My Daddy Hides His Power Chapter 274 - Side story Part 1 Chapter 14

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The next day, in the training room.

 

The first class, basic education time. 

 

“Erich is good at math, so he caught the attention of Oscar’s parents by chance. That’s how he got into the Wizard Tower, and since they’re around the same age, it seems like they became close.” 

 

“….”

 

“Erich’s illness was treated at the Temple Healing Department, and he also tried the healing magic being developed at the Wizard Tower, but there was no improvement.”

 

“….” 

 

“Since Erich was his only friend, Oscar is quite attached to him. Oh, and Erich liked rabbits, remember?”

 

“…Mhm.” 

 

“It was the reason they became close. The Wizard Tower often used animals for magical experiments, and Erich must have kept sneaking the rabbits out because he felt sorry for them. He had a kind and gentle personality. As for their relationship…” 

 

“….” 

 

“…How should I put it? It’s like Oscar was influenced by Erich? That’s about it.”

 

“I, is that so?” 

 

After finishing his words, Cheshire had a strangely confident expression on his face. 

 

“…So that ridiculous bread-shuttle plan actually worked?” 

 

“I expected all of it.” 

 

Although I was glad that Cheshire was successfully winning Oscar over according to plan, I couldn’t help but feel a little irritated deep down.

 

Becoming friends over something as simple as bread?

 

Oscar and I share a bond that no one else could ever imagine!

 

To the Oscar now, I am nothing!

 

To make things worse, he already has a best friend named Erich, and now he’s about to get close to Cheshire first!

 

“Eeeeek.”

 

Frustrated, I clenched my fists tightly, and Cheshire chuckled.

 

“About the magic formula we need to pass on—should I just hold onto it? I mean, I’ll probably get closer to him faster than you, don’t you think?”

 

“Eeeeek…!”

 

Cheshire seemed to enjoy teasing me, which was unusual for him. I hated his smiling expression.

 

I’m strangely competitive, isn’t it?

 

“If we finish the basic education in one day, it’ll stand out a bit, but there’s no time, so let’s wrap it up today. It’s not like there aren’t any talented commoners in Wizard Tower. That way, we can start theory lessons with Oscar from tomorrow.” 

 

Cheshire seemed very meticulous, as if he had another plan in mind. 

 

“What was Oscar’s major? It must have been magic attack fire, right?”  

 

“Ah, that’s right!” 

 

Theoretical classes are conducted separately by major, so we had to choose the same major as Oscar if we wanted to attend with him. 

 

“Magic attack fire, uh huh. I’m pretty sure that’s what you said…” 

 

Major, Magic  

 

Category, Attack  

 

Category Attribute, Fire

 

Abbreviated as Magic Attack Fire. 

 

“When did we talk about the major at the training center? I don’t know, I don’t know. It was probably in the  Magic Attack Fire.”

 

It was the major choice commonly referred to as the “elite course.”

 

It was a major that 99% of powerful individuals chose, so there really wasn’t any need to ask Oscar…

 

“I doubt Oscar’s memory.”

 

“Mhm?” 

 

“None of the information you gave is correct. You even said he was an angel, right? His memory is very distorted.”

 

“That’s true, but there’s no way the heir to the Wizard Tower would have chosen a major other than Magic Attack Fire.” 

 

“Who knows? Honestly, when you’re at the level of the Lord of the Wizard Tower, the major doesn’t really matter, right?” 

 

The Lord of the Wizard Tower.

 

It’s a title held by an authority who has mastered all types of magic. 

 

‘I’m bothered by the fact that Erich has an incurable disease.’

 

Now, let’s try to possess a 7-year-old Oscar. What would I have been like?

 

“Let’s split up here, James.”

 

I thought about it for a moment and then said,

 

“What?”

 

“If we both choose the magic attack fire path, we might not be able to take classes with Oscar.” 

 

“Then what should we do?” 

 

“Let’s have one of us go for ‘Magic Defense and Healing’.” 

 

“…Why?” 

 

Cheshire frowned.

