Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 303

☆ 303 ☆

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[Get a grip.]

Klatier flinched at the voice echoing in her head.

[Are you going to let Ruatisha drag you in again?]

The rebuke snapped her back to her senses.

She almost faced the same ending as before.

‘I’m not the same as I used to be.’

She was flustered that Ruatisha knew how to use Edel’s grass.

But—.

[It doesn’t change anything. You already have a trump card to turn this situation around, don’t you?]

‘Yes, that’s right.’

It’s no use trying to deceive those who have already begun to doubt her with pitiful words.

Hadn’t she already experienced that painfully?

“Paeraton Duchess.”

Klatier, having regained her composure, stared straight at Ruatisha.

“Not content with causing disasters and pretending to clean them up to solidify your position, are you now trying to frame me by threatening His Majesty the Emperor?”

“Can you still say that when the evidence is so clear?”

From the magic stone Sidrian brought to Edel’s grass and the Emperor’s testimony.

Certainly, the evidence supporting Ruatisha’s words was clear.

“We’ll see whose guilt that evidence proves.”

Klatier’s green eyes stared directly at Ruatisha.

“The power within the magic stone, and the power hidden in the grass that harmed His Majesty.”

“……”

“Where that power comes from. Whose power is the same as that being used.”

Klatier gripped the relic tightly.

“This relic used by the Saintess will prove it clearly!”

As she finished speaking, a clear, pure light burst from the relic.

A light as flawless as the first ray of dawn, endlessly pure, illuminating the darkness.

“Beautiful……”

People involuntarily exclaimed, gazing at the light as if possessed.

‘T, this isn’t right……?’

Klatier felt that something was wrong.

According to the plan, refined evil energy should have been coming from this relic.

But the power coming from the relic now was completely different.

A light that was endlessly gentle, warm, and soft.

‘Surely, the preparations I made were perfect……?’

Anticipating that the cunning Ruatisha would discover the core of the disaster, she tricked Crescentio into obtaining the relic.

To put refined evil energy into this relic and place all the blame on Ruatisha!

If that happened, that tiresome Ruatisha would be finished.

A truly groundbreaking plan that could bring down even the great Paeraton Duchy at once!

She was thrilled at the thought of burning and beheading her father and brothers in front of Ruatisha.

Everyone would spit and throw stones at Ruatisha, who had become an enemy of humanity.

Ruatisha would die amidst curses and accusations, unable to even close her eyes.

Even when her breath finally ceased, no one would even recover her body.

And she would make Duke Tarenka, who abandoned her, watch all of it.

That way, he would desperately regret choosing her over Ruatisha.

But then it would be too late.

The moment the agent, on whom Aptanes had staked all his remaining power, died, the world would rush towards destruction even faster.

She intended to kill all the filthy humans and clean them up.

She planned to erase all traces of Aptanes from this world, as Liliel wished.

Only those humans who followed her and Liliel would be given new bodies, and they would worship and praise her forever!

But.

‘Why……?’

The pure white light, like an angel’s wings, did not stay in one place.

As the light swirled around Klatier, she felt a wild surge of power within her body.

‘N, no!’

Klatier tried to calm the reversing power, but it was not enough.

The reversing power finally burst out.

“Kuh……!”

A crimson aura surged from Klatier’s body.

And everyone present recognized the nature of that aura.

An instinctive revulsion that made their hearts crawl.

“T, that’s evil energy……?”

“Why is evil energy……? And from the Crown Princess’s body一.”

Similar scenes flashed through people’s minds.

The evil energy that surged from Liliel’s body, who had pretended to be a Saintess.

The meaning of this was clear.

The Emperor opened his mouth and shouted.

“The Knights shall listen! Immediately arrest the traitor who dared to cause a disaster, slander the Saintess, and threaten the peace of the Empire and humanity!”

At the Emperor’s stern command, the Imperial Knights drew their swords.

However, they could not even approach Klatier because of the evil energy burning around her.

The hall was filled with the voices of the people and the noise of the knights drawing their weapons.

Amidst the commotion, Klatier stood alone, staring at Ruatisha.

Even in this situation, her face remained serenely aloof.

Her paraiba-colored [a shade of blue-green] eyes were the same as when she was young.

Those hypocritical eyes, pretending to be upright, clean, and noble.

[Do you want to kill her?]

I want to kill her.

[You told me. That you would do anything if you could just kill Ruatisha, if you could just drag her down to hell.]

