Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 200

What is it?

Am I perhaps reincarnated without realizing it and just can’t remember?

“Even now, aren’t you borrowing the power of the countless worlds you’ve experienced?”

“What do you mean…”

Ah.

A moment of realization struck me like lightning.

The power of the countless worlds I’m borrowing.

The thousands of worlds I’ve experienced.

And.

The thousands of romance fantasy novels I’ve read.

‘Ah…’

Each and every one of them was a world.

Each and every one had a protagonist.

Worlds that I loved, was deeply immersed in, and wanted to protect.

“So that’s…”

[Aptanes has seen all the novels you’ve commented on.]

[You’ve had the most helpful comments and given the most advice to the protagonists.]

Before reincarnating, I remembered what the devil said.

I didn’t just reincarnate because I was hit by a [isekai] reincarnation truck.

I was chosen for a clear reason.

“It wasn’t just a coincidence…”

“Yes, saving the world is the destiny you’ve built with your own hands.”

Having encountered thousands of worlds, crying and laughing in those worlds, completely immersed.

“Even your choice to reject Aptanes’ words.”

“He’s still young, but he’s a boy with a very dangerous power.”

“So never get involved with this boy. Ignore him no matter what happens.”

The devil told me several times not to get involved with Sid.

But when I got involved with Sid,

[Hidden condition fulfilled.]

[Special item has been granted!]

[Destiny is entirely in the hands of the pioneer.]

I gained even stronger power.

“It’s a destiny you chose, passed, and created yourself.”

“…”

“It’s not something someone else decided, nor something someone ordered.”

“…”

“It’s the qualification you earned and the path you chose. Your decision was making you a savior.”

“…I don’t know about that. I only want one thing.”

“…”

“To live happily with my family and the people I love.”

That alone is overwhelming, and that’s why I’m so restless right now.

“It’s the first time I’ve heard such words from someone who has chosen a mission.”

Aktrakerken laughed.

“But that’s why you are who you are. The only one Aptanes contracted with.”

No, that was a fraudulent contract.

“No grand cause is needed. Those who had it are all dead. That’s enough for you. Protect your happiness.”

“…”

I will.

“Um, but… who are you?”

I asked cautiously, and the handsome man flinched.

“Don’t you recognize me after I changed in front of you?”

“No, since you said I moved. I thought I moved to where you are.”

“I moved inside your mind. I thought it would be easier to talk this way.”

“So you’re Aktrakerken after all?”

“Yes.”

“Wow, you’re handsome?”

“Wh, what?”

The handsome man, who had a somewhat edgy impression until then, blushed in embarrassment.

“Are you making fun of me?”

“No. I’m serious.”

“Th, that’s the first time I’ve heard that. Th… Thank you. You’re also pret一.”

“You don’t have to be so embarrassed. I’m just stating an objective fact.”

I said firmly.

“You’re not my type.”

Aktrakerken stared at me in disbelief before frowning.

“I’ve really never seen anyone like you.”

He shook his head.

“Anyway, this is inside your head, right? Um…”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, I was just thinking your mind is quite a flower garden.”

“…”

“It’s not an insult. You know? It’s really a flower garden. Your mind is all flower garden, really.”

“Stop it.”

The surroundings were full of Shireen flowers like a plain.

However, they were all glowing blue, just like when Aktrakerken stepped on them.

“Why did you tell me to be a flower or whatever.”

“…You hold a grudge.”

“You told me to do it and then you were so disgusted and even stepped back. I was hurt too.”

“No, that’s…”

“…?”

“…Humans, seeing that, for the first time…”

What. So you treated me like an animal in a zoo?

I pouted, and he made excuses.

“I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.”

“If you’re sorry, tell me how to open the gate again.”

Aktrakerken was silent for a moment, staring at me.

I spoke lightly, trying not to show it, but my fingertips were cold with tension.

‘Please…’

Aktrakerken sighed deeply.

“I’m sorry.”

“What…! I didn’t ask to hear an apology!”

“I know what hope you came here with. But the power of the Spirit Beast is different.”

“…”

“To open a gate to the Demon Realm, you need Demonic Energy. Conversely, what can open a gate to the Celestial Realm is Divine Power.”

