Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 165

☆ Chapter 165 ☆

“Welcome. I put a lot of thought into how to make today’s party pleasing to you.”

“Did you seek me out? I thought it was only natural for Aurora and Eos [referring to Ruatisha and Sid, respectively, and alluding to their destined pairing] to be together at their first social gathering.”

Sparks flew between the Empress and Sid.

I watched the scene with a slightly awkward feeling.

‘Um… you two, I think you’re related…’

Why are you fighting each other in front of me?! It’s absurd.

‘…But how do I say this?’

The reason I suspect they are mother and son is because they share the same petal-shaped mole in the same place on their back.

‘A petal-shaped mole on the side of the back.’

Of course, that’s not enough to be solid evidence.

People can have similar moles in the same place!

‘But this is a K-Romance Fantasy world!’

There’s no way that kind of mole would be there for no reason!

‘It’s a clue to unravel the secret of their birth!’

But when I scrubbed his back last time, Sid happened to get hurt there, and the mole disappeared due to the scar.

Even if I say, ‘I remember there was a mole there,’ who would believe me?

The fact that Sidrian is the Empress’s biological child was not a matter that would end with ‘Oh, I see! I’m so happy to have my child back!’

It was a prelude to a bloody storm in the Imperial Palace.

‘It means that the dead princess and the Empress’s biological child, Sid, were switched at birth.’

I can’t easily say anything based on my memory without material evidence.

And to say that, I have to reveal that I bought Sid as a slave… ‘Hmm, then there will be another uproar.’

“What’s wrong?”

“Huh?”

When I looked up, Sid’s face was right in front of my nose.

“Eewat!” I yelped.

I was so surprised that I pulled my face back, and Sid tilted his head.

“I heard you groaning.”

His lips formed a smooth curve.

“It’s amazing. You used to be still even if I got closer. But now—”

I frowned.

“Watch your words, Your Highness. This is an official occasion.”

“If that’s what the Princess wants.”

“Okay.”

I nodded with a ‘hmph’.

Sid smiled softly as he looked at me like that. It made me feel strange.

“Prince Sidrian, you were here.”

“It’s an honor to meet the Prince.”

People who found Sid started flocking to him.

Before I knew it, I was pushed back.

“The two of you seem closer than I thought.”

The Empress grabbed me and whispered.

“I heard that you haven’t met separately since the Dawn Festival, so I thought you were temporarily cooperating for the sake of winning.”

Well, that’s not entirely wrong.

“Doesn’t Your Majesty like Prince Sidrian?”

“Why do you think so?”

“I thought you and Prince Sidrian would naturally join hands.”

“I thought so too. The Empress would definitely reject Sidrian, and Sidrian would need an adult in the Imperial Family to keep her in check.”

The Empress looked at Sid, who was surrounded by people, and smiled complexly.

“But he wasn’t an easy guy.”

“He’s not an easy person.”

“Do you know what that child said when I reached out to him?”

“What did he say?”

“He said he didn’t need it.”

“Wow……”

An Emperor who has no foundation rejected the proposal of the Empress, who has been in the Imperial Palace for a long time, outright.

Sid was definitely a remarkable person.

The Empress laughed, perhaps because she was still amazed.

“But it’s really amazing. To see that child, who is so wary and doesn’t let anyone near him, approach you so readily, Ruatisha.”

Well, I think you’re making a big mistake. There’s a complicated story between us…

“What that child said to Bonbi earlier was absurd.”

“……?”

“He told her not to try to be your chaperone.”

“Yes?”

Sid did?

Is that why they were at odds?

“He told Bonbi not to drag you into the dirty Imperial Family fight.”

Uh…

I felt a little strange.

I thought that I and Sid had only cooperated during the Dawn Festival because we had a purpose.

And with several things happening, I thought, ‘Did we get a little closer?’

After the festival, I saw Sid not doing anything with me, and I thought it was just a business relationship for him.

‘But he said that to the Empress behind my back?’

The moment I looked at Sid, he turned his head and looked at me as if he knew.

His blue and red eyes were so exquisitely mixed that I couldn’t figure out what he was thinking.

How long had we been looking at each other?

Clang, chaeng一!

The clear sound of crystal glasses clashing spread out.

When I looked at the source of the sound, the Emperor’s servant was standing there with a glass.

“The party is in full swing, but there are still many who have not shared a glass together.”

The Emperor said in a solemn voice.

“So, how about we all have a drink together? Of course, the young friends have glasses that their parents have allowed.”

People laughed at the Emperor’s playful addition.

The Emperor was stepping up to boost the atmosphere at the banquet hosted by the Empress.

I turned my gaze to check the Empress’s face.

‘Huh?’

I thought the Empress would be frowning, but she wasn’t at all.

‘She’s smiling…?’

Rather, she was even wearing a faint smile.

At the Emperor’s gesture, all the Imperial Family members approached him.

After confirming that they each had a glass, the Emperor was about to open his mouth when the Empress said.

“Wait a minute.”

“Why, Empress?”

“There is someone I definitely want to clink glasses with at today’s party.”

“Who is it?”

“Princess Paeraton.”

The Empress smiled kindly and called me.

“Come here.”

Really? You’re calling me in this situation?

“Hmm……”

I slowly approached the Empress.

“Our Aurora is a pillar to lead the future empire. It would be okay to clink glasses with her in this place.”

The Emperor laughed heartily at the Empress’s words.

“Haha, of course!”

People were sharing glances and murmuring.

“Could it be that the Empress still thinks of Princess Paeraton as a daughter-in-law?”

“I thought she had changed her mind when Prince Sidrian and the Princess became partners at the Dawn Festival.”

