I Am Raising a Daughter in This Life

Crybaby sister (3)

Early moning.

No, it’s still too early to say it’s morning because my face hasn’t been properly reflected.

I woke up to the sound of a knock on the door and staggered towards the front door.

What would have happened if Rize, who had fallen asleep soundly, had woken up? I opened the door to clearly remember the rude human face.

“… … .”

What is this?

It’s nice to have fresh experiences every day after raising Rize… … .

Occasionally, there were times when I faced strange situations that were embarrassing.

“Why is that?”

Seeing my expression, Irina asked with a calm face.

I pressed my finger on my temple, which was starting to hurt a little, and opened my mouth.

“First of all, why did you come so early?”

“It’s to see Miss Rize as soon as possible.”

I know the reason, but it’s about enough.

“Then, if Rize woke up, I would have reconsidered hiring Irina-san.”

“Ah, that can’t be… … .”

Irina was really taken aback by the sincere warning and rolled her eyes.

The impression I had when I first met him was that I really had no idea where he had gone.

At this rate, it was also questionable whether he would be able to entrust Rize with peace of mind, but he tried to change his mind and mentioned the current Irina’s outfit that had been worn since he saw it earlier.

“by the way. Why the hell are you wearing that?”

Irina, who was wearing clothes that fit the word warrior, is now… … She was wearing a maid outfit with a black background that looked easy to move.

The fabric was also quite luxurious, like the kind of clothes worn by maids of nobles.

In other words, it was a story that you would never come across in this area.

The steel armor worn only on his right arm and the bloody greatsword strapped to his back felt even more incongruent.

I’ve never been told to wear something like this, but I don’t know what the hell they’re thinking.

“This is a suit prepared in case you will be serving Lady Rize. If possible, I wanted to be a knight, but since you hired me as a housekeeper, I just dressed accordingly.”

“There is no need to do that. I am worried that people around me will look at me strangely.”

“No problem. It is a law that there must be someone worthy of the rank next to Lady Rize. If you don’t dress up first, how can you say you’re serving Lady Rize?”

I couldn’t speak at all.

I wondered if it was a good thing to have Irina as my housekeeper, but I couldn’t go back anymore.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve never met him in my previous life, but he was very difficult to deal with.

Anyway, early in the morning, I left it in front of the door like this, and I decided to let it inside first, not knowing what kind of rumors would spread if the neighbors found it.

“Well, if Rize doesn’t allow it, I’ll change into other clothes.”

In the end, we had no choice but to leave the decision to the top decision maker in our house.

* * *

“and! Sister, that outfit is so pretty!”

“Is that so?”

“Hee hee, I want to try it on too.”

“Then I will soon… … !”

At all, things did not go as expected.

Rize praised Irina’s outfit with sparkling eyes, and Irina couldn’t hide her lips from the praise.

If so, maybe I’m weird.

No, I was only thinking within the bounds of common sense.

Now that it’s like this, I’ll have to think of excuses in case strange rumors spread.

Irina didn’t seem to care about the reputation around her, so it didn’t matter if it was just a hobby. yes, let’s do that

“Ms. Irina, can we talk a little bit about work today? Would you like to come with Rize?”

“huh!”

Rize jumped up in front of me, and a little later, Irina stood next to him.

It’s been a long time since I’ve done something like this, so it was a bit unfamiliar, so I cleared my throat lightly and opened my mouth.

“First of all, since you said you don’t have confidence in cooking yet, I will be in charge of cooking for the time being. Are you okay?”

“all right.”

“In the meantime, Irina-san just needs to follow Rize and help Rize with her work. Think of it as a kind of apprenticeship. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of your salary.”

“My dear… … ?”

When Rize was mentioned, Irina looked at Rize with a puzzled expression.

In response, Lizé put her hands on her hips as if telling her to trust only herself, and put on a proud expression with her chest straight.

It just went well.

At this point, I should give Rize an important role.

“Reese.”

“Yes, Dad.”

“From now on, Rize is the captain.”

“Leader… … !”

Rize’s eyes sparkled fiercely at the title she received for the first time.

I almost forgot it because I was good at everything by myself, but Rize was a 10-year-old who liked cool things.

For Irina, who is still giving a puzzled look, a supplementary explanation was added.

“Lize helps with most of the housework. We will also guide you through the house and tell you how to do it. Can I trust you, Captain Rize?”

“yes!”

As if playing a fun game, Rize answered lively.

In fact, when entrusting this kind of work, it was important to continuously give interest.

Rize immediately stretched out both hands, grabbed Irina’s hand tightly, and smiled broadly.

“Sister, I’ll show you my room first! quickly, quickly I need to help Daddy prepare breakfast.”

“Ah, yes, lady.”

He happily watched Rize’s back as he busily dragged Irina to his room, then headed to the kitchen.

I had to move quickly because breakfast preparation was delayed because I was responding to Irina who had come early.

We prepared a simple breakfast and sat down together.

It was a bonus that Irina cried once more as she watched Rize eat.

It was only after that that Rize began to do household chores with Irina in earnest.

Well, to be honest, I didn’t expect too much from Irina.

It was because he thought he would have left most of his daily life in the hands of others since he would have been a knight with seeds for quite a long time.

However, as a result of watching from behind, the vitality was more excellent than expected.

In particular, the cleaning was so meticulous that every nook and cranny was meticulously cleaned.

It would have been better if Lady Lise hadn’t said out loud that she couldn’t make her inhale even a single speck of dust.

Rize, who was actually the person involved in the story, just seemed to be having fun.

