How to Replace Your Dad - Chapter 112

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How to Replace Your Dad

Chapter 112

Father glared fiercely at Luciano.

Luciano silently looked at me once, then pointed to his cheek with his knuckle.

…It seemed like he was tattling that I did it first.

Father’s eyebrows twitched, but he squeezed his eyes shut.

“Let’s go now.”

“Ah, yes!”

I answered hastily.

The others also began to move.

Stella was supporting Yohaël.

Meanwhile, I asked Father.

“What about the Restoration Council?”

“….”

Father stared at me intently without answering.

It was a very displeased look.

Yuise spoke instead.

“They split up and fled through the east and south gates. Lorenzo’s unit is guarding the east gate, and Abel’s unit is at the south gate, so we just need to escort the prin… ces… and rendezvous with them.”

She put heavy emphasis on ‘princes’ and the honorific.

I felt like I could hear grinding teeth.

Her bulging eyes made it even more so.

‘Wait, Abel’s unit?’

There was no Abel’s unit in the Irregulars.

I looked at Yuise with a start, wondering if it could be.

Instead of nodding, Yuise closed her eyes deeply and opened them.

‘It’s Oscar’s unit. She’s calling Oscar’s unit Abel’s unit.’

Because it wouldn’t do for our connection to Oscar to be revealed through the broadcast.

“…I see. Let’s take only the escort personnel.”

“Please do.”

“Mm-hmm.”

I quickly averted my eyes and climbed the stairs.

My posture kept becoming awkward.

It felt like my back was being stabbed repeatedly.

The gazes watching me were so persistent…

It seemed to be because I had become the person who suddenly kissed the prince’s cheek.

‘The mark… it was because of the mark.’

I couldn’t make excuses because of the broadcast.

I should hurry back and explain.

And I need to check on Luciano’s condition too.

As I was climbing the stairs, I suddenly heard a quiet laugh.

When I glanced back, Luciano was smiling.

‘You can laugh?’

I looked at him with displeasure, then sighed.

‘…Well, it’s good if you can, I suppose.’

I hoped he was laughing because the mark worked favorably for him, giving him confidence that his body could recover.

* * *

Hera and Oscar ran toward the castle gate.

Hera, who was running while being supported by soldiers, coughed up blood.

The battle in the garden… that is, the attack by the female Irregular unit members seemed to have damaged her internal organs.

‘Damn it… damn it…!’

To be reduced to this state by those dirty, lowly creatures.

And to show such a pathetic sight to Oscar.

‘What about him? Did he see this too?’

If he had seen it…

Her insides boiled with rage.

Hera shouted.

“What is Arahan doing! Where are Anne and Benjamin!”

The soldiers supporting her said.

“Lord Arahan said he was gathering materials from the experimental lab, and Lady Anne said she would go find Lord Benjamin.”

“How can such trivial things be important right now!”

Hera exploded with frustration.

Arahan and Anne were capable of one-against-many combat.

Arahan had hidden special magical combat devices throughout the castle.

Anne could push back enemies instantly with curses.

Without those two, their forces would be drastically reduced.

Hera gritted her teeth and spoke to Oscar.

“You’ll have to step in.”

“….”

“Right now, you’re the only one with area-of-effect abilities. Surely you’re not still planning to avoid harming the Irregulars in this situation.”

“….”

“Lord Oscar!”

Just as Hera shouted fiercely.

Whoosh—!

An arrow came flying through the air.

An Irregular had fired a crossbow from atop the castle wall.

“Stand down. This is the Clan Leader’s unit.”

The Clan Leader’s unit rarely engaged in combat.

However, they ended battles faster than any other unit.

Meticulous strategy-based operations with flawless execution.

Their attack meant the Clan Leader’s strategy had already been issued.

It also meant the Restoration Council had fallen within the Clan Leader’s calculations.

Oscar’s blue eyes flashed.

Barriers formed in front of the heads and bodies of the Restoration Council soldiers.

But then…

“I told you to break that habit of casting barriers first.”

The Clan Leader’s voice came from behind them.

“…!”

Oscar and the Restoration Council tried to retreat, but it was futile.

They were blocked by the barriers.

The Clan Leader thrust his sword into a Restoration Council soldier’s neck and said.

“When your rear is captured, your escape route gets cut off.”

“….”

