Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 178

I Run the Romance Fantasy with Baby’s Cash – Episode 178

☆ Chapter 178 ☆

“What should I do, Ixion?”

I held Ixion’s face, cupping both cheeks.

“Why?”

“…….”

I hesitated, unable to answer properly.

No matter what, how could I say, ‘I’m actually a player!’ with my own mouth?

Especially to family.

Ixion frowned as he headed towards the tea room.

“Why are your cheeks so red?”

He poked my cheeks, then tapped my forehead with his index finger.

“Even your forehead is red. Are you sick—”

Ixion looked closely at my face.

“—No.”

‘……How does he know?’

Ixion tilted his head, muttering.

“It’s not a stabbing pain in the chest, but a dirty feeling…….”

Suddenly.

He abruptly stopped walking.

And looked down at me with terrifying eyes.

“……Did you say you met Prince Sidrian today?”

“Huh?”

Crap.

Why are his eyes like that?

“No, well, I didn’t really want to meet him. I had something to discuss.”

“So you met him anyway?”

Turning my head to the voice from behind, Ares stood there with his arms crossed.

He smiled softly when our eyes met.

A smile warmer and more affectionate than the spring sunshine.

“By any chance… I’m just asking out of curiosity. They say that when other guys reach that age, they start to become interested in the opposite sex.”

His voice was as sweet as honey, as if coaxing a child.

A voice that made it seem like he would never get angry no matter what I said.

“Does my little sister perhaps have a boy she’s interested in?”

“Uh, uh?”

Ixion and Ares narrowed their eyes at my reaction simultaneously.

Oops.

I should have played it cool!

“I’m just curious about the bird… the boy who has my sister’s attention. I can know that much as family, right? It’s not like I’m going to do anything to that bird… boy.”

Ares stroked my hair with a smile so beautiful it was mesmerizing.

Um, it’s definitely a powerful charm offensive that would make me say anything without realizing it.

‘My true feelings keep popping out. Why am I stuttering before saying boy?’

I was staring at Ares with a sulky face when.

“Nonsense. My daughter isn’t interested in anyone.”

Dad, Grandpa, and Zeon walked out of the tea room.

“Hmph, these days, kids are so precocious. A little thing like that is already interested in the opposite sex. It wasn’t like that in my day.”

Wow, my grandpa is such a boomer [a member of the baby boom generation, often seen as resistant to change].

“My granddaughter is different from those precocious kids. She inherited the blood of Inais and me, there’s no way she’d be like that.”

‘Um, it’s hard to say this, but…….’

Wasn’t my mom someone who seduced my innocent (?) dad and even got married against Grandpa’s wishes?

When it comes to being precocious, Mom is the most out there in our family.

“Ahem, if some rascal hadn’t seduced Inais, she wouldn’t have gotten married.”

Grandpa seemed to think the same thing, clearing his throat and turning the blame to Dad.

Dad just remained silent and looked at me proudly.

Even if he’s called a rascal, he wants it to be known that he seduced me.

“So, is there a boy you’re interested in?”

Zeon, who had been staring at me, suddenly asked.

“Noo? There’s no one like that?”

I widened my eyes, pretending to be shocked as if it were absurd.

A completely different response from the awkward one earlier!

How about that!

“……There is.”

“I said there isn’t!”

“It seems like there definitely is, judging by how dirty you feel.”

“Hmm, did you say you met Prince Sidrian today?”

The family’s gazes began to darken.

‘Ugh! Sid is in danger!’

Besides, Sid is 99.9% the Empress’s biological son according to K-drama laws [referring to common tropes in Korean dramas]!

If you mess with Sid, our family will also get complicated!

But seeing my flustered face, the family’s murderous intent only intensified.

Alright!

The best approach in times like these is to go head-on!

“Actually……. Lulu, there is someone I’m interested in.”

I glanced around, and the family members swarmed around me.

“Really? Who is it?”

Ares asked with a bright smile like a blooming rose.

‘Trying so hard is useless. The family is cursing behind my back. Musical notes are floating around.’

I sighed gloomily.

“Hoo, everyone must be really tired.”

“……?”

“Why?”

“It’s not tiring at all to care about who my daughter is interested in.”

