Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 144

☆ Chapter 144 ☆

Her eyes, which had been trembling aimlessly, froze as they met mine.

A look of dawning realization slowly spread across her face.

‘Yeah, that’s right.’

I deliberately gave those tonic pills to the old men, and that’s why this happened.

‘Why pick a fight with me?’

You couldn’t have picked a worse opponent.

If you hadn’t provoked me, today’s presentation would have been a resounding success.

Mrs. Hewen would have become a star overnight, and Sophia would have lived a life distinctly different from her previous one as the muse and daughter of a genius researcher.

‘Well, regardless of whether they’re really mother and daughter.’

While I was tilting my head with an innocent and shy expression, all sorts of rumors were swirling among the people.

A miracle created by the granddaughter for Marquis Tarenka.

The ancient remedy that saved a patient abandoned by doctors.

Another miraculous medicine created by the greatest pharmacist who created the Black Death cure.

The effectiveness was so great that Duke Delbartren, Duke Iscamil, and Marquis Sherodel, these three giants, declared, ‘There’s no need to look at anything else!’

“To recreate the ancient tonic pills so perfectly… truly amazing.”

“It’s incomparable to selling something as an elixir that doesn’t even come close to the real thing.”

“Frankly, Princess Paeraton is much more trustworthy than someone who suddenly appeared without proper education or any achievements.”

In an instant, the medicine created by Mrs. Hewen became inferior.

No one spoke to Mrs. Hewen.

Neither those who had inquired about investment, nor those who had looked into the research proposal, nor those who had asked if there was any way to buy it first.

They all flocked to me.

“Princess Paeraton, do you have any plans to sell the tonic pills?”

“My father is also old and not feeling well.”

“According to records, it helps boost vitality and maintain a youthful physical age….”

“The price doesn’t matter. Please sell it to me!”

“No, to me!”

Rolling, shattering.

A bottle of elixir, accidentally knocked over, rolled across the floor and broke.

But because people were all talking at once, it was noisy, and their minds were entirely focused on my answer, so no one noticed.

“W-what’s going on….”

Sophia, who had returned to the hall, distorted her face at the sight.

“What happened?”

Mrs. Hewen didn’t answer Sophia’s question and only looked at me.

Sophia, as if realizing something from that gaze, glared at me.

I smiled brightly.

‘This is how public opinion moves, you fool.’

Not like you, always pretending to be pushed around and beaten, playing the victim.

People like capable people more than those who act pitiful, you know?

‘I hope this has been educational.’

Sophia’s face twisted hideously at my silent muttering.

Serves you right!

* * *

Thump!

A desk flipped over, screaming.

“Ugh!”

Ariel coughed up blood.

“Damn it! Why is this body so weak!”

Even unleashing enough power to merely throw a desk caused such a reaction.

Her anger wouldn’t subside.

“Just calm down.”

“Calm down? Do you think I can calm down? Huh?”

Ariel glared and shouted at Mrs. Hewen.

“I was defeated by a tiny human girl! Twice!”

“…Getting agitated won’t change anything. We need to think about the future.”

“Did you see her taking out the tonic pills at that moment, as if she had been waiting for it, and smiling triumphantly? She must have known we were going to present the elixir and timed it perfectly. She even scouted those old geezers in advance!”

“Yes, she probably did. She didn’t even try to hide that it was her plan. It was more like a warning. Telling us not to touch her again.”

“Ha! Who does she think she is to warn me?! How did she know about the elixir?”

“Let’s get you treated first. Your internal injuries are severe.”

“Do you think I have time to get treated? This damn body…!”

Ariel stopped speaking and looked at Mrs. Hewen, then chuckled.

“Ah, did you tell Princess Paeraton?”

“Of course not!”

Mrs. Hewen shouted, her face pale. Ariel laughed and nodded.

“Yeah, of course not.”

“…It’s possible that Mrs. Sheruin or Grand Duchess Kropel leaked it. They both knew about our research.”

“Those women…!”

Mrs. Hewen stared at Ariel, who was grinding her teeth, then turned her head.

‘That child, what on earth is her true identity? How did she create the ancient remedy?’

Looking at the elixir that she… no, that Ariel creates, it was impossible for an ordinary person to create an ancient medicine.

But she developed the Black Death cure and even the tonic pills.

Is she truly a genius?

‘Or….’

Mrs. Hewen clenched her fist tightly.

At that moment, a strange sound came from the inner room.

“Damn it. I was wondering why I hadn’t heard from her.”

Ariel cursed and went inside.

As she reached out to the mirror, a woman wearing a veiled hat appeared.

