My Daddy Hides His Power - Chapter 51

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Father conceals his strength
Episode 51
These four silver coins were gathered from the allowance Cheshire received once a week.
It had been four days since arriving at this house.
Cheshire recalled the day he first received his allowance.
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“Father, my allowance! Now that Cheshire lives with us, you have to give Cheshire one too!”
Lilis received an allowance from her father, unlike the other noble girls.
Cheshire couldn’t understand it at first, but….
Later he learned that it was a habit from when she used to live in a rural village.
“Oh yes, allowance. I should give you an allowance. But princess, back then father was poor and couldn’t even buy you a birthday present, and I only gave you one gold coin a week in allowance.”
Enoch was clearly reluctant.
“Now that father’s house has plenty of money, there’s no need to receive an allowance. If you need something, just ask, and if you urgently need to spend money, just tell the butler. You too, Cheshire.”
“No. Give me an allowance. I want to keep receiving one from father.”
“Why?”
“Honestly, father. Think about it. I’m still young—if I get everything I want and spend money recklessly from now on, I’ll develop bad habits, won’t I? Right?”
“What are you talking about? Didn’t you say you wanted to live like a princess and come to Jedo? You should have everything you want and spend freely.”
“No, no. My habits will get worse.”
“Princess, your father will make sure to keep your conduct in check….”
“Ugh, James, I’m telling you I just want an allowance. Give me an allowance! An allowance!”
Though Enoch couldn’t understand Lilis throwing a tantrum, he eventually agreed to give her one silver coin a week as allowance.
As Cheshire left Enoch’s room with Lilis and one silver coin in hand, he understood.
‘It was for me.’
Lilis’s true intentions were always transparent in her innocently smiling face.
Cheshire, who was merely staying in this house on sufferance, could never ask for money directly.
Of course, Enoch had said he could ask anytime if needed, but….
It was naturally embarrassing to do so. He simply couldn’t bring himself to actually ask for money.
“Hmm, one silver coin a week should be more than enough, right?”
From then on, whenever it was allowance day, Lilis would drag Cheshire along to Enoch’s room.
Four silver coins gathered this way.
40,000 Terr.
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Cheshire wrapped the four silver coins back up and fell into thought.
40,000 Terr.
It was enough to buy dolls and trinkets that Lilis would like from the general store.
But.
‘She has so many dolls already.’
Cheshire shook his head as he recalled Lilis’s room—her bed, table, and vanity all crammed with dolls of every kind.
A birthday. A special day—he wanted to give her something she truly desired.
‘The Adventures of Princess Lara….’
That Princess Lara collection had become the rage across the empire, and the prices reflected it.
The dress and tiara had been prepared by the twins, and the shoes were already in Lilis’s possession after Enoch brought them home from the Festival not long ago.
What remained.
‘…The magic wand? Doesn’t she already have one of those?’
Cheshire furrowed his brow as he pictured Princess Lara from the storybook, then let out a sigh.
Soon he got to his feet.
“Let me go out and look.”
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The shops in the commercial district that nobles frequented were naturally out of the question.
The path that took him to the Commoner District.
After visiting a full twenty general stores, what Cheshire held in his hand was.
“Sigh.”
A pink coin purse with a rabbit head dangling from it.
This one alone cost 10,000 Terr.
“Why is it so expensive? And the jewels attached are all fake.”
Even at the cheapest general store selling the Lara Princess Magic Wand, he’d have to pay seven silver coins.
The rabbit coin purse that he’d compromised on and bought looked shabby by comparison.
“I did place a special order with the tailor’s workshop to set jewels in it.”
“200 diamonds and 5 rubies embedded.”
Thinking of the lavishly jeweled gift the twins had prepared made his heart sink.
No matter how he looked at it, a single silver coin purse made for a shamefully meager birthday gift for a wealthy nobleman’s daughter.
‘Maybe I can find some work. There has to be somewhere that pays daily wages.’
A small vendor’s stall caught Cheshire’s eye as he glanced about.
It was a stand operated separately outside a general goods shop.
