<Episode 153: Side Story (17)>
Knock knock, Killian came in, knocking on the door.
“Daddy!”
This time, Daniel ran towards Killian. The first word he learned was none other than "Dada."
Daniel, who was lifted up in a flash by Killian, pointed to the doll gift behind him and muttered a word.
“Bear, woof woof.”
“Wow, you are so smart, Young Master.”
Ivan, who followed in carrying a gift, shoved the gift at Daniel.
“These are all gifts from the young master.”
Even though he probably didn't understand what was being said, Daniel clapped his hands wildly and seemed to be having fun.
“All the guests have arrived.”
“Yes, I guess I should go down now.”
Killian offered Emily his other arm, the one not holding the child, to provide both escort and support.
Holding his always sturdy and reliable arm, Emily headed towards the hall where the guests were.
In the hall, three generations of families were gathered in groups of three or five, talking.
“You’re here!”
Emily flinched slightly at the loud noise, a first for a long time. Just when you get used to it, something new and surprising happens. Life isn't boring.
The couple first went to greet the heads of the families.
“Thank you for coming.”
“Thank you, of course, we should come.”
Messina said this and checked her watch.
“It’s time for the kids to come now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, John and Lucas came into the party hall, shouting greetings loudly.
“We’re here.”
Emily and Messina's faces hardened as they looked at the two people's attire.
“What, why are you guys dressed like that?”
“Who threatened to beat you if you didn’t wear it like that?”
At Emily's question, everyone's gaze naturally turned to Messina.
“What? Why are you all looking at me like it’s normal?”
“Who else but you would make kids do this?”
“Wow, this is driving me crazy.”
It was when Messina was appealing that her case was unfair to Killian's chilling voice.
“We wore it ourselves.”
Lucas opened his mouth indifferently.
“Yes, because it’s Daniel’s birthday.”
“Bear! Woof woof!”
Daniel pointed at the two people with his finger and laughed happily as if he liked them.
Lucas was wearing a teddy bear costume, and John was wearing a puppy costume.
“I was reading a storybook to him, and he only responded to these two animals.”
“Oh my, really?”
At those words, Messina's eyes sparkled.
“What is that unpleasant look on my son’s face?”
"Our family's symbol is a bear. Doesn't that mean he'll join our family later?"
At those words, Zed rubbed his chin.
“A child born between an S-class and an A-class... They are always welcome.”
“You’re talking nonsense.”
Before Killian's momentum could become more brutal, John intervened.
“Don’t worry. When he says ‘doggy,’ he’s talking about a wolf.”
"What?"
A wolf? That didn't sound good at all.
“Daniel calls the wolf ‘woof woof’?”
“Yes. I guess he still has trouble pronouncing wolf.”
“Phuha!”
Messina burst out laughing at John's explanation.
“Starr, you guys were a bit dog-like.”
“Aren’t you guys just foolish bears?”
As the fight began to feel childish, Emily grabbed Killian's arm and pulled him down hard.
“If you’re going to fight, both of you should leave. It’s embarrassing.”
“...I won’t fight.”
“Well then, Daniel, we’ll play with us, so feel free to greet the guests.”
“Thank you, John.”
Emily took Daniel out of Killian's arms and handed him to John.
Daniel loved his mother very much, but it was noisy and crowded, and he wanted to play with his favorite puppy, John, so he hugged him.
“But it seems like you don’t care about our Gotio family.”
Endymion, who was not included in the doll clothes story among the three organizations, muttered with a gloomy face.
“Hey, don’t be upset.”
Messina patted him on the back hard as if to encourage him.
“That’s right, Endymion. Even among adults, many are afraid of snakes... how much more so for babies.”
If a baby is interested in snakes, especially poisonous ones, that is actually a problem.
Endymion also showed an expression of understanding at Emily's consolation.
“You said the baby you’re having this time will be a girl, right?”
"Yes, that's right."
Endymion nodded and opened his mouth towards Emily's stomach.
“I hope that when she is born, she will like our viper.”
“Be quiet. Get away from my daughter.”
Killian covered Emily's stomach from Endymion.
Anyway, I always say you have to be careful with the mouths of poisonous snakes. How dare you bring a poisonous snake to my precious daughter!
Daniel's mother was the strongest, most beautiful, and most wonderful person he had ever seen.
If someone asked him, “Do you like your mom or dad?” he could answer “Mom” without hesitation.
"Father."
“I told you to call me dad.”
Killian felt bitter whenever his six-year-old son used honorifics.
“I would like to sit next to my mother. Could you please give up your seat?”
"... Yes."
Killian became sad.
When uou was little, you used to make me cherish you so much, biting and sucking me! That ungrateful son would stick to his mother's side and never let go.
"Dad!"
At that moment, his daughter Kylie reached out with both arms.
“Please sit me down on a chair.”
At least his daughter liked her father as much as her mother.
