Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 55

Runs the Romance Fantasy with Baby’s Cash – Episode 55

☆ Episode 55 ☆

This is a soundless outcry.

A poem I learned in middle school comes to mind.

As if struck by a great shock, Dad, Ares, and Ixion stared at me without reacting.

However, behind them, a silent explosion was erupting.

Bang! Kwa-kwakwang!

Did someone throw a bomb here!

Ah, it’s me.

This is the power of K-idols spreading to the world!

“Do you like Luluflower, or an empty mana stone?”

I tilted my head, making a flower *batchim* [Korean: 받침, a supporting base or pedestal] with my hands.

It’s okay, I’m a five-year-old baby!

I can do it, me!

“Lu, Luluflower…….”

Ixion said blankly. His pupils were in the shape of hearts.

“I’ve never seen such a lovely flower. Are you really giving it to me?”

Ares smiled gently and stroked my cheek.

“I will have all the flowers in the garden picked.”

Dad said with a solemn face, as if issuing a new decree.

“Luluflower is enough in this world.”

No. That’s really not it.

‘Anyway, it’s a relief.’

It seems like the mana stone gift issue is settled for now.

The embarrassment is temporary, but money is forever!

Ixion held out a piece of pancake to me, and I opened my mouth wide to eat it.

I was munching on the food that Dad, Ares, and Ixion were feeding me, one bite at a time, when there was a knock and Count Erkel entered.

He paused for a moment when he saw us, then gave a strange smile.

“It’s always such a heartwarming scene. His Excellency and the young masters on a pink scallop… You all look so comfortable.”

“You’re getting cheekier and cheekier.”

“I mean it looks good. It must be all thanks to the youngest lady.”

Well, it’s true that Dad and my brothers are sitting on the pink scallop because of me.

But I didn’t choose the scallop chair.

‘Dad picked it out himself!’

“What brings you here?”

“It’s about that item we discussed before.”

Dad’s eyes lit up for a moment.

“Did it come up for auction?”

“Yes, we won the bid. It cost more than expected, though.”

“It doesn’t matter how much it cost. That is my一.”

Dad stopped speaking and glanced at me.

“We’ll finish the conversation in my office.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

Dad got up from the scallop and came to me.

“Eat slowly and have a lot.”

“Yes!”

Dad kissed me on the head and left the room.

‘I guess he bought something really important.’

I tilted my head.

But something else caught my attention more than that.

Auction!

What a heart-pounding word.

“Hey, are auctions held often?”

“They’re held quite often. It’s a big city, after all.”

“Weakling, are you interested in auctions?”

“Yeah! Wearing a fancy mask like this at an auction! 120 million in cash!”

As I excitedly put on a hand mask and spoke, Ares gave a smooth smile.

“Ah, my sister wants to go to a masked auction.”

“Yeah, yeah!”

Hoping he would take me, I nodded vigorously.

Ixion narrowed his eyes and poked my cheek.

“Heung, you’re saying that a squishy pudding like you isn’t interested in ordinary things?”

“Of course! Ordinary things are boring!”

A romance fantasy auction, I wonder what kind of special items will be there!

A conch containing the legend of a mermaid.

The holy sword used by the hero.

A dragon’s mana heart!

Just imagining it makes my heart flutter!

“There’s one coming up in ten days. It’s hosted by Astal, so it’s the largest masked auction.”

“Wow! I want to go, I want to go!”

I raised both hands.

“I have no choice. I guess I have to go with you.”

“It’s my first outing with my sister.”

“Are we both going? That’ll be fun!”

I felt reassured that both Ixion and Ares were going with me.

Come to think of it, this is my first outing since coming to the Duke’s mansion.

‘And, my first outing with my family.’

Hehe.

I was so excited about what would happen.

* * *

I subtly adjusted the rabbit mask I was wearing to make sure it wasn’t crooked.

Ares had given it to me as a gift.

The robe I’m wearing now was given to me by Ixion.

