Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 346

Extraneous Story 27

“I-It wasn’t just to show off.”

“Yes, it was!”

The way he avoided my gaze and his trembling voice clearly showed he was caught red-handed—no, red-haloed.

“I knew it. Your tone today, and that uncharacteristic kindness and benevolence, felt off.”

“How rude! I’m always kind and benevolent!”

“Sure, you are.”

I narrowed my eyes at Aphthaenes.

I could just picture him telling another god he’d ‘teach them a lesson’ and ordering a dimension shift.

“But… but it’s partly your fault too!”

Aphthaenes protested.

“You’ve been engaged for three years and still haven’t gotten married! How frustrating do you think that is?!”

“?!”

“Do you know how much of a *dapdabi* [a frustrating or 답답이 person] you’ve been from my perspective?! You’ve fed me *dapdabi* for three years!!”

“W-Why are you suddenly bringing that up?!”

I was dumbfounded.

“Ruatisha Paeraton, my successor.”

Aphthaenes gave a dazzling smile.

A halo shone above his head.

“Love requires trials.”

Don’t say such things with a straight face.

* * *

To summarize Aphthaenes’ words in one sentence:

“So, you orchestrated this to get me and Sid married?”

“Relationships need trials to move forward. Thanks to this, you’re finally getting married, aren’t you?”

“I was planning to get around to it anyway, you know?”

I was flabbergasted.

But, well.

“It was fun for a change.”

Sid being split into two.

Sid trying to seduce me from both sides.

Sid glaring at each other with the same face.

“You met dimension travelers, Clottie returned and caused a ruckus, and all you remember is Sid being split into two?”

“It was that stimulating.”

“You’re really something.”

Aphthaenes looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

I don’t want to receive that kind of look from Aphthaenes of all people.

“It would have been so much better if both were the real Sid. Much, much, much!”

“…Why are you looking at me when you say that?”

“No, just saying.”

“……”

“You said the additional rewards are always carefully selected to be helpful to me, right? Keep that in mind.”

“…What are you planning to do with two Sids?”

I grinned.

“No, don’t tell me. I feel like my divine status will be damaged if I hear it.”

“Tch, I wasn’t planning to tell you anyway.”

Aphthaenes sighed and shook his head.

“Although you’re a pervert, you did well this time.”

“……”

“Saving a regressor who was falling apart from countless regressions is never easy. But I believed you could do it.”

One was a successor with a shattered mentality.

One was a successor engaged for three years, constantly *dapdabi*.

In a way, it was natural for the two gods to join forces.

However.

“Heung, and you got paid handsomely in the process?”

“Uh, uh?”

“Even if both of you wanted something, isn’t this a losing game for you?”

“……”

“Given your personality, there’s no way you’d do something nice for someone else for free. You’ve never even given anything to me, your successor.”

“I did my best for you in my own way! I-I gave you a million cash this time, didn’t I!”

“Isn’t that just a small cut from the money you received from that god as thanks?”

“W-What do you take me for!”

Aphthaenes flared up.

“Unlike someone obsessed with cash, I am not swayed by such worldly things!”

“So what did you get?”

“…I did receive some divine power.”

This bastard….

The bear does the trick, and the man gets the money [a Korean proverb meaning one person does the work, and another gets the reward].

Aphthaenes cleared his throat and straightened his posture.

A brilliant halo shone, and a sacred aura emanated.

“Thus, humans from other worlds who were suffering have been saved.”

“……”

“The regressor who had lost direction and was wandering can now move forward again thanks to you.”

“……”

“I am proud of you for crossing dimensions and saving the world.”

Aphthaenes looked at me with benevolent eyes.

“Aphthaenes…”

“Yes, my successor.”

I returned the same benevolent smile to him.

“It won’t work if you try to get away with that. If you received divine power, you have to give me more than a million cash. How much is that divine power worth in cash? Since I essentially did the work, I should get 90%, right? Let’s recalculate.”

“You’re really…”

Why, what, why.

I’m just saying what’s true.

I brazenly lifted my face.

“Haa, I really chose the right successor.”

Aphthaenes muttered and eventually chuckled.

“No, since I created you with my own hands, it’s natural that you resemble me.”

