I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 30

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30. Sacred Uninvited Guest (1)

“Mmm….”

Early in the morning, Shuria frowned at the sunlight piercing her eyes.

Even when she turned her head, the sunlight still stung her eyes, so Shuria tugged at Theodor’s clothes as he slept beside her.

“Close the curtains….”

Theodor was dumbfounded by Shuria’s words.

He couldn’t sleep properly all night because someone kept kicking off the blanket, and now she wanted him to get up and close the curtains too?

“Do it your….”

Of course, he couldn’t finish the sentence.

Feeling his mouth clamp shut and his tongue stiffen, Theodor cursed inwardly.

“…I’ll do it for you.”

Though his voice came out endlessly gentle.

Theodor trudged over to close the curtains.

Shuria was the only one who could make him do such things until now, and would be the only one in the future.

When he lay back on the bed, Shuria wriggled into his arms.

“Hug me.”

He didn’t have the energy to refuse.

So Theodor held Shuria, and the two of them fell back asleep.

After some time passed, Shuria was the first to open her eyes.

“Restroom.”

At those single words, Theodor’s arms that were holding her opened like automatic doors.

Shuria yawned and started walking.

“Restroom, restroom.”

Shuria opened the door and went out into the corridor.

Surely there was a restroom in Theodor’s room too.

The place Shuria headed to was none other than

The restroom in her own room.

Half-asleep, she had come down to her own room instead of staying in Theodor’s room.

With her eyes now bright and alert, having seemingly woken up, Shuria looked out the window.

Dad is sleeping and teacher should be sleeping too….

“Lora!”

As soon as Shuria’s call ended, her personal maid Lora entered through the door that opened.

“Yes, miss.”

“Let’s go to the garden, I want to go out!”

“Understood.”

Lora quickly prepared Shuria.

Her hair tied in a ponytail and shorts worn under her dress would help ensure Shuria had no discomfort while playing.

Having finished preparing, Shuria finally chose a rabbit doll.

“Today it’s with Toto.”

“Is there anything else you need?”

At Lora’s question, Shuria hesitated.

She felt like she was forgetting something, but couldn’t remember what.

At that moment, a rumbling sound came from Shuria’s stomach.

Only then remembering that she hadn’t eaten breakfast, Shuria spoke.

“Sister, have you eaten?”

“Not yet.”

“Then let’s eat sandwiches in the garden.”

“Understood, I’ll inform His Grace as well.”

Except when Theodor was very busy, the two usually ate most meals together.

So it was natural to inform Theodor that Shuria would be eating separately, but watching Lora turn around, Shuria fell into thought for a moment.

If I don’t eat with dad….

“Tell them to leave out the tomatoes!”

She could actually be picky with her food.

When eating with Theodor, Shuria was forced to eat cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggplant.

Otherwise, she couldn’t have dessert.

Even though that dad didn’t eat cucumbers himself.

“That won’t do.”

However, all power in the manor belonged to Theodor.

Having already figured that much out, Theodor had instructed Lora and the chef to prevent Shuria’s picky eating.

Dismayed by the answer she heard, Shuria asked back.

“Why?!”

“It’s His Grace’s order.”

“That’s mean!”

Since Lora said that, it was clear she wouldn’t remove the tomatoes no matter what she said.

After thinking briefly, one method came to Shuria’s mind.

“Then bring dad a sandwich too, with double cucumbers.”

“Understood.”

Watching Lora’s retreating figure, Shuria smiled wickedly.

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“The weather is nice!”

Coming out to the garden, Shuria looked up at the sky and said.

Clear skies and moderate sunlight.

It was a good day to eat sandwiches outside.

Shuria looked around to find a place to spread the picnic mat.

She didn’t want to eat near the manor.

Absolutely not because she was worried dad might come looking for her with a cucumber sandwich—it wasn’t that, she just felt like doing so today.

“Let’s go over there.”

“That’s the direction of the main gate, do you know that?”

“…Yeah!”

She didn’t know.

But well, did it matter if it was the direction of the main gate?

What mattered was getting away from the manor.

“There’s a big tree on the lawn near the main gate, let’s eat under there.”

Shuria thought it was a reasonable excuse.

Though there were quite a lot of big trees in the House of Helios’s garden, she thought so anyway.

“Understood.”

Lora didn’t bother to argue even though she knew this fact.

Children have their own reasons too.

Under the tree they reached after walking for about ten minutes, Lora spread the mat and opened the basket.

Taking out two sandwiches and two bottles of orange juice, she offered one to Shuria.

Both were the same sandwich.

Taking a big bite of the sandwich, Shuria chewed to overcome the taste of tomatoes.

Since it was a sandwich with strong flavors from other ingredients, it was at least edible among dishes with tomatoes.

Having eaten about half the sandwich, Shuria spoke while chewing.

