Father, I Won’t Do Anything - Chapter 63

‘I knew it was my birthday today but…’

Jayna involuntarily grimaced since she couldn’t breathe.

“……Ugh.”

As she opened her eyes, she saw gifts fill the entirety of her bed.

From the long lines of stacked gifts, some had fallen onto the girl’s bed and one ended up weighing on her abdomen.

‘Are you trying to kill me?’

Jayna lifted her body with a disheveled expression.

She began to loosen the ribbon of the gift.

Inside of it, laid the highest-grade of mana stone which could be bought only after selling a castle.

“…….”

Next, Jayna opened a large gift placed by her side.

There was a doll whose eyes were replaced with jewels and its clothing was elaborately decorated with rubies. No matter how she looked at it, it was clear that the gifts were made by a master craftsman.

“Hah.”

The girl then got out of bed and began to unwrap gifts in the earnet.

The boxes contained all sorts of rare gifts, for example, ownership of a popular villa on the coast and shoes made by an expert craftsman.

However, Jayna wasn’t surprised at all. She had been receiving such gifts on her birthday for years now.

“How am I going to clean this?”

Jayna’s room had quickly been strewn with silk ribbons, elaborately crafted wooden-boxes and velvet boxes as well.

Jayna began her seventeenth birthday with a deep sigh.

* * *

From some point onward, an unknown person sent mountains of gifts for Jayna on her birthday.

[T/N: I’m calling it now, it’s her daddy]

If someone had sent so many gifts, someone should have noticed or known who the sender was but,

Izren, Jayna’s escort knight, shook his head when asked about it. Micheal and Hilenzia, who were known as the right and left hands of the Tower Lord, simply shrugged.

“Did you receive the emerald bracelet I sent you?”

“The bracelet reminded me of your eyes.”

When Jayna answered, Hilvenzia bent her eyes as she smiled beautifully.

“It feels good to have you think of me so often, however, the stone was actually your birthstone.”

Hilvenzia lifted her wrist and shook it slightly.

She wore a bracelet identical to the one Jayna had.

“For your information, the bracelets are a matching set.”

“Oh my, thank you.”

Since Jayna was wearing the bracelet, she also lifted her wrist.

Her wrist had a sapphire bracelet too, also gifted to her by Hilvenzia.

[T/N: Happened in previous volumes!]

When Micheal saw Jayna wearing two bracelets, he said, while grinning,

“Didn’t you have a hobby of tying together people’s wrists and burying them alive in the sea? Do you prefer using bracelets?”

Hilevnzia wore a bewitching and seductive smile.

“You must be pretty jealous that I have a matching bracelet with Jayna. Isn’t it too petty to remind me of such things?”

“Wow! Look at you, pretending it never happened. You always act nice in front of the kid. Don’t be so cheeky, old lady!”

Micheal swept his hands up and down, making it seem like he was creeped out.

“Well, it’s not just an emerald bracelet, right?” (Micheal)

“Oh my…… How did you know? That bracelet is kept as a treasure, it originally belonged to the queen of an ancient kingdom.”

Hilvenzia spoke about how a famous craftsman was visited by the queen herself to ask him to make it.

However, Micheal did not believe Hilvenzia and just stared at her.

“Don’t lie. Why can I feel magic radiating from it?”

“Oh, young master, haven’t you grown……?”

Hilvenzia faintly smiled.

“The magic engraved on the bracelet keeps track of Jayna’s heartbeats…….”

“And why would you need that?”

“I think it would be concerning if our Jayna’s heart, which is usually calm, starts to suddenly start pounding.”

[T/N: This is going to backfire. We have a ml after all]

“Hmm, well that is a good idea.”

It was Hilvenzia after all. Jayna stared at the sapphire bracelet, which tracked her location.

“If I die, I want Hilevnzia to have my corpse.”

