I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 37

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37. Beginning of Autumn (3)

 

Early in the morning, Theodor opened his eyes at the sound of movement.

 

When he opened his eyes with a strange uneasiness, he saw familiar black hair.

 

Relieved that the person in his arms was Shuria, Theodor opened his mouth.

 

“Let’s get some sleep.”

 

But Shuria looked at him as if asking why he was asking her that.

 

After a moment of contemplation, Shuria’s conclusion was.

 

“Should I sing you a lullaby?”

 

At her answer, Theodor got up from the bed.

 

Since they couldn’t communicate, there was no way he could win.

 

Since he was already awake anyway, it seemed more beneficial to just work.

 

“Can I have cake for breakfast?”

 

…First, let me feed this kid.

 

Theodor picked up Shuria who was lying on the bed.

 

“No.”

 

Shuria, who ended up being carried like luggage at his side, puffed out both her cheeks.

 

“You said it was okay on birthdays.”

 

…It’s already been over a week.

 

“It’s over, your next birthday is a year away.”

 

“How long is a year?”

 

“365 days.”

 

Shuria began counting numbers on her fingers.

 

Even though she only counted 3 and 6, she only had one finger left.

 

Completely shocked, Shuria opened her mouth with a trembling voice.

 

“Then I have to sleep 365 times?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Finally, they were communicating.

 

No, he thought they were communicating.

 

Until Shuria closed her eyes in his arms.

 

“Snore.”

 

She even made snoring sounds with her mouth as she began pretending to sleep.

 

Theodor was at a loss for words at that sight.

 

She even lacked patience, as Shuria opened her eyes and rubbed them before even thirty seconds of fake snoring had passed.

 

“Dad, did you sleep well?”

 

Her shameless acting made him chuckle.

 

Sleeping doesn’t make a day pass, though.

 

“That’s not how it works.”

 

“Why?!”

 

Theodor, who had been thinking for a moment at Shuria’s response, opened his mouth.

 

“If you want, I could send you to next year’s birthday.”

 

At that moment, the Magical Diagram appeared before his eyes.

 

The Magical Diagram, sounding a loud alarm, was colored in an unusual red.

 

[You must not harm your daughter!]

 

Can’t I even joke around.

 

But the only one who understood Theodor’s words was the Magical Diagram.

 

Shuria was looking at him with sparkling eyes.

 

“Yes, do it!!”

 

If he did that, he had an uneasy feeling that he too would fall asleep for a year.

 

“I was joking.”

 

“Incompetent.”

 

“…Yeah, sorry for being incompetent.”

 

Theodor was about to argue back that if he were incompetent, the Mortal Realm would have been doomed long ago, but he closed his mouth.

 

His pride was hurt by the fact that he had to say such things to a child.

 

Even if he swallowed his pride and explained, he wasn’t confident he could convince her.

 

“But Dad, I want to see a musical.”

 

How does the topic suddenly jump like this.

 

Even though about half a year had passed with her, he still couldn’t understand a child’s way of thinking.

 

“What do you want to see?”

 

While thinking that, Theodor still respected Shuria’s opinion.

 

Thanks to his competent business partner, his work had decreased somewhat, so it would be fine to play for about a day.

 

He thought that way until he heard the title of the musical.

 

“Universe’s Strongest Wizard Ppyoroppongppyong!”

 

It was an answer that made the princess fairy tale books Shuria always read look like angels.

 

Where on earth do such titles come from.

 

“…”

 

“Wow, Dad’s the best!”

 

At Theodor’s answer, Shuria smiled brightly and waved her arms and legs back and forth.

 

Right, as long as she’s happy.

 

When they arrived at the dining hall, Elisia was waiting for them.

 

As soon as he put her down on the floor, Shuria ran to her and opened her mouth with a bright smile.

 

“Sister, Dad’s taking me to see Ppyorobongppyong!”

 

“Really? Lucky Shuria~.”

 

I’m not lucky.

 

“Do you want to come too, teacher?”

 

But at Shuria’s question, Elisia firmly shook her head.

 

Theodor should have noticed then.

 

Why she shook her head.

 

“Dad, let’s watch it one more time.”

 

At Shuria’s words, Theodor barely managed to nod.

 

This was already the third viewing.

 

Trudging to the ticket booth, Theodor opened his mouth.

 

“One ticket for Roropppyongppyong please.”

 

“Dad, it’s Ppyoroppongppyong.”

 

The kid who gets every other word wrong is being so strict about this one.

 

“Right, one ticket for Ppyorobongppyung please.”

