A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 374

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 374

That night.

‘That bastard Aleric put meat in my bowl?’

Looking at the back of Tie’s head as she slept soundly, Livia fell into deep thought.

‘When I was thirsty, he pushed a water cup toward me? Really?’

What Marishan had said when she came in a few hours ago wouldn’t leave her mind.

Livia silently squeezed her eyes shut tight and opened them.

‘Why didn’t I notice? I didn’t catch on at all.’

But at the same time, there were several scenes that flashed by like a revolving lantern.

They were memories from when she was active in Trevaga, quite vivid in her mind despite being from long ago.

‘Livia. Why do you eat so messily.’

‘Livia. Don’t kick off your blanket when you sleep. That’s why you cough every morning.’

‘Livia. I told you to always handle your sword carefully. You cut your palm again.’

Livia, Livia, Livia.

Aleric who bothered her all day long.

Aleric who brought every nag in the world and poured them all on her.

Always hovering around her and taking care of her, to the extent that even oblivious her could feel it…

“Ugh.”

Suddenly goosebumps rose all over her body and Livia quietly swallowed.

‘Now I know why I didn’t notice!’

Because she finally realized why she hadn’t noticed Aleric taking care of her during meals.

‘It was because I was too used to it!’

Pushing a water cup toward her when she was thirsty.

Deboning all the difficult food for her piece by piece.

Quietly wiping away the mess she made – these were things Aleric did every single day!

Not only that.

Hovering around whenever Livia held a sword despite not being able to fight himself.

Bringing an extra cloak for her on chilly days.

‘Wow, when did I become so accustomed to it that I couldn’t even notice?’

Livia made a complicated expression and fixed her gaze on the back of Tie’s head.

Tie had been breathing very evenly for a while now.

She had been pestering all evening about going to any pub in the village, so she must have been very tired indeed.

Livia carefully turned over so as not to wake Tie and fidgeted with her pillow.

‘How absurd. That I only just noticed that bastard Aleric was taking care of me. And…’

That to others’ eyes, it looked like some mushy thing between a married couple or lovers.

Goosebumps rose again.

Livia secretly shuddered and fell into thought, conscious of Aleric lying behind her.

‘But it’s strange? I don’t feel that bad about it?’

Rather, it felt like somewhere in her brain and spinal cord was tingling and tickling.

Come to think of it.

The more she thought about it, there was something else strange.

‘When did sleeping with that bastard become so awkward?’

Though it was long ago, during her mercenary days she slept mixed in with the male unit members almost every day.

Among them, ending up lying side by side with Aleric, who was the closest and most comfortable, happened countless times.

How else would Aleric have nagged her to death about constantly kicking off her blanket while sleeping.

‘But the feeling is strangely different from back then. Is it because it’s been so long…’

Ah, I get it!

Did things become awkward with this bastard while taking a break from mercenary group activities?

But even so, this bastard and I could be completely naked and alone together in a pond without feeling any romantic attraction to each other…

That’s when she thought that far.

“Mmm…”

Tie, who had been sleeping well, suddenly tossed and turned greatly.

The child who had been curled up toward the window stretched out her body, then extended her left arm toward Livia.

“Huh.”

Livia instinctively turned her face toward Aleric to avoid that arm.

It was because of her thought that she should let Tie sleep comfortably and her exceptional reflexes.

However.

“…”

Discovering something that filled her vision, she held her breath quietly.

Aleric, who she thought was lying back-to-back with her, was somehow lying facing toward Livia.

She could see his chest blocking her view and his slowly undulating Adam’s apple.

Livia blinked, unable to bring herself to raise her gaze any higher.

Tick- tick-

When the sound of the clock’s second hand echoed several times in the quiet room.

“Uncomfortable?”

Aleric asked in a sleepy voice.

When she hesitantly raised her gaze, she could see Aleric’s eyes looking down at her.

They were blue-violet pupils like a drop of frosty dawn sky.

Livia gulped.

‘W-were this bastard’s eyes always this color?’

Had she not known because he was always wearing a robe pulled over his head, and even glasses underneath?

But why was it so noisy.

Who was running around the corridor at this hour…

The next moment Livia realized that the pounding noise was coming from her own heart.

She panicked and tried to pull herself together.

“Un-uncomfortable about what?”

Then she continued with an awkward smile for no reason.

“Y-you and I sleeping close like this, is this our first or second time? Haha, really.”

Perhaps because she was flustered.

The words in her head began spilling out randomly.

“By the way, I don’t smell weird, do I? I washed with the fragrant oil Marishan gave me earlier at dinner, but the herb scent was so strong…”

Silence continued.

When no answer came back from Aleric, her tone became increasingly urgent.

“No, anyway, you sleep comfortably too. Even if it’s cramped, we have to endure it, what else can we do, yeah. I’ve known Miss’s sleeping habits since the mercenary group days, and I’ll manage to squeeze in and sleep well too…”

At that moment Aleric let out a very small sigh.

“…Sleep comfortably?”

“Huh?”

Livia flinched.

Aleric quietly looked down at such Livia.

“How can I sleep comfortably.”

Perhaps because he was lying down.

His already low voice had sunk even lower.

“From the day you joined Trevaga.”

Livia blankly met Aleric’s gaze.

Aleric added with eyes that had no trace of sleepiness.

“I’ve never once slept comfortably next to you.”

A few seconds later.

Aleric turned his body away from her.

Livia stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar back that completely blocked her view, frozen stiff.

‘Cra, crazy…?’

The curse she couldn’t bring herself to utter lingered in her mouth.

In the darkness, Livia blinked for a while with her face flushed with blood.

The next day.

“What’s this. Why do you both look like such a mess?”

Veil frowned at the sight of Aleric and Livia meeting in the corridor.

“Did something happen? You both look like you didn’t get a wink of sleep? Only the child has glowing skin.”

“Brother Veil! Good morning! Uncle Basto, good morning too!”

At that moment, Tie came out of the room and waved at Veil and Basto.

Basto burst into hearty laughter and took the child into his arms.

“You can’t call me uncle, Tie. You should call me Uncle.”

“Oh, that’s right!”

“Let’s eat breakfast. Shall we head down now?”

Basto and Tie headed toward the stairs.

Livia and Aleric still followed behind them without saying a word to each other.

Veil, who was watching this scene, narrowed his brow.

Then he muttered as if finding it interesting.

“Oh ho…”

“Here, load this too.”

Tie watched Veil and Basto moving busily in front of the carriage.

“Some dried herbs and soap I made myself. I also put a little salt in this container…”

Marishan, who had come out to see the group off, had been loading various things she had packed since morning onto Tie’s carriage.

“This is a letter of introduction, meaning you stayed at our inn without any problems, so if other inns won’t give you a room, you can use this.”

“Thank you, madam.”

Basto bowed deeply to Marishan.

Marishan waved her hand dismissively, looking embarrassed.

“Thank me? I should be the one thanking you. I’ll pray that you arrive safely at Norvelt Barony.”

Marishan, who had bowed politely, stepped back from the carriage.

Tie took Livia’s hand and climbed onto the carriage.

Tana and Roble waved from beside Marishan.

“Take care, Tie!”

“Sister Tie! Write us a letter when you see our father!”

Tie smiled brightly and waved back at the siblings.

Soon Basto climbed onto the coachman’s seat and the carriage began to move.

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