[You were so confident, but it seems things didn’t go well?]

“Shut up.”

[If you had followed my plan, there wouldn’t have been any problems. You couldn’t control your temper and antagonized Princess Paeraton too quickly, and that’s why this happened. I told you, she’s not someone to underestimate just because she’s young.]

“Ha, did you contact me just to provoke me?”

[I’m telling you to face reality.]

“Reality?”

[Thanks to you, Princess Paeraton’s name has become even more famous than before. Such an issue arose as soon as she won the Dawn Festival and became an Aurora (a title given to those who shine brightly), so it’s inevitable.]

“……”

[Even past events have been re-examined. The story of her creating the Black Death cure and saving the empire, I mean.]

“That little bitch一.”

[The Saintess of Salvation.]

Ariel flinched.

Ariel’s face, which had been full of annoyance throughout the conversation, hardened for the first time.

“Saintess…?”

[That’s the nickname Princess Paeraton has.]

“How dare, how dare… a mere lowly bug dare to be called a Saintess… That title is only for one person!”

[Who do you think is responsible for all this?]

“……!”

[Her Excellency is very displeased because of it.]

Ariel turned pale.

She moved her lips several times, but in the end, she couldn’t say anything.

A feeling of fear tightened her breath.

[Oh, and I’ve already reported that this incident was led by you, not under my command.]

“What…?”

[That’s what you wanted, right?]

Beneath the veil, red lips drew a deep arc.

A clear sneer.

She must be thinking that it serves her right for disobeying her orders and acting alone last time.

Ariel distorted her face, but the image in the mirror was already shaking.

Before she could say anything, the woman’s figure disappeared without a trace.

Thwack!

Ariel couldn’t contain her anger and punched the wall.

Her small hand began to swell from the impact, but she didn’t feel the pain.

Because of a pain that was incomparably more intense than that.

“Ugh, huh…!”

A pain that felt like it was burning her bones sharply pierced her limbs.

Strange patterns began to appear on Ariel’s body.

“S-Saintess, Your Excellency….”

Ariel couldn’t bear it and collapsed, writhing in pain, reaching out to the empty air.

“Please, please, please… P-please, just give me one more chance… Please….”

She only writhed like a snake from the unbearable pain several times.

Soon, the patterns disappeared and the pain stopped.

“Hah, hah, ha….”

Ariel gasped for breath, looking down at her hand, then touched her face.

“Hoo, hahaha, ahahahahaha!”

Warm and soft skin.

A living body.

And she could feel a much stronger power surging from within than before.

In the end, the Saintess had given her a chance.

That pain was a baptism, a brand, and a warning to grant power.

If she failed this time, she would never be forgiven.

“I won’t fail, I won’t fail, I won’t fail, I won’t fail……”

Ariel muttered to herself.

Someone was watching her through the slightly opened door.

“……”

Mrs. Hewen silently left the door with a dark, sunken face.

* * *

Marquis Tarenka walked down the hallway with a more dignified attitude than ever before.

Does the whole world know!

My granddaughter has created a miracle for me!

He shrugged. His shoulders seemed to soar to the sky, and his feet seemed to be at least 50cm off the ground.

It was truly like walking on clouds.

When he entered the tearoom in that state, the men of the Paeraton Duchy distorted their faces.

“How long has it been since you returned to the Marquis’ residence, and why are you back at the Duke’s residence again?”

“The Marquis family must be very free?”

“The youngest hates people who don’t work.”

“Seriously, please go home.”

Seeing his son-in-law and grandsons grumbling only made him laugh more.

“A man’s jealousy is truly ugly, and that saying is just right.”

“Jeal……ousy?”

“Ha, me jealous? Cotton ball [a nickname for Ruatisha] likes me the most, so why would I be jealous?”

“Shouldn’t the Marquis be jealous of me instead?”

Marquis Tarenka burst into laughter as he watched the four men growling.

“Take a look at this. It says that Ruatisha performed a miracle to save her beloved grandfather.”

Marquis Tarenka proudly held up a newspaper that he had scrapped and attached to a golden plate.

“Come on, look at this illustration. The newspaper company asked if they could publish an illustration of the affectionate relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, wouldn’t you agree?”

The scrapped illustration was excessively large and of good quality for a newspaper illustration.

“So I hired my court painter. He couldn’t capture all the cuteness and loveliness of my granddaughter…… But seeing him draw us hugging each other like this……. It seems he didn’t become a court painter for nothing! Huhuhu!”

“I have over 100 portraits of me hugging my daughter. I’m drawing new ones every year, every season, every month.”

“But in the end, isn’t the most beloved family member me?”

