[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower":3,"chapter-the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-228":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Problematic Child of the Magic Tower",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1334674,1778,"Chapter 228","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 228: An Old Promise (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the air in the vicinity surged toward Oscar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind, compressed to its limits and on the verge of eruption, seemed to scream to be unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Air Burst』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completing the spell, Oscar snapped his fingers toward Silmarion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening explosion roared, shaking the very eardrums, as everything in sight was swept away like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of trees were torn apart, rocks shattered into pieces, and the terrain itself was reshaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within the full impact zone of the attack, not a trace of Silmarion could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya, observing the results of the short but intense battle from behind, spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not over, is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s just beginning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to prove those words—whiiirrrl—a crimson whirlwind infused with demonic energy began to form, slowly taking on a human shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Is it even possible to defeat something like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirits, by nature, are intangible beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this one—of all spirits—was the Spirit of Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bad matchup.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar could manipulate wind as a mage, but he was wind itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after taking a powerful hit, Silmarion’s body just dispersed into wind again, making it nearly impossible to inflict lasting damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s only one way.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelming firepower—to obliterate him completely, preventing any chance of regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Oscar only at level 6, that wasn’t even within the realm of possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In short, all I can do now is buy time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he bit his lip, Edna—still on his back—spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oscar. The odds of winning this fight are close to zero. I strongly recommend evasion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I don’t know that? The problem is—we’re already trapped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trapped?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya, listening in, asked, and Oscar let out a faint sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re already in the eye of the storm. No matter which direction we run, we’ll hit a wall of wind that grinds everything to dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Kaya looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wind nearby was strangely calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was clear, not a cloud in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Just how big is this encirclement supposed to be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of it as encompassing the entire First Peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar’s expression darkened as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t mentioned it earlier to avoid alarming them, but the storm's radius was gradually closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, handing Sasha over like bait just to escape was never an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she pondered deeply, Edna asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then are you really planning to fight the storm alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What other choice is there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya couldn’t use her tattoo magic yet, and neither could Edna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasha was still unconscious in her spiritual slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar briefly glanced at Silmarion, who had already completed his lower body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Oran risked his life to carve out an escape path for us.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done his job perfectly as the party’s rear guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the vanguard, it was Oscar’s turn to fulfill his role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all there was to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oscar, do you actually have some kind of plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A plan…? I do. Sort of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya looked hopeful and pressed further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, we wait for Sasha to wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad. And then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar could feel Kaya’s dumbfounded stare burning into the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless you have a better idea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Nope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s not overthink it. We’ve been doing this all along—just one more time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never faced an easy opponent during this journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every demon and calamity they’d encountered had been at least level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Though this storm is easily the most dangerous yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estimated to be a top-tier level 8 spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike when they fought Yuribe, they couldn’t even rely on \"The One Who Devoured the Mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the First Peak—where that power was at its weakest, and there was no time to lure him here anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Which means this time, I’ll have to settle it on my own.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar reached behind and grabbed Edna by the scruff of her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangling like a kitten, she hesitated for a moment before muttering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Don’t die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set her down, and she ran off toward Kaya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he confirmed the three were safe, Oscar wasted no time in gathering his mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“World Liberation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best way to protect the others now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was to isolate himself and the storm spirit in a separate world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his surging mana distorted reality, even the very concept of “land” was erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Limitless Sky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world of endless sky, the storm spirit began to calmly assemble its upper body, clearly in no hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Oscar muttered an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry. In the past, I might’ve patiently waited until you finished recovering…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he had no such luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Razor-sharp winds sliced through Silmarion’s forming body from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Slowing down his regeneration like this is my best bet for now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even this method wouldn’t buy him time forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silmarion wasn’t brainless—just unhinged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly began regenerating at a visibly faster rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At this pace, he’ll be fully recovered in about 20 minutes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Oscar slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That much time… was enough to prepare a final stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his body fully reformed, the storm spirit slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human who had hindered his recovery licked his lips with a look of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroy the human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice echoed in his mind, shaking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who gave that command, or why—such questions were long abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a puppet, Silmarion moved according to that will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a simple gesture toward Oscar,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive gust of wind should’ve lashed out like claws and torn him apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wind did not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Silmarion realize something was wrong with the sky in this space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t be able to manipulate wind here. I’ve erased it completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because within the space Oscar had created—there wasn’t a single breath of air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unique Magic, \"Solitary Cage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a spell modified from \"Solitary World,\" developed over the past 20 minutes, and its effect was to eliminate everything except mana in both the opponent and their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like creating another world inside this liberated one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, Silmarion, made of wind, couldn’t even escape the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do was quietly remain captured until Oscar’s magic ran dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar watched his response with a slightly tense expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s see what he does.