I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 27

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27. Picnic (3)

“Shuri.”

“Yes, Dad.”

When she turned around at his call, Shuria’s hands were full of yellow flowers.

So that’s what she was doing, she was playing well.

Theodor burst into laughter at the sight of her struggling with her hands full of flowers, thinking it was cute.

I should help her, right?

Just as Theodor reached out his hand toward Shuria with that thought.

“I’ll make you a flower crown with these, Dad!”

At those words, his laughter immediately disappeared.

“It’s okay.”

“No, Dad didn’t match the dress choco, so you need to wear a flower crown.”

“You mean dress code.”

“I know too, dressing coco.”

…Sure, whatever.

Since they couldn’t communicate properly, he had no confidence in winning.

Besides, it didn’t seem like she could make a flower crown with those things anyway.

That’s what Theodor thought as he looked at the flowers Shuria had picked.

“Teacher!!”

He did feel a bit uneasy when she called for Elisia.

But it was still fine, there was no way the princess would know how to make a flower crown with such wildflowers.

“Dandelions? I can make one with these.”

…Who said they wouldn’t treat her like a princess?

“But these aren’t enough, so if you bring more dandelions with long stems, I’ll make one for you.”

At Elisia’s words, Shuria disappeared like a shot to bring more flowers, and Theodor watched her retreating figure with a sense of despair.

But the world wasn’t so kind to Theodor.

The Magical Diagram appeared, blocking his view.

[Since your daughter made it for you, it will surely suit you well. Shall I prepare a thank-you message in advance?]

[1. Thank you, but it would suit you better since you resemble flowers more than I do.]

[2. Thank you for making such a pretty flower crown.]

[3. My daughter must be a genius, to immediately recognize what dandelions are and pick flowers so quickly.]

[4. …Hmph! It’s useless, but I’ll specially wear it considering the sentiment.]

This is really driving me crazy.

[I personally recommend option 3.]

I personally recommend you shut up.

[Only looking for someone when you need them is selfish behavior.]

You’re not a person.

[Yes!]

Although he got angry because the last two responses were too irritating, he felt the first and second answers were quite decent.

Let’s go with the first one.

After a moment’s consideration, Theodor chose the first response.

With that one, he could naturally pass the flower crown to Shuria.

Having made his decision, Theodor turned his head to look at Elisia, who was making the flower crown.

It wasn’t a joke that she could make one; a flower crown was being born from her fingertips.

Though it was simple since it was made from wildflowers, it still had a pretty shape.

That made it even more terrible for Theodor.

It was at that moment that Elisia looked up.

Their eyes met.

Neither looked away.

The cool breeze carried the scent of dandelions.

…What are you looking at?

Elisia’s voice came just as Theodor had that thought.

“You just thought it was modest for a princess, didn’t you?”

“Huh? Yes.”

I thought you should look away.

…He couldn’t say that honestly, and since he had thought it was modest, it wasn’t a lie.

At his answer, Elisia burst into loud laughter.

It was a shameless attitude, but strangely, it didn’t feel bad.

“How honest.”

“There’s no reason to lie.”

“At this rate, you’ll start speaking casually too.”

“…”

“Grand Duke?”

Even though she called his title, no response came from Theodor, and Elisia burst into laughter again.

“I wonder where the Grand Duke’s pea might be.”

Theodor immediately grasped the hidden meaning of her words.

In the Princess and the Pea, the pea’s position was the bed, used as a medium to prove identity.

But the pea’s original place was the dining table, specifically a commoner’s dining table.

She was asking whether he spoke to her that way because she was originally from high nobility.

Or if she was truly a commoner who showed such attitude because she hadn’t learned proper etiquette.

It was perfect aristocratic speech.

Theodor instinctively knew that pretending not to understand wouldn’t work.

“…Excuse me?”

So Theodor changed direction by pretending to misunderstand.

His face turned bright red as he averted his gaze, crossing his arms to cover his body with an expression of shame.

“…What do you mean by that?”

Theodor didn’t feel much shame about this act.

Because by saying this, there was someone else who would be more flustered than himself.

“Wait, Grand Duke! That’s not what I meant, don’t misunderstand!”

Elisia’s face turned bright red as she frantically waved her hands in denial.

She felt like she had become a scoundrel who harassed others with strange questions.

