I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 27

Protecting the Tyrant Father! 27. Fluffy and Clean! (27/140)

27. Fluffy and Clean!

2023.03.03.

I gained a small puppy—no, a boy—that I had to raise well, and as a bonus, I even won the heart of a knight.

It seemed like an effective fortress was being prepared to defend against Axel Mirmod’s threat, and even attack if necessary.

Everything felt like it was going smoothly.

I should be really happy, but why does my heart feel so heavy?

I glanced at the boy sitting next to me in the carriage and said quietly.

“Please take care of me! Baby!”

The boy, who had been staring at me, carefully opened his mouth.

“……I’m not a baby, but…… Yes. Please take care of me in the future. Thank you.”

Seeing his eyes that seemed to trust me completely, my heart stung a little.

I also had times in my previous life when I hated my family.

“Yeah, you’re a baby! I’ll help you.”

So that you can live happily on a flower path in the future [a Korean idiom for a future filled with happiness and success].

I looked at Ashid with sparkling eyes. Tears welled up in Ashid’s glistening eyes.

It was at that very moment that a warm atmosphere was formed between us.

Sniff!

The maids across from us sniffed, seemingly moved.

‘I can’t even try to create an atmosphere.’

These maids are all muscle and weak hearts!

I smiled slightly as if scolding them and patted the boy’s shoulder next to me as if cheering him on.

The carriage ran incessantly, crossing the threshold of the Mirmod family. And finally, we arrived at the West Mansion where we all live together.

“Let’s start with a bath.”

“……Okay, let’s go!”

“Yeah! Let’s all wash up and eat something delicious!”

Listening to the maids’ energetic shouts, Ashid and I got out of the carriage together.

I smiled brightly and entered the mansion.

Thinking that warmly melted chocolate is the best way to thaw a heart frozen by old wounds.

***

When Cien brought Ted’s younger brother to the West Mansion, Matthias had just finished perfectly dealing with the fan-made works that Cien’s maids had been working on until they were on the verge of death.

He was quite twisted at the fact that there were those who dared to aim for his daughter’s life.

‘That devil made us like this – they said, presumptuously.’

Above all, they referred to his daughter as ‘that devil’.

To his lovely child who couldn’t even step on weeds carelessly because of her tender heart.

‘They said Delphia sent them.’

Objectively speaking, Matthias was overwhelmingly strong within the Mirmod family, but the power structure was not entirely determined by strength alone.

Delphia Mirmod, Axel Mirmod, and the Senate.

Beyond them, the imperial family and even the Pope colluded with the power of the empire.

He had to deal with everyone quietly, but if he missed a step, problems would inevitably arise.

‘I have to deal with the Pope to avenge Yuela’s death.’

She disappeared into the dew of the execution ground due to the case of the demon trial of the statue.

Yuela confessed that she had summoned a demon and asked him to kill her. But he believed that Yuela clearly had other intentions.

‘……The temple’s trap, you mean.’

Firmly determined, Matthias made a bold decision to deal with Delphia first. She would never be an easy opponent.

Delphia Mirmod.

She was truly a crazy magician, and one of those who had an advantage in the succession structure until he returned.

It was said that she openly suppressed those who opposed her and mainly used straightforward speech.

Within the family, she was considered an insane rogue, but her magic and abilities were so great that she was worthy of taking the position of successor.

There was a gap in Delphia’s abilities. She mainly used magic to transform her body, and that magic had a significant side effect.

‘Once I deal with Delphia Mirmod, there’s the next step.’

Axel used the power of darkness, so there were widespread rumors that he was a necromancer [one who practices magic to communicate with the dead]. There was virtually no way to defeat a necromancer.

‘I haven’t found a way to completely destroy Axel Mirmod yet.’

Matthias lowered his eyes.

He had devoured all the opportunities that existed near him over the past five years.

In fact, he had become stronger at a different rate than before.

So, he was returning to the West Mansion with a bit of optimism about the future……

“Dad!”

Cien was waiting in front of the mansion.

Matthias smiled brightly, unable to hide the corners of his mouth that were naturally relaxing.

“Cien, I missed you.”

Being greeted by his daughter after finishing a hard day’s work was heartwarming in many ways.

“Dad, I made a fwiend [friend]! They’re here wight [right] now!”

He smiled brightly as he looked at his daughter, then hardened his expression.

It hadn’t been long since he dealt with the spies, but a stranger had infiltrated the mansion.

Cien was innocent and didn’t know how evil human nature was, so could it be that a spy had infiltrated again and was trying to harm her?

He scanned the surroundings with a frown.

“That, no, is that your friend?”

Behind Cien was a young child hiding a body larger than Cien’s.

He didn’t originally like young children. Moreover, if it was a child looking at his daughter so eagerly, even more so.

That look was a subtle mix of admiration, emotion, and even worship. It was a blind trust in the person who had saved them.

“Yeah! I bwought [brought] them while passing by. They’re fuffy [fluffy] and clean!”

Cien smiled, revealing her white teeth. And she stroked the child’s fluffy black hair and said.

“I’m going to use them as my baby subordinate!”

Listening to Cien’s bright voice, Matthias nodded.

He couldn’t openly show his wariness when Cien liked it so much.

“Okay. Annoying……”

……I made a mistake.

Matthias smiled innocently and said.

“……No, they’re a cute friend. I’ll give them a separate room and let them stay there.”

However, there was definitely a need to leave room for suspicion.

Besides, the strange masked kid with the strange eyes was enough to treat Cien like his favorite doll.

“Yeah! I got pewmission [permission], now let’s pway [play] togethew [together]!”

Cien lifted the boy’s hand and shook it.

The boy muttered softly between his teeth.

“Yes, I will be a useful person.”

