Tour (1)
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“dad?”
At the completely unexpected request, I asked with a puzzled expression on my face.
no, why?
Did I react too violently? Claire opened her mouth, wiggling her fingers in an uncharacteristically intimidated manner.
“My wish is to have a father.”
Unable to choose what to say, Claire added in a slightly lowered voice, whether it was embarrassing or something else.
“Among the kids, I’m the only one who doesn’t know my parents’ faces. I have lived in church since I was a child. So I think it would be great if someone like you was my father.”
“… … Yes, thank you.”
It was really appreciated.
At least to Claire, I seemed to be the ideal father. No, I wondered if I would have treated him that way.
Even if so… … Becoming the father of a child was not an easy decision.
“By the way, Claire, do you have any other wishes? It’s not that I hate you as a daughter… … My heart is not ready.”
It was difficult to say it, but to be precise, just thinking about Rize made my heart feel empty.
In the first place, until he met Rize, he had never thought of having children, so it was difficult for him to accept this sudden increase in daughters.
“also… … .”
Claire said bitterly.
“are you okay. I wish it was, but I know it’s a burdensome story for you. just… … I wanted to tell you now. That’s all… … mister.”
“Anyway, I’m sorry.”
At my apology, Claire quietly shook her head and met my eyes.
I unknowingly twitched my lips at the eyes that seemed to read my thoughts. Like Lise, Martin, and Rowen, I don’t know why the kids around me are so grown-up.
“… … IM jealous.”
Claire muttered something she didn’t know who she was talking to, then got up from her seat and smiled.
“Then, since I took the medicine, I will go to training. Should I make up for what I’ve been missing?”
“Wait a minute.”
Rather than worrying about complicated thoughts right away, I decided to put them away and took another barrel out of my bag.
“I brought this just in case, just in case, in case of an emergency, so you have to think twice before opening it. Understand?”
When I made a stern voice, Claire stiffened her face a bit and nodded several times, while I held onto the lid tightly as I spoke.
“I don’t know either you or the children, but everyone is controlling their abilities unconsciously. Right now it’s just leaking… … If that ability gets out of control at all, everything of you will turn into poison.”
I’ve only seen it once.
When Claire, who had five fingers, was cornered, her entire body turned into poison and covered the surroundings.
I don’t know if that was intentional or if my abilities ran out of control, so I had to be prepared.
“If you think so, take one pill at a time. As I said before, think twice. That’s how toxic it is, so your poison is sure to be dangerous as well.”
“… … .”
The previous poison also had an ingredient extracted from the slime, but this one was qualitatively different.
It was so poisonous that if a normal person ate it, they would die. It’s true that giving something like this to a child is true, but I can’t always be by your side.
Oh, I should have just given it to Hazel. Belatedly realizing that my thoughts had been short, Claire was snatching the bottle from me before I knew it.
It must be an illusion to feel as if he is thinking about something else when he stares at the bottle.
“If I had to add… … Don’t even think about doing anything dangerous. I have no intention of making you guys do that yet. If you eat that in a normal state, you will be really sick to death.”
“Whoops, yes, don’t worry.”
I answered right away, but for some reason, a corner of my heart was very uneasy.
I had no choice but to tell Hazel and Rowen to watch. You should be prepared in case other children’s abilities go wrong.
I still don’t know how to deal with it.
As expected, I realized again that there are not just one or two things to pay attention to when raising a child.
“Ah, sir.”
Claire, who put her hands behind her back to hide the bottle in case it was stolen, smiled briskly and added a word.
“I will save your wish.”
Come to think of it, since when did a request turn into a wish?
* * *
While I came this far, I watched the children’s training.
Perhaps it was because they were gifted children, their skills improved a lot in the few days I hadn’t seen them. Claire, who had been resting for a while, was also not far behind.
While watching the training with Hazel, he passed on some know-how by talking about it at every break.
Then, after having lunch together, I was able to go home.
No matter how much I was, I couldn’t stop the group of five children clinging to each other.
It was a bit later than I thought, but it didn’t mean there were no results because I think I was able to get close to the kids. Since they were colleagues on the boat to destroy the Church of the Dark Truth, mutual trust was even more important.
I was going back home and tried to fill the Rize ingredients that were lacking.
“Seniors? Let it go. Do you look at me strangely?”
“Hee hee, I find this very interesting.”
The eyes of passers-by were gathering because of the strange link in which Douglas grabbed Rize by the scruff of my neck and dragged her away.
It was a combination that stood out, but why is it like this, Won.
“If you leave it alone, you’ll be with Rize for an hour, right?”
“Can’t we?”
“Sorry, but I was in a bit of a hurry. So be patient with it.”
“I will quietly walk on my feet and follow you.”
If Douglas said it was urgent, it would not be an important matter.
While pondering what had happened during this time, he let go of Rize, who was holding him, and held his hand.
I was quietly entrusting my hand to the shaking hand that was happy. Suddenly, I thought crazy.
“No, apart from me, why are you taking Rize?”
“It’s a field trip.”
“… … Can I go back?”
“Didn’t you say you were in a hurry?”
“Hee hee, Dad, let’s go quickly.”
It seemed that Lise was already taken aback by Douglas’ proposal.
Douglas glanced at me, who had no choice but to pretend that he couldn’t win because of the tugging hand, and asked with a smile.
“It looks like you’ve been busy this time too. Do you have any good presents?”
“Hmm, I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything suitable for you.”