I can do anything.

I can sacrifice my soul and my life, everything.

If only I could kill that bitch.

If only I could gouge out those eyes that are looking at me……!

[Good.]

At the same time as Liliel’s voice, an agony that felt like her whole body was burning struck her spine.

“Heueugh, ah…….”

A stench rose from Klatier’s body.

The smell of sulfur, like rotten eggs.

Crack, crack!

A chilling sound of bones breaking echoed.

The Imperial Knights, who had been blocking the evil energy with their aura, paused and looked at Klatier.

“Keuheu, heu, heuahaha!”

With her body twisted strangely, Klatier burst into mad laughter. Her mouth was grotesquely torn at the corners.

Even the pain of flesh tearing and bones twisting was welcome.

Because she felt a blessing surpassing that pain pouring down on her.

Powerful energy coursing through her entire body!

Her bloodstream raced violently, and her heart beat beyond its limits.

A feeling that she could become anything and do anything!

Klatier, enjoying the overflowing power, rolled her eyes wildly.

What was reflected in those eyes, which could no longer be called human, was Ruatisha.

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“Kyaaak一!”

“T, that monster!”

“A demon! A demon has appeared!”

People panicked and tried to flee out of the hall.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

“Y, Young lady? Why are you suddenly 一. Keuaaaak!”

People who had been fine were engulfed in red evil energy and began to turn into monsters.

“Dad?”

A young lady, holding her father’s hand and running away,

called out to her father in an anxious voice.

A sudden stop and her father trembling made her feel a surge of fear.

“D, Dad. What’s wrong? I’m scared.”

The moment the child’s face brightened as she saw her father turn his head towards her.

“Keureureuk一.”

Her father’s face had already deviated from human form.

Hands with sharp claws protruding like hooks were swung directly at the child.

The child couldn’t even scream and sat down, closing her eyes tightly.

“……?”

But nothing happened.

The child gently opened her eyes.

She saw a solid back blocking her way.

Wavy pink hair, a pure white dress.

“Saintess……?”

At that call, Ruatisha turned to look at the child.

“Are you okay?”

Only then did tears well up in the child’s eyes.

“S, Saintess. My dad, my dad…….”

Ruatisha hugged and protected the child, shouting.

“Crescentio!”

“I’m here.”

Crescentio unfolded a powerful barrier made of divine power.

Ruatisha entered the barrier with the child in her arms.

“Stay here with your older sisters and brothers. Never come out. Got it?”

The child grabbed Ruatisha’s sleeve tightly and couldn’t let go.

“If you stay here, I will definitely save you. Do you trust me?”

The child still looked scared, but she nodded without fussing.

Ruatisha bit her lip, her heart aching at the sight.

The hall was utter chaos.

Families, lovers, and friends were becoming monsters, trying to devour their loved ones.

To use humans as nourishment.

And that nourishment was being absorbed into Klatier.

‘Klatier……!’

Ruatisha glared at Klatier with burning eyes.

She couldn’t believe she was committing such a terrible act while wearing a human mask.

‘I will never let you die comfortably.’

Ruatisha stepped forward towards Klatier.

“Oh my, not yet.”

Klatier smirked and waved her hand, and a snake made of crimson evil energy lunged at Ruatisha with its mouth open.

At the same time, dozens of monsters blocked Ruatisha’s path.

[Well done. Time is on our side, so there’s no need to face them head-on right now.]

Even at this moment, the life force of humans was becoming nourishment, bestowing even greater power upon Klatier.

‘Give me more power! I want a powerful force that can crush Ruatisha at once!’

As if responding to that wish, the evil energy extending from the monsters began to clump around Klatier like a cocoon.

Klatier smirked, feeling the overflowing life force enveloping her.

Now she understood.

The previous her was just defeated by Ruatisha because she hadn’t spread her wings yet.

But now it’s different.

Because she will be reborn as her true self!

A grotesque red membrane completely enveloped Klatier.

She laughed within the throbbing membrane.

‘I will become a butterfly!’

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Kooong!

As black magic energy soared, the monsters were swept away.

With every step Duke Paeraton took, the monsters collapsed like paper.

‘As expected of Duke Paeraton…….’

The commander of the Imperial Knights swallowed hard, admiring.

The monsters were so powerful that they couldn’t be easily cut down even with aura.

Three Imperial Knights, all aura users, were barely able to handle one monster.

