The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 84

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Theo, who had been standing quietly in place, muttered.

“Now that I’ve put a proper safety measure in place…”

No one can touch her.

The remaining Lasandra ring on his left middle finger emitted a gentle light.

As Rico had said, most of what he had told Annellia earlier were lies.

The ring was an artifact that had successfully activated long ago.

This artifact responded sensitively to the mental and life force of the two wearers who wore the pair.

If Annellia was in danger, it meant he could detect it immediately.

That was why.

The reason he absolutely had to make the child wear this artifact.

“This time, no matter what happens, I’ll save the child first.”

Because there’s no magical tool that can watch over and protect that child as closely as Lasandra’s ring.

“Let’s go, Rico.”

It was when he began to walk with a determined expression.

“Mage Tower Lord uncle!”

Rico quickly hid at the sudden sound.

The child who had returned with her escort was running back toward him.

“This, this!”

The child who came right up to him held out something while breathing heavily.

“Apply this to your scar. The scar on your arm earlier.”

The child pressed two bottles of blue medicine into Theo’s palm and smiled.

“It’s a secret, but I only gave His Majesty the Emperor one bottle.”

Then she bowed deeply before running off again into the distance.

Only after her figure completely disappeared did Theo take the breath he had been holding.

Rico muttered with interest from behind.

“Wow, look at how securely you’re putting on that leash. She’s exactly like Lady Bell…”

“Anyway, he was really a strange person!”

I finished my 30-minute situation explanation, leaving out only the secret that I had regressed.

Sharon Abner, who had been listening, finally put down her cup.

The oak cup that had been full of wheat beer was now completely empty.

She looked at me with a quite serious face and asked.

“So what do you think?”

“What I think?”

“Yes.”

I thought for a moment and answered.

“I think I really am quite capable!”

Sharon Abner’s eyes widened.

I grinned broadly.

“All my efforts since last winter paid off! Including staying up all night with my teacher making reagents!”

Truly excited, I swung both legs under the chair.

“The Mage Tower Lord, who’s known to have never left Debokio Island even once, is making his first public activity, and it’s joining the Abner Academy!”

I could feel my heart pounding under my hands clasped to my chest.

“Smart scholars from across the continent will probably line up to join. Maybe even some scholars from the Magic Tower will follow along?”

“Well, probably.”

“This is all thanks to me!”

Sharon Abner made a deflating sound.

I laughed along with her and added.

“But it was a little surprising.”

“What was?”

“The Mage Tower Lord uncle, he’s really passionate about his work.”

The Mage Tower Lord known to the world was someone who never left his home.

In my previous life, didn’t he even go missing about 10 years from now?

Leaving behind only one paper related to regression magic.

‘I wondered what he was doing to be so invisible.’

He was simply a scholar full of passion.

I could tell from seeing how diligently he was researching artifacts and various high-level magic underwater.

‘I only learned today for the first time that an artifact called Lasandra’s ring existed.’

He had already figured out the artifact’s activation conditions and even investigated my background to find a suitable medium.

And very thoroughly at that.

It was obvious how much effort he had put in to get this far.

‘I never thought he would even guess that I had regressed.’

I got goosebumps on my forearms wondering just how far his information network extended.

The conclusion I reached led to quite a serious direction.

‘I still have a long way to go. My information network is too pathetic.’

In my previous life, I had been with the Longton Family for over 10 years.

But all I did there was lock myself in the research room and mechanically churn out papers and magic formulas.

‘Because Lambert Longton practically kept me confined.’

He extremely disliked me belonging anywhere other than the Longton Family.

Even if it was just a small social gathering.

Thanks to that, I had to stay at the Longton Estate even during my formal education at the academy.

Usually, dormitory life was the rule.

‘The Magic Tower’s technology is already far ahead of what’s known to the public.’

My eyes sparkled as I recalled Theo’s words.

Ahead of what’s known to the public.

I was very, extremely curious about what degree that meant.

It was like an instinctive curiosity about information I had never been able to obtain.

Because there definitely existed information in academia that couldn’t be accessed unless you entered the Academy of Pharmacy or the Magic Tower.

‘I’m curious. So very curious.’

How far does the Magic Tower’s technology extend, and what are they hiding?

I wanted to get my hands on them as soon as possible and examine them myself.

“Duke, I’m going to work hard on research helping the Mage Tower Lord.”

Sharon Abner stared at me.

“In exchange for accepting that person into the Abner Academy, I can freely access the Magic Tower’s materials.”

Though I didn’t show it for smooth negotiations, his proposal was tremendously advantageous for me too.

“This is a secret, but he told me to quickly finish the medicine formula I’m developing and create a trade caravan. Without handing it over to the Academy of Pharmacy!”

Sharon Abner blinked slowly.

“Then I’ll make a lot of money, and with that I’ll create tactical magic formulas! Since Abner is a military family, maybe I can make something helpful for the knight uncles?”

“…”

“And now the Abner Academy has an incredible human resource called the Mage Tower Lord, so I’ll work him hard to make all sorts of magical tools!”

The more I talked, the more I realized how perfect my plan really was.

As I was chattering away, Sharon Abner laughed as if she couldn’t stop me.

She was in comfortable bedroom attire, pushing her wet hair back as she spoke.

“Yes, yes. Do whatever you want to do.”

It was a very gentle voice.

“But eat well at every meal, and moderate exercise is essential too. The servants are all worried about your health.”

I rolled my eyes around.

“But Annellia exercises even now…”

“Breathing isn’t exercise.”

“But I walk around a lot and run too…?”

“When you race with Prince Dennis, you always fall way behind.”

“That’s because Awin is taller and older than me!”

Sharon Abner shook her head as if it was out of the question.

She pondered for a moment before adding.

“…Well. It’ll naturally get better once you come to the Imperial Capital. You’ll have more outdoor activities, and with the sunny weather, you’ll see more sunlight too.”

The Abner Estate had many cloudy days.

It was inevitable due to the Northern Region’s climatic characteristics based on the terrain.

But Sharon Abner seemed quite concerned about that.

I quickly said cheerfully to reassure her.

“Yes! I’ll work hard on outdoor activities! Actually, I promised to take walks with Dowager Empress once a week when I come to the Imperial Capital.”

But Sharon Abner’s eyes, which I thought would be pleased, suddenly turned sharp.

“Walks with the Dowager Empress? Every week at that?”

I nodded hesitantly with a bewildered face.

“Yes… Dowager Empress said she was bored, and to see His Highness Tian as well…”

“Ha, so this is how she stabs me in the back.”

I made a “hiik” sound and opened my eyes wide.

That was because I could feel raw hostility emanating from Sharon Abner’s eyes.

She glared into the air and muttered to herself.

“No. If she needs someone to walk with, why someone else’s child…”

Then she suddenly looked at me with eyes full of dissatisfaction.

“I don’t understand.”

I hesitated in confusion, then spoke carefully as if trying to soothe her.

“Why…? Perhaps Dowager Empress feels lonely being alone in the Palace? So…”

“Why grandmother.”

“P-pardon?”

“Why is the Dowager Empress always grandmother to you.”

My mouth fell open.

Why is the Dowager Empress grandmother?

‘But the Dowager Empress told me to call her that first…?’

Since I consciously paid attention to the title, the word grandmother had now stuck in my mouth.

I hurriedly raised both hands.

“That’s not because I’m being rude! Last time, Her Majesty the Dowager Empress told me to call her grandmother…”

“Then what about me.”

My eyes widened.

“Why am I Your Grace? Is it okay to discriminate against people like this?”

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