Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 161

When my family saw my flustered face, their expressions turned gloomy.

“……Did you forget?”

“It’s a day to give chocolate to the one you love…….”

“The fact that there’s no chocolate means—”

“……Love has faded away…….”

Invisible ears and tails drooped. Just a moment ago, they were spinning around like propellers.

“N-No! I didn’t forget!”

I was so surprised that I hurriedly made excuses.

Dad was staring at my hand with a blank face, not even blinking once.

‘He’s really looking forward to it!’

Cold sweat trickled down my back.

Ugh, I don’t know!

“Um, by the way, Zion, do you happen to know the White Rose’s Noble?”

There was no other way but to blatantly change the subject.

Chocolate couldn’t suddenly appear out of thin air from my empty hands.

“Wh-White Rose’s Noble? What’s that?”

Ixion asked with a horrified face, his fingers curling up.

The other family members weren’t much different.

Zion rubbed his arms as if he had goosebumps, and Ares’ cheeks were crawling with goosebumps.

Dad and Grandpa were stiffening their faces as if they had heard some bizarre word.

‘Seriously, these people…….’

When it comes to me, they act like hearing the sound of fingers curling up to the point of distorting space-time is nothing.

Honestly, the White Rose’s Noble is much better than ‘My money, my hands, your neck, my hands, blah blah blah, my daughter,’ isn’t it?

“But why that bastard?”

Zion, who had overcome the goosebumps, asked with a stiff face.

“Do you know him?”

“No.”

Zion said firmly and then tilted his head slightly.

“I was thinking of finding out from now on.”

The crimson eyes shone cruelly, as if soaked in blood.

A fierce aura.

The other family members were the same.

“Noble, huh…….”

“I’ve never seen a decent guy with that kind of nickname.”

“I’ve always wanted to prune white roses since a long time ago.”

That pruning doesn’t mean cutting off heads, does it?!

It was quite a talent to be so fierce while wearing an apron.

‘If this goes on, a young genius I don’t even know will lose his life!’

I reached my hand into my arms.

“Ru, RuRu has something prepared! RuRu brought something to give to the one she loves!”

At my shout, the family members who were emitting a fierce aura paused.

In an instant, they became well-behaved puppies and looked at me.

I rummaged through my arms.

Of course, there was nothing to grab.

I took my hand out of my arms and made a heart with my thumb and index finger crossed.

The so-called finger heart.

That famous K-heart [Korean-style heart gesture using fingers].

“It’s RuRu’s heart!”

Tada!

I looked at my family while lifting it up.

‘Please work, please work!’

But my family members were expressionless.

‘……Is it too weak?’

I pretended to put the heart on a bowstring.

“Pew! Get hit by RuRu’s heart!”

“……Ugh.”

Suddenly, Dad frowned and put his hand on his chest.

“A sudden increase in blood flow and an increase in heart rate. My daughter’s cuteness even controls the body’s reactions.”

“Is this the cuteness that will conquer the world…….”

“…….”

I induced a reaction, but it’s a bit much since they’re overdoing it this much…….

“Me too! Shoot me too!”

I shot Ixion with heart arrows with a slightly awkward feeling.

“Hey! What are you doing! You intercepted it in the middle!”

Zion, who had grabbed the heart flying with an indifferent face, put his hand on his chest and said tightly.

“It’s mine.”

“Somwoomchi shot it at me!”

I looked at the two bickering people with a blurry face and shot the heart again.

Pyoong, pyoong pyoong!

The family members were a mess, like dogs catching a ball.

“…….”

For some reason, watching them like this is a bit…….

‘Hoo, anyway, it’s good.’

I wiped away the sweat.

With this, the White Rose’s Noble was completely forgotten from my family’s minds.

Dear White Rose’s Noble, whom I don’t even know.

I saved your life.

So, if you see me in Metis, you have to treat me well?

Yes? Got it?

I looked at my family for a moment and thought.

‘I’ll take care of the chocolate later.’

* * *

The members of 〈Metis〉, the only reading club among the three major social clubs in the capital, were chatting with slightly excited faces, unlike usual.

That’s because today is the day a new member will make her first appearance.

The child who had been rumored about even before coming to the capital.

