Chapter 16. Papa, shea! 2020.03.28.
“Are you hungry?”
Xavier lifted me up and hugged me. I struggled and complained.
“Hee-hee….”
“You cried all day yesterday, but today you are angry…. Why would you be like that?”
Larimar scratched his cheek in embarrassment. I saw two troubled people with frowns on their faces.
‘…What am I doing? Not even a real baby.’
There were times when I was surprised at myself for acting like a baby like this. I hesitantly handed them a sincere apology.
“missing child. It’s sweet.” (Sorry. I was wrong.)
It didn’t look like an adult at all to take out my anger in a harsh place. Abdicating the throne to me was entirely the emperor’s madness, because it had nothing to do with them. They were people in a pitiful situation who had to be punished if the boss was to blame. Let’s reflect…
“What did His Highness say…?”
“ah. what. I thought it was a dream, did you hear it too?”
I buried my face in Xavier’s shoulder as the guys were talking in disarray. I was so angry, but I had no place to vent my anger.
‘What should I do?’
Wouldn’t it be better to go to the person concerned and solve it? Having come to a conclusion, I pulled Xavier’s clothes straight.
“Why are you like that?”
I hesitated and couldn’t get the words out easily. I had to tell him to take me to the emperor, but I couldn’t tell others that I was the emperor. We ran into a huge, unexpected crisis. I closed my eyes and murmured.
“…bar.”
“bar?”
“yes. Papa.”
Xavier tilted his head with a puzzled face, but Larimar understood right away.
“Aren’t you daddy? I think His Majesty is talking about it!”
“Papa… I think it’s more like rice than dad?”
But Xavier started going completely wrong. I shook my head as I pulled Xavier’s hair.
“Papa.”
“Look at this. You say it’s not rice.”
Larimar proudly raised her head and snatched me away.
“Your Majesty wants to see you, right? I will take you there.”
“You haven’t eaten yet?”
“You can go and eat.”
As Larimar headed for the doorway, Xavier followed with a worried look on his face.
“Are you being scolded by the madam for behaving like that?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay!”
Larimar left Xavier and headed straight for the emperor. However, no one was in the emperor’s bedroom when he arrived.
“His Majesty is in the dining room right now.”
“okay. thank you.”
Larimar looked down at me with a face that said, ‘What should I do now?’ I gritted my teeth and swallowed my anger. You said bullshit that you would make me emperor, but now you’re going to run out of food?!
‘I will not forgive you.’
I pulled Larimar’s arm.
“Your Highness.”
“Go!” (on foot!)
“You want to walk?”
“yes.”
After a lot of practice, I was able to walk around quite a bit now. In fact, it was very little to run, but it was possible. I waddled to the restaurant holding Larima’s hand. I almost fell a few times, but Larima caught me well, so no such misfortune happened. But something is strange. As I turned my head, the shadow disappeared with the sound of footsteps. I thought it was Lisandro, but it was highly unlikely because Lisandro doesn’t make footsteps. I grabbed Larimar’s hand and pointed to the back.
“Jjoi.” (Over there.)
“What’s over there?”
“yes.”
Larimar let go of my hand and walked towards the bend in the corridor. Larimar, who checked the other side, suddenly pointed his finger.
“What are you doing there right now?!”
who was there too Inadvertently, he put his finger in his mouth and walked away. There were six maids and servants there.
“Ahaha.”
“We just…”
“I heard Her Highness came out.”
I just blinked my eyes as I saw people making excuses one by one. Are you saying that you came because you wanted to see me? I didn’t understand, so I stared at the maids and attendants. Then everyone swarmed around me, making a fuss.
“Your Highness is so cute!”
“It’s amazing that you’re already walking around, Your Highness. Toddling around is so cute…”
“How are your cheeks so plump?”
“Hey boy! look at your hands Really small and dainty.”
Aww! No one laid a hand on me, but I was distracted by the many people surrounding me and talking at once. I hesitated and grabbed the hem of Larimar’s skirt.