But explaining the meaning would be too, too…

It would look so undignified!

That’s right, nobles live and die by their dignity.

To them, pride was more precious than any rare treasure worth millions or gold and silver.

“Then what do you mean?”

Naturally, Elisia couldn’t answer.

Biting her lip, Elisia lowered her head and spoke.

“I seem to have misunderstood about the Grand Duke.”

It was Theodor’s victory.

Trying to beat me with words? You’re a hundred years too early.

[Are you happy beating a child?]

Oh, absolutely.

And I’m twenty-four, it’s only a four-year difference.

[In human years?]

What nonsense? Of course by calendar years. No matter how old the body is, time flows equally for everyone. Talking about mental age is just an excuse.

Do you think all demons are old?

Demons and humans aged and grew similarly.

Demons with vast magical power did live long, but the same was true for mana and divine power.

Shuria, who received his magical power, would surely live quite long without minor illnesses.

I’ll probably live 100 years longer than my natural lifespan.

And aging will be slower too.

“Daddy!”

…I won’t even become a noble.

As soon as he thought of Shuria, he could see her running toward him from far away.

Her running looked somewhat unstable, probably because of the dandelions filling both her hands.

It would be terrible if she fell in that state.

Theodor got up from his spot and started running toward Shuria, and sure enough, Shuria fell when she was not far from him.

Her body began to plummet at high speed.

Ah, seriously!

Theodor threw himself forward to catch Shuria.

Crash!

Fortunately, he succeeded in catching Shuria, and she called out to Theodor with tears in her eyes.

“Daddy, are you okay?”

Saying that, Shuria looked over his condition with a worried expression.

Theodor also checked his own condition.

Seeing that nothing hurt except where he hit the ground, it seemed Shuria wasn’t injured.

“Yeah.”

“…I won’t run anymore.”

“Good to know.”

Why was she trying to cry when she was the one who did wrong?

He hadn’t even scolded her.

Theodor calmed her down by stroking Shuria’s head.

As Theodor was about to return, the dandelions scattered on the ground came into his view.

Though he didn’t like their intended use, he began picking up the dandelions Shuria had dropped while holding her with one hand.

The dandelions that had barely fit in Shuria’s two hands didn’t even fill his one hand completely.

“Don’t cry.”

Why does she always cry after doing something wrong?

Contrary to his cold thoughts, his hands were gentle.

After handing the dandelions to Elisia, he was patting Shuria’s back with one hand while wiping her tears with the other.

“Are you hurt?”

After a long bout of crying, these were Shuria’s first words when she stopped her tears.

And those words were also the reason why Theodor couldn’t hate Shuria.

“It’s more important that you don’t get hurt than for daddy to get hurt.”

He was sincere.

With his vast magical power, he could heal most wounds instantly.

To Elisia, who didn’t know this fact, he must have looked like an incredible doting father.

Shuria nodded vigorously at Theodor’s words and hugged his neck.

“Yeah, I’ll be careful.”

“Good.”

Since he had extended his lifespan with magic, shouldn’t he at least die a natural death?

After a short while, the flower crown that Elisia had made caught the eye of Shuria, who had recovered her mood.

Though she had finished making it earlier, she couldn’t give it because Shuria had been crying.

“It’s pretty!”

At Shuria’s words, Elisia handed the flower crown to her.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes, thank you.”

Having received the flower crown from Elisia, Shuria took it and ran toward Theodor with quick steps.

Naturally, the flower crown’s destination was Theodor’s head.

Though it was a simple flower crown, it looked fine because his face was so striking.

Having perfectly pulled off the yellow flower crown, he felt self-loathing at his appearance and sighed inwardly.

“Daddy, you’re pretty.”

Unaware of Theodor’s inner thoughts, Shuria just stroked his head.

Though he had prepared words to say, Theodor didn’t say them.

He thought this was Shuria’s way of apologizing.

She did wrong.

She cried.

And I’m the one being considerate.

Still, he thought her effort to give him something was admirable.

“It’s truly a wonderful gift. But Shuri, you being healthy is the best gift for daddy.”

That’s what he thought.

Theodor wasn’t the type to hold back what he wanted to say.

Theodor chose his words as carefully as possible without being interfered with by the Magical Diagram.

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