I’m Not Your Dad, I’m a Villain

EP.9 EP1. Hero Land (3)

It was lunchtime after riding on various rides following the merry-go-round.

If only me and the boss had come to play, we would have brought a packed lunch, but today we were given a special pass that James gave us.

“Buffet, huh?”

Even though it is the largest theme park, there are also restaurants targeting the upper class.

It was a little light as it was a meal prepared during the game, but the size and decoration inside was incomparable to the family restaurant I had visited on the previous day.

The ingredients are of high quality, and the dishes prepared are banquets prepared by the finest chefs… … . Thanks to this well-connected network, I suddenly became strong.

“Come on, I’ll take it for you.”

“thank you!”

When I handed out the plate with the food, Nella nodded her head and ran towards her seat.

Nella also said it was the first time she had come to a place like this. I hope she enjoys today, she said, and she turned her head to the boss.

“If there is anything you would like to eat the boss, please tell me.”

Hospitality following Nella’s footsteps… … .

It’s difficult for me to have to prioritize her, but the reason I changed the order this time is because the boss wasn’t active rather than not giving priority to the boss.

That’s weird. Until now, even if it was a modest meal, you didn’t skip every meal.

“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s edible.”

Even the belated reply is blunt, and the gaze towards the surroundings is cold.

“But there must be something you prefer… … .”

“To be honest, the meal you made is better.”

“yes?”

The resilience that was reflexively spit out in response to the answer that came back to worry.

When I was in doubt, she looked around carelessly and even explained it to me.

“When I was in the organization, everyone served dinner for me. But at that time, all I received was only high-priced and precious products… … . They were foods that could never have been made for me.”

“… Isn’t that a good thing?”

“Personally, I think a small table made for just one person is better than a dinner for an unspecified group like now.”

Oh, that’s right.

In other words, rather than simply offering something of value, they value meals made with their own minds in mind.

It wasn’t very incomprehensible.

In the eyes of a non-human being, a fried egg or a high-quality steak might be similar.

“It’s okay if you don’t comfort me so much.”

But, wasn’t it the same for the chefs in the organization who made dishes with her in mind?

What I’ve made is, at best, just regular home-cooked meals.

It was inconceivable that their food was less valuable than the food I made.

“… … If you are, then so be it.”

After expressing that opinion frankly, with a bitter expression on her face, she took the plate I had given her and left the room.

Oh shit.

Did you step on a mine again this time?

***

Anyway, I unintentionally did a good job, and after that, I decided to go around the zoo lightly while digesting it.

Zoo.

A place where you can see various rare animals will be a different experience for the boss who has only experienced human society all the time.

“The zoo was really fun. In particular, it’s really interesting to receive the bread that the bear throws… … .”

But the significance of the experience would be the same for a 7-year-old child.

Leaving the zoo area, Nella calmed her excitement and began to comment on the boss.

He seemed to think of the boss as a friend now, seeing that there was nothing in the way of conversation.

Of course, the boss didn’t bother Nella and was dealing with her well.

“What animal was the most impressive to you, Moa?”

“It’s a unicorn.”

“yes? Are you a unicorn?”

“I heard that a unicorn has a very elongated thing sprouting upwards from the body of the horse… … .”

“… ahahahaha. What Moa was talking about was probably a giraffe, not a unicorn.”

“Huh? Are giraffes and unicorns different?”

“Well, unicorns are creatures that do not exist in the first place.”

“Unicorns don’t exist?”

Nella immediately explained to the boss who felt suspicious.

Unicorns are fairy tale creatures and don’t really exist… … . Oh wait, wasn’t he going to be a freshman in elementary school soon?

Actually, I believed in Santa until the 3rd grade of elementary school, but a girl who dreams more than a boy denies the existence of a unicorn.

Is that also the evil of becoming an adult too quickly? And for a while I felt a bit bitter.

“There are horses with a neck that are over 3 meters tall and there are no horns, is that true?”

“yes?”

“Isn’t it strange? If I were to judge the side that doesn’t seem to exist, it would be that creature called a giraffe rather than a horse with horns.”

“Uh, that’s… … .”

Nella is perplexed by the question the boss asked.

Afterwards, he seemed to be troubled on his own, but as if he could not find an answer, he began to turn his precarious gaze towards me.

“Mr. Brad, do you know why?”

“… … No, I don’t know.”

“Well then, can unicorns really exist!?”

“It’s just that it hasn’t been witnessed, and the possibility cannot be denied. There is also a creature called a giraffe, and there is a good chance that there are unicorns somewhere in the world.”

“Oh, oh… … !”

At the boss’s words, Nella’s eyes began to shine brightly.

There is also a 3m horned horse, isn’t it? doing… … .

That one natural question was gradually reviving the girl’s lost childhood.

… … Oh, but it’s really weird.

There are giraffes, why not unicorns?

There are superpowers and even astronauts, so why not unicorns?

“Ahhhh!!”

In the end, we arrived at the extreme zone without finding an answer.

