Caught off guard, Phim was successfully fished into the room. The tail firmly latched onto his arm loosened its grip and the door was closed by the owner of the tail using mana.

“Good morning to you too sweet pea.” Phim raised his brows as he looked at his elder daughter.  Sera was sitting at her desk, still clothed in her pyjamas, her long flowing golden straight waist length hair falling behind her. Her reddish hazel brown eyes were staring hard at the book in front of her. She raised her head at Phim's words with a look of realization.

“Oh yes, right, uh, good morning, Dad" Sera smiled sweetly as she scratched her head in embarrassment. “ cough Uh, well, Dad you were in the Saint's Army at the time of the war, so could you help me with this? I managed to do the homework for all my other subjects, but I somehow completely forgot about my history homework!”

She looked to Phim with her pleading eyes.

“Well, as you know I certainly did serve in the Saint's Army at the time." Phim stated as if it were obvious for him to have been there. “So, what’s the homework task?”

“The task is to write an essay on what actually caused the war to stop and for both sides to achieve peace and our understanding on how that happened.” Sera exhaled in helplessness.

Brow raised, Phim asked. “But they would’ve taught you that extensively in class, it is a pivotal point in our history after all, though they would've taught the ‘official’ version. So, you should know enough to at least muddle your way through an essay... unless.” He narrowed his eyes and stared at Sera.

Sera winced and flopped over her desk with a groan in frustration, and dejectedly confessed. “I fell asleep in history class! From start to finish, everything! The history teacher's voice and the way they tell it just sends me to sleep! I've tried, but I can't find a way to stay awake!”

Aggrieved, Sera's tail started squirming about and lashing at the floor, showing her agitation.

“Since when did you care about your grades? You usually don't care except for your magic, flying, potions and curses classes.” Phim asked puzzled.

Sera stiffened and her tail straightened up high, right to its full length.

“Sera Suse, is there something you're not telling me?” Phim was suspicious, very suspicious because this darling elder daughter of his.... is his youngest daughter's role model. And not for the right reasons. Just where did the kids inherit this from!? Neither I nor Lu are crazy pranksters!

Sera avoided Phim’s gaze and twiddled with her thumbs, appearing innocently nervous, however...

“Normally I really wouldn't care but you see, I may or may not have created a small illusion artifact that causes whoever stands on it to have a bald head as if their toupee just flew off.” She pinched her index finger and thumb together. “I also may or may not have then placed it on the floor where the speaker for morning assembly’s stands every time.”

Phim just looked at Sera with an ominous feeling, calm down Phim! This could be a much smaller deal than you're suspecting! He tried to convince himself, however Sera's next words erased his self-reassurance.

“And it may or may not have been the High Chancellor of the United Magic Academy who stood on the artifact in front of the entire faculty and student body.” As she reached the end Sera's voice got smaller, she bowed her head and didn't want to see her Father's expression. 

What the hell!? Why did she do something low-key scary and mean in a huge way!? And why hasn't the Academy called in either me or Lu for a butt whacking for not educating our kids!? This is not that damn old fossil’s style! Phim's thoughts ran wildly in his heart as he was dumbfounded.

“Wait...” Phim looked at Sera with caution. “What does all that have to do with your homework?”

Sera pouted. “That petty old thing gave me a mountain load of homework and said that if I don't finish it by the deadline, he'll tell Mama.”

“It's Ok to tell me then?” Phim asked in disbelief.

Sera just looked at him and raised her brow. “When you do something you shouldn't that would definitely anger Mama. Would you want him to find out?”

Phim:...

Phim: Uh-uh, nope, no. Wifey is scary as hell when he's angry... he'd definitely kick me out of bed!

Father and daughter looked at each other.

“Fine I'll help you!” Phim exclaimed. “Ask away! But before that, how much is a ‘mountain' of homework?”

Sera pouted again. “A month’s worth of homework for every single subject I study has to be completed within a week.”

“The deadline?” By this point Phim’s voice had already become monotone.

Sera looked away. “Today.”

Phim: ...

“And you only just realized that you forgot to do your history homework?”

“What!? I've managed to do the rest of all, all my homework! It's just this stupid history homework I've not done yet!” Sera raised her voice in aggrieved defence.

“Have you managed to do the rest of your history homework? Or is this the first one?” Phim grimaced damn it, I'm not one for academics, I thought I was already done with homework long ago QAQ

“No, that's the only one for history.” Sera sighed.

Phim raised his brow. “Your history teacher's pretty lenient.”

“But it has to be done in-depth with a deep understanding and thorough comprehension of the events that occurred at that time!” Sera once again flopped onto her desk, tilted her head to look at her Dad. “And well, considering your position during that period, I figured that you're the best one to ask.”

“I'll do my best to help you.” Phim gently patted Sera's head, that old fossil definitely intended for you to fail so that he could tell Lu and let Lu do the ‘dirty’ work for him... sounds like something that petty old thing would do. And considering his personality...

“Sera, who's your history teacher?” Phim asked with an ominous suspicion.

“Hmm? How would I know? I always fall asleep as soon as he speaks. I've never seen what he looks like!” Sera admitted.

Ok yep! Definitely. That old fossil is definitely her history teacher! Phim raised both his hands and groaned as he rubbed his face.