I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 32

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32. Sacred Uninvited Guest (3)

 

“Since the target is me anyway, Grand Duke, take Shuria with you.”

 

“Gasp, Dad lost.”

 

Shuria covered her mouth, startled by her own voice that was louder than expected, but everyone had already heard her words.

 

After a moment of confusion, Elisia moved forward while holding Shuria.

 

Bright light was flowing from her body.

 

Elisia was using divine power.

 

“You came knowing everything anyway, didn’t you.”

 

It was none other than the Emperor’s direct seal.

 

It meant that the Emperor had also agreed to her going to the Temple.

 

However, Theodor did not take Shuria away from her.

 

Because Elisia’s divine power was eliminating Shuria’s magic.

 

It’s the only way, I can’t stop her.

 

Theodor grabbed Elisia’s arm.

 

Elisia’s eyes widened in confusion at his unexpected action.

 

“The Temple really believed that excuse, I see.”

 

Theodor looked down to gauge Shuria’s reaction.

 

Since he had a promise with Shuria, he had to avoid mentioning marriage and engagement as much as possible.

 

At times like this, he appreciated the nobles’ way of speaking.

 

“What does that mean?”

 

The voice that reached him was trembling even more.

 

“I mean, does it seem like the Princess is staying at House of Helios merely for the reason of being a tutor?”

 

Theodor looked at Shuria again for her reaction.

 

But he became a bit disturbed by the sight of her genuinely enjoying watching his fight.

 

Did she catch on, or didn’t she?

 

Since he felt no pain at all, it seemed to be fine.

 

At that moment, the Magical Diagram came to mind.

 

[What you and your daughter promised about is marriage, romance is not my area of expertise.]

 

Though he had no intention of romance or luck in answers, it was helpful advice.

 

“I hope you know what that implies when you say it.”

 

“I suppose so.”

 

Well, now the most important thing.

 

Theodor looked with satisfaction at Peyden’s expression, who was glaring at him fiercely, unable to hide his anger and irritation.

 

“Do you think I’ll easily believe you with just words?”

 

This was it.

 

Pieton’s voice trembling with anger gave him a feeling of stress relief.

 

Certainly, his personality wasn’t particularly good either.

 

“Whether you believe it or not isn’t that important. What matters is that it’s the truth.”

 

“Can you take responsibility for those words?”

 

“Of course.”

 

He would remove the divine power and had no intention of divorcing.

 

He was thinking of death separation.

 

If the contract was broken, Theodor planned to pretend to be dead and then return to the Demon Realm.

 

So it wouldn’t be a problem for remarriage.

 

Wasn’t this sufficient responsibility in their contractual relationship?

 

“If you don’t show evidence, I won’t believe it!”

 

“How could there be evidence for loving each other?”

 

Elisia couldn’t understand how the situation was unfolding.

 

She hadn’t expected Theodor to help her.

 

Especially while making an enemy of the Temple.

 

But since he had stepped forward to help first, there was no reason to hesitate.

 

Elisia took something out from her bosom.

 

“Oh, my ring.”

 

Hoping that Pieton hadn’t heard Shuria’s words, Elisia spoke up.

 

“This ring is that evidence.”

 

A pink heart gem sparkled brilliantly on Elisia’s finger.

 

The flaw was that it sparkled excessively.

 

Though the ring itself was valid evidence, Theodor felt slightly hurt in his pride.

 

While his aesthetic sense wasn’t particularly good, it wasn’t as disastrous as that.

 

Theodor glanced at Pieton.

 

He was a bit anxious that even seeing that ring’s design, Pieton might not believe it.

 

“…Definite evidence.”

 

Pink symbolizing love and a heart, and of that size too.

 

It was irrefutable, definite evidence.

 

Looking at Pieton seriously examining the ring, Theodor realized.

 

The fact that the Grand Chamberlain was also one of those priests who had never experienced romance.

 

That’s why Theodor was confident of his victory.

 

“Teacher, I want to go to Dad now.”

 

Until Shuria’s voice was heard.

 

Shuria, who had her ring taken by Elisia, was puffing up her cheeks and reaching her arms toward Theodor.

 

“Hug me.”

 

Thinking it was fortunate enough that she didn’t mention the ring, Theodor hugged Shuria.

 

But the problem was.

 

“What’s the relationship between Dad and Teacher?”

 

Pieton, who heard the title “Teacher,” looked at Shuria as if she were his last hope and asked that question.

 

Theodor and Elisia couldn’t stop his question.

 

They knew that stopping him here would only give him grounds for rebuttal.

 

Whether she knew that much was at stake for them or not, Shuria pondered for a moment before speaking.

 

The last scene she saw of the two together was definitely.

 

“They… slept hugging each other.”