“Bapa…”
I have to go quickly to find the emperor. What if the meal is over during this delay and the roads diverge? Larimar glared at the people with a serious expression and took my hand again.
“Oh no!”
“?!”
Larimar’s booming voice made people take a step back. In the meantime, Larimar took me out of the way. And shouted out loud.
“My Highness is said to be closest to me! So, everyone, stop pretending to be friendly!”
“…?”
‘Hey Larimar?’
I was dumbfounded and looked at Larima, but she had a proud expression on her face.
“Go, Your Highness!”
And he left the place proudly. It was also because he was still young, so he seemed immature. Last year Larimar was 17, so he must be 18 now. He was still in his late teens, so it was understandable that he was immature. Still, if I think I’m more immature than Oscar, am I doing too much…. I arrived at the restaurant before I knew it. The smell of delicious food wafted through the air. Although she was eating baby food, she had never seen a proper meal because it was still chopped and ground.
‘looks delicious.’
Thinking of pork belly and giblets, I hurriedly shook my head and stepped into the restaurant. Perhaps at the end of the meal, the emperor was drinking water.
‘Okay, wait and see.’
“Papa!”
I started running while calling out to the emperor.
‘This is to gain momentum to hit harder.’
When he reached the emperor with both fists raised high-.
“Mabel!”
“?!”
The Emperor hugged me. Suddenly, it floated in the air.
“Did you come because you wanted to see this father?”
‘No wait. it’s not that!’
Embarrassed, I slapped the emperor on the shoulder with my fist. But it was my hand that hurt, not the emperor.
“To call Dad so anxiously and come running. You’re really impressed. Mabel…”
“…”
It’s ruined. With a misunderstanding, my revenge ended in failure.
“Bottu…” (plural…)
I murmured gloomily. All I got was blood and wounds. The hand that struck the emperor was so sore. The emperor sat down on the chair again and sat the sullen me on his lap. Then he ordered the attendants who were waiting.
“Bring the ice cream.”
‘…ice cream?’
I raised my head at the word that opened my ears. As the months passed, the nanny would give us snacks, including ice cream. However, since I only had one or two mouthfuls, saying that I might catch a cold, a burning regret always remained.
‘It must be delicious….’
The ice cream came out before long. It was chocolate ice cream that looked sweet and soft. The emperor scooped out the ice cream with a small teaspoon. My eyes followed the spoon as if possessed.
‘I hope an adult.’
You can eat a lot of ice cream too. It was time to stare at the spoon with eyes full of envy and jealousy.
“Mabel. ah.”
“…ah?”
Something cold came into my mouth. As I opened my mouth without closing it, the emperor closed my jaw with his other hand. The ice cream melted sweetly in your mouth.
‘Ah… sweet…’
It’s a pity that it melted quickly, but it was really soft and sweet. I looked back at the emperor with my eyes shining.
“delicious?”
“yes.”
“Would you like some more?”
“yes!”
The emperor put ice cream in my mouth again. The ice cream I ate after a long time was so delicious that I exclaimed.
‘Is this what happiness is?’
The emperor diligently moved the spoon whenever the ice cream disappeared in my mouth. All the ice cream in that little bowl was gone.
“Now, this is the last one.”
I answered the spoon that had been colonized in front of my mouth. It was a pity that it was the last, but it was good to be able to eat a lot. After a while, when the sweetness and chill in my mouth completely disappeared, I came to my senses.
‘Oops.’
He came to seek revenge, but was possessed by ice cream and lost his purpose.
“It wouldn’t be bad to eat with Mabel from now on.”
On top of that, the emperor had a huge misunderstanding. no, it shouldn’t be like this The emperor is a madman trying to make me emperor! I had to express my opinion before it was too late. I bang the table! shouted and fell
“Sear!” (I hate it!)
“What do you hate-.”
“Papa sir!” (I hate daddy!)
“!”
The emperor opened his eyes wide. I felt like I was in shock. I thought it was too much to get ice cream, but I quickly changed my mind.
‘joy.’
