My Daddy Hides His Power Chapter 315 - Side story Part 2 Chapter 11

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The Lord of the Wizard Tower’s penthouse.

 

“What did you say?!” 

 

“Wubya?!” 

 

When Oscar finished explaining, Axion and Enoch were shocked.

 

Still, after a week of adjusting to a baby’s body, Enoch had gotten pretty good at holding up his head.

 

He had been waiting, thinking everything would be resolved once Lilith arrived—so the news hit him like a bolt from the blue.

 

“You’re telling me it only took a single month to turn Enoch into this?”

 

Above all else, that was the most shocking part for Axion.

 

“Yes, surprising, isn’t it? It’s a valuable result we gained through our research. If Lilith hadn’t made that wish, we might have never found out.” 

 

“Lord Manuel, that’s not something to take so lightly. If Primera is powerful enough to neutralize someone like Dos so easily, that’s a serious problem.”

 

Oscar waved his index finger at Axion, who seemed worried.

 

“Don’t worry about that. This isn’t what Lilith intended.”

 

“Abubu. (Yeah, Axion.)”

 

Enoch shook his head while grabbing Axion’s collar, who was worried.

 

Based on what Oscar had explained, Primera’s power originates from an “unknown Absolute being.”

 

If this “unknown Absolute being” permits it, then even a small amount of lifespan could be enough to wield control over a high-level ability user. 

 

However, presumably, the “unknown Absolute being,” who values peace and seeks to maintain order, would not allow Primera to control ability users with impure intentions. 

 

“You roughly understand now, right? You can rest easy.”

 

Oscar added, picking up his pen.

 

“In any case, this research has confirmed the existence of the Absolute being. I mean, it’s no coincidence that the power was transferred to Lilith—someone from a completely different bloodline—just because that emperor bastard was up to no good.”

 

Then, without hesitation, he began scribbling across the paper on the table.

 

“Lilith described this world as a kind of ‘house,’ and the Absolute as the ‘landlord.’ So, to sum up the current situation…”

 

1. The one who turned Enoch Rubinstein into a baby was the “landlord” who received Lilith’s wish.

 

2. Enoch Rubinstein will return to his original form one month after the moment he became a baby.

 

Looking at point number two, Axion asked,

 

“How can you be so sure that Enoch will return to normal after a month?”

 

“Ah, Duke Rubinstein is currently under a ‘transformation spell’ cast by Primera—Lilith.” 

 

Oscar nodded at Baby Enoch.

 

“You do know this is a spell that requires the caster to maintain it continuously, right? It’s the kind that steadily drains mana the whole time. Once the caster runs out of mana, the spell naturally breaks.”

 

“Is it the same with Primera as well?”

 

“That’s right. While maintaining the transformation spell, Lilith consumes lifespan instead of mana—every second. But this time, it was different.”

 

She cleanly spent exactly one month of her lifespan to lock Enoch’s condition in place just as it is.

 

“She cast the transformation spell using exactly one month of her lifespan, with no additional cost. Since the baby’s state won’t last forever, we can take one month as the time limit. It’s been a week today since he turned into a baby, so he should return to normal in 23 days.”

 

“A, awe you shuwe ’bout dat?”

 

Enoch, who was getting anxious, asked with difficulty.

 

“You said it won’t last fowevwer, but… dis is your first time dealin’ with somethin’ like dis too, wight? Are you weally sure I can turn back to normal?”

 

“Huh? I’m not the landlord, so I can’t be sure. It’s just a guess, really.”

 

“W, waat?” 

 

A guess?

 

Enoch and Axion’s mouths dropped open in confusion.

 

“Maybe it wasn’t a transformation spell at all—maybe she actually turned you into a real baby. In that case, you’ll stay that way even after a month. Then again, judging by how much you’ve grown over the past week, you’ll probably have aged up a bit more by then too.”

 

“….?’

 

“Isn’t that a win? Since you’ve already de-aged 38 years, might as well grow up right this time from the beginning.” 

 

“Heeeey!”

 

Oscar chuckled as he looked at the furious baby.

 

“Just kidding. The landlord hates bringing chaos to this world, so there’s no way they’d leave you stuck like this. That’s a reasonable deduction.”

 

“Haaa…” 

 

“Why would anyone make such a losing deal—reversing 38 years for just a month? If that were possible, I’d want in too. Anyway, now that things have come to this…”

 

Oscar added, spreading out two fingers.

 

“I’ll offer you two options.”

 

“What dat?”

 

“First option: ‘I don’t want to stay a baby for even one more second.’ If that’s the case, we need to bring Lilith here right now. Tell her that her wish turned her dad into a baby, and ask her to reverse it.”

 

“Won’t it cost Pwincess any more lifespan to turn me back?”

 

“That’s exactly the part!”

 

Oscar pointed at Enoch with his index finger and gave a shrug.

 

“I don’t know either. Only Lilith can confirm that. It’d be great if the spell just broke with a poof, but if that’s not the case, it’ll probably cost her lifespan to turn you back too.”

