Chapter 59.2
Chapter 59 Part 2: That ti when I brought the shipwright to the village to train
TL: kizen
ED: Filip/Gecko
「Welco back」「Welco ba~ck」
「Oh my, are you teaching Miel magic? Caam is really good at teaching after all . Lily, how about getting Otou-san to teach you?」
「No! Don’t like magic!」
「Then, how about having him help you with your spear training?」
「Un!」
「Eh?」
「It’s unfair if it’s only Miel after all . Right?」
She tilted her head and let the fringe of her hair flow down as she asked that . I’ve thought this for a while now but I really can’t refuse her when she asks like this . She’s so cute after all!
「I see . I’ll bring my shovel and crowbar then」
It might be too dangerous to bring my machete though . I guess I’ll just use a stick instead .
With that in mind, I went to our storeroom and brought out my shovel and crowbar which were in a rough state . After that, I took a stick and put it in my breast pocket as a stand-in for a knife . We’re only going for one round though . Lily took her spear without the blade and lightly swung it around like so kind of warm-up .
「Otou-san, ready?」
「Hm? Ah, I’m probably fine」
「’kay . Let’s start」
Hmmー, so she also wields a spear similar to Suzuran...... It’ll be bad if she swings that with all her strength . I won’t be able to block it after all, especially with my stick of a knife .
At Suzuran’s signal, Lily lunged forward and thrust her spear directly towards my face . Faster than I could think about how dangerous that attack was, I dodged it by doing an exaggerated back step . If this was a cross spear it would be more dangerous than a spear, so I shouldn’t have taken such an exaggerated step back to avoid it . I should keep that in mind since I might et soone with that weapon soday .
「Huh~ . Otou-san, you were just loafing around but you still avoided it . I was told by Okaa-san, Obaa-chan, and Ojii-chan to thrust as hard as I can if I see the opponent is unaware, but as expected of Otou-san」
You can’t be negligent huh...... As expected of a woman from Suzuran’s family . Also, I wonder if their entire family is present during her training . Just how much do you guys love your grandchildren? I also love them a lot though!
「H-haha, I’ve been training myself after all . Otou-san was surprised though」
「Un, when we were talking with Latte-ogibosan, she told us that since Otou-san has beco a Demon Lord, his children should be strong as well . Miel is also training because of that, but Otou-san is the best at magic here, so there’s nobody to teach him until you co back」1
「I seeー . Otou-san doesn’t mind though . Just because I beca a Demon Lord doesn’t an that my children have to be strong you know? Geez Latte, what were you thinking when you said that?」
While saying that, I stabbed my shovel into the ground and used it as a cane . The mont she saw put my weight on the shovel and look away, she once again tried to hit my face so I just left my shovel where it was and took my distance once again .
「I’ve been told by everyone to attack without holding back if there’s an opening you know?」
「Un, you’ve been taught well . You’re not letting the thought of fairness and cowardice dissuade you after all . It was a good decision to capitalize on Otou-san’s mistake just now」
After saying that, she picked up my shovel and threw it soplace I can’t reach . Pretty thorough, isn’t she?
Since I had no choice, I pulled out my crowbar . To defend against the relentless thrust that ca afterwards, I used the crowbar to deflect the spear, got closer to her once I saw an opening, then tripped her feet . After restricting her access to her weapon, I pulled out the stick that was a stand-in for a knife from my breast pocket and lightly pressed it against her neck .
「Your footwork is certainly nice but you should try to aim for places that are easier to hit and harder to avoid . You should also try to practice until you can skillfully use feints for next ti okay?」
She started crying after I said that . I wonder if I actually went too far . I made sure that she won’t hit her head when she flew off though so......what exactly is the cause?
「How frustratingー! I couldn’t even get a hit inー」
Lily shouted that and then started to cry even louder .
「Sorry, sorry . Still, even if this is just training, I don’t plan to get hit . I can’t purposely lose just because you’re my child after all . Otou-san really hates pain after all」
After wiping her tears, I hugged her while patting her head to calm her down . She’s still immature I guess . They’ll be 5 next year so they’re going to start school huh...... Co to think of it, I also experienced rapid growth by the ti I was 4 or 5 years old . They might still be a bit childish right now, but who knows how they’ll be next year .
