A Stay-at-home Dad’s Restaurant In An Alternate World

All of the people who were making their way toward the entrance of the hall turned around to look at Fitch with incredulity in their eyes. Fitch had always been groomed as the successor to Erma, who was the most esteemed figure in the field of mathematics in the Roth Empire.

With such a prestigious backer, Fitch had an immeasurable future, and he was destined to become the scintillating star among the world of scholars.

But now, this young man was throwing that bright future away to learn about the decimal system from Mag?

Mag and his daughter had just given the conservatives a vicious slap to the face, yet Fitch was immediately jumping ship and joining them.

What he was doing was akin to ruining his own future career! Here in Rodu, if any scholar were to offend Erma, then they would never amount to anything, as they would be oppressed and ostracized until the day they died.

Aside from surprise, there was also fury on the faces of the conservatives. This was an utter betrayal from Fitch, and they were struggling to come to terms with his decision.

Even the revolutionaries were all looking at Fitch with puzzlement in their eyes.

Even though the revolutionaries had won this debate due to a brilliant display from Mag and his daughter, the hexadecimal system had been in prevalent use within the human race for several decades, and it would undoubtedly take a long time for the decimal system to replace it. So why was Fitch abandoning all of his brilliant future prospects?

Erma had just reached the entrance to the hall when he faltered in his footsteps upon hearing Fitch’s words. He then harrumphed coldly without even turning his back before storming away.

“His career as a scholar is over.”

All of the conservatives looked at Fitch with wistful expressions before also exiting the hall. Of course, there were also some who were taking pleasure in the misfortune that was sure to befall Fitch as a consequence of his actions.

Mag looked at Fitch for a while before shaking his head as he replied, “Sorry, but I’m not taking students. If you want to learn decimal form calculation, then you can ask Master Byron. He’s more professional than me; I’m just an illiterate chef.”

Fitch shook his head with a determined expression as he insisted, “No, I want to learn from you. I want to learn the method that she used to calculate the answer to a two-digit multiplication problem in less than half a minute. I’ve never cared about my master’s occupation or what kind of person they are. Regardless of who you are, knowledge remains constant, and that’s what I want to learn from you.”

Mag looked into Fitch’s pure and determined eyes for a while longer before shaking his head again. “I don’t take students, and I’ll be going back to Chaos City tomorrow. If you really want to learn the decimal system and the multiplication table, you can join the revolutionaries and send letters to me if you have any questions.”

“Then it’s settled!” Fitch’s eyes immediately lit up as he extended a respectful bow toward Mag.

A smile appeared on Mag’s face as he nodded in response.

Fitch then made his way over to Byron and began to converse with him in a modest manner. Even from afar, it was quite apparent to Mag that Byron was in a very good mood.

“Father, I did really well, didn’t I?” Amy looked up at Mag with an expression that was practically screaming “praise me”.

Mag nodded with a smile, and replied, “Yes, you did very well, Little Amy. You’re already better at mathematics that all of those old guys.”

Luna also made her way over to them, and gave Amy a thumbs-up as she said, “That’s right, you beat the number one mathematics prodigy of Rodu today, Little Amy; you did extremely well!”

“Heehee.”

Amy was filled with elation, having been praised by both Mag and Luna. She swayed Mag’s arm from side to side and whispered into his ear, “Put me down, Father, I’m going to go play hide-and-seek with Ugly Duckling. You can have some alone time with Teacher Luna.”

Mag was at a loss for words as he gently placed Amy down onto the ground, wondering just what was going on in that little head of hers.

Luna glanced at Fitch, then turned to Mag with a smile, and asked, “Fitch is an extremely talented individual; are you not going to consider taking him as your student?”

Mag shook his head with a smile, and replied, “I’m a chef, not a teacher. If he was a cooking prodigy, perhaps I’d consider it.”

Luna couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Thank heavens you didn’t say that when everyone else was around. Otherwise, you’d be making a lot more enemies than you already have.”

Mag sharp tirade from earlier had completely changed the warm and gentle image that Luna had of him. However, she didn’t find this revelation to be uncomfortable in the slightest. Instead, she felt as if she was getting to know him better. This was how a man should be—warm and benevolent to those who deserved it, yet sharp and unforgiving in equal measure to those who didn’t.

Mag and Luna chatted a bit about promotion of the decimal system before Mag suddenly discovered that he didn’t know where Amy had run off to. He hurriedly apologized to Luna before excusing himself to hurry away in search of Amy.

After a while, Amy was still nowhere to be found, and Mag was starting to panic a little.

“There’s a door here; could it be that Amy went into it?” Luna was also searching around in an urgent manner when she suddenly discovered a small door that was slightly ajar in a discreet corner of the hall.

“I’ll go have a look.” Mag immediately hurried toward the door. This small door was just wide enough for Amy and Ugly Duckling to pass through, and they weren’t anywhere else in the hall, so the likeliest possibility was that she had entered through this door while chasing Ugly Duckling.

Exiting the hall through this small door, Mag was greeted by the sight of a block of buildings with a round dome. There were many evergreen trees growing in the area, and there was not a single person to be seen. It was a very peaceful and secluded place.

“Amy! Amy!” Mag yelled as he looked around.

There were too many buildings and trees here, and Amy would definitely panic if she were to get lost in this place. If something were to happen to her, he wouldn’t be there to protect her, and that notion made him feel very uneasy.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Mag, all of the church’s priests are kind and gentle people. Little Amy is really smart as well, so nothing could happen to her here,” Luna consoled in a comforting tone. “Let’s keep looking around. If we still can’t find her, then I’ll get my grandfather to speak with the personnel in the church so they can help us in our search.”

“Alright.” Mag nodded before making his way in a certain direction. He looked around with rapt focus, and at the same time, he said internally, “System, give me Amy’s location.”

“Apologies, but the system doesn’t provide location services,” the system replied before adopting a cheeky tone as it continued, “However, the system does offer a phone watch product. Are you worried that your children will go missing? Are you worried that you won’t be able to find them?! Well, fear not, because the My Little Genius Phone Watch will be the answer to all your concerns!

“No matter where you are, I can find you with just a phone call. Hey! I can find you with just phone call, I can find you with just phone call…”

Mag’s brows were tightly furrowed as the system began to play an advertisement jingle in his mind. “Piss off!”

After searching for over 10 minutes and looking through every single corner of several halls, Mag was still unable to find Amy, and his expression was becoming more and more concerned.

Luna also wore an urgent expression, and she was just about to say something as she approached Mag.

“Meow~”

Right at this moment, the mellow cry of a cat sounded from nearby.

“It’s Ugly Duckling!”

Mag’s gaze was immediately drawn to the grand hall to his right. The thick wooden door that was around five to six meters tall was tightly shut, but he was sure that he had heard Ugly Duckling’s meow from in there.

As such, he hurriedly strode forward and push open the heavy wooden door. The sight that greeted him within the hall immediately made him falter momentarily.