Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 137

Chapter 137

“Huh? Oh, no, it’s not?”

“It’s not?”

At Ixion’s words, I narrowed my eyes and looked at my brothers. Ares gave a smile as warm as the spring sunshine.

“Really. I kept still today as I promised my sister.”

“Praise me.”

Hmm, is it really not them?

“What was that you said earlier?”

“I was just joking.”

“You’re really going to stay still, right? I’ll hate you if my friends get scared of me.”

“……!”

Thump!

My brothers looked as if they had been struck by lightning.

“Instead, I’ll give you a ‘You did a good job’ when we get home.”

“……!”

“We won’t bother you, so have fun.”

“Eat lots of delicious things too. They have your favorite pudding, little sister.”

“Give us a ‘Good job, you’re so kind’ when we get home too.”

“Okay!”

My brothers nodded and suppressed their aura even more tightly than before.

People stared with wide eyes at my brothers, who were slumped in the corner of the party hall… no, sitting quietly.

“The Phaeton princes are acting like gentle lambs.”

“Amazing. What kind of magic is the Princess using?”

Well, lambs aren’t really gentle. They just look gentle.

Ignoring the ladies’ words, I linked arms with the other young ladies and chattered away.

“How can Lord Zeon be so perfect just sitting there? Look at those long legs. The sofa is at fault.”

“I thought spring had already come. Because of Ares, who is like the sun.”

“Haa… I want to be entangled with Ixion so badly.”

“Is that all you ever say?”

It seems like the young ladies are getting more and more dramatic.

“Princess.”

I quickly turned around at the voice from behind.

“Lady Micheloain! You’ve come!”

I thought she might not come to the party today because of such a big incident.

In fact, Prince Esteban didn’t show up either.

“Thanks to the Princess’s consideration, my family is at peace.”

She was referring to the fact that the Micheloain family’s corruption data was hidden when I exposed the Empress.

The Empress’s side also dug up dirt on the nobles to blackmail them, so they had nothing to gain by speaking up about it.

“It must have been a complicated situation.”

“…But I’m much better now.”

The other young ladies patted Lady Micheloain on the shoulder as they saw her smile faintly.

“It’s okay, Lady Micheloain. You were trying to reveal the unfair exam.”

“I heard that Marquis Micheloain made a huge donation in your name. To commemorate your honorable actions.”

“Ah, yes…”

Lady Micheloain nodded with a slightly embarrassed face.

Because she knew where that donation came from.

‘Still, it’s a good thing for everyone if it ends with a donation.’

I recalled the time when I met with Marquis and Marchioness Micheloain separately.

“Do you know why Lady Micheloain listened to the Empress?”

“Didn’t you say it was to pretend to listen in order to reveal the Empress’s corruption?”

“What about being threatened?”

“I don’t know why you’re asking this. Didn’t the Princess say in the Diluculum Hall [hall of judgment] that Claudia was threatened by the Empress, who said she would harm the family if she didn’t listen? Claudia, who is still young, believed that threat.”

“That’s what I said because I couldn’t reveal it publicly, and the truth is because of this data.”

When I handed over the Micheloain family’s corruption data, the Marquis’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear.

“This is…….”

“It was in the evidence. I didn’t submit this for Lady Micheloain’s sake.”

“For Claudia’s sake?”

“Because I don’t want a brave and righteous girl to be gossiped about because of her family’s mistakes.”

“D, does Claudia know about this too?”

“The Empress used that to threaten Lady Micheloain, so she must know.”

“T, then could it be that Claudia was acting strange throughout the finals…?”

The Marchioness Micheloain clutched her chest and bowed her head.

“Why didn’t you say this? Why did you suffer alone?”

“I’m ashamed. I always taught her to pursue truth and live a clean and honorable life…”

Seeing the two of them worrying about their daughter’s betrayal, shock, and agony more than anything else, I felt relieved.

“I understand. In fact, you might think that this isn’t even corruption, and that it’s a little unfair. No one is free from dirt.”

The Micheloain Marquis’s corruption was only a small amount of embezzlement.

The amount was much smaller compared to families of similar size.

I thought that a family with an academy would have committed scholarship or admission irregularities, but that wasn’t the case.

The academy was clean, and it was a problem with other businesses.

“But it must have been a huge shock to Lady Micheloain, who hasn’t been tainted by the world yet. I could see that she had only been studying.”