“… … .”

Yes, it looked like a lot of fun.

Maybe it’s because I don’t usually show off, but in fact, I didn’t know if I wanted siblings.

Since I was alone with my dad, there is a possibility that I felt lonely at times.

Wouldn’t it be as if Irina had a real older sister to Rize?

Along with a little bit of sorry feelings, there were a lot of sad feelings, but I soon erased those feelings.

Rather, it was fortunate that if the relationship between the two was good, I could leave the seat a little more comfortably. I was away for quite a while on this expedition, so I thought I’d stay at home for a while.

Well, it was in the name of introducing the house and teaching housework, but in fact, how wide would the house the two live in be?

Most of the work was finished right away, and in the end, I focused on converting what was an extra room into a place for Irina to stay.

“Oh, Dad, there’s no bed here. Irina unnie, what do you do when you sleep?”

“I can sleep on the floor. A roof is enough.”

“No. Dad says you can grow taller by sleeping comfortably. ugh… … . Would you like my bed… … ?”

Rize groaned and groaned, then looked at me and asked for help.

But it wasn’t that I had any sharp tricks, so I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.

To put it bluntly, Irina’s words were the best way.

It wasn’t that he didn’t even have a blanket, and he wasn’t someone who would die after sleeping on the floor for a few days. Of course, if our Rize said she would do that, I’d stop ripping it off. No, I thought I would rather be the bed.

Rize continued to hesitate, but soon raised her head as if she had a good idea.

“sister! Sleep with me!”

“yes… … to?”

Irina didn’t understand the situation for a moment, but then opened her eyes wide and hurriedly waved her hand.

“No, you can’t. How dare I… … .”

“Sleeping with me, sister, don’t you like it?”

“Oh, no, never… … !”

Seeing Rize crying, Irina was at a loss for what to do, but in the end, she had no choice but to accept the offer.

Seeing Rize happy while holding her hand tightly made me feel warm for no reason.

As the tidying up with a little fuss came to an end, Rise’s swordsmanship training time arrived.

It didn’t take long for Irina’s expression to change from watching Rize with restless and worried eyes.

“Miss Rize is… … When did you start learning the sword?”

“Would you believe me if I said it’s been less than a month?”

“No, no way… … . Um, are you saying the moves were ready in less than a month? like that… … It’s neat to wield it… … ?”

Irina muttered in disbelief.

I couldn’t help but be surprised when I first saw it, let alone those who handle swords, most of them would have the same reaction as Irina.

The rest must be idiots who denounce the exaggeration of their daughter.

People who don’t know it might think that simply swinging a sword is a fuss.

That simple swing was the beginning and end of swordsmanship.

It was almost impossible to have the basics perfectly like Rize at such a young age, so the swordsman couldn’t help but be surprised.

“I can’t say it with my own mouth, but when it comes to swords, it’s clear that he is one of the best geniuses in the Empire. On top of that, he had a strong will to learn, so I had no choice but to teach him as a father.”

“… … .”

Even in the midst of this conversation, Rize was swinging her sword with perfect concentration.

A gulping sound came from Irina, who had been watching the scene.

I could easily guess what he would say.

“If you don’t mind… … Even when Irvin-nim is not around, Miss Rize’s swordsmanship… … Can I take a look?”

How come all prosecutors are of the same race?

When I saw someone who was full of talent, I was eager to teach him myself.

I was already worried that Douglas would say something similar if he saw Rize, no, he would act even more than that.

“You can do it if Rize wishes. In the first place, my swordsmanship was not fixed, but it would be better if I learned various things.”

I’m learning all kinds of weapons and skills, but it was difficult to teach Rize all of them.

To be honest, I don’t have the desire to teach you, but it was too greedy.

It was much better to focus on one sword and learn it now.

Even Irina’s greatswordsmanship, which I was not sure about, had some connections with the longsword, so I wondered if it would be good for Rize to learn it.

Well, as I said, if Rize wanted it.

It was simply my permission, but Irina couldn’t hide her flushed expression, as if she was already looking forward to it.

Stay still. Wouldn’t it be better to tell you in advance?

“Shall we talk later when Rize is asleep?”

“… … yes?”

It was a sudden statement, so Irina put on an expression as if she heard something strange.

Thinking of something else, I added a word right away.

“This is a story about Rize.”

* * *

late evening.

After sitting in the living room waiting for a while, Irina came out with the sound of the door opening.

Then, without hesitation, he strode forward and sat down opposite him.

“Is it an important story about Miss Rize?”

“You can speak comfortably. Because I want to talk as an individual rather than an employee-employee relationship.”

“I’m not good at classifying construction, so it’s okay as it is.”

At that, I shrugged my shoulders and decided to move on.

For Rise’s education, I am showing the best manners to others, but perhaps because of my mental age, this one was much more comfortable.

It seemed like he didn’t care, so I decided to talk comfortably.

“It’s not a long story… … There is a crucial reason why I hired you as a housekeeper. You may have noticed it already, living together today.”

“… … Maybe the girl’s body… … Is there something wrong?”

“It would be better if it was like that. That’s no problem.”

If that were the case, if he scraped together only the things he could think of right now from the continent, he could cure most of the diseases.

So, it can be said that it is ambiguous to say that it is really a problem.

But what I’m going to talk about now is more serious than that, so I put my clasped hands on the table with the most serious expression on my face.

“Actually, Rize… … He is a child born with the destiny of a hero.”

“… … .”

Irina made an expression as if she were looking at some crazy person.

No, isn’t that gaze too much?