The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11
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Thump!
With her nose held high in the air, Bunny grinned mischievously and popped open the lid attached to the Elephant’s trunk, tilting the creature forward.
Clink, clink. Coins cascaded from the Elephant’s trunk in a glittering torrent.
Bunny carefully selected the cleanest and most lustrous coins from the pile, scooping a handful into a small cloth pouch with her tiny hands, then pushed the rest back into the Elephant’s trunk and firmly sealed the lid shut.
She retrieved her rabbit bag, placed the quail eggs wrapped in cloth inside, added the precious cloth pouch, and picked up Ma-Gom, who gave her courage.
And for good reason—today was the day for Bunny!
She was going to line up before the guardian candidates.
Though she hadn’t made an impressive showing during the summoning ceremony, Bunny had rushed back to her room the moment it ended and eagerly read through Luriel’s secret notebook to remedy this.
A helpful tip for when the young master might cry while opening this page after failing to summon something cool and amazing!
Don’t worry. All you need to do is approach them first. Go to the person you like and simply say this.
【On the 18th of May in the year 887 of the Lotis Empire calendar, a strange plague broke out in the Southern Rubia Territory. The cure’s ingredient is the sap of the Minela tree.】
If someone asks how you knew, tell them that what the young master summoned told you. Then the young master becomes someone who summoned something cool and amazing!
“Luri, you’re quite the schemer…”
Of course, a good young master might think it’s a lie. But since the young master will become the most wicked, incredibly powerful, and absolutely massive Demon King in the world, you must learn to deceive humans skillfully! And after saying what I mentioned, please make sure to read through the entire secret notebook.
Disregard what I just said.
“Luri, you’re a genius.”
Bunny thought this and rubbed beneath her nose.
Having memorized the two sentences Luriel taught her, Bunny hid the notebook back inside Toto’s belly and slung her bag over her shoulder with solemn determination.
She’d prepared a gift, and she’d perfectly memorized the lines Luriel gave her.
‘Bunny’s going to get herself a guardian now.’
Bunny strode out of her room and took her place at the end of the line of children.
Among the children dressed in colorful beautiful gowns and sharp suits, Bunny in her rather shabby clothes stood at the very back, her rabbit bag dangling from her shoulders.
“…You.”
At the voice from behind, Bunny tilted her head curiously and turned around.
“Oh, it’s the king snake.”
“I’m Allen!”
Allen gazed at Bunny’s shabby appearance with an oddly melancholic expression.
‘What is this? She keeps approaching so casually…’
Even though she’d probably find him disgusting if she saw his true form…
‘Why does her clothing look like she picked it up from somewhere?’
Whether Allen was lost in thought or not, Bunny let out a scoff and subtly turned her back to him, letting the limp limbs of her rabbit bag dangle.
Jealous?
—Allen’s lips twitched as he caught Bunny’s gaze that seemed to say exactly that.
“…Clothes.”
“Huh?”
“I’ll buy you clothes later. Let’s go.”
Allen’s ears flushed slightly red as he spoke curtly, turning away and subtly extending his hand.
Bunny’s eyes widened in surprise.
Not long after, Allen and Bunny walked forward hand in hand, weaving through children who clung to their parents’ hands.
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The Udiah Duchy’s banquet was crowded with people, as both the direct and collateral lines of the family had gathered.
Of course, even as the banquet commenced, no one approached Bunny’s side.
Well, except for Allen.
Since they belonged to the same collateral line, the other children seemed to know one another and gathered in small groups with their parents and relatives, catching up and chatting away. Yet around Bunny and Allen, as if an invisible barrier had been erected, no one dared draw near.
“I’m gonna go look around.”
Of course, Bunny had been tense since entering this place and paid no mind to such things.
“Huh? Where are you—”
Allen reached out his hand, but it didn’t reach Bunny. As she disappeared into the crowd with quick steps, Allen froze in place.
“Hey!”
Allen’s face flushed with bewilderment as he hurriedly pushed through the throng. And for good reason—Bunny was heading straight toward where the direct descendants of the Udiah Duchy stood.
That wasn’t all.
Among them were children who ranked highly in the Mansion of Trials, those destined to lead the next generation of the Udiah Duchy.