With those words, my vision began to shake.

The world tilted, and Aphthaenes’ form blurred.

Before the darkness that swallowed everything came.

“Live well with that child.”

Aphthaenes’ voice drifted in.

“This time for sure.”

* * *

Suddenly, my eyes opened.

It was already dawn.

‘Seriously…’

I scratched my cheek while lying down.

‘I was planning to live well even if you didn’t say that.’

Just then.

“You’re awake, darling?”

A languid voice and breath tickled my ear.

Goosebumps rose, and when I turned my head, Cain was lying next to me.

“Y-You…!”

“Hehe, are you so happy to see me from the morning that you can’t even speak? You can stay like that. I’ll give you a morning that’s even better than the night, darling-.”

Crack!

A sharp sound rang out, and the bed’s headboard shattered.

Cain, who would have been shattered instead of the headboard if he hadn’t dodged, protested.

“That’s too much. I almost died.”

Of course, Cain’s protest didn’t work on Crescentio.

He glared at Cain with a contemptuous face.

“Not only did you enter the Lady’s room without permission, but you even crawled into her bed. Demons are truly vulgar.”

“You’re saying that, but you also entered Darling’s room without permission, right? How sneaky!”

“I only came to punish the filthy demon!”

I lay in bed and watched the two’s squabble.

‘Now that everything’s over, aren’t they going back soon?’

I poured too much cash into summoning them, so they were still perfectly fine in the human realm.

I stretched and got out of bed.

“If you’re going to fight, go outside. I’m busy today. I’m going to the imperial palace.”

“…I finally got rid of the remnants of Kiyasedel, and you’re busy again?”

“Yeah, I thought I could play with Darling today. In a very fun way.”

I shrugged.

“You’d both better leave quickly.”

“…You always push me away. Our Celestial race has been waiting only for you.”

“That’s too much, Darling.”

“Nike will be here soon to eat her meal.”

“……!”

“……!!”

The two angels and demon quickly left.

And immediately after.

“Mamaa-!!”

With a booming voice, my *gwiyeomppojjak* [cute and adorable] baby Nike entered the room.

Nike, who was snuggling in my arms, paused.

“I smell dirty demon scum and angel scum? How dare they crawl into Mama’s room? They wanna die!”

“……Nike?”

“Huu, hueeeng! Nike’s nose hurts, Mama! Because of the demon and angel smell!”

“……”

“Hiiiing.”

Nike rubbed her head against me.

Yes, there’s no way my cute baby would say such harsh words.

I must have misheard.

I tickled Nike’s belly and played peek-a-boo.

It sounded like Cain and Crescentio were screaming in the distance.

Well, I must have misheard.

* * *

A sunny afternoon.

The Empress’s palace garden.

“Yes, dear, I heard.”

The Empress said with a smile that radiated more brilliance than ever.

“I’ve already discussed holding the ceremony with Duke Paeraton, haven’t I?”

“……You’re fast. I was planning to see His Majesty today and tell him.”

The Empress smiled proudly at my admiration.

“Hehe, how could I not pay attention to my dear’s affairs?”

Hey.

It’s also your son’s affair.

I stared at the Empress in disbelief.

As if interpreting my gaze, the Empress took my hand and patted it.

“Don’t worry, dear. I’ve already finished preparing to hold the wedding ceremony in Divinitas Hall.”

Divinitas Hall.

A hall that is not opened even for the Emperor’s wedding ceremony and is only used for coronations.

The only time it is opened for a wedding is-.

“It’s a privilege that only those who have received the Saint Ruatisha Medal can enjoy.”

“I’m benefiting from my wife’s virtue.”

Sid said, lifting my hand and kissing it briefly.

Why does he look at me like that while calling me his wife?

I would have pounced on him if we weren’t in front of the Empress and Emperor.

“Yutra has already made several dresses. You can choose the one you want.”

At the Empress’s words, the Emperor sighed.

“It’s not just a few, is it? The Empress has been sponsoring her to make them constantly for three years….”

“Your Majesty, please be quiet. Are you going to take responsibility if this marriage fails?”

“……”

The Emperor quietly closed his mouth at his wife’s scolding.

