Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
Biting Cyril’s pants, Andrea brought him over to us. Cyril, while dangled like that, had tears trickling down his face.
“Are you hurt?”
“Uuu, uhk.”
I hugged Cyril, whose head was bobbing up and down, and looked at the culprits.
In front of Andrea who was baring his fangs in a threatening manner were three sky-dolphins.
Unlike an ordinary dolphin, a sky-dolphin’s body had a gradient from light purple to light blue and more importantly, it could use magic to fly in the air. Although it was a creature classified as a demon, it was popular because it didn’t attack people and had a gentle nature.
So just why did these sky-dolphins attack Cyril?
Since he was still growling, I tried to calm Andrea down by patting his head, and at the same time looked up at Jill.
“This is an issue. It’s illegal to arbitrarily use force on sky-dolphins. In the first place, I’ve never heard of them attacking people either.”
“That’s right. ……Cyril, can you tell us what happened?”
“Sniff. Play, togethwer, they said. But sea is scary, so I said no.”
“……?”
Play together?
That was what Cyril interpreted it into in his mind, right? There was no way the sky-dolphins actually said that to him.
I mean, what I just witnessed really was the sky-dolphins pulling Cyril to lead him to the ocean.
But even if they had no malicious intent, it would be terrible if he had drowned.
Just as I was having an even harder time figuring out how to deal with this, Cyril shook his head.
“Nuh-uh, I’m sorry too.”
“……What are you sorry for?”
“Dolphin-san said shorry. Dolphin-san said, just want to play.”
“Could it be, you can talk with the dolphins?”
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“….Is’t strange? Can’t everyone talk with Dolphin-san?”
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Waaaah~! The children clapped happily.
For Jill and I though, needless to say it was a head-scratching moment.
“Things really went in a strange direction at the very last minute, huh.”
“Well, at least Cyril doesn’t feel it’s a bad thing.”
“True.”
Having tried it several times after, we confirmed without a doubt that Cyril was able to communicate with the dolphins.
In this world, there were indeed some people with this ability, although it wasn’t as rare as people who could see spirits.
Even so, that didn’t mean there were a lot of them. If you make a mistake in how you treat them, you would likely invite trouble.
Jill, whose worries had just multiplied, wordlessly stared at the sun setting into the horizon.
“……You alright?”
“I’m fine.”
“……Liar. You’re obviously feeling down.”
I didn’t want him to pretend to be okay.
If he didn’t want to talk about it, then I wouldn’t ask. But if it was a worry he could talk about, then I didn’t want him to hold it in.
When I said that, Jill smiled and spoke his mind.
“The white lions have always been considered special amongst beastmen, and perhaps it’s genetic, but even my children have each developed their own powers. Perhaps other people would be happy about it, but I can’t feel as good about it. They may have to bear the troubles and loneliness that come with having powers nobody else has.”
The rippling water was stained red by the setting sun.
I felt as if it was a mirror of Jill’s heart.
Exactly like the tiny ripples of turmoil and confusion in his golden eyes.
“Jill.”
The children were truly loved.
Andrea was scared that Jill would be disappointed if he didn’t excel above everyone else, but none of that ever passed this guy’s mind, huh?
All Jill wanted for his children was their happiness.
After experiencing countless pain and suffering, all he thought of was how to protect his children from those things.
Behind his cool face, he was worrying about it alone.
And since he kept trying to do it all by himself somehow, it looked like he could do it.
So, most people probably didn’t even realise how much stress Jill was in.
I was ‘most people’, not long ago. I was convinced that Jill was perfect, not realising what I could have noticed if I just looked closer.
“It’s because Jill knows well how bad things can go. But even more than that, you’re full of gentleness. I think those kids are lucky to have you.”
So if he thought that he had caused the children misfortune just because they were born to him, I hoped he would let go of that sadness.
Andrea, Cyril, and Guy. All of them loved Jill.
So, Jill. Please don’t think of denying all that and keep on blaming yourself.
“Those kids all love you very much.”
Besides,
“Hey, Jill.”
One half of the face staring at me was tinged orange by the setting sun.
With the sudden silence enveloping us two, my mind lulled. I might be able to say it now.
And then, as I was about to slowly say the words that I was finally able to accept.
“Father—!”
The children, led by Andrea, came running noisily.
They seemed to have forgotten to slow down, crashing into Jill full force. Though Jill had a tight grip on them all, the momentum was enough to make Jill lose his footing and they all fell into the sea.
The water splashed up, and a few seconds later, Cyril’s shriek could be heard.
Looking into the water, I saw a beast-transformed Cyril on Jill’s head, and Guy and Andrea held in his arms. Floating in the water, Jill’s whole face was lit up by a smile.
“Ahhh, I’m soaked again.”
The way he laughed with all his heart was more precious than anything else.
I loved them. Jill, who firmly held his children, and the children, who had absolute trust and reliance in their father. I loved them.
That was right.
I had to admit it. Before I knew it, I had fallen in love with this man. Not the hero, but a man that was just a doting parent.
Awwwwwwwww… ❤❤❤😍☺
Thank you for the chapter!!!
I don’t think that he have to worry about it after all they had each other and had Jill and Cyrus.
Thank you for the chapter
thanks for the chapter ♡
cuteeee!!
thanks for the chapter <3