After picking up Anna, he returned to his home .
　She chuckled when I told Anna that I went to see an empty house in the aristocratic and residential areas and ended up living in the residential area.

"Hmm. That's just like my dad.

　Is that right?

"I'd rather live in a residential area too. That's too stuffy for me in the high society. I don't want to deal with troublesome people outside of work.
Where has Anna been living all this time?
I was renting an apartment by the Adventurers' Guild. But I moved out as soon as I decided to move in with my dad and his friends.
I'm sorry. It's just a long drive to work.
No. Don't worry about it. Besides, my dad has to pick me up and drop me off every day. I'm not afraid to go out in the dark at night.
'What?　To and from school?　Me?
"Hmm. It was a joke. That's not Meryl.

　Anna smiles mischievously.
　She's much more mature now than before we left the village.
　When we get home, we're greeted by Elsa and Meryl.
　All our families together.
　It had been four years since I'd seen them all together.

"Daddy. I'm starving, baby.
We'll be ready for dinner soon.

　I went to the new kitchen and started to prepare dinner.

Dad. Would you like some help, father?
"Elsa. Don't worry about it. You're tired from work. Get some rest. I'll make that rabbit stew you like.
Ugh, rabbit meat stew: ......!
"Hey. Dad. Do you have any pie?
Yeah. Of course.

　Rabbit stew. Meat pie.
　Oatmeal and white fish meuniere.
　And a salad of village vegetables.
　The girls' favorite foods were on the table.

Okay. Voilà!
Sounds awesome: ......!
Living alone, you can't help but eat simple meals. It's been a long time since I've had such a good meal.
Daddy's home cooking. Daddy's cooking.

　The girls seem to like it too.

Thank you.

　We put our hands together and began to eat our dinner.

'I knew your rabbit stew was the best ......!　When you eat this, you won't be satisfied with any other dish.
'I have a delicious meal prepared by my dad at home when I get off work: ....... I'm going to be a bad person.
I'm a failure at heart, so it's safe.　

　It's a busy table.
　Since my daughters left the village, I usually ate alone. It's more fun to have a meal with many people.
　I realized that once again.
　When we had finished eating, Elsa suddenly spoke up.

"What are you going to do tomorrow, father?
Yeah. ....... For now, we'll just have to find a job.
What. Dad, you're going to work?　You don't even have to work. I can eat on Elsa and Anna's money, you know?
Meryl. You're not one of them.
Because I don't work.

　I gave a wry smile.



"We'll work. I'll work. My daughter won't let me eat. I don't have any connections, but I'll find a job.

　Thirty-somethings who have no work history in King's Landing have limited job options .
　Picking up scrap metal or manual labor. .......
　I'll do anything to feed my daughters.
　I'm willing to sip muddy water.
　As a father, I was prepared to do that.

"Ma'am. Father. That's why I wanted to talk to you about that.
Hmm?　What's the matter. Elsa.
The Order would love for your father to learn how to use a sword. They want you to be an instructor in the Order.
What?　How come I'm the one with the white feather?
Of course he is. My dad's a great swordsman.

　Anna answered my question.

Father taught Elsa everything about the sword, and she still insists that I can't hit him with a single blow. You are the father of the Swordsmanship. Of course, the people in the Order would love to have you teach them, wouldn't they?
"Ha-ha.

　Was that how Elsa talked about me?
　She's an S-ranked adventurer and the youngest and most outstanding person to rise to the rank of Knight Commander. She's even known as the "Sage of Swords" by those around her.
　I guess I'm popular because I taught Elsa how to use a sword. Including the story of how she failed to hit him with a single blow.

But I need you to help me with my work.
'When you say help, do you mean the ...... guild?'
Yes. As an adventurer. I'm in a jam-packed line of business, and we're short-staffed, and we don't have anyone to handle the higher-ranking missions. See, isn't my dad an A-list adventurer?　So I'd appreciate it if you'd do the request.
'That being said, ....... I've got eighteen years of blanks on me, remember?
''I'm fine. Just now you were beating the B-ranked adventurers in the Adventurers' Guild by a landslide. You can still be a viable member of the guild.
That's a lot of nonsense.
'I've seen numerous adventurers since I became a guildmaster, and I've never seen anyone more skilled than my dad.

　Anna clasped her hands together and gave a crisp wink.

'Hey?　Please!
...... Okay. As long as I can help.
Yeah. Thanks.
What. No. My dad's gonna come with me to the street performance. We're gonna start up the Merrill troupe and we're gonna make tons of money.
What?
"Meryl. You need to get to school first. You'll get expelled if you skip school too much.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm a gifted student. I have a lot of magical inventions. You're not going to be expelled.

　Meryl said and wrapped her arms around me.

"Can't you just stay with me, Daddy?
Ha ha ......

　I smiled at Meryl and smiled at her.
　My first day in King's Landing.
　I thought it would be hard to find a job, but my daughters and the people of King's Landing asked me to help them, so tomorrow we'll be busy.