READ NOVEL ONLINE My Daddy Hides His Power
Chapter 232
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8 a.m. This place was still the priest’s quarters of the Argonia Temple. Cheshire and I were getting ready to head out after washing up. “Are you really not going to tell me what you dreamed about?” As I dried my hair with a towel, I pestered Cheshire to tell me about his dream. “I didn’t dream at all.” You’re lying! He must have had some kind of dream. After all, I used my ability before he fell asleep. “The kid called you ‘Dad,’ right! It’s obvious you had a dream, so why are you lying?” “Let’s go check if the warp gate has opened. And you, you need to eat breakfast too. What should we have?” “Don’t change the subject!” “….”Cheshire sighed and then came over to sit behind me, where I was seated on the bed. “Yeah, that’s right.” He took the towel from my hand and dried my hair instead, saying, “I dreamed of being a father.” “Ahahaha! I knew it! Son? Daughter?” “Son.” “You wanted to have a son, didn’t you! Was your son still a little kid? And that’s why he called you ‘Dad’ for the first time?” “Mhm. He was a baby about a year old. I went to change his diaper in the morning. I thought his mom would usually do it, but I did it for the first time.” “….?” No, even such a detailed setting? I covered my mouth because it was so funny. Cheshire, who had been speaking freely, cleared his throat awkwardly, as if feeling embarrassed. “But it’s true that you made me dream that, right?” “Mhm?” “Before going to bed yesterday, you asked me if there was a dream I wanted to have.” “Oh, you’re sharp?” “Somehow.” “But, Cheshire.” I looked back at Cheshire, holding back laughter. “It’s true that I made you dream, but since you didn’t tell me what kind of dream you wanted, I couldn’t set up the details.” “….” “If I had made up the entire dream, I would know everything about it, so why would I ask you like this?” Cheshire blinked. “I just thought, ‘Please let Cheshire have a good dream.’ So, everything you dreamed about yesterday was actually a deep desire from your subconscious.” “…I see.” “Cheshire.” I poked Cheshire’s stomach and gave a sly smile. “Then, who was the child’s mother?” Actually, I was curious about it. Whether his dream really had a wife in it! If so, who was it? “What? Why aren’t you answering? Wasn’t it me?” “….”“I, is it really true? Was it not me? From your expression, it seems like someone did appear. Who was it? Who exactly?” “Are you going to marry me?” Cheshire asked back. “….”I momentarily froze, then my face turned bright red, and I fanned myself with my hand. “Haa, really! Haa! This is just… haa!” “….” “We’ve only been dating for two months, and you’re already getting married~?! Ha!” Cheshire stared at me for a moment, then awkwardly rubbed his neck and said, “That’s right, it was you.” “Ah, really…?” “Mhm.” What are you saying~! It seems like he’s even thinking about marriage with me~! It’s crazy, really~! * * * At that moment. Argonia Temple, 1st floor. “Ugh.” The priest was pouring his energy into the warp gate, sweating profusely. “The babies… I have to send them home quickly…” He felt a bit guilty for being so harsh with the young lady who was stamping her feet, worrying about her father. So, he was struggling all through the early morning, squeezing out every bit of magical power he didn’t have. “Ugh, now it’s done…! Hurrah!” He got up, patted his stiff back, and activated the warp gate. Phat—! “Lilith!” “Hey, slow down a bit!” As soon as the gate opened, two men charged through from the other side. “Woah!!!” The priest fell over in surprise. “Ah, oh my. Priest. It’s been a while. Are you okay?” “….?”It was a familiar face. Enoch, the Commander of the Paladin Order. Behind him was his subordinate. “What are you doing here this morning…?” The priest asked Enoch, who was politely helping him up, even though he looked very anxious. “My daughter came here for a field trip yesterday. She couldn’t get home because the gate was cut off. Did she stay at the temple?” “Aha! Was that your daughter?” The priest clapped his hands. “Don’t worry. I put her to sleep here in the priest’s quarters.” “Oh, my. Thank you. Where is she now?” “She still seems to be sleeping… Hmm, it’s on the 3rd floor. Go up and check…” “Thank you.” “Um, priest.” Enoch, who was about to go up right away, stopped when he heard Axion’s nervous voice. “The child….” Axion swallowed and asked the priest. “…She stayed alone, right? Without any, well… friends or anyone else?” “Huh? Ah!” A moment of silence fell. Enoch and Axion froze. “No~?” They watched the high priest intently, waiting for the next words to follow. “She was with a very~handsome young man… Were they not a couple? They went into the room together…” The two men’s mouths fell open in shock. * * * “Ahaha~! This is really funny!” Without a vanity, I was roughly tying my hair while looking into a small hand mirror on the bed. Since he had already started, Cheshire ended up telling the entire story of his dream from beginning to end. “So, I even cooked for you because it was your birthday? Wow, honestly, there’s no wife like me. Right?” “Mhm, that’s right.” “Did you try it? How did it taste? Did I cook well?” “….” Cheshire was silent for a moment. “Why? It didn’t taste good?” “No. I didn’t try it, but it looked good. It must have been good.” “Right?” Back when I lived in Xenon. I felt bad for Mr. James Brown, who worked hard all day to get wood and then came back to prepare a meal, so I made a stew myself. My father was so touched that he tried it and told me never to go into the kitchen again. I don’t remember the taste, but it must have been because my skills were so poor back then. ‘But I was 7 back then!’ I’m all grown up now, so I’m sure I’ll do well. “Hehe, I’ll cook for my dad the day before his big business deal to cheer him on!” I promised myself. “But, Cheshire. Why did you dream of a son instead of a daughter? Do you want a son more than a daughter?” “It’s not like that, but I’ve thought before that raising a son might be easier than raising a daughter.” “Huh. Why?” “I guess there are more things to worry about with a daughter than with a son.” Cheshire sighed as he looked at me. “The Duke must be anxious right now too. If my daughter stayed out overnight without contact, I don’t think I’d be able to sleep from worry.” “Mhm, that’s right.” Even if he knows I’m with Cheshire, he must be really worried, right? “Hmm. I want to go quickly, but what can I do if the gate isn’t fully charged yet?” Even if it’s fully charged, I should eat breakfast with Cheshire before heading back. ―Thinking that, I pushed the thoughts of Dad aside for a moment. “Let’s have breakfast at the restaurant we went to yesterday. It was delicious there.” “Yeah. But…” “Mhm.” As I struggled, raising and lowering the hand mirror while trying to tie my hair, Cheshire spoke up. “…I want to have a daughter too. I saw what our son looked like in the dream, but I wondered what a daughter would look like.” “Pft.” What, kid? Have you been thinking about your child all this time? I wanted to tease Cheshire, so I asked him coldly. “Who are you going to have a baby with?” “….” “No way… Me? But I haven’t told you yet that I’m going to marry you? If we don’t get married, who are you going to have a daughter with?” Cheshire stared at me for a moment and then quickly turned his head as if he was disappointed. “Then I won’t have a baby.” “Ahaha!” How cute. “Cheshire, you’ll be a great dad, just like Mr. James. Mr. James is the best father I know, so this is a huge compliment.” I struggled to braid my hair alone while thinking about Dad. “It must have been tough raising a baby alone, changing my diapers, making baby food from scratch, and tying my hair every single day…” “Should I practice too?” “Huh?” “If we have a daughter, I’ll have to tie her hair for her.” Cheshire reached out and took my hair tie. “You’ll do it?” “Mhm. I’ll do it. Turn around and sit down.” Cheshire began to braid my hair, and I smiled as I held the hand mirror and observed his focused expression. ‘What…?’ Hair neatly braided into two pigtails. ‘Has he ever tied another woman’s hair?’ It was such a perfect skill that I had doubts. As expected, there’s nothing the main character can’t do. “So pretty!” “Do you like it?” “Mhm!” I kept looking into the mirror. At that moment. Thud, thud, thud. “What is it?” A loud noise started to be heard from outside. It sounded exactly like the footsteps of a heavy demon. “Where is the noise coming from? It sounds like footsteps. But the old men are too thin to make such a noise. Could it be? Isn’t it a Glepter?” When I told him about Glepter, saying that I learned something from the battlefield this time, Cheshire laughed out loud because it was funny. “Why is Glepter here? And it’s okay if it’s here.” “Huh?” “I’ll protect you no matter how many come.” Oh my… I wrapped my arms around Cheshire’s neck and hugged him, pulling the corners of my mouth down from the smile. “Really~? You’ll catch them all?” “Mhm.” Cheshire hugged my waist, smiled, and nodded. I gave him a quick kiss on his lips. At that moment. Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump! I felt like Glepter’s footsteps were getting closer. Bang—! The door opened. I looked back in surprise, still in the pose I had been holding. “Wow.” …Dad? At the same time, Cheshire jumped up abruptly. “Duke…!” There was a loud clattering and banging sound. Startled, Cheshire stumbled as he tried to get under the bed and ended up falling. “C, Cheshire! Are you okay?” For a moment, he got up quickly like a weeble. “Duke….” Wow, what is this situation? I opened my mouth and looked at Dad. His expression was pale, as if his soul had been sucked out. Soon, Axion, who looked as shocked as Dad, jumped out from behind Dad. ‘What! Uncle is here too?’ Axion trembled and then scolded Cheshire instead of the speechless Dad. “You, you punk… A, are you crazy…?”
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