I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 10

The Tyrant Father is Mine! 10. The Scary Assassin Uncles Have Come! (10/140)

10. The Scary Assassin Uncles Have Come!

January 3, 2023

‘Alright, let’s think. How to sweet-talk that nasty Headmaster!’

I raised the corner of my mouth slyly, thinking about countermeasures.

‘If the trap the Headmaster prepared is really a Mirage Maze…….’

How should I deal with it?

I scurried toward the bookshelf.

The sound of my footsteps was as grand as my busy mental state. The noisy shoes that Dad had put on my little feet so I wouldn’t get lost were moving, making ‘bbyok, bbyok’ sounds.

Bbyok. Bbyok.

After moving my round hands and feet here and there, rummaging through the bookshelf for a while, I finally grabbed a book written about illusion magic.

The title was simple, 『Illusion Magic』, but it contained some pretty good secrets.

It didn’t specifically tell me how to escape the Mirage Maze, but it did have one way to escape illusion magic. Since the Mirage Maze would also function as illusion magic, there were a few more methods.

‘I need a mirror artifact.’

Mirror artifacts are low-grade artifacts, so they should be scattered everywhere. Okay, I can pick one up somewhere…….

‘If I get a mirror, all that’s left is for me to endure the Headmaster’s tricks.’

I slammed the book down and scurried back to where Leonhardt was sitting. Until then, Leonhardt had been staring at my feet as if they were fascinating.

“What’s that sound coming from your feet? Is it a shackle?”

“Dad gave it to me!”

Leonhardt put his hand to his mouth and sighed.

“……Haa.”

I widened my eyes and tilted my head. Why is he sighing?

“As expected…….”

What’s ‘as expected’ again, and why are his eyes red?

‘Is he missing his parents because I said Dad gave it to me?’

That must be it!

I looked at him with pitiful eyes. Leonhardt muttered, ‘As expected, Young Master Matthias,’ and then rubbed his face roughly.

He also said ‘I have to save him,’ but I don’t know [what he means].

I glanced at Leonhardt, who was talking to himself for a while, then put one hand on my plump cheek and rested my chin.

Leonhardt, who is an adopted child, must be having a hard time, but now is not the time to worry about Leonhardt. I had to find a way to escape the Mirage Maze.

As I pondered, I thought of my happy life with Dad, which was firmly rooted in my heart, and smiled softly.

Seeing the dimple on my cheek as I smiled, Leonhardt suddenly spoke to me.

“Why are you smiling so cutely? Are you thinking about cake?”

“No. Am I cute? I’m an ‘adult’!”

“……You’re too short to be an adult. Your hands and feet are small, too.”

I shook my head.

……Leonhardt, who was so kind that it was embarrassing that I was scared of him at first, tilted his head.

I chuckled and grabbed his hand tightly.

“Anyway, thanks for telling me! Friend!”

Leonhardt is a good kid.

That’s how it was engraved in my heart.

He shook his head as if he was embarrassed, but he didn’t let go of my hand.

I tilted my head a few times, staring at his black leather mask that resembled the night sky.

***

At that very moment, Lilmi, Cien’s training supervisor, was having a secret meeting with the Headmaster.

The situation was unfolding as Leonhardt had predicted.

They sat facing each other in a secret reception room inside the Education Center, discussing the disposition of Cien and Matthias.

The white-haired Headmaster, with his legs crossed, smiled vilely and asked.

“Reports about Cien Mirmord are frequent.”

“Yes.”

Cien was still young, but she was too clever. If she grew up any more, she had enough potential to be classified as a dangerous element.

He cleared his throat and said.

“For a daughter of an exile, she’s young and impudent.”

After all, she’s just the daughter of an exile who will be killed in one blow when Axel-nim returns……. He had been muttering steadily since he entered the Headmaster’s office and said again.

“Now that I hear it, that’s right. Grand Duke Matthias, he brought quite a cheeky daughter.”

“Should we take care of it right away…….”

The Headmaster looked at Lilmi with sharp eyes and rebuked him.

“You step back quietly. I’m thinking of testing her with illusion magic.”

He chuckled.

There is only one chance to trample on the child.

The children of the Mirmord family are required to be tested by the Headmaster once.

No one could intervene in that.

“Since she is the daughter of an ‘exile’ and the one who angered you, shouldn’t we nip it in the bud?”

“…….”

“And.”

“Yes?”

“There was an order from the Elder Council to legally dispose of Matthias’s daughter.”

He smiled bitterly, having organized all the plans in his head.

The Headmaster had blood on his hands several times under the Elder Council.

Although he was from an exile whose wings had been clipped, he could not be underestimated. The Headmaster knew what evil deeds Matthias Mirmord had committed so far.

But so what?

They had grown stronger, and Matthias had already been defeated once.

‘We have to trample the bud.’

Starting with his daughter, Cien Mirmord. If they trampled on his daughter, he wouldn’t even dare to think of raising his eyes.

“When are you thinking of doing it?”

“Tomorrow.”

“Yes?”

“There’s no reason to give her time to prepare, is there?”

What would the father’s face look like when he sees his daughter going berserk?

Thinking about that made a smile bloom on his face.

‘He’s being punished for coming back and stirring up the family after running away with his tail between his legs once.’

As always, everyone will stand by.

Originally, the weak are eaten alive.

That was the law of Mirmord.

“It would be good to kill her altogether.”

“It often happens in tests.”

“Yes.”

The Headmaster smiled with interest, thinking it would be quite fun.

“Then, I’ll send a spy to the North Tower first.”

Their eyes met in the air.

A sinister chuckle spread throughout the room.