“No, that’s not it—”

I put my fist to my mouth and looked up at my family.

“Because you’re running around in Lulu’s head all day long.”

“……What?”

The family members looked dumbfounded for a moment.

Now’s my chance!

I drove the wedge in.

“Why do you keep running around in Lulu’s head without resting? I can’t think of anything else. Lulu has to work hard to buy Dad yummy food, buy Grandpa snacks, and buy the brothers beep beep cars.”

“…….”

“…….”

“Beep beep?”

“Beep beep!”

“Carriage?”

“Yeah.”

Nodding my head, the five men closed their mouths again.

The corners of their lips slowly turned up.

I adapted something that was written in the adultery report, and it worked so well.

‘This is the last shot.’

I tilted my head and pouted my lips as if I was in trouble.

“Dad, please show Lulu the way.”

“What way?”

“The way to Dad’s heart.”

“…….”

“…….”

A moment of silence.

And then.

“What about me?!”

“The way to this grandpa is an eight-lane carriage road! It’s a one-way straight road.”

“My little sister is already in my heart, so she doesn’t need a way to my heart, right?”

“I don’t have a way. I’m just in front of the youngest.”

“……Hmph.”

Dad swept back his hair with an arrogant smile.

Um, it’s good that it worked, but.

‘What is this commotion in the hallway?’

The passing employees were watching from a distance.

‘Yeah, I know it’s embarrassing……. No, why are their eyes sparkling?!’

Laura was even standing on the statue, holding something.

‘That’s…… a video stone [a magical device used for recording]?’

Crazy!

Why are you filming this!

No, what are you thinking, climbing on the statue?

‘A preserved dark history…….’

I felt dizzy.

‘Hoo, this is hard.’

Still, it was an unavoidable choice for the peace and safety of Sid and my family.

The performance of Echen’s original work, Ruatisha’s adaptation, and Ruatisha’s acting ended successfully with many spectators watching.

Hic.

Everyone, get out!

* * *

At the same time.

Lady Aizel entered the hidden room, holding her breath and listening carefully.

As a room made for eavesdropping, the voices of the Empress and Muriel Shabon were very clear, and their figures were visible.

‘Berserk……. So that potion turns people into madmen.’

Lady Aizel swallowed hard as she listened to their conversation.

‘If Prince Sidrian had gone mad in that situation, even the Princess would have been in danger.’

Ruatisha, who was standing right next to him, might have been killed by Sidrian’s hand immediately.

It was a much crueler method than simply administering poison.

At the same time, it was a brilliant idea that could reverse the power of the weakening Esteban Prince in an instant.

The Paeraton Dukedom wouldn’t have stood still.

‘Cruel people.’

To plan such a terrible thing for their own glory.

But the following words were even more surprising.

“An Empress of the Empire who joined hands with an unknown woman to kill the child between the Emperor and the Empress…….”

‘What did she just say?’

“Isn’t that a very appropriate reason for abdication?”

“You……! Do you think you’ll be safe if that’s revealed?!”

Lady Aizel was thrown into confusion as she listened to the Empress’s resounding voice.

‘Then……. Could it be that Prince Sidrian is the Empress’s biological child? How?’

Lady Aizel staggered at the shocking truth.

This was a truth that far exceeded her expectations.

To dare to steal the Emperor’s biological child, even the child of the Empress, the legal wife!

‘Unbelievable…….’

This could never happen.

Something bumped into her elbow as she staggered. At the same time, a faint light flickered and disappeared.

‘Gasp…….’

Lady Aizel barely suppressed a scream.

It felt like her heart had fallen to the floor.

Lady Aizel’s eyes widened as she pressed down on her pounding heart and looked to the side.

‘This is…… a video stone?’

She hadn’t had much chance to touch one directly, but she was sure.

‘Was that light the signal that the video stone was activated? But magical devices can’t be used inside the Imperial Palace building…… Ah!’

Lady Aizel, who had been thinking, soon realized what was going on.

Magicians and aura users cannot use their power inside the Imperial Palace building.

The same goes for the magical devices they bring.

But it’s not true that they can’t use anything at all.

Magical lamps that light up the Imperial Palace, temperature control devices that regulate the temperature, etc., are working very well.

