The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 169

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【Interlude 1】
Interlude Chapter 1: Grandfather’s Character Cultivation Project!
“This simply won’t do!”
On a particularly fine day, I declared with unwavering conviction.
Mikard and Iliad, who had been diligently grilling scallops with soot smudged across their faces, turned toward me with wide eyes in perfect synchronization.
Naiad, who had been sneakily inserting octopus tentacle skewers, flinched as well, and Elzen, who had been turning pages, shut his book with a decisive snap.
“Grandfather, you see. It’s already been a year, and there hasn’t been the slightest change in him.”
I furrowed my brows in indignation and planted my hands firmly on my hips.
Near the end of my fourth year, I had established the “Grandfather’s Character Cultivation Association.”
It was certainly a grand and impressive name, yet somehow everyone around me insisted on calling it the “Grandfather’s Character Cultivation Project”…
In any case, we were now in our first year.
Grandfather remained unchanged.
He was simply the grandfather I had always known.
“What has the youngest been doing all this time?”
“Well, visiting him every day? Picking flowers to decorate as well.”
“Yesterday he asked me to make him a flower crown.”
Mikard and the Twins murmured while separating the fully cooked meat from the scallop shells and flipping them.
“Grandfather didn’t wear that flower crown.”
Elzen approached and blew gently on the scallop meat to cool it before feeding it to me.
I accepted it eagerly, savoring the chewy scallop flavor as my anger gradually subsided.
“Then what did he do with it?”
“He gave it to Darius. Told him to wear it instead of that hideous hat…”
“Ah.”
Elzen chuckled softly, then picked up another piece and fed it to me.
“You must have been disappointed, youngest.”
“Mmm…”
But I wouldn’t give up!
“Did you think I’d back down!”
“That’s right. Should we grill some crayfish next?”
“Yes!”
Good food gives me strength.
Grandfather is an impenetrable fortress after all!
I gazed at the crayfish turning a vibrant red and renewed my resolve.
I would never surrender.
“So what haven’t we tried yet?”
“What could possibly work on Grandfather?”
“Brother.”
Elzen issued a quiet warning, causing Mikard to flinch before flipping the crayfish with lightning-quick movements.
“Ahem, if you keep at it without giving up, perhaps one day it will work, yes.”
Sizzzzle.
Crayfish seasoned with Fasayen Mountain sea salt sizzled as it cooked.
My heart sizzled along with it.
“Yuppi, wake up… I need an unconventional method!”
That evening, I summoned Upiros while using a difficult word I’d learned not long ago.
[100 wins so far! Everyone loses! It’s time to find another way. ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑]
“Don’t tease me.”
[How about I read you an inspiring fairy tale instead? (っ’ヮ’c)]
Upiros’s glittering letters appeared before scattering like grains of sand. Then he went ahead and recommended books to me.
[I am the Dashing Carrot!]
[Three Baby Wolves and the Homeowner Pig]
[The Red-Cloaked Boy and the Cunning Fox Princess]
…No, that doesn’t help.
[But! A tainted adult like Galiazard Fasayen would surely appreciate such fairy tales! Especially the innovative narrative about three poor baby wolves being oppressed by the homeowner pig—a story that dreams of social upheaval….]
“That’s a banned book.”
[It is indeed banned. ° ل͜ °]
“Sigh.”
I pressed my forehead and leaned back against the sofa, sucking on plum juice.
I’d been eating so many delicious things lately that my belly had grown round and my cheeks had become plump.
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ says you’re charming because you’re as round and fluffy as bread.]
“Well, I suppose so.”
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ says the author of 【Three Baby Wolves and the Homeowner Pig】 has released a new work.]
So the reason I ended up reading banned books wasn’t entirely because of the Earth Spirit King—it was thanks to them.
Everyone was genuinely invested in my education.
Especially the Earth Spirit King, who would obtain books that couldn’t enter this country and read them to me.
For instance, fairy tales from West Grifful, which is under Revolutionary Army control.
‘Grandfather would be horrified by such things.’
I could accept it because I had experience living in a different dimension from Mother, but still.
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ offers a suggestion.]
[Instead of trying to inspire emotion, why not start with laughter?]
“Laughter?”
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ nods.]
[Changing someone requires tremendous power of love. But forcing that change on someone who doesn’t want to change isn’t right either. Mother said that, didn’t she?]
“Yes.”
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ smiles at you.]
[But our daughter wishes for the entire family to become happier. For that to happen, the Household Master needs to become a bit more flexible. Right now he’s as stiff as dried jerky.]
Oh, Mother’s joking!
I laughed and set down my empty juice cup.
‘How can I bring lots of laughter to Grandfather?’
I hoped Grandfather would feel emotions more deeply.
I wished that no more people would be hurt because of Grandfather.
‘And I hope Grandfather will grieve when I disappear.’
And, and….
I hope more people will come to love Grandfather.
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ snorts loudly.]
[Ah, how beautiful!]
The Emotion Spirit King seems to have been overwhelmed with emotion again.
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ sends you a round of applause.]
[If you were to smile a genuine smile, your heart might soften. After all, Galiazard Fasayen is someone who can only manage false smiles.]
How can I give him a genuine smile?
My head ached so terribly that I eventually sprawled across the sofa.
The evening breeze whispered gently as the sun set, and my belly was full.
Just as I yawned and felt tears gathering at the corners of my eyes, Father entered.
“Daughter.”
“Father!”
“…Were you crying?”
Father, who had entered with a gentle smile, immediately grew serious upon seeing me.
“Who made you cry? Which scoundrel was it? It’s definitely that bastard’s fault.”
“That… well, you see…”
I had been thinking about Grandfather the whole time.
“Don’t make excuses. Who dared to sadden you?”
Father’s expression grew grave, and he strode over and scooped me up into his arms. Then, with utmost seriousness, he wiped away my tears.
I confessed the truth before Father’s expression could darken further.
“I was yawning!”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes!”
Father regarded me with a skeptical expression.
It was the look of someone determined to expose any lie.
“Brush your teeth and go to bed. It’s time to sleep soon.”
“But… it’s not even night yet!”
“Little ones have bedtime for playing with dolls.”
“Whine, I’m not little. I’m already five years old!”
Still, I obediently nestled into Father’s arms and went to the bathroom.
Because Father brushes my teeth for me!
I love that he takes time out of his busy schedule to come see me.
I want to listen obediently enough to make it worthwhile.
“Father, you know? How can I make Grandfather smile?”
Once I was tucked into bed, I hugged my whale plushie, sea otter plushie, and corn plushie tightly as I asked Father.
“Hmm, if that old man is going to smile, it’s only when he’s tormenting someone.”
“What?!”
That… that won’t do!
“I’m not sure. Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“I want to give Grandfather a genuine laugh….”
“That’s not easy, is it.”
Difficulty was written all over Father’s handsome face.
It was the next moment that Father, who had been pondering briefly, opened his mouth.
“Instead of trying to make him laugh or move him, why not try surprising him? There’s something from when I was young….”
“Huh, I’m curious!”
“Around eight years old, I was fed up with Father doing nothing but work.”

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