I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 74

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74. Temple (5)

Elisia looked at Theodor.

He too seemed to have grasped the seriousness of the situation as she had thought.

Now all he needed to do was slowly help Shuria develop independence.

“Shuria.”

“Yeah.”

“Dad can’t protect you forever.”

But Theodor didn’t know how to speak indirectly.

Such a blunt statement was beyond Elisia’s expectations.

Flustered, Elisia looked at Shuria.

But contrary to Elisia’s expectation that she would cry or be sad, Shuria simply looked at Theodor.

“Do I need to become stronger?”

It wasn’t too late even now.

If he answered yes to that question…

“No, you need to improve your intelligence a bit.”

It was over.

Elisia looked at Shuria’s reaction, thinking she would naturally cry.

But there was one fact Elisia had overlooked.

For Shuria, who had been exposed to all kinds of harsh words and insults since childhood, words of that degree didn’t even qualify as curses.

Shuria nodded with a serious expression.

“Okay, I’ll be careful not to get hurt.”

“Good.”

This actually worked?

Elisia couldn’t believe it.

…Was this a good thing?

She decided to just think of it as a good thing.

The train raced quickly toward the west where the temple was located.

It became a long journey.

Contrary to their worries, Shuria didn’t seem frustrated.

Rather, like someone who had been waiting for this kind of trip, she gazed endlessly at the ever-changing scenery outside the window with sparkling eyes.

Even until the moment the train arrived at its destination in the west.

“Weren’t you bored?”

Theodor asked Shuria, who was looking outside the window that no longer moved.

“Nope.”

Shuria’s gaze turned to him.

A faint smile appeared on her face.

“That’s a relief.”

“Let’s come again next time.”

Seeing her say this without even knowing where their destination was, she must have really enjoyed the train journey.

Theodor patted Shuria’s head.

“Whenever you want.”

Shuria held both their hands and got off the train.

Then the western landscape, distinctly different from the north, unfolded before them.

The atmosphere of the station, people’s clothing, even the air felt different from the north.

And clearly.

“There are so many people wearing white clothes!”

There were many priestesses.

The west was a region with exceptionally good security even in Filton, which was famous for good public safety.

It had to be that way.

Under Advisor Peyden’s position and the justification of the ‘rift’, the number of priestesses had increased overwhelmingly in recent years.

Because of this.

Missing children or disappearance cases rarely occurred, and crime rates themselves were low thanks to a nearly 100% arrest rate.

That didn’t mean it was okay to wander around alone though.

Theodor lifted Shuria, who looked ready to run off at any moment, into his arms.

But Shuria in his embrace had a dissatisfied expression.

“Not carrying me.”

“Piggyback?”

“Yeah!”

Theodor easily lifted Shuria and placed her on his shoulders.

Ten-year-old Shuria had grown much more than before, but she still felt like a baby to Theodor.

Elisia knew this wasn’t good, but she didn’t bother to mention it.

She let them enjoy the present, knowing that in a few years Shuria would reject him on her own anyway.

At that moment, an elegant white carriage stopped in front of the three of them.

The owner of the carriage was, naturally.

“You came.”

It was Peyden.

His appearance as he got out of the carriage was no different from five years ago.

Because of this, Theodor could treat him the same way.

“We came.”

At Theodor’s answer, wrinkles formed on Peyden’s brow.

Peyden wanted to take Elisia away immediately, but he only had suspicions without evidence.

Barely suppressing his anger, he smiled and raised his gaze to Shuria.

“Hello!”

Meeting his face brought back memories and made her a little nervous, but fortunately Shuria now knew how to show some courtesy.

Relieved by the respectful language directed at him, Peyden spoke.

“Has the princess been well too?”

“Yes!”

Peyden thought that at least the two of them had done well in educating the child.

“Have you been well too, mister Advisor?”

Until he heard the words that followed.

Elisia and Theodor held back their laughter while Peyden held back his irritation.

“Call me Grand Chamberlain.”

“Have you been well too, mister Grand Chamberlain?”

Peyden closed his mouth.

Memories from the past were coming back.

He opened his mouth while maintaining his composure and smile as much as possible.

“Without the mister.”

“Grand Chamberlain!”

At least this time they communicated.

It was fortunate that he didn’t hear that…damn word like last time.

Having finished sorting out the title issue with Shuria, Peyden shifted his gaze to Elisia and Theodor.

He became even more annoyed at the sight of the two clearly holding back laughter, but he pretended not to notice.

“Let’s depart.”

There were too many watching eyes to talk here.

Peyden planned to break off Elisia and Theodor’s engagement and make her a priestess.

If possible, he was even willing to elevate her to sainthood.

More important than the imperial funding was her status.

Nobles made great efforts to prevent their children from becoming priestesses.

Bribes were standard, and they would arrange marriages or send them abroad to study.

They were truly selfish people.

Despite enjoying more than others, they can’t even dedicate that much for the sake of others.

But if a princess who is also a member of the imperial family becomes a priestess, they won’t be able to back out anymore.

The temple was located not far from the station.

Shuria got out of the carriage, looked around, and opened her eyes wide.

Each of the tall white marble columns felt majestic.

However, the temple’s true value was revealed inside.

Even though they had entered indoors, sunlight was still shining on them.

When Shuria looked up at the sky, soft light was evenly streaming down from a huge hole in the high ceiling.

“Wow.”

At Shuria’s admiration, Peyden felt a strange sense of pride.

The current temple was the most perfect building constructed under his design.

Since it was a building made using his private funds, unnecessary taxes weren’t wasted either.

But Shuria was still too young to appreciate such architecture.

She whispered in Theodor’s ear.

“Dad, they must have been short on money. There’s no ceiling here.”

The problem was that her voice was too loud.

Loud enough for Peyden to hear.

Theodor and Peyden’s eyes met.

Theodor, who burst into laughter looking at him, opened his mouth.

“Should we make a donation before we go?”

“Yes.”

Shuria, who said that, was looking at Peyden with pity.

Shuria looked at the ceiling once more, let go of Theodor’s hand, and ran to Peyden.

“Advisor.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll make you a roof! You can sleep at Shuria’s house on rainy days!”

That’s right.

Shuria still thought Peyden was a beggar.

Not just any beggar though.

Since he was handsome, a flower beggar.

From Shuria’s perspective, she was being considerate of him, and Peyden also knew this fact so he couldn’t get angry.

He exercised extreme patience and smiled.

“Thank you.”

Peyden also knew.

That it would be more beneficial to just say thank you rather than explain the principle of the temple roof to Shuria and tell her it was okay even when it rained.

“Yes!”

At Peyden’s praise, Shuria smiled brightly.

But this time Peyden also had a method.

That was.

“Shuria, do you have friends?”

“I have tons of them.”

“Shall I introduce you to one?”

A child of the same age, in other words, a friend.

At the word friend, Shuria’s eyes sparkled.

“No!”

Unlike Theodor, Shuria’s social skills were quite good.

According to Elisia’s opinion, Shuria was introduced to many nobles of similar age, and thanks to that, she already had many friends.

So much so that there was no need to make friends even here.

Theodor, who burst into laughter watching Peyden being defeated by Shuria again today, picked her up and headed toward Elisia.

“You two go take a walk or something.”

Saying that, Theodor approached Peyden.

Theodor planned to have a private showdown with Peyden and extract information about the rift.

…Along with acknowledgment regarding the engagement with Elisia.

The problem was.

“Are you two fighting over the teacher?”

Nothing but Shuria’s mouth.

Today it wasn’t even wrong, so he couldn’t refute it.

Peyden scowled and Theodor sighed.

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