“… … .”
Sigh… … .
I feel something slightly sticking out from behind a tree not far away.
Swish! If you quickly turn your head to check.
Parbat! The figure quickly hides.
And this process has been repeating ever since right after I came out to play in the sand with Axion.
Sigh… … . Swish! Pababat! Sigh! Swish! Pot!
The faster I nodded, the faster the figure moved. The movements were so fast that one could not guess that they were the movements of a child.
Umm.
I pushed the sand towards Axion with one hand and held his chin with the other.
“Wow.”
“What should we do with that child?”
Maybe he was still a child, but he seemed to think he was completely hidden behind the tree. Every time he hid, one side of his hair would stick out, and I became very aware of the identity of the person hiding behind the tree.
This was Vanilla, the precious only daughter of the Siaster family and my future daughter-in-law.
Sigh… … .
I feel Vanilla sticking her head out again. The eyes looking at me are so intense that I feel as if they are piercing my skin.
‘Let’s stay still this time.’
I decided to stay still and not react. Pretending not to notice the look in Vanilla’s eyes, Axion patted the pile of sand with his bracken hand.
Then, somehow, his eyes seemed to become more intense.
Vanilla clearly wants to play with us, as the lasers in his eyes become stronger every time he plays with Axion.
‘Come to think of it, we met here last time too.’
I remembered going out alone early in the morning to play, then hesitantly running away. Could it be that Vanilla is lonely?
I’ve never seen Dazar play with Vanilla. A thought suddenly occurred to me. Then, why not play together?
“Axion, aren’t you a little bored since it’s just the two of us playing? If only one more person could play together! That would be nice. yes?”
“Ugh?”
“Axion thinks so too?”
“Ugh!”
It was clear that he didn’t understand what I was saying, but Axion smiled and nodded. Ugh. It’s my baby, but it’s really cute.
Captivated by Axion’s cuteness, I barely managed to stop myself from laughing out loud and quickly spit out the next line.
“I wonder who will be there to play with~ Ah! right. You have a vanilla sister. “Don’t you think it would be more fun to play with Vanilla?”
“Woong!”
Startle.
When I glanced toward the tree, I saw one of the two-pronged hair sticking out from behind the tree shaking. You must have been harsh with my words!
I gained courage and shouted a little loudly.
“Vanilla, if you’re around, let’s play together~”
“Wow~”
However, perhaps my attempt was a bit excessive, and instead of coming, the vanilla disappeared.
“oh… … .”
“Boo?”
“He’s gone… … .”
When I made a sad face, Axion tilted his head to look at me and reached out his small hand to touch my cheek. As if asking why you make that face.
Thanks to you, I ended up laughing like an idiot.
“Axion, were you worried about your mother?”
“Ugh!”
“Oh, it’s cute. It would be nice to play with Vanilla noona. “I guess you’re not ready yet.”
“Ugh… … .”
While stroking Axion’s head, which was pounding the sand with both small hands, I thought that I should somehow spend some time with Vanilla.
* * *
“what? “What does vanilla like?”
For some reason, Dazar, who was shuffling through documents in his office, made a puzzled face. Why is your face like that?
“yes. Anything Vanilla likes to play, play with, or eat is fine. “I want to know more.”
“How do I know that?”
“yes?”
Why did you make such an absurd face? Was it an absurdity containing a message asking how he could possibly have known that? I looked at Dazar with sad eyes.
“You’re Vanilla Dad, right?”
“… … “That’s right.”
Dazar paused and turned his head. ah. Now that I think about it, only I who read the original knows that Vanilla is not his biological daughter.
Since she was her brother’s daughter, it was natural that Dazar didn’t know much about vanilla.
But still, shouldn’t you know what your child likes? It’s been a few months since we’ve been together.
At that time, Dazar muttered a little grumpily.
“I tried to narrow the distance in my own way. It is not easy. That guy doesn’t like me very much. “You saw it then too, right?”
I saw it.
‘It’s a bitch.’
When I looked like I realized something at once, Dazar raised his eyebrows.
“So I hired several teachers because I thought it would be better if it were someone other than me. “But only a few of them have been almost sorted out.”
“uh? why?”
“… … “Vanilla kind of discriminates against people.”
To summarize the story Dazar told, it was roughly as follows.
Since Vanilla did not like him, Dazar hired several teachers to take care of Vanilla instead of him. But Vanilla was very picky with people, and she had a few teachers left who didn’t keep their distance from her. Still, she didn’t have a very stable relationship.
“It was Elston who I felt a little more comfortable with. “I guess the magic he used was fascinating.”
“aha. That’s why Elston is in charge of Vanilla’s overall education.”
“Well, there is something like that.”
There was a nuance that there was another reason, but it wasn’t Dazar who could tell me that.
Hmm. So doesn’t that mean Vanilla still hasn’t adapted to this Siaster family?
“Shouldn’t we do something?”
“What are you doing?”
“I mean vanilla. “I think it’s going around.”
“… … “That guy doesn’t like me very much?”
It was a small, faint voice that was not like Dazar’s. In short, he seemed to lack confidence.
No, he’s still a father! I have to take responsibility for her daughter and make her happy. As I was about to spit out her nagging, a thought suddenly crossed my mind and I shut her mouth.
‘Vanilla’s biological father… … Now, you said that Dazar personally eliminated Dazar’s older brother.’
Does Vanilla know this too? No, even if you don’t know, dealing with Vanilla was definitely difficult for Dazar.
I can’t believe Dazar did such a terrible thing. I still can’t believe it, but I think there must have been a reason.
… … That was the case for the Dazars I had watched so far.
But no matter why he did it, the fact remains that he eliminated Vanilla’s biological father.
I was short-thinking.
It was clear that Dazar was also concerned about his relationship with Vanilla.
If you look at the fact that Vanilla has been given several teachers and even a magic tower master next to her.
‘But I don’t think it’s right to just leave it like this.’
I felt like I now knew why Dazar did not appear in the original. Vanilla took over as head of the Siaster family as soon as she became an adult, and Dazar probably left the Siaster family at that time.
There was a scene where someone asked how the former Duke was doing, and Vanilla answered with an expressionless expression.
‘I’m sure you’ll be fine. ‘Because it’s him.’
This is a very dry answer to think of them as father and daughter. Because it was a novel told from Axion’s point of view, Vanilla’s deep feelings about Dazar were not discussed.
However, that was the only time the story of Dazar came out of Vanilla’s mouth. Probably, if I remember clearly.
‘So in a word… … .’
They said that if they continued like this, they would end up being worse than other people.
That doesn’t work.
Becoming my daughter-in-law meant becoming another family member. I wanted Vanilla, my family and daughter-in-law, to feel good about my family.
It may be a bit odd, though.
“… … “I can’t help this.”
If you look at the worldly Dazar muttering in a dejected voice.
‘right… … . Bar, use vanilla noon.’
When I think of Vanilla muttering like that with her face open.
I keep thinking that I shouldn’t leave these two like this.
“Ugh. I understand first of all. “Then I’ll try to become acquainted with Vanilla.”
“… … what? “With vanilla?”
“yes. It looks like he wants to play with Axion. She wasn’t easy to come by. “Let’s start with that first.”
A ray of light passed into Dazar’s slightly dead eyes. The golden eyes twinkled and sent this message.
It’s amazing that you dare to play with Vanilla.
… … That means it’s amazing, right?
Anyway, I snorted and stood up.
First, I planned to win Vanilla’s favor.