I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 4

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4. That Demon Lord Had to Kidnap the Princess (3)

Theodor, who woke up as soon as the morning sun rose, confirmed that Shuria was still sleeping and tried to open a portal to the Demon Realm.

Before Shuria woke up, he had to handle the affairs of the Demon Realm.

But the portal still wouldn’t open, and eventually Theodor spoke with irritation.

“Stop fucking around and open it.”

[No father would leave his daughter alone and go away.]

“No, she’s sleeping right now.”

[Your daughter is five years old, still too young to be left alone.]

When I was that age, I was ruling the Demon Realm.

He was annoyed, but what could he do when there was nothing he could do about it.

Faced with the Magic Circle’s stubborn attitude, Theodor had no choice but to take a different approach.

“Answer me, Adolt.”

He called for Adolt, his secretary and a duke of the Demon Realm.

The Demon Lord could convey words to any demon if he wished.

It wasn’t two-way communication, just one-way transmission.

Even as the Demon Lord, he couldn’t summon demons to the Mortal Realm, so this was the best option for now.

“I’ll be away for about a month, so keep things in order.”

For a communication, it was extremely simple and brief.

But the important thing was to let them know that he had no problems.

His capable secretary would handle things on his own even without him there.

The reason he could be away like this so confidently was because Theodor trusted his own abilities.

Thanks to Theodor’s existence, the Demon Realm was currently experiencing a tremendous period of prosperity.

While it helped that he was quite a good king at politics, the environment of demons and the Demon Realm was proportional to the Demon Lord’s strength, and the amount of magical power Theodor possessed was enormously vast.

If he died or disappeared and a new Demon Lord appeared, this prosperity would end, but who would dare covet his position?

It was tremendous confidence that could even be felt as arrogance.

Now that he had resolved the Demon Realm’s affairs, he needed to obtain status and title in the Mortal Realm.

It’s annoying, should I just kill someone random and take their place.

The moment Theodor thought that, a Magic Circle appeared.

[Mission: Please become closer.]

[How about spending tomorrow with your daughter?]

[Reward: All information about the Mortal Realm that you desire.]

“Ha.”

Theodor, who was dumbfounded, let out a hollow laugh.

It’s called a mission, but isn’t it no different from giving me orders?

But even so, it was a condition he couldn’t refuse.

It was much better to follow those words than to spend days searching for all the newspapers and information on the planet.

Theodor sighed and looked at Shuria, who was sleeping peacefully.

Hoping she would wake up soon.

But contrary to Theodor’s wishes, Shuria didn’t wake up until the sun was high in the sky the next day.

As soon as Theodor put down the newspaper he was reading at the sight of Shuria sitting up and staring blankly into space, a Magic Circle appeared.

[Morning greeting]

At the same time, feeling a slight pain in his heart, Theodor spoke with irritation.

“Are you awake?”

But no answer came from Shuria, who was still half asleep.

Theodor, unaccustomed to being ignored, suppressed his anger and spoke again.

“Good morning, Shuria.”

It was a much more affectionate greeting than before.

Only then did Shuria’s gaze turn to him, and the pain in his heart also disappeared.

“Yeah, you too, Dad.”

‘Dad’

When on earth would he get used to that title?

The Demon Realm also had a culture of marriage and demons could also give birth, but Theodor was a confirmed bachelor.

The reason was simple.

Demon children usually inherited their father’s magical power.

If Theodor had a child, there was a high probability that someone with vast magical power surpassing his would be born.

Theodor had no intention of passing the Demon Lord position to anyone yet.

Where was the guarantee that even a child wouldn’t stab him in the back?

The same goes for that little mouse.

Thinking so, Theodor turned his gaze back to Shuria, but she was nowhere to be seen.

The moment he looked up in surprise, he felt something warm and soft entering his embrace.

Somehow Shuria had come here and was burying her face in his chest, trying to sleep.

Her appearance of not doubting him at all seemed to drain all the strength from his body.

What exactly about him did she trust to act like this?

Theodor sighed softly and supported her body with one arm so Shuria wouldn’t fall, then opened his newspaper again.

