The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 76

“Marquis Nemea didn’t attend.”

“He detests parties like this.”

Walking side by side with Kieren, Serea shuddered.

“I can’t stand sweaty guys either.”

Serea, grumbling that the Marquis only ever talked about swordsmanship training, squinted one eye and said,

“Be careful. I heard your house’s second son uses dual swords?”

“That’s right.”

“If Marquis Nemea catches you, he’ll drag you away immediately.”

“Just like how Your Grace dragged me away?”

It was a talent to be so annoying no matter what he said.

Serea glared at Kieren.

“I shouldn’t have taken you as a disciple……”

To her sigh, Kieren reminded her of the advantages.

“Still, you avoided bankruptcy thanks to your disciple, didn’t you?”

“I’m so grateful. So grateful. I still wake up in the middle of the night thinking about when I borrowed money from you.”

Serea muttered with a slightly pale face.

But even saying this, she was sincerely grateful.

If it hadn’t been for Kieren back then, the glory of the Evroyel Duchy as it was now would probably not have existed.

It was entirely Serea’s fault, and Kieren had guided her on the right path.

It was just that the method was somewhat rough.

It was suspicious enough to wonder if he was moonlighting as a loan shark.

He was the type of guy who would chase after you with a demonic sword used for slaying monsters in the Black Forest of the East.

Shaking her head, she said to Kieren in a nonchalant tone,

“Marquis Milton is good to know. He has connections everywhere. And decisively, he’s close to the cardinals [high-ranking officials in the church].”

The most outstanding of the holy knights becomes an Inquisitor [an official of the Inquisition, a religious court].

The most devout of the holy priests are elected as cardinals.

He had brought in Hylon, but he was an Inquisitor.

A cardinal would have much more influence on the holy priests.

He had to create a connection with the cardinals.

Chesha, who attended the Minor Saint Prayer Meeting, would surely do his best.

However, the world was not a place where things were achieved just by trying.

Behind the prayer meeting attended only by pure children, dirty behind-the-scenes negotiations between adults were already fiercely underway.

Kieren had to get the Fairy Queen’s Crown no matter what.

He had no intention of giving it to anyone, so he would make Chesha win unconditionally.

It would be easy to bind them all with mind control, but he had to be careful not to reveal that he was a black magician, so he was carefully planning the game while only using mind control on a select few.

For example, the Sun Emperor of the Palen Empire…….

“Do well.”

Serea tapped Kieren on the shoulder and opened the door.

Inside, an old Marquis and a young Marchioness were waiting.

“Marquis and Marchioness Milton. This is Count Basilian.”

Serea simply introduced both sides.

Kieren smiled and greeted them.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kieren Basilian.”

“Have a good conversation. I hope it will be a good relationship.”

Serea left to greet other guests.

Only the Marquis couple and Kieren were left in the room.

Searching gazes flew at him.

As it was a familiar occurrence, Kieren waited without a word, smiling, for their observation to end.

Marchioness Milton fluttered her fan and said with a hint of flirtation,

“I was very surprised. I didn’t know you would be such a handsome man.”

But unlike the Marchioness, Marquis Milton openly showed his displeasure.

He was worried that his young wife might have an affair with Count Basilian.

There was no need to worry at all…….

However, Kieren did not lose his polite smile.

Seeing the smile, Marquis Milton frowned deeply.

It seemed like he had come to this place with firm hostility from the start.

It didn’t seem easy to steer this in a positive direction.

Still, he was about to offer various enticing baits that the Marquis would be interested in.

Kieren glanced back at the door.

The Marquis couple exchanged puzzled expressions, and soon after, the door burst open.

“Waaah, Father, Mother……!”

A boy ran in, sobbing.

“Louis!”

It was the Milton Marquis family’s heir.

Marquis Milton briefly showed embarrassment at the immaturity of the child who suddenly interrupted a conversation between adults.

But soon he was busy comforting his son.

“Goodness! What’s wrong, my little lark?”

“Oh my, your whole body is soaked in juice! What happened!”

The Marchioness fussed over him.

Marquis Milton only had one son.

It was said that he had finally obtained a precious child after changing his wife three times.

He’s the same age as Belzeon, I think.

Seeing him crying because he got some juice on him, Kieren couldn’t help but feel a little disdainful.

Kieren didn’t have time for this.

It was his first time attending a party as ‘Count Basilian.’

He had to finish talking with Marquis Milton and mingle with other nobles as well.

Without a word, he took out his pocket watch from his pocket.

While he checked the time with the silver pocket watch, the Milton Marquis couple almost succeeded in stopping the crying of the little lark.

The broken-down lark made an unpleasant sound, unlike its nickname, so it was fortunate that it finally closed its mouth.

The boy, who had barely stopped crying, blew his nose on the handkerchief given by the Marchioness.

Marquis Milton cleared his throat.

“Ahem, as the Count knows, there are many unavoidable things when raising children.”

He was spouting nonsense, when a polite knock was heard.

Knock, knock, a neat tapping sound was heard along with a clear voice.

“Father, it’s Ishuel.”

“It’s Chesha.”

Kieren couldn’t help but smile at the cute voice that followed.

Since Marquis Milton’s lark had come in, there was no reason why Count Basilian’s baby bird couldn’t come in.

Thinking of a few embarrassing titles that Chesha would be horrified to hear, Kieren smiled mischievously.

“Come in.”

However, the moment he saw Ishuel who appeared after opening the door.

The smile vanished from his face.

***

Ishuel’s clothes decorated with fresh flowers caused a stir in the banquet hall.

It was a sight that went very well with the banquet theme of the Fairy Forest, so there were even people who secretly took the fresh flowers decorating the banquet hall and pinned them on their collars.

However, no matter what flowers they brought, they were not as beautiful as the flowers that Chesha created with the power of fairies.

Ishuel and Chesha, surrounded by the fresh scent of flowers, were truly like fairies.

“Thank you.”

Ishuel, who was feeling much better again, whispered to Chesha with a smile.

Chesha grabbed him as he slowly walked into the banquet hall to find Karha.

“Look over there.”

The boy who had spilled juice earlier was glaring at them with a group of what appeared to be his friends, huffing and puffing.

The boy glared menacingly and ran somewhere.

“Follow him.”

It was clear that he hadn’t learned his lesson yet.

Ishuel seemed to think the same as Chesha, and quietly followed the boy.

As expected, the boy was running to his parents and bursting into tears.

He was trying to tattle on them as he pleased.

One unexpected detail was that the person talking with the boy’s parents was Kieren.

Ishuel, who was quietly listening outside the door, looked at Chesha with a ‘what should I do’ expression.

Chesha snorted.

He wanted to chop them off with an ax, put their heads in a carnivorous plant, stomp on them with a giant chess piece, and so on.

He was in a situation where he couldn’t do anything directly right now.

But Chesha knew a very effective way to deal with it, even without using the power of fairies.

‘Does he think only he has a dad?’

Chesha pointed to the door with his finger.

Ishuel obediently knocked and entered the room.

Kieren smiled, but when he saw the juice stains on Ishuel’s clothes, his face slowly hardened.

Chesha reached out to Kieren.

Hugging him, Chesha put his lips to Kieren’s ear.

“Daddy.”

And he whispered, rolling his eyes and pointing to the boy who was glaring at them.

“That guy bothered Chesha.”