The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 114

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Late at night, at the Abner Townhouse.

 

Rico was preparing to return to the Magic Tower.

 

“Whenever it happens, there needs to be an escape route when Father tries to harm Isabel. There’s already a secret passage prepared, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

 

Recalling Theo’s instructions from earlier in the day made his mouth dry with tension.

 

“…Well. He said it succeeded in the previous attempt.”

 

Rico tried to calm his anxious heart.

 

Though he couldn’t remember anything himself, Theo had said there was another timeline before the current one.

 

‘Regression, he called it.’

 

Regression was a grand magic that required tremendous magical power.

 

Normally, not just anyone could initiate it, but Theo and Isabel weren’t just anyone.

 

‘Brother is a demigod who inherited the blood of an evil dragon, and Lady Isabel is of the Michaeliann Bloodline.’

 

The target of their regression magic was their child, Annellia.

 

It was to protect Annellia from the dangers that would come.

 

All existing Michaeliann descendants were unknowingly under threat from Crookiatus the Evil Dragon.

 

Inside their bodies flowed enormous amounts of magical power sealed away by the ancient sorcerer Lasandra, and Crookiatus coveted it.

 

When Theo and Isabel cast the regression magic, they desperately hoped it wouldn’t activate.

 

‘They set it up so it would only be cast if Lady Lili lost her life to someone’s attack.’

 

But unfortunately, the regression magic was triggered.

 

Because Annellia from the previous timeline had ultimately died.

 

According to Theo, it was truly a futile and devastating death.

 

“I thought she would be safe if she stayed with the Longton Family.”

 

Theo, who had endured decades within the distorted timeline caused by the regression magic before returning, revealed unbelievable stories.

 

“I only worried about Father harming Lili, I never expected Lili could get hurt for other reasons. It was my mistake.”

 

Theo muttered while cutting off his hair that had grown long enough to drag on the ground overnight.

 

“It’s okay. This time will be different.”

 

“…”

 

“I will definitely make it different, even if my body burns up completely.”

 

Rico let out a deep sigh.

 

‘Crookiatus, that crazy old lizard.’

 

If only that terrible being would disappear, everyone could be happy.

 

‘Well, that’s why both Brother and I are working hard right now.’

 

Just as he was putting on his coat with that thought.

 

“Uncle Rico?”

 

Suddenly, a small whisper came from the direction of the door.

 

Rico looked toward the door in surprise.

 

The doorknob was rattling timidly with a clicking sound.

 

Rico quickly ran over and opened the door he had locked.

 

Annellia, standing in the corridor in her pajamas, waved at him.

 

“Uncle Rico, were you sleeping?”

 

“No, not yet…”

 

Rico closed his mouth mid-sentence.

 

Because Annellia had slipped past him into the room.

 

Then she placed something down on the chair where he had been sitting just moments before.

 

“This is yours, isn’t it, Uncle?”

 

Rico’s mouth fell slightly open as he recognized the object.

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Lia never requested materials like this. But it was tucked between the black magic books.”

 

“…”

 

“This is yours, right, Uncle?”

 

Rico felt cold sweat running down his back as he gulped.

 

‘…Wow.’

 

It was written in ancient language and had many difficult parts to interpret, so he thought it would take at least a week.

 

He didn’t expect Annellia to come looking for him tonight.

 

[In the beginning, there were twelve divine dragons that ruled the Heavenly Realm.]

 

The first page of the strange paper booklet began like that.

 

I poked at that sentence with my finger and looked at Rico.

 

“Uncle, do you really not know about these divine dragons?”

 

Rico just shook his head with his mouth tightly shut.

 

Then when our eyes met, he slyly averted his gaze.

 

I eventually took the booklet and approached Rico.

 

I turned the pages in front of Rico’s eyes and said.

 

“There were twelve divine dragons in the Heavenly Realm, but one of them was so wicked it was banished to the Human Realm.”

 

“I-Is that so?”

 

“Yes. But this evil dragon was so angry about having its power taken away and being banished like a dried-up nobody. So to become strong again, it absorbed all the magical power that existed in the Human Realm.”

 

“H-How could this be. I’m really truly hearing this story for the first time…”

 

“Because of that, humans couldn’t use magic anymore, wars broke out, and magical beasts were created.”

 

“G-Goodness.”

