I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 4

Let’s Seduce the Maids First (2)

December 13, 2022

The two maids entered the bathhouse to prepare Sien’s bathwater.

Crack, snap.

As one started cracking her neck joints, the other began loosening her waist and shoulder joints.

“Hoo, let’s stretch while we get the bathwater ready.”

“Good idea.”

The revealed arm muscles resembled those of a horse.

Sien didn’t know it yet, but the two maids of the North Spire were known as the Cerberus of the spire.

They had been banished to a remote post—Matthias’s North Spire—for resisting the injustices within the mansion that oppressed the maids, but their strength alone was immense.

Gurgle, gurgle.

Finally, the warm bathwater for Sien was being filled.

As they were doing everything quite professionally, one of the maids spoke up.

“Hey, don’t you think my muscles have gotten bigger?”

“Ah, my mouth is watering.”

“Watch out for tears, snot, and saliva. You’ll lose muscle mass.”

Even though the master they served had appeared, their only concern was muscles. The master, who seemed so weak that he would break if touched, couldn’t be of great interest to them. Rather, becoming strong and powerful was their greatest goal in life.

“Hmm, you need to do about five hundred lifts to be able to say, ‘I’m a maid.'”

“Did you see the magazine 『Health & Beauty』? They had a special on pine pollen this time.”

“Oh, really?”

The maids simultaneously let out sighs that seemed to make the ground sink.

And as the bathwater finished filling with a trickle, one of the maids whispered listlessly.

“I wish I could get some protein.”

Protein, the magic powder that makes muscles bulge.

It seemed like they could sell their souls for it. Of course, obtaining protein was a very distant prospect for the maids of the spire.

They simultaneously sighed again and stood up.

It was time to stop talking about muscles and go attend to their baby master.

***

The maids quickly prepared the bath.

I had already finished preparing to win them over, so I smiled, revealing my small, rabbit-like teeth.

“Is something the matter?”

“Nooo.”

Listening to their blunt voices, I smirked inwardly.

The pine pollen they had was rumored to be a substitute for the magical muscle supplement, protein.

‘Besides, I heard them talking in the bathhouse, they want protein!’

They want protein.

Protein was practically a steroid without side effects. It was a fraudulent drug when it came to building muscle.

However, unfortunately, protein was quite expensive, and the raw ingredients were hard to obtain. The maids of the North Spire, with their meager salaries, had probably never encountered protein powder.

‘I don’t have protein, but I do have coconut fruits instead.’

Coconut fruits, the raw material for protein powder.

Grinding and eating coconut fruits had similar effects to protein. So, by now, the price of coconut fruits must have skyrocketed.

‘Dad planted a lot for me to eat!’

Fortunately, Dad had planted coconut trees in the front yard before the price of coconuts rose. Because of my weak and sickly condition, he had been buying all sorts of health supplements, and then he discovered the benefits of coconut and showed off his farming talent.

I rolled my eyes around and smiled brightly.

‘I was worried about how to seduce the muscle-loving maids, but there was an answer!’

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Muscles for muscles!

I was convinced that protein was perfect for seducing the maids.

“I will help you change immediately.”

“…Wait!”

I looked up at the maid who was about to change my clothes, with my arms spread wide.

The maid, who received my twinkling eyes like little stars, flinched.

“Yes?”

“Muscles, cool?”

“…Ah, thank you.”

A proud smile flickered across her lips for a second before disappearing.

“But, in my village, there was something that made muscles?”

“Is that so? Exercise builds muscles. It seems there was exercise equipment.”

Her tone was still nonchalant and dry.

As I watched them bring the clothes rack, I put my arms down to my sides and said lightly.

“Nooo. Like, medicine. Powder!”

“Powder… you say?”

“Yeah. Coconut fruit powder, have you heard of it?”

I smiled and looked at the maid.

The two maids looked at each other, then blinked their eyes rapidly.

One maid’s hand, which was holding the clothes rack, began to move slightly.

‘Could it be, have I won them over?’

My small heart fluttered.

***

It was when Sien’s father, Matthias, the first heir of the Duke’s family, returned to the North Spire after hearing about the heir education.

The spire resembled a crown of thorns when viewed from afar.

Thinking that Sien would be inside that tower, a blue moon-like smile appeared on his indifferent face.

‘Sien’s condition is bad for her to live in. It’s better to handle things quickly and move her.’

Passing through the door of the spire and entering the large room where Sien would be staying, he saw a strange sight.

‘Wait, what’s going on?’

Matthias hesitated as he was about to enter the large room of the spire where the maids and Sien were.

‘What are those maids doing to Sien?’

Inside the room, the maids were holding Sien’s chubby hands like talismans.

They had excited expressions. Thinking it was strange, Matthias clenched and unclenched his fists.

‘It’s not an assassin. There’s no chance an assassin has infiltrated already. They’ll all be watching.’

He hid his presence and quietly concealed himself in the darkness.

The two maids and Sien were unaware of Matthias’s arrival. So they were excitedly talking.

