I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 33

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33. Fifth, Birthday (1)

 

[Your Daughter’s Birthday]

 

[Mission: Prepare a gift for your daughter.]

 

[Reward: Locations of three rifts that will appear in the future.]

 

Early in the morning, Theodor frowned as he checked the Magical Diagram that appeared as soon as he opened his eyes.

 

He couldn’t understand why birthdays needed to be celebrated.

 

What was so important about the day you were born?

 

But the conditions the Magical Diagram imposed on him were always things he couldn’t refuse.

 

The thought that he had to move according to its orders again today made him irritated.

 

Theodor irritably ran his hand through his hair and got out of bed.

 

Preparing a gift wouldn’t be difficult.

 

The problem was time.

 

If he had someone else buy a gift or prepared something carelessly, that damn Magical Diagram would surely reject it.

 

[That’s correct.]

 

Theodor suppressed the urge to punch the shamelessly appearing Magical Diagram.

 

Really, there wasn’t a single thing he liked about it.

 

Since he would encounter Shuria during mealtime anyway, he planned to ask her then.

 

The Magical Diagram probably couldn’t criticize that.

 

[Asking the gift recipient directly means you lack personal sense, so there’s no need to criticize it.]

 

Be patient.

 

Getting angry was pointless since that thing was an inanimate object.

 

It was a human creation that would disappear once the contract was broken.

 

Having regained his composure, Theodor headed to the dining hall.

 

When he opened the door and entered, he saw Shuria and Elisia having a conversation.

 

Then, both of their gazes turned toward him.

 

“Daddy!”

 

The voice calling him with a bright smile strangely improved his mood.

 

He slowly walked over and sat down, making eye contact with Shuria who was still looking at him.

 

But strangely, he couldn’t open his mouth.

 

Was asking if there was something she wanted really this difficult?

 

“Do you have something to say?”

 

Shuria’s mouth was full of pasta, and cream sauce was smeared all around her lips.

 

“Wipe around your mouth.”

 

“That’s something Daddy should do for me.”

 

Saying that, Shuria leaned her body toward him.

 

Theodor let out a hollow laugh at her shamelessness, but contrary to his exasperated thoughts, he took out a tissue and wiped around her mouth.

 

“So, you really do have something to say.”

 

The small, stupid, ugly thing was only quick-witted at times like this.

 

Continuously convincing himself that this wasn’t a question worth hesitating over, Theodor opened his mouth.

 

“Is there a gift you want?”

 

At Theodor’s question, Shuria made an expression as if asking why he would ask such a thing.

 

Unable to grasp the meaning of that expression, Theodor looked at her with strange tension, and Shuria’s resolute voice was heard.

 

“I’m Daddy’s daughter… I already have everything I need.”

 

…Right.

 

Theodor had told Shuria to tell him if there was anything she wanted or needed.

 

And Shuria hadn’t refused that.

 

She had so many things she wanted that Theodor had to raid the Demon Realm’s warehouses because of Shuria.

 

Just as Theodor, having nothing left to say, was choosing his next question.

 

“Still, isn’t there anything you want?”

 

Elisia, who had figured out the situation, asked Shuria.

 

Feeling grateful to Elisia, who was always perceptive unlike someone else, Theodor waited for Shuria’s answer.

 

“Really, there isn’t. If I think of something, I’ll tell Daddy.”

 

“…I see.”

 

It was a firm attitude.

 

But he had an obligation to give Shuria a gift today without fail.

 

Because birthdays only come once a year.

 

There was no guarantee that something Shuria wanted would come to mind within today.

 

Having gained nothing from this, mealtime ended and Theodor decided to give up on this reward.

 

He could just deploy more personnel in the Demon Realm instead.

 

But then, why.

 

“What matters more than money is sincerity.”

 

Was he doing this here?

 

Theodor still couldn’t accept the cookie dough placed in front of him.

 

He understood that Elisia had stopped him after the meal and thanked him for his help, and he understood that she wanted to repay him.

 

But why did it lead to this?

 

Theodor looked at Elisia, who was skillfully cutting cake layers beside him.

 

Who said she wasn’t treated like a princess?

 

“Many noble ladies take baking as a hobby.”

 

…She’s perceptive too.

 

Theodor decided to change the subject.

 

Fixing his gaze on the cake she was making, Theodor opened his mouth.

 

“Why are you making a cake?”

 

“What’s a birthday without cake?”

 

Her perception was amazing.

 

Having nothing to say, Theodor closed his mouth.

 

Let’s think positively.

 

Just thinking of it as completing a mission would be enough, so there was nothing to lose.

 

“Is the Grand Duke not good with his hands?”

