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 19

My daughter’s exam results were excellent.

She gained the best grade for the written test and a C in the magic power test.

Overall, I’d say she got a B+.

Although she couldn’t be on the top of the class overall, she was still among the top achievers.

However, the teachers seemed to be disappointed.

I guess they had high expectations because of the fact that she was introduced by that

《Senketsu no majo》.

They either wanted her to be a girl with tremendous talent, or just a girl with connections.

The latter, in particular, would give them an excuse to get us kicked out of the school.

Apparently, many teachers thought so.

When Fiona’s grades were announced, there were several teachers who looked disappointed.

When I saw their expressions, I remembered my teacher’s words.

“I am on the board of directors in the Leangrad School of Magic. With my connections, I can write as many letters of introduction as you like, but you see, I do have a bit of a problem.”

My Shishō said as she wrote me a letter of introduction.

“For your information, what kind of problem do you think it is?“

That’s what Shishō asked me, but I didn’t answer immediately.

It wasn’t because I didn’t know the answer. On the contrary, I kept quiet since I could guess right away.

If I answered too quickly, she would have said something sarcastic like,

“Did you really look at me like that?”

In fact, I had that look in my eyes and then I answered as far-fetched as I could,

“It’s because Shishō has many enemies. That’s just your nature.”

She may not have been satisfied with the answer, but she smiled bitterly and told me what was going on in the School.

“Right now, the traditional Leangrad school is divided into two groups. The reformers who want to reform the school and the conservatives who want to keep it that way. I’m a reformer, by the way. That’s why the conservatives hate me.”

“In other words, I could be harassed by those conservatives….”

“That’s right. I hope you will be prepared for that.”

“However”, the Shishō added.

“As for Fiona, I’ll see to it that no harm comes to her. She’s my lovely niece, after all.”

“You’re not going to take care of your lovely apprentice?”

“Deal with that on your own.”

Shishō said with a smug look on her face and sent us off to the school.

Seeing the reaction of the teachers reminded me of the exchange I had with my Shishō, and it seems that her concerns proved to be justified.

However, Shishō’s arrangement seemed to have been a success.

The conservative teachers’ harassment was not directed at my daughter, but at me.

The teacher, who seemed to look shady and had a bad personality, spoke to me unkindly.

“You sir, have quite a talented daughter, don’t you?”

“You know, A kite gave birth to a hawk”.

“Hou, sir, does that mean you admit that you are a kite?

Correction, this man, who does not seem shady and has a bad personality, he is shady and has a bad personality.

I think it’s safe to say that.

And as if to prove it, he keeps speaking.

“Your daughter seems to be a suitable candidate for our school, but what about you, the teacher introduced by the《Senketsu no majo》. It is said that your rank as a sorcerer is fourth level.”

“Apparently so.”

I stated as if it were someone else’s problem.

At the very least, I’d say I’m at the eighth rank. My abilities as a sorcerer and my achievements as an alchemist.

But since I’ve been holed up indoors doing nothing but research for the past few hundred years, my abilities as a sorcerer may have dropped to the seventh rank.

That’s what I thought, but I answered in silence.

Perhaps he didn’t like my attitude, so the man added a few more words.

“Sir, I was pointing out your rank.”

“Oh, you did.”

“You’re a fourth-rate sorcerer. Do you have any comments on that?”

“I think it’s above average..”

Most sorcerers become first class sorcerers when they graduate from a sorcerers’ school and register with the sorcerers’ guild. It is said that half of all sorcerers end their lives at that rank, so even the fourth rank can be considered a respectable sorcerer.

But the sorcerer in front of me doesn’t seem to think so.

“It is true that there are not many magicians who can make it to the fourth level. However, it is the case of ordinary magicians, whereas in this academy it is an exception. A part-time lecturer is one thing, but a full-time, fourth-rank teacher is unheard of.”

“I thought there were no qualifications for becoming a teacher in the regulations of this school…”

I believe so. I’ve never heard of such a rule since I was a student at this school about a thousand years ago.

And I am sure the school rules I received when I entered didn’t say anything about it.

“It is true that there are no such regulations, but there are unwritten rules. In the past few decades, there has never been a full-time teacher who was a magician below the fifth rank.”

“On the contrary, it existed a few decades ago, didn’t it? Then that’s fine.”

I said in a carefree tone. That attitude seemed to have gotten the better of him.

The words brought his frustration to the surface completely.

The man’s name was McCaw.

He is the third son of a famous magic family, and his rank is said to be the fifth class.

At his age, that was a respectable rank.

I can understand why he would feel aggravated.

But that doesn’t mean that he has the right to spout unreasonable rhetoric.

“Hmm, the witch and her apprentice alike. I guess I can’t say it in a roundabout way. Then I’ll make it clear. I’m saying that an unskilled sorceress like you is not worthy of our traditional school. I’m not going to say anything bad. You should resign as soon as possible, because with your skills you will be disgraced.”

Nothing resonated with me when I heard those words.

It was like an arm’s length argument.

In the first place, after living for a thousand years, you’ll have many chances to come in contact with biting dogs like him.

They cannot measure their own strength or the strength of others.

They are also incapable of assessing the feelings of others.

They are a lowlife who cannot even be called a biting dog.

