I Don’t Need a Dad Like This! - Chapter 77
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<Chapter 77>
“I’ll solve it. I regressed to solve it.”
“Please tell me. If it’s something that can be solved, I could get better if I try too.”
“Please.”
His face crumpled miserably as if he couldn’t bear any more pain.
But when Emilia waited for an answer until the end, a low voice close to breathing continued with difficulty.
“You… after getting amnesia, died without ever seeing Rie even once.”
It was when he said that.
Knock knock.
The door creaked open with a cheerful knock.
And through the door gap appeared the face of a sleepy child.
“Mother. Grandmother said that Mother is here with a guest doing this and that…”
It was Rie.
Half curiosity, half worry.
The child who entered blinking her blue eyes was startled when she saw Casselik and exclaimed.
“Why is Dung Cart here… Mmph!”
“Rie. I told you not to call him Dung Cart, didn’t I?”
With Rie’s appearance, the funeral hall-like atmosphere was instantly reversed.
Even after hearing the shocking news that she would die, Emilia quickly covered the child’s mouth first.
After all, in any situation, the child was her first priority.
Emilia made a shushing sound to the child and quietly closed the door, then asked just in case.
“Rie, did you happen to hear Mother and Father’s conversation?”
“What?”
Rie, who had been lost in thought, suddenly raised her index finger with an “Ah!”
“Ah, that! You are…”
Don’t tell me. Did she hear “You died”?
“Kneading?”
She hadn’t.
“…Ha.”
Emilia, who had been anxious, sighed as if collapsing.
Anyway, it was fortunate that the child hadn’t heard.
Of course, Casselik was calmer compared to her.
Rie already knew that Emilia had died before the regression.
‘But… should I tell her this?’
Emilia was a woman who cared more about her child than her own death.
Look at her now.
Hadn’t she completely changed her expression as soon as Rie appeared, despite having just heard that she would die?
That shocking confession was enough for now.
He didn’t want to see her face turn pale again.
While Emilia and Casselik had different thoughts, Rie began to give the two of them another trial.
“What are you two doing? Did Father… bully Mother?!”
She suddenly glared with triangular eyes and put her hands on her hips.
“No.”
“No way! Grandmother said so. Mother and the guest have been in the reception room for 30 minutes. 30 minutes is a really, really long time.”
“It’s not?”
“Eeek. Rie knows how to read clocks too!”
“Oh right. I forgot that Rie is a time ability user…”
Emilia’s head was throbbing.
Looking at the child’s expression, she would absolutely not leave until she heard a sincere answer.
But she couldn’t relay the conversation she had with Casselik as it was.
That’s when it happened.
‘…Divorce party?’
Suddenly, the misdeed her daughter had committed flashed through her mind.
Emilia said, giving up.
“Well. We were having an ap-apology party.”
“Apology?”
“Yes. An apology party. A party where you say ‘I’m sorry, please forgive me.'”
“…Huh? Hmm…?”
When Rie looked at Casselik suspiciously, he also quickly nodded.
“I came to apologize. Saying I’m sorry.”
“Then did Mother accept the apology?”
Since it would be awkward to say no here, she forced a smile.
“Of course.”
“Then since you accepted the apology. Are you two friends?”
“…Friends?”
Emilia’s eyes widened at the unexpected words.
Then the child explained in detail with an innocent expression.
“Mother, Father. You’re divorced so you’re not a couple. But if you fought and then made up, you’re called friends.”
‘How long do I have to play along with this?’
The flustered Emilia was about to wrap up the conversation.
“Right, friends.”
“Huh?!”
When Casselik, who had been watching the two, suddenly answered, the surprised Rie opened her mouth wide.
Of course, Emilia was just as surprised.
‘Are you kidding me?’
‘You started it first.’
He twitched the corners of his mouth slightly as if about to smile, then pretended not to know.
And he extended his hand to Emilia.
“Since we made up, I’ll be going now. Since we’re friends, we can at least shake hands.”
“…”
“Since we’re friends.”
That night.
Before going to bed, Emilia pondered for a long time before taking out a pen and letter paper.
‘But before the last regression, you’ll get amnesia.’
“…I probably can’t avoid it in this life either.”
Earlier it was glossed over because of Rie, but what she heard today couldn’t just be overlooked.
If she really died like that… it would harm not only Rie but also her family members.
‘For now, what I can do is…’
“…”
Having resolved something, she gripped the pen and began writing.
This was a letter to Rie.
If she got amnesia, she might not recognize Rie, so she wanted to write in advance and leave words she wanted to say to the child.
Scratch scratch.
The sound of the pen tip echoing in the quiet night continued until dawn.
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“Yaaawn.”
Rie, who woke up early today as well, stood on tiptoes and opened the bedroom door.
And like a sneaky cat, she walked secretly and stared at Emilia’s back as she sat in front of the vanity.
‘As expected… she’s trying to go out again today!’
Mother had been strange lately.
Originally, Mother felt sorry for not being able to play with Rie because of work, so she always spent time with Rie on weekends.
But! These days, doesn’t she keep going out saying she has appointments?
On weekends. When she’s not even going to work at the embroidery shop.
‘Not playing with Rie!’
Rie’s eyes turned triangular as the last sentence was the most important to her.
Just as Emilia finished getting ready and turned her head.
“Going to meet Father again today?”
“Oh my!”
When Rie blocked her path, startled Emilia dropped the bag she was holding.
“Rie, what are you suddenly talking about. When have I ever met your father?”
Mother, pretending not to know!
Rie crossed her arms and questioned her point by point.
“After that day we saw him, Mother met Father again. You tried to deceive Rie by having the carriage wait far from home, but Rie saw it. That carriage belongs to the Theodore family!”
Emilia let out a small exclamation of admiration.
“…How smart, our baby. Aren’t you a genius?”
“Huh?”
Rie, who almost got happy, squeaked.
“Why are you hiding it from Rie? Tell me quickly!”
“…Um… well…”
But Mother hesitated.
From the way she was rolling her eyes around, she was definitely thinking up a lie.
‘You can’t deceive Rie!’
Why was Mother meeting Father? She definitely said she had no intention of meeting him again.
‘Hmm?’
Something came to mind in her little head as she pondered deeply.
‘C-could it be?’
Rie’s mouth fell open with a “Heh-”
“…Mother. Is Marquis Philip a boyfriend, and Father is a friend?”
“Rie!”
Crash!
“S-sorry. I’ll just quietly slip away now…”
Mary, who had been watching this scene with great interest while munching on popcorn—no, cookies—bowed her head and disappeared when she made eye contact with Emilia.
Finally, Emilia sighed and knelt down.
And with a firm expression, she met the child’s gaze.
“Our Rie, what did I tell you to do when adults are talking?”
Rie, who was about to talk back, hesitated.
‘When adults are talking…’
“Be quiet…”
“That’s right?”
“…Yes…”
But, but.
“…Hmph.”
Feeling hurt, Rie crumpled the hem of her dress.
Emilia felt a little sorry but pretended not to notice and said.
“Mother will be back soon, so until then, play with Grandmother and Grandfather. Understood?”
“Yes…”
Rie, who was a child who listened well to her mother, was upset but nodded her head.
If she argued more here, it would only end up troubling Mother.
After Emilia went out like that.
“Kami. Mother is definitely suspicious. I think we definitely need to do something called tailing.”
Rie, who actually hadn’t given up, opened the window and quickly told Kami.
Rie, detective mode for the first time in a while!
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