I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 60

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【Chapter 60】

 

“Yeah. So what should we do?”

 

“Rie will use her ab, ability…”

 

The child muttered as she looked around the frozen world.

 

“If I use my ability… I won’t…”

 

But tears like chicken droppings had already welled up in her rabbit-like eyes.

 

Jair flinched when he saw that face.

 

The words that she wouldn’t use her ability. Those were definitely the words he had been waiting and waiting for.

 

But when tears rolled down the child’s round cheeks, the guilt hidden in his heart crashed over him like waves.

 

Why should I feel guilty? I’m the one who suffered for a long time because of that ability.

 

Jair wasn’t even the type to be easily swayed by someone’s tears.

 

But-

 

“Rie, wait a moment.”

 

Contrary to his confused feelings, the boy was frantically pulling out a handkerchief.

 

“Wipe your tears with this.”

 

“Sniff!”

 

Rie wiped her runny nose.

 

The boy was so flustered that he didn’t even notice the snot on the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.

 

“I’m sorry. I should have asked why you used your ability first, but I was too anxious. First, you’re hiding that you’re a Time Ability User because of the Duke, right?”

 

“Yes. Rie doesn’t want to go to the Duke’s Castle. If I go to the Duke’s Castle, Rie will wither away. Mother too.”

 

“Hmm… Then next time you use your time ability, can you tell me? You can send a letter anytime.”

 

When he asked about the compromise he had hastily come up with, the child whose nostrils had turned red nodded.

 

And a tiny pinky finger was extended.

 

“Promise.”

 

“Yeah. Promise.”

 

When they hooked their pinkies together, the corners of the sulking child’s mouth slowly turned up.

 

“Hehe.”

 

“…Ha!”

 

Seeing that made him burst into a hollow laugh.

 

It was absurd. That an inexplicable sense of relief would wash over him just because Rie smiled faintly.

 

Jair lightly changed the subject.

 

“By the way, why did you use your ability now?”

 

“Oh, right! You see-”

 

Rie clapped her hands with a smack and told him the story with her small lips moving busily.

 

A moment later.

 

“…That old bastard scared you like that. I see.”

 

Jair’s lips curled up eerily as he immediately grasped the situation.

 

* * *

 

As the front door slowly opened, Cedric thought that the effect of his loud shouting and intimidation had finally worked.

 

However, standing there was not the Little One, but a frightened maid and the Viscount’s wife.

 

“What business do you have with Rie?”

 

An elderly woman with sharp eyes looked up at him boldly and asked.

 

‘How dare a lower noble…?’

 

Cedric let out a scoff.

 

“With home education like this, no wonder that brat Rie turned out that way. I am Cedric of the Marquis Mersilla House. Show proper respect!”

 

“The water below can only be clear if the water above is clear. Right now, the behavior Lord Cedric is showing is no different from a bandit. Our manor is about to be ransacked because of Lord Cedric, and we should show respect?”

 

“…What is this old woman saying?”

 

Contrary to his expectation that she would be frightened, there was no fear whatsoever in the old woman’s voice.

 

‘…Don’t tell me Serena, that gentle child, has been dealing with this vicious old woman and the Little One?’

 

What has the Duke been doing all this time?

 

Cedric’s teeth ground together involuntarily.

 

If the Duke wouldn’t take action, then he would have to personally suppress the spirit of the Birdwell Barony.

 

“Bring Rie here. Now!”

 

“Ugh!”

 

“Madam!”

 

As he struck the Viscount’s wife on the shoulder and entered the house, the maid barely managed to support the weakly collapsing woman.

 

“There are guests inside! Please don’t go in!”

 

He heard the maid’s warning from behind, but he only snorted dismissively.

 

“Any guests coming here would just be worthless commoners anyway. You think I can’t enter because of your guests? Ridiculous.”

 

As he strode majestically across the corridor, the door to what appeared to be the reception room came into view.

 

If there were guests, they would be in here.

 

Actually, this worked out well.

 

Whoever it was, he would thoroughly educate them in front of the guests.

