âI thought you would kill her as soon as you saw her . â
His voice went even lower . It was creepy and somewhat heavy . I got quite scared . What were you going to do to a defenseless child?
âThat was what I thought too . â
I forced myself to straighten my crumpled expression . Even without looking, I could draw Caitelâs expression in my mind by now . This was not a good thing .
Oh, our thoughts were the same . I was surprised for a moment, but then I just accepted it .
Now I see the guy who came in with my father was a human being with his head screwed on right . Thatâs right, you were a normal person . Thatâs good .
âAs if that was unusual of meâŠâ
Caitel lightly replied back and laughed . That horrifying laughter⊠It was low .
In fact, too low . I shivered as the chills, beginning from my toes, spread throughout my body .
âI really was planning of doing that . â
As I quivered, my body shook . Caitel finally stopped stroking my cheek . That was something to be grateful for .
âThink about it . My kid . Itâs disgusting . â
His voice sounded like he really felt disgusted to death by the thought of it that it made me feel awkward as I eavesdropped; so much so that my mouth just plopped open .
Thatâs right, itâs your kid, you moron . Even hedgehogs find their own babies cute . You couldnât even do better than a hedgehog? Loser .
Anyways that guy was a serious case that needs to be studied . If he would be crazy, he needed to be just adequately crazy . I didnât know how he can get married off at this rate . Heâs twenty-six years old . If he wanted me to be frank, there was only one year difference between us .
Damn, if only I wasnât reborn as a baby, the situation would have been better than this!
Finally, I opened my eyes .
When I did, the first thing I saw was my fatherâs face with an expression that could freeze hell over .
âThatâs why itâs loathsome . â
Seriously, how many faces did he have? I honestly wanted to know . What did he fucking do?
Sometimes, he seemed normal and sometimes he acted completely nuts . It had been already three months since I thought it over, but thereâs not much I know about this guy even though heâs my dad .
Thatâs right, even though he is my dadâŠ
âWhat glory and splendor could you earn by being the child of a mass murderer? The only thing you can get your hands on is stained dishonor and a throne colored by blood . â
There was darkness swarming in his eyes . His eyes were full of scorn, but they were not meant for me . He was looking far past me . He was looking down at all those numerous women who wanted to have his child . By the way he looked, I could instantly tell how weary he felt while thinking of them . Yes, this was the same way he looked like when he was looking at someone who couldnât even be compared to a bug .
âThat was enough to satisfy them . â
Yes, just by looking at your eyes I could see you really think that way . I was so scared I didnât care if my lips were sticking out and just looked up at him . Then I heard a low sigh somewhere .
They seemed to be friends . Maybe they both had a master and slave relationship? Anyways, thanks to that conversation, I knew they were close . However, it was still a voice I didnât recognize . My point was that itâs not Ferdel who always stuck to him . Then who was that guy?
âIf she had been a son, I would have killed her instantly . â
Caitel whispered as he lowered his head and kissed me .
âI donât need a crown prince to succeed me . â
His voice sounded completely honest .
In the darkness, I looked into a pair of red eyes and quietly swallowed my breath . Caitelâs eyes held so much thick and heavy malice one couldnât even breathe .
Of course, it wasnât towards me .
It is still very scary thought .
âYour daughter canât inherit the throne?â
âShe can inherit it . â
Huh? This was the first time I heard such a thing . Did this country not have agnatic primogeniture? However, I have no desire to inherit the throne . I shook my hands for Caitelâs hands were too cold .
Caitel let my hand go and took a step back .
âBefore she can, I will sell her off like my older sisters . â
âŠWas I weird for being grateful he wasnât planning to kill me or was my reaction normal? I did feel a bit hurt, but if I was being completely honest, I didnât particularly care if I was sold off or was simply allowed to liveâŠ
No, he said he would spare my life, so what could I not do in return? Itâs not like I didnât know what he was like, so this really wasnât any different from before . In fact, I had already predicted this and had prepared myself in advance for the inevitable .