 

…There was nothing to lose.

 

Theodor opened his mouth, realizing he was receiving help from Elisia.

 

“Is there some problem?”

 

“It’s ugly.”

 

“Doesn’t it taste the same?”

 

“What looks good tastes good too.”

 

Saying that, Elisia took the dough from Theodor.

 

The lumpy and irregularly sized cookies began to find uniform size and shape.

 

However, Theodor didn’t notice this change.

 

Noticing this fact, Elisia pondered for a moment before opening her mouth.

 

“Can you handle a knife somewhat?”

 

Theodor was one of the finest swordsmen in the Demon Realm and the person who ended the war in the Mortal Realm with a single sword.

 

Surely Elisia also knew about the latter case, yet she asked this.

 

“…To some extent.”

 

At Theodor’s answer, Elisia brought a strawberry and began making cuts in it.

 

After some time passed, the strawberry had transformed into a pretty rose shape.

 

“Then, try doing this.”

 

What Elisia asked about was not a sword, but a knife.

 

And not just any knife, but a kitchen knife.

 

Theodor’s sword had only been used to kill people.

 

What he was good at was beheading someone in one stroke, not detailed work like this that he had never tried.

 

Seeing Theodor’s flustered appearance, Elisia burst into laughter.

 

“You’re joking! There’s no way you’d give something like this to a beginner.”

 

She had deliberately teased him, knowing full well.

 

Theodor, unable to find words to respond, closed his mouth, and seeing him like that, Elisia chuckled softly before picking up the knife again.

 

She sliced the strawberry thinly, arranged the pieces in a row, then rolled them together to create another rose shape.

 

“It’s also possible this way, so please slice the strawberries thinly.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

That much wasn’t difficult.

 

Carefully grasping the strawberry, Theodor focused with all his concentration.

 

The strawberry under his touch was sliced into uniform, thin pieces.

 

“I’m finished.”

 

Taking the strawberries from Theodor, Elisia smiled with satisfaction.

 

“Good, well done.”

 

Before her now sat a completed cake.

 

It was a cake topped generously with white cream, still looking modest for now.

 

Elisia began placing the beautifully cut strawberries on top, one by one.

 

As rose-shaped strawberries bloomed on the pure white cake, it instantly transformed into an elegant dessert.

 

It was perfect enough in appearance to gift to anyone without shame.

 

“How is it?”

 

At the sight of Elisia smiling with satisfaction, Theodor found himself smiling without realizing it.

 

“It’s beautiful. Shuria will be delighted.”

 

“No, even if it weren’t beautiful, Shuria would be happy. You made it for her, didn’t you.”

 

Ding.

 

A sound rang out.

 

The timer on the oven baking the cookies had finished.

 

From beyond the opened oven came a sweet aroma.

 

Elisia moved away from his line of sight.

 

Theodor found himself thinking it was fortunate, without knowing why.

 

If they had continued looking at each other like that, he felt he might have had thoughts unlike himself.

 

It was all because he had been influenced by these strange princesses.

 

“Your Grace.”

 

She didn’t give him time to think of other things.

 

Elisia, who had entered Theodor’s line of sight again, held out a cookie before him.

 

“How is it?”

 

Theodor put the cookie he received from her into his mouth.

 

The warm, chewy cookie crumbled, spreading sweetness throughout his mouth.

 

The taste was so excellent it could be sold immediately, making Theodor feel slightly guilty.

 

Wouldn’t it be a bit dishonest to say he had made this?

 

“What’s important is the heart that thinks of the other person.”

 

How could she be so perceptive?

 

Elisia really seemed to read his thoughts.

 

“Didn’t you say earlier that sincerity was important?”

 

“Both are important things.”

 

Saying this, Elisia smiled.

 

“I practiced too, to give to my younger brother.”

 

Unlike Elisia, who didn’t like sweet things, her younger brother loved sweet desserts very much.

 

However, the Emperor didn’t approve of the future emperor enjoying sweet foods.

 

The reason was that it didn’t suit the dignity of an emperor.

 

Elisia had started baking to secretly deliver desserts to her brother.

 

That moment was still vivid in her memory.

 

The completely burnt cookies, and her brother’s smile as he said they were delicious.

 

“You’re close siblings.”

 

“That’s right.”

 

The fact that there was family who thought of each other like that seemed somewhat amazing to him.

 

To demons, family was merely someone who would steal what was yours.

 

“Aren’t you and Shuria that kind of family to each other too?”

 

It would have been simple to just agree and end it there.

 

But for some reason, Theodor couldn’t bring himself to affirm those words.

 

He still didn’t know what family truly meant, after all.

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