The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 71

Kieren, holding Chesya, returned triumphantly, looking like a hero returning from war.

“Baby!”

Karha, who had been anxiously waiting at the hotel, nearly stumbled as he jumped up when he saw Kieren return with Chesya.

Karha rushed over and stopped in front of them, clearing his throat before speaking in a carefully polite tone.

“Thank you for coming back. I’ll treat you better from now on.”

It seemed like a welcome speech he had prepared and practiced.

The shyly greeting boy was cute, but…

“…?”

Chesya tilted her head, examining Karha’s attire.

He was supposed to be waiting quietly at the hotel.

Why did he seem somewhat… armed?

Under Chesya’s gaze, Karha quickly shrugged off the light armor he was wearing.

“I was just wearing this because I was bored.”

“Chesya might misunderstand, Karha.”

Kieren gestured for him to remove the sword from his waist, gently chiding him.

“What if she thinks you were going to forcibly bring her back if she refused? Be careful next time.”

“Yes, sir.”

“……”

‘It seems like it’s not a misunderstanding, but the truth.’

If Chesya had refused today, another mansion in the capital might have been reduced to rubble.

Realizing the truth, Chesya chuckled inwardly.

However, Belzeon and Ishuel were nowhere to be seen.

Looking around, Kieren smiled and said.

“Belzeon is being punished… and Ishuel went to see Duke Ivroyel. He’s going to take lessons from Duke Ivroyel.”

The first statement was so shocking that the second barely registered.

“Belzeon, Brother… punishment…?”

She expected him to be scolded severely for what he had done.

But she never imagined he would be punished.

Chesya was so surprised that her face turned pale, and Kieren waved his hand dismissively.

“It’s nothing much. He’s just doing a little work in the underworld. It’s what he usually does, but he’s working for the twins as well, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Right. You don’t know, Baby, but we almost died because of Belzeon’s actions,” Karha said, pouting sullenly.

“And Belzeon and Ishuel, both of them have been living outside recently… but they’re coming back tonight. You can see them soon if you wait a little.”

She thought she wouldn’t see them for a while because the atmosphere had been so serious.

She was puzzled that they would be back tonight.

Kieren noticed Chesya’s curiosity and chuckled softly.

“Because…”

He brought up something he had completely forgotten.

“We have to attend the banquet tomorrow.”

***

They had decided to attend the banquet hosted by the Ivroyel Dukedom for Basilian’s social debut [a formal introduction to high society].

However, there had been so many incidents and accidents that they had completely forgotten about it.

Come to think of it, when she ran away from home, there wasn’t much time left until the banquet.

She had wasted several days, so she had to go to the banquet as soon as she returned.

Fortunately, diligent Hata had already made and sent all the hats and hair accessories.

Miya also promised to bring the completed costumes early tomorrow morning.

In the evening, she was able to meet Belzeon and Ishuel, who had returned exhausted.

They were both worn out, as if they had been through some ordeal.

The boys returned home like corpses, looking like they would collapse at any moment.

But the dying boys’ faces lit up as soon as they saw Chesya.

“Little one.”

When Belzeon hugged her tightly, calling her by the affectionate nickname, Chesya felt a little shy and happy.

Ishuel greeted Chesya with a genuine, bright smile.

“Welcome home, little sister.”

He didn’t forget to add a request.

“Let’s not run away from home anymore. Okay?”

Chesya nodded to Ishuel.

The morning of the banquet.

Miya stormed into the hotel at the crack of dawn.

“I’m here, meow!”

Chesya put her hand on her forehead at Miya’s way of speaking.

Fortunately, she had taken off the cat ears.

Well, if she had come with the cat ears on, she wouldn’t have been able to enter the hotel lobby without being caught by the staff.

Maybe she would have been dragged away by the capital’s security forces…

“Welcome, Boss.”

Ishuel greeted Miya with a gentle face.

Behind Ishuel, whose eyes were sparkling, the people of the Basilian family, who had been dragged out early in the morning because they couldn’t stand his nagging, were sprawled on the sofa.

Karha was lying face down in the corner of the sofa, fast asleep, and Belzeon was sitting with his arms crossed, dozing off.

Kieren also sat Chesya on his lap and yawned repeatedly.

With everyone except Ishuel being sluggish, Miya, who had brought a pile of costumes, shouted confidently.

“The best costumes are complete, meow!”

Ishuel clapped his hands at her shout.

After checking the costumes, he became even more enthusiastic.

Even if Miya had come with cat ears and a tail, he would have smiled brightly.

“Yes, this is it… this is what I wanted…!”

Ishuel checked the costumes with eyes that seemed to be filled with manic energy.

Next to him, Miya explained her masterpiece with a very excited face.

The two of them quickly exchanged hard-to-understand conversations, saying things like, “The lace is like this,” and “The frills are like that.”

Kieren, who was watching the scene, said in an ambiguous tone.

“Amazing.”

It was an ambiguous statement about what was amazing.

Miya’s unique way of speaking and actions.

And the costumes she had altered were also amazing.

The costumes that Ishuel and Miya took out one by one and put on the mannequins were completely different from their original state.

They felt so new that you wouldn’t recognize them as the same costumes unless someone pointed it out.

The somewhat common atmosphere from before had completely disappeared, and they were reborn as unique and attractive pieces.

More than anything else, they seemed to suit the people of the Basilian family perfectly.

Ishuel had already disappeared to try on his costume.

Miya staggered towards Kieren with his clothes.

Kieren raised his eyes slightly.

The moment his red eyes met her gaze.

She trembled and asked.

“W, w, would you like to try it on, sir…?”

Kieren didn’t say anything, but Miya’s cat-like speech was immediately abandoned.

Perhaps because she was nervous, the ending was abrupt.

Seeing Miya, who was trembling as if she had met a predator, with her shoulders hunched up, Kieren smiled faintly and accepted the clothes.

“I’ll go change, Daddy.”

Kieren kissed Chesya on the forehead and disappeared into another room.

Chesya blinked, rubbing her forehead with her hand.

Miya had already leaned her face in front of her.

“Cute little lady…?”

Miya, who was laughing like a drunken uncle, saying lines like that, was scary.

Chesya instinctively recoiled.

The more she did, the more Miya’s excitement grew.

With her eyes wide open and bloodshot, she spoke in a strange tone.

“Shall we change your clothes…? Can I help you…? Don’t refuse…?”

As if she couldn’t stand it any longer, she grabbed Chesya.

“Kkeue!”

Then, she picked up the screaming Chesya and ran into the next room, starting to play with her like a doll.

“Aww! Heong! Heueong, so cute!”

She was making all sorts of strange gestures, and it was so chaotic that Chesya couldn’t focus.

While Chesya was blankly staring, she was already dressed in a dress.

Tying the ribbon of the lace bonnet that Hata had painstakingly made, Miya muttered to herself.

“This is crazy. I, Miya, have created the masterpiece of a lifetime. You’re going to tear up the banquet [be the center of attention at the banquet].”

“……”

She thought she was strange enough just by imitating a cat beastkin [a human with cat-like features].

To think there was even more strangeness to her, it was truly amazing.

Miya, who had finished dressing Chesya, grabbed her chest and made a “keuek” sound.

She carefully and preciously carried Chesya out of the room.

The men of the Basilian family, who had already changed their clothes and were waiting, all looked at Chesya.

Miya asked with a very smug expression.

“How is it, everyone? Do you like the costumes?”

But the red eyes were all focused on Chesya, and they were too dazed to answer.

Kieren muttered in a somewhat bewildered voice.