< Apiography 14. Father and Son >
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“Hmm… I guess this will be enough.”
After finishing his work, Adeshan took off his glasses and muttered. With this, the contract period with Caravel Danang has been extended for another five years. The sunlight seeping through her spacious windows warmed her office.
Various agenda items to be dealt with this month were neatly organized on a desk as large as a dinosaur. I originally liked this kind of thing, and when I was the student council president of Phileon, I did a lot of similar things, so I didn’t have much trouble.
Suddenly, Adeshan’s eyes fell on the picture frame in the corner of the desk. Inside the small square were Iril and Schlieffen kissing, and people scattering flowers around them.
It was a ‘photograph’ that Didican developed and has now commercialized. She smiled brightly when she saw herself and Ronan smiling brightly.
“···I miss you.”
Ten years have already passed since that day. A time when rivers and mountains change and people change. She, who seemed like she would remain her young lady forever, was now a married woman with her own child.
Adeshan was twirling a fountain pen and reminiscing about the past. smart. A familiar voice was heard along with a knock.
“mom.”
“huh? “Lance?”
Adeshan frowned. The door slowly opened and a boy with a pouting expression came in. It was Ronan and her first son, Lance.
Ranse, who turned 11 this year, was suffering from premature puberty. With her black hair and thick eyelashes, she looked exactly like herself. When she waited and didn’t get an answer, she asked Ade Shan again.
“What’s wrong, my son?”
“···Mom, why did you marry such a worthless person?”
“Uh, huh? “What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”
“Follow me.”
Adeshan was taken aback by the unexpected question. Ran Se came over to her, took her hand, and went out to her living room. In the spacious living room, a man with shaggy hair was lying asleep on the sofa.
“Koooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…
“Koooo…”
The sound of snoring could be heard coming from under the magazine covering his face. Ronan did not return home until this morning. His second daughter Erin, now nine years old, was fast asleep in his arms.
“Me too. “Go in and grow up.”
Adeshan laughed at the sight. Nothing has changed between when she was dating and now. Lanse, seeing the eyes dripping with honey, was shocked and asked.
“···mom. You didn’t get married because you were threatened, right? “Something like finding a weakness.”
“Hey, what is he talking about now? “Why would Mom do that?”
“But I don’t understand it based on common sense. “Her mom is so busy, but her dad sleeps all the time.”
Lance pouted. As someone who didn’t know much about Ronan’s past, he couldn’t understand why the two got married.
Even if you think about it from an objective point of view, Adeshan was truly the perfect mother. Although she was burdened with various duties, including managing the estate, she did not neglect her housework, and she cooked her own food at least once a day.
Naturally, the children felt terrible about it, so Ranse and Erin were able to grow up with lots of love. Her self-management was also thorough, so she was never seen as a married woman with two children. If I had to find someone prettier, it would be Aunt Iril, who married Uncle Schlieffen.
In comparison, Ronan was just a guy who didn’t shave his beard properly. People praised him as a hero who saved the world, but they could never defend him because they knew the truth. Lance muttered.
“The more I look at it, the less I understand. “Her mom is so busy, but her dad sleeps all the time.”
“It’s not okay if you say something like that to Dad. No matter how hard you work, you work hard for our family. “The reason you come home late every day is because you are busy working.”
Adeshan squatted down and tapped his son’s nose with his index finger. Well, most of the time Ronan finished his work and came around when Lan Se was asleep, so I thought that might be the case.
“And Dad is a really capable person. The reason we can spend time smiling like this is all thanks to Dad. “My son, do you believe what you say?”
“joy. Even so, it’s clear that you hate me.”
“He can’t do that.”
“…But you didn’t come to my entrance ceremony. “I was the head of the martial arts department.”
Lance muttered. In fact, Ronan was unable to attend his son’s entrance ceremony. Considering the tradition of the whole family coming and celebrating regardless of the circumstances, it was definitely an unusual event.
“Well, that’s…”
The shock became even greater when Principal Nabirose separately asked if Ronan had come. He was in the middle of thinking about what to say to Ade Shan, who was momentarily dumbfounded. Whoa! The wind that seeped through the balcony knocked the magazine off Ronan’s face.
“Ugh…ah. Damn it…”
“Ah, he woke up.”
Ronan, who had been flinching, opened his eyes. She felt dizzy, as if she hadn’t gotten enough sleep yet. As he slowly raised his head, he saw his daughter sleeping peacefully on the boat, and his son glaring at him with axe eyes from afar. He yawned lazily and waved his hand.
“Haaaam…good morning. son.”
“What about breakfast? “The sun is in the middle of the sky?”
“Why is it so sunny again today? “Did you urinate while you were sleeping?”
“W-what kind of nonsense! “When on earth did you bring this up!”
Ranse, whose face was bright red, shouted. She couldn’t like this person either. Ronan chuckled as he set Erin down on her personal sofa.
