Child Rearing Hero and Children of the Demon King - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

「Nii~chan, where did you put Tou~chan’s treasures?」

While making a soup, I was asked by Iric for some or other reason, so I replied immediately .

「In here」

What I showed him was a smallish pouch hanging from my waist . The Demon King’s children blinked their eyes and stared at the small pouch on my waist .

「…… Otou~san, you are not reliable at all」
「Tou~chan…… is this small thing our living expenses? I feel sorry for Nii~chan」

Hearing the twins apologetical mutters, Ahh, I realized . The treasures left by the Demon King isn’t merely just that . I ought to explain .

「You misunderstood . This is a magic bag . It’s also called the infinite pouch, and lots of things can be stored in it . You can’t feel the weight either . It’s an article of magic」

It’s something I have received from the Sage’s little sister who was my companion for a while . Rather than being skilled at magic, the little sister was skilled at developing predominant items . While her talent for magic was almost non-existent, she was quite able at creating magic products .

「Convenient, right?」
「I see~ How amazing the humans are」
「So cool~ You can make even something like that?」

The twins were very interested .

「Yeah . I have no idea how this works, but the child who made this was incredible . This amazing thing was easily made by a certain girl」
「Fu . It was made by a human in the end . It’s only given that it’s defective somewhere」

Not even getting scolded anymore, Pochi was sent straight through the air .

「A human that was Nii~chan’s companion?」

Iric continued the conversation as if nothing happened .

「Yeah . Let’s apologize to Pochi later . She was my companion」




「Why are you not together now?」

Letting a sigh at the twins who ignored the apology, I explained .

「Let’s apologize, okay? The reason we are not together now is because that child had something she wanted to do . She was aiming to become a Sage, so she was my companion until we reached the town where she was about to study」
「You were dumped?」

I was looked at with upturned eyes .

「Err…… she wasn’t my lover, so saying I was dumped would be inappropriate」
「Then, you were abandoned?」

This combo coming from left and right have no mercy at all .

「That’s not it……」

How should I explain this? We merely traveled together because we had the same destination and then we parted because of our different objectives .
However, traveling with her was indeed fun .

「Nii~chan, we are here for you, okay?」
「Onii~san, cheer up」

The children are totally treating me like a man who has been dumped .
She wasn’t my lover, so it’s different . After repeating that explanation a few more times, the children said .

「Alright, I got it! Nii~chan, I will marry you when I grow up and become a splendid Demon King」
「If Onii~san is still single until then, I would not mind becoming your bride, you know?」

I got proposed . Totally exhausted, I somehow managed to object .

「…… No…… you don’t have to become Demon Kings . Rather, Iric, two men can’t get married . Also, Ilya, I will be a weak from old age geezer when you grow up, so I will refrain」
「Eh, was that so?」
「Is that so?」

Even if they are mature for their age, they are still children in the end . And from the Demon race too . Their common sense is largely deficient .
Still, they were thinking of me, so it was at this moment that I realized how cute these children are .

「I see~ Then, I should just search for Nii~chan’s bride then!」
「Then, I will grow up quickly」

Somehow, they understood it differently .

How do I make them understand this?
Parenting really is difficult . Wouldn’t defeating a Demon King be much easier?

Yuuya who begin his journey with the twins has been thinking so recently .