“You never know until you enter the wedding hall. To be honest, it’s a pity to give up on Princess Paeraton after just one mistake. Her background and her abilities.”

Everyone seemed to think that the Empress had called me closer to increase her intimacy with me.

“Come on, Princess, grab a glass quickly.”

The Empress urged me.

I looked at her and slowly picked up a glass.

A smooth smile formed on the Empress’s lips.

“Then everyone, raise your glasses high! For the future of the Empire!”

“For the future of the Empire!”

The nobles chanted as the Emperor raised his glass.

People clinked glasses with those nearby.

I also clinked glasses with the Imperial Family members and brought it to my lips.

It was the moment my lips touched the cold glass.

“Oops!”

Suddenly, a hand reached out and snatched my glass away.

“……Kaishen Young Master?! [Referring to Felix Kaishen, a young nobleman]”

No, why is this man suddenly here?

* * *

Felix Kaishen was not enjoying the grand party and was constantly nervous.

Lady Shabon asked him.

“What’s wrong?”

“I can’t help but be nervous when I have a beautiful noblewoman in front of me.”

“Hmph, I didn’t know you were this kind of man. Then I should leave so that you don’t get nervous anymore.”

Felix grabbed Lady Shabon’s arm as she turned away.

“Lady.”

“Men who are too clingy are not attractive.”

Lady Shabon left those words and left completely.

“Damn it.”

Felix’s gaze followed her back as she left the hall, then turned to a small child.

Ruatisha Paeraton was smiling brightly with a face that knew nothing.

‘……I still don’t have enough clues. What on earth are you trying to do?’

He recalled the conversation he had with Lady Shabon the other day.

“You want to catch a loach [a type of fish, metaphorically meaning to achieve a difficult goal], but you’re just standing still like this?”

“It’s not something that can be done by being impatient.”

“If we continue like this, Metis [a political faction] will be completely established.”

“I have a plan. You just have to watch.”

“Watch?”

“Yes, a very fun thing will happen at the Imperial Palace banquet.”

“Does that mean you’ve already used all your tricks?”

“……I’ll be going now.”

It is certain that an incident will occur today to slander Princess Paeraton.

But Lady Shabon was not particularly approaching Princess Paeraton.

The same was true of the nobles who were close to her.

He was on high alert and looked around Princess Paeraton, but the party proceeded smoothly without any incident.

And then…

“There is someone I definitely want to clink glasses with at today’s party.”

“Princess Paeraton. Come here.”

The Empress showed unusual generosity and called Ruatisha, who had pushed her away, back to her side.

‘……Strange?’

The moment he felt that question, Felix’s gaze naturally turned to Lady Shabon.

She was staring intently at Ruatisha without taking her eyes off her.

A focused gaze.

‘……That’s strange. I know that there is no connection between the Empress and Lady Shabon?’

While questioning, Felix did not take his eyes off Lady Shabon.

And the moment Ruatisha and the Emperors picked up the juice glasses handed by the servant.

Evil一.

Lady Shabon’s lips curled up silently and formed a smile.

Her eyes, looking at Ruatisha, shone with murderous intent and joy.

“……!”

It was so creepy for a moment.

‘It’s poison!’

I don’t know the context well.

But it was certain that the glass contained poison that would take Ruatisha Paeraton’s breath away.

Without thinking any further, he ran to Ruatisha.

The moment the glass touched the child’s lips, he miraculously succeeded in snatching the glass.

“……Kaishen Young Master?!”

The child’s eyes widened.

“Kaishen Young Master, what are you doing!”

And the Empress, who was suddenly intruding rudely, was shouting angrily at him.

Felix quietly thought while holding the glass tightly.

‘I’m screwed.’

The situation was so urgent that he moved without even thinking.

He forced the corners of his lips up.

* * *

“Ha, haha, I was just trying to check if this little one had grabbed a glass of alcohol.”

The Empress made an absurd expression at the Kaishen Young Master’s ridiculous excuse.

“Huh, there’s no way that could have happened!”

This time, I agreed with the Empress’s words.

‘What do you think I am?’

Am I a juvenile delinquent… no, a juvenile baby?!

Of course, I think of beer every time I eat chicken…!

As the atmosphere quickly hardened, the host, the Empress, stepped in.

“Huhu, it seems that Kaishen Young Master has become quite fond of Ruatisha since becoming a member of Metis. Seeing him checking like this.”

‘You’re completely wrong, Your Majesty. How prickly Kaishen Young Master is to me.’

“You’re just like an older brother. Seeing you act so extreme.”

‘Ah, those words…!’

I was horrified and turned my head, and Jeon was staring at this side with fiery eyes in the distance.

Ares and Ixion next to him were a bonus.

‘Who is this bum who came from somewhere and dares to act like an older brother!’

I could automatically read that thought.

I waved my hands to calm my brothers down.

“Hmph, you know it’s not alcohol. Give it back to the Princess.”

The Empress glared at Kaishen Young Master and said.

But Kaishen Young Master tilted his head and turned the glass around.

“This looks like champagne?”

“What are you talking about? It’s juice.”

You can see it’s juice even from 100 meters away.

As I reached out for the glass, Kaishen Young Master raised the glass higher.

Then he pressed my head down.

‘No, are you making fun of me for being small now!’

I glared at Kaishen Young Master, but his lips moved silently.

‘Don’t eat it.’

“……!”

Kaishen Young Master’s gaze moved slightly to the side.

There, Lady Shabon was standing with a face like a Yaksha [a fierce, demon-like figure from Buddhist mythology] from hell.

‘Huh?’

I looked at Kaishen Young Master again.

‘He wasn’t in cahoots with Lady Shabon?’

Every time there was a Metis meeting, the two of them always worked together to harass me.

That was the moment.