I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 38

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38. The Beginning of Autumn (4)

 

A second monster emerging from the rift came into Theodor’s view.

 

It was just as massive as the first one.

 

At this rate, it would surely lead to greater casualties.

 

Before more monsters could emerge, he had to deal with these two and seal the rift.

 

“Hold on tight.”

 

Theodor, holding Shuria with one arm, drew his sword.

 

As expected, it was always good to carry a sword around.

 

Even though it was annoying to carry every day and bothersome when walking, it made dealing with situations like this much easier.

 

Sensing Theodor’s killing intent, the first monster convulsed and shook its entire body.

 

With each of its steps, the floor trembled and the ceiling crumbled down.

 

Theodor dodged the debris while checking on Shuria’s condition.

 

Though he was uneasy about fighting while carrying her, if someone kidnapped Shuria or she got lost in the chaos, the situation would become even more complicated.

 

If this were the Demon Realm, it would have been a fight that could end with just one spell.

 

There were too many things to worry about.

 

Watching the debris that kept falling, Theodor felt irritated.

 

If this were open ground, he could create a barrier and fight, but right now the ceiling debris was more dangerous than the monster.

 

If it collapsed or large fragments fell, there would be no turning back.

 

The monster swung its massive foot and destroyed the stage.

 

The decorative castle crumbled pathetically and the red curtains were engulfed in flames.

 

Though dust and smoke filled the air, the area around Theodor was strangely peaceful.

 

This was due to the defensive barrier he had created with magic.

 

It was truly the right judgment that his side was the safest place.

 

There was no more ceiling left to collapse.

 

“Close your eyes, Shuria.”

 

As soon as he confirmed that Shuria had closed her eyes, Theodor leaped up.

 

Crash!

 

Shuria probably would have been fine even without closing her eyes.

 

Even if she had watched, she wouldn’t have been able to tell what happened.

 

The house-sized monster fell to the floor, gasping for breath.

 

Instead of blood, thick purple smoke was pouring out from the monster.

 

After confirming the first monster had fallen, Theodor shifted his gaze to the second monster that was observing the situation right beside it.

 

The monster, instinctively sensing it was facing an opponent it couldn’t defeat, tried to flee.

 

But with that massive body, it was impossible.

 

Theodor dove under the monster’s jaw and thrust his sword toward its nape.

 

After confirming both monsters were dead, Theodor looked down to check on Shuria’s condition.

 

Fortunately, she seemed fine.

 

Her eyes were open though.

 

“It wasn’t even scary. Dad’s such a drama queen!”

 

At her delighted, sparkling eyes, Theodor was momentarily speechless.

 

…Well, it was good that she wasn’t scared.

 

“Oh, Dad, something else is coming out over there!”

 

At Shuria’s words, Theodor checked the rift and saw, just as she said, a third monster emerging from it.

 

The monster, which had only peeked its head out to assess the situation, made eye contact with Theodor.

 

The moment Theodor was about to draw his sword again.

 

“Squeak?”

 

A confused-sounding cry was heard.

 

Glancing nervously at Theodor, the monster looked up and down, then quickly pulled its head back.

 

“It ran away.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Finding it somewhat absurd, Theodor sheathed his sword again.

 

…Did those things always run away too?

 

It was quite an intelligent monster.

 

Anyway, to prevent further damage, he had to block the rift.

 

It was difficult to use magic without being detected, but blocking entry wasn’t particularly hard.

 

Black magical energy poured out from Theodor’s hand.

 

Shuria watched the sight with fascination.

 

“Dad, you really are the Demon Lord.”

 

Of course I am.

 

The moment Theodor easily sealed the rift and withdrew his magic, he saw the Knights approaching from the distance.

 

Theodor took off his clothes and firmly covered Shuria’s face and mouth.

 

“Bear with it even if it’s stuffy.”

 

Now that people had arrived, he could no longer block it with magic.

 

Though it was a temporary measure, it would provide some protection.

 

Still, perhaps some smoke had gotten in, as he heard Shuria coughing and Theodor felt a slight pain in his throat.

 

Seeing that everything except his throat was fine, it seemed there were no other injuries.

 

The Knights arrived in front of Theodor, and he used magic to block Shuria’s hearing.

 

“Casualties?”

 

“None have been found yet.”

 

Since he hadn’t found anyone either, there probably weren’t any casualties.

 

He felt relieved.

 

“Control civilian access and clean up the situation.”

 

Since he had blocked the monsters’ entry, they should be fine without his help.

 

After leaving the aftermath to the knights and going outside, he saw the theater with its roof completely destroyed.

 

Not just the theater, but the surrounding buildings had also suffered considerable damage.

 

To the extent that having no casualties felt fortunate.

 

Theodor frowned as he calculated the damage costs.

 

If he had to support medical expenses and reconstruction costs, he’d have to raid the Demon Realm’s treasury again…

 

Theodor irritably ran his hand through his hair.

