I Summoned the Demon King and Got a Dad - Chapter 99

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99. That Demon Lord Had to Be Kidnapped by the Princess (2)

Kan walked along, his hand held by Shuria.

The market was still noisy.

Merchants raised their voices to call customers, and children ran around laughing.

Every time a carriage passed, the sound of wheels scraped against the stone pavement.

Kan slowly took in all of it with his eyes.

All those lively things felt awkward.

To the point where he couldn’t believe he belonged in this place.

“Look at this.”

Shuria suddenly stopped and pointed to a stall.

Sparkling accessories glittered in the sunlight.

“Welcome, little miss. Is that your boyfriend next to you?”

“Yes!”

Shuria answered with a bright smile, then pondered for a while before picking up a pink and blue hairpin, holding them up one by one.

“Which one suits me better?”

At Shuria’s question, Kan looked up.

But his gaze was directed at her, not at the hairpins she was holding.

After looking at Shuria for a moment like that, Kan said,

“They all suit you.”

That’s what he said.

And at Kan’s answer, Shuria smiled brightly.

“Right, I think so too! I should buy both!”

After finishing the payment, Shuria held out the pink hairpin to Kan.

Not understanding, Kan looked at the hairpin she offered, then took it and put it in his own hair.

At the sight of Kan like that, Shuria burst into laughter.

“No, I meant for you to put it on me.”

At Shuria’s words, Kan moved his hand.

It was to take out the hairpin.

But Shuria smiled and stopped his hand.

“Why, let’s do it together.”

Saying that, Shuria held out the hairpin to Kan.

This time, Kan didn’t get confused and carefully pinned it into Shuria’s hair.

At the sight of the two, a pleased smile spread across the Shop Owner’s face.

“Take care!”

Shuria said goodbye.

“…Take care.”

Kan also followed her lead and said goodbye.

Walking with the same pins like that, Shuria looked at Kan and smiled brightly.

“Yes, pretty!”

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

“I know.”

It was because when Shuria received compliments, she used to say that.

At Kan’s answer like that, Shuria let out a small laugh and grabbed his hand again.

“It’s okay with me, but say thank you to other people, okay?”

“Okay.”

Like that, the two started walking again.

It was to eat the sweet snacks that Kan had mentioned.

But they couldn’t walk far before stopping again.

The smell of grilling meat, sweet fruit fragrance, and the stimulating aroma of spices.

Rich food smells wafted temptingly.

Kan and Shuria’s gazes naturally turned in that direction.

“Should we eat?”

“Yes.”

At the immediate answer, Shuria let out a chuckle.

Taking Kan toward the street stall selling chicken skewers, Shuria took out her purse and asked Kan.

“How many will you eat?”

“Ten.”

The chicken skewer shop owner’s eyes widened at the number that came from Kan’s mouth.

But Shuria, as if used to it, took money out of her purse.

“Twelve, please!”

Kan’s food intake exceeded Shuria’s common sense.

Enough to understand why he had grown so tall despite eating only meat instead of a balanced diet.

Kan ate about three times as much food as an ordinary adult man.

“Isn’t that not enough?”

“It might not suit your taste.”

Usually you’d only order one then.

Those words came to the tip of her tongue, but Shuria endured it.

Shuria had also developed her own social skills since being with Kan.

“Let’s eat.”

Sitting on the bench right in front, Kan and Shuria carefully took a bite of the chicken skewers.

A salty and warm taste spread in their mouths.

“It’s delicious.”

At those words, Shuria shifted her gaze to look at Kan.

He had an expression she’d never seen before.

Unlike Kan, Shuria couldn’t eat much of this kind of food.

It was because these foods felt excessive to Shuria’s palate, which was already accustomed to high-quality ingredients.

Still, seeing Kan eat deliciously made her feel good.

“Should I buy more?”

At Shuria’s question, Kan, who had instantly finished five skewers, nodded.

Seeing Kan like that, Shuria burst into laughter and thought.

He said he didn’t want to come, but he’s enjoying it more than me.

After finishing their meal like that, the two continued wandering around the market for quite a while.

They looked at stalls, watched people, and sometimes stopped to pass time meaninglessly.

Eventually, the two arrived at the end of the market.

People gradually began to thin out.

The noisy sounds grew more and more distant.