 

I put my hands on my hips.

 

“Why do you keep pretending not to know! I know Uncle Rico secretly put this in there!”

 

Rico made a “Hieek” sound and stepped back.

 

I frowned and said.

 

“Where did this come from?”

 

Rico hesitated and avoided my gaze.

 

“Tell me quickly. This seems like incredible material, so why have I never seen it before?”

 

Rico fidgeted with his hands and said timidly.

 

“W-Well, I think it’s probably because the Magic Tower has been managing it until now…”

 

I became serious and looked at the material.

 

‘It wasn’t revealed until now because the Magic Tower was managing it?’

 

I already knew that the Magic Tower had many precious materials.

 

But this wasn’t just precious.

 

“Uncle Rico, do you know this? Ancient humans were sorcerers who could freely manipulate magical power.”

 

“I do know that…”

 

“But one day that ability suddenly disappeared, that’s what all the history books say.”

 

“Ah…”

 

“Nobody knows what the reason was. They only say that humans suddenly lost their power as sorcerers, but the truth behind it hasn’t been revealed.”

 

Rico rolled his eyes around.

 

I looked directly at him and said seriously.

 

“But this old book explains that reason.”

 

I couldn’t describe how shocked I was when I discovered the names ‘Michaeliann’ and ‘Lasandra’ in the ancient text.

 

I read this ancient book thoroughly, a total of three times.

 

And I instinctively realized.

 

“This is probably real.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“This seems real. Not just some legend or folklore that might be true, but actually real!”

 

Rico had no answer.

 

Frustrated, I quickly climbed up onto the chair and opened the ancient book.

 

[When the evil dragon absorbed all the magic power of the mortal realm, darkness descended from the sky.

 

Some died and some disappeared, and fear, sorrow, and death came like a tsunami.

 

This was proof that the evil dragon had regained its prime, and the returned light of glory belonged to Crookiatus the Evil Dragon.]

 

“Here, quickly look here.”

 

I gestured to Rico and turned to the next page.

 

[At that time.

 

The strongest shaman who did not fear darkness stepped forward to seal the evil dragon.

 

Taking back the demigod’s power and confining it within his own body, restoring light to the mortal realm.

 

He named the bloodline that inherited his blood Michaeliann.]

 

“Michaeliann appears here. Our Grandmother, the Michaeliann Clan!”

 

Rico hesitantly nodded his head.

 

I continued turning the pages.

 

[However, the mortal realm corrupted by the evil dragon envied the strong and bold shaman Lasandra and brought storms upon her.

 

They called Lasandra and her descendants the Michaeliann thieves who stole the mortal realm’s magic power and persecuted them.]

 

“She defeated the evil dragon for them, but people hated Lasandra instead. Isn’t that stupid?”

 

“Y-yes, indeed.”

 

[Thus the Michaeliann hid among trees, grass, and stone crevices.

 

But after thousands of years passed, the awakened evil dragon suddenly gained enlightenment and sought the Michaeliann again.]

 

Before I knew it, the ancient book had reached its final pages.

 

[If all Michaeliann are killed, the demigod will become complete and the mortal realm will become the evil dragon’s heavenly realm.

 

The evil dragon built a tower on the western small island and made a nest in the heavenly realm to search for the hidden Michaeliann.

 

Thus the last descendant of Lasandra is the key to the evil dragon’s revival.]

 

“Grandmother said that when she was five years old, someone attacked the Michaeliann Clan and everyone died.”

 

I could feel Rico’s gaze upon me.

 

“Grandmother was fortunately hiding under the altar stone so she survived, but she still doesn’t know who did it.”

 

But according to the contents of this ancient book, I could guess who massacred the Michaeliann Clan.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

‘It makes sense that people have been calling the Michaeliann Clan dark mages and ostracizing them all this time.’

 

If so, assuming all of this is really true.

 

[The evil dragon built a tower on the western small island and made a nest in the heavenly realm to search for the hidden Michaeliann.]

 

The tower on the western small island.

 

That somehow sounded like the Magic Tower on Debokio Island.

 

I raised my head and looked at Rico.

 

“You know, Uncle Rico.”

 

Rico looked at me with a flustered expression.

 

“What kind of person was the First Magtop Lord? Theo’s Father.”

 

Rico drew in a sharp breath.

 

“That person, is he even human?”

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