 

It was over.

 

Now that their relationship was confirmed, Pieton couldn’t take Elisia away.

 

The stubborn Grand Chamberlain, who was the only one unaware of this fact, had numerous principles.

 

One was the belief in human goodness that children under five don’t lie, and another was not interfering with love.

 

Pieton, embarrassed, cleared his throat and spoke.

 

“When you get old, you naturally become less trusting of others’ words.”

 

“Live a little younger.”

 

It was Shuria’s voice.

 

She was currently in a state of great sulking because no one was paying attention to her.

 

Shuria escaped from Theodor’s embrace by hitting his arm and puffed up her cheeks.

 

Feeling mild pain, Theodor managed his expression.

 

“I want to go.”

 

But no matter how sulky she was, there was something that had to be done.

 

Shuria was caught by Elisia’s arm.

 

“You have to greet the guest.”

 

At her words, Shuria trudged over and bowed to Pieton.

 

“Goodbye.”

 

Though it was obvious she didn’t want to do it, she did greet him anyway.

 

After greeting him, Shuria seemed to be leaving nicely outside.

 

Bang!

 

“Shuri, you can’t use it if you do that to the door!”

 

“It’s the wind!!”

 

“That kid!”

 

Elisia, thinking she also bore some responsibility, bowed to Pieton in greeting before hurriedly chasing after Shuria.

 

Left alone with Pieton, Theodor felt relieved as he sensed the pain disappearing.

 

It seemed Elisia was doing a good job calming Shuria down.

 

Just as he was about to open his mouth to greet Peyden as well.

 

“You made that decision thinking about the shock the child would receive. I’m sorry for misunderstanding.”

 

Peyden, who had thought it through and reached his own conclusion, apologized to him.

 

Though it wasn’t actually a misunderstanding, it felt good to receive an apology.

 

Theodor decided to just think of it that way.

 

“Not at all.”

 

“Didn’t the child find out because of me?”

 

She’s too much of a fool to know.

 

Though he still didn’t particularly like Peyden, Theodor thought that a stubborn old man who knew how to apologize was a decent stubborn old man.

 

“She won’t know.”

 

Peyden seemed relieved by Theodor’s confident answer.

 

With Theodor’s response, an awkward silence began to flow between the two.

 

It was Peyden who broke that atmosphere with a clearing of his throat.

 

“Even if the child doesn’t know, it would be better to refrain from such behavior in front of her.”

 

Refrain from what?

 

…Ah.

 

Belated realization and embarrassment flashed through Theodor’s mind.

 

I take back what I said about liking him.

 

He didn’t even have the energy to respond to such an absurd misunderstanding.

 

Fortunately, Peyden didn’t seem to expect an answer either.

 

“I’ll be going now. Next time, I’ll see you as an ally.”

 

He said this with the hero who ended the war and the Demon Lord who appeared on the continent in mind.

 

“Let’s do that.”

 

And those two were the same person.

 

Yeah, we won’t be seeing each other.

 

With Theodor’s response, Peyden left the room.

 

It seemed he planned to return to the Temple immediately.

 

Just as Theodor, thinking the matter had been resolved without any problems, let out a sigh of relief, the Magical Diagram appeared before his eyes.

 

[Congratulations, you’ve gotten yourself a wonderful lover.]

 

Ah.

 

Only then did Theodor’s sense of reality return.

 

His age: twenty-four.

 

Premarital chastity and anti-marriage principles.

 

Following a deceased wife and child, now he even had a lover.

 

His head began to ache.

 

[I’m glad that Father has more responsibilities in the Mortal Realm. It means there will be more things for you to grow attached to in the Mortal Realm.]

 

Right, my responsibilities have increased.

 

The problem is that only responsibilities have increased.

 

Theodor lightly ignored the latter comment and ran his hand through his hair.

 

Come to think of it, he had a lot of paperwork to process too.

 

There was no time to rest.

 

He had wasted time unnecessarily because of an unwelcome guest.

 

The moment Theodor opened the door to go to his office, something fell into his arms.

 

It was Shuria.

 

Just as she grabbed the door handle on the other side, Theodor had opened the door, causing her to fall.

 

Startled, Theodor looked down to meet her gaze.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Shuria answered by nodding her head, then spread her arms as if asking to be held.

 

When Theodor naturally lifted her up at this sight, Shuria buried her face in his shoulder.

 

“…I’m sorry for interrupting the adults’ conversation.”

 

It seemed she had been scolded by Elisia.

 

Her cute appearance improved his mood a little.

 

“No, Daddy will pay more attention to Shuri too.”

 

Really, it seemed he had grown somewhat attached.

 

Watching the two who looked close, Elisia thought.

 

It would be better to express her gratitude tomorrow.

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