Seeing his daughter struggling because of the chair that was taller than her, Killian quickly lifted the child and sat her on his lap.
“Honey, can you tie Kylie’s hair up for me?”
As Kylie's hair kept blowing in the wind, Emily handed him a rubber band and a hair tie.
Then Killian skillfully braided Kylie's hair into two pigtails.
This time, too, he failed to have a child who looked exactly like Emily, as he had hoped.
Kylie's black hair and gray eyes were a perfect match for Killian's to anyone who saw them.
However, her flawless, pure white skin and gorgeous features were inherited from Emily, and her wavy hair was also a characteristic that resembled Emily's.
So, it was impossible for Killian not to love Kylie, who had inherited both his and his beloved wife's traits.
Everyone who met Kylie said at least once that she would one day become a beauty who would shake up the empire.
Emperor Kite also secretly coveted Kylie as the Crown Princess.
'No way.'
Even though she was of noble royal blood, he felt more sorry for his own daughter.
Every time Killian said that, Emily would ask, "Then who would be a good match for Kylie?"
Well, as a father, he didn't want to imagine sending his daughter off to get married yet.
“Thank you, Dad.”
Kylie, who was checking her hair in the hand mirror to see if it was braided nicely, seemed to like it, so she stood up from the chair and kissed her father on the cheek.
'Who should I send this kid to?'
Daniel, who had been staring blankly at Killian and Kylie, leaned against his mother's arm and blinked.
“Mother, please tie my hair too.”
“Daniel doesn’t need it because your hair is short?”
“No. I keep worrying about my bangs.”
Emily let out a small laugh at the sight of her son acting foolish, perhaps jealous of his father's affectionate behavior.
Although he usually acted more maturely than his age, he sometimes acted stubbornly like a child.
After tying up her son's bangs at his insistence, a straight forehead, resembling Killian's, was revealed. Emily realized anew how handsome Daniel was.
“Do you like it now?”
“Yes, I like everything my mother does for me.”
Killian narrowed his eyes at his son's obsession with Emily. It was clearly a charm he'd shown even to himself before his head grew that big.
"Father."
Daniel, feeling better at the touch of his mother's hand, reached out to Killian with a smile on his face, and he quickly straightened his expression.
“Yes, Daniel.”
“I want to try grilling meat.”
In fact, today they were enjoying a barbecue party at their family cottage, Lake Yvette.
“It’s dangerous because the oil is splattering.”
At that moment, John, who had brought more food from the villa, grabbed Daniel's arm and said,
Knock knock, Killian came in, knocking on the door.
“Daddy!”
This time, Daniel ran towards Killian. The first word he learned was none other than "Dada."
Daniel, who was lifted up in a flash by Killian, pointed to the doll gift behind him and muttered a word.
“Bear, woof woof.”
“Wow, you are so smart, Young Master.”
Ivan, who followed in carrying a gift, shoved the gift at Daniel.
“These are all gifts from the young master.”
Even though he probably didn't understand what was being said, Daniel clapped his hands wildly and seemed to be having fun.
“All the guests have arrived.”
“Yes, I guess I should go down now.”
Killian offered Emily his other arm, the one not holding the child, to provide both escort and support.
Holding his always sturdy and reliable arm, Emily headed towards the hall where the guests were.
In the hall, three generations of families were gathered in groups of three or five, talking.
“You’re here!”
Emily flinched slightly at the loud noise, a first for a long time. Just when you get used to it, something new and surprising happens. Life isn't boring.
The couple first went to greet the heads of the families.
“Thank you for coming.”
“Thank you, of course, we should come.”
Messina said this and checked her watch.
“It’s time for the kids to come now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, John and Lucas came into the party hall, shouting greetings loudly.
“We’re here.”
Emily and Messina's faces hardened as they looked at the two people's attire.
“What, why are you guys dressed like that?”
“Who threatened to beat you if you didn’t wear it like that?”
At Emily's question, everyone's gaze naturally turned to Messina.
“What? Why are you all looking at me like it’s normal?”
“Who else but you would make kids do this?”
“Wow, this is driving me crazy.”
It was when Messina was appealing that her case was unfair to Killian's chilling voice.
“We wore it ourselves.”
Lucas opened his mouth indifferently.
“Yes, because it’s Daniel’s birthday.”
“Bear! Woof woof!”
Daniel pointed at the two people with his finger and laughed happily as if he liked them.
Lucas was wearing a teddy bear costume, and John was wearing a puppy costume.
“I was reading a storybook to him, and he only responded to these two animals.”
“Oh my, really?”
At those words, Messina's eyes sparkled.
“What is that unpleasant look on my son’s face?”
"Our family's symbol is a bear. Doesn't that mean he'll join our family later?"
At those words, Zed rubbed his chin.
“A child born between an S-class and an A-class... They are always welcome.”
“You’re talking nonsense.”
Before Killian's momentum could become more brutal, John intervened.
