The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 53

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【053】
“The ship will begin moving soon. It’s dangerous, so come here.”
“Yes!”
How could such an enormous vessel move without any wind pushing it?
As I pondered this question, the Admiral seemed to read my mind and offered an explanation.
“You must have learned about magical engineering during your lessons. Every ship has an engine room.”
“An engine room?!”
“I’ll show you later. When you combine a spirit stone infused with the Flame Spirit and a spirit stone infused with the Air Spirit within a magical circle, they become a power source.”
[The Flame Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ explains that a power source is a means by which stationary objects move of their own accord.]
Ah, I understand now!
With my curiosity satisfied, I straightened myself and tried to stand with dignity.
The Admiral patted my head affectionately, then called over the Navy officer standing beside him.
“This is James Felton, the Chief Engineer. Greet him properly. The Colonel will explain various things about the engine room for you.”
Colonel Felton was a round and plump gentleman with a magnificent beard.
His eyes, nose, and cheeks were all round and warm!
“It’s an honor to meet you, Colonel!”
Taking an instant liking to him, I placed my hand on my belly and bowed respectfully.
Then the Colonel suddenly made a crying sound!
“Waaah! Where did such an adorable young lady come from, sniff sniff!”
Wait, he’s actually crying?!
I was so startled that I fumbled in my bag and pulled out a handkerchief.
It was embroidered with a rabbit design.
“Please use this.”
“Waaah, such a kind heart! Sniff sniff!”
“…You can blow your nose too, if you need to.”
It was a handkerchief I treasured, but if the gentleman needed it, so be it.
The Admiral patted the Colonel’s shoulder reassuringly, then lifted me into his arms once more.
“Now then, shall we head down to the engine room? It would be better to see the generator with your own eyes.”
“Yes, okay!”
How exciting!
I threw both arms up in celebration and beamed with joy.
And the Navy personnel, who had been unable to tear their eyes from Superti, finally exhaled the breath they had been holding once her flowing pink hair vanished from sight.
“Phew… My goodness. So that’s the new young lady everyone’s been talking about.”
“Young Master Mikard spoke so highly of her, and she truly is adorable.”
“And more than that… she’s like sunshine itself, wouldn’t you say?”
Plump cheeks and eyes brimming with vitality.
The way she waddles when she walks, her polite manners—there isn’t a single thing about her that isn’t endearing.
No matter how you look at her—from above, below, left, or right—she is nothing but beautiful.
What was strange was that despite hearing she came from common birth, there was an inexplicable grace about her.
One’s origins are difficult to conceal.
No matter how skilled an actor might be, one cannot imitate what is inherited from one’s parents.
Yet from Superti, I sensed an inexplicable pressure.
“If it were because Viju had awakened, I would have said so, but…”
“Right? I thought it was strange too. Is it because she’s a Spirit King’s contractor?”
“That could be it. But is she really a commoner?”
The officers of commoner origin exchanged glances, their expressions tinged with bewilderment.
Because the ordinary people they knew were nothing like Superti.
“The direct descendants of Fasayen, no matter how young, carry within them an anchor—a weight that cannot be ignored.”
As someone murmured this, several officers nodded in agreement with satisfied expressions.
“Young Master Mikard is a prime example.”
“Indeed. Though the young master’s temperament is somewhat playful and light, no one dares to underestimate him.”
From Superti too, beneath her lovely appearance, I sensed an indescribable gravitas.
It was something those who served Fasayen detected instinctively.
From Nein, Iliad, and Naiad—who were adopted and thus direct yet not direct—I had never sensed such a presence.
“In any case, I’ve never seen the Admiral make such an expression before.”
“It’s been a long time since we’ve seen it. To be precise.”
A relatively younger officer spoke with wonder, and an older lieutenant commander with hands clasped behind his back took up the thread.
Those of sufficiently high rank remembered the Admiral’s appearance from long ago.
They all knew how Diagon smiled in those happy times, how tender he could be.
