episode_0163

Aria toddled down the hallway of the mansion.

Kaltara was following behind him.

Aria glanced at Kaltara.

It’s also big. More than anyone else Aria knows.

“Why is that happening?”

Kaltara asked with a grin.

Aria stopped walking.

“How do I get that big?”

It was clearly a question filled with envy. It had to be that way.

Aria’s dream was to quickly become an adult, and at least by Aria’s standards, an adult is a very large person.

Kaltara responded with a chuckle.

“You just need to eat well and sleep well! And you have to move hard!”

“Oh… !”

Aria clenched her fists and her eyes lit up.

Indeed, if you eat well, sleep well, and move hard, you can become a great adult!

Aria’s life has a goal.

“I want to become a big person like Kalta!”

“Wow, the boss must be sad!”

Aria tilted her head at those words.

Kaltara shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing.

“How about riding on this guard’s shoulders? The air above will be different from the air below.”

“I want to try it!”

Aria jumped up and down.

Kaltara gently picked Aria up and placed her on her shoulder.

At that moment, Aria felt a pleasure tingle down her spine as everything was beneath her feet.

“Dae, it’s amazing!!!”

“Haha! If you struggle too much, you’ll fall!”

Thump, thump. Kaltara started walking again, carrying Aria on her shoulders.

*

“You play well. It’s unexpected.”

Outside the window, in the garden of the mansion, there was Aria laughing, riding on Kaltara’s shoulder.

Agnes was laughing as if she couldn’t believe that Kaltara, who was not in any other life, was kind to the child.

It’s not that it’s not, but the way he showed me so far didn’t show his disdain for a helpless child.

In fact, the person she was most worried about when returning to the system was Kaltara, so this whole situation was shocking to Agnes.

“Because it’s Aria.”

Deltan responded like that.

Agnes looked at the Deltan with eyes demanding an explanation.

Deltan drank a cup of coffee and continued speaking.

“What Kaltara sees is the possibility of how strong Aria can become. And Aria is very talented. There is no reason to dislike Kaltara.”

“What if you try to kill me before I get stronger?”

“That won’t happen. Because Kaltara absolutely abhors cowardly acts in the struggle.”

“Will they attack Aria only after she grows up?”

“Yes, I will attack you forever as long as Aria accepts me.”

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

“If you can win by charging at me, Kaltara would be Rastoria.”

The term “bullshit” is quite comical.

Agnes finally relaxed and smiled.

“So, how are you going to educate Aria?”

“First of all, I assigned a tutor.”

“Tutor?”

“A kid you know.”

That’s all Deltain said.

Agnes tilted her head, and it was the next day that she learned what Deltan meant.

*

“Hello lady, we see each other often.”

“Robe!”

The duke’s restaurant.

Aria happily welcomed the blond-haired man, a customer she met once a year.

Roblace. Aria was calling Roblace Rob because that’s what the Deltans called the man.

“, is Rob a wizard too?”

I was curious about how someone from Earth ended up in the wizarding world, so I asked Robrace and answered with a bright smile.

“Yes, I am the Duke’s colleague.”

Maybe I’m the only one who thinks that way.

Robrace finished speaking and stroked Aria’s head.

“Starting today, I will teach you magic.”

“Seo, teacher!”

“Okay, from today onwards, call me Master Rob.”

“The teacher is a piece of shit.”

Delta people have appeared.

Aria ran straight to the Deltan and hugged her.

“Dad!”

“Yes, yes. As I heard, Robrace will be your teacher from today. If you want to learn slowly, you have to learn from someone who is good at theory.”

“Theory?”

“Because magic is a study.”

Aria’s body trembled.

Speaking of studying, it was one of the things Aria hated most in the world.

To that extent, Aria hated studying as much as green peppers.

“… Wizard, I guess you don’t have to.”

“Then you can’t even get a wand?”

“I want to do it.”

Cowardly Dad! Threatening with a cane! Aria trembled and glanced at Deltan.

Deltan said, giggling.

“Learn hard. If you need anything, tell Aryl or Gerhart. Oh, and you know that I’m going out tomorrow, right?”

“Woong?”

“I’m going to meet the emperor.”

Aria blinked her eyes blankly.

After thinking about the Deltan’s words four times, I understood their meaning and opened my mouth.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty… !”

The fuss was the best in the world.

*

Finally, this day has come.

