The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 195

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Part 2, Chapter 2 (195)
“Still, I wish our young lady could attend parties like the other noblewomen and play with her friends too.”
“That’s right. Our young lady is certainly remarkable, but she’s being robbed of her everyday life.”
“We don’t mind, but… she’s still so young.”
The Old Fasayen Naval Tracking Unit.
The Current Guardians of Phusis.
The Navy was a profession where, in severe cases, one couldn’t return home for half a year or even a full year.
So whether married or single, their families all understood their absence.
They were accustomed to separation, and independent people who didn’t easily succumb to loneliness naturally gravitated toward naval service.
After all, don’t similar people gather in any profession based on its particular demands?
In any case, the sailors harbored no discontent with the current situation.
Their only concern was that Superti was still so young.
An age when one should be enjoying more leisure.
Experiencing romance, quarreling with friends.
These were the things she should be doing… yet their young lady was protecting the world.
And in a place where no one would ever know.
It was impossible not to feel both immense pride and heartache simultaneously.
“To Superti! A toast!”
“A toast!”
The sailors, who had fallen silent, finally raised their voices in a hearty cheer and drained their beer in one gulp.
It tasted bittersweet.
* * *
A quiet night.
At the very moment the sailors were gathered together, chatting away.
I, wanting some solitude to organize my thoughts, finished a simple meal and unfolded a map.
“Phew, it’s finally done.”
With this, I had now visited every region I had seen through the Peeping Golden Apple that the Fate Spirit King had given me long ago in childhood.
‘Places where catastrophes were supposed to occur and many would have died. I prevented every single one.’
My chest swelled with accomplishment.
I went to places I could reach myself, and asked my older brothers or Father for help with those I couldn’t.
And in the process of searching for Diolrose’s whereabouts, it had already been…
‘Such a long time. As expected, I still haven’t found Sister.’
But I wasn’t disappointed.
Thanks to the apple, I already knew I wouldn’t find her until I turned nineteen.
The map before me bore symbols marking various regions.
Circles indicated the danger zones I had seen through the Peeping Apple.
X marks drawn over them showed the places I had resolved.
This time, I marked an X on the region where I had cleared the dungeon, then brought my quill to my chin.
“From now on, there are no more regions shown by the Peeping Apple. I have no information whatsoever.”
So what do I do now?
I pondered the matter until I realized there was no predetermined answer, and my mind went blank.
I’d been acting so clever just moments before….
‘Oh well, I give up.’
I leaned back against the chair’s armrest and tilted my head.
Perhaps I should go find my friends and join them.
‘I wonder how Vanilla and Mint are doing. Where did they go?’
In the winter of the year I turned eighteen, I reunited with Vanilla Belarion and Mint Belarion.
Since we shared the same goal of rescuing Diolrose, we cooperated immediately, though honestly, we weren’t particularly close.
Our methods of handling situations were far too different.
They were brutal, rough.
Yet after dying and coming back to life together several times, we’d grown somewhat bonded… and now that it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen each other, I actually miss them.
We’re friends in our own way, after all.
‘And… how is Rasifer doing?’
Rasifer and I had been exchanging letters consistently.
During the period when I was alone at the Household, Rasifer would often visit me.
But when I went abroad entirely, we couldn’t meet.
After that, both Rasifer and I were far too busy.
‘No, that’s just an excuse. I’ve reached an age where I understand that sneaking around to meet like this is no longer appropriate. We both have.’
When I was younger, even if Rasifer suddenly appeared at my home through magic, Grandfather would simply let it pass.
‘But now… it can’t be like that. If we respect each other, we should visit properly and formally.’
That’s what propriety demands.
Besides, appearing in someone else’s Household through magic is nonsensical to begin with.
It’s terribly rude, and Grandfather has been incredibly lenient because of me.
Isn’t becoming aware of such things what it means to grow up?
Lost in such musings, I ended up burying my face on the desk.
It felt just a little lonely, for no particular reason.
