The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 124

‘The food in prison is pretty good these days.’

Chesha marveled, munching on a piece of cake.

The cake, thickly layered with black tea cream and topped with fresh fruit, was delightful.

Kieren diligently fed Chesha cake, chuckling all the while.

He deliberately smeared black tea cream on the corner of Chesha’s lips as a prank.

“Here, have some more.”

“Oops, sorry, sorry.”

When Chesha got annoyed from being teased so much, he would grin and apologize, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

It was a bizarre prison life.

Kieren didn’t seem to recognize that he was in prison.

He acted as if he had retreated to his private chamber for a break, freely doing whatever he pleased.

Writing letters to the Emperor of the Palen Empire, requesting a petition.

Handling documents related to the Vasillian family.

Teasing Chesha, lazing around, and taking long naps.

He was living the high life.

Rather, he seemed satisfied with the increased time spent alone with Chesha.

While Kieren was imprisoned, only the three brothers were dying from overwork, handling his various tasks.

‘Should I have bothered coming to prison with him?’

I followed him out of concern, but it seems he would have enjoyed his time alone just as much.

However, Chesha didn’t dislike spending time with Kieren either.

She even enjoyed his terrible lullabies that he occasionally sang at night.

Kieren didn’t ask Chesha anything.

Why she used the fairy’s power, how she defeated the monster.

He could have questioned her endlessly, but he buried it all.

It seemed he had already resigned himself to the fact that there would eventually come a moment when Chesha would have to use her power.

‘Still, I purified the monster.’

Chesha had accomplished something even the Holy Empire couldn’t do.

Kieren would surely use this to steer the situation in a favorable direction.

Chesha was also contemplating various schemes.

‘Before I leave this place, I’m going to lock up that Holy King in HwanYeok [a fictional prison or restricted area].’

While sharpening her blade of revenge inwardly, she and Kieren had almost emptied the cake plate when approaching footsteps were heard.

The place where Kieren was imprisoned was a solitary cell, with no other prisoners nearby.

So, they must be visiting Count Vasillian.

Kieren didn’t bother to prepare to greet the guest, simply lounging on the sofa with Chesha in his arms.

He merely grumbled to Chesha.

“Annoying……”

Indeed, a figure appeared who Kieren would find annoying.

It was Hylion, standing beyond the bars.

Hylion’s uniform, with a blue cloak draped over one shoulder, looked particularly neat today.

Kieren, still leaning against the sofa, sneered in a leisurely tone.

“Who do we have here? It’s Sir Hylion.”

Hylion looked down at Kieren and retorted in his usual calm voice.

“Prison life seems to suit you. You look radiant.”

“All thanks to Sir Hylion. I’d love to visit the Inquisitorial Chamber too, would you invite me?”

Kieren asked with a bright smile, and Hylion slightly raised the corner of his lips.

“If you wish.”

The black magician and the Inquisitor glared at each other with smiling faces.

Hylion remained silent when Count Vasillian was arrested.

It was partly because he couldn’t intervene, but also because he chose not to.

The reason he couldn’t intervene was that his position as the head of the Inquisitors was secretly kept.

Hylion was known as the First Order Holy Knight.

A mere Holy Knight couldn’t dare to defy the Holy King’s orders, so he remained silent in the background.

The reason he didn’t intervene was, of course, because of Kieren.

Hylion wouldn’t miss the opportunity to imprison Kieren.

However, he hadn’t anticipated that Chesha would step forward and get imprisoned with him.

If Chesha hadn’t been imprisoned, Hylion probably wouldn’t have come to visit.

‘Sigh.’

Before they started fighting, Chesha jumped out of Kieren’s arms.

She toddled to the bars and looked up at Hylion.

“Hello.”

The blue eyes that had been fiercely glaring at Kieren instantly softened.

Hylion bent down to meet Chesha’s gaze.

He reached through the bars and gently cupped Chesha’s cheek.

The touch of the leather glove felt slightly cool.

“You don’t need to be here.”

It seemed he had only come to take Chesha out.

Chesha gently took his hand and pulled it away.

