I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 51

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51. Winter and First Snow (1)

 

After Reina’s death, Theodor’s status rose even higher.

 

People’s evaluation of him as the leader of the Northern Region was always positive, and immigrants continued to increase day by day.

 

Though Theodor didn’t particularly want that.

 

What on earth was there to see that they’d come all the way here?

 

Especially lately, he was only getting busier.

 

There were two reasons for this.

 

The first was because Elisia had left for the Imperial Palace.

 

The second was because the Northern Region’s winter was truly famous.

 

Helios Territory was the only place in the Empire where you could see the Milky Way in the dead of winter.

 

Not only citizens of the Empire but even tourists from nearby kingdoms flocked here, so while the local economy was revitalized, Theodor, the general manager, was having a terrible time.

 

It wasn’t enough to handle the Domain’s affairs – he had to deal with Demon Realm matters as well, making it even worse.

 

Having completely broken the contract, Theodor headed to the Demon Realm and bought time with the excuse that he needed to observe the Mortal Realm’s situation for a while.

 

Though there were dissatisfied voices within the Demon Realm, demons who instinctively craved power had no choice but to submit to those stronger than themselves.

 

Theodor’s determination to maintain his position as Demon Lord even if it meant overworking himself was also the instinct of demons who pursued power.

 

Today too, as Theodor read through documents piled up like mountains, he thought of Elisia’s face.

 

Today especially, he missed her.

 

Come help me with work.

 

At that moment, the door opened with a loud bang.

 

Though Theodor knew it wasn’t Elisia, he looked toward the opened door with expectation.

 

But strangely, nothing came into his view.

 

“Dad!”

 

At the voice that followed from below, Theodor couldn’t help but smile.

 

I did miss you, but not right now.

 

Contrary to such thoughts, his action of picking up Shuria was natural, and affection showed in his eyes as he looked at her.

 

“Hello, Shuria.”

 

That was only for a moment, as Theodor shifted his gaze back to the documents.

 

And at such a sight of Theodor, Shuria puffed out her cheeks with dissatisfaction.

 

“Not very hello at all.”

 

Even though there was no Magical Diagram, hearing such words strangely made his heart ache.

 

Since he now knew what this emotion was, Theodor stroked Shuria’s head and spoke.

 

“Why, again.”

 

“Dad is too busy.”

 

“It’s for you.”

 

“I’m saying this for Dad too, you’ll die from eggplant-working.”

 

“It’s not eggplant-working, it’s overworking.”

 

“I hate eggplant more.”

 

Theodor burst into laughter at Shuria’s disgusted expression as she talked about eggplant, and stood up from his seat.

 

Work could be done by sleeping a little less.

 

But Shuria’s today was only now.

 

He didn’t want to leave Shuria lonely when she was saying such things.

 

“Is there something you want to do?”

 

“Rock-paper-scissors going down stairs, walking without stepping on dotted lines, and making a house with blankets to play!”

 

Oh.

 

Really, he didn’t want to do any of them.

 

It was obvious who had taught her these.

 

“Something else?”

 

“Dad, I gave you three choices. At least give an opinion. If you act like that, you can’t date?”

 

This is driving me crazy, really.

 

Though those weren’t words that should come from a five-year-old’s mouth, he couldn’t refute a single thing.

 

Because nothing was wrong.

 

“Should I read you a fairy tale?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“Let’s draw pictures.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

He tried to get by with things he could do while sitting and playing casually, but Shuria seemed to have already grasped all his thoughts.

 

“Dad, you can’t hate moving around like that. You need to move to build stamina.”

 

How many people could discuss stamina in front of Theodor?

 

But one thing was certain – Shuria was qualified to mention it.

 

Theodor had a track record of getting tired several times while playing with her.

 

“Try being my age.”

 

“By then, Dad would really be a grandpa.”

 

Demons aged slower than humans.

 

Even more so the stronger their magical power.

 

And that would be the same for Shuria too.

 

“Dad won’t age.”

 

“Even if you look young now, you won’t know until you age.”

 

“If you’re as handsome as Dad, you won’t age, that’s how the world works.”

 

“Shameless.”

 

Having said that, Shuria climbed down from his arms, brought her own chair, and sat next to him.

 

“I’ll be reading a book, so just do your work.”

 

How unusually considerate of her – he thought it was admirable.

 

“Thank you.”

 

When Theodor said that and stroked Shuria’s head, a bright smile appeared on her face.

 

But Shuria’s concentration didn’t last very long.

 

Before long, Shuria was lying sprawled on top of Theodor’s desk.

 

But Theodor’s concentration wasn’t broken by that much.

 

Whether Shuria rolled around on the desk or did tap dancing, his gaze never left the documents for even a moment.

