The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 199

News of Sianor’s execution spread quickly.

Sianor, stripped of his title as Holy King and the name ‘Hilderred,’ was sentenced to death in a divine trial.

He wasn’t even given a chance to defend himself.

This was because the Holy Empire’s inner circle had already been completely replaced by people loyal to Hylon.

A trial with a predetermined outcome.

Although sentenced to death, Sianor’s execution was not carried out publicly.

As a former Holy King, he was executed with due respect in a private ceremony attended by a select few.

However, few truly believed that Sianor had been executed.

This was because the one who oversaw his sentence was ‘Hylon.’

Hylon, notorious as an Inquisitor [an official in charge of investigating and suppressing heresy].

Even the most hardened criminals became as docile as lambs in Hylon’s hands, revealing all their secrets.

There was no way Hylon would have simply killed Sianor, who possessed so much sensitive information.

But regardless of what happened behind closed doors, Sianor’s execution was quietly announced to the outside world.

Hilderred [the Holy Empire] locked its gates to elect a new Holy King.

Until the election of the Holy King is over, Hilderred will remain closed to the outside world.

While the political situation in the Holy Empire was rapidly changing, the Palen Empire was also experiencing turbulent times.

Count Basilian, who had long controlled Palen’s political circles, was missing.

The Solar Emperor of Palen, who had been living in fear of the Count, subtly tried to provoke the Basilian family.

Of course, with the three Basilian brothers standing their ground, the Emperor couldn’t achieve his goals.

The nobles, having learned that the underworld [criminal organization] was controlled by the Basilian family, never dared to displease them.

While the human world was in chaos.

Chesha visited the Fairy Kingdom.

The Fairy Kingdom, accessed through the Reverse Realm [a hidden or alternate dimension], had returned to its former beautiful state.

Chesha was relieved to see the flowers blooming on the Fairy Tree and the fairies returning to their homes.

The fairies looked at Chesha with eyes full of anticipation.

They were delighted to see Chesha, who had grown so much.

But Chesha couldn’t fulfill their immediate wishes.

“I won’t stay in the Fairy Kingdom.”

The fairies’ faces clouded over at Chesha’s words.

“Have you finally chosen to live solely as a human?”

Chesha smiled brightly at the cautious question.

“No. It doesn’t mean I’m giving up my responsibilities as Queen.”

She announced her ambitions to the fairies looking at her.

“As both a fairy and a human, I’m going to create a new world by going back and forth between the human realm and the Fairy Kingdom.”

Human blood also flowed in Chesha’s veins.

Meeting the Basilian family, Hylon, and other humans, she realized that not all humans were inherently bad.

So Chesha wanted to create a world where humans and fairies could coexist peacefully.

She knew it was a near-impossible task, but she was still determined to try.

Didn’t she and the Basilian family meet through what felt like a miraculous fate?

“And we can’t just remain trapped here either.”

The Fairy Kingdom was beautiful, but it was ultimately a Reverse Realm, not reality.

The kingdom’s vegetation is all just an illusion.

“Let’s venture outside the kingdom.”

She wanted to take the fairies to the real world, where there was genuine vegetation, not nature created by illusion.

The fairies imagined a new world at Chesha’s words and rejoiced.

The Fairy Tree, reacting to their emotions, scattered sparkling light.

Chesha briefly touched her bare head with her hand.

The new Queen must create a new crown.

The rabbit doll hadn’t taught her how.

Because there was no need for instruction.

Just as a newborn baby instinctively opens its eyes and accepts the world, what to do as a Queen naturally came to mind.

‘I need to create a crown with the help of the Fairy Tree.’

Chesha moved as her instincts dictated.

She approached the Fairy Tree and gently placed her hand on its trunk.

The fairies surrounded Chesha and the Fairy Tree in a circle and began to sing.

Listening to the beautiful hymn, Chesha slowly poured her power into the Fairy Tree.

Beneath the hard bark, a pulse like a beating heart was transmitted to her palm.

The Fairy Tree’s flowers suddenly began to fall.

The fallen petals did not drop to the ground but swirled around Chesha as if caught in a vortex.

Chesha, surrounded by a whirlwind of various flowers, briefly gazed at the enchanting sight.

She slowly reached her hand upward.

The swirling flowers rushed towards Chesha all at once.

The flowers, falling like shooting stars, were all absorbed into Chesha’s body.

Each time a flower touched her, Chesha felt a sense of being filled from within.

When all the flowers had been absorbed into Chesha.

A wreath radiating dazzling light appeared above Chesha’s head.

It was the crown of the new Fairy Queen.

The fairies blessed Chesha, who had established herself as a true Queen.

Chesha, wearing her new crown, looked up at the Fairy Tree for a moment.

“…….”

If the rabbit doll could see her appearance, it would have praised her.

But now she understood all too well that the past must remain in the past.

Chesha caressed her new crown, recalling the doll’s button eyes.

***

A new store opened in the underworld.

To be precise, an existing store began to offer new items as well.

The store, with a signboard that featured a potion picture alongside a hat picture, was surprisingly clean, unlike most establishments in the underworld.

Without iron bars or barbed wire, it had bright glass windows and a wooden door painted in soft colors.

It looked like an easy target for robbers, but no one worried about the store’s safety.

This was because everyone knew that this was Hata’s store, operating under the protection of the Enchantress Richessia.

Hata, who had also created a potion display case next to the hat display case, hummed and scrubbed the potion bottles.

“Hata makes hats well, and makes potions well too!”

Hata, who was humming to herself, hurriedly greeted a customer when the bell on the door rang.

“Welcome…”

Hata frowned slightly as she spoke.

Regardless, Miya, carrying a large bag, greeted her energetically.

“I’m here, meow!”

Miya, who put down a bag bigger than herself on the floor, wiped her sweat and heaved a sigh.

“These are dresses for Chesha-nim, no, Richessia-nim, meow! Very, very amazing dresses, meow!”

Hata continued to wipe the potion bottles, ignoring Miya, who burst into a triumphant smile.

Miya hovered annoyingly around Hata and asked.

“But when is Richessia-nim coming, meow?”

“I don’t know either.”

Hata unknowingly let out a deep sigh.

Richessia had not been in a good mood lately.

She was always smiling on the outside, but she couldn’t hide the anxious look in her eyes.

It had been a month since that day, but there was still no sign of Count Basilian returning.

“When is he coming back?”

Hata muttered to herself and listlessly put down the potion bottle.

He was trapped in a fairy’s Reverse Realm created within a crack in time.

Count Basilian had willingly imprisoned himself there.

Hylon had left the Chains of Atonement behind, but they could only be used if he chose to use them.

If he became intoxicated by the sweet illusion and forgot about reality, he might never return.

She didn’t particularly care if Count Basilian died or not….

Her real concern was that Richessia was suffering because of his absence.

Hata looked at the potion bottles lined up in the display case, and then fixed her gaze on the potion placed in the far corner.

[Potion to Become a Baby]

“…I should probably get rid of this.”

Hata, who took out the potion bottle, said to Miya as she headed to the laboratory in the back.

“I made a hair accessory that goes perfectly with Richessia-nim, so take a look at it with the clothes.”

“Okay, meow!”

Hata hid the potion bottle where no one could accidentally find it.