Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 283

☆ Chapter 283 ☆

“What did you say?”

Hmm.

Was that a bit much to say to a clergyman?

‘My brothers would have been so proud.’

Ares would have smiled even more brightly, like a blooming flower, saying, “Do you think I’m that handsome in my little sister’s eyes?”

“You’ve heard about the pseudo-religion, right? They say more people are attending services since you came back.”

“So, that job is…?”

I nodded.

“Even if it’s not ideal, let’s work thinking we’re saving lambs from falling into a bad path.”

“Treating people like bait.”

“Bait? Let’s call them works of art, like famous paintings or sculptures. It’s natural for people to gather to see art, isn’t it?”

Crescentio moved his lips a few times.

Then, avoiding my gaze, he muttered.

“…I have no choice.”

Good.

It was the moment I was about to get up from my seat.

“But—”

Crescentio opened his mouth. He still wasn’t looking at me.

“Do you think… I would be helpful?”

Hmm?

“I don’t know, but.”

He glanced at me, and when our eyes met, he coughed and looked away.

“…Do you really think so?”

What is it?

‘Everyone says I’m handsome. I don’t know, is it true?’

I wonder if he’s embarrassed by his own question; Crescentio’s ears were red.

‘It really doesn’t suit him… or maybe it surprisingly does?’

A noble? No, seeing a face with a more saintly, knight-like aura being subtly shy…

‘Well, at least it’s better than when he acts obnoxious.’

When I didn’t say anything, Crescentio turned only his eyes to stare at me.

I shrugged.

“I told you, more people are attending services, right? It’s already a result shown in the data. There’s no reason to deny it.”

“…”

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No.”

Crescentio, who had been looking at me with cold eyes, turned his head away.

“Why? What is it?”

“It’s not that, but what do you th… No. Never mind.”

Crescentio got up from his seat as if there was nothing more to hear.

“Ah.”

I belatedly understood Crescentio’s intention.

“You’re definitely not my type.”

Abruptly.

Crescentio stopped and turned to look at me.

I nodded and smiled at him.

“Personally, I’ve never even thought you were handsome.”

“…”

“Don’t worry.”

“…”

Crescentio turned his head without answering.

He didn’t have a gentle impression to begin with, but somehow his expression felt colder.

‘Anyway—’

I looked to the side.

[Skill 〈Clueless〉 has been activated.]

It was a notification window that suddenly appeared during the conversation earlier.

Skill 〈Clueless〉 is a passive skill like 〈Cough, Gush〉, so it’s not an ability that is used just because I want it to be.

‘Why does it say the skill has been activated?’

Could it be related to the current conversation?

‘Did I do something clueless?’

But even if I retrace all my words and actions, there wasn’t really any part where I acted clueless.

‘Rather, I’m clearly setting up measures against the pseudo-religion.’

If I were clueless, I wouldn’t have noticed the pseudo-religion and wouldn’t have thought of defending through Crescentio, right?

‘Am I so perceptive that even when I’m clueless, my perception is about the level of an average person?’

For some reason, only that thought strongly came to mind.

* * *

Crescentio’s effect was amazing.

They say a cafe does so well if there’s a handsome part-time worker.

It felt like I was personally experiencing that effect.

Crescentio grumbled, “Why am I doing this clown show…”, but he did everything I told him to do.

I was really touched when I saw the child on the street with a limp being healed by his divine power.

Even I was like this, so what about other people?

[The Strongest Combo!]

[Following the Saintess, an unprecedented priest? The changed status of the temple!]

[‘That Handsome Priest’ with the Saintess, Crescentio]

[The appearance of a priest with unprecedented divine power, thanks to the birth of the Saintess?]

[Interview with imperial citizens who witnessed the Saintess and Priest Crescentio: “My eyes are doubly delighted.”]

I quickly scanned the headlines of the pouring articles.

‘Good. It’s definitely becoming a hot topic.’

As I opened my mouth, a sausage entered my mouth.

The juicy sausage popping with every bite is always delicious.

After chewing and swallowing, I opened my mouth again, and this time a salad with a tangy dressing entered my mouth.

The refreshing vegetables cleanly washed away the rich juice.

I leisurely savored it and turned the newspaper.

“Lulu.”

At my dad’s call, I took my eyes off the newspaper and raised my head.

“You should focus on eating when you’re eating. Don’t look at the newspaper.”

“…But Dad, you used to do that often.”

My dad flinched at my words.

“You can’t blame the cotton ball [a small, insignificant thing] for what your father did. We can feed you the rice like we’re doing now.”

“Here, let’s eat this now.”

I quickly accepted the soup that Zeon was serving.

My dad’s hand flinched.

Grandfather chuckled and leisurely crossed his legs.

“He wasn’t scolding you for looking at the newspaper.”

‘It’s peaceful.’

Looking at my family sitting around the table having breakfast, that’s what I thought.

I’m busy to death, but I can still find strength because of this everyday life.

‘It would be so nice if Ixion was here too.’

Looking back, it was really amazing.

When I first met my family, I was awkward and uneasy even when Dad took me around.

Being loved was so unfamiliar that I didn’t even know if I was being loved.

But at some point, it became very natural to act spoiled like this.

That’s because my family always gave me certainty.

Ares and Zeon leaned over to look at the newspaper I was reading and said.

“But why is my sister hanging out with this guy?”

“He looks obnoxious.”

How did they know right away?

Everyone else just says he’s handsome, but they don’t know if he’s obnoxious!

“What’s with this article? They have to write based on facts. What’s so handsome about a guy like this?”

“…Could it be that our youngest—”

“I have high standards.”

When I answered right away, my brothers nodded proudly, saying, “That’s right.”

“We raised her well.”

“Eye-level education is very important.”

“It would be a big problem if you like appearances but have low standards.”

“We don’t have to worry about that part.”

“…”

Are you guys calling me a shallow person who only cares about looks?

I looked at my family with a sulky expression.

That’s when it happened.

“Y-Your Majesty…!”

At the same time as the door was roughly opened, Baron Erkel entered the dining room with a pale face.

“What’s wrong?”

“H-His Majesty the Emperor—”

Baron Erkel was a person with quite a lot of emotional expression.

But this was the first time I’d seen him so flustered.

“His Majesty the Emperor has collapsed!”

What?!