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We decided to go for a walk to a park near our house and started preparing to go out.
I wore comfortable sweatpants, a hoodie, and a down jacket, while Speranza wore a new fur hat and a pink coat bought for this winter.
Speranza looked good in whatever she wore, but she felt even more lovely in her new clothes.
“Ah, isn’t Speranza so cute?”
“I know. Our Speranza looks good in these clothes like a model in a magazine.”
My mother and Yerin also expressed admiration for the lovely appearance. Speranza blushed shyly and twisted her body.
Soon after, we left the house, dragging Yerin, who was constantly taking pictures of Speranza.
As I left the building, the warm sunlight surrounded my whole body pleasantly. There was not much wind, so it seemed to be the perfect weather to enjoy a light walk.
Mother and Yerin held Speranza’s hands on both sides and went ahead. Me, Akum, and Cheese followed them.
Unlike Akum, who was quite familiar with this world, Cheese kept looking around with an expression of awe.
While enjoying watching the scene, I secretly talked to Cheese.
“Cheese, what do you think? How does it feel to be on Earth?”
“Hmm. I think it’s a much stranger place than I thought nyaa. There are so many people, but I can barely see animals nyaa.”
“It’s because this is a city that people created artificially. It’s hard to find wild animals.”
“And the air seems a little stuffy nyaa. My nose keeps tickling nyaa!”
Wuch!
Cheese sneezed lightly and flinched his nose. I added an explanation with a bitter smile.
“The air in the city is not normally good. It’s hard to compare with the fresh air on the farm.”
The difference in the air inhaled was one of the parts that hit severely whenever I went back and forth between the Demon world and the Earth.
The more sensitive Cheese would have felt the difference worse.
“If it’s too stuffy, do you want me to take you home again?”
“It’s okay nyaa.”
“Okay. You’ll feel a little better when we get to the park.”
I hurried my steps, patting Cheese, who continued to wrinkle his nose.
After a while, we arrived at the park near our house. Perhaps because of the warm weather, I could see quite a few people.
As soon as Speranza entered the entrance of the park, she grabbed Yerin’s hand and took her somewhere.
The place she took her was a playground set up in her park.
“Sister Yerin, Sister Yerin! Let’s go swing!”
“Really?”
Speranza ran and stopped in front of an empty swing!
As if it was natural, Yerin stood behind and pushed the swing.
As the energized swing began to rise, Speranza burst into laughter.
Pow wow woooo.
“Huh? Do you want to ride the swing, too?”
Pow woooo!
“All right. Let’s go swing, too.”
I picked up Akum and put myself on an empty swing. The swing was a little tight, but I managed to ride it with Akum.
“Yerin! Please push us, too.”
“Wait…… Ughhhh!”
Yerin groaned and pushed me on the back.
As the swing slowly began to receive strength, I felt a cool breeze on my face.
“Haha! Isn’t it fun?”
Pow wo wooooooooo!
Akum, who was held in my arms, also moved his body and enjoyed the coolness of the wind.
Yerin, who had been pushing Speranza’s swing for a while, gasped and breathed.
“Ha..ha……Hey, now you take my place.”
“Hey, Push me a little more.”
“Do you know how hard it is to push two people at the same time? Hurry up.”
“Tsk…”
I got up from the swing, smacking my lips in regret.
Yerin quickly settled down on the empty swing holding Akum.
Standing behind the swing, I began to push the two swings one after another.
“Hahaha! Papa, harder!”
“HaHa! This is kind of exciting.”
Pow wo wooooo!
Once again, the children’s laughter spread from the swing. Yerin, who was very excited, also burst into laughter.
While we were enjoying the swing, my mother sat on a nearby bench and watched us happily, and next to her, Cheese clung to her.
Starting with the swing, seesaw, slide, sky bridge, and rocking horse…….
Speranza and Akum enjoyed almost all the rides in the playground as a full course.
Nevertheless, the children came out with fresh expressions and pulled Yerin’s hand.
“Papa, Sister Yerin! Let’s slide one more time.”
Pow wow woooo.
“Eh… Slide?”
“Hmmm… Are you going to ride it again?”
I felt once again that children in their prime had infinite stamina.
Yerin and I looked tired, while the children had bright eyes as if they had just arrived at the playground.
Yerin looked at me with a cornered expression. It looked like she didn’t want to go back to the playground hell.
Recognizing the desperate gaze, I persuaded the children with a soft smile on my face.
“It’s good to play more on the playground, but wouldn’t Grandma and Cheese get bored if we had too much fun together? Why don’t you come over for a little rest on the bench with grandma and Cheese?”
I used my mother and Cheese as an excuse to entice the children to go to the bench. Fortunately, Speranza and Akum nodded happily as if my persuasion had worked.
