I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 47

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47. The Witch Did Not Die (1)

 

The next day, Elisia sent a letter to the Holy Kingdom.

 

The letter contained details about how Reina had appeared in the Northern Region to attack them, and that she was the one who had caused the rift.

 

There was no evidence.

 

But what could be done about that?

 

She was a princess saying so.

 

Reina had summoned rifts and monsters to the Duchy, put them to sleep with magic, and tried to kidnap her.

 

If not for the Duke, she would have already been captured by Reina.

 

Feeling how smoothly things were being resolved to the point where it was frustrating he hadn’t done this sooner, Theodor tracked Reina’s location.

 

The problem was that Reina’s mana was strange.

 

Human mana usually showed a single color, but Reina’s mana was a deep black as if multiple colors were mixed together.

 

Contrary to his expectation that he could find her immediately, tracking proved more difficult than expected.

 

It was just a matter of buying time – finding her was only a matter of time, but Theodor didn’t like that fact.

 

He needed to end this before she could struggle desperately.

 

He didn’t care about himself, but it would be troublesome if harm came to Shuria, Elisia, or even the residents of the Northern Region.

 

The problem was how to extract information.

 

Before killing Reina, he needed to find out information about the demon contract.

 

But the problem was that the owner of the body Reina possessed was Shuria’s Mother.

 

He couldn’t treat her innocent body in such a way.

 

At least, he felt that doing so would be the minimum courtesy he could show.

 

“…Ah.”

 

Coming to his senses, Theodor let out a low curse.

 

The Magical Diagram was manipulating his reason again.

 

He couldn’t tell where his own thoughts began and where the Magical Diagram’s schemes ended.

 

Theodor frowned.

 

The Magical Diagram’s intention was singular anyway – to use Reina further.

 

There was no need to be lenient anymore; he should bring her back and extract information.

 

Theodor was someone whose reason and emotion coexisted appropriately.

 

Currently, his anger and hatred toward the Magical Diagram had reached its limit, leading to this decision.

 

There was no need to waste time and magical power being considerate of the situation.

 

He had intended to resolve her grudge, but that wasn’t a reason to go easy on Reina.

 

Breaking nine or ten fingers would be fine since Elisia’s help could restore them to their original state.

 

The moment Theodor was about to use teleportation magic.

 

A magic circle appeared before his eyes.

 

[Mission: Comfort Shuria’s wounded heart.]

 

[Reward: Contract termination]

 

“Ha.”

 

The absurdity and incredulity of such a condition being proposed made him burst into hollow laughter.

 

It was clearly intentional.

 

He couldn’t tell what it was aiming for, but if it would terminate the contract, he was willing to play along to some extent.

 

The fundamental goal was indeed to terminate the contract.

 

At that moment, Shuria, who had awakened from sleep, looked around her surroundings.

 

The quiet room was strangely deserted, and Theodor was nowhere to be seen.

 

Strangely, she felt anxious.

 

It felt like she needed to find Theodor right now.

 

Tears welled up in Shuria’s eyes.

 

“Daddy!!”

 

The moment she burst into tears with a loud voice and uttered the word “daddy.”

 

The door swung open and Theodor entered the room.

 

“Yes, Shuria.”

 

Shuria ran to Theodor and buried her face in his shoulder, crying loudly.

 

“Don’t leave me behind.”

 

…??

 

We usually sleep separately anyway.

 

When Shuria came to his room asking to sleep together, he didn’t refuse, but that was about it.

 

Theodor worked until late every night, but that was natural.

 

Normally he would have thought it was whining, but today he understood Shuria’s feelings.

 

Theodor stroked her head and spoke.

 

“Where would Daddy go?”

 

“Other daddies left, Mommy said they ran away because I didn’t listen.”

 

Finally understanding the situation, Theodor let out a low sigh.

 

He thought she was being ridiculous.

 

“Mommy ran away because she didn’t listen, she lied to you.”

 

“No, Mommy said so.”

 

“Do you believe Mommy, or do you believe Daddy?”

 

He never thought he’d ask such a childish question in his life.

 

At Theodor’s words, Shuria tightened her arms around him and spoke.

 

“I believe Daddy, and I like Daddy more.”

 

“Good.”

 

Gently patting Shuria’s back, Theodor slowly began walking around the room.

 

There was no reason for it.

