The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 245

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Part 2, Chapter 52 (245)
True to his word, quite a gathering of people had assembled in that place.
Beside a skull so monstrously enormous that one couldn’t even guess what beast it had belonged to in life, exhausted figures sat slumped on the ground.
Without exception, their appearances were in terrible condition.
“Aunt!”
Superti, spotting one particular person among them, rushed forward with haste, and Mikard followed close behind.
“Aunt Cecilia!”
“Superti? Mikard?”
Cecilia’s eyes widened in utter shock.
Reinforcements she had never anticipated.
She had believed that someone from outside would come to rescue them, that it would be family, but for both of them to arrive!
“We’ve brought some provisions. Will that be acceptable?”
“Strangely enough, I don’t feel hunger here. Are you both well? No injuries?”
After carefully examining her two cousins, she immediately called out to Maximilian.
“Meeting you in a place like this is truly a joy. I shall not forget this kindness.”
“It is only what must be done, but I would be grateful if you did not forget Fasayen.”
Mikard flashed a grin toward Maximilian and withdrew provisions from the subspace, distributing them among the group.
“How many people are here?”
“Now… only ten remain.”
Maximilian lowered his head.
The companions who had been with them had been reduced to ten in total.
It was the number who had lost their lives fighting against skeleton soldiers that could be killed again and again, only to rise once more.
“The corpses don’t even decay. I was terrified they would become skeleton soldiers like those.”
“We are searching for a solution. For now, if you provide the belongings of the deceased, I shall place them in the subspace.”
Mikard offered a moment of silent prayer before the three bodies laid out in a row, then placed their belongings and garments into his pocket.
They would need to be returned to their families.
“I’ve lost track of how long we’ve been trapped here. We couldn’t defeat that creature, so we couldn’t advance to the next floor.”
Soon after, Mikard gestured toward something.
Before a massive stone wall.
An armored soldier who resembled a general sat in a cross-legged position.
The moment Mikard showed curiosity at the ferocious sight—
“If you approach, he draws his sword, but if you remain still, he leaves you alone. Fortunately, the skeleton soldiers don’t attack in this area, so the rest of us have managed to survive here.”
Among this group, no one possessed swordsmanship strong enough to defeat that general.
Nor did anyone possess magic capable of surpassing swordsmanship.
Literally at an impasse.
Fortunately, Superti had a solution.
“It seems the time has come to use this.”
Superti, having heard the explanation, drew a single card from her bosom.
Powerless gazes converged upon the card bearing an inverted question mark.
“Chaos Spirit King, won’t you lend us your aid?”
As she spoke, the card floated upward and burst with light.
Originally, I was supposed to use this to subdue that three-headed dog on the upper floor, but… it doesn’t look like I can even go up right now, so what’s the point.
[Oh dear, woof woof peek-a-boo! My little one…? No, that’s not it?]
The Chaos Spirit King who appeared that way was, how should I put it.
Quite… flamboyant.
[What is that ugly thing! Where is my Kero!]
“That creature prevented me from going up, so I had no choice.”
[No…! My Kero…!]
Everyone could see and hear the Chaos Spirit King’s manifestation through the card.
The people all gaped in shock at the Chaos Spirit King’s appearance, which was completely different from what they expected.
“A Spirit…King?”
“…Was the Spirit King such a being?”
“The Flame Spirit King’s manifestation didn’t seem to be like that before….”
Tall stature with wavy hair. A pale face with striking crimson lips.
Yet the physique and face were ambiguous—neither clearly feminine nor masculine.
All ten fingers wore rings that appeared ancient, and atop the head sat a tiara so dazzling it hurt the eyes. Not only that, but with dangling earrings and a necklace, the figure evoked the image of a fallen kingdom’s monarch, or perhaps… a raven.
Perhaps it was the flowing, tattered clothing that created such an impression.
[Because of you, I couldn’t meet Kero! Bow before me this instant!]
Yet despite the lightness, the sharp voice that rang out carried an undeniable majesty that could not be defied.
Though the spirit seemed lighter than expected, which was deflating, it was not without terror—so the people held each other’s hands tightly and watched the situation unfold.
[No, bowing isn’t enough to satisfy me. Smash your head! Roll left! Roll right! Open the door!]
Everyone swallowed hard at the sight of the Chaos Spirit King throwing a tantrum.
Yet, surprisingly enough… the Skeleton Merchant seemed to sulk before obeying the command without resistance.
The surrender was so swift it was hard to believe all the hardship endured until now.
Creeeeak.
After a moment, the Skeleton Merchant, who had been receiving such commands for quite some time, even opened the door personally.
The Chaos Spirit King, still not satisfied, pointed a finger at the Skeleton Merchant.
[Follow them and help. This is my command.]
The Skeleton Merchant flinched at those words and shook its head reluctantly, as if troubled.
[Ahem!]
But for all that, it quickly obeyed with just one word.
[When you meet my poor little puppy, tell it that its master wishes to see it.]
The Chaos Spirit King, having placed a leash around the Skeleton Merchant, handed the other end to Superti, then dissolved into tears and faded away.
Absurdly simple, yet it was something that could never have been accomplished without the Chaos Spirit King.
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The lower floor seemed desperate to fill something, so why was there nothing here?
The Fourth Floor was a beautiful space where the sky reflected in the sea, and the sea cradled the sky within itself.
After walking for quite some time, all I found was a single chair.
I couldn’t understand the intention behind creating such a space.
Perhaps someone had wanted to savor leisure here.
“It just looks like an ordinary chair…”
Rasifer muttered with suspicion.
Blake stepped forward.
“It could be dangerous. Let me sit first. Among the three of us, it’s only right that I do.”
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ cries out with joy: Chivalry!]
“Someone needs to sit there for something to begin, I think.”
“That’s a good idea.”
Rasifer grinned wryly, then stepped back and crossed his arms.
“Be careful, Blake.”
“It’s just sitting in a chair.”
“Still.”
With so many extraordinary things happening, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Blake nodded reassuringly and then sat properly in the chair.
That was when it happened.
As if someone sitting in the chair was the trigger, a ripple spread through the surroundings, and suddenly a door appeared.
But the moment Blake jumped up in alarm, the door vanished instantly.
When he sat down again, the door appeared once more.
“It seems we need to leave one person behind and go up.”
Rasifer, who had been watching, spoke quietly.
Since we all shared the same thought, we exchanged glances immediately.
“…I’ll wait.”
Blake was the one who broke the silence.
He placed a fist over his chest and looked at me.
“Go and do what needs to be done.”
“Blake.”
“Please. So the people of Isthel’s territory won’t suffer anymore.”
Being left behind meant we might not be able to escape later.
Yet how could he remain so composed?
“If it were just the two of us, I would have stayed, Shu.”
As I crossed the threshold and looked back, Rasifer whispered softly to me.
“Do what needs to be done, and we’ll rescue him. It’s fine.”
“…Okay.”
“I promise. He’s not exactly my favorite person… but he’s your friend, so I’ll bring him back.”
At those words, I gazed at Rasifer slowly.
I never understood what love was, but now I think I’m beginning to grasp it.
‘To be able to stay like that—it’s love for the people of the territory, and trust in me. For Rasifer to endure his dislike and promise to definitely rescue Blake… it must be because of love.’

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