That was when it happened.
“Miss, may I come in for a moment?”
“Yes, of course!”
After the knock came Rachel Major.
Rachel Major was the only person who could understand the language of dolphins and whales, and she had been traveling with me for several years now.
“You’re still awake.”
“I was looking at maps. Major, it’s already quite late!”
“I couldn’t sleep.”
Rachel Major was like an aunt to me.
She’d been by my side since I first left home to travel, taking care of various things.
When I was flustered, she offered advice; when something sad happened, she held me.
‘She’s someone I’m grateful for.’
I offered her a seat and sat down on the sofa.
“To think that little child has grown so much. Sometimes these days, it’s quite remarkable.”
“Come now, I’m an adult too.”
“Yes, you are. You’ve grown wonderfully.”
Rachel Major smiled warmly, and I returned the smile.
There were always people like her to help me when things grew difficult. That’s how I made it this far.
Not because I was exceptional or remarkable, but because everyone lent me their strength.
“Dungeons existed before, of course. But ever since the ‘Hand’ appeared, they now open anywhere and everywhere.”
I listened to Rachel Major’s words with humble attention.
There had to be a reason she was bringing up something I already knew.
“Moreover, their varieties have multiplied, and the danger levels have risen considerably. More and more of them require direct entry and destruction, just like this one.”
“That’s true.”
Dungeons sprouting up without warning, one after another.
According to the Spirit Kings, it was because cracks had formed in the world itself.
Powerful dark magic had caused all these problems, they said.
They also mentioned that the twisted axis of the world needed to be corrected, but there was no human capable of doing so.
The Awakeners were doing their part, destroying dungeons as they appeared, but casualties were inevitable.
Even now, somewhere unseen, a dungeon must have opened.
And innocent people were dying….
“You are the only one capable of distinguishing a dungeon’s danger level. Thanks to that, countless lives have been saved… I think it’s remarkable.”
“Thank you for the praise.”
Because Upiros always told me each dungeon’s danger level and name, I could determine whether I could enter alone or if I absolutely needed to assemble a team.
Since Upiros informed me of every characteristic of dungeons that opened nearby, I could predict who would be best suited to destroy them, and I advised the adults accordingly.
Thanks to that, casualties decreased, and I could prevent the deaths of Awakeners.
Clink.
At that moment, Rachel Major set down a pouch that made a rattling sound.
I didn’t need to see what was inside—I already knew.
‘Crimson crystals.’
Those grotesque things that mimicked Viju.
At some point, dungeons began spilling out these crystals as they dissolved.
I wasn’t sure what they could be used for, but we’d been collecting them anyway.
It was Elzen’s opinion that they could serve as evidence of something.
“However, dungeon occurrences show no sign of stopping. The fortunate part is that the Imperial Palace has begun dispatching knights to each region.”
“Right.”
It was about half a year ago that the Imperial Palace, which had been ignoring dungeon occurrences as if they didn’t exist, changed its stance.
Once statistics made it clear that the frequency had become so high that even all the Ducal Houses couldn’t handle it, they finally lifted their heavy hand.
“So… I believe the time has come to deliver this to you. If the Imperial Palace moves, the burden we must bear will also decrease.”
“Hmm? Deliver what?”
As I tilted my head in confusion, Rachel Major pulled out a blue letter envelope from her breast pocket.
“A letter. The Admiral examined it and instructed me to deliver it when the time was appropriate.”
“Father?”
I’d never heard of anything like this before.
I blinked in surprise, then found myself accepting the letter as though entranced.
How much I have missed you.
The opening words of the letter I hastily unfolded began thus.
My daughter undertakes great things, and as a father, I cannot stand in her way.
Yet it has stretched on far longer than I anticipated.
I do not know when you will read this letter… but surely a considerable time will have passed by then.
As your father, I am both proud of you and heartbroken for you.
Without warning, tears came flooding forth.
Though the sentences were spare, the sincerity embedded in the handwriting shone through.
Father…

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