Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 133

Sreung!

The sound of the Imperial Guards of the Empress’s Palace drawing their swords echoed eerily.

The opponent was just a young boy.

But even though they couldn’t possibly know Sid’s full power, had they sensed it instinctively?

The eyes of the Imperial Guards facing Sid were hardened with tension.

Like someone standing before a crouching tiger.

‘So, they’re not letting his appearance fool them. Impressive.’

The hands of the Imperial Guards gripping their sword hilts were clenched tightly.

“Prince Sidrian, we will not yield to your status or power, but fulfill our duty!”

Oh, what a 멋진 [meotjin – cool/stylish] line.

The Imperial Guards, having steeled themselves, charged valiantly—.

“Keuhuk!”

“Euhuk, keok!”

“?!”

No, they couldn’t even charge.

I stared in disbelief at the burly musclemen collapsing one after another.

The men were trembling and unable to get up.

‘Are they trembling because of the poison, or because they’re embarrassed?’

It’s probably both, but it seemed more like the latter to me.

They couldn’t even manage to utter a line with their trembling bodies, which meant they were definitely embarrassed.

I wouldn’t be able to lift my head either if I tried to strike a pose and then fell flat on my face after taking just one step.

Sid had been in a tense standoff with knights even five years ago.

Even then, soldiers wouldn’t have been a match for Sid, so after all this time…

No matter how elite the Imperial Guards were, they were still just soldiers, not knights.

They were bound to be helpless.

“It’s okay. Losing isn’t something to be ashamed of. You can lose even to a kid!”

I cheered on the Imperial Guard 아저씨s [ajusshis – middle-aged men], who couldn’t even lift their heads and were just sputtering.

“But I was a little thoughtless. Why did you charge in without thinking when there are other Imperial Guard 아저씨s collapsing all around me like this? If they’re collapsing without even crossing swords, you should have thought of something else.”

I could see the tips of the Imperial Guard 아저씨s’ ears turning bright red.

‘Yeah, they’re definitely embarrassed.’

“Princess Paeraton!”

Countess Victoria shouted at the top of her lungs.

She must have misunderstood that I was teasing them again.

“Woong, Ruru was 진심으루 [jinshim-euru – genuinely] comforting the Imperial Guard 아찌s [ajjis – a cute way to say ‘ajusshis’], why are you shouting? Ruru moottoo [moottoo – sulking sound].”

I blinked my eyes with a tearful expression, and I felt a gaze right next to me.

Ah.

With an uneasy feeling, I strained to roll my unmoving eyes, and Sid was staring intently at me.

Flames!

It felt like I could hear the sound of my face burning up.

I awkwardly lowered my hand that had been pressed against my cheek.

‘Oh… then was he watching me the whole time?!’

When I was saying I was lost and scared in a childish voice.

‘Sooo embarraaaassssing.’

I shouldn’t have been 놀리고 [nolligo – teasing] the Imperial Guard 아저씨s for being embarrassed.

I tried my best to act nonchalant, suppressing the urge to jump up and down from embarrassment, and turned my head.

‘Hah, it’s hot, so hot.’

Even as I was pretending not to notice, I could feel Sid’s gaze.

Look somewhere else, please.

“To dare attack the Imperial Guards of the Empress’s Palace! This is disloyalty to Her Majesty the Empress!”

Even with Countess Victoria’s outcry, Sid didn’t turn his face away from me.

He just slightly raised his hand, as if he would knock down even the chattering, annoying ladies-in-waiting.

‘That won’t do!’

My precious witnesses!

I grabbed Sid’s hand tightly.

‘If they’re affected by the poison, the Empress’s side will have no choice but to claim they fabricated false evidence because of the antidote!’

As if he understood my intention, the strength in Sid’s hand slowly dissipated.

And then he wrapped his hand around mine in return.

‘He means he won’t attack, so I can rest assured.’

That’s a relief.

“It seems you’re not properly assessing the situation!”

That 아줌마 [ajumma – middle-aged woman] is still blathering on, not even realizing that I protected her.

If she just stayed quiet, she would at least be in the middle.

‘Or is she pretending to be stronger because she’s scared?’

Like an animal puffing up its fur.

Countess Victoria, clutching her broken and swollen fingers, had a face as pale as a sheet.

“This is not something that can be easily overlooked, even for a prince! It’s treason—.”

“It will have to be overlooked.”

I cut off Countess Victoria’s words.

“Are you even threatening us with force?! The more you do that, the more you’ll have to clean up the mess—.”

“No. What power does a ten-year-old 응애 [eung-ae – baby/infant sound] have to use force?”

