I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 55

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55. New Year Festival (2)

How long has it been since I slept this deeply?

His head felt clear and refreshed.

He felt like he could listen to anyone’s words right now.

Theodor thought this as he stretched.

Shuria, who had been sleeping in his arms, also opened her eyes at his movement.

Theodor felt a strange sense of awe watching Shuria rub her eyes and yawn.

She can still sleep more even after sleeping like that.

Whether she knew Theodor’s thoughts or not, Shuria just rubbed her face against his chest acting cute.

“Daddy, I want macarons.”

Well, scratch that about being able to listen to anyone’s words.

He couldn’t give her macarons before eating a meal.

“No.”

Still, he thought it was fortunate that she had slept deeply.

Since the aurora appears at night.

If she went to see the aurora and whined about being sleepy, he might have gotten angry then.

“Let’s eat first.”

Contrary to such thoughts, Theodor’s voice was infinitely gentle.

Theodor moved his steps while holding Shuria.

After sleeping deeply, he was hungry.

Had he ever lived such a life following only instincts before?

It was surprising even to himself.

“What do you want to eat?”

“Something without bell peppers, eggplant, carrots, or onions.”

Theodor couldn’t say anything.

Because he also disliked those foods.

If I nag her to eat them, I’d have to eat them too.

But Theodor was a father.

A father who had to raise his daughter properly.

“You have to eat everything to grow tall.”

“But daddy doesn’t eat them and you’re still tall.”

He couldn’t argue with that.

“I would have grown taller if I had eaten them.”

“Good thing you didn’t eat them, it would have been scary if you were taller.”

“Really? That’s fortunate.”

“I’m joking. Why would I be scared of daddy just because you’re a bit tall?”

Shuria said this and laughed brightly.

At that sight, Theodor almost wavered for a moment, but fortunately regained his focus.

After pondering briefly, a scene from an Eastern fairy tale book he had read came to mind.

“If you don’t eat, Ness will take you away?”

“Uh…”

Shuria’s eyes wavered.

Did it finally work?

Theodor cheered inwardly, but the words that came from Shuria’s mouth were unexpected.

“Is he stronger than daddy?”

He’s not “he,” he’s grandfather.

And why is that important?

Normally he would say Ness was incredibly strong and brush it off, but Theodor was a demon.

Not just any demon, but the Demon Lord.

The strongest being among demons.

For him to acknowledge a being stronger than himself was absolutely not an easy thing.

“Well, not really.”

At Theodor’s answer, Shuria snorted as if it was boring.

“Then he can’t take me away.”

She was right.

Theodor belatedly realized he had been caught up in Shuria’s pace.

How was it that even with the Magical Diagram gone, he still couldn’t win in arguments?

“Grand Duke, Shuria.”

It was at that moment that Elisia’s voice was heard.

Perhaps because she had rested well, Elisia approached the two with a brighter expression than usual.

Theodor thought her atmosphere seemed somehow different.

Just as he opened his mouth thinking he should express his gratitude.

“Wow, sister, you’re really pretty today!”

Shuria beat him to it.

At Shuria’s words, Elisia smiled and nodded.

“When was I ever not pretty?”

“Yeah! You weren’t very pretty when you usually played with documents!”

How honest.

At Shuria’s answer, Theodor burst into laughter.

While it was true that Elisia had dressed up with much more effort than usual, to his eyes she didn’t look much different from normal.

“I had to be prettier today, since I’m the Grand Duke’s representative.”

Suddenly he thought she seemed prettier than usual.

Theodor looked at Elisia and opened his mouth.

“Thanks to you, I rested well, thank you.”

At Theodor’s words, Elisia smiled.

She felt at ease, as if she had repaid the help she received from him.

“It’s nothing, really.”

“Have you eaten?”

“Not yet, actually.”

“Let’s go together.”

Theodor extended his hand to Elisia.

It was an escort.

This was the first time she was being escorted by him indoors.

Elisia took Theodor’s hand.

“I want to hold daddy’s hand too.”

