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I Reincarnated As The Greatest Genius of a Prestigious Family!
[Translator – Rainypup]
[Proofreader – Harley]
Chapter 107: Now This Feels Like a Festival
The Academy's president was as busy as always.
There were over a thousand students enrolled at the academy, as well as graduate students, professors, staff, and various facilities that required attention. If he had to pick the busiest season in the year, it would be—
“Tomorrow is the Festival.”
“Oh my gosh, I’m going to die. My back is about to break. Is there a way to loosen it with magic?”
“I told you, no. What you should do is take a boat and go to the Eastern island. There’s something called ‘acupuncture’ and I heard that it’s amazing.”
“You want me to go on a boat for three months just to get that? Man, I’m exhausted.”
Fatigue was at its peak. The workload and the accompanying documents that came with the Festival were no joke.
“It’s already dawn.”
“Yeah. Hmm. I hope we can get through this festival without any accidents.”
“As if things will go as we wish.”
One of the employees grinned and handed over some documents. They needed to make sure there were no problems with all the application documents by today so that they could proceed with the festival safely tomorrow.
The Festival was a place of competition between all departments and clubs.
As such, cheating often happened.
Accidents couldn’t be left out either.
'Last time, an entire booth exploded, and the time before that, House Knights showed up out of nowhere... But the best one was when Clare Sogres summoned a wyvern.'
He shook his head, shuddering at the horrible memory.
“What’s with this club?”
“Huh? Which one?"
“The ‘Magic Summoning Exploration Swordsmanship’ club.”
“The what club?”
“You don’t know about this club? It’s the club created by Dane Sogres.”
"Is that so?" Another employee asked with sparkling eyes.
“But why?”
"In a club with only four members, so why did they rent two places for one booth?"
"Huh?"
“Let’s see. The southern area of the Misty Garden and... an abandoned building that is not being used? A treasure hunt and a House of Horrors?” The employee sighed. “Is it because first-years made it? They’re so motivated. Others are busy with just one.”
“But doing so many usually leads to failure, right?”
“Right. Even though Sogres is a genius, won’t it be a little difficult this time? I’ll let him rent the place as much as he wants, but everyone is doing it for the first time.”
Then, suddenly, the nightmares caused by those with the surname Sogres came to mind.
Clare summoned a wyvern to the festival site.
Arabella teleported the entire square.
“...Just in case.”
"Yes?"
“No, nothing.”
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Two days until the Festival.
The Academy was filled with a festive atmosphere.
“I think they’re setting up a magic booth over there.”
“Are they selling in advance? Are they selling food?”
“Wow, how big is that banner?”
“There are so many booths.”
During exam season, everyone seemed like they were dying, but as soon as the festival started, the academy was brimming with energy.
“The Magic Department booth area is right here! We will be providing great events and food throughout the Festival, so please come and participate!”
“There is a non-major fencing competition hosted by the Swordsmanship Department! The winner will receive generous prizes and a 1:1 mentoring ticket provided by the Department!”
Each department also actively promoted itself.
‘We need to promote our club, too. Hmm...’
Well, I had something in mind.
By the way, it looked like the Autonomous Department wouldn’t be able to participate in the Festival.
After all, there was only me.
Conversely, Leila and Ernest said they needed to leave from time to time to participate in their departments’ events.
“Grab, grab the booth! It’s going down! Hey, hey!”
“We must make sure to build a strong support structure!”
“Aargh! It’s going to explode! Get out of the way!”
In the process of preparing the booths and various events, various accidents occurred one after another, but that could not stop the festival atmosphere.
We also had a hand in this.
Booth and venue rentals were complete.
Now it was time to start decorating.
“How about the fortune-telling booth?”
“Just buy some decorations and hang them. In fact, all you need to do is place a crystal ball.”
There was absolutely no problem with the fortune-telling booth that Priscilla was in charge of. Priscilla showed me the crystal ball.
“What do you think? Isn’t it great?”
Inside the crystal sphere, which was as big as a person's head, purple smoke was swirling.
There were things that twinkled like stars inside, and when Priscilla gently rubbed them with her hand, the stars floated through the smoke.
“Oh. Looks pretty legit.”
"That's right. First, grab their attention with this, then raise your voice! Then ask them, 'What are you curious about?' and that's it."
Priscilla then gave a subtle hint.
“And when a couple comes? Then as soon as they sit down, start talking like this. ‘One side...has no faith...’ Then the atmosphere becomes really tense, but if you give them a solution...”
“...”
Why did she go to the Theology Department?
“Come and get your fortune told later. I’ll give you an amazing reading. Love, money, the future. I can tell you everything.”
“But is it true?”
“If you believe in something like this, it becomes true, but if you don’t believe in it, it’s just nonsense, right?”
It was a foolish question and a wise answer.
“It’s the same with God.”
This was blasphemy.
I took a step back.
"Huh? What?"
“I’m afraid you’ll be punished by Heaven.”
Priscilla shook her head in disbelief and asked, “By the way, are you doing well with the treasure hunt and the House of Horrors?”
“We’re currently working on the treasure hunt, and I’m thinking about what kind of traps to put in the House of Horrors.”
"But how do you plan to decorate for the treasure hunt?"
At that moment, I heard a voice calling me from far away.
“Mr. Dane Sogres!”
I pointed to the muscle masses running towards me, snickering, “With them.”
We had a great workforce.
After having their club room taken away, they swore loyalty to us when we made a space for them to exercise in the sewers.
"Sir! I just finished setting up the treasure hunt with Mr. Ernest!"
These were the students from the (former) Physical Beauty Club, now officially disbanded.
The goal was to form an official club again next year. In that sense, they came forward to help us out since they had nothing to do at this year's Festival.
