The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 110

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Chapter 110
You just need to train your body intensely. It’s simply that a human body can’t accept it at first.
“Huh?”
But since my body is weak, I’m not doing anything right now. I’m being overly cautious too. So exercise will do the trick. At first, your body will hurt and you’ll want to quit… but eventually, you’ll push through.
Bunny blinked and lowered her gaze to the next line.
You know, right? Young Master trained hard even when sad, even when suffering, even on rainy days!
At Luriel’s words, Bunny nodded with a serious expression.
When Bunny was young, even when drowsiness overwhelmed her, even when rain fell from the sky, even when snow came down, she never stopped tending to the sweet potatoes.
She ate three meals a day without fail.
She brushed her teeth.
She splashed about.
She cleaned thoroughly.
Even when her hands grew numb from the cold in the vegetable garden, she never stopped pulling up sweet potatoes and handing them to Luriel, and she never gave up on using her Bang-Bang magic to become the strongest Bunny, sitting down and standing up as many times as her age.
“Bunny, bring Shimung here and train him.”
So I will definitely marry Shimung and Ho-Mung.
Then Ho-Mung will be happy, and Shimung will be… anyway, happy!
“Young Lady, it’s about time we departed.”
“Okie-dokie!”
At Melissa’s call, Bunny quickly changed her expression and sprang to her feet.
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“Something feels off. It was already strange that the Crown Prince is alive… but why are there so many ventures invested by the Yudia Ducal House, which should have known nothing? And all of them prime opportunities at that….”
The White-Haired Woman flipped through documents stacked like a mountain, then narrowed her eyes and murmured softly.
“…And why has an ancient Elf already been discovered?”
The woman who clicked her tongue lowly took a deep drag from the cigarette between her lips and rose from her seat.
“I need to go to the Yudia Ducal House soon. Something’s definitely been manipulated.”
The pale-skinned woman stood before the mirror and smiled beautifully.
Snow-white hair.
Deep crimson eyes.
Everything that had become so familiar, yet was never truly mine. That appearance now looked only horrifying to me.
“Wait a little longer, Shalone.”
Sizzle.
She pressed the cigarette against her crimson eyes reflected in the mirror and lightly licked her lower lip.
It was time to prepare.
“Only a few years left now….”
If only this succeeds safely, finally….
“Finally I can go back.”
But for now, it was time to endure.
The woman, her face radiant with swelling pride and fulfillment, smiled and eventually turned her body to sit in the chair again.
“Come to think of it, wasn’t I invited to the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet? I should stop by in the afternoon.”
The woman, twirling the letter from Shalone lightly at her fingertips, crossed her legs with a smile playing at her lips.
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Soft music drifted through the air as soldiers stationed at the entrance announced each guest, and attendees stepped across the crimson carpet into the Banquet Hall.
Bunny, who had tried to dash off to see the Imperial Palace before being caught and held in her father’s arms, walked across the red carpet with everyone else at her name being called, her eyes darting about the surroundings.
“Father, there are so many people here.”
“The Crown Prince has recovered, and this is the first birthday celebration he’s holding. Until now, he insisted on spending it just the two of us. But now that he’s thirteen, he can’t avoid his duties as Crown Prince.”
At thirteen years old, the Crown Prince could no longer shirk his responsibilities.
It was clear that this birthday celebration had been arranged for exactly that reason.
“Kiriel Yudia…?”
“There were rumors that Marquis Yudia would send his son instead of attending himself, and it seems they were true…”
“Does this mean Kiriel Yudia will become the next Marquis?”
“But I heard rumors that he’s not even married yet has four children… Did he adopt all of them?”
“No, two are adopted, one is from a branch family bloodline, and another is his elder brother’s child whom he’s temporarily caring for… Though who knows what’s actually true and what’s fabrication.”
Kiriel Yudia’s eyes narrowed as he caught the whispered gossip they apparently thought he couldn’t hear.
“Then that child in his arms is the one who summoned the Phoenix…?”
“But is that really true? I heard it can heal people on the brink of death and cure any illness. Of course, hardly anyone has actually seen it…”
“Certainly, I don’t see anything that looks like a Phoenix today.”
“Still, if it’s real, it wouldn’t hurt to stay on good terms…”
“If it’s real, that is.”
Of course, every word reached Bunny’s keenly developed ears.
‘I’m glad I listened to Father and left the Heugyeomryong Phoenix behind.’
Everyone had said people would be incredibly interested in Bunny’s Heugyeomryong Phoenix, and they were right.
“Father?”
“Yes?”
“When will Bunny get a mother?”
At Bunny’s sudden question, Kiriel, who had been walking toward an empty table, stumbled for a moment.
He’d thought she’d stopped asking such things after that one time before…
“Does Bunny want a mother?”
“No, because Father is a man who wasn’t chosen by fate, and everyone in the world knows that. So what would we do?”
At Bunny’s words, Kalbad and Allen exchanged glances at Kiriel.
Kiriel patted Bunny’s back without speaking.
He couldn’t promise to find her a mother, yet saying she’d never have one felt like destroying her innocence.
Neither choice seemed easy.
“Let me think about the mother question for a while…”
Kiriel gently patted Bunny’s back as he spoke in a drowsy voice.
“Okay!”
Soon Kiriel stopped before an empty table and looked down at the children.
He could clearly see how Kalbad and Allen’s gazes kept wandering about.
The two had attended several banquets before, so they apparently recognized other young nobles their age. Shalone too had her eyes fixed on a gathering of young ladies.
Realizing this easily, Kiriel adjusted his hold on Bunny and opened his mouth.
“Until I’m summoned by the Emperor, I’ll look after Bunny, so you’re all free to enjoy the banquet.”
Kiriel gently patted Bunny’s trembling back as she spoke.
“But…”
Allen glanced between Bunny and Kiriel with a look of concern.
Kiriel chuckled softly and lightly stroked Allen’s hair without mussing it.
“You don’t need to worry. Your little sister isn’t that much of a child.”
“Bunny is grown-up.”
At Bunny’s voice chiming in from beside him, Allen burst into laughter.
“Then trust the grown-up Bunny—I’ll go see some friends for a bit and be right back.”
“Friends?”
“Yeah, I made some recently. I’ll introduce you later…”
Allen’s lips moved as he met Bunny’s round eyes, but he suddenly hesitated, his gaze wavering before breaking into a bright smile.
“…though that might be difficult, I can at least point out who’s who from a distance!”
Fearing that Bunny was so adorable he might want to claim her as his own sister, Allen quickly changed the subject.
Looking awkward, Allen rubbed the back of his neck, saying he’d be back soon before striding off with Kalbad toward the group where the young soldiers had gathered.
Watching the two tall children disappear among their peers, Kiriel shifted his gaze to Shalone.
“You should go and enjoy yourself too, Shalone.”
“May I?”
“Of course. Don’t worry about Bunny. You don’t have to act so mature all the time.”
Shalone nodded in agreement.
Watching the children fade into the distance, Bunny wrapped her arms around Kiriel’s neck and giggled.
“Father is so cool.”
“Why am I suddenly cool?”
“Four children clinging to you and your back doesn’t break.”
Wondering what she meant, Kiriel gazed at her quietly, only to find Bunny resting her chin on his shoulder, her eyes darting about as she surveyed the surroundings.
“May I ask what you’re looking for so intently?”
“It’s a secret!”
She couldn’t possibly tell him that she was searching for Shimung, Ho-Mung’s intended bride.

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