I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 100

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100. That Demon Lord Had to Be Kidnapped by the Princess (3)

The sun was slowly setting.

Red light stretched long through the window.

Theodor’s hand, which had been turning through documents, stopped.

“….”

The tip of his pen lingered in the air.

It was strange.

He couldn’t concentrate.

This wasn’t something that should bother him this much, but clearly, they had promised.

To return before sunset.

…And Shuria was a child who wouldn’t keep her promises with him.

Because he knew that better than anyone.

It bothered him.

“…Ha.”

Theodor let out a short sigh.

That’s when it happened.

“Haven’t they come back yet?”

Elisia asked, entering naturally without even knocking on the door.

Theodor raised his gaze.

“…No.”

“If you were going to be like this, you should have just gone with them.”

Elisia said, staring at him intently.

“You can’t even focus on your work, can you.”

“…I am working.”

“Liar.”

It was a firm answer.

Theodor silently lowered his gaze.

But the documents he hadn’t been able to turn through were still there as they were.

Elisia let out a small laugh.

“Are you worried?”

“…Yes.”

At his honest answer, Elisia smiled and leaned against his desk.

Then Theodor naturally followed that movement and met eyes with Elisia.

Their eyes met, and Elisia, who lightly kissed Theodor, whispered against his ear.

“Since it’s come to this, how about we all go out for a meal together after a long time.”

At those words, Theodor’s hand stopped very slightly.

And he pulled the distant Elisia back and seated her on his lap.

This time, a deep and intense kiss followed.

Until Elisia pushed against his shoulders, Theodor didn’t let her go.

When Elisia, her face completely flushed, moved away from him, Theodor smiled.

“Now, let’s go.”

In the front yard of the manor, a prepared carriage was already standing quietly.

The coachman bowed his head as soon as he saw the two people.

Theodor got into the carriage first, and Elisia took his hand and climbed into the carriage.

“Depart.”

Theodor said briefly.

The door closed and the carriage slowly began to move.

Clatter.

The wheels rolled over the stone pavement, transmitting a steady vibration.

Elisia leaned against the window side.

The red-tinted sky slowly receded behind them.

“The sun has almost set.”

“…Indeed.”

Elisia answered.

Originally, she was a willful child.

It probably wasn’t that something had happened to make them late.

It had to be that way.

Theodor closed his eyes.

Now that his magic power was gone, it was impossible for Theodor to find Kan’s location with magic.

However.

Theodor took out a small gem from his chest.

It was an artifact.

And Elisia knew what it was.

Because she had given it to him as a gift.

A lost child prevention artifact for young children that was popular among the capital’s nobility these days.

Theodor had attached that artifact to Kan.

Because it was obvious that if he told Shuria, she wouldn’t listen.

“…It’s toward the alley.”

Theodor, who had confirmed Kan’s location with the artifact, muttered quietly.

Elisia’s gaze turned toward him.

“Is it a dangerous place?”

“It is at the edge of the bustling district.”

It wasn’t a good place.

A short silence flowed between the two people.

The carriage gradually picked up speed.

As they entered a street with many people, the noise grew louder.

Merchants’ shouts and laughter and footsteps, even singing.

And that sound only grew fainter the closer they got to Kan and Shuria.

The more it did, the deeper Theodor’s anxiety became.

“…Here.”

Before the carriage even stopped, Theodor opened the door.

Elisia followed behind him.

The edge of the bustling district.

The point where light and noise cut off.

The two people entered the alley without hesitation.

Elisia’s eyes widened as they entered the path that grew darker and narrower.

“?”

Because children’s laughter could be heard from far away.

Light and joyful voices that didn’t match the tension.

“Look here! If you step here, it’s my land!”

It was Shuria’s voice.

She had drawn lines on the ground and was running around with other children.

And next to her was Kan.

With somewhat awkward movements, but clearly those children were playing together.

“….”

Theodor’s steps stopped.

And he let out a very small breath.

“It was needless worry.”

“…It seems so.”

He answered briefly, but his gaze was still directed toward the two of them.

Seeing them playing so well, he didn’t even feel like scolding them.

Kan was smiling.

Very subtly, but still.

The moment Theodor confirmed this, he simply thought it was fortunate and left it at that.

Just as the two were watching without disturbing the children.

“Hey.”

A loud voice came from the opposite entrance where Theodor and Elisia were standing.

