Published at 22nd of January 2020 09:45:53 AM
Chapter 35: The Emperor’s Daughter Chapter . 35
Look at this dog not listening to others . I sighed with frustration, and Ferdel sighed beside me .
Yeah, this was the situation which happened all the time . Oh, this bastard .
“Why did you choose a dog though? You could have said a rabbit, pig, horse, or a fox even . ”
Why was he curious about that?
As usual, it was a useless question, I thought Caitel would ignore it, so I picked up the toy next to me . Round, large, and hanging on a stick like meat .
Meat, meat!
I was biting it, and Caitel took the toy out of my hand .
Oh, but my gums itch, Dad!
“Her eyes . ”
“Hmm?”
I tried hard not to be taken away by him, but in the end, my toy disappeared into his hands .
It was a good toy, sob sob .
“Her eyes only look up to me and reflect myself, just like a dog . ”
“Well, you know . It sounds like an insult even though it’s not . ”
I knew . Did my eyes really resemble a dog that much?
No matter how I thought about it, it sounded like an insult . Was it simply because I was not innocent?
“A dog will wag its tail even if its master tries to beat it or kill it . ”
What was he suddenly talking about?
He’s always a serious man without humor in his life, but now Caitel was somehow different than usual . Something like he’s depressed? I took a deep breath . It sounded like a small sigh .
“That’s what her eyes reminded me of . ”
Caitel closed his mouth .
Papa, I reach out to his cheek with a small whisper .
Dad, I really liked you, but at times like this, I didn’t know what to do .
Oh, it was good until then…
Why was he the one looking like an abandoned dog…?
I touched Caitel’s cheek . I wanted to tell him that he didn’t have to make a face like that . I guessed it was still impossible for me with these little hands of mine right now .
When would these hands start to grow?
I didn’t even know how much time it took to grow enough to cover his cheeks completely .
“It’s irritating . ”
Ferdel also stiffened his face .
“What?”
Caitel held my waist on that question . The same crimson eye as mine . Red and vivid, representing both Birth and Death .
“She doesn’t know what kind of person I am, yet she relies on me because I am her father . Even though I might try to kill her . ”
“So are you going to kill her?”
Ferde asked Caitel with his chin oh his hand . Caitel’s eyes turned to Ferdel . It must be a serious situation, but Ferdel’s face was dry, like an audience watching a movie .
“No . ”
If he confirmed, I would have run away from him, but fortunately, Caitel denied . His gaze returned to me . His confused eyes strangely seemed pretty to me .
Oh, wait . Was I crazy too?
“If you’re not going to kill her, why are you so worried? You’re really weird sometimes . ”
“I think it’s not only sometimes . ”
“Yes, always . ”
He talked back to Caitel, and got beaten up again .
Anyway, he really earned punishment with his words .
Not forgetting to look pathetically at Ferdel, I turned my head back to the gaze holding me .
“Do you know what kind of man I am?”
You might be the crazy one?
“What if I try to kill you?”
Caitel was asking me very seriously . I couldn’t understand and agreed to those questions, but I guessed he didn’t really care . Holding me in his arms, he muttered .
“She’s too naive and defenseless . ”
That’s because I’m still a baby…
Well, I could say I was defenseless because he was my father . It was actually a difficult question for both of us .
Ferdel sighed . He seemed to not know what to say to these difficult questions .
“You’re father and daughter . Isn’t it okay to put down your guard a bit in front of family?”
“I’ve never learned of anything like that . ”
I realized what kind of life this man had been living through . There was a darkness in his cold smile . I wiggled in his arms .
“Are you afraid that eyes will betray you?”
“No . ”
‘Then what’s wrong with you, huh?’
I didn’t want to be ignorant of this chaos . I wanted to know him, answer his questions, and solve it for him .
However, I could do that only when I know the answer . I didn’t know what he’s asking, what he’s afraid of, or what’s he likes . The more I knew, the more difficult he was .
“I remember Assisi . ”
Somehow I felt his arms shaking .
It was subtle . Something like a tremble .
Yeah, I thought he and I still had a little distance . Not as far as the sun and the earth, but the distance between Seoul to Busan?
Of course, that was a long way off, but compared to the sun and the earth, it was much shorter . I wonder . When the day came that I knew about all of Caitel’s past, his thoughts, and what he’s thinking of, what would I think of him then? WouldI like him? Perhaps, I would hate him?
However, the important fact still remained, Caitel was still my father no matter what .
“You know, you can have some more trust in people . ”
The voice of Ferdel awakened me from my own appreciation . Caitel’s gaze was breathtaking .
“She’s your daughter, after all . ”
Yeah, there’s nothing more obvious than that . I accepted it right away, but Caitel frowned at first .
“Don’t try to give me advice”
“I’m just trying to help you!”
Ferdel pulled back as if he was sad . I was a little glad that now, Caitel seemed to return being my father . I opened my arms right away and embraced his neck .
“Papa!”
However, dad, he should stop worrying about such useless things . If he tried to kill me, I would run away without looking back . I could crawl now! Stop looking down on me!
“By the way . If I have a son, why don’t you give your daughter to me?”
“Don’t even dream of it . ”
It was also my toy that flew to the smiling Ferdel .
My toys again! This asshole, my toys weren’t his tool for hitting! He didn’t have to throw it like that!
“Why!? Am I not good enough to be your in-law?”
“Yes, by a lot . ”
Ferdel’s face crumpled at the unreserved answer .
“It’s not enough . ”
With that word left, Caitel went out with me . Fertel, who was left alone, shouted from behind .
“You’re stingy!”
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