So?

What does that have to do with anything now?

I need to save that child.

I opened my mouth, but no words came out.

“We… Spirit Beasts cannot open gates. Instead, our power can cross each realm. Just like I contacted you that day without any interference.”

Numerous words came to mind and then subsided.

I couldn’t bear not shouting and arguing.

But pouring out my emotions is not important at all.

What’s important to me is一.

“Then, can’t you give Sid power? Like you did then… If the power can cross over to the Demon Realm.”

Something that could help Sid even a little.

‘He’ll be alive. Even now, at this moment, he’ll be holding on.’

“I can’t see that kid.”

Aktrakerken clicked his tongue.

“The only one I can see is you, so the only one I can contact is you.”

“Spirit Beasts are beings that transcend humans, right?”

“Can you see the ants in the ground?”

“…”

“Can you see all the ants that have entered somewhere in your house?”

“…”

“It’s like that.”

Come to think of it, at first, the Spirit Beast Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Celestial Realm were said to recognize me. After that, they said they were watching me.

In other words, they didn’t recognize or see me before that.

He looked at me, who was bowing my head with a clenched fist, and said with pity.

“Considering that kid’s last 모습 [appearance] that day, it might be better not to give you hope.”

“What do you mean?”

When I glared at him, Aktrakerken shook his head.

“Don’t take it badly. It’s not that there’s no possibility, but it seems like that kid doesn’t want to leave you with hope, so that’s why I’m saying this.”

“…”

“That child didn’t tell you to wait. It must have been what he wanted to say. But he didn’t say it out loud. You know why too, right?”

How could I not know.

“…He might be alive.”

“He’s alive.”

“…Yes. Originally, it wouldn’t have happened in the first place. Even if you had crossed over, it wouldn’t have been that dangerous. But the Demon Realm is experiencing great chaos, so…”

“What does that mean?”

“Demonic Energy has thickened in the Demon Realm, causing chaos. The monsters you saw are beings that have been transformed by being tainted with Demonic Energy.”

“Demonic Energy is the power of the demons, right?”

“No. It’s been so long since the demons appeared that humans have forgotten. The power of the demons is Mana.”

Mana? Isn’t Mana the power that wizards wield?

A neutral power….

“Demons aren’t particularly more evil. From a human perspective, they might seem a bit evil, but from a transcendent perspective, they’re all necessary.”

“…Spirits?”

Our Hermes Jjakyi?

“Yes, they’re the worst!”

I’ve thought about it before, but spirits and Spirit Beasts really don’t get along.

“Of course, it’s true that demons need Demonic Energy to live. But that’s only to a certain extent.”

He continued.

“Humans need water to live. But can they live in water?”

“Ah.”

“It’s like that. So if that kid met a demon, he might be alive. Of course…”

“Why are you stopping mid-sentence?”

“You can imagine what happens to a human caught by a demon, right?”

“You said demons aren’t particularly more evil?”

“That’s from a transcendent perspective.”

“…”

“I shouldn’t have said that.”

“No. It’s not going to happen anyway.”

“What do you mean?”

“Sid is strong. If he met a demon, he would beat the demon and make it listen to him. He’s not someone who would ever be defeated.”

“…That’s unlikely. But it feels like it might be true… He was really crazy. How did he reverse my power?”

“Right?”

Aktrakerken smiled and patted my head.

“If that’s the case, you might get a message. The messenger demons are fast. Until now, the demons have been too busy with their own affairs to care, but the situation has changed. They’re watching you, so they’ll know the connection between that kid and you.”

“Demons can open gates, right?”

“Yes.”

Aktrakerken, who was nodding, stopped.

“What are you trying to do?”

“You said the demons who can open gates are watching me, right?”

“Don’t do anything reckless. If they were going to open it, they would have opened it already. There’s no point in provoking the demons. After Kiyas Edel purged Aptanes, the balance of the world began to break.”

Aktrakerken stared into the distance.

“The Demon Realm suffered the most damage from that. Then it was the Celestial Realm. Now, signs of abnormality are appearing even here.”

