I’Ll Protect My Tyrant Dad! [EN]: Chapter 95

Two Birds With One Stone!

October 27, 2023

I currently have five pieces of information:

1. The Crown Prince harbors sinister intentions.

2. The Crown Prince and the Temple are in league.

3. The Temple is trying to establish an academy based on faith in them. However, they intend to leave the high-ranking nobles untouched and only take away young children with divine power but no backing.

4. Recently, the Temple has been doing its best to make people believe in God through various donation events.

5. The total amount of divine power possessed by the priests in the Temple and the total amount of divine power of the Pope depend on how much the people of the empire love God. The current Pope’s divine power is quite high.

Since we have this…….

“First of all, we must never do what the Temple wants.”

Therefore, my plan is……!

To prevent people from believing in God and to stop the young children from being taken away to the academy.

Even after all the informants had left the room, Delphia, who had remained, smiled and looked at me.

“Exactly what do you want to do, honey?”

“If I tell you, will you help me, sis?”

I gave Delphia a very cute Sienne-style smile. Then Delphia replied with a captivating smile.

“Of course. So, what do you want?”

“I don’t know what the Temple and the Imperial Palace ultimately want. But I’m sure of what they want now. To stop that, we’re going to use a two-track method.”

Delphia looked puzzled and asked back.

“Two-track?”

“First of all, we’re going to run the merchant guild properly.”

A look of ‘What does running a merchant guild have to do with this?’ flashed across her face.

I smiled and said.

“It starts now!”

Anyway, Delphia will know everything soon.

“What do you mean by running the merchant guild properly? Huh? Huh?”

“Just…….”

I’ll let you know tomorrow, I said, and smiled shyly.

***

The next morning, the newspaper stands were in an uproar.

“What is Sienne Merchant Guild doing?”

“I heard they’re implementing a large-scale scholarship program for the academy?!”

In front of the newspaper stand where countless people passed by, people were constantly talking about the Sienne Merchant Guild.

“I heard they only do that for children with divine power!”

The promoters Sienne had planted were also effectively spreading rumors.

“Is that different from what the Mirmod family is sponsoring?”

“That’s amazing, really!”

Even people who had no interest in the secular world were curious about what the Sienne Merchant Guild had done, creating an atmosphere where they would listen.

Before long, the story that the Sienne Merchant Guild was sponsoring children with divine power spread not only among commoners but also to nobles and even the Temple.

Thus, the new business of the Sienne Merchant Guild seemed to be sailing smoothly.

But in just half a day, the situation completely reversed.

“Didn’t the Temple also say they would sponsor children with divine power?”

“That would be a big problem, indeed.”

The merchants tilted their heads and said.

“But to be honest…….”

“Huh?”

“If you have divine power, you go to the Temple, why would you go to the Sienne Merchant Guild?”

“Hmm…….”

They looked at each other and nodded repeatedly.

What they said was true.

Divine power is a power related to God, so wouldn’t it be more closely related to the Temple?

“I wonder if the Sienne Merchant Guild didn’t know that fact?”

“I’m sure it’s unfortunate.”

***

Sienne was resting her chin on her hand, dangling her legs.

Deadly and Bench were always on standby in her guild, also volunteering as secretaries. Bench carefully opened his mouth towards Sienne.

“Um, Lady Sienne.”

“Yeah?”

“That, about the scholarship program…….”

“Yeah, how is it? Is it good?”

Deadly, who was attached to Bench like twins, scratched the back of his head and avoided eye contact.

“That, well. Not many have come yet…….”

“Why? It’s a good system. Why didn’t they come? Was the promotion not good enough?”

“Ah, well……. We’ve promoted it in all the newspapers. But…….”

Bench’s gaze was full of pity, as if he felt sorry for her.

Sienne looked at them and tilted her head.

“Why, what’s wrong?”

The lengthening of her words even felt innocent at first glance. Bench hesitated before opening his mouth.

“The Temple took them all.”

“Huh, the Temple?”

“Yes. The Temple took all the children who were going to apply for the Sienne Merchant Guild scholarship. After all, children with divine power have faith, so they would like the Temple more. Especially since the eligibility requirements are the same as ours…….”

“How about sponsoring children with magical power instead of those with divine power?”

At that moment, Sienne gave a smile as beautiful as a painting.

“Uh-uh, no. It’s okay.”

She jumped to the floor.

“If the Temple comes out like that, there’s a way.”

Sienne now knew for sure how desperate the Temple was.

‘They need young, unbacked children with divine power. I’ll catch them later to see what they’re trying to do.’

It must have been because they thought the Sienne Merchant Guild would take all the scholarship students, so they hurriedly tried to grab the scholarship students. Since they inadvertently revealed the operation they were trying to carry out under the surface, there was bound to be a side effect. Sienne said with a grin.

“We just have to wait for the Temple to make a mistake now.”

Sienne stared at Bench and Deadly. Bench blurted out.

“Can we just wait?”

“No.”

Sienne replied with a soft smile.

“There’s a second way.”

