I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 89

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89. The Ruler of Rulers (4)

However, Theodor hadn’t expected those two to become this close this quickly.

He frowned as he watched Kan and Shuria bickering in front of him.

“Dad, is it okay for the Demon Lord to cheat?”

“I didn’t cheat! Shuria threw the ball at me instead!”

“What are you talking about? I won rock-paper-scissors, so I go first!”

Are they really close?

They had asked him something, then started arguing with each other again.

Theodor, having lost his concentration, finally put down the documents he was reading.

With two chattering kids instead of one, his head hurt too much.

The two friends roamed around the duchy every single day.

Unlike Shuria, he had thought Kan was well-behaved, but that was a mistake.

They had already broken over thirty windows together.

Two pieces of pottery.

They broke five plates at once, which got their ball confiscated by Elisia for a whole week.

And now, as soon as they got their ball back today, this is what they’re doing.

Theodor let out a deep sigh and spoke.

“Can’t you play a little more quietly?”

While Kan apologized and watched Theodor’s expression in response to his words.

“I’ll be careful.”

Shuria, holding Kan’s hand, only spoke in a confident voice.

“Dad, why are you killing the kid’s spirit like that?”

“Why doesn’t my kid’s spirit ever die, unlike that one?”

“Isn’t it nice to see?”

Theodor was left speechless and pressed his forehead with his hand.

While Kan was polite to adults and generally obedient, when he was with Shuria, he became the same kind of troublemaker.

Just as he was wondering what to do with the two of them.

Crash!

A clear, crisp sound rang out.

When Theodor looked up, he saw Kan and Shuria looking bewildered, and a window shattered to pieces.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Theodor, startled and shouting, immediately got up and went to the two children.

Fortunately, neither of them was injured.

Now that he had confirmed they weren’t hurt, it was time to get angry.

“Who did it?”

Deep anger could be felt in his low voice.

Kan and Shuria glanced at each other, then simultaneously raised their hands.

“That one did it.”

“That one did it.”

“So you both did it.”

It was obvious without even looking.

They must have thrown the ball while deciding who would play with it first.

Half of the duchy’s windows had probably been broken that way.

In the end, Theodor had no choice but to take drastic measures.

“Ball confiscated, one more week added.”

And so Kan and Shuria were kicked out empty-handed.

Watching Shuria’s dejected expression, Kan spoke up.

“…Sorry.”

And at Kan’s words, Shuria frowned.

Unlike himself, who had always been taught to hide his emotions, he found it fascinating to see Shuria’s expressions change moment by moment.

“I told you not to say sorry. We did it together, so why do you keep apologizing?”

At the voice that followed, Kan was once again left speechless today.

“Then what should I say?”

At Kan’s question, Shuria pondered.

Since Kan was her first friend too, she didn’t know what to answer.

“You could suggest doing something else to play.”

A familiar voice came down from above.

Looking up, Elisia was standing at the top of the stairs, looking down at the two of them.

After Theodor quit being the Demon Lord, Elisia was freed from all those documents and work.

Thanks to that, Elisia’s mental health had improved tremendously.

Enough to play with Kan and Shuria all day long.

Kan and Shuria, who had spent a lot of time with Elisia recently, ran up to her.

“Dad confiscated our ball again.”

Shuria grumbled, but.

Naturally, Elisia didn’t take her side.

Elisia, seeming to roughly guess the situation, nodded and spoke.

“The window?”

Both of them simultaneously averted their gazes.

Elisia couldn’t smile.

Because she thought Theodor’s judgment was correct.

Honestly speaking, it was a miracle they hadn’t gotten hurt so far.

Elisia thought she should teach them games they could play without getting hurt before it was too late.

“Then shall I teach you a game you can play without a ball?”

Shuria’s dejected eyes sparkled.

“What is it?”

Elisia pointed to the stairs.

“Rock-paper-scissors stair descent.”

Kan tilted his head.

“What’s that?”

“You two play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever wins goes down one step. The loser stays where they are.”

At Elisia’s words, life began to return to Shuria’s face.

“The first one to reach the bottom wins?”

“Yes.”

The reason Shuria liked this so much was simple.

Kan, who had undergone harsh training since childhood, naturally had superior physical abilities compared to Shuria.

Thanks to that, his social skills were rock bottom and he didn’t know how to go easy on others.

