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 30

† (Harmonia POV)

“I am not convinced~!”

Harmonia said openly as she closed the door of the staff room. She bowed lightly, and was soon left alone with her best friend.

“Calm down, Harmonia”, said Fiona soothingly.

“Otou-san is worried about Hermonia’s safety.”

“Worried about my safety? What do you mean I’m a target of some fanatic’s terrorism? Isn’t that too ridiculous? I mean, Kite-sensei still has a grudge against me after all.”

“Why does he have a grudge against Harmonia?”

“…I went to the headmaster to complain that he wouldn’t give classes at the beginning, I’m sure he’s trying to get back at me.”

“I think that’s unlikely. It wasn’t just Harmonia who went along that time. If Otou-san wants revenge, he’ll have to take it out on everyone.”

“You know, there’s a way to divide the group by punishing only those responsible.”

Harmonia says with a grunt.

Fiona tries her best to calm her down, saying, “Now, now.”

There are two things that Fiona had been told by her father.

One, that Harmonia is in danger.

Two, that it is dangerous to go outside the academy.

That’s it.

Plus Fiona’s father would never lie to her.

That was enough for her.

In other words, if she obeyed her father’s orders, she could protect her best friend, Harmonia.

As a daughter, it was natural for her to advise her best friend.

On the other hand, her best friend also seemed to trust Fiona.

“Ugh, if Fiona says so, I believe you.”

In the end, she didn’t complain any more and agreed with her father’s treatment.

“Otou-san is always right. We’ll be safe as long as we play in the Academy.”

“Oh well, I guess I’ll be staying at the academy for a while.”

“Yup, Things depend on how you look at them~. This academy is very big. There are so many places we haven’t been yet, it’s worth exploring, isn’t it?”

Fiona asks her with an excited look.

When Harmonia sees her, she gives up. Fiona is a sly girl. If she says something like that with such adorable eyes, you have no choice but to accept it.

Harmonia exhaled, “Oh well”, and decided to spend her after-school and holidays as Fiona had suggested.

“Now, instead of being unable to go out on the weekends, Fiona should come and stay in the academy dormitory.”

“Yup, actually, I’ve always wanted to try staying in a dorm. Is it fun in the dorm?”

“Not really.”

Harmonia dismissed with a single word.

“I’m tired of the headmistress nagging me, and the rules are so restrictive. Well, I guess it’s better than prison.”

“You’re kidding, right?”

“It’s true. I have to take a bath at the minute, and sometimes they check my underwear color without notice. If you wear anything too flashy, they’ll make you peel potatoes.”

“T-That’s scary.”

Fiona winced and backed away.

“Of course, if it were discovered that you had allowed a non-resident to stay in your dormitory without any permission, you’d be in big trouble. Both of you will be ordered to peel potatoes and clean the bathroom.”

Harmonia said confidently.

“I-I don’t think I’m going to sleep over. Otou-san will probably tell me I’m not ready.”

As Fiona gets scared, Harmonia relaxes her expression and jumps on Fiona’s back.

“No way! It’s been decided that we’re going to have a sleepover. Let’s both break the rules and get excited!”

The two girls frolicked just like girls of their age.

With their shrill voices echoed all around.

That’s how the two girls spent their after-school time.

– Meanwhile, at the same time.

At Iris Seymour’s mansion in the Imperial Capital.

Iris was writing a letter to Harmonia’s grandfather.

Iris and Harmonia’s grandfather were actually acquaintances.

They had been friends for many years, one might even say.

It was through this connection that Iris had learned the secret of Harmonia’s birth and had been asked to be her escort.

She was writing to inform him that her apprentice had been assigned to guard his granddaughter.

Sitting at her desk in her office, she dipped her quill in ink and ran the nib across the paper.

She knew exactly what she had to write.

“Your granddaughter’s bodyguard will be the most powerful wise man in the world.”

That’s a good start, she thought to herself as she composed the sentence in her head, when there was a knock at the door.

“Good grief, I was just getting started with my writing.…”

Iris complained, but allowed the entry to the room.

The person entering the room was an elderly butler. He was a man who had served the Seymour family for many years.

In addition to being the steward of this house, he also helps Iris with her official duties.

Even outside of his official duties, he also provided her with his intelligence and negotiating skills.

In short, he was a necessary subordinate for Iris, whose loyalty was worthy of trust and whose words were absolutely accurate.

“Iris-sama, there’s a serious problem. It seems that there are infiltrators from the “Blood Alliance” hiding in that academy.”

“What the hell?!”, She didn’t say that. As mentioned above, Iris had complete trust in him. If he said so, then it must be the truth.

Then there was something more necessary than questioning the truth of the matter.

“Do we have the name of the fella?”

The old butler shook his head.

“Apart from It was someone from the academy. Probably a high ranked one. That’s all we know.”

Hearing the report, the 《Senketsu no majo》 distorted her face.

Yet, she was still beautiful, probably because the witch’s charm was so brilliant.

Iris hesitated for a moment, then made an immediate decision.

“If I use my familiar… I’m not sure if I can make it in time. There’s also the risk of being bugged, in this case shall I use [Mirror letters] here?

[Mirror letters] are a magic technique in which letters are written on a mirror and then transferred to a mirror at a desired location.

It is not a method to be used when communicating important matters, as it may be seen by a third party.

Besides, the sight of the red letters eerily appearing on the mirror is rather creepy.

It was not very popular among sorcerers these days.

However, the situation demanded immediate response.

Iris took out a lipstick from her pocket and used it to write on the mirror in her office.

It was only one sentence.

The foolish disciple’s behavior was foolish and clumsy, but he was quick-witted.

She didn’t need to write unnecessary words to get through to him, and if she gave him poor instructions, it would only confuse him.

That’s why Iris wrote plain, unadorned letters.

[There’s a traitor within the academy. Be careful.]

When he saw this letter, Kite would definitely leave the academy, taking Harmonia with him. He would probably come to the safest place in the world, the mansion of Iris Seymour.

The fact that there was a traitor in the academy meant that the situation was that critical.

A wise disciple would have realized this immediately.

If he did, he would take the best course of action.

Because Kite was the strongest sorcerer as well as the best wiseman in the world.

“――alas”

Iris muttered to herself.

If the infiltrator had already made a move, this information might be useless.

Iris hoped that the information would reach Kite sooner than the traitor noticed Harmonia’s presence.