The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 181

The expressions on everyone’s faces turned strange at Count Vasilian’s words.

They all had the same thought.

‘Is he crazy?’

There was a good chance he was.

The Countess, once hailed as the love of the century, was dead, and the adopted child he had cherished had vanished without a trace during the Minor Saint Prayer.

Given his circumstances, holed up in the gloomy Black Forest of the East, it would have been stranger if he were doing well.

So, when he made his bizarre entrance across the banquet hall, people were already whispering that the Count was mad, and then he suddenly returned with a young lady, claiming she was his daughter.

However, those who had attended the Minor Saint Prayer couldn’t be sure that Kieren was crazy.

It was because of the Fairy Queen’s crown.

The crown, with its fresh fragrance and subtle glow, was undeniably real, impossible to imitate with magic.

Amidst the pouring attention, Cheshire smiled brightly, following Kieren.

Only Cheshire and Kieren were smiling in the banquet hall.

Serea, who had escorted them, also stood there with a less than pleasant look.

“I am Cheshire Vasilian.”

As she gracefully curtsied, the Emperor, who had been넋이 나가 있던 [넋이 나가 있던 is a Korean expression meaning ‘넋이 나가 있던’], belatedly came to his senses.

He asked back in a rather foolish voice.

“…Vasilian’s adopted child?”

Kieren, who didn’t particularly like that title, frowned.

However, the Emperor forgot even to read Kieren’s expression and muttered again in dismay.

“But if I remember correctly, I heard she was very young.”

“She is a fairy, is she not?”

Kieren puffed out his chest.

He said, not hiding his pride.

“You mustn’t think of my child in human terms.”

The Emperor chuckled, swallowing a short, hollow laugh at the sight of him showing off his child’s specialness.

Cheshire felt a little embarrassed.

‘Why is he bragging about this…’

She had grown close to an adult in just over a year, so in human terms, she was no different from a monster.

But Kieren considered it special and was proud of it, so people were swept up in the atmosphere.

They accepted it not as a monster, but as a strange and unique characteristic of a fairy.

Serea, who was watching Kieren subtly steer the atmosphere to his liking, added a nonchalant remark from the side.

“My goddaughter is a bit unique.”

As she casually added the words, the confused atmosphere seemed to calm down somewhat.

But there was still an unresolved issue.

The Emperor, who had been scrutinizing Cheshire, slowly narrowed his brows.

“I was wondering what was going on when the Count rushed out of the banquet hall earlier, but was it to show off his daughter?”

While pointing out Kieren’s rudeness, he added a short remark.

“…Very similar. Surprisingly so.”

No one didn’t know who the Emperor was referring to.

At the mention of the dead Countess, Kieren’s eyes flashed sharply, but he soon smiled silently.

And instead of answering the Emperor’s words, he apologized.

“I am sorry for causing a disturbance.”

“……”

The Emperor pressed his lips together tightly.

Considering the Emperor’s dignity, it wouldn’t be enough to drag Kieren out and lock him in the underground prison right away.

Instead, he carefully watched Kieren’s expression.

“Ahem, since it’s a good day, I’ll overlook it for now… but you’ll have to give me a detailed explanation later, Count.”

“Thank you for your Majesty’s grace.”

Kieren also smiled brightly and replied, matching the Emperor, who was pretending to be generous.

It was a scene that clearly showed who had the upper hand in the relationship.

The Emperor laughed heartily, as if nothing was wrong, to hide his humiliation as much as possible.

“I’ve seen it all in my life.”

As the conversation with the Emperor seemed to be coming to an end, the nobles’ eyes gleamed.

Everyone knew that Count Vasilian had been running around trying to find his lost daughter.

But suddenly, he appeared with a grown-up child, wearing the Fairy Queen’s crown on her head.

They were all going crazy, wanting to shower her with questions.

They were all slowly gathering towards Kieren and Cheshire.