Thatâs right, if this guy was trying to kill me off, I would just take it lying down .
To be honest, this decision was a natural result of the circumstance I was in . I was just a baby who literally couldnât do anything but take it . The person they were talking about didnât care one way or another, but someone else did . Oh yeah, there was one other guy in the room .
âI always point this out, but you are not even human . â
The other personâs voice sounded like he was sick and tired of him . I couldnât deny it because I also agreed with him . Thatâs right, thatâs not a human being . Heâs just a crazy monster .
Having heard that, Caitel laughed his head off as a response . I guess he had no reason to hold back as I was already wide awake, so he laughed so hard he threw his neck back .
Hey, from the way you are laughing on, Nanny would end up coming, so you might as well laugh enough to be satisfied .
Yes? What? I was so taken aback by the crazy life form that dared to insist it was a human that I furrowed my eyebrows . Caitel, seeing this, touched my cheek and added .
âJust with a problem . â
Well, at least you figured that out on your own .
I let out a sigh . To think my father is that . To think my life is this .
Dear God, couldnât we just reset my life? I would like to reset my life .
âWhy didnât you kill her?â
The silhouette that stepped closer was quite big . He must be tall . I didnât know if it was because itâs from a childâs view, but he seemed like a giant among men .
What was this guy saying now?
âI tried to choke her neck, but in this small lump, there was a life force struggling to live . â
Caitel exclaimed excitedly as if he just made a fascinating discovery .
âIt was so mysterious I gave up . â
âIsnât that obvious?â
Would someone please stop this conversation? It was not fun to hear at all . Iâd rather he just let me go . Oh, Daddy, to come into your daughterâs room at this hour of the night isnât right! Okay?
âŠAh Damn . why couldnât I speak? I had a mouth! Why couldnât I use it?
âIt was overkill to execute that girl . â
The guy said in a serious voice . He had taken the wrong position in the room so he was covered in darkness and I couldnât see his face even if I wanted to . Ah! I tried to wipe my tears away . I have eyes! Why canât I see him?
âThe girl who made your daughter cry . â
Caitelâs hand stopped petting my head as he heard those words which brought forth a forgotten memory . I also lowered my eyebrows and made a face . At the same time, Caitelâs face darkened .
The smile on his face was instantly replaced with an unknown expression . He removed his hand from my head and stood there as if he would snap any second with a sword in his hand if touched . I instinctively felt fear and clenched both of my hands, but it didnât affect the other guy at all .
âTo execute someone just for making your brat cry . Donât you think your paternal bond is too deep?â
âItâs not because she made my brat cry . â Caitel immediately denied it .
âThen?â The guy questioned .
Caitelâs vision fell on him for a moment . He had simply moved his eyes but the pressure from his eyes was nothing to scoff at or ignore .
I was dismayed as it looked like a sword fight would break out any second when Caitel practically spit out each word one by one as if to enforce them .
âShe touched what was mine . â
I made a face at that . At the same time, I heard Caitelâs voice grew lower and continued .
âShe was the one who kept on begging me to take her in exchange for not destroying her country, so I caught her even though her life was as worthless as a bugâs, but she didnât know her place and kept running around . When she finally tried to touch what was mine, I had to kill her . â
I felt a sense of danger from him . I felt his words were off, but I didnât know exactly what so I fell into a state of deep confusion . Itâs weird, really weird . Whatâs weird about it though? I know something is off⊠As my thoughts wandered off about what made his statement bizarre, I heard the other guy speak .
âAccording to your words, are you implying your daughter is notâŠâ
Ah! Now I figured it out . This sense of dangerâŠ
So what Caitel was saying right now was that he doesnât consider me as his daughter . So in other wordsâŠ
âIf you try to touch my stuff . you have to prepare yourself for the backlash . Donât you think so?â
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