This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104

“Meow.”

The schedule set by the Emperor had all passed. After busily finishing preparations to leave the hotel from early morning, Toto came into my arms as if he had been waiting.

“That’s right, Toto. Today’s the day we leave. You’re happy too, right?”

“Meow.”

I lightly kissed Toto’s nose and held him securely as I headed to the lobby.

“Nuna!”

As soon as I came down to the lobby, I heard Baron’s energetic voice.

Perhaps to block the gaze of potential onlookers, the lobby had its entrance closed and window curtains drawn, with only the dedicated staff who had taken care of me, other hotel employees, and Raven, Kimarise, and Baron present.

Baron was holding a pretty mini sunflower bouquet and waving happily at me.

“Kyaa! Baron!”

Seeing the child’s face after so long made me so happy that a scream close to cheering came out naturally.

I quickly put Toto down and flew toward Baron with my arms spread wide. Then Baron also ran over as if he had been waiting and threw himself into my embrace.

“Nuna! I missed you!”

“I really missed you too!”

Oh my! My baby!

I lifted Baron up and spun around in a circle just like that.

“Did you do well? You weren’t hurt anywhere, were you?”

Even while seeing his healthy appearance directly, I asked worriedly, then suddenly felt that Baron had changed.

I put Baron down on the floor and looked at him again.

“Huh? Baron seems to have grown a bit taller?”

I expected answers like “Yes, I grew a lot” or “Did I grow a little?” But Baron’s answer, with his eyes sparkling brightly and grinning, was truly unexpected.

“Hehe. I grew quickly after eating Nuna’s tteokbokki.”

His cheekiness made me burst into laughter.

“Ahaha. Baron really can’t be helped!”

He had said he wanted to eat tteokbokki, and it seemed he really enjoyed it.

“That can’t be true! Haha!”

“It’s true though.”

Baron said that while looking at Raven and Kimarise. Raven and Kimarise smiled warmly and nodded in turn.

“Well, let’s say that’s the case.”

“I’m glad to see you healthy again.”

“Oh right. Nuna, take this.”

“Thank you. It’s really pretty.”

As I received the mini sunflower bouquet Baron offered, Kimarise spoke.

“The flower language of sunflowers means ‘I only look at you.'”

“Ah, that’s right. Sunflowers are called sunflowers because they only look at the sun.”

“I’m glad the meaning was conveyed well.”

“Why do you need to explain such things?”

Raven was bewildered, but Kimarise didn’t mind and showed a bright smile.

Because of that, I found myself glancing at Kimarise beyond his mask without realizing it. Those gently folding eyes, and the way he looked at me felt different from before, which bothered me.

‘It’s like the way someone looks at their girlfriend… Am I imagining things?’

But I soon remembered that I had once mistakenly thought Raven liked me and was embarrassed.

‘Oh no, Sojung Kim. He just smiled and told me the flower language, but what if I’m misunderstanding again?’

With handsome men being kind on top of everything, I seemed to have caught a serious case of delusion.

‘If Kimarise knew I was thinking such things, he’d be very bewildered too.’

I coolly composed myself and politely greeted the two men.

“Thank you so much for taking good care of our Baron.”

“Not at all.”

Raven politely gestured outside.

“We have a carriage waiting outside. Let’s go home now.”

“Thank you always, Raven.”

As I started walking, I remembered that the dedicated staff member who had served my suite room was present.

‘Ah, I should greet them before leaving.’

But the moment I turned around, I was truly startled.

The hotel employees who had clearly been scattered around the lobby had somehow gathered and were standing in a line.

“It was an honor to serve you.”

Starting with the greeting from my dedicated staff member, everyone bowed politely to me.

“Thank you for staying with us. Please go safely.”

My face heated up at the unexpectedly gracious send-off. I quickly greeted them politely as well.

“I had a comfortable stay. Thank you for all your hard work.”