And the child who became Aurora, the next queen of society, without any social experience.

“I was very impressed with the case where she publicly accused the Empress.”

“The accusation was made by Lady Micheloin, but the person who actually controlled the flow was Princess Paeraton.”

“If she hadn’t stopped the palace people who broke in during the interview and came with the witnesses, the result would have been different.”

Princess Paeraton said that she had just met with the maids and came together, but none of the members of Metis believed that.

“I can’t believe she’s only eleven years old. She was ten at the time, right?”

“She’s great just in terms of social skills, but didn’t she also create a cure for the Black Death when she was younger?”

“Recently, she activated the ancient artifact, the physiotherapy device, and reproduced Gongjindan [a traditional Korean medicine] and Sipjeondaebotang [another traditional Korean medicine].”

“I went to a Korean medicine clinic a while ago, and it was really good. My shoulder stiffness was relieved in an instant……. I wanted to keep getting it.”

“These days, I drink Sipjeondaebotang instead of tea, and I’m definitely less tired.”

“Mrs. Sheruin didn’t even have to use her once-in-a-lifetime authority as president.”

The members of Metis were generally favorable to Princess Paeraton.

The recruitment of outstanding talents was always welcome to them.

However.

“Well. There are more than one or two strange things to accept all of that at face value.”

Not everyone was like that.

“Lady Shabonne.”

Lady Shabonne opened her mouth, fanning herself with a fan.

“Rumors that the cure for the Black Death was created by the Paeraton family, not the Princess, are still circulating.”

“That’s—”

“Princess Paeraton has no magic, so she’s been the subject of various rumors. Those rumors subsided after she created the cure for the Black Death.”

There was an atmosphere of avoiding bad rumors about the national hero who developed the cure for the Black Death.

Some people even said that the fact that she developed the cure at that age was proof that she was Paeraton.

“Wouldn’t it be more reasonable to see that Paeraton gave the Princess the title to quell the rumors?”

“……Certainly, that’s more likely than a five-year-old kid making it…….”

“It seems like too hasty of a statement. Didn’t you all hear the words, ‘Did you really do it?’ a lot when you were young?”

“That’s right. It seems excessive to doubt just because a five-year-old can’t make it. Especially among ourselves.”

The members here were people who were successful in their respective fields.

Lady Shabonne frowned and snapped her fan shut.

“It’s also said that Asheltain’s twins activated the physiotherapy device when it was announced……. I wonder if Princess Paeraton herself is capable of doing it.”

“Lady.”

At the voice of dissuasion, Lady Shabonne turned her head.

“Anyway, I don’t like it in many ways. I don’t trust Mrs. Sheruin’s judgment either.”

At those words, people’s faces clouded over.

They were also greatly disappointed in Mrs. Sheruin, who favored someone like Mrs. Huen.

All the more so because they followed and respected her with all their hearts.

There were even rumors that this recommendation of Princess Paeraton was an attempt to raise her plummeting reputation.

“……We’ll know what kind of child she is when we see her in person.”

At the same time as those words ended, the door of Metis House opened.

The members stopped talking and turned their heads towards the door.

Princess Paeraton, the protagonist of today, entered the room cheerfully with Mrs. Sheruin.

* * *

“Wow, I’m so happy to meet Count Yuaren, who wrote 〈The Chronicles of Astalman〉!”

“Heh, you read that? It’s a bit difficult for a princess to read.”

“Hmm……. It was a book that made me think a lot. But it was fun to be able to think about those things.”

“I wonder what the princess was thinking.”

“The life of a hero was definitely great and wonderful. Everyone praised him. But…… I wondered if the hero’s pursuit of life would ultimately destroy other lives…….”

“Hoo, to feel that way……. In fact, there are very few people among those who claim to have read that book who say such things to me. They all talk about the hero’s great achievements.”

‘Because they didn’t study for the college entrance exam.’

Luatisha smiled brightly and thought.

Reading without reading things as they are and interpreting the meaning contained in each sentence and word was a product of college entrance exam education.

Although she didn’t go to college, when Luatisha saw ‘yellow,’ ‘hope’ automatically came to mind, and when she saw ‘nim,’ ‘the country’ automatically came to mind.

