The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 292

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Side Story. Annellia and Tian, Yuriadne ⑵

Ann looked at the marquis with even more difficulty.

‘I really can’t give him their contact information.’

Yuriadne was an imperial princess.

And the Emperor and Empress wanted to hide Yuriadne’s identity.

Ann clearly remembered what Annellia and Tian had said when they came to see her a year ago.

“We’ve decided. Yuri follows you well, teacher, and it would be better for her to grow up communicating with other children rather than being educated alone…”

“Rather than?”

“We want her to receive her early childhood education at this kindergarten. Her identity as imperial blood shouldn’t suppress her other identities.”

“I think the same way. Within the Imperial Palace, Yuriadne will always be an imperial princess, but I want to show her a path where she doesn’t have to be. That position itself might be a burden for the child.”

“That’s right. I don’t want Yuri to feel the pressure I felt.”

Though a little surprised, Ann soon agreed with their thoughts.

Yuriadne was a child who had to learn how to hide and control her innate magical power from the age of three.

Given the situation, Ann could see it.

‘Yuriadne resembles Annellia.’

A child who wasn’t childlike.

Yuriadne was so mature that she knew too well who she was and what she had to do.

And the Emperor was deeply concerned about such a Yuriadne.

It was the heart of a parent who wanted their child to always be comfortable and happy.

After finishing her contemplation, Ann carefully opened her mouth.

“Marquis, I’m sorry, but it’s difficult to give you their contact information…”

The marquis’s eyebrows twitched.

“I’ll convey the marquis’s contact information to them. They’re not the type to ignore matters between children, so you’ll receive contact soon…”

“Ha!”

Count Rentos let out a fierce sigh.

He pressed his forehead as if dumbfounded.

“Did those bastards perhaps bribe you?”

Ann stared at Count Rentos with her mouth agape.

“Pardon?”

“From what I can see, those parents don’t seem to be members of the Imperial Palace, so are you saying you accepted a child you shouldn’t have accepted and that’s why this is happening!”

Ann waved her hands with a flustered expression.

“That can’t be, Marquis. Please calm down first…”

“No matter how close you are with Her Majesty the Empress, this is a violation of regulations and illegal! Aren’t you afraid of my report!”

A flustered smile formed on Ann’s lips.

‘What will you do in the future when you find out who Yuriadne’s parents are…’

Ann, who already felt sorry for his future self, skillfully handled the marquis.

“There’s nothing like what the marquis is thinking, so please be assured. All I can tell you now is that you’ll receive contact soon. From the other child’s parents.”

The marquis finally shut his mouth with a dissatisfied face.

Then he suddenly shouted.

“If I don’t receive contact within three days, I’ll file a report, so know that!”

As the marquis turned around, Reina followed behind with quick steps.

“Teacher, goodbye!”

She didn’t forget to greet Ann.

“Yuri.”

“Yeah.”

“Does it hurt a lot, our princess?”

As Tian gently applied medicine above her eyebrow, Yuriadne’s lips pouted.

“…Yeah. It stings.”

“Reina was bad, scratching a friend’s face like this.”

“So I hit her too!”

“Yuriadne.”

Annellia, who had been watching with her arms crossed from a distance, spoke in a low voice.

“You shouldn’t hit friends. Under any circumstances.”

“But Reina first…”

“Where were you trying to hit with your fist?”

“Her back…”

“But your friend got hit in the eye. So she got a big bruise.”

Yuriadne closed her lips.

Mother was right.

Yuriadne had tried to hit her back, but where Reina got hit was her right eye.

When that child’s right eyelid started swelling red, Yuriadne was surprised too.

But being scolded made her feel disappointed and upset.

“But…”

Just as her lips were about to pout out.

“Lia, calm down a bit. Yuri got hurt too.”

Yuriadne looked at her father with a pitiful face.

“You heard what happened just now, so why are you being like this. Didn’t you hear that Yuri got angry because that Reina child spoke badly about us first?”

“Even so, Yuri was the first to raise her hand. I need to scold her sternly so she won’t do such things again.”

Tian closed his mouth with a complicated expression.

But soon he gently patted Yuriadne’s shoulder.

“Yuri, will you go outside for a moment? If you go to your room with the wet nurse, mom and dad will follow soon.”

Yuriadne nodded her head.

And after bravely leaving the room, as soon as the door closed, she pressed her ear close to it.

“…Lia, this isn’t Yuri’s fault. It’s our fault. The misunderstanding arose because we never went to pick her up.”

“Misunderstanding or whatever. I think I really need to sternly address Yuri raising her hand against a friend.”

“Honey, I’m not saying we should cover up Yuri’s mistake. I’m saying we should empathize with her first. How disappointed must Yuri have been to do that.”

“What if next time she hurts someone again because she’s disappointed?”

Beyond the door became quiet.

“It was fortunate it was just a fist, but what if Yuri had used her power on that child.”

Yuriadne lowered her gaze with a gloomy face.

Power.

She had been hearing about that since she was very young.

In Yuriadne’s body flowed tremendous power inherited from her ancestors.

Yuriadne usually kept this power carefully stored in a box in her heart.

But very occasionally, when everyone was asleep in the deep night, she secretly took it out.

Then discharged magical tools would operate, huge clusters of light would appear, and toys would fly around the room.

“I want Yuriadne to be a little calmer. I want her to be able to view situations objectively without being swayed by emotions or the power she possesses.”

“Lia, Yuri is only five years old now. Didn’t we both send her to Teacher Ann because we wanted to raise Yuri more like a child?”

When even Teacher Ann’s name came up, Yuriadne’s expression became even gloomier.

Yuriadne liked kindergarten.

It was because she had once asked her grandparents about it.

If she didn’t go to kindergarten, where would Yuri study.

The answer she heard then was shocking.

Teachers for each subject would visit the Imperial Palace, and she would take classes from those teachers.

Then there would be no playtime with friends, no fun question time, no field trips or experiential learning.

An uneasy premonition flashed through Yuriadne’s mind.

‘…What if Mom and Dad don’t let me go back to kindergarten?’

The conversation topic from beyond the door had also shifted to kindergarten.

“I understand what you’re thinking for now. What should we do about Reina and Marquis Rentos?”

“More than that, is it really okay to keep sending Yuri to kindergarten? If we reveal that Yuri is an Imperial Princess, it’ll just cause unnecessary commotion…”

“Either way, it was an issue we had to address.”

Yuriadne’s heart pounded as she realized the atmosphere was becoming serious.

Because I hit my friend, because I couldn’t control my anger.

I should have hidden my strength and acted more maturely.

“It seems like kindergarten is…”

“Mom! Dad!”

Yuriadne urgently opened the door and rushed inside.

She thought they were arguing, but Mom and Dad were leaning against the desk side by side, holding each other tightly.

Father, seeing Yuriadne, quickly got up and approached her.

“Yuri, didn’t you go to your room?”

Yuriadne pressed her lips tightly together, then nodded with tears welling up in her eyes.

“Mm-hmm. I want to keep going to kindergarten…”

The tears that had been building up began to trickle down.

“Let me go to kindergarten! I’ll apologize to Reina. Even if friends tease me first, I absolutely won’t start fights, and I won’t use my strength recklessly…”

Seeing their daughter like this, Tian and Annellia looked at each other.

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