I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 179

Chapter 179

There is a saying that no parent can win against their child.

Actually, I hadn’t really felt that saying before.

Because I didn’t have parents.

But now, I think I understand that saying better than anyone else.

“……You will have to know how much you have hurt your father’s heart in the very distant future.”

Father spoke as if he was scolding me, but even those words were filled with affection for me.

Because he said ‘in the very distant future’.

Because Father was saying that I should live until the very distant future.

“I’m sorry.”

“If you know you’re sorry……”

Father stopped talking after saying that much.

I waited for quite a long time, wondering what he was going to say, but Father couldn’t open his mouth.

In the end, Mother spoke instead.

“He was like this even when we were dating.”

She sighed.

“If you know you’re sorry, he’s trying to say let’s go on a date.”

“A date?”

“Your father has a disease where he can’t say let’s go on a date.”

“Is there such a disease?”

Just listening to the story, it seems like Father should be hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a general hospital.

The disease of not being able to lie when with Mother.

The disease of not being able to get angry at Mother.

The disease of agreeing to whatever Mother says first.

The disease of not being able to say let’s go on a date.

And so on and so forth.

“He has a lot of minor ailments. Father is weaker than I thought.”

“Your father has never learned anything other than the sword. So you don’t know how much I suffered in the early days of our relationship. We fought a lot because he wasn’t socialized.”

I widened my eyes.

Mom and Dad’s love story?

My interest suddenly grew.

“You fought? But Father at that time……”

“Yes, he was not a socialized person.”

They said Father was crazy about swords.

It’s a big deal if you fight with a crazy person.

“But did the fights actually happen?”

If he was a crazy person who wasn’t socialized, it seems like he would suddenly swing a sword.

Or never see her face again.

Father, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth.

“We didn’t fight.”

“Then is everything Mother said a lie?”

“I was unilaterally assaulted. It hurts more to be hit by words than to be cut by a sword.”

“Then Father didn’t get angry at Mother?”

Mother smiled.

“Your father has had a disease where he can’t get angry at me from the moment he first saw me.”

“……Ah.”

Now I understand after hearing the story.

“Father fell in love with Mother at first sight. Is that right?”

It seems like he met Mother, went through a socialization process, and became the complete（?） person he is now.

Father nodded slightly in response.

He must have been embarrassed, but if he was going to do that, he should have denied it.

Father must have had a disease where he couldn’t lie about anything related to Mother.

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Mother on the left, Father on the right.

‘This is really reassuring.’

On the left is Her Majesty the Empress.

On the right is His Majesty the Emperor.

I am in the middle.

We walked arm in arm through the bustling streets of the capital.

Of course, we wore magic rings to hide our identities.

It was a ring that changed the face and body shape with magic.

“It was my wish to take a walk like this with Mother and Father.”

It has been since my previous life.

Looking out the hospital window, I was so envious of the kids walking arm in arm with their mothers and fathers.

“I’m sorry. Was Mother too busy?”

“No. I’m glad we can do it now.”

Mother was very sorry to us.

I fully understand Mother’s position.

“Mother is my mother, but she is also the mother of all people.”

Father walked, keeping his mouth shut the whole time, looking only ahead.

It seemed like he was very awkward walking arm in arm with me.

His walking posture was stiff like a wooden doll.

I didn’t talk to him on purpose because I thought he would break down if I did.

“If you walk along the Serin River, you’ll come to Montmartre Hill. Mother and Father went there a lot when we were dating.”

“Did Father not say anything even then?”

“If it was just that, it would have been fortunate.”

We walked along the Serin River.

Countless people were walking along the promenade, laughing and chatting, and merchants were sailing around selling their goods.

It felt like, what I would call, the smell of people living their lives.

“No one could approach us because he was emanating a murderous aura, saying he would kill any male who came near.”

“A, any male? That’s a strong expression.”

“That’s how it was back then.”

He really was a crazy person who knew nothing but swords.

I thought Mother must have suffered a lot.

We arrived at Montmartre Hill, talking about this and that.

This place was famous for being the empire’s sunset hotspot.

A place where the orange sunset unfolds like a panorama towards the capital at dusk.

Many people were sitting on mats on Montmartre Hill to watch the sunset.

“For your information, your father didn’t say a single word during our entire date. To be precise, he didn’t, or rather, couldn’t. He made up grandiose excuses like he had to be wary of the surrounding males, prepare for any possible threats, and control all variables and situations.”

“Actually, he was too nervous to be with Mother, so he couldn’t say anything, right?”

“Oh my, did you notice?”

Of course I did.