“I’ll grant my dear everything she wants. Just tell me.”

“Ah, I don’t really….”

“Really? I want to do anything for you.”

“Even if you say that….”

‘What I want is to have an amazing first night.’

I can’t say that!

I glanced at Sid and said indirectly.

“I only need Sid.”

“Oh my…!”

The Empress raised her cheeks and covered her mouth.

“What a truly lovely couple. Don’t you think so, Your Majesty?”

“……It was politically unavoidable that I left you and married the Empress back then-.”

“Who said anything? Do you feel guilty? Why are you suddenly making excuses?”

“……”

The Emperor drooped his shoulders.

I sighed briefly and pushed the refreshments in front of the Emperor.

The Emperor looked at me with a touched face.

“Thank you, Ruatisha.”

“It’s nothing. Although you not only made our Sid suffer but also used him politically, you are Sid’s father, after all.”

“……”

The Emperor closed his mouth.

I chuckled and said to the Emperor.

“So, what did you want to say?”

“Hmm?”

The Emperor, who had been watching me for a while, finally asked as if he had made up his mind.

“You’re not going to make my son live with your family even after you get married, are you?”

“Pardon?”

“He’s still the Crown Prince- no, to be exact, it’s a bit much to make the Emperor live with your family….”

His voice was slightly resigned.

It was different from his previous self, who had loudly opposed living with his wife’s family.

It was as if he had no choice but to let me make him live with my family if I wanted to.

‘He’s the Emperor of the Empire, so why has he become so small… wait a minute.’

“Emperor?”

“……I was thinking of abdicating.”

“……!”

I looked at the Emperor in surprise.

Not only me but also the Empress seemed surprised, as if she was hearing it for the first time.

Only Sid was looking at me with the same expression.

“Sid, did you know?”

“I’m hearing it for the first time too.”

Sid turned his head and said to the Emperor.

“I refuse the abdication.”

“What?”

“I’m planning to go on a honeymoon right after the wedding. For about a year.”

The Emperor looked at Sidrian with an incomprehensible face.

“You’re going to postpone your accession for that reason? Honeymoons are just-.”

“To me, a honeymoon with my wife, which happens only once in a lifetime, is more important than the Emperor’s throne.”

Sid kissed my eyes and continued.

“My wife, who is full of responsibility, will care more about governing than our honeymoon if I ascend to the throne.”

The soft voice that permeated my ear was sweeter than the night breeze in the garden.

“Heo…!”

The Emperor gasped.

Sid took my hand and got up from his seat.

“Then, I have urgent business, so I’ll be leaving.”

The Emperor didn’t even hear those words and kept chuckling, “Heo! Heo! Ha!”

Instead, the Empress waved her hand with a beaming smile.

I asked as I got into the carriage with Sid’s escort.

“Urgent business, what business? We don’t have any other schedule today besides seeing the two Majesties.”

“Urgent business has come up.”

“……?”

Thud.

The carriage door closed.

Sid leaned towards me.

“The owner created urgent business.”

“What…… Ugh-.”

At the same time as the carriage window touched my back, Sid’s lips swallowed mine.

Swish, the carriage curtains were drawn, and the kiss deepened.

“Ha, Sid- Heut…….”

Inside the narrow carriage where we were alone.

As if there was nowhere to escape, the man’s body pushed me.

I could feel the window shaking against my back as the carriage started moving.

The sound of horse hooves clattering.

“Wait, what if the coachman hears-.”

“He’ll think I love my fiancée passionately.”

Sid smiled.

A smile stained with desire, different from his usual self.

“To the point where I can’t stand it even for a moment.”

“You really…….”

“It’s all the owner’s fault.”

Sid kissed my neck and lifted his eyes.

“How can you be so cruel?”

“…….”

“To seduce me in front of my parents.”

My lips parted.

I seduced Sid in front of the Empress and Emperor……?

“See?”

Sid’s fingertips slowly brushed my eyes.

“You looked at me with those eyes and said you only needed me at the wedding.”

“…….”

“With these lips.”

With a wet sound, our lips touched again.

“That’s, seduction……?”

“I couldn’t stand it.”

Sid lazily raised his red, wet lips.

“Should I endure it?”