I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 2

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2. That Demon Lord Had to Kidnap the Princess (1)

…Daddy?

At the word “daddy,” Theodor doubted his own ears.

When she could have wished for world conquest or an invasion of the heavenly realm, she said daddy?

He let out a scoff at the absurdity.

As if someone who was a Demon Lord would grant such a wish.

The effort to summon him was commendable, but that was about it.

This was the first time he felt pity for the humans offered as sacrifices.

Just as Theodor clicked his tongue low and tried to return to the Demon Realm, countless chains poured out from the magic circle, restraining and binding his body.

His confusion was brief—the moment he felt the magic power of the magic circle engraved on his heart, Theodor realized.

The sacrifices offered to the magic circle weren’t just humans.

This was a magic circle created by offering not only humans but demons as sacrifices too.

Rage at his kinsmen being murdered, and disgust and betrayal toward the humans who broke the agreement.

“Which bastard…”

Grind.

Along with the sound of grinding teeth, the chains binding him clanked with a menacing sound.

The method to break this type of contract was simple.

Kill the caster, or die himself.

Theodor turned his gaze to look at Shuria collapsed on the floor.

Her emaciated body, clothes like rags, and undetectable magic power.

How strange. Shuria didn’t seem to have the ability to summon him.

In any case, she was the only one presumed to be the caster. Killing the caster this way to forcibly break the contract would burden his body too, but there was no other way.

He had to quickly break the contract and return to the Demon Realm.

He intended to investigate who had created such a magic circle and punish them severely.

At least I’ll send you off painlessly in one go.

Just as Theodor thought this and tried to cast magic at Shuria, something strange appeared before his eyes.

Not an ordinary magic circle, but a strange pink magic circle with text engraved on it.

Reading the text engraved there, Theodor couldn’t help but let out a scoff.

Who would have thought he’d experience firsthand that absurdity brings laughter, not anger.

[Greetings, Father Shuria. I am a magic circle that will help you become a good family to Lady Shuria.]

“Insane.”

Right after quietly muttering those words, black flames rose from his fingertips.

It was magic that required such strong magic power that ordinary demons couldn’t even use it—magic that killed everything in sight.

And when the light disappeared from his hand, Shuria was…

…sleeping with an even more comfortable expression.

Seeing Shuria now even snoring softly with the most peaceful expression in the world, Theodor suppressed some irritation and cast magic again.

This time he summoned hellfire with the intention of burning her to death.

But strangely, what fell before Shuria was not hellfire or lava, but a very small campfire.

Perhaps the campfire was warm—sleeping Shuria’s expression became even more comfortable, and at the gentle firelight and crackling sounds, Theodor’s expression began to turn fierce.

“How dare you play such tricks on me!”

Black magic power began flowing from the enraged Theodor’s entire body.

Since the humans broke the agreement first, there was sufficient justification to start a war.

Theodor summoned meteors with the intention of blowing away this entire area.

Purple light began rising in the dark window and sky, and large lights twinkled in the heavens.

But those lights never crashed down as Theodor intended. Theodor’s meteors became a meteor shower, beautifully decorating the sky.

It was beautiful enough that Shuria would have been extremely delighted to see it.

Now lacking even the energy to be angry, Theodor stared blankly at the sky and tried a few more attempts afterward.

The monsters of the Demon Realm became teddy bears, rocks became chocolate.

Seeing poison become chamomile scent to help a child sleep, he finally gave up.

He had no magic power left.

Just as Theodor, having exhausted all his strength, was gasping and catching his breath, the pink magic circle appeared before his eyes again.

[Now, have you become a little more inclined to listen to what I have to say? Father Shuria.]

Finally, Theodor had to admit it.

The fact that he couldn’t break this contract with his own power.

“Spit it out.”

His low voice, as if suppressing anger, was menacing.

[What the caster (Party A) daughter requested from the contractor (Party B) father is one thing. ‘Family.’]

‘Party B.’

Had he ever thought such a word would be attached before his name in his lifetime?

[In normal circumstances, my help wouldn’t be needed, but since contractor (Party B) father seems to have no intention of fulfilling his obligations, I have appeared.]

He didn’t like a single word he saw before his eyes.

