I'll Protect the Tyrant Daddy! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
……Dad’s words struck far too deeply in my heart.
I was bad and reckless. I’d already sent those people who tried to ruin our family’s happiness straight to hell.
Yet despite that, Dad said it was okay for me to be bad. He told me I still deserved to be happy…….
Without realizing it, a tiny whisper escaped my lips.
“……Mm.”
Even that little sound made Dad laugh warmly—“Ha ha!”
I carefully lowered my tiny hand, no bigger than a kernel of corn.
I’d tried to cover my face with it, knowing full well that if I cried, Dad would grow anxious and fidgety.
I’d convinced myself: I won’t cry. I’m not touched at all. He’s just our silly Dad.
I won’t cry. I’ll be fine.
“Huh? Our daughter’s eyes are……”
“What? Not pretty enough for you?”
My eyes were surely red like a rabbit’s. But Dad had already said he didn’t mind even if I looked like a rabbit…….
Still, if I’m not pretty or cute, I have no value at all. Seeing my unease, Dad chuckled refreshingly.
“You look like a fish. Adorably so.”
I started to cover my eyes again, then paused and muttered softly.
“……I’m not a fish. And actually, I’m really, really bad.”
Dad gently stroked my head and said softly, yet earnestly,
“It’s okay to be bad. It’s okay to be a fish. Anyway, I’ll protect our daughter’s happiness.”
“Mmm……”
“Now say ‘ah.’”
Dad scooped up some cake with a fork and brought it to my mouth. I nodded and opened wide.
I truly tried to chew the cake Dad had fed me.
Because it tasted absolutely delicious.
Just as I was casually chewing the whipped cream with my tiny baby teeth, pretending nothing was wrong, I froze.
Something felt strange inside my heart.
Suddenly, a wave of emotion crashed over me, and it felt as if someone inside was pounding a giant drum—thump, thump.
With my mouth still full of cream threatening to burst, I softly called out,
“Dad.”
Was the word “Dad” always this choked with emotion?
Before I could do anything, my eyes grew hot and tears streamed down my cheeks.
“Cien? Cien, why are you crying?”
“Wahhhhh!”
With cake still in my mouth, I burst into loud sobs.
I’d always believed that if I became useless, I’d have to die. I never expected to hear that I didn’t need to do anything—that I just needed to be happy.
Dad’s daily words weighed heavily on my small heart more than ever today.
“Dad, I hate you.”
I hated him because he was too kind and loved me too much—my heart was melting into mush.
Tears kept dripping from my eyes.
Dad, flustered, carefully wiped the corners of my eyes.
“I’m sorry, Cien. Did Dad do something wrong?”
He apologized immediately, even though he’d done nothing wrong.
With tear-filled eyes no bigger than peas, I scolded him pointlessly.
“How can you be so pure-hearted in this world? You dummy!”
Next, I wanted to say: “I love you, Dad! You’re all I have! I really do love you more than anyone in the world! To me, you’re the only Dad!”
But after calling him “dummy,” the tears just kept flowing, and I couldn’t say a word—only sob uncontrollably.
Dad, urgently wiping my tears with his fingertips, wore a worried expression. His eyebrows furrowed into a “八” shape as he muttered carefully,
“Did Dad say something wrong? I’m sorry, Cien. This is my first time being a dad too…… That’s why I’m clumsy.”
Our silly Dad always said exactly that whenever I unexpectedly cried.
As if it were his fault for making me cry. Truly, he was such a fool.
That misunderstanding couldn’t stand.
Because I loved Dad more than anyone in the world.
Because he was the best dad in the entire world.
“No. Dad didn’t do anything wrong at all.”
His arms held me tightly, and his soothing pats felt so warm.
I couldn’t help but cry and cry until my eyes swelled up like a pufferfish.
Back in our village, every night, Dad would whisper softly into my ear as I suffered from nightmares:
“Cien, you don’t need to do anything at all.
You’re my precious daughter just by existing.
Let’s live happily together.
It’s okay to cry. Cry as much as you want and let it all out.
You don’t have to force yourself to be strong.”
