Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 321

아기님 캐시로 로판 달린다-321화 (완)(321/353)

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That’s because I knew from the start.

Sidrihan’s lips curved into a gentle smile as he recalled the young Ruatisha, who had tried so hard to appear cold, aloof, and villainous.

From a very young age, Sidrihan had never once considered his life a blessing.

To him, life was an endless torment.

He desired only one thing.

To die and be forever free from this torturous existence.

However.

“He’s my slave!”

He met a child who shouted those words.

To save him, who had come to die, she claimed ownership of Sidrihan in front of the countless people who had tried to kill him.

That he was hers.

So she would decide whether he lived or died.

The small child took away even Sidrihan’s right to die and kept him alive as she pleased.

She approached him as she pleased, extending her hand, healing him, saving him, and smiling at him.

That chattering voice.

It was like the echo of a new sprout rising from the soft earth in spring.

A smile full of sunlight.

Those things made Sidrihan gradually develop expectations for life.

He began to think that he didn’t want to die.

For the first time, he wanted something from this life.

However, the Geas [a magical compulsion or curse] tried to trample him again.

Continuing nightmares.

In those nightmares, he was terrified that the child would get hurt—.

But Ruatisha saved Sidrihan once again.

In fact, the child saved him even when she wasn’t with him.

Like a guiding star in the night sky, shining light so he wouldn’t get lost even in the pitch-black darkness where neither the sun nor the moon rose.

The young Ruatisha, with her cloud-like hair fluttering and a playful smile, was always a guide in his heart.

Even when he crossed the line between life and death several times, even when he was tormented by the desire for revenge, wanting to sneak into the Imperial Palace and kill everyone.

If he thought it was the path to Ruatisha, he could walk straight without faltering or straying.

It’s a meaningless assumption, but if he hadn’t been switched at birth.

If he hadn’t fallen into the Empress’s scheme and hadn’t been affected by the Geas, and had lived a normal life as a prince, enjoying everything.

‘Even then, I would have recognized Ruatisha.’

He would have fallen in love with her at first sight when she suddenly appeared at the dawn festival.

Perhaps, having grown up as a prince and being quite arrogant and self-centered, he would have been unfamiliar and embarrassed by that feeling, and he might have treated Ruatisha badly.

Then, he would have come to his senses later and been anxious to win Ruatisha’s heart.

Even if he had met her for the first time not then, but later—.

Perhaps, as Ruatisha said, laughing, ‘Grandpa,’ even if he had met her as an old woman with white hair.

He would have recognized her and fallen in love with her.

But if that were the case.

‘I wouldn’t have seen Ruatisha when she was young.’

He wouldn’t have talked to the young Ruatisha.

He wouldn’t have heard the quiet soliloquies she uttered, thinking Sidrihan was asleep.

He wouldn’t have known that she carefully stroked his hair with her small hands at times.

How the young Ruatisha smiled.

How she got angry.

That she commanded adult men with her fingertips, full of dignity.

That she hated broccoli back then, but now she eats it well.

He wouldn’t have known all of that.

He would have been so regretful and sad that he would always think while looking at the traces of the young Ruatisha left in portraits or video stones.

If only he had met her a little sooner.

He wanted to turn back time.

For the first time, Sidrihan felt a faint gratitude towards the Empress.

If the Empress hadn’t switched him at birth, placed the Geas on him, and sold him to the slave traders, he wouldn’t have met the young Ruatisha.

Thanks to that, his image was left in Ruatisha’s childhood.

The fact that she would remember him when she recalled the past was quite satisfying.

Looking back, even that terrible past was a journey to meet Ruatisha sooner.

Thinking that way, even the shameful past that he wanted to ignore and detach himself from felt quite 괜찮게 [gwaenchanhge – okay/alright in Korean].

“Sid.”

At the sound of her voice, Sidrihan turned his head.

His mother, the Empress, was smiling softly.

The Empress approached him and gently took his hand.

Looking into her son’s eyes, the Empress was silent for a while.

Only after a long silence did her lips part.

“…You did well.”

It was a word filled with many things.

Sidrihan smiled.

“It’s quite a good thing that I won Ruatisha’s heart.”

The Empress, who had widened her eyes, soon chuckled and hit her son on the back.

“Yes! That was really good. You’re really amazing, even though you’re my son. How did you get such a bride? Your abilities are good too.”

The Empress looked at her son as if she was so proud of him.

“I wanted to make that child my daughter from the first time I saw her. I’ve never seen such a smart and clever child.”

“Is that all?”

“Yes, and she’s even lovely.”

Similar smiles appeared on the faces of the mother and son.

Blood is thicker than water, and even their taste in people was the same.

“But thanks to you, my wish has come true.”

The Empress, who had been smiling, turned her gaze away for a moment and looked into the distance.

A deep reverie was etched in her eyes.

“If… if my daughter had lived, I thought she would have grown up like that. No, even if she hadn’t grown up like that, she would have definitely become good friends with Lulu. That’s how I felt.”

It didn’t matter if she didn’t grow up like Ruatisha.

Even if she grew up a mess and caused only trouble, she wished she would come back alive.