The surroundings were decorated lavishly and luxuriously.

A wide red velvet cloth was laid on the floor, and the platform was made of shiny white marble.

I sat in the box seat and looked down.

People wearing masks, drinking champagne, and occasionally raising placards.

Fierce price competition and successful bids.

Up to this point, it was really the auction in a romance fantasy that I had imagined.

But.

“The next item is the ‘Nymph’s Heart’!”

At the same time as the host wearing a pure white half mask shouted, the cloth covering the item was lifted.

A red heart was in a water tank.

I frowned deeply.

‘So this is what a masked auction is like……!’

The auction I had imagined was not like this.

When I told Ares, he said that those are regular auctions where you don’t wear masks.

In other words, an auction where you wear a mask is not a normal auction.

Items obtained by stealing or robbing through dark routes, items whose origins cannot be revealed for some reason, or illegal items like the Nymph’s Heart that just came out.

In other words, an auction where only items that cannot be traded normally are sold.

That is, it was an auction on the black market.

‘So that’s why Ixion and Ares reacted like that.’

Well, wearing a mask is the same as auctioning while hiding your identity.

Why would you bother hiding your identity if you didn’t have something to hide?

Of course, it must be a black market.

‘I don’t want to buy a Nymph’s Heart or anything like that.’

No, I want to catch everyone who sells and buys them.

My heart ached when I thought of Daphne and my brother.

Of course, not only strange things were auctioned.

There were also many mysterious items that I had imagined.

“Next is the ‘Telescope that Shows Where Treasure Is’!”

The cloth was removed, and a telescope made of gold and oak, which looked like it came straight out of a fantasy, appeared.

“Well, this is perfect for adventurers or those who hire adventurers! It shows you exactly where the treasure is! Personally, I’m very interested in it too!”

I widened my eyes and asked Ares.

“Is that real?”

“Listen to it once.”

Listen to it?

I listened to the host explaining the telescope in detail.

When the story of the great pirate who owned the telescope came out, I couldn’t help but applaud.

That person would be good at selling medicine [a metaphor for being a good salesperson or con artist].

The more I listened, the more I felt like I had to buy it.

But.

“The range of this telescope is up to 3 meters in diameter around the treasure, and the treasure it shows may be property owned by someone else. Our association is not responsible for any incidents that occur while searching for the treasure. Please check the full terms and conditions for details.”

It was a rapid-fire announcement that I had heard a lot somewhere.

I felt like I had to get insurance.

I was speechless as I listened to the words that I didn’t know whether they were rap or explanation.

“Are there people who buy it even after listening to that?”

“If there are various clues about the treasure, even such useless things can be helpful once in a while.”

“Well, most of them are in vain. Treasure hunters are usually the kind of people who bet on such ‘one in a million’ chances.”

“Ah.”

I nodded.

As expected, someone won the bid for the telescope, and the host introduced a new item.

“A flute made of snakes, excavated from ancient ruins!”

Why make a flute out of snakes?

Anyway, the auction continued.

There were many mysterious things and things that made me frown.

But there was nothing that made me want to participate in the bidding.

“Isn’t there anything you want to buy? You haven’t bid on anything.”

“Yeah, there’s nothing that really catches my eye…….”

I have a lot of money, but I can’t spend it.

I never thought this would happen to me.

“Is it because of the money? I’ll buy it for you.”

“Why are you worrying about money when I’m here? You can use my money.”

No, it’s not that, there’s really nothing I like.

And it’s not like you’re the only ones who are rich.

I’m rich too.

But honestly, I’d rather spend someone else’s money than my own.

‘Should I just ask them to buy me anything?’

Should I show them the spicy taste of a consumption fairy [a term for someone who spends lavishly]?

I was thinking that when.

“The long-awaited final item! Everyone, get ready to be amazed!”

The host shouted in a voice full of excitement.

Unlike before, there was nothing on the stage.

‘What is it?’

