The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 291

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Extra Story. Annellia and Tian, Yuriadne ⑴

Five years old.

Some might dismiss it as young and naive, but it’s the age when one gradually begins to understand what loneliness means.

Yuriadne sat in the corner of the kindergarten with her lips jutting out in a pout.

“Reina, do you want to be the princess this time?”

“Yeah! Then who’s going to be the knight?”

In the distance, children from the same Fluffy Cloud class were laughing while playing ‘Princess and Knight.’

Yuriadne deliberately looked away and muttered.

“…Hmph! How childish.”

‘Princess and Knight’ was a very boring game created by the kindergarten kids.

The child playing the princess would stay inside the model castle, and the child playing the knight would shout “Princess! I’ve come to rescue you!” while extending their hand.

Then the princess would act shy, take the knight’s hand, and come out of the model castle.

“Princess! I, the super strong knight Sara, have come to rescue you!”

“Oh my, Sir Knight!”

Just like that.

Yuriadne stared with her mouth agape, then hurriedly snapped back to her senses.

She then kneaded her cheeks with both hands and muttered.

“I don’t want to play it, I don’t want to play it at all…”

Not sword fighting, not puzzles.

Who would want to play such a childish game anyway?

Yuriadne stared intently at Reina from her class, who was absorbed in playing the princess role.

Actually, Yuriadne was here because of Reina.

Because Reina wouldn’t let her join the game.

But as mentioned before, Yuriadne was fine with it.

After all, ‘Princess and Knight’ was very childish and boring…

“Yuri!”

At the voice that rang out at that moment, Yuriadne quickly lifted her head.

Sara, who had been playing the knight role just moments ago, had somehow approached her.

“Why are you sitting there alone? Let’s play princess together!”

Yuriadne looked at the other children with a surprised expression.

She could see Reina in the distance, glaring at her with sharp eyes.

But.

“Everyone has been the princess once, so now it’s your turn!”

“…Really?”

“Yeah! Do you want to wear this crown?”

Seeing the princess crown Sara was offering, her heart wavered.

“Then I’ll be the knight instead of the princess…”

It was the moment when the hesitating Yuriadne opened her mouth happily.

“Hey! What kind of knight are you supposed to be!”

Reina came stomping over angrily, pushed Sara aside, and stood in front of Yuriadne.

Reina was glaring fiercely at Yuriadne.

“I told you that you can’t be either the princess or the knight! I told you to go sit over there by yourself!”

Her heart pounded thump, thump.

Words her mother had once said came to mind.

“Yuri. When you grow up, if someone hurts your feelings or attacks you, what should you do?”

“I’ll hit them too! Harder!”

“No, in those situations you should avoid the scene appropriately and then think calmly.”

“Think?”

“Yes. Even if you hit back on the spot, all you can do is return what you received. And if you do that, Yuri, you become just like the other person.”

“Then what should I do?”

“If someone bullies Yuri, first you should let it slide. Be generous. But if you think the other person has gone too far, then later you should definitely pay them back. After thinking carefully and planning it out.”

“Why should I let it slide at first?”

“Because Yuri is a strong and mature person. The more power you have, the more generously you should use it. You understand, right?”

Although Mother had said that the stronger and more mature a person is, the more generous and calm they should be…

Yuriadne had reached her limit too.

“You’re stupid! Why can’t I play with everyone!”

When she shouted loudly, Reina’s eyes widened.

“You’re really a bad kid! Didn’t you hear Teacher Ann say that all the Fluffy Cloud class friends should play together?”

Reina opened her mouth wide, then immediately retorted without backing down at all.

“That’s because my dad told me to choose my friends carefully, stupid!”

This time it was Yuriadne who looked like she had been hit.

“…Wh, what?”

“My dad said not just anyone can attend the Imperial Nursery! Sara goes here because her dad is the Minister of Finance, and Rolaide goes here because her mom is the Deputy Commander of the Defense Force!”