The men of Paeraton frowned at Marquis Tarenka’s confident words.

“I’ve never performed a miracle to save any other family member besides me, so it’s a logically sound and reasonable conclusion.”

The warmth completely disappeared from Zeon’s face, which was already expressionless.

Koo-oong!

Black magic swirled around the golden plate where the newspaper was scrapped.

But it was fine.

“……?!”

“Huhu, I knew that would happen, so I cast a preservation spell.”

Not only did he cut out newspaper scraps and stick them on a golden plate, but he also cast a preservation spell.

It was truly a waste like no other.

But none of the people in this place thought it was a waste.

“That kind of magic.”

As soon as Zeon finished speaking with a snort, the black magic completely erased the golden plate where the newspaper was scrapped.

It completely erased it from this world without a trace.

“It’s fun to see my grandson’s antics. Don’t worry. I have another one.”

Marquis Tarenka grinned and took out a new golden plate from his pocket.

“Of course, it doesn’t matter if you break this one too. The storage version is displayed in the best spot in the house. I even embedded diamonds and scrapped it.”

“……Marquis Tarenka’s residence, isn’t it an old building?”

“It’s about time it collapsed once.”

“Hmm, it might collapse today.”

“Burn it all…… No, it will burn down.”

Marquis Tarenka shook his head as he listened to the words exchanged by the men of Paeraton.

“If the house burns down, I’ll have no choice but to continue living in the Duke’s residence.”

“……!”

The tearoom door opened slightly at the moment when the men of Paeraton were in shock.

“I’m late. Huh? Everyone is already eating. Were you waiting for me?”

The culprit of all these incidents entered the tearoom with a bright smile.

“……Hire a newspaper company.”

“If you spend hundreds of millions on advertising, you can easily cover the entire front page.”

“I’m going to do a kissing illustration.”

“I’m going to do a wall ku…….”

“Aaaaaah!”

Ruatisha screamed.

“What on earth are you talking about now!”

“Well一.”

The Duke of Paeraton, who was answering, paused when he saw his daughter’s face.

“Lulu.”

A rather serious face.

“The amount of hair has decreased.”

“Yes?”

“Exactly seven strands have decreased.”

Flustered!

‘A, a ghost?!’

Ruatisha looked at her dad with trembling eyes.

How did he know that I just pulled out exactly seven strands of hair?!?

“W-Well, hair falls out naturally. I guess it fell out.”

At those words, her brothers shook their heads with serious faces.

“We already know all the patterns of cotton [Ruatisha’s] hair falling out.”

“This was artificially pulled out.”

“Who is the suicide hopeful who dared to touch my precious sister’s hair?”

Ares smiled like the spring sunshine.

He was about to make someone commit suicide while smiling (?).

‘It’s me…….’

Ruatisha couldn’t bring herself to say those words and only looked around.

“Last time, you dared to cut my daughter’s nails……. This is a serious matter that cannot be overlooked. Bring all the employees. Start a full investigation.”

The Duke of Paeraton ordered Heinz, the head butler of the Jedo Duke’s residence, with a stern face.

‘Ah, no!’

Innocent employees might die because of me!

Ruatisha hurriedly shouted.

“I, Illustration! Didn’t you say you were going to advertise in the newspaper earlier?”

Dad and her brothers, who were urging Heinz, paused and looked at the youngest.

‘Okay, I’ve succeeded in attracting attention for now.’

Ruatisha tilted her head and pouted her lips like a chick’s beak.

“Who wants to do an illustration of Lulu and Eumjjo [grandfather], hugging and kissing!”

“Me! I’ll do it!”

“We can wear matching outfits with my sister. Should we get new clothes this time?”

“My daughter likes to kiss her dad.”

“I’m going to do a wall ku…….”

“Aaaaaah!”

Ruatisha screamed and stopped Zeon from speaking.

In any case, this plan worked very well, and the family members were filled with dreams about what kind of composition to draw the illustration in and who to hire as the painter.

‘In the end, it’s confirmed that it will be published.’

I didn’t want to be in the newspaper for something like that.

Huhuhu.

Why is my life like this?

‘Every day is truly thrilling.’

I’m worried about what kind of embarrassment awaits me tomorrow.

At that time, Marquis Tarenka and Ruatisha’s eyes met.

Marquis Tarenka was frowning as if he didn’t like this situation.

Ruatisha looked at her grandfather with hope.

‘As expected, Grandpa understands!’

But.

“What about this grandpa?”

Yes?

“Aren’t you going to do Eumjjo [grandfather] with this grandpa?”

“…….”

Everyone get out.