Suddenly, I wanted to live happily with Dad forever.
Holding that thought close, I chewed and swallowed the tear-soaked cake with noisy gulps.
[This is the timeline separator]Tonight was so dark it felt as though dusk itself might swallow everything.
Maybe because I’d cried earlier, Dad canceled his entire afternoon schedule and stayed by my side.
I lay watching Dad, who had fallen asleep with his arm under my head as a pillow, lost in thought.
‘I don’t have time to just keep crying. I need to grow stronger.’
After crying my heart out, I felt resolute.
It was just like how the earth hardens after the rain.
‘It’s fine. Those vile people won’t affect my life at all!’
Now that I’d dealt with the Academy Director, I was brimming with confidence.
I’d steadily bring the villainous Duke’s family under my control—and beyond that, even the Empire!
With my puffed-up fish eyes, I wore an expression full of ambition.
‘Dad told me to just be happy, but I can’t do that. Because to be happy, I first need to survive.’
Maybe noticing my wide-open, sparkling eyes, Dad called out in a drowsy voice,
“Cien.”
“Mm?”
Nestled against Dad’s arm-pillow, I asked lazily.
‘If we steadily build our strength bit by bit, we can be happy.’
Step by step, slowly and steadily, I just need to expand our influence within this family.
Until I grow strong enough, I must stay hidden from everyone’s eyes!
But then…….
Dad casually murmured, as if it were nothing,
“They’ve officially named me the family heir. I’ll become the Viscount of Roçerne.”
Thud.
That was the sound of my fingernail-sized heart dropping straight to the floor.
I bolted upright in bed.
‘Why has Dad already become the heir?’
This completely contradicted my plan of “slowly growing stronger before becoming the ultimate villain.”
“How—how come it’s already happened?”
Unlike my panic, Dad remained lying down, eyes half-closed, and replied,
“I went to the Elder Council recently and persuaded them nicely. So they told me to become the heir—what else could I do?”
“Wha—what? Seriously?”
There’s no way the Elder Chairman would do that! He’s a total villain!
That scoundrel clearly wanted to turn our Dad into a puppet.
Unaware that my heart had crumbled like a collapsing mansion, Dad beamed cheerfully,
“Yeah, that’s what they said!”
I urgently blurted out,
“Why—why did they choose you as heir?”
“Oh!”
Gulp.
I stared at Dad, clinging to a frail thread of hope.
‘C-could it be… is there some hidden power within our Dad…? Did that man recognize Dad’s strength…?’
Now that I thought about it, when Dad farmed potatoes, they always sprouted incredibly well.
Just as that thought crossed my mind, I snapped back to reality.
With great effort, I stared wide-eyed at Dad.
He shyly scratched his cheek, and—bonus—a kind-hearted smile played at his lips. For some inexplicable reason, I clasped my hands tightly over my chest, filled with dread.
“Well… the Elder Chairman said Dad has such a kind and gentle heart that I’d fit perfectly into a noble ducal house.”
Lies.
That was absolutely……
Complete nonsense!
Replaying Dad’s claim—that he became heir “because he’s kind”—I sank into despair.
‘Anyone could see this is a scam! That villainous Elder Chairman must be planning to control our kind-hearted Dad like an avatar…!’
In the original story, the Elder Chairman was a cunning villain. It was obvious he was targeting Dad now.
Today’s Academy Director had been relatively easy to deal with since he knew the Chairman’s usual tricks. But the Elder Chairman himself was on another level—and after him, the Mirmod villains would appear one by one.
Now, of all times, Dad had been named heir—when I desperately needed to train in secret!
Once Axel hears this news, we’ll soon end up like dead sewer rats.
‘I can already picture our future: our kind-hearted, foolish Dad being manipulated by the Elder Chairman and then killed by Axel.’
Trembling, I tightly gripped Dad’s hand.
‘Refusing the heir position might seem like the easier path, but now that it’s been publicly announced, there’s no turning back.’
Even if Dad tried to run away now, it would be impossible.
Once named heir, if he tried to abandon or flee the position, every ambitious schemer in the Mirmod family would rise up to kill him.
