I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 76

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76. Foreseen Change (2)

“Useless.”

Closing the third book, Theodor muttered quietly.

For something hidden with such effort, it contained only worthless information.

Moreover, perhaps because it was old information, it was full of superstitions.

Ridiculous superstitions like praying to gods would strengthen divine power.

It was simply a matter of getting stronger through effort, yet they insisted on attributing reasons only to divine power.

Theodor closed the book with irritation and took out the next volume.

This book felt promising.

Hopefully some useful information would emerge.

And fortunately.

…Found it.

Theodor smiled.

It was an unexpected achievement.

He hadn’t known that the place where this record was sealed would be a temple.

They should have given him this book from the beginning.

This surely contained all the secrets.

Because this book, no. This journal was left by the insane human who first summoned demons.

Theodor opened the book.

The first sentence of the book began like this.

Successfully summoned demons.

I will use demons to bring the world to its knees beneath my feet.

It was an understandable wish.

To the extent that he thought, if you’re going to summon demons and make a wish, it should be like that.

In that it wasn’t some absurd wish like asking to become a father.

However, that thought disappeared the moment he turned to the next page.

And the world will praise this great Achievement of mine.

First, Silver Water who stole my first love. I won’t forgive you first.

The entire page that followed was all curses about Silver Water.

The unrequited love and lovers continuously mentioned in the journal weren’t from any special connection.

It was just one-sided unrequited love.

Theodor became anxious.

This person wasn’t sane.

No, he had somewhat expected that they weren’t sane.

That’s why they would have summoned demons.

But the problem was that such a human couldn’t possibly have left a proper journal.

Theodor turned the page with trembling hands.

1XXX year, X month XX day.

Demons weren’t as strong as I thought.

So I changed my plan.

To summoning their king, the Demon Lord.

1XXX year, X month XX day.

Found a way to bind demons.

Ten demons and a hundred humans were used as the price.

To bind the Demon Lord, a much larger number will surely be needed.

As expected, it was a cruel method.

Theodor grimaced.

He felt disgusted by that expression treating humans and demons, sentient beings, like objects.

He turned the page.

Still, the journal itself contained quite a lot of useful information.

The following pages detailed methods for summoning stronger demons and magic to bind them.

Though the methods were unspeakably cruel.

1XXX year, X month XX day.

Strange black holes appeared in the air.

Monsters called creatures often popped out of those holes.

“Found it.”

Theodor muttered quietly.

Finally, a sentence about rifts.

Theodor turned the page.

The date had changed.

While previous journal entries had at most about a month’s difference, quite a lot of time had passed since the previously recorded date.

1XXX year, X month XX day.

I correct the black holes I recorded before to the expression “passages.”

Confirmed that the holes disappear when demons die or all their magic power vanishes, and they only occur near demons.

Those holes were passages created from the Demon Realm.

Passages to take demons back to their original world.

Theodor didn’t deny reality.

If those words were true, then everything was explained.

But being shocked was an unavoidable problem.

The cause of the rifts that put Shuria and innocent citizens in danger was himself.

Theodor turned the page with trembling hands.

1XXX year, X month XX day.

One per person, location can be predicted but not controlled.

Confirmed that by tying them to the same place for about a week and continuously injecting magic power, the holes can be maintained.

The content that followed was cruel and disgusting.

Theodor closed the book with a grimace.

Since he had obtained all the information he wanted, there was no need to read further.

Just, there was no need.

Theodor put the book back in its original place, suppressing the urge to tear it apart immediately.

His magic power disappearing and rifts beginning to appear again.

Everything was a foreseen change.

Unless he returned to the Demon Realm.

Theodor was the Demon Lord.

A position only the strongest demon could occupy, and the goal of all demons who instinctively desired power.

And Theodor was also a demon.

What should be most important to him was strong magic power.

There was no longer any contract binding him, and now that he realized why his magic power was disappearing, there was no longer any need to remain in the Mortal Realm.

He should return to the Demon Realm immediately.

Even he couldn’t hold onto disappearing magic power.

But Theodor couldn’t do that.

Shuria, who would be left alone after he departed, kept weighing on his mind.

The promise to love her forever kept disturbing his thoughts.

He simply missed Shuria.

“…Shuria.”

Theodor blankly murmured Shuria’s name.

A tender and sad resonance briefly filled the room where only silence had dwelled, then scattered.

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At that moment, unaware of Theodor’s inner circumstances, Shuria was excitedly wandering around the temple.

Without a nagging father and receiving VIP treatment with Elisia while touring here and there, she couldn’t help but be delighted.

The temple, decorated elegantly and beautifully though not lavishly, had plenty of things to see.

The garden filled with white flowers was especially beautiful.

This too was the Advisor’s grace… no, it was money.

Elisia thought Peyden was amazing for developing the temple this much in the 20 years since becoming Advisor.

Peyden was someone who upheld his own principles.

He gave as much as he had, in other words.

That was why Theodor and Elisia couldn’t hate him even while cursing him as an old-fashioned fool.

Peyden held himself to the strictest standards after all.

Though he was still an old-fashioned fool.

It was at that moment when Shuria tugged at Elisia’s clothes.

“I’m tired.”

At Shuria’s words, Elisia looked around.

She spotted a nearby courtyard with tables and chairs.

Once the two had settled into chairs, a priest spoke up.

“Shall I bring you some snacks?”

At the priest’s question, Shuria glanced at Elisia before nodding.

“Yes please!”

“And for Your Highness…”

“Just a cup of tea, please.”

Before long, another priest appeared and brought Shuria strawberry cake and milk, and Elisia some inoffensive black tea.

“Is there anything else you need?”

At the priest’s question, Shuria glanced at Elisia.

She actually wanted to eat more dessert.

But Elisia, who didn’t like desserts to begin with, was stricter than Theodor when it came to food, especially desserts.

If she ate any more than this, she’d definitely get scolded.

“We’re fine!”

So Shuria had to force herself to say they were okay.

After their brief rest, they resumed walking.

The vast temple was almost like a small city, so there were still many places left to see.

Then Shuria’s gaze stopped at one place.

It was where children her age were gathered, listening to a priest’s lesson.

Shuria unconsciously slowed her steps.

“Does the temple have a school too?”

School.

Though she hadn’t told Theodor, Shuria actually wanted to try going to school.

At Shuria’s question, the priest guiding them through the temple smiled and nodded.

“Yes, the temple shares teachings with everyone.”

Shuria looked at the classroom with a wistful expression.

She actually wanted to attend school.

But she couldn’t.

Because she was too young.

School admission was only possible from age thirteen.

As if reading Shuria’s heart, the priest spoke up.

“Would you like to take a look?”

“I’m ten years old, is it okay for me to go?”

Elisia burst into laughter at the cute voice.

Though she didn’t particularly like the temple, seeing Shuria like this made her think it was good they came.

The temple was the only educational institution that would let ten-year-old Shuria attend lessons.

“The goddess is fair to everyone.”

A bright smile appeared on Shuria’s face.

“I want to go!”

Elisia smiled, unaware of the future to come.

If she had known it would turn out this way, Elisia would never have brought Shuria.

“You, what are you?”

“I sense an evil aura from you.”

If only she had known there would be a boy who noticed Theodor’s magic power in Shuria that even Peyden hadn’t detected.

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