“It seems that such an interpretation came from an unbiased perspective.”

Luatisha widened her eyes and covered her mouth when she saw the noblewoman who joined the conversation.

“Ah!”

“……What’s wrong?”

“I-I’m sorry. I was so excited…….”

The noblewoman smiled as she looked at the child who was fidgeting with her face flushed.

“Why is the princess so excited?”

“I didn’t expect to meet Mrs. Rapischen and Marquis Pruakan in person…….”

“You know me?”

“Of course!”

Luatisha nodded her head vigorously.

Marquis Pruakan smiled at the innocent and cute appearance, but Mrs. Rapischen narrowed her eyes.

“Hmm, that’s strange. I don’t go to any gatherings except for 〈Metis〉, and I’ve never even put a portrait on the pages where I’ve published my papers.”

Mrs. Rapischen’s gaze sharply scanned Luatisha.

‘If she got my portrait in advance and memorized my face…….’

This adorable and cute child is no different from raising several snakes in her stomach.

“But you can’t stop people’s rumors!”

“Rumors?”

“I heard that Mrs. Rapischen has enchanting silver hair and deep blue eyes like royal blue sapphires.”

“……I see.”

Mrs. Rapischen nodded with a bitter smile.

‘She didn’t get my portrait in advance and memorize my face. She wasn’t a snake.’

That’s a good thing.

‘But…….’

Her mouth was bitter.

The only reason Mrs. Rapischen stubbornly refused to put her portrait anywhere was because.

She didn’t want her achievements to be overshadowed by her beauty.

But this child said she recognized her by her beauty, so…….

“But what shines more than that beauty is your intellect.”

Mrs. Rapischen raised her head at Luatisha’s words that followed.

“Actually, I heard Marquis Pruakan talking over there earlier.”

Luatisha confessed honestly, blushing both cheeks.

“I wanted to say hello……. But they were in the middle of a conversation, and I was a little shy…….”

Fidget fidget.

The child’s small fingers were busy intertwining and untangling.

“I’m so happy that you spoke to me first.”

Mrs. Rapischen smiled softly as she looked at the child’s smiling face.

“Thank you for welcoming me so much.”

People who were watching the scene from afar widened their eyes.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen Mrs. Rapischen smile like that at someone who mentioned her beauty.”

“She doesn’t really smile, does she? She’s a cold and aloof person.”

“Princess Paeraton seems to be much more knowledgeable than I thought. I was surprised when I talked about the recent trade trends earlier.”

“She has a wide range of interests. She speaks fluently as if she has an encyclopedia or a book in her head…….”

It was true.

Luatisha had memorized and classified all kinds of books through her ability 〈Hmph, I’m a genius baby, okay?〉.

“Well, being smart and excellent is also excellent, but—”

“That’s right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

The noblewomen who exchanged glances nodded their heads at the same time.

“More than anything, she’s cute!”

In fact, they were worried that a child who was too young might ruin the academic atmosphere unique to 〈Metis〉.

But Luatisha was a person who could have a sufficiently sound and academic discussion.

‘And she’s even cute!’

‘Look at those chubby arms and legs!’

‘Those round eyes!’

The noblewomen smiled with relaxed faces.

There was someone who was displeased with them…….

“Tch.”

Lady Shabonne clicked her tongue and turned her head.

A very handsome and handsome young man approached her side.

“You seem to dislike that child very much.”

Lady Shabonne’s gaze narrowed.

The young genius of Kaishen.

The young man who is called the future of the Empire.

“Hmm, it’s rare for the White Rose’s Noble to talk to me.”

“……That nickname is a bit.”

The young man said with an awkward face.

“Then, Young Master Kaishen.”

Only then did Young Master Kaishen’s face relax a little.

Lady Shabonne slowly turned her head and looked at Luatisha.

“One loach tends to muddy the whole pond. I’m wary of this 〈Metis〉 becoming dirty muddy water.”

“Does that little lady look like a loach [a type of fish often associated with muddy water]?”

“At least that’s how I see it.”

Chwarruk.

Lady Shabonne, who folded her fan, said slowly.

“We have to get rid of the loach to make the water clean again, right?”