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I Reincarnated As The Greatest Genius of a Prestigious Family!
[Translator – Rainypup]
[Proofreader – Harley]
Chapter 114: Chance to Change Club Rooms (1)
“My fortune?” I asked.
“Yes. You. I wanted to see it anyway,” Priscilla stated.
"You wanted to see mine?"
"Why? Is it not good?"
The battlefield was a place where all kinds of superstitions and jinxes ran rampant. For example, if you carry a widow's belongings on your person, you will be cursed and blinded by arrows, or if you eat certain food items, you will have bad luck and lose all battles.
In that sense, in my previous life, I didn't really care about superstitions and jinxes.
“I don’t really trust that kind of thing.”
“I’m pretty accurate. Everyone in my department knows that. When anyone starts dating, they always come to me first.”
“I’m not sure...”
Maybe it was because I grew up on the battlefield, but I had no interest in superstitions created from the perspective of the world outside the battlefield. Naturally, I didn’t have much faith in the fortune-telling Priscilla was talking about now.
Above all, I believed that destiny was not something to be predicted but something to be created.
“Come on, let’s see. It won’t take long.”
I finally gave in to Priscilla's request and sat down. Priscilla laid out the tablecloth again and placed the saucer and crystal ball on it.
The purple smoke began to rise slowly.
“Dane Sogres. The son of Count Sogres and a natural descendant of House Sogres...”
“Why are you saying something you already know so solemnly?”
"Hey, why criticize when I’m trying out a concept?”
I kept my mouth shut.
Priscilla pulled the hood of her robe over her head and spoke in a sinister voice.
"Your destiny is guarded by the stars... Now the stars will look upon you...”
‘Ah, yes.’
I held back my words and went along with Priscilla's concept.
“What are you curious about?”
“Hmm... I’m curious about the future.”
“You have to be specific. What kind of future do you want to see?”
‘Look at that voice. Well, anyway, since she said she was accurate, why don’t I give it a try?’
I thought for a moment and asked, “What do you think I will be best at in the future?”
Honestly, I was curious. I wasn’t sure about anything else. Becoming a lord wasn’t very interesting, nor was joining a knighthood or becoming famous as a great mage or summoner.
I just wondered what I’d be best at in the future.
“You will do best... one of your many talents?”
“Maybe?”
“I see. Wait. The stars...”
The scene where a Theology student prayed to the stars was quite impressive. Still, it seemed to be effective. The purple smoke reacted to Priscilla's prayer and began to swirl.
However...
The intensity of the whirlpool was extraordinary. It seemed a little different from what I saw last time.
“...!”
Priscilla also seemed surprised. The evidence was her shaking hands.
“Why is it suddenly so intense...?”
Priscilla's trembling voice flowed out, and soon the purple vortex grew more intense, causing the crystal ball to shake as if it were about to break.
The table vibrated, and the vibrations were transmitted through the table to the ground.
Surprisingly, the crystal ball held up.
"Oh my god..."
Now, the purple smoke was swirling, almost clumping together.
Then一
Bang!
It exploded.
“Wh-what’s going on!” Dorian, who had come in hastily, was shocked when he saw me, Priscilla, and the crystal ball. “A-are you alright?”
“Uh, yes.”
Because nothing much happened despite the recent explosion. Contrary to expectations, the crystal ball did not break.
“I’m reading a fortune, so would you come back a little later?”
“Oh, yes. I understand.” Dorian sighed in relief and walked out of the booth, and we returned our attention to the crystal ball.
“Are you really alright?” I asked.
"...This is a phenomenon I've never seen before. I've never seen this kind of reaction in a crystal ball before." Priscilla's expression was clearly flustered.
“There’s never been a reaction like this?”
“Yes. Usually, it ends in a whirlpool. It didn’t just swirl, it gathered together... and then it exploded.”
The smoke that had burst was now hanging low in the crystal ball. Then, the stars that had been trapped in the smoke finally revealed themselves and began to twinkle...
“This is truly amazing.” Priscilla's reaction was truly extraordinary. "It's rare for a star to shine this brightly... It's true that a star's power is expressed when it shines, but this is the first time I've seen one this bright."
Priscilla was being consumed by her concept again.
By the way, the stars were very clear. The hundreds of stars visible inside were each emitting a really bright light. Could saying that the crystal ball looked very beautiful explain the view?
“Anyway, this is amazing. It might mean that your future is that wonderful.”
“So are there any results?”
“Wait. The power of whining and the power of the stars are not so compatible.”
‘Oh, is that so?’
Whoong.
The stars began to shine, and as if their power was being transferred, the smoke that had been lying below flowed out along with the light and entered Priscilla's hand.
Priscilla closed her eyes...
“...This can’t be right,” she muttered blankly, her voice even more flustered and trembling than before.
"I... can’t see?"
‘Huh?’
“Th-this can’t be happening. This is strange. Why can’t I see the fortune?” Priscilla was so flustered that she seemed to have even forgotten her concept.
“You can’t see it?”
“I can’t see... If things were as they were, a vague future would unfold in my head and the scene would expand... something like this has never happened before.” Priscilla continued to try for a long time after that.
I couldn't bear it anymore and asked, “Why? What’s going on?”
“...”
Only after a long time did Priscilla open her mouth.
“...It seems like I won’t be able to see your future with my abilities?”
"What?"
“This kind of thing happens every once in a while.” Priscilla eventually covered the still crystal ball with a cloth, as if she had absorbed the power of the star into her hand.
“Are you giving up?”
“For now. But since it’s peeking into the will of heaven, I’ll cover my ears for a moment.”
Would blocking it with a cloth work?
Well, anyway.
“Sometimes this happens. The future is so big that I can’t see it.”
“The future is huge?”