Those who had joined more recently, having seen only the sharp, honed blade of his visage, would find such an expression remarkable—
‘Thank goodness. Thank goodness.’
The expression Diagon had just shown.
That crumbled father’s smile evoked the Diagon of ages past.
There was no need to ask who had brought about such a change.
Superti.
The youngest miss bearing the name of the North Star, surely.
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“This is Mikard’s room.”
After thoroughly exploring the engine room with its impressive array of machinery, the next destination was the cabin.
The Admiral’s room wasn’t much different from what I’d seen at home, but Older Brother Mikard’s room was quite fascinating.
Because, you see—
“A doll! The one I gave you!”
We’d gone to the festival before, remember.
That’s when I won the crab, seaweed, and pufferfish dolls.
I gave the seaweed doll to Older Brother Elzen and the crab doll to Lina.
‘Miss… something so precious… you’re giving it to me instead of keeping it..!’
‘I won it to give to Lina.’
‘Sniff sniff, I’ll treasure it as a family heirloom! No one can have it! From now on, this crab doll is mine forever!’
Remembering how Lina had said that, I broke into a soft laugh.
And Older Brother Mikard had cherished the pufferfish doll too!
“A doll you gave me?”
At that moment, the Admiral raised one eyebrow slightly.
“This is the first I’m hearing of it.”
“Oh!”
“That eldest brat received a doll from you and didn’t even report it to me.”
I covered my mouth with both hands and cautiously observed his expression.
Could it be that the Admiral actually wanted the doll?
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ is delighted and giggling.]
[He’s sulking! He’s definitely sulking!]
Huh, really?
He doesn’t look sulky at all.
As I examined the Admiral carefully, I soon became flustered.
What should I do?
“Even a ribbon wrapped around this pufferfish doll.”
“Yeah.”
Whether Mikard had done it himself or not, a pink ribbon was clumsily tied around the round, spiky pufferfish.
As I approached to look at it, I discovered a memo attached to the ribbon and read it aloud, clearly and carefully.
“Resembles Tosil. Resembles Tosil… resembles me?!”
Puff!
Pufferfish aren’t cute! They’re all spiky!
“Admiral, do I really look like a pufferfish?”
“Ahem.”
“Really…? Do I really look like a pufferfish?”
Of course, pufferfish are round, and I’m round too, but! Still…!
Disliking it for some reason, I puffed out my cheeks and gazed at the Admiral desperately.
[The Air Spirit King ‘Shapasi’ joins in.]
[Honestly, don’t they look the same? Those chubby cheeks… pfft!]
“…!”
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ punches Shapasi in the solar plexus.]
[The Flame Spirit King ‘■■■■■’ scolds him to read the room.]
[The Water Spirit King ‘■■■■’ says that pufferfish are actually cute if you look closely.]
No, I want them to be cute without having to look closely!
‘I do resemble it. Without a doubt. I resemble a pufferfish!’
Grasping my soft cheeks, I collapsed right there on the spot.
The Admiral trembled faintly while covering his mouth, then let out a cough.
“Pufferfish are precious assets of this Sea. Is there anything in this Sea that isn’t beautiful?”
“But….”
“Whether pufferfish or octopus, a pufferfish finds happiness being a pufferfish, and an octopus finds happiness being an octopus.”
…Is that so?
I was almost convinced, but I soon came to my senses.
“Still, I don’t like pufferfish.”
“And sea squirts either, honestly.”
“Mm.”
“I forgot for a moment just how particular you are about what you like and dislike. Very well, let’s skip the pufferfish. What about blue crab?”
I like that. It’s delicious.
I set the pufferfish doll back down at the bedside without hesitation and turned away.
I’ve already seen everything in Mikard’s Room.
“Ahem, but then again.”
After closing the door and stepping out.
The Admiral, who was heading back up to the deck, glanced back at me.
“Why don’t I have one? You did the same thing last time with the cookies.”

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