[{"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-345":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},1334741,1778,"Chapter 345","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-345",345,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 345: Wind and Lightning (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning flowers bloomed within Oscar’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of streaks of lightning fell toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That can’t be blocked.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battles between mages, the most important thing is self-objectification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you recklessly challenge a mage of a higher rank head-on, you might not even be able to gather your bones afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar, who was more sensitive to his own condition than anyone, gave a small nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At my current level… at most, seven minutes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t satisfying, but that would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compressed wind instantly churned through the space inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only his muscles but also his blood and mana circuits rapidly began to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiiiiik, scorching steam leaked from the skin of his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Overdrive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a body-enhancement spell that used wind, but it wasn’t a spell recommended for long-term use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fundamentally, it accelerated the body’s aging and rapidly gnawed away at its durability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the reason this spell had not faded away and was still steadily adopted among the masters of the White Tower was one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because it’s fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light step on the ground, the compressed air exploded and Oscar’s figure shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous boom followed behind him, and dozens of bolts of lightning struck the place where he had just been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having momentarily outrun even lightning, Oscar exhaled a hot breath and glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ha, this is ridiculous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a hollow laugh not simply because Pentarion had scattered dozens of lightning bolts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even in the middle of this, you’re still leaving no evidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning he had fired struck only the innocent ground and trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, trees struck by lightning should burn, and explosions should occur in the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet on the ground where the lightning had struck moments ago, there was not a single trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s magic cast with the attack target strictly set as me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the moment the attack missed, it vanished without leaving even a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was obvious—he didn’t want to leave behind his own mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar clicked his tongue at the opponent’s caution, which was so extreme it bordered on paranoia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, Overdrive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion quietly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a spell he hadn’t seen in a very long time, but he had never forgotten it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was one of the few spells capable of countering the Yellow Tower’s lightning with speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, even the previous White Tower Master could only use that spell freely after reaching Level 9.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was gentle, but the barbs hidden within were unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many minutes could a mere Level 7 mage—not even Level 8—possibly maintain it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Oscar had no retort to that scathing criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is your memory so good when you’re already that old?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Overdrive was a spell that placed tremendous strain on the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, he had only been able to use it for days and nights on end after reaching Level 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, I can’t use it for long. At best, about seven minutes. So how about we rest for a while during that time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar asked while lightly shaking the camera in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion, whose gaze had fixed on the camera, slowly parted his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How rude. There is no need for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle, crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Static electricity flowed through the air, and soon worm-like currents began crawling across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Oscar saw it, he kicked off the ground and leapt into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the mouse’s footsteps are quick, then one simply removes the ground it can step on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiiiik, chijijijik!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense currents writhed across the entire forest floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped on even a little of that, he would burn into black charcoal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, stepping on the ground was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘More importantly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar’s gaze turned upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapped in blue flashes, Pentarion stood with his hands clasped behind his back like a noble sage, his face as expressionless as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That signature impassive expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his eyes flickered a trace of delight he hadn’t quite managed to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Pentarion is waiting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his guess was correct, he was waiting for the moment Oscar used Flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used Flight, not only would he lose the speed of Overdrive, but his position would momentarily become fixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Pentarion, aiming for that brief instant would be as easy as breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In that case….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the other side had overturned the board by breaking conventional logic, this side would overturn the board as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without using Flight, Oscar entrusted his whole body to gravity and slowly fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, just as his back was about to touch the ground first—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prairie of the Gentle Breeze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refreshing sound like a waterfall shook the entire forest in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar’s body fell back-first onto the soft wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he glanced sideways, he saw the currents writhing beneath the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Pentarion had spread electricity across the ground, Oscar had simply created a new ground of wind above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That irritated Pentarion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was no different from rendering his magic useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With indifferent eyes, he once again swept his gaze across the entire forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana contained within his eyes distinguished every living being in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…No reinforcements.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made the youngster’s actions even harder to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere Level 7 facing a Level 8 mage alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Pentarion, that was incomprehensible behavior, and thus he couldn’t lower his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If it were up to me, I’d like to leave this place immediately.