The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 154

Silence fell.

Chesha froze.

It took her a moment to process what Aran had said.

“…Treason?”

Even though she had clearly heard it, Chesha asked again.

It was just too unbelievable.

Aran, with an expression that conveyed she fully understood Chesha’s feelings, replied,

“Yes, treason.”

She hopped onto the seat opposite Chesha.

With a solemn expression on her youthful face, she continued,

“Hylon, a traitor of the Holy Empire, has declared that the Holy Emperor committed acts against the will of God.”

Hylon’s accusation shocked not only the Holy Empire but also every nation on the continent.

It was because it was ‘Hylon’.

He was a central figure among the Holy Knights.

The vast majority of Holy Knights respected and admired Hylon.

Many knights had chosen the path of holiness because of Hylon.

Hylon, who had received overwhelming support from the Holy Knights, publicly revealed himself as an Inquisitor [an official in the Roman Catholic Church who investigates heresy] at the end of the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting.

Hylon, who was brought before a Holy Tribunal [a religious court] for revealing his position as an Inquisitor, which should have been kept secret, subsequently disappeared for a while.

After being missing for some time, he suddenly reappeared and rebelled against the Holy Empire.

The entire Inquisitorial Order, along with the majority of the Holy Knights, supported Hylon and left Hildegard.

Priests alone could never continue the history of Hildegard.

Physical means were also necessary to spread the name of God.

The Holy Empire hastily tried to gather new knights, but they were a pathetic rabble compared to before.

Hylon, having established a new power base, did not immediately point his sword at Hildegard.

However, he gradually began to tighten his grip on the Holy Empire.

He slowly exposed the Holy Emperor Sianor’s ugly side and revealed the immoral acts that Hildegard had committed over the years, one by one.

Thanks to this, the Holy Empire was falling into complete chaos.

“He’s a terrifying man.”

Aran finished speaking slowly.

After hearing the explanation, Chesha felt even more detached from reality.

She couldn’t believe that a whole year had passed while she was trapped in the Fairy Kingdom.

The news of Hylon’s rebellion felt like a dream.

“……”

As Chesha remained speechless, Aran’s eyes darted around.

She belatedly realized that Chesha had been in the middle of a meal and made a flustered expression.

“Finish your meal first! I was so thoughtless.”

Although she had lost her appetite, she felt she should eat more, seeing Samid diligently taking care of her and Aran anxiously watching.

Chesha picked up her utensils and resumed eating the steamed fish she had barely tasted.

Aran supported her chin with both hands, watching Chesha eat with a pleased expression.

And as soon as Chesha put down her fork, she shouted,

“Samid! Bring snacks and tea. Bring something so delicious that Chesha will be amazed.”

Samid promptly obeyed the princess’s command.

As he disappeared, Aran dismissed all the other maids and servants.

Now, only Chesha and Aran remained.

Aran picked up a beautifully sliced fig from the fruit plate with a fork and offered it to Chesha.

Chesha accepted the fig and waited for her to speak.

There must have been a reason why she sent Samid and the servants away.

There must be something important for the children to discuss without the adults.

“And about the Basilian County, which you’re probably most curious about… I have something to tell you about that… Eat first.”

Aran encouraged Chesha to eat the sweet fruit to calm her mind.

After Chesha ate the fig as she was told, Aran finally got to the point.

“The Basilian County is now at the center of power in the Palen Empire.”

“…?”

What was she talking about now?

Chesha, almost dropping the fig she was eating, widened her eyes.

After Chesha was taken to the Fairy Kingdom, the Basilian County remained silent for about a month.

They quietly tried to find the missing child.

Then, after a month, the Basilian County suddenly entered the political arena of the capital.

The count, who had never been interested in power, actively became involved in politics, much to the dismay of Palen’s nobles.

Regardless, the Emperor unconditionally accepted the Count of Basilian’s words, almost to the point of seeming brainless.

“Of course, there was strong opposition. It was so serious that it seemed like a civil war might break out.”

But strangely enough, the nobles who opposed the Basilian County began to disappear from the political scene one by one.

Unforgivable corruption was exposed, devastating scandals erupted, or they were severely injured or killed to the point where they had no choice but to retire.

After these ‘coincidences’ repeated several times, the nobles who had opposed the Basilian County’s actions eventually became as quiet as mice.

“There’s even a rumor that the master of the underworld is backing the Basilian County. It’s almost certain.”

Otherwise, there was no way to explain the numerous ‘coincidences’ surrounding the Basilian County.

“How they managed to get the master’s cooperation… Someone they can’t even meet.”

Aran, unaware that the master was Kiern, blinked slowly.

The shimmering golden eyes disappeared behind her eyelids and reappeared.

“Anyway, as a result, the Basilian County now has what you might call the power to make even a flying bird fall in the Great Palen Empire……”

Suddenly, Aran trailed off.

As if embarrassed to say it, Aran covered her forehead with her hand.

With a faintly flushed face, she confessed,

“Our Skaya doesn’t have a good relationship with them.”

Kiern was always lazing around in his bedroom, only reading a few documents late in the day.

For him to be at the center of power…

Chesha, who had been struggling to imagine a diligent Kiern, belatedly came to her senses.

“…Why?”

At the childlike, innocent question, Aran’s cheeks flushed even more.

“That’s… because of my brother.”

“……”

She understood why she had sent everyone away.

It was because the royal family was directly exposing and criticizing the flaws of the royal family.

Itar Skaya.

Aran’s brother, the Crown Prince of Skaya, who had been chasing after the sorceress Richessia and was captured by Hylon and imprisoned in the Inquisitorial chamber.

It seemed that Itar had been released when Hylon left the Holy Empire.

Since there were no knights to guard the prison, it seemed they had released him after receiving bail.

“Samid’s urgent visit to the palace earlier was also related to him.”

And Itar seemed to have caused a major accident as soon as he was released.

Chesha barely managed to suppress the look of exasperation that was about to appear on her face.

“Before discussing my brother’s faults, I wanted to say that it’s currently difficult to send you to the Palen Empire because of him. Right now, exchanges with the Empire are blocked.”

Aran mumbled with a very red face, saying that any letters they sent would be neatly ignored.

It wasn’t the princess’s fault.

She was just suffering in the middle.

Chesha, like a child, reached out her slightly longer arm and patted Aran’s hands, which were neatly folded on the table.

Just as Aran was about to smile faintly at Chesha’s comfort.

Bang!

The same noise as when Aran had flung the door open earlier erupted.

A man who burst through the door shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Chesha Basilian is here?”

A slender, muscular man with a flushed face from running in a hurry.

‘He hasn’t changed at all, either.’

Chesha clicked her tongue inwardly, looking at Itar, who was the same from head to toe.

Itar, who had rushed to the table, suddenly picked up Chesha, who was sitting in the chair.

“The sorceress’s daughter has come to Skaya on her own…! This is my chance to marry Richessia!”

And he shouted, lifting Chesha high into the air.

“From today, you are my daughter!”