Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 240

Runs the Romance Fantasy with Baby’s Cash – Episode 240

☆ Episode 240 ☆

Is Being Treated Like a Toy a Good Thing?

‘Come to think of it, Sid has been calling me Master, Master, since way back when….’

Is that your thing?!

I eyed Sid suspiciously, then it dawned on me.

“Listen to you! Do you really think I have such a terrible personality that I treat people like toys?”

Esteban stared at me, blank-faced.

I looked at Sid with what I hoped was a wronged expression, but….

‘Why, why are you looking at me like that too?’

I avoided their gazes and muttered.

“…Well, I’m not exactly a saint.”

Still, their gazes didn’t change.

“…Okay, I might have a *slightly* bad temper.”

Esteban nodded.

“So you’re aware.”

“Of course, I know it very well. You’re so self-aware,” Sid said.

*Sid, are you trying to take my side here?*

That’s too much, really!

“Yes, here’s my definitive opinion on treating people like toys: I don’t want either of you acting like that, so please knock it off. Otherwise, I’ll sell you both off as clearance items!”

I left them standing there and stomped away.

* * *

And there was a gaze watching the three of us.

From above the beautifully decorated two-story pergola [an open garden structure] in the garden.

Liriel narrowed her eyes, watching Luatisha’s retreating figure with a sulky expression.

“It’s so absurd. How can the princes be so fond of a duchess who is so self-willed and always angry?”

“Rather, our Saintess is worthy of respect and love.”

“That’s right. I’ve always thought that Her Excellency is the most suitable to be the next empress. The Empress also cherishes Her Excellency, doesn’t she?”

Liriel let the ladies’ words wash over her as she watched Luatisha grow smaller in the distance.

The fine pink hair was swaying like fluffy clouds.

‘…Certainly, receiving all the attention and affection of the only two princes is a noteworthy issue.’

It wasn’t just a matter of being popular.

That’s why the ladies gathered around her were chattering like this.

Liriel’s gaze shifted from Luatisha to Sidrian.

‘…I thought it would be easy.’

She deliberately appeared before Sidrian when he was most vulnerable and hurt.

She embraced him, healed him, and cared for him.

But whatever magic Luatisha used, Sidrian’s gaze never seemed to stray from her.

‘Even Prince Esteban, whom I thought was nothing special, can’t escape her influence despite being treated so coldly.’

Liriel tapped her cheek thoughtfully.

The two men were hurrying after Luatisha.

“Oh my?”

“Prince Esteban…!”

The ladies covered their mouths in surprise at the sight of Prince Esteban suddenly falling.

Liriel smirked.

‘Using childish tricks.’

The other ladies didn’t see it, but Liriel saw a thin sheet of ice momentarily forming under Prince Esteban’s feet.

‘Luatisha isn’t particularly interested in Esteban anyway, so why is Sidrian being so wary?’

If he were caught interfering, it would cause problems for him.

‘…Still, he can’t stand it, can he?’

Anyone approaching Luatisha.

In front of Luatisha, he acts like a docile, well-behaved large dog, but Sidrian was a dangerous man underneath.

‘Hmph, the more he is like that, the more I want to cut him off at the knees.’

Liriel grinned.

‘Especially since you seem so precious to that naughty prankster.’

Liriel opened her mouth.

“Come to think of it, the Viatranze festival is coming up soon, right?”

“Ah, that’s right. Her Excellency has never been to the capital during the festival, so it will be her first time seeing it.”

Liriel smiled, a glint in her eye.

“Yes, that’s why I’m very much looking forward to it.”

* * *

“I’m fine, I said. Go away. I don’t need a guard toy.”

Despite my grumpy words, Sid moved even closer to me.

“You said I’m a toy you want more because you can’t have me, so I have to act the opposite of what you expect.”

“Are you going to be like that too?”

When I put my hands on my hips and pretended to be angry, Sid flicked my nose.

“Don’t wrinkle your forehead like that in front of others.”

