The Baby Sprout Who Bloomed in the Villain Duke’s Family - Chapter 113

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Episode 113
“Where on earth did you learn a word like that?”
After a moment of silence, Jiteaia asked in a bewildered voice. Neinia blinked.
“From Pesson.”
“That Pesson…….”
“Anyway, Nia can find it. If it’s far away, it’ll take longer.”
Kalid glanced between Neinia and Jiteaia, and Jiteaia shook her head, answering,
“That’s true. She might actually be better at searching for things than I am.”
“Neinia?”
“She has an exceptional talent for using her Authority to search for things. Ever since she turned two, she’s been fishing all sorts of objects out of the sea.”
It was how Neinia, a friendless child, played by herself.
“Anyway, I’ll help you search. We owe Clover our gratitude too.”
“And she’s my friend.”
Neinia answered quickly.
“Yes, she’s your friend.”
Jiteaia stroked Neinia’s soft cheek. Neinia rubbed her cheek against her mother’s hand with familiar ease.
Patter-patter.
“Oh!”
Just then, something dropped from Clover’s hands with a patter.
They were Seeds created by Clover’s Power. Unable to control her Authority properly, the Seeds fell in a steady stream.
What had fallen already was enough to cultivate an entire garden bed, and as the unfamiliar child fidgeted with her fingers, more and more Seeds tumbled down.
So many Seeds falling.
Clover’s Seeds had bloomed into Ancient Flowers. Would these Seeds also bloom into Ancient Flowers?
She’d wondered about it, but they’d come to Aib before they could fully grow, so she never saw.
Clover bounced down from the sofa and began gathering the Seeds carefully.
“Clover, if you leave them there, I could have someone else——”
“Your Highness, could you plant these for me?”
“Hmm?”
“If I give these as a gift, would you plant them here in Aib?”
Clover toddled over and placed a handful of Seeds on Jiteaia’s lap.
Clover could sense it. Something wonderful would definitely grow from these Seeds.
So she wanted to plant some here in Aib as well, not just take them all home to plant.
“These are Seeds that Clover made, and wonderful things will grow if you plant them.”
Clover, bracing herself on Jiteaia’s knees, looked up at the Peacock.
“Your Highness, you plant some, and if there are people who want some, please share a little with them.”
The child beamed.
“Yes, I’ll do that.”
Jiteaia accepted the Seeds Clover offered.
Clover bounced in place, delighted that Jiteaia had listened to her words so carefully.
‘This is so exciting.’
Lucky had said it once. That Clover’s Mission was to bloom an enormous number of seedlings.
The work Clover was meant to do.
But if she could make Seeds and give them to people.
‘Clover can make tons and tons of seedlings without even using her Power!’
This was an incredible thing.
Only then did Clover truly grasp how momentous it was that she could now produce Seeds in such abundance.
Then.
“By the way, Kalid.”
Jiteaia, who had been stroking Clover’s head generously, shifted her gaze back to Kalid.
“You said something similar happened before?”
“Yes, in the White Forest. There was definitely nothing there, but suddenly a Demon Beast appeared right in front of Clover.”
“It’s similar to now.”
“Back then, I thought the creature might have been hiding its true nature and concealing itself, but after seeing that thing just now…….”
Perhaps that creature also changed because it appeared in front of Clover, just like the Demon Beast that emerged moments ago. As Kalid spoke in a murmur, Clover’s eyes widened slightly.
A monster that only transforms in front of Clover.
The child perked up her ears and listened intently to the adults’ conversation.
“Actually, there’s another ability of Clover’s that I haven’t mentioned.”
“Another one?”
“Yes, Clover sometimes sees people’s malice. The child calls it a bad heart.”
As Kalid reached out his hand, Clover rushed forward and clung tightly to her father’s hand.
“It might be connected to that. You said the malice directly harms Clover.”
“That’s possible? I’ve never heard of such an ability…….”
“Hard to believe, but it’s true.”
“If what you’re saying is true, then it makes sense that the beasts would transform into Demon Beasts only in front of Clover. Of course, we’ll need more investigation.”
