## Chapter 1704 – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner – The Life of a Transcender

“Aaaaaaaargh!”

My insides are churning!

I can’t take it anymore! She’s so pretty, just like Claudie! To fully express my feelings, I hugged Lair like a facehugger.

“Ah! Papa!”
“Our Claire is so cute! Ah! She’s really too cute! Why are you so cute!!! Ah! This is normal cuteness!”
“Papaaa…! Can’t breathe!”
“Ah. Oops.”

Did I squeeze too hard?

“But it feels good… Papa, hug me more…”
“This adorable thing!”

Snuggled in my arms, Lair rubbed her face against me like an affectionate cat, smiling happily.

She’s just like her mom, overflowing with charm.

“Hehehe, Lair. Does Papa make you that happy?”
“Yeah!”
“Kuaaaaaaaack!”

ㅡPounce!

I immediately scooped up Lair and leaped towards the bed beside us.

ㅡThump!

Landing softly as I lay down.

“Papa. Quick. Give Claire a kiss. Hmm?”
“Got it!”

I showered Lair’s cheeks with kisses as soon as she asked. Usually, I’m the one asking, but she’s so thoughtful to ask first.

“Hehehe, Papa. I love you so much.”

Lair’s voice, as she laughed, really resembled Claudie’s. I bet Claudie was just like this when she was little.

“Papa. Pet my head too. My head, too.”
“Like this?”
“Yeah. That feels good.”

I gently stroked her hair as she requested, and she loved it. She really is like a cat. Anyway, she’s a kid who really loves physical affection.

“Ah, but Papa.”
“Hmm?”
“You came too late. Do you know how long Claire waited for Papa?”

A slightly sulky tone…!
I can’t handle this!

“I’m sorry about that! I should have come sooner!”
“And you don’t even come every day. Papa is so cold. I hate cold Papa.”
“Oh no! I’m sorry! Lair! Papa will do better!”
“Really?”
“Of course! Definitely!”
“Yay!”
“Hehehe!”
“Then will you play with Claire every single day from now on?”
“I’ll try my best!”

But I don’t know if I’ll have the time!

It’s true that I love Lair, but it’s hard to make time. How many family members do I have? Nine wives and nine children. Seeing them all together is easy, but seeing them one by one takes a lot of time.

Damn it.

“What do you mean, ‘try’? I’ll hate you if Papa doesn’t say it properly. Say it exactly.”
“Please forgive me. Papa is so busy.”
“Tch. Why is Papa so busy?”

She might get sulky about this.

“It would be nice if you could play with Claire every day.”
“I’m sorry. Papa has too much work. There are so many people in this dimension who need Papa.”

This Kim Kat always has a lot of work. It’s nice to relax and play without a care in the world, but there are so many things I need to take care of that I can’t just do that.

“Papa is the Emperor, right? Then you can do whatever you want. Right?”
“It’s not that simple, Lair. There’s such a thing as work.”
“Hmph.”

Lair went quiet for a moment at those words.

“Is playing with Claire important, or is work important?”
“Of course, both are important.”

Both are important.

“Are you saying that playing with Claire and working are equally important?”

Huh?

If I just answer this, she’s going to get really sulky, isn’t she?

“Well, you see. Of course, Lair is more important to Papa. But if Papa doesn’t work, something terrible will happen.”
“Is that so?”
“That’s exactly it.”
“So, you’re saying that even though you want to play with Claire, you have to work?”
“That’s right. You understand well.”
“I understand. Papa wants to play with Claire, but he has to work, right?”

Well.

“No, wait a minute. Lair? You misunderstood?”
“Huh?”
“Work is also important to Papa. It’s not like I’m doing it because I have to.”
“You said I was more important.”

That’s true, but.

“Isn’t Papa doing work you don’t want to do?”

That’s not it.
What should I say?

“U-um… Lair. Of course, Papa is doing all the work because it’s all work I want to do.”

Everything I do, I do because I want to.

There’s no way I’d ever do something I’m forced to do.

I just said that so you’d understand, but I really love my work. I’m the Heavenly Demon God, so of course, I have to do it. It’s something only I can do. And I love that version of myself.

“Papa’s words are hard. Claire wants to play with Papa more. Can’t I?”

T-this is bad…!

I have no words to say to my daughter, who just wants to spend more time with me! A dad who doesn’t play with his kids because he’s making excuses about work! Right now, I’ve become that kind of person…!

“Of course, we can play more! Lair! Trust Papa!”
“Then don’t work! Play with Claire more!”
“Heok!”

ㅡThump!

This is a disaster!
I really have nothing to say!

“I’ll hate you if you don’t play with me!”

There’s no other way now!

“What?! You’re going to hate Papa!”
“U-uh?”
“Lair! If you keep saying bad things like that, I won’t hug you anymore! Get out of Papa’s arms!”

I had no choice but to implement a hard-line policy.

“Kyaaaaaaak! No! Papa, I’m sorry! Forgive me! I won’t say bad things!”

ㅡCling!

Clinging to me tightly as if she didn’t want to be separated, Claire rubbed her face against my chest and begged.

Good.

I’m relieved.

