“If you were worried about Theo, you should have told Dad. Why did you only tell Cheshire without Dad knowing?”
“….”
I had nothing to say.
No, it was a bit hard to say.
The reason why I didn’t even tell Dad about Theo and gave the magic tool to Cheshire…
‘It’s because I trust Cheshire more than Dad.’
How do I say that?
Dad must be sad.
“Was Cheshire more trustworthy than Dad?”
“Eung?”
W, what is it? Did I just say that out loud?
Dad smiled weakly when he saw me with my eyes widened in surprise.
“Yeah, I know why you thought that.”
“D, Dad! It’s a misunderstanding! It’s not because Cheshire is stronger than Dad! Actually, Dad, uh, Dad is…”
“….”
Dad somehow looked at me with strange eyes.
* * *
Enoch drives the horse to the place where Cheshire took Theo.
In his mind, there was only one worry.
Daughter.
My child.
More precious than my life…
My child.
Lilith.
What if she makes a mistake and runs into a demonic beast?
What if she uses too much life force to save Theo?
What if she’s noticed by someone and her identity is exposed?
Worries about it soon turned into resentment towards Cheshire.
Even if there was no way, did you really need to find Lilith?
And he was surprised at himself for thinking that.
All he could think about as he ran for what felt like a long time was his daughter, daughter, daughter.
In a situation where his nephew, Theo, may have already died.
Selfishly, he only worried about his daughter.
“Cheshire!”
When he saw Cheshire coming back, he urged him right away.
“Lilith!”
“….”
Cheshire looked surprised.
Enoch, who doesn’t know the context, is looking for Lilith first…
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Lilith gave me a magic tool to call me if something dangerous happened, and I used it to save Theo. Lilith just took Brother back.”
Seeing Cheshire’s expression full of self-blame, Enoch was dazed.
What was I going to do now?
Was I trying to get angry at this kid?
“…Yeah.”
Enoch struggled to calm his excited heart.
If something dangerous happens…
Maybe the daughter who didn’t want to see someone die asked Cheshire.
Why did she give the magic tool to Cheshire and not him?
‘Lilith… Because she knows me well.’
No matter what happened, Enoch would never have let his daughter come here.
Even while running all the way here, wasn’t he more focused on worrying about Lilith than on the safety of his nephew, Theo?
The child must have known that.
Dad, if it’s for his own sake, he can make infinitely selfish choices.
“….”
That’s right. His daughter’s worries, and everything.
He couldn’t deny it.
After having a child who was as precious as his life, Enoch realized.
He is a human being who can become so cruel for the sake of his child.
How selfish a human being can be…
The fact that his daughter knew that made him feel ashamed.
“Lilith… How much has she grown?”
Despite feeling terrible about himself, he managed to ask.
“It’s not to the point recognizable. However… I saw that her hair was noticeably longer.”
Cheshire bowed his head.
“…I’m really sorry.”
“No… it’s fine.”
This child, who is still young and suffering from guilt…
Why did I try to push him?
Ah, what a selfish and ugly human being.
Enoch bit his lip, covering his stinging eyes.
“It’s okay. Everything will be okay.”
* * *
I didn’t know what Dad was thinking, but he just knelt in front of me and was silent with tears in his eyes.
“Dad?”
Then he carefully held my shoulder and said.
“No matter how worried you were, you shouldn’t have acted so recklessly.”
“Mhm. I was wrong.”
“Did you realize you did something wrong?”
“Eung. I won’t do that again.”
“Lie.”
I was startled.
“Even if you say this, if a similar situation comes again, you will act the same way.”
As expected, Mr. James Brown.
It’s a ghost.
“I’m not going to tell you not to do anything. Instead, just make sure Dad knows in advance…Just do it like that.”
“…”
“I know why you don’t trust Dad. But Dad also realized something this time. I’m acting so selfish because of your worries… I won’t do that.”
I was surprised.
I didn’t say anything, but Dad knew everything.
Because Dad loves me so much and doesn’t want me to be in any danger…
I knew that no matter what happened, he wouldn’t call me to the battlefield or make me use my abilities.
“If there’s something you want to do with your own strength, Dad will think about it seriously. I won’t even try to stop you.”
“….”
“So please, princess. Before you do anything, make sure to tell Dad. Eung?”
“Eung, Dad. I’m really sorry…”
“Yeah, my princess.”
Dad smiled and hugged me.
