The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 45

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【045】
“Well? You should figure that out yourselves. We’re a proper Rival Family, after all.”
“This is exactly why I can’t stand you.”
“Speaking so rudely to your sister, you. If you were part of our household, you’d already be headed to the Underground Basement.”
At Sister’s retort, Elzen’s brow furrowed sharply and he rubbed his lips irritably. Yet somehow… he didn’t seem to truly dislike her.
But how did these two even know each other?
“Anyway, hand over my younger sibling. I can’t completely trust that you won’t cause harm.”
“Yet you trust me even as you say that? The fact that you’re letting this adorable little rabbit stay in my arms proves it.”
“I don’t trust you—I trust your ambition. You need to join hands with us.”
Elzen extended his hand with unwavering resolve.
Overwhelmed by his presence, I released Sister’s hand and transferred into Elzen’s embrace, where a pleasant fragrance enveloped me.
“This is why I hate perceptive ones. There’s no fun in teasing them.”
Diolrose grumbled but willingly handed me over. Then, straightening her posture, she gazed upward at something above.
“Well, it should start soon. Your family elders knew about this anyway, so do try to survive.”
Boom!
“Don’t worry—if my little rabbit gets into danger, I’ll whisk them away.”
Boom!
“Don’t boast about Belarion’s shadow-teleportation ability. Did you forget we’re at the Waterside?”
Crash!!
With that exchange, leaves scattered down like rain.
Nestled securely in Elzen’s arms, I suddenly gasped as shadows engulfed the space above my head.
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ declares:]
[Golem!]
Grrrraaaaaahhh!
A colossal earthen creature shrieked with a bone-chilling wail.
It resembled a wave sculpted from sand, yet with two arms attached and hollow black eyes—an utterly grotesque sight.
“Oh, Lewiwood’s jumping right in.”
Zzzzzzzzap!
Before I could properly comprehend what was happening, a brilliant flash erupted.
As dust cascaded down, I shielded my eyes with my hands and squinted, straining to see through the haze.
[The Flame Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ explains:]
[Lewiwood Fasayen has attacked the Golem. It appears he intends to bore through and shatter its core.]
Core?
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ elaborates:]
[A Golem is an artificial creature—a magical stone given life through ability, then caked over with earth, dust, and rock. Destroy the core, and it collapses.]
Crash, Kaboom!!
As the glowing text vanished rapidly, I watched the collapsing Golem snap dozens of trees in a single sweep.
Once the dust settled, I spotted Lewiwood standing atop the Golem’s head.
And another Golem surging up behind him.
“How about that!”
I was startled, but Lewiwood’s figure vanished in the blink of an eye.
Immediately after, another series of thunderous crashes echoed, accompanied by Cedric’s urgent voice cutting through the chaos.
“Miss! Young Master Elzen!”
“We’re here.”
“Thank goodness. Young Master, please help evacuate everyone immediately.”
I slipped down from Elzen’s arms and rushed toward Lina, who had arrived with the teacher.
“Lina!”
“Miss!”
Lina, who had been fidgeting anxiously, burst into tears the moment she saw me.
“I searched everywhere but couldn’t find you, so I had no choice but to ask Lewiwood, and he said you were with the young master, so I was about to go when suddenly—it’s, it’s dangerous!”
Seeing Lina on the verge of breaking down completely, I hurriedly waved my hands to reassure her.
“Don’t worry. We’ll defeat them all together.”
Though my power was limited right now, it wasn’t as though only Lewiwood and Elzen stood against this threat among those with awakened Bijou.
“All children without awakened Bijou and the servants—get into the river!”
While Lewiwood faced the colossal golem alone, Elzen barked out orders.
But the moment Elzen was about to activate his ability—
“…?!”
A deafening splash!
The ground trembled beneath our feet as something burst through the water’s surface.
A guttural roar!
Crude hands. A gaping, jagged mouth. And black eyes.
Smaller in size, but unmistakably another golem.
“Dodge!”
“Kyaaaah!”
Elzen and Joy immediately leaped forward to intercept, but the golem’s fist was devastatingly powerful.