“…”

“Of course, my dad is also one of the eight Imperial Nobles, so he’s super strong too! But what about your mom and dad?”

“…”

“Your mom and dad have never even come to pick you up once.”

The classroom became as quiet as a mouse.

In the flowing silence, Reina spoke in a taunting voice.

“Yuri, you lied to get in here, didn’t you?”

“…”

“You don’t even have parents who work at the Imperial Palace, so you got in by paying money through connections. Right?”

Yuriadne gritted her teeth.

“That’s not true! My mom and dad are…”

She wanted to say “the Emperor and Empress!” but her lips wouldn’t part.

Because she had promised her mom and dad.

The fact that Yuriadne was a princess would be kept secret, at least in kindergarten.

Of course, there were various reasons for this.

First, if it was revealed that Yuriadne was a princess, her friends might feel uncomfortable, and also…

‘There might be adults who try to use Yuriadne.’

She didn’t know exactly what that meant, but Mother had said.

“What if they put their own children forward to try to build some unhealthy friendship with her.”

Yuriadne breathed heavily with anger.

Should she tell or not?

If she revealed it, Reina would apologize for being wrong.

That’s when it happened.

“See, you can’t say anything, can you?”

Reina sneered and added.

“I knew it. Your mom and dad are liars, so of course you’re a liar too! I won’t play with kids like that, eek!”

However, Reina couldn’t finish her sentence.

“My mom and dad aren’t liars! Apologize!”

Because Yuriadne had grabbed one of Reina’s pigtails.

“Let go of this! Let go!”

Reina, who screamed, also grabbed onto Yuriadne’s top and pulled.

When the two children got tangled up, the other children also turned pale.

“T, Teacher! Y, Yuri and Reina are fighting…!”

Sara called for Ann, the toy basket tipped over, and small dolls scattered around the two children.

“Kids!”

30 seconds later.

Ann, who had briefly gone down to the basement to get snacks for the children, hurriedly returned, but it was already too late.

“Waaah, teacher! *sob* Yuri, that Yuri…!”

“…”

Yuriadne was sitting properly on the floor.

“…*sniffle*”

Long scratch marks above her eyebrows.

Her clothes and even her cheeks were covered in blood from her nosebleed.

Ann’s complexion turned pale upon seeing the face of the Empire’s only princess.

“Just how exactly are you managing these children!”

“I’m sorry, truly sorry.”

Ann kept bowing repeatedly to the furious Count Rentos.

He was Reina’s father and one of the imperial nobles currently assisting Tian.

“And what’s this? The other child’s parents just left!”

Ann let out a deep sigh inwardly.

Right after the children got tangled up in a fight.

Ann immediately contacted both children’s parents.

Upon hearing the news, Annellia sighed as if something that was bound to happen had finally happened, and Tian immediately visited the kindergarten.

The Emperor observed Reina from a distance, then personally carried Yuriadne, who wasn’t even crying, back to the Imperial Palace.

“Don’t those child’s parents have any manners?! If they turned our child’s face into a mess, they should at least apologize! Where does it say they can just take their child and leave!”

Ann looked at the Marquis restlessly.

“Marquis, the other child was also badly hurt…”

Then she closed her mouth.

The truth was, if you had to pick who was hurt more, it was Reina’s side.

Yuriadne had scratch marks above her eyebrows and a nosebleed, but.

“Dad. Don’t yell at the teacher, let’s just go. Fighting with a friend was Reina’s fault!”

Reina literally had a walnut-sized bruise around one eye.

Moreover, she was still bleeding from both nostrils.

“You little! You stay quiet!”

Seeing his daughter’s face made him angry again, and the Marquis shouted loudly.

He looked at Ann and spoke in an agitated voice.

“Give me the address of that Yurianji or whatever child’s parents right now!”

“Pardon…?”

“I’m saying give me their contact information so I can speak with them directly!”

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