A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad Chapter 255

iereturnedtogetherwithMarbas.

"Papaaa!randpa!Uncles!"

Seeingherglowingfacefromafar,dmundburstintolaughter.

"Andwhathasourniecebroughtusthisti?"

ieranupanddumpedahugepileofsothinginfrontofthefiven.

esetan,startled,loweredhishalf-finishedglassontothedeck.

"iewantstoplaygostop!"

Whatiescatteredacrossthedeckwasnoneotherthanhwatucards.

hecardscreatedthroughMarbaslookedsurprisinglyauthentic.

"ooook?"

Afterglancingaroundateveryone,thegirlproudlydeclared:

"owPapaandiewillshoweveryonehowtoplay!"

Fwoooosh—

Adampwindsweptacrossthedeck.

"Papa,thisisnightdaysleep!"

earingthatshout,esetanletoutaheavysigh.

Withoutaningto,hewasremindedoflifebackinJongno.

iehadspentmostofhertitherewithChaeBoksuorJeongMyeongcha.

Becauseofthat,sheoccasionallypickedupthingssheabsolutelyshouldnothavelearned.

"ight!hat’sonehundredperpoint!"

"......Daughter.Whatdoyouan,onehundredperpoint?Papatoldyouthatkindofthingneverendswell!"

"o!t’sokay!randmafromRoom107saidtenthousandperpointisbad,butonehundredperpointisokay!"

esetansecretlyswallowedagroan.

Butafteramont,hechangedhismindandlookedatie.

"Fine.ButPapaisn’tgoingeasyonyou."

Afterall,thegirlhadprobablyonlypickedupbitsandpiecesfromwatchingoversoone’sshoulder.

fshelostafewrounds,shewouldquicklyloseinterestandmoveontoanotherga.

Butthatassumptionturnedouttobeacatastrophicmistake.

Sotilater.

"......"

esetanswallowedwithadrythroatandpressedahandagainsthisforehead.

ieburstintoringinglaughter.

"Mwahaha!Papagotpibak!"

"know."

"Andnogwangeither,soit’sgwangbaktoo!"

"......knowthattoo."

"Youmustbesaaad.iehasdoublepointsandtriplepointsandallthreebirdstogethertoo!"

esetanliftedhisheadindisbelief.

"owdidyouevendothat?o,doyouactuallyunderstandwhatyou’redoing?"

iecrossedherarmsproudly.

"mph.randmasaidiehastalent!Papadoesn’tunderstandanything."

Marbaslookedatiewithpurepride.

"Amazing!ocompletelymastersuchacomplicatedga!"

"ehe."

"Sothen...approximatelythirteenpointsmultipliedbyeight..."

Marbasclappedhishandswhilelookingatesetan.

"Congratulations,fatherofYoungady.Yourdaughterhasjustcleanedyououtforonehundredfourpoints."

"Wait."

Atthatmont,dmundapproached.

"etjointoo,niece.thinkroughlyunderstandhowthisworksnow."

"kay!ButUncle,nopeekingatie’scards!"

"fcourse.Whodoyoutakefor?"

Alexander,whohadquietlybeenobservingthewholeti,cautiouslysteppedcloseraswell.

"ie.Canplaytoo?"

"hk!fcourse!hennowonepersonsellsgwang,okay?"

"Sellswhat?"

"ikethis,likethis..."

Watchingieflawlesslyexplaintheruleswithouthesitation,esetanstaredatherincompleteshock.

henhegrabbedhisforeheadagain.

anwhile,insidethecabin—

"Ah,think’mnotasnauseousanymore."

Feelingbetteraftertakingdicine,Baleshakilyrosefromthebed.

PoorAllerikwasstillgroaning.

WhenBaleopenedthedoorandsteppedoutside,abizarresightgreetedhim.

"Mocaouuut!Moooo!Kyaa!tcaout!Uncle,iedidit!"

Rightinthemiddleofthedeck—

iehadthrownfourlongwoodensticksontothefloorandwasrunningaroundbetweentheumineln.

Andthatwasn’tevenall.

"ntheback!ntheback!"

"oodjob,littleone!Asexpectedofourstrongestcombatforce."

eonardowassoexcitedthathisvoicehadbeconearlytwiceasloudasusual.

venalentis’cheekswereslightlyflushed.

hemontBalesawcolorinthefaceofthemaneveryonecalledemotionless,heactuallytookastepbackwardinhorror.

"W-whatexactlyishappeninghere."

Athiswords,nzowalkedoverwithanawkwardsmile.

"tseemstheSquadeaderintroducedeveryonetogasfromthatworld."

"......What?"

"heyplayedcardgasearlierduringtheday,andafterlunchtheymovedonto...nationalholidaygas?Sothinglikethat."

"esetan.ryalittleharder.Whyareyouhesitatingsomuch?"