“But that child even told me that I have a son.”

The Empress frowned and smiled.

“This foolish mother didn’t even know that her child had been switched.”

“It’s not Mobi’s fault.”

“Hehe, I’m so happy to have such a wonderful, smart, and handsome son.”

“……”

“A little… no, to the point where I wonder if he’s a multiple personality, his attitude towards Lulu and other people is completely different.”

“Multiple personality?”

“Be careful not to let Lulu find out that you have a bad personality.”

“…I think she already knows.”

“She knows you’re bad, but she doesn’t know you’re that bad, does she?”

“……”

“Lulu likes your face, so take good care of your beauty.”

Sidrihan nodded seriously.

“The Paeraton Dukedom is not easy to deal with. To maintain this marriage until the wedding ceremony, you must keep Lulu’s heart.”

“I know.”

“Honestly, Lulu takes your soul away even if she doesn’t try to, doesn’t she?”

Sidrihan agreed.

It was as the Empress said.

Ruatisha stole his heart completely, even without deliberately trying to.

Sometimes, he was too embarrassed to even make eye contact and avoided her gaze, but at other times, she was so 적극적인 [jeokgeukjeogin – proactive/assertive in Korean] that she pushed him against the wall, grabbed his collar, and kissed him.

Then, she would be shy and act coy, so he couldn’t figure her out at all.

“Keep working hard to be loved in the future.”

The Empress playfully patted Sidrihan’s shoulder.

“For your happiness.”

But that last echo was quite heavy.

“Yes.”

Sidrihan smiled.

“…Mother.”

Soon, a smile spread across the Empress’s face as well.

Sidrihan stared at that face for a moment before turning his gaze out of the balcony.

Carriages were lined up, entering the vast estate of the Paeraton Dukedom.

The only reason so many nobles had come, not minding the long journey, was to celebrate Ruatisha and Sidrihan’s engagement ceremony tomorrow.

‘Engagement ceremony with Ruatisha.’

That echo filled Sidrihan’s heart with emotion.

The Empress smiled as she looked at her son’s profile.

How could he be so obvious about wanting to see Ruatisha right away?

“Oh my. I have to go now.”

The Empress turned around and came out of the balcony, then stopped, saying, “Ah.”

“Change your clothes before you go. Do your cravat properly too. And put on the pin that Lulu gave you.”

Sidrihan’s face turned slightly red.

The Empress chuckled and turned around again.

* * *

The temple, shining white under the sunlight, showed off its magnificent dignity.

There was no trace of the ruined parts from before in that appearance.

Aptanes smiled and poured tea.

A perfect adult figure, just like in ‘Legacy’.

Ruatisha drank the tea that Aptanes poured.

“It’s delicious.”

“How many years have I lived? Of course I know how to brew tea. You should be honored. You’re the only one I personally pour tea for.”

“Yeah, whatever.”

Looking at Ruatisha, who answered casually, Aptanes smiled.

He was secretly glad that she showed the same attitude to him, who had regained his original form.

“When you wake up, send the Celestial Race, the Demon Race, and the Divine Beasts back.”

“They don’t go back just because I tell them to.”

“Now they have no choice but to go back.”

Ruatisha raised her head at Aptanes’s firm words.

“Because they’re already overdoing it.”

“The restrictions have started to come back?”

“Yes. It’s all over with you blocking the restrictions with your power. It’s amazing that you blocked them for so long.”

Ruatisha nodded.

At the time, she had used all the Cash she had to release the restrictions on the Celestial Race, the Demon Race, and the Divine Beasts.

She grumbled a lot in her mind, telling them to go back, go back, because they were so annoying.

‘But now that I think about it, it’s a little sad that it’s really time to go back.’

When she took a sip of tea, a bitter fragrance lingered in her mouth.

A natural silence fell.

Aptanes stared at Ruatisha, who was drinking tea, for a long time before opening his mouth.

“…In the end, you took Sidrihan’s hand.”

Ruatisha’s eyes narrowed.

“Why did you give me a quest not to get involved with Sidrihan in the first place? You’re not still saying it’s absolutely not allowed, are you?”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

Aptanes laughed.

“Just, fate is…”

Aptanes’s gaze slowly scanned Ruatisha’s face.

A round forehead, big eyes, slightly sulky cheeks, and tightly closed lips.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Aptanes shook his head.

Ruatisha saw the scenery around him distorting little by little.

It was time to go back.

She was completely used to it, so Ruatisha wasn’t flustered and prepared to leave.

“Take care. Don’t be grumpy.”

“When have I ever been grumpy?”

Aptanes was dumbfounded.

Soon, her vision shook and Ruatisha felt her vision darken.

At that moment when she couldn’t see or hear anything.

Aptanes’s voice echoed.

“This time, with Sidrihan, be sure to—.”

Flash.

Ruatisha opened her eyes.

She saw a familiar ceiling.

“No, why does he always say the last words at a timing when I can’t hear them properly?”

Is it on purpose?

‘That devil would be capable of it.’

He wasn’t a devil, but a god.

Ruatisha got out of bed.

* * *

“B, but!”

“Shouldn’t you watch the engagement ceremony before you go?”

