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Unlike his size, the girl in Uncle’s arms was skinny and short.
‘This is not fair!’
Even though Dad is the main character—.
“Now, all 11 participating teams! Please hang the participation ticket necklace from A to K here.”
The man who beat Ma Xseok was J, and Dad who participated in the end was K. (t/n: That Ma Xseok is probably talking about actor Ma Dongseok lol)
Maybe because they were standing side by side, my desire to compete inflamed even more.
Even more so when I see that man’s daughter smirking at Dad.
“Dad! I must have Princess Lala’s shoes!”
“Of course! Trust Dad, only Dad!”
Dad was confident.
“There are a lot of participants, so we have to drop them quickly, right? Now, five teams! All fathers and mothers, please sit down and stand up vigorously until there are only five teams left! Start!”
As expected, another stamina fight!
The host started counting each time the participants sat down and stood up.
“…21! 22!”
“Haha. Is it because you’re young? You have great stamina.”
“Brother Billy, too, do you have a lot of stamina?
Uncle Ma Xseok, no, Uncle Billy, who even made a mutual introduction with Dad, was as strong as expected.
Everyone is out of breath because they are working hard, but he still has time to talk to Dad.
“Don’t lose, Dad!”
“All right, princess!”
I held tight to Mr James’ brown hair and cheered hard.
“…37! Finally, the sixth person to be eliminated! Please go down the stage now. Now, the five surviving teams, please gather in the middle.”
Dad finally came out, put down Cheshire, and caught his breath, wiping the sweat from under his chin.
“The next stage will be the same sit-and-stand! However! Shall we increase the difficulty a bit? Dads, spin the elephant’s trunk ten times in place and hug your children! Start!”
Mr James Brown was so determined to get his daughter Princess Lara shoes that he grabbed his own nose and started spinning.
No one can imagine.
The Duke of Rubinstein is spinning an elephant’s nose here—.
Cheshire asked me as he watched Dad squirming in his place sadly.
“Do you have to have it? Lara or something like that.
“Whoo. It’s not like that, but we’ve already crossed the river of no return. Now it’s a battle of pride. I can’t lose.”
“Haa.”
After ten laps, Dad might have felt dizzy, so he vigorously shook his head once and gave strength to his eyes.
“Come here, Princess!”
Dad staggered, but he put me on his shoulder and put Cheshire on his arm.
I glanced over at Billy, who seemed unaffected, and whispered to Dad.
“Dad, are you dizzy? How about some magic? No one would know.”
“Oho! What do you mean, Princess? The match should be fair.”
“Phew.”
As expected, I thought that the main character, Enoch Rubinstein, who is dead except for his sense of justice, wouldn’t fit with that sound.
“Hoho. It looks very difficult… You’ll get sick, young man!”
“Haha. Don’t worry. It’s not hard at all.”
Cowardly Uncle Billy! Pretending to be relaxed while holding a daughter who seems to be lighter than half a sack of rice!
Grinding my teeth, I glared at Billy. Uncle Billy’s daughter didn’t lose and glared at me.
“Okay, let’s sit down and stand up until there are two teams left! Start!”
The host’s high-pitched voice rang out.
* * *
Axion’s eyes shone fiercely as he patrolled the commoners’ residential area where the festival was in full swing.
It was the Children’s Day festival period in the middle of the child disappearance case.
It was a perfect opportunity for criminals.
“I’m sure they are getting something to eat.”
In one month, more than 20 commoner children went missing.
What they have in common are fair skin and a fine face. They could make some money if they sold it to an aristocratic family.
Rustling.
Axion frowned as he unfolded the suspect’s montage.
“A guy who looks like this….”
A nasty scar across his left eye.
It was such a distinct impression that it was only a matter of time before they captured it.
“…You haven’t seen it yet?”
The security guards looked at each other at the sharp question.
One member timidly opened his mouth.
“It’s not that I haven’t seen it.”
“Of course.”
The crew couldn’t answer and only looked at each other.
Axion laughed at that appearance.
It was obvious. They would have taken the money and turned a blind eye.
It was nothing special in the commoner’s residential area, which was not protected by the law.
Axion glared fiercely at the security guards, who avoided his gaze and ended the montage.
“I will punish him with my authority, so arrest him no matter what happens today. If you fail, you will be held accountable.”
“Yes, yes! Your Excellency the Duke!”
“Yes!”
The security guards disappeared in one order.
Axion also moved. Then he paused and looked down at the candy in his hand.
“It’s a refreshing candy. Eat and cheer up.”
Lilith’s complexion was much better than when he first saw her, probably because she ate well and grew up well while living in the capital.
She looks so much like her father—.
It was like a talking and walking doll.
‘That’s why everyone has children.’
Axion, thinking indifferently, peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in his mouth.
