I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 71
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<Chapter 71>
Rie lifted her head toward them.
Looking back and forth at the two people embracing each other and crying, she recalled Ethan’s words from earlier.
‘Even if you cry and make a fuss, daily life doesn’t stop, right? Now I have to face my emotions.’
That’s right.
Both Father and Mother would collapse if they saw the notebook Rie had hidden away.
But Mother had Rie and the family members.
And as Jair said, you have to end something to begin anew.
“Rie.”
At that moment, a gentle voice rang in Rie’s ears.
“Oh, Angel?”
When the startled Rie turned around, Jair was standing a little distance away, looking at her with a subtle smile.
Shh, Jair gestured while covering his lips with his finger.
“I have a share in comforting Ethan too, you know. I was curious so I secretly came to check.”
When Rie scurried over to him, he explained in a whisper.
‘As expected of Angel! He’s kind to everyone!’
Rie was once again amazed by Jair’s gentleness.
Thanks to Angel, she was able to resolve this matter.
So Rie thought she needed to tell him about her plan.
“Angel. You know…”
After fidgeting with her fingers for a while, Rie confessed.
“…Rie is actually a thief.”
Then Jair-
“Should I call Marquis Philip? I could probably make you innocent.”
He answered without batting an eye.
“Huh, you’re… not scolding Rie?”
“Am I a judge? Why would I scold you? By the way, what did you steal?”
Gulp.
At his reliable reaction, Rie finally got to the main point.
“What Rie stole is, there’s a notebook where Father writes his diary, and I stole it to write in…”
However, the boy paused at the words that followed.
Jair had thought what Rie stole was at most candy or a jeweled ring.
Since she’s only four years old, her hands might have moved first and she regretted it later.
But if it was Casselik’s notebook… things had gotten a bit serious.
All this time, Casselik had been suffering because he didn’t know the reason for his regression due to the notebook Rie had stolen.
“Why did you steal it? Rie, I think you must have had a reason.”
“Th, that’s…”
Her frightened eyes rolled around.
Rie’s small hands were now politely clasped together.
“Rie actually came from the future, one year later.”
Along with this shocking confession, the child told him bit by bit about everything that had happened.
Before the regression, Emilia’s funeral and Casselik who had suddenly become a crybaby for some reason.
And how she somehow got caught up in his regression and returned to one year ago, and stole the notebook because she wanted to know why Casselik had cried.
Only then did Jair realize that the two very different father and daughter were of the same blood.
‘Even when causing trouble, she does it on such a grand scale. She does have some resemblance to Duke Casselik.’
Still, since she said she would return the notebook, that seemed fortunate.
“Rie, is there anything else you want to tell me?”
He asked just in case, but the child shook her head vigorously.
Jair gazed into the blue eyes looking at him.
When he looked into these eyes, it was nice not being able to see the future.
“…For the first time, I feel regretful.”
“Huh? About what?”
The thought that it was regretful not being able to know Rie’s future.
If he could know in advance, he would have somehow paved a path of flowers for her future.
“Nothing. Anyway, thank you for telling me.”
The boy smiled gently while hiding his true feelings.
Anyway, what mattered was that Rie had confided in him a secret no one else knew.
For now, he thought that alone was enough.
* * *
At that time, Kami, who hadn’t shown himself for several days since the night walk, returned.
“I must be crazy, sympathizing with that bastard Casselik! Little One. Don’t worry. I’ve sorted out my thoughts now!”
He made quite a spirited entrance, even opening his black beak wide, but there was no one in Rie’s room.
“Huh? No one’s here? Did she go out?”
It was a bit strange, but that kid usually wandered around until late anyway.
Kami decided to wait until Rie came back.
That’s when it happened.
Flash-
Suddenly, blue light flickered between the bed mattresses.
The next story in the notebook had been revealed.
“What has she been doing outside to accumulate so much? Really.”
Grumbling, Kami quickly turned his head to the other side.
“Well, this is a story revealed by Rie’s energy, so that kid should come…”
Glance.
But despite his efforts to turn away, his black button eyes were directed toward the notebook.
“…No wait, what if there’s an urgent incident written there? I have no choice. I should look first!”
His black eyes, crazy for dopamine, sparkled.
No one had ever said it was urgent, but Kami hurriedly hopped over and opened the notebook.
And-
[Today 6 PM. Leverly Clock Tower Intersection on the Southern Coastline. Emilia dies after being struck by a horse.]
The shocked Kami involuntarily screamed.
“Caw! Caaaaw!”
It felt like his heart was about to jump out of his body.
“E, Emilia… Rie’s Mother is going to die?”
Today’s date was written above it.
Shocked by the content, he didn’t notice at first, but the briefly written sentence wasn’t written by Casselik.
It was different from his neat handwriting up until now. Moreover, it clearly looked like it was hastily scribbled.
‘Who on earth wrote this?’
However, if this content was true, Emilia and Rie’s safety came first.
“What is that Little One doing wandering around outside! Where is Emilia?! Wh, what should I do?!”
The current time was 4 o’clock.
Someone who could protect those two within 2 hours was…
“Damn it! Caw, caw!”
Cursing, Kami tore out the notebook page with his beak and flew out the window.
* * *
“Your Grace. There’s a report that disturbing sounds are coming from the room where Serena is confined.”
“Has that crazy woman screaming been going on for just a day or two?”
“That’s true, but… they say muttering sounds like she’s praying to someone have been heard all day long.”
Casselik, who was about to just ignore it, finally sighed.
He bitterly regretted marrying Serena.
That woman would cry about being wronged at the drop of a hat, while secretly making contact with dark mages behind the scenes.
If you’ve committed a crime that could shake the entire Empire, shouldn’t you at least stay quiet?
“Let’s go take a look.”
He opened the prison door with the intention of giving her a rough warning.
But Serena was nowhere to be seen.
With a stern expression, he entered the room and saw a disheveled pink head by the bedside.
It was Serena.
“You, you heard my prayers… Finally, my prayers… Haha, hahahaha…!”
Up close, she was a complete mess.
She really seemed to have gone mad, constantly muttering to herself.
Her tangled hair showed she had lost even the minimum dignity of a noble.
But what shocked him most was the magic circle beneath her crouched feet.
“What the hell did you do?”
Too shocked, he approached and grabbed her by the collar, and Serena threw her head back and burst into mad laughter.
“Don’t worry, Duke. Rie won’t die.”
“…What?”
“What I cursed was Emilia. Well, to be precise, one of her arms…?”
Casselik’s rough breathing stopped.
“Kyaak!”
Whether Serena screamed or not, he threw her aside and commanded Bellik.
“Call Shadow to assess the situation. And prepare the carriage. We’re going to the Birdwell Barony immediately.”
“Yes.”
Whatever Serena had done, it was certain that Emilia was in danger. Maybe even Rie.
He was walking down the corridor to board the carriage immediately when something suddenly tapped the window.
“…?”
“Caaaaw-!”
It was a crow.
The very one that Rie had been carrying around when she knocked over the flower pot.
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