The Baby Fairy Is A Villain [EN]: Chapter 89

Sionel raised an eyebrow.

Realizing he had unintentionally made her tense, Theo quickly continued.

“She’s incredibly cute.”

Sionel’s eyes, which had been slightly tense, softened.

She chuckled and said,

“Of course, she’s cute. She’s already famous, even as a little girl. People are already giving her nicknames.”

“Nicknames?”

“Something like ‘Baby Fairy.'”

“That’s not a nickname… because she really is like a fairy,” Theo insisted earnestly.

His face was completely serious.

Sionel finally burst out laughing.

“So cute, you say. If I get the chance, I should meet her next time.”

She laughed for a while, then her face hardened seriously.

“Theo.”

“Yes, Sister.”

“It’s true that the Basilian County is suspicious. We need to keep an eye on them. This is also for the sake of the Empire, so think of it as an extension of your duties as the Chief of Public Order and go.”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

“And if possible… don’t talk to Count Basilian. Don’t even go near him. That man is…”

He’s cunning and sly; he’ll pick you clean and leave nothing behind.

Sionel wanted to say that, but she swallowed the words and instead said something softer and more diplomatic.

“He’s someone you can’t handle, Theo.”

***

“Things got crazy while Daddy was away,” Kieren said, clicking his tongue while holding Cheshire in one arm.

Actually, that wasn’t Kieren’s line to say at all.

Kieren, eager to return home early, had spent a whole night in the Black Forest hunting monsters.

And when he returned home earlier than expected at dawn, he caused a ruckus at the hotel when he found out Cheshire was missing.

It wasn’t just Kieren.

Ishuel and Belzeon also caused a commotion because of the missing Cheshire.

Ishuel was taking a magic lesson at the Duke’s residence when he heard the news and immediately rushed to the Public Order Office and turned it upside down.

Belzeon came home without knowing anything, and unfortunately, Ishuel was already causing chaos at the Public Order Office, so there was no one to explain the situation to him.

So Belzeon also wrecked the hotel.

He grilled all the hotel staff and quickly used Basilian’s eyes and ears spread throughout the capital to figure out the situation.

I heard he even drew his sword in the process, so even if I don’t know the details, it’s clear that it wasn’t peaceful.

All of these incidents started when Karha caused a ruckus and was imprisoned in the Public Order Office jail.

It was truly a ‘Day of Rampage’ yesterday.

‘Everyone has such a temper,’ Cheshire thought.

Cheshire looked up at Kieren, who was smoothly changing the subject as if he hadn’t caused any trouble himself.

He hugged Cheshire tightly and said,

“I’m just glad Cheshire wasn’t hurt anywhere. But if something like that happens again, just abandon your brothers and run away.”

There was no need for the baby to go to such a dangerous place like the Public Order Office jail.

In any case, the three Basilian brothers all know how to protect themselves.

In comparison, Cheshire is still a weak and young baby, so Kieren’s intention was that she should be the most careful.

Cheshire nodded in agreement.

He felt it while sending Itar to the Inquisitorial Chamber.

In the past, he would have just chopped him with an ax and been done with it.

But now that she had become a baby, things were troublesome.

‘I’m weak and young enough!’

Cheshire, whose standards for ordinary babies were low, decided to cherish her relatively young and lacking self.

And when Kieren heard that Karha was going to learn swordsmanship from Haylon….

“Hmm.”

He only gave a meaningful smile without saying anything else.

He also seemed to think that this was necessary for Karha, so he didn’t object.

Of course, he didn’t actively agree either.

There was no other reason; he just didn’t like Cheshire sleeping over at Haylon’s private residence.

“That Inquisitor is cunning.”

With that one mutter, he didn’t say anything more about the swordsmanship lesson.

Thus, Karha’s jailbreak commotion was resolved with Theo’s smooth handling and Kieren’s cleanup.

***

Until the day of the Lesser Saint Prayer Meeting, the people of the Basilian family were all busy.

The other Basilians were busy as usual, and Cheshire was busy going back and forth to Haylon’s private residence with Karha.

