I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 84

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84. The New Ruler of the Demon Realm (1)

The blue eyes of the boy draped in a black cloak sparkled, and his silver hair fluttering in the wind gleamed brilliantly.

Moreover, the air around the boy was subtly distorting.

Theodor’s gaze sank low.

To think a child of that caliber had appeared while he was away.

Pure and refined magical power that wasn’t injected or stolen from someone else.

It was an innately born strength.

Theodor let out a low chuckle.

Where did they bring such a thing from again?

The boy who had positioned his soldiers began approaching him.

The Demon Lord was a position for the strongest demon.

A pure duel that allowed no interference from anyone else.

To be recognized as the Demon Lord, one had to seize that position by themselves.

Until Theodor’s time, there had never been a Demon Lord who gave up their power.

Naturally thinking to fight Theodor and seize the Demon Lord’s position, the boy slowly walked along the path the soldiers had cleared.

Deeply sunken blue eyes turned toward Theodor.

“My name is Kan. I formally request a duel with the Demon Lord.”

A clear and calm voice was heard.

Having finished his calculations at Kan’s words, Theodor nodded.

Rather than refusing and having to deal with those soldiers too, defeating this boy and ending it would certainly be faster.

Thinking that things would take a little longer than expected, Theodor thought of Shuria.

He already missed her.

“Very well.”

As soon as Theodor’s words ended, Kan drew his sword.

Crash!

The earth split with a single strike.

As if expecting Theodor would naturally dodge, he blocked his vision and dove into the dust cloud without any hesitation.

A blue flash flickered at the tip of Kan’s sword.

Theodor twisted his body and lightly dodged his sword.

The sword tip grazed past his shoulder and cut through the castle wall behind.

The sound of the wall collapsing could be heard.

Instead of counterattacking after lightly dodging Kan’s follow-up attack, Theodor asked him a question.

“Why do you want to become the Demon Lord?”

Contrary to expectations, Kan obediently opened his mouth.

“Mother wished for me to do so.”

It was an answer Theodor couldn’t understand.

Even in the past when he was a demon for whom the concept of family didn’t exist.

Even now that he had become a child’s father.

“Do you want to become the Demon Lord too?”

Consecutively the second, third time.

While receiving Kan’s unceasing sword strikes, Theodor continued to ask.

The consecutive attacks filled with magical power cut through the dust and precisely bore in, but Theodor remained leisurely.

“My opinion is not important.”

At the resolute answer, Theodor let out a low sigh.

He never thought he would be saying such words.

“Not a good parent.”

At Theodor’s words, Kan showed not the slightest waver.

Like someone who unconsciously thought his words were right.

Theodor extended his hand.

He didn’t want to hurt that child.

Black magical power spread low across the ground.

It spread along the floor and tried to bind Kan’s ankles, but Kan had already abandoned his sword and leaped.

Theodor gave a wry smile.

He had expected it, but.

To think they would pull such a stunt from behind.

From the sky above, magical power that wasn’t Kan’s could be felt.

Bang!

Simultaneously with the collision, a shockwave burst in all directions.

The soldiers’ cloaks flipped over and their shields were pushed back.

Not one of them could make a sound as they gritted their teeth and endured.

However, Theodor, who took that magical power head-on, showed not the slightest waver.

Kan stopped his attack and Theodor didn’t attack.

For a moment, their gazes met.

“Give up even now.”

At the calm question, Kan caught his breath briefly and answered.

“If I lose here, do I have another future?”

“Yes.”

Theodor answered resolutely.

As for the future, he could just create one for him.

What sin could a child have?

It was the sin of the parents who educated him.

But Kan seemed not to believe his words.

Kan, who scoffed as if it were absurd, charged again.

Another magical power was felt.

That magical power compressed together with Kan’s magical power and spread explosively.

But Theodor didn’t retreat.

He simply drew his sword.

Theodor aimed his sword tip at the magical power and lightly twisted his sword.

And then he lightly cut through it.

The magical power was extinguished by a flawless, perfect strike.