Her hand looked particularly small on top of the black leather glove.

Holding one of Hylion’s fingers, she shook her head.

“I’ll be with Daddy.”

“My daughter has stated that she wants to be with me. Before His Holiness the Holy King.”

Kieren, who had been sitting on the sofa, finally stood up.

He walked to the bars, picked up Chesha, and Hylion straightened up.

Kieren, holding Chesha, smiled brightly and asked.

“Since this is a precious father-daughter time, please don’t interrupt… What brings such a busy man here?”

“Tomorrow is the second prayer day of the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting.”

During this second gathering, the participating children would come together to pray to God.

So, unlike the first gathering, there was nothing special to prepare, just to have a sincere heart and offer prayers with a reverent attitude, but…….

‘I really hate it.’

From a fairy’s perspective, it was enough to make her faint just imagining it.

While Chesha despaired, imagining herself praying, Hylion calmly continued.

“Will you give up her attending the prayer meeting?”

He meant that only you are stuck here, and the child should be released.

Kieren narrowed his eyes.

“Aren’t you going to let me out? How heartless.”

“……”

If it weren’t for the bars, Hylion looked like he would have hit Kieren.

Hylion endured for a moment, looking at Chesha, and then spoke again.

“It’s not time yet. His Holiness the Holy King……”

However, Hylion soon stopped speaking.

Because of the unexpected appearance of someone.

“Sir Hylion?”

It was Cardinal Milliard.

He looked surprised, as if he hadn’t expected to meet Hylion here either.

Cardinal Milliard was not alone.

Behind the Cardinal stood a young man.

The man had a handsome face that would have earned him compliments anywhere.

The man’s hair was blonde, and although it had a faded look, the hair color was roughly similar to Chesha’s.

Chesha tilted her head, scanning the man.

He was wearing a magic control device [a device used to suppress or regulate magical abilities] on one wrist.

For the Cardinal to bring a magician, especially one wearing a magic control device.

She thought it was an obviously suspicious combination.

“…!”

The man looked at Chesha and opened his lips.

He trembled as if moved, and suddenly his eyes became moist, sending Chesha a passionate gaze.

It was a gaze that expressed longing, sadness, joy, and so on.

Chesha was flustered because he was acting like he was putting on a play all by himself.

‘Is he sick somewhere?’

There are already enough men in the Vasillian family with mental problems.

The sudden passionate emotions of the unknown man were bewildering.

‘Who are you…….’

She looked at Hylion, wondering if he knew who he was, but his face was expressionless.

He didn’t seem to know anything about the man.

Chesha glanced at Kieren, wondering if he didn’t know him either…….

‘Gasp.’

She was startled and froze.

Kieren was smiling.

Above the smoothly raised corners of his lips, a glossy murderous intent swirled in his red eyes.

As if he couldn’t bear not to twist that bastard’s neck right now.

Kieren, who had been glaring at the man like a venomous snake, belatedly withdrew his ferocious energy when he felt Chesha’s gaze.

But his eyes were still fierce.

Ahem, Cardinal Milliard cleared his throat.

“I didn’t expect to find Sir Hylion here as well. I would appreciate it if you could leave, as this is a private matter.”

“It doesn’t matter. I think Sir Hylion should know anyway.”

Kieren gave a somewhat mischievous smile.

It was a smile that seemed to drag others in because he didn’t want to die alone.

“Isn’t he the child’s escort knight?”

“……”

Cardinal Milliard glanced at Hylion.

He seemed slightly hesitant, but soon nodded.

“Sir Hylion will find out soon anyway…….”

The Cardinal placed his hand on the shoulder of the man he had brought.

He said in a serious tone.

“This man is the biological father of your adopted child, whom I mentioned before.”

At that moment, Cardinal Milliard spoke first from an unexpected direction.

“…Cardinal.”

It was a voice like cutting out the glaciers of the North.

The Cardinal gasped.

Because Hylion was calmly drawing his holy sword.

With the sound of the sword being drawn, Hylion asked in a low voice.

“Did you just say that man is the child’s biological father?”