I Will Try to Save My Dad - Chapter 175

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Chapter 175

It was after the High Priest had taken charge of Yuraha’s whereabouts. Father no longer needed to keep watch over him. Which meant we could finally create a situation where we could talk amongst ourselves without prying eyes.
“Berry, I need an explanation about what happened.”
Father, myself, and Theon—the three of us gathered in Theon’s Room. Father settled onto the sofa as he entered. Though my disciple had become the Crown Prince, Father remained unchanged.
“Y-yes. That’s right.”
I tried to sit on the sofa across from Father alongside Theon, but Father beckoned me with his index finger. I quickly shifted to sit beside him instead.
“What was the purpose of causing such a commotion, Berry?”
Father’s voice was angry. I swallowed hard and stole a glance at him.
‘Oh no.’
His gaze was piercing. I looked straight ahead. Theon’s lips trembled with evident discomfort—it was clear he was about to defend me, so I quickly shook my head in warning.
“It’s just that—”
Regardless of the reason, the fact remained that announcing an engagement on our own was wrong.
Theon and I were still at an age requiring guardians, and Father and Baron Voltman’s wife didn’t know about this.
“I didn’t want Father to go to war.”
I spoke honestly. I had hoped Father wouldn’t die in that war. Since I’d achieved my purpose of saving Father, there was no need to keep this secret any longer.
“War?”
Father’s fingers twitched reflexively. I could see him wondering if there was hidden meaning in my words, curious about how I’d come to speak of war and what lay behind it.
“I had a dream years ago. A dream where Father went to war and died. It was so vivid that I hoped Father wouldn’t go to that war.”
I clenched my fists against my thighs. Keeping my gaze fixed on my fists, I continued. Calling my other memories a dream was the most realistic way for Father to accept it.
“If you became the master of Diamond House, you wouldn’t have to go to war.”
…
Father said nothing for a moment, his lips pressed firmly shut as he fell into thought. Finally, he spoke.
“No matter how vivid that dream was, Berry.”
Father tapped my forehead with the back of his hand.
“You two deciding on an engagement without permission deserves punishment.”
“I was the one who proposed it to Berry, Master.”
Theon quickly interjected. Father’s gaze shifted from me to Theon, his eyes inviting further explanation.
“I calculated that Berry building achievements through an engagement announcement with the Crown Prince would be safer and more certain than other methods.”
“So that’s why you’ve been causing trouble with Berry all this time—to lower your achievements and make me and others careless, then build them up on the final day of the competition.”
…Yes.
“And that’s why you announced an engagement with my daughter?”
“I apologize.”
With each question from Father, Theon seemed increasingly strained. I’d picked up a few things about the Sword Masters’ world over time.
Ordinary people like me, who’d never learned the blade, usually didn’t notice it, but those who wielded swords could be overwhelmed by the aura of a Knight with exceptional skill like a Sword Master.
‘Father is pressuring Theon.’
Since Theon was a Sword Master, he would be even more sensitive to Father’s aura than other knights. I started to say something to Father beside me, but then realized I deserved scolding too, so I kept quiet.
“When did you learn about the Emperor’s bloodline?”
“….”
“Theon.”
“When I was ten years old, I visited a Shoe Shop in Goldport. That’s where I encountered the Emperor. That’s when I learned the truth.”
Theon looked directly at Father.
“Mother left me a pocket watch as a keepsake—one that only the Igselona Royal Family could possess. She told me it belonged to my father.”
Theon’s gaze wavered briefly. I recalled a confession he’d once made to me—that sometimes when he saw my father, he wondered if this was what it felt like to have a father of his own.
“I see.”
Perhaps Theon felt guilty for keeping his true identity hidden from Father all this time.
“…I apologize, Master.”
Another heavy apology spilled from Theon’s lips. Father regarded him quietly for a moment, then spoke.
“I already knew. That my disciple was a prince, at least.”
At Father’s words, Theon’s head snapped up from its bow. Father smiled with that characteristic roguish expression and addressed him.
“How could I call myself a master if I couldn’t even figure that out?”
“Father, how did you know?”
I looked at Father in surprise. Now that I thought about it, Theon had mentioned that Father prepared the clothes he wore yesterday. When had Father figured it out?
“The pocket watch. Demian made a point of advertising it the day he came to Stone House. How could I possibly miss that?”
It meant Father had been watching our antics with amusement the whole time. He looked between Theon and me alternately, let out a scoff, then his expression sharpened as he spoke.
“The engagement announcement will be cancelled. I’ll inform the Emperor myself, so you two stay out of it.”
“Why?”
“You won’t go to war. What Berry saw in her dreams won’t become reality, and if it doesn’t, Diamond House becomes unnecessary.”
According to Father’s logic, I had achieved my purpose—preventing him from going to war. So his reasoning that Diamond House was no longer necessary made sense, but I didn’t like it one bit.
“Father, I don’t want to cancel the engagement announcement.”
“If you like Theon, start with dating. Save big commitments like engagements for when you’re truly certain you won’t regret it later.”
“I will never regret an engagement with Berry, no matter when it happens.”
Theon interjected into Father’s words. I nodded in agreement with what he said. But I had a different intention as well.
“Father, I hate how everyone disrespects you.”
Having grown up watching Father from beside him, I could see it clearly. Father had more than enough ability to reach Diamond House without anyone’s help. The reason he didn’t display that power openly was his concern that it might invite interference from relatives.
‘Why should it be that way?’
I was definitely greedy. The moment I achieved one goal, another one emerged to pursue.
‘The relatives constantly try to tear us down, so why should we hide our abilities and watch their faces?’
The incident with Kane and Calips made it clear. Father would hate it, but I found the struggle for headship of the Trabel Family quite suited to my nature.
A competition of achievements fought over the position of family head.
‘I don’t need to sabotage anyone anymore.’
The Trabel way—to produce overwhelming achievements that no one could diminish, and to claim the position of family head with confidence through my own strength.
To be honest, this incident ignited my competitive spirit. I didn’t want to lose to Uncle’s side, or Uncle’s side, or Aunt’s side.
“I want to be first.”
Seeing the fighting spirit in my expression, Father swallowed the objection he was about to make and shook his head.
“Diamond House isn’t something good, Berry. It’s a place where you have to step on people to climb up. If you don’t, you’ll be devoured.”
“I’m confident I won’t be devoured. And I won’t step on anyone to get there!”
Those who lose to me will end up beneath my feet, that’s unavoidable. But I won’t resort to the same tactics the relatives are using now—trying to eliminate future possibilities before they even arise.
Father pinched my cheek gently and shook it.
“Ow.”
“Don’t take this lightly, Berry.”
Father’s eyes grew serious.
“You mustn’t underestimate your relatives.”
“I know. I nearly died this time too. If it weren’t for Theon.”
Father sighed at my words.
“You understand all too well.”
“But Father, things are different now. I have the strength to fight my relatives.”
“And what is that.”
With a flourish, I gestured toward Theon with my palm. Father shook his head.

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