Bunny squeezed her way through the crowd and stopped abruptly before someone, then bent at the waist in a deep bow. Her hair brushed the floor once more as she opened her mouth with admirable composure.
“Hello there.”
“Whoa—!”
Allen also pushed through the crowd and reached out his hand, but when all eyes turned toward him, he went pale and retreated a few steps backward.
“Um, I’m four years old, and my name is Bunny.”
Bunny spread four fingers wide and held them forward as she spoke, causing everyone’s jaws to drop.
And no wonder—the person Bunny had approached was none other than Kiriel Yudia, who among the direct descendants of the Udiah line was the most indifferent to worldly affairs and utterly lacking in vitality, a man whom people said possessed nothing sacred or holy except for his appearance.
He didn’t bother with people he didn’t want to deal with, wouldn’t lift a finger, and had ignored far more people—children and adults alike—than he had ever spoken to.
Born as the youngest of the Udiah Duchy, he had overcome a demon’s curse and received blessings of divine power so abundant they would be etched into history. At the summoning ceremony held when he was seven years old, he had summoned something that even the usually stoic Marquis Yudia himself had been astounded by.
Yet because his nature was peculiar from birth, he seemed devoid of emotion, was indifferent to others, and was an arrogant man who refused to associate with those beneath him—a true eccentric who spent most of his time in the Private Chamber within the Holy Temple.
That was Kiriel Yudia.
Just moments ago, look at him—with eyes devoid of life, he had merely turned his head, sitting in his chair with a listless expression, his chin resting in his palm, as if the banquet held no interest whatsoever.
“Tsk, how on earth—”
Everyone clicked their tongues in unison.
It seemed unlikely that Kiriel Yudia would show interest in a child who had merely summoned something as trivial as a quail egg.
Many children admired Kiriel Yudia, but few had ever had a conversation with him.
The man, rumored to find even speaking tiresome, was—to put it charitably—free of prejudice.
Which is to say, he treated both children and adults with equal and utter indifference.
“The Lotis Empire, year 887!”
Bunny had managed the difficult pronunciation flawlessly after several failed attempts, and now she exhaled softly, wiping away sweat that hadn’t even formed with her sleeve.
“All seventeen! Southern Rubia Terri… tory? Ruby, hello…?”
Bunny suddenly faltered as she greeted Ruby.
‘That’s not right…’
Bunny’s eyes rolled silently in their sockets. Kiriel Yudia, who had been watching her intently, let out a soft chuckle and opened his mouth.
“Rubia Territory?”
At the sound of his voice tinged with laughter, jaws dropped once more throughout the room.
Kiriel Yudia laughed.
That Kiriel Yudia even spoke to me.
He even corrected my words for me.
“Oh. Yes! Thank you so much.”
Bunny bowed deeply in gratitude, clearly delighted, then continued with what I had to say.
“In the Southern Rubia Territory! —a plague outbreak occurred! The cure’s ingredient is the sap from the Minela tree!”
Having finally recited everything I’d memorized without looking at the book, I straightened my shoulders confidently and puffed out my chest.
Hmph.
There it is—Bunny’s genius proven once again!
Kiriel Yudia blinked once after hearing what I said. He moved with unhurried grace, crouching down in front of me before meeting my gaze.
“A plague outbreak occurred in the Southern Rubia Territory on the 18th day of the 5th month in the year 887 of the Lotis Empire calendar?”
Wow, that’s right—Bunny.
How did I manage to say it so perfectly?
With my nose held high, I rubbed beneath it with a satisfied expression and raised one paw eagerly to answer.
“Yes!”
“And the cure’s ingredient is the sap from the Minela tree…?”
Though his drawling, slightly prolonged tone might have been frustrating, I nodded with a bright smile.
Kiriel Yudia rubbed his chin a couple of times before speaking.
“How did you know this?”
Heh. I’ve already mastered the answer to this question perfectly.
Truly, the greatest genius that even Luriel acknowledged.
The supreme genius.
“This! My egg told me about it!”
I pulled out a quail egg wrapped in tissue from my dangling rabbit-paw bag and announced it proudly.

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