I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 13

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13. Daddy (2)

Shuria and Theodor.

Their purpose was to survey the residents of the domain, and the basic rule of surveillance was to hide their identities.

Theodor rummaged through the Duchy’s wardrobe, choosing the cheapest-looking clothes to wear, and the same went for Shuria.

Wearing a modest yellow dress with her hair tied in twin braids, Shuria looked adorable just like that.

Naturally, Theodor tried not to acknowledge that fact.

“Let’s go.”

Theodor glanced at Shuria while pretending to scan the mirror and said so.

Contrary to the indifferent-looking Theodor and the cheerful-looking Shuria, the servants’ worried gazes were directed at them.

For the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess to go out in such attire without any escort.

It was absolutely unimaginable.

No matter how Theodor was called the strongest knight in the current empire, what was worrying was still worrying.

But Theodor, unaware of the servants’ thoughts, only thought that since there was no knight order, he wasn’t placed in the annoying situation of having escorts volunteer themselves.

Of course, even if they volunteered, it wasn’t like he would take them along anyway.

“Daddy, look over there. Does a fairy live in that big tree?”

Hearing Shuria’s voice, which had risen twice as high as usual, Theodor truly understood what it meant to be dumbfounded.

…This is already tiring.

Theodor sighed inwardly and shifted his gaze to the clock tower Shuria was pointing at.

“I don’t think one lives there, should I catch one and put it in for you?”

At Theodor’s response, Shuria burst into giggles.

She seemed to have taken his words as a joke,

Though Theodor hadn’t put even a hint of humor in his words.

“Then, does Ness live in that lake?”

Theodor tilted his head after checking where Shuria was pointing.

He remembered the name wasn’t Ness.

When he first received the domain, Theodor had surveyed the surroundings and confirmed that a dragon lived in the nearby lake, so he went to find it.

This was because in most of the fairy tale books Shuria read, dragons were depicted as evil beings.

Like kidnapping princesses or attacking innocent citizens.

This was also a scheme by the temple and high-ranking officials to keep in check dragons who possessed abilities superior to their own, but to citizens who couldn’t even know that dragons actually existed, it only created the perception that dragons were bad beings.

That’s why Theodor thought Shuria would also fear dragons and sent it to the Demon Realm.

The humans of this dimension believed they were the most superior beings and would try to harm anything that even slightly denied that fact.

The dragon beneath this lake was in exactly that position.

It called itself the last dragon remaining in the Mortal Realm and said it didn’t particularly like going outside anyway, so the location didn’t matter wherever it was.

It added that the reason it had settled in this lake in the first place was because the sea was too salty and rivers had strong currents, so it had made its home beneath the deepest lake on the planet.

That’s why Theodor recommended it relocate to the Demon Realm and said he would let it live in a lake in the Demon Realm as corresponding compensation.

Shuria didn’t know.

The fact that this world’s last dragon had disappeared because of her.

“It relocated a few days ago.”

Perhaps thinking this was also a joke, Shuria burst into laughter again.

Seeing her like that, Theodor sighed.

If only fairies or spirits had remained, he would have let her meet them.

“That’s too bad, I wanted to see a dragon too.”

That’s why he hadn’t even expected Shuria to give such an answer.

But as for dragons, if he contacted the Demon Realm right now, he could bring about five of them.

“Should I let you meet one?”

“Really? Then I want to be kidnapped! Until a prince comes to rescue me!”

“…That was a joke.”

Would he just watch her get kidnapped and then get beaten to death by Magical Diagram?

This time he decided to let it pass as a joke and keep the existence of dragons a lifelong secret.

But this time, perhaps not taking Theodor’s words as a joke, Shuria glared at him and spoke.

“I want to meet one.”

At Shuria’s firm answer, Theodor’s heart began to tighten slightly.

Realizing he needed to appease Shuria before this pain got worse, Theodor hastily spoke.

“A demon lord more evil and wicked than dragons has already kidnapped you, so maybe someday a prince will appear and rescue you?”

