The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 52

Daren, Hylon’s adjutant, had witnessed Hylon’s entire journey from the lowest ranks to the position of Inquisitor.

From the moment they entered the temple as apprentice knights together, Daren sensed it.

That indifferent boy, like a doll, would one day become a great figure.

So he stuck close and never left his side, and indeed, Daren’s investment was successful.

Hylon eventually became the head of the Inquisitors, a position second only to the Holy King.

Only thirteen of the most outstanding Holy Knights could rise to the position of Inquisitor.

One had to possess overwhelming skill among the numerous Holy Knights to become an Inquisitor.

Hylon rose to the position of Inquisitor in the shortest period in the Holy Empire’s history.

Yet, no one raised any objections.

It was because he was the only one who could handle the sacred artifact that the Holy King had been anxiously holding onto for a long time without finding a suitable owner: ‘Chains of Condemnation.’

Despite it being a sacred artifact that required an immense amount of divine power to use, Hylon wielded the chains effortlessly.

The Cardinals, who were being considered as candidates for the next Holy King, tried their best to become close to Hylon.

It was no exaggeration to say that he currently held the military power of the Holy Empire in his hands.

But even this great and amazing Inquisitor had a unique flaw.

It was the witch, Lichesia.

[Show compassion to the weak and perform good deeds.

Punish the wicked and condemn evil deeds.

In the name of God, for His honor and glory.

I pledge to uphold justice and goodness.

This is a sacred oath.]

It was an oath that every Holy Knight had to memorize and deeply engrave in their hearts.

However, even though Hylon memorized it, he always had doubts.

Because punishing and condemning were endlessly easy.

But showing compassion and performing good deeds were difficult.

“I don’t know. I’ve never done it sincerely.”

Hylon mechanically followed the oath.

Then, one day, Hylon suddenly disappeared for a few days and reappeared, saying.

“I think I know what compassion and good deeds are.”

He had met someone he wanted to cherish and care for, and showed compassion and performed good deeds.

Even though he was confined to a solitary cell for a week for unauthorized departure during a mission and received a punishment of cleaning the Grand Temple for three months, Hylon’s eyes sparkled strangely.

‘If I had known it was the witch Lichesia, I would have stopped him long ago.’

Still, Daren tried to think positively.

How could a person be perfect?

Hylon also needed to have such flaws to seem human.

‘…I want to kill my past self who thought that way.’

Daren clicked his tongue.

The witch had disappeared.

She was causing trouble every day, but suddenly she became quiet, and he thought she had finally grown up.

But she vanished as if she had evaporated.

And ever since the witch disappeared.

Hylon had become a little strange.

He was originally a rational and cold Inquisitor, to the point of seeming emotionless.

But lately, he kept trying to do absurd things.

He mobilized the Holy Knight Order to find the witch, and recently, he even exposed his identity as a Holy Knight in the underworld.

Thanks to that, he found out that the witch wasn’t dead, but just hiding.

But the Holy King was furious and yelled at Hylon for the first time.

It was only thanks to the Lance of Rubeus that the witch had given him that they managed to get through it; otherwise, something terrible would have happened.

Even so, he thought he would come to his senses after confirming that the witch was alive…

But rather, he felt a little stranger ever since he came back from the underworld.

Hylon acted as if he wanted to cause even bigger trouble.

At this point, he even missed the witch.

‘I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I miss Lichesia.’

When the witch was around, he only had to worry about that one thing.

But recently, there was no telling what Hylon would do next.

Even today, he suddenly did something strange again.

“I’m going to the capital.”

After hearing the news that Count Basilian’s mansion was on fire, he immediately headed to the capital with his adjutant, Daren, and a few knights.

The Basilian family was currently under investigation by the Inquisitors.

They had been watching them for a while, but they were officially classified as subjects of investigation because of the adoption of a baby to attend the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting [a religious gathering for children].

For the sake of the investigation, Hylon had directly approached the Count’s family under the guise of being the adopted child’s escort knight.