“Well done. It must have been scary.”
“No. I wasn’t scared at all.”
“Mhm, because my princess is brave. But Dad was scared. Dad’s heart fell again and almost got into big trouble…”
“I’m sorry for making you worry…”
“It’s okay now. It’s okay, my princess, as long as you’re safe and unharmed.”
Dad took me out of his arms and smiled as he made eye contact.
“But where did you get that magic tool?”
Dad asked, but he looked at Oscar as if he already knew the answer.
He read Dad’s eyes and frowned.
“Wow, what are you trying to say to me? Would I have given it to her to use it like that? I made it so she could use it in times of danger, but that kid stole the whole pair.”
Oscar sneered and pointed at me.
“That thing didn’t just hold a knife. It’s a robber, robber! She thought that if she acts cute, everything will work out! How on earth did you do home education?!”
“Wow, I guess you gave it to the princess because she was being cute…”
“…No, excuse me.”
“No, Lord of the Wizard Tower. Don’t get me wrong.. I’m not trying to say anything.”
Dad woke up and went to Oscar and whispered something.
For some reason, after removing his apron, Oscar clicked his tongue, went to his room, and got one of the boxes.
Dad took it and grinned.
“Thank you.”
“Ah, wait. Give me a pair of mine, too.”
Oscar took something from the box he gave to Dad.
It’s a seashell magic tool.
‘Aha, I guess you thought that was useful.’
I guess Dad asked if he could give it to him too.
Oscar put on the apron again after giving me one of the white seashells.
“You’re going to get in trouble if you give it to someone else. I rushed there, and there’s another kid besides you?”
Oscar added, shaking the whisk menacingly.
“Rather than help, I will kill it myself. Whoever it is.”
“Heuk! Yes, yes. I understand.”
“Wow, that was a bit too much.”
Dad spoke slyly and snooped around next to Oscar, who was making food.
“….? What is it? Instead of going back and forth like that, let’s quickly talk about how you managed to get it over with. Don’t you have to keep your words in sync?”
“Yes, I’m here to talk about it anyway. I’ll explain it quickly while eating. I have to go and report to the imperial family right after I eat anyway.”
“….?”
“What are you doing? You must be making something delicious”
“No, what are you going to do?”
Oscar was taken aback.
“Don’t you think I have to eat too? You might be curious. I came straight from home without even stopping by, so I’m really hungry.”
Oscar gaped at the conscienceless Dad’s words.
“Then after work, go home and eat! Because I only boiled 2 servings of noodles! Mine and that kid!”
“Eh. What’s wrong with that? Just boil it for one more person. No, I need to eat two servings.”
Dad quickly grabbed the spaghetti noodles from the table and went into the kitchen.
“I will help you. I’m also good at cooking.”
“That’s right, Master! Dad is also a really good cook! Let’s all eat together!”
I quickly followed in to see Dad cooking for the first time in a while.
“Wow, wow. really.”
The kitchen quickly became crowded.
Oscar seemed dissatisfied and trembling, as if he didn’t like it.
“Whoa, this stupid demon beast… he completely wiped it out in just 5 days…”
He gritted his teeth and glared at the humming Dad.
“They’re already sending that human back!!”
* * *
Imperial palace, conference hall.
After the subjugation situation was reported, the 10 commanders of the DOS Corps were convened to discuss the post-war situation.
The topic of the meeting was the commander of the Magic Swordsman, Cheshire Libre, leaving the front line and Theo Antrase’s safe survival.
In fact, Cheshire’s actions of briefly leaving the front line to save the fatally wounded Theo were not of much interest.
What surprised everyone was…
“It’s shameful!”
It was the intervention of the Lord of the Wizard Tower, Oscar Manuel.
He saved Theo Antrase, who was clearly on the verge of death.
The existence of an undisclosed magic formula has been revealed.
“There was a magic that could cure mortal wounded soldiers!”
Gillian Valenciano, the middle-aged Wizard Commander who is about to retire, said as the blood in his neck rose.
“Your Majesty, this is something that cannot be ignored!”
The Emperor, Nicholas, rested his chin at the head table and was lost in thought.
“Why did the imperial family allow power to the Wizard Tower? Weren’t we clearly promised to share the magic formula for the public?”
Gillian added angrily.
“But he monopolizes such great magic! We need to summon the Lord of the Wizard Tower and properly explain and punish him!”
