Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 132

Going back in time a bit.

I gave Lady Micheloane a few instructions and sent her into Diluculum Hall alone.

‘If the discussion proceeds without Lady Micheloane, the story will just spin its wheels and end.’

The other nobles don’t know the exact situation, so there’s only so much they can say.

Even Marquis Micheloane and his wife don’t know what’s going on, so it will be difficult for them to defend their daughter.

‘To be honest, the Empress I’ve seen so far doesn’t seem that smart, but…….’

A lion always does its best when hunting a rabbit.

Even if the situation inside the hall isn’t in the Empress’s favor, sending Lady Micheloane was the right move.

However, I was worried about Lady Micheloane, who had to stand in front of everyone in this situation.

As if noticing my concern, Lady Micheloane said to me.

“I’m not a coward.”

“That’s not what I mean by coward. It’s just that the situation is—”

“It’s okay. I realized that just having a girlfriend who worries about me and steps up for me is a huge source of strength.”

Lady Micheloane held my hand tightly.

‘I was a little fluttered [flustered].’

I chuckled and brought up the last notification.

It was the notification that appeared the moment I stopped the Empress’s palace people from dragging Lady Micheloane away.

[A new quest has arrived.]

〈Free Rice Cakes are Ruined, so Let’s Work!〉

Reader, why are you stopping them?

This has nothing to do with you!

If you had just stood by and watched your rival, Lady Micheloane, and the Empress fight, you could have enjoyed the show and gotten some rice cakes.

Applause for the Reader’s meddling, clap clap clap!

‘This guy is really…….’

He had a great knack for sarcasm.

‘So, you’re just going to stand there while a fourteen-year-old girl goes through a hard time because of whistleblowing?!’

It was absurd to think that he had cheated by pretending to be an angel with this kind of personality.

Shouldn’t he at least pretend to be nice?

Now that it’s come to this, help Lady Micheloane for sure and crush the Empress!

That way, your meddling will ultimately be a good choice.

In addition, you will also receive support from the Micheloane family.

The Micheloane family, known as a treasure trove of knowledge, will be a great help to you!

– Condition: Publicly reveal that Lady Micheloane was threatened by the Empress

– Reward: 7000 Cash Gacha Ticket, Increased Influence in the Empire

I was already planning to help Lady Micheloane.

If a quest comes and I get cash, it’s a win-win situation, but…….

‘I hate the way this guy talks.’

Especially the postscript written below…….

〈P.S.〉

I’ve been thinking about it since you got involved with the guy I told you not to get involved with, but you’re really like a ball that you never know where it will bounce!

That doesn’t mean I want to kick you…… absolutely.

You know my heart, right?

♥

“Ha…….”

The next time I see him, I’m going to hit him for sure.

[That’s too much! When did I ever hit you! No violence! No violence! Romance fantasy readers naturally love peace!]

‘Shut up.’

[Hmph.]

I chased the message window away like a fly.

‘To completely reveal the fact that the Empress threatened her, there must be evidence.’

And I have to find it right now.

Because the more time passes, the more time there is to destroy the evidence.

It’s easy to say to find evidence of threats right away, but it’s very difficult.

It would be easier if I were the person involved, but I wasn’t in that situation, so I had no clue where to start.

But that’s only in normal cases.

‘I have the taxation rights that the Arentwell Empire has recognized!’

It’s called tax collection, but it reads as theft.

‘Who cares!’

I went to the ladies’ room in case anyone was watching.

‘Open the ability vault.’

Then, a window with heart crystals stored in front of my eyes popped up.

I picked up 〈Take a Tax Bomb!〉 from among them.

‘……Will this work?’

I thought about it when I tried to apply the ability.

Summoning novels and drawing abilities was definitely possible with Archituthus [the protagonist’s magical book].

How can you summon a novel and draw an ability without a book?

‘This is applying an ability that I drew…….’

The crystal should fly to the place where the book is on its own.

‘If it doesn’t work, I’m totally screwed.’

Ugh.

