I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 47

47. A Child This Cute Can’t Come Here

‘I’m too short!’

I was very petite. If the maids were just pencils, I was a stubby pencil.

Even Acid, whom I brought, is as young as I am but taller.

I was the shortest of them all…

So, I was the only one who couldn’t pass the checkpoint that was designed for people at least as tall as adult women.

‘I’m the guild leader of this party, but this is killing my vibe!’

I brazenly grabbed the maid’s sleeve tightly.

“Onni [term of endearment for older sister or female friend].”

“Oh my, yes.”

The muscular maids fidgeted and grabbed my arm tightly.

“Hold me up.”

The maids nodded, grinning like obedient puppies.

“Understood!”

I looked at the maids, wrapped tightly in cloth. Then, Deadri Onni lifted me up with a heave-ho. I quickly reached eye level of about 160cm.

‘The world… looks so insignificant!’

It was an incredible height.

I widened my eyes and slightly parted my lips. Then, the inspector standing at the casino entrance looked at me with pity and whispered.

“How unfortunate. A child this cute can’t come here.”

I waved my snow-white, rice cake-like arms and said to him.

“Ahem.”

The inspector looked flustered at my words. He must have been intimidated by my dignity. I crossed my arms sternly in front of my chest and said to her.

“Let me in. I am Mirmod.”

The inspector’s expression became somewhat puzzled.

I knew that saying this wouldn’t automatically get me in. I crossed my arms in front of my chest and narrowed my eyes. Then, the inspector cautiously looked at me and said.

“I’ve never heard of Mirmod having such a cute child.”

Who knew that the various eccentricities of the young villains of the Mirmod family would be helpful now.

I stiffly raised my chin and tried to say, ‘I am not cute, but wicked.’ But then Deadri Onni, who was holding me, smoothly stepped forward.

“Don’t you dare criticize Sien-nim [formal honorific]. I’ll show you our Mirmod family’s seal.”

The inspector, who had been looking at me with hearts in her eyes, seemed to shrink rapidly when she looked at the maid. Our Onni does look a bit scary. The inspector checked the seal that the maid showed and asked in a trembling voice.

“The Mirmod… family’s young lady, what brings you to this casino?”

The inspector became quite polite.

It seemed that the logic of power worked in this world as well.

But the way that inspector was looking at me was like… seeing a dog lover on the street who can’t touch an overly cute puppy because there’s a gruff owner nearby.

‘I’m not playing the role of a puppy, am I?’

I shook off the suspicion and clenched my fist tightly, trying to make the most wicked smile I could.

“Ahem, Inspector. Why else would I come to a casino?”

“Hmm… To gamble and bet?”

Originally, children are prohibited from entering casinos.

But the villainous family Mirmod is different.

Even the children exude a villainous aura. Therefore, our family’s children were somewhat tolerated even if they did bad things.

Besides, with the maids glaring, the inspector seemed to have quickly backed down.

“I will not ask any further and will assist you inside.”

The inspector carefully checked the Mirmod family’s seal and then continued.

Honestly, everything else was fine. I was nervous, but what I was most afraid of was this.

‘Me sneaking out, it’s absolutely a secret from Dad.’

If my foolish dad finds out about this, he might faint or collapse.

I repeatedly reminded myself of that fact and was held in the maid’s arms like being wrapped in a blanket as I stepped inside. I even hid my face tightly with the cloth to create a very hideous appearance.

Maids, me, Ashid, Captain.

The five of us walked forcefully into the casino.

To buy a ticket to the , to find a dealer!

***

I, or rather the maid, held me in her arms and stepped inside. The maid was tall and had long legs, so she could reach the center of the casino much faster than I could walk with my chubby noodle-like legs.

While watching the casino’s roulette, slot machines, and the people inside while coming to the center, I thought to myself.

‘There are really a lot of strange people.’

This place was full of strange people, to the point where a child wearing a cloth and a large muscular maid didn’t seem suspicious.

Some were muttering to themselves with their heads down, others had wads of cash in their hands, and still others had bloodshot eyes and kept moving the stick of the slot machine…

I whispered softly into the maid’s ear.

“Let’s go to the place with the highest stakes!”

The dealer who can go to the is in the place with the highest stakes. And I carefully looked at the 안내문 (information sign) inside the casino and pointed to that spot.

And looking at the place my fingertip pointed to, everyone had a shocked expression.

“T-that?”

“Playing this game is betting your life…”

“S-Sien. Not here!”

Everyone said something. But I shook my head and firmly replied.

“That, right.”

“But that’s Russian Roulette…!”

“You’ll die if you make a mistake!”

The rules of are quite simple.

A bullet is loaded into a gun. The dealer and the participant take turns aiming at their temples and firing. If a bullet comes out, it’s instant death; if a bullet doesn’t come out, they survive.

The problem is this. The rule is unfair.