“If you were worried about Theo, you should have told Dad. Why did you only tell Cheshire without Dad knowing?”
“….”
I had nothing to say.
No, it was a bit hard to say.
The reason why I didn’t even tell Dad about Theo and gave the magic tool to Cheshire…
‘It’s because I trust Cheshire more than Dad.’
How do I say that?
Dad must be sad.
“Was Cheshire more trustworthy than Dad?”
“Eung?”
W, what is it? Did I just say that out loud?
Dad smiled weakly when he saw me with my eyes widened in surprise.
“Yeah, I know why you thought that.”
“D, Dad! It’s a misunderstanding! It’s not because Cheshire is stronger than Dad! Actually, Dad, uh, Dad is…”
“….”
Dad somehow looked at me with strange eyes.
* * *
Enoch drives the horse to the place where Cheshire took Theo.
In his mind, there was only one worry.
Daughter.
My child.
More precious than my life…
My child.
Lilith.
What if she makes a mistake and runs into a demonic beast?
What if she uses too much life force to save Theo?
What if she’s noticed by someone and her identity is exposed?
Worries about it soon turned into resentment towards Cheshire.
Even if there was no way, did you really need to find Lilith?
And he was surprised at himself for thinking that.
All he could think about as he ran for what felt like a long time was his daughter, daughter, daughter.
In a situation where his nephew, Theo, may have already died.
Selfishly, he only worried about his daughter.
“Cheshire!”
When he saw Cheshire coming back, he urged him right away.
“Lilith!”
“….”
Cheshire looked surprised.
Enoch, who doesn’t know the context, is looking for Lilith first…
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Lilith gave me a magic tool to call me if something dangerous happened, and I used it to save Theo. Lilith just took Brother back.”
Seeing Cheshire’s expression full of self-blame, Enoch was dazed.
What was I going to do now?
Was I trying to get angry at this kid?
“…Yeah.”
Enoch struggled to calm his excited heart.
If something dangerous happens…
Maybe the daughter who didn’t want to see someone die asked Cheshire.
Why did she give the magic tool to Cheshire and not him?
‘Lilith… Because she knows me well.’
No matter what happened, Enoch would never have let his daughter come here.
Even while running all the way here, wasn’t he more focused on worrying about Lilith than on the safety of his nephew, Theo?
The child must have known that.
Dad, if it’s for his own sake, he can make infinitely selfish choices.
“….”
That’s right. His daughter’s worries, and everything.
He couldn’t deny it.
After having a child who was as precious as his life, Enoch realized.
He is a human being who can become so cruel for the sake of his child.
How selfish a human being can be…
The fact that his daughter knew that made him feel ashamed.
“Lilith… How much has she grown?”
Despite feeling terrible about himself, he managed to ask.
“It’s not to the point recognizable. However… I saw that her hair was noticeably longer.”
Cheshire bowed his head.
“…I’m really sorry.”
“No… it’s fine.”
This child, who is still young and suffering from guilt…
Why did I try to push him?
Ah, what a selfish and ugly human being.
Enoch bit his lip, covering his stinging eyes.
“It’s okay. Everything will be okay.”
* * *
I didn’t know what Dad was thinking, but he just knelt in front of me and was silent with tears in his eyes.
“Dad?”
Then he carefully held my shoulder and said.
“No matter how worried you were, you shouldn’t have acted so recklessly.”
“Mhm. I was wrong.”
“Did you realize you did something wrong?”
“Eung. I won’t do that again.”
“Lie.”
I was startled.
“Even if you say this, if a similar situation comes again, you will act the same way.”
As expected, Mr. James Brown.
It’s a ghost.
“I’m not going to tell you not to do anything. Instead, just make sure Dad knows in advance…Just do it like that.”
“…”
“I know why you don’t trust Dad. But Dad also realized something this time. I’m acting so selfish because of your worries… I won’t do that.”
I was surprised.
I didn’t say anything, but Dad knew everything.
Because Dad loves me so much and doesn’t want me to be in any danger…
I knew that no matter what happened, he wouldn’t call me to the battlefield or make me use my abilities.
“If there’s something you want to do with your own strength, Dad will think about it seriously. I won’t even try to stop you.”
“….”
“So please, princess. Before you do anything, make sure to tell Dad. Eung?”
“Eung, Dad. I’m really sorry…”
“Yeah, my princess.”
Dad smiled and hugged me.
