I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 73

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73. Temple (4)

“We’re almost there.”

At Theodor’s response, Shuria sat up and moved closer to him.

Naturally sitting on his lap, Shuria was about to lie down when she opened her eyes wide and sat up abruptly.

“You smell like Teacher.”

It was because Theodor had Elisia’s scent on him, stronger than before.

At such a sharp observation that didn’t seem like something Shuria would say, both Theodor and Elisia simultaneously watched her reaction.

“Because she was sitting next to me.”

“I see.”

Fortunately, she didn’t seem to think much of it.

The moment Theodor felt relieved, Shuria got up and went into Elisia’s arms.

“It’s weird that Papa smells like Teacher.”

Saying this, Shuria rubbed her face against Elisia affectionately, and Elisia also smiled while patting her head.

And watching the two of them, Theodor was caught up in a strange emotion.

…Is it strange?

Elisia always had a pleasant fragrance.

There was no reason for it to seem strange.

Theodor checked his own scent, felt a strange sense of self-loathing, and stopped.

“Papa, let’s play word chain while we travel.”

But before long, Shuria returned to Theodor again.

She seemed very bored from the long carriage ride.

“Alright.”

“Yes!”

“You go first.”

Theodor was a knight.

No matter if it was just word chain, as the stronger one, he couldn’t make the first move.

Unaware of the future that awaited him, he made such a naive decision.

“Magician!”

“Hunt…”

Theodor was about to say hunter but closed his mouth.

Nothing was uglier than an adult trying to beat a child.

“Boss.”

“Business!”

“Fraud.”

“Knight!”

He kept ending words with ‘sa’.

Ending words with ‘sa’ was actually more disadvantageous for Shuria.

If he had wanted to, the word chain game should have ended long ago.

“Why do you keep ending with ‘sa’?”

At Theodor’s question, Shuria smiled brightly.

“Because there’s something I want to hear.”

Thinking about her words, Theodor could easily figure out what that something was.

He thought it was a little cute.

She could just say she wanted to hear it, why go this far.

Theodor tried to ignore the smile creeping across his face and opened his mouth.

“Love?”

“Sunset.”

?

Undisguised confusion appeared on Theodor’s face.

When he looked up at Shuria, she was wearing a wicked smile.

From the seat beside them came the sound of Elisia trying to hold back her laughter.

Ha.

He was dumbfounded.

Theodor let out a hollow laugh and ran his hand through his hair.

How dare she do such a thing to him.

“Papa, do you love me?”

Saying this, Shuria hugged Theodor affectionately.

But there was one fact Shuria had overlooked.

Theodor, who had just turned twenty-eight, wasn’t as mature as she thought.

Theodor hugged Shuria and spoke in a gentle voice.

“I love you, shall we continue?”

“Yes!”

Shuria settled back onto Theodor’s lap.

And while Theodor gently patted Shuria’s head, Elisia couldn’t help but notice.

The faint killing intent reflected in his eyes.

“I’ll go first.”

“Um… Aurora!”

Aurora, a word that held many memories for Theodor and Shuria.

Theodor smiled softly, recalling his memories with Shuria.

“Radium.”

?

Shuria looked at Theodor with an incredulous expression.

“There’s no such thing!”

“There is.”

Theodor looked at Elisia meaningfully, asking her to confirm the existence of radium.

“…It does… exist?”

At Elisia’s words, Shuria scrunched up her face and glared at Theodor.

But he was already looking down at her with a victor’s smile.

And watching the two of them, Elisia thought.

Childish.

“Let’s do it again!”

And so Shuria became Theodor’s prey once more.

Theodor smiled at Shuria’s words and nodded, indicating she should go first.

Shuria had already escaped from Theodor’s arms and was now in Elisia’s embrace.

“Apple.”

“Sodium peroxide.”

“…I hate you, Papa!”

Oh my.

She forgot what she had done and was acting like this.

But Theodor had no intention of letting her win.

Glancing slightly at Elisia, Theodor opened his mouth.