 

Because he didn’t think this situation was a coincidence.

 

By chance, on the day he and Shuria went out, a rift just happened to occur at that location?

 

That didn’t make sense.

 

Reina was definitely alive.

 

But Theodor couldn’t understand her motive for causing such an incident.

 

This was like announcing her existence to him.

 

Did she want to die quickly?

 

Even without making an effort, he would kill her anyway.

 

Without the means of a contract, Reina was like a gnat to Helios.

 

“What is she trusting to act so recklessly…”

 

“Dad!”

 

At the voice he heard at that moment, Theodor’s face reddened.

 

He had completely forgotten about Shuria.

 

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Theodor removed the clothes he had wrapped around her.

 

Perhaps because it had been stuffy even though she didn’t show it, Shuria shook her head like a wet puppy and breathed in the fresh air.

 

Watching her, Theodor unconsciously burst into laughter and spoke.

 

“You need to stop being so reckless.”

 

“Dad will protect me no matter what I do, so why?”

 

“If you live like that, people will say Dad raised you wrong.”

 

“Dad gets criticized even when I don’t live like that, since you’re the Demon Lord.”

 

Never backing down from an argument, if she weren’t his daughter, she would have been stoned to death somewhere.

 

He felt like he had been too lenient in raising her, using the Magical Diagram as an excuse.

 

After thinking for a moment, Theodor grabbed Shuria’s cheeks and pulled them.

 

He felt the same pain in his own cheeks, but it was better to endure it a little.

 

“No toys for a while.”

 

“Ah, why!”

 

It seemed like he needed to find a moral teacher to provide character education or teach proper etiquette.

 

If he raised her like this, she would tarnish his name and the family would be ruined in the next generation.

 

Wasn’t there something like loving discipline?

 

[I cannot determine the standards for justified violence, so it is not permitted.]

 

This one should go into politics.

 

The way it gave ambiguous loopholes or avoided problematic statements seemed like it would be good at politics.

 

I wasn’t planning to hit her anyway, where would I even hit such a small thing.

 

[Right, though you would kill.]

 

Did you teach her how to argue?

 

It was absurd how both of them refused to back down from him even once.

 

Just as Theodor was sighing, thinking there was no one on his side here, he heard Shuria coughing.

 

Shuria was coughing and clutching her throat.

 

However, he felt no pain at all.

 

Panicked, Theodor knelt down to meet Shuria’s eyes.

 

“Does your throat hurt?”

 

“…No, I’m thirsty. Give me water.”

 

It was just acting.

 

Still, since she had breathed in bad air, she needed to rinse her mouth.

 

Theodor checked his surroundings, then summoned two water droplets in front of Shuria’s mouth.

 

“Use one to rinse your mouth and drink the other.”

 

“Okay.”

 

After confirming that Shuria had finished drinking the water, Theodor reached out to brush off her clothes.

 

Dirt and dust that he couldn’t completely shield her from had stuck all over Shuria’s clothes.

 

Seeing Theodor like this, Shuria took out a handkerchief from her pocket and began wiping his face.

 

A little touching…

 

“Dad’s face looks totally funny.”

 

Never mind.

 

After confirming that Shuria’s hand had moved away, Theodor extended his hand to her.

 

“Let’s go back.”

 

A carriage was coming from far away.

 

It was time to go home.

 

It had been a truly exhausting day in many ways.

 

* * *

 

“…Ha.”

 

Reina muttered quietly after confirming the location of the rift.

 

Her face had turned pale.

 

Creating the rift in the theater had not been her intention.

 

Though it was her responsibility.

 

Unknown to anyone except her, rifts opened because the Demon Lord existed in the Mortal Realm.

 

The very purpose was to create a passage to reclaim the Demon Lord, who was the master of the Demon Realm.

 

Though no beings other than Theodor could pass through the rifts, the appearance of monsters was a variable.

 

Reina bit her nails.

 

After nearly dying to Pieton, Reina barely recovered and returned to find the magic circle.

 

But the magic circle she had spent her entire life preparing was already gone.

 

The culprit was her daughter.

 

After confirming that Theodor and Shuria had made a contract, Reina decided to live quietly like a dead mouse until he returned.

 

Now that the means of contract was gone, Reina was no match for Theodor.

 

Though she couldn’t know what wish Shuria had made, the reason Theodor remained in the Mortal Realm was surely because of the contract, and he would not forgive her for using forbidden magic.

 

So she planned to steal another body after he returned and plan for the future.

 

But now that a rift had appeared before her eyes, Theodor would most likely suspect her life and death.

 

There was nowhere left to retreat.

 

Reina had to quickly break the contract between the two and send Theodor back to the Demon Realm.

 

That was the only way Reina could survive.

 

For that purpose, indeed.

 

Killing Shuria to break the contract was the fastest method.

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