Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 31

☆ Chapter 31 ☆

Lately, Baron Dier’s greatest joy in life was giving snacks to Ruatisha.

The days he regularly visited the main estate were Tuesdays and Fridays.

Each time, Baron Dier would buy snacks from famous dessert shops and present them to Ruatisha.

Today was Tuesday.

As soon as the meeting adjourned, Baron Dier headed to Ruatisha’s room.

The snacks overflowing in his hands represented the weight of his happiness.

The thought of the youngest miss enjoying them made him hum a tune without even realizing it.

That’s when it happened.

Kuurururung—.

At the low, explosive sound, Baron Dier paused and looked out the window.

Someone approached him and spoke.

“Oh my, I thought it was thunder again. It seems Master Ixion is training.”

It was Allen, one of the butlers of the Paeraton ducal estate.

Baron Dier nodded.

“Indeed, judging by the direction, it’s the young master’s training grounds.”

“Master Ixion seems to be training diligently these days.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, he stays there for a long time once he goes to the training grounds. Is it perhaps because His Excellency has returned?”

“Well, things are bound to be different whether His Excellency is here or not.”

Baron Dier nodded and resumed walking.

“Are you on your way to see the youngest miss again today?”

Allen asked, gesturing to the dessert shop bags hanging from the baron’s hands.

“Yes! Today, it’s a Black Forest cake filled with cherries! Just looking at it makes you want to eat it right away!”

“Haha, the young miss will surely be delighted.”

“Of course! Isn’t that why I offer this tribute? Sometimes she welcomes me with sparkling eyes like a pure child, and other times she bristles and becomes wary… Sometimes she even looks at me like a shameless kidnapper.”

“Yes…”

‘Is that a good thing?’ Allen wondered, tilting his head.

“It’s truly thrilling! I wonder what kind of reaction I’ll get today!”

Seeing Baron Dier squirm, Allen subtly took a step back.

“Will you be having it in her room? Or should I set up a tea table in the greenhouse?”

“Hmm, that’s a tough decision. The young miss is cute whether she’s eating in her room or in the greenhouse… Which would be better?”

“Haha, well, based on that, wouldn’t it be better to go somewhere the young miss hasn’t been recently?”

“That’s a great idea! Where would that be?”

“Hmm, the youngest miss likes flowers, so the garden… Ah, it’s winter, so that might be difficult.”

“If it’s flowers, then the greenhouse? But she goes there often… Come to think of it, isn’t the gazebo in the east garden equipped with warming magic?”

“Oh, you’re right, Baron! The warming gazebo is the pride of the estate, so the young miss will surely like it!”

“Then have it prepared there.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Baron Dier quickened his pace.

He was already happy at the thought of spending a pleasant time with the young miss in the gazebo.

‘And what kind of reaction would he get today!’

‘Surely, she would greet him with a bright smile, saying she had missed him!’

“Food! Food!”

“Young Miss, please greet me too—”

“Wow! Cake!”

As expected, the young miss greeted him with a bright smile.

The young miss was fascinated by the gazebo and ate the Black Forest cake very deliciously.

Baron Dier was happy.

But joy was always fleeting, and the time to part came quickly.

“Uncle Dier, do you know where Ixion is?”

At the youngest miss’s question as she got up after eating the Black Forest cake, Baron Dier answered without much thought.

“He should be at the training grounds.”

“Okay, thanks! Bye-bye! Bring more next time!”

“Yes, bye-bye!”

Baron Dier waved back with a grin.

* * *

“That’s what happened yesterday.”

Baron Dier said.

Amidst the silence, Father spoke.

“Bring that bastard here.”

Allen denied the accusations, but it was futile.

Soon, evidence of him commissioning the Dark Guild was revealed.

Kwang!

The moment black magic covered Allen, a soft hand covered my eyes.

“Shh.”

A gentle voice echoed in my ear.

It was Ares.

“Your Excellency, Lulu will be startled.”

“…For now, imprison him in the Ice Thorn Tower. The interrogation will come later. I’ll do it myself.”

At Father’s words, the hand covering my eyes slowly fell away.

Through Ares’s fingers, I saw Allen being restrained and dragged away.

Father turned around and hugged me tightly.

“Indeed, we were able to identify the culprit so quickly thanks to our youngest miss!”

“You must have been scared, but you calmly assessed the situation. You’re truly amazing, Miss!”

Among the vassals making a fuss, there was one person who was the most agitated—.

“The young miss, our youngest miss…! She believed in me!”

It was Baron Dier.

“I was the most suspicious person! I was the one who came up with the gazebo! I was the one who suggested it to the young miss! I was also the one who said the young master would be at the training grounds!”

