A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 152

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 152

 

Tie trembled without realizing it.

 

Cold sweat flowed down beneath her uniform.

 

“Honestly, I was curious when I’d get to see you.”

 

Her beloved father’s voice echoed in her ears.

 

At this moment, Father was only a few steps away.

 

A distance she could reach in an instant if she ran.

 

Close enough that she could embrace him and bury her face in his arms if she wanted to.

 

“Still have that bland look on your face.”

 

But Father wasn’t Father.

 

He had a different expression than what Tie knew, and his appearance was different too.

 

Tie took a deep breath.

 

‘I can’t cry.’

 

She kept steadying her breathing and pressed down the tears that threatened to rise with all her might.

 

Even so, her hands trembled beneath her uniform.

 

“Were you born without any manners?”

 

His voice was utterly cold.

 

The eyes that met hers were as chilly as a complete stranger’s.

 

Tie’s eyes gradually drooped downward.

 

Her eyes reddened, and just as tears she couldn’t hold back began to well up.

 

“Tie.”

 

Lucalion quietly took her hand.

 

Tie swallowed the breath that had risen to her chin and turned her head toward Lucalion.

 

Lucalion spoke with his eyes.

 

‘It’ll be okay. We expected this much.’

 

Her heart pounded rapidly.

 

‘…Kamang was right.’

 

Just because she met Father didn’t mean everything was over.

 

Tie’s plan was only half accomplished now.

 

Actually, if you think about it, what came next was more important.

 

Tie had just reconnected the severed bond with Father.

 

So from now on, she had to tie that precarious thread into a tight knot so it wouldn’t come undone.

 

Tesetan sneered.

 

“After cutting off everyone else’s livelihood, you look quite shameless, Commander King.”

 

Tie looked up at Father.

 

Father had his chin slightly raised and his mouth tightly shut.

 

An expression as if he was very angry. But,

 

‘This is a good thing.’

 

The plan to cut off Father’s livelihood had succeeded, so it was really a good thing.

 

That’s why Father had come looking for Tie with his own feet!

 

Of course…

 

“Let me be clear, I have no intention of handing over this national commission to you. It was mine from the beginning.”

 

…it seemed there were some side effects remaining.

 

“Excuse me.”

 

Then the secretary from the Frost Association, who had been quietly watching, stepped forward.

 

She looked at Tesetan as if bewildered.

 

“What kind of rude behavior is this? The delegation is already finished. What you’re doing also constitutes a serious crime of interfering with national affairs.”

 

But Tesetan didn’t bat an eye. Instead, he chuckled and leisurely looked around.

 

At the end of his gaze came the Luminen Family standing at a distance.

 

His eyebrows twitched slightly, but Tesetan erased his expression as if nothing had happened.

 

“Interfering with national affairs? Ridiculous. I haven’t done anything yet.”

 

The secretary let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded.

 

Tesetan slowly surveyed his surroundings and organized the situation before him.

 

‘I didn’t know it was an operation allied with the Luminen Family.’

 

The national commission stolen by Agabert seemed to be a mission collaborating with the Luminen Family.

 

If he had known this fact in advance, he wouldn’t have chased them this far.

 

Or he would have contacted the Association to say the Luminen Family wasn’t needed.

 

But since he had already come,

 

‘I can’t just leave Agabert alone.’

 

When you think about it, it wasn’t just the national commission.

 

Lately, Agabert was literally killing Trevaga.

 

They were stealing clients who used to entrust personal commissions to them.

 

They attacked every mastone in the Empire as if to provoke Trevaga.

 

Tesetan’s gaze turned downward.

 

‘With that face acting like you know nothing.’

 

The pitiful expression of the child he saw at Perlcity Pier overlapped on the Commander King’s face.

 

Why did he think that expression bothered him back then?

 

The Commander King must have planned this situation and intended to mock him all along.

 

“The Association just needs to answer one thing. Was this mission originally supposed to be delegated to me, or not?”

 

The secretary looked back in confusion. There stood Ardiana, her appearance hidden by a blue cloak.

 

Finally, Ardiana stepped forward.

 

“Why should the Association answer that to you?”

 

Tesetan curled his lips upward.

 

“Seeing you wrapped up in cloth to hide your appearance, are you the Association president? Even better. Let me tell you clearly right here.”