There was a reason why the devil blamed me for meddling.

Since I don’t have Archituthus by my side, there are many uncertain variables.

‘From now on, I should always carry Archituthus with me.’

It just looks like a book, so there’s no problem carrying it around.

I squeezed the heart crystal once.

‘I believe in you……!’

“Equip ability.”

[Equipping ability.]

The heart crystal flew out of my hand.

‘Oh, is it working?!’

The moment I saw it flying towards the window and felt relieved.

[Error!]

[Cannot find 〈Archituthus〉 within range.]

[Check the location of 〈Archituthus〉 and try again一#*$^%!]

[External intervention occurred!]

“……?!”

[Code SD-49238]

[Forcefully %&!(ize connection with Arch#®^%!]

[Forcibly create warp !%%^#® #$*’&&!]

[#2)@& conditions %^(!)]

The heart crystal, which had been wandering around the window in confusion, quickly disappeared through the window.

And the following message.

[Ability has been equipped.]

I stood still, looking at the rising message window.

‘What the heck is this…….’

I’ve seen cases of errors a few times, but this is the first time I’ve seen anything like this.

The previous errors occurred when the summoned novel and the currency unit here were different, or when the favorability was too high to measure.

Now it felt like there was an error in the system itself.

‘It’s like hacking from the outside……. Could it be?!’

I threw the door open and looked outside.

‘……Nobody’s here.’

Just in case, I searched the ladies’ room thoroughly, but I couldn’t see a single ant, let alone a person.

‘Let’s think about it later for now.’

Anyway, it didn’t fail due to an error, but rather changed to success.

‘Now I have to quickly gather evidence and help Lady Micheloane.’

Now that the ability is well equipped, all I have to do is approach the Empress’s close aides and collect taxes [reveal their wrongdoings].

‘I have to do well in the gacha here [make the right choice].’

The number of times I can use the ability 〈Take a Tax Bomb!〉 is limited.

I have to use it on someone who is likely to have evidence, and if I pick the wrong person, it’s all for nothing.

‘Let’s think about it.’

The people who tried to stop Lady Micheloane earlier won’t be the ones.

People who openly act violently are not suitable for doing shady things.

The person who is really in charge—.

‘They’re probably having fun destroying the evidence right now.’

There’s no time.

I quickly kicked the door open and went out.

* * *

“What are you doing here, Princess Paeraton!”

“Even if you are a princess, entering the Empress’s palace without permission is a matter to be severely punished.”

The Empress’s assistant maids shouted at me with fierce faces.

Tsk, I got caught.

I put my fist on my cheek and looked up at the maids with sparkling, tearful eyes.

“Lulu, I lost my way.”

“…….”

Hmm, the reaction is subtle?

Is it weak?

“I’m scawed [scared]. I’m wooking [looking] fow [for] Lulu’s daddy. Waaah.”

“Oh, you lost your daddy? The baby was scared…… Huh!”

The sister [maid], who was answering as if possessed, came to her senses and looked at me with wary eyes.

“Luatisha Paeraton, scary child……!”

Well, everything is good, but sister [maid].

Your eyes were empty just now. Are you okay?

I thought that was a cartoonish process, but I never thought I’d actually see it.

The other assistant maids frowned and scolded me.

“Huh, how can you get lost and come all the way to where you have to take a carriage!”

“Tell me why you came here!”

Tsk, it doesn’t work.

It would have worked for all of my family members.

But the work is already done.

‘I found the person who seemed to have the most authority.’

[Activating ability 〈Take a Tax Bomb!〉.]

[Target designation complete…Countess Victoria]

[Starting to track Countess Victoria’s income.]

‘Why is the tone like this?’

Does this ability still think I have the intelligence of a 5-year-old…….

[Undeclared income exists!]

[Illegal income exists!]

[Taxes have not been levied on undeclared and illegal income!]

[There is an error in the cost report for the previously declared income!]

[It has been confirmed that taxes have been reduced by false reporting!]

[A fine may be imposed for false reporting.]

