I Am Raising a Daughter in This Life

Reunion (3)

She was as beautiful as a flame.

Are there any words other than that that can describe her?

I thought about it several times, but couldn’t think of anything else. Even the things she tried to say, she laughed at and told me not to say strange things.

Then he told me not to recklessly name it, saying that I had no sense.

If there is anything like that, I urge you to tell yourself first.

Even then, she wasn’t very good at naming things… … .

“Woo, what else are you thinking about?”

Still, it’s good to have a sense.

The problem was that it was a powerful single shot that would bruise if hit incorrectly.

He was a man with a very sharp fist.

Even when she saw me in pain, she grinned and pressed her fist into the bruise.

“Ah, I didn’t hit you too hard, but don’t be afraid! Can I be so weak?”

“Are you going to hit me more for saying that? If you break a bone like this, will you charge for treatment?”

“I’ll take care of you at that time, so please be polite!”

“No, really, why are you like this?”

It was infinitely mischievous, but she and I were open to each other.

Occasionally, when the two of us had nothing to do, it was enough to spend the day just talking nonsense.

“Seniors.”

she always called me

When I asked what kind of senior he was, he said he was a senior in life.

He was a really selfish person.

“Senior, don’t you have any thoughts?”

“What are you thinking?”

She hesitated for a long time, not answering.

I wondered why she was doing this, so I thought about stabbing her in the side, but she said it again without even making eye contact.

“No, well, getting married and starting a family. Didn’t you say it was a dream before?”

Funny enough, I really thought about that at the time.

It was the first time I had lived a long time in a life where I was dying without a break, and I was so happy that I even forgot to worry about life going back to life at that time.

When I hesitated to answer, she cleared her throat for no reason and let out an embarrassing voice.

“Well, I wonder if there is anyone who would take such a mercenary man with him. If there is no opponent, how can I take you?”

“well.”

“Oh, what was the reaction? Am I supposed to be angry?”

“Your father is a little rough.”

At my answer, she opened her mouth as if she realized it, and soon began swearing at whom she did not know.

He tried to cool his blushing face with a hand fan.

I said this, but that didn’t mean I was rejecting her.

If you start a family with her, you will have a lifetime of fun. Where else can you find someone who moves your heart like this?

“So, if you don’t have feelings like you said, shall I ask you?”

“I will remember those words. You can’t say anything else later.”

In the end, that was all he said.

But at the time I didn’t know.

that time is running out

The fact that I was the only one who remembered the memories with her, that it would be so heartbreaking.

* * *

Our eye contact was brief.

As soon as I finished the introduction, I immediately turned my head and called out to the children.

Rize, who rushed to my call even though she was distracted by the outside view, quickly bowed her head and greeted me.

“hello? It’s called Rize. Please take care of me, hee hee.”

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

At Rize’s greeting, Scarlett smiled softly and waved her hand as if it were cute, and Martin lightly bowed when he saw Douglas nodding.

“This is Martin de Chambers. Are you the mercenary king?”

“It’s called that, too. Hmm, chamber… … I heard that the old man had grandchildren, but I didn’t expect them to be friends.”

“I am currently serving as a tutor for Rize.”

In response, Douglas put on a strange expression, looked at me, and then smiled.

I’m not quite sure what he was thinking, but it was clear that he shouldn’t be bothered.

Fortunately, Douglas turned the subject right away, as if he had no intention of commenting on it.

“Anyway, I can only say that meeting you here is really meant to be. I was just about to find you.”

“Me?”

“Yes, didn’t you ask me to come to Findel once? I was thinking of going as soon as I finished what I was doing without having to waste time.”

I didn’t know that he was going to come this far so quickly.

When I served as a teacher, I felt something strange to see someone who was not so friendly.

“So I stopped by to inform them that I would have to take a break from work for a while in Logarden. My daughter also said she had nothing to do, so I called to go with her… … .”

“I have no idea. I’m already tired just thinking about going out with my father.”

Douglas put on a sad expression at Scarlett’s cold reply.

therefore… … It seemed that the change in her movement was purely my fault. I thought I was minimizing most of the variables, but I never thought meeting Douglas was the wrong button.

After all, I thought it was good that I came to Lorgarden before it was too late.

“Yeah, what do you think? Do you think it would be a pretty good match if we fought that Irvin?”

“I’m not someone who enjoys fighting, am I? … … His movements looked pretty good, though.”

It was hard to describe how I felt when those words came out of her mouth.

As I was fiddling with the corner of my mouth that was about to go up, I felt Rize’s hand pulling my collar from the side.

“dad?”

“Yeah, why?”

“That’s my sister. Are you three?”

When I turned my head, I saw Rize’s sparkling eyes.

I hadn’t thought that he would be interested in such a thing, so I was choosing my words for a moment, and Douglas spoke before me.

“Then of course!”

“Oh, Dad, some!”

Scarlett screamed impatiently, but Douglas’ bragging about his daughter couldn’t be stopped.

“At the age of 21, he is an A-class mercenary, and if he accumulates some performance, he will be able to get an S-rank screening in no time. If it’s simply based on swordsmanship, it’s comparable to me.”

“With uncle? Are you an uncle too?”

“Yeah, the old man is the best among the S-class mercenaries.”

“wow! So are you stronger than my dad? Are you very strong?”

Douglas glanced at me in response to Lise’s excited question, then grinned and showed his teeth.

“Of course I am stronger.”

