I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 130

130. Finding Dad’s True Happiness (3)

He quickly stood up and replied.

“……Yes, you and your foolish daughter. I have to go now. I’m busy with work.”

“Thank you for the good advice, Uncle. I have somewhere to go too.”

I had to go see someone other than him.

“Huh? Siean, you too? Where are you going? Don’t tell me……”

“As you might guess, I’m going to Dad.”

Strike while the iron is hot.

Selbastian exclaimed briefly at my words.

“You’re so impatient. You’re just like your dad.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment. Have a safe trip back!”

I waved my hand lightly at him, then turned and ran to Dad’s reception room.

I wanted to see Dad quickly.

***

Taking Selbastian’s words to heart, I ran vigorously to Dad’s office.

Dad shook his head as he saw me running in a dress.

“What’s wrong, my daughter?”

“Hmm.”

“Why that expression?”

“Just. I have something else to say to Dad.”

Dad’s expression stiffened at the words ‘something to say.’

He was clearly thinking about the engagement ceremony I had mentioned earlier, and even marriage.

Dad put the fountain pen he was holding on the desk and took a deep breath.

“Siean, Dad can’t speak.”

Now he was even closing his eyes.

I shook my head inwardly and replied.

“Liar. Dad, you’re talking right now.”

“Anyway……! Dad can’t speak.”

I shook my head inwardly as I watched Dad childishly nitpicking.

‘He must be incredibly worried about my marriage. Well, I guess it makes sense.’

I sighed inwardly as I looked at Dad anew.

More than half a day had passed since I had a conversation with Dad earlier.

But when I glanced over Dad’s desk, I didn’t see much that had changed compared to before.

‘Is he not getting any work done……? He must be really upset.’

It was understandable.

I am everything to Dad.

Feeling the weight on my shoulders, I sighed deeply and lightly swept back my hair.

“Dad.”

“……”

“I won’t talk about the engagement anymore.”

Dad’s eyes rolled around.

No matter how I thought about it, those who called my dad a devil must be blind.

‘He’s so transparent and cute. Dad being a villain……’

To exaggerate, my dad seems to be the cutest in the world, but I still feel like the world is deceiving me.

‘Anyway, that’s that, let’s focus on what I have to say to Dad!’

I shook my head several times inwardly, then said firmly to Dad.

“Instead, there’s something I want to do with Dad. But, you said you were busy, Dad?”

Quick-witted Dad said urgently.

“Dad’s not busy. Siean, is there something you want to do with Dad?”

His eyes, which had been like a dead fish, were now sparkling.

Seeing Dad so transparent inside and out made me burst into laughter.

I said affectionately to Dad.

“I want to go on a date with Dad! But I want to decide where to go!”

“……Siean, great!”

Dad smiled broadly.

I smiled and held out my hand to Dad.

“Have you ever gone out to play without working, Dad?”

“To the countryside with Siean-”

“Not that! Not with me! With someone else!”

“Hmm…… About the places I went with Yuela, no, your mom.”

Dad still hasn’t gotten over his separation from Mom.

Even though more than twenty years have passed.

At that moment, Selbastian’s words flashed through my mind.

‘I think it would be good to give him a farewell trip with Mom.’

Once, Dad had an attachment to someone other than me.

That was Mom.

‘Dad definitely never properly said goodbye to Mom……’

Firmly resolved, I looked at Dad.

“Dad. I want to go on a trip to where Mom used to live.”

“……Huh?”

“I’m curious about the memories Mom and Dad shared.”

“Why…… suddenly.”

“I suddenly became curious about Dad, not the Dad who only had me in his life, but just the young man Dad used to be.”

Not the Dad who held me in his arms after Mom died and gritted his teeth with revenge.

Dad looked flustered and dazed.

I said to Dad, who had frozen.

“Why that expression, Dad?”

“Later, I wish we could go later.”

Dad looked like he was organizing his thoughts.

I decided to take a step back.

It was impossible to urge Dad right now anyway.

All day today, Dad would have been worried about losing me and racking his brains.

So I’ll take a step back.

“Okay, I understand. Think about it, Dad. I completely respect Dad’s choice. Because that’s how Dad taught me.”

I confidently puffed out my chest and declared.

At my words, Dad looked half-moved and gathered his hands in front of his chest.

“Are you serious? Our Siean…… has already grown up.”

“Yeah. I’ve already grown up. Siean is Dad’s daughter!”

“I see, my daughter is the best, right?”