[T/N: To use, ‘cause Hilenzia’s specializes in alchemy and dragon parts are pretty precious ingredients]

“But I want Jayna’s soul rather than her body?” (Hilvenzia)

“Are you the devil? Do you want to eat her soul?” (Micheal)

Micheal lashed out at Hilvenzia for saying such strange things.

After which, he took out a sheet of paper and threw it at Jayna.

“Take it.”

“What is it thought?”

Jayna asked while unfolding what she received from Micheal. Her big eyes began blinking intensely after reading what was written.

“Mining rights for ruby and sapphire mines.”

Micheal just shrugged and said that he didn’t want to be cheap like Hilvenzia and just gift her a bracelet.

“It’ll take a little time to mine and make it into jewelry.” (Micheal)

“Are you trying to pick a fight with me? Jayna, which gift do you like best?” (Hilvenzia)

Jayna was now used to being in the middle of fights between Hilvenzia and Micheal.

And in such situations, she had a fixed answer.

“I love all the gifs the two of you gave me.”

Since today was a special day, Jayna had to pay close attention to both Micheal and Hilevnzia, so she looked at them alternatively; afterwards she opened her mouth in a casual manner to say,

“By the way, I might be staying out tonight.”

As expected, the two replied back shocked, their wide open eyes further signifying so.

“What? Isn’t today your birthday? ‘Staying out tonight,’ what do you mean?”

“If you’re going somewhere, let’s go together!”

Jayna’s plan, which was to talk about going out as if it was nothing at all, had failed.

‘I knew they would react like this, but I’m still surprised because they were that predictable.’

Jayna, who had kept her mouth shut, carefully spoke again.

“Actually, I’m planning to hangout with friends for two days…….”

“What did you say?”

“Friends……?”

Micheal and Hilvenzia’s eyes looked strange.

It was difficult for Jayna, who had spent an extended period of time with the two, to even understand their expression.

In a way, their faces didn’t hold much expression.

“Jayna, will be spending her birthday outside…….” (Hilvenzia)

“‘Now that I’m all grown up, I don’t need my brother’, is that what it means……?” (Micheal)

Jayna shook her head as vigorously as possible.

“That’s impossible. What can I do without Hilvenzia and Brother Micheal?”

“You have friends.”

“You have friends.”

Jayna was shocked when Micheal and Hilvenzia said the same things in unison.

Two completely different people, who could be compared to oil and water, reacted the exact same way…….

‘I would have felt the same way too though…….’

Both of them seemed to be missing a screw. They were smiling only with their faces, their eyes seemed empty.

“It doesn’t matter what you say. Won’t you soon be socializing only with your friends because you’ll get tired of hanging out with an old man……?” (Micheal)

“Do you prefer playing with your friends? What are they to you? What do I lack compared to them?” (Hilvenzia)

“You’ll choose friends later on, then a man, then a kid; won’t I end up losing my importance to you……?”

“Your friends are Marilyn, Camille, Rodrin, Juan, Murina…… right?”

Jayna shuddered.

Neither of them acted like the usual Hilvenzia and Micheal.

Firstly, Hilvenzia seemed devastated, like she had lost the world.

Where did the always confident and easy-going smile go? And why was she looking at the ground with her hand on her mouth?

Micheal, on the other hand, acted insane.

“Haha, hahaha…….”

The sound of laughter escaping from his mouth seemed to belong to a broken music box. ‘It’s not like I’m angry, it’s just that she’s going alone…….’

When Jayna was speechless, it was fortunate that Hilvnezia was able to recover her senses, before Micheal, and say,

“I know it’s normal to go out and celebrate your birthday. I know that. I know…….”

“Yeah…….”

“But I guess I wanted to throw you a birthday party myself. I’m sorry for treating you like a child when you’re already seventeen.”

Hilvenzia also added that she didn’t think it was a bad thing for Jayna to have friends.

However, Micheal had a different idea. After his usual expression returned, he shouted,

“I don’t want you to have friends!”