After saying it, it seemed like it wouldn’t be bad if one appeared quickly.

If the national power was decent, he didn’t keep concubines, had lots of money, good manners, was as handsome as himself, had a good body, was tall, could make Shuria happy for life, and Shuria liked him, then he could allow him to take her away.

Perhaps the persuasion worked, as Shuria’s expression brightened considerably.

“Okay, I’ll wait a little.”

Just as Theodor felt relieved, sensing the pain gradually subsiding at her answer, the carriage stopped.

“We have arrived.”

At his words, looking out the window, the bustling district could be seen beyond a few trees.

At this distance, it seemed they could arrive without their identities being discovered.

“Let’s go now.”

Theodor said that and got out of the carriage, but Shuria didn’t get out and only looked up at him.

The moment she spread her arms and held them out to both sides.

Theodor grasped her intention and let out a hollow laugh.

Since she’ll keep growing, I should add strength to the conditions too.

“Where did you learn such spoiled behavior.”

Even while saying that, Theodor reached out his arms and lifted Shuria up, and at his words, Shuria let out a small laugh.

“It’s daddy’s fault for always giving in.”

Giving a shameless answer, she familiarly leaned her face against Theodor’s chest.

“Hurry, let’s go.”

At the following words, Theodor looked at Shuria and thought.

Even if he searched dozens of dimensions, Shuria would be the only person who handled him this way.

“I’ll come around 6 o’clock, so wait comfortably.”

Theodor said that while handing five gold coins to the coachman and started walking.

After confirming they had moved away from the carriage, Theodor looked at Shuria and spoke.

“Your favorite color.”

Both of their black hair was too conspicuous.

If they wandered around the bustling district like this, they would definitely catch other people’s attention.

“Pink!”

I asked something unnecessary.

Theodor thought that and used magic to dye Shuria’s hair pink.

Then, due to the magic’s influence, Shuria’s hair that the maids had tied came undone, and seeing her hair become disheveled in an instant, Theodor sighed.

He thought he’d have to fix that in a bit and dyed his own hair brown as well.

It was at that moment when Shuria’s and his eyes met.

Shuria, who had been staring intently at his hair as if something didn’t please her, touched her long hair that had turned pink and spoke.

“Daddy too, pink.”

It was a firm statement.

He had never attached great meaning to colors in his life.

So that wasn’t a difficult request to grant.

But why did it feel so embarrassing?

Theodor thought that while still dyeing his hair pink, and seeing such Theodor, Shuria smiled with satisfaction.

“Daddy, you look like a princess!”

She’s probably the culprit.

Now even such words don’t affect me.

Theodor sighed softly inwardly and combed through her hair with his fingers.

Though it was calmer than before, strands of hair were still sticking up.

It seemed like he’d have to tie it up again.

Since tying twin braids was impossible with his lacking dexterity, Theodor gave up on one hair tie and gathered all her hair together to tie it in one bunch.

Listening to Shuria whine that it hurt because her hair was tied tighter than usual, Theodor opened his mouth.

“It has to be tied like this so it won’t come loose.”

But the moment Theodor lifted Shuria up again, his hair was suddenly grabbed.

Having never experienced having his hair grabbed in his entire life, Theodor called out Shuria’s name in confusion.

“Shuria?”

Shuria responded calmly to his answer and opened her mouth.

“I’ll tie Daddy’s hair too.”

While Theodor’s hair was on the longer side compared to other men, that was only by men’s standards, and it was obviously far too short to be tied.

Theodor naturally knew this fact, so he tried to stop her, but.

“Stay still.”

With just one word, he was instead restrained by Shuria.

Naturally, his hair couldn’t be properly tied, and the black hair tie positioned among his pink hair made its presence intensely known.

This was the first time in his life he had felt such an emotion.

Even though he wanted to remove the hair tie, his right arm was holding Shuria and his left arm was being held by her.

When Theodor looked at Shuria, she burst into bright laughter.

“It has to be tied like this so it won’t come loose.”

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