 

“D, dat’s not okay at all…”

 

“Even worse, we can’t even predict how much lifespan it’ll require. The landlord might demand an enormous amount of it. From their perspective, they granted the wish only for us to do nothing and then cancel it—how would that look? They might think we’re mocking them.”

 

“….”

 

Enoch felt dizzy and placed his small baby hand on his forehead.

 

“Den… den what’s da second option?”

 

“Second option: if you have to endure being a baby for a month either way, then you go along with the landlord’s intentions.”

 

What could the landlord’s intention be?

 

Enoch was made into a baby in order to fulfill Lilith’s wish.

 

And Lilith’s wish was…

 

“She said she wanted to repay the love you gave her. She was curious about what it feels like to be a parent who would risk their life to save their child, and because she wanted to give back the love she received, she imagined a baby. I guess she wants to experience being a mother.”

 

Enoch felt a lump in his throat as he recalled the words Oscar had told him.

 

Truly… it was just the kind of thought an angelic daughter would have.

 

“So dat means what da Pwincess wants is…”

 

“To understand a parent’s heart. To repay the love she received from her father. The landlord made you a baby to fulfill all of those wishes at once. Therefore…”

 

Oscar said, holding back a laugh.

 

“You’ll have to endure childcare while receiving your daughter’s endless love for the remaining 23 days.”

 

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19 Cremene Street, Romwell, the capital.

 

This two-story red-roofed house, located in the expensive capital, is our newlywed home—generously gifted to us by my wonderful father-in-law.

 

A love house decorated from top to bottom to match my taste in every detail!

 

Though the house is a bit large, we haven’t hired any staff yet so we can quietly enjoy our newlywed life—and because of that…

 

“Hmm.”

 

We take turns doing the meal duty with Cheshire.

 

Today is Wednesday!

 

I’m the meat soup chef~!

 

“Carrot, what’s wrong with you?”

 

I’m definitely chopping evenly, but the carrots on the cutting board are all jagged and dancing around however they please.

 

It’s the carrots’ fault…

 

“Lilith.” 

 

Just then, the scent of my husband as he gently calls my name and wraps his arms around me from behind.

 

Cheshire, holding me in his arms, placed his hand over mine—the one holding the knife.

 

‘O, oh my… this is!’

 

This was exactly the newlywed life I had dreamed of.

 

A wife cooking. A husband hugging from behind.

 

I was so touched that I turned my head quietly. I saw Cheshire’s handsome face that I never got tired of looking at.

 

“Honey.”

 

Cheshire looked at me with eyes full of love, as if he could die from adoring me.

 

“…I’ll do it.”

 

He said.

 

Phew.

 

“Why? It’s my turn to cook dinner on Wednesday, though.”

 

“Does the duty really matter? Anyone who feels like cooking can just do it.”

 

“You’ve said that every time it was my turn since we came into this house, and in the end, I’ve never cooked a single meal.” 

 

“….”

 

“Let’s be honest now. Just admit you can’t stand my cooking because it tastes bad.”

 

“I want to do it.”

 

“Ah, I have to cook to improve!”

 

Even in the midst of all this, Cheshire took off my apron and even snatched the knife away.

 

“You’re seriously the worst! I don’t want to compare, but my dad and my master ate my cooking even when it tasted bad, you know?”

 

“Why would I?”

 

Cheshire frowned.

 

That damn ‘why’…!!!

 

“I can eat your cooking too. But it’s not just going into my mouth—it goes into yours as well. And I want you to eat only good things, you know?”

 

“Oh, look? So my cooking is ‘bad,’ huh?”

 

“….”

 

Cheshire, who noticed his slip of the tongue, just pretended not to notice and kept his mouth shut, going back to cutting carrots.

 

“Eeeeek!”

 

At that moment when I was about to get a headache.

 

Knock knock.

 

Someone rang the front door twice.

 

“Who is it?”

 

“Lilith.” 

 

I tried to go out, but my hand was grabbed.

 

“You shouldn’t open the door so carelessly—what if it had been someone dangerous? Stay here.”

 

“Hng.” 

 

My dependable husband took off his apron, passed by me, and headed toward the front door.

 

He opened the door and…

 

“Hello.”

 

“Father?”

 

It was Axion!

 

“Oh, Unc…It’s not, it’s Father!”

 

I hurriedly ran toward the welcoming face.

 

“We were actually planning to visit tomorrow! We just got back not long ago! Since you’re here, how about dinner…”

 

Dinner… .

 

Dinner, together… 

 

“Oh my god.”

 

I was surprised.

 

I found the ‘baby’ in Axion’s arms.

 

Pure white silver hair. Blue eyes like jewels.

 

‘I want to see a baby boy who looks just like me.’

 

Yeah, the baby who had clearly shown up because of my wish.

 

Axion hadn’t said a word yet about who this baby was or where he’d brought him from. But I…

 

“Byaaaa!”

 

I fell in love at first sight.