A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 57

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 57

“Huff, huff! Ow ow ow…”

Tie stood under the streetlight, gasping for the breath she had been holding.

Her head was spinning, her preschool bag barely hanging on one shoulder was swaying, and rainwater kept filling her vision.

“Commander King! Where did you disappear to! You’re trying to kill me and ruin my furnace! Do you mock the primordial forge-!”

Behind her, Berukon’s angry shouts continuously echoed.

Startled, Tie hid behind a nearby recycling bin.

Through the narrow gap between the bins, she could see Berukon.

He was standing in the middle of the empty intersection, looking around frantically like a madman.

Goosebumps rose on the back of her hands.

“Where are you, Commander King! Come out!”

At this moment, another subtle voice was layered over Berukon’s voice.

Tie had seen this kind of thing before.

Specifically, on children’s TV shows.

‘It’s exactly like when the protagonist’s voice changes when they’re being controlled by a bad guy!’

Tie got up from her spot.

And she stealthily moved to hide in a nearby alley.

But while jumping over a puddle on the ground, she ended up stepping on a manhole cover.

“There you are!”

At the clattering sound, Berukon, who was far away, turned his head toward Tie.

“Hiiiiek.”

Tie, who made eye contact with Berukon, jumped up from her spot and started running again.

Berukon chased after her, and a red haze chased after Berukon in turn.

“Stop right there! I’ll kill you!”

“The scary Grandfather is chasing meee…!”

Screaming, Tie wondered why things had turned out this way.

This chase, more terrifying than the typhoon, the rainy night streets, or the radio, had started exactly 20 minutes ago.

It began from the moment Tie discovered Krazaru’s core in Berukon’s inner pocket.

“I can’t give my weapon to anyone. Not to those Paladin bastards, not to those mercenary bastards, not even if it were the Emperor…”

20 minutes ago.

Tie covered her mouth upon seeing something faintly visible inside the collar of the head-bowed Berukon’s clothes.

‘Krazaru’s core!’

The very object that had dragged her and Berukon into subspace was right there.

‘How did this happen?’

Her heart was pounding, but Tie slapped her own cheek with a sharp sound to focus her mind.

Her thoughts flowed simply but logically.

‘This is a space of fear created by Krazaru!’

She didn’t know how to get out, but at least Krazaru’s core was right before her eyes.

And Tie, an experienced mercenary who had conquered three Mastones, knew this.

‘If I examine that, I might learn something, right?’

The fact that monsters’ weakness was their core.

Krazaru’s core glimmered faintly again before her eyes.

‘If I just break that, I think I could get out…?’

Tie stared intently at Berukon, who was still muttering on the ground.

Then she quietly raised one hand.

‘Carefully, very carefully if I take it…’

But soon she had no choice but to lower her hand again.

“I’ll kill them all, I’ll drive them all out… Weapons are sacred. What’s dirty are humans. What’s corrupt are humans…”

Because the look in Berukon’s eyes as he muttered incomprehensible words was quite unsettling.

He looked like a time bomb about to explode no matter how she looked at him.

‘He looks like he’ll bite Tie.’

The black dog that her former classmate Taeho used to keep was like that too.

It was a spiteful creature that would stand there blankly like that, then suddenly rush to bite passersby.

Of course, Tie was cautious enough that she never got bitten even once.

Tie stood in place, lost in thought.

The core in Berukon’s clothes was still glimmering softly.

‘How can I get that?’

She was silently looking at just the outline of the Mastone when.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, something else caught Tie’s eye.

‘…Thread?’

Now that she looked, something was faintly extending out from Berukon’s inner pocket.

It looked exactly like the glittery thread they used during craft time.

Following the irregularly thick strand, Tie’s mouth fell open.

“It’s connected to the haze?”

The core was connected to none other than the red mist across the street that was targeting Tie.

Tie’s face instantly became serious.

“…Krazaru.”

Now, beyond intuition, her mercenary instincts seemed to be telling her.

“So it was you after all.”

That the red mist connected to the core, namely Krazaru, was currently controlling Berukon.

“Commander King…”

Just then, a bizarre voice flowed from Berukon’s mouth.

Strangely, another voice could be heard layered over it.

“Commander King.”

Berukon suddenly raised his head.

His hazy eyes still had no focus.

Tie hugged the preschool bag in her hands and said.

“Don’t come!”

But naturally, Berukon only ignored those words.

“Commander King, you…”

He took a step forward with a pale face and said.

“I’ll kill you.”

It was a threat so dry and emotionless that it gave her chills.

At the same time,

[Looks delicious-]

A faint whisper was heard from the air.

Tie, who had been frozen, turned her body around the next moment.

And she started running with all her might.

The moment the whisper rang in her ears, Berukon and the red mist began chasing after Tie as if they had been waiting.

Meanwhile, inside a greenhouse filled with warm sunlight.

“Continue speaking. I’m listening.”

Someone sitting on a mahogany bench spoke in a calm voice.

Then a respectful answer flowed from the communication device in their hand.

[So, given the gravity of the situation, we’re considering issuing a mobilization order to the top three mercenary groups first.]

“…I see.”

Bare feet touched the splendidly arranged lilies, roses, and purple irises.

His feet soon came to a quiet stop in place.

“Well, if Krazaru’s core reacted, it would certainly be a serious situation. However.”

The owner of the voice slowly rose from the bench.

As he walked toward the marble fountain, his sky-blue cloak swayed softly.

“Will those three Danzu obediently follow the Association’s orders?”

As if representing his concerns, long slender fingers tapped the edge of the fountain—tap, tap.

Soon an answer came from beyond the communication device.

[‘Scream of Silvar’ seems like they’ll dispatch personnel right away. They’ve probably gotten a bit cocky from the recent commissions we assigned them. The 2nd ranked ‘Grim Reaper’ wasn’t originally a rebellious group, right? They’ll listen reasonably well.]

“What about Trevaga?”

The blue cloak spun around and headed back toward the mahogany bench.

“Will they move too? To rescue those trapped in Krazaru’s subspace, Tesedan Beronio’s ‘those eyes’ will be crucial. If he doesn’t come, it’ll be difficult to resolve the situation no matter what.”

[That’s right. Actually, knowing that unlucky bastard, he’ll probably refuse to go…]

A sighing sound could be heard from beyond the communication device.

[We should try pressuring him anyway, right? Weaponsmith Berukon is trapped.]

“Right. We shouldn’t forget about Agavert’s poor Danzu who’s just starting to make a name for himself either.”

[Anyway. So should I issue the summons?]

The feet that had been slowly pacing the corridor finally stopped in place.

He answered only after some time had passed.

“Good.”

[Publicly?]

A calm answer followed after a short breath.

“Yes, things have been quiet for a while. It’s time for the Sil Association to step forward again.”

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