Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 239

The Baby Runs the Romance Fantasy with Cash- Episode 239

☆ Chapter 239 ☆

“I’m here today because of the water management project. It was originally something Her Majesty the Empress was promoting, so I’m sure Your Majesty is well aware of it. With the authority I have, I will entrust everything to Her Majesty the Empress.”

“Lulu, you earned that with your own power.”

“I’m just returning what originally belonged to Your Majesty.”

The Empress looked at me silently for a moment before shaking her head.

“Everyone says you’re so headstrong that you show your spirit even before His Majesty the Emperor, and that you always get everything you want.”

A smile appeared on the Empress’s lips.

It was a very warm smile.

“But in reality, you’re a kind child who tries to take care of me, even if it means taking a loss yourself.”

The Empress cupped my cheeks.

“It’s already out of my hands. This is Lulu’s. More than anything, this is a good opportunity for you. Don’t you know what it means to lead a national project at your age? Especially in this situation.”

What the Empress wanted to say was obvious.

If the temple recognizes Liliel as a saintess, everything surrounding her will change.

Perhaps my position, which has never wavered since coming to the capital, might be shaken.

“The Emperor gave you full authority because he meant for you to entrust the work to the right person, not to handle the actual work yourself.”

“Oh? When have you ever listened to the Emperor?”

The Empress chuckled.

“I have no choice. Now that I have power in my hands, I have no choice but to use it!”

“The Empress’s people are going to be furious.”

“Let them be.”

I huffed, and the Empress laughed.

“I’ll be on my way now.”

“Already?”

“I have a lot of work left to do.”

“Why don’t you see Sidrian before you go?”

Sid?

“Did I pique your interest just now?”

“N, no!”

“Hmm, really?”

The Empress narrowed her eyes and looked at me. Her lips were full of playfulness.

“It’s not true. I’ll come again next time.”

I stood up abruptly, hiding my flushed cheeks.

“I won’t tease you, so stay a little longer.”

“I’m really busy…”

“Sid will be sad if you just leave.”

“……!”

The Empress chuckled as she looked at my wavering face.

‘That’s too much! You said you wouldn’t tease me!’

I left the Empress’s palace, leaving behind the regretful Empress.

And headed straight to the Grand Empress’s palace.

* * *

The Grand Empress’s palace was quiet.

The Grand Empress was sitting quietly, not throwing things or shouting.

She was just sitting still and organizing her thoughts.

“Your Majesty, you can’t just sit still like this. You must do something.”

A close maid urged the Grand Empress.

The Grand Empress’s family, the Prussian family, was already in an uproar.

“Knights under the Emperor’s orders have occupied the Prussian manor. What an insult!”

“Not a distant relative, but the daughter of the direct line’s head had the Saegi [a dark magical energy]. It’s a natural measure.”

“Your Majesty!”

“It’s a matter directly related to the security and well-being of the empire. Don’t you know what kind of power Saegi is?”

“But no matter how I think about it, Lady Schueler…”

The Grand Empress bit her lip at the maid’s muttering.

Why wouldn’t the Grand Empress have any doubts?

“…Anyway, Saegi came out of that child’s body. If it hadn’t been for Lady Liliel, it would have been a disaster.”

However, the Grand Empress could not raise any questions.

“Besides, the person Schueler seduced using black magic was Zeon Paeraton.”

The Paeraton ducal family is in charge of one axis of the empire’s military power.

“It is also possible to interpret it as trying to seize military power by using dangerous Saegi and forbidden black magic.”

“T, that’s ridiculous!”

“The current Emperor is not my biological son. He is the son of my long-time rival.”

“……”

“It can’t be helped. My brother has to endure it on his own.”

She was speaking calmly, but the flower blooming in the Grand Empress’s hand crumbled to pieces.

The maid, who knew how she felt, couldn’t say anything more and lowered her head.

‘I wish someone, anyone, would come and be a companion to Her Majesty.’

But after that day, visits to the Grand Empress’s palace stopped completely.

It was then.

“Your Majesty, a guest has arrived.”

“A guest?”

“It’s the Paeraton Duchess.”

For the first time, the Grand Empress’s expression changed.

After a moment of silence, she opened her mouth.

“Let her in.”

* * *

“Your Majesty the Grand Empress.”

Seeing Luatisha, who always greeted her neatly and respectfully, the Grand Empress said.

“Everyone is afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, so no one comes to see me, but the Duchess has come.”

“How could I turn a blind eye when Your Majesty the Grand Empress has taken such good care of me? I heard that people should be taken care of when they are having a hard time rather than when they are successful.”

