Chapter 280 – Father Returns

Му fаthеr рushed the strоllеr fоr mе, giving mе a nice lоng wаlk.

“Tokуo’s nicе withоut аnу snоw.”

“It snоws sometimеs. Just not as muсh аs baсk hоmе.”

“I sее.”

“…”

“…”

“You twо reаlly don’t tаlk muсh, huh.”

Dо wе? Maуbe…

Вut my father wаs smiling аs he looked аt thе little ones in the strollеr.

Grаndkids are adorablе, аfter all.

Wе keрt wаlking thrоugh tоwn like this…

Peoрle from thе соuntryside оftеn hаve weаk legs beсause they rеlу on cаrs sо much.

In сontrast, mу old man is alwаys stаnding аnd walking for farm work.

Mаn, he’s tоugh.

Wе wаlked sеveral kilоmеtеrs.

Mashirо was аlrеаdу grоaning, “Whоа, I’m stаrting to gеt tirеd!!”

Meanwhile, the little ones were being quiet and seemed satisfied with this longer-than-usual walk.

Ignite stuck to the bottom of the stroller was doing a great job, so the cold wasn’t a problem either.

And so the stroller returned to our home, the President came over with pizza, and we all had lunch together…

I noticed my father kept glancing at the President’s horns and tail.

Those aren’t decorations, you know.

Actually, the President just casually inserted herself into this family situation and fed this old man pizza—that’s way too bold.

“Hoh! You do resemble Shogo indeed. Your grandchildren must be adorable. Humans have such emotions. I have been thoroughly researching this.”

“President, you’re letting your non-human side show way too much in how you speak.”

My father’s eyes were just darting around, and he couldn’t really respond properly, but…

Somehow, he seemed to develop a strange sense of trust in the President, who’s the manager of this apartment building.

Wait, you exchanged LUINE addresses!?

The President and my father!?

And so, we saw him off.

My father, the President, and I went to Tachikawa Station and watched until my father boarded the express train bound for Kofu.

Alright, he’s on!

Mission complete!!

“By the way, why are you coming along, President?”

“Just felt like it, really. I usually fly to the studio, right? I rarely ride trains.”

“So it was partly novelty too.”

As for the President’s horns and tail, in this world where Other Species have become increasingly common, they don’t stand out that much.

Sure, Centaurs can’t ride trains, but Elves and Dwarves are scattered around the station too.

Well, actually, there aren’t any species with horns and tails, so it is noticeable…

I think Lizardmen are the only ones with tails, right?

Incidentally, the Manager in charge of the five from Live Dungeon is a female Lizardman.

She comes to our apartment occasionally too.

She’s definitely hired specifically to handle the President, right?

“Ah, that one is as adorable as a grandchild…”

The President squints her eyes!

See!

“But the moment you parted from your father, that Spice-like nature came out, didn’t it? You could have acted that way in front of your father too.”

“Well, it’s complicated. The root cause is pretty silly, though.”

“Still, letting him see his child is a good thing. Humans die quickly, after all. Stubbornness will lead to regret.”

“Aren’t you getting oddly knowledgeable about human relationships?”

“I participate in Live Dungeon and answer Listener consultations during my Streams! My responses are apparently refreshing because they’re like a god’s perspective. Why is that?”

Probably because they actually are like a god’s perspective.

Among the non-humans in Japan, the President is probably the closest thing to a god.

Apparently, Beelzebub (not fused with Kiraboshi Hazuki) is just a bit below the President in terms of power.

Really, why is someone this powerful working as an Adventure Streamer in Japan?

And apparently, all the women from our cohort are pulling friend moves on this Dragon.

That’s some insane guts.

The President said she wanted to shop at the station shopping center, so I accompanied her and we headed home together.

A clerk at a fancy cosmetics shop said, “Your boyfriend is so kind,” but that’s wrong!

I’m a married man devoted to my wife, and the President just looks like a woman—gender doesn’t even exist for her!

And so, when we reached the floor where our home is, the President naturally walked into Throne Angel’s place.

She probably wanted to show off the cosmetics she bought.

A mighty Dragon acting all girly!

And so, back at our place.

The babies were fast asleep.

Ignite and Marinna were folding and disposing of the used diapers.

Whoa, incinerating them in mid-air into ash!

So convenient.

“Welcome back, Mr. Shogo! It’d be nice if your father came again.”

“Yeah. Though it’s exhausting…”

“It was heartwarming to see you two getting along better than at the wedding.”

“That was getting along!? I see, so that’s how it is…!”

“If it were Little Spice’s Mr. Shogo, wouldn’t he interact with your father more naturally?”

“Maybe…!”

But I don’t want to try that terrifying experiment!

And so, the big event (for me) that was my father’s visit ended, and I was so mentally drained I took the entire next day off.

Dealing with relatives is more exhausting than fighting Witches!

Though I meant to rest, I got summoned by the President partway through, so I transformed into Spice.

It was decided the three of us would do a Game Stream from Throne Angel’s place.

Is it okay for Live Dungeon if an outsider shows up suddenly…!?

Well, she’s acquainted with their President over there, so maybe it’s fine…?