A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 269

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 269

 

Veil put down the meat he was holding in his hand.

 

“Ha, this child is doing it again.”

 

“Hmm….”

 

Basto, who let out a sigh, stepped up as the second batter.

 

“Tie. Just one bite. Really just one bite, let’s try it. It’s delicious, okay?”

 

Tie still didn’t budge at all.

 

However, as the silence grew long, the child slightly opened her eyes.

 

Basto didn’t miss that opportunity.

 

“Come on, say ‘ah.'”

 

The moment he brought the meat close to her mouth, Tie slightly opened her lips.

 

The members’ eyes all lit up at once.

 

“That’s right! Yes, just one bite….”

 

But.

 

Ptui.

 

The meat that had entered Tie’s mouth rolled and fell to the floor.

 

“…Huh.”

 

Veil held his head in his hands, and Basto also put down his utensils in dismay.

 

Tesetan pretended to be indifferent while adjusting the angle of his silver spoon.

 

Luciano’s figure was reflected in the smooth inside of the spoon.

 

He was staring at Tie without moving.

 

With a stern expression.

 

Click-

 

As soon as the Pilgrimage Hall door closed, Tie threw herself onto the bed.

 

Tesetan, who followed her in, quietly sat down beside Tie.

 

After a moment of silence.

 

Smiles gradually spread across the father and daughter’s faces.

 

“Father, I did well, right?!”

 

Tie said with a giggle.

 

Tesetan also nodded his head.

 

“Yes. Luciano’s expression was amazing.”

 

“It was really scary!”

 

Throughout the entire banquet, Tie ended up not eating anything at all.

 

The other members also couldn’t eat properly because they were busy coaxing and soothing Tie.

 

“Father, Tie was completely a picky eater, right? Like a bad child with no table manners, right?”

 

“Yes, if 107 Grandmother had seen it, you might have had to stand with your hands up for 5 minutes.”

 

The child’s laughter spread lightly throughout the room.

 

However, that smile soon faded.

 

Resting her head on the pillow, Tie slowly blinked her eyes.

 

“Father….”

 

Tie said in a crawling voice.

 

“Tie misses Mother….”

 

Tesetan, who had been stroking the child’s hair, hesitated.

 

After holding back his words for a moment, he quietly answered.

 

“We can go see her soon. Let’s be patient just a little longer.”

 

“What if Tie and Lucalion make a mistake today?”

 

If they were discovered by the priests.

 

If they couldn’t bring out the antidote from the Underground Labyrinth.

 

“If we can’t make the antidote….”

 

The child’s expression became gloomy.

 

Actually, Tie was scared too.

 

The existence of the enormous Underground Labyrinth.

 

Even the children trapped helplessly inside it.

 

“Daughter.”

 

Tesetan carefully helped Tie sit up.

 

“Don’t worry about anything. Father is here.”

 

“….”

 

“It’s okay even if you make mistakes. What do you think is the reason Father, Grandfather, and Uncles came here? It’s all to prepare for such cases.”

 

Tie hesitantly raised her gaze.

 

“Don’t be afraid. There’s nothing to be intimidated about. If you shrink back, even things that could work won’t work well.”

 

Tesetan gently brushed away the fine hair on Tie’s forehead.

 

“To Father, our Tie has always been the most wonderful and proud. Ever since we lived way over there in Jongno-gu.”

 

Finally, a small smile passed across Tie’s lips.

 

After a moment, Tie, who closed her eyes prettily, nodded her head.

 

“Mm-hmm!”

 

Tesetan patted the back of the child who snuggled into his arms.

 

Beyond the window, the round moon was gradually rising.

 

That night at midnight.

 

“Fire! Fire-!!”

 

Urgent shouts echoed from the east side of the Pilgrimage Hall.

 

“The waterway, open the waterway!”

 

Priests carrying water buckets rushed toward the Prayer Hall.

 

The Prayer Hall had been serving as a warehouse for the Grand Cathedral for a long time.

 

Since it was a wooden building and the inside was packed with parchments and scrolls, the flames instantly devoured the ceiling.

 

“Of all places for a fire to break out, it had to be the Prayer Hall…!”

 

One priest cried out in anguish.

 

Through the acrid smoke, collapsed bookshelves fell to the floor one by one.

 

“The fire is spreading to the Parish!”

 

At that moment, an even more urgent shout covered the brightened surroundings.

 

The High Priest, whose complexion had turned pale, shouted.

 

“What are you all doing! Reinforce the personnel! Even the mercenaries staying at the Pilgrimage Hall….”