“Don’t worry. When he says ‘doggy,’ he’s talking about a wolf.”
"What?"
A wolf? That didn't sound good at all.
“Daniel calls the wolf ‘woof woof’?”
“Yes. I guess he still has trouble pronouncing wolf.”
“Phuha!”
Messina burst out laughing at John's explanation.
“Starr, you guys were a bit dog-like.”
“Aren’t you guys just foolish bears?”
As the fight began to feel childish, Emily grabbed Killian's arm and pulled him down hard.
“If you’re going to fight, both of you should leave. It’s embarrassing.”
“...I won’t fight.”
“Well then, Daniel, we’ll play with us, so feel free to greet the guests.”
“Thank you, John.”
Emily took Daniel out of Killian's arms and handed him to John.
Daniel loved his mother very much, but it was noisy and crowded, and he wanted to play with his favorite puppy, John, so he hugged him.
“But it seems like you don’t care about our Gotio family.”
Endymion, who was not included in the doll clothes story among the three organizations, muttered with a gloomy face.
“Hey, don’t be upset.”
Messina patted him on the back hard as if to encourage him.
“That’s right, Endymion. Even among adults, many are afraid of snakes... how much more so for babies.”
If a baby is interested in snakes, especially poisonous ones, that is actually a problem.
Endymion also showed an expression of understanding at Emily's consolation.
“You said the baby you’re having this time will be a girl, right?”
"Yes, that's right."
Endymion nodded and opened his mouth towards Emily's stomach.
“I hope that when she is born, she will like our viper.”
“Be quiet. Get away from my daughter.”
Killian covered Emily's stomach from Endymion.
Anyway, I always say you have to be careful with the mouths of poisonous snakes. How dare you bring a poisonous snake to my precious daughter!
***
Daniel's mother was the strongest, most beautiful, and most wonderful person he had ever seen.
If someone asked him, “Do you like your mom or dad?” he could answer “Mom” without hesitation.
"Father."
“I told you to call me dad.”
Killian felt bitter whenever his six-year-old son used honorifics.
“I would like to sit next to my mother. Could you please give up your seat?”
"... Yes."
Killian became sad.
When uou was little, you used to make me cherish you so much, biting and sucking me! That ungrateful son would stick to his mother's side and never let go.
"Dad!"
At that moment, his daughter Kylie reached out with both arms.
“Please sit me down on a chair.”
At least his daughter liked her father as much as her mother.
Seeing his daughter struggling because of the chair that was taller than her, Killian quickly lifted the child and sat her on his lap.
“Honey, can you tie Kylie’s hair up for me?”
As Kylie's hair kept blowing in the wind, Emily handed him a rubber band and a hair tie.
Then Killian skillfully braided Kylie's hair into two pigtails.
This time, too, he failed to have a child who looked exactly like Emily, as he had hoped.
Kylie's black hair and gray eyes were a perfect match for Killian's to anyone who saw them.
However, her flawless, pure white skin and gorgeous features were inherited from Emily, and her wavy hair was also a characteristic that resembled Emily's.
So, it was impossible for Killian not to love Kylie, who had inherited both his and his beloved wife's traits.
Everyone who met Kylie said at least once that she would one day become a beauty who would shake up the empire.
Emperor Kite also secretly coveted Kylie as the Crown Princess.
'No way.'
Even though she was of noble royal blood, he felt more sorry for his own daughter.
Every time Killian said that, Emily would ask, "Then who would be a good match for Kylie?"
Well, as a father, he didn't want to imagine sending his daughter off to get married yet.
“Thank you, Dad.”
Kylie, who was checking her hair in the hand mirror to see if it was braided nicely, seemed to like it, so she stood up from the chair and kissed her father on the cheek.
'Who should I send this kid to?'
Daniel, who had been staring blankly at Killian and Kylie, leaned against his mother's arm and blinked.
“Mother, please tie my hair too.”
“Daniel doesn’t need it because your hair is short?”
“No. I keep worrying about my bangs.”
Emily let out a small laugh at the sight of her son acting foolish, perhaps jealous of his father's affectionate behavior.
Although he usually acted more maturely than his age, he sometimes acted stubbornly like a child.
After tying up her son's bangs at his insistence, a straight forehead, resembling Killian's, was revealed. Emily realized anew how handsome Daniel was.
“Do you like it now?”
“Yes, I like everything my mother does for me.”
Killian narrowed his eyes at his son's obsession with Emily. It was clearly a charm he'd shown even to himself before his head grew that big.
"Father."
Daniel, feeling better at the touch of his mother's hand, reached out to Killian with a smile on his face, and he quickly straightened his expression.
“Yes, Daniel.”
“I want to try grilling meat.”
In fact, today they were enjoying a barbecue party at their family cottage, Lake Yvette.
“It’s dangerous because the oil is splattering.”
At that moment, John, who had brought more food from the villa, grabbed Daniel's arm and said,
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