My Daddy Hides His Power Chapter 310 - Side story Part 2 Chapter 6

Avoiding the angry baby’s gaze, Oscar glanced at Axion and said,

 

“Right now, Duke Rubinstein is in a state similar to that of a non-mana user, with his mana core completely unopened.”

 

“Huh? What is that!”

 

Axion looked back at the baby.

 

Axion’s eyes widened as the sullen-looking baby nodded.

 

“Y, you mean his core is sealed?”

 

Only Primera has the power to open or seal the mana cores of ability users.

 

“Rather than saying it’s sealed, it’s more accurate to say he regressed to a physical state before the core even opened, so it’s a different case. But either way, the only one who can affect the core’s activation in an ability user is Primera.”

 

Therefore, the culprit was definitely Primera.

 

It had to be Lilith.

 

“Are you saying the child who just went on their honeymoon suddenly used their abilities in a foreign land?”

 

“….”

 

“On top of that, turning her father into a baby? What on earth could be the reason for that?”

 

“Lilith probably didn’t expect things to turn out like this either.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“What do you mean?” Axion asked, puzzled, then noticed the look on Oscar’s face—like he had gotten himself into some kind of trouble.

 

“So you have a reason to be sure it’s Lilith, huh?”

 

“What I mean is… I was ‘researching’ with Lilith, remember?”

 

“Ah, yes.” 

 

This is research on Primera.

 

After the revolution, the Pavilion’s dictatorial imperial dynasty fell, and the world regained peace—but concerns still remained…

 

The existence of ‘Primera’.

 

The question is whether they will continue to exist.

 

Because if the all-powerful Primera continued to appear generation after generation, the tragedy of dictatorship could repeat itself again.

 

This was a concern shared by everyone who knew that Primera still existed—including Enoch.

 

So Oscar had been studying the overall nature of Primera’s abilities—its limits, the principles behind its power, its weaknesses, and so on.

 

They needed to fully understand the existence of Primera to prepare ways to keep them in check in the future.

 

By the way, this research was being carried out secretly—without Chesire, who opposed it, knowing about it.

 

“Could this situation where Enoch has become a baby be related to that research?”

 

“…Maybe.”

 

* * *

 

Rewinding time to fifteen days before Lilith’s wedding day.

 

Lord of the Wizard Tower, Oscar’s office.

 

Oscar and Lilith were, as always, deeply engrossed in their research.

 

“I always thought your power was about ‘making imagination into reality.’ That’s why I believed Primera was the ability user closest to a god…”

 

Saying that, Oscar sat down next to Lilith holding an apple.

 

“After piecing together various things I heard from you, it’s similar but definitely a different concept.”

 

The time travel Lilith went on to lift Oscar’s ban.

 

After hearing how Lilith had used Primera’s abilities back then, Oscar began to have doubts.

 

“It’s like there’s some kind of absolute being, and Primera borrows power from them, or something like that?”

 

“Ah, that’s right!”

 

“In other words, rather than ‘achieving things as you imagine,’ it’s more accurate to say ‘making a wish.’ Assuming there’s an unknown absolute being, that being assigns a cost in lifespan to your wish and takes it in return.”

 

Oscar said to Lilith, who nodded and listened.

 

“From now on, think exactly as I say, without missing a single word, and then check how much lifespan it costs.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“‘Please create an apple in my hand that doesn’t exist in this world.’”

 

Lilith thought about it, checked the bracelet, and scratched her cheek.

 

“…One year. But this type of creation usually takes a long time.”

 

“Okay. This time, think of a very vague wish.”

 

Oscar said, tossing and releasing the apple in his hand.

 

“I want to eat an apple, or something. I wish I had an apple in my hand.”

 

Lilith’s eyes widened in astonishment as she thought exactly as instructed and looked at the bracelet.

 

“1 second?!”

 

“Try it.”

 

Immediately, an apple appeared in Lilith’s hand.

 

“W, what is it?” 

 

Looking back, the apple that had been in Oscar’s hand was gone—it had transferred to hers.

 

“Wow! What is it?!”

 

“As expected, this is how it is.”

 

Oscar quickly stood up and went to the desk, hastily scribbling down the research results into a thick binder.

 

“I suspect that Primera’s ability is designed to, based on the absolute being’s subjective judgment, propose the option that costs the caster the least lifespan. This principle becomes more evident when casting creation magic, as it requires a significant lifespan expenditure.”

 

It determines that moving an existing apple is more efficient than creating a nonexistent one.

 

That judgment is subjectively made by the ‘unknown absolute being’, not Lilith.