“Why?”

Is my expression that weird?

“Because it’s cute.”

“……”

Yuck.

“What are you saying, really? I’m getting goosebumps.”

Sid laughed when I became serious. I shook my head.

“I need to return this toy. It’s completely defective.”

I walked through the garden, bickering with Sid.

The breeze is cool, the sunlight is warm, and the smell of grass is fresh.

‘That’s strange. I’m talking about the same topic as with Esteban, but why is it actually fun with Sid?’

If someone overheard us, they would be dumbfounded, saying, ‘You find *that* kind of conversation fun?’

Face? Is it really all about the face?

“My sister always says you don’t need to look at anything else, just marry a handsome man.”

“She says that even if he causes trouble after marriage, your anger will subside if your husband is handsome. It’s like automatic welfare because you’re always happy.”

I remembered my friend from my past life talking as if she was sharing the ultimate secret to choosing a spouse.

‘I always thought she was talking nonsense.’

Looking at it this way, it seems quite credible.

‘By the way, Esteban didn’t follow. What’s going on?’

When I glanced back, Sidrian blocked my view.

“Are you worried about him?”

Sidrian’s eyes were slightly strange as he asked.

“Maybe~?”

“Lulu.”

“What about you?”

I poked Sid’s chest.

“How do you know Liriel?”

Feeling a little guilty, I tried my best to sound nonchalant as I asked.

“I don’t know her.”

“You don’t know her?”

“Yeah.”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Sid.

“Liriel seems to know you pretty well.”

“She must have been stalking me.”

“What?”

“Whether she knows me or not, she’s nothing to me. Well, she *might* be something to me, if…”

Sid’s fingers slipped between my fingers.

I stiffened.

His fingers were much hotter than I expected.

He intertwined his fingers tightly with mine and slowly lifted my hand.

Purple eyes, with a mysterious mix of red and blue, stared at me as if piercing through me.

“If she annoys my master…”

“……”

Sid pressed his lips to my palm.

“Like this.”

My palm tickled with each movement of his lips and each breath that escaped as he spoke.

“Is it because you like me?”

I gaped at Sid’s question.

I was speechless.

In the first place, I could have easily dealt with Liriel myself, but the reason I’m going through all this trouble is because of whom?

‘It’s because of you, you idiot!’

You idiot.

‘I summoned novels like crazy to save you, and now I have 0 cash! I’m completely broke!’

Not even 100 cash, I don’t even have 50 cash.

While Sid was in the Demon Realm, I completed all of that damn demon’s quests.

I targeted the quests like a stray dog hunting for food, to the point where even the demon was speechless.

[I don’t have any! I don’t! I have seven quests in progress right now, why are you asking for more quests!]

“Should I go beat someone up first? I saw a married man hitting on a young lady earlier. If I beat that bastard up, is that satisfying? Will you give me cash then?”

[I don’t have any! I won’t give you any! Go back! You thug!]

Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to quickly take control of the capital’s social circles.

‘I’m telling you! Huh?’

Every time I collected cash, I squeezed out every last bit of my soul to summon novels.

But I couldn’t open the gate, so I collected cash again, summoned again, collected again, summoned again.

That endless repetition.

The number of abilities I could extract and the number of abilities I could store were also limited, so I had to throw away abilities I didn’t even use.

‘All my precious cash flew into thin air!’

Even in my past life, I never even made a clicking mistake because I was so careful with my cash……!

‘I can’t even summon a 15+ novel right now! Because I don’t have any cash!’

It’s unfair.

‘It’s been several months since I turned 15! I’ve been looking forward to that day so much!’

I still vividly remember being happy that I turned 15 as soon as it struck twelve on my sixteenth birthday.

‘Do you know how I feel, not being able to see it even though I’m old enough to see it? Do you know this pain!’

Huhuhu, I want to see 15+ too. I know how to watch it.

How much cash have I earned in the meantime?

If you combine all that cash, you could build a tower with 15+ novels and still have some left over!

