I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 18

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

18. The House of Helios Does Not Seek a Grand Duchess (3)

The reason so many young ladies could visit the Duchy was simple.

Along with the rumor that the House of Helios had rejected the engagement with the princess, news spread that the Grand Duke was seeking a tutor for his daughter.

Just the position of tutor to the new high noble House of Helios was already an honor.

Looking further ahead, it even offered the opportunity to become the Grand Duchess, so the young ladies couldn’t miss this chance.

Theodor, who had screened their character, family background, and education level through documents, narrowed down a few candidates.

He sent letters to them requesting they visit the Duchy.

What mattered was Shuria’s opinion, and when it came to choosing a tutor, Shuria’s choice was more important than his own.

That’s right.

The reason the young ladies visited wasn’t to see Theodor, but to become Shuria’s tutor.

Of course, one couldn’t say Theodor wasn’t part of that reason.

Anyway, unaware that she had misunderstood, Shuria was only seriously choosing a dress with a grave expression.

“I want to wear that one.”

What Shuria chose was a black dress, the only one of its kind among the colorful clothes in her wardrobe.

She had two reasons for choosing that dress.

The first was to look like a witch.

The second was because Theodor mainly wore black tailcoats in his daily life.

The maids couldn’t help but be flustered by Shuria’s choice.

Black dresses were rarely worn unless they were mourning clothes.

If she went out wearing such a dress, it would surely cause an uproar in no time.

“How about a different dress?”

“I like this one.”

At Shuria’s firm answer, the maids held their foreheads.

No matter what, they couldn’t send her out wearing mourning clothes.

“Other dresses would suit you much better, Princess.”

“Yes, that dress isn’t cute.”

But that response had the opposite effect.

She didn’t want to look cute.

Just as Shuria was growing more stubborn about the black dress.

“How about this one?”

Lora handed Shuria a new pink dress that had arrived a few days ago.

A pink dress covered with ribbons and frills that Shuria loved most.

No matter how important it was to look scary right now, Shuria was still a young girl.

This was an offer she couldn’t refuse.

“I’ll wear it!”

Without a moment’s hesitation, forgetting her original purpose, Shuria excitedly ran to Lora and raised her arms high.

And as they helped undress Shuria, the maids breathed sighs of relief.

So in the end, wearing her usual pink dress with her hair tied in a single braid, Shuria looked just as cute as always.

But Shuria only realized this fact while her hair was being tied with lace decorated with rose ornaments, and she fell into doubt.

Wait, aren’t I too cute?

Looking like this, I can’t scare the older sisters!

I can’t just give daddy to anyone!!

She couldn’t go meet the older sisters like this.

How, how could she scare the older sisters?

At that moment, an idea popped into Shuria’s head.

“Bring a basket and put apples in it!”

Saying that, Shuria brought Theodor’s black cloak and wrapped it around herself.

But there were facts Shuria couldn’t overlook.

The first was that a mere cloak couldn’t hide Shuria’s frill-covered dress.

The second was that just a cloak couldn’t hide Shuria’s cuteness.

But with the broom she received from the maid, the basket of apples, and even wearing the black cloak, Shuria thought she was a perfect witch.

“Good, let’s go now!”

And the third fact Shuria overlooked.

The witch she was imitating was from the most famous fairy tale book in the empire, no, the planet.

There wasn’t a child in this empire who didn’t know the contents of that book.

So the maids thought Shuria just wanted to play around and didn’t particularly stop her.

Since this was originally arranged to select Shuria’s tutor, they thought this was also part of the examination.

“Apples for sale, delicious apples!!”

Shuria thought everyone would be scared of her perfect witch imitation.

But the young ladies, who had been through all sorts of experiences, thought differently.

This is the test!

All the young ladies gathered there looked at each other and thought exactly that.

The first to stand up was the young lady from the Lwell County.

“Oh my, what delicious-looking apples, Lady Witch.”

At her words, a bright smile appeared on Shuria’s face.

“Really?”

What mattered to Shuria was that title she used to address her.

