The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 230

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1 hour ago.

[Hegatan will do it! Hegatan will with the Crown Prince! Hegatan will do it with the Crown Prince!]

[Calm down, Hegatan. Why is it so important who makes a contract with whom…?]

[Ricaruss always gets the cool stuff! The strong stuff! The good stuff! Hegatan has rights too!]

I stared blankly at Hegatan throwing a tantrum.

Ulgen was frantically trying to calm him down, while Ricaruss shook his head in exasperation.

That’s when Lasandra stepped in.

[Is there only one strong human in the human realm? If you look around, there are quite a few, aren’t there?]

[Don’t want just any strong human! Noble bloodline like the Crown Prince! Pretty-looking human! Hegatan will do it!]

I tilted my head.

A human with a pretty face, good bloodline, and skills to match.

“Come to think of it, Dimas has been quite famous lately.”

Everyone’s attention turned to me.

I continued casually.

“He annihilated a major pirate group that was running an illegal slave market at sea. With just 7 of his subordinates.”

It was already a big deal for a prince of a nation to personally take on pirate extermination, but Dimas even had excellent skills.

“Armin, his twin brother, plays the strategist role. He’s not as smart as me, but he’s on the clever side.”

Indeed, Armin had exceptional talent for designing perfect battles.

In the pirate extermination case, Armin anticipated the pirates’ escape routes and installed magic artillery on nearby rocky islands.

When he activated the magic artillery through magical formulas at the crucial moment, the pirates with their half-destroyed ships couldn’t go anywhere.

“How about Hegatan makes a contract with one of them? Whichever one you prefer more.”

Even so, Hegatan still seemed dissatisfied.

[Neither of them is the strongest human! Hegatan wants a human stronger than the Crown Prince!]

[Hegatan, they’re twins. Since they’re soul sharers, wouldn’t a joint contract with both be possible?]

That’s when Ulgen interjected.

She looked at me and quickly explained.

[Usually one-on-one contracts are the rule, but in cases like twins, joint contracts are possible since they’re soul sharers.]

Then she glanced at Hegatan again.

[No matter how strong the Crown Prince is, surely he’s not stronger than the two combined?]

Contrary to my worry about the simple logic, Hegatan couldn’t give a proper answer.

From his expression, it seemed Ulgen’s suggestion wasn’t bad.

[Well, then…]

[Right, good thinking! Plus, if they’re princes of the Marque Archipelago, they must be kids who were born and raised by the sea. Combined with your power, they might display tremendous strength!]

[…Tremendous strength?]

I made an “ah” sound.

Come to think of it, that was true.

‘Tsunamis are usually caused by tectonic shifts too.’

Perhaps Hegatan and the Marque twins might be more compatible than I thought.

[So Hegatan, you’ll take the Prince Marcs? Got it?]

[Hmph. Kind Hegatan! Made a concession!]

And so the contract partners for Ricaruss, Ulgen, and Hegatan were decided.

Of course, the contracts would only be finalized if Tian, Euriko, and the Marque twins agreed.

[What if all three refuse?]

Lasandra said that, but I knew better.

“Of course. I’ll do it!”

“If we don’t, the human realm will be destroyed anyway, right? Even if it’s not just for you, it’s something we have to do for our kingdom anyway.”

“Wow, what’s this? Brother, your brain is working fast today.”

I knew all three would readily agree.

Euriko and the Marque twins arrived at Abner territory exactly five days after sending the telegram.

“The area where demon beasts have been appearing frequently lately is the western coastline of the continent. They seem to be swimming over from near Debokio Island, and they’re attacking people too much, which is the problem.”

Armin’s eyes lit up.

“How do they attack? In groups, systematically? Do they seem intelligent?”

“You can’t say they lack intelligence. Especially individuals like Cobalus know when to retreat. Even when raiding villages, they hide in the forest when the knight order arrives.”

Euriko sighed.

“The Western Continent has coastline problems. We have wasteland problems.”

Dimas looked at Euriko.

“Why? What happened?”

“The number of poisonous insects increased drastically. At first we thought they were just poisonous insects, but looking closely, some were small demon beasts.”

Euriko frowned as if the mere thought gave her chills.

“That’s not all. Demon beasts like Mors Worms, which I thought only existed in ancient records, actually exist.”

Mors Worms.

These were bright red annelid demon beasts with sharp teeth in their snouts.