A living example was right in front of me. I won’t be offended by anything he says now.

I try to walk past him as if I’m ignoring him, but he still doesn’t stop talking. He continues to curse at me.

“Hmm, I guess you’re afraid of my ability. You’re only fourth rank, after all. I’m not going to sit back and let you get away with this. I challenge you to a duel.”

“Dueling huh, that brings back memories.”

Back when I was in school, I used to do it all the time.

When two sorcerers had a dispute, they would ask each other to fight.

It was a common practice.

A knight would throw his glove at his opponent to challenge him to a duel, but a sorcerer does not wear a glove.

All you have to do is point at your opponent and declare that you want to challenge him to a duel.

If the opponent accepts, the duel begins.

Of course, I would never do that.

McCaw, is it? I knew I could beat a man like him with only one hand, but that’s why I wouldn’t play.

After all, I’m going to be a teacher at this academy under a false identity.

If I screw this guy over, he might find out that I’m not a fourth rank magician.

(Well, let the small fry howl.)

Everyone would be happy if I just decided to ignore him.

That’s what I thought, and I was going to ignore McCaw completely, but the man in front of me was a colossal hypochondriac!

To be honest, no matter what a man of this caliber said to me, I was not angry.

I kept a cool face even when my Shishō was cursed at.

In fact, she was a witch, a demonic woman with a troublesome personality.

It was a fact that neither she nor her disciples could deny.

But instead, this fellow spoke ill of my daughter.

He humiliated my daughter’s name.

When he felt that his rant against me and my teacher was not going to work, he changed his point of target.

The moment I heard those words, I challenged McCaw to a match and defeated him completely.

In a duel between sorcerers, spells such as “shock” are used, and care is taken not to injure the opponent, but I ignored that convention and specified that the game would be fought until one of us is out cold.

He foolishly accepted the challenge.

And I broke his bones one by one, while adjusting my magic power to keep him from fainting.

There are about 200 bones in the human body, and after breaking about 30 of them, McCaw finally started crying and begging for his life.

Of course, I’m not going to take his life.

I adjusted the power of the 《Shock》 so that he wouldn’t faint, though.

I used the 《Alarms》 spell to wake him up immediately after he fainted.

I regenerated bones with 《Recovery》 magic and broke many bones repeatedly.

The one-sided duel continued until he wrote a letter of resignation, pledging never to appear in front of us again.

Of course, it is customary for contracts exchanged between sorcerers to be cursed.

If he breaks his promise, misfortune will come to the one who breaks it.

I will write in the contract that if McCaw breaks his promise, the pain he just experienced will come back.

This way, I would never have to see this unpleasant face again.

In fact, McCaw turned in his resignation the next day and fled back to his family home in the empire.

The maid, who had been watching the whole exchange from the shadows, blurted out a sarcastic remark.

“A little too much, don’t you think?”

“No, it’s not. When I was still in the service, he’d be dead.”

“Well, that’s true. If it had been Aruji-sama when we first met, I’m sure you would have taken his life as well.”

When she made that clarification, she finally asked me this.

“Incidentally, what kind of bad words did that dumb sorcerer say to you? How did he manage to offend the mild and cautious Aruji-sama to such an extent?”

“…………:

I fell silent. I was afraid to say it again, and the mere thought of it made me squirm.

However, the silver-haired mechanical doll girl seemed to be looking for an answer.

I reluctantly repeated what he had said.

“Your daughter is quite brilliant, just like her father.”

“Isn’t that a compliment?

“It’s what comes after that is the problem.”

“After what?”

“There’s more to his line. He said, “If she continues to study here, she might become a “witch” like your master. He said”

“That guy read witch as bitch, didn’t he?” T/N: The kanji for witch (魔女) can be read as bitch

Chloe says, exasperated and sympathizing with my indignation.

“That man humiliated Fiona-sama and also insulted Seymour-sama at the same time. Then, it’s no wonder he ended up like that.”

“But” she continued.

“It’s still a little excessive, don’t you think? Please refrain from doing so in the future.”

“I know, at least I’m pretending to be somebody I’m not. I’ll be careful.

I said that on the spot, but it was only for that spot.

I don’t know how many rotten men like McCaw there are in this academy, but I was confident that I could cut them off again if they uttered the same words.

I was sure I could break no less than thirty bones.

And Chloe must have been well aware of this.

“At least spare me about 10 of them, please.”

When she said that, she asked me one last nasty question.

“Well, Aruji-sama. I would like to ask you one last time, you broke about thirty bones of that piece of junk, how many of them did you break for Master Seymour? Looking at it from the other end, I would have guessed about ten.”

“…………”

I answered in silence.

I was annoyed that he had insulted my daughter, but I was also annoyed that he had called my teacher a bitch.

Of course, I don’t answer honestly because I’m embarrassed about such things.

“…Well, maybe two or three.”

I faked it, and gave Chloe a command.

“It’s a beautiful day. Let’s not dwell on this. Let’s just go home and celebrate.”

“Indeed, today is the day that Fiona-sama was accepted into the school. It’s also the beginning of the first time in hundreds of years that the Aruji-sama has graduated from being jobless. I will prepare many delicious foods.

The girl in the maid’s uniform smiled as she said this.