‘Since the Empress ordered this to be installed herself, it will naturally work.’

Lady Aizel swallowed hard.

Then all of this incredible truth is being recorded.

In the meantime, the conversation between the Empress and Shabon continued.

“Hmm, if you reveal that the woman whose identity is unknown was actually me, it would be quite difficult for me as well. If you want to make things difficult for me, try saying it.”

Muriel’s confident expression and the Empress’s furious face.

“I’m really curious to see what kind of expression the Empress will make.”

“…….”

“What will she think when she finds out that the Princess she thought was her own daughter is a fake born to a concubine who didn’t even receive a title, and that Prince Sidrian is her own son?”

It was a statement that firmly confirmed Lady Aizel’s suspicions.

And.

Lady Aizel glanced at the video stone.

The scene being recorded was faintly visible.

‘It’s very solid evidence.’

“How will His Majesty the Emperor react? Unlike his cold attitude during her lifetime, he was terribly saddened after the Princess died.”

‘So that’s why the Empress wanted to get rid of me.’

There’s no way she’d want one more person to know such a shocking truth.

“Isn’t that why Her Majesty the Empress is grinding her teeth at me but can’t do anything about it?”

‘Not only did she take a newborn baby away from its mother and switch it, but she killed one and drove the other out of the Imperial Palace altogether.’

But why didn’t they kill Prince Sidrian and only drive him out?

Judging from the fact that they mentioned that berserking only works on Sidrian and that his power limit was released, there must be something more.

‘It would have been nice if that had all been recorded.’

It was a shame, but there was nothing she could do.

‘But this alone is enough.’

As Muriel Shabon said, it was a matter that could lead to the Empress’s abdication.

The rest can be found out later.

Lady Aizel saw Muriel leaving the room.

‘Good.’

It ended well without being caught.

Lady Aizel carefully put the video stone in her arms.

If she brings another video stone here tomorrow, no one will know.

The Empress doesn’t use this room very often anyway.

‘Now all I have to do is give this to the Princess.’

Doo-geun, doo-geun [onomatopoeia for a pounding heart].

Her heart was pounding.

Lady Aizel clenched her fist tightly.

* * *

Lady Aizel got on the carriage.

There had never been a time when she had looked forward to getting off work as much as today.

She wanted to quickly give Ruatisha the video stone and tell her about the conversation she had heard today.

Lady Aizel put her hand in her arms. She felt the cold, hard touch of the video stone.

‘I want to head to the Paeraton Dukedom right away, but.’

Doing so would be like advertising that she was Ruatisha’s person.

‘I’ll have to change carriages a few times while pretending to shop. Oh, and I have to call the bird.’

The small titmouse that Ruatisha uses is a smarter bird than most people.

She doesn’t know how she knows, but it appears from somewhere when she makes a tapping sound according to a set pattern.

‘It won’t leave unless you give it cookies.’

It was also a bad-tempered bird that spat out grains and stomped its bird legs.

‘I have to buy cookies while shopping.’

Lady Aizel began to tap her fingers, tok-to-dok-tok [onomatopoeia for tapping].

But.

‘Huh? Why isn’t it going towards the plaza?’

The scenery outside the window that she inadvertently looked at was strange.

Lady Aizel opened the window to the coachman’s seat.

“Thomson, didn’t I tell you to go to the plaza?”

“…….”

“Thomson?”

“We’re taking a shortcut, Miss.”

“……!”

Lady Aizel’s face turned pale.

‘It’s not Thomson.’

She should have checked his face properly before getting in, but she was distracted by the video stone.

Lady Aizel looked out the window.

She had already entered a deserted place.

Even if she opened the window and shouted here, it would only provoke the kidnappers and make the situation worse.

“Turn the carriage around immediately. I am the daughter of the Aizel family and a close maid of Her Majesty the Empress. I will give you as much reward as you want.”

“Hmph, I don’t know why you’re making such a suggestion. I’m just taking you on a shortcut, Miss.”

With those words, the carriage stopped.

Soon, the carriage door opened.

“That’s right. A shortcut.”

Lady Aizel’s eyes trembled at the gentle voice.

“Shabon……!”

Muriel Shabon opened her mouth with a seductive smile.

“But it’s a shortcut to hell.”