“Yes? Did you have something in mind?”

“What’s the second way?”

Looking at Deadly and Bench’s lively eyes, Sienne jumped off the chair and onto the floor.

“Can you call the Boss?”

“Yes? The Boss? Suddenly?”

If it’s the Boss, isn’t he a gypsy boy from the orphanage?

They still couldn’t follow Sienne’s thoughts. Sienne said as cheerfully as if she were dealing with a child.

“Yeah!”

Sienne said with a soft smile.

“Call the Boss here. After that, the Boss and I will take care of it.”

***

At that time, there were those who were waiting for Sienne nearby.

It was Grand Duke Selbastian and Mathias Mirmod.

Mathias stood leaning against the brick wall right in front of the Sienne Merchant Guild.

They were chatting idly, watching a familiar face, ‘Boss,’ enter the Sienne Merchant Guild.

“I heard the Temple blocked Sienne’s path again?”

“So I heard.”

Grand Duke Selbastian made a dumbfounded expression.

“Why are you bullying a fifteen-year-old kid? By the way, Sienne must be feeling very bad, do you have any intention of helping her?”

Mathias replied as if it were nothing.

“Our daughter is strong, so she’ll endure it well. But…….”

“But?”

“It’s easy to get rid of a few temples.”

Grand Duke Selbastian said as if he was fed up.

“……Your daughter still doesn’t know about this shady side of you, right?”

At those words, Mathias frowned.

“Someday……. I’ll have to tell her. Ah, he’s doing it again.”

He stared at the vines trying to climb over the brick wall, then raised his sword and cut them off in one fell swoop. A monster disguised as thorny vines wriggled and fell to the ground.

As the Sienne Merchant Guild became successful, it began to receive the envy and jealousy of the surrounding guilds. In particular, the jealousy of the nobles who were sponsored by guys like the Crown Prince was enormous.

They often tried to harm the Sienne Merchant Guild in ways that left no evidence, such as casting nasty curses or using monsters.

“There are fools who forget that Sienne is a Mirmod.”

His face was still cold and hard.

“Because she’s fifteen. She’s easy to ignore. That’s why you strengthened the security, right?”

Mathias replied coldly.

“You never know what the future holds. I’ll double the security.”

“……Double the current amount is a hundred people?”

“Not enough. I’ll triple it.”

Originally, Mathias’s coldness was comparable to ice.

Even Grand Duke Selbastian, who was outstanding with the sword and roamed the battlefield, had to give in to that coldness, so how did he become such a fool for his daughter?

Selbastian shook his head and muttered.

“Scary.”

“I’ll kill the monster first.”

“It’s already in pieces?”

He raised his sword again with a ferocious look.

The vine monster that had already climbed the wall had been torn to pieces long ago, but he had to make sure to cut off its breath properly.

It was when he was about to lift the sword covered in blood.

“……Dad?”

It seemed that Sienne had finished her business and came out of the guild.

As soon as he heard his daughter’s voice, Mathias instantly put the sword back into its scabbard. Sienne was approaching Mathias with a puzzled expression.

“Dad, I thought you were holding a sword-.”

At that moment, Mathias began to stagger.

“Uh-oh? Dad?”

He looked at Sienne with a tearful face. It was the ‘fool smile’ that Sienne often fell for.

“Ah, Dad’s heart hurt for a moment, and I needed a cane, but there happened to be a sword…….”

“Huh? Why does your heart hurt?”

“A cute squirrel was passing by over there. Holding an acorn. It was so cute like our daughter that my heart hurt.”

Selbastian, who saw that epitome of double personality, started coughing as if he had choked.

“Pfft.”

Sienne looked at the Grand Duke with a puzzled expression and said accusingly.

“What is it? What’s wrong? It looks like you’re laughing.”

“……I laughed a little. Haha.”

Sienne’s eyes instantly sharpened as she supported her father’s body.

“Don’t tell me, are you laughing because my dad’s heart hurts?”

“Ah, no.”

“Then what is it?”

“……That, this uncle also has a respiratory illness, so that’s why.”

At that moment, Sienne’s round eyes became even more gentle.

“Ah, I see…….”

Seeing Sienne’s expression immediately relax, Selbastian was tormented by guilt for deceiving an innocent girl. But it was right then.

“……Did you think I’d believe that? You scammer uncle!”

“No, you believe your dad’s words!”

Instead of answering those words, Sienne shouted firmly into the guild.

“Sis, bring the carriage quickly! Dad’s sick! I’m going to go home and show him lots of squirrels holding acorns!”

Looking at Sienne, who was supporting her father, who was much taller than her, towards the carriage, he felt complicated.

Grand Duke Selbastian silently mouthed to Mathias, who was clutching his heart as if he was weak.

‘You said you’d tell her everything about you being a villain someday, right?’

……At that time, Mathias mouthed to him without Sienne knowing.

‘That someday wasn’t today.’

Whether he intended it or not, it sounded like a rather cowardly excuse.

Selbastian shook his head.

The path of that father and daughter seemed far away again.