After we ended our training, we went back ho to have lunch .
「I love Otou-san’s als」「 too」
「Is that so? That’s good」
「Okaa-san can only cook at after all」
When I looked at Suzuran’s direction, she was shaken and just froze while she was stabbing the at on her plate with her fork .
「But Otou-san loves Okaa-san’s at dishes you know?? I have to prepare vegetables myself though」
I tried to give a follow-up .
「Suzuran certainly is lively when it cos to that, isn’t she~? She sotis cooks an entire chicken whole after all」
「It’s really difficult to do that you know? If you’re not skilled enough, you’re going to burn the exterior while the inside’s still raw . Because of that, Mama Suzuran is actually really good at cooking . That’s why you two shouldn’t say such thing okay? It’s still just at though」2
「That’s true . Even I can’t do that after allー」
Latte ca back while we were eating lunch so our entire family was able to eat it together . Once we were done, we rested for a while then Lily asked to train again so I decided to accompany her after we saw Latte off .
「Miel! Help out!」
After avoiding and deflecting all of her attacks, she snapped and asked Miel to help her . I was shown the wonderful coordinated play of my children . They took advantage of their numbers and were properly timing their attacks . While I was out of balance from dodging the fireball that Miel shot to my face, I was tripped by Lily with her wooden pole and when I was down on the ground, she pointed it against my throat .
「Iyaー I give, I give」
When I said that, they celebrated with a huge smile on their faces .
As expected, I can’t really use any of my magic against my children . Movent restraining ones might be fine though .
「Well then, should I also use magic this ti?」
They started whining after I said that as I got up and dusted off my clothes .
「I an, if I don’t use magic, I’ll just fall over and get beaten every ti . That’s why I think it should be fine if I make a few adjustnts」
「Ughー」「Nmー」
「Don’t worry since I’m not going to hurt you . It won’t be my fault if you two suddenly decided to go all in and do a suicide attack though......」
As I said that, I moved 20 paces away to take my distance and reequipped my shovel . I made sure I was at a distance I was certain that the spear wouldn’t hit . And if she really wants to, she has to get closer .
「We can start any ti you want」
I wonder if they were being vigilant . They weren’t approaching at all .
「I want to make a plan with Miel first」
「......just this ti okay? An enemy won’t wait after all」
After saying that, I stabbed my shovel into the ground and smiled as I watched the two of them discussing their plans . While I was doing that, Suzuran brought so tea to drink while I waited .
「How are those two?」
「Hmmー they’re pretty in sync, aren’t they? I’m sure you saw it earlier but they managed to beat 」
「Caam wasn’t being serious though」
「I can’t exactly go all out against my children, can I?」
「But you’re going to use magic after this right?」
「I won’t be using any magic that can cause injuries you know? I’ll probably only use water ball and earth wall or sothing」
「Well, take a bath afterwards, okay?」
「Yeah」
After saying that, she grabbed my collar and suddenly kissed .
It’s been a while since she’s done sothing like this .
「Stop it . The children are watching you know?」
「I don’t care . It’s been a while and I saw you being cool just now so I couldn’t help it」
After saying that, she went back . The kids probably heard our conversation since I heard them saying sothing like, 「We need to be careful of the water and wall」 .
That’s unfair miss, you just made give them a hint to what I’m going to do......
「Okaa-san and Otou-san are lovey-dovey~」
「Mama isn’t included again . Poor mama......」
These kids sure are blunt even though I’m embarrassed over here .
A while after that conversation, the kids were ready so we began the second round .
This ti, they attacked at the sa ti with Miel launching a 【Fireball】 at while Lily lunged in with a thrust .
『Hmmー, I guess they’re still children . ***』
While thinking that, I used a 【Waterball】 to cancel out the fireball then made an 【Earth wall】 that’s a ter tall and 3 ters wide . This probably isn’t enough but you can’t exactly take your ti building stuff in the middle of battle . She can still jump over it but it’s just tall enough that if she isn’t careful in her landing, she might lose her balance . And even if she successfully clears it, there’s still going to be a distance between us . It’s not pretty but you shouldn’t expect anything like that in battle .
