I'll Protect the Tyrant Daddy! - Chapter 47

‘I’m too short!’

I was extremely tiny. If the maid sisters were pencils, I was a stub.

Even Acid, whom I brought, was as young as me but tall.

I was the shortest among them…

So, among the inspection stands that even an adult woman could pass through, only I couldn’t.

‘I’m the guild leader of this party, if this happens, it’ll kill my pride!’

I shamelessly grabbed the maid sister’s sleeve.

“Elder sister.”

“Oh my, yes.”

The muscular maid sisters fidgeted and held my arm tightly.

“Lift me up.”

The maid sisters nodded, smiling like obedient dogs following my words.

“Certainly!”

I looked at the maid sisters while tightly wrapped in a bundle. Then, elder sister Deadry lifted me up with an ‘oomph’. I suddenly reached a height of about 160cm.

‘The world… looks so insignificant!’

It was an amazing viewpoint.

I opened my eyes wide and parted my lips slightly. Then the inspector at the casino entrance whispered, looking at me with pity.

“What a shame. Such a cute child can’t enter.”

I waved my arms, white as rice cakes, towards him and said,

“Ahem.”

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

“Let me in. I am Mirmode.”

The inspector’s expression became somewhat puzzled.

I knew they wouldn’t just let me in because I said that. I narrowed my eyes while crossing my arms over my chest. Then the inspector carefully looked at me and said,

“I’ve never heard of such a cute child in Mirmode…”

Who would have thought that all the eccentric behavior of the young villains of the Mirmode family would be helpful now?

I was about to lift my chin stiffly and say ‘I am not cute, but evil.’ But then elder sister Deadry, who was holding me, smoothly stepped in.

“Don’t dare to judge Lady Sien. Let me show you our Mirmode family seal.”

The inspector, whose eyes were full of hearts when looking at me, seemed to shrink dramatically when looking at the maid sister. Well, our sister did look a bit scary. After confirming the seal shown by the maid sister, the inspector asked in a trembling voice.

“What brings the young lady of the Mirmode… family to this casino?”

The inspector had become quite respectful.

It seemed that the logic of power applied in this world too.

But the way that inspector looked at me longingly… it felt like seeing a dog lover who sees an incredibly cute puppy on a walk, but can’t pet it because of its intimidating owner.

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

Trying to brush away my suspicions, I clenched my fist and gave the most vicious smile I could muster.

“Ahem, inspector. What else would one come to a casino for?”

“Umm… To gamble and place bets?”

Originally, children are prohibited from entering casinos.

But the villainous Mirmode family is different.

It means that even the children are oozing with villainous aura. Therefore, any bad behavior by our family’s children was somewhat tolerated.

Moreover, since the maid sisters were glaring, the inspector seemed to have quickly lowered his tail.

“I, I won’t ask any more questions and will guide you inside.”

The inspector, after carefully checking the Mirmode family seal, soon continued.

Honestly, everything else was fine. I was nervous, but actually, this was what I feared the most.

‘The fact that I snuck out must absolutely remain a secret from Dad.’

If stupid Dad finds out about this, he might faint or collapse.

I kept reminding myself of this fact as I was carried inside in the maid’s arms like a bundle. I had also created a very vicious look by tightly hiding my face with a cloth.

The maid sisters, me, Acid, the captain.

The five of us walked with all our might into the casino.

To find a dealer to buy a ticket to !

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I, or rather the maid sister carrying me in her arms, stepped inside. The maid sister was tall with long legs, so we could reach the center of the casino much faster than if I had walked with my chubby legs.

As I observed the roulette wheels, slot machines, and the people inside the casino on our way to the center, I thought to myself.

‘There are really a lot of strange people here.’

It was a place full of strange people, to the extent that a child wrapped in cloth and a muscular maid didn’t even look suspicious.

People muttering to themselves with their heads down, people holding bundles of cash in both hands, people with bloodshot eyes constantly moving the lever of slot machines…

I whispered softly into the maid sister’s ear.

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

The dealer who can take us to is in the place with the biggest stakes. And I pointed to that spot after carefully reading the guide inside the casino.

And when everyone saw where my finger was pointing, they all looked shocked.

“That, that one?”

“If we play this game, it’ll be betting our lives…”

“Si, Sien. Not this one!”

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

“That one, exactly.”

“But that’s Russian roulette…!”

“If you make even one mistake, you’ll die!”

The rules of are quite simple.