The most excited was Sien. Through the slightly open door, Sien shouted solemnly.

“Now, follow me!”

“What, what should we follow?”

Listening to the innocent voice, Matthias narrowed his eyes.

The maids of the North Spire were mostly from knight backgrounds.

They were preoccupied with only physical work. Meaning they were quite pure.

And their pure eyes… were eyes that Matthias knew very well.

‘So, they’re eyes bewitched by Sien.’

However, he didn’t expect the maids to have already been won over by Sien.

Was there a secret he didn’t know?

Matthias held his breath and quietly watched the two maids and Sien. Sien puffed out her chest and chanted.

“Sien-nim is meaty!”

“Meaty, you say?”

The maid blinked a few times and tilted her head. Sien sighed deeply.

“Meaty, no, goo, noble!”

The other maid next to her clapped once and shouted.

“Sien-nim is noble!”

The other maid also blinked and shouted.

“Sien-nim is noble!”

Sien smiled brightly like a little devil and made a flower 받침 [flower pedestal, a gesture of holding one’s hands cupped together]. The maids sitting side by side next to Sien were seen grinning.

‘Already all the maids are on Sien’s side. Since they have eyes, they must know she’s cute.’

It was when Matthias was watching them and calculating when to enter the room.

“Okay. Then I’ll tell you where the coconut fruits are 열려 [located/available].”

Coconut fruits? Hearing the strange words, he paused. That fruit was what Matthias fed Sien every day for her health. And-.

“Smart, Sien.”

Realizing the whole story, he decided to enter the room.

Until he hesitated at the sight of Sien’s round eyes sparkling, he was going to enter the room right away.

“Really?”

“Thank you, Sien-nim!”

“Yeah. You have to play with me.”

“O-of course!”

Did she find friends to play with first?

Sien seemed to be adapting to this mansion in an ordinary and cute way.

As expected, his daughter was unbearably lovely. Matthias smiled lowly and finally entered the room.

“Sien.”

He strode over and stroked Sien’s round forehead.

Sien’s round forehead that no one else could stroke.

None of the maids who praised Sien as noble could touch Sien.

Feeling a sense of pride in his heart, he bowed his head to Sien and asked.

“Sien. You’ve become friends with the maid unnies [older sisters]?”

“Woong [yes/affirmative].”

He said emphatically.

“Still, shall we sleep together with Daddy today?”

“Eung [yes]! I want to sleep together every day.”

Matthias smiled contentedly.

The small body that nestled in his arms had the cozy scent of a five-year-old baby.

She was the lovely daughter he would lead to the most beautiful place and protect forever.

And the muscle maids were watching the 모습 [sight/scene] of such a father and daughter with their jaws dropping.

That such a 모습 [sight/scene] existed for Duke Matthias!

They were sure they had died and gone to hell.

Matthias cast a cold gaze at the maids.

It was a meaning to keep silent about his identity.

***

Meanwhile, I, who was hugged in Daddy’s arms, chuckled.

‘They’re really innocent maids!’

The maid strategy was a great success.

I was lucky.

The small village where Dad and I lived was full of coconut fruits, the raw material for protein powder.

Our yard was full of coconut fruits, so that’s all I need to say.

‘After I explained what coconut fruits looked like, everyone’s eyes sparkled.’

I decided to give them a little at a time, and they grabbed my hand and hugged me tightly.

In human relationships, 밀고 당기기 [push and pull] was important.

‘I need to think more about what kind of schemes these villainous family members are plotting, and what kind of kids the young masters are, but I’m sleepy because I’m in Dad’s arms.’

The penalty I received from God as a price for being born with memories of my past life came to mind in the gaps of my fading mind.

‘Humans with special memories of the past are a threat to the world, so it can’t be helped that I received a penalty.’

I had a smaller physique and less developed body than other babies, and a mental problem of 깜빡깜빡 [flickering/blinking] becoming a real baby.

It can’t be helped.

I curled up like a small golden hamster and muttered softly.

“Daddy, coconut fruit 이써 [is there]?”

“Yes. You need it.”

“Woong [yes].”

“I’ll bring it right after Sien falls asleep.”

Dad said purely. I smiled broadly and whispered to Dad.

“Yeah! Put it in your pocket. Then Sien will sleep, Daddy.”

I yawned softly and buried my face in Dad’s chest. It smelled sweet. It was the smell that Dad always had.

A kind Dad like a 순박한 [simple/naive] country farmer.

A wonderful Dad who whispers lullabies in my ear every day.

To think that such a kind and pure person was the son of the devilish Mirmode. Dad must have had a very hard time while he was in Mirmode, so my eyes almost turned red.

“Yes. Sleep well.”

“Daddy, what are you doing tomorrow?”

“Just-.”

Listening to Dad’s whispering voice as a lullaby, I closed my eyes tightly.

“Have good dreams, Sien.”

That night, I really had good dreams.

My dream showed Dad’s birthday a few months ago.

When I picked a small wildflower and handed it to Dad, Dad smiled brightly and carried the flower with him.