 

“What’s with that expression? Do you think I’m purposely trying to send you to Magic Defense and Healing so you can’t take classes with Oscar?” 

 

“…? I didn’t think that far. Was that really the plan?”

 

“No?” 

 

“If that’s really what you think, then I guess there’s no helping it. You go for the ‘Magic Defense and Healing’ then.” 

 

Look at that competitive spirit? Cheshire couldn’t give up on the magic attack fire.

 

I grumbled.

 

“Hmph, okay!” 

 

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[Anna (Class 6) / Attribute: Holy power / Major: Magic / Category: Defense / Category Attribute: Healing] 

 

[James (Class 6) / Attribute: Magic power / Major: Magic / Category: Attack / Category Attribute: Fire] 

 

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The next day, during theory class.

 

I opened my mouth as soon as I entered the class.

 

‘C, could it be…?’

 

I saw Oscar sitting on the chair crookedly!

 

It was less than a 10% chance, but anyway, my prediction was correct.

 

The genius Lord of the Wizard Tower, Oscar Manuel, was indeed not an elite ‘Magic Attack Fire’ major, but a ‘Magic Defense and Healing’ major! 

 

Why did he choose the ‘healing’ category?

 

Oscar must have wanted to create a spell with his own hands that could heal Erich. 

 

‘Baby Oscar~ I totally know what you’re thinking, you’re completely in my hands~!’ 

 

I chuckled quietly while covering my mouth and opened the textbook.

 

Among the few who completed the basic education in a single day, there were only six children, including Oscar, who shared the same major.

 

I was even the only commoner in this training room.

 

‘It’ll be easy to become friends!’

 

I looked at Oscar while pretending to memorize magic formulas.

 

“Y, Young Master. If there’s a book you like, should I bring it to you?” 

 

The young man, the researcher in charge of the theory education for the Magic Defense and Healing, asked Oscar while sweating profusely. 

 

“Forget it.” 

 

Oscar was fiddling around with a bored expression, leaning his chair back as far as he could.

 

I wondered what was going on, but then I realized.

 

‘Ah, the textbook only contains magic formulas from B-grade to F-grade. The young master from the Wizard Tower must have already completed the preliminary studies.’

 

The theoretical education time, where they had to memorize magic formulas, was meaningless to Oscar.

 

It was like having to teach consonants and vowels to a Korean language professor.

 

The poor researcher’s face was pale as he watched Oscar’s bored expression.

 

“Haaam.”

 

Oscar, who was yawning profusely, glanced up at the researcher fidgeting in front of him and muttered softly.

 

“Eight-nine?”

 

“….?”

 

The researcher, who had been blinking, soon shouted with a bright expression.

 

“Seventy-two! Fifty-six?”

 

“Thirty.”

 

The researcher looked happy, having finally found a game that would please the bored prince.

 

But.

 

“Seventy-two, forty-nine.”

 

“….?”

 

The difficulty level went up in an instant to 72×49!

 

‘Oh my, that devil. There’s no middle ground, there’s no middle ground…’

 

It was too much for the researcher, who thought he could handle multiplication tables, to deal with two-digit by two-digit multiplication. 

 

That person wasn’t even a researcher from the Wizard Tower who could easily do mental calculations.  

 

“Three thousand five hundred twenty-eight.”

 

Oscar twitched his ear and answered his own question.

 

“….” 

 

The researcher, as if he had committed a crime, only sighed deeply with his head bowed. 

 

“Teacher!”

 

I, who had been watching, raised my hand, and everyone’s eyes were on me.

 

This was my chance.

 

“I’ll do it!”

 

“What?”

 

I jumped up.

 

Do you know that saying? “Even a dog in a village school can chant poetry after three years.” 

 

Even if you’re not a natural-born genius who can do mental calculations, if you study and memorize hundreds or thousands of magic formulas at the Wizard Tower… 

 

‘You’ll even be able to do mental calculations for three-digit numbers multiplied by two-digit numbers!’

