A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 89

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 89

Nordics couldn’t hide his surprised expression.

He knew that Lucalion was Tie’s summoned creature, but he hadn’t expected it to have been that long.

After searching for words for a moment, he spoke with difficulty.

“Then do you know Astie’s father well?”

“No.”

Nordics furrowed his brow.

“You said you spent 4 years with Astie. During that time, you must have encountered the man who claims to be the child’s father many times while by Astie’s side, so how do you not know?”

“Whether it was 4 years or however many years, I had absolutely no interest in that man. The only thing I’m interested in is Astie. And I only remember things I’m interested in.”

Having said that, Lucalion turned his gaze away indifferently.

But everything he said was true.

During the 4 years he had been sleeping inside the Resting Couch in South Korea.

He had focused all his attention only on Astie.

That’s why even now when he tried to recall that man, there wasn’t much that came to mind.

‘I’ve never seen his face, so I don’t know it.’

He doesn’t know the name either since that man never said it.

The most familiar thing would be his voice, but…

‘I only know that man’s voice when he talks to Astie.’

The man’s voice was very different when dealing with others versus when dealing with Astie.

When dealing with Astie, it became much higher and brighter, you could say.

Sometimes he would use terms that only toddlers might use, and he would even comically act out characters from fairy tale books, so how much more obvious could it be.

‘But now he wouldn’t know of Astie’s existence itself, so he wouldn’t speak in that kind of voice either.’

In other words, it meant that Lucalion wouldn’t be able to recognize that man by his voice.

Nevertheless, still feeling the gaze directed at him, Lucalion added flatly.

“No matter how much you look at me like that, it’s no use. I won’t be any help at all in finding that man, so give up.”

“…Hah.”

Veil let out a hollow laugh.

“For a summoned creature. What an infuriating guy.”

Veil’s gaze, after muttering, suddenly turned to the other summoned creature that was sticking close to Astie’s bedside.

That summoned creature was most likely an existence that had popped out from Krazaar’s core.

“Kyuut. Kyuttahik…”

But still, that strangely and stupidly-looking summoned creature seemed more like a summoned creature.

The strange beast-shaped summoned creature with a long nose and big ears had been shedding tears while looking at Tie since a while ago.

It was crying so pitifully that even Veil watching felt his heart becoming heavy.

As he sighed and shook his head, Enzo, who had been looking out the window, spoke.

“It seems the old man’s words were right. The rain…”

When he turned his head, raindrops were indeed falling one by one outside the window.

Veil lowered the cloth by the window in case rain might blow in, then gazed at Tie.

‘I hope it’s just a shower.’

That way they could quickly depart again when day broke.

“I’m such an idiot. Not even knowing the child was sick.”

If he had known the child’s condition was bad, he wouldn’t have rushed the departure.

He could have asked Berukon for understanding and stayed in the Weapons District for a few more days.

“Haah.”

It was when Basto, who had similar thoughts to Veil, was also sighing.

“…Father?”

A completely hoarse and congested voice came from below.

When he hurriedly looked down, Tie was faintly opening her eyes.

“Child! Are you okay?”

Her small lips parted slightly.

The child slowly looked around and then said.

“Kamang… Uncle and brothers and grandpa…”

“Yes, yes, Tie.”

Basto approached the child and stroked her head.

In the quiet carriage, only the sound of Tie swallowing saliva several times could be heard, as if her throat hurt.

Soon the child reached out one hand as if asking to be helped up.

Veil quickly helped Tie sit up, then bunched up the softly laid blanket to make a backrest for her.

After catching her breath several times, Tie said.

“Tie’s throat hurts really, really bad.”

“Here, drink this. Quickly.”

Veil offered the warmed water he had been holding in his hands all along.

But when Tie saw the water, she scrunched up her eyes.

“Don’t want water.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t want water, want to drink milk. Or I want to eat Puroro strawberry flavor…”

Whether she felt sorry for herself because she was sick, Tie’s eyes instantly turned red.

Veil looked around restlessly.

“M-milk, we don’t have any…?”

He didn’t know what it was, but they didn’t have that Puro strawberry thing or whatever either.

But at his reaction, tears began to fall down Tie’s cheeks drop by drop.

“Give me Puroro strawberry flavor. Give me milk…!”

It was when everyone was flustered by Astie’s first-time-seen behavior.

“Astie. What kind of junk food are you trying to eat when you’re sick.”

Lucalion cut off Tie’s words with a stern expression.

Tie’s eyes widened, then she immediately pouted her lips pitifully.

“Friends said that’s not junk food. They said it’s a health drink.”

“Something with liquid fructose and sugar is quite the health drink indeed. Stop throwing a tantrum and drink the water quickly.”

Tie fidgeted with her hands.

But soon she took the water bottle from Veil’s hands.

Lucalion spoke as if he had been waiting.

“Drink it all.”

“Tie doesn’t have much appetite.”

“It’s okay to have no appetite when drinking water. You have to drink it all so your throat won’t hurt.”

“…Kamang is mean.”

“You can hate me all you want, so drink all of that first and then hate me.”

The unit members watched Tie reluctantly drink all the water in the bottle, at a loss for words.

The child returned the empty water bottle to Veil and even let out a small burp before leaning deeply into the blanket.

“My head hurts and spins…”

“You caught a cold. You had a burning fever.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Blow your nose.”

Lucalion casually wiped Tie’s nose and then cleaned his hands on the wet towel.

“If you’re sleepy, sleep a bit more. When the sun rises, we’ll go to a nearby village and rest for a few days. Until you’re completely better.”

At those words, Tie’s eyes that had been closing again snapped open.

“Can’t rest for many days.”

“Why.”

“After two full moons rise, we promised to go to the General’s house. Can’t be late.”

Lucalion shook his head as if he couldn’t stop her.

Then he gently stroked Tie’s head as if telling her to sleep quickly.

“Your unit members will go quickly so they won’t be late. So don’t worry and just sleep.”

Basto, who had been listening, hurriedly nodded his head.

“That’s right, Tie. We’ll make sure not to be late, so sleep a little more.”

Only then did Tie close her eyes as if relieved.

But after just a few seconds, she slyly opened her eyes again.

“You know, I suddenly can’t fall asleep again. What should I do…?”

Lucalion, who had been watching Tie, took out a bear doll from the preschool bag nearby.

Then he held it out to Tie.

“Then hold onto this.”

A faint smile spread across Tie’s face.

The child quickly hugged her favorite doll, the pink panda, to her chest and began chattering.

“You know, when we go to Jedo, should we get another mage for our mercenary group too?”

Nordics, who smiled faintly, asked back.

“What do you need another mage for?”

“Tie doesn’t know how to use magic, so I need to learn from another mage. I need a teacher.”

“…Hmm, I see.”

Already being a top-tier mage yet wanting to find a teacher.

The future already looked bleak wondering who would step forward to be Tie’s master.

Regardless, Tie was playing alone, moving the bear doll’s arms and legs.

Basto, who had been watching her, casually asked.

“Tie. Has your throat been hurting since we were in the Weapon District?”

Tie nodded as if it was nothing serious.

“Yeah.”

Surprised expressions spread across the unit members’ faces.

“But why didn’t you tell us?”

At the follow-up question, Tie looked up at Veil.

Then she answered in a voice that was getting smaller.

“When I’m sick, Father, I mean, everyone worries… and keeps saying let’s go to the hospital.”

“Of course you should go to the hospital when you’re sick.”

“But Tie doesn’t have medical insurance, so hospital bills are really, really expensive…”

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