The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 265

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“Sharon! What are you doing here! Father told you to stay with the people.”

Garou said while still holding me up.

I stared blankly at Garou and the young child standing before him.

The child pouted her lips.

“No! Father finally came, so I want to play with Father!”

“You brat! Can’t you listen to Father right now? Go back and stay with Mother!”

“Father should listen to Sharon right now! Play with me!”

Grandmother… no, young Sharon put her hands on her hips.

I unconsciously drew in a breath.

‘I really did return to the past.’

This place where I was now was definitely the Michaeliann Gorge of the past.

Before the attack by Crookiatus, before the Michaeliann Clan was massacred leaving only Grandmother behind.

“Wait, wait a moment Garou. Put me down.”

I stammered and struggled with all my might.

After hearing Grandmother call Garou ‘Father,’ I could hardly speak informally.

Garou put me down as if finding me troublesome.

I ran to young Grandmother and asked frantically.

“Um, excuse me, how old are you now? I mean, how old are you?”

Grandmother stood on one leg and looked me up and down.

Her chubby cheeks puffed up before I heard a short answer.

“I’m five years old! Why!”

I plopped down on the ground.

Before arriving in the interdimensional space, Grandmother was seventy-two years old.

So I had… roughly returned to the past 67 years ago.

“Ami. Look at that. It’s an outsider, isn’t it?”

At the hand tapping her shoulder, Aminares turned her head.

In the distance, between the giant stone towers stacked on both sides of the village entrance.

Sharon, her husband Garou, and an unknown woman were entering the village.

Aminares’s hand carving wood stopped.

She put down her carving knife and muttered with interest.

“Really an outsider? She looks like us though.”

As she said, the outsider had a similar appearance to the Michaeliann people.

Silver hair reflecting sunlight, purple eyes that were slightly pale but distinct.

The woman, who seemed to be of age, was constantly looking around the village interior with wide eyes.

“More than that, look at that woman’s clothes. I guess outside nobles dress like that these days? They finally stopped wearing those ridiculous hats.”

Aminares silently picked up her knife again.

But others beside her continued whispering.

“But Ami, why is your husband acting like that? It’s his first patrol in two months, but he didn’t even look at your face and wandered outside all day, and now he’s brought some outsider.”

“Exactly. We’re not harsh to outsiders, but still, isn’t it wrong to just bring them in like this?”

Aminares put down her knife with a sharp sound.

And looked around with sharp eyes.

“Garou doesn’t waste time on useless things.”

Everyone fell silent at her dignified voice.

“Don’t speak badly about Garou in front of me. I’m the leader of this clan, and he’s the man I chose.”

The clan members hesitantly lowered their gazes.

“We didn’t mean it like that…”

“Mother!”

Then Sharon shouted loudly from afar.

Sharon ran toward Aminares with a bright smile.

A wildflower was dangling by her ear.

“Mother, I brought Father back!”

Aminares stood up.

And approached Garou.

She could feel the woman standing beside Garou staring intently at her.

Just as Aminares was about to speak to that woman.

“Hello, Lady Aminares.”

The outsider woman bowed first with a polite greeting.

Aminares narrowed her eyes.

Outside nobles were always busy ignoring them.

If they happened to encounter them outside, they would send contemptuous looks without a moment’s hesitation.

Because they all thought the Michaeliann Clan were descendants of witches.

“Nice to meet you! I’m Annellia Abner.”

But this outsider was somehow different.

Aminares stared at the white hand extended toward her.

Then she took Annellia’s hand.

“…I’m Aminares Michaeliann.”

Garou, who had been watching, spoke up.

“She says she’s from Abner Castle. Seems she took the wrong path.”

Aminares stared intently at Annellia.

And for good reason – for someone who had taken the wrong path, Annellia looked quite neat.

‘It’s not like Abner Castle is close to here either.’

If she had really taken the wrong path, this woman should already be in tatters.

But Aminares said lightly for now.

“It would be best to go to my house first.”

Because she didn’t sense any particular hostility from Annellia.

She could detect others’ hostility with her innate magic power.

It wasn’t a great skill, but she was among the best at handling her magic power in the clan.

“Mother! What about me? What about me?”

Sharon tugged at Aminares’s clothes from the side.

“Let’s go. You need to eat something too.”

Aminares picked up Sharon.

And gestured for Garou and Annellia to follow before starting to walk into the village.

“You haven’t shown any signs of surprise since earlier.”

As I was blowing on and drinking hot tea, Aminares said.

I looked at her with wide eyes.

“I mean it’s strange that you’re not afraid even though so many Michaeliann people live together like this.”

I made an “ah” sound and put down my tea.

Aminares continued.

“I thought outsiders were quite afraid of us. Especially the Abner Family.”

I hesitated, looking for words to say.

‘It’s not wrong though.’

When Grandmother first came to the Abner Family.

And when she decided to marry Grandfather.

I heard that the Abner vassals all disliked Grandmother without exception.

Some of the more extreme ones even sent assassins after Grandmother.

For one reason only – because Grandmother was of Michaeliann origin.

While I was still pondering what answer to give, Aminares asked.

“Are you an illegitimate child of the Abner Family?”

I asked back with my mouth half open.

“Pardon?”

“The current Duke Abner has an only son. Lloyd Abner, his sole heir.”

“Ah….”

“So if you’re an Abner, you must be from a branch family. But I’ve never heard the name Annellia Abner among the branch families.”

Aminares set her teacup down on the table as she spoke.

I swallowed hard.

I had wondered where Grandmother’s chilling tone came from.

Now I could see that Grandmother was the spitting image of Aminares.

I nodded for now.

“Yes, I’m an illegitimate child.”

Saying I came from the future, or that this place was actually inside an interdimensional space.

Making such claims would only complicate the situation.

“I’ve lived mostly within the palace, so I don’t know the territory’s geography well. That’s how I got lost. I was on my way back after stopping by the Imperial Capital, but while the coachman was away, I wandered around to look at the surroundings.”

Aminares’s eyebrows moved slightly.

As if she had expected as much, she nodded.

“…I see. Now it makes sense.”

Instead of answering, I smiled very awkwardly.

It became clear that Aminares had been suspicious of me.

As I fidgeted with my nails under the table, Aminares pushed a plate of dried fruits toward me.

“If you need to, you can stay here for a few days. I’ll provide you with a room.”

I pondered for a moment.

Though it was confusing, this was definitely inside an interdimensional space.

I had come here to find a chasm to rescue Tian.

But the bracelet Father gave me was indicating that Garou next to me was the chasm.

‘Should I observe for now?’

Actually, I had planned to search for Tian inside the chasm as soon as I found it.

But now that a living person was supposedly the chasm, I had no idea how to look inside it.

‘…Anyway, I need time to observe Garou closely.’

Having made up my mind, I carefully spoke up.

“Then I’m sorry, but if I could impose for just a few days….”

“Aminares. Didn’t I tell you?”

But at that moment, Garou interrupted me with a serious expression.

He had been sitting in a chair some distance away, but was now standing right next to me.

He stared intently at Aminares across from us as he spoke.

“All the bloodline must leave this place immediately, didn’t I say? You need to flee as far as possible, to somewhere no one knows!”

My eyes widened.

Garou roughly ran his hand over his face and added urgently in a lowered voice.

“How many times do I have to tell you there will be an attack tonight?”

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