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# Episode 8. Re: NTL life starting with fatherly love

“The northern part has a different atmosphere than the capital city, right?”

Now I’m on a date with Seira in a northern city.

Yesterday, I sympathized with Seira’s past and suggested that they start a relationship as father and daughter, which seemed to have appealed to her, so I was able to accept her date request more easily than I thought.

‘great. I was already busy being dragged around in the capital, but it worked out well.’

For your information, the two of us are currently walking around the city using a magic tool that changes our appearance.

If the duke of your territory and the saintess of the hero’s party are seen hanging out together, there will be a lot of trouble.

Moreover, both she and I have different looks that stand out, so we have no choice but to cover our faces.

“It definitely feels a bit harder than the capital. The city has not been established for a long time, and mining and adventure businesses have developed, so it may not be as bright or warm as the capital.”

“I understand mining, but what about adventurers?”

“Did you know that demon remnants and barbarians invade the north periodically? Aside from that, because of the harsh climate, the level of strength of monsters is different compared to other regions. That’s why many adventurers who want to become stronger visit our territory. We are also much more conservative.”

“Hey, I see.”

Seira looked curiously at the people wearing adventurer gear all over the city.

“There is definitely a big difference in skill level from the adventurers we saw during the expedition. Those people weren’t weak, but the adventurers here… … I feel like I am a veteran of battles.”

Sze-

At that moment, I felt a man wearing huge armor approaching Seira, and I grabbed her shoulder and pulled her towards me.

As a result, Seira fell into my arms and blinked her big eyes blankly, not really understanding what had happened to her.

“Be careful. It’s less so now, but the adventurers here are very proud of their skills, so it gets annoying if they get into an unnecessary fight.”

Since I killed half of the illegal adventurer party that used violence against civilians to collect money in front of everyone, the number of adventurers who go out recklessly has decreased a lot, but you never know.

If you get into a fight and your identity is discovered, it may become a hassle later, so you need to prepare in advance.

“Go… … thank you… … .”

I don’t know if it was her first time being hugged by a man, or if it was her first time seeing such wide breasts, but Seira, who was in my arms, blushed and apologized.

I felt that having an in-depth conversation with her last night was of great help, and I gently placed my hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

“Of course. I told you yesterday. It’s natural for a father to protect his daughter. As long as I’m around, nothing dangerous will happen, so you can go around without any worries.”

Seira looked at my face closely for a moment and smiled brightly.

“Hehe. Yes. That would be correct. Then, as the owner of the estate, the Duke would be enough to please me on today’s date, right, temporary dad?”

“Of course.”

Although I have never set women’s hearts on fire, I have spent more money on games than anyone else.

Plus, making a hikikomori saintess from Asa Shrine who had no friends have fun on a date.

It’s like eating rice cake while lying down.

* * *

It’s a shameful fact, but the saint had no friends.

No, it would be more accurate to say that it had no choice but to not exist.

Because of the old men of the temple who wanted to control everything about the saint according to their will, even her interpersonal relationships were controlled, and she spent her growing up years practically alone.

Since they were educated as saints on weekdays and had to spend their time in their rooms praying or reading on weekends, it was completely unthinkable for them to play outside with their friends like ordinary children.

I got to know the two female members when I joined the warrior party and became close friends during our long journey together, but due to the sense of duty and pressure to save the world, I have yet to do things like go shopping or eat delicious food with the female group.

After defeating the demon king, interpreting the hero’s curse, and being dragged around to a temple donation event, it was actually almost the first time in the saintess’s life that she was able to freely move around the city without worrying about others like she did now.

Seira, who was fascinated by the items and food she had never seen before, entered every store she saw with sparkling eyes, and Kane followed her in, looking at her with amusement.

As time passed, Kane’s face became increasingly thin and tired, but Seira continued the date after he told her not to worry.

‘No matter what world it is, can’t a man beat a woman’s shopping power? … .’

He mumbled something incomprehensible along the way, but it was ignored.

Meanwhile, Kane guided us to a nearby place to stop by, and the store we arrived at was full of scented candles, each boasting its own scent.

“Fragrance is an important element as it stimulates the five senses of humans. No matter how excited the two people are, they don’t want to do it in a place that smells like a garbage dump. On the other hand, even in an ordinary relationship, it is possible for the body to feel hot without knowing it due to the scent. This is a place that specializes in such scented candles.”

When Kane told her to choose one, Seira began looking around as if she was curious.