The children’s movements stopped simultaneously.

Shuria and Kan turned around.

“…Sister.”

Among the children who had been playing together, a girl tearfully grabbed onto Shuria’s skirt.

The boys who had run away earlier were looking at them with menacing smiles.

This time, he wasn’t even alone.

Behind him stood many more children.

Among the nearly ten of them, the boy at the front bared his teeth in a grin.

“Are these the ones?”

“Yeah.”

It was the older brother of the boy who had been beaten by Kan earlier.

That boy looked at Kan with an evil smile.

“This time we’re not just letting you go.”

At those words, the two children hid behind Shuria.

Shuria’s expression hardened.

She thought that even Kan would have trouble with that many opponents.

“Kan.”

The moment Shuria grabbed his clothes.

Kan smiled.

“It’s okay.”

The air that changed in that instant was chilling.

Shuria instinctively knew she had to stop Kan.

Otherwise, it definitely wouldn’t end as easily as it had moments before.

“…Wait!”

That was the moment.

Hands were placed on Kan and Shuria’s shoulders.

“….”

Kan’s movement stopped.

“Stop.”

A familiar voice came from behind.

Kan’s eyes trembled slightly.

“…Demon Lord.”

He quietly called out the title he still couldn’t erase.

The boys’ gazes also turned to Theodor.

“…What, you cowardly brought an adult into a kids’ fight?”

One boy frowned.

At those words, Shuria flared up.

It was unfair for them to call Kan and herself cowardly when they were also ganging up on one person.

But they could no longer continue speaking.

They couldn’t even move.

An inexplicable pressure crushed their entire bodies.

They could instinctively tell.

That this was someone they shouldn’t mess with.

Theodor said nothing.

That was the moment.

“…Duke?”

The girl standing behind Shuria spoke up.

She had heard it somewhere before.

That the duke who defeated the Demon Lord and brought peace had black eyes and black hair.

Only then did the boys seem to realize who they had messed with.

…But you said you weren’t nobility!

If they could speak, the boys would surely have shouted that.

Theodor, who had assessed the boys’ condition, let out a sigh.

He didn’t want to use force against children.

And he thought it was also the fault of adults who failed to educate them properly.

I should create mandatory education.

Even if the entire empire was difficult, his own domain was manageable.

“Get lost.”

A short phrase.

That was all.

But those words were like a command.

The boys’ bodies began to move again.

“We’re sorry!”

With one boy’s words as the end, they all apologized to Theodor before fleeing the street.

Quiet settled over the alley again.

“….”

Kan said nothing.

He just looked at the hand that had been placed on his shoulder for a moment, then slowly raised his gaze.

Theodor’s eyes met his.

“…What did I do wrong?”

A brief question.

Theodor looked down at him for a moment.

Seeing him reading his mood made Theodor feel more conscious instead.

If he scolded him here, that child would try to keep his promises with his life on the line from now on.

Seeing those eyes, he didn’t feel like scolding him.

“…Just wanted to have dinner together.”

Kan’s eyes trembled slightly.

It was the first time he’d heard such words.

To him, meals were naturally something done alone, and he’d never even thought about sharing them with someone.

Come to think of it, since coming to the Mortal Realm, he seemed to always eat with someone else.

As Kan hesitated about how to respond, Shuria’s voice was heard.

“I want to eat at home!”

“Shuria.”

Elisia stopped Shuria’s words and looked at Kan.

So Kan was able to say.

“…I’d like to try eating outside.”

Having said that, Kan glanced at Shuria.

But Shuria just smiled and took Kan’s hand.

“Then I’ll eat outside too!”

They took the children with them and left the alley together.

The dark, narrow path ended and led back to a street with light and noise.

It was time to part ways.

“Get home safely~!”

Shuria waved her hand to the children she had played with.

And the children also waved their hands to Kan and Shuria.

“See you again next time!”

“Big brother, thank you for saving us!”

Not knowing what to say in response, Kan followed Shuria’s lead and waved his hand.

A small smile had appeared on his face without him realizing it.

The voices of merchants.

Laughter.

The smell of food.

It was the same scenery as before, but strangely it felt more vivid than earlier.

“What should we eat?”

“Meat!”

“…You need to eat a balanced diet.”

The conversation between Shuria and Theodor continued, and Kan found himself smiling without realizing it.

For the first time today, he realized that just being together could bring joy.

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