The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 180

“…Was it a dream?”

Those were the first words out of Kiernan’s mouth after waking up from his faint.

“Dad!”

As soon as he heard Chesha calling him, he reflexively reached out.

With one hand, he grabbed Chesha’s wrist.

And with the other, he pinched his cheek.

Only after fully acknowledging that all of this was real through the stinging pain did he fully come to his senses.

“What a mess, what a mess.”

Serea clicked her tongue beside him.

At her nagging, Kiernan let out a long sigh.

“Seeing you, Master, makes it feel truly real.”

Serea raised an eyebrow at the comment, unsure if it was a compliment or an insult.

Kiernan pressed his fingers against his temples.

“It’s been a while since I’ve fainted…”

Muttering in disbelief, he belatedly examined Chesha from head to toe.

Chesha was already changed into her banquet dress.

In fact, before Kiernan woke up and before Hylon arrived, she had planned to sneak into the banquet hall with Serea.

Coincidentally, Chesha had finished changing into her dress and returned to leave a final note.

Kiernan suddenly opened his eyes.

“…”

With frighteningly quick perception, he grasped the entire situation from Chesha’s attire, Duke Ivoroyel’s expression, and the subtle atmosphere alone.

Chesha told him the truth directly.

“I’m going to the banquet.”

“Today?”

Kiernan hurriedly got up.

“Can’t it be tomorrow? I’ll take you to the banquet hall tomorrow.”

“The Pope is coming to the banquet tonight, right?”

“…It’s not certain. There’s a high chance he won’t come.”

The Pope, who had been dragging his feet about attending the anniversary banquet, was still cautiously observing even after entering the Palan Empire.

Hylon was glaring at him with fierce eyes, so he wasn’t rashly revealing himself to the outside world.

Perhaps, as expected, he would only show his face on the last day after confirming his safety.

However, due to the symbolism of the first day of the anniversary banquet, there was also a clear possibility of him attending.

Since something dangerous could happen, he didn’t want to take Chesha.

“I’m a Basilian too.”

Therefore, he was well aware that Chesha would want to go with him.

Kiernan paused to think.

Serea looked at him with subtle anticipation.

Since she didn’t have the confidence to stop her goddaughter, she hoped Kiernan would do something.

However, after pondering for a while, Kiernan came to a surprising conclusion.

“Let’s go together.”

She expected him to say it was absolutely impossible, but he readily agreed.

While both Serea and Chesha were surprised, Kiernan shrugged.

He said, narrowing his eyes sharply.

“Even if Dad says no, you’re going to do whatever you want, right?”

Rather than letting her get help from Hylon if he left her alone, he concluded that it would be better to take her himself.

Chesha was speechless at the answer that so accurately saw through his daughter’s intentions.

In any case, he succeeded in getting permission.

So, after leaving a simple note for Hylon, the three decided to go to the banquet hall.

Before leaving, they checked their attire one last time.

Chesha awkwardly touched the dress she was wearing for a moment.

It wouldn’t be easy to suddenly find a dress within the Imperial Palace.

The hastily procured dress had its ribbons pulled tight to barely fit her size.

It was also difficult to find matching accessories, so they roughly replaced them with fairy flowers.

Looking at Chesha’s head adorned with small flowers, Serea greatly regretted it.

“It would be nice to have a tiara.”

She was very sorry that she hadn’t prepared a few in advance, knowing this would happen.

In the Imperial Palace’s private lounge, simple accessories and clothing were kept on hand in case of emergencies.

However, Serea, who preferred pantsuits with good mobility over dresses and matching accessories, naturally didn’t have things like tiaras.

She had necklaces and bracelets, but Serea lamented that she didn’t have any hair accessories.

Flowers bloomed in the empty air.

What appeared through the flowers was a rabbit doll.

The rabbit doll, dressed in the same dress as Chesha, shouted loudly.

“I have arrived!”

The last time she saw it, it was just lying limply in the bedroom like a real doll.

She was happy to see it chattering now.

Chesha, who smiled brightly and hugged the doll, belatedly realized that an explanation was needed.

“…”

Serea and Kiernan were looking at the rabbit doll with dumbfounded faces.

The rabbit doll’s voice was not audible to humans.

To their eyes, it would seem as if Chesha had suddenly summoned a doll.

After hesitating for a moment, Chesha handed the rabbit doll to Kiernan.

“It’s the Fairy Queen’s crown.”

“…This was the crown?” Serea, who had only thought it was a cotton doll, asked back in surprise.

Chesha nodded and handed the doll to Kiernan again.

“It’s in this shape now… When I keep the promise I made with Dad, I’ll turn it back into the crown shape.”

She couldn’t give Kiernan the crown right now, but she could certainly show it to him for a moment.

However, Kiernan’s eyes, looking at the object he had longed for for so long, were seemingly indifferent.

The rabbit doll summed up Kiernan in one word.

“Arrogant Basilian bastard.”

It was fortunate that the rabbit doll’s voice was not audible to humans.

Kiernan, who was staring intently at the doll, grabbed the rabbit’s ears with his large hand.

As if grabbing newly caught prey, the rabbit doll immediately complained.

“How rude! You can’t even be polite!”

Originally, humans couldn’t touch the Fairy Queen’s crown, but it seemed possible now because it was in doll form.

Kiernan observed the doll, which was struggling with its ears grabbed.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he wore a faint smile.

It was a smile that seemed somewhat lonely.

He placed the rabbit doll on Chesha’s head.

Chesha, who was nearly covered by the doll, stared at Kiernan with only her eyes wide open.

“Too bad. I wanted to see Chesha wearing the crown.”

At that moment, the rabbit doll sparkled.

The doll transformed into a splendid flower crown.

The crown muttered in a grumpy voice.

“…I didn’t change because I wanted to.”

“This is the Queen’s will.”

“Everything changes according to your heart.”

It seemed very dissatisfied that it had become a crown just when Kiernan said he wanted to see it, but it couldn’t be helped.

A dazzling floral fragrance filled the surroundings.

Kiernan and Serea stared at Chesha, who was wearing the crown, with momentarily lost expressions.

The truth that the crown was not the sacrifice to revive the dead stung their hearts.

“Since we have a tiara now…”

However, Chesha smiled brightly, pretending not to notice their sadness.

“Shall we go to the banquet hall now?”

***

Escorted by Duke Ivoroyel and Count Basilian, Chesha entered the banquet hall.

The noisy hall became quiet.

It was all because everyone was captivated by Chesha.

Everyone’s eyes slightly blurred from the floral fragrance spreading in all directions.

After quite some time, someone spoke up.

“…The Fairy Queen’s crown?”

It was a noble who had attended the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting [a religious gathering].

He recognized the crown at once, but he didn’t recognize Chesha.

It was only natural.

The last time he saw Chesha, she was a small baby.

There were several people who had attended the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting in the banquet hall, where even foreign royalty and nobles had gathered.

They also threw in a word or two one after another.

“No, that’s definitely… the Fairy Queen’s crown, but how…”

“Didn’t it disappear back then? Along with Chesha Basilian.”

Others who heard their words gradually began to murmur.

The Emperor hurriedly approached and asked with a bewildered face.

“Count Basilian, you… what’s going on? And who is this young lady?”

Chesha blinked quietly.

But before Chesha could step forward, Kiernan smiled and spoke first.

He spoke in a voice that was not very loud, but loud enough to be heard throughout the banquet hall.

“She is my daughter.”