This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57

 

The mysterious Pillar’s kindness seemed to be giving me a moment to catch my breath at best.

 

The Monster that had been wary of the cracked Pillar turned its gaze back to me.

 

That’s when Pillar’s dramatic reversal unfolded.

 

Pillar’s form instantly changed to mud and engulfed the Monster, which disappeared into the mud without even making a sound.

 

The mud mass that had completely wrapped around the Monster’s body stayed still for a moment, then raised its eyes to look at me.

 

Its button-like sky-blue eyes looked innocent. On one side of its head, moss and small grass were spread out, and a fairly large, verdant sprout had also emerged.

 

Then the mud mass started bulging out in various places. It looked as if the Monster trapped inside was struggling.

 

So the mud mass completely transformed into a hard, round rock. Now the Monster’s struggling could no longer be seen anywhere.

 

“….”

 

The sea breeze blew gently, and the sound of waves could be heard.

 

I had been staring blankly for a moment when I suddenly came to my senses at the flickering movement of Serch before my eyes.

 

The sky-blue eyes of Pillar in its rock state were still looking at me.

 

“…Uh. I don’t know if you can communicate with humans.”

 

I hesitated, then carefully asked.

 

“Did you save me by any chance?”

 

Only then did the rock become slightly elongated. The stone, which had become somewhat wide but about half my height in pillar form, bent its body.

 

No matter how I looked at it, it appeared to be answering yes to my question and greeting me.

 

“Th-thank you.”

 

I barely managed to speak while observing Pillar’s appearance.

 

Its form was changing according to the situation, but the sprout growing on its head and its button-like eyes remained the same.

 

‘Hmm… it seems kind of cute?’

 

Pillar stared at me intently, then crumbled down smoothly like scattered sand and disappeared into the ground.

 

Clatter.

 

In the place where Pillar had disappeared, only animal bones and an unfamiliar black stone remained.

 

Looking at the skeleton, the animal bones seemed to be from the Monster that had been swallowed by the mud just moments ago. The black stone looked like a magic stone that could be obtained from Monsters.

 

‘Then is the stone I just saw a natural enemy of Monsters?’

 

A Monster that feeds on Monsters? Does such a thing exist?

 

“Nuna!”

 

The moment I turned toward the direction of the voice, Baron threw himself into my arms.

 

“Baron!”

 

The joy was brief as I looked around in shock.

 

There seemed to be no one around to help us. In other words, Baron hadn’t run away.

 

‘Oh my god! We almost died together without any way out?’

 

Feeling very upset, I grabbed Baron’s shoulders. My voice rose without me realizing it.

 

“No! I told you to run away! I told you to run and get help!”

 

“But! Sniff!”

 

The moment Baron looked up at me, I swallowed hard. Baron’s eyes were full of tears.

 

“It was a Monster. It was obvious Nuna would die, so how could I run away?”

 

I could feel Baron’s hand gripping my skirt tighten.

 

“Why did Nuna do that? If Nuna dies, I…”

 

Baron’s expression became even more distorted.

 

“How am I supposed to live…”

 

Baron buried his face in my skirt again and wailed loudly. Seeing Baron’s small shoulders trembling, I could only comfort the child and hold him tightly.

 

I stroked Baron’s shoulders and back, waiting for his crying to subside.

 

Whoosh- Screech screech-

 

The sound of seagulls crying mixed with the gentle sea breeze carrying salt and the sound of waves.

 

Baron’s crying gradually decreased and my heart, which had been beating frantically, also regained its calm.

 

Now that I had somewhat come to my senses, I quietly took a breath and looked around.

 

It was so peaceful that it was hard to believe we had just faced a life-threatening crisis. There was nothing threatening us.

 

However, there seemed to be no guarantee that another Monster wouldn’t appear.

 

‘I should go home for now.’

 

I needed to go back and inform The Lord, Raven, and the people of the domain about the Monster’s appearance.

 

“Baron, it’s okay now.”

 

I looked at Baron’s face. Baron had stopped crying, but his eyes were red.

 

“Let’s go to our house.”

 

Baron nodded. I picked up Baron as he was.

 

“Oh, Nuna?”

 

“Yeah?”

 

“You’re going to carry me? Your legs are shaking though?”

