Konbini Ossan Volume 6 Chapter 8 — I Want You To Smile
Rosa could see it clearly.
I had been thinking about Arisa far more than I realized.
I thought I had steeled myself, yet here I was — completely failing to send her off properly.
“No, I’m fine, Rosa. There’s nothing—”
“Papa, you looked really sad. And you’ve been gloomy this whole time. I want to help you!”
Her honest, straightforward words hit me hard.
I gave up and decided to tell her — or at least, the part of the truth she could understand.
I left out anything involving romantic complications.
Instead, I explained only this: Arisa was getting married, and I hadn’t fully come to terms with it.
I wanted her to be happy, and yet the suddenness of it all left my heart lagging far behind.
I wanted to celebrate her future, but couldn’t do it honestly.
After listening quietly, Rosa tilted her head.
“Papa… you’re not happy?”
I smiled weakly.
“Well… when someone who’s like your daughter suddenly gets married, it’s complicated.”
“But I’m Papa’s daughter too, and I’d rather stay with Papa forever.”
“Ahaha. Unfortunately, daughters can’t marry their fathers, Rosa.”
Though in Rosa’s case, daughter was only a title.
But with Arisa’s situation in mind, that explanation would suffice.
“Then I’d want to marry Papa!”
She smiled as she said it.
Yes. Arisa had once felt the same.
And that was exactly why her sudden decision to marry Lord Roosevelt had shaken me so badly.
Somewhere deep inside, I must have been happy that Arisa cared for me.
Admitting that felt pathetic.
Rosa’s next words pierced straight through that cloudy part of my heart.
“But if Papa really can’t marry me… then at least I want Papa to smile.”
“To smile…?”
That was far harder than she realized.
Before I could answer, Rosa leaned in close — close enough that our cheeks almost touched.
“Rosa?”
“Papa, do it. The beard attack!”
I couldn’t help laughing.
Rosa had always loved when I rubbed my stubbly chin against her cheek.
“All right then. Here it comes… scritch scritch.”
“Kyaahaha! It tickles!”
As soon as I did it, Rosa burst out laughing.
Her laughter was contagious. I found myself smiling too.
“Good! Papa smiled!”
“Yes… I did, without thinking.”
“Papa really loves the beard attack!”
Apparently from her side, it looked like I enjoyed it.
We were both acting out of kindness, each thinking the other wanted it — strangely wholesome, in its own way.
And the truth was, she really had lifted my spirits.
“Yes. Papa loves the beard attack. Thanks to you, I feel much better now.”
“Yay! If you ever feel sad again, come get a beard attack anytime!”
“Yes. I’ll count on you, Rosa.”
I said that, and gave her another round of beard attacks.
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E/N:
A wholesome moment 😊! The characters may be unhinged but the feelings are very relatable!
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