River water erupted in a spray, and dead fish flipped belly-up from the impact, floating to the surface.
The real problem was that more golems were rising from the ground all around us.
“Everyone, evacuate down here first!”
After conjuring a massive vine barrier, Naiad shouted as an earthen fist descended toward his head. Fortunately, it collided with Iliad’s fist instead and crumbled to dust.
‘I want to do something too! I want to help!’
Thump, thump-thump-thump.
As the earth shook violently all around, my heart raced in rhythm with it. My feet trembled.
I didn’t want to just be protected—I wanted to go out there and defend everyone!
My entire body felt like a drum, my breathing growing ragged.
“Golems. So many.”
Was I afraid? Well…
Not particularly.
Why was that?
“You’re not scared, are you, little one?”
“No.”
“How curious. Most people would freeze upon witnessing something like that.”
Before I knew it, Diolrose—the crescent moon who had drawn near—was gently stroking my hair.
“I haven’t come here officially, so this is all the help I can offer.”
A thin crack spiderwebbed across the surface of an approaching golem.
Like a spiky sea urchin pierced by shadows, the golem crumbled into sand and scattered downward.
Watching that scene unfold, I could barely breathe.
My chest swelled with exhilaration.
Now I understood.
It wasn’t just that I felt no fear—I wanted to fight alongside them too.
“This is serious. We’d need Elzen to arrive before evacuation is possible, but there are far too many golems. There’s simply no opening.”
Teacher Cedric, who had led the people to shelter beneath the vine barrier, muttered those words.
‘Right, there are just too many of them!’
Elzen and Joy coordinated their efforts against a massive golem, while Lewiwood fought multiple creatures alone. Iliad relentlessly destroyed any golems approaching the shelter.
Yet the golems kept appearing without end.
“If just one more person could help… but water and golems have poor compatibility. Ugh, they definitely sent me here to torment me! I should have seen it coming when they removed Mikard from the excursion roster—he’s the only one capable of wide-area attacks!”
Teacher Cedric cried out while tearing at his hair.
‘Hmm, it does seem like each of them has their own role to play.’
So if just one more person went to help, Elzen could come here and evacuate everyone.
‘Spirit Kings, please lend me righteous power to defeat the golems and protect these people.’
I clasped my hands tightly and prayed, but the Spirit Kings remained silent.
Perhaps I truly needed to be a contractor after all?
It was then, as disappointment weighed down my shoulders.
[The ○○ Spirit King ‘■■■’ bursts into hearty laughter.]
[A human who rarely captures my fancy.]
Huh?
[The ○○ Spirit King ‘■■■’ shows great favor.]
[Very well. If you can deduce both my element and my name here and now, I shall make a contract with you.]
Really?!
‘Will you give me a hint?’
Surprised though I was, I asked calmly.
I felt I could figure out the element.
But the name—there’s no way I could know it without a hint.
[The ○○ Spirit King ‘■■■’ nods.]
[A riddle, then. I dwell where the highest mountains coil and the freest dance resides. Running above the songs of gypsies, I move faster than words. Existing since before your kind’s history began, who am I, and what is my name?]
I wanted to answer coolly, but that was impossible.
Without hesitating even a second, I raised my hand with a flourish.
“Ungni chance!”
Because you didn’t say I couldn’t ask, after all.
If only squeaks come from my mouth, there’s nothing to be done about it.
“Do you have a question?”
“Yes. Listen carefully, Sammi.”
Cedric is brilliant. Because he’s a teacher.
Big Sister must be brilliant too, right?
I enunciated carefully, putting effort into each syllable as I explained one by one.
Conveniently leaving out why I’d suddenly asked such a thing.
Still, the teacher’s expression grew somewhat grave, as if he’d sensed that I was trying to discover the Spirit King’s name.
“In the ancient tongue, freedom is called ‘Sha.’ And….”
Just then, a gentle voice spoke in place of the teacher, flowing with refined pronunciation.
“The highest mountain is above. Dance is performed with the feet, so below. The ancient word meaning ‘existing in all places, both above and below,’ is ‘Parke.'”

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