I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 86

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86. Ruler of Rulers (1)

Shuria’s sadness didn’t last very long.

She was simply startled because Theodor was injured, but unlike Elisia, Shuria didn’t know what resolve he had when he left the Mortal Realm.

While Elisia was treating Theodor, a voice reached Shuria’s ears as she distanced herself from them.

“Tell me why you summoned me.”

A silver-haired beautiful boy stood on the magic circle drawn in blood.

A beautiful boy who seemed to proclaim with his entire being that he was not an ordinary human.

However, Shuria wasn’t surprised to see the boy who suddenly appeared before her.

It was already a familiar situation.

After briefly looking around the boy’s surroundings, Shuria came to her own conclusion.

An angel!

Finally, an angel has appeared to grant my wish.

Living virtuously was worth it after all.

Shuria thought this way and pondered her wish.

Shuria didn’t really have anything she could call a wish.

If anything, what she wanted was a younger sibling.

A younger sibling was indeed what she wanted most.

But Shuria’s eyes took in his height and face.

No matter how she looked, he didn’t seem younger than her.

What Shuria wanted was a younger sibling, not an older brother.

And most importantly.

Antonio said I might get a younger sibling soon!

“Be my friend!”

Shuria ended up shouting this.

Not knowing that the boy who appeared before her was, once again, a Demon Lord.

It was quite some time later that Theodor remembered Kan’s existence, which he had forgotten.

He looked around searching for Kan.

Kan was sitting a little distance away from the three people, watching them with curious eyes as if observing an unfamiliar scene.

But what was important was the fact that he wasn’t restrained.

Theodor realized.

The fact that Shuria had already made her wish.

He tensely lowered his gaze.

“Shuria.”

“Yeah.”

“What did you wish for?”

At Theodor’s question, Shuria said firmly.

“You can’t tell wishes or they won’t come true!”

She only had a good memory at useless times.

“That’s a lie, what did you say?”

At Theodor’s follow-up question, Shuria frowned as if it was absurd, but obediently opened her mouth.

Theodor tensely waited for her answer.

What Shuria wanted was surely only that one thing, but there was always the possibility of “what if.”

“I said I wanted a friend.”

?

It was a reasonable wish.

But Theodor couldn’t understand that wish.

“Why not a younger sibling?”

Because he naturally thought she would want a younger sibling as her wish.

Then Shuria shouted proudly.

“Because Antonio said I might get a younger sibling soon!”

…Ah.

At Shuria’s firm answer, both Theodor and Elisia blushed simultaneously.

They felt grateful that she had wished for a friend.

Sighing, Theodor patted Shuria’s head, kissed Elisia’s forehead, then walked toward Kan.

“Kan.”

“…Yes.”

Kan, who looked up at him, straightened his posture and answered obediently.

Still, judging by his attitude, he seemed to understand gratitude at least.

Theodor felt relieved by this fact and looked at Kan.

He hadn’t expected the contract to transfer along with the magic power during the absorption process.

Though it wasn’t his fault, he felt a strange sense of guilt.

Because ultimately, everything Theodor had wanted was accomplished.

He had succeeded in eliminating his magic power and was satisfied with his successor.

Of course, he was a bit worried about the current Demon Realm where both the Demon Lord and his successor had disappeared simultaneously, but that wasn’t his concern.

Theodor planned to solve problems one by one for now.

The problem was.

He didn’t know how to treat Kan.

The new Demon Lord, Shuria’s prospective friend, and the one who would receive the handover from him.

Hesitating, Theodor opened his mouth.

“Why did you grab my hand?”

Kan wouldn’t know.

That his life depended on this question.

But even so, he answered honestly.

“I wanted to live.”

A heartbreakingly honest answer.

It meant that young child had trusted him, a stranger, more than his own mother.

And Theodor thought.

He wanted to make that judgment the right one.

Theodor patted Kan’s head and opened his mouth.

“You did well.”

Kan’s eyes widened at the unexpected action.

When Kan raised his head to look at Theodor, there was a faint sadness in his eyes.

“…Why did you save me?”

At Kan’s question, Theodor pondered briefly before opening his mouth.

“Because you did nothing wrong.”

Having made that decision, Theodor sat down beside Kan.

“Can you see the pink magic circle?”

“Yes.”

Kan answered his question obediently.

Theodor felt relieved after confirming the magic circle’s existence.

In the past, it would have been annoying, but since it had transferred to someone else, it was just a convenient information source.

