I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 82

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82. Extremely Personal Feelings (4)

That night, Theodor had a dream.

It was a dream where he held hands with Shuria and Elisia, spending time together.

Theodor woke up from his sleep, sat there in a daze, and burst into laughter.

He had an intuition that the days ahead wouldn’t be much different from that dream.

The days he would spend with those two would surely be happy.

Theodor kissed the forehead of Shuria, who was sleeping soundly beside him, and embraced her.

Shuria woke up from Theodor’s actions and frowned.

“…Dad.”

“Yeah.”

Shuria was about to complain about being woken up, but seeing the look in Theodor’s eyes as he gazed at her, she simply closed her mouth and hugged him.

She felt that now that Theodor had stepped down from his position as Demon Lord, she was all he had left.

It seemed like she had become the most precious existence to Theodor.

“Now Dad really only has me.”

Shuria said this in a happy voice, but.

“What are you talking about? Even if I quit being Demon Lord, Dad is still a Duke.”

It didn’t work on Theodor.

Shuria frowned at his unchanged attitude.

“At times like this, you’re supposed to say yes.”

“Why would I say yes when it’s wrong?”

Even while saying this, Theodor’s hand was gently stroking Shuria’s head.

But Shuria was already annoyed.

Shuria swatted away Theodor’s hand and glared at him.

“If you’re going to live as a human, you need some level of empathy.”

Theodor burst into laughter at her cute reprimand.

Theodor was about to say that with a title like Duke, he didn’t need such things, but closed his mouth.

It didn’t seem like it would be good for Shuria’s education.

After a moment’s hesitation, Theodor eventually nodded.

Theodor wanted to be a good father to Shuria.

“Alright, my daughter.”

Shuria smiled brightly at Theodor’s obedient response.

“Yeah!”

Seeing Shuria like that, Theodor couldn’t bring himself to say it.

The truth that his lack of social skills wasn’t due to being a demon or Demon Lord, but was inherently lacking from birth.

“Dad, is there anything you want from me?”

“Be careful since there are many dangerous things in the world, listen well to your teacher, don’t be picky with food, listen well to Dad too, be polite to adults, stay healthy, stop eating so many snacks…”

Shuria quickly covered Theodor’s mouth.

She belatedly realized she had said the wrong thing.

She had meant to be filial since Dad seemed to care so much about her, but she didn’t expect it to come back like this.

“I understand…!”

Theodor chuckled softly at Shuria’s urgent cry.

“You don’t want to hear more?”

“No.”

“But this is the most important part.”

“It’s okay.”

“Really?”

At Theodor’s words, Shuria became anxious and looked up at him.

Had Theodor ever talked to her to that extent before?

She felt like it must be something important.

“…What is it?”

Seeing Shuria ask slyly, Theodor lifted her up and trapped her in his arms.

“Being happy with Dad for a long, long time.”

Shuria’s eyes widened.

It was absolutely not something Theodor would say.

But that didn’t matter.

“That’s something I’d do even without you saying it!”

Shuria smiled and wrapped her arms around Theodor’s neck.

She thought it was truly fortunate that Theodor had become her father.

Shuria grabbed Theodor’s shoulders, stood up, and kissed his forehead.

“Dad, I’ll make you happy for the rest of your life.”

Theodor smiled at Shuria’s words.

Born with strong magical power, he had been raised as a Demon Lord from the moment of his birth.

Like other demons, he pursued power and would do anything to gain authority.

It was instinct, but it was also a sense of responsibility for those who believed in him.

And after becoming Demon Lord, he worked to create a Demon Realm that was even slightly more livable.

Since he had become Demon Lord, he had to fulfill his responsibilities.

But now Theodor realized.

The fact that in all that life, he had never once made a decision for his own happiness.

But now.

The small arms wrapped around his neck wanted nothing in return from him.

Happiness.

That word had felt absurdly distant to Theodor.

Until he met you.

Stroking Shuria’s head, Theodor smiled.

He felt like he would truly be happy for the rest of his life.

“Yes.”

Theodor spent the day with Shuria after a long time.

They read books together, he taught her studies, and they shared conversations.

As always, it was a happy time.

After confirming that Shuria, tired from playing, had fallen asleep, Theodor moved.

Shuria had said it was only her, but in fact, there was one more person for him.

Someone to give affection to.

Someone to give his heart to.

And someone he wanted to give happiness to.

Theodor moved.

His destination and heart were firm.

So he could only hope that Elisia felt the same way as him.

Theodor stopped in front of Elisia’s door and was about to knock, but froze.

Strangely, his heart was beating fast and his head felt dizzy.

Theodor didn’t realize that this emotion was nervousness.

It was too unfamiliar an emotion for him.

After a little more time passed, just as Theodor reached out to knock.

Click.

Along with the sound of the door opening, Elisia came out.

Elisia, facing Theodor, held the doorknob and looked at him with wide eyes.

She had come out because she felt a suspicious presence outside the door.

Since someone had been waiting for quite a while, she hadn’t thought it would be Theodor.

Elisia quietly looked at him and then blushed.

She remembered yesterday’s events.

“If you have nothing to say, I’ll be going.”

Elisia hurriedly tried to close the door.

But Theodor had no intention of letting her go.

Startled, Theodor quickly grabbed the door.

However, he didn’t realize that he was nervous.

Due to his nervousness, he used more force than usual.

Because of the resulting recoil, Elisia lost her grip on the door, lost her balance, and fell right into Theodor’s arms.

Elisia’s face flushed red.

“Are you alright?”

Surprised, Theodor checked on Elisia’s condition.

But Elisia wouldn’t look at him.

No, she couldn’t.

Her heart was beating too fast and her face was so hot that she couldn’t bear to look at him.

“I’m, I’m fine.”

She barely managed to answer and tried to push Theodor away to get up.

But her legs gave out and she sat back down.

Their breaths came in short gasps.

The distance between them was close enough for their breaths to touch.

Elisia’s hand unconsciously grabbed his shoulder.

She couldn’t tell if it was to push him away or to steady herself.

“L-let go.”

Though she said that, Theodor didn’t release her.

His hands supporting Elisia still had strength in them.

“I haven’t heard an answer.”

At his shameless question, Elisia opened her mouth.

She hadn’t thought this person, no, this demon would be like this.

He was perceptive and already knew everything, so why was he asking such a question.

He was truly a shameless man.

Elisia raised her head and faced Theodor.

Her heart was still pounding and her face was still hot.

But Elisia was more confident than Theodor thought, and she had strong pride too.

Her pink eyes, deeper in color than Shuria’s, gazed directly at Theodor.

“I, Princess Elisia Filton of the Filton Empire, formally propose to Theodor von Helios here and now.”

It was a perfect declaration, unbelievable coming from someone who was nervous.

And even that appearance felt lovely to him.

Theodor smiled.

He took Elisia’s hand and kissed it.

“I, Theodor von Helios, accept Your Highness’s proposal.”

Theodor smiled.

He was happy that Elisia would be part of his future life.

It was at that moment that Elisia grabbed Theodor’s face and kissed him.

A brief kiss passed.

Theodor’s eyes widened at the unexpected action.

Elisia always managed to fluster him.

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