I'll Protect the Tyrant Daddy! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 6
“Whew. Our Father must’ve been incredibly kind. To be unprecedented in this villainous family!”
I’d just wanted to tidy my thoughts a bit before my lesson, but that masked boy kept talking to me and ruined everything. Still, I did gain something.
Hearing what the masked boy said gave me perfect certainty.
My Father must truly have been an angelic being.
‘He was exiled from the family and barely managed to return. Yet our deaths—Father’s and mine—are already treated as a foregone conclusion, known even to that child.’
Ugh. It really is one mountain after another.
I’d wanted to ask the boy his name and casually pry out a few pieces of information, but I decided to hold back for now.
Because my heart ached.
‘I’m really upset.’
It saddened me that Father’s kindness was something unheard of “in the family’s entire history.”
Just how alone had Father been?
These awful people…
‘All this time, how hard must it have been for Father to hold onto his kindness in this wicked family? I’m heartbroken.’
I clutched my chest tightly.
The boy, who looked about ten and had been watching me, tapped my shoulder lightly and asked curiously,
“What’s wrong with you?”
“It feels like I’ve got fish bones stuck in here.”
Thinking about how Father must’ve suffered alone among these villains made my heart ache as if sharp fish bones were piercing it. And Father was always so gentle, carefully removing every fish bone for me every single day…
At my words, he muttered to himself,
“…So I made you remember a painful past, then.”
The boy, who still hadn’t revealed his name, whispered so softly I could barely hear him.
But I had no time to pay attention to what he’d said.
“It’s okay, Father. I can protect you now.”
I clenched my fists like little balls of white cotton and puffed out my cheeks, just like a pufferfish inflating itself to release its potent toxin.
Just then, footsteps stopped outside the door.
The teacher had arrived.
[This is the timeline separator]“A pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am the Education Officer. Please feel free to address me casually.”
“I am the Family Discipline Officer.”
The Education Officer had a tall, lanky frame and a long face, while the Discipline Officer had a broad body and a wide face.
I looked at them and nodded.
“I am Cien, daughter of Matthias—ahem, I mean, Lord Matthias. What are your names?”
Unlike the Discipline Officer, who openly showed his disapproval, the Education Officer rubbed his hands together apologetically.
“My apologies. Due to concerns about future complications, we cannot disclose our exact positions or names.”
“I see. Understood.”
I gave a light nod of acceptance.
But wait…
‘Hold on. There’s a problem I didn’t anticipate.’
I needed to disguise my second-life abilities just enough and pretend to be an ordinary child. Only by acting like an unremarkable, unnoticed little kid could I put everyone at ease!
‘But I don’t even know what level ordinary children in this world are at.’
Back in my original rural village, there were hardly any children around, so it didn’t matter if I acted like someone with past-life experience.
But this place is different.
‘Seriously, what level of skill does an ordinary child even have?’
I lifted my big round eyes to look at the Education Officer standing before me, thinking I should test the teacher first.
“What are we doing today, Teacher?”
I smiled slightly, revealing my tiny rabbit-like front teeth.
The teachers wouldn’t know this, but this smile—this was none other than
Cien’s signature look—Father’s absolute favorite.
The “I’m just a very, very ordinary baby!” smile.
‘I’ll act like a perfectly ordinary child so sweet, innocent Father won’t be surprised!’
Of course, the fact that this smile concealed something utterly devious was a secret.
I blinked my eyes cutely while gazing at them with sparkling eyes.
In response to my question, “What are we doing today?”, the Education Officer, who had a gentle face, spoke warmly.
“Young Lady Cien, you are still quite young and have only recently come up from the countryside, correct?”
I nodded vigorously with my round head and answered energetically,
“That is so!”
He rummaged through the few books he’d brought along and said kindly,
“Then shall we start with picture books meant for four- to five-year-olds?”
“Sounds good—no, I mean, that sounds nice!”
I clapped my hands softly. Reading picture books? That’s like eating cake while lying down—super easy!
“Then now—”
“Does that even make sense?”
Just then, the Discipline Officer barked. His voice was so loud it overwhelmed my tiny ears, and I instinctively covered them. The Education Officer glanced at my ears with concern and asked,
“Young Lady Cien was startled! What exactly doesn’t make sense?”
The Discipline Officer frowned deeply, his brow creased like a wrinkled potato.
“She’s a daughter of the Mirmod family—yet you propose picture books for a mere five-year-old? You should speak reasonably.”
“But Young Lady Cien has only just arrived in the capital from the countryside.”
Watching the two men argue, I glanced sideways at the boy sitting beside me. He watched the scene with great interest, saying nothing, clearly not taking either side.