 

Even though this was his third time buying tickets, just pronouncing it made him feel ashamed.

 

“Dad, are you stupid? It’s Ppyoroppongppyong.”

 

That wasn’t something he wanted to hear from a kid who couldn’t even memorize Helios.

 

Fortunately, such situations as Theodor’s seemed common, as the cashier handed him a ticket for Ppyoroppongppyong.

 

His expression had some pity in it.

 

“You have it tough.”

 

“…Not really.”

 

It seemed there were many parents other than Theodor who kept watching the same thing.

 

He felt a strange sense of kinship looking at the family in the next seat, whose faces he could now recognize.

 

They even had three kids.

 

Theodor tried to imagine having three Shurias and closed his mouth.

 

Because it was horrifying.

 

This was the first time he had ever empathized with someone like this.

 

“This is the last time.”

 

“Okay!”

 

Second, it was the last time.

 

From being with Shuria, I learned that you really can’t trust children’s “last time.”

 

Either she didn’t know what “last” meant, or she was just using it as a persuasive word.

 

“Really, this is the last time?”

 

“I told you I understand, don’t you trust me?”

 

I’ve already been fooled once.

 

Theodor sighed at Shuria’s confident appearance and just forced himself to accept it.

 

Before he knew it, the musical had started and Theodor leaned back in his chair.

 

No matter how many times he watched it, he couldn’t get used to the childish songs as Pyoroppongppyong appeared.

 

Even though this was already the fourth viewing, Shuria was sparkling with excitement as she focused on the stage, wondering what was so entertaining.

 

Theodor watched her and called the Magical Diagram.

 

Want to play word chain?

 

[…Please don’t use me in such a manner.]

 

You try watching that four times and see if you stay sane.

 

[Milky Way]

 

“Everyone cheer for me!! We need to gather everyone’s strength to save the world!!”

 

Listening to the children’s cheering, Theodor popped a macaron into his mouth in one bite.

 

That made it ten.

 

If he hadn’t been able to reserve a private box, he probably would have escaped during the second musical.

 

[Aren’t you continuing?]

 

It’s almost over, good work.

 

It was at that moment when another message appeared on the Magical Diagram.

 

[A rift will appear in the Helios Estate.]

 

It was the reward for completing the mission.

 

The Helios Estate, wasn’t that where he was located?

 

Just as Theodor thought it was fortunate that he could respond immediately, the message on the Magical Diagram was corrected again.

 

[7]

 

It even told him the time, seven days from now?

 

[6]

 

[5]

 

Oh, damn.

 

As the countdown descended, Theodor felt magical power from the ceiling of the musical theater.

 

The air was pierced and a small hole appeared.

 

And what was visible through it was the foot of a giant monster.

 

“Everyone, evacuate quickly!”

 

Theodor shouted loudly, but his voice was drowned out by the loud music of the musical.

 

[1]

 

[0]

 

Crash!

 

In the end, without anyone being able to evacuate, the rift opened and a giant monster burst through.

 

The stage that had been filled with children’s laughter and cheers instantly became chaos.

 

Women screaming, young children crying for their mothers. And even Shuria, paralyzed with fear.

 

“Dad…”

 

Seeing her trembling as she grabbed his arm, Theodor made eye contact with the monster.

 

The monster had stopped after recognizing his strength, but it wouldn’t last long.

 

He should have brought Elisia.

 

Theodor von Helios couldn’t use magic.

 

That meant he would have to defeat it using his sword, but fighting that monster while carrying Shuria was dangerous.

 

Even if she was just grazed, he would be the one to suffer the impact.

 

Theodor knew that just protecting Shuria and escaping would be the wisest course of action.

 

But even knowing this fact, Theodor felt a sense of responsibility.

 

This was the Helios Estate.

 

The Helios Estate where more than half the residents had moved in following him, the hero who ruled and saved the country.

 

Theodor had a premonition that he would live in pain for some time.

 

First, he had to evacuate the people.

 

“I’ll handle the monster, so please evacuate the children first and then exit in an orderly fashion!”

 

At Theodor’s shout, the chaotic venue calmed down somewhat.

 

It was thanks to people recognizing him.

 

Perhaps because most were parents who had brought children, they quickly understood his words and began evacuating with children as the priority.

 

Theodor took off his outer coat, wrapped Shuria tightly, and even cast a protection spell.

 

“Hold on tight, Shuria.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Theodor drew his sword.

 

Perhaps sensing his killing intent, the monster that had been motionless while watching him warily let out a roar.

 

“Kraaaah!”

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