 

What happens when a mere Baron family treats the Marquis Mersilla House coldly!

 

Cedric opened the door without knocking and shouted.

 

“Hurry up and bring some black tea! Until that brat Rie shows up, I’ll wait together with whatever guest…”

 

“You want to wait together with me?”

 

At that moment, a leisurely question came from inside the reception room.

 

Cedric’s mouth, which had been roaring like a lion, snapped shut like a clam.

 

“…Crown Prince Jair… Your Highness?”

 

* * *

 

A little while ago.

 

“I’m the eldest son of the Marquis Mersilla House. Sweeping this place away is nothing to me, so while I’m being nice, open the door-!”

 

“Mary, let’s hold on. We’ll endure until either Nelson or Mordic comes!”

 

“Yes!”

 

Mercilla and Mary did not yield to the ear-splitting shouts.

 

After all, they just needed to not open the door, right?

 

But then-

 

Creak.

 

They heard the sound of the manor’s back door opening, and someone stepped into the corridor.

 

The two startled people turned their heads-

 

“Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince? No, why would Your Highness be…”

 

Absurdly, Crown Prince Jair was standing there.

 

“I came because of an incident that’s about to happen. I’ll be waiting in the guest room, so let Cedric in. Oh, it would be nice if it were dramatic.”

 

The boy who smiled brightly entered the guest room without any further explanation.

 

Morgana and Mary exchanged glances.

 

“…How did His Highness open the back door? What incident is about to happen?”

 

“I don’t know what it is either… but His Highness is a Time Manager. He must have seen something.”

 

In that case-

 

They had no choice but to open the door as His Highness commanded.

 

Morgana gulped and opened the front door.

 

* * *

 

Thus, Cedric came face to face with the boy who was both a guest of the Birdwell Barony and at the apex of the pyramid.

 

“I asked you. Whether you’d wait with me.”

 

Those terribly leisurely golden eyes were urging an answer.

 

‘R-Rie? Don’t tell me…?’

 

As he looked around with mercilessly trembling eyes, Rie, whom he had been searching for, was sitting right across from the Crown Prince.

 

From the looks of it, the Crown Prince seemed to have come here because of that little one.

 

‘…Why?’

 

Many questions arose, but greetings came first.

 

“I-I shall greet Your Noble Highness. I was unaware of Your Highness’s presence and behaved disgracefully.”

 

“Didn’t the Viscount’s wife tell you? That there was a guest.”

 

“Yes. I heard. But I never thought Your Highness would be here…”

 

“Why?”

 

“W-well. To be honest, I didn’t know such a noble person would be in this humble baronet house.”

 

“…Hmm. I see.”

 

The boy rested his chin on his hand.

 

“By the way, you’re also of quite noble status, so what brings you to this humble baronet house?”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

At the unexpected question, Cedric, who had been bowing his head, glanced up cautiously.

 

He had expected the Crown Prince to be angry at him for causing such a commotion, but the Crown Prince was continuing the conversation peacefully.

 

‘As expected, since I’m the son of a marquis house, even His Highness the Crown Prince cannot treat me carelessly.’

 

The corners of Cedric’s mouth began to rise slyly.

 

“You know that Duke Theodore’s wife is my younger sister Serena, don’t you?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“The Duchess tried to treat Rie, who is of the Duke’s bloodline, like her own child. But Rie didn’t appreciate my sister’s kindness and drove a wedge between the Duke and my sister, disrupting their marital relationship.”

 

“Rie, did you really do that?”

 

Jair looked shocked. Cedric laughed inwardly at that expression.

 

‘As expected. He had no idea how vicious this household is!’

 

“No, Rie had no interest at all. Aunt Serena was the one who first bothered Rie…”

 

Cedric ignored the child and cut off her words.

 

“In fact, Serena couldn’t be reached for several days, so I came to the Viscount’s house to find her. Since Rie was constantly communicating with the Duke as usual.”

 

“I see. But if there’s no contact from the Duchess, couldn’t you just go to the Duke’s Castle?”

 

“Th-that’s…”

 

Wait, this isn’t right.

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