How to Be a Dark Hero’s Daughter

Chapter 40.1

“Dad!”

Collen read the newspaper in front of the fireplace, where I always do my homework. He smiled at me as Collen returned excitedly.

“I suppose the gathering with the pets was fun.”

“Yes, at first I didn’t know how Fifi is cute. It was so much fun.”

“Then come again next time.”

“Umm, no. I don’t want to go there anymore.”

I lightly refused. If you bring Fifi a second time, my classmates will start to stutter.

“Still, go there sometimes and scare them a bit. That way they’ll know that there’s always someone above them.”

Is this some mafia talk? The words came up to this point, I held myself back.

“…So you got an apology from them?”

Instead of an apology, I only saw children crying.

When I couldn’t answer, Collen turned to Jade. Jade shrugged.

“At least next time they’ll be careful.”

“Is it so? Then, as a preventive measure, I’m going to exclude few of them. So please tell me their names.”

Collen said in the sweetest way. Unlike his intonation, the content of his words was very formidable.

“There is no need to exclude anyone. Really.”

I waved my hand.

“And the school…”

To be honest, I didn’t want to go to school tomorrow. Collen told me to take a break whenever I wanted to take a break.

‘But I don’t want to go to a school where we only chat while having tea time.’

Collen saw my expression, stroked my hair, and whispered:

“Sweetheart, even the bitter things in this world taste sweet when you taste them three times. Endure it three times, and if you don’t want to go to school any more, you don’t have to go again. But if it’s not fun, just spit it out. Life is short even if you only live by looking at the sweetness.”

I nodded my head at Dad’s words.

“Did you send Leticia to the princess’s class on purpose, father?”

Jade sat down next to him and and waved the bell. As Zion entered, he motioned for tea.

Huh? On purpose? I looked at Collen.

“Rather than being a victim of bullying in the social scene, it’s better to experience it at school as a preventive measure. The noblest children in the kingdom almost suffered a coup because of you, and that story will continue to spread. Nobody dares to look down at you, even when you become an adult and join the social life.”

“Well, I agree with that,” Jade laughed. “Also, just now you said something about excluding one or two arrogant brats as a preventive measure…”

“Enough! That’s really enough!”

I held out my hand. At the same time, I finally understood the hidden meaning behind Collen’s actions.

“I will go to school next week, Dad,” I told Collen.

“Sure. Let’s try again.”

* * *

I went back to school two days later. My impression of the classes was so-so.

‘A school that teaches how to become a noble.’

There were some strange classes, like tasting twelve different types of cheese or distinguishing the taste of wine. After that, we studied history by looking at famous paintings.

‘Hmm, is this really necessary?’

To be honest, I thought this wasn’t the kind of study I had in mind. And when it was time for a break, the classroom became very quiet.

‘…The aftermath of the tiger incident seems to be quite big.’

Everyone was giving me sideways glances, even Lavigne.

She was trying hard to hide her fear, just looking out the window.

‘What an atmosphere.’

It was like waves of awkwardness and terror.

“Hi.”

Then a child approached me. Angel. I remembered her name.

“Hi.”

I answered with a slight smile.

“I heard about what happened at the park.”