“Signs of abnormality like…”

“Phantom Beasts are not being born, spirits are losing their power, the Mana in Mana Stones is being depleted, and the number of humans connected to the Celestial Realm has decreased.”

Mana in Mana Stones.

Come to think of it, it was said that Mana Stones that were completely empty of Mana had been mined since 300 years ago.

The frequency of that has been increasing.

‘Nicholas Tarenka used that to commit fraud, and I’m making a fortune with black gold thanks to the Mana Stones being completely empty.’

That wasn’t a natural phenomenon, but a sign of the world’s destruction.

I now understood that this world had been slowly approaching destruction, one step at a time, for a long time.

“The end is near. There’s not much time left.”

Aktrakerken looked straight at me.

“So give up.”

What?

“There’s so much you need to prepare.”

“Are you telling me to sacrifice myself to prevent the world’s destruction now? You told me to protect my happiness earlier.”

“What if the world is destroyed? What about your family?”

“…!”

“Let’s say you devote yourself to saving that kid and eventually succeed. By then, you won’t be able to stop the world from being destroyed. To be exact, you won’t have the power to do so.”

“…”

“Are you going to hold hands with that kid who came back and die together?”

I glared at Aktrakerken with wide eyes.

Tears were streaming down, but I didn’t even think about wiping them away.

But he just said it one more time without any change in expression.

“Give up.”

“No.”

“I’m not saying this for my own good. You need to… Ugh?!”

Aktrakerken suddenly grabbed his head and staggered.

The surrounding scenery began to break apart.

And.

“Are you bullying Mama!? You bad guy! Don’t hurt our Mama!”

Our baby was hitting Aktrakerken’s huge body, which was a hundred times bigger than himself.

Every time he slapped with his front paws, Aktrakerken’s mountain-like body flinched.

“Lulu.”

“Dad.”

Dad was hugging me.

“Are you okay? You suddenly lost consciousness. The Spirit Beast said he was going to take you to the mental realm, though.”

I had that conversation when I went to pick up the Phantom Beast earlier.

“I’m okay. But.”

I jumped out of Dad’s arms.

“I need to beat that bastard up a bit.”

I don’t think he can touch me. He’s a precious person who will save the world.

I spat on my palm.

* * *

“No, how can a person change like this? He was definitely cautious of me when we first talked.”

“You tend to be treated the way you act.”

“…”

“Uh-huh, hand going down.”

When Ruatisha glared, Aktrakerken, who had transformed into a human form, raised his hand higher.

He glanced at Ruatisha’s expression.

‘Her mentality is really incredibly strong.’

She never collapses.

‘…That’s a relief, but.’

I can’t help but keep worrying.

I spoke somewhat strongly, but Aktrakerken was serious.

For the sake of Ruatisha herself, not anyone else, she had to not cling to futile things and hone herself more.

‘She’s already contacted Kiyas Edel’s priest. Kiyas Edel has also started to be wary of that child.’

If she doesn’t get stronger, her life is in danger.

‘But she’s not the type of child who would listen if I said, “You’re in danger, so give up Sidrian.”

It was clear that she would save Sidrian first, regardless of what happened to herself.

‘In the end, I had no choice but to mention her family.’

I can’t help it even if I’m hated by that child.

But I was sad.

“If you hurt Mama one more time, you’re dead.”

Seeing the baby whispering in his ear so that Ruatisha couldn’t hear, I was sad to the point of being heartbroken.

‘Ha… My fate.’

How could I, who has lived for the most sublime years among the Spirit Beasts, be treated like this by a human baby and a Phantom Beast baby?

“Uh-huh, hand. Angle.”

Does she have eyes on the back of her head?

She’s thinking so hard, but when did she see the hand angle?

At Ruatisha’s instruction, Aktrakerken raised his hand higher.

Aktrakerken raised his hand higher.

The Paeraton ducal family and the Tarenka marquess were happily watching the youngest child scolding the Spirit Beast, not even afraid, wondering where they had gotten the picnic mat and refreshments.

The magical Paeraton family and the marquess, who was no less extraordinary, were one thing, but a maid was also going around taking pictures with a stone.

‘My fate…’

It was then.

Aktrakerken’s eyes reflected a reality he absolutely didn’t want to believe.