“Duke Paeraton wouldn’t have taught you that.”

“My father told me to act as my heart tells me, regardless of other people’s situations.”

“That’s like the Duke.”

Eventually, a faint smile appeared on the Grand Empress’s dry face.

Luatisha looked at that face and threw a direct ball right away [made a bold and straightforward statement].

“I don’t think Schueler Prussian really used black magic.”

The Grand Empress paused. But soon she continued to speak as if nothing had happened.

“That child’s obsession with Zeon exceeded my imagination. So it’s not strange no matter what she did.”

“But that doesn’t mean she can use Saegi. To be exact, the Prussian Lady doesn’t have the ability to do so. Your Majesty thinks so too, right?”

“……”

“You said it exceeded your imagination, but Your Majesty knew your niece well. You thought she was an easy person to handle. That’s why you promoted the marriage with Paeraton. Is there anything wrong with what I said?”

The Grand Empress silently stared at Luatisha.

Luatisha, as if she didn’t care about the gaze, continued to speak with a smile.

“Now that clear evidence has come out, it will be difficult for Your Majesty the Grand Empress to avoid responsibility if you defend the Prussian Lady. So I know you’re worried. But you don’t have to do that to me.”

“Ha……”

Eventually, an absurd laugh flowed from the Grand Empress’s lips.

How could there be such a bold and daring child?

But the most important thing is that there is nothing wrong with what Luatisha said.

Also.

‘The intention contained in those words is shaking me.’

Now is the time to lower my body as much as possible and be careful not to be shaken by any storm.

But to be shaken like this by words that don’t seem like much.

If Luatisha had said the situation in detail, I wouldn’t have been so tempted.

But this child knows how to say it so that I will fall for it.

‘……She’s a scary child, not just amazing.’

But it was worth a try.

“So, what do you want me to do?”

At those words, Luatisha smiled brightly.

“Go to the Empress and bow your head.”

“……!”

The Grand Empress’s face hardened coldly, as she had expected a request related to Liliel at best.

“What?!”

“And ask His Majesty the Emperor to lift the Empress’s confinement.”

“Ha!”

The Grand Empress stood up from her seat and pointed her finger at Luatisha.

“Luatisha Paeraton! Are you trying to insult me!”

“Does it look like that?”

The Grand Empress was speechless at the question that was asked back while looking her straight in the eye.

“The choice is up to Your Majesty the Grand Empress.”

Luatisha stood up from her seat.

“I’ll be on my way then. Please take care of your health.”

And she left the room as it was.

As if she had no regrets.

“Huh……”

The Grand Empress grabbed the back of her neck.

“Your Majesty……!”

The close maid hurriedly supported her.

After sitting on the sofa and taking a sip of water brought by the maid, the Grand Empress opened her mouth with a somewhat calmed face.

“……The Paeraton Duchess is really not ordinary. She still looks like a baby to my eyes.”

The Grand Empress shook her head.

“Why is the Paeraton Duchess making such a request? In a situation where it is obvious that Liliel will gain power, there is no point in letting the Empress run wild.”

“Above all, there is a rumor that the Paeraton Duchess was the one who imprisoned the Empress, right?”

At those words, the Grand Empress smiled.

She asked her most beloved close maid, who was massaging her shoulders.

“Don’t you know either?”

At those words, the close maid smiled.

“I absolutely don’t want to turn the Paeraton Duchess into an enemy. She’s still young, but she acts like an old politician.”

“Yes, she’s moving as if she’s already experienced palace intrigue once, no, thousands of times.”

How could she do that?

* * *

I left the Grand Empress’s palace and quickly moved my steps.

I was going to go home and take care of the business of the merchant guild after finishing what I had to do in the imperial palace.

‘Saintess? Who cares.’

Even if Liliel is recognized and certified by the temple as a saintess, there is no reason for me to be intimidated.

There were many romance fantasies where the female lead was a wonderful saintess and saved the world.

‘There are hundreds of romance fantasies that beat up the saintess!’

It was beaten in a variety of ways.

‘Especially the fake saintess.’

That day, Liliel purified the Saegi.

Thanks to that, the temple knelt before Liliel, saying that she was a saintess who had received a powerful blessing that no saintess in history had ever received.

But was it really purified?

I could see it clearly.

‘That wasn’t purification.’

To be exact.

‘It was absorption.’

After all, Schueler was just being used, and the person who cast the black magic was Liliel.

She was just reabsorbing the power that was originally hers.

Liliel did not purify the Saegi.

No, she couldn’t have purified it.

Everything was a lie.