But what about Duke Paeraton?

It wasn’t just the Duke. His sons, the young masters, were also displaying martial prowess beyond human limits.

Just then, magic energy stretched out like black lightning before the commander of the knights.

“Five at once. I did better. Did you see, cotton ball?”

“How childish.”

Magic energy surged like waves from beneath Ares’s feet as he clicked his tongue.

The silently rising shadow swallowed seven monsters at once.

Ares didn’t say anything in particular, but he looked at Ruatisha with a proud face.

‘To be so relaxed as to be distracted in this situation…….’

And on top of that.

“Ugly and hideous. It dirties the youngest’s pretty eyes.”

Even Zeon Paeraton, who was silently massacring monsters while muttering such words.

He could see why the Paeratons were the Paeratons.

But what was even more surprising was

‘His Highness Prince Sidrian possesses that much power!’

He knew that Sidrian’s aptitude was far superior to Esteban’s, but he didn’t know it would be to this extent.

Ice pillars formed freely from various angles pierced the monsters and protected the people at the same time.

‘To be able to control ice abilities so freely?’

It was common to pour all one’s energy into creating just one ice pillar.

Moreover, Sidrian was not only using one ability.

The epidermis [outer layer of tissue] of the monsters that moved even after the ice pillars were embedded began to melt down.

‘Poison, huh…….’

Was poison an ability that could be used as a power?

Moreover, one person was handling two abilities.

He knew that Sidrian had the ability of ice, but he didn’t know anything about poison.

‘Was he hiding his fangs even while returning to the Imperial Palace and engaging in political battles?’

Amazing was an understatement.

“No, why do you keep calling them demons? The demons don’t do this?”

Turning his head at the dissatisfied grumbling, Cain, who was said to be Ruatisha’s friend, was stealing evil energy from the monsters.

‘What the hell is he?’

In any case, the monsters who had their evil energy stolen were weakened, making it easier for the knights to deal with them.

A chaotic war situation.

But the experienced commander of the knights could clearly see the center of the war situation.

Everyone seemed to be fighting individually, but they were assisting Ruatisha so that she could easily unleash her firepower.

So that Ruatisha, who possessed the power of the Pasa and a strong aura, could unleash her power to the fullest.

Thanks to that, Ruatisha was digging in more boldly.

Trusting that the dangers pouring down on her would be guarded by those around her.

‘They are truly trusting each other completely.’

And even Crescentio, who could unfold such a powerful barrier.

The commander of the knights gripped his sword tightly.

At first, he was despaired to see the monsters that even aura couldn’t properly penetrate, but not anymore.

The commander of the knights raised his voice to encourage his exhausted members.

“Don’t fall back! At least don’t be a burden. The Saintess is with us!”

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“W, we’re going to die……. All of us…….”

The barrier was filled with chaos.

They were just attending the Crown Prince’s wedding, but they were resentful, fearful, and scared as to why this was happening.

Fear was a truly contagious emotion, and maintaining a sane mind in this situation was a difficult task in itself.

It was then.

“No! We’re not going to die!”

A youthful voice echoed loudly within the barrier.

A child clenched her fists tightly and shouted with a trembling body.

“The Saintess said she would save us! She said we wouldn’t get hurt!”

Just then, the commander of the knights’ shout was heard.

“The Saintess is with us!”

People who had been too afraid and scared to even look outside the barrier, where monsters were swarming, mustered up courage and raised their heads.

The only hope they could place in this desperate situation.

The agent of God who exterminated evil and saved humanity.

Indeed, the Saintess, wearing a golden crown and a pure white dress so dazzling一.

Kkwang!

Kwagwagwagwang! Kkwang!

She was beating the monsters she saw, one by one.

“…….”

The pillars made of thousand-year-old wood collapsed along with the monsters, and the floor made of Baekgang stone, which was said to be difficult to cut even with aura, was dented.

What was going on, even though she was wielding a sword, it seemed like she was just beating them instead of cutting them down?

“Ugh, gross! Ugly! Disgusting! It pisses me off! I’m going to kill them all!”

It seems like the Saintess is cursing…….?

‘Did I hear wrong?’

‘Is my hearing impaired due to the shock, causing me to hallucinate?’

People took it upon themselves to doubt their physical condition and shielded Ruatisha.

Even if there was something wrong with their eardrums or heads, they were no longer afraid anyway.

“F, follow the Saintess!”

The commander of the knights stammered.