Chapter 167.

I thought about it, frozen and bruised by my creepy family.

So what if I escape, Penelope?

Even though this was magic-infested fantasy-like game, there was no such thing as the dead coming back to life. Everywhere you go it’s just family, but I’m having a hard time getting away from the horror coursing down the back of my neck.

The game story is? Can Iben take down the male without Penelope?

It’s not a good idea. The most important thing is that I’m getting out of here.

‘Can I really quit this game?’

It was pitch black in front of me, as if I was stuck in a labyrinth with no exit. Breathing became rough.

Looking at me who was shallowly panting, the Duke showed a surprised expression.

“Words are said and forgotten.”

But the ferociously flying heart rarely calms down. Looking at the increasingly pale me, the Duke asked eagerly.

“Penelope, where are you ill? Shall I call a doctor?”

“No. No, Papa ……”

I shook my head vigorously. Then holding my breath as usual, trying to calm my heart, I opened my mouth.

“…… It’s a bit of a surprise because Dad knows too.”

The Duke accepted my defense with a stiff face. He pursed his lips and spat out with difficulty.

“Penelope, I ……”

“I’m too immature and indolent a father to know what to do with you right now.”

I continued to hold my breath as I silently watched the first person to spill his heart to me.

“I thought it was just a matter of getting you everything you needed to buy and not caring if you yelled at me every time you got mad.”

“…… I thought that would be enough.” It wasn’t like that, and now he knows it. It was pathetic realization. He stared straight at me who didn’t answer and suddenly spoke.

“…… Ikris, is that guy that good?” I heard a silent voice, sight.

“What’s that ……”

“You, are really a child who opens his heart.”

“But that guy brought Iben …… I was worried that you would get hurt. That’s why you’re not allowed to meet casually.”

“But if you really want to …… after the Bar Mitzvah, I’ll let that guy come back to you as an escort again. So …… eat your meals on time.”

I looked at the Duke with somber eyes. That sentence should have been said three days ago. No, in fact, if I had been allowed to see Ikris then, nothing would have changed. From the time of the dark red, I had already failed on bread.

“…… It’s not like that, Dad.” I shook my head slowly.

“It was too much of a surprise that day. It’s just that a benefactor who helps in a time of crisis isn’t someone who means more than that.”

“I know you didn’t mean it.”

Sincere now, but too desperate to get Ikris even this time? The Duke didn’t believe it.

“…Then what about Iben.” I asked back in a crisp voice.

“She said she wants Ikris.”

The Duke showed a difficult expression at my words and immediately answered calmly.

“To live together for the time being, and as you said, to keep goodness between sisters.”

“I didn’t realize that my sister and brother had already decided.”

“…… Penelope.”

He called me as if he were typing. Counting on it, Iben was the older sister. When I returned to the Duke’s house, it was as if I glimpsed the narration of a bar mitzvah with the day of celebration as the birthday.

‘The words have changed again.’ At the same time, I noticed the attitude of the duke who had changed three days ago and subtly. At that time, posting Ikris on Ibn seemed destined. It was being weighed which side was the Duke’s true heart. Suddenly it all made no sense. …… What was the use of weighing it now.

Countless opportunities have been missed, and I’m now facing the end of hardcore mode.

“Duke.” I mouth the title I haven’t called in a while. The Duke’s pupils dilated at the sound of the long-lost, unfamiliar summons. I spoke faintly.” Don’t be so concerned about me now.”

“…… Penelope.”

“I lived in the Duke’s house in place of Ibn for six years and was greatly favored. I also learned from that time that it is a noble virtue to withdraw.”

“What’s that, what are you talking about. To actually leave.”

“I don’t want the Duke to be laughed at because I’m alone. I want to leave quietly.”

“You leave!” The panicked Duke burst into a rage at that moment.

“From before why always say that kind of thing, married is also a woman’s home, in the end went where!”

“Your own daughter is back.”

“Ha……” The Duke sighed deeply and touched his forehead.

He spoke with a blank stare that even I noticed.

“What the hell are you talking about, Penelope. You’re my daughter too.”

“…… It’s not too late, Duke. Please cancel the bar mitzvah.”

“Penelope Eckhardt!” He yelled again. It wasn’t just about avoiding the bar mitzvah. It was too late for that. Because of the level of obnoxiousness, it was for the advice of the Duke who had convened to the various nobles of the Empire.

“If you’re worried about people losing face, just postpone the bar mitzvah for a while and have it at.”

“It’s not because of that kind of decency that the bar mitzvah is forced!”

The Duke, who was once again furious, closed his mouth. He glared hard at me and immediately relaxed his eyes, avoiding my sight. Within a few seconds between five, he wore an expression that had aged ten years.

“…… I want to make your bar mitzvah the best it can be…just once.” Then he stated the reason why it couldn’t be canceled.

“Happy for you, it’s late, but I hope you’ll forgive me ……” I couldn’t stop my face from contorting poorly again.” Ibn, yes.”

“Thought the kid who died was back and was jumping for joy. Feeling incredibly guilty at the thought that it’s been a hard time, and now I’m sorry for even having your bar mitzvah party in grand style.”

“…… But you are also my daughter, Penelope. From the moment I brought her to the Duke’s house, I never thought she wasn’t my daughter.”

The vision blurred. I came here, powerfully spitting out the aggression that had never made it out of my mouth.

“…… But why won’t you listen to my pleas.”

“Did I do wrong again?” The Duke asked back in a tired voice.

“You tried to hide Ibn to make your Bar Mitzvah more magnificent than anyone else’s, and that’s what you couldn’t do?”

“…… Duke.”

“I’m sorry for canceling the bar mitzvah and not being able to hear such words. But there are also guests who have already arrived, so how does canceling make sense.” The Duke gently but firmly refused my request.

“The matter about Ibn will be announced after a long time after your bar mitzvah. So just think about having the ceremony today …….” The speaking duke loomed up and stopped talking.” Penelope.”

The eyes slowly grew wide. The duke pulled his chair and rose roughly from his seat.

“Why, child, why. Hmm?”

Fidgeting, he reached out to me. It met with warmth and warmth. I realized the corners of my eyes were wet.

“Why are you crying on a big day that comes only once in your life.”

“Son, daddy did it all wrong. Don’t cry. Hmm?”

A single tear overwhelmed Duke and hugged and coaxed me. It wasn’t really sad, and I don’t know why the tears were flowing. It’s just a debut character in the game.

But even then, putting Penelope, making me suffer countless times after the playfield, saved me. He really felt like a dad at that moment.

“…… Dad.”

“Okay, say it all.”

Bye. I finally cooed an unspoken greeting to Duke.

“It’s early in the morning, can you come over and say hello?”

“Greetings?”

“Yes. . and say goodbye to my little daughter who doesn’t know any better.”

With that, the farewell to the joke-telling duke was complete.