3. All is lost!
Just as Evelyn was lost in thoughts about how to send that certain lewd angel to jail, a familiar and comforting aura suddenly enveloped the entire sea of magma. She and her sister Leviathan almost simultaneously looked up, exasperation written all over their faces as they gazed in a particular direction.
“My dear daughter, you finally want to come back to see me, oohhh—”
Satan’s tall figure materialized before Evelyn almost in a blink of an eye, and then he abruptly hugged her despite the helpless and disgusted look in her eyes, his emotions so intense he looked almost ready to cry.
Meanwhile, Evelyn’s gaze towards Leviathan was filled with a plea for help.
Leviathan responded with a powerless smile.
Evelyn: “……”
“Come on, Dad! You’re making it sound like I haven’t come to see you every month! Let go of me! I’m suffocating!!!”
Evelyn angrily patted her father, and only then did Satan snap out of his daze and release her. As soon as Evelyn was free, she took huge gulps of fresh air. This guy always goes overboard; it’s like he’s trying to suffocate her on purpose!
“Uh… my dear daughter, I was just too excited to see you after so long, it just slipped out that…”
“……I’m used to it; you always act like this when I come back…”
Thinking about her dad’s spoiled daughter syndrome, Evelyn felt a headache coming on—not that Satan was bad or anything… it was just that he… was simply too exaggerated.
And he still didn’t know to tone it down. With this fragile body of hers that felt like it could fall apart with just a gust of wind, another couple of hugs like that might actually end up killing her…
“By the way, Dad, where have you been? I didn’t see you when I came back.”
“Ahem… just had some minor business to attend to… What’s wrong? Are you disappointed that you didn’t see me immediately?”
“Hmph~ How could that be?”
Seeing Evelyn adopt her standard tsundere expression, our Lord of Hell naturally wouldn’t expose her. Just knowing that his daughter still cared for him was enough to make him happy for ten days and a half month.
Ah… the joy of a doting father is so pure and simple!
However, Satan could understand Evelyn’s tsundere attitude, while the nearby simple-minded little whale (or perhaps an alligator?) could not comprehend it at all.
“?”
『How strange, she clearly looked so disappointed when her beloved niece Tifangfeng wasn’t around, but why does she look like “Hmph! I don’t care about you!” when she sees Tifangfeng?』
『I don’t get it… I want to sleep… Hmm, no more thinking, time to sleep.』
Faced with this puzzling question, Leviathan chose to shut down her brain; after all, the reunion of mothers and daughters… and fathers and daughters had nothing to do with her, the little whale who just liked to sleep and take baths. It was better to take a short nap first…
“My good daughter… how has life on Earth been lately? Are you eating well? Is your money enough? If you need more, I’ll have Uncle Lucifer give you some! Have you faced any unfair treatment at school on Earth? Did any blind fools dare to bully you? You need to be careful as a girl out there; humans nowadays are really deceitful; some are even worse than the demons in our Hell. You’re still young, living alone when you go outside, remember to…”
“……”
As expected, Dad was starting again.
It was practically a monthly homecoming tradition at this point. When would Dad’s nagging personality change?! He even spoke without engaging his brain!
How could an angel be bullied by a human child? Who is bullying whom?!
Uh, wait, high schoolers shouldn’t count as children, right…? Oh, whatever! Anyway, Dad’s words had already reached a new level of absurdity!!!
And given Dad’s nature, after asking about food, drink, and living conditions, the next topic would be whether there was enough money, and after money comes school life, then it would be time for romance questions!
“……My good daughter, you’re still young; even though your body is already in human adolescence, you still need to pay attention to emotional issues. I’ve told you before that humans nowadays…”
What did she just say?
However… if this were the old her, before meeting Emilia, she would have interrupted Dad when he started worrying about her in this regard. Back then, she was a staunch single-advocate, thinking that love was a load of nonsense that would only slow her down.
But now… she might have developed feelings and was a bit hesitant to speak up. Only by truly experiencing those indescribable emotions could Evelyn understand their bittersweet struggles… Furthermore, from her dad’s perspective, regardless of Emilia being a girl or an angel, the age difference was a significant issue! She was only two years old in reality! Not only was it early dating, but it was practically child labor!
No way! To prevent her dad from getting furious and running up to Heaven to demand answers, ultimately provoking a new war between angels and demons— and for the peace of the three realms, Evelyn firmly resolved not to let her dad know she had developed feelings for an angel! Absolutely not!
“Mm? What’s wrong, my good daughter? Your expression seems off… Could it be that some scummy human is trying to make a move on you!? Tell Dad, who is that boy so bold!? I’ll have Uncle Samael take out his entire family!!!”
Noticing Evelyn’s somewhat unnatural expression, Satan immediately thought he hit the nail on the head, waving his hand and speaking with a protective anger.
“!!! N-no, it’s nothing! Dad, what are you talking about!? How could anyone be that bold? Besides, even if there were, I’d take care of that person myself! There’s no way Uncle Samael would have to deal with it!”
Evelyn didn’t expect her dad to become so sharp all of a sudden and began to panic, shaking her little head vigorously.
However, this time, Satan seemed to be genuinely perceptive; he saw through the flustered look in Evelyn’s eyes.
“My good daughter! Tell Dad, is there some brat trying to flirt with you!? Don’t worry, my precious daughter, no matter who that brat is or what race they are, Dad will definitely make them pay! Damn it! How dare they lay a hand on my precious daughter? If they like child labor so much, I’ll throw them into the furnace to be forged into bronze!”
Looking at Satan’s serious expression that didn’t at all seem like a joke, Evelyn felt her heart nearly leap out of her chest.
What to do, what to do? If her dad really found out, it would be truly all over!
Hey! Those who enjoy watching the excitement! Yes, I’m talking about you! Do you have any idea how to handle this situation? I need help, it’s urgent!