Elder Nella, who was filled with all kinds of thrilling rides, heard the screams echoing from the roller coaster and began to tremble.

“Ugh, you look scary. I still want to ride. I want to ride… … . Uh, what about it?”

yes yes I don’t understand that mind.

Adults tend to be reluctant to let the sun come to them, but for children with less boundaries, curiosity is more important than fear.

“Okay, I’ll ride with you this time too.”

“Really!?”

“Yeah, if you’re scared, you can hold my uncle’s hand.”

Obviously, unlike gyrodrops, roller coasters are difficult to photograph.

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to help out with this, so I got on the roller coaster with the two of them.

“Then, let’s go!”

Side by side in the three vacant seats in the front row.

I took a seat in the middle of it and held the hands of the two girls sitting on either side of me.

“No, please don’t let go.”

“okay.”

“You can’t let go, really!”

“I know.”

Nella squeezes my hand tight enough to worry that her hand bones may be broken.

No matter how much I wanted to ride it, I wondered if it was too much of a ride.

– Whoops.

That smile didn’t last long, because the girl on the other side of me was also holding my hand tightly.

As I turned my head for a moment, I saw a red-haired girl clasping my hands with both hands.

“I’m sorry. I guess it’s because I’m thinking of the past.”

A shadow cast on the usual blunt and precocious impression.

It was the first expression I saw in my life after serving the boss.

Are you afraid of it?

Is the boss of the Order of Evil a roller coaster?

“Aaah!!”

A scream that echoes as the roller coaster goes down.

Nella closed her eyes and clinged to me, and I’m sure the people behind her will react that way too.

But in the meantime, my gaze was still fixed on the boss.

A dry gaze that seems to be staring at the front, not me, beyond that empty sky.

There was no semblance of fear at all.

It is natural. As for her, who has traveled through her universe in the first place, her mechanical devices that fall vertically will not be part of her mischief.

However… … .

Isn’t this hand holding me tight now?

– Aaah!

Yeah, maybe you’re afraid of something you’ve been through before, not now.

But the body I do not understand what it is.

All I could do at this moment was not to shake the hand she held tightly, but to hold her hand.

so, that way.

After going around the amusement park until the time of sunset.

“I’m going to the bathroom for a minute!”

“Are you okay by yourself?”

“it’s okay!”

Nella runs to the bathroom with a lively voice.

At first, it was a gloomy atmosphere, but now I can feel the innocence of children of my age.

I’m glad you seem to have enjoyed it.

When he felt relieved at the thought that James’ request had been carried out with ease, a faint smile was drawn on the corner of the boss’s lips as he stared at Nella as he was leaving.

“Isn’t a little girl usually like that?”

“Well, that’s right.”

A curious, playful, and energetic creature.

No matter how villainous I am, there was a period like that too, so I tended to play a child separately from a hero.

Because I don’t know anything yet, and I haven’t been hurt.

“I have to work with children like that, and being a hero is pretty hard work.”

The face of the smiling boss turned to the opposite side of the park waiting for Nella.

In the concert hall located there, the plays of the heroes were in full swing.

Five people in colorful clothes in joljjombok, and men in masks and rider suits… … .

“Our Super Rangers are number one in the entire world!”

“No, it’s our Mask Riders! In the previous generation, I gave you the first place, but don’t think it will happen again this time!”

Super Ranger and Mask Rider.

Who is the best among the heroes of all generations who have built up traditions from generation to generation has been a concern for many children.

It’s called a VS game.

From my point of view as a villain, I want both of them to die… … . Well, there’s no need to hold each other and have a deathmatch in this place that’s just a performance.

“Ugh, that villain is too much for us alone.”

“I can’t help it. This is a temporary alliance!”

“Oh! For now, let’s join forces with you guys!”

“Come on, the villain Quantum Dinosaur!”

“Cooing.

An actor in a dinosaur suit wearing a doll’s clothes is exposed to the pincers of Mask Rider and Super Ranger.

After that, while lying on the floor and being kicked by more than ten people, enthusiastic cheers began to resound from the audience.

“Cowardly Super Ranger!!”

“I didn’t see Mask Rider like that, so it’s a shame!”

“Cheer up Quantum Dinosaur!”

“Defeat the Quantum Dinosaur!!”

“Aren’t quantum dinosaurs a villain? Why is everyone cheering for quantum dinosaurs?”

“It’s a dinosaur, so what’s the point!”

… … nothing

Dinosaurs, which are fantasy animals, are better admired than real heroes.

“boss.”

Even looking at such a funny scene, I couldn’t get the face I had seen at that time from my mind.

The dark expression of the boss he had never seen before when he rode the roller coaster before.

“When I rode a roller coaster before… … .”

“It has been an uncountable amount of time.”

“… … yes?”

“The time it took me from the time I was born in that distant galaxy to the time I fell on this earth.”

What am I saying?

The boss’s gaze, who had already grasped it, settled down on the table.

and ask

“Bread.”

while calling my name

“Do you know why a cataclysm occurred in this land and why people have the ability to call gifts?”