Child Rearing Journal of the Strongest Wiseman～About My Daughter Being the Cutest in the World( Saikyou Kenja no Kosodate Nikki ～Uchi no Musume ga Sekaiichi Kawaii Ken ni Tsuite～) - Chapter 18

The Leangrad School of Magic has its own entrance exam.

Basic education, magic knowledge, history, mathematics, etiquette, and languages of each country.

The paper test was reputed to be more difficult than the one given by the Capital City’s bureaucratic training college.

And yet, Fiona managed to pass them without a hitch.

Her test results were impressive.

Basic knowledge 87.

Magic knowledge 96.

History 95.

Etiquette 78.

Math 99.

Language 98.

In fact, her score was close to the top of the class.

Since she was raised by a commoner like me, it was inevitable that she didn’t have much of a chance to learn etiquette, but she was almost perfect in all other subjects.

The reason she didn’t get 100 points was simply because she made spelling mistakes and made multiplication level mistakes even though her equations were perfect.

“…If only she had more time, she would have scored 100 points and entered the school as the most gifted child since its founding. As expected of my daughter. She has the looks of an angel coupled with the brains of a genius”

I said excitedly, but Chloe was relatively calm.

She probably labeled me as “Oyabaka”, but I didn’t give a damn how many times she did.

After all, I was an “Oyabaka” and Fiona was an angel.

The test result was an unquestionable passing grade, and my daughter moved on to the next stage.

After the paper test, there was the magic aptitude test.

Or, maybe this is the real test.

At this magic school, there have been students who failed the written exam and passed the magic exam, but never the other way around.

Even if their performance in the written exam was a bit poor, there were countless cases where they made up for it in the magic exam and passed.

On the contrary, there are countless students who have scored the highest marks in the written examinations, but were branded unqualified in the Magic Exam and were not admitted.

This is a prestigious school for sorcerers, the Leangrad Academy of Magic.

It’s not the kind of place where people with no background in magic are allowed to study.

Also, the school was not so lenient that one could enter with connections alone.

From this point on, it was completely up to my daughter’s ability

I stood in a corner of the exam site to check on my daughter.

She appeared to be nervous.

Possibly more nervous than during the written exam.

Even when she entered the exam room, both her hands and feet were moving forward at the same time, like a poorly made golem.

Seeing her, Chloe let out a worried sigh.

“Fiona-sama is very nervous, isn’t she?”

“Indeed. I had no idea my daughter was so susceptible to tension.”

“It can’t be helped. Fiona-sama has lived in the mansion all her life and has never been around other people. It’s no wonder she is so nervous.”

“That is why I tried to enroll her in this school, but before that, perhaps I should have sent her to a private school in town so she could interact with other kids her age.

I regret my decision.

“Chloe and Seymour-sama did suggest it, though. But then a certain someone was vehemently against it. ……”

“…I can’t help it. A private school in the city is a den of ill-mannered, snotty brats, right? I will never send my daughter to such a vulgar environment. It’s better to educate her at home.”

When Chloe hears those words, she sighs heavily. Her face says she wants to say something.

“Aruji-sama, it’s fine to love Fiona-sama, but overprotecting her to an excessive degree is not in her best interest.”

“…………”

I couldn’t argue with her because she was right, and Chloe suddenly pointed her finger and then she said.

“Oh, A-aruji-sama, it looks like Fiona-sama’s practical exam is about to begin.

Chloe said, and I looked at the point of her finger.

Indeed, it looks like the exam is about to begin.

I began to observe the scene.

The magic examination at the Leangrad School of Magic is a practical test.

Of course, you will be tested on your ability as a sorcerer, but upon entering the school, you will be required to have some degree of ability to manipulate magic.

For that matter, I am wondering how good my daughter Fiona is as a sorceress.

I couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

Seeing this, Chloe asks me.

“Seymour-sama mentioned that she has a fairly good aptitude as a sorcerer, right?”

“Well, yeah, she does have a good aptitude. I’m not sure what the exact value is, but to determine the aptitude of a sorcerer, it requires an extensive device. As expected, even my master’s house doesn’t have it.”

Still, I can make an approximation.