“We need to figure out why the Demon Beast reverted to its original form in front of her, too. If it’s possible to return a Demon Beast to its original state…….”
Clover’s ability might be far more remarkable than he’d realized. Kalid kept that thought to himself.
His daughter’s Power was extraordinary and wondrous, but he had no desire to broadcast it to the outside world.
If the child became endangered because of it, that would be unbearable.
While Jiteaia and Kalid were talking, Clover nestled against Kalid’s hand and blinked drowsily.
‘So sleepy.’
Was it from playing in the water all day? Or from meeting that enormous fish?
Even listening to such frightening talk, her eyelids suddenly grew heavy.
Clover gazed at the Rainbow-Colored Scale, which she’d been carefully clutching the whole time, through half-closed eyes.
The large, translucent scale no longer glowed, yet it remained beautiful as a jewel.
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After making an enormous quantity of Seeds, Clover walked around and distributed them to the people of the Aib household.
“Young Miss, I will treasure this……!”
“No, don’t treasure it! You have to plant it!”
Only then could Clover complete her mission with the help of others’ hands.
Those who received the Seeds from Clover assured her they would do exactly that.
Clover, who had exhausted herself making Seeds all day long with her Power, returned looking slightly tired and lay down.
“Clover, I’m sleepy again.”
[The World Tree Power is being absorbed, so that’s why.]
“So the World Tree Power makes you really, really sleepy…….”
Clover mumbled drowsily, nodding off.
Now that she thought about it, she’d been constantly sleepy since before.
Lucky had said then too that it was because Clover’s Power was suddenly growing.
Then if she got stronger here, would she get even sleepier?
Would she sleep longer then?
“Oh, wait…….”
The thought struck her, and alarmed, Clover’s eyes flew wide open.
[Kid, what’s wrong?]
“L-Lucky, what if I fall asleep like Mother did……?”
Father had said Mother fell asleep because she’d used up too much power.
Clover had used up a lot of power too, and now she was sleepy. The child, frightened that she might fall asleep like her mother, spoke through beads of cold sweat rolling down her face.
“I can’t fall asleep like Mother.”
[Hmm?]
“Lucky, if I fall asleep, Father will be sad. Sister too, and the brothers…….”
Whenever Father gazed up at the tree, Clover always knew what he was thinking about.
It was natural for children to sense others’ emotions better than adults do.
And she’d even seen her brothers exchange words about missing Mother sometimes.
Just Mother sleeping was so sad.
‘If Clover falls asleep too.’
The family would grieve terribly. Clover suddenly sat bolt upright.
“No, I won’t sleep.”
[W-what are you saying? You need to sleep to grow, kid! Your situation is different from your mother’s.]
“But Lucky, I keep getting sleepy, so Clover is really scared.”
Clover buried her face into her pillow.
The child’s voice grew muffled, swallowed by the pillowcase.
“Next time, I won’t use the World Tree Power.”
[……Are you afraid you’ll get sleepy again?]
Mm-hmm. Still lying facedown, Clover nodded vigorously.
Lucky, understanding the child’s heart, fluttered over to Clover and gently alighted on her small head.
[Clover.]
“Mm.”
[When you’re young, you need to sleep a lot so you’ll grow healthy. Your body was always very weak, but now it’s finally getting better, and that’s why sleep comes easily to you.]
As Lucky spoke, Clover’s round, pale-green head gleamed and sparkled from Lucky’s light.
[Just because you’re sleeping a lot doesn’t mean you’ll fall into a long sleep like your mother did. If anything like that looks like it might happen, I’ll save you.]
“Okay.”
[And the World Tree Power…… you need to have that power. It’s originally ……’s, after all.]
Clover blinked.
Behind her was unmistakably Lucky, her small Summoned Creature.
And yet.
‘Warm, so warm.’
Why did it feel as though a large, warm hand were stroking the back of her head?
[Clover, you trust me, don’t you?]
That hand was as large as her father’s, as warm as her sister’s.
‘That’s strange,’
Unnerved by the peculiar sensation, Clover slowly raised her head and turned around.
[Clover?]
Behind her stood no adult at all—only Lucky, her small Summoned Creature.
She looked around, but there was no one.

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