“I’ve repeatedly told you that barriers of that level take several seconds to dispel, Oscar.”

“…You still talk too much.”

“It’s part of my role.”

The Clan Leader swung his sword.

Oscar quickly dodged and kicked with his foot.

Clang—!

Oscar and the Clan Leader’s swords clashed with a sharp sound.

Oscar was a magic swordsman.

Unlike ordinary gladiators, they infuse mana into their weapons when using them.

Just like when Yustea imbued her sword with purifying properties when facing Anne.

However, Yustea and Oscar were on completely different levels of skill.

The speed of imbuing weapons with properties.

The way they handled them.

The intensity of magic resulting from high-level calculations.

Hera pulled up the corners of her mouth with an arrogant expression.

‘So that ordinary weapon the Clan Leader is holding will be shattered in an instant.’

Clang—!

One of the clashing swords broke.

…Oscar’s sword!

Hera and the other members of the Restoration Council flinched.

Oscar’s expression hardened.

The Clan Leader said.

“I taught you to remember that everything has two sides, and not to rely solely on magic.”

“….”

“Look. When magic is countered, the weapon is destroyed by the backlash.”

Oscar gritted his teeth.

‘Damn it.’

Usually a man who complained of headaches while cleaning up after troublemaking clan members like Antonio.

The number of times he engaged in combat was significantly fewer compared to other clan members.

So he had forgotten.

Lorenzo Wors.

He was the second-in-command of the Irregulars.

“Please shut that irritating mouth of yours.”

“Your speech habits need re-education too.”

Lorenzo looked at Oscar with a cold face.

Oscar gripped the hilt of the broken sword tightly.

‘That’s exactly why.’

Because those idiotic people keep acting like that!

Oscar’s head dropped.

He muttered lowly.

“Re-education, what nonsense….”

“….”

“It wasn’t even betrayal. I was a spy.”

“….”

“I never believed in you from the start, never had any goodwill. So why…!”

It all started because of the incident where the Irregulars and the Restoration Council clashed over a goddess statue.

The Irregulars were there for a mission.

The Restoration Council was there to collect the ancient curse contained in the goddess statue.

At that time, the Irregulars weren’t famous.

Their reputation was just that they were decent fighters.

But the Restoration Council’s battalion that had underestimated them was completely devastated.

The goddess statue was taken entirely, and only one young soldier boy survived from the battalion.

Even that was just to leave a warning never to interfere with the Irregulars’ missions again.

Archduke Arcunterra, the leader of the Restoration Council, became interested in the Irregulars’ military power.

He even deployed his own son to recruit them into the Restoration Council.

When he first entered the Irregulars, he was amazed.

Such an excellent assassination squad couldn’t possibly be this stupid.

“Whoever stole my squad’s food, raise your hand.”

“….”

“Antonio, I said raise your hand!”

“…Where did I get caught?”

The stupidity of thinking he wouldn’t get caught with crumbs all over his mouth.

“Whoever stabbed the client with a pipe organ, come out.”

“Why are you looking at me? It wasn’t me this time.”

“It wasn’t you?”

“It was Cesar! I just took the opportunity to pickpocket the Clan Leader’s wallet!”

“You come out too.”

Because they were weird guys who threw punches at clients.

“Oscar? I’m Cesar.”

“I’m Antonio. You can call me big brother!”

“Don’t mind him. That’s just a dog we’re raising.”

“What did you say, you bastard!”

Because they fought whenever they had the chance.

“This is serious, Oscar….”

“What’s wrong?”

“No matter how I calculate it, this month’s food budget is insufficient….”

Because they were always in the red due to clan members who caused trouble whenever they earned money.

“Wow! The Clan Leader caught a rhinoceros!”

“Cut it! Grill it!”

“Ah, we don’t eat it raw, Antonio!”

Because the so-called Clan Leader had to go hunting every time because of this.

Because he couldn’t tell if this was an assassination squad or a tribe of primitives.

“Someone new joined? Name is Yuise? Girl or boy?”

“It’s a boy, you bastard!”

Because even the new guy was weird, headbutting an elite member right during introductions.

“Squad leader, how do I do this?”

“Please look at this. Is this posture correct?”

“I saved some food for you. I barely managed to protect it from Antonio trying to steal it.”

Because the squad members followed him around like imprinted chicks.

It was annoying….