What was certain was that this little one wouldn’t harm him.

At least not right now.

Shuria only fully woke up after sleeping for about two more hours in Theodor’s embrace.

Looking at Shuria, Theodor clicked his tongue quietly.

How can she sleep so much when she slept all day yesterday too?

He, who slept at most three hours a day, couldn’t understand it.

“Dad.”

“What.”

“…I’m hungry.”

To think that’s what she says as soon as she wakes up.

Really no different from a beast.

Theodor thought so while using magic to summon food.

Steaming soup, salad, and well-cut steak appeared from the sky.

Shuria tilted her head at the amount of food that seemed to be at most one serving and spoke.

“Aren’t you eating, Dad?”

“Yeah.”

While Shuria was sleeping, Theodor had already finished his meal, but Shuria, who had no way of knowing this, watched Theodor’s expression and spoke.

“Is it because there’s not enough? I’ll eat a little, so let’s eat together.”

The fact that this tiny thing was worrying about him was absurd yet stirred strange emotions.

“It’s fine, you eat a lot.”

But even at Theodor’s words, Shuria only shook her head and spoke.

“If Dad can’t eat because there’s no money, I won’t eat either. I ate a lot of chocolate yesterday.”

At that moment, Shuria’s stomach growled.

She must have heard that cheerful and loud sound herself, but Shuria pretended not to notice and held out the plate to him.

Theodor was left speechless at that sight.

It’s absurd that she’s talking about money to him, but what kind of environment did she grow up in as a princess to say such things?

He was annoyed.

“Dad has lots of money.”

Saying so, Theodor summoned another identical meal.

At Shuria’s appearance of staring at him as if monitoring whether he ate or not, he ended up eating another meal.

Even so, it seemed like she still doubted his financial situation, and only after summoning dessert did she seem to put aside her suspicions.

Watching Shuria eat cake with a happy expression, Theodor sighed and looked at his watch.

It was already past five o’clock.

He should have done something earlier, but how much time had he wasted?

What should he do to spend time?

He would need to have experience playing with children to know.

Maybe I should read her a book.

The moment Theodor had that thought, a pink magic circle appeared.

[You have succeeded in your mission.]

[Please tell us what information you desire.]

Startled by the unexpected situation, Theodor turned his gaze to see Shuria, who had finished all her cake and was wearing a satisfied smile.

What did I do to succeed?

Rather than joy at completing the mission, he felt bewildered.

He hadn’t had an affectionate conversation or fed her food like a father would.

They had simply shared a meal at the same table.

[The standard is set by your daughter. Your daughter was satisfied with the time spent with her father.]

At those words from the magic circle that appeared, Theodor stared blankly at Shuria.

He didn’t know what the role of family or a father was, or how to fulfill it.

He had no family, had never shared love or affection, and had never thought so deeply about anyone.

That’s why he could be certain.

That Shuria was just like him.

Otherwise, there was no way she would be satisfied with just this kind of meal.

At that moment, their eyes met. Even though he must have had a strange expression, Shuria didn’t look away.

Instead, she smiled prettily and approached him, wrapping her small arms that could barely reach halfway around his waist in an embrace as she spoke.

“That was delicious, Dad. I’ll clean up.”

Having said that, Shuria released her hold on Theodor’s waist.

Something warm and soft moved away from him.

Why didn’t he like that?

“Come here.”

He couldn’t understand the reason.

He was angry.

So angry that as soon as his magic power recovered, he wanted to use her wish as an excuse to destroy Cantabile.

“Then who’s going to clean up?”

“I’ll take care of it, so come here.”

Theodor took a fairy tale book from the bookshelf and began reading it aloud while holding Shuria.

According to his original plan, he should have been using the information obtained from the magic circle to lay the groundwork for gaining status and title.

There was no reward for this, and he wouldn’t feel pain if he didn’t read to her.

Yet somehow he couldn’t understand why he was concerned about this little brat.

For some reason, he wanted to do this.

Theodor didn’t realize that he too was smiling as he watched Shuria laugh while listening to the fairy tale he was reading.

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