In the meantime, she took some time to pick up Hata again.

As expected, Hata was holed up in the laboratory behind the hat shop, making all sorts of potions.

As soon as he saw Cheshire, he fed her all the potions he had made.

Ironically, all the potions except for the ‘Potion of Becoming an Adult’ worked perfectly.

She shrank, grew, turned into a cat, grew wings on her back….

After feeding Cheshire all sorts of potions,

Hata accepted reality.

“There must be something wrong with Richessia’s body….”

He sadly drank the dog transformation potion and became a small puppy, nestled in Cheshire’s arms.

He stayed there silently for a while.

Then, he suddenly placed his paw on Cheshire’s arm and made eye contact.

She expected him to be tearful as usual, but Hata was calm.

Rather, it was as if he had made a firm decision.

“Hata will protect you.”

Cheshire also stroked Hata’s head and promised.

“I’ll pwotect you too.”

Cheshire went back with Hata.

As expected, the Basilian men didn’t say anything even after seeing Hata.

Only Karha showed a little dislike, saying, “Is that dog here again?” and that was it.

And finally, the day came to depart for the Holy Empire of Hilderdro to attend the Lesser Saint Prayer Meeting.

Early in the morning, they packed their luggage and prepared for the carriage journey.

The number of people each participant could bring was limited, so only a small number of servants were to be taken.

The rest would either move to the new townhouse after cleaning up the hotel or return to the Snake’s Castle.

“Is it okay to go to the Holy Empire in this carriage?” Karha asked, looking at the Basilian family’s carriage parked in front of the hotel.

“Don’t we look faithful enough?” Kieren replied with a hint of sarcasm.

The carriage, made of ebony wood with a smooth black surface and the Basilian family’s snake crest drawn in silver, was elegant.

But it didn’t seem to fit the Holy Empire at all.

“If that’s the case, we’d be disqualified from the eye color on,” Ishuel retorted, holding Cheshire.

It was fortunate that Cheshire had pink eyes.

They were standing in front of the carriage, discussing how to appear faithful.

An unexpected person appeared.

It was Theo, the Chief of Public Order of the capital.

As soon as he saw Theo, Hata in Cheshire’s arms opened his mouth wide.

The surprised puppy looked back at Cheshire.

Hata’s eyes seemed to be asking, “Is that a bear beastman [a human with the characteristics of a bear]?”

“He’s a human,” she whispered to him, and Hata pretended to rub his eyes with his paws as if he couldn’t believe it.

Theo greeted Cheshire.

“You have a puppy! It’s as cute as Cheshire-nim.”

Cheshire nodded appropriately but thought to herself, ‘Why is he here?’

And the reason for Theo’s appearance was explained by Kieren, who appeared late.

Wearing a dark blue coat and leaning on a cane, Kieren looked somewhat sleepy.

It was because he had woken up early in the morning.

He stifled a yawn and greeted Theo as he recognized him.

“Ah, Theo-kun.”

“Count Basilian.”

Kieren shook hands with Theo and said languidly, “Cheshire, the Nemea Marquis family has assigned you as a guard. I think they said it was to show their remorse for this incident.”

Theo’s expression didn’t seem to agree.

But Kieren continued to speak as he pleased.

“What does it matter what the reason is? The important thing is that we’re going together. Isn’t that right, Theo-kun?”

“Ah, yes. I think so too,” Theo agreed.

He was a really kind teddy bear.

‘The Nemea Marquis wouldn’t have sent him for no reason,’ Cheshire thought.

The teddy bear is kind, but it seemed necessary to keep an eye on him.

Kieren, who couldn’t hold back his sleepiness, was yawning.

The sound of horses’ hooves hitting the paved road was heard.

Kieren frowned and glared at the road covered in morning mist.

The hazy mist cleared, and soon the Holy Knights on white horses appeared.

At the very front of the five Holy Knights was Cheshire’s knight.

As soon as the blue eyes stared at Cheshire, Kieren sneered.

“The escort knight has arrived.”

It was Haylon.