TEWMD Chapter 06

Chapter 6

At the point when the side story begins, the original Cecilia and the male protagonists probably did not go to the Imperial Palace with Yuria.

That must be why someone left that comment.

But what if I suddenly get involved?

What if someone who wasn’t supposed to be there, someone completely different from the original story, follows Yuria and Harzen to the Imperial Palace?

And what if I go to the Imperial Palace?

Then my other dads would have no reason to stay quietly at home.

They would probably chase after us immediately, just to bring me back!

Of course, Mom and Dad Harzen would never willingly take me to the Imperial Palace.

“Cici?”

Just then, Mom’s voice reached my ears.

“Did you understand what Mommy said?”

I quickly came back to my senses and slowly nodded.

If I agreed too quickly, Mom would probably find it suspicious.

So for now, I needed to keep pretending to be a little upset and act stubborn.

“Whatever…”

I just decided to go with you too, so I’m fine now!

“I’ll really come back after ten nights. Our Cici can count all the way to ten now, right?”

“Of course!”

“What a good girl.”

Mom gently stroked my hair.

I obediently leaned into her hand.

Mommy’s hand feels so nice and warm.

If I close my eyes like this, I could easily fall asleep…

“Cici, then do you want to sleep with Mommy tonight?”

“Gasp! No.”

I almost surrendered to her gentle touch.

I need to be alone if I’m going to carry out my plan.

I quickly shook my head.

Maybe I held onto my determination a little too tightly, because I rejected her much more firmly than I intended.

“Aw, you don’t want to?”

Mom looked surprised.

I quickly tried to make it seem like nothing was wrong.

“Yeah. Mommy promised to come back after ten nights. Cici is seven now, so I can sleep alone.”

I’m fine, thank you, and you?

“Wow, our Cici is already growing up so fast…”

Kyle sniffled and spoke with his shoulders proudly raised.

“What if she suddenly grows up and brings home some useless guy saying she’s getting married?”

“She isn’t even old enough for you to worry about that yet.”

“Why not? I heard the girl from the lower village got a boyfriend a few days ago and brought some boy home.”

“…So that’s what those beast-like screams I heard a few days ago were about.”

Huh?

Why did the atmosphere suddenly become like this?

I smiled brightly as my dads’ expressions became more and more serious.

“You don’t have to worry about that. Cici isn’t interested in things like that.”

Mom is about to die, and they’re worried about childish romance?

“Of course she isn’t, right? With such a ♩♬ wonderful dad, how could anyone else catch our Cici’s—”

“I only need Mommy.”

“…Wait, what about Dad?”

“Cici is sleepy. I’m going to sleep.”

I immediately crawled into bed and pulled the blanket all the way up to my nose.

Through the small opening above the blanket, I could see the devastated expressions on my dads’ faces.

The people who are supposed to destroy the world look like their own worlds have just been destroyed.

“Good night!”

I said goodbye and deliberately closed my eyes, pretending to sleep.

Night has fallen.

Everyone, please return to your places.

It’s time for the mafia to begin their activities.

“Gasp!”

Several hours later, I suddenly woke up with a bad feeling.

Oh no! I actually fell asleep.

What a warm and evil blanket!

I almost slept until morning.

If that had happened, my whole plan would have failed, Mom would have died, my family would have fallen apart, and the world would have been destroyed…

That was a close one.

I threw off the blanket and carefully got out of bed.

It was completely dark outside, so it was probably still the middle of the night.

Careful…

I quietly left my room on tiptoe so I wouldn’t make any noise.

I didn’t bring a lamp because I didn’t want anyone to notice me.

So the hallway was as dark as my future.

But I, Cici, was born with the blood of heroes who defeated the Demon King.

This little darkness is nothing!

Still, I shouldn’t trip.

It would be safer to sit down and slowly go down the stairs.

As soon as I decided that, I sat down on the stairs and slowly slid down step by step.

Why was I going all the way down to the basement?

I need to go to Dad Kyle’s laboratory.

There was something there that could make my plan possible.

One of the five heroes who defeated the Demon King.

A genius inventor unlike anyone else in the world.

The greatest inventor in the world…

And the greatest swearer in the world!

That was my dad, Kyle Blake!

In the original story, the heroes escaped countless deadly situations thanks to the things he invented.

Anyway, the invention I planned to steal was…

The Invisibility Cloak!

It was the masterpiece of my foul-mouthed dad.

It was such an amazing invention that even Kyle himself couldn’t understand how he had managed to create it.

It was truly a masterpiece among masterpieces!

If I could get my hands on it, I could travel to the Imperial Palace without anyone noticing me.

Dad Kyle’s Invisibility Cloak was unbelievably powerful.

It could hide not only the wearer’s presence but also their unique magical energy.

It could even change its size to fit the height of whoever was wearing it!

Dad Kyle should be sleeping in his room by now.

Dad Kyle was the kind of person who fell asleep immediately at midnight.

And once he fell asleep, he slept so deeply that even if someone carried him away, he wouldn’t wake up until morning.

Dad Derek was the same.

Mom and Dad Harzen are also heavy sleepers, so I should be fine.

After a long time…

After carefully climbing down the stairs without stopping…

I finally reached the entrance to Dad Kyle’s laboratory.

Oh, I’m exhausted!

I had to slide all the way down from the second floor to the basement.

My butt almost caught fire.

I hope I didn’t make a hole in my pajamas.

I awkwardly rubbed the area around my butt and approached the door.

Normally, the moment someone reached this door, all kinds of inventions would attack the intruder.

But…

“……”

Nothing happened as I quietly stepped toward the laboratory.

Of course.

I’m special!

I was the person Dad Kyle had given permission to enter whenever I wanted!

Though I had never actually come here before.

Before I remembered my past life, the basement had simply been a terrifying place to me.

It was dark and gloomy, and it looked like something strange could jump out at any moment.

Of course, now I’m a mature child, so I’m not scared at all!

After taking a small breath, I carefully reached for the laboratory door and turned the handle.

I was worried it might make a loud creaking sound.

Fortunately, Dad Kyle seemed to oil the door regularly.

Good father. Good father.

I entered the laboratory and looked around.

Let’s see…

Dad had never shown me the Invisibility Cloak directly, but I already knew what it looked like.

The cloak had been described once in the original story.

Apparently, before someone wears it, it just looks like an old, useless piece of cloth that nobody would want to wear.

The laboratory was almost as messy as a garbage dump.

But that actually made things easier.

If the place was already this messy, nobody would notice if one thing disappeared.

In fact, maybe I should take a few more inventions while I’m here.

It’s always better to be prepared.

“Found it.”

After searching through all kinds of useful objects, I finally spotted a cloak carelessly thrown into a corner.

So this is the Invisibility Cloak…

It really did look like an old rag.

Honestly, if I didn’t already know it was the Invisibility Cloak, I probably wouldn’t even touch it.

Good. Now I’ll just quietly take this and…

I grabbed the Invisibility Cloak with a sneaky smile.

And at that exact moment…

Creeeak.

From the hallway outside the laboratory, I faintly heard the sound of a door opening and closing.