I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 25

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25. Picnic (1)

“As the Demon Lord said, rifts have appeared in the Demon Realm as well.”

“I see.”

Given the gravity of the situation, Theodor, who had directly contacted the Demon Realm, was having a conversation with his aide Adolt.

The location where the rift occurred in the Demon Realm was in the deep forest known for having many demons.

However, only one old demon had witnessed the rift, and the report was based solely on his testimony.

If it hadn’t been for that, it would have been discovered much sooner, and it was a miracle there were no casualties.

“The rift has currently disappeared, and we are investigating the traces, the cause of its occurrence, and the reason for its disappearance.”

“If another rift occurs or any problems arise, contact me immediately.”

Having said that, Theodor was about to cut the connection with the Demon Realm.

“As expected of the Demon Lord. You foresaw this far ahead and went to another dimension.”

But at that moment, he stopped upon hearing Adolt’s words.

Theodor was momentarily speechless at the sight of Adolt asking with sparkling eyes as if he respected him.

“…That’s right.”

In front of him looking at him like that, Theodor couldn’t bring himself to reveal the truth.

At Theodor’s answer, Adolt excitedly continued chattering.

He recited the Demon Lord’s achievements and actions so far, and rejoiced that even the other demons who had been suspicious of his sudden disappearance had shut their mouths after seeing the rift.

“Who could possibly stop the Demon Lord?”

…There is someone. A five-year-old child.

Unaware that Theodor’s shame was growing even more because of this.

Unable to listen any longer, Theodor forcibly cut the connection with him.

Only when the room became quiet did his mind seem to settle.

How did things end up like this?

A few days ago, he had gone to Cantabile to see the rift directly.

But the rift was being controlled by knights, and even using teleportation, it took more than two weeks to travel between Cantabile and Filton, excluding the distance that required taking a ship.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to reveal his title as Grand Duke, and ultimately Theodor gave up investigating the rift in the Mortal Realm.

Given the exceptional circumstances, the Magical Diagram had also told him it was fine to go to the Demon Realm, but with many affairs in the Mortal Realm piling up and not even knowing the location of the rift, there wasn’t much he could do even if he went to the Demon Realm.

There was much to investigate.

If demons and humans were to cross over into each other’s dimensions, the world would surely fall into chaos.

Even humans among themselves didn’t hesitate to wage war and slaughter for their own benefit, so how much worse would it be if the target were demons?

Theodor sighed while recalling the fairy tale book Shuria had been reading.

Demons were just beings slightly different from humans.

Yet in the Mortal Realm, the perception of them was terribly poor.

It was probably because fairy tales and legends portrayed demons badly to instill wariness about past contracts with demons.

…His own kidnapping of Shuria was probably one of the causes too.

Come to think of it, it was really unfair.

Being suddenly summoned to the Mortal Realm and becoming a five-year-old’s father was annoying enough to drive him crazy, but if he didn’t fulfill his family responsibilities, he had to endure deadly pain, his work doubled because of his Grand Duke title, and he even became the cause of rifts.

Of course, if he had known that rifts would occur, he would never have threatened the king and boldly kidnapped the princess.

Though he would have kidnapped her secretly instead.

Thinking that far really made him sigh involuntarily.

He felt like he had unnecessarily caused trouble by doing something bothersome.

It was too late to regret now that things had already happened, but fortunately he had the ability to take responsibility.

He had to stop the rifts.

If the two dimensions were connected like this, the end would surely be war.

Theodor sighed inwardly.

Who would have thought things would get this tangled? His head hurt.

“Daddy! Let’s go on a picnic!!!”

Ah… my head really hurts now.

But his daughter didn’t give him time to be lost in thought.

Looking at the intruder who had barged into his room and placed a fairy tale book on top of his documents, Theodor thought.

Physical pain would probably be better.

He really wanted to rest today.

But as soon as Theodor thought that, the Magical Diagram appeared.

[Picnic]

[How about taking a relaxing picnic with your daughter?]

[Reward: I will help you locate the rift.]

If you have that ability, couldn’t you use it for world peace?

[To me, the peace of father and daughter, that is, family peace, is more important than world peace.]

I’ll destroy you first after stopping the rift and breaking the contract.