"amtrying."

ie’sturnhadjustended,andesetan’steam,havingreceivedthesticks,imdiatelyplungedintoastrategydiscussion.

"ook,iethrowsthemlikethis.Youthrowthemthesaway."

"o,esetan.Youneedpondan,pondan."

"Backdo!Backdo!Backdo!"

dmund,esetan,andAlexanderlookedasthoughtheywerediscussingbattlestrategyonanactualbattlefield.

anwhileieranaroundthendlesslyshouting:

"Backdooo!"

"......Andwhat’ssospecialaboutthisbackdo."

Balecautiouslyapproachedthem.

henaquietvoicesoundedbesidehim.

"Bale.Wanttoplay?"

eturnedhisheadandflinched.

StandingtherewasnoneotherthanBasto.

"fyouplay,’lljointoo.ooksliketheganeedsevennumbers."

"Ah?Baleoppa!"

Atthatexactmont,ienoticedhimandcarunningover.

"Coplaywithus!UncleBastotoo!"

hetwoofthemwereimdiatelydraggedbythehandsrightintothecenterofthedeck.

Butthemonttheyapproached,theteamsstaredatthemwithgrimseriousness.

esetanspokefirst.

Alexanderimdiatelynoddedfromtheside.

"Correct.SirBasto’shandsaretoolarge;helacksdelicacy.SirBale,youshouldjoinourside.We’llneedaccuratethrows."

iepuffeduphercheeks.

"Don’tbullyUncleBasto!ishandsarebig,sohecanthrowstronger!"

iesatBastodownbesideher.

"ittleone.Yourturnagain."

alentishandedthesticksbacktoie.

ieinstantlyjumpedtoherfeet.

Aftertakingseveraldeepbreaths,shewiggledherbuttandassudathrowingstance.

"iethrowsnow?"

hesticksflewintotheair.

"Mo!Anothermo!randpa!iegotmoagain!"

Behindthedelightedgirl,crimsontracesofsunsetshimredbrightly.

heredsunalreadyhunglowovertheedgeofthesea.

Asiehappilygatheredthesticks,shesuddenlyliftedhereyestowardthedistantwaves.

hesoundofcrashingsurfresembledsoone’slaughter.

Atthatmont,shefeltnoanxiety,nosadness,nofear.

erchestoverflowedwithlife.

'candoit.'

Forthesakeofahappyfuturewhereeverydaycouldfeelliketoday,ittrulyfeltasthoughshecoulddoabsolutelyanything.

"kay,throwingagaaain!"

ieenergeticallyspunaroundandstuckherbuttoutagainforanotherthrow.

aughterfromthefamilycarriedacrosstheentiredeckwiththewind.

hefirstdayofie’sveryfirstfamilyvacationwascomingtoanend.

"nemoreweek,andtheexpeditionwillarriveatthecentralcontinent."

woweekslater.CouncilofSeniorMinistersoftheallociummpire.

Afterstampingtheimperialsealontothefinaldocunt,theemperorliftedhishead.

Aroundtwentyministerssatbeforehim.

"t’sfortunatethatthevoyageisproceedingpeacefully."

"ndeed.hempireitselfremainsatpeace,andthankstoYourMajesty’ssupport,tranquilitywillsooncotothecentralcontinentaswell.tistrulywonderfulnews."

heemperornodded.

Forabriefmont,hisgazerestedonFides.

AfterthedecisionhadbeenmadeforArdianatoremainbehind—

Fideshadbeenangrywithhiversince.

'eprobablythinkstheplantogetridofArdianabysendinghertothecentralcontinenthasfailed.'

fcourse,theemperorunderstoodFides’feelingsperfectlywell.

Butpoliticssotisrequiredsteppingbackonceinordertoadvancetwostepslater.

"Weshallconcludetoday’setinghere."

Whentheemperorrosetohisfeet,alltheministersbowedtheirheads.

eavingtheconferencehallwithhisguards,theemperorheadeddeeperintothemperialPalace.

Andjustasheenteredthecorridor—

Afigureappearedfromtheoppositeend.

"YourMajesty!"

heemperor’sexpressioninstantlybrightened.

"avenia?"

Dressedinapurewhitegown,aveniahurriedtowardhimdespitethemaidstryingtostopher.

Andbeforesayingasingleword,shetightlyembracedtheemperor.

"ave—"

Ashebegantospeak,theemperorflinchedslightlyfromafaintprickathisneck.

Butuponnoticingthebraceletonavenia’swrist,herelysmiled.

"Youcatoet?"

"fcourse.Wepromisedwe’dhavelunchtogethertoday.’vebeenwaitingsolong."

"Ah,right."

Smiling,theemperorcontinuedwalkingforward.

Withoutevernoticinghowcoldthegazewasthataveniadirectedathim.