Deltan sat in the back seat of the sedan and closed his eyes.

What comes to mind is the letter delivered the morning before.

『I heard that you have returned to the system. You’re staying for quite a long time this time, right?

There is no other reason why I contacted you this way.

Shouldn’t we have a meal once? First of all, it is true that we are relatives based on genealogy.』

The message of Emperor Ishmark’s short letter was clear.

Stop by the imperial palace. Take both Agnes and Aria.

Who are you to talk like that?

… I couldn’t say that.

As written in the letter, Ishmark legitimately wants to see Arya as a family member.

Even if it wasn’t for that reason, it was quite important to get Aria and Ishmark to know each other.

Ishmark is the emperor who developed this continent to an unbelievable level during the five years he was away on Earth.

If he spread the nuance that he supports and cares for Aria throughout the system, he could have strengthened Aria’s position in the future.

For the child.

And to get rid of all those who dare insult the child.

Deltan was trying to suppress his annoyance.

“Arrived.”

Gerhart said.

The Imperial Castle was visible outside the window.

Aria is excited, saying ‘Huh!’, but Agnes, who is holding her in her arms, also looks the same as herself.

The Deltan who made eye contact with Agnes burst out laughing.

‘okay.’

Who would be the only emperor at that meal?

There will be terrible, very terrible monsters lurking around as well.

Deltan shuddered.

*

“Meet the Duke of Hebron.”

The moment we got out of the car, the knights in shining armor all bowed their heads.

Deltan nods and raises his head at the same time.

Aria felt her heart pound at the sight.

‘Dad, you’re amazing… !’

My mother, Agnes, often said, ‘Dad is actually a really great person.’

However, Aria had a strong perception of him as a pickle or a picky eater, so seeing him like this was unfamiliar.

“Let’s go, Aria.”

The Deltan stretched out his hand, but the Deltan seemed unfamiliar today, so Aria held close to Agnes.

Deltan’s body suddenly stiffened, and Agnes chuckled.

“Are you unfamiliar with Dad?”

Aria nodded.

“But don’t worry. When I get home, I’m a picky pickle eater again.”

As Agnes pushed her back, Aria naturally came to stand next to Deltan.

Only then did she hold Deltan’s hand, and Aria was able to put her mind at ease in the unchanging warmth.

“We will guide you.”

Among the knights, one wearing particularly shiny armor walked ahead.

The sound of armor clanking was heard every time the knight moved.

Aria was distracted by the sound of the armor and the magnificent scenery of the imperial castle, and was now shaking off all of her awkwardness about Deltans.

How long did it take to walk like that?

“Ah, are you here?”

Aria spoke immediately upon hearing the voice and the appearance of the man who spoke.

“Woe, the emperor is dethroned!!!”

“Oh, this kid… !”

The emperor smiled joyfully and opened his arms.

“Okay, nice to meet you! Would you like to come here?”

Arya looked at the Deltan.

Deltan stammered and looked like he was about to say something, but there was hesitation somewhere in it.

Then finally Deltan spoke.

“Arya, this is your great-grandfather.”

“Woong?”

“That’s all I know. Go.”

As the Deltan patted her back, Arya approached the emperor.

“Nice to meet you. Our great-granddaughter.”

As the emperor gently hugged her, there was a strong smell of perfume.

Aria frowned.

“It stinks!”

Damn, the emperor froze.

Arya whined and got out and clung to Deltan again.

A smile hung over Deltan’s face.

“Smell… Sigh… .”

It looks like it’s quite fun to shake your shoulders.

I don’t know what it is, but Deltan’s smile makes me feel good, and Aria laughs too.

“Hehe.”

It was in the meantime.

“Oh my, everyone is gathered here?”

Space freezes.

In the leisurely, high-pitched voice of a woman.

“It’s been so long, everyone. It’s been a while, Agnes too.”

A voice that reveals a happy heart.

However, Aria thought about the displeased expressions of Deltan and Agnes upon hearing her voice.

A bad person might be coming.

I raised my head.

And I looked for a woman in the direction the voice came from.

She was a woman of similar age to Agnes, with silver hair and indigo eyes, but she had a kind face and did not seem like a bad person.

‘still… .’

What my mom and dad hate so much.

Aria immediately deduced the woman’s identity and shouted while pointing.

“It’s the devil’s grandmother!!!”

The atmosphere became cold.