“You don’t have to take care of anything for your daughter’s great teacher.”
“I was going to give it to you sooner rather than later.”
I didn’t have anything prepared, but since this man doesn’t want anything in particular, I’ll just bring him some good wine.
Then Rize tugged at my collar and tilted her head.
I didn’t say it, but what about me? I am? I thought I was asking, so I smiled and patted my head.
“Well, is there really?”
“I trust you, Dad.”
“Every time like this, I really wanted to torment you.”
He said that while pinching his chubby cheeks, but in fact, he was thinking about one thing.
This job was for Claire’s sake, but it wasn’t without benefit for me.
I, too, have things in place to develop poison tolerance. It’s not as good as Kargana Slime, but there are plenty of them that use poison.
there… … Maybe I’ll use poison.
However, he was worried about whether he could use the same method for Rize. No matter how much you prepare for the poison, the process will be painful.
Ah, come to think of it, there were magic tools brought from the Majeriol Hero Cemetery. No, no matter how much it is, once you develop poison resistance, it lasts forever… … .
I think I should talk to Irina later.
With such thoughts in mind, the place I arrived at was a place familiar to me as well.
“Come on… … Oh my, Mr. Irvin? Did Rize come with you?”
It has been a long time since the mercenary guild Findel branch, where the receptionist Daisy greeted with a smile.
I didn’t have time to stop by because I was busy running around here and there.
“long time no see. how have you been doing?”
“I thought you abandoned me because you hadn’t contacted me before.”
“To throw it away, there is nothing you can’t say in front of a child.”
“Oh my God, Mr. Douglas!”
Douglas, who approached Daisy, who blatantly changed his words, put his arm on the reception desk and said,
“Is there a branch manager?”
“Yes, we are waiting for you inside. It was a little cute walking around the room like a puppy.”
“I’ve thought about it before, but it’s too small to be a branch manager.”
At Douglas’ words, Daisy gave a short laugh and looked at me again.
“Then, Mr. Irvin, are you also taking this opportunity to return?”
“I came here not knowing what was going on. The return… … I had no intention of doing it, but somehow I feel like I’m going to be abused.”
“I’ll just prepare the procedures, hehehe.”
“Please. Oh, and Lee… … .”
While we were talking, I was going to leave Rize in charge, but he held onto my waist tightly and showed no sign of falling, and I remembered what Douglas had said earlier about the field trip.
In the end, I took Rize and went into the room where the Cornwell branch manager was waiting.
Indeed, as Daisy had said, it was circling along the perimeter of the room.
“Chief, I heard you called.”
“Oh, uh! Douglas! Welcome! Hey, come this way.”
“What are you so nervous about today, Won?”
Douglas, who said he was tired of it, sat down, and Cornwell, who seemed to have lost some weight, sat across from him.
Even so, my legs were shaking and I still couldn’t calm down.
I wondered if it was because of the reputation of Douglas, who was also called the mercenary king. If that’s not the case, then this quest is just as dangerous.
Sitting next to Douglas, he picked up a cookie from the table and fed it to Rize, who was sitting on his lap.
“First of all, thank you very much for accepting this request even during the break. It was so hard at headquarters.”
“This friend is also on a break, but don’t worry, I brought you here.”
Only then did Cornwell turn to me at Douglas’ words, his round eyes widened a couple of times, and then he jumped out of his chair in surprise.
“Ouch, what a surprise! When did you come?!”
“I came in with you, but… … Shall we leave if we don’t need it?”
“No no, please stay. Originally, I was going to call you, but because I know your personality well, I had no choice but to call Douglas-sama.”
“Oh, am I a bonus for this kid?”
“No no no, that’s not it… … ! Hey, can I just explain this?”
“Looks like you’re finally ready to talk properly, so please.”
Douglas’ joke stressed him out, but Cornwell, who came to his senses, shook his head a couple of times before opening his mouth again as he turned the paper over on the table.
“I will tell you directly. Arandura has appeared.”
That meant neither I nor Douglas could get over it easily.
Arandura.
In other words, it was a face holder, a huge spider with a head similar to a human face.
A hard carapace that bounces off most sharp blades, agility that doesn’t go well with its huge body, and a spider’s web that restricts movement like a chain once entangled.
For various reasons, the risk is very high and it is very rare, so I was the one I hadn’t hunted a few times. The process, too, was not smooth.
“Most of the other S-rankers are on other requests or cannot be contacted. As you can see from the location of Arandura’s appearance here… … It is a very urgent situation.”
A simple map was drawn on the material on the table, but there were certainly large villages around, so there was a risk of an attack.
Did Arandura appear in this location at this time? It was a guy I couldn’t remember at all, so I wondered where it came from.
Did a variable really occur?
“Hmm, originally, I don’t accept requests during the break, but… … I can’t help it this time.”
“thank you. Please let us know if you need any support. Headquarters said they would accept anything, so anything will do.”
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“Well, I don’t really need support… … .”
Douglas said that and put his hand on my shoulder.
“This guy is enough.”
“Am I going too?”
“I wanted it to be an opportunity to show your skills properly. Shouldn’t you show your daughter a cool side too?”
“… … yes?”
Wait, I think I heard something I shouldn’t have heard now.
Come to think of it, the field trip that Douglas talked about earlier… … .
“I thought this experience was a rare opportunity for my student. Safety will be guaranteed.”
“No, are you crazy?!”
I couldn’t stand it any longer and cried out.