Then, the floor in the middle of the stage opened and something began to rise slowly.

It seemed like they were putting a lot of effort into it since it was the last auction item.

‘What on earth is it?’

Soon, a huge, dark iron cage appeared.

And inside, a child, bound and standing, was infinitely small compared to the size of the cage.

“The final auction item is this boy!”

The host shouted.

There have been several cases where people have been put up for auction before.

In other words, it’s not surprising that slaves are auction items.

However, people were more agitated than ever and looked at the stage.

I couldn’t help but be surprised too.

‘He’s definitely……!’

Because it was someone I knew.

Blonde hair that shines more brilliantly than the sun.

A beautiful face as if God had meticulously carved it.

Above all, purple eyes that seemed to captivate anyone who saw them.

It was an eye with a power that could be called demonic.

A face that could never be forgotten if seen even once.

It exactly matched the appearance of the boy that the devil had shown me in my dream.

“When you see the flow of the guiding star, you will soon meet this boy.”

That was true.

I never thought I would meet him like this in a place like this.

At the same time, I remembered the devil’s warning.

“He’s still young, but he’s a boy with very dangerous powers.”

“So never get involved with this boy. Ignore whatever happens.”

But the boy, wearing restraints on his hands and neck, did not seem like a dangerous being.

Rather, he looked pitiful and pathetic.

‘Well, you can’t know just by looking at him.’

“He’s a really beautiful boy, isn’t he?”

The host smiled, enjoying the commotion in the hall.

“Jewels are so expensive because of their beauty and rarity.”

He approached the cage and lifted the child’s chin with a black baton.

People exclaimed at the boy’s face shining under the bright light.

“Then, how much would this boy, who is more beautiful than a jewel and has the rarity of being the only one in the world, be worth?”

It was a really unpleasant expression.

But those words seemed to ignite the desires of the buyers below.

People fidgeted and grabbed their placards.

“But! It’s too early to judge. Of course, the appearance alone is valuable enough. But the real value of this product is more than that!”

The host moved away from the cage and distanced himself.

There was a red shining jewel embedded in the restraint on the child’s neck.

At the same time as the host pressed the button in his hand, the light went out.

At first, I didn’t know what change had occurred.

Pasasak.

The moment I thought I heard a sound like stepping on thin ice.

Jjeok, jjejeong!

The sound of ice breaking echoed loudly throughout the hall.

And some of the thick, dark iron bars that had been confining the boy were broken.

“Look! As some of you may know, this iron cage is no ordinary iron cage! It is made using the bones of Karatukera!”

At those words, horrified voices were heard here and there.

“Karatukera’s bones?”

“Oh my god……! You can barely cut it using Aura [a type of magical energy], but like that?!

The host smiled contentedly and continued to speak passionately.

“How is it! This amazing ability! There has never been a product like this before, and there will never be again……!”

The host stopped speaking and hurriedly moved further back.

The snowflakes that started from under the boy’s feet reached the host’s feet, passing over the black iron bars.

“Oops! I almost cut off my foot because of the frostbite! Buyers should handle this product with care.”

When he pressed the button, the red light came on again in the restraint around the boy’s neck.

“But don’t worry! This restraint definitely controls the ability. You can educate him as much as you want, depending on the owner’s discretion!”

A child with that much power is being treated like an object and insulted, but the boy himself didn’t react at all.

He didn’t growl and show hostility, and he didn’t get angry at the failure of the attack.

He just looked around with an infinitely calm and quiet gaze.

“There’s nothing more fascinating than a dangerous and beautiful creature. This product is as deadly as a flower containing poison!”

The host pointed to the boy as if showing off.

“Although it may be difficult to tame, there is also pleasure in that. If you succeed in taming him, you will be more satisfied than with any other product!”

Taang!

The host slammed the podium roughly with both hands.

As people’s eyes were all focused, he shouted.

“Then, the auction will start at 1 billion!”

It was the highest starting price ever for any item that had come out so far.