“Well done. It must have been scary.”
“No. I wasn’t scared at all.”
“Mhm, because my princess is brave. But Dad was scared. Dad’s heart fell again and almost got into big trouble…”
“I’m sorry for making you worry…”
“It’s okay now. It’s okay, my princess, as long as you’re safe and unharmed.”
Dad took me out of his arms and smiled as he made eye contact.
“But where did you get that magic tool?”
Dad asked, but he looked at Oscar as if he already knew the answer.
He read Dad’s eyes and frowned.
“Wow, what are you trying to say to me? Would I have given it to her to use it like that? I made it so she could use it in times of danger, but that kid stole the whole pair.”
Oscar sneered and pointed at me.
“That thing didn’t just hold a knife. It’s a robber, robber! She thought that if she acts cute, everything will work out! How on earth did you do home education?!”
“Wow, I guess you gave it to the princess because she was being cute…”
“…No, excuse me.”
“No, Lord of the Wizard Tower. Don’t get me wrong.. I’m not trying to say anything.”
Dad woke up and went to Oscar and whispered something.
For some reason, after removing his apron, Oscar clicked his tongue, went to his room, and got one of the boxes.
Dad took it and grinned.
“Thank you.”
“Ah, wait. Give me a pair of mine, too.”
Oscar took something from the box he gave to Dad.
It’s a seashell magic tool.
‘Aha, I guess you thought that was useful.’
I guess Dad asked if he could give it to him too.
Oscar put on the apron again after giving me one of the white seashells.
“You’re going to get in trouble if you give it to someone else. I rushed there, and there’s another kid besides you?”
Oscar added, shaking the whisk menacingly.
“Rather than help, I will kill it myself. Whoever it is.”
“Heuk! Yes, yes. I understand.”
“Wow, that was a bit too much.”
Dad spoke slyly and snooped around next to Oscar, who was making food.
“….? What is it? Instead of going back and forth like that, let’s quickly talk about how you managed to get it over with. Don’t you have to keep your words in sync?”
“Yes, I’m here to talk about it anyway. I’ll explain it quickly while eating. I have to go and report to the imperial family right after I eat anyway.”
“….?”
“What are you doing? You must be making something delicious”
“No, what are you going to do?”
Oscar was taken aback.
“Don’t you think I have to eat too? You might be curious. I came straight from home without even stopping by, so I’m really hungry.”
Oscar gaped at the conscienceless Dad’s words.
“Then after work, go home and eat! Because I only boiled 2 servings of noodles! Mine and that kid!”
“Eh. What’s wrong with that? Just boil it for one more person. No, I need to eat two servings.”
Dad quickly grabbed the spaghetti noodles from the table and went into the kitchen.
“I will help you. I’m also good at cooking.”
“That’s right, Master! Dad is also a really good cook! Let’s all eat together!”
I quickly followed in to see Dad cooking for the first time in a while.
“Wow, wow. really.”
The kitchen quickly became crowded.
Oscar seemed dissatisfied and trembling, as if he didn’t like it.
“Whoa, this stupid demon beast… he completely wiped it out in just 5 days…”
He gritted his teeth and glared at the humming Dad.
“They’re already sending that human back!!”
* * *
Imperial palace, conference hall.
After the subjugation situation was reported, the 10 commanders of the DOS Corps were convened to discuss the post-war situation.
The topic of the meeting was the commander of the Magic Swordsman, Cheshire Libre, leaving the front line and Theo Antrase’s safe survival.
In fact, Cheshire’s actions of briefly leaving the front line to save the fatally wounded Theo were not of much interest.
What surprised everyone was…
“It’s shameful!”
It was the intervention of the Lord of the Wizard Tower, Oscar Manuel.
He saved Theo Antrase, who was clearly on the verge of death.
The existence of an undisclosed magic formula has been revealed.
“There was a magic that could cure mortal wounded soldiers!”
Gillian Valenciano, the middle-aged Wizard Commander who is about to retire, said as the blood in his neck rose.
“Your Majesty, this is something that cannot be ignored!”
The Emperor, Nicholas, rested his chin at the head table and was lost in thought.
“Why did the imperial family allow power to the Wizard Tower? Weren’t we clearly promised to share the magic formula for the public?”
Gillian added angrily.
“But he monopolizes such great magic! We need to summon the Lord of the Wizard Tower and properly explain and punish him!”
