A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 56

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 56

As far as Berukon knew, the principle behind Krazaru creating subspace was simple.

‘What the target fears most is the biggest factor.’

Krazaru was a monster that used human fear to create delusions.

To those who feared snakes, it showed forests teeming with vipers,

To those who feared water, it showed vast oceans.

And while they panicked in confusion, it would bind their entire bodies and slowly digest them.

So when he realized he was trapped in subspace, Berukon thought he might return to ‘that day’.

If he had to pick his most terrifying moment, for him there was only ‘that day’.

However, the place he arrived at had absolutely nothing that Berukon would fear.

There was nothing that reminded him of ‘that day’ either.

Then where was this place? Just as he was seriously pondering this question,

He discovered the Commander King’s pink bag in his hands and finally realized.

‘This delusion wasn’t created targeting me.’

This was inside a delusion created targeting the Commander King, the leader of Agabert.

Berukon’s gaze turned back to Astie before him.

‘So I came looking for this one.’

Frowning, he opened his mouth.

“Even if I don’t know, you should know. Where this place is.”

The Commander King stared at him with wide eyes.

His frown deepened at the sight of her just standing there blankly when the situation was serious.

“I nearly died of frustration while searching for you! What are those holed rocks over there? And what are those things flashing lights as they pass by! Are those what you fear? Is that why they exist in this subspace?”

“….”

“Say something! Don’t tell me you don’t know where this is either! We need to get out of here, as you said!”

Tie faced Berukon’s menacing expression and timidly averted her gaze.

The child’s lips naturally jutted out in a pout.

‘I could tell from when he tried to kick Tie out of the armory, but the Factory Manager is really, really….’

He was someone who had absolutely no gentle side no matter how hard you looked.

The two of them were trapped together in subspace.

How nice it would be if they could rely on each other and find a way out together.

Tie answered in a sulky voice.

“I know but I don’t know!”

“What?”

“I know this place, but I don’t know how to get out!”

Of course, Tie understood the situation to some extent too.

The monster’s core that fell out when the weapon broke.

Tie had touched the smoke that came from it and ended up trapped in this place.

In this place called mental weakness, filled with things she feared.

But that didn’t mean she knew how to get out of here.

Though she felt sorry for the Factory Manager who got trapped with her by accident.

“And those are buildings! Buildings! Triangle! Bank!”

Still, she couldn’t let the Factory Manager call the bank a rock, so Tie pointed at the buildings and began explaining.

“That’s a honking car! That’s a streetlamp! Don’t you know those either, Factory Manager?”

Berukon looked at her with a dumbfounded expression.

Tie pouted her lips and made a “hmph” sound as she snatched her preschool bag back from Berukon.

“See! This happened because Factory Manager tried to kick Tie out from the beginning!”

“What?”

“I didn’t cause any trouble but you told me to leave no matter what! And said you wouldn’t sell anything!”

“…No, that’s.”

“Tie was resisting injustice! I wasn’t trying to knock over Krazaru’s heart! It’s self-defense! Self-defense!”

Berukon felt overwhelmed and closed his mouth.

The Commander King before him was still chanting ‘self-defense’ even at this moment.

A cold look briefly flashed in Berukon’s eyes.

He soon crouched down to meet the Commander King’s gaze.

“You, what are you?”

“Self-defense… ! Huh?”

“What exactly are you?”

Unlike before, his chilly gaze made Tie flinch.

But as soon as she took a step back, Berukon poured out words as if he’d been waiting.

“Others say I’m a gloomy mole who never steps foot outside Populosa.”

“Mole…?”

“That’s right. However, I know all the major rumors circulating in the world. Critical events I should know about. Decisive news about who in which region conquered which mastone. In other words.”

“….”

“I already know quite a lot about you too.”

Gulp-

At the words that he knew about her, saliva went down Tie’s throat with a gulp.

Berukon’s gaze became even sharper as he stared at Tie.

“Two mastones in Tenebrium Dungeon. Not satisfied with that, even the unprecedented medium-sized mastone that emerged in Pulsity Sea. You conquered all of them, didn’t you?”

His eyes were now directed at the small hands Tie was clasping tightly at her chest.

“I heard that what’s inside that appearance of yours is about three times the size of ordinary mercenaries.”

“Uh, uhm….”

“There are also rumors that you’re a wicked witch who toys with people using vicious dark magic. There’s even talk that you’re a monster wearing human skin. However.”

Thud-

Berukon’s hand landed heavily on Tie’s right shoulder.

“I’m not afraid of you. Do you know why?”

“….”

“Because within Krazaru’s domain, no magic can be activated. In other words, even you, a great mage, can’t use much power here.”

Berukon tightened his grip on Tie’s shoulder.

“So stop playing house and reveal your identity.”

“F-Factory Manager…?”

“What exactly is your identity?”

Berukon’s gaze hardened menacingly.

Tie’s shoulders shrank even more.

“How did you break Krazaru’s core? That core that remained intact for decades even when melted in molten iron or smashed with hammers – how did you destroy it?”

Tie was so flustered that she shook her head.

“Tie didn’t do that!”

“Ridiculous! Are you taking me for a fool right now?!”

Sparks flew in Berukon’s eyes.

“I already knew the Imperial Court was after Krazaru’s heart! That they were trying to get weapons from me by finding some excuse! Did they order you?! To kill me and dismantle the blacksmiths?”

Hot anger began surging from Berukon’s heart.

Weapons are sacred things.

It’s people who are dirty.

Berukon knew this fact better than anyone.

“Yes, now I understand. The Imperial Court planned to use you to devour the entire Popurosa Weapon District. I expected the Imperial Court and the Order, but now even the mercenaries….”

Veins gradually bulged at Berukon’s temples.

Hatred slowly filled his unfocused eyes as well.

“All the same bastards! Even when we grind our souls to make weapons, they’re bastards who only want to satisfy their dirty desires with them. Bastards who have no cause, no human decency no matter how hard you look for it!”

Tie stepped back from Berukon, frightened.

Berukon had his head deeply bowed and was muttering incoherently.

“I shouldn’t have given anything to those villains. I should have prevented them from even setting foot in my Weapon District…”

Patter, pitter-patter-

The rain that seemed to be stopping began pouring down again.

Tie stood in place, stamping her feet impatiently.

At the edge of her vision, she could still see the red mist writhing across the street.

‘Factory Manager Grandfather is acting strange.’

The Imperial Court, and the sudden mention of the Order too.

The situation was urgent, but Berukon was acting strangely.

More precisely, it was accurate to say he had suddenly become strange.

‘Why? What made Grandfather angry?’

But no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure out why Berukon had suddenly become strange.

It was when Tie bit her lip in frustration.

“Huh?”

Near Berukon’s chest.

Something faintly glimmered for a moment from inside his collar.

Tie’s eyes widened.

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