I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 92

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92. The Beginning of Another Contract (3)

After a little more time passed, a sweet aroma began to slowly spread from the oven.

Rum checked the cake’s condition with practiced movements, and the batter that Shuria and Kan had made successfully took the form of a cake.

The freshly baked cake sheet gave off a sweet fragrance.

She took out a bowl containing heavy cream from the refrigerator and placed it on the table.

“We need to whip this first.”

Shuria’s eyes darkened.

It was because stirring the batter earlier had been very tiring.

Her contemplation didn’t last long.

Shuria turned around and her eyes met with Kan’s.

“Do it for me.”

At Shuria’s shameless words, Kan rolled his eyes as if incredulous.

Unlike with Theodor, Shuria’s standards for friendship were quite generous.

This meant that refusing her request wouldn’t cause him any trouble whatsoever.

But Kan obediently accepted the mixing bowl from her.

“Do this much yourself for once.”

“Why? You’re here.”

Even when playing together, Shuria would usually push most of the physical work onto Kan.

Though Kan would respond almost gruffly, he would almost always listen to her, and Shuria knew this fact better than anyone.

“You have no conscience.”

Even as Kan said this, he whipped Shuria’s cream first before his own, and Shuria watched him with a smile.

“Thank you.”

And so the cake made by the two of them together was completed.

No matter how much help she had received, the cream was sloppily spread between the cake layers and the decorations were a mess.

But Shuria looked down at the finished cake with a satisfied expression.

“It’s fine, right?”

At Shuria’s question, Kan hesitated before opening his mouth.

He couldn’t bring himself to lie.

“…It looks like it would be edible.”

Even at Kan’s words that could have sounded offensive, Shuria laughed as if nothing was wrong.

She had done her best.

And she knew Theodor would recognize that fact.

“Then that’s enough.”

Watching the two who looked so friendly together, Rum spoke up.

“His Grace the Duke will surely love it.”

Shuria looked at the cake for a moment, then nodded slightly.

“Yeah. Thank you for helping us.”

Shuria said this as she thanked Rum.

But Kan didn’t follow her example and just stood there blankly.

It was at that moment that his heart began to tighten.

Shuria was looking at him with an expression that seemed to ask why he wasn’t saying thank you.

Only then did Kan realize the cause of the pain and awkwardly bowed his head to Rum.

“Thank you for helping us.”

Then the pain subsided, and when he lifted his head to look at Shuria, he saw her face smiling with satisfaction.

It was fascinating.

This child who valued how one treated others more than how they treated her.

And so Kan and Shuria came out of the kitchen carrying the cake.

Naturally, carrying the cake was Kan’s job.

“Be careful.”

“Don’t just talk, help me out a bit.”

Honestly speaking, the cake wasn’t heavy.

It definitely wasn’t difficult enough that carrying it alone would be hard.

But Kan strangely wanted to be petulant with Shuria.

And instead of helping him carry the cake in response to Kan’s words, Shuria grabbed his hand.

After a moment of confusion at her action, Kan spoke up.

“…What are you doing?”

“Father says he gets strength when I do this for him.”

The words “You still believe that?” rose to the tip of his tongue, but Kan wasn’t quite that oblivious.

And strangely, those words didn’t seem wrong either.

So Kan silently held Shuria’s hand.

Thinking this too was the influence of the contract, the two walked together.

To the place where Elisia would bring Theodor.

At the same time.

The two people who had left the training grounds naturally moved their steps toward the garden behind the mansion.

Sunlight was gently settling on the grass where morning dew still remained.

It was a quiet and peaceful time.

But Elisia’s heart was not at peace.

Theodor’s words kept circling in her mind.

Since becoming human, Theodor had no hesitation in expressing his feelings.

And Elisia also knew that he truly loved her.

But the problem was.

Elisia had lived hiding her feelings for far too long.

Though Theodor’s feelings made her happy and glad, she didn’t know how to express herself now.

“Your body, is it feeling better now?”

At Elisia’s question, Theodor nodded and smiled.

Since becoming human, Elisia often worried about his condition and health.

Though receiving others’ concern was unfamiliar, he felt strangely good about that fact.

Theodor had never once regretted becoming human.

“I’m fine.”

“…I see.”

With Elisia’s response, silence flowed between the two.

Theodor chuckled softly at Elisia’s appearance as she watched his reactions and couldn’t rashly open her mouth, then spoke first.

“You can speak comfortably.”

And at Theodor’s words, Elisia ended up muttering blankly.

“…Speak casually first before saying that.”

By the time Elisia came to her senses and realized what she had said, it was already too late.

Flustered, Elisia lifted her head to check his expression.

“How could I, a Duke, speak casually to Your Highness the Princess?”

Unmistakable playfulness was seeping through his voice.

That fact didn’t sit well with Elisia.

Since when did he care about such things.

Elisia spoke in a sullen voice.

“Why can’t you.”

“If you want to hear it, I can do it for you, however.”

At his appearance of making a deal with her when he had just been elevating her as a princess, Elisia finally burst into laughter.

“How shameless.”

At Elisia’s words, Theodor smiled similarly and extended his hand to her.

“Could you call me by my name?”

At the word “name,” Elisia’s eyes widened.

It was because she realized that Theodor’s words didn’t mean his actual name, but rather a pet name.

Since Shuria didn’t call him by a nickname, she would probably be the first person to call him by one.

Sensing that the name she called him would become his nickname, Elisia pondered before opening her mouth.

“…You go first.”

“Very well, Eli.”

Unlike herself, Theodor easily spoke her nickname.

He really was a shameless person.

Elisia felt heat rising to her face and avoided his gaze.

And after taking one deep breath.

“Theo.”

She quietly called his name.

Like hers, it was a nickname taken from the first two syllables of his name.

And at Elisia’s words, a bright smile appeared on Theodor’s face.

“Yes, Eli.”

Her heart was beating too fast.

Pounding so hard.

It almost hurt.

Elisia buried her face in her hands to hide her reddened cheeks.

The heat from her flushed face could be felt directly through her hands.

“…Theo.”

Calling a name and hearing a response.

Elisia learned for the first time that such a simple thing could be so thrilling.

As she barely managed to say his name, she heard laughter from above her head.

Elisia loved his laughter.

A sound that was hard to hear before could be heard quite often after he became human.

She loved how he always smiled when he was with her.

“Do you like the nickname?”

At the question, Theodor lowered his head to meet her gaze.

In his jet-black eyes that resembled the night sky, Elisia’s reflection was perfectly captured.

Watching Elisia’s trembling eyes, Theodor smiled.

“Only you will call me that, so what meaning could my feelings have?”

Just where did he learn to say such things?

It was absolutely unbelievable that this was his first romance.

It was dizzyingly happy and devastatingly sweet.

With her face completely flushed, Elisia lowered her head.

“…You could have told me a little sooner.”

She was clearly happy.

But for Elisia, who had grown accustomed to hiding her feelings, a slight complaint was all she could express to him.

Elisia disliked this about herself.

But Theodor apparently didn’t.

“I’ll make up for being late by doing better. Eli.”

Having said that, Theodor extended his hand to Elisia.

So Elisia hesitated no longer.

Unlike how quickly she took his hand, her face was incredibly red.

But the excitement didn’t last long.

Her promise with Shuria came to mind.

Thinking she was later than the scheduled time, Elisia’s face turned pale.

She was ashamed that she, who had taught Shuria many times about keeping promises well, had made such a mistake.

Elisia hurriedly grabbed his hand and pulled.

“There’s somewhere I need to go.”

She didn’t add any explanation.

But Theodor followed her lead without saying a word.

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