When Jayna thought about it, Micheal had always disliked when Rosian came over to hang out with Jayna.

Micheal blushed, and continued shouting.

“Do you have friends? With me…… yeah, you can play around with me, your cat and this grandma. Don’t leave the Tower!”

“…….”

Jayna had no clue Micheal, who had such high self-esteem, would say such words.

Jayna was speechless, however, luckily, Hilevnzia was next to her, and replied back in a tone full of ridicule.

“I’m also upset because I can’t be with Jayna on her birthday, but she needs to find a friend her age.”

“Why?! I don’t have any friends, but I’m doing fine!”

“If she doesn’t make friends, she’ll end up like you.”

“…….”

Michael quieted immediately, he had nothing to say because of Hilvenzia’s blunt words.

Taking advantage of the silence, Hilveniza spoke to Jayna with a vulnerable expression.

“I’m sorry, we like you so much that we just don’t want you to act like an adult.”

“You don’t need to apologize, Hilvenzia.”

“I know you wouldn’t like it if I bothered you…… even while knowing that, I’m still stuck to you. Sigh.”

As Hilvenzia let out a sigh, Jayna was confused.

‘Is it such a big deal to stay out on your birthday?’

As if Hilvenzia had read her mind, she said,

“You might be wondering why I’m still being so stubborn. It’s because I’m extremely worried. I’m afraid something might happen to you while you’re outside.”

Only then did Jayna realize what Hilvenzia was worried about.

Jayna was not an ‘ordinary child’. Her existence was the very ‘evidence of infidelity’, because of which, she had been given death threats multiple times in the past.

“Up until now, we’ve only had my birthday parties at the Tower. However, I think the more people who wish me happy birthday, the better……”

If it was last year, Jayna would have stepped back at this point.

However, this birthday was special. It was her seventeenth birthday.

Before Jayna was killed, she wanted to be surrounded by her friends and be congratulated on her birthday at least once.

“But we can’t have a birthday party in the Tower. It’s prohibited to invite outsiders.”

“Why not?”

“What?” (Jayna)

Hilevnzia’s expression brighteneed. Even Michael shrugged his shoulders.

[T/N: Michael shrugged because he still wasn’t happy (doesn’t want Jayna to have friends) but is still okayy with the idea]

“Just invite your friends to the Tower, and throw a party here.”

“It’s not a matter of approval from just you two. What if I end up angering the Tower Lord?”

“It’ll probably be all right.”

“However, since Jayna is concerned, should I ask him permission first?”

Jayna, as one would expect, thought Diamide would reject holding a birthday party at the Tower.

“You should ask carefully…….”

However, the answer the two of them received from the Tower Lord was surprising.

* * *

“Jayna, happy birthday! Here’s my present.”

After traveling to the other side of the continent, Marilyn gave Jayna what was considered as the most famous perfume manufactured there.

“Do you know how long I had to wait to buy this?!”

“Thank you so much, Marilyn.”

Words of appreciation quickly flattered Marilyn, whose lips trembled because of it.

“Hmph, there’s no one in the world who thinks of you as much as I do. Your debut is coming soon, so you need a perfume that suits you.

Marilyn urged Jayna to spray it quickly, saying that it would definitely suit her.

“I made the right choice, as expected.”

Marilyn nodded her head proudly. Her statement was absolutely right.

“It’s just like the refreshing summer sea.”

The cool scent, which was neither too heavy nor too light, suited Jayna very well.

“Use this only in spring and summer and buy a different one for autumn and winter. Even though your birthday is in spring, your image suits winter better.”

With that being said, Marilyn looked at her friend who’s atmosphere looked too calm to be on her seventeenth.

“By the way, you said that you couldn’t stay out, how did you manage to convince them otherwise?”

“I didn’t.”

“What?”

Jayna lowered her head and laughed awkwardly.

“My birthday party will be held at the Tower. You’re the last one I went to pick up, Marilyn.”