The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 211

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Part 2, Chapter 18 (211)
I felt like I’d heard these words before, but now that I was older, hearing them again gave them a deeper meaning.
‘He’s saying he’ll guide me in the direction I want to go, push me from behind when needed. Not trying to change my course.’
Honestly, it was something to be grateful for. There was no reason to refuse.
‘But there’s something that weighs on me a little.’
This kindness ultimately arose because of Viju.
I might not be able to give Rasifer what he truly wants.
Marriage and such were still such distant matters.
“I can tell what you’re thinking. It’s written all over your face.”
“R-really?”
“Yeah. Here, let me see your hand for a moment?”
The beautiful man who had been chuckling pulled my wrist and gently placed my hand against his chest.
Thump, thump, thump.
I could feel Rasifer’s heartbeat.
Its rhythm was far more intense than mine, and startled, I tried to pull my hand away as if I’d touched fire.
But Rasifer pressed gently, preventing me from doing so.
“I waited patiently before. I can wait in the future too. Until you see me.”
“….”
“Even if only I give my heart, only I give my love. It doesn’t matter. Just giving is enough for me. So please, let me be allowed to give.”
There was power in his jewel-like eyes.
A power called certainty.
The intense sparkle—as if he had no regrets whatsoever—was so captivating that I wanted to let myself be drawn in, even if it meant being deceived.
“My sisters said that if you ever meet Viju’s Companion, you won’t be able to keep your senses. The love given without reason is so suffocating. But since it’s mutual, you become so overwhelmed with happiness that you don’t know what to do.”
“I don’t ask anything of you. I really mean it, Shu.”
“…I wish I could give something too.”
Why did the Fate Spirit King sever my connection to Viju?
Was there a reason?
‘I don’t know.’
Normally, I should have fallen in love the moment I saw Rasifer as an adult.
But my heart doesn’t feel that way now.
‘If anything, I wish Rasifer could be freed from being Viju’s Companion.’
Receiving without giving anything in return—it’s truly suffocating.
“Has Pel ever wanted to be freed from Viju?”
“Never. Not even once have I had such a thought.”
“Isn’t that also Viju’s constraint…?”
“Even if it is, I don’t care. Please, don’t burden yourself. I’m fine. I know exactly how my heart feels.”
Rasifer carefully brushed my cheek with his fingertips. A warmth that was neither cold nor excessively hot transferred to me.
Then he slowly added one more thing.
“Don’t suspect that my feelings, everything I’m trying to give you, are all because of Viju. That I’m doing it because you’re destined to be my Companion, and that I’ll turn away if that connection breaks… I hope you won’t think that way.”
How on earth does he read my thoughts like that?
Maybe it’s all written plainly across my face.
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ exclaims that this is touching.]
[Where do you find a man who speaks like this! He’s the best! I’m definitely rooting for Rasifer.]
[The Chaos Spirit King ‘■■■■’ points out that this might be honeyed words.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ strikes the Chaos Spirit King on the head.]
[Quiet! What do you know!]
[The Chaos Spirit King ‘■■■■’ protests.]
[I’m being realistic! What if he changes his mind later after saying all that!]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ crosses their arms and scoffs.]
[Do you really think Rasifer would change? You truly don’t understand humans.]
[The Chaos Spirit King ‘■■■■’ grumbles.]
[Humans change as they age. What if his feelings flip completely even if he’s like that now? It would’ve been better if he’d just ended up with someone who wasn’t entangled with something like Viju from the start.]
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ becomes sulky.]
[That’s exactly why sincerity matters! Doubting those feelings right now is truly disrespectful!]
I stared blankly into the void. The Spirit Kings’ quarrel, unfolding in glittering letters before my eyes, was deafening.
Still, you know—
‘One thing is certain in the end. I’m truly blessed.’
And I want to return the love I’ve received.
I hope I can return it in the form Rasifer desires, but even if I can’t, whenever an opportunity to repay him arises, I must seize it.
‘Of course, Rasifer probably wouldn’t be too pleased knowing I think this way.’
After that, I had all sorts of conversations with Rasifer while a refreshing breeze swept over us.
Rasifer was quite the jokester, and I laughed continuously.
Afterward, the awkwardness that lingered dissipated, and I grew quite familiar with his face.
“Then sleep well, Shu.”
“You too, Pel.”
How much time had passed?
Remarkably, the sun peeked its head out from far away.
‘We talked for so long the darkness lifted, yet my throat doesn’t hurt and I’m not exhausted.’
Rasifer escorted me to the bed, cleaned me up with magic until I was fresh and soft, then departed.
Nestled under the blankets, I breathed slowly in and out. The magically arranged bedding was cozy and warm.
‘It was enjoyable.’
Looking out the window, dawn hadn’t fully broken yet, but the sky was gradually brightening.
Going to sleep this late, but I have no regrets.
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ sends you a goodnight kiss.]
[Mother is happy as long as you’re with someone who brings you joy. That’s what matters most. Living the rest of your life with someone who makes time fly.]
‘Yes, Mother.’
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ gazes at you warmly.]
[You don’t have to marry. You can marry if you want. Live the life you desire, the way you want to live it. That’s all Mother needs.]
Lying in bed, I shed a few tears at Mother’s tender words.
I’d suddenly heard such a weighty topic as marriage, so in my own way, I’d been incredibly serious about it.
Coming to the Capital and meeting Maximilian, meeting Rasifer—it all made me feel even heavier somehow.
But when Mother spoke to me like that, everything seemed to fall into place.
[The Water Spirit King, Aurora, says that life can be like any passing wind.]
[Living as things flow isn’t so bad. There are people who spend their lives just traveling, after all. Rather than worrying about responsibility or obligation, think about what path you truly want, how you can find happiness, and who brings you the most joy to be with.]
‘I will, Mother. I love you.’
Wrapped in warmth, drowsiness washed over me as I gently closed my eyes.
I hadn’t yet decided which path to take, but at least I hoped it would be one that freed me rather than constrained me.
With that wish, I drifted quietly into sleep.
A dreamless, deep slumber.
* * *
At that very moment.
A group of dark knights appeared in the Capital.
Among the men clad in uniforms of pure black, the one standing at the very front was Blake Isshel.
The Capital’s air had only just greeted the morning and carried a certain chill, yet the black-haired man’s gaze was far colder and heavier still.
“Whose banner is that?”
“Looks like the Isshel Family?”
“Good heavens, how ominous.”
Early merchants preparing their stalls murmured as they watched the knights pass.
In the Capital, brimming with festive splendor and beauty, the atmosphere the Isshel knights emanated was starkly alien.
Large, rough-looking men bearing massive bastard swords could only inspire an oppressive dread.
Blake recognized the unwelcoming atmosphere but paid it no mind.
He had no attention to spare for such things—he was anxious, impatient.
‘Of all times.’
An absurd situation had unfolded in his Territory, which had only just begun to prosper.
He had come here to resolve ‘that matter.’
As the lord of Isshel, as a Duke, and as Household Master.
At this Regular General Assembly, he had to find a way to save his Territory.

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