A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad (Novel) - Chapter 89

Chapter 89

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Translated by Sylph

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Nordix could not hide his surprised expression.

He had known that Lucarion was Tie’s familiar, but he had not expected it to go back that long.

After searching for words for a moment, he spoke with difficulty.

“Then do you know Astie’s father well?”

“No.”

Nordix narrowed the space between his brows.

“You say you lived with Astie for four years. During that time, you must have encountered the person who was the child’s father many times at Astie’s side, so how can you not know her?”

“Whether it was four years or however many years, I had absolutely no interest in that man. The only one I am interested in is Astie. And I only remember the things I am interested in.”

Having spoken, Lucarion indifferently turned his gaze away.

But everything he said was true.

During the four years in the Republic of Korea when he slept inside the Bed of Repose.

She focused all of her mind only on Astie.

Perhaps because of that, even if he tried now to look back on that man, there was not much that came to mind.

‘I do not know his face, because I never saw it even once.’

He did not know his name either, because that man had never said it.

The most familiar thing would be his voice, but….

‘All I know is that man’s voice when talking with Astie.’

That man’s voice was very different when she dealt with others and when she dealt with Astie.

Should she say that when dealing with Astie, it became twice as high and bright?

Sometimes he even used words only infants might use and ridiculously acted out characters from storybooks, so what more was there to say.

‘But right now she does not even know that Astie exists, so she would not speak in that kind of voice either.’

In other words, it meant that no occasion would arise for Lucarion to recognize that man by his voice.

Even so, still sensing gazes on himself, Lucarion added flatly,

“No matter how you look at me, it cannot be helped. I will be absolutely no help in finding that man, so give up.”

“…Huh.”

Veil let out a hollow laugh.

“For something that is a summoned entity. What a ridiculous bastard.”

Veil, who had muttered that, suddenly turned his gaze to the other familiar clinging tightly by Astie’s pillow.

That familiar had a high probability of being a being that had popped out of Krazar’s core.

“Kkyuut. Kkyutttahk….”

Still, that strange-looking and stupid-looking familiar was more like a familiar, if anything.

That strangely shaped beast-like familiar with a long nose and big ears had been shedding tears while looking at Tie for a while now.

It was crying so sorrowfully that even Veil, who was watching, felt his heart grow heavy.

He sighed and shook his head when Enzo, who had been looking out the window, spoke.

“It seems the old man’s words were right. The rain….”

When they turned their heads, raindrops really were beginning to fall one by one outside the window.

Veil lowered the cloth by the window lest the rain blow in, then looked at Tie.

‘I hope it is a passing shower.’

That way, when day broke, they could quickly depart again.

“I am an idiot. To think I did not even know the squirt was sick.”

If he had known the child’s condition was bad, she would not have hurried their departure.

He could have asked Velugon for his understanding and stayed in the weapons district for a few more days.

“Haa.”

It was when Basto, who had been thinking something similar to Veil, was also sighing.

“…Daddy?”

From below came a voice that was terribly hoarse and clogged.

Their gazes hurriedly dropped, and Tie was faintly opening her eyes.

“Squirt! Are you okay?”

The small lips parted slightly.

The child slowly looked around and said,

“Kkamang…. and the mister and the big brothers and grandpaaa….”

“Yes, yes, Tie.”

Basto approached the child and stroked his head.

Inside the quiet carriage, only the sound of Tie swallowing because her throat hurt was heard a few times.

Soon the child stretched out one hand as if asking to be helped up.

Veil quickly lifted Tie up, then bundled up the soft blankets they had laid out to make him a backrest.

After taking several breaths, Tie said,

“Tie’s throat hurts super prickly.”

“Y-yeah, drink this. Hurry.”

Veil held out the warmed water he had been carrying in his hand the whole time.

But Tie looked at the water and frowned.

“I doooon’t want water.”

“Huh?”

“I doooon’t want water, I want milk. Or I want to drink Proro strawberry flavor….”

Perhaps because she had grown sad from being sick, Tie’s eyes turned red in an instant.

Veil looked around restlessly.

“Th, there is no milk….?”

He did not know what that was, but there was no Pro strawberry or whatever that was either.

But at her reaction, tears began to fall plop, plop down Tie’s cheeks.

“Give me Pro strawberry flavor. Give me miiilk….!”

It was when everyone was flustered by seeing a side of Astie they had never seen before.

“Astie. What are you talking about eating junk food when you are sick.”

Lucarion cut Tie off with a stern expression.

Tie’s eyes widened, then soon her lips stuck out sorrowfully.

“My friends said that is not junk food. They said it is a healthy drink.”

“Something with liquid fructose and sugar in it would really be a healthy drink, sure. Stop fussing and drink your water already.”

Tie fidgeted with her hands.

But soon he took the water bottle from Veil’s hand.

As if he had been waiting, Lucarion said,

“Drink it all.”

“Tie doesn’t have much appetite.”

“When drinking water, it is okay even if you do not have much appetite. You have to drink it all so your throat will stop hurting.”

“…I hate Kkamang.”

“You can hate me all you want after you finish drinking that.”

The members watched speechlessly as Tie was forced to drink all the water in the bottle.

The child returned the empty water bottle to Veil and even let out a small burp, then leaned deeply back into the blankets.

“My head hurts and spins….”

“You caught a cold. Your fever was burning up.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Wipe your nose too.”

Lucarion, who had casually wiped Tie’s nose, wiped her own hand on the wet cloth.

“If you are sleepy, sleep a little more. When the sun rises, we will go to the nearest village and rest for a few days before leaving. Until you get completely better.”

At those words, Tie’s eyes, which had been closing again, snapped open.

“You mustn’t rest for several days.”

“Why?”

“After the full moon rises twice, we decided to go to High Commander-nim’s house. We mustn’t be late.”

Lucarion shook his head as if Tie were impossible.

Then she lightly stroked Tie’s head as if telling her to hurry and sleep.

“Your members will get you there quickly enough not to be late. So stop worrying and just sleep.”

Basto, who had been listening, hurriedly nodded.

“Yes, Tie. We will absolutely make sure you are not late, so sleep a little more.”

Only then, as if reassured, Tie closed her eyes.

Though he opened them again stealthily not even a few seconds later.

“You know, suddenly I am not sleepy again. What should I do……?”

Lucarion, looking at Tie, took out a teddy bear from the kindergarten bag at one side.

Then she held it out to Tie.

“Then hold this.”

A faint smile spread across Tie’s face.

The child quickly hugged his favorite doll, the pink panda, to his chest, then began chattering.

“You know, when we get to the imperial capital, are we going to get another magician for our mercenary company?”

Nordix, smiling faintly, asked back,

“What would you do with another magician?”

“Tie doesn’t know how to use orbs, so Tie has to learn from another magician. Because Tie needs a teacher.”

“…I see.”

To think he was already a top-class magician and was saying he would find a teacher.

One could already feel darkness in the future over who would step forward saying they would be Tie’s master.

Regardless, Tie was moving the teddy bear’s arms and legs around and playing by herself.

Basto, who had been watching him, casually asked,

“Tie. Did your throat hurt since back when we were in the weapons district?”

Tie nodded as if it were nothing.

“Yees.”

Surprise spread across the members’ faces.

“Then why didn’t you say anything?”

At the question that followed, Tie lifted her head and looked at Veil.

Then he answered in a small voice that seemed to crawl away.

“If I am sick, Daddy, no, everyone worries… and keeps saying let’s go to the hospitaaal.”

“If you are sick, of course you have to go to the hospital.”

“But Tie doesn’t have medical insurance, so the hospital fee is suuuper expensive….”