Then, without warning, he found himself staring at the busy and noisy festival streets.
‘Perhaps.’
If cute, precious-looking children were the target, Lilith was a perfect target.
However—.
‘Am I old? I really. I’m thinking too much.’
He was really worrying for nothing.
If they were brave enough to try, they would be caught by the kid’s father’s aggressiveness.
Axion got rid of his worries because he remembered that he had taken Lyris as a hostage and returned from looking at the edge of hell.
* * *
“Finally, the last two remain! Father Billy and Father James! Please encourage everyone with applause!”
Finally, the final round.
Cheshire sighed as he waited in the stands and watched Enoch, who kept smiling even though he was sweating so much it looked like it was raining.
Fortunately, the final had nothing to do with stamina.
“The game rules for the finals are simple! Now, there are five children in the five crates you see here. I’m going to ask you a question that only fathers and daughters can answer!”
The host added with a smile.
“After hearing her answer, fathers can guess which box their daughter is in! By the way, all the children drink helium gas, so you can’t guess it by voice!”
Enoch covered his mouth and laughed like a villain.
“Pft… This is. My princess knows everything about me.”
Billy laughed at the confident Enoch.
“Whoa. Is it that easy? There’s nothing my Emily doesn’t know about me?”
A spark flew between the two fathers.
“The remaining boxes contain the children who were eliminated earlier. Alright, let’s move on to the first question! One, two, three! Answer me on the count of three!”
The host flipped the paper he was holding over and shouted.
“What is your father’s favorite food?!”
Enoch burst into laughter.
‘It’s the same as the wool princess. Scrambled eggs topped with tomato sauce!’
“One, two, three!”
“Dark beer!”
“Potato soup!”
“Carrot puree!”
“Chicken breast soup!”
“Sausage!”
Teng. (t/n: It’s actually like a sound of something surprising but whatever xD)
Enoch goes wrong.
Billy laughed beside him and raised his hand.
“I know right away without going to the second question, can I choose?”
“Yes, as much as you like!”
“Wait.”
Enoch grabbed Billy’s arm as he strode.
“Brother.”
“Why?”
“Let’s just ask one more question. Even still, it’s disappointing if you ignore the friendship that was forged through our shared hard work and sweat together.”
“Puhahaha! Oh, what a funny fellow he is! Alright, I’ll cut you some slack! Host! Give me another question!”
“Oh, so generous.”
Enoch sighed and said to Lilith, who was in the box.
“Princess. Are you trying to be a little sad? No, how could you get this wrong…. Let’s do well next time?”
“Then let’s move on to the next question! What’s your father’s shoe size?”
The host shouted.
‘Kya! This is a bit difficult, but my daughter can’t fail!’
Enoch was relieved.
“One, two, three!”
“14 Pelli!”
“…I don’t know.”
“I don’t know!”
“I don’t know?”
“4 Pelli!”
Teng. It’s wrong again.
Enoch’s eyes widened.
“No, Princess?”
Even if she doesn’t look at the size of his feet, it’s Billy, and it’s probably the child who came out with the mother who shouted 4 Pelli.
But what does she mean she doesn’t know her father’s shoe size!
We’ve been to a lot of shoe stores together!
“Pft. Pft. Puhahahaha.”
“Whoo.”
It’s a complete defeat. Billy strides over and opens the first box, and his daughter Emily jumps out.
“Wow, Dad!”
“My daughter, well done!”
Enoch, who was watching the warm father and daughter, hesitated in front of the three boxes in the middle.
‘Should I use my abilities a little bit?’
Enoch, who was about to spread his mana to find Lilith’s presence, immediately shook his head.
‘I have to be fair….’
Eventually, he opened the second box.
Of course, a boy he had never seen before jumped out.
“Oh my…”
When he turned around with a bitter smile, he saw Billy with his nose up.
“Congratulations! Today’s winners are Mr. Billy Black and Ms. Emily Black! Take these Princess Lara shoes!”
“Hoho.”
Billy came up to Enoch and shook his hand.
“It was fun, young man. I run a pub in the alley next door. Come and see me sometime. I’ll treat you to a cold beer.”
“Yes, brother. I had fun too. I’ll go play later.”
After Billy and the people who were watching left, the stage’s hustle and bustle quieted.
“Princess, are you mad?”
Enoch trudged over and opened the third box.
The strange child laughed and ran out to find his parents.
“Haa. Honestly, you can’t say it’s Dad’s fault…How come you can’t get any of those easy riddles right? Dad is really frustrated….”
When he opened the fourth box, a girl with freckles came out.
‘Huh?’
Enoch paused.
He knows for sure that the child at the end can’t be Lilith?
Then.
Cheshire in the back ran with a frown and hurriedly opened the last box.
It’s a short boy who came out.
Then Enoch went blank.
Lilith was nowhere to be found.