18 - Never Let Go of a Black-Haired Dad

"Kyao- Right!"”

The best taste is a glass of cold water after sweating!

I couldn't leave the Imperial Palace because of the commotion, but the palace was wide enough for me, a child, and after riding my bicycle around the course, a lot of time had passed.

When I drank water heartily and sprinkled it on my head, the people around me praised me, saying that my appearance of drinking cold water was very wild and wonderful, and applause followed.

I shrugged my shoulders.

I proudly raised my hand and signaled for more praise, and the guards who were guarding the palace in the distance lowered their weapons and applauded, shouting, 'Your Highness the Princess is so cool!'

Heh heh, that's why I'm Her Highness the Princess. It was a very rewarding day today.

"Have you had your fill of playing?"

"Aaaaaaack!"

"Screaming at someone as if they were a monster is rude."

It's the monster Head Maid old hag!

I screamed and tried to run away on my tricycle, but the soldiers the old hag brought with her lifted me up with the bicycle.

"Mueomada! Mueomada, you bastards! I, Helbatro, am the direct descendant of the 500-year-old Imperial Family of Kishomarlos!"

"Your Highness the Direct Descendant must take the classes prepared by this Head Maid from tomorrow. We will start with an academic test and then proceed with the curriculum."

"Siyeoeok! Siyeoeee! Goemura! Old hag Goemul! You're so ugly! Wrinkles everywhere! Siyeoeoeok!"

"Hahaha! It's natural to have wrinkles when you're old."

Ugh... I hate it. I hate that old hag.

I've hated her since forever. I've hated her for 21 years straight.

I've never liked her even once since I was born!

As soon as I entered the study room, which I had never entered since I became a five-year-old, goosebumps rose all over my body.

I hate it. I don't want to study. I hate it to death. But I hate dying even more!

"Don't just scream like that, Your Highness. It's not all bad news for you."

"Aaaaaaack! Siyeoeoeok! Goemuraaaaaack! Siyeoeoeoe! Aaaaaaack!"

"If you get 100 points on the test you're about to take, you don't have to take the class."

"Where is the test?"

You should have said that earlier, Madam Listo.

I straightened my posture at the good news and sat upright in my chair. I grabbed a pen and tapped the desk, urging her, and Madam narrowed her eyes and insulted me, saying that I was exactly like my father when he was young, and then handed me the test paper.

"The time limit is 1 hour. It's all short answer or multiple choice so there won't be any complaints later."

"Onya!"

Madam Listo shouted to start and pressed the stopwatch at the same time. I rolled up my sleeves and solved the problems.

'I have already completed the regular education course taught to the direct descendants in the Imperial Palace!'

Problems designed for a five-year-old are not even funny.

I solved the math problems with a snort, easily found the difference between the Narak common language and the North-South dialects, and wrote down the names of my ancestors without hesitation.

Some of them required a little thought, but I somehow remembered them and wrote down the answers. I finished reviewing everything and slammed the pen on the desk.

"Ggeunnaetta!"

"Only 30 minutes have passed. Are you really okay?"

"Mullonida!"

So hurry up and grade it and get out! I'm going to play tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!

I shouted confidently.

The old hag looked suspicious and took out her glasses. I was celebrating my victory in advance by dancing with Helbatro, mocking Madam Listo's presbyopia, when the old hag laughed like crazy and took a red pen and drew circles all over the paper.

"I see. I was wondering if His Majesty had ordered a strange class and messed up your head, but it's okay to proceed as planned."

"Get out! Old hag! It's my victory! Sadajeoda! Haha!"

"Yes. Then I'll come back tomorrow as soon as I'm ready. I look forward to working with you in the future, Your Highness the Princess."

Eeng?

Why do we have to keep seeing each other? You said you wouldn't come if I got 100 points!

I got everything right! It's a perfect score!

"You foolish Highness. This test is out of 101 points."

"Heoeoeoeop!"

Hey, you scammer! You dared to deceive me!

"Sogyeokguna! Nal sogyeosseo!"

"I clearly said that if you get 100 points, I will abolish the class! Everyone here is a witness. And Your Highness got everything right and got 101 points!"

"Heoeoeoeop!"