This is bad. Teasing has become a habit.

I recited a few of the more noticeable items from the list of assets floating in front of me.

These were things known to have separate owners.

“The Aborten Hotel in Varis Square.”

“……!”

“The Sepisel Villa, Arcane Street in the Chevron Territory, even the copper mine in the Perong Mountains.”

“W-What are you talking about……”

“Hmm, should I recite more? Oh, Princess Paschen’s Parure?”

This is something that not only I, but the entire empire knows well.

The legacy of the princess of a country that was destroyed because it couldn’t stop the monsters.

“Why is Princess Paschen’s Parure, which Baron Rules won at auction last year for the highest price ever and was even in the newspapers, in the Countess’s hands? I’m so curious.”

“H-How do you know that……”

How else would I know?

It’s on our Arentwell Empire’s recognized legal theft… no, asset seizure list.

“Shall I add more?”

I smiled brightly.

Countess Victoria stared at me without saying a word.

However, her pale and trembling appearance was a clearer answer than anything else.

“You should stay quiet, right? If you don’t want all this to be known.”

“…….”

“You shouldn’t have been so greedy. You must have sucked up a lot of honey while being the Empress’s closest aide, right?”

Well, being the mother of the only prince in the position of Empress, there must have been so many people trying to get on the Empress’s good side.

The other ladies-in-waiting looked at me with uneasy eyes.

It seemed like they had a lot on their minds.

“Shall I recite for the others too?”

“N-No, it’s alright!”

“I didn’t see anything today, and I didn’t hear anything.”

Well, at least they’re not clueless.

‘But what to do? This is a bluff.’

I don’t know my 언니s [unnis – older sisters/female friends]’ asset list.

They’d be quite upset if they knew the truth, but there was no way for the ladies-in-waiting to know.

I’m very thankful.

Because I can save the number of times I use my ability.

“What about these Imperial Guards?”

“They were never here. If you happen to commit 살인 멸구 [salin myeolgu – killing an entire family], we will take care of the disposal accordingly—.”

“Ah, no. Why would I kill perfectly fine 아저씨s.”

These people are saying very scary things to a ten-year-old 응애.

The Empress’s ladies-in-waiting looked wronged at my words.

And the way they’re looking at me…

No, what did I do?

I just recited a little bit of the asset list. Is that the same as killing someone?

“Sid.”

“I can detoxify them right away.”

Sid answered immediately, understanding my words perfectly.

“Then we’ll pretend the Imperial Guards weren’t here. Since they didn’t come here, they won’t know anything.”

Hmm, that’s good.

But will the Imperial Guards really follow all the ladies-in-waiting’s words?

If even one of them reports to the Empress, Sid will be arrested for treason.

Halmi [Grandma] won’t allow it!

“It’ll be good for the Imperial Guard 아저씨s too. If word gets out that they couldn’t even use their swords against a young boy, they’ll lose their hard-earned jobs. And no one else will hire them.”

“……Yes.”

The person who seemed to be the squad leader among the Imperial Guards answered with a heavy face.

“It’s best not to completely detoxify them until everything is settled. Let’s just improve their condition a little.”

“Okay.”

Sid nodded.

The Imperial Guards’ expressions darkened at the mention of not fully detoxifying them.

The last time an enemy invaded the Imperial Palace was over 400 years ago.

If they were knights, maybe, but the modern Imperial Guards were a relatively cushy job that wasn’t heavily involved in combat.

But suddenly, their lives were in danger, so it was like a bolt out of the blue.

Is this enough?

But in romance fantasy novels, if you end things nicely, it’ll come back to haunt you later.

Umm…….

“아저씨s, I’m a kind reader who hates violence and loves peace… no, a ten-year-old 응애. Preventing you from committing 살인 멸구 is just my kindness.”

I crossed my legs and spat.

“You only have one life, so you should cherish it, right? You have a wife as cute as a rabbit and children as sly as foxes at home. Let’s get along, okay?”

“Keuheuh, I underst, heuk, stand.”

“Please, just my family……. Keuheoheoheong!”

No…….

I didn’t mean to kill their whole families…….

The ladies-in-waiting’s faces looking at me became even more wronged.

Keuhem.

I cleared my throat and averted my gaze.

“You protected me from being arrested for treason?”

Sid asked.

As if he ever had any intention of being willingly arrested…….

Huu, how did the 할미 raise you to become such a troublemaker?

“I’m your owner. Of course, I have to protect you.”

Sid smiled at my joke.

It was such a pretty smile that it felt like only the sunlight was shining on him.