I’m still holding Father’s arm.

I can feel all of Father’s emotions through his arm.

If I were to compare Father to water, he was boiling right now.

“Father is someone who is much more comfortable on the battlefield than on a date with his family, so we have to understand him. He probably won’t say a word today either.”

The sunset began.

The orange sky was so beautiful that it would never be forgotten.

“It’s so beautiful.”

I didn’t want to waste even the time it took to blink, so I opened my eyes wide and took in today’s scenery.

This place.

This time.

Everything was so good, and I liked the people who filled the place and time together.

But Father opened his mouth.

“Let’s watch the sunset together here every year, today.”

Mother was more surprised than I was.

“Honey, you were someone who could talk during a date?”

Father held out his pinky finger to me.

Unlike the strongest person in the world, his fingertips were trembling slightly.

“It’s a promise.”

I thought for a long time and then intertwined my pinky finger with his.

“Yes, it’s a promise.”

It’s a really absurd story, but I hope that promise comes true.

With that wish, I leaned my head on Father’s shoulder.

The wind, carrying the evening sunset, blew pleasantly.

Montmartre Hill was truly beautiful.

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I made up my mind with great difficulty, and I eventually decided to lure Wilhelm out.

Because I decided this was what I had to do.

Mother, Sir Viaton, and Asellia.

And I heard that Karin was also racking her brains together to come up with a sophisticated and effective strategy.

Everyone seemed very busy.

But Arun was busy in a slightly different sense.

“You have to go on a date with me too. We’re engaged.”

“……Yes.”

It was only natural to spend time with my fiancé before carrying out a dangerous task.

But this was a little different.

I will definitely act as bait, but Arun will probably be with me.

I wondered if we had to go on a separate date even though we would be together.

“But wouldn’t we be moving together anyway?”

“I got the waiting tickets in advance.”

“What waiting tickets?”

“Waiting tickets for the Yurimore Bakery main branch!”

Arun smiled brightly.

I can always eat the desserts Yuri makes whenever I want.

But Arun’s logic was this:

“Wouldn’t the desserts taste even better if we waited outside and ate them with our fiancée? And even if we have waiting tickets, we can only buy one per person. It will be much more delicious.”

Come to think of it, I haven’t been able to visit my dear friend Yuri’s business in person.

I think I’ve been a little neglectful.

I headed to the Yurimore Bakery with Arun.

“Shouldn’t we hide our identities a bit?”

“We’re only going to be moving within the Imperial Capital, so what. It’ll be fine.”

But it wasn’t fine.

Of course, the vicinity of the Yurimore Bakery was swarming with young nobles from all over the world, but among them, Arun and I were definitely the ones in the spotlight.

“A, are you really the Princess?”

“Princess Isabel has appeared in person!”

People flocked in like a flood.

But Arun’s attitude towards those people was strange.

“That’s right, I’m her fiancé.”

“Yes, I’m her fiancé. We haven’t had an engagement ceremony yet, though. We love each other. Right, Princess Isabel?”

I had to hide my dismay inwardly.

Arun was holding my shoulder protectively, and I could feel his emotions through him.

‘He’s enjoying it!’

Only I was flustered.

Somehow, it seemed like Arun had anticipated this situation.

The suggestion of eating dessert together was just an excuse, and it seemed like he actually wanted to spread the news of our engagement to the world.

We only promised to get engaged verbally, and we haven’t even had a formal engagement ceremony yet.

I ate that delicious chocolate cake without knowing if it was going into my mouth or my nose.

Arun, who returned to the Imperial Palace, apologized to me.

“I thought I had to do this to be officially recognized. I’m sorry, Isabel.”

“…… ……”

“Because I don’t know when His Majesty will change his mind again. He didn’t even give us an engagement ceremony.”

Originally, Arun in the novel was fair and just, a typical male lead who solved everything head-on.

He was a character who didn’t do this kind of sly thing, but he has changed a lot.

“……It’s okay. But if you’re going to do something like this, I wish you’d tell me in advance.”

“I’ll definitely do that.”

Arun held my hand.

Arun was truly sorry to me.

“I was just too greedy for you.”

No matter how I look at it, this is cheating.

He was so handsome that I couldn’t be angry anymore.

And to be really honest, I didn’t hate Arun’s slyness.

I was grateful that he seemed to be giving me an excuse to accept his feelings.

And a few more days passed.

Yuli, the former reporter who became the chief spokesperson of the Imperial Palace, announced one fact.

“……Therefore, in two days, Princess Isabel will personally visit the Linta region of Alphea, where she used to do volunteer work.”

Two days passed.