“Sister, what should we do after eating?”

Her mouth was full of sandwich.

“Please speak after you finish eating. You’ll get indigestion.”

At Lora’s words, Shuria chewed and swallowed the sandwich.

“Sister, what should we do after eating?”

“How about going to the playground? I’ll push you on the swing.”

“Yeah, okay!”

Shuria answered with a bright smile and began eating her sandwich again.

Before she knew it, the sandwich had almost disappeared, and just as the last piece vanished into her mouth.

A large carriage stopped in front of the main gate.

“…The Temple?”

Lora muttered quietly after confirming the large cross emblem carved on the carriage.

It was definitely a Temple carriage.

She had no idea why people from the Temple had come here, though.

For some reason, she felt uneasy.

But Shuria, who had no way of knowing Lora’s thoughts, simply stood up with sparkling eyes.

“Guests?”

Before Lora could stop her, Shuria ran toward the main gate.

The carriage had stopped in front of the main gate.

Except for the House of Helios, there was no reason for anyone to come into this forest, so it was natural, but Shuria, who couldn’t know this fact, was simply delighted.

Because it had been a long time since guests had visited.

But Lora, who had caught up with Shuria, saw the coachman talking with the knights and realized something unusual was happening.

In the first place, she had never received word that guests would be coming today.

“Miss, let’s go back.”

But Lora’s words didn’t reach Shuria.

Because the main gate was opening with a loud sound.

“It must be guests!”

Unlike Shuria, who was delighted at the sight of the opening gate, Lora put strength into the shoulder she was holding.

Lora hoped the carriage would just pass them by, but Shuria, unaware of this thought, waved her hand toward the carriage.

The carriage stopped in front of them, and soon the door opened.

Because the carriage’s owner had recognized Shuria, the Grand Duke’s daughter.

“Come ride with me to the manor.”

The person in the carriage was a handsome man with silver hair and golden eyes.

Lora, who recognized his identity, finally understood the entire situation, but Shuria simply smiled and ran over.

Since Shuria had gotten into the carriage, Lora had no choice but to join them.

Unlike Lora, who was uncomfortable in this situation, Shuria, who had somehow ended up sitting on the man’s lap, simply smiled and conversed with him.

Lora was anxious that Shuria might say something wrong to this person.

And for good reason.

“Are you perhaps a prince?”

Because in front of him, one shouldn’t carelessly use such titles.

But apparently not offended, he burst into laughter and patted Shuria’s head.

“No, I’m not.”

“Then, are you a princess?”

Having said that, Shuria looked at his chest with a serious expression.

He doesn’t seem like a princess though.

Feeling a strange sense of shame at Shuria’s gaze, the man avoided her eyes.

“…No, I’m not.”

Shuria, who had no way of knowing she had just harassed an adult man, was simply curious about who he was.

“It’s hard, give me a hint.”

“I am one closest to God, the most sacred and noble being.”

“…Aren’t you embarrassed saying that with your own mouth?”

At Shuria’s serious voice, the man was left speechless.

It was the first time in his life he had heard such words.

Flustered, he opened his eyes wide and looked at Lora, but even Lora couldn’t deal with Shuria.

Lora also quietly avoided his gaze.

Hesitating briefly at Lora’s avoidance, he spoke again.

He couldn’t very well explain who he was with his own mouth at this point.

Recalling Shuria’s words from earlier, he humbled himself as much as possible.

“I am also one who owns nothing and lives a life of service for a lifetime.”

“Correct, a beggar!”

At the answer that came in one second, he was left speechless.

He had explained it in the simplest terms possible for the young girl, but while Shuria knew the meaning of ownership, she didn’t know the meaning of service.

“No, I’m not.”

Trying his best to stay calm, he spoke, and Shuria fell into thought again.

It seemed she had thought wrong.

It was rude to just call such a handsome person a beggar.

At Shuria’s serious expression, the man looked at her with slight expectation.

This time it seemed she had figured out who he was.

“Then, a pretty beggar!”

At Shuria’s answer, he finally gave up.

His profession seemed too difficult for the young girl.

“I’m a High Priest.”

“What are you substituting for?”

He couldn’t follow the context of this conversation at all.

If he explained what a High Priest was, he would probably hear again that he shouldn’t be embarrassed saying such things with his own mouth.

After a moment’s consideration, he spoke.

“I substitute for God.”

It wasn’t wrong.

But Shuria only knew one god.

The god her sisters had told her about right after Mother passed away in the past.

“I know a god too! Bas… mmph… mmph!!”

Fortunately, Lora covered her mouth and prevented an incident.

Feeling cold sweat running down her back, Lora spoke.

“The young miss is still young. She means no harm.”

“…I know.”

High Priest Pieton, who held the highest authority in the Temple, regretted showing mercy to someone for the first time.

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