The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 106

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Chapter 106
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And so, to the present moment.
“Roel’s mother. Bunny, am I not pretty?”
“How could that possibly be? You’re absolutely beautiful, Bunny.”
Bunny had brought out the Empress like a bombshell and nodded her head with a radiant smile.
Of course, this had all been Bunny’s plan.
Because now that Bunny was grown, she understood well that Roel was the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince’s mother was an extraordinarily important person.
“But those people say Bunny isn’t pretty.”
“How strange. When you’re this beautiful.”
“Pfft, beautiful? Madam, what’s wrong with your eyes? Or—could this be some sort of rural fashion trend?”
The two young ladies giggled while looking at each other’s faces.
The Empress let out a short laugh as if she found it beneath her notice, then opened her mouth.
“It appears you’re the sisters of the Elephant Marquis House. How amusing that your loose tongue resembles your father’s so perfectly.”
When the Empress, Rosalind, mentioned their father, the two young ladies froze momentarily in apparent shock. They tightened their lips and stiffened their necks.
Then, with fierce expressions, they opened their mouths.
“What—what did you say?! What’s wrong with our father? You’re being incredibly rude.”
“The rude and presumptuous ones are you. You’re no different from a pack of hyenas, always searching for others’ flaws to tear into.”
Rosalind, who had been watching the trembling pair, exhaled sharply, clicked her tongue softly, and snapped her fingers.
At that, the maids who had been following Rosalind from behind stepped forward.
“Enough. I haven’t the time to waste on further words. Remove them from my sight.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The maids bowed respectfully and answered, then approached the two young ladies.
The moment the word “Empress” reached their ears, the two women’s faces went rigid. Only then, seeing the face beneath the deeply pulled-down brim properly, did the young ladies’ complexions turn pale.
“Y-Your Majesty the Empress?”
“My father may have a loose tongue, but at least he has discernment and sense. It seems when wicked creatures lack even that, they end up like this.”
Tsk.
Rosalind clicked her tongue and spoke with narrowed eyes, as if observing something utterly contemptible.
‘Wait, then…’
Could the title “Roel’s mother” have been referring to the Crown Prince, Roel Labdia Lotis, all along?
Only then did the young ladies realize where the name Bunny had been casually mentioning came from, and they clamped their mouths shut.
“Y-Your Majesty the Empress. No, it’s just that this girl was being stubborn about returning the dress we saw first, so our words became a bit harsh!”
One of the sisters quickly raised her voice and lowered her head.
The corner of Rosalind’s mouth twitched sharply.
Her eyes, which had grown cold, instantly turned icy. The two young ladies froze solid under that frigid gaze.
And no wonder, for her expression was far too cold.
“Are my words not reaching your ears? Or when did a mere marquis’s daughter gain the right to ignore me? It seems I’ve been far too lenient. How dare you…”
Rosalind’s eyes sharpened with a fiercer intensity.
“How dare you stand before me…!”
At Rosalind’s savage voice, the two young ladies froze as if turned to ice, their movements stopping entirely. The temperature around them seemed to plummet drastically.
It was a gaze far too cold for young debutantes who had only just entered High Society to endure.
“…What is the meaning of this?”
Just as those trembling at the shoulders were about to open their mouths to retreat, biting their lower lips firmly—
A voice from behind drew everyone’s gaze in that direction.
A woman with long pink and white two-toned hair, towering far taller than most men, approached with confident strides in a form-fitting formal suit and stood before them.
The young ladies’ mouths fell open even wider.
Madame Robelia.
One of the twin siblings who operated the Twins Boutique.
At the sight of Robelia, who was said to be difficult to meet due to her busy schedule, both young ladies momentarily lost their words.
“My, my. My staff seemed rather tense, so I wondered what was amiss…. It appears there’s been some trouble.”
“You’re late.”
“My apologies. There was a carriage accident on the way, and I’m afraid I’ve committed the discourtesy of keeping such an esteemed guest waiting. I shall handle this matter, Your Majesty the Empress.”
The woman who had bowed lightly caught Bunny’s eye and winked, and Bunny tilted her head before winking back at her in kind.
Blink. Blink. Blink.
Seeing her earnestly blinking both eyes, a delighted smile spread across the woman’s lips.