So I couldn’t help but worry.
‘Just how capable is an “ordinary” child in this family supposed to be? And I’ve got no one to ask.’
As I turned my head slightly with a puzzled expression, my plump cheeks wobbled softly.
“So what should we do, then?”
The Education Officer, who’d been staring blankly at me, clutched his chest and murmured,
“So cute… Those tiny, baby-like cheeks…”
Could it be? Had I finally found someone in the Mirmod household susceptible to my cuteness?
I tilted my head innocently and made a little flower shape with my hands toward him.
“Hmm?”
At that, the dazed Education Officer snapped to attention, eyes wide, and cried out,
“No! Let’s quickly read the picture book—picture book!”
Just then—
“Do not let personal emotions interfere with your duties.”
The Discipline Officer, holding a large book, quietly pulled another volume from under his arm and declared firmly,
“Young Lady Cien, picture books are meant for two-year-old toddlers.”
“Two years old?”
“Yes. I understand you are five this year. You are far beyond the age for such trivial picture books.”
He looked down at me coldly, his eyes frozen solid.
‘My cuteness attack doesn’t work on this guy.’
Clearly, the Discipline Officer was completely dismissing me.
And honestly, why wouldn’t he? In his eyes, I was probably just some country bumpkin child, as plain as a loaf of wheat bread. From my perspective, any kindness from him would’ve been stranger.
‘Still, that old man is being way too openly dismissive—it’s infuriating.’
“Since you’ve come from the countryside and know nothing of our family customs, it would be best to start with this book.”
I narrowed my eyes at the thick, gold-embossed hardcover he offered.
“What’s this?”
“The Empire’s Basic Etiquette Manual.”
“No, that’s way too—”
“No, it isn’t. Lord Iled has already completed it.”
“That may be, but unlike Lord Iled, Young Lady Cien is still—”
“Are you insulting Young Lady Cien right now?”
“Wouldn’t it be better to help her try it once first, then adjust the difficulty afterward?”
Clearly, the gentle Education Officer was losing ground.
‘I should act exactly like an ordinary child who fits in well with this family—not too underestimated, but not too noticeable either.’
One Discipline Officer, one Education Officer, and one mysterious masked boy beside me who kept glancing at my profile.
After several rounds of back-and-forth, the Discipline Officer finally wore a triumphant smile.
He handed me the large book, lifting only the corners of his mouth in a faint smile.
“Here you are, Young Lady Cien. Please give it a read.”
“Hmm.”
I tilted my head, looking at the book placed on the desk. The Education Officer handed me a small pencil and whispered softly,
“Just solve the first page with this pencil. If it’s too difficult, you don’t have to finish it.”
“She’ll surely complete it all.”
“Hmm… It might be really hard.”
Solving half should satisfy both sides’ expectations.
Humming a little tune, I began scribbling my answers, scratch scratch.
[This is the timeline separator]Rilmi, the Discipline Officer, looked down at the child who had only recently had her banishment lifted and allowed back into the family, and snorted.
Just as his expression had consistently been sour, he inwardly dismissed Cien.
‘Damn it all. I thought I’d be teaching the children of the powerful!’
He was a distinguished scholar from the Academy.
When he first heard he’d been invited to serve as the Duke’s Discipline Officer, his ambitions for power had swelled. He’d expected to teach young lords at least fifteen years old.
‘Instead, one is the daughter of a disgraced former heir, and the other is a masked adoptee who might die any day. Honestly, nothing but losers.’
He’d assumed he’d be instructing the young lords and ladies closest to the line of succession!
To think he’d end up teaching such worthless brats—it infuriated him.
Thus, bringing an impossibly difficult book—one even adults struggled to decipher—was clearly just petty spite. If she failed, he’d mock her thoroughly.
‘It’s not really their fault, but it’s still so infuriating.’
Currently, the most powerful figures in the Mirmod family were Axel Mirmod and Delphia Mirmod, both strong candidates for the dukedom.
He needed to flatter and fawn over children closely connected to such powerful figures, but he could torment a worthless adoptee and a foolish country bumpkin child all he liked.
‘That’s precisely how this survival-of-the-fittest world works.’
Looking down at Cien’s round little head, he resolved to take out his frustration on her.
‘…Wait a moment.’
But just then, he flinched slightly under the adoptee’s piercing glare, as if it could stab right through his face.
Leonhardt? Reinhardt? Regardless, it was a boy with an odd name—rumored to be gloomy and quiet.
‘That’s a selfish, snake-like gaze.’
For an adoptee, his arrogance truly pierced the heavens.
Rilmi decided he’d first properly “educate” Cien to crush her self-esteem, then move on to Leonhardt.