He lightly warned them, implying that he was watching their family, to prevent them from doing anything foolish, but they didn’t seem to understand.

To be precise, the Count didn’t seem willing to understand.

After that, Count Basilian was openly doing suspicious things, and Hylon was paying a lot of attention to Basilian’s adopted child for some reason.

Anyway, when he said he was going to the capital, Daren had no choice but to follow Hylon.

After arriving in the Empire’s capital.

Fortunately, he heard that there were no casualties, but a third of the Basilian family’s townhouse had been destroyed.

Since it had already been a day, the Count’s family had left for a hotel and were nowhere to be seen.

“Shall we return?”

It was when he was urging Hylon with a subtle hope.

Hylon slowly shifted his gaze.

A small butterfly fluttered in front of him.

It was an ordinary white butterfly, but for some reason, it caught his eye.

As he was briefly thinking that it was unique.

“O-oh, Hylon-nim!”

Hylon was already following the butterfly.

At the end of following the butterfly, there was a stall selling flowers.

A boy covered in a hooded robe was standing in front of the stall.

The boy was whispering to the baby in his arms.

“What flower?”

“Hoo-oong, all of them are good!”

“Then I’ll take this one.”

The sight of the two of them picking flowers together was pleasant and heartwarming.

It was Hylon who broke the fairytale-like atmosphere.

He strode over, grabbed the boy’s shoulder, and forcibly turned him around.

The boy immediately placed his hand on the sword at his waist and glared sharply.

But he paused when he saw Hylon dressed in the uniform of a Holy Knight.

“…”

Hylon silently lowered his gaze to look at the baby.

Daren gasped when he saw the baby.

It was a baby with a cute appearance that deserved to be called a fairy.

The baby, with round and rosy cheeks that looked like they would taste sweet if bitten, smiled brightly as soon as he saw Hylon.

The baby burst into a bright shout with a smile as radiant as a flower bud popping open.

“Knight ahjussi!” [Korean term for ‘mister’ or ‘uncle’, used by children]

Daren swallowed hard.

‘Ah, that baby is…’

The adopted child of Count Basilian, who is currently the hottest topic in the capital, and…

The baby that Hylon suspects is the daughter of the witch Lichesia.

***

Chesha briefly reflected on her past.

Why hadn’t she made friends with someone amazing who could help her?

Kieren immediately brought Duke Palen of the Palen Empire when a problem arose.

‘As expected, the world is all about connections.’

But when she thought about the fact that she had to ask for help as just baby Chesha, not the witch Lichesia.

Really, Hylon was the only option.

He had the justification of being Chesha’s escort knight to attend the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting.

It was a very plausible position to become a guardian.

And if she went to Hylon, she might get a chance to look into the temple.

‘Since I have to investigate the Holy Empire anyway.’

It seemed like it would be okay to get a feel for the atmosphere this time.

After equipping herself with various excuses for her own sake.

Chesha waited for Belzeon to wake up.

Belzeon, who had woken up much later than planned because of the jasmine flowers Chesha had left the night before, was flustered.

“I’m sorry for waking up late. This has never happened before.”

“Yes! Did you sweep well?”

When she smiled brightly at Belzeon, who was muttering an apology, he hesitated a little and said.

“…It’s been a long time.”

“Woof woof!”

Hata couldn’t stand the warm atmosphere and quickly interfered.

Belzeon, who had no idea that the dog was jealous, wondered if he was hungry and threw him a piece of bread left over from the day before.

Hata glared at Belzeon but didn’t refuse the bread he gave him.

He jumped up and ate it in one bite.

Belzeon immediately packed his bags and left the inn.

“From today, the goal is to get out of the outskirts of the capital and eventually go abroad. Once we get out of the Empire, the pursuit will be a little looser.”

Chesha looked at Belzeon, who didn’t know anything, with pitiful eyes.

Your father shook hands with His Excellency the Duke…