‘Because it’s a flower that our Sien gave as a gift, I’m going to cherish it.’

Dad carried the wildflower with him until it withered and became brittle, even long after his birthday. I remember him subtly 자랑도 [bragging] to the villagers that it was given by our daughter.

It was a lovely and warm family that I couldn’t have imagined before reincarnation.

Even in my dreams, I thought.

I can do anything to protect Dad, who is my most precious and only family in the world.

***

The next day. The effect of the coconut fruit that Dad brought was amazing.

“After eating the coconut fruit powder, I woke up at four in the morning and did laundry for five hours, but my body is still fine.”

“I did about a hundred 철봉 [horizontal bar] exercises this morning. I’m starting to feel the energy of strength now.”

I didn’t know what to say, so I opened and closed my mouth like a fish.

‘Aren’t those unnies [older sisters] monsters?’

Scary, I must never be underestimated. The same thought quickly flashed through my mind.

I opened my mouth and muttered quickly.

Now is the time to gather information.

“What about the kids I get education 가치 [together] with? Are they, like, 차캐 [nice]?”

If they’re bad, I’ll have to make them 착하게 [nice]. I looked at the maid unnies [older sisters] with a sly smile inside.

The maids, who had already received a bribe – coconut fruit – in their pockets, paused at my probing question.

“Ch… 착하냐고요 [nice, you say]?”

“Woong [yes]!”

Like people who had heard a question that shouldn’t be heard.

“Why don’t you tell me?”

I urged them urgently.

The maids, who had already become prisoners of the coconut fruit, rolled their eyes around and soon muttered in a fairly sincere tone.

“Hmm… who should I say…? He wears a mask and doesn’t talk much, so it might be a little difficult to become friends with him.”

The maid unnies [older sisters] seemed reluctant to say his name. I tilted my head.

‘Was there a story about a young master who wears a mask in the original ?’

“Why? I’ll talk to him!”

“He’s not easy to approach…”

“Why?”

“…Hmm.”

“That’s…”

Seeing the two maids starting to look at each other, I blinked and tilted my head.

Is there something wrong with the child I’m getting education with?

***

From today, I had to go to the mansion to receive education.

I calmed my slightly 떨리는 [trembling] heart, put on colorful clothes, and came outside.

Holding the hands of the maid unnies [older sisters] in my hands that resembled honey bread so I wouldn’t get lost! I’m leaving!

“The Duchess receives reports on all matters of 혈족 [related to the bloodline/family] education, so you must do well!”

“You will do well, Sien-nim!”

The maid unnies [older sisters] started to trust me in a strange direction.

As expected, coconut fruit! I smiled proudly and nodded.

Instead of taking a carriage, I walked hard while breathing in the morning air, and finally, the garden near the mansion came into view.

“If you pass this garden, you can arrive at the room where you will receive education right away.”

“Ah, really? The garden is pretty!”

“Would you like to take a walk? There’s some time left.”

“Woong [yes]! Let’s go to the garden!”

The weather is nice, so there’s no need to go straight to education.

A day when the sunlight is warm and the wind is moderately cold.

In front of me is a pleasant 낮 [daytime] where green leaves are 살랑거리는 [swaying gently].

Holding the hands of the two maids side by side, I entered the garden of the mansion and witnessed a slightly strange situation.

‘Why are there so many children in the garden? They’re about ten years old, looking about six years older than me.’

They were all 귀공자 [young masters] and 귀공자녀 [young ladies] wearing 멋진 [stylish/fancy] clothes. About five people.

The maids and servants of the Duke’s 저 [residence] were only watching them from afar.

I looked at them with puzzled eyes. However, the muscle maids seemed to be too busy taking care of me while looking at their arms with satisfaction to solve my questions.

So I took the 선수 [initiative] and said.

“Who are those 애들 [kids]?”

“Ah, they must be the 영애 [young ladies] and 영식 [young masters] of the family 가신 [retainers/vassals]. They often come to the mansion for 견학 [tours/visits].”

“Ah.”

I originally 참 좋아했다 [really liked] 분내 [baby powder scent] and cute babies. Because I didn’t have many opportunities to see such babies in our countryside. But…!

‘If I get involved with those 애들 [kids], something bad might happen to Dad.’

Because the 귀공자녀 [young masters and ladies] of this Mirmode family must be 악독하기 짝이 없을 [incredibly wicked].

So I decided to 참고 [suppress] my curiosity and just pass by.

The muscle maid unnies [older sisters] were proudly watching me walking hard 한 뼘 한 뼘 [step by step]. I held the beautifully dressed clothes in my hand and started to happily 거닐기 [stroll] the 풀밭 [grass field].

A path to 걷는 [walking] the 풀 위 [on the grass] a little bit slowly.

I suddenly stopped when I heard a strange 소문 [rumor] that was 맴도는 [lingering] near my ears.

“I heard that she’s the famous -.”

“She’s ugly compared to 유리엘 [Yuriel].”

“She’s the 핏줄 [bloodline/descendant] of that famous 악녀 [villainess], so that’s probably why.”