The dealer doesn’t die even if they get shot because of some device attached to the gun, but the participant dies.

If the dealer gets shot, the participant wins. If the participant wins, the dealer grants one wish. No matter how much money it is, or even a noble title.

“I’ve heard that a lot of people have actually died here.”

“Even if you don’t know about this casino, everyone knows about the Russian Roulette that takes place inside.”

I nodded, but I had no intention of changing my mind.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry, everyone.”

“…”

“I’m gonna do it.”

“That’s what I’m most worried about! If you really need to, I will.”

“I’ll do it.”

“M-me too. I’m a healer…”

Seeing everyone making a fuss about dying instead of me, I shook my head vigorously to calm the atmosphere.

“Sien is gonna do it. We promised!”

When I brought them, I had already made them promise.

I told them that I had a plan, so even if I had to do something dangerous, they should trust me and watch.

As if reminded of my words, they lowered their tails with sullen and worried faces.

“…Yes.”

Looking at them, I also thought it would be good to pick up some good items at the auction house and level up our power.

The Dark Auction House always has the best items that catch people’s eyes.

It was also an opportunity to give good gifts to those who trusted and followed me.

***

I entered the dark interior with everyone. Unlike the bustling exterior, this space seemed quite dangerous.

I took a deep breath with tension and walked towards the only red wooden table in the dark space, and the gun-shaped magic tool on it.

“Come out, dealer.”

I picked up the gun and said.

At the same time as hearing a slight ringing sound from the gun, the lights gradually turned on.

For convenience, it’s called a gun, but it’s a magic tool, so that’s probably why.

There are no sophisticated guns in this world, but there are magic tools that look similar to magic guns and work similarly.

“I came to play Russian Roulette.”

As if lighting candles in the dark, the lights turned on one by one, and a person walked out from the wall.

“Oh my.”

She smiled beautifully and walked towards me, looking at me. She stared at the people with me and briefly admired them. Even without revealing their abilities, it seemed that the dealer could see their capabilities.

‘Well, she did say she was meeting a saint to Melodia.’

I stared at her intently and raised the corners of my lips.

“Hello.”

“Ah… Is this one participating?”

“Uh-huh.”

“The youngest participant who came to die?”

I looked at her clearly and answered.

“Who comes to die?”

I shook the gun-shaped magic tool in my hand and smiled lovingly.

“Shall we start now?”

A five-year-old versus an adult.

A life-threatening gamble began.

The dealer was looking at me with interesting eyes. She whispered to me as if singing.

“Once the game starts, there’s no other way but for me to declare defeat and grant you what you want, or for you to die.”

I nodded leisurely.

“It’s okay. I have a plan.”

Ashid and the maids, who didn’t know my plan, looked at me with pitiful eyes. Ashid, in particular, was almost trembling.

He was so worried that it was pathetic for a special ability healer. It was even more trembling than me, who was actually playing the game.

As my gaze was fixed on Ashid, the dealer also followed my gaze. She was, after all, a dealer in this gloomy casino, so she seemed to be able to predict the abilities of others to some extent just by glancing at them.

“Ah… So you were so confident because you brought a healer.”

The dealer’s eyes were filled with a look as if it was nothing.

‘That’s not it.’

I didn’t bother to correct the misunderstanding.

The dealer, who had firmly misunderstood the source of my confidence, chuckled and looked at Ashid.

“Princess, a healer can’t save someone who died from this gun.”

I didn’t bother to answer. There’s no need for someone who’s going to win to be long-winded.

I tilted my chin arrogantly and made it look very scary.

“Let’s start!”

“Ah, how cute. Yes.”

She handed me the gun-shaped magic tool and said.

“You go first.”

“I won’t refuse.”

Thinking that it’s better to be hit first, I immediately loaded the bullet. And immediately pointed the gun at my small head so that the muzzle touched it.

Perhaps because the sight was dizzying, there was a gasp from the surroundings. In particular, there was a sound of a muscular maid collapsing, perhaps because she was nervous.

Only the Captain was looking at me and muttering a small monologue through his teeth.

At the very moment when everyone except the Captain held their breath.

I made a click sound and pulled the loaded gun.

Whoosh-.

A sound of air escaping was heard.

I didn’t die on the first try. I lowered the muzzle that had been close to my head and looked straight at the dealer.

“You’re lucky.”

“Uh-huh.”

I answered simply and stared at her. The dealer comfortably loaded the gun, knowing that this gun could never harm her, and then shot it at her temple.

Whoosh.

Again, the sound of air escaping was the end.

She immediately handed the gun to me. As I received the gun, I shrugged my shoulders.

“In my opinion, Dealer Onni is lucky.”

“What do you mean.”

The dealer stared at me with an uneasy face. By this point, she would have noticed something strange.

I gripped the gun tightly and blinked my green eyes.