“Yes, it’s the child’s engagement ceremony! How can we be missing?”

The Demon Race, the Celestial Race, and the Divine Beasts looked at me with tearful eyes.

“But you’re having a hard time right now because of the restrictions.”

“It’s not hard.”

“Yeah, it is. Go back.”

As soon as I finished speaking, a huge gate began to form.

“W, wait a minute!”

And the Celestial Race, the Demon Race, and the Divine Beasts were struggling to resist being sucked into that gate by force.

“To not even let us see the engagement ceremony!”

“No, your power is decreasing because of the restrictions. I’m doing this for you.”

“What’s wrong with your power decreasing a little!”

Is this Demon crazy?

“Keuk, it’s frustrating…! It’s over like this now, but I’ll definitely watch the wedding ceremony!”

“Be sure to come to the Demon World! I’ll really treat you well this time!”

“Isn’t it better to come to the Celestial World than the Demon World, where you had a bad experience once?”

“Come to my territory! Don’t just go to Actsheraken’s territory all the time!”

“If you come to the Divine Beast Realm, we can all move freely there, so we can meet everyone!”

It was really noisy until the very last moment when they were being sucked into the gate.

‘…Wedding ceremony. Should I do it secretly?’

A wedding ceremony attended by the Celestial Race, the Demon Race, and the Divine Beasts……

‘Just thinking about it is sure to be a crazy party.’

I was seriously 고민했다 [gominhaetda – contemplating/worrying in Korean].

When they all disappeared, it was as quiet as if the noise had been a lie.

I left the room and went out to the courtyard.

Because this was the inner court, the engagement ceremony guests had not reached it.

The sun was already setting.

There wasn’t much time left until tomorrow.

‘The engagement ceremony is tomorrow.’

Even though I had been directly preparing for the engagement ceremony, it didn’t feel real.

‘…Come to think of it.’

Ruatisha looked at the stars that were beginning to twinkle.

‘I’ve never been formally proposed to.’

Even when we were dating.

Looking back, I grabbed his collar, kissed him, and declared that this man was my man.

‘I haven’t really cared about that……’

Is it because the engagement ceremony is right around the corner?

I felt 괜히 서운하고 섭섭한 [gwaenhi seounhago seopseophan – vaguely sad and disappointed in Korean].

‘Tch.’

I kicked a stone with my foot for no reason.

The stone, which had been rolling on the grass, stopped when it hit my shoe.

‘Huh?’

Slowly raising my gaze from my shoes—.

“Sid.”

Sid smiled at me.

“Wow……”

It was such a 멋진 [meotjin – wonderful/amazing in Korean] face that I forgot even what I had thought was 서운하고 섭섭한 [seounhago seopseophan – sad and disappointed in Korean].

‘I’m getting engaged to a man like this.’

It was a 두근두근 [dugeundugeun – heart pounding in Korean] moment.

Suddenly, Sid knelt down in front of me.

“Sid?”

“I don’t know if you care about this, but I want my master to be treated perfectly.”

“……”

“No, I want to do it.”

Lie.

It was as if he knew exactly what I had just thought was 서운하다 [seounhada – sad in Korean].

Sid held out a ring.

It was a completely different ring from what I thought was the engagement ring.

A ring that you would fall into the more you looked at it, as if it contained 마성 [maseong – charm/allure in Korean]— a ring that resembled Sidrihan’s eye color.

“Ruatisha Paeraton.”

Sid called me with a serious face.

He looked a little nervous, 떨리고 [tteolligo – trembling in Korean], and 설레어 [seolleo – excited in Korean].

Normally, I would have laughed at Sid’s appearance, which I was seeing for the first time.

But I didn’t now.

두근, 두근 [dugeun, dugeun – thump, thump – heart beating sound in Korean].

My heart 울렸다 [ullyeotda – resonated/echoed in Korean].

My face was also filled with tension, anticipation, and 설렘 [seollem – excitement/flutter in Korean], which Sid was seeing for the first time.

“Will you marry me?”

Why is that?

My nose tingled and my eyes 뜨거워졌다 [tteugeowojyeotda – became hot/teary in Korean] at those words.

But I smiled brightly.

I’m probably wearing the brightest smile I can make right now.

“Yes!”

A new quest has arrived.

Dear reader!

You’ve worked hard!

There was such a quest before.

〈The Greatest Power Comes From Ordinariness〉

‘Have fun.’

—and I gave you the quest.

Still, the most difficult thing is to protect everyday life.

But there is nothing that makes a person stronger than protecting everyday life and feeling the happiness within it.

Kias Edel has disappeared and peace has come to the world.

However, the story that you, the reader, are running is not over.

Perhaps, sometimes, high waves that far exceed your height will come crashing down.

But if you protect your ordinary life without losing happiness every day, you will gain the greatest power.

The days when the sun is shining brightly and the days when the wind is cool are not suddenly 찾아오는 [chajaoneun – visiting/coming in Korean], but your everyday life has clearly 찾아낸 [chajanaen – found in Korean] them.

So.

– Condition: Be happy

– Reward: ?

by.ToT *공금*갠소*