Lord Baby Runs A Romance Fantasy With Cash [EN]: Chapter 57

Running the Romance Fantasy with Baby’s Cash – Episode 57

☆ Chapter 57 ☆

Ixion and Ares wore subtle expressions.

I, too, looked at the butler with a sheepish face.

[See! What did I tell you!]

[Didn’t I warn you not to get involved in any way because it’s dangerous!]

[I knew this would happen the moment you said he was better looking than me!]

The last remark seemed a bit unnecessary.

And it might not even be him.

Though it’s 99.9 percent likely to be him,

still, it might not be.

Please.

* * *

The night air was still chilly, but thanks to the relatively warm day, fresh sprouts were emerging in the garden.

However, every time Dad took a step while holding me, there was a crunching sound.

It was because the grass underfoot was frozen.

The cause of the unseasonal frost was clear.

I looked up at the source of the cold.

Crack!

A wall of ice sprang up from the ground with a harsh noise.

It was an ice wall so thick that no amount of sword-swinging could break it.

However, a sword imbued with Aura [a magical energy or life force] pierced the wall in one go and surged beyond it.

The sharp tip of the sword seemed ready to pierce the intruder’s head at any moment.

But.

Gush, black blood flowed from the knight’s lips.

It was the same sight I had seen at the auction house.

Despite vomiting blood due to the churning insides, the knight did not drop his sword.

Rather, he took an even stronger step towards the intruder.

However, the moment of coughing up blood created a fleeting gap, and a new ice wall blocked the tip of the sword.

“Stop.”

Dad’s voice was quiet.

It seemed like it wouldn’t be heard in this noisy battle, but the knights who were facing the intruder stepped back.

In an instant, they formed a circle around the intruder, encircling him.

And in the center of that encirclement…

‘Ha, I knew it.’

The boy I saw at the auction house was standing there.

“Don’t get close.”

Dad stopped my brothers as they tried to approach the encirclement.

“That guy must have used poison at the auction house.”

“…That’s his ability, I see. But it’s the first time I’ve heard of using poison as an ability.”

“It’s not normal to be able to use it.”

“Isn’t it impossible for one person to use two abilities?”

“Yes.”

Dad’s eyes narrowed.

“I heard that the restraints were released to showcase that guy’s ability at the auction house.”

“Yes, at that time, he drew attention by freezing and breaking the bars to the extreme, and secretly attacked the host through the floor.”

“Smart.”

Dad briefly admired and continued.

“Attacking the host was just a way to avoid suspicion. The real thing was poison.”

I opened my mouth at Dad’s explanation.

In that short moment when the restraints were released, he broke the bars and attacked the host to divert attention, while secretly launching a real attack with a potent poison.

Double bluffing.

‘He’s still a kid.’

His ability is amazing, and his mind is brilliant.

[See! I told you it was dangerous, right?]

Yeah, yeah, you’re great.

I scrolled past the notification window with blurred eyes.

Either way, the boy in front of me was still a small child.

There were bruises and scabs all over the exposed areas, as if he had been treated poorly.

His clothes were tattered, and he was barefoot.

His feet, standing on the icy grass, were red with cold.

Even if he used a special ability, it would have been a tough journey for a child to walk barefoot from the auction house to here.

At that moment, the boy and I made eye contact.

“……!”

It was fleeting.

Soon, he averted his gaze and tightly gripped an ice spear.

However, I couldn’t take my eyes off the boy’s pupils.

Those eyes were like—

At that moment, pitch-black magic obscured the starlight.

A scene as if a black, giant bird had spread its wings and covered the sky.

The magnificent power unfolded in the sky was overwhelmingly like a disaster.

And that disaster-like power fell straight down towards the boy.

Crack! Snap!

Ice walls rose like a tidal wave and blocked its path, but it was not enough.

Crash!

The sharply honed magic pierced through the stacked ice walls.