Before they knew it, the two had left the bustling district and entered a somewhat deeper alley.

The path was narrow and almost no sunlight came through between the buildings.

They thought it was just that kind of place, but the deeper they went, the stranger the atmosphere became.

“Let’s go back.”

Kan, sensing danger, quickly grabbed Shuria’s arm.

That was the moment.

“Hey, hand it over.”

A low, rough voice was heard.

Shuria’s steps stopped at the same time.

Frowning, Shuria grabbed Kan’s hand and started running toward where the voice came from.

After passing two alleys, they saw two young children and four boys blocking their path.

“You have money, we saw everything.”

“We don’t have any…”

A small, trembling voice.

“Don’t lie.”

A hand roughly grabbed the child’s collar.

Shuria’s expression hardened at the sight.

“Hey!”

At Shuria’s shout, the four boys’ gazes immediately turned to her.

Kan couldn’t understand what confidence Shuria had to pull such a stunt….

“Kan, let’s go.”

…but he understood.

Kan let out a small sigh at her shameless words and started walking.

Kan’s gaze, which had been on Shuria, slowly turned to the boys, and his blue eyes quietly darkened.

“Are you a noble?”

Perhaps because of Kan’s atmosphere that couldn’t be hidden even with a disguise, one boy asked.

“No.”

And Kan answered.

It wasn’t a lie.

He was a duke’s son in the Demon Realm, but he wasn’t a noble in the Mortal Realm.

However, at Kan’s answer, the boys’ eyes changed.

“Acting all girly with hair pins and all.”

“You hand over everything you’ve got too!”

As soon as they heard he wasn’t a noble, the children who had been watching each other rushed at Kan all at once.

But Kan didn’t dodge.

Instead, he took a step forward.

He grabbed the wrist of the boy who was at the front of those rushing at him.

“Ugh—!”

A short scream.

The next moment, the sound of bones twisting echoed softly.

Kan didn’t hesitate.

The grabbed boy’s body was slammed straight to the ground.

Thud.

Curses were heard from behind.

Another boy swung his fist.

Kan tilted his head just slightly to the side.

The fist cut through the air and passed by.

And Kan didn’t miss that opening.

The remaining two hesitated.

It was a look that finally understood the situation.

Including the fact that it was now too late.

Kan took a step.

With just one step, he closed the distance.

And.

His fist fell.

A dull sound.

One boy’s body was pushed backward.

He hit the wall and collapsed.

One remaining.

Fear flashed in that child’s eyes.

“…Cra, crazy.”

He tried to run away.

But Kan’s hand was faster.

He grabbed the back of his neck and pressed him to the ground.

The sound of breath being cut off came out.

Kan, who had sorted out the situation in an instant, looked at Shuria.

And then he opened his mouth.

“Should I kill them?”

Flustered by those words, Shuria shook her head.

“No, why would you go as far as killing them.”

“Then?”

“Just give them a warning.”

At Shuria’s words, Kan looked steadily at the four fallen boys.

Then they quickly knelt and bowed their heads before Kan.

“Hand over everything you stole and get lost.”

At Shuria’s voice, the boys hurriedly took out several coins from their pockets, placed them in front of them, and quickly ran away.

Watching their retreating figures, Shuria reached out her hand to Kan.

At her action, Kan unconsciously lowered his head.

It was because Shuria was much shorter than him.

“Well done.”

Shuria’s hand gently brushed through Kan’s blue hair.

And Shuria picked up the coins that had fallen on the ground and headed toward the children.

“Are you okay?”

At Shuria’s question, the two children nodded.

After confirming that they weren’t hurt anywhere, Shuria returned the coins to them and smiled.

“Don’t let them take anything and be careful on your way home.”

At Shuria’s words, bright smiles spread across the children’s faces.

“Thank you!”

At the children’s bright bows of gratitude, Shuria smiled casually and pulled Kan’s hand.

“Not to me, you should thank this big brother!”

At Shuria’s words, the children bowed once more.

“Thank you!”

“Thank you for saving us!”

It was the first time.

Receiving such gratitude.

He had always used his strength to kill someone and take things away.

It was his first experience using his strength to protect someone.

Strangely, he didn’t dislike it.

It felt like the children’s voices kept echoing in his head.

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