I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 110

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【Chapter 110】

At that moment, in front of the massive clock that filled the entire wall of the 7-story building.

The Emperor fell to his knees in disbelief.

“…Good God.”

Behind the gasping monarch, Jair and Philip also looked up at the clock with hardened expressions.

The minute hand of the clock indicating the Chronos Empire’s destruction had moved forward by one minute.

“…Until now, even when small conflicts broke out on the empire’s outskirts, the clock had never moved even once.”

“It must be because of dark magic.”

Jair answered the Emperor’s muttering.

“That’s correct. If we can just solve that part, the clock won’t move again, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor silently nodded at Philip’s words.

“Right. If we just eliminate those damn persistent dark mages, nothing will happen. For now, this is top secret. You absolutely must not leak this.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

After finishing their brief conversation, the three men composed their expressions and left the tower.

* * *

Meanwhile, at the Birdwell Barony.

Casselik decided to take Sara, who had possessed Mary’s body, to the Duke’s house.

Whether it was Sara or someone else inside, ultimately her current appearance was that of a criminal. There was a need to keep her confined.

Also, to protect the innocent Sara, it was right for him to stay with her.

Sara coming to find Rie was an unexpected gain. Thanks to capturing a hostage, they had gotten one step closer to eliminating the dark mages.

However, Casselik’s expression in the carriage looked somewhat uneasy.

‘While you regret the past, time ability users turn back time infinitely to gain new opportunities. Even when your family dies from a moment’s mistake.’

Though he didn’t want to admit it, there was some truth to what the dark mages said.

‘…If I hadn’t been a time ability user.’

Since he was born into a ducal family, he would have had standing within the empire, but he wouldn’t have been able to prevent the war with the Fold Empire or marry Emilia.

But even so, now that he had become a time ability user, could Casselik say he was happy?

He wasn’t.

Though he had prevented Emilia’s memory loss, he still couldn’t grasp even the cause of her illness, let alone the illness itself.

Moreover, the dark mages who hadn’t been so conspicuous before his regression were now openly running rampant.

Time ability users seemed omnipotent on the surface, but they would lose memories from before even when turning back time by just about 3 months.

Even Casselik had done foolish things when his notebook recording the past disappeared, so wouldn’t other time ability users have done the same?

Continuously turning back time endlessly like that would make them lose even their sense of reality and forget what time period they were in.

They would be trapped in a time hell.

‘…If Rie had also gained abilities alone without Lost Time, it could have been dangerous.’

Then suddenly, Casselik had a doubt for the first time.

Why did the goddess Chronos grant time abilities to the Theodore ducal family?

“…This feels disgusting.”

He found it absurd that he seemed to be swayed by the dark mages’ claims for no reason.

Casselik pressed his throbbing temples firmly and sighed with his eyes closed.

Actually, whether it was time ability users or dark magic, he didn’t care about any of it.

As long as Rie and Emilia could be safe, he would turn back time without hesitation anytime.

He secretly transported Sara to the Imperial Palace.

The Emperor just nodded silently as if he wasn’t even surprised anymore.

“So according to what the maid possessing the dark mage’s body said… the first target for turning goddess Chronos into a demon is Hailford village.”

“Yes. Of course, since it was a plan made before the fire occurred, it might be different now.”

“No, that information is probably correct. According to a message from the imperial intelligence agents, they fled to Hailford village.”

“Do you know their detailed whereabouts?”

“That’s the end of it. However, a murder occurred in that village. They probably hid by entering someone else’s body to conceal their identity.”

The Emperor looked anxiously out the window, then stopped and warned Casselik.

“Don’t turn back time yet. You haven’t already turned back time, have you?”

“Don’t you know? If I had turned back time, you would have experienced that much time alone.”

The Emperor shook his head.

“I don’t know anymore. It seems the time observer’s ability has almost completely transferred to Jair. I’ve finally escaped from that damn persistent time prison.”

“For someone who escaped, you look regretful.”

“Of course. Jair is a sharp kid, but he’s only seven years old. If the empire’s safety depends on my son, no matter how wise the child is, I can’t help but feel anxious.”

A cold silence fell for a moment.

Though he didn’t answer specifically, Casselik was also empathizing with his feelings.

It had only been a few days since he himself had tested his abilities thinking his time powers were gone.

“To avoid placing a heavy burden on Rie and Crown Prince Jair, we need to resolve the dark mage incident as quickly as possible.”

“I agree. So I’m thinking of going to Hailford village tomorrow in disguise. My skills have gotten quite rusty, but I can still see opponents’ futures, though it takes longer than before.”

“Are you planning to examine the village residents one by one?”

“Yes. That’s the only way we can at least deduce where the dark mages are.”

The Emperor continued.

“And the ability users Jair and Rie are like our only successors. Not just because of their age, but if something big happens to them by rushing to the front lines, it would be terrible, so I plan to have Jair stand by at the Imperial Palace for now. I’d appreciate it if you could especially protect Rie as well.”

Then he shook his head as if he had an ‘oops’ moment.

“Well, even without me saying it, you’re incredibly obsessed, so you’ll handle it yourself.”

“It’s protection, not obsession.”

“Look up the difference between those in a dictionary when you get home, and anyway, you wait until I give you a signal. When someone like you moves, people around tend to be on guard.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Wasn’t obsession and protection the same thing anyway?

Casselik didn’t like the Emperor’s sarcasm, but he thought everything else was correct.

Jair and Rie needed to be protected.

So it was right to end the dark mage matter at the adults’ level.

* * *

As soon as Duke Casselik left, Theodore’s knight order that he had sent arrived at the Birdwell Barony.

“Good God, to see the detestable Theodore family crest in our house…!”

Naturally, the Viscount couple looked at the knight order with displeasure, but given the situation, they didn’t refuse.

Instead, Morgana clicked her tongue all day while watching the knights guarding the house.

His overprotectiveness was at a level that invaded privacy.

For example, several female knights stood guard even inside Rie’s bedroom.

‘He especially ordered us not to take our eyes off Lady Rie. As you know, Lady Rie might use her time abilities to escape the manor.’

Recalling what she had heard from the knight, Morgana flung open the door to Rie’s bedroom.

Then she glared triangularly at the group of knights and suddenly shouted.

“Even so, what are you, wooden dolls! Why are you standing there without eating anything!”

“Pardon? Well, that is. It’s not even lunchtime yet and our job is to protect the Birdwell manor and the Viscount family members…”

“That’s why I’m asking why you didn’t eat breakfast. If dark mages attack, can you protect anyone with your stomachs completely empty? Sit at the dining table!”

“…Pardon?”

It was when the flustered knights were exchanging glances with each other.

“Sisters. You have to listen to Grandmother.”

Bottom right.

No, from way down below, a child’s warning could be heard.

The startled knights lowered their gaze, and Rie, who had poked her sleepy face out from under the blanket, quietly continued speaking.

“If you don’t listen to Grandmother, the knight sisters will get in trouble. Rie too, has to eat bread and soup in the morning. Even when I want to sleep in, I get up and eat breakfast.”

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