“Papa’s sorry, shall we try again?”

When he coaxed her with a gentle voice, Shuria hesitated before coming to him and speaking.

“Let’s play something else.”

The next game Shuria suggested was rock-paper-scissors.

But there was one fact she had overlooked.

With Theodor’s level of dynamic vision, he could easily see what his opponent was going to play.

After losing ten consecutive rounds to him, Shuria looked at Theodor with an expression of disbelief.

“Papa.”

“Yes.”

“I was wrong, I love you.”

Saying that, Shuria approached Theodor and kissed his cheek.

And at the sight of Shuria like that, Theodor smiled with satisfaction.

Now she’s finally making some sense.

“Yes, Daddy loves you too.”

Theodor kissed Shuria’s forehead as a sign of forgiveness.

Without noticing that Elisia was looking at him with a pathetic expression.

“We have arrived.”

The carriage stopped as soon as the coachman’s voice was heard.

Shuria got out of the carriage holding Theodor’s and Elisia’s hands in each of hers.

It was a position she had grown accustomed to by now.

Shuria’s eyes widened as she got out of the carriage and looked around.

“Wow~!!”

The smell of coal brushing past her nose, the metallic sounds of the train clattering as it came in, and the busy appearance of people moving around the station.

Not a single thing wasn’t fascinating.

It was the first time she had seen so many people.

Shuria’s eyes and face were overflowing with excitement, but Theodor and Elisia couldn’t feel the same.

If they lost Shuria here, she could become lost in an instant.

“Shuria, you must not let go of our hands.”

“Yes, yes!”

But his words had already failed to reach Shuria.

“Are we taking the train here?”

“That’s right.”

“It’s so big…”

The large red train stopped on the railway was making a resounding noise while emitting steam.

The sight was magnificent and also cool.

Just as Shuria was looking at the train with sparkling eyes, a conductor who spotted them approached.

“Prince Helios, I’ll guide you.”

The train door opened and warm air flowed out.

The interior was quieter than expected, with red velvet seats neatly arranged in rows.

But this wasn’t where they would be sitting.

The conductor led them to the very front.

This was because Theodor had purchased an entire train car to commemorate Shuria’s first train journey.

When the door opened, they could see seats and tables with luxurious designs incomparable to regular seats.

In the corner, there was even a bed prepared for Shuria and Elisia to rest comfortably, and fairy tale books and board games were provided to keep the journey from being boring.

“There’s still time before departure, so please feel free to sit and relax.”

As soon as the conductor left, Shuria began wandering around various parts of the train.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! Completely.”

“It was good that we came, right?”

“Yes!”

Seeing Shuria’s brightly smiling face, the money spent didn’t feel wasted.

Shuria would never know how astronomical an amount Theodor had spent on this trip, unable to shake off the thought that he had forced her to come.

“Is there anything else you need?”

At Theodor’s question, Shuria pursed her lips and watched his expression.

Theodor could easily tell what she wanted.

“I’ll bring you meals and snacks too.”

“Yeah!”

It felt like the brightest and most joyful voice he had heard from Shuria today.

Not long after, the carriage departed.

The train began to move, gliding along the rails.

Low vibrations shook the cabin.

He had worried she might be scared of the speed that was several times faster than a carriage, but making such worries meaningless, Shuria opened her eyes wide and looked out the window.

“So fast!”

“Shuria! You can’t open the window!”

Elisia urgently grabbed her arm.

Theodor cut down a tree branch passing right beside them and calmed his pounding heart.

Being too fearless was also a big problem.

“Are you hurt?”

Theodor asked while holding Shuria’s cheeks and checking on her.

“No.”

“Please, be careful.”

“Daddy will protect me anyway.”

At Shuria’s words, still not grasping the situation, Theodor recalled what Elisia had said not long ago.

If they continued to spoil her like this, Shuria wouldn’t be able to become a proper adult.

He couldn’t protect her forever.

It was definitely time for a change in educational approach.

Theodor didn’t want his precious daughter to become a complacent and foolish person who used him as her backing.

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