“Oh. You worked hard. Did you hide the treasures well?”
“We hid things thoroughly according to the instructions of Mr. Ernest!”
"Good."
“Is there anything else you would like us to do?”
“Yes. The House of Horrors.”
“Just tell us and we’ll do our best to help you!”
They were sweating profusely and their muscles glistened.
Maybe muscles...
Weren’t as bad as I thought?
“But, uh, who is this pretty lady next to you...?”
"Ah."
Now that I thought about it, this was their first time seeing Priscilla.
“This is Priscilla Neriel. We’re in the same club.”
“N-nice to meet you!”
"Hello!"
Look at them. They couldn’t come to their senses.
“Oh, the Physical Beauty Club? Right?”
Priscilla whispered to me, “How come these idiots are so obstinately loyal?”
“There were some circumstances that would warrant that. If you need help, just use them.”
“Oh, really?” Priscilla stroked her chin. “Hmm... I do need a booth assistant...”
“I-I will do it!”
“President! What are you talking about?! You’re already working so hard! I’ll do it instead!”
“What are you talking about?! I should do it! Actually, I didn’t do anything earlier!”
Ah, youth. Trying so hard to provide dedicated labor.
“Hmm. You’ll do.”
"Thank you!"
It was a bit funny how it looked like she was choosing a servant, but the person involved was really smiling.
“In that case, I’ll head out?”
“Yeah. Take it easy on him.”
“Alright, let’s go. But what’s your name?”
“M-my name is...”
Watching Priscilla and Muscle Head #1 left, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were extremely envious.
“D-damn it... I envy the president.”
For reference, #1 was Chairman Dorian Artaq.
“Actually, I’m an assistant specialist... I can also help with the equipment on the side...”
“I can do it, too! Damn it!”
Unfortunately, these were in charge of the House of Horrors.
“I suddenly feel like I’m losing my motivation...”
“I feel a little tired...”
Until just now, they were just asking to do something, but now they sounded like they were dying.
Whoong.
Just then, my crystal ball rang.
“Hi, Arabella.”
⸢Dane, where are you now? Are you near the square?⸣
“Yeah. Are you almost here?”
⸢Now... found you!⸣
That was when I heard my sister's voice.
“Dane!”
I waved back at her as she waved, and Arabella arrived soon after and hugged me.
“Have you been waiting long? My goodness, you seem to have grown taller in just a few days,” she fussed.
“How could I grow taller in a few days? I’m the same height. You look tired?”
“Ah. Because of the research yesterday. It’s alright. I can take a nap later.”
I felt sorry for her. I knew it was something she liked to do, but I never thought she’d get so tired every time.
“Oh, so. Where are you setting up the House of Horrors?” she asked.
“Five minutes from here. I rented an abandoned building,” I explained.
“Good job. That’s much better than decorating the club room sloppily. I’ll set it up in an amazing way today.”
By the way, Arabella came to help me today. She also spent her school days at the academy, so she knew a lot about the Festival. Well, I heard that she teleported the entire central plaza and connected it to some remote place, causing chaos...
Anyway, she was too busy to help during the Festival, so she came here to help prepare.
“But who are they?”
“Ah. They’re...”
At that moment, a powerful voice came from the side.
"Hello!"
"Hello! I am...”
These boys were funny. Their eyes were sparkling brighter than when they had seen Priscilla earlier.
“Nice to meet you all. Are you Dane’s friends?”
“Th-that’s right! Mr. Dane... No, I’m very close with Dane!”
"Really? I'm Dane's eldest sister, Arabella Sogres. You've heard my name, right?"
“Of course! The greatest mage in the history of the Academy!”
“Oh my, the greatest in history?”
They played well.
“But everyone has such strong muscles?” Arabella smiled dangerously. “You look like you’re good at using force.”
They were truly the best people for simple labor.
“If you just leave it to me, I’ll do whatever you tell me to do!”
"Me too!"
“You can treat me like a slave!”
“I can lift anything heavy!”
Look at the motivation. Where did the dying voices just now go?
Well, thanks to that, things would go smoothly.
“Where did you get these people? They look like they’re strong. I was wondering how to move the mana stones for the magic field.”
"Right? You can just order them around."
"Good. If we do well, we'll finish early." Arabella also seemed satisfied. “Are the traps ready?”
"Yeah. I've already made a list with my dorm mate. I don't think it'll take that long to set them up."
“Very well. Just in case, I brought a few more illusion generators with me. Use them well. Do you know how to use them?”
“Of course.”
The illusion generator. Priscilla was using it well, and it would also be used in the House of Horrors.
The quality of the illusion was so great that it couldn’t be compared to others, so it could have a tremendous effect even though they were mere illusions.
“Then let’s go set things up. It’ll take some time to install and activate the magic field, so let’s do that first,” Arabella said.
"Alright. Then I'll have to look at where to set traps," I agreed.
“What about your friends? Didn’t you say Leila was there, too?”
"Oh. she just went to buy some decorations. We’ll meet her there."
“I have missed her, so this is great. Oh my, Dane. Now you’re all grown up and getting ready for the Festival.”
I had the thought that even when I grew older, I would still be a baby to Arabella.
"Then shall we go, my muscle friends?"
The moment Arabella addressed them, Muscle Head #2, #3, #4, and #5 jumped up.
“Yes! We will take the lead!”
“I will stand in front!”
“What are you talking about?! I’m in the front!”
“Ah! Since the president is not here, I, as the vice president, will take the lead!”
Good motivation.
At this rate, preparations would be done in no time.
The fortune-telling event.
The treasure hunt event.
And the House of Horrors event.
Now this felt like a festival.
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