***

That dawn, taking advantage of the gloomy air, a force infiltrated the North Spire where Cien and Matthias were staying. It was a couple of assassins sent by the Headmaster.

“Did you take care of it properly?”

“Of course.”

As excellent assassins trained by the Headmaster, they were able to enter the North Spire properly. They were skilled enough to put two clumsy knights guarding the spire to sleep with sleeping pills.

Inside the spire, in the hallway.

“Where is Grand Duke Matthias?”

“I’ve confirmed it. He’s on trial. He left the spire for the succession test.”

Without Matthias, who is called the God of Strength, it was worth a try.

The first plan was to hide properly, then kidnap Cien and send her to the Headmaster. It was to create fear in advance before the test.

But the opponent was Matthias Mirmord.

Because he could catch their tail, they had a second plan in case the kidnapping plan didn’t work out as planned.

It was to pretend to visit to deliver a message. It could be suspicious because it was night, but this was Mirmord. It is a villainous family that specializes in sending messages and assassins, whether it is night or day.

“What about the maids?”

“The maids can just be put to sleep. I put the knights to sleep, so how can’t I put the maids to sleep?”

“I heard the maids here are a bit different.”

“After all, a maid is just a maid.”

One of the assassins, who was running quickly down the hallway while holding his breath, suddenly asked as if he had remembered something.

They chuckled for a while, glancing down at the message sent by the Headmaster in their pocket.

And…….

They could see two maids standing tall in front of Cien’s door, guarding it.

No, to be exact-.

They encountered maids with a menacing aura, 180cm [~5’11”] tall, and muscles comparable to those of an average bodybuilder.

But it’s okay.

Because there is a sleeping pill specially made by the Headmaster!

The assassins hurriedly took out sleeping potions from their pockets and splashed them on the maids’ faces.

“What is this?”

“These crazy……!”

Rough curses were heard, but it didn’t matter. Because those maids will soon fall asleep.

……But their expectations were instantly shattered.

“S, sleeping pills don’t work?”

The maid grabbed the two assassins by the collar at the same time, looking annoyed.

“Ah, what are these skinny bastards again? They’re so skinny without any muscles!”

I thought the other one would be a little scared!

That side was even more eerie.

“Cien-nim is waking up. Be quiet.”

“Okay.”

Unlike the other weak maids, the maids in front of them were not afraid of them at all.

Tuduk, tuduk [onomatopoeia for cracking].

……The sound of cracking joints was also heard from one side.

But it’s okay!

That side is just a maid, and I’m an assassin! Then, then! It will be okay!

……However, a few minutes later.

The assassins with swollen eyes were lying on the floor.

The joint of one arm was broken, and the other arm was almost tattered.

The Achilles tendon was even cut so that they couldn’t run away.

In just a few minutes, they were completely defeated.

“What kind of maid is this?”

“It’s my heart.”

The maids frowned, clapping their hands.

They should be grateful that they were caught by them. Little Master Matthias has installed some dangerous traps in his beloved daughter’s room in case spies invade, but they don’t even know about it.

“Be grateful that you were beaten by us, mister.”

“That’s right.”

The maids smiled eerily, boasting their huge pectoralis major muscles that had become extremely large thanks to the protein given by Cien.

Not forgetting to step on the fallen bastards.

The maid suddenly remembered that she had forgotten the most important thing.

“Cien-nim will praise us, right?”

They suddenly had the thought that they liked these unlucky bastards.

Because they had made a proper contribution, they would get protein powder and win the heart of the soft and chewy Cien-nim.

It was truly the best day.

***

The next day, I, whose eyes were as red as a rabbit from studying day and night, witnessed a strange sight.

While Dad was out on patrol for a while, some unknown people infiltrated the North Spire.

But…….

“What is all this, sisters?”

“They are intruders.”

The muscular maid sisters lined up the men in front of me, kneeling, like constables escorting criminals.

I was shocked to see ten men in black masks kneeling in front of me in a row.

‘Those people are all bleeding!’

However, unlike me, who was surprised, the maid sisters were strong.

“Those guys dared to presumptuously think of entering Cien-nim’s bedroom!”

“Hmph, I stepped on them appropriately.”

“Heok……. A, are you okay?”

‘I asked if ‘those masked uncles’ were okay, but the maid sisters said proudly.

“Haa……. We are okay.”

“As expected, Cien-nim is worried about us. You always have…….”

……The sisters sometimes made serious mistakes.

I don’t think I’ll ever worry about muscular maid sisters…….

“Don’t worry! Originally, 17:1 is easy.”

“This time, eating Cien-nim’s coconut fruit and special training was effective! Besides, you always take care of our health…….”

As they approached me with tears in their eyes, one of the masked men, whose face was obviously swollen, screamed.

“No, what are you talking about? Are you maids or monsters!”

“Shut up, should I break your third leg again?”

“Those who don’t have muscles are showing off.”

Listening to their conversation, I sweated inwardly.

‘These sisters are scary…….’

The thug who was scolded by the maid sisters shut his mouth, but another thug, whose eyes were obviously swollen, burst into anger.

“We just brought the Headmaster’s message!”

The maid sisters and I exchanged glances.

“Then why did you try to sneak into my room? Why are you covering your faces?”

“Th, that’s…….”

“Shall we take care of these rude guys right away, Cien-nim?”

I shook my head and asked.

“Take care of it later, no, later!”

I didn’t say I wouldn’t take care of it.

I frowned even more solemnly and said.

“Tell me. What is the Headmaster’s message?”

“Th, that is…….”

They took out the letter from their pockets, sweating and bleeding profusely.