That’s right.

Kan had beaten Shuria in most games.

But if it was rock-paper-scissors.

Shuria had a good chance of winning too.

“Let’s do it!”

Seeing Shuria looking so happy, Elisia became anxious.

Because it seemed like those two could easily get hurt even here.

“No jumping or fooling around on the stairs. No skipping two steps at once. No jumping down either.”

“We wouldn’t do that anyway!”

Shuria shouted as if it was absurd, but.

“If you know that, then why do you keep playing ball near the windows?”

Elisia was firm.

“It’s hot outside!”

But Shuria didn’t back down either.

At her confident shouting, Elisia finally found herself at a loss for words.

“I’ll be careful.”

Still, she thought it was fortunate that Kan was there.

Except when he was with Shuria, Kan was well-behaved and listened well.

Is my child corrupting him?

Kan was such a good child that Elisia had this thought.

“Hey, hurry up!”

Unable to wait, Shuria climbed to the top of the stairs and waved her hand, making Elisia unconsciously let out a sigh.

At Shuria’s call, Kan greeted Elisia before climbing the stairs, and she leaned against the wall to watch the two of them.

She didn’t have anything particular to do, and she was anxious that someone might get hurt while she was away.

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

Unlike Shuria who threw out scissors, Kan didn’t make any gesture.

“What? If you don’t throw anything, you lose.”

“Yeah.”

“Don’t tell me you don’t know how to play rock-paper-scissors?”

At Shuria’s words, Kan hesitated before nodding.

He had never heard such words in his life.

“…Yeah.”

Shuria’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

Kan carefully nodded.

Things like games didn’t exist in the Demon Realm.

Only fighting, training, and real combat.

For him, defeat meant death.

It wasn’t something that could be resolved by just going down one step on the stairs.

But Shuria understood Kan.

Kan might not have learned it because he didn’t have a mom and dad, just like her.

“Then I’ll teach you.”

Saying that, Shuria held up her hand high.

“This is scissors.”

Shuria’s small fingers spread apart.

“This is rock.”

She clenched her fist tightly.

“This is paper.”

She spread her palm open.

Kan looked at her hand with a serious expression.

He was concentrating as if learning combat techniques.

Shuria continued her explanation.

“Scissors beats paper, paper beats rock, and rock beats scissors.”

Kan’s eyes wavered slightly.

“…Why?”

“I don’t know.”

It was such a confident answer.

So Kan couldn’t ask any more questions.

Shuria held out her hand again.

“Let’s try again.”

Kan nodded.

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

Shuria threw rock.

Kan again didn’t throw anything.

“Hey!”

“Ah.”

Kan belatedly opened his hand.

It was paper.

“…I won.”

Kan muttered quietly.

Shuria’s eyes sparkled.

“Wow! You really don’t know how to play!”

Kan tilted his head.

“Why?”

“Your timing was late!”

“I see.”

“Yeah, let’s do it again.”

The second round.

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

This time Kan threw scissors and Shuria threw rock.

It was Shuria’s victory.

Kan looked down at his hand for a moment.

Even though he had lost, he strangely didn’t feel anxious.

He could hear the sound of Shuria’s footsteps going down the stairs.

Looking down, Shuria was smiling with her hand stretched toward him.

“Next round!”

At her voice filled with joy, Kan opened his mouth as if enchanted.

“Rock-paper-scissors.”

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

Shuria won again.

Shuria hopped down a step.

And then Kan won.

Kan carefully came down one step.

The distance between the two sometimes grew farther and sometimes closer, maintaining an appropriate gap.

The game continued like that.

Small footsteps and laughter spread across the stairs.

At some point, Elisia was also watching the two with a smile.

The game ended with Shuria’s victory by a two-step difference.

Having beaten Kan for the first time, Shuria wore a mischievous smile.

“You’re not very good at rock-paper-scissors, are you?”

“…It’s because it’s my first time.”

To survive, Kan had to win by any means necessary.

Matters involving victory or defeat were always connected to survival for him.

That’s why Kan unconsciously made an excuse.

But Shuria, who had no way of knowing this fact, just smiled.

“Should we play again then?”

Saying that, Shuria extended her hand to Kan.

But Kan couldn’t immediately take her hand.

Kan looked at her for a long while before nodding.

“Yeah.”

The two children held hands and climbed the stairs again.

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