Each time, red blood splattered from the boy’s arms, legs, and sides.

However, something else still captivated my gaze more than that fierce struggle.

The empty, the boy’s pupils.

‘…It’s strange.’

Why did that child come here?

With that kind of power, he could have gone anywhere.

Even if he attacks here, in the end…

The boy struggled, but soon reached his limit.

Dad subdued the boy without lifting a finger while holding me.

Thwack! Bang!

The boy was pierced in the air, his arms and legs caught by the sharply pointed magic.

‘It’s still strange.’

As I thought that, I felt a piercing gaze.

I looked up and saw Dad staring at me intently.

‘Huh? What is it?’

I was just blinking, wondering why he was being like this, when I heard a voice from the side.

“As expected of His Excellency.”

“To handle it without even laying a hand on him. I am once again impressed by His Excellency’s strength.”

Those knight guys are really working hard at their social life.

Dad, really.

If he heard flattery, he should say something, but why does he keep looking at me?

That’s why people who were born as superiors are no good.

They have no tact?

“D, don’t you think so, Miss?”

But suddenly, the arrow was aimed at me.

Looking back, the captain of the knights was sweating profusely instead of tears.

‘Please, please say yes!’

I could feel that desperate gaze.

Ah, it wasn’t Dad who had no tact, it was me.

“Umm… Our Dad is so cool…”

Satisfied with my lukewarm reaction, Dad’s eyes flashed.

“My daughter says I’m cool.”

“Of course! His Excellency’s prowess goes without saying, and Miss is so fond of His Excellency, isn’t she?”

“Is that so? I don’t really know.”

“Doesn’t she always ask to be held when she sees His Excellency? Of course, she likes him!”

Enough is enough.

Only then did Dad turn his head and look at the boy.

“Who ordered you to do this?”

“……”

The boy remained still without any reaction.

It was as if the fierce fighting from before was a lie, as he didn’t resist at all.

The purple eyes were still black and dead.

“I’ll ask again. Why did you attack this place?”

Still, there was no answer.

At that moment, the magic holding the boy’s arm contracted and expanded, fluctuating.

“……!”

The boy’s face, already pale, turned as white as a sheet of paper.

His wide eyes showed how painful it was.

However, he didn’t even groan, biting his lip until it bled.

Instead, focus returned to his dead eyes, and something came to mind.

But what was contained there was not anger, rebellion, or hostility.

“He won’t open his mouth.”

It was the hope that he could finally end it.

“It’ll just be a little troublesome, but I don’t necessarily have to hear it from this guy.”

As Dad’s voice echoed softly.

I finally realized what the boy wanted.

The reason why the boy, who could have gone anywhere, bothered to come here.

This boy is here to—

“You’ll take responsibility for daring to invade my castle.”

‘—die.’

Why?

The question did not disappear.

Rather, it only became stronger.

He wanted to die, so he came to a place where there was someone who could kill him.

Such a small child.

‘Dangerous?’

A child who is so broken that he’s in that state?

My knuckles ached.

Only then did I realize how tightly I had been clenching my fists.

At that time.

The pitch-black magic that swallowed even the starlight intertwined in the air and became a giant spear.

I got goosebumps at the sight.

How could that energy, which was as comfortable and affectionate as a blanket made of night to me, be so ferocious and cruel?

The sharp murderous intent was about to plunge straight into the small child,

“No!”

I grabbed Dad’s arm without realizing it.

Thud.

The magic stopped silently in front of the boy’s forehead.

“Don’t kill him!”

Dad said to me in a somewhat troubled voice.

“Lulu, that boy attacked the estate. He must receive due punishment for that.”

I stubbornly closed my lips.

I know this is a childish tantrum.

But…

I turned my head and looked at the boy.

“The knight guys were poisoned, but they didn’t die. Did you do that on purpose?”

The boy didn’t answer and turned his head as if avoiding my gaze.

But that became the answer.