Lady Witch.

It seemed her intention had gotten through to the older sisters, making her feel somewhat proud and happy.

“I’ll give you one!”

Saying that, Shuria offered an apple to the Lwell Countess.

Unlike a real witch, it was an ordinary apple with nothing done to it.

No, it was an apple that had endured the cold winter winds and grown as a specialty of Helios Estate, so it was a bit more delicious and sweet than ordinary apples.

But the problem was.

Thud!

The Lwell Countess, who had misunderstood Shuria’s intention, took a bite of the apple and acted out collapsing.

“Uh…?”

Bewilderment flashed across Shuria’s face at the unexpected situation.

But the problem didn’t end there.

The other young ladies who had been watching cautiously approached Shuria and requested apples.

And the young ladies who took apples from the flustered Shuria began collapsing one by one, and the Grand Duke’s Greenhouse was filled with apples and young ladies rolling around together.

And the person most flustered by this situation was Shuria.

“I, I didn’t do anything!”

Oh, what should I do?

At that moment, one fact came to Shuria’s mind.

The way to wake up a princess is…

Taking a small deep breath, Shuria threw off her cloak.

With her hair fluttering in the wind, Shuria approached the Lwell lady who had collapsed first and kissed her forehead.

Smooch.

Flustered by the soft touch on her forehead, the Lwell lady opened her eyes wide and sat up.

Shuria looked at the Lwell lady and smiled softly.

“Did I save you, sister?”

Since it was something she said to prove she wasn’t a witch, it didn’t feel that way to the Lwell lady.

Shuria just seemed like such a cute and lovely girl.

One by one, the young ladies began opening their eyes to Shuria’s kisses.

After confirming that all the young ladies had awakened, Shuria breathed a sigh of relief.

Most of the young ladies said they were fine and thanked her, so it didn’t seem like she had been caught.

Just as Shuria was cautiously watching the young ladies’ reactions.

“Thank you for saving us, Princess.”

The Lwell lady was the first to speak.

“If it weren’t for the Princess, I would still be in dreamland.”

“You resemble the Grand Duke in your bravery.”

One by one, all the young ladies expressed their gratitude to Shuria.

At the sight of these young ladies, Shuria let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it seemed she hadn’t been found out.

Shuria thought that even being shameless was difficult and forced herself to speak.

“Nice to meet you all, welcome to the Mansion of the Duke.”

The problem was that Shuria’s words sounded to the other young ladies like she had passed the first stage of the test to find a tutor for the Duchy.

So the young ladies followed Shuria and sat back down at the table.

The apples they had dropped were scattered at their feet, but such things weren’t important.

What mattered was becoming the Princess’s tutor.

All the young ladies gathered there looked at Shuria with their respective enthusiasm burning, but she was simply afraid of their gazes.

With slight guilt and deliberately ignoring the gazes directed at her, Shuria opened her mouth.

No matter how the sisters had collapsed because of her, work was work.

“I’m grateful that you’ve all gathered here, but not just anyone can become a member of the Duchy.”

At her words, the young ladies nodded with serious expressions and thought.

Innocent and cute, yet intelligent too.

Indeed, the daughter of the Grand Duke who saved the empire!

That’s right.

The young ladies’ purpose had somehow changed from the position of Grand Duchess to Shuria’s tutor.

Honestly, being a tutor for the Duchy was also an honorable position.

But what mattered was Shuria’s cuteness.

The young ladies, captivated by Shuria’s adorable appearance, began to genuinely aim for the position of her tutor.

“So, from now on…”

But Shuria couldn’t finish her words.

Because a familiar voice was heard from behind her.

“What is all this about?”

Theodor, who had finished his work faster than expected, had arrived.

Theodor looked at Shuria sitting in a chair dragging his black cloak, the young ladies with her.

And the apples rolling around at their feet, then let out a sigh.

He had rushed over every other day worried about Shuria.

Only to find this scene.

It was a sigh of utter disbelief.

If he had known she was getting along this well, he thought he should have stayed the full ten days.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————