 

The researcher stared blankly at me and said, “That’s right!” and allowed me to compete in mental calculations.

 

He probably wanted to please the boring Oscar somehow.

 

“Thirty-five, eighty-six!”

 

Come in, Oscar Manuel!

 

I walked confidently in front of Oscar and attacked him.

 

“Three thousand and ten.”

 

The devil answered in one second and smirked.

 

“Two hundred and sixty-two, fifty-four.”

 

262×54!

 

As expected, the difficulty level was raised to three digits times two digits.

 

“Fourteen thousand, one hundred and forty-eight!” 

 

Oscar’s eyes widened as if he was going to fall out at my answer that seemed to have been waiting for him.

 

The researcher, realizing that the answer was correct from Oscar’s surprised reaction, also stood there with his mouth agape. 

 

“Seven hundred and sixteen, eighty-two!”

 

I pulled a chair and sat down in front of Oscar, attempting a second attack.

 

“…fifty-eight thousand seven hundred and twelve.”

 

Oscar answered immediately, surprised.

 

“Three hundred forty-three, twenty-seven.”

 

“Nine thousand two hundred sixty-one. Three hundred sixty-nine, fifty-four?”

 

“Ten thousand nine hundred twenty-six.” 

 

Everyone in the training room looked at us in turn with excited faces.

 

While we were exchanging attacks, Oscar continued to insist on three-digit times two-digit numbers.

 

Watching him not increase the difficulty level further, I realized.

 

‘Heh heh. Looks like baby Oscar can only do three-digit times two-digit mental calculations.’

 

Then, before he loses, I’ll increase the difficulty level first.

 

Take it, three-digit times three-digit numbers!

 

“Two hundred and forty-nine, five hundred and eleven!”

 

249×511!

 

As expected, Oscar flinched.

 

“One hundred twenty-seven thousand three hundred thirty-nine.”

 

He answered immediately with interest.

 

‘Huh?’

 

For a moment, I was dumbfounded.

 

‘I didn’t expect this?’

 

Oscar attacked with the most excited face I’d ever seen, filled with joy.

 

“Seven hundred twenty-seven, two hundred eight!”

 

727×208.

 

A tense moment.

 

Gulp.

 

Everyone swallowed and looked at me.

 

“Two hundred and eighty-six thousand three hundred! One hundred and forty-seven, nine hundred and eighty-four!”

 

Mental arithmetic competitions are all about speed!  

 

First, quickly shout and reattack!

 

“….” 

 

Oscar blinked, unable to withstand my attack.

 

“Heuk.”

 

“Whoa.” 

 

The defeat of the Wizard Tower’s young master. 

 

The children watching were surprised, and the researcher was astonished.

 

I smiled happily for a second and enjoyed the valuable victory,

 

“You’re wrong. It’s not 286,300, but 151,216.”

 

I nodded my head once at Oscar’s comment.

 

The silence soon fell.

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

A few seconds later, the researcher, who had figured out the situation, was startled.

 

“Y, you? Did you just say something?”

 

“But it was fast, right?”

 

“….”

 

The researcher, who had been speechless for a moment at my ridiculous response, shouted.

 

“You! Get out now~~!!!”

 

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The stern researcher made me stand in the hallway during the entire theory class.

 

‘That’s too much. The answer was wrong, but it was fast anyway.’

 

If it weren’t for me, who could have dealt with Oscar this much?

 

While I was gnashing my teeth at the ungrateful researcher, the kids came out into the hallway.

 

It seemed like class was over.

 

“Ah!”

 

Oscar was the last to come out.

 

Having exchanged calculations up to three-digit times two-digit numbers, I hoped I had piqued his interest at least a little.

 

“…Tsk.” 

 

Oscar just glanced at me and turned away indifferently.

 

However, after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned around again.

 

“….?”

 

Oscar approached me and took a look at the name tag on my chest.

 

“You weren’t bad.”

 

He said that and leisurely left.

 

I blankly stared at his back as he walked away, then let out a cheer.

 

“Yes!!!”