“…….”

“There must be several reasons why Lady Micheloain hasn’t told the Marquis until now.”

“…I saw that child trying to say something a few times, but she swallowed it. Then I thought she would say it if she wanted to, and I didn’t take it seriously…”

“Lady Micheloain is disappointed in the family, but she’s also worried that she might have harmed the family, and that her parents might be disappointed.”

“That……!”

“At times like this, please reach out to her first. You’re her mom and dad.”

The Marquis lowered his head.

It won’t be easy.

Confessing your sins to your child.

“Show the courage that Lady Micheloain showed; this time, show it to your daughter.”

“…The Duke must have raised his daughter with a lot of love.”

“Of course!”

Ahem! I proudly put my hands on my hips.

“Make sure you tell Lady Micheloain properly and apologize.”

“…I will. I’m so glad that Claudia has a friend like the Princess by her side.”

“I’m also happy to be friends with someone as wonderful as Lady Micheloain.”

I smiled brightly, and the Marquis Micheloain said with a serious face.

“The Micheloain’s knowledge vault will be open whenever the Princess wants.”

The Micheloain’s knowledge vault.

That didn’t just mean a library or an academy.

It was the foundation of the Micheloain family and their heirloom.

The Marquis was saying that he would give me the right to use it once.

‘I heard that even the head of the family can’t use it carelessly because of the restrictions…’

I just helped because I couldn’t leave Lady Micheloain alone, but this will be a great help to me.

‘I also received a substantial quest completion reward.’

I turned my head and met Lady Micheloain’s eyes.

I thought it was a good thing to see her smiling face.

‘In the end, Marquis and Marchioness Micheloain apologized to their daughter and made a donation with the money they embezzled.’

That was the most sensible way to end this without hurting their daughter.

“Lady Micheloain, try this cake. It’s so delicious!”

“Lady Micheloain, is there any young lord you like?”

“Yes?”

“There doesn’t seem to be anything more than a partnership with Prince Esteban. Is there anyone else who catches your eye among the other young lords?”

Lady Micheloain looked bewildered at the young ladies who approached her so openly.

There was a wall between my friends and Lady Micheloain.

Like a group that doesn’t hang out or fight together even in the same class.

So she must have been surprised that they suddenly spoke to her so kindly.

‘Anyway, my friends are all so kind.’

There was bound to be gossip after such a big incident.

They were deliberately doing this for Lady Micheloain, who was stiff because she was wondering how people would see her.

“W, well, I don’t really have any interest in that yet…”

Lady Micheloain blushed and lowered her head. Her voice grew smaller as she went on.

The young ladies smiled, raising their cheeks as if they thought her reaction was cute.

“Hey, Lady Micheloain only studies too much. Come to my house next time. Everyone decided to play games.”

“Oh, I’m not ignoring studying. You were so cool at the Dawn Festival. You too, Ruatisha. Let’s study together later!”

“But is there really no young lord you’re interested in? Take a look around.”

“I, I…….”

Who knew that the cool Lady Micheloain would be so shy when it came to romance?

Lady Micheloain, who had been talking to her friends for a while, glanced at me.

“Um, Princess.”

“Yes?”

Lady Micheloain, who had been choosing her words for a while, asked carefully.

“…Can I call you Ruatisha too?”

“Yes, Claudia!”

When I answered with a bright smile, a smile gradually spread across Claudia’s face.

Tiriel poked Claudia in the side.

“Claudia, why are you asking that?”

“That’s right, that’s right. It happens naturally.”

“…Yes, that’s right.”

Claudia smiled awkwardly.

Ah, heartwarming. Healing.

The friendship of cute girls—just watching it makes me happy!

I’m even one of the people who share friendship!

‘I love it so much!’

I hope this happiness lasts for a long time…!

* * *

Tap tap.

There was a touch on my shoulder as I was going to get a drink.

I turned my head, and poke, my cheek was poked.

There is only one person who would play such childish pranks.

“What is it, Raphael.”

I frowned and turned around, and Raphael grinned.

“Ugh, I’m so scared; I can’t even say hello.”

“Why are you scared? My family isn’t going to do anything today.”

“Besides your family… No, never mind.”

“Are you going alone? Let’s grab a drink.”

I nodded and pointed to where my friends were, and Raphael frowned.