 

“…”

 

“If you don’t answer. Trevaga will withdraw from the Association as of today.”

 

Ardiana’s pupils dilated.

 

She swallowed dry saliva beneath her mask.

 

It was true that they hadn’t assigned national commissions to Trevaga.

 

But that was only because Trevaga was continuing their activities well without the Association.

 

Ardiana had established the Association to stabilize the ecosystem of the unbalanced mercenary market.

 

If the mercenary market stabilized, more mercenaries would be active, and then both the Empire and they would be safe.

 

But she hadn’t expected Trevaga to have such deep resentment toward her management policy.

 

“…I’ll connect Trevaga with a decent national commission soon. Today…”

 

“Anyone can talk. What’s easier than just babbling?”

 

Ardiana was at a loss for words.

 

Right.

 

Another reason for not assigning national commissions to Trevaga came to mind.

 

“…How arrogant. I try to respect you, but you seem to have no intention of doing the same for me.”

 

Tesetan burst into laughter.

 

He took a step closer to Ardiana.

 

“We’re not in a relationship where we’d respect each other, are we? You’re not my lover.”

 

“…What?”

 

Ardiana let out a hollow laugh.

 

She quietly glared at Tesetan.

 

She didn’t like him making jokes when the situation was serious.

 

And what about that vulgar, sharp smile?

 

‘He’s really the opposite of Agabert’s Commander King.’

 

Unlike Tesetan, the Commander King was refined and generous.

 

Even after learning her identity, he hadn’t made a single common bargain or threat.

 

Ardiana sighed and closed her eyes before opening them again.

 

“…First. As the Association President, I won’t allow Trevaga’s withdrawal. Trevaga is still at the Empire’s peak, after all.”

 

When she deliberately emphasized “after all,” Tesetan’s eyebrows twitched.

 

Ardiana continued without giving him a chance to respond.

 

“And. Answering your question isn’t difficult. Was this mission originally supposed to be assigned to Trevaga?”

 

She smiled beneath her mask.

 

“Yes, it was supposed to be. Though you were pushed to second priority in the final meeting.”

 

Silence fell between the two.

 

After some time had passed, Tesetan’s crooked smile pierced through the sharp tension.

 

“I thought so. But pushed to second priority… That means there’s still a chance, right?”

 

Ardiana’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

“A chance? What do you mean…?”

 

“Let’s have a sword duel, Sorcerer King.”

 

However, Tesetan had already turned away from her.

 

He was now standing tall in front of the Sorcerer King.

 

“I’m getting tired of this, so let’s settle it in one match. Whoever loses quits their job and leaves this game.”

 

Ardiana quickly approached the two.

 

“Wait, a sword duel?”

 

She looked at Tesetan as if he were absurd, then spoke to Tie.

 

“You don’t need to accept. You shouldn’t accept either!”

 

Sword duels were contests that only knights used to engage in long ago.

 

But why would he propose such a thing to a mage?

 

“This man is provoking Danzu. Moreover, the condition that the loser quits their job and leaves the game is ridiculous.”

 

Ardiana glared fiercely at Tesetan.

 

“He seems to want to provoke the Sorcerer King into withdrawing from this commission. Sorry, but that will absolutely never…”

 

“Haven’t you also found me bothersome all this time?”

 

But Tesetan lightly ignored Ardiana.

 

He was now bowing down to his waist, looking straight at the Sorcerer King.

 

“This is your chance to eliminate me. If not now, such an opportunity will never come again. The winner of a sword duel can take anything from the loser. Isn’t that tempting?”

 

As the situation took an ominous turn, Veil, who had been watching, rushed over.

 

“Kid, no, Danzu. He’s crazy. Don’t deal with him.”

 

“That’s right!”

 

The other unit members’ faces also turned pale.

 

But then,

 

“Yes!”

 

Tie answered.

 

Veil grabbed Tie’s shoulder in surprise.

 

“Hey, D-Danzu, why are you acting like this?”

 

But Tie was staring intently at Tesetan as if enchanted by something.

 

“Let’s do it, sword duel. With Tie.”

 

The child added to Tesetan, who was making an interested expression.

 

“But.”

 

“…”

 

“The loser has to grant anything. …Like before.”

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