“Otherwise, it’s okay. Why are you yelling? “I’m going to wake up my brother.”
“Your father is saying nonsense! “I’m not a kid anymore!”
“Even if a guy with no hair on his body said something like that, it wouldn’t be persuasive. And if you want to poop or urinate, you might get tired once in a while… Ugh!! “Oh my, this can’t be right!”
“Why, what’s wrong?!”
Lance, startled, shrugged his shoulders. Ronan’s eyes, which were always half closed, were wide open. Did something appear? He was looking around for something that could be used as a weapon. Ronan suddenly reached in front of Ade Shan with her forward roll and said, squeezing her hand.
“I thought an angel appeared, but it turned out to be our honey. “This was rude.”
“Oh my. You···.”
Adeshan blushed. Ronan kissed the back of her hand, which she was still holding, and then picked her up as if he were holding her princess. He clicked his tongue as he stared at her face.
“Your hair is damaged. “Your face is full of fatigue…is this little monster causing you a lot of trouble?”
“Who are you calling a monster? “Put mom down!”
Ronan stretched out his leg and kicked Lanse’s butt. Ran Se was furious and tried to run towards her, but he was blocked by her feet and couldn’t get close. Ade Shan shook his head.
“I’m just a little tired. And speaking of hard work, it’s all something I do because I enjoy it.”
“I can assure you what a kind heart you have.” “One of the two best things in my life was telling you I wanted to get married.”
“What is the other one?”
“You accepted my marriage proposal. “Come on, let’s go!”
“Aaaah! “Not now!”
Ronan walked around and pretended to walk to the master bedroom. Adeshan let out a happy scream and tapped his shoulder. Ranse was disgusted by the sight he couldn’t open his eyes to see.
“Wow.”
“son. I’m sorry, but would you like to take Erin out for a bit? “Just play for an hour…no, two hours.”
Ronan, who was suddenly rummaging through his inner pocket, held out a silver coin to Ranse. It was an event that occasionally occurred when the two people’s passion reached its peak.
Lanse accepted it with an expression as if he were looking at the corpse of a daughter-in-law. He let out a small sigh and picked up his sister who was sleeping on the sofa.
“Ugh…oppa?”
“Let’s go out, Erin. “This place is hopeless.”
“Uuuuung…?”
Erin was carried on his back without even knowing what was going on. Pure white hair flowed down the nape of Ranse’s neck. Lance, who stopped before leaving the door, looked back at Ronan and growled.
“I hate my father.”
“I see. “I like you.”
“I-I-IK!”
The pure white face heated up again. There was something more to say, but Lance ended up closing the door roughly without being able to continue speaking.
bang! Beyond the front door, the sound of grumbling was receding. Ronan, who was standing still, chuckled.
“That guy’s temper. “Who does he resemble and act like that?”
“Hehe, it’s just like when you were young. “Of course, his face resembles me more.”
“That’s a good thing. “If your face looked like mine, there would definitely be trouble everywhere.”
“But I like this face. Should I sleep a little more now?”
Adeshan gently stroked Ronan’s cheek. His rough beard and dark eyes revealed the hard work he had gone through. Kissing her lightly, Ronan lowered her to the floor.
“thank you. “I’ll sleep for one more hour.”
“Don’t do that, sleep well. You’ve been overworking yourself lately. “I’m worried I’ll collapse if this continues.”
“it’s okay. It’s work. “Is Lansei very disappointed?”
Ronan asked carefully. He didn’t show it, but he was also very worried about his son. He Ade Shan sighed.
“huh. I don’t know about anything else, but I think not being able to go to the entrance ceremony was very painful. If things continue like this, I think I’ll resent you for a while… Can you really not tell me the truth?”
“of course. Never say never. “It’s a story that would make men of that age have a sense of adventure rather than caution.”
Ronan said firmly. He knew that in many ways it would be better for him to be hated for a moment. Adeshan hesitated.
“That is correct. “Did you catch the culprit?”
“yet. The investigation net is narrowing, but no decisive clues have been found. “Seeing as how Asher is giving him trouble, he doesn’t seem like an ordinary guy.”
Ronan clicked his tongue. He was following a series of disappearances that had recently been taking place in the system. Over the past month, nearly a hundred men and women have disappeared, and with no trace left behind, the entire population is trembling in fear.
The reason why he joined the search party without being asked was simple. He said about half of those missing were children. Ronan roughly brushed his bangs.
“I’ve been through all kinds of crappy things, but this is the first time I’ve ever experienced anything like this. There are no traces left, and the fate of the missing people is unclear. “What kind of bastard is the culprit?”
“Well, I can’t track it even with the mana of the shadow…”
“it’s okay. “Don’t worry.”
Adeshan sighed. Have my senses become dull due to the decade-long period of peace? Ronan, who had reassured her by hugging her, let out a low growl.
“I will protect my children. “No matter what it takes.”
