A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 176

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 176

 

“Come, come! This way!”

 

“My goodness, are all these weapons that arrived from the Weapon District? To think that the notoriously strict Factory Manager would provide this much support…!”

 

Two days later.

 

A long procession of carriages lined up in the middle of Rosewerbel Street.

 

Nobles passing by on the street murmured among themselves.

 

“Is that Agavert?”

 

“Yes, didn’t Mastone recently emerge at the Old Imperial Palace Site too? They’re going to siege it in alliance with the Luminen Family.”

 

“At this rate, won’t Mastone really emerge in the noble district too…?”

 

“Don’t even mention such ominous words! If such a thing happens, the Paladins will siege it for us!”

 

“But lately, isn’t Mastone increasing outside Jedo? What if the Paladin forces become insufficient from sieging those?”

 

“Ha, really! Why would the Paladins care about outside Jedo?! Their duty is to steadily guard this place, inside the Boundary of the Old Gods! If forces are leaked outside even by chance, I won’t stand for it!”

 

Livia, who was sitting leaning against the carriage, let out a laugh.

 

She poked Aleric beside her and muttered.

 

“Aren’t the Jedo nobles really ridiculous? They must be quite scared that Mastone might appear near their homes?”

 

“They can hear you, Livia.”

 

“Well, let them hear. Hundreds dying every day outside Jedo is fine. But Mastone appearing near their homes is absolutely not allowed? Are only their lives important!”

 

Aleric sighed.

 

Livia closed her mouth with a sullen expression.

 

Meanwhile, in another carriage behind them, Veil was struggling with Tie on his lap.

 

“Child! I told you to wear comfortable clothes since I don’t know what we’ll end up doing!”

 

Tie turned his head sullenly with his cheek pressed by Veil’s grip.

 

“But Tie wanted to wear a princess dress!”

 

“That damn princess dress, really! Can you run in this, huh? If monsters chase us, can you run, huh?!”

 

“Tie can do it! Tie will tear the dress stylishly and then run!”

 

“Why would you tear clothes?! Who taught you such things!”

 

“Tie saw it on TV! Veil is a stupid nag!”

 

Every time Tie shouted, Ppupppu subtly hit Veil with thump, thump sounds.

 

Next to them, Marbas was burying his head in Tie’s bag with an exhausted expression.

 

[Twenty enhanced teleportation scrolls in three days… I’m burned out…]

 

Marbas had worked five times more than usual for the past three days for this siege.

 

Of course, when his power was depleted, Tie shared mana with him.

 

But even so, he had suffered so much that his wood grain seemed to have dried up completely.

 

Then Tesetan entered the carriage.

 

Tie’s mouth opened wide, and Veil glared at Tesetan with an annoyed expression.

 

“Why are you getting in this carriage?”

 

Tesetan sat in a corner seat without even glancing at Veil.

 

“Seems you didn’t hear from Basto.”

 

“What.”

 

Just then, Basto climbed into the carriage and answered.

 

“We plan to organize our strategy briefly while traveling, Veil.”

 

Veil frowned.

 

“Strategy? What strategy. Don’t we have to do everything together with the Luminen side?”

 

“That’s why they came along.”

 

Leonardo appeared from behind Basto.

 

And behind him,

 

“I wonder if there will be seats.”

 

There was also the Association Leader of the Frost Association who had recently joined the mission.

 

Veil sighed and muttered so only Tie could hear.

 

“…We’re traveling by carriage for a full day’s distance to save teleportation scrolls. So much for traveling comfortably.”

 

Everyone took their seats one by one.

 

The carriage with a capacity of six was quickly filled.

 

In the front seats sat Basto, Tie, and Veil.

 

In the opposite seats sat Tesetan, Ardiana, and Leonardo.

 

‘…I’m excited!’

 

Tie swallowed his saliva while squeezed between Basto and Veil.

 

He knew they were going to siege Mastone.

 

But sitting diagonally across from Father, he couldn’t hide his pounding heart.

 

Lately, Father had become much kinder and didn’t treat Tie coldly like before.

 

As soon as the carriage departed, Leonardo spoke.

 

“We plan to set up a campsite about 50 dios away from the Old Imperial Palace Site.”

 

‘Campsite?’

 

While Tie tilted his head, Basto answered.

 

“Isn’t that too close to the Mastone location? Monsters with wide activity ranges would close that distance quickly.”

 

Leonardo nodded.