 

“I thought you must have been very scared.”

 

“I can walk.”

 

Actually, it did seem that way. I admit it.

 

I was in a state where I couldn’t walk without holding Baron, but Baron was fine except for having cried.

 

‘Baron seems more courageous than me.’

 

But I’m much older than Baron. I didn’t want to show a child the sight of an adult who couldn’t walk properly because she was startled.

 

“I can manage if I put some strength into it. Stay well in my arms.”

 

I stubbornly held Baron, had him wrap his legs around my waist, and began walking energetically.

 

But I was also worried.

 

‘The fact that a Monster appeared here means our house isn’t safe either, so can we continue living here?’

 

In the original Snoril, there was no mention of Gates or Monsters appearing, let alone any actual appearances, so I have no idea what this is all about.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“?”

 

The ground beneath my feet bulged up and my balance wavered.

 

I was already forcing strength into my legs!

 

Because of that, I ended up sitting down while still holding Baron tightly.

 

I felt something soft touch my bottom. Around us, a wide mud mass had formed before we knew it.

 

‘What? What’s happening?’

 

I was looking around, unable to understand the situation, when Baron pointed ahead and said.

 

“Oh, Nuna. Over there.”

 

The mud mass that had bulged up from the ground had a sprout and two blue buttons embedded in it.

 

‘That’s the Pillar from earlier!’

 

Before I could say anything, the ground where I had been sitting bulged up and began moving while carrying us.

 

When I couldn’t maintain my balance and my body leaned backward, a backrest formed instantly.

 

“Huh?”

 

I was bewildered, wondering what on earth was happening, when Baron’s voice brightened.

 

“Wow, Nuna, I think it’s trying to take us home.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Could that be?

 

* * *

 

Baron’s guess became reality.

 

The mysterious Pillar had really brought us to the front of our house.

 

When Baron and I stood up after confirming we had stopped in front of the house, Pillar moved aside. The bulging Pillar was now about knee-high to me.

 

Its blue eyes slowly blinked while looking at Baron and me, then it bent its body again.

 

As it smoothly sank into the ground, it seemed like it was saying goodbye before leaving, so I quickly said.

 

“Thank you for helping us. How can I repay this kindness?”

 

Pillar, who heard my words of gratitude, hesitated and looked at Baron. Then Baron cheerfully waved his hand.

 

“Me too! Thank you for helping!”

 

Pillar’s eyes gently closed. It looked as if he was smiling.

 

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After Pillar disappeared without a trace, I examined Baron’s and my condition and couldn’t help but marvel.

 

We had definitely collapsed onto a pile of mud, but strangely, not a speck of dirt had gotten on our clothes.

 

I asked Baron.

 

“Baron, what do you think that was?”

 

Baron tilted his head.

 

“Well… I don’t really know either…”

 

That’s when it happened. Raven’s voice came from behind us.

 

“Lady Hailey? Lord Baron? What was that thing that just disappeared?”

 

“Ah. Mr. Raven. Oh right, look at me losing my mind.”

 

This wasn’t the time for this.

 

I told Raven about what we had just experienced. It was to inform him that a monster had appeared in the domain and to establish countermeasures.

 

“A monster appeared, and the unidentified life form you just saw saved you two?”

 

Baron nodded with his arms crossed.

 

“Yeah, Nuna and I almost both died. Good thing that mysterious stone helped us.”

 

“I’m thinking it might be a monster that eats other monsters, but do you happen to know anything about that creature, Mr. Raven?”

 

Raven looked back and forth between me and Baron without answering. Then, as if he had a good idea, he snapped his fingers.

 

“I don’t know much about it, but I think Kimarise would know well. That guy used to talk a lot about rare animals. He’s helping with interior decorating right now, so I’ll bring him over.”

 

Raven went into the house where he had been busy decorating the interior and brought Kimarise.

 

“Ah, something really serious happened.”

 

I nodded at Kimarise’s words, but inwardly I was puzzled.

 

Despite saying it was serious, Kimarise’s expression looked like it was really no big deal.

 

‘Come to think of it, Raven didn’t seem particularly surprised earlier either.’

 

They said monsters were terrifying, but their reaction felt more like ‘Oh, mice appeared in the neighborhood.’

 

If that was the case, there was only one conclusion.

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