Baron Dier shed tears and approached me.

His face was quite overwhelming.

Father hugged me tightly, as if protecting me from Baron Dier, and Ares stood in front of him, blocking his path.

“But the young miss instead! Asked me! Who the real culprit was!”

‘Father, he’s scary…’

“Everyone! It’s because the young miss trusted me!”

‘No, not at all.’

“That’s right! The young miss and I! As much as we’ve shared heart-fluttering snack times together! We’re overflowing with love and trust!”

Those words were destroying even the love and trust that didn’t exist.

“Take him away.”

“Yes.”

“Young Miss! I love youuuuuu!”

Even as he was being dragged away by Father’s command, Baron Dier shouted his love for me like a final testament.

‘I felt it from the first time I saw him, but he’s definitely not mentally sound.’

The reason I suspected someone other than Baron Dier was simple.

‘Even though he’s not mentally sound, he’s not stupid.’

Baron Dier was the last person I met before I was kidnapped.

That meant he was in a position where he couldn’t avoid suspicion whether the kidnapping succeeded or failed.

Especially if it failed, he would be identified as the culprit in an instant based on my testimony.

Furthermore, Baron Dier was with me when I squeezed—no, when I took back the property from former Marquis Tarenka.

How could someone who saw how I interrogated the former marquis use such a shallow trick that would be easily exposed?

He would have to be as stupid as my uncle to do that.

That’s when it happened.

A ding sound rang, and at the same time, windows started popping up.

[You have completed the quest .]

[Since the quest has ended, the penalty will be reapplied.]

[You have been awarded a 5000-cash gacha ticket as a reward.]

[The linked quest has arrived.]

[You have cleared it in the shortest time, just one hour after the quest appeared!]

[Additional rewards will be given!]

[Duke Paeraton is proud of you!]

[Ares is impressed by your reasoning skills!]

[Baron Dier feels love, gratitude, respect, and loyalty towards you!]

[Baron Dier’s loyalty is at its maximum!]

[The vassals of the Paeraton ducal family are reevaluating you.]

[The employees of the Paeraton family are amazed by you.]

[You have shown the dignity of a Paeraton duchess! Your reputation is echoing throughout the Paeraton territory!]

[Your influence within the Paeraton family has greatly increased!]

[Special perk for your increased influence☆Try to draw up to 20,000 cash now!]

‘Wow…’

So many notifications popped up that it was hard to read them all right now.

But among them, there was a phrase that caught my eye.

‘20,000 cash…’

Awesome.

Of course, it’s a gacha ticket, so I need to be lucky.

…Suddenly, I feel uneasy?

‘Ah, right, I had that!’

The Potion of Luck!

I received it as an additional reward for successfully extorting the property from former Marquis Tarenka last time.

‘I see it.’

The image of me getting 20,000 cash!

Eager to draw as soon as possible, I wiggled my butt.

* * *

“Young Miss, the young master has instructed that no one is allowed in his room.”

“But I did it before, too.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should say thank you. Ixion saved me.”

“The young master knows that you are grateful. Please return now.”

Seeing the bowing aide, I reluctantly turned around.

I even held back from drawing cash right away and stopped by Ixion’s room on the way back from the conference room to my room.

That idiot Ixion wouldn’t even open the door.

‘Why is he doing that again…’

I went to find Ixion before going to the conference room earlier, but it was the same then.

‘I thought we had become a little closer.’

Was I the only one who thought so?

Che.

“Haha, it seems the Third Young Master likes the young miss very much.”

“I know, right? I was surprised when he suddenly went looking for the young miss yesterday.”

“Perhaps he sensed that danger had befallen the young miss?”

The sisters [maids] next to me, who were subtly watching my mood, comforted me.

I wanted to nod and act cheerful out of gratitude, but my heart wouldn’t let me.

“Then what’s the point? He won’t even open the door.”

I could feel the sisters being embarrassed by my sulky reaction.

I felt sorry for them again, so I stomped my feet for no reason.

It’s all because of the penalty.

It keeps making me act like a child.

“I want to be alone. Everyone, leave.”

As soon as I entered the room, I flopped onto the bed.

“But Young Miss, if you’re alone…”

“I’m in my room!”

“Still…”

“I understand, Young Miss. I’ll be waiting, so please call me if you need anything.”

“…Okay.”

Anna took the other sisters and left.

This isn’t right.

I should have said ‘thank you’ instead of ‘okay’ at the end.

I should have told them that I wasn’t angry at them.

But my young heart was just venting by hitting the bed again for no reason.

‘Ixion, you idiot! Moron! Sea anemone! Mutt!’