 

“So we’re thinking of setting up barriers. Besides mine, if we set up double or triple layers, it should be safe.”

 

When he looked at Tesetan, Tesetan answered.

 

“Aleric knows how. Concealment magic.”

 

“Tie knows how too!”

 

Tie quickly raised his hand as if to show Tesetan.

 

And he quickly created a circular barrier around the moving carriage.

 

“This way is super strong!”

 

Leonardo smiled and patted Tie’s head.

 

“I’ll definitely ask for help if needed.”

 

Tie puffed out his chest and leaned back against the seat.

 

Tie’s barrier must have been impressive, as he felt Tesetan’s gaze briefly touch and fall away.

 

The adults began their meeting again.

 

“Are weapons sufficient?”

 

At Veil’s words, the Association Leader nodded.

 

“The Factory Manager from the Weapon District provided more than necessary. Consumables are sufficient too, and are you planning the siege period for one month?”

 

“For now, yes. If it gets longer, we’ll have to use teleportation scrolls to bring more supplies.”

 

“We could organize a supply team and send them to Jedo midway. Wouldn’t that be faster?”

 

“For that, we’d need to investigate whether there are other Mastones along the route.”

 

Veil, who made a hmm sound, suddenly looked at Tie’s bag with predatory eyes.

 

There was Marbas, who had poked his head out of the bag.

 

“Can’t we squeeze that thing a bit more? Moving without teleportation scrolls, that’s all stamina and money.”

 

Marbas made a shriek sound and hid inside the bag.

 

Ppupppu looked at such Marbas and let out another sneer.

 

“How do you plan to divide the combat teams?”

 

“First, since we have Agavert’s forces and Paladin forces, it would be good to distribute them utilizing their characteristics. Also, with the thirty mercenaries Tie recruited, plus the five the Association Leader brought…”

 

Tie began to doze off during the continuing complex conversation.

 

When the child’s head swayed, Tesetan turned an uncomfortable gaze in that direction.

 

At that moment, Tie almost fell forward.

 

Veil beside him quickly rested Tie’s head on his arm.

 

Seeing this, Tesetan barely returned his half-extended hand back to his knee.

 

Tie opened his eyes in the darkened carriage.

 

Looking around, the seats were somehow completely empty.

 

Voices could be heard from outside.

 

“I thought I was going to die from being so stiff. I told you we should just use Idongchin for traveling, didn’t I?”

 

“…How many times do I have to tell you we need to conserve it, Veil.”

 

“Is Tie doing well on the journey? It’s been a while since we’ve ridden in a carriage for this long. She’s not getting tired, is she?”

 

“You really worry too much, old man. She’s been fast asleep the entire way here, so you don’t need to worry.”

 

A smile slowly spread across Tie’s lips.

 

‘It was rest stop time!’

 

Just as the child was getting up from her chair to go outside as well.

 

The door burst open and two people entered.

 

For some reason, Tie instinctively squeezed her eyes shut.

 

When she opened them slightly, she could see Father leaning tiredly against the corner and Ardiana sitting properly beside him, organizing a small bag.

 

“Isn’t it stuffy.”

 

At that moment, Father spoke in a low voice.

 

Tie pretended to sleep while watching Father.

 

In the dim interior of the carriage, she could see Father looking at the Princess Association Leader.

 

“Not particularly.”

 

The Association Leader replied.

 

The two stared at each other.

 

Father spoke again.

 

“I suppose you’ll keep doing that even when we reach the siege location. It must be tiring to cover your face all day long.”

 

Ardiana stared intently at Tesetan.

 

She replied haughtily.

 

“That’s for me to bear. You certainly take a lot of interest in other people’s faces.”

 

Tesetan, who had slightly furrowed his brow, let out a hollow laugh.

 

After a long while, he opened his mouth.

 

“Isn’t that natural? Looking at your eyes, even non-existent interest is bound to arise.”

 

Ardiana froze for a moment.

 

Her cheekbones, visible above the mask, flushed red.

 

“…Wh-what are you saying.”

 

“It’s fascinating how remarkably unremarkable they look.”

 

Tesetan said smoothly and leaned against the opposite wall.

 

Ardiana, who had been dazed, immediately flared up.

 

“How rude…!”

 

Tie looked at Father and Ardiana with curious eyes.

 

Though it was dark, Tie could clearly see.

 

There was definitely a faint smile on Father’s lips.

 

Tie tilted her head in puzzlement.

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