Chapter 142…………………………………………….
“Grandpa, you think so too, right?”
As soon as I asked, my eyes sparkling, I couldn’t help but repeat the question.
Phew, that startled me.
I thought for a moment that Grandpa Aaron was going to tell me to quietly stay out of the way.
“Of course, you can’t follow me into dangerous places.”
As if reading my mind, Grandpa pushed my forehead gently with his fingertip and said,
“It’s absurd for a child to be involved in cleaning up those guys. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you from going.”
“But… still…”
Then who will stop Dad and the others!
I can’t take Mom into the den of the people who want to kill her!
“I don’t know what’s making you so impatient,”
I pouted my cheeks and showed my displeasure, and Grandpa Aaron began to comfort me.
“Your guardians aren’t as weak as you think.”
I know that.
The four of them could destroy the world together.
“Mentally too,”
But Grandpa Aaron, reading my mind again, spoke kindly.
“The moment those guys might completely break… would probably be when you or your mother are in danger.”
“……”
“You wouldn’t want to deliberately put your fathers in danger, would you?”
“Well….”
Grandpa was right, so I had no words to argue.
I couldn’t find a single rebuttal and stuck out my lower lip.
Kyle’s dad smirked as if he found my expression amusing.
“Well, it seems like the old man and I actually understand each other.”
“That doesn’t feel good,” I muttered.
Grandpa Aaron immediately placed his hand on my head and playfully tilted his eyes.
“Of course, you can’t exclude this little one from everything that’s about to happen.”
With my head pressed down by Grandpa Aaron, I suddenly looked up and made eye contact.
Grandpa… I trusted you!
“At least while planning, this child must be brought along. That’s my additional condition.”
“No, why?”
Kyle’s dad immediately frowned.
“Isn’t this just selfishness?”
“It is selfish. So what?”
“Well… ♩♬. You’re too confident, I have nothing to say…”
At Grandpa Aaron’s clear answer, Kyle’s dad let out an awkward laugh.
You’re the best, Grandpa!
Please keep winning against Dad like this!
“Though I wonder if I even have the right to speak…”
Just then, listening quietly, Harzen’s dad spoke gently.
“If you frequently interact with CC, naturally you could be in danger too. Of course, I’d turn a blind eye for Blake…”
“Well, thanks a lot for that,”
Grandpa Aaron immediately raised an eyebrow and sarcastically replied.
Hmm, seems he really dislikes the royal family, just like Kyle’s dad.
Kyle’s dad had reacted similarly the first time he met Harzen’s dad.
“I say this for your own good. Next to CC… there are far more influential figures than you think.”
Regardless, Harzen’s dad responded with a calm, elegant manner.
“I don’t mind, but whether they would allow you to remain next to CC is another question.”
He even looked genuinely worried about Grandpa Aaron.
“If someone follows us and arrests you…”
Harzen’s dad paused, then exhaled and continued.
“I now understand just how painful it is to lose one’s family, for any reason.”
It seems Harzen’s dad still hasn’t fully escaped Bertolt’s shadow.
Well, it’s been less than a year, so that’s understandable.
‘Even villains can be loved like that.’
Bertolt was such a fool.
He was so absorbed in himself that he did something terrible to someone who loved him so much.
Anyway.
“Don’t worry about that, Dad.”
I smiled brightly at Harzen’s dad.
“Grandma Margo said she’d close her eyes herself!”
We haven’t asked the Emperor yet, but I’m guessing he feels the same way.
I want to meet Grandpa Aaron—what are they going to do about it!
“……Your mother?”
Sion’s dad muttered, as if he couldn’t believe what I said.
I nodded vigorously.
“She finally understands wanting to see her grandchild!”
“Hmm, it seems that old man said something right for once. I still don’t like that they think they can judge my rights, though.”
Grandpa Aaron nodded slowly.
Meanwhile, only Kyle’s dad still looked incredulous, frowning.
“Forget all the unnecessary emotional stuff.”
Hmm, Kyle’s dad really is cold-blooded.
“I just don’t get it. What could CC possibly do being here?”
“I! I can do a lot!”
Don’t underestimate me because I’m young!
I shouted at Kyle’s dad, full of indignation.
“At least I know those people better than you dads do!”
“We’re just going to wipe them out anyway. What’s the point of knowing what ♬♪ they’re doing?”
“Letting our guard down could make us lose Mom!”
“Since she said so herself, can’t you trust her once?”
Grandpa Aaron still kept his hand on my head as he added,
“My condition is simple. If you don’t bring this child, I won’t provide any information.”
“Hmph!”
As soon as Grandpa Aaron finished speaking, I puffed out my chest and snorted proudly.
If Grandpa Aaron says so, what can Dad do~
“Ah, CC…”
Kyle’s dad, thinking the same as me, ruffled his hair with a grimace.
A truly terrifying expression, but I already knew.
This was a surrender declaration.
“If it seems dangerous, be cautious yourself. I’m done.”
Supporting my thoughts, Kyle’s dad muttered in an annoyed voice.
“Sure, I’ll be careful.”
Grandpa Aaron spoke briefly and looked at me.
Immediately, I gave him a thumbs-up.
Grandpa, you’re the best!
After that dreamy meeting with Grandpa Aaron ended,
we left the catacombs and returned above, back to the cemetery.
“Why would someone make a place like this the entrance? Are they senile?”
Kyle’s dad grumbled, stepping on the grass with a sour tone.
Judging by this, he didn’t seem to know the catacomb’s entrance either.
Maybe the meeting place changes, but the entrance seems to rotate periodically?
“It’s still a bit chilly.”
Then Dad Derek took off his coat and draped it over me.
Since we were in the woods, it did feel a little cool.
And, of course, being a cemetery, it was creepy.
“Are we going to the palace now?”
I wanted to leave this place first.
I was hiding among the dads, looking around, when suddenly…
“Well…”
Sion’s dad, deep in thought, suddenly spoke.
“Since it’s come to this, wouldn’t it be a shame to go in just like this?”