The Lara Princess Magic Wand and the magic sword of Louis—the hero from the fairy tale The Adventures of Princess Lara—hung displayed on the counter.
Stacked beneath them were piles of Egg Gacha prizes, and it was plain to see the vendor was preying on children’s loose coins.
The chance of the Lara Princess Magic Wand turning up among so many gacha eggs was slim.
Half would certainly be duds, and the other half worthless cheap trinkets, but….
‘You never know.’
Three silver coins remained.
Thirty thousand Terr.
Enough to pull at least sixty times over.
“Want to try the gacha?”
The shop owner stepped out and asked.
“Ah, yes.”
Cheshire placed a silver coin on the counter with grim resolve.
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After Enoch’s return.
Axion Libre, now restored to his post as Deputy Commander of the Knight Order, had been patrolling the Commoner District.
The Festival had ended and the child traffickers who had plagued Jedo had been caught, yet his unease lingered.
Axion spotted Cheshire in front of a general goods shop.
‘Isn’t that the child Enoch brought with him?’
He’d first seen Cheshire during the Festival.
Later, Enoch had mentioned something about circumstances, saying he’d decided to take the child under his wing….
Raising one daughter alone was already demanding enough—why waste effort on this nonsense, he’d thought.
But then again, Enoch’s incomprehensible actions were hardly something new.
Axion stood at a distance, watching Cheshire.
“Ah, another dud?”
……
“Come on now, you’ve only got one try left.”
The shop owner smiled sympathetically.
Cheshire nodded and crumpled the egg-shaped gacha toy.
He unfolded the small slip of paper that fell from the broken egg halves and set it down on the counter with a dull thud.
“Another blank. What’ll you do, kid?”
Cheshire turned away without hesitation.
Then he stopped short.
He spotted Axion standing behind him, and his eyes widened.
“…Hello, sir.”
“Heavens, Holy Knight! What brings you to such a humble place?! May the radiant glory and grace of Premera shine upon you!”
The shop owner fumbled with anxiety.
Axion asked quietly.
“What are you doing here? It’s still dangerous for a child to wander about alone in these parts.”
“I’m all right, thank you for your concern.”
“Wait.”
Axion caught Cheshire’s arm as he turned to leave.
They stood in silence, regarding each other.
‘Why did I stop him?’
Even Axion himself didn’t know. He felt puzzled.
Yet….
He thought he might understand after all.
Axion gestured with his chin toward the toys on the counter.
“Do you want that? Won’t Enoch buy it for you?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“It’s all right. You might be too shy to ask, I suppose.”
Axion nodded to himself.
Senseless Enoch—if he could buy toys for his own daughter, the least he could do was look after this child too. What harm would come of it?
“Come along.”
“Sir?”
Axion dragged Cheshire back to the vendor’s stall.
A toy sword that clearly appealed to boys caught his eye on display.
“You want this one. The Hero Louis… what is it?”
“It’s the , Holy Knight!”
“Right. Is that the one?”
Axion shook his head.
“Then what is it? What were you after that you’ve gone through all of these?”
Axion gestured with his chin at the heap of egg shells scattered across the ground.
Cheshire hesitated, looking somewhat embarrassed, before he answered.
“…The Lara Princess Magic Wand.”
“……?”
Axion blinked and examined what the actually was.
A gaudy toy—a pink stick adorned with fake gems dangling all over it.
‘This kid’s taste…?’
For some reason, it wasn’t like what ordinary boys his age would prefer.
“So it wasn’t a demon sword but a magic wand? He really seems to want it—we’ve already spent thirty thousand Terr on this.”
The bewildered shopkeeper offered an apologetic smile.
“I’m sorry the pulls keep coming up blank, kid.”
“It’s all right. I should be going now.”
“Wait.”
Axion grabbed Cheshire by the scruff of the neck.
Then he withdrew a Gold Coin from his pocket and placed it firmly on the counter.
“Wh-what?”
The shopkeeper’s eyes went wide.
Cheshire was startled too.
“Until you get it.”
Axion tossed an Egg Gacha to Cheshire in a quick arc.
“Open it.”

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