 

It was just better to walk like this than to hold the child still.

 

When he had circled the room about four times, Shuria’s voice was heard.

 

“Daddy won’t abandon me, right?”

 

“…”

 

A child’s intuition was scarier and more accurate than an adult’s thoughts.

 

Theodor couldn’t give any answer, like someone whose true feelings had been discovered.

 

And Shuria felt that subtle change precisely.

 

Tightening her arms around his neck, Shuria let out the words she had been holding back.

 

“I know Daddy is with me because of the contract.”

 

Noticing was natural in a way.

 

Recognizing forced affection was no longer difficult for Shuria.

 

But even so, Shuria had to hold onto Theodor.

 

That was all she had left now.

 

However, no answer came from Theodor.

 

As if she was no longer worth lying to.

 

Tears began flowing from Shuria’s eyes again.

 

She had simply not spoken about it.

 

She had simply not mentioned it.

 

Because if he knew that she knew, he would leave.

 

Shuria struck Theodor’s shoulder with her fist.

 

It was impossible for Shuria to inflict damage on him with her strength, and it actually didn’t hurt at all.

 

Yet strangely, it seemed like he could feel pain.

 

“Don’t look for Mommy.”

 

“Shuria.”

 

Theodor called her in a gentle voice.

 

He needed to comfort her.

 

If he cleared the mission, he could terminate the contract.

 

It was the same lie he always told.

 

Not for a single moment had he ever been sincere with her.

 

…He had definitely intended to.

 

But the words wouldn’t come out.

 

He didn’t want to hurt Shuria.

 

Even if he were to leave, he had created an environment where she could inherit everything, and Elisia would also help Shuria.

 

So why did he feel this way?

 

But that wasn’t the only complicated thing.

 

Shuria pressed him for an answer.

 

“When you find Mom, you’ll leave, won’t you?”

 

Still, no answer came from him.

 

Theodor didn’t realize that this fact made Shuria suffer even more.

 

“At least lie to me like you usually do.”

 

Her voice was hoarse, choked with tears.

 

Theodor reached out to wipe away her tears, but Shuria turned her head away, avoiding his touch.

 

Shuria no longer looked into his eyes.

 

“Now you don’t even need to lie to me anymore?”

 

She had sensed their farewell.

 

All the emotions I feel toward Shuria were the Magical Diagram’s doing.

 

They weren’t mine.

 

Even though he knew this fact in his head, the words wouldn’t come out.

 

It took a long time to make his decision.

 

After Shuria’s tears stopped, Theodor gently stroked her cheek.

 

“Shuria.”

 

At his tender voice, Shuria looked at him with hopeful eyes.

 

“Yes.”

 

Her gaze turned to him again, but.

 

Theodor’s eyes had already looked away.

 

Shuria’s pupils began to tremble.

 

“You won’t be too sad.”

 

Because Shuria too, like himself, must be feeling emotions manipulated by the Magical Diagram.

 

So neither he nor she would suffer too much—Theodor truly believed this.

 

Shuria realized that Theodor had made his decision.

 

She tried to hold onto him, but.

 

It was already too late.

 

Theodor’s hand gently fell over Shuria’s eyelids.

 

And when he lifted his hand again.

 

Shuria was fast asleep.

 

As a side effect of forcing her to sleep, fatigue washed over Theodor as well.

 

But displaying superhuman willpower to fight off the drowsiness, Theodor stroked Shuria’s head and laid her down on the bed.

 

When he raised his head again, blood was flowing from his mouth.

 

He had bitten his tongue to keep from falling asleep.

 

[Are you abandoning the mission?]

 

“Yes.”

 

Since everything had been exposed anyway, there was no reason to delay.

 

He would take Reina and return to the Demon Realm.

 

As the price for hurting Shuria, he felt pain.

 

His heart ached piercingly.

 

Still, he only had to endure a little longer.

 

Once he broke the contract, everything would surely be fine.

 

All these emotions were because of the Magical Diagram.

 

They had to be.

 

Before using teleportation magic, Theodor took one last look at sleeping Shuria’s face.

 

“…Papa.”

 

Deliberately ignoring Shuria’s voice calling for him, Theodor disappeared.

 

This is how it would be recorded in the history books.

 

Duke Helios killed the witch Reina, who had plunged the world into suffering through the Rift, and died in battle.

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