"Yup!" The cuisine at Demon King's Castle is so delicious! "
Dining at the Demon King's Castle was basically a strict atmosphere.
First of all, my father sits at the far end of a very long table for meals. Licht and I sat diagonally next to each other, and Asuka sat next to me today.
That's why I only use the edge of the long table. The room is large and the table is long.
That's why it's strangely quiet, and the indoor atmosphere tends to be harsh.
"Especially the meat!" I like fatty meat too, but this is what I do! I like that feeling! "
Today, however, Asuka's bright voice is echoing with a strange momentum. Because it's so wide, your voice will also echo.
"It's a busy day and it's very good!" You can eat as much as you want, Asuka. "
"I did it! I ate a lot!"
"Demon King, this guy is really eating a lot." You'll be surprised, won't you? "
Oh, that's fun!
Of course, that's very good. My father seems happy, and I'm happy. Asuka, who eats a lot, feels good to watch, so I wanted my father to watch it.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I envy you The fact that your body shape doesn't change even if you eat that much is also amazing. I may be consuming that amount, but I can't really use it. I wonder if she has a constitution.
Thanks to Asuka, a pleasant atmosphere continued throughout the meal. Mood makers don't pick places. Wonderful!
I'd like the Demon King to take a look at my training.
"Asuka is full of euphoria. It doesn't matter, but my training is tough."
"Eh, is that okay!?" We did it, we wanted it! ”
And it was even fitted to my father's direct training appointment. Exactly.
Well, I'm here on vacation, but I'm just training. I promised Urbano, and I think I'll ask Licht.
I think it's because I like it, and I don't want to stop it, but I want you to do it so much.
I wonder if it's okay if I just take a rest. I'm in a bit of a hurry. I need to train a little too...!
Thus, the busy dinner hour ended and it was free time. Richt must have an appointment with Mr. Kron because he was so uneasy. Oh, it's easy to understand.
Asuka said that she would take a bath after lunch break, and that she would spend time with the butler until then.
I'm going straight to the bath.
And then to my father's room. I promised you I'd listen to me. I'm nervous, but I'm sure it's okay. Because I'm your father!
My father should already be in his room. No, I know because there's a sign of it. I'm getting so nervous that I can't knock on the door.
But my father is also aware of what he's doing here. You'll burn more than I do, so let's just knock.
“And, Father! It's Meg.”
I was thrilled to tell her, and she replied immediately. The voice sounded a little nervous, so my shoulder was unexpectedly relaxed. Because if I think my father feels the same way, then I'm stuck.
"Good evening, Father.... Oh?"
Hmm, what's the matter?
The moment I entered the room and saw my father, I felt slightly uncomfortable. But I soon realized what it was. I dress differently.
My father was always dressed in a high black format, but now he was dressed in a slightly rough outfit. Before I go to bed, I guess? I feel like I've seen something a little unusual.
"No, I've never seen my father in a rough dress."
"Was that so?... that might be the case. I've been trying to get some sleep at night lately, too."
But it's a little jumpy to hear you keep saying it. I should've been fine without sleeping for days.
My father looked at it properly, and when he lowered his eyebrows slightly worried, he reached out to me.
"Oops, I'm sorry. Don't put your hands out like you did when you were a child."
Then I immediately withdrew my hand.... I really appreciate your concern, and I'm sorry, but I'm a little lonely right now. Wagamama, I am.
But there's no one around right now. It was just my father and me. Besides, I feel like I just want to stay close to what I'm worried about.
I approached my father and sat down on his lap.
"Am I good?" Meg, I'm glad. "
"Yeah. Just for today. But I'll keep it to myself...?"
I think my face turned red when I looked up at my father. Because it's still embarrassing to spoil your father when you're about to grow up.
By the way, this is something your father can't do. But my father could do it. It is a strange line, but I think there is such a thing.
"... what's the matter, Meg?" I won't tell anyone about this, or what I'm going to tell you from now on. "
A very gentle voice came from above my head, so when I turned up, my eyes met my father, who had the same gentle face as the voice.
Somehow, I almost cried just by looking at that face. But I keep my mouth open without turning away.
"... lately I've been thinking that my dad tends to take time off work."
Eugene?
"So, now I hear my dad's been sleeping at night."
……
I just said that, and my father seemed to have figured something out. You are silent and waiting for the continuation of my words.