 

“So basically, if you make a vague wish, it chooses the optimal outcome that closely matches it?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

After scribbling for a while, Oscar finally put down his pen, met Lilith’s gaze, and added,

 

“So don’t just jump to conclusions on your own and imagine the outcome—use your ability by entrusting the judgment to the absolute being. That way, you might get a pretty cost-effective result.”

 

* * *

 

<Research on Primera’s Abilities>

 

After hearing Oscar’s story, Axion, who had received and read the unfinished research paper, was dumbfounded.

 

“Young Master Manuel.”

 

“Yes.” 

 

“So you are saying that you made even Lilith, the caster, use Primera’s ability in a way that she could not be certain of the result?”

 

“….”

 

Wow. When Axion asks like this, it seems like he did his research without a plan.

 

Oscar was speechless for a moment and then retorted.

 

“Since you’re going to use the ability anyway, I just suggested considering a method that could help with the research. And naturally, when attempting unprecedented research, there is bound to be trial and error.”

 

“The trial and error is too much?”

 

Axion looked back at baby Enoch.

 

“So… Lilith probably didn’t intend to turn her father into a baby. But in the end, the situation where Enoch became a baby is the closest outcome to the ‘certain wish’ Lilith made, is that what you’re saying?”

 

“That’s right!”

 

“Ubababa, byaah! (That’s exactly right again, hey!)”

 

The baby was furious. Oscar tried to calm the excited baby down.

 

“Calm down. Neither Lilith nor I have been conducting this research without careful thought. We’ve been sure to clearly identify and keep in mind all the important considerations.”

 

“….”

 

“Besides, this method helps you manage your daughter’s lifespan much more efficiently. Also…”

 

Oscar added, shamelessly pointing to Enoch’s appearance.

 

“Even though we can’t be completely certain of the outcome, the ‘unknown absolute being’ only presents results that won’t cause chaos in the world. Look—yes, you ended up as a baby through trial and error, but there’s no major problem.”

 

“Eeek.” 

 

“Even if your current state gets exposed to the outside world, I can handle it. There is a type of isomorphic ability called transformation magic. Who knows if this is Primera’s doing or just transformation magic, huh?”

 

You speak so well. Enoch felt like crying.

 

“Let’s just say I caused a small accident while doing various research with you. Once Lilith returns, everything will be resolved, so don’t worry.”

 

“Uh… (Then…)”

 

Baby Enoch was suddenly curious while being shocked.

 

“Uwa, ubyababa…? (If I suddenly became a baby, what on earth did our princess want to do?)”

 

* * *

 

The third day of the honeymoon on the beautiful Estoni Island.

 

Cheshire had just finished washing up in the bathroom and was drying his hair with a towel when he noticed Lilith sitting on the bed, turned away.

 

‘Again?’

 

He approached her.

 

Unaware of his presence, Lilith was deeply engrossed in something for quite a while.

 

‘Here we go again.’

 

The lifespan-tracking bracelet that Lilith wore as if it were part of her body.

 

For some reason, Lilith had been unusually preoccupied with the bracelet since earlier that day. Now, she was shaking it vigorously—buzz buzz—and even giving it a few smacks—slap slap.

 

“…Is it broken?”

 

“Lilith.” 

 

“Eek!”

 

Startled by Cheshire’s voice right behind her, Lilith turned around in surprise.

 

“H, honey. Why did you come in so quietly? Did you finish washing up?”

 

“What did you do?”

 

“W, w, what did I do? I didn’t do anything?”

 

“….”

 

Lilith’s eyes darted nervously in all directions. Anyone could tell she was the one who’d caused some trouble.

 

“Don’t lie.”

 

Cheshire kept pressing her for answers.

 

He was very sensitive about Lilith using her abilities at the cost of her lifespan, so he wasn’t about to let it slide.

 

“…I think the bracelet is broken.”

 

“Why do you think that?”

 

“Well… I used my ability, but nothing happened.”

 

“What did you use it for?”

 

“….”

 

“Lilith.” 

 

Lilith shut her mouth tight like a clam and squeezed her eyes shut.

 

“Tell me. If there’s a problem, we should solve it together.”

 

“You won’t be mad, right?”

 

“Let me hear it.”

 

“I made a wish for nothing and it seems like I lost a month of my life. But don’t be mad.”

 

“Ha, so what did you use it for?”

 

“….by”

 

“What? I didn’t hear you right.”

 

Cheshire furrowed his brows and stepped closer. Lilith spoke again in an embarrassed voice.

 

“B, baby!”

 

“?”

 

Cheshire looked stunned, and Lilith quickly added,

 

“Keep listening, honey.”

 

“Yeah.” 

 

“So we….”

 

Lilith’s eyes glanced briefly down toward Cheshire’s lower body, where his robe hung loosely.

 

“…Because of the club,”

 

“Wait. Could you maybe explain it… without using that word?”