“Lair won’t say bad things anymore?”
“Yeah. I won’t anymore. Papa, I’m sorry.”
“Hehehe, you’re so cute. It’s okay. Even if Lair says bad things, Papa will still love you. Anyway, Lair, Claire is very important to Papa. But there are other important things too. So, please understand, Claire.”

Actually, Claire is the youngest. Being the youngest means she’s the youngest. As young as she is, she’s very spoiled.

But isn’t that what being the youngest is all about?

Even this kind of childishness is lovely to a father’s heart.

“Okay… Claire will understand.”
“Hehehe, thank you. Then, Lair, shall we have a meal with Papa?”
“I don’t know. I’ll just stay here. Papa. Let’s keep doing this, okay?”

Lair, still hugging me, said as if she was begging.

“Hehehe, should we?”
“Yeah.”

Lair likes being hugged by me like this. Well, she just really likes me hugging her more than doing other activities with me.

She’s completely in Papa-love mode.

“Papa’s body is so warm, it feels good… I want to sleep with Papa. Put Claire to sleep.”
“Too bad. I wanted to play with Lair more. Are you going to sleep?”
“I’m so sleepy because I’m in Papa’s arms… Quick. Touch Papa’s ear.”
“My ear?”

I immediately moved my hand slightly and gently stroked Lair’s ear.

“…”

Soon, Lair became quiet, making soft, even breaths.

“Hehehe, does Papa’s embrace feel that good? Huh?”
“…”
“But it’s a shame. I wanted to see Lair’s fashion show a little more.”
“…Uung?”
“I want to see Lair’s fashion show more!”
“A-alright…! I’ll get up!”

ㅡSwish.

Lair, who had barely managed to raise herself, rubbed her eyes with both hands, struggling to wake up. Having opened her eyes like that, Lair went down from the bed.

“Papa! I’ll show you! I have a lot of clothes I want to show Papa!”
“Alright!”

ㅡZoom!

Lair immediately ran to the dressing room and closed the door. And the sound of drawers opening and closing could be heard. Soon, Lair opened the door and came out.

“Papa! How is it?”
“Oh!”

Is it a tennis outfit coordination!

“So cute!”
“Cute, right? Claire is cute, right? How cute am I?”
“You’re so cute that I can’t express it all in words…!”

Lair showed the height of her charm, striking cute poses as if she was acting cute in front of me, or spinning around once.

“Is this what cuteness is!”

A cuteness bomb itself!

“I’ll show you something else!”

Saying that, Lair ran back to the dressing room. What kind of clothes will she wear next? There’s nothing as enjoyable as watching my daughter’s fashion show.

And.

ㅡThump!

Lair came out again.

“Ooh!”

This time, it’s jeans and a blouse!

“Papa, how is this? How pretty is Claire?”

Lair, posing as if she was trying to get confirmation, asked how pretty she was!

“This has a completely different feel from before! It’s not cute, it’s really pretty! Mature itself! If max level is 100, it’s 100 itself!”
“Why is it only 100? Shouldn’t it be higher?”
“Then let’s make it 100 times, 1000 times, 10000 times!”

Whatever it is, it’s all good.

“Hehehe! I love you so much, Papa.”

She spun around again, showing off her clothes, as if she was excited. This fashion show is really fun.

It’s been like this since a long time ago.

Lair enjoys showing me her pretty side. You could almost say it’s her hobby. She always wants to look pretty to me. That heart of hers is so cute.

And so, I sat in my seat and watched Lair’s fashion show live.

“Papa! What about this? How is this?!”
“I like them all!”
“Then hug me!”
“Alright!”

She literally has a sense of fashion, so it’s fun to watch in various ways. It’s so lovely that she said she coordinated everything herself to show it all to me.

“Lair. Do you like showing off your clothes to Papa that much?”
“Yeah. Because Papa praises me for being pretty.”
“Is it that good?”
“Claire likes it the most when Papa praises me.”
“Papa is so happy too!”

I stroked Claire’s head like that and accepted her childishness.

Watching this kind of charm reminded me of Nick and Kana.

What will happen if puberty suddenly comes to those kids? Just thinking about it sends shivers down my spine. That puberty will come to this lovely Lair and she will reject me.

Just imagining it makes my heart feel like it’s breaking. No, what if that really happens? I’m not lying, I’m really scared, you know? Just imagining it makes cold sweat run down my back.

“Papa! What about this? How is this?!”
“So pretty!”
“If it’s pretty, hug me! Even stronger as much as you like it!”
“It’ll be a disaster if I hug you really hard, you know?”
“Then just hug me moderately!”

I hugged Lair right away.

“Uheuheut! Papa! I love you so much!”
“Papa too! Ah, but Lair! Our Lair will still love Papa even when puberty comes, right!”
“Yeah! I’ll love Papa forever!”
“Hehahahahahahahaha! Lair! You promised!”
“Yeah!”

I’m relieved if it’s like this!

“Papa. Then quickly touch Claire’s head.”
“Ooh. Is it a deal?”
“That’s right. It’s a deal. Keep patting me. While saying I’m pretty.”
“Okay, okay. Our Claire is pretty!”

Our Lair is so pretty!