A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 6

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 6

That night, at the campsite.

Basto pulled out a waterproof cloth from his luggage and muttered.

“This area is dangerous. There are still two magic stones around here. So it’s best not to let your guard down at night.”

He had planned to keep watch all night, but he was worried since Astie was so young.

Astie, who had been listening, raised her hand high.

“It’s Tie!”

“…?”

The child waved her hand frantically.

“When Mister Basto says yes, you should say Tie, not young child.”

Basto was flustered but managed to speak up.

“R-right. Tell me, Tie.”

“The monsters that come out of magic stones, are they really strong?”

“Monsters? You mean magical beasts.”

It was certainly a question befitting a four-year-old child.

Basto stroked his bushy beard and answered quietly.

“If you really want to know, they vary greatly.”

The combat power of magical beasts differed from individual to individual.

Still, it wasn’t completely unpredictable.

Usually, the lower the grade of the magic stone, the weaker the magical beasts’ combat power.

In fact, the place where magical beasts poured out wasn’t the magic stone itself, but the cracks around the magic stone.

Around low-grade magic stones, generally shallow cracks formed.

The magical beasts that appeared from within were often small fry.

On the other hand, if the magic stone’s grade was high and the crack was large, the magical beasts that appeared became proportionally stronger.

The reason for classifying magic stones as small, medium, and large was for that purpose.

“The magical beasts that come from large magic stones are very strong. You can tell just by looking at ‘The Fall of Actis.'”

Actis was a small kingdom located inland on the western continent across the sea.

The king of the kingdom dispatched his entire army to siege a large magic stone that had risen on the Mountain behind the Royal Palace.

‘The entire Knight Order, including the king, was annihilated.’

It was a nation’s and humanity’s terrible defeat.

The fall of Actis Kingdom spread across the entire continent through rumors in an instant.

That incident was such a cruel and frightening event for everyone.

“That doesn’t mean we’re helplessly defeated every day though.”

“Then what?”

“Now that the age of mercenaries has arrived, there are many skilled individuals throughout the continent. It’s different from the past when large magic stones were absolutely impossible to siege. Also, no matter how strong a magical beast is, it’s not free during the day.”

Magical beasts, even strong individuals, became weak when day broke.

And everyone was busy returning to the crack they came from.

The problem was that a few times a year, there were days when they could be active even during the day.

Mercenaries called that day ‘Day of Destruction’ in their own slang.

But so far, no one had figured out why the Day of Destruction occurred.

“It takes five days to reach Jedo. Even excluding tonight, that means we have to spend four more nights in the Forest. Don’t let your guard down, Tie.”

He didn’t expect the child to be able to do anything.

But it was always better to do something rather than nothing at all.

“I’m not saying this to scare you. It’s all for your safety.”

He worried that the small, suspicious little one might get scared in advance.

“Mister. Tie’s not stupid, you know?”

The child puffed out her cheeks and sat up straight with her chest out.

“Tie’s going to Jedo to find Father! I’m not scared of monsters at all!”

A chuckle appeared on Basto’s lips.

He tied the waterproof cloth he was holding to a thick tree to make a ceiling.

Next, he folded a spare blanket three times and laid it underneath.

A space was created where Astie could lie down alone.

“Come here and sleep.”

“What about you, Mister?”

“Adults naturally sleep late. You’re a child, so you sleep early.”

Astie nodded and obediently got up from the rock.

Then she carefully gathered her pink bag and lay down on the blanket.

The child, who had been blinking while looking at the ceiling, whispered softly.

“But Mister, the blanket smells like a wet doggy.”

Basto covered Astie with his relatively clean outer garment.

“…Just sleep today. I’ll wash the blanket tomorrow.”

The child nodded and closed her eyes.

Long moon shadows fell beneath her lowered eyelashes.

Perhaps tired, the child’s peaceful breathing soon echoed regularly through the Forest.

The next day.

Astie woke up very early.

And she was surprised.

“Gasp! Mister Basto didn’t sleep!”

It was because Basto was already up.

‘Adults really are amazing.’

To sleep that late and wake up so early.

Come to think of it, Father also slept late and woke up early like Mister Basto.

It was all because of Tie, because he had to go out to earn money.

‘Mister Basto too, because of Tie….’

Her eyebrows drooped at the feeling of being a burden.

This really won’t do.

The healing massage – Kamang had refused it, but she definitely had to do it for Mister Basto.

However, the moment Tie sprang up from the blanket.

“If you’re awake, eat this first.”

A warm wooden plate with steam rising from it was held out right in front of Tie’s nose.

“What’s this?”

“Carrot soup.”

A huge rock crashed down on top of Tie’s head.

“C-carrots….”

For Tie, carrots and spinach were nightmare foods.

Her friends said they were delicious, but honestly, Tie thought those two vegetables tasted like roadside grass.

“Hurry up and eat it. If you don’t have energy, it’ll be difficult to travel.”

Tie gulped.

The song they sang at every mealtime at Preschool circled in her head.

‘Now, shall everyone in the Quail class sing along?’

‘Yees-‘

‘Chew thoroughly~ Eat everything~ Don’t be picky~’

‘Everything~ Chew thoroughly~ Spinach, carrots, black beans!’

Good children don’t eat selectively.

They should sit properly and chew thoroughly to eat everything.

“Spinach, carrots, black beans….”

Tie accepted the bowl with a dejected expression.

Then she closed her eyes tightly and gulped it down, pausing mid-drink.

Whatever had been added to the sweet broth, she could feel properly cooked carrots in it.

They were neither too hard nor too mushy, with a texture just like jelly.

“She’s eating well.”

Basto quickly ladled another serving into Tie’s bowl.

After cleanly finishing the additional soup, Tie let out a small burp.

Her stomach felt warm and cozy, which made her feel good.

“Thank you for the meal-“

But Tie paused as she was about to return the bowl.

Small black letters were written on the surface of the wooden bowl.

“Father, love, you?”

Basto froze.

“Wh, whoa-“

However, Tie was just as surprised.

‘How was Tie able to read this?’

The letters written on the bowl weren’t Korean.

Yet as she quietly stared at them, she could read them as if they were letters she’d always known.

Tie quickly looked up at Basto.

“Uncle Basto!”

“…What. Want more?”

She hadn’t realized it until now, but the language was the same way too.

Tie was understanding and speaking a language she had never learned before.

Without realizing it, her hand went to her pink bag.

‘Tanifang, no, it’s the puppet monster’s power!’

Kamang, who had gone back into the pebble, must have cast magic on her!

Tie felt her heart pounding as she accepted and drank the water cup Basto offered.

‘Kamang really is amazing.’

She wanted to see Kamang as soon as possible.

“Shall we get going soon.”

Before long, Basto cleaned up the pot and campfire.

Tie also helped Basto fold the blankets and tarp with an excited heart.

Even with a large pack on his back, Basto easily lifted Tie up.

“Let’s go.”

“Let’s go-!”

The birds were still flying freely through the sky.

Tie watched them and grinned widely.

‘Tie will be free soon too!’

Once they reached Jedo, she would find Father right away.

However, four days later.

After eating carrot soup three times a day for twelve meals total, Tie finally arrived at Realm Gate 1.

“You can’t enter? What kind of nonsense is that.”

Basto’s face, holding Tie, scrunched up in a frown.

Across from them, the paladin guarding the gateway answered indifferently.

“Didn’t I just tell you, Basto Paerix. Your mercenary identification number has been terminated.”

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