”

I really liked the unidentified powder she powdered me with before putting my new diaper on. It was the first time in my life I felt such warmth.

“Aw, what a good boy, Dane. You need to grow up to become an incredible assassin later, understand?”

…However, it appeared my mother was set on making me an assassin.

“Hey, now! Again with the assassin talk!”

“Dear, when did you get here?!”

“If I’m to be the husband of the empire’s greatest assassin, I should be able to hide my presence at least by this much! Dane. You’re going to grow up to be an excellent spearman!”

Naturally, my father was set on making me a spearman.

“Ahbbb!”

“See? Dane doesn’t want to be a spearman.”

“Ahbooo.”

“Hmph. As if! Anyone can tell he’s saying he doesn’t want to be an assassin!”

“Ahb…”

But I do not want to be either of them.

“Ahboo! Ahbooboo!”

I shouted that I prefer swords. However, since what came out of my mouth was a baby’s babbling, my parents’ hearts melted instead.

“Oh, my. How can he be so cute? Arabella and Clare are also cute, but… Dane is so much cuter!”

“Look at his eyes. He’s got my green eyes. Don’t they look like jewels?”

“But don’t you think his nose looks so cute?”

“Whether he becomes a spearman or assassin, let’s just raise him well for now, dear.”

“Of course. I’ll just teach him a little bit of assassination.”

“And I’ll do the same with the spear.”

…In any case, it looks like if I do not want to disappoint either of them, I will need to learn a bit of both. Well, learning them is fine and all but I still choose the sword because I regret not having been able to fully refine my talent in swordsmanship in my past life.

At least that is what I was thinking up until the day of my first birthday.

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The castle of Count Sogres was bustling.

“Today is young lord Dane Sogres’s first birthday, right?“

“They are supposedly opening the inner castle for the residents to enjoy food and drinks!”

“The count is truly an excellent man.”

“He did the same for Lady Arabella’s and Lady Clare’s first birthdays!”

House Sogres was holding a grand celebration at the castle for the first birthday of their youngest, Dane Sogres.

The residents of the territory finished their work early for the day and gathered at the count’s castle. Amid the sea of people, a boisterous festival was taking place.

“It’s already been a year since Lord Dane was born. Time really flies!”

“Do you think he takes after the count? Or after the countess?”

“What does it matter which parent he takes after? That he takes after either would already be amazing!”

“Lady Arabella and Lady Clare became a mage and summoner respectively, right? What do you think Lord Dane will become?”

The topic of conversation among the residents was Dane’s future path.

His father was the empire’s top spearman. And his mother was the former top assassin, even though the residents were not really aware of it.

The eldest daughter was a genius mage and the younger daughter was likewise a genius summoner.

Everyone was curious about what path the youngest, Dane, would take as a part of a prestigious family where none of the members overlapped in specialty.

“The selection ceremony is about to start! Everyone, hurry on over!”

“What will Lord Dane pick?!”

“I’m sure he’ll pick a spear. Don’t you think?”

“Hey hey. Who knows? Maybe he’ll pick a book?”

And so everyone was awaiting House Sogres’ exclusive “Selection Ceremony” to take place.

At the end of a large hall filled with residents was a red carpet laid out and a banquet table.

The Sogres family, including Arken Sogres, were gathered and each family member had placed a personally selected item on the table.

Dane’s father, Arken Sogres, placed the spear that he has had his entire life, Dragon Tail, on the table.

‘This spear will surely attract Dane’s attention, right?’

The spear shaft painted in a luxurious red, the dragon decoration coiling up the spear, and the spear blade made from the rare ore dukran made the spear a work of art.

It was a mysterious magic spear whose dukran ore would absorb the wielder’s magic power. When the magic power is infused into the spear, it would make the spear infinitely sharper and heavier.

Should Dane have a talent for spears, the dark spear blade would appear red because Dragon Tail only acknowledges those qualified to use it.

Of course, even if Dane did not have the talent, Arken would be fine with it. He would simply be happy to have Dane hold Dragon Tail.

‘He’s much too good looking for an assassin and would stand out, but… He has to choose this dagger!’

Dane’s mother, Lily Sogres, placed the dagger “Nighthorn” that she had used when active on the table.

It may look plain compared to Dragon Tail, but it is a dagger made from the mysterious ore “aethril” which is comparable to dukran.

“Aethril” is an ore that can hold all the elements that exist in the world. In other words, you could use it to make different combinations of poisons.

This dagger, like Dragon Tail, only reacts to specific people.

On the other hand…

“Oh, it looks like the young ladies are also placing items.”

“Oh, how cute! When did they get so big?”

The eldest daughter, Arabella Sogres, placed a very precious, small dimensional pouch on the table with a very proud look on her face.

It was an item that only reacted to those with a talent for magic. Otherwise, it would appear no different from an ordinary pouch.

‘Dane can become an incredible mage! He’s going to follow after me and join the academy!’

Arabella wished for Dane to have a talent for magic like herself and attend the academy with her.

Originally she had wanted Clare to attend with her but since Clare had already chosen the path of a summoner, Clare belonged to the summoners department, and Arabella did not get a chance to see her that much.

‘…If Dane can use summoning skills, then I want to ride Dekaron with him and go flying. ’

Finally, Clare Sogres placed her summoner’s emblem on the table which serves as the symbol indicating that she is a summoner.

Summoners are issued a “code” according to their level of talent and use that emblem to summon creatures.

Similar to the other items, only those with a talent for summoning can elicit a reaction from this emblem.

Now, the four items were placed on the table.

A maid carrying Dane appeared.

A burst of admiration spread among the residents.

“Oh my goodness. Look at his eyes! How can they be so pretty?”

“He looks exactly like the count!”

“Look closely! His eyes and lips look like an exact copy of the countess’!”

With her distinctive facial appearance, large and clear eyes, prominent nose, and perfect various other features including the crown of her head, one with such beauty as the countess would have an easy time in life.

“Please bring Dane over here. Thank you.”

Dane, now carried in his mother’s arms, began to look at the four items with curiosity-filled young eyes.

“Okay, Dane. You need to pick what you like. Preferably a long and sturdy one…”

“Dane. Don’t you think this small sharp item is so pretty?”

“Dane! This is a pouch I treasure highly. Do you remember me showing it to you before?”

“Dane… Sum…summon together with me…”

Dane heard his family’s wishes under the guise of cheering. And finally it was the moment Dane was placed at the table when,

Bzzzz bzzz!

The four items on the table began to vibrate simultaneously.

“……”

“…What…what does this mean?”

Everyone was confused.

They were all reacting to him even though he had not touched any of them.

Arken Sogres unconsciously lifted Dane off the table again.

And the vibration stopped.

“…Don’t tell me.”

Once Dane was placed back on the table, the four items reacted again.

Bzzzz bzzz!

They were all staring at Dane giggling in delight as if they had completely forgotten about trying to convince him to select their personal item.

“……”

“……”

His father, Arken’s long spear, Dragon Tail.

His mother, Lily’s dagger, Nighthorn.

His eldest sister, Arabella’s dimensional pouch.

The younger of his older sisters, Clare’s summoner’s emblem.

All of them normally require to be touched to react or at least have magic power imbued into them to react, but…

All four of them reacted to him simply being near them.

To Dane Sogres who had just turned one year old.

If this was true, only one conclusion could be drawn.

“…Should we make him try all four?” His father Arken mumbled to himself dumbfoundedly.

This was the moment the youngest of House Sogres, Dane Sogres, was confirmed to be the greatest genius of all time.