…But why is sea anemone an insult?

“Sigh…”

I lay on my back and stared at the ceiling.

“My status.”

[Loading…]

Ruatisha L Paeraton – Contractor of Aftanees

Trait

Trait Rank F

Summoning Novel –

Extracting Abilities 0/5

Applying Abilities –

Penalty

Ongoing Quests 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. *Opens upon completion of prerequisite quest, 5.

Completed Quests View More ▼

Possessed Cash 6100 Cash / 3000 Cash Gacha Ticket, 5000 Cash Gacha Ticket, 20000 Cash Gacha Ticket

Possessed Item

Still, has not been completed.

That means Ixion hasn’t recognized me as family.

“…”

I didn’t care much about it before, but now my heart was stinging.

“Bad guy. Naughty brat.”

It’s not my fault I don’t have magic.

Hic.

Tears welled up in sorrow.

If he wasn’t going to care about me, why did he save me?

‘No, I’m grateful for saving me.’

Sigh, it would have been a disaster if Ixion hadn’t saved me.

‘Let’s cheer up!’

I clenched both fists.

‘I have a lot of cash gacha tickets!’

3000 cash gacha ticket, 5000 cash gacha ticket, and even—.

‘20,000 cash gacha ticket!’

Of course, it would be a disaster if they all came out as 100 cash each.

But I have the Potion of Luck!

A beautiful Sanctus [holy], luck, echoing beautifully in the dirty random gacha world.

When I touched the in the status window, an explanation appeared.

‘This potion was first started in Britannia [ancient name for Great Britain] and gives luck to the recipient as it goes around once a year…’

‘What is this?’

The unfamiliar potion had a familiar letter scent.

‘Is it really okay to read it all? It’s not like I have to make seven of the same potion and pass them around, right?’

I was a little uneasy, but I continued reading the explanation.

‘This potion, which has now been transferred to you, gives you luck.

Because that is the reward.’

‘– Effect: After taking it, luck increases in all gachas for one hour.’

‘Ooh!’

‘Why are you making people uneasy for no reason?’

‘You startled me.’

[Would you like to use the ?]

I hesitated a little.

Wouldn’t it be better to complete more quests and collect more gacha tickets before using it?

‘But I could drop out of life before that.’

If the quest ends without Ixion recognizing me as family, I’ll die right then and there.

‘Saving it is a waste.’

“I’ll use it!”

As soon as I finished answering, a new window appeared.

And inside it was a green potion.

It looked like a picture, but when I reached out and touched it, I could grab it.

‘Amazing.’

I opened the cap of the potion bottle.

No hesitation.

I chugged the potion in one shot.

‘Gasp! This taste is…!’

It was mint chocolate!

Just tasting it made me feel like my luck was soaring.

Ah, right. Anyone who hates mint chocolate?

Bang!

There’s no one now, right?

Mint chocolate is definitely the taste of luck!

“Let’s go! 20,000 cash!”

I shouted with confidence.

[Using the 20,000 Cash Gacha Ticket.]

With the notification, a familiar roulette appeared.

The devil was waving his hand, but even that looked cute today.

The roulette started spinning.

[Congratulations!]

[You have won 20,000 Cash!]

“20,000 cash?!”

Even after looking again in surprise, there were four zeros!

I did it!

I did it!

I took advantage of this momentum and spun the remaining gacha tickets as well.

[Using the 5000 Cash Gacha Ticket.]

[Using the 3000 Cash Gacha Ticket.]

[Won 3500 Cash!]

[Won 2000 Cash!]

It was a little disappointing that I didn’t get 5000 cash and 3000 cash, but it was still a satisfactory result.

– Possessed Cash: 31600 Cash

Just looking at it makes me feel full.

‘Okay, I can summon a novel with this.’

I took out Akitus from the drawer.

[Would you like to use cash to summon a novel?]

“Yes.”

[Please tell us the novel you would like to summon.]

There was no need to hesitate.

Now that I don’t know what Ixion is thinking, I needed to check his novel.

“The Terminally Ill Villainess Doesn’t Want Love.”

[Using cash to summon the novel .]

[Using the trait to extract the abilities of the female lead in the novel.]

Parararak—.

At the same time as the book shone, letters began to be engraved.

And five jewels came out of that book.

It was the same sight as before.

[You can use one ability at your current rank.]

[Please choose one of the extracted abilities.]

‘Okay! It said that luck increases in all gachas, so it’s the same here!’

‘I believe in you, Potion of Luck!’

‘Because that is the reward!’

I confidently reached out my hand.

And.

[You have selected the ability , Cough Cough, Gush!]

What? What?