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera in Oscar’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It kept bothering him like a thorn stuck in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that brat submitted photographs taken here to the Imperial Court, he would have to deal with quite an annoying situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And naturally, his reputation would suffer damage in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said he could maintain Overdrive for about seven minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was probably true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Oscar Sage, the previous White Tower Master, had only been able to maintain it for about that long when he was Level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Sharing that information in a disadvantageous situation was likely meant to make me uneasy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, that information placed an invisible time limit on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn’t push himself, victory on his side would be guaranteed after seven minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘However, if reinforcements really do arrive, prolonging the battle would actually be disadvantageous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, a choice had to be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he finish it quickly while assuming the enemy had reinforcements coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maintain the current situation and drag things out while observing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brat in front of him was rude and arrogant, but there was no denying that he was intelligent as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then could someone of that age achieve such accomplishments and risk his life on nonexistent reinforcements?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, that was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, reinforcements did exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Pentarion’s conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If reinforcements are coming, there is a high chance they will arrive within the next five minutes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, staying here for too long would not be a good option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion first erased the traces of his own mana left around the area and slowly descended in altitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed with both feet on the ground made of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar chuckled when he saw that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I say thanks? For lowering yourself to the eye level of a mouse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was no need to go that far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle, crackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion spoke bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the camera.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…And if I don’t?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You die here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t sound like a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was spoken in such a calm tone, as if he were certain it would happen exactly as he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, the probability of that was overwhelmingly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar raised both hands high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, I have no choice. Here, take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion snatched the lightly tossed camera and glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And watch your mouth. A time will come when that arrogance leads you to your death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, yes sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion suppressed the boiling anger inside him and began manipulating the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a product made by the Yellow Tower, the operating method was rather difficult for someone who didn’t inspect them personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way, did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the chattering brat in front of him, Pentarion finally found the stored photos and videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—There’s an old saying: don’t look at the tree, look at the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s the thinking of a frog in a well. If you want to see the big picture, you should look at everything from the sky to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he checked the video, Pentarion’s face twisted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure of himself in the sky delivering such eloquent words appeared only as a blue lump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the voice was faint, and the audio quality was so poor that it was hard to identify anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar shrugged as if fanning the flames of a burning house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They said Yellow Tower products were great, but I guess that’s all in the past. Move just a little farther away and the audio breaks, and since you’re wrapped in light you just look like a blue blob. What was it… isn’t there some kind of screen-zoom technology? Like a hundred times or so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing such healthy consumer feedback, Pentarion crushed the camera with pure grip strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at Oscar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his blazing eyes, anger surged unlike anything typical of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It seems that time has come a little sooner than expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment when that arrogance leads you to death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With tremendous sparks, clouds churned in the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a gigantic lightning dragon raised its head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s strange. You said you wouldn’t kill me if I gave you the camera, so I gave it to you. Why are you trying to kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That mouth must be torn apart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Pentarion’s furious reaction, Oscar grinned from ear to ear as if he had just received the highest praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing lightning that could drive him to death, he casually raised one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You made the right judgment. I actually do have reinforcements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It no longer matters. I will kill you before they arrive, erase the traces, and leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t be able to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle smile, Oscar snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pentarion’s face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because my reinforcements have been with me from the beginning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where he looked, the entire forest was filled with mages wearing the robes of the White Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the Level 8 White Tower Master, but also several Level 7 mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more than thirty Level 6 mages beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Pentarion laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar frowned slightly, seeing him laugh for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re laughing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it amusing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his head proudly while looking around at the mages surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lion does not fear being surrounded by mice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lion, huh… that’s quite the confidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certainly, someone like Pentarion possessed more than enough strength to have that level of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time it was closer to arrogance than confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Oscar’s fingers snapped together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the crack of opening space, a familiar figure stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For someone of the Yellow Tower Master’s caliber, such words are justified. However.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greater than a lion—the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The solemn gaze of Ludwig de Calderan turned toward the frozen Pentarion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now does not seem to be the proper time or place to display confidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he the type to become more emotional in his later years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar snickered as he watched the Yellow Tower Master tremble with clenched fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1971,"2026-06-05T20:00:10.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","aec5e81a2c43e876120dc29555ff4ae77e961c1023b03b8b32de58d471e79394","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-346","the-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-chapter-344",375,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-problematic-child-of-the-magic-tower-cover.jpg"]