“Ask him about methods to predict rift locations and how to block them.”

At Theodor’s question, Kan quietly stared into the void.

“…He says he’ll tell me if I become Shuria’s friend.”

Even as he spoke, his tone suggested he couldn’t understand it.

Theodor could understand that sentiment a hundred times over.

“Then…”

Theodor, who was about to tell him to do it, closed his mouth.

He didn’t want to maintain a coercive attitude toward a child who was a victim of power struggles.

First, let’s become a bit closer.

“Stay here for the time being.”

The rift wouldn’t appear immediately anyway.

It would manifest when the absence and chaos of the Demon Lord was felt in the Demon Realm.

It was just a prediction, but it would probably be certain.

That was the moment Shuria appeared.

“Dad!”

Shuria didn’t like that boy who seemed close to Theodor.

Strangely, she felt as if her dad had been stolen from her.

Theodor felt uneasy at the sight of Shuria glaring at Kan.

Sure enough.

Kan grimaced and fell to his knees.

Seeing him in pain, Theodor opened his mouth to appease Shuria.

“He’s a new friend who appeared to grant Shuria’s wish.”

Theodor never thought he would have to say these words again.

When he poked Kan’s side, he nodded and went along with Theodor’s words.

But as I’ve said repeatedly.

Shuria was perceptive at the most unnecessary moments.

Shuria raised her eyes haughtily and looked back and forth between Kan and Theodor.

“I don’t think so.”

“Why?”

“He looks way older than me to start with.”

“Age doesn’t matter for friends.”

“It matters to me.”

There was nothing to say.

Theodor looked at Kan, who continued to suffer.

Sadly, there was nothing he could do.

“Hey.”

“Yeah.”

“How old are you?”

“…Thirteen.”

There was a three-year age difference with Shuria.

Hearing Kan’s answer, Shuria relaxed her expression and her eyes sparkled.

At the same time, Kan’s expression became much more comfortable.

“But how did you get so tall?”

Demons grew faster than humans and were generally taller on average.

Even among them, Kan was exceptional, so it was natural for Shuria to feel that way.

Though it was hard to follow the suddenly changed attitude, Kan instinctively realized that the source of his pain lay with Shuria.

“Yeah.”

At Kan’s answer, Shuria’s eyes lit up.

“What did you eat to grow so tall?”

“Just, I only ate meat.”

At Kan’s answer, Theodor sensed something was wrong.

Shuria’s gaze shifted from Kan to Theodor.

“You can grow tall without eating a balanced diet?”

At Shuria’s confident voice, Theodor gritted his teeth.

Just as Theodor was about to retort.

Kan tugged at his clothes.

“She said we became friends.”

Shuria was a simpler child than Theodor had imagined.

Theodor didn’t know whether to be happy or sad about that fact.

He couldn’t ask here.

The moment Theodor nodded, Shuria’s voice was heard.

“Still, you have to eat a balanced diet.”

“Yeah, I don’t want to.”

Shuria said that and hid behind Kan.

Theodor was speechless at Shuria’s shameless behavior, but Kan just watched the two of them with curiosity.

“What’s your relationship?”

At Kan’s voice that was heard at that moment, Shuria spoke as if asking how he didn’t know.

“We’re family, of course.”

The concept of family was vague in the Demon Realm.

To them with dulled emotions, family was just a weakness and a burden.

At Shuria’s answer, Kan blinked in disbelief and opened his mouth.

“Is it okay for family to do that?”

At Kan’s question, Shuria’s expression became serious.

She too had realized it.

The fact that Kan had grown up in an environment not much different from her own.

The fact that Theodor had saved him just like he had saved her.

Shuria smiled and nodded.

“Yeah, it’s okay. That’s what family is.”

Shuria said that and extended her hand to Kan.

If he was a child that Dad had saved, she could accept him as family too.

“Do you want to be our family too?”

Shuria had said it for his sake, but as soon as her words ended, Kan’s expression rapidly worsened.

Theodor quickly separated Shuria and Kan.

“No, Kan says he prefers being friends.”

“I see, okay.”

Watching Kan collapse to the floor, Theodor had a premonition that the days ahead would be difficult.

Even when he considered just telling her.

He couldn’t say it because Shuria might not accept the fact that she had been forced to become friends by the Magical Diagram.

Therefore, all Theodor could do this time was also trust in Shuria.

Theodor hoped that Kan and Shuria would become good friends.

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