I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 24

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24. Elisia

The rumor that the Pink Princess had become the tutor at the Duchy spread quickly.

Naturally, along with rumors that the two would eventually marry.

It was thanks to the young ladies who had visited the Duchy to become tutors.

It was exactly what Elisia had wanted.

And Theodor also acquiesced, even knowing how the rumors would spread.

What mattered was that Shuria wouldn’t get hurt, and such rumors would never reach Shuria’s ears.

Theodor also needed Elisia.

To eliminate Shuria’s magic power and break the contract, he needed her divine power.

However, the Emperor was not particularly pleased when he heard Elisia’s opinion.

Frankly speaking, from the Imperial Court’s perspective, he wasn’t such a good marriage prospect.

Nevertheless, the Emperor permitted Elisia’s marriage.

This was because Crown Prince Elliot of the Filton Empire helped persuade the Emperor.

Though the age difference between Elisia and him was eight years, which was considerable, the two were precious family to each other above all else.

While the Emperor was indifferent to his daughters, Elisia’s childhood wasn’t particularly lonely.

Seven older sisters filled the void in the family and cherished her.

The seven sisters, including Elisia, didn’t resent or hate Elliot, who received special treatment from the Emperor, but cherished him as family.

But happiness didn’t last long.

When Elliot turned three, the sisters married one by one and left the Imperial Palace.

Now only the two of them remained in the Imperial Palace, and Elisia naturally poured the affection she had received from her sisters onto her youngest brother.

In the cold and desolate Imperial Palace, they were each other’s only support, so their relationship was more special than anyone else’s.

Until Elisia’s marriage time approached.

Elliot advised that when he became Emperor, he would make it possible for her to return to the Imperial Palace, so for now she should buy time at the Duchy.

This was why Elisia could become a tutor despite holding the title of Pink Princess.

With everything resolved, there was nothing that could stop Elisia.

She spent her own money to hire a mage and returned to the Duchy in just two days using teleportation.

If she had traveled by carriage, it would have taken more than two weeks, so it was truly tremendous speed.

Shuria welcomed Elisia back to the Duchy with a smile under the name of tutor.

“Teacher~!”

“Hello, Princess~!!”

Watching the two embrace each other with bright smiles as if it were a touching reunion, Theodor clicked his tongue quietly.

“You were apart for two days.”

And you’ve only known each other for two days.

He couldn’t understand how they were already acting so close after knowing each other for such a short time.

[I was also jealous that my position might be taken.]

Join in moderately.

Today too, the Magical Diagram wouldn’t stay quiet.

Jealous of what, indeed.

It would be nice if the two became close so he could have more free time.

“Please take good care of Shuria from now on.”

“I also ask for your favor.”

Now that there was someone to look after Shuria, Theodor could now rest… well, not rest, but work comfortably.

Theodor headed to his office, leaving the two behind.

Watching Theodor’s retreating figure, Elisia lowered her gaze to meet Shuria’s eyes.

“Then, shall we go play with teacher?”

“What are we going to play?”

“Hide and seek would be good, or how about paper folding or coloring?”

It was quite a serious answer.

Thanks to Elisia’s experience with childcare through Elliot, she knew what a five-year-old child liked and enjoyed.

“Hide and seek?”

She had done a lot of paper folding and coloring, but hide and seek was a game she was hearing about for the first time.

“It’s a game where one person becomes ‘it’ and catches people. While the person who’s ‘it’ counts numbers, the other people hide their bodies, and when the person who’s ‘it’ finds and catches the hidden person, that person becomes ‘it’.”

At her words, Shuria’s eyes sparkled as she nodded.

“That sounds fun!”

“Between the catching role and the hiding role, which do you like better?”

“I want to hide!!!!”

Saying that, Shuria began running quickly without giving Elisia a chance to respond.

But before she could go far, Shuria was caught by Elisia.

“You can only hide on the first floor of the Manor.”

It was because she hadn’t finished explaining the rules.

It would be really troublesome if she lost Shuria in this vast Manor.

“Okay!”

…Could she trust this?

Even though the answer was full of confidence, she felt uneasy.

As soon as Elisia put her down, Shuria began running toward the Manor.

“Where should I hide?”

But Shuria’s dilemma didn’t last long.

It was natural.

Her range of activity wasn’t that wide.

Having toured the entire Manor on the first day, Shuria only went around her room, Theodor’s Room, and the Kitchen and Dining Hall for snacks.

Shuria wasn’t particularly interested in the traditionally built, antique Manor.

It was much more fun to swing on the swing in the Garden with her dedicated maid Lora or play with toys.

Therefore, it was predetermined that Shuria would choose the Dining Hall as her hiding place.

