I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 63
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<Chapter 63>
“At home? What about grandmother and grandfather?”
“They’re here…!”
“Then wouldn’t it be safe?”
“No…!”
Her trembling blue eyes were filled with wariness.
Emilia stood there blankly, looking at the child.
The short, stubby arms spread out to block her… she could easily walk past them by just twisting her body.
But seeing the child who usually welcomed her now acting like a wary baby kitten was definitely strange.
First, she needed to calm Rie down.
She opened the front door again.
“Alright. I don’t know what this is about… but Mother will go out then, okay?”
“Emilia.”
That’s when it happened.
An unfamiliar voice called out to her.
When she turned her head, there really was a man she’d never seen before standing there.
“…Who are you?”
* * *
Rie turned around in shock to look that way.
Sure enough, the man who had come out upon hearing Mother’s voice was standing there with a twisted expression, holding a marriage proposal and bouquet.
‘Ugh. Ughhh!’
The incident had started an hour ago.
Rie had seen off Uncle Nelson as he headed to the orchard, and was eating strawberry cream cake with Grandmother.
Uncle Nelson had become much busier than before the reverse auction, but lately he made sure to come home after finishing work.
Uncle’s hands, which used to only carry figs, now held delicious treats and toys at some point.
‘Being able to buy delicious things when coming home is enjoyable. Rie’s reactions are fun too.’
Anyway, they were eating the cake Uncle had bought the day before when suddenly someone knocked from outside.
“Who is it-?”
When Mary opened the door, a man appeared holding a bouquet and letter.
“I am Padin from the Deruwa Count House. I came because I wanted to personally deliver a marriage proposal to Miss Emilia.”
‘Huh?’
She knew marriage proposals had been pouring in for Mother lately, but there had never been a case of someone visiting directly like this.
Grandmother tried to send away the man called Padin.
“Emilia isn’t here right now. I’ll make sure to deliver the marriage proposal and bouquet to the child properly.”
“I want to meet her today… When is she coming? I’ll wait. One should have that much patience.”
“No, that’s not… Oh my!”
But Padin, who had barged in stubbornly, plopped down on a chair.
Rie rewound time so she wouldn’t open the front door in the first place.
But that was useless too.
He said he’d wait outside. His legs were starting to hurt. He kept muttering outside the front door, so eventually the exhausted grandmother opened the door first.
That’s how this mess happened!
“Haha, Rie. Uncle has something he wants to give to your mother. And you should call me Count, not uncle.”
Upon meeting Emilia, Padin grinned foolishly and patted Rie’s head.
‘Ughhh. Ugh.’
Rie’s triangular eyes blazed.
“The child is quite gentle.”
But whether he was thick-skinned or clueless, Padin even went so far as to hug Rie silently.
“That sounds exactly like what you’d say to a dog.”
Then, something strong suddenly grabbed Rie’s arm and pulled her.
It was Emilia.
When Rie, now in her arms, poked her head out, Mother was making a terrifying expression.
“That’s enough, please leave. We’re not acquainted, and barging into someone’s house like this on first meeting isn’t proper etiquette.”
“Haha. Of course an unknown man shouldn’t barge into a house. But I’m a count.”
“Yes. So what…?”
“I’m a man whose status has already been verified in high society, so what’s wrong with coming in?”
When communication failed, Mother flung open the front door.
“Count or whatever, get out now! Right now!”
Thud.
Then the bouquet in Padin’s hands fell.
He muttered as if he couldn’t believe it.
“When the head of a count house personally visits a viscount house, you should welcome me with open arms, but now you’re issuing an eviction order…?”
‘Huh… This seems dangerous…’
While Rie rolled her eyes around, Padin’s face had turned bright red.
“A divorced woman dares to act up against me, a count? Are you getting cocky just because you made some money with those figs?”
Step, step, step.
Step step step step.
As the man’s slow approach quickened, Grandmother, startled by the loud noise, realized the situation and screamed.
“Good heavens! Call the security guards, right now!”
“Don’t! Someone please help us!”
Startled Mary also opened the window and screamed loudly.
‘Huh. This won’t do. I need to stop time first!’
Just as she was about to pull out the clock she’d been clutching in her pocket just in case.
Thwack-
A solid fist shot out from Mother’s left side.
With a short scream, the count’s cheek, hit by the fist, contorted.
Thud-
This time it was Mother’s right side.
A long leg pressed down on Padin’s stomach as he was holding his cheek in pain.
“Huh, huh.”
Rie hastily hid the clock she was about to pull out.
When she looked up, Casselik and Marquis Philip, breathing heavily, poured through the front door.
“Excuse us for a moment.”
“Were you startled? We’ll excuse ourselves for a bit.”
They quickly evacuated Rie and Emilia outside, then rushed toward the count.
* * *
About 10 minutes passed like that. The front door slowly opened, and someone appeared hesitantly.
It was Padin, his face swollen like a beehive.
“Sob, sniff. Sniff sniff. Sniff…”
Rie’s mouth fell open in shock.
‘It looks like Kami came and went…!’
His hair, which had been neatly styled with mousse, was now disheveled. His jacket and pants had been stepped on multiple times by shoe heels, looking exactly like a dust cloth.
“…Miss Emilia, I’m sorry. I won’t, won’t come looking for you again. I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry. It was great foolishness for someone like me to try to send you a marriage proposal. I’m sorry!”
Padin, who kept bowing and apologizing, quickly got into his carriage and fled.
And.
“Let’s have a chat for a moment.”
“I think we need to explain the situation, do you have time?”
Casselik and Philip, who emerged leisurely in perfect condition, asked Emilia.
* * *
The two men who entered the house with Emilia’s permission sat down on chairs and spoke firmly.
“We’ll send bodyguards.”
“What about a guard knight?”
Though their opinions rarely aligned, the two men united in glaring at Emilia.
“…Ah, but how did you two get here without saying anything?”
At her following question, they clamped their mouths shut like clams.
“About the guard knight… we have the means now, so I was thinking of looking into it as quickly as possible.”
In fact, she had been considering hiring a guard knight lately due to the frequent unwelcome visitors.
Casselik sighed.
“Don’t bother looking around randomly and getting into trouble. Just hire the knight I send. You’d complain if I said I’d send one for free anyway.”
In contrast, Philip smiled warmly and made his proposal.
“Our Marquis House will also send someone trustworthy. It’ll be safer than searching without any information.”
“…Thank you both. But I’ll ask again, what brought you two here?”
But the two men once again clamped their mouths shut like clams.
‘Huh?’
Rie tilted her head.
‘Come to think of it, why did Father and Uncle Philip come here?’
“Hmm, hmm…”
While the two men hesitated, Rie, who had been lost in thought, suddenly opened her mouth with an “Ah!”
“Aunt Serena! The dark mages! Did you come to tell us about that?!”
When Rie asked innocently with her mouth wide open, the two men, thinking “That’s it,” nodded their heads.
“Right. I came to update you on the progress.”
“I also found new evidence related to the carriage incident. Our Rie is really sharp, isn’t she?”
“Smart Rie? Hehe, hehehe.”
As the child’s legs swung happily, the two men, who had been smiling faintly without realizing it, thought to themselves.
They had rushed over after seeing the newspaper article, but what did it matter.
If Casselik and Philip joined forces, eliminating the marriage proposals coming to Emilia would be a matter of moments.
The two men declared a truce in their hearts.
All for Rie’s sake.
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