Cheshire flinched as she looked at them like a pack of hyenas.

Belzeon was glaring at her from over there with fierce eyes.

“……”

She turned her head away, pretending not to notice, but she could feel the stinging gaze pricking her skin.

Cheshire was sweating coldly inside.

‘I completely forgot.’

She was so focused on Hylon and Kieren that she forgot to inform Belzeon and the twins in advance.

Belzeon must have had a plan, but she had interfered without permission.

Hesitantly, she glanced back at Belzeon.

Then she met his eyes and smiled awkwardly.

When she smiled bashfully, Belzeon suddenly blushed.

Then he gulped down the drink in his hand.

Cheshire smiled a little more at the sight.

He didn’t seem too angry.

“I’d like to talk to the Count more, but I’ll yield to others at this point.”

It was when the Emperor was trying to wrap up the situation with a generous laugh.

A servant rushed up and whispered to the Emperor.

The Emperor’s face brightened at the servant’s words.

“The Holy King?”

The words, deliberately spoken loudly enough to be heard, echoed clearly throughout the banquet hall.

The Holy King had conveyed his intention to attend the banquet.

“……”

Kieren exchanged glances with Belzeon with a blank face.

Belzeon nodded slightly and quietly left the banquet hall.

Not long after, the sound of knights’ footsteps was heard.

The doors of the banquet hall opened, and those in white uniforms appeared.

Wielding swords in the Imperial Palace banquet hall where weapons were prohibited, they were the Holy Knights of Hildeerde.

The Holy King, who appeared with the Holy Knights and even the Holy Priests, was dressed more splendidly than ever.

The Holy King’s dazzling white robe was worn only at important ceremonies in Hildeerde.

With a blue cloak with delicate gold embroidery, one might mistake the Holy King for celebrating his birthday.

Everyone in the banquet hall paid their respects to the Holy King.

The Emperor rushed to the Holy King with a beaming face.

“Thank you for making the difficult journey.”

“It is only right to attend your Majesty’s birthday.”

Unfortunately, the Holy King was not interested in the Emperor, who was wagging his tail like a puppy.

His eyes stared straight at Cheshire.

The moment she met the Holy King’s eyes, she realized.

The reason why the Holy King, who had been dragging his feet on whether to attend the birthday banquet, had suddenly appeared was one thing.

It was because Cheshire had appeared at the banquet hall.

The Holy King’s eyes gleamed with even more greed than before.

He took one step, one step, towards Cheshire.

The Holy King, dragging his long cloak, ignored Kieren right next to him and immediately greeted Cheshire.

“The crown suits you well.”

He gazed at Cheshire, who was wearing the Fairy Queen’s crown, with ecstatic eyes, and whispered as if they were very close.

“I’ve been waiting, Cheshire Vasilian.”

Her chest grew hot.

It was the rising anger because she knew what he was coveting.

Suppressing her emotions, Cheshire only smiled slightly.

It was a somewhat unconventional behavior, but neither Cheshire nor Cianor cared.

“There were many stories I wanted to tell you……”

Cianor, who was slowly continuing his words, paused.

The light that filled the banquet hall wavered.

The chandeliers, the candles, and even the moonlight that flowed in from beyond the windows.

In a moment when everything wavered, the sound of chains rattling was heard from somewhere.

Immediately after, the Holy King’s face contorted.

Bang!

With a deafening noise, the ceiling of the banquet hall collapsed.

Serea quickly used magic to protect the Emperor, Kieren, and Cheshire from the debris.

The Holy King was also protected by the Holy Knights and Holy Priests, and the nobles narrowly escaped to the corner.

Hazy dust slowly cleared in the cold outside breeze.

Revealed beyond the cloud of dust were dozens of chains that had plunged into the floor of the banquet hall.

A man with his hair dyed black and his blue eyes shining quietly looked down from the air.

Hylon said in a cold voice.

“I have also been waiting, Your Majesty the Holy King.”