The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 35
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Episode 35
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Time had passed, and it was the day before parent observation day.
Fiona, who had been checking the parent observation schedule, called Airi to the faculty office.
“Is there something wrong, teacher?”
“Lord Declan hasn’t expressed any intention to participate in the parent observation class.”
“Ah…”
“Perhaps he can’t come?”
She checked the parent newsletter, pondered over it, then folded it neatly and put it in a drawer.
‘I didn’t tell Elder about things like observation classes.’
Because Airi didn’t want to bother Elder.
Even when she was ‘Airin,’ there had been parent observation classes at kindergarten.
“Um, there’s a parent observation class…”
“Huh? You were here? Oh, you startled me.”
Her parents seemed unaware of Airin’s very existence.
Airin carefully added one more word.
“Parent observation class… We’ll dance too…”
“I’m busy to death, where would I find time for such things? Go ask your grandmother to go.”
As those emotions resurfaced, her body trembled. She felt she couldn’t tell Elder either.
‘This time too, he’ll say it’s bothersome, that it’s not possible.’
She didn’t want to experience it twice. So Airi spoke carefully.
“Elder is busy.”
“Pardon?”
“He won’t come. But I’m fine with it!”
Her parents hadn’t come to the parent observation class in her previous life either.
Airi responded maturely and cheerfully.
Fiona looked at Airi with puzzlement.
Airi was the benefactor who had reined in those wild young children.
‘This is the first time I’ve seen her break out in cold sweat like that.’
The pale complexion of the child who was always bright and spirited caused Fiona tremendous worry.
‘Could it be that the child is being abused at home?’
The tender-hearted etiquette teacher, Fiona, pondered for a long time before finally making up her mind.
She should meet Lord Ortejo’s aide at least once.
She was Airi’s teacher, after all.
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This morning, Declan was quite free.
So he tried to have a meal with Airi, but…
“What? She’s skipping meals because she’s busy?”
“Yes.”
“What could someone so tiny be busy with? Put plenty of delicious things in her room. No matter how busy she is, she needs to eat well.”
Since Airi seemed busy from the morning, he ate alone.
At the 2.5-meter table, he felt somewhat forlorn.
The large dining room without Airi felt unfamiliar.
Still, Declan thought he’d chair a meeting while he had the chance.
It meant he intended to spend quite a busy day even without Airi.
But no matter that he had suddenly called a meeting, wasn’t the meeting room table completely empty?
“What the.”
In the empty meeting hall, Declan frowned slightly.
Then Raspen quickly handed him documents to review and said.
“Come to think of it, they all took leave today. Sorry for telling you so late.”
“What?”
“They had finished all their assigned work in advance.”
“So why did they all take leave in such a group?”
Declan checked the leave applications they had submitted.
Then he quickly discovered the common factor among them.
“Parent observation class?”
“Yes. That’s what they said.”
Declan’s expression twisted. He had an ominously bad feeling.
He muttered lowly.
“Where is this parent observation?”
“Well, I wouldn’t know that.”
Raspen, who had been speaking casually, made an “ah” sound. Come to think of it, this morning…
“Ex, ex, excuse me, Raspen sir! So, so, so, so sorry, but, but, but.”
“What is it? A love letter?”
“With all due respect, you’re not in your right mind. It’s a parent newsletter. Well then. Please make sure to deliver it, and, and.”
“…Hmm, and?”
“If, if you do ba, ba, ba, bad things to the ki, ki, kids, I wo, wo, wo, won’t le, le, let it slide.”
An incredibly small and delicate woman, the kind you wouldn’t see in the Northern Region, had trembled terribly then suddenly turned serious and left a note.
‘I didn’t understand what she was saying, so I forgot about it, thinking I’d look at it in the afternoon.’
It was when Raspen felt an ominous premonition and opened his pocket.
“Whoa, Lord Declan, today is Airi’s parent observation day?”
“…”
“A parent newsletter came out too, didn’t you see it?”
He looked at the empty meeting room.
And thinking of Airi who hadn’t said anything to him, he muttered.
“…I didn’t hear it, didn’t see it.”
“Oh…”
“What the. Why didn’t she call me?”
“Maybe she doesn’t think of you as a parent in the first place? Why, she keeps calling you Elder.”
Cold.
A dagger flies and pierces his heart.
Declan muttered lowly.
“…Well, that could be. Still, it would be better to go. To others, I’m her parent. Wouldn’t the child be lonely by herself?”
“Well, from Airi’s perspective, wouldn’t an uninvited guest be a bit uncomfortable?”
Declan felt like he was being mentally beaten up by Raspen.
But he simply didn’t have the energy to pick a fight with that guy.
“There’s a lot of work too. It would probably be better to just ask how the class went next time.”
Declan glared at the mountain of documents piled up.
Among them were documents that the Imperial Palace had ordered to be reviewed by today.
There were also important documents sent from the Mage Tower.
But…
Some inexplicable vision formed in his mind.
A vision of everyone else holding their parents’ hands while only Airi hunched her shoulders alone.
“…I’m just going for a moment. Just a moment. I’m just going to make a brief appearance and come back.”
He wouldn’t be able to hold her hand when he went, but a father is still a father, isn’t he?
He stood up abruptly and muttered.
“Call a Purification Mage. Since there will be people who’d be uncomfortable if I go, let me get rid of as much demonic energy as possible before going.”
And right then, Raspen said seriously.
“Hmm, if you’re going to go, how about dressing up more handsomely?”
“…Dress up handsomely?”
“Yes. Lady Airi might be preventing Lord Declan from coming because he’d be embarrassed. I heard that when people usually go to parent observation classes, everyone dresses up all fancy?”
“Hmm… Right, good. I should dress up in Northern style then.”
…Northern style?
‘No, I meant dress up nicely?’
Watching Declan’s back as he bolted up and rushed out of the room, Raspen was certain.
He, the brilliant chief aide…
Had stepped on a landmine.
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Meanwhile, in front of the Education Hall,
numerous parents had gathered for the parent observation class.
It was an unusual occurrence.
Maxie, the vice-commander of the Knight Order who had taken time off work, spoke heartily.
“Seeing everyone come out, I guess you all felt our kids changed a bit?”
“Huh?”
“I came wondering what happened during class time!”
“Well, a kid who used to wear orc teeth around his neck suddenly started looking at jewelry!”
“The way I see it, this might be the buildup to some major incident.”
“Property damage is one thing, but what if they get hurt fighting each other?”
The noble ladies of the North—no, the strong warriors of the North—all sighed simultaneously.
Lady Morite, who was raising a five-year-old troublemaker, also spoke in a resigned tone.
“Still, the children did seem a bit different when they came home.”
Just as the heated discussion was continuing!
With a rumbling sound, the classroom door of the Education Hall opened majestically.
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