"We both have a lot of magic power, so... everyone thinks we don't know how tiring it is. It was probably true, too. But recently, both of us seemed a little tired every time we met."
Your heart rate will be faster. The desire to be different and the feeling that we have to take it seriously. I'll do my best to keep my voice from trembling.
"... you can tell me honestly, right? If not, you can laugh at me. It might be different to ask my father this kind of thing, but...."
I can't help but feel anxious, and I'm about to cry. But I won't turn my eyes away. Just listen to me.
"Father and father are approaching the end of their lives...?"
I want you to say it's different. I want you to laugh at the terrible situation. I was wondering if you were worried about that.
Silence falls. My father's beautiful, long hair shakes in front of me.
Behind that, my father with serious eyes is looking into my face.
"... oh yes, our lives will not be long."
Father replied quietly.
The shock keeps me breathing for a while. Even though I was about to cry a while ago, I was drawn to tears by something strange. I don't know if I'm being petty.
I don't know what I look like right now, but my father added it as if he was in a hurry to see me like that.
"But don't get me wrong!" Even if you do, it won't be right now. I'll live until Meg is an adult!! "
I was a little relieved by my usual father's appearance, and I took a breath out.
Oh, I see. Not anytime soon. No, but it doesn't mean until I'm an adult.
"... that's about ten years, right?"
”Ugh... yes, that's right.”
Faster than expected. It won't last 20 years. We may think we still have a little time for our human senses, but for us, it's not too long.
Because that's the same thing you say as soon as you grow up.
My father gently hugged me when I couldn't say anything. And he told me that he thought he had to talk about the future little by little.
"And yet, in the end, I got Meg to cut the story out." Your father is disqualified..... "
When I clung to my father's chest, I realized that he had put a little effort into his arms to hold me tight. That's why I noticed.
My father's hand is also slightly shaking.
"... Eugene and I were a community of destiny that divided our souls. It will extinguish the fire of life at the same time. And he and I want to be where we are at the last minute.”
"Where I always am..." That means my father is at the Demon King's Castle and he wants to end up in Orthus.
That's right, isn't it? If you have a choice, everyone will want to end up in a familiar place, surrounded by people close to you.
Somehow, the moment became more realistic, and it made me feel extra scared. I can't stand the fact that this warmth and gentle voice will be lost forever. I don't even want to imagine it.
But if you pretend not to look, you'll know it's no good.
When I was confused, I felt that my father's hand could be put in my power.
"Meg, go under Eugene then."
Eh
I raised my face in amazement at what I hadn't thought.
Oh, I see. If I lose my life at the same time, I can only see one of them through to the end.
Is that what your father says when he gives it to you?
What's that?
The back of my chest. It hurts.
"...... but......"
I didn't have to think about it.
"I don't like it...!"
"No, Meg!?"
I grabbed my fists as I squeezed my father. Then I kept tapping Poka Poka and my father's chest as hard as I could.
Why is that?
Why!?
"Idiot, idiot!! Father's idiot! My father is my father! Why are you saying that!"
I wondered if it was more confusing. But I got a surprising answer right away.
Your father is the father of the ring, but not Meg's. "Even though I'm taking great care of you now, I'm wondering myself..."
"That's right, even your father is important." If we can both be together, I want to be! But if that's not the case..... "
But Meg's father was the only one. It's clumsy, unfortunate, a lot of pathetic things, and I didn't get too paternal.
But that's true, isn't it?
Because my father always thought of me and gave me that role.
You really wanted to be with me. I know how much you think I love you.
So, you're going to give it to your father until the last moment? Even though you haven't done filial piety yet? That's not good. I don't like it.
"I'm...! At the last moment...!" I want to go to my father's place..... "
"But, but..."
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Father. I can't believe I'm realizing this now.
I've been spoilt for choice. My father gave it to me, so I could spend a lot of time at the place where I wanted to be.
"Idiot...! My father is really stupid!" You don't know how I feel! "
No, I'm not saying that. I don't have the right to blame my father like this.
But I couldn't stop talking.
"Don't give up 'my father' where it matters most...!"
"Meg, Meg!"
The tears that were flowing in time kept overflowing and sucking into my father's clothes.
Scared, sad, hard, angry.
With every such messy emotion, my father kept hugging me.