Chapter 6
Chapter 6
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: Became the Greatest Genius in History
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"Should I put the desk here, young master?"
"Yeah, thanks."
After the first heir exam concluded, Porto gifted me the room Felix had been using.
-You deserve it.
My old little room hadn't been bad.
-But let's move your stuff first.
At Dalpi's enthusiastic urging, we were in the middle of relocating right now.
The reason? Apparently, the servants' communal dorms were uncomfortable, and he wanted my old small room for himself.
Well, Dalpi had always worked hard?
It wasn't illegal to give my room to a maid?
Dalpi didn't get along particularly well with the other servants?
So I just gave it to him.
Dalpi's face was brighter than usual.
"Heave..."
"You're going to hurt your back lifting it like that. Use some technique."
"You're not used to manual labor, being such a pampered young master."
"You should start training now if you want to satisfy your future bride later."
Dalpi set down the wardrobe and bed—which were three times his size—with a thud.
Unlike me, sweating buckets, his expression was serene.
"Not heavy?"
"Nothing's heavy for me. If I set my mind to it, I could lift the whole mansion."
It amazed me every time I saw it.
How did such slender, small body produce that kind of strength?
He could easily crush fifty tons with three punches—insane power.
Honestly, I thought he was stronger than Knight Ian, who taught swordsmanship to me and Sister Haniel.
"Now that I've used some strength, I suddenly want meat."
"Eh."
"Should I head out and hunt something in the woods today?"
"Ehhh."
Dalpi was tough as nails too.
A powerhouse who could smash monsters bigger than bears with his bare fists.
Not the sharpest mind, though.
'Strong because he's simple.'
That was my assessment of Dalpi.
Probably no one in this mansion could beat Dalpi one-on-one.
That's why I turned down the servants Porto had wanted to assign along with the room.
I didn't want to deal with more people than necessary, and one Dalpi was plenty for guarding and attending me.
My principle was to keep only trustworthy people close.
'A real gorilla...'
I zoned out for a second watching Dalpi haul loads like an acrobat.
"♪~"
Anyway, thanks to Dalpi's prowess, the move wrapped up in thirty minutes.
"All done. Good work!!"
I'd worked muscles I hadn't used in ages, and I felt like I was dying.
"I'll go move my stuff from my room."
"Need help?"
"I'm fine. Rest in your room, young master. I'll be right back."
And so I was left alone in my new room.
'Felix, you lived in a room this nice and still had complaints about me?'
My original room had been a storage shed.
Porto had personally cleared it out and converted it into a room for me, the family reject, but it was dim with barely any sunlight—like the servants' dorms.
"Now it finally looks like a young master's room."
It was three times bigger.
I'd once visited a rich guy's 50-pyeong apartment in my past life, and this was exactly the size of his living room.
Chandelier on the ceiling, expensive ornaments on the walls, and masterfully painted masterpieces of unknown origin!
I didn't need to move the furniture, but for the bed, wardrobe, desk—I preferred familiar things.
So I put in some effort.
'And leaving it all as is felt kinda...'
Imagining Felix suffering on the battlefield? Honestly, it felt good!
So I cleared out everything that reminded me of Felix. Hehe.
I lay down on the bed.
And called a familiar name.
"Nob AI."
『You called?』
"Can you tell me more about yourself?"
Nob AI was the AI program I'd loved using in my past life.
It appeared after I awakened to my past life memories and was a huge help during the heir exam.
'No matter how I think about it, this isn't some ordinary ability.'
To navigate this harsh world ahead, I desperately needed the AI's help.
In my past life, it was just basic Q&A or image generation, but now it seemed capable of much more.
If only to avoid becoming a soldier like Felix!!
『My name is Nob AI, an artificial intelligence program born from NobMaker. I provide various free benefits and services to you, user.』
"What are these various benefits exactly?"
『The benefits I provide are as follows.』
『1. Information Provision: Based on the data I've learned, I can provide the information you desire.』
『2. Automatic Protection Program: When you're in danger, this excellent service takes over your body arbitrarily to ensure your safety and protect you, overcoming the situation. Currently, 'danger' is defined as when your 'body' is at risk of injury, but you can set this arbitrarily.』
『3. Expert: This service handles complex tasks requiring specialized knowledge and skills on your behalf. Fields include magic, art, development, architecture, medicine, and more. However, like the automatic protection, it can't exceed 'your limits.'』
『4. Learning: Nob AI learns based on what you see, hear, and feel. This is the foundation for all the benefits I provide.』
『5. Growth: When you achieve certain conditions, Nob AI grows!』
Each one was an incredible ability.
When did this ordinary AI from my past life become so amazing?
If I'd had these powers, maybe I could've survived that nuclear blast from the old pig up north?
"Why was I reincarnated, and why did you appear before me in this life?"
My biggest question.
『I don't know that either. It's information I can't infer from my learned data.』
Even the AI didn't know.
Well, honestly.
I had no lingering attachments to my past life.
It'd only been two weeks since awakening to it, but this felt different from sudden possession.
Reincarnation was closer— the past fifteen years without memories were undeniably mine.
The Ester Tristy beaten by siblings was me, and the Ester Tristy fiddling with Nob AI now was me.
Time dulls emotions and slowly erases memories.
Aside from close friends from my past life, I couldn't even remember my coworkers' names.
A studio apartment life felt less familiar than mansion life now.
If Dalpi weren't here, returning to my original world would feel even emptier than this.
I wanted to enjoy my current life.
『Anything else you're curious about?』
"No! This is enough for now..."
"Young master, why are you talking to yourself?"
"!!!"
Whoa, that scared me. Thought my heart would stop.
Dalpi entered the room, dusting off his hands.
He had a sack over his shoulder, which I eyed curiously.
"Done moving already?"
"It wasn't much. Finished in a flash."
Dalpi through and through.
Watching him handle everything solo, he'd probably survive on a deserted island just fine.
"Oh, young master."
"Yeah?"
"There are letters for you."
Dalpi dumped the sack's contents onto the floor.
"W-What? What's with all these!?"
"Senders numbered at least a few hundred, so I didn't memorize them all, but they were mostly people wanting to meet you."
I picked up the ones that touched my foot from the pile.
『I am Erenus, a legacy-class mage of the 환성 학파. I heard you solved the Millennium Problem. I'd love to meet the rising star of Tristy...』
『Hello. Young Master Ester Tristy, I run the Golden Travel Caravan...』
Was this the life of a celebrity?
What I'd thought was just a simple heir exam problem turned out to be the Millennium Problem—no one had solved it for centuries.
"It was splashed across the magazines' front pages. This was bound to happen."
Honestly, I hadn't felt it that much until yesterday.
I knew my siblings, father, and the servants looked at me differently, but that was it.
Seeing this mountain of letters made it real.
I'd become famous.
Unintentionally.
"Haaa..."
If I'd known it'd cause this much ripple, I would've told Nob AI to solve only about fifty percent.
'Is there a way to turn back time?'
『Nope!』
Thanks for the info...
"Ugh, guess I should sort them first."
"I'll handle the sorting. I'll classify them by nobles, mage towers, merchants, press, etc., so leave it to me. You have something else to do, young master."
Huh?
"Young Master Zephyr is calling for you."
"My second brother?"
"Yes. He said he has something to tell you personally."
I blinked.
He was reputed as the sharpest and most socially savvy among the siblings.
Past Ester Tristy would've been intimidated, but not now.
"Where is he?"
Reason didn't matter.
Right now, I was one of the heirs who'd most perfectly won Porto over.