 

However, before he could finish speaking, he closed his mouth.

 

The Prayer Hall, and the Parish.

 

Inside them were packed full of the Order’s secrets that must not be revealed to the world.

 

He had to prevent secrets from leaking by carelessly bringing in outside personnel.

 

“High Priest, what should we do?!”

 

At the urgent question, the High Priest made a groaning sound and raised his head.

 

“Forget the Mercenary Group! Instead, bring all the nearby personnel! Including the guards around the Pilgrimage Hall!”

 

The priests scattered busily.

 

At the same time.

 

“Father, Tie will go and come back!”

 

Tie whispered and removed her arms from Tesetan’s neck.

 

Tesetan watched with worried eyes as Tie took Lucalion’s hand.

 

“Alright, be careful.”

 

The two children hid their figures under the shadows on the west side of the Pilgrimage Hall.

 

As promised during the day, Valentis caused a commotion toward the Parish at exactly midnight.

 

Setting fire to the prayer hall was the method he had chosen.

 

Tesetan stood up from his seat with an anxious expression.

 

Then he moved his steps into the pilgrimage hall.

 

‘I’ll be back within two hours.’

 

The words Lucalion had left behind echoed in his ears.

 

He stood in the room, mindlessly watching the clock’s second hand turn.

 

‘I’m hungry.’

 

Eloa thought with her face buried between her knees.

 

How long had it been since she was trapped underground?

 

At one point, she had tried to estimate the days by counting the Amlungdae’s patrol frequency, but that had reached its limit.

 

‘That only works for a month or two.’

 

As the indefinite confinement dragged on, Eloa stopped counting.

 

If she couldn’t get out until she died anyway, how much time had passed was meaningless.

 

Grumble—

 

Perhaps it was because she was curled up.

 

The rumbling sound from her stomach seemed particularly loud.

 

Eloa staggered to her feet.

 

Then she pressed her face close to the iron bars and fixed her gaze toward the corner.

 

“…Have I gone crazy too?”

 

The Amlungdae who would patrol this area without fail at midnight were nowhere to be seen for some reason.

 

She could only go to the food storage after those guys had passed by.

 

Grumble—

 

Her head felt dizzy.

 

Since she couldn’t eat the drugged rations, Eloa was given only one meal a day at most.

 

Even that was just bread or porridge stolen from the food storage.

 

Perhaps because of this, her body had already reached its limit.

 

Several times she had thought about stealing a lot of food at once to stockpile,

 

‘But those guys notice when the quantity decreases.’

 

The Amlungdae could open the iron cage at any time.

 

What if those guys who noticed something suspicious found the tunnel in Eloa’s hideout?

 

That moment would be the end of everything.

 

Grumble—

 

Her stomach churned once more.

 

Just as Eloa weakly leaned her back against the wall, feeling dizzy,

 

“Eloa!”

 

She heard a small whisper from behind her.

 

Startled, she turned her head to see a small head poking out from the tunnel under the bed.

 

“Over here! Over here!”

 

Eloa quickly checked outside the iron bars.

 

Then she hurriedly approached the tunnel and whispered.

 

“What? How did you get here?! It’s patrol time right now…”

 

“There’s no patrol today! A fire broke out in the high passage, so all the Amlungdae went to put out the fire!”

 

“Fire…?”

 

Eloa sniffed.

 

She could indeed smell faint smoke in the air.

 

Eloa stared at Astie in front of her.

 

“Don’t tell me, you…”

 

“Are you hungry?”

 

But then, Tie put her hand inside her cloak.

 

“This isn’t from the Order. Tie and Tie’s mercenary group brought it from the Empire!”

 

What she pulled out from her cloak was dried jerky.

 

Eloa’s eyes gradually grew wide.

 

“Sorry. This is all I have. They said anything else would spoil quickly…”

 

The next moment.

 

Eloa snatched the jerky from Tie’s hand.

 

Then she hurriedly shoved it into her mouth.

 

As soon as the savory oil touched her tongue, her pupils trembled.

 

“Oh, there’s more here? Eat slowly…”

 

Before Tie could finish speaking, Eloa had already stuffed the second piece into her mouth.

 

The salty, savory taste.

 

Eloa caught her breath and looked up.

 

Two pairs of round eyes were looking at her.

 

“…Sorry.”

 

Eloa muttered.

 

“I think I went a bit crazy just now.”

 

Tie parted her lips then quickly shook her head.

 

“No, it’s okay to go a little crazy!”

 

“But do you happen to have more?”

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