She paid no mind to the young ladies behind her, instead crouching before Bunny to meet her gaze and broke into a radiant smile.
“My goodness, you must be Young Lady Bunny? I’ve so wanted to meet you.”
“Bunny?”
“Yes. Several years ago, I sought investment for various ventures, and it was the Udiah Duchy that provided tremendous assistance. I heard that it was Young Lady Bunny who recommended investing in this place at that time.”
At Robelia’s explanation, Bunny rubbed her chin and blinked her eyes.
‘Did I really accomplish something so remarkable…?’
Having scattered information about the jackpot investment ventures that Luriel had taught me to so many places, I wondered if such a thing had actually happened.
‘Besides, when I was that young, I couldn’t even read letters.’
Perhaps it was the time when I would simply point out only the letters that looked familiar.
Now, with arms no longer as short as before, moving them without strain as I crossed them, I nodded with a nostalgic expression.
‘Those were times too, weren’t they…’
Those days as a little one when I would greet people by flapping both arms about.
“So that’s how it was…”
Perhaps I was a bit cuter back then. After all, it was when I knew nothing at all.
“Ah, so what exactly happened?”
“They bullied Ho-Mung… no, Sister Shalone. They hit her and cursed at her, saying the dress Father bought was vulgar.”
Of course, with Father struggling as he held open the catalog, it was actually I who sat on his lap and chose the design, but—
I deliberately left out that part.
‘Just in case Ho-Mung might not like it.’
Because I needed to cunningly shift the blame to Father and steadily rack up points with Ho-Mung.
“My, they said that dress was vulgar?”
At Bunny’s words, Robelia’s eyes widened as she looked at the dress Shalone was wearing, and she burst into laughter.
Then she rose from her seat and stood tall before the two young ladies.
“It seems your aesthetic standards differ from mine. In that case, our shop wouldn’t be a good fit for you~”
“…Yes? No, that’s not… No, it’s fine. We were planning to leave anyway since we’ve already caused a disturbance today.”
“No, that’s not it. That dress is a gift from me. Prince Kiriel specifically asked me to prepare something special for the adorable young girl who had just arrived.”
Robelia’s words made Shalone’s eyes widen dramatically.
This dress had been in the wardrobe since the day she first arrived at the Marquis Estate.
But could it really be that Kiriel Yudia himself had personally placed the order to have it prepared?
‘…What?’
A ticklish sensation bloomed in one corner of her heart, and Shalone pressed her palm firmly against the spot.
Meanwhile, Robelia seized both young ladies by the scruff of their necks and hoisted them effortlessly into the air—one in each hand.
Bunny’s mouth fell open at the sight of the bulging muscles rippling across Robelia’s forearms.
‘Wow, such a strong adult.’
Bunny glanced down and clenched her fists, tensing her own arms with all her might.
‘…Hmm.’
All she felt was soft, squishy flesh—no muscle to speak of.
‘Bunny, though I think of myself as an adult, I’ve only climbed one step on the staircase to adulthood. I’m still just a child.’
So when Bunny becomes a great Demon King, she’ll definitely grow into a magnificent woman with those impressive, sculpted muscles.
“Kyaaaah!”
“W-what are you doing?!”
Both young ladies thrashed about, their necks firmly in Robelia’s grip.
“Well, I’ve decided you two simply don’t fit with our boutique’s clientele, so I’m going to have to ask you to leave. I’d prefer if you didn’t come back here again. I may sell clothes, but I do choose my customers. Vulgar patrons with filthy mouths? I’m afraid I must decline~”
The shop attendants opened the door, and Robelia personally hurled both women into the carriage they’d arrived in.
“By the way, those two young ladies who just caused trouble? They’re the cherished daughters of Prince Kiriel.”
“P-Prince Kiriel…?”
“Go home and explain this situation to your father. Though given the Delifunt Marquis’s temperament, I doubt he’ll take it lightly.”
Robelia shut the carriage door with a decisive snap, leaving the two women frozen in shock with their mouths agape, then gestured dismissively to the coachman.
“Would you mind taking these people away~?”
The coachman, caught off guard by Robelia’s cheerful tone, hastily set the carriage in motion.
From behind, Bunny peeked her head out and giggled mischievously.
‘Bunny, you’re truly an incredibly cunning genius.’

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