READ NOVEL ONLINE My Daddy Hides His Power
Chapter 227
“…Aaaah, what are you doing!!!”
Lilith was in shock. The two men’s eyes turned to her, who appeared like the savior of Cheshire. * * * Four hours before the incident. It was a morning just like any other. However, for us, it was the day when the countdown began, unlike any other. D-30 until Revolution Day! The first rebellion since the Empire was declared! But… “Mr. James!” “Whoo.” Even though we were about to have an unprecedented moment in history, I was the only one who was anxious. Dad was putting a ribbon in his mouth and putting all his effort into braiding my hair. “I can do my own hair. There’s the sisters too, but you kicked them all out. Why are you doing this so early in the morning? Do you have anything to say?” “Something to say? No, not really. I just woke up early today and thought I’d tie up the princess’s hair myself after a while.” Dad laughed as he tied a ribbon on the end of my right side of hair, which was braided into two pigtails. It’s hard to believe that this man, who came to tie up his grown daughter’s hair in the morning, is the leader of the rebels. No one would believe it. “You really have nothing to say? Is there something I should do for Dad’s business today?” “There’s nothing like that.” Dad checked my face in the mirror and smiled brightly. “You look so pretty, our princess.” I glanced at Dad. “Is there really nothing that needs my abilities? Or is there something I should prepare by then?” “I told you there isn’t? Do you really want to help your Dad that much?” “Mhm!” “Hmm, then…” “Mhm, mhm!” Seeing Dad deep in thought, I brightened my eyes with anticipation. “Just act the same as always. Don’t give any hint that you’re doing something. Go to the Wizard Tower in the morning, come home and sleep, and hang out with friends on your days off.” “What? Is that all?” “Mhm, that’s all. You’ll be late, so hurry up and go.” “No, then…” I recalled the schedule of Lilith Rubinstein, an ordinary noble lady who didn’t even know the word ‘half’ of rebellion, and asked. “Should I still go to the salon’s regular tour the day after tomorrow? Should I not skip that and just go as planned?” “Were you planning to skip it? Of course, you have to go as usual. It would be strange if you suddenly didn’t go when you’ve always attended.” Young lady salon. A social gathering exclusively for young noble ladies who haven’t yet made their debut, specifically those the rank of Octava or lower. The salon, devised by the strategist Uncle Joseph, was part of the revolutionary preparations aimed at blurring the lines between the lower ranks. Now, three years after its launch, the salon was doing its job perfectly. “Where did you go this time?” “Argonia.” The salon went on regular field trips outside once every two months. “Oh my. Why the countryside again?” Dad let out a deep sigh. A regular field trip, simply put, is just a half-day excursion outside the Capital. Of course, this is also an event thoroughly based on the purpose of the salon’s establishment. While exploring a local estate boasting a 99% population of non-ability users, we naturally make acquaintances and engage in conversations with the noble lords and the commoners living there. It’s as if it’s a way to provide proper early education to young ladies who have spent their entire lives in the capital, where commoners aren’t even considered people. “Anyway, you have to go. Acting differently than usual might get you caught. As for Dad’s business…” Dad put his face right in front of mine. “…On a normal day, with normal people going about their usual business, and then suddenly—bam!—out of nowhere.” “Hiik!” Dad added with a slightly scary smile. “I was preparing to do it.” * * * Yeah… Thanks to Dad reassuring me that he would definitely succeed even without my help, I headed to work with a much lighter heart. I had just finished the morning research with the gifted class and went to Oscar’s office for lunch, as usual. “Teacher! What is going on right now?” I immediately rushed in to separate the two who were tangled up. As if he had been waiting for the chance, Cheshire quickly got up and hid behind me, confirming that he had indeed been in a life-threatening situation with Oscar. “I was in the middle of carrying out a punishment.” “P, punishment? What are you talking about all of a sudden? What did Cheshire do wrong?” “That guy’s crime is dating inappropriately for your age. How dare he kiss your lips after only one day of dating?” “….” Whoa. Only then did I realize exactly what had happened. “Run away.” I quickly turned my head to Cheshire behind me and said, and he left without hesitation. Bang, the sound of the door slamming shut. I spread my arms wide to block Oscar’s path so he couldn’t follow. “Please spare him.” “I didn’t intend to kill him, though?” “What are you talking about! You said you were carrying out a punishment!” “It wasn’t a death sentence, just a mutilation of the left arm. I had to give him a warning. . Otherwise, since no one will stop him, he’ll just go around doing all kinds of impure things, right?” “I, impure things…” “You’re still a minor. Do you understand?” “Of course, I know that! But are minors not allowed to have boyfriends?” “Did I say anything about dating? The level of physical contact… Is that right? You rubbed your lips on the first day you met? At this rate, you’ll have a child in a month?” I gaped at Oscar’s blatant remark. “T, t, the impure one is you, Master!” I protested while fanning my flushed face with a hand fan. “We’re dating innocently! Don’t misunderstand!” “It’s not you, it’s that b*stard who’s not pure! Get out of the way! I’m going to finish carrying out the punishment.” “Wait, wait, wait! Calm down!” I forced Oscar to sit down and calmly changed the subject. “So, what’s this? Why is Cheshire here? Did he come to see you, Master?” “What nonsense are you talking about? Am I supposed to see him and chat?” “Then?” Oscar crossed his arms in discontent and turned his head around. “I heard there’s going to be a war soon. I guess the Emperor sent him to check out the atmosphere at the Wizard Tower.” “Aha.” It had only been three days since he returned from the subjugation. As soon as the Emperor recognized Cheshire’s capabilities, he seemed to quickly set a departure date and move forward. ‘What’s going on with the momentum?’ I was at a loss for words and suddenly thought of Cheshire. One month… One month left. Cheshire, who needed to prepare for the business, and me, who had to act like a well-behaved noble lady. We had a lot to talk about, but we had neither the time nor the justification to meet during that period. So… now is the only time! “Master.” “What.” “Is it possible for me to see Cheshire just once? If not now, I won’t have another chance. Actually, I have a few things I’d like to ask him…” “Are you kidding me?!” “Please… I’ll be quick… Although it seems like Cheshire has already fled, so it might be hard to catch him if I go now…” “….” “Masteeer.” Oscar closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath with an angry face, and then said in a small voice. “…I’ll give you 10 minutes. Don’t do anything else, just say hello and come back.” “Wow! Thank you! Master, you’re the best!” I left without looking back. As soon as I closed the office door— ‘Heuk! He hasn’t left yet?’ ―I spotted Cheshire standing at a distance in the quiet corridor. Cheshire, who had been waiting for me, who might come out at any moment, without leaving Oscar’s habitat where his life was threatened at every moment. His actions were truly brave! “Ugh.” I was so touched that I ran over and kicked my feet hard. Cheshire lightly caught me as I jumped up and hugged me. “…I missed you.” “Me too.” I rubbed my cheek against Cheshire’s neck for a while before tapping his shoulder to signal him to put me down. There was no time. “Cheshire, I have a lot to say but only 10 minutes. Do you have time on my day off? I’ll visit Uncle’s house then.” “Ah.” Cheshire shook his head. “No. I won’t be in the Capital starting the day after tomorrow. I’ll be going to train the noble families’ private soldiers who were drafted as the invasion force before the expedition.” “…?” “There are too many of them, so there’s no way to train them in the Capital. I have to go down to the local territory.” I was surprised. “Wow, what’s this? You’re openly gathering private soldiers and training them for battle? Is the Emperor planning to announce a war to everyone soon?” Cheshire blinked at my question. “…There’s no need to hide it. Everyone knows that there’s going to be a war soon.” “Ahem, well. That’s true.” Actually, I was just whining because it felt unfair to lose even the last chance to meet with Cheshire. ‘Wait, does that mean if we part ways now, the next time I see Cheshire will be after the business is all finished?’ I was shocked. “Where are you going?” “Well, I haven’t decided yet, but most of the large-scale training locations are in the southern regions. Maybe I could just pick one of the southern estates to go to.” “Huh!” Really? “Then how about Argonia?” “Argonia?” At my suggestion, Chesire thought for a moment and nodded. “…That’s not bad either.” “Go there! There!” “Why?” “I’m actually going to the salon for a field trip there the day after tomorrow! If you’re training at a place like that, wouldn’t we be able to meet naturally?” “….” Cheshire’s eyes, which had stopped, soon sparkled as much as mine. “I see. Okay.” “Wow!” I spread my arms. Cheshire smiled and hugged me. ‘Hng, I don’t want to part ways…’ We’ve been together for two months. It’s frustrating that the most fresh time coincides with the busiest period for the business. It was so unfair. It seemed that Cheshire was as reluctant to part ways as I was, and we held each other tightly, as if making a promise, without any intention of letting go. But we were in the same situation as Cinderella, with only 10 minutes to spare. I pushed Cheshire away first and spoke urgently. “Uh, you know. Do you want to kiss? We don’t have time, so hurry up….” “….” When I said I didn’t have time, Cheshire grabbed my shoulder without hesitation and kissed me. ‘Hmm.’ Good. Good. But, a peck. Seriously… literally a peck. Oscar was wary of Cheshire, but in fact, I was the one who wasn’t pure. Cheshire never went beyond the act of simply touching lips like a seal. After two months of dating, you might as well try some physical contact that starts with a K and ends with an S… So it would be natural to try skinship that was a little more advanced than kissing. ‘Surely we won’t just peck for the rest of our lives?’ I knew the theory of kissing, but I had never done it before, so it was hard for me to try first. It was also embarrassing. ‘This is all for today…’ It was a moment of regret. ‘What is it?’ I felt a cold air behind my back. At the same time, I saw Cheshire’s face as he hesitated, pulling his lips away and straightening up. His face turned pale for some reason. His gaze turned behind me. ‘Ah, I’m screwed.’ I felt it instinctively. I swallowed hard and turned my head stiffly. “This, this…” As expected, Oscar was standing there. He was shaking his arms as if his head was heated up to the tip of his head and he was swearing at us. “C, cockroaches like you dare to…” I have to save Cheshire. Judging instinctively, I ran to Oscar who was running. “Master!” “Get out of the way!” And then I hugged his waist tightly as if he was going to kill Cheshire at any moment. “Run away!!!” As soon as I turned my head and shouted, Cheshire was left flustered and not knowing what to do. “What are you running away for! Are you crazy?! Today, I’m going to break that b*stard’s mouth and then break off one of his arms!!!” “No! Spare him!” “Oh~ I’ll spare him! Since he has to raise his sword, he can just swing his left arm instead of his right arm, right?” “That’s not okay either!” I struggled to hold Oscar back while reaching out one hand toward Cheshire. “I’m okay, Cheshire!” I felt like Jiknyeo, shedding tears as she watched the disappearing Gyeonu on the other side of the Ojakgyo Bridge. “Master probably won’t kill me! So, you just have to live! Let’s meet again alive!” Cheshire tightly shut his eyes. “Yeah… I have to live first…” His mumbling worries were short. “…I’m sorry, Lilith.” Leaving behind a small apology, Cheshire turned around and started to run away. “You b*stard!!! Stop right there?!!” Oscar’s furious scream echoed loudly through the halls.
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