I’m Not Your Dad, I’m a Villain

EP.42 EP3. rough and soft

I saw the motives who died like dogs from the first operation.

The guys who were treated as elites in the ongoing operation also disappeared one by one, and the recruits and juniors who were replenished after that disappeared soon afterward.

Some realized that their ideals and reality were different, or they chose to betray the organization or return to society simply because they were afraid… … .

Nevertheless, did it come to me with pride that I endured all the trials and tribulations?

Has it contributed to my strength and gave me experience?

No, coincidentally, the world was not like a game-style staircase.

That the birth and process are not equal, and that life in the world is that even a stable life is turned to ashes overnight… … . How can you be sure that your hard work will be rewarded?

Still, I wondered if I would get a reward…

‘Boss, no.’

Even such expectations eventually came to me as a torture of hope.

Life is too harsh to endure with patience alone.

Even the vocation I believed I had to bear was too heavy to carry with mere stubbornness.

‘I, I will work harder. You don’t have to use force. Just, if you’re waiting, someday I’ll… . I’ll save you… … .’

Nevertheless, even to force it, as if claiming that this world is arrogant.

In the end, the person I wanted to protect had the result of having to bear the burden I had to bear.

‘Please, no. didn’t… … .’

that day.

When the little finger of the one who looked at me pitifully as I was covered in blood snapped, I realized that the world I lived in was falling apart.

Only in this world, only I can remember.

…with such a curse-like memory left behind.

***

– Beep beep, beep beep.

Those memories were cut off with a loud alarm, and then the mind began to float to the surface.

An unpleasant and unpleasant start to the day. Even though it has been repeated for 3 years, I am not used to it at all.

The memory of that day was a mistake that will not be erased even now, and it will become a tag that will continue to follow me in the future.

But that might be better.

Don’t forget, things like that will never happen again.

“… great.”

I barely calmed myself down, got myself out of bed, and immediately left the room and went out into the living room.

The time just around dawn.

In the living room, where the light was brightened by just pulling the curtains without turning on the lights, there was a person seated on the sofa before me.

[Yes, next

News. There are rumors that a ghost ship appeared last night at the wharf on the edge of District D. Regarding this, netizens were only ignoring rumors.

I think it is, but the police believe that it may be connected with a villain organization, so they are investigating… … .]

News from the TV.

What caught my attention more than that was the rattling sound from the living room and the kitchen leading to it.

– Tiing!

The beeping sound at the end is probably due to the microwave oven.

When I went right there and checked, I could see the boss taking the cup out of the range with his gloved hand.

“… … boss?”

“Oh yeah. Good morning, Brad.”

The boss smiles caringly while holding a cup of warm milk.

After that, she looked at the table and continued talking to me.

“I just made breakfast, would you like to try it?”

“Breakfast, did the boss prepare… … ?”

“When I was with Nella,

It was made quite often. All they did was put the bread in the toaster or heat the milk… … . Just such a simple act

It would be nice to be able to make breakfast food for you.”

“Ah yes. Yes… … .”

Do you still have an attitude that values ​​efficiency?

Obviously, the boss doesn’t sleep very well, so he wakes up often.

But normally, I just watch TV and wait for me to wake up, and this was the first time I’ve ever made breakfast in this way.

It’s nothing other than making the master I serve take the trouble for breakfast.

“But it’s convenient, but I feel uneasy with just a simple meal. I am only sorry to you, that it is such a modest thing to have been treated at the best.”

“No, it’s okay… … .”

On the contrary, it was a short time to try to express the guilt to the boss who apologized.

Suddenly, he felt something strange about the boss and began to examine his body.

No, wouldn’t it be pretty trivial to be a strange one?

But something has changed, even if it’s small. It’s just too late to notice because you haven’t paid attention until now.

“Why is that, Brad?”

“Boss, wait a minute… … .”

I immediately bent down and placed my hand on the boss’s head.

Yes, again… … .

“You look pretty tall.”

Was the last time you took it before you came to Shells Town?

After that, I was quite busy and didn’t pay attention, but now, after about two months, when I look back, I can see that the boss is a little taller.

It’s not year by year, but month by month. Is this what a growing child is like?

“You said you were tall, is that true?”

“Yeah, much more than before… … . ah.”

It took me a while to look around with my hands on my head to take a closer look.

Belatedly, I realized what I had done, and without realizing it, I burst out of my mouth.

Damn, what did I do now?

How dare you put your hand on the boss’s head without knowing the subject.

“Sorry, I’m sorry. Stop without knowing… … .”

For a moment, he was embarrassed and tried to pull his hand out.

“No, it’s fine.”

The boss who puts his little hand on the back of my hand as if to restrain me.

There was no displeasure at all on his face.

“You can eat toast with one hand, so it wouldn’t hurt to do this. It doesn’t matter how many strokes you want.”

“Ha, but… … .”

“Bread.”

It’s like fixing it with a nail.

The boss who fixes my hands on the hands that put my head like that.

“How do you see me now?”

“… … yes?”

“He’s grown, but he’s still a child.”

The boss’s answer came back before he could even ask the gist of the question.

I couldn’t see it in detail because it was covered by the palm of my hand, but the fingertips on the back of my hand were trembling strangely.

“On the street alone

If you go out, you will quickly become a lost child, and if there is a threat to your life, you will not even be allowed to run away… … . just howl and sympathize with the enemy

It’s a being who can’t help but hope that someone will buy it or run to it after hearing its cry.”

“… … boss.”

“Yeah, without your protection…”

It was just like when I was walking by the lakeside before.

Yes, even then… … .

“The present country is a weak existence that cannot survive even a single day.”

This little hand that was holding my hand was trembling clearly.