‘……Thinking about it, Schueler’s position is perfect for the female lead of a villainess possession or the female lead of a villainess regression?’

She realizes that she was used and dies, and then she’s perfect as a villainess who reforms after regression, right?

Or she possessed Schueler, a low-level villainess in a novel who was used and killed by a real villain.

In that case, would Liliel be beaten by Schueler, who has no ability?

I smiled and moved my steps.

‘I’m the only one who can purify Saegi.’

I looked down at my hand.

The power of Pasa.

Aktrakern said so.

I am the only one who can use that power now.

‘……What the hell is it?’

I thought summoning a novel was the ability that the demon promised.

Evidence that there is something more than that kept coming out.

‘The demon said that it was no coincidence that I was reincarnated in Paeraton.’

Thoughts went on and on.

“……I’ll find out someday.”

I clenched my empty fist tightly.

‘I want to run to the temple right now and purify the Saegi to reveal that Liliel is fake.’

I can’t control this power perfectly, and if I use the power of Pasa on Liliel to purify the Saegi, the temple will misunderstand me.

‘That I’m attacking the saintess.’

And it’s better to keep the most important card as the last card than to reveal it first.

But that doesn’t mean I’m going to sit still!

‘First, I have to beat them one by one, starting with the small things.’

That’s why I’m moving so busily now.

‘Fake saintess, I’ll show you what happens when you mess with a romance fantasy reader!’

It was the moment I was laughing, hehe.

“I didn’t think you’d be crying, but I didn’t expect you to be smiling so happily.”

My face fell at the voice I heard in my ear.

“That expression just now was a bit too much.”

Esteban smiled.

“You always talk to me on purpose, knowing how I’ll react.”

“Why don’t you even pretend not to?”

Esteban chuckled and stuck close to me.

As the tall man approached, a shadow formed over me.

“Luatisha.”

He looked down at me with a serious face.

My figure was reflected in his mysterious and subtle blue-gray eyes.

“Take my hand.”

“……”

“Then it’ll be much easier, right? I can give you anything.”

A soft coaxing whisper and gaze.

Esteban’s finger touched the back of my hand. The tip of his finger slowly brushed over the back of my hand.

Other young ladies were raving about his handsome face, but I wasn’t impressed at all.

I guess it’s because I’ve been receiving handsome man therapy since I was young.

“I’ve never been so lacking that I needed to receive anything from anyone.”

I answered coldly and moved away from Esteban.

“Liliel will be officially inaugurated as a saintess soon. The temple has been lukewarm to Liliel so far. But now they are very active. You can’t not know what kind of result this will bring.”

“So what?”

I’m going to beat her anyway.

“Don’t be stubborn. Why are you leaving the easy path behind?”

Esteban grabbed my wrist and turned me around.

“It’s been a whole 12 years. Isn’t it enough to make me anxious this much?”

What are you talking about?

Who’s making who anxious?

You’re the one who’s been annoying me and making me anxious!

“Your Highness.”

I sighed.

“Your Highness can’t even be a sub-male lead.”

“What?”

You’re just an annoying fly to me. You’re a complete extra role.

“Lulu, I can take care of Liliel.”

How the hell are you going to do that?

He’s a problem too.

He may not know what a sub-male lead is, but he should pay attention to the situation.

And do you want to do this when your mother and Liliel are working together?

“I’ll be on my way now.”

“Do you like Sidrian?”

When I flinched and turned around, Esteban smiled.

“Even if you think you like him, is it really true?”

“……What did you say?”

“I’m just curious, right? The Duchess of Paeraton has been doing whatever she wants. But the only thing that doesn’t work out is that guy.”

“……”

“When you try to get away, he comes closer, and when you think you’ve gotten closer, he gets farther away. And when you think you’ve got it, it disappears and disappears.”

Esteban looked at my face and chuckled.

“Look at this. You can’t answer right away? I guess you don’t really like him.”

Those words weren’t directed at me.

When I was startled and turned around, Sidrian was standing there blankly.

“Sid.”

Sid separated me from Esteban as if to protect me.

“I told you not to approach me again.”

His purple eyes glared at Esteban with murderous intent.

“Why should I listen to you? Lulu doesn’t even seem to like you.”

“……”

“Right now, you’re just more greedy for a toy you don’t have. Once you have it, you’ll get tired of you and throw you away.”

Esteban smiled viciously.

“So what.”

But Sid was calm.

“You’re a toy that I wouldn’t take even if you gave it to me.”

“What?”

“One way or another, I’m a coveted toy.”

I looked at Sid with a dumbfounded face.

‘No, why are you saying that so proudly?!’