Knowing this was someone he couldn’t persuade, there was ultimately only one decision Theodor could make.

“Alright.”

At Theodor’s answer, a bright smile appeared on Shuria’s face.

“Teacher said she’s coming too!”

She said she’s coming, or you made her come?

He felt a strange kinship with Elisia.

“I see.”

It was an answer that implied many things.

But Shuria, who had no way of knowing that meaning, just smiled brightly.

“Daddy, wear yellow clothes too!”

Yellow?

Theodor tilted his head at Shuria’s words and walked to the wardrobe.

Except for white shirts, everything was dark-colored suits and tailcoats.

Even the clothes he wore for training, he stuck to black.

After searching through the wardrobe for a long time, which had no yellow, not even red, he finally found one pair of brown pants.

…This should count as yellow.

[How is that yellow… Are you colorblind?]

[Shut up if you don’t want to be destroyed.]

[Yes!]

When he summoned the Magical Diagram and wrote text to respond in its own way, the Magical Diagram no longer appeared.

Wearing a white shirt and brown pants, Theodor looked in the mirror for a moment, then grabbed something and went outside.

It was one of the few yellow items in his room.

When Theodor, having finished preparing, went outside, he saw Shuria and Elisia both wearing identical yellow dresses.

So that’s why she told me to wear yellow clothes.

He felt fortunate that he didn’t have yellow clothes.

He absolutely didn’t want to be caught between those two.

“Daddy, I told you to wear yellow clothes!”

At Shuria’s words, Theodor quickly raised his hand to show her.

On his ring finger, a golden ring was sparkling.

He never thought the ring he bought to act like a married man would be used like this.

“This is yellow too.”

At Theodor’s shameless words, Shuria scrunched up her face.

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

“What kind of way to talk is that?”

“You said health is more important than studying.”

“Daddy’s mental health is included too.”

The servants held back laughter at their conversation, but tutor Elisia was dying inside.

Is the relationship between father and daughter good or bad?

Theodor talking with Shuria didn’t look upset at all.

In fact, he seemed to be enjoying it.

But Elisia, who couldn’t even imagine showing such an attitude toward her father, didn’t know whether she should scold this or not.

“This won’t do, next time let’s buy clothes for Dad. I’ll pick them out for you…”

Shuria couldn’t finish her sentence.

Because Theodor, startled by her offer to pick out clothes, had scooped her up and gotten into the carriage.

Having boarded the carriage with her, Theodor extended his hand to Elisia.

“Let’s go.”

Beyond Theodor, Shuria’s voice could be heard as if she were protesting something.

“Shuri, be quiet.”

At Elisia’s single word after boarding the carriage, Shuria fell silent.

Theodor looked at Shuria with disbelief as she quietly began gazing out the window while nestled in his arms.

…She closes her mouth even when she doesn’t need anything or hasn’t done anything wrong?

Well, I suppose the education is having some effect.

Theodor felt grateful to Elisia for calming down that wild beast.

Their destination was the plains where the ranch managed by the House of Helios was located.

As soon as they stepped down from the carriage, they could see the sky meeting the vast plains that the Northern Region took pride in.

It was a horizon so beautiful that even Theodor was impressed.

Naturally, Theodor had only managed it and hadn’t known such a place existed.

They had simply come to the location Elisia recommended when Shuria said she wanted to go on a picnic.

“I heard you were coming. I’m Philip, the ranch manager and shepherd.”

Philip had a rough voice, coarse hands, countless scars on his face, and a large build to boot.

Even Theodor, who didn’t pay much attention to appearances, thought he looked more suited to be a mercenary or soldier than a shepherd.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Theodor and Elisia finished greeting Philip without any problems, but Shuria was hiding behind them, watching Philip.

She was frightened by his build that was several times larger than hers and his intimidating appearance.

“H-hello there!”

Still, she needed to maintain proper etiquette, so Shuria shouted while trying her best not to make eye contact with him.

When the child was making such an effort, there was nothing he could say about it.

“…The young lady is a bit shy with strangers.”

“Not at all, we should be grateful she’s not crying.”

Though he quickly made excuses for the situation, Theodor somehow felt sorry toward him.

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