Kan’s eyes wavered slightly as he realized the overwhelming difference.

It was a very brief opening, and in that moment the outcome was decided.

Theodor’s knee struck Kan’s abdomen precisely.

Along with the sound of air escaping, Kan’s body was flung backward.

He was pushed back several steps before barely managing to regain his balance.

He coughed up blood and breathed roughly.

“I’ll give you one last chance. Retreat.”

A low, sunken voice.

As soon as the words ended, the air around him sank. The density of magical power changed. Heavy, deep, ancient power.

Under the pressure crushing the town square, the soldiers’ shoulders sagged.

Kan gritted his teeth. The light in his blue eyes grew deeper.

He didn’t seem to have any intention of retreating.

Finally, Theodor sighed.

Just enough to knock him unconscious…

It was the moment Theodor thought that and readjusted his grip on his sword.

Once again, the air began to change.

The pressure brushing against his skin changed.

Unpleasantly chilling magical power that pressed down from above.

Theodor’s gaze turned upward.

“Hah.”

He let out a sigh as if he couldn’t believe it.

A massive magic circle was covering the sky.

The magical formula composed of intricately intertwined ancient language was something that had been forbidden quite long ago.

The magic circle with its dozens of overlapping layers wasn’t just some simple attack magic.

The magical power that had been flowing overlapped with Kan’s magic until just moments ago was now completely separated and revealed.

Power forcibly gathered without being refined.

Chaotic magical power that had lost balance, mixed with the powers of various demons.

That enormous force was aimed squarely at the two of them.

Several of the soldiers standing in the town square couldn’t endure it and fell to their knees.

Even breathing seemed difficult for them.

But Theodor just stood still and gazed at that magic circle.

It was strong, but not to the extent that it couldn’t be blocked.

As long as there was no proof that this magic wasn’t Kan’s, he couldn’t run away.

Theodor began building up a barrier.

It was the moment he formed a sufficient barrier at the spot where he stood.

“Mother…?”

Kan’s voice could be heard.

A low, trembling voice as if he couldn’t believe it.

Theodor’s gaze turned in that direction.

There stood Kan with vacant eyes.

Kan wasn’t holding his sword and hadn’t taken any defensive stance, just looking up at the sky.

His blue eyes wavered.

The momentum from fighting over the Demon Lord’s position until just moments ago was nowhere to be found.

Theodor knew that look in his eyes.

Because when he had left Shuria, she had that same look in her eyes.

Theodor gritted his teeth.

Now it was certain.

Who the owner of that magical power was.

And why she had chosen this kind of attack.

Tinia Ryn.

A count of the Demon Realm and famous for being the most cruel, she was building her forces to covet the Demon Lord’s position.

Kan was merely bait.

Throwing her son as bait to eliminate him along with the Demon Lord.

After killing both, she would absorb their power.

Ruthless, but a choice befitting a demon if it was befitting a demon.

At this rate, Kan would surely die.

In that moment, Kan’s appearance overlapped with Shuria’s appearance from before she met him.

Theodor ended up making a choice he would surely regret.

He judged that what stood before him wasn’t an enemy, but a child who hadn’t even properly grasped the right to choose yet.

Theodor abandoned his barrier and kicked off the ground, running.

Before Kan could understand the situation, his arm roughly pulled Kan’s body toward him.

“Snap out of it.”

With those brief words, he wrapped Kan in his embrace.

At the same time, the sky collapsed.

A tremendous sound of destruction was heard.

Light and magical power mixed together as the entire sky and ground were swallowed.

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“Teacher.”

“What’s wrong, Shuria?”

“I just feel a little strange.”

At Shuria’s words, Elisia forced a smile.

Because she too agreed with Shuria’s words.

She felt uneasy.

And unfortunately, her intuition was always accurate.

But the current Elisia was Shuria’s guardian.

She couldn’t make the child anxious with uncertain information.

“Isn’t it because it’s snack time?”

“Maybe so.”

Shuria said that while looking up at the sky.

The clear blue sky felt strangely sad.

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