I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 49
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【Chapter 49】
[Was it so difficult to ask you to take care of our child? Fortunately, the child isn’t dead yet.
We’re already in the same boat. Remember that you can’t escape from this boat alone now.]
Serena flinched as she read the sentence.
[But that doesn’t mean everything is over. If you don’t give up, a rosy life will unfold before you.
For now, continue giving him the medicine.
Also, you must know that the Theodore Ducal House is holding a reverse auction for exporting southern region specialties. In 3 days, there will be a banquet for the noble houses participating in the reverse auction.
Attend that event. Let’s meet at the banquet hall.]
Serena narrowed her eyes at the last sentence.
[Eat the letter to destroy it.]
Having no choice, she tore the letter into small pieces, squeezed her eyes shut, and swallowed it. The strange taste brought tears to her eyes.
As Count Greenlenton said, there was no turning back now.
‘Right. Since I’ve already chosen magic, I’ll harbor poison and try my best. I can’t live like a greenhouse flower anymore.’
Serena wiped away her pooled tears and stood up from her seat.
She had a phrase she recalled whenever times were difficult.
That protagonists who overcome adversity and hardship meet happy endings.
Opening the door, she immediately commanded a maid.
“It seems I need to attend the banquet in 3 days. It would be good to choose a dress in advance, could you help me?”
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Meanwhile, at the Birdwell Barony.
Rie, who had been guarding the front door with a pounding heart, opened her mouth wide in a circle.
“Woooow-. It’s a giant!”
This was because when the door opened, a man like a giant tree appeared.
Arms as solid as logs.
A masculine thick jaw and deep-set eyes.
Tanned skin bronzed by sunlight.
Though he was so different from Emilia, she somehow felt a sense of familiarity because of his short silver hair that shone and his blue eyes.
‘Oh! I should greet him!’
Rie, who had tilted her head back as far as possible, came to her senses and bowed her head.
“Hello, Uncle Nelson. I’m Rie, I’m four years old. I’m Emilia’s daughter.”
According to Morgana’s explanation, Uncle was a very, very kind person.
‘That fellow is really reliable. He’s a responsible uncle who works day and night for the Birdwell Barony. Despite his blunt personality, there’s no one as kind as that fellow.’
So Rie had already planned how she would play with Uncle.
Hide and seek, drawing pictures, she wanted to try making cookies with figs too. And lastly…
‘I have to go to the auction house with Uncle!’
Thud, thud.
But Uncle Nelson didn’t acknowledge Rie’s greeting and just walked past her.
“Huh?”
When surprised Rie turned her head, there were Morgana and Mordic who had come out to greet him belatedly.
“Nelson, this old man has been waiting for you.”
“You’ve worked hard. You came a long way, aren’t you tired?”
“Yes. I’m fine.”
“By the way, you must have read the letter. Rie, Emilia’s daughter, has come. She’s family who will live with us in our manor from now on.”
‘Oh. Another greeting!’
At Grandmother’s gesture, Rie’s head bristled as she bowed her head.
“Hello!”
I can feel it. The fierce giant’s gaze!
Her bean-sized heart fluttered for no reason.
Uncle Nelson, who had been staring intently at Rie like that…
“Another mouth to feed has increased. About 0.5 servings.”
“Hii?!”
He didn’t even treat Rie as worth one serving and disappeared with heavy steps.
“What are you saying about our child! You stop right there! Apologize to the child before you go!”
“I’m going to wash up.”
Morgana waved her walking stick and got angry, but Nelson disappeared without any reaction.
Oh no. Uncle has completely misunderstood Rie.
“Rie… can eat one full serving though.”
It’s not 0.5 servings, but one full serving that has increased!
Then Morgana and Mordic approached Rie.
“Child. Don’t mind it. That guy is always like that. Tsk!”
“But Grandmother said Uncle Nelson is a kind person…”
Blink, blink.
When innocent eyes looked up at the couple, the two people became flustered and hurried.
“This old woman said that? I must be getting senile!”
“Right, old woman. You’re senile, senile!”
“Rie. This old woman is getting old, so…”
Then Morgana, who discovered something, stopped talking.
“My goodness…”
Then she burst into laughter as if it was absurd.
“No. This old woman was right. Uncle Nelson is a kind person.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Look over there.”
Her wrinkled but long and elegant finger pointed to the dining table.
“That guy may not say anything, but he must have been thinking of you on his way here. He even brought something for our baby.”
“Huh?”
Rie stood on her tiptoes and tilted her head back.
It was true.
The figs piled high on the dining table were for Mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, Sister Mary…
And there were some for Rie too!
“It’s real! Uncle Nelson is the best!”
Excited, Rie ran over and picked up a fig.
Seeing this, Mary chuckled and prepared a fig for her, and the child bit into the delicious fruit with a chomp.
The soft sweetness along with the fig’s fragrance and juice spread in her mouth.
‘Mother said so. People who show through actions are cooler than people who just talk.’
Thinking that way, Uncle Nelson was a kind and wonderful person.
She hummed a tune out of excitement, when Grandmother came over with her walking stick and asked Mary.
“Mary. That Nelson has to go to the agricultural banquet in two days, so just in case, please take good care of him. He pays no attention to his appearance at all.”
“Yes!”
Gulp.
Rie, who had swallowed the fig, asked.
“Uncle doesn’t care about clothes?”
“Yes. Even though he’s a noble, he just wears whatever’s given to him, and when he goes to the orchard, he dresses like a worker… It breaks Grandmother’s heart!”
“Oh my.”
But Rie likes pretty things.
In that case, couldn’t Rie give him a gift?
‘Uncle Nelson welcomed Rie through actions, so Rie will respond through actions too!’
“Rie will go to the bedroom!”
The child ran to the bedroom, clutching the clock hidden in her clothes pocket.
“Kami!”
When she shouted out the window, Kami, who had been pecking at bread crumbs in the yard, opened his sharp eyes.
“Didn’t I tell you not to disturb me during meal time?!”
“I brought figs for Kami too…”
“I welcome your visit during my meal time!”
Kami flew over fluttering and hurriedly pecked at the fig in Rie’s hand.
“Mm. Delicious. Eating it with bread feels like eating fig bread!”
“Oh? Should Rie try eating like that too? Eating bread pieces from the field together with figs!”
“No.”
Kami spread his black wings and warned.
“Pecking around the fields is an act that only crows can enjoy.”
“Aww…”
“Anyway, why did you call me?”
“Oh, right!”
Only then did Rie remember Uncle Nelson.
“Kami. You have lots of jewels hidden in your nest, right? Because you’re Kami.”
“That’s true. Why do you ask?”
“Uncle Nelson came to our house. I want to give him a pretty brooch as a gift!”
“What does this Nelson guy do?”
“He’s the uncle who gives me figs!”
“?!”
At the word ‘figs,’ Kami’s beak gaped wide open.
“You have to be nice to your meal ticket. Take this opportunity to learn about social life from me. Let’s stop time and go to the nest!”
“Yay!”
A little while later.
After finishing a brief outing with time stopped, Rie made a pretty brooch by attaching Kami’s treasured items.
It was a rainbow flower-shaped brooch filled with Rie’s taste for colorful things.
“Sister Mary. What is Uncle Nelson doing?”
“He went out for a walk!”
“I see.”
Now was a good opportunity.
Rie placed the flower-shaped brooch in front of Uncle Nelson’s bedroom door.
Along with letter paper that said ‘Have a good time at the banquet!’ written in crayons.
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