 

Watching Theodor concentrate, Shuria went down under the desk.

 

At such a sight of Shuria, Theodor finally thought she might be tired.

 

But that wasn’t the case at all.

 

Shuria, who had dragged a chair to the opposite side of Theodor, brought a blanket and started making a tent.

 

She secured one side of the blanket with Theodor’s documents and fairy tale books, and put the other side over the chair.

 

Soon a small tent perfect for Shuria was completed, and Shuria slipped inside it.

 

Thud thud.

 

Since the documents alone couldn’t secure the heavy blanket, the documents fell to the floor.

 

Theodor, who burst into laughter at the sight, secured the tent with magic.

 

So that the tent Shuria had worked hard to make wouldn’t collapse.

 

Unaware of such consideration from Theodor, Shuria brought her precious dolls into the tent.

 

After some time passed like that, Theodor, having finished all his work, stood up.

 

The place he headed to with slow steps was naturally Shuria’s tent.

 

Tap tap.

 

Carefully tapping the tent’s entrance, he bent his waist and stuck his head into the tent.

 

Shuria, who had been playing with her dolls, smiled brightly at his appearance, then soon hardened her expression.

 

“This is a secret place, so you can’t just come in.”

 

It was a prim and firm tone.

 

At her words, Theodor checked the inside of the tent with a sidelong glance.

 

It looked narrow from the outside, but it was even narrower from the inside.

 

…If I go in, it’ll burst.

 

Theodor was tall, over 190cm.

 

For him to sit comfortably, he would need at least three more tents of that size.

 

But he was no longer bound by the Magical Diagram’s constraints.

 

The tent began to grow larger in an instant.

 

Soon it had grown large enough for Theodor to sit in, and Shuria’s eyes sparkled with amazement, but that was only momentary.

 

“Still no! This is my secret house!”

 

Theodor burst into laughter at the sight of Shuria speaking so firmly while looking at him.

 

Anyway, this is my house.

 

Who decided it was yours?

 

Of course, I do think what’s mine is yours, but this was a different matter.

 

But Theodor knew how to solve this situation.

 

“What about this?”

 

A little while ago, he had ordered a servant to bring Shuria’s favorite desserts.

 

Seeing the macarons and strawberry cake on the plate, Shuria’s eyes sparkled as she lifted the blanket.

 

“If you brought a bribe, you should have said so! Come into my kingdom!”

 

It had instantly changed from a house to a kingdom.

 

Seeing that even such shamelessness felt cute, I must be quite far gone.

 

“Be careful not to spill anything.”

 

When had he brought it? Theodor’s blanket was spread beneath Shuria.

 

To think she’d just spread the blanket I sleep under on the floor to sit on.

 

It seemed I’d need to get a new blanket.

 

“Mm.”

 

…No sooner had she said that than strawberry cake fell from Shuria’s fork.

 

Theodor quickly caught the strawberry and put it in his mouth.

 

“Careful.”

 

But Shuria’s expression had already crumbled.

 

“That was mine!”

 

It almost fell on the floor, and you want to eat what touched my hand?

 

It was absurd.

 

“It gets dirty when it falls.”

 

“It’s fine if you pick it up within 3 seconds!”

 

Who taught you that…

 

Who hasn’t been treating this kid like a princess?

 

Sighing, Theodor speared his own strawberry with a fork and held it out to Shuria.

 

“Ah, here.”

 

At Theodor’s gesture, Shuria looked at him as if she couldn’t believe it.

 

“You’re not our dad, are you.”

 

“Before I change my mind, eat it.”

 

Chomp.

 

The strawberry disappeared into Shuria’s mouth in one bite.

 

After munching on the strawberry, Shuria ate two more pieces of cake and macarons, then held out a storybook to Theodor.

 

“Read this to me.”

 

Well, really.

 

Theodor’s eyes widened in disbelief at Shuria’s words, but only briefly, as he brought over cushions and settled in with Shuria.

 

“A very long time ago…”

 

* * *

 

Knock knock.

 

After two knocks, someone opened Theodor’s door and entered.

 

Through the open window, soft sunset light illuminated the room and her.

 

“Grand Duke, Shuria. Have you been well?”

 

It was none other than Elisia.

 

Having returned after finishing this week’s rest, she tilted her head at the sight of the large blanket in the room.

 

There was a blanket this big?

 

Wouldn’t that be impractical?

 

Just as she thought that, she sensed movement from within the blanket.

 

When Elisia tilted her head and lifted the blanket to look,

 

She saw Theodor and Shuria sleeping soundly with their heads together.

 

At the sight of the two who looked so alike, Elisia couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

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