I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 98

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98. That Demon Lord Had to Be Kidnapped by the Princess (1)

“I’m bored.”

At Shuria’s voice, Kan looked up from his book and gazed at her.

“So?”

“Is there nothing to do?”

At Shuria’s words, Kan let out a sigh.

For some time now, Shuria had been constantly saying she was bored.

And Kan couldn’t understand it.

There wasn’t even enough time for studying and sparring, so how could she possibly be bored?

“Should we go outside?”

At Shuria’s words, Kan extended his hand to her without much response.

But Shuria didn’t take Kan’s hand.

Shaking her head, Shuria grabbed Kan’s arm and spoke.

“Not that.”

At Shuria’s words, Kan let out a sigh.

“No.”

At Kan’s words, Shuria puffed out her cheeks.

The reason Shuria had been saying such things to Kan lately was simple.

It was because he had recently used magic to take her outside.

“Don’t be like that, I said I’m bored.”

“Still, outside is not allowed.”

A firm answer.

Shuria not only puffed out her cheeks but also stuck out her lips.

Not long ago, the two who had escaped outside the manor using Kan’s magic were caught by nearby guards shortly after.

The two, who ended up returning to the manor, were summoned by Theodor.

Unlike Kan, who was extremely nervous in front of him.

“Where did you go?”

Theodor’s voice was no different from usual.

Rather, it felt calmer, which made it scarier than usual.

Kan couldn’t say anything and hung his head.

But Shuria was different.

“The bustling district!”

An answer without the slightest hesitation.

At Shuria’s boldness, Kan hung his head even lower and Theodor let out a sigh.

“Permission?”

“Didn’t get it.”

She was bold.

Kan raised his head and spoke.

It was his responsibility.

“I’m sorry.”

As soon as Kan finished speaking, Theodor’s gaze turned to Kan.

“I believe I told you not to use magic without permission.”

The reason was that using magic might make the rifts recognize Kan’s existence faster.

So Kan had been restraining himself as much as possible, but.

Shuria’s requests were also something he couldn’t refuse.

“…I’m sorry.”

Still, there was no room for excuses.

It was indeed wrong.

A moment of silence passed.

Kan was nervous.

He had a feeling he would be hit or severely scolded.

However.

“You weren’t hurt, were you?”

What came from Theodor was only a gentle question.

In this unexpected situation, Kan hesitated.

“…No.”

“I see.”

That was all.

He wasn’t severely scolded.

There was no punishment.

But strangely, that felt heavier.

Because he could feel that Theodor trusted him.

Theodor’s gaze moved away from the two.

“Next time, tell me before you go out.”

“Yes.”

“And.”

He briefly looked down at Shuria.

“You too.”

“Okay.”

Unlike Kan, Shuria’s answer was light.

After finally kissing Theodor’s forehead, Shuria spoke as soon as she came outside.

“I know a dog hole!”

She seemed to think that using magic was the problem.

But Kan absolutely refused to listen to Shuria’s requests to go out after that.

And Shuria also seemed to somewhat accept his opinion, but.

Shuria grabbed Kan’s arm.

The problem was that today’s Shuria had no intention of doing so.

“Let’s go out!”

Kan quietly looked at Shuria, who was grabbing his arm and whining.

“No.”

“Why?”

“We got in trouble.”

“We didn’t get in trouble.”

“We did get in trouble.”

Their standards were different.

To Kan, that was definitely getting in trouble.

A smile appeared on Shuria’s face as she pondered Kan’s firm attitude for a moment.

“Then let’s go ask together.”

“…”

“We can just get permission and go.”

It was such a simple solution.

Kan was about to say that he would obviously refuse, but closed his mouth.

“…Alright.”

So Kan and Shuria headed to Theodor’s study.

Unlike the hesitating Kan, Shuria opened the door without hesitation.

Then Theodor, who had been reading documents, looked up.

“What is it?”

At the short question, Kan’s shoulders trembled slightly, but Shuria only smiled brightly.

“Can we go downtown?”

Honest words without a trace of lies.

Kan quietly lowered his head, thinking he would share the responsibility for not being able to stop her.

After a brief moment of silence, Theodor’s gaze turned to Kan.

“Both of you, together?”

“…Yes.”

After the short answer, Kan naturally lowered his gaze.

He thought he would be scolded after being rejected.