Shuria, who had been in Theodor’s arms, laughed happily at the sight of the two and stamped her feet.

After putting Shuria down, Theodor ended up walking with one shoulder drooped low.

Elisia barely held back her laughter at his awkward walking.

“Daddy.”

“What.”

“You have flowers in both hands?”

Where did she learn to say such things?

At Shuria’s words, Theodor’s patience shattered.

Theodor picked up Shuria and started walking.

“Ah, why!”

Shuria seemed displeased and hit Theodor’s chest, but his gaze was fixed straight ahead.

Theodor seemed fine, but Elisia found herself strangely bothered by that sight.

Although she was handling various tasks, she was fundamentally Shuria’s tutor.

After hesitating, Elisia opened her mouth.

“Shuria, if you hit daddy, Ness will take you away.”

“Dad is stronger, so it’s okay.”

Theodor said nothing in response to Shuria’s answer.

It was the answer he had already expected.

Shuria was still hitting Theodor’s chest while whining.

Seeing Shuria like this, Elisia hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“They’ll take me away.”

“Huh?”

“For the crime of not teaching Shuria properly, I’ll be taken away.”

Elisia’s expression was serious as she said this.

Theodor had expected Shuria to answer that it would be fine because he was stronger.

But Shuria knew Theodor much better than he thought.

“Dad won’t protect teacher…”

“Right, everyone except Shuria gets treated like roadside pebbles.”

?

It wasn’t wrong.

But hearing that from someone else’s mouth felt strangely unpleasant.

And he did have the intention to protect someone like Elisia.

The moment Theodor opened his mouth to object.

Shuria’s hands that had been hitting him stopped.

“Okay, I’ll behave.”

Elisia had succeeded in persuading her.

But Theodor felt strangely annoyed.

He couldn’t even guess what Elisia thought of him.

Still, thanks to that, Theodor was able to reach the dining hall without getting hit by Shuria anymore.

“Food!!”

Unlike when she was looking for macarons, Shuria went inside with great excitement.

Taking advantage of that moment, Theodor whispered to Elisia.

“I’m not such a scoundrel that I’d turn my back on you.”

How capable a person she was.

Good at teaching, good at work, and even kept Shuria in line.

Elisia was the human who had earned the second highest favor from Theodor after Shuria.

The problem was that everyone below that ranked lower than dung beetles.

Anyway, Theodor meant that when it came to Elisia’s matters, he was willing to help whether it was Ness or whatever.

She was also officially his fiancée.

But when should they break off the engagement?

And wasn’t this person’s goal true love?

Is it really okay to spread the fact that she’s engaged to me like this?

Theodor’s conscience began to prick him.

Finding her a marriage partner later would be far from the true love Elisia wanted.

But breaking off the engagement now would be problematic since he needed Elisia immediately.

Theodor fell into deep contemplation without even touching his food.

Honestly, it wouldn’t be strange if Elisia left at any time.

Since Elisia had money, honor, and power all to herself.

“Pink Princess.”

“Yes.”

“How long do you plan to stay here?”

“I think I’ll stay until Shuria is fully grown.”

Then that’s settled.

Theodor felt no need to ask further.

Since he hadn’t forced her into it.

“That’s good.”

Only then could Theodor feel relieved and eat his meal.

Later, when he left the Mortal Realm, he was willing to build an empire or so for Elisia if she wanted.

Of course, whether Elisia would want that was uncertain.

“Please tell me anything you want, work environment improvements, money, whatever you need.”

“It’s sufficient, but…”

He was confident he could grant anything.

But what came from Elisia’s mouth was quite modest.

“The coffee tastes terrible.”

“Coffee is supposed to taste bad.”

At Theodor’s firm answer, Elisia shook her head.

“Being picky eaters, you two are exactly alike.”

At her words, Shuria, who had been avoiding carrots, brought the carrots back onto her plate.

Though she said that, Theodor had already figured out what Elisia wanted.

“I’ll hire a skilled barista for you.”

“Thank you.”

Though he couldn’t understand why anyone would drink coffee.

She could work perfectly fine without consuming such things.

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