While looking around the store, Seira chose a scented candle with a subtle lily scent.

“I think this is the best.”

“Lily? Good choice. The white and subtle scent seems like the perfect scent for you, right?”

“No… … What are you talking about?! Shame on you! Don’t talk loudly and choose something quickly!”

Seira’s face blushed as she tapped her forearm, probably embarrassed by Kane’s blunt line.

Despite his red face, he seemed to be in a good mood, with the corners of his mouth gently turning towards the sky.

“Wow… … Wow. There’s a street performance over there. I’m curious. I have to go see it.”

Seira spoke in an awkward tone, as if she were acting out, and left the store to watch the street performance reflected in the window.

Kane chuckled at the sight of her quickly changing the topic to hide the heat rising from her face. After purchasing several additional things to help her sleep in addition to the scented candle she had chosen, he left the store and began looking for Seira, who was watching the performance. .

However, no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t find her and was panicking.

I sensed a familiar smell coming from a nearby alley.

The smell is so disgusting that you can’t forget it, and so sticky that it fills your nostrils.

It was the smell of human malice.

* **

“Black… … Dad… … Dark.”

“Don’t cry. It’ll be okay.”

At that time, Seira and a girl were held in the headquarters of a human trafficking ring.

‘No matter how much the war ended, we were attacked in vain… … ‘I can’t even call it a warrior’s party anymore.’

Seira, who was watching a street magic performance, witnessed a girl being dragged away by kidnappers with her mouth shut in the shadow of a back alley not far away.

Unable to ignore this, she quickly followed the kidnappers, but when she reached their base, she was struck from behind by a surprise attack and fainted for a moment. When she woke up, she found herself imprisoned in a place that appeared to be the group’s hideout.

‘Just because she’s a saint doesn’t mean she doesn’t have attack skills… … If you show your power carelessly in a place like this, it will attract attention in many ways.’

Although I have learned an attack using divine power, its power is enormous, and it will be difficult for us to let the world know that the saint is here.

“Wow, the world is so peaceful these days that a woman comes to a place like this alone with her bare body.”

“But thanks to you, we held the 1 1 event, so isn’t it a benefit?”

“That’s true too. Ah, I hope there will be peace like this in the future. It’s good for the citizens to live in, and it’s good for us too. Isn’t that right?”

“Hahaha! That’s right!”

Seira, who was watching the situation while listening to the gang’s stupid jokes, decided to first calm the scared girl down.

“What is our lady’s name?”

“Sniff… … Sniff!Le… … Rachel… … .”

“That’s a pretty name. Rachel, don’t worry too much. My friend will know that I’m missing by now and will be looking for me. She’s very strong, so she’ll knock down those villains at once and come to save us!”

“Acquaintance?Who is it?”

“Ah, ball… … No, my… … Father.”

For a moment, it was obvious that she said Duke, but Seira thought it would be better to just say Dad rather than saying something meaningless later.

Rachel’s eyes lit up when she heard that he would come to her rescue soon, but why did she become depressed again?

“… … But my dad might want me gone.”

“Yes?”

“Dad is very busy these days and doesn’t play with me… … While I was having a tantrum, I accidentally spilled ink on the document my dad was looking at. So my dad got angry at me, so I said I didn’t like my dad working all the time and ran away… … .”

Somehow, I thought I had just been kidnapped too easily, but I became a target after breaking up with my dad and walking around alone.

“On top of that, he always eats picky, doesn’t study, and doesn’t listen… … Dad won’t worry even if a daughter like me disappears… … .”

“What are you talking about? What father in the world doesn’t worry about his daughter? I’m sure Rachel’s father is also running around looking for her with his feet on fire?”

“… … Really?”

“Of course~”

“Then, was your dad worried when you disappeared?”

“Yes?… … Yeah, right… … My father… … do… … do… … .”

In an instant, Seira’s memories until now were quickly replayed before her eyes.

A father who is drunk, a father who slaps his face, a father who curses him for being the bitch who ate his mother.

In her memories, only the feeling of resentment was playing in her biological father’s eyes.

My father was drunk and called me by my mother’s name.

Her mother was reflected in her biological father’s alcohol-soaked eyes.

The last sight of his biological father hanging alone, leaving him alone.

Was he worried about being left alone? Did he feel sorry for leaving his wife first?

I was born to a person called my father.

Have you ever remained someone to worry about?

To his biological father.