I was dumbfounded and wronged. I snatched the test paper and calculated it myself, and the scores for each question were evenly divided into 2 points, 3 points, and 4 points. If you got all the questions right, it was 101 points.

There was no way to get 100 points no matter how you combined them.

"Scammer! Sagikkuna! It's invalid, this is invalid! Eueoeoeong!"

"Ohohoho! To fall in the same place as Helbatro! Indeed, blood is thicker than water!"

You old hag! You dared to insult the noble direct descendant of the 500-year-old Imperial Family!

"Behead that, that old hag!"

I threw a tantrum, but the Head Maid old hag said that His Majesty the Emperor was protecting her neck, so it was impossible, and she made fun of me to her heart's content and then left.

I was so upset that I lay down on the carpet and cried, but no one offered a hand of comfort.

It can't be helped. That is the fate of the direct descendant.

The direct descendant must rise alone.

I stubbornly got up while still crying and returned to my room. And I cried my eyes out in bed.

That evening, I ate, washed, and slept with a swollen face.

✦ ✦ ✦

The next day, I woke up early and packed my bags.

I put in snacks and a water bottle, rolled up the cloth, and tied it around my back. And I left the bedroom with only Helbatro.

I cried yesterday because I was tricked, but I haven't lost yet. If I wander around the Imperial Palace until the end of the class and don't get caught, what can that old hag do?

Let's just think of it as going on a picnic every day for the time being.

With that thought, I secretly went out to the garden. But a familiar crying sound echoed from somewhere.

Meeeeeeee!

How did that sheep bastard get in again?

The sheep, which was loudly crying in the quiet morning, brought a big ball that it had hit with its head from somewhere and stood proudly in front of me.

Meee! Meee! Meeee!

And then it cried something very, very loudly and jumped on top of the big ball in place.

Oh, ooh... this is!

Isn't that what the clowns who sometimes perform in the palace do?

For a mere sheep to go up on a ball and balance, it must have practiced a lot.

"Gadaya, Helbatro."

But it has absolutely nothing to do with me.

I calmly ignored the sheep and decided to go on my way.

Meeeeeeeeck!

Then the sheep bastard ran at me as if to ram me and started biting and tearing at the hem of my skirt.

"Let go, you shikkya! You sheep shikkya! Jabameongneunda!"

Does this bastard know that it's not tasty? Why is it sticking to me so persistently?

The sheep, which was fighting with me, finally tore off the hem of my skirt. I checked that the sheep had fallen down, and I thought this was my chance and moved my arms and legs vigorously.

"Helbatro! Ttija!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The sheep, which belatedly came to its senses, chased after me, meee, meee, but the sound subsided before long. When I glanced back, the sheep was panting and gasping for breath.

I heard it was an old sheep, but it's tired after running just this much? It's truly pitiful and pathetic.

"Helbatro."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Gadaya."

"Yes, Your Highness."

But it has absolutely nothing to do with me.

I didn't care whether the sheep was tired and collapsed or not and climbed the hill. Because I was a five-year-old, it was difficult to climb the mountain even a little, so I was carried on Helbatro's back from the middle, but I still finally arrived under the apple tree I was aiming for.

"Ggia! Jota!"

I drank water coolly and handed the water bottle to Helbatro.

I also brought the fire spirit stone and blanket, which were lukewarm because they were past their expiration date, so I should take a nap like this and go down for lunch.

At the same time as I thought that, I hugged the spirit stone and wrapped the blanket around my whole body with Helbatro. Then, as I leaned against the tree, a siren sounded throughout the Imperial Palace.

Weeeeeeeeng!

The loud warning sound pierced my ears, and the voices of the palace people warning of danger were heard from here and there. Among them, I also heard the voice of someone close to the hill, and surprisingly, a name I knew popped out.

"Attention! Lorowi Kajelnu's 'Billion Explosion' will be cast in 1 minute! Those in the Imperial Palace, please prepare for the explosion sound and vibration! The light of the explosion cannot be viewed with the naked eye! Strong heat can cause eye damage!"

Owaaaang, Auntie is using a 1 billion skill?

She must like Beomgol that much. She would never use that unless it was a battlefield.