Volume 10 Chapter 11 Lydia, The Beloved Daughter Of The Rest Priest Family
The chefs said there are so many dishes they want me to try, and the table is filled with luxurious food.
Shrimp terrine, liver pâté, mushroom potage, and stuffed vegetables.
Beef steak, a fruit platter, and a bunch of other things.
There's so much food that I can't possibly eat it all, and it's all the stuff I've looked at in the past thinking how delicious it looks.
"Eat a lot and grow big, Lyd-Lyd."
"I won't get any bigger..."
"That's right. I'll make sure you eat."
"I can eat by myself, I'm already an adult."
"Come on, just let me help."
"I don't need help."
After staring at me intently, my father patted my knee.
"Lyd-Lyd. Let me carry you."
"Father, I'm already 18. I'll be 19 soon...?"
Without paying attention to our exchange, Eir-Eir and Nel-Nel started munching away at their food with great enthusiasm.
Ms. Famine was eating delicately, taking small bites, while Mer-Mer watched Eir-Eir and then started copying them, gobbling up her food.
It seems she's learning that food is meant to be eaten, taking Eir-Eir and the others as examples.
If only they could learn Ms. Famine's elegance, but they're more like Eir-Eir and Nel-Nel in how she eats.
"Lyd-Lyd. I've been thinking a lot about whether to call you Lily-Lily or Lyd-Lyd. Which do you prefer? Which feels more like a friendly father?"
"Father, you don't have to force it...!"
"I'm not forcing anything! I want to express my love for Lyd-Lyd with all my heart!"
"Mother..."
"Oh dear..."
Feeling troubled by my father's insistence, I glanced at my mother, who elegantly smiled with her hand over her mouth.
"Lyd-Lyd. Father is really lonely without you, Lyd-Lyd. So, when you come back sometimes, I hope you can spoil him a bit."
"Spoil him a bit..."
"Well, if possible, how about being held and having him feed you?"
"Well, I'm an adult, so that's a no-go."
"Lyd-Lyd, if you ever get married, that guy will definitely hold you and feed you. He absolutely will. A guy who wants to pamper his wife will do at least that!"
"Yeah, that's true."
Father agreed with his strong opinion.
It feels like I've learned something I didn't want to know.
I didn't really want to know how Dad and Father are all lovey-dovey with their wives.
"I want to take Lyd-Lyd's first time before her husband does...!"
"That way of saying it raises some serious ethical issues, Sir Fer."
"I mean, I want to hold you and feed you."
"What ethical issues are we talking about, mother...?"
"Hehe... I think my husband and daughter are adorable."
When I asked what mother meant, she just smiled.
Still, Father has been really desperate for a while now.
I don't even have a boyfriend, let alone a husband.
If I were to marry someone, would that guy really want to hold me and feed me? I'm not a child.
It's strange.
"Lyd-Lyd, can I...?"
"No."
"It's Father's lifelong wish... Oh, if you listen to Father's request, I'll give you some pocket money."
"Pocket money?"
"Yeah. I haven't been able to give Lyd-Lyd any pocket money for a long time, so including everything from the past to now, it's about 5 hundred thousand."
"Father... I don't need it..."
Seeing Father's eyes getting teary, I started to feel a bit sorry for him.
Father is a youthful, handsome guy, and he has a somewhat feminine appearance, so when he gets teary, it really gives off a sense of tragedy and pity.
I never knew that when a pretty-faced man looks like he's about to cry, it makes you feel so sympathetic..
"...I understand. Just a little, okay..."
I steeled myself. This might be a way to show my parents I care.
It's embarrassing and a bit overwhelming, but...
"No carrying, okay?"
That was definitely too much to ask, so I looked up at my Father and opened my mouth, and a spoonful of soup was gently poured in.
It was a rich, creamy mushroom soup. Delicious.
"Is it good, Lyd-Lyd?"
"It's so good...! I've wanted to eat this for so long, the dishes made by the chefs."
The soup was so tasty that I couldn't help but smile.
Suddenly, the servants who had been watching the situation burst into a loud chorus of tears, and my Father was crying, saying, "I finally got to feed my daughter for the first time..."
As I happily munched on the delicious food being brought to me, I thought, so this is what family feels like... a mix of embarrassment and joy.
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