The Little Demon King is Too Bothered by Her Brave Dads

here doesn’t seem to be any noticeable problems.”

 

“Then I’m glad.”

 

Siegfried let out a sigh of relief.

 

No, I’ve already told you that I’m okay a couple of times!

 

Why aren’t you taking it to heart? It pricks my conscience!

 

“It’s just that she must have been undernourished for a long time, and she seems to be a bit behind her peers.”

 

Just in time, Bernice stroked my hair with a pitiful expression.

 

For a moment, Siegfried’s face darkened slightly.

 

“Did she grow so much less?”

 

“Yes.
But it’s okay, from now on she can eat a lot of delicious food and grow up.”

 

Bernice hurriedly changed the mood.

 

Siegfried nodded and put the candy in my hand.

 

“Here, it’s the candy I promised you.”

 

“Wow!”

 

I quickly popped the candy into my mouth.

 

The refreshing and sweet taste of cherries delighted the tip of my tongue.

 

While rolling the candy in my mouth so that both cheeks bulged, I quietly spoke to Siegfried.

 

“Tati wants to go to the library now.”

 

“Okay, go.”

 

“Yes!”

 

As I ran outside into Nora’s arms, I shook my head inwardly.

 

’

Is Siegfried really unnecessarily worrying about me?

 

…… Well, thank you for worrying about me anyway.

 

Click.

 

The door closed.

 

“Tati will be back!”

 

The figure of the child who had been waving her hand while being hugged by Nora disappeared outside the door.

 

Siegfried stared at the closed door for a while.

 

To be honest, he knew too.

 

Even if Bernice was an excellent doctor, and even having a career as an imperial family physician.

 

As long as she wasn’t able to detect demonic energy, Bernice’s ability to examine Tatiana was limited.

 

No matter how much Bernice said ‘it’s okay’, Tatiana was a child with a ticking time bomb of demonic power inside her body.

 

Unless she learned how to use her demonic energy, the child would one day lose her life.

 

Even so…….

 

‘I just wanted to be told that she is okay.’

 

Siegfried, who briefly mocked himself, opened his mouth.

 

“I think the child often has nightmares.”

 

“A nightmare?”

 

“Yes.
It seems that she doesn’t remember it herself….”

 

Siegfried recalled the image of Tatiana he had seen yesterday.

 

Breathing heavily, eyes filled with tears.

 

A small child drenched in cold sweat, trembling in fear, digging into Siegfried’s arms.

 

The way she looked was so pitiful…

 

“Why does she keep having nightmares?”

 

“I think it might be a psychological cause.”

 

“A psychological cause?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Bernice nodded calmly.

 

“I heard that she lived as a slave in the Demon King’s Castle.”

 

“…… she was.”

 

“Well, the head of the household would know better how the demons treat humans.”

 

Bernice smiled bitterly.

 

’

“It must have been very difficult.”

 

“…….”

 

Siegfried, who was about to say something, shut his mouth.

 

“I think that memory remained in her unconscious, so she will have nightmares periodically.”

 

“Then what can I do to keep the nightmares from happening?”

 

“You need to relieve the lady’s anxiety.”

 

Anxiety.

 

Siegfried pondered over Bernice’s answer.

 

What Tatiana fears most.

 

That’s right…….

 

‘To be abandoned.’

 

The image of a child smiling brightly, saying that she wanted to become a useful child, flickered in front of his eyes.

 

Siegfried concluded with a calm voice.

 

“Anyway, keep an eye on her, doctor.
Because she’s a child who hides her pain well.”

 

“Yes, I will take care of her.”

 

Bernice smiled reassuringly.

 

But then.

 

Knock, knock.

 

A knocking sound brought the two of them to their attention.

 

Siegfried narrowed his brows and turned to the door.

 

“Come in.”

 

The person who showed up outside the door was a servant with a rather embarrassed face.

 

“What is going on?”

 

“That is…….”

 

The hesitant servant cautiously opened his mouth.

 

“The Master of the Magic Tower and the High Priest have come to visit.”

 

“What? Already?”

 

Siegfried frowned.

 

However, the servant’s words were not over yet.

 

“And a huge amount of parenting books were also delivered.”

 

…… parenting books?

 

Siegfried was suddenly feeling a little dazed.