Rize immediately turned her head to look at me, and since she couldn’t lie, and there was no reason to disparage Douglas, she gave a small nod.

Then Rize looked at Douglas with even more sparkling eyes. Maybe it was because he was aiming for a mercenary, so it felt more special.

Douglas, who met such respectful eyes, opened his mouth again with a satisfied smile.

“You said you were learning the sword, right? The uncle will be visiting sooner or later, so keep working hard until then.”

“Will you teach me the sword?”

When Douglas nodded, Rize smiled brightly.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Rize with a pure smile that seemed to brighten even the surroundings.

She is really my daughter, but how can she be so pretty?

While I was feeling happy for nothing, I heard the voice of another daughter-in-law.

“What are you going to do? Are you really not going? Wouldn’t you like to see with your own eyes if that child is really a genius comparable to you?”

“Oh, okay. What am I going to do when I see that? it’s okay. I’m not going.”

“Scarlett-nee can come too.”

Rize’s words suddenly intervened.

At that, Scarlett gave a slightly surprised expression, and Rize continued by stamping her feet.

“Come play with your uncle. Traveling together is more fun. There are many fun places in Findel! Also, I want to see the sword she wields.”

At Rize’s words of pure invitation, Scarlett looked at Rize with trembling eyes and immediately turned to me.

It was really Rize-like, but I didn’t like it very much.

Today’s meeting was really unexpected, but it was because he couldn’t be directly involved with Scarlett anymore.

Fortunately, Scarlett immediately looked away from me and shook her head lightly.

“Sorry. Right now, I don’t think I can go with my sister because she has work to do. I’ll be sure to stop by later.”

“If it’s too late, it will be after I became a mercenary.”

“what? Are you going to become a mercenary? No, what good is this… … .”

Scarlett, who had been speaking reflexively, closed her mouth and frowned.

It must have reminded you of your own childhood. Douglas, who was sitting next to him, was also smirking for no reason, as if he had noticed.

“It’s a pity that your daughter isn’t going. Even if you don’t know swordsmanship, I wanted you to learn from Irvin from experience.”

“experience? to that person?”

“He was a Class A mercenary three years earlier than you. Among the many requests, there is not a single failure. I can assure you that as a mercenary, Irvin is one step ahead of you.”

“… … .”

It’s difficult to lift it that far.

Receiving Scarlett’s stinging gaze, I slightly avoided her gaze and scratched my cheek for no reason.

I was full of feelings that I didn’t want to get entangled in, but I was quietly swallowing my silence because I might get stuck in my brain even more if I helped.

But soon, Scarlett smiled and opened her mouth.

“Then can I call you senior?”

“… … yes?”

“Didn’t you see your father earlier and call him senior? For me, a senior mercenary… … Since he is a senior in life, isn’t it right to call him senior?”

For a moment, my throat choked and I couldn’t say anything.

I didn’t even think that the day would come when I heard those words from her mouth again.

What can I say?

No, you shouldn’t.

If I opened my mouth now, I felt like something outrageous would come out.

Then she laughed and got up from her seat and waved her hand.

“Even if you don’t like it, you can call it whatever you want. The introduction is over, so let’s go first. If we meet again next time, we will talk properly then.”

“daughter! It’s so selfish, Won. I’m sorry. I wake up first.”

When Scarlett said that and went outside, Douglas also hurriedly rose from his seat.

“I will do the calculations for you. I’ll be visiting Findel sooner or later, so I’ll see you again then.”

“I’ll be waiting for you, senior.”

After taking a peek at Martin, Douglas followed Scarlett, smiling and waving at Rize, who nodded.

As the two left, there was silence in the room for a moment.

I too was exhausted, probably because I was overly nervous, and when I was catching my breath, Rize suddenly grabbed my hand tightly with her small hand.

“Dad, are you okay?”

What kind of expression was I making?

Thinking that I had made Rize worry about something she didn’t have to do, I immediately brushed off my complicated feelings and smiled.

“Reese.”

Rize tilted her head at my call, and I said while slightly pinching her chubby cheeks with my free hand.

“Are you ready to go see the imperial castle?”

“huh! i’m ready! Let’s go to the imperial castle quickly, quickly!”

That’s right, you shouldn’t make Rize look like that because of me.

Life now… … He had to think of Rize first unconditionally and act for Rize’s happiness.

I was shaken by the sudden reunion, but I finally made up my mind.

So, now was the time to enjoy the Low Garden tour with all your might.

* * *

Even though it was the ecliptic, not all places were colorful and bright.

Rather, because there were many such places, the darkness in the city was inevitably thick.

As soon as I entered an alley, I felt the eyes of the people around me.

Maybe it was because he didn’t do any disguises, so the gaze wasn’t explicit, but the back of his head tickled as if he were observing his prey.

Ignoring them, I continued walking inside and stopped in front of a building in a winding alley.

thump thump! thud!

As soon as I knocked hard, the small window on the door opened and two eyes quickly scanned me.

Originally, I had to give a password, and I knew what it was, but… … It was annoying.

No, to be honest, I needed someone to vent my anger on.

“Leave if you don’t want to get hurt.”

He frowned, but as soon as I raised my foot, he hurried back, and I kicked the door as hard as I could.

When I went inside through the open door, there were people with bewildered faces gathering and pulling out their weapons.

I smiled and scratched my chin.

“I only send one person.”

I showed my wildness that I had been suppressing toward those who looked bewildered at the sudden words.

“Tell them that a madman came to take over the Golden Bird Guild.”