The only places Shuria had memorized the way to on the first floor were the Dining Hall and Kitchen, but she couldn’t enter the Kitchen and disturb the hard-working staff.

Because meals were important.

Sniffing at the delicious aroma coming from the Kitchen, Shuria slipped between the curtains covering the window.

Looking at the red fabric blocking her view, Shuria burst into giggles.

Here, she would never be found.

It was right then that the sound of the door opening was heard.

Shuria gasped and held her breath.

She could feel the footsteps getting closer and closer.

And the steps stopped in front of her.

Looking down, she could see shoes covering ankles below the dress.

They were Elisia’s shoes.

But perhaps not having spotted Shuria, Elisia turned around, and just as Shuria sighed in relief at that fact.

Swoosh!

Elisia, who had pulled back the curtain, and Shuria’s eyes met.

“Found you.”

Saying that, Elisia lifted her up and spun around once in place, and Shuria burst into giggles.

Finding that sight cute, Elisia spun around once more before setting Shuria down on the ground.

“Again, let’s do it again!”

Shuria seemed to have enjoyed it, spreading her arms toward her and bouncing up and down.

“Again…?”

Though Shuria was small and thin compared to her peers, she wasn’t light enough for an adult woman to lift easily.

Feeling slightly uneasy, Elisia once again lifted Shuria and spun around.

“Again!”

Though she was starting to feel dizzy, seeing Shuria’s delighted expression, Elisia couldn’t bring herself to tell her to stop.

Having spun ten times, Elisia staggered and regained her balance.

“Can’t you do it just one more time as the very last? Please??”

At her words, Elisia opened her mouth while panting.

Elisia, who had lived a life completely removed from exercise, wasn’t particularly strong in terms of stamina.

“You just said that was really the last time.”

“Really, really, completely the last time!”

…This time will really be the last.

Elisia squeezed out her last bit of strength to lift Shuria and spin around once.

But that seemed to be her limit, as Elisia lost her balance and staggered after setting Shuria down on the ground.

She was definitely going to fall at this rate.

At that moment, something black entered Elisia’s field of vision and she instinctively grabbed onto it.

And that something also caught Elisia.

The moment Elisia felt relieved that she hadn’t fallen, a voice came from above.

“It would be best if you didn’t overexert yourself.”

Theodor said this while supporting Elisia so she could regain her balance.

Only then did Elisia realize this was a situation where both she and Shuria could have been in danger.

Feeling embarrassed by this fact, Elisia released her grip on him and looked away.

“Thank you and I’m sorry.”

At her words, Theodor shook his head.

“Not at all, I understand.”

These were truly sincere words.

So much so that he felt frustrated for not using this method sooner.

To think there was such a good way to play.

By Theodor’s standards, using physical activity was much easier and more beneficial than reading those utterly stupid fairy tale books.

It’s exercise too, after all.

After confirming that Elisia had regained her balance, Theodor approached Shuria and lifted her up.

She was light, but still had some weight to her.

He thought that if she grew just a little more, she’d make a decent weight for training.

“Hurry up and grow.”

He’d been too busy with work lately to exercise much.

Though Theodor was a demon with outstanding magical power, he was fundamentally a knight.

“Yeah! Papa, do you want to play hide-and-seek too?”

“Next time, I’m busy right now.”

In fact, Theodor had been processing documents with the Magical Diagram’s help while monitoring what the two of them were doing.

If he had chosen the wrong teacher, all the responsibility would fall on him.

He was quite shocked when Shuria hid behind a curtain that was only tall enough to cover her eyes rather than actually hiding her body, but her stupidity wasn’t his responsibility.

However, it would be a different story if she got hurt doing that.

The moment Theodor saw Elisia staggering, he quickly ran to the dining hall and saved her.

After checking Shuria’s condition one last time, Theodor turned his gaze to Elisia.

Seeing how she did her best to ensure Shuria wouldn’t get hurt even when she herself was in danger, he thought he no longer needed to be suspicious of her.

“What’s more important than the child’s wishes is not getting hurt. Please just keep that in mind.”

“I understand.”

[If you’re done checking, please stop working me like a slave now.]

Ignoring the Magical Diagram that appeared before him, Theodor set Shuria down.

“You shouldn’t make the Princess work so hard either.”

From Theodor’s perspective, he said this because he would receive that pain back squared.

But to Elisia, he only appeared as the perfect father.

Therefore, Elisia formally apologized to him with proper courtesy.

“I am also Shuria’s guardian from now on, so I will be more careful in the future. I apologize.”

…?

Honestly speaking, Theodor couldn’t understand why she was apologizing to him to this extent.

Still, well, she said she’d be careful.

“I understand.”

Theodor answered this way without even anticipating how this misunderstanding would come back to affect him.

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