Right now, Dad’s voice, or rather, his voice when being deprived of the only tea time he enjoys with his favorite person, sounded like that of a villain. I looked at Dad with full of doubts.

“…Huh?”

I fixed my questioning gaze on that side. Then, the uncle who seemed to be Dad’s subordinate also fixed a trembling gaze in this direction.

“Did you hear that the emperor has summoned the Grand Duke again?”

“Yeah.”

A voice that sounded like he came here just to say such things. I burst into laughter, feeling proud at the villainous Dad.

It seemed like Dad had excessively embodied the villain mode.

“…Khm.”

After a short fake cough, Dad spoke in a somewhat awkward tone.

“Um, so what’s the matter?”

Now he seemed more like the Dad I knew…

I grinned and leaned my small body on Dad’s shoulder again.

“The Pope and the Melodia Saint are said to be leaving for the path of light. The temple side is oddly quiet; I wonder if there’s something fishy going on?”

‘Path of light’ pilgrimage?

I widened my eyes.

‘This is a plot point that hardly comes out until the end in the original work “The Life of Melodia”!’

I wondered why they suddenly decided to leave for the path of light.

In the latter part of the original “The Life of Melodia,” the Pope and the saint, Melodia, leave for the path of light. After completing the pilgrimage, Melodia returns to the empire and marries the Crown Prince, becoming their happy ending.

‘The path of light is just a device to highlight the poignant romance between the two, but I don’t know exactly what happens there….’

Anyway, since the temple is the enemy of Mirmode, and the Crown Prince, who will become Melodia’s future husband, is now Dad’s enemy, it seemed important to figure out what they would gain in the ‘path of light.’

‘Yeah, for a while, conflicts between the Grand Duke and the Crown Prince will decrease due to their rivalry over the imperial power.’

This time, they received a blow from the fake daughter incident, so the Crown Prince is likely to be quieter.
Seriously contemplating the current situation in my mind, Dad spoke.

“As for the temple.”

“Yes.”

I perked up my ears. I wanted to hear more valuable information from the kind but bad-looking villain uncle who brought the news. Then Dad said,

“The uneasy atmosphere within the clan… No, wait.”

Dad momentarily lifted me up.

“Sien,”

“Uh, yes?”

I pretended to be as innocent as possible, with a slight smirk on my lips. But Dad smiled and lifted me, opening the door.

“Sien, go to bed quickly.”

‘Not fair! I also need to know about the situation in the clan!’

I widened my eyes, clenching Dad’s sleeve and whining.

“…I want to hear too!”

“Sien needs to sleep. After you sleep, Dad will tell you an interesting story.”

That’s how I became a warm bed with a fireplace and delicious milk in my room.

But at that time, I didn’t know.

What kind of future awaited me the next day…

“This, this is not right!”

I covered my face with my hands and half-screamed.

“Sien also has to go to the academy now.”

“Hwangnip Children’s Academy? This doesn’t make sense! I still have a lot to do!”

I had to find out why Melodia and the Pope left for the Path of Light so quickly, examine the clan’s situation, and instill more villainous feelings in my clueless Dad. But why…!

“You have a lot to do. You have to go to school.”

“Dad, Sien’s top management…”

“The clan’s accountant will take care of it for a while.”

“Whew…”

…This is a big problem. There was no retreat.

I widened my eyes, tilting my head.

But Dad…

“Sien also needs to make many friends and do good things.”

…sent me away!

At the same time, inside the royal palace.

Melodia, the saint who left for the ‘Path of Light,’ and the Crown Prince Anessa were sitting face to face.