The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 80

Chesha blinked, momentarily stunned.

She couldn’t believe she’d heard correctly.

“Is this some kind of joke?”

Karha was in jail!

Of course, he did have a tendency to use his sword before his words.

Still, to do something wrong enough to land in jail…

“He actually might have.”

The recent events flashed through her mind.

Especially the image of him drawing his sword on Count and Countess Rudin without hesitation was very, very clear.

At the time, Karha was trying to be polite in his own way by presenting the sword sheathed, not the blade.

But realistically speaking, that alone could easily land someone in jail.

Chesha rubbed her forehead.

“He’s really in jail, isn’t he?”

She didn’t know what to do.

Kiern, Belzeon, and Ishuel were all out.

At least Ishuel would be taking classes at Duke Evroyel’s residence, so it was worth contacting him to come.

“But why did he go to jail?”

“He got into a fight with some mercenaries. I don’t know the details. It happened while I was away.”

“Hmph…”

Karha, after being taken to the police station, revealed his identity.

But he had no identification to prove it.

Since the Basilian County family had only recently begun participating in social events, none of the police officers recognized his face.

“In such cases, the standard procedure is to have a family member or acquaintance come to identify him, so we had no choice but to come here.”

It would have been easiest if Theo, as the police chief, could verify Karha’s identity.

However, to prevent fraud, police officers were prohibited from vouching for the identity of prisoners, except in the case of immediate family.

So, after considering various options, they came all the way here.

Theo explained his plan: he would verify Chesha’s identity as a noble, and Chesha would confirm that she was Karha’s family.

“It’s troublesome, but this is the only way. I ask for your cooperation.”

Chesha nodded seriously at the earnest bear’s words.

She would contact Ishuel and then go to the police station with Theo first.

Chesha had been arrested by the police and imprisoned before.

Being trapped behind cold iron bars all alone was so upsetting…

She had no family or friends to come for her, so she really suffered.

Inevitably, she had to knock down all the police officers and run away.

‘But that was only possible because I’m a wild fairy.’

Now, Karha is the young master of the Basilian County family, so he can’t do that.

Chesha jumped down from the sofa.

And she picked up a wide-brimmed hat and said,

“Take me to my brother.”

“Yes, then excuse me.”

As she put on the hat, Theo carefully placed Chesha on his shoulder.

“…”

Chesha stared at him with a dumbfounded look.

Theo became very flustered and didn’t know what to do.

“Oh, are you uncomfortable? My cousins used to like it when I did this…”

He politely asked for her understanding, explaining he was afraid of breaking her if he held her in his hands because she was so small.

It was her first time sitting on someone’s shoulder.

Still, his shoulders were so broad that the ride was quite comfortable.

Chesha sat on the bear and commanded,

“Let’s go!”

“Yes!”

Before leaving the hotel, she asked a staff member to contact Ishuel.

Then she went out with Theo.

The combination of a giant bear and a tiny baby made everyone stare.

Chesha pulled her hat down a little deeper.

Walking together, she could definitely feel that Theo was a knight who had properly trained in swordsmanship.

There was no excess in his disciplined gait and movements.

Despite his large size, he didn’t feel clumsy at all, which was amazing.

But he still looked like a bear.

The Nemea Marquis family’s symbol was a winged lion.

Just as Basilian was often called a snake, the brave bloodline of Nemea was respectfully called lions…

‘But this guy looks like a bear no matter how you look at it.’

She was amazed that the heir of the Nemea Marquis family, who didn’t have a hint of a lion-like feel, was working in the capital’s police force.

Even though he was the police chief, it still felt like a low position.

They usually belonged to the Imperial Knights.

Or, like the Nemea Marquis family, they would go to the front lines.

She was curious about Theo, who was neither of those things.

Perhaps misunderstanding her staring gaze, Theo suddenly said, shuffling, “I know Karha-nim’s face because I met him once in the East before.”

The bear had been to the East.

The innocent him was just the type to be bitten and torn apart by the venomous Basilians, not even able to recover his bones.

She wondered how he had survived and returned safely.

Chesha placed the Black Forest of the East and Theo side by side in her mind, and then laughed to herself as she realized how terribly mismatched they were.

As she talked to Theo about this and that, they soon arrived at the police station building.

The police station was located a little away from the capital square and had a large prison attached.

It was a facility for temporarily detaining petty criminals.

“Chief, you’re here…”

The police officers who rushed out at Theo’s appearance stopped talking for a moment.

They stared with their mouths open at the baby perched like a doll on Theo’s shoulder, then belatedly continued, “…sir?”

“I brought someone who can verify Basilian’s identity.”

The police officers’ eyes widened at the brief explanation.

They realized that it was the famous ‘Basilian family’s adopted child,’ whom everyone in the capital knew these days.

Large women and men gathered around Theo.

“Wow… I’ve never seen anything so pretty in my life.”

“Didn’t you just buy a doll from somewhere?”

Chesha told the boisterous group her business.

“Get my brother out.”

“…Ah.”

The police officers exchanged troubled glances.

“Well… it’s difficult to get him out right away. Let’s have you meet him first…”

Everyone was hesitant, and Theo frowned with his thick eyebrows.

“What happened?”

“Yes, Chief…”

The officers sighed deeply.

It seemed like a very troublesome problem had arisen.

“How about taking the young lady to Karha-nim first?”

They suggested letting her visit first.

Theo took Chesha inside the police station, into the prison area.

The prison, divided into compartments, already had several people locked up.

Most of them were thugs or drunkards.

Karha was locked in the innermost solitary cell.

The boy, alone in a space full of adults, with a clear face, was looking down at the straw-covered floor.

Theo put Chesha down.

“I’ll go talk to the officers for a moment.”

Chesha nodded roughly and hurried to Karha.

She stuck to the bars and called him.

“Brother.”

Karha, who had been listlessly looking at the floor, raised his gaze.

The boy’s eyes widened as he recognized Chesha.

“…Baby?”

Karha was surprised and lifted his head sharply.

Then he hurriedly approached the bars on his knees.

He said in disbelief,

“What. Why is the baby here? Don’t tell me you got arrested too?”

Chesha smiled brightly and joked.

“I came to rescue you!”

“…”

Karha, grabbing the bars, pressed his lips together.

His lips were pursed into a triangular shape, and his chin became wrinkled like a walnut.

He had been dignified while imprisoned, but he seemed happy that Chesha had come.

Karha sighed deeply and muttered.

“I might have to be locked up for a while.”

He thought the problem would be solved soon.

Chesha tilted her head.

“I got into a fight with some mercenaries. It turns out they were guarding a foreign royal family attending the Holy Child Prayer Meeting. Of all times, I got into a fight with them while they were touring the capital…”

Karha muttered gloomily.

“Now I’m charged with insulting royalty.”