In the end, it didn’t actually kill Lily’s montum though . She just jumped over it, skillfully used her knees to avoid losing balance then continued charging forward .
Because of that, I placed 【Mucus】 by the area around her feet . It won’t be effective if she just prepares for it but it will be great if she falls down from this .
Miel is still continuing to throw fireballs at but I saw Lily’s gaze shift above for an instant so I’m guessing there should be at least one of those fireballs above or behind . Judging from her gaze, it’s probably not directly above so I just left a slightly bigger 【Waterball】 floating behind my head while I focus on Lily who’s right in front of .
I heard the sound of fire being put out from behind so it seems like my guess was right . I saw the look of surprise on Lily’s face for a mont but she still continued her attack .
She was charging straight at light a wild boar so the mont she stepped on the ground using her dominant foot, I made that area sink down about 10 centiters . Pair that with the mucus that should have gotten stuck on her feet caused her to fall down and roll towards where I was waiting with my knife which I used to lightly hit her head .
「Miel! You’re on your own now you know? What are you going to do? Are you just going to keep shooting magic at ? That’s fine, let’s see how long you’ll last」
The taunting seems to be effective since Miel started shooting consecutive fireballs at .
Because of that, I created another water ball, retained it in my hand, then used it to catch all of the fireballs at . After a while, he collapsed so I wonder if his mana ran out .
「Alright, let’s end it there . Since this 【Waterball】 is now hot enough, I’ll go and put it in the bath so just lie down over there and rest」
「How did it go?」
「Hmー . It was no good . He used his strongest attack at the start so he was not able to hold out for long」
「I see」
I had to clean the tub first so I made another waterball on my other hand and washed it off . After that was done, I plugged the drain then placed the water that had been heated by Miel’s fireballs into it .
「What was that?」
「The water I used to catch Miel’s fireballs」
「It’s a little tepid, isn’t it?」
「I know but I told Miel that it’s hot so just keep it a secret okay?」
「Nn」
After adding a bit of hot water to get it to the right temperature, I went and had an afternoon bath with my children .
「I an, I just beca a Demon Lord after all . Plus, Lily is still a child so that’s not sothing you should worry about you know?」
As we were soaking in the hot water, I continued consoling Lily who was crying once again while holding on to Miel who was still feeling sluggish from using up all his mana so that he won’t drown . Won are really delicate creatures, aren’t they? I guess it wasn’t really a good idea to use Suzuran as a reference point for won since she’s probably the only one who’s that bold .
「You guys managed to beat when I wasn’t using magic right? That’s really impressive how you did that even though you two still haven’t attended school you know?」
「Really?」
「Yeah! Really」
I wonder if that cheered her up . She was crying before but she now she’s just a bit pouty as she subrged her entire body in the water .
After having our bath, we were resting at our living room and Miel was just limply sitting on my lap completely exhausted .
Seeing that, Lily approached and said . 「 too」 so I patted her head .
「You know? Okaa-san told sothing」
「Yeah? What did she say?」
「She told that Otou-san’s lap belongs to her so sitting here is a secret okay?」
「Got it」
Suzuran, what the heck are you telling them? Did she establish that during that one ti she was drunk where she sat on my lap, grabbed by the neck and kissed ? Is she being territorial or sothing?
Well anyway, I wonder how long I’ll be able to take baths together with my daughter . It would certainly be impossible to keep doing that until she finishes school, wouldn’t it?
As for my son, I’m also not sure .
A demonkin’s childhood period is really short, isn’t it? I’m not sure how different it is for long-lived races though .
While I was taking an afternoon nap with the children, I was awoken by a Suzuran with her hand over my mouth and she forcefully dragged into our room, where we cooped up in our bed and tried not to make any noise .
~While having dinner~
「Ahー Okaa-san looks like she’s in a good mood」「Un, she looks happy」
She looks the sa as usual but the air around her has certainly changed . Also, to my surprise, it seems like our children can tell the difference .
Latte kept glancing in my direction so I’ll probably have to spend about an hour trying to stay quiet in the middle of the night .
Incidentally, both of them have their safe days today . Well, I’m not always at ho so I guess it can’t be helped .
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