“Bread. As far as I know, it is perfectly natural for a father to serve his daughter.”

But did you think that even that shouldn’t be shown?

The boss, who was slowly removing the palm on the back of my hand, continued speaking with his head bowed.

Still allowing me to put my hand on his head.

“Isn’t a father supposed to be stroking his daughter?”

As if wishing that the present hand would not fall, only that bitter voice quietly flows.

When I heard that, I quietly looked down at the hand on her head.

The hand that would normally have been dropped with an apology… … .

Of course, if she had given me an order, I would have kept it, but now she has not given me an order.

I just asked.

Even if it’s a disguise, I’m a father, and I’m a daughter.

If so, how should we act naturally in a situation like this one? Even if you don’t have eyes to see, I want you to teach me now.

“Rough, your palms.”

No compulsion at all.

As if following her heart that could not even be called a command, she began to gently stroke her hair with her hand that had stopped.

“Nevertheless…”

Still, she doesn’t complain.

His face, enjoying his caress, was still full of gentleness.

“Nevertheless, it’s soft. Your touch.”

Yes, a smile warmer than the sun shining outside the window.

A boss who enjoys being gently stroked with such a smile.

Was the action just out of understanding?

From that realization that a real daughter accepts her father’s touch at times like this?

Coincidentally, I don’t know.

Even if she judged her by her outward appearance, the inside of her would not be something that only humans could understand.

“… … hahahaha.”

But why?

Just seeing that smile made me burst into laughter.

The burden of the nightmare I had before seemed to have eased a bit.

Because I felt the warmth of the morning sun gradually getting brighter through the curtains.

“Bread?”

Was it surprising to see me like this?

The boss opened his eyes, but I didn’t care and took my hand from her head.

and hugged her body.

Something you wouldn’t normally do.

As a subordinate, I know it’s rude.

“boss.”

But she won’t refuse. as it has ever been.

“Today, please take care of me.”

Leaning on such mercy, he whispered quietly in her ear.

unlike back then.

Through the warmth of this small body held in my arms, I realized that she was by my side.

***

Yes, the past is just the past.

Even if that memory is like a curse, it is only a responsibility that comes after my life.

It was a disguise that started for that responsibility, but, ironically, it was she, not me, who made the determination for the act even more thoroughly.

He was prepared for the dangerous and long journey of hiding in human society with the body of a transcendent, just as he had previously hid in the body of an ant with a human mind… … .

Should I, as a human being, be afraid to play a member of society?

“It’s been a while, Mr. Brad.”

So don’t be nervous.

Anytime, Anytime Naturally. Even for the sake of the master I serve, I am perfectly performing my current daily life.

“Yes, long time no see, Mr. James.”

Just when he left the house, he met the man next door. He thought the moment he met James Hardt and his daughter.

Today is the day that Maris Academy’s observation class is held.

In front of everyone, it’s a place to prove how perfect your current camouflage is.

“Moa, it’s been a while! How have you been?”

Yep, the lively voice now proves that it’s going well.

“Yeah, thanks to you, I had a good time with my father. Nella, how have you been with your father?”

“I had a lot of fun! Yesterday, I rode my dad’s car for a day, and I especially liked the beach… … .”

Nella babbling as she walked forward on the back road.

The timidity of the first meeting was not felt at all in the way they chatted happily with their backpacks on.

That’s probably because he thinks of the boss as a friend with whom he can open his heart.

“Your suit suits you well.”

Of course, the feeling of bonding seems to be the same on this side as well.

“I went to town the previous weekend to get a pair. I really liked it because it was the clothes that MOA personally picked out.”

“Heh heh, your daughter chose it herself… … . He must be very happy.”

“Ah, this tie was also given to me by MOA. It was pocket money I gave while I was away from work, and he collected it and made it by hand~”

As he continued to explain while holding the tie hanging from his neck, James looked at him and smiled delightedly.

Is it good to see them brag about their children?

Yes, I have just started acting, but I can be more active in front of others.

Above all else, it wasn’t a lie that I was happy with this gift.

“Ah, Moa-san, look over there! On the wall!”

“Is that right, a tiger?”

“Ahahahaha, it’s a cat. If there is a tiger in the middle of the city, it’s a big deal.”

Come here, Goyang!

Nella reached out to the cat and made a noise.

The cat, which had been sleeping on the wall, opened its bright eyes, showed interest in Nella and the boss, and began to sneak around.

The moment when the footsteps on the back road stopped for a moment.

“Mr. Brad.”

As if to borrow that moment, James raised his glasses and called my name.

Unlike before, with a slightly heavier voice.

“I heard you’re trying to get out of Shells Town.”

James Hart wants to bring up a serious topic that has never been so.

“Bread-san is Suzuki-san’s… … . So, when I was working as Ms. Spiritas’ manager, I heard about it from Moa. I can’t be indebted to it forever, so I’m thinking of getting out of there someday.”

Did you hear from the boss?

Well, the reason I moved into Shells Town in the first place was because of the terror riot at the theme park.

Now that several months have passed since that day, the elimination of the remnants of the villains has also begun, so the end of the minimum protection period should be kept in mind to some extent.

“Yeah, not right now, maybe someday.”

Of course, there is also a heroine contest, so if you want to stay, you can stay longer.

No matter how much I play a member of society, my foundation is a villain.

Even in the future, it would be necessary to move away from the eyes of the heroes as soon as possible.

“I’m just asking, just in case… … .”

While he was riding on the topic while hiding his intentions, James asked me, erasing the smile from my lips.

“Isn’t it because you distrust the association?”

He was peeking in from those eyes, even a little.

The figure as a ‘Ronin Blade’ who slaughtered the villain’s neck and held it in the middle of the street without hesitation.