These demon beasts hid in sand and when they spotted prey, they would surface and attack by spewing deadly poison.

The poison was a deadly toxin among deadly toxins that could instantly kill a giant cow.

“There have been quite a few casualties already. Recently we’ve sealed off areas where Mors Worms are frequently found, but then the tribespeople have to take a four-hour detour to reach the well…”

I raised my head with a serious expression.

“When Crookiatus dies, the demon beasts will disappear too. That’s certain.”

The three’s expressions became solemn.

Euriko spoke awkwardly.

“Still, thanks to you Annellia, I feel like I’m having a really amazing experience.”

“Hm?”

“You know. Being able to get close to a god, and Ulgen at that, who has watched over our tribe…! Father was very pleased.”

“Same here. I’ll have to see the details, but just hearing about it sounds interesting. Making a contract with a god.”

Dimas nodded at Armin’s words.

I smiled faintly and stood up.

“It won’t be all fun though. To be honest, it could be dangerous. You’ll have to fight many battles as you become stronger.”

Euriko stood up following me and answered.

“You don’t need to worry about that. When the evil dragon revives, we’ll have to fight anyway. We’re people with responsibilities to our respective tribes and kingdoms, so participating is natural.”

I nodded and opened the door.

Then I started walking toward the underground research lab while conversing with the three.

“Still, be as careful as possible. When I asked Crown Prince Tian about it, I even asked him to stake his life on it. So…”

“Wait, Annellia.”

At that moment, Dimas stopped me.

When I turned my head, he had a puzzled expression.

“Didn’t you say earlier there were three gods total? Ricaruss, Ulgen, and Hegatan.”

“Yes. I did.”

“We’ll contract with Hegatan, Euriko with Ulgen. And if the Crown Prince contracts with Ricaruss, then what about you?”

At those words, even Euriko’s eyes widened.

“Come to think of it, that’s right! What about you? We naturally assumed you’d contract with Ricaruss.”

I rolled my eyes.

“Um, well, I have circumstances that prevented me from contracting with those three. Instead…”

“Instead?”

I raised my left hand and showed it to the three.

On my middle finger was Lasandra’s twin ring that Father had given me when I was young.

Though the protective magic Father had cast on it was exhausted, I always wore this ring.

“I decided to contract with Lasandra using this ring as a medium.”

“Lasandra?”

Armin’s eyes narrowed.

“Lasandra… isn’t she the ancient sorcerer you were researching when we were at the Academy of Pharmacy? The ancestor of your bloodline.”

“That’s right. That Person is now a deity.”

“What?!”

Armin’s mouth fell wide open.

And then he muttered in a bewildered voice.

“I, I see… Well, if someone like that doesn’t become a deity, who would?”

“Hm?”

Armin stared at me as if impressed.

“I looked into it for quite a while because of you back then. I still remember. The dark age that covered the Human Realm, and the great sorcerer Lasandra who illuminated that era.”

My lips parted slightly. It was because Lasandra’s words overlapped beyond Armin’s voice.

[Lia, you made a mistake. Choosing Lord Ulgen instead of me! I’m a great sorcerer! The most powerful mage in history!]

“If you contracted with Lasandra, what kind of power would you gain? Earlier Euriko said she’d be able to control lightning. Dimas and I can cause tsunamis.”

“Well, that’s…”

Armin was right.

Hegatan was the deity of earth, and Ulgen was the deity of lightning.

But Lasandra was a bit different from them.

Because,

[What I govern is all knowledge of the universe. That is, magic, records, writing, mathematics, all the sources that form the foundation of creation.]

“…”

[If there was the most powerful human in Earth’s history, that would be me. Me, right here in front of you.]

Lasandra was knowledge itself, and the most powerful human among those who had actually existed.

[The spells that the Underworld calls the highest-level magic? They’re trivial to me. But what about magic powerful enough to seal Evil Dragons?]

“…That sounds incredibly difficult and interesting.”

[Right. That’s what you’ll gain the moment you contract with me. I’ll stuff ancient magical formulas that overturn heaven and earth and part the seas right into your head!]

The literally strongest mage who single-handedly sealed Crookiatus before he lost his power.

I looked at Armin with an awkward smile.

“I think I’ll just become incredibly strong.”

“Hm?”

“Literally, I think I’ll become incredibly strong.”

And then I walked back toward the Underground Research Lab.

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