I struggled and got off my knees. and bounced
***
Clinking… The spoon in Esteban’s hand fell helplessly and rolled on the floor with a roar.
“…Gustav?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“What did I just hear?”
“…”
Gustaf couldn’t bear to answer. Because I had a firm belief that if I answered incorrectly, I would end up unemployed. Esteban’s complexion turned pale as he had lifted up something he shouldn’t have. Gustav picked up the spoon that had slipped away and quietly backed away. Sparks were a specification.
“Mabel… Mabel couldn’t be like that.”
Esteban, who gulped down cold water as if he were drinking alcohol, jumped up from his seat. The empty face was like a people who had lost their country.
‘What are you going to do…?’
Gustav followed Esteban’s actions with anxious eyes. He walked out of the restaurant, unable to erase his devastated face. Gustaf, who wanted to pretend he didn’t know, was afraid that His Majesty might have an accident, so he hurriedly followed. The place Esteban found was none other than Mabel’s bedroom. Lisandro, who was escorting him outside the gate, took a bow.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor.”
“What about Mabel?”
“He is inside.”
Esteban’s tense lips loosened up again. It was because the thought of seeing Mabel made me feel better. Chubby, soft, and immaculate cheeks. A hand so small that it is questionable whether it can pick up anything. An adorable baby who struggles to walk while holding on to anything with her short limbs.
‘okay. I must have heard something wrong. Mabel can’t hate me.’
Mabel was basically a gentle child who didn’t care about people. The one exception, Lisandro, was right in front of him, but Esteban thought he had nothing to do with it.
‘Anyway, Mabel is my daughter.’
Esteban opened the door and entered with a much lighter heart. and-.
“Aaaaaaaang!”
As soon as he saw himself, he faced Mabel, who was disgusted and burst into tears.
“…Mabel?”
“Aww! go!!”
A child who doesn’t cry well enough to whimper when he cries, cries bitterly while looking at himself. It’s almost to the level of sobbing. Esteban’s feelings at this time were indescribable. Embarrassment, sadness, bitterness. In an instant, great emotions passed by. Esteban took a few steps forward and stretched out his arms to Mabel, who was pouring tears from her big eyes. I was thinking of hugging her.
“may-.”
“Bye go! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” (Go away! Aaaaaaang!)
But I couldn’t even reach it and was rejected. The nanny ran past the frozen Esteban with her hand outstretched, picked up Mabel, hugged her, and patted her on the back.
“It’s okay, Her Highness.”
This shocked Esteban again.
‘I wasn’t even allowed to touch it.’
But the nanny embraced her without hesitation. A sense of betrayal overtook him. But that wasn’t the only thing that shocked him.
“You don’t have to be afraid at all, Your Highness. come on look Are you His Highness’ father, His Majesty the Emperor?”
Nanny turned Mabel’s body towards Esteban, being kind and affectionate. Ice blue eyes stained with tears stared at him. Paan-. Esteban gained courage from those innocent eyes.
“Yes Mabel. Dad.”
“Papa…”
Mabel quietly followed Esteban’s words. Each time she opened her mouth, her rosy cheeks, which moved in detail, were so lovely that she wanted to bite them.
“I must have had a scary dream. It’s okay Mabel. Because I have a father-”
Mabel mercilessly cut off Esteban’s words with a sullen face.
“Sir.” (I don’t like it.)
“Huh?”
“Shit.” (I don’t like it.)
“What do you hate so much?”
At that question, Mabel sneered and laughed. It was a perfect ‘snort’ even though it was natural for him to not know what a snort was. When Esteban was surprised by that fact, Mabel threw a bombshell.
“Papa sir. anti-shea. Go!” (I hate Dad. I hate the emperor. Go!)
It’s been a while since the crying stopped. The voice of the baby, who was firmly nailing it, was unrelenting.
‘I didn’t hear that wrong…!’
Kugoong-. Esteban couldn’t bear to admit what he had heard. The back of his head tingled as if someone had hit his head with a blunt instrument.
‘Has he reached puberty already…?’
It was Mabel’s counterattack.