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silmarion tried to stir up wind in all directions, but it was no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do was forcibly hold his wind-formed body together, which was trying to scatter in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s working.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Oscar realized that Silmarion couldn’t move recklessly, he clenched his fist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that he could hold the opponent captive without any damage, at least until he ran out of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Silmarion didn’t give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a space without wind, he continued trying to summon it in an attempt to shatter the cage that imprisoned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Impossible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the spell itself was broken, wind couldn’t exist in that space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After struggling for quite a while, Silmarion seemed to reach the same conclusion and stopped resisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he overdid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silmarion gave up even maintaining his form and scattered into a puff of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, wind?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Silmarion’s reconstructed form collapsed, a breeze stirred momentarily in the airless space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, a chilling thought flashed through Oscar’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whooooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind that Silmarion left behind suddenly began to absorb a massive amount of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, sharp, red winds began rotating like gears, destroying the cage from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar hurriedly poured in more magic, realizing something had gone wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once a contest of raw power had begun, a Level 6 mage like him had no chance of holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blade-like red winds dug into the cage, \"Solitary Cage\" shattered like a broken window, and Oscar coughed up blood from the aftermath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single cough sent pain rattling through every bone in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to stop just because it hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where’s Silmarion?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silmarion’s form, which had escaped the shattered cage, quickly reformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he returned to his original appearance, he closed his eyes, feeling the wind drifting in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive claw of wind, formed solely by willpower, came crashing down on Oscar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Oscar gulped but felt a hint of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in his past life, this spirit wasn’t in its right mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still a sharp blade, but it was being wielded by a baby—that's what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘All its attacks are based purely on instinct. That means the attack patterns are extremely simple.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that didn’t change the fact that it was a deadly sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, one wrong move would lead to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Focus.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar used \"Flight,\" stepping through the air as if it were solid ground, maneuvering his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fierce sound, the claw of wind narrowly grazed his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Plan A failed. In that case…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to move on to Plan B—but honestly, Plan A was all he had prepared during those 20 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant, from this point on, all he could do was survive using quick instincts and dodging well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Destroy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmuring to himself, Silmarion made a light gesture, and the red wind began to consume the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue sky vanished, replaced by a crimson hue that spread like a sunset, filling the entire field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the countless spears of wind crowding the sky, Oscar clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sight enough to crush one’s willpower just by looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself to push back the sinking morale and muttered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Sasha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like you’ll have to hurry, just a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t just sit here and wait like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edna, staring at the space blocked off by mana—“Infinite Heavenly Night”—spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Based on my calculations, Oscar can last about 40 minutes at most. That leaves around 15 minutes now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can only hold out that long?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silmarion is strong. It’s only because Oscar is a wind mage himself that he can hold out this much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been Kaya, she wouldn’t have lasted even ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edna didn’t voice that part out loud, feeling proud of her improving social awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently placed her hand on Sasha’s forehead, who was lying carefully on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her, Kaya flinched and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, what are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m planning to enter Sasha’s inner consciousness and help her wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You must not know much about inner demons just because you’re a dragon. That’s dangerous—she could die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sounds like you’ve forgotten what my profession is. I have a deeper understanding of human inner demons than anyone else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who has recorded the history of all stars, there’s no way she wouldn’t understand human inner demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still skeptical, Kaya asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that were possible, why didn’t you do it earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because it’s dangerous for me, too. I’ve never attempted it before. This will be my first time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edna uttered something that would make any guardian faint, then continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, we’re out of options. We have to try something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Success rate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d say it’s fairly high. Around 31%, I believe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaya made an uncertain expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a high enough percentage to encourage, but not low enough to stop either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Edna looked up at her, she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I’ll do everything I can to bring her back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll make sure not even an ant gets near while you do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll count on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing her eyes slowly, Edna moved her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will now enter the inner world of Sasha Maestro.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1994,"2026-06-05T20:00:10.789Z",1,"novelbin.me","2b9f1ade3f61047091ddaf9969e01f7f7094f376a479ea5e4e1746e6ec8966f0","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-229","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-227",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-cover.jpg"]