But something was strange.
Cien waved the book cheerfully and smiled brightly, revealing her little rabbit teeth.
“I’m all done.”
He glanced down, ready to sneer as much as he pleased.
He certainly had been—until now.
[This is the timeline separator]In truth, the book he’d given wasn’t particularly difficult for me, a reincarnator, to read.
After all, when I was reborn with my memories intact, the deity who sent me here had spent a very long time reading with me—to help me blend naturally into this world.
But since I couldn’t reveal all my knowledge, I’d decided to show only half of it.
“No—”
The two of them froze silently as they looked at the book I’d handed back.
‘What’s with that ominous look?’
I bit my lip slightly.
“You… solved all of it?”
“No. There were things I didn’t know.”
Truthfully, there’s nothing I don’t know here. I’ve lived twice, and the deity granted me the advantage of knowing the setting of this world’s books—along with certain penalties.
—but I obviously couldn’t say that.
“Even solving this much is incredible.”
“How is this even possible?”
“If we’d given her picture books, we might’ve missed seeing such a precious sight! If she’s been alone in the countryside and can do this much… could she be a genius?”
The Education Officer stared at me with wide eyes.
‘A genius? Something’s going very wrong.’
I quickly opened my mouth to deny it.
“No. I’m not smart at all.”
“You’re truly brilliant.”
I decided to double down on my denial.
“I just guessed everything.”
At my words, the kind Education Officer immediately shook his head.
“What? How do you guess your way through subjective questions? You’re so humble.”
His eyes sparkled!
He smiled so brightly his mouth looked like it was splitting like Jaws!
He’s kind, sure—but it’s overwhelming!
‘I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. Should I have pretended to be an idiot and acted illiterate from the start?’
Sweat trickled down my back in this unexpected situation, but I forced a calm smile.
“Duchess Lukella will be so delighted to hear of this!”
Rilmi, the Discipline Officer, having regained his composure, grumbled,
“Hmph. Even if the Duchess hears, she’s already just a backroom—”
“A backroom what?”
Was he itching to say the Duchess was already just a backroom elder?
But even if the Duchess was a backroom elder in this villainous family, she could easily dispose of a mere heir tutor, couldn’t she?
Realizing this belatedly, Rilmi cleared his throat twice and said,
“That… I mean, isn’t that excessive praise? After all, others—including Lord Iled—have solved these problems too. I’ll bring a harder book tomorrow.”
“What? Isn’t Lord Iled a once-in-a-millennium genius?”
It was fine that I’d thoroughly deflated that Discipline Officer’s arrogance, but seeing the flush on their faces made me slightly uneasy.
‘I tried to hide my strength, but did I stand out too much?’
The boy who’d been silently observing the scene tapped my desk lightly from beside me.
“Bamtoll.”
I glanced his way and froze.
His gaze burned intensely.
I think I’m being watched closely by this villain—
“You’re totally amazing.”
He grinned and handed me a small notebook and pen.
“Sign it.”
Scratch what I said earlier.
I think I’ve gotten myself into trouble.
As the two middle-aged men assigned as Education Officers exchanged stunned glances, a boy I barely knew—about ten years old—smiled brilliantly at me and said,
“You. Come see me later for a bit. I’ve got something.”
I stared at him blankly.
“No. I won’t.”
“I’ll give you something good.”
Leonhardt’s beautiful lips curved upward slightly.
‘…What’s with that smile?’
I swear, I’ve never felt so uneasy about a smile from a child whose name I don’t even know.
[This is the timeline separator]A few hours later, Duchess Lukella was receiving a report on every move made by the direct-bloodline children of the family. Her son Matthias was also present.
The Duchess pushed up her glasses and murmured softly,
“So the honey jar wrapped in cloth said I’m her favorite?”
Matthias’s expression twisted.
He spoke.
“There must be some misunderstanding, Attendant.”
“B-but Young Lady Cien clearly defended the Duchess—”
The Duchess’s quiet voice cut off the stammering Attendant.
“So that honey jar was truly worried about me, then.”
“Yes. And during her very first lesson today, she displayed astonishing aptitude.”
“I see.”
Duchess Lukella glanced sideways at her son Matthias. His face was expressionless, but a faint tremor could be heard in his voice.
“She’s my daughter.”
Watching Matthias, the Duchess feigned displeasure and said,
“She deserves a small reward.”
The Attendant thought,
‘Hmm… Maybe she’ll give her some ordinary candy or something.’
“A reward of —– should suffice. It’s not a grand prize, so it’ll be enough. Prepare it immediately.”
At that moment, the Attendant’s mouth fell wide open.
The report in his hand rolled off onto the floor with a clatter.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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