Now, the only option was to grow strong enough to ensure Dad safely becomes Duke Mirmod.
There was no other way.
I’d have to mobilize all my knowledge of the original story and grow stronger as quickly as possible!
I stared fiercely at Dad.
“Dad, you absolutely have to become Duke.”
“Hmm? Really?”
“I’ll support you!”
“Just hearing that gives me strength, my daughter.”
Dad sat up and kissed my cheeks—smack, smack.
Normally, I’d have giggled “hehe” and rubbed my cheek against his stubbly face……
But not now.
I was Cien Mirmod, and I was going to become incredibly powerful—no more undignified behavior.
I declared gravely,
“Dad, go train right now. And don’t forget to spit!”
“Huh?”
“Say ‘Tete’! And hurry! Also, shout some mean words!”
“Mean… words?”
Dad’s hand started trembling slightly.
Of course—he was flustered by the idea of saying something “mean.” How innocent could someone be to shake like that just at the mention of “bad words”?
Silly Dad! Just wait—I’ll train you to be a proper villain!
“Mm! Go do it well!”
“……Okay.”
Dad looked at me with an extremely tense expression.
I pointed dramatically into the air and whispered,
“Hey, you rotten scoundrel! XXXXX! Say it!”
Dad’s eyes widened enormously.
They were so huge they could’ve sucked me into a black hole. I tilted my head, puzzled—I’d never seen this expression on silly Dad before.
“Where did you learn such scary words!”
Dad shouted, eyes wide open. I tucked my lips inside my mouth and shook my head vigorously. Absolutely no way would I tell him where I learned it!
But…….
“Dad, answer first! Say ‘you super rotten scoundrel’!”
“What? No way. I’ll never say such bad words.”
“Why not?”
“Cien, look at Dad’s face.”
Dad was utterly resolute.
“Nope! I won’t look!”
I stared stubbornly at him, shaking my head.
Then Dad narrowed his eyes and said,
“What’s there to dislike? I’m asking where you learned it!”
“Hmph!”
I absolutely couldn’t answer. Because those swear words came from my past life—how could I possibly explain that! Dad needed to understand my situation!
I shook my head again.
When I refused to answer, Dad’s eyebrows drooped into an “八” shape, and he put on a pitiful expression. Seeing sorrow settle on his sculpted face made my own heart ache.
“Our daughter has changed. She’s keeping secrets from Dad now. Saying bad words…”
But I knew!
That was just his sympathy-and-pity maneuver!
“Tch! I’ve got tons of secrets! Don’t even try to find out!”
Dad wobbled in shock—so dramatically I wondered if a person could physically shake like that while just sitting down.
What happened after that, I never wanted to imagine again…….
Because Dad, utterly crushed by my words, lectured me nonstop for a whole hour!
I hadn’t been scolded like this since I was a tiny baby. Dad practically brainwashed me with “never use bad words” before leaving.
‘And he swore he’d hunt down whoever taught me those bad words.’
But our kind-hearted Dad would probably just give whoever he found a gentle scolding.
Anyway, thanks to Dad’s lecture, I was utterly devastated now.
Phew, phew. After sighing deeply several times, I finally calmed down a bit.
‘Seriously, Dad is too stubborn and pure. This is a huge problem—really huge.’
‘Spitting is bad, calling someone a scoundrel is an insult that hurts others’—he must’ve repeated that a thousand times.
Even after that, Dad still couldn’t bring himself to leave right away. He finally headed off to the spire, saying he needed to collect documents for his official reinstatement as heir.
Once our Dad is formally installed as Viscount, it’s certain that hordes of villains vying for the succession will swarm like wild dogs.
What should I do? I squeezed my temples tightly, pressing my fluffy hair between my fingers until it hurt.
Seeing my distress, the Maid Sisters exchanged glances and whispered,
“Is she wondering whether she’d prefer strawberry cake or chocolate cake for today’s snack?”
No, that’s not it at all!
To be or not to be—that is the question!
My five-year-old brain felt like it was about to burst.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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