“Alright.”

But what came from Theodor was an unexpected answer.

At the unbelievable response, Kan’s eyes widened as he raised his head.

Then his eyes met with Theodor’s.

“However.”

And Theodor spoke again.

Kan tensed up completely.

He thought there couldn’t be no conditions attached.

But Theodor only smiled and patted both of their heads.

“Come back before sunset.”

“Yes.”

“Yes!”

Shuria and Kan answered simultaneously.

“Don’t cause any trouble.”

“Yes.”

This time only Kan answered.

“Shuria.”

“Yes!”

At the finally heard response, Theodor let out a small sigh and looked at Kan.

“If anything happens, use magic, and please take good care of the child.”

At those words, Kan felt strangely pleased.

Because he felt he was being trusted.

“…I understand.”

Theodor looked at the two people standing together, then smiled briefly.

“Be careful and come back safely.”

And he turned his gaze back to the documents.

As they left Theodor’s study, Shuria immediately turned her head to look at Kan.

“See, I told you it would work.”

Having taken the carriage to the bustling district, they left the coachman behind and began walking.

Shuria naturally grabbed Kan’s hand and smiled brightly, jingling the pouch containing gold coins.

“Where do you want to go?”

Shuria’s question fell lightly, but for Kan it wasn’t a question he could easily answer.

A place he wanted to go.

Something he wanted to do.

He had never thought about such things.

“…Do whatever you want.”

So Kan answered as he always did.

Kan usually responded to Shuria’s questions in that way.

And at such responses from Kan, Shuria briefly frowned then let out a small sigh.

“Then I’ll decide.”

Saying that, Shuria pulled Kan’s hand and walked forward.

Steps without hesitation.

“Then let’s eat this.”

The place where Shuria stopped was in the middle of the market.

The sweet smell of sugar was spreading on the wind.

“Cotton candy.”

Kan looked at it as if seeing it for the first time.

“Is that edible?”

“Yeah. It’s totally delicious.”

Shuria unhesitatingly took out a coin and handed it over.

Two large cotton candies were quickly made.

Their white, puffy appearance was like clouds.

Kan carefully took it in his hands.

“What on earth is this.”

The lightness he felt as soon as he held it.

It felt like there was nothing there at all.

Shuria was already taking a bite.

“Try it.”

Kan hesitated for a moment, then took a bite.

And Kan’s eyes widened.

“It’s sweet.”

The sweet thing disappeared instantly in his mouth.

This texture was a first for him.

Shuria smiled at Kan’s expression.

“Right?”

Instead of answering, Kan took another bite of the cotton candy.

A bit bigger this time.

Watching Kan eat the cotton candy deliciously, Shuria felt inexplicably happy.

It was when they had eaten about half their cotton candy.

“Where do you want to go now?”

Shuria, who had quickly finished her cotton candy, asked Kan.

But the answer Kan could give remained the same.

“Do whatever you want.”

The unchanging response.

Shuria’s steps stopped.

And slowly turning her head to look at Kan, Shuria’s expression was different from usual.

“…Hey.”

Though irritation came through in her voice, Kan couldn’t understand why Shuria was angry.

“We’re friends, right?”

At the sudden question, Kan’s eyes widened.

He couldn’t understand the intent behind the question.

He felt no pain and the contract was still intact.

So the two of them were indeed friends.

Therefore, Kan affirmed Shuria’s words.

“…That’s right.”

But Shuria seemed to think differently.

“Then why do you always leave everything to me?”

“…”

Kan couldn’t answer.

“I don’t know what you want.”

He had never been given choices.

At the honest words spoken aloud for the first time, Shuria hesitated briefly then took his hand again.

“I’ll wait for you, so think about it.”

Kan couldn’t understand this sudden kindness and gentleness.

“Why?”

So he asked.

“If we’re friends, we choose together.”

Shuria answered with a smile as if it were obvious.

At Shuria’s response, Kan’s gaze wavered.

“…Then.”

He hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Not this… I want to try other things too.”

Shuria’s eyes widened.

And she smiled.

“Then you should have said so earlier.”

A gentle voice reached his ears.

Shuria took Kan’s hand and pulled him along again.

It was a temperature he had grown accustomed to now.

“Let’s go.”

Kan looked down at that hand for a moment and found himself smiling without realizing it.

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