At the word ‘useful’, Cien’s expression relaxed for a moment and then returned.

Matthias felt heartbroken whenever he saw Cien’s lonely expression like that. So, he deliberately asked cheerfully.

“Let’s go inside. Did anything else happen?”

It was just to change the subject.

As he followed Matthias into the mansion, Cien said energetically.

“That’s wight [right], I got a grown-up knight too!”

“Huh, Dad? Dad is Cien’s knight.”

Matthias smiled brightly and asked back.

Cien often said, “Dad is like a knight on a white horse!”

However, Cien shook her head seriously this time.

“No, a weal [real] knight!”

……A real knight?

‘So, Dad is a fake knight?’

Slightly hurt, Matthias calmly asked back, loosening his clenched fist.

“Who……is it? Dad is huwt [hurt].”

In fact, the words ‘Dad is hurt’ were quite effective on Cien.

But today was different.

Cien simply fluttered her hair and smiled nonchalantly, without saying anything more.

Feeling somehow anxious, Matthias bit his lip repeatedly and asked.

“Huh? Cien.”

“Uung [Mmhm], I’ll tell you watew [later]!”

Matthias thought quietly.

Come to think of it, she said she liked Dad the most in the rural village, but she hasn’t said that lately. She just frowned on her plump, smooth, and shiny face and walked around saying, ‘Oh my, I’m busy!’

Before he knew it, Cien had many secrets.

Matthias’s fist clenched tightly.

Looking at Cien’s round forehead, Matthias pondered.

He had to find out what Cien was doing these days.

‘I need to check the knight’s identity.’

He had to properly check who the knight Cien had saved was.

If they taught his pure and weak daughter bad things, he wouldn’t stand still, he thought……

Was it because he was thinking too deeply? Before he knew it, Cien had run ahead in one go with her round feet.

Before Matthias could catch up with Cien’s pace, Cien’s loud voice was heard from afar.

“Let’s pway [play] hunting watew [later]!”

“Yes?”

At the pure boy’s voice following his daughter’s side, Cien shouted playfully.

“Goblin smashing!”

Listening to Cien’s voice, Matthias thought.

No.

There’s nothing wrong with our daughter.

This is all just a problem with this family.

But for some reason, feeling a chill from the back of his neck, he decided to dig up all of Cien’s recent activities.

***

Dad was lost in thought without saying a word.

I don’t know what Dad is thinking. Maybe he’s having lovely thoughts like, ‘I should feed and clothe that small and kind child, Ashid, well.’

‘Our Dad is so kind and gentle!’

After lightly guessing Dad’s psychology, I immediately looked at Ashid.

Ashid carefully asked me.

“Then, are we catching goblins after dinner?”

“Yeah! We’re going to catch them!”

I smiled very evilly.

‘I have to catch goblins after dinner and brag to Dad! I’m going to show off my power!’

You could say it’s killing two birds with one stone.

Tonight, I was planning to become friends with Ted’s younger brother, Ashid, while playing ‘Goblin Smashing’.

But……

Whether it was because he had a hard time at work, Dad looked like he had aged about a year, and his face was stiff. After finishing a cozy meal with him and holding Ashid’s hand tightly, we came out to the mansion’s outdoor garden.

‘Why aren’t there any goblins? They were definitely here?’

I remember the scary-looking uncle, who was presumed to be Dad’s closest aide, releasing the goblins around here.

I asked the maids behind me sharply.

“Onnies [Older sisters/maids], where did all the cute goblins go?”

“Ah, that’s……”

“We were going to prepare the goblins, but……”

I could see sweat dripping down the maids’ smooth foreheads.

“Master Matthias ordered them to be completely disposed of. He said we couldn’t keep such sca……ry things in our mansion.”

The maids’ voices faltered slightly.

Listening to their words, I nodded involuntarily.

‘Dad must have said he felt sorry for the goblins who were caught again.’

Certainly, it was obvious that a kind person like Dad would feel sorry even for goblins.

‘As expected, our Dad is an angel.’

But then, the maids pointed to my feet and winked.

“Instead, he brought down this cute cat.”

“Cat……?”

I lowered my head.

The onnies [Older sisters/maids] were right.

On the slightly frosty lawn, a fluffy cat with all white fur and cute features was approaching me quietly!

It seemed to be in a good mood, wagging its tail low.

‘Cats are cute, but they’re not necessary for building strength!’

Of course, cats were very cute and made my heart ache.

I crossed my arms and shook my head several times.

“Someone wike [like] me doesn’t go with a kitty.”

“Yes?”

“I wike [like] goblins. Goblins, wions [lions], tigews [tigers]!”

“Ah……”

I looked at the disappointed maids, then turned my head sharply to the right and looked at Ashid. I was about to say, ‘Let’s go see the lions!’

“Baby, let’s go see the li-.”

But soon, I covered my mouth.

Ashid was staring intently at the cat, which was slightly opening its mouth and grooming its jelly-filled paws.

No matter what sounds were heard around him, he seemed fascinated by the cat.

“Is…… Is the cat’s fur originally white?”

“Huh?”

I was about to answer lightly, ‘There are white cats and black cats,’ but I paused for a moment when I saw the boy hiding his burned hand behind his back.

‘There are only dirty cats on Pelroad Street, so he didn’t know.’

I felt like even the air was getting heavy.

I clapped my hands once to lighten the mood.

“Let’s have a fun talk!”

Ashid seemed to have only seen dirty and bad things so far.

Just like I was hurt and alienated by my family before I was reincarnated, Ashid must be in a prickly state right now.

‘It’s hard to ignore him because he’s like me.’

So, I wanted to tell him a lot of good things too. I wanted to make him happy like I am now.