“Yes. In any form. Either a future so vast that I can’t see it, or a future so great that I can’t even borrow the power of the stars. Or... it’s something that shouldn’t be seen.”
Something that shouldn’t be seen?
How fun.
Various hypotheses came to mind. My future was a kind of future that I should not know about.
“It seems like some powerful force is preventing me from seeing the future. Have you thought about paying to see your fortune? This was based on what’s left, so if you pay for your own fortune, the results could be different,” Priscilla asked with a hint of anticipation.
But I shook my head.
“It’s better this way.”
"Really?"
"Yes. Let's finish sorting things."
I got up without any hesitation. As I mentioned before, destiny is something you create for yourself.
Actually, I didn’t have any particular animosity towards fortune-telling. Rather, I thought there were more positive aspects to this type of thing if it could provide some comfort.
But一
“This is the first time something like this has happened... There might really be something great about you. Aren’t you curious?”
“Not really. I don’t even want to know.”
“Are you avoiding it?”
"No."
What was important to me was the present. If I focused, the future would be created naturally.
“I don’t want to know the future before it even happens and let it influence my actions now.”
Honestly, I felt fortunate. What if I had gotten results in some way, whether it was magic, spearmanship, or some other talent? It was possible that I might unconsciously neglect other talents besides that one.
“...It’s a shame.” Priscilla seemed to think it a great shame. “There are very few cases like this. You can see them sometimes. Of course, they’re vague, and my interpretation is also there...”
Still, she nodded, as if she had given up. “Well, there’s nothing more horrible than unwanted fortune. I get it. It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do about it. But one thing is certain.”
Something certain, huh?
“What is it?”
“You are definitely extraordinary. More so than anyone else.”
At that, I shrugged.
"You know that now?"
“Tsk. I think I heard this before.” Priscilla frowned.
A future so extraordinary that fortune couldn’t be read.
How nice.
“This might be something that should be reported to the fortune-telling community...”
“You’re really going to report it?”
“How could that be? What good would those stupid old men do? It’s a secret, but among those people, there are quite a few old men who have already had their star powers revoked.”
I burst out laughing at Priscilla's speech, which still didn't sound like it belonged to someone from the Theology Department.
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[Translator – Rainypup]
[Proofreader – Harley]
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The next day.
“Dane, look at this!”
Ernest contacted me early in the morning and came running to tell me the good news. What Ernest brought was the Academy Daily.
“It was featured in the festival special article!”
"Oh."
The newspaper wrote:
[Academy's Giant Club Caught Trying to Ruin Another Club's Event!]
[Giant Club Official A, "An interview is difficult."]
[Giant Club's Tyranny, Is This Alright?]
It was the article I expected.
“This is the highlight!”
It was just as Ernest said.
['Romance' Club, 1st place in Festival in its first year of operation!]
[House of Horrors, Fortune-Telling, Treasure Hunt. The Festival’s hot topics are all the works of the 'Romance' Club!]
['Romance' Club member, a student from the Exploration Department, cheers, "We won!"]
First place in the Festival. We surpassed our initial expectations and took first place overall.
"I never imagined we'd get first place!" Ernest exclaimed in joy.
I felt pretty good, though not to the same extent as Ernest.
First place.
‘Yes. If you're going to do it, do it right.’
This was the result.
Of course, this was partly because of our hard work, but it was also because of the stupid things the Academy Sword Society did.
“The Sword Society only got fifth place!”
“They got fifth place?”
I clicked my tongue.
Well, it was not like we ruined all their events. Because of its scale, even if their main events failed, the remaining events were able to achieve fifth place in terms of the number of visitors and sales.
But this time, we were number one.
Therefore一
“I think we need to change our club room.”
"Great! So we're going to a wider place?"
"Of course."
The benefit of first place was ours.
The club room exchange ticket.
However, all club rooms were already being used. It was called an exchange, but in reality, it was no different from a forced exchange.
“You said that the Sword Society’s room is the largest?”
“Huh? Maybe? But that’s... Dane, you’re not!”
That was right. We were going to take over their room. It was much better and more satisfying than taking over another club’s room. Above all, it was the widest, right?
That meant it was a room more suitable for the first place.
"...I think your scale of thinking is different," Ernest said.
“What do you mean?”
I was just paying back those who messed with me. It was a good thing we had to get money from them anyway. I should also tell them this bad news when I went to collect the money.
But wait.
“Why is it written as the Romance Club in the article? Where did the cool name ‘Magic Summoning Exploration Spearmanship Swordsmanship Club’ go?”
“Uh... um... The name is too long?”
“I don’t like it.”
Since they were going to write it anyway, they should write the full name. Why did they write down something that wasn’t even the club’s official name?
"And you're the student from the Exploration Department of the club, right?"
"Hehe. They asked for an interview so I did it briefly on site. Oh, by the way, I think they wanted to interview you too?"
An interview, huh? Sounds good. I'd done it a few times on the battlefield, too.
Was it when I got promoted to quad class? I didn’t know if it was because I was a person with a strong ability, but I had several interviews and they were published in the capital.
I should try going to Drenik later, if I ever had the chance.
“Anyway, I should go get it now.”
Now it was time to go to the Academy Sword Society. I said I’d pick it up at eleven, so it'd be perfect if we left now.
“Shall we go together?”
“Alright, let’s go. Is Leila in class right now?”
“Yeah. It’s a major-related class. I heard she’s coming right after it’s over.”
I suddenly remembered the fact that the Academy Sword Society was actually the second platoon of the Swordsmanship Department.
“Leila, should be fine, right?”
“Probably.”
“After all, since you’re here, they won’t be able to touch her no matter what.”
I shook my head at that.
"No. No matter who touches Leila, she won't be pushed around."
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