“No way. Why would I join them?”

“Hehe, you’re surprisingly shy.”

“What?”

Raphael laughed in disbelief and nudged my arm.

“Congratulations on your victory, Aurora?”

“You don’t seem to be congratulating me very much.”

“It’s just your imagination, your imagination.”

Raphael shrugged roughly.

‘Hmm.’

I tilted my head and asked Raphael.

“Why are you hesitating?”

“Huh?”

“Do you want to dance?”

When I held out my hand, Raphael looked at me with somewhat surprised eyes.

Then he smiled and took my hand.

“You asked me first? I didn’t ask you?”

“Why are you going so far…? It’s okay. My brothers promised not to do anything today.”

“Today, you mean.”

Raphael shook his head.

“And the big problem right now isn’t your family; it’s…”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Never mind.”

Raphael messed up my hair.

“Hey, I told you not to do this.”

“To be exact, I told you not to do this to a girl you like.”

I glared at Raphael with a sulky face, and he pressed down on my bangs.

Naturally, my head was facing down. Even if I tried to lift it again, Raphael was holding it, so it was no use.

I glared at Raphael’s shoes and got angry.

“Hey!”

“You’re ugly, really.”

“Do you want to die? You’re uglier.”

“You’re even uglier.”

Hull [sound of annoyance].

Such a childish reaction.

I can’t lose!

“You’re completely, really, super, even uglier.”

“You’re ultra-capshong [nonsense word] completely, really, super, even uglier.”

“Really? You look pretty to me.”

I was surprised and looked to the side at the voice that suddenly came in.

“Sid?!”

Sid smiled when our eyes met.

Embarrassing!

I was in the middle of a completely childish argument.

“P, pretty?”

“You look like a pasqueflower [a delicate, soft flower] to me.”

…Is that an insult?

Sid gently tidied my messy hair.

I felt strange for some reason as I received his calm touch, so I fiddled with my fingers for no reason.

“How can the current Eos [Sid’s title] and Aurora [Ruatisha’s title] be so well matched?”

“Just looking at them together makes me understand why they won.”

“I’m looking forward to a few years from now even more.”

The whispers that I had heard since I appeared holding Sid’s hand as the winner suddenly became conscious.

“Th, that’s enough!”

I shouted and slapped Sid’s hand away.

I ran away from the spot without meeting the purple eyes that were looking at me in surprise.

I ran and met the eyes of the ladies and sisters.

‘Were they watching here?!’

Everyone’s cheekbones were soaring to the sky, and their philtrums [area between nose and upper lip] were stretched out.

‘Ugh, it’s not that, it’s not!’

Kong!

At that time, something hit my nose.

“Lulu.”

“Dad! Grandpa!”

Dad picked me up.

“You have to look ahead.”

“Hehe, did you have a good talk with His Majesty?”

“Yes.”

Dad touched my red nose and frowned.

“Is it really red from bumping into something? Your cheeks are also red for some reason…”

“I, I bumped into something, that’s why! I bumped into it hard!”

“Really?”

Dad tilted his head.

This won’t do.

“Dad, I missed you so much I thought I was going to die.”

“…Enough to make six days a week?”

“Yes?”

“Did you miss me so much that your neck fell off, making a week six days?”

H, how did you know that…….

‘Ixioooooon!’

“It hasn’t been six days.”

A shadow fell on Dad’s face. Red eyes flashed.

“Y, it’s been six days!”

I said hastily.

“I missed Dad so much that Lulu’s neck fell off while waiting! Lulu’s week is six days from today!”

“…….”

“…….”

A huge silence came as soon as I finished speaking.

Oh, wasn’t my voice too loud…?

“Oh my?”

“Did you hear that? A week is six days from today because she missed her dad so much that her neck fell off while waiting.”

“Oh my, really. There was a reason why Duke Phaeton is so devoted to his daughter. My son doesn’t even answer his mother.”

It was big!

It was completely big! Enough for everyone to hear!

“…I see.”

Dad slightly raised one side of his mouth.

“What about this grandpa? Didn’t you miss grandpa?!”

Grandpa asked urgently.

‘…Is that the question you’re asking in this situation?!’

Everyone, get out.

I want to be alone.

Sid, know that I saved your life by exchanging my embarrassment for a pasqueflower-like me.