After greeting them, the hotel entrance opened wide. Outside, befitting a vibrant port city, there seemed to be many people.

But the moment I stepped outside, I was startled once again.

“She’s out!”

With someone’s shout, all the people outside turned to look at me, and applause began pouring out all at once.

“Nuna!”

“Nuna!”

At the very front, the orphanage children were holding colorful daisy wreaths and necklaces in their hands, welcoming me.

“Ah, kids. Did you do well?”

I asked about their well-being first while quickly checking the children’s faces, and a comfortable smile naturally appeared without me realizing it.

‘Indeed, it’s different when the Emperor gets involved.’

All the orphanage children were dressed in clean, nice clothes, and had gained weight beautifully with rosy cheeks.

It was proof that they had eaten well and rested well under Bloden’s protection.

“Nuna, let me put this on you.”

“Nuna, this too.”

I found myself crouching down to receive the daisy flower necklaces and wreaths the children gave me. The soft yet fresh feeling and fragrance of the petals made me feel good.

“Why did you prepare all this?”

“Nuna! And this too!”

The child who suddenly stepped forward was Rea. But what Rea held out was the bag the children had given me as a gift on the day the orphanage gate opened.

That bag that contained flowers the children had picked and cloth pieces they had embroidered themselves.

“Kyaa! I thought this was lost forever!”

I was so happy that I quickly took the bag and checked inside. The flowers had been replaced, but the cloth pieces with the children’s greetings embroidered on them were still there intact.

“How did you find it?”

“It was in the orphanage courtyard.”

“Thank you so much!”

I crouched down and hugged Rea tightly. Then the orphanage children came rushing in.

“Nuna. Me too! Me too!”

“I like Nuna the most in the world!”

“Nuna! Thank you for saving us!”

“Me too! Hug me! Me too!”

“Nuna, I love you!”

Thanks to the children clinging to me from all directions, there was no chance of me losing balance and falling, but being like this in front of so many people was extremely embarrassing.

“Oh my, kids. Calm down.”

I patted the children’s backs and stroked their heads within reach to calm them down, but it was useless.

The children continued like that for quite a while, and the people watching just clapped with purely happy faces or wiped away tears that trickled out.

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At the same time, there was a man who felt something strange while trying to enter the hotel.

“Why are so many people gathered here?”

He observed the mood of the gathered crowd, then pulled out a notebook and pen from his coat.

“Something must be happening.”

The main character would probably be wherever people’s gazes were focused.

The man stood on his tiptoes and checked where everyone was looking.

A beautiful young lady with a bright smile was surrounded by children. Behind her, two tall men caught his attention.

He couldn’t identify the one wearing a mask, but the other was Raven, whom he knew.

‘Oh, then His Majesty must still be here too? This investigation will definitely yield something big.’

The man’s name was Clark Utra.

He was the illegitimate son of Duke Utra and the chief correspondent for ‘Roan Times,’ a major newspaper run by House of Roan, Anna Beldenburo’s family.

Recently, news had been distributed through Snorril Domain’s media outlets that the Emperor, in good health, had personally closed a high-risk Gate.

Bloden Ilpein’s robust appearance, assistance from his famous closest aide Raven Aner, and the occurrence of a high-risk Gate. The keyword ‘Emperor’s Command Legion’ naturally followed.

The Emperor’s Command Legion was not something even the Imperial Knights could commonly see.

In other words, covering just one of these would be a major scoop.

However, Regent Anna issued a reporting ban, claiming it was to prevent public confusion.

In response, media outlets secretly began sending investigative reporters to Snoril. Even if they couldn’t publish due to watching Anna’s reactions, they planned to secure as much related material as possible.

‘Someday, there might come a day to release all the investigated content to the world.’

Roan Times, where Clark worked, thought the same way.

In this situation, an anonymous tip secretly reached Roan Times. They had obtained eyewitness accounts of Deathknights, which were only heard of in legends.

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