How many things had he, the strongest demon, ever had to endure in his life?

Theodor’s already lacking patience was thus completely exhausted.

“You’ve definitely lost your mind.”

Muttering quietly, he reached out his hand.

He changed the target of his magic from Shuria to himself.

Demons with strong magic power could come back to life even if they died.

Though there was the major risk of having to start over from infancy, it was better than being bound by a contract with humans.

But contrary to Theodor’s thoughts, nothing happened.

Only the pink magic circle appeared before his eyes once again.

[No father dies leaving his child behind.]

This was maddening and infuriating.

With even his last resort blocked, Theodor finally had to admit it.

The fact that he, the great leader of the Demon Realm and strongest demon, had become that inferior creature’s father.

“Shit…”

Just as the enraged Theodor, tasting despair and frustration for the first time, finally couldn’t hold back and tried to curse.

His tongue stopped in place.

No, it would be more accurate to say it froze.

“…! …! …!”

The angry Theodor tried to spout more insulting and vulgar abuse.

But his tongue still wouldn’t move, and the magic circle appeared again.

[No father uses such language in front of his daughter.]

He thought everything was being overly fussy.

Finally giving up on cursing too, Theodor resignedly shifted his gaze to the sleeping Shuria.

Perhaps not knowing what she had done, her expression was peaceful.

Demon summoning.

Also called contracting, this magic was magic that forcibly dragged demons from the Demon Realm by offering human lives as sacrifices.

The Demon Realm where demons lived and the Mortal Realm where humans lived had different dimensional and world structures from the start, so they originally couldn’t exist in each other’s worlds by ordinary means.

Until some insane human summoned the Demon Lord in the past.

A fool with the desire to conquer the world had summoned the Demon Lord, who was the strongest being across countless dimensions.

By forcibly binding the Demon Lord to a human body.

That was exactly why many sacrifices were needed when summoning demons.

The magic could only activate if there was a body that matched the summoned demon.

The summoning method itself was problematic, but this wasn’t the end.

Demons summoned to magic circles had to swear on their heart, called the magic stone, that they would grant the casters’ wishes no matter what.

This was why this magic was also called contracting.

Somehow, if it was something within that demon’s power to reach.

Therefore, the Demon Lord being summoned was truly a major problem.

If the person who summoned him had said they wanted to rule the world or kill everyone, Theodor would have had to grant that wish regardless of his own will.

This magic was forbidden for the same reason.

The power of demons was dangerous and immense for mere humans to oppose, and the fact that they had to use fellow humans as sacrifices made even the High Ranks of the Mortal Realm uncomfortable.

Since demons also did not wish to be bound by humans, beings inferior to themselves, the two worlds sealed the magic for summoning demons under the condition that no responsibility would be questioned for creating this magic.

No longer did demons appear in the Mortal Realm.

They had been living well while forgetting each other’s existence… but what kind of lunatic had done such a thing?

Theodor, who had been grinding his teeth quietly, finally let out a sigh.

If she had wished for something like destroying the world or killing someone, he would have handled it quickly and returned.

Whether the Mortal Realm perished or not didn’t particularly matter to Theodor.

No, honestly speaking, if it were possible, he wanted to annihilate the Mortal Realm and return to the Demon Realm.

Theodor was so angry that he couldn’t understand the previous Demon Lord who had known about this magic in the past but simply left the Mortal Realm alone.

To begin with, things like a father or family that Shuria had wished for were far too unrealistic for Theodor, who came from the Demon Realm where blood, war, and slaughter were rampant.

It was at that very moment that Shuria awakened.

Her small eyelids and eyelashes trembled as she began to blink her pink candy-like eyes.

As if she couldn’t even see Theodor tied up beside her, she yawned with her small mouth, stretched, and began staring blankly into space.

Had he ever doubted his own presence in his life?

Theodor had never been ignored like this in the thousands of years he had lived.

Then the pink Magic Circle appeared again.

[Your daughter has awakened. Please greet your daughter with kind, fatherly words for a morning greeting.]

Theodor truly felt like destroying everything.

But what could he do?

He now knew that he had no choice.

Theodor looked at Shuria, who still didn’t know what she had done and was leisurely yawning.

It was the first time he had ever pondered how to speak to someone.

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