What kind of being would he be remembered as in the end?

bang-!

“Kya!”

“Hot!Rachel, hiding behind her sister!”

Seira, who fell into a flashback following Rachel’s question, came to her senses with the sound of the door to the human traffickers’ hideout exploding.

She hid the scared Rachel behind her.

“Aaagh!”

“What… … What the fuck!”

While the group was panicking, the person standing guard outside crawled into the hideout in fear.

“Two… … Boss! Run away! Confucius in our hideout-”

Sigh-!

The man, who was walking inside surrounded by a cloud of dust, stepped on the neck of a guard who had fallen to the ground and broke it.

“Obviously, I take care of scumbags like you myself, but I don’t know where they come from. Are you guys whose ancestors were cockroaches?”

Ujijik! Crack!

As the man gently twisted his feet, an eerie sound continued to come from the guard’s throat.

“Si… … What the fuck are you! Where did this guy come from?”

“Me?”

The man said playfully, pulling out a pitch-black sword from his flickering shadow.

“Child’s father.”

* **

“Dad!!!”

“Rachel!!”

A touching moment of father and daughter reunion.

Seira felt relieved to see the father and daughter embracing each other and crying.

“I’m sorry, Dad… … I guess I got punished for being harsh to my dad.”

“No, Rachel. It’s okay as long as you’re safe.”

“Were you worried about your dad?”

“Of course! I can’t imagine a world without you! How can I not worry about you, the treasure your mother left me?”

From what I could see, it seemed like the girl’s mother had passed away and she was living only with her father.

Naturally, he had no choice but to become busy in order to make a living, and as a result, his relationship with his daughter became estranged, and she ran away from home. It seemed like she was kidnapped.

“There was a person who was desperately looking for his runaway daughter near the place where you were watching the performance. You are not the kind of girl who would disappear without a word, and I thought something smelled bad in this alley, so I tried to help the runaway girl and thought something happened. How did you do it? It was perfect, right?”

After asking the butler to clean up after himself at the communication table, Kane approached Seira and spoke.

“I’ve been busy these days so I haven’t been able to patrol, so it looks like cockroaches are crawling out again.”

Seira just bowed her head next to Kane, who said, “You have to catch me and eradicate me.”

“Do you know what you did wrong?”

“… … Yes.”

“I’m glad that it’s a small organization and things worked out well. If it was a large organization with strict security and kidnapping methods, it could have been dangerous. Moreover, she is not an ordinary person, but a saint has suffered great trouble in a place like this. The relationship with the temple is ruin, destruction. There are many cases where people are abused with drugs or intoxicants until their minds are broken. You should have told me right away. I understand that the girl’s situation was urgent, but… … .”

Seira just listened with her head down as Kane continued to nag her.

‘It’s just a nuisance… … Because of my sense of justice, I make things difficult for others… … ‘I’m such a bad guy.’

Seira, who was afraid of the emotions reflected in Kane’s eyes when he looked at her, could only lower her head and look at the ground.

If his eyes contained feelings of resentment and contempt like his own father, I felt like I would really cry.

Took.

“But I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. I was really worried that you would get hurt. Selflessness is good, but sometimes you act a little selfish. I’m worried because you’re too kind.”

Essayra raised her head in surprise as he placed his hand on her head and carefully stroked it.

“Oh, you said women don’t like having their hair touched?”

“Were you worried about me?”

“Huh?”

“Are you worried about me?”

“Uh… … Yeah, of course you were worried, right?”

“Why?”

“Because… … It’s natural for a father to worry about his daughter.”

“!!”

Kane scratches his head as if embarrassed by her puzzled eyes.

“Well, even though they are not related by blood, it is a temporary father-daughter relationship formed due to a strange contract… … Still, I did it because you are my daughter now and it is a natural thing for a father to worry about his daughter.”

Kane’s eyes as he said that showed feelings of concern, relief, and affection for her.

“I’m sorry for nagging you. I was always worried because I didn’t know what kind of trouble you might have suffered.”

“… … .”

“But if something like this happens in the future, please trust me more. Just as a father worries about his daughter, it’s natural for a daughter to rely on her father. Got it?”

Kane smiles brightly, raising one corner of his mouth.

He then went to talk to officials to follow up on the human traffickers.

Exciting-!

Although it was a smile that could seem a bit scary due to its scary appearance.

To Seira, that smile felt more reassuring than anything she had ever experienced.