To throw it all away.

This is something that other people may not know, but if you’re a romance fantasy reader, you’ll know.

This is true love, really!

“I don’t know!”

I turned my body away.

And muttered slightly.

“I think I like that man with the black hair more right now?”

“……!”

Sid’s eyes widened in shock.

Hmph, serves you right.

“So who told you to move away from me without permission?”

Saving me without permission, disappearing without permission, sacrificing himself without permission.

“Don’t ever do that again.”

“Lulu……”

“If you do it again next time, I’m going to play around with the silver-haired man.”

“……”

It was clearly a joke, but Sid’s eyes darkened strangely.

He gripped my hand tightly as if he wouldn’t let go.

At that moment, a message appeared in front of my eyes.

[Is that perhaps me?]

[I have an eye for things too. I have a choice.]

Even though it was just text, it felt like I could hear the demon’s chattering voice.

I immediately became serious.

‘Even if I’m reborn, it will never be you.’

[That’s too much! What’s wrong with me! I’m handsome too!]

It wasn’t worth answering.

I pushed away the sulking message window.

* * *

When I arrived home, I went straight to my office.

“Young Lady.”

Azl greeted me with a smile.

“You’ve worked hard, Azl. How are people reacting?”

“As you predicted, Young Lady.”

“Good.”

I nodded.

Azl, who has fully revealed himself, is currently actively meeting with nobles, businessmen, and figures from all walks of life.

“They still don’t know that Azl is the son of Count Kandor?”

“No. They don’t know at all.”

“It’s not like we’re deliberately hiding it now.”

“It seems my father and I don’t look alike.”

Azl smiled awkwardly.

Count Kandor has a sharp, severe impression. [implying he is unapproachable]

Azl has a pure, clean, and soft impression because he takes after his mother.

They certainly don’t look alike at all.

Moreover, Count Kandor is officially unmarried.

Also, Azl doesn’t even look like he could be his son, so it’s not easy to connect him to being an illegitimate child.

“But you look similar in my eyes.”

When I stared at him and said that, Azl touched his hair as if he was embarrassed.

“I don’t think we look alike either.”

“Not in appearance.”

I sat down in the chair and continued.

“But the way you act is the same. On the surface, Azl acts gently, and Count Kandor acts rigidly, so it seems different一”

I tapped the documents on the desk.

It was a report submitted by Azl.

“The results are exactly the same.”

“……!”

“That’s why I trust Azl and entrust things to him.”

Azl’s eyes flickered as I smirked.

“Young La一”

“Young Lady, what about me?!”

The door swung open violently and slammed into the wall with a thud!

Baron Dier approached me aggressively.

“As the Young Lady’s first servant! The Young Lady trusts Redian Dier the most, right?”

“The work?”

“Of course, I’ve taken care of it. As the Young Lady wished.”

Baron Dier said with a smirk.

“Good.”

I nodded and leaned back in the chair.

“There’s going to be a mess from now on.”

“If the price of black gold is raised, there will be complaints from all over.”

I smirked.

“Now that it’s known that Ansur [likely a mine or region] is mine, those complaints will be directed at me, right?”

“At first, that’s how it will be. But.”

Baron Dier didn’t say anything more.

He just smiled slyly.

“I’ve already set the stage.”

I nodded.

“Good job, Baron Dier. But……”

When I trailed off, Baron Dier tilted his head.

“Don’t smile like that. You look like a villain.”

“Ah, I smiled similarly to the Young Lady!”

“No. I don’t smile like a villain.”

“The Young Lady just smiled so slyly! I like that kind of Young Lady too!”

“What are you talking about! My dad said my smile is like spring rain. Right, Azl? How is Baron Dier’s smile the same as mine?”

Azl looked at me and Baron Dier alternately with a troubled expression.

It was then.

“Young Lady, a guest has arrived.”

I raised my head at Orca’s words.

A shadow of a person could be seen behind Orca.

The moment I confirmed that face, my eyes widened.