The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 182

I already knew that Hylone was aiming for the Holy King and had infiltrated the birthday banquet.

Since the Vasilios family was also secretly supporting Hylone’s rebellion, I expected things to blow up properly, no matter what happened.

But I didn’t expect to witness such a spectacular entrance.

Chesha stared up at Hylone, half her soul having left her body.

The building was three stories high, and the banquet hall was located on the first floor.

The one who pierced through the ceiling to the floor with the Chains of Atonement [a powerful, possibly cursed, weapon or artifact] had eyes that were colder than calm.

He was composed and expressionless, without even a hint of excitement.

It was hard to believe that he was the one who had caused such a major incident.

Hair dyed black slowly returned to its silver color.

Black suited him well, but his silver hair, fluttering against the backdrop of the round moon, blended perfectly with Hylone, sending a faint shiver down my spine.

‘I still prefer silver hair.’

Just as I thought that absentmindedly, Hylone’s eyes met mine.

He, who had been staring at the Holy King, slowly looked around the banquet hall.

And as soon as he found Chesha, his icy face immediately faltered.

Hylone rarely showed any emotional changes.

Even in the moment of bringing chains to the banquet hall to kill the Holy King, he maintained a cold composure, so I was surprised to see such a clear display of shock on his face.

On his unfamiliar face, a longing flickered in his blue eyes.

Seeing his emotions, Chesha bit her lower lip.

“……”

Her heart pounded.

Those who saw Chesha’s sudden growth all thought of the same person.

The deceased Countess Vasilios.

I didn’t feel any particular emotion.

As a fairy, she must have left a deep impression on many humans during her life.

So, when someone who resembled her mother appeared, I thought it was a predictable reaction.

I just briefly thought that I must look a lot like her in other people’s eyes.

The situation was so urgent that I didn’t have time to pay attention to such minor details.

But as soon as Hylone suddenly appeared, the minor details became overwhelmingly huge.

Before I could stop them, various thoughts simultaneously flooded and disappeared from my mind.

Hylone was different.

When everyone else was reminded of her mother by Chesha, he was the only one who saw Lichesia.

Realizing that fact made my heart feel unbearably ticklish.

He would think of me at any moment.

Even if the continent were to perish tomorrow, he would chase after Lichesia.

The fact that I already believed was once again proven as an absolute truth.

The throbbing of my heart gradually grew louder.

Along with it, the fact that I was no longer in a child’s body suddenly became conscious.

‘Are my arms and legs properly attached?’

I wondered if I had grown so quickly that they might be mismatched.

Or maybe something was off, like having twenty fingers or three eyes.

All of them were absurd thoughts, but for a moment, Chesha pondered very seriously.

Then, she quickly realized that she was having such trivial thoughts at this urgent time and quickly felt ashamed.

Feeling like her cheeks were burning, she wanted to turn her head and avoid his gaze.

But she couldn’t bring herself to do so and could only stare at Hylone as if possessed.

The one with the appearance of a model noble knight had eyes that were not suitable for a holy knight.

I was completely immersed in the affection and longing conveyed by him, and then I felt a hint of regret.

There was a clear difference in the way Hylone looked at Chesha compared to when he looked at Lichesia.

‘Just a little more…….’

The moment when I could honestly tell Hylone everything was not far off.

Chesha felt the weight of the crown on her head and finally averted her gaze.

Without thinking, she turned her head to the side.

And her eyes met Kiellan’s.

His eyes, staring without blinking, gleamed like glass beads.

He seemed to have sensed something from the short exchange of glances just now.

It was only natural, since I couldn’t hide it and looked at Hylone with eyes overflowing with emotion.

I had no idea how to explain it to someone so frighteningly perceptive.

“…Chesha.”

Kiellan smiled slightly, calling me by a nickname that would only suit a child.

He lowered his voice so much that Serea right next to him couldn’t hear and whispered.

“Don’t keep secrets. Daddy will be sad.”

But I had already committed so many lies that were not just sad but maddening, like sweet potatoes strung together [a Korean expression for a frustrating situation with no easy solution].

Because of the situation, I hadn’t been able to give a proper explanation about my disappearance over the past year, as well as various other things.

‘The fact that we might be related by blood, the fact that I have to be sacrificed to revive my dead mother, and my identity.’

Truths that would be shocking even if I said just one were gathered together, waiting.

I felt a little overwhelmed for a moment, but Chesha smiled back for now.

Then, she brought up the words that were the easiest to avoid in the current situation.

“Daddy too.”

Since Kiellan had also lied just as much, it was an attempt to buy some time.

However, the one who had layers upon layers of secrets hidden like an onion answered willingly.

“Yeah. I’ll tell you everything.”

Kiellan slowly took his eyes off Chesha and muttered, moving them to Hylone.

“…Because it’s almost over.”

The word ‘over’ was particularly clear in my ears.

A sense of foreboding struck my heart.

Putting aside sacrificing Chesha for now.

What if he used forbidden black magic but still failed to revive her mother, the deceased Countess Vasilios?

‘Then what happens?’

Kiellan, who had been clinging only to the idea of reviving the dead until now…….

I imagined the worst ending that I didn’t even want to imagine.

Chesha hurriedly grabbed Kiellan’s hand.

Because she was no longer young, she could grab his hand as much as she wanted without having to tiptoe.

Kiellan smiled briefly at the touch of her hand grabbing him, but he didn’t turn back to Chesha.

“Hylone!”

Because Holy King Sianor’s roar burst out, Chesha didn’t have a chance to call him again.

Sianor had a very angry expression, but strangely, there was a subtle joy underneath.

I frowned slightly at the incomprehensible emotion, and Hylone slowly came down to the banquet hall.

There was a sound of lightly stepping on the floor.

Sianor looked at Hylone in front of him and burst into laughter.

“I never thought I would see a traitor of the Holy Empire here.”

He forced a smile as if he had plenty of time, but he couldn’t hide the slightly stiff voice due to tension.

Before Sianor could even gesture, the holy knights and holy priests quickly surrounded Hylone.

However, they both knew very well that it was meaningless to surround Hylone, who had the Chains of Atonement.

“Is it over if you kill me?”

Listening to the sound of the chains, Sianor glared with bloodshot eyes and continued.

“Are you going to live your whole life being chased? If that is what you truly desire, Hylone, then it is regrettable.”

Hylone gave an unsuitable answer to Sianor’s cry.

“I only want one thing.”

Chesha, who knew very well what the only thing he wanted was, felt her face burning.

Since it was a word that only Chesha could understand, Sianor frowned for a moment without understanding.

But as if he didn’t care, Sianor suddenly turned around.

“Count Vasilios.”

Kiellan, who had been watching with interest at the sudden naming, raised his eyebrows.

The eyes of the two men met sharply.

The Holy King couldn’t have failed to guess that Kiellan was secretly supporting Hylone.

I thought he would say something to Kiellan, but Sianor threw out a completely unexpected word.

“Why don’t you use magic?”