Chapter 127.1

As always, my dad rubbed his chin against my head.

“Bebe. As I always said, you just have to grow up to be you. At that age, even if you look a little like a child, you can whine. I’ll tell you every day so you don’t doubt yourself. You just have to be you so that you don’t have to keep hiding yourself. I don’t know what you’ve been through, but I’ll tell you this: this is your house and we’re your family. Just live like you.”

I didn’t think of anything, but at the moment, tears came out of my eyes. I had to say something, but nothing came out. I just smiled brightly.

“Daddy … said the same thing as Mom!”

It was as if he pretended to brighten for no reason.

“The same thing?’

“Yes, I’m glad… for those words, though I’m sure I deserved to be scolded for my actions… Neither my mom nor my dad are like that.”

“Because I’m your father, and because she’s your father. I don’t want you to hide your feelings like now. Bebe, I don’t want you to force a smile like you’ve become an adult.”

Before I knew it, my father’s eyes seemed unusually deep. It was warm, like the night sky; it was overwhelming just to look at it.

“When you live like that, it’s the hardest thing. Constantly looking for your surroundings… that’s hard. It’s not only when you’re young, but when you’re older. I mean, I don’t want you to live like that for now because we’re here.”

I thought it was a shame to show my full feelings to someone. Even now, that thought has not changed. But Mom and Dad said it’s okay to show my feelings.

Without realizing it, somewhere in my heart felt ticklish.

The kind eyes that looked at me made my heart strange. I looked at my father and smiled awkwardly.

“But Dad.”

“Yes?”

“Mom hates Dad.”

“Huh?”

Dad’s face, which had been relaxed until just now, instantly hardened, like a person whose world had collapsed.

“So be nice to Mom!”

“Sh-She hates me?”

“I’m not saying that she completely hates you.”

I calmly told my dad what my mom and I spoke about all night.

Of course, I said it to my dad very, very nicely, and talked about my mom’s stories as much as possible.

Dad, who acted shocked at first, eventually nodded slowly, as if understanding. He said he didn’t know because he had never been in a proper relationship before getting married. Dad, who had been standing in the hallway listening for a long time, had a sullen expression, like a puppy in the rain.

“So don’t hide things from now on! Tell her everything! Got it?”

I raised my hand and stroked my dad’s head.

“My mom says she really likes Dad, but you can’t hide things. There’s nothing more attractive than honesty. So tell her everything from now on! Just like Dad said, we are a family.”

Only then did my father’s sullen face slowly brighten.

“But Dad, what were you saying earlier? You said you found out in the meantime.”

“Ah, that… it wasn’t anything special. Um… Bebe, do you want to go see Harris with Dad?”

After thinking for a while, Dad started moving again.

“Can I? I’m sure there will be an uproar.”

“I’m not confident to face the child directly, but I think I can do it if I have Bebe with me.”

No wonder my father’s eyes looked clear, as if he completely organized his feelings.

“Really?”

“Yes, so I’m going with you. Will you take care of me? Hit Daddy’s head whenever he does something stupid. I think I can get my head around.”

I didn’t know what Dad was thinking, so I nodded roughly.

‘Are you asking me to not let my dad get affected by black magic?’

I looked around quite seriously. Instead, my dad opened his mouth as he walked.

“What I was trying to tell you…”

“Ah!”

***

“Recently, I found an old couple who first had Harris. But as if those people didn’t exist, they disappeared; even the people who were there before you came.”

He nodded affirmatively.

Actually, what Dad said wasn’t unexpected. Rather, they were the ones who had their mother’s shawl, the Grand Duchess. It made me feel confident that Harris might be her child.

It was obvious that Harris would have run away if it turned out to be fake.

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