Published at 15th of January 2021 12:20:05 AM
I was confused and worried if we would meet on the way; it couldn’t be?
“Eeh, no way . ”
Assisi sighed, seeing us all nervous .
It just pulled on the robe around me .
The news that my father had entered the Northern continent didn’t seem to be some baseless rumor . It wasn’t enough that Uprichit’s borders were closed, but our anxiety amplified when he realized that the identity checks were being conducted very thoroughly . Even Valer was nervous .
Because of the strict security, I couldn’t even dream of going onto the floating ship because we had to be careful of where we moved .
Would he really catch us?
I was ready to head back, but I was scared of looking into my father’s face . How could I even look into his eyes after running away from him? I wasn’t that shameless yet . It sucks; everything sucks .
“But the Northern continent is huge . He can’t find us . ”
“R-right?”
Seeing the two of us get anxious, Havel just turned his head away as if he wasn’t interested in joining our conversation . When I saw that indifferent expression, I lowered my head .
For some reason, the wagons stood in their original place, and it was the same with the other wagons too .
There was no traffic problem or clutter, so why did the wagons stop?
“Which royal family is passing by?”
“Why would a royal family come here? Don’t be ridiculous . ”
As I tried to cut down Valer’s bullshit, I lifted the curtain in the wagon and looked out . I really wanted to know what was causing the delay…
Once I looked outside, I hit Valer, who was next to me .
“Get down!”
“What?”
“Get down . Let’s get down quickly!”
I urged Assisi to open the door and get down; everyone seemed shocked at my sudden nervous act . I was in such a hurry that I couldn’t even explain it to them adequately .
“What the hell is wrong?”
“Dad!”
“Huh?”
Before I could even explain what was happening, a huge sound resonated . That was the sound of the horn when a royal family entered a place; we all halted our movements .
We were ruined .
When Valer heard it, he understood why I was urging them to get down .
We quickly returned to the wagon, but we moved so fast earlier that we were already far from our wagon when we stopped our tracks . There was such a massive crowd around us that we couldn’t move even if we wanted to .
Ah, we were ruined .
“Is our daughter here?”
I felt glad to hear a blurry but familiar voice from a distance . For a second, I thought it would be good to see my dad amid the situation; I had one hell of a courageous heart then .
Everyone bowed and waited for my dad to pass . It was natural because we had no intention of causing any problems .
I, too, bowed my head and thought that my dad would just pass by quietly . Please, please!
“Your Majesty?”
The passing by horses was getting closer and closer to us .
There were so many people on the street, but there was no noise around . Everyone seemed to know who was passing the road . The tension spread among us . I endured the urge to raise my head and look around . I was staring at the ground, but I could feel a familiar gaze fall on me from a distance .
“So . ”
The familiar voice made my knees go weak .
I lifted my head with no hope left in me . Caitel pulled his black horse and called me out in front of all the people .
Ha, haha, hahaha!
As I laughed awkwardly, Caitel asked with his cold gaze .
“How did it feel running away from my eyes, my daughter?”
Though his words seemed snarky, I could see that he was hurt .
Not seriously hurt, though . Caitel was only offended to the point where he was angry . If he were outraged, he would have grabbed me right away and taken me somewhere else without even speaking to me .
Before I saw his face, I was scared as hell, but once I saw my dad, an unknown feeling rushed through me .
My dad, I was looking at him after a long time .
My dad .
“It was fun . ”
Yes, it was fun enough that I wanted to try it out again .
I must have gone crazy .
Dad looked down with a slightly relaxed expression at my answer . I smiled .
“Are you here to pick me up?”
Dad didn’t answer . He seemed a little upset .
I reached out to my dad’s hand .
“Dad-”
I was really a happy person . My dad had come that far just to pick me up . I was satisfied . Although the continent shuddered before him, he was only doing it for his daughter .
Dad sighed while looking down at me .
Seeing Caitel, who didn’t want to talk to me, was very fun, mostly since his expression was so funny . Although he did evil things against other countries, he had to be upset; he was still a father, after all . I was sorry after what I put him through, but it was true that I had a lot of fun!
“Let’s go back home . ”
“Yes!”
As I nodded with an answer, the knights escorting my dad approached us . Also, I saw a familiar face riding on a horse .
Oh?
“But why is Ferdel here?”
He saw me, yet he didn’t say hello . Ferdel was only staring at my dad . Caitel didn’t seem to care, but Ferdel seemed different . It was as if the grim reaper was looking at my dad .
“Why are you looking like that?”
Caitel didn’t answer . I only heard Ferdel’s voice full of anger .
“Because I have to deal with what this madman does, I am forced to follow him . I didn’t even want to come here! Never!”
“Huh?”
Seeing that reaction, I assumed that my dad didn’t do something crazy . At Ferdel’s gaze, Caitel brazenly lifted his head, wordlessly asking what he did wrong .
“Caitel, you crazy bastard!”
“I know . ”
“That wasn’t a praise, you crazed fool! You crazy bastard!”
It would be hard to pour out such rants without Ferdel turning insane . It was shocking for Ferdel to openly curse my dad in a place where so many people surrounded us . It wasn’t the first time, but it felt familiar; it felt like home .
It was amazing that my dad brought the prime minister who should be taking care of Agrigient .
“What on earth happened?”
At my curious question, Ferdel responded as if he was waiting for someone to ask .
“Ancief and Langres in the southern side are on their feet waiting for war . Won’t they attack the Imperial Palace openly? No one goes over to another country and says, ‘give me my daughter’! ah, really, it’s a miracle that we’re still alive . ”
“… Oh god!”
“Trying to invade Pretzia right after we approved their independence and to block the border as soon as we entered Uprichit . Ugh, I had never seen a man as crazy as you, ugh . ”
‘Cheer up, my teacher . ’
Even with Ferdel swearing at him from the back, dad’s expression hadn’t changed . Assisi bowed .
“Don’t say anything weird and get into the carriage . ”
When he said that, a small carriage came from behind him .
I laughed at it .
“Can’t I ride a horse?”
“No . ”
“Why?”
With a serious expression, my dad answered .
“Because you won’t be given a chance to run away again . ”
I almost laughed but nodded my head .
Ah, cute .
“Fine . I’ll go in quietly . ”
At first, I thought he would be scary, mad, and missing a few screws in his brain, but seeing dad up close made me realize how cute he was .
Ha, maybe that was why people lived long to see a lot of stuff?
Heading to the carriage, I looked back . The other members of the group had their heads down, but I saw Havel .
I thanked him with a glance .
As I entered the carriage, I felt exhausted . It was as if all the tiredness that accumulated during our trip started getting to me . Even if I didn’t want to go, I still headed back home, so I decided to get some sleep .
Leaning on the soft chair of the carriage, I fell asleep .
Ah, it was so tough .
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