As I let out a sigh of relief, Fiona enters the device and proceeds to measure her magic power.

It’s a magic power measuring device.

If someone enters the device and releases their magic power, it can measure the approximate magical power of the person who entered.

A few seconds after my daughter entered the device, it began to glow.

Fiona must have released her magic power inside.

The magic device began to glow pale white.

Fiona’s magic power value is being measured.

Her magic power evaluation was”C”.

Seeing those results, Chloe looks at me.

“How good are the results?”

That was the look on her face.

I calmly explain.

“I’d say she’s in the middle of the pack. To enter the Leangrad School of Magic, you need at least an F grade. Although some students show A-grade potential right from the start.”

“By the way, I would like to know your rank, Aruji-sama. I’m pretty sure you’re from this school, no?”

Chloe inquired without hesitation, to which I answered honestly.

“There were no machines like this back then, but the teachers at the time took manual measurements, and the results were an A.”

“…Quite ordinary, isn’t it?”

“Ordinary is the best. On the other hand, my teacher got an S-rank and was hailed as the greatest genius since the founding of the academy.”

“Wow. That’s incredible.”

“Even with an “A” in aptitude, I was a top student by the time I graduated.”

“That’s great, too. So you were a hard worker ‘in the past’?”

“Well, yeah. I used to be known as the ‘Kirinji’ of Leangrad, after all.” T/N : (麒麟児/Kirin-ji) means (Child Prodigy)

I tried to act cool, but then Chloe made an unnecessary remark.

“…Afterwards, without making use of his talent for magic, he shut himself away deep in the mountains, That’s what Seymour-sama once told me.”

“Shut up. I’m more interested in research than actual combat.”

After saying that, I voiced my doubts.

“…A C is a bit lower than I expected. I thought she would get at least a B.”

“Could it be due to being nervous?”

“It could be that, or it could be that Fiona’s magical aptitude is unbalanced.”

“Um, meaning?

Chloe tilted her head.

“There are various fields of magic, you see. If you have an S in wind magic, for example, but your other magic is F, it will be produced as an average and you may get an E.”

“I see, such things are possible.”

“There are limits to what can be measured.That’s why that device is only a guide. And even if you have only a mediocre aptitude now, you can grow to become great in the future.”

I continued, “You never know when your magical talent will blossom.”

The first time I took the aptitude test, I got an A grade, but by the time I was about to graduate, I got an S grade.

I graduated from the academy with nearly top grades, and my graduation thesis was well-received. Normally, I would have been sent to the sorcerer’s guild as a first-class sorcerer, but as a special exception, I started my life as a second-class sorcerer.

Later on, there was a period of time when my talents were recognized and I worked as a court official in the Empire.

But it was only for a while.

Well, cases like mine are rare, and I don’t wish for my daughter to become one.

In the first place, I don’t want her to become a sorceress.

I wanted her to concentrate on her studies at this school, but I also wanted her to have an ordinary job after graduation, not as a sorceress.

Therefore, I planned to have her work just hard enough so that she wouldn’t drop out of school, and after graduation, I would have her use my master’s connections to become a civil servant at some public institution.

She could also become an alchemist’s assistant.

Or perhaps a librarian at the Royal Library would suit her?

As an alchemist’s assistant, she could leisurely cultivate a mandragora or grow belladonna flowers. I bet my daughter would look good as she tends the soil and cares for the flowers. –Though both plants are dangerous.

And a librarian at the Royal Library would suit her well.

My daughter taking care of the books and putting them in order on the bookshelves. The Royal Library is a boring institution that only scholars and sorcerers visit. She wouldn’t have to work so hard, and would have plenty of time to herself.

Although the pay is not exactly good for either, it is still a more rewarding life than serving the court as a sorcerer.

A certain sorcerer once told me.

He was talented, but he was an oddball who quit his job as a court magician for the sake of his children.

–at least that’s what I thought at the time.

When he quit his job as a court magician, he said.

There are only two things that parents wish for their children.

For them to have a happy life and for them to outlive them. Just these two things.

Now, I know exactly how he feels.

I really wished that Fiona would lead a good, mediocre life.