The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 121

Having endured countless trials and even committed acts that defied common sense, Kieren was still taken aback.

The child surprised even Kieren.

He truly hadn’t anticipated this.

Kieren exhaled softly.

“Who asks to go to prison together?”

His mutterings received no reply.

As Kieren lay languidly on the bed, a small baby slept soundly on his stomach.

A delicate child, like a fluffy dandelion seed.

As if she might float away if left unattended, Kieren gently drew the child closer.

A smile, unnoticed by him, played on his lips.

He was glad that Chesha had offered to follow him to prison.

Though he knew he shouldn’t, he found it difficult to suppress the joy in his heart.

He couldn’t help but feel a sense of warmth knowing that the child cherished and followed him.

Kieren pulled the blanket that had slipped down and covered the child.

Chesha stirred momentarily, then settled back into a peaceful sleep.

Kieren gazed at Chesha for a long time before slowly turning his gaze aside.

High Saint Sianor hadn’t been able to confine Kieren to the Inquisitorial Chamber.

At best, he had merely imprisoned him, and even that was quite comfortable by normal prison standards.

It was a place reserved for individuals of noble status.

Unlike other prisons with straw-covered stone floors, this one was furnished with a bed and simple furniture.

Though iron bars were present, there was also a window that could be opened and closed.

It was a luxurious existence for a prisoner.

Kieren was content with this, having experienced far harsher conditions in the past.

The only discomfort was the chains on both wrists.

Kieren wore crude black bracelets.

They were magic suppressors [devices that inhibit the use of magic].

The fact that he was fitted with two suppressors indicated their considerable apprehension.

It was frustrating to wear magic suppressors after so long.

The sensation of suppressed power was unpleasant, but it was a small price to pay for his insolence toward the High Saint.

He wouldn’t be confined for long anyway.

The Inquisitor would handle it.

Kieren patted Chesha’s back and fell into thought.

‘There was a monster in the Holy Empire…….’

Why did a monster appear in the holiest land of the continent?

The sudden appearance of monsters in the middle of the night had thrown the tranquil Holy Empire into complete chaos.

In fact, this was a strategy Kieren had contemplated.

If the High Saint didn’t act as he desired, he considered using black magic to unleash monsters upon the heart of the Holy Empire.

Of course, it was a method he would only resort to as a last measure, when pushed to the very edge.

Because it was an irreversible act.

But the situation unfolded in a way that mirrored Kieren’s ultimate plan.

As a result, he gained a significant advantage.

From the current perspective, it might seem that Basilian had suffered a great loss, being imprisoned in the underground prison with his daughter.

However, viewed from a broader perspective, it was by no means a loss.

Now, the Holy Empire couldn’t easily target the Basilian family.

Until now, Basilian had been managing the monsters of the Black Forest under the orders of the Holy Empire.

However, it was a vague event that took place in an obscure location far from the holy land.

The people of the continent were largely unaware of Basilian’s role and the consequences of being without the Serpent’s Guardian.

The High Saint of the Holy Empire, and those who inherited the mission of the Basilian family, had secretly shared the truth.

That truth was laid bare today before the high-ranking nobles and royalty of various countries who had gathered for the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting.

Kieren had already hinted at it in front of the High Saint, so it would be easy to infer the circumstances unless they were exceptionally dense.

Whatever the conclusion.

By the time the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting concluded, everyone on the continent would know the name of the Basilian family.

Regardless, he wanted to get out of prison a little earlier because of the child.

‘I should ask the Emperor to write a petition.’

Contemplating ordering a petition to the Emperor of the Palen Empire, Kieren gently stroked Chesha’s golden hair with his fingers.

Even in the dim light of dawn, her hair shone like spun gold thread.

He still found it hard to believe that she had purified the monsters with such a small body.

A wave of tenderness washed over him at the transmitted weight and warmth, and Kieren suppressed a hollow laugh.

Tenderness.

If Duke Ivoroyel heard that, he would have burst out laughing.

But it was genuinely a tender feeling.

A child who resembled his wife…….

Kieren recalled the question he had posed to the fairy using mind control.

“Do you know of a fairy who looks similar to my child?”

The fairy’s answer was ‘I do not know’.

He had hoped to gain some clue about his wife.

But he gained nothing from the fairy.

The fairy didn’t even know whose blood the child had inherited.

She simply called the child the Queen because she sensed the Queen’s power.

“Did she really fall from the sky…….”

He smiled bitterly and superimposed her image on the small child.

Was it because they were the same fairy?

She had also stopped the monsters.

Kieren reflected on an old memory.

***

The woman he brought from the Black Forest couldn’t use her legs.

As a result, she was carried around by the servants, but he hated to see her frustrated, so he acquired a chair with wheels for her.

Then she dragged it all over the place, running around until the wheels came off.

The woman chattered and chatted with the servants, and enjoyed taking walks in the garden the most.

She always burst into laughter at things that weren’t even funny, and when he looked closely, she seemed to enjoy even a single breeze.

Looking at that figure made him sigh involuntarily.

She was truly a woman who didn’t belong in the Serpent’s Castle.

Because of her, the quiet castle became noisy, and he kept getting distracted.

“…….”

Kieren looked down at the woman enjoying the scent of flowers in the garden beyond the window.

She looked like a dog who liked people, busy laughing and chatting with the servants today as well.

It seemed like an invisible tail was wagging excitedly.

He stared at the sight for a moment, then closed the window.

He sat back at his desk and picked up his quill.

He nonchalantly checked the documents and continued to sign, while on the other hand, he thought about the woman.

How did she survive in the Black Forest?

Even though she couldn’t use her legs, the woman survived among the fierce monsters of the Black Forest.

Moreover, she had been lying in the forest for a long time, so she must have been affected by the monster’s energy, but she was fine without suffering from hallucinations or auditory hallucinations.

‘It doesn’t seem like she’s lying about losing her memory.’

Kieren licked his dry lips.

He had brought her to the castle and interrogated her simply, but the woman didn’t know anything.

She wasn’t lying.

Kieren had dealt with spies who had undergone extreme training.

If it was acting and lying so good as to deceive his eyes, there had to be traces of training somewhere on her body.

But the woman’s body was only endlessly soft.

He ordered the servants to look closely while helping her with bathing, but only the report that she was clean came back.

With the addition that her body had no calluses or scars like a newborn baby, and her skin was surprisingly smooth.

What on earth was her identity?

If he had learned black magic and knew how to mind control, he would have forced the woman to recall the memories she had forgotten.

Swallowing the regret of not being able to choose an easy method, Kieren pondered other methods.

He tilted his head, shaking the quill in his hand, and smiled.

“Shall we check what kind of relationship she has with the monsters first…….”

So Kieren deliberately took the woman to the Black Forest.

And he threw her in front of the monsters.