‘He did it on purpose.’

Come to think of it, the guests were fine at the auction house too.

Honestly, it wouldn’t matter if the people who came to buy slaves died, but there weren’t only those kinds of people at the auction house.

There were also many adventurers and collectors of strange objects, and some people came to see it out of curiosity like me.

People who were willing to pay billions to buy this child.

The constantly rising numbers and the burning madness.

The gazes full of desire directed at the small child.

That experience could never have been pleasant.

To the point where he wanted to kill them all.

And this child had the power to kill all those people.

‘But he didn’t kill them.’

It is said that a person’s true nature can be known when they are given great power.

You can know a person accurately by seeing how they use that power.

But with that strong power, all this child does is come to die.

‘How can such a child be dangerous?’

At least, he’s not a child who will kill everyone here right now and destroy the world.

“Miss, I know very well how kind-hearted you are, but this is unavoidable.”

“You mustn’t have sympathy just because he’s young. That person is the attacker of the estate!”

I shook my head at the words shouted by the knight guys.

“He didn’t come in and harm people indiscriminately. He could have killed soldiers or ordinary employees instantly instead of the knight guys. But no one died.”

“Even so, the fact that he attacked doesn’t disappear.”

“Miss, please go inside for now. Today’s events are still too much for the young Miss to—”

“He’s my slave!”

Huh.

I was surprised even after I said it.

I was trying to stop them, but I just blurted out anything.

But the knights who had been constantly refuting me flinched at my words.

I, is it working?

“Si, since he’s my slave, I’ll be the one to punish him.”

Then the knights stepped back as if they couldn’t help it.

But a bigger mountain remained.

“Why are you the owner of this?”

Ixion said with a frown as if he didn’t like it.

“I won the bid for 10 billion.”

“But you haven’t actually paid the money.”

Even Ares joined Ixion.

“Still, it’s mine. It’s just that the person who was supposed to receive the money died, so I couldn’t pay it.”

I know it’s sophistry [a clever but false argument].

But I made an effort to stick out my stomach and said confidently.

“Since he’s my slave, I have to decide on the disposition. Because a slave is entirely the property of the owner.”

Then Dad slowly stroked his chin.

“That’s your right, and I don’t ignore you, so I have no choice but to step back.”

“Thank you, Dad.”

I was embarrassed for some reason, so I fidgeted with my hands for no reason.

Since Dad, the owner of this family, acknowledged my rights, no one could stop me anymore.

I tapped Dad’s chest, and Dad put me down on the ground.

I stood in front of the boy who was hanging in the air.

“Do you have nowhere to go?”

Don’t you know how to live?

So you came to die?

This child is only my age, but how much despair has he tasted?

‘Just because you have an ability doesn’t mean you’re mentally mature.’

There must be circumstances that led to him being sold as a slave.

Even if he was suddenly freed, he’s still a child my age.

It’s normal to feel overwhelmed about what to do right now.

The things this child has experienced must have been too cruel to have hope just because he was released.

“Then receive punishment here.”

Pay for the crime of attacking, and whether it’s voluntary or involuntary, you’ll think of something as you live.

“However, you must abide by three things. Otherwise, I will order you to be killed immediately.”

I held up three fingers.

“First, do not harm our family.”

The reaction to this came from elsewhere.

“That guy can’t harm me.”

“I’m glad you’re worried about me getting hurt.”

“Did you hear that? My daughter is protecting me.”

I ignored the three people and continued.

“Second, do not harm people in our family and people who come and go to the estate.”

The reaction to this also came from elsewhere.

“Miss! To take care of us…!”

“Is our Miss an angel?”

I ignored the buzzing knights.

“And finally. This is the most important.”

I held up the one remaining finger and sharply shone my eyes.

And I said sternly.

“Don’t be obsessed with me.”

“……”

The expression of the boy, who was looking at me with dead eyes, changed for the first time.