“Un.”
Pow woooo!
“Come on~! Then let’s go to where grandma is.”
Yerin looked at me with an admiring expression as I naturally guided the children toward the bench.
“Oh. Maybe because you’re a dad, you’re good at handling children.”
“It’s not a big deal. My kids are usually so nice that they listen well.”
“Speranza and Akum are both so pretty and nice.”
My mother, who was sitting on the bench, greeted us with a big smile.
“Are you done playing, sweety?”
“Un. We came back because grandma and Cheese will be bored.”
“Oh, did you?”
My mother patted Speranza’s head as if she was proud of her and made her sit on her lap. I sat next to Yerin on the bench with Akum in my arms.
While taking a rest, I handed out the water I brought for the children.
And at that time, two ladies in their 40s and 50s carefully approached us.
“Excuse me.”
“Yes?”
“The animal sitting next to you is a cat, right?”
The two ladies looked at Cheese and asked with curious expressions. I hesitated a little and then nodded. I couldn’t tell them he was Karshi, who controls the flames.
“Yes…… That’s right.”
The woman who asked the question slapped the other woman’s arm with an expression that said, [I told you so!]
“What did I tell you? It’s a cat.”
“Hey! Where is a big cat like that?”
“Then is he a beast like a lion or a tiger?”
I flinched for a moment.
Technically, Cheese is more of a beast than a cat…….
When one person continued to doubt Cheese, the lady who asked the question bravely stepped forward.
“If you don’t mind, can I touch the cat?”
“I think it’ll be fine if it’s just for a moment.”
“Thank you. Then just a little…….”
The aunt reached for Cheese carefully, while Cheese looked at me with a sullen expression on the approaching hand. It was like asking, [Do I have to put up with this?]
I gave him a look asking him to stay still. Cheese’s face was filled with complaints, but he still accepted the aunt’s touch.
“Oh my. He’s very big but he’s very gentle.”
“Really?”
“I have a cat in my house, too. You know how handful he is. When he sees strangers, he makes them not even come near him.”
While one lady stroked Cheese, the other lady began to show interest in Speranza.
“Oh, so pretty! Is the girl in your lap your granddaughter?”
“Yes, my granddaughter.”
“She’s so cute. How old is she? Five or six?”
The lady made a fuss with a flushed look at Speranza’s loveliness.
On the other hand, Speranza turned her head and buried her face in my mother’s arms, as if she was burdened by the gaze of the strangers.
The aunt apologized to my mother with an embarrassed look on her face.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I guess I made too much fuss.”
“It’s okay. She’s a bit shy.”
“The whole family must have come out for a walk because the weather is nice. It’s really nice to see.”
Yerin, who was listening to the conversation quietly next to me, giggled and whispered to me.
“I guess we look like a family, too. What did they  think of me? Maybe Speranza’s mom?”
I muttered to Yerin, who was in an imaginary world.
“……Maybe a stupid AUNT?”
“Ugh!”
She frowned and poked me in the ribs.
The lady who was stroking Cheese also showed interest in Akum, who I was holding.
Unlike Cheese, Akum treated the lady very kindly to the point of acting cute.
Pow woow woooo.
“Oh, my! Look at this guy. He’s so cute.”
The lady, who melted by his cuteness, lowered her posture to express her interest in Akum.
Is this what the Korean proverb ‘People gathers people’ means?
Originally, the children had eye-catching looks but no one paid attention, however when the two ladies gathered here, attention began to be paid to them.
As there were signs that said more people would soon gather around us, I quickly talked to my mother and Yerin.
“Mom, Yerin. I think we need to take the kids and go quickly.”
“Yes, okay.”
“Speranza, let’s go.”
We said a short goodbye to the two sorry ladies and hurried out of the playground. It seemed like it would be harder to stay in the park because of the constant gaze around.
Um… Where should we go now?
It was a little iffy to just go back home…….
When I was thinking about what to do next, the smartphone in my pocket rang.
When I took it without much thought and checked the screen, there was an unexpected name on the screen.
PR team, Park Jaeyoung.
Um?
This person…?
Matel entertainment agency employee who contacted after watching Speranza and Lilia’s YouTube channel.
He was the one who said he would send Yoon Jiwoon’s concert ticket.
I took the call before the connection got cut off.
– Oh! You picked up the phone. I’m Park Jaeyoung from the PR team. I don’t know if you remember me.
“I remember. You’re the person who contacted me on the Demon Girls channel a while ago.”
There was a small laugh on the other side of the phone.
“Hahaha, you remembered. I’m glad.”
“But why did you suddenly contact me……?”
“If you don’t mind, could you spare some time?”