[{"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-302":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Problematic Child of the Magic Tower",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":9,"created_at":14,"updated_at":14,"volume":15,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},1334698,1778,"Chapter 302","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-302",302,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 302: Seventh Circle (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, so this is the atmosphere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar nodded as he looked around the dim surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place he had entered was the former underground prison of the White Tower—now the Sealed Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the place Fran used to look at with teary eyes, saying it was too scary to go in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No doubt this is better than a normal training room.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, training inside his personal pocket dimension—where no one could disturb him—was also an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But simple training was one thing; engraving a new mana circuit was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was the seventh circuit, one that would fundamentally change the nature of a human being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pocket dimension was, in the end, also a place controlled by mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to take unnecessary risks when he didn’t know what might happen during the installation of a circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the cold stone floor, Oscar checked his physical condition first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the artifact he received from the Black Tower Lord, he had slept a full 13 hours every day for the past week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even had coffee that morning, so his heart wasn’t beating fast either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nervous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would he be nervous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like he was going to fight the Demon Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, his condition was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without dragging it out, he closed his eyes and his consciousness rapidly sank inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar began observing his inner universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing that came into view was the six clearly glowing lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Whoever designed this, it’s really clean.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tolerated not even a speck of excess, to the point it felt like an artwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one more line was added today, the sight would become even more complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already given some thought to the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Edna suggested, he would combine his previous life’s experience with what he’d gained in this life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Easy to say… but actually mixing them is close to impossible…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t earn the title of Great Mage by gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already finished the basic design; he only needed to execute it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In my previous life, the path I chose was extreme harmony.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A path that, in his view, was the most stable and highest in overall completeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were downsides—weak destructive power and slow growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it blended with everything easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t hit a devastating peak anywhere, but as a whole, it was a well-rounded hexagon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s only because I’ve walked that path that I can now dream of improving it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, digesting the ingredients he planned to combine this time wasn’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost and Holy Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were like sharp awls piercing through a single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Frost is cold, sharp… and fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wind containing frost carried extremely aggressive characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he’d flinch even knowing it was his own wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Holy power, on the other hand, is a bit more familiar.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its very nature felt warm and soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was similar to the wind he primarily used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Most importantly, frost and holy power are polar opposites in temperament.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cold, the other warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One fast, the other leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sharp, the other round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘When I killed Belpher, I put the two into a single wind.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling that nearly drove him insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost screamed for him to release the reins immediately, while holy power was endlessly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Right now frost and holy power each claim their own rights, but in my previous life Harmony monopolized every circuit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Harmony was the senior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, Harmony had the capacity to embrace the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Frost and holy power each have strong egos.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you shouldn’t try to press them down too hard—they might rebel more violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the path he needed now was coexistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar chose Harmony to act as the teacher guiding that coexistence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘First, lay Harmony as the base of the entire circuit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harmony, summoned first, leisurely filled the circuit as if this treatment was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next one he summoned—surprisingly—was frost rather than holy power, which had a similar wavelength to Harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Honestly, frost has seniority.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assigned a room before holy power, frost rushed around energetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, holy power disliked it, so Oscar quickly assigned holy power to the opposite side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Arranging it like this… Harmony will serve as the bridge between the two opposites.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this seemed to work well—the two powers didn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar thought of Itaca’s voice, which he could no longer hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It might actually be a blessing that holy power has lost most of its strength.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been as overwhelmingly strong as when he first received it, it might never have accepted this placement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with its strength reduced to a sliver and its voice silent, holy power stayed quiet, as if aware of its own situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hoo, with the seating arrangement finished…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be no chaos during the installation of the new circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar immediately began carving the seventh mana circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stray thoughts vanished; all his attention focused solely on engraving the circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny mistake could trigger mana rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For three long hours he installed the circuit with massive concentration—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, craaack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His outer shell peeled away as if cracks had formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From level 7 and up, people were called Masters because the stage was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Reconstruction of the body.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what people usually called this phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Oscar disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s not that big a deal. It’s nowhere near the “rebirth” state spoken of in Yan.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your skin just gets a bit cleaner and tougher—nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process appears again when advancing to level 8, and the true transformation begins at level 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Back then, it really felt like being born anew.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when the body was truly restructured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Heavenly Sword would regain his lost hair roots if he reached level 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Hoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead skin and other waste flowed out with sweat, filling the area with stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he felt more refreshed than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Oscar looked at the brightly glowing seventh line—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something you could dismiss as mild dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sight failed, and now even his consciousness was being swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What… is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had successfully installed the seventh circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been no issues in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during the body-lightening phase, nothing went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then why?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dizziness and headaches worsened, cold sweat streaming down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to endure with pure grit, but soon reached his limit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind shut down entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Oscar—deep within the soul, undetectable even with mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood countless towers made from stacked books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle… rustle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one endlessly reading among them sensed that the awaited time had finally come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At last, level 7.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long time for others, but a mere instant for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gain a body of this quality, enduring only this much was a bargain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising slowly, the being descended the book towers and faced the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he had to do was turn the handle and step out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the body would belong entirely to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt neither excitement nor nervousness, but he was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How far…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How far he could go once he owned this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being grabbed the handle and turned it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door didn’t open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing something was blocking it, he lowered his gaze slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, radiant light filled his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly what that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why it was here, he had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vwooom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoned by name, holy power stood firmly, refusing to move from the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two locked horns—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold wind flew around excitedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Harmony busied itself trying to calm frost down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange cohabitation had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oof.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar woke with an incredibly refreshed feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uhhhhhhhhhgh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stretching luxuriously, he looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, right. The Sealed Chamber.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he fall asleep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tracing back his memory, his expression stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hold on—I didn’t fall asleep. I fainted from dizziness.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly stirred his mana and checked his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not satisfied with a simple check, he ran a precise scan through Wind Archive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was all green—perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a speck of a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so healthy it was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then why did I faint? I was so dizzy…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it some genetic issue of House Crucian?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like acute anemia…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining himself for a long time, he concluded nothing was wrong and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Unless it happens again, there’s no point worrying now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With test results this good, continuing to doubt would just look foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar summoned mana lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mana rose much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had only added one circuit numerically, the circulation had become far smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It really feels like the part of the world I can perceive has expanded.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things he had vaguely sensed using his past life’s memories now felt sharp and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circulating mana several times, Oscar nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not bad at all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that he had reached full level 7, with expanded senses—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Liberation he could unleash would be incomparable to its previous half-baked state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Now it’s truly worthy of the name World Liberation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to just imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“World Liberation—Limitless Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the sky expanded and painted over the entire space, imprinting his existence onto the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wooong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the breeze blow, Oscar let out a small sound of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly, little had changed, but he could feel it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Looks like automatic attacks against anyone I perceive as hostile are active.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And several new effects that didn’t exist in his previous life seemed added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a child who’d received a new toy, he snapped his fingers again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I do this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky turned gray, temperature plunged, and snowflakes drifted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most enemies would freeze just by existing in this domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s what happens when frost permeates the whole sky.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what about holy power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, the sky changed entirely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning bright blue, emitting streams of warm wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undead wouldn’t last a moment in this environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a long while, Oscar felt his heart pound with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, is there no decent enemy nearby?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to witness the full effects of this world—stronger than in his past life—with his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking his tongue in slight disappointment, Oscar spent a long time studying his newfound power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-05T20:00:10.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","2b0ef495bcbb42e9815fe5b90ec6907cb16f7605d18afa3c68ed2c7bcfab4109","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-303","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-301",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-cover.jpg"]