“Oscar, want some potatoes?”

“You’re here, Oscar.”

“Oscar, please stay close more often. Don’t leave me alone with those idiots.”

“Did you go to the archipelago? Don’t go to Febvre Street. Those guys are dangerous crazy divine supremacists.”

“Oscar, it’s warm here, so sit over here.”

So….

“Good work, Oscar.”

Even the Clan Leader was like that….

Oscar’s hands clenched with force.

Gritting his teeth, he shouted.

“That’s why you get betrayed, because you’re so stupid!”

“….”

“Because you don’t suspect people!”

“….”

“You idiots who tell someone to come back after being betrayed!”

The Clan Leader quietly watched Oscar as he screamed in anguish.

Hera’s face grew increasingly stern.

‘He’s wavering.’

It was the same face I had seen at Kuaron Castle.

The one who couldn’t bring himself to kill the clan members….

In this situation, there was no choice.

We had to move.

Hera pushed the soldiers aside.

And just as she was about to cling to Oscar.

Whoosh!

A whistle sound echoed as a flock of birds took flight into the sky.

“…!”

The Reconstruction Council soldiers and Irregulars looked up at the sky in surprise.

The flock of birds was pouring down toward this place as if they were some giant monster.

A Reconstruction Council soldier looking behind muttered.

“Rabbit…?”

The one who had blown the whistle was a man in a rabbit mask standing behind Anne.

The man in the rabbit mask said.

“It seems our Young Master is quite agitated.”

Judging by the voice, it was Benjamin.

Hera frowned.

“Why are you….”

“You’d better ask Anne about that. You’re going to do ‘that thing,’ right?”

“That thing….”

“You’d better do it. All the soldiers at the South Gate have collapsed.”

“What?”

“It seems Andres sent reinforcements.”

“…!”

Hera frowned.

Biting her lips tightly, she said.

“Arahan is.”

“Now’s not the time to worry about that, is it?”

At Benjamin’s words, Hera swallowed a sigh.

As Anne and Benjamin approached, Hera pulled them close.

Anne, Benjamin, Hera, and Oscar stood together.

The soldiers who had been facing the Irregulars turned to look at them.

Hera spun the ring on her ring finger.

“I’m sorry about what’s going to happen to you.”

“…Excuse me?”

“The sacrifice of the few for the many is unavoidable.”

A strange light poured out from the ring.

The Clan Leader’s expression hardened.

‘I have a bad feeling about this.’

“The sacrifice of the few for the many….”

As the Clan Leader muttered, the Irregular clan members asked.

“Clan Leader?”

At that moment, the Clan Leader, realizing something, shouted.

“Fall back!”

He shouted, but it was too late.

The ground beneath Hera’s feet melted and swallowed those nearby.

The Irregular clan members were startled.

“Transportation? Are they trying to move like they did at Kuaron Castle. …What the.”

The muttering clan member froze.

“Aaaahhh—!”

“Uaaahhh!”

“Aahh!”

The Reconstruction Council soldiers began screaming.

Their bodies melted as if they had touched lava.

They tried to escape in panic, but it was impossible.

Hera, who had become black water, spread instantly like seawater hit by a storm.

“He, Hera… Lady Hera… guhk….”

The Clan Leader began pulling in the clan members within reach.

“Fall back! If you touch it, you’ll be ‘absorbed’!”

She was trying to do something by absorbing the Reconstruction Council soldiers.

Executives like Oscar, Anne, and Benjamin remained calm even within Hera.

[I shall devour you all as well.]

Hera’s voice, now completely black sludge, echoed through the air.

Clan members who couldn’t escape in time touched the sludge and screamed.

“Guhk…!”

“Aahh…!!”

That’s when it happened.

“Making people angry again, Hera.”

All the clan members looked in one direction.

The Clan Leader shouted the name of the voice’s owner.

“Young Lady!”

It was Yustea.

A golden magic circle expanded from beneath Yustea’s feet.

Spreading to the clan members’ feet, it instantly regenerated those whose blood had melted and blocked the black sludge.

The clan members shouted excitedly.

“It’s the Domain of Nullification!”

The crystallization of divinity.

The strongest shield used only by the Saint.

It was the Domain of Nullification.

Yustea, who had run between the clan members, shouted.

“We never finished our match, did we, Hera.”

[This….]

“Come at me.”

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