Dad was quietly looking at me with a moved expression.

His eyes seemed a little red, so I waved my hand awkwardly.

“Dad, are you really moved?”

“Of course……”

‘Anyway, he’s soft-hearted when I see him like this.’

I whispered softly to Dad.

“Dad, I’m completely Dad’s daughter. So I’ll follow Dad’s opinion.”

“Okay, Siean. Now, Dad, I’ve made up my mind.”

Dad held my hand tightly.

“Let’s go on a trip. Let’s go meet Mom.”

“……Are you really okay with that?”

At my short question, Dad whispered lowly.

“I was going to go once to sort things out someday.”

He would have just buried it in his heart and lived on. It’s a lie.

But instead of criticizing Dad like that, I just nodded briefly.

“Then that’s great!”

“Yeah, Siean. But about the place where Mom stayed. There’s one problem. Are you still going?”

At the words ‘one problem,’ I nodded with an indifferent expression.

“Of course, I’m going!”

Dad was always overprotective of me.

So that problem, it’s probably just a thorn in the side.

There’s no way there’s a big problem, right?

***

“Cough, cough! Cough!”

……There was a problem.

I coughed as if vomiting and lowered my head to the floor.

Dad fussed and stroked my hair.

“……Are you okay? Siean, I mean, it might have been better if you didn’t come……”

“I’m o-cough, cough!”

“Let’s go back. Dad can’t stand seeing Siean cough like this.”

I chewed the sand that was rushing into my mouth and vigorously raised my body again.

“Let’s go quickly, cough! I’m okay, Dad!”

Dad’s expression was still full of worry.

No wonder, me and Dad were completely isolated in a desert sandstorm.

‘The place where Mom and Dad used to meet, that is, the place where Mom lived, became a bit dangerous.’

‘Mom was indeed a brave woman! She lived in a dangerous place.’

‘Um…… Mom lived in a temple. The power of God has diminished, and that place has finally become a desert. Got it, Siean?’

‘Um, I don’t really know, but I got it anyway!’

To me, the desert was a place where the scorching sun and camels cried.

So I accepted it as if it wasn’t a big deal!

‘I didn’t know it would be a desert with sandstorms like this!’

Fortunately, Dad subtly hinted that the place where Mom lived was the desert of deserts.

As soon as I heard that, I chose a veil to wear on my head and decided on a shawl to wear over my clothes.

It was to go meet Mom.

I held Dad’s hand tightly, leaned my head on his shoulder, and whispered softly.

“It’s completely become a desert……”

“Yeah.”

Dad’s eyes seemed a little red.

I tried to be cheerful and waved my hand.

“You know. Dad. Mom was a person who lived well in this desert, right? Then now, Mom will be doing well there! Right?”

As I chattered about Mom, I had that thought.

‘I think I miss Mom too.’

In front of this wondrous sandstorm in the desert where Mom set foot, I swallowed hard.

Come to think of it, there were times when I missed Mom.

Mom, who sacrificed everything for me.

Mom, who saved me by giving up so many things she had, and above all, her life.

Suddenly, I had that thought.

‘What was Mom’s state of mind when she saved me?’

A long time ago, I read Mom’s memories.

I vaguely saw her heart and was moved.

But I didn’t completely know her heart.

I wasn’t Mom, and I didn’t have a child to give half of my heart to, so I felt like I couldn’t know exactly what her state of mind was.

‘It was supposed to be a trip to give Dad a joy in life……!’

Somehow, it’s going to be a trip to explore the relationship between me and Mom.

I shook my head violently to avoid being immersed in thoughts about Mom.

After doing that for a while, I suddenly had that thought.

‘I definitely talked to Dad, but why doesn’t Dad answer?’

Only then could I escape from my thoughts and see Dad.

“……Dad?”

Dad had an expression as if he was even more lost in thought than me.

I thought he would immediately answer, ‘Mom is definitely doing well there,’ but unexpectedly, there was no answer for a long time.

It seemed like he was lost in thought.

I waited for Dad, who was silent for a long time.

After a little time passed, and as the desert sandstorm gradually subsided. Dad carefully wrapped the shawl around my shoulders and murmured softly.

“Mom will be happy and well. Definitely.”

“Definitely? Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I’m sure. Because, you see, Siean. Mom is the person who prioritizes your happiness. Dad knows that.”

“Yeah.”

“So Siean, you’re happy now. Because you have Dad by your side, friends, and Acid…… too.”

I’m sure there was anger in Dad’s voice when he said the word Acid.