Only the tone has changed, but the result is still the same, saying things that a five-year-old can’t understand.

[She’s a bad person.]

This is a consistent ability, including this, haha.

But this is not the time to laugh.

“I see you can’t answer, so there’s a reason why you’re not confident.”

“From the beginning, it was wrong to enter this place without the permission of Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Um, then I did wong [wrong]. Lulu is going back now.”

“Eek! Speak properly! Are you making fun of me!”

“I’m not teasing you. Lulu is acting cute. Because everyone is kind to me when I do this.”

The sisters [maids] grabbed the back of their necks.

Well, let’s stop teasing.

But why is the sister [maid] who emptied her eyes still looking at me with eyes that say she’s going to die of cuteness at this moment?

‘Is it okay to keep such a close aide by your side?’

Well, I’m not the one to think about it, since I have Uncle Dier by my side.

“This is the end of running around like a wild horse. In the Imperial Palace, it must be dealt with according to the laws of the Imperial Family. Escort the Princess!”

At Countess Victoria’s command, the Imperial Guards tried to tie me up.

“If you touch my body, my dad, brothers, and grandfather will blow up this palace, you know?”

“……Don’t touch the Princess, escort her politely. Keep her here until the Empress arrives.”

I felt strange because they didn’t shout at me not to say ridiculous things.

Do my family look like that to others? Why does this threat keep working…….

The Imperial Guards surrounded me.

I was trapped in a wall made of people.

‘Countess Victoria must have realized why I came here.’

She’s holding me back in case I found any evidence.

Click, click.

Countess Victoria approached me with a very leisurely gait.

“If you wait here quietly and Lady Micheloane is arrested for daring to slander the Empress of the Empire without evidence, the Princess will also pay the price.”

A smile of victory spread across her face.

“That’s great. The Princess was already a thorn in Her Majesty’s side, but it’s easy to involve her in this matter since she came here on her own.”

“Ah, I instigated Lady Micheloane to slander the Empress?”

“It’s a scenario that I really like, but what do you think, Princess?”

“Well, I wouldn’t do that if I were you. It’s going to be really boring if you do this to me.”

This was sincere.

Because.

[Calculating taxes…calculation complete.]

[Will you collect it?]

[Error!]

[Currency is different!]

[Replacing money with in-kind assets!]

[Creating a list of in-kind assets equivalent to the tax value…creation complete.]

In front of my eyes, there is all the information about the bribes and evidence that Countess Victoria had received, as well as the data on the crimes she committed as the Empress’s close aide.

If I blow this up [reveal this], a gate will open right away?

But Countess Victoria didn’t seem to want to listen to my sincere advice.

“Hmph, a cheeky brat. No matter how much you fly and run, it’s still too early to deal with adults?”

Countess Victoria flicked my forehead with her index finger and said.

“Where did you get that ridiculous threat一 Aaaagh!”

Countess Victoria suddenly squatted down, grabbing the finger that had flicked my forehead.

What is it?

“Be grateful that I didn’t cut it off. I held back because I was afraid that blood would splatter on my partner.”

A cold voice was heard from behind.

Before I could turn around, the Imperial Guards surrounding me fell down at once.

“Sid?!”

Sid smiled brightly when his eyes met mine.

It was a smile so beautiful that I couldn’t help but admire it even in this situation.

“How did you get here…….”

“What’s going on!”

At Countess Victoria’s scream, the Imperial Guards who were in another place ran over.

The Imperial Guards seemed somewhat embarrassed by the appearance of the Prince.

But this is not just any place, but the palace of the Empress, the mother of Prince Esteban [Sid].

The Imperial Guards stood ready to draw their swords at any moment.

Sid stood close to me, as if protecting me.

“The Princess left out one important thing earlier.”

He smiled deeply at the Imperial Guards.

“Even if you don’t touch the Princess, I’m going to sweep you all away.”

I looked at him in surprise, and Sid lowered his head to me.

“Right, Master?”

A low whisper.

My ears tickled because of his breath.