The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 136

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Chapter 136
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Bunny, her head buried beneath the jacket Roel had given her, plopped down onto the terrace of her room.
She and Roel had parted ways on the journey back. He had worried about her, but there was no help for it. They couldn’t very well stay together the entire time.
‘Besides, if anyone found out I was with Roel, it would cause trouble for him too.’
If word got out, it would be awkward not just for her, but for Roel as well.
I let out a small sigh. Fortunately, the room was empty.
‘What do I do about the horns?’
I’d managed to hide the tail and wings somehow, but the horns and the slit pupils showed no sign of disappearing.
‘Sigh, should I have gone to Father’s Room instead?’
Back in my room, I hung the jacket over a chair and sighed. In this state, I couldn’t see Melissa, Allen, Kalbad, or Grandfather.
“What do I do…”
But I couldn’t just stay cooped up in this room either.
With my eyes squeezed shut, I made groaning sounds as I struggled to suppress my power for a long while, then rubbed my face.
‘I feel like I’m going to be discovered.’
My demonic energy was leaking out uncontrollably.
The Udiah Duchy had many clergy members. That meant there were many who possessed holy power.
Most of the servants had been selected from those who served at the Holy Temple before being brought into the Udiah Duchy. There was even a small temple within the Marquis Estate grounds, so Priests came and went from time to time.
‘What do I do?’
It was true that I’d become unstable from the external stimulation.
I was just reaching out to grab Toto’s notebook to ask Luriel about it.
Knock, knock.
Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door.
Bunny startled and trembled in her seat, her eyes rolling about frantically.
Reflexively, I shoved my face into the blankets. With only my lower half sticking out awkwardly, I squeezed my eyes shut.
‘Should I run away to somewhere else first?’
Just as I slowly lifted my head and was about to slip toward the terrace.
“Bunny.”
At the voice from outside, my eyes widened.
My heart, which had been pounding with tension, instantly found its proper rhythm.
“Father?”
“Yes. May I come in?”
“Are you alone?”
“I am.”
I sprang up, unlocked the door, and opened it slightly.
Peeking out with just my eyes, I saw Kiriel’s face and opened the door a bit wider.
Kiriel’s eyes widened slightly as he saw me.
“Father…”
At the sound of the child’s trembling voice, he quickly stepped inside and locked the door again.
He sensed a presence even though no servant had announced the child’s arrival. And when he felt the demonic energy emanating from the room…
“Bunny….”
Upon seeing his face, Kiriel felt a wave of relief wash over him, yet his gaze remained fixed on the child’s frightened expression. He dropped to one knee and spread his arms wide.
“Come here, little one.”
“Dad…!”
Waaah.
Only then did Bunny’s tears finally break free.
Kiriel gently patted the sobbing child’s back as he lifted her into his arms, then drew one of the curtains closed before carefully settling her onto the Bedroom.
“My body suddenly felt strange… hiccup! But I went to the Sea… waaah, the Phoenix took me… Roel held me so… waaah….”
Kiriel calmly continued patting Bunny as she rambled through her tears, her words tumbling out in a sorrowful rush.
“I fell into the Sea… so I tried to release my power into the Sea, but only my wings and tail went in… waaah… my horns wouldn’t go in….”
As Bunny sniffled and desperately tried to explain her situation, a faint smile tugged at the corners of Kiriel’s mouth.
Horns and wings.
Pupils slit vertically like a beast’s.
In another time, he would have recoiled in disgust, but seeing his daughter in such a form, he felt only love and tenderness.
“Bunny, my dear.”
“Yes….”
Sniffle.
At Kiriel’s call, Bunny rubbed her swollen eyes and answered with surprising composure.
After letting her tears flow, she felt somewhat better.
Just moments ago, she had been consumed with anxiety and uncertainty, but now that Father was here, she felt there was nothing to truly fear.
“It’s alright now, stop.”
Sniff….
Bunny, her eyes flushed red, let out a deep sigh.
She rubbed her cheeks with her palms and sniffled.
“Even after releasing your power into the Sea, your horns and wings didn’t retract?”
“No….”
“Did the Crown Prince see you like this?”
“Yes, I almost got caught, but Roel hid me.”
Bunny answered Kiriel’s question.
Glancing at Kiriel, Bunny broke into a bashful smile.
“I think my awakening as the Demon King has begun.”
“…As the Demon King?”
“Yes…. I suppressed it because I wanted to stay here until I grew up…. But the essence of the Demon Clan was mixed into the holy water.”
Kiriel’s eyes narrowed at Bunny’s explanation. It made no sense.
How could the essence of the Demon Clan possibly be mixed into holy water?
Holy water created by someone of the High Priest’s caliber would be purified the moment any demonic energy touched it—unless it came from a high-ranking Demon Clan member of considerable power.
“I was always suppressing it, but suddenly I consumed the essence containing such an enormous demonic force that I almost went berserk. So… I went to the Sea….”
Bunny pressed her forehead against Kiriel’s chest with a soft thud.
“My awakening has already begun.”
“Have you become the Demon King?”
“No… I’m fine for now. It feels like I’ve only shed half my shell, so…”
I fidgeted with my fingers as I spoke, then glanced up at Kiriel’s eyes.
Kiriel’s eyes remained warm, comforting, and gentle.
The corners of my mouth lifted slightly.
“I’m going to try suppressing it again with holy power.”
After a moment of silence, I spoke softly.
As I climbed the stairs to adulthood, I came to understand that I possessed holy power just as formidable as the demonic energy I harbored. That was how I could summon the Phoenix.
“But… if you suppress it with holy power like that, I won’t be able to use magic anymore. Today I managed to prevent the rampage by releasing the accumulated demonic energy, but if I use demonic energy again…”
I closed my eyes slowly, tension gripping me, then opened them again.
If that happened, I would awaken completely. There would be no hiding it—everyone would know.
Because… I had learned something today.
“Father, do you know something?”
“What?”
“I’m actually incredibly strong…”
The fact that I was incredibly powerful…
Of course, I had always known it, but experiencing it directly showed me I was far stronger than I had ever imagined.
At my gravely serious words, Kiriel’s eyes widened slightly before curving into crescents. His serious expression was somewhat undermined by his duck-like protruding lips, which drew my gaze despite myself.
“Yes, you are strong.”
“No, not me—I mean, I am…”
My cheeks flushed as I corrected myself.
I was aware that the child who had always referred to herself in the third person was gradually changing her speech patterns. But it seemed that whenever she became lost in thought or excited, her old habits would slip out.
“So if I use demonic energy again, I’ll eventually awaken as the Demon King. That would put the Human Realm in danger…”
At my dejected words, Kiriel let out a small laugh.
“Father.”
“Yes.”
“Is it true that humans and the Demon Clan can’t get along?”
At my question, Kiriel’s movements came to an abrupt halt.

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