Load one bullet. The dealer and participant take turns pointing at their own temple and shooting. If the bullet comes out, instant death; if not, survival.

The problem is this. The rules are unfair.

The dealer doesn’t die even if shot due to some device on 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 heard that an enormous number of people have actually died here.”

“They say everyone knows about the Russian roulette that happens inside this casino, even if they don’t know about the casino itself.”

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

“It’s okay. Don’t worry, everyone.”

“…”

“Because I’m going to do it.”

“That’s what we’re most worried about! If it’s really necessary, I’ll…”

“I’ll do it.”

“I, I’m here too. I’m a healer…”

Seeing everyone making a fuss about dying in my place, I shook my head vigorously to calm the atmosphere.

“Sien is going to do it. We promised, didn’t we!”

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

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

Recalling my words, they lowered their tails with disgruntled and worried faces.

“…Yes.”

Looking at them, I thought it might also be good to pick up some good items at the auction to level up our strength while we’re at it.

After all, the dark auction always has the best items that capture people’s attention.

It was also an opportunity to give good gifts to the people who trust and follow me.

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I entered the dark interior with everyone. Unlike the exterior bustling with all sorts of people, this space looked quite dangerous.

I took a small breath after tensing up, then walked towards the red wooden post, the only thing existing in the dark space, and the gun-shaped magical tool on top of it.

“Come out, dealer.”

I picked up the gun and said.

As a slight ringing sound came from the gun, lights began to turn on bit by bit.

For convenience, we call it a gun, but it’s actually a magical tool.

In this world, there are no sophisticated guns, but there are magic tools that look and function similarly to guns.

“I’m here to play Russian roulette.”

As lights turned on one by one in the pitch darkness like candles being lit, a person walked out from the wall.

“Oh my.”

She walked towards me with a beautiful smile and looked at me. She gazed at the people with me and briefly exclaimed. Even without revealing any abilities, it seemed the dealer could see their capabilities.

‘Well, they did say “We’re in the presence of the Holy Maiden” to Melodia.’

I looked at her intently and raised the corners of my mouth.

“Hello.”

“Ah… Is this one participating?”

“Yeah.”

“The youngest participant, come to die?”

I looked at her clearly and answered.

“Who says I came to die?”

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

“Shall we start now?”

A five-year-old versus an adult.

A gamble with life at stake began.

The dealer was looking at me with interested eyes. She whispered to me in a sing-song voice.

“Once the game starts, there’s no way out except for me to declare defeat and grant your wish, or for you to die.”

I nodded leisurely.

“It’s okay. I have a plan, you know.”

Acid and the maids, who didn’t know my plan, looked at me with pitiful gazes. Especially Acid, who was almost trembling.

For someone who’s supposed to be a special ability healer, he looked pitifully worried. He was even trembling more than me, who was actually playing the game.

As my gaze fixed on Acid, the dealer followed my line of sight. She, fitting for a dealer in this gloomy casino, seemed to be able to somewhat predict a person’s abilities just by glancing at them.

“Ah… So that’s why you’re so confident, you brought a healer.”

A look of dismissal settled in the dealer’s eyes.

‘That’s not it.’

I didn’t bother to correct her misunderstanding.

The dealer, who had thoroughly misunderstood the source of my confidence, looked at Acid with a smirk.

“Princess, a healer can’t save someone killed by this gun.”

I didn’t bother to answer. A person who’s going to win doesn’t need a long tongue.

I slightly moved my chin in an arrogant and very scary way.

“Let’s start!”

“Ah, how cute. Alright.”

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

“You go first.”

“I won’t hesitate.”

Thinking it’s better to take the first hit, I immediately loaded the bullet. Then I pointed the muzzle right at my small head.

The sight must have been breathtaking, as there were gasps from around. Especially the muscular maid sister, who seemed to collapse with a thud due to tension.

Only the captain was muttering small words under his breath while looking at me.

At that very moment when everyone except the captain was holding their breath.

I pulled the trigger of the loaded gun with a click.

Whoosh-.

There was a sound of air escaping.

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

“You’re lucky.”

“Yeah.”

I answered simply while staring at her. The dealer, seeming to know that this gun would never harm her, comfortably loaded the gun and shot at her own temple.

Whoosh.

Again, the sound of air escaping was all there was.

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

“From what I see, the lucky one is elder sister dealer.”

“What do you mean.”

The dealer stared at me with an uneasy face. By now, she must have noticed something strange.

I gripped the gun tightly and blinked my green eyes.