“……It’s a relief that all the royals are in the Dilucullum Hall, so there are only guards here, right? It would have been a hassle to clean up otherwise.”

I changed the subject, feeling unnecessarily awkward.

Sid quietly smiled and nodded at my words.

“Now, shall we take out all the evidence you’ve been hiding?”

The ladies-in-waiting flinched at my words.

“You’re guessing why I came here, right? To find evidence.”

“But……”

The ladies-in-waiting hesitated, unable to step forward easily.

Remaining silent about Sid’s attack and handing over evidence of the Empress’s crimes were definitely different in importance.

“Do I have to take it out myself? I touched the vase on the console, and a magic circle appeared in the mirror.”

“……!”

“Ah, I don’t even need to take it out myself. If I go to the Dilucullum Hall and testify that the Empress’s ladies-in-waiting helped destroy the evidence, everyone will work hard to break the magic circle.”

“Hmph, the princess is still young, so she’s naive. If it was a magic that could be broken so easily, we wouldn’t have hidden it there. If we investigate a few times and nothing comes out, the princess will be in trouble instead—.”

“The moment I go to the hall and speak, all of your unjust enrichment will be revealed, right?”

The lady-in-waiting Ohinbang gate is bursting open! [referring to a scandal/secret being exposed]

Countess Victoria glared at me with gritted teeth.

But in her eyes looking at me, there was a subtle ripple.

Should I throw a stone to make the waves stronger?

I tilted my head with a relaxed smile.

“It’s nice to see. It seems like there’s a lot of trust between colleagues?”

At those words, the ladies-in-waiting looked at each other with wary eyes.

A situation where corruption is exposed even if no one betrays.
The moment someone betrays to save themselves, the rest will die.

I watched quietly without saying anything.

Sometimes silence is a sharper spear than any words.

In the end, it was the ladies-in-waiting who raised the white flag.

I left the Empress’s Palace with my arms full of evidence and the ladies-in-waiting as witnesses.

‘Ah, before that.’

I called out to one of the ladies-in-waiting I had been watching since earlier.

* * *

Once she decided to fully cooperate with me, Countess Victoria no longer hesitated.

As I ordered, she entered the hall first and sent a sign to the Empress that she had destroyed the evidence.

The best time to bite is when the prey is off guard.

“Is there any evidence?”

The Empress’s voice echoing loudly became the signal flare.

“If such a thing really happened, there must be evidence left behind. Of course, there must be solid evidence for you to step forward so confidently!”

The moment the hall door opened, I could see the back of Lady Micheloin standing dignifiedly with her small body.

“Could it be that there isn’t any?”

“…….”

“Without any evidence, you lightly slander me, the Empress of the Empire! Just because you’re young doesn’t mean I can let this go!”

The face of the vile Empress intimidating a young girl.

I shouted bravely.

“There is evidence.”

Lady Micheloin turned around sharply.

Our eyes met.

‘You did a good job.’

I smiled. Slowly, a smile spread across Lady Micheloin’s face as well.

‘Now, I’ll protect you.’

“There are plenty of evidence and witnesses here, Your Majesty. Is that enough now?”

The Empress looked at her close aides standing behind me with a flustered face.

Seeing the Empress ignoring them, the ladies-in-waiting looked back at me.

“You……!”

The Empress jumped up from her chair and pointed at me.

I ignored her and bent my knee towards the Emperor.

“Your Great Majesty, here is the evidence of the humiliation Lady Micheloin suffered. Also, those who cannot stand injustice and have a sense of righteousness will testify about this incident.”

Actually, I threatened them to come.

“What kind of evidence is it?”

“A questionnaire leaked from the Empress’s Palace has been found.”

“That can’t be! That 년 [nyeon – derogatory term for woman] is lying right now!”

The reaction to those words didn’t come from the Emperor, but from elsewhere.

“년?”

“You better watch your mouth unless you want your tongue cut off.”

My family, who had come down to the first floor by the time I entered the hall, said with a fierce aura.
The Empress’s chest rose and fell sharply at that force.

Ixion, who had finished threatening, looked at me with a very proud face.

‘No, Ixion. Just because you’re using 존대 [jondae – honorific language] doesn’t mean it’s okay. No matter how pissed off you are, there are things you can and can’t say to the Empress.’

Before the Empress could sternly rebuke Ixion, the Emperor opened his mouth.

“To call the princess 년. The Empress should maintain her dignity as the mother of the empire.”

The nobles widened their eyes in surprise as the Emperor, who should have rebuked Ixion, instead blamed the Empress.

The Emperor winked at me.